Chapter 222: Disaster comes from one's own side
"Young Hero Li, what... what kind of poison is this?"
Yan Bonian was frightened and even more angry.
He still couldn't guess that his wife had been tricked.
As soon as he finished speaking, the strange insect struggled wildly, while its body trembled and made a sound.
"Cha--!"
The sound was extremely sharp, as if there was sudden tinnitus.
Bang!
Li Yan Without saying a word, he grabbed the sewing needle and stabbed it down suddenly, nailing the strange insect's head to the wooden table.
The sound suddenly stopped, and the insects stopped moving.
"This is not Gu worms."
Li Yan looked serious, shook his head slightly and said, "Do you have any peach wood branches at home? Find some and burn these insects to ashes, and then give them to Madam."
"Quick, go get the peach wood!"
Yan Bonian immediately ordered the maid to get it.
He had never heard of this weird method, but so many people didn't notice that they were tricked, but Li Yan was able to find something strange, so naturally he was more trustworthy.
Ezhou custom is to respect five kinds of plants.
One is the Spiritual Spear and Holy Reed, which is believed to be able to communicate with the gods.
The second is peach and maple trees, which are believed to ward off evil spirits.
The third is bamboo, which symbolizes good and bad luck, and it is especially taboo for bamboo to bloom.
Therefore, many people hang Peach Charms in their homes and make peach bows and willow arrows to hang in their courtyards. Many gods and monsters also have similar scenes.
The Yan family has a great business, so there is no shortage of peach trees.
Crackling!
As the peach wood burned, everyone was surprised to see that the insect quickly shriveled up and turned yellow, and then turned into a thin piece of black ash, like the remains of burned fire paper.
Li Yan picked it up carefully, mixed it into the water and stirred it.
The strong woman immediately took it carefully and fed it to the unconscious Mrs. Yan, and then her breathing became obviously stable.
Li Yan then breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a serious face, "Have you ever been to any strange places before your aunt got sick?"
"Especially caves."
"This..."
Yan Bonian looked a little embarrassed, shook his head and said, "To be honest, Zhuo Jing worships Daoism. In his spare time, he goes to various Daoist temples to burn incense. He is always accompanied by maids and old ladies."
"When the accident first happened, I was in a irritable mood, and those few people didn't serve me wholeheartedly, so I kicked them out."
Li Yan frowned and said, "This is troublesome..."
"Master."
At this moment, the athletic woman hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "I just remembered this, I've heard of it before."
Looking at everyone's gaze, she sighed, "I also know that the old woman is from West Mountain Ao Village, not far from Turen Mountain Cave."
"When I was young, I heard a story told by the old people, saying that there is a monster in the mountains called Silkworm Woman. It often hides in caves. If the monster takes a look at it, it will go crazy and die."
"The old woman originally thought it was just a legend. After all, I have never heard of anyone seeing it. Could it be that Madam was killed by this monster?"
"That's not a monster."
Li Yan shook his head and said, "This is an evil method. Most of the practitioners are women. They need to hide in caves all year round and cannot see the sun."
"She will lure people into caves, pretend to be gods and ghosts to scare people, and perform evil spells. The bug will hide in the human body, eat Divine Soul in their sleep, and cause people to go crazy."
"Over time, the bugs will get bigger and bigger. When the person dies, they will turn into human-faced moths and fly out of the mouth, and then be absorbed by the monster."
"This method is not Gu Arts. Because the human-faced silkworm absorbs the host Divine Soul, its aura is almost exactly the same, and it is difficult to detect..."
In fact, he concealed a lot of things.
On Tai Bai Mountain, after he captured the conspirator, he was told by Yu LinZi that there is a forbidden secret method <Longevity Immortal Treasury> in the world, which was found by a secret alchemist organization in ancient times by excavating the ruins of the Conferred God War.
Each of these methods is bloody and cruel, and requires worshiping evil gods.
Because many of them disrupted the boundaries between life and death, they were targets of Living Underworld Messenger, so he asked Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect to help collect information.
The original copies of <Longevity Immortal Treasury> have long been scattered throughout Divine Land.
In the ancient records of the Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, the cultivation methods are not known, but the characteristics of these evil arts are recorded.
Although the records are incomplete, there are more than thirty kinds.
And as Living Underworld Messenger, he also knew more secrets.
These so-called immortality techniques are a vicious inheritance. There are not only immortality techniques, but also various secret techniques.
What's even more troublesome is that the demon god worshiped by practicing this method actually exists and was suppressed in Luo Feng Mountain.
Now this one is called <Divine Silkworm Longevity Art>, and it is one of them. The demon god it worships is named Tao Nu.
Perhaps, it is also related to the ancient war of gods.
Every person who practices <Longevity Immortal Treasury> and worships the demon god for a long time may have his demonic energy escape.
Shangjin City That time, I captured a ray of demonic energy.
Although it is dangerous, it is also of great benefit to him.
Capture the evil spirit and you will get a Yin Si Shensha, which can not only repair Great Luo Dharma Body, but also enhance Soul Hooking Chain.
Thinking of this, Li Yan had some vague guesses.
There must be people practicing evil practices near the village where this healthy woman lives, but they probably don't practice enough to disturb life and death, and they don't attract evil spirits.
"Turen Mountain Cave?"
When Yan Bonian heard this, he suddenly understood and cursed angrily, "These chieftains, it turned out that they had already poisoned my family three years ago!"
Seeing Li Yan's confused look, he sighed, "This matter is a family matter, but since I'm here, little friend, it wouldn't be shameful to hide it from you, so please come with me."
After saying that, he asked his maid to take good care of Mrs. Yan, and then took Li Yan to the main courtyard of the back hall and entered a study room.
The study room of the Yan family is undoubtedly the best decorated.
The bookshelf and archigraphy shelf are both made of the high-quality Golden Phoebe Wood, with simple shapes and thick patina, making them more solemn and simple.
A square of Hui ink is placed on the desk, exuding a faint fragrance of ink.
Through the edge of the window, you can see a small garden with stacked rockeries and a plum blossom peeking through the branches. It looks like a landscape in a traditional Chinese painting, which has a unique charm.
However, Li Yan discovered something fishy.
There are many bookshelves here, but they are all empty. Even the ancient bookshelves are empty, as if everything has been moved away.
There was only a book on the desk.
Yan Bonian picked it up and sighed, "The root of all things is in this booklet. Young Hero Li can tell it at a glance."
After Li Yan took it, he saw the four characters <Ten Policies to Pacify the Nation> written on it. After opening it, he immediately understood that this was a policy written by a person named Yan Jue to the imperial court.
Yan Jue seems to be the grandfather of Yan Jiuling...
Li Yan continued to scroll down, becoming more and more shocked.
"The policy of sea ban is implemented at this time. However, times have changed and it is appropriate to open the sea ban for the benefit of the country..."
Good guy!
The first policy is to propose a sea ban.
"The Tuguan system is old. The governance of the country should be based on justice and order. Although the Tuguan system has its origins, many shortcomings have been exposed..."
This second strategy is actually Replace Tusi with centrally appointed officials!
Of course, these are all clichés on the surface, and between the lines, they are full of ideas of great unification and fanatical overlordship.
Some of the strategies that followed sounded a bit extreme.
But just talking about the first two has become a national policy statement today.
In a daze, Li Yan seemed to see an old angry young man with white hair and a beard, spitting and dancing...
Yan Bonian's eyes flashed with nostalgia, "In the past, my father always had a heart to serve the country, but because of his upright temper, he was disliked by others. Even though he was admitted to the Jinshi, he was only an undisciplined official. He was resentful all day long, so he went to teach in an academy."
"In his spare time, he wrote this book <Ten Policies to Pacify the Nation>. At that time, it was despised by others and denounced as nonsense."
"It wasn't until the imperial court went on several campaigns and the treasury was empty that someone came up with this idea to use my father's words to benefit their own faction."
"No one expected that His Majesty would actually appreciate it, and Kaihai and Replace Tusi with centrally appointed officials started to implement it. However, my father has passed away many years ago."
"This incident has caused a lot of controversy in Confucian Circle. There are those who agree, some who are angry, and some of my father's students who use it as a banner."
"Although my Yan family is also a scholarly family, I really can't afford this reputation, let alone wantonly do it, but I have offended those chieftains after all."
"I think three years ago, the imperial court did not force me, but only sent people to persuade me with good words, so they did not do it openly, but secretly sent people to perform evil spells on Zhuojing."
"Today, they no longer cover up. There are often gangsters peeking outside the house and plotting evil."
"I sensed something was wrong and was afraid that Jiuling would be disturbed, so I sent him away in advance, and then sent his children, wives, concubines, and the Yan family's books to Hankou..."
"That's it."
Li Yan suddenly understood, shook his head and said, "No wonder there are so many nursing homes in the house."
Yan Bonian shook his head and said, "These are Yichang Divine Fist Society's righteous men. When they learned about this, they were indignant and came to the mansion to take care of them."
Li Yan frowned and said, "A storm is coming in Yichang City. Those people must not be able to wait any longer. Why doesn't Uncle Yan leave earlier?"
"I can't leave!"
Yan Bonian's expression became solemn, "I have never done anything in my studies in my life. If I leave, even if I am afraid of them, my father <Ten Policies to Pacify the Nation> will also become a laughing stock."
"Even if Changcheng falls, I will not leave. Even if someone assassinates me and dies in my mansion, the Yan family will never fall!"
Li Yan heard this and was in awe, "Uncle is a righteous man!"
He didn't continue to persuade her, knowing that it would be useless.
"I'm not very capable, so I can only do this."
Yan Bonian looked calm and said, "The reason why I told Young Hero Li about this is because I hope you will meet Jiuling one day and tell him the cause and effect."
"If I die, it is a well-deserved death. There is no need to feel sad."
Li Yan didn't know what to say, so he had to clasp his fists sternly, and at the same time secretly determined in his heart that if he heard any rumors, he would take action in advance to eliminate some hidden dangers for the Yan family.
At this moment, the maid from before ran over in a hurry and said excitedly, "Master and Madam are awake, Madam is awake!"
"What?!"
Yan Bonian As soon as he heard this, he quickly walked out.
Several people came to Wing Room in the side courtyard. Sure enough, on the bed in the room, Mrs. Yan was already awake and was being fed water while leaning on the bed.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
Yan Bonian quickly stepped forward and held the old woman's hand.
His wife is a married woman from a well-known family. She was also a lady of the family when she was young. She has a gentle personality and manages the household well.
Yan Bonian already respected him very much, but when he learned that his three-year madness was actually caused by the Yan family's affairs, he felt even more guilty.
"Husband."
The old lady was still a little weak, and she forced a smile on her face, "I have been wronged all these years."
Yan Bonian felt even worse when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and said, "Madam, you were harmed by a traitor who cast evil spells. Do you remember which cave you went to?"
The old lady frowned, "I can't remember clearly what happened before I fell into coma. I just had a long dream."
"I dreamed that I was trapped in a cave. There was a woman in yellow hiding inside. Her complexion turned yellow and her body was bloated. Then she turned into many moths and swarmed..."
As he spoke, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
"Madam, don't think about it."
Seeing this, Yan Bonian quickly changed the subject and said with a smile, "Jiuling has made his mark. He has passed the Recommended Scholar exam and is now taking the imperial examination in the capital. Maybe the news will come out after a while..."
"Oh, Jiuling can finally study with peace of mind."
After hearing these things, Mrs. Yan finally showed a smile on her face, said a few more words, then looked exhausted and fell asleep again.
Li Yan walked out of the door and said with a smile, "The spell has been broken. I just need to grab some more soothing medicine and take it for a while, and my aunt should be able to recover."
"Thank you so much for this time, little friend."
Yan Bonian's face was full of smiles, and then he said, "By the way, Jiuling also asked me to hand over something to you in the letter."
With that said, he took Li Yan to the study room in the courtyard on the other side.
This study is obviously much smaller. It should be used by Yan Jiuling, but it is not as empty as the study in the main courtyard, with a lot of things left.
Yan Bonian said, "I was in a hurry and could only move away those precious classics, so I left some behind."
With that said, he came to the book shelf, took down a wooden box from the third floor, blew off the dust on the surface, shook his head and said, "Jiuling has been fond of all kinds of supernatural things since he was a child, and he also bought a lot of leisure things."
"I don't know how angry I am with him because of this. I didn't expect this thing to be useful to my little friend..."
Putting the wooden box on the desk, Yan Bonian smiled and said, "We have a guest coming from afar today, and Zhuo Jing has recovered from his illness. It's a double blessing."
"My little friend, please help yourself. I will order someone to prepare a banquet. My little friend, you must have a few more drinks with me."
It was obvious that the old man was in a good mood, so Li Yan naturally would not refuse. After Yan Bonian left, he slowly opened the wooden box.
He took Chu Shaman Token and asked Yan Jiuling. Unexpectedly, the other party knew a lot about it and said he had collected some similar antiquities.
This time when I came to Yan's house, these things were also one of my goals.
After opening it, Li Yan's face immediately became solemn.
There are books and manuscripts on one side, and various sundries piled on the other side. There is also a Chu Shaman Token inside, but it is more complete.
He was excited and picked up Chu Shaman Token.
Sure enough, a hot breath poured into the Dantian and penetrated into Soul Hooking Chain.
Unfortunately, this Chu Shaman Token did not form Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. It contained less breath than the one given by Yuan Ba, and only made Soul Hooking Chain one palm longer.
Of course, something is better than nothing.
Li Yan has a warm smile on his face.
Great Luo Dharma Body swallows up good fortune, and it can only be absorbed before Heavenly Spiritual Treasure's good fortune has yet to settle.
But currently, two exceptions have been found.
One is Coal Essence and jade dinosaur eggs, which may be related to the age when they were formed, and the speed of fortune accumulation is extremely slow.
The other one is this Chu Shaman Token.
The aura contained in it, Li Yan now knows, is called "Shen Sha", which can also be obtained after completing the Yin Division mission.
There must be some unknown secret between the two.
Li Yan put Chu Shaman Token aside and continued to look for the remaining artifacts. The tokens, stone carvings, and wood carvings were all related to Bachu witchcraft.
Unfortunately, the rest are all ordinary.
Li Yan looked a little regretful and looked at the manuscript on the other side. After picking it up and flipping through a few pages, his brows slowly furrowed...
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