Inner Demons

Chapter 140: Stupid Demon

These six yin-spirits walked to the front of the inn. The ferocious armored soldier reined in his horse, stared at the puddle of black water for a moment, and then looked at the stab mark on the door panel.

After looking for a while, he turned his head, sat high on his horse, and asked Li Yunxin, "You, a passing yin-spirit, do you know the details of this matter?"

Li Yunxin looked at him with great interest, but didn't answer first, instead asking, "I used to be a person from Weicheng, but the General looks unfamiliar. General, this is…"

When the armored soldier saw Li Yunxin's well-reasoned response and calm expression, he knew this was no ordinary lone ghost. Therefore, his tone softened slightly.

“I am the Grand General of the Jinwu Guard of the Great Ye's Wei Capital, Di Wuyu. I assumed office today and learned that a citizen of my Great Ye was harmed here, so I came to investigate.”

Li Yunxin clapped his hands with his folding fan, as if in a sudden realization. “Oh, it’s General Di, my apologies. Well, it’s like this—before, a stinky Taoist priest came here and stabbed someone’s door panel, and a Great Ghost came out. Then he killed it. After killing it, he committed suicide, and only a wisp of a ghost is left, I don’t know where it ran off to. Now there’s this puddle of water at the entrance of the inn, and they can’t do business—it’s really harmful.”

As Li Yunxin was talking to this “Grand General of the Jinwu Guard of the Great Ye's Wei Capital,” he was standing in the crowd.

By the time he finished speaking, a small open space had formed around him.

A handsome scholar standing on the street, talking to the air. A Great Ghost had just been pulled out of this door, and before that, demons and cultivators had fought in Weicheng, so people were already in a state of panic. Seeing him like this, they immediately thought—it's another haunting!

But this Li Yunxin didn't seem to care at all, and just continued to speak to himself, “...Oh? That’s not necessary. It’s just that I feel a kinship with the General at first sight, so it must be fate. Although you and I are different, we are both yin-spirits after all—I happen to have a way.”By now, people were guessing whether this person was really talking to a ghost, or if he was a madman.

Then they saw him tilt his head slightly and stare at the empty air, as if listening for a moment. He shook his head and smiled, “No problem, no problem. My master is Miss Bai—Bai Yunxin. I… hmm… well, let’s not mention my real name. My master, Miss Bai, calls me Li Yunxin.”

After he said this, he turned and walked to the front of the inn.

The last person who did that made the entrance stink to high heaven. So this time, the innkeeper really mustered his courage and stood in front of him, trembling, "You, you, you, what are you doing?"

Li Yunxin frowned and sneered, “You mortal really don’t know what’s good for you. This great master is going to help you get rid of a disaster and you dare to push and shove. If you don’t get out of the way, you’ll end up like this pillar!”

As he finished speaking, he waved his hand. With a tearing sound, five deep claw marks appeared on a red wooden pillar in front of the inn—almost cutting the wooden pillar in half!

The owner was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Li Yunxin's hand, and then heard a slightly strained creaking sound from the roof… he turned and ran, straight into the crowd.

Only then did Li Yunxin snort, frown at the puddle of stinky water, and then wave his hand. The black water sizzled like water on a red-hot iron and quickly disappeared.

After a short while, even the stench was gone.

After he finished all this, he turned to look at the armored soldier on the horse. “I have set it right. The General can rest assured.”

The ferocious-looking armored soldier was now frowning, staring at Li Yunxin. “Your Excellency’s divine abilities are vast, I have never heard of such a thing. Who are you, Your Excellency?”

Li Yunxin smiled. “Go back and ask your great king. You’ll know then.”

After saying this, he ignored the armored soldier and turned to look at the common people on the street who were watching him. After looking carefully, he finally found the owner in the crowd—with a wave of his hand, a gust of demonic wind wrapped around the owner and brought him over.

Seeing this, the people immediately screamed and ran away, scattering from the street.

But perhaps the successive supernatural events in the city had gradually accustomed these people—they didn't run far, just hid far away at the corners of the street and behind trees, peeking out.

The owner was now shaking like a leaf in the wind, and didn't know how to address him, only repeating, "Grandpa, spare my life, hero, spare my life, Great King, spare my life…"

Li Yunxin stared at him for a while, smiled wickedly, and casually threw him to the ground. After pacing a few steps, he suddenly turned his head, his face now filled with uncontrollable anger. "I helped you get rid of that puddle of smelly water, why are you still afraid of me? Hmm?! What are you afraid of me for!?"

The owner just trembled, holding his head and not speaking.

Li Yunxin became even more furious. “Still not talking! Why don’t you ask for my name, so you can repay me in the future?! Don’t they say humans understand etiquette and ethics the most?! If you don’t ask me again, I’ll eat… I’ll kill you!”

Hearing his words, anyone who wasn't muddle-headed knew he wasn't human—that phrase "I'll eat you" had almost slipped out!

The owner was probably scared out of his wits, and he actually stammered out a question, "Great… Great King, what is your name? This humble one will definitely prepare the Three Sacrificial Animals in the future, um…"

He wanted to say "to invite the Great King to enjoy," but he was afraid that if he really came, his family would suffer. Fortunately, Li Yunxin was happy to hear this, and the anger on his face suddenly disappeared. He giggled and said, "Listen well—I am a disciple of the Divine Dragon Cult. Hehe, the Divine Dragon Cult, do you know of it?"

In just these few days, some people in Weicheng did indeed know that a Divine Dragon Cult had emerged by Dongting Lake. But the vast majority of people still didn't know. When he said this, the owner was a little dazed, and those hiding in the distance had no idea what the Divine Dragon Cult was.

He then became angry again and grabbed the owner. "Did you hear me clearly, hmm?"

Then he glared at the people in the distance. “Today, it was my Divine Dragon Cult that averted disaster for you, do you understand?! If you get it wrong in the future, I will—"

At this point, his mouth suddenly split open to his ears, revealing two rows of sharp, white teeth, and he let out a shrill and terrifying cry, "—Eat you all!!"

No matter how brave a person was, they wouldn't dare to watch this scene—"perhaps it's a demon" and "it really is a demon" were two completely different things. A group of people screamed and fled, and there was a clattering sound of windows being shut in the houses along the street. The owner's legs had already given out, and he had fainted from fear. In the blink of an eye, only Li Yunxin was left in the middle of the street.

He snorted, took a few steps, and turned into a small alley. With a wave of his large sleeve, a cloud of mist rose from the ground, wrapping around him and taking him straight up into the sky.

But the problem was… it was broad daylight. A cloud of mist rising from the city to the sky, who wouldn't be able to see it?

The person in the cloud seemed to realize this too. With an annoyed snort in mid-air, he suddenly dropped down and disappeared into Weicheng.

A quarter of an hour later, a beggar who walked with a swagger came to the entrance of the previous inn.

The owner had been revived and was leaning against his own doorpost, sighing incessantly about how he had attracted so many evil spirits in one day.

There were also some busybodies asking him what had happened at that time. The owner, while putting on airs, slowly told them everything, which made the listeners' eyes widen.

The beggar also listened. After listening, he suddenly giggled—

“Hmph, what a stupid demon, impersonating someone. That Qiuer didn’t fit, and this one doesn’t either. Hehe… might as well try a demon’s body and see if it fits.”