The world of Taoism

Chapter 12 Handling the case (recommended for collection)

Before leaving, Zhou Xuan asked about the night market that day, but Fu Jian said he didn't know, and was currently investigating.

Zhou Xuan got into the carriage and went home, where he studied the materials about Jing Tiansi.

A hundred years ago, Jingtiansi was directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. He had the power to supervise all officials and enforce the law. He was very powerful and spread all over the country.

My position as an inspector was considered a very popular position a hundred years ago.

Later, something happened, Jing Tiansi cut off all the powers, and his status became dispensable. After a hundred years, he no longer had the same influence as before.

Zhou Xuan didn't know the details, at least Jing Tiansi's power was not as great as imagined, nor was it so small.

Now Wannian County Jingtian Division has just recovered, and it is estimated that it will gradually expand in the future.

At the same time, Zhou Xuan carefully read the contents of the Shensha Rhubarb Pill.

Zhou Xuan's face turned green when he saw the contents of seven taels of blue sky, one tael of magnetite, and six taels of mercury.

No wonder Fu Jian was so shy about this Jinshi Dan.

Such a large dose of mercury, not to mention people, even elephants can be poisoned to death.

"Monitoring Spell: Shensha Rhubarb Pill *Second, does it cost six points of spiritual deduction?"

It turned out to be a second-level spell. Zhou Xuan will divide the spell into first-level and second-level according to the deduction level...

Originally, I thought the spells were all the same, but I didn't expect that there were also second-level spells from the beginning.

Zhou Xuan didn't rush to deduce it, but was going to let the craftsman customize an alchemy furnace, and test whether it was effective or not.

The deduction function is optimized.

If the function of this elixir is poisonous, it will become more poisonous after deduction, wouldn't it be a waste of spirituality.

……

The wind was blowing, and the red lanterns swayed with the breeze.

Against the backdrop of the red light, the vermilion gate looks very strange, and the paint on it looks like dried blood.

At this time, a drunk man in Tsing Yi came from the end of the street.

Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, and the streets were dark.

Red lanterns illuminate the nearby streets blood red.

Whoa!
A gust of wind blew up the fallen leaves.

The man in Tsing Yi shivered, and the alcoholic energy slowed down a lot.

"What?" The man in Tsing Yi looked around.

The desolate streets are a bit infiltrated, so hurry up and hurry up.

The familiar street is so terrifying at this time, it is full of red, like being in a hell.

blah blah blah...

The footsteps of the man in Tsing Yi echoed around.

Whoa!

The man in Tsing Yi paused in his footsteps, his shoes were a little wet, as if he was stepping on the mud.

"Where does the water come from when it's not raining?"

The man in Tsing Yi looked down, and the scene in front of him almost made his heart jump out of fear.

There is indeed water underfoot, but not ordinary water.

There appeared to be a layer of black mud underneath.

The water level continued to rise, submerging the ankles in an instant, and a bloody air rushed towards the face.

"Blood?" The man in Tsing Yi was shocked and rushed to the vermilion gate.

The whole street was filled with a sea of ​​blood, and the blood continued to rise.

At the end of the road, blood and water rushed like waves.

click...

The vermilion gate slowly opened, and the inside was pitch black, like a huge mouth opened by a demon...

In the Zhou family, after Zhou Xuan returned home, he waited for the craftsmen to build the alchemy furnace while practicing the catch wind and shadow spell.

After practicing the Chasing Wind and Shadow Curse to proficiency, Zhou Xuan could quickly recognize the difference between items and then trace the enemy's whereabouts.

After some practice, chanting the chasing wind and shadow mantra can be compressed to about three seconds.

This is also the result of Zhou Xuan's research during this period of time, but it is a pity that he cannot read silently.

In the backyard, in a small pavilion.

Zhou Xuan lay leisurely on the wicker chair, basking in the sun on the surface, but actually practiced the Chasing Wind and Shadow spell secretly.

Suddenly, Liu Bo's smell came.

Zhou Xuan opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu."

Uncle Liu brought a plate of mung bean cake and a pot of sour plum juice.

"Send something to the master to quench his thirst."

Since Zhou Xuan returned to normal, Uncle Liu changed his name to Master.

After all, Zhou Xuan is now the head of the Zhou family.

"Thank you!" Zhou Xuan smiled.

After exchanging a few words with Uncle Liu, Zhou Xuan closed his eyes again.

Uncle Liu retreated knowingly.

Zhou Xuan did not tell Uncle Liu about his joining Jingtian Division.

Uncle Liu was also indifferent to his recent use of a large amount of medicinal materials, and even took the initiative to supplement medicinal materials.

Zhou Xuan couldn't help sighing, this is the housekeeper, he works hard, doesn't talk much, and doesn't ask questions.

Whoa!

A pigeon flew from the sky and landed on the table.

Zhou Xuan knew this Jing Tiansi's pigeon at a glance.

I remember that Fu Jian said before leaving that once there is a mission, he will be notified with a carrier pigeon, it seems that it must be this thing.

Zhou Xuan spread out the paper: "In the Lin Mansion on Honghua Street, Wannian County, two servants disappeared for no reason, suspected to be caused by demons."

In addition to the paper, there is also an official document with the seal of the county magistrate to prove the qualifications for handling the case.

"Are demons making trouble?" Zhou Xuan looked at the information panel subconsciously.

Name: Zhou Xuan

Spell: Rat Repelling Secret* II

The second secret method of repelling rats: Rat Xing Wan.

The second secret method of repelling rats: catching wind and catching shadows.

Shensha Rhubarb Pill*[-] (not deduced)
Spirituality: a.

The cost of spirituality increases every time you deduce it, from zero to one is one point, from one to two is two points, and from two to three is six points.

From the second level onwards, the level multiplied by two is the required spirituality.

If you want to deduce from the second level to the third level, you need to multiply three by two, and there are six points in total.

Spirituality is very important, and it may be the key to freeing oneself from demons.

So Zhou Xuan had to go.

Before departure, put on the issued official uniform.

The official uniform is dark black, with wavy patterns embroidered with silver thread on the edge, and a pattern of exotic animals in the middle.

Dragon head, fish body, wings, python shape with fins and tail.

It's made from a form-fitting material and cinched with a gold belt to elongate your figure.

Zhou Xuan instantly became handsome and majestic.

"Have momentum!"

Standing in front of the mirror, Zhou Xuan was narcissistic.

Then put away the dagger and the ghost-killing willow, and then got on the carriage into the city.

Honghua Street is located in the bustling area of ​​the county seat, where high-ranking officials and nobles live, and the Lin Mansion is located in this place.

Two hours later, Zhou Xuan drove to the Lin residence.

The vermilion gate is flanked by two majestic stone lions.

Such a large facade does not have a janitor.

Zhou Xuan got out of the car and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

After a long time, no one answered from the door.

The door opened, and a white-haired old man poked his head out, looking haggard.

"you are?"

"Zhou family, Zhou Xuan."

Zhou Xuangang wanted to take out the official document of the county magistrate, but was interrupted by the old man.

"Come back another day, I don't see any guests today." The white-haired old man waved his hand.

Hearing that it was someone he didn't know, the white-haired old man thanked the guest directly.

Zhou Xuan stepped forward to lock the door, and said with a smile: "It's best to ask your master to come out, I'm here for your family's affairs, don't miss it."·

The white-haired old man's face changed, and he said immediately: "What's the matter, leave quickly."

The white-haired old man looked a little panicked, as if he was afraid of something.

Looking at the clothes on Zhou Xuan, the old man seemed to belong to an official family, but the details were a bit different.

"what happened?"

A familiar voice came from behind the door, and a fat man came out of the house.

"Master." The white-haired old man bowed and saluted.

"It's you? Fatty, why did your family move here?" Zhou Xuan said in surprise, the person in front of him turned out to be Lin Zhengxiong.

"So it's Brother Zhou." Lin Zhengxiong felt slightly embarrassed when he saw that it was Zhou Xuan.

He regarded Zhou Xuan as someone who came to find him for fun, but now this time...

However, Lin Zhengxiong showed a look of embarrassment when he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling face: "Brother Zhou, something happened at home recently, look..."

Zhou Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly took out the county magistrate's official document.

"Under the order of the county magistrate, I came here to investigate the disappearance of the servants of Lin's family. Brother Lin, where is your father's hall?"

At this time, Lin Zhengxiong noticed that Zhou Xuan was wearing clothes similar to official uniforms.

　Thank you Ye Yaojun for your thousand and five hundred points, and thank you book friend 14120309 for your thousand points.Thank you for the five hundred points in Siyun Bar, and the one hundred points for Lai Dongziqi
　　
　
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