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Pei Zhongze had full confidence in Zhao Ran, so Pei Zhongze would hit wherever Zhao Ran said he would hit, and Pei Zhongze would hit wherever Zhao Ran said he would hit without hesitation.
Pei Zhongze held out a bronze mirror, and a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram appeared above his head. The Yin-Yang fish in the picture burst out from Liangyi Xuanguang, striking directly three inches east of the roof beam of the firewood shed. At the same time, he showed his bamboo stick sword light, diagonally
Pierce the woodshed door.
Zhao Ran was not idle either. Four fireworks talismans and two defense talismans were activated simultaneously in several corners of the woodshed.
Zhao Ran stared at the woodshed closely, and after a while, he shouted: "Grow your strength!"
Pei Zhongze's real power output suddenly increased, and there was only a "buzz" sound. The woodshed in front of everyone seemed to have changed, but it seemed that there was no change at all.
Zhao Ran nodded and said: "Senior brother, you can stop now."
Pei Zhongze's yin-yang Tai Chi diagram flew back to the bronze mirror, the bamboo sword and sword also stopped, and he looked at Zhao Ran.
Wu Anmin sneered and whispered to his brother: "Pretend to be a ghost."
Wu Anxian was also puzzled, but he winked and signaled his brother not to cause trouble.
Zhao Ran ignored the two of them and entered the woodshed side by side with Pei Zhongze. He saw a huge pit exposed under the floor in the middle of the woodshed!
Pei Zhongze was surprised: "Illusion array?"
Zhao Ran nodded in approval and said: "This very clever illusion formation must be used to cover up this underground cave. The idea of this illusion formation is very clever. It actually looks the same as before. It is difficult for ordinary people to detect it."
Behind Pei Zhongze and Zhao Ran, Wu Anxian and Wu Anmin, who followed in, both looked bad. Wu Anxian looked more embarrassed, while Wu Anmin stared at the hole with a blushing face, wanting to jump in immediately.
Zhao Ran didn't care about himself and said to several people: "Let's look for the formation disk."
The woodshed is not big, but it is quite messy inside. There are firewood, groceries, and soil dug out of the hole. Each of the four people is responsible for one area, carefully rummaging through everything they can see.
After searching for a while, Wu Anxian and Wu Anmin were the first to get up. They found nothing. Then, Pei Zhongze and Zhao Ran also found no clues.
Zhao Ran was a little worried about the Wu brothers, so he went to their two corners to confirm again. Wu Anmin was very unhappy, and his face that had just calmed down instantly turned red again: "It's just a formation. Director Zhao is not worried about this.
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Zhao Ran stared at the piece of wood Wu Anmin was stepping on on his left foot, and slowly reached out and picked it up.
There was no big difference between the wood chips and other wood chips in the woodshed, but in Zhao Ran's eyes, there was a very faint trace of the heaven and earth energy on this wood chip. Zhao Ran observed carefully with his eyes, and then held the wood chip upright.
It was split into two sections, and in the inner circle, you could see sections of formation cloud seals.
Wu Anmin stared blankly at the wood chips, his mind going blank.
Zhao Ran said softly: "There are masters of formations among the murderers. If Master Cai of Yuhuang Pavilion had not taught me the way of formations, I would have been deceived."
Pei Zhongze asked: "Is it Master Cai Yunzhong of Yuhuang Pavilion? Junior brother is so lucky. Master Cai is one of the most famous formation masters in Sichuan Province. He is a true disciple of Zhenren Luo. With his guidance, no wonder junior brother can see this flaw."
Zhao Ran indeed got this knowledge from Master Cai. However, if Master Cai were here, he might not be able to see the flaw. After all, Zhao Ran had opened his eyes, but Master Cai did not have such talent. Zhao Ran
The reason why he said this was to avoid embarrassment to the Wu brothers. As long as it was not an irresolvable feud, he still knew how to accept it as it was.
After a few words, Wu Anmin's face lightened up a little, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. The anger and impatience he had faced with Zhao Ran before were no longer visible. Wu Anxian had a very good impression of Zhao Ran.
He apologized sincerely and said: "Taoist Master Zhao is very capable. I have underestimated him. I have offended him many times before. I hope he will forgive me." After that, he took Wu Anmin with him and bowed deeply to Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran smiled and turned the topic to the wood chips: "This array disk itself is nothing, just a simple illusion array. But the original scene is used to cover up the real scene. The idea is very clever. The most important thing is that the other party uses local materials.
Temporarily refining the array plate from the wood chips in the woodshed, and refining it with a separate object, without damaging the external appearance of the object at all, and writing the cloud seal directly into the heart of the wood, this skill is really extremely brilliant."
Pei Zhongze asked: "What kind of person can refine this kind of formation disk?" This question is very important, and it is also the reason why Zhao Ran did not follow the tunnel and search for the formation disk.
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "Do you need at least a monk or above a mage? Maybe a higher level of cultivation?"
Pei Zhongze was silent for a moment, looked at the hole in the ground, and said to the Wu brothers: "Please guard Lujiazhuang well until Pindao and Junior Brother Zhao go to track down the enemy."
Wu Anxian and Wu Anmin shook their heads at the same time: "That's inappropriate."
Wu Anxian said: "My brother should go with the two Taoist priests! Although our cultivation is not high, the more people we have, the stronger we will be."
Wu Anmin also said: "Exactly! Although the enemy is strong, my brother is not afraid of it. What's more, the Lu family is from my family. How can my brother sit idly by and ignore it?"
Pei Zhongze said: "This place also needs someone to protect it, and at the same time, it needs to be searched and inspected. Besides, Pindao and Junior Brother Zhao are not trying to fight with the enemy, they are just checking for traces. If they get the confirmed information, they still need to ask the teacher in the hall.
Take action."
After much persuasion, the Wu brothers were finally persuaded. Zhao Ran cast a bright light charm and went down to the cave with Pei Zhongze.
Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze were on guard all the way, twisting and turning in the tunnel for half an hour, and finally came out from the other end of the tunnel.
The exit of the tunnel was hidden in a forest and had been blocked by soil. Pei Zhongze and Zhao Ran spent a lot of time to reopen the entrance. When they came out, they looked back and saw that this place was already about two or three miles away from Lujiazhuang.
Pei Zhongze said: "It seems that we need to re-examine the case. The murderer must have been preparing for a long time. Just looking at this tunnel, it did not happen overnight."
Zhao Ran said: "Yes, the murderer did not enter through the main entrance of Lujiazhuang, but sneaked in through the tunnel. After killing the people, he returned the same way. In order to cover up his tracks, he deliberately spared the life of the elder man of the Lujiazhuang and placed him in the woodshed.
, but it hurts his mind, not only can it cause misunderstandings, and the inspection of the woodshed is not strict, but it can also ensure that the child's whereabouts are not revealed."
Zhao Ran said as he played a defensive talisman. After a moment, he pointed to the south direction and said: "It has been a while, but the mana fluctuations have not disappeared. The murderer should have escaped from this direction."
So the two of them chased due south.
It had been several days since the incident, and the remnants of the magic power were quite thin. If Zhao Ran was not extremely sensitive to the flow and changes of the heaven and earth energy, it would have been a different person, let alone a Huang Guan monk like Pei Zhongze, even a mage.
Even the teacher may find it difficult to follow him.
After chasing him for more than a day, until he left Shehong County, the remnants of the magic power were gradually eliminated. Even with Zhao Ran's eyes, he was finally unable to capture it.
At this moment, if the previous investigation methods were followed, there would actually be no clues in the case. However, Pei Zhongze should feel lucky that his original idea of simply bringing Zhao Ran in to make some merit and take the opportunity to repay his favor has once again reaped rewards.
Zhao Ran had not only witnessed but also personally participated in the investigation of some major cases before traveling through time. His method was uniquely Chinese and extremely powerful. This was case investigation.
Zhao Ran suggested taking the place where the remnants of the mana disappeared as the center and extending for fifteen miles in three directions: west, south, and east, and conduct an investigation-style search within this area.
This place is under the jurisdiction of Zhongjiang County, Tongchuan Prefecture. Pei Zhongze was not polite and went directly to Daomen Zhongjiang County Wanxiangyuan and asked He Jianyuan to dispatch manpower.
He Jianyuan did not dare to neglect, and immediately mobilized 30 Taoist priests and 40 firework lay practitioners from the courtyard, almost all the Wanxiang Yuan was evacuated. At the same time, he also sent a letter to Zhongjiang County Yamen, asking the county Yamen to send three squads of yamen officers to coordinate the investigation.
Nearly two hundred people were divided into dozens of groups and spread out in three directions at the same time, questioning all households, people, shops and even travelers in the divided area to investigate any abnormalities on the day of the crime or the next day.
In just two days, after comparing and analyzing a large number of inquiry records from the newspapers, Zhao Ran quickly discovered an important clue: late at night on the second day after the crime occurred, there was a thunderstorm, and farmer Zhang Laoshi was awakened by the thunder.
Then I felt anxious and was about to go out to relieve myself. However, when I looked out from the crack of the door to see how big the rain was, I suddenly discovered that there was a man in black under the eaves of the firewood house in my yard to take shelter from the rain. So I didn't dare to go out and just peeed in the rain.
into the house.
Zhao Ran immediately informed Pei Zhongze that the two of them, led by the Taoist priest of Wanxiang Academy, came to the home of farmer Zhang Laoshi. (To be continued...)