Swords emerge from the human world

Chapter 11: The God-King Unleashes His Power, and Demons Deliver Wealth
Chen Jin was startled, took a step back, and stared intently.

Seeing that the other person was wearing a scarlet silk dress and carrying a bundle, but without any rain gear, and was soaked to the bone, revealing her figure, coupled with her delicate and pitiful face, I felt a pang of pity for her.

It does not resemble the beautiful woman.

Chen Jin frowned: "Who are you?"

The woman arrived at the door, bowed deeply, and tearfully recounted: "My name is Song Hu. Because my parents were greedy, they married me off as a concubine to a wealthy man named Song in the city. That wealthy man Song is over seventy years old, impotent, and by nature suspicious and cruel. He often beats me. I could not bear it any longer, so I ran away. I wanted to hide in the desolate mountains, but it was already late. I happened to see a temple here, so I came here seeking shelter."

She then pleaded timidly, "Young master, may I come in and take shelter from the rain?"

Chen Jin said calmly, "This is an unclaimed temple; please make yourself at home."

"Thank you, sir."

Song Hushi looked pleased and walked in. She glanced around and wisely chose a corner of the temple.

She put down her bundle, looked around, and said in a hesitant voice, "Young master, I am soaking wet and need to change my clothes. Could you please blow out the lamp or turn around?"

"Please."

"Thank you for your kindness, young master."

Song Hu felt cold, her body trembling like a leaf. She quickly turned her back and took off her wet clothes.

Its shape, with its concave and convex features, is captivating.

This scene was witnessed by Chen Jin without reservation.

He neither blew out the lamp nor turned around; his eyes were bright and piercing.

"Oh dear, young master..."

As Song Hu put on her bodice, she glanced to the side and met Chen Jin's bright eyes. She couldn't help but cry out in surprise, quickly covering herself with her hands. Her expression, a mixture of surprise and anger, was just right.

Chen Jin remained unmoved.

Song Hu hurriedly dressed, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes darted around before she said, "Young master, I've been running around all day and I'm starving and thirsty. Do you have any food here? I won't eat for free; I'll buy it with money."

This question seemed to catch Chen Jin's attention: "Oh, how do I buy it?"

"How much do you want? I'll give it to you..."

Song Hu immediately began rummaging through the bundle. The bundle contained too many things. After removing the colorful clothes, a great deal of valuables was revealed, including white and yellow items, as well as a lot of gold, silver and other valuables, all exposed to Chen Jin's eyes.

Money moves people's hearts!
Chen Jin's breathing suddenly became a little heavy.

As the woman rummaged through her things, she inadvertently dropped something that rolled onto the ground. It was a golden ingot, weighing about ten taels.

"oops!"

Like a child who had done something wrong, Song Hu hurriedly bent down to pick up the items. However, this commotion caused even more gold and silver valuables to spill onto the ground, which glittered under the lamplight.

Chen Jin finally couldn't sit still any longer, got up and walked over, saying, "I'll help you..."

He got close and punched the woman hard in the face.

boom!
Caught off guard, the punch landed solidly and loudly, instantly cracking open that beautiful and delicate face.

It really cracked.

Like a smooth, tight leather breaking open, instantly revealing its true nature.

Its black fur resembles thorns, and its pupils are like lamps!
In recent days, with the practice of breathing techniques and a hearty diet, Chen Jin has indeed gained more strength.

After delivering the punch, he quickly retreated to the side of the ancient lamp, picked up his wooden sword, and stood ready for battle.

"you!"

The disfigured Song Hu shouted fiercely, her voice no longer weak and pitiful, but like the roar of a beast.

Chen Jin's gaze was cold as he said, word by word, "I can tell at a glance that you are not human! No matter how cunning you are, you will only become a laughing stock!"

"Shu Zi is looking for death!"

Enraged by its destroyed appearance, the beast lunged forward, but was intimidated by the ancient lamp and hesitated.

Seeing this, Chen Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, which confirmed his suspicions: the treasure lamp was extraordinary and could ward off evil spirits.

Having circled around without finding an opportunity, the demon grew increasingly agitated. Suddenly, its face contorted into a ferocious expression, and it roared, "What's there to fear from a mere household god?"

With a leap, it pounced fiercely.

Chen Jin was terrified, but he knew he couldn't be afraid, panic, or run away. So he gripped his wooden sword tightly, ready to fight to the death.

hum!
At the crucial moment, the Kui Xing kicks the Dipper, and the lamp's light shines brightly, as if a sword is humming.

A sword light flew out from the flames and struck the demon.

"what!"

The monster let out a shrill scream, turned around abruptly, staggered out the door, and quickly disappeared into the rainy night, its whereabouts unknown. Chen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he couldn't give chase, and immediately closed the door, propping it shut with a wooden stick.

The first thing to do was to observe the condition of the ancient lamp, and soon discovered that something was wrong: the surface of the Kui Xing statue had developed fine cracks, as if it were cracked.

I couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache...

At the same time, it is recognized that the magic lamp cannot be used without restraint. Every time the God of Literature, Kui Xing, manifests his power, it consumes his spiritual essence and divinity, thus causing him damage.

After all, it belongs to the category of external things.

In that case, there should be ways to repair it and upgrade it.

The second point is that the destructive power of Kui Xing Shen Jun has a certain range; it will only be triggered when one enters the range.

If the distance is far, it's beyond our capabilities.

In this way, the importance of lights becomes apparent.

The firelight illuminates the area, extending and expanding its range. Although the power of the light is far less than that of the sword's edge, it carries spiritual energy and divinity, thus possessing defensive and deterrent capabilities.

The demon just mentioned the term "household god".

Chen Jin had heard of this claim.

As the name suggests, household gods can be understood as the gods of the household, similar to "household retainers" or "officials".

Only wealthy and powerful families could invite household gods; ordinary people had no way of contacting them and could not afford to keep them.

However, this time, it was the mighty God Kui Xing who manifested his power.

How could such deities condescend to be a mere household god?
The most likely explanation is that the ancient lamp itself has an extraordinary origin, but my grandfather was very secretive about it back then, and the relevant information is quite vague.

The demon had clearly misjudged the situation, which is why it suffered such a great loss.

Regardless, the immediate crisis has been alleviated. It's just a pity that the opponent wasn't killed outright, leaving a future threat that might come knocking again at any time.

Chen Jin glanced around and saw that the bundle was still there, with gold, silver and valuables scattered all over the ground.

He dared not pick it up rashly, fearing that there might be residual evil energy on the item, or that it might have been transformed from an evil object.

After thinking for a moment, he lit a campfire and threw everything into it.

After the fire subsided, the clothes and other items were reduced to ashes, but the gold ingot remained. Even after wiping away the ashes, it was still bright and shiny, just as the saying goes, "True gold fears no fire."

The silver ingots were still there, only slightly deformed.

It was basically confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the gold and silver, so they collected them without hesitation. After a quick calculation, they found that there were more than three hundred taels in total.

What a windfall!

Chen Jin had never had so much money before.

Let alone owning it, I've never even seen it before, I never dared to dream of it.

When he went to study at the county school, he carried a string of cash with him and felt like he was carrying a fortune.

Good, very good!

My mood instantly lightened.

To rejoice at gaining wealth is ultimately just being a worldly person...

However, he quickly put the idea aside.

They then racked their brains for a solution.

Judging from the monster's appearance, it is definitely not going to give up easily and may still be lurking outside, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Besides, once you're being targeted, where can you escape to?

Chen Jin realized that his own strength was insufficient, and that if he were to face the demon alone, his chances of survival would be slim.

Of course, Kui Xing kicking the Dipper lamp is still worth relying on, but this trump card, which can be used to save lives, is already at its last gasp.

Use it once, and you'll have one less time to use it.

We must be extremely cautious.

After much deliberation, the best solution was to find another helper.

His eyes flashed, and he thought of someone who might be able to help kill this scoundrel.

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