"Look!" someone shouted.
The people guarding the lobby rushed to the door and window, and were shocked to see the scene in the distance. The Special Investigation Department had been on many field missions, but this horrific scene was something they had never seen or heard of before.
Before this, Li Hongyu had called them together for a meeting and specifically talked about Huang's father's exorcism, but their deputy team leader had heard the news from somewhere else and no one had seen it with their own eyes.
At that time, some people even discussed secretly, wondering if the deputy team leader had been deceived by the man named Chen.
At the moment, it seems that they are the ones who are deceived.
Bad habits such as conceit and contempt for others have blinded their minds.
Fortunately, the other party showed up in such a high-profile manner. If they launched a sneak attack or something, wouldn't they be caught off guard
"It turns out that he can really exorcise ghosts. He does have some ability." The bright and gentle voice seemed a little abrupt amid the noisy discussions. The special investigation department personnel present immediately shut up and focused all their attention on the team leader.
Li Daoxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "The iron chain is hooking the soul."
Chen Ling glanced at him and thought that he was worthy of being a big leader. He was not at all nervous when seeing such a scene.
He said, "Those chained evil spirits seem to be quite numerous, at least several hundred."
"Don't worry, we are well prepared." As soon as Li Daoxuan finished speaking, as if to prove that they were adequately prepared, the people from the Special Investigation Department took out yellow talismans one after another, and the people who were originally crowded together were quickly divided into seven groups.
Each part represents a formation, and the seven formations form a large formation.
Li Daoxuan himself was not in the formation, he only gave instructions from the side.
He glanced at his subordinates who had already taken up their fighting stances with satisfaction, and asked Chen Ling with a smile, "Are you ready?"
Chen Ling smiled but said nothing. He was not used to Li Daoxuan's gentleness and warmth, especially with an old ancestor standing next to him.
Jiang Yu was very displeased with Li Daoxuan's smile. He had a cold face from beginning to end. He stretched out his hand to pull Chen Ling into his arms and whispered: "If you can't beat him, run away. If you can't run away, hide in my arms. There are so many evil ghosts and wronged souls appearing today. I have already notified the underworld, and they will send ghost messengers up soon."
Chen Ling knew that even if the ghost came, he would just be there to make up the numbers.
The underworld does not care about the affairs of the living world, and the ghost officials will not help, but when the evil ghost is subdued, it can be handed over to them directly, so there is no need to have someone specially look after it.
Chen Ling nodded and said, "When this is over, I will give them some paper money to express my gratitude."
Jiang Yu frowned and emphasized, "I was the one who called the ghost messenger up."
Chen Ling slapped his forehead, understood, and said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, I should thank you the most. When I go back, I will clean the tombstone and burn a few more incense sticks."
Jiang Yu was not interested in these things. He bit the young man's ear and said, "These are all external things. In comparison, why don't you give me something practical?"
Chen Ling: “For example?”
"Let me □□." Jiang Yu made the shameless request calmly.
Chen Ling looked at him and said, "Then you are at a disadvantage. No."
Jiang Yu: "I didn't suffer any loss, I made a profit."
Chen Ling shook his head seriously. To be honest, if there was any money to be made, it would be him who made it, but the old ancestor's thing was too awesome. If they lay together, something bad would definitely happen.
"No, I'd better go back and burn some paper for you." He changed the subject, "Let's talk about this issue slowly. Work is more important right now."
He looked forward again, took out the telescopic stick, broke it apart from the root, and released the cursed whip with runes.
As the saying goes, catch the leader first.
Naturally, we have to catch Huang Fu ghost first.
But before he could take a step forward, the ghost of Huang's father who was standing behind the group of ghosts disappeared.
Fengling Hot Spring Club was filled with ghosts and the light was extremely dim. Fortunately, all the indoor and outdoor lights were on, so it was not affected too much.
Even without the Huang father ghost, those evil ghosts were still getting closer. All the lights in the valley began to flicker, and the sound of electricity crackled, suggesting that a fierce battle was about to come.
Chen Ling jumped out with one hand supporting the window frame. As soon as he landed, a fire broke out under his feet.
The flames were blue and began to burn from the trees at feet.
"It's a will-o'-the-wisp!" Jin Yu's voice suddenly rang out.
Chen Ling turned his head and saw that the girl had secretly come down from the mountain at some point, and her hand holding the kitchen knife was shaking.
The will-o'-the-wisp fire spread rapidly and spread throughout the entire guild hall in an instant, burning from the valley to the surrounding mountainside.
Crackling sounds filled the air, and even the tips of the green grass on the ground glowed with faint blue flames.
Chen Ling looked at the public hot spring pool not far away. The hot spring pool, which maintained a constant temperature, seemed to be placed on a fire, with boiling bubbles bubbling out.
"The 19th day of the lunar calendar was the day of the great fire." Chen Ling suddenly figured it out. "Huang Fu ghost asked the villagers to send freshly slaughtered livestock on the 18th in order to stimulate the evil ghosts at hand, but also to stimulate their violence so as to prepare for the purgatory on the next day."
The evil spirits, already stimulated by the blood, are irritable and bloodthirsty. In such a mood, if they are put into the fire and burned, their resentment and hatred for the past will reach a peak.
Looking at those densely packed ghosts, Chen Ling felt cold all over. He didn't know whether Huang's father ghost ate ghosts or not, but he must be feeding ghosts for others.
Feed the most vicious ghost.
Jiang Yu approached from behind. He was a little worried, so he bit his finger and tapped Chen Ling's forehead.
The cool touch brought the young man back to his senses. He looked at the man beside him: "Why, why is he doing this?"
"A large number of evil spirits gathering together will have an impact on the local Feng Shui, such as mass graves. The bodies thrown into mass graves are all unclaimed, and some are not even intact. Most of these bodies are stained with resentment and are attached to restless souls. No matter how good the local Feng Shui is, over time it will be dragged down by the constantly gathering Yin Qi, and even become a dead end, eroding the surrounding vitality and devouring nearby lives."
A flash of white light appeared in Chen Ling’s mind. The mass grave was gradually formed with people’s subconscious approval.
For example, if a body of a person who died suddenly and no one claimed it was found today, everyone would dump it somewhere. A few days later, another body of a person who died of illness was found, and people would subconsciously think of the "good place" where the previous body was dumped, and naturally dump the second body there as well.
Over time, a mass grave was formed.
But the Fengling Col at present was deliberately done by someone.
The village was hit by a fire, and the souls of the dead may have been shackled by Huang Fugui. The human sacrifice once a month, the souls devoured by pain, were still kept by Huang Fugui. He not only kept the souls, but also sank the bones into the pool.
The remains, already surrounded by negative energy, were further eroded by the cold underground water.
He made the souls of these dead people, who were trapped by resentment, unable to rest in peace even if they lost consciousness and became mindless evil ghosts.
This is eternal torture, a never-ending lashing.
There is only one result of doing this, the resentment of those evil spirits will become more serious, and these negative things will be like a chain, entangled in the underground of Fengling Mountain.
Once the ground is broken, the chains are broken, and the porcelain jar holding the evil spirit is opened—
The imprisoned and mad evil spirits rushed out and mixed into the human world. No one knew how bad the ending would be.
But if these ghosts were kept sealed underground... Chen Ling suddenly came to his senses, turned around and yelled at Li Hongyu again about his conclusion.
"A corpse breeding ground! Someone is deliberately creating a corpse breeding ground!"
Wu Weiwei was startled and asked Li Hongyu beside him: "Corpse-raising ground? It is said that this corpse-raising ground can keep corpses fresh forever, or even bring the dead back to life?"
"There is no resurrection in this world." Li Hongyu's eyes darkened a little, and he drew out the copper coin sword behind him with one hand. "The corpse raising ground does not have to be used to raise corpses. It can also strengthen the soul and spirit, allowing evil cultivators and ghost cultivators to recuperate and help improve their Taoism."
Wu Weiwei thought of the paper man who tried to seduce his brother Chen. Wasn't it said that there was an evil plot behind it
"Could this be the work of an evildoer who is trying to attack Brother Chen?" The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. "But why would he want to launch a sneak attack? Wouldn't that alert the enemy?"
"Everything will be clear once we catch the guy." After saying that, Li Hongyu rushed out the door.
With him leading the team, all the special investigation officers rushed out. Wu Weiwei held his slingshot tightly and found a hidden angle position at the window, where he could aim and hide.
Jin Yu followed behind him, his hand holding the kitchen knife much steadier than before.
Looking at the fire burning outside, she thought of the villagers who had been burned in the village, and asked Wu Weiwei worriedly: "Are they okay?"
"My brother Chen is very powerful, nothing will happen to him." Although he said that, Wu Weiwei was still not very confident.
The number of those evil spirits was too huge. Each of them had white eyes and a white face, with horrifying black veins all over their face. When they opened their mouths, they revealed sharp teeth and a bloody mouth.
Wu Weiwei discovered that a person from the Special Investigation Department was slowly approaching Chen Ling from behind. He suddenly remembered the paper man and Huang's father, and squinted one eye to take aim.
The paper bullet stained with chicken blood and cinnabar flew out and hit the man between the eyebrows.
Although it did not cause any damage to the enemy's core, it bought Chen Ling time to react.
Chen Ling looked back and saw that the person who was hit had a round hole in the middle of his forehead. The hole kept expanding around and finally covered the entire head.
The tall and straight adult man staggered back and fell into the fire.
The flames quickly wrapped him up, and half a minute later, the black suit began to fade and turned into a white paper man.
Chen Ling watched as the paper figure with a hole on its top gradually shrank to the size of a palm and finally burned to ashes.
He raised his head and looked around. Will-o'-the-wisp fires were burning everywhere and thick smoke filled the entire area, just blocking his view.
The only thing he could see clearly was Jiang Yu beside him and Li Hongyu and others who had set up a formation not far away.
Jiang Yu didn't want him to look at others, so he pinched the young man's chin and turned his head back, letting him continue to stare at the Huangfu ghost in front of him.
Huang Fugui grinned, revealing his bloody red mouth. His eyes widened with excitement, and as if in a provocative manner, he loosened the chain in his hand little by little.
The hooks that were holding the evil spirits were pulled out from their collarbones in an instant, and they lay on the ground with dark blood.
The ghosts who had gained freedom did not flee, nor did they attack anyone. Instead, they stepped into the fire little by little, as if being pulled by the pain and obsession of death.
In an instant, everything around me changed.
The beautiful European-style guild hall was gone, replaced by a dilapidated village that had been burned down.
"Don't panic, it's an illusion." Jiang Yu was calm and soothing in a steady voice, "The pain before death was too deep, which aroused their anger and caused this area to temporarily return to the state it was in during the fire. We are still in the guild hall, still in the same place."
Chen Ling forced himself to calm down and close his eyes.
He saw the real scenery, the beautiful architectural reliefs and the magnificent Roman columns were still there.
It was just like a fantasy. The fire that started out of nowhere was spreading rapidly. The souls that were unchained gathered together from all directions, and then seemed to suddenly lose consciousness and walked towards the fire like puppets.
This is to repeat the death that happened before.
After closing my mind and opening my eyes again, the modernly decorated hall had turned back into a run-down little village.
Those evil spirits that stepped into the fire gradually returned to their pre-death appearance. Some of them were rolling in pain in the fire, while others were fleeing from the house in panic. Wailing, shouting, and cries for help were everywhere.
A man with a turban and a beard was standing by holding a torch.
His eyes were crazy, veins popped out on the back of his hand holding the torch, and he shouted like crazy: "Burn you to death, burn you to death! You devils, you are all devils like him! You are monsters! There are no gods, only monsters! I will burn you to death, burn you to death, burn you to death..."
I saw a woman carrying a child passing by.
With a grim smile on his face, he rushed over and lit the fire on the woman's clothes.
In an instant, the fire engulfed the woman and the child in her arms. The screams of pain gradually faded away and soon disappeared into the air.
The bearded man did not feel miserable. He laughed ferociously, pointed at the woman who had stopped struggling and shouted, "It was you who joined them in sending my daughter as a sacrifice. It was you, it was you! Now your daughter is dead too. Are you happy?"
Chen Ling watched helplessly as one after another people were engulfed in flames, screaming and falling to the ground, and he forgot to react.
"Fuck, how long will this burning last?" Someone from the Special Investigation Department became impatient, cursed, and left the magic circle, wanting to kill the "person" struggling in the fire.
But somehow, a strong wind blew and blew the flames onto him.
Before he could react, the flames had already burned a big hole in his clothes. The flames were still sticking to his skin, emitting a burning smell.
He cried out in pain and subconsciously wanted to rush to the well not far away, but he tripped hard on the way.
No one knew what he hit in reality, but many people saw that his head was instantly cut open and bleeding profusely.
"I've said it before, don't act on impulse when doing things, just be patient." Li Daoxuan suddenly walked out from the side, grabbed the man by the clothes and threw him to the ground.
He turned around and looked at Li Hongyu: "Water!"
Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment, then looked back. The door to the reception center of the guild hall had long disappeared, leaving only a wall of fire.
"I have it here!" Wu Weiwei shouted, thinking that it was a good thing that he had his backpack with him, otherwise he would be completely in the dark when encountering the illusion, and nothing would be there.
He pulled out a bottle of water and threw it out, which was caught by Li Hongyu and then thrown to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan caught the water, took out a yellow talisman and chanted a spell quickly.
"Please come to Pu'an first to get the holy water for good luck... I am here in person on behalf of Pu'an... The evil spirits of heaven will return to heaven, the evil spirits of earth will return to earth, the evil spirits of the year, month, day, hour, wooden horse and big evil will be arrested far away, I am here on the orders of the Supreme Lord Laozi to hurry up and obey the law."
Chen Ling listened carefully and realized it was a water curse.
The water-raising spell is to dissolve the talisman in water to achieve the effect of curing diseases and saving lives. It is a type of spell in the Lu Ban book.
After Li Daoxuan finished reciting the spell, he stuffed the talisman into the mouth of the bottle. The yellow talisman paper with cinnabar quickly became transparent and merged with the water.
Then, he picked the man up with one hand, pinched his cheeks with both hands, forced him to open his mouth, and poured the water into him.
The will-o'-the-wisp fire went out automatically, and the man who had been groaning also gradually stopped shouting. From his burnt and tattered clothes, one could see that the skin and flesh burned by the will-o'-the-wisp fire was slowly healing.
The fire in the "village" was still burning and was getting bigger and bigger.
Wherever the strange strong wind blew, the flames jumped high and fast, and soon surrounded the entire village. No one could get out, and no one could escape.
The bearded man held a torch, his eyes sparkling with fire. "Retribution, your retribution has come! I want you to be buried with my daughter, not a single one of you will be spared!"
The man spoke in the village language, and everyone was confused, but from his happy expression and madness on his face, they could vaguely guess that he was expressing his ecstasy of successful revenge.
Jin Yu suddenly shouted, "This must be the village chief! The village chief who went crazy because of losing his daughter!"
Now the evil ghosts are still repeating their own deaths, not caring about these living people. When the ghost fire burns out, everyone present will become their target. But now we can't move, whoever moves will be asking for trouble.
Chen Ling shouted to Jin Yu: "Once the fire stops, the illusion may end. You must leave here."
"I can stay and help!" Jin Yu was stubborn and refused to leave.
"If a fight breaks out later, no one will be able to protect you." Chen Ling spoke quickly, "There are staff members left behind in the kitchen and security department of the club. Go find them."
The people over there are all middle-aged men with strong yang energy, and they have talisman papers in their hands. If any fish that have escaped the net are found there, those things should be enough to protect the gold and jade.
Jin Yu opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but was afraid of what would happen if he really did something bad.
She was depressed, "Okay then..."
Without waiting for Chen Ling to speak, Wu Weiwei took the initiative to give her two talismans and explained how to use them.
Jin Yu tightly grasped the talisman paper and secretly made up his mind to find another place to shine!
We don’t know how long the fire will last, so waiting is not a solution.
Chen Ling stood still, picked up the paper figure that had been burned to ash by the ghost fire, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and concentrated his mind: "The mountain dragon Lianzhen has a direction, and the water dragon Jumen sees water."
After repeating it seven times in a row, a shadow appeared in front of him. The shadow gradually solidified and it was the Wutong God.
Wutong God, good at searching.
The forest is huge, and it is indeed difficult to find a small mountain spirit hiding there. But now the food is stored in this valley. Chen Ling believes that Huang's father's ghost will not go far, and must be hiding somewhere nearby, watching their every move.
"Fellow Daoist Chen." This was the second time Wutongshen met Chen Ling, and they could barely be considered acquaintances.
Seeing the other party being so polite, Chen Ling felt very embarrassed: "Today's matter is urgent, and I haven't had time to prepare offerings and incense, candles, and paper money. I hope Wutong God will forgive me. When the matter is over, I will definitely offer double."
Wutongshen glanced at Jiang Yu and said hurriedly, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you are too polite. It's just a small matter. Forget about the tribute. Forget it."
After saying that, he secretly glanced at Jiang Yu's expression.
Noticing that he was always squinting his eyes, he turned his head to look at Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu looked back calmly with a burning gaze, and soon forced the young man back.
Wutongshen quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Chen asked me to come up today, what is the matter?"
Chen Ling said seriously: "There is a Huangfu ghost in the mountain, can you please help find him?"
"Please wait a moment, fellow Taoist." Wutongshen stopped talking nonsense, bowed, and disappeared on the spot.
Everyone in the Special Investigation Department was dumbfounded. They didn't know what Chen Ling was talking to himself. Only Li Daoxuan saw the Five-Power God. He snorted and laughed, and said to Li Hongyu, "This young man is so young, but he can be treated with such respect by the Five-Power God. It's not simple."
Li Hongyu knew that Chen Ling had a good relationship with the underworld officials, but he didn't know that he also had contacts with the Five Gods. He was envious in his heart, but he said affirmatively: "Chen Ling is extremely talented, and he is blessed by God."
Li Daoxuan patted his nephew on the shoulder and said, "You can do it if you practice hard."
"Thank you, Junior Master." Li Hongyu actually showed a shy expression, which made Wu Weiwei in the distance smack his lips.
It can be seen that Li Hongyu must have great respect for Li Daoxuan, even a little admiration for him. He also felt the shyness and pride after being praised by a strong man after being praised by Brother Chen.
Wu Weiwei couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu again. He was caught red-handed and simply grinned.
Li Hongyu returned to his quiet and serious state. He nodded and turned his head away.
Wutongshen came back very quickly, "We found six Huangfu ghosts in total. May I ask, Fellow Daoist Chen, which one are you looking for?"
Chen Ling: "... So many?"
Wutong Shen: "Two are located in the west, two are located in the east, one is locked in a villa halfway up the mountain, and the other is hidden in a pavilion in the south, almost at the top of the mountain."
Chen Ling immediately stood up and told Li Daoxuan, "We found the trace of Huang's father's ghost. I will go there now."
"Be careful, leave this to us." Li Daoxuan did not feel anxious or uneasy about the current situation. It seemed that everything was under control and would eventually pass.
Chen Ling didn't think too much about it for the time being. He just felt that his junior uncle Li Hongyu was too calm and steady. He was worthy of being a leader, with strong execution and control abilities.
Li Hongyu opened his mouth, but finally chose to remain silent.
As a member of the formation, he couldn't get away. But Li Daoxuan seemed to see what he was thinking and took the initiative to say, "I'll take your place, go with them."
Li Hongyu showed a rare trace of joy on his face, and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you, Junior Master."
The south side is the shaded part of the mountain. The forest, which often does not receive sunlight, becomes even more eerie and dark in the evening.
Chen Ling turned on the flashlight on his cell phone and shone it on the mountain road below his feet. Behind his ears he could hear shrill screams from the valley.
He tightened his grip on the backpack strap and said, "Tell me, since the ghost fire burning the village happens every month, didn't anyone notice it when the construction was underway?"
"The noise was so loud, and they are not deaf or blind, how could they not notice it?" Li Hongyu gritted his teeth and said, "I am afraid they chose to conceal it on purpose so as not to affect the construction and future business."
Chen Ling stood still, his lips straight, staring at Jiang Yu steadily, "If the construction party or the company that owns the guild deliberately concealed the truth, causing Xie Dao and Huang Fugui not to be arrested earlier, killing more people, will the Seventy-two Departments be in charge?"
Jiang Yu said simply: "Manage."
Chen Ling nodded, adjusted the angle of the flashlight, and continued to climb the mountain.
The road was wet, and the stones were covered with crystal water droplets, making it easy to slip. Chen Ling stepped carefully and reminded, "Watch your step, don't fall."
There was no response from behind, and the surroundings suddenly became dead silent.
Chen Ling turned around suddenly and saw nothing behind him.
There was no one else on the winding mountain path except himself.
And at some point, the black mist covering the sky actually invaded the woods, connecting with the dense branches that were stretching out, and completely covering the top of the head.
Looking at the thick black air behind him, Chen Ling looked straight ahead. This was the only way he could go.