The Demonic Taoist Priest Emerges from the Mountain

At this moment, standing in front of us is a man dressed in coarse linen clothes and wearing a bamboo hat.

I couldn't see the man's whole face; all I could see was that he had a thick beard.

He had bronze skin and a rather muscular build.

The man stood still in front of the temple. He didn't look up at us, nor did he intend to speak.

We were only about two meters apart.

Ning Jinrou had already taken out a [Thunder Talisman] from her bag.

She prepared for three whole days to come to Liuweng Village.

During those three days, she not only adjusted her own condition, but also prepared various talismans to deal with all possible events.

"Who are you?"

Ning Jinrou frowned and asked the stranger.

However, the man did not respond to Ning Jinrou's question.

He stood there motionless, like a wooden stake.

Ning Jinrou doesn't have much patience.

Seeing that the person didn't speak, he immediately raised the [Thunder Talisman] in his hand.

She stepped out in a powerful manner, silently chanting a thunder incantation.

The next moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the [Thunder Talisman] held between two fingers.

Ning Jinrou flicked her wrist, and the [Thunder Talisman] was instantly thrown out, shooting towards the stranger.

The [Thunder Talisman] was about to strike the man.

The side gate of the temple suddenly opened.

The kind-looking woman with her eyes covered by a black veil walked out.

The prayer beads in his hand trembled slightly.

The [Thunder Talisman], still in mid-air, suddenly exploded in front of the stranger.

"Amitabha Buddha, why must you two fellow practitioners make things difficult for a mute person?"

The blind monk chanted a Buddhist prayer, held a Buddhist salute in one hand, and asked us a question.

After learning from my father what had happened over the past eight years, I became very wary of the blind monk in front of me.

This person's cultivation is definitely not low, and the fact that Liuweng Village has become like this is inseparable from the blind monk in front of us.

I don't believe in such nonsense as the Buddha manifesting himself.

They also did not believe that what he said would protect Liuweng Village and ensure its peace for generations to come.

When I heard my father tell the story of what happened in Liuweng Village, I already had a judgment in my mind.

This blind monk in front of me is definitely not a righteous person!

He has been in Liuweng Village for eight years, and for five of those years he remained unmoved. He must be plotting something.

I can tell that he was definitely setting up a plan during those five years when he remained unmoved.

That flash flood might have been a deceptive trick to mislead the eye, all to create hype for himself.

As for this temple that fell from the sky, I think it is also hidden in the formation, or perhaps it doesn't even actually exist.

As for my father suddenly becoming the village chief, I've thought about it carefully. It must be that my birth date and time caught the attention of this blind monk.

Afterwards, he probably used some kind of evil magic to learn some information about me from the villagers.

This explains why the blind monk expelled Ning Jinrou and me from the temple after we entered in the morning.

Having lived in the village for eight years, he knew all the villagers inside and out, while Ning Jinrou and I were complete strangers to him.

I learned from my father that the blind monk had told the villagers that outsiders were not allowed to enter the village.

I have a rough guess that all the people who have gone to investigate the village over the years have been killed by the villagers.

Therefore, they cannot leave Liuweng Village.

However, Ning Jinrou and I were able to walk safely in the village.

He deduced from the subtle clues that I was the person who left the village eighteen years ago.

He just wasn't sure what level of strength I was at, and he was also wary that I would ruin his carefully designed scheme.

Therefore, during our first meeting, he didn't want me to have too much contact with him.

I just don't know yet what the blind monk's purpose is in going to all this trouble to set up such a big scheme.

Just as my brain was racing.

Ning Jinrou has already confronted the blind monk.

She was already very annoyed with the blind monk because of what happened that morning.

At this moment, the blind monk spoke up again to question Ning Jinrou.

This made Ning Jinrou's anger completely uncontrollable.

"What? This guy's been sneaking around outside someone's house, who knows what kind of bad thing he's up to, and you blind bald monk want to interfere?"

Ning Jinrou's mouth never disappoints.

As soon as she finished speaking...

Even the blind monk couldn't help but freeze in shock.

He has been in Liuweng Village for eight years, and the villagers treat him with the utmost respect, as if he were the Buddha himself.

When did anyone dare to be so disrespectful to him?

They actually called him a blind, bald monk!

The blind monk suppressed the anger in his heart.

A forced smile appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist, you should cultivate your mind more. This benefactor may have been passing by and did not cause any real harm to others. It is a bit much for you to use talisman magic on him without a word."

The blind monk tried his best to keep his words calm.

He was still arguing with Ning Jinrou about profound principles.

Ning Jinrou gave a cold laugh.

"Stop arguing with me over words, I don't like listening to that."

"When I first began cultivating Taoism, the Venerable One only passed on two words to me: 'Follow your heart'!"

"Today, if I think he's not a good person, then he isn't. If you disagree, you're welcome to fight me!"

Ning Jinrou unleashed her full aura, patted her purse at her waist, and instantly, seven or eight [Thunder Talismans] and seven or eight [Lightning Talismans] rose out of thin air, with the [Thunder Talismans] above and the [Lightning Talismans] below, swirling around Ning Jinrou.

"Arrogance!"

The blind monk uttered a faint sound.

He flicked the prayer beads in his hand, and instantly a swastika symbol condensed in front of him, hurtling fiercely toward Ning Jinrou.

Ning Jinrou remained unfazed and immediately struck out with her hand, sending out a [Thunder Talisman] and a [Lightning Talisman] that collided fiercely with the swastika Buddhist seal.

At the same time, Ning Jinrou stepped out with her feet in the Heavenly Gang Fighting Steps and whispered the [Golden Immortal Inner Magic Incantation].

"The Great Ming nurtures essence, refines the inner heart, and its radiance shines forth, attracting the divine to seek it."

As the incantation was recited.

A ray of sunlight emanated from Ning Jinrou's body.

Immediately afterwards, all the [Thunder Talismans] and [Lightning Talismans] swirling around him shot towards the blind monk like bullets.

Even a blind monk wouldn't dare to be arrogant.

He threw the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand in front of him.

As the prayer beads spun, a phantom image of Buddha crashed down and landed steadily in front of the blind monk.

The dozen or so Thunder Talismans and Lightning Talismans struck the Buddha's phantom, producing booming sounds that echoed throughout half the valley.

However, after all the [Thunder Talisman] and [Lightning Talisman] had exhausted their power, the Buddha's phantom only caused a ripple.

Despite repeated attacks, the blind monk remained completely unharmed!

"This turtle shell is really hard!"

Ning Jinrou gritted her teeth, squinted, and stared at the blind monk standing behind the phantom of Buddha.

She wanted to continue.

At that moment, I took two steps forward, grabbed her hand, and shook my head at her.

During the battle just now, I discovered a secret, a secret about that blind monk!