In the wooden building, there was a complete silence at this time, and a bunch of eyes with a look of surprise fell on Ji Yuan.
In these glances, there was not only Xu Qiqi's confusion, but also Jiang He's doubts, and the surprise of all the martial arts guards. It seemed that they did not expect that he would suddenly say such a sentence.
Even Jiang He, who initially suggested going deep into the mansion to fight evil creatures, was a little confused at this time.
"Ji Yuan...I said this without thinking before. You didn't really listen, did you?"
Jiang He scratched his head. It was obvious that even he was aware of his own little problem.
However, Ji Yuan shook his head, and then slowly got up from the ground and walked to the door of the wooden building with a slight limp.
He looked through the smashed wooden door and saw a world of purgatory. The air was filled with putrid stench and stench. Even though it was still night, he could still see a layer of gray gas floating in the sky above the mansion.
"Zhao Wuhen may have been plotted. He wanted to seize Zhao Yuebai, who he had carefully cultivated for many years, but he didn't know that the evil thing he was cooperating with, or the person behind the evil thing, actually never treated him like a fool.
tease."
Ji Yuan turned around and looked at the people in the wooden building with a solemn expression.
After learning everything that happened in the Zhao family in the past two days, as well as Zhao Wuhen's plan, he actually already had some suspicions in his mind.
Zhao Wuhen had obviously reached some kind of deal with the evil creature a few years ago, and his trip that time was to find the body that would be taken away from him in the future.
There is no doubt that Zhao Yuebai is the one, the most perfect person to seize the body.
Everything that is happening in the Zhao family now is caused by Zhao Wuhen, but is it not the scene that the evil creature and the person behind it want to see?
The person who is really going to take away Zhao Yuebai’s body should be that evil creature!
"That person wants to make a monster become a god. In this case, it doesn't seem to be incomprehensible to try to make an evil thing take over his body and become a human being."
Ji Yuan thought to himself and gradually understood the thoughts of the person who secretly planned it.
The other party must be planning something, and whether the monster becomes a god or the evil creature becomes an adult, it must be a very important part of it.
He had even thought of Baiyun Temple at this moment. He was afraid that the man in the dark wanted some kind of being to replace the monks in the temple and achieve a different kind of 'becoming a Buddha'.
"Since the incident in the Zhao family, the evil thing must have started to seize the body. Since we are allowed to exist here, it is probably that it has reached a critical moment and cannot be distracted to deal with us."
Ji Yuan looked solemn and said bluntly that they might not have time to wait for Zhao Yuansong and others.
This is why he agrees with Jiang He's idea and wants to go deep into the mansion to fight the evil creature for a life-or-death showdown. Otherwise, if the other party successfully seizes the body, everyone present will be liquidated.
As for the evil beings at the critical moment of seizing their bodies, I dare not say that it is the weakest moment, but it will definitely be restricted everywhere and will be their only chance to make a comeback.
As for why he didn't leave the Zhao family first and meet up with other helpers before making plans.
Ji Yuan didn't think that the person who was behind the plot would let them leave without stopping them, or even simply kill them.
"Is there anything we can do?"
The middle-aged nurse came forward and stood in front of Ji Yuan with a solemn expression.
Behind him, except for a few young people who had collapsed and fell into a deep sleep, the other dozen or so martial arts guards were waiting with solemn expressions.
They came here with no reputation, quietly waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow them to pay for their sins and avenge the dead.
Ji Yuan looked deeply at these people. In his heart, he actually didn't have much trust in them. No matter how sincere they were, he couldn't see through people's hearts and see their deepest true thoughts.
Everything is just their own words. Only these people know what the truth is and whether they were unable to control it at the time.
But now he really needs all the help he can get.
So after being silent for a while, he nodded lightly: "Get ready and we'll set off together later."
The middle-aged nurse nodded, and when he turned around, he glanced at Ji Yuan with complicated eyes. He obviously knew what he was thinking, but he didn't explain too much.
"Be careful now. After all, it is an evil creature of at least the second realm."
Ji Yuan took out a large number of talismans and handed them to Jiang He, while telling the two people in front of him.
Hearing this, Xu Qiqi and Jiang He nodded. Naturally, it was impossible for them to be dismissive. Whether it was the ordinary teachings of their masters or the words and deeds of several senior brothers and sisters along the way, they all understood that a lion must fight a rabbit.
The principle of all-out effort.
What's more, what they have to face next is an evil creature with at least the second level of cultivation. Even though they have many restraint methods at their hands, if they really fight head-on, it will still be a dangerous situation.
After a while, more than ten people walked out of the wooden building one after another. In addition to the three people from Ji Yuan, there were a total of thirteen martial arts guards from the Zhao family. As for the others, they were left to look after the wooden building.
The group of people walked vigorously towards the depths of the house. Although the Zhao family was large, there were no twists and turns, and there was no need to carefully explore anything.
In any case, this is a county town in the territory of the Dayu Dynasty. Even if it is unbearable and has been secretly planned for a long time, it is good to be able to arrange these evil ghosts. It is impossible to have more in number.
After all, the imperial agencies that monitor a place are not the kind of people who just wait to die and watch a large number of evil things gather in the county without even noticing it.
However, when a group of people came to the depths of the house, where the evil spirit was strongest, they found nothing suspicious except for a quiet courtyard.
There are no evil things here, and there is no Zhao Yuebai whose body is being taken away. Let alone a living person, not even a strange existence is seen.
In the huge courtyard, apart from a few luxurious houses, there is only a centuries-old locust tree, standing quietly in the courtyard. With a little wind at night, the tree with full branches and leaves is constantly swaying.
tip.
Such a peaceful scene made the warriors who were already prepared to die generously feel a little uncomfortable, as if all their passion and ambition had turned out to be useless.
It's not a pleasant feeling to charge up a punch, only to hit it empty.
"Why is it different from what you imagined?"
Jiang He scratched his head and couldn't help but murmured softly.
In his original imagination, instead of saying it was a spooky ghost, it should be similar. There were evil winds whistling everywhere, the huge altar was stained with black and red blood, and a weird-looking evil thing was trying to snatch the enemy away.
Give up magic.
But the real situation is that the entire courtyard is silent, like a house that has been vacant for a long time. Except for a lush old locust tree, there is no longer any life in sight.
But speaking of it, I don't know if it was everyone's illusion. When they stood under the old locust tree, their mood suddenly became peaceful.
It was like the sea surface that was supposed to have rough waves suddenly became calm, and the sky that was originally covered with dark clouds turned into clear skies in the blink of an eye.
This is strange, but no one will be surprised. The locust tree has the effect of holding down the house, especially the hundreds of years old locust tree.
If the evil thing had not reached the second level of cultivation and had Zhao Wuhen as an internal agent, it would have been difficult for ordinary evil spirits to invade the Zhao family's house, and they would have been affected by this centuries-old locust tree.
"Taoist Master Ji, we have searched this place and can't find anything suspicious, nor have we found any underground secret rooms."
The middle-aged nurse came forward and said in a deep voice beside Ji Yuan.
When he heard the sound, he frowned slightly and subconsciously glanced behind him as he thought. It was unlikely that the old locust tree had forced the evil thing to move to another place to steal its body, right?
But whether it is the feng shui of the Zhao family's residence or the direction of the evil winds and evil spirits here, they will eventually converge here. If you want to seize the house, etc., it will undoubtedly be the best choice.
What's more, although the old locust tree can control the house and ward off evil spirits, it also has the power to gather spiritual energy from all directions. If you practice under the tree all year round, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
In Qianyu City, there are countless practitioners who covet this old locust tree. However, due to the power of the Zhao family, they can only think about it in their hearts.
Although the evil thing is evil, once it successfully seizes its body, it will be 'reborn' as a human being, which naturally requires a lot of spiritual energy.
"Something's wrong..."
Ji Yuan uttered a word and suddenly turned around to look at the entire courtyard.
This place is the depth of the Zhao family's house and the center of Feng Shui fortune. It has the effect of gathering spiritual energy from all directions. Whether it is the evil wind or the strands of spiritual energy, they will eventually gather here.
But at this time, he only saw those things gathering together, but he did not see where they went in the end. They were neither accumulated here nor fed back to the surrounding world.
So where did the gathered spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as the evil wind and evil energy, go in the end?
Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a suspicion suddenly emerged in his mind. Then he slowly turned around and his eyes fell on the old locust tree that had lived for hundreds of years.
As soon as his thoughts moved, a stream of essence fused within his body into the bronze oil lamp in his palm, and a wisp of flame spontaneously ignited, illuminating an area of about ten feet with a faint light.
Then Ji Yuan raised the bronze oil lamp in front of him, and the flame was right between his eyes.
Through this faint firelight, the layer of blindness was removed like a bubble, and soon he saw everything gathered here, slowly integrating into the trunk of the old locust tree, and then following its roots.
Spread all the way underground.
"under!"
Seeing this scene, he immediately shouted.
Hearing this, the middle-aged nurse's expression changed, and then he shouted in a deep voice: "Stomp!"
The weakest of the dozen or so were all in the early stage of the Flesh Realm, and three were in the middle stage of the Flesh Realm. At this moment, they all raised their feet and stamped their feet, and the ground suddenly shook with a series of sounds.
"Stomp again!"
A group of people were silent. They did not need to be reminded. They raised their feet neatly and stamped them hard. Their strength could be said to be unreserved.
And with their concerted efforts, several breaking sounds quietly appeared, mixed in with the dull noise.
"retreat!"
After half a moment, the middle-aged nurse shouted loudly, and everyone quickly retreated backwards.
At this moment, the place where everyone was standing suddenly collapsed with loud noises. Dust filled the sky for a moment, and then a violent evil wind roared up and rushed straight into the sky.
When the dust in the sky dispersed, a group of people saw that where they were standing before, a large pit had collapsed. There was a dark space underground, and waves of evil wind and evil energy were blowing out.
Just looking at the hollow on the ground, everyone felt a chill in their hearts for no apparent reason, as if there was some terrifying existence inside.
Ji Yuan shook his sleeves, and immediately several talismans fell down, automatically floating around everyone without wind, and then the talismans inside ignited, turning into a ball of bright fire.
"Let's go down and have a look!"
Ji Yuan spoke calmly and immediately jumped down into the big pit in front of him.
In the blink of an eye, he landed steadily, with a ball of fire following him. As a Nagoin martial artist landed, several balls of fire gathered together, illuminating the entire underground space.
"I have been in the Zhao family for so many years, but I have never heard of such a huge place underground."
The middle-aged nurse muttered to himself, looking at the underground space that already exceeded the area of the courtyard on the ground, he couldn't help but feel a little startled.
He even had some doubts about what he saw before him. He had been in the Zhao family for nearly thirty years. If Zhao Wuhen wanted to dig out such a huge space, even in secret, he would not have heard of it at all.
"This place... seems to have been extended by the roots of the old locust tree!"
Jiang He murmured to himself, his eyes falling on the dense roots on the surrounding loess.
It is precisely because of these roots that a space larger than a courtyard can exist underground.
"Look! There is a passage there!"
Xu Qiqi pointed to the distance and could see a shimmering passage even without the need for firelight.
The roots of the old locust tree are still densely covered on it, and the light of the fire at the end can be faintly seen. This chapter has been completed!