chewing dragon

Chapter 311 Corpse Collection
The situation was already obvious at this time. Qi Jingzhi noticed something strange when he led his army to chase down the blood-eyed bat group, so he arranged a somewhat crude ambush in front of him. As a result, he caught two sheep daggers and a human skin spirit.

However, neither the two little white sheep nor the old woman in front of them looked like the accomplices of those bats, nor were they even considered evil people.

Qi Jingzhi thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "The few lines of your poem just now seem to have unfinished meaning. What are the next few lines?"

The old woman was stunned, then hesitantly recited: "The cool breeze blows day and night, and my boat drifts gracefully. The cicadas are chirping in the trees, and the storks are flying in the sky. The guest is so sad that I can't hold back my tears!"

At this time, Qi Jingzhi was a little stunned, and his heart was touched by the artistic conception of the poem.

"It turns out that the origin of the phrase 'Stork Flying to the Sky' comes from here. When put together with these poems, it has a rather melancholy, desolate and compassionate meaning."

Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi took a deep look at the old woman: "According to common sense, the wild land north of the forbidden water should be your paradise. You can produce and sell it yourself, and replace your skin with your bones on the spot. , it is also closer to the source of corpse energy, so practicing can get twice the result with half the effort."

"But this small county town is already located south of Forbidden Water and Yongchang Military Town. Are you...going south?"

The old woman sighed when she heard this: "As you know, the market I mentioned was actually just trading old bones collected by the spirits at the beginning. Because they were nourished by the corpse energy from the north, they became... It is quite valuable, but fresh corpses are not very common and are not popular with the spirits."

"But in recent days, many extremely vicious people have suddenly come to the market. They all have evil spirits on their bodies, and most of them are buying and selling corpses of newly deceased people..."

"I'm really scared. If I don't leave that place of right and wrong, I'll either be captured and raised as livestock for leather production, or I'll die in confusion under the knife of the officers and soldiers."

The old woman said, her eyes falling on the golden hoops and big sticks of the young men with car spokes: "Well, it is possible that they died under the sticks and turned into a pile of bones and mud."

Qi Jingzhi was noncommittal upon hearing this, but Leng Buding asked again: "Have you ever harmed anyone?"

"Your Majesty, you know, with a body like this that makes it difficult to walk, who can I harm?"

The old woman immediately shook her head, her tone a little hasty, as if she had been holding this sentence in her mouth for a long time.

"Isn't it true? Your legs and feet were tight when you left the felt bag and ran for your life. Even I was only vaguely aware of a trace, but I still couldn't find where you escaped."

Without waiting for the old woman to explain, Qi Jingzhi grinned: "I would like to ask one more question, what are you doing secretly writing and drawing on the ground because you have been unwilling to get up? Well, it seems to be written in blood, and it smells like blood. The stench of blood!"

The old woman's face changed, and her voice suddenly became stern: "You are a dignified military captain, and with a wave of your hand, you can have thousands of cavalry at your service. Instead of chasing down the bloody bats or investigating the murder case of smearing the face, you come to embarrass someone." Poor old woman?"

Before the young captain could reply, its body shook violently, and the entire skeleton fell off in an instant, leaving only a thin piece of human skin flying up into the air.

The messy skeleton abandoned on the ground clearly contained the body of a naked child.

The body was lying head down, with broken bones piercing the body in many places. Thick and dirty blood dripped down one of the child's little hands, drawing an evil ghostly symbol on the ground.

As if sensing Qi Jingzhi's gaze, the ghost-drawing talisman suddenly lit up with a red light and flew towards the young man.

At the same time, the voice of the old woman's resentment and curse came from mid-air: "I only regret that the blood talisman on my body has not been written completely, but killing you is enough! It can take as little as three months, as long as three years, and your soul will be destroyed!" "

"Who are you scaring!"

Qi Jingzhi opened his mouth and spat out a stream of heart candle fire from the tip of his tongue. He met the strange blood talisman and immediately knocked it back, including the skeleton and the child's body inside. , burning sizzlingly and black smoke rising.

The disgusting smell of corpses spread.

Wei Yingdian, who practices "Stork Flying Sky", can spray the wind of frost blades from his nose. Naturally, the young man can imitate the same and spit fire at others. Especially after he started to practice the divine form, his tongue is no longer as scary as before. Afraid of burning.

Qi Jingzhi didn't even look at the results achieved by his flame. A pair of iron wings suddenly spread out from his back and soared into the sky again. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the ugly human skin that escaped with the wind.

"My lord, forgive me..."

The old woman only had time to beg for mercy, before she was swallowed by the Xuanjian of Heaven and Earth that appeared out of thin air.

"The skin is charming, the human skin is peeled off the bones, the corpse energy is transformed, the shape is not fully refined, the clothes are brittle and the meat is flossy, the nature is cool, the taste is salty, non-toxic, and the appearance is ugly."

"Heh, it seems that the mirror doesn't like this thing..."

Qi Jingzhi muttered and immediately put this newly acquired rare thing behind him and took out a bright pearl from the Mysterious Mirror of Heaven and Earth.

This pearl was floating in front of the Youth Temple. When it was illuminated by the cold moon in the sky, it immediately glowed like moonlight. Inside the pearl, there was clear slurry rolling up and down, overflowing with color.

Qi Jingzhi took out another gold brick from Hujun's jade box and gently fiddled with it with his fingers to draw out the essence contained in it and introduce it into the pearl.

In the past few days, whenever he had the opportunity, he placed the moonlight corpse from the brain of the Mirror-armored Centipede under the moon, absorbing the so-called toad light and osmanthus shadow. He also spent a lot of Buddhist seven treasures to integrate all kinds of essence into it. .

Today, this small bead is finally about to be filled with moonlight pulp again.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves below, but it was Wei Yingdian riding alone and galloping.

Hanging in front of his horse was a bat head the size of a bull's head, its mouth full of fangs showing cold light, and a pair of ferocious bloody eyes wide open, but it had lost its ferocious aura.

The Gale Captain raised his head, looked at the young man falling slowly from the air, and laughed loudly: "Brother Dao's Shengsheng Battalion is really sharp! When encountering such a scene, choose the front camp and the two battalion leaders under my command. All I can do is follow Li Shenxian and beat the drums."

Although Wei Yingdian was on the same level as the young man, he always addressed him as Taoist brother when getting along with him. His words were cordial and respectful, and his posture was extremely low.

Qi Jingzhi also laughed when he heard the words: "What was the result of the battle?" "Haha, thanks to us informing the county government in advance and preparing a lot of bait, wood glue, sticky nets, etc., those hundreds of evil animals were deliberately driven towards the enemy by the army. According to the location of the trap, everyone was obviously close to escaping, but they couldn't control their greed, so almost all of them were caught. In the end, only a few escaped, and they could no longer make any big waves."

"There are still countless blood-eyed bats stuck to the wall outside the county government office! Li Shenxian is using them to test the shooting skills of his subordinates. A few unlucky ones who had bad eyesight at night were whipped."

Wei Yingdian finished talking about the results of the battle in a few words, but did not mention a word about his killing of the blood bat leader.

Qi Jingzhi glanced at the ferocious head hung in front of the horse, and made up his mind not to ask a question, to stifle the former doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette who was full of showing off.

Sure enough, Wei Yingdian didn't get the expected questions and compliments, and his face looked a bit resentful.

He looked around, but saw broken bones scattered all over the river, and traces of burns from the cracking fire. The various smells lingering on the tip of his nose were definitely not good.

Wei Yingdian was at a loss for words and said: "Since leaving the royal capital, Zuowu's army has been on a killing spree. It seems that not only Li Shenxian and others are becoming more and more violent and murderous, but also Dao brother is becoming more and more murderous? "

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi was silent for a while, shook his head and said with a smile: "Li Shenxian and I are all from Orion backgrounds, so we have a strong desire to kill. However, there are dragons and tigers hidden in the capital, and there are many masters like clouds. Every step of the way... Shackles and snares everywhere..."

"At that time, I seemed to behave in a measured manner, but in fact my heart was always ups and downs. Especially when facing those big shots, I had to walk on thin ice and weigh everything, and it was difficult to indulge my temper."

"What's more, over the past few days, I have gradually figured it out."

Wei Yingdian was slightly startled when he heard this, but when he saw the young man's warm smile and open heart, he couldn't help but smile: "What does Brother Tao want to understand?"

"I now understand why all the big shots, whom I have never met before, are so approachable and take good care of me."

The smile on Qi Jingzhi's face faded a little: "It's just because they are sharpening their knives."

"Although I have never seen such a big shot behave like this before, I still sharpen my sword a lot on weekdays."

"Shou Changshi, Lu Sizheng, General Zhang, Yaoguang Lord, Tianxuan Lord, and even... the leader of Da Qi, all just want the sharpest sword, um... as murderous and sharp as Pang Mei. knife."

"Fortunately, I am far different from Pang Mei now. I have not received such a life-threatening comment as 'Dounan is the only one', and thanks to Mr. Lu's mercy, I just praised him as 'a talented person in the world'. Finally, I am not so jealous. "

Having said this, the young man's face was as calm as water, without joy or sadness.

His eyes were clear and clear, as if they were jumping with fire: "But if you are too strong, it will break easily, and the arrogant soldiers will be defeated. And the Demon Suppressing Academy has long had the method of hiding the edge. In addition to polishing my sword carefully, it also needs to be sharpened. From time to time, the edge is slightly dampened and bound with a scabbard, so that it can be released to the north to see blood."

"Commander Wuyunsi Jinyamen and Zen Master Zhenjue of Fuya Temple originally wanted to use court laws and worldly ethics to restrain me. However, I have my own opinions on laws and ethics. Whether they are right or wrong, they are all fixed. See, they couldn’t handle this matter well.”

"That Zen Master Zhenyou was in seclusion deep in the Stone Urn Valley, using his body to suppress a mountain tiger evil. A great monk with such immeasurable merits, but he had to stand up and be a villain for a time. He was so angry. The old monk mentioned several times that 'Buddhist teaching must be based on the master of the world', and he clearly said that he did it in accordance with the will of God."

"Hey, it's really difficult for these old Zen masters at Fuya Temple. I'm afraid they have done a lot of work that these people find disgusting."

Hearing this, Wei Yingdian was surprised and suddenly thought of Zuo Yaoshi, who had suffered the loss of the Snake Flag and had to live under the Geshu Dashi. He couldn't help but sigh: "Just looking at the two pavilion elders Tianxuan and Yaoguang, we can see that The Taoist sect had a profound influence on Daqi, and the rise of Buddhism was much later than that of the Taoist sect. If Fuya Temple wants to gain a firm foothold or even catch up, what can it do if it doesn't?"

Qi Jingzhi nodded: "So I don't have any resentment in my heart. After all, the benefits I got are real. I don't even have any resentment towards Zen Master Zhenyou. On the contrary, I have a lot of respect. Well...it's not worth the holiday. Just mention it, as long as I give him a good beating in the future, it will be over!"

While chatting on the march, Wei Yingdian had already roughly heard about the grievances between the young man and Fuya Temple, and he couldn't help but smile when he heard the words.

He couldn't comment on the young man's thoughts, so he turned to other things: "Further north from this small town is the jurisdiction of Yongchang Military Town. All kinds of evil things will become more and more rampant."

"Wei Mou has followed the precedent and ordered people to post notices everywhere in the city after dawn, advising people not to travel north, especially urging people from Linzhou who live here to return home quickly to avoid unexpected disasters. If you encounter any danger , you can seek help from the Zuowu Army."

"Well, the signature clearly states your and my names."

Hearing this, a look of worry flashed across Qi Jingzhi's face, he nodded and said thanks, "Brother Lao Wei."

Wei Yingdian comforted him and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Qi here yet. I think he has a fast pace and has already arrived at Yongchang Military Town. Fortunately, the forbidden water has not yet been opened. When Brother Dao arrives in Yongchang, we will naturally be able to reunite our ancestors and grandchildren..." …”
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At the same time, in the county town where people were still shouting and horses were screaming, and the sky was filled with rebellion, the lonely Yizhuang seemed very quiet, like an independent pure land.

When everyone in the courtyard dispersed, Yu Dayue suddenly opened the door, looked at the old man in thin white clothes outside, glared and asked, "Are you the one who wants to buy a coffin?"

The old man stood in the cold wind of winter night, his face turned pale by the two white lanterns outside the door, and his words made people feel chilly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's really urgent at home. The coffin shops in the city couldn't supply enough, so I came here to try my luck."

Yu Dayue held a big ax tightly in his hand, with a big iron nail stuck on his waist. He glanced sideways at the other party for a long time, and finally grinned.

"After all, the dead are the most important. Come in with me first and take a look. If you like a coffin, I will help you ask if they are willing to let you use it first."

These words were indeed a bit ridiculous, but the old man outside the door believed them to be true. His face stiffened and trembled up and down, and his eyes shone with joy.

It hurriedly entered the door, seemingly unprepared for Yu Dayue, who had a murderous look on his face and carried a sharp axe.

Yu Dayue quickly stepped aside to give way, turned around and looked at Old Qi, the only man who dared to stay in the yard, and looked at each other. They were obviously surprised: "What way is this?"

Under the gaze of two people and one dog, the old man in white actually picked up the coffin, looking at this and knocking on that, not to mention his seriousness.

Seeing the other party standing in front of an unpainted wooden coffin for a long time, first showing joy, then shaking his head and sighing, Yu Dayue's curiosity was immediately aroused.

He walked quickly to the old man in white, looked at the wooden coffin with the eyes of a master carpenter, and then said: "This one should be made of cypress wood. The craftsmanship is decent. Do you want it?"

(End of this chapter)