Interlocking Schemes

Su Che used his Law Power to stir up a gust of wind, which blew the yellow paper into the air.

Of the seven blood talismans, Six Paths remained after the one was burned away by the Ninth Nether Soul-Burning Yinflame. One was placed in front of each coffin, which was quite fair.

Each blood talisman was painted with a ferocious, bloodshot eye, drawn with remarkable realism.

Can you tell what it is?

Zhu Yi shook his head.

The Talismanic Arts and incantations of the Mystic Gate are written in divine script, which can communicate with heaven and earth and Spirit Transformation.

The blood talisman before them resembled a totem.

"Were these Corpse Demon of the Shen Household created by someone? And were they silenced after being exposed?"

"Be bold. I even suspect that the plague back then was orchestrated by someone."

Su Che unleashed the Ninth Nether Soul-Burning Yinflame, burning away the remaining Six Paths blood talismans.

The person who left behind such an evil creature did not simply raise a few Corpse Demon.

"Go and call the constables outside in."

"What clues did you see, sir?" Zhu Yi looked at Su Che and gradually understood Lu Bai's choice.

"Almost."

The Young Master Su before us not only has powerful backing, but he is also very meticulous.

Zhu Yi wondered if he were in Zhu Yi's shoes, he might have been able to discover the clues about the Corpse Demon, but he would definitely have missed these blood talismans.

You might get led down a different path.

There's something underground.

"Is there something?"

Su Che nodded.

After the seven blood talismans were destroyed by the Ninth Nether Soul-Burning Yinflame, his spiritual senses regained a new sensation.

An Evil Qi rose from underground.

If my intuition is correct, the thing should be less than a foot directly below this hall.

The purpose of those seven blood talismans was likely to be to hide that thing here.

A cloud of black mist flew out from Su Che's sleeve, and the black mist gradually solidified in the hall.

"I will obey Nether Lord's decree."

The Two-Faced Ghost General, holding a shield in one hand, respectfully bowed.

"Dig three feet below."

"Follow the law."

It shook its armor, spread its large, fan-like hands, and dug away the bricks, stones, and soil on the ground, bit by bit.

Goodness!

Zhu Yi was secretly amazed. This Judge Li Xing had summoned a Ghost General.

His behavior was utterly Evil Dao and monstrous.

The Ghost General lowered his head and continued digging. Before long, he unearthed a large urn.

It was covered with a round wooden board, covered with various colored talismans.

Upon seeing this object, Zhu Yi took several steps back, his eyes wide as he looked at Su Che.

"My lord, this..."

What was sealed inside this large urn was unknown, but Evil Qi kept seeping out from the cracks.

This is probably the source of the Evil Qi emanating from Old Qin, the night watchman.

Su Che had a rough idea in his mind.

Someone placed this large urn in the ground beneath this old house and made some kind of arrangement. Over time, the Evil Qi within it leaked out, corrupting all the corpses lying in the hall and turning them into Corpse Demon.

Old Qin often came here to have fun, and over time he got hooked on the Evil Qi of the place.

Then, he saw through the deception, and the man used a clever trick, like a gecko severing its tail, to decisively settle things here.

The person who made this arrangement should still be in Tian'an County, right next to me.

Su Che looked at the large urn in front of him, wondering what was inside.

"Sir, what should we do with this?"

Zhu Yi looked at the large urn with concern; the object exuded an eerie aura.

"That person has worked so hard for so long, there must be more to it than just this one thing."

Su Che is now absolutely certain that he has inadvertently stumbled into a trap set by someone else.

Whatever is in this jar, it's all part of that person's painstakingly planned scheme.

I just don't know what methods they used.

What should we do next?

Thinking of this, Su Che missed Yulizi even more. He wondered how things were going with the Yellow Heaven Sect, and how his teacher was doing.

Although they claim to be disciples of a prestigious sect and their cultivation has progressed rapidly, they are still novices in the end.

I remember Yulizi saying that when cultivators fight, it's not just about cultivation level; technique, Law Artifact, and the surrounding environment are also very important.

I still have a lot of work to do.

"You personally lead the constables to deliver this item to the City God Temple."

Tian'an County has City God, Orthodox God of the imperial court. His cultivation level may not be very high, but he deals with such evil beings almost every day.

Giving him this jar would be a good fit for his expertise.

Leave the professional stuff to the professionals.

"Then, sir..."

"I have other things to do."

Su Che was absolutely certain of one thing: the information had definitely been leaked.

The other party must have known that they had their eye on the Corpse Demon in this courtyard, and they took action in advance to hide this large urn.

However, what Su Che was really concerned about was how the news had been leaked.

Therefore, I absolutely must meet with this person.

Qin the Night Watchman.

Su Che opened his Lightning-Cleft Thunder Eyes and scanned the hall once more.

The person was very careful and left no further information.

But Su Che judged from his actions that no matter what tricks this person had hidden in the large urn, it was definitely not time for him to reveal his true intentions.

In other words, I still have time.

Su Che did not conceal himself and went straight to Qin the Night Watchman's residence after leaving the courtyard.

The dark clouds gathering over Tian'an County, the Vajra Yaksha blocking the road Tongde Tower, the large urn placed underground many years ago, and the news that has been leaked at some unknown time.

The situation is getting more and more interesting.

Qin the Night Watchman's residence was not far away, or rather, the county seat of Tian'an County, like those of other counties, was not very large.

A county town, to put it bluntly, is just a few streets.

Su Che soon found Qin the Night Watchman's residence based on the description given by the man with the iron mouth.

Only then did they notice the seal from Tian'an County affixed above the door.

There were a few neighbors whispering and pointing at each other at the door.

What's going on?

Su Che asked the oldest member of the group.

"Ah, sir, we know nothing..."

The man stammered, looking at Su Che's bright official robes, but he didn't know which official this was.

They usually only saw yamen runners and constables.

"Old Qin was locked up by the people at the county government..."

"I don't know what I did wrong."

What is their connection to the Tian'an County Office?

When was it sealed off?

"Not long ago, only two or three hours ago..."

Two or three hours had passed, and I shouldn't have sent Zhu Yi to the yamen to summon someone by then.

In other words, Tian'an County's actions were planned before they were actually carried out.

Su Che rubbed his fingers together as he thought of this.

Are you looking here too?

Su Che looked around and saw one move after another.

Without lingering, Su Che strode forward, this time heading straight for the Tian'an County Office.