After Bai Qingzhou got the news, he immediately rushed to Gongshan Pavilion and came to Dai Ba's desk with ease.
Dai Ba looked at Bai Qingzhou in front of him and said with a smile: "I haven't seen Junior Brother Bai for a long time. It seems that his cultivation has improved again. Congratulations."
Bai Qingzhou looked modest and said: "Thank you very much, Deacon Dai, for the compliment, but I was just lucky enough to be promoted a month ago."
Daiba waved his hand and joked: "There is no luck in the journey of cultivation. It is all hard work. With your current speed, it seems that you will surpass me in less than two years."
"On weekdays, I still need to be given more guidance by Deacon Dai."
"Haha, I may not know as much about cultivation as you do now... Okay, let's get down to business first." Daiba returned to the topic after casually chatting for a few words.
After speaking, Dai Ba handed Bai Qingzhou a paper letter and said: "This is a letter sent back from a foreign servant. He said that people were dying one after another in Dongkou Town where he was located, which was quite strange.
I hope the sect can send an immortal master to investigate."
Bai Qingzhou took it and quickly scanned it, and got a rough idea of the incident. To put it simply, three deaths occurred in Dongkou Town. People in the town were panicked for a while, and the police in the town were helpless. Then a letter was sent asking for help.
Bai Qingzhou was overjoyed and said quickly: "Deacon Dai, do you want me to be responsible for this matter?"
Bai Qingzhou was looking forward to it, because nearly a year had passed since he was pulled up the mountain by Zhang Zhiyan, during which he spent every day practicing hard on the mountain. After a long time, he couldn't help but feel a little lonely and depressed.
Dai Ba said sternly: "Yes, this matter may be a sneak attack by mortal villains. The risk is low. It is just suitable for you to go down the mountain to deal with it for the first time, so I leave it to you. This time you need to go to find out the truth and arrest
Get the real murderer."
"Understood!" Bai Qingzhou said with a smile.
"Although you are only a mortal, you still have to be careful. Here are some charms to help you defend yourself."
After that, Daiba handed over a small bundle.
Bai Qingzhou took it and opened it. There were a few scattered items inside.
A piece of yellow-level low-grade flying magic weapon [Flying Cloud Spirit Paper]
Three yellow-level low-grade spells [water vapor shield]
Three yellow-level low-grade talismans [evil-dispelling talismans]
Three yellow-level low-grade talismans [Fire-Splitting Talisman]
"I'll also give you the flying magic weapon to carry out the business. Can you use both the spell and the flying magic weapon?" Dai Ba continued to ask.
Bai Qingzhou nodded and replied: "Yes."
The use of spells and magic weapons had already been learned in Chen Li’s teachings, and a lot of talisman papers were given to practice at that time. The principles of the flying magic weapon and the magic circle of the robe are the same, and they only need to be injected with spiritual energy to activate them.
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"That's good. By the way, there is one more thing. The time limit for this incident is half a month. After it is resolved, come back early. If it cannot be resolved, you must send a letter in advance to indicate the reason. If you don't see the letter or the person after the time limit, you will be judged.
Because you are missing, the sect will send people to look for you, do you understand?" Daiba said seriously.
After putting away the baggage, Bai Qingzhou nodded with a smile and said:
"clear!"
"Then you go ahead. The name of the dispatched handyman is Sun Sheng. You can find out once you go to Dongkou Town and ask."
"Okay! Thank you very much, Deacon Dai, for your advice!"
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Dongkou Town is located northeast of Xuanyang Gate. It is a small town with a population of more than 3,000 people. The town is not big. A cross street divides the town into four areas.
There is a rather grand courtyard in the town. The main door is a two-foot-long vermilion wooden door. There are ferocious stone lions on each side of the door. There is also a black plaque hanging on the door curtain, which is engraved with "
The word "Sun Family" is very eye-catching.
At this time, seven or eight people were sitting in the main hall of the courtyard, talking solemnly. If anyone from this town saw this, they would understand that these people are all high-status representatives in the town.
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surface.
A tall and thin old man suddenly stood up and said to the person sitting on the main seat: "Master Sun! There are many slaves in Master Tan's family who died inexplicably. The thief couldn't have poisoned him.
Bar?"
The old man sitting on the main seat in the center is about sixty years old. He looks like he is getting stronger with age. He is Sun Sheng, the foreign servant of Xuanyang Gate.
At this time, he frowned with worry on his face. When he heard the question, he could only ask the person next to him: "Zhang Captou, what was the cause of death of the head of the Tan family?"
"Going back to the Sun family, the Tan family has no external injuries on his body, and his body is cold. We initially suspected that it was caused by poison, but after careful inspection, we found no poison in his body. We didn't know the reason for a while..." Zhang Qiu
The head smiled awkwardly and explained.
The old man who asked the question at the beginning interrupted and shouted: "The two people who died before died in the same way, and so did the head of the Tan family! I think this town has been targeted by thieves! I think it's better to move out as soon as possible!"
"Nonsense! Dongkou Town has been here for many years and everything has been peaceful! Huh! Head Li, can a mere poisoned thief scare you out of your wits now?!" an old man yelled.
"You! Am I cowardly? I'm thinking about everyone! I reminded you kindly and got scolded by the dog!"
"Who do you think is a dog..."
There was constant noise in the yard for a while...
Sun Sheng also had a headache watching everyone arguing, and was a little at a loss for a while.
He sighed softly, and took advantage of the gap between the arguments among several people to quickly interject: "Stop arguing! Zhang Captou, you are experienced, what do you think about this matter?"
"Hmm... From what I can see, the signs of death on these people don't seem to be caused by mortals..." Zhang Captou said in a low voice.
"Ah!? Not poisoning?"
"Is it still the immortal master who kills people?!"
"If you were an immortal..."
Sun Sheng stood up and yelled loudly: "Nonsense! Why does the immortal master need to be sneaky to kill a few of them?!"
"If that's not an immortal, it can only be..." Zhang Captou reminded in a low voice.
An idea flashed through everyone's mind.
Ghost!
Several people looked at each other and stopped talking, and the room instantly became cold.
They all know that there are immortal cultivators in the world, so it is not surprising that there are ghosts.
"If it's a ghost, we can't fight it..."
"This matter is quite strange. I think the head of the Li family is right! It is better to move out as soon as possible!"
"I don't think there's anything to be afraid of. I remember someone said that those ghosts can be dealt with with some black dog blood, glutinous rice, and boy's urine!"
"If you want to die, go ahead!"
…
For a while, everyone expressed their thoughts one after another.
Upon hearing this, Sun Sheng quickly stood up and comforted everyone: "You don't need to worry, I already thought this matter was quite strange, and I sent a message to the Immortal Sect early yesterday..."
Before they finished speaking, several people in the hall heard many exclamations coming from outside!
"Immortal Master!"
"An immortal master is coming!"
…
Several people present looked at each other happily, and as soon as they were told, they got up and walked out the door.
When they walked into the courtyard, they looked up and saw a young man stepping on a thin piece of paper and slowly descending from the air.
The young man was wearing a gray robe, with a slim figure, bright eyes, white teeth, and a delicate brow. His long flowing hair and the hem of his robe were blowing in the wind, and he looked majestic and majestic.
Sun Sheng quickly called on everyone to kneel down and kowtow, and said loudly: "Sun Sheng, the mortal master of the family, has paid homage to the immortal master!"
"Meet the Immortal Master!"
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The rest of the staff also saluted and addressed him.
The person who came was none other than Bai Qingzhou.
Bai Qingzhou put away the small [Feiyun Spiritual Paper], looked at the group of people kneeling down, and immediately said loudly:
"No need to be polite, I am Bai Qingzhou of Xuanyangmen. I heard that there is a strange incident here this time. Is this the case?"
"Master Immortal, please come to the hall to discuss in detail..." Sun Sheng stood up hurriedly and said.
Bai Qingzhou nodded and signaled to lead the way.
When everyone sat down in the meeting hall, Bai Qingzhou got straight to the point and said, "You don't have to be polite. Please tell me the whole story in detail."
"Master Immortal, it's like this..." Sun Sheng stepped forward and said.
With Sun Sheng's detailed explanation and the other people's supplementary details, Bai Qingzhou gradually understood the entire incident.
This time, three people died mysteriously in Dongkou Town. There were no external injuries on their bodies. After examination, the cause of death was that the internal organs shrank instantly and they died suddenly.
The first person who died was a young man from a small town who died mysteriously at home. Because he was the only one in the house on weekdays, the neighbors found out about it when his body stank later. The second person was a nurse from the Tan family who died mysteriously at night.
The third person was the head of the Tan family. After the Tan family nurse was killed mysteriously, the head of the family was furious and ordered the family to conduct a strict investigation. However, within two days, he was found dead in the study. The method of death was the same.
"Master Immortal... several of us speculated that it was caused by ghosts." Sun Sheng said cautiously.
Bai Qingzhou nodded slightly. There was no injury outside the body, cold inside the body, and organ atrophy. These were all symptoms of a ghost entering the body.
"Well, it's not surprising to have such a guess..."
Bai Qingzhou is no stranger to ghosts. In his daily lectures and in some books, he will mention that ghosts are mainly caused by people's resentment. They are generally caused by a sudden increase in resentment due to various reasons such as sudden death or injustice, and thus mutate.
After pondering for a while, he asked: "Did anything strange happen in the town before the case happened?"
Generally speaking, the occurrence of ghosts must be caused by someone's tragic death or the mutation of an old grave.
"Something strange? It doesn't seem like..."
"The town has been peaceful before. Except for some young people fighting sometimes, there was nothing strange."
"Speaking of which, Li Ergou, the first one to die, usually had nothing to do and often bullied that bitch. Could it be that bitch..."
"Nonsense, that stupid bitch could kill three people silently? What's more, the other two who died had nothing to do with him..."
Knowing that there seemed to be a suspect, Bai Qingzhou interrupted directly: "It doesn't matter, ask him to come over and investigate."
Sun Sheng immediately agreed and immediately notified someone to inform him.
"Recall carefully whether there are any missing persons in the town recently." Bai Qingzhou reminded everyone.
"Missing persons? Except for a young child who went missing a few years ago, there seems to be no missing persons in this town."
"No! I remembered that some time ago, the old Chen family who lived in the south of the town disappeared!" A middle-aged man interrupted.
"That seems to be the case, but it is said that they packed their luggage and left. They may have moved, not missing."
Bai Qingzhou thought for a while and asked casually: "How is the relationship between the old Chen family and the neighbors on weekdays? How is the relationship with the three deceased people?"
After several people in the hall looked at each other for a few times, an old representative replied: "Old Chen is always kind and neighborly. I have never heard of him having a quarrel with anyone."
There is no contradiction. Even if their family dies tragically and mutates into ghosts, they will not come back to seek revenge. Could the murderer be an alien ghost?
After Bai Qingzhou thought for a moment, he ordered: "It's better to send someone to inquire and see if you know the whereabouts of their family. If you know, send someone to find them."