Chapter 288 Paper Man Army
"Why are you taking human oil here, senior?"
"I am not here to take human oil, I am here to practice! This is my home! Taking human oil is just a matter of convenience!" Hua Daoren corrected solemnly, "This is convenient for me, and also for those lazy, unrestrained and beautiful women in the capital. It is a way to help others achieve their goals."
"What are you doing with the human oil, Senior?"
"My friend, you may not know that the paper-cutting technique I practice is similar to yours. Although it is easier to obtain materials than the technique you practice, it also has other weaknesses." Although Hua Dao Ren did not care about being heard by them, he had to pay attention to the three people from Zhenjian Palace beside him. He said, "Although I have overcome this weakness, there are still other Taoists who practice this technique. The weaknesses in this kind of magic are also the lifeblood of Taoists. I cannot tell you about it, lest it spread out. No, um, no, no. I'd better come down and tell you separately."
This senior Hua is quite particular.
However, Daoist Master Jiang next to him spoke:
"Are you afraid of water and fire?"
"what?"
Hua Daoist turned around in surprise, his eyes wide open: "You are a Taoist priest, you are so young, but you have some knowledge!"
Taoist Jiang kept silent.
In this case, there is no need for Hua Dao Ren to hide it.
"Indeed, this spell is made of paper, and paper is always afraid of water and fire." Hua Dao Ren said, "If someone doesn't know this weakness, when they encounter paper soldiers, paper generals, and paper yakshas, they will just think they are soldiers, generals, and yakshas made by other spells. The dumber ones will think they are real soldiers, generals, and yakshas, so it is naturally very difficult to deal with them with brute force. But if you know this weakness and are prepared, then a water can or a torch from the Fire Squadron will be able to defeat them."
The sun has come out completely, illuminating the mountains, making them appear a little greener. A few people are chatting in the wind in the mountains.
"If you want to be waterproof, you have to use oil paper. But oil paper is even more afraid of fire. If you want to be fireproof, you have to use human oil to make oil paper, and then use special techniques to carefully refine it, so that it can be impervious to water and fire."
"I see."
"Although I am a casual cultivator, I am from a semi-famous and upright family. I cannot kill people to make oil, and I am afraid of retribution. Fortunately, I have lived for so many years and have acquired some other skills, so I am here to fetch oil for people." Hua Daoist said with his eyes wide open, "They are happy, and so am I. Even the dignitaries in the capital are happy. The only one who is not happy is the Guanxing Palace."
Lin Jue nodded and continued to ask:
"Now, regarding the murder of women in the capital, all of them have come to you, Senior. Do you know any clues?"
"How do I know? I only take human oil, not human lives. And I don't only take the oil of women, I also take the oil of men... It's still early today. If it's later, hey, wait, why hasn't anyone come up the mountain at this time?"
"We asked a junior brother to stop them at the foot of the mountain." Taoist Qingxuan said with a smile.
"So it's you!" said Hua Dao Ren, "I said if it was later, you would see men coming to me for help! I don't care about these things!"
"I have seen it." Lin Jue said.
"That's it. Besides, I don't extract the oil by cutting open the stomach, nor do I use a bamboo tube to extract it. I extract it from the air. Over the years, I have become very skilled at it, and I have never exhausted anyone to death. How could this happen?"
"Um……"
Lin Jue didn't say anything, just looked back.
Before they knew it, Luo Seng was standing behind them, holding a horse in his hand, and on the horse's back was a short middle-aged man, who was motionless and barely breathing.
"Still alive!"
Luo Seng met his gaze and said something.
This is actually a proof...
According to what Hua Daoist said, and based on his temper, this Daoist Fellow Wan came to him for revenge, and he spoke very foul language. If this revenge was real, if this dog demon was really an evil spirit that harmed people, this Daoist Fellow Wan would have been ground to dust by now.
But Luo Gong obviously heard what they said before. He frowned, thinking about something, and suddenly asked:
"Do you have a grudge against the Stargazing Palace?"
"Huh? Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"
"Investigating the case."
"Are you asking this during an investigation?"
"Please answer."
"As for hatred, there is some, but not much, and many years have passed. The hatred with you Fuqiu Peak is bigger, but only a little bit." Hua Daoren said.
"What grudge?"
"It was the Taoist of Konggu before. He once sent his soldiers to surround Yushan Mountain. At that time, the Guanxing Palace was proud of its reputation and thought that it was the best temple in the world. They were the ones who issued the certificates of ordination to the Taoists of Fuqiu Temple, and everyone should listen to them, so they came to rescue. Haha, but they were beaten up."
When Hua Daoren talked about being "beaten up", it was clearly a dog's head, but when he opened the dog's mouth and shook the head to one side, it became a big laugh that anyone could see:
“What a horrible beating!
"But it's been so many years since the incident happened. How can people remember anything? They probably can't remember it anymore. The only one who can remember is that the Taoist priests in Fuqiu Temple didn't listen to them.
"Ok?"
Hua Daoren paused, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Lin Jue: "Little boy, you came here today, didn't the Star Observation Palace ask you to come?"
"No, it's the Juxian Mansion. I'm the official from the Ministry of Rites. I came here on my own initiative." Lin Jue said calmly.
"It's good that it's not the Guanxing Palace!" Hua Dao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. "If they asked you to come and cause trouble for me and fight with me, they must have bad intentions!"
The monk Luo next to him frowned.
That's exactly what he was thinking.
The Stargazing Palace is not necessarily stingy, but it is very arrogant, and often arrogance can give rise to pettiness.
Originally, he knew that Lin Jue had just returned, and the next day Wu Lingshi from the Ministry of Rites came to his door, but he just thought that they were well-informed or it was a coincidence.
He had known about the stone horse before, and one day during dinner he heard Lin Jue talk about the old Taoist priest from the Astronomical Observatory whom he met when he left the Sutra Repository. Both sides seemed a little unhappy, but they also felt it was a coincidence.
Until today, when he heard that the Starry Palace knew the details of this spotted dog and was dissatisfied with it, and had a bad impression of Fuqiu Temple, he instinctively thought of one thing -
This spotted dog has such a strange temper that anyone who comes here will be frightened by it. Unless they retreat and run away on their own, a fight is inevitable.
If a fight really gets angry and ends in life or death, no matter who wins or loses, it will not be a good result.
Even if the one who survives finds out one day that the monster is not the real murderer, or is even a good friend of his ancestors, or that the Taoist priest is not out to kill him, but is rather the descendant of his old friend Hongye Temple, no matter which side he is on, how should he practice Taoism and cultivate his mind in the future?
What's even more interesting is that even if there is no life or death fight between the two sides, it will not cause any harm to the Stargazing Palace. It will just allow them to recognize each other earlier.
Luo Seng shook his head.
It is destined that there will be no evidence for this kind of thing.
I only heard Hua Gou continue:
"Those big shots in the Star Observatory..." "Huh? I didn't mean you!"
"Anyway, they always think that I have robbed them of their incense and always want to cause trouble, but I don't want any incense at all. In my opinion, they have been using deceptive skills to get incense for too long, and they can't stand other 'gods' who do things seriously."
Upon hearing this, Taoist Master Jiang smiled gently.
Taoist Qingxuan also laughed, but his laugh was more cheerful, and it was obvious that he agreed with this.
This is exactly why they came to the capital.
It was not until this time that it seemed to be basically confirmed that this monster had nothing to do with the murderer. Taoist Qingxuan then stood up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that it was an old friend of Senior Yishan, and also an old friend of Fellow Daoists Lin and Liu. Fortunately, there was no bigger misunderstanding."
"you……"
"We also came from Huizhou." Taoist Qingxuan said, "I am Qingxuan from Qiyun Mountain, and I am now living and cultivating in Zhenjian Palace."
Then Master Jiang and Junior Brother Ma also introduced themselves.
"I know you. You are the ones sent by Emperor Yujian and Lord Yili to compete with Tianweng for incense!" Hua Dao said angrily. He turned around and said, "Although no one is coming up the mountain anymore, don't stand here and talk. Let's go to my cave and have a chat."
Several people looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
"it is good!"
"Wait a moment, Master Rong, let me clean up."
After saying this, Hua Daoren bent down again and deftly picked up the chopped and burnt cardboard on the ground, looking very thrifty.
Several people also went to help, and the younger sister worked the most diligently.
Lin Jue walked towards the many soldiers and saw that their armor was damaged. The places not covered by the armor were full of scars from swords and knives, and were pierced by arrows. He felt very sad.
Then he pulled out the arrows for them one by one and cleaned their wounds carefully to ensure that there were no arrowheads or broken wood or bamboo branches in the wounds. Only then did he call them back.
It will take some repairs when I get back.
At this time, Lin Jue thought -
It would be nice if there was a wood of immortality.
The third senior brother told him that although the immortal wood is not too hard and there is nothing special about it when made into bean soldiers, if the bean soldiers carved from the immortal wood are injured, as long as they do not have broken arms or legs and their roots are not injured, they can recover on their own through sacrifice.
It's just right for a lazy guy like him.
"Ugh……"
Unfortunately, the wood of immortality can only be found by chance.
When Lin Jue finished cleaning up, everyone helped Hua Dao Ren pick up the papers on the ground and folded them neatly into a large pile. Hua Dao Ren called a few wolf-headed soldiers over to carry the papers back to the cave, and then made a gesture of invitation to them:
"please!"
Several people looked at each other and followed.
The junior sister refused to walk and insisted on riding a horse. She sat upright on the stone horse, holding a long sword. Her whole body swayed slightly with the stone horse's steps. She sometimes looked around and sometimes looked serious, as if she was pretending to be a taciturn master.
Taoist Priest Jiang and Taoist Priest Qingxuan behind her looked at her, then looked at the two stone horses, and couldn't help but look at each other.
It didn't take long before they arrived at a cave.
The flower artist still invited them in.
After walking in, the view immediately darkened.
The cave is not very wide, but it is very high and long, and seems to be transparent. There is always just the right amount of breeze, making the air inside very fresh. At this time of year, it is neither cold nor hot.
"Don't underestimate me because I live in a cave. In fact, this is one of the treasures of the Baili Fengshan Mountain! This cave of mine is also very particular. The main door is here, and the back door is on the other side of the mountain. Unless it snows in the cold winter, the main door will not be sealed, but the back door can be closed or turned down to control the wind in the cave.
“The cave has a bend so that the wind cannot pass through.
"Humph! You came at the wrong time. If you came during the hot summer, you would know that it is cool. If you came during the cold winter, you would know that it is warm. It is a rare treasure land in the world!"
Mr. Luo listened and didn't want to answer.
The junior sister was still sitting on the horse's back. She could not touch her head, but she bent over habitually. When she heard this, she could not help but say:
"It's cool in the mountains in the summer."
"Hey! Who said that? You'll know when you come here that my place is the coolest!"
As he spoke, he had already walked deep into the cave.
It was completely dark all around.
There was almost no light in such an environment, and even a dog could not see clearly, so the flower artist tapped the wall and flames lit up all around.
The firelight illuminated a spacious cave, which was connected to an even more spacious cave chamber. It also illuminated the paper figures standing on both sides of the spacious cave. Starting from this section of the cave, every few steps, there were two paper figures supported by bamboo frames, placed on both sides of the cave, and every few steps, there were yakshas.
The paper figures were scary enough in themselves, and they all looked like ferocious monsters with green faces and fangs. In addition, the paper figures were shiny and leaning against the cave, with the firelight reflecting on their faces, making them look quite creepy.
The junior sister looked a little dazed.
Master Luo, Taoist Qingxuan and Taoist Jiang were equally surprised, and Junior Brother Ma felt even more frightened.
Only then did a few people know that—
The flower master did not lie, he did not take all his troops out.
Lin Jue even saw cavalrymen with guns and bows in the cave. In a trance, he recalled the scene when he and others were chased by the three hundred light cavalry in the Western Regions.
Fortunately, there are only a dozen cavalry here, and all the paper soldiers and generals added up may not even number three hundred, and the mountains are not suitable for cavalry combat.
Otherwise, it would be hard to say who will win or lose.
The troops here, no matter where they are placed, are a force that cannot be ignored.
"No wonder..."
No wonder the Star Observation Palace has not taken action against him for all these years.
Lin Jue thought so in his heart.
(End of this chapter)
