The grass in the factory should be plucked

The ship was sailing steadily on the river. Jiang Li and Xie Changan had rarely had such a leisurely life since they got married. They just ate, slept and played with the children every day. When they arrived at a beautiful place, they would take the twins off the ship for some fun. It was so comfortable.

Compared to them, the disciples of the Qinglian Sect had a hard time.

After days of heavy rain, the drought was alleviated and the people began to believe what Prince Jing'an said. The so-called ancestor of the Qinglian Sect was actually a demon in disguise!

"It turns out that he is a mirror monster!" Otherwise, why can he appear in the mirror?

When people think of the legend of the "mirror monster", they can't help but feel fear. Look at those people who hold bronze mirrors and are obsessed with the Qinglian Patriarch. Isn't it as if they are possessed by evil spirits?

The disciples of the Qinglian Sect immediately became rats crossing the street, and everyone wanted to beat them.

As soon as they show their heads, they will be taken away and handed over to the authorities by their former devout believers.

Although the remnants of the Qinglian Sect in various places have basically been arrested, the leader Chu Feixue and the so-called "ancestor" Nangong Xihe have disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

After severe interrogation by the East Factory, the Qinglian Sect disciples confessed one by one. Among them, there were two important pieces of information that shocked Yin Jiu, who was temporarily taking over Liao Wuyong's management of the East Factory.

A disciple confessed that the ancestor had ordered them to search among the people for seven women born in unlucky years, unlucky months, unlucky days and unlucky times, and bury them alive in the so-called "place of underground fire".

They don't know what the purpose is.

Another disciple said that the ancestor had asked them to release a large number of bronze mirrors to the people. No one knew what had been done with these bronze mirrors. As long as one prayed devoutly to the mirrors and had strong enough faith, one could summon the ancestor to appear in the mirrors.

Yinjiu did not dare to delay and immediately asked the factory guards to deliver the confessions to the governor who was still on the way.

Liao Wuyong took a look at it and handed it to Nangong Qinghe with a serious face.

Nangong Qinghe was shocked: "He buried alive seven women who were born on the yin year, yin month, yin day and yin hour? What on earth did he want to do with such a vicious method?"

Liao Wuyong said: "This is about witchcraft, let's send a message to ask Ah Li first?"

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Nangong Qinghe nodded, "Just in case, dig up the seven bodies first and keep them under close guard until A-li arrives in Beijing."

"Those bronze mirrors must all be confiscated and destroyed one by one!"

The bronze mirror that can make the mirror demon appear is scattered among the people. It poses endless hidden dangers and no one knows what kind of disaster it will cause in the future!

Liao Wuyong also frowned deeply. The core disciples of the Qinglian Sect either died on the battlefield or died from poison. How many bronze mirrors were distributed? To whom were they given? The confession was vague.

The person who confessed was not a core disciple and probably didn't know much.

Liao Wuyong summoned Yin Jiu and asked him to work harder and interrogate the prisoners again.

They also asked local government offices to post notices requiring anyone who had bronze mirrors distributed by the Qinglian Sect to hand them over to the government. Anyone who kept them privately would be treated as a member of the cult.

At the same time, the masses were mobilized to report and expose the crimes, and anyone who made a meritorious report would be rewarded with ten taels of silver.

This trick was very effective, and local government offices confiscated countless bronze mirrors, but no one could tell which ones had been tampered with by the Qinglian Patriarch. All they could do was put them in one place and wait for Jiang Li to return to Beijing and ask her if she had any solution.

Mrs. Liu from Liujia Village, who was once the most devout believer of the Qinglian Sect, was also reported by the villagers, and the bronze mirror that she treasured under her bed was naturally also searched out.

She cried out in despair, holding on to the bronze mirror tightly. "I don't believe it, I don't believe it. How can Qinglian Patriarch be a monster when he is so handsome? He is obviously a god from heaven!"

The officers and soldiers were speechless. Well, this was another ignorant woman who was bewitched by a monster!

During this period, officers and soldiers arrested many people who were bewitched by the "Green Lotus Old Ancestor" and the "Green Lotus Fairy Lady". They were bewitched by the beauty of the "Green Lotus Old Ancestor" and the "Green Lotus Fairy Lady" and were deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves.

The local officials were also troubled. These ignorant and foolish people were not guilty of crimes punishable by death or exile, but they could not be left alone. If they were locked up, they would have to spend food to feed them. How to deal with them was indeed a difficult problem!

As a result, secret letters kept flying to Jiang Li like snowflakes.

Jiang Li and Xie Changan wanted to take the opportunity to put aside their official duties and relax, but their official duties would not let them go!

Jiang Li was helpless, he was born to be a hard worker!

She had no choice but to put on a bitter face and start dealing with these secret letters.

When she saw the letter, she couldn't help but be shocked.

It turned out that when they were busy with the southern expedition, Nangong Xihe and Chu Feixue were not idle either. Not only did they recruit countless Green Lotus Sect believers, they also did so many things in secret!

"Buried alive seven women who were born on the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day and Yin hour?"

Xie Changan read the letter and was shocked and angry. "What do they want to do?"

Jiang Li frowned slightly, read the letter about the "seven corpses" several times, and wrote down several major events that happened in the future on paper one by one.

Xie Changan sat down next to her and took a closer look. He saw that she arranged the events in chronological order:

Bury alive seven women born in the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day and Yin hour - "The Betelgeuse star appears, disasters come" - drought in the north - use "demon girls" to pray for rain...

Xie Changan was in doubt: "Do you suspect that the drought is related to these seven corpses?"

Jiang Li frowned: "My master once told me the story of the drought demon. When the drought demon appears, the land will be scorched for thousands of miles. Wherever she passes, it will be a scorched earth..."

Xie Changan nodded: "Yes, I have also heard that there is a folk custom of 'beating the drought demon'."

Jiang Li became interested: "Any explanation?"

Xie Changan said: "Folk legend has it that within a hundred days after death, if the body does not decay, there is no grass on the grave, and water seeps from the grave, it is very likely that it has turned into a monster that causes drought."

"The bodies must be dragged out and their limbs mutilated, called 'dried bone piles', or burned, to end the drought and bring in rain."

"So, the Soul-Catching Bug wants to turn these seven corpses into drought demons?"

"It is very likely, and it should be successful."

Xie Changan thought deeply, this is why the northern region suffered a severe drought and not a drop of rain fell!

Jiang Li suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing: "They had planned everything, but they never expected that Brother Python would turn into a dragon at this time!"

The rainstorm caused by "Zou Jiao" not only alleviated the drought, but I'm afraid that the few "Drought Demons" that were raised could not be saved!

Xie Changan was very surprised: "Why? Is Hanba afraid of rain?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? Those golden lights of merit!"

On that day, the heaven sent down golden light of merit, and the rain brought such righteousness from heaven and earth. How could the "drought demon" raised by evil magic resist it?

"Hanba is also a zombie. When Brother Yinjiu sends people to find these corpses, we will see if there are any signs of rigidity. Then we will know if our guess is correct."

Xie Changan also laughed when he heard this and said, "As the saying goes, the net of heaven is vast and wide, nothing can escape it. They have done something so harmful to heaven that even heaven cannot stand by."

"Yes, it is God's will that Brother Python turns into a dragon!"

Jiang Li chuckled, picked up the pen and wrote down their guesses, then opened the second secret letter.