Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 51 Report!

Li Wushou remained calm and composed!
First, they opened the clay block of beggar's chicken in their hands, and a fragrant aroma wafted to the noses of the three of them.

He casually tore off a piece of chicken leg and handed it to Chen Gou'er, who was the loudest, then tore off another piece and handed it to the old beggar. Then he turned around and went back to the square table in the yard that was missing a leg.

He broke off the chicken's neck and started talking as he ate.

"This afternoon, the Martial God was busy investigating evil spirits and hasn't had a chance to eat at the City God Temple! This beggar's chicken was specially left by Lin You to bring to you."

Hearing Li Wushou say this, the two of them calmed down considerably.

Looking at the chicken leg in his hand and then at Li Wushou gnawing on the chicken neck, Chen Gou'er felt a little tempted and tore off a piece of chicken wing to hand to Li Wushou.

Li Wushou took the chicken wing, but instead of eating it, he tore off another chicken wing and handed it to the two of them!

"You guys eat, I'll just have a chicken neck, just enough to leave a little flavor in my mouth!"

Chen Gou'er was deeply moved, and even wondered if he should charge less interest on the seventy taels of silver he had deposited with Li Wushou.
But he quickly extinguished that dangerous thought.

The old beggar looked at the chicken leg and chicken wing in his hand with suspicion, something seemed very wrong.

When did Li Wushou become so generous?

Seeing the old beggar remain silent, Li Wushou swallowed the chicken neck whole, added some fuel to the fire, and recounted the events of the day, including the encounter with the evil spirit.

"What do you think the River God has to do with the Creek Nang and the Bridge Princess? Since we've decided to support the City God, I think we should eliminate this potential threat. What do you all think?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Gou'er nodded while eating his chicken leg. Li Wushou's sudden positive change only deepened the old beggar's suspicions.

But Li Wushou deliberately brought up the matter of supporting the City God's banner and evil spirits at this moment, perhaps to shut himself up.

He glanced at Li Wushou and saw that the other man had a solemn expression and looked serious.

Although Li Wushou's acting was quite good, the old beggar still noticed a hint of deliberate acting and realized, "Sure enough, this kid was sneaking food outside!"

But the old beggar didn't expose him. Li Wushou's guilty conscience about revealing the matter of supporting the City God's banner in exchange for it was exactly what the old beggar was hoping for, and it made Li Wushou more serious.

Otherwise, Li Wushou might put on a show and then start threatening to run away again!

Sigh, it's my own fault. The other party didn't learn from all my brilliant and heroic moments, but they did learn everything about my tendency to run away because I was afraid of trouble!

The three of them sat around the square table. After a while, the chicken disappeared. They discussed for a short time, but their stomachs started growling with hunger, so they hurried back to their bedroom to rest.
Eat well, drink plenty of water, and sleep well!

Nothing is more important than this!
The next morning, Li Wushou got up very early!

It wasn't that he wanted to go all out to support the leader, but rather that he hadn't packed any food to eat last night and was going to have breakfast at the City God Temple!

Chef Hu from the cafeteria had been in a good mood since yesterday afternoon because High Priest Li Wushou had gone out on business yesterday, so he finally didn't have to cook so much food. But just now, his eyelids suddenly started twitching.

This gave him a bad feeling, and sure enough, he saw a figure in a green robe rushing towards the dining hall from afar!

"Chef Hu, come and order something to eat!"

"Hi~!"

"Truly a great priest," Chef Hu thought with a sigh, but dared not refute it. He hurriedly ordered the food to be brought up, and then went to the back kitchen to prepare breakfast again, knowing that the amount was not enough for Li Wushou.

The meal took almost half an hour to finish. Chef Hu was so exhausted that he almost collapsed in the kitchen. Li Wushou finally stopped, afraid that if he kept eating, he would really bankrupt the City God Temple.

Leaving the dining hall, Li Wushou went straight to the High Priest's office. With a cup of tea and a book on evil spirits, he continued reading. Fifteen minutes later, Li Wushou finally found the information he was looking for.

"In the northern part of the city, there is a winding river called Emerald, which is dozens of miles long and is a tributary of the Hengyang River, which is eight hundred miles long. Within it, there are countless spirits and strange gods. Near the northern city, there is a village called Cui Family Village, which has worshipped a river god for generations. This river god was originally a man-eating black carp in the river. After being raised by the elders of Cui Family Village, it stayed outside the village and became the ancestral god of the village! Later, it was recruited by the city god and brought peace to the area."

Li Wushou took a sip of hot tea, savoring the words carefully, and began to understand their meaning.

If everything recorded here is true, then the problems involved are much more serious.

According to records, this river god was an unofficial member of the City God Temple, but suddenly he got mixed up with the evil spirits raised by the City Lord's Mansion.

To put it bluntly, the river god, along with the Cui family village, has probably all defected to the city lord's mansion.

Li Wushou flipped through several pages of the Evil Spirit Records outside the city, and sighed inwardly. Thinking even worse, what if most of the underlings recorded later in the story had rebelled?
If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off joining Zhu Sihai's school.

Damn it! What a mess this is! I wonder if they'll even accept me if I go there now, Li Wushou thought with a bit of a spineless glint in his eyes.

He then immediately rejected the idea, saying that judging from the other party's ruthlessness, they had never shown any mercy when targeting the City God Temple. If he, as a high priest, went there, the other party would probably strike even faster.

Just then, Feng Sishui, sporting two dark circles under his eyes, respectfully knocked on the door and said rather eagerly:
"High Priest, Priest Lin asked me to convey to you that the Martial Priest requests your presence!"

Li Wushou nodded, stood up from his chair, and followed Feng Sishui toward the inner hall.

This place is familiar; it's the inner hall where the group sculpted the golden statues.

Lin You was waiting outside the door. He was delighted to see Li Wushou coming over and, without delay, thoughtfully opened the door.

Li Wushou did not hesitate and went straight in. In his heart, he was actually very reluctant to come into contact with the City God and the Martial God. Now that he had no other choice, he was not afraid, after all, he had seen them before.

Stepping inside, Lin You slowly closed the door. Li Wushou's mind stirred, and he looked towards the roof! Unlike the last time when he looked directly at the starry sky, this time the roof was filled with vast, dark clouds.

The scene before him changed, and Li Wushou once again stood in the river of yin energy from before.

What came into view was a emaciated corpse hanging upside down on a rock. Judging from its clothes, it was none other than the High Priest Xiao Panshan. A phantom soul, with its eyes tightly closed, emerged from the top of the skull, like a snake shedding its skin, stuck halfway out. Clearly, it would take some time before the mission was accomplished.

"Li Wushou, tell us your judgment on Qiao Ji, Xi Nang, and the river god of Cuijia Village!"

A cold buzzing sound rang in his ears, and Li Wushou's expression changed. It was actually the City God.
This was clearly a test, and Li Wushou was thinking about how to express it. However, since he had already decided to support this important figure, Li Wushou decided to state his speculations frankly.

"Returning to the City God Temple, Li Wushou believes that Qiao Ji and Xi Nang were raised in Cui Family Village, and that the river god of Cui Family Village has already betrayed the City God Temple!"

The City God nodded slightly; he wasn't a fool, but that was all.

This conclusion is one that any individual should be able to deduce.

But then Li Wushou, who had just finished speaking, continued:

"I believe that Cui Family Village is being manipulated by City Lord Zhu Sihai to cultivate evil spirits. Zhu Sihai is a traitor and is plotting against the City God!"

As always, thank you to every reader who has been following along!

Wishing everyone and their families good health!

The three rounds of assessments have concluded, but the results are not yet available. The results will be announced on Friday, and we will notify everyone as soon as possible!

Please continue reading! The world-building is slowly unfolding, and the battle is about to reach its climax! Stay tuned!

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