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Chapter 549 Fish Demon
Even if you do a hundred good deeds, they cannot outweigh a single evil.

Good and evil are interdependent. Even if the other party has turned to good, the greatest tolerance Song Ren can give is just to give him one more chance to escape.

However, if the White Snake changes its mind and actively seeks death, we will have no choice but to grant its wish.

Forgiveness is Buddha’s business.

I am responsible for the salvation of souls!

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The chariot, as big as a house, was rushing left and right in the mountains and forests.

Inside the chariot, Ersha looked around through the periscope inside and said to Miss Duan, "Village leader, it seems that the snake demon has not caught up with us."

Sisha's fingertips twirled around the hair, and after taking a look at Song Ren, he said, "If I'm not mistaken, the thunder just now seemed to have hit the other party."

Miss Duan also understood, and now she circled around Song Ren, and finally raised her head and asked: "Are you an exorcist too?"

Song Ren nodded.

Miss Duan was curious: "But on what basis?"

When he saw it before, he was almost scared silly, right?
He stood there motionless and was almost swallowed by the snake demon.

Even if he is really an exorcist, he is probably just an unskilled guy.

Song Ren didn't want to prove anything, he just asked: "Can you let me get off?"

Miss Duan saw that she had gotten rid of the snake demon's range and was about to nod, but she heard Sisha leaning beside her and admonishing Song Ren:
"You'd better not worry. It is said that a monster has appeared on the mountain road nearby and is indiscriminately slaughtering all living things along the way."

Song Ren looked at the other party in confusion:
Are there any other ruthless people like this?

How could I not have seen it on my way here?
Miss Duan waved her hands carelessly: "Let him go, let him go, you can stay or not, saving his life is also a duty for the sake of fellow colleagues, and it is also the most righteous thing to do."

Dasha stood up quickly and said, "Hey, kid, you can go, but how are you going to thank us for saving your life?"

Song Ren glanced at him.

Dasha suddenly felt inexplicably guilty and subconsciously wanted to forget the joke he had just made.

But Song Ren had already spread out his hands, and in his palms were ten heavy golden beans.

He handed it to Dasha and said, "Take it as a thank you gift. Now let's say goodbye."

After giving it directly to the other party, when others were a little stunned, Song Ren had already pushed open the door of the chariot and jumped down in one step.

On the galloping chariot, he landed firmly on the land in the forest.

Dasha didn't expect the other party to be so efficient.

Although ten golden beans are not very valuable, they can be easily delivered with just one sentence.

This brother is quite generous.

He couldn't help but remind Song Ren:
"Boy, this money is not for nothing."

"We are not kidding about the monster I mentioned earlier!"

"It is said that he came from the southeast and seemed to be heading northwest. If you heard it, you just need to be careful."

Song Ren: Southeast...

Isn't this the path I've been walking along?
How could we not run into each other for a whole night...

Wait, the monster they are talking about, could it be me?
Song Ren raised his head and took one last look at the behemoth chariot which was gradually moving away.

I didn't think about it anymore and just kept on going.

……

Mountain river

This type of fishing village is built on the mountain and is located right at the river mouth.

There are about dozens of households, with probably hundreds of fishermen.

Due to the geographical advantage of being close to mountains and rivers, the people who settled here naturally rely on fishing for their livelihood.

If the mountain road is inconvenient, take the river route more often.

This also makes this mother river the most important river for the livelihood of the entire small fishing village.

While crossing mountains and ridges, Song Ren noticed from afar that there was a demonic aura gathering above the distant river.

It just so happened that they encountered fewer and fewer monsters and demons along the way, so Song Ren came to join in the fun.

Standing on the top of a mountain behind the small fishing village, a thousand meters away, you can already catch a glimpse of the river. A pretentious middle-aged Taoist is standing on a raft, throwing down something that looks like a hydrangea in his hand.

Then, a large wave exploded on the water surface.

A flat, oversized fish with a white belly turned upside down floated to the surface.

When Song Ren saw this scene, he suddenly understood.

This might not be the place where the fish demon first appeared in The Demon King: Conquering the Demons.

That fish monster is the prototype of the story of Sha Seng.

It caused trouble in a small fishing village and ate a fisherman who was playing with his children in the river.

Later in the storyline, he will also eat his wife and his several-year-old daughter.

It truly is a family reunion where all three members of the family are sent to reunite.

However, the current story has just begun, and the mother and daughter are safe for the time being.

The fisherman's death caused an uproar in the small fishing village.

The village raised funds and offered a reward for an exorcist to come and exorcise the demon.

The middle-aged Taoist came here for the reward of silver.

However, his abilities were limited, or he could only do some trivial things, which was enough to fool the country folk.

The thing that looked like a manta ray that he accidentally blew up.

It is also mentioned in "The Demon Conquering the Demons", and was called Gu's fish by Chen Xuanzang.

In fact, its scientific name should be Stingray cucullata.

This is a kind of fish that lives in the deep sea all year round. It is somewhat abnormal that it appears at the estuary in "The Monkey King 2: Conquering the Demons".

The reason may be that the fish strayed into the water due to ocean currents.

Or perhaps it was deliberately lured here by the Taoist priest to deceive the fishing village and prove that he had subdued the fish monster.

Song Ren noticed that the evil aura was always looming in the direction of the river mouth.

It just rolls and surges from time to time, which means it's coming again.

I thought of the innocent little girl who was eaten by the fish monster in the subsequent story line.

And the strong mother who jumped into the river with only a hoe to fight the fish monster for her life.

After a brief pause, Song Ren jumped from the top of the mountain.

A faint arc of lightning flashed down!

It fell on a narrow wooden entrance built in a small fishing village.

Just as he was about to step forward, he heard a familiar voice not far away:
"Hey, kid, when did you come? I didn't see you just now."

Song Ren turned his head.

At the foot of the mountain outside the fishing village, a uniquely shaped behemoth chariot had just stopped there.

Dasha popped his head out of the chariot, looked at Song Ren curiously, and muttered, "Strange, even if we are going the same way, how come you are faster than us."

The four evil spirits also got out of the car: "It seems that you are here for the bounty of the fish monster as well."

Miss Duan jumped out of the car like a female man:
"Although there is a first come first served rule, to exorcise demons, everyone still has to rely on their own abilities."

The eagerness to compete was too obvious in her words and expression.

Song Ren just pretended not to see it, nodded to the few people, and said politely: "What a coincidence."

Miss Duan: “…”

The four evildoers burst out laughing, tucked their hair behind their ears, and kindly reminded:
"It's a coincidence, but then again, that fish monster is quite skilled."

"Given your strength, it would be best for you to observe first and let our village leader try his hand."

Having said that, she looked at Miss Duan again and said, "Village leader, if the fish monster keeps hiding underwater, it might be a troublesome problem." Upon hearing this, the other demons also started to discuss the matter.

In the end, they planned to have one of them go into the water to lure out the fish monster, and then take action when it surfaced.

During the conversation, the youngest Xiaosha suddenly interrupted: "Hey, where is that person just now?"

During the interval when several people were discussing their actions.

Song Ren had already found the chief of the small fishing village.

Right now, fishermen in the fishing village are hanging up the stingray with fishing nets.

The village chief came to the Taoist priest with a basket of silver coins in his hand, expressing his great gratitude.
"Master, we are truly grateful for your help in subduing the demon. Here are some small change and two thousand-year-old salted fish. I hope you will accept them."

The middle-aged Taoist took the silver coins from the basket very smoothly.

He then returned the thousand-year-old salted fish to the village chief: "As a cultivator, I aspire to help the world. I will not accept such a precious thing."

"..." The village chief looked at the Taoist priest putting all the change into the package, opened his mouth but said nothing.

Forget it, as long as I can get rid of that fish monster.

Otherwise, this fishing village nestled in the mountains and by the water will never be able to get into the water.

It was too deadly for fishermen like them.

The Taoist raised his hand to signal the villagers to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Everyone, now that the monster has been caught, you can do whatever you want with it!"

"Kill it!"

"Isn't it dead?"

"Kill it again!"

"revenge!"

"revenge!"

Behind the crowd, Chen Xuanzang, who had a messy hairdo, squeezed in with great effort and said, "You are all wrong—"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a voice from the side that was neither too loud nor too soft, but just enough to overwhelm everyone else:
"The fish monster is still underwater."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The fishermen turned around and looked at Song Ren who walked in.

He was wearing coarse linen clothes, but his clothes were clean, his eyebrows and eyes were clear, and he had a unique demeanor.

The village chief's tone was also a little more polite: "Are you also an exorcist?"

Song Ren did not answer, but looked at the river below, then retracted his gaze and said, "I can help you subdue the fish monster, but the reward should also belong to me. Do you have any objection?"

If it were somewhere else, Song Ren wouldn't care about this little bit of silver.

But as mentioned in the story line, the fish monster was trying to save people during his lifetime, but was mistaken for a human trafficker by local fishermen. He was beaten to death and his body was left on the river beach, where it was eaten by fish and shrimp.

This is enough to show that the fishing village itself is not very clean.

It is no joke that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.

In the story line, Chen Xuanzang merely mentioned that the Gu's stingray was not a real fish monster, and the Taoist priest easily bewitched the angry fishermen with just a few words, and they threatened to kill him.

It can be seen that the people here are so fierce that simply setting up a private execution hall is not a big deal.

But even so, it is far from being evil, at most it is just stupid.

The unruly people in the mountains and countryside naturally stick together, it has always been like this.

Song Ren couldn't say he hated them, but he didn't admire them either.

Because of this, the reward silver cannot be reduced at all.

Upon hearing this, the village chief and others looked at each other in bewilderment.

The main reason was that Song Ren's words and actions were too confident, which made them a little shaken.

The Taoist priest saw that the situation was not good, and quickly stepped forward to try to deceive the fishermen:

"A loving father and kind husband has been killed by a monster, but this man is here to deceive everyone for a little reward. Who is this man——"

Song Ren turned around and interrupted him, saying, "It's fine if you deceive the unruly people in the mountains."

Village chief and others: ...

Song Ren: "But when it comes to serious matters, you'd better shut up."

"Otherwise, there's no need to speak any more."

Being stared at by those warning eyes, the Taoist swallowed subconsciously.

But the bewildered fishermen around him and the silver in his arms gave him more courage. He cleared his throat and said, "Nonsense..."

Snapped!
Before he uttered the fourth word.

The clear and loud slapping sound came unexpectedly.

What was jaw-dropping was that the Taoist's entire head turned three times in an instant, his soft neck twisted into a knot, and finally his face turned back and hung limply on his chest.

There were traces of blood at the corners of his lips and his pupils were completely blank.

died? !
This quick and swift death really shocked the fishermen.

Although it was not the first time that everyone had seen a dead person in private.

But the strange death of the Taoist still made them terrified.

The servant pretending to be the Taoist's disciple didn't even care about the money, and quietly squeezed out of the crowd and was about to run away.

However, the fishermen who reacted quickly seized him.

Song Ren didn't care about this insignificant little character, but said to the fishermen around him: "Now, is there anyone who doubts what I just said?"

The fishermen glanced at the Taoist priest's body lying on the ground, and thought it might still be warm.

Everyone fell silent.

Chen Xuanzang took the opportunity to squeeze in, looked at the corpse and sighed: "The Taoist priest just cheated everyone of some material possessions, and his crime is not punishable by death."

The village chief and others turned around and looked at him with complicated expressions.

If Song Ren had not been standing here, Chen Xuanzang's words, which used the suffering of others to demonstrate his personal compassion, would have been in vain.

I'm afraid I'll be eaten alive by the angry fishermen.

Those material possessions are the greatest hope for these mountain fishermen to make a living.

Cheating people of their money is like killing their parents!
Song Ren glanced at him and said, "There is no such thing as a deserved punishment in this world. It's just a matter of who defines it."

After saying this, he decided not to debate with Chen Xuanzang.

He had no confidence that he could convince the famous Master Tripitaka with his eloquence.

He turned to the village chief and said, "When the fish monster was alive, he did many good deeds and saved the children in the village. But you maliciously identified him as a human trafficker and beat him to death, leaving his body exposed on the riverbank."

The village chief opened his mouth in surprise.

Song Ren continued, "So, the revenge you mentioned is also justifiable when applied to the fish monster."

Having said that, he turned around.

When some older fishermen vaguely remembered something and showed guilt on their faces, Song Ren whispered to himself:

"It's just that, in my opinion, he can't justify it."

Finally, stand on the river bank of the narrow road.

Song Ren looked back at Miss Duan and the others who had hurried in to get a share of the fish monster's bounty, and reminded them:

"Oh, by the way, let me reiterate, I'm not a monster."

"My last name is Song and my given name is Ren."

"So far, one exorcist."

After saying this, he jumped and stood quietly on the river.

(End of this chapter)