Mortal Bones

"According to what you said, Master Chongde, if the seal of the Wangchuan Prison is opened, not only the people on the floors of Shiyi Zhai will die, but the people of the entire capital."

Xu Taiping frowned.

"That's right."

Monk Chongde frowned.

He had just tried to contact the abbot using the Jade Slip of Sound Transmission, but there was no response from the other party. It was obvious that the Shiyi Zhai had been blocked by Guifu Tu.

"Brother Xu, it turns out you have already come upstairs."

At this time, a voice stopped Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping turned around and saw, who else could it be if it weren't Mr. Zhu from Izumo Kingdom?

"Brother Zhu, you came very early too."

Xu Taiping smiled at Mr. Zhu.

"I want to buy something, but I don't have enough money with me. I just wait until I finish the transaction with His Highness Xiaoxiao before going downstairs to buy it."

Mr. Zhu said with a helpless smile.

"Huh? Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xu, you are already here. It just saves me the time to go downstairs to invite you."

At this time, the maid Qing'er suddenly walked in from Room No. 1. After seeing their faces clearly, she immediately smiled.

"Brother Zhu, please come in first. This friend and I still have a few words to say."

Xu Taiping smiled and stretched out his hand to Mr. Zhu.

"You go about your business first."

Mr. Zhu smiled and nodded, then walked towards Room No. 1 that day.

While watching Mr. Zhu enter Room No. 1, Xu Taiping asked Monk Chongde in his heart:

"Can you see it? Master Chongde."

"I'm sorry for my blindness, but there is no trace of a ghost in this person. I really can't tell."

Chongde said with a wry smile on his face.

When Xu Taiping heard this, he shook his head and said:

"The Mark of Ghost Buddha has appeared downstairs, but he was not affected at all. This just proves that he is the Ghost King."

Upon hearing this, Monk Chongde was startled for a moment, then nodded vigorously and said through a message: "What the Heavenly Protector said makes sense."

"Master Chongde, according to what you just said, the way ghost pagodas control others is to use pagoda seals to interfere with other people's minds and make them lose their minds."

"Does Zen Buddhism have any means to keep people sane under the seal of the Buddha?"

Xu Taiping sent a message to Monk Chongde again and asked.

"Yes, you just need to bite the tip of your tongue in advance, and then recite the Buddhist eight-character mantra silently in your heart."

"But this method can only keep people clear and clear for a cup of tea. Later, the ghost Buddha seal will still disturb the mind. Moreover, if the ghost king's ghost realm of Buddha is fully activated, this method is also ineffective."

Chongde Transmission replied.

"One cup of tea should be enough."

Xu Taiping nodded and whispered in his heart.

Then he sent a message to Monk Chongde:

"Master Chongde, I have an idea to deal with the ghost king, but I may have to take some risks."

"The young monk is sent by the Heavenly Protector."

After spending most of the day together, Master Chongde's trust in Xu Taiping was second only to that of their host.

…

After a while.

In room No. 1, Tianzi.

"Brother Taiping! Here, here."

As soon as Xu Taiping entered the room, Chu Xiaoxiao spotted him, welcomed him over, and arranged for him to sit down next to him.

"Brother Taiping, these treasures have been identified by Mr. Song from Shiyi Zhai and they are all genuine."

Chu Xiaoxiao pointed to the dazzling array of treasures on the table, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Brother Taiping, if you like something, you can take it away directly. I will pay for it."

Chu Xiaoxiao said very boldly.

Xu Taiping was a little dumbfounded, thinking that people were about to kill you and sacrifice you, but you still planned to give people money.

"Well, let me take a look."

Xu Taiping nodded, then glanced at the treasures on the table, and finally landed on an ancient sword.

This ancient sword, judging from the fluctuations of aura emanating from it, is at least a spiritual treasure.

"How much do you want to pay for this sword, Mr. Zhu?"

Xu Taiping picked up the sword with a look of extreme interest on his face, and then turned to ask Mr. Zhu.

"This sword is also known as the Yellow Bell. It was once the sword of the Taizu of Izumo Kingdom. Although it is only a spiritual treasure, it has been with Taizu for decades and has been imbued with the aura of the emperor for many years. Its power is no less than that of a sword. Immortal soldiers."

Mr. Zhu did not quote directly, but introduced the value to Xu Taiping in detail.

If he hadn't discovered the pagoda seal before, Xu Taiping might have thought that this was just an ordinary way to increase the price of the treasure. But after confirming his identity as the ghost pagoda, Xu Taiping knew that he was deliberately stalling for time so that the pagoda ghost domain could be fully restored. Expand it.

"Brother Zhu, give me a price."

Xu Taiping didn't want to let Mr. Zhu delay any longer, so he asked bluntly.

"Nine thousand gold coins."

Mr. Zhu smiled at Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping frowned when he heard this. He first looked at the Huang Zhongjian in his hand with a look of reluctance, and then as if he had made up his mind, he took out a jade box from the gourd.

"Brother Zhu, I really can't get the nine thousand gold coins, but I also have a treasure here. Brother Zhu, you will definitely use it."

Xu Taiping pushed the box towards Mr. Zhu with a sincere expression.

"Brother Xu, I am not short of treasures, I am only short of money. You..."

"Brother Zhu, take a look first. If you are not satisfied, we will discuss it later."

Xu Taiping said with a hint of pleading in his tone.

"Yes, Mr. Zhu, take a look first. If you are not satisfied, I can pay for Brother Xu."

Chu Xiaoxiao assured Mr. Zhu with a smile.

"Okay, let me take a look first."

Mr. Zhu nodded and took the jade box.

Immediately, he opened the jade box and saw a silver mirror inside, and his pale face was reflected in the silver realm.

"boom!……"

Almost as soon as he saw his own face in the mirror, a cloud of black energy suddenly exploded around Mr. Zhu, and his originally handsome face instantly transformed into a green-faced, fanged-looking face.

"you wanna die!"

Mr. Zhu, who transformed into an evil ghost, raised his head and roared at Xu Taiping. At the same time, all the lights in the room were extinguished, and the pagoda seal on the wall appeared.

"boom!"

But just before the pagoda seal appeared, a golden Buddha's hand slapped the evil ghost hard on the head.