"paper man?"
Pengshan roared, raised his hand and slashed at the nearby paper man with a knife.
But as soon as the knife touched the paper man, Peng Wu's body suddenly stopped, his face was twisted, and wicker branches grew out of his skin.
Willow branches grow, sprouts sprouts, and willow leaves grow, swaying in the wind.
Like a spring breeze coming overnight, the willow leaves are as thin as a beautiful woman's waist.
But as the wicker grew, Pengshan's life energy was gradually passing away. His body withered, his energy and blood declined, and he became a mummy in the blink of an eye.
Only one wicker branch and willow leaf, which are green and as slender as a beautiful woman's waist, are left, swaying in the wind.
"Pengshan...ah..."
Peng Hu roared angrily, his eyes were about to split, and he slashed at the paper man with the same knife.
"when"
With a soft sound, a flash of crimson disappeared, and Peng Hu's fallen long knife bounced away instantly. He couldn't help but staggered back a few steps, and his forward right hand continued to tremble.
"Don't be impulsive yet."
Ye Qing glanced at Peng Hu: "You can't deal with this paper man."
"Wu Huan, do you know what this is?" Chu Nianjiu said solemnly.
"I'm not sure." Ye Qing shook his head: "But I'm sure it's not weird."
"This seems to be the Five Elements Festival."
Suddenly, the little Taoist priest on the side said in surprise: "Yes, this is the Five Elements Sacrifice."
"Xuanyun, do you know what this is?" Ye Qing and others all looked at Qi Xuanyun.
The little Taoist priest did not speak, but raised his sleeves and swept the body that kept kowtowing with a burst of force, sweeping it away.
Strangely enough, after the body was swept away, the water that kept gushing out of Pengchuan's mouth suddenly stopped.
But before everyone could relax, the paper man slowly turned his head and looked at everyone.
His eyes, which were simply painted with ink, looked at everyone quietly, with the corners of his lips raised slightly, revealing a strange smile.
Being stared at by the paper man, Ye Qing and others couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
But the next moment, the little Taoist priest took out a small cup and poured a stream of extremely smelly black water on the paper figure.
The black water fell on the paper figure, making a hissing sound, rising into puffs of green smoke, and finally turned into a ball of ashes.
"Huh...Okay, it's okay for now."
After seeing the paper man reduced to ashes, the little Taoist breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xuan Yun, do you know this thing?" Ye Qing asked curiously. Even he felt that the strange power contained in the paper man was very dangerous, but he did not expect that the little Taoist priest would solve it in two or two times. It was amazing!
The little Taoist priest replied: "Well, that is the Five Elements Sacrifice."
"Five Elements Sacrifice? Are you talking about the paper man?" Chu Nianjiu asked.
The little Taoist priest shook his head: "No, the Five Elements Sacrifice is a curse technique, and the paper man is just a carrier to carry the Five Elements Sacrifice."
"Curse?" Lin Yuhuai was surprised.
"Yes, it's a curse."
The little Taoist priest said: "The Five Elements Sacrifice, originally called the Five Punishments Sacrifice, refers to the five punishments of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which are the five ways of death: metal cracking, wood burial, fire burning, water flooding, and soil burial. The so-called Five Punishment Sacrifice refers to birth. A curse based on the five methods of death. Anyone who is cursed will die in five ways: gold cracking, wood burial, fire burning, water flooding, and soil burial."
Ye Qing suddenly realized, no wonder Peng Hu's leader died in such a way.
"The method of performing the Five Elements Sacrifice is very simple. It only requires a paper mantra that carries the spell and a corpse. As long as the corpse kowtows to the paper man repeatedly, the Five Elements Sacrifice can be activated. Anyone who has a blood relationship with the corpse and comes into contact will be affected. Curse, die in the Five Punishment Sacrifice. And as long as the paper carrying the curse and the kowtowing corpse are not destroyed, the Five Punishment Sacrifice will continue, just like the rotation of the five elements, endless, so it is also called the Five Elements Sacrifice."
The little Taoist priest said: "It is very simple to break the Five Punishments Sacrifice. You only need to destroy any one of the paper people and the corpse. However, since the paper people are objects that carry spells, they will be cursed once they are touched, so the only way The best way is to stop the corpse from kowtow and worship. After stopping the corpse, the spell on the paper man will be greatly weakened. At this time, the paper man can be destroyed by using feces, urine and other filthy objects."
"So, did you use feces or urine just now, or both?" Ye Qing looked at the little Taoist priest in shock.
If you carry your feces and urine with you, all evil will not invade you?
"What are you talking about, Brother Ye? That is a magical artifact refined by my master using the urine of children, horses, cows, pigs and other dozens of kinds of livestock and weird urine. It can contaminate people and artifacts. That's awesome." The little Taoist priest said proudly.
"Haha..." Feeling that he was not comforted, Ye Qing could only laugh dryly: "Your master must be very leisurely, right?"
"How do you know?" the little Taoist asked.
If you don't have time, who the hell would do such a thing?
Ye Qing touched his nose and chuckled: "I guess, your master is very...very leisurely and elegant."
"Since the Five Punishment Sacrifice is a curse, there must be someone who cast the curse." Lin Yuhuai suddenly said: "So, someone wants to kill Peng Hu and the others."
"Kill us?" Peng Hu looked puzzled: "Is it impossible?"
"There are indeed people who want to kill you." Ye Qing touched his chin and said, "Xuan Yun just said that the Five Punishment Sacrifice only has a curse effect on the blood descendants of the corpse. That corpse is your clan elder and is related to you by blood, so the Five Punishment Sacrifice It’s clear that the sacrifice is targeted at you.”
"But why? We haven't offended anyone along the way?" Peng Hu frowned.
Chu Nianjiu said: "It may not be you, it may be your Peng family, or it may be the clan elder. You are just implicated."
"It shouldn't be the Peng family." Ye Qing mused: "If the person who performed the spell wanted to deal with the Peng family, he would not let them discover the body and alert the snake. Instead, he would quietly go to the Peng family with the body, and then go to the Peng family. Wouldn't it be more harmful to the Peng family to perform the Five Punishments Sacrifice?"
"Of course, we don't rule out the other party's intention to provoke your Peng family."
"I agree with Brother Ye."
The little Taoist priest said: "When I was walking around the world with my master, I once saw a tragedy. A century-old family was seeking revenge. The person seeking revenge secretly sneaked into the ancestral grave of that family and used a corpse to perform the Five Punishments Sacrifice. All five hundred and sixty-one members of that family died tragically, no one was spared, and the century-old family was destroyed in one fell swoop."
"So, if the person who performed the Five Punishment Sacrifice really has a grudge against the Peng family, it shouldn't be so easy for us to discover the clues."
Peng Hu frowned: "But our clan elder is compassionate and approachable, and he stays in the Peng family all year round and lives in seclusion. Who will he offend?"
"It's hard to say..." Ye Qing raised his lips. Who among the Jianghu people is really a kind person?
If he is not a good person, why is it strange that he has a few enemies?
"It makes sense, but it also makes no sense." Lin Yuhuai said: "According to Wu Huan's analysis, the person who cast the curse had a grudge against the elders of the Peng family. If the Peng family is not involved, then since he has killed the other party, it can be regarded as revenge. Qiu, why do you want to take action against Brother Peng and the others again?"
"Something doesn't make sense!"
Ye Qing touched his nose, what he said made sense!
"By the way, Brother Peng, where did you find the body of your elder? Is there anything strange?" the little Taoist suddenly asked.
Peng Hu was stunned for a moment, a little confused, but he still said honestly: "We found the clan elder's body on the top of an isolated mountain. He was kneeling on the top of the mountain, his eyelids were cut off, and his ears were blocked by mud. Live, your nose is smoothed by the hair, your mouth is sewn shut with thin threads, your hands are folded behind your back, your feet are bare, there are wounds on them, and you touch your head to the ground, as if you are kowtowing."
"Which direction was he facing at that time?" the little Taoist priest asked hurriedly.
"It seems to be the West. What's wrong, little Taoist priest?" Peng Hu was puzzled.
The little Taoist priest clapped his hands and said, "That's right, it must be like this."
"Why is that right? What did you think of?" Chu Nianjiu asked.
The little Taoist scratched his head and explained: "The "Yunxuan Chenglong Sutra" says: The Buddha traveled to the south of Fengdu and saw a city. Everyone in the city had no eyelids, ears plugged with mud, flat noses, sutures in their mouths, and hands. It’s strange to climb a mountain with bare feet while carrying a burden on your back.”
"The Lord said, this is a wicked person from the tenth life. He carries the sins of the next life and bears the sins of this life. Therefore, his eyelids were cut off to prevent him from sleeping at night; his ears were stuffed with mud so that he could not hear; his nose was made flat so that his nose could not be heard. He cannot smell; he has stitches in his mouth so that he cannot eat; he puts his hands behind his back so that his hands cannot hold them... He needs to climb a mountain with bare feet every day, face the west, and touch his head to the ground to atone for his sins in ten lives. This is The punishment of the Ten Commandments.”
"Ahem...what about that, Xuan Yun, be more direct and tell me the results. Don't they understand even if you don't look at them?" Ye Qing coughed twice.
Lin Yuhuai: "..."
Chu Nianjiu: "..."
Who are you talking about? Who doesn’t understand? Why are you so shameless?
"Oh, okay, okay."
The little Taoist priest scratched his head and said: "To put it simply, it means removing the eyelids, plugging the ears with mud, flattening the nose, suturing the mouth, putting the hands on the back, facing the west, and touching the head to the ground. This is a way for a person who has done the most evil to atone for his sins. Way."
"It is estimated that your clan elder made some mistakes, so he was punished with the Ten Commandments to atone for his sins."
"As for you, you are probably angry because you accidentally touched the body."
The little Taoist priest looked at Peng Hu: "Did you know that there are five punishments in the Five Punishment Sacrifice, and the corpse needs to kowtow to the paper figure constantly. Isn't it very similar to kowtowing to others and apologizing?"
"So, the Five Penalty Sacrifice means punishment and apology. You have touched the corpse without authorization, so you were given the Five Penalty Sacrifice as a punishment."
"Little Taoist priest, are you telling the truth?" Peng Hu said in shock.
"Maybe!" The little Taoist priest suddenly hesitated: "This is just my speculation."
"I think what Xuanyun said makes sense. This is the most reasonable speculation at present. It's well-founded, isn't it?" Ye Qing looked at Peng Hu.
"Little Taoist Priest, do you know who killed our clan elder? And who performed the Five Punishments Sacrifice?" Peng Hu's eyes flashed with a stern look.
"I don't know. The Five Penalties Sacrifice is powerful and mysterious. It rarely appears in the world."
The little Taoist priest shook his head, and then seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, I heard Master say that there seems to be a mysterious force called Tianxing in the martial arts, which worships cruel punishments and aims to punish on behalf of Heaven, and the Five Punishments Sacrifice seems to be an unparalleled method of that mysterious force."
"Heavenly Punishment?" Ye Qing and others looked at each other and said they had never heard of it.
"Hmph, no matter who kills a member of my Peng family, he will have to pay the price." Peng Hu snorted coldly.
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