Chapter 79 Search the mountains and conquer the demons, no ghosts can stop you!
Under the Guanyin Hall, a floor tile was slowly lifted up, and a pair of terrified eyes appeared in the tiny gap.
In the dim moonlight, seeing mountain ghosts being slaughtered one after another, Aliang hurriedly put down the floor tile and turned to look at Lin Guiyong beside him.
"It's a disaster, it's a disaster, Steward Lin, what should we do now? If we are discovered, the master will kill us."
"Don't panic! Why panic? If they can't find this place, what can they do to us? Didn't the group of detectives fail to find the tunnel last time?"
Lin Guiyong scolded with a gloomy face, which made the panicked Aliang calm down a little.
Yes, their position is extremely hidden, and there is no need to worry about being exposed unless they dig three feet underground.
When the Fahua Temple was at its peak, every year women came to the Guanyin Hall to pray for children, and the prayers were so effective that some people came from thousands of miles away to burn incense and worship the Buddha.
This is because when it is late at night and everyone is asleep, women will enter the tunnel under the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and when they come out, they are pregnant.
Those who can come from afar to pray for children are mostly wives and concubines of high-ranking officials and nobles. Naturally, they have to be careful in what they do, otherwise there will be no trace of their bodies left.
The tunnel was dug so secretly that no one discovered the underground space even when the entire temple was destroyed.
The two of them have been using this place as a breeding ground for mountain ghosts.
Thinking of this, Aliang relaxed, and suddenly, a chill penetrated his chest.
He lowered his head and saw a bloody knife tip sticking out from between his ribs, and severe pain spread throughout his body.
At some point, Lin Guiyong came up behind him and stabbed him through the heart with a dagger.
Aliang looked at Lin Guiyong behind him in disbelief. His heart was losing blood rapidly, his limbs were getting colder, but he couldn't make any sound.
"You've worked hard during this period, take a good rest."
Lin Guiyong witnessed Aliang's pupils losing their light, pulled out a dagger, and pushed Aliang to the ground.
Three years, three whole years.
One day every ten days they would come here to keep company with, feed and control the smelly mountain ghosts.
Watching the mountain ghosts planting their eggs and breaking out of their bodies, he sometimes wondered whether he was a human or a ghost.
The sounds of fighting outside were so pleasant to the ears that he was overwhelmed with joy.
In order to prevent the mountain ghost from not waking up, Lin Guiyong even sprinkled wake-up powder in advance, and everything happened as the master expected.
It was all going to end, it was all going to end, he was about to be freed from the sea of suffering!
Lin Guiyong wiped the dagger clean with the hay on the ground, got up hurriedly, cleaned up the scene, did some simple work, and ran down the mountain along the secret passage.
Inside the temple.
Not only did the smell of blood not dissipate over time, but it became stronger and more smelly.
The blood of a mountain ghost is completely different from that of ordinary creatures.
It was thicker, darker in color, and smelled like fermented rot. When it was spilled on the ground and piled up, the stench became even stronger.
Blackfang was so stinking that he lay on the ground and covered his nose with his paws.
Lu Gang leaped back and forth, and with just his pair of iron hands he was able to take care of most of the mountain ghosts, either by breaking their necks or blowing their heads apart.
There were broken stones everywhere, as if they had been bombed by artillery shells.
Xu Zishuai mainly deals with large and medium-sized mountain ghosts. There are broken limbs everywhere around him. His body is as fast as the wind, and his white clothes are not stained with blood.
Occasionally, a medium-sized fish would slip through the net and be shot down one by one by Hu Qi who was standing in the corner of the courtyard.
Each arrow emitted a stream of light, piercing through the mountain ghost's body like a meteor, nailing it firmly to the ground, with the arrow feathers trembling.
The mountain ghost that was missed was smaller than the one offered in the river god sacrifice, so Xiang Changsong and Liang Qu practiced with it.
Lu Gang and others brought Xiang Changsong and Liang Qu here with the intention of training their fellow apprentices.
In order to avoid being caught off guard when facing a melee in the future, this approach became Liang Qu's best way to gain experience.
In order to restrict the mountain ghost's movement space, Liang Qu swung his spear with all his might, and his muscles were tightly twisted together like iron ropes.
The red tassel was dripping with blood, and the tip of the spear made a sharp whistle.
He felt the gun blade cutting through his skin, muscles and bones, bringing out puffs of hot blood that turned into thick mist. His body was covered in hot sweat, and he felt terrified and excited.
The more he used the Fubo Spear, the smoother it became. Cutting the mountain ghosts that were difficult to penetrate with ordinary swords and guns was like cutting butter with a hot knife, with only slight resistance.
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"No, Brother Xiang, I can't cut anymore."
The spearhead, also made of tungsten, fell to the ground, smashing the stone slab and piercing into the soil.
Liang Qu held the spear, his heart beating violently. He had killed seventeen mountain ghosts in a row, and all the blood in his body was used up. His arms were extremely sore and weak, and he had no extra strength left.
Xiang Changsong didn't say anything, he just blocked all the mountain ghosts and didn't miss any.
The moon gradually moved upward, passing over the vines that blocked it. The roof seemed to be covered with a layer of mercury, but beyond the roof, the wide courtyard wall was filled with blood and corpses.
click!
After breaking the neck of the last mountain ghost, Lu Gang looked around and could not see any mountain ghost still standing.
There were more than a hundred of them lying in the yard alone, an astonishing number.
There were a few fish that escaped the net and were still alive. Their legs were chopped off by Xu Zishuai, leaving only their upper bodies crawling.
After a half-time break, Liang Qu, who had slightly recovered his strength, quickly went up to finish them off, piercing their necks with his spear.
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Liang Qu heard Hu Qi say that Senior Brother Xu's talent for weapons was the best among all his fellow disciples, and that he was not only good with swords, but also with knives, spears, sticks and clubs, so he asked him to go and ask for more advice. Now he saw that it was true.
Looking at Xu Zishuai's spotless white clothes, he couldn't help but wonder when he could be like him.
"Let's go and check nearby to see if there's anything missing. Black Tooth, it's up to you."
The crowd began to search the mountain around the Fahua Temple.
Heichi lived up to everyone's expectations and made a discovery almost every once in a while. Hu Qi shot down the mountain ghost and Liang Qu rushed forward to shoot him again.
The group searched all night until dawn. Liang Qu was unable to even finish off the enemy, but Heichi was still energetic. He dragged him to a cave entrance covered by bushes and barked wildly, then sneezed continuously.
Apparently something at the entrance of the cave was interfering with Blacktooth's sense of smell, so that it could not find the entrance until now.
"He is a cautious person. He covers his mouth and nose and doesn't breathe casually."
Lu Gang still took the lead and entered the tunnel.
The crowd followed the tunnel and finally came to a long and narrow cave.
There were many pits in the underground cave, and in some of them were mountain ghosts that were no bigger than three-year-old children. They were all pierced by Liang Qu and killed one by one.
Xu Zishuai crossed his arms: "Is this where they raise mountain ghosts? That's a good choice."
The Fahua Temple has been abandoned for a long time. Because it is located in the mountains, there are few beggars and it is sparsely populated.
The space here is hidden enough and close to Pingyang Town. It can be said to be the perfect place.
When you reach the end, there is a corpse lying on the ground. There is an opening above the cave. Climbing up it is the Guanyin Temple.
Hu Qi examined the body.
"The heart was pierced by a knife. Death will occur within three hours."
Liang Qu frowned and asked, "Is there anyone watching us kill the mountain ghost?"
Lu Gang asked: "Heichi, can you smell that person?"
Black Tooth returned to the cave entrance, sniffed hard, moved slowly, and searched with great difficulty.
They came to a small river and waded across it, hoping to get Heichi back on the beach.
But Blacktooth's nose had been tortured all night, and the escapee had a way to wash away his scent by wading across the river, so he could not be found no matter what.
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