jdhmnovel Chapter 71 Do good people get good rewards?
Chapter 71 Do good people get good rewards?
After reaching an agreement, the four-person team set off.
Ma Jian discovered that since he started paying with spirit stones, the treatment was indeed much better than before.
At least Gao Huohuo would have told him beforehand before whipping him, so he wouldn't have to bang his head on the ground.
"Attention all units! Monsters have appeared ahead. Please be on guard. Fellow Daoist Ma, please hide behind me."
This was the first time Ma Jian had lived such a peaceful life since parting ways with his senior, and he was in a very good mood.
From now on, I must bring more spirit-replenishing pills when I go out. Who would have thought that this place would consume so much spiritual energy?
Fortunately, they met Bai Qiang and her group. Although they were relatively poor and a bit greedy, they were quite reliable as long as they paid with spirit stones.
Ma Jian was still hiding behind Gao Huohuo, contemplating his future, when Gao Huohuo lashed out with his whip, and the monster appeared before him.
It's definitely not the same monster from before. So they all came to Purple Mist Peak to catch monsters?
Was he the only one who came to Purple Mist Peak to properly appreciate the ethereal purple mist at the summit?
"Trying to run away? Didn't you say you weren't a bad person? Then why are you running?"
"Ah...uh..."
"Write it down on paper, but who can understand what you're saying?"
After Gao Huohuo finished speaking, he struck the monster with a burst of spiritual energy and signaled Lou Chongxiao and the others to stop.
The monster pretended to take the paper, and tried to run away when they weren't paying attention. Unfortunately, this time he only ran a few steps before he realized that he couldn't run away no matter how hard he tried.
Gao Huohuo and the other two looked at him with amusement. "You like to run, huh? Now run!"
Only Ma Jian thought the monster was blocked by something, so he went to the vicinity to touch it, but there was nothing there.
So what is he performing without any props?
Ma Jian asked, puzzled, "Bai Qiang, what's wrong with him?"
"It's not because I'm afraid you'll be bored; I'm just giving you a vivid demonstration of what it means to have no way to escape."
It's quite vivid and lifelike, but why does it look a bit comical?
Seeing that it really couldn't escape this time, the monster stopped struggling and sat down on the ground.
"Now obediently lead us away from Purple Mist Peak, and I will help you find the person who harmed you."
Upon hearing that it was time to leave Purple Mist Peak, the monster reacted violently, standing up and frantically shaking its head and waving its hands.
Gao Huohuo feigned anger and asked, "You don't want to take us out?"
The monster shook its head again, then took out a piece of paper, wrote something, and handed it to them to read.
"We can't get out now; there will only be an exit when the moon is full."
Full moon? Last night seemed to be the night of a full moon, but it's hard to say for sure today.
On this Purple Mist Peak, you can't even see the moon. I don't know how they determined that.
"Tell me why you've become like this?"
The monster had an ugly face, and although Gao Huohuo couldn't see its expression, he could still tell it was hesitant.
She quickly imitated her master's previous manner, putting on an expression that said everything was under her control, and said seriously, "I only listen to the truth."
Everyone was somewhat taken aback by Gao Huohuo's sudden change in expression.
But I have to admit, I was actually a little fooled by her act.
Because the monster had already started writing furiously, afraid that if he wrote too slowly, she would become suspicious.
Lou Chongxiao and Ye Lingyu both said they had learned something new; their junior sister was indeed quite good at intimidating people.
He quickly finished writing on one sheet of paper and started writing on the second sheet; it seemed like it was going to be a long story.
The monster only stopped after writing on ten sheets of paper. Gao Huohuo was afraid he wouldn't have enough paper, so she almost took out some talismans for him.
As soon as he stopped writing, the four of them rushed over to see what a convoluted and bizarre story it was.
After reading all ten sheets of paper, the four of them fell into an unusual silence, even Lou Chongxiao, who was usually very talkative, seemed somewhat subdued.
It's not a particularly dramatic or bizarre story, but it's a tale of ingratitude, of good deeds going unrewarded, and of a feeling of injustice.
It makes one feel that the values they have always believed in have been shaken.
The monster was originally Li Kaide, a doctor from a nearby town. Since he started treating patients, he could be considered to have snatched people from the jaws of death, if not a healer.
He was always generous and charitable. For patients who had no money to buy medicine and no one to take care of them at home, he would personally go to the mountains to collect herbs.
Help the patient prepare the medicine until he is fully recovered.
He was famous throughout the town, and even the dilapidated temple where Gao Huohuo and the others had stayed had a golden statue of him inside.
But after his last trip to Purple Mist Peak to gather herbs, he was infected by something and turned into this inhuman, ghostly state, unable to even speak.
At first, he hid in his room and tried to treat himself, but he couldn't even figure out the cause of his illness, so he couldn't cure it at all.
Until someone came to him for treatment and found him in this state, the news spread everywhere, and people even spread rumors that his disease was contagious.
So the people of the town unanimously agreed to drive him out, most of whom had received his favors.
But when he needed understanding and care the most, he was betrayed one by one by those he had once helped.
Then, not long after, news broke of people disappearing, and the townspeople suspected he was responsible.
In a fit of anger, he smashed the golden statue that had been made for him in the temple. The small temple, which used to have incense offerings, eventually became a dilapidated temple that no one cared for.
A year has passed since he was infected, and only one person has escaped from the monster's clutches.
It was through that person that news of the monster injuring people spread.
When the news reached the Lu family, they first sent their own cultivators to investigate, but once the Golden Core cultivators entered Purple Mist Peak, they never came out again.
Although there are Nascent Soul cultivators, they are rare talents for a family like the Lu family, which is why a bounty was issued to attract other cultivators.
Since being driven out, Li Kaide has been hiding around the town.
He recently discovered that there were more cultivators in the town, and fearing that he would be beaten to death, he hid in Purple Mist Peak.
But once inside, he found he couldn't get out. However, he still needed to eat every day, so he picked some ordinary fruits to eat.
After eating the fruit, Li Kaide noticed changes in his body, and the mist seemed to be beneficial to him as well.
He felt that he possessed some strange power, but he didn't know what this power was for.
It wasn't until last night that he realized he could see the way out, so he hurriedly left, wanting to go home and look through his medical books to see what was wrong with him.
As soon as they went outside, they ran into Gao Huohuo and his two companions in the dilapidated temple.
Li Kaide thought the three men were there to capture him, which is why he unleashed his power on them.
As a result, the two of them fell for it. Only after hearing Gao Huohuo's words did they realize that this power was called illusion.
Then he heard them say that there was a treasure that could restrain his power, so Li Kaide wanted to steal it so that no one could catch him.
Little did she know it was Gao Huohuo's scheme, and she seized the opportunity to catch him, but fortunately he escaped quickly.