Sword from the Immortal Mountain

Chapter 96: Compensation for touching corpses, at the foot of Chishen Mountain
The restless night is finally over, the morning sun is rising, and the weather should be very good today.

The carriage was re-harnessed with a healthy horse.

This horse was the one that was ridden by our eldest brother yesterday evening.

There is not just this one, plus Liu Wan and the others, each with one horse, a total of five horses.

The five horses were originally tied under a tree at the entrance of the village, but now the disciples of the Red Eyebrow Sect were either dead or tied up, leaving the horses ownerless.

After seeing these horses, Ye Yanke was overjoyed. He first picked out the strongest one and gave it to Chen Jin as compensation to use for pulling the cart.

Then he picked out a good one for himself.

This horse is a dark red color. Its previous owner was Liu Wan, who had a rather violent temper and initially refused to let Ye Yanke ride on it.

Ye Yanke was not willing to tolerate it, so he picked up the whip and gave it a beating on the head. The chestnut horse immediately became obedient, allowing him to be touched and ridden without any problem.

Thus, I got the mount I had always dreamed of.

The remaining three horses were given to Datang Village, left to He Agui and his men to deal with as they pleased.

Not only horses, but also money.

All the money and other valuables were searched from the eldest brother and his companions.

For Ye Yanke, touching corpses is one of the necessary means to survive in the underworld and it cannot be missed.

Compared with the two female disciples, the eldest brother and his men obviously had much more money on them.

As a man, it would be embarrassing to go out if he has no money.

Adding up all the confiscated property, the total amount was almost enough to pay compensation to Datang Village.

So in front of Liu Wan and Cai Mei, Ye Yanke counted the items and gave them to He Agui and the others, indicating that the "murder lawsuit" between the Red Eyebrows and Datang Village was written off.

What can the two women who have become prisoners say about this?
In order to suffer less, the domineering Cai Mei had to take the initiative to apologize.

Even if you harbor resentment and want revenge in the future, you have to admit defeat now.

As for He Agui and others, they also gave it their all.

The situation had already gotten out of control at this point, and the Red Eyebrows had been deeply offended, and there was no way back.

So what else can be done?
The villagers have only one option, which is to rely on Chen Jin and Ye Yanke.

Compared with the eccentric, arrogant and ruthless Red Eyebrow Sect, Chen Jin and the other two are undoubtedly first-class chivalrous heroes.

If they had not stepped forward, the fate of Datang Village would have continued to decline and there would have been no hope at all.

The "human words" spoken by the eldest senior brother last night have made this point very clear.

In the eyes of the Red Eyebrows, the lives of the villagers were no different from those of pigs and sheep, and were trampled upon at will.

Even that little bit of compensation would be a luxury...

Then, when pigs and sheep are forced into a corner, they will dare to bite people.

Ye Yanke is quite capable and can keep the situation under control.

Add to that Chen Jin, and they are not the kind of young men who would just fight and then walk away, leaving a mess behind.

Now, Chen Jin and Ye Yanke are going to rush to Chishen Mountain to talk reason with Master Chishen.

He Agui didn't think that Master Chishen would let it go, and he was worried that Chen Jin and the others would be in danger.

But Chen Jin said that he would make an offer to Master Chi Shen that he could not refuse.

He Agui couldn't figure out what kind of conditions could be irresistible.

Now that things have come to this, we can only wish and hope for the best.

As long as the negotiations are successful and a result is acceptable to all three parties, it can be considered a "perfect" outcome.

All the villagers, led by He Agui, came out to see them off.

Ye Yanke rode in the front on horseback, followed by the carriage, heading towards Chishen Mountain in the light of the rising sun.

Chen Jin sat on the shaft of the cart. Liu Wan and Cai Mei were still tied up and placed in the carriage, one on each side, staring at each other.

After all this, their gorgeous clothes were filthy, stained with blood, and smelled fishy. Overnight, the fairies who were once so proud and arrogant were almost no different from salted fish.

Shame, anger, loss, resentment...

So many emotions, accumulated together, can only turn into "speechless" in the end.

We got out of the country road and turned onto the official road very smoothly.

Ye Yanke was going to town to buy clothes and shoes first.

After receiving the "compensation", He Agui immediately advocated paying Ye Yanke a reward for killing the snake demon, and directly took out a hundred strings of cash.

But Ye Yanke only took ten strings of cash.

This is exactly the amount of the reward stated when the notice was posted.

Ye Yanke is a man who follows the rules. He takes what he deserves and won't pay extra money on purpose.

What's more, those were the money that the villagers paid for their lives, and it was inhumane to take them.

With this reward money, he could naturally afford to buy clothes and shoes.

It’s just that in hot weather, wearing cloth shoes will easily cause sweating and foot odor, so it’s better to wear straw sandals to keep cool.

In addition, Ye Yanke also bought a lot of rice and other items and put them in the car for use.

In his words, you can't just eat Chen Jin's food.

In Ye Yanke's mind, Chen Jin has already been considered a friend.

There is no need to be petty between friends, but it is even more unacceptable to take advantage of others. That would be meaningless.

Ye Yanke also insisted on going with us on this trip to Chishen Mountain.

As one of the parties involved, he killed the snake demon with his own hands and also killed two male disciples of the Red Eyebrow Sect. How could he let Chen Jin face Master Chishen alone?

Regarding the situation of Master Chi Shen, Ye Yanke interrogated Liu Wan and her two daughters. Liu Wan was very tough, but Cai Min was very soft and confessed very quickly.

It turned out that the Red God Master belonged to the "Huanling Lineage", and there were not many disciples left on the mountain.

The so-called "raising spirits" means raising spiritual creatures.

The concept of spiritual objects is very broad, including plants, animals, and other strange things.

Master Chi Shen is good at raising snakes, practicing snake magic, and treating venomous snakes as spiritual creatures.

The snake demon was originally a spiritual creature that the sect had raised and had spent a lot of effort on, but because of a mistake, it ran away.

Upon hearing the news, Master Chi Shen was furious and sent his disciples down the mountain to search for him.

Liu Wan and Cai Mei are one group; the three senior brothers are another group.

Everyone came here after hearing the news that there was a demon in Datang Village, and they rushed here one after another.

Then a series of things happened.

People of the spirit-raising lineage are usually careless in their own cultivation, and most of their fighting power comes from spiritual objects.

Master Chishen established a sect and accepted disciples, but only the first disciple, the eldest brother, had learned some skills. The other disciples were young and had just entered the sect, and had not even mastered spiritual objects.

When the eldest senior brother failed to seize Chen Jin's body and lost his life instead, it was natural for the others to be defeated when facing Ye Yanke who fought hard.

If a Shinto monk, especially a low-level monk with shallow Taoism, engages in close combat with a warrior head-on, it would be like highlighting his weaknesses and avoiding his strengths, which would only bring him trouble.

For example, the disciples of the Red Eyebrow Sect were able to act arrogantly and domineeringly in front of the common people because, to a large extent, they relied on the power and reputation of their sect rather than their own abilities.

Once you encounter some stupid and cruel people, your fragile nature will be exposed.

It's just a scarecrow on a straw platform.

All show and no substance.

……

Three days later, they arrived at the foot of Chishen Mountain.

(End of this chapter)