Chapter 17: Starting the Move

Inside the Luohe City Ghost Suppression Division, two major events that occurred in succession last night had drawn the attention of this special government office.

As a Silver-Badge Divine Catcher of Luohe City, Bai Yuanlong was ordered to investigate the case of wooden puppets killing people outside the city.

As for the case of the third young master of the Wang family being murdered, it was handled by another Silver-Badge Divine Catcher.

"Boss, everything that needed to be asked has been asked. It looks like it was indeed the work of the Luban Hall, but it's unclear exactly who it was."

"Who cares who it is? To dare to kill recklessly on our turf and be stupid enough to leave such obvious evidence—I will definitely find them and make them taste the flavor of the Ghost Prison!"

Bai Yuanlong looked at the row of corpses with twisted limbs before him, his expression icy and cold.

"Yes!"

"Have the Ghost Owls start searching for the person! Since that guy wants to find something, he surely won't have gone too far!"

"Understood!"

As Bai Yuanlong's voice fell, several specially made Soul-Guiding Incense sticks were lit, and in the sky, several special, eerie Ghost Owls appeared, exuding a stench of rot, oil, and decaying feathers.

These were ghosts specially cultivated by the Ghost Suppression Division, possessing the special ability to detect ghost energy from corpses and track it.

"Wa~ wa~"

After these Ghost Owls landed on the ground, their massive size was like that of a goshawk, but the stench of rot emanating from their bodies was more like that of a corpse.

Amidst their shrill cries, the several corpses used for the investigation were quickly devoured by them, and then they flapped their nearly decayed wings and soared into the sky, with several rotten feathers drifting down with the wind.

Bai Yuanlong had the other catchers grab these feathers, and then they immediately pursued in the direction of the Ghost Owls.

On the other side, Lin Feng also wanted to take the initiative, but he didn't have any good search methods.

"Perhaps I should go to Chen Family Village and take a look?"

Since the mastermind had specifically chosen Chen Xiuniang, it was highly likely that they were hiding in Chen Family Village.

Of course, this was only Lin Feng's speculation; he was not clear on what the specific situation was.

"Forget it, it's better to remain unchanged to meet all changes. It won't be that easy for those wooden people to deal with me..."

Time passed, and the sky gradually darkened.

In the silent night, the "clack, clack" sound of wooden people rang out once again.

At this moment, Lin Feng had transformed into the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, holding the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, standing on high ground and watching the several wooden people gathering toward the graveyard, a strange smile appearing on his face.

"Hehe, let Old Sun come and meet you!"

As his voice fell, Lin Feng, whose strength had become even greater, leaped up and jumped directly above these wooden people, then smashed down hard with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.

"Crack! Crash~"

In an instant, these wooden people turned into sticks of rotten wood. Clearly, these wooden people created by ghost energy could not withstand the impact of a true ghost.

After dealing with all the wooden people in a few strokes, Lin Feng picked up one of the pieces of wood and began to observe it carefully.

These pieces of wood looked as if they had been buried underground; there were mottled tree lacquer and traces of insect damage on the surface.

However, what made him feel most conspicuous was the ghost energy remaining on this wood.

"It seems it's not as strong as I imagined?"

As Lin Feng exerted the power of the Play Ghost, it erupted and completely eliminated the remaining ghost energy, and the entire piece of wood turned into scrap.

It looks like it came from over there; I'll go over and take a look!

Lin Feng looked into the distance. Since the other party had already come to his door, unless he abandoned his current identity and left Luohe City, he would have to strike first to gain the advantage!

As Lin Feng leaped rapidly, he soon saw other wooden people, and at the same time, clusters of green flames and the sounds of fighting came from the distance.

Seeing this, Lin Feng rushed over, and soon he saw the situation there clearly.

"Cough, cough, you dare to ruin my good deeds!"

The thatched cottages in the village were all ignited, and green flames shrouded the entire village.

Many ordinary villagers, their bodies stiff like puppets, were rushing frantically toward the Ghost Suppression Division catchers Lin Feng had seen before.

The voice of the man in the village holding a green lantern, filled with anger, reached Lin Feng's ears.

"Humph, so it's not someone from the Luban Hall, but their mortal enemy!"

At this moment, a certain special dark blue color appeared on Bai Yuanlong's body, clusters of corpse spots like blood clots formed after a person's death on his skin.

However, at the cost of this, his hair possessed powerful ghost abilities, and the black hair growing from his head was like whips.

Any wooden person or villager that approached him would be directly shredded; strands of ghost hair seemed to be everywhere, rapidly strangling toward the targets.

He could even spare some energy to help the other catchers.

The situation of the other few catchers was not as good as Bai Yuanlong's; they had not truly mastered the power of ghosts, but were relying on the ghost objects in their hands to fight the enemy.

A catcher holding a wooden umbrella was protected by this seemingly old wooden umbrella; the umbrella could be used as a weapon, and a casual wave could cause significant damage.

Opening the umbrella surface could also protect himself, but every time the umbrella was opened, a blurry ghost shadow could be seen under it.

The other two catchers acted together, one holding a wooden ruler and the other a ghost-head saber.

Of course, facing the surging ghost green flames and the large number of wooden people and controlled villagers, they appeared extremely strained.

That eerie green flame seemed to possess a certain suppressive effect; once touched, it was very difficult to remove.

"Ah~"

But suddenly, one catcher began to scream, and it was only then that the others discovered that a wooden puppet had appeared under his feet at some unknown time.

At this moment, the catcher's leg was grabbed by the wooden puppet; no matter how he struggled, it was useless, and he could only watch helplessly as his body lost control.

"Get lost!"

Suddenly, strands of black hair wound over from the air, forcibly separating the catcher from the wooden puppet.

Subsequently, Bai Yuanlong controlled the ghost hair to directly pull the two to his side, and the other catcher holding the wooden umbrella also leaped to their side.

"My leg, my leg!"

"Lin San, you watch him!"

"Alright, Boss!"

Bai Yuanlong casually took two talismans from his bosom and stuck them on the catcher's leg, then once again controlled the ghost hair to attack the man holding the lantern fiercely.

But halfway there, it was rolled up by the terrifying green flames and burned directly into charcoal; clearly, the power of the ghost hair was no match for the other party's ghost fire.

"Humph, courting death!"

Seeing this, the man sneered, and just as he was about to move, his body suddenly stiffened.

Then, he slowly turned around and looked into the distance; that was exactly the direction where Lin Feng was.

"Discovered."

Seeing the other party look over, Lin Feng immediately understood, so he stopped just watching the fun.

The Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand rapidly grew larger, and he exerted force with his feet, springing directly toward the other party.

According to his observation just now, this person's strength was not weak, but it was also far from as powerful as he had imagined!

"Hey! Monster, eat a blow from Old Sun!"

"It's you! It's you who ruined my plan!"

The man's eyes widened at this moment, and then, as if he had understood something, he shouted out in shock. ===== CHAPTER 18 =====