Magistrate Zhang was not in the Yamen today. Zhou Baotou paced and said, "It is common for the three souls to dissipate after death, but there must be something fishy about the seven souls dissipating so quickly."
"Is this possible?" Han Zhe thought for a moment and said, "The monster first harmed the father and son, and then someone took away their seven souls..."
Zhou Captou shook his head and said: "Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, I think that the death of these two people is more likely to be man-made. As for the wounds on their bodies, they were done later, just to let us
I mistakenly thought that they died from monsters..."
"This is a method often used by evil cultivators." Han Zhe looked at him and asked, "Captain Zhou suspects that it was done by evil cultivators?"
Captain Zhou nodded and said, "Have you tried to find their souls?"
Li Qingdao: "I've looked for it, but the Immortal Guide has no response."
"If it is really the work of evil cultivators, I am afraid that their souls have been refined and the traces of their existence have completely disappeared." Zhou Captou frowned and said: "He is in the light and we are in the dark. Unless he next time
Take action, otherwise we will not be able to grasp his movements at all, and this case will be in trouble..."
"maybe."
A voice came from the door. Lao Wang leaned on the door frame and said: "A person's soul power does not dissipate so quickly. Even if it is refined by someone, it can still be sensed by the talisman as long as it doesn't take long. However, this
At that time, you can no longer use ordinary talismans..."
Zhou Captou asked in confusion: "Then what talisman should be used?"
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "I don't know, I seem to remember which book I read it in, but I forgot which one..."
Lao Wang is indeed a living fossil in the yamen. After searching for more than an hour on the bookshelf in his office, he actually found a book on Taoism.
The nameless talisman was recorded in this Taoist book of the side sect.
Different from the principle of the Immortal Guiding Talisman, this talisman does not require a living soul as a guide. As long as there is still a trace of the soul power of the deceased, it can be sensed by the talisman.
Of course, the premise is that the trace of soul power is within the sensing range of the talisman.
In addition, the talisman already belongs to the category of mid-level talismans, and it requires a cultivation level above the God Converging Realm to complete the talisman.
Zhou Captou looked at Li Qing and said: "The only people with third-level cultivation in the yamen are you and Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang is not here. I have to leave the writing of the talisman to Miss Qing..."
Han Zhe looked at the talisman and frowned: "The runes on this talisman are too complicated. It is impossible to learn them without a few days of effort. By then, I am afraid that their remaining soul power will have long since dissipated."
Li Qing didn't say anything more. He nodded and said, "Take a few of their hairs and prepare the talisman materials. Let me try it."
Han Zhe and Zhou Captou had no hope for this, but Li Mu was the only one who had full confidence in Li Qing.
The more complex the runes on the talisman are, the more difficult they are to depict. Because mana has to be poured into the talisman, the runes are twice as complex, and the difficulty of finalizing the talisman increases exponentially. However, with the Qingxin Jue, a talisman of this level cannot be created at all.
A piece of cake.
Li Qing carefully examined the runes on the talisman, and after a moment, he put down the book.
She picked up the pen, dipped it in cinnabar, closed her eyes for a moment, and then slowly opened them.
Li Mu only saw the tip of the pen dancing on the talisman paper like flowing water. Suddenly, a talisman was formed under Li Qing's hands.
Li Qing put down his pen and said, "Okay."
"So fast?"
"Success?"
Zhou Captou looked in disbelief, and Han Zhe's eyes widened. As a disciple of the Talisman Sect, he knew better than anyone else how difficult it was to draw the Talisman just now. How could someone succeed in the first try?
He pursed his lips, looked at Li Qing and asked, "Has Miss Qing learned this talisman before?"
"No."
Without explaining too much, Li Qing drew another unnamed talisman, folded the two talismans into the shape of a paper crane, and threw them into the air.
Two paper cranes were suspended in the air, flying around everyone's heads.
Seeing that Zhihe had no intention of leaving, Zhou Captou sighed, shook his head and said, "It seems..."
Before he finished speaking, the two paper cranes drew an arc and suddenly flew outside the county government office.
"It really works!" A hint of joy appeared on Zhou's face and he said, "Follow me quickly!"
Zhou Captou stayed behind at the county government office, while Li Mu, Li Qing, and Han Zhe followed the paper crane out of the county government office.
Generally speaking, those who take people's souls to practice are evil cultivators in the realm of soul refining or soul condensation. Only practitioners in these two realms have such a great desire for other people's soul power and courage.
Although mortal souls can also be useful to high-level practitioners, unless they are pure yang or pure yin physiques like Li Mu or Liu Hanyan, ordinary souls need to reach a huge number to be helpful to their practice.
Those who will single out ordinary people to attack are generally not very strong.
The paper crane flew out of the county government office and traveled through the county town at an extremely fast speed.
The paper crane has no life, and naturally does not have intelligence. It can only fly in a straight line in the air. If Li Mu had not mastered the light body skill and could walk on the roof, he might not be able to keep up with Li Qing and Han Zhe.
.
The paper crane flew for a quarter of an hour, then disappeared into a high-rise mansion.
Li Mu landed at the door of the house, looked up, and saw the two gilded characters "Ren Mansion" written on the plaque in front of the door.
The laws of the Zhou Dynasty stipulated that officials could not break into private houses easily. Han Zhe stepped forward and patted the door. Soon, a servant from the Ren Mansion poked his head out and said impatiently: "What are you doing..."
Han Zhe glanced at him coldly and said: "We suspect that you are harboring important criminals in your house, and we will open the door for search immediately!"
When the servant saw that the person outside was an official, he hurried back. Han Zhe pushed open the door and entered, and Li Qing and Li Mu followed him out.
As soon as they walked into Ren's house, a man ran out from the back house and said in panic: "Sir, what happened last time was my fault, but you beat me and punished me. My shop is Sihai Bookstore."
It’s all closed, why are you still here…”
Li Mu was also a little surprised when he saw the shopkeeper of Sihai Bookstore.
"Shopkeeper Ren." Han Zhe obviously recognized him and asked, "Is this your home?"
"It's Cao Min's house." Storekeeper Ren nodded repeatedly and asked with a grimace: "Sir, what are you doing this time? I've been obediently at home these days, and I haven't even left the door..."
"
Li Qing looked ahead and said, "Inside."
"A felon escaped here, wait until we conduct a search." Han Zhe said to shopkeeper Ren and strode inside.
"Repeat offender!" Shopkeeper Ren's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately said: "My lord, you must search carefully and don't miss anything..."
In the deepest part of Ren's mansion, in front of a separate courtyard, the door is closed.
Two paper cranes were flying in front of the courtyard gate. Li Qing waved, and the two paper cranes flew back into her sleeves.
Han Zhe stood at the entrance of the courtyard and asked, "Who lives here?"
Shopkeeper Ren said honestly: "It's Quanzi. He just worshiped an immortal master a few days ago and has been practicing at home. The prisoner should not come here."
Han Zhe stepped forward and said, "Go in and take a look."
Squeak...
The courtyard door was pushed open from the inside, and a young man walked out of the courtyard. The young man had a handsome face and fair skin. He was holding a black cat in his arms. He stood at the entrance of the courtyard, looked at Li Mu and the other two people, and asked: "Three officials, sir."
,What's matter?"
The next moment, two paper cranes flew out of Li Qing's sleeves and kept spinning above the young man's head.
Fu Lu reacted, indicating that this young man was the evil cultivator who refined the souls of the two victims.
Han Zhe drew out his sword and said angrily: "It turns out to be you!"
The young man's expression changed for the first time. He threw down the black cat in his arms and retreated into the courtyard. The door of the courtyard suddenly closed.
"careful!"
Just as Han Zhe was about to chase after him, Li Mu reminded him and kicked him on the butt. Han Zhe staggered and threw himself to the side.
Meow!
A black shadow flashed before his eyes, and Han Zhe felt a pain on his face. He reached out and touched it, and several blood marks immediately appeared on his fingers.
After the black cat was thrown to the ground by the young man, it suddenly bounced up. If it weren't for Li Mu's kick, Han Zhe's eyes would have been scratched off by him.
The black cat missed with one claw and turned to attack Li Mu.
call out!
A sword light flashed before Li Mu's eyes, and the black cat screamed, its body split into two, and the two cat corpses fell to the ground.
Li Qing simply sheathed his sword and the three of them walked into the courtyard. The young man stood in the courtyard and made a seal. Suddenly, Li Mu's eyesight went dark and he couldn't see anything.
"Array!"
The next moment, Han Zhe's exclamation sounded in his ears.
He could neither see nor discern the direction. He only felt that the surroundings were filled with ghosts and dangers. Li Mu felt no sense of security and could not care about anything. After reciting the Heart Sutra silently, he soon saw a bright light in front of his eyes.
Li Qing had already seen this kind of scene once, so it was not surprising.
"Buddha's light!"
Han Zhe was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Mu with surprise and asked happily: "Are you a monk?"
