Holy Bone

Chapter 762

Yin County.

After Jin'an and his party cooperated with the county government to make a statement, the county magistrate took the county magistrate, county lieutenant and other deputy to host a banquet at the residence of the government office.

The duty of the county magistrate is to assist the county magistrate in administration, such as in charge of the county's documents and archives, warehouses, food and horses, and tax collection.

The duty of the county lieutenant is to be in charge of public security.

Yin County is close to the sea, and the port is prosperous. The county magistrate of Yin County is surnamed Wang. He is thin and dark-skinned, with typical characteristics of coastal people.

After three rounds of drinking, the county magistrate holding the wine glass suddenly let out a long sigh.

The county magistrate answered the words very interestingly: "My lord, are you still worrying about that matter?"

Jin'an and the old Taoist priest are also veterans, and they looked at each other. Sure enough, today's banquet was not easy. The county magistrate asked them for something, and deliberately asked the county magistrate to throw bricks.

The old Taoist: "Sir, you have encountered some troubles, but it's okay. When we came to the Yamen many times to look for clues to fellow Taoist Yuyangzi, you always opened the door for us to read the county records and case files. , so if I can help the adults this time, my little brother and I are willing to contribute."

The county magistrate glanced at the old Taoist priest and Jin An gratefully, let out a long breath as if relieved, and then talked about the troubles in his heart.

As a coastal area, Yin County has prosperous commerce and well-developed shipping, but this also makes shipwrecks and shipwrecks common in September and October when the sea is most stormy every year.

One month ago, there was a vision of heaven and earth, short days and long nights, and frequent storms at sea. Many ships were sunk by large waves, and some of the dead bodies of the shipwrecked were washed away elsewhere, and some of the dead bodies of the shipwrecked drifted along the current to the vicinity of Yin County.

It's just that the Yinxian shipwreck this time is different from the past!

In the past, as soon as the body was discovered, the dead body would be taken to Yi Zhuang to settle down, and the deceased could wait quietly for relatives to claim it, and nothing strange would happen.

Only this shipwreck is a bit special.

Because it is not good for those corpses to rush to Jiutou Mountain.

There is a place in Yin County called Jiutou Mountain, which got its name because the nine mountains are connected like a screen and resemble the nine heads of a nine-headed insect.

Jiutou Mountain is close to the sea and has been eroded by waves all year round, forming intricate waterways. Because it is connected to the sea and has a well-developed underground water system, it used to be a few large pirate dens, but was later encircled and killed by the Yamen Navy.

In places where there are too many dead people, there will always be various haunted and strange things. In addition, Jiutou Mountain is originally a dark and humid place, where there is no sunshine all year round. People feel chilly when they get close. They dare not approach this place.

In fact, according to Fengshui, Jiutou Mountain is indeed in line with the various conditions of the corpse raising place. It is really not a joke. As long as there are many dead people in this place, some strange things may happen. The villagers in the fishing village are right that they did not approach without authorization.

Recently, a fisherman went fishing far away and accidentally approached Jiutou Mountain. Near Jiutou Mountain, he found several carrion corpses of shipwrecks stranded on the reef, and hurriedly reported to the official. The county government was aware of this matter immediately. seriousness.

Who doesn't know how many dead bodies of shipwrecks washed into the water cave of Jiutou Mountain?What's the situation there now?How decomposed is the body?This matter is like a sharp knife hanging over the county magistrate's head all the time, fearing that a plague will break out one day.

The folk witches, Mr. Yin Yang, and folk exorcists who usually boasted loudly about themselves shook their heads in fright when they heard that the county magistrate wanted them to enter Jiutou Mountain to investigate the dead bodies of the shipwrecks, and refused to enter Jiutou Mountain. Shan, adding money doesn't work.

These folk exorcists all said that Jiutou Mountain is very evil. There were too many people killed by the navy to suppress bandits. Entering Jiutou Mountain is like entering a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

These folk exorcists retreated at critical moments, and the county magistrate could not tie these people to Jiutou Mountain by force, so he sent people to Fucheng to invite famous Taoist monks to resolve the crisis in Yin County, but this time and time again There will be a lot of delays, the person sent to Fucheng has just left for a few days, even if he finds someone and rushes back, it will take at least 20 days.

Just when the county magistrate was living like a year, he happened to meet Jin'an and the old Taoist who solved the major case in Fenghuang Town. He knew that Jin'an and the old Taoist were really talented people, so there was this scene in front of him. I want to ask the two of them to save Yin County from a plague crisis.

After listening to the whole story, Jin An nodded: "The old Taoist's words are correct. Yin County has taken care of us several times. Since Yin County is in trouble, we can't just sit by and watch. The Jiutou Mountain case that others dare not accept, we Wu Zang Taoist Temple took over. .”

Hearing that Jin An took over the Jiutoushan case without consideration, the county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant and others all showed joy and gratitude, and raised their glasses to salute.

The county magistrate was touched and said: "Jin'an Daoist came from the Taoist temple of the five internal organs, and real person Yuyangzi also came from the Taoist temple of the five internal organs. Houchi Village is not far from Jiutou Mountain. Both times were shipwrecks and there was a crisis of plague outbreak at any time. The Taoist temple took action to save the people of our Yin County from the crisis, and for this glass of wine, I respect the Taoist temple of the five viscera."

"For this glass of wine, I respect Daoist Priest Yuyangzi."

"I respect Daoist Jin'an for this glass of wine."

"I respect Daoist Chen for this glass of wine."

"For this glass of wine, on behalf of the people of Yin County, I would like to thank the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera for its second help. Regardless of whether this is successful or not, I will immediately order someone to erect a stele of merit and virtue for the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera at the gate of the city today. Daoist An and Daoist Chen returned triumphantly, and the Yamen once again hosted a banquet for the two Taoist priests to wash away the dust."

The county magistrate was happy after solving a problem, and got up to toast five glasses of wine, thanking the Wu Zang Taoist Temple for its contribution to Yin County.

Jiutou Mountain is near Houchi Village?

Jin An was taken aback.

This was a little unexpected, a little unexpected.

Is it not a coincidence that a large number of dead bodies of shipwrecks rushed into Houchi Village last year, but because there happened to be Jiutou Mountain near Houchi Village, which is a place for raising corpses?

Thinking of this, Jin An frowned slightly, wondering if Uncle Yuyangzi had discovered this at the beginning?
Speaking of it, it was really a chance meeting, they had just returned from Houchi Village, and they had to rush back to Houchi Village so soon.

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Reminiscing that Jiutou Mountain might be related to Houchi Village, Jin An didn't waste any time, ended the banquet in a hurry, took the old Taoist priest and went straight to Houchi Village.

With the yamen's order this time, the two were finally able to enter the evacuated and abandoned Houchi Village openly and aboveboard. After the county magistrate knew that the two were high-ranking men, he no longer restricted them from entering and leaving Houchi Village this time.

Jin'an planned to go out to Mount Jiutou from Houchi Village, and take advantage of this opportunity to investigate Houchi Village in detail, not letting go of any clues related to Uncle Yuyangzi.

(End of this chapter)