Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World - Chapter 114: Secular and Non-secular Affairs

There was chaos in the taoist temple at this time.

Ming He entered the outer hall of Temple Qing Xu. As soon as she stepped in, there were sneak attacks coming from left and right.

They were the trusted disciples arranged by Qing Xu. They were originally prepared for Han Men and Qin Yi, but now they were all defeated by Ming He.

The array suddenly surged. Earth dragons rose, and the yin fire roared. The taoists on the left and right were chanting words with mahogany swords, and several talismans trapped Ming He, flashing with different spells.

Ming He flicked her finger.

“Up!”

The earth dragon disappeared, the yin fire subsided, the array pattern instantly collapsed, and all taoist talismans turned into flying ashes.

Ming He pointed her finger, and the taoists were bound tightly by a white light.

An ambush that would give a great beastkin like Han Men a headache was easily destroyed by Ming He.

But the next moment, Ming He’s cold expression changed. She stared ahead with a frown.

Magistrate Yang and others also swarmed in. Qin Yi and Han Men came in right after and saw the situation in the hall.

Originally there were many townspeople doing morning prayers in the temple, but now they were held hostage by a group of taoists armed with knives and swords.

Taoist Qing He, who poisoned the Wang Family last night, was holding a knife against a child’s neck and said with a ferocious smile, “Stop right there!”

The child was so frightened that he couldn’t even cry.

Ming He looked at a group of ragged and skinny townspeople, sighed softly, and loosened the seal on her hands.

She might be able to deal with all the taoists in an instant, but she didn’t dare to bet. They could kill the hostages with a slight scratch.

Qin Yi was a little puzzled by her action. Logically speaking, Ming He shouldn’t attach so much importance to human life. The South Li Kingdom even eliminated the West Savage Kingdom, but she never helped either side. She just watched indifferently… Maybe she has another set of standards in her mind. I still don’t know her well yet.

But this situation was indeed tricky. Qin Yi didn’t know how to solve it.

Ming He said slowly, “What do you want?”

“We are practicing the zombie arts, but so what? We won’t cause drought at all. Senior Apprentice said that before we reach the Radiant Yang Stage, we won’t disturb the leyline at all, let alone shake the heaven and earth. How can we cause drought? The so-called drought is all caused by that rat beastkin!” Qing He looked at Han Men angrily, “He is the culprit. Why don’t you get rid of beastkin instead of causing trouble for us?”

Han Men spread his hands innocently without making any excuse.

As long as one had a little understanding in cultivation, he would know that Han Men had thunder attribute cultivation, which had nothing to do with drought. One could even say that he could help rain. The confrontation between him and the drought zombie could be said to be due to their natural attributes.

Ming He obviously wouldn’t believe in Qing He. She said, “The zombie arts are against heaven law. Your cultivation is still shallow, but you already started draining other’s flesh and blood to nourish yourself, which is already a crime. When you cultivate deeper, you will devour the flesh and blood and steal their vitality, this is evil art.”

“What evil art! At least we haven’t killed anyone yet, and we are already sentenced in advance?” Qing He said furiously, “Look around you, County Magistrate Yang, Landlord Wang, how many innocent souls died in their hands! They don’t cultivate evil art, so they are good people?”

Qin Yi couldn’t help but say, “No one was killed? Then where are the visitors before?”

Qing He sneered, “I’m one of them!”

After a pause, he pointed to several taoists around him and said, “Everyone is!”

Qin Yi was stunned.

Qing He continued, “The zombie art is to take away the good fortune to live forever, and to harm others to nourish oneself. Your cultivation is still shallow, so your lifespan will only be slightly more than a hundred. When you are about to die, will you still be as righteous as you are today?”

Qin Yi glanced at Ming He, and Ming He was also looking at him.

They simultaneously recalled the moment of Li Qingling turning young to old in the Dong Huazi’s dungeon.

Qin Yi said calmly, “If you asked me a few months ago, I would not be able to answer. But now I already have the answer. I can tell you that this kind of immortality is not what I want.”

Qing He said again, “Even if you don’t want immortality yourself, don’t you want your loved one to be alive and talk to you after they passed away?”

At this point, he actually burst into tears, “If I had learned this art earlier, my wife might not have died back then.”

Qin Yi was silent.

Ming He said faintly, “So your intention is to have the righteous cultivator recognize the orthodoxy of Temple Qing Xu and sit back and watch when there may be a drought in the future?”

Qing He said loudly, “As long as you evacuate this mountain, we will naturally find another place to cultivate. You and I will go on separate ways!”

Ming He shook her head slightly, “If you hide in another place and your cultivation improves, one day there will be a severe drought, and I’m the one who causes this. This proposal is not feasible.”

Qin Yi couldn’t stop her in time, feeling very speechless. My little fairy, why couldn’t you pretend to agree with them and let them release the hostages first? Your firm reply shut all the possibilities!

“So you just want us to die no matter how!” Qing He was furious as expected, “Then we will all die together!”

Suddenly, laughter came from the side, “Do it quickly then. Why are you talking so much? Taoist Qing Xin, please be quick with your knife. I have been eyeing that three-acre paddy field of Zhang Laoqi for a long time. He just refused to sell it to me, but he chose to donate to your temple instead. If you kill him, his paddy field will be mine.”

Qin Yi looked at Landlord Wang beside him.

Landlord Wang continued proudly, “Taoist Qing He, hurry up. I have a crush on her mother long ago. That bitch said that she wanted to preserve her chastity. Let’s see what chastity she has after her daughter is dead?”

Taoist Qing He opened his mouth wide for a long time.

The knife on the child’s neck was subconsciously loosened. He subconsciously didn’t want Landlord Wang to succeed.

This trace of relaxation was immediately noticed by Ming He. She let out a clear shout and tapped her finger. All the taoists were immobilized on the spot.

Qin Yi’s heart moved slightly.

Immobilization spell, its quite interesting…

Landlord Wang’s servants swarmed up and tied up all the taoists. The rescued townspeople were overjoyed and kowtowed with gratitude, “Thank you, taoist, for saving me…”

“Wait a minute.” Landlord Wang turned around with a smile and bowed to Magistrate Yang, “These unscrupulous people offer their wealth to the temple and their flesh and blood to the evil way. Rather than saying that they were being deceived, they are actually their accomplices. I suggest to imprison and interrogate all of them…”

Magistrate Yang immediately understood. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, “That’s right. We can’t let the accomplices of the evil go. Capture them all!”

Qin Yi was shocked.

He thought Landlord Wang was saving people, so he secretly gave him a thumbs up. But now it seemed that he meant what he said!

The servants of the Wang Family rushed over and held the townspeople to the ground. There were cries and shouts. Magistrate Yang stroked his beard and said, “Bring them back to the county government so that I can investigate the case!”

Investigate your ass! They will be tortured to death if they are brought to the county government!

Qin Yi couldn’t help it anymore. He said to Ming He, “Tao friend, are you really not going to intervene?”

Ming He pursed her lips and kept silent with a frown. The old taoist nun looked sideways at Qin Yi and said, “The county magistrate investigates the accomplices of the evil way. It is reasonable and consistent with the law of Kingdom Qian. How can we taoists interfere in secular affairs?”

So that’s it… Qin Yi frowned and looked at Ming He. Ming He remained silent, showing hesitation in his heart.

The whisper of Landlord Wang could be heard vaguely, “Zhang Laoqi, I paid three thousand copper coins to buy your paddy field, but you didn’t sell it. Now you don’t even have a single coin. Hahahaha…“

A servant escorted a village woman to Magistrate Yang. Magistrate Yang glanced at Ming He secretly. Seeing that she was not paying attention to him, he quietly rubbed his hand toward the village woman’s chest and said with a smile, “Little lady, if you want to escape guilt, you must first…”

“You don’t care, I do.” Qin Yi strode forward and kicked Landlord Wang, knocking him to the ground, then he grabbed Magistrate Yang’s hand and threw him to the ground.

Everyone was startled by Qin Yi’s sudden move. The whole hall was silent. The old taoist nun’s eyes widened. Ming He’s beautiful eyes were fixed on Qin Yi, but she neither spoke nor stopped him.

Magistrate Yang lay on the ground in pain and clutched his waist. He pointed at Qin Yi and said, “How… how dare you beat up the government official. Do you know the law…”

“I don’t know.” Qin Yi slapped his face, shutting the rest of his words.

Then he squatted down and grinned, “I’m a barbarian anyway.”

TL: This Landlord Wang is really disgusting…

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