Knife splashing

Chapter 275: Shadows Reflected in the Dark
"Ezhou Chamber of Commerce?"

Li Yan and Sha Lifei looked at each other.

They have had dealings with the Ezhou Chamber of Commerce.

Although the Ezhou Chamber of Commerce is composed of wealthy merchants from all over the country.

The president of the Chamber of Commerce is Wu Honglin. The Wu family he belongs to has great influence in Ezhou, and there are several officials in the court who have served as ministers.

Not only that, the other party's methods are quite powerful. Relying on overseas trade, they have bound up many forces such as the Wuchang Palace, and jointly undertaken the transportation of military supplies with the Paijiao.

The greedy and foolish magistrate Wu of Zigui County was his younger brother.

Even with such a huge mess, the Wu family was not affected at all, which shows how extraordinary they are.

Thinking of this, Li Yan continued to ask: "Why does Mr. Tian think that the culprit is that person?"

Tian Yuanwai sighed, "Opening up the sea for trade brings a lot of profit, but the risks are also quite high. Not many people dared to gamble at that time."

"I just happened to have some spare money and was quite curious about the overseas landscape, so I gritted my teeth and invested, but I didn't expect to make a hundred times the profit."

"Now, members of the Chamber of Commerce have become a hot commodity. Several people have come to negotiate and want to buy the members at a high price."

"The most active one among them is Wu Jiucheng, and he offered a very low price, which was flatly rejected by this old man."

Sha Lifei stroked his beard and asked in surprise, "The Wu family has the most members, right? Do they really need to be so mean?"

"You don't know something."

Tian Yuanwai shook his head and said, "The Wu family is wealthy and powerful, but they also have many children, direct descendants, collateral descendants, first and second wives, and so on. Altogether, there are hundreds of people."

"If everyone has a share, wouldn't it be chaos? The shares held in the Chamber of Commerce are family property, and can only be divided into dividends."

"Moreover, the Wu family has a strict hierarchy. There is a fixed amount for each of the direct and collateral branches to get, and no one can go beyond that."

"That Wu Jiucheng is a bastard, so he should have earned a lot, but he spent his money like a slut and lived extravagantly, and the dividends from the clan were not enough for him, so he set his sights on me."

As he spoke, his eyes were full of anger, and he bowed respectfully and said, "Please help me find evidence. I will not let him off easily!"

Sharifi rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​we should be obliged to do this, but the situation is different from what you said."

"Originally, I was here to check Feng Shui, but now I have to offend someone, and that is the Wu family who is so powerful in Ezhou. You have also seen that all the sorcerers before have suffered and dare not even speak..."

Tian Yuanwai was not angry at all, but laughed and said, "Brother Sha, I have come all this way and I still don't know your temper?"

"We are not outsiders, so there is no need to play tricks on us. Don't worry, I am not a stingy person. As long as you can finish this matter, I will give you 30,000 taels!"

"Money matters are easy to talk about."

Li Yan interrupted him and said sternly, "We have two things to ask for Mr. Tian's help."

"One of them is the competition held by Wuchang Palace. I am itching to compete with various masters."

"The second reason is that we want to find a powerful Xuanmen craftsman who is reliable and keeps his mouth shut."

"Oh?"

Mr. Tian pondered for a moment and said, "The competition is easy to handle. The Chamber of Commerce already has quotas for participation. When the time comes, Young Master Li will participate in the name of Mr. Tian's Chamber of Commerce."

"As for this Xuanmen craftsman, let me inquire about it first. After all, the person you are looking for may not be an ordinary person. Once I have some clues, I will give Young Master Li a reply."

"it is good!"

After discussing the conditions, it is natural to solve the current issues first.

Li Yan asked again: "Mr. Tian, ​​I'm curious, after you get the evidence, how are you going to deal with it?"

"We know how big the matter is going to be, so we can be sensible when doing things."

Just as Mr. Tian said, the Wu family is powerful, but Li Yan and others are not afraid of them. After all, they have offended the Tiansheng Sect and the Ghost Sect badly, so why would they be afraid of a businessman like him?
But first we have to figure out how bold Mr. Tian is.

Tian Yuanwai naturally understood what he meant and shook his head, saying, "Although the business world is like a battlefield, there are also rules that we should not make things too ugly."

"The Wu family is powerful in the Chamber of Commerce, but they are not omnipotent. There are many people who are eyeing their position."

"I and a few old friends are neutrals, so we teamed up to protect ourselves. We want to win over both sides, and using secret techniques to seize people's property is a taboo in the Chamber of Commerce."

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, the president will be re-elected. At this critical moment, Wu Honglin dare not be careless. As long as we get the evidence, he will give up some key positions."

"It's worth it for me to suffer some grievances if I can accomplish this."

Li Yan was not surprised after hearing this.

This is the nature of businessmen. They will not fight like gangsters over a disagreement.

Maybe in the end, we will have a drink and chat happily.

"In this way, this matter will be easy to handle."

Sarifei has many clever ideas. The bald man came up with an idea as soon as he touched him. "Leave the search to us. Mr. Tian, ​​you secretly send someone to find those sorcerers and solidify the evidence."

"Also, tell us the name of the craftsman who built your house."

Tian Yuanwai nodded and said, "The people who helped me build the house were from the Xu Clan in the city. They came from the Huizhou Clan. The troupe leader, Xu Qingquan, is an honest man with a good reputation in Hanyang City. I never thought he would do such a thing."

"I will go and settle the score with him right now!"

Li Yan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No hurry."

"Didn't Mr. Tian realize that they were so blatant? They must be sure that this technique is secret. Even if they discovered it, they can deny it."

"This magic is a bit strange. It doesn't have any evil spirit at all. It can hardly be used as evidence. The most urgent task is to find the key."

"When we get to their door, they will have nothing to say."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Wang Daoxuan, "Master, do you have a way to crack it?"

Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and said, "According to what Mr. Tian said, I guess this magic of exorcism relies on nightmares to drain people's energy."

"We will set up the altar tonight and see what is causing the trouble. As long as we find the cause, we can solve it."

"it is good!"

Mr. Tian was able to build such a big business, so he was certainly not a timid person and he agreed immediately.

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Late at night, the moon and stars are rare.

In the front courtyard of the Tian family mansion, an altar has been set up.

The top of the square table was covered with bright yellow brocade embroidered with the Eight Diagrams, the sun, the moon, the stars, and dragons and phoenixes, which looked quite gorgeous.

In front of the altar, there were eight ghost jars, all of which were the rampant soldiers captured by Wang Daoxuan. The most powerful one among them was the earth dragon demon soul.

The soldiers are ferocious and fierce, so they are naturally suppressed by the statue of the ancestor of the Xixuan lineage.

In front of the statue are the five offerings, including clean water, fruits, flowers, cakes, etc., and next to it are various ritual instruments: red candles, sandalwood burners, sandalwood plates, water cups, ritual tablets, tokens, wooden fish, and yellow paper.

The most powerful one is the golden sword.

There were eight French flags planted around, fluttering slowly in the breeze.

Li Yan's team now has some wealth, so naturally they equipped Wang Daoxuan with all the equipment.

All the ritual implements are of top quality from Yichang City God Temple.

Of course, it cannot be compared with the orthodox Xuanmen.

When people hold a large-scale ritual, the altar has to be built in several levels, not to mention the instruments, and the ritual also requires the cooperation of many people.

The high priest, the lecturer, the fasting supervisor, the scripture attendant, the incense attendant, the photographer... everyone has their own duties and cooperates with each other in perfect harmony.

Even on the altar, there are various rules and regulations, and there are special altar enforcers to maintain discipline.

Of course, this level of ritual is extremely powerful and is usually responsible for warding off disasters and praying for blessings for an entire area.

For those like Li Yan who work alone, the current configuration of magical weapons is sufficient.

As the night deepened, the servants were driven back to their rooms.

Sharifei stayed beside Wang Daoxuan and was responsible for protecting him.

Li Yan and Lu San jumped onto the roof to be on guard. As for Tian Yuanwai, he slept in the wing room on the left side of the front hall, feeling very nervous, waiting to see what was causing the trouble after he fell asleep.

Before we knew it, midnight was approaching.

Wang Daoxuan had already dressed neatly and opened the altar.

Listening to the creaking of the wooden bed in the room and the sounds of people turning over and over, Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Tian, ​​just go to sleep."

Tian Yuanwai inside said helplessly: "This...I have something on my mind and I really can't sleep."

Having said that, when it was midnight, he still felt a surge of sleepiness. His eyelids were drooping and he fell into a sleep as if he had been drugged.

"There is indeed a problem."

Wang Daoxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, drew the Golden Money Sword, inserted a yellow talisman on the table, stepped on the Gang Step, pinched the formula and chanted: "Gods of heaven and earth, all spirits return together, I serve the mysterious Qi to show the power of Chen Tianjun, the souls of all directions are chasing, the evil spirits show themselves, command!"

After saying that, he swung the sword and the yellow talisman instantly burned.

He brandished the Money Sword while making hand gestures to cast a spell and drew a talisman in mid-air on the Bagua mirror.

Then, he picked up the Bagua mirror and shone it into the room.

In the moonlight, there seemed to be a flash of black mist on the bronze mirror, but then it disappeared and nothing could be seen.

This is a method of revealing ghosts, which is the method of the Wang Daoxuan and Xi Xuan lineage.

Most of the magic in the world relies on the power of ghosts and gods to drive the innate evil spirit to cast spells.

If there is something causing trouble, it will appear on this Bagua mirror. Although it is not as good as the Yin-Yang Eyes, it can still give a rough idea of ​​its appearance.

However, this method has not been proven to work.

Wang Daoxuan frowned, grabbed a handful of incense ash from the incense burner, muttered something in his mouth, and then blew it suddenly.

Call ~
A cold wind suddenly blew up, and the incense ash rolled into the room.

Wang Daoxuan picked up the bronze mirror and continued looking.

This is to use incense ash to force it to show up.

However, I still didn't see anything.

"wrong!"

Wang Daoxuan seemed to be thinking, "It's probably not an evil ghost that's causing trouble."

After saying this, he picked up a lamp from the altar.

This lamp is made of rhinoceros horn and is the precious "Rhinoceros Horn Lamp" obtained from Tongtian Sanniang.

Tongtian Sanniang possesses three treasures.

Rhinoceros-hinged lamp, pearl necklace, and heart-breaking nail.

The "Yingluo Pearl" and the "Xuanhuang Heavenly Talisman" can avoid the detection of the underworld, and they were all given to Yu Longzi.

The "Heart-Slaying Nail" is an offensive weapon. Li Yan doesn't have the ability to shoot nails with jets like Tong Tian Sanniang, and he also finds it disgusting.

Fortunately, this treasure is used to suppress the drought demon, so its greatest function is to restrain various zombies, thus becoming a team treasure.

As for the "Rhinoceros Horn Lamp", it is a magical tool made from the rhinoceros horn. It can illuminate yin and yang and make ghosts appear.

It is equivalent to an extremely powerful Yin-Yang Eyes, and can also be used in conjunction with magic to summon ghosts to appear.

Unfortunately, the lamp oil is really hard to get, as it is made from corpse oil mixed with a kind of mirage pearl powder.

Li Yan found a booklet on refining lamp oil from Tongtian Sanniang, but the mirage pearl powder was hard to find, so there was only a little lamp oil left.

Use it once, it’s one less time.

A trace of heartache flashed across Wang Daoxuan's eyes, but he still performed the magic gesture to consecrate it, and then lit it with incense and candles.

Suddenly, there was a faint green light all around.

Shalifi, who was standing next to him, suddenly widened his eyes.

Under the direct green light, a layer of black mist was spreading around the ghost jars on the altar, swirling above, vaguely revealing the hideous appearance of the rampant soldiers.

Wang Daoxuan handed the rhino horn lamp to Shalifei and said in a deep voice, "Go inside and see what Mr. Tian has on him."

"it is good."

Sharifei swallowed his saliva, and hurriedly carried the rhino horn lamp and trotted into Mr. Tian's room.

The green light was dim, and the originally dark room became even more eerie.

I saw that there seemed to be a black thing on Mr. Tian's body.

Sharifei's heart was pounding, but he still plucked up his courage, holding the "rhino horn lamp", slowed down his pace, and walked forward carefully.

When I was almost at the bed, I finally saw it clearly.

It was an old man wearing a pitch-black shroud, with a pale face and lifeless eyes. He was squatting on Mr. Tian's chest in a strange posture, almost face to face.

Such a coward!

Sharifei cursed inwardly, then carefully stepped back, walked out of the room, and came to the altar.

Wang Daoxuan took the rhino horn lamp and blew it out immediately, then asked, "What did you see?"

"An old man..."

Sharifei described it with gestures.

"In a shroud?"

Wang Daoxuan frowned slightly, looked at the stone steps that had been put back in place, and suddenly he understood, "I understand..."

"Someone!"

At this moment, Lu San on the roof suddenly stood up.

Li Yan had already stepped on the roof beam, exerted force with his feet, soared into the air, and jumped directly to the back alley of the Tian family mansion.

I saw a black shadow running away.

The opponent had obviously stepped into the hidden power, and he was continuously exerting force with his feet, rushing forward at a very fast speed, like a sharp arrow.

"Humph!"

Li Yan snorted coldly and chased after him.

Although he is not as good as those veteran masters, he divided various forces into Yin-Yang Bagua and used the method of leveraging momentum, and can be regarded as entering the level of transforming strength.

The power under his feet exploded continuously, as if the ground could be shrunk into an inch.

What's even more amazing is that every time he stepped on the ground, he used vibration force, and the force reverberated between the body's fascia and the ground, doubling his speed.

This was considered the initial use of his Immortal Seal.

Although he was unable to absorb the enemy's strength and then use it to attack, his ability to travel far exceeded that of ordinary warriors.

If there were someone around at this moment, they would feel that his figure was flickering, like a ghost, almost as if he was using magic.

In just a few breaths, the distance between the two sides was shortened.

At this moment, the opponent suddenly stepped on the Seven Star Step, and his body stopped abruptly. He used the force to flip over, like a dragon, and kicked Li Yan in the forehead.

This time, it was extremely sudden.

However, Li Yan's reaction was faster. He turned sideways and twisted his body to avoid the kick, then delivered an elbow to the center of the opponent's heart.

Bang!
The figure flew out sideways, rolled three times on the ground before stopping and struggling to get up.

Li Yan's face was gloomy, and he said:

"Red Dragon Flip, Longhua Fist?"

"Why are the people from Wudang also eating Ge Nian..."

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