18. Chasing souls

Yi Zai sent dozens of soldiers and servants from the palace to search for the spirit rider in Jicheng.

The sorcerer also asked the king for approval, and asked Situ Guan Zhong to inform the township lovers of Jicheng and the county marshals of each county in Jicheng to search for them together. The foreign affairs department sent a letter to the surrounding countries of Mao, Rui and Hu, asking them to assist in finding the spirit master. But until nightfall, nothing was found.

At the end of the day, the night covers Jicheng, and the lights of thousands of homes are lit up, illuminating most of the area of Jicheng as if it were day, and the brightly lit streets and the flow of people on the streets are all showing the prosperity and wealth of Jicheng.

The mansion is desolate, the gate, the eaves, and the side of the corridor are wrapped and hung with white silk and silk flowers, fluttering in the wind, like a white ghost dancing, adding a strong sad atmosphere to the mansion.

The coffin that Lu Shen carried to Ningqing Palace to bury his body was placed in the living room of Lu Mansion, and a big inscription was pasted on the coffin, which was eye-catching and dazzling.

The children of Lu Shen's three sons and four grandchildren were all kneeling in front of the coffin wearing heavy filial piety, and the eldest son, Lu Liang, was adding paper money to a porcelain basin, and the paper ashes were fluttering and floating towards the roof.

Although he is pedantic and dull and not liked by the king, most of them are closely related to the well-being of the people, and his position and behavior for the people have won the support and love of the people, whether in the court or in the people, Lu Shen has a very high prestige.

Because the people asked for their lives, the king naturally couldn't chill the hearts of the officials and the people. Although he did not petition, in the afternoon, he still came to the mansion in person to offer condolences to praise his achievements.

As soon as Ji Hong came, the officials and people who had been in a wait-and-see state and did not dare to come came came, and the Lushen Mansion suddenly became very lively from deserted and deserted, with a busy traffic in front of the door and an endless stream of people coming and going.

Lu Shen's only daughter, who is also the pearl of his palm, is accompanied by two maids, and is staying in a temporary house in a daze, not crying, not laughing, not screaming or making trouble, like a robot who can only breathe. In the entire Xuan Mansion, it seems that she is the only one who can't feel the pain and sadness caused by Lu Shen's suicide.

And Red Feather's original boudoir has been set up as an altar by Yu Nuo.

The altar is made up of six rectangular bronze mirrors and a black square stone, each mirror is six feet high and three feet wide, with two sides on the north, east, and south sides, and only the west side where the red shadow left with the soul of the red feather last night is empty. The six bronze mirrors have been used by sorcerers to emit an aura of light. The square stone is carved and ground with a thousand-year-old black jade that has absorbed the aura of the sun and the moon in the Qinling Mountains, the length and height are three feet, and there are totems of the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the ancient four spirits of Xuanwu on all sides. The six bronze mirrors and a black jade pier are the most powerful tools among the wizards of the Qinling Mountain Range, and they can cooperate with each other to form a spiritual cave passage in the space enclosed by the six mirrors, allowing the soul to walk in it.

The outside of Red Feather's boudoir has been protected by guards from Wang Cheng, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and it is heavily guarded. And Ji Xiongfeng and the four first-class guards of Wang Cheng were outside the six mirrors, holding the hilt of their swords, waiting for the battle. Warlock Hu An and Ji Xiongfeng stood together.

The sorcerer Yu Nuo said to Ji Xiongfeng and Hu An: "I will use six bronze mirrors and a black jade statue to build a spiritual cave passage, and then make my soul out of the body and follow the direction of the shadow left last night, during which time as long as one of the bronze mirrors falls, my soul will never come back, and it will become a fake dead like Red Feather." At this point, he clasped his hands into fists, gave a salute, and said, "Please." ”

Ji Xiongfeng said briskly: "Wizard, please rest assured, I will definitely protect these six mirrors." I have promised the king that if a sorcerer becomes a fake dead because the mirror is upside down, I will become a real dead. ”

Hu An also said: "Wizard, I know that it is powerful, and I will never be careless. ”

Yu Nuo smiled and nodded, walked around the mirror, sat cross-legged on the black jade pier, palms facing up, between the two legs, eyes slightly closed, and recited a mantra.

In a moment, a white light suddenly emitted from the surroundings of the black jade pier, covering Yu Nuo inside, and at the same time, six white lights were emitted from the six bronze mirrors at the same time, which converged with the white light emitted by the black jade pier, and was refracted by the black jade light, shooting out a pillar of light towards the west of the opening, six feet high and three feet three wide, just enough for a person to walk in it, which was the spiritual cave passage that Yu Nuo said before.

Wherever the light of the spiritual cave passage went, everything was gone. The table seemed to have been cut in the middle, and there seemed to be an extra hole in the solid wall, in short, everything could not block this spiritual cave passage, and they all disappeared in front of this spiritual cave passage.

Suddenly, a shadow stood up from Yu Nuo's body and walked along the spiritual cave passage towards the front, the shadow was transparent, as if it was composed of extremely small transparent particles, it was Yu Nuo's soul.

Strangely, however, the shadow only had one right hand, and his left arm was missing from his shoulder.

In addition to the warlock Hu An, Ji Xiongfeng and all the guards present saw such a scene for the first time, and it was the first time to see the appearance of a human soul with their own eyes, and they couldn't help but widen their eyes, with a look of surprise and amazement.

Forcing the soul out of the body and walking long distances is something that only the most powerful wizard in the wizarding world of the tribes of the Qinling Mountains can do. But Yu Nuo still didn't dare to let his soul deviate from the spiritual cave passage, once the soul left the spiritual cave passage, it would dissipate instantly, and Yu Nuo would lose his soul like Red Feather and the others, and become a fake dead.

Yu Nuo's soul walked along the passage of the spiritual cave, and walked out of Red Feather's boudoir, and walked away from being able to see it again.

"Keep my eyes open, protect the bronze mirror and the black jade pier, and wait for the wizard's soul to return. Ji Xiongfeng commanded loudly.

Everyone was in good spirits, maintaining a high degree of vigilance as if they were facing a great enemy, and never allowing anything to destroy this altar.

The spiritual cave passage has been extending in the direction of the shadow and the soul of Red Feather last night, but after leaving Red Feather's boudoir, the spiritual cave passage is no longer visible. The soul of Yuno walked past the myriad of people who loved the nightlife, who could not see or perceive.

Yu Nuo's soul passed through the thick and strong walls of Himejo, through the fields, and into the wooded forest. There are many carnivorous beasts lurking in the dark forest, staring at the bell-like eyes, waiting for the prey to come to the door. The soul of Yuno passed past these vicious beasts, and they could not see him either.

The only people who can see the soul of Yu Nuo are the demon souls and other clans and spirit riders, but in this place, there seems to be no existence for them. If you accidentally encounter a bad demon or a ghast, Yunuo's soul is in danger.

Yu Nuo naturally knew the huge risk he was taking on this soul trip, but for the sake of King Ji Hong, for the sake of Ji Chengyu, he had to do it.

However, Yu Nuo was not defenseless, he left a left hand on the black jade pier, and if his soul was in danger, that left hand would quickly pull it back with the help of the black jade aura.

Yu Nuo's soul walked in the spiritual cave passage for more than a day and a night, and came to a forest, the forest was full of beautiful flowers, and the soul could not smell the fragrance of flowers, but Yu Nuo believed that his surroundings must be filled with a strong fragrance.

Yu Nuo had a sense that the distance he walked out had reached the limit of the bronze mirror and the black jade aura, approaching the end of the aura channel, the aura was getting weaker and weaker, if he continued to move forward, even if it was just a small step, it was possible to walk out of the aura channel at once, and never return to the starting point.

And he couldn't seem to go any further, because a gate blocked him.

That gate was a demonic aura, a strong demonic aura, and the aura at the end of the spiritual cave passage was too weak compared to this demonic aura, and it was impossible to break through it at all. At this moment, a fat panda appeared in front of Yu Nuo, looking at him with a smile, not looking vicious.

"Promise. The panda actually called out his name, "One of the most powerful wizards in the human tribe in the Qinling Mountains really lives up to his reputation, and he can use the aura of six bronze mirrors and a piece of black jade to establish a spiritual cave passage, and in the whole world, in addition to the spirit master, only you can do it." ”

Yu Nuo asked, "Did you take Red Feather's soul?" If so, please give her to me, and I will take her back. ”

The panda shook his head and said, "What took away Red Feather's soul was a thousand-year curse. ”

"Whose curse is that?" and "Why?"

Panda said: "You are a sorcerer, naturally you know that some things that happen to some people are predestined in your previous life, and you are not the person in charge, so you don't have to know whose curse it is, and you don't have to know what caused the curse." You just need to try to save Ji Chengyu's life, and everything will be decided by him in the future. ”

Yu Nuo's heart suddenly understood, so he didn't ask any more, but said, "Can you help me with one thing?"

The panda said, "Yes." ”

Yu Nuo said: "Protect the soul of the red feather, don't disappear, and let the red feather who is far away in Jicheng live this life safely." ”

The panda said, "Is it meaningful to fake the dead?"

"It's better to be alive than dead." ”

The panda thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try." If Red Feather has been alive, it means that I have done it, and if Red Feather suddenly dies, it means that I have not done it, and you can't blame me. ”

Yu Nuo bowed to the panda and said, "Yu Nuo is thankful." ”

The panda said, "Go back quickly! The spiritual cave passage of the bronze mirror and black jade has reached the end, and if you take one more step, there will be no turning back." And the aura in the spiritual cave passage is about to run out, if you don't go back quickly, once the aura is exhausted and the passage disappears, you will never be able to go back. ”

Yu Nuo said, "Thanks for the reminder, I'll go back." ”

After saying that, Yu Nuo turned around and walked back. After walking a short distance, Yu Nuo suddenly sensed a huge danger, which did not come from the panda behind him, but from the front of the spiritual cave passage.

It was an extremely strong demonic aura, and it was already approaching Lu Shen's altar. Yu Nuo was shocked. Even if Ji Xiongfeng and the four first-class guards have high martial arts, they are human beings after all, people can't beat demons, and the swords in their hands can't kill demons, although in order to prevent accidents, they specially arranged for warlock Hu An to assist in protecting the law, but he may not have the ability to defeat demons.

The left hand that Yu Nuo had left on the altar also sensed the danger coming, and quickly reached out, grabbed him at once, and dragged him back at a great speed, but it took a little time.