Knife splashing

Chapter 324 Human Mandrill
"That's what happened. It was all in vain..."

"The person has not been caught yet, but experts have been sent to guard the important roads, and the ancient mine is also being searched..."

In the Zen room, Chengjue looked a little unhappy.

Hearing that a savage had been captured, not only Sharifei, but even Li Yan became quite interested and followed Lu San to Baotong Temple.

Baotong Zen Temple was bustling with activity. Chengjue happened to be in charge of this matter, so Li Yan took the opportunity to inquire about what happened yesterday.

Po Liu Han Baling died in battle outside Lianxi Temple...

The Barbarian King's Tomb contains the Unbreakable Bones...

People from the Tiansheng Sect and Tusi City also sneaked in to sabotage.

Li Yan was shocked by every single thing he heard.

He was busy refining magical instruments, and there were already many masters in Wuchang, so he did not participate much.

I didn't expect so many things happened in just one day yesterday.

After hearing all the information, Li Yan pondered for a moment and said, "They took the Red Mohe away to keep people away from the underworld. A demon has returned to the world!"

The identity of Po Liu Han Baling had been leaked long ago. During this period, the Zen Sect had also sent people to look for him secretly, but they didn't expect that he was hiding under their noses.

Cheng Jue nodded and said, "That's what I guessed as well."

"According to the living Miao people, when the Barbarian King's Tomb was first opened, no one who entered survived. The incorruptible bones inside would even come out to attack people at night, but it was later sealed..."

"The identity of the Ge Lai elder has also been found out. He is a treasure hunter from the Xiangxi Tanyou lineage. He also knows the art of driving corpses. His methods are sinister and he has been wanted by the Law Enforcement Hall many years ago..."

"After he got the Red Mohe, he entered the cave. When he came out, the head that had not turned into bones was dressed and could speak. He must be an old ghost who came back to life from the Ghost Cult..."

"The Ghost Cult set up a plan in Wuchang. One was to disrupt the earth's veins by using the Feng Shui Bureau, and the other was to help the old ghost return to life. Unfortunately, they succeeded."

Chengjue's eyes were full of regret.

After so much effort and countless deaths, although the Wuchang mountain city survived the disaster, it was still one step short of victory.

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "The Ghost Cult has been poisonous for thousands of years, and Zhao Changsheng is even more scheming. He has set up plans everywhere. How can he be so easy to deal with?"

"However, this matter has been made public. Zhao Changsheng's identity is no longer a secret. All the Xuanmen sects in various places will be on the alert and will catch this person sooner or later."

"By the way, what about the wild men?"

Cheng Jue replied, "The savage was captured outside Lianxi Temple. He was originally controlled by the Tiansheng Sect using witchcraft, and the demon didn't have time to take him away when he left."

"Wild people are not uncommon. They can be found in many places in China. Monster hunters are best at dealing with them and have specific classifications for them."

As he spoke, he took out a booklet, opened it and handed it to Li Yan.

Li Yan took a look at the cover, which read "Xuanguailu".

He heard from Hong Yasha, a monster catcher in Chang'an, that this book was a must-read for monster catchers, as it recorded all kinds of mountain spirits and monsters found throughout the ages.

The page that was opened happened to describe the savages.

As he looked, Chengjue explained: "There are five types of wild people discovered so far."

"The Gan Giant lives in the mountains and forests of Ganzhou. He has a human face and long lips, a black body with hair, and heels turned back. He smiles when he sees people. He often holds a bamboo tube in his hand and is good at blowing poisonous arrows..."

"Shenkui lives in the mountains around the Wei River. He has a human face and a beast body, one arm and one leg. He is a mountain monster who is good at controlling evil spirits..."

"Shandou, human-like, intelligent, quick-moving, good at throwing stones, curious, but rarely harasses villages..."

"The last type is the pitiful people."

"One-legged mandrills are sexually promiscuous and often kidnap women and take them into the mountains. Sometimes they give birth to children that look like both humans and animals, covered in hair. They are called human mandrills."

"Many years ago, there were a large number of mandrills causing trouble in the Shennongjia area. They often invaded villages, attacked people, and kidnapped women. There was even a demon king who could call the wind and ghosts and called himself the One-legged King."

"Zhenwu Palace cooperated with our Baotong Temple and hired a lot of monster hunters to jointly eradicate these mandrills..."

Li Yan nodded and said, "I have heard of this."

In the Yichang City God Temple, they purchased mandrill hairs, which were captured by hunters from the Meishan sect. The temple keeper Yulingzi also mentioned this major operation many years ago.

Cheng Jue hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Actually, there was something that was not disclosed to the public at that time."

"That group of mandrills kidnapped women and gave birth to hundreds of human mandrills. At the time, some people suggested that we wipe them out completely, but they were all young children and had not committed any crimes, so we couldn't bear to do it."

"In order to protect the reputation of these women, we couldn't take them away, so we let them go back to Shennongjia."

"The one captured this time is most likely one of the human-mandrills. If so, this group of human-mandrills has probably been enslaved by the Celestial Saint Cult."

"We helped him to detoxify, but this Xiao can only speak Shangfang language, so we asked Master Lu to come and help."

"What are you waiting for?"

Sharifei's eyes were full of interest, "It's a good opportunity to see it..."

…………

"Roar!"

With a low roar, a huge black shadow rushed over with a violent momentum, and the chains bound on its body were all stretched straight.

"Good guy!"

Through the iron railings, Sharifei took a breath of cold air.

This is the prison of Baotong Zen Temple. After all, they also serve as the Law Enforcement Hall and are used to detain Xuanmen monks who have committed crimes.

The human goblin was locked inside.

This thing is huge, more than two meters tall, with muscular body, covered with black hair, and wearing clothes made of animal skins.

Even its face was covered with black hair, and it had a square head, a big brain, and wide eyes. It stared at them and roared angrily.

"Humph!"

Following a cold snort from Chengjue, the human goblin quickly took two steps back, obviously having suffered a loss at the hands of the big monk.

Cheng Jue shook his head slightly and turned to look at Lu San, "Donor Lu, please."

Lu San nodded and stepped forward, pinching his fingers to make some magical gestures, making all kinds of strange tongue-clicking sounds.

Even the warlocks of Northern Frontier Shamanism and Five Immortals Sect might not be as proficient in the Shangfang language as the gifted Lu San.

Hearing the words above, the savage was obviously stunned.

However, he still looked defensive and refused to speak.

This kind of thing naturally did not pose a problem for Lu San. With his patient communication, the savage finally spoke, also in the Shangfang dialect full of tongue-twitching sounds.

Li Yan and others stood by and waited quietly.

Rolling sounds are not rare. The older the language, the more rolling sounds it has. They will disappear with the changes of the times.

As the language of all kinds of spirits and monsters in the world, Shangfang language naturally retains this feature, and there are a lot of it.

"His name is Wubahubaluba..."

Lu San asked for a while, then turned around and shook his head, saying, "He didn't know what happened either. He only knew that someone killed the mountain god of Shennongjia with thunder and fire, and there were many powerful monsters."

"Their tribe was also attacked, and many people had worms in their bodies. They were captured and used for blood sacrifice. He was captured and ate some worms, and the rest of his memory was gone..."

"He didn't know he was in Shennongjia, or even when he got here..."

"I see."

Cheng Jue was obviously disappointed when he heard this.

I originally wanted to get some information about the Tiansheng Sect from this savage, but I didn't expect him to be such a fool.

Li Yan's heart moved, and he said, "Master Chengjue, I remembered something."

"We were in the mountains near Shangjin City and communicated with the monsters in the mountains. We learned that someone in the Jingchu Mountains was hunting down monsters and practicing the evil art of immortality."

"Now it seems that it was the Tiansheng Cult that did it. They killed so many monsters, and there must be many people practicing evil methods."

Chengjue narrowed his eyes slightly, "The battle report from Zhushan County did not mention this matter. It seems that they still have a hidden force."

"Master Li, the news has arrived just in time. I will notify them right away so that the imperial army can be prepared." "Also, the King of Wuchang has agreed to the crocodile's request, but I still need to ask Brother Lu San to communicate with him, otherwise some things will be difficult to do."

"That's natural."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

After they finished talking, they prepared to leave the cell.

Only Lu San took a glance and saw the wild man in the iron cage with fear and panic in his eyes. He couldn't help but ask: "What are you going to do with this wild man?"

Cheng Jue was silent for a moment. "I will report to my superiors, but according to the rules of the Law Enforcement Hall, once they come out, they will basically be eliminated to avoid any trouble."

"killed?"

Lu San stopped and looked at the savage again.

Sharifei said helplessly: "Brother Lu San, you are not going to take this thing too?"

"What if he goes berserk and hurts someone? Besides, if you take him out, he might be scared to death!"

Li Yan also shook his head slightly, ready to persuade.

Although savages are rare, they are really not suitable to be kept around.

The rules of the Law Enforcement Hall are not wrong. They are the shield between the Xuanmen and ordinary people. Even if the cultivators act recklessly, they must be killed, let alone this kind of outlier.

Lu San looked at the savage squatting in the iron cage, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "He... looks a bit like me."

When Li Yan heard this, he immediately knew the reason.

Lu San was extremely gifted, but perhaps because he showed some unusual signs after he was born, he was abandoned and raised by a simple-minded villager.

Some villagers would give him food, but most of them kept their distance from him, and no children wanted to play with him. He had been crossing mountains and rivers since he was young, and was almost like a savage.

Fortunately now, I have companions like them.

When you meet this savage, you can't help but feel a sense of sympathy.

Thinking of this, Li Yan shook his head slightly and looked at Cheng Jue, "Master, is this feasible?"

Lu San is the treasure of their team and he is always hardworking and never complains. This is the first time that a request has been made to him, so naturally they have to find a way to do it.

Cheng Jue pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well done, Mr. Lu is kind-hearted. Of course, this is possible."

"However, if he gets mad and hurts someone."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will take care of it when the time comes."

Sharifei said with a bitter face: "Forget it, forget it, you guys are really capable of doing things in a reckless manner. But even if the thing is obedient, it is not easy to lead."

"Once we enter Wuchang City, there will definitely be chaos!"

Li Yan turned his head and looked at the savage.

"Easy, just shave him!"

…………

There was a commotion outside the Ezhou Chamber of Commerce.

Something went wrong during the Dragon Boat Race. Although the Feng Shui plan was successfully completed in the end, many people died.

Especially those men who rowed dragon boats, each of them was the pillar of their family. Some were fine and only suffered burns, but some lost their lives on the spot.

Even though the Chamber of Commerce had already provided compensation, a few people were still not satisfied. They carried the coffin, and all the family members, young and old, wore mourning clothes and blocked the door of the Chamber of Commerce, crying.

Logically speaking, they don't have the courage to do that.

But there are always exceptions.

The dragon boat race was hosted by the president Wu Honglin himself.

At the end of the month, the position of president will be re-elected.

Even though Wu Honglin had the support of King Wuchang, Zhao Yuanwai, vice president of the Ezhou Chamber of Commerce, also wanted to compete for it.

After all, Wu Honglin failed to discipline his son strictly in the first place, which led to his son being bewitched by the evil spirit. Now he has made another mistake, so it is inevitable that he will be criticized.

Mr. Zhao just wanted to make a big deal out of this.

Right now, many people in the Chamber of Commerce are waiting and watching to see which side will ultimately gain the upper hand.

But in the Tian family courtyard, the atmosphere is quite different.

Po Liu Han Baling is dead, but his body came from the Tian family after all, so it was sent back to the Law Enforcement Hall.

"Son..."

Looking at the headless corpse, Mrs. Tian was heartbroken.

No matter what Tian Han's identity was in his previous life, he was her blood relative after all. She couldn't accept it for a while and fainted.

The three brothers of the Tian family also looked pale.

Mr. Tian, ​​in particular, had mixed feelings. Was this his father, his benefactor, or his second son? Now he didn't know what to address him.

Li Yan patted his shoulder and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​please accept my condolences. Don't think too much. When he entered Buddhism, his worldly ties were severed. Your Tian family will not have these troubles in the future."

Tian Yuanwai's lips were dry. "Old man, alas... at least I have to bury him properly. Thank you, Young Master Li, for saving my life. Otherwise, my whole family would not have escaped this disaster."

The third child of the Tian family is the youngest. He has no deep impression of his father and has never met Tian Han. He is the first to recover. He shook his head helplessly and said, "The burial must be done properly."

“But how should this tablet be written?”

Tian Wei, the eldest son of Tian Yuanwai, had a complicated look in his eyes, "Just write...Po Liu Han Baling."

"Alright."

Tian nodded, looked at Li Yan, and said with a bow, "Young Master Li, this is unexpected. Can you ask Taoist Wang to help deal with this matter and then perform a ritual to let the deceased enter reincarnation as soon as possible?"

Li Yan nodded and said, "Of course."

Of course he wouldn't say that Po Liu Han Baling had probably already lost his soul. If he really went to the underworld, it would be a terrible tragedy.

After comforting everyone, Li Yan returned to the house.

Lu San, Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan were all in the room, all staring at the center.

There was a pot of braised pork elbow and a large pot full of sesame cakes on the table.

The savage was sitting next to him. He was tall and the tables and chairs used by ordinary people were like children's toys to him.

The savage had had all his black hair shaved off, and although his face was still untidy, he at least looked like a human being.

As soon as it opens its mouth, several sharp canine teeth are exposed.

He was like a starving ghost, eating one huge sesame bun in one bite and finishing a pork elbow in just a few bites.

But after eating a few pancakes, he would touch his body uncomfortably and burst into tears.

Ever since his hair was shaved, this savage has been a little crazy.

Sharifei took a deep breath and said, "My goodness, this thing is such a big eater. How much food will it take to feed it?"

Lu San was laughing a lot while watching.

Li Yan laughed in silence and said nothing more.

It was a little different from what he thought. Although this human-goddess had a low IQ, at most similar to that of a child, after communicating with Lu San and letting down his guard, he became a little silly and no longer showed his wild nature.

Just take it with you, it can also help Lu San to entertain himself.

"Brother Lu San, I forgot, what is his name?"

"Wubahubaluba..."

"It's too long, just call it Wuba!"

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