Chapter 84
The news that the demons had broken through the Demon Screen soon spread back to the Three Realms, and each major sect sent disciples to defend against the demons. The Demon Slayer continued its original mission. Xue Peng and some monks first brought the earth salamanders into the city to treat some of the people, and after the demon eradication group arrived, they mainly eliminated the demons in the surrounding villages and towns.
Ye Xi stood at the foot of Weizhou City, looking up at the two big characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing on the city gate, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "The old man Jingxu must be uneasy and kind to send his master out at this time!" β
Gu Tan stroked his chin slightly and said, "Maybe he thinks that only Uncle Xiao has this ability." β
Since the mysterious deaths of Chi Bi and Lu Jianren, several more disciples have been beheaded and died. The murderer is haunted, leaving no trace, making the demon group panic when it is like a troublesome flower poison.
Lingji Zhenren happened to be in the first murder case, and he took the initiative to apply for assistance to the Demon Screen, and the timing was suspiciously coincidental.
As soon as Ye Xi reported his suspicions to Master SΓΉ, Xue Yin was sent out by Jingxu for various reasons, and this latest time he was asked to investigate the murderer of the monk. When will this kind of shadowless thing be investigated, and why do you feel that Jingxu's behavior has become suspicious?
"What about the old man Jingxu? I haven't seen him today, shouldn't he go and see the city lord? Ye Xi turned his head and asked Gu Tanwei.
Gu Tanwei shrugged and said, "Who knows." β
"Since he's not here, Senior Brother Gu, can you accompany me to a place?"
"I don't dare go out alone with you. I'm afraid that Uncle Xiao will come back and take me to practice swords. β
Ye Xi pulled Bai Xue beside him and said, "Second Senior Brother will also go, okay?" β
Gu Tanwei gave them a seductive smile: "It's pretty much the same." β
In the past, his smile would definitely cause Bai Xue to be ashamed and lose his soul, but today Bai Xue didn't look at him at all, and was pushed and pushed by Ye Xi, so he asked solemnly: "What did you say?" β
Ye Xi secretly sighed, as soon as Xiao Wei disappeared, Gu Taohua also lost her charm in Bai Xue's eyes, if the second senior brother had understood his mind earlier, Xiao Wei probably wouldn't have run away.
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It didn't take much effort for the three of them to finally arrive in front of a dilapidated mansion. The plaque hanging crookedly at the door reads the word "Xue Zhai" in detail.
Gu Tanwei asked casually: "This is the famous ghost house in Weizhou?" One hand secretly clasped the dragon sword. Although the ghost aura here is strong, he is not afraid, and what makes him extra wary are the other two breaths: the monk's, and some strange and mysterious power.
Even Gu Tanwei could feel it, and Ye Xi naturally noticed it earlier and more clearly. His brows were about to twist into twists, and he snorted at Gu Tanwei with a worried face, and pushed the door straight in.
The Xue Mansion covers a vast area, with two large courtyards in front and back. Although the pavilions and garden rockeries have been panicked, they can still see the wealth and prosperity of the year. According to the locals, there was a tragedy here 50 years ago, hundreds of people were slaughtered overnight in the wealthy Xue family of Weizhou, and what is even more shocking is that so many people died tragically, but the neighbors did not hear any movement! Only a few people said that they saw a few golden rays of light falling on the Xue family that night, so there was a saying that the gods were catching ghosts.
After that, ghosts often cry in the middle of the night, and several people are frightened crazy by ghosts when they pass by at night. As a result, this house became a famous ghost house in the city, not only did all the surrounding houses and shops move out, but even the government did not dare to come to the door to post seals to collect the property. To this day, suspicious and terrifying voices can occasionally be heard from Xue Mansion.
After Ye Xi walked into the door, a sense of familiarity came to his face. Here, what he saw in the secret realm, the birthplace of Xue Yinzhen, and the home of Xue Yinzheng, a native of Muxi!
Although the corpse had long been cleaned up, dark blood stains could still be faintly seen along the way. The three monks in particular could feel the aura, such as fear, resentment, hatred, and hatred permeating the place, and it was no wonder that they had not been able to calm down for decades.
Gu Tanwei's fingers on the hilt of the sword turned white from exertion, but his face sighed calmly: "It seems that the legend is true." With such a heavy grievance, it's no wonder that excess can't work. β
Ye Xi didn't answer, quickened his pace in his puzzled eyes, and almost trotted into the hall where Xue Yinzheng was killed.
Gu Tanwei looked at him as if he was familiar with the way, and said strangely: "Have you been here?" β
"Nope." Ye Xia lowered his head and walked around the room, as if looking for something.
"Are you looking for something?" Gu Tanwei asked again.
"Hmm." Ye Xi squatted in the secret realm where Xue Yinzheng was lying, and used his divine sense to probe over and over again. His face became whiter and whiter, and cold sweat was gathering more and more on his forehead, and his expression was hard to see.
Gu Tanwei squatted down and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?" β
Ye Xi raised his eyes to look at him, his face was full of worry and disappointment, and his voice trembled and asked, "Do you feel something?" β
Gu Tanwei's heart was full of suspicions, but his face was not obvious at all, and he only said: "It seems that someone has done the law." β
Ye Xihuo stood up, raised his legs and ran back. Breaking into a room that resembled a bedroom, he finally despaired, slid against the wall and slid to the ground, muttering to himself in despair, "Taken away...... I'm still late......"
Without waiting for Gu Tanwei to ask, Bai Xue, who had been following them all the time, screamed violently, and jumped out like a rabbit.
I knew that it would be troublesome to bring apprentices, but I didn't expect these two junior disciples to be so troublesome, and Gu Tanwei, who was in a dilemma, weighed it slightly, so he had to go to the relatively low Bai Xue first. The little chubby paper ran fast, rushed out of the gate in a blink of an eye, and stood on the street anxiously looking around.
Gu Tanwei caught up and patted him on the shoulder, and asked a little unconcernedly, "What are you doing?" β
"IβI see Xiaowei." Bai Xue was so anxious that she almost cried, "In that courtyard just now, I obviously saw his back, why did he disappear when he came out?" β
"Could it be wrong?" Gu Tanwei had the urge to scratch her head.
Bai Xue replied categorically: "Impossible! β
"Second Senior Brother!" Ye Xi didn't know when he was already standing in front of the door, just now he seemed to have been hit hard, a young man who had nothing to love and wanted to grab the ground with his head, at this time his posture was straight and his face was cold. His robe and cloak hunted in the wind and sand of Weizhou, looking very thin, but extremely resolute, making Gu Tanwei have the illusion that "he will carry a heavy burden" for no reason.
With a look of Yan SΓΉ that Bai Xue had never seen before, he said word by word: "Now is not the time to look for Xiaowei, the master is in danger!" β
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Perhaps because of the bloodline of the war ghosts, Xue Yin's sense of the demon clan is particularly keen, as early as when he saw the corpses of Lu and Chi, he sniffed out a faint trace of demonic energy, from the blood demon clan, the same breath as Yin Mo back then.
When Ye Xi told him that his senior brother Lingji was really suspicious, he wondered if Lingji would have something to do with the Blood Bat King? After all, those Blood Demon Clans who fled with the unawakened Blood Bat King were exterminated, and no one mentioned the whereabouts of the Blood Bat King afterwards.
Therefore, in the past few days, he first sent a letter to Bai Jingting to prove that Lingji did not appear on the Demon Screen, and then he followed it with his innate instinct, but when he saw the scene in front of him, although he had been prepared, he still couldn't help but be angry!
The real person is hiding in a cave. When he entered, he saw the corpses on the ground that had been sucked dry, all of them were disciples of the Wuxiang Sect, and two of them were still Lingji's personal disciples. The young life died in the hands of the most trusted master! And the murderer who settled into pranayama is still wearing his own skin!
Killing apprentices, framing junior brothers, is this demon in front of you still the unsmiling senior brother? Xue Yin, who has always been self-controlled, felt a rare anger, and unconsciously sacrificed the Heavenly Crystal Sword.
Lingji opened his eyes and changed back to his original form, the features of a bat looming on his face, and the black batwing spread out on his back, blocking all space behind him.
"Senior brother!" Xue Yin's eyes flashed with red light, and her tone became passionate because of grief and indignation: "Are you worthy of your master like this?" β
Lingji turned a deaf ear, his two eyes were all scarlet and bloody, and he bared his teeth and showed a greedy smile: "Medium-grade Jindan!" Oh, and half of the Warrior Bloodline! It must be delicious! β
The Heavenly Crystal Sword pointed awe-inspiring at Lingji's chest, and Xue Yin said: "Back then, the master said that you have very good qualifications, and if you cultivate quietly, you will definitely be able to advance to the Yuan Infant." You are indeed the most advanced Jindan among us, since we have gained a lifespan of several hundred years, why can't we slowly practice and realize the Fa-rectification? Why do you have to rush this time to embark on this evil path that harms others and yourself? β
"Phew! ! The Blood Bat King behind Lingji chirped, "Monks like to talk about these useless truths in a fake way!" Tell me, what is righteousness and what is demonism? Since everything is inevitable, what is the difference between early and late death? Since the weak cannot protect themselves, they should be used by the strong. All living beings in the world follow the principle of the law of the jungle, and you monks want to engage in these inexplicable ethics! β
Xue Yin shouted angrily: "Shut up, demon! The Celestial Crystal Sword arrived in front of Lingji in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the bat's wings were retracted, Lingji rose into the air, sticking to the roof of the cave flatly, and could dodge the attack of the Celestial Crystal Sword. The Lingji was as light as a ghost, and slid quickly down the stone wall out of the cave.
Xue Yin followed closely, and you went back and forth a few times.