She Didn't Call Me Big Brother

Nine Bulls' Strength!

This was an ingenious application of rewarding good and punishing evil that Luo Zhou hadn't anticipated.

So, there was such a great good, which must mean there was a corresponding great evil?

He carefully felt the Nine Bulls' Strength.

One bull's strength was about 800 jin, so Nine Bulls' Strength should be 7,200 jin.

In reality, the Nine Bulls' Strength was far greater than 7,000 jin. Luo Zhou now possessed nearly 10,000 jin of strength, a reckless bravery!

Besides the gain in strength, Luo Zhou felt as if his entire body was covered in a layer of bullhide, no, it felt like nine layers of bullhide protecting him.

The Nine Bulls' Strength had an auxiliary ability: Bullhide Protection!

Furthermore, his overall physique had improved, making him more resilient and enduring, with increased stamina.

It was as if his stomach could ruminate, digesting anything he ate. His digestive capacity had increased several times over.

Luo Zhou had a feeling that this was just the "Nine Bulls" part. If he could also acquire the "Two Tigers" and completely master Spiritual Power's Nine Bulls and Two Tigers, he would become even stronger!

He delved deeper into his senses and found that Spiritual Power's Dragon-Slaying Thrust had also mutated under this influence.

Originally, Dragon-Slaying Thrust had a range of only about ten feet. Now, with Four Bulls' Strength evolving into Nine Bulls' Strength, the range had immediately expanded to twenty-three feet!

This was immensely significant!

It filled Luo Zhou with immense joy!

However, this joy didn't last long. As dawn broke, the neighborhood erupted in a tidal wave of commotion.

"Quick, someone help! Something's happened!"

"Old Wang's family is in trouble! They were slaughtered by The 13th of the Month Devil!"

"Why would The 13th of the Month Devil come to our neighborhood? They've never come here before!"

"Something's happened! Something's happened!"

Luo Zhou was jolted awake, as if someone was reminding him that he had twenty-nine days left...

He rushed out and saw Old Wang's family's residence surrounded by layers upon layers of people.

Last night, The 13th of the Month Devil had arrived and killed the entire family.

Bald Old Wang, the beautiful stepmother, Wang Xiaoya, were all dead!

Luo Zhou charged forward, but the neighborhood chief was already there, maintaining order and preventing anyone from entering. Soon, constables arrived.

Constable Wang Ying arrived. It wasn't Constable Li Haitian; this wasn't his jurisdiction.

The scene was cordoned off, the coroner examined the bodies, and a series of procedures followed...

Outside, the crowd was incensed. Some couldn't help but curse:

"What good are you constables? You still can't catch The 13th of the Month Devil."

"Useless trash, good-for-nothings."

"We pay so much tax, and it's all for nothing!"

Fear breeds madness...

Before, The 13th of the Month Devil had never come to this neighborhood, and everyone believed they were safe.

After all, the income of the people here wasn't high, so they couldn't afford to seek refuge in restaurants or inns.

The constables were accustomed to the insults and proceeded with their work quickly. The scene was soon cleared.

The 13th of the Month Devil left no bodies, only blood splattered everywhere. There was nothing to clean up.

The house was sealed, and no one was allowed to enter. The crowd dispersed.

The dead were dead. No matter how scared they were, they had to live. If they didn't work today, they wouldn't eat tomorrow. If The 13th of the Month Devil came knocking, they'd die then!

Luo Zhou also headed to the Daoist Academy to cultivate.

News of the incident spread like wildfire throughout the Daoist Academy. Luo Zhou had no idea how he got through the day.

After school in the evening, he returned home. When it was deep into the night, Luo Zhou suddenly got up and headed to Old Wang's family residence.

He wanted to investigate the scene!

Arriving at Old Wang's family residence, with a Flying Pounce, he leaped over the courtyard wall.

With his Keen Dharma Eye, he could see clearly even at night. He carried his Eyebrow-Level Staff and had two more on his back. With weapons in hand, he feared no one.

Using Nine Bulls' Strength, he broke open the main door and entered the room.

Dead Spirits had already formed. However, the people killed by The 13th of the Month Devil had no ability to communicate as Dead Spirits.

What secret technique had the killer used during the murder to cause this?

Bald Old Wang's Dead Spirit was blocking the doorway, holding a cleaver, as if protecting something.

In his final moments, he had been a man, protecting his family.

Behind him, the Dead Spirit of the beautiful stepmother, Liu Sanmei, was also fiercely protecting her son, hiding behind Old Wang.

His youngest son, an infant just one year old, was not spared either.

Luo Zhou gritted his teeth, vowing to kill this fiend!

He searched for Wang Xiaoya, and found her quickly. Wang Xiaoya had already fled to the window, attempting to climb out, frozen in the motion of escaping.

The enemy had done this deliberately, letting her escape only to kill her the moment she thought she was safe!

He was toying with her!

Luo Zhou tried to communicate with Wang Xiaoya's Dead Spirit, but received no response.

The tattered cloth doll was carefully placed by the window.

Wang Xiaoya might have known she was going to die, placing it beside her so as not to dirty the doll.

Luo Zhou picked it up. No matter how careful Wang Xiaoya had been, it was splattered with a lot of blood.

This was Wang Xiaoya's blood!

Clutching the doll, Luo Zhou was filled with immense hatred.

Suddenly, Luo Zhou's eyes lit up. Something was wrong!

He began to analyze carefully, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

He examined the spirit colors of the Dead Spirit. Although they could not speak, Luo Zhou became furious.

Liar!

What The 13th of the Month Devil!

The old Wang Family was not killed last night, on the third day of the lunar month.

They were killed the night before, on the second day!

On the second night, The 13th of the Month Devil came to kill. Wang Xiaoya, seeing her father's tragic death, couldn't help but cry out...

Luo Zhou heard her thoughts and came to check specifically, but The 13th of the Month Devil had made arrangements, and there was nothing unusual, so he left.

When Luo Zhou was investigating, Wang Xiaoya should have seen him, but she didn't call for help, nor did she do anything.

It wasn't that she couldn't call out, but she knew the perpetrator was The 13th of the Month Devil, and even if Luo Zhou came to save her, she would die!

She didn't want her big brother to die!

So she just watched Luo Zhou, not calling for him to save her!

Silently, without a sound, she saved Luo Zhou's life!

If she had called out then, and Luo Zhou had come, with The 13th of the Month Devil hidden in the shadows, Dragon-Slaying Thrust would have been unable to be unleashed, and Luo Zhou would have certainly died, turning into a pool of blood.

She pretended to climb out the window, watching Luo Zhou stand there, feigning not to see, silently waiting for death!

At the last moment, did she cry?

She was only eight years old!

Luo Zhou's hatred reached its peak, and he calmed down instead, panting heavily.

This The 13th of the Month Devil had deceived everyone. His ritual didn't actually care about the third or second day of the month.

He killed on the second day, faked the scene, making everyone believe he killed on the third day. But why?

To create an alibi. Every third day of the month, he had a perfect alibi!

"Some people also speculate that this The 13th of the Month Devil might be someone in the government!

The thief shouts 'catch the thief,' so he can never be caught."

Suddenly, Luo Zhou remembered Cheng Wanli's words!

On the night of the third, all the government constables were mobilized, everyone had a task. Only then would they need an alibi to prove they weren't The 13th of the Month Devil.

Why couldn't the Dead Spirit respond? The constables must have had special methods to clean up traces when killing, allowing them to do so.

As for the coroner's examination, the perpetrator left no bodies or flesh, only scattered blood and various arrangements, making it impossible to discover the true time of death.

"Bastard, you've shown your hand! I will find you and nail you!"

The reason for killing the Wang Family was that, although they appeared to be ordinary people now, their bloodline was definitely extraordinary.

The fact that he received Spiritual Power and Overturning Rivers and Seas from the Punishment of Evil was proof.

After a brief investigation, Luo Zhou returned.

Back home, he carefully placed the doll by his bedside and said slowly:

"Alright, I accept your gift. It seems you'll be with me forever."

The doll was very old; washing it would tear it apart, so he could only preserve the bloodstains.

The next day, the fifth of June, twenty-eight days left.

A respected elder in the neighborhood took the lead, and everyone pooled money for the funeral of the Wang Family.

It could only be a cenotaph, but they still needed a grave.

Luo Zhou directly contributed ten taels of silver, easily solving the fundraising issue.

With their newfound wealth, everyone specially erected a stone monument for the old Wang Family.

It listed names one by one. When it came to Wang Dong and Liu Sanmei, and then to Wang Xiaoya, Luo Zhou spoke up:

"I know her name!"

"Wang Xiaoya!"

He had given her a name.

Everyone looked at each other. Many knew she had no name at all.

"Good, Wang Xiaoya. This little girl has left with a good name. It's as if she's complete, having not come to this world in vain."

"People leave their names, geese leave their calls."

Thus, the funeral concluded.

The old Wang Family's property was soon unsealed and renovated.

The inheritor of the house was Baldy Old Wang's brother-in-law, Liu Sanmei's younger brother, Liu Jinpeng.

Baldy Old Wang's two cousins, Wang Qiang and Wang Gang, were unhappy and came to argue, but were soundly beaten by him.

Liu Jinpeng was a member of the Sanjiang Gang, a follower of the underworld, skilled in martial arts. Even the village chief dared not say anything.

Wang Qiang and Wang Gang then went to report him to the authorities, but it yielded no good results. They were no match for Liu Jinpeng, who had connections in both the underworld and the legal circles.

Luo Zhou paid them no mind. However, he failed to notice that his display of ten taels of silver had exposed his wealth. Liu Jinpeng, who was overseeing the renovations, stared at him intently for a long time!