Starting with Taoist priests from Maoshan to cultivate immortality

Chapter 23 Xie Qiyun, Junior Officer of the Demon Suppression Division

Lijia Town.

When Jiang Yu and Zhao Lei passed through the town, they first went to the carriage shop to pay back the money for the two carriages.

They only paid for three days of labor.

Now that the carriage has been robbed and destroyed, and the horses have disappeared, they naturally have to compensate the other party for their losses.

After all, as righteous cultivators, they value cause and effect above all else, and dare not take even such a small matter lightly.

Afterwards, Jiang Yu brought Zhao Lei to Wangchun Tower.

Inside the store, a short-haired woman with a striking and beautiful appearance, dressed in a black uniform, stood with her hands on her hips and her eyebrows slightly raised, and said:

"Little Tao, you've gone too far! You even dare to miss my assembly order!"

"Do you believe I'll take a knife and scrape that layer of fat off your body?"

Her neck was long and graceful, but it was taut with anger.

"I was drunk yesterday!"

Zhang Tao was so frightened that he was drenched in sweat, his neck shrinking so much that it was almost invisible.

"I believe you!"

Xia, the owner of Wangchunlou, secretly echoed this sentiment.

He now understands this deeply.

The fat man was only ten seconds late when the girl pulled out her knife and slammed it into the pillar with a loud thud.

The customers inside were terrified and all tried to escape in a panic.

Unexpectedly, this old lady brandished her knife and shouted:

"Keep eating!"

"And you, that wine jar is crooked, straighten it right now, or I'll fill it with you!"

Suddenly, the once noisy restaurant fell silent.

The guests were caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to move or not, fearing that their aunt's knife might fall on their heads.

Fortunately, the fat man arrived in time and directed his anger at him.

The others were immediately in high spirits, and the food and wine they ate seemed to exude a fresh, natural fragrance.

Xie Qiyun crossed her arms and scrutinized him:

"They caught a group of swindlers, and then they caught two groups of robbers?"

"Why don't you just say that you also captured that 'skin-painting demon' who skinned over twenty cultivators?"

As he spoke, he hooked his toe and stepped on Zhang Tao's fat body.

Zhang Tao looked aggrieved.

"I swear to God, everything I've said is true!"

He was heartbroken.

Normally, she could easily fool the boss by making up stories, but now that she's telling the truth, the boss doesn't believe her.

This is outrageous!

"How dare you talk back!"

Xie Qiyun stomped her foot hard, and Zhang Tao felt as if he were being crushed by a thousand-pound weight, groaning and gasping for breath.

Xie Qiyun glanced down and said coldly:

"Since you say someone else helped you figure it out, then tell me that person's name!"

"what?"

Zhang Tao's face scrunched up as if he had eaten a hundred bitter melons.

He wanted to slap himself twice.

He noticed the problem several times, but then forgot about it.

He initially thought it was unimportant, but little did he know that the young man's name would become the key issue at present.

He prayed to heaven:

"By the Three Pure Ones above, if I could see him one more time, I would gladly give up ten years of my life..."

Then, he glanced up and saw Jiang Yu just stepping into the entrance of Wangchun Tower.

For a moment, his expression froze for three seconds.

He then pleaded with a straight face:

"May the Three Pure Ones be above me; I was just speaking casually, please don't take it to heart!"

He seemed to see a savior and shouted loudly:

"That's the young man!"

Xie Qiyun frowned and looked at Jiang Yu with her bright eyes.

Jiang Yu had just seen Zhang Tao again and was about to go up and say, "What a coincidence!"

But suddenly locked onto by the aura of a late-stage Qi Refining expert, Jiang Yu immediately feigned a blank expression:

"Do we...know each other?"

"That's so disloyal! We were practically brothers just half an hour ago!" Zhang Tao's eyes widened, his anger flaring.

"If you don't recognize them, then you can forget about the bounties on those two groups of bandits!"

Threatening me?

Jiang Yu narrowed his eyes and scratched his head, saying:

"This fellow Daoist looks familiar. Haven't we met at Jade Fragrance Kitchen just now?"

Behind Xie Qiyun, a clearly defined shadow soldier slowly emerged, his eyes gleaming with cold light:

"I knew it!"

She was certain in her heart that this was the truth.

Zhang Tao trembled with fear and wept bitterly, saying:

"Young man, I was wrong! You have to be my witness, someone might really die!"

Are people going to die?

Then I can't stay here any longer.

Jiang Yu backed away step by step, preparing to make a run for it.

Zhang Tao waved his hands frantically, on the verge of collapse:

"This is Xie Qiyun, a junior officer of the Demon Suppression Division of Guo Bei County! He's not a bad person, you be my witness!"

"No danger?"

Jiang Yu paused, then returned, cupping his hands in greeting:

"My lord, I can attest that what Fellow Daoist Sun said is true. He did indeed just apprehend a group of swindlers and two groups of robbers."

"If you don't believe me, I can go with you to the county government office to take a look."

Xie Qiyun's bright eyes lingered on his face for a moment, then she removed her feet from the mountain of fat and nodded slightly.

"Um."

"I almost saw Yama, the King of Hell."

Having narrowly escaped death, Zhang Tao lay on the ground, panting heavily.

Afterwards, he found it very delicious:

"Boss, why don't you believe me, but you believe him when he says it?"

Xie Qiyun said calmly:

"Because he's more handsome than you!"

Zhang Tao instinctively wanted to retort, but after taking a closer look at Jiang Yu, he muttered to himself:

"It's only slightly better looking."

"This isn't over yet!" Xie Qiyun glared at him.

"I'll make a note of this for now, and settle the score with you when we get back!"

"Please have a seat, both of you!" Xie Qiyun gestured towards the tea table.

Jiang Yu and Zhao Lei took their seats.

Xie Qiyun clasped his hands and said:

"Since you two are both local cultivators, I have some questions I would like to ask you."

Zhang Tao got up from the ground, no longer looking half-dead, and urged the shopkeeper:

"Bring a table full of good food and wine! Put it on the boss's tab!"

Although mortal food cannot compare to ingredients imbued with spiritual energy, it is still quite good for satisfying one's appetite.

He then received a murderous glare from Xie Qiyun.

He shrank back, not daring to speak again.

However, Xie Qiyun didn't dwell too much on these yellow and white items.

Xie Qiyun asked:

"Master Jiang Yu of Qingfeng Temple, do you two know where this person lives?"

Looking for me?

Jiang Yu's heart tightened, unsure whether he should respond directly.

He took a sip of tea and asked:

"May I ask what business the young lady has with him?"

Xie Qiyun said:

"Three days ago, he killed a painted-skin demon in Li Family Village. I received news that the painted-skin demon's brothers are coming to seek revenge!"

"Isn't it supposed to arrive in two weeks?"

Jiang Yu's eyes narrowed.

Zhao Lei also looked worried.

At this moment, Zhang Tao interjected:

"By the way, what are your names, brothers?"

Having learned his lesson, he first made sure to find out the names of the two people.

Jiang Yu bowed and introduced them one by one:

"His name is Zhao Lei, and my name is Jiang Yu."

"Zhao Lei and Jiang Yu, what great names!"

Zhang Tao nodded in approval, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.

Then he noticed that all three of them were staring at him.

Zhang Tao froze, and the teacup fell to the ground.