I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

"Only Lu Qian, the captain of the third team in the eastern district of Jiangcheng, knows about this mission. The goal is to wipe out a nest of 'Salvation Society' rats that have infiltrated this area."

Logically speaking, Lu Qian shouldn't have leaked the news!

Inside an old factory building next to the temple's sealed-off area, two figures were talking in hushed tones.

"Contact Lu Qian immediately to verify!"

"Captain Lu is leading a team to track that strange object. They're almost pointing this way. If we contact them now, we might alert them."

"I found this person's information in the database. He is a team member under Lu Qian, named Xu Lindong. He is currently on leave, and his presence here is probably just a coincidence."

"Let's leave him alone for now. The Salvation Society members are more slippery than eels. We tracked them down across cities and finally located them. We mustn't alert them."

The ghost wanted to lure Lu Qian and the others over to fight them, thus helping the evil entity grow stronger; its target was likely Qinglong Temple.

"We'll lie in ambush here and wait for them to be wiped out in one fell swoop. Don't make any rash moves! Besides... the rats hiding in the shadows haven't made a sound yet."

The three remained silent.

I watched as Xu Lindong and Yi Qianxun parked their car outside the temple, underwent a search, and then entered the temple.

Everything went smoothly until everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, in the unfinished building, several gazes quietly withdrew, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"Why would people from the Bureau of Mysteries suddenly come to Qinglong Temple? Have they been discovered?"

"It doesn't seem like it. Although they were riding vehicles from the Department of Mysteries, their strength was average, and they were accompanied by an ordinary person with slightly stronger spirit and energy."

If they had truly discovered us, they wouldn't have sent such a nobody to their death.

"No need to notify the ghosts, the plan will proceed as scheduled."

Once the ghosts attract evil spirits, and those evil spirits then attract the people from the Department of the Supernatural, we will make our move.

But I always feel... something's not quite right.

"Mr. Zhong, you're getting old, and you're becoming more timid."

With the addition of Ghosts, four Sequence Nines, what are we afraid of?

"That evil entity, being near Qinglong Temple, could resonate with its internal components, forming a small-scale field that would easily take down those people from the Divine Realm!"

"Even if the guardians of Qinglong Temple rush out, they'll only be throwing their lives away. This gives us a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation—killing three birds with one stone!"

"Once we open the temple and release more evil artifacts, they will naturally help us break the seal on the ancient house outside the city."

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While the two sides were discussing their respective matters, Xu Lindong and Yi Qianxun showed their passes and entered Qinglong Temple.

The person in charge of guarding Qinglong Temple was a middle-aged man with a full beard and a calm demeanor.

He carefully checked Yi Qianxun's license and identity documents, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, but in the end he still waved for him to leave.

Just the day before yesterday, he received an urgent notice from his superiors, requiring him to strengthen the security of Qinglong Temple in the near future.

Although the notification did not mention the specific reasons.

However, adhering to the principle of "few words, big results," he has not dared to slack off in the past two days.

He not only personally oversaw the operation, but also increased the number of daily patrols by two.

Therefore, when he saw a member of the Department of the Supernatural and a member of the Bureau of Control arrive with their credentials, his first thought was that they were an inspection team sent by their superiors to conduct a covert investigation.

However, both of them seemed to be much weaker than expected.

Nevertheless, he remained cautious.

After granting them passage, he immediately assigned two subordinates to accompany the two throughout their activities within the temple, while he himself returned to his post to continue monitoring the surrounding area.

As the "Gatekeeper" of the ninth rank of the Heavenly Dao, he is in charge of the sealing and protective array of the Azure Dragon Temple.

As long as he is stationed in the temple, even a seventh-rank powerhouse will not be able to forcibly break through the great formation or destroy the temple's seal.

Therefore, he knew that as long as he didn't leave his post without permission, things wouldn't get chaotic here.

At this moment, in the front courtyard of the temple, two maintenance personnel dressed in gray uniforms respectfully greeted Xu Lindong and Yi Qianxun.

"Your Excellencies! We are the daily maintenance staff of Qinglong Temple. We are here on the instructions of the Abbot to accompany you on your inspection."

"Inspecting work? Such a formal title?"

Xu Lindong and Yi Qianxun exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in each other's eyes.

However, given their positions in the Department of the Supernatural and the Bureau of Control, they certainly deserve the title of "leaders" in front of the lower-level staff in these ordinary departments.

Xu Lindong's mind raced, recalling the cautious and suspicious look of the guard when he entered, and he understood a few things.

He didn't expose them, and nodded calmly: "Thank you both for your hard work. We mainly came to visit Qinglong Temple, nothing else."

"Understood, we understand!"

The older staff member quickly stepped aside to lead the way, saying, "This way, leaders, let me first tell you about the layout of Qinglong Temple."

As he walked, he pointed around and said, "Look, this front yard used to be quite tidy, but now it's overgrown and the grass is half a person tall."

The overturned incense burner over there is an old object, but unfortunately it's too badly rusted. We don't dare touch it, though; there have been ghostly occurrences here before..."

A young staff member added, "The main hall over there is the Mahavira Hall. The door is always locked. Inside is a statue of the Azure Dragon, but the statue is quite damaged. It is said that the marks on it were left by an evil event in the past."

He lowered his voice as he spoke, "The temple is filled with a heavy yin energy, so we usually try not to get too close during our patrols."

Xu Lindong walked and talked with them, but the Tower of Babel around his neck remained unresponsive.

His main purpose was to obtain the door god inscriptions, so he immediately went straight to the point and asked, "What's the situation deep inside the temple right now?"

"The deeper part is mainly the backyard."

The older staff member continued, "There's an ancient well in the backyard, but the wellhead is sealed off and protected by our great formation."

At the very back is a separate shrine for guardian deities, where door god images were pasted up a long time ago.

He vaguely discerned Xu Lindong's intention, and his tone was somewhat cautious, "Does the leader want to... go deeper inside and take a look?"

Xu Lindong was already interested when he heard about the door gods, and nodded slightly: "Since we're here, let's get to know them properly. Could you take me to see the guardian hall?"

The two staff members nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, this way, boss."

They led the two through the front courtyard and around a narrow corridor on the side of the main hall.

Spiderwebs hang from the eaves, and the paint on the wooden pillars is peeling off.

The deeper you go, the more pronounced the old, cool atmosphere becomes.

"Dongzi, the atmosphere here is so gloomy..."

Yi Qianxun followed beside Xu Lindong, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Her spirit and energy were extraordinary; she could sense a certain discordant "energy" lurking within the temple's silence.

However, the exact source is still difficult to determine.

The Tower of Babel pendant under Xu Lindong's neck was originally quite calm.

But as they approached the backyard, the ground began to shake, causing him to feel a slight unease.

"Are there events here that increase merit? Or some special, mystical objects?"

"Boss, this is the backyard."

An older staff member pushed open a half-rotten wooden gate, revealing an even more desolate courtyard.

Overgrown with weeds, the stone path was almost completely submerged, and the ancient well in the corner was covered by a thick stone slab.

At the deepest part of the courtyard, a lonely old house is hidden under a few withered trees.

The young staff member pointed to the room: "That is the Dharma Protector Hall."

The door is sealed with a series of guardian deities, and we usually only do simple cleaning on the outside, not daring to touch the door without permission…”

"Door god posters!?"

Xu Lindong's gaze fell on the wooden door of the Dharma Protector Hall.

Although he was still far away, he could already see the outline of the yellowed painting on the door, as well as the thin crack in the center of the door that was exuding a cold aura.

"Hmm? That familiar aura of curse..."

Xu Lindong's expression changed slightly.

Seeing the door god posters made him feel that the trip was worthwhile.

But then he noticed the aura of curse emanating from the crack in the door, and he immediately realized something was wrong.

This cursed aura was highly similar to the curse of the eighth sequence of the underground passage, the [Underworld Messenger], which I had encountered a few days ago; they were almost from the same source.

But why is the cursed aura of Sequence 8 [Yin Messenger] emanating from this Dharma Protector Hall, which is guarded by door gods and a great formation?

It is important to know that many temples in this world have undergone miraculous transformations, and it is not uncommon for them to develop the aura of the authentic sequence.

However, normal sequence power should not appear in the form of a curse.

Only objects corrupted by evil can breed curses.

"Could this temple also contain a malevolent spirit or evil object? Or perhaps the evil spirit that appeared in Liangjie neighborhood... originated from here?"

Xu Lindong felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his mind, and his expression hardened.

With a raise of his hand, a ball of leaping "fire" suddenly rose from his palm.

The flames crackled and popped, like matches bursting.

"Sir, what's going on...?" The two staff members were stunned and looked bewildered.

"Dongzi, what's wrong?" Yi Qianxun asked immediately.

"Something's not right behind the Dharma Protector Hall, Sister Xun, come closer."

Xu Lindong's tone was grave as he turned to the two staff members: "Call your guard chief over here immediately!"

He had many questions in his mind.

How could the seal on Qinglong Temple, which is guarded by people, have become loose?

Fortunately, the power of the door gods is still intact, and the signs of weakening are not serious.

Otherwise, he would have turned around and left without hesitation, and would never have had any interest in that door god postcard again.

Now, he can secretly use the Tower of Babel to absorb some of the curse aura emanating from Yi.

On one hand, it suppresses the spread of evil forces; on the other hand, it can refine more cursed energy into extraordinary substances...

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