Chapter 1434 - 721: Scouting the Area
"Master, I found an old lady collapsed in the forest. I tried to wake her up, but she wouldn’t respond. When I looked closer, I discovered she had passed away recently. Do you want to take a look?"
The young girl knew her master often did good deeds, so she dared to speak up.
Lin Beichen, although wounded by the Mountain Spirit, was not seriously hurt but still felt a bit strained.
His own injuries hadn’t healed yet, and now this incident occurred.
Even though he was a kind-hearted person, he couldn’t handle everything.
Moreover, his health wasn’t good, yet he needed to help others.
So Lin Beichen said, "You don’t need to worry about the old lady’s matter, and I won’t be getting involved."
The young girl was puzzled as to why Lin Beichen didn’t want to help this time.
But when she saw the wounds on Lin Beichen, she understood.
The Daoist Temple’s tranquility was conducive to Lin Beichen’s healing.
However, at this moment, people came causing trouble.
"You people here look kind, but you’re actually beasts at heart, doing who knows how many bad deeds!"
"Many common people think you’re good-hearted, but you’re really rotten inside. We’re demanding compensation for the damage!"
Their loud clamor in the Daoist Temple disrupted the original serenity.
The people in the temple came out to maintain order, demanding silence because this was a sacred place not to be desecrated.
"Why? What bad things have you done that people aren’t allowed to speak? Why did you do these bad deeds in the first place!"
These words left the temple’s disciples bewildered, completely unsure.
"Madam, please watch your words. What exactly have we done that was wrong? Can you specifically tell us?"
The lady disdainfully said, "Hmph, pretending to be ignorant when you know all along. Don’t you have any idea what you’ve done? Since you pretend not to know, I’ll tell you."
"Isn’t it true that my family’s old lady died in your Daoist Temple? To prevent others from discovering, you dragged her into the forest!"
The disciples of the temple looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion. When had such a thing happened in their temple?
"Madam, I think you’re definitely mistaken. How could we have done such a thing? You should investigate thoroughly; it’s better to speak with evidence."
"You ask us to provide evidence, but we don’t have any, yet the old lady did mention coming to the temple to help several days ago. And she hasn’t returned home since. We went looking and found her corpse in the forest. Surely you killed her and dragged her there!"
They firmly accused the temple of being responsible, leaving everyone helpless.
They demanded the temple give an explanation, as well as compensation.
Unable to refuse, the temple explained that Lin Beichen was injured, and once he was healed, there would be an explanation.
Only then did they agree to leave.
Lin Beichen intensified his cultivation, and his injuries healed quickly.
The temple provided the old lady’s family address to Lin Beichen, who then proceeded there.
"Are you planning to bring the old lady back to the temple? Aren’t you trying to destroy evidence?"
As soon as Lin Beichen suggested bringing the old lady back to the temple, they voiced their suspicion.
"You’re overthinking it. Since something like this happened at the temple, I’m just as puzzled. We’re known for doing good deeds, so there must be something odd here. I’m bringing her back for investigation."
Convincing them, Lin Beichen took the old lady back to the temple.
He used Daoist Skill to inspect the corpse and discovered Yin Qi on it, immediately realizing the death was abnormal.
However, Lin Beichen couldn’t yet determine the specifics of her death.
Thus, he placed the corpse in a specific area of the temple.
Thinking it was just a corpse, unlikely to attract attention, he didn’t assign anyone to guard it.
Unexpectedly, the corpse disappeared from the temple, leaving only a pile of white bones.
The disciples noticed and reported it immediately to Lin Beichen.
"What should we do? The corpse is gone, only the bones remain, they’ll surely come after us, accusing us of murder."
"For now we can only watch and wait."
Lin Beichen hadn’t anticipated such an occurrence.
There’s nothing to do but let things unfold.
The agreed time arrived, but Lin Beichen hadn’t returned the old lady’s corpse, and they became anxious. Waiting for Lin Beichen’s investigation caused them to miss the proper time to mourn her.
When Lin Beichen took the old lady, he promised he would provide an explanation and return the body, alongside compensation, regardless of the findings. But now there was no sign of action on Lin Beichen’s part.
Consequently, they gathered their family and stormed into the temple.
"Lin Beichen, come out! You promised to return the corpse yesterday. We’ve waited all day, yet there’s no sign of movement!"
They began shouting upon arrival.
"I bet you don’t want to give us an explanation or compensate us, that’s why you’re doing this. You’re so deceitful, claiming to always do good, it’s all lies!"
"Do you think we can be bullied so easily? I tell you, it’s impossible! If we don’t get a satisfactory explanation for the old lady’s matter, we’ll come here every day to make a scene, making it impossible for you to function normally!"
These women’s words were so harsh that Lin Beichen’s disciples couldn’t interject at all, they were speaking continuously.
Helpless, Lin Beichen resorted to using Daoist Skill to quiet them down.
"I also want to give you an explanation, but now the corpse is gone, leaving only bones. I’m trying to figure out how to inform you without making you so angry. I didn’t expect you’d come so soon."
This statement made them even angrier, and they wanted to curse Lin Beichen again.
But having been silenced by the Daoist Skill, they couldn’t speak, only expressing their hatred toward Lin Beichen through their eyes.
At this moment, Lin Beichen sensed something was amiss and went to the place where the corpse was stored, discovering the bones had been carried away by a Black Cat.