Chapter 159: Talisman Master or Formation Master
Ji Qingling was somewhat curious about how Li Da discovered that many of these people had the surname Tong.
Li Da said honestly, "The first people I recognized were Tong San and Tong Quanyou. One of them was a butcher who sold meat, and the other was the owner of a writing shop."
Then Li Da looked at the other people carefully and found that there were several people with the surname Tong. This county town was not big, and he had lived here for many years, so he knew some people.
He did not tell Ji Qingling right away because he felt that his aunt was worried about other things and he wanted to check things out first.
The county magistrate was found, and he sent people to investigate these people. It was just as Li Da said, many of them had the surname Tong.
Some people do not have the surname Tong, but perhaps their elders in the family married into the Tong family.
Li Da thought this should be a very important piece of news, and immediately went to tell Ji Qingling.
Ji Qingling patted the shoulder of the man who was taller than him and praised him with satisfaction, "Not bad!"
He sent a message to Shen Ru and Ji Zuo, and went straight to the county magistrate to ask questions about the Tong family.
The head of the Tong family is a skinny old man with a white beard.
He watched the county magistrate's mouth open and close. He heard every word, but he had no idea what they meant when put together. He looked at the county magistrate and then at Ji Qingling and the other two. He thought that maybe he was too old and had a hysterical attack.
It's possible that the county magistrate had a fit of hysteria and said that there was something evil in the Tong family! ...
When the clan leader saw that most of the more than 30 patients were indeed from the Tong family, he believed that the disaster had come, but they were unaware of it! The clan leader took Ji Qingling and the other two to the Tong family ancestral hall. The largest room was where the spirit tablets of their ancestors were placed.
Ji Qingling looked through their family tree and could only say that it was truly a big family!
The Tong family has come to Jirong County for more than three hundred years. At that time, this place was still a remote and sparsely populated town.
Now, more than three hundred years have passed and this place has developed into its current county size.
The Tong family has also multiplied here for more than ten generations, and their members are spread all over every corner of Jirong County.
"Speaking of which, there are indeed many members of the Tong family with spiritual roots in the secular world. Has there ever been a cultivator?"
I asked the patriarch, but still had no clue.
Oh, wait!
Ji Qingling pointed at the family tree and said, "Look, the first two generations of this family tree had very long life spans. Some even lived to be a hundred years old. This is not common in the secular world."
Shen Ruye looked down and checked, "The latter is a normal lifespan, only the first two generations are very long-lived."
"Could it be that the first generation to settle here were monks?"
"Monks come to live in the secular world? Or several of them together?"
"If it is really a family, then wouldn't it be that all the monks of a small family came to settle in the secular world?"
Ji Zuo touched his chin and said, "This explains why there are so many people with spiritual roots in this family."
"What's the point of just saying this?"
Shen Ru shook his head. "Let's make a bold assumption. If a small family escapes to the secular world to settle down in order to avoid disaster, it is not unreasonable."
Ji Qingling asked her, "What's your motive? Why do you want to target these Tong family members?"
"I don't know~"
"Let's go to the ancestral hall and look for it. If it's really a monk, there's no way he wouldn't leave some clues behind."
Ji Qingling released Wuya and said, "Wuya, go and guard over there. If there is any unusual movement, notify me."
“Coocoo~Coocoo~”
The three of them searched the Tong family ancestral hall thoroughly, and finally gathered back to the big house where the spirit tablet was placed.
Shen Ru and Ji Zuo sat on the doorstep somewhat disappointed.
Ji Qingling picked up the spirit tablets one by one and examined them.
Shen Ru called her, "Ji Dadan, those are all done, aren't you afraid?"
"You're cultivating immortality, why are you still believing in these feudal superstitions? Haven't you heard that when a person dies, it's like a light goes out?"
"Cough~ cough~" Shen Ru coughed, "Fairy, you are still young, don't be so confident!"
What do you mean? Ji Qingling looked up at her.
Shen Ru waved her hand, "Nothing, nothing, let's talk when you are free, you go ahead and get busy!"
Ji Qingling ignored her and continued to check the spirit tablets.
She just picked up one of them and suddenly felt that the weight of the spirit tablet was wrong.
I picked it up and weighed it again, and it really felt heavier. The spirit tablets of the Tong family's ancestors were all made of the same kind of wood.
This weight seems to be really heavier, so I weigh it again.
"Senior sister."
Shen Ruji and Zuo came over and asked, "Should it be heavier?"
Shen Ru took two and compared them in his hand. It seemed to be heavier! Ji Zuo frowned and looked at the spirit tablet. He formed a seal with both hands and slapped it. A halo of light flickered and then disappeared.
“There’s a formation here!”
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"Formation!"
Ji Zuo took the spirit tablet in his hand and said, "It is indeed a formation, but how can they set up a formation on such a small spirit tablet? How did they do that?"
So just as things started, talismans that Ji Qingling didn't recognize appeared, as well as formations that Ji Zuo, who had a good attainment in formations, had never seen before!
"Can you untie it?"
"Let me think about it."
~ At night, everyone was sent back, including Li Da who was determined to stay.
They didn't allow anyone to stay here, saying they wanted to cast a spell on these people.
Ji Qingling and the other two were guarding next to the patients.
Ji Zuo was studying the small formation, Ji Qingling was studying the unknown talisman, and Shen Ru was sleeping.
Ji Zuo was a little discouraged. No matter what method he used, he still couldn't touch the threshold of the formation.
Even if it was a forceful attack, it would only shake for a few times and then return to normal.
The key to the formation is the center of the formation, but in such a small area, he couldn't find the center of the formation! This really made him feel overwhelmed!
The knowledge of formations he had learned over the years made him realize that this was extremely unreasonable, but no matter how unreasonable it was, it existed.
Ji Qingling walked over with the books she had flipped through.
"Brother, I can't find it!"
"I, your senior brother, am no better than you."
"If it doesn't work, we will notify the sect. The Yuanying elders can always break the formation by force. If the Yuanying elders can't do it, the Huashen ancestor can always break the formation!"
"Now we know what it means that there is always someone better than you. We don't even know if this person is a talisman master or a formation master!"
He thought he had great skills and had heard the Holy Lord Huashen teach formations in the Taiyi Sect, but he knew nothing about the formation set up on the spirit tablet.
Ji Qingling took the spirit tablet and said, "What is the function of this rune? I tried to break it down in many ways, but it still failed after just a few strokes. Not even a single rune was wasted after it was drawn."
The talismans of these more than 30 people were hidden in various objects. Some ordinary ones, like those of Sanni's mother and Ling'er, were hidden with fortune sticks.
Some are quite special. For businessmen, some are hidden in seals because businessmen will not let such private seals leave their hands.
A child’s longevity lock and an old man’s walking stick are items that are always carried with them.
"You, an early stage foundation builder, are writing talismans to imitate me? You really overestimate your abilities."
A somewhat old voice appeared in the room.
Shen Ru opened his eyes, here it comes!
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