Duozi Village, late at night, at midnight, the Jinyi Guards are stationed.
Hei Haier returned to the tent where Fang Jian was and said to Fang Jian: "Sir, the land god here said he can't leave. Please go to the earth temple in person."
"Huh?" Fang Jian turned to look at Hei Hai'er and said, "Is this what he said personally?"
Hei Haier nodded and said, "Yes, he said he had something very important and couldn't leave right now."
Fang Jian pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go see if he has anything important to do and lead the way."
Then Hei Hai'er led Fang Jian to the Earth Temple in Dengyun Town. Dengyun Town is located more than sixty miles northwest of Duozi Village. For mortals, the distance is not too close.
Arriving in front of the Earth Temple, Hei Haier made a secret and summoned the Earth God of Dengyun Town. This Earth God looked like a middle-aged man with an ordinary and honest appearance.
When he saw Hei Hai'er and Fang Jian, he immediately bowed his head and said, "Jiang Ming, the land god of Dengyun Town, pays homage to the two immortals."
Because Fang Jian came into the world with a changed appearance, Hei Haier could not reveal Fang Jian's true identity without Fang Jian's permission. Therefore, Jiang Yi didn't know that the person in front of him was Fang Jian, the true Lord of Hongqing.
Fang Jian returned the gift with his hand and introduced himself: "I am a poor man who has traveled around the world and slayed demons. I recently passed by Diao'er Mountain and saw that there were many hanging coffins in the mountain. Most of them were the bones of baby girls. I dared to ask the land god why this happened. ?」
When Jiang Yi heard this, he immediately said: "It turns out to be fellow Taoist Daoist Dafang. The bones of the baby girls that fellow Taoist saw in Diaoer Mountain are actually the bones of drowned babies by villagers in Duozi Village."
"Infant drowning?" Fang Jian heard this and said, "So those baby girls were all drowned? They didn't die in infancy?"
Jiang Ming shook his head and said, "It's not that they died young, they were all drowned."
"Then why don't you care about the land god?" Fang Jian didn't speak, but Hei Hai'er suddenly asked.
Not only was the land god Jiang Ming stunned for this question, but even Fang Jian shook his head.
Then Jiang Min explained: "We immortal officials cannot interfere in human affairs. People in Duozi Village drowned female infants, and their evil deeds will be recorded in the underworld book. After their death, their souls return to the underworld, and the underworld can Punish them. The matters in the underworld are matters that the court in the underworld should take care of, and are not something we and other immortal officials can meddle in at will."
Hei Haier nodded suddenly, and then he asked Jiang Ming: "God of the Land, just now I invited you to see my master. You said you were very busy. Is there anything we can do to help you?"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly when he heard this, then turned sideways and said to Fang Jian and Hei Hai'er: "If you two Taoist friends don't dislike it, how about you please come into the Xiaoshen Jingshe to have a look?"
"That's what I wish for," Fang Jian said, cupping his hands.
Immediately, Jiang Ming opened the temple of the Earth Temple and took Fang Jian and Hei Haier inside.
The moment Fang Jian and Hei Hai'er entered the monastery, a burst of noisy sounds suddenly reached their ears. They looked up and saw that there were hundreds of souls of young baby girls in the monastery. The house became very crowded.
"Why are there so many souls of baby girls..." Hei Haier said this, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "Could it be that they are all those hanging coffins in Diaoer Mountain..."
Jiang Ming nodded and said, "Yes, these are the souls of the dead baby girls in the hanging coffins in Diao'er Mountain. Since they cannot return to the underworld for a while, I adopted them all in the Earth Temple Jingshe."
Fang Jian glanced at the tiny souls of baby girls and asked, "Are these all?"
Jiang Ming said: "There are more than 600 here. The ones in the past have been taken back to the underworld by ghost messengers and reincarnated again. However, the souls of the baby girls here were all adopted after they were drowned. Diao'er Mountain There are still many souls there that have not been adopted."
"Why not adopted?" Fang Jian asked.
Jiang Ming said: "Those baby girl souls are very resentful and have turned into ghosts, so I cannot adopt them. Even if I could adopt them, I would not dare to put them together with these little guys."
Fang Jian nodded. The evil ghost not only harms people, but also eats other ghosts.
Thinking of this, Fang Jian stepped forward and looked at
The little guys squatted down among them.
The oldest of these little guys is no more than a month old and can't even walk. They can only sit on the ground and babble.
Fang Jian casually picked up a little one. She was only wearing a red bellyband, and her head was bare except for some fetal hair.
She didn't cry or fuss in Fang Jian's hands, she just stared at Fang Jian with a frown, then raised her little hand and slapped Fang Jian on the face.
"Hahaha." Hei Haier laughed from the side and said, "Master, she slapped you."
Fang Jian put the little guy down with a smile, then stood up and teased: "Just this slap is enough for her to praise you for several lifetimes."
Jiang Ming also smiled and said: "Yes, how many people have slapped the immortal."
Fang Jian smiled faintly, then turned to Jiang Ming and asked, "How many years have you adopted the souls of these baby girls?"
Jiang Ming was used to Fang Jian's "leadership" questions. Immortals basically spoke in this tone in front of an earth god.
"Ever since Duozi Village started drowning babies, I started to adopt these little guys." Jiang Yi said: "It is said to be adoption, but in fact it is foster care. As long as the underworld arranges it properly, the ghosts will take them in batches. Brought back to the underworld.”
Fang Jian nodded slightly, and then said, "Then do you know clearly about the demon cultivators within a radius of three hundred miles of Diao'er Mountain?"
Jiang Ming was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "That's not very clear." At this point, Jiang Ming herself felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Actually, the affairs of demon cultivators are beyond the control of a little land god like me. , I can only warn the creatures under the jurisdiction of the Earth God to be careful, and there is nothing else I can do. Even if the demon cultivator really appears, I can only report the demon's feelings, and then hide in this monastery to save myself. Save."
Indeed, it is indeed a bit difficult for an earth god with low magic power to deal with demon cultivators, and Tian Tiao does not demand them harshly in this regard. For low-level immortal officials on land such as the city god, mountain god, and earth god, Tian Tiao allows them to When in danger, you can protect yourself behind closed doors, but you must report the situation to Tianjun Mansion or other high-level divine mansions.
Fang Jian finally asked Jiang You, "Fellow Taoist, where is the City God's Temple that governs this area?"
Jiang Min heard this and said, "Oh, it's in Songjiang Mansion."
After Fang Jian got the answer, he took Hei Hai'er and left. On the way back to Duozi Village, Fang Jian said to Hei Hai'er: "Go to the Songjiang Prefecture City God's Temple and ask him to send a ghost-catching general and lead the Yin soldiers to Duozi Village. Obey."
Hei Hai'er couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Master, now I have to reveal your identity."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Why bother? Have you forgotten that you are also an immortal official?"
Upon hearing this, Hei Hai'er suddenly remembered that he was also a fourth-grade immortal official. Although he did not have a specific priesthood, he was still a fourth-grade immortal official. There was no problem in mobilizing the ghost-catching generals and yin soldiers of the City God's Temple.
"Yes, sir, I'll set off now." Hei Haier bowed to Fang Jian and sang, then turned around and turned into a golden light and flew straight towards Songjiang Mansion.
...
When Fang Jian returned to the Jinyiwei station in Duozi Village alone, he found that the place was brightly lit, and the governor Guo Shi was standing outside his tent and pacing.
Fang Jianyin disappeared and flew into the tent, and then said, "Is that Fellow Daoist Guo outside?"
With that said, Fang Jian opened the tent and walked out, and immediately saw Guo Shi with a solemn look on his face, "Fellow Daoist Guo, what happened?"
Guo Shi looked behind Fang Jian and asked, "Fellow Daoist Da Fang, where is that boy of yours?"
Fang Jian said calmly: "I asked him to do something and he will be back soon."
Guo Shi nodded, then raised his hands and said to Fang Jian: "Fellow Daoist Dafang, a strange thing happened in the camp. Please come with me."
As soon as Guo Shi opened his mouth, Fang Jian's spiritual thoughts enveloped the entire station, and he discovered that except for him and Guo Shi, there was not a single "good person" in the entire station.
When Fang Jian and Guo Shi entered the tent, they looked up and saw three rows of uniformed guards lying neatly in the center of the tent. They were all slumped on the ground, their faces pale.
Bai, his eyes were stiff, as if he was extremely weak.
There are ten people in each row, and there are exactly thirty people lying on the ground. These are all the small banners of the Jinyiwei stationed in Duozi Village with Guo Shi.
Fang Jian came to Xiaoqi, a guard in uniform, put his sword finger behind his ear and touched him, and then said: "Who did this?"
Guo Shi shook his head and said, "I don't know." He raised his head and looked at Fang Jian and said, "Besides demon cultivators, only immortals can take away the souls of my men under the eyes of a Yangshen realm monk like me."
"But if the demon cultivator is close to the station, you and I will definitely be able to sense the demonic energy." Fang Jian said.
Guo Shi nodded and said, "Yes, so it couldn't have been done by a demonic cultivator. It should have been done by a fellow Taoist who became an immortal."
Fang Jian did not answer, but continued to check the situation of the little flags of the Jin Yiwei. At this time, Guo Shi stared at Fang Jian's back and asked: "I can't see through your Taoist behavior, Fellow Daoist Dafang. You must be an immortal, right?" Also, what did fellow Taoist boy do? When will he come back?"
When Fang Jian heard this, he laughed and said, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Guo, this is definitely not the fault of a poor Taoist."
"Fellow Taoist, please forgive me." Guo Shi said, "It's not that I don't trust fellow Taoist, but that I am responsible for these thirty lives. These are thirty families, and behind them are countless wives, children, and children..."
Fang Jian raised his hand to stop Guo Shi's words, then raised his head and said with a smile, "I think fellow Taoist is not greedy for glory and wealth, but for human love."
"..." Guo Shi looked surprised and said, "What do you mean by this, fellow Taoist?"
Fang Jian waved his hand, then looked at the imperial guards Xiaoqi and said, "They can live for another month. We need to get their souls back within a month."
Guo Shi raised his hands to Fang Jian and said: "If this matter is really not done by fellow Taoist, then please forgive Guo for being suspicious and ask fellow Taoist to help Guo."
Fang Jian smiled faintly and said: "This matter is simple. As long as their souls still exist in the world, it is not difficult to find them back. But there is one thing that needs to be determined at the moment."
Guo Shi realized something, nodded and said, "Catch all the demon cultivators around Diao'er Mountain and see if they are responsible."
With Fang Jian's help, Guo Shi quickly caught the two remaining demon cultivators around Diaoer Mountain, but unfortunately, the loss of souls of these Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi had nothing to do with these demon cultivators.
After sending the two demon cultivators to Dongyue Prefecture to save the Demon Division, Guo Shi transferred a hundred Jinyi Guards reinforcements from Dongzhen Fusi and set up the garrison in Songjiang Prefecture. The Jinyiwei small flag was also placed in Songjiang Mansion, and was looked after by the later one hundred Jinyiwei reinforcements.
After settling everything, Guo Shi returned to Duozi Village alone. At this time, Fang Jian and Hei Haier had taken the ghost-hunting generals and Yin soldiers from the Songjiang Prefecture City God's Temple and flew up to the hanging coffin cliff of Diao'er Mountain to start collecting those ghosts. The soul of a baby girl that turned into a ghost.
Guo Shi was very surprised that Fang Jian was able to mobilize the dark soldiers and ghost generals in the Chenghuang Temple, but his doubts about Fang Jian basically disappeared.
After all, an immortal who can speak well to the immortal officials in heaven is unlikely to be a soul-capturing damsel who commits great evil.
