The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 421 The Curse of Blood Connection
"Brother Zhang, what are those monsters...?"

Zhang Jiuyang and Sanbao strolled along the street, talking as they walked.

At this moment, the burning sensation between Sanbao's eyebrows had not yet dissipated. A drop of Zhang Jiuyang's blood contained amazing magic power, which helped him temporarily open up a certain bottleneck and see a different world.

On the streets, all local residents, regardless of gender, age or status, had a monster like this on their shoulders.

And perhaps it was because the monster, who was originally chanting with his head down, noticed Sanbao's gaze, but suddenly raised his head and gave him a ferocious look.

At this time, the people on whose shoulders he stands will feel nameless anger and their tempers will become irritable, and quarrels and frictions will easily occur.

"Rather than calling those things monsters, it's more like a curse."

Zhang Jiuyang's voice sounded faintly. He stood with his hands behind his back, a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram flowing in his eyes. He quietly glanced at the monster that was grinning at Sanbao.

The next moment, the monster seemed to sense some inexplicable danger and immediately became obedient, continuing to recite scriptures with its head down.

"curse?"

San Bao was a little bit unbelievable and said, "What kind of curse is so terrible that it has to be so cruel to these ordinary people?"

What was even more difficult for him to accept was that after these monsters had eaten and drunk their fill, they would chant Buddhist scriptures. He listened carefully for a moment and found that the scriptures were not from the Zen Buddhism of the Central Plains, but seemed to come from the Tantric Buddhism of the Western Regions.

It’s a pity that he didn’t know much about Tantric Buddhism and didn’t know which scripture it was.

Be it Tantric Buddhism or Zen Buddhism, in his eyes they all come from Buddhism. But where is the mercy of Buddhism in these monsters that manipulate people's hearts?

"I don't recognize this curse either, but there is one thing I can be sure of, that is, the person who cast the curse is quite powerful, his methods are sophisticated, and his heart is horrifying."

Sanbao was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that even Brother Zhang was so afraid.

It seems that the so-called poisoning case is far from as simple as he saw. What secrets does the small Shigu Town hide?
Why did such a terrible curse come upon him?

"While my blood is still effective, you might as well take a look here."

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly stopped and pointed at a house.

Sanbao looked carefully and felt a stream of heat coming from his brows again, allowing him to see through the wall and see the scene inside.

His eyelids twitched and he subconsciously wanted to close them, but when he remembered what Brother Zhang said, he gritted his teeth and continued reading.

The house was filled with blood; a woman was giving birth.

It seemed that the birth was difficult and the bleeding was heavy. At this moment, a hazy glow emerged and condensed into a shadow, but the people around ignored it.

The Goddess of Life has arrived.

He raised the golden dragon scissors in his hand and gently cut the belly of the woman in labor. The next moment, the clear cry of a baby was heard.

"Born, born!"

"It's a big fat boy!"

Sanbao also showed a smile on his face, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Yousheng with great emotion.

Yousheng did not stop, but wanted to use his magic power to stop the bleeding of the pregnant woman.

Although the child was born, the mother was still in danger.

However, the next moment, even the newborn baby had a monster on his shoulder, but it was smaller in size and was roaring at Yousheng, trying to prevent Yousheng from casting spells to save people.

In this way, the mother will always be in pain, and the monster will be able to feed on this negative emotion and grow rapidly.

Yousheng, who arrived at this moment, was just one of the incarnations of the evolved divine power. Apart from possessing the ability to help people give birth, his magical powers were not that strong. Facing the obstruction of monsters, he was completely unable to cast spells.

I could only watch my mother die in bed.

Seeing this scene, Sanbao's face turned pale. He finally understood why the probability of women suffering from difficult labor was so high in Shigu Town.

"That's why I say that the person who cast the curse is very capable and vicious. The curse is deeply rooted in the bloodline, and even newborn children are not spared. It will be passed down from generation to generation until there is no heir."

Sanbao's lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Being a kind-hearted man, he never imagined that there was such a vicious curse in this world that was passed down from generation to generation and no one, descendant or grandchild, could escape it.

"I don't know how many generations this spell has been passed down. Maybe Shigu Town used to be more than just a town."

Zhang Jiuyang sighed lightly, slapped the treasure gourd on his waist, and a drop of moonlight jade liquid flew out and quietly fell into the woman's lips.

Soon her bleeding stopped, her vitality slowly recovered, and her complexion turned from pale to rosy.

Although the monster on the baby's shoulder was furious, it could do nothing. It just looked out the window with an extremely resentful look.

Yousheng bowed to Zhang Jiuyang and smiled at Sanbao, as if they were old friends reuniting.

Then his avatar dissipated in the house, having exhausted all his magical powers.

The mother and child were safe, and a son was born. The father seemed very happy. He walked out of the door and sprinkled candy beans according to custom, attracting many children to scramble for them.

The man smiled happily and took the initiative to invite Zhang Jiuyang and Sanbao to his home for dinner. He seemed very kind.

But when Sanbao saw the monster sitting cross-legged on his shoulder, chanting sutras with his head down like a Buddha, he couldn't help but shudder and refused to enter.

Manipulated malice is scary, but manipulated kindness is even more frightening.

Does their kindness come from their own hearts, or are they being manipulated by the monster?

"That strange disease might have been caused by someone who wanted to give these people a quick death and end this terrible curse once and for all."

Zhang Jiuyang said with deep meaning.

Sanbao was stunned.

"Brother Zhang, do you mean that Shopkeeper Xu, who poisoned the food, had good intentions?" Zhang Jiuyang laughed and shook his head, "He is a pure evil man who is greedy and insatiable. How could he have good intentions? I mean someone else."

Sanbao thought for a moment and said firmly: "No matter who it is, no one has the right to deprive so many people of their lives. Since it is a curse, there must be a way to break it. But people who are dead cannot be resurrected!"

"If they themselves didn't give up, what right do others have to give up for them?"

Zhang Jiuyang was very impressed by these remarks. He touched Sanbao's little bald head and said with a smile, "Not bad, we think alike."

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes were deep, and a hint of coldness flashed in the depths of his pupils.

He had not expected that he would encounter such a strange town just after finishing his retreat.

No matter who the person behind the scenes is or what his purpose is, he will have a good "reasoning" with him.

You feel that you are doing good for others. Rather than living in pain under the curse, it is better to die cleanly. Then Zhang Jiuyang doesn't mind doing you a "good" thing for once.

"Brother Zhang, can you break this curse?"

There was a hint of hope in Sanbao's voice.

Zhang Jiuyang shook his head and said, "This spell is of a very high grade. Even ordinary heavenly eyes cannot see it. Although I can prevent it a little, I cannot completely break it."

Sanbao felt disappointed. If even Brother Zhang couldn't solve the problem, he really couldn't think of any other solution.

"But I have used the hexagram technique to figure out a key point, which may help us trace the source and find a way to break the curse."

Sanbao's eyes suddenly lit up and he was very excited.

He knew that Brother Zhang would definitely find a way!

The two men walked forward, turning left and right, and finally arrived at the county government office. The constables who had just escaped saw that the plague god had come again, and were so scared that they almost collapsed to the ground.

The county magistrate was beaten to death and his body was completely disfigured. All this was because of this terrible man who could use witchcraft.

"You may not have heard of the name of the Imperial Observatory. Tell your county magistrate to come out."

Soon, the county magistrate came trotting over to greet him, and was extremely respectful and trembling with fear towards Zhang Jiuyang.

Without waiting for the other party to flatter him, Zhang Jiuyang directly cast a self-examination spell at him.

"Did you know about the poisoning?"

"I don't know, but I saw that Manager Xu often gave money to the county magistrate, and he was very generous. I vaguely guessed something, but I didn't dare to say it. I wanted to expose it at the critical moment, so that the county magistrate would fall, and I would become the county magistrate."

"This county magistrate is so abominable. He snatched away the woman I liked from a brothel some time ago. When I become the county magistrate, I will kill his daughter—"

Zhang Jiuyang was speechless. It turned out that jackals, tigers and leopards were all of the same ilk and none of them were good people.

"Do you usually oppress the people?"

"Bullying, of course I bully. I like bullying the common people the most. The gentry are not easy to mess with, but these peasants are easy to bully. Once I use the killing stick, I will give them money and people, hehe..."

Zhang Jiuyang remained calm on the surface, but he was very disappointed in his heart.

Is this the official of Daqian?

No wonder Mr. Meng said that this world is too dark and people cannot see any hope at all.

Zhang Jiuyang shook his head and walked straight into the county government office.

The county magistrate's eyes collapsed and showed despair. Originally, when he heard that the county magistrate was beaten to death, he was somewhat happy in his heart, thinking that it was finally his turn to take the position.

But at this moment, he realized how desperate the county magistrate was at that time.

Zhang Jiuyang brought Sanbao into the county government office, counting with his fingers as he walked. Soon, he arrived outside a warehouse. The location was hidden and there were three locks on the door.

"This is the county magistrate's private vault. All gifts from others are placed here. He usually forbids others from entering, and he also hides the key himself."

"Private vault?"

Zhang Jiuyang sneered. Setting up a private vault openly in the county government office made one imagine how domineering and arrogant this small county magistrate was in normal times.

Everyone knew that what was placed in this room were all the embezzled proceeds of the county magistrate, but no one cared. Even the county chancellor who wanted to be promoted did not think of using this as a handle.

Because corruption and bribery have become commonplace in the Daqian officialdom, people do not even feel ashamed of it, but rather proud of it.

Zhang Jiuyang waved his sleeves, and the three locks fell off one after another.

Pushing open the door, he saw a stone here.

The stone was placed high up and a platform was specially built for it. It looked ordinary except for a thin red line drawn in the middle of the stone.

Zhang Jiuyang smiled.

Finally found!
"What is the origin of this stone? Why is it placed in the warehouse?"

Zhang Jiuyang asked the county magistrate.

You should know that the warehouse is filled with valuable items, including various delicacies from land and sea, precious calligraphy and paintings, antiques, and white silver. A rough look shows that there are at least a thousand taels of silver.

But these things don't seem to be as valued as that ordinary stone.

When Sanbao saw the stone, his eyes suddenly moved.

"Brother Zhang, maybe I can explain to you the origin of this stone, and if this stone is related to that spell..."

"Perhaps, I know who is behind this."

(End of this chapter)