"Uncle Master, what kind of elixir is this "Thousand Corpse Pill"? It smells like blood, and what effect does it have?" Liu Yu asked deliberately doubtfully.
"This "Thousand Corpse Pill" is still an evil pill made by evil cultivators to slaughter mortals and replenish their energy. Nephew, I will keep it on behalf of the sect. Then the sect will count your merits. Does the evil cultivator have any other elixirs? A relic?" Taoist Changshan asked with his eyes shining.
The appearance of the "Thousand Corpse Pill" cheered up Taoist Changshan, and he thought to himself, this evil cultivation is not simple!
"Uncle, they are all here. Except for the storage bag left by Xie Dao, the other four were left by Senior Brother Li and the others." Liu Yu took the initiative to hand over the five storage bags prepared in advance to the chief. Mountain Taoist.
After Taoist Changshan took them one by one, he picked up the big red storage bag left by the evil cultivator, put his spiritual sense into it, and examined it carefully. I found a few spiritual stones, clothes, some common medicinal materials, and some sundries in the storage bag. Taoist Changshan frowned, with a look of disappointment on his face.
"Master Nephew, is this all there is?" Taoist Changshan asked, staring at Liu Yu sharply.
"Uncle Master, that's all. After the evil corpse self-destructed, very few limbs were left and all were burned." Liu Yu replied firmly, not squinting as he couldn't show any timidity at this time.
"Oh! Then go back!" Taoist Changshan said with a playful smile. He casually returned the big red storage bag to Liu Yu, which was also Liu Yu's trophy.
Taoist Changshan was sure that this nephew had something to hide, and he must have gained something, but he couldn't ask too much. From the beginning to the end, this martial nephew acted very calmly without any flaws.
In fact, the sect has no regulations on compulsory collection of trophies obtained from killing evil spirits. They all belong to the killer. There are only some special items that the sect will forcibly collect and will also provide certain compensation afterwards.
Changshan Taoist's playful smile made Liu Yu more and more uneasy, and his heart was pounding, but he pretended to be calm and didn't show it, and he walked out of the earthen house. Back in Yannan City, Liu Yuxian arranged an exquisite and elegant room for Taoist Changshan in Tianshi Mansion so that he could have a good rest.
Huang Shengsheng Village in Gaoyang City received the news from Liu Yu through the inn, and immediately arranged for Taoist priest Changshan to rush to Yannan City to investigate what happened.
Changshan Taoist, whose real name is Zheng Changxin, and his Taoist name is "Changshan". He has the Tianling Root of the Wood System and is in the early stages of foundation building. He is one of the two foundation building monks of the Huang Sheng Sect stationed in Gaoyang City.
Zheng Changxin braved the pouring rain and thunder to rush to Yannan City with his sword for half a day at full speed. During this process, he consumed a lot of mana and energy and was indeed a little tired. After Liu Yu said goodbye, he began to exercise and restore his spiritual power.
As Liu Yu walked back to her residence, she pondered over what she had said in reply to Master Zheng, and felt that she had not leaked anything, so she calmed down her uneasiness a little.
The rain stopped the next day, and the moist air was cool and comfortable. Early in the morning, Liu Yu took Uncle Zheng to Yizhuang to inspect the bodies of Li Songlin and four others.
After opening the coffin, a putrid smell immediately filled the air, and the bodies of the four people were somewhat rotten. Zheng Changxin hurriedly performed his exercises, held his breath, and unfolded his spiritual sense to check carefully.
It was found that Xi Chenyong, Yuan Man, and Shen Yuan died in the same manner. Their faces were struggling. They must have been in great pain before death. The cause of death was indeed very similar to being attacked by ghosts. Li Songlin's internal organs were shattered. Judging from the death state, it makes sense for Liu Yu to state that Li Songlin's death was caused by a temporary self-destruction from an evil spirit.
"Uncle, what are the arrangements for the corpses of the senior brothers?" Liu Yu asked when he saw that the corpses of the four people had begun to rot.
"The cremation will be arranged tomorrow, and the ashes will be brought back to the sect and given to their family for a grand burial." Zheng Changxin motioned to the Yamen servant to close the coffin lid, and Magistrate Lin on the side hurriedly arranged for his servants to prepare.
After leaving Yizhuang, Liu Yu took Zheng Changxin around the major medical clinics in Yannan City. At noon, he was invited to Lin Zifeng's house as a guest. Lin Zifeng had already arranged a banquet. After the banquet, Zheng Changxin asked Liu Yuqian to leave, saying that he had something important to tell Lin Zifeng.
"Uncle Master, I will go to Yizhuang to stay. If you have anything to do, you can send someone to greet the disciples at any time." Liu Yu excused himself first. He knew that Taoist Changshan was deliberately distracting him.
Zheng Changxin really wanted to expel Liu Yu, otherwise it would be inconvenient to investigate. He asked Lin Zifeng about what happened in Xiaowei Village. As the prefect, Lin Zifeng should know better. Lin Zifeng told Zheng Changxin everything he knew, not daring to hide anything.
"Oh! Are you saying that a hunter first noticed something strange and came to report it?" Zheng Changxin asked casually after hearing this.
"Yes, it's a letter from a strong man named Ai Dahu, and he also led the way." Lin Zifeng replied respectfully
"Where is this strong man? Can I call him?" Zheng Changxin felt that this man might know more.
"Master Immortal, I will send someone to find him right now." Lin Zifeng said immediately.
Soon Ai Dahu was found and told intermittently his experience in Xiaowei Village that day. Because he was suddenly called by the prefect, he didn't know what was going on, and the new immortal master looked serious, which made him a little uneasy.
After listening carefully to Lin Zifeng and Ai Dahu's descriptions of the incident, they found that there was no conflict with what Senior Nephew Liu said. This Junior Nephew should not have a big problem.
"Master Nephew Liu, the Master Liu you all know. Did he threaten you afterwards, or ask you to conceal some trivial matters on purpose?" Zheng Changxin finally asked, wanting to be sure.
"Master Immortal, Master Liu Tian does not." Lin Zifeng was shocked and replied truthfully.
"Master Tianshi, no." Ai Dahu also replied.
After Zheng Changxin heard the two people's answers, he gave up his excessive suspicion of Liu Yu. He bid farewell to Lin Zifeng and went back to his residence to rest.
Lin Zifeng lay on the bench, turning around and thinking about whether he should tell Liu Yu what happened just now and give him a heads up. After many years of serving as an official, he clearly felt that Taoist Zheng had deep suspicions about Liu Tianshi.
The backyard of Yizhuang is usually empty and simple, and sometimes some unclaimed dead bodies in Yizhuang are burned. At this time, the decoration was very grand, with thick white soul-inducing flags inserted at the four corners, and two rows of exquisite wreaths placed around it. In the middle of the courtyard, a square mourning platform was built with willow wood, and four coffins were placed on the mourning platform.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu””A crowd of people kneeling in the audience cried softly. The four wives and concubines in Yannan City, all dressed in white mourning clothes, came to see him off and burst into tears.
"The auspicious time has come," Changshan Taoist priest shouted in front of the memorial platform. Forming a seal with both hands, two thick fire snakes strung out out of thin air, quickly wrapped around the spiritual platform from both sides, and ignited the base of the spiritual platform.
"Ancestor Huang Sheng, above, the sect disciples Li Songlin, Xi Chenyong, Yuan Man, and Shen Yuan were not afraid of evil spirits, fought bloody battles to the end, and sacrificed themselves to defend the Tao. This move is heartwarming. The four disciples demonstrated the sect's teachings of eliminating demons and defending the Tao, and the sect used this For the sake of honor, I sincerely ask our ancestors to bless our four disciples so that they can enter reincarnation as soon as possible. I will report to you from the mountain."
Zheng Changxin looked solemn, put his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed. After praying, his hands changed into mudras, and flames shot up into the air around the spiritual platform. The fire surged, and the entire spiritual platform was instantly engulfed in flames. Under Zheng Changxin's control, the fire burned more and more fiercely, the temperature inside the venue became higher and higher, and the firewood made a crackling sound.
Liu Yu quickly reminded the people who were kneeling and crying in front of the coffin to move back to avoid being injured for no reason.
The coffin was soon reduced to ashes in such fierce flames. Zheng Changxin then cast a spell, and four light winds picked up four dust pillars and poured them into the jade altar that had been prepared. The lid of the altar closed automatically, and the last four jade altars flew up. Zheng Changxin waved his hand and disappeared into the air.
