Chapter 1813: Chapter 1840: I Know You’re Anxious, But Hold On
Monk Changsheng panted heavily, a maniacal smile flickering across his face.
In this village, no one is more familiar with the rules than him. Leading Wang Dachui to repeatedly make mistakes is effortless for him.
Wang Dachui struggled in panic, but it was futile; in just a breath, he was pulled into that ripple-like space by a black hand.
Monk Changsheng steadied his breathing, struggled to stand up, and leaned against the wall. Half of his face was destroyed, one hand was useless, and blood flowed uncontrollably.
The current situation could be said to be a major crisis!
“In a few hours, it will be dawn. As long as I can hold on until then, Shangguan Dong will notice I haven’t woken up as usual to patrol, and then he’ll enter the temple to look for me—by then, I’ll be saved.”
Monk Changsheng murmured to himself, quickly sorting out the current situation. This was the second method to keep a peaceful mind. As long as he quickly clarified his thoughts and determined what needed to be done now, he could calm down.
“Creak~”
The door suddenly opened.
Before he could find fabric to bandage himself, a figure strode in.
“Who… who is it…”
Monk Changsheng leaned against the corner, feebly shouting.
“It is I.”
“Master, are you alright?”
The voice was very old; it was Shangguan Dong.
“Village Chief… Shangguan… Save me quickly…”
“Wang Dachui defied all decorum, attacked me, and brought down divine punishment…”
“Quick, stop the bleeding for me…”
Monk Changsheng’s chest heaved violently. Seeing Shangguan Dong was like seeing a savior; he saw hope.
“Is there really such a thing? Master, rest assured, I will treat your wounds immediately…”
Shangguan Dong took off his conical hat, walked slowly towards Monk Changsheng, circling around but not squatting down to treat his wounds.
Monk Changsheng, impatient: “What are you doing, come quickly to stop the bleeding and bandage me. That guy actually hit my head with an incense burner. When I recover, I’ll go to the back mountain and smash his brother to pieces!”
“Master, don’t rush. I’m checking to see if there are any other traps here. If we fall into them, our lives could be at risk.”
Shangguan Dong said honestly.
It took a while before he squatted down, touching Monk Changsheng’s head wound.
The wound was terrifying to behold, the blunt object had caved in the skull, and the cracks in the bone were like a spider web. If not treated in time, Monk Changsheng would surely die.
“Quick, treat my wound.”
“By the way… why are you here?”
Monk Changsheng felt much relieved and only then realized Shangguan Dong had come uninvited.
“I saw Wang Dachui acting suspiciously, so I followed him.”
Shangguan Dong replied unhurriedly.
“Well done, later I will ask the gods to reward you…”
Monk Changsheng’s breathing grew weaker, blood still pouring without stopping, and after a while, there was no sign of improvement.
He was a bit puzzled: “Shangguan, what exactly are you doing? I asked you to find cloth, and you’re just lingering around my head!”
“Master, don’t panic. I’m checking your injury, but my eyesight isn’t very good due to my age.”
Shangguan Dong still responded leisurely.
“Useless, I’ll be dead relying on you!”
“Get away, I’ll do it myself!”
Monk Changsheng pushed Shangguan Dong away, gritting his teeth, tearing a piece from his sleeve with all his strength, just about to bandage his head when Shangguan Dong suddenly snatched the cloth away.
“Master, this sleeve isn’t clean; it’s covered in dust. Using it to bandage the wound could cause an infection with malaria.”
Shangguan Dong threw the piece of sleeve aside, speaking with a concerned tone.
“You…”
“You’re doing this on purpose!”
“You’re stalling for time, just to prevent me from receiving treatment!”
Even with Monk Changsheng’s mind in chaos, he should have realized by now, this village chief had been dawdling with trivialities ever since he entered, preventing any real treatment under various excuses.
“We cannot put it that way, I wish for your treatment to be foolproof.”
“Just like how you handled things with my granddaughter back then.”
Shangguan Dong spoke blandly.
“Your granddaughter?”
“You did it yourself, how does that concern me, are you thinking of revenge?”
Monk Changsheng’s voice trembled. He had not been this cowardly facing Wang Dachui, but Shangguan Dong before him now was the real monster capable of taking his life.
“How could that be, my granddaughter hadn’t done anything wrong back then, but was taken away by Wang Dachui multiple times. Later, I investigated and found out she was sent to your room, Master.”
“One day, she was suddenly revealed to be pregnant, but unfortunately too young and suffered a difficult birth. I remember, Master, you surrounded her with the villagers, saying that secret liaisons were against ethics and that no one was allowed to intervene in her delivery.”
“In the end, she gave birth to a stillborn, bled uncontrollably. Back then, you said they should be prepared to save people later, because saving people must be without error, right?”
Shangguan Dong spoke with menacing calm.
“Did I not say correctly, mistakes made in saving people implicate the villagers, I was considering the larger picture!”
“Yes, so even though my poor granddaughter was evidently impregnated by you and bled uncontrollably in front of everyone, you still had the villagers wipe her feet, wash her face, and apply towels. I think you did the right thing, so I’m now using your healing method, Master.”
Mentioning his granddaughter, Shangguan Dong’s eyes filled with unstoppable rage. The emotions suppressed for so long erupted in this moment; he felt as if a volcano within him provided him with endless power of anger.
“The past situation and now are different, listen carefully, your actions now are mistakes, intentionally leaving someone to die, the gods will punish you.”
“Now reconsider, and I can give you another chance!”
Monk Changsheng’s eyes turned cold, filled with frenzied killing intent. The physical injuries left him only able to mentally intimidate the other.
Shangguan Dong’s movements were orderly, his lips curled in mockery, taunting:
“Master, I know you’re in a hurry, but don’t rush.”
“Look, there is a wound on your leg, luckily I dealt with it promptly, if delayed longer, it might have healed by itself.”
“You…”
“Puff!”
Monk Changsheng, enraged and frustrated, spat out another mouthful of blood.
Finally, he comprehended; Shangguan Dong was indeed tending to wounds but only trivial ones. As for his real injuries, they were completely ignored, so the Law of Order wouldn’t judge it as an error.
This old fox has meticulously planned from the beginning to take his life tonight!
“You can’t do this to me…”
“No, I can.”
“I am the village’s Divine Envoy. If you kill me, the villagers will not spare you!”
“No, you are not.”
“I want bandages…”
“No, you don’t.”
“Spare me, and I’ll give you the position of Divine Envoy, the gods will bestow upon you the Divine Power, you can control the rules, you can control the village!”
“Hah, don’t believe it.”