Chapter 452: Wang Wang Daoxuan's Plan

"Whoa, the Dragon King?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei said happily: "Isn't it just doing a funeral for someone? How did they provoke the Dragon King? He manages quite broadly."

"You all don't know."

Liu San scratched his chest, gave a wink, led the two back into the room, and whispered: "The Dragon King I'm talking about isn't the Dragon King in the temple, but the Dragon King of the Pai Sect!"

"Although the Sichuan-Shu Pai Sect originated in Xiangxi, they don't all worship the patriarch of the Pai drum and oar. When they arrive in various places, it's all up to the local Pai heads."

"This Pai head is from Suining, named Huo Jiao. The local custom of worshipping dragons is prosperous. He was originally a temple keeper of the Dragon King Temple and didn't know what inheritance he got, but he became very powerful in a short time."

"Over the years, he has become the leader of the Sichuan-Shu Pai Sect."

"The Zhou family is also a big merchant in Chongqing Prefecture, specializing in Shu embroidery. Originally, the transport business was handed over to the Pai Sect. But after the Cao Gang came, it was handed over to the Cao Gang again."

"The merchants in Chongqing Prefecture are all watching. If they don't clean up this Zhou family, where will the Pai Sect's face go?"

"The Zhou family is also the same. The shopkeeper died without a master, and they were sick and went to the doctor. If there are no accidents, the Cao Gang will also take action."

"Two families fighting, going up is just looking for death!"

Hearing Liu San's account, Li Yan and Sha Hearing Sha Lifei finally understood the cause.

If there were no accidents, the Cao Gang and the Pai Sect would use the Zhou family as a battlefield to perform magic, not an ordinary funeral, and the Sichuan opera troupe was purely implicated.

Hearing this, Li Yan shook his head: "Involving martial world grievances and interest disputes, we will not participate. You go buy the information at the Fengwen Inn first."

Liu San bowed and scraped: "Yes, yes, you also know that the information at the Fengwen Inn is worth every penny. I don't know if you..."

"Besides the movements of local forces, there are also strange things in various places, especially the land route from Chongqing to Outside Chengdu."

Li Yan roughly said some things and then said in a deep voice: "Also, we want information about treasure-finding experts. The people must be reliable."

Big business...

Liu San's heart was pounding.

He did this trade, which is also called "helping out" in the martial world. Ordinary ones just get some rewards and barely make a living.

But the extraordinary ones are expensive.

For example, some people run relations in the government office, from fighting lawsuits to pulling relations, and even going to the capital to send gifts, all can be done.

Of course, these jobs wouldn't reach him at all.

Even being able to curry favor with people like Li Yan was luck. Once done well, according to the rules, it's one in ten.

Thinking of this, he swallowed his saliva. "Then the price..."

"Rest assured, follow the rules!"

Li Yan said directly.

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei added: "Don't play any tricks, you can't afford the consequences."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Liu San nodded hurriedly and patted his chest: "Respected masters, rest assured. I have dealt with the Fengwen Inn on the wharf many times and will never take advantage."

"The largest Fengwen Inn in Chongqing Prefecture is over there at Hongyadong. I'll get things done by noon!"

After getting the promise, Li Yan signaled, and Sha Hearing Sha Lifei took out several silver banknotes, stuffed them into Liu San's bosom, and patted his chest as a warning.

Liu San bowed and scraped, went out the door, turned through several streets, and found a quiet place to open the banknotes and check.

One thousand taels!

Liu San's heart was pounding. He hurriedly stuffed the banknotes away, looking around suspiciously, breathing heavily.

In his whole life, he had never seen so much money!

One thousand taels is enough for him to turn over, find a place to settle down, change his name, and pick up his lover.

These are outsiders who must have offended some force to act like this. As long as he hides well and spreads the word, the other party will have to run away...

Wealth moves people's hearts, and all kinds of thoughts emerged unconsciously.

Slap!

Liu San suddenly slapped himself hard and cursed: "You useless thing, straighten your chest for me, don't let others look down on you!"

After saying this, he straightened his waist and walked quickly.

After he left, Sha Hearing Sha Lifei poked his head out from the wall, shook his head, and returned to the small courtyard.

"It should be fine."

He nodded to Li Yan, then ran to the stove, lifted the food box, and shouted at Wu Ba next to him: "Eat, eat, eat, you don't know how to leave some for us!"

Wu Ba was laughing happily with a large bowl in his hand.

Li Yan laughed dumbly, took a bowl of porridge, ate it with pickles and eggs, and ate two large bowls while squatting at the door.

Afterward, he took the cinnabar pen, yellow talismans, and yellow paper from Wang Wang Daoxuan and began to practice drawing talismans.

Martial arts cultivation had a clue, and arts could not be left behind.

Stepping into the third floor, he had three more arts.

Among them, the *Northern Emperor Precious Bottle Method* is specifically used for suppression. Any formless thing, whether it is a fierce ghost or a fierce evil spirit, is not a problem.

This art is possessed by many orthodox Dharma lineages.

The precious bottle that collects people in *Journey to the West* is inspired by this.

And somewhat similar, once the *Northern Emperor Precious Bottle Method* is used, you only need to capture the other party's aura and call their name, no matter how deep they hide, they can be detained and suppressed in the precious bottle.

Whether it can be suppressed depends on the power of the magic tool.

In addition, there is the *Northern Emperor Imperial God Method*, which can summon ghosts and gods with thunder orders, but what is summoned is difficult to control, just like when he rashly invited the two Han River goddesses, fortunately they were easy to talk to...

In addition, there is the *Luo Feng Examination and Summoning Great Method*.

This method can be considered a trump card. Although it is time-consuming and laborious, and consumes command tokens, its power is astonishing.

Besides new arts, old arts can also go a step further.

The *Northern Emperor Body Protection Curse* can not only protect oneself but also learn to draw talismans, record the curse, and help teammates resist evil spirits.

The *Northern Emperor Straw Spirit Art* can use more powerful paper figures, but you must first learn the means of a paper craftsman, which can be coordinated with Wang Wang Daoxuan.

The *Northern Emperor Divine Travel Art* can write more powerful armor horses.

In short, with the improvement of cultivation, the means are also richer.

These arts are sometimes not commonly used, but they must be mastered, so as not to be unresponsive when used...

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Before he knew it, dusk was approaching.

Chongqing Prefecture is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River, a famous foggy city, often appearing in foggy weather, especially in autumn and winter.

Noon was a rare sunny day, but in the afternoon, thick fog rose again, carrying a cold and damp aura that penetrated straight into the bone marrow.

The architecture of Chongqing Prefecture has its own characteristics. The government offices are majestic, the temples and Daoist temples are inlaid with glazed tiles, and the common people's houses are mostly simple, mainly in gray, white, and black.

In the thick fog, shadows are flickering, sometimes seeing ancient trees towering, sometimes seeing houses arranged, but all are hidden in the fog, occasionally revealing the corners of the eaves.

Covered with moss and damp marks, mottled, showing vicissitudes.

"Why haven't they come yet?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei walked back and forth impatiently. "Isn't it said that Hongyadong is not far? Could it be that I was wrong and was tricked by that kid?"

After waiting for a while, a hint of ferocity flashed in Sha Hearing Sha Lifei's eyes, and he packed his things. "No, I'll go find him!"

Dong dong dong!

Just then, knocking on the door sounded.

"Finally here?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei hurriedly went to open the door.

And Li Yan narrowed his eyes and followed closely.

After opening the door with a creak, Sha Hearing Sha Lifei was stunned. "Who are you looking for?"

The visitors were an old man and a little girl.

Plop!

The two knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed. "Please have mercy and save our people."

"Get up, get up." Sha Hearing Sha Lifei had a headache. "Speak clearly."

The old man stood up with the help of the little girl and cupped his hands: "Old man is a musician of the Wu troupe, people in the troupe are possessed by evil..."

When these words came out, Sha Hearing Sha Lifei immediately understood and said unhappily: "Possessed by evil, find a Daoist, finding the Chenghuangmiao is also fine, why find us?"

The old man's face turned bitter: "The Chenghuangmiao was found, but they wouldn't see us at all. We found several sorcerers and goddesses, but they opened their mouths like lions, and we couldn't afford the silver."

"You all often wear Nuo masks, you must be real experts, please save us for the sake of fellow travelers in the martial world."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei didn't expect that they had hidden their tracks so well, but were found at the door instead.

He was about to speak when Li Yan suddenly said: "I'll go take a look, you stay at home and continue waiting."

"Mm, okay."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei didn't ask much.

He knew that generally, when encountering such things, the one who took the initiative to act was definitely Wang Wang Daoxuan. Li Yan suddenly spoke, definitely for a reason.

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"Many thanks, many thanks."

The old man and the little girl hurriedly bowed to thank him.

"Let's go."

Li Yan didn't talk nonsense and let the two lead the way.

Out the door, the three turned left and headed toward a big mansion.

Li Yan didn't change his expression and touched his bosom.

Since entering Shu, the Long Wenyu sent by Long Nv had reacted for the second time.

The first time was to prompt the aura of the True Lord Li Erlang.

Could it be that this time, there was a clue to the Jiang Shen Great Lord?

"Woo woo~"

Arriving outside the mansion, he immediately heard crying.

Li Yan pinched a magic formula, took a deep breath, and was thoughtful.

"They're here, they're here, an expert has been invited!"

The old man led the little girl and hurriedly opened the door, welcoming Li Yan in.

Instantly, several gazes focused on him.

This mansion was even more dilapidated. The main hall could barely be lived in and had been cleared out. Three people were lying on straw mats.

And in the courtyard next to it, several corpses were lying on bed boards supported by wooden stools, all covered with white cloth, but black water was seeping out, not only making human prints on the white cloth but also dripping with fishy black water...

Looking at everyone's gaze, Li Yan didn't talk nonsense, entered the main hall, and checked the three living men.

The opera makeup on the faces of the three had not been wiped off, their bodies were swollen, their skin was dark blue, and black water was seeping out.

The Long Wenyu in his bosom was trembling non-stop.

Li Yan asked in a deep voice: "First tell me, what happened last night?"

The crowd looked at each other in dismay, but the old man still sighed and said: "Last night, we rushed to the Zhou family. When I looked, the opera stage they built was facing northwest."

"Facing north is the 'Yin Stage,' facing west is the 'White Tiger Stage.' Both were ominous signs, and I immediately regretted it."

"But the master invited by the Zhou family was determined not to move, and the Zhou family also said they were afraid of missing the time. We talked and talked, and finally made them agree to 'break the stage' first, then sing opera."

"At this point, we had already sensed something wrong, but the Zhou family called a group of big men, blocking the road with sticks, so we had to bite the bullet and sing."

"The host specifically instructed to sing *Beheading the Dragon Stage*..."

Li Yan frowned. "What is *Beheading the Dragon Stage* about?"

The old man hurriedly replied: " *Beheading the Dragon Stage* is about the Tang Emperor beheading the Jinghe Dragon King in a dream because of Wei Zheng, and traveling to the underworld..."

Speaking of this, Li Yan already had a plan in his heart and said coldly: "This is taking you to block the disaster, don't you see it?"

"This... so that's how it is."

The old man's face turned pale and he trembled: "When singing, we felt cold wind blowing, and after singing and packing the boxes, all the actors who went on stage fainted."

"They started getting sick on the road, people died, and after returning, we invited a doctor, who said he couldn't see it, so we had to find a master."

"Are they... still saveable?"

Li Yan stood up and said: "I'm a bit short of help alone, I'll go back and find someone to help."

After saying this, he hurriedly returned to the mansion, told the story, called Wang Wang Daoxuan, took his tools, and returned.

"Hmph! It is indeed blocking the disaster!"

Wang Wang Daoxuan checked and his voice also turned cold. "Using innocent people to block karma, the means are too sinister!"

There are quite a few disaster-blocking arts.

Generally speaking, they use objects to block disasters, but some sinister ones use others, such as tampering with people's graves, killing people to build piles, drawing talismans and throwing yin money on the road...

And like this, it is too mean.

They begged for help, but set a trap, clearly relying on their family's power to bully these opera troupes in the lower nine categories.

The opera troupe crowd heard this and were all filled with anger, but there was nothing they could do. Even if they reported to the government, no one would stand up for them.

"Yan-ge, do you want to take action?"

Wang Wang Daoxuan pondered for a moment and looked at Li Yan.

Once they intervene in this matter, the other side will definitely notice, which is completely contrary to their plan of hiding their tracks.

Li Yan was also hesitant.

They eat this bowl of rice, so naturally they aren't afraid.

Moreover, it concerns Long Nv's commission.

But they promised to escort the Bai family away. If they broke their word because of their own affairs, what was the difference?

Wang Wang Daoxuan also knew he was in a dilemma. He was thoughtful and smiled: "I have a plan that can solve this matter without anyone knowing."

As he spoke, he said to the crowd: "Your disaster hasn't passed yet. If I'm not mistaken, people from the Zhou family will come to invite you again tonight."

"The inside story of this matter is very deep. Finding anyone is useless. Sing for three days, and the whole opera troupe won't have many people left."

"Please save our lives, master!"

The opera troupe crowd knelt on the ground.

Wang Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and said: "You all remember my instructions. Remember, act realistically, don't show any flaws."

"Yes, yes, many thanks, Daoist."

After some instructions, Wang Wang Daoxuan and Li Yan left the courtyard.

"Daoist, what is this trick?"

Li Yan asked after returning to the dilapidated mansion.

"Very simple."

Wang Wang Daoxuan took the Chongqing Prefecture map they had obtained in advance, found the Zhou family's location, and pointed to the northwest.

"This is a divine curse."

Wang Wang Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "I heard it was done by the Pai Sect, so I thought of this. Folk witchcraft, worshipping ghosts and gods, can protect the body and drive away evil, but there are also curse arts that borrow the power of ghosts and gods to harm people."

"The Dragon King Temple over there must be setting up an altar to cast spells."

"The method of disaster relief usually involves confusion, punishment, breaking, disaster shifting, and self-cultivation. The sorcerer used the disaster shifting method."

"Drama is originally derived from rituals of entertaining gods. The play *Beheading the Dragon Stage* is provoking the incense god of the Dragon King Temple, naturally attracting the disaster curse. I asked them to change faces and hang the Bagua mirror upside down, which is the confusion method."

"Once this method is used, the evil curse will be paused, and it will only explode after the opera troupe crowd leaves."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 453 =====