I'm looking for longevity in Liaozhai

Chapter 48
On the official road,
rattling, hooves, creaking, wheels turning,

Pedestrians on the way saw that it was the soldiers who went far away.

The leading general rode a horse and looked around from time to time. There were mountains and dense forests on both sides of the official road.

Before they knew it, they had already left Guobei County,

Woohoo, suddenly a gust of wind blew from the forest, the wind came very quickly, and it blew on the soldier, who couldn't help shivering.

Then a cloud of black air floated out from the forest, covering the couple in an instant.

Vaguely heard screams coming from it.

That afternoon, when the sky was full of red clouds, someone hurriedly came to the Yamen to report the case, saying that many bones were found more than 30 miles outside Guobei City.

When the crowd arrived, everyone was blindfolded, and then their faces were pale and trembling.

On the side of the official road, there are 21 corpses, all flesh and blood, viscera are gone, only bones are left, even the horses that pull the cart.

All the boxes on the carriage were overturned on the ground, and there were scattered gold, silver and jade objects on the ground, as well as a bronze Buddha.

It was the team of soldiers who set off from Guobei County in the morning.

"This, this" For a while, the county magistrate was at a loss.

"It's over, it's over, this time it's really over!"

So many people died all at once, not to mention that this was a tribute from Lord Fu Hou!

Such a case happened in his jurisdiction, even if the case could be solved as soon as possible, he would inevitably be implicated.

"Where is this villain, who did such a frenzied thing and dared to rob the tribute, this is a great crime of the Yi tribe!" The county magistrate yelled.

No one did this!
Wang Zhe looked at the corpses on the ground, and there was a faint black air lingering on each corpse, seemingly absent.

"It's a demon!" He glanced at the mountains and forests on both sides.

"It's true that they were all killed. Dare to rob the tribute and kill the court soldiers, this is not small!" Zhuo Siwei was also stunned when he came to the scene.

"Who are you and why are you here?!" Zhu Xiao scolded Zhuo Siwei after seeing him.

Zhuo Siwei ignored him, and threw a waist card casually, Zhu Xiao turned pale when he saw it, and knelt down on one knee with a plop.

"I've seen adults!"

The county magistrate and county lieutenant looked even worse when they saw the badge.

Baiqisi!
"My lord, you"

Zhuo Siwei waved to them impatiently, turned around and walked to Wang Zhe's side with a smile.

"Brother."

"Stay away from me, you are so annoying!" Wang Zhe said with a cold face.

"Well, this Wang Zhe is so brave, he dared to be so rude to this lord, could it be that they are relatives?"

"You guys stay away, don't hinder us, and the county magistrate, you immediately send someone to Lin'an Mansion with my badge, saying that there is a serious case here, and you need the assistance of the Baiqi Division there!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Brother, your physiognomy is amazing, who did you learn from?"

"The blind man who set up a fortune-telling stall by the side of the road!" Wang Zhe said coldly.

"Ah, blind man? Brother, this reason is so far-fetched!" Zhuo Siwei smiled after hearing this.

"What do you think of this case, brother?"

"What do you think? Nine times out of ten it was not done by humans, even robbing tributes. The flesh, flesh and viscera of humans and horses are all gone. Even the rampant Jiangyang bandits would not do this in broad daylight on official roads." matter!"

Wang Zhe looked at the opened box, what's in this tribute?Actually provoked the monsters in the mountains?
"Well, this Buddha statue looks very realistic."

He came to the side of the Buddha statue and looked at the Buddha statue. The Buddha statue of "Looking Qi Technique" faintly exuded spiritual light.

After surveying the site, they collected some tributes scattered on the site, transported them back to the county government, and assigned special personnel to guard them.

When Wang Zhe returned home, he took out a scripture from his sleeve, a Buddhist scripture, which was originally among the tributes, but was left behind by him while others were not paying attention.

Anyway, so many tributes have been lost, who would pay attention to a Buddhist scripture?

The reason why Wang Zhe brought this Buddhist scripture back was because he saw aura in it. Among these tributes, apart from the very obvious Buddha statue, only this Buddhist scripture had aura, which is obviously not ordinary.

Opening this book, the first thing is the "Prajna Heart Sutra", and then what is written is the understanding of Buddhism.

It seems that the person who wrote this scripture was an eminent monk.

"If you have nothing to do, it's good to have a look." Wang Zhe thought.

The Dharma he cultivates is not fixed, whether it is Buddha or Dao, it is fate when he meets it.

As for the robbing of the tribute, such a big case, of course there is a special person to handle it!
The next day, the Baiqisi people rushed from Lin'an to Guobei County,
Zhuo Siwei unexpectedly sneaked in to talk to Wang Zhe about the case and asked him what he thought.

"How did you say that the monster who robbed the tribute knew in advance that there would be a tribute passing there, so he chose to do it here?"

"Look what I'm doing, I can't help you, you can ask the City God, it's very effective, you know."

"Chenghuang, huh?" Zhuo Siwei frowned after hearing this.

"It's not impossible."

The people from Baiqisi were investigating the case. Wang Zhe fished during the day and practiced at night.

Another day passed,
Two Taoist priests came from outside the city,

They set up altars where the tribute was taken,
As a person in the yamen, Wang Zhe was transferred to help, just to help get some things, because he and Zhuo Sifan knew each other, but no one dared to order him, so he watched the whole process from the sidelines.

"Is this preparing to cast a spell, to search for the soul?" Wang Zhe asked curiously.

"No, the more than 20 people who died have already lost their souls. They are going to cast a spell to see if they can find the trace of the monster who killed people and seized treasure."

The altar is properly set up,

A Taoist priest in his 40s began to cast spells.

Holding a green steel sword in his hand, he took out two talismans and muttered something in his mouth.

Talisman burnt out,

Woohoo, a gust of wind blew up, and the incense candles on the altar were instantly extinguished.
With a click, the chess piece on the altar broke, and then the whole table was cracked, and the things on it jingled and fell to the ground.

Wow, poof, the Taoist priest who was casting a spell screamed, blood spurted from his mouth, and he fell to the ground with his head up.

"Senior brother, senior brother!" The Taoist priest on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help him, his senior brother had already passed out.

"What's going on here?" Everyone present was stunned when they saw this.

"Been backlashed?"

"It seems that the thing he wants to divination is too big, and his cultivation level is not enough, so he suffered a backlash!" Zhuo Siwei said.

"This matter is in big trouble!" He looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with a serious expression.

The method failed, and people were seriously injured, so everyone had to rush back to Guobei County.

On the way back, Zhuo Siwei's face was very solemn.

Dang, Dang, suddenly there was a strong bell coming from the mountain.

"That's Lanruo Temple?" Wang Zhe looked up at the mountain.

(End of this chapter)