Chapter 24 notes

Amidst the rubbing sound of a file scraping bones, chains of iron chains passed before his eyes, and the strange and bloody scenes kept flashing back in Yun Jisang's mind. Within four days, there were three murders, and in the end the murderer jumped off a cliff and died in full view.What is all this for?The faceless puppet's identity is about to be revealed, but Yun Jisang's Xinjin has no excitement at all, only endless disappointment. Would a mad eagle who serially killed innocent villagers and a lunatic trying to revive Daheitian commit suicide by jumping off a cliff like this?No, it's impossible, there must be something mysterious in it.

Suddenly, Mu Dou shook. "It's here, it's over there!" Cao Zhong jumped out of the wooden bucket first, and rushed to the place where the waterfall fell. Zhuo Anjie also jumped down and was about to run over when she saw Yun Jisang still sitting in a daze in the wooden bucket, so she called out: "Junior Brother丨" Yun Jisang came back to his senses, responded with a cry, jumped off the wooden bucket, and chased after him.Behind him was Cao Bian, and Li Zhongxiu supported the old priest Peter to follow at the end. Cao Zhong took the lead and rushed to the edge of the pool, he was taken aback for a moment.

The water in the pool is clear and green, and there are many dangerous rocks. Mei Zhaoxue supports the crazy Ouyang Gaolun to stand on the boulder by the pool, overlooking the deep pool.The sprayed water reflects her black clothes and long hair, black and white are distinct, and the movement is picturesque. "Zhaoxue, why are you here?" Mei Zhaoxue turned her head, her eyes were indifferent: "I was supporting my cousin to watch the scenery on the stone platform on the mountainside, and I heard someone shouting from above, and then I saw him jumping down..." Saying that, she looked at Tan Zhong refer to.

In the emerald green pool, a corpse in a golden brocade robe floats up and down. "Then, I took the cable car down to see what was going on." Mei Zhaoxue said calmly, and then nodded to Yun Jisang and Zhuo Anjie who rushed over. "Madam, do you know who this person is?" Yun Jisang asked. Mei Zhaoxue shook her head slightly: "The water in this pool is very deep, I have never gone down to the pool to examine the corpse." Yun Jisang frowned and looked at the corpse in the pool.The corpse is far away from the edge of the pool, and it is really difficult to touch it if you don't go down to the pool.

With a sullen face, Cao Zhong took out a bamboo tube from his bosom, aimed at the corpse in the water, and shook it vigorously.Two iron cones flew out of the bamboo tube with a thin rope, turned in the air, and opened into an iron claw, which grabbed the faceless puppet's body with incomparable accuracy. .Cao Zhong shook his hands inward, and the fine rope retracted like a snake, and the body was dragged to the shore by the iron claws. Yun Jisang quickly walked to the side of the faceless puppet, squatted down, and stared at the strange white face. Although there was already a cold corpse under the mask, the face without facial features was more vivid and profound than ever.The gorgeous brocade robe was soaked in the clear water, with golden ripples, and everything in front of him looked more like a mysterious ceremony.

Is this the final sacrifice?Yun Jisang sighed inwardly.Then, he took a deep breath and lifted the mask. Revealed in the pool water is a peaceful and fat face... "Expansion machine!" Cao Zhong lost his voice, his face pale. Fifth Senior Brother...It turned out to be Fifth Senior Brother..." Cao Bian had an unbelievable expression on his face, and his hands were trembling unceasingly. "May God forgive your sin, Amen..." murmured Father Peter, crossing himself. On the other hand, Li Zhongxiu looked calm, and there was even a faint smile on his lips. Hong Kuoji had water in his nose and multiple fractures all over his body. He died of drowning after falling off a cliff.

Then, the bloody heart was finally fished out.Everything seems to be beyond doubt, the murderer who haunted the puppet gate, assassinated Cao Zhong twice, and killed the three major disciples in succession - the faceless puppet, whose true identity was Hong Kuoji, Cao Zhong's fifth disciple.But is this really the case? Yun Jisang turned his head, his wise eyes flashed across everyone's faces one by one. Those gazes of astonishment, anger, bewilderment, or shrinking were like eyes meeting eyes in a glass of water, in his clear Dao heart. When his eyes fell on Mei Zhaoxue, there was a sneer on the lips of this moonlight-like beautiful woman.

"Where's the thread... Where's my thread..." Ouyang Gaolun still murmured. "Young Xia Yun, look, what should we do now?" Cao Zhong asked tentatively. Yun Jisang naturally understood the mind of the sect master.According to common sense, if so many people died, it is natural to report to the officials.But now Cao Zhong is on the verge of becoming an official in the court. Once he reports to an official, it will definitely hinder his official career.The only plan for now is to suppress this matter in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes.However, although Yun Jisang is not an official appointed by the court, he has an official title. If he insists on reporting to the official, Cao Zhong has nothing to do.

"If the head of the sect is trustworthy, I will handle this matter." Yun Jisang said flatly. Cao Zhong hesitated slightly, nodded and said, "So... then there will be Lao Yun Shaoxia." Yun Ji Sang Lang said: "Everyone, if you have time, please go to Qiansi Hall tonight, and I will explain the truth to everyone. There is no serious problem here. Please go back." Zhuo Anjie didn't come to him until the crowd dispersed, and asked with a frown, "Do you know the identity of the murderer?" "Well, I had a good night's sleep last night, so I had a general idea this morning, but Hong Kuoji's death has changed the case again.",

Zhuo Anjie nodded and said: "This matter is indeed strange, no matter how you look at it, the damn fat man doesn't look like a faceless puppet." Yun Jisang remained silent, carefully inspecting the corpse inch by inch.When he reached into Hong Kuoji's arms, he took out a celadon vial.He opened it and smelled it, then changed color and said, "The poison of the ghost tree!" Zhuo Anjie said in surprise: "The poison of the ghost tree? Is this fat man really the murderer?" Yun Jisang didn't answer, and took out two oil-paper bags from Hong Kuo's body.

"Look what is it?" Zhuo Anjie was very interested. Yun Jisang opened the oil-paper bag, and found that inside was a small booklet with a few large characters written on it——Puppet Handwriting, with bold and powerful handwriting.Opening the booklet, there are many strange puppet-making methods recorded in it, many of which are unique secret methods that have been recorded in history but have been lost for a long time.This handbook is worthless in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it is invaluable to the people of the Puppet Sect. "Is this the letter that Hong Kuoji swindled from Cao Bian?" Zhuo Anjie asked. "That's it." Yun Jisang smiled slightly and shook the notebook, "With this thing alone, it is almost certain that Hong Kuoji is not a faceless puppet." "Oh, why?" "Senior sister, do you think that if a person has the will to die, why would he bother to blackmail a mere manuscript? If it is said that this is his last wish, then the most likely thing is to burn it instead of solemnly Put it on your body and let others take it back." Zhuo Anjie curled her lips and said, "Don't forget, Hong Kuoji jumped off the cliff in full view." "That's true." Yun Jisang also showed a thoughtful look on his face, "There must be some mechanism in it, I didn't think of it." "Could it be that the murderer used some excuse to force him to commit suicide?" Yun Jisang shook his head: "In the statue of Linghu Tiangong, Hong Kuoji is a laughing Maitreya with a sweet tongue and a sword in his belly. How can such a person force him to commit suicide?" Zhuo Anjie snorted, and tapped Hong Kuoji's body with the tip of her toe: "Hey, fat man, you're dead, and you still make people so upset, it's really disgusting. Quickly tell the truth, what on earth are you guys doing?" dead?" Hong Kuoji's body sank slightly, then slowly floated up again. Yun Jisang's eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly: "Yes! That's how it is!" "You figured it out so quickly?" Zhuo Anjie didn't seem to believe it. "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Senior Sister." "Thank me? Thank me for what? Say it quickly!" Zhuo Anjie urged. Yun Jisang smiled and said nothing, but stared at the deep pool with a mysterious smile on his lips.