Holy Bone

Chapter 841 Back to the sun and replace it

This man named Lin Cheng lives in Wuyunfang in the east of the city. Wuyunfang got its name because there is a "Wuyun Pagoda" suitable for viewing the cloud scenery on the sea.

The east and south of the city are both sea trade terminal areas, with a large flow of people and bustling private capital.

And Lin Cheng is an errand boy in a brothel.

"I'm familiar with this Wuyunfang. This is the famous flower street and willow alley in Jiangzhou Prefecture." On the way, Fatty Li explained about Wuyunfang.

"Some local literati like to climb Wuyun Pagoda to watch the sea together, and then compose a poem impromptuly. After reciting poems and composing Fu, it is natural to have a party to eat and drink. How can such eating and drinking be less than Yaxing to help wine, come and go, Wuyunfang's The business in Goulan Wasi Alley is booming. In a place where literati and inkmen flock to it, ordinary people go to Wuyun Pagoda to watch the sea one by one for arty, so the business in Huajie Liuxiang is also linked.”

This place of fireworks is also divided into grades and grades.

For example, the most frequented places for literati and poets are Goulan tile shops that sell their art but not their bodies, and brothels that sell their talents.

And Liuxiang in the alleys and alleys is the place where ordinary people at the bottom go.

"Daoist Jin'an, don't look at me like that. I, Mr. Li, am a reasonable person. How can I go to this place of fireworks and willow alleys if I talk about a man and a woman who are in love with each other? Mainly, Daoist Jin'an, you are very famous in Wuyunfang now. Big, as famous as the top oiran in the brothel, so I paid special attention to that place for a while!"

"Daoist Jin'an, what kind of eyes do you have? I, Fatty Li, have absolutely no lies!" Fatty Li defended himself anxiously.

"If you want to say that Wuyunfang is the most famous now, one is the Wuyun Pagoda for viewing, the other is the top oiran of several famous brothels, and the third is Jin'an Daochang... Although Jin'an Daochang, you have never been to these fireworks and willow alleys. However, the short story book "The Case of Daoist Jin'an Breaking Qiao Yu'er's Leftover Pearl" is very popular in Wuyunfang! Hear his name before you see him!"

Facing Shen Zhuxiao's gaze, Fatty Li explained happily: "Think about it, who is willing to jump into a fire pit like Fireworks and Willow Lane if he has no choice? So these women who stumbled longed for a day when there would be a woman who stepped on colorful auspicious clouds. The unrivaled hero descended from the sky, rescued them from dire straits, and lived in seclusion in the countryside, living a life of incognito, a fairy couple envied by mandarin ducks. Taoist Jin'an has repeatedly solved strange cases, avenged the people, and is young and promising. , and live in Jiangzhou Prefecture, as the saying goes, if you are close to the water, you will get the moon first, isn't it their best dream lover, the most perfect hero of the world! It's just a matter of stepping on colorful clouds to marry them!"

"It really makes sense." Even Shen Zhuxiao was overwhelmed by Fatty Li's genius, and gave Fatty Li a thumbs up.

Immediately, Fatty Li's proud tail would be cocked. If he had a tail: "Do you know who our relatives in the Li family are? A wise saying!"

There is a black line hanging on Jin An's forehead: "I think you are making too much sense!"

Fatty Li: "?"

……

It is broad daylight now, and the brothel flower girls are naturally still sleeping and have not opened the door, so the group went straight to Lin Cheng's place.

Lin Cheng is a local who grew up in Wuyunfang and has his own residence, which is in an alley.

But this is not the key point. When a young Taoist priest wearing Taoist robes appeared in Liuxiang, one can imagine how surprised the passers-by were, especially seeing the young Taoist priest walking into one of the alleys from the back, which attracted even more people. Pay more attention.

"Hey, why do I always feel that the little Taoist leader just now looks a little familiar, it feels like deja vu, like where?" A passer-by asked his companion.

……

The three of Jin'an had just walked into the alley not far away, when someone headed down and hurriedly walked towards them, almost bumping into them, Fatty Li yelled, and the other party came back from the ecstasy, apologized casually, and wanted to bypass them and continue towards Walk outside the alley.

"Lin Cheng!"

Ah, the distraught man looked up at the person who called his name.

He finally noticed Shen Zhuxiao, with a shocked expression on his bloodless face: "Why is it you! The owner of the pawn shop!"

Shen Zhuxiao said that we came here specially to find you.

Lin Cheng hesitated and said, what are you looking for me for?While speaking, he secretly glanced at Jin An who was dressed in a Taoist priest's attire.

Unexpectedly, they would meet Lin Cheng who they were looking for in this place. Jin An noticed that Lin Cheng's face was pale, his yang energy was weak, the palace of fate was dark and red, and the Yintang was black.Looking at Lin Cheng's complexion is very bad, his eyes are terrified, he is out of his mind, and he can't give him a sense of security in broad daylight. All these characteristics show that this person is probably entangled by something.

Jin An became more and more proficient in the art of physiognomy.

At this time, Lin Cheng was holding a bundle tightly in his hand, and he was probably about to run away when they happened to bump into him.

It is said that it is better to come early than to come early. Fortunately, Lin Cheng was blocked in the alley. If he came a little later, when Lin Cheng left the alley, it would be difficult to find someone in the vast crowd.

Jin An knew that at this time, Lin Chengcheng was like a frightened bird, his nerves were tense, and it was the time when his psychological defense was the weakest and he didn't trust people the most, so he didn't speak rashly, but let Shen Zhuxiao communicate with Lin Cheng first, and he just stood by carefully. Watching Lin Cheng.

Facing Lin Cheng's question, Shen Zhuxiao didn't answer right away, but frowned and looked at the burden in Lin Cheng's arms: "Brother Lin, are you going on a long trip?"

Lin Cheng was nervous and hugged his burden tightly: "Follow, it has nothing to do with you, Boss Shen."

At this time, he was tense, he didn't trust anyone, and wanted to leave in a hurry, but was stopped by Shen Zhuxiao: "Brother Lin, why did you leave in such a hurry, is it because there is something wrong with the mirror you gave me when you died this morning, so Lin Brother, you have to run away in a hurry!"

Shen Zhuxiao said with a sneer.

Upon hearing the mirror, Lin Cheng's body trembled, and his eyes were terrified: "What, what mirror, I don't know what you are talking about! Let me go, or I will call someone!"

At this time, Fatty Li sneered and took out a waist card: "Just in time, the criminal investigation department is handling the case. We have reason to suspect that the source of the human mirror is unknown, and it is suspected to be stolen goods. You'd better shout louder, and you'd better put it on." The yamen guards patrolling the streets are also here, just to push you back to the yamen, put you in a prison, and then slowly interrogate you."

The waist plate is dark bronze in color and engraved with the words "Criminal Prosecution Division".

Hearing the word Criminal Investigation Division, Lin Cheng was immediately discouraged, and said with a slumped head, how do you know that I stole that mirror from the brothel girl?
Fatty Li was amused when he heard the words. Lin Cheng seemed very timid, so he didn't want to tell himself. It's best for such a small character to interrogate him. He can confess everything if he is just frightened.

"This is Daoist Jin'an from the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera. You can answer whatever he asks you later." Fatty Li stared threateningly.

Lin Chengcang nodded anxiously: "Jin, I recognize Daoist Jin'an, and Daoist Jin'an's short stories are very famous among us."

Fatty Li and Shen Zhuxiao, who were originally serious, were almost amused by these words. Seeing that Jin An's expression was wrong, the two of them pretended to be serious, their faces twitched, and they tried their best to hold back their laughter.

"Lin Cheng, right? Have you bumped into something recently, seen something unclean, and are being entangled by unclean things? And did you take the thing that entangled you to a pawn shop this morning?" It's about the mirror." With just a few words from Jin An, Lin Cheng was so frightened that his complexion turned pale, he thumped, and he slumped on the ground.

Li and Shen, who were trying to hold back their laughter just a moment ago, have lost all their smiles this time, and they both showed astonished expressions. What is so unusual about that mirror that can scare a living person like this?

At this time, Jin An told the faces he saw just now one by one.

After hearing this, Lin Cheng's heart finally broke down. He knelt down in front of Jin An, hugged Jin An's leg and cried loudly. An old man cried heartbrokenly during the day, and repeatedly begged Jin An to save him. .

At this time, Jin An, in Lin Cheng's eyes, was a true master who knew everything, and he desperately grasped at the only straw to save his life.

"I'll talk to you at your house first if I have anything to say." Seeing the commotion here gradually attracting people to watch, this is not a place to talk, Jin An helped Lin Cheng up.

Hearing that he was going home, Lin Cheng trembled subconsciously, nervous and frightened. This made the three of them even more curious about the origin of the mirror. They took a breath of pure yang viscera in Jin'an to help Lin Cheng recuperate the vitality of the five viscera, and ignited three torches again. Yanghuo, Lin Cheng slowly calmed down.

Lin Cheng's family lives in the deepest part of the Hutong, with a small courtyard. His parents died early, and his family was poor. So far, no matchmaker has told him that a matchmaker will marry him, and he lives alone at home.

Back home, looking for a poor sense of security with boiling hot tea in his hand, Lin Cheng began to tell about his experiences these days in horror.

"Since I got that mirror, I have had the same nightmare every day. No matter how much I pinch and beat myself, I will fall asleep as soon as night falls."

"In my nightmare, I ran endlessly in an alley with high walls, endlessly running, and every time I met a man wearing a hood and tied to a chair behind a door..."

When talking about the tied person, Lin Cheng looked terrified, obviously very afraid of the tied person.

Even just mentioning a few words can remind him of countless nightmares.

It is conceivable how much psychological shadow it left on him.

Fatty Li leaned against the door to watch out for movement outside, Shen Zhuxiao looked at the furnishings in the room curiously, Jin An and Lin Cheng sat at the table, the three of them did not interrupt, and continued to listen to what Lin Cheng said.

"The headgear was covered in thick blood... It was a man whose face had been peeled off... Too, so scary, but, but the most frightening thing was his eyes! I... I don't know how to describe him Eyes, just looking at each other, I was frightened and woke up from the nightmare..."

"The next night I still had the same nightmare, this time I still met the man who was tied up, and the bloody face with the whole face stripped off..."

night three...

night four...

fifth night...

"Repeating the same nightmare over and over again, I lifted the blood-stained hood again and again, and I was horrified to find that... that bloody face is slowly growing a new face, and the newly grown facial features are me! The person who is tied up is me ! Can you understand how scared I was at that time!"

Lin Cheng suddenly yelled excitedly and became incoherent. Following Jin An shouted his name and looked at each other, his body shook. Jin An's eyes seemed to have a kind of magical power, which made people feel as if they were drinking from a nightmare. Li woke up with a start, regained his composure and sat down.

It was the spiritual martial arts that fixed Lin Cheng's mind and helped him calm down quickly.

Continue to the following.

Ever since he found out that his hands and feet were bound and he was the one being tortured in the nightmare, Lin Cheng has been trying every means to escape the nightmare and keep himself from falling asleep, but it didn't help.

He has always wanted to avoid the ghost gate in the alley, but it is also useless. Every time he will be in crisis, forced to escape into the alley, and chased behind the ghost gate.

He also tried to get some evil spirit talismans that had been consecrated by the master, but they were either useless, or he found that the evil spirit talismans had been burned to ashes after waking up.

Until he accidentally saw that the human face mirror was hung on the wall by him at some point, facing the head of the bed where he slept!Only then did he wake up, and there was a human face engraved on the back of the mirror!
This mirror was given to Hua Niang by a guest. He saw that the mirror was inlaid with silver, so he had the idea of ​​stealing it when people were not prepared, and planned to find an opportunity to sell it quietly.Even he didn't know how he hung it on the wall by some strange coincidence, and it happened to be facing the head of the bed where he was sleeping.

Thinking of his frightened experience these days, it may be related to this person's mirror. Lin Cheng immediately pawned it off to sell it this morning. Thinking about it, he was still a little worried. He packed up his things and wanted to escape to his relatives' house in the countryside to hide for a few days. Go back to Fucheng.

It's just that before he left the city, he was blocked in an alley by the three of Jin'an.

After hearing that the human-mask mirror is so evil, Shen Zhuxiao got goosebumps and yelled at Lin Cheng for not being a thing. He actually used such a harmful thing to make trouble. If they didn't happen to know an expert, the two brothers would be handed over by Lin Cheng. Killed.

Lin Cheng lowered his head in fear, and clenched his hands nervously: "I was also forced to do nothing... I can feel... once that man grows his whole face... it will be my death... I don't want to die! I really don't want to die!"

Lin Cheng raised his head suddenly. His appearance at this time was a little ferocious and crazy, his bloodshot eyes protruded, as if they were about to stare out of their sockets, and he repeated his madness over and over again.

Um?Fatty Li noticed that Lin Cheng was abnormal.

Shen Zhuxiao hurriedly hid behind Jin An: "Master Jin An, he, is he bewitched?"

Looking at the ferocious and crazy Lin Cheng in front of him, Jin An nodded: "The evil spirit is deeply rooted in his heart. The evil spirits in the nightmare are gradually eating away at his mind, and he wants to use his shell to return to the sun and replace him."

After hearing this, Shen Zhuxiao yelled in panic, what should I do then?He couldn't bear to look at Lin Cheng, and begged Jin An to find a way to save Lin Cheng.

At this time, Lin Cheng had recovered from the madness just now, he didn't seem to know how hideous and frightening he looked just now, his expression was timid and terrified.

"Do you want to live?" Jin An said briefly, Lin Cheng's body shook, and then he knelt down and kowtowed in tears.

"If you want to survive, stay here in peace. I will watch the night tonight. I am a little interested in the nightmare you mentioned."

"Fatty Li, put the human face mirror back on the wall."

Fatty Li immediately ran to hang up the human-faced mirror, then looked at Jin An eagerly, and asked him if he could stay on guard too?
Shen Zhuxiao looked at Fatty Li in shock!Everyone knows what it means to stay vigil, and no one will rush to the evil!It's too late for a person to hide!

(End of this chapter)