Chapter 196 There is a case within the case
"White Dragon Temple?!"
Seeing this temple, Qin Centurion's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Ku Xin, you were almost deceived by a bald ass like you, take action, go in and get someone!"
Perhaps he noticed something. In broad daylight, the temple door was locked.
Boom!
Several soldiers stepped forward and kicked him violently.
Seeing that they couldn't kick them away, they came to the courtyard walls on both sides, held hands with each other, and climbed up.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
When crossbow arrows were fired, several soldiers were struck by arrows and fell.
"Dog thief!"
This Qin Centurion was also brave. After scolding, he rode out and rushed towards the courtyard wall.
Just when he was about to collide, he suddenly grabbed the reins.
Hu Lulu!
The war horse immediately neighed and stood upright.
And he, using this power, jumped up and jumped over the courtyard wall.
As soon as it hit the ground, a crossbow arrow was fired.
But Qin Centurion is obviously a master. When he landed, he rolled sideways, and the heavy armor on his body seemed to have no hindrance to him.
He dodged the arrows and crossbows, and when he looked closely, he saw several people guarding the entrance of the hall, including monks and people wearing ordinary people's clothes.
There were about seven or eight people, some carrying swords and some holding crossbows.
Crossbows are extremely laborious to string.
After shooting several soldiers and attacking hundreds of households without success, the crossbows had already been fired, and a few people were stepping on the bows with their feet.
"Death!"
Hundreds of households roared angrily and rushed out with their swords in hand.
When these thieves saw this, they did not panic, but instead all of them had a fierce look in their eyes.
"Kill this court eagle dog!"
The leading monk shouted loudly and came out with a knife as well. With the cooperation of the two people next to him, the three swords struck hundreds of households at the same time.
Qin Centurion was also unafraid. He held a simple knife to block it, while his body undulated and his steps were like the wind, as if he was walking on a rocking ship.
After swinging away the three people's knives, he turned around and swept them away, instantly cutting off one person's calf. Then he made a horizontal move and made two "clang clang" sounds to block the long knife coming from behind.
A side kick hit another thief in the chest.
The thief flew out, rolled three times on the ground, and spurted out blood with a "pop" sound from his mouth. He was already taking in less air and outgoing more air.
"Water-Land Podao Technique? You are Cao Gang's person!"
When the leader of the evil monk saw it, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
This Water-Land Podao Technique is rumored to have originated from Taihu Water Bandits, which later became widely circulated because of its extreme practicality.
One road is the water boat swordsmanship, and the other is the land swordsmanship. The two are combined into one, forming a total of Water-Land Podao Technique.
The saying "Righteousness in rivers, lakes and seas is the first priority, traveling on water and land with swords is the most courageous" refers to this simple swordsmanship by water.
It's hard to say in other places, but here at Yunyang Prefecture, people from Cao Gang have practiced the most and are the most proficient.
Qin Centurion didn't refute when he heard it, he just sneered and the sword became fiercer.
At the same time, other soldiers had climbed over the wall and opened the temple door directly from the inside. A group of soldiers immediately swarmed in.
Phew! Phew!
Someone just drew the bow and shot an arrow.
Archers are all archers who practice every day in the army. Although they are not considered magic bows, they refer to shooting at any distance.
Immediately, several bandits fell down with arrows in their legs.
When the leading monk saw this, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to block a few arrows with his sword. When he saw Baihu's simple sword being stabbed at him, he rushed forward without dodging.
With a "pop" sound, the knife was inserted directly into his abdomen.
"Let's die together!"
The monk did not dodge, but gritted his teeth and roared, rushed forward suddenly, let the sword penetrate him, and hugged Baihu.
Then, with the help of strength, he pressed hard.
I don't know what mechanism was hidden in his chest. Qin Centurion only heard the sound of cracking porcelain, and his expression suddenly changed.
But before they had time to react, the two men burst into flames, some kind of phosphorus fire mixed with grease.
Flames were blazing and smoke was billowing. Qin Centurion screamed and kicked the thief away, rolling crazily on the ground.
Others also rushed up to help put out the fire.
However, the fire was extremely fierce and impossible to put out.
After a while, there was no movement in hundreds of households, and they were gradually burned to cokes.
The thieves who were shot by arrows were all ruthless. Seeing that they could not escape, they raised their knives and wiped their own necks.
The temple suddenly became quiet, except for the blazing flames and corpses on the ground.
All the soldiers looked at each other with fear in their eyes.
Shangjin City This is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and they often interact with people in the rivers, lakes and green forests, but this is the first time they have seen such a vicious person who is not afraid of death.
At the same time, Li Yan and the others also received news.
"Qin Centurion is dead!"
County Magistrate Guo had a sharp voice and a pale face as he murmured, "It's over, it's over, now things are getting big."
Seeing Li Yan frowning, he said with a bitter look on his face, "That White Dragon Temple was built by the people of Shangjin. It was originally used to worship Dragon King and quell the flood. Later it fell into disrepair."
"A few years ago, a Monk Ku Xin came to stay, raised money to borrow money, and renovated White Dragon Temple. We thought he was an eminent monk, and we invited him over to check on the body..."
In fact, he didn't say anything.
This Monk Ku Xin not only used the temple to make money, but also had close contacts with them. Now, I am afraid that the blame cannot be thrown away.
Sure enough, bad news came one after another.
A secret passage was discovered behind the temple. The abbot Monk Ku Xin had already escaped along the secret passage and was missing.
But Hu YuanWai's lost gold and silver treasures were all found.
Sha LiFei naturally didn't care about the deaths of the hundreds of families, and said with some confusion, "It's strange, these people are ruthless, and they can also use powerful sorcery. They killed people all over the house, and made the matter so big, just to rob a rich man?"
Don't blame him for being strange, there is something fishy about this matter.
If you know this kind of magic, you don't even need to show up at all, you can directly confuse the rich man and just hand over the treasure. Why kill people?
"Stealing money is just a cover-up!"
Li Yan was thoughtful, and then said, "Everyone, come with me."
After that, he led everyone to the backyard.
This Hu YuanWai is the richest man in Shangjin County. His house is naturally elegant, and there is a small garden in the backyard. There is not only a pond, but also a small rockery.
Li Yan came to the rockery and walked around, pinched Yang Seal again, took a deep breath, then pointed to a place and said, "There is a dark room here, dig it out and take a look, that group of people should come here for this thing."
"Quick, do it!"
County Magistrate Guo quickly called for people to dig.
The policemen and soldiers all went into battle, and the soil flew up.
Soon, a darkroom was dug two meters underground. There were only two boxes placed in the darkroom, and nothing else.
County Magistrate Guo quickly stepped forward to open it.
Inside the box are packages of oilcloth.
He cut one open with a knife, and something suddenly fell down.
Most of the objects that fell on the ground were the size of coins, with dark, smooth surfaces, angular shapes, and all looked like trilobites.
Coal Essence!
Li Yan's eyes lit up, he didn't expect it to be this thing.
"What is this?"
County Magistrate Guo picked up one, his eyes full of confusion.
"Let me take a look!"
Li Yan said nothing, stepped forward and grabbed a few.
Sure enough, all the good fortune was absorbed by Great Luo Dharma Body.
He was overjoyed, but his face was expressionless.
The origin of this thing can be informed by Zhao the Donkey.
Coal Essence often breeds near coal mines. Sometimes it emerges from the ground, its buttocks glow, and it flies around like fireflies.
If someone accidentally touches it and disturbs it, the luck will be dispersed and it will explode at the same time.
And this thing is also an important formula of New-Style Gunpowder!
Of course, another characteristic of it is that its fortune dissipates very slowly. After Zhao the Donkey found it at that time, he kept it on his body for a month or two, and he was still able to absorb it.
As for this batch of Coal Essence, it was obvious that it had just been obtained and had a lot of good fortune. Li Yan remained calm and plucked randomly in the box with both hands.
Soon, the two boxes of Coal Essence fortune were completely absorbed.
Although the luck contained in these things is small, only a faint one, but there are many, and if you add up, Great Luo Dharma Body will be completely restored.
At that time in Huashan, he didn't know the details and just fought against the White Emperor's Blessing. Although he got a lot of benefits later, the Great Luo Dharma Body also extinguished a soul fire and was torn into pieces.
It has now been restored.
Of course, the soul fire has not been completed yet.
County Magistrate Guo on the side looked forward to it and said, "Mr. Li has discovered something?"
Coal Essence This thing is too important, Li Yan naturally pretended to be dumbfounded, shook his head and said, "No, just some strange coal, I thought there was some treasure hidden there."
County Magistrate Guo was a little disappointed when he heard this.
Of course, he also knew in his heart that the group of thieves used magic to harm people and lurked in White Dragon Temple, probably just for this thing.
Also, if you think about it carefully, there is something wrong with this Hu YuanWai.
It was he who introduced Monk Ku Xin to everyone in the first place.
Could it be that the gangster eats the gangster?
Or, there is a bigger conspiracy!
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Guo's heart was pounding inexplicably.
"Yan XiaoGe, what happened?"
Back at the inn, Sha LiFei asked quickly.
Li Yan didn't talk nonsense, took out the ultimatum and shook it.
Wang Dao Xuan and Sha LiFei immediately understood that this was Underworld Messenger Task, but Lu San on the side was still confused.
They were already companions, so Li Yan no longer concealed anything, and explained what Living Underworld Messenger was going to do and the tasks he had received.
"Oh, that's it."
Lu San After listening, he scratched his head curiously.
Of course he would not object. Since they are together, they want to stay together. No matter who wants to improve their strength, the others will find ways to help.
As for the money earned, part of it is used for daily expenses, and the other part is used as funds for several people's practice.
If anyone is tired of this dangerous life and wants to quit, he can also get a corresponding share of the funds.
These are the rules Li Yan has set for the team.
He knows his temperament. If he wants to set up a big organization, Ku Xin plan, and scheming with others, it is absolutely impossible and he has no interest in it.
But by finding some like-minded guys and forming a team to help each other, he is still sure that they will be treated fairly.
After telling Lu San about the matter, Li Yan smiled slightly, took out an oil paper bag from his arms and handed it to Sha LiFei.
"Take it, put it away, don't let anyone find it."
Sha LiFei was stunned, "What are you doing with this thing?"
Li Yan's face became serious, "This thing is called Coal Essence, which is also a type of Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. More importantly, it is probably one of the formulas of New-Style Gunpowder."
"What?!"
Sha LiFei became excited when he heard this. He took out a piece of Coal Essence from the oil paper bag and looked at it carefully. His eyes were full of interest. "This thing looks like coal, but it can also be used to make gunpowder?"
As he spoke, he even took out his knife and cut off a piece.
"Don't mess around!"
Li Yan quickly stopped, shook his head and said, "This thing can explode. If you mess around and make any mistakes, we will suffer, and others will find out."
"Okay."
Sha LiFei reluctantly put away the oil paper bag, then frowned and shook his head and said, "This matter is probably not a big deal. It is not only related to your job Underworld Messenger Task, but also involves New-Style Gunpowder. The water is very deep."
"Yeah."
Li Yan also rubbed his brows, feeling a little worried.
I originally wanted to use the power of the court to force the demon out, but as soon as I met him, I directly summoned the Yin Shen to take him away.
Unexpectedly, it would lead to such big trouble as New-Style Gunpowder.
"By the way, there is one more thing."
At this moment, Lu San suddenly spoke again, hesitatingly. "I just heard that the soldiers at the guard station caught a lot of foxes. I went to check it out, and kept whining, saying that Old Ancestor on their mountain had been killed."
"If those foxes are released, I might be able to communicate and help find someone."
"Oh?"
Li Yan became interested, "Can these foxes be so obedient?"
He naturally had no doubt about Lu San's words. When they first met, he saw a group of foxes surrounding Lu San.
He was just a little curious. Lu San clearly meant that the fox could work as a spy in the mountains.
Lu San nodded. "Foxes are naturally very spiritual. They thrive in the mountains. Not only are they familiar with the mountains and forests, they can also communicate with some spiritual things and even ghosts."
"I was able to discover the fight between the Maitreya Sect and the Duwei Division because a fox reported it, and they helped me steal the Guduo."
"That's good!"
Li Yan smiled and said, "As long as these creatures don't violate any taboos, it's not bad to have a good relationship with them."
"But there is no need to worry about this matter. If the people in the government rely on foxes to find the demon monk, they must take good care of them. And if I am not wrong, someone will come to your door soon..."
Li Yan thought Commandery Commandant Office would be the first to come.
After all, this thing involves New-Style Gunpowder, whom County Magistrate Guo doesn't know, but once it is reported, it will definitely attract Commandery Commandant Office's attention.
But unexpectedly, the first person to come to the door was someone else.
Boom, boom, boom!
Less than half an hour after returning to the inn, there was a knock on the door.
Li Yan frowned slightly, why is it him?
Sha LiFei hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door, only to see a middle-aged man in a green shirt standing outside, with a thin face, yellowish complexion, and a straight body, followed by two men.
It is Xianyang Cao Gang leader Han Kun.
"Senior Han, you are fine."
Li Yan Although he was confused, he still stood up and smiled and handed over his hands.
He had dealt with this Han Kun before. When he was at Munchuan Pass, the other party was looking for help, so he found Lu San.
Han Kun also had a smile on his face, and shook his head and said, "Brother Li, this is really an eye-opener for me. I thought you were nothing in the pool at first, but I didn't expect that you have become so famous in such a short period of time."
Fire Bear Gang Xiong BaoDong's name is resounding throughout Guanzhong. Fighting against the Five Elements alone, even Chang'an Cao Gang doesn't want to be provoked too much. You can imagine how ferocious he is.
But Li Yan killed it directly.
Hearing this news, Han Kun couldn't believe it.
You must know that half a year ago, this Li Yan was fighting to the death with the juniors of the Zhou family, but now he can kill the transformation master, most likely with the help of magic...
Of course, he won't say it explicitly.
After some pleasantries, Li Yan went straight to the point and asked, "Senior Han, we Ming people don't tell secrets. I didn't know that you were on this trip..."
"I have resigned as the leader of Xianyang Cao Gang." Han Kun smiled, "I will soon go to Yunyang Prefecture to serve as the elder of the gang."
"Congratulations, senior." Li Yan quickly raised his hands to express his congratulations.
When I was a gang leader in one branch, even though I was a local emperor, my status was average. Now that I am an elder in the main altar, my power has suddenly increased.
"There is nothing we can do about it."
Han Kun shook his head and smiled, then his expression turned solemn, "I'm just here to ask some questions. Does Brother Li know who did this Hu family case?"
Li Yan was stunned. "Why is Senior Han interested in this matter?"
Han Kun looked around and smiled helplessly, "To be honest, the dead Qin Centurion was none other than the great disciple of Han!"