bestfiction Chapter 443
Chapter 443
"Hey, hey, old village chief, there's no need for such a grand gesture." Zhong Ming quickly went to help the old village chief up. This was an instinctive action, but it only made the old village chief more uneasy.
Immortals are all powerful beings high above. They should sit there indifferently, frown slightly in displeasure, and then ask him to explain the situation quickly so as not to waste his time.
Anyway, that's how the immortal master was last time.
Looking at the person in front of me, he looks very young and is so polite; he's probably just a lackey.
In the brief moment it took him to stagger to his feet, he carefully observed the other men. The tallest and strongest one carried a shield, so he was probably a guard. Another man was fully armored, so he was also undoubtedly a guard. Therefore, their master must be...
He saw Chen Dahai sitting in a wheelchair with flames coming from his legs, which made him look like someone extraordinary.
The old village chief did not look down on the others because of this. After getting up, he quickly bowed his head in three directions. The bows were not large, but because he was below the steps, they looked very sincere.
"Greetings, Immortal Masters..." The words "this old man" were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. "I am the village chief of Yunshan Village, and I have come here to respectfully welcome the Immortal Masters..."
After bowing three times, he turned to Chen Dahai, put on a smile, and said sincerely, "May I ask your title, Immortal Master?"
"Just call me Dahai. The one who helped you is our captain." Chen Dahai decisively handed over the task of coordinating the work to Zhong Ming.
The old village chief reacted very quickly, immediately spewing out a string of praises such as "approachable," "gentle and refined," and "loves others as oneself."
Zhong Ming waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this.
"The immortal masters come and go like the wind, truly divine beings! We mortals did not know when they would arrive, so we did not set up a welcoming formation. However, our clansmen have been waiting for a long time. Our servants have already rung the welcoming bell. Please, immortal masters, proceed to the banquet hall..."
"Old village chief, no, we're in a hurry. Tell us about the mission first." Zhong Ming declined his offer. It wasn't that he didn't want to attend the banquet, but the mission arranged by someone was simply too time-consuming.
The old village chief was finally relieved. It was good that they were in a hurry. Immortals would love to split their time in two. Who would bother drinking and chatting with mortals? That would make them look like con artists.
"Ahem, Immortal Master, it's like this. We found some monster droppings in a mountain hollow south of Yunshan Village. When one of the two clansmen who found it went to check, he poked it with a stick, and the stick actually caught fire. He immediately came back to report. Our village has been here for so many years, and we've never heard of such a monster before."
The old village chief turned around and said, "Come with me, I'll show you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a melodious bell rang throughout the village.
The entire village immediately came alive. Countless people emerged from their houses and began to bustle about in an orderly fashion, as if they had rehearsed many times. Rows of graceful women took off their everyday outer garments, revealing exquisite "cool" reception dresses underneath, and headed straight for the warehouse. There, the men were already hurriedly carrying out sandalwood trays, various fruits and vegetables, and unidentified jade bottles.
“Old village chief, tell them to stop, we don’t need these.”
"Oh, Immortal Master, please don't mind. It's more or less a token of our village's gratitude. Since you've come all this way for this banquet, they will celebrate your presence. If you find it noisy, I'll arrange a quiet courtyard for you right away."
Zhong Ming shook his head helplessly and said softly, "Let's go check the excrement first."
"Alright, this way please, Immortal Master."
The old village chief walked slowly, but he knew about this matter and had made preparations in advance.
Just as he was leaving, a large group of people hurriedly approached from afar, carrying a gilded sedan chair.
"Immortal Master, please get into the sedan chair."
Zhong Ming looked closely and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Isn't this the sedan chair used to welcome the master?"
During festivals, some places will place the statues of local guardian deities in sedan chairs and parade them through the village, praying for good weather and peace for the whole village.
Are you making me sit on this thing?
"No, village chief, we'll go quickly."
"Immortal Master is indeed vigorous and powerful. I am physically weak and cannot delay your time. Please forgive me." After saying this, four young men carried a more ordinary sedan chair and ran over quickly. They lifted the village chief into the sedan chair with smooth and swift movements.
The four men lifted the already thin old village chief effortlessly and immediately rushed off at incredible speed.
Yue Kaishan squinted and looked at them, saying, "I estimate that these four people are all body cultivators, probably around the fourth level of Qi Refining."
After saying that, he grinned and revealed a smile.
Ten breaths later.
The village chief turned his head and saw Chen Dahai walking alongside him.
Yue Kaishan carried the wheelchair and the baby on his back, running very fast, and occasionally flashing a provocative look.
Faced with this, the four strong villagers could only force a smile and dared not have any intention of fighting back.
Before long, the group arrived at a small courtyard.
This small courtyard was temporarily built on a natural pile of stones, with a few wooden planks laid on it for passage, and in the very center was a... millstone.
"Immortal Master, this is the place."
The old village chief used one hand to steady himself as he stepped off the sedan chair, and pointed to the millstone with the other.
"The excrement is right below here."
Upon hearing this, Yue Kaishan went up and kicked the millstone away, startling the others.
This millstone is quite heavy; it took four sedan chair carriers working together to move it.
Zhong Ming raised his hand, stopping the old village chief from uttering the words of praise he was about to say.
"Is there any other information? Please tell me."
Zhong Ming went forward to look and saw that there was a stone pit under the millstone, in which was a lump of brownish-black stuff. There was indeed a terrifying heat coming from the excrement. Even now, the temperature was still very high. Because of this, there was no smell of excrement, only a burnt smell.
"This excrement can be ignited when it comes into contact with objects like trees, but if it is contained in a stone, even if you just pinch a thin piece of stone between your fingers and stick it on, you will not feel any temperature change."
Zhong Ming frowned, circled the area a few times, and asked uneasily, "Are you sure this is feces? Could it be something else?"
“Immortal Master, we are ignorant and could not recognize it. We just reported it because it looked similar.”
"I'm afraid he's at the peak of the second rank, or perhaps already at the third rank," Chen Dahai suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Jing patted him on the shoulder and asked, "How did you figure that out?"
"Heat. If this is feces, it is most likely that the other party ate a second- or third-grade fire-type demon beast and excreted it after digestion. If it is something else, then its owner is no less than this level."
The four looked at each other, then turned to the old village chief.
The old village chief hesitated for a moment. He knew what the problem was, and after forcing a smile, he said awkwardly, "Master, our village really doesn't have that much money. This is the only price we can afford..."