nycdaug Chapter 24 Everyone has their own thoughts
Chapter 24 Everyone has their own thoughts
Upon hearing Li Baozheng's words, Ding Yi was instantly stunned.
"Damn it, I've been mistaken for someone else!"
Ding Yi looked at the Taoist robe he was wearing and then came to his senses.
But the next moment, Li Baozheng suddenly drew the long sword from his back and charged at Ding Yi.
"Damn it!! Wait a minute!!"
Ding Yi quickly stepped aside and shouted.
"You son of a bitch!"
Seeing Ding Yi's disheveled dodges, Li Baozheng burst into laughter.
Li Baozheng moved quickly, and before he could finish speaking, he had already rushed in front of Ding Yi. With a sweep of his standard long sword, he was about to cut Ding Yi in half at the waist!
Ding Yi quickly swung his long sword to block, and a piercing metallic scraping sound came from the dark room.
"bass!!"
With a flash of light, Ding Yi used the immense force from his long sword to retreat sharply, instantly widening the distance between himself and Li Baozheng.
"I'm not a person who believes in flesh and blood; I stole this from someone else along the way!!"
Ding Yi gripped his long sword and spoke in a deep voice.
"You son of a bitch, you cunning and treacherous rats of the Flesh and Blood Temple, you think you can just say it's not true?! Wait until I capture you first!"
Upon hearing Ding Yi's words, Li Baozheng was utterly disbelieving. He drew his sword, leaped up, and swung it down at Ding Yi's head.
Upon seeing this, Ding Yi immediately rolled to the ground. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through his mind, and he shouted again:
"There's no face on my chest!!"
Sure enough, with Ding Yi's shout, Li Baozheng stopped attacking and instead looked at Ding Yi's chest with interest, asking:
"really?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi didn't hesitate and immediately opened the Taoist robe on his chest.
Ding Yi initially intended to kill Li Baozheng to get rid of the trouble, but then he thought that since this man claimed to be the supervisor of Qingfeng County, he should be an official figure in Qingfeng County. If he wanted to enter Qingfeng County smoothly, he might be able to make use of this man.
At that moment, Li Baoyi, by the moonlight, looked at Ding Yi's bare chest, and unconsciously stopped what he was doing, continuing to ask:
"There really isn't a Blood and Flesh Official, but you're not a martial artist and don't worship gods, so how could you have stolen the Blood Fiend Robe from the Blood and Flesh Temple?"
"The Taoist priest from the Blood and Flesh Temple seems to be seriously injured. I practice my family's traditional farming skills. Although they are not strong, they should be able to deal with the seriously injured Taoist priest without much trouble."
Ding Yi remained calm and composed, relying solely on his ability to speak fluently and without hesitation.
"Huh? Could it be that someone else went?"
Li Baozheng's eyes darted around, then he looked Ding Yi up and down, and suddenly said:
"Are you heading north all the way to Qingfeng County?"
"That's good, but I wonder how far it is from here to Qingfeng County?"
Ding Yi quickly asked.
“Continue along the official road for three days, and you will reach Qingfeng County.”
As Li Baozheng spoke, he pulled a plaque from his waist and tossed it to Ding Yi.
"Once you arrive in Qingfeng County, you can use this sign to enter the town."
Seeing this, Ding Yi did not instinctively catch it; instead, he dodged to the side.
"Clap!"
The wooden sign fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and then lay there quietly, seemingly without any mechanism.
"Quite cautious, not bad."
Seeing this, Li Baozheng was not angry. Instead, he nodded and continued:
"We became friends after our initial encounter; may I ask your name, young man?"
"Ding Hai".
Ding Yi glanced at the wooden sign on the ground ahead and said indifferently.
"Ding Hai, is it? You don't seem like a martial artist, nor do you follow the path of worshipping gods. How could you withstand a blow from my blade?"
Li Baozheng suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi frowned slightly, but after a moment's thought, he spoke:
"I'm naturally strong, and many people have asked me about it."
"Hehe, you're really strong."
Upon hearing this, Li Baozheng showed no change in expression, only chuckling a few times. Whether he believed it or not, only he knew.
"Since you encountered the evil Taoist priests of the Blood and Flesh Temple, you must have passed through Xiaotan Village. So, can you tell me about the situation there?"
Li Baozheng asked again.
Although Ding Yi just said that he hadn't been there, it was the first time the two had met, and they were both wary of each other, which made sense. Now that everyone is speaking frankly, there's no need to hide anything anymore.
Sure enough, after thinking for a moment, Ding Yi spoke up:
"Xiaotan Village seems to be sealed off by something, I dare not go in."
"Damn it! It really is the Blood and Flesh Sect's method! These bastards love to seal off villages and perform blood sacrifices!"
Li Baozheng cursed, then turned to Ding Yi and said:
"Brother Ding Hai, I advise you not to wear this Taoist robe when you're out and about. The stench of blood on it is awful. It's alright if you run into our patrol department, but if you run into the Yin Yang Palace... hehe..."
After saying that, Li Baozheng turned and left the house, choosing not to stay.
Ding Yi listened to Li Baozheng's footsteps and realized that he had gone into the next room. Clearly, the other party was also worried about him.
Then, Ding Yi looked at the wooden sign on the ground. By the moonlight from the rooftop, he noticed a strange symbol engraved on it, with the three characters "Li Baozheng" in the center.
Ding Yi fiddled with the wooden sign a few times with his longsword. Finding nothing unusual, he took out a rag from his bundle, covered it with a cloth, and rolled it on the ground a few times until it was completely wrapped in the cloth. Only then did he relax a little.
"You can't trust anyone in this godforsaken place, but Li Baozheng doesn't seem to have any intention of killing me."
Ding Yi moved to another corner and took out the quicksand map to look at it.
After studying the map for several days, Ding Yi discovered that the red crosses on the quicksand map represented entities that posed a threat to him and harbored murderous intent.
Like Qingyunzi and Baiyunzi in that Taoist temple, although they didn't meet me at first, the entire Xiaotan Village should be their target, which is why the Liusha Map marked the location of the Taoist temple with a red cross.
As for Li Baozheng, judging from the exchange just now, his strength should be slightly inferior to Qingyunzi's, otherwise Ding Yi would not have been able to dodge the first strike so easily.
As for why Li Baozheng, with such limited strength, would want to check on the situation in Xiaotan Village, only heaven knows.
And then there was Li Baozheng's earlier mention of "warriors" and "god worshippers." Ding Yi's mind was also filled with some of Qingyunzi's words from that night, which seemed to have mentioned the word "warrior." This piqued Ding Yi's interest, and he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.
"A warrior, worshipping gods..."
...
Early the next morning, Ding Yi picked up his long sword, got up, and prepared to continue his journey.
As soon as Ding Yi stepped out of the house, he saw Li Baozheng standing in front of him.
"Brother Ding Hai, why don't you give me that robe from the Blood and Flesh Temple? It's more dangerous for you to wear it anyway."
Li Baozheng looked at Ding Yi, who had changed into ordinary farm clothes, and said with a smile.
"It's buried inside the house. Go dig it up yourself if you want it."
Ding Yi glanced at Li Baozheng, then clasped his hands in a fist salute before walking towards Li Baozheng.
The two brushed past each other. Li Baozheng glanced at Ding Yi, a strange smile seemingly appearing on his lips, but he quickly suppressed it.