Minglong

Chapter 78: Still a Specialist in Evil Ways
Southern Xinjiang Wu Alliance, Luojing Office!

At midnight, Bu Hanying, wearing a black cloak, sat in a dark room.

There were several chairs around, occupied by the liaisons of the major factions of the UMNO.

As a direct descendant of Queyue Villa, Bu Hanying held the second highest position in the hall, second only to the Chilong Cave, the ancestral home of the Gudu Sect. At this moment, he was delivering an impassioned speech:

"The various factions formed an alliance to revive witchcraft and re-enter the Central Plains.

“My Gu Du Sect was originally an upright sect, but was implicated by the Corpse Witch Sect and the three religions betrayed us, so we were exiled to the southern border.

"After years of preaching, the opinions of the Jianghu and even the Northern and Southern courts on the Gu Du School have changed. The Northern Zhou Dynasty has even begun to accept Gu Du School witch doctors.

“But just three days ago!
"The good disciple you taught in Chilong Cave slaughtered hundreds of civilians on Huaijiang River!
"If the disciples of Queyue Villa had not been alert in advance and turned the tide, the casualties would have reached six hundred!

"This incident is enough to cause public resentment. Years of hard work have been wasted on a single pill... Taishu Dan's pill!"

There are many schools of witchcraft, but the sacrificial school and the one that involves singing and dancing to invite the gods are the orthodox ones.

Corpse witches, ghost witches and others who play with corpses are typical evildoers.

The Gu Du School is somewhere in between the two. It can be said to be an evil school, but it doesn't rely on killing people to practice martial arts, and it can even cure diseases.

But speaking of the righteous path, they play with poisons, raise poisonous insects, and cast spells all day long, and the witches are more coquettish than each other...

Before the witch cult rebellion, the Gu Du Sect could still roam around in the Central Plains, and at most was despised by others.

But now they have all been driven to the desolate mountains and bad waters, fighting with monsters and beasts with their wits and courage. They are definitely not willing to accept it.

In order to return to the prosperous land, the Gu Du Sect did the same thing as the other three religions and hundreds of schools of thought, which was to spread out and preach everywhere.

As long as there are enough believers and their status is high enough, the imperial court has to accept their disapproval. This is how Buddhism started, and it has survived several attempts to destroy Buddhism.

As the imperial capital of the Daqian Dynasty, Luojing is naturally the main target of the witch cult, and all major sects have "missionaries" here.

The large-scale massacre of civilians by wizards will obviously create a negative impression of the Gu Du Sect among the people, which is not conducive to missionary work.

For this reason, various factions have been holding meetings these days to discuss how to conduct public relations.

However, the Wu Alliance is not a monolithic entity, and the discussion process is basically filled with sarcastic arguments.

The ancestor of Chilong Cave was Sikong Tianyuan, the head of the Gudu Sect. As the leader of the Wu Alliance, the contact person sat in the first seat and spoke in an unhappy tone:

"This traitor, Tai Shudan, was expelled from the sect thirty years ago. The ancestor also wanted to purge the sect, but he was too slippery and cunning, and it was impossible to find him..."

"That means Tai Shudan has obtained the true teachings of Chilong Cave!"

"Bah! According to the news, it was the disciples of the Taoist Hidden Immortal Sect who turned the tide. Why are you, Queyue Villa, trying to flatter me?"

The Crescent Moon Villa dreams of replacing Chilong Cave and becoming the leader of the Wu Alliance. Faced with doubts, Bu Hanying is very secretive:
"The owner of the manor is very far-sighted. You don't need to ask about this matter in detail. Anyway, if Chilong Cave causes trouble again in the future, the owner of the manor will not clean up the mess for you."

Everyone was half-believing and half-doubting, and the Chilong Cave contact cursed:
"When it comes to stirring up trouble, who can compare to your Queyue Villa? Your owner has put a curse on the 'most beautiful woman in the Taoist sect'..."

"This is a matter of the underworld!"

Bu Han English emphasizes:

"Nangong Ye and our manor owner encountered the Phoenix Feather Grass at the same time. It's a gift from heaven, and those who are capable will get it. If the Buddhist and Taoist sects had met, they would have had to fight.

"Nangong Ye didn't snatch it, can you blame my manor owner? If my manor owner didn't cast a spell, how could he fight her with thunder magic?"

As everyone was chatting in such a friendly manner, a black snake with red pupils suddenly emerged from the sleeve of the Chilong Cave contact, raised its head and spit out its signal upwards:
"hiss~"

Everyone fell silent.

Bu Hanying raised his hood and looked towards the roof:

"Is there anyone up there?"

tread……

call--

The sound of breaking wind came from the roof and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

All the contacts here really didn't expect that even though we gathered in Xiaoyao Cave in the middle of the night, we would still be visited by someone!
In order to avoid being caught by the imperial court, many contacts from wealthy families immediately displayed the professional characteristics of a poison master - running away in panic!
But in the blink of an eye, several people showed their magical powers and disappeared in the dark room.

Bu Hanying was afraid of being exposed, so she jumped out of the back window of the fur shop into the dark alley and fled towards the outside.

But unfortunately, before he ran far, he saw a figure flying over his head and landing in front of the alley!

tread--

The figure is tall and straight, with two weapons hanging from his waist. His face cannot be seen clearly due to the light, but his aura is comparable to that of the Death-Calling Grim Reaper!
Call ~
The cold moon was like frost, and the alley was dead silent.

When Bu Hanying saw this scene, she knew her life was over, as if she was facing a formidable enemy:
"There are many fellow Taoists in this hall, but you chose to block me. Is it because I'm unlucky, or do you have other motives?"

Xie Jinhuan opened his heart to his fellow Taoist, but ended up discovering the rat's nest of the Southern Xinjiang Witch Alliance. He was extremely heartbroken!

After all, he still needs these people. If he kills them all now, there will be no medicinal herb master left! "If I wanted to kill people, you would have died just now. I wouldn't have to wait until now."

Only when the warrior touched the roof did he realize that for the fragile poison master, it was like having a knife at his neck.

Bu Hanying looked wary: "What do you want?"

Xie Jinhuan asked directly:
"Refining Blood Essence requires a large number of beasts. If we want a long-term supply, we can't use it within Daqian. They should all be imported from abroad. Does Queyue Villa also have a supply?"

Bu Hanying frowned, but a figure in the distance immediately reminded him:
"It's best to put away the magic bell in your sleeve. It's useless. The three poisonous insects hidden in my arms are quite powerful, but they can't hurt me from this distance."

? !
Bu Hanying was covered in a cloak and was shocked when he heard the words. Knowing that his strength was far inferior to the other party, he quietly retracted the magic bell and responded honestly:

"To expand in the capital, you need to have some self-sufficient revenue.

"Blood Essence has a high medicinal value and is sourced from animals. The Imperial Pharmacy and the Imperial Hospital both have it. However, because it is the main ingredient in the 'Demon Transformation Pill', it is strictly prohibited by the court from entering the market.

"Although we also sold it, we only sold it to people who wanted to maintain their appearance and replenish their blood..."

Xie Jinhuan was not here to investigate drug dealers, and said coldly:
"Witch cults are known for their cunning minds. When you sell something this hot, it's impossible not to pay attention to the buyer's background.

"Among the buyers at the Ghost Market, is there an expert whose identity you can't figure out? This person comes here frequently, so he must be buying a lot."

"Master..."

Bu Hanying thought carefully, "We can't figure out their background. They must be at least at the fourth or fifth level. There are quite a few people like them. We were worried something might happen, so we investigated, but our ability was limited and we couldn't find out their background."

Xie Jinhuan knew that these people were most likely casual demon cultivators, so he asked:
"When do these people usually come?"

"It will definitely come once every ten days or half a month, but those who are smart won't be too regular."

Bu Hanying said this and asked:
"Your Excellency suspects that some demonic masters are purchasing blood essence on the black market for cultivation?"

When Xie Jinhuan heard this, his eyes became more serious:
"Yes. Do you have an explanation?"

Bu Hanying is a wizard from the Gudu School, and his knowledge of medicine is not much worse than that of an alchemist. In order to get rid of this plague god, he carefully analyzed:
"The Central Plains is strictly controlled. Those who can buy things on the black market don't have many connections. They will buy any junk. Even if the Chilong Cave mixes half a bottle of pig's blood in a bottle, it will be regarded as a treasure.

"That's why no merchant would sell high-grade blood essence, and serious demon masters wouldn't buy it on the black market."

Xie Jinhuan knew that orthodox demon cultivators would not come to the black market, but he was looking for independent cultivators, so he asked:

"If I only use low-quality blood essence without adding the blood of living people, is it possible to refine it to the fourth level of demonic cultivation?"

Bu Hanying hesitated for a moment regarding this question:

"Yes. However, the foundation is definitely unstable, and it will have to rely on solid meridian-protecting drugs to neutralize the medicinal properties of the blood essence. If you are looking for such a demon bandit, you can actually follow the 'Longyang Flower'."

"Oh?"

Xie Jinhuan became serious:
"how you said that?"

Bu Hanying explained carefully:
"Beast-made blood essence cannot compare to human blood. The purpose of refining it into the 'Demon Transformation Pill' is to add solid meridian-protecting medicinal ingredients to prevent it from damaging the body.

"A normal demon pill must be mixed with at least a few human qi and blood. If you use pure animal blood essence to practice, you have to put more effort into the protective herbs.

"This person has already reached the fourth level of demonic cultivation. He uses a large amount of blood essence. The prescription that can suppress the medicinal properties must use 'Longyang Flower'. If we follow this, we will definitely find him."

Xie Jinhuan nodded thoughtfully:
"Anyone can buy Longyanghua, how can I check?"

Bu Hanying shook her head:
"The demon doesn't dare to kill people frequently, so he has to take blood essence regularly to quench his 'thirst for blood'. Naturally, he also has to buy Dragon Yang Flowers frequently.

"But Longyanghua is extremely popular and there is almost no stable supply. If you want to purchase it long-term, you can only make reservations with pharmacists."

After hearing this, Xie Jinhuan understood what it meant - if you make a reservation, you have to keep your identity!

Longyang Flower is not a strictly prohibited item. Buying it anonymously will arouse suspicion. The powerful and influential people are scrambling to buy it. Drug dealers may not sell it to individual customers who don't know the details, let alone keep the goods for a long time.

Therefore, the reserved identity is most likely real, and at most it is made up for a reasonable purpose.

As long as we check the predetermined list, it shouldn't be difficult to find this independent cultivator...

Thinking of this, Xie Jinhuan nodded slightly:

"As expected of a member of the Southern Xinjiang Witch Alliance, he truly possesses profound insights into the perverse and crooked ways."

Bu Hanying cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. When it comes to unorthodox ways, I can't wait to see what happens in Chilong Cave!"

Xie Jinhuan felt that there was a reason why the Gu Du Sect couldn't get ahead. They kept talking about their bad friends and businessmen. This internal strife was simply outrageous!
"The Gu Du Sect uses a lot of medicine, so they should know the ways to get around the city. Where do you think these demonic bandits would order the Long Yang flowers?"

Bu Hanying thought for a moment and said, "The price of Longyang Flower changes every day, and middlemen don't have a stable supply. If you want to get it long-term at a fair price, the four major pharmacies in East Market must have it."

Xie Jinhuan found a way out and did not bother the fellow master of the girl with glasses anymore, and quietly retreated into the night.

The light was too dim at night, and Bu Hanying couldn't see clearly. After waiting for a moment, she realized that the person had disappeared. With a sense of relief, she quickly disappeared into the alley...

(End of this chapter)