The counterattack of the villains

Chapter 217 The Tragic Gao Yong

After lunch, Li Xiaoyao asked Li Mu to go to the Yaohun Pan, which was Xu Changqing's compass in the original plot.

This thing is a good auxiliary magic weapon, which has certain offensive and defensive functions, but its greatest use is to sense abnormal auras such as monster energy, devil energy, and yin energy.

Whenever demons and ghosts pass by, they will leave their own aura in the air, and if they stay in a certain place for a long time, the aura will be particularly strong.

Within a certain range, when the monster-seeking disk senses an abnormal aura, the pointer will indicate the direction, and finally point to the place with the strongest aura.

Originally, there was a brood of vixen near Anning Village, but Wan Yuzhi joined the Diancang sect back then, and after he succeeded in cultivation, he naturally had to take care of the little sisters of the same clan.

The brood of vixen has all been taken to Diancang Mountain, joined the Diancang Sect, belongs to the Nuyuan lineage, and is under the direct control of Nu Chan and others, so there are no vixen in Anning Village now.

Solanum nigrum was assisted by the secret method of Li Mushu Mountain, and the yin energy was covered by a layer of yang energy, which would not escape and interfere with the demon hunting disk.

Although Huaying is a monster, but what she exudes is fairy spirit, not monster spirit, and she will not be caught by the monster hunting disk.

Li Xiaoyao took the monster hunting disk and took Sedum, Tang Xuejian, and Solanum nigrum around the village, and found nothing unusual, so they went back to the inn to rest temporarily.

If the murderer really harmed people for the sake of cultivating evil methods, he would never give up easily, and would definitely come out to commit crimes again, and then he could be caught.

Li Mu saw that Jingtian had nothing to do for the time being, so he called him to the woods outside the village, and taught him Shushan Sword Art and Sword Control Technique.

Today's Jingtian is almost the same as Li Mu, in terms of aptitude and savvy.

Because he not only has Fei Peng's aptitude, but now also has Long Yang's understanding and experience bonus, he can master a set of Shushan Sword Art in less than two hours.

Imperial swordsmanship requires cultivation. Although Sedum can learn it today, he can't use it freely because of insufficient cultivation.

It is not easy to control the sword in the sky, let alone transform into a sword shadow to attack the enemy, but to use such special skills as Wanjian Jue and Tianjian, it takes at least two or three months to accumulate.

In the afternoon, after dinner, both Sedum and Li Xiaoyao went back to their rooms, practiced for an hour, and got ready to go out at night.

……

"The treasurer."

"Hey, Master Liu is here!"

"Is my room ready?"

"Of course, it's still the wing room that Mr. Liu used to live in. According to Mr. Liu's preference, the little ones have been replaced with new silk pillows, so that Mr. Liu can sleep comfortably."

As night fell, a guest came to the inn. This person was obviously a regular customer of the Anning Inn. No matter how afraid the shopkeeper was of responsibility, he would not dare to refuse him to stay.

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, Mr. Liu smiled with satisfaction, escaped a silver coin from his luggage, and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Liu."

Master Liu said: "Bring me a pot of wine and some side dishes."

"Okay, Mr. Liu, please sit down for a while, the food and drink will be here soon."

The shopkeeper was about to go to the back kitchen to ask the chef to cook, when he suddenly remembered something, and said to Mr. Liu: "By the way, Mr. Liu, can you catch up with Mrs. Gao first?"

Master Liu's expression changed immediately, and he lowered his voice and said, "Madam Gao is here?"

The shopkeeper said: "That's right, I came before you, and I've been waiting until now!"

Mr. Liu smiled awkwardly, and said, "Then what, I'm in a hurry to go home, so I don't want to eat anymore, so I leave."

"This...then you go away!" The shopkeeper cursed secretly, the ungrateful person will die sooner or later.

"Brother Liu." Master Liu was about to turn around and leave the store when a rather pretty young woman suddenly turned around from the inside of the lobby.

Seeing this woman, Mr. Liu had a look of embarrassment on his face, he sneered, cupped his hands and said, "Mrs. Gao, don't come here without any problems!"

Mrs. Gao forced a smile, and said sadly: "Brother Liu must have heard about it a long time ago. My husband was seriously ill not long ago, right?"

Master Liu pretended to be surprised and said, "Really?"

Mrs. Gao stared at Master Liu and said, "Brother Liu, you and my husband are good friends who are called brothers and sisters, right?"

Master Liu said without hesitation: "Yes, Brother Gao is indeed very loyal!"

Mrs. Gao said: "Back when Brother Liu was down and down, it was my husband-in-law who sold the property and lent you money to start a business. If it weren't for my husband-in-law, Brother Liu would not be where he is today."

A hint of impatience flashed in Mr. Liu's eyes, but he said in his mouth: "Brother Gao's kindness, Mr. Liu will always remember it in his heart."

Mrs. Gao said sadly: "In order to treat my husband, my family has long been destitute, I..."

"Hey, you don't want to borrow money, do you?" Before Mrs. Gao finished speaking, Master Liu interrupted her, "I really have no money, Mrs. Gao, I'm just doing small business, there's no profit for me!"

"Besides, I have lost a lot of money recently, and I really can't borrow it. You should think of other ways!"

The room of Li Mu and his party was directly opposite the lobby. The conversation between the two of them reached here, and finally attracted Li Mu's attention.

The Mrs. Gao mentioned by the shopkeeper is the wife of Gao Yong, a rich man in the village.

Mrs. Gao in the original plot is Wan Yuzhi. Although Wan Yuzhi is no longer here, Gao Yong is going to marry a wife anyway.

In the original plot, Gao Yong's poisoning on the mountain had nothing to do with Wan Yuzhi or anyone else, but his own business.

So even if the person next to his pillow changes, his own destiny doesn't change much, and he should be poisoned or poisoned.

However, in the original plot, when Wan Yuzhi had no money to buy medicine, he could hang Gao Yong's life with his own cultivation.

Today's Mrs. Gao is just an ordinary person. If the medicine is not continued, Gao Yong may die at any time.

Seeing Master Liu's refusal, Mrs. Gao knelt down and begged, "Brother Liu, please save my husband, he is in danger, and I have no money to buy medicine for him."

"If you still remember a little kindness from the past, I beg you to save him."

In the opposite room, Jing Tian and Li Xiaoyao, who were thinking about how to find the murderer, could not help but turn their attention away when they heard this conversation.

Master Liu frowned, and said awkwardly: "I really want to help you, but I really don't have any money, and I'm also very poor."

"Otherwise, when he dies, you tell me, as his brother, I will definitely go to worship him, ah!"

"It's getting late, I won't bother you anymore, take your leave."

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the inn as if fleeing, and left directly.

Madam Gao seemed to have lost her last life-saving straw, she sat slumped on the ground, sobbing softly in despair.

On the other side, Tang Xuejian said angrily: "This wolf-hearted guy can even say such words, no, I can't bear it, I'm going to beat him up."

Jing Tian pulled her back and said, "Don't, what's the use of beating him up?"

Tang Xuejian said angrily: "Then what do you think should be done?"

Sedum rolled his eyes, looked at Li Xiaoyao, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyao, don't you know that... Flying Dragon Tanyun Hand?"

"How about we go and steal all the treasures from him, and then split the bill with Mrs. Gao."

Tang Xue stared at Sedum and shouted, "Are you human? That's his life-saving money, and you still have to share half of it?"

Jing Tian said in dismay: "At worst, I'll give her an extra share!"

"you……"

Li Mu waved his hands, stopping the young couple's daily bickering, and said, "No matter what you plan to do, shouldn't you follow up first and then talk? If you talk to me a few more words, everyone will disappear."

Several people in the room looked at Li Mu in astonishment, Jing Tian said a little dumbfounded: "No way? I was just joking, Lao Li, are you planning to come for real?"

"Heh..." Li Mu smiled, looked at Li Xiaoyao and said, "Why not? Xiaoyao, how did you get your flying dragon to explore the clouds? Have you forgotten what your ancestors did?"

Li Xiaoyao said excitedly: "Well, our ancestors were originally grand thieves, and my father is even a famous southern bandit. This is our family's old line of business."

Tang Xue asked in a daze, "South Bandit, why haven't I heard of it?"

Jingtian poked her on the forehead speechlessly, and complained: "You are stupid, Xiaoyao's father hasn't even been born yet! Then what kind of Southern Bandit is estimated to happen in 30 or [-] years."

"Uh... I forgot." Tang Xuejian scratched her head in embarrassment.

Li Xiaoyao said eagerly: "Then Grandpa Sedum, let's walk now?"

Jing Tian suddenly stood up and said, "Go, by the way, do you want to wear a mask?"

Li Xiaoyao said dumbfoundedly: "Why do you want to wear a mask? We are grand thieves, not mountain thieves. Robbery is the least technical thing. We need to use 'robbing'!"

"This guy always wants to sleep, when the time comes... hehe."

"I'll go too, I'll go too." How could Tang Xuejian not get involved in such an interesting thing?
Sedum is a half-baked guy now, so Solanum nigrum naturally has to keep up, and it's good to help Yujian when she needs it.

Only Li Mu and Xu Maoshan, who was already sound asleep, were left in the inn.

When several people went out, Li Mu reminded: "Xiaoyao, don't forget the business."

Li Xiaoyao held up the monster-seeking plate in his palm, and said, "Master, don't worry, we won't delay the business."

Li Mu nodded in satisfaction, and waited for a few people to go out before he got up and walked towards the lobby.

At this time, Mrs. Gao was sitting at the table in the lobby sobbing, and the shopkeeper was comforting her.

He can only offer verbal comfort, because all the funds he can use have been lent to Mrs. Gao.

"Mrs. Gao, there is no limit to the road. The wolf surnamed Liu will have his retribution sooner or later. I will run around for you tomorrow and see if I can borrow some more money for you."

"If it doesn't work, I'll sell the inn. If it wasn't for Brother Gao, I wouldn't be able to open this inn. Now it's me who repays Brother Gao's kindness."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Gao Yi, the shopkeeper, after all, there are people who are righteous in this world."

The two turned their heads to look at Li Mu who walked into the lobby, and the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up.

He remembered that the two young heroes who were with this person before said that they were monks who knew how to subdue monsters. Maybe they could help Gao Yong's illness!
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper clasped his fists at Li Mu and said, "Sir, I heard from Mr. Li that you are all cultivators. I wonder if you can cure diseases?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Gao couldn't help but stop crying, and looked up at Li Mu expectantly.

Li Mu nodded with a smile and said, "I know a little bit about Mrs. Gao's husband, what are the symptoms?"

Mrs. Gao shook her head sadly, and said: "My husband is just lethargic, his vitality keeps passing away, and he has no other symptoms."

"Even the most famous doctor in the neighborhood can't figure out what kind of disease my husband is suffering from."

"Now it's just relying on some expensive drugs to hang his life. I hope the doctors can find out the cause."

Li Muluo pondered for a while, and said: "If the cause can't be found at all, and there have been many strange incidents in the village recently, then Brother Gao probably isn't sick."

"How about this, I'll go and see Brother Gao first, maybe I can see something, as long as the cause is found, there will be targeted treatment."

"Of course, it's inconvenient for the next man to enter the mansion alone in the middle of the night. In order not to damage Mrs. Gao's reputation, please come with the shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper was very happy when he heard the words: "Mr. is really a gentleman, no problem, the younger ones will go with the sir."

Mrs. Gao also bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you sir for your generous help."

"You're welcome, let's go!"

After all, he abducted his capable daughter-in-law, and saving his life was a repayment of his karma, so Li Mu offered to save Gao Yong's life.

Moreover, although Mrs. Gao does not have the ability of Wan Yuzhi, she can be regarded as a woman who values ​​love and righteousness if she is able to persist in this situation and go all out to ask for help to save her husband's life.

Even if such a person does not have the karma, Li Mu will not hesitate to help her, so that she will not become a widow at a young age.

Not long after, Li Mu and the shopkeeper followed Mrs. Gao to the rather elegant Gao Mansion, and saw Gao Yong whose life was hanging by a thread in the bedroom.

Mrs. Gao and the shopkeeper watched as Li Mu sat on the edge of the bed, raised his palm and hung it above Gao Yong's body, and the palm of his hand glowed with golden light.

Looking at this miraculous scene, the two couldn't help feeling hopeful in their hearts, and stared intently at Li Mu's hand.

I saw Li Mu let the golden light sweep across Gao Yong's body starting from Gao Yong's head, then Li Mu withdrew his palm and nodded slowly.

Seeing this, Mrs. Gao said a little excitedly: "Sir, can you find out what the cause of my husband's illness is?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "Brother Gao is not sick, but poisoned, and it's not an ordinary poison, but the poison of water spirit."

"The five spirits generate and restrain each other, and earth restrains water. Therefore, the poison of the water spirit cannot be detoxified without the air of the earth spirit."

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask, sir, do you know where I can find the energy of the earth spirit?"

Li Mu smiled at Mrs. Gao, "You are lucky."

After speaking, he spread his hands, and a khaki bead floated out of nowhere in his palm. The bead was still emitting a hazy yellow light, and a khaki gas was flowing around it.

"This is the air of the earth spirit."

Mrs. Gao was overjoyed, she knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said: "Please help my husband, sir, my husband and I will always feel great virtue."

Li Mu raised his left hand, and a soft magic power lifted her up, and said softly, "Madam Gao doesn't need to be like this, since I have the ability to save you, I won't refuse to save you."

Mrs. Gao said gratefully, "Thank you sir."

Li Mu stood up, turned to face Gao Yong who was on the bed, and the earth spirit beads flew up gently, floating above his body.

A magic formula was played, and the earth spirit pearl glowed with yellow light, wrapping Gao Yong in it.

Gao Yong's face, which was originally a dead gray, quickly became rosy, his weak breathing became longer, and his chest heaved more and more.

Seeing that Mrs. Gao was recovering visibly with the naked eye, Mrs. Gao wept with joy, and the shopkeeper was also very happy for them.

After a while, Li Mu took back the earth spirit bead and was about to say something to Mrs. Gao when his expression suddenly changed.

He spoke very fast: "Madam Gao, brother Gao will wake up in a short time, something happened to my companion, I have to hurry over there."

"No accident, the murderer who caused the villagers to die violently for no reason will be arrested tonight, shopkeeper, take care of me here."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir, I will take good care of brother Gao, you go and support the two young heroes!"

Li Mu nodded, and it turned into a beam of thunder, shot out from the house, and flew into the night sky.

……

However, after Jing Tian and the others left the inn, they sneaked seven or eight feet behind Master Liu, using the shadows on the street to hide their figures, and soon followed all the way out of the village.

"No way, does this guy want to travel overnight? Isn't he afraid of wild beasts and monsters?"

Hiding behind the archway at the entrance of the village, Jing Tian complained softly.

Originally, he thought that this guy wanted to change to another inn, but he didn't expect that he wanted to go home directly.

Li Xiaoyao said: "For an iron rooster, asking for his money is more terrifying than facing wild beasts and monsters."

Tang Xuejian said depressedly: "Then what should we do? Are we going to follow him home before doing anything? Who knows how far away his home is."

Jing Tian hesitated and said, "How about...sap him?"

Li Xiaoyao thought for a while and said, "No need, we only steal money and don't hurt people, that's the principle."

"Since he dared to travel all night, his house must not be far from here. An ordinary person can withstand him, so why should we not be as good as him?"

A few people were stunned, and stopped talking now, seeing that Mr. Liu had already reached the corner, they quickly followed him with a bow.

Suddenly, Li Xiaoyao's expression tightened, he stopped and said in a deep voice, "Stop."

He was a little sudden, but Sedum stopped in time, but Tang Xuejian behind him didn't react, a guy bumped into his ass, making him stagger.

Sedum turned back angrily and shouted in a low voice: "Hey, can you follow? When you follow, you have to change the rhythm, fast and slow, so that you won't be discovered!"

Tang Xuejian rolled her eyes, and retorted, "It sounds like you've followed someone, stop talking nonsense."

After speaking, he asked Li Xiaoyao: "Did Xiaoyao find anything?"

"Look." Li Xiaoyao held up the monster hunting disk in his hand, and everyone looked intently, but saw that the needle on the monster hunting disk was pointing to the front left.

And the pointer is slowly turning to the right, which means that there are monsters and ghosts in front of the left, and they are moving horizontally.

Solanum nigrum suddenly said weakly: "Brother, Xiaoyao, why do I feel that the thing in front is for Mr. Liu?"

Jing Tian and Li Xiaoyao's expressions changed drastically, and they said in unison: "No, hurry up."

The four of them unfolded their agility one after another, speeding up and rushing forward.

Li Xiaoyao fixed his eyes on the compass in his hand, and as they continued to charge forward, the pointer began to shake slightly.

After a few breaths, they turned a corner, and the four of them immediately saw that Mr. Liu was already kneeling on the ground, and a burly figure was pressing the palm of Mr. Liu's head.

(End of this chapter)