Eternal Sword

Chapter 575 How much is human life worth?

"Tuk tuk tuk..."

There was a knocking sound not far away, dull but with a hint of weirdness.

Chen Tang turned his head and looked.

At the foot of the mountain of the Mahayana Buddhist Palace, Tantric monks have set up altars. Someone is sitting on the altar, holding a "wooden fish" in his hand and a "wooden hammer" in his hand, knocking it again and again with a special rhythm.

Chen Tang's eyes narrowed slightly.

The 'wooden fish' and 'wooden mallet' in the hands of the Tantric monk were pale in color and had a special shape. They were obviously not made of wood, but more like...

"Junior brother, that is the human bone magic weapon I mentioned."

Yin Mo followed Chen Tang's gaze and explained, "The wooden fish and mallet in the monk's hand are made from human skulls and leg bones."

Chen Tang said nothing.

Around the altar sat many believers, both men and women.

"Every baby girl comes into the world sinful and filthy."

The Tantric monk said slowly, "So, when a girl reaches puberty, she will produce sunflower water, which is the most yin and filthy thing in the world. After that, if the girl is not sent to the Mahayana Buddhist Palace to receive initiation and consecration, she will be easily invaded by demons and become sick."

Chen Tang narrowed his eyes.

He came from his previous life, so naturally he scoffed at such statements.

But the believers around the altar all had pious expressions and agreed deeply with it.

The Yin Demon chuckled and said, "These monks are really good at playing tricks. They say it's some kind of consecration and initiation, but in fact, they are just looking for a high-sounding excuse to practice dual cultivation with these girls and make these believers feel grateful."

At this moment, among the believers, a woman in her thirties looked over here from time to time.

After seeing Chen Tang and his group, he stood up suddenly and rushed towards this side.

"who!"

"Stop her!"

Before she got close, many guards from the Yumi Kingdom came forward and stopped the woman.

"I, Jiang, have a grievance, and I beg to see the king. Please help me!"

The woman shouted loudly.

King Yumi frowned and shouted, "Quick, pull it down quickly, don't disturb the princes!"

Several guards obeyed the order and dragged the woman away.

"and many more."

Chen Tang suddenly spoke up and said, "Bring him here and let me hear what's going on."

King Yumi hesitated for a moment, but did not dare to refuse, so he could only ask several guards to bring the woman to everyone.

King Yumi glared at them and shouted, "Several of you are here. If you dare to speak nonsense, I will not let you off easily!"

Jiang took a deep breath, looked determined, knelt down in front of everyone, and said loudly: "Three days ago, I went out to work, and when I came back, my daughter was missing. Someone saw her being taken into the Mahayana Buddha Palace."

"For three days, my little girl has been missing, and her body has not been found. My husband died early, and I only have this one daughter to rely on. I beg the king to do justice and let the Mahayana Buddhist Palace return my little girl to me."

King Yumi snorted coldly, "Someone saw it. Who saw it? How come only your daughter is missing, and not others? I think you are just talking nonsense and deliberately causing trouble!"

Chen Tang raised his eyebrows.

"Amitabha."

At this moment, the monk on the altar not far away walked slowly over, followed by the believers.

The Tantric monk said in a deep voice: "My dear female donor, your daughter is possessed by an evil spirit and has long lost her true nature. Fortunately, the Vajra Dharma Protector of our sect found her in time and cremated her. Otherwise, your whole family would have been doomed!"

"Your husband's early death is a sign."

Cremation for salvation!

Hearing these four words, Jiang trembled all over, the blood drained from her face, she couldn't believe it, her eyes were red, and she said in a trembling voice: "You, you are talking nonsense, my daughter is so well-behaved, how could she be possessed by a demon, you, you..."

Chen Tang was silent.

Since I learned about the human skin mural, perhaps the truth is even more cruel than what the Tantric monk said. King Yumi waved his hand and said, "Okay, since the Tantric master has come forward to tell us about this matter, take her away."

"Your Majesty, I don't believe it. My daughter is fine, Your Majesty..."

When Jiang saw the guards coming to drag her away, she went crazy, struggling to break free and screaming loudly.

"You are still talking nonsense, and you actually doubt the master of Tantric Buddhism. I think you are also possessed by evil spirits! Take you away and put you in jail!"

King Mumi shouted loudly.

Chen Tang turned his head, stared at King Yumi, and said calmly: "King Yumi, please show mercy and give her a chance to live."

King Mumi felt a little guilty when he saw Chen Tang's look.

The look in his eyes was like that of a starving tiger, ready to come down the mountain to eat people!
King Yumi's heart trembled, and he forced a smile and said, "Your Highness is right, release them, release them."

Chen Tang came to Jiang and comforted her softly, "Go home and wait. I'm going to go up the mountain to take a look. I'll ask for you then. Maybe your daughter is not dead."

"really?"

Jiang's eyes lit up, and his originally excited emotions gradually calmed down.

"Ah."

Chen Tang nodded and said, "I guarantee it with my status as the Demon Lord."

There will be a fierce battle when we go up the mountain this time, and the Mahayana Buddhist Palace will fall into chaos.

Jiang was just an ordinary woman who knew nothing about martial arts. Chen Tang was too busy to take care of her.

Chen Tang continued walking up the mountain.

Regardless of whether Jiang appears or not, he will target the Mahayana Buddhist Palace!

"The tantric master helped your family resolve the evil spirits, but you not only didn't appreciate it, but you even doubted the master. You really don't know what's good for you."

"That's right, now that my daughter is gone, I can just find a man to marry and have another one."

"Although you are a little old, you have maintained yourself well. If no one wants you, you can come to my house and be my concubine, haha!"

"In my opinion, she was just pretending to be crazy just now."

"After all, it's just to make a bigger fuss and get more money."

"She is not wrong, her husband is dead, her child is gone, she can't survive, so it's normal for her to extort more money."

"We still need to listen to the Master's teachings. Please leave quickly and stop crying like that. It will affect our future rebirth in the Western Paradise."

Chen Tang hadn't walked far when he heard some discussions behind him and stopped in his tracks.

He closed his eyes, murderous intent surged in his heart, almost out of control!

The Demon Lord’s previous words reappeared in his mind.

"People can hate and kill each other for countless reasons, such as jealousy, greed, and desire."

Chen Tang didn't know why these people treated Jiang family so badly and why they had such great malice.

There is no grudge between them, and they may not even know each other.

But the words spoken can hurt more than a knife!

Is human nature really so despicable?
"Your Highness, don't worry about this little thing."

King Yumi saw Chen Tang stopped and looked strange, so he smiled and said, "When the time comes, just compensate her with some money."

"How much is a human life worth?"

Chen Tang still closed his eyes and asked slowly.

"Generally speaking, ten taels of silver is enough."

King Yumi smiled and said, "Since you have come forward, I will compensate her with one hundred taels."

boom!
At this moment, a muffled sound came from behind.

Then, there were exclamations from the crowd!
(End of this chapter)