Pedestrians who were on their way saw the soldiers and walked away from them.
The leading general rode a horse and looked around from time to time. Both sides of the official road were surrounded by mountains and dense forests.
Unknowingly, they were already far away from Guobei County.
Woo hoo, suddenly a gust of wind blew from the mountain forest. The wind came very fast and blew on the soldier. The soldier couldn't help but shiver.
Then a cloud of black air floated out from the forest and enveloped the couple in an instant.
I could vaguely hear screams coming from it.
...
That afternoon, when the sky was filled with red clouds, someone hurriedly came to the Yamen to report the case, saying that many bones were found more than thirty miles outside Guobei City.
When everyone arrived, everyone was covered, and then their faces turned pale and their whole bodies were shaking.
Beside the official road, there were twenty-one corpses, covered in flesh and blood, with all their internal organs missing, leaving only white bones, even the horses pulling the cart.
All the boxes on the carriage were overturned and fell to the ground. There were scattered gold, silver, jade and a bronze Buddha on the ground.
It was the group of soldiers that set off from Guobei County in the morning.
"This, this..." For a moment, the county magistrate was confused.
"It's over, it's over, this time it's really over!"
So many people died at once, not to mention that this was the tribute paid by Mr. Fu!
Such a case happened within his jurisdiction. Even if the case could be solved as soon as possible, he would inevitably be implicated.
"What kind of villain is this? He did such a crazy thing and dared to rob the tribute. This is a grave crime for the Yi tribe!" The county magistrate stamped his feet and cursed.
This is not done by humans!
Wang Zhe looked at the corpses on the ground. There was a faint black aura lingering on each corpse, which seemed to be there but not there.
"It's a demon!" He glanced at the mountains and forests on both sides.
"They were all killed. You dare to rob the tributes and kill the imperial officers. How brave you are!" Zhuo Siwei was also stunned when he came to the scene.
"Who are you and why are you here?!" Zhu Xiao yelled after seeing Zhuo Siwei.
Zhuo Siwei ignored him and threw a waist card casually. Zhu Xiao's face turned pale when he saw it, and he knelt down on one knee with a pop.
"Meet the adults!"
When the county magistrate and county lieutenant saw the badge, their expressions became even more ugly.
Baiqisi!
"Sir, you..."
Zhuo Siwei waved to them impatiently, turned around and walked to Wang Zhe's side with a smile.
"Brother."
"Stay away from me, you're so annoying!" Wang Zhe said with a cold face.
"This, Wang Zhe is so brave. He dares to be so rude to this gentleman. Could it be that they are relatives?"
"You guys stay away, don't hinder us, and the county magistrate, you immediately send someone to Lin'an Mansion with my belt, saying that a major case has occurred here and we need the assistance of Baiqisi there!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Brother, your physiognomy is very good. Who did you learn from it?"
"The blind fortune teller who sets up a stall on the roadside!" Wang Zhe said coldly.
"Ah, blind man? Brother, this reason is so far-fetched!" Zhuo Siwei smiled after hearing this.
"What do you think of this case, brother?"
"What do you think? Nine times out of ten, it was not done by humans. Even if the tributes were robbed, the flesh, blood, and internal organs of humans and horses were all missing. Even the most arrogant gangsters would not do such a thing in broad daylight and in officialdom.
matter!"
Wang Zhe looked at the open box. What was in this tribute? Did it attract the monsters in the mountains?
"Well, this Buddha statue looks very realistic."
He came to the side of the Buddha statue and looked at it. The Buddha statue was faintly emitting spiritual light through the "Qi Watching Technique".
After surveying the scene, they collected some of the tributes scattered at the scene and transported them back to the county government, where they sent someone to take care of them.
Wang Zhe returned home and took out a Buddhist scripture from his sleeve. It was originally among the tributes, but he left it behind while no one was paying attention.
After all, so many tributes have been lost, who would pay attention to a Buddhist scripture?
The reason why Wang Zhe brought this Buddhist scripture back was because he saw auras on the Buddhist scriptures. Among these tributes, except for the very obvious Buddha statue, this Buddhist scripture was the only one with auras on it, which was obviously not a mortal thing.
When you open this sutra, the first one is the "Prajna Heart Sutra", and what is written after that is the understanding of Buddhism.
It seems that the person who wrote this sutra was an eminent monk.
"If you have nothing to do, you might as well take a look." Wang Zhe thought to himself.
The method he practices is not fixed, whether it is Buddha or Tao, it is fate when he encounters it.
As for the robbery of the tributes, for such a big case, there will naturally be dedicated personnel to handle it!
The next day, Baiqisi's people rushed from Lin'an to Guobei County.
Zhuo Siwei actually took some time out of his busy schedule to come to Wang Zhe to discuss the case and ask him what he thought.
"How do you think the monster that robbed the tributes knew in advance that the tributes would be passing there, and yet chose to do it here?"
"Look at what I'm doing. I can't help you. You can ask the City God. It's very effective, you know."
"City God, huh?" Zhuo Siwei raised his eyebrows after hearing this.
"It's not impossible."
People from Baiqisi were investigating the case. Wang Zhe fished during the day and practiced Qigong at night. Before going to bed, he looked at the picture and practiced the "big sun view idea".
Another day passed,
Two Taoist priests came from outside the city.
They set up an altar where the tribute was taken,
As a member of the yamen, Wang Zhe was assigned to help, just to help get some things. Because he and Zhuo Sifan were acquainted, no one dared to call him, so he watched the whole process.
"Are you preparing to cast a spell and search for souls?" Wang Zhe asked curiously.
"No, the more than twenty people who died have already lost their souls. They are preparing to cast spells to see if they can find any trace of the monster that killed people and took treasures."
The altar is properly set up,
A Taoist priest in his forties began to cast spells.
Holding a green steel sword, he took out two talismans and muttered something.
The talisman burned out,
Woohoo, a gust of wind blew up, and the incense candles on the altar were instantly extinguished.
With a click, the chess pieces on the altar broke, and then the entire table cracked, and the things on it clattered to the floor.
Wow, poof, the Taoist priest who was casting the spell screamed, blood spurted out from his mouth, and he fell to the ground with his head thrown back.
"Senior brother, senior brother!" The Taoist priest on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but his senior brother had already passed out.
"What's going on?" Everyone present was stunned when they saw this.
"Has it been counterattacked?"
"It seems that the thing he wanted to divination was too big, and his cultivation was not enough, so he suffered backlash!" Zhuo Siwei said.
"This is going to be a big problem!" He looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with a solemn expression.
The attempt failed and the man was seriously injured, so everyone had to rush back to Guobei County.
On the way back, Zhuo Siwei looked unusually solemn.
Dang, dang, suddenly there was a strong sound of bells coming from the mountains.
"That's Lanruo Temple?" Wang Zhe raised his head and glanced at the mountain.