Chapter 147 Strange Things
There was nothing much to say about the banquet, as the King of Qin had already said it was a family banquet.
Apart from the King of Qin and his daughter, there were actually more "outsiders".
It is worth mentioning that at the banquet, since Zhou Rou was undoubtedly the protagonist of the day, Liu Yunxiu sat next to Jiang Lin and was unwilling to move.
The two seemed to have reached an unspoken understanding. Throughout the entire banquet, no one "fed" Jiang Lin. On the contrary, Miao Qing's bowl was never empty from beginning to end.
I don’t know whether the guests and hosts had a great time at this banquet, but Miaoqing definitely ate a lot.
"Sister Rou and Sister Xiu are both good people!"
This is Miaoqing’s final summary.
After the banquet, it was already early morning. Jiang Lin had clearly slept for a whole day and night, but after the banquet, he still slept a full night.
It was not until noon of the next day that he woke up.
It’s not that Jiang Lin feels too much, but that he needs a long rest to restore his energy.
When practitioners reach a certain level, they are indeed said to be "full of energy and not wanting to sleep".
But as long as you are still a human being and have not yet transcended the mundane world and become an immortal, then sleep is always the best way to restore your energy and spirit.
Even in Quanzhen's most prestigious inner alchemy method, the Golden Elixir Avenue, there is also a method of "refining the precious medicine of the human body in a dream", which is regarded as a guiding principle by countless practitioners.
Jiang Linxiu's Beidi method is not limited to inner alchemy or visualization, but includes both.
Through the method of visualization, the great medicine of the human body is collected and refined, combining the strengths of inner alchemy and visualization.
Of course, the price to pay is that the difficulty and comfort level of practicing Beidi Fa are completely inversely proportional.
While the difficulty of practicing is extremely high, the comfort level during practice has also dropped to freezing point.
All in all, after waking up, Jiang Lin felt refreshed, without any of the emptiness he felt yesterday.
“I don’t know where that place is.”
Jiang Lin stretched lazily and muttered to himself, "Rolling around in that place will bring more losses than using the Fengdu forbidden method in the first place."
This is Jiang Lin’s most intuitive feeling.
You know, when I entered that place, I was much stronger than when I used the Fengdu forbidden technique.
Even so, the deficit is even greater than before.
I can only say that, worthy of being from the Black Law lineage, they are really ruthless towards their own people.
Jiang Lin sighed silently, sitting cross-legged on the bed. After adjusting his inside and outside to an optimal state, he released his spiritual consciousness.
He tried to use his spiritual sense to contact the black jade book within his sea of consciousness.
"Crash..."
The booklet seemed to have a spirit. After sensing Jiang Lin's spiritual consciousness, it opened spontaneously. Jiang Lin could even hear the sound of pages turning.
However, this was Jiang Lin's illusion, because the booklet already belonged completely to Jiang Lin.
The miraculous changes were more like a kind of ritual that Jiang Lin gave himself...
The black gold book was opened, but only one page was opened.
As for the rest, no matter how Jiang Lin focused his spiritual consciousness, it was like a rock and could not be shaken at all.
Jiang Lin looked at the scene thoughtfully. If he tried to open it forcefully, he could do it, but the black gold book was resisting.
He knew that this was because his carrying capacity was not enough, or in other words, of the three evil spells recorded in the black gold booklet, Jiang Lin could only comprehend the first one.
Jiang Lin had a hunch, or rather, the black gold book was reminding him that if he forced himself to comprehend it, the consequences might be something he could not bear.
Well, I'll take your advice.
Jiang Lin thought silently, staring at the contents of the black gold book after it was opened.
The word "punishment".
A dark, inconspicuous word "刑" on the black gold booklet.
Jiang Lin watched silently and focused his spiritual consciousness on it.
"boom!!"
The next moment, an extremely violent evil spirit rushed out from the black gold booklet and connected with Jiang Lin's consciousness violently!
At this moment, Jiang Lin felt that the hairs on his back stood up and a layer of white sweat appeared.
Wow, it’s worthy of being the descendant of the Black Law lineage, this kind of energy is just perfect!
Jiang Lin was secretly shocked, and he steadied his consciousness, silently enduring the impact of the violent and evil spirit!
I don’t know how long it took, but the evil energy that was like waves slowly stopped, and Jiang Lin was like a rock from beginning to end.
"Om..."
The evil spirit slowly subsided, and a black gold word "刑" floated down from the black gold booklet and slowly left Jiang Lin's sea of consciousness.
At the same time, outside, Jiang Lin opened his eyes.
Before my eyes, the word "punishment" was quietly floating.
Jiang Lin suddenly had an idea and raised his hand, holding the word "刑".
The next moment, Jiang Lin's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Various methods of controlling evil spirits were circulating in Jiang Lin’s mind.
"So direct..."
Jiang Lin sighed with a smile.
This evil method inherited from the unknown place of the Black Law lineage is extremely simple and crude. One only needs to withstand the impact of the evil energy, and naturally one will be able to control the evil energy.
Nothing fancy, just direct and simple.
"Xingsha..."
Jiang Lin was savoring all kinds of evil methods, and suddenly, a slightly terrifying smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"That's actually what happened..."
After mastering one of the three evil spells, the Criminal Evil, Jiang Lin also learned the origins of these three evil spells.
The evil energy that is the origin of the Black Law is not a power that can be mastered by practitioners.
Because the source of this evil spirit is the black law, the law itself.
However, Wei Tianjun was extremely talented, or in other words, extremely domineering, in developing the three major evil methods that could borrow and even control the evil energy of the black law.
Strictly speaking, this is a violation of the law, because what is being controlled is the power of the Black Law itself.
In other words, Wei Tianjun, the first black law mage in the world, took the lead in skirting the line...
Jiang Lin didn’t think too much about it and didn’t dare to think too deeply about it.
As a person who assisted Ziwei Emperor in compiling the Black Law, Wei Tianjun openly left a back door for his own Black Law lineage.
To say that the Emperor Ziwei was unaware of this is simply treating the Emperor as a fool.
No wonder, when Jiang Lin first inherited the Black Law, there was no content related to the three evil spells.
This thing really can't be said openly, it has to be kept secret.
At least that's what it looks like on the surface.
"Besides, this thing is too... fierce..."
Jiang Lin couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking back to the various methods of punishment, Jiang Lin suddenly felt itchy.
This thing is not suitable for practice. It is intended to kill everyone once it is used. If you want to use this method of punishment, you need a good target.
Jiang Lin thought about it, stood up, walked out of the room and went straight to the backyard.
"King Qin, Mr. Baihua."
In the backyard, Jiang Lin's eyes lit up when he saw King Qin and Mr. Baihua, and walked up to them and greeted them.
"The Taoist priest is awake?"
King Qin put down the shower head in his hand and greeted him with a smile.
"Click..."
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound. King Qin turned his head in surprise, only to find that Mr. Baihua had unconsciously taken a step back and stepped on the hoe on the ground and broke it...
This shows how solid this step is.
"Sir, what's going on?"
The King of Qin asked doubtfully.
"nothing……"
Mr. Baihua came back to his senses, shook his head, and carefully looked at Jiang Lin who was slowly approaching.
In his eyes, the Taoist priest in front of him was filled with an indescribable, extremely ferocious evil spirit.
The murderous aura was still there, but it frightened him. When Taoist Jiang opened his mouth just now, he even thought that this Taoist was here to kill people!
If he hadn't known Taoist Master Jiang's background, he would have subconsciously taken action to protect King Qin!
"I'm sorry sir."
Jiang Lin also understood what was going on and nodded apologetically.
Mr. Baihua didn't say anything, nor did he ask any additional questions.
The King of Qin watched with a smile on his face and said nothing.
After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Lin looked at King Qin and asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything strange happening near Kyoto?"
Hearing this, King Qin raised his eyebrows.
…………
Kyoto had two counties under its jurisdiction, also following the Tang system, one called Chang'an and the other Wannian.
In Wannian County.
"Dr. Tea! Bring me a pot of tea!"
The bailiff Zhang Xiaoning walked into the tea stall exhausted, holding a knife.
He touched his belt breathlessly, took out a few copper coins and threw them on the table.
"Come on!"
The tea stall owner, who was in his forties, came over with a large pot of tea and smiled flatteringly, "Master Zhang, did you just finish your errand?"
As he said this, he collected the copper coins but did not take them. Instead, he pushed them and the tea bowl in front of Zhang Xiaoning.
Zhang Xiaoning chuckled, stuffed the wine back into his waist, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
He wiped his mouth and said, "Damn it, it's a tough job!"
"How can life not be hard these days?"
The boss saw that Zhang Xiaoning wanted to complain, so he continued the conversation.
"Yes."
Zhang Xiaoning took a deep breath and sighed, "The husband above us is a gentleman, but the people below us are trying to please him."
"What's that called...right! Chonggu!"
"A heavy rain washed out a tomb from the previous dynasty, and even we patrollers had to dig it up."
"I've been a tomb robber for three days!"
Listening to Zhang Xiaoning complaining, the tea stall owner also echoed him with an expression of sympathy.
"Blessings and blessings are immeasurable."
At this moment, a person appeared in front of Zhang Xiaoning with a shout.
A young Taoist priest wearing a green Taoist robe and a black cloak, his whole body was meticulously dressed.
"Have you met this... Taoist priest?"
Zhang Xiaoning looked at the young Taoist priest in front of him who was almost a generation younger than him, but he did not dare to neglect him and quickly bowed to him.
When working in this area near Kyoto, it is inevitable to come into contact with some things.
He also knew very well that it was better not to offend monks such as Taoists and Buddhists unless it was absolutely necessary or if he knew their background well.
Not to mention, the demeanor of the Taoist priest in front of him made him perk up.
"I am Jiang Xuanying, I am honored to meet you, sir."
The young Taoist smiled and nodded.
Zhang Xiaoning said hurriedly: "No, no, just call me Ningzi."
"Just now, I heard you say... a tomb?"
Jiang Lin smiled slightly and went straight to the point.
This is also the purpose of his coming to Wannian County.
“Yes, there is such a tomb.”
Zhang Xiaoning nodded without saying much.
After all, this is the place that the county magistrate wants to dig. I don’t know the origins of the Taoist priest in front of me, so I naturally can’t say much.
"You've been digging for three days, but what have you found?"
Jiang Lin saw Zhang Xiaoning's wariness, but he didn't care and just asked as if he didn't notice.
"There's nothing but dirt all over my body."
Zhang Xiaoning's heart tightened, but he put on a grin and said in a foolish manner.
"is it?"
Jiang Lin smiled and nodded, then stood up and said, "Sir, drink slowly. I'll take my leave."
"Send it to the Taoist priest."
Zhang Xiaoning also stood up and watched the young Taoist leave, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
After a long time, Zhang Xiaoning withdrew his gaze, stroked his sword, and sat back to continue drinking tea without any concern.
"It's weird, but what does it have to do with me, Grandpa?"
Zhang Xiaoning muttered to himself and shouted, "Give me a bowl of noodles!"
After finishing the bowl of noodles like a lion shaking his head, Zhang Xiaoning wiped his mouth and walked away leisurely without mentioning the bill.
I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was at its hottest in the afternoon.
"Alas, we have to continue digging."
Zhang Xiaoning sighed helplessly and staggered out of the city.
When they arrived at the place, Zhang Xiaoning's expression shuddered. He felt a chill, an icy chill that penetrated straight into his bones.
This made him shudder and a feeling of fear arose in his heart.
With a sound of "Cang Lang", he drew out his sword. The cold touch and sharp blade gave him a sense of security.
The sun was right above his head and there was no shelter around him, but he felt as if his bones were frozen.
Zhang Xiaoning took a deep breath and walked towards the place where he and others had been digging for three days.
There were rows of scaffoldings standing on the side, with a deep pit in the middle that even the sun seemed unable to penetrate.
"Old Wang! Rat!"
Zhang Xiaoning leaned over and called out to the officer he was familiar with, but there was no response.
That deep pit was like a whirlpool or an abyss, capable of swallowing up all sounds and movements.
The inexplicable chill became more and more biting.
There should be a dozen or so colleagues still here...
Zhang Xiaoning only felt waves of horror surrounding his heart, and he began to have the idea of retreating.
"If you leave now, those people will never be saved."
Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded behind Zhang Xiaoning.
He subconsciously turned around and raised the knife in his hand, but put it down the next moment.
It wasn't that he wanted to let go, but his body was shaking for no reason.
Looking at the young Taoist who appeared in front of him at some point, and his handsome black and white eyes, he looked harmless, but Zhang Xiaoning was shivering.
It was as if the young Taoist in front of him was a ferocious beast.
"Taoist Priest..."
Zhang Xiaoning looked at the Taoist priest whom he had met once before and asked with difficulty, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
"If you want to save people, follow me."
Jiang Lin smiled and nodded, walked towards the deep pit, pushed hard with his feet, and jumped directly in.
This pit is more than three meters high...
Zhang Xiaoning's eyes widened, he came to his senses, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, put away his knife, and climbed down the scaffolding.
"Roar……"
As soon as he landed, Zhang Xiaoning heard a strange, hoarse roar, like the sound of sand rubbing against each other.
He looked up subconsciously.
(End of this chapter)
