I can't be a demon.

Chapter 71 Shen Lian is Zhong Kui!!!
The next morning.

Paper money fell in the wind, accompanied by funeral music.

"There are more people who die than live, and few people can live to old age. It is better to return to the mountains than to see people cutting their lungs and livers."

Because of the practice of cremation, the funeral customs of the Tang Dynasty changed significantly over the past thousand years, and the court's main purpose was to prevent the birth of ghosts.

Four big men carried the coffin on their shoulders and walked along the street.

The rest of the family members wore mourning clothes and followed the coffin. They called out the name of the deceased and scattered paper money.

After half a day of parading, at noon when the Yang energy is the strongest, the family will take out seven items that the deceased used frequently during his lifetime and hand them over to the pyrotechnician to burn along with the corpse. After they are reduced to ashes, the burial will begin.

Others were used to it and watched the funeral procession go away.

Sudden.

The big man felt the coffin suddenly become lighter and his steps began to stagger.

Amid screams, the coffin fell to the ground on its side, and the relatives could not help but let out heart-wrenching wails. Once the corpse was exposed, it meant that the deceased had died with his eyes open.

A woman pushed through the crowd and rushed towards her father who had just died.

"Dad, you have a miserable life..."

Before she could finish her words, she stood there with her eyes wide open, because the coffin was empty and there was no body of her father.

What made everyone horrified was that there was an extra piece of cotton cloth in the coffin.

The cotton cloth actually had a material similar to human skin, and the pattern was extremely strange, completely outlining the old man's appearance when he was alive.

It's like...it's like the cotton has completely digested the body.

"demon!!!"

Seeing this, relatives moved away one after another, and even women did not dare to step forward. The noise soon attracted the yamen runners, and the street was immediately blocked.

Two Jinwu Guards came over.

Zhu Yihong had been busy all night and looked exhausted.

Wang Xin had just returned to Yanliang Town two days ago. He was helpless in the face of the unexpected disaster that had befallen Yanliang Town. It had taken them more than half a month to find the trace of the Painted Skin Ghost from Gao Laozhuang.

The situation is even more serious now. After all, the ghosts involved come from Yongcui Street, which is the heart of the cave. If you are not careful, disaster will befall you.

"The resentment has dissipated. I can't tell the level of a demon just by looking at the cotton cloth. Alas... this is the third demon from the Yongcui Street tailor shop."

Wang Xin continued mockingly, "Of course, the Qianhu Lord calls the monsters in the shops on Yongcui Street "workers."

"Wang Xin, should I report this?"

"The Jinwu Guards don't have the manpower. The four towns near Gao Laozhuang are no exception. I'm afraid the situation in Gaojia Town is ten times more serious."

"Zhu Yihong, tell Hong An to be careful and burn any dead bodies immediately from now on."

Zhu Yihong replied in a deep voice, "Including Captain Hong, a total of 27 yamen runners have had resentment enter their bodies. Part of their flesh and blood has turned into foreign objects similar to buttons, and they are still in the process of removing them."

Wang Xin pinched his nose and murmured, "Cotton cloth, linen thread, buttons..."

"Oh shit."

"The Jinwu Guards have just completed the routine arrangements at Gao Village. No, we must eliminate the three ghosts before the situation escalates."

Wang Xin signaled the bailiff to close the coffin and hurried back to the yamen.

Zhu Yihong reminded: "You can use the hemp ghost as the key to breaking the situation. According to the traces of the Tide Martial Arts School, the ghost did not please the alchemist and may have suffered heavy damage."

Wang Xin was silent for a long time. "When you have time, pay attention to Zhong Kui. If we can get more help from alchemists, the [Tailor Case] ​​will be much easier."

Zhu Yihong looked at Wang Xin's back and her breathing unconsciously quickened.

Thinking of Tide Martial Arts School, a pawn shop suddenly flashed through her mind, and the familiar feeling she had when she saw the man in the black coffin from afar came to mind.

"impossible?"

While Zhu Yihong was thinking, he walked towards the Shen family pawnshop unconsciously.

The pawnshop was located in a remote location in Xicheng District. Few people passed by the alleys separating the courtyards, and shadows covered most of the aisles.

You can see lush banyan trees from a distance, with crows perched on the branches.

Zhu Yihong's brows furrowed more and more. She secretly activated her inner strength and noticed that there was no demonic energy around the pawnshop.

You know, the spring rain we experienced not long ago was full of evil spirits. Even now, the corners where water remains are still filled with evil spirits.

"Could it be..."

Zhu Yihong's pupils trembled as he heard bursts of muffled noises coming from inside.

It was obvious that Shen Lian was practicing martial arts, and he could vaguely feel his qi and blood. After waiting for a while, the movement was becoming more and more intense.

It sounded like a blacksmith hammering a weapon, and it was not something an ordinary warrior could produce.

Zhu Yihong felt as if facing a formidable enemy, with sweat soaking his back.

No matter how unbelievable the truth was, as long as she thought about the coincidence involving the pawnshop, Zhu Yihong gradually had an answer.

"Shen Lian is Zhong Kui. What kind of special qualities does a Taoist priest have that would allow Shen Lian, who had just become a martial artist half a year ago, to defeat demons?"

"and many more."

"Hu Baochang who died in Xicheng District, Yang Weichang who had been to the pawnshop, Shen Hansheng who survived Gao Laozhuang, Wen Miao who was in charge of the Xicheng market, Zuo Yan who fled in fear..."

"The pawn shop is the center of a vortex of chaos. Who is he, he, he?"

Zhu Yihong left in a hurry, not daring to stay in the alley.

.........

Shen Lian finished his martial arts training and glanced at the courtyard gate. It was impossible for Zhu Yihong to hide the fact that he had reached the Ear Root Stage.

"Sure enough, the matter of Tide Martial Arts School can definitely be traced back to the pawn shop."

"But it doesn't matter. The thousand and ten thousand households of the Jinwu Guard have to stay in the cave all year round. How can they have the leisure time to study a warrior like me in depth?"

"Besides, they probably think that I am an alchemist. According to the contempt chain, the status of an alchemist should be far higher than that of the Jinwu Guards."

Shen Lian understood that promotion in his career was closely related to demons, and killing demons was inevitable, which would sooner or later be exposed to the eyes of the government.

"How can the progress of the demon's inner strength be compared to my innate horizontal training holy body? Hehe, Deep Blue, add some points!"

[Do you want to consume 3 points to combine the Indestructible Bronze Body and the Indestructible Merit]

The difficulty of Wulou Gong is relatively low. As the other two horizontal trainings have just reached their peak, Wulou Gong has been promoted to perfection.

"Well."

Shen Lian's flesh and blood squirmed, and the weak parts of his body became tough, while his special scales also thickened.

He threw the fish into his mouth as if it were free, and the speed at which his ear meridians opened up became faster.

"The remains of that ghost can produce two Dan fruits, plus the surplus fish fruits, the remaining resources will be enough to support one or two months."

"It doesn't matter even if some nutrients are wasted."

Shen Lian has already brought the Bai family father and son to the pawnshop. When his magical powers are fully developed, if the Hemp Thread Ghost dares to show up again, he will beat you to death with one punch!

The Wulou Gong has been successfully integrated into the Immortal Bronze Body, and you can’t stop taking drugs!
[Sharp-toothed Warrior (93.78%)]

Two meridians at the ear root are connected, so continue taking medicine!

[Sharp-toothed Warrior (96.56%)]

The blood-nourishing internal stance has achieved minor success, and the Feishan solid stance has been completed.

[Sharp-toothed Warrior (98.87%)]

[Do you want to consume 3 points to combine the Indestructible Bronze Body and Feishan Solid Power?]

"determine."

Shen Lian's flesh and blood was in a state of repeated expansion and compression. Although his bronze body seemed to be unchanged in height, it was actually even more ferocious.

[Sharp-toothed Warrior (100.01%)]

[Sharp-toothed Warrior reaches 100.7%, Martial Arts Points +2]

[Whether to be promoted to the profession of giant glutton]

(End of this chapter)