"Based on the comparison of the testimony of the captured puppet master and the talisman master, the situation of Yang Tao's family is very different from what we had imagined before." Qingfeng frowned slightly, carefully considering his words before explaining the cause and effect.
Yang Tao’s mother, Gu Xiaojuan, became famous for writing online novels, and stood out from the website with her horror, weird and suspenseful stories. Her stories are mixed with a lot of folklore and are very down-to-earth and immersive for readers. They are very popular. In addition to subscriptions, she makes a lot of money from selling copyrights of physical books;
Yang Tao's father used to be a sports coach, and later he started his own business and opened a store selling outdoor products. He was also a loyal fan of Gu Xiaojuan. They both like hiking and delving into the occult. They met at a party and got married hand in hand.
The incident occurred in June last year. Gu Xiaojuan, who was from a well-off family, worked leisurely and liked to attend various occult gatherings, was introduced by an intermediary to participate in a very secretive underground auction and spent a lot of money to purchase an antique porcelain jar.
According to the puppet master's account, he and the talisman master met at the auction, and both of them were interested in porcelain jars that sold at high prices.
After all, it is an item used by monks, and it contains a rich energy aura.
They all felt that the porcelain jar with a simple shape was most likely a burial object of a certain monk, and was sold as an ordinary antique by ignorant tomb robbers and entered the market.
The funerary objects are usually things used by the monks during their lifetime. There may also be good things such as elixirs or even prescriptions, magic weapons and spiritual weapons sealed in jars. However, ordinary people do not have enough knowledge of the true value of the porcelain jars and do not open them at all. In order to ensure completeness, they put them out for auction intact.
They were the only casual cultivators at the scene. They saw the value of the porcelain jar at a glance and wanted to pick it up.
Unexpectedly, the owner of the underground auction exaggerated the origin of the antique porcelain jar. In order to fetch a high price, he told some nonsense stories, implying that it was not an ordinary item and was closely related to the occult.
As a result, the price has skyrocketed due to the hype. Both of them are small and transparent casual cultivators. They have never done anything illegal under the supervision of the three major sects and the rule of law. They have to buy materials to collect elixirs even if they have some money. It is really I am too short of money to compete with Gu Xiaojuan and his wife.
In the end, I could only watch as the mysterious porcelain jar was taken away by them.
From then on, the two casual cultivators were a little irritated, and they couldn't get what they wanted even though they joined forces. The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. They thought they were real cultivators after all, so how could they not be as good as an empty-headed fool? Who writes novels by making things up?
The Talisman Master and the Puppet Master worked together and started working together to make money.
After all, they didn't dare to make any big noise on Xuanmen's territory, so they used the lowest quality materials to engrave runes for wholesale, while the puppet masters used paper puppets to sell in the ghost market.
It cannot be said to be a pure money scam. The runes are indeed carefully carved with their own energy, but the effect is not that good, not that long-lasting and is easily damaged.
But anything with a bit of aura is very popular in the ghost market where real and fake fish beads are mixed.
The pure heart runes worn by Yang Tao and Xiao Zong were all wholesaled by rune masters.
The difference is that Gu Xiaojuan does understand some simple mysticism, so she knows that what she bought is a pure heart rune, which is suitable for her daughter who is studying;
Xiao Zong, on the other hand, bought it from the ghost market through someone else. He went through countless experts and was deceived into thinking that he had taken advantage of it.
The goal of the Talisman Master and the Puppet Master is simple - to make enough money and buy back the porcelain jar from Gu Xiaojuan in an open and honest manner.
They even agreed that whoever paid more money would have priority in selecting the contents of the jar.
"It sounds like the kind in a story. Only the protagonist knows that the porcelain jar is a treasure, and no one else knows, and then he can easily pick up the leak." Wang Qiyi's eyes lit up after hearing this, "According to the story, the porcelain jar can definitely be opened. Come out with a heaven-defying artifact!"
The corners of Qingfeng's mouth twitched, and she thought to herself that no wonder he had been clamoring to learn how to fly with a sword when they first met, and they were lying in the wishing well listening to unreliable online novels.
"Obviously they are not the protagonists in the story, and they did not pick up the halo." He smiled and shook his head and continued: "Before they could save enough money, Gu Xiaojuan and his wife went hiking in Qiyuan Mountain with a couple of friends in July. An accident."
This time they were able to catch up. They had an accident in the mountains, three died and one went crazy.
Gu Xiaojuan, who was suffering from a mental breakdown, was admitted to Youai Psychiatric Hospital, where she was colonized by the worm and her mental disorder became even more serious. Even after all his savings were spent, he still didn't get better. He had no choice but to go back to the only remaining old house to recuperate. Yang Tao went to Yunshan Temple to pray for his mother, and was caught and cured by Wang Qiyi, who came down the mountain for the first time.
But the problem was the porcelain jar.
In order to treat her mother's illness, Yang Tao found a professional company to help evaluate and sell the property. The Talisman Master and the Puppet Master were very happy, thinking that they could finally pick up the leak during the sale at a reduced price. Unexpectedly, all the inventory in the store was auctioned off, and the porcelain jar was nowhere to be seen.
At first, they thought that the auction company did not recognize the goods and mistook it for ordinary containers, so they went to inquire. However, after taking inventory, it was confirmed that the item was not there, and there was no case that the auction company had misappropriated it.
Yang Ping is dead, Gu Xiaojuan is crazy, Yang Tao is just a child and doesn't know anything about antique porcelain jars, and what they want suddenly reaches a dead end.
According to their thinking, it is very likely that Gu Xiaojuan realized the value of the porcelain jar and either quietly sold it or opened a safe in a bank to store it.
To sum it up, both of them think the latter is the most likely.
But after Gu Xiaojuan came back from Qiyuan Mountain, she was investigated and entered the highest-level ward of the mental hospital. These were places that were beyond the reach of the unconventional cultivators. After Yang Tao and her daughter moved back to their old house, they were busy investigating black market activities and safe information, but did not go to check on Gu Xiaojuan's situation in person.
When he suddenly learned that Gu Xiaojuan's condition was improving, the puppet master came up with an idea.
They found a bug master in the ghost market and purchased a fourth-level obscure bug to control paper puppets. They approached Gu Xiaojuan with false and true information, trying to use her husband's identity to find out the true whereabouts of the antique porcelain bottle.
Then there was the "ghost" incident of Star Tao who was wearing the Pure Heart Rune and was not affected by the information confusion at all.
After waking up, Gu Xiaojuan was just confused by the information and forgot about her husband's death. She was implanted with false information that her investment failed and her family's financial situation plummeted. She was not stupid. The fake Yang Ping could only test it by making insinuations.
Before he could get any useful information, the puppet master suddenly discovered that the sneaky Star Tao was actually wearing a pure heart rune. He immediately realized that the other party had not been deceived at all, and was exposed as soon as the paper puppet appeared!
It is taboo to use paper puppets and high-level cryptids to interfere with the lives of mortals and cause memory confusion. The puppet master felt guilty. Thinking of Yang Tao's abnormality of leaving early and returning late, he was worried that she would call the police and alert the people in Xuanmen, so he wanted to take away the Qingxin rune and let Yang Tao's The memory was overwritten with corrections, and he took the opportunity to escape.
Unexpectedly, a big tortoise from the Wishing Fountain was involved, and there was a sudden explosion and fire. Not only did the puppet master fail to retreat, but he also revealed that he had lost another high-level obscure insect purchased at a high price.
Worried about being exposed and distressed about the loss of the high-level worm, the reluctant puppet master used his last energy link to control the paper puppet and turned its head to see clearly the "mastermind".
"When the puppet master saw a big tortoise through the eyes of the paper puppet, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants." Qingfeng found it funny when he said this, and said with a smile in his eyes: "When he was arrested, he I also asked myself if there was something wrong with the pills I took, and why I saw the illusion of a big tortoise."
Wang Qiyi rubbed his face with his paws and said angrily: "What's wrong with the bastard? He never thought about the possibility that the bastard can also enter Xuanmen? The paper puppet we met that night was a Huijie insect that the puppet master was reluctant to buy at a high price. Running to steal again? What happened to the fusion body? "
