Chapter 18: The Scam

"Why don't you forget it first. A sudden sound broke the dead silence.

Gu Fangyan looked up in a daze, this should have been his own line, but it was someone else.

Cheng Xinuo was also confused, "What's the matter, senior? Don't you hope he can take on the mission of an exorcist?"

Ling Chenxuan's eyes were quiet, like a bottom-out clear pool, and as if it was an invisible abyss.

"I don't want to force anyone, if he really has the consciousness to be an exorcist, he will definitely drink activin without hesitation. Ling Chenxuan reached out and took the activator in Gu Fangyan's hand and put it back in the original suitcase. "It's going to stay here and turn it on when you don't think about it so much. ”

"So, can I stop drinking?" Gu Fangyan only felt relieved, but his heart was a little empty.

"Yes, but I'm sure you'll open it sooner or later, when you have a real purpose, or...... Cornered. Ling Chenxuan said softly.

In fact, he is also thinking about Gu Fangyan's body, although activator can activate the yang blood in the exorcist's body, but the side effects are also obvious, the higher the concentration of yang blood, the stronger the anti-phagocytosis effect it produces, Dao Meng once had a high-level physique exorcist after drinking activator Yang blood out of control, the heat generated burned his internal organs almost instantly, fortunately there are medical staff around for emergency rescue, otherwise the result is really unpredictable.

And Gu Fangyan's father's identity is mysterious, Gu Fangyan's yang blood concentration is also unknown, if there is an accident, although he is proficient in traditional Chinese and Western medicine, but there is no first-aid equipment here, Gu Fangyan's life safety is really difficult to guarantee.

But he didn't feel the need to say these words, so the scene was a little embarrassing, Gu Fangyan scratched his head, he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, the air around him was a little depressed, it seemed that after finding this ancient knife, everything began to change.

Cheng Xinuo couldn't stand this atmosphere the most, she coughed very abruptly, and laughed with a sneer, "That senior, I haven't seen an enchanted monster for so long as an exorcist, I heard that you didn't help Senior Luo Fan snatch it back, let me take a look." ”

Ling Chenxuan suddenly raised his eyes as if he had thought of something, "I just remembered when you said that, Luo Fan doesn't seem to have contacted me yet, is he still trapped on the highway......

He picked up the silver suitcase he had originally snatched from the lost man driving the motorcycle from the corner of the coffee table, paused for a moment and slowly opened it.

The moment the box was opened, Gu Fangyan noticed that Cheng Xinuo immediately frowned, with a solemn face.

"What a strong ability......," she sighed.

Ling Chenxuan picked up the enchanted object in the suitcase, it was a jade carved bracelet, and the outer wall of the bracelet was covered with a snake-like hideous talisman that was solemn, like a divine object worn by giant gods in ancient Greek mythology.

The craftsmanship of the bracelet is exquisite, and every trace of the outline is like a natural one, and it looks valuable no matter how you look at it.

"Is this an enchantment?" Gu Fangyan's eyes were almost straight.

"You should know the legends of the underworld better than me, do you have any impression, which king's container is this?" Ling Chenxuan held the bracelet and looked at Cheng Xinuo.

Cheng Xinuo stretched out his hand to take the bracelet and carefully observed every carving on the enchanted object, "Senior, do you know that in the myths and legends of China, the underworld is divided into ten halls, and the nine kings and the ghost king are called the ten halls of Yama by the ancients." ”

"I know a little bit, the Ghost King is the supreme of the Ten Palaces, the sole master of the underworld, and the hundreds of millions of souls in the Stygian Sea. Ling Chenxuan said.

"Legend has it that the kings of each hall will be responsible for judging different life and death sins, greed, selfishness, blasphemy, revenge, suicide, etc., and one of the ten halls of Yama, King Qin Guang, is the judge of suicide, he symbolizes death and liberation in mythology, and according to the historical records of the Daomeng, King Qin Guang's enchantment is a bronze bracelet called 'Shenzhao'. ”

The resurrection of every king is an irreversible disaster for the world, according to legend, there are tens of thousands of resentful spirits in the ghost judgment hall under the jurisdiction of King Qin Guang, these ghosts who commit suicide every day of Wu and Hai, are completely as painful as when they are dying, and all the painful situations, according to the original appearance, appear again.

Legend has it that when the king returns, countless undead will go crazy with his rebirth, and he is the master and ruler of all suffering.

"King Qin Guang, isn't that a judge of the underworld?" Gu Fangyan didn't react to the content of their chat, "Could it be that he really exists?"

"There are things you may not understand, but it's true. Ling Chenxuan's gaze was cold, "These things should only appear in myths and legends, but when they are connected to the real world, it is like a catastrophe. ”

"We are responsible for guarding the secrets of the deep world and fulfilling our mission for free, and that is why we exist. He spoke slowly, word for word, as if telling an old story, with an elusive mystery.

Gu Fangyan still couldn't understand the meaning of his words, and only felt that there was a trace of sadness hidden in that sentence, and that sadness was so long, as if it had continued...... millennia.

Cheng Xinuo's eyes swept over the enchanted object inch by inch, but the strange thing was that her eyes were very confused, as if she had opened an ancient door, but there was nothing in the door.

"What's wrong?" Ling Chenxuan suddenly had a strange premonition.

Cheng Xinuo's eyes gradually swelled with coldness, she gently placed the enchantment on the coffee table, and then took it out of the suitcase...... A silver-gray dagger.

"No, what do you want to do?" Gu Fangyan was confused by this sudden change and wanted to stop it, but Cheng Xinuo had already made a lightning move.

The silver light flickered in the air at great speed, I really couldn't imagine that Cheng Xinuo, the girl, looked as slender as a willow, and the speed of the knife was so fast, Gu Fangyan didn't even see how many stabs she stabbed at that moment, only to see that the dagger was firmly nailed to the bracelet, and a clear crack appeared at the blade.

"You...... You smash it......" Gu Fangyan was stunned.

Ling Chenxuan was also stunned for a moment, and then his eyes became extremely shocked, "How is this possible?"

It is obviously impossible for the enchanted object to be destroyed by any force from the outside world, unless that force is strong enough to destroy the soul of the king, but it was only a dagger that destroyed it just now!

"Senior, you may have been deceived by those ghosts. Cheng Xinuo slowly raised his head, his expression complicated, "This enchantment is fake......

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Suburban highways.

Summer was drawing to a close, the cool wind was blowing along the wilderness in the distance, and the occasional car flashed by on the deserted highway, Luo Fan leaned on the shadow sports car, quietly looking at the horizon in the distance, the wind swept over him, and the crimson checkered scarf swayed in the wind.

A middle-aged uncle patted the fuel tank cap of the sports car shut, "You kid has been tossing outside for so long but he is happy, why do you want me to clean up the mess for you." ”

Luo Fan smiled suddenly, "Isn't there something wrong, don't worry, head of the room, as long as I ensure that my points are not deducted, I can guarantee that there is no difficulty in the task." ”

The uncle slowly walked up to Luo Fan and whispered to him, "I heard that Ling Chenxuan is assisting you in completing the task, how about it?"

"There's one thing I didn't expect. Luo Fan shrugged, "That guy has been deceived, the enchantment is fake, just a replica made of specially made heavy lead metal, and it seems that the mission progress has returned to zero." ”

"How...... So?" the middle-aged uncle's mouth twitched slightly.

"How long is my execution date?" asked Luo Fan with a sideways look.

The uncle scratched his head, "In less than two days, you can do it yourself, until the time is up, there will be no enchantments at the headquarters, and the branch will also follow you for training." ”

"Really?" Luo Fan's eyes widened suddenly.

The uncle patted Luo Fan on the shoulder, "If you keep the reputation of our branch, it won't be in vain for me to come so far to cheer you on." He shook the gas tube in his hand, "In every sense." ”

A small fuel truck was attached to the other end of the fuel pipe, and the uncle jumped into the door with a steady pace, and the wheels of the fuel truck swept away with dust as the engine roared.

Luo Fan was alone in the dust, a car slashing past him at high speed, leaving the wilderness in the distance.

"Damn, it's too big......" He opened the door and sat in the driver's seat, looking at the endless asphalt road ahead and taking a deep breath.

On the passenger seat, there were two long knives in unison, and the scabbards were engraved with elegant and solemn reliefs like rose vines, and Luo Fan picked up a black trench coat at random to cover them.

As the car starts, the body gasps like an enraged bull, and the car stereo plays rhythmic heavy metal music, and he slams the gas pedal.

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The living room on the second floor of the red brick cottage.

The room fell silent again, and the discordant birdsong could be heard outside the window.

Cheng Xinuo stared at the dagger grip on the coffee table in a daze without thinking, she didn't know what the whole thing had happened at all, only that they had fallen into an invisible scam.

"When did enchantments start being replaced?"

"I witnessed the whole handover, and the suitcase did go to a lost man, and I took it directly from him, who probably didn't have enough time to do it. ”

"Senior, can you describe the general details to me? Cheng Xinuo said.

Ling Chenxuan recounted the whole story while reminiscing. Countless details came to mind, such as the lights that stretched along the long street, the surging tide of traffic, the dark locomotives passing through, the young men with white backpacks, the street lamps and the empty mineral water bottles......

"White backpack ......," Ling Chenxuan whispered slowly.

"Could the real enchantment be in that white backpack, maybe it's in a vacuum capsule, and your full attention is probably on the person in charge of the handover, so ignore it. Cheng Xinuo reasoned.

But there was no reason for him to do so, and the Lost might not even know that someone was following them. Ling Chenxuan silently clenched his fists.

Cheng Xinuo tilted her head, and a strand of soft hair hung down from her forehead, "Senior, you yourself said it was possible, what if that lost person really noticed the yang energy magnetic field you emitted?"

Ling Chenxuan was silent and stopped talking.

Gu Fangyan suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little subtle, it turned out that even the terrifying Senior Ling would be careless, and at this time, it was estimated that only his junior sister could suppress him.

"Riverside ...... Binjiang, where is Binjiang?" Ling Chenxuan suddenly raised his eyes and asked after a while.

Gu Fangyan thought to himself, I rely on your eldest brother, this topic is jumping too fast, isn't it that the brain circuits of your exorcists are so novel?

Cheng Xinuo didn't turn around, blinking his big eyes.

"I remember, someone said before that one of the strongholds of the Ghost Shadow Organization is in Binjiang. Ling Chenxuan's gaze quickly turned to Gu Fangyan, who was drinking water on the side, "You are from Wucheng, you should know, where is Binjiang?"

Gu Fangyan, who was suddenly asked, was caught off guard by the water he had just picked up, covered his mouth and coughed violently, "Ahem...... Damn, that riverside ...... Cough...... Isn't it a nightclub?"

Of course, Gu Fangyan remembered that one of his friends' father worked in a nightclub, and he was also instilled with a lot of bad information......

"Ghost Shadow Organization, is it the Ghost Shadow Army?" It took Gu Fangyan a long time before he came to his senses, but he opened his mouth to say something out of tune.

"This is the only clue, if Binjiang is really the stronghold of the ghosts, then the enchantment can only be there. ”

"But, is it credible?" Cheng Xinuo was a little frightened by his resolute posture.

"Wouldn't it be high to exchange human lives? Ling Chenxuan stood up like a bowstring flicked, "Let's go now, even the Tiger's Den Dragon Pond has to break through." ”

"But how are we going?" Cheng Xinuo also subconsciously stood up.

"You can call it a taxi, isn't there a Didi taxi?" Only Gu Fangyan sat silently in place, and it was better for him not to get involved in some things.

"We were able to rent a car. Ling Chenxuan neatly put on a windbreaker and picked up the cue, and Cheng Xinuo on the side had already lifted the suitcase, and his movements were so smooth that he seemed to be out of the nest.

"Let's go, don't send ......," Gu Fangyan said weakly while holding half a glass of water.