What Huang Yixian said was not unreasonable, so they planned to split into two groups to search for the Feng Shui Spiritual Land.
Although I think the possibility of finding the Aoki Dragon Lord is almost zero, not only that, this method is also quite draining. I even raised objections, but for a while I couldn't think of anything better.
method. So they could only try this crude method first. However, just when they were about to set off, Long Yi suddenly came to the door.
In fact, Long Yi has been dealing with the bloodthirsty demon disease in Liang County these days. He also came to see me a few days ago, but Wuchenzi and Yinlong had not yet come out of the Immortal Tribulation Formation at that time.
, I was worried about their safety, so I didn't bother to talk to him. Now that I saw him coming to the door again, I hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
The two of us exchanged pleasantries, and Long Yi took out a sealed document bag and handed it to me. I took the document bag and asked with some confusion: "What is this?"
Long Yi replied: "Didn't you say before that you wanted to investigate the cause of your uncle's death? This is relevant information on the case."
As soon as I heard this, I immediately opened the document bag and took out a stack of materials printed on A4 paper. When I read the materials, I couldn't help but be surprised. According to the records, the place where Ma Yuanjing's body was found was actually in Ji Gong.
Near Jiuyan Pond on the ridge.
What a coincidence! The stone beast came from Jigong Ridge, and Ma Yuanjing also had an accident in Jigong Ridge. Is there any connection between them? In addition, Ma Yuanjing had nothing to do.
What was he doing at Jigong Ling? Did he hide the half volume of "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" in Jigong Ling?
However, Jigongling is a dirt mountain very close to the county seat. There are many fruit trees and vegetables planted on the mountain. People often climb mountains for exercise. It is not easy to hide things there without being discovered for so many years.
Well, if Ma Yuanjing really hid "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" in Jigong Ridge, then where would he hide it?
I carefully recalled the topography of Jigong Ridge based on my childhood memories. Jigong Ridge is actually composed of six continuous hills. It is named Jigong Ridge because it looks like a chicken comb when viewed from a distance.
On Jigong Ridge, the northern slopes of several hills have been developed to a greater extent because they are close to the county seat. Many people have built villas on the mountains. The southern slopes are relatively remote because they are relatively remote.
Desolate. The ruined temple where the stone beast is located is on the southern slope of the mountain in the center of Jigong Ridge. There is a large cemetery on another mountain adjacent to that mountain. So except during the Qingming Festival, there is no
Very few people go there on weekdays.
The Jiuyan Pond where Ma Yuanjing's body was found is located between these two mountains.
After thinking about it, I felt that Ma Yuanjing's collection of books should be in that area, so I decided to go there and have a look. I also stopped by the ruined temple to visit Mo Ziyang.
Speaking of which, since we separated that night, I haven't seen Mo Ziyang again, and he hasn't appeared in the south of the city again. I don't know if it's because of any physical discomfort. After all, he is so old, and that day was so full.
I was busy until dawn.
I didn't tell Huang Yixian because he still didn't know about Ma Yuanjing's death. Until the cause of Ma Yuanjing's death was investigated, I thought it would be better to hide it from him.
I called Wen Qingshan and followed Long Yi to Jiuyan Pond.
Jiuyantang is located on the southern slope of Jigong Ling. Because the county seat is located to the north of Jigong Ling, the south slope is also called the back mountain of Jigong Ling.
The three of us drove around to the south of Jigong Ridge and walked a short distance along a dirt road before arriving at Jiuyan Pond. Jiuyan Pond is composed of nine pools distributed in a ladder shape. It is said that this was originally the Jiuyan Pond.
A terraced field was later transformed into a pond. It was only a few days ago that I heard Mo Ziyang say that it was he who transformed the terraced field into a pond in order to create a nine-quan demon-subduing array to suppress the stone beasts.
Evil spirit.
Although it is an artificial pond, perhaps because there are green hills on both sides of the pond, which purifies the water quality, the water in Jiuyan Pond is quite clear, unlike other ponds where the water quality is often muddy and yellow.
The three of us walked up the pond, and when we reached the third pond, I found that the pond on one side of the pond was blocked with police nylon ropes.
Long Yi stopped and turned to me and said: "Your uncle's body was found by this pond. When he was first discovered, he had obvious trauma on his body and a black palm print on his chest.
Moreover, his whole body was soaked, and there was a mark on his left calf. Based on this, we speculated that he should have been severely injured and attacked.
His people thought he was dead, so they tied a big stone to his feet and threw him into the pond. However, they didn't expect that he was not actually dead, and when he fell into the water, he tied a big stone to his feet.
The stone on his leg came loose, so he climbed onto the shore again, but unfortunately his injury was too serious and he couldn't survive it."
After hearing what Long Yi said, I couldn't help but be slightly startled, and quickly asked: "You said that my uncle Ma has a black palm print on his chest?"
Long nodded.
Wen Qingshan frowned: "Is it the Heart-Destroying Palm!?"
"That's right, it's the Heart-Destroying Palm! This extremely vicious Kung Fu originated from people in the cult. Therefore, the person who killed your uncle was most likely a member of the cult."
Unexpectedly, as we had guessed before, Ma Yuanjing's death was actually related to people in the cult. I suddenly felt that the matter was much more complicated than I originally thought.
Wen Qingshan frowned and said: "Although people in the cult are ruthless, they generally don't kill easily. Since they killed you, Mr. Ma, they must have some ulterior motive."
I took a deep breath and said: "Master Ma came to Liang County most likely to get the half volume of "Yin Yang Xuan Shu". I am worried that the people in the cult may have killed him because of this book!
"
When Long Yi heard this, he immediately asked me: "Brother Shi Yu, could it be that "Yin Yang Xuan Shu" is the secret book passed down by the master you mentioned before?"
I nodded.
Long Yi asked in confusion: "What's so special about this book? Why do people from the cult come to seize it? And they don't hesitate to kill people."
At this point, I couldn't hide it from him anymore, so I had to tell him the truth: "In addition to recording Taoist spells, this book is actually probably related to a treasure. When I was a child, my uncle
I once told me that this book might lead to death."
After hearing what I said, Long Yi looked surprised: "There is such a thing, do you know what kind of treasure it is?"
"It's not clear yet, but according to our speculation, it is probably an artifact hidden in the world by King Yu."
"Artifact!?" Long Yi was even more shocked.
He wanted to ask something more, but Wen Qingshan on the side changed the subject and said: "Everything is just speculation now. If you want to know the truth, I'm afraid you still have to find this book."
I sighed and said, "If this book has fallen into the hands of someone from the cult, where can I find it?"
Wen Qingshan smiled slightly and said: "This is just one possibility, but there is another possibility."
"What's possible?" I asked hurriedly.
Wen Qingshan said: "Perhaps, the book did not fall into the hands of people in the cult. Since Mr. Ma has a heart-breaking palm mark on his mouth, it means that he had had a fierce fight with people in the cult. Perhaps, he was preparing to retrieve the book.
At that time, I found that I was being followed by someone from the cult, so I started fighting with them, but unfortunately I was no match for the people from the cult."
"If that's the case, that means the book might still be hidden in its original place?"
Wen Qingshan nodded and continued: "Besides, there is another doubtful point in this case."
"What's the suspicion?"
Wen Qingshan did not answer me immediately, but asked me back: "Do you still remember that when Mr. Ma came to the door, there was a guy named Xiong San who came with him."
I immediately nodded and said, "Of course I remember! That guy still wants to fight with me, and he is overestimating his capabilities."
"This guy Xiong San seems to be Mr. Ma's follower. Now that Mr. Ma has been poisoned by someone from the cult, where will this guy go?"
After listening to Wen Qingshan's analysis, I couldn't help but be slightly startled. After pondering for a moment, I said thoughtfully: "Isn't this guy also poisoned by someone from the cult?" In my impression, Xiong
Third, apart from being taller, this guy doesn't have any real abilities. If he really encounters someone from the cult who is proficient in the heart-destroying palm, he may not be able to escape death.
Wen Qingshan did not agree with my analysis. He waved his hand and said: "If Xiong Sandang was really murdered, how could his body not be found?"
As soon as I heard this, I immediately focused my attention on the pond in front of me. I stared at the calm pond carefully for a while, frowned and said, "Could it be that his body has sunk to the bottom of the water?"
"
As soon as I finished speaking, Long Yi immediately said: "The local police have searched all the nine ponds and found no other bodies. However, is the real name of the Xiong San you are talking about Xiong Hui?"
Ma Yuanjing didn't tell us about Xiong San's real name, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know what Xiong San's real name is. I only know that he was born tall and thick. Why are you asking about this, Brother Long?"
Long Yi replied: "According to our investigation, the person who came to Liang County with Ma Yuanjing was a man named Xiong Hui. In fact, the local police are also looking for this guy's whereabouts, but his whereabouts are quite mysterious.
So it hasn’t been found yet.”
"All in all, this case is full of doubts. In my opinion, we might as well search around here first to see if we can find any valuable clues."
I nodded, and the rest of us started looking for it by the pond.