Chapter 681 Is your life more important than my reputation?

"Sir, you misunderstood. I, I, I, how could I come here for you? I, I, I just happened to pass by!"

Wu Hongcai's voice trembled as he quickly defended himself, "This is the first time I've met you, sir, and we have no grudges against each other. How could I be coming for you, sir?"

He appeared outside the Kurumu Temple on the orders of the Lord River God, who said that a blind Taoist priest appeared in Liangshui Town and dared to attack the young master of the Zhu family. Although the young master of the Zhu family was only the nephew of their River God, he was more favored by the River God than his own son. Perhaps it was because their Lord River God had no offspring for so many years.

of course.

It could also be due to pillow talk!
When his Lord River God learned that the young master of the Zhu family was bullied and almost lost his life, how could his Lord River God remain indifferent? At that time, his Lord River God was about to explode and wished to flood Liangshui Town. It was only when he and his wife spoke up that they barely stopped his Lord River God.

As soon as his river god gave in, he immediately asked for permission to go to Liangshui Town to find out whether the Taoist priest who dared to attack the young master of the Zhu family was so bold.

Never thought about it.

As soon as he arrived outside the Kurumu Temple, before he could observe the specific situation of Taoist Xuanqing, he was ambushed. The sound of the piano came into his ears, and before he could use his magic power to resist, he fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up again, he appeared in front of Taoist Xuanqing and Feng Yanrong.

"Passing by by chance?"

Taoist Xuanqing seemed to have heard a joke, with a sneer of sarcasm on his face. A sword gleaming with cold light appeared in his right hand, frightening Wu Hongcai so much that he trembled all over, as if the temperature around him had dropped by more than ten degrees. He quickly said:
"Sir, you, you, what are you doing? Put your sword back quickly. I am - no, I am a coward. Please don't scare me, otherwise you will scare me to death!"

"I'm not trying to scare you!"

Taoist Xuanqing looked at Wu Hongcai coldly. Seeing Wu Hongcai's cowardly look, his eyes were filled with sarcasm. He said:
"Why did I take out this sword? I think you should know in your heart. If you don't tell me the truth, you will have to taste whether my sword is sharp. You'd better pray that my sword is very sharp, otherwise, I will have to cut you into pieces with a thousand cuts before I can end your life!"

"My master is worthy of being my master. Even these threats sound better than singing!"

Wang Pingan, who was still lying on the ground pretending to be dead, couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he heard what Taoist Xuanqing said. However, he saw from the corner of his eye that Wu Hongcai, who was trembling and speaking in a low voice in front of his master and Feng Yanrong, had a strange look on his face, and he asked in surprise:
"Is this still a monster? Why is the monster so timid?"

He has not been in this world for long, but he has seen many monsters. Thanks to the Jiutoushan Market, many monsters have died at his hands. Some are extremely vicious, some are treacherous and cunning, but he has never seen a monster as cowardly as Wu Hongcai. If it weren't for his ghost head, he could not help but wonder if this thing was a human in disguise.

"grown ups……"

Wu Hongcai's face changed drastically. He was about to say something to defend himself, but before he could finish his words, he saw Taoist Xuanqing pointing his sword, a ray of cold light flashed over, and he trembled all over, and fell to the ground with a "thump!". Seeing that Taoist Xuanqing didn't seem to be joking, he swallowed the words that were on his lips and said hurriedly:
"Sir, don't do it, don't do it, isn't it enough for me to say it? I am coming for you, but I am following the orders of our Lord River God, not to cause trouble for you, sir!"

As the saying goes: Killing someone means paying with your life. He is a monster. Even if he died at the hands of Taoist Xuanqing, the Great Xia court would not stand up for him. He could only rely on his Lord River God. This time he came to inquire about Taoist Xuanqing's news, just to prepare for his Lord River God to kill Taoist Xuanqing. Regardless of whether he died at the hands of Taoist Xuanqing or not, his Lord River God would kill Taoist Xuanqing. From the moment Taoist Xuanqing attacked the son of the Zhu family, this matter was already doomed. If he didn't say anything, he would die at the hands of Taoist Xuanqing, and his Lord River God would avenge him.

just.

This was not what he wanted. He believed in an old saying: It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. He was old and had enjoyed all the blessings he should have. The blessings he did not enjoy were not worthy of his status and cultivation. Even if he lived another hundred years, he would not be able to enjoy them. But even if he could not enjoy them, it was better than not being able to become a monster in his next life.

He didn't dare to risk his life to see whether Taoist Xuanqing would dare to attack him, so he could only obey Taoist Xuanqing's threat and tell him everything he knew and what Taoist Xuanqing wanted to know. Although, if his river god found out afterwards, he would definitely suffer the consequences.

He might even die at the hands of his river god!

but.

He could make some preparations so as not to let his Lord River God know that he had revealed the secret.

"Is your river god the Liangshui River god?"

Taoist Xuanqing asked, and when Wu Hongcai nodded, he continued to ask: "How about this, you first tell me everything about your river god!"

"grown ups……"

Wu Hongcai was hesitant, as if he didn't know how to answer, when he saw Taoist Xuanqing swing the sword in his hand, which frightened him so much that he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and changed his words:

"My lord, my lord, don't be nervous. I'll tell you, I'll tell you - but before I tell you, you have to promise me one thing. I'll tell you everything I know, and you have to promise to spare my life!"

He was willing to obey Taoist Priest Xuanqing's threat and tell him everything he knew. This was because he thought Taoist Priest Xuanqing looked like an upright person, not a vicious and powerful man who would not go back on his word. However, he did not dare to be careless before Taoist Priest Xuanqing gave a guarantee.

He didn't want to tell Taoist Xuanqing everything he should know and risk betraying his Lord River God, only to end up dying at the hands of Taoist Xuanqing.

"Why, are you worried that I'm the kind of person who would go back on my word?"

Taoist Xuanqing snorted in dissatisfaction, but he could understand why Wu Hongcai was so worried. Just because he was a good person didn't mean that everyone was a good person. Just because he kept his promise didn't mean that others would keep their promises. Seeing that Wu Hongcai seemed to be hesitant to speak, he continued:
"Don't worry, as long as you tell me everything you know, I won't kill you. After all, if someone like you dies in my hands, it won't increase my reputation at all. Besides, there are other people around. If I go back on my word, it will ruin my reputation. Do you think your life is more valuable, or my reputation?"

(End of this chapter)