White Bone Monkey King

Jin'an had never learned the art of traveling to the underworld, so he definitely wasn't taking the scholar to the underworld to meet his old mother.

What he meant by taking his scholar to see his old mother was that he took him through the Yamen checkpoint, went to visit his old mother's grave and offer incense, and then brought the scholar Zhang Houcai back before dawn.

When Jin An and the old Taoist priest returned to Fenghuang Town after a long journey, it was already a few days later. As a result, before they arrived, they found that the place was surrounded by the government.

The government officials, policemen, and village warriors sent by the Yinxian County Government sealed off the entire area around Fenghuang Town, creating a tense atmosphere.

"It seems that the Shen brothers failed to stop the house clerk in the end, and something strange in Phoenix Town has come to light!" The old Taoist priest looked solemn.

At this time, the government officials and Xiang Yong who set up the checkpoint noticed the two people wandering outside the checkpoint. Several of the government officials showed disbelief in their eyes, and then shouted in surprise: "It's Taoist priests Jin'an and Chen who are back! The two Taoist priests are back." The chief is indeed an expert, they kept the peace of Fenghuang Town and no one was killed!"

This contrasting scene made Jin An and the old Taoist priest a little confused.

"How many donors know us?" The old Taoist priest hesitated and looked at the government officials in front of him.

"Taoist Master Chen, you are so busy that you don't remember our brothers. But we brothers all recognize you and Taoist Jin'an. Half a year ago, the two Taoist priests came to our Yin County Yamen with letters of introduction from the government offices to check the county annals and the information about a village in Houchi Village. When we were preparing the documents for the case, we brothers saw the two Taoist priests from a distance in the county government office."

"I wonder if Taoist Master Jin'an has found the whereabouts of my uncle?"

Mentioning Uncle Yuyangzi, Jin An shook his head: "Thanks to several officials for their concern, there is no whereabouts of Uncle Yuyangzi yet."

Several government officials comforted Jin An with a few words.

After talking, Jin An and the old Taoist finally understood the whole story.

It turned out that after they were dragged into the underworld in Luofeng Mountain, the residents of Fenghuang Town waited and waited for Jin An and the old Taoist priest to return. Then they went to the Yizhuang outside the town to find helpers, and happened to bump into someone from the county government. , then what happened in Fenghuang Town finally could no longer be concealed, and the Shen brothers and Mr. Liang had no choice but to tell the truth about the "ridiculous things that were contrary to human ethics and behaved like animals" that happened in Fenghuang Town.

At first, the subordinates who came to collect taxes did not believe that such absurd things existed in the world. Until they entered the town and saw with their own eyes the scene of the townspeople feeding on snakes, insects, rats, and ants, they were so frightened that their legs twitched and their faces turned pale.

Then, while sending people across the mountains and ridges back to the county government office to ask for reinforcements, they also went to several nearby mountain villages to recruit a large number of village warriors to temporarily help the government office seal off the entire Fenghuang Town, preventing one person and one dog from escaping.

At this time, everyone noticed that the old mayor of Phoenix Town was missing, and there was no one to maintain the overall situation of Phoenix Town.

And it was discovered that missing with the old mayor were Jin An and the old Taoist priest who had been missing since entering Luofeng Mountain.

Later, the righteous Mr. Liang led some people to Fengshan to find the whereabouts of Jin An and the old Taoist priest, and then discovered the underground ghost temple, the ghost house, and the corpses of the old mayor's son and daughter-in-law in the ghost house.

The truth about Fenghuang Town was revealed at once. It was the old mayor and Zheng Liuye who were behind it all.

Although the truth was revealed and the ghost wall barrier that trapped Phoenix Town disappeared, and everyone could finally enter and leave the outside world freely and leave this crazy place, everyone was not happy and mistakenly thought that Jin An and the old Taoist priests died together with the devil. He died and saved the people of the town. The people of Yamen and Fenghuang Town were moved by the heroic deeds of Jin An and the old Taoist priest.

It wasn't until they saw Jin An and the old Taoist priest standing in front of them again that the Sheka government officials realized with surprise that they were not dead and had returned from the disaster.

As for why Fenghuang Town was sealed off, it was Mr. Liang who took the initiative. Mr. Liang has been drawing talismans in the town for the past few days, and drinking talisman water for the crazy townspeople to remove the evil spirits from their bodies and restore their sanity.

After hearing the whole story, Jin An and the old Taoist priest looked at each other. The old man in the monkey mask who killed his son's fiancée, let his son marry the daughter of a noble family in the county, wanted to change his son's life, and left the mountain was indeed the old man from Phoenix Town. Mayor.

They had long suspected the old mayor of Fenghuang Town, because only the power of the old mayor could conceal the corpses of so many outsiders in the Ghost Temple and Luofeng Mountain until now, and they have been living in peace for so many years.

After explaining the whole story with the scorching sun above their heads, the government officials felt their mouths were dry. They picked up their water bottles and drank a few sips of water before they thought of asking them where they had been these past few days: "Taoist Chen, Taoist Jin'an, you have been gone for so many days. What happened after you descended into Luofeng Mountain that day? Why did you suddenly appear outside Phoenix Town?"

For ordinary people, walking in the dark is too absurd and strange. In order to save some unnecessary explanations, Jin An only said that they discovered the whereabouts of the old mayor that night, and then pursued the murderer all the way, and finally killed the old mayor. In order to increase credibility, he briefly described the ghost temple, the true identity of the old mayor, the reason for the murder, and the causes and consequences of the female body with slit eyes to help the government close the case.

After Jin An and the old Taoist priest returned safely, Fenghuang Town became lively. Familiar faces came running happily. Mr. Liang, the Shen brothers, the Zhang family, and the Zheng family all ran to the entrance of the town to meet the two. , recounting the worries of the past few days.

"Taoist Chen and Taoist Jin An are so loved and popular among the people. These two Taoist priests are the real Taoist masters in conquering demons." Jin An and the old Taoist priest looked at Jin An and the old Taoist priest who were surrounded by people asking for their welfare. , a government official sighed sincerely.

Another yamen official nodded solemnly: "I sincerely hope that Taoist Master Jin'an can find his uncle Yuyangzi as soon as possible. The Wu Zang Taoist Temple is full of loyal people. Taoist priest Yuyangzi also cares about the people just like Taoist Jin'an and does good deeds." Leave your name."

With the participation of Jin An and the old Taoist priests, the efficiency of drawing talismans and giving alms to the people of Fenghuang Town has been significantly improved by more than ten times.

Jin'an's Five-Blessing Emperor's evil-dispelling talisman, which was consecrated five times, was soaked in the old Taoist priest's secret Sanyang wine. It was more effective than ordinary evil-dispelling talismans and cured all the residents of Phoenix Town on the same day.

At this point, the matter in Phoenix Town has come to an end for the time being.

The people who went to Yin County to mobilize reinforcements also brought a large number of people. These people took control of Fenghuang Town and did not immediately allow the townspeople to travel freely. Instead, they had to wait until the Yamen completely concluded the case before allowing the townspeople to travel freely.

In order to close the case as soon as possible and add more details to the case, the people from the county government also respectfully asked Jin An, the old Taoist priest, and Mr. Liang to go to the county government office. This was regarded as cooperating with official duties, working for the government, and receiving subsidies.

As soon as he heard that there was a government subsidy available, the old Taoist priest was the first to agree. Mr. Jin An and Mr. Liang were not in a hurry, so they readily agreed.

Whether there are subsidies or not, they are all external things. The most important thing is the cooperation between the government and the people, which is bound to happen.