Immortal Puppet Sect has three forbidden spells, namely "Eight Element Bone Locking Method", "Soul Calling and Shadow Summoning Technique", and "Body-Shifting Demonic Curse". Each of these three spells has its own merits, but there are certain risks in the process of practice.
He Ping is determined to refine this Body-Shifting Curse. After this spell Fa Xiu is completed, it will be extremely convenient.
However, it is not easy to practice this spell. Because Body Shifting Great Mantra requires the premise of Shadow Calling Technique, and to cast Body-Shifting Curse, you also need to use the "Shadow Deity" in your own shadow. Therefore, during the practice process, you have to clamp down on several Shadow Deity.
He Ping was sitting cross-legged on a futon, with a small incense burner in front of him, and he casually put three sticks of incense on it.
The three pillars of incense were not lit. Next, He Ping reached out and wiped the three pillars of incense. As his palms passed over them, the three pillars of incense were all lit in an instant.
He flicked his lapel, held the curse seal with both hands, and murmured the spell in his mouth.
He Ping's voice was extremely low, and his intonation was fast. The words he read seemed to be very difficult to pronounce, and the form and meaning were unclear, and the rhyme did not make sense. He continued to read like a rolling ball for a while, and the incense heads of the three sticks of incense in front of him suddenly lit up, and the incense itself also burned at an extremely fast speed.
This scene is a bit strange. There is no smoke coming out of these three sticks of incense. Instead, there is a big fire, but there are no sparks.
He Ping took out two iron nails in a leisurely manner, stretched out his fingers, held the iron nails between them, and moxibustion them on the flames emitted by the incense head.
The two nails were roasted by the fire on the incense head, and the sharp ends of the nails gradually turned red.
He Ping looked pale. He held the nail between the two fingers of his right hand, but it was not too hot. At the same time, he took out a bronze mirror with his left hand.
After taking out the bronze mirror, he immediately put his finger in his mouth, bit the tip of his middle finger violently, and a little blood dripped on the mirror. At the same time, he quickly drew a spell on the mirror. Then, he reached out and took the mirror and looked at the shadow at his feet.
In an instant, a bright light suddenly lit up on the mirror and fell under the feet. The dark and transparent part of the shadow under the feet gradually became black, and two shadows appeared from it, with a hint of red in the black, and their outlines were like two hazy smoke.
He Ping flicked two iron nails with his right hand. The nails flew to the ground and nailed the two shadows. The two shadows suddenly straightened, became thin and long, and also grew heads and limbs, gradually taking on a human shape.
"It's done."
He Ping knew that the two Shadow Deity were immobilized by him, and he felt greatly relaxed. He stood up and walked a few steps to the side. The two shadows were still "fixed" in place by the nails, but part of them was stretched very long.
"It seems to be working very well."
He took a square inkstone from the desk next to him and threw it towards one of the shadows. The square inkstone made a "pop" sound and sank into the shadow as if sinking into water, just like the shadow turned into a pool of water.
He Ping leaned down and patted the shadow. When the shadow said "winter", Fang Yan "bounced" out of the shadow and fell into his hand again.
"Okay."
He nodded, knowing that the spell was completed. The two shadows were controlled by Body-Shifting Curse. He could use the convenience of the spell to move objects into the shadow, and his own shadow became a portable space.
Of course, there are limits to the objects that can be stored using spells, but except for living objects that cannot be placed in them, most of your own puppets can be stuffed into these two shadows.
"Paper Spirit Puppet, Spirit-Exploding Witch Puppet, Wood Demon Puppet, and the Paper Sedan can all be stuffed in, but the 'Red-Scaled Earth-Armored Centipede Dragon' of Chixinzi is as big as The puppets cannot... However, there are seven "Shadow Deity" behind Shadow Calling Technique that will slowly wake up. After completely controlling the nine Shadow Deity, more things can be transferred with Body-Shifting Curse."
He was quite satisfied with the result. Once the Body-Shifting Curse method was completed, most of the puppets made in the future could be sealed into the shadow. When used, they could just be taken out of the shadow.
"Next, I still want to sacrifice one or two puppets. The one like Chixinzi's 'Red-Scaled Earth-Armored Centipede Dragon' is good. His design cannot be used. It's not impossible to redesign a puppet by just taking its framework."
In addition to using the design drawing of "Red-Scaled Earth-Armored Centipede Dragon" to make another puppet, He Ping also plans to select one of the many puppets recorded in his volume <Formless Secret Treasury> for refining. He has not yet decided which puppet to choose.
"'Red-Scaled Earth-Armored Centipede Dragon' is a large puppet. I need a large puppet to make up for my lack of combat power. When dealing with monsters like Mountain Demon, my paper puppets and wooden mandrills are a bit difficult. In addition, I also need a puppet that can conduct reconnaissance and act as a forward."
He Ping thought for a while, came up with some ideas, and walked out of the secret room that served as a retreat place. This secret room was behind the wall of the study room and was designed by his retainer who was good at decorating secret rooms. He pressed the button and the wall entrance was closed.
He did a good job of covering up and went straight out of the study, where he found the housekeeper He Fusheng waiting for him at the door.
"Is something wrong?"
He Ping asked.
"Master, there is a guest coming to visit."
He Fusheng said in a deep voice, "He is a county police officer, his surname is He."
"He Zhongheng."
He Ping smiled.
"What is he doing here?"
"Of course it's because of the disappearance of those ruffians in the past few days."
He Fusheng smiled slightly.
"It is said that some people saw the missing 'green skins' being brought to our mansion in a sedan chair..."
"Oh."
He Ping nodded.
He figured it out in his mind that it must be people like Three Gangs and Nine Societies who were causing trouble.
After all, the people he captured were all scoundrels. They were generally like Wu San. They had no wives or children at home. Even if they had relatives and friends, they had cut off all contacts because of their evil deeds... Even if such people disappeared, no one would take the initiative to report them to the official. If they died, no one would ask about it for at least half a month.
He Zhongheng is the yamen servant of the county government and the leader of the fast class. Great You's subordinate servants are divided into four classes, namely, Zao, Cai, Kuai and Zhuang. The so-called catching team means catching class and fast class. Ban He said that Longhe County is a large county with a large population and a lot of people and affairs in the government office. The disappearance of a few local gangsters is not a big deal, so why bother the people in the government office to investigate.
He Ping thought about it for a moment and knew that this was Three Gangs and Nine Societies's handiwork. However, this was not a bad thing for him. Anyway, he wanted to use this opportunity to cause some trouble secretly.
"Okay, this Brother He and I haven't seen each other for a while," he sneered, turned and walked towards the living room.
"Mr. Mi, we meet again."
He Zhongheng was sitting on the seat drinking tea, when he stood up and clasped his fists.
"Brother He, you're welcome."
He Ping returned the gift and sat on the main seat.
"Brother He came here this time, probably not to visit friends, but for some official business, right?"
"Indeed."
He Zhongheng's expression is also a bit serious.
"I'm here because of some recent events, and I hope I can get some advice from Mr. Mi."
"If you don't take advice seriously, why don't you just say it, brother?"
He Ping picked up the porcelain cup next to it, opened the lid, and took a sip of the fragrant tea.
"Everything I know, I will tell you everything I know."
"Mr. Mi, do you know that in the recent period, seven or eight local gangsters have disappeared mysteriously in the county and their whereabouts are unknown. I got a clue from others that these people may have come to your house?"
He Zhongheng said solemnly, "I would like to ask, Mr. Mi, if this is the case?"
"Of course there is no such thing."
He Ping's expression condensed.
"I, Mi Family, have been doing business for many years and have always been an innocent businessman. How can I be contaminated by such evil deeds as robbing people? If word spreads, who would dare to do business with me, Mi Family? I don't know where Brother He heard such remarks, but it is definitely slander. Brother He, please invite this person, I want to confront him face to face!"
"This..."
He Zhongheng felt helpless and shook his head slightly.
"I can't invite the person you mentioned, and they may not confront you."
"May I ask who the other party is?"
He Ping asked rhetorically.
He Zhongheng was somewhat silent. After a moment, he spoke slowly, "This person is Chang Fugui, the gang leader of Gambling Gang. People on the road call him 'Lord Tianjiu'. He said that he hired several helpers and disappeared recently. He said that he might have been kidnapped by the Mi Mansion. That's why I came here to inquire about the situation."
"Help?"
He Ping showed a puzzled expression.
"Logically speaking, if someone is missing, his family will first ask his relatives and friends to report it to the police. How come this 'Lord Tianjiu' informed Brother He?"
"This?"
He Zhongheng had some helplessness on his face, and he sighed, "This matter was investigated by the county master. Otherwise, if something happened to these ruffians, I wouldn't be responsible."
"A rogue?"
He Ping looked suddenly enlightened.
"Speaking of which, I, Mi Family, opened several shops in Longhe County during this time. After I opened, I was harassed by some gangsters who asked us to pay them money. After being driven away by my servants, they kept coming to find trouble. Could it be that these people are the ones who disappeared?"
He Zhongheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Master Mi, do you have any clues?"
"There are no clues, but brother He, don't you think this is something strange?"
He Ping asked in a deep voice, "If the ones who are really missing are those gangsters, doesn't it mean that someone is framing us Mi Family and ruining our reputation?"
He Zhongheng took a deep look at He Ping, and when he heard Mr. Mi say this, he was also a little suspicious.
(Indeed, in this way, compared to the Mi Family, Gambling Gang's Chang Fugui is more questionable? After all, he has such a motive for committing crimes... Damn it, could it be that this evil person complained first!)
"Also, Brother He, have you checked whether these people have any bad deeds, have they offended anyone, are they financially strapped, or owe debts to others... The so-called disappearances, according to us merchants, most likely owe money and are unable to repay, so they fled to other places to avoid debt collection... If something really happened, the bodies will definitely be discovered?"
He Ping mentioned it again dullly.
He Zhongheng's heart moved, and he had some thoughts. He recalled the first missing person, named Wu San, who was a famous bad gambler and owed Chang Fugui a lot of money.
"Could it be that these missing people really have anything to do with Chang Fugui? Then Chang Fugui doesn't even have a personal ID. How is this nonsense any different from false accusations?"