Yin Yang Fu Mo Lu

Chapter 399 Bargaining
Gao Yixi and Tian Xiaohe agreed and chased toward the northeast.

Zhang Tianci and Su Su followed closely.

That group of old ghosts had been severely injured by Zhang Tianci's imperial sword curse just now, and they were not moving very fast at the moment.

About two miles to the north, Gong Zigui and other three ghost boys had already caught up.The three-talented boy immediately became angry, surrounded these old ghosts, and began to circle around, using the power of confinement to block their movements.

Those who shave their heads will also have their heads shaved.These old ghosts did not expect that just now they were surrounded by others and now they were surrounded by three other ghost boys.

Zhang Tianci arrived with Su Su and shouted: "Listen to the ghosts inside, hurry up and capture them, so you can suffer less pain, otherwise, the imperial sword will show no mercy!"

These are local ghosts, so Zhang Tianci plans to interrogate them to see if he can get any valuable clues.Otherwise, Zhang Tianci would have killed these guys long ago.

The three ghost boys also stepped up their offensive, compressing the old ghosts in the encirclement into a space less than one foot in diameter.

The group of ghosts knew they were no match and shouted in the mist: "Master, please show mercy, we are willing to surrender!"

"Since you are willing to surrender, why don't you remove the ghost mist and show up to pay your respects?" Su Su shouted.

The three ghost boys shouted together to show their prestige.

The ghost mist in the encirclement immediately cleared away, and the seven old ghosts knelt in a row and shouted at Zhang Tianci: "Master, spare your life, we will surrender!"

Zhang Tianci waved his hand, and the three talented boys stopped their offensive and each took a few steps back.

"You old ghosts have committed many crimes during your lifetime, and you will continue to harm others after your death. Aren't you afraid of the [-] punishments in the underworld?" Zhang Tianci sneered, walked forward, and said, "If it weren't for today, I arrived in time, and those Taoist disciples who were trapped by you may have been smashed into meat patties at this moment!"

"Mage, spare your life, we were confused for a moment, and we will never dare to do it again!" The old ghosts kowtowed one after another.

There are seven old ghosts, five men and two women in total, all in their 40s and [-]s. Judging by their attire, they all came from the Qing Dynasty.Two of the female ghosts looked quite elegant, with a bit of a bookish aroma.

But if you look carefully, you can see that there are blood marks on the necks of these old ghosts. They must have died from beheading.Therefore, Zhang Tianci said that they had committed many sins during their lifetime.If he was not a criminal during his lifetime, how could he be beheaded and die?

"Whether you will be spared or not, I will have to wait for my question to decide." Zhang Tianci snorted and asked, "Who were you all before you were alive? Why didn't you go to the underworld to bring justice after death, but murdered people here? Pick one If you can speak, speak more quickly!"

A group of old ghosts looked at each other and let a thin man speak.

The skinny ghost kowtowed and said, "Master, we were all good people during our lifetime, and we died in the literary inquisition during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."

"Died in literary prison? So you are all literati, but how come literati turned into evil spirits?" Zhang Tianci frowned slightly.

The literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty killed many people.Some of them were genuine anti-Qing and Fuming martyrs, and some innocent people were implicated.

Xi Jinping, a freshman in high school, was originally a scholar. When he heard the word "literary prison", his eyes widened immediately and he asked: "So we are all literati. I wonder what articles you have written?"

"Don't interrupt." Zhang Tianci glared at Gao Yixi, and then asked those old ghosts: "So, were you the real martyrs who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, or were you innocently killed?"

"Innocent, we are all innocent, so we started a poetry club, drank tea and recited poems together, and the court said that we gathered people to rebel. So after we died, we carried resentments and gradually... changed our nature and did some harm. It’s a matter of people. For example, those people just now spoke wildly and said they wanted to clean up the ghosts here. We were so angry that we... took action." said the thin man ghost.

"How many people have you killed in total?" Zhang Tianci asked again.

The thin ghost glanced at Zhang Tianci cautiously, lowered his head and said, "I don't remember, there must be dozens."

"I've killed so many people, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape punishment." Zhang Tianci sighed and said, "Besides you, are there any other powerful old ghosts around here?"

"If you want to talk about a large area, there are too many. There are at least seven or eight ferocious ghost lairs here. However, many Taoist disciples have come recently, and those old ghosts are also hiding, and they are all observing in secret." said the thin man ghost. .

Zhang Tianci nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you in first, and you can tell me when you get to the Fierce Ghost's lair. If you are willing to be my guide, you may be able to avoid any guilt in the future." "

These ghosts killed too many people, otherwise Zhang Tianci really wanted to help.Unfortunately, they are still responsible for these dozens of lives and cannot be cleaned away.

"Master, just reduce by one point, can't it be a little more?" The skinny ghost bargained and asked cautiously.

Zhang Tianci smiled and said, "You don't have to agree, but I can force you to agree. At that time, you won't be able to lose a single point!"

"We promise, promise!" A group of old ghosts kowtowed immediately.

Now, they have no room for bargaining and must do as they are told.

Zhang Tianci nodded, and first asked for the time of their life and death, and made a ghost talisman to further control these ghosts.

Then, Zhang Tianci collected the seven ghosts, took Susu with him, turned south, and continued to move forward.

The three ghost boys took the first step and continued to follow Xu Sen and Hu Ke.

Not far ahead, the ghost boy came back to report and said: "Master, Xu Sen and Hu Ke in front are catching a lone ghost. The old ghost was defeated and was caught. Hu Ke is interrogating, and we dare not test He was too close and didn’t hear what he was asking.”

"Just keep an eye on him and don't get noticed." Zhang Tianci said.

The ghost boy nodded and continued to follow.

At dawn, Xu Sen and his wife set up camp in front, and Zhang Tianci and Susu also looked for a place to rest.

There was nothing else to do during the day, so Zhang Tianci took the time to refine elixirs while Su Su was on guard around him.

The Ghost Chasing Pill is enough, this time, Zhang Tianci began to refine the Ghost Pill.This kind of elixir is not very offensive, it is defensive, and its range is somewhat limited.

Once the Ghost Elixir Pill is released, no evil ghost dares to step within a certain range, and all fierce ghosts within this range will be extinct.

The materials for the elixir are also a large number of paper charms, incense ash, and fingertip blood, but one elixir requires 36 kinds of charms.If a spell is drawn incorrectly, the elixir will be ineffective.There are many spells that Zhang Tianci has never drawn before, so he needs to take his time.

Alchemy is easy, but drawing symbols is difficult.During the period of refining ghost pills, Zhang Tianci spent most of his time drawing symbols.

After dark, Zhang Tianci cleaned up and moved on.

Su Su walked around in a circle and came back to report: "Cousin, there are more and more Taoist disciples from all directions. They are in groups of three or five, there are five or six groups in total."

(End of this chapter)