After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 260 Blood Pill? Li Changsheng from Jianmen!
"Is it?"

Liu Henghu raised his eyebrows, "Wutongshu, what's going on?"

This time, they came for the paulownia tree.

Long Deng said, "I don't know what's going on. The sycamore tree in our temple used to grow well. When you left, it even sprouted new buds and grew new leaves. But recently, it has obviously withered a lot, and the frequency of earthquakes has become much more frequent..."

"Earthquake?" Liu Henghu was a little surprised.

Longdeng nodded. "Since I entered the temple, there have been slight earthquakes in the backyard forty or fifty years. When Master Jinming was here, he said it was caused by the turning over of the phoenix tree. We didn't understand, so we just believed what the master said..."

"Before this, the earthquakes were not frequent, maybe two or three times a month, and the movements were relatively mild. But recently, the earthquakes have started to become more frequent, almost one or two times a day, and the amplitude of the earthquakes has also increased a lot. Sometimes, the front yard also moves..."

"A fellow student said that maybe our temple was built in an earthquake zone, but it doesn't affect our lives, so we don't care too much."

……

He does not mean that.

Of course Chen Yang understood why there was an earthquake.

That was naturally caused by the paulownia tree.

The paulownia tree is now about to enter the realm of creation, and there is no doubt that its roots can move freely.

The reason for the earthquake must be that the roots of the paulownia tree were stirring underground. Chen Yang had witnessed it with his own eyes when he came to Jianfeng Temple last time.

Its root system is huge, covering the entire top of the mountain. It can even be said that as long as the sycamore tree wants, it can destroy Jianfeng Temple at any time.

What Monk Jin Ming said about the paulownia tree turning over is not without reason.

As for why the paulownia tree turned over?
Because it's uncomfortable.

If a person feels uncomfortable, he must move around. If a tree feels uncomfortable, it should turn over. Isn't that normal?

"Since you two are here, would you mind taking a look at whether there is any problem with the sycamore tree in our temple?" said Monk Longdeng.

"it is good."

Liu Henghu said nothing.

The main purpose of him and Chen Yang's visit to Jianfeng Temple this time was for this sycamore tree.

……

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Backyard, sycamore garden.

The ground was covered with fallen leaves.

The paulownia tree stood there quietly. Many of its leaves had fallen, and many of the leaves on the tree had turned yellow.

It looks like an old man experiencing hair loss, completely different from the thriving tree I saw last time.

Not only are the leaves yellow and dry, but the bark is also wrinkled, and it looks like it hasn't been watered in a very long time.

But in reality, the soil is moist, and Longdeng and his friends take good care of the trees, fertilizing and removing pests.

"We just swept the ground this morning, and now there are so many fallen leaves again. Although leaves fell in the autumn before, it was never as serious as it is now." Monk Longdeng picked up a leaf, which was dry and withered, without any moisture at all.

He looked up, with a hint of melancholy between his brows.

This tree has been here for hundreds of years. It is even much older than Jianfeng Temple. Could it be that it has reached the end of its lifespan?
"Boom boom boom..."

Just at this moment, the ground suddenly shook slightly.

It was really like an earthquake, as if some monster was moving under the ground, trying to break out of the earth.

"Susususu..."

The trunk of the paulownia tree was also shaking, and its branches and leaves were rustling.

Large pieces of dead leaves quickly fell from the trees.

There is a real feeling of the rustling of endless falling leaves.

"Look, that's it, it's moving again."

Monk Longdeng was not standing steadily, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Chen Yang and Liu Henghu, however, stood steadily.

"Chen Yang, I finally got you here. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would have to give up my old bones."

At this time, the sound of the paulownia tree came to Chen Yang's ears.

Old and weak.

A little older than before.

Soon, the earthquake subsided.

There was a thick layer of leaves on the ground, and the autumn wind made it feel very bleak.

Monk Longdeng stood firm with a serious expression on his face. "It just moved once around seven in the morning. This is the second time today, and it's more frequent than yesterday. Please help me see what's wrong..."

To say it was an earthquake doesn't seem like it. How could an earthquake be so small in scope and confined to their temple?

If there really is an earthquake, no matter how small it is, if it can reach this level of tremor, at least the entire Bamishan Mountain will shake.

Liu Henghu looked at Chen Yang. This time, he came with Chen Yang. Moreover, he knew that Chen Yang could communicate with the Wutong tree. He had to let Chen Yang ask about the specific situation first.

"Master Longdeng, are there any hoes and shovels in the temple? Please find two and bring them over." Chen Yang said to Monk Longdeng.

Long Deng was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I'll get it."

Before he could finish his words, Longdeng had already run out of the backyard.

Liu Henghu frowned, "Are you sure someone is raising the medicine?"

There are many ways to maintain medicinal properties.

Using spiritual plants to grow medicine is just one of the ways. Some people even use spiritual beasts or humans to grow medicine, which is extremely bloody and cruel.

But no matter what method of medicinal cultivation is used, it is classified as a kind of sorcery and has been banned in recent years.

Liu Henghu is a man with an overflowing sense of justice. When he heard Chen Yang talk about it before, he had some doubts in his heart, but when he saw the current situation of Wutong Tree, he basically had the answer in his heart.

Chen Yang nodded, "We'll know after we dig it up and take a look."

He stepped forward and looked up at the sycamore tree. "Some time ago, the Ding family wanted to take over the banyan tree in our town. I think they wanted to grow herbs there. Since the Ding family has this evil magic and dares to use it, I think they must have harmed a lot of spiritual plants. Could it be that the Mountain Driving Association didn't notice it at all?"

"Hey."

Liu Henghu sighed.

He said nothing, but it seemed like he said everything.

"Are there any people from the Ding family among the senior members of the association?" Chen Yang asked.

Liu Henghu shook his head. "No one from the Five Gates and Eight Veins can enter the upper echelons. This was the agreement between all parties when the association was first established. However, rules are set by people, and people are alive. There will always be people who will come up with some ways to circumvent the rules and insert their own people..."

"So, there may not be anyone from the Ding family in the association, but it is not ruled out that there are people trained by the Ding family, or people who are close to the Ding family?"

"Ah."

Liu Henghu nodded slightly.

This society is a society of relationships, with all kinds of relationships intertwined. Not to mention the Ding family, even their caravan has people planted inside the association.

Chen Yang touched his forehead and said, "So, this Ganshan Association is more like an organization where various forces come together to maintain a certain balance."

He is now a little doubtful about whether joining the Mountain Hunting Association is the right choice.

"That's not the way to put it."

Liu Henghu said, "No matter what, the Ganshan Association is still an official organization. The president and vice president of the association are all transferred from other places and have nothing to do with local forces. Moreover, no matter which power it is, the first thing is to abide by the law. Now is not like decades ago. If the higher-ups really want to deal with you, no matter if you are from the Ding family or the Bing family, who can escape?"

"Isn't what the Ding family did enough to make the higher-ups take action?"

"This... maybe it's not the right time. Maybe it's for the sake of the balance of power in Shu. After all, the eight veins of Panshan are closely connected and restrain each other. If they really move, many things will be involved. The president of our association has just arrived in Shu and his foundation is not stable. Naturally, he dare not act rashly..."

"The Ding family is only one of the eight clans. The Panshan Realm in Shu is complicated. There are many forces that are unruly behind the scenes, but they are well-behaved on the surface. In this case, the association can only maintain the status quo..."

Liu Henghu's words expressed a lot of helplessness.

Chen Yang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

"It's no use talking to this tree now. You should have a good chat with it and find out the situation."

Liu Henghu changed the subject. "If it is true that the Ding family is raising medicine, it can be regarded as evidence of the Ding family's crime. Now that the association cannot touch him, it does not mean that there will be no settlement in the future."

"Ah."

Chen Yang smiled wryly, "It's not that I don't want to take revenge, it's just that the time has not come yet, right? I may have buried the Ding family before the association takes action."

"Don't underestimate the two elders of the Ding family. They are very cunning and not so easy to deal with."

Liu Henghu still reminded him, "If you have time, come with me to Baoguo Temple to meet President Chu."

"it is good."

Chen Yang probably understood what Liu Henghu meant. From what he just said, the president of the Ganshan Association had just arrived and was being restrained by various forces. It was the time for him to bide his time.

In this case, he must develop his power and win over some of his own people.

Judging from Chen Yang's recent performance, he is obviously a very suitable candidate to be won over.

Chen Yang doesn't like to form cliques, but for now, he does need a strong background. Otherwise, he will be in a passive position in the future when he faces the Ding family or even more powerful forces without someone to support him.

"Mr. Wu, can you tell me about your situation?"

Chen Yang looked up and asked the phoenix tree what had happened.

"Hey."

The paulownia tree sighed helplessly. Have you two finally noticed my existence?

Next, Wutongshu told Chen Yang what had happened, and Chen Yang repeated it to Liu Henghu.

That day, the Ding family came to the temple to stay overnight. That night, they avoided the eyes and ears of the temple and secretly buried something under the tree.

Five clay pots.

At first, the Wutong tree had no idea what they were doing and didn't take it seriously.

It was not until later that he felt the five jars absorbing his energy, and then he became a little panicked.

But this tree was a bit proud and thought it could handle it on its own, so it didn't tell Chen Yang after several attempts to contact him.

Until the last few days, it couldn't bear it anymore, the leaves fell off, and the strength was lost unstoppably. It panicked and went to the banyan tree to notify Chen Yang for help.

Even so, it is only an exaggeration.

Not to mention Chen Yang, even the banyan tree thought that it could still hold on and it was no big deal.

I have to say, it's a shame to try to save face.

Fortunately, Chen Yang came. If he had come a few days later, I'm afraid the phoenix tree would have been sucked to pieces by the five jars.

Wutongshu said, feeling a little annoyed, "Do you still have the medicine you gave me earlier? Give me some."

Chen Yang rolled his eyes when he heard this, "Let's talk about it later."

At this time, Monk Longdeng came back carrying two hoes.

Chen Yang took the hoe and threw one to Liu Henghu.

After walking around the tree, under the guidance of the paulownia tree, Chen Yang marked the place where the jar was buried.

There are five sites in total. The Ding family’s burial techniques were very professional and there are almost no signs of excavation.

"You guys, this is..."

Monk Longdeng had something to say. Looking at the postures of these two people, are they preparing to dig up the tree?

How does this work?
"Someone buried something under the tree."

Liu Henghu's simple words dispelled Monk Longdeng's idea of ​​stopping them.

Buried something?

"Master Longdeng, can you please move aside?" Chen Yang held the hoe handle and was not in a hurry to dig.

"Uh……"

Monk Longdeng was stunned. Are there anything these two people are afraid of that he will see?

"Well, I'll go back to the meditation room to do my homework first. Come find me when you're done." Long Deng laughed dryly and turned away quickly.

After all, he is an ordinary person, and some things are indeed not suitable for him to see.

When the time comes and he asks me all kinds of questions, I won’t know how to explain them to him.

……

As soon as the dragon lantern left, the two men immediately started digging according to the marked location.

The digging was not deep, only about half a meter, when Chen Yang felt the hoe hit something hard.

After carefully digging a few times, a ceramic jar the size of a milk powder can appeared in front of Chen Yang.

Big belly, short neck, round mouth.

Half of the surface is covered with black glaze.

It looks like an ordinary pottery jar, but a strong fishy smell comes out of it.

The pottery jar stood upright in the soil, and a paulownia tree root stretched directly into the mouth of the jar. The mouth of the jar was wrapped with several layers of red cloth, and several steel wires were passed through it, tightly connecting it to the jar.

No wonder the phoenix tree can’t get rid of it by itself. Imagine these few wires as human hands and feet, with so many steel wires wearing them. It hurts just thinking about it.

At this time, Liu Henghu also dug out one, which was exactly the same as the one Chen Yang dug out.

Chen Yang lifted the red cloth on the pottery jar, and a fishy smell hit his nose, almost making him vomit.

There was some thick red and white substance in the pottery jar. I couldn't tell what it was, but it made me feel disgusted instinctively.

"Brother Tiger, can you tell what kind of medicine this is?"

Chen Yang's nose stiffened and he looked towards Liu Henghu.

He is knowledgeable and perhaps he knows what kind of medicine is in this jar.

Liu Henghu had also torn off the red cloth on the jar. The contents of the jar made his face turn red like a pig's liver, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes.

Hearing Chen Yang's question, Liu Henghu came back to his senses, his face livid, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it's a half-finished blood pill."

"Blood Pill?"

Chen Yang's eyes moved slightly, "What kind of pill is the Blood Pill?"

Liu Henghu said, "A medicine that can greatly improve blood and strengthen the body, but the preparation method..."

"how?"

"This medicine requires a large amount of fresh human blood to be refined..."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows. Blood? This word is a bit sensitive.

"This is a banned drug. I don't know if you've heard of it. Thirty years ago, around 1995, there was a blood-sucking zombie incident in the provincial capital. It caused a lot of uproar at the time, and the whole city was on alert..."

"It was later found out that it was Li Changsheng from the Jianmen Li family who collected blood to refine blood pills. Later, he took advantage of his position to steal a large amount of blood from the provincial capital's blood bank..."

"Li Changsheng?" Chen Yang frowned.

Jianmen Li Family? Is it the Jianmen Li Family of Panshan Eight Veins?
Chen Yang had also heard about what Liu Henghu said.

He grew up in the provincial capital. Although he was born in the 2000s and did not experience that period, he had heard about it from his elders.

It seems that there was some news that an incorruptible corpse was unearthed during archaeological excavation, and then the blood-sucking incident occurred.

During that period, adults were afraid to go to work, students were afraid to go to school, and the whole city was in panic.

Later I heard that the situation was finally settled after official intervention.

But later the official rumor was refuted, saying that it was a foreigner who had rabies and got sick on Dongmen Bridge and started biting people indiscriminately.

When he was a child, Chen Yang listened to his elders talking about this matter in a serious manner, but he just treated it as a story.

As people born in the 2000s, we have received a materialistic education and of course we don’t believe in these groundless stories.

But now, Liu Henghu gave him another explanation.

Since this story came from Liu Henghu's mouth, there is basically no doubt about its authenticity.

It's not some zombie sucking blood, but someone is taking blood to make medicine.

Liu Henghu said, "The sixth of the Longtan Six was captured alive by the authorities thirty years ago and imprisoned in Phoenix Mountain Prison. He has been imprisoned for life until now!"

"It's him?"

Chen Yang was stunned. He had heard from Hu Kai that among the six friends of Longtan, two were still alive. In addition to Duan Qiuping, there was another one who was imprisoned in Fenghuangshan Prison.

It turns out, it was this person.

Jianmen Li family, Li Changsheng.

Liu Henghu said, "Before this, the method of refining the blood pill had already disappeared. I don't know where Li Changsheng found this method, but he really made it. However, he was confiscated before he could use it. This pill is now stored in the Dan Pavilion of Baoguo Temple. I have seen it, and it smells almost the same as the one in this jar!"

"In order to capture him, the government paid a huge price. During the years that Li Changsheng was imprisoned, the blood pill never appeared again. Ha, now it seems that the Ding family also knows this method. The Ding family is also connected to Li Changsheng..."

"Since it is refined with blood, why do we need spiritual plants to grow the medicine?" Chen Yang was a little puzzled.

Liu Henghu said, "The function of the blood pill is to strengthen the blood and improve the physical strength. It is most suitable for those below the spiritual realm, especially those who are about to break through the spiritual realm. With the help of the blood pill, it can be said that it is a sure thing..."

"However, if the blood pill is half-formed, before it is formed, the huge energy of the spiritual plant is introduced to cultivate the pill. Such a blood pill can be called a blood spirit pill, which can be used in the spiritual realm to enhance a large amount of energy. The Ding family must be trying to cultivate the blood spirit pill..."

Having said that, Liu Henghu frowned and immediately had the urge to destroy the jar.

(End of this chapter)