Zhuge Jian returned to Buffalo County and sorted out the paperwork. He was not satisfied in Buffalo County and had already prepared to resign as a classics historian. However, as a classics historian, he wanted to keep everything in order so that his successor could successfully control Buffalo when he took over.
County affairs.
"Sir, my subordinates have inquired about what happened near Huangpo Village, as well as the life and past of Talisman Master Chen Yindu, and compiled the documents."
A yamen servant quickly walked into the study, presented the document, and said, "Sir, Huangpo Village is under the jurisdiction of Xinxiang County and is not under the jurisdiction of our Buffalo County. Interfering with the affairs of Xinxiang County can easily cause complications."
"I understand, you go down first."
Zhuge Jian waved his hand, then remembered something and said, "This matter must not be mentioned to anyone. Even if the county magistrate asks, he cannot talk about it."
The yamen officer retired.
Zhuge Jian opened the document and read it, and gradually frowned, and the frown became tighter and tighter, as if two ropes were locked together, forming a knot that could not be opened.
"This small Huangpo Village, so many things have happened nearby, and so many masters have disappeared?"
He took a breath. Everything that happened near Huangpo Village would be a serious case if it happened in Buffalo County!
There are more than ten disappearance cases alone, and the missing people are all extraordinary people!
"Li Xian of Quanzhou, He Qinghe of Danjiang, the second young lady of the Zhao family, Lin Feishuang of the Lin family, Xiao Zhu of the Nascent Soul realm..."
Zhuge Jian's scalp went numb. Most of these people were people who had disappeared in the past two years.
"It is rumored that there is a true king's tomb in Qianyang Mountain. Most of these people were attracted by the true king's tomb with the intention of exploring the secrets and treasure hunting, but ended up missing in Qianyang Mountain. A lot of people died in the search for treasures, especially the true king's tomb. I'm afraid
It’s even more dangerous. So it’s not too strange. The only question is, if so many people haven’t disappeared before, why have so many disappeared in the past two years?”
Zhuge Jian's eyes flashed.
"So many people have disappeared in the past two years, which means that there is a murderous demon in Huangpo Village who kills all the masters who come here! Could this person be Talisman Master Chen Yindu? Is he really
He has such strength and killed so many masters? Could his purpose be to monopolize the wealth of the True King's Tomb?"
He continued to browse and found out from the information that Chen Yindu from Huangpo Village was an ordinary talisman master who made a living by painting and selling talismans. He kept to himself and had never done anything out of the ordinary.
He had a son named Chen Tang who went to the provincial capital to make a living and rarely came back.
Chen Yindu also has a grandson who died for a long time and suddenly came back to life two years ago. He is naughty and hates gods and ghosts...
Zhuge Jian's eyes widened and he read it several times to confirm that he had read it correctly.
What is written in the document is indeed Chen Yindu’s grandson, Chen Tang’s son, who was dead for a long time and suddenly came back to life!
"There are many evil things in the countryside, and most of them are evil spirits possessing corpses!"
Zhuge Jian calmed down and whispered, "The levels of evil objects are divided into evil, evil spirits, demons, disasters, and misfortunes. The one possessing Chen Yindu's grandson should be evil level or evil level, far from being a demon."
The level is not yet established. So, most of the people who have disappeared in the past two years are related to Chen Yindu’s grandson.”
He continued reading: "Chen Yindu's grandson is named Chen Shi. Well, Chen Shi, Chen...honest?!"
Zhuge Jian was shocked, stood up suddenly, and almost threw the document in his hand.
This Chen Shi is obviously the young man who killed Li Xiaoding and nine other people, Cheng Cheng, and the innocent Chen Shi who picked up the skeletons of three children and gave them to his relatives!
"I said I have never heard of anyone named Cheng. It turns out that his surname is Chen, and he and Chen Yin are both from the same family!"
Zhuge Jian felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and at the same time he felt strange. If Chen Shi came back from the dead because he was possessed by evil spirits, then all the villagers in Huangpo Village would have been eaten by him long ago.
Not to mention Huangpo Village, all the nearby villages and towns will be completely eaten up by him!
However, Chen Shi appeared to be very kind and was obviously not possessed by evil spirits.
He sat down slowly, picked up the paperwork and continued reading.
"The villagers in Huangpo Village have a legend that Chen Yindu died half a month ago...Chen Yindu died too?!"
He read this, paused, took a breath and continued reading, "On the second day after the burial, Chen Yindu pretended to be dead. He sat up in the coffin, ate candles, smelled incense, and slept in the coffin. From then on, people in the village often
Some livestock died and their blood was sucked dry. The villagers thought that the person had turned into a corpse and said: "Zombie..."
Zhuge Jian's scalp is numb, this Chen Yindu is the evil spirit!
He calmed down. If Chen Yin was possessed by an evil spirit or turned into a zombie, not to mention the livestock, all the villagers in Huangpo Village would have been eaten long ago!
"In half a month, this zombie has been able to eat all over the country. The first person he wants to eat is Chen Shi next to him. Why has he never taken a bite?"
Zhuge Jian was puzzled and thought, "Is it because Chen Shi is also a zombie? Or are they both possessed by evil spirits, so there is no fratricide between grandfather and grandson? However, Chen Shi looks like a living person, not a zombie. So, then
The only possibility is that he is evil, but his behavior does not seem to be evil..."
This pair of grandfather and grandson are so weird, it seems that everyone has many secrets.
"Most of the people who have disappeared in the past two years are related to this strange pair of grandfather and grandson. These missing people often come from powerful families, and they will definitely not let it go."
The provincial capital of Xinxiang Province also has a name, called Imperial Township, Imperial City!
Imperial Township, what does this name mean?
Dare to touch the dignitaries of the Imperial City, you are extremely bold!
Zhuge Jian put his resignation on the desk and was about to leave, but after thinking about it he came back.
"Those who do justice for heaven are not sinners."
He blew the fire seal and burned the documents recording the Chen family's grandfather and grandson to ashes. He said to himself, "No matter whether the grandfather and grandson are related to the disappearance case, Chen Shi is a man of justice for heaven."
He turned and left.
"If you don't leave me here, there is a place for me to stay! It's okay to stay here in this official history and in this county government!"
Buffalo County Magistrate Li Kefa looked gloomy, tore Zhuge Jian's resignation letter into pieces, and said coldly: "Zhuge Jian is just a dog raised by my Li family. He really regards himself as a person. If you don't do it, someone else will do it!"
"
He immediately issued an order to recruit dianshi again, and applicants from Buffalo County gathered. Even candidates from more than a dozen other surrounding counties came to take the exam, hoping to eat this bowl of official rice.
Li Kefa selected a new Dianshi from among many talents, whose surname was Qu Mingji.
Qu Ji immediately led the Buffalo County government officials to investigate everywhere. Soon after, they found that on the day Li Xiaoding was killed, Chen Yindu, the talisman master of Huangpo Village, was selling talismans in Yandang Village.
A government official said: "Master Qu, Master Zhuge said that the talisman master who killed Mr. Li was short in stature, about five feet tall, but this Chen Yindu was extremely tall. He was obviously not the one who killed Mr. Li."
Qu Ji sneered and said: "Is Zhuge Jian Dian Shi, or am I Dian Shi? There was no other talisman master in Yandang Village at that time, and he was the only talisman master. If he hadn't done it, who else could have done it?"
He immediately reported to Li Kefa, who ordered all the government officials to take along some fifty of the Li family's masters and headed straight for Huangpo Village.
It's just that Buffalo County is hundreds of miles away from Huangpo Village, and we have to go around the foothills of the mountain. Everyone hurried and hurried slowly, and before they reached Huangpo Village, they saw that it was getting late.
"Sir, this countryside is no better than the county town. There are many evil things in the countryside, so it is not advisable to rush." ​​An old government official said quickly.
Qu Ji smiled and said: "Ignorant words. We have thirty-four talented people in our profession, seventeen candidates, all of whom have cultivated to the realm of the divine womb, and even masters in the divine stage. Not to mention that Mr. Li is personally in charge, let alone just a mere
Even if evil things come, they will be melted like snow by our divine light before they get close!"
Li Kefa was eager for revenge and said: "Keep on going!"
A group of government officials and Li family masters continued to move forward. They saw the charming moonlight and white mist rising from the mountains and forests.
At this time, the cry of a baby came from the forest, not far away.
Li Kefa frowned slightly.
Qu Ji ordered: "Li Ying, go and have a look."
A yamen official said that when he activated the sacred shrine, there would be a lantern behind his head, emitting divine light and illuminating the road ahead.
The yamen servant Li Ying prepared his spells and took precautions while following the cry and moving forward into the forest.
After a while, the voice of the government official Li Ying came: "Sir, there are many abandoned babies in this forest!"
Li Kefa and others were slightly startled.
"There are about a dozen babies!" Li Ying shouted.
"A dozen babies?" Everyone was shocked.
Abandoned babies are not uncommon in the countryside. Some girls get pregnant before they get married and throw away the children to avoid making a fool of themselves. Some girls prefer boys over girls and abandon them in the wilderness after giving birth to a girl. Others are too poor to give birth to a baby.
If you can't afford it, you have to give it away or throw it away.
But throwing away a dozen babies at once, such an unconscionable thing, has never been heard of by them!
Qu Ji immediately ordered a dozen more people and said: "God has a good nature, and it is rare for me to meet you. Go help Li Ying and bring those dozen babies over."
"Sir, is there something strange?"
"If you are told to go, you will go!"
The dozen or so people followed the cry and left.
Qu Ji complimented: "Sir, you saved a dozen babies in one fell swoop. You have the heart of a Bodhisattva. If this story spreads, you will be praised by everyone in the world."
Li Kefa rarely showed a smile. It was the first time since the death of his son Li Xiaoding that he smiled.
Saving a baby would not cause any reaction at all in Xiniu Xinzhou, but saving a dozen babies at night in the countryside is legendary in itself, enough to spread throughout the world, making everyone aware of Li Kefa's philanthropic deeds!
"The Li family is bound to know what I've done, so they put me in high regard. I'm still young. I can still marry a few more wives and have a few more sons in the future."
When he thought of this, he heard Li Ying's voice: "Sir, we don't have enough manpower, we need more people to come."
The voices of the government officials who had just gone to meet him also came: "Sir, there are more children here!"
There were more babies crying in the woods. Just now there were only a dozen babies crying, but now it sounded like there were thirty or forty babies crying together.
Li Kefa's heart suddenly suddenly felt like something was wrong.
It's just that the moonlight tonight is really charming. How can we see such a pleasing moonlight in the city's bustling lights?
He looked a little dazed.
Qu Ji also frowned and said, "Sir, something seems wrong..."
Li Kefa shook his head, putting aside the interference of the moonlight on himself, and shouted in a low voice: "Prepare your spells and use the Ziwu Sword to Kill Evil! Listen to my orders!"
Ziwu Slaying Evil Sword is a spell in Tianxin Zhengqi Jue. It gathers true energy and divine light and condenses it into invisible sword energy. It is a set of six moves. It is a must-learn spell for scholars.
Everyone prepared their spells. The air in front of them shook slightly, but the shape of the sword could not be seen.
Qu Ji said loudly: "Li Ying, you come back with the child first, and then we will go help!"
Li Ying said yes, and then there were sounds of walking in the forest, and the cry of a baby was getting closer and closer. Under the moonlight, there were faint figures moving in the forest. After a while, a dozen figures walked out of the forest, and it was Li Ying.
The servants were waiting, each holding a baby in their hands.
Li Ying and others took two steps out of the forest, stopped each other, and did not come closer. They just said: "Sir, there are more children inside, please give me a helping hand!"
Sure enough, there were more babies crying in the forest.
Seeing this situation, Li Kefa, Qu Ji and others were doubtful.
Qu Ji shouted: "Send the children over first!"
Li Ying and others did not move, but urged them to go to the forest to rescue the babies.
Qu Ji was about to talk again when Li Kefa ordered: "Master Qu, go and take a look. I always feel that something is wrong with them."
Qu Ji had no choice but to walk forward. Several government officials held the baby in one hand and waved to him with the other. Their postures were a little stiff and they all said: "Master Qu, come and save the child!"
Qu Ji walked closer and closer, and his heart was beating wildly. The more he looked at these government servants, the weirder he felt. He suddenly stopped and shouted: "Li Ying, send the child away..."
Before the word "come" was spoken, suddenly there was a rumble in the forest, and a four-hoofed monster slowly stood up from the forest. It had a neck as long as long hair, and was slender, like a snake, with a long neck at the end.
The baby-like head is crying like a baby.
Many of the babies were being held in the arms of Li Ying and other government officials. At this moment, the babies in their arms also followed their slender necks and rose up from their arms.
The four-hoofed monster let out a rough and loud cry:
"Save the child quickly!"
Hundreds of babies cried together, danced in the air, and eagerly grabbed Qu Ji.
But Li Ying and others no longer had babies in their arms, and suddenly they were all leaking air and shriveled up.
Only then did Qu Ji and others see clearly that Li Ying and a dozen other government servants had turned into human skins in just a short moment!
Chapter completed!