Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 69 Angry from shame

Where's the chicken?

The blind Taoist priest led Zhou Mu and the others to the Green Bamboo Gang's cockfighting arena, where they saw Xu Dingsheng sitting on the ground like a limp rag doll, looking utterly hopeless and waiting to die.

"What chicken?"

Xu Dingsheng looked up at the blind Taoist priest, somewhat bewildered, but quickly recovered and replied, "Oh, after Master Zhao defeated me, he saw that his fighting rooster was badly injured, so he carried it back to the Zhao residence."

"Are you not crazy?"

At this moment, Zhou Mu looked at Xu Dingsheng with a half-smile.

Xu Dingsheng immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and begged Zhou Mu to spare his life.

Zhou Mu was busy with other matters, so he didn't pursue the matter and went directly to the Zhao residence with his men.

This scene was naturally reported to Fairy Su and the gang leader Kong Shen by the disciples of the Green Bamboo Gang immediately.

Therefore, Fairy Su and Kong Shen took the initiative to block Zhou Mu and the others at the entrance of the Zhao residence.

"Zhou Mu, what is the purpose of all this mobilization?"

Su Xianzi spoke softly, her temperament otherworldly, her white dress making her look like a celestial being.

The Azure Flame Rabbit perched on her shoulder, staring intently at Zhou Mu and the blind old Taoist, ready to unleash a few flames at any moment.

For some reason, it could sense the dog's scent inside the Zhao residence, but not the chicken's. It was puzzled.

At this moment, inside the Zhao residence, Second Master Zhao was treating Ji Cheng's wounds.

Master Zhao and his eldest son Zhao Qian went out to greet him, feeling uneasy, wondering why Zhou Mu had brought people to the Zhao family again.
Zhou Mu did not answer, but glanced at the blind Taoist beside him and told him to speak.

The blind Taoist stepped forward and said, "Your Zhao family has quite the audacity to raise demonic beasts to harm people. This old Taoist has come to exorcise the demon!"

As he said this, he used his divine sense to scan Master Zhao and Zhao Qian several times.

He thought to himself, "Hmph, so this is the descendant of 'Zhao Yang'."

"Huh? A monster?"

Master Zhao and Zhao Qian exchanged a glance and denied it repeatedly. Their Zhao family couldn't bear such a serious accusation.

Inside the mansion, in the backyard, Da Huang's nerves immediately tightened.

The Azure Flame Rabbit felt a pang of anxiety. Could it be that the identities of that chicken and that dog had been exposed?
Fairy Su said, "Fellow Daoist, everything requires evidence. You can't just make things up with your mouth. How could I not know that the Zhao family raises demonic beasts?"

Although her cultivation level was far inferior to that of the blind Taoist, with Kong Shen, who was in the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, by her side, her aura was not weak in the slightest.

"Hehe, I have a demon-revealing mirror here. If you don't believe me, we can try it!"

The blind Taoist priest sneered and showed off the broken bowl in his hand.

Anyone could see that his broken bowl was extraordinary; it must have been a magical artifact of considerable quality.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked at him, full of hostility, hoping to provoke a fight between the two sides and thus help Ji Cheng and Da Huang out of their predicament.

Fairy Su comforted it, telling it not to be impatient, and that it wouldn't hurt to let the blind old Taoist priest take a look.

The Zhao family has no demons, so they have nothing to fear. If he tries to frame them, Su Qing will not allow it.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked obediently, thinking to itself, "But the Zhao family really has demonic beasts, and more than one at that!"
At this moment, the little rabbit was extremely anxious, but there was nothing it could do.

To prove his innocence, Master Zhao invited the blind Taoist priest into his residence to see where the monster he had mentioned was.

The blind Taoist priest rushed to the backyard and immediately spotted the fighting rooster that Master Zhao was holding and tending to its wounds. He said, "This fighting rooster is the demon beast!"

Zhou Mu and the gang leader followed behind him without saying a word, simply watching his performance. After all, this blind Taoist was a cultivator, and many of his skills were beyond what they, as martial artists, possessed.

On Su Xianzi's side, Kong Shen and the group of martial artists from the Green Bamboo Gang burst into laughter, finding it utterly absurd. How could you call a fighting rooster a monster?
“Fellow Daoist, you can’t frame someone like this just because you’re desperate to lose. Why don’t you say that this dog is also a demon beast?” Kong Shen laughed.

Upon hearing this, Da Huang's heart jumped into his throat. No, buddy, don't mess with me! But the blind Taoist didn't even glance at Da Huang. His divine sense remained locked on the fighting rooster. He looked like he was in complete control and laughed, "Just ask my Demon-Revealing Mirror."

"Any demon that is exposed by the light of my demon-revealing mirror will instantly reveal its true form. Soon, you will be able to see the true face of this chicken demon."

The blind Taoist priest raised the broken bowl high, and used his magic to create a beam of spiritual light that enveloped Ji Cheng.

Master Zhao, Zhao Yan, and the rest of the Zhao family were still confused. What did this mean? This blind old Taoist actually thought that the Ever-Victorious General was a monster?

The people on both sides of Zhou Mu and Su Xianzi all stared intently at the beam of light.

Two breaths passed, and the fighting rooster remained a fighting rooster, without any "revealing its true form".

"How can this be?"

The blind Taoist panicked. He looked at the magic weapon in his hand. It wasn't broken. Why couldn't he make the chicken demon reveal its true form?

Oh no, oh no, why did the magic stop working?
Kong took a deep breath and asked with a serious expression, "Fellow Daoist, are you a clown sent by the Monkey King?"

On the Green Bamboo Gang's side, the martial artists burst into laughter. Where did this strange old blind man come from?
Fairy Su chuckled lightly, completely baffled by the blind Taoist's actions.

Zhou Mu had originally intended to ridicule and humiliate the old blind man, but with Su Qing and Kong Shen present, the blind Taoist's loss of face was equivalent to his own loss of face. His expression turned rather unpleasant, and he asked:
"Blindly offering sacrifices? Aren't you certain that this fighting rooster is a demonic beast? Why didn't you make it reveal its true form?"

Chief Wang and the other warriors of the Snake Gang were speechless, ashamed to be associated with this blind Taoist.

The Azure Flame Rabbit perched on Fairy Su's shoulder stared wide-eyed.

It looked at Ji Cheng again and again, but still couldn't understand why the blind Taoist's demon-revealing mirror hadn't made the chicken demon reveal its true form.

Big Yellow even tucked its tail between its legs, ready to fight to the death. If Brother Chicken suddenly attacked, it would fight Zhou Mu and his group to the death.

But now, with this situation... Big Yellow was secretly pleased, thinking that Chicken Bro was still a cut above the rest!

“Young Master Zhou, there must be something strange about this. I’m certain that this fighting rooster is no ordinary rooster. The eagle demon that breathed fire and burned dozens of our brothers to death that night was very likely this fighting rooster in disguise!”

The blind Taoist was very anxious to prove his conjecture was correct, but he couldn't produce any evidence, and to make matters worse, the broken bowl in his hand was not up to the task.

"Enough!" Zhou Mu roared. "Stop making fun of me with these pointless offerings!"

Seeing several pairs of eyes looking at him as if he were a clown, especially Su Qing's gaze, Zhou Mu couldn't bear the humiliation any longer and turned to leave with his men.

He was both ashamed and furious. He had made such a big fuss, but hadn't even seen a single hair of the monster. He had only made himself a laughingstock.

It turns out that the fighting rooster wasn't a monster at all; the old blind man was just a lunatic.

Zhou Mu felt that he was out of his mind, actually believing that a chicken could cultivate into a demon. He suspected that the old blind man had used some kind of brainwashing magic on him.

"Mr. Zhou..."

Unable to achieve his goal this time, the blind Taoist was unwilling to give up, and then coldly said:
"Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

He raised his hand, and a spell blasted towards Ji Cheng.

It moved so fast that by the time Fairy Su reacted, it was too late to stop it.

Clearly, regardless of whether this fighting rooster is a demonic beast or not, the blind Taoist priest intends to kill it today.

"No!"

With a shout, Second Master Zhao lunged at Ji Cheng, shielding him from the magical attack.

In an instant, blood sprayed all over Ji Cheng.

The Zhao family members, along with the martial artists from the Green Bamboo Gang and the Roaring Serpent Gang, were all stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

No one expected that Master Zhao would risk his life for a fighting cock.

(End of this chapter)