Drunken and faintly dreaming

After drinking the bowl of Dunwang medicinal soup, Shen Gong once again became a disciple of the Qingyu sect in his own consciousness. He was wearing a bamboo vest and a half-grass skirt, riding high and high. The boat goes down the Longjiang River...

When he was about to cross the tight surveillance area of ​​Lingyuntai, the few people who had accompanied him halfway withdrew, and now only Shen Gong was left alone on the boat to continue moving forward. The boat was traveling quickly in the middle of the Longjiang River, sitting on the Shen Gong, who was sitting on the side of the boat, had nothing to do for a while, so he just stared at the rushing water beside the boat.

Suddenly, he found an empty scabbard floating on the water with the current... Taking a closer look, Shen Gong also discovered: What was engraved on the scabbard was something strange and difficult to identify. Character! Driven by curiosity, Shen Gong couldn't help but stretched out his arm and grabbed the empty scabbard.

When the man who was punting the boat saw this, he stretched his neck unconsciously, wanting to take a look at the new thing. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a look, he immediately said "Huh" and fell silent knowingly.

Shen Gongqing knew that the boatman must have noticed something strange, but since he immediately pretended to be deaf and dumb, it was no longer appropriate to force him to say something. Because people from all walks of life in the world actually have The things that each of them must avoid - not to get to the root of those things, this is also part of the rules of the world.

In fact, what Shen Gong didn't know was that the seemingly simple man on the boat actually had a hidden identity: the river patrol kid of the Ghost Face Department. The empty scabbard that seemed to float down the river just now was A method used by Ghost Face Division to ask for directions is called "asking for directions with a floating scabbard".

Anyone who works in the Grimace Department will recognize such an empty scabbard at a glance and will not be curious at all - let alone bother to pay attention to it. On the contrary, people who behave like Shen Gong are obviously not "one of our own".

The Ghostface Division is a dark organization that evolved from the former largest killer gang in the world, the "Killing Without Pardon". Every aspect of its actions and work - in fact, is permeated with many secret tricks of the underworld. They had just entered this section of the river under the jurisdiction of the Ghost Face Division, and they had already easily learned Shen Gong's approximate identity with a few tricks!

A young disciple of the Qinghui Sect actually stayed away from Qingcheng Mountain and came alone to the "most storied" mountainous area in the south of the Yangtze River - Mangcang Mountain. Such an unusual thing, of course, first attracted the attention of the patrolling ghosts of the Ghost Face Division.

Soon, this news was recently delivered to the Shipai Village Inn at the northern foot of Mangcang Mountain. Just yesterday, this small inn had just moved in to a passing official - Hu Sandao, the "Judge Hu" of the Grimace Department. .

Since the Grimace Division took refuge in Beiming Pavilion, all the minions, big and small, were transformed into "court officials" with a bit of a nod. Therefore, "Judge Hu" Hu Sandao, who was passing through here, also had the opportunity to live in the government inn. rights.

This Hu Sandao was originally an old martial artist who had become a master. He was very good at controlling and winning over people's hearts. So as soon as he settled in the remote Shipai Village Station, the Grimace Si Xiaogui, who had heard the news nearby, came to offer his services. Even The urgent news that an uninvited guest had broken into Mangcang Mountain was sent to Hu Sandao as soon as possible.

Shen Gong's commotion in Jiaxing City a few days ago not only alarmed Hu Sandao, but also made Qiu Di and others in Beiming Pavilion suspicious. Qiu Di, who is good at associating, immediately had an idea: Could it be that this group is responsible for this? Is the person involved related to the previous Ni family massacre case?

Therefore, Qiu Di immediately ordered Hu Sandao to quickly take the most powerful measures to find out what kind of people were those who caused the "ghost stories" in the city? Unexpectedly, Ghostface Si usually pretended to be ghosts. In the end, there is nothing you can do about those troublesome monsters - what a huge irony!

Since Shangfeng issued a strict order, Hu Sandao had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead a group of subordinates to pretend to "departure" to the Shipai Village Station. Then, this Hu Sandao, who has become a master, will do everything he can to Do you want to go all out to investigate the case? Only ghosts should know about this.

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So, why did Shen Gong, who was alone, go to Mangcang Mountain where strange things happened frequently recently? Of course it was for his sweetheart - Ni Ying.

More than a month ago, Shen Yixi made a special detour to Jiaxing City to visit his cousin Ni Liang on his way south to take up his post. As his adoptive father's close confidant, Shen Gong also came to the Ni family in Jiaxing.

Shen Gong has a good appearance and elegant conversation, which makes Miss Ni, who is just starting to fall in love, very fond of her. Miss Ni Ying is the kind of sweet girl who is loved by everyone. She has a gentle temperament and is very smart. She is just like the handsome and unrestrained Shen Gong. They are a pair made in heaven and earth.

In this way, when both parties were matched in talent and appearance, and both were in their prime, Shen Gong and Ni Ying fell in love with each other and fell in love at first sight. Seeing that a good pair of sons and daughters were about to have a good marriage, the elders of both parties were also happy to see it. Cheng, very willing to promote good things for them.

However, something unexpected happened. A letter of appointment with a deadline arrived early the next morning, so Shen Yixi had to set off south in a hurry, and the originally agreed-upon engagement date had to be postponed. From this point of view, Although Shen Gong and Ni Ying are said to be in love, they are not actually engaged.

This time, Shen Gong was shocked to hear that a major change had occurred in the Ni family, and Shen Gong felt anxious. On the way to Jiaxing on his father's order, Shen Gong had already made a decision: he must find Ni Ying's whereabouts during this trip, no matter where she was alive. Or die.

After saying goodbye to Bi Yunkai, Shen Gong spent an ingot of gold and took out a crucial piece of news from Old Bu Chen: Ni Ying was still alive! This good news immediately made Shen Gong burst into laughter. Hey, the question is: where is she now?

Regarding this problem, even if Shen Gong stuffed ten more gold coins, it would not help - because Old Bu Chen was helpless at all. The little useful information he could provide was: after hearing that the Ni family disaster happened, the Grimace Division followed So they pressed heavy troops towards Mangcang Mountain - in other words, Mangcang Mountain has now become a ghost town!

Mangcang Mountain? When Shen Gong first heard about it, his heart couldn't help but ache - in an instant, he suddenly returned to the time when he was ten years old...

After leaving Lingyuntai, Shen Gong was still in the attire of a disciple of the Qingyu Sect. Shi Shiran took a boat down the river and soon arrived at the Qingfeng Town Pier. After landing, Shen Gong went straight to the Wenda Hotel and asked for a second-floor hotel room. The upper room is located next to the river.

Shen Gong took out three soul-awakening incense sticks from a soft leather case he carried with him, and then he burned incense facing the west and began to pray. After a while, after burning incense and praying, Shen Gong sat cross-legged on the bed and began to meditate with his eyes closed...

After a while, his thoughts gradually drifted to a haunting place - the Qinglong Abyss under a thousand-foot cliff!