The ultimate master in the city

Chapter 111 Strange

Zhou Fengchen felt that his intelligence was no longer sufficient.

There was a patch of overgrown grass, with villages on both sides. There was no way to go except to return to the village! How could I possibly find a nunnery here?

But strangely enough, why didn't they encounter Doromo and his companions when they left the village?

Since the Heavenly Eye Technique is useless, we can only determine two things at the moment: either the terrain here is strange and some master has set up an array, or there is a powerful ghost playing tricks on us in broad daylight.

The first one is manageable, but the second one... that's it. To be able to create such a sophisticated ghost wall in broad daylight, I definitely can't beat them.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Fengchen randomly chose a direction and tiptoed closer to Doromo and his two companions to see what they were up to.

By this time, the monster had been almost completely dismembered. Doromo, his hands covered in blood, straightened up and frowned, saying, "What the hell happened? How come such a troublesome demon didn't have any pills? Those are valuable items! This doesn't make sense!"

Han Fei spat, threw away the blood-stained knife in his hand, sat down to the side, lit a cigarette, and said, "I've never seen anything like this before. Perhaps it's because it's strange that there's no such thing as a pill."

Song Xixue, being a girl and fond of cleanliness, didn't participate in the dissection. Sitting to the side, playing with her braids, she said, "Don't you all think that old sage was strange yesterday?"

Doromo thought for a moment and said, "It is a bit strange. The world is full of people who are driven by self-interest. Even a master in the mountains is a human being. He can't help others for no reason. Moreover, cultivators believe in cause and effect. This kind of thing can only happen in TV dramas and novels."

Han Fei said, "What's even stranger is that he was able to predict our arrival, and even knew there would be one woman and two men. To be so accurate, what kind of magical power does he possess?"

Song Xixue scoffed, "Where did this old immortal come from? I think he's Zhou Fengchen. Although I've only met him twice, I think he's extremely cunning! He must have discovered us!"

Zhou Fengchen, hiding in the bushes, rubbed his nose and cursed under his breath, "You cunning woman!"

Doromo slapped his forehead. "Oh no! If it was him, he's definitely slipped away by now. Xixue, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Song Xixue pouted, "I just remembered too, okay?"

"Let's go back to the village first!" Han Fei got up. "Let's see if he's still there. If not, use the tracking talisman; he won't be able to escape."

The three of them threw away the monster's corpse and hurriedly returned to the village.

Once they were far away, Zhou Fengchen emerged from the bushes, went to the monster's corpse, and curiously took a look.

Upon closer inspection, I couldn't help but gasp. Damn! It looked like a monster just now, how did it turn into a village chief now?

Could it be that a monster can transform after it dies?

He quickly activated his third eye technique to look again, but his mind went blank for a moment. It was still the village chief!

At this moment, the man, who was in his forties, had his hands and feet cut off, and his stomach was ripped open, with his intestines, stomach, and liver scattered all over the ground. His face was contorted with extreme pain as he faced death.

Zhou Fengchen had seen many dead people. When he was a child, his father, Zhou Daoxing, would dig up newly buried graves and point at the corpses to test his courage and give him a "human body display," saying: "Hey! Fengchen, this is a dead person, don't be afraid! There's nothing to be afraid of! Let me tell you, in the future, when you fight someone, use the White Bone Claw to grab this part, one grab and they're dead; use the Horizontal Blade Technique to flick the tip of the blade at their throat here, and they're dead..."

But the dead body in front of him was too disgusting. Zhou Fengchen turned his head away, his stomach churned, and he couldn't help but vomit.

I found it very strange. Why did the monster turn back into the village chief? Wasn't the village chief just a bloody skeleton? Even if the Heavenly Eye Technique couldn't break through the "ghost wall," it should at least be able to see a person, right?

Even if there really are supernatural beings causing "ghostly mazes," there's no need to do this, right? It's pointless!

After thinking for a long time without figuring it out, Zhou Fengchen suddenly saw a commotion in the village ahead. He looked up and saw a crowd of people gathered in front of the village chief's house, men, women, and children arguing and making noise, as if something had happened.

He quietly slipped back into the village, afraid of being recognized by Doromo and the other two, so he squeezed into the crowd and looked down.

In the village chief's yard, there were five corpses: a middle-aged woman and two children, who seemed to be the village chief's family members; the other two... one was the village chief's younger brother, and the other was Granny Li!

Zhou Fengchen felt a chill run down his spine. Damn it! Granny Li is dead, but looking at her ashen face and sunken eye sockets, she doesn't look like she just died! What kind of monster did I just encounter?

The key question is, who killed these people? Didn't they kill the monster from last night?

Zhou Fengchen subconsciously looked around at the faces of people and houses near and far, and suddenly felt that the village had become extremely eerie!

Doromo and his two companions were squatting beside the five corpses, their brows furrowed into a deep frown, clearly quite frustrated.

Several people nearby pointed angrily at them, "You were the ones who spent the night at the village chief's house last night, you were definitely the ones who killed him!"

Han Fei raised his head and asked, "But... we have no enmity with him, so why should we kill him?"

Song Xixue also said, "Even murder needs a motive, right?"

Doromo sneered, "Not only did we not kill them, we did them a great favor. Your village chief is a demon, you know that?"

The others exchanged glances. "What nonsense are you spouting? When did our village chief become a demon? You just asked for lodging last night, got greedy, and killed him to cover it up!"

"Since you've already killed them to cover your tracks, what's the point of us coming back?"

Song Xixue scoffed, pointing at one of them and saying, "I know you. You were one of those who begged us last night! You should know what's wrong with the village chief!"

The man said very seriously, "Nonsense! When did I ever beg you? Am I crazy? The one who got into trouble was clearly the village chief's brother. He encountered a strange man warming himself by a fire, and then he got sick. What does that have to do with the village chief?"

Doromo and the other two exchanged confused glances.

Zhou Fengchen rubbed his temples, feeling utterly confused. What was all this about?

Just then, someone tugged at his hand. Turning around, he saw Ayu, a pretty and adorable girl with makeup on. "Brother, what are you doing here? Come on, let's go home!"

For some reason, Zhou Fengchen felt a little uneasy and stammered, "Forget it, forget it, I... well..."

"Stop with that!" The girl pulled him and squeezed out of the crowd, grinning as she said, "My parents have agreed to our relationship. Tonight, I'm your little wife, hehehe."

"Little...little wife?" Zhou Fengchen got goosebumps all over. There were too many people around, so he couldn't resist and let the girl pull him along. He wondered why she, a girl, was so indifferent when five people had died behind him.

When Ayu returned home, Aunt Hao and her husband greeted her with smiles: "Where have you been, child? Breakfast is ready, we've been waiting for you!"

A child? Well, Zhou Fengchen thought to himself, his seniority has dropped again. He's become a son-in-law so quickly. It feels ridiculous!