The defense of the inner city is obviously more strict.
Luo Qingzhou circled outside the city wall for several times before he found an opportunity to climb over it and go in.
The streets are still brightly lit.
Although the Taikang Feast ended early, the night market that was announced previously did not end.
Although there are small vendors on the streets, there are very few tourists.
It is a cold winter day after all.
Luo Qingzhou changed into ordinary clothes, used disguise to change his body shape and appearance, and walked forward along the corner of the street.
When he arrived at the Qin family's clothing store, he stopped and went in through the back door.
It was empty inside, no one was there.
It’s freezing cold, and I don’t know where my brother has gone.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw two spirits flying from mid-air.
He hesitated for a moment and did not leave immediately. Instead, he used the breath-concealing technique and quickly hid in a dark corner.
The two spirits landed on the roof, wearing Taoist robes with a circle of gold edges on the cuffs and collars. They were obviously Taoists from the Zijin Temple.
"Brother Wang, who on earth is coming? Why is the temple master so nervous that he personally went to the palace with His Majesty to welcome him and even prepared such a precious gift? Even the leaders of the five major sects can't be treated like this, right?"
"Who knows? With our status, it is impossible for them to tell us about the important events in the temple. By the way, Junior Brother Sun, how are you feeling recently? Are you about to break through the Spirit Refining Realm?"
"I feel like I'm still a little short of the mark. I think I need to practice for another half a year. Oh, it would be great if the temple master could give me some elixirs."
"Don't even think about such a good thing. With talents like ours, we still have to rely on ourselves."
The two chatted for a while.
The Taoist priest named Wang said, "Let's go. It's time to change shifts. Let's go to the cell and play."
Taoist priest Sun chuckled and said, "Brother Wang, you are attracted to the beautiful woman we captured today, right? Her figure is indeed plump and beautiful, but her face is a little ugly. I guess she will be refined into a corpse slave in a few days. Let's go and have some fun with her while she's still warm."
Taoist Wang snorted coldly and said, "I really can't understand what they are thinking. Warrior corpse slaves are fine, they can fight and resist, and they can also do things. I don't know what's so interesting about those cold female corpse slaves. Senior Brother Yang and the others are enjoying it. It's disgusting just thinking about it."
"Hehe, actually changing the taste occasionally is quite refreshing..."
"By the way, has the warrior we captured tonight also been locked up in the cell? Will he also be made into a corpse slave?"
"That's not necessarily true. I heard that the man was the former commander of the Jinyiwei and was very favored by His Majesty, but he suddenly betrayed His Majesty and killed three of our brothers from Zijin Temple today. He was caught by Master Ning..."
The two flew away while talking.
When Luo Qingzhou heard the last few sentences, he was suddenly startled. He immediately came out from the corner and followed quietly.
The two Taoists flew slowly in the air, crossed several streets, and came to a mansion.
There was no plaque on the gate of this mansion, and it was pitch black inside, as if no one lived there.
Luo Qingzhou hid outside the courtyard wall, his soul left his body and flew in.
There were two red beads embedded in the roof, but they did not detect his presence.
Two Taoists flew through the window into a room on the right.
In the room, where candles were lit, there were voices of other people talking.
Luo Qingzhou drilled into the wall and looked inside the room.
The bodies of the two Taoists were sitting side by side on a cushion in the corner, with candles and sandalwood lit in front of them.
After the two souls entered the house, they returned to their bodies.
On the couch not far away, there were two other Taoists sitting. They were playing chess. One of them was cursing, obviously having lost.
"Junior Brother Zhang, Junior Brother Yuan, it's your turn to go on patrol. Remember to go around the inner city, especially the area near the palace. We have distinguished guests coming tonight. If Master and the abbot see us slacking off, we will definitely be punished."
After the Taoist priest surnamed Wang's spirit returned to his body, he began to urge the person on.
The two young Taoists who were playing chess could only mutter a few words, get off the couch, sit on the mat, bathe in the sandalwood, close their eyes, and leave their bodies.
At this time, Luo Qingzhou, after detecting the spiritual cultivation of these four people, immediately passed through the wall and stood guard outside the window.
As the spirits of the two young Taoists came out of the window, two huge fists with purple lightning suddenly appeared in front of them!
The two of them had no time to react, not even to scream, before there was a loud "bang" and their entire souls were shattered into pieces, then burned by the purple lightning and turned into nothing in an instant.
And their two bodies suddenly trembled on the cushions, and opened their eyes with wooden expressions.
Taoist priests named Wang and Sun, who had just sat down on the couch, jumped up immediately when they saw this scene.
However, the highest of their spiritual cultivation was only at the initial stage of Spirit Refining Realm, so they were no match for Luo Qingzhou.
Before the two men could react, a flying sword flew over with a "huh" sound and circled around their necks.
The two men's heads fell to the ground with a gurgling sound.
The headless corpse stood there, blood spurting out, dazed and at a loss.
The two were so terrified that their souls were about to leave their bodies, but they saw the elusive flying sword coming again. With a "swish" sound, it brought a purple arc of electricity, which instantly split the souls of the two people in half, and then burned them to ashes!
"stop!"
The flying sword shot out again, and the two bodies without souls were instantly separated from their heads!
In just a few breaths, the four Taoists were killed on the spot!
Luo Qingzhou's soul controlled the sword and circled around the room again before flying out of the room and returning to his body.
Then he jumped into the mansion, entered the room, put on the purple and gold Taoist robe of one of the Taoists, and performed the art of disguise, changing into a person of the same height, weight and body shape as him, and his face also became roughly similar.
After doing all this, he searched himself again. For safety reasons, he only took a badge and left the house.
Zijin Temple is close to the imperial palace, not too far from here.
He simply embraced the whisk, swaggered out of the mansion and walked towards the Zijin Temple.
Just as he walked out of the alley, a spirit suddenly flew through the air, looked down at him, and said, "Brother Wang, is the shift changing? Why are you the only one out?"
Luo Qingzhou stopped, looked around, then covered his mouth with one hand and coughed a few times, while waving a whisk with the other hand, beckoning him to come down.
The spirit flew down immediately without any precautions and asked, "Brother Wang, are you feeling unwell?"
Luo Qingzhou took his hand away, looked up at him and said, "I want to ask you something."
The spirit was stunned for a moment, staring at his face, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes. Why did Senior Brother Wang look like...
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Where is the prison cell in the temple?"
As soon as these words came out, the spirit was startled at first, then his face changed. Just as he was about to fly up into the air, Luo Qingzhou suddenly flashed, grabbed his neck, pulled him down, and asked, "Tell me, where is the cell?"
The spirit opened its eyes wide and struggled in fear.
Luo Qingzhou put the whisk behind his back, freed one hand, grabbed his arm, and pulled it hard, pulling his entire arm off, and asked again: "Will you tell me or not?"
Shenhun opened his mouth in agony and his whole body trembled in pain.
Luo Qingzhou grabbed his other arm again, and pulled it off again. He stared at him coldly and said, "I'll give you one last chance. Will you tell me?"
Shenhun's face was full of pain, his mouth was wide open and he shook his head vigorously.
"Bang!"
Luo Qingzhou suddenly punched him in the stomach, directly piercing his stomach, then grabbed his right leg and pulled hard again, tearing his right leg off!
At this time, his entire soul was already broken and weak.
Luo Qingzhou clenched his fist, and a purple lightning flashed on his fist with a "sizzle". He said coldly, "If you don't say anything, I'll punch you and you'll be completely gone."
Shenhun's eyes widened in horror, and he desperately kicked his remaining leg, his head shaking from side to side in panic, and a "ho ho ho" sound coming out of his mouth.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he seemed to have pinched his neck too tightly, and quickly loosened his grip a little.
The spirit then said hoarsely, in fear and pain: "Senior... Senior, please spare my life... The cell is... in the northwest corner of the Taoist temple. There are two stone Qilins there. Go down the stairs and you will find it... Senior, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish, Luo Qingzhou suddenly punched him on the head, directly exploding his head. Then the purple lightning "sizzled" and instantly burned his entire soul to ashes, leaving no trace.
Luo Qingzhou did not stay any longer, and walked quickly along the corner of the wall towards the Zijin Temple.
Soon, he saw the Taoist temple standing in the darkness.
On the highest attic of the Taoist temple, there stands a statue of an old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest is holding a whisk in his arms, his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, he has silver hair and a long beard, and he has a kind look, with an immortal demeanor.
On the top of his head, there was a wooden hairpin, on which was inlaid a huge crimson round bead.
That round bead is the magic weapon to restrain the soul.
Luo Qingzhou took a look from a distance, walked over carefully, and went straight to the northwest corner of the Taoist temple. After searching carefully, he found a back door.
Just as he was holding his whisk and was about to go in through the back door, the wooden door suddenly opened with a creak, and an old Taoist priest walked out with two young Taoist priests.
Luo Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat and he stopped where he was.
At this time, it was too late to hide, and the three opponents looked up and saw him.
Luo Qingzhou slowly clenched his hands hidden in his wide sleeves, and at the same time, the strength in his body quickly poured into his arms.
Just as he was ready to attack, the old Taoist suddenly frowned and asked, "Which temple are you from?"
A young Taoist priest behind him whispered, "Master, this person seems to be Senior Brother Wang Jiu, a disciple of Senior Uncle Lin."
Luo Qingzhou's heart moved, and he lowered his head and said, "Disciple greets Uncle Master."
The old Taoist stared at him and said, "You don't have anything important to do right now, right? Come with me and escort a few people back."
Before Luo Qingzhou could answer, he hurried over and said, "Let's go. We will take them to the cell and interrogate them overnight."
When Luo Qingzhou heard this, he immediately agreed, lowered his head slightly, and followed behind.
After walking for a distance, the old Taoist priest suddenly turned around and asked, "Where is your badge?"
Luo Qingzhou immediately took out his badge, handed it over, and said respectfully: "Uncle Master, I just came back from my soul patrol and I am a little tired. If the place you are going is too far, I..."
The old Taoist priest took the badge, looked at it, and gave it back to him, saying with a wooden face, "It's not far, it's at the Southern Kingdom Prince's Mansion, we'll be there in a moment."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Qingzhou was shocked and asked, "Master, who are we going to arrest in Nangong County Prince's Mansion?"
The old Taoist priest was walking in front with his sleeves fluttering. He said in a cold voice, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. You will know the answer later."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else, and slowly clenched his fists in his sleeves.