Returning from the abyss

Chapter 696
When Lu Ning walked into the main room, she could smell the aroma of food.However, besides the food, there seemed to be some... a rather intense voice?
It's not a quarrel, because Song Caiwei is talking unilaterally, and a group of people are just dumbfounded by what they say.Lu Ning listened carefully, it seemed that it was about her plan of arming with ghost weapons.

"——What are you young people thinking? It's fine if you have to, and you want to touch this kind of thing? You are not ghosts, and you don't have to pay any price for using ghost things. If something happens to us How do you explain these protections?"

"...But we can't always be your dragging bottle, Sister Song." Chen Hang's voice came, "If something happens to you, you must have the ability to protect yourself. I think Li Wenyue's plan is correct. .”

At this moment, Lu Ning raised the curtain and walked in.

"It's just right, someone is here." Chen Hang's face brightened, "Li Wenyue! Sister Song just refuted your plan, and I think it makes sense, you have to persevere!"

"Don't make trouble here, kid!" Song Caiwei yelled at him, then looked at Lu Ning, "Li Wenyue, your plan is too risky, I can't agree to it."

"It's not up to you, Sister Song, I know you are very powerful, but the only ghost weapon I got has helped me many times. I think the benefits of this thing far outweigh the harm, so I want to help everyone Everyone is looking for one."

"Ha, looking for everyone..." Song Caiwei supported her forehead, "Your ambition is not small. Ghost weapon, ghost weapon, old man Jin, don't you stop?"

"Haha, the old man only knows what a ghost weapon is, but the specific detailed classification is not so clear. It's not convincing. Song girl, you are good at refining weapons, and you must be better at it." Jin Yuntai said Make it clear that you don't intend to help anyone.

"Well, you probably don't know what the so-called magic weapon is." Song Caiwei reached out and grabbed a necklace from the collar, and removed one of the ornaments on it, "The principle of ghost weapon and refined magic weapon is Similarly, unlike the natural magical artifacts such as peach wood swords and soul nourishing wood that you have seen, refining magical artifacts has very strict requirements for use."

"I don't feel any discomfort..." Lu Ning was puzzled.

"The one in your hand should be the gathered yin, which has a weakening effect on many mana, so you can try it with me."

Jin Yuntai put on a slightly surprised expression unobtrusively.

Lu Ning noticed it, so she just reached out and touched the pendant in Song Caiwei's hand. The moment she touched it, she immediately felt her fingers turn cold, and the white ring on her finger suddenly solidified, a kind of A feeling like an electric shock made her fingers snap away, and she glanced at her hand in a little surprise.

"See? You're just passively consuming the yin above, like giving you a piece of wood to burn firewood. You didn't really use it at all, because you can't use it." Song Caiwei weighed the pendant in her hand, "And Once you start using it, you really pay the price — whatever that is."

"But this just proves that even if we don't know how to use it, these ghost weapons can still bring us great benefits, doesn't it?" Lu Ning said.

"Because of this benefit, why take more risks?" Song Caiwei frowned, "Many people who are not qualified to practice Taoism have tried to expose themselves to this knowledge in other ways, but the results are not good."

"Sister Song, sooner or later there will be a time when you can't protect us, and our ending will be the same." Chen Hang said.

"Xiao Song, they have already been involved in this incident. No matter how you persuade them, they will put their will to survive first, or... hold the opportunity in their own hands?" Jin Yuntai said.

"Old Jin, you know that many people have tried it." Song Caiwei shook her head.

"Even if you stop it, it's impossible. We will only be responsible to Chen Hang and Zhou Shilan in the end, because they are directly under them. You know that if we encounter a situation that we cannot solve, we will definitely give up some of them." Jin Yuntai glanced at Lu Ning, "The important problem with ghost devices is the unstoppable desire for power. We can teach children not to rely too much on them."

"Old Jin, why did you suddenly start persuading me?" Song Caiwei asked.

"Because I realized that the things you use are no less dangerous than ghost weapons, or your magical weapons are made by imitating the principle of ghost weapons, right?" Jin Yuntai narrowed his eyes, "Xiao Song, You should trust them to be as strong as you."

Lu Ning was also a little puzzled by Jin Yuntai's sudden change of attitude, but since Jin Yuntai spoke for her at this time, she didn't say anything.

Song Caiwei thought for a while, looked around, and asked, "Do you all want to participate in this?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then I'm going to conduct a rough test - I don't care if Li Wenyue already has a ghost weapon in his hand, but if the rest of them fail the test, I will absolutely not allow it!"

"Okay, Sister Song, what do you want to test?" Chen Hang asked carelessly.

"It's still this jewelry—you have to carry it with you all day, and give it to me when you come back tonight. It's very simple, right?" Song Caiwei untied the entire necklace, and there were nine jewelry with very similar shapes on it, all of which were delicate It looks like a small western sword.

"Okay!" Chen Hang immediately stretched out his hand, followed by Zhou Shilan, Tang Haiyao, Qian Yipeng, Teng Xuan and Yan Zidan all expressing that they want to take the test.Song Caiwei took off the jewelry one by one and handed them over to them. Judging by her expression, she didn't think everyone could pass.

This matter is considered to be over. Lu Ning took some breakfast and asked Chen Hang: "You came back so late yesterday, what did you find? Have you tracked down Bai Li's executor?"

"The deceased was sent to the hospital, in the morgue. There seemed to be quite a lot of people in the hospital yesterday, and according to Sister Song, some familiar people seemed to come later. We don't want to meet each other, so it took a while to avoid each other time."

"I know you came back late, and I didn't wait for you before going to bed last night, but there should be something to gain, right?"

"The harvest is that we squatted until about ten o'clock, and still no one came to collect the corpse. I put some monitoring things there, and I plan to collect it back today to see who has visited there."

"So you guys still go to Dadong Road today, then we will go to the old garden according to the original plan—other than that, Mr. Jin, in the nightmare last night, I found that the ghost came from Caowazi, and he was in I received a letter from a 'young master' whom he called before, but I didn't do what was written in the letter."

"Oh? Then it's necessary for me to go there. It's also helpful for this ghost to know what happened in my life. This time, I still have a little friend who is a laborer to lead the way. I wonder if it's okay?" Jin Yuntai asked.

"No problem, this is where I am more familiar. Tang Haiyao, do you want to come with us?"

"Uh... I actually hope to go to Dadong Road or the old garden, because I don't know anything about it these two days, but I still have two children..."

"Pindao will do some tricks today, so he can't compete with that earth-bound spirit. It's not suitable for children to see." Lu Ping said, "I don't know if Fellow Daoist Song is willing to bring two more."

"I can handle it." Song Caiwei said bluntly, "Then the other new girl is with you? Is she okay?"

"Yan Zidan has already encountered the incident, so he is mentally prepared." Lu Ning said.

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After everyone agreed on the itinerary, they set off separately. The scenery from Xiaheshao to the old garden was a bit different. After all, there was a piece of wasteland as a transition between Dadong Road and Dadong Road, but the tributary of the river where Xiaheshao was located was actually along the old road. The river flowing at the foot of Yuanshan.Walking along the river, you can feel the change of the mountain quickly, and you can see the planned forest on the mountain and the houses hidden in it in a short time.

However, the scope of the old park is actually very wide. Although the area on the map is not as small as that of the lower river, the old park has ups and downs. I believe that many drivers have the experience of driving the winding road, and it is not as close as it looks.

"Does Daoist Lu know... what is the use of this jewelry that Daoist Song gave us?" Teng Xuan was bored in the car, and asked Lu Ping out of curiosity, "This thing can test us, but even if it is worn for a day, it seems Nothing too?"

"Pindao only has some guesses. The Qi Sect is very proud of its own refining technology. Fellow Daoist Song Caiwei is one of the best, and maybe he used the art of forging the heart."

"Oh! That's amazing! If I knew I would have asked for one!" Qi Mei exclaimed.

"You don't give it if you want it. You don't need to ask me, Daoist Song, to know that your xinxing is unqualified." Lu Ping glanced at Qi Mei, "This thing takes the extreme number of nine, and it is forged in one furnace. It can be divided into nine states of mind to penetrate the heart. , kill one's heart, damage one's heart, destroy one's heart, repel one's heart, break one's heart, break one's heart, destroy one's heart, and one's heart. There are changes—naturally, this thing was refined by Song Daoyou, so it won’t hurt you, but it’s enough for testing.”

"In other words, the ghost weapon is as dangerous as these things?" Lu Ning asked after hearing the words.

"This thing refined by the Qi Sect is used for attacking and killing. It is indeed no less dangerous than a ghost weapon." Lu Ping affirmed her thoughts.

As the car drove up the mountain road, Lu Ning slightly opened the windows.The temperature in the old garden area is not bad, but the woodland that has fallen leaves obviously does not look like a good scenery in summer.

"The air is very fresh. In fact, it feels much more comfortable than going down the river." Yan Zidan also opened the window for a breath, "I can obviously feel it."

"This shows that those Baishen people are still doing business!" Qi Mei said, "The old garden is the place they have been guarding all the time. Regardless of the content of the transaction, they will of course make the Feng Shui better if they bless the weather here. .”

"Okay, the front is the place to enter the old garden... It seems to be developing well."

If Dadong Road is in the state of a metropolis, then Jiuyuan is more like a villa area for the rich to vacation.The real entrance to the old garden is a reception area and a parking lot.In addition to this impression, the reception area also looks like a tourist site, but unfortunately there are no people here now, only three or five staff members.

Lu Ning and his group walked over, and a staff member who looked more enthusiastic put down the documents in his hand and walked over.He asked with a smile on his face, "Aren't you locals? Are you here for a visit?"

"Yes, I'm here to play with my friends and visit the old garden by the way. I heard that this is the birthplace of Zaoyuanzhuang. Is there anything I need to buy a ticket for?" Lu Ning asked.

"Haha, this is actually a place to live, not a scenic spot. The forest has already finished picking, and I can't experience the fun of picking in autumn... Sorry, everyone." The staff said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, let's walk around and have a look, shall we?"

"No problem. Everyone here has repaired the courtyard wall. The place without the courtyard wall is a public area. You can browse freely. There is a map on the shelf over there. You can refer to it. If you need anything, you can come here to find us. We Will try to help."

"Well, can I ask? Are you the neighborhood committee or property management here?" Yan Zidan asked.

"Us? Ah, we are not, we are employed here and locals." The staff replied, "Any questions?"

"It's nothing, I'm just curious why this place is like...you know, a tourist attraction." Yan Zidan smiled.The staff didn't take it seriously either. It is estimated that many people have had this kind of misunderstanding, and it is commonplace.

Everyone took a few maps and walked up the mountain road.

After passing the reception station, the mountain road gradually became winding, but it was still repaired and leveled, and it was not difficult to climb up.And the trails extending in all directions also spread to the various houses hidden in the mountains and forests, which does not have the flavor of seclusion.

Lu Ning took the map and walked in the direction of the old rich man's manor marked on it.The manor is located halfway up the mountain, and it took about 10 minutes to climb to reach the place. As Chen Hang said before, this place has been replaced by new houses and woodland. Manor location.

People in the old garden are not proud of it, so it is only marked as "old wall" on the map.If it hadn't been known in advance, no one would have known that there was a rich man who practiced Taoism and lived in seclusion here.After getting close to here, both Lu Ping and Qi Mei started to take pictures of ghosts. What they learned could search for traces of ghosts more accurately than Song Caiwei. Lu Ning and others followed behind about two meters away, don't bother Two people practice.

They searched inch by inch along the courtyard wall, but at the end, Lu Ping and Qi Mei looked up at each other and shook their heads together.

They didn't find it, which meant that the ground-bound spirit hadn't returned here since the day before yesterday.

"There is only a trace of yin energy, but there is yin energy in the world, so it is impossible to track it." Lu Ping turned his head and explained to everyone, "If the earth-bound spirit can move freely in the old garden area, then this The search range is also far beyond my ability."

(End of this chapter)