Chapter 66 Changing lives
The two adults and one child were startled and nimbly hid behind the trees. Xiao Hai's left hand kept shaking and he felt distressed looking at the broken compass, which was one of the few things left to him by his master.

Although He Yingqiu was extremely talented, he was still young after all, and was frightened by the sudden gunshot and his legs became weak.

Madonna's face looked even uglier. With her sharp eyes, she could see Zheng Wenjie standing upright at the entrance of the cave with a spear in his hand. This completely overturned her previous experience of subduing demons and monsters. How could ghosts and zombies shoot?

"Senior Sister Ma, what should we do? How could there be people with guns entering Changbai Mountain?" Xiao Hai's face twitched. It would be okay if there were only a few people, he could use a spell to make them dizzy, but if dozens of people were shooting with guns, he would also be shot.

"Zheng Wenjie! It's that zombie. He's right at the entrance of the cave. I saw him!" Madonna hid behind a tree, thinking about how to deal with it.

"Ah? How could a zombie use a gun? And how could his gun hit me from such a long distance!" Xiao Hai was shocked. Even the zombie Wang Xuankui who had developed intelligence couldn't use a gun!
He Yingqiu's face flushed with shame. When he was at the top of Biren Peak, he was determined to eliminate the devil and defend the way, and he would never run away. But he was frightened by the sound of a gunshot and couldn't stand steadily. When he heard what Senior Brother Xiao Hai said,
"I don't know either! The Tiandao Sect's tradition never said that zombies can use guns."

Madonna suddenly had an idea. Mao Xiaofang, as the 19th generation descendant of the Tiandao Sect, was not only proficient in various spells, but also dabbled in Qimen Dunjia. Thinking of Xiaohai, who had been Mao Xiaofang's apprentice for more than 30 years and had never graduated until Master Mao died, Madonna decisively shouted to the big tree where He Yingqiu was hiding.

"Xiaoqiu, can you use an illusion to confuse the zombies?"

He Yingqiu swallowed his saliva and looked at the sky. The sun was about to set, and the afterglow was still shining on the mountains and forests. He shouted back, "Uncle Ma, we can only use the Shapeshifting skill when the Ten Heavenly Stems, the Moon Oddity, the Star Oddity, and the Six Combinations and Nine Earths are all in harmony!"

Madonna was confused, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly said, "Xiaoqiu, I was talking about an illusion. I remember when I was learning from my grandmother, I saw Taoist Master Mao use a few spells to connect the strange gates to create an illusion that confused a ghost king."

"The zombies are too far away in the cave. We are like targets now. It will be too dangerous if we rush up like this! We have to find a way to hide our bodies. As long as we get close to them, we won't have to be afraid of the guns in their hands!"

He Yingqiu's face turned even redder when he heard this, and he cried out in tears, "Uncle Ma, I don't know how to do this! Master hasn't taught me yet!"

Zheng Wenjie fired a shot and saw three people hiding behind a big tree, then quickly went down the mountain. He heard the conversation between the three people clearly and looked at the three big trees that were far apart.

Zheng Wenjie took a box of Type 97 grenades from the red coffin, sat cross-legged on the mountain ground covered with fallen leaves, leaned against a big tree, leisurely took out a grenade, pulled out the fuse, hit it on the tree, and threw it about meters behind the three people!
The Type 97 hand grenade is a powerful lethal weapon developed by the Japanese invaders to deal with trench warfare. It is a nightmare for machine gun battlefields. It is equipped with fifty fragments and can effectively kill people over a range of more than fifty meters. It has two safety features. In addition to pulling out the fuse, it also requires hitting the metal cap.

Fortunately, they were not in a narrow space and the forest was spacious enough. As the explosion sounded, fragments shot in all directions at a high speed. Madonna reacted in time, and her potential was stimulated. She threw out the scroll talisman formation in her cloth bag and surrounded the three people on all sides.

"A child with low magic power, the only one who is worthy of my attention is you, the heir of the Ma family. I have a box of grenades and bomber shells! I can bomb you for several hours!"

"You are all made of flesh and blood. No matter how powerful you are, how many shells can you block?"

"How much can you block? Can you guarantee that the two of them will not be blown to death?" Zheng Wenjie laughed and said loudly.
Madonna was very unwilling. If Taoist Master Mao or her grandmother were still alive, there would be many ways to solve the current predicament. Madonna's frustrated voice came out from the talisman array: "Zheng Wenjie! What do you want!"

"Come out and talk. If I wanted to deal with you, I would have stabbed you in the head just now!"

Madonna looked at the two people who were stunned, painfully retracted the talisman formation, stood in front of the two people and faced Zheng Wenjie. Xiao Hai and He Yingqiu were both helpers she invited. He Yingqiu was also the 20th generation successor of the Tianshi Dao. She couldn't let them both get into trouble because of her. Looking coldly at Zheng Wenjie's face that she had been thinking about day and night, Madonna said, "Zheng Wenjie, what do you want to do!"

Zheng Wenjie poured a box of grenades on the ground and snapped his fingers. A flame surrounded the grenades scattered on the ground, which made Xiaohai's face twitch.

Nowadays, Zheng Wenjie no longer needs to transform into a zombie to use his superpowers, although he can only use ordinary fire
"I need you to do something. I'm tired and don't want to do anything else." Zheng Wenjie looked at the three men seriously and threatened them directly: "I'll exchange your three lives for thirty named war criminals. As long as you promise me and kill enough, you can be safe today."

Xiao Hai looked at Zheng Wenjie nervously, then looked at the silent Madonna and said, "We in the Tianshi Dao, no, all fellow practitioners in the spiritual world regard the Japanese invaders as enemies, but the spiritual world has dogma that prohibits us from interfering in the chaos of the human world."

"Moreover, the more people you kill, the easier it is for the foul spirits and resentment to pollute your magic power. Any flaws in your mind will lead to demonic possession. A possessed mage will be more cruel than the Japanese invaders. By then, not only the flesh and blood body, but also the three souls and seven spirits will be used as materials for cultivating magic."

Zheng Wenjie looked at Xiao Hai with disdain and said coldly: "I am not discussing this with you. You don't need to explain this to me. Are you saying this to make me understand you?"

"Aren't you here to find me to exorcise demons? I'm giving you a chance because I've killed too many people in the past few years, so many that I can't even count them myself. I'm tired and don't have the energy to do it again."

"This is the only chance I'm giving you. Choose your choice: thirty Japanese war criminals in exchange for your three lives, or you'll be accompanied by the ashes of these Japanese invaders today."

He Yingqiu clenched his fists tightly and stared at Zheng Wenjie, imprinting Zheng Wenjie's figure and appearance deeply in his mind.

Xiao Hai gritted his teeth, thought about the content in the newspaper, changed his mind and continued to persuade: "Now that the Japanese invaders have announced their surrender, the war criminals will also receive the due punishment. Moreover, this is an era of rule of law, and we all abide by the law. After the trial, it can also serve as a warning."

Zheng Wenjie frowned and said impatiently: "What are you talking about? Since you have made your choice and would rather die than kill someone, then I will satisfy you."

"Wait!" Madonna, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up to stop Zheng Wenjie from taking action, closed her eyes and made a decision: "I agree."

Zheng Wenjie nodded, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Madonna with a gentle tone: "That's right, I'll give you three months. Give me the names and positions of the war criminals you killed, and I will release these two people."

Ma Dannuo opened her eyes and looked straight at Zheng Wenjie: "No, let them go now. I swear on the reputation of the Ma family of the Exorcist Dragon Clan that I will do what I say."

"Uncle Ma..." He Yingqiu called out bitterly, and Xiao Hai lowered his head and said nothing.

Zheng Wenjie really wanted to roll his eyes at the three people. He picked up a grenade and pointed it at them: "Why do you always want to negotiate with me? You are the fish on my chopping board. You have no right to negotiate. Do you agree or not?"

Madonna was so angry that her chest was about to explode. Xiao Hai quickly stood in front of He Yingqiu and looked at Zheng Wenjie holding the grenade and said loudly: "Promise! We promise!"

(End of this chapter)