Knife splashing

Chapter 686: Vicious Evil Spell
Listening to the old man's story, Li Yan gradually sketched out the outline.

The thing called "Pantao" has a long history. Perhaps it existed in ancient times, but it has long been lost.

Some alchemists have been pursuing this goal, trying to find a glimpse of the past from historical descriptions, and using various methods to try to restore it, even at the cost of destroying humanity and causing turmoil. The rebellion of the evil monk Faqing in the Northern Wei Dynasty may be just one of them.

Judging from the records, Zhao Changsheng obtained this method very early and has completed it.

The Beijing Peach Banquet was born because of this thing.

Thinking of the fresh and juicy peaches that never rot, Li Yan felt his heart pounding.

"Senior, do you know what evil method they used?"

"I'm not sure, but the cauldron must be a six-year-old child born in a yin year and yin month."

After hearing this, Li Yan took a deep breath and said, "Senior, to be honest, the court has arranged people to track down these people, and they are Taoist friends whom I absolutely trust. This is a serious matter and it is not safe in the city. How about I send you out of the city to hide?"

When Old Man Wu heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "I don't trust those people from the Xuanmen sect."

"You go now. I will abandon this place. Since your whereabouts have been revealed, I will not go to the night market again. Unless I find those people, I will not leave the capital."

Then he said in a deep voice: "I advise you not to believe those Taoists. Who knows if their teachers are involved in this."

"Alright."

Li Yan stopped forcing himself and clasped his fists, saying, "Senior, please be careful. The truth will eventually come out."

He could see that Old Man Wu was very wary of Xuanmen, and it would be easier for him to hide if he was alone.

Seeing that it was getting brighter, Li Yan stopped talking nonsense and said goodbye and left.

He came to an inn in the south of the city, took out the "Peaches" box that he had secretly hidden before, rented a horse, and took advantage of the dawn when the city gate opened, and rode towards the manor in the suburbs of Beijing in the morning mist...

Not long after, the young man in the secret room slowly woke up.

"Son of a bitch" looked confused and looked at Old Man Wu who was packing up his things, "How...why did I fall asleep? Where is that big brother just now?"

"The person has left."

Old Man Wu had packed up his bag and handed over a hundred-liang silver note, saying in a cold voice, "Keep it. This is the reward they left for you. I'm reminding you that there are some things you really can't get involved in, or you'll lose your life."

"Take this money and start a small business. Just pretend you have never met us."

Go ahead, pick up your package, move the wooden fence and walk out.

"Hey, hey, why are you in such a hurry?"

The son of a bitch immediately chased after him.

However, Old Man Wu no longer had the staggering look he had before. He walked quickly and disappeared into the dark alley in the blink of an eye.

"Pooh!"

The "son of a bitch" chased for a few steps but failed to catch up. He spat fiercely on his face and muttered, "It's really like eating the sugar cane and throwing away the dregs. This is not how you play. No wonder you are so poor. Humph, I don't want it either!"

Having said that, I still feel a little disappointed.

Which young man doesn't have a dream in his heart?

In the teahouse, you often hear legendary stories, meet strange people in the world, and reach the top.

Now he met that person, but he didn't give him any chance at all.

"That's all..."

"Son of a bitch" laughed at himself, and finally picked up the banknote and flicked it lightly, "It can be considered that my work was not in vain. Tomorrow, I will rent a good house and move out of that stinky braised meat shop. Maybe my luck will turn around."

Go ahead and say it, then put the banknotes away carefully and hurry home humming a tune.

He was very familiar with the capital city and took shortcuts through the alleys. Soon he returned to the old alley.

But before he got close, he realized something was wrong.

The door of the braised meat shop was wide open, and several bailiffs and constables were standing at the door, with impatient looks on their faces.

Inside the room, the smell of blood was strong, and the body of Old Waizui was covered with rags and carried out.

It was lifted twice in total because it was cut in half by someone!
"What for?!"

When the bailiff saw him approaching, he asked in a cold voice.

"Sir, I live nearby and I'm just passing by. What happened?"

"Son of a bitch" asked with a grin.

"Get lost, why are you asking so many questions!"

The bailiff shouted impatiently and drove him away.

"Yes, I'll get out of here right away."

"Son of a bitch" left hurriedly, and when he turned around, his eyes were filled with tears.

He had been an orphan since childhood, and in the huge capital city, only Old Waizui was kind to him.

He is said to be a landlord, but he doesn’t charge any rent at all. All you need is to help with some small chores from time to time.

Both of them were lonely and helpless, and after a long time they became almost like family members.

At this moment, the "son of a bitch" felt that the banknotes in his arms were like branding irons, burning his skin and causing pain.

He stumbled into the dark alley with only one thought in his mind:
This revenge must be avenged!

…………

It only takes an hour to ride to the manor outside Beijing.

Li Yan rode his horse along the path in the fields, and the people working there just watched from afar.

He knew that these were the elite selected by the Duwei Division.

It looks like work, but in fact it is peripheral defense.

Their positioning is very particular; not only are they highly skilled in Kung Fu, they are also sharpshooters. Together with the falcons circling in the sky, they can form a dense outer defense network that no matter how skilled a martial arts master or one using magic, cannot break through silently.

There was no way, the enemy they were facing was too terrifying.

Plotting against the Nine Cauldrons, causing riots... the Jianmu organization has become a major threat to the imperial court.

When they arrived outside the manor, Luo Mingzi and others, who had already received the news, came out to greet them immediately.

"Is there any harvest?"

"Let's talk after we go in."

Since they were all family, Li Yan was too lazy to be polite. He went to the backyard and asked Luo Mingzi to drive all his men away. Then he took out the wooden box and slowly opened it. The huge, fresh and juicy "Peaches" appeared in front of everyone.

"What a wonderful spiritual fruit!"

When Sharifei saw it, his eyes widened.

“This is not a good fruit.”

Li Yan shook his head slightly and narrated what had happened.

"There are such evil magic in the world..."

Wang Daoxuan frowned upon hearing this, with murderous intent rising in his eyes, "He who takes a child to make medicine should be killed!"

He rarely gets angry, but this incident has obviously crossed his bottom line.

"There's more trouble than that."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Someone is hunting down the living Yin messenger, and the elite members of the Huangquan organization have suffered heavy losses..."

After listening to his story, Luo Mingzi stood up suddenly, somewhat incredulous, "Is it really the Grandmaster who did this?"

Li Yan said calmly: "Even if he is not a master, he is still a powerful expert. Maybe he is an earth immortal."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent and looked at Luo Mingzi.

Those lonely wild immortals, who have no one to rely on, rarely go near the city, let alone provoke the Huangquan Organization.

Only the earthly immortals in the great sects' lineages can do such things.

Now that humanitarian reforms are underway, they are the most suspicious.

"Don't worry, Brother Li."

Luo Mingzi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There are several seniors in Taixuan Orthodox Sect who are serving as state teachers in the court. This matter will cause a catastrophe, and they will not stand idly by. I will go back to the city to report. There is also the matter of the 'Peach Banquet'..."

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with murderous intent, "This matter is the emperor's fault. No matter who is involved, the capital will not allow them to do whatever they want!"

"No rush." ​​Li Yan shook his head and said, "This matter cannot be publicized."

"Zhao Changsheng has been running the business for many years, and there is also Zhao Qingxu. We must first find out the identity of the other party. Otherwise, even if we eradicate the Peach Society, there will be endless troubles."

As he spoke, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I can probably guess their plan."

"The Peach Society has been operating secretly for many years, using rejuvenation as bait, and must have won over many powerful people. The people of Jianmu are all treacherous criminals, and they don't want to be my enemies head-on, so they must use these powerful people to deal with me."

"In this case, let's take advantage of their situation."

"You go back and report this to the emperor first and make preparations in secret. I will continue to track down Zhao Qingxu and take action as soon as I find him."

"Alright."

Luo Mingzi didn't waste any time and immediately said goodbye and left.

After he left, Sharifei said in a deep voice: "Brother Yan, why don't we go into the city with you? This capital is not a good place, and having more people can help take care of each other."

Li Yan wanted to refuse, but at this moment, Long Yaner beside him suddenly said, "Let me take a look at this first."

"I almost forgot that Sister Long is an expert in this field."

Li Yan quickly pushed the wooden box over.

After taking it, Long Yan'er examined the peaches carefully, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and then she pinched the magic formula and spread out her palms, and a strange-looking insect crawled out from her sleeves. It was the poisonous insect made by Qin Chong. Then she looked at Li Yan.

"Sister Long, go ahead."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "No one would eat this evil thing that harms people."

Long Yan'er nodded and whistled softly. The insect immediately jumped onto the peach and quickly dug a hole and crawled in.

She closed her eyes, made hand gestures and kept pulling, as if she was directing the insect.

After a while, his face became extremely ugly and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Just when Li Yan and others were worried, Long Yan'er suddenly raised her hand and put the qin insect back into her sleeve.

"This peach is just a cover-up!"

She drew out the dagger from her waist with a clang and cut the peaches in half.

Everyone then realized that this "Peach" looked like fruit, but it was completely juiceless and had a dense texture.

"Tsk, tsk, why does it look like a mushroom?"

Sharifei was a little confused.

“It’s a kind of mushroom.”

Long Yan'er said in a deep voice: "According to what Brother Yan said, this is the Kunlun Glacier Corpse Fungus recorded in Youyang Zazu. There are similar fungi in the Gu Cult. They use the property of Tai Sui that it will not decay for a thousand years to build a tomb in the earth veins and preserve the body."

After hearing this, everyone understood immediately.

The purpose of preserving the body is either for spiritual practice or for convenience after returning to the world.

It seems that many religious sects are secretly researching this technique.

Long Yaner continued, "But the real function of the corpse fungus is to preserve the peach pit inside."

As he spoke, the dagger flew and completely removed the mushroom flesh.

The peach pit was exposed, looking like a piece of dried meat, and its shape was a bit strange.

Sharifei's eyelids twitched slightly. "Look, why does it look a bit like a heart?"

“It’s the heart!”

Long Yan'er waved the dagger and broke the peach pit.

In an instant, a stream of blood gushed out, and the smell of blood mixed with the sweet fragrance of peach spread.

squeak~
The peach pit seemed to be alive, shaking and screaming constantly.

A trace of sadness flashed across Long Yan'er's face. "I have roughly guessed the method of refining. Put the boy and girl in a jar, plant the corpse fungus in their hearts, and cover it with cinnabar and other yang substances. The peach corpse fungus is cold in nature, flows through the blood vessels, takes root in the internal organs, and is forced inward by the yang substances."

"The child's innate essence and blood also gathered in the heart along with the corpse fungus and formed a peach..."

"It's absolutely heartbreaking!"

Kong Shangzhao, who was listening nearby, became so angry that his eyes turned red and he slammed the table and stood up.

He was just curious and didn't want to say much, but he didn't know about such horrifying evil magic.

Li Yan also had a gloomy expression on his face. "Sister Long, do you have any way to find the person who took this evil substance?"

"Do you have any livestock? Bring one here."

Long Yan'er didn't waste any words and asked directly.

The manor is a long-term base set up by Luo Mingzi, so there is naturally no shortage of livestock.

Soon, someone brought a fat pig.

Long Yan'er threw the peach core out, and the fat pig immediately opened its mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the fat pig quickly became excited, his whole body turned red, and he jumped around violently...

Long Yaner explained: "This substance gathers the innate essence and blood of children, and its medicinal power is extraordinary. Ordinary people can't resist it at all. If I'm not mistaken, they must take some medicine to suppress it, and at the same time, they are also used to control those powerful people."

Even as she was speaking, the fat pig was banging its head against the wall like crazy.

Although he was covered in blood, he looked much more energetic and his skin became smoother, as if he had regained his youth.

But then the fat pig straightened up to the bottom, its whole body shaking like a sieve, and finally died.

Long Yaner immediately swung the knife and cut open his abdomen.

When everyone saw it, their scalps went numb.

I saw that the fat pig's internal organs were covered with grape-shaped tumors.

The large and small tumors twisted and wrinkled, vaguely forming a child's face, with all the facial features complete!

"really!"

Long Yan'er shook her head and said, "The laws of nature are orderly. The blood and essence contain the resentment of children, which is difficult to eliminate. Those people who took the peaches must have had medicine to suppress the effect of the peaches, but over time, tumors will also form in their internal organs."

"I will use the Gu worm to swallow the corpse fungus. It will be detected within a hundred meters."

Li Yan pondered for a moment and said, "In this case, we will split our forces into two groups."

"I will continue to search for Zhao Qingxu in secret. Everyone, go into the city and check outside those government offices and the houses of the rich and powerful. Don't alert the enemy. Just remember those who have taken the peaches and we will settle the accounts later!"

……

While they were discussing the plan, Luo Mingzi had returned to the capital.

He had an imperial warrant and could enter the palace at any time.

No one dared to stop him along the way, and he finally arrived outside the Daming Gate.

This gate is the first level of the imperial city. There are "Dismounting Stele" on the left and right. The inscriptions on the stele read "Officials and others dismount here" written with cinnabar mixed with gold powder.

"Master, please forgive me."

After the gate guard checked the badge, he ordered someone to bring the wooden box.

Luo Mingzi didn't waste any words and directly placed the magic sword and magic weapon in it, then strode into the palace.

After passing through the Daming Gate, you will see the Thousand-Step Corridor, which is 500 meters long.

It looks grand and magnificent, but there is something else hidden inside.

There are towering red walls on both sides, and on the top of the walls, every ten feet there is a glazed Xiezhi squatting. They were cast by craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and can suppress evil and break illusions.

There are "Seven-Star Palace Guarding Bricks" buried under the bluestone slabs in the corridor. It is said that they were hidden in the magic cellar in the paradise for five years before the city was built.

When you arrive at Chengtian Gate, Duanmen Gate, and Wumen Gate, you will see various formations arranged along the way.

Together with the Taimiao on the left and the Sheji Altar on the right, they form the Sheji Formation.

Even if the Xuanmen troops arrived, they could not enter the palace.

Looking at this magnificent palace, Luo Mingzi's expression was solemn.

There was something he didn't say clearly just now.

Jianmu made such a big move in the capital, so someone from the royal family must be involved...

(End of this chapter)