What on earth is going on?
Niannian widened her eyes, completely failing to understand what the person in front of her was saying.
However, she had never heard of this species with the big bat glasses before. Catching it should be of great research value.
Xiaotuanzi's claws were itching, and she had already started thinking about how to catch this big guy.
But just then, the handsome big bat spirit in front of her suddenly composed his expression, retracted his fangs, spread his wings, and flew towards the window.
Before jumping out of the window, he didn't forget to flirt with Xiaotuanzi.
"Beautiful girl, thank you for rescuing me. We will definitely have a chance to meet again in the future. I hope you won't miss me too much before our next meeting."
After saying that, the big bat spirit flew out of the window. Niannian was completely stunned.
Mom, she seemed to have met a pervert!!
"You let him go?!"
Suddenly, an angry shout came from behind. Xiaotuanzi turned around and saw a familiar face.
Wasn't that the Taoist priest who had laid a trap on the mountain last time to harm her master and imprison her mistress?
Wasn't he rescued by the puppet master in the end?
What was he doing here?
While thinking, Xiaotuanzi rushed forward. Her body was so nimble that it reacted faster than her mind. The old Taoist priest didn't expect Niannian to react so quickly. He didn't even have time to escape before he was slapped flying against the wall by a claw. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Xiaotuanzi looked at him, then carried the man on her shoulder like a dead dog and turned to leave the building.
It was time to deal with the living dead outside.
Niannian held a lightning-attracting talisman in her hand. All the way she went, there were crackling sounds everywhere. The living dead were electrocuted one by one and were blasted into nothing.
Meng Chang saw this scene from upstairs. If he hadn't recognized Xiaotuanzi at a glance, he would really have thought that some god had appeared.
When Xiaotuanzi returned upstairs, Meng Chang was shocked to see the person in her hand.
"Li Mingtang? How did you catch him? No, why was he here?"
"You know him?"
Niannian tilted her head and asked.
"Of course I know him. He's the number one wanted criminal of our relevant department. Not to mention other bad deeds, just the fact that he stole other people's lifespans. He's stolen from at least 300 people."
"It's 723 people in total, ten years from each."
Li Mingtang woke up at some point. He didn't try to resist and just calmly spoke up, correcting Meng Chang.
This number really shocked Niannian. She looked incredulous. Did he want to live as long as a turtle or a tortoise by stealing so many lifespans?
"What did you do with all those lifespans?" Niannian exclaimed.
"I only took 300 years for myself. Some people paid me to extend their lifespans, and I gave some away."
Li Mingtang replied indifferently. Now that he had been caught, his chance of escaping was extremely slim.
When you owe a lot of debts, you don't feel pressured. He had more crimes than just this one. It didn't matter whether he told the truth or not. It was better to be honest. After all, lying was really tiring.
"Give them away? To whom?"
Niannian asked curiously.
"The person who once saved me. He also taught me the method of extending lifespans. But I can't say who it is. I've been under a spell. Even if you force me to death, I can't say it."
Li Mingtang said defiantly, looking like he had given up.
Meng Chang sighed with emotion, "You were a genius in Taoism. Even if you didn't engage in these heresies and just steadily improved your strength, you could have lived for two or three hundred years. Why did you do such things and cause trouble for yourself?"
"Hehe, what do you know? I'm the only one left alive in my sect. I had to take care of the inheritance of the sect on one hand and avenge them on the other. Just when I was about to succeed in avenging them, they actually called a truce! A truce! I was just one step away from killing those people. Just one step! How could I be willing!"
Li Mingtang's full of hatred poured out as he told his story.
His life was truly full of helplessness. Back then, Li Mingtang's master went on a pilgrimage down the mountain. Seeing Li Mingtang with good bones, he had the idea of taking him as a disciple. At that time, Li Mingtang's family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat. His parents had many children. To save one mouth to feed, they immediately agreed to let Li Mingtang go with the old Taoist priest.
From then on, Li Mingtang joined the sect and embarked on the path of a warlock. The old Taoist priest's Taoist temple wasn't much better. They ate simple porridge and pickles every day and occasionally had a few steamed buns. When they were really hungry, they just drank more water. At most, they went down the mountain to handle some things for people in exchange for food.
Most people at that time were still superstitious and believed deeply in ghosts and gods. So although their Taoist temple was a bit hard up, they could still make ends meet. Li Mingtang was the youngest disciple of the old Taoist priest, and his eldest senior brother was nearly thirty years old.
When he was a child, Li Mingtang was very good-looking. Even though his face was a bit sallow and thin due to hunger, his smiling face was still very likable. Coupled with his talent in magic, everyone in the Taoist temple loved him very much.
Li Mingtang had never received such love at home. His family was poor and there were many children. Each child was left to fend for themselves. His parents were busy with farm work. It was the older children who took care of the younger ones. So Li Mingtang had never experienced parental love or brotherly affection. But all these were made up for in the Taoist temple.
The days in the Taoist temple were the happiest in Li Mingtang's life. Although cultivation was hard and learning magic was boring, as long as he had the company of his master and senior brothers, Li Mingtang would feel happy.
But later, all his happiness and joy collapsed. Foreign invaders invaded, and the people were living in dire straits. The old Taoist priest told his disciples to stay in the mountains obediently and went down the mountain alone.
Outside, the guns were blazing. To protect the villagers in the mountain village, the old Taoist priest was stabbed through the body by the foreign invaders. He exhausted all his life's learning and didn't hesitate to burn his life to create a formation to entangle with the invaders. Until the very end, the old Taoist priest never thought of running away. If he had given up the village at that time, he could have survived alone.
The villagers in the village had nothing to do with the old Taoist priest. They only had some contact when they went out to exchange daily necessities. Sacrificing for strangers, the old Taoist priest didn't feel wronged. He did his best and at the last moment before his death, he turned the protective formation into a killing formation and died together with these invaders.
Li Mingtang saw the blazing fire at the foot of the mountain, and so did his fellow senior brothers. They were all too familiar with that fire. The kind face of the old Taoist priest flashed back in their minds. That kind master, who was like a father, would never come back. He had shouldered the responsibility to protect their people and sacrificed himself.