Looking at the panicked old man in front of him, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This capital city is indeed magical and seems peaceful, but under the abyss there are dragons and snakes lurking.
The sinner openly took refuge in the palace, Living Underworld Messenger lived in a ghost market, Commandery Commandant Office high-ranking official recognized Maitreya Sect's apprentice as his godson...
These things are rare to see in other places.
He didn't mean any harm, but the old man was like a frightened beast. He immediately reached into his arms, took out a copper pipe, and shouted at the same time, "Watch the move!"
Netherworld Fire Musket?
Li Yan's pupils shrank, a little surprised.
The surprise is not Netherworld Fire Musket.
This object is exquisitely made and was born in the troubled times of the late Tang Dynasty. It is regarded as a Xuanmen killing weapon. Although it is rare, some of it has been handed down.
What surprised him was that the old man's tattered robe, which looked greasy and mottled, was actually a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure that could conceal his breath and isolate him from Divine Ability's detection, so he didn't smell the smell of Netherworld Fire Musket.
Of course, this thing no longer poses a threat to today's Li Yan.
Whoosh!
Li Yan walks sideways, very fast.
In the eyes of the old man, Li Yan disappeared out of thin air.
Before he could react, his wrist went numb, and Netherworld Fire Musket had been taken away.
Li Yan was not ruthless. Firstly, he wanted to ask for information. Secondly, the old man spoke very well about Jianghu Rules. Before using a deadly concealed weapon, he even shouted "Watch the move" as a reminder, which is very rare these days.
He held Netherworld Fire Musket, and before the old man could exclaim, he had already taken out the ultimatum from his arms, "Senior, I am one of my own."
When he saw the Gou ultimatum, the old man suddenly trembled.
He no longer ran away, but his eyes were still full of vigilance as he looked at Li Yan.
"Brother Wu, what are you doing!"
Son of a Bitch hurriedly stepped forward and said with a playful smile, "We are all our own people, don't be afraid. This hero is not an official. He has a big deal with you. But you have met a noble person. It's me who is to blame..."
He was full of nonsense and used clichés from the world of martial arts.
Old Wu turned a deaf ear and just stared at Li Yan, opening his mouth with a hoarse voice like a knife, "How do I know that you didn't take this thing from me?"
Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "Senior, can't you sense it?"
The holders of the ultimatum are sensitive to each other.
Li Yan originally thought it was Dragon Snake Plate who was covering up, but he had already shown it, and the other party should not be suspicious.
The old man was silent for a moment and took out the gou ultimatum from his arms.
It was full of cracks and a corner was missing, as if someone had cut it off with a sharp knife.
When Li Yan saw this, his expression became solemn.
He stopped talking nonsense and activated the Gou Ultimatum with a pinch of his hand.
Phew~
In an instant, Yin Wind suddenly rose in the dark alley, and the temperature also dropped a lot.
Several stall owners outside the alley were burning paper.
Yin Wind was blown out, and the paper ashes in the brazier immediately swirled and were blown away, frightening several people and kowtowed quickly.
"Okay."
Old Wu finally spoke and said hoarsely, "City God Door Gods has been alarmed. Leave first."
After saying that, he led the two of them deeper into the alley.
As soon as they left, the smell of incense came from the alley.
Li Yan calmly held the certificate and turned his head to look at it. The smell of incense disappeared immediately.
Of course, neither of the two people in front noticed it.
As Son of a Bitch said, there is something wrong with Old Wu's spirit.
Even when walking in a dark alley, he looked like a frightened mouse, looking back and forth from time to time, as if he was escaping from something. In addition, he had not showered for a long time, and the dirty robe left a stench along the way.
Li Yan held his breath and collected his breath, but he didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he was a little surprised.
Those stench blended into the alley, completely covering up the smell of the three of them.
This is a special technique, not a magic trick, but it is particularly effective.
What is Old Wu hiding from?
Li Yan became more and more curious.
The three people turned around, and the alley became smaller and smaller. Even the surrounding houses had disappeared. They were all made of tall and thick mud walls. The narrowest area was only three feet, and there were some piles of rotten firewood and broken tile jars blocking the way.
Son of a Bitch looked around and finally couldn't help but said, "Old Wu, this is the gap between those warehouses. There are dead ends further ahead. Why did you bring us here?"
But Old Wu didn't talk at all and just kept walking with his head covered.
Finally, after turning left and right, we came to a dead end.
Old Wu uncovered a rotten and tattered straw mat, and carefully moved the wooden fence inside, revealing a hole. After letting the two people in, they looked left and right, looked around, and then blocked the wooden fence.
"Good guy, there is no cave here!"
Son of a Bitch looked around curiously and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
It turns out that this is an abandoned warehouse secret room, which was dug out of the wall by Old Wu and became a shelter.
Son of a Bitch is still a young man at heart. As he looked at it, he sighed. If he had found this place, he would not have to endure the cold wind or be extorted and beaten by those local gangsters. He could sleep peacefully every night.
Li Yan looked at it a few times, and his face became solemn.
This place is simple and crude, and it looks like it only took a few months to complete.
Old Wu is still a monk no matter how bad he is, or Xuan Gate People, how can he be so downcast?
"Senior, what happened?"
Li Yan couldn't help but ask.
Old Wu was silent for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand and scattered powdery smoke.
Next to him, "Son of a Bitch" was eavesdropping with his ears raised. He was hit by the smoke and fell to the ground, snoring.
"I don't know whether to live or die..."
Old Wu glanced at the ground and then said, "Is your name Li Yan?"
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Senior, do you recognize me?"
Old Wu sighed, "Last winter, some old guys came back from Fengdu and talked about you. Their words were full of regrets, saying that they shouldn't have hesitated at that time. Even if they fell out with those people, they would let you into the organization."
Li Yan was not surprised after hearing this.
Although he did not join, Yellow Springs Organization is old and most of Living Underworld Messenger have been absorbed.
Thinking of this, he continued to ask, "Where are the others?"
"Dead... all dead!"
Old Wu suddenly became excited and his eyes were a little crazy. He looked out the door from time to time and said in a trembling voice, "Someone is hunting us, it's Orthodox Xuan Gate, it's Orthodox Xuan Gate! They have torn up the agreement, and the catastrophe of heaven and earth is inevitable!"
As he spoke, his eyes turned red and he took out Netherworld Fire Musket again.
Snap!
Li Yan frowned slightly and knocked him out directly.
This old man was obviously mentally stimulated.
Of course, this matter is not difficult for him.
Li Yan first took off Dragon Snake Plate from his waist and hung it at the entrance of the secret room. Then he made a hand seal with his left hand, Pacing the Gang and Stepping the Dipper, and said, "Qing Jia! God saves people, takes strict photos of Beifeng, the gods are ordered to sweep away the ominous, eight powerful spit poisons, four fierce horses... Edict!"
This is <North Emperor Calamity Removal Technique>, which can get rid of most evil spirits Evil Curse.
There are also many ways to use this technique.
For example, setting up an altar at Yin Fiend Land can get rid of bad luck, similar to Xuanmen's "Quiet Heaven and Earth God Curse".
If Divine Soul is affected by the spell and the Yin Qi remains, it will also have a certain effect.
Of course, these things are usually done by Wang Dao Xuan, and his inheritance is also better at this, so there are not many opportunities for Li Yan to use it.
Wow~
On the arm guard "Qian Nian", Demon Suppression Coin jingled.
With the help of the energy attracted by this treasure, Li Yan completed the technique in just one breath.
To prevent an accident, he recited the requiem spell again.
Old Wu, who was originally manic, gradually became calmer in breathing.
After a long while, he woke up leisurely, the bloodshot eyes dissipated, and said hoarsely, "Thank you, little brother."
After the old man stood up, he took the water poured by Li Yan. He took a few sips before regaining consciousness and continued, "At the winter solstice, they went to Fengdu to attend a party. I wanted to investigate something, so I stayed in the capital."
"Not long after Lantern Festival, several old friends finally rushed back to the capital, and I learned that Yellow Springs Organization was temporarily disbanded and the disaster in Chengdu."
"We know very well that Human Path changes are coming. Some old people hiding in the mountains will definitely not be able to bear the loneliness and try to come out to compete for opportunities, and Living Underworld Messenger is their biggest obstacle."
"When we were in Fengdu, someone had already plotted against Yellow Springs Organization. In addition, with the large number of people recruited over the years, it is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed. Therefore, temporarily disbanding is the best choice to avoid someone betraying and wiping out the entire army. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly..."
"That night, I waited outside the city to have a drink under the moon. After all, this separation may be rare in this life..."
"But several masters suddenly appeared and killed them..."
"We didn't have time to react. Only one of us summoned the Yinsi soldiers before he died, and I was able to escape..."
Listening to the old man's murmur, Li Yan looked solemn, "Have you ever seen clearly who did it?"
"I don't know."
A trace of pain flashed in Old Wu's eyes, "Those people should have national sacrificial weapons, and have excellent escape techniques. When we got up close, we discovered that the techniques were ferocious and the kung fu was frightening. Although I was not a well-known Dharma protector, he had already mastered it. Firm Strength He only said one sentence before he died."
"What words?"
"It's Grandmaster, run!"
"What?!"
Li Yan was stunned and a little unbelievable.
What does the Grandmaster represent?
It is not only the realm of Martial Arts, but also a symbol.
He is now Pellet Strength, with his energy, blood and will condensed in his Dantian, he can fight for a long time.
The next step is Firm Strength, Martial Arts True Intention activates Celestial Fiend Qi, which can both attack and protect.
Further up is the innate, where the talent is fully displayed and the truth is in harmony with the Tao. It can be said that it has reached its end.
And the grandmaster is still above the innate, not only the pinnacle of Martial Arts, but also the creation of a lineage that will be passed down through the ages.
It can be said that he has the ability to become a god with his martial arts.
This was the case with Shuzhong Cheng JianXin, but it was a pity that he chose to give up at that time.
Divine Land On the earth, dragons and tigers gather together, and there are countless talents, but in every era, there are at most ten Grandmasters.
Nowadays, these masters are old, and after the death of Cheng JianXin, only nine of them are left.
These nine people all have important positions and can suppress one party.
No wonder Old Wu was so scared and convinced that Orthodox Xuan Gate had torn up the agreement.
There are so many meanings behind the Grandmaster.
Li Yan was silent for a long time before digesting this information. He took a deep breath and continued to ask, "Senior's doubts are understandable. If a grandmaster really took action, no one would believe him when he went to Mystic Sacrificial Official to report him, but why are he still stranded in the capital?"
Old Wu clenched his fist fiercely, "I... will not give in."
As he spoke, he took out the incomplete Goujiu and gritted his teeth and said, "They thought that just destroying this thing would be enough, but they didn't know that there was a Celestial Decree hidden inside. As long as the murderer is found, I will fight to the death to drag him away!"
"Senior, do you have any clues?" Li Yan asked in a deep voice.
Old Wu was immediately discouraged when he heard this, "There is no clue."
"I have been secretly collecting information about those grandmasters, but I can't see anything strange about anyone..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head and said urgently, "I know that you have become famous at a young age and have profound Daoist teachings, but please don't be careless. Your identity as Living Underworld Messenger has been revealed a long time ago. They will definitely make trouble for you. If Living Underworld Messenger is dead, those evil immortals will appear one after another, it will be a great disaster for Human Path!"
"Senior, don't worry."
Li Yan nodded and took out the black pottery piece again, "To be honest, this junior came here to ask about this matter..."
As he spoke, he narrated what happened.
"I know this."
Old Wu held the black pottery piece in his hand and said hoarsely, "I didn't leave at that time, I was just investigating the matter with my old friend."
"Water Monkey was having trouble in the Wuding River the year before last, and White Cloud Temple sent people to deal with it, but I didn't pay much attention until I discovered something..."
"A junior came to me and told me that his uncle died at the hands of Water Monkey. My aunt was crazy and had been begging famous doctors to no avail, so I asked me to take action to see if hysteria could be treated with Daoist methods. But what the old woman said was a bit weird."
"She said that Water Monkey was the baby she lost many years ago. She saw the birthmark with her own eyes. There was even a rusty Longevity Lock on her neck, and it was tied up in Black Altar with chains. Her husband was brutally murdered to save the child."
"I thought it was nonsense, but not long after, the family suddenly went bankrupt and no one in the family survived."
"Therefore, I became suspicious and conducted a secret investigation. I found that the number of missing children in the capital over the years was very high, and they were all six-year-old boys Girl who were born in the lunar month of the lunar year. Following this line, I learned about the organization 'Pan Peach Gathering' from West Traveling Beggar Gang."
"Those people acted secretly and had powerful people to help cover it up, so the clues were interrupted."
"Until those old guys from Huangquan returned, one of them mentioned something after hearing about it."
"When he captured a conspirator, it was Mahayana who taught demons in the Northern Wei Dynasty..."
"Mahayana teaches?"
Li Yan After hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.
This Mahayana religion originated during the Northern Wei Dynasty, when the "Monk Faqing" led the monks to rebel. With the slogan "A new Buddha was born and all demons were eliminated", he proclaimed himself "Mahayana". He burned temples, scriptures and statues, massacred monks and nuns, and also established the rule of "killing one person to become a Bodhisattva of one dwelling, and killing ten to become a Bodhisattva of ten dwellings."
Not only that, but he also refined mad medicine to create a biological crisis during the Northern Wei Dynasty.
It can be said that it is even more brutal than Great Song Ghost Sect.
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but feel his scalp numb, "Could it be that 'Pan Tao' is Mahayana who teaches the magic method?"
"Yes and no."
Old Wu replied, "That man was once a demon under Fa Qing, who was obsessed with Dao of Alchemy. According to the book he left behind, the mad medicine at that time was originally a failed product of refining 'Peach'."
"'Flat Peach' really exists, but in ancient times the Queen Mother was a fierce god, and 'Flat Peach' is not that simple. The mention in the Han Dynasty <Jiao's I Ching Forest> of 'Meeting the Queen Mother in the West, paying homage to Baifu, giving me a happy son, long happiness and wealth' is a hint to this matter."
"<"Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang"> uploaded "There are ice corpses in the Kunlun ravine, with red moss growing on them, and they forget their worries after eating them." The demon guessed that it was an ancient monk. After Fa Qing was executed, he ran to the Kunlun Glacier, and he found the ice corpse and obtained the corpse bacteria."
"According to the records in his books, he has achieved most of the success and can grow 'flat peaches' on children."
Li Yan frowned and said, "Where is that book?"
Wu Lao Si shook his head and said, "My old friend hated evil so much that he could not leave such evil magic in the world. It was burned at that time, but his book also mentioned a person. It was this person who secretly funded it, so that he could study evil magic in the mountains."
"That person is Great Song Ghost Sect leader Zhang HuaiSu!"
Zhao Changsheng!
Hearing this name, Li Yan instantly understood.
Zhang HuaiSu is Zhao Changsheng.
"Pan Peach Gathering" is indeed Jianmu's conspiracy...