I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 100 - 12: The Girl Suspected of Being a "Witch"? (2/5)
"I am Xiao Yue, Minister of Justice of Great Xia, and I am here for the pursuit of a thief!"
His gaze was fixed intently on the old village head across from him.
Xiao Yue’s voice was as sonorous as ever, akin to the clash of steel.
"Pursuit of a thief?"
Perhaps it was because he had never heard of the position of Minister of Justice...
Or perhaps because he couldn’t believe someone was here just to catch a thief...
The old village head was silent for quite a while before he organized his thoughts and slowly spoke.
"Every one of us in the Li Family Village is by nature kind and honest; it’s impossible for there to be a thief here."
"I believe you must have come to the wrong place?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue merely smiled faintly and once again took out that Human-faced Spider from his animal skin pouch.
"If you were truly kind by nature, would you rear such ’Witchcraft Objects’?"
"Moreover, since I have found your village, I naturally have evidence."
As he spoke, Xiao Yue’s gaze suddenly sharpened, piercing the skin of the old village head like a sharp knife.
"If you are willing to honestly disclose the whereabouts of that fox, I won’t do anything excessive..."
"But if you intend to conceal the truth, don’t blame me for being rude."
Looking at Xiao Yue’s serious demeanor,
The old village head could only feel a deep sense of grievance and helplessness.
Because the old village head could see that Xiao Yue was not someone who could be persuaded with words.
Once he believed the ’thief’ was hidden in the village, no matter what the old village head said, he would not believe it.
Such a person only believes in what he is convinced of.
Other people’s words merely serve as a supplement and cannot possibly sway or change his belief.
"Since you came with a prejudice to catch a thief, you won’t believe anything we say."
"But while a ferocious tiger is fierce, it might not necessarily defeat a local snake."
The old village head’s threat unsurprisingly made Xiao Yue laugh.
That smile even concealed a subtle sense of scorn eager to be tested.
"Minister of Justice of Daxia, pursuing fugitives across ten thousand miles."
"We travel all over the mountains and rivers under the orders of the Common Lord; what haven’t we seen?"
"What qualifications does your small mountain village of Mountain People have to claim the title of ’local snake’?"
Before the words were finished, Xiao Yue’s expression suddenly changed.
The next moment, a small figure leapt out from the nearby ridgeline.
The short knife in hand unhesitatingly stabbed towards the arm that was holding the Human-faced Spider.
"How bold!"
Facing the bite of the Human-faced Spider without fear, Xiao Yue cautiously stepped back a pace this time.
Xiao Yue’s intuition told him that the short knife had the ability to harm him.
"Xiaogui! Now!"
With a decisive shout, it was not until this moment that the small figure truly revealed itself in Xiao Yue’s field of vision.
This small figure was none other than the long-unseen Li Jingshu.
Crack!
Upon receiving Li Jingshu’s order,
The pretended-to-be-dead Human-faced Spider didn’t hesitate for even a second and once more bit towards Xiao Yue’s arm.
And this time, the mandibles of the Human-faced Spider subtly emitted an astonishing ferocity.
[Is it the power of the Witch?]
[Has this Human-faced Spider already been refined into a ’Witchcraft Artifact’?]
Such a thought flashed through his mind, and realizing the danger, Xiao Yue resolutely flung the Human-faced Spider away.
Seizing this rare opportunity,
Li Jingshu surged forward once more, her small figure exhibiting amazing agility at this moment.
Tear!
The knife light flitted like a butterfly, vanishing in an instant, and Xiao Yue, caught off guard, was successfully slashed by the Butterfly Knife.
But this was just the beginning.
Giving Xiao Yue no time to react, dozens of red Sleep Bugs flew out from all directions, attempting again to attack the burly man.
"You have mastered the ability to refine insect-type ’Witchcraft Artifacts’?"
Seeing this situation, Xiao Yue dared not take it lightly, instantly retreating with a flash.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
After generations of breeding, and tempered by Evil Qi from a young age...
The Sleep Bugs had become exceedingly aggressive, and there was no way they would easily let Xiao Yue, their target, escape.
And so, when those dozens of Sleep Bugs flew around, emitting a scorching aura, even the air around seemed to distort with firelight.
"Tch!"
In a flash, Xiao Yue exhaled an arrow of air, knocking down the nearest Sleep Bug.
Then, with a sudden swing of both palms, he struck at an almost impossible angle, swatting away another Sleep Bug that attempted a stealth attack.
"Little Jingshu! Don’t get close to that guy!"
At this moment, Xiaogui, who had successfully escaped danger, no longer cared to hide his abilities, sharply raising his voice to warn. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"The Qi he exhales is poisonous, and his palm wind is equally toxic!"
Pupils contracting abruptly, Li Jingshu, who had been planning to seize the momentum for a strong assault, immediately halted.
At the same time, she made sure to command those Sleep Bugs to retreat to a safe distance.
"Whew!"
Perhaps it was a moment to catch his breath, or maybe he regretted that his intentions were exposed by the Human-faced Spider...
Xiao Yue suddenly took a deep breath, his entire body suddenly bursting into motion, making a vigorous step towards Li Jingshu.
Swoosh!
Seeing Xiao Yue getting closer and closer to Li Jingshu, a sharp whistling noise suddenly came from above his head.
Sensing the impending crisis keenly, Xiao Yue’s hair stood on end.
With almost instinctual reflex, he tilted his head just in time to narrowly dodge the arrow that almost hit him square in the face.
"Uncle Yu!"
At the sight of the arrow, Li Jingshu exclaimed with excitement.
Because she knew that Li Yu had arrived, and only he could shoot such a precise and powerful arrow.
"I never expected that such a small village could hide such a formidable hunter."
Upon hearing Li Jingshu’s exclamation, Xiao Yue finally dismissed his underestimation of Li Family Village.
The wise elder of the tribe, the powerful hunter hidden in the dark, and now this girl who seemed to be a ’Witch’...
"However, you seem to underestimate me?"
Before Li Jingshu could grasp the meaning of this statement, Xiao Yue suddenly reached back to take off the Great Halberd strapped on his back.
It was a weapon resembling an axe but heavier than one, made of bronze.
And on both sides of this bronze weapon, the Taotie Pattern, resembling ghostly faces, was engraved, emanating a chilling glow.
"Big Girl, get out of the way!"
Daring not to hesitate any more, Li Yu rushed out from the village.
The bow in his hand firing arrows continuously, aiming to prevent Xiao Yue from swinging the Great Halberd.
"Once a hunter in the mountains and forests is exposed, it’s equivalent to losing his greatest advantage."
The curve of Xiao Yue’s mouth turned sinister, excited.
Xiao Yue completely ignored the other’s actions, and directly slammed the high-raised Great Halberd into the ground.
Rumble...
In an instant, the paved stone road shattered, and a small-scale earthquake swept through half of the Li Family Village.
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