Inner Demons

Chapter 173: The Abode of My Body Share Comments

The Divine Dragon Cult's arrival in Weicheng brought not just people, but also totems.

Although the temple being built was not yet completed and only had a rough frame, daily worship was still a must, otherwise, the Vast Sea Chiwen Dragon Crown Prince would be unhappy.

People didn't wonder why this Dragon Crown Prince was so prone to mood swings; instead, they felt that this was how a deity should behave.

Therefore, when Li Yunxin and Old Daoist Liu arrived at the small, relatively quiet courtyard next to the construction site, many people looked at him with complex expressions.

It was the kind of look a group of neighbors who had lived together for more than a decade would give to a peddler from out of town.

This small courtyard used to belong to a widower. On the night of the fight between Lingkongzi and Young Master Nine, it was on the other side of the street and slightly farther away, so it was not affected. But while the house was fine, the man was not. The sixty-year-old man couldn't handle the shock and fainted that night. By the time people found him, his body had already rotted. So no one lived in the house anymore.

However, people believed that deities could cleanse and purify, and people from outside Weicheng were not as particular as the city folk. So they were overjoyed to welcome the "Dragon Crown Prince's golden statue" and the five guardian deities' clay statues that the carpenter had dug out from under his own loquat tree that night, and they settled them in the courtyard.

Now there were always four people guarding the door because the statue was indeed made of gold.

From time to time, people from nearby would come to worship. Being away from home—although in Li Yunxin's eyes, traveling from near White Heron Island to Weicheng was just a long outing—for the people of that time, it was still being away from home. They would always be unhappy, always be worried, and always need some spiritual support.

Even these cult members stopped talking strangely and in unison when they saw Li Yunxin and Old Daoist Liu walking over.Old Daoist Liu had prestige in people's hearts. He was the de facto "cult leader" in their minds. The Divine Dragon Cult's growth from its initial appearance to its current scale was, of course, inseparable from his eloquent tongue. After doing a lot of preliminary work dealing with people, and as the Divine Dragon Cult finally began to be spread and developed by believers, Old Daoist Liu cleverly reduced his involvement in worldly affairs, and his image began to become mysterious and elevated.

Such a leader, who was both approachable and mysterious, had a very high reputation among the believers. Otherwise, in such an era, how could more than a hundred people leave their homes and come to the city with him?

Moreover, people had truly seen the old Daoist's beard and hair slowly turn from gray to black.

For the common people, compared to things like Painting Formation, Law-Incantation Arts, magical treasures, True Realm, or Profound Realm, this was a genuine, real miracle!

Therefore, when Old Daoist Liu pointed to a handsome young man a few days ago and told everyone that he was the "Cult Leader of the Divine Dragon Cult," not a single person objected.

However, in private, the titles were "Sect Master Liu" and... "that one."

Now, when people saw "that one" arrive at the door, they said nothing, their faces stern.

But Sect Master Liu respectfully invited him in and then stood guard outside himself. At the same time, he told the cult members to step back, as the "Cult Leader and a few of the guardian deities have some things to discuss."

The people followed his instructions and obediently backed away. But more than one person wondered if it was because of the roasted chicken they had just bought from a city shop that morning. Many of them had heard of this way of eating chicken for the first time in their lives.

About a quarter of an hour after Li Yunxin went inside, some people began to ask Sect Master Liu how he was doing, as if showing their support for him in this simple and honest way.

Old Daoist Liu just smiled bitterly in his heart.

Li Yunxin entered the courtyard and went straight into the main hall. As soon as he entered, he saw a scene of chaos.

Lady Sanhua and Qiao Jiaxin's souls were formless Yin Spirits, so manifesting a physical form was something that "required some effort" for them. Not manifesting was easier and more comfortable.

As for the four spirits, the mouse, black cat, white rabbit, and rooster, they had transformed from animals, so it also took effort to take human form. However, since the purpose of transforming into a human was to cultivate with a human's meridians, maintaining a human body was also a form of cultivation. But Old Daoist Liu had persuaded them not to easily manifest in front of believers, so as not to cause a sensation and lose their authority and mystery. The four spirits, who had just become human, were told by Li Yunxin to "listen to the old man," so they did not object.

Thus, when he came in, he saw the four spirits running all over the house, chasing each other and fighting over things. They were either holding chicken legs and fruits or wine cups and candle stands.

The black cat spirit, Sheriff, was the most nimble. She was holding a chicken leg with crispy skin and tender meat in her left hand and a wine jug in her right. She ran like a gust of wind, chewing and drinking as she went. The mouse spirit, whom Li Yunxin had named Shuke, was the senior brother, but he still seemed to be afraid of Sheriff, the senior sister, and dared not chase her. He was holding a plate of salted crispy peanuts and eating them with a "crunch, crunch" sound in a corner. His appearance was truly that of a "sneaky, rat-eyed" fellow, which made him look a bit sleazy.

However, from Li Yunxin's very limited interactions with him, he seemed to be a loyal and gentle person.

This was only from the perspective of a demon.

The chicken spirit was wearing colorful clothes, with a messy red hairdo, and was yelling, "Senior sister, let me have a bite!" It seemed the entire roasted chicken had already gone into Sheriff's stomach.

The rabbit spirit, S'ky, had taken the form of a young boy, fair-skinned and clean, but with buck teeth. He was squatting in a master's chair by the door, staring longingly at the peanuts in his senior brother's hand, wanting to eat them but too embarrassed to ask.

Qiao Jiaxin's soul was attached to a faceless clay statue, still without a face. But the outline of her facial features could be vaguely seen, which made Li Yunxin feel a little sentimental. Although he had an exceptional memory, he was about to forget what the girl looked like.

Lady Sanhua, in the golden statue, was just watching this house full of demons and monsters running amok, giggling like a madwoman. It was not until she saw Li Yunxin push the door open that she said, "Oh, my!" Then she shouted, "Oh, my... oh, my?! The Cult Leader is here! Noise, hmph! No noise allowed... Eek!"

Shuke immediately dropped the plate on the floor and stood up straight. The rabbit spirit was also startled. He jumped off the chair and was about to transform back into his original form, but he managed to hold back and ran behind his senior brother.

The chicken spirit turned his head to see Li Yunxin and widened his eyes in complaint. "Oh, my, my King, senior sister, she—"

The cat spirit turned around, stuffed the chicken leg and wine jug into the chicken spirit's hands, and kicked him down. She blinked her big eyes and curtsied pitifully. "My King has arrived..."

She chewed for a bit and finally swallowed the food in her mouth. "Your cat servant has been so tired these days..."

Lady Sanhua giggled. "Hehe, little demon, eek, you're the laziest... Hmm? Oh, my... The King is here, oh, my, did the King bring the Three Sacrificial Animals? Hmm? Where are the Three Sacrificial Animals?"

Li Yunxin walked straight to the master's chair by the door and sat down comfortably. He didn't answer the cat spirit, but only said to Sanhua, "I don't have the Three Sacrificial Animals. But I have another good thing. Do you want it?"