What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

If the decline of feng shui and the earth's energy is not a natural process, it often signifies that something big is about to happen.

"After discovering this situation, I became more cautious."

Li Qing continued.

"Our lineage has an ancestral precept that those who practice feng shui must protect the land and water of their region."

If it is a calamity in the natural evolution of heaven and earth, we cannot go against the will of heaven.

However, if there is human intervention or malicious disruption of the feng shui arrangement, then one must not stand idly by and must intervene to stop it.

Hearing this, I suddenly thought of something, and then, with a touch of mischievousness, I said:

"What if the authorities were carrying out some large-scale project, or digging tunnels or building reservoirs in the mountains, and accidentally severed the earth's veins?"

"Your rash intervention is just asking for trouble."

When Li Qing heard what I said, she rolled her eyes at me in an annoyed manner.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Or do you think our ancestor was stupid?"

Li Qing retorted without holding back.

"That place is deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains. There isn't even a decent dirt road. Even monkeys would get lost if they went in. What kind of construction team could drive their equipment in to do construction?"

Moreover, the rules of our lineage are very clear.

We only concern ourselves with matters within the folklore community, and only with those who use the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to cause destruction.

Ordinary people engaging in construction is simply following the trend of the times; it's none of our business, and we won't interfere.

Hearing this, I smiled and shrugged, signaling him to continue.

Li Qing rolled her eyes at me again, then adjusted her posture, her expression becoming increasingly serious.

"In order to find out the reason for the decline of the atmosphere, I followed the direction of that dried-up ley line and explored deep into the earth for three whole days."

As my investigation deepened, my previous suspicions were completely confirmed.

Li Qing's voice became somewhat low.

"The feng shui pattern there has changed dramatically. It is neither a natural evolution nor the result of engineering damage by ordinary people."

Someone is using this entire mountainous terrain... to raise poisonous insects!

"Raising Gu poison?!"

Upon hearing these two words, Jin Wanliang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his chubby face trembling slightly.

Although I didn't say anything, my heart was in turmoil.

In southern Xinjiang, it is very common for Gu practitioners to raise Gu.

Ordinary Gu masters use jars or earthenware pots to raise Gu.

The more sinister ones use living people or corpses to raise gu (poisonous insects).

However, by forcibly distorting an excellent feng shui pattern by utilizing the entire mountainous terrain, they extract the life force of heaven and earth from a radius of several miles to raise poisonous insects...

This kind of undertaking can no longer be described as "massive"; it's simply an outrageous and monstrous act!

Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?

I looked at Li Qing, my tone somewhat grave.

"Absolutely right."

Li Qing nodded with absolute certainty.

"Those lunatics dug out a huge natural cauldron at the core of the 'Double Dragons Embracing the Pearl' formation."

By altering the course of the surrounding waterways and the layout of the rocks, they gathered all the vital energy of the entire mountain range into that cauldron.

The speed and scale at which it extracted life force...

To be honest, I can't do it.

At this point, Li Qing took a deep breath, seemingly recalling the brutality of being chased.

After a pause, he continued:

"I only glanced at it from a distance outside the formation and didn't get a clear look at what was inside the cauldron. I only saw a big, white worm inside."

After that, I was discovered by the hidden sentries they had placed around me.

What followed was a relentless pursuit that swept across the mountains and fields.

Those people didn't even ask about my background; they just went straight for the kill, clearly trying to silence me and cover up this shocking secret.

After listening to Li Qing's story, a brief silence fell over the ward.

After listening, Jin Wanliang muttered to himself:

"Goodness, using an entire mountain to raise Gu poison, the waters in Southern Xinjiang are really deep."

"Luckily you two escaped with your lives. If it were anyone else, they would probably have become fertilizer in that furnace by now."

I leaned back in my chair, tapping my thighs lightly with my fingers, quickly connecting the clues in my mind.

The internal rebellion within the Lan family, the orphan of the Sang family from thirty years ago, the pursuit by Hei Li, and the shocking scheme discovered by Li Qing that utilizes the terrain to raise Gu poison.

All of this proves that a great upheaval has taken place within southern Xinjiang.

As for me, I not only got caught up in the Lan family's turmoil, but I also saved Li Qing from Hei Li's clutches.

Without a doubt, we have become a variable that some people are eager to eliminate in this grand scheme.

"Have you reported this matter to the bureau?"

I stopped tapping my fingers and looked at Li Qing, asking a question.

"not yet."

Li Qing shook his head.

"I just woke up, how could I have time to say anything?"

However, I can't handle something this big; I definitely have to report it to my superiors.

I nodded and said:

"This matter is indeed beyond our scope of handling; let the Folklore Bureau deal with it."

Your most important task right now is to nourish your meridians.

Just as we were talking, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open gently from the outside.

I turned my head and saw Lu Yan striding in.

Seeing that Li Qing was awake, a hint of relief flashed in Lu Yan's eyes.

Then she turned to look at me and waved a sealed, top-secret document bag in her hand.

"Chen Yang, it's perfect that you're here too."

Lu Yan's voice was clear and crisp.

"Regarding the masked man you encountered in southern Xinjiang, who is also the last surviving member of the Sang family, the headquarters has sent over the latest intelligence."

Lu Yan walked to the bedside, placed the brown paper document bag in her hand on the bedside table, and skillfully untied the thread on it.

A hint of seriousness flashed in her eyes as she looked around at the three of us before slowly speaking.

"Chen Yang, when you returned from the Southern Frontier, you reported to the bureau that the orphan of the Sang family was the so-called Holy Envoy of the Ten Thousand Butterfly Valley."

As Lu Yan spoke, she pulled out several photos and documents with red encrypted text printed on them from the file bag.

"The General Administration attached great importance to this lead and immediately mobilized its undercover agents in southern Xinjiang to conduct an in-depth investigation."

This is the latest investigation result they sent back.

I reached out and took the documents Lu Yan handed me, my eyes scanning the text and photos on them.

The photo is somewhat blurry, clearly taken from a very far distance without permission.

In one of the photos, the orphan of the Sang family, wearing half a bronze mask, is standing at the edge of a dense primeval forest.

Standing beside him and talking to him were several elderly men dressed in black Miao clothing.

"People from Black Li?"

Looking at the familiar clothes, I squinted slightly and pointed to the old man in the photo, asking him a question.

"That's right."

Lu Yan nodded and pulled up a chair to sit down.

"The intelligence from the General Bureau indicates that this orphan of the Sang family is not only a 'sacred envoy' of the Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies."

Moreover... he seems to have a very deep collusion and exchange of benefits with Hei Li.