fifth form

Chapter 46
The ruins of Puyun Temple look extremely bleak in the autumn wind.

Mu Taoist lay in a temporary shabby shed, drank two mouthfuls of pork soup that was still hot, and then lay down again with his propped up body.

"The ghosts in Shilipo Longmen Village are probably water ghosts." Taoist Mu said slowly to the crowd, "Water ghosts are the corpses of those who have drowned in the river but never floated. With a different mind, if walking by the river and being seen by a water ghost, it will find an opportunity to drag passers-by into the water."

"That is to say, that Wang Fu'an died of drowning?" Rong Li asked.

"If he was really killed by a ghost, that's the only possibility." Taoist Mu nodded and said, "Xiaodao has been to Longmen Village to perform rituals in the past, but he has never found out where the ghost's yin hole is. Now that I think about it, the ghost's yin hole is very It may be in a deep pool somewhere in the river!"

"Since the water ghost is active in the water, how did it eat those pigs and cows?" Zhang Xuezhou wondered.

"Water ghosts usually move around in the water, but it's not impossible to go ashore." Mu Taoist said: "Once such evil creatures lack the living conditions, they will inevitably come out to eat livestock and people. Human life!"

"Then why did the water ghost eat a lot of pigs and cows, but never Wang Fu'an? Is it full?"

"This?"

Mu Taoist considered a lot of water ghosts based on local rumors and the Yin Qi he was looking for.

He didn't realize the difference between the two until he was reminded by Zhang Xuezhou.

The former makes the pigs and cows disappear without a sound, while the latter leaves the corpses behind. The results of the two are different after being killed.

It's untenable for a single water ghost to harm people.

"There are indeed traces of the dark energy over there, maybe there are two ghosts?" Taoist Mu guessed: "One ghost sucked the flesh and blood of the livestock, and the other ghost killed Wang Fu'an! "

"Two?"

Zhang Xuezhou's face was slightly ugly, and Rong Li and the others' scalps were numb.

"Cousin, why don't you go to the Yamen to get ten sticks?" Zhang Xuezhou suggested.

"Cousin, don't bring such a cheating cousin." Rong Tianding said dejectedly: "You gave me the idea of ​​fairy painting, but now I'm the one who gets beaten, or I'll confess you, and each person will share five sticks."

"That also depends on Master Bao's willingness to punish me in this way." Zhang Xuezhou said: "Don't let me confess and reduce my sentence at that time, but because of the crime of harboring relevant facts in the court, I will have to suffer ten sticks more."

"I can't stand ten sticks, but twenty sticks will kill me. I'd rather fight ghosts if it's like this," Rong Tianding said sadly.

"Master Daoist, you have a specialization in art. Since you have experience in killing ghosts, why don't you teach us a few tricks!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at Taoist Mu who was still recovering from his injuries, and felt that even if he gave Taoist Mu a sum of money, this old Taoist would not be able to contribute.

And it is not reliable to go back to the Yamen to lead the fight.

The matter must be resolved, Zhang Xuezhou wanted to see if Taoist Mu had any solution.

Really let the butcher Rong Li take their group of weak chickens to catch ghosts, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he might not even see ghosts, and when he found out, there was a high probability that someone would have died.

"To tell the truth, Mr. Zhang, Xiaodao is an outer disciple of the Ghost Sect of the Shijiao Sect. He has never entered the inner sect to practice advanced magic arts. He only learned the superficial art of raising ghosts with two hands. The dead ghost is gone, and I am helpless in the face of ghosts!"

Bai Ling's raising ghosts is a technique that Taoist Mu has practiced all his life, but this technique was instantly destroyed after being imprisoned by Zhang Xuezhou.

Taoist Mu hasn't figured out the key to this until now.

He just used the ability of a ghost to manipulate Zhang Xuezhou to scare Rong's family, but he didn't expect to be the one who was frightened in the end.

It stands to reason that Zhang Xuezhou has the ability to destroy hanged ghosts in an instant, so he should have the ability to kill ghosts.

Hearing Zhang Xuezhou asking for advice, Taoist Mu immediately waved his hands and shied away.

"Think about it again," Zhang Xuezhou said, "Don't look at me, I'm only related to the Northern Military Region, and I'm not as professional as you in catching ghosts!"

Mu Taoist was open and honest in his words, Zhang Xuezhou could only tell his own background, lest the other party think wildly.

He really can't do it, he can't fight ghosts.

As for why Taoist Mu cast a spell against himself, Zhang Xuezhou still hasn't figured out the connection.

In short, Taoist Mu thinks that Zhang Xuezhou defeated himself, but Zhang Xuezhou doesn't know how he defeated the opponent.

In their respective eyes, Taoist Mu thought that Zhang Xuezhou was the proud son of a certain holy place, while Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that he was far inferior to Taoist Mu.

He is just a newcomer who has just started to practice, no matter how unique he is, he can't be an opponent of a "blood-penetrating powerhouse" like Taoist Mu.

This is the only inbound cultivator that Zhang Xuezhou knows and knows in Rongcheng, and it is impossible for him to find other people.

That's why Zhang Xuezhou asked Mu Taoist for help again and again.

"But Xiaodao... Xiaodao is really poor. By the way, you lift your buttocks, open the box below, and I will look through the corpse book inside to see if there is any suitable method for catching water ghosts!"

"Oh!"

Taoist Mu pointed to the box where Zhang Xuezhou was sitting, which made Zhang Xuezhou get up immediately.

He opened the iron bolt on the box, and then rummaged through the pile of clothes, only to find a book of animal skins.

Looking at the extremely scribbled words "Shijiao Baodian" on the animal skin book, Zhang Xuezhou looked at some writings left on the ruined walls of the Taoist temple.

"This is the magic technique of catching ghosts and controlling ghosts that I heard from the brothers and sisters of the sect after a lot of hard work!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's careful gaze, Taoist Mu blushed.

"There are a lot of these wonderful techniques, why do you only cultivate ghost techniques?" Zhang Xuezhou wondered.

He looked through the Shijiao Collection, and saw one ghost-catching technique after another recorded on the animal skin, and the description was better than that of Mu Taoist.

"One reason is that the aptitude of Xiao Dao is limited, and the other is...the second reason is that these skills are not complete." Mu Taoist said helplessly: "My brothers and sisters have repeatedly sent me to work, but the skills they taught me are all piece by piece. It's not complete!"

"Then your senior brother and senior sister are really kind to you!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked through the corpse Jiao's collection, only to feel that Mu Taoist's life was not easy in his early years, and it was not much different from how he was treated by Li Jiao.

The art of hiding, hiding and tucking is naturally difficult to practice to a high level, and it is better to be specialized and refined than to be broad and miscellaneous.

This may also be the reason why Taoist Mu concentrates on raising hanged ghosts.

It's just that Mu Taoist's 'essence' is limited, and the single-minded technique is broken, and the remaining abilities are innumerable.

Zhang Xuezhou flipped through it, and Taoist Mu kept explaining about it.

After turning more than twenty pages, the two of them saw a technique.

"How about you practice?"

Taoist Mu looked at Zhang Xuezhou.

The seeds of practice are different, the suitable techniques are different, and the end points that can be reached by practice are also different.

But let alone the end point of the techniques in Shi Jiao's book, even the content of the starting point is still incomplete.

In this case, it doesn't matter whether the practice matches or not, and whether they can practice to great success.

If Zhang Xuezhou wants to add a temporary method, Taoist Mu thinks that the other party can practice it.

For some talented and intelligent people, it is entirely possible to learn an entry-level technique in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)