Li Xiuyuan stood next to the water tank and couldn't help but look at a tattered talisman that had been pecked on the ground.
Apparently, someone was using magic to detect him when he went to bed early.
"No, the trap I left has taken effect. This paper crane was not pecked down by Thunder God. It was knocked down by my spell, and then it was broken by Thunder God. In this way, the purpose of this paper crane is not to come here.
Are you checking me out, but are you here to steal this white lotus?"
"We didn't even spend a night, but two people came here one after another? This capital is really lively."
Li Xiuyuan bent down and picked up the tattered talisman: "This is the Taoist origami technique. Could there be Taoist cultivators from the capital getting involved? No, no, Taoist spells are not necessarily cast by Taoists.
It is possible that such a spell was deliberately used to trick me into inferring errors, thus
It’s easy to clear the connection.”
He put the tattered paper charm next to his nose and smelled it.
There is no smell of incense in the temple, which shows that it is not a magic spell cast by ghosts and gods, and there are no traces of folding by monks on it.
Buddhists who practice origami are taught by their masters to fold paper cranes by word and deed, so the origami techniques are fixed, and over time they develop some habits.
Some Taoist people who have studied magic deeply can even tell which Taoist disciple cast the spell through the traces of origami.
"There is a scent on it. This is the scent of rouge. This paper crane was made by a woman." Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly: "But no matter how deep you hide it, you will still cast a spell on this white lotus, even if your
No matter how careful the spell is, you can't possibly get it into my hands.
There is also a treasure that can reveal the past."
He didn't waste any time and took out the past mirror to investigate.
Sure enough, the picture in the mirror returned to last night.
When it was dim that day, a paper crane flew from a certain direction in the capital, making no sound, and did not even disturb the Thunder Lord who was napping on the roof. This shows that the behavior of this spellcaster is extraordinary.
"It's not that Lei Gong didn't notice it, it's that there is no evil energy on this paper crane. Lei Gong is the most sensitive to evil energy and ghost energy. If there were no evil energy and ghost energy, just an ordinary paper crane flying over would not attract Lei Gong's attention.
, does the person who casts the spell even take this into consideration? Or is it her cultivation?
Xing has reached an extremely high level, and even his own evil spirit can fade away?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the big red rooster wandering in the yard and began to think for a moment.
Follow the traces of the paper crane and investigate all the way.
Li Xiuyuan saw the paper crane wandering around the capital several times, flying in an irregular manner, sometimes landing in someone's courtyard, sometimes on the roof of a temple, sometimes on the eaves of ordinary people's homes.
He knew that Zhihe did this deliberately.
The more complicated the traces are, the more difficult it will be for practitioners to use calculation methods. Traces like paper cranes can be said to be impossible to calculate at all.
Because there are too many things involved.
For example, if the courtyard of a certain house is the residence of a senior official of the imperial court, wouldn't it be difficult for you to deduce it?
Another example is that on the roof of the temple, there may be gods and Buddhas resident there. Do you think the gods and Buddhas are causing trouble for themselves?
But there is always a source for the paper crane.
Finally, when the picture stopped, Li Xiuyuan saw a painting boat docked on the river.
This painted boat is one of many painted boats on the river, and there is nothing special about it.
However, a paper crane flew out of the window of the painting boat, and then there was a demonic aura running away. Li Xiuyuan recognized the demonic aura as the clone of the Lotus Spirit.
"There must be an expert from the Wutong Sect inside the ship. The lotus spirit went to ask for help from that person. However, the mirror is not omnipotent and cannot see the scene in the cabin." Li Xiuyuan lost the clue when he checked here.
He knew that the thief was so cautious and asked Zhihe to investigate, so it was obvious that he would not show up easily.
But the spell was broken at night, and I think the master of Wutong Sect also knew about his ability.
I guess I’ve already thought about giving up lotus essence.
"If I go to the painting boat now to look for people, I probably won't find anything. I've already alerted the enemy, and it would be a waste of time to go any further." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and decided not to think about the Wutong Sect.
If this sect is really entrenched in the capital, it will still show its flaws.
As for the lotus essence, continue to put it here for fishing.
Let's see how many thieves bite the hook.
"Young master, are you awake? I just have something to report." At this time, a voice sounded from the door of the courtyard, interrupting Li Xiuyuan's thoughts.
Li Xiuyuan looked away from the white lotus in the water tank: "It's Han Meng, what's going on?"
"A young man from a rich family came to the escort agency and said he wanted to visit the eldest young master. I heard from Sha Jin that the man's name was Du Wen, a well-known yamen in the capital. The escort chief who went out with the eldest young master last time was worried that this person was here to cause trouble.
I don't dare to be careless, so I came here to report to the young master." Han Meng said.
Du Wen?
Li Xiuyuan thought of the playboy disciple who was frightened by the goblin yesterday, and said with a smile: "Just think that he is here to cause trouble, but it doesn't matter, he is just a playboy disciple, don't take it too seriously, but I do have to show up for this matter.
, we can’t let this place be disturbed by this dude all the time.”
now.
In the lobby of the escort agency.
Du Wen no longer had the same fright as yesterday and returned to his usual posture. He sat there drinking tea, tilting his head and looking at the escort heads inside and outside.
"It's really easy to find me. I really didn't expect that Li Xiuyuan would live in the escort agency. It's no wonder that all the people under me are useless. It took me a long time to find out a little bit of information."
Although his face was calm, he was a little impatient in his heart.
After picking up the tea cup and taking a sip, Du Wen hurriedly said: "Don't you have a servant here who can make tea? How can you drink hot tea? Go and change it quickly."
One of the bodyguards was stunned, but he didn't want to offend the yamen servant. After all, his boss hadn't arrived yet, so he said: "I made this tea. I'm a rough man and don't know such fine work. Why should I invite this person?"
Master, please forgive me, I will change the little one for you."
After saying that, he took some tea and left.
But he didn't go to the kitchen, he just walked around outside, spit into the tea a few times, then mixed it with his fingers and brought it back.
After taking it, Du Wen took a sip and said with satisfaction: "It's almost as good as hot or cold, but the tea is a bit inferior and can't compare to the tribute tea in my house."
The escort leader looked at his nose and heart but did not answer. He only saw Du Wen eating his own saliva and felt happy in his heart.
But not long after, Li Xiuyuan strode in.
"Is it Du Wen, Mr. Du? I just met him yesterday. Why is Mr. Du so anxious to come to visit today? Do you want to ask me for advice? Although I should be happy to have a visitor, but
Today I cannot be happy no matter what, Mr. Du Wen, you
Tell me, what's going on?"
His attitude was not friendly.
After all, Du Wen had a very bad attitude towards him before.
Du Wen said: "Master Li, I was a little offended by what happened last time, but you also threw me a little, so the matter should be evened. We are both scholars, and we should be more open-minded. We should not put some small frictions in
In your heart, you are worried about everything, aren't you?"
Li Xiuyuan said in surprise: "So Mr. Du is here to plead guilty and apologize?"
Du Wen's face sank and he said: "The matter between you and me last time has been settled. I'm not here to plead guilty. I'm here to learn from you the magic of catching ghosts and eliminating them. I hope you can teach me."
Teach you how to catch ghosts and eliminate demons?
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled dumbly: "I can't teach you, and I don't know how to teach you, and I'm even less willing to teach you. If Mr. Du has nothing to do, please come back. If you come to visit me today, I won't be able to say bad words to you. If it spreads, I will
I thought my house was not polite enough and made people laugh.
, so I ask Mr. Du not to embarrass me."
This Du Wen is really whimsical.
Yesterday he saw me casting spells, and today he came to ask me to teach him spells.
Who does he think he is?
If you want to learn, do you have to teach yourself?
And he didn't even think about himself. If he could learn this spell easily, what would he have to do next day?
There are experts everywhere who can cast spells, and there are no ghosts or spirits causing trouble.
Du Wen did not leave in anger, but stood up and said: "Li Xiuyuan, I know you don't want to teach, so I thought of a way. I will buy a spell from you, and you teach me a spell and I will give it to you."
One thousand taels, if you teach me two spells, I will give you two thousand taels. Come and give me the silver.
Come in."
After saying that, he called out.
Immediately, several servants brought in a box.
The box was opened, and all it contained was white silver.
"This is ten thousand taels of silver. If it's fake, I can guarantee it. I only want ten spells." Du Wen pointed at a box of silver and said proudly.
In his opinion, there is no one in this world whom ten thousand taels of silver cannot impress.
Even if you go to the temple to burn incense and give yourself dozens of taels of silver, you still have to obediently give up the incense to yourself?
This is true for a monk with six pure roots, let alone this Li Xiuyuan.
"How about this? This is real money. You can teach me on the spot and I will give it to you on the spot. I will never default on it," Du Wen said.
"You dare to use money to humiliate my young master?" Han Meng on the side immediately became angry.
When he was chasing the eldest young master to ping the King of Jiushan, he seized several million taels of silver. The eldest young master didn't even look at it and used it to provide disaster relief, rescue the people, and rebuild houses and cities.
What does a mere ten thousand taels count? This is not humiliating, what is it?
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand to signal Han Meng not to say anything. He smiled and said, "Master Du is really generous in taking action. Since you are so sincere, I can't teach you."
"That's right. Who would leave money without making a profit? I think your magic is powerful and your skills are good. If it were another Taoist or mage, I wouldn't even look at you." Du Wen nodded with satisfaction.
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Li Xiuyuan added: "It's just that there are many taboos in learning magic, because you often face gods and ghosts, so you must not only have extraordinary courage, but also have a tough mind. If the heart is not right, the skills will not be correct, and the skills will not be correct.
If you really have the qualifications to learn magic, I won't mind