Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 911 A Distorted Love

Sodai's record reveals two pieces of information:

First, the controllers of those half-body evil spirits are the brothel madams, and the treasures are in her hands.

Secondly, the yamen runners had also begun to become evil, and might even be very powerful. Otherwise, the in-laws who had already obtained the treasure would have killed these evil spirits instead of robbing the treasure and fleeing in panic.

Hao Ze clapped his hands, as if suddenly realizing something, and said, "No wonder brothels are so safe, and all the women there have long legs. It turns out that the biggest evil spirit has already escaped with the treasures."

"So, if we want to get the treasure, we have to hunt down that old woman," Wang Wei said, arms crossed.

However, Suo Dabao's notes were not yet finished, and Wu Xian continued to read:
"After the constables left, I escaped from the dark room, took the bodies of my parents-in-law with me, found a place to hide for a while, and when I came back, I heard that the constables had blamed the disaster at the brothel on evil spirits."

"But I was afraid of retaliation from the yamen runners, so I dared not tell the truth."

"I became a homeless stray dog ​​again, wandering aimlessly in Xuanling County, and spending the night in brothels that had become haunted buildings."

"In the following period of time, in addition to those who hanged themselves, more people in Xuanling County were cut in half at the waist. The civilians who were cut in half at the waist disappeared, and the people of the county were filled with fear and panic. Every household prayed to Buddha and gods for protection."

"But I know that it was my mother-in-law who killed those people."

“I saw her one night. She was only her upper body and she was crawling on the roof. Behind her were people who were only their upper bodies. At first they looked like spiders, then centipedes, and then they looked like a centipede.”

"But I'm not afraid of her, because she didn't hurt me, and... even though she's become like this, she's still the most beautiful woman in my heart."

“I have no home anymore. My last wish is to be able to hug her upper body.”

“My mother-in-law seemed to be deliberately keeping me away, making it difficult for me to see her. Later, I discovered that she was very interested in corpses, so I started collecting corpses everywhere in order to see her.”

"But even so, I still can't hug her."

“Because if I get too close to the corpse, my mother-in-law will not come closer. If I am too far away from the corpse, by the time I get close, my mother-in-law will have already disappeared with the upper half of the corpse.”

"The only way to embrace my parents-in-law is to become a corpse."

"But... if I become a corpse, how can I reach out and hug her?"

Snapped!
Wu Xian closed the county gazetteer; this time, he had truly finished reading it.

Hao Ze suddenly realized: "So, that hunchbacked giant outside is Suo Dabao, who wrote down the notes?"

"What kind of twisted love is this?" Shi Yan stuck out her tongue, feeling somewhat disgusted.

Wang Wei revealed a strange smile. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be secretly pleased, as if the story was very much to his liking.

Wu Xian concluded: "What this story wants to tell us is how to get the treasure from the hands of the father-in-law and mother-in-law."

“This evil spirit is very cunning. Its true form will not approach us rashly, but will only send half-body evil spirits to harass us. If we want to catch it, we can only pretend to be a corpse to lure it, but the newcomer who has the ‘corpse transformation’ technique is already dead, so we can’t get the brothel’s treasures this round.”

……

After exploring the brothel, only the restaurant remained on the right side of the second floor.

There are about twenty minutes left until the next hour.

Wu Xian observed for a moment and saw that the prisoner was still hanging in the small square. The street was safe at the moment. He didn't want to waste this time, so he decided to go to the restaurant to check things out first.

Knowing about it in advance will make it easier to explore in the future.

The restaurant was decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, with copper bells hanging from the eaves. Inside, the main hall had mahogany tables set up with fine wines and dishes, and diners were gathered around the tables. Two stone lions stood at the entrance, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

However, the small clay figurine of a yamen runner in the middle of the restaurant's main hall disrupted the lively atmosphere. All the figurines in the restaurant were focused on this one, clearly terrified.

After observing and testing the waters outside for a while, and confirming that they would not be suddenly attacked after entering the restaurant, the group cautiously went inside.

They agreed to look but not touch, in order to avoid any accidents that might trap them inside.

Less than two minutes into the exploration, Wu Xian heard a gasp. "Look!"

The voice came from Hao Ze, who was pointing upwards on the stairs.

At the corner of the stairs, there was a doll resembling a restaurant owner, holding a red wooden box in its hands.

"This wooden box is very similar to the box used to store treasures in the Xiao family mansion, only the length and width are different."

"Could the treasure be inside this wooden box?"

Wu Xian looked slightly surprised.

He never expected that the restaurant's treasures would be displayed so openly!
But upon closer examination, this actually makes a lot of sense.

The fate of the brothel was clear before their eyes. Restaurants are always well-informed places, and the owner probably learned the truth about the brothel's massacre and was terrified. Therefore, when the yamen runners came to demand the treasures, he immediately backed down.

Time in the restaurant was frozen on the way as the restaurant owner presented the treasures to the yamen runners.

Hao Ze and Shi Yan both looked delighted. It seemed that the task at the restaurant was relatively easy; they could get the treasure with just a reach.

"Don't move!"

Wu Xian stopped Hao Ze from reaching out.

He knew the nature of the blessed land best. People might get some small benefits without risk, but if the benefits were very large, then it was most likely a trap.

This trap is very likely related to the terracotta figurines of government officials.

"Prepare the requiem bell."

Wu Xian gave Shi Yan some instructions, then took out a rope from the ordination certificate.

Although it was agreed beforehand that we would only look and not touch, this opportunity was too good to miss, and there was enough time left to get the restaurant's treasures.

This rope is the 'Pilgrimage Team's Safety Rope'. It has been used many times and is somewhat damaged, but it is still sufficient to achieve Wu Xian's goal.

He carefully threaded the rope through the restaurant owner's arm and tied it to the box containing the treasures, then, holding the other end of the rope, he walked away from the restaurant premises.

Since there might be a trap in the restaurant, why not just leave?

Retrieving the box outside the street would give them ample time to react should anything happen.

After preparing the rope, Shi Yan started ringing the requiem bell. The bell, with its rock-and-roll rhythm, had an inexplicable power to induce sleep.

Wow!
Wu Xian suddenly pulled the rope, and the box fell from the restaurant owner's hand, being pulled all the way outside the restaurant and into his hands.

The box was opened, revealing a pair of boots, and a faint cloud of mist filled the air.

This is enough to show that the box contains one of the seven treasures.

But as Wu Xian opened the box, the terracotta figurine of a yamen runner in the center of the restaurant suddenly developed a crack!

"Roar!"

An angry roar came from the terracotta figurine, followed by the emergence of several human faces and bodies dressed in black uniforms with red trim.

These faces and bodies were squeezed together, constantly expanding and merging, growing taller and taller, and every eye was filled with rage.

Even the Requiem Bell could only temporarily slow down its changes.

Before the transformation was complete, the thing broke through the wall and headed straight for Wu Xian!

(End of this chapter)