Yin Yang Lantern Man

Chapter 296 Zhu Family
What's behind Junior Brother?
The senior brother turned around to look at the master: "How did you know?"

"I don't know. Why did I come down the mountain?"

Taoist Mingyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, which was the direction of Gushan County.

"About a month ago, your uncle Mingba's soul traveled to outer space and returned seriously injured."

Taoist Mingyu sighed, "He only said that a great beast appeared in the southeast of Daqi, and he died a few days later. That's why I followed him all the way here."

Taoist Mingyu put his hands behind his back and said, "You should stay at home for the next few days and don't walk around. I will investigate what kind of disaster this is."

"Master Mingba...is dead?"

Senior brother's eyes trembled. How could he know about such a big thing just now?

"impossible!"

He couldn't accept it: "Master Mingba is a cultivator who has cultivated the Yang God. How can he die just like that?"

"I, the master, cannot believe it, but it is the truth."

Taoist Mingyu sighed, "He had already perfected his spirit cultivation, and his Yang Spirit appeared in broad daylight without any damage, but he still died."

"Then Master, aren't you in danger?"

"Haha, the master has already returned to the void."

Taoist Mingyu walked out of the house: "I will follow your junior brother, you take care of yourself."

His master's figure disappeared in an instant. This is a true great monk.

"Return to the Void..."

The senior brother murmured, sounding dull yet excited.

Return to the void!
Among the talisman masters who practice and refine essence into energy, only one can survive here. Anyone who enters the door will surely become a talisman master.

Once you start refining Qi, you will be one in a million, not to mention transforming into a spirit and refining the spirit.

By the time the soul is refined and it can be done in broad daylight, it is extremely rare, and most of the things are just legends.

His master, Taoist Mingyu, is an outstanding master in spiritual cultivation and is respected wherever he goes.

But returning to the void...

That is a legendary realm.

All the way, the human skin inside the coffin was trembling and covered by the coffin.

But if you look closely, you can see eyes growing out of the cracks in the coffin.

His eyes looked around through the gap in the coffin, and suddenly looked up at the sky.

Master Mingyu looked neither sad nor happy as he met those eyes.

"Hehe, where are you?"

In the hill, Chen Ning'an blinked slightly. Just a moment ago, he saw a figure.

"interesting."

The corners of his mouth raised upwards; finally a big fish came.

I just don't know if he knows the people he met when he first came to Daqi.

"Master, the door gods have been posted and the lookout pavilions have been installed."

Liao Yun reported to him that he had just returned from Xiaoyunli.

"Ah."

Chen Ning'an nodded, and when night came, he indeed felt his soul growing.

"Oh, is anyone still awake?"

He moved and came to the outside of the village head's house.

"Mr. Lizheng, when did you become so worried?"

He sat next to the village head and asked, "Why don't you tell me about it?"

The head of the village looked up, and when he saw that it was Chen Ning'an, his lips trembled slightly.

"It's okay, sir, go back to sleep."

"You're afraid of me."

Chen Ning'an looked into his eyes and said, "Actually, you don't have to be afraid of me. As long as you stick to your heart, I won't kill you."

Look at Zhu Shuili, Xiaoyunli, and Xiaoshanli under the lookout pavilion. When did Chen Ningan ever take the initiative to kill anyone?
The head of the village said nothing, but just sighed.

"The people in Zhushuili and Xiaoyunli were all in a different state after they came back."

"Fu Zheng no longer draws talismans, villagers no longer farm, feed livestock, or even patrol at night."

"Oh, I know that. They were invited by the gods and they are so happy that they don't want to leave."

"You are an evil ghost!"

The village head suddenly said, "The people in the painting are real, they are the people in Zhu Shuili and Xiaoyunli. I have observed that when the people in the painting disappear, they come back!"

"Zhu Shuili said that he had everything he wanted in the painting, with beautiful women by his side, fine wine and delicious food every day, and a more comfortable life than the emperor. Others should be the same."

"They don't want to return to reality now, and some are even seeking death."

The head of the village looked at Chen Ning'an and said seriously: "You... are an evil ghost!"

"That's because they are weak-minded. I even let them experience the beauty of the world. That's better than living a life of mediocrity, isn't it?"

"This isn't how you spend your life."

The village head took out his pipe and took a puff, holding his breath for two seconds before slowly exhaling.

The smoke obscured the moonlight, and under the moonlight stood a person. The head growing on his neck swayed slightly in the wind, as if absorbing the essence of the moon.

"How did Xiao Tu offend you?"

The head of the village also understood the situation and became more relaxed and willing to chat with Chen Ning'an.

"I know you have an idea, but do you have to hurt people?"

He kept smoking his pipe, his eyes red from the smoke: "Isn't it better to let them be like before?"

"Mr. Lizheng."

Chen Ning'an pointed at the moon and said, "Do you know what kind of world I used to live in?"

The village head didn't answer, so he continued, "A person's world is more terrifying than a demon. You have no one to rely on, and your fate can be rewritten at any time because of an aftermath."

"There are things there that can modify human memory, behavior, and cognition. Once you touch them, you will no longer be yourself."

"The emperor there uses the world as a tool, the noble families do as they please, and the unlucky ones will be gone in their lifetime."

He looked at the village head and said, "I grew up in the filthiest mud."

"child."

The head of the village looked at him and said: "It is precisely because you grew up in the most filthy mud that you cannot let the mud pollute you."

Although he didn't know what the world that Chen Ning'an was talking about looked like, he knew that this child also had a story.

"I'm not a child anymore. I'm very old."

Chen Ning'an shook his head. As for what the head of the village said about being untainted by the mud?
“I am not a lotus.”

He reached out and picked up the weeds on the ground: "Everything in this world has made me who I am today. I will not reject it, but accept it all."

The golden light covering its surface flashed, and the weeds turned into a poisonous snake, spitting out its tongue and swimming around.

Li Zheng watched all this and felt like he was dreaming, but it was real.

"Why do you want to tell me so much?"

He was a little confused and thought that there was no need for Chen Ning'an to say this.

"No reason. I just wanted to say it, so I said it."

He stood up and left: "Go to bed early, it's safe at night."

The village head looked at Chen Ning'an's back, seeming a little lonely and desolate.

That night, no strange evil spirits appeared in any household.

No one was fooled. In fact, Chen Ning'an ate five evil spirits that night.

Not much, but very effective. The aura of him and Liao Yun on the door god is very attractive to evil spirits.

Kill two birds with one stone.

In Heidan County, the county lieutenant's vehicle is about to enter the city.

"What?"

The city guards scanned the convoy, taking a particularly close look at the coffin at the back.

Looking up, I can see a Bagua mirror hanging on the city gate, which can reflect evil spirits and ensure the safety of people in the city. "I am the county lieutenant of Gushan County."

The county lieutenant took out his official seal. He was not someone that could be ordered around by just anybody.

The latter's expression suddenly changed when he saw it!
"It's the county lieutenant! I wonder why you came to Black Lantern County this time?"

The other party was still questioning him. The county lieutenant's eyes turned colder: "Go to Zhu's house."

How many Zhu families are there in Heideng County? Of course there is only one. The city guard glanced up:
"Sir, please don't think I'm embarrassing you. The main thing is that this evil mirror has revealed your coffin..."

It can be seen that they performed their duties conscientiously and did not let evil spirits into the city just because of their status as county lieutenants.

"Do you know who is lying inside?"

The county lieutenant snorted coldly: "The one lying inside is the young master of the Zhu family, Zhu Hengrui!"

"Young Master Zhu?"

Cheng Wei was startled and subconsciously went over to take a look.

"Is this something you can see?"

Master Liu Fu snorted coldly: "Do you want to die?"

Who can be safe if they are infected by evil spirits? His words made the city guard return in dismay.

"Please come in, sir, so that you can know that I need to report the situation."

"Report it."

The county lieutenant was in a bad mood when he walked into the city.

The city guards’ difficulties were only secondary; the main thing was that I would have to meet the Zhu family soon.

That behemoth, if it wanted to destroy him, it would lose with just one sentence.

In fact, the Zhu family already knew about it before he even walked into the gate.

This mansion covers hundreds of acres and is located in the city of Heideng County. It has mountains and rivers and its shape is exquisite and restrained.

Ruier is dead!

This news, like a gust of strong wind, reached the ears of the Zhu family's ancestor, causing the fighting power of this centenarian to become unstable.

"Impossible! My Rui'er was a natural talent. He became a talisman master at the age of only 28. How could he die suddenly?"

The old ancestor was furious: "I don't believe it, who brought this news!"

"Grandmaster, it's in Gushan County. Rui'er originally wanted to go there for training, but he never thought..."

The person speaking next to her was the second wife of the Zhu family, Zhu Yu, who was also in her fifties.

"Gushan County? How can such a small county be able to bury my Rui'er's bones?"

The old man stood up and walked to the door with his cane: "I want to see if it is really my Rui'er!"

In the entire Zhu family, Zhu Hengrui is the youngest and also the most talented.

Naturally, she was loved by the whole family. Zhu Yu wiped away her tears and could only support the old woman and wait.

"Grandpa, please sit down for a while."

The housekeeper brought a stool and said, "No, it will tire you out."

"Tired? My Rui'er is dead, why should I worry about getting tired with my old bones?"

The old ancestor's voice was distorted. Finally, she saw the team coming and the coffin slowly approached the Zhu Mansion.

The old lady stared at the coffin without blinking, and when someone approached her she reached out to lift the lid.

"Madam, you absolutely cannot do that!"

Master Liu Fu shouted hurriedly: "The things in this coffin have become evil spirits, and cannot be touched directly!"

"I must touch it!"

Although the old lady said this, she still took a step back.

"Then you come and open the coffin."

There was no doubt about her voice, it was the tone that could only be spoken by someone who had been in a high position for many years.

Master Liu sighed. If it were an ordinary person, he might not be able to open the coffin, but his identity was different. He was already a black-level talisman master.

He stretched out his hand, pinched the Bagua, and used the talisman bamboo stick to lift it up along the gap. Then he opened the lid of the coffin and stood it upright on the ground.

This move made many people's eyes light up.

The old lady said nothing, but walked forward to see what was inside the coffin.

A piece of human skin.

Everything inside was empty, leaving only a few bloody holes in the skin, empty and as if smiling.

"My Rui'er..."

The old lady was heartbroken, but suddenly she saw that the human skin in the coffin, the mouth, nose, ears, and eye positions had all grown eyes!

These eyes were all out of sync, looking around randomly, and finally they all focused on the old lady.

"what!"

The old lady screamed, and Master Liu Fu quickly dodged and stood in front of the old lady.

"you wanna die!"

The Zhu family guards drew their swords, as if they were going to keep them here.

"Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive, everyone!"

The county lieutenant kept wiping his cold sweat. He had been sweating uncontrollably since he saw the old lady.

Although this person is not the real person in charge of the Zhu family, no one disobeys her words.

Her husband is an official of the second rank... positive!

"My Rui'er is really dead."

The old lady's tears continued to flow. She took a deep breath and stared at the county lieutenant.

"Tell me how my Rui'er died in every detail. If you can't, I don't think you have any meaning to live anymore."

"Madam, this is none of my business!"

The county lieutenant panicked. He was not a witness, so how could he tell the truth if he was asked?
"Madam Zhu, don't mention me. Our Gushan County Qing'an Division, the Division Master and four Hall Masters went to take the body away, but only Hall Master Li came back with the body!"

He began to talk about what he knew, and after listening, Mrs. Zhu seemed to understand.

"In other words, my Rui'er was killed in that hill?"

A huge grief filled her heart, and she took a few deep breaths, but still couldn't calm down.

"Butler, find someone to check the hill, and then find someone to flatten it for me!"

She was very angry, but she had to stay rational no matter how angry she was.

The evil spirit that could kill Rui'er must be very powerful.

Moreover, the leader of the Qing'an Division in Gushan County was at least at the Black Level. That monster was most likely a Green Evil.

"Take one of my Zhu family's servants to take a look."

As a family as big as the Zhu family, there must be offerings. These offerings ensure the safety of the Zhu family.

Evil spirits are hard to guard against, so the role of offerings comes into play.

The housekeeper nodded, ordered people to prepare funeral supplies, and went to the side yard of the Zhu family.

"Is Lord Nangong here?"

The butler was very humble: "Master Nangong, I have a small matter here and would like to ask for your help."

"Little things?"

Nangong Fangyun smiled slightly: "Is it about Mr. Zhu?"

"Lord Nangong really knows everything about the world without leaving home."

The housekeeper nodded slightly and smiled, "It is at this time that the old lady would like to invite you to take a look at the hill of Wangfeng Pavilion in Gushan County to see what the evil spirit inside looks like and how powerful it is."

"If possible, let's kill Xiao Shanli at the same time, right?"

"Your Excellency is really perceptive."

The butler lowered his head and asked, "Master, have you agreed?"

Nangong Fangyun nodded: "Of course I will agree, after all, I have eaten your Zhu family's food."

"Get ready and set off tomorrow. I want to see what is so arrogant that it dares to kill the young master of the Zhu family!"

(End of this chapter)