Chapter 56
But Wu Tong felt that this was not a good thing, so he asked: "When did you see this person? Where was he?"
"I saw this person more than ten minutes ago. He was near this temple." The Taoist answered one by one.
Wu Tong glanced back at Shi Qian, who understood. He picked up the intercom and said to the outside, "Arrange a team to search the perimeter of the temple. Record all fingerprints and footprints."
Wu Tong paused after hearing Shi Qian's order, then looked at the Taoist priest again: "What was his condition at the time? Did you see where he went after that?"
Wu Tong looked at the Taoist priest seriously, but the Taoist priest suddenly laughed, reached out and took Wu Tong's hand, and answered the question irrelevantly: "Child, the righteous energy on you smells good."
Wu Tong frowned and tried to pull his hand back, but he didn't expect the Taoist to hold it tightly. Wu Tong ruthlessly shook off the Taoist's hand and said sternly, "Please answer my question."
But the Taoist priest seemed to be possessed by some evil spirit. The way he smiled at Wu Tong made people feel numb and disgusted. Wu Tong took a few steps back and felt like vomiting.
The Taoist priest said again: "Child, do you want to be the master of our temple?"
Shi Qian also noticed something was wrong and rushed over to pull the Taoist away: "What are you doing?"
The Taoist priest didn't even look at Shi Qian, his eyes fixed on Wu Tong, which made Wu Tong certain of his suspicions. So he bravely asked the Taoist priest, "As your master, what can I do?"
The Taoist priest was very happy to hear this, and his smile was not so sinister anymore. His wrinkled eyes narrowed together, and he looked kind. He said, "As our master, you can control all the Taoist priests in the temple, the exorcism techniques, and preside over the exorcisms, etc."
Shi Qian noticed that something was wrong with their conversation. He reached out and grabbed Wu Tong, scolding him in a low voice: "Wu Tong, what are you doing?!"
But Wu Tong took his hand down, shook his head and signaled him not to bother with him. Shi Qian's forehead twitched violently.
Wu Tong then asked, "What is the process of your exorcism spell?"
The Taoist priest was puzzled: "Why are you asking this?"
"I'm a little interested." Wu Tong smiled at the Taoist priest and said, "Tell me about it so I can learn more about it beforehand."
Lin Chen realized that Wu Tong was trying to trick him, so he pulled Shi Qian back to stop him from going up to disturb him. Shi Qian looked at Lin Chen in confusion. Lin Chen was behind him, and the distance between them was very close, almost to the point where their chests were touching their backs. Lin Chen lowered his voice and said, "Wu Tong has a way."
Lin Chen grabbed Shi Qian's hand and touched the back of his hand soothingly. Shi Qian finally calmed down. The two of them were not far from Wu Tong, so nothing would happen.
The Taoist thought for a moment and said, "Exorcism is performed at night. Its main purpose is to drive away evil spirits. It requires twenty Taoists, one to preside over the ceremony, and one to offer sacrifices..."
Sacrifice? Well, now they understood.
"The sacrificer is the cause of the evil spirits. They offer their bodies as a sacrifice to the gods, seeking their protection. The Taoist priest recites sutras to dispel evil spirits, and the officiant burns incense to the statue. After three prostrations, the Taoist priest bows five times. The sacrificer offers the offerings, and the whole body is burned with flames until it is reduced to ash."
Wu Tong's brows had already furrowed when he heard the word "sacrifice," and now his face darkened even further. After listening to the Taoist priest's words, Wu Tong remained silent for a long time. The Taoist priest thought he was considering it, so he added, "If you are willing to be our Lord, we can also fulfill any of your wishes."
"Anything is fine?" Wu Tong asked in a deep voice, and the Taoist priest replied yes.
Shi Qian felt bad and wanted to stop Wu Tong, but it was too late. Wu Tong raised her head, her pretty face sullen, and all that remained was coldness. Wu Tong said, "Okay."
The Taoist priest was very happy. He took Wu Tong's hand and asked him what his wish was. Wu Tong looked at the Taoist priest and didn't say anything for a while. The Taoist priest felt uneasy when he was stared at by Wu Tong. A chill climbed up his spine. A breeze blew outside the temple. Maybe it was because the temple was too gloomy, but the wind was so cold that it biting. The talisman paper on the ground was blown up, floated weakly in the air for a while, and fell to the ground again. The "rustling" sound made by the whole process made the whole temple echo.
Wu Tong looked at him for a moment and said, "I'm going to wait for the person who will make the sacrifice."
The Taoist priest widened his eyes!
Shi Qian finally realized why Wu Tong did this: Xiao Yuncheng had handled a case here before, and the business here was ruined. Then they thought that ghosts had come looking for them, and they wanted to use Xiao Yuncheng as a sacrifice to drive away the so-called ghosts.
Wu Tong tilted his head towards the Taoist priest, his face expressionless. His hair was blown by the wind, hitting his face sporadically. He looked a little scary. Wu Tong asked him, "Why? Can't you do it?"
The Taoist's hands were shaking, and beads of sweat had begun to appear on his forehead. A look of arrogance hung on his face, and he was about to stop. The Taoist swallowed his saliva and said in a somewhat unstable voice: "No, it's just a sacrifice. What do you want it for..."
"Guess why?" Wu Tong approached the Taoist priest, leaning close to his ear. The Taoist priest could even sense the colder aura from Wu Tong than the temple itself. Wu Tong whispered, "You're talking about the sacrificial offering, the host's partner. How dare you offer him as a sacrifice?"
There is another rule in Quling Street, which Wu Tong only remembered when he was listening to the Taoist priest's talk. The host of the exorcism spell is in control of everything here. All control is in the hands of the host, which is equivalent to the deputy of the god, the god of these Taoist priests. Therefore, the host's partner enjoys the same rights as the host and cannot be sacrificed, because their existence is like that of the gods and cannot be surpassed.
The Taoist priest slumped to the ground, having pushed himself into a dead end. He trembled and retreated, and Wu Tong slowly approached until the Taoist priest had nowhere to retreat. Wu Tong grabbed the Taoist priest's neck and his voice turned completely cold: "Tell me, you touched my partner, how should I punish you?"
A strong feeling of suffocation swept over his body. The Taoist's face turned blue and purple, and he was unable to speak. But Wu Tong had no intention of letting him go. The strength of his hands even became stronger and stronger. The corners of Wu Tong's eyes were a little red.
Shi Qian noticed Wu Tong's loss of composure and immediately rushed forward to grab Wu Tong's hand, shouting his name loudly: "Wu Tong, Wu Tong!"
Wu Tong glanced at Shi Qian, but Shi Qian felt unfamiliar. He had never seen Wu Tong with such a strong desire to kill. Wu Tong did not want to give the Taoist priest a chance to live. He wanted to kill him now. Shi Qian was stunned for a long time. It was Lin Chen who hurried forward and said to Wu Tong: "Wu Tong, Xiao Yuncheng has not been found yet. He knows where Xiao Yuncheng is!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Tong looked at his Taoist priest. The Taoist priest was foaming at the mouth and almost in shock. Wu Tong finally let him go. Yes, Xiao Yuncheng has not been found yet, and this man cannot die.
Wu Tong took a bottle of water from the altar and poured it directly on the Taoist's head. The water was very cold, and the Taoist shuddered. His pupils gradually focused. He looked at Wu Tong standing above him in horror, unable to utter a word for a long time. Wu Tong, on the other hand, relaxed a lot and even smiled at him, asking him, "Are you not getting up yet?"
But the Taoist priest didn't feel that this was very friendly. It was even more creepy than his previous cold face. The Taoist priest didn't dare to resist Wu Tong's words. He rolled and crawled to stand in front of Wu Tong. Wu Tong put his hands in his pockets and looked at the Taoist priest for a while, then said, "Where is the person?"
"In... in the basement."
He couldn't even speak clearly, Wu Tong cursed in his heart.
"Take us there and don't make me do it again."
The Taoist priest obediently led them around to the back of the statue. There was a secret passage there, leading to the basement. Wu Tong and the others followed the Taoist priest in. The tunnel was not big, so it was okay for one person to walk in, but it would be a bit crowded for two people to walk side by side. Shi Qian and Lin Chen protected Wu Tong in the middle, fearing that the Taoist priest in front would suddenly attack.
Wu Tong was not afraid of the attack, but Shi Qian insisted on protecting Wu Tong, which made Wu Tong, who had just been angry, feel much warmer in his heart.
The Taoist priest opened the innermost door of the secret passage, and four people squeezed in together. Wu Tong couldn't help but stand there in a daze when he saw the scene in front of him. Xiao Yuncheng had been stripped of his shirt and tied to a wooden cross. There were many whip marks on his body, and the blood that had flowed out had coagulated and formed blood clots. Xiao Yuncheng was unconscious, with his head drooping, looking much more fragile.
Wu Tong didn't expect that Xiao Yuncheng could be tortured like this in such a short time. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. All the words were stuck in his throat, making Wu Tong choke very uncomfortably. Wu Tong walked forward and cut the hemp rope that tied Xiao Yuncheng with a knife. He used great force, but did not hurt Xiao Yuncheng at all. Wu Tong caught Xiao Yuncheng steadily and held him in his arms.
The Taoist wanted to run away at this time. He moved secretly towards the door, hoping to run out when they were not paying attention and lock them all in. But as soon as his feet reached the door, Wu Tong swung his knife at him. This time, there was no mercy. The knife went straight into his thigh. The Taoist screamed and fell down.
"Police outside the temple, enter the temple now. We've found Captain Xiao in the secret passage behind the statue!"
The footsteps outside the secret passage were getting louder and louder. Wu Tong looked coldly at the Taoist priest twitching on the ground. His off-white Taoist robe was stained bloody red and turned black in the bright red firelight, just like their hypocritical hearts. Wu Tong stepped hard on the handle of the knife. Listening to the Taoist priest's screams, Wu Tong actually enjoyed it a little. He began to use force with his feet and twisted them left and right. The blade stirred his thigh flesh, and suddenly the white flesh turned up and was instantly stained with his disgusting blood.
A group of policemen came in and saw this scene. They couldn't help but stand at the door in a daze. On the contrary, Wu Tong looked indifferent. He put Xiao Yuncheng on the shoulders of the police and asked them to take the Taoist priest out as well.
No one knew what had happened, but they found it unbelievable to see the Taoist priest being treated like this by Wu Tong.
Wu Tong asked them to put the Taoist priest in front of the statue. Wu Tong walked around him slowly. The Taoist priest still hadn't recovered from the pain. He raised his eyes with difficulty and looked at Wu Tong, but Wu Tong didn't look at him and was unwilling to even give him a glance. This was Wu Tong's punishment for him.
Wu Tong walked to the front of the immortal and stopped, looking up at this so-called statue, which was neither human nor ghost. He was afraid of the anger of the immortal, so he did some harmful things in front of the immortal. If the immortal saw it, how could he not be angry?
Wu Tong turned back to look at the Taoist priest and said, "You are the biggest cause now."
The Taoist priest trembled all over, trembling and unable to speak. He didn't even dare to look up at Wu Tong, but Wu Tong didn't think he had any intention of admitting his mistake. Wu Tong raised his foot, stepped on the Taoist priest's shoulder, and asked him, "What's your name?"
The Taoist priest didn't know whether he should answer Wu Tong for a moment, but the consequence of not answering was that Wu Tong stepped on his wound again, making his already horrible thigh even more rotten.
The Taoist priest begged for mercy loudly, lowered his head, and said tremblingly: "My name is...Quan Wu."
Quan Wu? Wu Tong laughed and clapped his hands in approval, "What a good name."
But this sentence was not appreciated at all, it was full of ridicule. The Taoist priest did not dare to say a word, but just lowered his head. His right leg was almost disabled, there was not a piece of good flesh on his thigh, and the white bones were clearly visible.
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