Chapter 76 Jiuhua Mountain, Cat Demon Appears (Subscribe)
Jiuhua Mountain is located on the border of Fang County, adjacent to Qi County. It is only a hundred miles away from Qi County. It is the ancestral place of hundreds of Shenmao Temples in Qingyang County.

More than sixty years ago, Fang Lianshan received the teachings of a divine cat on Mount Jiuhua, and later he established the world's first Divine Cat Temple on Mount Jiuhua. However, as Fang Lianshan's four disciples disappeared, the years went by, and Mount Jiuhua was very steep and few people came, the Divine Cat Temple here gradually fell into decline until no one cared about it. It was at the Divine Cat Temple on Mount Jiuhua that Fang Lianshan sacrificed his life to quell the cat demon disaster.

After Zhuo Qingfeng's analysis,

Gu Mo and his group, including Mo Qingxian, also chose to go to Jiuhua Mountain to verify whether Zhuo Qingfeng's speculation was correct.

"elder brother,"

Gu Chudong drove the carriage at full speed and asked, "Actually, I don't quite understand the significance of our trip."

"What do you mean?" Gu Mo asked.

"Think about it, if Captain Zhuo's speculation is correct, Fang Lianshan is not dead, and the four great sect leaders did go to Jiuhua Mountain to investigate and disappeared, could it be that the cat demon, or Fang Lianshan, would still be waiting in Jiuhua Mountain? If it is true that the four great sect leaders betrayed him back then, and he has now succeeded in revenge, he will definitely flee far away, and we won't be able to find him even if we go to Jiuhua Mountain!" Gu Chudong said.

Gu Mo said: "There are two reasons. First, if Fang Lianshan is seeking revenge, perhaps we can still find the four leaders in Jiuhua Mountain. It would be best if they were alive, but it is more likely to be a corpse.

Second, even if we can't find either the Four Sect Leaders or the cat demon, we can always find clues. If we find relevant traces there, it will prove that Captain Zhuo's speculation is true. At that time, we can ask the government to intervene. Don't underestimate the power of the government. The biggest problem now is that there are no traces. Once there are traces, combined with Captain Zhuo's speculation, with the power of the government, they will definitely be able to obtain other information, follow the clues, and solve the mystery of the cat demon.

Gu Chudong suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is."

Gu Mo nodded and said, "If this were within Linjiang County, it would be easy. Captain Zhuo could represent the government. Even if he doesn't have any evidence, he could mobilize the government's power based on speculation. But the problem now is that this is Qingyang County, and Captain Zhuo can't even show up in public. If there's no evidence, it would be difficult to mobilize the government's power based on speculation alone, and he would even get himself into trouble."

Gu Chudong frowned and said, "Some of the government's rules are really meaningless."

Gu Mo smiled and said, "It's because we stand at different angles, so we feel that many rules are inhumane. But if we stand at the court, rules are very important. Once a certain rule is broken, even if it's just a small matter, once it sets a precedent, the subsequent reaction will be very large.

For example, if Captain Zhuo secretly crosses his jurisdiction to handle a case, and the government knows about it but doesn't punish him, then officials from all over the country will not follow the rules and will all cross their jurisdictions without permission. Then, can officials be allowed to shirk responsibility? Can we do nothing about those who are just sitting there doing nothing?

"that's true!"

……

Zhuo Qingfeng rode a horse, while Gu Mo and Mo Qingxian both took a carriage, which was relatively slow. Even though they were rushing at the fastest speed, it was already dark when they arrived at Jiuhua Mountain.

Fortunately, they were well prepared.

Holding the torch, we went up the mountain.

The five people in the group all have martial arts skills. Even Mo Qingxian, the servant, is a second-rate martial arts expert in the world. Although Jiuhua Mountain is steep, it is as easy as walking on flat ground for them.

When they arrived at the mountainside of Jiuhua Mountain, they saw a dilapidated temple from afar, which was the Shenmao Temple.

The vermilion paint on the temple gate had long since peeled off, revealing a mottled wooden door. The copper ring on the door was rusty, and a slight touch would make a dull sound that echoed in the empty Taoist temple, making it seem even more desolate. The mountain was already overgrown with weeds and was very desolate.

Zhuo Qingfeng leaped up and flew to a big tree. He looked around. The moonlight was good tonight and he could roughly see the direction.

"Over there." Zhuo Qingfeng pointed towards the east and said, "I found a record of Fang Lianshan's tomb in the Fang County Annals. It's to the east of the Shenmao Temple, right next to it."

There were thorns and weeds everywhere, and it was night so it was hard to see clearly.

Several people entered the Shenmao Temple.

Shenmao Temple is not big, just a small courtyard with a few houses. Although the walls of the houses are still there, they are already very dilapidated.

Several people quickly walked out of the Shenmao Temple.

Sure enough, I saw a tomb in the east, like a silent hill. Under the erosion of time, it exuded a heavy and solemn atmosphere. The tomb was made of thick bluestone. Each stone was more than half a person's height. The surface was rough and mottled, and there was faint moss.

Zhuo Qingfeng walked around the tomb and suddenly shouted, "There are indeed signs of tampering here."

Several people immediately came closer and found that the large bluestones in the middle of the tomb showed signs of having been moved. It was not obvious, but if you looked closely, you could indeed see it.

Zhuo Qingfeng chuckled and said, "It seems that we are very close to the truth. We can basically confirm that the four masters have been here. However, I don't know if they found the answers they wanted in this tomb. Now it's our turn to find the answers..."

"Meow"

At this moment, a shrill cat cry suddenly came from the temple. The cry was sharp and long, piercing the silent night sky. It was indescribably weird, as if filled with endless sorrow, or like the desperate roar of a cat trapped in a desperate situation. The sound kept echoing in the empty mountainside.

Everyone turned around abruptly upon hearing the sound, their eyes all looking towards the roof.

I saw a skinny black cat standing on the roof, its fur standing on end in the night wind, outlining a strange outline. Its figure was stretched out by the moonlight, like a ghost crawling out of the dark abyss.

Then, under the watery moonlight, a creepy picture slowly unfolded. First, it was the corners of the eaves, and then the tops of the walls and window frames. Densely packed cats seemed to have crawled out of the ground and emerged like a tide. Their shapes were large or small, and their postures were different, but without exception, they all exuded a cold and weird aura.

"It seems that there are not only answers here, but also monsters!"

Zhuo Qingfeng immediately drew his sword and said in a deep voice, "I just wanted to find some traces, but I didn't expect the real culprit to be here."

In an instant, the cats howled in unison.

The shrill cries pierced the silent night sky, like sharp steel knives piercing deep into everyone's soul.

"I saw it, I saw it again!"

Gu Mo protected Gu Chudong behind him, and there seemed to be light in his empty eyes at this moment.

Because he saw it again.

Above the inky blue night sky, silvery moonlight shone freely like a veil. In the very center of this dreamlike moonlight, a white cat appeared out of thin air, eerie and shocking.

(End of this chapter)

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