Chapter 195 [Extremely unexpected]
The man on the opposite side holds a sharp sword and is dressed in white.
To be able to walk into one's own cave without a sound, one must not be an ordinary person, and the practice must be extremely profound.
Especially that sword, the scabbard and hilt are very simple, but the exposed edge, I don’t know how long it has been stored, the brilliance makes it hard for me to look directly at it.
As we all know, as a practitioner who can't see the depth of monsters, he must either run or beg for mercy. This is the key to survival. Those who dismiss this will not end well, and some will even be very miserable. Although I have transformed into a form, I have been given chances these years, and my cultivation base is profound and superior, but I still feel guilty when I meet this invisible man in white.
The "Mountain Lord" looked at the person in front of him, his tongue was a little dry.
The opponent's spirit sword was half out of its sheath, and it seemed that it would be cut on his neck in the next moment, but he still thought it could be explained to save the gloomy fate.
Fang Chang held the hilt of the scabbard with both hands, kept the current posture still, and said lightly:
"Since there is something to say "well said", how about saying it?"
"Your Excellency, please put away your sword."
Seeing that the other party seemed to be more reasonable, and did not directly attack, the monster known as the mountain master also silently relaxed his guard by two points, and then said tentatively.
"Can."
Fang Chang moved his right hand and put the Lingquan Sword back into its sheath.
Although this big monster that has already transformed into a monster has a deep cultivation base, Fang Chang can clearly feel that he can be evenly matched with the opponent empty-handed, and now that the Lingquan Sword is by his side, he is even more confident that he can kill him in one move. The opponent was chopped on the spot.
Then, he walked to the side, pulled a Maza and sat down, motioned for the opposite monster to sit down, and said directly:
"I'll ask, you answer."
"... Your Excellency, please." The monster who was organizing his words was taken aback for a moment.
"The villagers of Shangshan Village and Xiashan Village are paying tribute to you?"
"…yes."
"What is their tribute?"
“…is a young girl.”
"Where did those girls go? Did you kill them or eat them!" Fang Chang asked.
"No, no, sir, calm down." Seeing that Fang Chang's tone became high and severe, and the monster was very nervous, fearing that the other party would violently hurt the monster, he quickly explained: "They are all living well, and they are not in the mountains now."
"Where did it go?"
"...I, I sent them down the mountain to study."
"Well…"
Fang Chang was very surprised by this answer.
Because of his success in cultivation, he can sense the heaven and the earth with his mind and mind, and he can also clearly perceive that the monster opposite is not telling lies. With his right hand retracted into his sleeve, he pinched his fingers slightly, and he calculated that those girls were indeed alive, far away from the mountains. But after pondering for a while, he still asked:
"Where's the evidence?"
"...No." The monster said in a low tone.
The monster sighed softly, recalling the past and said:
"Your Excellency has advanced cultivation, you should be able to tell that I am a monster. I didn't grow up in this mountain. I follow you in the southwest. Since I have achieved success in cultivation, I have traveled all over the world."
"Later, I came here one day and saw that it was a good place, so I occupied this cave and settled down. Although this place is considered a poor place for human beings, I live very comfortably, except that it is a bit cold in winter."
"The Shangshan Village and Xiashan Village are the only villages within a hundred miles. Relying on the fields in the valley, the population is prosperous and prosperous, but most of the villagers are hopelessly superstitious."
“They set up a bunch of messy temples near the village, enshrining messy gods, and many even sacrificed their homes to gods, and some even offered sacrifices to people.”
"I looked very upset, so I pretended to be the 'Lord of the Mountain', and showed a few magic tricks, so that the group of stupid people knelt down and begged for blessings, and then I made this request, and told them not to enshrine those wild mountains too much. temple."
"In order to ensure their obedience, they also threatened that if they disobeyed, disasters would be brought down. It didn't take much effort to make the valley smooth, after all, the place is narrow."
Fang Chang put the Lingquan sword on his back again, nodded to him and said:
"I came from two villages, and I did find those temples. Fortunately, they are only going to offer incense now, and they have not spent their wealth to worship. It seems that this is your achievement. Speaking of which, those who are regarded as Where did you send the tribute girls?"
The monster cupped his hands, let go of his guard, and said:
"Although I asked for tribute, I definitely can't raise these girls, and there is not much land here. Fortunately, because I have traveled outside and have some connections, I sent them down the mountain to a private school in the city for them to study. For To avoid being exposed, I made a promise with them not to go back to the mountains again. Because the people from the two villages would always choose the poorest and most bullied one when choosing tributes, so the tributes did not object."
"When I send people down the mountain every year, I will go around. After studying, some of these girls will take the imperial examination and become female officials. Some choose a good man to marry. Accounting, clerical work, or performing on stage after learning folk art, each has its own splendor."
"It's not all based on interest. Later, I discovered that whenever I do this, there will always be merits added to me. For this reason, I have gained a lot of help in my cultivation, so I devoted myself more seriously to this matter."
Fang Chang bowed his head slightly and said:
"Re-acquainted, growing up below, a casual person."
The monster hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency is highly cultivated and reasonable. I admire you very much. I also named myself Shanqing."
"Good name." Fang Chang praised.
Shan Qing moved Fang Chang to the table next to him, and brought out some snacks. The two parties sat down again, and then called the girl next to him who was silently observing the situation in the field, and let the poor man who had been drinking sugar water for a few days and hadn't eaten dry food Pad the belly.
"This mountain looks relatively barren, how can it supply many people to study?" Fang Chang asked.
"Actually, I'm quite rich." Said the monster Shanqing, and then he took a few boxes and showed them to Fang Chang, all of which were gold nuggets fused together in a clumsy way, "After living in this cave, I found It turned out to be a gold nugget, so I kept digging and expanding the living space by the way."
"However, for the girls who are sent down the mountain, I can at most find someone to take care of their safety and give them a fixed amount of money. How they live in the future depends on their own fate."
Fang Chang left soon after, Shanqing wanted to give him some gold, but he declined, and said that he also owns a mine at home.
Shanqing's routine is to set off down the mountain on the same day and send Yang Xiangyu to a private school in the city.
It’s like this every year, but it’s not in a hurry.
As for the prototype of the monster Shanqing, Fang Chang didn't ask, nor did he care too much.
After all, it doesn't matter.
Walking out of the cave, Fang Chang looked at the snow and sunshine outside, raised his figure, and walked leisurely in a certain direction.
He's looking for some existential trouble.
Thank you lancelotxc for the reward.
(end of this chapter)