Chapter 276: Fa Wu

Miao Yu saw Xu Yuan's warning.

But it was already too late; the flesh monster had lunged right before him.

Its massive body spread out like fleshy wings.

Every flayed human face on the monster's body was densely packed on the side facing Miao Yu and the Shanhe.

Every face, every pair of eyes, every mouth, conveyed greed and madness.

It coveted everything in this world—not just money, but also power, fame, and strength.

Food, drink, fine clothes, beauties, and so on.

In an instant, a sense of luck arose in the hearts of every person in the Shanhe: I can win all the benefits of this world!

Miao Yu's expression darkened, suddenly becoming infinitely stern, and he shouted: "Obey the law!"

That shout震慑ed all the subordinates of the Shanhe behind him.

The luck and severe greed in their hearts were driven away.

And the strange thing before him, which had grown to ten zhang in size and taken the shape of a flesh carpet, was also shouted back by that cry, drifting backward several zhang.

Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out Miao Yu cultivated the "Law of Rules."

This Law is hard to master, but its power is astonishing.

Especially for someone in the public office, cultivating the "Law of Rules" to slay evil spirits adds up to various kinds of satisfaction.

The flesh monster dropped downward, falling to the ground with a slap.

Countless fragments of flesh and fresh blood splashed up.

Both Miao Yu and Xu Yuan were momentarily dazed; looking down, they discovered their own feet were already stepping into a flesh purgatory!

Filthy blood flowed, gathering into streams, its stench rising to the sky.

Countless flesh buds formed a vast, boundless flesh carpet, constantly writhing, from which countless fangs and demon eyes sprouted.

Huge ribs were gathering into houses of blood and bone...

Looking up, the surroundings were still that same street, but cold winds blew in gusts, and countless ghostly shapes and phantom forms shrieked as they flashed past in the wind.

Taking advantage of inattention, they would suddenly extend claws, grab a person's head, lift it up, and vanish into the cold wind.

The sky overhead was gloomy; within the heavy black clouds, one could vaguely see those flayed human faces staring down from high above at all living things below!

The entrance of the original "Fu Gui Gambling House" had become a towering, terrifying Gate of Ghosts!

Xu Yuan frowned; without the "Fu Zhong Huo," his strongest means of restraining evil spirits was the Zhan Long Sword.

... and the lightning within the Longzhu Waidan.

Xu Yuan decided not to use the Longzhu Waidan for the time being.

The sword case thus silently appeared behind Xu Yuan.

But at this moment, Miao Yu raised a large seal high in his hand and shouted: "This place does not conform to the laws of the mortal world!"

On that seal, a beam of light, like a sharp sword, sliced through the surrounding darkness and cut through the rolling cold winds.

Then that light split into two, two into four, four into eight... soon ten thousand beams of Jin Guang burst forth; in this flesh purgatory, a piercing shriek rang out, and everything quickly shrank back into a lump of flesh half a person's height, rolling away like a ball toward the Fu Gui Gambling House.

Xu Yuan shifted his mind, and the Zhan Long Sword shot out with a swish.

With a flash of sword light, that flesh ball was sliced into seven or eight pieces.

Those flesh pieces still tried to run, but Miao Yu tossed the seal in his hand—

The seal, in mid-air, radiated light and expanded to half a zhang in size, falling with a boom and crushing all the flesh into powder!

Miao Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air, waved his hand, and the seal flew back, shrinking all the way as it landed in his sleeve.

This seal was his "Fa Wu."

Xu Yuan watched with envy, very much wanting to immediately condense a Fa Wu from his own "Merchant Law" and "Dragon Transformation Law."

"Lord of the Law, your divine might is overwhelming; the evil spirits are no match for a single blow!"

"Fortunately, my lord personally presided here; otherwise, we would have become food in the mouths of those evil spirits."

"My lord's Law is number one in the city!"

Immediately, a wave of flattery rose from the crowd of the Shanhe.

Serving in the Shanhe, one might not be good at other skills, but the art of flattery must be up to standard.

Miao Yu paid no attention to his subordinates, strode over to Xu Yuan, and issued an invitation: "Shall we go in and take a look together?"

"Good."

Miao Yu and Xu Yuan walked side by side toward the Fu Gui Gambling House.

The entire group of the Qu Hui Si quickly followed, fearing their lord might encounter danger and they would be too late to rescue him.

The crowd of the Shanhe dragged behind lazily; after everyone from the Qu Hui Si had entered, they fell back several zhang before slowly following up.

Arriving at the entrance of the Fu Gui Gambling House, they became sluggish again, shouting and clamoring but refusing to step inside.

Miao Yu glanced back and shook his head directly.

Only two trusted aides had entered with Miao Yu.

These two were his former old subordinates who had accompanied Miao Yu to take up his post in this city.

One of them could not help but curse: "Cowardly rats! A mob of disorganized fools!"

Miao Yu sighed and said, "Let it be; even Wu Qingzhao met with misfortune; they are now like birds startled by the sound of a bowstring."

Although he somewhat understood his subordinates, Miao Yu, looking at Old Qin and the others behind Xu Yuan, could not help but show an expression of envy and approval.

Miao Zhanglv's desire to seek out talent became even more urgent.

Moreover, if he recruited Xu Yuan, the elite soldiers and strong generals under his command might also be directly pulled over!

Miao Yu's heart burned with passion!

Inside the Fu Gui Gambling House lay a scene of a human hell.

The ground, tables, walls, and roof were almost all smeared with fresh blood.

Limbs, severed arms, internal organs, and human brains hung everywhere...

There were no living people left.

Miao Yu and Xu Yuan were at the very front, checking carefully while conversing.

"My lord, why have you come?"

When a strange case breaks out in the city, people's first reaction is naturally to report it to the Evil-Cleansing Bureau, not to seek out the Shanhe Bureau.

Miao Yu said, "The gambler we caught earlier had several accomplices in their tomb raiding. We just confirmed the news: since last night, he has been gambling at the Prosperous Gambling House."

At this point, both Miao Yu and Xu Yuan realized something, stopped walking, and exchanged a glance: "The one undergoing the strange transformation... is this accomplice?!"

No valuable clues were found inside the gambling house.

Miao Yu stepped out, stood at the door, and said to Xu Yuan, "I must return immediately to check on the gambler held in the water prison; perhaps he is about to undergo a strange transformation too!"

Then Miao Yu pointed around: "Arson is forbidden today, so Fu Zhong Huo cannot be used for disposal; the Evil-Cleansing Bureau has its hands full."

Xu Yuan immediately felt a headache.

The scope of this strange case was extremely wide, covering the entire Prosperous Gambling House, four or five shops nearby, and the street forty or fifty zhang in front of the entrance.

Flesh and blood were scattered everywhere.

It must be dealt with as soon as possible; once dragged into the night, it will become a disaster!

The strange theft case is baffling and fraught with danger, and now a large number of personnel must be pulled out to handle the scene at the Prosperous Gambling House...

After seeing Miao Yu off, Xu Yuan said to Old Qin, "Go to the bureau to request reinforcements; find everyone who can be used."

"Yes!" Qin Ze went off quickly.

Xu Yuan left enough personnel to guard the scene, forbidding any unauthorized persons from entering, and prepared to return himself.

Suddenly, he felt a strange sensation—as if something was spying on him.

Xu Yuan frowned, leaped onto a roof, and used "Gaze at Fate" to look; in the streets and alleys all around, countless evil spirits' "fates" rose up densely!

(End of this chapter)