Chapter 033 The Four

Following the principle of delay is the best time to make changes, Tarona left the inn without looking back. She still had to ask a few people for directions, so she didn't delay any longer to avoid looking at Wuqing a few more times, otherwise the motherly love buff of the Blood-Violent Nun would start to play tricks again.

After she left, Zhui Ming also stood up. The two brothers said a few words to each other. One stayed in the inn, and the other went to the prefectural government to wait for someone.

During this period, Golden Sword and Silver Sword came up once to ask for instructions from Wuqing.

Master Wuchen and Liaowu wanted to go to the East Market to visit a devotee. When they had just arrived in Jizhou Prefecture and had no money to stay in a hotel, it was this devotee who provided them with accommodation and food without asking for any money.

Yesterday, we heard that he seemed to be selling the store and leaving. After thinking about it all night, the master and his apprentice decided to go and see him off.

Wuqing naturally agreed. He also reminded the two sword boys to be extra careful when they went out and not to reveal their identities, as those people from the Temple of the Holy Mother of Eternal Life were still looking for Master Wuchen and Liaowu.

The Golden Sword and the Silver Sword agreed with a stern look on their faces.

Even if the young master didn't remind them, they would always keep in mind that the city they are in now is really a cannibalistic place.

After the four of them left, Wuqing was the only one left in the inn.

Under the warm sunshine, he slowly relaxed his body, and a hint of fatigue finally appeared on his face.

The present is different from the past. In the past, they had to deal with treacherous human hearts, but now they have to face real monsters, which are extremely powerful and difficult to fight. This means that even if he and Zhui Ming have all the skills and means, they can't find a chance to use them. They have no choice but to be restrained. They don't even know if they can do what they promised to Shishu before leaving.

Thinking of this, Wuqing sighed, closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.

They can't always rely on Madam Luo. People have to solve their own problems. Madam Luo has made this very clear before.

Moreover...

He could sense that even though Madam Luo had heard about the horrific tragedy of Lord Wang's family, she said "what a pity" and "my condolences", but in fact her heart was not moved at all.

She doesn't care about that.

The life and death of people has nothing to do with her.

Just like those people in Yanggu Town, one by one they turned into a pool of flesh and blood in front of them, but Luo Niangzi's steps were never disordered, and she never even gave those people the slightest glance.

Her true identity has actually been known for a long time.

Whether they can be uncovered depends on how brave those who make the guesses are.

Wuqing could see clearly that the reason why Madam Luo treated him so specially and took great care of him was because he had some similarities with Madam Luo's child. Perhaps... they were both trapped in this small place and unable to walk.

...Mrs. Luo always wanted to reach out and pick him up. She must have been used to holding her own child.

If this similarity were removed, Ms. Luo would probably treat him the same way she treats Zhui Ming, showing no interest and no care.

Should he feel lucky?

This seemed to be the first time he had been particularly lucky since he could not walk.

This good fortune helped him and Zhui Ming, otherwise one of them would have died in Yanggu Town and the other would have died in Jizhou Prefecture.

And there is that monster. If it weren't for Madam Luo, they would probably never know until their death that such a thing really existed in Jizhou.

And since he and Zhui Ming suddenly disappeared in Jizhou, Shishu would definitely send people to look for them, and those people would most likely be Tie Shou and Leng Xue.

From this perspective, Madam Luo not only saved the four of them, but also saved the entire Shenhou Mansion.

...No, more than that.

Wuqing suddenly opened his eyes, and his sword-like brows slowly frowned.

Zeng said that he was extremely intelligent and had planned everything out, but this time, he hoped that he was wrong.

Otherwise, the Song Dynasty would be in danger.

…

Zhui Ming squatted in the tavern for more than an hour and finally came to the sedan chair on the roof that could be identified at a glance.

Ge Tong did a good job on the surface. Although the sedan chair looked luxurious and magnificent, its specifications did not exceed the scope of a prefect.

The sedan chair stopped in front of the prefectural government gate in an orderly manner. The maid who was walking beside the sedan chair trotted forward, bowed and held out her hand to the curtain of the sedan chair.

A hand like a scallion root stretched out from the curtain of the sedan chair. The maid respectfully supported it, and a beautiful woman walked out of the sedan chair.

She was wearing an indigo-colored wide-sleeved shirt, her hair was in double buns, and she wore an extravagant pearl crown on her head. As she walked, one could vaguely see a circle of large pearls embedded on the hem of her clothes.

Zhui Ming was amazed. He wanted to take back what he said about it not exceeding the standards. None of the concubines in the palace wore such luxurious clothes. The pearls inlaid on the crown alone were bigger than the pearls presented as tribute to the emperor.

Thinking of what Ms. Luo said about this Miss Ge being the great monster lurking in Jizhou Prefecture, Zhui Ming only took a few glances and then immediately looked away.

Even so, Ge Linglong still looked back and around as she stepped onto the stairs. Her senses were already sharper than those of ordinary people.

Seeing that she didn't find anything unusual, she frowned slightly, and walked slowly into the mansion with one hand supported by the maid and the other hand supporting her demon.

She is actually pregnant and looks to be six or seven months pregnant.

Zhui Ming's eyes darkened. He thought of the twelve women imprisoned in the underground hall, who were also pregnant for about the same month, and those women who had been killed.

Why does it have to be a pregnant woman?

What good is there in harming them?

Zhui Ming was puzzled, but unwilling to leave without any other gains, so he continued to wait patiently.

Finally, half an hour later, he saw a man who looked like a manager coming out of a side door. He walked quickly towards another street, wiping the sweat from his shaking hands. It was obvious that he had been assigned some urgent and life-threatening task.

Mr. Cui San's eyes rolled, he put down a silver coin and followed.

The manager was indeed given a very urgent and dangerous task, one that could cost him his life if he did not do it to his superiors' satisfaction.

As soon as she entered the mansion, Ge Tong, dressed in an official robe, came to greet her with a fawning smile, not looking like someone who came to pick up his daughter at all.

He certainly wasn't here to pick up his daughter: "Oh, my lady, you're finally back!"

"Ge Linglong" looked up at him, and her already unhappy mood became even worse: "What do you want to report to me?"

Before Ge Tong could finish his flattering words, he was frightened and the smile on his face disappeared immediately: "Your Majesty... you know everything?"

"Ge Linglong" ignored him and walked straight into the main hall. She sat on the first seat with the help of a maid, and another maid brought her tea in time.

After taking a sip of tea, not only did it fail to soothe the unhappiness in my heart, but it also brought out the anger that had accumulated last night.

Seeing Ge Tong with his head drooped, looking like a scumbag who was incapable of doing anything but good at making trouble, "Ge Linglong"'s eyes suddenly became fierce. The invisible power frightened Ge Tong so much that he vomited blood and knelt on the ground, trembling.

Not only him, but everyone inside and outside the main hall was prostrating themselves on the ground, their foreheads resting on the cold ground, their bodies shaking violently, not daring to make a sound.

Only the maid standing next to "Ge Linglong" was still asleep, with her head lowered, like a puppet.

"Tell me! What did you do to me when I was away?"

Ge Tong was suddenly filled with pain and fear. He could not remember any of the provocative words he had prepared before. He only knew to confess in a trembling voice that there was a fire in the mansion yesterday and that the sacrificial offerings were lost.

Seeing the red glow in the eyes of the queen who was sitting on the throne, as if she was going to kill him on the spot, Ge Tong was so frightened that he shouted: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I am sure that the guards in the palace are already at the point where they can't get out of the way. How could someone who could bypass them and commit such an unforgivable crime be a mere mortal! It must have been committed by those pedantic people who were unwilling to serve the queen wholeheartedly!"

Hearing this, Ge Linglong slightly stopped her murderous intent and asked in a cold voice: "What evidence do you have? Tell me about it. If it's nonsense, you don't need to live. It would be better if you were made into soul incense by me, so that your trip to this world will not be in vain."

When Ge Tong heard that he would be concocted into soul incense, his legs were shaking and he couldn't even kneel steadily: "If your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can move underground. There are only footprints of me in the secret passage! No matter how high your Qinggong is, you can't use it in such a narrow place. No matter what, it will leave traces. Only people like me who have been enlightened by your Majesty can have such ability!"

What he said was right. Even with Zhui Ming's superb martial arts skills, he still left footprints in the secret passage, but all these traces were erased by Tarona.

The red light in "Ge Linglong's" eyes slowly faded away, as if she temporarily believed what he said.

She raised her hand, and the maid beside her immediately offered her support.

This means to go and take a look.

Ge Tong didn't dare to relax. He climbed up from the ground tremblingly and followed with weak hands and feet.

"Ge Linglong" entered the study but did not go into the secret passage. She only used her spiritual sense to scan and saw the entire situation underground.

It was just as Ge Tong said. There was no trace in the secret passage except his own footprints. The hall was full of blood, and the smell was very fresh. There was no corpse to be seen.

Someone had slipped past the guards here, sneaked into the underground, killed all her sacrifices, and not only took away the bodies, but also left the hall full of blood, burned half of the prefectural government, and recklessly provoked her!

Who is it?!

She didn't even think about going to the tree demon. After all, when she was robbed here, she was fighting a desperate battle with the tree demon.

"Ge Linglong's" chest rose and fell violently, her eyes glowed red, her beautiful face became particularly ferocious and terrifying, and a majestic murderous intent roared through the study. Invisible wind blades slashed around randomly, and soon the study was destroyed beyond recognition.

Ge Tong quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead, thankful that he did not go in, otherwise he would have been cut into a bloody mess.

When "Ge Linglong" calmed down a little, the only thing still alive in the study was the flower branches in the big vase.

Suddenly, "Ge Linglong" stared at the branches. She brushed away the maid's hand that was supporting her, walked forward a few steps, took one of the branches in her hand and examined it carefully.

After a while, I heard her sneer: "What a daring little thief you are! You dare to steal my soul incense!"

This soul fragrance was made by her using special means. It looks broken, but it is actually whole. Even if she absorbs it, it is the whole thing at the same time. It is impossible for a few pieces to be missing.

"Ge Linglong" glanced at Ge Tong who was trembling with fear and sweating profusely outside the door. This idiot didn't have such courage. Could it be that those people really did it? They destroyed her sacrifice to hinder her, and stole her soul incense to become stronger and escape from her control?

If so, all their plans would be in vain!

"Ge Linglong" crushed the flower branch in her hand fiercely, and her shrill scream immediately deafened people's ears.

Ge Tong didn't dare to cover his ears with his hands, so he could only stand there, with veins popping out of his neck from the screams.

The flower branch completely turned into ashes amid the screams. "Ge Linglong" got the final location of those Heavenly Soul Incense, which was actually in Jizhou Prefecture.

OK!

He can still stay here safely after doing all these things. Is he sure that he won't be discovered, or does he think she is a fool?

"Ge Linglong" smiled deviously and kicked away Ge Tong who was blocking the way. The hem of her dress inlaid with pearls drew a sharp circle in the air.

She would crush the souls of those who dared to hinder her great cause into pieces, making them never to be reborn!

…

Qingzhuang, thirty miles away from Jizhou Prefecture——

The Liang Family Garden, which was described by the women as extremely wealthy, now looked dilapidated and desolate. No grass or trees grew there, no insects or snakes lived there, and not even the sound of a bird could be heard. There was only a large, gloomy mansion surrounded by many dilapidated houses in the center.

It was almost dusk, and with the sound of a few crows crowing, it would have been like a haunted house.

Tarona cleared a space and came here directly. As soon as he stepped on the ground, the wind blew in his face and the fallen leaves covered his face.

She made two "Puh" sounds, spitting out the dust that accidentally blew into her mouth, and cast perception magic to scan the entire Liang Family Garden.

Very good, just as she expected, there was no living person here.

Not to mention living people, even if you count the surrounding areas for a few miles, there is no living thing, not even a grave.

So what is coming is abnormal.

What is it doing here?

The witch tiptoed, her figure flashed, and when she reappeared, she had already landed on the roof of the mansion.

——Her magic showed that something was moving here.

No vital signs, but moving.

She commented: "It sounds like the beginning of a ghost story."

Theseus also cooperated: [Old corpse in the mountain village. ]

【Eh.】

Tarona shook it formally, then suddenly waved his hand, and a dark blue magic circle spread out on the ground. The mansion under his feet began to shake violently.

Boom!

The desolate mansion was turned upside down, the roof became the floor, and the floor became the roof. The turned-over floor was not only covered with a lot of smelly mud, but also with a blood-red egg.

The shell of this egg is made of pure flesh and blood. It is more than one person tall and needs three people to hug it. It rises and falls with the movement of something inside from time to time, and sometimes emits a faint fluorescent light.

When the witch saw the egg, she immediately understood that Ge Linglong was possessed by an alien and her soul was still in her body.

Because this egg is not an abnormal offspring, but a shell used for resurrection and transfer, it is not a living thing, but it can move.

The so-called resurrection and transfer is actually a means of substituted death.

If the anomaly is exposed to the eyes of the world consciousness, it will immediately abandon the body it is currently possessed in and move into this egg, and the still alive Ge Linglong will become its scapegoat and be killed by the world consciousness.

Tarona came closer and looked at it for a while, then stretched out his hand and pointed at the egg in the air. Several pitch-black chains stretched out from the void and surrounded the egg through a thin layer of air, forming a black rugby ball.

She can't destroy it now because her ghost domain has not been completely transformed. She has to trap it first. Once this thing shows signs of being used, her chains will immediately corrode it into ashes.

After walking around Liangjiayuan and making sure there was nothing else unusual, Tarona made some space and prepared to go back to see if the eldest son of the Blood-Violent Nun had eaten dinner.

But there is always a loophole in everything. The Great Witch considered many situations and left many ways to deal with them, but she only didn't think of one -

Ruthlessness leaves voluntarily.

…

When the sun was at its zenith, a pregnant woman wearing a pearl crown forced open the door of the guest room.

She originally had murderous intent, but the moment she saw Wuqing, she abruptly stopped the sinister power that was about to burst out, and obvious greed revealed in her cold eyes.

Wuqing looked at the person who came with a sinister smile, and his heart sank.

Just as he was about to move, he saw the other person pointing out the window: "Hey, there are a lot of people outside."

Wuqing's fingers that were about to touch the bracelet suddenly stopped, and a hint of anger appeared in his eyes.

The woman smiled with satisfaction. She swallowed a few times quickly and said to Wuqing in a gentle and persuasive way: "You said you did it voluntarily."

The cold man sitting in the wheelchair looked at her indifferently. His heart, which had been beating fast for a moment, gradually calmed down to its normal speed. He did not speak, but just looked at her like this, as if he was stalling for time, or as if he was confirming something.

The woman obviously didn't have much patience. When he didn't speak, her pretty face suddenly became particularly fierce. A pair of fangs stuck out from her lips. She was almost roaring: "Speak or not! How many people do you want to see die? Tell me now!"

His long, slightly curled eyelashes trembled, and Wuqing finally spoke: "...I volunteered."

His words echoed on the ground, and the cold aura that had been lingering around him seemed to believe his words and slowly fell silent.

Defensive magic, reverse summoning magic, damage rebound magic, instant transfer magic, protection of the dead, invisibility magic, shapeshifting magic...

——None triggered.

Current judgment: Protector status, safe.