Chapter 56: Action is worse than intention!

The young man pondered for a moment and seemed to suddenly remember something. "Mrs. Jiang, we did have dinner together yesterday, but after dinner he said he had to go to the bathroom and didn't come back until very late."

Jiang Hongyi spoke without hesitation, "Go investigate where he went after dinner yesterday. See if anyone saw him. If you have any concrete information, please report it to me."

"By the way, one more thing, besides following the team's unified schedule, try not to go out and ensure your safety."

He said all these words with a cold face before letting the medical examiner and his assistant carry the body back on a stretcher for examination.

As Jiang Hongyi and Qi Xu walked out of the dormitory building, they tilted their heads and asked, "Are there any clues inside or outside the building?"

The two exchanged glances, understanding each other. Qi Xu led him towards the old locust tree and said, "This locust tree must be many years old. Was the dormitory built right here before?"

"I remember they said this dormitory building was newly built and the site was chosen by the former battalion commander."

"So it's certain that someone is using this old locust tree to do something unspeakable. I suggest you check how many people have died since this dormitory building was built."

Qi Xu crossed his arms over his chest, rested one hand on his chin, fumbled for a while, then looked up at Jiang Hongyi and continued to give his suggestions.

"However, it is best to investigate this matter privately to avoid causing unnecessary unrest within the team."

"good."

Jiang Hongyi needed to stay in the team temporarily to deal with the remaining matters, so Qi Xu said goodbye and returned to the family compound.

The family compound was actually not very far from the team, so she walked back.

On the way, she developed a serious sense of crisis. Considering that she and Jiang Hongyi were in the open while the other party was in the dark, she could not just think about making money.

After returning to the family compound, Qi Xu took out all the money he had earned recently and counted it. Unexpectedly, it was close to ten thousand yuan.

She really didn't expect to encounter such a difficult situation before.

There is no doubt that she and Jiang Hongyi will face the same enemy, and at this critical moment she must unite with Jiang Hongyi against the same enemy.

After collecting the money, Qi Xu's first reaction was to carry with him all the talisman papers he could use.

Action speaks louder than words, so she immediately took out her cinnabar pen and yellow talisman paper and began to concentrate her mental power to write a new talisman.

When Qi Xu left the army, he already suspected that there was something buried under the old locust tree that released the aura of death. The most likely carrier was a corpse or ashes.

However, this suspicion can only wait for Jiang Hongyi to confirm its authenticity.

Sure enough, writing offensive talismans consumes much more mental energy than making hand seals and chanting mantras. After she finished writing the talismans in her hand, she could no longer control her body's movements.

After meditating for a quarter of an hour, he still felt that time was a bit slow. After thinking about it, he finally decided to go to Lingquan.

It was her first time going to Lingquan in the morning. She put on a backpack and lied to Qi Hong that she was going to the market to buy mountain products. Then she loosened the rope for Xue Niang while Qi Hong was not paying attention.

The man and the wolf quietly slipped out of the yard.

When she arrived at the spiritual spring, she could also draw the Tiangang Disha Formation around the spiritual spring in advance as a defense.

After letting Xue Niang enter the spiritual spring for healing, she began to meditate to enhance and replenish her spiritual power, and the little baby spirit also began to strengthen its body shield.

With the blessing of the spiritual spring and the protective shield of the little baby spirit, Qi Xu seemed to have entered the void where the merit points were located again.

She found that the merit points were slowly increasing, and now she could see two of them, one large and one small.

A thought flashed through her mind. Since she had the blessing of merit points, why not refine them and improve her own cultivation?

Perhaps the golden light that appears when she casts spells is due to these merit points.

Just as she was congratulating herself on her intelligence, she suddenly felt that a certain bond on her body had completely disappeared.

Qi Xu opened his eyes suddenly. Oh no! The spell that Zou Yaojie had placed on that person had been removed!

For a moment, she, who was originally in control of the situation, felt a little frustrated.

This was definitely bad news, and it only meant that the person hiding in the dark had abilities beyond her ability to predict.

Qi Xu tried his best not to let this matter affect his meditation. After trying hard to come back, he focused on meditation for about an hour.

After she woke up, she found that the baby spirit's protective shield could not only wrap people in it and protect them, but also ensure the protection for a certain period of time.

Xue Niang had already climbed out of the spiritual spring. She didn't even notice when she shook off the water droplets on her hair. Only then did she realize that the protective shield of the little baby spirit seemed to be able to isolate everything except the air, including the five elements.

Jiang Hongyi had finished dealing with the team's affairs at this time. When he walked into his own yard, he immediately realized something was wrong. Xue Niang was not there!

His temples began to throb instantly, it seemed that someone was completely unwilling to obey.

Jiang Hongyi returned to the room, took out his saber and bayonet and put them on his waist again, locked the gate and ran towards the bottom of the mountain.

When climbing a mountain, not only does my temples pound, but my heart also beats fast.

As he climbed the mountain, he listened carefully to whether there was any unusual movement on the top of the mountain.

"Kid, try to see how long you can keep the protective shield in place."

Qi Xu directed the little baby spirit to expand the area of ​​the protective shield while timing it, wanting to see its current maximum limit.

“Okay, Master!”

Qi Xu couldn't believe these four words and repeated, "Little ghost?"

"Yes, yes, it's me, Master. I have learned to speak."

The little baby's chubby face nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Little ghost, you don't have to call me master, just call me Sister Xu Xu, it sounds much nicer."

Qi Xu touched the little ghost's smooth little face and poked it again to correct him.

"Qi Xu!"

"Huh? How did you find this place?"

While Qi Xu was still surprised that ghosts could talk, Jiang Hongyi suddenly appeared behind her and called her name.

"Who did you just ask to call you Sister Xu Xu?"

However, Jiang Hongyi's focus was not on answering her question. He walked forward while looking around.

"duang"

"Hey...um, well, wait a moment, I'll explain it to you."

Jiang Hongyi hadn't taken two steps when he was suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier. He stopped and stared at her without moving.

After Qi Xu finished testing the little ghost and calculated the duration, he turned around and stood in front of Jiang Hongyi, forming a seal with his two palms. "Close your eyes."

"The sky and the earth are boundless, the universe borrows the law, the sky is clear and the earth is dark, the yin is turbid and the yang is light, open my eyes of law, and the yin and yang are clear."

"Hurry up and obey the order! Blame it!"

After Qi Xu finished reciting the spell, Jiang Hongyi slowly opened his eyes. When he looked up, he saw the little baby spirit floating in the air with its arms outstretched, spinning in circles as if holding a watermelon.

"This... is the protective shield that saved me last time?"