One person: Reborn as Huangxian, seeking the title of Feng Baobao at the beginning

Yang Chen didn't explain much to Wang Jianbin, leaving it at that, and then hung up the phone.

Wang Jianbin wasn't angry when the call was hung up on, but he subconsciously pondered the meaning of Yang Chen's last words.

As for the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau, the name sounded familiar to him; he seemed to have only recently heard of it.

Wait a minute! What water-suppressing mythical beast? Why are they even starting to engage in this feudal superstition over the restricted area? This is unacceptable!

"Secretary Qian, issue the order: a full-scale security cordon around Tianfu Square. No one is allowed to approach until everyone in the restricted area has been evacuated. I also don't want to see any related news online..."

Finally, Wang Jianbin called his secretary over, and while signing the documents, he gave orders in a serious manner.

Since it's related to the restricted area, we still need to be cautious here.

This is Tianfu Square.

Under Gao Yuanda's arrangement, the square was completely surrounded, and not even a mosquito could cross their cordon, let alone a person.

"Master Qingfeng, is someone coming here to cause trouble?"

After making one last round of inspections, Gao Yuanda finally walked to the innermost spot where Qingfeng Daoist was located.

After the people from the restricted area arrived, Master Qingfeng moved a stool under a big tree and sat down cross-legged.

Gao Yuanda saw the cave.

There was only Master Qingfeng on the ground, but no sign of Wu Xie or Xu Yuyi. There was a cave here that people could enter, so it was obvious that the two of them had gone into the cave.

"I've tied a bell to the tree. Once the bell rings, don't worry about anything else, just aim at the tree and shoot! Remember, you can only take action when the bell rings."

No matter what you see, remember that it is all a false illusion. Hold on to your true self and you will not be deceived!

If possible, have everyone close their eyes the moment the bell rings!

After letting out a long breath, Master Qingfeng looked at Gao Yuanda and gave him a very serious warning.

Even Master Qingfeng didn't know what would happen next; all life here depended on this giant tree. Where the tree stood, the underground life force was cut off. Originally, the spiritual energy left behind by the water-suppressing divine beast nourished the entire land, protecting Jiangyan for more than ten years without any problem.

However, someone wanted to eliminate the threat completely, which caused the aura of the water-suppressing divine beast to disappear in a short period of time.

Now that the last guardian of the Xu family has appeared here, attempting to turn the tide, how could the people behind the scenes, and this great tree, remain unresponsive?
There were some things that Master Qingfeng couldn't explain to Gao Yuanda, so he could only give orders directly.

They are ordinary people, yet they carry a heavy burden because of the military uniforms they wear. They don't need to know about the sordid things that happen in the dark.

"I'll give the order right away, so the soldiers will move when the bell rings!"

Gao Yuanda looked up at the big tree and saw a bronze bell hanging among the lush green leaves. The bell was about the size of a human hand and swayed gently in the breeze.

Strangely, the bell was shaking, but it didn't make a sound at all.

Could there be something special about this bell? Gao Yuanda's mind started racing with wild thoughts. He quickly shook his head, trying to banish these chaotic ideas. If he kept thinking like this, he felt like he was going to have a mental breakdown.

He turned around and walked out with a slightly stiff body, as he needed to quickly convey Master Qingfeng's message to everyone.

At this moment, only Master Qingfeng remained under the big tree.

After Wu Xie and Xu Yuyi entered the cave, their cell phones lost signal, and Master Qingfeng was unable to contact them, so he could only wait outside.

He didn't know how Xu Yuyi could stop the torrential rain in the Xichuan area, so he could only focus on doing his own job first.

This bronze bell was brought by Wu Xie, who said it was given to him by the director and that he believed it would be useful for this mission.

When Master Qingfeng picked up the bell, he knew it was a magical artifact, and now was the time to put it to use.

For Xu Yuyi, all he needed to do was enter the cave to accomplish what he wanted. But for Master Qingfeng, it was still a scheme to lure the snake out of its hole.

To this day, the person behind it all has not shown up. The curator, who has realized there is something wrong with the water-suppressing beast, is clearly being misled and knows nothing about what has really happened.

The countless speculations were unsettling, and Master Qingfeng only hoped that his guess was correct this time, so that they could obtain more clues.

Time passed second by second in silent waiting.

The air was slightly cool, and the rain was falling harder.

Suddenly, Master Qingfeng stood up abruptly.

The bells hanging on the tree made a clear "ding-ding-ding" sound.

At the same time, Gao Yuanda and his group also heard the sound.

The bell actually rang!
Without the slightest hesitation, Gao Yuanda drew his gun and fired in the direction of the bell.

With Gao Yuanda leading the way, everyone took up their guns and started firing. The "bang bang bang" of gunfire seemed to hit an invisible barrier, and the sound of bells rang incessantly.

"Don't stop! Everyone close your eyes!" Gao Yuanda shouted.

Gao Yuanda subconsciously closed his eyes. He seemed to have seen several beams of light of different colors flying toward the bell.

How could this be? I must be seeing things!
His hands never stopped moving, keeping in mind Master Qingfeng's instructions, and he and everyone else continued to fire with all their might.

Master Qingfeng jumped off the stool.

Sure enough, it came!

Red, cyan, purple, and yellow lights all rushed toward the bronze bell.

The sharp sword energy, carrying unstoppable power, seemed to reduce the world to only these four colors. The bell swayed precariously in the wind, its clear ringing growing increasingly urgent.

A long sword quietly appeared in Master Qingfeng's hand. He stood holding the sword, waiting silently for the enemy to appear.

The sound of bullets was incessant; countless bullets struck the bell, only to be deflected by an invisible barrier and fall to the ground.

Because of the dense gunfire, the four different colored lights gradually dimmed.

Master Qingfeng knew that the person hiding behind the sword light wouldn't last much longer.

With so many warriors guarding the vicinity, they could not get close and could only use the power of magical artifacts to try to break through the barrier and rush in.

Although magical artifacts cannot be damaged by ordinary weapons, they still prevent them from getting close.

Master Qingfeng looked in the direction of the light, a cold smile appearing on his lips. He wanted to see how long these people could hold out.

On Gao Yuanda's side, the magazine had already emptied a round of bullets, but Master Qingfeng had not yet given the order to stop.

He couldn't resist any longer and opened his eyes. The four beams of light he had inexplicably seen earlier, the light that he had even doubted his own eyesight for a moment, were now clearly visible again.

The difference this time is that the light is not as dazzling as it was the first time.

Is the light no longer dazzling because they keep shooting at the bell?
Because the direction the light flew was clearly the same as the direction they were shooting at the bells, it could even be said that their targets were the same.

The bullets hindered the trajectory of the four beams of light, but the bells continued to ring crisply, as if an invisible barrier was protecting them.

What exactly is the meaning of these four beams of light that appeared out of nowhere?
Just as Gao Yuanda was pondering this question, he caught a glimpse of four dark figures appearing out of nowhere. Four different colored lights guided these four dark figures toward the bell.

How can a person fly out of thin air? There were no wires!
For a fleeting moment, an unbelievable thought flashed through Gao Yuanda's mind: Isn't this a movie shoot?

Before he could figure it out, Master Qingfeng's voice rang in his ears with perfect accuracy: "Put away your weapons and remain on guard!"

At that moment, not only Gao Yuanda, but the entire battalion in the restricted area heard these words simultaneously.

Instinctively, everyone stopped what they were doing.

All around was silent, without a sound; even the sound of the downpour seemed to have vanished at that moment.

The bronze bell floated down from the tree and landed right in Master Qingfeng's hand.

The invisible barrier vanished as the bell fell, and four sword lights, carrying four figures, crashed to the ground in a sorry state.

Before the four could react, they were surrounded by soldiers, with countless guns pointed at their heads. They had no doubt that if they made any sudden movement, bullets would pierce their skulls.

Master Qingfeng looked at the four figures surrounded by warriors, his tightly furrowed brows still unfurrowed. Even though they were all there, the bell on his hand was still ringing crisply.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

After pondering for a long time, Master Qingfeng slowly spoke, his gaze fixed on the four people, trying to discern something from their faces.

The moment Master Qingfeng looked closely at the faces of the four people, he was shocked to discover a terrifying fact: their faces were blurry and indistinct, and he could not see them clearly at all.

"Commander Gao, you may all step back!"

Master Qingfeng's shoulders slumped, his eyelids lowered, and he waved his hand at Gao Yuanda, speaking somewhat weakly.

"Master Qingfeng, these people—?"

Gao Yuanda really didn't understand what Master Qingfeng meant. They had already captured the people. If they were released now, could Master Qingfeng really handle these four people on his own?

"It's alright, Commander Gao, you can stay here and keep an eye on them." Master Qingfeng's voice was full of exhaustion, and he was unwilling to offer any further explanation.

Gao Yuanda wanted to say something more, but seeing Qingfeng Daoist's appearance, he swallowed his words.

At Gao Yuanda's signal, the soldiers quietly retreated and once again tightly surrounded Tianfu Square.

At this moment, only Qingfeng Daoist, Gao Yuanda, and four figures standing in the middle remained under the big tree.

"Master Qingfeng, I don't understand! Who exactly are they? Why are there different colored lights appearing? And how can people fly?" Gao Yuanda was full of questions and couldn't help but ask.

The main thing was that he felt something was off about these four people. Despite being pointed at with countless guns, they showed no reaction whatsoever, not even a hint of fear.

This is completely unreasonable!

Gao Yuanda thought to himself that even if it were him, being pointed at by so many guns, even if he knew he hadn't done anything wrong, his body would instinctively panic.

Master Qingfeng took out a talisman from his pocket, chanted the incantation, and threw the talisman at the four people.

Flames instantly ignited and roared down on the four people.

Gao Yuanda was quite startled by this sudden scene. He reacted very quickly and jumped back a step.

Then, he watched helplessly as the four people were instantly burned to ashes in the flames.
Wait, how did it all disappear so quickly?
It burned... burned away?

Even if it goes into the crematorium's incinerator, it'll take a while to burn, right? And besides, not even bones will be left?

In the blink of an eye, the firelight vanished, leaving nothing behind.

Gao Yuanda stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth wide, pointing at the spot where the four people had originally stood, and then looked at the calm-looking Daoist Qingfeng.

Wait, why is Master Qingfeng so calm?

Was he really not surprised at all?

Four perfectly healthy people were burned alive right before their very eyes!

That's four lives!

"Master Qingfeng, they, they..." Gao Yuanda wanted to ask for clarification, but he couldn't get the rest of the words out. He was completely bewildered.

"They're just four paper figures, Commander Gao, there's no need to be so nervous." Seeing that Gao Yuanda seemed genuinely frightened, Master Qingfeng explained calmly.

“Paper… paper figure?” Gao Yuanda stammered, wondering if he was hallucinating. Otherwise, how could he have heard Master Qingfeng mention paper figures?
Putting everything else aside, just consider this: so many people surrounded these four people just now. Couldn't everyone tell whether they were living people or paper figures?

Gao Yuanda suddenly dared not think any further.

"It's just a simple smokescreen, Commander Gao, there's no need to be so shocked." Master Qingfeng knew that the other party had not yet achieved its goal and would not give up easily.

These four paper figures were just a small test.

Master Qingfeng gazed into the distance with a deep, melancholy look.

"Master Qingfeng, I'm a rough man and may not understand what you're saying. I know you're doing this for the good of the Xichuan region. Now that the paper figures have appeared, I just want to ask, when will this torrential rain stop?"

You all say that the stone beast in the museum is not the water-suppressing beast that was originally excavated from here. So where is the real water-suppressing beast?
Without the water-suppressing beast, will the same thing happen again after the rain stops...?

These questions that had been building up deep within Gao Yuanda finally came to an end. Since it was just him and Daoist Qingfeng there, he simply asked them all.

He wanted to know if there was any hope for the Xichuan region.

"Commander Gao, rest assured, now that our Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau has taken over this case, we will definitely resolve it completely."

"Look, the rain is gradually subsiding. It won't be long before the downpour is completely over." Master Qingfeng pointed to the sky, where the torrential rain had somehow diminished into a light drizzle.

Gao Yuanda wanted to say something more, but seeing that the rain was indeed starting to lessen as Master Qingfeng had said, he wisely shut his mouth.

In a room not far from Tianfu Square, there was only one window. Four people stood in the room, dressed in black, with black hooded capes covering their faces, making it impossible to see their features.

After the paper figures were ignited by the talisman thrown by Master Qingfeng, all four people simultaneously coughed up a mouthful of blood. (End of Chapter)