Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 86 086 Soul Cleansing Mirror

The driver didn't care.

He casually patted his butt and said, "They say there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. Your nickname, Crazy Big Worm, has become known to everyone so quickly, which means everyone thinks it's right."

Feng Xiuhu pulled Shunzi away with all his strength: "Get out of the way! I'm going to chop him down right now!"

Shunzi continued to kick the driver's butt while arguing with Feng Xiuhu: "I told you not to wrongly accuse my elder brother! My elder brother is very smart!"

The driver's butt was covered with dusty shoe prints, but it did not affect his pulling speed at all.

When Feng Xiuhu finally broke free from Shunzi and raised the axe to chop at the driver's back.

The driver suddenly braked and stopped.

Feng Xiuhu slipped and flew over the driver's head.

The driver lowered the handlebars and said, "We've arrived, gentlemen. Get off slowly. Be careful not to fall to your death."

He looked back and saw that Shunzi was the only one in the car seat.

When I turned around again, Feng Xiuhu was lying on the ground in front of me.

The driver exclaimed in surprise: "This is not my fault!"

After saying that, he turned the car around, drove away without even asking for the money.

Feng Xiuhu got up from the ground, and Shunzi ran over to help him brush the dust off his body.

Shunzi advised him not to take it personally: "When these drivers have no business, they like to sit together and gossip. Why bother getting angry with them, brother? It will only make you unhappy."

Feng Xiuhu nodded after hearing the advice - mainly because the people had already run away and he had nowhere to vent his anger.

When I looked up, I saw that it was the intersection of a stranger street.

I don't know why the driver drove them to the store door, so he stopped here.

Feng Xiuhu thought about it for a moment and felt that something was wrong - could it be that the coachman did it on purpose?
He realized that he was about to chop him, so he deliberately stopped at this moment?

But the driver had no eyes behind him, so how did he notice it?

Unable to figure it out for a moment, Feng Xiuhu put it aside and decided to focus on his business first.

……

The words are divided into two parts.

In the Xianggu Pavilion, Ni Shicai and Ni Zhiwen were sitting opposite each other drinking tea and summarizing yesterday's omissions.

Ni Shicai rubbed his bracelet, a shrewd look on his face: "After yesterday's failure, I think he should be alert."

Ni Zhiwen sat awkwardly, holding his teacup and gazing at the street below in a daze. He replied perfunctorily, "Dad, everyone knows he's not very smart. With his brain, it's hard to say whether he can figure it out."

Ni Shicai glared at him. "Fool, if he can't figure it out, how could Xiong Guiyuan not figure it out? That woman named Xiong reminded him that an opportunity as good at the right time and place as yesterday's would probably be hard to find again."

Ni Zhiwen said impatiently, "If it really doesn't work, I'll just go find him. Anyway, I have the magic weapon in hand, so it's just a matter of a face-to-face encounter."

Ni Shicai looked at his foolish son helplessly: "You attacked him in broad daylight, are you afraid no one will see? If the church wants to skin us both dead, the temple won't have any reason to talk back."

His eyes dropped to the table.

Next to Ni Zhiwen's hand was a palm-sized mirror. The mirror was of an ancient and intricate design. It was placed face down, with the words "Wind and rain bring peace, cleanse the soul and frighten the spirit" engraved on the back.

Ni Shicai took a closer look and sighed, "Besides, I've only heard you talk about this magical weapon, but I've never seen you use it. If you accidentally kill the crazy bug, it would be a disaster."

Ni Zhiwen, however, had no such worries at all: "This magical instrument was handed to me personally by Priest Chu. He gave me so many instructions, how could it be false?"

"The conflict between the temple and the church is something that people like the High Priest can see more clearly. Even we know we can't really kill the Crazy Bug. How could High Priest Chu not know this?"

He picked up the mirror on the table and turned it over - it turned out that there was a cover on the mirror.

Ni Zhiwen smiled and said, "So, this Soul Cleansing Mirror was chosen by him specifically to deal with the Mad Bug. I heard he even went back to the Palace to intercede for it in person with Ma Da Gaogong in order to borrow it from the storeroom." There was a hint of boastfulness in Ni Zhiwen's tone, as if he had accomplished this himself. "Perhaps the person who forged this mirror dislikes the sight of blood, yet is also exceptionally vicious. Those caught in its light won't be harmed, but their minds will be completely cleansed, leaving them no different from children."

"This method is most suitable for dealing with Crazy Big Bug. He already has a weak brain. Once I shine the Soul Cleansing Mirror on him, he will become a fool. I can also attribute this to the worsening of his brain disease."

Ni Shicai nodded in agreement: "It is indeed vicious."

He then asked, "Does this new chief priest of Chu who has entered the main temple also hate the mad insect to the core?"

Ni Zhiwen looked at the door and confirmed that no one was outside. He lowered his voice and said, "Everyone in the temple is filled with righteous indignation and hopes that Crazy Bug will die. But if you look closely, Chief Priest Chu must be the one who hates him the most."

Ni Shicai leaned closer and asked, "Is there any more story behind this?"

Ni Zhiwen pursed his lips and nodded: "Isn't it? This Chu priest, his full name is Chu Shan Gu - his surname is Chu."

"A few days ago, the temple and the church were at war, and the high priest Chu Wenti who died under the axe of the mad giant insect—his surname was also Chu."

Ni Shicai suddenly realized: "They are from the same family."

Ni Zhiwen agreed: "They are even closer. They must be from the same clan. Although they are several generations apart, Chu Gaogong is considered to be the elder brother of Chu Jichang. It is said that Chu Gaogong helped Chu Jichang enter the temple, so he quickly broke through to the spiritual realm."

"So, you say, is it possible for Chief Priest Chu not to hate the mad bug?"

As he was speaking, one of his men suddenly knocked on the door and came in, saying quickly, "Feng Xiuhu is in the Stranger Street again. It looks like he's going to Boss Xiong's shop."

The father and son looked at each other.

Ni Shicai quickly came up with a countermeasure: "He is now wary of me, so it is inconvenient for me to show up again, so as not to alert the enemy."

Ni Zhiwen picked up the mirror and said harshly, "Then I will meet him in person."

After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave.

Ni Shicai quickly grabbed him and said, "There are too many people on the street to see anything, so it's inconvenient to take action. We need to lead him to a secluded place. Come closer and listen to what I have to say."

The two of them came closer, and after a while, Ni Zhiwen left with a smile.

……

Strangers Street still looks the same, seemingly orderly, but as soon as you step into the street, all kinds of fishy and foul smells rush into your nose.

Feng Xiuhu led Shunzi in a hurry.

Shunzi was very alert. He knew that this was Ni Shicai's territory. Plus, he was almost ambushed yesterday, so he was extremely alert and kept watching for any suspicious figures on the road.

They walked halfway down the street peacefully when suddenly a servant came up to them and bowed to Feng Xiuhu with a smile on his face: "Master Steward, Master Steward!"

Shunzi looked at the servant warily, but he couldn't tell anything about the unfamiliar face just by looking at him.

Feng Xiuhu asked him, "Who are you?"

The servant replied with an apologetic smile, "Boss Xiong is my boss. She heard you were in the stranger street and was worried you wouldn't be able to find anyone at the shop and would have made a wasted trip, so she quickly sent me over to tell you."

"She's also quite well-informed."

Feng Xiuhu then asked, "What message do you want to bring?"

The servant replied, "A new batch of human sacrifices arrived today, and the owner is inspecting the goods in the warehouse. She has instructed that if the steward wishes to find her, I should lead the way."

As if afraid that Feng Xiuhu would hesitate, the servant quickly added, "The boss said there's some good stuff today, with a pretty face and a round butt. I'm sure the steward will like it."

Feng Xiuhu laughed: "Did she really say that?"

The servant nodded vigorously: "It's absolutely true. I heard it with my own ears."

Feng Xiuhu's smile widened: "Then I really have to go and take a look - lead the way."

　Please promote it, sir.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)