So, I asked everyone to wait in the yard, and I took Xiao Yuan through the steps in front of the Guanlou, raised my legs to cross the high threshold, and entered...
In an instant, I could feel that the formation of this Taoist temple was starting to operate, the trapping formation was about to activate, and the scene in front of me was about to change. It seems that some faint colored threads are gathering from the void...
But I was prepared!
In an instant, he opened the five fingers of his right hand and punched out three [Array Stones] between his fingers.
Snap.
Three small stones fell to the ground at the same time, making a uniform crisp sound.
Buzz…
A buzzing sound sounded, followed by transparent ripples that quickly spread. The colorful silk threads that were about to gather and take shape were stopped and restrained.
The formation I set up and the original formation in [Wuyouguan] are wrestling and fighting with each other. Although it doesn't look like a fancy battle, it's actually quite thrilling.
Every second, there are countless true energy flowing and transforming hundreds of times in the formation trajectory. Even a small mistake may lead to the failure of the formation - being defeated by the opponent's formation...
Madoka stood on my shoulder, looking around and asked.
"Boy Wu, do you plan to destroy all the formations in this little ruined temple?"
This silly fat bird doesn't understand the art of formations, so he only knows that Taoist Wuyou and I are competing for formations across the sky after decades of time, and doesn't know the mystery behind it.
I shook my head.
"That's not necessary. It's not yet completely certain that the large number of dog demons possessing and harming people in Yucheng must be related to Taoist Wuyou and the big yellow dog he raised. We just came here to investigate and rashly broke into someone else's Taoist temple. It’s not very polite anymore, it would be a bit too rude to destroy the protective formation left by others.”
Madoka cooed twice.
"Then what do you want to do? If you don't crack the opponent's formation, how can you walk around in this building with peace of mind."
I chuckled.
"You stupid fat bird, we have the same magic power and mind. I want you to learn more Qimen Dunjia formations, or even understand more theoretical knowledge, but you don't want to. Now you can't understand this [fight] Let’s compete with each other.”
"Actually, in addition to completely destroying the opponent's formation, there is another way to temporarily [imprison] the opponent's formation. This requires one of the parties to be completely stronger than the other. How to explain... To use an analogy, it's like Two people, A and B, are fighting. If A wants to knock B to the ground, it would be more difficult for A to suppress B in the corner and cause less damage to B."
I see!
Madoka looked like she suddenly realized something.
"So, Mr. Wu, what you mean is to use your formation to suppress Taoist Wuyou's formation so that it cannot produce any effect temporarily, but it does not destroy it. Once you release the suppression of this formation, The other party will be able to resume normal operations immediately.”
Snapped!
I slapped the bird's head hard.
"Smart, stupid fat bird! I'll reward you with a bang."
Madoka: "..."
"Damn you bastard, I will fight you, Mr. Wu! You dare to amuse your Grandpa Bird, right?"
"Don't make trouble, you idiot! We are doing business."
"Okay! After you go out later, you can see if I can do it and you'll be done with it."
About half a minute later...
Buzz!
The transparent ripples and the colored silk threads vibrated at the same time, and then the colored threads quickly faded away. The transparent ripples instantly expanded and spread, almost covering the entire three-story wooden viewing tower. It's like putting a glass cover on it.
call……
I took a deep breath, raised my hand and wiped a thin layer of sweat from my forehead, and then whispered to myself as if speaking to the Wuyou Taoist across decades of time and space.
"Fellow Taoist, I narrowly won this round."
I used my own formation to suppress the triple fusion formation in Wuyouguan. The defensive array, cleansing array, and trapping array all temporarily lost their effectiveness, and I was able to move freely within this viewing tower without being affected in any way.
I told Madoka.
"Okay silly fat bird, let's start checking this viewing tower. Starting from the first floor, each of us will occupy half of the area, and carefully check if there are any clues or leftover items. The dog that looked like a rabies attack before You also know the aura of demon possession and the residual aura that killed the two landlords in Wenjia Village and Lianghe Town, look for it."
Madoka had already fluttered her wings and flew up from my shoulder.
"Oh, I know, I know, Luo Sui! Do I still need your teachings, Master Bird? If you continue to be long-winded, I will peck your ass with my sharp mouth while you are asleep."
I:"……"
How perverted!
So, Madoka and I started to explore the first floor of this viewing tower.
It looks no different from a common small-scale Taoist temple.
In the center of the building is a statue of a Taoist god, surrounded by some decayed futons, incense burners, candlesticks, etc...
Because of the existence of the [Cleaning Formation], it is not covered with cobwebs or dust. But you can also see the traces of time.
Not only did I carefully observe each one with my naked eyes, but I also released my true energy and sensed the aura remaining on each artifact. See if you can match it with the "possessed dog demon" you encountered before or the residual viciousness of the Earth Temple.
I walked around and found nothing.
The same goes for Madoka.
So we went up to the second floor again...
This is the residential area.
There is a large pear wood bed with a simple shape, as well as a futon and an incense burner. There are still incense ashes left in the burner. It seems that Taoist Wuyou would perform some Taoist rituals when he still lived here.
The two of us almost turned the second floor upside down, but still found nothing.
Finally, only the third floor was left.
If there are no more clues, then the targeted investigation of Taoist Wuyou can only come to an end temporarily - after all, nothing has been found and there has been no progress.
Then we can only place our hope on the investigation of other colleagues in the company arranged by Shen Rufeng.
Madoka and I arrived at the highest floor.
The third floor was originally used to store various cultivation materials, but probably because Taoist Wuyou took them all away when he left, it is now empty, just a whole floor of empty area.
There are windows on all sides, so ventilation is good.
After searching to no avail, I casually walked to a window, opened it, and poked my head out. You can also see the friends chatting and waiting in the courtyard below...
Hu Xiaoyue had a cheerful personality, and in later Internet parlance, she was a "social cow" person, and she was always talking and laughing with the "three ghosts and five demons".
Especially the three silly wild boar demon brothers, who were fooled by Hu Xiaoyue, were also very interesting.
He raised his eyes slightly and looked forward. The gurgling stream was crystal clear, the surrounding trees were green and tall, and the mountain scenery was quite leisurely and elegant.
Presumably Taoist Wuyou in those days also "climbed" to this Taoist temple and took a yellow dog friend to enjoy tea in the streams, mountains and forests.
I couldn't help but smile, thinking that perhaps Taoist Wuyou and the big yellow dog he raised had nothing to do with the supernatural murders in Yucheng, and this time they might really come back without success...
"Boy Wu! Come over here quickly and take a look. I seem to have made a big discovery. Wow! I must be awesome."
Madoka's exaggerated and arrogant voice and signature laughter suddenly rang in my mind.
"what?"
I quickly turned around, feeling excited. I grabbed and loosened my toes. My leg muscles were already working hard while walking, and I had already used martial arts to transform my strength. In an instant, he crossed a distance of seven or eight meters and reached Madoka in a flash, startling him.
"Damn! Boy Wu, please slow down, you almost hit me."
"Stop talking nonsense! Silly bird, what did you find?"
"Wu boy, look here. Come closer and take a closer look."
Madoka landed from the sky, pointed with one wing to the corner by the window in front of her, and then walked over with her two short legs in a figure-eight stride. I also squatted down and leaned over to take a closer look.
Then I discovered that there was a slender yellow hair in a very hidden place on the ground in the corner.
The yellow hair is about three inches long, as thin as hair, and its color is between golden and earthy yellow. The surface of the hair is dim, and occasionally there is a very faint light that is not easy to detect, exuding a faint but powerful and pure evil spirit.
I was suddenly surprised and delighted.
"This, is this..."
Madoka laughed strangely beside her and winked at me.
"That's right! This is a piece of yellow dog hair. And there's demonic energy flowing on it, which means it's quite fresh dog hair. The kind that just fell off and hasn't been around for a long time."
