The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 568 - 323 Human Goblin_2

Chapter 568: Chapter 323 Human Goblin_2

Cheng Jue slightly shook his head, then turned to look at Lv San, "Lv benefactor, please proceed."

Lv San nodded, stepped forward, and began forming hand seals, his mouth emitting a series of strange, clicking tongue sounds.

Even the magicians from the Northern Border’s Shamanism and Five Immortals Sect might not be as talented and proficient as Lv San.

Upon hearing the Upper Language, the Wild Man clearly startled.

Still, he remained guarded and refused to speak.

But Lv San wasn’t easily deterred; with his patient communication, the Wild Man finally spoke in the same tongue-clicking Upper Language.

Li Yan and the others stood beside, silently waiting.

The clicking of tongues wasn’t uncommon; the older the language, the more prevalent this feature, which disappeared as the eras changed.

The Upper Language, being the tongue of various spirit monsters and demons, naturally retained this characteristic, and it was especially pronounced.

"He says his name is Wu Ba Hu Ba Ru Ba..."

After a short interrogation, Lv San turned around and shook his head, "He doesn’t know what happened, only that someone used Thunder Fire to kill the Shennongjia Mountain God, and there were many powerful Great Demons."

"Their tribe was also ambushed; many people grew insects in their bodies and were taken to be used in blood sacrifices. He was captured, ingested some insects, and the rest...he can’t remember..."

"He doesn’t even know that he was in Shennongjia, let alone when he came here..."

"I see."

Cheng Jue, upon hearing this, was obviously disappointed.

He had hoped to glean some information about the Heavenly Saint Sect from this Wild Man, but it turned out the man knew nothing.

Li Yan then spoke up, "Master Cheng Jue, I’ve just remembered something."

"When we were near Shangjin City, we communicated with a demon in the mountains and learned that in the Jing Chu Mountains, people were massively slaughtering the spirit monsters and demons to practice the Demon Body Longevity Evil Skill."

"Now it seems that the Heavenly Saint Sect is responsible. To capture so many demons for their Evil Technique, there must be quite a few practitioners."

Cheng Jue’s eyes narrowed slightly, "The battle reports from Zhushan County didn’t mention this; it seems they’re hiding another force."

"Young Hero Li, your information is timely. I will notify them immediately so that the court army can be prepared."

"There’s also the fact that Prince Wuchang has agreed to the Tuo Dragon’s request, but we’ll need to have Brother Lv San communicate further; otherwise, some things are difficult to handle."

"Of course."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

After their discussion, they were ready to leave the cell.

Only Lv San took a glance and, seeing the Wild Man’s eyes full of fear and panic, couldn’t help but ask, "What are you going to do with this Wild Man?"

Cheng Jue was silent for a moment, "I will report to the higher-ups, but according to the rules of the Law Enforcement Hall, once they leave the mountains, they are usually eliminated to prevent potential troubles."

"Killed?"

Lv San stopped in his tracks and looked back at the Wild Man.

Sha Lifei immediately said somewhat helplessly, "Brother Lv San, really? You want to take this thing in too?"

"What if it goes berserk and hurts someone? Besides, if we take it out, it might scare someone to death!"

Li Yan also shook his head slightly, ready to persuade.

Wild Men were rare, but they truly weren’t suitable to be kept close by.

The rules of the Law Enforcement Hall were also justified; they were the shield between the Mystical Sect and ordinary citizens. Even if a cultivator caused trouble, they must be eliminated, let alone such an outlier.

Lv San looked at the Wild Man crouching in the iron cage, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "He... reminds me a little of myself."

Li Yan understood immediately upon hearing this.

Lv San was exceptionally talented, perhaps showing some anomaly from birth, which led to his abandonment and being raised by a simple-minded village guardian.

Some villagers would give him food, but most kept their distance, with no children to play with him. Growing up scrambling through mountains, he was almost like a Wild Man.

Now things were better; he had their companionship.

Encountering this Wild Man unavoidably evoked feelings of sympathy due to shared experiences.

With this in mind, Li Yan shook his head slightly and turned to Cheng Jue, "Master, is there a way to make this work?"

Lv San was the treasured member of their team, always diligent and never complaining. This was the first time he had made a request, so naturally, they wanted to fulfill it.

Cheng Jue pondered for a moment and nodded, "Amitabha, Benefactor Lv’s heart is kind, of course, it can be done."

"However, if he goes wild and hurts someone..."

Li Yan said solemnly, "Don’t worry, I will handle it if that happens."

Sha Lifei grimaced, "Alright already, you all really are reckless. Even if the thing is obedient, it won’t be easy to bring along."

"Entering Wuchang City would surely cause chaos throughout!"

Li Yan turned to look at the Wild Man.

"Simple, just shave him!"

...

The noise outside the Ezhou Chamber of Commerce was deafening.

The Dragon Boat competition had gone awry; although the Fengshui arrangement was ultimately completed without a hitch, several people had died at the event.

Especially those men who paddled the Dragon Boats, each one the pillar of their home. Some were lucky, merely burnt, but others lost their lives on the spot.

Even though the Chamber of Commerce had offered consolation, some were still not satisfied. They brought coffins and, with all their families dressed in mourning, blocked the entrance to the Chamber, wailing and weeping.

By rights, they shouldn’t have had the courage to do this.

But there are always exceptions.

The affair of the Dragon Boat competition was presided over personally by President Wu Honglin.

At the end of the month, the presidential position would be up for re-election.

Even with Prince Wuchang’s support, Ezhou Chamber of Commerce Vice President Landlord Zhao also wanted to have a go at it.

After all, Wu Honglin was first criticized for his lax discipline, with his son enchanted by a demon, and now a mishap had occurred, inevitably leading to censure.

Landlord Zhao simply wanted to blow things out of proportion.

At present, many within the Chamber were waiting to see which side would ultimately prevail.

Meanwhile, a different atmosphere pervaded the Tian family’s small courtyard.

Han Balin, known as ’Broken Six’, had died. His body, originally from the Tian family, was thus sent back by the Law Enforcement Hall.

"My child..."

Looking at the headless corpse, Madame Tian was grief-stricken.

No matter what identity Tian Han had had in his previous life, he was ultimately her flesh and blood. She couldn’t accept it and fainted.

The three Tian brothers were also as pale as ghosts.

Especially Landlord Tian, whose feelings were complicated, this was his father, his benefactor, and also his second son, and now he didn’t know what to call him.

Li Yan patted his shoulder, "Landlord Tian, restrain your grief. Don’t think too much. When he took refuge in the Buddhist religion, he broke off all worldly ties. Your Tian family will not have these troubles in the future."

Landlord Tian’s lips were dry, "I, ah... Anyway, just see to a proper burial, and thank you, Young Hero Li, for saving my life. Otherwise, my whole family would have been inescapable from this disaster."

The youngest of the Tian family was the least affected, with only faint memories of his father and having never met Tian Han. He was the first to recover and shook his head helplessly, "The burial must indeed be conducted properly."

"But how should the memorial tablet be inscribed?"

Tian Wei, the eldest son of Landlord Tian, had a complex look in his eyes, "Just write... ’Broken Six Han Balin’."

"That’s fine."

Landlord Tian nodded then turned to Li Yan, bowing, "Young Hero Li, to avoid any unexpected issues, may I ask Master Wang to assist in dealing with this matter? Afterwards, we will hold a ritual to allow the deceased to enter reincarnation early."

Li Yan nodded, "Of course."

He certainly wouldn’t say that, in all likelihood, ’Broken Six Han Balin’ had long since lost his soul and, if he truly had reached the Yin Bureau, that would have been much worse.

After consoling everyone a bit more, Li Yan returned to the house.

Inside, Lv San, Sha Lifei, and Wang Daoxuan were all there, staring intently at the center of the room.

On the table was a plate of braised pork knuckles and a large bowl full of flatbreads.

Sitting next to them was the Wild Man, of great stature, with ordinary tables and chairs looking like children’s toys to him.

The Wild Man, now clean-shaven, though his face was still scruffy, at least looked somewhat human.

Only when he opened his mouth would a few sharp canine teeth reveal themselves.

He ate with the ravenousness of a starving ghost reincarnated; large flatbreads disappeared in one bite, and pork knuckles were gnawed clean in moments.

However, after a few flatbreads, he would uncomfortably touch himself and burst into loud sobbing.

Since having been shaved, the Wild Man had become somewhat neurotic.

Sha Lifei gasped in cold air, "Goodness, he can eat so much; raising him will cost a fortune in food."

Lv San, on the other hand, was endlessly amused.

Li Yan smiled wryly and said no more.

Contrary to his expectations, this human goblin, although not the brightest and more on the level of a child, had become somewhat naive and docile, showing no signs of his former wildness, after letting his guard down through Lv San’s communication.

If he was going to be taken in, it might as well be to give Lv San some amusement.

"Brother Lv San, I forgot, what’s his name?"

"Wu Ba Hu Ba Lu Ba..."

"That’s too long, just call him Wu Ba!"