Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 99: The Buddha Beads Traps the Devil
Lu Ying was completely transformed into a demon, which also gave him enormous power.

After a burst of explosions, the entire lake surface and Bailu Village shook several times.

In order to escape control, Xiaoqing had already run a long way. Although she had run a long way, she was horrified in her heart, and she could also feel this powerful force.

In addition to Xiaoqing, Fan Shiyi also sensed a huge danger.

"This force is too strong. No! Zhou Ping is in danger." Fan Shiyi didn't care about anything else and rushed into the water on her crane. She wanted to save Zhou Ping.

However, the lake monster's aura was too strong, and the aftermath of his explosion alone was enough to push Fan Shiyi out of the lake and onto the surface of the lake.

Fan Shiyi was dizzy and his plan to rescue Zhou Ping failed.

In the lake, Zhou Ping pointed his finger at the lake monster's claws.

A single tap of the finger triggered it.

The lake monster was so powerful that the fish were turned into bloody flesh.

However, this power was blocked by Lingxi with just one finger.

The lake monster's eyes were full of disbelief. After Zhou Ping blocked the lake monster, Lu Ying regained a little consciousness.

“Lu Ying, you even killed your own father, are you still human?” Zhou Ping said harshly after seeing a hint of humanity in the lake monster’s eyes.

Zhou Ping's voice still carries the power of Buddha.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Ping's words, there was a struggle in the lake monster's eyes, and the demonic energy on his body also weakened a lot.

"It's now!"

There was an extra string of Buddhist beads in Zhou Ping's hand, which were the Holy Bodhi Buddhist beads.

In the past, Buddhist beads were hung around Zhou Ping's waist.

Zhou Ping took out the Buddhist beads and hung them on the lake monster's head.

The lake monster instinctively wanted to dodge, but Zhou Ping hit the lake monster on the head with the vajra again.

This time, Buddhist beads were put on the lake monster's head.

After the Holy Bodhi Buddhist beads were put on the lake monster's head, golden light burst out instantly.

"Ow."

The lake monster howled in pain.

The golden light is the nemesis of the lake monster, constantly eliminating the evil spirit in the lake monster.

Seeing that he was no match for the enemy, the lake monster turned around and tried to leave.

However, Zhou Ping stretched out his hand, and the Ruyi cassock turned into a long snake and wrapped around the body of the lake monster.

"I'll kill you while you're sick." Zhou Ping held the vajra in his hand and smashed it hard on the lake monster's head.

"Ah." The lake monster let out a howl and a huge scream was heard.

The screams penetrated the lake and reached Bailu Village.

At this sound, the villagers of Bailu Village covered their ears in pain.

Even so, every villager was shocked by the sound and bled.

Accompanied by the villagers' painful howls, the ghost bride disappeared and came into the lake.

In the lake, Zhou Ping was emitting golden light, and the ghost bride did not dare to approach him.

And the lake monster has disappeared!

"It's over." Zhou Ping let out a long sigh, then put away the Holy Bodhi Buddhist beads and the Ruyi cassock, and put the Vajra on his waist.

Zhou Ping just used all his strength in a blow, and with the added bonus of the vajra, he turned the completely demonized Lu Ying into ashes with one blow.

Although Lu Ying was dead, Zhou Ping found a wriggling black shadow in the lake.

The black shadow is Lu Ying’s demon species!

Zhou Ping held the magic seed in one hand and reached the shore with the help of the ghost bride.

"Zhou Ping, are you okay?" Fan Shiyi was wet all over. The lake water soaked her clothes, revealing her strong back and strong waist.

It turned out to be a man. Zhou Ping was shocked and cursed himself: What on earth was I thinking?

Zhou Ping shook his head to indicate that he was fine, and his colleague showed Fan Shiyi the magic seed in his hand.

The demon was somewhat depressed and could see that it could not survive any longer.

"The demon species can only choose two masters. Once both masters die, it will die." Fan Shiyi explained.

Zhou Ping nodded. He also had a demon seed in his hand, and he was its second owner.

After a while, the demon species died completely.

Xiaoqing arrived late, she didn't believe that the lake monster was dead.

"Zhou Ping, how did you kill the lake monster?"

"The lake monster's aura is stronger than mine. I don't even have the confidence to defeat him. How did you do it?"

Xiaoqing's eyes were full of disbelief.

Zhou Ping showed the vajra in his hand, and Xiaoqing hurriedly took a few steps back.

Xiaoqing had also been injured by the vajra, so she knew how powerful it was.

"Maybe things in the water are afraid of sticks." Zhou Ping couldn't help laughing.

Xiaoqing was thoughtful. She still didn't believe that Zhou Ping could kill the lake monster with just a vajra. But Xiaoqing immediately thought of a question. If Zhou Ping could kill the lake monster, then it would be a piece of cake for him to deal with her.

Thinking of this, Xiaoqing looked at Zhou Ping with a different look. She had always treated Zhou Ping as a "leek" and absorbed his yang energy.

Xiaoqing thought Zhou Ping was just an ordinary person, but Zhou Ping was able to kill the lake monster, which made her re-examine Zhou Ping.

To some extent, Zhou Ping is now on par with Xiaoqing.

"It feels so uncomfortable." Xiaoqing felt like there was a lot of stuffiness in her chest.

Fan Shiyi asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Is the lake monster still controlling you?"

Xiao Qing shook her head: "I originally thought that this guy was a leek and could be cut at will, but now I realize that he is a leek on the surface, and I don’t know what is underneath?"

Fan Shiyi was slightly stunned. He deeply agreed with Xiaoqing's statement.

She was not interested in combat power. She was surprised that Zhou Ping could kill the lake monster, but she was not surprised. As Zhou Ping said, the vajra just restrained the monsters.

Fan Shiyi believed that the vajra played an important role.

However, this battle made Fan Shiyi feel that Zhou Ping was really reliable. Whenever there was danger, Zhou Ping would run away.

As long as Zhou Ping doesn't run away, there's no need to worry, because Zhou Ping knows what's going on.

This man is really reliable! No, not only reliable, but also interesting.

Fan Shiyi gently waved a paper fan and looked at Zhou Ping silently. She initially thought that "Quiet Night Thoughts" was just a random doggerel poem Zhou Ping wrote.

But later Zhou Ping said, "The rich have wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets," which made Fan Shiyi think that Zhou Ping was a cultured person.

Zhou Ping's cultural accumulation is likely not low.

"What an interesting person." Fan Shiyi couldn't help but whisper. She was completely interested in Zhou Ping.

Fan Shiyi was born in Kyoto, and his father was the greatest Confucian of his time.

Not only that, Fan Shiyi’s talent is like the moon surrounded by stars.

Since he was a child, Fan Shiyi has seen all kinds of talented people, from princes and nobles to peddlers.

Fan Shiyi has seen countless people and can see through everyone at a glance, but he cannot see through Zhou Ping.

"What's interesting?" Zhou Ping asked.

Fan Shiyi smiled and waved his paper fan gently: "I have met so many people, princes, nobles, great scholars, but none of them are as interesting as you."

Zhou Ping nodded: "I understand."

Xiao Qing asked curiously: "What do you understand?"

Zhou Ping: "There are great scholars among the people who talk and laugh, and there are no unlearned people among the people."

Xiaoqing????
Fan Shiyi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Bailu Village.

The villagers fell to their knees and no one dared to look up, for they thought the ghost bride was still there.

After a long silence, someone finally raised his head.

The first one followed the second, and soon everyone raised their heads.

The ghost bride was gone, and the lake returned to calm.

Bailu Village was in a mess. The aftermath of the battle had just spread to the village, and all the houses in the village had collapsed.

However, there are many more fish on the ground in Bailu Village.

These fish were thrown onto the shore by Lu Ying using his object control technique when he was controlling the school of fish to besiege Zhou Ping.

The whole village was covered with fish.

"What's going on? That's it."

The villagers whispered.

"Did Lord Lake God kill all the outsiders?"

"Yeah, I think so too."

"The ghost bride from before is gone too."

The villagers didn't know what was going on, they all thought that a lake monster had killed the outsiders.

"No, the lake monster didn't kill many people. They are on the other side of the river." Bai Ling said even though she was tied up.

"Bai Ling, stop talking." There was despair in Bai Liang's eyes. He also saw Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi escape to the other side. "They have already escaped. What else is there to say?"

Bai Liang did not see the outcome of the battle. He thought the lake monster had defeated Fan Shiyi and his men again.

Only then did Fan Shiyi and his companions escape.

What Bai Liang didn't know was that the lake monster was dead. As for why Zhou Ping went to the other side, it was because he wanted to debate with Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

"Xiaoqing, Brother Fan, I want this vajra." Zhou Ping held the vajra and couldn't let it go.

Xiao Qing said: "It's not that difficult. If you meet that Dharma Yuan in the future, just say that this is a gift from me to you."

"Okay!" Zhou Ping nodded. "Brother Fan and Miss Xiaoqing killed the Bailu Village lake monster. It has nothing to do with me. Then Xiaoqing gave me the vajra."

Whether it is to hide his own strength or to obtain the Vajra "legally", Zhou Ping needs to negotiate with Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing also understood what Zhou Ping meant.

"Isn't that unfair to you?" Fan Shiyi said, shaking her paper fan. She felt that since Zhou Ping had killed the monster, the world should know about it.

Zhou Ping said righteously: "Fame and fortune are like floating clouds to me. They are useless to me."

What Zhou Ping said was half right and half wrong.

Fame is indeed useless to Zhou Ping because he has to keep a low profile and hide his strength, but profit is a different story.

Fan Shiyi stopped trying to dissuade him. She thought Zhou Ping was afraid that the matter of the Vajra would cause trouble, so he said that the lake monster was killed by Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

The vajra was obtained by the lake monster from Fayuan.

If Zhou Ping killed the lake monster and obtained the Vajra, Fa Yuan would most likely cause trouble for Zhou Ping.

But if the vajra was given to Zhou Ping by Xiaoqing or Fan Shiyi after they killed the monster, it would be different.

Zhou Ping could ask Fa Yuan to ask Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping for the vajra. Fa Yuan probably didn't have the face to ask Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing for something.

Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing thought Zhou Ping just wanted the vajra, they didn't know that Zhou Ping wanted to hide his strength.

After the discussion, the three flew towards Bailu Village. They still had to clean up the mess.

Bailu Village.

The villagers watched Zhou Ping and his two companions flying towards them on cranes.

"We're going to fight again."

The villagers thought that the lake monster was still waiting for them in the lake, and that there would be another big battle as soon as they arrived.

The sensible villagers have already lowered their heads.

I'm not cheering for anyone, I'd rather just be an ostrich and not help either side.

The imagined battle did not come, and Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi arrived at Bailu Village smoothly.

"Why are you all kneeling?" Xiaoqing asked curiously.

Fan Shiyi found the villagers' expressions funny. "They were all helping the river monster just now, but were dealt with by the ghost bride. So now they are all lowering their heads and pretending that they didn't see anything."

"Oh, it's possible." Xiao Qing was amazed. She didn't expect the villagers to be so shameless. Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi came to rescue people, but the villagers actually cheered for the lake monster.

Fan Shiyi put away his paper fan, came to Bai Ling and said pitifully: "Such a young girl is tied up like this."

Bai Ling was untied by Fan Shiyi. She asked curiously, "Did you kill the lake monster?"

The villagers' faces changed drastically, fearing that Bai Ling might say something wrong.

Bai Liang's expression also changed: "Bai Ling, how can you say that about Lord Lake God? Be careful of Lord Lake God's revenge."

Bai Liang also gave in. At first he was determined to kill the lake monster.

But the performance of the lake monster made Bai Liang realize that the lake monster was too strong. The lake monster even defeated Fa Yuan, so what else could it not do?

Bai Liang's father is dead, his mother was captured by a lake monster, and he is left with only a younger sister.

Bai Liang also wants to protect his sister! He wants to protect his only remaining relative.

Bai Ling pouted and untied the rope on Bai Liang, and Zhou Ping untied the rope on the little monk.

The young monk was in a panic, thinking that he was not far from death. His master, the monk Fayuan, had escaped, and there was a powerful lake monster in the lake. What should he do?
"Master Fan, did you kill the lake monster?" Bai Ling asked. She had a vague feeling that the lake monster was dead.

"What did Ghost say?"

"That's right, you don't want to live, but we still want to live."

"Do not say silly things."

The villagers hurried to stop Bai Ling, as they thought that if Bai Ling cursed the lake monster, it would bring revenge from the monster.

Bai Liang even pulled Bai Liang to his side, and then covered her mouth: "Stop talking, how could Lord Lake God die?"

Bai Ling struggled desperately, but couldn't break free.

Xiaoqing found the villagers' behavior ridiculous.

"Don't be afraid, the lake monster is dead. It was killed by Fan Shiyi, the son of Fan Zhongfu, the number one Confucian of the time!" Xiao Qing was full of confidence and even mentioned Fan Zhongfu.

The villagers' eyes were filled with confusion and disbelief.

The lake monster was so powerful just now that Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi were no match for it. But Xiaoqing said that the lake monster was dead, which made the villagers unable to believe it.

Others didn't believe it, but Bai Ling did. She had been in contact with Fan Shiyi and others for a few days and knew that although Fan Shiyi liked to tease her, he was a decent person.

Fan Shiyi would not lie, which means the lake monster is indeed dead.

"Brother, I told you, the lake monster is dead." Bai Ling said happily.

Bai Liang still didn't believe it. He didn't believe that Fa Yuan was chased away by the lake monster, and that Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping could kill the lake monster.

"Lake monster, if you are alive, come out." Xiaoqing shouted towards the lake.

The lake was still as calm as water, nothing happened.

"Dead, the lake god, no, the lake monster is dead?"

"Is the lake monster really dead?"

The villagers gradually went from suspicion to belief, and then shouted with joy.

The villagers' excited voices spread far and wide.

"The lake monster is dead! The lake monster is dead!"

(End of this chapter)