Chapter 547 Inertia
"Is this another sacrifice?" Li Chuan asked carefully and tentatively.
Magistrate Xu said: "Yes, fortunately, there were officers and soldiers guarding Ziyun Cave and stopped them. Those villagers were worried that Scorpion Spirit was still alive and afraid that she would come back. If they came back and found that they did not send people there as promised, they would be punished. Revenge.”
"Don't they know that Scorpion is dead?" Li Chuan asked.
"I told you, don't believe it, or dare not believe it. After all, in the past hundred years or so, the county magistrate's decision in that area does not count, it is the scorpion spirit who has the final say." Magistrate Xu said helplessly, "Have dinner with Magistrate Wei At that time, I could only comfort him and say that in a few years, if the scorpion spirit never appears, they will believe it. In the past few years, they will be more cautious and station more soldiers at Ziyun Cave. I feel that with His Majesty's determination, she will not stop at Lanshan Pavilion. When the news of the victory of the demon suppression in other places comes, one day they will believe it."
"However, I changed my mind after hearing that you returned to your hometown." Magistrate Xu said.
"You want to ask Director Wen to take action?" Li Chuan asked. He was a little confused and said, "The scorpion spirit is already dead. Now that Director Wen is here, we can't kill him again, right? We still need to find a monster and pretend to be a scorpion." Jing, do it again?”
Magistrate Xu said: "No, it doesn't have to be that complicated. I want to burn Ziyun Cave, completely burning it inside and out, so that the nearby villagers will believe it when they see it. If there are still those who don't believe it, If the scorpion spirit comes back, it will take revenge first, and it will also take revenge on the government, so they don’t have to make secret sacrifices.”
"This method is quite good." Li Chuan said.
Magistrate Xu said: "The fire is so strong that it is difficult to control. Since Director Wen is not here, can you take action, Dr. Li?"
"Me?" Li Chuan didn't expect to be assigned the task. He said, "I can't do it."
Seeing the disappointed look in Magistrate Xu's eyes, he quickly added: "But there are still two monks here. You said they should be able to control the fire."
"That's great." Magistrate Xu asked, "Where are the two Taoist priests now?"
"Daozhang Liu should be nearby, and he may be back soon. The other director, Jiang, must be in Ziyun Cave." Li Chuan said, "When Daozhang Liu comes back, what will you discuss in detail?"
"Okay," Magistrate Xu said with emotion, "Fortunately you are here, otherwise I don't know when this matter would be resolved."
"Does Magistrate Wei agree?" Li Chuan asked.
Magistrate Xu said: "He must agree."
Li Chuan nodded.
When it was almost noon, Liu Yang came back as expected.
After Li Chuan introduced each other's identities to them, Magistrate Xu explained his purpose again.
Li Chuan then said to Liu Yang: "I think burning Ziyun Cave is quite a deterrent. Either you go to Dao Zhang Jiang to see if his matter is over. If it is over, ask him to come back and discuss it. This matter?”
"Okay, I'll go right away." Liu Yang said and walked out in a hurry.
Afterwards, Li Chuan entertained Magistrate Xu for a casual lunch. In the afternoon, many people came to visit Li Chuan.
Among them were Feng Xiucai and his son. Seeing Magistrate Xu present, Feng Xiucai became even more enthusiastic, while Feng Zhang enthusiastically demonstrated his swordsmanship to Li Chuan and asked Li Chuan to comment.
Li Chuan said a few words based on his vision, and gained Feng Zhang's admiration. Later, when they talked about slaying demons, Feng Zhang said with confidence that when he was older, he would join the army and join in slaying demons. So Li Chuan encouraged him again.
It wasn't until dark that the house became quiet.
Magistrate Xu looked at the sky and said: "How about I go back first..."
At this time, there was some movement outside, and both Li Chuan and Magistrate Xu looked outside. Not long after, Liu Yang opened the door and walked in, with Jiang Mei following behind him. "Are you back?" Li Chuan said.
Jiang Mei nodded "Yeah", then looked at Magistrate Xu and asked, "Are you planning to burn Ziyun Cave?"
"That's right." Magistrate Xu said, "Maybe the Taoist Master has a better way, and I will definitely cooperate with him."
"It can be burned now." Jiang Mei said: "The Scorpion Spirit died before, but the various arrangements in Ziyun Cave are still there. If you burn the mountain rashly, it will cause many disasters. I have burned most of them in the past few days. The machine formation has been cracked, but if it is to be burned, I must be present, and it is best for me to direct the setting fire.”
After hearing this, County Magistrate Xu said: "The Taoist priest is willing to take action, I am very grateful."
Jiang Mei said: "Then we will meet at Ziyun Cave in three days? I will tell you what to do then."
"Okay." Magistrate Xu said.
After Magistrate Xu left, Li Chuan asked Jiang Mei: "Director Jiang, did you find anything in Ziyun Cave?"
"Yes," Jiang Mei sat down and said, "That scorpion spirit may have come from the Luoxia Secret Realm."
Seeing Li Chuan's confused expression, Liu Yang explained: "What Chief Jiang means is that the scorpion spirit used to be a spiritual beast in the Luoxia Secret Realm."
"Yes, the formation sealing technique in Ziyun Cave may have originated from Luoxia Secret Realm, but I don't know much about Luoxia Secret Realm. I only read a few notes of predecessors," Jiang Mei said very clearly. Cautiously, "But if my guess is correct, something may have really happened in the Luoxia Secret Realm."
"I should have kept him alive and let the Monster Hunting Department interrogate him harshly." Li Chuan said.
"You will always know," Jiang Mei said, "But I have to inform the leader about this. I will go back after the fire is finished."
"Okay, you can go ahead." Li Chuan said.
Jiang Mei nodded, and then stared at Li Chuan for a while.
"What's wrong with me?" Li Chuan asked nervously.
Jiang Mei said: "You look better."
"I think so too. It's really useful to go home." Li Chuan said.
"Raise it again." Jiang Mei said.
"Yeah," Li Chuan said. He suddenly thought of something and said, "Director Jiang, you just happened to be back. I want to try to patch up Brother Jiang's body in the secret room tomorrow."
Jiang Mei hesitated.
Li Chuan said: "You are watching me from the side. Also, I can pretend to go out and not be at home. There are so many people here these days, it gives me a headache."
"Okay." Jiang Mei agreed, and then asked: "How sure are you now?"
Li Chuan replied: "I took a look last time. I will think about it when I have free time these days. I probably have some ideas. Some of the energy in Taisu Domain covers his body, and various parts of his body have been He wanted to recover, but the energy wouldn't let him, so he The body is constantly consuming energy. In other words, the Qingzong secret technique and the power of Taisuyu are entangled, so I think that if he can find a way to separate them, he might be able to work together. ”
(End of chapter)