Since ancient times, sand devils have conquered villains

After saying goodbye to Baili Qingzhi, Shi Dai left Baili Mansion and went to Yuezhou Town Esi.

"Baili's house."
Looking back on everything that happened in the past few days, Shi Dai sighed: "It's not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Shen Liushuang walked beside her and nodded in agreement: "It's easier to catch monsters."

She grew up in the Shi Mansion and was treated as their own daughter by Shi Jingcheng and Meng Ke, and was never criticized harshly.
He would sleep when he was sleepy and practice swordsmanship when he was free. Although he was often injured from catching monsters, Chen Liushuang enjoyed it as much as sweet cakes.

She likes the physical stimulation of a narrow escape.

Jiangnan's Bell Ming Ding Food is certainly good, but it would take too much effort to engage in intrigues and intrigues.
With this free time, Shen Liushuang would rather kill a few big monsters.

Shi Yunsheng was only focused on eating and drinking during the dinner. He didn't know about the conversation between the two and Baili Qingzhi. He raised his head and blinked in confusion.
Don't quite understand what they are talking about.

There were only three of them attending the banquet. Jiang Baiyan went to Zhenesi early in the morning.

After leaving Baili Mansion and heading forward, near the main entrance of Zhenesi, Shi Dai was startled: "There are so many people."

Most of the street was crowded with people, and it was so crowded that wherever you looked, it was completely dark and filled with people.
Everyone was talking, with countless mouths opening and closing, their voices were in a mess, and no words could be heard clearly.

Shi Dai's ears hurt from the noise. To prevent her children from getting lost, she tightened Shi Yunsheng's sleeves.

Shi Yunsheng was used to this, so he didn't break away from her hand and looked around: "What are you doing?"

"You don't know?"
The woman closest to him turned around and said, "The heart-cutting sword has been captured!"

Shi Dai raised her eyebrows in understanding.
She thought that the commotion was more due to the powerful Baili family in the south of the Yangtze River. Unexpectedly, the people came for the heart-cutting knife.

It's true. In the past 20 years, hundreds of people have been benefited by the heart-cutting knife. In the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, this is a true knight.

"Aren't the people killed by the Heart-Zhancing Sword all themselves to blame?"
One person raised his voice: "The Baili family is fighting against each other. Those bastards who killed their brothers and Mr. Cui, shouldn't they be punished?"

"I hope Zhen'Esi will show mercy."
A woman said anxiously: "The Heart-Zhancing Sword saved my life. If it weren't for him, I would have..."

More people made noises, and the young magicians guarding the gate of Zhen'es, one head and two big, tried their best to comfort them: "Okay, okay, please be patient."

Shi Dai and Shen Liushuang showed their identity badges. Seeing that they were colleagues, the young man made way for them to go in.

Nie Zhan and others are now being held in a cell.

The prison was dim and damp, with candles burning on the two walls, casting a faint yellow light.
There are more than a dozen figures gathered in a small space, and once it is crowded, it no longer looks lonely and gloomy.

Seeing Shi Dai and the others, Meng Ke smiled: "Is the Baili family's matter settled?"

"Ah."
Chen Liushuang said warmly: "How was the trial?"

While listening to their conversation, Shi Dai looked behind Meng Ke.

Nie Zhan and the other two sat at a wooden table, flanked by several Ezhensu Warlocks.
Surrounded by the stars and the moon, in the center is a man in a white robe.

The man has plain facial features and two fine lines at the end of his eyes. He looks to be in his early 40s, and his hair is completely white.
Paired with spotless white clothes, it looks like snow falling all over the body.

Then he closed his right palm, opened his mouth to whisper something, and then opened it again, and a ball of blue fire came out of his palm and shot up to a height of one foot.

Shi Dai looked carefully and saw that he was talking about "burning one's body with karma."

The fire almost rushed to the rafters, causing the young people to shout in shock, it was so lively.

Jiang Baiyan stood aside with his sword in his arms, his expression calm and unruffled.
When he looked sideways, his eyebrows lowered, and he smiled lightly at Shi Dai.

Jiang Baiyan was born delicately, and when illuminated by the dim light, his black pupils seemed to be studded with fine glass beads, suppressing the stunning feeling of soaring karma.

It is very eye-catching.
Not only Shi Dai, but Shen Liushuang and Shi Yunsheng were also lost in thought.

Jiang Baiyan's attitude was like a plotting demon in a storybook.
Not right.

"A guest is here."
The middle-aged man holding the karma fire in his hand glanced at it: "Is it cold outside?"

This man had a pair of dark eyes. Although he was smiling, he had a hidden edge and was sinking to the bottom.
Looking at him, Shi Dairu was startled: "A little bit."

The night air was filled with coldness. When she came in from outside, her palms were cold.

The other party smiled, moved his lips, and the fire of karma dissipated without a trace.
Instead, the whole space was filled with warmth, and the coldness disappeared, as if it was late spring.

The fire of karma needs to be tempered for a long time, and it is a treasure that countless people are flocking to. When summoned by this person, it comes and goes with just one sentence.

In an instant, Shi Dai guessed his identity.

Shi Jingcheng smiled and said: "This is the Book Sage. You have all heard of his name, so I won't introduce him further."

The sage of calligraphy is the most powerful scholar today.
Nie Zhan said in the illusion that he came to Yuezhou.

Shi Dai saluted: "I've met senior."

It's just that... this Confucian scholar who lived for more than 200 years was different from the gentle and elegant person she imagined.

——Do you Confucian scholars like to do tricks for others?
"Dade, flowing frost, sound of clouds."
The calligrapher smiled warmly and named the three of them one by one: "Jingcheng often mentioned you to me."

Shen Liushuang: "I have long admired the name of my senior."

Beside the wooden table, Nie Zhan looked at him without blinking, unable to stop the smile on his lips.
It seemed that even though he told a lot of lies in front of Shi Dai, at least one thing was true. Nie Zhan admired the Book Sage very much.

"After one day and one night of interrogation, the whole story was basically figured out."
Meng Ke was concise and to the point: "The four of them confessed to the crime and admitted that they had touched the deceased, but..."

She raised her eyebrows: "Have you seen the situation outside Zhenesi?"

The people who were saved by Zhanxin Dao and heard about Zhanxin Dao's deeds are all seeking justice.

"They killed guilty people, and there is no severe punishment in Zhenesi."
Meng Ke said: "There are thousands of people coming to plead for mercy. If nothing else happens, the crime cannot be cured."

Zhenesi wants to give an explanation to the people.

Shen Liushuang asked: "Where is Bailihong?"

"He is haunted by inner demons. He is half crazy and half stupid. He is easy to get into trouble."
Shi Jingcheng said: "According to what he said, it was Lord Ling Xiao who killed Liu Shuang's father and mother 18 years ago."

Shi Dai couldn't figure it out: "How could he be in cahoots with Lord Ling Xiao?"

"Both of them have their own needs."
Shi Jingcheng rarely suppressed his smile: "Bai Lihong wants to murder his brother and ascend to the position of head of the family, but Lord Ling Xiao..."

He paused: "Ling Xiaojun wants to take advantage of Baili's power to spread his 'immortal name' in Jiangnan."

Shi Dai: "The name of the immortal?"

"Bai Lihong feels that Lord Ling Xiao can ascend to immortality and become a god, taking his chickens and dogs to heaven."
Meng Ke sneered coldly: "In these years, Bailihong has spread the name of Lord Lingxiao all over the south of the Yangtze River, building temples for him and recruiting followers. As for Lord Lingxiao, he is teaching Bailihong the sword technique."

Shi Dai and Shen Liushuang were stunned at the same time.

"Ling Xiaojun teaches Bailihong?"
Shi Dai was puzzled: "But... doesn't Lord Ling Xiao use a gun?"

18 years ago, he killed Shen Liushuang's parents with a spear.

Shen Liushuang frowned: "Bai Lihong's sword skills are famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Lord Ling Xiao is more powerful than him?"

This person is a master of both swords and guns, and he is still at the top level.
what monster is this?

"Bai Lihong's talent has never been high, but his strength has improved by leaps and bounds over the years, thanks to Lord Ling Xiao."
Meng Ke said: "That's why Bailihong has faith in him."

"What is Lord Ling Xiao's identity?"
Shi Dai asked: "Did Bailihong reveal it?"

Meng Ke shook his head.

"Every time we meet, Mr. Ling Xiao always wears a cloak and a mask. He never talks much when we get along. Even Bailihong doesn't know his identity."
Shi Jingcheng said: "I only know that he has excellent physical skills, is proficient in swords and guns, and is a master."

Shen Liushuang muttered: "There are such masters in Dazhao..."

There are so many.
And there are only so many.

Shi Jingcheng nodded: "We have sent a message to Chang'an to step up the search."

"Speaking of which," Meng Ke's face changed slightly as he suddenly thought of something, "When Bailihong mentioned Ling Xiaojun... his description was weird."

Shi Dai was curious: "Why is it strange?"

"Originally, Bailihong didn't believe in becoming an immortal."
Meng Ke said: "Until one day, Lord Ling Xiao took him to the 'White Jade Capital'."

She considered her words: "Bai Lihong described that Bai Yujing is full of beautiful buildings and jade buildings, surrounded by fairy spirit. There, he saw a god."

Shen Liushuang couldn't hold back: "He was blinded by illusion?"

"who knows."
Meng Ke shrugged: "Bai Lihong said that everything in the White Jade Capital is not an illusion. He can touch it. When he got close to the 'god', he realized the powerful spiritual pressure that he had never experienced before and did not belong to the human race."

Reiki cannot be faked.

Shi Dai's mind was a little confused: "What does that god look like?"

Meng Ke sighed: "I don't know. As soon as we asked, Bailihong started to go crazy, and his madness became more serious."

If only Ling Xiaojun and Bailihong were involved in this matter, "the magic stick blackmails people" can be used as an explanation.
As soon as "god" appears, it becomes a little weird.

"In short, after a trip to Bai Yujing, Bailihong is convinced of the matter of ascending to immortality."
Meng Ke clicked his tongue: "How can there be such a weird immortal in the world? Bailihong was either bewitched, or...he became evil."

Many evil spirits try to become immortals, such as the spider spirit in the Lotus Immortal case.
Shen Liushuang lowered his eyes: "If it is really evil, based on what Bailihong said, it is very strong."

Evil.
Shi Dai suddenly thought of something and looked at Jiang Baiyan.

Jiang Baiyan once told her that on the night of the Jiang family's massacre, evil spirits of unknown origin appeared.
If there really is an evil spirit behind Lord Ling Xiao, wouldn't it be a good match?
When she raised her eyes, she realized that Jiang Baiyan was also looking at her.
Their eyes met in the flickering firelight, and he raised his eyes slightly.

"Ling Xiaojun's true identity must be found out as soon as possible."
Meng Ke sighed: "Don't let another evil spirit bring disaster to the world."

The corpses of Jiuxie who were born ten years ago are everywhere, and she doesn't want to see them again.

"Next step," Shen Liushuang asked, "How to check?"

For some reason, Meng Ke and Shi Jingcheng remained silent for a few breaths.Shi Jingcheng said: "We plan to go to Qingzhou."

Shi Dai: "Qingzhou?"

Qingzhou is located to the north of Jiangnan and is a large city near the sea.
Shi Dai has never been there, and her knowledge of it is close to zero.

Meng Ke's lips parted slightly, but he stopped talking.
Jiang Baiyan looked calm: "Investigate the Jiang Mansion case."

Shi Dai's heart skipped a beat and she met his eyes.

Jiang Baiyan's expression was as calm as ever, and his ending tone was casually:
"Ling Xiaojun is related to the Jiang family's murder case. If we investigate this case, we may be able to know his identity."

The most worth pondering point is, for what reason did Lord Ling Xiao want to slaughter all the Jiang family?
His true identity is probably related to Jiang Mansion.

"This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed. We have decided to set off tomorrow."
Shi Jingcheng said: "Do you want to go together?"

Shi Dai did not hesitate: "Go."

Jiangnan is over, there is no need to stay any longer.
Shen Liushuang said: "Qingzhou is not far from Yuezhou. Using the magic talisman, we can get there in about a day, right?"

Shi Yunsheng made no rebuttal.
He would go wherever his parents and sisters went. If he could help in any way he could, that would be great.

"Okay, then let's go together - the Book Sage is also investigating this case and will go with us."
Shi Jingcheng smiled: "Qingzhou is a good place."

*
Before leaving Yuezhou, Shi Dai said a good goodbye to her acquaintances here.

The four Nie Zhans were spared from prison, and were released from Zhen'es a few days later, and could live as usual.

"I even imagined the ending of beheading, and I was able to survive."
Nie Zhan scratched his head in distress: "Oops... I haven't started writing the homework left by Master yet."

Xie Yunzhi touched the back of his head lovingly: "Aren't you afraid of beheading or being scolded by your master?"

Qin Jiujiu came up with a bad idea with an expressionless face: "How about you stay in jail for a few more days until the time limit passes?"

Mo Hanqing smiled and said: "After we go out, let's visit Uncle Cui's grave together."

Zhen'Esi did not reveal the true identity of the heart-cutting knife to the people.
The great revenge will be avenged, and their lives will gradually get back on track.

Baili Qingzhi successfully succeeded as the head of the family and began to change Baili's family from the inside out.

In her original words, "all the losers must be cleaned up."

Hearing that Shen Liushuang was leaving Yuezhou, Baili Qingzhi gently rubbed her head: "Remember to come and see me often."

In this world, they are the people with the closest blood connection to each other.
Before Shen Liushuang could respond, Baili Qingzhi raised her lips and said, "If you don't come to Yuezhou, I will go to Chang'an to see you."

She had a very good impression of Shen Liushuang, her little niece.

Shen Liushuang also smiled: "There must be a lot of troubles these days, so don't worry too much. When this case is over, I'll come and see you."

After bidding farewell to Baili Qingzhi, Shi Dai did not forget to visit Yan Qinghuan's parents.
I have received gifts from my two elders before, so I should say thank you before leaving.

"They are Qing Huan's friends! That child often talks about you."
The kind-faced fat uncle couldn't stop as soon as he started talking: "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Do you like Buddha Jumping over the Wall and Yang Gaomui?"

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Baiyan, his eyes shining: "Little brother, I see that your bones are amazing. You are a natural martial arts prodigy! We are destined to meet today, why not..."

Shi Dai remembered.
Yan Qinghuan's father loved to worship brothers with different surnames. He had more than 200 elder brothers and four younger brothers.

Before he could finish his words, he was pulled away by a beautiful woman.

Mother Yan Qinghuan smiled gently: "I'm sorry, he has always been so virtuous."

"Are you going to Qingzhou?"
Yan Qinghuan looked regretful: "It's such a pity that I didn't have time to show you around."

"There will always be a chance in the future."
Shi Dai smiled and said, "Please stay with your parents. We'll see you in Chang'an."

Yan Qinghuan nodded, turned around and went into the room to search for a while, then came out with bottles and cans in his hands.

"This is a panacea, this is a styptic medicine, this is a pill to drive away poison."
After stuffing all the medicine bottles at them, Yan Qinghuan warned: "Be careful."

Shi Dai straightened her body and said there was no need to worry.
They followed Shi Jingcheng and Shu Sheng, so it was difficult for them to make big mistakes.

Back and forth, at noon, Shi Dai hugged the little white fox and boarded the carriage heading to Qingzhou.

She only has a vague impression of Qingzhou, which is rich, close to the sea and vast in area.
Now there is one more, Jiang Baiyan’s hometown.

Thinking of this, Shi Dai raised her eyes.

Jiang Baiyan was sitting in the corner, looking lazily out of the window. His brows under the sunlight were less sharp, revealing a rare softness and clarity.
Lose your anger and become like all ordinary young people in the world.

What is Jiang Baiyan thinking?
Shi Dai couldn't guess, so she picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the table and handed it to him.
I decided to spend more time with Jiang Baiyan in Qingzhou to make him happy.

Turning his eyes, Jiang Baiyan took the cake and smiled at Riying: "Thank you."

Maybe he was too tired these days, or he was thinking about the coming disaster. Compared with the journey from Chang'an to Yuezhou, the carriage was much quieter this time.

It was almost late at night when we arrived in Qingzhou City.

Shi Dai dozed off halfway and was woken up by Shen Liushuang, only to realize that she had arrived at her destination.

Meng Ke had a house in Qingzhou as his residence during this trip.
After running all the way, it was too late, so the group of people separated into bedrooms to sleep and wait for the official investigation of the case tomorrow.

Shi Dai was already sleepy, and soon fell into a deep sleep. In her dream, a giant beast picked up her arm.

...No, it’s not a dream.

Opening her eyes while half asleep, Shi Dai recognized a mass of white in front of her eyes.

It was Ah Li who was rubbing her arm wildly.

It has always been very good at night and has never done anything like this.
Shi Dai was mostly awake: "What's wrong?"

"Jiang Baiyan has left the mansion."
Ah Li said hurriedly: "You go and take a look?"

Seeing that the disaster of annihilation was coming to light, it made up its mind to monitor Jiang Baiyan day and night during this period.
While watching him in front of his room tonight, Ahri discovered something fishy——

Jiang Baiyan stayed up all night and went out alone.

What is he going to do in Qingzhou?
Is this little lunatic trying to kill someone again?

Shi Dai sat up: "He went out?"

Ahri nodded vigorously: "His condition is not normal. I followed him all the way and know where he went."

Fortunately, it was smart and followed Jiang Baiyan to determine his foothold before coming back to wake Shi Dai up.

The last time Jiang Baiyan went out like this, he was going to massacre shark pearl dealers.
Shi Dai thought for a while, put on her clothes, hugged Ah Li and pushed open the door.

The night of early spring was humid and slightly cool. Following Ah Li's guidance, she walked through the streets and saw a house at the foot of a mountain near the outskirts of the city.

It was obvious that it was an abandoned house that had been burned by fire.

The courtyard wall was in ruins and covered with a few dead trees. The wall was blackened by the flames, like a ferocious ghost of different shades.
Only the empty shell of the elegant pavilion is left, revealing the burned ruins, like shocking scars.

Fortunately, Shi Dai guessed where this place was.

"Is this Jiang Mansion?"
Ah Li huddled in her arms and shivered.

"If he comes to pay homage to his relatives," Shi Dai touched its ears, "I won't bother him."

Jiang Baiyan had been away from Qingzhou for a long time. He finally returned to his hometown and needed some time alone.
He chose to come alone, presumably with this in mind.

Shi Dai was not anxious for a moment.

Ah Li's fox body trembled: "Don't!"
Who knows what Jiang Baiyan is doing inside?The reason why he turned black and destroyed the world is unclear, and there is no guarantee that he is hiding something.

"I saw him enter a secret passage."
Ahri swallowed: "There are many human bones in the secret passage."

Everything he saw at that time was so vivid that it made him tremble.

It was an extremely strange scene.
Corpses were lying on their knees in a mess. When Jiang Baiyan entered, he kicked a skull away at will.

The ground was covered with blood that had long since solidified, and he walked among it as if he were strolling in a garden.

The most terrifying thing is the end of the long road.

The darkroom was arranged like the main hall of a house. From Ahri's perspective, two white skeletons could be seen sitting at the table.
Different from the kneeling human bones, the two corpses were carefully dressed and leaned against the back of the chair as if they were resting -

Look at the posture, just like when you were alive.

Jiang Baiyan is crazy.
How can such a horrifying sight be considered "paying homage to relatives"?
It didn't have time to see more.
Before Ah Li took a closer look at the darkroom, Jiang Baiyan closed the entrance and blocked it out.

"Is Jiang Baiyan using any evil spells?"
Ahri whispered: "So many human bones——"

Before it finished speaking, Shi Dai pushed it into his arms and was forced to be silent.

Suddenly realizing something, the little white fox rolled his eyes and glanced faintly.

Ahri held her breath.

There are no stars in Qingzhou tonight, only a cluster of green moon shadows on the horizon.
There was deathly silence all around, so quiet that it made people panic.

Next to the burned main entrance of Jiang Mansion, stood a tall shadow.

Jiang Baiyan was tall and tall, his reflection was straightened into a straight line, and his eyebrows were obscured by the early spring mist.
Against the backdrop of the lifeless deserted house behind him, the face that should have been pure and dusty showed a sickly paleness.

Not like a banished immortal, like a soul-stealing ghost.

Shi Dai's eyes passed by, Jiang Baiyan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a gentle and harmless smile: "Why are you here?"

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