After a stick of incense, outside the Zen room in the backyard of Jinshan Temple.
"Did you believe her?"
Sitting in the stone pavilion not far from the Zen room, Xiaoqing glanced at Pei Wende who was packing his luggage and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"A veteran who has been in the world for more than ten years and has a criminal record that she deliberately concealed. Do you believe what she says?"
His mental power has never been an all-powerful magical power. It can only roughly judge Aunt Zhu's emotional ups and downs and state fluctuations.
Maybe Aunt Zhu didn't lie when she described it, but I'm not sure she concealed something.
Or perhaps, when Aunt Zhu was telling the whole incident, she intentionally or unintentionally beautified some of her actions, which his mind could not understand.
Anyway, Xiao Qing doesn’t think what Aunt Zhu said is entirely true.
"Does it make any difference whether you believe it or not?"
Pei Wende, who raised his head slightly and was carefully selecting a sword, asked.
"It is a fact that Zhu Yi Niang was kidnapped, and it is also a fact that the pig demon is causing trouble at the foot of the mountain..."
"As long as you determine these two points, the rest is not as important as you think."
Before he finished speaking, Xiaoqing snorted disdainfully.
"Huh, it's just because of your personality that you are manipulated by the old gangsters."
"The old woman said that the pig demon originally lived in the mountains and forests, and it was because the Zhu family invaded its territory that it caused trouble."
"But as far as I know, there are no popular pig monsters near Jinshan Temple."
When he said this, Xiao Qing's expression did not change much, but the unruly and domineering tone in his tone was clearly revealed.
To put it bluntly, Jinshan Temple and even Runzhou City are now Xiaoqing's territory. She doesn't know when there will be a pig demon on her territory who dares to step on the fields and destroy the rice seedlings.
"So, those are just speculations by Aunt Zhu and the villagers, aren't they?"
After simply waving the butcher knife in his hand, Pei Wende, who was quite satisfied, nodded.
"What is the origin of that pig demon? Aren't you curious?"
Human beings are born with spiritual intelligence and nine orifices, and are superior to ordinary beasts in all aspects.
Especially for an almost Taoist swordsman like Aunt Zhu, ordinary spirits and even monsters may not be her opponents.
Under such circumstances, the pig demon actually dared to wait for an opportunity to abduct Zhu Yi Niang, and even changed the "redemption conditions" several times to provoke her. This is a bit abnormal no matter how you think about it.
"Is it useful for me to be curious? Anyway, you've already fallen into the trap."
Even under Pei Wende's influence, Xiaoqing became more and more like a normal human being.
But on some things, she still maintained her original views and attitudes - don't cause trouble unless necessary.
However, what Xiaoqing knows better is that Pei Wende is a moving broom star. Even if he just stays quietly in the temple, trouble will come to him, let alone take the initiative to go down the mountain.
"Aren't you going to come down the mountain with me?"
After all, after spending so many years with Xiao Qing, Pei Wende immediately understood the subtext in the other person's words.
"Why are we going down the mountain with you? Are you being deceived again?"
Looking at Pei Wende who was obviously stunned, Xiao Qing suppressed the smile that curled up at the corner of his mouth and said teasingly.
"If you don't want to go, don't go!"
"Anyway, in your current state, it might have the opposite effect."
Pei Wende shrugged with an indifferent expression. He was complaining about Xiaoqing's excessive drinking early in the morning.
Although with Xiaoqing's constitution, drinking alcohol could not really make her drunk, but it did easily amplify some of the thoughts in her mind.
Normal people are drunk and cowardly, but Xiaoqing is drunk and shows off his ferocious power.
"Reaction? It's obvious that you are too soft-hearted."
Xiaoqing did not continue to struggle too much on this issue. After habitually rolling her eyes, Xiaoqing decisively changed the topic.
"Jinshan Temple has gradually returned to the right track. When do you plan to leave here?"
This is the most curious question for Xiaoqing this year. How long does Pei Wende, the temporary abbot of Jinshan Temple, plan to serve?
As for whether Xiaoqing had other thoughts when she asked this question, she is probably the only one who knows.
"It should be soon."
Pei Wende slowly put the butcher knife in his hand into the scabbard and replied calmly.
"Actually, I have been waiting for my senior brother's true form to come to me..."
"But judging from the current situation, he probably won't go up the mountain to find me."
Huiji left only a body in Jinshan Temple, while his real body was recuperating in Yangzhou, not far away.
After Pei Wende learned the news, he did not choose to look for him again, but waited for him to come to him on his own initiative.
However, after waiting for a full year, Hui Ji's true form never showed up, so Pei Wende roughly knew what the other party was thinking.
"Did you discover his whereabouts?"
Xiao Qing couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Xiao Qing knew that with Pei Wende's character, if he wasn't 100% sure of this, he would definitely not say such firm words.
"Before the autumn harvest started a few days ago, Iron Gu discovered his and Red Fox's whereabouts by the grain transport river."
As if to confirm Pei Wende's statement, a slightly bloated Thousand-Eyed Iron Gu flew from not far away, and then slowly landed on his fingertips.
"If he had followed his normal footsteps, he would have arrived at Jinshan Temple long ago."
"But he didn't rush. Instead, he traveled along the road and even had time to help some farmers harvest rice fields."
When he said this, Pei Wende's tone paused slightly helplessly.
"And just last night, the body he stayed at Jinshan Temple quietly went down the mountain, presumably to see his true form."
Pei Wende did not continue speaking because Huiji's position was already obvious.
Maybe it's because he still has some troubles, or maybe he has other plans...
In short, after Huiji confirmed Pei Wende's situation, she did not choose to meet him, but left Jinshan Temple silently.
"You two brothers really have a tacit understanding..."
Although Xiaoqing, who has been a monster for more than a hundred years, cannot understand this tacit understanding, it does not prevent her from expressing her disdain.
"By the way, these little bugs you made seem to be very useful. Can you make a batch for me if you have time?"
It has to be said that Xiaoqing's ability to change topics is still so clumsy.
But Pei Wende still nodded cooperatively, and then responded with a smile.
"Of course there is no problem with this. Let alone small insects, it will be no problem even if I refine a batch of 'Iron Snakes' for you to use as clones."
For today's Pei Wende, the appearance of iron Gu is not limited to insects.
As long as Xiao Qing wants it, it won't be a big problem to make a "Steel Snake" in her image.
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