Catching Monsters

Chapter 108: Banshee (Additional Update)
Abbot Hongzhen, as the abbot of Yinling Temple, has been running temples for many years and has rich experience.

He could see that if Changxin Temple continued with its current approach, there would soon be a steady stream of people coming to worship Buddha.

People follow the crowd.

The more popular a household is, the more people will come to queue up to pay their respects.

On the contrary, a deserted temple becomes even more deserted.

Although Jiang Yun felt bitter in his heart, he still nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Abbot Hongzhen, we only do business in the outer city..."

"Business?"

“No, we receive believers from other cities.”

"No guests from the inner city will be received."

After Abbot Hongzhen heard this, his expression looked much better and he was about to speak.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "In addition, 10% of the incense money from our Changxin Temple will be given to Yinling Temple..."

Jiang Yun also realized that if Abbot Hongzhen came to cause trouble today, high monks from other Buddhist temples would come tomorrow.

It won't work if you don't give out any benefits, otherwise, there will probably be a lot of trouble in the future.

It's not something that I can control with my mere identity as a Jinyiwei.

Upon hearing this, Abbot Hongzhen frowned and said, "Who do you think I am? Are you here to blackmail me?"

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "This money is for Yinling Temple to offer to the Buddha. It is not for you, the abbot. Please accept it."

"Next year, our Changxin Temple will pay to add another layer of gold to the Buddha statue in Yinling Temple."

Abbot Hongzhen looked at Jiang Yun deeply and put his hands together: "Amitabha, your Changxin Temple has also made a contribution to the promotion of Buddhism..."

After sending Abbot Hongzhen away.

Jiang Yun turned around to look at the many pilgrims and said loudly, "Everyone has seen it. The Buddha of our Changxin Temple has appeared in spirit. Even the abbot Hongzhen, one of the five major Buddhist temples, came in person to see the Buddha's appearance!"

“Everyone saw it with their own eyes.”

……

After a busy night, the four of them sat in the cafeteria and finally settled the bill.

In total, he lost seventy taels of silver and earned forty-two taels of silver.

It’s a small loss, but this is just the beginning, especially since Abbot Hongzhen came here specially today.

Publicizing it tomorrow will add further authenticity to the Buddha's appearance.

It should be able to break even tomorrow, or even start to make a small profit.

Abbot Yunwu had a worried look on his face: "If pilgrims from the inner city come back, will we receive them?"

"Take it." Jiang Yun said without hesitation: "It's not written on his face that he is from the inner city."

"Also, we need you, the old abbot, to go up to the roof and throw the silver tomorrow. The two of us have errands to do, so we can't stay in the temple all the time."

"Hire more monks. If you need money, come to the East Pacification Office to find me."

"In addition, throwing silver is only a means of attracting traffic at the beginning, and it cannot be used continuously."

"It still depends mainly on the big rewards from the top guy on the list."

“It’s not enough to just post the rankings at the entrance of Changxin Temple.”

"At the entrances to the inner city, the entrances to the outer city, and all the major notice boards, find a way to slip some money and take over."

"First, it will facilitate the promotion of Changxin Temple, and second, it will give Brother Bangda a lot of face."

After explaining all this, the four of them had a vegetarian meal together, and then Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang returned to the inner city.

When they returned to the inn, Qian Buchou had already gone to bed early. The two pushed the door open and entered the room. Jiang Yun was just about to meditate and practice.

Xu Xiaogang prepared to lie down and rest.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the corridor of the inn.

A creak.

The door was pushed open and the person who came in was Wei Huaian.

"Lord Wei, why are you here so late at night?" Jiang Yun quickly stood up.

"The commander asked me to come and inform you and Xu Xiaogang that there is an errand."

Xu Xiaogang frowned: "It's the middle of the night, are you in such a hurry?"

"Well, it is said to be related to demons."

Hearing the word "monster", Jiang Yun couldn't help but look at Xu Xiaogang and hurried back to the East Pacification Office.

I came to Yang Liunian’s study, knocked on the door and entered.

"You two are here?" Yang Liunian was sitting at the desk with a sullen face. He took out a file and said, "You two take a look at it first."

In recent days, many soldiers patrolling the city walls of South City have encountered a strange thing.

While patrolling the city, beautiful women would occasionally appear on the city walls, seducing the soldiers with their charming manners.

Most of these soldiers are young and strong, so how could they resist such temptation?

Most of them had become mummies when they were found the next morning.

Occasionally, there were some people who were very strong and did not die immediately after the night. Instead, they survived until the next day and told their companions about their experiences.

But most of these people did not survive the next day.

Jiang Yun frowned slightly and touched his chin: "Absorbing spirit essence to cultivate?"

"You two can go and have a look tonight." Yang Liunian said, paused, and took out two silver notes from the cabinet: "Fifty taels for each of you, sent by the commander of the South City Military Department."

This is considered a rule in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Especially for a certain department, if you ask other departments to do things for you, you have to give some money.

If he didn't send it, Yang Liunian might have to wait for a few days before sending someone.

After receiving the banknote, Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Captain Yang."

He couldn't help but mutter in his heart that it seemed that Captain Yang was really generous.

He worked hard to solve a major case, but the emperor only rewarded him with fifty taels.

If you go to South City, you will see that there are so many monsters to deal with.

The two did not hesitate. Jiang Yun prepared the talisman first and quickly headed towards the south of the city.

When they arrived at the South City Gate, it was almost midnight and the gate was already closed. There were only two soldiers guarding the gate.

Most of the soldiers on duty were in the towers on the city walls.

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang walked up the stairs of the city wall and came to the city tower.

"Open the door." Xu Xiaogang shouted loudly. The gate of the tower was opened, and there were about 40 to 50 soldiers from the South City Army, all resting inside.

"Who is in charge here?" Jiang Yun asked loudly.

Soon, a middle-aged man in armor stood up. His clothes were very similar to Qian Buchou's official uniform.

His eyes lit up, and he stepped forward quickly: "I am Pang Liang, deputy commander of the South City Army Division, nice to meet you two adults."

"Lord Pang, we've been ordered to come here to investigate a case. How about you take us for a walk on the city wall?" Jiang Yun asked with a smile.

Pang Liang shook his head when he heard this. There had been monsters in the southern city recently, and the soldiers under his command were afraid to patrol...

They all hid in the city wall, waiting for dawn.

Seeing this, Xu Xiaogang frowned and said, "Master Pang, if you hide in the tower like this, if someone secretly climbs over the wall, wouldn't it be..."

Pang Liang smiled awkwardly and said, "In our Great Zhou Dynasty, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. There is no one who would take such a big risk to climb over the city wall..."

He muttered to himself, even if they really wanted to transport something secretly and enter the city wall, wouldn't it be enough to just give him money?

There's no need to go through so much trouble.

"My Lords, I don't know the details." Pang Liang said in a low voice, "I was resting at home a few days ago."

"Well, it's said that there's a monster on the city wall, so the commander sent me to be on night duty."

Speaking of this, Pang Liang felt bitter. Although he was a master of the seventh level of martial arts, he did not dare to really encounter a monster.

Jiang Yun frowned and looked at the group of people in the room, and he understood in his heart.

Even if we continue to ask, it would probably be difficult to get anything out of them.

"Okay, Master Xu and I will go around on our own."

As the two walked out of the tower, Xu Xiaogang couldn't help but turned back and said, "If these guys were in my father's army, they would have been punished by military law long ago."

"When they were on duty, they all hid."

The city wall is very wide, at least four meters wide, and carriages can run on it.

The two of them walked along the city wall.

On the way, Jiang Yun was also thinking about it, and always felt that this matter was a little strange.

He said, "Tell me, why would this monster go to the southern wall of the capital to cause trouble for no reason?"

"Even if you want to absorb the essence of living people to practice, is it worth it to come to the capital and take the risk?"

Xu Xiaogang followed Jiang Yun, his hand on the sword beside him: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Yun frowned slightly, feeling that this matter was a little strange.

There were not many candles lit on both sides of the city wall, and most of the towers were empty.

We walked for several miles along the way, but there was no one around.

Plus there was a light snow falling from the sky.

"Hiss, it's too cold on this broken city wall." Xu Xiaogang rubbed his arms.

Jiang Yun, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Xu Xiaogang almost bumped into Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun motioned him to squat down, then pointed to the front, about one kilometer away.

At this moment, a beautiful woman in a white dress was standing in the snow.

She walked barefoot, stepping on the snow on the ground, slowly, as if wandering on the city wall.

Jiang Yun frowned, took out the chicken blood, put a dot on his forehead, and looked again.

Unexpectedly, there was a strong demonic aura lingering around the woman, and this aura was very strong!

"This banshee is quite powerful, be careful." Jiang Yun reminded in a low voice, holding a talisman in his hand.

At this time, the banshee was walking towards the direction where they were.

Xu Xiaogang held the sword tightly in his hand, ready to take action at any time. As long as the banshee came close, the two of them would attack her.

The two of them watched secretly.

But suddenly, in the blink of an eye, the banshee in the distance flashed and disappeared.

"Hey, this is weird." Xu Xiaogang rubbed his eyes and cursed, "Where is this witch?"

Jiang Yun's heart sank slightly as well, and he felt confused.

Suddenly, in the cold night sky.

A woman's gentle voice came from behind the two of them: "Are you looking for me?"

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang turned around immediately.

The banshee had appeared behind the two of them without them noticing.

A powerful demonic aura emanated from the banshee.

Jiang Yun's face changed drastically.

Jiang Yun quickly cast a spell: "True fire of Samadhi, light flows for thousands of miles. Illuminating the heaven and earth, radiating glory in all directions. The rivers and seas are boiling, demons are hiding. The Southern Dipper descends its energy, and the Samadhi light flows."

Then he opened his mouth and Samadhi True Fire gushed out of his mouth.

The flames penetrated the banshee.

It didn't hurt the banshee at all.

"Fake!"

Jiang Yun's face changed, and suddenly, he felt movement under his feet.

Looking down, they found that the woman had already been lying at the feet of the two men without them noticing.

Her upper body was that of a human, and her lower body was that of a snake. She was spitting out tongues from her mouth, and she raised her hands and grabbed the crotches of the two men.

Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang don't want to lose everything.

One after another rolled to the side.

The banshee chased after him, quickly wrapping her snake body around Jiang Yun and grabbing his chest with her palm.

Her nails were so sharp that she could easily dig out her heart.

Jiang Yun's face changed. The strength of this snake demon was far beyond his imagination!
The speed was so fast that there was no time to chant the spell!

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