Chapter 265
Yuan Jing and Funeng followed the coroner named Zhang Bao to a charity cemetery outside the city. There were dozens of bodies in the cemetery. Zhang Bao said, "These are all the deceased who were sent here recently. I checked and found that most of them are outsiders who stayed in the city for a while, but died a few days after leaving the city. In fact, their situations are similar to those of Tian Dazhi."
Yuan Jing and Funeng looked at each other. They thought about the situation in the inn today and wondered if it had anything to do with the deaths.
Yuan Jing took a quick glance and knew: "You are right. The hearts of these dead are also missing, and their souls have also disappeared completely. It is exactly the same as Hetian Dazhi's situation. According to the time of their death, some of them have not yet reached the time when the ghost catcher came to capture their souls."
His eyes could see very clearly that although there was a concentration of negative energy in this charity cemetery, there was not a single ghost. There were some talismans posted inside and outside the cemetery. These talismans were there to help liberate the souls, so as long as there were not too strong obsessions, the souls would not stay here for long. However, the situations of these dead were different.
After looking around, Yuan Jing stretched out his hand and grabbed into the air, grabbing a wisp of black gas from each corpse. Finally, the black gas condensed into a black ball in Yuan Jing's hand. He took out a jade bottle and stuffed the black ball into it.
Zhang Bao's legs were shaking as he watched. He had actually dealt with some Taoists and monks before, but the skill shown by the young Taoist Yuan Jing made him realize that Yuan Jing must have an extraordinary background. Although he was young, his cultivation was not low.
He didn't see the black silk, but he saw the black mass. His original guess came true. These people died in an accident, and at the hands of non-humans. How could he not tremble?
After leaving the charity cemetery, Yuan Jing told Zhang Bao, "You can just report the circumstances of the deceased. We will continue to investigate the rest. If there is anything unusual on your side, come to Yunlai Inn to inform us. By the way, keep these talismans on you for protection."
"Okay, thank you, Taoist priest, thank you, Taoist priest." Zhang Bao was very grateful. These talismans gave him some confidence. Then he remembered something else, "It is said that many of the dead here stayed at Yunlai Inn before they died."
"It seems that there is indeed something wrong with that inn. That's why we have to make a trip. Don't worry."
Zhang Bao said no more and separated from Yuan Jingfu after they entered the city together. He wanted to report the situation of Tian Dazhi and others, but he also knew that reporting it would not produce any results as it was not the first time he had reported it.
Yuan Jing and Funeng returned to the inn, and happened to meet a few guests checking out of their rooms and leaving Fengyi County. Yuan Jing snapped his fingers, and Funeng watched calmly and even helped to cover up, because Yuan Jing had marked these people, so if anything happened to them, Yuan Jing would know immediately.
The two ordered some food and returned to the room, where they ate and chatted, and what they talked about was naturally the possible perpetrator.
"There shouldn't be only one perpetrator, and the reaction of local officials is too strange. So many people died abnormally, but the government didn't care much. This is very abnormal." Funeng said, touching his chin.
Yuan Jing nodded: "I think so too. There are only two possible reasons for such abnormal behavior. One is that the officials in the government office are controlled by the mastermind behind the scenes, and the other is that the officials simply colluded with the mastermind behind the scenes. No matter which situation is, it is bad enough for the people of this county."
Fu Neng was eager to make a move and said, "How about we go to the county government office quietly to find out what's going on?"
Yuan Jing looked at the sky outside and said, "Let's wait until it gets dark, and then we'll see what's going on in this inn."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The two men had long suspected the innkeeper and waiter, so after dark, they blew out the lights and went to rest. When it was late at night and no one was around, the two people who were meditating in the room opened their eyes almost at the same time. With their skills, they could see everything clearly in the dark room.
The two men looked at each other, and their eyes fell at the same time on a black line that came in from under the door. However, in the eyes of ordinary people, this black line does not exist. Only cultivators can discover it and sense the evil aura from this black line.
This black line was like a black snake. After crawling into the room, it split into two and crawled towards the two alien auras in the room. When it got close to the two people, the black line was about to pounce into their bodies, but at this time Yuan Jing threw a paper man casually. He blew on the paper man, and the black line dived into it and then settled down.
Funeng threw a Buddhist bead, which was also stained with his breath. The black line also drilled into it and stayed there quietly.
Funeng weighed the bead and said, "The aura on it is the same as the black aura you caught in the charity cemetery and the black aura left on Tian Dazhi. It turns out that this black shop is in cahoots with the mastermind behind the scenes. Should we go out and see who dares to plot against us?"
The conspiracy has been committed against the Buddha, how can he forgive him? The monk Funeng has never been merciful. Although he has never come out to practice like Yuan Jing, he has dealt with similar things during his usual practice.
"Okay, I want to know too."
The two men used their magical powers to go out through the door without opening it. The black line crawled along the way, but left a trace, so the two men hid their tracks and followed the trace to find the way back.
The two men found their way to the back of the inn, where the innkeeper and his waiters rested. As soon as they entered the yard, they discovered that one of the rooms was filled with yin energy and a hint of bloody evil energy. Needless to say, what they were looking for was inside.
The two of them approached the room quietly. Yuan Jing released his soul power and boldly probed in. Because from the leaked breath, he could judge that the thing was not stronger than him, so he didn't have to worry about being noticed by the other party.
There was a person covered in black in the room. Of course, judging from the negative energy all over his body, he was not a human at all, but a ghost. And not just a simple ghost. The shopkeeper who was polite to Yuan Jing and Funeng during the day was now terrified of this ghost.
"It's not that I'm incompetent. It's just that there are fewer and fewer strangers staying in the inn recently. Today, there are only two strangers staying in the inn all day. One is dressed as a Taoist priest and the other is dressed as a monk. They look about twelve or thirteen years old. However, four guests checked out and left the city today."
"Hmph, it's your fault for not doing your job well. Don't blame the master for being angry. If you can't get the number of hearts the master wants in time, you know the result. You and your family's hearts will be used to make up the number!" The dark ghost's voice was also eerie.
The shopkeeper felt weak all over and slumped on the ground. "I will definitely do it. Please give me a few more days. I will definitely complete the task you have assigned me."
"Hmph, you'd better take care of yourself. Are the Taoist priests and monks from here okay?"
The shopkeeper immediately said, "It should be no problem. They are only twelve or thirteen years old. How much can they achieve? Look at the Taoist priest. His robe does not have any sect logo. The monk is the same."
"So they are wild Taoist priests and wild monks? Very good, keep an eye on them. The master will like such Taoist priests and monks. When you hand them over to the master, it will be counted as a merit for you."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
When the shopkeeper looked up again, the ghost had flown through the room and flew out. The shopkeeper quickly got up from the ground, gasping for breath, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but his legs and feet couldn't stop shaking, not only because of fear, but also because of the coldness from coming into contact with such a sinister ghost.
Yuan Jing and Funeng hid in the dark and watched the ghost float away. This time Yuan Jing did not let Funeng take action, but he left his soul mark on the ghost himself. Only in this way could he avoid being discovered by the other party and any master behind it. Unless the soul power was stronger than his, it would be difficult to detect.
Then the two men entered the room, knocked the shopkeeper unconscious first, then made some arrangements in the room and woke him up. However, after waking up, the shopkeeper had dull eyes and said the information that Yuan Jing and Funeng wanted.
When the two men left again, the illusion array in the room was removed, and the shopkeeper's eyes became clear again, but apart from feeling a little dizzy, he had no other reaction. He just thought that the ghost had just left, so he packed up and went to bed.
Yuan Jing and Funeng left the inn and walked on the street outside, discussing the information they had just received.
"This inn alone has to contribute a hundred hearts. This doesn't seem like a simple case of demons or ghosts eating hearts. The conspiracy behind this is probably huge."
Yuan Jing nodded: "I think so too, so it is very likely that the people in the county government are in cahoots with the mastermind behind the scenes. This is just one inn, I don't know what the situation is in other inns. Seeing that the ghost is in a hurry, I guess they will make a big move soon."
Funeng was indeed in tune with Yuan Jing and immediately guessed what Yuan Jing meant: "Do you want to ask for external help?"
Yuan Jing said: "At present, we don't know who is behind this or how powerful he is. I am worried that we can't handle it alone, or that he will get away. Then he will probably go to the next place to cause trouble. I don't know how many innocent people will die."
Although Funeng wanted to make a big event to make himself famous and prove to his master that he was qualified to go out for training, Yuan Jing considered it more comprehensively than he did. If the mastermind really got away, it would be his fault, so he said, "How about we each contact someone?"
"good."
The county government had to continue investigating, and contacting people to ask for external assistance also had to continue. Yuan Jing wanted to find someone, and the most suitable person was the Taoist priest in the Qingcheng Taoist Temple who had just left not long ago. Although Fengyi County was not within the territory of the Qingcheng Taoist Temple, it was not very far away. Taking advantage of the night, Yuan Jing briefly described what happened in Fengyi County, and then sent the letter out.
The same is true for Funeng. There are quite a few disciples in Guidi Temple, and many senior brothers are traveling outside, so when he sends letters to the senior brothers who are closest to him, someone will always come.
The two men remained hidden and sneaked into the back of the county government office in the middle of the night, where the county magistrate lived.
It was fine before they came in, but as soon as they came in, they found that there was an evil spirit in the house, but it was locked and did not leak out, so they did not notice it from outside.
The two of them sneered in their hearts at the same time. This monster was even kept in the county government office. The county magistrate was really great. So many lives died in his territory, but they were still no match for a monster beside him.
It can also be seen from this that the matter behind this is much more complicated than they thought, with ghost servants, monsters, and officials involved.
"It's a vixen, and the smell is really bad." Fu Neng could smell the smell as soon as he moved his nose. It was completely different from the smell on Fox Yue's body. It was very filthy, so it was very fishy. However, no one in the house smelled it, otherwise how could they stay there.
The two found the place where the smell was the strongest, and then both of them were in a state of confusion, because at this time, the vixen and the county magistrate inside were still being raped by Hong Lang, and their lives were almost over. They really didn't know what to do.
Both of them thought it was too much to see and didn't pay attention to the situation in the room. Funeng said, "Does the magistrate know that the woman inside is actually a vixen?"
Yuan Jing said, "It's hard to say. With so many murders, wouldn't he know it's unusual? But from what Zhang Bao said, the government didn't take it seriously enough to send someone to investigate."
"If he knew, why would he still collude with this vixen? Doesn't he know the consequences?" Funeng was speechless about this kind of thing.
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "Just wait and see. Let's keep this vixen for a few days so that the county magistrate can enjoy her beauty."
"Ah, Yuan Jing, you are so mean." Funeng poked the knot on Yuan Jing's head, "But how can the county magistrate's body bear it? Isn't that vixen afraid that the county magistrate will die?"
Yuan Jing slapped the hand that was messing with his head and said, "Don't you notice that the breath of this county magistrate is also very dirty? He ate something he shouldn't have eaten."
Funeng suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. They are using something to lure the county magistrate, so that he will really think that he is strong and powerful. Maybe he will not be able to become an immortal."
Funeng also heard his fellow monks talk about many things happening outside in the temple, such as fake Taoists and fake monks defrauding money from ordinary people. They could make up any excuse, such as praying for a child, curing diseases and disasters, and even attaining enlightenment and becoming an immortal. Sometimes even the emperor would believe it, because this was exactly what the emperor hoped for.
The noise in the room stopped after a while. Fortunately, the two people squatting outside didn't have to feed the mosquitoes. How could mosquitoes dare to get close to them?
There were voices coming from inside.
"My dear, this elixir is really amazing. Please ask the immortal for a few more elixirs for me. I will use them to give to the prefect. I will definitely get promoted. When I get promoted, I will divorce that yellow-faced woman and make you my principal wife."
The vixen's sweet laughter came out: "The master will make things difficult for me, but the master's business is my business. I will definitely find a way to get the elixir for the master, but you have to do the immortal's business well, otherwise the immortal will be angry and I will have no way to deal with it."
"Don't worry, baby, they are just a few lowly people. Who dares to stop them when I give the order?"
After hearing this, Yuan Jing and Fu Neng understood why there was no movement from the government office when so many people died in Fengyi County. It turned out that the situation was suppressed from top to bottom. With the county magistrate taking action, who in the government office dared to investigate? Therefore, the situation reported by Zhang Bao had no effect at all.
There was a cold flash in the eyes of both of them. The vixen deserved to die, and this county magistrate deserved to die even more.
There was no sound in the room, and the two were about to leave, but at this moment the door of the room opened, and a charming and seductive vixen came out. Yuan Jing and Funeng were both confident that this little demon would not be able to detect their presence, so why did she come out at this time?
The two men checked the county magistrate in the room again and found that he was sleeping soundly and no matter how much noise they made, he would not wake up. It must be the work of a vixen, so what did she want to do?
The two followed the vixen and found that she went to another yard. Then a dark shadow jumped out and hugged the vixen. He nibbled on her anxiously and said, "Baby, you came too late. You made me wait so long. It must be that the old man didn't want to let you go."
The vixen also pestered him: "Is it so easy to sneak out to meet you? What if the master finds out?"
They were about to have a wild sex over there and couldn't even wait to go back to the room. Yuan Jing and Funeng, who followed them, were dumbfounded.
It took Funeng a while to react, and he subconsciously put his hand in front of Yuan Jing to prevent him from seeing such a shameless scene.
Yuan Jing couldn't help laughing, and pulled Funeng back. There was no need to explain to this man that he could see more clearly with his soul power, but there was no need to watch such an eye-catching scene: "Is this the magistrate's son? What do you think will happen if the magistrate finds out about their affair?"
Funeng immediately understood: "You mean to wake up the magistrate? Okay, I'll do it right away. Haha, this is a great idea."
Although I don't want to deal with this vixen for the sake of alerting the enemy for the time being, I am still happy to cause some trouble to the county magistrate's backyard. I believe it will be very exciting.
So Funeng turned back and used a little trick to wake up the county magistrate who was in a coma and difficult to wake up. The county magistrate's first reaction after waking up was to look for his baby, but he couldn't find anyone after searching everywhere, so he got up and lit a lamp to look for his little beauty.
Yuan Jing used some tricks to make the county magistrate walk in a daze towards the place where the two people were doing whatever they wanted on the open ground. When he got closer, the county magistrate's mind became clear. As soon as he heard the sound, he knew what had happened. He brought the lantern closer and saw that one of the white figures with his butt facing him was his beloved son, and the other white figure below was none other than the beauty he had just enjoyed.
"Ah—you two bitches!"
In the middle of the night, there was a commotion in the county magistrate's house. The servants in the house and the yellow-faced woman who was disliked by the county magistrate all ran out and saw the extremely shameless scene. The county magistrate wanted to beat his evil son to death with a stick, but he fell down in anger, and there was another chaos.
Yuan Jing and Funeng, who did good deeds without leaving their names, left the house with a smile and returned to the inn happily.
The next day, when the two were having dinner in the inn, they heard people talking about the fun in the county magistrate's mansion.
"They were caught red-handed last night. The county magistrate's concubine was having an affair with his son. I heard that the county magistrate was so angry that he fainted. There was a commotion in the county magistrate's house for half the night and the news spread everywhere this morning."
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