Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Taking Action Tonight

“Chu Liang, this is bad!”

Master Hu found Chu Liang and worriedly explained the situation.

The other party was going to keep blocking the village entrance, what should they do?

Wu Neng and the others were too powerful. Each of them possessed astonishing strength. Blocking the entrance like a high wall, just looking at them was enough to make one’s heart tremble with fear.

If this went on for too long, no one in the village could stand it.

“Isn’t this a good thing?”

Chu Liang was surprised and said with a smile, “They are a demon hunting team with official imperial tokens. Each of them is a martial artist brimming with Qi and Blood, and that Wu Neng is even an expert with Three Strands of Qi and Blood. With them guarding the village entrance, what’s there to fear about demon beast attacks?”

“You…”

Master Hu was momentarily speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Chu Liang was actually treating Wu Neng and the others as free guards.

Admittedly, with Wu Neng and the others guarding the village entrance, they wouldn’t have to worry too much about demon beast attacks in the future. A demon beast like the Tiger Demon was no match for Wu Neng at all.

But this was ultimately not a solution!

“Chu Liang, that Wu Neng is unpredictable. We really can’t let them keep guarding the village entrance,” Master Hu advised. “Think of something.”

“Why are you so anxious?”

Chu Liang was calm and said casually, “Since they have the patience, let them wait. Go back and tell them that I also have a lot of patience. I’ve been studying the art of tea lately, trying to find a way to calm my mind and focus my spirit through it.”

“Sigh, alright.”

Master Hu had no choice but to leave the courtyard and run back to the village entrance.

He explained the situation, embellishing Chu Liang’s words a bit, trying to make them sound as tactful as possible, and relayed them to Wu Neng and the others.

Upon hearing his words, Wu Neng and the others laughed instead of getting angry.

“Good! Good! Good!”

Wu Neng said “good” three times and declared, “Then we’ll wait and see who has more patience!”

Hearing this, Master Hu secretly groaned.

Were these two sides really going to keep this standoff going?

He was already exhausted from running back and forth today, and he definitely didn’t want to be the messenger between the two sides for the foreseeable future.

But he was ultimately the weakest of the three parties. He had no other choice but to listen to both sides.

“Chu Liang, please think of something.”

Master Hu ran back to Chu Liang’s courtyard, his words filled with pleading.

But Chu Liang just shook his head slightly, his expression calm.

“Don’t worry, being anxious and angry is bad for your health. Have a cup of tea to calm down,” Chu Liang pushed a cup of tea towards Master Hu. “This is Blood Ginseng tea, it’s good for Qi and Blood.”

“You… alright.”

Master Hu had no other options. He picked up the cup of tea Chu Liang offered him.

Blood Ginseng was very expensive, the cheapest costing more than ten taels per root. The few slices of Blood Ginseng in his teacup were worth at least half a tael of silver.

He might as well drink it!

He took a sip of the tea, and a warm sensation spread through his mouth.

“Good tea!”

Master Hu smacked his lips, feeling a bit of sweetness aftertaste, and it seemed he really had calmed down a bit, not as anxious as before.

For now, all he could do was wait.

Outside, at the village entrance, a gentle breeze blew.

Wu Neng and the others were all waiting.

A martial artist’s time was precious. Naturally, they couldn’t really keep blocking the village entrance forever.

One of them asked, “Boss, how long are we waiting?”

“Until noon,” Wu Neng said to the others. “If that kid doesn’t come out by noon, we’ll leave.”

“Pretend to leave?”

“Yes.”

“Take action tonight?”

“Correct.”

After all, they were a team. They basically had a tacit understanding.

Some things didn’t need to be said too much. Just a look was enough for them to understand each other.

If Chu Liang really didn’t come out, they would take action at midnight, sneak into Chu Liang’s courtyard, capture him alive, and take him away.

After that, whether it was questioning, torture, or anything else, they had plenty of time to do it.

However…

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from afar, interrupting Wu Neng’s plans.

“Giddy up!”

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A group of more than ten people came galloping on horseback, their hooves churning up dust.

Among them was Song Zhong!

Seeing Song Zhong, the expressions of Wu Neng and the others instantly turned ugly.

“Damn Song Zhong, why is he back again?”

“That bastard is determined to ruin our plans!”

With Song Zhong and his men there, whatever Wu Neng and the others planned to do was unlikely to succeed.

The sound of horse hooves grew closer, and the dust raised by the galloping horses also approached.

In a short while, Song Zhong and the others arrived at the entrance of Qing Shi Village.

“Whoa—”

Song Zhong leaned back, pulling on the reins. The black horse he was riding neighed, its front legs raised, and it came to a sudden stop in front of Wu Neng and the others in a half-standing position.

The ten or so people behind him also stopped.

This group was moving too fast, and the dust they kicked up was like a hurricane, blowing straight through the village entrance.

As soon as he stopped, Song Zhong’s cold voice rang out, “Wu Neng, I used to overestimate your thick skin, but I didn’t expect you to be so shameless!”

“Song Zhong, what do you mean?”

Wu Neng’s expression was unfriendly, and he shouted coldly.

Song Zhong retorted, “Chu Liang killed this Tiger Demon, and no one can take it. I made that clear to you last night!”

“You think I’m here for this Tiger Demon corpse?” Wu Neng said coldly.

“What else would it be?”

“My brother Wu Qian disappeared last night. I suspect it has something to do with Chu Liang, so I came back to question him.”

“Ridiculous!”

Song Zhong’s expression was cold, and he shouted, “Wu Qian disappeared, what does that have to do with Chu Liang? Did he run back halfway to find Chu Liang?”

Wu Neng replied, “It’s not impossible.”

“What would he want with Chu Liang?”

“How would I know!”

“You don’t know anything, yet you suspect it has something to do with Chu Liang?” Song Zhong said coldly, “You’re unreasonable and making trouble without any basis. Saying you’re shameless is an overstatement!”

“You…”

Wu Neng was at a loss for words.

He was indeed lacking in reason and couldn’t win the argument against Song Zhong.

The more he said, the more flaws there would be in his words. It was better to say nothing.

But if he just left like this, he couldn’t swallow his anger!

He had already swallowed his anger last night. If he swallowed it again today, he would be so angry he’d get sick!

“Song Zhong, do you think you can protect that kid forever?” Wu Neng’s eyes were filled with a cold glint, his tone sinister, no longer hiding his killing intent.

“Oh? Are you planning to keep an eye on him forever?”

Song Zhong’s expression was cold. After saying this, he rode his horse into the village.

The others behind him followed.

As they passed Wu Neng’s group, each of them showed a look of disdain.

Song Zhong rode his horse towards Chu Liang’s courtyard and called out loudly, “Chu Liang, do you have any extra stools in your courtyard?”

“Yes, of course!”

Chu Liang’s cheerful laughter rang out.

He immediately opened the courtyard gate and welcomed Song Zhong and the others inside.

Master Hu, who was in the courtyard, felt awkward again. Facing this group of people, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

He hurriedly brought out stools from Chu Liang’s house and carefully placed them in the courtyard, acting like a servant of Chu Liang’s household. He bowed and said, “Please have a seat, everyone. I’ll go prepare some tea right away.”

“No need!”

Song Zhong waved his hand to stop him.

He didn’t sit down and said directly to Chu Liang, “Chu Liang, sell me this Tiger Demon corpse, and then come with me to the county town. Once you’re in the county town, that Wu Neng won’t dare to act so recklessly!”