After watching the news about the Mountain God of Qingshi Town, Tang Jing's parents finally believed what Lin Yifan had just said.
"Mr. Lin, just how terrifying is a hundred thousand catties of skeletal corpses?"
They hadn't been at the scene and hadn't witnessed the spectacle, so they were very curious.
"Terrifying to a level you can't imagine; if you are faint-hearted, and you go in to see, you would definitely be scared to death. The first time I was captured by the Mountain God, I was also scared to death by that ghastly thing and the scene." Lin Yifan responded.
Recalling the situation then, he still felt shivers down his spine. The terrifying eyes of the Mountain God still haunted his mind.
"You were captured by the Mountain God?" Tang Jing's parents were somewhat surprised, never expecting this to be the case; they had thought Lin Yifan had gone to it of his own accord.
"Yes! It wanted to kill me, so I delivered myself to its door to be killed, but it ended up being killed by me," Lin Yifan answered.
"I see, you scared us. We thought the Mountain God could escape from the cavern." Tang Jing's parents finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because their ancestors had passed down a rule that the people of Qingshi Town must not move away from Qingshi Town, otherwise they would be cursed by the Mountain God.
A few years ago, when they wanted to move, they really hesitated for a long time; only after learning that the Mountain God could not leave the cavern did they make the decision to move.
So hearing that Lin Yifan had been captured by the Mountain God, they were very worried, concerned that they were already cursed by the Mountain God.
"Don't be afraid, if that thing could leave the cavern, it would have killed you all by now and wouldn't be reduced to only drinking the blood of animals and eating the flesh of animals," Lin Yifan responded.
"We thought so too. Learning that the creature would eat people, we felt that it wasn't anything good," Tang Jing's parents replied. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn Nove1Fire.net
"How did you come to know about it? Wasn't it said to be a legend?" Lin Yifan asked curiously, feeling that Tang Jing's parents knew something.
"If you don't want others to know, don't do it yourself. We also accidentally saw it on our way to worship the Mountain God on the back mountain. We just saw a child, about eleven or twelve years old, playing about fifty meters away from the cavern, suddenly get sucked in, then we heard a miserable scream, and then there was no more." Tang Jing's parents answered.
Recalling the situation then, they still felt shivers down their spine.
They knew that nobody would believe them if they told this story, and they might even be criticized by the townspeople, so they chose to keep it to themselves.
"Alas! I always said the Mountain God ate people, but those foolish townspeople still didn't believe; it's really exasperating," Lin Yifan lamented.
Recalling the arguments back then, Lin Yifan felt helpless as he had to counter thousands, even tens of thousands of mouths by himself.
"Mr. Lin, it's really all thanks to you! Otherwise, the people of Qingshi Town would continue their ignorance, venerating someone who kills their loved ones as a god," Tang Jing's parents felt somewhat grateful.
Although they had left Qingshi Town, they still cared about their distant hometown; this was the so-called hometown sentiment.
"As a part of Qingshi Town, I just did what I should have done," Lin Yifan responded.
"That's right, contributing to one's hometown is necessary. For ordinary people like us, just managing ourselves well is already commendable; we really can't interfere in the matter of the Mountain God," Tang Jing's parents agreed with Lin Yifan's perspective.
At that moment, Tang Jing interjected, "By the way! What did you kill Zheng Hui for? How is he now?"
In high school, Zheng Hui had helped her a lot; therefore, unlike other bullied classmates, she did not harbor resentment towards him.
"He injured my parents, causing them to be severely hospitalized, so this account can't be easily written off. As for how he is now? I think he might be disabled," Lin Yifan answered calmly.
"Disabled?" Hearing this news, Tang Jing never expected Zheng Hui, who once dominated the area, to be disabled like that. It really caught her off guard.
However, that was what Zheng Hui deserved; he used to bully Lin Yifan often, and now it was time for Lin Yifan to bully him.
Seeing the shocked look on Tang Jing's face, Lin Yifan continued, "Don't be shocked, there's more I need to tell you. Zheng Hui is suspected of murder and has been prosecuted by the public security authorities. Eventually, the court sentenced him to the death penalty, with a two-year suspension."
"What? Murder? Death penalty?" Tang Jing never imagined Zheng Hui was such a person. She thought at most he would cripple someone, not kill.
"Do you think the human bones in the cave behind the hill got there by themselves? Let me tell you, some were captured and brought there. The Zheng Clan is the main culprit," Lin Yifan answered truthfully.
"No way! It seems Zheng Hui truly deserved to die; he's not worth pitying," Tang Jing said angrily, her slight sympathy for Zheng Hui now completely gone.
She hated murderers the most, those who simply didn't regard human life at all.
"Thinking that way is correct. Just because he was nice to you doesn't mean he was nice to others!" Lin Yifan responded.
He had long seen the compassion in Tang Jing's heart, which is why he had spoken so plainly.
"Then Zheng Hui's uncle must also be in prison?" Tang Jing's parents inquired.
A significant reason why the Zheng Clan could establish itself in Qingshi Town was because Zheng Hui had an uncle who was a police chief.
"Yes, life imprisonment," Lin Yifan answered.
"That's great! Those people deserved to taste this kind of retribution long ago," Tang Jing's parents felt immense satisfaction after hearing that the police chief was sentenced to life imprisonment.
To the actions, or lack thereof, of the police chief, they felt nothing but profound disdain.
Now that the Zheng Clan and the Mountain God were gone, Qingshi Town should finally know peace.
All these achievements were due to Lin Yifan, so, on behalf of the townspeople, Tang Jing's parents thanked him.
As the conversation was drawing to a close, Tang Jing's parents couldn't help but curiously ask one last question, "Mr. Lin, are you really not considering my daughter Jing'er?"
"Mom!!!" Tang Jing felt awkward, somewhat embarrassed.
If he agreed, it would be fine; if he declined, it would be awkward.
"Uh... Uncle and Aunt, if I had no girlfriend before, I might have chosen Tang Jing; but now that I already have a girlfriend, I really don't want to let down either side," Lin Yifan answered seriously and earnestly.
After hearing this, Tang Jing sighed deeply; even her last hope was gone, it seemed truly over.
"Alright! Since Mr. Lin is so devoted, we won't talk about this matter anymore," Tang Jing's parents also felt somewhat embarrassed.
Despite their daughter being so outstanding and desired even by the scions of powerful families, they did not expect her to be rejected by Lin Yifan, leading to a sense of helplessness and speechlessness.
In the end, Lin Yifan left his contact number in case the Tang Family ever faced any issues; he would help as much as he could.