one's door

In addition, it is hard to find a ghost on the mass grave here, and the only one is a newborn wild ghost, and even the wild ghost was caught and eaten before it could even escape from the tomb.Is there a possibility that the reason why there are no wild ghosts here is the result of being hunted out regularly?

He used to feed on the living souls of death row prisoners on the East Gate Execution Ground, but now he regards the mass graves outside the city as his cropland, and he comes here to harvest from time to time.This can no longer be described as strange, and completely subverts most of the descriptions of ghost habits in Longhu Mountain.If these are still their "instincts", Zhang Yan doesn't believe it.He even believed that the strange actions of these ghosts in Langyuan City should be planned and purposeful behaviors, a strategy to strengthen themselves.

but……

"If you eat up my merits, then you have to use yourself to pay for it." Zhang Yan held one right hand, the Wanxiang Pearl in his palm turned into a mahogany sword, and he held up a talisman with the other hand ...

"By the law, the universe is in a hurry like a law! Bind!"

Chapter 89 Soul Explosion

It's not the time to be forced to use the "God's Descending Technique" by three ghosts in Xuanhua City.Now that Zhang Yan has stepped into the Profound Vein Realm, both his means and experience are completely different from those at that time.

The left hand threw out a stack of talisman papers at a time, more than ten sheets, and after the hand was released, they fluttered like butterflies and ignited slowly, leaving small golden marks in the air, as if the marks hovered in the air and did not blow away with the wind. passed away.

"hiss!"

The ghost boy was also obviously startled by Zhang Yan who suddenly jumped out, his mouth let out a neigh, and he looked vigilantly at the golden symbols all around him in an instant. These symbols gave him a very uncomfortable feeling. Will want to actively avoid.Like a wild animal, it is innately afraid of fire.

"Can we talk?" Zhang Yan lowered the mahogany sword in his hand, tilted his head slightly, and looked down at the slightly panicked ghost boy in front of him.He was sure that the other party's spiritual intelligence must be no different from that of a living person, otherwise the emotional changes in those eyes would never be so clear.Compared with the red-clothed female ghost among the three ghosts he met in Xuanhua City, it was similar, even stronger.

"Hiss! You are courting death!"

Suddenly, the scene in front of Zhang Yan changed, like mist and smoke, and he arrived at the Yubei Mountain Fortress he was familiar with in an instant. taste.

Is this... hallucinations?

After Zhang Yan stepped into the Profound Vein Realm, it was the first time that he was trapped in an illusion by Li Gui's means.And it's actually Yubei Mountain. Could it be that Yubei Mountain is a very scary place in my heart?Zhang Yan himself was curious, because he didn't think Yubei Mountain was so scary.But after thinking about it, he came to a little realization again, perhaps this fear of Yubei Mountain was not his, but his predecessor's.After all, his predecessor was scared to death in Yubei Mountain.

A star on stage, always responding to changes;

Exorcise evil spirits, protect life and body;

Wisdom is clear and the mind is at peace;

The three souls are eternal, and the soul is not lost.

Zhang Yan didn't panic in his heart, it was just an illusion, and he couldn't even sink his consciousness into it, how could this thing trap him?Aura emerged, and the divine mantra was slowly recited in his mouth. After the "Spiritual Purification Mantra", the illusion in front of him was like melting snow, and it was evaporated in the blink of an eye, revealing the appearance of a gloomy mass grave in the night, and the still The talisman was the ghost that was stuck in place and couldn't get out.

"It seems that you can't talk well. Then don't blame me." Zhang Yan held a mahogany sword with a sword flower in his hand, and his feet moved, like catkins, slowly approaching the bounding range of the talisman. There was a slight golden glow on the sword, and it was the power of the spirit fire talisman left by rubbing the blade with his fingers that appeared.

There is also the meaning of trying my own current methods.At this time, Zhang Yan took the ghost boy in front of him as a sword-testing stone.

The sword formula is still the same sword formula, and the movement technique is also the same movement technique, what is added is the overall effect brought about by the improvement of the realm.Supplemented by Zhang Yan's new method added after the Profound Vein Realm.

The sword fluttered and fluttered, seemingly without effort, but it was as fast as lightning, and the angle was even more elusive.The ghost boy wanted to avoid it by relying on the speed of his soul body, but he found that the opponent's feet were somehow not slower than it, and he couldn't dodge it at all.And whenever the sword hits, the heart-burning horrible pain on the shoulder will always make it howl terribly and suffer unspeakably.

Can you run if you can't beat it?

The ghost boy also tried.Unfortunately, it wanted to run but couldn't!

Not to mention the golden light seal that is tightly sealed around it, the soul body will smoke when touched, it can't be pierced at all, and I don't know what it is showing.

sink into the ground?That person always stomped his feet, making it impossible to get in and out of the ground that was originally random.

For the first time, this ghost boy discovered that living people can be so scary.Moreover, it has not figured out the origin of the other party until now. Not only does it seem to know it very well, but it also uses natural restraints, and it is completely different from the human warriors it knows.

Maybe die today?The ghost boy couldn't help thinking.Although it has died once.

Zhang Yan didn't know the pain of the spiritual fire burning into the soul, but he could also see a thing or two from the other party's expression.This was his purpose in the first place, to give the other party some hardships, and then he could talk when he had had enough, and maybe he could ask something.

"Can we talk?" Zhang Yan saw that the other party was so exhausted by the spiritual fire that he couldn't even dodge or move.So he temporarily stopped holding the sword formula in his hand, but still maintained the blockade of the surrounding talismans, and was less than one foot away from the opponent.

"Hiss! You, who are you!?" The voice was hoarse, not like a child's melodiousness at all, but more like the feeling of five or sixty years old, accompanied by resentment and fear.

Feeling that kind of resentment, Zhang Yan raised the wooden sword hanging in his hand again, and pressed it against the ghost boy's eyebrows. A ray of spiritual fire protruded from the tip of the sword like a needle and slowly pierced into the ghost boy's forehead.

The severe pain made the ghost boy tremble all over, but he couldn't move at all while screaming.

"Why did you hide in the Wu Mansion? What is your relationship with the people in the Wu Mansion?"

"I...don't know...ah...forgive me...I..."

Maybe Zhang Yan couldn't do anything cruel to the living, and he wouldn't know how to use torture methods at all.But in the face of ghosts, Zhang Yan had no psychological barriers at all.Not to mention the ghost in front of him who devours soul like a child, no matter how cruel he is, he won't hesitate.

"What is the relationship between the people of the Wu residence and you?" Zhang Yan asked in a deep voice, and the spirit fire needle on the tip of the wooden sword pierced an inch forward again.There is a saying for this method, which is called "Yintang Painful Soul".Not only the soul body, but also the same torture effect on the living.It is said that it was made by a monk who is both good and evil, and it was recorded in a special magic book by Longhushan.

"They...they are servants of the king...servants...servants..."

"Huh? Be clear, you... are not good!" Zhang Yan was about to urge, but before he finished speaking, he saw a strange red glow suddenly appearing from the inside of the ghost boy's soul body in front of him, pulling the ghost boy's soul body Trembling violently, the inside collapsed in just three breaths.This scene made Zhang Yan's eyes shrink sharply.A word emerged in my heart: soul explosion!

The soul body is the most important part of a living being, and its structure is mysterious and unknowable.And if the soul body explodes by itself, it will produce extremely strong destructive power.According to Longhushan's records, this is a method commonly used by many monks when they are desperate to die. If it is sudden enough, they can often kill or seriously injure enemies who are stronger than themselves.

Zhang Yan's figure retreated violently, and at the same time, the five-layer five-element qi shield was in front of him.All this was arranged in an instant, and the soul of the ghost boy just exploded, and the speed of the huge force scattered far exceeded the speed of Zhang Yan's violent retreat, and even smashed the five-layer five-element air shield arranged by Zhang Yan in one breath .

"The universe protects me!" Zhang Yan yelled in the blink of an eye, and the wooden sword in his hand instantly turned into a large red shield, just blocking him tightly...

Chapter 90 Haze

At most, the things that Zhang Yan can change with the Wanxiang Orb in the Qi Entraining Realm are similar mortal things with some spirituality.But now that he has stepped into the Profound Vein Realm, the things that can be changed by the Wanxiang Orb are different, such as helping him to block the big red shield with [-]% power of the soul explosion at this very moment: Qiankun.

Qiankun is already a magic weapon, strictly speaking, it belongs to the best of the low-grade magic weapons.It has a good defensive effect on direct or soul-body and energy-type attacks.

In fact, the mahogany sword that Zhang Yan has been using smoothly can barely be regarded as a magic weapon, thanks to the particularity of its material.But compared to the real magic weapon, the adaptability is still poor.The reason why Zhang Yan is still using it now is that he hasn't found a suitable main magic weapon for him to replace.

The Qiankun Shield was found by Zhang Yan from the miscellaneous news about Wanxiangzhu's refinery when he was looking for the main magic weapon. Because of its huge shield surface, he remembered it deeply. He didn't expect to rely on this thing to save his life now.

"Hiss..." Zhang Yan curled up, and after more than a dozen breaths, he could not feel the impact of the big shield in his hand, and then he slowly relaxed. He suddenly felt sore muscles in his arms, and a burning pain in his back.Just now, the force of the impact threw him several feet away, and he hit a rock just now. His back is probably covered in bruises now.

It's not just the physical discomfort, the aura in the body was also taken away by the Qiankun Shield for a full [-]% in the few breaths just now, so as to activate the maximum defensive effect to resist the impact of the power of the soul explosion.

In fact, Zhang Yan also thought to himself that he was lucky.Because the ghost boy's soul was not condensed like the Soul Explosion method recorded in the Longhu Mountain Gate, but very scattered, so that the power of the Soul Explosion did not focus on him.This makes him relatively unscathed in the event of insufficient preparation.

After putting away the Qiankun Shield and getting up from the ground, what came into view was a pit of earth that had been overturned by the force of the explosion.There was no trace of that ghost boy anymore.

With a cold face, Zhang Yan didn't stay here any longer, but left quickly, and continued to cover his aura with the Qi Containing Talisman.

However, Zhang Yan did not go far, but chose a small forest to hide on the only way from Langyuan City to the mass grave.I also want to see if there will be another reaction in the city after the ghost child's soul explodes.

At the same time, Zhang Yan was also quickly sorting out what happened tonight, because there were too many accidents, he had to think carefully about everything on this trip tonight.

At first glance, it seemed that Zhang Yan had lost a lot tonight.Not only did he lose a wild ghost, but he also lost a fierce ghost. He didn't reap the merits that the two ghosts should have.And also consumed [-]% of the aura, plus a whole body of minor injuries.But the fact is that if you look at it all, it may not necessarily be a loss, at least the loss is not that big.

First of all, because of a series of accidents tonight, Zhang Yan discovered a possible reason for the scarcity of ghosts around Langyuan City.That is, the ghosts here were either hunted by the three in the Wu Mansion, or most of them ran away, because this place is too dangerous.

In Zhang Yan's view, the situation of ghosts in Langyuan City is definitely not a normal phenomenon, but there must be a strategic initiative to achieve it, that is, the three ghosts hiding in the Wu Mansion.They even have a clear understanding of all aspects that can produce ghosts around Langyuan City, harvesting them regularly like harvesting crops, and they also know the execution time of the condemned prisoners, waiting there early.

Secondly, it is the last sentence left by the ghost child.

"It mentioned 'Wang'. Does this refer to a certain person surnamed Wang, or is it just a literal meaning?" Zhang Yan found a branch in the woods that was a little closer to the official road, climbed up to rest his arm on it, and thought Thinking about the half of the words left by the ghost boy.

If it means the former, does it mean that there is really a way to deal with ghosts in this world like Zhang Yan?

If it means the latter, it means that there is a ghost king controlling the ghost boy, including the other two ghosts who hid in the Wu manor and did not come out.

Either way, it opened up a new way of thinking for Zhang Yan.Before, he always looked at the ghosts in Huangtianyu with the attitude of stragglers, but now it seems that he thinks too simply.

With Zhang Yan's cultivation level and means at this time, he can deal with a few ghosts without any problem, but if he meets the king of ghosts, it will be hard to say.You can't always rely on "God's Arrival" to fight for your life, right?Zhang Yan's life can't be fought a few times now.

And at the end of that sentence, it should be about the relationship between that "king" and the Wu family.The ghost boy only had time to say the word "servant".The sound is a little out of tune.Is it a "servant" or a "friend"?It's really hard to say.Zhang Yan turned around in his mind for a few times, and finally he could only come up with two possibilities, either "servant" or "friend".

But whether it is a servant or a friend, it shows that the Wu family has a direct relationship with that "king".It was also because of this relationship that he hid the three ghosts in his mansion.Even the series of behaviors of the three ghosts may be the Wu family providing clues.For example, the time and place of the death row prisoner's execution.

"Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect this! The Wu family... actually has something to do with ghosts, and it's not unusual for this family to be deeply involved." Zhang Yan sighed in his heart.

Is this the Wu family's braid?

Well, it doesn't seem to count.Because ghosts are not good things, but enemies of living things.The Wu family and the ghosts are in collusion. In Taoist terms, they have entered the evil way and should be eradicated to restore justice.But this is the wild world, and there is almost no concept of ghosts here, at least the level that Zhang Yan is exposed to now is ignorant of ghosts.So this little braid doesn't seem to be so useful.

But at least one thing Zhang Yan knew very well at this moment.That is, the Wu family is definitely not an ordinary-looking family of officials and eunuchs, and there are evil things hidden in it.

Zhang Yan has always regarded the Wu family as a life and death enemy, and there is no room for reconciliation between them.The main reason why it seems to be "safe and sound" now is the intervention of the city guard Zhou Cang.Now that the Wu family's methods are not limited to those on the surface, is there a possibility of killing ghosts?It's hard to say.

the last point.That is, the situation of the ghost child when the soul exploded was obviously not that it took the initiative or wanted the soul to explode.It was the result of a kind of red abnormal light being stirred up from its soul body.

Zhang Yan guessed that the red strange glow was some kind of means that the "king" kept in the ghost boy's body.Once the ghost child touches a specific situation, such as when he wants to tell something about the "king", the tactics will explode, mainly to kill the mouth, and secondly to kill the enemy.

This kind of method can basically be sure that it will not be a method such as a warrior's combat technique.

But, is it specifically a magical method or a ghost cultivation method?Zhang Yan is not sure yet.

Chapter 91

Early in the morning, as soon as Zhou Cang entered the office and sat down, the adjutant came over to report something.

"My lord, a strange thing happened on the mass grave in the outskirts of the city last night. A huge pothole appeared inexplicably on the mountainside, as if it was left after something exploded."

"Explode? Fire oil?" Zhou Cang knew that there was fire oil in the army. If it was piled up and ignited, it would explode. It was extremely powerful, and it was not much more powerful than some combat skills in the Tongqiao state.So when he heard the word "explode", the first thing he thought of was fierce fire oil.

But the adjutant shook his head and said, "My lord, it's not kerosene. That thing is a heavy item in the army. We don't have much in our garrison, and it's even less likely that the civilians have enough kerosene to explode. And the kerosene exploded." There was thick smoke and fire, but there were no such signs at the mass grave last night. Local inspections did not find any signs of burning.

This is a weird thing, so far I have arranged for a pair of people to go over to the yamen to carry out a detailed investigation. "

"People from the yamen? They also passed by?" Zhou Cang paused while holding the tea, and turned his head to look at the adjutant in surprise.Because generally speaking, the servants of the local yamen will only be active in the city, unless there is a case in the Zhuangzi outside the city, they will go there after someone reports it to the official.As for places like mass graves, it is impossible to go there except when the local yamen throws corpses to bury people.Over there is the outer jurisdiction of the garrison that patrols the city daily.So Zhou Cang was not surprised that the people in the garrison discovered the abnormality of the mass grave, but it seemed a little strange that the people from the local yamen passed by so quickly.

So Zhou Cang asked another question: "Is it the person from the local yamen you notified?"

"No, my lord. In fact, the people from the local yamen arrived one step ahead of our people. Our patrolling troops saw them rushing to the mass graves and then followed up and discovered the strange things above. I am worried that it may be Beiwu Kingdom or The spies from the Huayue Kingdom on the other side of the river conspired, so they are investigating."

Langyuan City has a special geographical location. To the north there is the complicated and confusing Beiwu Kingdom, and across the river to the east is Huayue Shangguo, which has always wanted to annex Nanyuan Kingdom. Therefore, although Langyuan City does not have any tense front-line battlefields, it can be used as a Everyone in the guard is extremely sensitive to any strange things, and they are worried that people from Beiwu Kingdom and Huayue Kingdom will come to throw some backstabbing arrows.

"The people from the local yamen arrived first? Are they free? Why patrolling mass graves?"

"I don't know about this subordinate." The adjutant was also aware of the strange behavior of the local yamen, but he didn't discover the internal cause, so he could only express that he didn't know.

"Find out the origin of the big pit first. Don't get too involved with the people in the yamen. If there is any result, don't tell them if there is no need. Keep it secret, understand?"

"My subordinate understands."

Zhou Cang has a lot of things in his hands.He has only been in Langyuan City for less than three years, and what he is looking for is not a big achievement, but he can just ask for no faults.After all, in Langyuan City, stability is the top priority.

Sitting on a chair, Zhou Cang opened the military newspaper that had just arrived today, and it started with two relatively familiar names.One is "Song Qinghe" and the other is "Lin Zedong".So I took a closer look.After reading it, he sighed, and said to the adjutant next to him with a little envy: "Lin Zedong's luck is good, he followed General Song, and now he can make meritorious deeds in places like Yubei Mountain, and this time he is directly listed. It is really enviable to be on the front page of the military newspaper after the name of General Song was taboo!"

Zhou Cang and Lin Zedong are contemporaries and good friends, and they have been friends for many years, which can be described as profound.In fact, in terms of starting point, Zhou Cang is better than Lin Zedong. After all, being in the army still depends on family affairs, and Zhou Cang is a typical military family. He came out of the martial arts academy and was needed by others. It takes several years or even ten years to reach the height.

On the other hand, Lin Zedong could only be unknown at the beginning, and he might even sink into the ranks of the army, or die in some border battlefield.But with the rise of Song Qinghe, Lin Zedong, who was deeply loved by Song Qinghe in the martial arts academy, also ushered in a strong wind in his official career, and took advantage of it. Now not only has he tied Zhou Cang in terms of title, but also in There are a lot of qualifications in Yubei Mountain, and now even the military newspaper has his name on it.This is no easy task.At least Zhou Cang has never been in the military newspaper until now.

According to this momentum, Zhou Cang felt that if nothing happened, Lin Zedong would come ahead of him in the near future.

Jealousy is not enough, but envy is real.

But the adjutant smiled and said: "My lord, Master Lin has his luck, and you also have your luck. It's really hard to say who will envy whom in the future."

"Hehe, you are talking about bone strengthening pills?"

"Yes, my lord. The reason why lord Lin can go so smoothly is actually because of the help of Zhang Yan, who is a master of miscellaneous learning. Not only the Kongming lanterns that have been promoted in various fortresses, but also the gossip formation that has been repeatedly mentioned in military newspapers." , and even the kind of pulley that can be used in many places was taken out by Zhang Yan. It is not an exaggeration to say that good wind relies on force.

Now the wind is also blowing towards the adults, and it seems that they will not move their nests for a while, so the adults will not lose to Lin adults if they take advantage of this wind. "

Proper speaking is to have your own bias.If you are biased, you must find the key points of your speech, not a pretentious rational analysis.

Sure enough, the adjutant's words hit Zhou Cang's heart.Indeed, he is envious of Lin Zedong's current rising momentum and environment.But that doesn't mean that Zhou Cang is much worse than the opponent.Isn't Lin Zedong's wind by his side now?Compared with things like Eight Diagrams Formation and Kongming Lantern, Zhuanggu Pill is stronger but not weaker!The strength he can borrow from Zhou Cang will only be stronger than what Lin Zedong can borrow!

However, there are quite a few differences between the Zhuang Gu Pill and the Eight Diagrams Formation, and its use should not be advertised everywhere, as it is a stepping stone to the upper-level route.Usage is more complicated.

Thinking of this, Zhou Cang asked again: "Is there any reply from Marshal Shi?"

"Not yet. However, my subordinate asked Adjutant Chen, and he said that the commander-in-chief is almost done with his work recently. If you are in a hurry to see him, you can go there in person in two days. This is the safest way."

Zhou Cang thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Then arrange it the day after tomorrow. Then you can go with me to the camp of the Eastern Army. If Adjutant Chen is right, I'm all here, and the commander-in-chief should meet me. But you'd better make complete preparations today and tomorrow, so that nothing goes wrong."

"Don't worry, my lord, this subordinate has already prepared according to your previous instructions, and can take it away at any time."

"Also, regarding Zhang Yan's safety, we must not make mistakes after we leave. Remember to order..."

Chapter 92 Premium

Compared with Zhang Shun who is busy in the Dongmen market all day in a wheelchair, Zhang Yan seems to be "idling" at home.

Apart from staying at home and closing the door all day, I don't know what I'm doing, or I go out and don't see anyone all day.It was so idle that it could compete with those green skins on the street.

Wang Lanping said it a few times, but it was only in words.How could she not know that Zhang's family is booming and changed because of his second son?Most of the time, she was just curious about what the second son was doing every day.

What else can I do?When Zhang Yan was at home, he either practiced alchemy or meditated.When I go out, I am familiar with all aspects of Langyuan City, and at the same time find a suitable place to arrange my own paper dolls to expand my "eyeliner".Especially around the Wu Mansion, he felt that more close attention was needed.

Fortunately, my family has enough trust in Zhang Yan, coupled with the tall image of "Master", even a very weird-looking "talisman" can be completely accepted by the Zhang family, and they can wear it honestly.

Amulets carved out of mahogany and blessed with evil-suppressing charms are no longer commonplace.Although it can't play the role of suppressing and killing evil things, it can also keep most evil things out of reach.And if he was in the city, Zhang Yan could also sense it, so that the evil would not have an opportunity to target his family.

"Don't run around today, go to the store to help take a look. I heard from Yuanyuan that they will start selling those kits today. They don't know how to count them. You can show your face, and they can rest assured." Wang Lanping told Zhang Yanduan Come gruel and pancakes.Although it was still early in the morning, she and her second son, Zhang Yan, were the only ones at home. The eldest son, Zhang Shun, and daughter, Zhang Huiyuan, went to the store to collect information before dawn. Today, it was said that there was something new to be put on the shop floor, so they had to prepare it early.