Rebellious Contract Beast

"Hurry! Protect the lady!" Yang Bayuan roared, and seeing this, all the people around stood in front of He Jian Chuyun.

Watching countless mud worms approaching the mysterious black creature and merging into its body, although he didn't know what they were doing, Yang Bayuan instinctively felt the need to stop them.

So he shouted, "Burn it!"

As he said that, he threw the torch in his hand out, and the others followed suit. The torches drew graceful arcs in the air and landed accurately on the swarms of insects or black monsters.

Just like before, fire had a very effective inhibitory effect on these things. Under the smoke and fire, the black monsters on the wall let out a series of "Yiyiyi" screams, just like a baby crying, which made people's hair stand on end.

"What the hell is this!"

“This smell is terrible.”

"Why is there such a place underneath a winery?"

"Manager Yang, is this the breeding farm you mentioned?"

"Correct."

"..."

The flames on the torches burned more and more vigorously, and the black monster growing on the wall was burned and screamed "Ah Ah Ah", the sound became more and more shrill. When it reached a peak, its screams began to gradually weaken. The black body continued to stretch and twist, struggling frantically, and finally under the further burning of the flames, it shrank into a ball.

"Miss, be careful and don't get hurt."

Several people immediately became alert, and soon the black monster exploded with a "bang". The originally strong earthy smell in the air was filled with a pungent smell of burnt food.

As soon as this monster died, the mud worms that were approaching it from all directions seemed to have lost their target in an instant. They all stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

After making sure that these insects would not cause any harm to them, they no longer had the fear they had at the beginning. They suppressed their nausea, walked down the stairs and walked towards the altar.

He Jian Chuyun frowned and thought about it. With a thought, a faint spiritual shield appeared on her body surface. She lifted her skirt and followed.

She made sure that her clothes wouldn't be touched by these disgusting bugs, but she was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep these shoes anymore.

When they arrived in front of the altar, everyone took a look. The corpses on it had their hands and feet tied behind their backs, and they were lying on the ground. Judging from their twisted bodies, they had obviously struggled violently before death.

"Miss, Manager Yang, let's burn this place down. It looks disgusting."

"Burn it! You must burn it. When you go up, remember to tell the guys to give this place to me..." Yang Bayuan nodded in agreement, but before he finished his words, he and Yang Bo and others saw that the "corpse" in front of them actually opened its mouth.

The corpse moved, which frightened several people. They stepped back and stepped into the swarm of insects, causing mud to splash all over their trouser legs.

"Oh my god! Why is this dead guy moving?!"

"Scared me!"

"Wait a minute, they seem... not dead yet?"

Everyone opened their eyes wide. After the first "corpse" opened its mouth, the other "corpses" began to move one after another. Although the movements were small, they made people feel a chill on their backs.

Just as they were in doubt, He Jian Chu Yun came forward, frowned and said, "They are indeed not dead."

The eye sockets of the corpses on the altar were empty, but she could feel that their gazes were all on her, and their upper and lower jaws were opening and closing mechanically, as if they had something to say and were begging her.

She frowned again and again, she didn't understand what was going on. The bodies were rotten and shriveled into this state. Logically, normal people would have been dead long ago, but the souls of these corpses seemed to have been locked in the flesh by extremely mysterious techniques, and were still forcibly maintaining a little vitality, causing them to be neither alive nor dead, in a strange state between life and death.

In this state, they are in great pain and beg the people around them to give them a quick death.

Similar to the Yinshi villagers in Xiyue Village, the only difference is that the villagers' souls are trapped in their physical bodies, but here the souls cannot leave their physical bodies and cannot disconnect from the world.

Yang Bayuan obviously understood something, and couldn't help looking at He Jian Chuyun, hesitating and saying: "Miss..."

"Give them a ride." Shaking her head, she said this and retreated to the corridor.

"Okay, miss." Yang Bayuan immediately got busy and arranged for people to start a fire. All the mud worms in the basement were burned to ashes, and he gave a strict order that not a single one should be left out and all the mud worms must be burned to death. At the same time, the workers who went in the other direction of the corridor also came back. What they found was the entrance and exit of the basement, which was in an uninhabited house behind the winery entrance across the street.

Yang Bayuan also sent people to inquire about the owner, but did not get any useful information. He only heard that someone came in to clean the place half a year ago, but no one has come in or out since then. The builder of the basement under the winery may often go in and out of the basement to place offerings on the altar. Unfortunately, no one has seen with their own eyes who did it.

Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of mud worms below, everyone felt extremely disgusted. After burning the entire basement with fire, Yang Bayuan asked someone to fetch a large pile of soil to bury the entire basement. He Jianchuyun didn't care about him and left all the matters to him, while she ran to the lobby behind the winery to think about things.

"Xuan Li, what do you think?"

"What can I think? From the information we got from Qu Ye and He Dawu, the other farms are in secret places that are unknown to the public. There is only one farm under our winery. Do you believe it is a coincidence?"

He Jian Hatsuyun shook his head: "Someone is deliberately targeting me... or the Zhao family."

"Well, the one I suspect most now is the Daliang royal family, followed by the Wan family."

"Hmm..." The girl pondered for a moment: "It is very likely that it is the Daliang royal family, but if so, they have started planning at least half a year ago. It seems that they have already grasped my whereabouts. But since they have grasped my whereabouts, they can just send someone to arrest me directly. Why make things so complicated?"

"Yes, after all, they are the royal family. It is not like their style to act in a domineering manner. So I still doubt the Wan family. It is not surprising that they did these things to help Wan Gaoyue take the position of the mistress of the Zhu family. But I have a hunch that things are not that simple."

"Then let's first suspect that it was the Wan family. But if it is really the Wan family, what is the purpose of the Wan family cultivating evil spirits?"

Shen Yi shook his head, and the scene he had just seen emerged in his mind. After the black monster growing on the wall and the "corpse" of the girl on the altar died, he saw that their souls directly dispersed and dissipated into soul matter, and did not appear complete.

I don’t know if this is the soul being scattered, but overall Shen Yi can’t figure it out.

"This is really the work of the Wan family. Only God knows their purpose. Why don't you take your sword and go ask Wan Gaoyue in person?"

"You're not kidding?"

"Of course I'm joking."

"..."

"Anyway, the winery business has come to an end. The next step is to see if the wine produced will still have a strange smell. As for the rest, you can handle it yourself."

Tsurumi Hatsuyun pondered for a while, then sighed and said, "I'd better investigate it. If I keep it a mystery, I won't even know how I died."

"So which direction are you going to investigate?"

"Isn't there a person named Hua Ning? He is a fully formed evil spirit. If we find him, we might be able to learn something."

"The population of Jiangzhou City is at least over a million. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack to find a person named Hua Ning among them. How can the people in the winery be enough?"

He Jian Chu Yun snorted twice and said with a hint of pride: "Did you forget something?"

"You mean the Chen family?"

"Well, I've made up my mind. Since we have to cooperate with the Chen family, we will cooperate to the end. Just like you said, why not use the resources?" "Do as you think." Shen Yi said, shaking his head.

They didn't talk much after that. Not long after, He Jianchuyun took them around the winery, watching the workers busy. Seeing that there was nothing to do, he went back with Shen Yi.

The sky had been gloomy for four consecutive days, with occasional snow. At night, she looked out through the wooden window and saw that a heavy snow had finally fallen in Jiangzhou City. She was excited and thought that she could go out for a snowball fight the next morning. However, she found out the next day that the so-called heavy snow had only lasted for a short while. The snow in the courtyard during the day was not enough for people to have a good snowball fight. In the end, He Jianchuyun had no choice but to go to the alchemy room to work hard.

Even though she had already figured out what to do, it was two days later when she went to ask the Chen family for help.

It was a rare day when the sun came out. In the cold air, the sunshine seemed particularly precious, but unfortunately it did not bring much warmth.

On Quehuan Street, in front of Zui'an Tower, which is known as the largest place for spending money in Jiangzhou City, a young man who was even more handsome than the girl took a deep breath and stepped inside.

The banquet was attended by actors and singing girls, with singing in brothels, the sound of lewd music, and a lively atmosphere. The surrounding decoration was filled with the atmosphere of decadence and debauchery.

This kind of place is most lively at night. There are relatively fewer people during the day, but it is still not much less crowded.

The waiter in the restaurant welcomed us warmly.

"Sir, please come inside."

"Tsk tsk~ A brothel? The old witch can't hide."

The handsome young man rolled his eyes imperceptibly, and instead of continuing to walk in, he asked the shop assistant, "Do you know where Baicaotang is?"

"Ah?" The shop assistant was stunned, his face full of confusion, and the look in his eyes when he looked at the young man became strange.

Baicaotang?
What does this place have to do with Baicaotang?
If you are going to look for Baicaotang, why come to Zui'anlou?
It's really baffling.

The shop assistant's face became visibly impatient. He Jianchuyun was too lazy to say anything to him and asked directly, "Who is the manager here? Ask him to come out and see me."

"What do you want to do with our steward?"

"Don't ask any more questions and go."

The shop assistant had suspicion in his eyes, but seeing that the young man in front of him was dressed elegantly and not simply, he did not bother to argue. After all, he worked in Zui'anlou, and their eyesight could not be too low, so they quickly walked into Zui'anlou.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a sturdy figure and fine clothes came over led by the shop assistant. At first, there was some reluctance on his face and he walked slowly, but when he saw the clothes on Tsurumi Hatsuyun, the middle-aged man was suddenly refreshed and hurriedly came over with a smile.

"It turns out that it is Master Li who has come to visit. Come in, please!"

"It's all your fault! If you had told me it was you, I would have come to you as soon as possible even if I had to run away. Please don't blame me, Mr. Li."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he hit the clerk hard on the head viciously.

"Remember this lesson, or I'll kill you if you do it again!"

The shop assistant covered his head with his hands and looked aggrieved. How could he know any Mr. Li? If he had known the shopkeeper had this attitude, he should have bowed his head and served him at the first sight.

Faced with the invitation, Tsurumi Hatsuun did not act immediately, but asked first: "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Miao Shaohui, and I am the manager of Zui'an Tower. If you don't mind, Mr. Li, you can just call me Old Miao."

"Well, Manager Miao, please take me there."

"Mr. Li, please follow me."

Without any nonsense, Miao Shaohui immediately took He Jianchuyun, who was dressed as a man, into the winery and finally came to an iron gate.

Following the direction of his gaze, he saw a sign hanging on the iron gate with words such as "No Entry for Unauthorized Persons" written on it. Miao Shaohui raised his hand and knocked on the door. The small window soon opened a crack, and a deep male voice came from inside.

"what's up."

"A distinguished guest has arrived."

The small window closed, and the person behind the door was silent for two seconds. Soon, the sound of metal friction was heard, and the iron door opened. Two Chen family retainers dressed in black made a gesture of invitation.

"Mr. Li, please come in."

He Jianchuyun didn't think much and walked in directly. He looked back and saw that Miao Shaohui didn't follow him, so he couldn't help asking: "Aren't you coming in with us?"

"Mr. Li, I'd better forget it. This is not the place I should go. Please forgive me."

"OK then."

After the two finished chatting, the two Chen family servants guarding the door closed the door.

Tsurumi Hatsuyun walked deeper into the place and observed that this place did not look like a place for selling things, but more like a large warehouse, but it was very tidy.

After that, another person came forward. He was older than Miao Shaohui. Judging from the gold token on his waist, this person had a high status in the Chen family.

"Mr. Li, this is Butler Xiao. If you come here next time, just look for him if you have any questions." A retainer of the Chen family explained.

Butler Xiao smiled and said respectfully, "Mr. Li, please give me your guidance."

"No need for your guidance. I came here this time to do something."

"Don't worry, Master Li. We have everything ready. We have everything you want. And the owner of the family has ordered that you can set the price."

"No." He Jian Hatsuun shook his head: "I'm not here to buy anything."

"Huh? Not buying anything?" Butler Xiao showed doubt on his face. He Jianchuyun didn't want to keep him in suspense and said bluntly, "I want to find someone. I can't do it by myself. I need your Chen family's help."

"Looking for someone? That's easy. May I ask who is Mr. Li looking for?"

"I don't know, but this person's name is Hua Ning."

"Are there any other clues?"

"No, I just know a name. Oh, and this person may not be a human."

"not human?"

"It's an evil spirit hiding in Jiangzhou City."

"..."

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