Knife splashing

Chapter 199: Dark Tide Emerges
"Be careful, don't move!"

Li Yan shouted softly and protected Sha Lifei and Lu San behind him.

The orthodox troops were coming in overwhelming numbers, and Wang Daoxuan naturally knew how to deal with them, but Salifei and Lu San had no experience and had to be reminded.

At this time, it is most taboo to walk around aimlessly.

Li Yan smelled a scent and thought that the troops coming should be the community commander's troops.

Although this kind of troops are relatively stable and will not act recklessly, they are ghosts covering a large area after all. If they are not controlled properly, they may very likely collide with people.

"Don't move!"

On the other side, the Taoist of Taixuan Sect also reminded loudly.

At this time, there was a strong wind around and the leaves were flying everywhere.

Thick fog rolled in, blocking the moonlight. It was pitch dark, and all you could hear were strange rustling noises in the strong wind...

All the soldiers felt a chill in their hearts.

He stood there trembling, not daring to move.

Fortunately, they did not light torches, otherwise they would have been frightened and run around when they saw the white frost spreading on the ground and countless footprints appearing out of nowhere.

In just a few breaths, the strong wind had gone away.

The enemies opposite them had stopped moving.

In the distance, halfway up the mountain, the flames kept going out, as if the entire village was gradually being swallowed up by darkness.

Li Yan looked into the distance with a serious expression.

No wonder the army is so valued, such overwhelming power cannot be stopped without adequate protection.

The opposite copycat obviously doesn't have this ability.

"Captain Huang, that's enough."

Seeing that there was no movement on the mountain, the Taoist turned around and nodded slightly.

"Light the torch and arrest the man!"

At Captain Huang's command, countless torches were immediately lit.

The blazing flames dispelled the darkness and also made the soldiers' fear disappear.

The crowd walked forward holding torches, and soon they found a number of people lying on the ground, all wearing coarse clothes full of patches.

Although they looked like ordinary down-and-out vagrants, all of them were carrying swords and their knuckles were covered with calluses, and it was obvious that they were all martial artists.

Caught a big fish!
Captain Huang's face showed a slight delight. He hurried forward, picked up a few people at random, and pulled their collars. They all had tattoos of a ferocious beast resembling a tiger with a pair of wings.

"It is indeed the Tiansheng Sect!"

Captain Huang's eyes sparkled with brilliance. He turned around and shouted, "Tie them all up! Don't let any of them go!"

Even the Taixuan Orthodox Sect would not use its troops to carry out large-scale killings, for fear of backlash from blood and energy, causing the troops to lose control.

Therefore, these people were knocked unconscious by the impact of the evil energy on their souls. Although they looked motionless, they were not dead.

The soldiers of the garrison immediately stepped forward, took out hemp ropes, and tied up everyone, all of them with smiles on their faces.

This is simply an unearned achievement, and there will be no shortage of rewards from the army.

Tiansheng Religion?
When Li Yan heard this, his expression changed slightly.

Of course he had heard of the name of Tiansheng Sect.

The most recent major riot of refugees in Jingxiang occurred several decades ago, involving an organization of powerful gangsters called "Tiansheng Wang".

It is rumored that the other party is not only a master of Gang Jin, but also possesses special skills. He can summon gods to drive away ghosts and control demon soldiers to fight. He is very powerful.

After the other party's death, an organization called "Tiansheng Sect" rose in the Jingchu area. Although it was not as powerful as Maitreya Sect, it was entrenched in the mountainous areas, often opposed the court, and caused many crimes.

Just last year, they organized an attack on Shangyong County.

He thought these people had tattoos of winged tigers, but if they were from the Tiansheng Sect, then they would have tattoos of another ferocious beast: Qiongqi!

The Tiansheng Sect has also set its sights on the new type of gunpowder?

Li Yan and Sha Lifei looked at each other, both with serious expressions.

This puddle of water is so muddy it's a bit scary...

Thinking of this, Li Yan quickened his pace.

His goal is to use the Duwei Division to find the old monk who practices the Fox Mind Technique and complete the mission in the underworld.

It’s better to stay away from this muddy water as soon as possible.

The relationship between the refugees and the imperial court was a mess.

For the refugees, they just wanted to farm peacefully and not be oppressed and exploited by the government and landlords, but someone forced them to bow their heads...

But for the imperial court, this was like a huge bomb in the heart of China. They would be uneasy until it was resolved.

Li Yan really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing...

Just as the ghost fox said, the village here is very hidden. It is located halfway up the mountain, covered by dense mountain forests, and there are formations arranged around it.

Li Yan walked quickly over and saw that in the surrounding dense forest, the centers of many tree trunks had been hollowed out, with shrines and tablets placed on them, as well as traces of incense and sacrifices.

This is a place dedicated to the protection of the Yin God. If outsiders get close, they will encounter a wall of ghosts and subconsciously avoid this place. Even wild animals dare not approach.

No wonder the ghost fox said it was difficult to enter. With so many tablets of Yin gods, they would be trapped without the attack of soldiers.

By now, these evil spirits have probably been captured by the soldiers of the community and taken back to the City God Temple, where they will be trained and supplemented with soldiers.

Along the way, many people fainted.

Just like before, they are all followers of the Tiansheng Sect.

But once you enter the village, you'll see a completely different scene.

The village is quite large, with crisscrossing paths, all filled with rice fields, and small bags hanging around the pond.

This thing is called "hanging bag" among the people. It is made by wrapping seeds in straw and hanging them by the side of a pond to make them germinate.

In addition, there is a small land temple at the entrance of the village. Bags of seeds are also placed in front of the statue to ask the god to take care of the seeds.

Unfortunately, even the land they worshipped has been taken away...

Outside a wooden house, an old man fainted on the ground holding a child, with a look of fear on his face. He was tied up by the soldiers.

Wang Daoxuan sighed, not knowing what to say.

Even Lu San's face turned ugly.

Captain Huang, who was standing by, seemed to guess what they were thinking and said calmly, "Don't worry, except for the remnants of the Tiansheng Sect, the elderly and children will be fine. They will be arranged to live in the specially opened refugee village."

"The land there is fertile and the environment is much better than here. As long as they focus on farming and stop mixing with the Tiansheng Sect, they can live in peace until they grow old."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head slightly. "Although the mountains and forests are dangerous, there is no one to control them. The people are not animals. It is not enough to have food. Besides, if their fathers were beheaded, the hatred would only be buried in their hearts."

"No matter how much hatred there is, it will be washed away by time!"

Captain Huang's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a cold voice: "The whole world belongs to the king. If they were content to hide in the mountains, it would be fine, but some people are not content, and they will eventually be used as pawns."

"If they had stayed in the mountains peacefully, the case in Shangjin City would never have happened!"

Wang Daoxuan sighed and stopped talking.

Lu Sanze hesitated for a moment and said, "Can't we just arrest the evildoers?"

"No."

Captain Huang shook his head directly. "Some villains are very good at using ghosts and gods to deceive people. This must be the base of the Tiansheng Sect."

"I am only here to arrest people. If things get out of hand, the army will come and the whole village will be razed to the ground, leaving no grass behind!"

As if he didn't want to talk to them any more, he quickened his pace and ordered in a deep voice, "Release the guard dogs and search carefully!"

When the Duweisi went into the mountains, they brought a few mountain guard dogs with them, but their mouths were put in cages and they had been trained not to make any noise.

Wang Wang Wang!
As soon as the muzzle was removed, it started barking wildly.

They were searching the village with vicious dogs.

Soon, something was discovered.

"Sir, there is a secret passage here!"

"The person inside fainted!"

"Catch them all!" In a large house near the pond, the people from the Duwei Division found a secret passage. The bottom part had been completely hollowed out, and there were many people working inside.

As the things inside were moved out one by one, not only Li Yan, but also the others' expressions changed drastically.

Charcoal, saltpeter, sulfur, tallow…

This is clearly a gunpowder production site. Although it is just ordinary black gunpowder, the quantity is truly astonishing. It is no problem to blow up the entire Shangjin City.

In the house on the other side of the pond is the area where firearms are made. In addition to ordinary explosive packs, there are also some extremely sophisticated firearms, such as incendiary oil trucks, fire caltrops, etc.

"Great, it's here!"

Captain Huang's eyes were full of surprise, and even Captain Liu beside him was trembling with excitement. He said excitedly: "Sir, gunpowder is leaking out of the black market in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and the source has never been found. I'm afraid we have caught a big fish..."

When Li Yan and others heard this, they exchanged glances with each other.

Concerning the gunpowder case in the ancient tombs of Chang'an City, the people of the Duwei Division could never find the source, and it turned out to be in the Jingchu mountainous area.

This matter has become a big deal.

You know, making gunpowder is not that easy. Manpower is just one of the factors. Many materials have to be shipped back from other states.

If the products are to be sold in other states, they also have to go through many checkpoints.

How many people are involved here?
Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle...

Seeing this, Li Yan made up his mind.

We must not wade into this muddy water any further!

He practiced the Yang Jue technique and walked back and forth in the village.

Finally, we stopped in front of the ancestral hall in the village.

Torches were burning in the ancestral hall, and many soldiers were searching. The men from the Duwei Division were also wandering around with their mountain guard dogs.

Here, Li Yan's magical powers could not smell any trace.

However, the hook became somewhat hot.

He walked in calmly.

"Hello Mr. Li!"

Immediately, several soldiers and people from the Duwei Division nodded and greeted them.

Although Li Yan and Huang Qianhu were only collaborating temporarily and there were some minor frictions in between, everyone saw their abilities and respected them very much.

"Did you find anything?"

Li Yan pretended to be calm and asked casually.

A young man from the Duwei Division stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Mr. Li, this is the village ancestral hall. According to the inscription, they are from Yuzhou and the surname Lu. They moved here during the war between Song and Jin."

"Also, they are worshipping the Heavenly Saint."

As he spoke, he pointed inside the ancestral hall.

Li Yan looked up and saw a statue of a god standing on the altar in the ancestral hall. The god was quite tall, with prominent brow ridges, deep facial features, and a long beard that hung down to his chest, which gave him a domineering look.

Judging from his facial features, he actually has some foreign blood.

What’s more important is that this so-called “Tianshenggong” actually wore a robe and a crown embroidered with the sun, moon and stars.

This is a specification only available to emperors.

"You are really courting death..."

Seeing this, Li Yan couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"He is really courting death!" Captain Huang also walked in. Seeing the statue, his face turned gloomy. "I have heard that the Tiansheng Cult worships the dead ghost as its god and is trying to gather people to cause chaos again."

"Humph, if they are alive they will be killed, what good are they dead?"

"I'm not talking about him."

Li Yan shook his head slightly, and when he walked to the pillar of the ancestral hall, the long sword in his hand suddenly shook and stabbed into the pillar with a puff.

Bang!
The wood chips exploded and a figure jumped out. He had a bald head and a black robe. It was the monk who had escaped.

The other party is also cunning.

Ordinary people would hide in cellars or inside statues, but he hollowed out the pillars of the ancestral hall, and somehow he managed to evade detection by hounds and magical powers.

If the certificate had not been hot, Li Yan would not have been able to find this person.

"The little thief is looking for death!"

When the monk was discovered, he became furious and ashamed.

He had extraordinary skills and had obviously reached the peak of dark energy. With a few bangs, he knocked the surrounding soldiers back, causing them to hit the wall and spit blood.

"Powerful Vajra Palm?"

Captain Huang snorted coldly, and with a flick of his hand, he actually drew out a soft sword. The sword flowers were like flying snow and frost, and he was about to rush up to meet the enemy.

Li Yan had naturally already attacked with a knife.

He used his clever strength and seemed to shrink the distance to an inch.

At this moment, Monk Kuxin suddenly took out a copper tube from his arms and pulled the iron chain behind it.

Motherfucker!
Li Yan's scalp tingled and he dodged quickly, kicking Captain Huang who was following behind him away.

It’s the Hellfire Gun!

He had obtained two of them before, so he naturally knew their power.

After all of them are used up, they are disassembled, thinking of restoring them or finding a way to make them again.

However, not only is the mechanism inside ingenious, but the formula of the phosphorous fire and grease filled in is even more confusing.

Unexpectedly, I met you again here.

As for Captain Huang, whether Lu San can get rid of the wanted order depends on his help, so Li Yan will naturally not let him die.

He kicked so hard that Captain Huang flew backwards and hit a pillar, feeling dizzy.

But just as he was about to curse, he was shocked.

Call ~
The blazing flames gushed out, grease splashed everywhere, and when it hit the ground, it burned fiercely and thick smoke rose.

Captain Huang was startled and quickly hid behind a pillar.

When the diligent monk saw several people escape and a large number of people coming to the ancestral hall, he gritted his teeth and his eyes were full of determination.

He untied the sachet from his waist, took out a shriveled heart from it, put it to his mouth, and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, a strong cold wind blew around.

A thick purple smoke visible to the naked eye gushed out from the heart and was sucked into his mouth.

“Hehe…hahaha!”

There seemed to be a woman's strange laughter echoing in the wind.

At the same time, Monk Kuxin was shaking all over, his head swaying back and forth in an abnormal posture, and the blood vessels in his eyes burst, turning completely blood red.

Swish!
He flashed and moved incredibly fast, directly to the wall and picked up an unconscious soldier.

With a "puff", he used his hands to break open his chest and abdomen, grabbed out the pounding heart, put it to his mouth and gently sucked it.

The blood turned into red mist and poured into his mouth. The strange aura on his body became stronger and stronger.

"demon!"

Captain Huang felt his scalp tingling as he watched.

On the other side, Li Yan was holding the hook letter, pinching his fingers and chanting in a deep voice: "The sky has rules, the earth has rules, the underworld is arresting souls, the living should stay away!"

All of a sudden, the cold wind around stopped.

An invisible force rose from the ground, and the entire ancestral hall immediately became cold and gloomy, and all the flames were extinguished.

The ancestral hall was in darkness, and Li Yan felt that the sounds around him disappeared instantly, as if he was in a state of meditation.

The sound of chains.

At this moment, everyone can hear it.

At the same time, in the darkness, a sharp female voice came out of the monk Kuxin's mouth, and then disappeared with the sound of chains...

(End of this chapter)