"Little Master Uncle, please be careful." Wu Bing opened his mouth to caution, his eyes full of concern.
I nod slightly to acknowledge.
There are two senior elders from Four-Regulation Mountain who are stationed nearby, and when they saw me and Wu Bing's friendly gesture, they showed a look of satisfaction.
He turned his gaze toward the high-rise building and seemed to ponder something.
I placed the Four-Regulation Mirror close to my body, no longer hesitating, and directly headed towards the community gate.
The gate was open, and there was no security guard at all.
The plague demons have completely devoured the official residence, absorbing the useful ones and expelling the ordinary people without use.
The location is some distance from the underground parking, so I plan to take the elevator from inside the unit to go down to the third floor below.
Only after waiting until the third floor did I see a vast, empty lobby.
Various items still maintained the initial layout, and after a glance, there was no sign of anyone in sight. However, the air was filled with a thick atmosphere, as if tangible, making people particularly uncomfortable.
The disciples of Juanqu Mountain looked left and right, their expressions somewhat tense.
However, none of them showed any signs of changing expressions - Heyun Tian, Maosu, Maosì, Zhang Canglang, and Li Yujie.
There were so many real people, and most places in the world had already been covered, leaving no room for any suspense. The only thing was to find out where the plague demons were hidden.
It seems that this place has been sealed, and he can't escape. However, both above and below the ground, it's vast, with too many places to hide. Moreover, not a single ghost of the earth's qi has appeared so far, making the situation even more mysterious.
I furrowed my brow and said, "I'll go take a look upfront. If there are any problems, I'll call, and everyone will wait here."
After speaking, I immediately walked towards a passage.
In memory, the office of the head of the Hunsi was just beyond that passage.
After entering the office, it was still empty, with no plague demons or earth's qi ghosts.
I quickly exited the office and entered the remaining rooms of this passage, but still found nothing.
After that, I quickly checked other passage rooms.
I searched every nook and cranny of the entire third floor, but found nothing. Not a single ghost was in sight.
Of course, I found a lot of items related to Daoists and teachers in one of the rooms. This should be the things my parents got originally, all collected by Hunsi and most have not been consumed.
Returning to He Youtian and them, I explained the situation.
"Does that mean that the Zhufang Daoist made a mistake? The plague demons have already escaped long ago?" Mao'si's eyes had a hint of gloom and displeasure.
Zhang Canglang said calmly, "That's not possible."
Zhang Canglang said calmly: "That's impossible."
"Given the size of this building, I suggest we five split up to search for it, while our friends from Shenzhen wait in place," Mao Suo spoke with a low tone: "If we discover anything, we must make a sound as a signal, and the rest of us should immediately join. This plague demon should know that we are searching for him from all angles. He is surely plotting something evil, and it's possible that he has gathered all ghostly entities of the earth's qi into his possession and hidden himself in some inconspicuous corner in hopes of avoiding detection!"
Mao Su's words made the others ponder.
To be honest, I think Mao Su's analysis makes sense. Perhaps there is a possibility like this: the plague demon does not want to give up its own stronghold and returns, Tang Wu correctly calculates the timing and attacks. The plague demon is incredibly cunning, and it collects all earthly qi back into itself, making it a sole entity.
Wasn't it like this when he first encountered me?
One must release the earth's qi to unleash the earth spirit ghosts; it is not something that they can act on their own.
If he manages to evade our search and withdrawal, he will be free to do as he pleases, just like a bird in the sky and a fish in the sea.
"Given this, we'll do it this way," said Zhang Canglang, scanning the surroundings before speaking: "You guys return to the ground. If the plague demon strikes you with deadly force while we are away, you'll have some time to react, and the outside can be alerted immediately."
Zhang Canglang's arrangement is indeed sound.
Everyone left the third floor and returned to the ground level of the community. The real people went to search the entire building.
This certainly consumes a lot of time and effort, and probably only the plague demons can get these real people to act together.
The night was extremely desolate, with not a sound of any insect buzzing.
The quietness was so strange.
Yes, even the quietest places and the most eerie environments cannot be completely silent without any background noise.
I have been to many ominous places, and there is never a lack of insects buzzing at night.
This was too strange.
Lost in thought, I walked forward without moving too far from the disciples of Juanqu Mountain. I reached a position where I could see outside the community gate, and upon looking, I could see quite a few Taoists standing there in the distance.
I don't know why, although the moonlight was very transparent and illuminating those Taoists, their figures appeared very blurry, as if they were not clear.
There was also another thing, they should have given me a sense of security, after all, they had sealed off this place, and we were like catching a turtle in a jar.
But strangely, I didn't feel at ease at all; instead, I felt hollow and empty. It seemed like coolness was blowing from all directions onto my body.
I concentrated harder, trying to see the Taoists outside more clearly, but found that my vision was becoming even more blurry.
This was very out of place. Only under the scorching sun, would people be obscured in certain areas when they were facing away from it, making them invisible.
A sudden thought occurred to me, and my heart skipped a beat. The Taoists outside seemed to be there just for us to see, as if they were indicating that the environment was safe.
This is even more strange!?
I racked my brains but could not figure out the reason.
I took out the Four-Regulation Mirror and used its surface to reflect myself.
In the mirror, there wasn't just my face, but several other faces behind me, watching me silently!
Those faces looked like masks, pale and without any expression, yet somehow familiar.
They were all people from the nine ranks of Hunsi that I had seen before.
Indeed, there is a problem!
I suddenly turned around, but there was nothing behind me……
A chill suddenly surged, and I felt cold sweat dripping down my face.
It's right behind me, yet I can't see it at all……
Once again, I wrapped the Four-Regulation Mirror tightly, and in the mirror, my back was empty again, nothing there!
The previous scene was definitely not a hallucination!
I quickly walked over to the disciples of Juanqu Mountain and used the Four-Regulation Mirror to reflect on them.
The Ciyi Yujian and the Four-Regulation Mirror are both mirrors, but one is better at reflecting oneself, while the Four-Regulation Mirror is more adept at reflecting objects outside.
Under the reflection of the mirror, an extremely strange scene occurred.
Many pale and emotionless ghosts stood around these disciples, but no one could see them without the mirror! The Taoists had opened their hearts, so there couldn't possibly be any ghosts that could deceive so many people with their eyes.
My heart suddenly tightened, and I lifted the Four-Regulation Mirror again, whispering softly:
"In the vast city of Hell, amidst the mountains of Jingu!"
"The boundless divine light of Lingbao, illuminating the agitated pool of fire!"
"Sins of all souls in the nine levels of hell, follow the incense cloud and banners!"
"Steadfast wisdom, the blue lotus flower, rises to eternal safety!"
The moment the curse to break the prison was settled, a blood charm was painted on the back of the Four-Regulation Mirror.
The mirror suddenly emitted copper beams, and the vision of the night sky resembled melting ice and snow. In its place was still the night sky, but it made people's scalp prickle.
Under the night sky, there were at least several hundred earth qi ghosts surrounding us, all looking at us with eerie, sinister smiles, terrifyingly so!
