Knife splashing

Chapter 49: Aftermath

After returning to the Taoist Hall, Li Yan immediately opened his eyes and stood up.

"Are you OK?"

Sharifei knew that Li Yan was pretending to faint, but he was still worried.

There was no other reason, Li Yan's appearance covered in blood was really creepy.

"It's okay, just some flesh wounds."

Li Yan dealt with it casually, then tore his clothes with a few hissing sounds. The wounds were no longer bleeding and did not look serious.

Of course, this is the result after the injury.

When he was hit a few times, Zhou Bai used hidden strength to twist and break his fascia, and even his internal organs were damaged. If he didn't have the Daluo Dharma Body, he would probably have to lie down for half a year.

The internal injuries were eliminated, and some flesh wounds were retained, just to protect the secret and not arouse the suspicion of the two.

Wang Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out the knife wound medicine and bandaged it.

Li Yan let him do what he wanted, and said to Sha Lifei in a deep voice: "Uncle Sha, go out now, go to the gambling house to get some silver, then spread the news that I'm seriously injured, and then buy some medicinal herbs."

"Remember, pretend to be worried."

Sharifei asked curiously, "Why?"

The reputations gained from winning a fight easily and from fighting to a loss are completely different.

"It's very simple..."

Thinking of the scene after the ring, when Zhang Yuanshang and others all showed up and confronted the Eight Vajra, Li Yan shook his head and said, "I just wanted to light a fire, but they wanted to use me as a chess piece. I guess both sides have been ready to turn against each other for a long time, and I just happened to be there."

"Those Zhou family members are not polite. They will definitely seek revenge afterwards. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party will also be waiting for them to take action so that they can use it as leverage to launch a retaliatory attack."

“But if the news of my serious injury spreads, the Zhou family will not be so impatient and will only send people to monitor us to prevent us from leaving the city.”

"And Zhang Yuanshang and the others can't wait too long. They will just look for other opportunities. When the water gets muddy, we will be safe."

"Oh, I got it!"

After hearing this, Sharifei immediately understood, walked out quickly, put on a worried look, and headed towards the Jinbao Casino...

……

"Master, Zhou Bai has made some moves..."

As soon as Sha Lifei left, Li Yan told Wang Daoxuan about his suspicions.

"Ape's breath?"

After hearing this, Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and thought, "From what you said, it seems like a kind of puppetry."

"In ancient times, witchcraft believed that all things have spirits, worshipped ghosts and gods, and often summoned ghosts and gods to possess their bodies, which was called 'lower gods'. Later, it was passed on to the Fangxian Dao, and was listed as one of the two Fangxian techniques together with the Immortal Forbidden Technique."

"With the rise of the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, the orthodox gods were canonized, obscene sacrifices were suppressed, and the imperial court strangled the Fangxiandao. Some secret methods were also spread to the people, and each had its own derivatives. For example, the round light and the Fuji sorcerer in the Jinmen were the evolution of the art of descending gods."

"Puppetry is the same, but it uses the breath of a living person and the evil spirit to perform it. There are many types of puppets, such as straw dolls, paper dolls, and wooden dolls. Many masters of the Dharma lineage are good at this technique."

"The Zhou family should have invited a magician!"

Li Yan frowned slightly, "Isn't he a folk witch?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head slightly. "This kind of magic is a secret passed down by various families. Although folk witches often use the power of ghosts and gods to do things, they are not good at this."

After hearing this, Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that I have miscalculated. If the news of my serious injury spreads, the Zhou family will not take action openly due to Zhang Yuanshang and others, but will most likely ask a sorcerer to act secretly."

"That's nothing to worry about."

Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and sighed, "You underestimated the Guanzhong Xuanmen."

"In Guanzhong, the Xuanmen sect has been extremely prosperous since the Qin and Han dynasties. In the capitals of several dynasties, wherever the feng shui dragon veins converge, emperors and generals are buried, and there are countless Taoist temples and monasteries."

"The big situation and the small situation are intertwined, and the divine power is so strong that ordinary evil spirits dare not approach. Ordinary people may never see ghosts and evil spirits in their entire lives."

"The biggest danger in Guanzhong is some ancient tombs from the Qin and Han dynasties. At that time, the Taoist way of immortality was popular, and some people often set up traps in the tombs to practice evil magic in order to achieve immortality."

"During times of chaos and disorder, in addition to those local thieves, there are also military thieves. If one is not careful, zombies will run rampant and ghost soldiers will pass through the border. Therefore, the orthodox Xuanmen sect has set up altars in Chang'an, Zhongnan Mountain, and Huashan Mountain to support large-scale troops."

"Every year during the birthdays of gods, people would either perform rituals and offer food to appease the dead, or they would march in groups, cut down mountains and destroy temples to hunt down evil spirits."

"It's the same in Xianyang. The one enshrined in the City God Temple is the great Qin general Meng Chong. He was a great military master during his lifetime, and even after his death he was still a hero among ghosts. He has been conferred the title of City God until now, and his divine power is unfathomable, and he has a large number of troops and horses."

"If you want to use magic to harm people in Xianyang City, at most you can just curse them. If you dare to use soldiers and horses, it's no different from slitting your throat with a knife."

"Just like the Zhou family, they only dared to do some tricks, but were easily broken by your dark power mantra."

"When you sleep, hang the Three Talents Demon Suppression Coin at the end of your bed. Ordinary puppets will have difficulty getting close to you."

"That's good."

Li Yan nodded slightly, "During this period of time, we will stay at home and wait to watch the show."

Wang Daoxuan naturally knew what he wanted to do, and said with some concern: "You are in Xianyang, and you have the Three Talents Demon Suppression Money to protect you. You don't have to worry about the Xuanmen tricks, but Zhou Pan has already entered the Huajin stage, so you can't deal with him."

Li Yan looked out the window and said calmly:

"I'm not stupid. I won't fight him head-on. I'm just waiting for an opportunity to force him to tell the truth..."

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On the other side, Sharifa discovered something was wrong after he went out the door.

It was almost dusk, and smoke was rising from every household in the old alley. However, the door of the house opposite the Taoist temple was closed.

There was also a half-human head sticking out from above, but it quickly retracted after seeing him. "What a coward!"

Sharifei cursed inwardly and quickened his pace.

He was a veteran in the underworld, talking nonsense all the time, and had a lot of ideas in his head. After hearing what Li Yan said, he understood his current situation.

It's nothing more than pretending to be sick and acting.

Be humble, watch the fire from the other side of the river, and don't be used as a firecracker by others.

With a plan in mind, he no longer paid attention to the followers along the way, and even pretended to be panicked, walking on the crowded streets.

Soon, they arrived at the Jinbao Casino.

"Hey, isn't this Hero Sha?"

"Today I can show my face!"

"I should have followed your lead..."

As soon as I entered the casino, a group of people surrounded me.

They were not enthusiastic, and most of them didn't even know Sharifei. They just wanted to join in the fun, strike up a conversation, and make themselves familiar with each other.

When they talk about this with others in the future, they can directly say that Sharifei and they are old friends, and when Li Yan, who is competing in the competition, sees him, he will have to call him uncle.

Just like some people Li Yan knew in his previous life, they would go to rich people, take a photo, say a few words, and then go out and say they were sworn brothers with them in order to cheat them out of their money.

Sharifei naturally knew the ins and outs of this, and with a worried look on his face, he bowed and said, "Everyone, I have something important to do today, so let's talk another day. I hope you can forgive me."

"That's right, Mr. Sha, please get busy first."

When everyone saw his appearance, they already had some guesses in their minds.

Although they won't say it to his face, people will definitely talk about it behind his back. The news that Li Yan is seriously injured will probably spread throughout Xianyang City tonight.

Sha Lifei no longer paid attention to these people. He took the gambling ticket and came to the wooden counter at the back. Just as he was about to exchange it, he saw the casino waiter bowing respectfully and said, "Master Sha, please move aside. Our shopkeeper wants to see you."

"Oh?"

When Sharifei heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He thought that he would run into people from the Iron Knife and White Ape gangs on the road who would cause trouble for him, but he never thought that the owner of the Jinbao Casino, Wu, would come to him first.

There is a big name behind Jinbao Casino.

But they have nothing to do with him, so why should they look for him?

Sharifei felt nervous and followed the servant into an elegant room on the second floor.

Inside was the kind-looking shopkeeper Wu. There was a large round table filled with food and wine, including chicken, duck, fish and meat, which was quite sumptuous.

"Hahaha…"

Seeing Sha Lifei coming in, Shopkeeper Wu immediately stood up and said with a smile: "I guessed that Hero Sha would come at this time, so I specially prepared some wine and food for you."

Sharifei was a little confused, "Manager Wu, what are you doing..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Sha."

Shopkeeper Wu shook his head and said, "You saw it that day. I had some problems with Yuan Qu, but the situation forced me to do nothing and I couldn't turn against him."

"Today you guys showed off your prowess in the ring. Seeing the look on Yuan's face, I felt happy. I specially invited Master Sha to have a few drinks..."

There was no way Sharifei would believe this nonsense.

The people who run casinos are more evil-hearted than each other. If they are too attentive to you for no reason, there must be something fishy going on.

Although he didn't know the reason, Sharifei still shook his head and said, "This... Thank you, Shopkeeper Wu, for your kindness, but I have something else to do. I have to go to the pharmacy after I get the money."

"Oh?"

Shopkeeper Wu frowned, "Is Master Li seriously injured?"

Sharifei said bitterly, "I'm afraid it will take several months to raise it."

Shopkeeper Wu nodded slightly and sighed, "In that case, I won't force it anymore. Wang Cheng, take an extra hundred taels of silver as a token of my appreciation."

"This... this is not possible."

Sharifei looked embarrassed, but he was very clear when taking the money.

At the end, just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, he turned his head to look at the wine and food on the table, scratched his head and said, "Well, I still have to order food for them. Since Shopkeeper Wu has invited them, why don't I pack some and take it back to avoid wasting time on the road?"

Shopkeeper Wu: “…”

…………

After a while, Sharifei came out of the casino carrying large and small bags.

As soon as he left, Shopkeeper Wu quickly closed the door.

Wow…

With the sound of mechanisms, the bookshelf in the room slowly moved away.

However, there are mezzanines and secret passages in this casino room.

A woman in white walked out slowly, her face was pretty and elegant.

If Sha Lifei was there, he would find that this woman was the concubine in white beside Mr. Lu!
(End of this chapter)