CHAPTER 112: CHAPTER 112 RETRIBUTION IS INFALLIBLE

Today, early in the morning, Little Xinzhuo snuck into the city.

He had been following Xin Lin for a while and had picked up some craftiness, disguising himself as a little beggar. After wandering around Ping’an County nearby, he indeed managed to gather quite a bit of news.

"What good news?"

As soon as he heard that the bandits had left, Xin Lin felt refreshed and spirited. The frustration from being brutally attacked by the Rascal Corpse last night was swept away.

She took the steamed bun and took a big bite.

After a tough practice session yesterday, Xin Lin felt completely drained.

Fortunately, after a deep sleep, she didn’t feel tired; instead, she felt her limbs and bones pulsating with strength.

Upon careful reflection, although the Ultimate Marrow Cleansing Powder had some pitfalls—it washed away her Five Wasted Meridians—her senses and consciousness had significantly improved since she had taken it.

"Qian Village was massacred; the way they died was identical to the two corpses found at the burial mound, and the rumors around suggest it was done by the same person."

Little Xinzhuo glanced at Xin Lin.

Xin Lin’s hands did not pause; she continued munching on the bun.

"Sister, aren’t you curious about who killed the villagers of Qian Village?"

Little Xinzhuo was shocked when he heard this news; knowing Sister was from Qian Village, he worried that the Corpse King might have killed them.

"That’s for the County Magistrate to worry about."

Xin Lin, not the Longteng Xinlin, didn’t have the spare time to be concerned about the lives and deaths of the villagers of Qian Village, nor did she think it was the work of the Rascal Corpse.

That Pride Corpse, too lazy to even deal with the bandit leaders, let alone a village of defenseless commoners.

Though Xin Lin hadn’t been around the Rascal Corpse for long, she knew that the creature was cautious.

Slaughtering a village was a huge undertaking that could easily alert the court and cultivators, and the Rascal Corpse wasn’t stupid enough to do something like that.

This must have been the act of someone else.

"The murderer has already been caught; it was the Lord Imperial Envoy from Purple Cloud City who found him. Early this morning, he was discovered at the burial mound—a Demon Beast that had cultivated from an Earth Dragon. I saw the body; that Earth Dragon was terrifyingly huge and thick, at least hundreds of years old."

Little Xinzhuo gestured.

A demon?

This Longteng Country really isn’t a place for humans; full of demon beasts, Dark Beasts, and ghastly creatures, life here is truly unbearable.

Even an earthworm could cultivate into such a huge creature, no telling what it fed on to grow so big.

She didn’t know that the giant earthworm had specifically targeted her for the Fu Tian Pill within her body.

Xin Lin took another fierce bite of the bun, thinking to herself, it’s time to leave this troublesome place, and go seek refuge with the Imperial Physician Dad in Purple Cloud City.

"And there’s something even more amazing. You guess who the Lord Imperial Envoy is—it’s that Monk brother we met that day in the Alchemy Hall."

The Lord Imperial Envoy himself ordered the Fierce Beast to be hung at the city gate, claiming it could ward off misfortune and attract good fortune.

Little Xinzhuo, amidst the crowd, even exchanged glances with him. Feeling guilty, he sneaked away, not knowing if the Imperial Envoy brother had noticed him.

"That monk turned out to be an official. Seems like I can’t ask for his help, being a fugitive and all."

Xin Lin thought for a moment, and considering their encounter with Ghost God Fist, she decided to not seek the monk’s help and to spare the Rascal Corpse this time.

"There’s more, Sister, you’ll be pleased to hear this. Pharmacist Zhang was arrested, and the Pingan Refining Hall has been sealed as well."

Little Xinzhuo said with schadenfreude.

Pharmacist Zhang was taken away this morning. The Marrow Cleansing Powder he provided for the son of Official Chen in town had problems, claimed as a forbidden item from the palace, leading Pharmacist Zhang to likely lose his head this time.