Chapter three hundred and seventy fourth first glimpse
When Lin Ji saw the message on the note, his scalp felt numb.
How long had it been since he left Sishui County? The journey lasted no more than ten days.
After only leaving for a few days, all the people in Sishui County are dead?
Then if he had not left, would he have died in Sishui County?
Who could kill him? How could he kill him?
Don't know anything.
Lin Ji suddenly raised his head and looked at Fang Yunshan.
"Master Fang, this case..."
Fang Yunshan waved his hand and said, "You can't control this matter. Where is Qi Zheng?"
"Dead, in prison."
Fang Yunshan narrowed his eyes slightly, but was not surprised.
"How did you die?"
"He said he dreamed that he died in prison without any illness. He left writings on the wall of the cell with his hand, and then he died." Lin Ji said in a deep voice, "I did a brief investigation and found that he indeed died without illness!"
"Oh, what a death." Fang Yunshan took a deep breath.
Lin Ji rarely saw a bit of solemnity on his face.
If it were normal, if something like this happened, Lin Ji would definitely hide as far away as possible.
But this was a case that he personally handled. After all, he suppressed the fear and anxiety in his heart and asked: "Master Fang, do you know anything about this matter?"
Fang Yunshan said with a coldness in his tone: "Go and call Zi Qing."
"Master Ziqing is back?" Lin Ji was a little surprised...
Seeing Fang Yunshan nodding, he did not dare to delay and quickly left the study.
Asking for directions along the way, he soon arrived at Zi Qing's territory in the general office and saw Zi Qing in an inner courtyard.
As soon as she saw Lin Ji appear, Zi Qing smiled and said hello.
"I haven't seen you for a few months. Your cultivation has become more and more advanced, and your blood is surging. What kind of treasure have you obtained?"
"Master Ziqing, Master Fang invites you." Lin Ji couldn't laugh.
Seeing Lin Ji's serious face, Zi Qing's expression froze and she asked a few simple questions.
After hearing what Lin Ji said, she couldn't laugh anymore, and hurriedly followed Lin Ji to Fang Yunshan's study.
As soon as she walked into the study, before Fang Yunshan could say anything, Zi Qing said coldly: "Another murder in a dream, exactly the same as the case a hundred years ago?"
"Exactly the same." Fang Yunshan nodded.
"I can't handle this matter alone." Zi Qing said again.
"It's not just you, I can't handle it either." Fang Yunshan said, "You should go to Qingqiu Valley."
Zi Qing frowned slightly when she heard this.
"You want to compromise again? The people who died are the people of Great Qin. This matter should be left to the Qin family!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, before Fang Yunshan could speak, Zi Qing shook her head and said: "Yes, the Qin family has been aloof for a long time, how can they come forward to do such dirty work? It's just that some people died, so what do they do?
Do you care?"
Fang Yunshan was noncommittal.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for your news."
"I know." Zi Qing responded and left quickly.
After Zi Qing left, Fang Yunshan looked at Lin Ji.
He stood up and closed the door to the study, then waved his hand to soundproof the room.
Lin Ji's pupils shrank, obviously realizing something.
Fang Yunshan sat down next to Lin Ji and said, "You handled this case. I won't hide some things from you. If you want to know, just ask."
Lin Ji realized that Fang Yunshan might want to reveal some secrets to him.
He thought for a while and asked: "I just mentioned Qingqiu Valley. I remember that Qingqiu Valley is the territory of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. Does this matter have anything to do with them?"
"A similar case occurred once a hundred years ago. It was eventually found to be the work of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. It was the innate magical power of the eighth tail of the eight-tailed demon fox. It can also be regarded as the Tao of a powerful Taoist realm."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji immediately thought of Fang Xiucai's new wife in Sishui County.
If I remember correctly...that beautiful girl's name is Hu'er.
The name of the Qingqiu Fox Clan is Hu.
Lin Ji became more and more frightened when he thought of this.
He had a grudge against the Qingqiu Fox Clan, so if he could come back alive in front of that Hu'er, he might really be grateful to him for not killing him.
"Why do they kill people? And they kill ten thousand people at once..."
Fang Yunshan asked, "Why do we monks kill demons? Because the fur and bones of demons can be used to refine elixirs and weapons, their flesh and blood can enhance their vitality, and demon elixirs are even more precious."
Lin Ji inexplicably understood that this answer was wrong.
"So this is why the monsters kill people?"
"Humans are the primates of all things. Even ordinary people have spiritual energy. We can't see it, but demons can."
Lin Ji felt a chill in his heart.
What shocked him was not what Fang Yunshan said, but the tone in which Fang Yunshan said it.
He clearly puts demons on the same footing as humans.
In Lin Ji's impression, demons are always hidden. Even if they harm people, most of them are sneaky.
And they, Supervisor Tiansi, take it as their own duty to slay demons.
Thinking of this, Lin Ji asked: "Sir... how strong is the demon clan? All the people in a county were wiped out, but only Master Ziqing was allowed to come to negotiate. This is..."
"Isn't it too frustrating?" Fang Yunshan said.
Lin Ji nodded, that's what he meant.
According to his opinion, the culprit in this matter should be found out and brought to justice no matter what. Even if the other party is in the eighth realm, Lin Ji believes that Da Qin will definitely have a way to make the other party pay the price.
But just negotiate in such a dry manner?
It's really frustrating.
Fang Yunshan sighed, shook his head and said, "Lin Ji, how big do you think this world is?"
Lin Ji's expression froze, but he had never thought about it.
He only knew that Kyushu in the Central Plains was the center of the world here, and there were about two states to the west of Kyushu, where the Buddhist Kingdom was located.
To the north there is a land in the far north, which is about half the size of Kyushu, but it is bitter cold and not as fertile as Kyushu.
The rest of the country is surrounded by the sea.
Seeing that Lin Ji couldn't answer, Fang Yunshan asked again: "Did you know that the southernmost part of Kyushu is not actually along the coast?"
"ah?"
"That's where the demon kingdom is." Fang Yunshan stood up, patted Lin Ji's shoulder, then returned to sit behind the desk.
"Buddha country, demon country, Da Qin of Kyushu."
"There used to be overseas monks who appeared in Kyushu, claiming to be from the Three Thousand Islands."
Fang Yunshan looked at Lin Ji, his tone becoming more profound.
"The wonders of this world are far more than just Kyushu in the Central Plains, and more than what you see."
"Can the Demon Kingdom be on par with Great Qin?" Lin Ji asked.
Fang Yunshan nodded and chuckled twice.
"Lin Ji, what do you think this Supervisor Tiansi looks like?"
Lin Ji was puzzled.
Fang Yunshan continued: "From a certain perspective, Jian Tiansi is like a cage, a cage that can keep climbing up."
"But what if you climb to the top? In the eyes of the prisoners below, you are high, but in the eyes of people outside the cage, you are just a prisoner."
"Cage? Prisoner?" Lin Ji became increasingly confused.
Fang Yunshan smiled slightly.
"You have the ability to break out of the prison."