Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 124 - 96: To deal with such evil spirits, just Daoist Priest Fan alone is enough! (Please subscribe)_1

Chapter 124: Chapter 96: To deal with such evil spirits, just Daoist Priest Fan alone is enough! (Please subscribe)_1

Monk Zhi Kong’s eyes flashed with a hint of anger.

No one seeing these peasants suffer so greatly could turn a blind eye, let alone a monk like him, who had a strong sense of justice.

"Donor, do not be afraid," Monk Zhi Kong consoled. "The curse just now sought to take your life, but the scripture I hold has warded it off. Thus, you need not fear overly or worry."

The man was terrified to the verge of crying, how could he not be fearful, how could he not be worried!

He had felt as if he had circled around the brink of the underworld just now!

So scared that his heart and liver were trembling!

"It’s alright, continue speaking!" Yun Jiuqing took out a stack of talismans from her bosom. She handed over a dozen of them to the man and said, "These are the remaining exorcism talismans I have!"

"You have seen that the scripture is effective, capable of stopping the curse you spoke of, indicating that the few of us have real skills,"

"My exorcism talismans can also help you fend off that sinister curse, so speak boldly and with peace of mind."

The man, looking at the talisman in his hand, realized that what he encountered today might not be some homicidal maniac.

But a savior!!

Perhaps these few individuals, who evidently possessed genuine abilities, could help the villagers of Dawu Village rid themselves of the curse they carried.

with this thought...

The man made a desperate decision!

With an "if I have to die, I’ll die with a good reason" reckless demeanor, he took a deep breath and said, "The officials from the county office brought a so-called Earth Deity statue to our Dawu Village. They demanded that on the fourth, fourteenth, and twenty-fourth of every month..."

"On these three days, our whole village must conduct a grand sacrificial ceremony for the Earth Deity. The county officials have strict regulations regarding the ritual procedures and offerings required. They said that both procedures and offerings must not have any mistakes."

"Once the officers from the county office learn of a single error, the grain tax owed to the Imperial Court the following year will be increased by twenty percent. If there are two errors, another twenty percent will be added on top..."

Whoosh—

The exorcism talisman in his hand spontaneously burst into flames, thankfully burning only for less than half a breath before turning to ash and scattering with the wind.

The man felt a small, burning pain in the palm of his hand, but this brief discomfort was insignificant.

He suppressed the fear in his heart.

Clenching his teeth, he continued, "But those from the county office demand too much for the offerings to the Earth Deity! Every month, we need to slaughter three animals, each weighing no less than fifty pounds, and prepare a large number of fruits and food supplies."

"After the offerings, the contributions disappear overnight, and they won’t allow us to take any back. In just a few months, to provide for the Earth Deity..."

"Our Dawu Village had to slaughter clean all the pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, and donkeys that could be slaughtered... Unable to do otherwise, we had to scrape together some silver to buy from the county."

Whoosh—

Another exorcism talisman turned to ashes.

The man’s body shuddered, but he persisted, saying, "We thought of going to the county office to argue with those officials, but a neighboring village did before us and the result... over a dozen people were beaten half to death, and two were killed on the spot!"

"Some people couldn’t stand it and thought of reporting the matter somewhere else, only to discover they were struck by a curse! Once they speak or even write about this affair with a brush..."

"They trigger the curse on themselves! For the mild cases, people instantly become idiotic, like three-year-old children. For the severe cases, they die on the spot!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Hearing this.

Monk Zhi Kong’s frown deepened even more, and he couldn’t help but ask, "Donor, isn’t there a Qintian Division in your area?"

"Qin... What is the Qintian Division?" the man looked puzzled.

Monk Zhi Kong understood.

It seemed that Shuize County, where Dawu Village was located, had no branch of the Qintian Division.

Maybe that place was too small, and the Qintian Division didn’t see the need to set up a branch there.

Or perhaps it was too remote.

"Amitabha... Donor, please continue," said Monk Zhi Kong.

The man nodded weakly and continued, "After some people died, and some went mad, we dared not to report to other places or to argue with the officials at the county office. In our village, someone bold once thought to smash the Earth Deity’s statue."

"Yet, the night before he acted, he hanged himself. His death was ghastly to behold! After that, we dared not even think of such things, let alone do anything. We had no choice but to find every means to gather the offerings."

"As days and months passed by, our entire Dawu Village was hollowed out!"

Whoosh—

Several exorcism talismans burned at once, scorching him so that he cried out, but he still held onto the few remaining talismans without letting go.

He sped up his speech slightly, saying, "To provide for the Earth Deity, we couldn’t feed ourselves adequately and still had to submit grain taxes to the Imperial Court. Continuing like this for two years, we couldn’t hold on any longer."

"People in the village would starve to death from time to time, some would hang themselves... We knew if this went on, we would all die."

"So, we took advantage of the noon, in broad daylight, to stealthily leave Dawu Village."

"To secretly leave Shuize County."

"Hoping to move to a far-off place, away from that Earth Deity, away from that curse."

Whoosh—

All the exorcism talismans burned up at once, and the man could no longer endure the searing heat. Crying out, he hastily blew on his palm to try and cool it, attempting to prevent his hand from being burnt.