I'm wandering in the world

Chapter 181: The Cat Demon Guarding the Village
Chen Qingyuan found that he could not stop after traveling through these worlds and tasting the sweetness of hot weapons, and it seemed that... in the worlds with not too high intensity, guns and other things seemed to be able to solve most problems, whether the problems came from people or ghosts...

On the gravel ground, Zhang Changfeng rolled back and forth on the ground, dragging his two broken legs, crying and wailing, completely lacking the demeanor of the master who had just started shooting arrows at the cat demon.

Young Master Zhang came up and looked at his own miserable state, feeling mixed emotions. He sighed, "It was my ancestors who made the mistake, so let me, the descendant, take care of it."

He pulled out a Black Star pistol from his pocket, pulled the bolt, pointed it at Zhang Changfeng and said, "The cat demon has cultivated successfully, and it still has nine lives left! Even if you succeed in killing it tonight, it will gather its true spirit and come back to the world again after a period of time. How will you solve this problem then?"

Seeing that the old man was not so violent, Zhang Changfeng immediately felt that his chance of survival was with him. He did not dare to play tricks and immediately replied: "If there really are nine lives, I will set up a family precept and let every generation of my descendants guard the cat demon and kill it every time it appears until all nine lives are killed..."

Hearing this, Young Master Zhang suddenly felt completely hopeless.

Maybe this is human nature. You won't give up until you reach the Yellow River, and you won't cry until you see the coffin.

He moved his index finger to the trigger: "You don't deserve the surname Zhang!"

Chen Qingyuan said: "If he dies, are you afraid that you will disappear? You still have a daughter."

Young Master Zhang's eyes flashed with pain, and he said, "This is the starting point of all causes and effects. It's good for us, the descendants, to be the end point... No matter how miserable we are, how can it be compared to those people who were killed by the cat demon out of anger?"

Zhang Changfeng seemed to sense something was wrong and looked up suddenly: "You... can't be!"

boom!
Young Master Zhang was about to pull the trigger.

The gun was suddenly held down by Chen Qingyuan. Young Master Zhang was puzzled. Chen Qingyuan slowly let go of his hand and said, "He is a disciple of Maoshan after all. We can't execute him here without authorization. When this matter is over, take him away. It's best to send him back to Maoshan..."

Young Master Zhang: “Ah?”

Weren't you the one who was shouting for war and killing just now?
Zhang Changfeng had just felt the threat of death from Young Master Zhang's gun. He was absolutely certain that if the young man next to him was a little slower, he would be dead...

He hurriedly shouted: "I am willing, I am willing to go with you, I am willing to go back to Maoshan to accept the punishment!"

Chen Qingyuan felt that things were coming to an end. He walked over to the cat demon, squatted down, and said, "Cat, what are your plans next?"

The cat demon was a little surprised that Chen Qingyuan still cared about its future life. It said in a daze, "I don't know. I'll just go wherever I can. My tail was cut off by the talisman arrow and I was hit in the vitals. My cultivation was severely damaged. I need to practice for 70 to 80 years to make up for it..."

In this world, humans are the masters. Even if the cat demon hides in the deep mountains and forests, it can occasionally see human traces.

It doesn't know where to go.

Maybe I will just stumble and wander around like this, slowly consuming all my life, and then rot somewhere...

Chen Qingyuan pondered for a while and asked, "I see that you have achieved great success in your cultivation. You should have nine lives, right? Is there any way to save the two people you accidentally killed just now?"

Hearing this, the cat demon turned around and looked at the two people he had disemboweled.

The two men were hit by claws below the chest, tearing open their skin and flesh, cutting open a bunch of intestines, and bleeding profusely. It looked as bloody as being beheaded, but a closer look revealed that they still had a bite left...

The cat demon looked around and said in a voice that only Chen Qingyuan could hear: "If it weren't for the Taoist priest, I would have died tonight. When I resurrect, I would have slaughtered humans crazily to vent my anger! But the Taoist priest saved me...

Although I am a beast, I know how to be grateful.

After I gained spiritual wisdom, I realized that I was born special and had nine lives. Taoist priest... these two people still have a breath left. I am willing to give them a life each!"

Chen Qingyuan was shocked. Killing someone was easy, but bringing the dead back to life was so difficult!

But since the cat demon has this skill, his subsequent arrangements can eliminate many potential safety hazards...

The cat demon took out two glowing balls from his brow and handed them to Chen Qingyuan: "Master, you can use them. If people knew that my life could be used by others, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stay anywhere..." This cat is quite smart.

Chen Qingyuan placed the ball of light on the two villagers lying on the ground, and the ball of light merged into them.

The villager's torn abdomen began to heal. The two slowly sat up from the ground, somewhat stunned: "Wasn't I just killed by a monster?"

Chen Qingyuan explained what had just happened and said, "The cat demon is kind-hearted. It had no choice but to protect itself. As a compensation, I just used our sect's unique secret method to take away its lifespan and save you!" The two villagers suddenly realized what was going on, and the other villagers around them also breathed a sigh of relief.

If there was any price to pay for the biggest conflict tonight, it was the tragic deaths of these two villagers. Now no one died and everyone is happy.

Chen Qingyuan saw that things were almost done.

He saw the village chief standing nearby, so he said, "Village chief, I've discovered that there are many temples of all sizes in Fujian, with all kinds of gods and goddesses. How about raising a civet cat in the village to occasionally protect the villagers? You can see that this civet cat looks ugly, but it has a kind heart. It fought back only after being nearly beaten to death."

The old village chief was stunned for a moment, feeling incredible: "Raise, raise a monster?"

This has never happened before...

Chen Qingyuan smiled and said, "Do you know that in the northeast... outside the Great Wall, people worship the Five Immortals? They are actually five creatures: hedgehog, mouse, fox, snake and weasel!

In Fujian, people also worship the Tiger God and the Monkey God. Since we have to worship them, we might as well raise a visible supporter at home... Look at this civet cat, it doesn't require much, just provide new fish. This doesn't work well in other places, but it is definitely useful in Hui'an County because it is along the coast..."

The old village chief had a wide range of knowledge, but it was limited to the areas around Hui'an County. He himself had never been far away, so how could he know what was to the northeast? He vaguely heard from traveling merchants that it seemed to be the descendants of the Jin people or something.

He was still hesitating.

Chen Qingyuan looked at the villagers around him and said, "Although raising a civet cat cannot bring you wealth or good luck, it can do many things that you cannot do! If someone gets lost in the forest, it can find them by smell! If a wild animal hurts someone, it can also help. Even if it cannot defeat them, it can detect danger in advance! In short, there are many benefits. It's up to you whether you want it or not..."

The villagers have been silent since they learned that the cat demon was framed. Fortunately, the two villagers who were disemboweled were resurrected.

Now I hear that Chen Qingyuan hopes to keep the cat demon in the village.

They began to talk among themselves:
"Will it be dangerous to leave the cat demon in the village? After all, we just beat it with a hoe and a sickle..."

"We started throwing fish two months ago. The cat demon said that it had been here for more than two months and had done nothing but steal fish at night. It was just greedy. Besides... we were tricked into beating it."

"I think it's good to raise a cat demon. After all, it's still a demon... Ahem, a spirit cat. It sleeps during the day and moves out at night. It can also help us keep watch..."

"It seems to make sense. If there are outsiders causing trouble, we don't have to be so afraid..."

"Fish are easy to come by. There are fish every day at the seaside..."

The villagers discussed and decided to keep the cat demon in the village. It would be responsible for guarding and helping with some small tasks, and the villagers would be responsible for providing seafood...

Establish a mutually beneficial relationship.

Before leaving Hui'an County and returning to Toushan City, Chen Qingyuan, the cat demon and the villagers made three rules: the cat demon must not do evil, and the villagers must not use the cat demon to do bad things.

It's over.

Chen Qingyuan and Young Master Zhang took Zhang Changfeng on the carriage and left for Toushan City.

After walking a few miles, Zhang Changfeng hurriedly said, "You two, my leg is broken and bleeding. Please send me to see a doctor first, otherwise I will bleed to death..."

(End of this chapter)