Chapter 36: Across the water, the heart is silent
The black bear took two steps forward and then fell down with a loud bang.

The white bear looked at his brother's body, his pupils gradually dilated, and finally he died.

Ou Zanghua turned his back to the two of them, casually made a sword flower, and looked up to meet Zhong Kui's eyes as big as copper bells, as if the god himself was interrogating him.

His heart trembled, and the psychological burden of killing Yan Sanxing was completely released at this moment.

Yan Sanxing and the Black and White Heroes are all scum and villains who regard human life as worthless. Even death cannot wash away their sins.

But ah.
He looked at the statue and said to himself silently:
"Senior, if I didn't kill them, I would be the one to die. I was acting in self-defense."

'They have committed many evil deeds, I kill them to protect them.'

"If you think I'm doing the right thing, you might as well blink."

As soon as he finished thinking about it, Ou Zanghua almost couldn't help but slap himself. How could a clay statue of Buddha blink?
It's really a big joke in the world!

However, the next second, the originally rolled-up treasure banner suddenly loosened and fell down for some reason, just covering Zhong Kui's eyes.

Embroidered on that meter-long precious banner were four large characters: 'Exorcise Demons and Defend the Way'!
The couplet that was originally hidden by the long curtain was now fully revealed:

Wield a sword to eliminate evil, the evil in the eyes is even more fearful

Keep yourself healthy and practice cultivation, there is a way in the world and the heart is not deceiving
"Ha ha ha ha."

When Ou Zanghua saw this scene, he was stunned for a long time before he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He sheathed his sword and bowed earnestly to the statue of Zhong Kui: "Thank you, senior!"

When he looked up again, there was no more confusion and guilt in his eyes, only determination remained.

Turning around, Ou Zanghua said, "Da Nian, take the body out and bury it!"

"Yes."

Xiang Da Nian responded. Although he didn't know why his senior brother was laughing, he could feel that his senior brother was very happy at that moment.

As long as my brother is happy, it doesn’t matter why he is happy.

He handed the sword to Zhixue, grabbed a bear by the collar with one hand, and dragged them out.

As a result, during the dragging process, a human hand fell out of the black bear's clothes.

When Ou Zanghua saw it, he immediately thought of the two man-eating heroes of Mobei in the original novel.

His face turned cold and he almost wanted to leave their bodies to the wilderness.

Xiang Danian also had a gloomy look on his face. He found a hoe in the temple, found a relatively soft piece of land and started digging a hole.

Zhixue and Hanyun also wanted to help. They looked around the temple and unexpectedly found the old witch who had frozen to death.

The two were shocked and quickly ran back to tell Ou Zanghua.

Ou Zanghua and Qu Feiyan went over to check together, and looking at the old man who had already died, they couldn't help but sigh.

Just when Ou Zanghua was lamenting the impermanence of life, Qu Feiyan suddenly said, "Sir, my grandfather has been out for three quarters of an hour! Will he?"

"Don't panic. You know Qu Bo's strength. If he wants to leave, there are not many people in the world who can stop him." Ou Zanghua comforted Qu Feiyan, then picked up the stiff old witch and moved him to an open space in front of the temple.

"Senior brother, let me do it." After taking a look at Danian, he quickly ran over.

"Okay, let's see this old man off for the last time." Ou Zanghua smiled, returned to the temple, and found a mat and some old clothes in a room.

There was also a notebook in it. When Ou Zanghua opened it, he saw that it contained the names of people who had donated supplies to the Zhong Kui Temple over the years.

The old witch has limited literacy, so many names are replaced with simple sketches.

For example, villager Zhang Gen did not know how to write the word "root", so he drew a small picture similar to a tree root.

Thinking back to the clean statue, Ou Zanghua still knew in his heart that this was a kind-hearted and devout believer.

Putting down the book, Ou Zanghua took the mat and old clothes and walked out of the room. Then, he wrapped the old witch with the mat and old clothes, and dug a pit for Danian.

After putting the old witch in, the two of them filled the hole with soil and buried him.

Ou Zanghua held his sword in place of his pen and carved the six characters "Wu Gong·Zhang Yong's Tomb" on a wooden board.

After finishing all this, it was already dark.

Xiang Danian still had to dig a pit for the Mobei Twin Bears. Ou Zanghua was about to go into the temple to rest, but Qu Feiyan rushed out unexpectedly.

"Fei Yan, what are you doing?" Ou Zanghua quickly stopped Qu Fei Yan to prevent the little girl from running around.

"Sir, it's been half an hour and my grandfather hasn't come back yet. I want to go find him." Qu Feiyan's eyes were a little flustered. Her grandfather was her only relative and she didn't want anything to happen to him.

"How are you going to find it in this icy and snowy place?" Ou Zanghua sighed and suggested, "You wait here, I'll go take a look."

"I'm with you, Master!"

"You are thoughtful and quick-witted. I feel more at ease if you stay here." Ou Zanghua stopped Qu Feiyan, then returned to the temple, said a few words to Han Yun, then picked up the Yuncang sword and went out.

With the help of the maximum level light skill "Lightly Driving the Wind, Flying Horse Stepping on Swallows", Ou Zanghua moved very fast, leaving only a faint mark when walking on the snow.

Soon he found a set of footprints in the northeast direction of the temple. He stopped to take a look and found that they were left by two people after the fight.

However, Ou Zanghua didn’t know many martial arts, so he couldn’t tell the two people’s footwork.

Then he saw a series of shallow footprints leading into the distance, and he immediately followed them.

After a while, he came to a maple forest with a small house in it. Qu Yang and Shi Wu who had left were both there.

Ou Zanghua stepped on the ground and easily came behind a tree not far behind them, looking at the situation in front of him calmly.

Then a cold voice came out of the house: "The famous and upright sects in the martial arts world are all hypocritical and cunning. Liu Zhengfeng has ruined your reputation and put your life in danger. Uncle Dongfang has issued a black wooden order, ordering all the sect members in various places to hunt you down and correct the sect's rules."

Qu Yang bowed his body slightly and said slowly: "Please forgive me, Saint Aunt. I have important tasks to attend to and cannot sacrifice my life."

Ji Wushi immediately stood up and angrily shouted, "Qu Yang, you are so bold that you dare to talk back to the Saint Aunt!"

Saint lady?

The woman in that house is Ren Yingying?
Ou Zanghua was a little curious and wondered what this girl who was described in the original novel as "beautiful, bright, timid, shy, and pitiful" looked like.

At this time, Ren Yingying's voice came again: "You can't even save your life, and you are still thinking about your important tasks?"

"This is the way of life that Brother Liu sought for me. No matter what, I don't want to let Brother Liu down." Qu Yang bowed slightly, his tone sounded like he was showing weakness, but his words were a bit contradictory.

"Humph, do you really think that Jie Yuanlang can really protect you?" Ren Yingying asked coldly.

Qu Yang fell silent, but he was actually a little nervous.

That’s Dongfang Bubai, the world’s number one master who has been in the martial arts world for many years without ever being defeated!

Looking at the silent Qu Yang, Ou Zanghua had no choice but to come out from behind the tree: "I think it should be possible!"

"Who?!"

Ji Wu Shi took out his folding fan and quickly turned to face the direction where the sound came from. His movements were done in one smooth go.

Ren Yingying sat in the house, looking at Ou Zanghua who came out, and fell silent.

"Sir, why are you here?" Qu Yang didn't expect Ou Zanghua to be here, and asked with some concern: "Then..."

"Don't worry, Qu Bo. The two heroes of Mobei overestimated their own abilities and assassinated the candidate who came to Beijing. They have been executed on the spot."

Ou Zanghua walked up to Qu Yang, looked at the beautiful figure in the house, and said with a smile: "My lady, everything should be based on first come first served. Qu Bo's current priority is to escort me to Beijing. You and Qu Bo can discuss the matter after I arrive safely in Beijing!"

(End of this chapter)