Knife splashing

Chapter 147 Japanese Techniques
The crack is huge and it is definitely not caused by human power.

"It's the tomb of the ancient Zhou sorcerer."

When Li Yan saw it, he immediately understood.

Their fight a while ago, including the current incident with the Du family, was all caused by this ancient tomb.

A group of tomb robbers found the tomb of an ancient Zhou sorcerer. Because of the powerful mechanisms inside, they used a large amount of explosives to break it open.

Just look at the dark hole and you can tell how big the noise was.

Sharifei looked a little jealous and said jokingly, "With so many people digging, and Sister Hong's master also died in there, there must be something interesting. How about we go and take a look after we're done?"

"Forget it."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "After the incident, people from the Duwei Division and the Law Enforcement Hall came here. Even if there were any left, they were taken away long ago."

"Let's go, it's important to get down to business."

Li Yan took a look at the cave and turned away.

His "Beidi Sutra" and "Luofeng Sutra" are in themselves astonishing inheritances. The more you study them, the more powerful they become, and there is even a chance for one to become a god.

Even if there was a heritage in that tomb, it had no appeal to him.

The three of them continued to move forward in the wind and snow.

The terrain in this area is much more complicated.

The torch had been blown out and could not be lit at all. It was pitch black all around. Fortunately, Li Yan used his magical powers to lead the way, otherwise we would have definitely gotten dizzy.

Soon, they came to the foot of a cliff on the side.

This is the entrance to the Du family tomb. A large number of trees were planted there many years ago, and now it has grown into a forest, blocking the entrance.

If outsiders saw it, they would just think it was a barren forest.

The three of them entered the woods and saw some freshly cut branches along the way, which were obviously left by Mr. Du when he inspected the area a while ago.

Following the traces to the foot of the cliff, the wind and snow here were obviously much smaller. I relit the torch and a crack suddenly appeared before my eyes.

It is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, in the shape of a herringbone.

"The layout of the Yin house has been broken, no wonder something went wrong."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head slightly and looked at the mourning book in his hand. "Let's go. According to the records above, there are no mechanisms in the tomb."

"and many more…"

Li Yan stretched out his hand to stop the two of them, sniffed, frowned and said: "Master, didn't you say that the demon was bred in the coffin? Why is there no smell of it here?"

Wang Daoxuan said thoughtfully: "The demon is a very rare thing, and I have never heard of a method to breed it artificially. Maybe there is something strange going on. We will know after a while."

"It's better to be careful."

Li Yan immediately pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, and lightly hooked his little finger, "Nuo Gao! Taiwei Chu Ling, create weapons and armor, exorcise evil and support righteousness, yang and harmony spread throughout the body, the Northern Yin Emperor's order, deter swords and weapons, command!"

Wow!
As soon as he finished speaking, a paper figurine flew out from the leather bag around his waist, flew into the crevice of the mountain, and disappeared into the darkness.

After a while, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes and a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

"What's wrong?" Sharifei asked quickly.

"Nothing." Li Yan shook his head and frowned, "I didn't detect any danger inside, it's just that the tomb was built a little strangely."

"Let's go, you'll know when you go in."

The crevice in the mountain was only wide enough for one person to pass through sideways, but the three of them squeezed in. Fortunately, the crevice became wider and wider. After about seven or eight meters, a cave tomb suddenly appeared before their eyes.

Wang Daoxuan touched the bricks and stones beside him. "Most of the Zhou tombs were vertical burials in earth pits. This one was dug by the Du family, and behind it is the abandoned Zhou tomb."

Sharifei looked ahead and asked in confusion, "There's no difference?"

The tomb chamber in front is blocked by a stone wall with a relief archway and a stone door with cracks on it.

"inside."

Li Yan said this and called on Sharifei to join in the action.

In tombs like this, there are usually mechanical stone bars inside the stone doors, which fall down when the tomb is sealed and get stuck directly, making it very difficult to open.

Now, the tomb chamber inside had collapsed and the stone slabs had broken, so the two of them exerted force and slowly pushed it open.

Call ~
Sharifei lit a torch and looked around, wondering, "Why is there a memorial archway? It's not written in the mourning book."

Wang Daoxuan was also puzzled, "What kind of burial style is this?"

There is a stone archway behind the tomb gate. Its shape is very simple, with two pillars, an I-shaped top and a thick straw rope hanging on it.

“This is not called a memorial archway…”

Li Yan frowned slightly, with a strange look in his eyes, "This thing is called a Torii, it is a building outside the temple of the Yingzhou people."

He felt something strange just now, as if there was a familiar smell, but he couldn't remember it at once.

Now, looking at it carefully with a torch, long-lost memories came to mind and I immediately recognized the object.

"Japan?"

Sharifei was stunned. What place was that?

Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "They are Japanese."

"Oh~" Sharifei suddenly realized and scratched his head, "Strange, why did the Japanese show up again?"

"Let's go, maybe there's an answer inside."

Li Yan's eyes were also full of curiosity.

The further you go in, the stranger the layout becomes.

Moreover, the stench of corruption reappeared.

Li Yan turned his head and looked at the Torii.

This thing should be used to prevent the evil smell from leaking out.

The tomb passage along the way was of the common style in Shenzhou today, but there were some strange stone pillars with straw ropes and white paper talismans hanging on them.

But most of the straw ropes had broken, and the paper talismans were twisted and blackened.

The mixture of the two styles looks very awkward.

Sharifei asked curiously, "What is this? Is it a Japanese talisman? Why is it white? It's really unlucky..."

Finally, the three arrived at the central tomb chamber.

This place is not big, it is octagonal in shape, which corresponds to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. The coffin is made of stone and is carved with complex patterns. There is also a huge bronze mirror on the top of the tomb.

However, the bronze mirror was already rusty and had been corroded by something unknown. It was covered with black spots and had a huge crack.

More importantly, there was also a huge straw rope outside the sarcophagus. It was already rotten and mixed with the white talisman paper hanging on it, emitting a rotten smell.

This stench is very similar to that of the Du family.

Li Yan was completely certain that this matter was related to the Japanese.

In the memories of the previous life, straw ropes and white talismans seemed to be the techniques used by the Japanese to seal.

"Brother Yan, look here!"

Sharifei turned to the other side of the sarcophagus and seemed to have discovered something, so he quickly called the two to look.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan went over and lit up a flying torch in the sand.

The patterns on the coffin were of many strange-looking monsters, one of which had a bird's head and a human body, exactly the same as the monster they saw at the Du family.

There are also Chinese characters carved next to it: Yinmolo ghost.

Li Yan frowned slightly, "Master, I remember you once said that the demon has two other names, Rakshasa Bird and Yinmo Luo Ghost?"

"Ah."

Wang Daoxuan's face was solemn. "Yinmo Luo ghost is the name in Buddhist scriptures. There is indeed something wrong. After twenty years of painstaking planning, it turned out to be to cultivate this evil creature."

As he spoke, he looked at the densely packed monsters above, with murderous intent in his eyes, "What are these?"

Mu Mei, Daitengu, Shantong...

Looking at the familiar names on it, memories of his past life came to mind. Li Yan shook his head and said, "I have vaguely heard of this thing. The Japanese call it the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons."

"Humph!"

Wang Daoxuan's face was not happy. "How dare a small barbarian country cast a curse to harm people in Daxuan? I will report it to the Law Enforcement Hall and have the mountains and temples cut down!"

After saying that, the three of them pushed open the lid of the sarcophagus.

With a heavy friction sound, the coffin lid was slowly opened, revealing a wooden coffin inside, but there was a big hole in the center of the coffin lid.

Not only that, the coffin lid was also full of decay, but there was nothing inside. Even the burial objects were turned into a mess, and there was not a single valuable thing left. The remaining porcelain and pillows were all broken into pieces.

"Oops!"

Sharifi exclaimed, "The rat got it first!"

Wang Daoxuan was also feeling overwhelmed. "What should I do? The body is gone, and there is no way to suppress the evil spirit."

"It's not a rat." Li Yan shook his head, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "These arrangements are not in the booklet given by Mr. Du. This is related to the fate of the Du family. He can't do anything reckless. He must have checked it before sealing the tomb."

“These were all arranged later!”

As he spoke, he pinched the Yang Jue and took a deep breath. All kinds of smells in the tomb rushed into his nostrils. Li Yan turned around abruptly and came to the direction of the Xun position of Bagua. He kicked out with a burst of hidden strength.

Boom!
With a loud noise, the stone wall there shattered, but it was only an inch thick, and behind the stone wall was a dark cave.

Li Yan used the paper man Chu Ling to investigate again and confirmed that there were no traps. He then explored the way ahead, with Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan following closely behind.

The cave is very long and you can see many footprints underground.

After walking for several hundred meters, a wooden board appeared at the end of the earth cave, and Li Yan kicked it.

Wow!
Mud, sand and snow fell, and cold wind blew in.

Outside was a valley on the other side of the hill.

Looking around, it was pitch black and the snowy field was vast.

Sha Lifei said helplessly: "The snow is too heavy and has covered the traces. Brother Yan, can you smell it?"

Amid the howling wind and snow, Li Yan shook his head slightly, "The wind is too strong. Even if there is any smell left, it has already been blown away."

The three of them stood there for a long time but could not think of a solution.

Wang Daoxuan sighed, "Forget it, let's go back first and see if there is any other way to suppress the evil curse."

"It turns out that the Japanese were responsible. Ask Mr. Du if he has ever had a grudge against anyone. Maybe we can find the body..."

At this point, the three of them did not delay any longer, returned to find their horses, and headed for Guodu Town overnight...

…………

When midnight arrived, all the people in the Du family had left.

They held torches and looked at the dark mansion from afar.

The winter night is cold, but the fear in your heart is even more terrifying.

Call ~
In the dark yard, in the area where the main hall was located, a strong wind suddenly blew, accompanied by the sound of tables, chairs and benches breaking.

After a long period of commotion, things gradually calmed down.

Everyone in the Du family was terrified, and Luo Faqing had already set up the altar, with the flags stuck upside down on the ground.

Looking at the darkness around him, there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

What he awakened was the power of mind, which was good at communicating with ghosts and gods. Many powerful witches and sorcerers also had this power, but their ability to detect was relatively weak.

Even so, Luo Faqing is very confident.

He can command a three-headed ghost and has reached the third level. Even among the disciples of the Shangshan lineage, he is a leader, so he was sent to Chang'an to assist Yue Fachong.

Although he couldn't ward off disasters or pray for blessings, he was still very confident in killing people.

Before I knew it, midnight had finally passed.

Everyone was shivering with cold, but they did not dare to go back to Du's house. They waited until after the Yin hour (03:05 to :), and then returned to Du's house with Luo Faqing's consent.

When they arrived at the main hall and lit the candles, everyone's eyes widened.

I saw that the paper figures were all burnt and rotten, and their heads, chests and abdomens were torn into pieces.

Looking at the scene before them, a chill rose in their hearts.

Steward Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead tremblingly, and suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned his head abruptly and was stunned on the spot.

"Little... little master..."

Hearing his voice, everyone turned around quickly.

I saw a child standing in the dark yard. He was wearing tattered clothes, no shoes, and his skin was purple and blue from the cold.

Standing in the yard, with his head lowered silently.

"Son!"

Seeing their son's pitiful appearance, Duan and his wife suddenly lost control, cried and were about to rush out.

"Don't move, he is no longer human!"

Luo Faqing shouted angrily, stopped everyone, and at the same time, he pinched the magic formula, pulled out a paper talisman, and threw it out.

In the eyes of everyone, the paper talisman was just burning in the air.

However, a stream of blazing energy surged out.

Click!

The child's head suddenly twisted in an abnormal posture, and then he crawled in the snow like a spider, avoiding Luo Faqing's attack.

Now, everyone can see that this is not a human.

Duan and his wife's bodies went limp, and they were no longer afraid. They just felt heart-wrenching pain and burst into tears.

Mr. Du also clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with tears.

There was still a glimmer of hope as the child had not appeared, but with her current appearance, everyone knew that she was completely beyond help and had become a puppet of the demon.

Swish swish!
The child moved quickly on his hands and feet, dodging Luo Faqing while seeming to want to rush into the main hall to harm people.

However, Luo Faqing had already reached the peak of dark power and was also an excellent swordsman. At the same time, he pinched the magic formula and picked up the magic seal at his waist.

He could see that the child had become a zombie.

It is not appropriate to use ghosts and gods to deal with this kind of evil creature, and there is no time to summon them, but it is still a long way to go to break through his defense.

Bang!
Finally, the same method again.

The seal hit the hilt of the sword, and the zombie was struck by lightning and flew several meters away.

This method is called Si Bing Zhen Xie Sword, an ancient method of the Qin Palace. It is a bit like Li Yan's San Cai Zhen Mo Qian, which uses the evil spirit to drive away evil.

The little zombie couldn't bear the blow and crawled over the wall like a spider, quickly escaping into the dark snowy night...

"Don't make any noise!"

Listening to the crying around him, Luo Faqing shouted angrily, "If you want to find the real murderer, be quiet!"

After saying this, he jumped into the yard, pulled out the French flag and thrust it into the ground.

Call ~
Suddenly, a chilly wind rose up and flew into the night sky.

After an unknown amount of time, a cold wind blew around again, and magical weapons fluttered in the air. Luo Faqing put away the magic flag and looked into the distance, as if thinking about something.

"Master Luo, have you found it?"

Mr. Du asked hurriedly.

Luo Faqing shook his head and said, "No hurry, I already know the location. Don't fall for the trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Let's wait for Master Wang and the others to come back..."

…………

"Master Wang is back!"

Just after the Si hour (09:11 to :), Li Yan and his two companions, who had been traveling all night, finally returned, shivering with cold.

"Quick! Quick! Ginger soup!"

Butler Wang immediately brought people to respond.

After drinking two bowls of hot ginger soup, the three of them finally came back to life.

Sharifei cursed, "Damn it, it was a wasted trip. We rushed back overnight in case something went wrong."

Luo Faqing frowned, "Didn't it work?"

Wang Daoxuan nodded and looked to the side, "Mr. Du, have you ever made enemies with the Japanese?"

"Japanese!"

Mr. Du was even more astonished. "I have never known any Japanese. Besides, the man who set up the trap was handsome and noble. He could not be a Japanese slave."

“That’s strange…”

Li Yan and the other two were also confused.

"The Japanese dared to come to Daxuan to cause trouble, they are looking for death!"

Luo Faqing also slammed the table and stood up, not hiding the murderous intent in his eyes, "But it doesn't matter, no matter who is behind this, it doesn't matter."

"I tracked and found the demon's lair last night."

Li Yan's eyes lit up, "Oh, where is it?"

Luo Faqing looked into the distance and said, "It's in a valley near Xiangji Temple. You should have heard of that place."

"South of Xiangji Temple."

“The old site of the war…”

(End of this chapter)