Chapter 283 Maple Mountain Evil God
A light late spring breeze and a faint scent of crabapple.
Lin Jue stood under the tree admiring the flowers, with the spring breeze blowing on his face. He felt that the crabapple tree was more delicate than the weeping crabapple tree, and the weeping crabapple tree was more unique than the crabapple tree. Both were very beautiful.
I don't know why this tree actually bloomed two kinds of flowers. Maybe these are two trees growing together, or maybe they were grafted together. This might be the reason why one tree gave birth to two monsters.
"I've heard that 'Spring has passed since the crabapple blossoms'. I'm afraid there aren't many trees still blooming in the capital at this time?"
Lin Jue seemed to be talking to himself.
There was a breeze beside him. With a glance, he saw a white shadow on the stone table. The fox raised its head and stared at the crabapple flowers with him.
The sound of Luo Gong's footsteps came from behind again.
Seeing the crabapple blossoms, the branches were covered with new green, and the small buds were covered with a few red dots. He didn't say anything, but just smiled and said:
"This tree has really become a spirit."
Not long after, another group of egrets flew across the sky. For some reason, one of them turned around and flew directly into Lin Jueyuan.
The egret circled around the crabapple tree. It seemed that it also found it novel and thought and hesitated. Then it landed on the crabapple tree carefully, as if afraid to disturb spring.
"Ah~"
Bai Lu turned around and looked at Lin Jue.
"It opened last night. Long time no see." Lin Jue said, "Daoyou came at the right time. I really have to trouble you now."
"Ah~"
The egret called out.
Lin Jue walked back into the house, took out a pile of letters, and placed them on the stone table: "Here are six letters, which were just placed here yesterday. I would like to ask you to help me take them to my junior sister."
The egret didn't say much. It just flew to the stone table, lowered its head, picked up an envelope, flapped its wings, and flew into the sky.
It has to fly six times for these six letters.
Lin Jue wanted to continue admiring the flowers, but suddenly remembered something and went back to his room to get a small bottle of elixir and handed it to Luo Seng:
"Mr. Luo, this is the giant spirit pill I just made in the mountains. If it still helps you, you can continue to eat it. If it doesn't work for you, you don't have to eat it anymore. When I write to you next time, I will ask my senior brother if he has any pills suitable for warriors."
"Thank you." Luo Seng took the pill, "Don't worry so much, my martial arts are already accomplished."
"This is what we agreed on." Lin Jue smiled, thinking about the food of the silver-eating ghost, and asked him, "Have there been any ghosts causing trouble in the capital recently?"
"The capital is so big, there must be demons and ghosts everywhere. But there are so many people in the Juxian Mansion. Even if we get rid of those idiots, you won't be able to get into trouble with these little demons and ghosts."
"This……"
Lin Jue was a little stunned.
Is it wrong to build a reputation for yourself?
Luo Gong glanced at him and said, "But there has indeed been an incident in the capital recently. It has caused quite a stir. Just the ones that have been discovered have already claimed several lives. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, the family members and servants of the deceased went to the government office in Juxian Mansion and begged the officials of the Ministry of Rites to quickly invite the extraordinary people from Juxian Mansion to exorcise the monster. The police from the government office have also gone out to investigate the case."
"No wonder I saw someone coming to the Juxianfu government office when I came back yesterday." Lin Jue frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Some women were sucked dry and turned into mummies, and their bodies were left exposed in the wilderness," said Luo Seng. "It is said that they believed in an evil god in the mountains outside the city and wanted the evil god to help them lose weight, so they secretly went to worship the god. But they never came back, and when they were found, they had already turned into mummies."
"The evil god outside the city?"
Lin Jue’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Isn't this what I met on the way back? The evil god seems to be in Fengshan.
It's very close to Hongyeguan.
"All the dead were women. Some were wives and concubines of wealthy families who loved beauty and wanted to please their husbands, but most were women from brothels who relied on their bodies to make a living. The weather is getting hot, and it's time to show off your body and belly. Nowadays, even those who like to be plump have to be fat where they should be. I heard that this monster has this ability. If you give enough tributes and make a sincere wish, you can lose weight wherever you want."
Luo Seng is in the capital, and although he is wanted, he obviously has his reliable sources of information:
"I wanted to go out of the city to take a look, but you were not in the city. It was not convenient for me to go in and out of the city gate alone. I also didn't know if you had any valuable treasures in the house, so I didn't go."
"I ran into these people on my way back. Yesterday morning, quite a few people went to worship the evil god." Lin Jue said, "The evil god seems to be in Fengshan as well."
"Also in Fengshan? It seems to be over there."
Luo Seng answered the latter question first, then thought for a moment before answering the former:
"This is normal. There aren't many capable people in the government offices in the capital. After I left, I'm afraid there aren't many people who dare to investigate the matter of demons and ghosts. I heard that the police only started investigating there two days ago. I guess they haven't confirmed it yet, and the news hasn't spread to the people."
Luo Seng paused as he spoke:
"And I heard from people that the monster has been doing this for a long time. Nothing like this has happened in the past two years, so it has always had a good reputation. It is also very low-key and never advertises its abilities. It is only because of word of mouth from those who have been there that more and more people are attracted to it. Even if the news spreads, before it is confirmed, there will still be people who take the risk."
"Good reputation?"
"Indeed."
Luo Seng also nodded, his expression calm.
Lin Jue looked at his expression, and based on his familiarity and understanding, he asked, "Mr. Luo, do you think there's something fishy going on?"
“I am indeed a little suspicious.”
Luo Seng did not keep the secret and said directly:
“There are two doubts:
"First of all, it's not the first day it has done this. If it wanted to harm people, why would it wait until now?
"Secondly, it takes human oil. Although I don't know what it does, it has always been indiscriminate with men and women, and recently all the victims have been women."
After listening to this, Lin Jue seemed to be thinking about something.
It seems that before I came back, Mr. Luo had already learned something about this matter.
As expected, he was once a county lieutenant in the capital.
This also saved him a lot of effort.
"I have to go check it out!"
"I knew it. Don't worry, I heard that the monster is quite powerful. Few of the small fish in Juxian Mansion dare to cause trouble for it. I heard that the police officers in the capital were ordered to investigate yesterday and wanted to invite an 'expert' from Juxian Mansion to accompany them, but the expert was either busy, in seclusion, or in a bad mood and didn't want to go out." Luo Seng said, "If the officials of Juxian Mansion knew that you were back, they would naturally come to find you without you having to take the initiative to ask for it."
"Are there any relatives of high-ranking officials among the dead?"
Luo Seng was a little surprised when he heard this, but then he laughed and said, "Congratulations, Taoist Lin, you are in the capital."
If not for this, the police would not dare to go to Fengshan.
"Oh, right." Luo Seng reached into his bosom again and took out four taels of silver. "This is your offering money for the past two months, a total of four taels. They gave it to me when you were not in the capital." "Thank you."
Lin Jue accepted it.
Things are indeed as Luo Gong said -
Not long after, Wu Lingshi from the Ministry of Rites came to the door.
"Hey, all the flowers outside are withered, but there are still crabapples blooming in the Master's courtyard?"
Although it was a matter of life and death, these officials, for the sake of grace and composure, still immediately paid attention to the crabapple flowers in Lin Jueyuan.
"It was just opened last night." Lin Jue said, "Now is not a festival, Wu Lingshi came to see me, there must be something important, please speak frankly."
"The real person predicts things like a god."
Wu Lingshi bowed and then said:
"To be honest, there have been some strange things happening around the capital recently. This is related to a 'god' in the mountains outside the city that is worshipped and admired by many women. Several women went to worship the god, but they never came back. When they came back, they had turned into dried corpses."
"Has an autopsy been performed?"
A voice came from the side.
Wu Lingshi looked over and saw that it was Lin Zhenren's protector. Although he was wearing a bamboo hat and could not see his face, he knew that this protector was also very capable. He was probably better than many extraordinary people in Juxian Mansion. Therefore, he did not dare to neglect him and quickly replied:
"I have."
"Are there any signs of being violated?"
"No."
"Has any property been lost?"
"This..." Wu Lingshi was embarrassed. "Those women were all left dead in the wilderness. They were not found until someone reported it to the police. I don't know who reported it first. Naturally, there would be no valuables left on them."
"Um……"
The protector stopped talking.
Wu Lingshi glanced at him, then at Lin Jue, and continued, "The day before yesterday, Lord Wan from the Juxian Mansion heard about this and rushed to the mountain. I thought that since Lord Wan had gone there, he should be able to find the monster, but Lord Wan has not returned until today.
"I am helpless and worried about Lord Wan.
“But I have asked several masters in the Juxian Mansion who are good at fighting, but they all have other things to do and cannot go. Otherwise, they would not have come to Master Lin for help.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Seng snorted in mockery.
Lin Jue asked calmly, "Why wouldn't you come to me for help if it weren't for this?"
"Master Lin is very capable, and even Master Fan respects him. If there is nothing important, it would be a shame to trouble Master Lin."
“That doesn’t make sense.”
"This……"
Wu Lingshi was a little unsure for a moment. Isn't that what everyone thinks?
"What the real person means is..."
"We will take care of this matter." Lin Jue said, "No matter concerning the lives of the people is trivial. My ability is different from that of Master Fan. From now on, if there is such a thing, as long as I am in the capital, Wu Lingshi, please come to me. Even if I am not in the capital, as long as my protector is there, you can find him."
Wu Lingshi was stunned for a moment, and his eyes froze.
He hadn't heard such words in Juxian Mansion for some time.
Those who had said such things before have either gone to the northwest of Qinzhou or to the northeast. They are no longer in the capital, and their lives or deaths are unknown.
It took Wu Lingshi a long time to recover from his shock, and he looked at Luo Seng again:
"this……"
"His name is Zhang Dao, you can call him Zhang Gong. Zhang Gong has superb skills, he is a Taoist with martial arts, and his sword skills are superb. He can kill evil gods and righteous gods, as well as treacherous villains. In between, demons, ghosts, and monks and Taoists with evil intentions are all killed by his sword."
"hiss!"
Wu Lingshi was shocked.
I can’t imagine that a protector of the way can kill gods. What kind of ability does this immortal have?
He could only bow and salute: "Mr. Zhang! Your humble servant greets you!"
"No need!" Luo Seng said in a deep voice, "Transfer a few good-looking, fearless and upright police officers from Wan'an County to help me find the monster!"
"well……"
Wu Lingshi couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his forehead.
Having good skills, not being afraid of demons and ghosts, and having a righteous character, these requirements seem simple, but even if you search the entire capital, you may not be able to find a few who meet these requirements.
Silently, a egret flew over.
Now there is one last envelope on the stone table.
The egret had a light and graceful figure and a snow-white crest on its head. It picked up the envelope and flew away, not knowing where it was delivering it.
Wu Lingshi and two clerks stared at it in amazement.
White Crane Delivers Message...
It turns out that according to the legend in the capital, cranes often visited Fan Tianshi's residence. It turned out that the cranes who visited were not Fan Tianshi, but were delivering messages for this immortal.
After a deep bow, they left.
Lin Jue and the other man did not delay and packed up their belongings, which were nothing more than magic weapons, swords, and horses, and then left the capital.
With special abilities, he naturally had nothing to fear, so he used the simplest method, first going to Fengshan and sitting in the temple of the evil god.
(End of this chapter)
