The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 463 Human Skin Tailor Shop

In Jizhou City, two figures walked hand in hand, one big and one small.

"Brother Jiu, didn't you say there was something wrong with the wedding dress? Why did you leave like that?"

Ali didn't quite understand.

At this time, the two had already left the house. Zhang Jiuyang had just looked at the wedding dress for a long time, and then left without saying a word. He just patted the groom's soul back into his body and told him to wait patiently, and he would help him investigate the sudden death of his wife.

When the groom woke up, he told his parents and relatives about this, but no one believed him. Some even thought he was going crazy due to excessive grief.

However, the doctor who rushed over couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he saw the groom still jumping around despite the huge wound on his head...

"There is indeed something wrong with the wedding dress, but it is not evil in itself, otherwise it would not be hidden from my divine eyes. The problem with it is... quite special."

Zhang Jiuyang did not say it directly, but touched Ali's head.

"Let's go find that servant first, and we'll deal with this matter later."

Zhuge Yu's matter was of great importance. Although Zhang Jiuyang was very interested in the wedding dress, he knew what was important and what was not. At this moment, he should focus on the overall situation.

The most urgent task is to capture Zhuge Yu, torture him to find out Tianzun's plan, and find out to what extent the Zhuge family is involved.

Ah Li nodded, and she used her magical powers to transform into a black shadow and slip into Zhang Jiuyang's shadow.

"Brother Jiu, just follow me."

The next moment, Zhang Jiuyang's shadow actually spoke, but the voice was Ah Li's. Then the shadow took the initiative to run in a certain direction, and Zhang Jiuyang's body automatically followed.

Because he activated the Eight Hidden Earth Techniques of the Yuding Palace, passers-by on the street could not see him. He restrained his breath and hid his body to avoid being discovered by Zhuge Yu.

Soon, Zhang Jiuyang stopped and came to a tailor shop.

"Zhu's Tailor Shop."

Looking at this tailor shop, he felt something in his heart and seemed to be thinking about something.

The groom once said that the bride's wedding dress came from Zhu's Tailor Shop. Master Zhu there has excellent craftsmanship, the clothes he makes are very beautiful, and he is also a kind person.

There were many people who wanted to find Master Zhu to make custom clothes. They originally had to wait in line for a long time, but when Master Zhu heard that they were getting married, he took the initiative to help them make it in advance, which touched the groom very much.

Unfortunately, he didn't know the secret hidden in the wedding dress at that time.

What surprised Zhang Jiuyang was that he had planned to go to Zhu's Tailor Shop to check after he finished Zhuge Yu's business, but he didn't expect that Zhuge Yu was actually inside.

Such a coincidence?
"Brother Jiu, it's right there!"

Ah Li's words made Zhang Jiuyang's eyes narrow. At this moment, the tailor shop was not open, but through the window paper, a figure could be vaguely seen inside, who seemed to be sewing something with scissors.

Could it be that Master Zhu is Zhuge Yu?
He couldn't help but think of the pilgrim named Zhu Zhiyuan in Baiyun Temple. The other party should be from the Zhuge family, and Master Zhu at this moment might be no exception.

Zhang Jiuyang stepped forward, and his body, which was glowing with a faint white light, penetrated the wall and walked in.

The eight techniques of concealing oneself underground can make one invisible, pass through walls, hide one's energy, restrain one's breath, eliminate one's sound, conceal one's trace, make one's body light, and become invisible.

With his current cultivation level, it would be difficult for the opponent to find the flaw when performing this technique, even if the opponent is in the sixth realm, unless they have a magic weapon or supernatural power that can specifically break the invisibility technique.

The tailor in the shop didn't notice anything and continued to cut the silk carefully, hunching over, cutting the silk with scissors with skillful movements and exquisite craftsmanship.

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes immediately fell on Master Zhu, and he saw that his appearance was very different from what Ah Li had described.

He looked to be about 40 or 50 years old, with a square face, long and flexible fingers, and meticulous and extremely focused eyes.

The technique was indeed very professional, and the silk cloth was smooth and delicate, as thin as a cicada's wing, similar to the silk brocade from the south of the Yangtze River, but more translucent and brighter than the silk.

The scent of incense in the store was very strong. In the room less than ten meters in size, there were three incense burners burning sandalwood, which is commonly used in temples.

Zhang Jiuyang stared at Master Zhu for a long time but could not find any flaws. Either the other party was not Zhuge Yu, or he had extremely sophisticated hiding skills.

However, Ali said that her mark remained at the position of Master Zhu, so it should be this person, just with a different face.

Zhang Jiuyang did not act rashly. He first looked around the tailor shop and finally his eyes fell on the ready-made clothes displayed in the shop.

One of them was a wedding dress, which was very similar in style to the one worn by the bride, with a phoenix coronet and bridal robe, shining brightly, the upper part embroidered with peonies and clouds, and a wide and flowing skirt, as smooth as water, bright and noble, with an elegant and beautiful phoenix embroidered on it.

But with his amazing memory, he still found many differences in details compared to the dress of the dead bride.

Zhang Jiuyang stared at the wedding dress for a long time, and a sneer slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

It was indeed so. If he was just guessing at the groom's house just now, it was now undoubtedly confirmed.

"Brother Jiu, do you want to kill him?"

Ali has already drawn the knife and is eager to try.

Zhang Jiuyang shook his head. He took Ah Li out of the tailor shop and stood outside the door again. He changed his face with a flick of his sleeves.

The person who escapes in thirteen forms escapes.

He turned into a young man in brocade clothes, the Chunyang sword turned into a folding fan, the wine gourd turned into a jade pendant, and even the dragon-binding rope around his waist turned into a jade belt.

He is suave, unrestrained and uninhibited, very similar to Lu Zu in the painting.

Ali followed Zhang Jiuyang's instructions and summoned five soldiers to line up and guard the surroundings to prevent the enemy from escaping.

After doing all this, Zhang Jiuyang slowly opened the door and walked in.

"I'm sorry, we are in a rush to finish the work and we are short on staff, so we are temporarily closed."

Master Zhu was still concentrating on waving the scissors without even raising his head.

"What if I want to order a wedding dress?"

Master Zhu paused with the scissors in his hand. He looked up and carefully examined Zhang Jiuyang, his eyes slightly brightened. Finally, he put down his work and said with a smile: "This is a great event. You can line up in the front row. It's just a matter of price..."

Zhang Jiuyang smiled slightly and slapped a few gold ingots on the table.

Master Zhu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "That's no problem. When will you get married?"

"tomorrow."

Master Zhu was stunned for a moment, and shook his head, "How can we possibly make it out tomorrow?"

Zhang Jiuyang smiled and pointed at the wedding dress hanging in the store, saying, "I think this one is good, and it fits my wife's figure well. Why don't you sell it to me?"

Master Zhu's expression changed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "This is for display, not for sale."

"Not selling?"

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly revealed a meaningful smile and said, "What if I ask you to make some changes to this wedding dress?"

"For example... you removed the gold thread on the phoenix eyes on the wedding dress and replaced them with white thread."

"For example, you changed the number of ribbons that replaced buttons on the wedding dress to even numbers instead of odd numbers."

Master Zhu's pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked at Zhang Jiuyang with an incredible look, even his body was shaking.

"You, what are you talking about?"

Zhang Jiuyang snorted coldly and asked, "What am I talking about? The bride who died suddenly in the south of the city, the wedding dress she was wearing was made by you, right?"

Then he pointed at the phoenix on the wedding dress with his folding fan and asked, "Why are the eyes of the phoenix on that wedding dress embroidered with white thread, while this one is embroidered with gold thread?"

"This, this is a problem with the workmanship and materials. The deposit they gave was too little."

"Hehe, what about the ribbons? Why is this one an odd number and that one an even number?"

Zhang Jiuyang questioned, "Odd numbers are yang, and even numbers are yin, so buttons and ribbons for ordinary clothes are in odd numbers, and only funeral clothes are in even numbers. As an old tailor, you can't be ignorant of this, right?"

Master Zhu hesitated for a long time but still could not give an answer.

"The eyes of the phoenix on the wedding dress are usually embroidered with gold thread, which symbolizes that the phoenix is ​​alive. If it is embroidered with white thread, it means that it is dead, or it is listless and difficult to open its eyes."

"No need to pretend. If I'm not mistaken, the wedding gowns here will be secretly changed into shrouds, and the brides who wear them will suddenly die soon."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu looked as pale as death.

"Although I don't know what you are planning, but..."

Zhang Jiuyang stared at him closely and said word by word, "Zhuge Yu, stop acting and be more straightforward to avoid being laughed at."

Master Zhu slowly stepped back and quietly picked up the scissors in his hand.

He looked at Zhang Jiuyang, with a trace of struggle in his eyes and a hint of pain in his voice.

"You forced me..."

"I don't want to kill anyone here, you forced me to..."

Zhang Jiuyang frowned slightly, but he was still alert in his heart. Zhuge Yu was definitely not an ordinary person and his Taoism should be very high.

At this moment, a cruel look flashed in Master Zhu's eyes. In front of Zhang Jiuyang, he cut one of his fingers with scissors and dripped blood on it.

The next moment, the scissors began to tremble, and then turned into a black snake and bit towards Zhang Jiuyang.

Zhang Jiuyang was ready for battle. A golden lamp flew out from his Niwan Palace, and its light covered his whole body like armor. In addition, his skin was covered with dazzling golden and silver light.

The two major defensive magical powers, the protective golden light shield and the indestructible golden body, were instantly activated, making him as still as a mountain. Even if he faced a full-strength attack from a sixth realm, he had the confidence to defend himself.

But what surprised him was that the black snake transformed by the opponent's scissors, let out a mournful cry when it touched the magic aura three feet outside his body, let out a click, and fell to the ground, turning into pieces of broken iron.

Zhang Jiuyang: “…”

Master Zhu: "..."

"You are not Zhuge Yu?"

Zhang Jiuyang stared at him. If he was pretending, then his acting skills were too good.

"What...Zhuge Yu? Don't kill me, please don't kill me!"

Master Zhu was terrified. Looking at the man in front of him with thousands of golden lights shining on his body, he thought it was a god who had come down to earth to punish him for his evil deeds. He immediately collapsed to the ground and kept begging.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jiuyang finally confirmed that he was not Zhuge Yu.

But why did Ali say Zhuge Yu was here?

"Have you ever seen this person?"

Zhang Jiuyang used his magic power to draw Zhuge Yu's appearance and asked.

Master Zhu only took a look and immediately shouted, "I have seen it, I have seen it, it is this man who has harmed me. If it were not for him, I would not have done such evil things!!"

"Then where is he?"

"right here!"

Zhang Jiuyang's heart tightened. Could it be that even his divine eyes couldn't see through Zhuge Yu's hiding skills?
But the next moment, Master Zhu pointed at the roll of silk cloth on the chopping board that he had just been cutting, his voice trembling.

"He, he's dead. Those cloths... are made of his skin."

……

(End of this chapter)