Chapter 65: A magical past (7)

That night, despite the repeated entreaties of Master Zhao, Old Li took my master and the two others and left, heading straight for my master’s home, which was so poor that it was no better than a cowshed.

That night, a dim oil lamp illuminated the room, which contained only a bed, a table, two wooden boxes, and a few broken stools. Old Li and his two apprentices sat on the only stool, while my master stood in front of him, telling him about his past.

When he got emotional, my master was already in tears. After all, he was only ten years old. No matter how strong he was, when he suddenly met someone he could rely on, he finally vented all his deep sorrow.

“Master, this is the whole story. I beg you to help me, to personally finish off this Liu San, so that Grandpa Jiang’s spirit in heaven can rest in peace. I…” At this point, my master knelt down with a “pudong” sound, and looked like he was about to give Old Li a loud head.

Old Li said nothing, but just helped my master to his feet. At this point, Chen Liren couldn’t help but say, “Master, this Liu San is so hateful, he should have been punished long ago. We are here because he is destined to be punished. Then we have done what is right in the eyes of heaven. I think it would be better to draw a soul-attracting formation to attract all the lonely spirits, wild ghosts, fierce ghosts and evil spirits to his house, so that this evil man and his evil servants…”

Chen Liren’s words were interrupted by Li Lihou: “The soul-attracting formation is too vicious and should not be used lightly. It harms the heavens and the earth. I think we can use some small methods to gather evil spirits in his home and change his family’s feng shui luck, specifically targeting the owner of the house. Within a year, I guarantee that he…”

“Otherwise, I’ll go tomorrow to find out the day he was born, and let the master calculate his birth date. We’ll use the method of beating the villain, and I guarantee that we’ll beat him…”

Old Li didn’t say anything, but Chen Liren and Li Lihou had a lively discussion. The master’s situation was a bit tragic, and Liu San was really hateful. It’s no wonder they were so angry. Even Li Lihou, who was always calm, couldn’t hold back. He said all kinds of vicious methods, and my master was sweating all over.

Inviting ghosts, inviting demons, and beating up villains… are these things really reliable?

“Don’t rush to call Master. You said that you would only become my disciple after you had avenged your great hatred. So let’s go and avenge your great hatred, and then I will accept you as my disciple.” Old Li finally made his position clear.

My master was so excited that he wanted to kneel down again, but he was held down by Lao Li and could not kneel down. He could only cry again in excitement.

“Don’t bother kneeling. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to kneel when you enter the door!” Old Li looked at the master and said, then stood up and said, “The cycle of heaven is cyclical, and retribution is not unfair. This should be Liu San’s retribution in this life. Let’s go!”

“We’re going now? Master, how do we get revenge?” Li Lihou couldn’t help but freeze for a moment, and even my master and Chen Liren froze.

“He is brazenly running amok in the village, and he is reckless with human lives, so we will also brazenly go to his door and fight.” Old Li’s expression was quite dashing and heroic.

“Go to his door? No, Liu San has a gun!” My master was a little confused by Lao Li. He was obviously a Taoist priest, but sometimes he acted like a martial arts hero. However, no matter how high the martial arts hero’s kung fu is, it can’t compare to a gun.

“A gun? A gun is no problem. This matter must be resolved quickly and with justice.” Then, Old Li turned to my master and said, “Only by quickly resolving the matter with justice can you completely resolve the knot in your heart and have a clear mind on the path of cultivation in the future. There are no evil methods, but there is no need to burden you with too much karma because of this matter. Besides, this is the beginning of your relationship with my master. How can you start with an evil method? Let’s go.”

My master couldn’t understand what Old Li was saying, but he just let Old Li take his hand and walked blindly out of the house in the dark night. It wasn’t until he had walked a hundred meters that my master began to feel afraid.

It’s no wonder he was scared. Liu San had long been feared in the village, and now he was going to go to his house to cause trouble. How could a little kid like him not be scared? He had no idea what to do, so he could only ask Chen Liren, who was more lively and friendly than the silent Lao Li and Li Lihou.

“City people, is your master good at kung fu?” My master was used to calling Chen Liren a city person.

“Taoism is originally about strengthening the body and mind, so how can there be less kung fu to practice? After practicing for a long time, the internal energy is sufficient, and it is not inferior to the internal strength of martial arts. Some martial arts tricks are also easy to learn and very easy to master. Don’t underestimate our master, he knows a lot of things, and some kung fu is no big deal.” Chen Liren really talks a lot. My master asked him a question, and he could answer a string of them.

But in any case, his answer finally put my master’s mind at ease. After all, my master knew that there were no martial arts masters in this village, and they were all bullies.

The two of them started talking about other things, and before they knew it, they had walked to the most imposing courtyard in the village, which belonged to Liu San.

When we arrived at Liu San’s house, my master began to feel a little scared. Old Li sensed my master’s emotions and unconsciously touched his head and said, “Don’t be afraid.”

I don’t know why, but those two simple words gave my master a sense of strength, and he suddenly wasn’t so afraid.

Lao Li let go of my master’s hand and walked straight up to the door, knocking on it three times. The dull sound of the knocking was especially piercing in the dark night.

After a while, there was a response from inside the door. The scolding voice was so loud that everyone standing outside the door could hear it clearly. It was clear how domineering Liu San was in the village. Even a servant could scold people like this without asking who they were.

Old Li did not answer, and he did not get angry, but the sound of pounding the door got louder.

“If you don’t tell me what I want to know, I’ll open the door and beat you to death.” The door opened with a creak, and the man continued to curse. This is a problem of intelligence. I don’t know how Liu San could use such a person. Even if he is a tyrant in the village, he doesn’t know who the visitor is, and he shouts and kills. What is the problem with his intelligence?

After the man opened the door, the first thing he saw was Lao Li. What kind of image did Lao Li have? He was just an old farmer. The man became even more domineering. Without saying a word, he opened his mouth and was about to yell at someone.

But Old Li didn’t give him the chance. He quickly reached out and heard a ‘crack’. The man covered his chin and couldn’t even speak. Then Old Li’s foot hooked and the man fell to the ground with a ‘thud’. Old Li didn’t even look at him. He kicked him in the crotch and heard a muffled ‘crack’. The man hurriedly covered his knee again. He couldn’t speak, so he could only make a ‘woo, ah’ sound.

Old Li’s series of actions were so fast that my master didn’t even see what was going on, and he saw the man on the ground in a painful state.

“Did you see that? This is called real kung fu. My master came over and dislocated the man’s jaw, then tripped him, and then kicked him in the joint. The kid couldn’t even scream or run away.” Chen Liren couldn’t help but explain to my master the power of Lao Li, acting like a publicity person.

Only my master was dumbfounded. This is called martial arts? There were no flashy moves, and the movements were very simple. It was completely different from what he had imagined.

“Seeing your evil appearance, I think you must have bullied others a lot in your daily life. It’s not too much to punish you a little for doing bad things.” Old Li said this and walked straight towards Liu San’s courtyard. My master and the other two hurriedly followed.

Liu San’s courtyard was very lively compared to other places. Although only a few rooms were lit up, the sounds of “ah” and “ah” or the sounds of men and women were constantly coming.

It can be seen that Liu San and his minions are living a very ‘stylish’ and decadent life.

“Hmph…” Old Li just snorted, looked around the yard a little, and then walked towards one of the houses.

My master was somewhat “impressed” by Liu San’s lackeys. Just now, someone knocked on the door and made those noises, but no one else came out to investigate. It can be seen that they are used to bullying in the village and no longer take anyone or anything in the village seriously.

Old Li stopped in front of the house, from which the sounds of the man and woman came. Old Li was unmoved, but the three children behind him were all blushing.

With a loud bang, Lao Li kicked open the door with his foot, and the wooden bolt was kicked away by Lao Li.

At this point, there was movement in the courtyard. After a few shouts of “Who’s there?”, “Who’s making a ruckus?”, and “What’s going on?”, footsteps could be heard in the courtyard.

Only Liu San’s room was unusually quiet, and the sound that made people feel embarrassed just now was gone.

Lao Li didn’t care about the commotion in the courtyard at all, and walked straight into Liu San’s room. After a few steps, he saw a woman in disheveled clothes sitting on the bed, looking at Lao Li in panic.

Lao Li just stood in the room, expressionless. After a short while, he saw a man leaning on his foot, wearing a Tang suit, coming out from behind the large wardrobe. He was holding a box gun in his hand, which was a revolver, and he was pointing at Lao Li with a gloomy expression, as if he was smiling.

“Where have all the people gone? Come to me!” Liu San was a cautious person. He had the advantage of holding a gun, but instead of questioning Li, he called someone to come to his room to talk.

Old Li didn’t care about this. Despite the gun pointed at him, he calmly walked towards Liu San. He wasn’t walking fast, but he wasn’t walking slow either.

Liu San’s room was very large, so there was still a distance between him and Liu San. Faced with Liu San’s calmness, Liu San was a little panicked with the gun in his hand. Pointing the gun at Liu San, Liu San unconsciously took two steps back and shouted in a stern voice, “Who are you? What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Stop right there, don’t come any closer, or I’ll shoot.”

Lao Li snorted and sneered, didn’t answer Liu San’s words, and didn’t stop walking. He just walked straight. Liu San roared, “I’ll shoot you dead.” He was about to shoot.

At this moment, Lao Li suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a thunderous sound seemed to come from his chest: “You bastard!”

The sound of this roar made everyone in the room, including Li Lihou and Chen Liren, stunned for a moment. Liu San was even more stunned for a moment, as if he had lost his soul, because the sound came at him.