Headless Immortal

Chapter 24 Five Gods
That night.

East of the city, waterworks.

A three-courtyard residence.

Liu Hong lost his business, even his initial investment was wiped out, and he was lucky to escape with his life but has been bedridden for half a month.

A few days ago, a friend came to visit him and told him that since there was no good doctor, he should pray to a benevolent god. Then, his friend told him several stories about that benevolent god.

His divine title is: Lord Wutong.

Seeing that he was on his deathbed and his family was about to fall into ruin, Liu Hong, desperate as a last resort, decided to pray to the gods.

Worshiping gods is not just about praying in your heart; you must build a high platform, light incense sticks as thick as fingers, and let the flames glow brightly when lit on a sand dune. Believers prostrate themselves on the ground and recite the mantra to guide the Five Lords: "Posuo Yanna Yandi, Five Lords, manifest your divine power."

A few moments.

The wind rises and the fog descends.

A handsome man dressed in purple robes stepped through the mud, approached with a smile and a folding fan, and helped Liu Hong, who was worshipping the gods, to his feet.

Liu Hong was shocked and, due to his injuries and illness, was pale and weak and could not hold on for long. The man in purple took off the gourd from his waist, poured out a cup of blood wine, and gestured for Liu Hong to drink it.

Hong drank heartily, all his pent-up emotions dispelled, and he felt as if he had been reborn. He immediately bowed in reverence.

The man smiled and helped Liu Hong up.

As he shook his head, he reached into his sleeve and took out two ingots of silver, each worth fifty taels, and handed them to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong was overjoyed and was about to say some words of thanks when he saw a very handsome man strolling into the backyard.

At this moment, Liu Hong remembered what his friend had said: once the Five Elements Master is invited, one can obtain wealth or medical treatment as desired. However, there is one condition: one should not disturb the Five Elements Master's mood at crucial moments.

What is this interest?

The host family must have a woman serve the Five Lords to fulfill their vow.

Liu Hong's wife, Chen, was quite beautiful. When she saw a strangely handsome man enter, she immediately wanted to call out to him.

The man quickly covered her mouth and easily pushed her down onto the bed, immediately separating her skirt and making love to her on the bed.

As dawn broke, Liu Hong led his maids and servants inside, where Chen Shi was already unconscious on the bed.

……

At least Master Song managed to divulge some information.

They didn't want to press her for answers, lest they cause a scene and ruin Miss Song's reputation.

Zhao Jia had no intention of doing this, and Lu Xun the Black Cat was even less willing to do so.

The black cat was ultimately raised by the Song family, and from birth to death, there was too much attachment between them. Even though Lu Xun took control of the cat's body, many of the instincts he retained in his body remained unchanged.

The two people and the cat left the Song family's house.

……

After several days of visits, the legend of the Five Gods began to circulate among the people.

When many eccentric people heard Zhao Jia and the black cat asking about the Five Gods, they either evaded the question or simply turned them away, clearly indicating that something was amiss.

They haven't made any progress on their end.

The Tuolong Water Village was wiped out by a joint force from the three counties and the prefecture.

The body of Chen Sheng, the "Dragon in the Waves," is still hanging at the Narrow Dragon Road Wharf.

The bustling government docks were visible from the top of one's head, serving as a warning to the outposts and spies coming and going.

Merchants and businessmen applauded, praising the government for finally doing something decent besides raising taxes.

into the night.

The dock gradually darkened.

A pair of suspended beastly eyes emerged from the jungle along with the enormous brocade head.

Lu Xun stepped into this bustling marketplace under the cover of night.

He had planned to take Chen Sheng's head away as soon as possible, but unexpectedly, County Commandant Lei Ji took Chen Sheng's body to Jiujiang County.

He thought the corpse was completely out of his reach.

Unexpectedly, the prefect ordered Chen Sheng to be hung at the Xiaolongdao cargo terminal to deter villains, which gave him the opportunity to get his head.

Lu Xun, the tyrant, concealed himself and secretly watched the two soldiers guarding the flagpole.

How can we distract them?

After a moment's thought, Lu decided to make an example of Lu.

"Roar!"

Thunder on the ground.

The roar shook the great river.

The two soldiers were trembling with fear, their teeth chattering, as they hurriedly clutched their weapons. Even the warmed weapons offered them little sense of security.

The tiger problem in Jiujiang is severe. It is common for tigers to bite people in the road. If a hungry tiger really charges up, the two of them will become a midnight snack.

The two of them put their heads together.

"Walk?"

We have to go!

They hurriedly hid in the nearby barracks.

Sure enough, when the two soldiers closed the camp gate and hid at the entrance to check things out...

Under the cover of night, a magnificent tiger stepped onto the pier. Its golden eyes gleamed coldly in the moonlight, its colorful fur twitched slightly, and its massive paws landed on the solid wood planks without making a sound.

This was a silent hunter; without that roar, the two soldiers wouldn't have been able to escape. However, the two soldiers didn't know that the tiger had warned them precisely to scare them away.

Lu Xun arrived at a flagpole so thick that it would take one person to encircle it, where the corpse was hanging six meters above the ground.

"Trick: Tiger Hunt!"

Lu Xun, having unleashed the Beast Hunt, leaped onto the thick flagpole. With a powerful push from his claws and hind legs, he easily reached Chen Sheng's level. With a sweep of his tiger claws, he ripped Chen Sheng's head off, then landed nimbly and disappeared into the vast night.

"gone?"

The soldier let out a long breath and collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely.

"Go check quickly, don't let the corpse be carried away." Another soldier anxiously opened the barracks gate and chased after the body to the flagpole. Fortunately, the body was still there. But upon closer inspection, he realized that the head of Chen Sheng, the chief of Tuolong Water Village, was missing.

……

Lu Xun retracted his prejudice. He always thought that having someone else in the picture would make things easier, but this was actually a preconceived notion. Many things need to be done according to the circumstances.

Putting aside the distant past, if the one tracking Jin Er were a human, they would probably have already fallen into the hands of the Taoist priest.

Ironically, it was the cat's body that saved him from disaster.

Hunting tigers in the Xunyang River would not have been so easy without Toad Head.

Of course, he still held high expectations for Chen Sheng's head.

[The Skull of Chen Sheng, the Alligator Dragon in the Water Village]

Type: 蠃 (氓—人)

Quality: Normal

Spell: River Flow Hundred-Jin Blade
Commentary: Water fortresses are connected on the Xunyang River, and looking north, one can see the Nine-Bend Peak of Mount Lu. Mud and sand roll with waves, fish and shrimp swim below, and alligators and dragons transform in the misty abyss.

[To become a king, a hegemon, and a high-ranking official.]

"A good wish!"

Lu found so many heads, but this was the first time he had ever seen anyone with magic; most of them were just performers.

I don't know what this spell looks like. If I hadn't seen that monster that robbed tax silver, Lu Xun might have worn the head of the bandit leader to fulfill his obsession.

Now, he has a better option.

Moreover, Chen Sheng's obsession is too difficult to fulfill, and he needs that thick-backed iron sword to unleash its power.

All things considered, aside from being a human head, it's nothing compared to the most powerful weapon he currently possesses: the Skull of the Rampaging Tiger.

He had no choice but to give up his head in order to find a better option.

"Can it be devoured?"

Nothing happened.

Lu Xun changed his head to a cat's and became a three-legged black cat.

Focus your attention on the head in the strange space.

The ink-like black smoke revealed the characters.

[Whether to devour the skull of Chen Sheng, the leader of the Alligator Water Village]

"no."

"How strange."

Lu Xun pondered for a moment. He tried using the raging tiger to devour the head, but nothing happened. How come when he switched back to the old cat, writing appeared? Thinking of this, he switched to the toad instead.

"Swallow."

There was still no change.

Does this mean that one must first resolve their obsession before unlocking the enhancement?
Otherwise, we can only rely on our existing resources.

A toad represents silver, while a rabid tiger represents man-eating.

Cannibalism is difficult to deal with, and money is also hard to come by.

He can't be like a monster, robbing tax revenue.

People aren't afraid of the size of a toad at all.

These two heads are less useful if their enhancements cannot be activated.

"They'll all be devoured by the three-legged creatures?"

Lu Xun's thoughts lingered.

It's not that it's impossible, but these heads are all quite useful. The toad has offensive capabilities, the rampant tiger is a powerful fighting force, and the chieftain Chen Sheng's head makes it easier for him to move around.

Focus your attention on the toad's head.

[Did it shatter the skull of the Five-Power God 'Bald Monk'?]

"no."

Lu Xun squinted his cat-like eyes and tried to say, "Strengthen the skull of a three-legged cat."

[Insufficient bone ash, unable to enhance]

How much ashes are needed?

[Insufficient bone ash, unable to enhance]

"Okay, I understand."

These three heads should not be touched lightly, but tomorrow the county government will behead the other river bandits at the casting platform, and then we can always gather some scraps to crush.

(End of this chapter)