Volume 1: Illuminating Mountains and Rivers Chapter 52 The Crisis in the City

At night, the shops on both sides of the street were already closed, and only the few windows were still lit by a faint candlelight.

Ji Yuan and Zhao Yuansong stopped, looking at the emaciated figure a few steps away with stunned expressions, both of them thought that they had heard it wrong, especially the former, after listening to the other party's next words, they felt even more numb.

"Two days ago, I was going to Baihualou to buy some drunken immortal brew, but I happened to meet the new Oiran who appeared, and from her body, I could feel a pure yin qi, as well as that disgusting ghostly aura."

Shen Lang turned around, and a fine light flashed in his eyes: "That night, I hibernated in the Hundred Flowers Building, trying to find a chance to confirm one or two, but the longer I stayed, the more pressure I felt from the new Oiran's body." ”

As he spoke, a wave of Haoran Qi flashed from his body, and the essence qi that was silent in his body suddenly rose, and then quickly lurked.

Although it was only a few moments, the two of them could still clearly sense that what emanated from each other's bodies belonged to the cultivation fluctuations of the middle stage of the Enlightenment Realm.

If there is no accident, a Confucian monk in the middle of the Enlightenment Realm can feel the great pressure, at least it will be a cultivation in the late stage of the Enlightenment Realm.

"I watched it with Confucian grandeur, although I couldn't get a glimpse of it, but I also saw a little bit of the ghost's heels, it should be a skeleton."

Shen Lang pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

It was also this sentence that made the little Taoist feel his scalp tingle, and in his mind, a figure instantly appeared, which was the red and pink skeleton in the mass grave of the Fallen Soul Slope.

Because of the Song River matter, he almost had to ignore the pink skeleton, feeling that with the Song family's mansion and the formation laid by Mingyue Guan, the ghost should not be able to get out of it.

It's just that Ji Yuan shook his head soon, thinking that it should be just a coincidence, and it is unlikely that it should really be the pink skeleton, but even he himself was a little suspicious of the thoughts in his heart, a bit like he was deceiving himself.

"The ghosts and demons in the world are not all sinful people, do you notice whether the other party has karma or not?"

Zhao Yuansong's eyes sank, and he seriously looked at the expression of the scholar in front of him.

Even if he doesn't mention what he has seen and heard in the rivers and lakes in the past, just along the way, he has seen a lot of demons and ghosts, although he is from an unbearable background, he also has a good heart.

There are even a lot of demons and ghosts, and they eventually became a god of mountains and rivers, benefiting the local people.

Hearing this, Shen Lang was stunned at first, and then shook his head: "Except for yin qi and ghost qi, I don't feel any karma and sin. ”

After a long groan, he added that although the other party had no karma and sins, it contained a deep hatred, so thick that it was almost impossible to dissolve.

And with the help of Confucian Haoranqi, he could see the soul of the ghost thing, wrapped around the resentment that made people's limbs cold just by looking at it.

It's like...... The other party is thinking about destroying this world all the time.

The corners of Ji Yuan's mouth twitched, and he felt that what Shen Lang described was surprisingly similar to the pink skeleton in his memory.

After thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh, his face looked a little melancholy, how could it be that now in the small county town, there are not only monsters and obscenities, but also heart-snatching demons and murderous demons, and now there is a skeleton and ghost thing that has turned into a human form.

If you count the Zhao family's mansion, the evil cult who is watching can really be regarded as very lively.

"Let's go back to the Taoist temple first."

Ji Yuan sighed in his heart, and immediately proposed to the two people around him.

Zhao Yuansong, who was on the side, naturally did not have any objections to this, and as for the scholar Shen Lang, after thinking about it, he also nodded and agreed.

After all, at this time, he had already returned to the Hundred Flowers Building at an inappropriate night, otherwise he would inevitably attract the attention of that ghost, and maybe something unexpected would happen.

And every late at night, it is the most densely populated time in the Baihua Building, if something happens at this time, many innocent people will be affected.

So after half an hour, the group of three returned to the Xuantian Temple.

Seeing them return, Xu Qiqi, who had been waiting for a long time, was about to step forward, but after seeing the dull faces of the two of them, he stopped and stood quietly in place.

Zhao Yuansong waved his hand and asked the junior brothers and sisters to sit down first, and then he and Ji Yuan also sat back on the futon, and the scholar Shen Lang was much more casual, it didn't matter if there was a futon or not, he sat directly on the ground against the pillar.

For this scholar, Xu Qiqi and the others were naturally curious, but they didn't ask out loud, but quietly waited for their senior brother to speak.

After being silent for a moment, Zhao Yuansong spoke up and slowly told him about Baihualou.

Hearing this, Xu Qiqi and Jiang He did not show any different colors, but they listened to it, and they only felt that this small county town was much more exciting and lively than the counties they had walked through.

At least in other places, they have never encountered any demons and ghosts in the county, and even if they do occasionally, they are just some gangsters who commit trouble.

It seems that such a lively scene, let alone taking place in a county town, is extremely difficult to encounter even in a poor and remote place.

After all, there are city gods in all cities, plus gods such as Wenwu Temple and Land Lord, which is enough to make ordinary demons and ghosts dare not approach.

As for the demons and demons, they are suppressed by the local government, and they enjoy peace under normal circumstances.

"Could the skeletons and ghosts in the Hundred Flowers Building also be one of the means prepared by those who secretly plot obscenity?"

After Xu Qiqi heard this, he immediately asked out loud.

Several people glanced at each other, and they also felt that it was very possible, after all, in a small county town, there were so many demons making trouble for no reason, it must not be just a coincidence.

"Earlier, the county government smashed down an obscene shrine, and I've heard a thing or two about it, but what is the person you are talking about?"

In the corner of several people, Shen Lang, who was leaning on the pillar and closing his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and asked.

Ji Yuan sighed softly, and then carefully recounted what happened two days ago, and he didn't hide anything about this scholar who knew the roots.

Even in his heart, he hoped that Shen Lang could put forward some key nodes that they hadn't thought of on this matter.

"What is the situation of the Zhao family now?"

Because Ji Yuan started from himself and Huixin who had dealt with a haunting evil thing in the Zhao family, so Shen Langfang asked this question.

After thinking about it, he shook his head silently, since he left the Zhao family, he had never heard any news, and he didn't know if the evil cult would do anything to the Zhao family again.

"Do you think there is any connection between this incident and what happened later?"

Ji Yuan asked.

The scholar shook his head, not saying anything, just frowning, as if thinking about something.

Seeing this, several people glanced at each other, and they all chose to keep silent, not to disturb Shen Lang's thoughts, and wait for the other party to speak.

Half an hour later, he suddenly raised his head and asked Ji Yuan for paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and the latter immediately waved his sleeve robe and took out what he needed.

The eyes of the rest of the people watching this scene flashed, and everyone looked at them with different meanings.

The Zhao family is evil, washes the monsters of the Jade River, plans for a hundred years of obscenity, gouges out the demons, and commits murderous demons.

Shen Lang took the pen and wrote down a few key messages on the white paper one by one, and then marked the names of Baiyun Temple and the county government at the demon who cared for the heart and the demon who committed the murder.

"If the calculation is correct, then the demon and the demon should be the first trace of the demon that Brother Zhao sensed, and appeared in these two places."

He pointed to two markings on the paper, his eyes contemplative, as if trying to connect them all.

As Shen Lang fell into contemplation again, several people could only look at each other, swiping back and forth on a few marks on the paper, as if they also wanted to find some clues from it.

Suddenly, Xu Qiqi asked curiously, "Why don't you write about the skeletons and ghosts of Baihualou?" ”

The girl's question also caused confusion in the minds of several people, in their opinion, this skeleton ghost creature should also be one of the means that someone has prepared.

However, Shen Lang shook his head and said: "It should have nothing to do with it, according to the information I heard, this new Oiran only entered the Hundred Flowers Building on the night of the Zhao family's evil troubles. ”

And at that point in time, the washing of the monsters at the bottom of the Jade River and the smashing of the obscene shrine had not yet happened.

Moreover, the evil demons in several other places have already taken action, as if in response to the destruction of the obscene shrine, but the skeletons and ghosts in the Baihua Building have not made any moves at present.

Even according to his observations in the past two days, the skeleton ghost seemed to be very addicted to the feeling of lingering among the guests, and in that courtyard, everyone sang every night, and everyone frolicked from night to dawn, and then gradually dispersed reluctantly.

"Something should have happened to the Zhao family, I'm afraid that even if that evil thing hasn't succeeded yet, it should not be far away."

Shen Lang raised his head and said to everyone with a solemn expression.

As soon as these words came out, Ji Yuan immediately shook his head, and he was about to open his mouth when he was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something.

The scholar bowed slightly, and his eyes flashed: "Thought of it?" ”

The little Taoist priest nodded with a pale face, cold sweat was already flowing on his forehead, and he finally understood why he had been feeling something something was not quite right in his heart for the past few days.

"City God Temple!"

He blurted out, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

If everything is normal in the City God Temple, why would they allow evil things to cause chaos in the city and ghosts lurking in the Hundred Flowers Tower?

Shen Lang nodded, and then added: "I'm afraid that there is a problem in the county government, otherwise no matter what, since there are other things in the city, according to the process of the imperial court, the local county officials have to send people to the City God Temple to inform them." ”

But now, there is no movement in the City God Temple, and the City God Lord and several spirit officials under his command have not taken any action against the evil ghosts in the city.

This matter is already very abnormal, but the county government seems to turn a blind eye to it, which makes people even more suspicious.

"If it's not the county lord's problem, it's the betrayal of his henchmen, so that the county government's orders can't be passed on to the City God Temple, or the changes in the City God Temple can't reach the county lord's ears."

Shen Lang looked at everyone and said in a deep voice word by word.

Several people subconsciously looked at each other, and their faces gradually became serious, if it was really as the scholar's inference, then this matter was no longer as simple as the hundred-year-old incense of a mere obscene temple, and it would undoubtedly involve a deeper layout.

"But what exactly is the person who laid it out?"

Zhao Yuansong said in a low voice, his eyes swept back and forth on several marks on the white paper.

Hearing this, Shen Lang sneered: "If you want to know what that person is planning, go to the Zhao family and the City God Temple, and you can find out." ”

"The heart-splitting demons, as well as the murderers, are just shoddy tricks, the so-called is to draw the attention of the county government and all the forces in the city."

"There should be only three real plans, namely the Zhao family, the City God Temple, and the Xiyuhe Obscenity Temple."

In the main hall of the Taoist temple, as the scholar's words fell, everyone fell silent, only the sound of the candle burning would ring in the ears from time to time.

The faces of the few people present have gradually turned from solemn to pale, they thought that things were not simple, but they didn't expect that what was hidden behind them was so huge.

It turned out that the people who were plotting secretly were not obscene incense at all, and their layout was so wide that it covered almost the entire county.

"Are we going to inform the county government of this matter as soon as possible?"

Xu Qiqi asked in a low voice.

However, a few people present shook their heads silently after hearing this, with the current situation, they didn't know if this county lord would also be a pawn of the planner, or if there was just a problem with his henchmen.

If you rashly go to the county government and tell the truth about this matter, it is likely that you will be shocked and force the people who are secretly planning to act in advance.

Even whether they can leave the county government alive is still unknown.

"There are not many people we can trust these days, and we must act carefully, otherwise a bad one will be lost."

Shen Lang said with a solemn face: "No matter what you want to do next, I think it's better to go to Baiyun Temple first, if you can get the help of the monks in the temple, it will undoubtedly be much easier." ”

Baiyun Temple is not just an incense temple, but also a place where Buddhist monks gather and practice within a radius of hundreds of miles, and there are at least seven or eight Buddhist monks in the temple, including Huixin.

In the face of demons and evil spirits, the role of these people is far more than that of twenty or thirty martial artists, and they are not ordinary people who can catch fast and can be compared with officers and soldiers.

"Not good! Baiyun Temple has changed! ”

Ji Yuan raised his head abruptly and whispered with an anxious expression.