mountain ghost

Chapter 33 Map of Jiangnan Misty Rain

The itinerant businessman was just an ordinary person after all, even though he was somewhat vicious, he had no cultivation.

How could he resist the force of Lu Chen's strike, so with just a light slap, the spiritual energy bombarded him, knocking him out directly.

"I kindly kept you here overnight, but I didn't expect you to want to kill me. You are really vicious and ambitious."

Lu Chen looked at shopkeeper Chen who had passed out, and shook his head.

With a wave of his hand, Lingqi rolled up the rope wrapped around the load, like a coiled snake, and flew over automatically, binding the traveling merchant tightly. Afterwards, Lu Chen turned around and picked up the painting scroll.

The scroll is about two feet wide, and it has turned yellow. It looks like an antique of some age.

Touching it with the palm, I only felt a faint yin energy diffuse.

'This should be a ghost weapon. '

Lu Chen guessed in his heart.

There is an anecdote in Shanhe Zhizhong: when people die, they become ghosts, and the spirit of the ghosts contaminates the buried objects, or turns them into ghost objects, often with supernatural powers.

This ghost weapon is the funerary object of the dead. Due to some special reasons, it may become an object with special functions. Unlike magic weapons, their effects are often very single, and there are no restrictions on their use. Anyone who masters it can use it. Requires power manipulation such as aura and mana.

The shopkeeper Chen has no cultivation base, so it stands to reason that he can't use magic weapons.

But if it is a ghost weapon, it makes sense.

While thinking, Lu Chen had already opened the scroll, and the scroll unfolded slowly.

The first thing that catches the eye are three flying inscriptions: "Picture of Misty Rain".

Looking down, I saw that on the slightly yellowed paper, there was a picture of spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, small bridges and flowing water, green willows hanging down the banks, and a graceful woman in green clothes on the winding stone road. Holding a flower umbrella, strolling in the drizzle and breeze.

It was a still picture, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be alive again.

The woman's steps are sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if she is really moving in the painting, but no matter how she steps, she is still just walking in place.

Perhaps sensing Lu Chen's gaze, the woman on the scroll turned her head away slowly and blinked at him.

"Sir, sir..."

The voice was a little surprised.

Lu Chen is now probably able to confirm that what she said before should be true. If there is no accident, the woman in this painting should be Cuiniang who was kidnapped.

"I didn't expect such a strange method to trap people in it with a picture scroll, and then take it away without anyone noticing it. It's just that this merchant can master the underworld weapon, so why would he use it to rob women? ?”

Lu Chen shook his head secretly.

Then he said: "Don't worry, the thief has been subdued by me, I will let you out first."

As he spoke, he injected a ray of spiritual energy into the scroll, shaking his wrist, and the scroll trembled like waves. Then, the light dissipated, and the woman on the paper rose into the air, walked out, and became bigger against the wind. Normal size.

She looks young, with handsome features and a plump figure, she is indeed a beauty, but what is rare is that there is a simplicity and cleanliness unique to mountain people between her brows, no wonder she was targeted by that thief.

"Thank you sir, thank you sir for saving me!"

After the woman appeared, she first moved her body to make sure that she had regained her freedom. She couldn't help being so excited that her eyes filled with tears, and she knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Chen in thanks.

A faint ray of light drifted out from the top of her head like green smoke, and was immediately absorbed by the jade talisman between Lu Chen's eyebrows.

The light of divine power accumulated in the jade talisman seems to have increased a bit.

Although not much, it was worth what he had gained from practicing for several days.

'It seems that the jade talisman can indeed absorb the power of gratitude from others, help me increase my divine power, and at the same time increase the scope of the Golden Light God Domain. '

Lu Chen nodded secretly.

Now that he has mastered the Taihang talisman, it is equivalent to owning the god of heaven and earth. Unlike the incense god who relies on the belief of incense, he can practice and prove the Tao by himself, but such things as incense vows and merits can also be endured.

"It's a little effort, no need to be polite."

Lu Chen stretched out his hand to help her up, and asked some more detailed questions. He was relieved to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the woman.

However, she didn't know much information. She just met this peddler in the village and was coaxed by him to eat the poisonous pastry, so she lost consciousness. When she woke up, she was already in the picture scroll.

As for the origin and purpose of this businessman, nothing is known.

"It's all right. The thief has been captured now, so you don't have to be afraid anymore. Rest by the side first, and after dawn, I will find a way to send you down the mountain."

"Follow my master's orders."

Cuiniang retreated to the side in a sensible manner.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, glanced at the comatose traveling businessman, and in no rush to wake him up, carefully picked up the scroll in his hand.

'This artifact is quite old, and the painting seems to form a small space of its own, which not only can seal people in, but also has the ability to store things to a certain extent. '

Lu Chen tried to put a stone on the paper.

Seeing the ripples on the painting paper, the stone sank and appeared on the stone bridge in the painting instead.

'interesting.However, this painting can only be used for sealing. The sealed target can only be used if it cannot resist, and it cannot be forcibly sealed. Otherwise, it is a magic weapon for battle. '

Lu Chen nodded, as if he had figured out the function of the Misty Rain Map.

Although it is not a powerful baby, it has some uses, at least it can be used for storage.

It just so happens that the temple is empty, so it can be regarded as an embellishment and a collectible when it is hung on the wall.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen first put away the scroll.

At this time, shopkeeper Chen, who was unconscious on the ground, also regained consciousness. He opened his eyes in a daze, and wanted to reach out to touch his aching head, but found that he could not move his limbs and was tied tightly by the rope. big change.

He raised his head, just in time to see Lu Chen's cold eyes.

For some reason, he felt extremely majestic, and felt inexplicably guilty, as if his whole being had been seen through.

Then he saw Cui Niang not far away.

Knowing that his affairs had been exposed, he couldn't help but sighed, and said with a wry smile: "As the old saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded. I knew that this day would come sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. Mr. is very skillful, knowing that I was in the pastry." I took the perspiration medicine on purpose to lure me into attacking me. This is my own fault. Now, Chen knows that sophistry is useless, and he dare not beg for mercy. He only hopes to die quickly..."

Unexpectedly, this thief who specializes in robbing women from good families has such a little backbone.

Of course Lu Chen would not kill him directly like this.

He has never done anything like murder, and he still has some questions to ask.

So he said: "You pretended to be a merchant and plundered a woman from a good family. You wanted to kill me. You committed a heinous crime. You deserve to die. But before that, I still have some questions. I'd better answer them truthfully, otherwise you You will find that death is not the scariest thing.”

"I know what you're going to ask, but I can't say it."

Shopkeeper Chen gritted his teeth and shook his head.

Lu Chen seemed to have expected it a long time ago, so he didn't say much. With a light tap of his fingertips, the spiritual energy penetrated into his body, turning it into thunder and fire, and immediately ignited the blood in his body, turning it into a raging fire.

He controls the strength.

The fire in this body will not kill the opponent, but will only make his whole body scorching hot, like being calcined and tempered in an oven, the pain is absolutely unbearable.

Although the shopkeeper Chen has a little bit of backbone, he doesn't look like a tough guy no matter what. Sure enough, he didn't hold on for long, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Sir, please forgive me. I say, I say it..."

(End of this chapter)