Painted Skin Ghost inquired about Zhang Shilang's official style, connections, etc. in such detail, just so that he could finally devour Zhang Shilang's flesh and blood, peel off his human skin and put it on himself.
Although Zhang Shilang has retired and returned to his hometown, his disciples are all over the world, and his network of contacts and energy are still very large.
And it’s not like Shilang Zhang doesn’t have a chance to make a comeback.
Even if he wants to rise again, whether it is official position or position, he will take a further step.
If Shilang Zhang is really impersonated by a demon from the Black Lotus Sect and returns to the court to become a senior official, then I really don’t know how much trouble will be caused!
Maybe, this crumbling dynasty, which has made people's livelihood miserable due to corrupt officials, demons, bandits, and natural and man-made disasters, is really about to bid farewell to the stage of history.
But for ordinary people, life will only be harder and more miserable!
Thinking of this, Zhu Xiucai suddenly had an impulse in his heart. He wanted to go down and kill the Painted Skin Ghost now and nip the Black Lotus Sect's conspiracy in the cradle.
After all, he is also a person who has gone to school and read books by sages.
The passion and desire in his heart to "establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations", although because of his past experiences, reading too many pornographic books, and shopping too much to catch cats,
The alley was suppressed and a lot of it was lost, but it was not completely dispersed.
Qin Shaoyou was keenly aware of Zhu Xiucai's abnormality and reached out to hold his shoulders.
"Don't scare the snake."
Zhu Xiucai nodded slightly and suppressed his inner impulse.
He also knew that now was not a good time to take action.
Anyway, Mr. Zhang will be safe until he finishes boasting about his awesomeness, so there is no need to worry about this for a while.
Seeing that Zhu Xiucai had regained his composure, Qin Shaoyou felt relieved.
But there is one thing that makes Qin Shaoyou feel confused.
Since the Black Lotus Sect was trying to take advantage of Zhang Shilang, why didn't they take action earlier?
If they had taken action earlier, I am afraid that Mr. Zhang would have turned into a painted ghost by now.
Could it be that the Black Lotus is afraid that if they act too early, they will be unable to hide something and expose their plan in advance?
After all, if Zhang Shilang's direct grandson is lost, even if he can be found quickly, the local government will be like a formidable enemy and try their best to investigate the case.
In this way, the case would not be delayed until two months before asking the Luocheng Town Demon Division for help.
However, does this also mean that there is a mole hidden among the officials and night watchmen in Mianyuan County?
The more Qin Shaoyou thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
I just don’t know who the mole could be?
In the study, Zhang Shilang chatted with Zhang Benwu dressed as Painted Skin Ghost for a while, then got up and left.
When leaving, he also told Painted Skin Ghost to have a good rest and not to ruin his body by studying too much.
I'm afraid Zhang Shilang never thought that this well-behaved and filial 'grandson' in front of him didn't want to learn any sage books, and he only wanted to skin him.
After Zhang Shilang left, Qin Shaoyou and others, led by Zhu Xiucai, bypassed the guard posts and patrols, climbed over the wall and were discharged from the hospital, joining Monk Ma and others.
Monk Ma waited anxiously outside.
Although they had met Zhu Xiucai once before, he came and went in a hurry, leaving them no time to ask.
Seeing Qin Shaoyou and others coming back at this moment, Monk Ma couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Did Zhang Benwu release the paper man? What on earth is he?"
Zhu Xiucai replied: "Zhang Benwu is disguised as a painted ghost. When we went there, we happened to see him painting his skin. Good guy, I almost vomited out all the cakes I ate yesterday! Fortunately, it was not a beautiful woman, otherwise, I
I have to retire from Cat Cat Alley with honor."
"Let's go, let's go to the next spot quickly. If you have anything to say, let's talk on the way."
Qin Shaoyou pointed out the strong man who had been following the butcher in the afternoon and asked him to lead the way in the dark to a strange courtyard that was said to be full of wild dogs and filled with water tanks.
On the way, they also encountered paper figures released by Painted Skin Ghost.
These paper figures were floating around on the street late at night, and they looked very breathtaking.
Fortunately, Su Tingyu's nose was sharp enough and she smelled their demonic scent before the paper figures came close. She called everyone to hide in time and was not discovered by these paper figures.
After a stick of incense, the strongman leading the way stopped.
He looked at the buildings on the left and right and determined the location: "Sir, it's the yard behind the wall in front of you."
Qin Shaoyou nodded and observed with the help of moonlight that he found that it was actually a City God's Temple.
However, this Chenghuang Temple must have been abandoned for some time. Even the plaque of the temple has fallen off and is leaning against the gate, covered with dust and spider silk.
There are overgrown weeds all around, as if no one has been near it for a long time.
The demons of the Black Lotus Sect always like to do things in the temple, under the eyes of the gods, but the gods don't react at all to this, which is somewhat ironic.
No wonder these temples are in ruins.
Qin Shaoyou did not rush to lead the team close to the City God's Temple. He turned around and whispered to Su Tingyu: "Xiao Taoist Priest Su, take a quick sniff to see if there is any evil smell around the City God's Temple."
"Do you really think of me as a dog?"
Su Tingyu glared at him angrily, but still carefully smelled the demonic smell nearby.
After a moment, she leaned down and drew a frame and an arrow on the ground.
"This frame is the City God's Temple, and the arrow is our location."
Then, she drew several more dots inside and outside the frame.
"These points are where I smelled the demonic smell. Of course, I can't rule out that someone else concealed the demonic smell."
"It's already great."
Qin Shaoyou not only praised with his mouth, but also praised in his heart: He also learned to be smart.
In the afternoon, I followed the butcher and found the strongman here. His face was ugly.
He did not find these sentinel points, so he realized that when he came to investigate in the afternoon, he might have been exposed.
The paper man went to the inn at night to kill people and set fire, most likely not only to seize the dog, but also because he was afraid that they would find out and kill people to silence him.
If they were not dead, the Black Lotus Sect would definitely have other more vicious tricks!
Fortunately, they are all 'dead'.
On the way here, Zhu Xiucai asked about the strongman's situation in detail. Now when he saw the simple map drawn by Su Tingyu, he immediately made a rough guess about the layout of sentry posts inside and outside the City God's Temple.
After getting Qin Shaoyou's permission, he took the lead and sneaked into the darkness. After sneaking around the City God's Temple, he found a safe investigation route.
It was still the previous arrangement. Qin Shaoyou, Zhu Xiucai and the two Taoist priests infiltrated to investigate, while Monk Ma and other powerful men stayed outside to respond.
Under the leadership of Zhu Xiucai, Qin Shaoyou and the others quickly climbed up the wall of the City God's Temple without alerting the nearby Black Lotus Sect sentinel at all.
Lying on the wall, they saw that there were large iron cages in the yard, and the cages were full of dogs.
In addition, there is a large water tank in the yard. The mouth of the tank is covered with a dark red wooden cover, making it difficult for people to see what is contained inside.
At this time, a man walked out of the main hall of the City God's Temple and went to urinate.
When the dogs in the iron cage saw him, they huddled together with frightened expressions on their faces.
Only a big yellow dog, although it was also afraid of him, mustered up the courage to lie on the iron cage and uttered human words at him:
"Please...be kind...let me go...sister, she hurts..."
Not only did the man speak intermittently, but the volume was also very low, making it difficult for people outside the Chenghuang Temple to hear him.
Next to the big yellow dog, there was a black dog lying on the ground. He was already dying and was about to die.
The people in the yard were not surprised at all that dogs could speak human language.
He sneered and said: "Don't worry, as long as you survive tonight and the dog skin grows on your body, you won't feel any pain. We will let you go home and reunite you with your family."
After urinating, he put the gun into his pants, walked to a water tank next to him, and opened the dark red wooden lid on it.
"If you don't survive tonight, it doesn't matter. Just like them, you will be purified into Black Lotus Buddha Soldiers and do your part to create the Black Lotus Buddha Kingdom."
The water tank was densely packed with corpses!
There are men and women, old and young.
The pale corpse was soaked in scarlet blood, and looked particularly eerie and strange under the cold moonlight.