Luo MingZi's face was ashen, and the chill on his body was worse than the frost on the ground.
"Seal the perimeter! Zhang Shidi, check the remaining energy!"
"Junior Brother Li, autopsy!"
"Junior Brother Zhao, check for traces of fighting! The rest of the team will be on alert!"
Enforcement Hall's elites spread out in all directions at the command.
Someone made a secret and lit the talisman. Wherever it passed, green smoke condensed and did not disperse, and various traces appeared.
This is "Shadow Manifestation Technique", which can use the reaction of Gangsha Two Qi to show traces of spell casting. The only drawback is that there is a time limit, and the opponent has not left for long, so it is just right.
Someone lit a special white candle, and the pale flame jumped, but the surrounding became darker.
This is "Spirit Summoning Candle", which can make Yin Soul temporarily show light and shadow to find out how to exorcise ghosts.
In the Enforcement Hall, there are many disposable magical instruments used for auxiliary purposes. Li Yan was friends with the Enforcement Hall at that time, and one of the purposes was to purchase these. The ones used by the Enforcement Hall headquarters in Beijing are naturally more advanced.
Soon, they made a discovery.
"They used magic to set up traps!"
"There are a lot of Yin Soul left, and the resentment is very deep!"
Luo MingZi After hearing this, he immediately frowned and whispered, "Something is wrong..."
Even a sneak attack can instantly kill the Commandery Commandant Office troops without even firing a single shot. The ambusher must be a master, but the traces are not dealt with after the operation, which is another performance of a mallet.
Who is he...
Luo MingZi's gaze was like a falcon, scanning over the messy horse hoof prints and footprints on both sides of Official Road.
It can be seen that the battle broke out hastily and ended quickly, and the footprints were chaotic, but disappeared after leaving the vicinity.
In the tree!
Luo MingZi jumped up onto the tree branch and found many footprints.
"The body skills are all good, and none of them are mediocre."
Thinking of this, he jumped down again, squatted next to a frozen corpse of a captain, pinched open its stiff lower jaw, and immediately found that the tip of the tongue was slightly burnt.
"Senior brother, this was a manifestation of Divine Soul's violent shock during his lifetime." The Daoist next to him whispered, "When your tongue touches the roof of your mouth, your mind should be instantly enveloped by a huge illusion."
"It was invaded by Yin Soul!"
Luo MingZi nodded, looked at the chest of the corpse, and tore apart the torn clothes.
The fatal wound appeared to be a long and narrow wound diagonally piercing the heart from under the ribs.
The edges of the wound are smooth with slight jagged tears.
"The weapon is sharp and can kill with one blow. This... is not the style of Middle-earth weapons."
Several people glanced at each other, and then quickly examined the bodies of other soldiers who had been killed at close range. The wounds were all surprisingly similar.
"Senior brother, the power of this slash mark is concentrated, but the way of moving the energy is like chopping or picking. Have you ever seen it?"
A young Daoist couldn't help but ask.
Luo MingZi frowned at first, and then Spiritual Light flashed in his mind, "It's 'costal difference'!"
He said solemnly, "This is the short sword commonly used by Japanese warriors! Its blade is uniquely tempered and will leave such a slight tear. I once went to Luoyang to clean up the mess, and it was very similar to this injury."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
A young Daoist looked around and said in disbelief, "Is the Japanese magic so powerful?"
Luo MingZi said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid a master is here, so let out the spirit dogs and follow the traces to find it!"
However, everyone followed him all the way and lost sight of him halfway.
Looking at the city wall in the distance in the morning light, everyone looked ugly...
"Japanese?"
Except for the Hundred Crafts Pavilion, Li Yan was a little surprised.
"Isn't it?"
A young Daoist of the Enforcement Hall shook his head helplessly and said, "The blueprints were lost, Commandery Commandant Office suffered heavy casualties, and none of the Oirat and Nanyang envoys who were taken away survived."
"His Majesty was furious. Senior brother Luo MingZi was reprimanded in the palace for a full two hours. This time he was very embarrassed. Those Foreign Lands envoys all wrote letters to express their dissatisfaction. Even Mr. Commandery Commandant Office Regional Military Commissioner was very dissatisfied with us."
"Senior Brother Luo has captured Prince Hai and is interrogating him in prison. Senior Brother asked me to ask Young Hero Li, have you ever seen this kind of magic when you fought against the Japanese pirates in Luoyang?"
Li Yan shook his head, "The Japanese technique is good at exorcising ghosts. It's called Shikigami. We killed a master at that time who was very good at it. The ghost and god he drove is called 'Aoi no Goryo'. This should be a similar technique."
"Oh."
When the young Daoist heard this, he was immediately disappointed.
Li Yan turned his head and looked at the Hundred Crafts Pavilion again, and said in a deep voice, "We are at a critical moment in refining the magic weapon. The academy disciples will enroll in the academy in a while. These masters are busy and really can't spare the time."
"But I recommend someone. He has a lot of dealings with Japanese people. He should be able to help you."
The young Daoist's eyes lit up, he cupped his fists and said, "Please give me some advice from Young Hero Li."
"Commandery Commandant Office Qianhu, Tian Hua!"
Mystic Sacrificial Official Outside the gate, Tian Hua looked at the plaque above and sighed slightly.
This Tian Hua Tian Chiliarch was the ruthless man who was ordered to track down Zhao Changsheng, who met Li Yan at Liangzi Lake, and then went from Sichuan to the south, following Jianmu's clues all the way.
Unfortunately, he encountered severe losses in the south, and all the brothers he brought with him died, leaving only one person alive.
Before the Jinmen bombardment, it was he who handed the token to Li Yan and asked the local Commandery Commandant Office to cooperate, which reduced the losses.
But after he was transferred to the capital as he wished, some things didn't go so well.
Because of the defeat of the South, he has been under scrutiny these days. Although he has not suffered any physical pain and has not been deprived of his official position, those shady colleagues still tortured him to the point of exhaustion.
At any time, there are those who work and those who manage.
Those who work hard are good at work.
Those who are in charge are good at tormenting people.
These are nothing to him.
The most painful thing is that when I go to bed every night, I am often awakened by the terrifying scenes at that time.
I didn't even expect that I was able to escape the censorship because of this Japanese thing.
After calming down, Tian Chiliarch quickly walked into Mystic Sacrificial Official.
"Master Tian, you are finally here."
A Daoist priest hurriedly came out to greet him and took him towards the building.
This Tian Chiliarch was also one of the people who arrested Zhao Changsheng, and he was also familiar with Mystic Sacrificial Official.
Not long after, the two came to the dark cell.
"Master Tian."
Seeing Tian Chiliarch entering the door, Luo MingZi quickly stepped forward and said apologetically, "I have made you suffer. I also asked His Majesty about the matter in the south, but Commandery Commandant Office..."
"I understand, Daoist Master, there is no need to say more."
Tian Chiliarch hurriedly bent down and raised his hands, saying in a deep voice, "As long as I can destroy Jianmu, these things of mine are nothing."
Luo MingZi patted his shoulder and took him into a cell without caring about comfort.
Inside the cell, a man was covered in blood and tied to a wooden frame.
It is Prince Ying's Estate Prince Hai.
This once ridiculous Prince still looks as noble as before. His face is pale and stained with blood, and his eyes are full of fear. He said in a trembling voice, "Don't fight, don't fight. I've told you everything I know!"
Luo MingZi said coldly, "This is Commandery Commandant Office Tian Chiliarch, tell me what you know again."
"Yes, yes..."
Prince Hai didn't dare to talk nonsense and started telling the story.
What happened is also very simple.
After Prince Ying's Estate was destroyed, Prince Hai was lucky enough to escape. He originally wanted to escape, but then he realized that he was unable to carry his weight, could not do any work, and was defrauded of all the money he had on the way.
In desperation, he ran back to the capital in a panic and found Wu Anfu.
He lied about knowing the Prince Ying's Estate treasure just to make ends meet.
After being discovered, seeing Wu Anfu became angry and got an idea and said he could get the blueprints.
As the saying goes, even a broken ship has three pounds of nails. Prince Hai made many bad friends when he was prosperous, but now he is in trouble, and everyone is pushing him against him. Isn't he seeking death by taking the initiative to come to his door?
But at this moment, he met an acquaintance.
This person was one of East City's servants, named "You Er", and he followed him around a lot to earn rewards.
When someone recognized him on the street, Prince Hai was originally scared to death, but "You Er" was very loyal and helped cover him up. He also took him to a restaurant and had a nice meal.
Prince Hai was also a fool. After drinking too much, he felt reminisced about his life experience, cursed the world and told the story of his experiences in the past few days. He cried and asked You Er to borrow money and prepared to leave the capital.
Unexpectedly, this "You Er" said that he could help get the drawings, but he would have to share the money from the sale afterwards.
Prince Hai has no choice but to accept it and treat a dead horse as a live doctor.
He didn't expect that "You Er" would get the drawings the next day.
After that, Wu Anfu contacted Foreign Lands to sell it.
Prince Hai was originally waiting to share the money in the capital, but unexpectedly it was Luo MingZi who arrived.
Tian Chiliarch was a little confused after hearing this, "Daoist Luo, this person has nothing to do with the Japanese, right?"
"That's where things get weird."
Luo MingZi shook his head and said, "We have gone to arrest 'You Er', but that person's house has long been empty. Neighbors nearby said that he took his wife and children to the countryside two days ago and has not been seen yet."
"Commandery Commandant Office continued to search and discovered that this person was a Japanese spy lurking in the capital."
"That's not right..."
Tian Chiliarch immediately heard the problem and frowned. "If this You Er is a Japanese secret agent and got the artifact blueprint, he can just hand it over to his people directly. Why do he have to go through Prince Hai again?"
"It is completely unnecessary to say that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind."
"After provoking Oirat and Nanyang, we still have to face Commandery Commandant Office..."
Halfway through the words, I suddenly figured out the reason, "There's something wrong with this 'You Er'!"
"That's right."
Luo MingZi nodded and said, "There should be a group of Japanese masters infiltrated in the capital. 'You Er' is their contact person. He got the blueprints from somewhere and notified this group of people to rob and kill them on the way."
"Tian Chiliarch, I heard that you were tracking down Zhao Changsheng in the south and had many encounters with Japanese pirates. Do you have any ideas?"
"This..."
Tian Chiliarch also felt confused and frowned. "Japanese people have small courtesy but no great righteousness. They act viciously and cruelly, but they are not fools. They must have other motives."
"There is someone behind this 'You Er', and they can get the drawings..."
As he said that, Spiritual Light flashed in his mind, and he lost his voice and said, "It's Zhao Qingxu!"
"The Japanese pirates colluded with Jianmu. Before 'Pan Peach Gathering' was destroyed, Zhao Qingxu must have been in contact with 'You Er'. If this monster dares to plot a divine weapon, there must be someone in the academy who will cooperate!"
Luo MingZi After hearing this, he was not surprised. He nodded and said, "Master Qianhu thought the same as me."
"Young Hero Li once told me that the artifact was just a bait. Zhao Qingxu may have another purpose. If this is really what he did... Tian Chiliarch, can you think of anything?"
Tian Chiliarch shook his head and said solemnly, "Zhao Qingxu is too cunning. If he could have guessed it, he would have been caught long ago."
"At this time, we can only find those Japanese people first. Where is the file?"
"Everyone is here."
Luo MingZi waved his hand, and several junior brothers immediately presented thick files.
Tian Chiliarch checked it carefully, and after turning over the investigation records of yesterday's scene, Spiritual Light suddenly flashed in his mind, "It's Tamayori Hime Kantsuki, how did this bastard come to the capital?!"
Luo MingZi's eyes lit up, "Master Tian knows the murderer."
"Hmm."
Tian Chiliarch gritted his teeth and said, "Before, in the south, we found out that Zhao Changsheng's last appearance was to wipe out a village of villagers and was related to Japanese pirates, so we went to investigate."
"Unexpectedly, as soon as I boarded the ruins of the Dan people's houseboat, I was surrounded and killed by a group of masters. I jumped into the sea and fled. With the Japanese dialect I learned, I sneaked into a rogue camp on the island. The person who did it was a guest."
"I got some information at that time, and after asking around on the road, I found out the identity of this person."
"Over in Japan, Onmyoji is quite powerful and has a respected status. He is respected by the royal family Attendant."
"They are different from us. When they encounter the ferocious Fierce Ghost, they often suppress them. Then there are countless Attendants in the villages all year round. Some of the powerful things will be refined into shikigami by Onmyoji."
"I heard that there are as many as a hundred, and they are called <Hundred Ghosts Night Parade>, and the person who drives them is called 'Hundred Ghosts Seat'."
"The name of their Lineage Attendant shikigami is 'Tamayori Hime'. The person who inherits the shikigami is named Tamayori Hime Kantsuki. He is a core member of 'Hundred Ghosts Seat' and has a high status."
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, "My brothers also died in such a tragic way at that time."
"The other party used the shikigami. Many people had no time to react and were frozen to death. The rest were also massacred."
"Hmph!"
Luo MingZi said in a cold voice, "The wolfish ambitions of the Japanese people are at work in me, Divine Land, and I cannot let go of any of them. Since Mr. Tian recognizes them, do you have any clues to search for them?"
Tian Chiliarch gritted his teeth and said, "The power of these Japanese people's ghost exorcism skills is not small, but the hidden dangers are quite great."
"Tamayori Hime Kantsuki's thing is not a secret in Japan. Every seven days, he will suck the blood of children. With the help of the masculine energy of the child's blood, he will suppress the backlash of the shikigami. Once it stops, he will be in agony. Therefore, this person is also a demon that everyone is afraid of in Japan."
Luo MingZi suddenly understood, turned around and said, "Quickly, find out where the children have disappeared in the capital."
"Also, capture all Japanese merchants in the city and ask for clues!"
"Yes, senior brother!"
Mystic Sacrificial Official acted very quickly, and with the cooperation of Commandery Commandant Office, many Japanese businessmen who were hiding were quickly captured.
However, the news they found surprised them.
"No wonder these people didn't leave."
Luo MingZi handed the information to Tian Chiliarch and said at the same time, "This Tamayori Hime Kantsuki is the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from Japan, Toyotomi Hidetsugu. He was originally the heir, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi gave birth to another son, Toyotomi Hideyori."
"In order to pave the way for his own son, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has killed Toyotomi Hidetsugu, and all his subordinates have been declared traitors."
"This Tamayori Hime Kantsuki has now become a lost dog!"
"That's it..."
Tian Chiliarch looked at the file again and suddenly realized something.
"Zhao Qingxu is taking advantage of this group of people by releasing poisonous bait!"
"What is he planning?"