Wen Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around and asked: "Then where is the plastic bag containing the body?"
Li Shaobing replied: "We have taken it for inspection to see if we can find any clues such as fingerprints on the bag."
"Then do you know what else is in the bag?" Wen Qingshan asked.
Li Shaobing shook his head: "I was at the scene at the time, and apart from Niu Shaohua's body, there was nothing else found in the bag."
After listening to what Li Shaobing said, Wen Qingshan showed a look of disappointment, but Li Shaobing said again: "However, that plastic bag is somewhat special."
Wen Qingshan quickly asked: "What's so special?"
Li Shaobing said: "On the surface, that plastic bag seems to be no different from an ordinary black garbage bag, but it is actually much thicker, completely opaque, and it seems to have an interlayer to the touch."
"Mezzanine!?" Wen Qingshan pondered for a moment, raised his head and said to Li Shaobing: "This plastic bag may be a key evidence. You ask them to keep it. It is best to cut it open to see what is inside the mezzanine."
"Okay! I'll tell them right now!" Li Shaobing said, and immediately took out his mobile phone and walked aside to make a call. Wen Qingshan led Fatty Niu and me to check around the cordon.
Since there was garbage everywhere and there was a stench, and I really couldn't figure out what Wen Qingshan was checking, I couldn't help but regret that I really shouldn't have followed him.
Wen Qingshan seemed to see what I was thinking, and while continuing to check, he explained: "Although this is not the first scene of the crime, it is the place where the body was found. No matter how careful the murderer is, he will definitely leave some clues.
We might as well look for it."
I looked at the garbage all over the ground and thought to myself: So what if the murderer really left something behind? There is garbage everywhere here, who knows what kind of things the murderer left behind!
I was thinking about it when I suddenly found something familiar next to Fatty Niu’s feet. It was actually a paper talisman drawn on black paper! It looked similar to the one I had seen in the Huangtuling Ancient Tomb.
The black paper charms used to subdue the bloody corpses are almost identical.
I hurried over and picked up the black paper charm. Seeing this, Fatty Niu asked curiously: "Boss, what is this?"
"It's a talisman!" I quickly called Wen Qingshan: "Boss Wen, come over and have a look!"
Wen Qingshan came over and when he saw the black paper talisman in my hand, his eyes suddenly lit up. He took the paper talisman and said in surprise: "Could this be the black evil ghost talisman?"
I quickly asked: "What is the Black Evil Ghost Talisman?"
Wen Qingshan said: "It is said to be a unique talisman technique of the Black Evil Ghost Sect. However, this is the first time I have seen it, so I can't be sure, but it is indeed very similar to the Black Evil Ghost Talisman described in the book."
"Hei Sha Gui Cult?" I was completely shocked. Why did it sound more and more like a martial arts novel? "Boss Wen, you... are you trying to fool me?"
Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "Haha, I have only seen records about the Black Demon Sect in allusions. It is said to be a mysterious organization that emerged in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. This organization practices a very unique and strange magic.
It's called Xuanming Ghost Technique. The person who created this set of evil techniques was originally a Maoshan Taoist priest. This man was extremely talented. In terms of cultivation alone, he was unrivaled among his peers. But because of his mental skills,
Unrighteous, he secretly practiced evil arts. After being discovered by his master, he abolished his eight extraordinary meridians and kicked him out of the master. Later, I don’t know where he learned a set of evil arts, and not only did he miraculously recover
He gained great power and greatly increased his cultivation level. He blended the evil arts with Maoshan Yin Yang Technique and created the Xuan Ming Ghost Technique."
"The sect of the mid-Ming Dynasty cannot continue to this day."
"That's not necessarily the case. Although the Black Devil Cult arose in the Ming Dynasty, it still had great influence during the Qing Dynasty. It is said that the death of Emperor Yongzheng was related to it. During the Republic of China, there were rumors that the Black Devil Cult was related to Japan.
The Black Dragon Society colluded with each other to harm Chinese compatriots. After liberation, although there were no rumors about this organization anymore, it does not necessarily mean that it has died." When Wen Qingshan said this, he suddenly changed the subject and said with a frown:
"If the person who killed Niu Shaohua and took away the "Book of Lu Ban" was really a member of the Black Demon Sect, then what was his purpose in doing so?"
I hesitated for a while and said, "Actually, I've seen this kind of talisman paper before."
When Wen Qingshan heard this, he immediately turned around and asked: "Where have you seen it?"
I told Wen Qingshan what happened in the Huangtuling Ancient Tomb. After hearing this, Wen Qingshan showed a surprised expression on his face: "I didn't expect that the Cultural Relics Bureau had organized a survey of this ancient tomb. Have you ever entered the main tomb?"
Tomb chamber?”
I nodded: "In."
He quickly asked: "So, have you seen a black soul sarcophagus?"
I was a little surprised: "Boss Wen, how do you know?"
"So, there really is a soul sarcophagus inside?" Wen Qingshan looked a little excited.
"There is indeed a black coffin. My uncle said it was made of soul stones. But how did you know?"
Wen Qingshan explained the reason: "It has been recorded in ancient books that during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, someone quarried an extremely huge natural soul stone in Mount Tai and presented this soul stone as a treasure to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing ordered the master warlock Shao Yuanjie to
This soul stone was used as the material to create a soul sarcophagus. Shao Yuanjie died before the soul sarcophagus was built. After his death, the unfinished soul sarcophagus disappeared. I have always suspected that Shao Yuanjie used the soul sarcophagus himself. No.
To think that this is really the case!”
"Is there anything special about a coffin made of soul stones?" I asked curiously.
Wen Qingshan said: "The soul stone, also known as the soul jade, contains a very strange aura. The longevity coffin made of the soul stone can isolate the yin and yang, thereby sealing the soul in it. Therefore, the monks believe that if they are buried after death,
In the soul sarcophagus, the ghost can continue to practice, and as long as it takes time, he can achieve enlightenment and become an immortal. However, the soul stone is hard and brittle, making it difficult to build a longevity coffin. Therefore, there were previous opinions that Shao Yuanjie failed to build the soul sarcophagus.
, accidentally destroyed the rare soul stone, and worried about being held accountable by Emperor Jiajing, so he committed suicide out of fear of guilt."
"I see! So Shao Yuanjie plans to use this soul sarcophagus to continue his cultivation without telling Emperor Jiajing!"
Wen Qingshan nodded, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "From what I can see, the real purpose of the group of tomb robbers entering the ancient tomb is probably the soul sarcophagus! Moreover, if the tomb robbers take away the "Book of Lu Ban"
" are indeed the same group of people, so maybe their purpose of stealing "The Book of Lu Ban" is also related to that ancient tomb."
"Is it related to that ancient tomb? Could it be that "Book of Lu Ban" also taught them how to rob a tomb?"
"That's not the case! However, it is said that "The Book of Lu Ban" is the earliest book to integrate Feng Shui mysticism into architecture, and according to what you said, that ancient tomb also incorporated very exquisite Feng Shui mysticism. It must be because
Those guys couldn't find a way to crack the ancient tomb, so they wanted to find clues in "The Book of Lu Ban"."
After listening to Wen Qingshan's analysis, I connected the two things and thought about it carefully. It seems to be quite reasonable. According to the analysis of the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, the robbery hole next to the ancient tomb should have been dug out more than half a year ago.
And it was exactly six months ago that the mysterious old man went to Wen Qingshan's shop to look for the "Book of Lu Ban". The time just matched, and the exact same black paper charm, could it be that it was really done by a group of people?
Just as I was thinking about it, Li Shaobing hurried over and said to Wen Qingshan: "Master Wen, the police reception center just received an alarm from someone saying that he had seen Niu Shaohua five days ago, and that there was another person with him.
An old man with gray hair."
Wen Qingshan's eyes lit up: "Where have you seen it?"
Li Shaobing pointed his hand not far away and said: "It's in Ma Tou Town not far from here. Brigade Luo asked me to ask you if you want to go over and have a look. They are also organizing police forces to come here."
Wen Qingshan nodded immediately: "Okay! Go and have a look!"
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Li Shaobing changed into a set of casual clothes, got into Wen Qingshan's car, and the group drove towards Matou Town.
Matou Town is a small town on the outskirts of Xiangsha City. It is only seven or eight kilometers away from the landfill where Niu Shaohua's body was found. After driving along National Highway 319 for more than ten minutes, we arrived at Matou Town.
Wen Qingshan parked the car in front of a small restaurant, took out a satchel from the car and asked Fatty Niu to carry it, and the rest of us walked towards the town.
Wen Qingshan took out a compass from his bag and looked at the pointer on the compass while walking.
I asked curiously: "Boss Wen, why do you use this thing?"
Wen Qingshan said with a smile: "Haha, didn't I say that I am the master of Bo Zhongjia? Whatever is useful, I will use it, whether it is martial arts or yin and yang mysticism."
I asked again: "Then what are you looking at with the compass now?"
"I heard that to practice Xuanming ghost art, you need to find a place with a heavier Yin energy, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort. So I want to try it with a compass to see which house has a heavier Yin energy. Maybe I can find them.
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Li Shaobing didn't understand what we were talking about. He glanced at the compass in Wen Qingshan's hand and asked curiously: "Master Wen, can you really find the murderer with this thing?"
Wen Qingshan smiled: "Haha, I'm just trying. Don't have too much hope. Maybe they just passed by and didn't leave any clues."
We walked forward and soon came to a somewhat dilapidated-looking courtyard. The courtyard was surrounded by an adobe wall more than two meters high. The paint on the door had fallen off and was full of holes. It must have been there.
It's many years old. Outside the courtyard gate, there is a large locust tree with a diameter of more than half a meter, with lush branches and leaves.