Chapter 199: Chapter 171: Maoshan Corpse Cultivation Technique? Dude, wait, you seriously believe in that stuff?
Ning An and Lin Yanke exchanged a glance, their faces somewhat heavy; this was a bit troublesome.
Just by looking at the intensity of the police deployment in the city, it was easy to guess that outside the city, the police must have set up an inescapable net, determined to apprehend the murderer.
But their destination was in the mountains outside Pixian County!
As they entered the mountain and the police sealed it off, a collision was inevitable.
However, the two only found it somewhat troublesome and were neither worried nor shrinking back.
If both were ordinary people, they would strictly follow the social order and do what ordinary people do.
But now, both had embarked on the cultivation path and had come a considerable distance, their mindset slowly beginning to change.
After Ning An and Lin Yanke left the braised dish restaurant, the sun hadn’t completely set, so they headed directly to Qianyuan Temple.
The Temple Master of this Daoist Temple was a close friend of their master, hence their visit as juniors was not abrupt.
At the temple, the situation was similar to the previous Changchun Temple, with few incense burners and hardly any incense ash in the incense burner, only a middle-aged Daoist yawning listlessly.
"Oh, Junior Brother Ning, Junior Sister Lin, why are you here?"
Perhaps there were too few incense burners around, so as soon as they came in, they seemed a bit abrupt, and the middle-aged Daoist looked up to see them.
"We’re traveling and just happened to stop here. We came to visit Uncle Master." Ning An made a gesture of respect with a smile.
"Then you’ve missed him by a little; my master just left not long ago." The middle-aged Daoist smacked his lips and returned the gesture.
"He’s probably not coming back soon; come, let’s go inside for some tea."
The middle-aged Daoist led the two inside a side hall, brewed some tea, and started chatting idly.
This middle-aged Daoist was also easygoing; unlike other Daoists, who are somewhat reserved with outsiders, he was quite uninhibited, immediately slouching comfortably and complaining to Ning An:
"Junior Brother, life is really tough for Senior Brother; your master is leisurely traveling, and you’re cultivating freely, while my master insists on staying put; Senior Brother feels bitter."
"Senior Brother, your words aren’t right. On the cultivation path, having predecessors to guide you ensures great freedom in cultivation."
Laughing, Ning An interrupted him, then smoothly asked his own question: "Senior Brother, a while ago, there was an uproar over that murder case in Y City; why hasn’t the killer been caught yet?"
"If you stay in one place for too long, you’d lose function and become waste." The middle-aged Daoist unhesitatingly spat, then sighed. "It’s just a pity for that master and apprentice pair."
Lin Yanke followed up, asking, "Senior Brother, what do you mean by that?"
"Hm, most of the victims in that murder case in Y City were connected to a development project." The middle-aged Daoist got worked up as he spoke, unable to resist adding,
"Months ago, a developer eyed a piece of land, planning to follow the old way of expropriation, but there was a little Daoist Temple on that land. The old Daoist there was also a friend of my master; just the other day, he mentioned letting his disciple attach himself under my master’s name."
"To set that aside, the old Daoist was adamant against the demolition, after all, the temple’s land title was in his hands. Logically, as long as he didn’t agree, the developer couldn’t touch that land."
"But those developers combed through the laws overnight and somehow found an emergency ordinance that could invalidate the land title. When the developers came to force a demolition, the old Daoist ended his own life in the well; now thinking back, it still makes one sigh."
"That little Daoist, raised by the old Daoist since childhood, was like a son if not better. With the old Daoist forced to death, he naturally went mad seeking revenge for the old Daoist. Yet, it’s unknown how he managed those wounds; those were some mighty means!"
"Of course, if anyone dared to forcibly demolish our Daoist temple, they wouldn’t need me; my master, even risking his life, would still take a few of those scum down with him!"
"Boundless Blessings."
The three drank tea and chatted leisurely, enjoying the conversation.
The middle-aged Daoist sighed endlessly; his master might not have had great skills, but the indomitable spirit in his bones was evident. Taking example from him, he simply followed Natural Daoist Skill—pretending and posturing was just too tiring!
But what he didn’t know was that his master was sitting in the police station at that moment, trembling slightly.
...
"Daoist Master, no need to be formal."
Seeing the other’s reaction, Wang Dahai was quite satisfied.
"All right, not nervous, it’s just that I came in a hurry, and my body can’t catch up."
Ye Yunqing let out a breath, barely calming his heart.
Though he usually appeared aloof, when faced with someone truly in power, he had to be humble.
When he was brought to the county police station in a special car, he was initially very at ease, considering he had led a life of doing good and had never done anything unjust.
But upon entering and seeing this person firsthand, he was somewhat horrified.
Master of punishment, presiding over brutality, possessing mighty means, eradicating evil thoroughly!
That was the best depiction of Wang Dahai!
If it weren’t for his personality issues, his career would have soared by now. Even so, many influential figures still favored him.
"Calling you over in such a rush at this hour, I apologize if it seemed abrupt." Wang Dahai spoke calmly.
"Not abrupt, not abrupt at all." Ye Yunqing quickly waved his hand.
Wang Dahai was even more pleased with this attitude, smiling as he continued, "I read the records and saw you originally belonged to the Golden Core Sect, and later joined the Maoshan Sect."
"Yes, I initially studied the Path of External Alchemy before moving over to the Maoshan Sect."
