Chapter 29

In the midst of the urgent situation, fortunately, Xuankong was standing beside him. Although he was deep in thought, his actions were not slow.

Biting his tongue and spitting into the air, Xuankong shouted, "Stop!"

This was a spell to immobilize, and it could hold not only a mountain bandit like Poison Scorpion but even a hundred-year-old zombie. However, his eyes were still wide open, and the dagger in his hand was still poised to strike.

When Wang Qi saw Poison Scorpion lunging at him, he panicked and fell backward, narrowly avoiding the vital spots.

But he tumbled on the ground, clutching his abdomen and rolling around, moaning in pain, "I'm dead, I'm dead!"

Xuankong found it amusing and got off the carriage, walking over to pull Wang Qi up. Suppressing a laugh, he said, "Look at yourself, where is there any blood on you?" Wang Qi didn't believe it and lifted his clothes, only to find a slight scratch, not even breaking the skin.

Calmly, he looked at the row of bandits immobilized by Xuankong and felt a surge of anger. Thinking about how he almost lost his life to these people, Wang Qi was not about to let it go. He reached out to kill them one by one.

But Xuankong stopped him, walking over to the coachman who was crouching in a corner, holding his head, and smiled.

"Great hero... young master... immortal, this has nothing to do with me!" The coachman, trembling, took out a silver ticket worth five hundred taels and offered it back to Xuankong with both hands. Xuankong smiled and said, "I know you're not in league with them. Keep the silver ticket and do me a favor, okay?"

Hearing that he could keep the silver ticket, the coachman quickly pulled his hand back and nodded, "Old immortal, please speak."

Although Xuankong and Wang Qi looked young, the coachman knew that immortals could maintain their youth. This might be a deeply cultivated old immortal. Not daring to be disrespectful, he quickly agreed after hearing Xuankong's words:

"Old immortal, I will definitely deliver these bandits to the authorities! Not one will escape!"

Xuankong nodded with a smile, not bothering to release the bandits. He walked up to them, taking out the scattered silver from their pockets. It added up to less than one tael, but for these bandits, it was all they had, and it was enough to make them heartbroken.

Even a little was better than nothing. Xuankong collected the silver and walked to Poison Scorpion, "Old bandit?"

Poison Scorpion, immobilized, could not respond, only pitifully blinking, fearing for his life. Xuankong, however, was not so cruel. Seeing Poison Scorpion's pitiful look, he couldn't help but laugh.

Earlier, Poison Scorpion had called him and Wang Qi little bandits, and this was his way of getting revenge.

He instructed the coachman to load the bandits onto the carriage. Xuankong, not daring to let the coachman drive them anymore, decided to take Wang Qi to the nearest large city himself. Seeing Xuankong and Wang Qi disappear in a step, the coachman was so frightened that he fell to the ground, repeatedly kowtowing in their direction.

"Mother, I've seen a real immortal today!" The coachman got up, quickly throwing the bandits onto his carriage and hurriedly whipped the horses to report to the city authorities.

"Five coins can buy a dou of rice, and you gave the coachman five hundred taels of silver, which might harm him," Wang Qi said, feeling a bit hungry after the fight. He asked the waiter for another bowl of meat noodles and took the opportunity to speak to Xuankong.

Xuankong, who had seen many things, was not concerned: "It depends on the coachman's fate. If he is clever, he can avoid disaster. If not, it's the cycle of nature, and there's no place to appeal."

Wang Qi, who greatly admired his senior brother, couldn't stand his foolishness in learning the Dao. Shaking his head, he said, "In this world, if you don't look out for yourself, heaven and earth will destroy you. Even heaven can't control it!"

Xuankong smiled, "So, do you treat me the same way?"

Wang Qi quickly waved his hands, smiling flatteringly, "Of course not, Senior Brother. How can I be the same as an ordinary person!" He still hoped Xuankong would teach him some immortal techniques and didn't dare to offend him. Xuankong, used to this expression, smiled, "Eat your noodles."

"But this city is really strange. There's no one on the streets in broad daylight," Xuankong, accustomed to the prosperity of his previous life, felt uncomfortable with the empty streets.

Wang Qi, who understood, leaned over and said, "It's normal. Isn't it like this in all cities now?"

He commented professionally, "The city officials here are quite capable. At least there's no killing on the streets in broad daylight." Xuankong, who had just taken a sip of tea, almost choked when he heard this.

In broad daylight, no killing on the streets, and that's considered capable?

From Wang Qi's words, he gained a deeper understanding of the current state of the world.

Just as they were talking about the lack of random killings on the streets, they heard a loud roar outside the restaurant: "Brothers, get your weapons, chop him up!" Wang Qi smiled awkwardly, reached for the sword on the table, and looked out.

Who had such poor timing? Just as Wang Qi was praising the city's security, this happened.

"Capture that fox demon, the city official offers a reward of ten gold pieces!" A clerk in green official robes, protected by several constables, stood on the street and shouted. Hearing the reward, the previously empty street was suddenly filled with heads.

Hearing the reward of ten gold pieces, heroes with various weapons jumped out from the houses on both sides: "Where is the fox demon? Where is the fox demon?"

Sun Laoweng, the old man who brewed wine on the street, was known for his bravery and claimed he was fearless even in the face of ghosts. Hearing the call to capture the fox demon, he was about to grab his weapon when he saw a small yellow-furred, green-mouthed animal, about the size of a cat, lying on his sword and looking at him.

"Fox demon!" Sun Laoweng felt his legs go numb and weak, and he quickly shouted.

Hearing the fox demon, the heroes on the street rushed into Sun Laoweng's wine shop. The fox, seeing the heroes, seemed to sneer, then disappeared in front of them.

It reappeared in the restaurant across the street. The restaurant owner, seeing the fox enter, shouted for the waiters to block the door, and the rest followed him upstairs, determined to catch the fox and claim the ten gold pieces.

"Ha ha." The restaurant guests either fled to the sides or joined in the chase. Only Xuankong remained seated, watching the game of hide-and-seek between the people and the fox.

With Wang Qi and the other guests on the upper floor helping, the little fox was soon surrounded. Sensing the faint fluctuations of true energy from Wang Qi, the fox, hiding in a corner with no way to escape, only whined.

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