The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 179 Identity exposed, Zhang Jiuyang is Yama?

When he heard the skulls of the boy and girl, a name instantly popped up in Zhang Jiuyang's mind.

Two-faced Buddha!
A long time ago, this person openly collected the skulls of boys and girls, who had to be under nine years old, and the more the better.

The Painted Skin Master once massacred the villages near Yunmengze and even dug out the skulls of the children just to make a deal with the Two-Faced Buddha.

Zhang Jiuyang couldn't understand his purpose at first, but after hearing Zhuge Yunhu's words, he suddenly realized that the other party wanted to practice the mysterious art of Zhangliu.

It takes forty-nine skull caps of boys and girls to make a pair, which adds up to ninety-eight lives!

According to Zhuge Yunhu, if one could refine forty-nine pairs, one could curse and kill an immortal!

The fifth realm can be called high-level skill, and the sixth realm is true person.

The two-faced Buddha collected so many skulls, he must be aiming to refine 49 pairs of them. Casting a curse on the old lady was just a small test of his ability.

Zhang Jiuyang silently calculated a number: forty-nine times ninety-eight equals four thousand eight hundred and two.

In other words, in order to practice his evil magic, the two-faced Buddha killed 4,802 children under the age of nine...

At this moment, under the impact of numbers, he once again had a clear understanding of the horror of the evil spirit in Huangquan.

"In fact, some methods of exorcism are good, and some are bad."

Zhuge Yunhu stretched out his hand to feel the old lady's pulse while explaining: "For example, if you write "good luck", "safety" and "peace" on three connected bamboo leaves respectively and hide them on the rafters of the roof, it can keep the family safe."

"Or, if you turn the two ancient coins over and place them on both ends of the main beam, it will bring fame and fortune to the family living there."

"This is generally called auspicious talismans, and if it is a talisman that harms people, it is called suppression talismans. The spell that the old lady was hit by was a suppression talisman."

"If you want to break the suppression of Yan Sheng, there are generally two ways."

"Supervisor, which two methods?"

Yue Ling asked quickly.

"The first method is to find a talisman and burn it, then the spell can be broken."

"Town object?"

Zhuge Yunhu nodded and said, "The art of nightmare suppression must have a suppressant. For example, the secret technique of the camphor and willow god is a wooden man made of camphor and willow wood, on which the old lady's name and birth date will be written."

Yue Ling's eyes lit up and said, "I'll go search the Shen family now!"

"No need, I've already looked for it."

Zhuge Yunhu shook his head and said, "There is no talisman in the Shen family's house. It seems that the caster took it away. Although this will reduce the power of the spell, it is safer."

After a pause, he said, "You must know that the talisman is also connected to the caster in some mysterious way. If the talisman is burned, the caster will also suffer certain harm."

No method is perfect. The more bizarre the method, the greater the flaws it often contains.

"Then we can only use the second method now."

"what way?"

Zhuge Yunhu hissed, smiled faintly, and said, "I can't tell you. If someone hears it, it won't work."

……

Half an hour later, the Shen family performed a strange "ritual".

The reason why it is strange is that this ritual does not have talismans, incense, candles, etc., but instead has rattles, windmills, monkey shows...

It suddenly became very lively outside the old lady's room.

The servants found it very strange. The old lady was obviously seriously ill, so why did the young lady let them play with these children's things and pretend to be very happy?

The monkey show was especially good. The performer was the most famous one in Yangzhou. He played drums and gongs and it was really lively.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but just when they were all feeling a little tired, the doors and windows were suddenly blown open by a gust of cold wind.

Then they heard a child's laughter, but strangely, there was no one in front of them.

The servants cried out in surprise and found that the rattles, windmills and other things in their hands suddenly slipped out of their hands, as if someone had forcibly pulled them away.

The monkey's hair stood up and there was a hint of fear in its eyes.

Children's laughter could be heard constantly from the empty surroundings.

The servants were so frightened that they all fled, leaving only a mess in the yard. Yue Ling's figure slowly appeared, his Dharma eye opened wide, and he looked at the children who were having fun, but he did not draw his sword in the end.

However, the evil spirit on her was extremely strong, which scared the souls of the children so much that they ran away and tried to return to the old lady's body.

However, an invisible suction force emerged, like a whale sucking water, and sucked them all into a small cloth bag.

"No more, no less, exactly ninety-eight."

Zhuge Yunhu tied the mouth of the bag with a rope and weighed the bag. Zhang Jiuyang was standing next to him and could clearly see various small bulges on the bag and vaguely hear the child's shouting.

Zhuge Yunhu put the bag into his sleeve and said with a smile: "Although the mysterious art of Zhangliu is strange, they are still children after all. Even if they have been transformed into cursed ghosts, they still have a trace of innocence. Using these toys that children like, there is hope that they can be lured out."

"This is also the reason why I don't let you use the thunder talisman. The cursed ghost will merge with the soul of the person who is cursed. The thunder talisman can certainly destroy them, but the old lady's soul will also suffer."

Hearing this, Zhang Jiuyang secretly rejoiced that Zhuge Yunhu showed up in time, otherwise once the thunder talisman was fired, the old lady would have died at his hands.

"According to the time, the old lady should be waking up soon."

As soon as Zhuge Yunhu finished speaking, the old lady's voice was heard from inside the house.

Zhang Jiuyang secretly admired this method. Seeing is believing. He is indeed the director of the Imperial Observatory. He used the playful nature of children to cleverly resolve the secret technique of the willow god. Zhuge Yunhu glanced at him. His wise eyes seemed to have sensed what he was thinking. He shook his head and smiled, "Although this method is effective, if the other party has refined 49 pairs, there is no other way except to find the talisman and burn it."

The three of them entered the room and saw that the old lady had indeed opened her eyes and looked much better than before.

Yue Ling held her hand.

"Ling'er, I seem to have dreamed of many, many children..."

She actually smiled and said, "It would be great if you and Xiaojiu could have so many children."

Zhang Jiuyang: “…”

Yue Ling: “…”

Zhuge Yunhu laughed loudly, glanced at the two of them mischievously, and then said, "Old Madam, do you still remember me?"

The old lady took a closer look and was cheered up.

"I have met the Supervisor..."

She stood up and wanted to salute, but was pushed back by Yue Ling.

"Grandmother, just rest and recuperate. By the way, don't tell anyone about the Supervisor's visit to Yangzhou!"

With Zhuge Yunhu hiding in the dark, the Imperial Observatory has gained an extra trump card.

Moreover, the other party hid his figure from the beginning and deliberately did not appear in front of everyone. His purpose was also not to reveal his identity.

"Don't worry. Grandma has seen a lot of things over the years. Ling'er, you and Xiaojiu can just do it. With Jian taking care of you, I can finally rest assured."

"During this time, I will continue to lie down and pretend to be sick to avoid alerting the enemy."

After all, she is the head of the Shen family. Although she just woke up, she immediately knew what to do to be most beneficial.

"Madam, have you ever seen what the person who cursed you looks like?"

Zhang Jiuyang asked suddenly, he wanted to know if the other party was a two-faced Buddha.

If the Painted Skin Master can also invite the Two-Faced Buddha, then his enemies will be the two evil spirits of the underworld, and many things will have to be reconsidered.

The old lady shook her head and said, "No, I didn't see anything. I was talking when I suddenly felt a chill and heard the voices of many children. Then I became drowsy and passed out."

"Oh, right, before I passed out, I seemed to hear the voice of the Shen family's ancestor..."

Yue Ling said in a serious tone: "The spirit tablets in the Shen family's ancestral hall are all cracked. Someone must have broken in by force. Grandmother, is there any secret there?"

The old lady sighed and said, "I hid the Ren Yuan Jin Dan in the ancestral hall and asked the ancestors to take care of it."

"Now it seems that after that person cast the curse, he broke into the ancestral hall and took away the golden elixir. What a pity..."

The old lady glanced at Zhang Jiuyang and said, "Originally, I was planning to leave this golden elixir to Xiao Jiu if no one could get rid of Yan Luo."

Zhang Jiuyang's heart moved. The two-faced Buddha took away the golden elixir?

With his level of cultivation, he certainly didn't take the golden elixir for himself. Could it be that the Two-Faced Buddha has other disciples?
If the Two-Faced Buddha wanted to take away the golden elixir, he actually didn't need to cast a curse on the old lady, as that would be a sheer waste of time. So his action should be for the Painted Skin Master.

The two of them must have reached some kind of deal.

"The old lady has just lifted the curse, so she shouldn't be too stressed. Let her have a good rest first."

Zhuge Yunhu waved his sleeves, and the old lady fell into a deep sleep again, her breathing long and steady, and she entered a very deep sleep.

The smile on his face gradually faded, and he turned to look at Yue Ling with a calm voice.

"Is there a traitor among the people you trust?"

There were ripples in Yue Ling's eyes, and she was about to speak when he interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"Longhu, you don't have to hide it. With your personality, if you didn't have a major discovery, you would never ask me to come out, and you even deliberately concealed the content from me."

At this point, Zhuge Yunhu showed a look of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You, do you even doubt me?"

Yue Ling was silent.

The meaning was very clear, she dared to suspect anyone, even the supervisor.

"You're really stubborn, just like your father!"

"Judge, how did you know there was a traitor?"

Yue Ling took a step forward and stared at him solemnly. She and Zhang Jiuyang had just learned about this matter and had not told anyone else.

Zhuge Yunhu shook his head and smiled, saying, "You just made a major discovery and wanted to mobilize troops to do something big, but the Yangzhou riot happened tonight. If you say there was no traitor who leaked the news, do you believe it?"

"To this day, Longhu, do you still want to hide it from me?"

"If I guess correctly, you came to Yangzhou not to investigate the Yama case, but for... Painted Skin."

Yue Ling's heart was shocked. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the supervisor's voice again.

"And the upright and incorruptible Long Hu has no interest in the Yan Luo case because... you have already caught Yan Luo."

After saying this, Zhuge Yunhu turned and looked at Zhang Jiuyang. His eyes were deep and his face was as calm as a lake, but the words he said were like wind and thunder stirring in the air.

"Should I call you Zhang Jiuyang, or..."

"Yama?"

(End of this chapter)