I run a Taoist temple in a bizarre world.

Chapter 55: Always so brave?

With a creak.

The two wooden doors opened to the sides.

The scene inside was revealed.

The bluestone slabs are arranged in an orderly manner, forming a flat open space.

Standing at the mountain gate, facing the open space.

At the end of the open space paved with bluestone slabs stands the solemn, ancient, and magnificent main hall.

To the right of the open space paved with bluestone slabs were the additional brick and tile houses they had seen.

It's half a head shorter than the main hall, with black tiles, blue bricks, gray walls, and black doors, and occupies a considerable area.

He stared at the wooden door that had suddenly opened.

The approaching Zhang with bald heads slowly stopped.

He turned to the side, his gaze passing over Chen Hao and Chen Cheng, who were blocking the doorway.

Looking into the deserted interior of Qingshan Temple.

"Playing tricks..."

As Zhang the Bald Man spoke, he reached out to grab Chen Cheng.

Snapped!

Chen Hao slapped away Lai Tou Zhang's hand and positioned himself between Lai Tou Zhang and Chen Cheng.

His eyes were deep and brooding, giving the impression that he wanted to get past me first.

At the same time, he grabbed Zhang the Bald-Headed Man by the collar and said in a deep voice.

"The medicine you gave Xiaocheng before was meant to kill her, so it could become your so-called 'dog-shit pill'!"

Chen Hao stared straight at him, his tone devoid of any questioning.

Upon hearing this, Zhang the Bald didn't even utter a word, but swatted away Chen Hao's hand that was grabbing his collar as if swatting away an annoying fly.

He then reached out his hand to Chen Cheng.

Snapped!

Chen Hao slapped the bald-headed Zhang's hand aside again.

He stiffened his neck and continued speaking.

"Xiao Cheng isn't sick at all! Are you trying to kill her?!"

The bald-headed man smacked his lips, looked around for a while, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

Suddenly, like a venomous snake lying in ambush, it finally spotted its prey after a long wait.

Suddenly, Zhang the Bald Man reached out, grabbed Chen Hao by the neck, and lifted him up.

"You orphan bastard, why do you spout so much nonsense? I'm telling you to hand Chen Cheng over to me, just hand him over to me!"

"Not only will the Demon Exorcism Association protect our Changxi Village, but I can also take the opportunity to join the Demon Exorcism Association."

"Once I join the Demon Exorcism Guild, it will be a tremendous boon for Changxi Village!"

"Chen Hao, how can you be so insensible?"

Chen Hao was being tightly choked by the bald-headed Zhang.

The immense force left him breathless; veins bulged on his forehead, and his face turned a deep red, like a ripe watermelon.

"Heh...heh..."

Chen Hao struggled to breathe; the lack of oxygen blurred his vision.

This happened so fast that Zhao Zhu, who had just come to his senses, was about to step forward to stop it.

But then Chen Cheng suddenly shouted.

"Let go of my brother!"

The moment he finished speaking, the surrounding temperature plummeted.

Snowflakes drifted outwards from Chen Cheng's body.

"This...this is..."

Witnessing Chen Cheng's extraordinary actions, Zhao Zhu was stunned.

But Bald Zhang's reaction was even more intense.

"No...this is impossible, how could you do this..."

Bald-headed Zhang casually tossed Chen Hao aside.

Chen Hao rolled several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

Bald-headed Zhang tried to reach out and grab Chen Cheng.

The outstretched hand hadn't actually touched Chen Cheng's arm yet.

A layer of white frost had already formed on the skin.

"hiss……"

Bald-headed Zhang gasped and withdrew his hand.

"That's right...you...you've already obtained...you can't become a pill anymore...I...the Demon Extermination Association...no!"

The hopes in Zhang the Bald-Headed's heart were shattered.

According to the instructions given by the adults, Chen Cheng's current condition makes it impossible for him to continue being transformed into a human elixir.

Without Dan, the powerful figures behind the scenes wouldn't protect Changxi Village.

He himself was also unable to join the demon-slaying association and become a figure like the adults.

"cough……"

Ignoring the icy chill emanating from Chen Cheng, Zhang the Bald-Headed Man grabbed Chen Cheng by the collar with one hand.

Chen Cheng resisted fiercely, but the other party was like a mountain wall, unmoved in the face of her resistance.

"It's all your fault!"

As he spoke, Zhang the bald man lifted Chen Cheng up like a chick and placed him next to Chen Hao, who had just recovered from oxygen deprivation.

"And you!"

"Why did you have to ruin my plans? Just keep making Chen Cheng drink her medicine and wait for her to die!"

"Why? Why did you ruin my plans?!"

Bald-headed Zhang kicked Chen Hao repeatedly and hard.

Each kick was powerful and heavy, forcing Chen Hao to crawl on the ground, coughing up blood continuously.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Bald Zhang temporarily stopped kicking Chen Hao.

"No, the master seemed to have said that if things were like this, there was still a way to turn Chen Cheng into a human pill!"

Bald Zhang took out three small pottery jars that he always carried with him from his bosom.

With one hand, I lifted the seal, revealing a black, sticky substance inside.

It was clearly the same "concentrated eerie mist" that Chen Hao had tricked Chen Cheng into taking.

"By simply pouring in three jars of 'medicinal liquid' at once, a pill can be formed!"

After saying that, the bald-headed man opened his mouth, revealing his yellow teeth.

"There's always a way out!"

"Um……?"

Feeling the pulling sensation at his feet, Zhang the bald man lowered his head.

Chen Hao was seen pulling at the bald-headed Zhang's trouser leg, mumbling something incoherently.

"No……"

He kicked it aside casually, and then bald-headed Zhang pried open Chen Cheng's mouth, about to pour it into his mouth.

Zhao Zhu tried to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by the two men who had been standing next to Bald Zhang.

"Brother Zhao, no, you can see for yourself, there's no one at Qingshan Temple. We may be carefree peasants, but the thirty or so households in Changxi Village need to survive."

"It's just Chen Cheng. You should think about Uncle Zhao."

Zhao Zhu was speechless for a moment, watching as the medicine in the hands of the bald-headed Zhang spilled out.

He murmured.

"This isn't right..."

Chen Hao was unconscious, Chen Cheng was powerless to resist, and Zhao Zhu had someone else to help him.

Bald-headed Zhang revealed another cruel and smug smile.

"Now no one can ruin my plans!"

He hadn't finished speaking.

again and again!

The sound of the cane striking the bluestone slab echoed through the Qingshan Temple.

"who!"

Bald-headed Zhang immediately looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The movement in his hands involuntarily stopped.

There stood the solemn and ancient main hall.

An elderly man with a white beard and a cane appeared out of nowhere.

"you……"

The old man did not intend to let the bald-headed man finish speaking.

again and again!

He slammed his cane on the ground.

Instantly, two earthen spikes rose from the ground, crossing over each other, trying to trap Zhang the bald-headed man in place.

And Bald Zhang did not disappoint the guidance he received from the master behind him.

Its large body displayed a flexibility beyond its size.

Having abandoned Chen Cheng, he scrambled and crawled away from the encirclement of the earth spikes.

"Senior, what brings you here? I..."

The old man didn't wait for the bald-headed Zhang to finish speaking; he simply remained silent and paused.

again and again!

again and again!

After several sudden turns, several earthen spikes rose from all sides of the bald-headed man, blocking all his escape routes.

Upon seeing this, Bald-Headed Zhang leaped up.

"Senior, your spikes can't possibly reach the sky, can they?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than three earth spikes rapidly grew in the sky, preempting Zhang the bald-headed man and converging above his head.

Boom!

The bald-headed Zhang's head slammed into it solidly.

He fell to the ground.

again and again!

The moment Bald Zhang landed, several earth spikes had already pinned him firmly to the ground.

"Senior, we have no grudge against each other, why did you attack?"

"If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm afraid the people behind Zhang won't let this go."

Crackling sound...

The main hall doors opened.

Chi Le looked at the bald-headed Zhang, who was firmly trapped by her and not only did he not beg for mercy, but also had an arrogant and threatening look on his face.

He thought to himself, somewhat bewildered.

[No, has he always been this brave?]