Chapter 305 Tracing, Evil Spirit [4k small chapter for monthly ticket]
Outside Linyu City.
At this moment, three strange people came, one old and one young. Their words and deeds were quite carefree.
Moreover, the appearance of the old Taoist is quite normal. The weathered face and gray hair and beard make him look like a man who has been living in the world of mortals for many years and has experienced a lot.
The young man looked a little weird at this time. He was actually wearing a Taoist robe, with thin skin and tender flesh. Who would have thought that he was not a rich young man, but a Taoist priest?
However, there is a woman behind this, but no one dares to underestimate her at this time, after all, she is wearing Ye Zhensi's clothes.
Even though she is a woman, who dares to offend Ye Zhensi?
These three people were naturally Qian Bo, Fang Xiu and Cao Yiyi. At this time, they chased all the way to Lin Yucheng because of the bizarre case that happened outside Guo Yuanwai.
Along the way, the tutorials of the three of them were not slow. After all, although Cao Yiyi was the weakest, he also successfully broke through to the realm of the Night Traveler in the Battle of Fusang.
During this period of time, Fang Xiu was not idle. Instead, he took advantage of the time they were traveling together to finally show off some real skills with Uncle Qian, which made Fang Xiu extremely happy.
He didn't care that he was a day traveler at a young age. Instead, he believed that his best talent was his ability to learn.
As long as Uncle Qian is willing to speak, it won't take long before he can squeeze out all the abilities from Uncle Qian.
As for Uncle Qian, although he disliked Fang Xiu for being a bit verbose, he was also shocked by Fang Xiu's talent.
This kid's talent is really too evil.
Therefore, the two of them, working together, unknowingly developed a tacit understanding with each other and began to teach Fang Xiu some of Qian Bo's own skills in keeping the bottom of the box.
Furthermore, the rules of the prime minister can be learned from the skills of various sects in the world, otherwise the prime minister would not be able to have so many strange methods.
Therefore, in addition to the fact that Uncle Qian was not a hypocritical person, in the face of Fang Xiu's entanglement during this period, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and immediately agreed to his request to study.
As for accepting disciples and being a master, Uncle Qian didn't care about it, so Fang Xiu had not yet been officially listed by Uncle Qian as a disciple.
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Lin Yucheng.
Cao Yiyi and the other three were walking on the official road, looking at the city gate from a distance. At this moment, there was actually a long queue blocking the city, and the city guards at the city gate were very strict in checking the people entering and leaving the city.
Moreover, Cao Yiyi and the other three also noticed that something was wrong with the expressions of the city guards. Not only were they strict in interrogating the people, but they also had extremely nervous expressions on their faces.
It was as if they had to be careful when facing a powerful enemy. Even Cao Yiyi was still thinking that if there was any trouble at this time, the city guards would probably use their swords and guns.
When the three of them entered the city, they were not carefully searched by the city guards, because Cao Yiyi was wearing Ye Zhensi's clothes at the moment, which made the city guards feel at ease.
However, the three of them wanted to enter the city, but they were stopped by the leader of the city guard. He looked at Cao Yiyi and carefully asked the three of them to go aside to talk.
"Sir, there has been some unrest in the city recently. I don't know if you have official business. If you are not in a hurry to leave, can you help us when we ask for support?"
Cao Yiyi was a little surprised, but she didn't directly agree. After all, they had their own mission when they came to Linyucheng this time.
So Cao Yiyi didn't say anything, but just said that if there was a chance, she would do her best to help.
The commander of the city guards looked grateful at this moment and kept saying words of gratitude. At this moment, Fang Xiu saw the city guards carrying water to the people entering the city.
Because there were too many people, the city guard thrust the bowl into the people's arms and shouted directly:
"Drink!"
Most of the people drank it obediently, but some stubborn people took the water and frowned when they saw the turbidity in the water.
"What kind of water is this? Why is it so dirty? Can you not drink it?"
Unexpectedly, the city guards were impatient and straightened their faces: "You can drink if you want. How come there is so much nonsense!"
"you……"
Seeing that the people were also angry, the city guard commander quickly grabbed his men to stop them from being so impatient.
Immediately afterwards, he turned back and explained to the people: "It doesn't matter. You can just drink the talisman water. You also know that things are not peaceful recently."
When the people heard this, their attitude suddenly softened. He bowed his hands to the city guard commander and said, "Sir, I'm really sorry. I'll drink right away, but what happened recently?"
The city guard saw that the people didn't know what was going on, so he asked him to read the notices inside the city wall after entering the city.
The notice board is naturally right next to the city gate.
When Cao Yiyi and the others saw what happened, they didn't say anything. After saying goodbye to the city guards, they went straight into the city to read the notice.
Fang Xiu and the three of them all stopped to check at this moment. Most of the notices above were old, and most of them were rewards for thieves that had been posted for a long time.
However, there are also two new notices. One is that a wealthy family in the city named Guo is haunted by ghosts and is asking experts to exorcise the ghosts.
Seeing this, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other.
Could this have something to do with the strange things happening at Guo Yuanwai's home in Kyoto? After all, that was exactly what they came to Linyucheng for.
However, they didn't understand the specific situation, so they didn't draw a conclusion directly, and then looked at another notice.
Another notice offered a reward to get rid of the evil monsters outside the city. It also had a portrait of an evil ghost, all blue.
I heard that this strange thing can also transform into a beautiful woman in green. People must be careful when coming and going.
Cao Yiyi and the others now have some confidence in their hearts. It seems that Lin Yucheng is indeed a little weird.
Not to mention other things, there is something strange at the foot of Kyoto, which is not a simple matter.
The three of them looked at each other at this moment and decided to go to Guo Yuanwai's house first. If nothing happened, they would go to the inn outside the city to have a look.
In any case, these two places may have clues to their cases.
Thinking of this, the three of them no longer hesitated and prepared to go to Guo Yuanwai's house to conduct a thorough investigation before deciding what to do.
However, on the way, Uncle Qian first took out a talisman from the package. When Fang Xiu saw this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
He also knows a thing or two about the art of talismans, but Uncle Qian's talisman has a yellow paper background, cinnabar hooks, and gold lines on the edges of the paper.
This talisman is something extraordinary at first glance. It is quite different from Fang Xiu's talisman method.
At this time, Fang Xiu rolled his eyes and took out a gourd for selling wine from his treasure bag.
This gourd is also filled with wine. Fang Xiu also knows that Uncle Qian likes to have a drink on weekdays. This is high-quality wine, just to please Uncle Qian.
Fang Xiu handed the wine gourd to Uncle Qian. Of course, Uncle Qian knew Fang Xiu's little thoughts, but he didn't care at this time. After all, he didn't mind teaching Fang Xiu something.
At this time, Uncle Qian took the wine gourd, pulled out the cork, took a deep breath of the aroma of the wine, and then took a cautious sip.
Good wine!
Then Uncle Qian did not pretend to be stupid and handed the talisman to Fang Xiu directly, and then began to explain directly. Fang Xiu looked excited, and the more he listened, the more enlightened he became.
As expected, Uncle Qian has a lot of skills in pressing the bottom of the box. He has to hold on to this big thick leg. If he doesn't squeeze him dry, he will be sorry for himself.
Seeing that Fang Xiu had understood something, Qian Bo carefully put away the talisman, but he only put away the wine gourd himself.
"Okay, Mr. Fang, it's time to get down to business."
It turned out that during this period, the three of them had walked outside Guo Yuanwai's courtyard unknowingly. At this time, Uncle Qian said slowly:
"I just walked along the way and heard a lot of gossip. Now there are actually only two strange incidents in Linyu City.
First, the inn not far from the official road outside the city is haunted, and people have died. Moreover, the strange thing appeared in the inn during the day, which means that the strange thing is probably a thousand-year-old evil spirit.
Second, there are some strange incidents happening to a wealthy family named Guo in the city. We will go over there later to find out what happened.
If there are no problems with the wealthy family named Guo, let's go out of the city and check out that inn."
"Ah, so urgent?"
Fang Xiu was a little stunned. He didn't expect it would be so troublesome after entering the city. If the wealthy family named Guo had no problem, they would have to leave the city immediately.
"urgent?"
Uncle Qian couldn't help but wiped his beard, and instead glared at Fang Xiu, "Boy, let me ask you, the case in hand of this girl is so urgent, can't you pay more attention to it?"
When Fang Xiu saw that Uncle Qian was really angry, he quickly relented and apologized. At this time, Cao Yiyi quickly came out to smooth things over, saying that she supported Uncle Qian's opinion.
However, Uncle Qian is not an unreasonable person. In addition, Lin Yucheng is close to Kyoto, and there are strange things happening here. You can't be too careful.
Ever since, when Uncle Qian saw Fang Xiu surrendering, he reminded him by the way: "But you still have to be careful, safety is the most important thing!"
After saying that, Uncle Qian took the lead and walked to the door of the wealthy family named Guo. He raised his head and took a look at the surrounding environment.
Just as Cao Yiyi was about to tell the guard about her visit, she was stopped by Uncle Qian.
"Wait, let's check the situation first."
The three of them wandered around, but did not go directly into the yard of the wealthy family named Guo. Instead, they went around the small alley next to the Guo family's house.
No one was passing through the alley now, but Uncle Qian couldn't help but frown, and Fang Xiu's face didn't look good.
What a heavy charisma.
Uncle Qian took out a piece of talisman paper, kneaded a spell in his hand, and murmured a spell, and the talisman paper spontaneously ignited without any wind.
Next, he took the talisman paper and drew a few patterns with his hands under his nose, and then he twitched his nose and sniffed fiercely.
When Fang Xiu saw this, he understood a little bit what Uncle Qian was doing. Sure enough, the art of talismans was somewhat similar.
Although I don’t know exactly what spells Uncle Qian is using, I do know that he must be using talismans to identify and search for monsters.
At this time, Uncle Qian watched the green smoke rising from the talisman paper, and then looked in the direction in which the green smoke drifted. Finally, he was lying on the wall of the Guo family courtyard.
Fang Xiu and Cao Yiyi followed closely behind. They knew very well what Qian Bo was capable of, and Qian Bo must have discovered something.
Just watch Uncle Qian move his head along the green smoke. After a while, he stopped and then looked at the wall of Guo's courtyard in silence.
Then, Fang Xiu frowned, his nose and mouth couldn't help but wrinkle together, and then he kept fanning under his nose.
Fang Xiu felt a little awkward, and Cao Yiyi was not much better, the smell was really a bit harsh.
However, Fang Xiu was a member of the Prime Minister's family after all and knew better. Looking at Uncle Qian's actions, he couldn't help but say: "This weird thing seems to smell very bad."
Uncle Qian did not answer, but turned to look at Fang Xiu. Fang Xiu naturally knew that Uncle Qian was testing himself.
So Fang Xiu was not polite, "A climate of rotting corpses?"
Chamberlain simply shook his head.
It's not the stench of rotting corpses, then it's...
Fang Xiu suddenly thought of the Shiwan Demon Mountain that he had cooperated with Yin Si. The demons also had this kind of odor.
The time Nan Yun Fu encountered the case of seeking a seal, he also smelled a similar odor. Thinking of this, Fang Xiu spoke again:
"Huangpizi?"
Unexpectedly, Uncle Qian still shook his head.
Before Fang could continue guessing, Uncle Qian did not continue to pretend at this time. He said angrily: "It's the stench of evil spirits!"
"Well……"
Evil spirit!?
Fang Xiu was a little surprised, why did the evil spirit smell so bad?
"Because this evil spirit may have some special abilities."
Uncle Qian then didn't say anything else. After all, he had many methods, and Fang Xiu was extremely convinced. He believed that Uncle Qian would be able to find a clue amidst the huge stench.
"Is this evil spirit evil?"
Cao Yiyi spoke at this time. She took over the case. Although she wanted to solve the case, she also had to think about everyone's safety.
"Just a brat!"
Uncle Qian waved his hand directly at this time, "No problem, little evil spirit, just watch me kill the demons."
When Fang Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but responded excitedly, and then he and Cao Yiyi followed Uncle Qian and turned towards the direction of the Guo family gate.
This time, Cao Yiyi walked in front. She was wearing the official uniform of Ye Zhensi, which made Guo Yuanwai, who came after hearing the news, extremely excited.
This is Lord Ye Zhensi, I'm afraid my family can be saved!
The three of them were not polite. After Qian Bo's reminder, Cao Yiyi went directly to the backyard of the courtyard without any hesitation.
As for the Guo family, they only dare to follow them from a distance. It seems that they have been scared out of their wits in the past few days.
Uncle Qian ignored their reactions and took a look at the situation in the courtyard, but couldn't help but feel a little pity.
Fang Xiu was a little helpless at the moment. After all, although he wanted to learn from Uncle Qian, his own methods were also unpredictable.
Therefore, he also knew why Uncle Qian had a disappointed expression at this moment.
Because the evil spirit is not in the Guo family's backyard at this moment, and he doesn't know where he went at this time.
But there is also good news. The so-called odor that I smelled before is actually the territorial awareness of this evil spirit, and the smell is deliberately left behind.
This is a warning to other monsters that there is already an owner here and cannot be invaded at will.
However, although Uncle Qian is a little helpless, it is not completely fruitless here, because although the evil spirit is not there, there are other imps here.
I saw the talisman in Uncle Qian's hand light up, and a shadow appeared under the eaves, blocking the sunlight.
Then a strange thing appeared in the shadow. He looked at Chamber and couldn't help but tremble.
Qian Bo walked straight into the shadows. Fang Xiu saw Qian Bo put a finger on the head of the strange thing and immediately knew what Qian Bo wanted to do.
It seems that Uncle Qian is also confirming the nature of this strange thing, because according to Fang Xiu's perception, this strange thing does not have any causal entanglement.
In other words, from the outside, this strange thing has not killed anyone.
Cao Yiyi was silent at the moment. She saw Uncle Qian curling his fingers towards the strange thing.
The strange thing then showed its original shape. Behind Cao Yiyi, everyone in the Guo family was still thinking about what Uncle Qian was looking at. When they suddenly saw the strange thing, they couldn't help but let out a fright.
"ah!"
The people who were watching the excitement were suddenly frightened and crawled, and they immediately hid far away.
Uncle Qian didn't care about the Guo family's reaction at this time, but sighed.
"It's a pity that this weird thing came in without knowing anything, but it's okay, today can be regarded as fate."
Yes, this strange thing is actually a wandering soul. It would have dissipated, but was trapped by the evil spirit's breath. As expected, it will become the evil spirit's nourishment.
The weird thing obviously didn't know what Uncle Qian meant, but Fang Xiuque couldn't help but glance at the weird thing. This weird thing was extremely lucky.
Next, I saw Uncle Qian pointing his finger at the strange thing:
"The gods of the ten directions, as numerous as sand and dust, have transformed into the realms of the ten directions, helped save the heavens and people, gathered their merits, and together they saved the world..."
The strange thing was first shocked, then surprised, and kowtowed directly to Mr. Qian, kowtowed a few times, and then dissipated and left.
Yes, Uncle Qian helped the monster to remove the shackles of the evil spirit this time. If nothing happens, he can gradually dissipate and no longer need to become the nourishment of the evil spirit.
This is the reason why the monster knelt down just now.
However, if you place a strange object, the evil spirits may be aware of it.
In other words, the evil spirit is probably coming!