Could it be that there is some evil? Li Xuyang looked around, and nothing abnormal happened, and even his yin and yang eyes did not emit a trace of pain, which can only show that there is no evil here. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Could it be some kind of Gu technique?" Li Xuyang suddenly remembered that when he was in Guanshan Resort, he was like the tattooed man in the cult, he also raised strange insects, and then the cat accidentally ate the insects, and then it became what it is now.

Gu Hao thought for a while and replied, "This does not rule out the possibility, but the specific reason can only be known by the cat's autopsy." ”

"Forget it, we don't have that much time to delay in this matter, and we'll talk about it later. Li Xuyang glanced at the dead cat and said to Gu Hao.

Gu Hao didn't answer, just put the cat's corpse back into the flower pond, and then turned around and left silently.

After staying up until dawn, I got on the bus back to Xin'an Town. And Gu Hao's mind has been hovering about the dead cat, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that this matter is not so simple, but with his own strength, he can't track down this matter to the end, so he can only give up.

After returning to Xin'an Town, Li Xuyang introduced Gu Hao to Jiang Botong after meeting him. After Jiang Botong saw Gu Hao, the first impression he gave was that this fat man must have a lot of food.

Gu Hao was also very knowledgeable, and after seeing Jiang Botong again, he directly called the master. Jiang Botong looked at Li Xuyang, who was smiling on the side, and naturally understood that he must be making trouble in secret.

Since everything was explained, Jiang Botong had no choice but to accept Gu Hao as his closed disciple. This can be regarded as a person who is looking for an elderly person when he is old and has no one to take care of him.

"How is my father?" Li Xuyang pulled Jiang Botong down to the room alone, and then asked.

"It's the same as when you left, and it didn't get any better. Jiang Botong sighed and said.

"That's really hard for you, this time we found the whereabouts of the Spirit Gathering Banner, and we will rush back as soon as we find it. ”

"Hmm. Jiang Botong nodded, and when Li Xuyang found out about the whereabouts of the Gathering Spirit Banner in Smart Mountain, Lu Juxiang also told him the news.

"That's it, we're going to go to Smart Mountain, which is at least two hours away, and we can get there before dark. After Li Xuyang finished speaking, he walked out of the room.

Jiang Botong also walked out and said to Li Xuyang, "That's it, I won't keep you, I hope that when you come back again, you will find the Spirit Gathering Banner." ”

"Well, take care. Li Xuyang glanced at Jiang Botong, and then when he was about to leave, he turned around and asked, "Seven-tailed Cat Fairy, how is she?"

"Seven-tails, she's fine, she's still cultivating there, and she also helps me take care of my ancestors. Jiang Botong didn't know why Li Xuyang suddenly asked about this, so he answered honestly.

"Oh. Li Xuyang didn't say anything else, and took Ling'er back to Handan by car.

From Xin'an Town to Mingguan, you have to reverse twice in the middle. First, take the 806 bus to Handan East Railway Station, then take the 8 or 23 bus to the railway station, and then take the 801 bus to reach the famous pass.

And after arriving at Mingguan, you also need to take a car to Smart Mountain. Located in the western part of the town of Mingguan, there is a village in front of the mountain and a river behind the mountain. On the east side of the mountain, however, is a flat land of considerable size.

After Lu Juxiang and his son arrived at Smart Mountain, they began to investigate here, looking for all clues about the Gathering Spirit Banner. They would look for any news about the flag, and just when they didn't have any spirit flags here, something strange happened.

This was the second day after Li Xuyang went to Guanshan Resort, and Lu Juxiang and his son inquired about the news of the Gathering Spirit Banner in everyone at the foot of the mountain, but no one knew about it at all, let alone heard of this name.

When they were a little discouraged, one of them was told that they might as well go up the mountain to a temple where to ask the monks where. There is a respected old monk in the temple who has lived here for most of his life and may know something.

After Lu Juxiang heard the news, he hurriedly thanked the family, and then went up the mountain overnight to visit the old monk.

Smart Hill has a history of many years and has always been a very famous place in the area. During the New Year's holidays, the tourists here are not less than those from other tourist places. There are many tourists, and naturally a road will be built up the mountain, so that it will be convenient for tourists to go up the mountain and burn incense to worship the Buddha.

There are many things for tourists to play on the mountain, such as haunted houses, live CS and so on. But there are only three temples in total, which are the largest temples, and the front of this temple is dedicated to the big Buddha Rulai, and there is a Dapeng bird that is about to fly above the head.

And above the Dapeng bird, this is a plaque with four big characters written on it - "Daxiong Treasure Palace". On the other side, there are three Bodhisattvas enshrined, and on both sides of the four sides are the Eighteen Luo Khan, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang and so on in the corner.

The smaller temples are dedicated to all kinds of gods and Buddhas, Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian, the third prince Nezha and so on.

The last one left is the monk's residence in the temple and a place to eat.

The number of monks staying in the smart mountain is not large, only seven. And the most respected one is the steward here, which can also be said to be the presiding officer or abbot.

After Lu Juxiang and his son went up the mountain overnight, it was easy to find Master Huiyun, the host here. Master Huiyun, seeing the benevolence of their father and son's faces, will take them to worship the Buddha before officially receiving them.

Although the mourners are a profession that eats food in the underworld, they will also believe in the existence of gods. If there will be an underworld, how can there be no gods?

Lu Juxiang did not refuse, but according to Master Huiyun's instructions, after paying sincere homage in front of the Buddha, he got up and asked Huiyun, "Master, I came here to ask for advice." ”

Huiyun held the rosary in her hand, her eyes narrowed, and she said, "Donor, but it's okay to talk about it." ”

"Do you know the Spirit Gathering Banner?" Lu Juxiang asked directly and straight to the point.

"Spirit Gathering Banner?" Huiyun opened his eyes and watched Lu Juxiang repeat.

"Yes, Spirit Gathering Banner. ”

"It's not a mortal thing, is it?" asked Huiyun rhetorically.

"That's right, the Spirit Gathering Banner is a thing of the underworld, but it was lost in the world for various reasons. So, I want to get the Spirit Gathering Banner back and return it to where it should be. Lu Juxiang sat there cross-legged and explained to Huiyun.

"Gathering Spirit Banner, the old man has never heard of it. But I have seen it in ancient books - the record of the Soul Flag. I don't know, is this Soul Summoning Flag consistent with the Spirit Gathering Flag that the donor said?" Huiyun stopped the rotating rosary in his hand, looked at Lu Juxiang and asked.

"Honestly, I don't know. It is not my mortal thing, there are very few records of it, and even fewer people know about it, and even the world does not know about the existence of such a thing!"

"I see. ”

"Master, can you show me the book that records the Soul Flag?" Lu Juxiang suddenly asked. Juling Banner is the name under the "Funeral Record", but he doesn't know if there are other names. If not, you can only continue to find out. If it was, but it was missed because of the different names, it would be a real pity.

"Okay, donor, please come with me. Huiyun stood up, her body was a little shaky when she walked, after all, she was over 100 years old, and she was not dazzled or deaf. It is very difficult for others to live to more than 100, let alone be able to walk safely.

Under the leadership of Master Huiyun, they came to Master Huiyun's residence. The place is simple and nothing else special. A bed, a working desk, a few chairs, and a not-so-large bookshelf behind the desk.

The books on the shelves are very old, and looking at the book covers or handwriting, it looks like they were written in cloth in ancient times. Some are engraved copies, while others are handwritten, written with a brush.

Huiyun went to the bookshelf, and after searching the bookshelves on the fourth floor, she pulled out one of the books that was not very thick, and placed it on the table.

The cover of this book is rotten in some places, and the handwriting inside is also a little blurry, if you really look at it. Without ten days and a half months, it is difficult to understand all the words in it. In addition, it is not an engraving, but a handwritten handwriting, and in some places it is directly painted.

"This book is hundreds of years old, and it's all about what's going on in the area. The Conjuring Flag, on the other hand, is recorded in the last few pages.

Lu Juxiang looked at the tattered book, and then slowly opened it. Directly turned to the end, and began to check the records of the Conjuring Banner page by page.

Finally, in the last few pages, Lu Juxiang found a record about the Soul Flag, and there was such a passage on this page.

"In the past, the rebels broke out, and Emperor Ming ordered the army to defeat the rebels. The two sides fought in Shandong, with heavy casualties and ghasts on both sides. In order to suppress the lonely soul, I specially borrowed the soul flag to suppress it, so as to avoid the soul from causing trouble......"

The meaning of this passage is probably that in the previous Ming Dynasty, there was a group of rebellious people who wanted to oppose the Ming. After the emperor of the Ming Dynasty learned about this, he immediately sent people to exterminate these rebels. So, the two sides fought on the flat ground east of the Clever Mountain. The direct fight between the two parties is very tragic, and the contradictions are constantly evolving, and each has its own damage.

Therefore, neither the rebellious people nor the Ming soldiers at that time could go back, because they died here, in that great battle.

And it was after that battle that a strange succession of deaths began to take place. And the reason for the death, of course, is because of the countless souls who died in the battle here. Because they wanted to suppress these souls, someone found the spirit flag and planted it in the flat area east of the smart mountain.

Since then, the strange death has never happened again.