Immortal Road.

Chapter 477: The Clouds Are Strange, Taibai Golden Flame

[In the beginning of autumn in the eighth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the governor of Kuizhou collected 500,000 taels of silver for disaster relief and ordered the militia commander Shen Jian to bring civilians to escort it to the Qinghe Prefecture.]

[The prefect of Qinghe was worried about the rampant banditry in the surrounding area and the steep mountain roads. In order to deliver the courier to Liangshan Prefecture safely, he handed it over to the Liangshan Provincial Government and secretly hired the Lin's Escort Agency, the industry leader in the city, to escort the courier secretly.]

[According to later investigation, the escort team was attacked by black-clad mountain bandits when they were traveling to Luofengpo, 30 miles from Yongchang County. The escort leader Wang was killed in the battle, and most of the escorts fled.]

[On the Autumnal Equinox, the robbery case was reported to the capital. The emperor was furious and ordered the governor of the southwest to investigate vigorously.]

[The Inspector of Guizhou entered Qinghe County and was ordered to dispatch troops to capture the suspicious criminals. The escort of Lin's Escort Agency heard the news in advance and fled for fear of being punished.]

[About a month later, the soldiers surrounded the suspected escorts in Huize Township, Qinghe County. After a fierce battle, they were all captured alive and taken back to the Qinghe County jail for questioning.]

【The Inspector of Guizhou died, and the case was taken over by the prefect of Qinghe. Because the case was so complicated, the interrogation continued day and night.】

[In the spring of the ninth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the Southwest Jiedushi returned to Beijing to report on his work, and the case was suspended and awaited restart.]

【The Southwest Jiedushi retired and returned to his hometown.】

[In the eleventh year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Yang Huaili, the prefect, secretly ordered the execution of all the escorts. All clues in the case were lost, and the case was closed without any conclusion.]

In the dim light, the sound of flipping through files could be heard.

Lin Shan looked at the records of past history, looking for the information he cared about.

As to why the prefect of Qinghe County was called the prefectural governor and the county magistrate was called the prefectural magistrate, this is also related to the official system reform in the Song Dynasty in the past hundred years.

Prefectures and counties were changed to provincial capitals, and official positions in institutions at all levels were also renamed.

Anyway, in the eyes of the people in southern Xinjiang, they still prefer to call them county magistrates, county chancellors, military commanders and the like. New official positions such as training envoys and provincial governors have not yet been fully popularized.

In the case of the robbery of the silver courier, Protector Jiang had clearly known that the case was committed by the Qinghe County Magistrate, but through this file, it can be inferred that there are many connections and doubts behind it, and it may not be that simple.

Why didn't the Kuizhou Tuanlianshi escort him directly to the Liangshan Provincial Administration Office, but instead transferred him to Qinghe County?

The Qinghe County Magistrate did not send yamen runners to escort him, but instead asked the escort agency to escort him secretly?
After the silver was robbed, why didn't the Southwestern Jiedushi directly suspend the Qinghe prefect and investigate him, but instead sent an inspector from Guizhou to conduct an airborne investigation?

This inspector barely survived one winter in office before he died of inexplicable illness?

The prefect of Qinghe County had just taken over the case when the governor of Southwest China resigned. The progress of the case was suspended for three years?
The official struggles involved are as complicated as a pool of muddy water. If there were a character like Detective Di Renjie, the investigation would probably be very exciting.

Of course, Lin Shan had no desire to explore this old almanac, mainly because he didn't have that much time. If he had free time, it wouldn't hurt to check it out for fun.

As for why Yang Huaili, the prefect of Qinghe County, executed the bodyguards in the prison three years later, Lin Shan knew it clearly.

Because before he and Protector Jiang set out for Bianliang, he went back to Qinghe County to threaten the county magistrate to secretly let all the escorts escape.

The county magistrate was afraid that his deeds would be exposed, so he lied and said that all the escorts were executed by his order to cover up his dereliction of duty.

Now, more than 50 years have passed, and those who knew about the case at that time are probably all dead. The case has long been forgotten, and few people would go out of their way to overturn it.

However, Lin Shan found the answer he wanted, which was the most crucial place name, where the officers and soldiers of Qinghe County surrounded the escort.

Huize Township!
"Master Pu, is the dream real or fake?
What will you leave for me?"

Lin Shan clenched the file in his hand, an unknown light flashed in his eyes, and a ball of black and green soul fire burned in an instant.

When his figure disappeared from this place, all the files about the silver robbery case also turned to ashes.

This major case that attracted the attention of the capital fifty years ago was silently lost in the long river of time.

Huize Township.

This place is located in a remote mountainous area in the southern part of Qinghe County. It was once a paradise, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The villagers made a living by farming and hunting, and lived in peace with the world.

But fifty years ago, teams of soldiers and officers came along the way to hunt down the remnants of the escort silver case. During the arrest, they not only salvaged money from every house, but also set fire to force the escorts to show up, making the village a mess.

I thought that was the end of it.

But unexpectedly, three days after the government troops loaded the fugitives into a prison van and took them away, another group of masked men broke in and started a massacre without any explanation.

Overnight, all the men, women, young and old in the village were killed. No one knew who did it, but an entire township was massacred!

Many years later, a wanderer returned and found that his hometown had been destroyed. There was no government to take care of it. He had no ability to rebuild his home and had to leave sadly.

With the help of the map markings and asking people for directions along the way, Lin Shan easily found the village.

"Tread, step, step"

In the early morning, the stone road in the countryside was not easy to walk on. It had just rained and was covered with moss.

He looked around calmly, all he saw were broken walls, ashes and bones.

After someone slaughtered everyone here, they set a big fire and burned it all down again. No wonder people later had no intention of rebuilding it.

Brother Ji was sitting on his shoulder and yawning, obviously not interested in this place.

The village is not big, and after walking around, Linshan came back.

He found that the village had been burned beyond recognition by the fire and it was impossible to tell what it looked like.

The images in the dream, because they involve the cause and effect of time and space, are gradually becoming blurred in his mind as time goes by. This is the self-healing of the law of chaos.

To this day, he can only remember the general content, and the locations and portraits of the characters are all blurry.

He wanted to determine in the ruins where Master Pu died, but there was no reference point to help him locate it. However, this did not pose a problem for him.

"come out!"

He gave a light drink.

The chicken brother who was napping on my shoulder was startled!
He immediately straightened his neck and looked around, thinking that there was some enemy hiding.

Unexpectedly, Lin Shan was just calling the residents in the spirit beast ring.

A small purple butterfly flew out in a daze, its two antennae dotted in the air, emitting ripples. It was very confused as to why Lin Shan called it out.

"Xiaodie, can you help me rehearse the dream again?"

Lin Shan had long suspected that his dream of traveling through time and space was most likely due to the magic of the Void Butterfly, so if he wanted to accurately locate himself at this time, he still needed the help of this little ancestor.

Xiaodie seemed to be still asleep. She didn't know what he was talking about and was very confused.

When Brother Ji saw Xiaodie appear, he was obviously very interested. He flapped his wings and flew down from Lin Shan's shoulder, raising his iron beak to peck it!

“Ohhhh~ Ohhhh~”

Xiaodie was suddenly awakened by fright!
What the hell?

I hadn't noticed it just now, but suddenly a colorful big rooster jumped out and caught me with its mouth. Who can stand this?

The chicken and the butterfly immediately started chasing each other and playing hide-and-seek in the countryside.

"." Lin Shan didn't know what to say to them, so he could only shake the spirit beast ring to shake out the three evil spirit brothers inside.

There's no one around anyway, so no need to worry about being seen.

These three guys have really been feeling frustrated lately.

Lin Shan didn't summon them. The sapling of the ancient Huanling tree had been sleeping to speed up its recovery since it had the red jade spiritual soil. Xiaodie also lay on the tree to sleep. If the three of them made a loud noise, they would be punished by these two little ancestors.

Now that I'm out and back to the vast world, I almost cried!

"Wow, wow, I'm finally suffocating to death!"

“Finally it’s out!”

"Ahhhh, I can't stand it anymore, I want to eat blood food! Where can I find blood food?"

"Ok?"

Lin Shan glanced over with a cold gaze, and the three evil spirits suddenly reacted, trembling all over, and hurriedly explained in a flattering manner.

"Just kidding, just kidding, we are just kidding!"

"Be more careful next time."

Lin Shan scolded the three of them and said, "It's understandable that you want to eat blood food, just think about it in your heart and don't tell anyone else."

Fortunately, there is no one here. If someone saw it, do you think I was killing you to silence you or to prove my innocence?
The Song Dynasty is a world of righteousness, so he naturally has to act carefully. If he goes to the kingdom of evil, he will have fewer concerns.

"Go, persuade those two to come back to me."

The three evil brothers looked into the distance and saw a colorful rooster jumping up and down chasing the Void Butterfly. They almost dropped their jaws in shock!
Where did this fierce chicken come from that can bully Xiaodie?
As the saying goes, there is always someone better.

Xiaodie bullies the three evil spirit brothers all day long, but when she meets Brother Ji, she is at a disadvantage and flees in a hurry.

The three evil brothers realized that the time had come to show their loyalty, and immediately rushed forward to help Xiaodie get back on track.

As a result, after a while, all four of them were subdued and dejected by Brother Ji.

"Ohhhh~ From now on, you are all my followers!"

"Don't worry, as long as you join the Kun Sect and follow me, I will never treat you unfairly!"

"Well, that little butterfly, the Great Protector has already been found. This leader will appoint you as the Second Protector of the Kun Sect!"

"These three weaklings, just forget about it!"

Brother Ji looked at the three evil spirit brothers with some disdain, thinking that they were too weak and damaged the reputation of his own Kun Sect.

"My Kun Sect only accepts elites, not weaklings. Since you joined early, you will continue to be an apprentice disciple under the Second Guardian. When you can become a full-time member depends on your performance!"

Xiaodie was completely confused. She had just woken up and didn't understand anything yet. She joined some sect inexplicably and was given the title of Dharma Protector.

The three evil spirit brothers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had finally come out to get some fresh air, but were brutally beaten for no reason and were even named apprentice followers by the chicken.

Does becoming a regular employee depend on performance?
What the hell, do you think we care?

"Hmm? What's with that expression on your face, the three of you?"

Brother Ji was very good at observing people's words and expressions. White light immediately shone from his two eyes, which converged into a straight white light at a distance of three inches, directly immobilizing the spirits of the three evil spirits.

"Oh!"

The three of them screamed immediately, and white flames suddenly appeared on their spirits and burned themselves, which looked very scary!
“Ahhhhhhh ~ it hurts!”

"What kind of fire is this? Why does it seem to specifically restrain spirits?
No, this, this, could this be the legendary Taibai Golden Flame? ! ! ! "

"Nonsense! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Only the stars in the sky like Taibai Jinxing and the Pleiades can do that. How can a chicken walking on the ground do that?"

The three evil brothers were suddenly stuck, and then they reacted.

"Huh? Why do I know so much?"

"What is Taibai Golden Flame? It sounds scary!"

"Taibai Jinxing? Pleiades? How do we know?"

“Ah! It hurts! It hurts! ~~~~”

They were talking to themselves there, screaming and saying nonsense.

This is the evil spirit, a chaotic and disordered creature in the heavens, sometimes lucid and sometimes crazy, its nature is exposed.

Brother Chicken flapped its wings and jumped wildly in front of Xiaodie, bullying its younger brothers. Xiaodie was still in the young and ignorant stage of development and could only tremble in fear.

Just because they don’t understand doesn’t mean Lin Shan doesn’t understand.

After further studies at Yunchuan Academy, he is no longer illiterate and has some knowledge of the knowledge and allusions of the world of cultivation.

Taibai Jinxing is a giant among the star officials in the heavens, the lord of the morning star, in charge of killing and violence, and his power is feared by all the heavens!

The Lord of Pleiades, one of the twenty-eight constellations, is the fourth of the seven western white tiger constellations and is also a famous figure!

Taibai Jinyan, I really don’t know about this Lin Shan.

However, he had heard of a slightly similar mythological legend about the name Pleiades before he traveled through time in his previous life.

It is said that when Master Xuanzang went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, he encountered the Pipa Spirit. Even the Monkey King was helpless and had to ask the "Star Official of the Pleiades" to come and subdue it.

The "Pleiades Star Official" only showed his true form, which was said to be a big rooster! And it was the best rooster in the world! He crowed once, and the Pipa Fairy revealed his true form. He crowed again, and the monster died immediately!

Lin Shan couldn't help but wonder, could the Pleiades star god that is now circulating in the world be a chicken?
For some unknown reason, the three evil spirit brothers, seemingly due to special external stimuli, triggered the racial heritage memory hidden deep within, and recognized the Taibai Golden Flame that was specifically designed to defeat them at a glance, and screamed shrilly.

Fortunately, Brother Ji knew his limits when he acted. He just wanted to tease them for fun. After all, they were still his own people, so he wouldn't really kill them.

After the white light was gone, the two corns regained their vitality, and the three evil spirit brothers collapsed on the ground like three dead dogs, unable to even float.

Xiaodie was still shivering beside her.

This chicken is so fucking weird. The baby is still young, I can’t afford to offend him!
"Ohhh! How's it going? Are you convinced?"

Brother Ji looks around with disdain and exudes an air of dominance.

Xiaodie and the three evil spirit brothers quickly bowed their heads, clasped their hands in submission, and accepted any position given to them.

Seeing that they had had enough of the trouble, Lin Shan walked over to hold Xiaodie in his hands, looked at the three evil spirit brothers lying on the ground, frowned and sighed, what a bunch of rubbish!
He had no intention of using his soul source to heal them. He just randomly found some random things to treat the soul. He didn't know if it would be useful for creatures like evil spirits. After all, they were his subordinates and he had to look after them.

The three evil spirit brothers were filled with gratitude. They picked up the food and devoured it immediately, not caring whether it was useful or not. They ate it first because they were really burned badly just now.

"Alright, let's talk about your Kun Sect's affairs later. Let's solve the problem at hand first."

(End of this chapter)