Chapter 130 - 130 130 Strange Events in Liquor City

130: Chapter 130: Strange Events in Liquor City 130: Chapter 130: Strange Events in Liquor City From Li Jiujiu’s account, Baili An learned in greater detail about the developments of the incident. Several days ago, in Xihai City, known for its expertise in brewing, a case of a young girl’s disappearance emerged. Some people in the city suspected that an Evil Ghost was behind it and reported the matter to the Lihe Sect. Li Jiujiu, having cultivated for some time, was cooped up and bored in the mountains. Thus, she took a plea and descended the mountains to investigate the case of the missing girl. Further investigation revealed corpses hidden in the river, exceeding hundreds, and it was discovered that this was the work of a demon. Just as they were about to delve into further investigation, people from the Taixuan Sect arrived first and very firmly prevented her from getting involved in the matter. Helpless, Li Jiujiu thought that the disciples from the Taixuan Sect were indeed more capable than her, so she compromised and withdrew. Unexpectedly, just as she had left, she discovered that the brewing family in the city had been consumed by a massive fire. During her time down from the mountains, Li Jiujiu had been staying temporarily with the Zhang Family, who were humble and polite towards her, showing great affection. Over the course of days, she even formed friendships with some of the young ladies there. Upon seeing this scene, she immediately turned back and rushed to the Zhang family, only to witness an extremely cruel and bloody scene. The entire Zhang family, over seventy people including elders, women, children, and house slaves, had all been killed! Not a single survivor. Upon hearing this news, Fang Geyu was immensely shocked, “Although this gentle girl has always been a bit off in demeanor, she still has always been a person of restraint and decorum. How could she suddenly become so violent?” Li Jiujiu hugged her knees, feeling wronged, “When I saw that scene, my mind went blank. The Zhang family was warm and kind to everyone, and they were always the first to help out with any suffering in the city. The Zhang sisters were also incredibly kind-hearted, and her brother was a loving husband, deeply in love with his wife. Such a harmonious family was utterly destroyed by a single hand of Su Jing.” “Yes, she, Su Jing, is an elevated daughter of an Immortal, and might not understand the hardships of the Mortal World, but to eliminate demons and evil, she shouldn’t vent her anger on a group of mortals. At that moment, my mind was overtaken by anger, and I rushed up and started fighting with her. But she was incredibly powerful, she didn’t even need to draw her sword to shatter my Seven Stars Sword. In a fit of rage, I then summoned the Shadow Sword I had brought back from the Demon Cave, barely managing to withstand her for two moves. She got careless for a moment, and somehow during the second strike, I accidentally damaged her mask. I saw her getting very angry, her eyes turning terrifying. I got scared and wanted to escape, but she didn’t plan to let me go and injured me instead. In desperation, I pulled out the Thousand Mechanism Mace, which temporarily trapped her and allowed me to escape back to the Lihe Sect.” Fang Geyu’s eyes widened in surprise, “It’s been years, and you’ve become quite the wealthy lady, possessing both the Shadow Immortal Sword and the Thousand Mechanism Mace.” Li Jiujiu looked at her somberly, “The wealthiest ‘little rich lady’ is right before my eyes; I dare not claim that title myself.” She remembered the days of her childhood when she was invited to visit her home, and upon going, found it terribly dull and wanted to leave. But Fang Geyu stubbornly came up with the idea of running away from home. As it turned out, the venture to run away did not happen; the two got lost behind the mountain for ten whole days. Only when they were found did they realize they were not lost. They had been walking in the right direction all along; what seemed to be the back mountain was actually her backyard. They had walked around it for ten whole days, not even leaving her backyard. How terrifying. How wealthy! After hearing Li Jiujiu’s comprehensive account, Fang Geyu fell into deep thought, her pretty face still showing a trace of confusion. Although she seldom interacted with people from the Taixuan Sect. Her family in Shifang City had been in touch with the powers of the Three Sects for many years. The Taixuan Sect has vast power, and since its establishment, it has been around for ten thousand years. The current Sect Master is a legendary Immortal of a millennium. The sect’s rules are strict, and they hold high expectations for their disciples; senseless killing, anger, and greed are among the sect’s taboos. Su Jing, being the Sect Master’s daughter, how could she be allowed to commit such slaughter. All of a sudden, Baili An spoke up, “Jiujiu, you just mentioned that the people from the Taixuan Sect were also there to eliminate demons, and there was a ghost inhabiting a pugilist world woman in the tavern, who became violently unmanageable, and it was two disciples from the Taixuan Sect who exorcised it. Given that, their intention to exterminate the demons was genuine, but not long after, Taixuan Su Jing slaughtered an entire household. Doesn’t this slaughter seem odd in your eyes?” Li Jiujiu looked up at Baili An, her expression filled with indignation, “Where there are demons, there is certainly something strange! But no matter how strange things are, as a cultivator of profound ability, one shouldn’t simply strike down mortals who have no means to resist, right?” Fang Geyu, however, picked up on the implication in Baili An’s words, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, “Are you suggesting… that the Zhang family harbored a demon which endangered lives, and Su Jing slaughtered the entire family upon discovering this?” Before Baili An could speak, Li Jiujiu, extremely agitated, shouted, “That’s absolutely impossible! The Zhang family were good, kind-hearted people, and I stayed with them for more than ten days. Everybody in the Zhang family, undoubtedly all mortals without any knowledge of sorcery, how could they possibly harbor a demon to harm others? You don’t know the full story; you shouldn’t make baseless accusations!” Li Jiujiu remembered the vivid, smiling faces of the Zhang family members and could not help feeling a pang in her heart, “Now that they are gone, why must we…” Fang Geyu shrugged helplessly at Baili An, “She has always been like this, a hot-blooded young maiden of the pugilist world, just understand her.” Baili An chuckled, what kind of old-fashioned tone is that, and besides, you are not even as old as Jiujiu. However, Li Jiujiu’s overly straightforward nature, although rare and pure, could also easily be exploited by others. Despite his many doubts about the massacred Zhang family. Who was responsible for the hundred female corpses pressed under the riverbed? Was it a coincidence that Li Jiujiu discovered the floating corpses, or was there someone covertly orchestrating it? Normally, the yin energy of female spirits wronged in death is strongest, and their presence at midnight is perfectly normal. But according to what Li Jiujiu described, at that time, the tavern was filled with many patrons, with numerous heroes from the pugilist world among them. Ordinary characters of the pugilist world who carry a strong sense of justice generally deter ordinary ghosts from coming close. Why then, particularly in the Zhang family’s tavern, would there be an incident of an Evil Ghost possessing and harming someone? Seemingly injured by Su Jing, but in Baili An’s mind, he vaguely saw an invisible thread leading her step by step into a trap full of murderous intent. However, Li Jiujiu did have a point, he wasn’t a witness to everything, didn’t know the whole story, and couldn’t jump to conclusions lightly. Moreover, the most important thing now was not to pursue the truth but to address the immediate murderous intent of Taixuan Su Jing. But to kill someone over a mere mask, Baili An felt that this person’s murderous intent was truly too intense.