Chapter 481 At the foot of Yelang Mountain, the mysterious messenger

Chapter 481 At the foot of Yelang Mountain, the mysterious messenger

The antique shop is very stylish. The golden clock was slightly raised, about three feet above the ground, and placed in the center of the reception hall, where it was rotating slowly.

Guests wearing tall hats gathered around to watch and praised him endlessly.

"Since you are displaying this golden clock, why don't you sell it?"

Lin Shan asked knowingly.

The waiter smiled and replied:

"This golden clock has been owned for a long time. It was left behind by the guest of our Zhao family. Therefore, it is only for exhibition and will not be auctioned."

Everyone in the Zhao family knows that the Supreme Guest of the Zhao family is an innate master of Dzogchen.

Fifty years ago, Lin Shan took action for the Zhao family and taught a large number of people inside and outside the city. At that time, he was only a young man, so his residual power was enough to intimidate more than a soldier.

Naturally, the Zhao family spared no effort to pull the tiger's skin and pull the banner. Others didn't know whether the Supreme Guest had left, so no one dared to touch the Zhao family.

Lin Shan nodded and smiled without saying anything.

He just asked the waiter to leave, and he wandered around casually.

As expected, there is no ancient charm.

That golden clock now seems completely worthless, and I don't even bother to take it back.

He found the owner of the antique shop and took the initiative to reveal his identity.

An hour later, the Zhao family.

The lobby was filled with clan elders, all looking excitedly at the young man in white at the top, their hearts beating wildly.

The head of the Zhao family has long been replaced, but he has also long admired this legendary guest minister in the family.

"Sir, you are finally back. We originally thought that the little Zhao family had been forgotten a long time ago, but I didn't expect that you would still remember it!"

"Yeah."

Lin Shan slowly frosted the lid of the tea, with no intention of drinking it.

Brother Ji was restless next to him and wanted to speak, but Lin Shan had told him not to speak easily, as it would easily shock the world.

"When I return to southern Xinjiang this time, there is something I need you to do."

Lin Shan was too lazy to talk in circles. The Zhao family was just a small chess piece of his own. Use it when you need it and throw it aside when you don't need it.

It's a dispensable role, so there's no need to talk too much.

In order to hold on to this thigh with all their strength, the Zhao family naturally quickly agreed that they would go all out no matter what.

"My lord, please tell me, my Zhao family still has some contacts and insiders in Xianxian County. We will arrange everything you want. For example, you left a collection before you left."

"Eh~"

There were two older clan elders nearby who quickly stopped him and told him with a wink not to talk about this in front of everyone.

The head of the Zhao family knew he had made a mistake. After all, he was still young when he took office and was not as thoughtful as an old man.

Lin Shan's heart moved. It seemed that after he left, the Zhao family was still doing their best to collect antiques for themselves. This thought deserves praise.

"Well, we'll talk about that later. First, let me talk about the tasks I have given you during this trip."

"Black Lotus, do any of you know this?"

Everyone's eyes were fixed, and some people quietly looked left and right.

The older generation have basically heard of it, but the younger ones don’t know much about it.

"Sir, are you talking about the cult recognized by the imperial court?"

The head of the Zhao family inquired cautiously, fearing that Lin Shan would be involved with this thing.

Lin Shan nodded.

"That's right! The Black Lotus is a heinous cult. As long as we have justice in our hearts, we will definitely punish them as soon as possible!"

He directly talked back and stated his position.

"I recently heard that the Black Lotus Sect is operating in southern Xinjiang. As a local snake, please find out about their whereabouts."

"Once there is news, don't alert the snake, come back and report it to me as soon as possible."

"The evil cult must be eradicated. I will uphold justice on behalf of Heaven, kill the evil and rebellious people, and return a bright and prosperous world to our southern frontier of the Song Dynasty!"

Everyone in the Zhao family was confused when they heard this. Although they thought it was ridiculous, no one dared to laugh.

The air was frozen for a long time.

An elder of the Zhao family broke the embarrassment.

"Sir, the Black Lotus Sect is not an ordinary cult. Although it has been wiped out by the imperial court a long time ago, the remnants are by no means ordinary people."

"Of course we know that your skills are extraordinary, but those people are so evil that they are afraid of using dirty tricks. Why take such a risk?"

"Those cults are just brainwashing the barbarians in the mountains. They have nothing to do with us, so they might as well leave it to the court to deal with."

He was actually trying to persuade Lin Shan not to wade into this muddy water.

Although I don’t know why this Supreme Guest is still so young after so many years, I can only assume that he has good looks and is well-maintained. In any case, I don’t think he can challenge the Black Lotus alone.

Everyone in the Zhao family agreed. They had just welcomed the family's former thigh, and they didn't want the thigh to die as soon as he arrived.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense!"

Lin Shan didn't want to explain to them, and there was no need to explain to them. He just ordered them to mobilize all connections to investigate.

The Zhao family tried hard to persuade them to no avail, so they had no choice but to obey the orders and make on-site arrangements.

Those who have connections in the officialdom go to the officialdom, and those who have friendship with the garrison go to the garrison. Bounties and tasks are posted on the black market, and the company itself also sends people to various places to collect information.

As for the big noise, will it attract any attention?

Neither Lin Shan nor the Zhao family are worried about this.

The Zhao family felt that their thighs were back, and it was time to show off their muscles. They wanted to let everyone know that their backers were still there, and of course they wanted to make a big splash.

Lin Shan also didn't care about the mortal world at all. This trivial matter was not worth mentioning to the world of cultivation. The Zhengdao sects of the Song Dynasty had their own opponents to restrain them and had no time to pay attention to such trivial matters.

What's more, no cultivation force would pay attention to an innate martial arts master who wanted to go to the Black Lotus Sect. It was just a joke.

After the instructions were given, the Zhao family hurriedly dispersed and began to mobilize all their connections to work for Lin Shan, while the head of the Zhao family stayed behind.

It didn't take long.

He led Lin Shan to a warehouse, which was full of ancient things.

"Sir, these are the antiquities we have specially acquired from surrounding areas over the years. Do you want to take a look?"

Lin Shan nodded: "I am determined."

The head of the Zhao family bowed and retreated.

After a while, Lin Shan walked out. Brother Ji was scolding the head of the Zhao family in the courtyard.

"Why did you have the nerve to bring those coarse grains to worship the leader? Are you sick?" The head of the Zhao family turned pale with fright. He was kneeling there shivering when he unexpectedly met a monster uncle!

After seeing Lin Shan come out, his face was overjoyed and he looked towards me with a look of hope, hoping that the Supreme Guest would save him from danger.

Lin Shan walked over helplessly, waved his hand to let the head of the Zhao family leave first, frowned and discussed with Brother Ji seriously.

"Can you please stop exposing your ability to speak easily in the mortal world in the future? This is very dangerous and can easily cause big trouble!"

"Oh oh oh, I got it."

The chicken brother drooped his head and reluctantly explained that if the grain given to him by the head of the Zhao family was not difficult to swallow, he would not have grabbed the guy and scolded him.

What it eats is spiritual grain, and ordinary chaff is naturally difficult to swallow. It's like someone is feeding it shit. If it were you, would you be angry?

Lin Shan did not dwell on this issue.

He has just harvested 8 points of ancient rhyme. This is a number that the Zhao family has spent more than fifty years acquiring, basically acquiring all the antiques in southern Xinjiang!

Of course, Lin Shan does not think that this is the only thing in Southern Xinjiang.

Because the Zhao family is just a mortal family, there are still limitations in many cases. If cultivation forces were to collect it, this number would have to be at least doubled.

But after all, it was just a casual chess move back then. Being able to do this is already very impressive, so you can’t ask for too much.

Before he left Bianliang a while ago, he had secretly told Elder Nightingale and King Chenliu to collect antiques from all over the country, so the Zhao family was dispensable.

"I'll go to the Nightingale Branch in Zanggan County and ask the killers there to help find clues about the Black Lotus. You can watch them at the Zhao family first."

Lin Shan informed him and went out directly. Brother Chicken was bored and lay in the yard basking in the sun.

Five days later.

News about Nightingale and the Zhao family were placed in front of Lin Shan.

The efficiency of these two companies is really fast!

A total of five suspected haunts of the Black Lotus were found.

One of them happens to be the place where Lin Shan and Brother Ji once visited, Taoyuan Village at the foot of Yelang Mountain!

Yelang Ancient Tomb is located in Yelang Mountain.

Putting the two together, I decided to go to the nearest place and go to the most familiar place first. If there is no gain, I will go to other places.

When the head of the Zhao family came to his senses and found that the Supreme Guest Qing had disappeared together with the monster, he felt panic-stricken.

However, on the table in Linshan’s courtyard, he accidentally found an unsealed cloth bag containing a bunch of things that he and his entire family dreamed of.

At the foot of Yelang Mountain, Taoyuan Village.

Originally, this place was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there were many roads and roads. In addition, it was inaccessible to outsiders, so it was indeed called a paradise.

However, since the Yelang Tomb was opened, countless tomb robbers and speculators have visited one after another, breaking the tranquility here.

During the time of the Yelang Ancient Tomb fire, 80% of the Black Lotus Buddha statues sold in the entire Zangqi County were fake and shoddy products processed by Taoyuan Village!

We often think that the villagers are kind and honest, but we have never heard of the old saying that unruly people come out of poor mountains and harsh waters.

There have been counterfeit Black Lotus Buddha statues here, and they became a key target of the local officials of the Song Dynasty!

The Yamen sent people to directly destroy the burning den, arrested dozens of villagers, and warned them not to get involved in anything related to the cult in the future.

Taoyuan Village suffered a big loss since then and did not dare to continue making fake Buddha statues. It has since settled down and returned to its original life.

And the popularity of Yelang Ancient Tomb will not last. After a while, the limelight will disappear, and no one will come to visit it anymore, and it will become a paradise again.

However, a few days ago, news came from the black market in Xianxian County. It was said that a wandering ranger passed by there and accidentally discovered the shadow of the Black Lotus Buddha statue while staying at a villager's house.

This news is not reliable. Anyway, it was the Zhao family who issued a reward on the black market. Someone took the initiative to provide information and promised that they were absolutely not deceiving.

Besides, a mere ranger wouldn't have the guts to offend a local snake.

When Lin Shan and Brother Ji arrived here, it was already getting late, and there were fires flickering in the village. Every household was busy with their farm work and came back to light the stove.

There is a cloud floating in the sky, and no one can notice it.

"What are we sitting here waiting for? We're just a bunch of mortals. We can just go down and search them all. If we find anything wrong, we'll interrogate them. Why should we worry?"

Brother Chicken was lying on the cloud, puzzled, and the old god Linshan beside him was at ease, just looking at the lights below.

He has his own plans.

"I have scanned my consciousness and discovered that something is wrong in the village below."

"What's wrong?"

Brother Chicken stuck out the chicken's head from the clouds and looked around with his mouth open. Unfortunately, his demon consciousness could not compare with Linshan's spiritual consciousness. Even if it could scan from house to house, the picture feedback would definitely not be that clear and precise.

This is also one of the differences between the human race and the demon race, not to mention that Lin Shan has soul pill cultivation, and his spiritual consciousness is his strength.

"Except for a few villagers who have Black Lotus Buddha statues in their homes, most of them don't have that stuff. You don't have to look for it hard. I'll point it out to you directly. There is a Baogu open-air cage in the yard of the house in the northwest corner. Have you seen it?"

Lin Shan pointed his finger in the darkness. Brother Ji's vision was not very good at night, so he followed his hand and looked over there.

"Oh oh oh, I can't see clearly. Can you fly the cloud closer?"

Birds are basically blind at night. Even if they become monsters, their eyesight is still weak.

Lin Shan was unmoved and told it to wait patiently.

"Not only is there something wrong with the one in the northwest, there are warehouses of the same level in the east and south corners. You should be optimistic."

Lin Shan directly projected the shared image to Brother Ji's mind through his spiritual consciousness.

Brother Chicken was shocked!

I almost thought I was about to be snatched away, but fortunately I trusted Lin Shan enough to accept his spiritual connection, which was equivalent to Lin Shan's spiritual consciousness becoming its "eye".

Look at the observed picture together.

This is a little trick, the consciousness is shared, and should not be used unless the relationship is close enough.

Because no matter the sharer or the recipient, one is afraid of having his consciousness swallowed up, and the other is also afraid of invasion and seizing one's body. This poses a huge safety risk, and one can easily be stabbed in the back if not careful.

Brother Ji, with the help of Lin Shan's spiritual consciousness, saw scenes that he could not see at night.

In the village below, in three corners, among the thick sorghum stilts, braziers were burning brightly.

A group of shirtless men were casting black lotus Buddha statues in clay pots. Some of them seemed to require higher craftsmanship, requiring some strange patterns on the pottery and wearing gorgeous robes.

Next to it, a frame of bamboo and rattan is woven into several layers, all filled with made black lotus Buddha statues!

Three living black lotus Buddha statues processing workshop!

"Hurry up and do it faster!"

"Hurry up and finish the batch of burned Buddha statues, polish them smooth and pack them into boxes immediately!"

"The envoy said that he will come over tonight to inspect the goods. If the quantity is not enough and the construction period is delayed, everyone's wages will be deducted!"

"Hurry up and finish it. Let's go to the nearby county to visit the brothels. The girls in the city are fair, juicy and loving. They are much gentler than the yellow-faced woman at home!"

The supervisor was shouting while working, and the big group of villagers were also working hard. As soon as they heard that the wages would be paid, they could go to the city's ecstasy to play even harder.

Brother Chicken in the sky listened and thought, and also heard some clues.

This group of villagers mass-produced Black Lotus Buddha statues on a large scale. It seemed that they were no longer trying to sell fake and shoddy statues, but that they had a mission assigned by some mysterious messenger.

It seems that this scale is still a large-volume order, and the profit is not small.

(End of chapter)