Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Several gecko-like golems climbed up the tree trunks by the roadside, their body color gradually becoming the same as the tree bark.

Several more beetle golems burrowed into the soil.

Finally, Cui Ming placed three tiny flying insect puppets, each the size of a grain of rice, into Wei Shufen's basket.

"In case of emergency, crush this jade piece. As long as you are still in this town, I will be able to find you."

He handed her a thin piece of jade.

The two then headed towards the entrance of the town.

Kali Town is built against the mountain, with bluestone roads winding up and down.

The wooden buildings on both sides are stilted, and corn and peppers hang under the eaves.

The townspeople mostly wear Miao clothing, and both men and women wear silver ornaments.

Upon seeing a new face, many people cast their gazes at her, but seeing Wei Shufen dressed in Miao ethnic clothing, their expressions softened slightly.

Wei Shufen spoke a few words in Miao language with an old woman by the roadside, and the old woman pointed in the direction of the east of the town.

The two arrived at a three-story wooden building with a sign that read "Welcome Guests".

The shopkeeper was a Miao man in his fifties who could speak some Mandarin.

Wei Shufen stepped forward to negotiate and booked two adjacent guest rooms on the second floor.

After entering the room, Cui Ming closed the doors and windows.

He took out several metal pieces from his satchel and stuck them to the door cracks and window sills.

The metal plate flashed with a faint light and established a connection with the spider puppets that had been scattered throughout the town.

Wei Shufen took a ceramic jar out of her basket and opened the lid.

More than a dozen tiny black insects, no bigger than sesame seeds, crawled out of the jar and slipped out of the room through cracks in the wall.

"This is my scout Gu, which can sense killing intent and sinister aura."

Wei Shufen explained.

Cui Ming nodded, sat down at the table, and closed his eyes to concentrate.

Through the puppet network, he "saw" the town's scenes.

The owl walked slowly down a secluded alley, carving three intersecting marks on the corner of the wall with a pebble;

Four spider puppets have infiltrated the inn's kitchen, main hall, backyard, and roof;

Bird puppets hovered over the town, taking in the streets and alleys below.

Half an hour later, the owl's mark responded.

A man carrying firewood passed by the alley entrance, noticed the scratches on the wall, and paused slightly.

He didn't stop and continued walking, but as he turned the corner, he subtly hooked his left little finger.

The owl continued forward, carving a new mark at another corner of the wall.

Cui Ming manipulated a bird puppet to track the woodcutter.

The man unloaded firewood at a general store in the west of the town and stayed inside for a long time.

The spider puppet sneaked in through the crack in the door, only to discover that there was a hidden tunnel entrance in the back room of the shop.

The sky was getting dark.

Following Cui Ming's instructions, Owl Ghost waited at an abandoned earth god temple in the north of the town.

The temple was covered in cobwebs, and the statues of the gods were broken.

As night fell, the town was sparsely lit.

Five dark figures approached the Earth God Temple from different directions.

Their footsteps were so light that they made almost no sound as they stepped on the fallen leaves.

Three of them were carrying daggers, and two were holding pistols.

The shadowy figures spread out outside the temple, forming an encirclement.

Inside the temple, the owl stood motionless.

A night owl's cry rang out.

Five dark figures simultaneously rushed into the temple!

The blade flashed, aimed straight for the owl's throat and heart.

The gunman pulled the trigger, and the pistol made two loud bangs.

Although the owl was controlled by Cui Ming's soul, it was limited by its own strength. Although it dodged to the side, it was unable to completely avoid the attack.

A knife slashed his shoulder, and a gunshot struck his right leg.

He staggered backward and bumped into the offering table.

The shadowy figures remained silent and continued their attack.

Their knife skills were ruthless, and their teamwork was excellent, clearly indicating they had received training.

Cui Ming opened his eyes in the inn room.

"coming."

He said in a low voice.

Wei Shufen pushed open the door to the next room, already holding a small bamboo tube in her hand.

Cui Ming stood up.

"You stay here and guard the inn. I'll go check on things."

"Be careful."

Wei Shufen nodded, pulled out the stopper from the bamboo tube, and several crimson flying gu buzzed out, guarding the door and window positions.

Cui Ming pushed open the back window, his figure disappearing like smoke into the night.

He walked swiftly across the rooftops, each step as light as a falling leaf, his true qi and the power of the pill-devouring technique tightly contained, not leaking even a trace.

The local earth god temple is now in sight.

Chapter 186 Inhuman and Depraved

The battle inside the temple is nearing its end.

The owl had seven or eight more wounds on its body, and its movements became increasingly stiff.

A dark figure swung a knife at his neck!

However, the blade stopped three inches from the skin.

The shadowy figure was horrified to find itself suddenly unable to move.

Not only him, but the other four also froze in place, maintaining their attack posture, their eyes darting around in terror.

Cui Ming walked in through the temple gate, his fingertips connected to the back of the necks of the five attackers by five thin, dark blue threads.

The power of the Dan Shi had seeped into their meridians, sealing off their ability to move.

He went to the owl and examined its wounds.

The puppet's body has no blood flowing, but damaged joints will affect its movement.

Cui Ming took out his tools and made some simple repairs before putting the Owl Demon back into its food pouch.

Then he looked at the five people who had been subdued.

They all had faces of people from the East, but two of them had half of a Japanese wakizashi scabbard protruding from their waists, while the other had Japanese markings embroidered on the collar of his undergarment.

Can you speak Chinese?

Cui Ming asked.

No one answered.

Cui Ming asked no more questions, and the light from the dark blue filaments intensified slightly.

The five people's eyes gradually became unfocused, and their memories were forcibly flipped through.

Fragmented images flooded into Cui Ming's mind.

An underground chamber, a radio, a codebook, a map of the Guizhou mountains, and blueprints marking supply transport routes...

And a blurry profile picture with the words "Cui Ming, Shenji Alliance, Extremely Dangerous" written below.

There is also a conversation I remember.

"The orders from above are that if Owl is found to be alive, eliminate him immediately. He knows too much."

"But he might be able to escape from the clutches of truth..."

"So what if he escaped? Who can guarantee he didn't surrender and become an enemy spy?"

After reviewing their memories, the five collapsed to the ground, their souls damaged.

Cui Ming searched a man's body and found a key with the number "seven" on it.

They found another note in the lining of another person's shoe, written in Japanese.

"Three days later, at the same place, to receive the new goods."

Cui Ming put the key and note into his pocket, then glanced at the five people who were lying on the ground again.

Although using the power of Dan Shi to browse through memories was crude, the information obtained was direct enough.

He closed his eyes and sorted through the fragmented pieces, his brows gradually furrowing.

The "three days later" on the note is fake news.

The actual handover will take place tomorrow at dawn, in the back alley of a casino called "Hongyunfang" in the west of the town.

The Quanxing people would hand over a group of kidnapped children to Japanese spies lurking in Kali Town, who would then escort them to the Yingkeju Inn.

There is a secret passage under the inn that leads to a mountain path outside the town.