If you want to investigate this case clearly, the most critical point lies in the owner of the yard, the person who originally told Mu Yunyan about the whole-body wrapping method.
Mu Yunyan only met the homeowner once, and Tieniu completed the rest of the negotiations, so she didn't remember much about the other party's appearance.
Unfortunately, Tieniu is still in the capital, so Lu Xiaoyue had no choice but to use Baixiaolou's news channel to send a message to the capital, asking Tieniu to come quickly.
But Mu Yunyan didn't forget everything. She still remembered the place where she met the landlord.
After breakfast, Mu Yunyan led a group of people from the Moon Martial Arts School to the place in his memory.
This is also the outer city area, and it's not far from the small courtyard, just across a creek.
The creek is not big, but the water flows quickly, and the water eventually merges into the moat in front of you.
Arriving here, Lu Xiaoyue looked around and soon discovered an interesting place. There was a high platform on the north bank of the stream.
The terrain of the high platform is much higher than that on the other side of the creek.
Even with Lu Xiaoyue's current height, standing on the high platform, she could clearly see the small courtyard opposite.
This is an excellent stakeout location!
"Sister Mu, come here and take a look!"
After Lu Xiaoyue read it, she immediately greeted Mu Yunyan and Qin Xiao and asked them to come and take a look.
One by one, everyone stood on the high platform and looked into the other party's small courtyard. After seeing it, everyone's face was ashen and extremely angry.
"So, that homeowner has actually been monitoring the courtyard?" Chen Zhen touched his chin and carefully said what everyone was thinking.
"That's right! I'm afraid he rented the house to Sister Mu just to monitor them better...The landlord had already planned it and had bad intentions, and renting the house was just his conspiracy!" Lu Xiaoyue slowly deduced.
"What's his purpose?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked: "I'm afraid it's not just as simple as killing people, right?"
According to the information provided by Baixiaolou, the victim in the courtyard was also a young woman and had been seriously injured before her death. The situation was very similar to Mu Yunyan's.
From this point, it can be seen that the person harmed people in a targeted manner and could not just find a random victim.
Because of this, Qin Xiao wanted to know the other party's purpose even more.
Only by knowing the purpose can we defend against the opponent in a targeted manner.
Lu Xiaoyue also had this doubt, so she could only ask Wood Stick for advice.
"Of course it's more than that!" Jian Zhen shook his head repeatedly and replied for Lu Xiaoyue: "The white cloth strips wrapped around the body, the elixir smeared on the body, and the specific courtyard, don't you think it looks like some kind of ritual?"
"Ritual?" Lu Xiaoyue quickly thought of something and quickly asked: "You mean, it has something to do with the Immortal Sect?"
"That's right! If you're just an ordinary person, why should you make it so mysterious? Only people from the Immortal Sect would do this kind of thing! If you want to know, it's best to ask Baixiaolou!" Jianzhen quickly answered.
Made suggestions.
"Well, then go find Baixiaolou and ask!" Lu Xiaoyue nodded heavily.
Later, Lu Xiaoyue led a group of people back to Baixiao Tower, but they did not all come back. Instead, they left a small group of people near that place to see if they could squat down on anyone who was acting suspiciously.
Back at Baixiao Tower, Lu Xiaoyue approached their shopkeeper without any courtesy.
Ever since she found out that Bai Xiaolou was the dog of the Immortal Sect, she no longer had a good impression of Bai Xiaolou, especially when his whereabouts were leaked in Muling City, which made her hate Bai Xiaolou.
But disgust is disgust, and when it's time to use the opponent, Lu Xiaoyue still doesn't mind using it harshly!
The new shopkeeper of Baixiaolou ran over and stood next to Lu Xiaoyue with an obedient look on his face. He whispered a greeting: "May I ask Mr. Lu, what do you want me to do?"
"You guys told me the news about the murder in the outer city. I just want to ask, is it a ritual?" Lu Xiaoyue got straight to the point and directly stated the purpose of her visit.
"Uh..." The shopkeeper gulped, and then nodded heavily: "Mr. Lu's guess is right, it is indeed a ritual..."
It is indeed a ritual, and it is an extremely evil ritual that will have very serious consequences.
If this were not the case, why would Baixiao Tower immediately release a top-difficulty mission? Why would the city lord's palace give heavy rewards to recruit investigation experts? Why would the shopkeeper of Baixiao Tower beg Lu Xiaoyue to investigate the matter?
However, this ritual cannot be stated explicitly, let alone leaked out at will, otherwise it will cause panic in Huayin City.
Huayin City is a tourist city that relies entirely on tourists from all over the world.
If this ceremony is leaked and causes panic among tourists, so that no one dares to come, Huayin City will be doomed.
The shopkeeper didn't want to talk about it at first, but planned to come forward and explain clearly after the investigation was almost complete.
But he didn't expect that Lu Xiaoyue would guess it so quickly.
Since Lu Xiaoyue asked the question, he could only tell the truth.
"What kind of ritual is this? I want to know all the information about this ritual!" Lu Xiaoyue ordered unceremoniously.
The shopkeeper can only do as he is told.
He quickly found a yellowed book from the dark room in the cabinet. After checking it carefully, he brought it to Lu Xiaoyue.
"Master Lu, all the information about that ceremony is in this book... But before reading, I want to remind the master not to leak it out, otherwise there will be big problems in Huayin City!" The shopkeeper said.
He warned earnestly.
Hearing how serious the other party said it, Lu Xiaoyue couldn't help but become serious. After nodding in agreement, she took the book from the shopkeeper's hand.
Due to the shopkeeper's warning, this book can only be read by Lu Xiaoyue alone. Therefore, while she was reading, the other disciples sat far away and did not even dare to turn their heads this way.
Jian Zhen took advantage and read the entire book with Lu Xiaoyue.
There are indeed records about this ritual in the book, and it is very detailed. Even the name of the ritual, its function, and how to perform it are carefully explained.
This book is not only information about that ritual, but more like an instruction manual for that ritual!
After reading it, Lu Xiaoyue even wondered if the homeowner might be the shopkeeper in front of her!
In other words, the homeowner is from Baixiaolou?
However, she did not say this idea out loud. After all, if it were true, saying it would be a warning.
Regarding this ritual, it has a very nice name, called Soul-Entering Gossamer.
The word "soul entangling" is easy to understand. It means that during the ceremony, the whole body needs to be wrapped with white cloth strips, which means the soul is entangled.
The word "hairspring" is a bit abstract, and it needs to be combined with the role of ritual to better understand it.
The function of this ritual is simple - to renew your life!