Destiny is ashes

Chapter 173 Demon Disciple Lu Jin
Kanming City, Chongyi Tower.

The lights outside the window are bright, and the nightlife in Kanming City is quite rich. The noisy voices are like steaming hot air, confusing the cold of the winter night and making this frontier city full of vitality.

Unlike the bustling crowd outside the window, there was no light on the top floor of Chongyi Building. It was completely silent and dark, with only a strange light blue candle flickering on the incense table as the only source of light.

Lu Jin, the owner of Chongyi Tower in Kanming City, is over 60 years old.

However, unlike most elderly people who have begun to age, he has a very strong body due to practicing martial arts and taking good care of himself. Only his gray hair and beard and the wrinkles on his forehead reveal his old age.

Chongyi Building is one of the famous chambers of commerce in Huangzhou. Its main businesses are water transportation, forestry and the cultivation of some medicinal herbs in the northwest region.

As the person in charge of the branch building in Kanming City, Lu Jin's main business is to transport the trade goods between Kanming City and Chenli to the south. In general, it is a position where loyalty and carefulness are more important than ability.

Lu Jin was naturally loyal... at least, it had been like this until his martial arts skills made no progress and his life was almost over.

At this moment, the old man was meditating with his eyes closed, breathing to nourish his energy.

He had no children, only several lovers. Chongyi Building was his home. He was used to meditating and improving his cultivation in his study attic after finishing his affairs every night.

All of Lu Jin's subordinates knew very well that Lu Jin hated anyone who came to disturb him at this time, unless there was something urgent, so generally speaking, no one would disturb him at this time.

On the old man's forehead, there was a talisman shining with a faint fluorescence.

Judging from the style, it is exactly the Ningxin Talisman that An Jing sold before.

In the dark silence, there was a clear knock on the door.

"……Come in."

Lu Jin opened his eyes and frowned, but he was not angry.

"Sir." The warrior dressed as a ruffian walked into the pavilion respectfully and reported today's actions.

"Isn't Chen Li a playboy who knows how to spend money?"

Lu Jin's eyes narrowed, his face darkened: "He can sell the best Heart-Concentrating Talisman so easily. I thought he was a young playboy who didn't take cultivation seriously. Could it be that he is really a genius who can't use the Heart-Concentrating Talisman?"

"…I don't know."

Having failed to do what he was told, the warrior was a little terrified and quickly shared the latest news: "However, it is also a blessing in disguise - the kid was so tortured by us that he dared not stay at the inn anymore. Now he has taken his luggage and taken refuge with the old lady in the land of yin."

"The two targets are in one place. It's just right to gather manpower in a few days and catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"It's really good."

Hearing this, Lu Jin couldn't help but nod his head, letting go of the small mistake of not being able to catch An Jing: "No matter if he is a playboy or a genius, he is ultimately a piece of trash that hinders us."

"I wanted to give those country folks some respect. Since they don't want it, I'll send the boy's body back in a few days."

"Do not……"

As if he had thought of something, Lu Jin's face, which originally had a bit of bookishness, also showed a bloody smile: "Let's catch him."

"If he really is a genius, his life might be put to better use."

Feeling the surging bloody murderous aura, the warrior shuddered and said with an apologetic smile: "Then sir, I will continue to carry out my mission..."

"and many more."

Lu Jin, who was about to close his eyes again, raised his eyelids and said in a deep voice: "Is that really all? Are you lying to me?"

"No no no!"

Hearing this, the warrior's hair stood on end. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "I absolutely dare not hide anything from you, sir. However, the other circumstances are too bizarre, and I am not responsible for those aspects, nor do I have time to verify them. Therefore, I can only put it aside for now and wait until the situation becomes clear..."

"Now, speak."

Lu Jin said calmly, causing the warrior to shiver, and then quickly said: "Lao Niu and his men in Huaxiang Stronghold were robbed, all their belongings were lost, and Lao Niu died on the spot, but the earth vein compass was left behind..."

"Captain Chen from the government suddenly disappeared. There were signs of a fight and blood in his home... We found the teeth that were forcibly pulled out of Captain Chen. He..."

Having said that, the warrior swallowed his saliva and broke out in a cold sweat.

Because he sensed the sudden rise of anger in the man in front of him, and his rapid calm. "I see."

But in the end, Lu Jin didn't say much, but said in a deep voice: "Go down, there's nothing for you to do."

Hearing this, the warrior who reported the situation retreated in a hurry.

Only after the reporter walked away did Lu Jin fall into deep thought.

"Is the backlash against the Emperor Blood's plan so severe? We have just started and we have encountered so many accidents. How many people have been killed?"

He muttered to himself: "Even though the Lord has given me a talisman to suppress my luck, it still can't suppress the backlash... But as for Old Chen, his death is not surprising. I told him not to be arrogant. If he provokes any tough guys, no one can save him."

"He died without permission, such an irresponsible fellow. No wonder the Lord never blessed him."

Lu Jin sighed and shook his head slightly: "But that's it. A few deaths is not a big deal. Anyway, the plan will succeed soon."

Thinking of this, he affixed another mind-concentrating talisman to resist the frenzy brought about by the blood pill and the blessing, and slowly calmed down.

Another period of time passed, and when it was late at night and there was no sound of anyone moving in the entire building, the white-haired old businessman in the dark attic opened his eyes again.

This time, his eyes flashed with dark red blood.

Standing up, Lu Jin looked around and carefully confirmed that no one was peeping or approaching before he walked towards the bookcase behind him.

After activating the mechanism, the bookcase slid open to both sides, and the walls slowly sank, forming a downward staircase.

The stairs were deep and dark, leading to a deep dark room.

He stepped into it.

And a lotus seed drone followed silently behind.

The dark room was simple, with solid hollow rock walls on both sides, painted with strange totemic patterns, which prevented the sounds from being transmitted to the outside world.

Lu Jin activated the mechanism, and the four corners of the dark room lit up with dim, cold-light stone lamps.

Everything became clear.

blood.

The floor, the walls, the ceiling...there were traces of blood everywhere.

The dried and blackened bloodstains were drawn into strange patterns, lines and symbols, just like the bones of a demon. The mere sight of them made one dizzy.

Layers of broken bone fragments, teeth, nails and hair covered the floor, forming a surface that looked like sand.

The strange stench was confined to the dark room, and the biggest source of the stench was not the bloodstains, but the four half-dead human bodies hanging in the middle of the walls of the dark room.

These human bodies were hung at an angle on hooks, with all their skin peeled off, exposing their muscles and internal organs.

But they are still alive, and they are still screaming. However, because of the talismans on their foreheads, they cannot make any sound when they scream. They can only accumulate pain and resentment that is difficult for humans to understand in silence.

In the center of the dark room was a strange statue whose entire body was covered with yellow talismans and even tightly wrapped with cold iron chains.

This statue has nine eyes and seven mouths, three heads and five arms, a belly like an abyss, and a face like a cave. Just looking at it makes people instinctively and for no reason feel creepy and feel a fear from the bottom of their hearts...

With worship!
Living sacrifices and idols, what took place in this dark room was the most cruel and bloody evil sacrificial ritual in the world!

The old man burned blood incense and kowtowed to the statue: "Sacrifice to the ghosts of the living and the souls of the world, I am the believer Lu Jin, offering the blood of the four yin lives as a sacrifice, and the souls of the lonely and widowed as a bridge, I kowtow to the Lord for mercy, and to descend here..."

Behind him, a lotus seed-shaped drone transmitted all images and sounds.

Tea shop private room.

An Jing almost crushed the drone control handle in his hand.

"Devil!"

“It’s actually a demon!”

(End of this chapter)