Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 138 Arrogance, Destruction

Extending his hand to stop the two Baijisi monks from approaching to take someone away, Xu Yuanchang kept observing the subtle reactions of the snake charmer.

He said to the man who put down the basket and begged for mercy: "Where are you from? What is your surname? When did you come to Luojing Town? Bring the road guide for inspection."

The snake charmer hurriedly replied: "The villain's name is He Lianshan. He lives in Qianshan Town, sixty miles away. He entered the town from the west yesterday afternoon and stayed at the Ke Lai Inn in the west end in the evening. He has learned the art of catching snakes and making snakes since he was a child. I have been practicing snake medicine for more than ten years, but I have never harmed anyone with snakes. On the contrary, I have sold snake medicine and saved countless lives. Please be careful."

A head of white sweat broke out in a hurry, and he took out a sweat-stained road guide from his arms.

Xu Yuanchang took the soft and smelly receipt, checked it and asked casually: "What is the name of Rich Man Yu at the east end of Qianshan Town?"

The snake charmer bowed and replied, "You mean Yu De Cai Yu Wealthy Man?"

Watch the official's expression carefully with your eyes.

Xu Yuanchang returned the slip to the snake charmer, walked to the little snake that was trampled to death, and asked: "How long have you kept this black snake? You gave the snake medicine in advance, why did it suddenly bite you? ?”

The snake charmer did not expect that the young official knew how to play with snakes, so he said honestly: "I have raised this black tiger snake for more than three years since it was hatched. Its wild nature has long been worn away, and it has performed the snake-eating trick no less than twenty times. , this time for some reason, it suddenly got angry and bit people."

Snake charmers have ways to tame snakes and can use drugs to prevent them from growing up.

Xu Yuanchang walked around the three-foot-high bamboo basket covered with black cloth and said, "Catch the big snake out. Be careful not to let the big snake bite you, let alone let it escape."

The snake charmer became cautious after hearing this.

He spit into the palm of his hand, rubbed his palms together quickly, and then uncovered the black cloth above the basket.

"Hiss", a big blood-red snake suddenly jumped out, spitting out snake messages.

If the snake charmer hadn't pulled back quickly, he would have been bitten by his own snake for the second time today. Although there was snake medicine that would not kill him, he would undoubtedly lose face again.

The snake charmer hurriedly pounced, feinting with his left hand, causing the red snake to come back and bite him. He pinched the big snake with his right hand like lightning, and clamped down on the snake's seven-inch position. His left hand grabbed the back of the snake that was twisting his arm and pulled it down. With a gentle stroke, the red snake suddenly struggled helplessly.

"It's so evil. How come domestic snakes that are well raised suddenly rebel?"

The snake charmer raised the red snake in front of Xu Yuanchang, puzzled.

Xu Yuanchang stretched out two fingers and put them on the cold snake body, moved his position and explored for a while, but found nothing wrong. He whispered: "Master He, to tell you the truth, you are being targeted by something, so I am kind-hearted. Please go to the town hall. Of course, if you really don’t want to go to the town hall, it’s up to you. Life or death depends on your fate. Maybe you are lucky and can escape.”

The snake charmer had heard that strange things were happening in the town, and people were dying one after another, and his pitted face changed color.

I am not afraid of anything, but I am afraid of dirty things.

"Sir... Your Majesty, I will go to the town hall with you and there will be no words."

"Then let's go. I may have to deal with you for three or two days, but don't worry, it won't cost you half a copper for room and board."

Xu Yuanchang smiled and said, then looked at Zhong Jin who suddenly realized: "Master Zhong, this Master He must be protected. I guess the things that were frightened away may not let go and will cause trouble to Master He later."

Zhong Jin still had many questions in his mind, but it was not the right time to ask more questions at the moment. He said solemnly, "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I will have someone personally protect Master He. If that thing dares to come, he will be caught on the spot."

He looked at one of his subordinates and gave some careful instructions.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. I wonder how Xu Daoyou saw through the problem beforehand?

The more I realized that the young Taoist priest in front of me was full of elusive mystery.

The snake charmer He Lianshan put the red snake back into the bamboo basket and covered it with a black cloth. He hurriedly packed his things and followed several government officials to the town office with gratitude and without any excuse.

The little snake on the ground was picked up and taken away by a Baijisi monk.

Xu Yuanchang fell behind and listened to Liu Xianfeng's message from Liu Xianfeng who had just turned around: "I lost track of you. The little thing noticed my tracking and fled to the woods in the northeast of the town. He climbed over a bare rock mountain and disappeared. There was no forest in that area. I don’t dare to pursue him anymore.”

"It will come again. You must not chase it beyond the three miles where the tamarisk tree takes root."

Xu Yuanchang sent a message to Liu Xianfeng, who got into his backpack to rest: "This is the outskirts of the Xianqiao Mountain area. We must beware of evil spirits, and our own safety is the most important thing."

With Liu Xianfeng's current ability, it would be difficult for ordinary Sanzhonglou monks to catch her without running four or five miles away from the red willow roots. There are trees nearby for help. Xu Yuanchang specifically emphasized the safe distance within three miles for the sake of safety.

"I know, but that thing is really weird. It can drill into the ground and wade through water. It's good at everything, but I don't know what it is?" Liu Xianfeng was confused and curious.

Xu Yuanchang had already followed everyone to the town hall with green tiles and white walls, observing the whole process with his eyes, and said through a message: "There are all kinds of wonders in the world. Since it dares to provoke again and again, it will definitely appear again."

Liu Xianfeng has always admired the master's cunning, no, he has left no omissions, and said through the message: "Master, guess where that thing will come from next time, I will arrange it in advance, wait for it, and then fight with it fight."

"It's hard to guess, but it came and went from the east of the village both times, taking the main road each time. It's easy to guess. Next time it's more likely to go north."

"North?"

Liu Xianfeng couldn't wait any longer. She felt that the young master's guess was reasonable. The thing gave her a very arrogant feeling. She didn't take her seriously and sent a message: "Young master, plant a red willow branch nearby. It’s convenient for you to come to me if you have any emergency, I’ll leave first.”

The branches on the roadside moved slightly, and when Zhong Jin looked back alertly, he found nothing.

Liu Xianfeng deliberately made some noise and left quietly.

After settling down the snake charmer and a monk from Baijisi, Zhong Jin led Xu Yuanchang to the morgue in the innermost corner.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, can you tell me what you discovered? I asked the brothers to follow your arrangements. If it takes too long, if another life is lost, Zhong will be scolded by the top for being incompetent again."

Zhong Jin decided not to beat around the bush and inquired directly.

Xu Yuanchang sent a message: "I still have a companion searching in the dark, and she has found some clues. I suggest that Zhong Daoyou go to Qianshan Town and check the details of the snake charmer He Lianshan's heels. We can't miss any part. If you have any doubts, take action in multiple places and try to catch the culprit as soon as possible."

Luojing Town is very remote. From what I heard from the onlookers, no magicians have come for a long time.

Zhong Jin felt relieved when he heard that the other party had companions secretly assisting him.

Although he disagreed with Xu Daoyou's approach of getting hung up on the minutiae, he still told his subordinates to quickly send the town's bad guys to Qianshan Town on horseback to carefully check He Lianshan's household registration file.

Go today and come back tomorrow morning, don't waste time.

Xu Yuanchang took out a branch from the bamboo box and inserted it at the foot of the wall near the morgue before walking into the shed.

Uncovering the white cloth on the body of the bad guy who was killed last night, Xu Yuanchang looked at it carefully. The dead appearance was terrible and miserable. There were really no wounds on his body. He said, "I'll give it a try. Maybe I can cast a spell to summon the remnant soul." .”

Zhong Jin hesitated for a moment, could he summon spirits in broad daylight?

Xu Yuanchang politely asked Zhong Jin to stay outside the door. He said it was to prevent anyone from breaking in. In fact, it was not suitable for people to live in the shed. The yang energy was too strong and the remaining soul was weak. He did not want to waste his efforts.

That thing did harm to people last night. Time was in a hurry and it was night. Maybe there were still some residual souls absorbed?
After closing the door, Xu Yuanchang took out the incense candles and paper money, simply arranged them, lit the candles and burned the paper money, and held the incense and made a ritual to attract the souls of the dead.

The "Dong Shen Fu Hua Sutra" given to him by Granny Ai has instructions in this regard.

He asked the gods to help him, so he did not need to temporarily worship ghosts and gods. He gathered his aura and silently recited the mantra, constantly thinking of the name of the newly deceased bad guy "He Nianwu". The inside of the shed soon became cold and cold, and the light was also dim. Then it dimmed.

The fragrant mist floated, and traces of black air invisible to the naked eye slowly emerged from the surroundings, converging above the corpse.

Zhong Jin, who was guarding the door, looked at the shed with the wooden door closed in surprise. Taoist Xu had actually summoned the residual soul. He could detect the presence of Yin Qi.

It's good now. I can get clues from Remnant's mouth, so I won't be so distressed and passive now.

"Crack", a big hole suddenly opened on the roof of the shed.

The blazing sunlight shone into the shed, and a ghostly scream could be heard vaguely.

The spiritualism is broken!
Zhong Jin was furious, drew his sword and flew into the air. He scanned with his consciousness and eyes, but found nothing.

That invisible thing arrogantly broke down the shed and hid somewhere?

After a while, Xu Yuanchang broke open the wooden door and rushed out, flying straight to the north.

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(End of this chapter)