You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 28 Wangjia Village
"Master, what the shop owner said was so weird and scary!"

Caiyi had a worried look on her face. The shopkeeper's speech was so vivid and colorful, just like a storyteller who had chosen the wrong career.

Also because of his vivid description, Caiyi was somewhat frightened.

In the past, she generally would not go to such places unless someone gave her money or there were treasures there.

But a village probably can't come up with much silver, let alone any treasures in such a small place.

Living a thankless life in Caiyi can be summed up in three words:
retreat!retreat!retreat!

"What are you afraid of since I'm following you?" Zuo Chen glanced at Caiyi, who showed an awkward smile on her face.

"Isn't my ability not up to par yet..."

"I have already opened your true essence and spiritual energy. If you take out four hours every day to practice Qi according to the recipe I gave you, you will be able to accumulate a lot of Qi after a while. When the time comes, you can practice and cast spells. Even if all the people in Qingzhou City are tied together, they will not be your opponents. You are afraid of nothing."

Zuo Chen stared at her:

"Are you lazy?"

“No, no.” Caiyi immediately shook her head and smiled innocently, “It’s just that my spiritual energy is not accumulating fast enough.”

"There is no such thing as a quick path to cultivation. You don't have enough Qi right now and can't build a foundation yet. You should spend two or three years training."

Caiyi nodded in agreement, but the worry on her face still remained.

The two of them walked like this, and when the sun was about to set halfway up the mountain, they saw a village not far away.

Just from this glance, you can tell that the village is indeed a little different recently. There is a thick fence on the side, with sharpened wooden spikes on it and tied tightly with rattan ropes, as if to prevent something from walking on the ground.

The main entrance of the village is a closed gate made of wooden boards and rivets.

On the gate, under the light of the setting sun, three cracks could be clearly seen spreading outwards.

These three cracks are all slanted from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. The edges are scarlet and stained with something like mud. If you look closely, you can smell a strong fishy odor.

Zuo Chen stared at the wooden door for two times. He could clearly see wisps of demonic energy leaking out from the three cracks.

When he walked to the door, there was no one around. Although he could step in through the fence, Zuo Chen still reached out and knocked on the wooden door in front of him.

"Countryman, is anyone there? Countryman?"

After knocking on the door several times, there was no response from the village. Caiyi leaned against the door and looked inside, but suddenly saw three strong men jumping out from the bushes next to them. Some of them were holding hatchets, some were holding axes, and one was brandishing a dung fork with great vigor, and they rushed towards Zuo Chen and the others.

"Where did this thief come from? Does he want to harm our village?"

These villagers came with such ferocious momentum that they looked more like ghosts in the dusk.

Zuo Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He used his left hand to push away the axe, and used his right finger to swing away the hatchet. Finally, when he faced the dung fork, he hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his foot and kicked the man holding the dung fork back five or six steps.

The three strong men were horrified.

"This is a tricky idea! Where is Erniu?"

"Erniu, come here quickly! We are going to be beaten!"

Zuo Chen sighed and said to the three men:
"I don't mean any harm to you. It was you three who attacked us first."

"We don't believe it! We are smart! You came to our village at this time, it's obvious that you have bad intentions!" The one holding the dung fork shouted again:

"You wait for Erniu to come over. Erniu is good at fighting. He even swung a millstone! Erniu can definitely help us beat you!"

"Who will you help beat up?"

Just as the villager finished speaking, he heard a deep voice coming from behind him.

Looking back, they saw the young man standing behind them, holding a rolling pin covered with dough.

"Erniu! You're here! Help us teach him a lesson! This guy is plotting against our village!"

The villagers hurriedly came to Erniu, but Erniu glared at him fiercely, picked up a stick and hit him on the butt.

"What about the young lady?"

"Hey!"

The villagers' buttocks were so painful from being beaten that tears came out.

"Erniu, why did you hit me?"

Wang Erniu ignored the villagers and quickly walked to Zuo Chen. He bowed deeply to him eagerly:
"It's been a long time since we last met! Taoist Priest!"

Several villagers looked at each other, totally confused as to why Wang Erniu, the most capable man in their village, would bow to such a wild Taoist priest.

Erniu also noticed the thoughts of these rough guys in his village, and immediately turned around and cursed:
"This Taoist priest is the one who saved me in the ghost village. You bastards are disrespecting him, so you deserve to be beaten! If you dare to say anything more, I will chop off your heads!"

After hearing Erniu's words, several villagers shrank their necks.

Before, when Erniu came back from the ghost village, he told the villagers that he had met a fairy who used magic to save him.

When the villagers heard this, they found it strange and wondered whether this immortal had an immortal appearance or not, as his gray beard might even reach his knees.

But when we met today, I found out that this god is so young!
He doesn’t even look as big as a kid!
How could such a small kid really have such great abilities?

What nonsense!
The villagers were thinking about it in their hearts but did not dare to show any disrespect on their faces.

They looked down on the young Taoist priest, but they looked up to Erniu, for a simple reason: Erniu would really beat them to death!

"What's going on with them? Why do they look so excited?" Zuo Chen asked.

Hearing Zuo Chen's question, Wang Erniu sighed deeply:
"Master, you don't know that there is a beast outside our village. It specifically kills the livestock in our village and then eats the people who raise the livestock. In just a month, the village has been in chaos. We can't get rid of the disaster by spending money, and we can't get rid of the disaster by holding a banquet to invite the ghost to leave.

"Four days ago, I went to the ghost village to do business with the Bai Lao Society. Actually, the main purpose was to ask the manager to say a few good words for me after I finished that business, so that the Bai Lao Society would send a few experts over. In the end, the business did not go well. If you hadn't passed by, I would probably have died there."

"What has been disturbing your village for so long?" Zuo Chenqi asked.

"A dead monk."

Erniu saw that the sun had completely sunk below the mountain. The darkness enveloped the village on all sides, and dark shadows were darting through the surrounding forest. He shuddered.

"Let's not gather at the entrance of the village for now. Who knows where that beast is watching us. I'll take you to see the village chief first. He's smarter than me and his words are more organized. If possible, I hope the Taoist priest can stay in our village for a night and help us figure out how to deal with that damn bald donkey."

(End of this chapter)