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Shi Huai'an flew down in front of the extinguished bonfire and scanned the surroundings carefully. He found two swords falling on the ground. The hare roasting on the bonfire was covered with thin yellow sand and smelled of hot meat. Alone gone, huh?drank:

"Be alert! The law enforcement guard on duty is missing!"

The monks on duty at night will not go far at will. He heard the two people shouting and asking.

When he heard the strange wind and sand, he came out to check again, and the bonfire extinguisher had disappeared.

At such a fast speed, they took away two monks in the Qi Transformation Realm under their noses. This was the first time someone had an accident at the foot of the mountain since this place was haunted by ghosts.

Jin Huanran followed and landed near the wind patrol envoy. As a helper sent by the county, he searched for several days and invited several groups of people to do it, but no one could tell why. Some insisted that it was evil spirits and ghosts. Some people said that it was mountain spirits and monsters who made troubles, but they couldn't produce any real evidence.

This Baihu Ridge with a radius of seven or eight miles can't be visited except for a few places on the side of the valley and halfway up the mountain.

Everything else is normal, and nothing strange happened before August this year.

Jin Huanran said in a low voice: "It is not suitable to go into the mountains at night, why don't you ask Director Guo to send more inspectors tomorrow, or ask the prefecture city to send expert reinforcements? We have tried all the methods we can think of, and we also ask Xiahe County Daolu The head of the branch, Lu, used the official treasures of the community to investigate the water transportation at the root of the mountain, and used the word "mountain" to suppress evil spirits, and covered the entire Baihuling. He didn't notice anything strange. Can the Law Enforcement Guard show up alive?"

Shi Huai'an had a haggard look on his face. He was trapped in the valley for two days a few days ago.

People outside can see him walking around the canyon rocks,?But he just couldn't get out, which made him make a fool of himself.

Seeing that the patrol envoy was thinking, Jin Huanran said in a low voice: "Master Guo replied, saying that Master Feng took his transfer order yesterday to ask Guanzhu Zhang to come to help, but Guanzhu Zhang refused on the pretext of being injured."

Shi Huai'an shook his head slightly. He heard that before Feng Chengyun of Nine Crane Palace took over as the director of Daolu Branch of Xiling County, Zhang Wenfeng, Chen Qingqiao and the two monks of Xianlingguan resigned all their vacancies and real positions.

Last year, that idiot in Nine Crane Palace bought Jie Zhiquan for foreign affairs, and Wu Xiu took advantage of the stupid thing he did. In the battle of Xihezhou Town, both the Daolu branch and the common people suffered heavy casualties.

He participated in the finale and personally escorted Xie Zhiquan, who had abolished his cultivation base, to the prefectural city for legal action.

Zhang Wenfeng and Chen Qingqiao, the group of meritorious monks who killed witch cultivators, are somewhat concerned about the Nine Crane Palace. So far,?Nine Crane Palace didn't express any remorse for the accident, Zhang Wenfeng was innocent,?Don't follow orders,?It is also a silent protest.

Shi Huai'an has dealt with the elegant and polite Zhang Guanzhu twice, and his impression is not bad.

He expressed his understanding of Zhang Guanzhu's approach, but he did not agree with it.

The young man is still too impulsive, offending even the head of the county city, and he didn't think carefully.

"Stop! Someone come and report your name!"

The law enforcement guards on guard at the foot of the mountain saw someone coming from the east and hurriedly shouted to stop.

It was a man and a woman who came. Under the light of the torch, the man in the blue Taoist robe showed a dark gold plaque and said, "Nanjiang Prefecture Daolu Branch, Ke Qing Supervisor Zhang Wenfeng, has been ordered to come and assist in the investigation!"

Shi Huaian and Jin Huanran stared blankly at each other for a moment, then reacted and hurriedly flew over.

"Thank you Zhang Guanzhu for coming to help at night, I have met Zhang Guanzhu!"

"I've met Fellow Daoist Shi and Fellow Daoist Jin, both of you are very polite."

Zhang Wenfeng didn't introduce the woman in the black skirt beside him, and asked after a brief greeting, "What happened just now?"

He could see it through the scattered positions of law enforcement guards and the tense atmosphere.

Shi Huai'an sighed, stretched out his hand and invited the two of them to the extinguished bonfire at the foot of the mountain, and told them about the strange things that happened just now, without asking about the origin of the woman with hairpins, Zhang Wenfeng hung the token around his waist, he could not fake it at all.

Although Keqing Supervisor is an idle job, he will not underestimate it at all.

The entire Daolu branch in Zhoucheng plus Zhang Wenfeng, there are only three Keqing supervisors, and a year later, they are almost certain official supervisors.

After Zhang Wenfeng listened, he squatted down and looked at the campfire with his head tilted. He reached out and took two hares that had been roasted and soiled, and handed them to a Xiahe county law enforcement guard holding a torch to illuminate them.

When going out to perform tasks, an identity token should be hung on the waist so that it can be seen at a glance.

I used a branch to push the bonfire aside, pushing away the embers and ash, revealing a large charred tree stump below.

Hugging thick tree stumps, about a foot above the ground, is really a good place to set up a bonfire and make a stove.

Throwing down the branch in his hand, Zhang Wenfeng looked at the woman in the black dress looking up at the dark height.

He knew that Mo Ye would not help investigate the case, but with Mo Ye following him, he could rest assured that he would not be afraid of any thousand-year-old monsters. Can't die."

With this sentence, it is more effective than any amulet in the world.

This is the confidence given to him by the master.

"Mountain god?"

Faced with Zhang Guanzhu's enigma-like question, the corners of Mo Ye's mouth twitched upwards.

She turned around with a half-smile and continued to look at the dark mountains.

I said that if I don’t help, I won’t help, and I can only rely on Zhang Wenfeng to figure out a way, otherwise, if she makes a move, all the mountain spirits and ghosts will show their original shapes when they step down. What’s the matter with Zhang Wenfeng?

She is just an idler who follows the excitement, walks around and looks around, that's all.

Zhang Wenfeng and Zhong Wenyong have been together for so long, and they know something about Shinto incense and incense.

Moreover, Zhong Wenyong was worried that he would suffer, so he specially taught him the taboo rules when dealing with Shinto.

Combining the trend of the surrounding mountains and forests, he has already seen that this inconspicuous tree stump, which is used as a bonfire stand, is a seat for the mountain god to rest, also known as the "top chair".

Two law-enforcing guards of Huaqi Realm who don't understand the divine way burned the tree stumps and offended the hidden "mountain god" here, so there is a reason for them being taken away, which makes sense.

The Da'an Dynasty was a Taoist world. The witch cultivators were expelled 500 years ago, and the temples were destroyed. The incense belonged to the Taoist patriarchs and sages. The mountain god lurked and hid?

Zhong Wenyong back then was a living example.

Shi Huai'an asked strangely: "Guanzhu Zhang, do you mean that there is a hidden former mountain god here?"

He had read some classics of Wuxiu in the previous dynasty, and he had seen the records about "Mountain God's Top Chair", and he also squatted down to carefully look at the burnt rotten tree stumps beyond recognition.

Jin Huanran also squatted down, feeling excited, Guanzhu Zhang is extraordinary, and he made a different discovery when he arrived here, if he captured a remnant of the former mountain god, it would be a great contribution, far more valuable than killing a group of haunting ghosts or monsters.

Zhang Wenfeng nodded slightly, and said, "It's very similar to the 'Mountain God Top Chair'. When I cast a spell and ask the god to show up, you all step back first. If there is a mountain god hiding, you can try it."

Shi Huai'an hurriedly ordered several law enforcement guards to put the torches nearby, and backed away.

He has heard about Zhang Guanzhu's fighting ability. He cut off the left arm of the monster monster swallowing gold, and defeated Feng Chengfeng, who is also a martial arts practitioner in Jiuhe Palace, with a single sword. , very loud.

It is estimated that Zhang Guanzhu's ability to obtain the position of Keqing Supervisor is related to his record and reputation?

It made sense not to agree to the assignment of the head of the county city, Guo. The head of Guo couldn't move Zhang Guanzhu at all, which was to save face for the head of Guo.

Zhang Wenfeng took out three incense sticks and a pair of white candles from the black cloth bag.

Light a white candle and place it in front of the charred tree stump, light an incense stick, hold the incense and face the silent mountains in the dark night, and murmur a prayer: "Three mountains and five mountains, the god of all mountains. The spirits of plants, trees and beasts are under your command. I am here now." , Quickly show your prestige... The mountain god, the mountain god, quickly show his real body. I obey the law of the Patriarch of Wanfa, order!"

The last sentence was intentionally pronounced lightly and vaguely, and what Zhong Wenyong taught was a taboo.

However, after a while, the incense mist curled away, and the mountain god he guessed did not show up, not even a sign of abnormal sound.

In other words, there is no mountain god hiding here, is he wrong?

Chapter 265 Burning Incense Again, Asking God to Raid

After waiting for a while, there was still no sound from the mountain. Zhang Wenfeng knew that his appeal to God had failed.

He put the incense sticks flat in front of the tree stump and let it burn out slowly.

Please God to do a complete set, he bowed his hands, then slowly took three steps back, turned around and walked towards the direction of Shi Huai'an and others waiting in the distance,?He didn't look sideways, and didn't look at the slightly raised expression of the woman in the black dress who was advancing and retreating with him.

Hearing rustling noises from the forest on the left, he hurriedly stood still and looked, only to see two groups of black shadows rolling out of the darkness.

"It's Yang Xu and the others!"

Shi Huai'an and others hurried up, and the other law enforcement guards who followed recognized the missing companion, and exclaimed in surprise.

The two people on the ground had bruised noses and swollen faces, their faces were smeared with filth and passed out, but their breathing was not hindered.

Zhang Wenfeng looked at Xianghuo again,?The three red lights flickered slightly in the dark night, and the ignited incense mist disappeared into the darkness, clean and there was no drop left. He knew that it was absorbed by the "mountain god" in the dark.

The other party also released the abducted monk, but did not greet him.

After carefully revisiting the process of his invitation to the gods, there should be no problem from the action of holding incense, the etiquette of burning incense, as well as the position, and the spells of inviting the gods.

Judging by Mo Ye's expression, it was obvious that he was watching the excitement, knowing that something had gone wrong with him, but he just didn't tell him.

Shi Huai'an ordered the law enforcement guards to carry the two unconscious people down, away from the destroyed chair of the mountain god, and he and Jin Huanran came.

"Zhang Guanzhu is well-informed,? I admire his clever means,? Admire him!"

"I am over-flattered!"

Zhang Wenfeng clasped his fists in return, turned around and walked towards the wooden shed, and said, "It's dark tonight and it's not advisable to enter the mountain. Let's discuss the next step after seeing the shape of the mountain clearly in the morning."

"Guanzhu Zhang's words are reasonable!"

"Listen to Zhang Guanzhu's arrangement."

Shi and Jin had no objection, they were so busy these days that they hardly had a clue.

As soon as Guanzhu Zhang came, he saw that it was the mountain gods who were causing trouble, and cast spells to retrieve the kidnapped monks, and they were happy to follow suit and make contributions.

Zhang Wenfeng asked as he walked, "What was the name of this Baihu Ridge in the previous dynasty?"

"This... I really don't know."

Jin Huanran woke up and since it was the mountain god who caused the trouble, he had to look through the old accounts of the previous dynasty, so he hurriedly called a law enforcement guard, and ordered him to return to the county overnight to search for the old files left by the previous dynasty and find out Books related to Baihuling are brought together.

It hasn't been many years since the aura surged, and even if the mountain god who lost his incense can wake up, it is not a concern that his strength will be greatly damaged.

Even with the advantages of mountainous terrain and the support of the Shinto magic circle, when they find out information about the names, taboos, heels, etc. of the mountain gods, what?It is possible to arrange arrests in a targeted manner, and there is no need to worry about the escape of the mountain god who was born and bred.

This mountain is the territory of the mountain god, and it can have a great advantage in fighting skills, but it is also its cage, and it cannot be left easily.

They can calmly plan and deal with them, if the three of them can't fight each other, they just need more reinforcements.

Shi Huai'an asked people to make a wooden shed for Guanzhu Zhang and the woman in the black skirt for them to meditate and rest. The two people who were unconscious had already been revived there, but they couldn't find out what they were talking about. .

In the evening, the monks who kept watch at night were instructed and dared not go to the foot of the mountain again.

The night passed smoothly.

The sky is bright and the autumn wind is cool.

Zhang Wenfeng finished his simple morning class in the shed, got up and walked to the nearby stream, stepped on the pebbles and squatted down to wash his face. There were slight ripples on the clear water, and a very subtle sound came from the water to his ears:

"Who are you? Why do you have Zhong Wenyong's etiquette of holding incense and burning incense?"

"Are you a mountain god or a river god? Why are you staying here?"

Zhang Wenfeng asked back in a low voice, this guy is able to transmit sound with the help of stream water, which is not like the method of mountain gods.

He can call Zhong Wenyong's name, he is familiar with Zhong Wenyong, and his contemporaries are undoubtedly Shinto. If he wants to find out the reason of the incident, he must be arrested. He has no friendship with the other party, and there is no possibility of favoritism.

"Have you met Zhong Wenyong..."

The subtle old voice stopped suddenly, the water ripples dissipated, and the stream gurgled.

Zhang Wenfeng stood up and glanced around. Mo Yecai came out of the wooden shed and did not approach, and the others did not come this way. He was a little puzzled, that Shendao suddenly cut off contact for some reason.

After eating the porridge with preserved meat and vegetables cooked by the law enforcement guards, the monks who went to the city to search for the ancient books of the previous dynasty at the bottom of the box have not yet returned.

Zhang Wenfeng, Shi Huaian, and Jin Huanran flew into the air, observing the Baihu Ridge below from a distance.

Mo Ye was too lazy to fly, and it seemed fun to walk barefoot in the stream, stepping on the pebbles at the bottom of the water, walking back and forth.

Baihu Ridge is about [-] feet high. There is a very large and gentle terrain on the top of the mountain, surrounded by verdant trees, various birds chirping on the branches, and small animals appearing and appearing full of vitality.

The sun shines at a slant, and there is no gloomy and evil spirit on this mountain.

Shi Huai'an pointed to a canyon in the southwest, and said: "I was trapped in the middle of the canyon, on the rocky river beach for two days, and there is a secluded pool in the middle of the mountain to the north. The woods on the north side of the mountain can't be approached, otherwise I won't be able to get out .”

Jin Huanran added: "So far, no one has been injured or killed in Baihuling, but the Shinto who has lost his incense must not be reconciled to the collapse of his mind and soul, disintegration and perishing in the world."

Zhang Wenfeng carefully inspected those trapped places, and he found one thing in common, all related to water.

Even in the forest north of the top of the mountain, there are natural pools with stagnant water in them.

Turning around Baihu Ridge a few times in the air, Zhang Wenfeng fell to the foot of the mountain below.

He intends to chat with the other party by means of Shinto. At present, the mountain god hiding here is only trapped and has not done any harm.

Courtesy first, soldiers later, he doesn't want to meet with soldiers.

"Please back out of the stream, I want to cast a spell and chat with the mountain god here."

Zhang Wenfeng apologized to the two of them, it was inconvenient because there were too many people, and the mountain god had a lot of scruples here.

Shi Huai'an smiled and clasped his fists, expressing his understanding, some unique secret techniques should not be disclosed to the public, the two led five law enforcement guards and retreated to forty or fifty feet away from the stream.

He took out three empty bowls, filled them with clear water from the stream, placed them in front of the charred tree stumps, lit a pair of candles, burned three sticks of incense to pray to the gods, and inserted the three sticks of incense into the ground. Zhang Wenfeng stared at the white bowls of clear water. , this mountain god is a bit weird, and it is connected through the water method.

Mo Ye waded in the creek but did not come over.

The red dots of the incense fire flickered, and the incense mist drifted towards the tree stump.