Chapter 286 The troops are divided into two groups
Chapter 286 The troops are divided into two groups
“Once Grandpa takes action, the people he invites are no ordinary people.
That person claims to be a lay Buddhist named Duobao, and he has the title of a great supernatural being. He is a rare talent that is rarely seen in Baotian Temple in a century.
“After Mr. Duobao arrived, he directly offered the Jade Ruyi.
He said that the Jade Ruyi is a treasure of great supernatural power level, and it has the terrifying power to make your wishes come true.
Then, in front of us, this person gently waved the Jade Ruyi, and a green line appeared out of thin air. "
"He told us that if we follow this line, we will be able to capture the cunning undead corpse."
Hearing this, everyone in our Lu family was ecstatic, as if victory was already within reach.
However, we chased him all over Yangzhou City, but what we finally caught was just a clone.
One suffering was not enough to make Master Duobao give up, and immediately afterwards, he activated the Jade Ruyi for the second time.
Unfortunately, the results were still disappointing.
I heard the layman exclaimed, "Interesting, this undead corpse's art of splitting into two bodies does have some tricks."
Then he took out an antique copper basin from somewhere.
Mr. Duobao pointed out that the name of this treasure bowl is the Treasure Bowl, which can gather many things and more people.
Even if there is only one fragment, it can be summoned into a complete thing.
After saying that, he suppressed the clone he had just captured into the basin and began to cast a spell. In an instant, a strong wind blew throughout the entire Yangzhou city.
We held our breath, expecting the undead corpse to show up. However, when countless human heads emerged from the treasure bowl, everyone present was stunned.
We discovered that all the people in the basin were from our Lu family.
I saw at the scene that this time, Mr. Duobao's expression froze instantly.
He stood there for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly: "It seems that this matter is beyond my ability to solve. The methods of this undead corpse are truly amazing."
Grandpa could only smile bitterly when he saw this, "Thank you for coming, sir. I just didn't expect this corpse demon to be so difficult to deal with."
I thought this Taoist Duobao could still do something, but who knew, I heard him say.
"This is quite interesting. This undead corpse not only has countless clones, but it can also affect magic weapons. I want to see who can subdue it."
"Kicking around?" Meng Ning asked.
Lu Shengxiong just nodded helplessly to show his agreement.
"That's right. Later, Taoist Duobao said that if you are one foot taller, the devil is ten feet taller.
He could do nothing about it and left.”
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other with serious expressions.
The difficulty of this undead corpse was far beyond their imagination. Even the great masters of Baotianyuan were helpless. It was truly unbelievable.
Ma Chao hesitated for a moment, but decided to give it a try. After all, since he was already here, there was no reason to give up.
“Ms. Lu, although the previous groups of seekers all failed, since we are here, we cannot give up easily.
I believe that no matter how cunning this undead is, there will always be a loophole to be found."
Lu Shengxiong just smiled bitterly and shook his head: “Captain Ma, our Lu family has put a lot of thought into this during this period of time.
Not only did I invite many experts, I also used a lot of rare magic weapons, but to no avail. To be honest, I am almost desperate. "
Ma Chao frowned and thought, then spoke to encourage, “Previously, most methods of removing corpses relied on powerful magical powers to defeat cleverness with force.
But when your supernatural powers are insufficient, this trick will be useless.
But facing this extremely cunning undead corpse, brute force alone would probably not be effective.
But we, the Three True Corpse Exterminators, are different. We always win with wisdom."
After all, Ma Chao's corpse removal method is fundamentally different from that of other practitioners. His supernatural powers are not strong, so he has never relied on brute force to win in his fifty years of corpse removal career.
Because of this, he also developed keen insight, the ability to think from other people's perspectives, and careful reasoning skills that other seekers of the Dharma did not have.
"Are there any records of recent cases?" Ma Chao asked.
Lu Shengxiong nodded, "Yes, please follow me."
She led everyone to her dormitory.
What came into view was a mountain of files, and Ma Chao's eyes lit up, "Great, it saves a lot of effort."
The next moment, he immediately immersed himself in studying.
An hour later, Ma Chao took out five files and spoke to everyone.
"I have already guessed about this matter. These are the five files of the recent harm done by the undead corpse."
"Now I need you to go and investigate the case in detail. Tell me when you are done. I will use it to verify my guess. Now divide your forces into five groups!"
"The first one is the death of the geisha Xiao Zi in Yeqingyuan, east of the Shili Waterside Singing House. Miao Qingqing, you go."
"The second thing is that Wang's newlywed wife died mysteriously in the west of the city. Erguo, you go."
"The third case is in the south of the city. The new lover of Mrs. Li, the daughter of the owner of Chunyue Tower, died tragically. Haoguang, you go."
"The fourth case is the sudden death of the master of the Zhao family in Zhaojiazhuang outside Yangzhou City. Xiaoning, you go."
"The fifth thing is that Du Dalang, the owner of a pancake shop in the south city of Yangzhou, died. My dear Hai, I'll trouble you a lot."
Everyone received the order and was about to go their separate ways to investigate, when Ma Chao suddenly called Meng Ning, "Wait, it's time. The head of Lu Dahai's family once said that we should go together this afternoon to welcome his grandson-in-law.
The fourth case happens to be outside the south city, and the investigation time is urgent. Since you are on your way, just go and pretend to investigate.
After all, they treat us well, so we should give them some face."
Meng Ning was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Me?"
"Why, you don't want to?" Ma Chao raised his eyebrows.
"No, it's just that I'm a disciple of the Three True Dharma Sect. Master, if you don't do it yourself and let me do it, will people think you're too arrogant?"
"Hahaha, don't worry. In fact, you are giving face by going. After all... Ning'er, I can see that Mr. Lu respects and values you far more than the rest of us."
After saying that, Ma Chao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead, don't keep them waiting anxiously."
Meng Ning had no choice but to agree.
In the afternoon, at the gate of Yangzhou city, many Dharma seekers gathered outside the gate, preparing to welcome Zhang Yingcai, the grandson-in-law of Lu Dahai.
Seeing Meng Ning coming, Lu Dahai seemed particularly happy. Just as his master Ma Chao had expected, he paid more attention to Meng Ning than to the Three True Methods.
After a round of greetings, everyone waited for a long time, but there was no sign of Zhang Yingcai.
This situation made Lu Dahai anxious and uneasy.
And for some unknown reason, the Lu family's spies had not returned yet. Anxious Lu Dahai hurriedly asked Meng Ning for help.
Meng Ning had no choice but to smile and comfort Lu Dahai:
"Don't worry, Grandpa Lu. I'm here, nothing will go wrong. The journey is long, and your grandson-in-law may have been delayed on the way.
Well, you give me the route and photo of Yingcai, and I will go to the front to take a look."
Hearing that Meng Ning was willing to help, Lu Dahai nodded rapidly and quickly handed the photo to Meng Ning, expressing his gratitude.
However, when Meng Ning saw the photo, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhang Yingcai in the photo looks exactly like Gao Jin, the down-and-out scholar in “Old Things in Peach Garden” a thousand years ago whom I met in Shenjing Garden last night.
Meng Ning's heart was stirred, and a bold idea began to emerge in his mind.
He recalled the "Lu Shengxiong" he had seen in the morning. Although his temperament had changed greatly, the more he looked at him, the more he looked like the legendary dancer Xiao Qian.
Interesting, really interesting, is there such a thing as reincarnation in this world?
It seems that there are still many things in Yangzhou City that I don’t know.
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