Monk Shenxiu and Zhou You were chatting in a restaurant.
After the two of them left the small mountain village, they decided to investigate the vicinity of Guyue City first.
"I have secretly sneaked into the county government office in Guyue City before, but I have not seen any records of a large number of people missing or dying."
Zhou You took the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"The Bloody Altar is a taboo, so these people are naturally very cautious when carrying out the operation, trying not to leave any traces." Shenxiu said calmly.
"But I think that if hundreds of thousands of people disappeared within ten years, there should still be some traces left. After all, these are living people."
Zhou You's face was gloomy: "But the population near Guyue City alone is as high as tens of millions. If we want to find out the traces of the hundreds of thousands of people who have left behind, just relying on you and me, it will undoubtedly be like finding a needle in a haystack."
If it were an ordinary case, if Zhou You directly identified himself, the local county government would naturally cooperate fully. Coupled with the intelligence agency at the Demon Slayer Headquarters, it would not be difficult to find some clues.
The water in this case is too deep.
Zhou You is sure that the man behind the scenes must have official power, even if it is the Demon Slayer Department, it may even be infiltrated.
"Then the only clue we have left now is the young man who massacred the village." Shenxiu said softly.
"But if you want to find it in the vast sea of people, it will undoubtedly be like looking for a needle in a haystack..."
Zhou You sighed.
"At least, we still have a glimmer of hope." Shenxiu remained optimistic.
The two came to a calligraphy and painting shop and borrowed the Four Treasures of the Study.
Zhou You originally wanted to ask a painter to draw the young man's appearance, but he didn't expect Shenxiu to take the initiative to do it.
"The poor monk is also involved in the art of painting, so let me do it."
After Shenxiu said this, he picked up the Langhao pen and started drawing on the white rice paper.
Soon, a young, gloomy man with cold eyes appeared on the page.
It was the young man who was like a demon who slaughtered the village.
"I didn't expect Master Shenxiu's painting skills to be so superb..."
Looking at the lifelike portraits, even when traveling around, I can't help but marvel.
"The donor put this painting away, maybe it will be of great use in the future." Shenxiu said lightly.
Zhou You nodded slightly and put the portrait away.
The second investigation ends here.
After Zhou You and Shenxiu discussed it for a few more words, they left separately.
Zhou You also needs to return to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Division to learn martial arts.
And Shenxiu also needs to return to Bodhi Temple.
The harvest this time was much greater than Zhou You’s first investigation.
At least I know the function of the bloody altar and the face of the real murderer.
Zhou You believes that maybe it won't be long before the truth comes to light.
What he has to do now is to work hard to break through the innate realm and secretly investigate the man's true identity.
.......
As soon as he returned to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Department, Zhou You heard a piece of explosive news.
Lin Jianming disappeared while performing his mission.
It is said that Ning Lu has personally gone to the place where Lin Jianming disappeared.
Zhou You found Song Feifei and asked her about the situation.
"According to the information I know, Lin Jianming's mission to eliminate demons was to clean up a low-level ghost." Song Feifei did not hide it.
Generally speaking, areas where a large amount of dead energy and yin energy accumulate will turn into ghosts if they are not dissipated for a long time.
Of course, ghosts are also divided into levels, which are divided into three levels: low, medium and high.
Generally speaking, low-level ghosts will send high-level demon slayers there.
Intermediate ghosts need demon-suppressing envoys.
As for high-level ghosts, they need to be dealt with by the head of the department.
Generally speaking, with Lin Jianming's strength, there should be no problem in dealing with low-level ghosts. The sudden loss of contact is indeed an extremely strange thing.
However, now that Ning Lu is taking action personally, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Zhou You can only wait for subsequent developments.
...
The sky was overcast, with gray rain falling.
Under the pouring drizzle, a small town stood quietly on the ground.
This small town is too quiet, without any human beings, lifeless, and a bit scary.
A figure slowly came from a distance.
There seemed to be a transparent light shield on his body, blocking out the drizzle without getting him wet at all.
Ning Lu looked at the small town and sighed slightly, then stepped into it.
There are various stalls on the streets of the town, and there are even restaurants, pawn shops, rouge shops... everything is there except people.
The raindrops wet the ground, making it feel slippery when you step on it.
It's like stepping on moss.
The sky is getting gloomier.
Ning Lu took a quick look and saw that there was no light at all on the entire street, and it was so dark that it was almost intrusive.
He took out a red invitation card from his arms and looked at the location.
Walk deep into this dark street.
Two groups of bright red lights were so dazzling on the dark streets, as if they were the only source of light in this small town.
They were two big red lanterns, hanging high on a gate.
There is also a plaque hanging on the door.
"Jiang Mansion."
Hanging red lanterns means it is a happy event.
Ning Lu came to Jiang's house, as if confirming something, and then walked into the house.
There seemed to be a wedding banquet going on in the house, with tables of all sizes filling the courtyard, and even the dishes were served. There were lights and colors everywhere, all red, so festive.
It's just that this kind of joy, placed in an empty environment, looks extremely scary and scary.
A man in wedding clothes sat on the main seat in the lobby with an expressionless face.
With that appearance, it was clearly Lin Jianming.
But now, he looks dull, as if he has lost his soul.
"Finally someone came to my wedding banquet."
A woman's voice sounded as sharp as a knife cutting glass.
Ning Lu looked sideways.
I saw a woman in red clothes and white hair walking out of the corridor.
It has a slim figure and light makeup on its face, making it look a bit coquettish.
"Why, the Demon Slayer just sent you here alone?"
Ning Lu smiled and said, "Am I not enough by myself?"
"One person really can't fill my stomach." A strange smile appeared on the face of the woman in red clothes and white hair, exuding a strong aura of death.
"Then it depends on whether you have the appetite." Ning Lu's face gradually became serious.
It seemed that Lin Jianming's mistake and fall were not unreasonable. The death energy exuding from this woman was definitely that of a black nightmare-level demon.
boom!
A cold breath that seemed to freeze everything suddenly burst out from Ning Lu's body.
Click~
The temperature of the entire Jiang Mansion began to drop sharply, and even turned into frost.
Even the drizzle falling from the sky was frozen into ice cones, fell to the ground, and shattered into countless ice shards.
The smile on the face of the red-clothed and white-haired woman became even weirder. She stretched out her scarlet tongue and licked her lips, then fiercely pounced on Ning Lu.