Time goes back to the ancestral temple outside Tianxingfu City one day ago...

A well-equipped army arrived at the ancestral temple before daybreak. The leader was a man who looked to be about 30 years old, with ordinary looks and a short stature. The only thing worth noting was that he had two long swords tied to his back. The swords were long and thin and in a cross shape.

Seeing this, the sentry on duty at the ancestral temple hurried over and said, "Greetings, Commander Lin. This is where the second officer and third sentry of the Longyin Camp are stationed. May I ask what can I do for you?"

The leader was named Lin Mu, and he was under the Tiger Roar Camp. He was the leader of a team of sentries. He was the best martial artist in the Weiyuan Army and well-known in Tianxing Prefecture. However, he was very humble. After showing the sentries the order to kill the bandits, he smiled and said, "It's almost the holidays. The general was afraid that you would be bored staying in this deep forest, so he sent me here to accompany you."

The sentry didn't dare to speak, but just saluted to Lin Mu and answered seriously: "It is my duty. I dare not leave without permission. Please come in, General." After that, he returned to his post and continued his duty.

Lin Mu looked at the sentry with approval and silently added a point to the Second Battalion in his heart.

As a sign of respect, Lin Mu left his team in the woods outside and only took a few trusted men with him as he prepared to go to the sentry stationed there. Leading the way for Lin Mu was Li Dai, the son of Master Li, the manager of the ancestral temple. It was the coldest time of the year, but he was wearing a short vest, revealing his well-trained arm muscles, full of strength. He was obviously a martial artist.

"Commander Lin, look, these young men are practicing with the idols. They will start summoning the gods tomorrow, and they are a little nervous and want to practice more."

Lin Mu looked over when he heard the sound, and saw a dozen young men each holding onto a wooden frame that was two people high and shaking it constantly. On both sides of the wooden frame, there were puppet arms and hands that looked very delicate.

"This is a divine puppet, also known as an 'iron puppet,'" Li Dai explained. "The one walking around with the paint over there is our makeup artist."

Lin Mu nodded slightly. He was not a local of Tianxing, and this was his first time to come to the ancestral temple. He witnessed the preparations behind the extremely shocking parade.

Soon, the two arrived at the Weiyuan Army base. Li Dai clasped his fists to Lin Mu and left. Lin Mu pondered for a moment, but still strode in.

As soon as he entered the door, Lin Mu met the eyes of a man with an extremely haggard face. The man was about the same age as Lin Mu, tall and thin, holding a piece of silk cloth with a needle stuck in it. He was walking out and happened to run into Lin Mu.

The man widened his eyes, looked Lin Mu up and down, and asked in surprise: "Why is it you?"

Lin Mu hummed, walked past the man and sat on the chair. He picked up his teacup and took a sip before answering, "The general asked me to watch over it in case something unexpected happens."

“No, why are you…” The man felt the familiar feeling of being upset when he saw Lin Mu. He put the silk cloth in his hand on the table and said in a tone full of gunpowder: “Humph, I think sending He Tianxiong here is much better than you!”

"No way, I'm the best fighter."

The man pointed at Lin Mu angrily and said viciously: "Be careful or I'll ask my brother to beat you up!"

"Hey, bullying a child is not fair."

The two of them exchanged a few words and finally got to the point.

Lin Mu told the man what happened at the city gate last night, and emphasized that he should strengthen the defense of the ancestral temple and arrest anyone he saw who was strange.

The man responded. He was very principled when it came to business. He walked out in a hurry, gave a round of instructions, and when he came back, he ignored Lin Mu's strange look, picked up the silk cloth and started sewing.

"Are you sick?" Lin Mu asked.

"You are sick." The man quickly sewed up the damaged part and put it away carefully. "Miss Wu asked me to sew this for her. Ah, she really loves me."

Lin Mu was very surprised. Someone actually liked him? He asked hurriedly, "Who is it? And why did he help her sew things?"

"The last time I was in the city, I accidentally tore Miss Wu's handkerchief when I picked it up. She begged me with tears in her eyes to sew this token of love. Tell me, if she didn't love me so much, why would I burst into tears when I saw the young master?"

"I don't think you have mended your evil ways!" Lin Mu's fists made a crackling sound, as if he had returned to many years ago when he was still a ranger and taught the tyrannical Young Master Qi a lesson for the first time.

While the two young "friends" were still communicating with each other, the makeup artist holding oil paint that Lin Mu had met before was brought in by the soldiers. He added fuel to the fire and told a story that a strange woman had just come over to look for someone, and that woman was another woman.

Lin Mu and Qi Ershao looked at each other and stood up at the same time. Qi Ershao changed his stupid look and ordered his soldiers to search the area around the ancestral temple in a swift and decisive manner. They must find this strange woman and her accomplices!

……

"Let me go!" A girl carrying a large bow was escorted in by several soldiers. She glared at Lin Mu and the others with a look of dissatisfaction, like a little wolf cub.

The makeup artist was still standing aside, ready to identify, but as he looked left and right, she didn't look like the woman in blue robe he had just seen. Instead, she looked like the person she was looking for.

"Not her, there's another one."

Lin Mu walked up to Qin Lanzhi, looked down at her, and said in a very cold voice: "Tell me, which family sent you?"

"Bah, what family or no family? My name is Qin Lanzhi, not anyone's!" Qin Lanzhi made a "Pah" sound.

"Qin Lanzhi... why does she look so familiar..." Lin Mu looked at the bow and arrow behind Qin Lanzhi and finally remembered where he had seen her. It turned out that she was the woman who was very good at archery in the training ground.

Lin Mu asked: "Why are you in the ancestral temple? And where is your accomplice?"

Qin Lanzhi gnashed her teeth and said, "You are so heartless. We are trying to save people with good intentions, but now we are being arrested as bad guys. How can this be justified!"

Afterwards, Qin Lanzhi briefly explained the situation under the two people's complicated gazes.

"Evil spirit statue..." The two immediately led the team to the ancestral temple. Lin Mu asked, "What about your friends? When the brothers found you, you were the only one standing on the street."

"I don't know either. When Sister An was about to lift the red cloth covering the statue, I wanted to go over and take a look, but my eyes blurred and when I came to my senses, I was already tied up by them."

When they arrived at the gate of the ancestral temple, they saw the men that An Ling and the others had met in the temple standing side by side in front of the temple with dazed faces, holding broken porcelain pieces against their necks, confronting the soldiers.

"Don't do anything stupid! Come back quickly!" A white-haired old man stood behind the human wall formed by Weiyuan soldiers, shouting at the top of his lungs and constantly trying to rush forward.

Lin Mu only took a glance and knew their situation. He walked to the old man, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old man, stop shouting. They are being controlled by evil creatures!"

After that, he walked out alone, faced the few people, and said calmly: "I am Lin Mu of the Weiyuan Army of Tianxing Prefecture. I order you to leave these people's bodies immediately."

Several people laughed at the same time, their movements were completely synchronized, as if they were the same person. They laughed together, swung their arms back, stepped forward, and danced like puppets!

Their eyes had lost their luster and they stared at Lin Mu, causing him to get goose bumps for no reason.

"How about letting me sit on this god's seat for a few days? Haha..." They shouted in unison, raised the porcelain pieces in their hands, and stabbed them downwards with force!

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