Chapter 137: Sneak Attack
“Steward Lord, please save my husband…”
The disheveled peasant woman tearfully tugged at Master’s robe hem, her expression appearing quite panicked and at a loss.
Several kind-hearted villagers saw that the man who had once been possessed by the Fox Spirit remained unconscious, feeling it wasn’t good to leave him lying naked on the ground.
They covered the man with a layer of straw mat and lifted him into the house using a hard door panel from somewhere.
Master had no choice but to first pacify the peasant woman.
Young Master Lu remained silent, moved a small stool to sit nearby; he was a bit curious about how these Incense Masters would perform exorcism.
The village elder nearby was clearly restless, wanting to stay away from Young Master Lu but also afraid that doing so would anger him.
He still believed Young Master Lu was some Immortal, even suspecting that these troubles were caused by Young Master Lu.
Soon, Master’s three apprentices returned one after another.
They carried incense and circled the village, but found no trace of that Fox Spirit; for some reason, the incense shape was a bit chaotic, making it hard to determine the exact location. After reporting this news to Master, Master was silent for a moment, then turned to the village elder and said: “Please have all the villagers come out.”
Since it was still in the village, in his view, that Fox Spirit should have possessed one of the villagers.
The village elder naturally had no objection; he was even quite happy to be away from Young Master Lu for a while.
Watching the village elder leave, Master turned to Young Master Lu: “What is Young Master Lu’s view on this matter?”
Young Master Lu chuckled and waved his hand: “I don’t understand anything; you handle it yourself.”
Master nodded.
In his view, as long as this mysterious young master didn’t cause trouble, he was confident in the exorcism aspect.
Admittedly, being able to possess meant that this Hu Clan Immortal’s cultivation had reached the level of Incense Topping Immortal, that is, Altar Immortal degree.
But Immortals of this level, during his years as Spirit Messenger, he had dealt with them before, so there shouldn’t be any accidents.
Probably to quickly quell the chaos in the village, the village elder was quite efficient.
Without keeping everyone waiting too long, the villagers gradually gathered in the open space.
The entire Liu Family Village had fewer than a hundred households, and the villagers totaled just a few hundred people, so gathering together didn’t seem crowded.
But the villagers chattered one after another, making the scene look chaotic.
Master was unfazed, walked to the front, cupped his hands toward the villagers, and said loudly: “Thank you for your trouble, villagers; please wait a moment.”
The discussion quieted a bit; presumably, everyone knew this Incense Master.
Master circled the crowd once, and after completing the circle, walked to the front of the crowd.
While pacing, he lit incense.
“This is Tao Gui, serving as Spirit Messenger under Master Bai Fourteen; I don’t know which Immortal is present—could you come out so we can talk?”
The suddenly solemn atmosphere made the crowd completely quiet.
“…”
Master’s brows furrowed slightly.
“No matter whose family you’re from, isn’t this a bit rude?”
The crowd remained quiet.
The village elder silently stepped back two paces, vaguely realizing that this situation might not end well.
“No matter where you came from or where you lived before, you can’t harm people, right?”
After Master finished speaking, he immediately fell silent.
Persuasion three times was already the utmost benevolence.
If still unyielding, then it was an Evil Spirit.
Master drew out four incense sticks and lit them all at once.