The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 11 Twilight Town 4

After lunch, Wen Mingzhu and the others were about to leave, but Xie Xiao was reluctant to go.

“Your Highness, since your injuries have not fully healed, I cannot leave you.”

There were only the master and servant inside the house.

"You've always wanted to make a name for yourself, haven't you? Kill a few more demons this time, and you won't have to stay by my side anymore."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiao immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, it is the greatest blessing of my life for me to be able to stay by Your Highness's side. Please, Your Highness, do not send me away."

Xie Xiao is a legitimate young master from a collateral branch of the Xie family, and he was selected through a rigorous process to be able to come to the Crown Prince's side.

Shen Yingsi, with his back to him, laughed and said, "Why aren't you happy about your promotion?"

"No official rank is as good as being by His Highness's side. There is no one in the world who would not want to be by His Highness's side."

There is no one in the world who wouldn't want to be by my side.

Shen Yingsi muttered to himself, seemingly thinking of something, and then let out a soft laugh, as if mocking himself.

"Go, this is my order."

Xie Xiao didn't want to go, but having received his master's permission, he had no choice but to go as well.

"Yes."

Xie Xiao left, gently closing the door behind him, and could vaguely hear His Highness's voice.

What should I do if I have a strong urge to kill someone?

His tone was like a sigh, or perhaps a sense of helplessness.

Xie Xiao wondered if he had misheard. His Highness wouldn't even hurt an ant, and usually ate mostly vegetarian food to avoid causing unnecessary bloodshed.

I think I must have been hallucinating.

*

After returning to her room, Wen Li climbed out the window. She felt that the place was strangely quiet.

"Host and the others have already inquired about it, so don't go and scare people."

Wen Li hid in the alley where the bride had appeared the day before. The alley was dark and damp, devoid of any human presence even during the day. Wen Li leaned against the alley entrance, silently wiping her sword.

The girl's face was covered, and her murderous gaze and the way she wiped her sword made her appear even more sinister.

"It's best to just listen to what those good-for-nothings say."

Wen Li prefers to rely on herself in everything, and she has to find out for herself what Mushan Town is really like.

She first went to the nearby residential area to look for the woman, but after searching all the residents, she couldn't find the woman who had married off her daughter the day before. Helpless, she had no choice but to return to this spot and wait.

Seeing that she had been waiting for more than half an hour, Wen Li decided to ask a few people for information.

It's about ten meters or so from the alley to the main street, so there aren't many people around; only a few occasionally pass by.

Wen Li casually grabbed a passerby who looked rather cowardly, put her sword to his neck and threatened, "Have you ever heard of choosing a bride to marry the mountain god?"

The man was so frightened that his face turned pale, his legs were trembling, but his mouth was tightly shut. He cried and shook his head at the same time.

"Heroine, spare my life!"

"I don't know. It seems there's no use keeping the brain. How about we cut it off and use it as a ball?" Wen Li brought the sword close to the man's neck.

"No, no, no... Please, please let me go! Waaah..."

Before Wen Li could finish her harsh words, the other person started crying. Just as Wen Li was wondering whether to scare him again, a strong smell of urine suddenly filled the air.

"Waaaaah, I really don't know!"

Seeing this, Wen Li kicked him away in disgust, and the man scrambled away.

Wen Li spent the entire afternoon hiding in a dark alley, arresting anyone who passed by, and grabbing groups of people as they passed. She had thought there would always be one or two cowards who were afraid of death.

After so much time, even if the people of Mushan Town were tight-lipped, they should have gotten some information out of them by now. Strangely, they got nothing at all; everyone's answers were far too firm.

"You even call others trash, but your forceful coercion is useless, isn't it?" Si Xiaxia silently complained.

After spending the entire afternoon in vain, Wen Li had no choice but to head home. However, she made an unexpected discovery on her way back.

"Boss, I want both of these clothes."

Wen Li's ears twitched. Wasn't that the woman from yesterday? Wen Li turned her head and looked over. It really was her!

It's true what they say: you may try to plant flowers, but they won't bloom; you may plant willows, but they will thrive.

"Oh dear, Aunt Wang, you're rich now? Just the other day you couldn't even scrape together the money for cloth, how come you have money now? Did you go and borrow money from the fortune teller in Qingshan like those rascals?"

Aunt Wang smiled mysteriously: "I have a lot of pride, I wouldn't do something so shameful. You don't understand, I've hit the jackpot this year!"

The boss asked curiously, "What kind of great fortune? Tell me about it."

"This is a heavenly secret; revealing it will bring retribution!"

Seeing that the other person was unwilling to answer, the boss decided not to make a fool of himself.

Just then, a woman's voice rang out: "Could this fortune be about selling daughters?!"

Wen Li walked in with her arms crossed. Aunt Wang's face changed drastically, and she angrily scolded, "You little brat, how can you talk nonsense! I only have one daughter, and she married far away half a month ago."

Before Wen Li could ask further, the shopkeeper chimed in, "Miss, you can't talk nonsense. Aunt Wang's daughter did indeed marry into Danli half a month ago. Many people know that, and I even attended the wedding banquet."

"Yes, young lady, don't talk nonsense." Even the customers in the shop chimed in.

Wen Li looked at their expressions and they didn't seem to be lying.

"Looks like I must have been seeing things yesterday! Wasn't it you who was getting married in the alley last night?"

Wen Li said sarcastically, her eyes filled with oppressive intent.

The woman, without changing her expression, scolded, "You outsiders are such a nuisance! Wandering around aimlessly, your eyesight is failing you, and you keep talking nonsense..."

Seeing that the woman didn't admit it at all, Wen Li thought of threatening her with force. But as soon as she lowered her hands from her arms, the woman started yelling, "You, you're slandering people, and you even want to hit them! Help! Help! Outsiders are bullying us."

Her shout drew a crowd not only from the shop but also from the people on the street.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Li had no choice but to retreat.

As she left, she kindly reminded you, "I didn't mean to hurt you, but I just wanted to remind you that there are no gods in this world today. And no gods who would marry mortals."

*

When Wen Li returned, it was already completely dark. However, when she passed by Wen Mingzhu and the others' rooms, she found that they hadn't returned yet, but Wen Li didn't think much of it.

After washing up and getting ready to go to bed, Wen Li went to check on them again and found that they hadn't returned yet. That's when Wen Li realized something was wrong.

This town is so strange. I wonder if something happened to them that they haven't come back yet.

Back in her room, she hesitated, wondering whether she should go looking for them. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

There was a knock on the door. When it was opened, the ghostly face came into view.

"Would Miss Wen be willing to accompany me to find Xie Xiao and the others?"

Wen Li looked at him and thought for a while before saying, "I'd be happy to accompany you."

During lunch, Zhao Sicheng suggested going to check the place where the sedan chair disappeared, so Wen Li and the others arrived at the high mountain.

The mountains are especially cold at night, and the darkness is so intense that only moonlight can illuminate the darkness.

As soon as Wen Li and her group arrived at the foot of the mountain, they spotted several dark figures on the ground. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was indeed Wen Mingzhu and her group.

Wen Mingzhu and the other two were lying haphazardly on the ground, their faces still buried.

Wen Li hurriedly turned them over to check and found that their faces were swollen, at least twice the size of their faces, with some clear and some red, looking like, just like a pig's head!

Looks like he got beaten up when he went out!

Wen Li touched her delicate face and couldn't help but feel glad that she hadn't gone with them, otherwise she would have cried herself to death with a pig's face on her head!

That person was strange; he didn't hit anywhere else but his face, which was really mean.

Wen Li was so engrossed in her own thoughts that she didn't notice the smug look on the person behind her.

There were no signs of a struggle around them, and none of them had even drawn their swords.

Were they ambushed, or were their opponents so powerful that they were powerless to fight back?

Wen Li frowned, and after checking the injuries, she confirmed that there were no other serious injuries, but that he had simply fainted.

Wen Li carried Wen Mingzhu on her back and said, "Let's save people first."

Turning her head, she saw Shen Yingsi's slightly surprised expression; he was staring at her without moving.

"Miss Wen doesn't seem happy."

Happy? Why should I be happy? This person is crazy!

Before Wen Li could start cursing, a middle-aged man's voice came from the mountain.

"Fellow Daoists, have you encountered some trouble?"