Taoist night sword

Chapter 22: Chapter 22

Lou Jinchen left the Taoist temple, not alone, not two, but three.

Deng Ding also followed, Lou Jinchen thought about it, and felt that going through some things might make them develop their minds and benefit their practice, so he took him along, and the temple master didn't object.

And Shanggui Anben also wanted to go, mainly because he wanted to go back to Swimming City, but Lou Jinchen felt that the temple master was here alone and needed someone to take care of him. I ran down the mountain to play.

Shang Guian stayed behind, but when Shang Guian was packing his things in Lou Jinchen, he took the opportunity to come to his room and said quietly: "Brother, if you can, can you help me go to the house and take a look? Take a look Is my father back yet?"

It has been so long, last time I knew that his father had gone to another county to deal with matters, and I don’t know if it was resolved, because there was no news from his family for a long time, and Deng Ding’s family would send things every now and then, not only For Deng Ding, but also for other people in the audience, this made Shang Guian feel very uncomfortable, he was very envious.

Recently, he has lost a lot of weight. Although his face is still round, he really doesn't have much flesh on his body.

To be honest, Lou Jinchen was quite worried about him.

The three of them left the Fire Spirit Temple, descended the hillside, and headed all the way towards Swimming City.

The catcher is also very young, maybe even only seventeen or eighteen years old. The catcher's uniform is brand new, and there is a waist knife pinned to his waist, but his figure looks very strong, and his waist is slightly bowed. There is light in the middle, and the strides are big.

"Brother He Fang, what kind of case did you encounter? Father asked you to come to Huoling Temple to invite Master?"

Deng Ding's family has been a head catcher for many years, and Deng Ding is also very familiar with catchers.

"Do you still remember the bodyguard master who came out from Matoupo before?" He Fang asked.

"What happened to that bodyguard?" Deng Ding asked in surprise.

"Everyone in his village disappeared," He Fang said.

"One village? How could it all disappear?" Deng Ding knew that this must be a big case as a member of a family of headhunters.

"The headhunter suspects that it is related to that bodyguard." He Fang said.

In fact, Lou Jinchen had doubts a long time ago, so many people died after entering, why the bodyguard was able to escape.

What I heard at the time was that the man happened to be rescued by Mr. Lu Da, because everyone didn't understand the situation in Matou Poli at that time, and they thought that Mr. Lu Da had sealed off that village, so Mr. Lu Da was able to send a person out. is normal.

But Lou Jinchen, who had been there, knew that those people couldn't resist the growth of the eyes in their bodies, and it was useless to escape. It might even be said that those who escaped came out with 'eyes'.

"Has anyone seen this person since he came out of Matoupo?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"I don't know." He Fang took the opportunity to answer and once again looked at this person who had recently risen to fame. He was a little curious, after all, the age difference was not that big, but he did a few great things.In Matoupo, he was the only one who participated but came back intact, and those few people who had decades of fame in Swimming City were among them.

The head catcher also explained that if the master of the fire spirit temple can't come, he must invite the corridor leader.

Lou Jinchen was wearing a black-breasted warrior robe with tightly tied cuffs and neckline. His hair was just when it couldn't be tied up but it always blocked his eyes. This made him wonder whether to save it or cut it short. , leaving an inch is what he likes.

He himself is tall, and the sword in his hand is custom-made by him. It is longer than ordinary people's swords. Walking in the sun is a bit uninhibited.

Although he had practiced swordsmanship for many years in the past, it was difficult for him to change his scholarly temperament. After all, he had also read and memorized poems for many years. , polished by the world, already glowing, the whole person is brightened.

"Has anyone visited that village?" Deng Ding asked.

"Yes, it is said that there is no one in the village, but there are strange eyes painted on the doors, windows and many places beside the beds." He Fang said.

Deng Ding asked some more information, such as how many people went to the village to investigate, whether his father Deng Butou was there, and who else had he invited besides his senior brother, etc. These were all because he wanted to show himself Familiarity with the process of investigating these weird cases is also to let Lou Jinchen understand the situation better.

The headhunter was still organizing people to investigate together, so the three went directly to Deng's mansion, while He Fang went to the Yamen.

Back at the Deng Mansion, Deng Ding was naturally close to his mother, but Mrs. Deng was a virtuous and polite person, so she would not neglect Lou Jinchen, and knowing that Lou Jinchen had been recognized as a senior brother, she even warned Deng Lou Jinchen must be respected.

He Fang came again after having lunch at Deng's Mansion, and said that the catcher went to Xukeng Village first.

The name of the village, Daikeng, is naturally because the terrain resembles a pit, and the people in it are all surnamed Xu.Deng Ding still yelled to go, but Mrs. Deng refused. In the end, under Mrs. Deng's gentle eyes, he could only stay at home.

Lou Jinchen followed He Fang, each with a horse, and took the dry rations prepared by Deng's mansion, and then went straight to Xukeng Village.

"What's the name of that bodyguard?" Lou Jinchen didn't know his name until he remembered.

"The bodyguard's name is Xu Xin, and it is said that he and Du Desheng of Du's Village are lovers." He Fang said.

"Couple? Is this Xu Xin a woman?" Lou Jinchen asked in surprise.

"Yes, they are all children of the Jianghu, and they don't care about their status, not to mention that Xukeng women don't marry outsiders, so the two have never been married." He Fang said.

Lou Jinchen didn't want to know about the personal affairs of Du Desheng who had caused a great disaster, but this Xu Xin and this Xukeng Village seemed to have something to say.

"Why don't the women in Xukeng Village marry outside?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"I heard that because of the gods they believe in, Xukeng Village has always been closed and rarely communicates with outsiders. No one can tell clearly what gods they believe in. It is said that this is the big secret of Xukeng Village." He Fang said.

When Lou Jinchen thought about it, he read the book that said: "Those who sacrifice to gods often die from the gods they sacrifice to."

"Since this Xukeng village is in a remote place, who found out that the people in the village disappeared? Is there anyone who reported it?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"It was a cargo man who went to Xukeng Village at the scheduled time every month. After he went there, he found no one, so he came to the county government to report to the county government." He Fang sat on the horse's back, and the horse did not run. Talking, not in a hurry.

"Then what is the government's regulations on Xukeng Village?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"The county lord has an order to find out whether this Xukeng village is infected with the 'sly god epidemic'. If there is, try to drive it away. If it is difficult to do it, it will be locked up, and a sign will be erected to warn people not to approach it." He Fang He didn't hide anything from Lou Jinchen, so there was no need to hide it. In He Fang's mind, Huolingguan was already a big school in the swimming world. Although there were only a few people to chat with, the people among them were very capable.

Not to mention the Lord of the Fire Spirit Temple, who is mysterious and unpredictable. It is said that he is a character that the government will recruit, but he chose the cleanness of Yushui City. The word comes from the previous record of defeating the Yellow Immortal in the mountain.

Listening to his words, Lou Jinchen grasped the point in an instant, and asked, "What is the 'sly god epidemic'?"

"The plague of the gods refers to some gods who have come to the place, and there are strange things that are difficult to get rid of, and they can spread like a plague." He Fang said very carefully: "This is a new title of the national teacher in the residence report, the Taoist chief Of course I've never heard of it."

Lou Jinchen heard it for the first time, but felt that this description was very accurate, and it was the first time he heard the name 'National Teacher'.

Of course, the name was too far away from him, so he didn't ask more questions because he was afraid of making others suspicious of him.

In such a world where even the so-called gods will descend, if people know that he is not from this world, I am afraid that there will be no good results.

"It seems that we just need to find out the situation." Lou Jinchen said.

"Yes, I hope everything goes well." He Fang said.

"Are there many such things?" Lou Jinchen asked again.

"It's not common, otherwise, all of us arresters would have died, and it's even more impossible for me to take over the arresting position from my father." He Fang said.

It was only then that Lou Jinchen realized that not only was the position of the head arrester of the Deng family passed down, but the arrester's position could also be passed down from family to family.

But it’s not incomprehensible when you think about it. After all, being a fast catcher is also a highly professional profession. Just like He Fang, he must have good martial arts and many skills in dealing with strange things. These are passed down from one family to the other. skills.

"Let's hurry up, lest Deng catcher wait for us." Lou Jinchen said.

Immediately, the horses that the two stepped off started to run.

I walked along the main road for about a stick of incense. The main road was flat and spacious, but then I took a side road. It was a dirt road that could only pass a bullock cart. It was full of pits, and occasionally you could see the accumulation water.

The speed of the horse's running slowed down immediately, and occasionally he could meet some people, who were carrying goods to the direction of Swimming City, or someone was pushing a wheelbarrow back from the city.There are still people working in the farmland on both sides of the road. There are old people, children, young adults, and women. They are either weeding or sowing.

Looking carefully at the things planted in the field, some of them look like rice, but the leaves and stems of these rice are golden.

Seeing Lou Jinchen's sizing up, He Fang said with a smile: "The specialty of our swimming city is Qianjin millet, which can be used to refine Bigu pills, and the annual tax is these Bigu pills. They all have to eat the Bigu Dan produced here."

Hearing what he said, he was quite proud of this matter.

Lou Jinchen was also quite surprised. For Bigu Dan, many people may think it is dispensable, but some people will definitely think it is an excellent thing, because if you eat this, you don’t need to eat, and if you don’t eat, you don’t need to shit. People are 'immortals', especially some girls and fairies, so beautiful, but thinking that they may be sweating profusely in the toilet without air conditioning on a hot day, they are not so immortal.

Of course, these are all in the past tense, Lou Jinchen thinks this is very suitable for the audience.

After another two sticks of incense, the two of them turned onto a side road, and the road narrowed immediately, half of the road was taken over by weeds, and there was no farmland on both sides, but turned into barren hills.

Lou Jinchen looked closely at the traces on the ground, and he could see someone walking by on the ground, it should be Deng Butou and their people.

After another stick of incense, Lou Jinchen knew he had arrived.

Because he saw a newly built camp, it seemed that Deng Butou and the others had already made preparations. After all, they set off after lunch and drove such a long distance, so they must spend the night here today.

Lou Jinchen looked towards the front of the camp again. There was a village there. The village was definitely not in a pit. It was said to be a pit, but compared to the surrounding mountains, it looked like a pit.

That Xukeng village stood there quietly, so terribly quiet that even the camp seemed to be infected with the quiet.

"Slow down, don't get close yet." Lou Jinchen said.

He Fang immediately reined in the horse's head. He seemed to be a cautious person, perhaps because of his family education, he knew that danger was everywhere.

"The camp is too quiet. Even if they arrive before us, it's impossible for them all to enter the Xukeng village at once. They will definitely keep people outside, but now there is no one." Lou Jinchen said.

After hearing this, He Fang thought for a moment, took out a whistle from his pocket, and said: "This is a bone whistle handed down from my family. It is made of Ye Xiao's leg bones. It has a sharp sound and is a bit magical. Maybe you can try it. .”

In such a strange and quiet place, it is dangerous to speak loudly rashly, so He Xiang explained to Lou Jinchen, and at the same time let him make up his mind. After all, Lou Jinchen is already famous in this area, so he will naturally become Others depend on.

"You can try it." Lou Jinchen said.

He Fang blew the bone whistle, and a sharp wave pierced the silence like a sword, causing ripples in the void. Lou Jinchen felt as if he had been stabbed, and the whole person was vigilant Quite a few, he believed, if Deng Butou and the others entered the village, they would definitely be able to hear it.

The village was quiet, not a single bird in the surrounding mountains, and Lou Jinchen didn't even hear the chirping of insects.

Only the echo of that whistle appeared, and Lou Jinchen frowned.

After a while, no one appeared from the village, nor from the camp.

Lou Jinchen looked at He Fang, and saw a look of fear on He Fang's face, obviously, he already had the intention to retreat.

"We have to go into the camp to see, Deng Butou and his group can't disappear without a sound." Lou Jinchen said.

After all, He Fang didn't dare to abandon his superiors and flee, seeing Lou Jinchen heading towards the camp at the head of a horse, he also followed.

Gradually approaching, he saw that the camp had just been established, and the wooden stakes were all new. Suddenly, everyone disappeared together, even the livestock.

At this moment, he looked up at the sun, and then closed his eyes. The red sun seemed to be imprinted directly into his heart through his eyelids. He took advantage of the opportunity to visualize the burning sun burning in his eyes, and then opened his eyes. Everything in his eyes burned like a painting, and the burning circle of light spread to the sky, connecting with the brilliance of the sun.

And the world that seemed to be a still painting that was burnt out of holes appeared in his eyes, and a sound appeared in his ears.

This is a lively and noisy camp, some people are cutting wood and driving stakes, some people are moving things from the horses, and some people are looking at the village.

Deng Butou is among them.

He Fang next to Lou Jinchen was stunned. Just at that moment, he seemed to see the void burning, and a hole was boiled, revealing another world under the void. He didn't know where it was real.

Of course he didn't know that when Lou Jinchen visualized the sun in his eyes, he could break the illusion. When he was in Matoupo before, he visualized the moon in the eyes, and he also broke the illusion, but it was a little different from this time.

At that time, he was able to prevent himself from being confused by the illusion, but now he directly broke the illusion.

　Thanks to the lord who adds 1 plus [-] equals [-], I remember all the changes made by the lord, and I will come back after adding updates.

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(End of this chapter)