Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?-Chapter 77 - Where is the Yinsha_1
Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Where is the Yinsha_1
Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Where is the Yinsha_1
According to the address list provided by the local village chief, their next visit was to Granny Li, a fifty-year-old woman whose mobility was limited. Her home was located at the very end of this small alley.
However, when Li Xuan and his companions came to the end of the alley, all they found were two dilapidated straw huts. As they knocked and entered, even the usually disgruntled Li Dalu went quiet.
Li Xuan thought to himself, the phrases ‘bare walls for a home’ and ‘as poor as a church mouse’; probably referred to situations like this, didn’t they?
The room contained nothing more than a stove, a tattered wooden bed and few bowls and dishes. Aside from granny Li, who was already lame, there was also a seven-year-old girl in the house. She had dirt smeared across her face, but her eyes were bright and lively. She hid behind her grandmother, watching them curiously.
“We are here on behalf of Master Chenghuang and General Tingtian to deliver these coarse grains and clothes to your home. We hope you will accept them.”
When Li Dalu put down the twenty kilos of grain and two sets of clothes, the old woman, who was only fifty but had a face etched with wrinkles like knife marks, immediately burst into tears, bowing to Li Xuan and his companions: “This is truly a life-saver! The humble Li family thanks the benefactors for their great kindness! We will be indebted to Earl Chengyi’s mansion for generations!”
The little girl knelt obediently after Granny Li tugged at her, “Thank you, sirs! Without this rice, we wouldn’t have been able to cook any food. Granny was even considering sending me to the brothel where at least I could get food and wouldn’t be hungry.”
“This is the kindness of Master Chenghuang and General Tingtian, ma’am. Please don’t get it wrong.” Li Xuan said, touching his nose awkwardly. Granny Li had recognized him as someone from Earl Chengyi’s mansion and didn’t seem as impressed by Master Chenghuang’s benefaction.
With a puzzled look, Li Dalu asked, “I heard a little earlier, Lady Zidie offered three taels of patterned silver to every household here. How did your family end up in such a pitiful state?”
Three taels of patterned silver was enough to provide for a moderately wealthy family for a month.
Granny Li struggled to stand, hugged the little girl, and told him with a bitter smile: “Lady Zidie is indeed very kind, and we did receive the silver. However, unfortunately, a gang of local bandits came to know about it and directly looted it from us.”
The little girl pouted, “They even broke several of our bowls.”
Li Xuan was taken aback for a second, then understood. He suddenly realized why his old housekeeper insisted on changing the silver coins into grain and cloths, and also refused to send more.
Although Li Xuan had already understood the logic, before leaving, he signalled Li Dalu who got the hint and took a five-tael silver ingot from his sleeve and placed it on the stove.
Then, he hesitated a bit and took out a small money bag and also placed it next to the silver ingot.
The silver ingot belonged to his young master while the money bag was Li Dalu’s own. There wasn’t much money in it, just under two taels.
Speaking of Demoness Zidie, she really causes a lot of trouble.” After exiting the straw hut, Li Dalu couldn’t help but grumble again, “Young master, you probably don’t know, but there’s a saying that Demoness Zidie supports at least half of the gambling dens and brothels in the city.”
“What do you mean by that? How is she supporting half the gambling dens and brothels in the city?”
Li Xuan was indeed very curious. Just as he was about to ask, he stopped talking as he noticed a group of people approaching from the other side of the alley. The leader of the group was an extraordinarily handsome and untainted young man, wearing brocade robes. Behind him, there were several laborers, each carrying some bags of grain and preserved meat.
For some reason, the youthful aristocrat’s gaze towards them seemed to be fiery and contained a hint of icy intensity.
Li Xuan did not pay much heed, he took a step to his left, preparing to make way. But coincidence had it that the youth on the other side also moved to his right. Li Xuan instinctively moved to his right and the youth almost synchronously, stood right opposite to him.
The next actions included moving to the left ←, the right →, right →, staying stationary, left ←, and again to left ←, left ←, followed by right → — the final result was the same, they stood face to face.
Li Xuan blinked, feeling there was something familiar with this scenario, as if he had recently experienced something similar.
“It’s all because of those ruthless, idle men!” Li Dalu was responding from behind, “Most of the silver distributed by Demoness Zidie ends up in the hands of idle men and rogues, who then splurge it on gambling dens and women. I believe Demoness Zidie meant well initially, but she’s just too naive. Her actions are causing chaos for the Court. She’s supporting a bunch of idle men while the truly needy ones in the city are still in the same miserable state, enduring poverty and hardship.”
When he said this, Li Xuan felt the gaze of the youth opposite them becoming as sharp as a blade.
Li Xuan seemed to have finally thought of something, his body breaking out in a cold sweat.
“Is it you again?”
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The young man glanced at Li Xuan, then narrowed his eyes: “Impressive! I didn’t even need to look for you. You came looking for me instead.”
Li Xuan sighed helplessly: “If I say all of this is a misunderstanding, a coincidence, would Miss Zidie believe me?”
But all he saw in the other person’s eyes was cold mockery and ridicule.
Li Xuan thought this was a huge misunderstanding, one grand misunderstanding! Everything that happened today was purely coincidental.
But Li Xuan knew that further explanation would be futile at this point, choosing instead to quietly place his right hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.
Even though he knew he wouldn’t stand a chance and would probably be pierced dead with a couple of stabs, the saying goes, a cornered rabbit will bite. Li Xuan thought that he had to struggle nonetheless.
The young man opposite him slipped a pair of short knives from his sleeves. These were the very knives Li Xuan had seen before. Even the man’s outfit morphed into a purple dress in one instant.
Simultaneously, a purple butterfly appeared on the back of her right hand. Her aura underwent a drastic change, becoming extremely fierce and aggressive. Those eyes full of murderous intent looked at Li Xuan, causing an overwhelming amount of pressure. His whole skeleton began to creak and crack, almost shattering.
At this moment, the mournful Li Xuan, struggling to resist the oppressive pressure, didn’t notice that the red-dressed female spirit behind him also seemed to respond. In an instant, countless red threads exploded, covering an area of 300 yards in every direction. Tens of fluttering ribbons stretched out, which, together with the female ghost, formed a pair of wing shapes. The aura was magnificent and awe-inspiring!
Also, in this moment, a ‘crack’ sound emanated between the two, as if a glass was shattered, dividing them into two worlds.
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At nearly the same time, in the Vermilion Bird Hall of the Liudao Division.
An old man with white hair and blind eyes walked into the Shuji Pavilion where the Zhoutian Spirit-testing Instrument was kept.
“Are you saying you’ve detected the Demoness Zidie? Is it true? What’s the situation?”
“It must be the aura of Demoness Zidie, coming from the East of the city.”
A sturdy-looking man well into his thirties, wearing the silver armor of the Liudao Division, bowed and replied respectfully: “The Demoness Zidie is adept at disappearing without trace, making her difficult to track. However, this time, we first detected another spirit. The Demoness Zidie was engaged with it.”
“Oh? Able to make Demoness Zidie go all out, this spirit must be extraordinary,” the old man replied, moving towards the spirit detector, his steps seemingly slow but surprisingly fast.
The spirit detector was designed with a map of Nanjing City at its central part. It was enormous, with a radius of ten zhang.
The incident occurred in the Eastern part of the city. On the map, ripples of purple and red spiritual light overlapped and fluctuated.
“It’s most likely a powerful ghostly spirit,” said the man in the silver armor, standing behind the elder and frowning. “Although its rank is not high, its power is incredibly pure and domineering. Its body is shrouded in boundless Yinsha, exuding an awe-inspiring atmosphere. It could cover an area of nearly a mile around it with Yinsha. It’s extremely dangerous.”
The old man’s brows furrowed slightly as a look of seriousness crossed his face, “So where are the three Zhonglangjiangs of the Demon-slaying team?”
“They are all being contacted,” replied the man in silver armor, “But Vice Lord Qiu already left in person just now.”
“Qiu Qianqiu?” The elder showed a relieved expression, “Then it’s no problem. With him there, no matter the demon or evil below the heavenly level would pose a threat.”
