Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 179 Chapter 178

At noon the next day, I went to Laihong Restaurant in Luling Prefecture.

Shen Lang is dressed in brocade clothes, with a jade belt around his waist, holding a sandalwood folding fan, a gold inlaid jade ring on his thumb, and flamboyant octopus bangs. Not only is he dressed like a dude, but his face is also drunk She is pale, with thick dark circles and big bags under the eyes, and she is a master of time management.

Obviously, he used the spell of "Sentences of All Beings" to completely change his appearance and hide his true colors.

Because the city of Luling Prefecture has already pasted the government's poster to arrest the "monster Fahai".

Not only are the notice boards in front of several city gates posted with arrest documents, markets, restaurants, brothels, casinos and other places with a lot of traffic in the city are also covered with reward notices.

Like the Laihong restaurant in front of Shen Lang, there is a wanted warrant on the notice board next to the gate.

The portrait on the arrest warrant looks like "Monk Fahai".

Not to mention, it really looks like Shen Lang when he made up as a monk before.

In addition to portraits, there are detailed text descriptions.

Including his dharma name, approximate age, height, body shape, martial arts, weapons, and even a description of the little rabbit, as well as Zhang Mengmeng's portrait of the rabbit.

The charges are more exaggerated:

Violently murdered Du Qianqian, Du Baisheng, XX, XX and other four official police officers of the government, raped and killed XX, XX... There are dozens of people in the long list of names.

This obviously puts all the other headless cases on the "monster monk Fahai".

There is even a high probability that those dozens of victims are victims of the blood sacrifice demon god of the Seven Spider Sisters.

When Shen Lang was standing by the gate of the restaurant, reading the reward notice with relish.

He was also blessed by Shen Lang with the spell of "All Beings", adjusted his facial features, height and body shape, and changed his original appearance, and changed into a conservative emerald green shirt, dressed as a maid Bai Shishi whispered next to her:

"Are you not angry at all for such an obvious frame-up?"

Shen Lang smiled, and unfolded the folding fan with a swish.Seeing "emptiness" written on the front of the folding fan, and "loneliness" written on the back, and the word "cold" was missing, there was no place to write it, so a row of "cold" characters was densely carved on the fan bone.

Shen Lang shook his folding fan lightly, walked towards the gate of the restaurant, and said calmly:
"The one wanted is 'Monk Fahai', and the one who was blamed is also Fahai, so what does it have to do with me, 'Young Master Kong'?"

Seeing his flamboyant appearance, Bai Shishi couldn't help but look cold, shrinking her neck, raised her hands and rubbed her arms:

"Your name is not good enough. Mr. Kongkong, ha, looking at you now, you are indeed not good enough..."

Shen Lang turned to stare at her:
"You witch, don't think I can't hear you implying me!"

Bai Shishi's eyes widened in astonishment:

"Can you understand my hint? Aren't you an honest monk who is not close to women and raising birds is useless?"

The corner of Shen Lang's mouth twitched twice, he was too lazy to talk to the witch, and threw a few coins to the waiter who greeted him with a smile on his face:

"Is there any box? If so, find me a box facing the street."

"Okay, my lord, please..."

Followed the shop waiter to the third floor of the restaurant, sat down in a box facing the street and by the window, ordered a table of good wine and food, when the wine and food were served, the shop waiter exited the box, Shen Lang picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork ribs, and ate it Chew up.

Bai Shishi was sitting opposite him, just picked up the chopsticks, and before they started, Shen Lang was already eating a few big pieces of braised pork ribs, and even drank a glass of wine...

Bai Shishi couldn't help but joked:

"Are you grazing grass indirectly and drinking the fermented grain juice?"

Shen Lang's face remained unchanged:

"I'm a young master of emptiness now, I can eat whatever I want."

"You fake monk, you clearly participated in the Wild Fox Zen, and you worshiped in the Temple of the Five Viscera, and you kill people without blinking an eye... I really don't know why Venerable Liuli values ​​you so much..."

Shen Lang laughed:
"Of course it's because I'm handsome enough."

Bai Shishi twitched the corners of her lips:
"As you look like now, it has nothing to do with the word chic."

With the effort of saying these few words, Shen Lang had already almost finished eating the whole plate of braised pork ribs, and the words did not delay his eating speed at all.

Bai Shishi quickly stretched out her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of braised pork ribs back before Shen Lang liquidated, and ate it in small bites.

When eating and drinking was about the same, Shen Lang gradually slowed down, while drinking slowly, he said:
"On the way to Fucheng today, you performed pretty well. Even after entering the city, you have not tampered with or left secret signals. It can barely be regarded as actively cooperating with my investigation and performing meritorious service."

Hearing his words, Bai Shishi's body froze slightly, she took a sip from the wine glass, moistened her dry throat, and said calmly:

"You know I've left a code in the past?"

Shen Lang nodded:

"When you went down the mountain yesterday, you left secret signs all the way. Although I didn't look back, I knew it clearly."

Bai Shishi snorted softly:
"Since we know, why not expose it on the spot?"

Shen Lang smiled:
"If you want to fish, of course you have to make a nest and set bait.

"I originally wanted to fish your sisters out and destroy them one by one while they were saving you.

"I didn't expect that I only showed the strength to defeat and behead fifth-rank warriors by means of sneak attacks and assassinations. They were far from being opponents of fourth-rank warriors, but they still held their temper and only drove the cannon fodder to come. Attacking me, and trying to use the power of the government to drive me away...

"Miss Bai, your sisters don't seem to think much of you. They act like this, and they don't seem to think about it at all. If I am cornered, I will probably kill you first. Your safety, in their eyes, seems to be it is not important.

"And Du Baisheng, as the father of Du Qianqian, was used as cannon fodder to drive him to test my details... Miss Bai, the friendship between you seven spider sisters seems not very solid."

Bai Shishi pursed her lips lightly, and said lightly:

"My lord's idea is that all living beings compete for the earth, the strong plunder everything, and the weak are reduced to blood.

"I fell into your hands. I lost once, and indirectly killed my fifth sister. It can be said to be defeated again and again. After losing twice in a row, I am already a 'weak'. Even if the sisters give up on me completely, it is also in line with me. main idea.

"What's more, they didn't give up on me completely. They still tried to save me. If you didn't dare to resist the Yamen police last night, I would have been saved.

"As for Fifth Sister's father... In my lord's opinion, what does Fifth Sister's father have to do with our sisters? Don't say that my other sisters are Fifth Sister herself. If necessary, she She will also not hesitate to drive her father to be cannon fodder and fill ditches."

Shen Lang sighed:
"Such a concept has no humanity at all. Even some beasts know how to appreciate the kindness of nurturing and feed back their parents. Your master taught you to abandon human relations. You are not as good as beasts. You are not a righteous god at all."

Bai Shishi slapped her chopsticks on the table, raised her eyebrows, stared at her eyes, and parted her lips slightly, instinctively wanting to debate scriptures and defend her beliefs.

But when the words came to her lips, for some reason, thinking of Du Baisheng's expression and words before he died, her heart skipped a beat.

At this time, Shen Lang said quietly again:

"Miss Bai, your sisters only want to deal with me, but they don't care about your safety at all, do you really have no complaints about this?

"Don't say that the cops last night were an attempt to save you. Don't your sisters have a clue about that group of cops who are vulnerable to me?
"With the mind of your 'talented woman' fourth sister, doesn't she even understand the principle of 'Don't think about victory, think about defeat first'? Did she never imagine that I would have the possibility of rebellion?"

Bai Shishi reluctantly argued:
"But if you resist, you will end up being wanted for a reward, and you will be unable to move an inch. If you hadn't met Venerable Liuli who gave you a token of blessing spells, you wouldn't even be able to enter the capital..."

Shen Lang nodded:
"Yeah, this was originally their design. So, they had already thought that I would resist, so they just pushed the boat along the way and used the power of the government to drive me away.

"But such a design seems to have ignored you. After ignoring the evil monk and demon monk who provoked me, who killed and broke the precepts, it is very likely to take your anger out on you, torture you, humiliate you, and even kill you.

"Do you think they didn't think of it, or deliberately ignored it?

"Speaking of which, none of your sisters showed up in the scene last night. Putting your hope of saving you on a group of detectives whose martial arts are far inferior to mine, is it unreasonable anyway?"

Bai Shishi said weakly:

"I, I am not afraid of death... our seven sisters are not afraid of death..."

Shen Lang chuckled lightly and said leisurely:
"Of course I know Miss Bai, you are not afraid of death. Maybe your sisters didn't think much about your life or death because of this?

"But you have to know that after your death, the destination of your soul may not be to be with God and serve God for eternal life. A demon god who advocates the weak and the strong, and teaches you to abandon human nature and human relations. Think about it for yourself, Miss Bai. Would you be so kind?"

Hearing this, Bai Shishi's heart trembled, and she remembered what Shen Lang said yesterday:

Your soul is nothing but the ingredients of a demon god...

To be the cannon fodder of the demon god in life, to be used by him, and after death, the soul must also be consumed and nourished by the demon god to help him live forever...

In the past, Shen Lang's words could not shake her faith at all, but now...

Her confidence had already been shattered by Shen Lang's three palms.

Du Qianqian's death exacerbated the collapse of her confidence.

So much so that at that time she clearly recovered four to five success powers, even if she lost to Shen Lang and Rabbit, she might have escaped, but she was still caught without even trying to escape, so she obediently took the "Hua Gong San".

Although what collapsed at the time was only her confidence in her own strength, but all her strength came from the gift of the Demon God.

Since she no longer has confidence in the strength bestowed by the Demon God, it is only natural that her belief in the Demon God will be implicated.

If her faith has not wavered, then no matter how Shen Lang slanders her Lord, she will only dismiss it. She should not have argued fiercely with him like yesterday, and even cited various examples, which almost leaked The true identity of her sisters.

The fierce debate on Lize Mountain yesterday was actually because her faith was already being shaken, and she had to use that method to strengthen her faith.

At this moment, Shen Lang's words lingered in her ears like a devil's voice, constantly impacting her already shaken beliefs, making her look dazed, her face full of bewilderment, she opened her mouth to argue, but couldn't say a word for a long time Come.

"Miss Bai, this matter is over, I can take you to the capital, and ask Venerable Liuli, or other great masters, to wash away the mark of the demon god on your primordial spirit, and cut off your ties with the demon god. Although your crime, You may die in the end, but at least your soul after death will not become the bait of the demon god."

The corner of Bai Shishi's mouth twitched slightly, forced a smile and said:
"Then I really want to thank you."

Shen Lang said lightly:
"You're welcome. By the way, if I want to find a talented woman and beautiful woman who is sought after by many literati and warriors, where should I go?"

Bai Shishi was silent for a while, and said slowly:
"Tianxiang Club."

……

Tianxiang Club was originally a poetry club initiated by a group of gentry and women.

At the beginning, it was just some gentry, local tyrants, and female relatives of official officials who gathered together to recite poems and compose Fu. It was an arty informal gathering, and the venue was not fixed.

Later, there gradually became a fixed meeting place, and even a "sponsor".

"Luling Chamber of Commerce" sponsored a garden-style manor on the edge of "Cuixing Lake" on the outskirts of the city for Tianxiang Club, and also sponsored a monthly activity fund.

From then on, the activities of Tianxiang Society were basically held in that manor.When people mention "Tianxiangshe", they mostly refer to the lakeside manor.

There is also the largest tea merchant in Luling Prefecture, whose tea is sold in several prefectures, and the "Xiangshan Tea House", which can even enter the capital market, provides Tianxiang Club with various refreshments for free all year round.

There is also the No. [-] martial arts school in Luling Mansion "Mingjian Villa", which dispatches elite disciples with high martial arts all the year round to provide free security services for Tianxiang Club.

Some well-known literati in Luling Mansion also often donate some calligraphy and paintings for Tianxiang Club to raise funds for auction.

After several years of development, Tianxiang Club has become one of the most elegant places in Luling Prefecture.

Many scholars from other places, and even literati from the capital, would visit Tianxiangshe admiringly when passing through Luling.

Today's Tianxiang Society not only holds literary and poetry meetings, but also often holds various elegant activities such as art exhibitions and chess competitions.

He also promoted several talented women successively. After they became famous, they all married Ruyi Langjun one after another, and in turn helped the development of Tianxiang Club, making Tianxiang Club more prosperous.

Today, the most famous talented woman in Tianxiang Club is named "Yue Ling'er".

Both his grandfather and father were well-known scholars in Luling Prefecture. Although they had never been officials, they opened an academy and trained several good students.Among the two most promising students, one became a government official, and the other became Yuanwailang in the imperial court's Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, even if the Yue family has no official status, they are still important noble gentry in Luling Mansion.

He has served as the governor of the government, and every time there is a major event, when the village elders are convened for a discussion, they always invite the father and son of the Yue family to be present, and solemnly solicit opinions.

However, Yue Linger's ability to become the most famous talented woman in Tianxiang Club today does not depend on the reputation of her grandfather and father.

She is indeed very talented. Not only can she write poems and fu, but she is also good at chess, piano, calligraphy and painting. She also knows how to ride horses and shoot arrows.

She is not only talented, but also beautiful, and is known as the number one beauty in Luling Mansion—although it is said that five years ago, her appearance could only be considered delicate, but five years ago she was only 14 years old.

As the saying goes, women's big eighteen changes.

As girls grow older, their faces and figures become longer and more beautiful, which is perfectly normal.

Yue Linger, who is both talented and beautiful, is not only admired and sought after by literati, but also many young martial arts heroes fall in love with her. They often come to Tianxiang Club to visit in the name of exchanging poems.

The more Linger became famous, the more people came to visit Tianxiang Club. Gradually, apart from serious literati and martial arts heroes, some unscrupulous people tried to come to join in the fun, which made Tianxiang Club overwhelmed. Don't worry, just set the rules:

Literati want to enter Tianxiangshe Manor, they have to show their talents.Or refer to things and write poems, or paint on the spot, or play chess and chess, and you can only enter if the standard is acceptable.

If a samurai wants to enter, he has to perform his unique skills on the spot and get the approval of the disciples of "Mingjian Villa" to be eligible to enter.

In this way, many incompetent idlers were blocked, and the quality of visitors to Tianxiang Club was greatly improved.

But this also created a small trouble for Shen Lang.

On the bank of Tianxing Lake, under the green willow tree.

Shen Lang looked at the lakeside manor not far away, which was full of cars and horses parked in front of the gate, and asked Bai Shishi rather embarrassedly:

"Do you think it's better for me to pretend to be a literati or a warrior?"

[Ask for a ticket~! 】

(End of this chapter)