Chapter 138: Extortion.

Xiao Fen was also confused. The man who knew about Buddhas hissed low and stopped talking, only looking at the Eastern Depot crowd. Everyone else in the dark was silent. Xiao Fen was also curious about what secret this Buddha statue held.

Just then, he suddenly heard the Head File Keeper speak. He looked up and saw a group of people standing indistinctly in the darkness not far away. Under the illumination of the Windproof Lantern, who could it be but the Master of the Pan family?

Xiao Fen, who had seen the warmth and coldness of human nature in various Otherworlds since childhood, was only stunned for a moment before realizing what the situation was. His thoughts raced, and he had already considered everything.

Patting the shoulder of the Eastern Depot Agent beside him, Xiao Fen smiled and said, “Don’t panic, don’t panic. It’s dark and the lights are dim. Maybe you saw wrong. Look carefully. Is this where Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is enshrined?”

That Agent was suddenly stared down by the Head File Keeper and knew it was best to act according to the situation. He looked in again and nodded repeatedly, saying, “What the Immortal says is true. The ground was covered in blood just now. I was panicked and confused and didn’t see clearly. This is indeed where Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is enshrined.”

Xiao Fen nodded and said, “That’s it. I just felt something was wrong with this bronze statue. Thinking about it carefully, perhaps the First Lady of this family worshipped Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva every day, and unknowingly, it had a response. Since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva controls the boundless Hell, it is normal for a Blood Pool Hell to turn over in response.”

Hearing Xiao Fen’s explanation, both Censor Pan and the Head File Keeper nodded and relaxed. They said, “Yes, yes, what the Immortal sees is naturally not comparable to us Mortal World people. A simple sentence can reveal the cause and effect. Truly amazing, amazing.”

Xiao Fen smiled slightly, closed the door, and wrote a few large characters in the air with his hand. He said, “With this Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva suppressing this place, it can prevent the Blood Pool Hell from coming again. However, this place has been soaked by the blood pool and cannot house people. I will Seal this Buddha Hall. No one is allowed to approach within one year. If anyone rashly tries to open it, they will die a hundred deaths. Do not say I did not warn you.”

The Head File Keeper was happy when he heard this. Although he did not want to get involved in too much trouble at this moment, as long as this Buddha Hall remained, and if the Buddha statue inside was really problematic, then this evidence would be in his hands and could be used at any time. Xiao Fen’s action made the Head File Keeper very satisfied.

Thinking of this, he nodded repeatedly, glanced at Censor Pan, and said, “Immortal is merciful, Immortal is merciful. With the Immortal sealing this place, many villains will have to retreat.”

Censor Pan was helpless in his heart, but fortunately, no public incident occurred today. The monstrous crime was temporarily averted, and he could not put on any more airs. He also said, “Immortal is merciful, Immortal is merciful. I will definitely order the Pan Family to guard this Buddha Hall strictly and not let any villains break in.”

Xiao Fen smiled and said, “No harm, no harm. Let them break in. Only when a pile of them die inside will they know if what I said today makes sense.”

Hearing Xiao Fen suddenly speak such words brimming with killing intent, the group felt their hair stand on end. The impression of the God of Killing, which they had tried hard to forget just now, floated back into their minds. Everyone thought that this was a true killer who did not blink an eye, an Immortal who did not care about the laws of the Mortal World.

This was not Xiao Fen bragging. Rather, the moment he closed the wooden door of the Buddha Hall, he had sensed that some familiar auras had faintly appeared again in the Buddha Hall. Presumably, those Filth Creatures were endless, and had slowly appeared again during this period.

After a while, there would probably be two monsters staying in this Buddha Hall, ready to devour human lives at any time. When someone entered then, as long as they were mortals, it would be no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

Looking at the crowd, Xiao Fen asked again, “I do not know what business this important person from the Eastern Depot has coming here?”

The Head File Keeper hurriedly said with a fawning smile, “The Eastern Depot was originally established to guard the safety of the Emperor. An Immortal vanquishing demons and monsters in the Capital City is a huge commotion. We came here to help the Immortal.”

The corner of Xiao Fen’s mouth quirked up. He had no good feelings toward either the Eastern Depot or that Director. As for whether there would be any struggle between the Director and the Eastern Depot, that was even less of a place of interest for Xiao Fen.

He said this because he was considering what to do next.

Seeing Xiao Fen remain silent, Censor Pan hurriedly said, “If the Immortal has any other instructions, please give them all at once.”

Xiao Fen raised his head to look at Censor Pan, remained quiet for a moment, then sneered and said, “Director Pan seems to have forgotten something. Do you need me to remind you?”

Censor Pan thought and thought, but for a moment he really could not remember anything. In his heart, he only hoped to send this Immortal away quickly. The small thought of killing him to silence him earlier had now long since vanished to who knows where.

Seeing the blank look on Director Pan’s face, Xiao Fen smiled again and said, “When your son invited me here, he said there would be heavy rewards. I treated your wife’s illness here and exorcised demons for your residence, wasting a lot of effort. Now you have actually forgotten the reward. Do you think Immortals live on wind and dew and don’t need to eat?”

Hearing this, Censor Pan’s ears turned red instantly.

He had not never thought about reneging on the reward. He had even thought of using some crooked reason to tie up Xiao Fen, send him to the yamen, and then secretly settle the account, so that his affairs would never be known.

But after seeing Xiao Fen kill in all directions, this thought instantly vanished into smoke, disappearing along with the idea of killing to silence him.

However, this meant that even the matter of rewarding Xiao Fen was completely forgotten, and now it was brought up by Xiao Fen to his face. This was a slap in the face right on the spot, losing face to the extreme.

Not to mention Censor Pan, even the servants and stewards of the Pan Family, as well as the maids hiding in the dark, all blushed with shame upon hearing this, wishing there was a crack in the ground they could crawl into.

On the other hand, the group from the Eastern Depot burst into laughter. Without the Head File Keeper instigating them, they all shouted loudly, “We heard how impressive Censor Pan is, but it turns out he is someone who dares to renege on a debt to an Immortal. That is truly bold, very bold.”

Xiao Fen’s eyes swept coldly around. Being swept by this expressionless gaze, the scene quieted down once again.

Afterward, Xiao Fen said in a low voice, “I am being kind. I sealed that Buddha Hall for you. If I hadn’t acted, how many days do you think this residence could have survived? When the time comes, how many people in the entire residence would be able to live?”

Censor Pan sweated like rain. Only now did he realize that some things should not even be thought about, especially when facing a true Immortal.

Thinking of this, Censor Pan bowed repeatedly with his hands clasped and said, “The Immortal is right, the Immortal is right. The reward should have been given. Not only should it be given, but it must be a heavy reward to match the Immortal’s life-saving grace.”