This god is really evil

Chapter 92: The Lord of All Spirits doesn’t want it, but I do!

Hearing Li Yan's words, Wang Shuli nodded and smiled while sorting out the documents on the table:
"That's right. Although the Xuanzhengyuan is not a human being, the Yuhua cult is even less human. It's destined to be dog-eat-dog."

Li Yan's expression straightened and he said:

"Wang Wenshu can just say this in our Sitianjian, but you can't spread it outside. If the people in Xuanzhengyuan catch it, there will be a commotion."

Wang Wenshu quickly covered his mouth and said:

"I have spoken out of turn, Lord Li, please do not blame me... Lord Li, have you not had breakfast yet? I will ask the messenger from the government office to bring breakfast to you."

As he spoke, he called out to the kitchen to bring a plate of buns, a bowl of rice porridge, and a dish of pickles, and placed them on the desk of Liu Yunhe's supervisor.

Li Yan was lying on the chair in a nonchalant manner, eating a bun and chatting with Wang Wenshu in a random manner.

Wang Wenshu was very happy to see that Lord Li was so easy-going and amiable, and the two of them got along very well.

As the two were talking, Chong Yun walked in in military uniform with a serious look on his face, followed by two constables. When they saw Li Yan sitting in Liu Yunhe's chief officer's seat, they immediately said in a serious tone:
"Brother Li, there were feathered demons in the city again last night. Even Zhang Ling, a captain of the Xuanzhengyuan, was killed. You have made great contributions in the feathered evil case in Weizi Town. You will definitely become a thorn in the eyes of these feathered demons. You must be careful in the next two days. Don't go out at night. If you go out during the day, it's best to bring a few guards with you."

Then he pointed to the two constables behind him and said:
"These are two veterans sent by the county lieutenant's office, Zhang Jun and Chen Wei. They are both at the third level of Qi and Blood. They are very familiar with every part of the county. I really can't get away these two days, so Brother Li takes them with him when he goes out."

Zhang Jun and Chen Wei clasped their fists together and saluted Li Yan:
"Greetings, Master Xiao Li!"

Zhang Jun then laughed and said:

"Thank you, Lord Li, for removing the evil spirits from our weapons. After we moved the weapons back to the county lieutenant's office yesterday, we brothers were so scared that we couldn't recognize them. Our county lieutenant, Lord Chang Weichang, asked us to pass a message to Lord Li, saying that he would come to thank him another day! We sent two of us here today to protect Lord Li."

Li Yan laughed and said:

"It's okay. We are all brothers. There's no need to be so formal and polite. I'll be thanking you two for your help in the next few days."

Then he asked Chongyun:
"Brother Chongyun, why haven't I seen Brother Aole in the past two days? Did he go out on errands?"

Since the night of March when they met, Ao Le has not been seen since then, and Li Yan is a little curious now.

Hearing this, Chongyun sighed and said:

"Aole doesn't want to see anyone. If it's Brother Li, maybe he can see him. Come and have a look..."

Li Yan was stunned and immediately followed Chongyun to the east courtyard of the Imperial Observatory.

The East Courtyard was not a small courtyard with several side rooms, which served as temporary residences for the supervising teachers and the supervising spiritual officials.

Chongyun and Ao Le were too lazy to go out and look for a house, so they just lived in this room.

Li Yan followed Chongyun to the door of a side room and immediately smelled a strong odor of medicine.

Chongyun pushed the door open and whispered:

"Aole, Brother Li is here to see you."

Li Yan immediately saw a person lying on a bed in the side room with his back to the door. Judging from his attire, it was Ao Le.

But when the other person turned around, Li Yan was startled.

At this time, Ao Le had a full beard and it was obvious that he hadn't shaved for several days. His hair was messy and he looked like a savage.

There were several scars on his body and a whip mark on his face, which were caused by the beating he received from the Xuan Zhengyuan gang a few days ago.

The key point is that his eyes were dim, without any trace of the original youthful vigor.

Seeing Li Yan coming in, Ao Le greeted him in a low voice:

"Brother Li, you are here."

Li Yan frowned and said:
"Brother Ao Le, you are injured? Was it the people from Xuanzhengyuan who did it that day? How could these bastards be so lawless? You are the official in charge of the Sitianjian, a ninth-rank official appointed by the imperial court. Aren't they afraid that the Sitianjian and Xuanzhengyuan will fight to the death if they do this?"

After saying this, he couldn't help but frown and click his lips. Why did these words sound a little familiar?

Aole smiled bitterly and said:

"It has nothing to do with the Xuanzheng Court. I only suffered some minor injuries that night. I got too obsessed with it and my heart was clouded. The Lord of All Spirits no longer likes me."

Chong Yun on the side snorted coldly and said:
"How come it's not related to the Xuanzhengyuan? If those bastards hadn't beaten you up, and you hadn't sat back and watched tens of thousands of people in Weizi Town and Master Liu being sacrificed by the Yuhua cult, how could you have burned with inspiration and made a great wish to come back and save everyone?"

He then explained the details to Li Yan.

It turned out that day that Ao Le broke through the siege with the help of Liu Yunhe and went to seek help from Xiao Chucai's anti-evil cavalry. However, he did not expect that Xiao Chucai would sit back and watch, allowing tens of thousands of people in Weizi Town and the people of the Sitianjian to fall into a desperate situation.

Ao Le became furious and had a conflict with everyone in the Xuanzhengyuan, but he was no match for hundreds of anti-evil cavalry, plus Xiao Chucai and his disciples.

He was caught and humiliated on the spot, and his face was whipped by Zhang Ling, the third disciple of Xiao Chucai.

However, Ao Le knew that the situation in Weizi Town was extremely critical, so he used his magic to burn his inspiration, make a great wish to the Lord of All Spirits, break free from the shackles, and return to Weizi Town to fight again.

Even if I die with everyone, I would never want to live in disgrace.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Chucai was so vicious. After discovering his tricks, he interrupted Ao Le's spellcasting, causing him to be attacked by the spell and his inspiration was severely damaged. These injuries were fine, and he would recover after a few days of rest. Liu Yunhe also prepared some elixirs for him and even treated him personally.

But after that day, he found that the connection between himself and the Lord of All Spirits seemed to be severed. Not only was his inspiration greatly reduced, but he was also unable to perform many of his spells.

The heart of Taoism has been tarnished and the strength has been greatly reduced!
Since then, Ao Le has been staying in the room in the east courtyard and has not gone out.

Liu Yunhe left in such a hurry because he was going to find a way to help Ao Le repair his Taoist heart.

There are many differences among sorcerers. The Tao heart of the lineage of the Lord of All Spirits and the lineage of the Confucian Sage are two different things, and the ways to repair them are completely different. Even though Liu Yunhe's own Tao heart had been damaged for many years and he had a lot of experience, he was helpless when facing Ao Le's situation.

Aole looked gloomy and said:

"Brother Li, I'm very grateful that you can come to see me, but I know my own business. I have basically no hope of recovery... I originally thought that after entering the Imperial Observatory, I would be able to exorcise evil spirits, protect the people, and serve the country. Now I don't know what I should do..."

Having said that, he turned back to the bed, lay down with his back to the two of them, and said no more.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and said:

"Brother Ao Le, Zhang Ling died last night. If this makes you happier... don't worry. Having your heart covered in dust and being abandoned by the Lord of All Spirits is definitely not a hopeless situation. There must still be hope..."

Ao Le turned his back to the two of them and did not speak.

As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart, and perhaps this is the case.

Chongyun shook his head slightly at Li Yan, indicating that they should go out and talk later.

Li Yan didn't say anything else and followed Chongyun out of the room.

Chongyun sighed and said:

"Junior Brother Ao Le grew up on the Yanbei grasslands. He has a simple personality. Last time he led people to hunt down the Heart Demon, he lost more than a dozen constables. He was already depressed, and this time he was even more depressed. I just hope he can think it over and get through it... But he said he has been abandoned by the Lord of All Spirits, so that will be difficult..."

Li Yan nodded and said:

"There will always be a way. When Master Liu comes back, maybe he can heal Senior Brother Ao Le. If that doesn't work, there are other ways..."

If the Lord of All Spirits doesn’t want it, I will take it!

Of course, you might be third.

After bidding farewell to Chongyun, Li Yan picked up a package and took the two constables Zhang Jun and Chen Wei out of the Sitianjian and went all the way to a house in the east of the city.

This house was exactly what he had asked the clerks of the Imperial Observatory to help him rent in the county town. The house was not big, with only one entrance, and the location was quite remote. It cost two taels of silver a month, which was not bad.

"Please stand guard at the door while I go in and clean up."

After arranging two constables to guard the door, Li Yan turned into the yard, locked the door, and jumped out from the back wall. He landed on the cold and remote street like a light feather and walked quickly towards the Xuanzhengyuan Yamen.

At this moment, there was a sudden throbbing in his mind, followed by a surge of energy and blood.

Then, the small head portrait of Niu Ma on the lotus throne changed again:
【Niu Ma】·【Eighth Level of Qi and Blood】

Li Yan couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly. Niu Niu has made another breakthrough?
I was just about to give him a great deed...

……

In the main hall of Xuanzhengyuan, Xiao Chucai looked at the corpse on the wooden stretcher on the ground in front of him with a dark face.

Beside him were several of his direct disciples including Duan Zhengyun, Yin Qian, Ye Qingqing and Niu Ma, as well as several other disciples serving in the Demon-Slaying Cavalry. At this moment, they all dared not breathe, and their faces showed expressions of grief and indignation.

The corpse was exactly Zhang Ling. At this moment, Zhang Ling's face was sunken due to being hit, his brain was bursting, and his whole body seemed to have been burned by flames. It was charred and black, and it was a horrible sight.

Xiao Chucai has been running around outside these days. He just came back from the provincial capital last night and brought a realm-breaking elixir for Niu Ma. He sent it to this talented disciple overnight and asked him to try it.

However, I didn't expect that I would be struck by a bolt from the blue as soon as I returned to the Xuanzhengyuan Yamen this morning.

The third disciple Zhang Ling was killed last night, and the servants in the house all fell asleep and were not discovered until early this morning!

"A demon who has been transformed into an immortal..." Feeling the evil aura from Zhang Ling, Xiao Chu gritted his teeth.

Although this third disciple is not the one with the best talent in martial arts, he has a more active mind and is much smarter than Duan Zhengyun and the others.

Most of the time, when Xiao Chucai was not in the Xuanzhengyuan, he would ask Zhang Ling to help him with things through secret letters. He was considered a capable assistant.

Moreover, Zhang Ling had already reached the eighth level of Qi and Blood at the age of 27. His Tiger Wave Fist was deeply appreciated by Xiao Chucai. With time, it would not be difficult for him to break through to the Muscle and Bone Realm before the age of 30.

Now it's all in vain.

Reaching out to close Zhang Ling's horrified eyes, Xiao Chu said grimly:
"It was because of the ineffectiveness of Liu Yunhe, the astronomical supervisor, that those immortalized demons were able to sneak into Qinghe County! Ling'er, your master will definitely avenge you!"

At this moment, Xiao Chu suddenly felt a surge of blood and energy. He turned to look at Niu Ma beside him, and heard the blood and energy in Niu Ma's body surging like the sound of the sea tide.

He was stunned, and went over to grab Niu Ma's shoulders, saying happily:
"Ma'er, you have broken through to the eighth level of Qi and Blood? Good! Good! Good!"

(End of this chapter)