Suian City After a fire, all the houses of the government and the people were burned to ashes. By the way, the government offices in the city were also burned down. Many government police officers and Inspection Bureau people were also burned to death.
In the end, even the prefect Sheng Qingzhi was missing, and the Sheng Mansion was burned in the fire. The fire was as fierce as a tiger, and all the young and old, the weak and the weak were burned to death, and no one survived.
The Prince of Northern Pacification Yuwen Family family immediately sent people to take over the affairs of Suian City immediately, and sent a report to Governor's Office to request relief. While appeasing the people, they also sent people to investigate the situation of Suian City that night.
At the same time, Demon-Slaying Bureau in the capital also noticed that something was fishy about Suian City. Yang Yunjiao's body was soon found. Where he lay, the four characters "Mud Sect, Tu Du" were engraved on the soil beneath him.
The person who investigated the body concluded that this should be important information that Centurion Yang secretly concealed before his death.
Later, Evil-Slaying Bureau found several of Yang Yunjiao's men in a collapsed Mountain God Temple outside Suian City. Judging from the injuries on the bodies, they died at the hands of "Coir Tiger Envoy" Tu Du, one of the Mud Sect's four-square altar envoys.
Therefore, Prince of Northern Pacification Yuwen Family and Evil-Slaying Bureau both believed that this eucalyptus was closely related to the Mud Sect, but they had serious differences on the situation.
After the Yuwen Family family took over Suian City, they also followed up on the case. The Yuwen Family family suspected that there should be someone else who killed Yang Yunjiao and caused the Suian City fire. Mud Sect was just a scapegoat, and was secretly framed as a dowry by someone with ulterior motives, with the intention of diverting attention.
Evil-Slaying Bureau doesn't see it that way, but Evil-Slaying Bureau sees it this way. Yang Yunjiao accidentally discovered Mud Sect's conspiracy in North Prefecture. In order to kill the demon, he started a big battle with it, but was killed after losing.
In the Evil-Slaying Bureau, many people at the lowest level are discussing this matter.
"Centurion Yang is undoubtedly a model of righteousness. He died at the hands of a cult monster. The Prince of Northern Pacification Yuwen Family family is still making a fuss about this matter. It really chills the hearts of the world!"
Some people were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
"How can the Yuwen Family family's judgment be so unclear? And if there is no evidence, how can we conclude that 'something is fishy'? Behind the corpses in the mountain temple, there are eight characters 'Huo Fo Xiu Yi, Xin Sa Wu Mou' engraved on them. Isn't this clear and ironclad evidence?"
Some people shook their heads, confused by Northern Pass Circuit's actions.
"Isn't it?"
Someone said angrily.
"Northern Pass Circuit has always been dominated by the Yuwen Family family and does not allow other forces to easily intervene. Even Governor's Office has been ignored. The entire Northland seems to be managed by his Yuwen Family family."
"Over the years, those evil cults and heretical people have frequently caused troubles in Dongli Circuit and Nanling Circuit, raised troops to cause trouble, disturbed troubles, and caused trouble in the local area... Hehe, only Northland Northern Pass Circuit was not affected. I also thought that the Yuwen Family family managed it well. After a long time, this Northland is also a place where filth can be hidden!"
It seems that these words circulating within the Evil-Slaying Bureau of White Jade Capital were actually heard by Northern Pass Circuit's Yuwen Family family... Soon, from Prince of Northern Pacification There was a new move from the E family. The Yuwen Family family directly submitted a secret letter to the Blood Law Bureau. This secret letter fell directly into the hands of the fourth prince in charge of the Blood Law Bureau.
This secret letter revealed an astonishing news, that is, Sheng Qingzhi, the prefect, is very likely to be "Daoist Disciple" of Daoist Chongyang Palace. As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar.
"Sheng Qingzhi may be involved with the Chongyang Palace. This matter is still under thorough investigation. If it is correct, then there are signs of the Chongyang Palace's involvement in Suian City. This case is full of doubts and requires further investigation..."
Once the secret letter was exposed, all parties became turbulent.
"Chongyang Palace, why are Chongyang Palace involved again?"
"This is troublesome. Because of the Mud Sect's incident, the imperial court itself has already been busy with the East and South Roads. If this causes the Daoist forces to be provoked..."
"I'm afraid this is not a good sign. Is Chongyang Palace really going to join the world? Also, a Sheng Qingzhi prefect dares to be so Great Defiance of the Dao involved with the Daoist sect..."
"No, what we should really worry about now is whether Dao Sect is really secretly infiltrating the government of Great You. What are those people planning?"
It has to be said that the actions of the Yuwen Family family have also further promoted the influence of North Prefecture. The focus of the incident has gradually changed from one thing to an invisible struggle between multiple forces traveling between the government and the opposition.
But He Ping, who created all of this, escaped from this storm early. With a large group of people, North Prefecture quietly withdrew, and Northern Pass Circuit moved to Guan Nei, which is the prosperous area centered on Zhonghuan Prefecture, Central Land Circuit among the five paths in the world.
He Ping is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, wearing a brocade shirt, a felt hat on his head, and a snow-colored mink fur coat.
The interior of this carriage is luxuriously decorated and extremely exquisitely designed. The horses are carried by two well-known horses with bright coats. The wheel axles are also designed to absorb shocks. The interior is exquisitely decorated and covered with woven gold velvet carpets. There are also various wine and lunch boxes, sweet and salty pastries, and seasonal fruits and vegetables.
He stretched out his left hand to pick up a glass of rice wine, and while drinking, he admired the red maple leaves outside the window.
At this time, it had been two months since Suian City was hit by a fire. It was already deep in the season, and the maple leaves outside were all dyed red, and the mountains lining it looked like a cloud of burning clouds.
He Ping admired the scenery for a moment, then focused his gaze back on his free right hand.
His right hand looks very ordinary. The skin color, nail color, and palm print are no different from ordinary palms. No one would guess that it is a reattached prosthetic limb.
In the past three months, He Ping transformed his right hand, changing both his hands into Severed Ghost Hand, and also transformed the Severed Ghost Hand he produced.
Now He Ping's left and right hand puppet prostheses are new designs after several generations. In order to deceive others, he imitated the puppet made by Wu Yousheng that pretended to die, using the silver shark in the sea. The rubber of Glue Skin and Suoluo Wood is made of simulated leather, so that the appearance of your own puppet prosthetic hand is not much different from the arm of True Person.
"The technology is not yet particularly mature. The hardness and weight of the prosthetic hand cannot completely imitate the texture of human flesh and blood. Wu Yousheng's technology is really unpredictable. Currently, I have no way to achieve his level..."
He patted his thigh with his modified right hand and thought of another thing.
"Speaking of which, that thing has been refined. According to my idea, maybe we can get a glimpse of <Three Yang Calamity> through this thing... It's a pity that I only have half of 'Cinnabar Essence Fire Talisman' in my hand, and the other half is in the hands of my senior brother..."
He Ping reached out and took out a small glass jar. There was a strange thing soaked in the jar. The thing was wrapped in a bandage and soaked in a pale green liquid - the thing in the jar was the heart that was taken from Sheng Qingzhi's body that day.
This heart has absorbed the power of Cinnabar Essence Fire Talisman, and contains powerful energy inside. This energy is enough to ensure that the heart is full of activity and has not been affected by the death of the heart owner.
Sheng Qingzhi's heart is unique. After he took out the heart, his headless body collapsed like sand, but the heart was not affected in any way. In his opinion, this situation seemed to prove that the heart could survive independently, which was equivalent to becoming a living body independent of the individual. The reason for this naturally lies in Cinnabar Essence Fire Talisman in the heart.
"Only half of Cinnabar Essence Fire Talisman has this effect similar to 'Undead Abomination'. If I can transfer this strange characteristic to myself... many of the Immortal Puppet Sect's spells can be If the puppet's own magic properties are grafted and connected in series, if they are transferred to me, will I also gain the immortality of 'Undead Abomination', or the power of the Chongyang Palace<Three Yang Calamity>?!"
He Ping recalled the matters related to the "Heart-Swapping Technique" method recorded in <Formless Secret Treasury>. The method of Heart-Swapping Technique does not mean that you must change a demon's heart. The reason why you choose a demon's heart is because the demon's vitality is extremely powerful.
The human body is extremely fragile. If it is replaced with organs that belong to humans, various rejection reactions will occur. However, the organs of demons have strong vitality and can adapt to the human body on their own, reducing this rejection. It can also improve the weakened functions of the human body, making mortals become as vigorous as demons.
"But this heart comes from 'Undead Abomination'. After Sheng Qingzhi changes into that posture, its vitality is even stronger than that of the demon. If I can install this heart, wouldn't it be possible to reach the sky in one step?!"
His thoughts and inspirations came to him one after another, or he could install two hearts, and the heart of Mountain Demon would provide him with demonic vitality;
The heart of "Undead Abomination" gives him a near-immortal body, as well as the Three Yang Calamity power of the Chongyang Palace. If his idea can succeed, then the "Blood Leakage Syndrome" in him may also be lifted...
But, how do you install a second heart? How do you control this heart? By the way, maybe you can start with your own dual soul.
Just when his thoughts were about to stop, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"Son."
The voice of Qi Baiyi came from the carriage window.
"Can you please open the window? I have something to report."
After hearing Qi Baiyi's words, He Ping reached out and opened the curtain of the carriage.
"What happened?"
"It's like this," Qi Baiyi said in a deep voice, "There is a broken carriage ahead. There is a man on the carriage, and he is also bringing a girl and children. It is getting late, and these people hope to come with us."
At the end, he added something.
"That man has steady steps and long breathing. He is a powerful practitioner. I saw a deep callus on his tiger's mouth. He should be a master of weapons. As for the women, they are all ordinary people..."
He Ping stuck his head out of the window and saw a broken carriage on the roadside. He was planning to go to a county named Fengtai County, intending to change his identity in that county, just in time to avoid North Prefecture Suian City's affairs.
"Qi Baiyi, what do you think?"
He kept his eyebrows still and turned to ask Qi Baiyi who was riding on the horse.
After the Suian City incident, the leader of the Hu Ma Gang, along with the few remaining gang members, completely defected to He Ping and became one of his subordinates.
"Sir, I think that in this remote area... I think that in order to avoid causing trouble, it is better not to have contact with these people."
Qi Baiyi responded in a deep voice.
(I have the same opinion...)
He Ping actually thought so, but he turned around and glanced at the several figures standing in front of the broken carriage, and found that one of them was wearing a green shirt, and the feet at the hem of the long shirt were wearing thin-soled fast boots from the yamen.
"Thin-soled fast boots of this style seem to be worn only by officials in the government office. This man in a long gown is even called a good hand by Qi Baiyi. His ability is not simple... I am afraid he is a catcher in the county government office."
He thought about it secretly, made up his mind, put away the jar with the heart in it, and put on a smile.
"Forget it, just invite those people over and let them sit in the carriage. I'll stay outside and ride the horse."
"Sir, how can this be done?"
Qi Baiyi was a little shocked.
"The other party has brought a girl. I can't stay with them. There is no inconvenience in this carriage. Let them come in."
He Ping didn't wait for Qi Baiyi to say anything more. He opened the curtain of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage. He cupped his fists and handed over his hands to the people under the shade of the tree.
"If you guys... are not abandoned, you might as well go with me on the same journey. There happens to be a lot of care between fellow travelers."