jdhmnovel Chapter 265: Your Jiang Ningshuang, the tigress, is by your side
Chapter 265: Your Jiang Ningshuang, the tigress, is by your side
Chapter 265 Your Jiang Ningshuang, the tigress, is behind you
A gust of wind blew, and the mighty and majestic "Lu Zhishen" ran in from the door, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand. However, the beads were as thick and hard as steel sticks, and he turned them around in his hand like performing a trick.
"Huh? Is that you?"
Lu Zhan was dazzled by Lu Zhishen's bald head. He squinted his eyes subconsciously and then he could see the person clearly.
The man who came had thick eyebrows, a bulbous nose and wide lips. His monk's robe could not hide his muscular body. It was Yuan Kong, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Lu Zhan felt a moment of emotion in his heart. The last time they met was in Jinling, and the next time they met was in Bian Jing.
Perhaps it was because he had just arrived in Bian Jing and suddenly saw an old friend, Lu Zhan felt a sense of familiarity. It was always good to meet old friends even though they were thousands of miles apart, but some old friends might never be seen again.
"This monk has such a bright head!" The fellow villager was old and had never seen such a bright light bulb, so he quickly covered his eyes with his arms.
The demon-suppressing masters quickly drew their swords and prepared to attack Yuan Kong.
Lu Zhan raised his hand hurriedly: "Go and do your own thing, this is one of us."
The demon-suppressing masters then put away their swords, but their expressions were all focused on Yuan Kong's bald head, which was actually quite dazzling.
Yuan Kong was originally furious, but after seeing Lu Zhan, he instantly suppressed his anger and laughed, "Fellow Daoist Lu? Long time no see, I miss you so much!"
These were not just casual greetings. Yuan Kong and Lu Zhan had cooperated a lot because of the Hehuan Sect incident. The two had an experience together that was hard to forget, so the relationship they established was naturally strong.
"Long time no see." Lu Zhan patted his burly shoulders, half-closed his eyes, with a complicated expression: "Why was your bald head so bright just now?"
When I first saw Yuan Kong, his forehead was also bright, but never as exaggerated as it is now. It was like a small light bulb at first, but now it is like a car headlight. It is not very harmful, but it is very annoying.
Yuan Kong said a little embarrassedly: "It's a long story... After I returned to the mountain last time, I felt that my strength was not enough, so I closed myself off for a while. Perhaps it was a coincidence that I realized my own unique skills based on the skills of fellow Taoists."
"Huh?" Lu Zhan was shocked. He didn't expect that his kung fu could also help others gain insights.
Yuan Kong said with some pride: "When Daoyou's Iron Bone Scales are used, they always emit golden light, which makes it impossible for people to look directly at them. So I created a skill called 'Invincible Headlight' based on Daoyou's skill. The principle is to gather the true energy on the top of the head and emit a strong and dazzling light. All demons can hardly bear this light. It can not only be used in various battles, but also can illuminate in the dark. Come, let me demonstrate it to you!"
Yuan Kong was very happy when talking about his own martial arts. He spit all over the place and demonstrated the power of the invincible headlights to Lu Zhan.
The lights were twinkling and sparkling, so bright that the fellow villager and Er Laizi nearby felt their scalps tingling and they closed their eyes and dared not look.
This bald guy is really outrageous.
Lu Zhan was speechless and couldn't help but doubt the customs of the Great Zhou. The Chan Yi Sect was one of the five major sects in the Great Zhou, and most of the skills they created were holy and profound versions.
For example, when the old abbot of the Zen sect was preaching, lotus flowers would appear and the holy air would cleanse people's hearts.
Another example is the elders of the Zen sect, who use scriptures as their guide. Whenever they recite the scriptures, the sky and the earth will be filled with golden light.
But Yuankong seems to be a rare flower in the Zen school.
As for the other party's claim that the invincible headlights were created based on Tie Gu Lin, Lu Zhan did not comment.
Absolutely not.
His Iron Bone Scales is a legitimate martial art. The reason why Yuan Kong can create the Invincible Headlights is definitely because Yuan Kong himself is abnormal. Would a normal person call his martial art the Invincible Headlights?
This has absolutely nothing to do with him, Lu. It is purely a problem with the internal atmosphere of the Zen Sect.
Lu Zhan was silent for a long while before he said, "So that's how it is... Daoist Fellow Yuankong is truly a remarkable person!"
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Why is Brother Lu here?" Yuan Kong and Lu Zhan fought side by side many times, and they already had a revolutionary friendship. Now he didn't hesitate to sit next to Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan asked back, "Why are you here? And why are you chasing after Wang Erlaizi?"
The middle-aged man who just ran into the yard was Wang Erlaizi.
When Yuan Kong mentioned this, he was furious: "This is a long story. Since I came back to the mountain last time, I have been deeply saddened by what happened to my junior brother Yuan Ji. I feel so sad, so sad..."
Yuan Kong felt pain for a long time, but couldn't think of any idiom related to pain.
“I have learned from my pain, I am heartbroken, I am in great pain…” Lu Zhan reminded, “There are no outsiders here.”
There's no outsider here, so let's stop pretending!
He is obviously a big and burly monk, but his words are full of motherly meanings, and he wants to use pretentious words all of a sudden. His literary quality is not enough.
"Okay..." Yuan Kong smiled awkwardly, then said indignantly: "Junior Brother Yuanji betrayed our sect. I was angry and resentful. I felt that people's hearts were complicated. After returning to the mountain gate, I didn't go down the mountain for a long time."
"My master saw that I was bored in the mountains every day and was afraid that I would get bored. He heard that there would be a Wufeng Conference in Bianjing in the near future, so he asked me to join in the fun. When I passed by the outskirts of Bianjing, I heard that a girl had gone missing, so I came to investigate."
"I followed the clues and found Wang Erlaizi. I asked him about Miss Sunflower. Unexpectedly, this evil creature spoke rudely and said that I was Sunflower's adulterer."
"I am a monk, how can I accept such humiliation? I wanted to break his legs right then and there, but just as I was about to do it, someone came in and interrupted my spell, so I came here."
Having said that, Yuan Kong glared at Wang Erlaizi fiercely.
Yuan Kong had always been a man who stood up against injustice when he saw it, and he had good intentions, but he was slandered like this, so naturally he couldn't tolerate it.
"So it's for the Wufeng Conference." Lu Zhan thought thoughtfully.
The so-called Wufeng Conference is an annual magic contest held in Bian Jing. Many cultivators will participate in the conference. It is not allowed to bring your own weapons or magic weapons to the Wufeng Conference. The only way to fight is to rely on your own strength, so it is called the Wufeng Conference.
Wang Erlaizi and his fellow villager were both stunned when they heard what he said, and then they realized one thing: this bald donkey was of great importance and was a disciple of an immortal sect.
Wang Erlaizi was flexible and begged for mercy on the spot: "I am a bad mouth. I am also worried about Kuihua's matter!"
"Why are you so anxious? I just asked you a few questions and you start to humiliate me?" Yuan Kong held the Buddhist beads. If Lu Zhan had not been present, he would have turned on his invincible headlights and taught Wang Erlaizi a good lesson.
Wang Erlaizi felt very anxious, but he did not hide it: "At that time, I heard a strange sound coming from Kuihua's room... The sound was clearly that of a man doing that kind of thing. You suddenly asked me about it, so I became suspicious..."
Topics like matters between men and women were not within Yuan Kong's area of knowledge, so he made wild hints to Lu Zhan and asked him to ask questions.
"What did you see at that time?" Lu Zhan asked.
Wang Erlaizi knelt on the ground and shook his head hurriedly: "I really didn't see anything. I had drunk a little wine at that time, so I wanted to... I wanted to come and talk to Kuihua... and then I heard that noise. I wanted to take a look, but before I could lean on the window, the village night watchman passed by here. I panicked and ran away. Unexpectedly, Kuihua disappeared the next day. I think maybe Kuihua had an adulterer and eloped with the adulterer!"
The fellow villager was scolding him, "Don't talk nonsense. Kuihua is a good girl. It's impossible for her to have an affair with someone else! And you said you wanted to talk to Kuihua? Do you believe that?!"
Wang Erlaizi lowered his head and said, "Anyway...anyway, I have told you everything I have seen and heard."
"Old village chief, do you know Miss Sunflower?" Yuan Kong couldn't help but interrupt.
The fellow villager Zhengyi said sternly, "Of course I understand. Although Kuihua has no parents, she is pure and innocent. She usually takes care of the elderly in the village. She is definitely not a fickle person. Otherwise, with her looks, she can find any man. Why does she have to have an affair with someone without a matchmaker?"
Yuan Kong pondered for a moment and looked at Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan did not say anything. He actually did not think that Kuihua was fickle, nor did he think that this matter had anything to do with the "adulterer".
It's not that I unconditionally believe what my fellow villager Zheng and others say, it's just that there is a misunderstanding about this matter.
First of all, the sixteen women captured by the other party were all unmarried girls. Judging from this pattern, the murderer must have certain requirements, so he specifically chose unmarried women. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be easier and safer for him to go to the brothel and buy a few lowly women?
Moreover, before the sixteen girls disappeared, they all made inexplicable laughter. Many of them disappeared in their rooms. The servants and family members confirmed that no one entered or left the room. This means that this "laughter" has little to do with whether it is an "obscene laugh".
Maybe some rituals were performed before the 'disappearance', and these rituals made the girls laugh.
Lu Zhan thought of some special magic, but he was not sure. He thought for a while and called Chen Beifang: "Any clues?"
"No clues." Chen Beifang said with a cupped hand: "It seems that it was indeed done by a demon or an evil cultivator. Ordinary people can't do it so cleanly."
Lu Zhan nodded. "Go to the department and mobilize people to go to the homes of the missing women to re-investigate. Pay special attention to whether the laughter is the same as that of Miss Sunflower. Ask others to search the ten-mile radius of Wutong Town with spiritual sense. If the other party didn't leave any traces here, it doesn't mean that she didn't leave any traces around here."
"I understand!" After giving the order, Chen Beifang flew away to mobilize people to continue the investigation.
Lu Zhan took a sip of the tea that his fellow villager was handing him, squinted his eyes and exhaled. No wonder so many people wanted to climb up. When he was handling monster cases in the past, although he didn't have to do everything by himself, it was definitely not as time-saving and labor-saving as it is now.
Now you just need to point out a direction, and your subordinates will go to verify it, and you only need to sort out the clues based on their verification.
This feeling is really comfortable.
"Sir, will those monsters and evil cultivators come to our village again?" The fellow villager who was listening nearby asked fearfully.
Lu Zhan soothed them, "Even if the villain is rampant, he won't come to Wutong Township again at this time, so you don't have to panic. Besides, the demon-suppressing masters are nearby. If the villain dares to show up again, we will definitely capture him."
“Thank you, sir…” The fellow villager was busy standing up to express his gratitude and prepare a feast for Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan rejected his fellow villager Zheng’s invitation and left to return to the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Yuan Kong insisted on going along, and Lu Zhan did not refuse. The cases of the Demon Suppression Division were not allowed to be shown to outsiders, but the Immortal Sect and the imperial court were inseparable, so they were not considered outsiders when investigating a case.
……
In the afternoon, Lu Zhan invited Yuan Kong to have a box lunch at the Demon Suppression Bureau, and Yuan Kong ate with great trepidation.
"Why are you trembling?"
Lu Zhan was thinking about the case, but he knew that it couldn't be rushed. First he had to wait for his subordinates to present the results of the investigation, and then he could find a proper route. As a result, he looked up and saw Yuan Kong trembling.
Yuan Kong whispered, "You don't know that people from our Chan Yi Sect never dare to enter the Demon Suppression Division. I am the first one to enter in the past five hundred years. I will be recorded in the history of Chan Yi Sect when I return."
Lu Zhan was surprised: "Why don't you dare to enter the Demon Suppression Division? Have you committed a crime?"
"Of course not, we are all honest monks!" Yuan Kong said seriously.
Lu Zhan smiled but said nothing.
Yuan Kong suddenly became anxious and whispered, "This is because your master doesn't like monks! It is said that five hundred years ago, your master was rampant outside and met our Chanyi Sect elder. The elder saw that she was acting crazy and wanted to enlighten her, but who knew that our elder was almost killed. However, our elder turned a disaster into a blessing, and realized her life-saving skill, the Golden Bell Cover, during the fight, which is the one I used last time."