The infinite heavens begin with American horror.

Chapter 177: Using Humans as Bait

"Don't worry, everyone, what I hate most in my life is charlatans!"

"I certainly won't let those three who were with that fake Taoist priest escape!"

After speaking, Li Qing slowly raised his left hand and clenched it in the air.

"what!!!"

"what happens!"

Several screams echoed from the sky, followed by three black dots that grew larger and larger in the villagers' view as they approached.

Then it was smashed hard next to the fake Taoist priest.

The three people who fell from the sky were the ones who had escaped in the chaos earlier.

"It's those three young Taoist disciples from before!"

"How did they fall from the sky?"

"Could it be... that this young master did it?"

Several villagers stared in shock at the three Taoist boys lying on the ground.

With a wave of his left hand, Li Qing sent a package flying from the shoulder of the pockmarked Taoist boy on the ground into the village chief's arms.

"Village chief, look at this. Is this the silver you had before? Is anything missing?"

The silver was back in his hands, and the village chief was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected this rich young master to be so capable. This was truly a celestial being descended to earth!

That fake Taoist priest is a complete idiot!

The village chief then opened the bundle and saw that it was indeed full of gleaming silver. He even held it in his hand to weigh it, and the weight was about right. Only then did the village chief feel completely relieved.

He looked at Li Qing with gratitude, thanking him repeatedly and bowing, "Thank you very much, young master. May I ask how I should address you?"

"Just call me Li Qing," Li Qing replied.

"So it's Young Master Li! Thank you so much for helping us catch these three despicable swindlers," the village chief said gratefully, tears streaming down his face.

"To repay your great kindness, Young Master Li, these two thousand-year-old salted fish are a gift for you!" As he spoke, the village chief pulled out two salted fish from somewhere and respectfully handed them to Li Qing.

"......"

Seeing the village chief's sincere gaze, Li Qing couldn't refuse. He accepted the two thousand-year-old salted fish and then put them into his spatial ring in front of the village chief.

This tactic shocked the villagers even more.

"Young Master Li is truly a celestial being descended to earth!"

"There's no need for that. Now that you know this Taoist priest is a charlatan, why don't you release Mr. Chen?"

"Young Master Li is right, release them immediately!"

"Yes, village chief."

The villagers holding Chen Xuanzang immediately released him and stepped aside.

Knowing that Li Qing had saved him, Chen Xuanzang immediately went to Li Qing and gave him a grateful look.

"Thank you for your help, Young Master Li!"

"It's nothing, just a small favor. Mr. Chen, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, just a minor injury."

Although Chen Xuanzang was beaten by several people, he only bled a little from the corner of his mouth and was as good as nothing had happened, which is enough to show that Chen Xuanzang was quite capable and could be considered half an exorcist.

"Young Master Li, that fish demon is still in this lake; we must find a way to capture it..."

"Do Young Master Li and Miss Duan have any ideas?" Chen Xuanzang asked.

"Of course there's a way!"

Li Qing smiled wickedly, and as he looked at the fake Taoist priest being trampled under Miss Duan's feet, he had an idea.

Then, Li Qing turned to the village chief and said, "Village chief, to catch this fish demon, I need your help with a small matter!"

"No problem! As long as we can catch the fish demon, let alone a small favor, nine or ten wouldn't be a problem!"

The village chief patted his chest and assured him.

"That's good..."

......

A dozen minutes later, Chen Xuanzang looked at the fake Taoist priest bound like a rice dumpling on the ground and showed a look of pity.

As a compassionate monk, he felt that Li Qing's idea was rather cruel.

Finally, Chen Xuanzang couldn't help but speak up, "Young Master Li, isn't this too cruel to him...?"

"Sigh! How can a grown man like you be so fussy? You're almost too kind. That fake Taoist priest framed you as an accomplice of the fish demon! He even tried to have you burned alive!"

Miss Duan looked at Chen Xuanzang with a helpless expression, and sighed inwardly.

She simply couldn't understand why this man was so saintly, able to feel pity for an enemy who wanted to kill her.

"When he wanted to treat you that way, did he ever think about whether he was being cruel? I don't think he ever did! We must never be soft-hearted towards such a wicked person."

Ms. Duan stated righteously that she firmly believed that evil people should be dealt with in kind, without any mercy or concession.

However, Chen Xuanzang disagreed, insisting that everyone should have the opportunity to be redeemed, even the wicked.

Everyone should have good intentions and give those evil people a chance.

Lay down your butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot!

“Miss Duan is right. We can’t show mercy to evil people. Keeping them alive will only cause more trouble. We might as well use their sinful lives to do something useful now,” Li Qing said.

Li Qing has always disliked saintly figures and bald monks.

Ignoring Chen Xuanzang's opinion, he bent down and picked up a thick bamboo pole from the floor.

A hemp rope was tied to the very end of the bamboo pole, and the end of the rope was connected to the rope binding the fake Taoist priest.

"Let's go fishing!"

With his left hand behind his back and his right hand holding a bamboo pole, Li Qing threw the fake Taoist priest into the lake like bait.

The fake Taoist priest flew through the air in an arc before falling into the water with a splash.

Once inside the water, the fake Taoist priest began to writhe wildly, like a caterpillar struggling in the water. Because his mouth was gagged, he could only make muffled noises, which sounded quite pitiful.

Li Qing looked at the fake Taoist priest in front of him, who was completely immersed in water.

This can't go on like this!

Li Qing gripped the fishing rod tightly and lifted it slightly so that the fake Taoist priest's head could peek out of the water to breathe.

After all, the fish demon hasn't appeared yet. What if the fake Taoist priest drowns before then?

No one can say for sure whether the fish demon would be interested in the dead bait.

Moreover, drowning this fake Taoist priest like this would be too lenient on him.

Therefore, before the fish demon appears, you should make sure the fake Taoist priest is alive to increase your chances of successfully catching the fish demon.

Most of the villagers of Shuita Village had been evacuated by the village chief, leaving only a few people with Li Qing and the others. The village chief and a few villagers kept a close eye on the water, waiting for the moment when the fish demon would take the bait.

The fake Taoist priest gave up struggling a few minutes after falling into the water and remained motionless.

The fake Taoist priest thought that this might be safer, and the fish demon might not be able to find him.

On the shore, several villagers were getting impatient.

They gazed at the calm lake, their hearts filled with unimaginable torment.

The village chief was extremely anxious. He cautiously approached Li Qing and asked, "Young Master Li, is the fish demon not coming?"