txolops Chapter 34 Destroying the Corpse and Covering Up the Evidence, an Old Friend Returns
Chapter 34 Destroying the Corpse and Covering Up the Evidence, an Old Friend Returns
Inside the underground cave, the stench of blood was mostly masked by a strange aroma of paper pulp.
Gu Yan's technique was swift, almost cruelly so.
The remains of the red-robed youth were removed and, after being tempered with a special medicinal solution, became as clear and translucent as jade.
Gu Yan pieced them together into a miniature coffin the size of a palm, while the resentful human skin was cut into talismans and pasted onto the surface of the coffin, becoming the most natural seal.
"Using evil to fight evil, that's what it means to be professionally competent."
Gu Yan carefully lured the still-beating Blood River Heart into the specially made Soul-Locking Paper Coffin.
The moment the blood crystal fell into the coffin, the red light in the entire underground cavern suddenly dimmed, and the boiling blood pool seemed to lose its heat source, cooling down rapidly.
"Click".
The coffin lid closed, and the chilling pressure completely disappeared.
Gu Yan put the paper coffin into his bosom and placed it close to his body.
With this seal, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be able to detect its existence without carefully probing with their divine sense.
"Next, it's time to destroy the evidence."
Gu Yan glanced at the boys and girls around him who were still in a daze.
These children were drugged. Although they survived, their minds and souls were damaged, and they will likely suffer a serious illness in the future.
"You guys are lucky."
Gu Yan casually drew a few calming talismans and stuck them on their foreheads, then directed the Asura Guards to move the children to the entrance leading to the ground.
If they make a commotion here, the people from the Demon Suppression Division will naturally find them.
After doing all this, Gu Yan took out the lightning-struck wood powder that he had taken from the Holy Son and hadn't finished using from his storage bag.
He sprinkled powder on several key points around the blood pool and placed several delayed-triggered explosion runes.
"If the ley lines didn't explode, how can you say that a fierce battle between immortals and demons took place here?"
Gu Yan's lips curled into a wicked smile.
If this underground cavern is blasted down, the earth's energy will be completely disrupted. At that time, no one will be able to find out that there was once a blood pool here, let alone who took the Heart of the Blood River.
Let that dead red-robed youth and that unlucky Foundation Establishment elder take the blame for everything.
"withdraw."
Gu Yan led the Shura Guards and quickly retreated along the route they had come from.
Just as he climbed over the back wall of the City God Temple.
"Boom!!!"
A deep, muffled roar came from deep underground, followed by a violent tremor of the earth.
The main hall of the City God Temple collapsed amidst a deafening roar, raising clouds of dust.
At the same time, a violent surge of Yin energy erupted like a volcanic eruption, directly scattering the dark clouds in the sky.
The direction of the mortuary in the distance.
The Foundation Establishment elder, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the Demon Suppression Division, sensed this fluctuation and his face turned deathly pale in an instant.
"The core of the formation... is destroyed?!"
He looked incredulously toward the City God Temple. That was the place his junior apprentice was in charge of, the culmination of ten years of hard work by the Blood River Sect!
"puff!"
Overwhelmed by rage, and compounded by the internal injuries inflicted by the "bad luck charm," the old man coughed up a mouthful of blood three feet high, and his life force instantly waned.
"Perfect opportunity! Kill!"
Although Song Hong didn't know what had happened, she understood the principle of taking advantage of someone's weakness to kill them.
Countless demon-slaying crossbow bolts rained down on the swaying figure.
……
Half an hour later.
Gu Yan has returned to his paper-making shop.
He changed out of his soaking wet night clothes, took a hot shower, and even leisurely brewed a pot of ginger tea.
The rain outside gradually stopped, replaced by the hustle and bustle of the city.
The sound of the Demon Suppression Division's horses' hooves, the people's exclamations, and the distant cheers intertwined to form a symphony of chaos.
I heard that the Foundation Establishment elder escaped using Blood Escape, but he was also seriously injured and on the verge of death. It will probably take him at least ten or eight years to recover.
As for the young man in the red robe, not even a trace remained.
The Demon Suppression Division won a great victory in this battle.
The biggest winner, meanwhile, was sitting in a rocking chair, leisurely sipping tea and counting his newly acquired spoils.
"Boss, are you there?"
A clear, melodious voice, yet with a hint of familiarity, suddenly rang out at the doorway.
Gu Yan paused slightly in his teacup.
That sound...
He put down his teacup, got up, and walked to the door.
In the morning light, a young girl wearing a light blue dress stood.
She was thinner and taller than before, and her once chubby face had become elegant and refined.
Most notably, she wore a jade pendant at her waist, engraved with a pattern of misty mountain peaks.
That was a token of the cultivation sect "Liuyun Sect".
"Miss Shen?"
Gu Yan was somewhat surprised, and a look of delight appeared on his face at the opportune moment: "A rare guest! I heard you went to study in a big city. Is this a triumphant return?"
The person who arrived was Shen Youwei.
Shen Youwei looked at the small business owner in front of her, who was still dressed in plain clothes and had a snobbish smile on his face, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.
"Boss Gu, I've come to say goodbye."
She walked into the shop, her gaze sweeping over the paper figures and horses, as if she were recalling something.
"I'm leaving for the true immortal sect. I've returned this time to settle the family business, and also for..."
She paused, then took out an exquisite brocade box from her sleeve and handed it to Gu Yan:
"To thank you for saving my life back then. Although you said it was just for business, I know that if it weren't for your paper doll taking the fall for me, I would be dead."
Gu Yan took the brocade box, but did not rush to open it. He simply smiled and said:
"Miss Shen, you're too kind. That's after-sales service, it's only right. Now that you've gone to the Immortal Sect, you'll be an immortal from now on, so don't forget to support our little shop."
Seeing his money-grubbing attitude, Shen Youwei couldn't help but chuckle, which dispelled the somewhat sad atmosphere.
"Why do you always talk about business? But I do have a business deal I'd like to discuss with you."
She stopped smiling, and her expression became somewhat serious:
"I've heard that you can make a special kind of 'soul-guiding lamp'? I'd like to ask you to make nine of them so I can take them with me to the sect. I want to use them to commemorate my deceased sister."
"A soul-guiding lamp?"
Gu Yan's heart stirred.
This is no ordinary paper offering; it's a high-grade item recorded in "The True Explanation of Paper Offering," capable of guiding the souls of the dead back home and even repairing damaged souls to some extent.
Shen Youwei's older sister died a long time ago, didn't she? Is there some hidden story?
"This is a huge project, and the materials will be very expensive." Gu Yan rubbed his fingers together.
Money is not a problem.
Shen Youwei pointed to the brocade box:
"Here's a fragment of a Foundation Establishment Pill. Although incomplete, it's still a treasure for mortal martial artists to break through their bottlenecks. Is that enough?"
Fragment of the Foundation Building Pill!
Gu Yan's pupils contracted slightly.
This woman really knows how to spend money.
"make a deal."
Gu Yan accepted the order without hesitation.
Not only because of the generous reward, but also because he keenly sensed that Shen Youwei's return this time was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
The Flowing Cloud Sect is a major sect on par with the Blood River Sect.
Getting on this front might be very beneficial to his future path to "ascension to immortality".
"However, Miss Shen, making this lamp requires something special."
Gu Yan lowered his voice, his eyes becoming somewhat profound:
"For example, your sister's personal belongings, or... a lock of her hair."
Shen Youwei looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and finally slowly pulled a red string from her collar, with a strand of black hair tied to it.
"It's all here."
Gu Yan took the strand of hair, feeling a cool sensation on his fingertips.
In his perception, there was an extremely faint yet exceptionally pure spiritual energy wrapped around this strand of hair.
This is not human hair at all.
It seems that the waters of Changning County are deeper than he imagined.
"Okay, come pick up the goods in three days."
Gu Yan put away his things and made a promise.
After seeing Shen Youwei off, Gu Yan closed the shop door and opened the brocade box.
Inside lay a small, pale blue fragment of a medicinal pill, emitting an enticing medicinal fragrance.
"A fragment of the Foundation Establishment Pill... plus the Heart of the Blood River, and this mysterious strand of hair."
Gu Yan sat under the dim light and laid out all the items one by one.
"This game is getting bigger and bigger."
He picked up the scissors, and the rustling sound of cutting paper echoed in the shop once again.
This time, however, he cut out not ordinary paper figures, but Daoist boys with blurred faces, yet faintly exuding an ethereal aura.