Chapter 115: The Taoist who kills pigs

Facing the so-called Black Robe elites, my expression did not change much. After all, this is not the real legendary hell. This is just the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts, and it is only one of the two cities in the Lake of a Thousand Ghosts. Its influence is only some ghosts within a radius of hundreds of miles or a larger area, not all of them, so its so-called elites are really limited.

After seeing them once, I really don’t think their appearance can cause my expression to change.

So, I didn’t even slow down, but instead charged straight ahead with Zhu Zhu in my arms…

But ten minutes later, another group of so-called elites was wiped out.

Undoubtedly, the fact that we had succeeded twice without much effort had boosted our morale, and we were running faster than before. There were even occasional conversations and laughter in the group.

At this point, it was already very obvious that we were heading towards the direction of the light pillar. I thought there would be more pursuit and interception, but I found that the rest of the way we ran very calmly, and there were no more so-called elites to harass us.

Is this calm normal? I frowned and thought to myself, it really is like a thousand troops charging at you, but instead of being afraid, I’m always afraid of this calm, always feeling like I’m waiting to be executed.

In contrast, Xiao Chengqian was a typical example of a loose cannon, shouting all the way: “Look, these guys are shocked by us, scared off, and never dare to come again.”

When he said this for the seventh time, Chengxin couldn’t help but say, “Idiot!”

Then came endless bickering between Xiao Chengqian and Cheng Xinge.

I was a little irritated, and I didn’t bother to ask what they were arguing about. I just asked Zhu Zhuo, “Are there many black-robed people in the inner city?”

Zhu Zhuo said, “They are the law enforcement team of the inner city, and they are also the army of our city. At the beginning of the establishment of the new city, they had two frictions with the old city, and they were the main force of the battle. There are many, but I have also heard that not all those who enter the inner city are eligible to enter.”

Zhu Zhu tried to explain to me as best he could. After all, in his ordinary days, he only yearned for the inner city, not really knowing the inner city.

“Are they considered elites?” I asked in a low voice. The existence once said that the elites would be used to hunt us down. I was estimating the worst case scenario and what we would face.

“Those who can enter the inner city are the elites of this city, they must be considered elites, but compared to the adults in the inner city…” Zhu Zhu paused for a moment, then said to me in a low voice, “actually, I really don’t know.”

I felt a bitter taste in my mouth. Yes, although the combat effectiveness of the Black Robed Men is nothing to us, from Zhu Zhuo’s few words, I knew that there were a lot of them, after all, it was the accumulation of this city.

I can guess that our current direction is clear. It is better for them to gather together and guard our destination than to chase us in small groups.

Or, their large numbers cannot really stop us, but delaying us is more than enough. By then, the elite of the inner city will have enough time to gather here…

I admit that I am thinking too much, but the most reasonable arrangement is this! After all, according to Master Hongren’s description of that existence, we are the “calamity” of this city, and it is normal for that existence to “spare no expense” for us.

After a long period of thinking, we finally reached the second point. Here, the streets were quiet, and without the presence of those lunatics, there was no endless self-torture and fighting.

After entering the city, I used to hate this environment and longed for a quiet street, but when a quiet street really appeared in front of me, I was more uneasy.

The streets were exactly like those in the mortal world, lined with all kinds of buildings, but there was not a single ‘ghost’ in sight. From time to time, a strange black tree would be blown by the wind from the empty street, and a piece of black leaf would fall to the ground at our feet, before being blown away again.

I let Zhu Zhu go and let it go to the middle of the line. At this point, there was no point in running, because in the middle of the street, in a three-story loft, was the next location. Unfortunately, there were heavy figures in front of it, all of which were black-robed people.

They stood quietly in the middle of the street, and there should be hundreds of them. They were packed tightly together in a section of the street, making it even more oppressive.

“Our main force is gathering here.” The leader suddenly spoke. Its black robe was different from the others, with two red lines on the cuffs. Zhu Zhu did not explain why. I guess it didn’t understand either, but any fool knows that its status must be higher than that of the ordinary black-robed people.

I didn’t say anything, and everyone was silent, except for the sound of their footsteps echoing through the empty street.

“You don’t have no chance. Give up what you are doing now, enter the city, and accept the Lord’s offer of peace.” The black-robed leader said slowly as he watched us approach step by step from the entrance.

It was still silent, the sound of footsteps was still chaotic, and we were still moving forward…

“You will have a high status, not just in this city! You will witness miracles, you will agree with the Lord’s cause, and you will not regret today’s choice.” The tone of the black-robed man became agitated, with a full sense of temptation. Obviously, it was no longer speaking in a normal way, but had taken on the ability of a ghost, and began to “seduce” when speaking.

Unfortunately, this is a mere trick to us, and our inner conviction is not shaken in the slightest.

Seeing that we were unmoved, the other side also fell silent. In the atmosphere of silence on both sides, we advanced another hundred meters. After reaching a certain position, the leading black-robed man suddenly spoke up: “Stop. You have crossed the line. Once you cross this line, we will take action! If you cannot kill us in a short time, the result, you know… the main force.”

At the end of his sentence, his voice carried a hint of mockery and threat.

At this point, I stopped and stood still.

I knew that stopping at this time would undoubtedly be very disadvantageous. The enemy was just trying to buy time to gather the troops. But I had to stop because behind the troops, on the third floor of the attic, on the top of the attic, a figure appeared.

The figure was very rough, with a Taoist topknot, a big beard sticking out in all directions, wearing a Taoist robe, but the muscles underneath the robe felt swollen. Although his face was not clear at this distance, the first impression he gave was not like a Taoist priest, but like a butcher.

At this moment, I saw him holding a gourd and pouring wine into it, gulping it down. When we stopped in front of the black-robed man’s group, he suddenly stopped pouring wine and smiled at us.

The reason I could see him smile was because his big white teeth were so dazzling.

Enemy? Or one of our own? I glanced at the figure and looked away. At this moment, I kept thinking of the words of Master Hongren: “It’s not just me!”

It could also be one of our own people? I frowned slightly and pondered this question.

The leader of the black-robed men was still talking, saying to us, “Yes, it’s stopped. That’s it. Maybe you can take this opportunity to think about my proposal. It’s a matter of heaven and hell.”

I laughed and took a step forward without hesitation, saying, “No need to think about it. Do you think I’m standing here to waste time? I just stopped because I was tired and wanted to rest.”

The black-robed man was completely taken by surprise by my words, and the next moment he said in a menacing voice, “Do it!” He was no longer the same person who had just been talking nonsense.

Do it? What I’m most afraid of is doing it. Hui Gen and Tao Bai walked to the front, followed by the three of us from the Shan Clan. After all, compared to us, the others are not very good at fighting, if you don’t count the combined soul.

But at this moment, the figure on the roof finally made a move. A thunderous voice boomed through the street with a heroic air: “Do it? Why don’t you ask me if you want to do it? I’ve been waiting for so many years, just to fight with you bastards!”

“Who?” The black-robed man’s voice was full of anger, and he turned around suddenly.

What he saw was a figure of a Taoist priest with a smile, rough, like a butcher!