Lu Qingwen and I waited outside the community for about half an hour for Xiaoxue to come back, but the result disappointed us, Xiaoxue didn't hear any valuable clues, Huang Chaojie and Xu Fanping said about their work and life, there was nothing suspicious.

"The two of them have a good relationship and are about to get married." Koyuki zuihou concludes.

I originally thought I could find some clues from Huang Chaojie, but I didn't expect it to fall short again, the sea of people is vast, where can I find the mysterious Xuanming Sect?

Suddenly, I had a flash of inspiration, since the people of the Xuanming Sect deal with evil spirits and zombies, then no matter where they hide, they can't do without corpses and death, and now the corpses are concentrated in crematoriums, morgues of big hospitals, if they leave the mountains and go to the city, they must have a connection with these places!

I immediately looked at Lu Qingwen: "Can you help me check the cities within a radius of five hundred miles centered on the concept of eternal life, and see which city's funeral parlors and morgues have lost their bodies many times." In addition, supernatural events and frequent disappearances should also be paid attention to. ”

Lu Qingwen immediately perked up: "It makes sense, if they want to refine zombies, they must need corpses; To create evil spirits, it is necessary to catch some people at a certain time of birth; And they will inevitably have some small accidents, and when they are seen and heard, it will become a supernatural event. Brother Zhang, you're so smart! ”

I laughed self-deprecatingly, "Ha, if I had been smart, I would have thought of it a long time ago." ”

"But you thought of it before I did!" Lu Qingwen made no secret of her reverence, "Although this matter is a bit troublesome, it can be investigated through my grandfather's relationship, and it may take two or three days, I will do it as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, let's go back."

Back at the accommodation, Lu Qingwen immediately called Lu Chengshan, Lu Chengshan retrieved the file on the one hand, he was in a special department specializing in dealing with supernatural events, and it was of course easy to consult the relevant information; On the other hand, contact local people who can speak and cooperate with Lu Qingwen's investigation.

Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng left, and Lu Chengshan called me a few hours later, saying that the situation in the hospital was complicated and needed more time for specific inquiries; In terms of crematoriums, because the nearby cities are all ethnic minorities, they have only been developed for a few years, and although there are crematoriums, there is no compulsory cremation, and there is no perfect management and information.

Zuihou Lu Chengshan said: "At present, only one piece of news may be useful to you, a year ago in the crematorium of your city there was a body waiting to be cremated missing, and the police could not find the family of the body afterwards, and what is even more bizarre is that a nearby villager saw a person suspected of the body walking by that night." Zuihou didn't find the body, and he didn't see anyone alive or dead. The police concluded that the person was in a state of suspended animation, and after waking up, he left on his own, and similar incidents of suspended death and resurrection have happened many times. ”

I perked up: "Have you investigated then?" ”

"No, because no one saw the zombies appear later, the possibility of deceiving the corpse was ruled out, and it didn't attract enough attention, and now it's connected with the Xuanming Sect, so I feel suspicious...... Actually, I don't believe that the Xuanming Church moved to the city, like this mysterious sect that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, has many rules and taboos, and avoiding mortals is a canon they must abide by, and it is impossible to change. ”

"So where do you think they've gone?"

Lu Chengshan sighed: "The times have progressed, countless ancient sects have been extinct, and they are no exception, the biggest possibility is that there are only a few people left, and most of them were killed by you." So they may not have a sect leader, and they don't have a Xuanming Sect anymore, if there are a few people left, they will only hide, and they will not blatantly go to the city to raise ghosts and refine zombies. ”

I said "um", Lu Chengshan's words also made sense, because raising ghosts and refining zombies will definitely have a very heavy yin qi, which is not good in crowded places, and it is easy to be discovered.

After hanging up the phone, I still decided to go to the crematorium to check, the crematorium must be very yin, and there are often dead people sent there, if there are Xuanming Sect hiding in the crematorium to raise one or two zombies, it is not easy to be discovered.

There are too many people and I have difficulty moving, originally I wanted to go alone, Lin Mei was not worried about going with me. She has a certain night vision, extremely strong combat ability, is as light as a swallow, bold and careful, and is really the best assistant, so I hesitated for a moment and agreed. At this time, it was already evening, Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng would come back soon, and there should be no problem with those left behind.

The crematorium is on the outskirts of the south of the city, very remote, there is no direct bus, we took the bus to the South Railway Station, and then called a motorcycle to take us there. Seeing that it was getting dark, the driver of the motorcycle heard that we were going to the crematorium, his face was a little ugly, and he didn't want to go, and he was panicked during the day, let alone at night. Later, I said that I could just get to the vicinity of the crematorium and not have to go in, and he agreed.

When we arrived near the crematorium, it was already dark, the place was deserted, and there were no lights in the vicinity at all. Just like the vast majority of crematoriums in China, no one wants to live nearby, and there is no mandatory cremation here, so the business of crematoriums is not very good, and there is no funeral industry chain, so it is even more deserted.

Before leaving, the driver of the motorcycle looked at us with strange eyes: "Little brother, are you here to mourn or find someone?" There is no one here at night. ”

"Uh...... In fact, we are people who study supernatural events, and we are here to find out if there are any ghosts. "I don't have to say anything.

The driver of the motorcycle shrunk his neck and ran away.

My phone rang suddenly, and it was Lu Qingwen's voice when I connected it. She and Gao Feng have returned to the place of accommodation, in the afternoon she looked for the police to investigate the clues of the disappearance of the population, in recent years, there are really many outsiders missing in the vicinity of the report, but the specific location of the disappearance is not clear, some may have gone to other places, some may be in distress in the mountains and did not return. In recent years, there has been an increase in tourists, a large flow of people, and no registration at the police station, so there is really no way to say where people are missing.

Zuihou Lu Qingwen said: "Although there are a lot of missing people, this is not what we are looking for, because people who must be born at a specific time to raise ghosts, and it is impossible for people from the Xuanming Sect to know the specific birth time of tourists from all parts of the country, right?" ”

"Well, you've worked hard."

"Hehe, it's not hard, it feels like we're detectives. By the way, do you want us to support you? ”

I hurriedly said: "No need, you can just watch a few of them at the accommodation, now I want to turn off the phone, I will definitely go back before dawn, and I will call you if I don't go back." ”

"Alright then, I'll wait for your news."

I turned off my phone, and Lin Mei and I walked along the main road. A few kilometers away is the building of the crematorium, with only a little dim light in the darkness, like a giant beast staring with its mouth open, and a tail standing up in the sky behind it - a blast furnace more than ten meters high.

From such a distance, I sensed a very strong yin qi, in fact, every crematorium has such an aura, and ordinary people can also feel uncomfortable and cold when they walk in.

The light came from the window of a hut near the gate, and the sound of the TV program inside was very loud, and from time to time there was the sound of an old man coughing, presumably an old man who was guarding the door, and the sound was so loud to embolden himself.

Could it be that there is only one old man who guards the door in the entire crematorium? Such seclusion is just right for the people of the Xuanming Sect, and it is also convenient for us to explore.

The front is the condolence hall and the office, of course there is no one at this time, it is very empty and gloomy, fortunately it is Lin Mei who came with me, and if it is someone else, he will definitely be scared and dare not move forward. The doors here have been locked, Lin Mei and I can't get in, Xiaoxue went in and walked around quickly and came out, but I didn't find anything special.

If anything is quirky, it should be in a morgue, or in a deeper basement. To see the corpse in the morgue, it is necessary to have a key, but I don't know if the old man who guards the door has a key.

Back in the guard room, Xiaoxue said: "This old man must have been on duty here for a long time, and if you ask him directly, maybe you can ask something useful." ”

I hesitated: "It seems that he is an old man who is sick, can he withstand the toss?" ”

Xiaoxue smiled: "I don't toss him, just turn into a female ghost and scare him, he dares to keep vigil here, it proves that he has enough courage and will definitely not be scared to death." Although he can't be scared to death, he doesn't dare not answer what I asked him, right? ”

Although there is an unspoken rule that spells cannot be applied to ordinary people, it is not too much to pretend to be a ghost in such a place, so I reluctantly agree: "Be careful." ”

Lin Mei said in a low voice: "I'm the best at pretending to be a ghost and scary, I'll try it." ”

I remembered the first time I met her at the Ghost Cottage, I was scared enough by her, but now I think about it, but my heart is warm, so I didn't stop her from wanting to play.

"Okay, let you come first." Xiaoxue actually took the initiative to let Xian, because she didn't believe that Lin Mei could scare the people inside.

Lin Mei walked to the door and knocked directly, this method is too ordinary in other places, but it is scary enough here, how can a young woman run to the crematorium alone in the middle of the night? And it's a fairy-like beauty, if you want to say it's not a ghost, you don't even believe in ghosts.

The old man inside was obviously startled and turned down the sound of the TV, but Lin Mei continued to knock on the door unhurriedly. It was a full minute before an old voice came from inside, speaking in dialects.

"I'm lost." Lin Mei pinched her throat and said gloomily.

The old man changed to fluent Chinese: "The road is under your feet, go forward, there is no road for you here." ”

"I'm so scared, open the door and let me in. Have pity on me, a weak woman, who is not familiar with life, so you can help me. Lin Mei continued to pretend.

The old man hesitated: "If you are really human, just wait outside, I will call the police; If you are not human, you should go your own way, don't bother me, I will burn some money for you tomorrow. ”

Sure enough, it's a bold guy, if we call the police, we can't continue, Xiaoxue smiled, turned into a bewitching woman with loose hair and a frighteningly white face, and "squeezed" in through the crack in the door.

Immediately there was an exclamation and the sound of things smashing, but it was the old man who smashed Xiaoxue with something to ward off evil spirits. Xiaoxue is spirit body can't be hit, and she is not afraid of ordinary evil spirits at all, floating in the air and saying viciously: "I kindly beg you, you actually refuse to help me, it seems that you are a bad person, I don't have to be polite to you!" ”