The mature ghost fetus is as big as an adult's open palm, with necrotic meridians appearing on the purple-blue skin surface, which is uneven and smells foul.
What's more, this thing crawled out of the stomach alive. The visual impact and the crushing psychological endurance were enough to make Xiao Gao, who was on the verge of emotional collapse, almost faint.
In her trembling pupils, this scene was reflected:
The ghost fetus's pair of white sunken eye sockets followed the movement of its head, staring intently at the fresh flesh and blood that was only blocked by a layer of soft skin and flesh.
Its mother.
Without even the time to dodge, Xiao Gao watched helplessly as the hideous face enlarged, its sharp teeth close at hand. The strong stench of corpse gushed out of its rotten, empty throat and all over his face.
The next moment, the jagged teeth would tear apart her head and her warm but fragile neck.
Xiao Gao's chest roared and he subconsciously closed his eyes.
The pain of having her throat torn did not come. She only heard a dull 'bang' sound, like a piece of meat or a sandbag being smashed into the wall, accompanied by the sharp squeak of some beast, which echoed in the room.
She couldn't help but open her eyelids, and saw Gu Zhisang standing at the end of the bed with a cold look in his eyes, his arms half-raised, and his palms half-grasping.
It was like there was an invisible force or existence trapped in her hand, holding it tightly.
As for the palm-sized ghost fetus, it fell against the wall of the room ten meters away, screaming in pain and grimacing.
Half of its body was dented by the beating, and its thin arms, like bamboo sticks, were bent.
If it was really a baby, it would have been dead or disabled with such serious injuries. However, after this ghost fetus crawled up from the ground, it was still alive and kicking like a gecko, and pounced on Gu Zhisang from the wall.
The moment the ghost fetus jumped, Gu Zhisang raised his palm and pushed outwards.
Just as it jumped into the air, it was slammed back against the wall by an invisible force, pinning it down so hard that it couldn't move no matter how hard it struggled.
This time, the ghost fetus' arms were flattened and became soft and mushy.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Gao's emotions were like a roller coaster. Before he could recover from his fear of the ghost fetus, Gu Zhisang calmed the ghost fetus's turmoil with his powerful and overwhelming control.
The tears that welled up in her eyes were about to fall, and everyone was stunned.
Gu Zhisang took a tissue and handed it to Xiao Gao: "Wipe your sweat, it's over."
Xiao Gao looked dazed, wiping the sweat and tears from his face:
"It's over?"
"That's right. I'll draw a talisman for you to protect and remove evil later. You should keep it with you." Gu Zhisang looked calm. He walked to the corner with a storage bag with Sanskrit characters on it, put the dying ghost fetus in it, and continued:
"You ate filthy and dirty things, and there are some residues in your body. After wearing the talisman for removing filth, you will have vomiting and diarrhea in the first few days. The vomited things are quite foul, but you will be completely cured once you vomit them all out."
"Your reaction period should be longer than the other two. In about half a month, you will be able to take off the talisman and return to normal life."
She tightened the bag, opened the door, and handed it to the team members waiting outside, asking them to strangle the three beasts of different sizes:
"Put it directly into the formation and shred it. Don't leave any life behind."
After the three bulging and still squirming bags were carefully taken away by the team members, Gu Zhisang carefully wiped his slender white fingers with a tissue.
Fortunately, these things were exposed early and were discovered and dissected out by her when they were hidden in human stomachs.
If they were allowed to wake up, not only would Xiao Gao and the other two be killed, but the surrounding area would also fall into a bloody zone.
By then, the ghost fetus that grows up through overeating will not be as easy to deal with as it is now, and she will not be able to squeeze it as she pleases.
Gu Zhisang asked the team members on duty to fetch talisman paper and brushes, and drew several talismans with dark ink, which he then gave to Xiao Gao and the other two.
The moment they received the talisman, the three girls felt as if their anxious hearts had finally settled down and everything was back on track.
Xiao Gao's eyes suddenly turned red: "Thank you, Sangsang, thank you for saving us."
The live broadcast clip in the evening went viral, and their families, friends, classmates and lovers all sent a series of messages, asking about their situation.
But they didn't have time to feel wronged until the danger was over and safety was confirmed.
After all, these three girls were still in their early twenties, still in school, and had just started their lives, but they almost died tragically because of the selfish desires of others.
After discussion, the three girls were unwilling to return to Sun Yue’s rental house, even though the crisis inside had been eliminated.
They planned to stay in the lounge of the spirit group branch tonight, and move immediately tomorrow morning after asking relatives and friends for help.
The case of cannibalism was thus completely settled.
Gu Zhisang left the rest area and personally watched the three excised ghost fetuses. After they were burned to black ashes in the Samadhi True Fire Array, he went to the office area.
Due to the particularity of the new system and the fact that it is still in the research and development stage, it is difficult to let outsiders know the relevant inside information. Yan Cheng took the stolen goods alone - the problematic electronic equipment, installed the program plug-in separately, and tried to decipher it.
By the time Gu Zhisang finished dealing with things here, there was new progress on his side.
After knocking on the door and entering, Gu Zhisang swept his eyes across the table.
In order to ensure that data would not be lost, the confiscated mobile phones and computers were not flashed. With the help of the police station's network security personnel, the passwords have been cracked.
At this time, Yan Cheng put on his silver-rimmed frameless glasses again due to his work habits. His narrow peach eyes were hidden behind the lenses, reflecting the constantly flashing blue light of the display screen.
Several devices were turned on in front of him, connected by multi-port data cables, and ultimately converged on his own work device.
His slender, bony fingers tapped quickly on the thin keyboard. Strings of code beyond Gu Zhisang's expertise were input accurately and quickly, and displayed on multiple devices at the same time.
A progress bar flickered gently.
When it runs to 100%, a string of letters pops up:
SUCCESS!
“It worked.”
Yan Cheng curled his lower lip, subconsciously used his index finger to push the frame stuck on his nose up again, and looked up at Gu Zhisang:
"One computer's system was produced overseas and was incompatible with our company's applications. Another device was seriously damaged. There must be something wrong with the chip motherboard inside. Even if it was successfully inserted, the machine would not work and would freeze."
"The other two mobile phones and one computer have all been successfully implanted with new programs and plug-ins and can operate normally."
The severely damaged equipment belonged to internet celebrity Xiao Wu.
As for Sun Yue’s mobile phone and the computer found in Guan Qihong’s home, the plug-in was successfully implanted in them.
Gu Zhisang: "It doesn't matter. The most important thing is to succeed. Thank you for your help."
She looked closer and found that the device pages that had successfully installed and were running the plug-in had an icon of ancient ink characters flashing.
On the page, a huge red exclamation mark rotates quietly;
This is a warning sign that the internal spell code detected evil energy during its operation.
Gu Zhisang was quite interested and said with emotion: "It actually worked. We can call them in now."
Combining Taoism with programming and scientific ghost hunting was just an idea that suddenly popped up in her mind at the time, but who knew that it was actually successfully implemented.
After the team members came in, Yan Cheng had copied and packaged all the information and evidence hidden under metaphysical means that he had found after deciphering into a file and sent it to Gu Zhisang and the person in charge.
The trace of He Zhaosheng, who had been hiding for so long, slowly surfaced.
"After the data on Guan Qihong's computer was repaired, it can be seen that before he started the live broadcast, someone used special abilities to put a warning on his display screen, reminding him not to start the broadcast."
Gu Zhisang pushed the lit computer forward and showed it to the other people present, including Master Xuan who was in the online conference live broadcast room.
Although it was late at night, the head of the Spirit Team headquarters, upon receiving the news and learning that there had been major breakthroughs and progress in the case, immediately notified important personnel from some departments and held a meeting at around 11 o'clock in the evening to sort out the information on these interconnected cases.
There was a line of bloody words frozen on the computer screen.
Prior to this, several cyber security personnel had checked this device and found no trace of the existence of this line of blood words.
"If Guan Qihong hadn't been so arrogant and stupid and hadn't listened to this advice, we probably wouldn't have been able to catch him." Gu Zhisang said coldly:
"Everyone knows how fast and easy modern networks can spread information. Maybe a month from now, the number of ordinary people who have been poisoned by him and whose luck has been drained by him will increase by millions."
This was the first time for a senior network security officer who had been organizing data to come into contact with the supernatural circle. Before he was called out of bed to attend the meeting, he had never thought that network data could be changed or repaired by supernatural means.
Although he was shocked, he quickly sorted out the secret information that surfaced despite the pressure of being watched by ministers, bureau chiefs, and even generals in the conference room.
After sorting everything out, he reported with horror and nervousness:
"Reporting to all captains and ministers, we have just re-analyzed the data on Sun Yue's phone and tracked down the trader behind her. The specific IP address has been locked, and the address trace left in Guan Qihong's computer is located in Lin City, less than 100 miles away.
We believe that the main plotting group can be roughly divided into the southern part of J Province."
“除此之外，还有大量线索与蛛丝马迹表示，这主谋团伙不仅参与了这几场危害社会秩序的案件，还和我们之前一直在查的各个诈骗群、拐卖群藕断丝连，这些人是一伙的！”
越是知道的多，便越觉得可怕。
这背后到底是一个怎样的犯罪团伙，小到家庭伦理谋财害命，大到威胁整个社会和国家的安危！
从街头巷尾的打工人社畜，到学校里的学生，甚至是网络上粉丝千百万、光鲜亮丽的明星，都被蚕食渗透。
无数阴谋诡计都掩盖在城市的喧嚣下，像一张巨大的蛛网，把太多的普通人笼罩在其中。
哪怕只是负责网络安全、并不明白灵异的力量有多强大的网警也清楚，一旦这些人、这些分布在各个层面地区和领域的群聊一起爆雷，会给国家和社会带来多大的动**骚乱。
视频会议中，灵组的总负责人带着怒意，重重拍桌。
这位没有玄学能力、却一手促进了灵组发展和壮大的将军已两鬓斑白，气质不怒自威：
“听听，何其嚣张！玄学绝对不是为非作歹的工具，我们夏国境内，也绝不能是这些歹徒作乱的法外之地！”
他看向一言不发的顾之桑，沉声问道：
“顾指导，当初‘黑雾’是你先提出的概念，你也是同它交锋最多的人，比我们这些常年坐在总部看文件的人更了解那东西。
依你看来，要彻底从根子里销毁这些见不得光的鼠辈，我们应当怎么做？”
顾之桑微微挑眉：“听我的？”
老者摩挲着座椅把手，语气笃定诚恳：
“按照能力和经验来看，我认为组内没有任何人可以比得过顾指导你，这也是我当初力排众议、请你作为灵组总指导的原因。”
“现在我依然这么认为。”
有魄力在二三十年前搞灵组，帮助、扶持那些被隐世玄门驱赶的术士，不惜被玄门处处针对，这位总负责人的心胸和魄力都远超寻常人。
可以说没有他，就不会有现在现在夏国境内遍地开花、制衡玄门的局面。
正是拥有宽广的眼界，这位总负责人更清楚，‘黑雾’是多么危险的存在。
它属于唯心层面，是理论和武器无法击溃的存在。
对于普通人来说，它是无解。
唯有玄学才能对抗玄学。
本着这样的大局观，这位总负责人认为放权给顾之桑没有任何问题；
哪怕她的年龄堪称稚嫩，哪怕她的职业不够正经。
总负责人的声音落下后，会议内外一片寂静，所有人的目光都落在顾之桑的身上。
被推上更为重要的位置，甚至是去对抗‘黑雾’、指导整个灵组近百部门的行动，对于顾之桑来说不是个美差，但她没未有太多抵触之心。
因为早在八百年前，她和‘黑雾’但争斗便拉开了帷幕。
不死不休。
与其单打独斗，举国之力的确胜算更大。
沉思过后，顾之桑缓缓开口：“我尽量。”
“就算要除根，也得先把碍事的‘枝叶’修剪掉，徐徐图之。”
就比如现在。
贺照生是个聪明的天才，它认为没人能在网络的领域抓到它、发现它的破绽，所以与‘黑雾’有关联的大部分产业链，都经过了它的手。
它太自信，根本没想到顾之桑和晏承能钻研出编程咒术，科学捉鬼。
那些不加掩饰的痕迹，在暴露之后都被串联起来，愈发清晰，甚至可以锁定它常待的地区。
想要抓到贺照生，已不是一件难事。
确定本次会议绝对安全保密、且能够参与进来的人都是内部人员，顾之桑缓缓开口，逐一布局……
——
暂且不说会议室内的风波。
今夜注定是个不眠夜。
各大论坛的首页、热搜，都被《灵事》最终投票的消息刷屏，无数看热闹的观众、或是焦急等待投票开启的粉丝们，都活跃在热贴中。
距离投票开启还有五分钟时，在线等候的人数便超过了一千万。
用黑红大字做出‘最强玄师角逐’海报的网页上，第三季的四强选手的姓名、照片排列在一起。
零点一过，投票通道准时开启。
十分钟后，一个崭新的词条悄然登上了热搜。
#顾之桑 涨疯了！#
所有点进投票网页的网友，都能看到顾之桑名字后面那条远远甩开后面三位选手的进度条。
在其他人的票数还在六七十万、百万不到缓慢增长时，顾之桑的投票数已经超过了五百万！
并且增长速度丝毫不减，还在暴风增加。
第三季的总冠军桂冠无可置疑，会落在顾之桑的头上。
各大热贴频频登顶，‘顾之桑’这三个字的搜索量和讨论数达到了一个无可想象的高度。
今夜是属于顾之桑的夜晚。
【啊啊啊啊桑桑值得！！我们是最强玄师！搞玄学的‘神’！】
【哈哈半年前谁能想到，全网都会被顾之桑蛊得死去活来啊，美女不隐藏实力之后真的鲨疯了，逆袭顶流。】
【姐妹们别放松警惕，投票通道今天下午6点才截止，明早还没投票的‘桑叶’别忘了哦。】
【据说《灵事》第三季赚翻了，多个国家的海外授权已经卖出，进入翻译和校对期了。我在国外留学的朋友都说顾之桑在海外巨火，外网粉丝的热情不亚于国内，不少粉丝自制翻译还有直接啃生肉的，都在狂吹她。
刚刚投票通道留言里，还看见几条不知道哪国的留言，应该是翻墙过来投票的外网的粉丝（笑）】
【期待桑桑再开风水玄学解惑的直播～】
一点未过，顾之桑的投票数便超过了一千万。
阳间为了最强玄师投票而热议时，阴间的火热程度也丝毫不减。
不少阴间鬼粉虽知道就算没有它们的投票，顾之桑的票数也一骑绝尘，获奖板上钉钉。
可无法参与投票，便失去了参与感，为此大感不满的众鬼还引发了不小的骚乱，试图说服在阴间建设网络工程的程序员鬼，想办法连通阴阳两界的投票通道。
“鬼粉也是粉啊，凭什么不让我们参与？！”
但这场骚乱，被阎罗殿和阴差们直言拒绝，强势镇压。
真让众鬼投票才乱了套。
要知道阴间的鬼魂数百亿。
而顾之桑在阴间的粉丝数，现已突破60亿。
这个数量甚至是阳间活人的三四倍！
真让这些鬼粉都去投票，怕不是要把阳间的活人吓死。
诉求得不到满足的众鬼十分不满，但也无济于事，最终在阴间的网络平台开启了地府投票。
这一次顾之桑的票数飙得更离谱，是以‘亿’为计数单位。
随着时间推移，直到凌晨两点多，大部分热闹完、投了票的网友们投入睡眠，网上才逐渐消停。
但关注着这场全民投票的人，并不止这些普通老百姓。
可以说每一个方外之人，无论是灵组还是玄门术士，都在关注着顾之桑的涨幅。
哪怕所有人都知道，顾之桑的支持数绝对不会少，可看着还在不断上涨的支持率，不少知道内情的术士难免生出浓浓嫉妒。
前两季体量不大，冠军的投票数最多也才一百来万。
饶是这样，那半吊子术士依然从中获得了许多好处，道行精进许多。
观众们的支持和喜爱，那种急切想要将自己支持的人投上‘王座’的心情，会让他们的归票具体化，如同香火力量没入被支持之人的身体中。
百万支持尚且能够精进道行，那么千万呢？
数千万呢？
平心而论，没有一个术士不羡慕、不嫉妒顾之桑，他们恨不得得到这些支持的人是自己。
某玄师内部群中唏嘘不已：
'顾之桑这是要一飞冲天了吧？’
'人家本来就是大佬，之前打上干清门、还撬了干清门的镇山之木，到现在都没见那边的长老找她麻烦，还说明不了问题么？我师父说了，顾之桑至少是地级的玄师，和各个门派的老前辈们一个水平的，有嚣张的本事。
说句玩笑话，我真怀疑今天之后她收集了那么多信仰，会不会一举踏破天道，原地飞升。’
'想当年门内不少人还瞧不起她，觉得她是野路子出身，现在人家年龄比我们小近一轮，在玄学上的造诣已经吊打我们了。’
'干清门的振河道长出关了，你们都听说了没？半只脚踏入天门的当今玄学界第一人，会不会去找顾之桑的麻烦？’
'振河前辈出关了？他要去教训顾之桑的话还真不好说，毕竟这位可是正儿八经活了几百年的大牛！’
'……’
不知是谁爆出了干清门闭关多年的老门主，正巧于今日出关，群里顿时炸了。
说起这位振河道人，才是干清门如此嚣张、却依然能稳稳盘踞在玄门之首的底气。
都说他是见证了两个朝代的兴衰，直至现今，是最接近‘仙’的术士。
闭关十余年，未曾想出关的时日如此巧。
顾之桑之前可是毫不顾忌干清门的面子，多次落了玄门第一宗的脸面。
老牌强者，与强势的后起之秀，虽未见过面却已结下梁子。
一时间玄学界震颤，纷纷猜测这两方会不会再次对上。
远在x市边缘的顾之桑，并不知道今夜网上和玄学界的瞬息万变。
会议还在进行中，她便似有所感。
禁锢许久的道行忽然掀起涟漪，并且波动愈发强烈。
她看了眼手机时间，才发现凌晨已过。
消息已经有上百条，她这一年来认识的朋友、同事纷纷私聊她，为她提前庆祝。
晏承：‘投票开始了，你是第一。’
黛西：‘桑桑你的票数增长得非常快，太厉害了！输给你，我心服口服，以后还要一起切磋！’
白慈：‘恭喜。’
仡辽婵：‘桑姐，牛逼！’
于秋童：‘啊啊啊恭喜桑桑！！实至名归！对了，咱们的剧马上要上了，明天就出预告，正好撞在一起了，简直双喜临门！’
奚海红：‘注意干清门！！他们老掌门人正赶上今天出关！’
禾芈涂：‘恭喜，还有，我妹妹的事情谢谢你。’
'……’
原来是因投票通道开启、她的票数飙升，所有人都心知肚明，她一定是最强玄师。
其中禾芈涂的嘱咐中还带着感谢，应该是已经在灵组的安排下，和自己失散多年的妹妹、练了飞头降的妹妹见面了。
投票通道开启为顾之桑带来的不仅仅是大量的票数，还有无数信仰之力。
她想过会很强烈，却未曾想到如此丰厚。
哪怕加注在她身上的禁锢十分沉重，在这样强烈的冲击下，也发生了动**。
顾之桑强行压制着体内翻涌的力量，把剩下没说完的要点布置清楚，嘱咐两句后匆匆离开分部，前往了附近的荒山。
月下银辉尽数洒在她的身上，让在林中疾行的她恍若神女。
'轰隆’一道闷响划破天际。
月下眉目清冽的女人抬首望去，看到暮色之中，蛛网一般散开的浅紫色的电痕在缓慢扩散，余下的淡淡光亮，照亮了她那张姝色无双的面孔。
这只是开始。
更大的浩劫，正由远处聚集酝酿，朝着她所在的方向飞快聚集。
黑云压城，乌色滚滚。
云雾中隐藏在不断积蓄力量、密密麻麻碰撞出电光的雷，把昏沉的云衬得像海，而翻滚波动的电光就是海中的波纹。
刹那间，强光一样的银白裂痕，无声地撕裂了天幕，照亮了半城。
顾之桑疾行的脚步停了下来，仰面看着天，目光漆静。
久违的雷劫，再一次出现在了她的头顶。
声势浩大，简直像她八百年前渡劫时的那一次，恨不得积蓄出将她整个人都劈成焦灰的惊雷，才肯姗姗落下。
光影交叠下，顾之桑的面庞明暗分明。
她心情蛮平静，或许是已经经历过一次雷劫，便没有那么紧张了，甚至还有心情分出精力，思考这一次的雷劫中是否仍隐藏着某些想要致她于死地的东西。
她心念一动，感受到脑海中异样的波动。
系统苏醒了。
但聒噪的它一反常态，并未出声。
于是顾之桑也不问，在周身仍在爆涨的气势和能量中，静静等候惊雷落下。
……
与此同时，另一座城市之中。
对于干清门的弟子来说，今日本该是令他们如鲠在喉的一天。
因为顾之桑的票数飙升，他们清楚这意味着对方能从中获利更多。
偏生后山的异动，又迅速让所有门人陷入狂喜，比过年还激动。
'掌门出关了？！！’
振河道人，当今玄学界第一人，据说在逢光44年便拜入干清门——也就是三百三十年前。
在这个灵气枯竭、得道成仙几乎是传说的现今，他过于冗长的寿命，以及半步登天的强大能力，无异于是整个玄学界忌惮、尊敬，同时也向往的。
至少在这位横跨两个朝代的老前辈身上，玄学界的术士们，还能看到一丝‘证道’的可能性。
因此有他在、与他闭关之后的干清门，在诸多术士眼里也是截然不同的存在。
干清门能坐稳玄门第一把交椅，完全是因有这么一个老怪物坐镇。
此前玄学界内外频出异动，邪修复苏，其中多有干清门管教不严、导致门下弟子作乱的事件发生，导致境内的术士们对干清门颇有微词。
干清门在玄门之中的地位，也有显著下滑。
如今振河道人忽然出关，不得不令玄门诸人重新衡量对待干清门的态度…
内厅中
代理掌门人和几名长老跪坐在下方，面上强忍着激动和荣光：
“老祖宗，您终于出关了！”
“师叔祖，那姓顾的小儿夺我派镇山的山木，更是处处针对我们干清门的弟子门人，简直目中无人，嚣张至极！”曾带队围堵顾之桑、试图掠夺她身上的玉指骨的长老面容凹陷，神情阴郁。
这老者跪在厅前，语气义愤填膺还带着怨恨，显然是对当时的事耿耿于怀，企图让振河道人出手。
“一群废物。”
然而上方高坐的中年道士却一声呵斥。
尽管语气中听不出喜怒，可还是让下方的长老们冷汗乍起，心中一紧。
光看外貌，远远想不到这位振河道人的年纪竟如此大，更像是个四十多岁的普通男子。
身着布衣，头发盘起，面容普普通通，一双带着褶痕的眼睛却冷光乍现，令人不敢对视。
他冷笑一声：“虚空留下，其他人滚。”
很快，偌大的前厅中便只剩下一个忐忑不安的虚空道士。
在外不可一世、指掌乾坤的代理掌门人，如今却像个战战兢兢的鹌鹑提心吊胆。
“虚空，你可知你何处蠢笨？”
一声轻飘飘的诘问，令虚空道人汗如雨下：
“老祖宗，是弟子愚笨，没能料理好宗门，落了我干清门的声名……”
“你是蠢，比猪猡还蠢！”振河道人声音陡然肃起，带着刻意得压迫之力，沉沉砸在虚空道士的身上：
“那顾之桑一个小小女子异军突起，就算她再怎么天赋近妖，怎么可能短短一年之内凌驾至如此高度？你就没怀疑过她的身份？”
虚空道士浑身锥痛，颤声回复：
“禀、禀老祖宗，弟子的确怀疑她是被某些老怪物给夺舍了去，可弟子……弟子查遍近百年来境内陨落的术士，都没发现能对应上的人物……”
“又有许多门人弟子口口声声说他们在地府见过顾之桑的魂体，与她的肉/身并无两样……”
振河道人神情晦暗不明，也不知想到了什么。
他盯着虚空道人看了半晌，想到这人到底是他的心腹，自己所有上不得台面的阴私都由他在料理。
虚空对他还有用处，不好一直施以苛待。
这么想着，他缓缓收起了厅内沉沉的压迫，倏忽问道：
“那些产业，怎么样了？”
虚空道士更紧张了，迟疑半晌才支支吾吾说道：
“禀门主，自从那顾之桑被拉拢到灵组里，已经……发现我们许多产业，为了不被灵组盯上，弟子只能自断臂膀。”
“现在还在运行的产业不多了。”他赶紧补充道：“但之前的存货还有许多，都严密保存在库房里，等这阵风头过去了，弟子再想办法！”
振河道人眉角一抽，心中又生出怒意。
他到底压制住，不耐挥手：
“罢了，你也出去。”
“是，老祖宗。”
待前厅除了他自己，再无他人，一道声音倏忽在振河道人心里响起：
'你觉得顾之桑是谁？除了那个无人知晓的玄门第二代传人，再无别的可能了。’
'她回来了，她要从我们的手里，夺回自己的东西……’
'干清门的正统绝不能毁在我们的手里，绝不！’
'……’
那声音虚无缥缈、无法捕捉，如魔音贯耳，却又完完全全就是他振河自己的嗓音！
振河道人神情复杂，纠结了半天，忽然起身挥袖，朝着门派另一处禁地而去。
在层层大阵保护之内的禁地，是每一位干清门的正统传人才有资格入内的地方，只有上一任掌门亲自把进入的方法传授给下一任，才能传承。
而这个地方，已经三百年没有新的术士到访过了。
找出上一任掌门人——也就是自己师父留下的秘闻卷宗，振河道人沉着脸打开，重新看了一遍。
他脑海里忍不住浮现出师父坐化前、气息游离的叹息：
'振河，我们干清门的基业……到底来得不光彩，我们是窃取了玄门继承的正统……’
'但哪怕如此，你也要把门派传承下去，要把正统坐稳……’