Knife splashing

Chapter 453: Weird Mist Mountain City
"Celebrate Jia! Heaven saves people and strictly controls Beifeng. The God receives the order and sweeps away all the bad luck. The eight powers spit out poison and four fierce horses are in full view. The Heavenly Soldiers lead the way and the general holds the banner..."

Inside the main room, Li Yan was walking in the air, making hand gestures and chanting incantations.

Although there are ways to deal with it, people still need to be saved.

These people in the troupe were there to ward off curse on the Zhou family because of a bad trick played by a vicious sorcerer, and the "Northern Emperor's Disaster-Removing Technique" was the most appropriate method for them.

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As he chanted the incantation, a strong wind suddenly blew in the house.

Dust was flying all over the sky, forming a vortex around the three people on the ground.

Everyone in the troupe who was in the house quickly used their hands to block the wind and sand. They were stunned and felt a chill in their hearts.

They could feel that this originally dilapidated house seemed to be shrouded in a kind of power, cold and majestic, as if they had entered a temple or arrived at the lobby of a government office.

Black smoke came out from the three people on the ground, carrying a fishy smell of rotten fish and shrimp, and was blown away by the strong wind.

Li Yan's brows were also furrowed.

This "Northern Emperor's Art of Eliminating Disasters" is extremely powerful and can easily dispel ordinary spells.

This was the first time he had such difficulty since he learned it.

It took half a pack of cigarettes' time for the evil aura on those people to completely dissipate, and their originally swollen and bruised faces finally returned to normal.

Li Yan quickly put away his spell and took a breath in secret.

Maintaining the magic for a long time was a bit exhausting even for him.

Wang Daoxuan immediately stepped forward, first lit the mugwort in his hand, chanted a spell to dispel the bad luck in the house, and then took the pulse of several people.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Under the worried gazes of others, Wang Daoxuan stood up and said, "This spell is extremely vicious. It will turn blood into black water poison and expel it. When the black water runs out, the person will die."

"Although the spell has been lifted, your Yang Qi has been depleted too much. I will prescribe a prescription for you. You will recover after two or three months of rest."

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

Everyone in the troupe was moved to tears of gratitude.

"Um…"

At this moment, the man lying in the middle also woke up. After listening to the story told by the person next to him, he couldn't help but sob and cry, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

He is the eldest brother who is in charge of the troupe.

The people around him hurriedly comforted him, "Big Brother, don't blame you, blame this world for never treating us as human beings."

"Yes, you should get well soon. The whole family is counting on you..."

After everyone comforted him, the man fell into a deep sleep again.

Wang Daoxuan then said, "Everyone, remember my instructions. Remember, act convincingly and don't reveal your true colors."

"Yes, thank you, Taoist Priest."

After some instructions, Wang Daoxuan and Li Yan left the yard.

"Master, what is this move?"

As soon as he returned to the dilapidated mansion, Li Yan started asking.

"It's very simple."

Wang Daoxuan took out the map of Chongqing Prefecture that they had obtained in advance, found where the Zhou family was, and pointed in the northwest direction.

There, there is a Dragon King Temple.

“This is a divine spell.”

Wang Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "When I heard that it was the work of the Paijiao sect, I thought of this. Folk witchcraft, which worships ghosts and gods, can protect the body and drive away evil spirits, but there are also spells that use the power of ghosts and gods to harm people."

"Over at the Dragon King Temple, they must be casting a spell."

"The methods of exorcism usually include confusing gods, punishing gods, overcoming gods, mitigating disasters, and self-cultivation. The sorcerer used the method of mitigating disasters."

"Drama originated from rituals to entertain gods. The play 'Dragon Slashing Platform' is a provocation to the incense god of the Dragon King Temple, which naturally attracted the disaster curse. I asked them to change their faces and hang the Bagua mirror upside down, which is a way to confuse the gods."

"Once this method is used, the evil curse will be suspended, and will not erupt until everyone in the troupe leaves."

Li Yan immediately understood, "Then the sorcerer and the Zhou family will be in trouble?"

Wang Daoxuan snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "It is normal for both sides to fight with each other. But the sorcerer deliberately showed off, and the Zhou family did not want to suffer losses and implicate ordinary people, which is their own fault!"

"Well done, Taoist Priest!"

Li Yan also nodded, smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Sha Lifei on the side also praised him repeatedly, but he was a little absent-minded, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yan, that kid hasn't come yet, most likely he ran away with the money, what a coward, he is too unruly."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Forget it."

"This Chongqing Prefecture is indeed a bit chaotic. Someone cast a curse to harm others in the city. Even after praying at the City God Temple, no one responded."

"Most of the people have already run away. Let's go by ourselves."

"Ah~"

Sharifei also sighed and cursed, "Money is a small matter. The key is that I am so angry. I have been hunting geese all day and got my eyes pecked by a sparrow."

"Forget it, just a petty thief."

Li Yan hurriedly comforted him, saying that he had seen too many vicious people, so he could take such trivial matters lightly.

Thinking of this, Li Yan turned his head and looked at Wang Daoxuan again, "Master, do you think those people can survive the calamity safely tonight?"

Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and said, "I'm just afraid they'll make mistakes."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "How about this, since I have nothing to do tonight, I'll go and take a look. The dragon pattern jade scepter has reacted, and the matter that the dragon girl wants me to investigate will most likely fall on this 'Paijiao Dragon King'."

This is what concerns him.

Even if he didn't deal with it for the time being, he had to find out the reason first. After all, it was related to the Dragon Girl, and he felt a little uncomfortable being the focus of attention all the time.

"Row."

Wang Daoxuan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I don't know how to escape yet, so I'll be a burden if I go. Let me tell you what to do if something unexpected happens."

Sharifei said, "That guy ran away. It's better to get the information as soon as possible. I will disguise myself and go to Fengwen Inn later."

Li Yan nodded, "Okay, let San'er go with you."

Sharifei is an old hand, and Lu San is skilled in controlling beasts. Even if he enters the city, he can still monitor all directions.

There are so many people in Chongqing Prefecture that even if you are discovered, you can still escape.

After the tasks were assigned, everyone prepared themselves.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, Sharifei and Lu San simply disguised themselves and went out in the thick fog.

They got the map, asked passers-by, walked through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived at Hongyadong.

Hongya Cave at this time is somewhat different from the previous life.

In the previous dynasty, Daxing and the Golden Horde were in confrontation from north to south. At that time, Chongqing Prefecture was built. According to Taoist numerology, 17 gates were built, nine of which were open and eight were closed.

Hongyamen is one of the "closed gates".

At that time, it was a military fortress and wars were constant. However, as the Xuan Dynasty unified the north and the south, the war ended and Hongyadong became the most developed commercial area in Chongqing Prefecture, with shops, teahouses and wine shops gathered there.

This place is built on a cliff, facing the Jialing River.

All the buildings are traditional Bayu stilt houses, born from water, growing along the cliffs, with different heights and following the terrain.

The stilt houses are all black, white and grey, but they are all hung with red lanterns, densely packed like stars. With the thick fog covering them, they look even more bizarre.

The people in Sichuan and Shu are straightforward yet reckless, enthusiastic yet cunning, and with the unique dock culture, they love to have fun day and night.

Therefore, even after dark, Hongyadong is still bustling.

"How's your baby doing lately?"

"Anything new these days?"

"Let's go, I'll introduce you to a business."

The road was very lively. Those who came out at this time were either merchants or people from the underworld. They greeted each other when they met. The sound of storytelling and cheering came from the teahouse, and someone sang a little song in the brothel. The aroma of wine and spicy food made the coldness of this autumn night disappear instantly.

Lu San was obviously not used to it, but Sha Lifei was like a fish in water. He listened to what others said and even learned a few words. He soon found out a lot of information.

The Hongya Cave is built in different heights, and the suspended stairs and corridors outside the stilt buildings are connected to each other, which almost makes people dizzy.

After turning left and right, going up and down, I finally found an inn.

Sharifei looked at the lotus pattern on the stone pier at the door, gave Lu San a look, turned his head to look around, lowered the brim of his hat, and walked in.

"Sir, please come inside!"

"This is my first time visiting your precious place, I want to listen to the wind."

"Sir, please come upstairs..."

After some spring ceremony, Sharifei was led to the second floor.

Like Fengwen Inn in other places, this one is also divided into Fenglinhuoshan. After being brought into the Feng building, an old man was already sitting inside.

The other party didn't say anything, but a set of tea set was already placed on the table.

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The people of Shu are particularly fond of setting up tea banquets.

The procedures inside are extremely complicated. There are 42 major types of tea arrays, and there are many variations among them. If you can't match them up, you will inevitably be cheated.

Sharifei also studied this quite a bit. After a round of tea drinking, he successfully bought the information. But just as he was about to get up, he was still unwilling to give up. He asked, "There is a beggar named Liu San. He was entrusted by us to buy information, but he ran away with the money. Does the senior have any clues?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the old man opposite immediately changed his expression.

He hesitated for a moment, looked outside the door carefully, and whispered, "Liu San is also a friend of mine, but he didn't come today, and no one knows where he went..."

Having said that, he dipped his fingers in the tea and quickly wrote a few lines on the table:

The wealth was exposed and he was robbed by his accomplices, and the temple in the south of the city was destroyed.

"Oh, that's fine."

Sharifei remained calm, stood up, said goodbye and left.

The old man behind him quickly wiped off the water stains on the table.

After leaving the inn, Sharifei found Lu San.

"We got the intelligence."

"Let's go then."

Lu San was about to leave but found that Sha Lifei didn't move.

"What's wrong?" Lu San asked curiously.

Sharifei hesitated slightly and recounted what happened, "Why don't we go and take a look, and at least get our money back?"

Lu San narrowed his eyes slightly, "You are not that kind of person."

Although Sharifei loves money, he is now wealthy and does not care about these things at all. This is the first time he has acted on his own.

There must be another reason.

Sha Lifei was silent for a moment, thinking of the slap that beggar Liu San gave him in the alley, and said with a wry smile: "Looking at this kid reminded me of myself back then."

"Many times, you want to climb up, but you are like a fly with a head lost, bumping into walls everywhere. If you hadn't met Brother Yan..."

Lu San still had no expression on his face, and said in a muffled voice: "Then let's go."

Although he is not good at dealing with people, he knows a lot about things.

Sharifei is a very hard-working member of the team. As the only ordinary person, he is always afraid of being left behind, so he never dares to make any mistakes in doing things.

This was the first time he took the initiative to do something.

Even if Li Yan was there, he would agree without hesitation.

"Hey, why are you walking so fast?"

Sharifei's face relaxed, and he quickly followed him, whispering, "Don't worry, we'll just get the money back, save that kid's life, and not cause any more trouble..."

"I'm not afraid even if I provoke you!"

"Tsk tsk, San'er, you speak more aggressively than Brother Yan..."

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On the other side, there was a sudden commotion on the dilapidated street.

Bang bang bang!
The Zhou family members appeared again, but this time, they were replaced by other people. A group of burly men, holding lanterns, directly knocked open the door of the Wu class.

"Hurry up! What are you dawdling for?"

"We agreed to perform for three consecutive days, don't miss the time!"

"Everyone, someone died in the class, I'm afraid it's unlucky..."

"What nonsense! You have to do the job after you get the money!"

After all, the people in the Wu troupe were all opera singers. Although they were resentful in their hearts, they also knew how powerful they were, and they all looked at a loss.

They had long discovered that they were being watched by this group of people, and even when they went to see a doctor or to the City God Temple to plead for mercy, they were not spared.

Fortunately, this group of people were just guarding outside the alley and had no idea that Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan had been here and given them advice on how to break the impasse.

Soon, everyone in the class was dragged away.

After they left, people from other teams began to stick their heads out, each of them still feeling frightened.

How could they not see that they were being tricked?

Thinking back to when I almost agreed, I was secretly glad.

There were even two teams that packed up their bags and left overnight after these men left.

Soon, the streets were quiet again.

In the room of the mansion, Li Yan had already changed into black clothes. After signaling to everyone, he immediately made hand gestures and chanted an incantation, using the "Northern Emperor's Mysterious Water Escape".

This escape technique is more powerful in foggy days.

Unlike Hongyadong, other places in Chongqing Prefecture were much quieter, although lanterns were also lit.

The lanterns were dim in the thick fog, and the atmosphere was inexplicably eerie.

Li Yan followed this group of people, going up the stairs and through the alleys. Soon, they arrived at an old house in the south of the city.

The house is not small in size, with obvious Han Chinese eastern Sichuan courtyard style, grey walls and black tiles, lots of wood, raised beams and crossbeams, and lots of diagonal brackets.

The beams and columns are all decorated with exquisite wood carvings, which is extremely luxurious.

Above the gate of the house, there is a plaque engraved with the four characters "动乐静寿".

From afar, the house was brightly lit but quiet. A group of big men in black were squatting at the door, some talking in low voices, some smoking pipes.

When Li Yan saw this, he sneered.

As expected, the Zhou family is not just an ordinary business family. They probably have some influence in the underworld, so they don’t take human life seriously.

He used the Mysterious Water Escape Technique, and those big men couldn't detect him at all. He exerted force with his feet, stepped on the wall and suddenly flew into the air, making several leaps on the roof.

As he was approaching the disaster, Li Yan frowned slightly, jumped onto a big tree, found a dark place to squat, and took a deep breath.

The whole house is filled with evil spirit.

Obviously, there was a feng shui arrangement inside. Once you get close, your escape method will inevitably be affected. Fortunately, he was high above and could see clearly inside.

The house is quite large, with an exquisite layout, rockeries, strange rocks, flowers and trees arranged in an orderly manner, full of natural interest.

A mourning hall was set up outside the main courtyard, and a stage was built at the entrance, facing northwest. The members of the Sichuan Opera troupe had been taken up there.

In the main hall, there were quite a few people sitting.

When Li Yan saw this, he frowned slightly.

He actually saw several familiar faces:

Han Kun, the elder of the Cao Gang, and the Chen family father and son of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce...

(End of this chapter)