The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 66 Dungeon
The view ahead suddenly became clear, and the white beads inlaid on the ceiling of the secret room emitted white light, making the place as bright as day.

In the middle of the room, four jailers were "serving" three people.

A man covered in blood and thick hair was tied to a wooden frame with his chest torn apart.

A dying old man was hung up, with a copper basin filled with charcoal under his feet.

There was also an old woman lying on a wooden table with half of her back skin peeled off.

"Wolf ghost, how does it taste? Is it good?"

Nie Hongshen walked up to the hairy man with a smile:
The man opened his eyes and smiled:
"If it weren't for that damn county governor's order that could exorcise evil spirits, would I have fallen into the hands of you guys?"

Nie Hongshen said nothing and took the branding iron handed to him by a jailer.

呲!
The man clenched his teeth and groaned, a wisp of white smoke rising from his chest.

"You talk too much nonsense. Now that you've fallen into our hands, you still don't behave yourself.

Without sorcery, you evildoers can't even defeat a Leather Realm warrior."

Nie Hongshen held the branding iron and came to the old man.

He inserted the branding iron into the copper basin and stirred it. Sparks rose and flew onto the old man's bare, red feet, making him tremble with pain.

"Fei Tou Li, do you still feel pain?"

The old man gasped and said nothing.

Nie Hongshen pulled out the iron that was red hot from the charcoal fire and walked to the wooden table.

"Don't sleep, you rat lady."

"Ah!!!" The unconscious old woman was awakened by the severe pain in her back.

"Listen carefully, you three. You attacked the county governor, which is a heinous crime. You should be sentenced to death."

Nie Hongshen returned the branding iron to the jailer and glanced at the three evildoers.

"Now there is a good opportunity for you to redeem yourself.

The Jing Tao Gang has been regarded as water bandits by the government. From now on, killing bandits is not a crime."

Upon hearing this, the three evildoers all showed strange looks in their eyes.

Witchcraft cannot be separated from people.

Skin, flesh, bones, marrow, anything on the human body can be used for evil magic.

The more vigorous the person's qi and blood are, the better the effect will be.

Normally, since there is a Taoist temple, no one dares to expose themselves as evildoers.

They could only sneak out of the city to dig graves or go to the charity cemetery quietly and steal the unclaimed bodies before the corpse collectors arrived.

If they are bolder, they will kidnap people at night.

Since the Taoist temple was closed, the first evildoer showed up and remained safe and sound.

These evildoers dare to act openly, buying corpses from corpse collectors in the name of raising medicinal animals, or moving the bodies of civilians who were killed or injured in fighting between warriors on the streets.

In some remote places, some innocent people were kidnapped.

As for the warriors, those with low levels are easy to deal with, they can be directly abducted.

Those who are at a high level are too powerful, and it is not easy to defeat them with evil magic.

Over time, if it attracts other people, the consequences will outweigh the gains, so unless absolutely necessary, the evildoer will generally not attack warriors with high levels of cultivation.

They will then turn to the corpses of warriors. The more vigorous the warrior's blood and energy, the longer it will take for the corpse to decay.

The elasticity of the skin of some powerful warriors' corpses can even remain unchanged for a month or two.

Now, according to Nie Hongshen's opinion, killing the bandits can be considered as a meritorious service.

Is this implying to them that they can use evil magic to attack the Jingtao Gang at will?

Nie Hongshen seemed to see what the three of them were thinking, and said simply and clearly:
"If you want to redeem yourself from your crimes, then speak up.

As soon as you open your mouth, you become a cultivator invited by the government. It is normal for the government to ask you to kill bandits, but you can only do it to the people of Jingtao Gang.

How about it? Anyone willing?

"Just killing the bandits can redeem oneself for merit, without any other price?" Fei Tou Li asked.

"Of course not. You have to kill a lot of bandits before you can redeem yourself from your crimes."

The three of them were slightly stunned after hearing this. Did they hear it right? Is there such a good thing?

Seeing that the three people did not believe him, Nie Hongshen added a few words.

"Yesterday, the Jing Tao Gang killed the county magistrate's daughter. The county magistrate has posted a notice to capture the Jing Tao Gang and offered a large reward for their capture.

The property owned by the Jingtao Gang can be taken by anyone in the county. You are doing meritorious service for your crimes, but the government will not give you money for killing people.

How much property you can get depends on your own ability.

Each person must kill at least fifteen people in the Flesh Training Realm or one person in the Bone Training Realm.

If anyone among you can kill Chang Anhe, then congratulations, half of the Bai family's shops will belong to you. "

"Are you serious?" The wolf ghost licked his lips.

Being ordered by the government to kill people and rob them of their money is an opportunity that only comes once in a century, and other people think so too.

Fifteen people in the Flesh Training Realm or one person in the Bone Training Realm are not easy to deal with, but the more people they kill, the more powerful their evil magic will become.

Half a month, give them half a month to kill, they will definitely be able to complete the task, and maybe even be able to compete with Chang Anhe.

"Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow."

As soon as Nie Hongshen finished speaking, the three of them said almost in unison: "Okay."

Their reaction was just as Nie Hongshen expected.

He smiled and said, “Okay, let them go, you three wait here first.

Those weird gadgets you used before will be returned to you when you get out of the dungeon.

Now, I'm going to find you a leader."

After hearing this, the three of them frowned and looked towards the innermost part of the secret room.

There is an upright sarcophagus there.

Nie Hongshen walked to the front of the sarcophagus and opened the heavy coffin lid with one hand.

A dried corpse with its hands and feet nailed to death by iron nails suddenly appeared.

"Fan Jiu, stop pretending, you heard everything, right?"

The mummy's eyes slowly opened, revealing cloudy pupils.

"What does it have to do with me?"

His voice was very strange, like an owl howling in the night.

"You can also make amends for your crime, but you have to kill Chang Anhe or destroy the Jingtao Gang before I can pardon you."

The mummy closed its eyes, seemingly uninterested in being able to get out.

"Your home is small, I haven't destroyed it yet."

Hearing this, the mummy suddenly opened his eyes.

Nie Hong stared into his eyes:

"Yes, I didn't destroy your family.

As long as you are willing to help, I can return your son to you first.

After the matter is done, I will give your wife to you."

The mummy stared at Nie Hongshen, somewhat unconvinced by what he said.

"I don't need to lie to you, didn't I say that at the beginning?
If you just surrender, I won't hurt them."

"How are they doing?"

Hearing this, Nie Hongshen's mouth corners raised.

“To tell you the truth, I’m afraid I’ll need you in the future.

Therefore, you will hire a corpse collector every month to take care of your family.

You've worked as a corpse collector, and you're still not confident in their craftsmanship?"

"Next time, bring my son here, and find me a living martial artist in the Flesh Training Realm."

After saying this, the mummy closed his eyes again.

Upon seeing this, Nie Hongshen closed the coffin lid again.

Then he walked over to the three evildoers who had been released.

"How is it? Are you satisfied with this leader?"

The three of them looked at each other, and Wolf Ghost couldn't hold back and spoke first:
"He is crazy! We still think of ourselves as human beings! He doesn't even consider himself a human being!
You let him out? Aren't you afraid of something happening?"

Nie Hongshen did not answer, but an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

"When I come next time, that will be the time for you to see the light of day again."

(End of this chapter)