The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 22 A Fury Leads to Life and Death
"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself..." After being treated by Feng Ling, the villager Lao Liu gradually recovered. As soon as he woke up, he heard Xu Banxian's words and couldn't help but feel very annoyed.

"Exactly, why don't you try it yourself? Calling yourself a sage? Pah..."

"Tch! You call this the truth? Now that the vengeful ghosts are gone, how come the water is still problematic?"

"Damn it, all you do is fool us poor, ordinary folks..."

Xu Banxian's face was extremely ugly. Under the indignant encouragement of the crowd, he finally gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, stepped forward, bent down, and drank a mouthful of well water.

The villagers who had been egging him on immediately fell silent, staring intently at him as if afraid he wouldn't change!
"Ah! How could this be?" Xu Banxian's old face twisted in horror as he looked at his hands, which had turned into menacing claws.

His appearance frightened even his apprentices, Zhang Dan and Zhang Dan, so much so that they retreated in shock.

"That frozen corpse below is the real problem with the water quality!"

Feng Ling said in a deep voice the final answer: it was too late yesterday, and the grotesque appearance of that corpse should not be shown, otherwise the villagers would have nightmares!
On the other hand, Xu Banxian's arrogant attitude yesterday, which made him think he had victory in the bag, made Feng Ling unable to stand it any longer.

Therefore, his original plan to reveal the truth and void the bet was also nullified!

A quarter of an hour later...

Beside the ancient well lay a gruesome female corpse, inlaid with two rubies. Wisps of black energy swirled around the body, making it look quite eerie.

"Ugh..." The villagers' faces turned pale and ashen, and some even ran to the side to vomit while leaning against a big tree.

It turns out that the well water they had been drinking all along was... corpse water!
The thought of this made dozens of villagers feel an indescribable unease, as if they had swallowed a swarm of flies.

"Corpse poison!" Feng Ling immediately recognized Xu Banxian's current condition.

Everyone else who drank the well water experienced no such drastic changes, but Xu Banxian was different.

Don't forget, his "attached" ear and that wound were both corroded by the water ghost's claws and poison. Now, drinking the corpse's poisonous water, it's no wonder he's developing a case of corpse poisoning...

"Drink! Inhale and exhale upside down... Pfft!"

The old Taoist priest with the ox-nose nose spent nearly fifteen minutes purifying himself, but seeing that he still could not completely eliminate the toxins in his body, he quickly used a supernatural power to forcefully vomit out the poisonous water in his stomach.

Your breathing technique is excellent!

Watching Xu Banxian gradually return to his original form without saying a word, Feng Ling nodded in silent praise.

Even so, Feng Ling could see that Xu Banxian's method was only a temporary solution.

Although the ghost claw had dissipated, his pale face revealed that he had been left with a lingering illness, commonly known as a sequela.
"Fellow Daoist, your method is inappropriate. I have a Body-Cleansing Pill that can guarantee your cure!"

Feng Ling handed the pills to Zhang Dan and the other two, who quickly stepped forward and presented them to the old Taoist priest with the ox-nose nose.

"Get out of my way!" Xu Banxian shouted angrily at Zhang Dan and the other man, shoving the pills away. He then turned and gritted his teeth, yelling at Feng Ling, "Old man, I don't need your pitiful charity!"

Like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart!

Feng Ling was initially hesitant about whether to save this scoundrel of a Taoist priest. After much deliberation, considering that the other party was at least a human life, he reluctantly took out a rare spiritual pill he had taken from the Spirit Pill Pavilion. However, to his surprise, the other party was completely ungrateful!
"In that case, you'd better watch yourself!" Feng Ling glanced at Zhang Dan, who had gone to pick up the pills, and then gave Xu Banxian, who was sticking out his nose, a cold look.

Then, Feng Ling continued, "I have won the bet. From tomorrow onwards, you will never be allowed to set foot in Gujing Village again! All other punishments are off!"

Unlike the old Taoist priest with the bull's nose who went too far, Feng Ling skipped the "call me father" scene and directly announced the final verdict.

"Hmph! Don't pretend to be a good person with me. You're just trying to force me to give in. You're really vicious!"
"Today, I will never utter that word again. What can you do about it?" Xu Banxian was arrogant and angry, openly declaring his intention to break the contract in front of everyone.

Betrayal,
They can do it so confidently!

Feng Ling had already been very generous, but she never expected this shameless old man to be so ungrateful!
These outrageous betting rules were clearly proposed by you... Justice will prevail!
Before Feng Ling could say anything, someone had already started to speak up with contempt and angry curses.

"That heartless bastard! He really took my kindness for granted!"

"Trash...scum...scoundrel...you old lady are so magnanimous, you really don't know what's good for you!"

Xu Banxian's eyes were bloodshot, his mind racing with rage. His icy gaze fell upon the white-haired old man who had silently departed. It was all just a pointless argument.

Feng Ling couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters.

Anyway, he would leave after tonight. The old Taoist priest and the others were just insignificant passersby in his life.

"You old scoundrel, I'll make a life-or-death deal with you!" Curses continued to pour into his ears, and Xu Banxian gritted his teeth, his nails digging into his flesh.

But he never retaliated, and instead held all his hatred for Fenglin!
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence. Even the hunched figure who had turned to leave paused in his tracks.

"For those who are faithless,
I could have easily dismissed it,
For the unrighteous,

I could have killed him on the spot.

A matter of life and death... I, an old man, accept it!

The ending is inevitable: you die, and I live!

Feng Ling suddenly turned around, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, his voice calm yet unusually firm;

The voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached Xu Banxian's ears through the villagers' curses.

Led by Old Wang, many villagers raised their voices in worry, saying, "Old lady, are you really going to gamble your life on this old fox?"

Lao Wang?

Suddenly, Feng Ling had a thought and sneered inwardly: Since you're so ungrateful, I'll just use that thing in Old Wang's yard to teach you a lesson!
Feng Ling was truly determined to kill this time, but he wouldn't do it himself. In this life, he didn't want to bear too many blood debts owed to "non-extremely evil people".

"Old Wang, when you get back, take down that beam again. Tonight at midnight, I and Master Xu will wager our lives to slay that monster in your house!"

The loud, resonant voice gradually faded into the distance, leaving dozens of people standing there dumbfounded.

"Come! Follow me back to the Taoist temple to prepare. Tonight, I will unleash the 'Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Curse'!"

"The Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Curse!?" Zhang Dan and the other exclaimed in shock, their hearts churning with dread as they gazed at the departing figure radiating malevolent energy.

Immediately afterwards, the two rushed over, abandoning even the miscellaneous props scattered on the ground!

"Everyone, please help this old man unload the beam!"

"Village Chief Wang, you're too kind. Let's get going." The Li couple took the lead in respectfully returning the greeting to Old Wang. Then, led by the excited Old Wang, everyone left together!

Beside the gently rippling ancient well, a solitary, cold corpse lay in the open air below the dam.

As time passed, the surface ice melted rapidly under the warm sunlight, and the blackness dissipated, revealing the woman's stunning beauty in life!

"Whoosh!" A gust of wind blew, and the faint golden light danced and scattered in the bright sun.

Two crisp sounds of slamming the ground rang out, but when they looked again at the ancient well, the woman was nowhere to be seen!

“Tick, tick…”

A series of light footsteps approached, finally stopping where the female corpse had disappeared, and the person slowly squatted down.

A pair of fair, delicate hands held up the two pure, flawless rubies.

The next second, that figure also disappeared!

Almost no one noticed this change, nor did anyone notice that a handsome man with an extraordinary bearing was standing on the ancient tree by the well.

"It wasn't her?" The man muttered to himself, a hint of doubt in his eyes. Then, a few leaves drifted down from the ancient tree, and the man vanished without a trace...

(End of this chapter)