"Zhang Yi is dead, the next target is the second-rate master Niu Debiao, the chief escort of Xinglong Escort Bureau."
"He is a practitioner of external martial arts, the Tiger's Roaring Golden Bell, the Dragon's Roaring Iron Shirt, the Vajra Fist, and the Soul-Severing Knife. He has mastered these four third-rate martial arts to great perfection."
"Although these are not top-notch martial arts, but with the foundation of these four third-rate martial arts, he has become a second-rate master."
"When he was young, he was very brave and fierce. Later, he worked as a escort and licked blood from the tip of a knife. Now he is in his forties. It is normal for some accidents to happen at this age."
"It's still the same old rule. I'll use the blood poison to slowly absorb all his blood essence first. After he dies, you take his soul to the City God's Temple for me to enjoy!"
"Don't worry, I will keep the share that belongs to you."
The man in black robe said in a cold tone.
"Thank you, sir!"
Upon hearing this, the City God's eyes sparkled with light, and his saliva almost flowed from the corners of his mouth!
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Early the next morning.
Jiang Chen found Wang Meng, took him to Chunyang Taoist Temple, and then took out the first-class martial arts "Red Jade Gong" and placed it in front of Wang Meng.
"Brother Wang, this is the "Red Jade Kung Fu" that I bought from Zhang Yi for a thousand taels of silver. This technique is not a second-rate top martial arts rumored by the outside world, but a genuine first-class martial arts."
"Although I have not seen other first-class martial arts, I feel that it is the top existence among the first-class martial arts."
"However, this technique is easy to learn but difficult to master, and it takes too long. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary warriors to practice it to perfection in their lifetime."
"Zhang Yi did not practice this skill to great perfection, and his master also failed to practice it to great perfection, so for the vast majority of warriors, it is indeed a second-rate martial art."
"I wonder if you want to learn?"
Since he couldn't find a breakthrough in Zhang Yi and found no suspicious phenomena in the City God's Temple, Jiang Chen turned his attention to Wang Meng.
Although Wang Meng is not old, he is the head catcher of Changfeng County, and he has been in Changfeng County for many years, so he must have heard about some strange things that happened in Changfeng County.
"I...of course I want to, but I...I'm really short of money."
Wang Meng looked longingly at the first-class martial arts "Red Jade Kung Fu" in front of him, with a look of longing in his eyes.
He wished he could open the book immediately and get a glimpse of the secrets of superior martial arts.
But he had been wandering around in the county for so many years, and he had never seen anyone or encountered anything. He knew that Jiang Chen would definitely ask him for help.
And this matter will probably make him very embarrassed!
"I have something I want to ask Brother Wang, and please tell me the truth. Afterwards, I won't take any money from the "Red Jade Gong" and will give it to you with both hands!"
Jiang Chen said directly.
"What's the matter? Can you tell me?"
Wang Meng was not carried away by the "Red Jade Gong", nor did he agree to what Jiang Chen had not said.
"Wang Wu, Gu Cheng, Sun Toyota...Zhao Daqiang and Zhang Yi who just died, why did they die?"
Jiang Chen asked.
"This...I don't know about this either. Besides, they all died normally. There were no ghosts or evil spirits causing trouble?"
Wang Meng said with some doubts.
Is this what Jiang Chen wants to ask?
"I used the Wanli Tracking Talisman to track Zhang Yi's soul. When I arrived at the City God's Temple, his aura completely disappeared."
"Are the deaths of these warriors related to the Changfeng County City God?"
"Why did Brother Wang Meng talk about him when I mentioned Changfeng County City God before?"
Jiang Chen asked again.
As soon as he said this, Wang Meng's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had connected something.
He looked around, then trotted to close the Taoist temple door, then closed the wooden door of the main hall, and said in a low voice:
"Taoist Priest, it's not that I'm talking about him, it's that I dare not say it!"
"There is something wrong with the city god of Changfeng County. He...he eats ghosts!"
"During the Hungry Ghost Festival, I was on night duty and passed by the City God's Temple. I saw with my own eyes that the City God's ghost guards detained the wandering ghosts around them and took them to the City God's Temple, where they were then eaten by him."
"Not only did he eat it raw, but he also steamed and fried it. That scene really scared me!"
"Even if I'm not a monk, I still know that the City God is the righteous god of the underworld. He is enshrined by incense, refines the power of the incense, and strengthens his body. But he doesn't eat ghosts!"
"Furthermore, our Changfeng County City God was a kind man, Li Wenzhonggong. I grew up listening to his stories. How could he eat ghosts? And he was so cruel. He was even scarier than evil spirits!"
A look of fear flashed in Wang Meng's eyes.
"Judge Zhong Kui, the Holy Lord who blesses the house and punishes evil spirits, eats ghosts, but all he eats are evil ghosts. But it's hard to say whether the City God eats ghosts."
"But the City God manages the underworld on behalf of the underworld. Shouldn't he be extradited to the underworld when he encounters a lonely ghost? How could he eat it himself?"
Jiang Chen was also a little confused.
This world is very strange. There are gods in heaven, underworld, and monks in the world.
However, monks in the human world pursue the free and easy path to immortality. Many people choose to ascend to the immortal world. They do not want to enter the heavenly court as officials, but they still fall under the jurisdiction of the heavenly court.
The supreme rulers of heaven are the Emperor and Queen of Heaven, who are in charge of all affairs in the three realms.
The supreme rulers of the underworld and the underworld are Emperor Hades and the Empress of Reincarnation, who are in charge of the underworld in the world.
Under him are five emperors, ten palaces of Yama, four great judges and countless ghost servants.
However, these are all what Jiang Chen saw in the Taoist canon. Whether these are fabricated by Taoists or whether they are real, I am afraid no one can tell.
But things like city gods, land gods, mountain gods, river gods, etc. do exist, and this cannot be false.
"Huh?"
"No, how can ordinary people see ghosts?"
Jiang Chen asked.
"Maybe I passed by a willow forest that day and the willow leaves rubbed my eyes, so I was able to see the ghost."
"Wiping eyes with willow leaves, ox's tears, dogs' eyes dripping with blood, swallowing crow's eyes alive, etc. are all folk tricks for seeing ghosts. Maybe ordinary people can't see ghosts and gods using this method, but we warriors can really see them."
"I even killed a few imps, but they were scattered with one punch using my blood."
"But if I encounter a ghost who knows magic, I won't be able to fight him."
Wang Meng explained.
Jiang Chen nodded when he heard this. These methods can indeed allow the warrior to temporarily open his yin and yang eyes and see ghosts.
But ordinary people can't see ghosts even if they use this recipe, because they don't have enough heaven and earth energy in their bodies.
Cow's tears, black dog's blood, willow leaves, crow's eyes, etc. are actually just media. What can really make people see ghosts is the energy of heaven and earth entering the eyes, which temporarily helps people open the yin and yang eyes.
However, this method of opening Yin and Yang eyes is very short-lived and will not last long.
The City God and his ghost servants may have known that Wang Meng was patrolling near the City God's Temple, but they did not think that Wang Meng could see what they were doing, because they knew that Wang Meng was just an ordinary warrior and could not see ghosts.
But despite all their calculations, Wang Meng opened his yin and yang eyes!
It is indeed unusual for the city god to eat ghosts!
Suddenly Jiang Chen seemed to have thought of something, and Wang Meng also seemed to have thought of something. They both said in unison:
"The souls of the dead warriors in Changfeng County were eaten by the City God!"
For a moment, the two of them broke out in cold sweat.
If the city god is just some evil ghost or a lonely ghost, it doesn't matter.
But what if his appetite grows bigger and bigger, and ordinary ghosts become less and less able to satisfy his appetite?