Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 169
There was a bloody smell from the next cell.

Xu Zhiqiong was too familiar with this bloody smell. During a fierce battle in Beiyuan, Xu Zhiqiong almost died in the hands of this thing.

The bloodjaw gnat, the most precious Gu sect of outsiders.

Three adults were killed in the Canglong Temple.

The gnats raised by Liang Yuming with insect eggs were also killed in Beiyuan.

This thing is supposed to be extinct in Daxuan, why is there another one here?
"Master Denglang, you help the slave family untie their clothes, the slave family really can't hold back anymore."

Before the words were finished, two tentacles stretched into the prison cell. The bloodjaw gnaw was extremely poisonous. As long as it was touched by these two tentacles, the cultivators of the eighth and ninth grades would immediately pass out. This was what happened to the previous guard.

Although Xu Zhiqiong had a seventh-rank cultivation, he didn't dare to be careless. He took a few steps back and touched the Yangming Stone on his chest, releasing a burst of Yang Qi.

The bloodjaw gnat is the most yin Gu worm, very sensitive to yang energy, its two antennae circled back and forth in the small house, not daring to get close to Xu Zhiqiong easily.

After circling for a while, Xu Zhiqiong's figure suddenly disappeared, Shi Shuangliu was startled, and was still looking around in the small house, when he suddenly heard the sound of sharp blades piercing the sky.

Xu Zhiqiong used the skill of becoming invisible, left the small house, entered the cell, and raised a short knife to stab Shi Shuangliu in the chest.

The fourth joint on the chest is the fatal vital point of the blood-jawed gnat. Xu Zhiqiong took a look at it with the pupil of sin beforehand. This blood-jawed gnat has an eighth-grade cultivation. Enough to take the life of this gnat.

Unexpectedly, Shi Shuangliu was very alert, a pair of insect feet protruded from his ribs, protecting his vitals.

Xu Zhiqiong's blade changed direction, gathered two points of yang energy, and attacked Shi Shuangliu's left temple, which is another vital point of the blood-jawed gnat.

This time, Shi Shuangliu didn't dodge, his temple was rubbed, his body trembled, and he backed up again and again.

Xu Zhiqiong attacked again, the blade was always on the two vital points, and after a while, another knife hit the temple, Shi Shuangliu rolled his eyes and passed out.

During the fight, Xu Zhiqiong kept looking at Shi Shuangliu's cultivation with the pupil of sin.

You read it right, the other party is the eighth rank, and it is indeed the eighth rank in terms of strength.

But why didn't I see it before?

Previously, Shi Shuangliu had no cultivation at all.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Zhiqiong found that Shi Shuangliu's cultivation had disappeared, and he became an ordinary person again.

What's the situation?
How can this cultivation base come and go?

Is it the characteristic of heretic Gu worms?

Save this matter for later research. Since it is a bloodjaw gnat, it must not stay in this world.

Xu Zhiqiong pointed the blade at the fourth joint and hesitated to stab it.

He is still a seventh-rank judge now, and according to the rules, he cannot kill people.

But in the battle of Beiyuan, he killed many gu warriors, and after that he killed Liang Yuming, this was not the first time he broke the precept.

If the bloodjaw gnat is not killed, there will be endless troubles, and there are reasons for the incident, so it will not be too difficult to ask for a pardon.

Xu Zhiqiong was about to make a move when Shi Shuangliu suddenly woke up.

"What are you going to do? Kill someone! Kill someone!" Shi Shuangliu wailed loudly, and his courage and calmness in the battle disappeared.

Is this a fake?

Dress like this?
Xu Zhiqiong moved a chair, sat at the door of the cell, and stared at Shi Shuangliu quietly.

Shi Shuangliu was frightened out of his wits, and desperately shrank into the corner.

Xu Zhiqiong started the analysis.

The first possibility is that Shi Shuangliu is a Gu Shi who has always kept Bloodjaw in her body. She killed her own family to provide blood for Bloodjaw. All the innocence she showed was just pretending.

Then what did she do to report to the police afterwards?
Makes no sense.

The second possibility is that Shi Shuangliu didn't know that she had a blood paw on her body, and the blood paw didn't completely control her body.

In other words, part of the time, Shi Shuangliu was able to control herself, and part of the time, it was Bloodjaw who was controlling her.

So here comes the problem, Shi Shuangliu's body is thin, and he doesn't have any special cultivation, how difficult is it for a Gu worm as powerful as Bloodjaw to control Shi Shuangliu?
It still doesn't make sense.

Xu Zhiqiong arranged another magic circle in the cell, trapped Shi Shuangliu, and turned back to the small house.

In the small house, he contacted Tai Bu with the magic circle, and gave a general account of the matter.

Tai Bu heard the words and said: "This matter is extraordinary, you come to Yin Yang Division, I will discuss with you face to face."

Go to Yin Yang Division?

is this necessary?

It's better to go there, it involves Gu Sect and Nufu Cult, things are not trivial.

Xu Zhiqiong left the prison with a hidden mirror and went to the Onmyoji Division.

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong, Tai Bu smiled and said, "Crazy life, walk through the gate of hell, do you still remember the scenery along the way?"

Xu Zhiqiong was thinking about how to explain the reason for the resurrection from the dead, but Tai Bu didn't ask any more questions, and just ordered: "Bring the Ruiming Pagoda!"

What are you doing with the Ruiming Pagoda? Isn't that thing used to test your cultivation?

"Tai Bu, to tell you the truth, I already have the cultivation base of the Seventh Rank Killing Dao."

"I don't care how many levels of Sha Dao cultivation you have, I just want to see how many Yin and Yang cultivations you have."

"I have learned some yin and yang techniques, but I have only just entered the stage."

"I know what happened to that woman, and I know how to resolve it. You have tested your cultivation first, and I will tell you the countermeasures."

Xu Zhiqiong had no choice but to put his hand on the top of Ruiming Pagoda.

The third floor of the Ruiming Pagoda was lit up, and there was a faint halo on the fourth floor, which proved that Xu Zhiqiong was very close to the sixth grade.

Taibo injected Yin and Yang Qi into the Ruiming Pagoda, and the candles on the three floors were extinguished one after another, and then the two floors were lit again.

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback, could it be that...

"Kangsheng, you already have the eighth grade Yin-Yang cultivation!"

"How is this possible?" Xu Zhiqiong shook his head repeatedly, "It's only been a few months since I became a product."

Tai Bu sighed: "Talent plus chance, you are good at counting, this is a rare talent, you use yin and yang spells more frequently than my disciples, this is chance."

Recently, he has been fighting with the Gu sect. Yin-yang technique is the best way to deal with Gu technique, and Xu Zhiqiong indeed uses it very frequently.

Yin-Yang Art, Overbearing, and Dao of Killing are all cultivation systems, relying on water grinding kung fu, Xu Zhiqiong didn't know that his cultivation was normal, but when he was promoted, there should always be some physical reactions.

It is estimated that during the few days of his death, he unknowingly rose to the eighth rank.

Tai Bu put away his smile, and his expression became serious: "Kangsheng, if you only have a ninth-rank cultivation base, I can let you go, and you can still let it go when you reach the eighth rank, but if you reach the seventh rank of Yin-Yang, you must come to my Yin-Yang manage!"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Although I am not in the Yin Yang Division, my heart is always by Tai Bu's side."

Tai Bu shook his head and said: "I don't care where your heart is, I want your people, if you agree, I will record it in the "Tie Yan Book"."

Xu Zhiqiong bowed his head and said nothing, but he refused.

Tai Bu sneered and said: "Kangsheng, you are really arrogant, that's all, since you don't listen to the old man's call, I don't care about your affairs, go."

I don't care, do I have to ask you?
Han Chen has traveled in southern Xinjiang for many years and has a deep understanding of Gu art, so he must have a way to crack it.

Xu Zhiqiong walked out of Tai Bu's room and looked at the dark corridor. He didn't know where Han Chen lived.

Go ask Big Brother Tong.

Brother Tong's room should be the sixteenth on the third floor. Xu Zhiqiong opened the door and saw that the room was empty.

Wrong number of doors?

Xu Zhiqiong counted again, opened the door and saw that there was a yin and yang cultivator inside who was dispensing medicinal materials. He glanced at Xu Zhiqiong, and went on to work on his hands.

Miscounted again?

Xu Zhiqiong counted again, opened the door and saw several onmyojis were doing the counting.

Counting again, two onmyojis are performing formations.

Counting again, two onmyojis are grinding tofu.

Is this considered double cultivation?

I can't count any more, it is impossible for Xu Zhiqiong to find Tong Qingqiu, so there is no need to waste time here.

Back in the deep prison, Shi Shuangliu fell asleep, and the magic circle was not destroyed. It seemed that she was quite safe, but how should I deal with this matter?
Killing her is the safest, but the price of killing her is too high.

If he took care of the prisoner and killed the prisoner with his own hands, Shi Xun would definitely make a big fuss.

As a seventh-rank judge, he repeatedly killed people and violated the precepts, which would inevitably leave behind hidden dangers.

And the most important thing is whether this woman should be killed!

If she was completely controlled by the gnat and the murder was out of intention, Xu Zhiqiong would kill her without hesitation.

But if the murderer was a gnat, and she didn't know about it, she shouldn't have killed him.

There is less than an inch of crime on her head, which proves that she is still a kind person.

Just killing her like this is against the original intention of the judge.

But even if I don't kill her, I will still have to execute Ling Chi five days later.

Five days is too short, even if the truth can be found out, it will be too late to save people by then.

We have to find a way to buy more time.

……

Qu Jinshan, the guard of the old lamp, was studying hard by holding a candle, and Xu Zhiqiong opened the door and left the small house.

Qu Jinshan hurriedly got up and saluted: "I met Xu Qianhu."

Xu Zhiqiong supported Qu Jinshan and said: "Old Lantern Keeper, you've broken me. I came here rashly tonight. I have something to ask the Lantern Keeper for advice."

Qu Jinshan pushed open the door, looked left and right, there was no one around, and said to Xu Zhiqiong in a low voice: "Zhiqiong, Shi Qianhu asked you to guard the important criminal, how can you leave your post without permission? It's not Wu Qianhu now. When you were in charge, that guy Shi Xun was waiting to catch you, so you must not be careless, just grit your teeth and endure these few days of suffering."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "It's not really a torment, these few days are rare to be free, I just happened to study the Yin-Yang technique carefully."

"Okay! Very good!" Qu Jinshan nodded again and again, "I heard Wu Qianhu say before that you are good at counting and have my talent in Yinyangmen, but unfortunately my cultivation level is too low to attract you, but in Beiyuan Watching you fight with Gu people from time to time, I saw you used a lot of magic techniques, could it be that..."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Under the guidance of an expert, I have already entered the ninth rank of Yin Yang."

"Very good, very good!" In the Lantern Yamen, there are very few people who can discuss Yin Yang with Qu Jinshan. Knowing that Xu Zhiqiong has already entered the stage, Qu Jinshan is a little excited.

"Zhiqiong, you can't tell others about this matter, especially Shi Xun. If you encounter difficulties in your practice, feel free to ask me, I will definitely tell you everything."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "During the recent study, I have indeed encountered many difficulties. To be honest, I have retreated a bit. Is there a big difference between the ninth rank and the eighth rank? If there is no difference, I don't want to practice yin and yang anymore. In the future, I will concentrate on studying the Dao of Killing."

Qu Jinshan shook his head again and again and said: "Great talent, how can you give up halfway! The difference between ninth-rank and eighth-rank is very different. Ninth-rank cultivators call it yin and yang students. They can barely grasp the principles of yin and yang and two qi, and they can only learn some yin and yang formations." , if you encounter a strong enemy, it will be embarrassing and useful,
At the eighth level of cultivation, the use of yin and yang two qi becomes more proficient, the formation technique is also greatly improved, and the puppet technique can also be mastered. "

"Puppet art?" Xu Zhiqiong was surprised, "Such a profound art can be learned by the eighth rank?"

"The eighth grade is a yin and yang scholar, and it is a good time to study puppetry."

Qu Jinshan was afraid that Xu Zhiqiong would give up halfway, so he did everything possible to encourage Xu Zhiqiong to continue his practice. He took out a book from the cabinet: "I have no other specialties. I am the best at puppet art in this life. I started to study the principle of puppet from the ninth rank. , the eighth rank has won the essence of the puppet, and the seventh rank puppet can use it freely. I will write this book with what I have learned all my life.

You just take this book, start with the theory of spells, and after you are promoted to the eighth rank, you will learn the essentials of the spells!The first puppet should use itself as a model, carefully study and make it carefully, and not be eager for success like Tong Qingqiu, who will only make some nondescript paper figurines. "

"Do you have to use yourself as a model?"

"I know my own body size best, and I am the most precise when making models. I can learn a thing or two from the Mohists for specific methods. Of course, I only learn their crafts, not their methods..."

When the puppet technique was mentioned, the old Dengshou was very excited, and he talked more and more deeply. After talking for an hour, he realized that he had talked too much: "Zhiqiong, you should learn the basics of the law first. There is no rush for this matter. I will wait for you." After the eighth rank, it’s not too late to try again.”

When Xu Zhiqiong came to Qu Jinshan, he wanted him to be a puppet himself, but he was worried that he would be troubled by this matter.

Now that Qu Jinshan has taught him everything, Xu Zhiqiong had no choice but to give it a try.

He found Niu Yuxian: "Which one is the best for modeling pewter?"

Niu Yuxian was taken aback: "Are you going to join my Mo family? I can introduce you!"

"I'm just asking a friend."

……

Go to Chujia store to buy the best pewter.

Go to Hu's store to buy long hair.

Go to Feng's shop and buy some good rouge.

Find Yuan Shi and buy two women's ready-made clothes.

Go to Li Qi Tea House, find Li Shabai to buy some good paints, learn painting skills by the way, and the most important thing is to leave a letter for He Fang.

For a whole day, Xu Zhiqiong went back and forth to carry it to the small house. According to the description in the book, he prepared all the materials for making puppets.

He asked the jailer to take a pork knuckle and a plate of mutton. After Shi Shuangliu was full, he shivered in the corner of the wall.

Xu Zhiqiong's eyes were wrong, something might happen tonight.

"Come on, take off your clothes!"

Something really happened!
Shi Shuangliu hugged her knees tightly and cried miserably: "My lord, I beg you, don't stain my innocence."

"Why are you talking so much!" Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward to hold her down, drained his strength, and took off his clothes.

Shi Shuangliu closed his eyes and cried, "Master, let me go with a clean body."

Xu Zhiqiong took out a ruler, measured it carefully, wrote down the number, and went back to the hut.

Shi Shuangliu hugged his clothes, wiped his tears and said, "This, this, is it over?"

It's not over!

Xu Zhiqiong spent one night making the wax model.

At dawn the next day, I was in front of Shi Shuangliu again:

"It hurts a little this time, bear with it!"

Shi Shuangliu cried again: "My lord, let me be innocent..."

The girl's face changed color and she screamed loudly.

Xu Zhiqiong made a cut on her fat peach, and cut off a little bit of flesh.

A flesh and blood puppet must naturally have flesh and blood.

Putting flesh and blood into the wax mold and injecting various medicinal materials, Xu Zhiqiong arranged the magic circle and began to make puppets.

On the fourth day, when the puppet was formed, Xu Zhiqiong uncovered the wax model and examined it carefully.

"Shouldn't be..."

I am a puppet made in the image of Shi Shuangliu.

Why does it look uglier than Liu De'an?

(End of this chapter)