Although Wang Jian lowered his head just now, Shen Hao could still see the "panic" flashing in his eyes.
However, Shen Hao had no intention of blaming Wang Jian.
Is it normal to be afraid of evil spirits? So normal! What's more, there is still a third-grade evil spirit, so it would be strange not to be afraid.
What's even more terrifying is that this evil spirit is controlled by someone, which directly amplifies this fear several times.
Even the person who controls the evil spirit is more terrifying than the evil spirit itself.
There is a special name for this kind of people: evil monks.
Shen Hao was even certain that what Wang Jian was really afraid of was actually these evil monks. After all, compared to evil spirits, many more Xuanqing Guards died at the hands of evil monks every year, at least a thousand people.
The so-called evil spirits, according to Xuan Qingwei's research, are actually the souls of the dead who failed to return to the original world due to the agitation of hostility after death. They come in various shapes, including entities, incorporeals, human forms, animal forms, and all sorts of strange things.
Because there is no fixed time and place for the emergence of evil spirits, and there are no special signs that can be predicted, evil spirits may cause chaos at any time, whether in deep mountains and forests or densely populated cities.
A large part of the Xuanqing Guard's role is to deal with evil beings like Xie Sui that ordinary soldiers cannot deal with.
Xie Sui's strength is divided in detail, from the first level to the ninth level. The higher the level, the stronger the strength. With Shen Hao's current strength at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he could barely deal with a second-grade evil spirit under normal circumstances. Only with the Thunder Control Talisman could he be qualified to fight against a third-grade evil spirit.
In fact, in addition to the Thunder Control Talisman, there are many things in the Xuanqing Guard that can deal with evil spirits. For example, each Xuanqing Guard will be issued a brocade robe and a Yanji Dao. These two seemingly ordinary things are actually The specially treated magic weapon is low-level but effective.
There are even more powerful means such as the "Evil-killing Sword Formation", "Five Thunder Charm" and so on, but Shen Hao is not qualified to get them due to his identity and status.
So there is a way to deal with the evil Xuan Qingwei. It's like the relationship between a hunter and a beast. Although sometimes the beast can bite the hunter back, in most cases the hunter is still in a crushing advantage.
but......
The evil monks are very different!
Evil monks are also monks first and foremost, but the difference is that most of the methods they practice are evil and sinister methods, and even such practices can cause extremely serious damage to the survival of ordinary people.
Take the "Yin Tofu" that Wang Jian mentioned before as an example. This thing is made from blood essence extracted from human blood and several banned materials. Its effect is similar to that of Xiao Pei Yuan Dan, except that However, the audience range is very small, and it is only used by evil monks. Normal monks will either have their souls seriously damaged or their foundation will collapse and become useless.
In addition to edible things like "Yin Tofu", evil monks also have the ability and means to make magic weapons and spells. The evil talisman that controls evil spirits is one of them. There is even a huge school of using evil talismans.
Therefore, like normal monks, in addition to their own cultivation, evil monks can also obtain other assistance to improve their combat capabilities, and even use some intrigues to eliminate threats, either overtly or covertly.
There is a saying in the Xuanqing Guards: Dealing with evil spirits is full of dangers, but dealing with evil monks is a dangerous situation.
"It's okay to be afraid."
"Ah? What did Xiaoqi say? Why should I be afraid?"
"I'm not embarrassed to admit it. It's normal to feel scared when facing evil monks. The more scared you are, the more careful you should be. At the same time, you should also think that every case involving evil monks is a major case. Don't you always think Is it cool to solve a big case? This is the best opportunity."
"Xiaoqi, I..."
"Don't worry, although you didn't confirm that the case involved the evil monk right away, your analytical skills are already very good. You will still be followed up on this case. But you have to be more careful now. This is yours Keep it, just in case.”
Shen Hao took out a thunder talisman from his arms and patted it in Wang Jian's hand. He had received three from the arsenal before, but now he gave one to Wang Jian.
"Is this... the thunder talisman? Xiaoqi, I don't need it..."
"Hold it, be careful."
Shen Hao did not continue to stay in Zhuangzi, but returned directly to Wuyang City. But Wang Jian stayed. He wanted to clear out the entire Zhuangzi before dawn and search it carefully. He felt that maybe he could get some useful clues here.
...
Shen Hao led five warriors into the city gate on horseback, greeted the Xuanqing guards guarding the city gate, and headed towards Qi Mansion.
As soon as I left, it was almost dawn.
Before the current case is over, Shen Hao has placed Xuan Qingwei's case handling place in Qi Mansion. Firstly, it is large enough, and secondly, it can better seal off the scene.
Pushing the door open, the lights inside were much less than those in previous days. Because of Wang Jian's discovery, Shen Hao transferred most of his manpower there, and there were gates and other places in the city that needed to be stationed, so there were currently less than twenty men left in the Qi Mansion.
"Little flag."
"Well, there are not many brothers on duty tonight. Please work hard and tighten the circle during night patrol."
"clear."
Shen Hao patted his subordinate on the shoulder and returned to his bedroom. An ordinary room in Qi Mansion near the atrium.
After closing the door, Shen Hao sat back on the chair, exhaled, and felt tired. He had slept for less than three hours in the past few days. Even though his cultivation had just broken through to the sixth level of Qi refining, he couldn't resist it anymore. He tilted his head and leaned on the back of the chair to simply squint for a while.
But not long after, Shen Hao suddenly sat up.
The tattoo on his chest suddenly became inexplicably hot, causing him to break into a thin layer of sweat. Not only that, but he also felt trembling in his heart, feeling very bad.
Shaking his head to cheer up, Shen Hao stood up and walked to the window and opened it. He felt even more uneasy when he looked at the pre-dawn darkness outside.
"This doesn't feel right."
I opened the door and went out. I was about to greet the manpower when I remembered that this time seemed to be the night patrol period. In addition, due to the lack of manpower, the usual guard posts had been reduced a lot.
"Forget it, let's take a walk first."
Being cautious, Shen Hao did not ignore the inexplicable tension that appeared on his body, and soon he was eerily glad that he had not been careless just now.
It was a cold feeling, as if a knife had been slashed against your neck.
This feeling was still fresh in Shen Hao's memory, it was so strange that evil spirits would appear in person!
"not good!"
A thought just came to my mind, and I subconsciously grasped the handle of the knife at my waist with my right hand. A sharp edge wrapped in a smelly aura was already covering my head, and I could vaguely see that it was a huge black claw!
Feeling that death was approaching, Shen Haoden instinctively shrank his body, and at the same time he kicked the ground violently, rolling around and narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.
"Clang!"
The Yanji Knife was unsheathed, Shen Hao stood up and slashed out with the long knife at the same time. With a clang, he blocked another sharp claw attack from the opponent. However, the aftershocks did not subside, and actually left three scratches on Shen Hao's left shoulder. The magical weapon, the brocade robe, was like paper in front of these claw strikes.
