Fan Cheng did not speak immediately.
But a bold guess came to his mind——
"Perhaps this is caused by luck?"
He thought that the Feng Shui masters of Dahuang were a group of monks who fought by controlling luck, and that His Majesty the Emperor could also control the national destiny of the Qi Dynasty with the help of the "Tai'a Sword".
If a Feng Shui master is not careful during the process of casting spells, he may be haunted by evil spirits, possessed by evil spirits, or even be eroded by bad luck and become weak.
The scale of luck controlled by the Da Qi Emperor was undoubtedly much greater than that of ordinary Feng Shui masters.
So is it possible that he will also suffer the backlash of luck?
But after thinking of this, Fan Cheng immediately stopped his thoughts and did not think about it any further.
He felt that his idea was a bit rebellious.
Because in the minds of the people of Daqi, His Majesty the Emperor is a god-like existence.
How could things like weakness, illness, and obsession, which only afflict ordinary people, exist in His Majesty the Emperor?
Many people even believe that even after their death, the previous emperors still exist in this world in the form of souls, quietly protecting the country in a place invisible to the world.
Just as Fan Cheng was frowning and thinking deeply, the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan suddenly shook his head gently and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking."
Having said this, he turned around and walked through the foyer, bypassed the screen wall, and walked straight towards the depths of the courtyard.
Fan Cheng followed closely behind.
The vermilion door slowly closed, and two metal puppets wearing silver armor quietly hid in the shadows next to it.
This topic ends here.
The two quickly pushed the confusion out of their minds, as if it had never existed.
Only the emerald green glazed tiles still glowed under the early spring sun.
…………
A neighborhood in the northernmost part of Luojing City is called "Fengcaifang".
Standing at this place, looking up to the north, you can clearly see the tall and majestic city walls, the neatly arranged crenels, and the gate tower and arrow tower further away.
Although this place is called "Fengcai", it is actually a slum area in Luojing City. The buildings are dilapidated and old, and the walls are full of traces of wind, rain erosion and man-made destruction. From day to night, the place is filled with the voices of passers-by, the cries of vendors, and the shouts of neighbors...it is almost never quiet.
But today it was unusually quiet here.
A black carriage drove slowly through the alley.
When it appears, pedestrians involuntarily retreat to both sides of the road.
the reason is simple.
On the side wall of this carriage, there is a silver-white pattern shaped like a star chart painted on it.
That is the logo of the Daqi Exorcism Department.
The people of Daqi generally have deep feelings for the practitioners of the Exorcism Department - they admire the practitioners' extraordinary ability to fly to the sky and escape from the earth, make wind and rain, and also admire them for slaying demons and protecting the country. An act of peace and tranquility.
Therefore, even though the officials on the carriage behaved very low-key, with no guard of honor and no one blowing gongs to clear the way, passers-by in the alley did not dare to make any noise.
And in their hearts, they will also be curious about the mission actions of the exorcist monks——
"Tell me, where will the adults from the Exorcism Department go after they leave the city this time? What kind of ghosts will they deal with?" Someone covered their mouths and whispered.
"Could it be that we are going to Bei Mang Mountain to deal with the notorious 'Ghost King of Mang Mountain'?"
"Probably not! I heard that the 'Mangshan Ghost King' is very powerful. He occupied the royal tomb of the former Chu Dynasty and became the king. Ordinary monks are not capable of solving it."
"Perhaps there is a saint hidden in this carriage?"
"Impossible! How could a strong man at the saint level travel in such a simple and unadorned carriage? It must be at least a gold carriage drawn by eight white horses, and it must be inlaid with pearls and jade to be worthy of it. The status of a saint."
"What if the saint has an important mission and doesn't want to be too ostentatious? I heard a story told by the scholar in the tavern a few days ago. A strong saint disguised himself as an ordinary saint, sneaked into the brothel, and... There was a dispute with other guests. Later, everyone discovered that the madam here was a female ghost, and the other women were corpses controlled by her. If the saint had not taken action in time and saved all the guests, everyone would have died in the night After arriving, he becomes the food of this female ghost."
"Why is the version of the story I heard so different? I remember that a strong saint concealed his identity and went to a brothel, and met a maidservant who looked down upon others..."
"..."
However, to everyone's surprise, the black carriage with the logo of the Exorcist Department did not drive directly towards the North City Gate, but stopped in front of a simple little restaurant on the side of the alley.
"Is there a ghost hidden in this restaurant?"
"Aren't you saying that Luojing City is protected by His Majesty the Emperor and is absolutely safe? There cannot be any monsters or monsters?"
"Perhaps they are not here to catch ghosts, but to deal with internal affairs? For example, a subordinate absented himself from work for no reason and secretly hid in this place to drink?"
"..."
People who are keen on eating melons are undoubtedly deeply surprised by this.
Soon, a young woman wearing a light green dress walked out of the black carriage.
She is tall and thin, with clean eyebrows and spotless clothes. Standing in this dirty, noisy and smelly alley, she looks out of place with the surrounding environment.
Although her appearance is not the most outstanding in the Daqi Dynasty, she still makes everyone around her shine. After all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for such a fresh and beautiful girl to appear in such a back alley full of dust, garbage and foul language.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, is this the place?" The woman in the green dress turned her head and said softly to the carriage compartment.
"That's right." A calm voice came from the carriage.
Then, a young man in green shirt also walked out of the carriage.
After seeing his appearance, the people around him were even more distracted for a moment. They felt as if they were dazzled, and they all thought to themselves: How could such an immortal figure appear in this market?
The young man was playing with a copper coin in his hand.
Under the sunshine, it glows with dazzling brilliance.
…………
Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin didn't pay attention to the looks of others.
They went straight into the restaurant and tried to find out where the ghost was hiding.
According to his previous habits when performing tasks, Shangguan Jin first enveloped the entire restaurant with his spiritual consciousness, trying to locate the place where the evil spirit was strongest.
But with the powerful spiritual perception of a fourth-level monk, she searched several times but found nothing.
Like other places in the capital, the entire restaurant is filled with a strong "Imperial Dragon Qi" - the aura from the "Tianlong Formation", originating from the dragon veins under Luo Jing City, with a masculine and domineering momentum , driving away the evil spirits in the capital.
This made her frown.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, can you find any clues about the ghost?" She pondered for a moment and asked Gu Xu again.
He didn't answer immediately.
His eyes were solemn, and he first glanced around the restaurant, then glanced at a waiter carrying a plate, and said to Shangguan Jin: "Fellow Taoist Shangguan, do you think this waiter looks familiar?"
After hearing his words, Shangguan Jin also looked in the direction he said.
At the urging of the boss, the waiter ran out of the kitchen carrying a plate with dishes, almost tripping over a chair leg.
He is young, not tall, with a medium build, his face is a little sickly pale, there is an obvious black mole next to his eye, and he is wearing a gray cloth stained with oil.
"I have no impression." Shangguan Jin shook his head, saying that he had never seen this person before.
"If I remember correctly, this man looks almost exactly like an exorcist official from nearly twenty years ago," Gu Xu said in a calm tone, "His name is 'Wu Danggui', and he once had outstanding talent in cultivation. , was selected into the 'Shenji Camp', and worked with the geniuses of the time to slay demons across the country.
"Later, the previous generation's Shenji Battalion was wiped out while trying to kill the ghost 'Qiongqi'. Naturally, Senior Wu was not spared either."
"A monk from the previous generation of 'Shenji Camp'?" Shangguan Jin was surprised.
"That's right," Gu Xu nodded and replied, "I have looked through some personnel files in the history of the Exorcism Department before, and I remember the portraits of each of them, as well as the text descriptions of each of their appearances in the files. ——For example, the description of Senior Wu in the file is 'Wu Danggui, with a moderate build, fair face and no beard, moles at the corners of his eyes, thin eyes and thin lips'.
"It's just that I feel very strange now——
"If Senior Wu had narrowly escaped death in a desperate situation, then why has his appearance not changed at all after nearly twenty years? There are no signs of aging at all?"
Shangguan Jin's first reaction was: Senior Wu might have been tricked by ghosts and turned into a corpse-like existence.
But she quickly rejected this speculation. After all, the waiter in the shop did not have the sinister aura of a ghost. Instead, he had a normal body temperature and a continuous heartbeat.
"Perhaps he is not Senior Wu, but just a person with a similar appearance?" Shangguan Jin guessed.
But her tone didn't sound too unsure.
Gu Xu remained silent.
He took out the copper coins in his pocket again, trying to find the answer through divination.
However, at this moment, after the waiter, who looked exactly like Senior Wu Danggui, delivered the dishes to the guests' tables, he suddenly quickened his pace and hurried towards the backyard of the restaurant.
Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin glanced at each other and followed.
PS: I'm very sorry. I had an acute gastroenteritis attack a few days ago and the symptoms were a bit serious, so I delayed writing until now, making everyone wait for a long time QAQ
