Chang'an Catching Demons

Chapter 13: The Phantom of Duling

Du Mausoleum is located 20 miles southeast of Chang'an. It is the mausoleum of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. The sealed earth is towering like a mountain, surrounded by more than a dozen accompanying tombs. The weeds are dead, and no one cares about it all year round. When Lin Yu and the three of them arrived with snowballs, it was early in the morning. The mist covered the cemetery, and the stones loomed in the fog, showing an indescribable sinisterness.

"The yin gas here is heavier than the Black Wind Mountain." Lin Yu strangled his horse, and Zhen Xieling trembled violently in his arms. "The election of the Yang Church is here. I'm afraid he likes the yin of the imperial tomb."

Chen Feng pulled out his sword, and the blade shone coldly in the morning light: "I'll ask the catcher to guard the periphery. Let's go to the main tomb first."

The sealed soil of the main tomb is full of sour jujube trees, and the entrance of the tomb is blocked by boulders. It is engraved with vague Hanli, and the word "Yonggu" can be vaguely recognized. The snow ball suddenly roared at the weeds on the left side of the tomb, and its hair stood on end.

Lin Yu pushed aside the grass and found that there were new traces of turning on the ground. Under the dirt, a bluestone slab was revealed, and the symbol of the Shiyang Religion was engraved on the board. They dug a secret passage from here to get in. He signaled Chen Feng to help, and the two of them worked together to lift the slate. There was indeed a dark hole below, which was bottomless.

"I'll go down first." Lin Yu lit the torch and jumped into the cave first. The hole is not deep, and there is a narrow secret passage below. Wet and cold water beads seep out of the wall, and the air is filled with the smell of earthy and decay.

Chen Feng and Su Yao followed. Xuetuan huddled in Su Yao's arms and sniffed around vigilantly. After walking about half a pillar of incense, the end of the secret passage suddenly opened up. It turned out to be a spacious tomb. The dome was painted with the sun, moon and stars. Although it had faded, the magnificence of that year could still be seen.

There is a sarcophagus in the center of the tomb. The lid is open and the inside is empty. There are eight black-robed men standing around the sarcophagus, surrounded by a new stone platform. The platform is engraved with the symbol of the gathering soul array, with more than a dozen human skulls embedded in the symbol, and the green light flashes in the eye sockets.

"You are indeed here." The black-robed man turned around, and the bronze mask on his face was engraved with complicated patterns, which was more exquisite than what he had seen before. "Lin Yu, today is your death."

Lin Yu recognized his voice. It was the masked leader of Heifeng Mountain, but he didn't expect that he was not dead. How dare you be arrogant here before the soul gathering array is completed?" He sacrificed the peach wood sword, "I let you escape last time, but I'm not so lucky this time."

The black-robed man sneered, the bone stick stopped, and the skull on the stone platform spewed black smoke, condensing into eight ghosts, all with blue-faced fangs, and rushed over. These are the guards who were martyred in the previous dynasty. They were awakened by me with forbidden skills, which was just used to entertain you.

Lin Yu swung his sword and slashed at the ghosts, but the golden light of the peach wood sword could only make them shake and could not completely dissipate. They are the products of the combination of ghosts and yin qi of the earth's veins, and ordinary charms can't be hurt. Wei Laodao's words suddenly sounded in his ear. Lin Yu's heart moved and he felt the bell to suppress the evil.

"With the bell as a guide, swing out the ghost!" The bell rang clearly, penetrated the black smoke, and the ghost screamed bitterly, and the figure gradually became transparent. Seeing this, the black-robed man personally came with a cane. The skull on the bone cane spewed out a black pillar and approached Lin Yu's face.

Chen Feng waved his knife to block Lin Yu. The steel knife collided with the black pillar, which made his arm numb. Miss Su, find an eye!" He shouted and fought with the black-robed man.

Su Yao immediately looked around the tomb and looked at a bronze lamp next to the sarcophagus. The grease in the lamp is black and green, and the flame is actually dark blue, echoing the symbol of the soul array. Here!" She picked up a piece of gravel and smashed it at the lamp.

The moment the bronze lamp broke and the blue flame was extinguished, the green light of the skull on the stone platform suddenly extinguished, and the ghosts let out their last howls and completely dissipated. The black-robed man was counterattacked by the array, and the mask cracked, revealing a wrinkled face underneath. It turned out to be an old man.

"It's you!" Lin Yu recognized him as one of the guardians of the Eyang Religion. It is said that he died ten years ago, but he didn't expect that he was still alive.

Lao Hufa coughed out a mouthful of black blood and stared at Lin Yu with resentment: "If it hadn't been for your master's bad deeds to me back then, I would have cultivated it long ago! Today, I will use your blood to pay tribute to the dead souls in the church!" He suddenly tore off his clothes, and there was a human skin charm on his chest, and the blood characters on the charm were squirming.

"It's 'blood sacrifice charm'!" Lin Yu's face changed greatly. "He wants to sacrifice his soul in exchange for magic power!"

Lao Hufa recited the spell, and the human skin charm turned into blood mist and integrated into his body. His body expanded rapidly, and his skin cracked, revealing the white bones inside. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a tall bone demon, with blood-colored flames burning in his eyes.

"Die!" The bone demon patted Lin Yu with a claw, and the claw wind brought a bone-chilling chill. Lin Yu offered a peach wood sword, but it was blown away by the claw wind and hit the stone wall, and his throat surged with fishy sweetness.

The snowball suddenly rushed out of Su Yao's arms, turned into a white shadow, and penetrated into the gap of the skeleton of the bone demon. The bone demon was in pain and roared and twisted his body. He wanted to grab the snowball, but he couldn't reach it.

"It's right now!" Chen Feng seized the opportunity to stick a "evil charm" on the back of the bone demon. The golden light of the charm burst out, and the bone demon let out a sad howl. The skeleton was shattered inch by inch, and finally turned into a pile of white bones, and there was no movement.

The snowball came out of the white bone pile, with a blood-stained charm in his mouth, which was the remnant of the human skin charm. Lin Yu took the fragment and found that there was a mark of "General Altar" engraved on it, and there was a line of small words next to it: "On the third day of the third month, Luoyang will meet."

"Are they going to Luoyang?" Chen Feng frowned, "Do you want to start the stove again in Luoyang?"

Lin Yu put away the remnants and looked at the dome of the tomb: "No matter where we go, as long as the Eclipse Yang Religion is still there, we can't stop." He looked at Su Yao and said, "Luoyang is not far from Chang'an. On the third day of March, we will meet them."

Su Yao nodded without any fear in her eyes: "Just in time, I haven't been to Luoyang yet."

When I left Duling, the sun had already passed noon. The dewdrops on the wild grass are shining in the sun, and the outline of Chang'an City in the distance is clearly visible. Lin Yu knew that Du Ling's victory was only temporary, and the general altar of the Eyang Religion was still in the dark. The trip to Luoyang on the third day of March must be even more dangerous.

But he was not afraid. There are partners fighting side by side around him, humane snowballs, and the expectations of the people of Chang'an for peace. These are his strength to move forward.

The snow ball rubbed his palm, as if saying that no matter how far the road was, he would walk with him. Lin Yu smiled, clenched the peach wood sword in his hand, and led his horse in the direction of Chang'an. The sun sprinkled on him, pulling the shadow very long, and gradually moved away from the Phantom of Duling behind him.