White Bone Monkey King

Facing the old Taoist priest's inquiry, several old monks looked at each other in confusion and shook their heads.

"Several masters left in a hurry, and we didn't know much. We only knew that they went to a village called Jianre near Bison Ridge. Yes, I remembered it. It seemed to be about the Han man we rescued. He is from Jianre Village..."

An old monk said hesitantly.

Seeing that he couldn't get any clues, Jin An frowned and without thinking for long, he immediately decided to go to Buffalo Ridge to find Master Luo Sang.

Even the Khenpo of Renzin Monastery chose to sacrifice his life to feed the demons, but he failed to kill the white terror shadow. Master Luosang and the others may not be so smooth in their trip to eliminate the demons. He might be able to help a little by going to Buffalo Ridge.

Jin'an was going to Buffalo Ridge, so the old Taoist priest naturally clamored to go with him to save people.

Upon hearing that the two Han guests who came from afar were willing to rescue people, the several monks staying at Renzin Temple were grateful. However, they did not want the guests visiting Master Lobsang to be in danger, but they had no choice but to persuade them. Move Jin'an and the old Taoist priest.

It was important to save people. We had just arrived at Renzeng Temple and had not rested. Jin An rode a sheep and the old Taoist priest rode a horse. They just took some dried meat and water and hurriedly set off on the road again.

But just before leaving, Jin An unexpectedly heard news about Mr. Yiyun from these monks.

"Half a month ago, a pair of Han masters and servants came to our temple to visit Master Luo Sang. Master Luo Sang called one of them Mr. Yiyun. Taoist Master Jin'an, do you know that pair of masters and servants?"

Jin An and the old Taoist priest both showed surprised expressions. Jin An immediately asked: "Where is the other party now?"

No need to answer, several old monks have already got the answer.

"The master and servant only stayed in Renzeng Temple for one day, and left the next day, saying that they planned to return to Kangding Kingdom after their visit. According to time, they are almost entering the territory of Kangding Kingdom."

"I once heard Master Luosang mention you, Taoist Master Jin'an, when chatting with Mr. Yiyun, so I couldn't help but ask."

At this time, the old Taoist priest on the side said something extra: "A gentleman keeps his promise. Although Mr. Yiyun left without saying goodbye, he still did not forget to keep his promise and come to visit Master Luo Sang."

Jin An didn't answer.

Hearing the news that Master Yiyun and Qi Bo were both safe at Renzeng Temple, he finally felt relieved.

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The bison ridge is not too far from Rigzen Monastery, only five or six days away. However, due to the rainy season, the mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk, so the two of them rode sheep and horses and walked for two more days before arriving near the bison ridge.

On the majestic and steep mountain closest to Bison Ridge, the two of them stood on a cliff path halfway up the mountain, looking at the green grass and mist-shrouded Bison Ridge opposite.

"The grassland on the Buffalo Ridge is green, the water and grass are abundant, the mountains are green and the water is green, and the environment is quiet. It doesn't look at all as dangerous as the monks of Renzeng Temple warned, saying that no one who enters the Buffalo Ridge, nor a greedy cow or horse, can Came out alive."

"Furthermore, in terms of Feng Shui, the terrain here is open. It is neither surrounded by mountains on three sides nor tall shrubs. It is not a place that can hide wind and poisonous miasma. It is strange."

The old Taoist priest looked at the Buffalo Ridge in the distance and kept saying strange things.

Indeed, as the old Taoist priest said, Bison Ridge has an open terrain and beautiful wind and sunshine. It does not look like a place where wind can hide and breed yin energy.

Jin An pondered for a moment and tried to observe the Buffalo Ridge using the Qi Watching Technique, but found nothing unusual.

Either this is not a dangerous place in the first place, or due to the sun exposure during the day, the true face of Buffalo Ridge can only be seen at night.

Jin An: "Go to Jianre Village first to see if Master Luosang and the others are there."

When they went down the mountain and found Jianre Village in a secluded corner away from the Buffalo Ridge, it was already dusk. The setting sun here was equivalent to Xu Shi in Kangding State, which was around eight o'clock in the evening... The cold wind was blowing, and there was still wafting in the air. The smell of charcoal has not completely subsided.

There was only a ruined village that was scorched by fire, and not a single person was seen.

"This is..." Looking at the Jianre Village that was set on fire, the old Taoist priest was stunned.

The two led a sheep and a horse into the village, with thick ashes of vegetation under their feet. The burned-out village was completely silent. In the empty ruins, the only sound was their footsteps walking on ashes of vegetation.

Suddenly, a strange noise rang out in this dead village where you could hear a pin drop. The two chased after it, only to see a small beast running away in fright. Because of its panic, it hit a charred wooden cart parked nearby with fragile wheels. It broke and the wooden cart rolled over and fell to the ground.

Jin An walked to the place where the little beast was just now and found a small pit dug out by the little beast on the ground. A dead human bone was exposed in the small pit.

"Old Taoist, let's help dig this place out." The two found tools and dug up and down the ground quickly with their hands.

The soil here has obviously been loosened, and it can be dug very quickly even without professional tools.

Hiss!

Before the digging was even halfway through, the old Taoist priest couldn't help but gasp in horror. He coughed, because the digging of the pit had thrown up a lot of ashes from plants and trees. The old Taoist priest inhaled hard and accidentally inhaled a lot of ashes from plants and trees, and his throat continued to feel uncomfortable. Severe cough.

But even though his throat was very uncomfortable, the old Taoist priest still said hoarsely and angrily: "These dead people...could they be the missing villagers of Jianre Village? Beasts! They slaughtered all the people in the village, men, women, old and young. Don’t let it go!”

In the newly dug earth pit at the feet, rows of dead people were piled up, including old and young, and the youngest was an infant.

Jin An frowned. He jumped into the corpse pit and inspected the dead. He didn't care about the stench of the rotting corpses. He actually discovered a detail: "It should be Master Luo Sang and the others who took care of the villagers of Jianre Village." It was impossible for the murderer to bury the corpse in such a neat manner after killing all the people. The reason why I said it was Master Lobsang and the others who buried these villagers is because I found some Buddhists in the corpse pit who used it to save people. The deceased’s prayer cloth and prayer wheel turning.”

Jin An pointed to several Buddhist instruments he found and expressed his thoughts.

The old Taoist priest, whose cough was no longer so severe, squatted down by the corpse pit to examine the dead man after hearing this. He nodded and agreed with Jin An's statement.

At this time, Jin An had also returned to the ground. He did not speak, but looked around the entire burned village, and finally looked up in the direction of Buffalo Ridge.

"Little brother, do you think Master Luo Sang and the others have entered the Buffalo Ridge?" the old Taoist priest said.

Jin An did not answer immediately. He stared at the Buffalo Ridge for a while before expressing his thoughts: "If my guess is correct, it should be that when Master Luosang and the others arrived at Jianre Village, they found that the villagers here had been massacred. The village was worried that so many people exposing their bodies in the wilderness would cause a plague, so they buried the people alive and saved the souls, then set fire to the village.”

"I also discovered a detail. These villagers were all killed by sharp bladed weapons. They were massacred in the village, not killed by the terrifying white shadowy body. You don't need sharp weapons to kill people in a sinister manner."

"Little brother, do you suspect that it was the Han people who were saved by Renzeng Temple who massacred the village? But I don't think it was them who did it, because if they were really the murderers, Master Luosang and the others would not put those people together with Jianre The villagers are buried together." The old Taoist priest who was still squatting next to the corpse pit expressed his thoughts.

It is easy to distinguish the faces of Han people from those of Tibetan people. There are not only Tibetan villagers in this corpse pit, but also Han people wearing heavy armor.

Well, Jin An nodded, agreeing with the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest looked at the tragically dead villagers in the corpse pit, sighed, then raised his head and asked Jin An: "So, little brother, what are your plans next?"

Jin An looked in the direction of Buffalo Ridge: "It stands to reason that it would be safest and safest to wait until daytime tomorrow before entering Buffalo Ridge. However, Master Luo Sang and the others have been tracking the terrifying white shadow body for so many days and have not returned. I am a little worried about them and plan to do it now." Just set off and go to Buffalo Ridge overnight to find someone."