Chapter 219

“On that day, the flying ship flew over Luan City, and countless residents looked up. They all saw a human head hanging in front of the ship!”

The storyteller slammed the table with a resounding thud, his face flushing with excitement. His tongue flickered like an electric motor, eyes glowing with fervor. He gulped down his saliva and continued energetically:

“Everyone thought the Xuanxu Sword Sect was harming their disciples, but little did they know there was a deeper mystery—this marked the first step in the Xuanxu Sect’s grand and long-lasting scheme!”

“Huh?”

Someone in the audience was confused, “Didn’t you just say Elder Tian Xianzi abused the disciples and twisted He Zhizhou’s head off to play kickball?”

“That was just the surface! We are all ignorant mortals; how can we fathom the thoughts of the immortals!”

The storyteller’s beard and hair fluttered wildly in his extreme excitement as he spoke in an impassioned tone, “You would never guess the truth! The reason He Zhizhou’s head was hung on the boat was because the Xuanxu Sect had long suspected the city lord—no, Luo Yuanming—of wrongdoing. They wanted to use this method to lure the snake out of its hole.”

A chorus of murmurs arose from the crowd.

Ning Ning, sitting in the corner of the teahouse, took a sip of water, her expression complex.

To be honest, this explanation not only surprised the general populace but also left her, someone directly involved, utterly bewildered.

This truly exemplifies the saying that art imitates life but transcends it. The storyteller was indeed remarkable.

Last night, the girls trapped in the secret room at the bottom of the well activated the Soul-Locking Formation together. Luo Yuanming had no way to escape; his body was pierced deeply by threads of blood; he closed his eyes forever in extreme pain and a twisted posture.

As for the door He Zhizhou and Lin Xun entered, it turned out to be a storage place for the corpses of young girls after their souls had been refined. As they progressed, they saw bones and tattered clothes scattered everywhere, creating a horrifying sight.

Luo Yuanming had said, “They won’t come out,” because the secret room was filled with poisonous blood mist and resentment. Breathing it in would cause anyone to pass out in a daze. The two were dragged out by the elders by their collars afterward.

Ning Ning and Pei Ji were covered in blood from their fight, while Lin Xun and He Zhizhou were unconscious like vegetables. When Lin Xun woke up, he was so ashamed his dragon horns turned red, stammering apologies for causing trouble for the elders.

“It’s okay; anyone entering such a place would be affected,” Ji Yunkai said, smiling comfortingly, “Without the Turtle Breath Pill to hold your breath, even Luo Yuanming wouldn’t dare go in.”

The Turtle Breath Pill can pause breathing, and after a thorough search, a whole box was found in the city lord’s bedroom.

Later, the Judicial Court intervened in the matter. More than 30 victims were exposed to the public, and the precious images recorded by Ning Ning with her spirit vision orb were played publicly.

Now there are both witnesses and evidence, which proves that the city lord who works hard to govern the city is the culprit who murdered the girl. The whole city was in an uproar for a while, and it can be said to be the best news of the year in Luan city. If you don’t forward it, you are not a Luan city person.

The Soul-Locking Formation caused severe injuries to those who cast it, but the girls shared the pain and were treated by Suwen Hall, all returning home safely.

The mother of one of the victims, a farm girl, came to the inn, tearfully thanking them repeatedly. Xu Ye of the Wanjian Sect, passing by, was moved and gifted her a healing elixir.

As for the disciples of Elder Tian Xianzi.

Even Ning Ning couldn’t understand why they suddenly became famous in the entire city.

Whether it was the common people, the judicial court officer, or the cultivators from other sects, they all wanted to come to the inn to visit. They were so annoyed that they immediately jumped out of the window and took refuge in the teahouse after using a trick.

By the way, cultivators have supernatural powers, but not money power.

The wealthiest among them, Pei Ji, was injured and resting.

The other few down-and-out prodigals were so poor that they wanted to sit on the ground and eat tree bark. The money for this tea was considered a blessing, and it was paid by Jiang Si, the official designated only foolish scapegoat and the city lord of Jialan.

Jiang Si also heard about the exposure of Luo Yuanming’s crimes. The arc of the right corner of his mouth was cold and arrogant, like a Nike shoe logo sewn on his face: “Woman, how many surprises do you have that I don’t know about?”

These words were directed to Zheng Weiqi.

Senior Sister Zheng Weiqi, who was always annoyed by him, turned to Ning Ning and made a gesture, “crazy,” before glancing at him indifferently, “If I pull out my Penis, it will be bigger than yours.”

This wasn’t a surprise; it was a shock!

The Domineering Boss Jiang Si’s Quote: Never encountered such an opponent before. So he immediately stopped talking and drank his tea quietly, planning to fight again the next day and make sure to defeat her.

Back in the teahouse, after listening to the storyteller’s seemingly impossible words, someone in the audience asked, “Tell me, sir, what is the connection between the head on the boat and the trap set by the Xuanxu Sect?”

“Good question!”

The storyteller stroked his beard, squinting, “Do you remember He Zhizhou pushing Elder Tian Xianzi down the stairs for public revenge? This was a ruse to create the illusion of discord, to make Luo Yuanming lower his guard!”

The audience buzzed with discussion.

“Think about it,” the storyteller continued, “Luo Yuanming controls Luan City and likely has spies everywhere. With the Ten Method Assembly happening, he would be wary of the sects.”

The storyteller said, “If you want to reduce that guy’s vigilance and investigate the truth without any hindrance, what else can you do? Of course, you should make Luo Yuanming feel that Tian Xianzi’s disciples are too busy to take care of themselves and have no time to intervene in the case!”

What he said actually sounded like it made sense, and his tone was so up and down and passionate that he gave the illusion that there was absolutely no additive in his words.

Not only the audience, but even Ning Ning almost believed it.

“As for Elder Tian Xianzi’s seemingly nonsensical behavior, there’s more to it.”

The storyteller suddenly became serious and pounded the table again, “Think, what’s the homonym of ‘repairing shoes’ ? ‘practicing evil’! Elder Tian Xianzi seems to be confused, but he was actually subtly hitting the villain Luo Yuanming, who was practicing forbidden evil arts and condemned by the cultivation world!”

He Zhizhou couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of tea.

But everyone in the audience showed an expression of “So that’s it,”  and they all shouted that it was great and stood up to clap their hands.

“This is nothing; there are even more amazing things! Do you remember that when Luo Yuanming wanted Ning Ning to come forward, Elder Tian Xianzi ran to the stable and carried the horse out?”

The audience’s heads were like the fortune cat’s hands, nodding back and forth.

(T/N: fortune cat)

“There was a sign before that Ning Ning was clearly on the scene, but why did he suddenly say, ‘Ning Ning is gone’ ”

The storyteller almost broke his voice in excitement when he spoke: “That was because Elder Tian Xian noticed that Luo Yuanming had ill intentions towards Ning Ning and hinted that she should run away!”

Jiang Si’s mouth was wide open enough to fit a whole egg inside.

The storyteller’s table thumping continued, “Let’s think about it. What does it symbolize to hold the horse above the head? When the horse is on the top, ‘immediately’ ! Then he rushed out of the door and ran to the street. What does this mean?”

Someone suddenly realized the true meaning of life and the power of thinking at that moment and responded in a loud voice: “Ning Ning, run now!”

Brilliant, simply brilliant.