Chapter 240 Self-immolation
"You, your magic..." The prefect was speechless and couldn't say a word for a long time.

But there was a look of fear in his eyes, and he didn't dare to look at Li Daoxuan any longer.

He was awakened by the fire just now, and finally he realized who he had captured.

There was a commotion in the hall before, and he just thought that the young man in front of him was a martial artist. He saw him using talismans during the fight, but because he was anxious to subdue Li Daoxuan at that moment, he did not take it too seriously.

And now, seeing that Li Daoxuan could summon fire by pinching his fingers, he realized that for this kind of wizard, it would only take a wave of his hand to take his life.

It was because of his arrogance that he wanted to put the young man in jail. If Mrs. Yao had not arrived in time, he would have been the one turned into dust.

Thinking of this, the prefect panicked, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand, and smiled stiffly at Li Daoxuan: "Young Master is really capable, it's me who is blind."

"Since you know my ability, you should tell me the truth. If you can tell me sincerely, I will definitely protect you."

"Really?!" The prefect's face lit up when he heard this.

Li Daoxuan's method opened his eyes. If he could get the protection of this high-level master's true method, there would be no problem in telling the truth.

"Of course I take it seriously. My lord probably doesn't know that I am the direct disciple of Changming Zhenren of Maoshan Baiyun Temple, and also a Taoist priest who has been ordained by the Tianshi Mansion. Ordinary evil spirits and monsters can be controlled, so it is not difficult for me to protect your lord's safety. As long as you tell me who did it, I will ensure your safety." Li Daoxuan said bluntly, and told the prefect Yu about his origins.

Seeing that the prefect had a conflicted look on his face, as if hesitating whether to say it or not, he decided to add fuel to the fire.

"My lord, please take a look."

Li Daoxuan walked to the court, took out a piece of paper from the desk, folded it into a white crane, and then held it in his palm.

He walked around the court, taking steps, pinching the magic formula with one hand, and muttering something. Under the gaze of the prefect and a group of yamen runners, he suddenly stopped, blew a breath at the paper crane, and chanted: "The sky is clear and the earth is spiritual! The Supreme Lord Laojun is showing his true spirit! White crane, the white crane is in touch with the spirits, and it can travel thousands of miles. Quickly show yourself, as quickly as the law commands!"

After the curse was finished, the paper crane flew up. As the prefect and the yamen runners stared in amazement, it circled the court, flapping its wings like a living thing.

The prefect stared in amazement. Today's magical magic really opened his eyes.

Although he had seen many acrobatics on weekdays, such as swallowing swords and spitting fire, and showing mountains of knife and sea of ​​fire, which looked thrilling, they were all tricks to deceive people. He had never believed in such things as gods and ghosts. Sometimes he would worship, but mostly to calm the guilt in his heart.

If you ask him if there are immortals in the world, he will definitely say he doesn't believe it.

After all, if there really were immortals in the world, how could the emperor die?

But after seeing it today, the prefect was greatly enlightened.

He had never thought that there really was magic in this world, let alone a young man performing it.

The paper crane flew in front of the prefect and flapped its wings at the tip of his nose. There were obvious traces of paper folding on its wings, which did not seem like an ordinary trick.

The prefect reached out his hand to take it and take another look, then he heard Li Daoxuan say "take it".

The paper crane changed direction and flew back to Li Daoxuan's hand, and he put it into his sleeve.

"Can you trust my lord?" Li Daoxuan smiled at the prefect.

"I will tell the young master everything right away." The prefect came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, then told the whole story.

“This story started three days ago.”

"That night, I fell into a dream and felt someone standing in front of my bed. When I woke up, I saw two strangers. One was a man and the other was a woman. The woman told me that someone would stay at Ronglai Inn in a few days and asked me to help her with something."

The prefect told Li Daoxuan what had happened three days ago, describing in detail how the person behind the scenes had threatened, bewitched, and planned.

After having sex with the beautiful woman, the prefect followed the mysterious man's instructions and let the beautiful woman enter the house.

It was originally agreed that she would fake her death, and when the mysterious man was done, he would give the beautiful woman to serve him. But when he saw her today, the woman had turned into a charred mess and had been dead for many days.

If Li Daoxuan had not revealed the truth, the prefect would have felt that he was still kept in the dark.

"It was my greed that caused you to suffer injustice," the prefect said flatteringly. "If you need my help again, I will go through fire and water for you."

Li Daoxuan's eyes flashed as he listened to the prefect's words.

He looked at the prefect deeply, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Does the lord have a wife or daughter?"

"I have a wife and a daughter." The prefect didn't know why Li Daoxuan asked this, but he still answered very quickly.

"If anything happens to you, sir, what will you tell your wife and daughter?" Li Daoxuan asked again.

"This, this young master, what exactly do you mean by this?" The prefect was startled when he heard the words. He stood up and hurriedly walked towards Li Daoxuan. However, after he had taken a few steps, he felt something was wrong. His whole body seemed to be on fire, and the heat was unbearable.

Just by stretching out his arms, his skin began to char and then crack inch by inch, and his whole body turned red in an instant.

He raised his head and walked a few steps towards Li Daoxuan in a daze. The prefect stretched out his hand to Li Daoxuan, opened his mouth to say something, and then his whole body turned into ashes.

The official robe fell to the ground, and dust flew everywhere.

Even Mrs. Yao, who was standing calmly by the side, was stunned, not knowing what was going on with this scene.

A living person was turned into ashes in an instant. Such a horrific thing shocked everyone present.

When they came to their senses, a brave official from the yamen rushed forward, holding the prefect's official robe and shouting, "Sir! Sir!"

"What, what's going on! Why has the Lord become like this!" The official was horrified and puzzled, and looked up at Li Daoxuan not far away.

Now everyone present knows that this young man is the real boss.

"Dao, Daoxuan. What happened?" Mrs. Yao was also shocked by the scene in front of her. She suppressed her panic and looked at Li Daoxuan with some uneasiness.

She tried to give a normal answer and waited for the boy's response.

After hearing the questions from several people, Li Daoxuan finally reacted. He was also shocked by the scene of the prefect turned into ashes, and he was unable to recover for a long time.

He thought the bad omen would take some time to manifest, but he didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly.
Just now he used his magical eyes to observe the fortune of the prefect and saw that he was about to die. Who would have known that before Li Daoxuan could finish his words, the prefect was burned at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the end, only ashes were left on the ground.

Just like the dead woman, it turned into a speck of dust.

"Your Excellency has been bewitched." Li Daoxuan looked at Madam Yao and said in a deep voice, "I don't know the specific details of this evil spell, but I guess that when the prefect came into contact with the thieves, they had the opportunity to cast a spell on you. If you had revealed their story, you would have become like this now."

"How dare you! You dare to murder an official appointed by the imperial court!" an official said angrily, "I will report this to the higher-ups and have this matter thoroughly investigated!"

Mrs. Yao didn't say a word. She stared at the ashes on the ground with her eyes fixed, her face looking very ugly.

Anyone who experiences such a thing would probably find it difficult to remain calm.

"Daoxuan, do you know who did it?" asked Mrs. Yao.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be them."

Li Daoxuan took out the iron nail and turned it around on his fingertips.

(End of this chapter)