"Two Dao Masters, this forest leopard really fell to his death. When we came out to work, he was hanging on that tree. There were no signs of human movement around him.”Ling Yu's foster father, Xiao Tian, cupped his hands at the two young Daoists and said indifferently.
"Hmph, do you know what you're talking about? Who is Lin Bao? He is a disciple of our Heaven Sect. Although his skills are not good, it is impossible for him to fall to his death. Do you really think we are stupid?”Hearing Ling Yu's adoptive father's words, the young man couldn't help but laugh coldly. His expression became even colder as he rebuked angrily.
"If you two don't believe me, that tree is where the leopard's corpse was hung. I didn't let anyone get close, so you can go and check.”Seeing that the young Taoist priest didn't believe him, Ling Yu's adoptive father couldn't help but point at a tree and say to him calmly.
Crime scene protection?
Hearing his adoptive father's words, Ling Yu couldn't help but take a few more glances at his adoptive father. For the first time, he realized that his adoptive father wasn't ordinary.
"There's no need. The results will be the same no matter how you investigate. It must be someone from your village who did it.”
Originally, Ling Yu was still thinking about the strangeness of his adoptive father. The words of the young Taoist priest instantly brought him back to his senses and he looked at the young man in astonishment.
"This…this Dao Master, you can't slander us. We didn't do anything. It's none of our business.”Hearing the young man's words, the old man became anxious and explained in a flustered tone.
"That's right, this has nothing to do with us.”
"It really has nothing to do with us.”
Upon hearing the old man's words, the other villagers quickly responded. They were all talking at once, and the scene instantly became noisy.
"Shut up. I said you did it, so you did it. Do you need a reason?”Hearing the villagers 'excuses, the two young Taoist priests' expressions became colder and colder. The sinister anger in their eyes throbbed, and the veins at the corners of their eyes throbbed as they roared loudly.
“……”
Hearing the young Taoist priest's roar, the villagers instantly quieted down. They all looked at him timidly and did not say a word.
"Remember, the death of a disciple of our Heaven Sect in your village is the responsibility of your village. If I report this to the sect master, hmph, he will definitely be furious and withdraw the protection of the village. At that time, I'm afraid your good life will end here.”Seeing that the villagers had obediently quieted down, a smug look flashed across the young Taoist priest's eyes, but it was immediately hidden. Instead, it was replaced by a thick ruthlessness as he spoke coldly to the villagers.
"Lord Dao, we can't do that. It's so chaotic outside. If the Heavenly Sect no longer protects the village, what should we do?”
"That's right. Please be magnanimous and don't report this matter to the sect master.”
Hearing the young man's words, the villagers immediately exploded like a pot. They pleaded with him in panic.
"It's fine if you don't want me to report it, but there are many people who know about this. If I don't report it, it's inevitable that others won't report it. Therefore, I want to shut their mouths.”At this point, the young man no longer concealed his greed. He looked at the villagers greedily, and his meaning was obvious.
He wanted money!
After understanding what the young man meant, the villagers could not help but look at each other. The current environment was difficult. It was already good enough for the people to keep themselves fed and clothed. How could they have any extra money? Moreover…
" Master Dao, didn't our village already hand over our food and property to the Heavenly Sect? Why do we still…"
"You gave it to the sect. What I want now is hush money. Are you not willing to give it to me? "When they upload this news, your losses will not be limited to this.”Hearing the villager's unwilling tone, the young man's face immediately sank. His eyes revealed a cold light as he threatened with a cold voice.
"I'm willing, I'm willing. How much do you need?”Hearing the young man's words, the old man rushed in front of Ling Yu's adoptive father and said hurriedly.
"Twenty strings of money? Alright, alright, we'll gather them immediately." Seeing the young man stretch out two fingers, the old man said happily.
"Twenty strings? Old man, you're too stupid. It's two thousand strings, not one less, or else you'll be homeless.”Hearing the old man say twenty strings, the young man laughed and threatened in a strange tone.
"Two thousand strings?" Hearing this number, the old man and the other villagers could not help but suck in a breath of cold air, and their expressions became extremely ugly.
Not only were the villagers shocked by the young man's request, even Ling Yu was shocked. Could it be that there was such a scum in the Daoist school?
2,000 strings was enough for an ordinary farmer to eat and drink for half a year. This young man was really asking for an exorbitant price.
"What, do you think it's too much? I'm telling you, if you say 2,000 strings, then it's 2,000 strings. Don't test my patience. Hurry up and send it to me. Otherwise, just wait for the Sect Master's anger.”
"Lord Daoist, we really can't take out two thousand strings. Can you give us less?”Seeing that the old man was flustered and at a loss, Ling Yu's adoptive father stood up again and cupped his hands slightly at the young Taoist priest.
"Oh? Less? I'm telling you now, no. Get lost!" Seeing that Ling Yu's adoptive father was neither servile nor overbearing towards him, completely different from the other villagers, the young Taoist priest was unhappy and shouted angrily at him in a cold tone.
"But…"
Bang!
Ling Yu's adoptive father wanted to argue, but he didn't expect the young Taoist priest to suddenly kick him away and he fell heavily to the ground.
"I'll say it again. Hurry up and send the money over. Otherwise, none of you can think of continuing to live here.”
Without even looking at Ling Yu's adoptive father, the young Daoist priest spoke to the other villagers with a sinister expression, his eyes filled with contempt.
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