The fourteenth person in Bishan Temple and the only survivor was named Zheng Ding. After he woke up, he told Zhang Yuelu and others about his experience on the day of the incident, plus the files and corpses compiled by the Taoist Office in the Western Regions.
With various traces on the body, Zhang Yuelu roughly restored what happened that night.
Strictly speaking, this was a sneak attack. It happened around midnight. Except for one person who was responsible for keeping watch, everyone else had already fallen asleep. This group of demons first killed the night watchman, the one with five bloody holes on his face.
Taoist priests, and then this group of people performed large-scale illusions, making the sleeping people immersed in sweet dreams and unable to wake up.
The reason why they go to so much trouble is because after death, the soul will quickly dissipate between heaven and earth, so the living soul must be captured while the person is alive. This illusion itself is harmless to the human body, but it only has a similar effect to the human body.
Ma Fei Powder has the effect of intoxicating drugs.
Even when their souls left their bodies, the twelve Taoist priests were still immersed in sweet dreams and could not extricate themselves. This is why they had smiles on their faces after death.
After being deprived of their living souls, people did not die immediately, but became the living dead, as unconscious as vegetation. This group of demons refused to give up and sucked blood again, causing all twelve people in their sleep to die due to blood loss.
Too many lead to death. Including the night watchman, there are exactly thirteen people.
As for Zheng Ding, he was able to escape because he was a martial artist at the Kunlun stage. The martial arts state at this stage is called the unity of spirit and body, which means that the body and soul are initially integrated into one. Although the soul is prevented from traveling.
It's possible, but you're not afraid of soul-stirring methods, and you can't bypass the body and directly damage its soul. It can damage both you and your soul. If your soul is injured, your body will also suffer pain.
Several other dead warriors were not in such a state, and their souls were easily taken away, but Zheng Ding woke up from his sleep due to severe pain when the Niwan Palace was "cut open", and with a mouthful of blood
He had the courage to escape.
However, after all, he was only a martial artist at the Kunlun stage, and his soul and body were only preliminary and not truly integrated. Therefore, when he escaped, he still lost one soul and three souls due to the damage to Niwan Palace.
After Lingquanzi helped Zheng Ding summon his soul, he also helped him initially repair the Niwan Palace so that he would not lose his soul again, and then let him take a good rest. If he wanted to fully recover, he would need a long period of recuperation.
Zheng Ding also confirmed that this group of demons were indeed not locals, but a group of people with high noses and dark eyes.
Although Zhang Yuelu finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter, there was one key issue that remained unresolved, which was where to find this group of lewd monsters.
The name Semu people comes from the Golden Horde. When the Golden Horde was at its peak, people were divided into four classes, with Semu people occupying the second class.
To this day,
The Golden Horde Khanate has withdrawn from the Central Plains and shrank to the depths of the grasslands. Even the former vassal Rakshasa Kingdom has also gotten rid of the rule of the Golden Horde. However, the name Semu people has been retained, generally referring to the Central Plains and the western continent outside the grasslands.
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"Where should we go to find these monsters in the vast Western Region?" Although Zhang Yuelu was asking everyone, he subconsciously looked at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu said slowly: "The Western Region is a mixed place. There are people from the Central Plains, grasslands, and people with colored eyes. However, the latter have been assimilated in terms of language and customs. Even the differences in appearance are due to constant intermarriage.
It’s not so obvious, but according to what Zheng Ding said, the group of se-eyed people who attacked Bishan Temple are completely foreign in appearance, and they are not much different from those se-eyed people who came to Lingnan and Jiangnan in big ships.”
"This dynasty does not close the sea, but vigorously develops sea trade. Therefore, many foreign merchants have traveled across the oceans to Daxuan. In many prosperous ports along the coast, Semu people are quite common. But it is precisely because of sea trade.
With the prosperity of the country, the trade routes on land have been shrinking. In Xizhou and even the entire Western Region, most of the Semu people from the Western countries are old faces."
"Such a group of lustful people have just arrived. They all have unfamiliar faces and may not understand the language. It is easy for them to leave traces. Due to the war, the Taoist government in the Western Region has no time to take care of them, but the local snakes must know the relevant information about them.
Among the many local snakes, those who have close contacts with Western countries are the most important."
Xu Zhen asked: "What if this group of semu people simply don't have any contact with the local snakes, but hide directly in the wilderness?"
Qi Xuansu said: "If they hide in the wild, then there is no need for them to rob the caravan. In the wilderness, money cannot be used as food. If you want to spend money, you must go to a densely populated place."
"What Deacon Qi said is true." Zhang Yuelu glanced at Qi Xuansu appreciatively and ordered, "Map."
Mu Jin immediately unfolded the map in front of Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu first found the location of Bishan Temple on the map, then slowly moved his finger along the route marked on the map, and finally stopped at a place called "Ugo Shanli".
This is a city that belongs to the vast Western Region, but it has gone beyond the scope of Xizhou and is not under the rule of the Daxuan court.
Zhang Yuelu tapped the "Wugeshanli" location on the map a few times with his finger and said: "This is the nearest big city to Bishan Temple, and it is also where the Semu people gather.
Let’s go here.”
Lingquanzi asked: "What should we do with these corpses?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "Cremate them on the spot, send the ashes back to the Daxue Mountain Palace, and then notify the Requiem Secretary. They all died for the Taoist sect and deserve to be worshiped by future generations."
Lingquanzi nodded and said to Xu Zhen: "Deacon Xu, take the people to transport the corpses to the backyard and cremate them separately, and mark the names. In addition, be careful of the transformation of corpses. Cremation can easily cause corpses to be raised, and these people are intoxicated."
If you die with blood, there is no guarantee that there will be no problems."
Xu Zhen tightened his expression, nodded and said, "Yes." .??.
At this time, everyone was in a side hall. Next door was the main hall where the corpse was parked. Xu Zhen took people directly to the main hall.
Zhang Yuelu said: "Next, we will split into two groups and go all the way to Wugo Mountain to investigate the traces of the demon. Along the way, we will take Zheng Ding and the ashes of two disciples from the Taoist School of the Western Regions back to the Snow Mountain Palace."
There was a moment of silence among everyone. Everyone knew that chasing down that group of daring alien monsters would definitely be very dangerous. Relatively speaking, returning to the Snow Mountain Palace would be a good thing.
Zhang Yuelu looked around at everyone and saw their expressions in his eyes: "Chief Lingquan, Deacon Qi, Deacon Zhou, you will follow me to Wugoshanli, Deacon Mu, you and Deacon Xu who is responsible for cremating the corpses will return to the Daxue Mountain Palace, and then wait.
My order."
Everyone took orders one after another.
In Mu Jin's view, this was Zhang Yuelu's sign of caring for her. Whether he had let her stay at Bishan Temple before or now allowed her to return to the Snow Mountain Palace, he was partial to herself and was afraid of being hurt. But some people vaguely felt that,
The deputy hall master obviously paid more attention to Qi Xuansu. After all, the people he kept by his side were his close confidants.
Next, Zhang Yuelu discussed with everyone the relevant details of going to Wugoshanli.
Wugoshanli is controlled by a family surnamed Ai. The ancestors of the Ai family are Western Semu Hu people with a long surname. They have taken root in the Western Regions for many years. After intermarriage with locals in the Western Regions, they were assimilated and took the surname of the Central Plains. This 'Ai'
The word ' is taken from the first pronunciation of their original surname.
This family has always maintained close business contacts with Western countries and is proficient in the languages of Western countries.
As the saying goes, if you don't prepare in advance, everything will be ruined. You must make estimates for various situations to avoid being in a hurry when things happen.
At this moment, shouting came from the direction of the backyard, and it seemed that someone was shouting "pick up the corpse".
Lingquanzi's expression changed and he strode out.
Zhang Yuelu stood still, but gave Qi Xuansu a look to indicate
I wanted him to follow me.
Qi Xuansu didn't know why he could always understand Zhang Yuelu's intentions accurately, and he couldn't act stupid in front of Zhang Yuelu, so he had to follow Lingquanzi out.
The two came to the backyard and saw that several firewood piles had been set up in the backyard and had been lit. However, the flames that ignited were not normal flames, but a strange blood color.
In the raging flames, several corpses that were supposed to be cremated stood up staggeringly and turned into flaming people, baring their teeth and claws, and making roaring sounds, which was very scary.
Seeing this situation, Lingquanzi did not use any spells. Instead, he directly took out his gun and shot it at the head of a corpse who was about to jump off the pyre.
With a "bang" sound, at such a distance, the entire head of the corpse exploded, and blood flowed freely.
Qi Xuansu, who was standing next to Lingquanzi, could see very clearly that what the principals were using was not the "Blue Bird Gun", but the "Dragon Gun" worth 800 Taiping coins. At the moment when the gun was fired, the position of the "dragon head"
A ball of intense flames and smoke exploded, causing Lingquanzi's gun-holding arm to tremble momentarily.
Even if the alchemist is not good at physical fitness, Lingquanzi is after all a genuine innate person in the stage of returning to the true state. He is only one step away from the heavenly beings. It can be seen that the recoil force is huge. If it were an ordinary person, he would be afraid that this gun would hit the sky.
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After Lingquanzi dealt with one of the corpses, he reloaded his bombs. The others followed suit, took out their "Blue Bird Guns" and fired at the other two corpses.
How to use fire guns is one of the second courses of Wanxiang Taoist Palace. Anyone who can successfully graduate from Wanxiang Taoist Palace will use fire guns, including long guns.
Daomen's handguns are all equipped with fixed-loading ammunition with an integrated structure, which solves the cumbersome problem of separation of projectiles and gunpowder. Different talismans are engraved on the warheads to have the effect of breaking Qi, breaking evil, breaking magic, and breaking armor. At this time
The people in the Taoist sect used evil-killing projectiles. Under the concentrated fire of the handguns, the two corpses only struggled slightly for a few times before falling into the flames again.
Lingquanzi was a little dissatisfied with the shallow experience of these new members of Tiangang Hall, but he also understood that all veterans came from novices. He did not rebuke anything, but just ordered: "Go and get some peach wood. Use peach wood to make a fire, which can prevent corpse transformation."
, This is the basic principle taught by all Wanxiang Taoist palaces."
Xu Zhen said ashamedly: "Yes."
Taoist disciples have a huge demand for peach wood, and all Taoist temples have reserves, and Bishan Temple is no exception.
Soon, everyone got the peach wood and started the fire again. This time, there was no corpse transformation, and the flames turned into normal colors, with only a slight "crackling" sound.