lcionline Chapter 1529 The Untamed 9
Chapter 1529 The Untamed 9
After learning about the place called Liyang from Wen Qing, the three of them had to go to Liyang.
But before entering the city, everyone noticed that something was wrong with Liyang. Logically speaking, even if there was a curfew in the city, the streets should not be empty as soon as it gets dark.
As Wei Ying followed Jiang Cheng and Lan Zhan and hopped lightly on the rooftops, he couldn't help but mutter, "If there weren't people lighting lanterns here, I'd have suspected that this was a dead city."
Jiang Cheng, who had been traveling all day, didn't have the energy to complain. When he saw a violent aura in the northwest, he couldn't help but stop and suggested, "Why don't we find an inn to rest for the night, and then ask for news in the city tomorrow morning."
Wei Ying originally felt that he had plenty of physical strength, but after hearing what Jiang Cheng said, his legs couldn't help but go weak. Lan Zhan's cultivation was originally inferior to Jiang Cheng and Wei Ying, and he could only hold on until now thanks to the training he had received from the Lan family over the years, and he didn't want to show weakness in front of Jiang Cheng at all, so he also stopped.
However, the three of them walked around the city. Although there were many lights at night, no place was open for business. Jiang Cheng had no choice but to choose a large inn in the northwest direction that was closest to the place where the hostility was rampant, and climbed over the wall and walked in.
The waiter, who was awakened, was about to shout when he saw clearly the clothes made of extremely fine fabrics on the three young men. He immediately realized that these three people must be disciples from some immortal sect who were out hunting at night. He then relaxed a lot more and even woke up the people in the kitchen to cook a few bowls of noodles for them.
"...Hey, there used to be a very powerful Chang family in our Liyang City, but recently, I don't know what bad luck has happened to the Chang family. Everyone in the family has been slaughtered, even cats and dogs were not spared!"
The waiter was actually a little scared when he said this, and couldn't help but shuddering, "We are close here, and I also like excitement. Normally, even if I get close to the servants of the Chang family, I will be beaten and scolded. I heard that someone killed the entire Chang family, and even the animals were not spared, so I plucked up the courage to go and watch the excitement."
"But I didn't expect that the Chang family's front door was the only clean one. Inside, there were bloodstains and dead bodies everywhere!"
From what the second brother said, the Chang family didn't have a good reputation in Liyang, so Wei Ying asked, "Then no one from the Chang family came to collect the remains?"
The second brother laughed awkwardly, "There is no one left in the Chang family. They were always very arrogant. People like me can't know about their relatives and friends, but it is true that no one in the Chang family has collected the body so far. Even the desperate people around dare not go in..."
Jiang Cheng raised his voice slightly and said to Wei Ying and Lan Zhan, "The entire Chang family was massacred. If we don't handle it properly, it might lead to disaster. Let's have a good rest tonight and go to pray for the souls of the Chang family tomorrow morning."
Wei Ying and Lan Zhan both nodded in agreement. The second brother was very happy, "Oh, thank you three immortals!"
"Although we are mortals, we are close to the Chang family and have been dealing with them for a long time. We have heard many rumors. The Chang family died so tragically. We are worried. If the three immortals can settle the affairs of the Chang family, it would be great. Thank you all!"
This brief conversation had revealed a lot of information. The three of them were indeed tired. They fell on the bed and when they opened their eyes again, the sun was already high in the sky.
The waiter calculated the time and prepared hot water for the three of them to wash up, and he also very attentively prepared a local specialty breakfast in advance. Even Lan Zhan was very satisfied, and his usually serious expression was visibly relaxed.
The corpses of all members of the Chang family have been exposed to the sunlight for several days. Due to the huge resentment and violence, they have not decayed seriously. But in a few days, the entire Liyang City will probably be invaded by the resentment and violence of the Chang family, and it may become another place like the Yiling mass grave.
After Jiang Cheng and Wei Ying entered the room, they started to pray for the souls of the dead without saying a word. Lan Zhan also sat cross-legged with the Wangji Qin placed across his knees, and played the Qingxin Yin to assist. For a moment, even the people around the Chang family felt a kind of tranquility and relaxation that they had never experienced before.
Jiang Cheng has become much more careful. Although he was just performing the salvation ceremony casually, he was paying close attention to the souls that were sent away. Sure enough, the current Chang family leader Chang Ci'an and his children and brothers were missing. This shows that the Chang family must have suffered this disaster because someone must have come back to seek revenge.
Wei Ying came back with two large food boxes and sat down on the roof of the Chang Clan's ancestral hall, frowning and complaining, "The Chang Clan has been dominating and bullying in Liyang for a long time, and they have so many enemies. How can we find them?!"
Lan Zhan was also worried about this problem, while Jiang Cheng took a steamed bun, broke it open and put two slices of beef in it. After taking a bite, he said, "Why should we investigate anything for the Chang family? Since we already know that someone is seeking revenge, it means that the Chang family has done something very excessive to them in the past. Besides, aren't there enough families whose families have been destroyed by the Chang family?"
Wei Ying also thought this was true, and immediately apologized to Jiang Cheng: "I'm sorry, Cheng, I was probably hungry and talking nonsense."
"I think that we have done justice to the people of Luyang by praying for the souls of the Chang family and ensuring that the Chang family will not become a place of death and bring disaster to the surrounding areas. Besides, we will spend money to bury these people tomorrow, which is also fair to the Chang family."
As he spoke, Wei Ying also taught Lan Zhan, who was frowning slightly, "Second Master Lan, you can't say anything against it anymore. The Chang family has been oppressing and exploiting us for many years. There are many people who hate them behind their backs, and many people have been harmed by them. We can't just pretend that those things never happened because we didn't see them."
Jiang Cheng also echoed Wei Ying's words, and Lan Zhan hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that..."
But Lan Zhan was tongue-tied and could not say anything, so Jiang Cheng took the opportunity to say, "Mr. Lan taught us that when we encounter evil spirits on the road, we must appease their resentment and then save them, and we cannot beat or kill them."
"That's what I wanted to say. Our five great families have rich family traditions. Of course, we have ways to communicate with evil spirits. We can accurately ask about the evil spirits' resentment and hatred when they were alive. There's nothing wrong with giving them fairness and justice and then saving their souls."
"But there are many monks in this world who have no way to communicate with evil spirits. It is even unclear whether they can save their lives when facing evil spirits. It is too difficult to ask them to appease the hatred and resentment of evil spirits."
"What's more, this kind of thing also requires actual conditions. Most of the time, evil spirits don't even appear alone, but in groups, which greatly increases the danger level. If fewer people go, who will care about the resentment and grievances of those evil spirits!"