Chapter 263 Paper Figure Investigation
Li Daoxuan entered the inner room holding Xue Yurong's handkerchief and placed it on the altar.

Light three incense sticks, insert them into the incense burner, and then perform the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

When it got dark, the servants of the Yao family came to arrange Xue Yuyan's accommodation, while Li Daoxuan stood in front of the altar and picked up the copper coin sword on the altar.

While stepping on the Gang Step, Li Daoxuan held the yellow talisman in his hand and chanted: "The sky is clear and the earth is spiritual. The soldiers follow the seal and the generals follow the orders. Disciple Li Daoxuan, following the order of the Maoshan Patriarch, invites the five ghosts Yao Bisong from the center, Lin Jingzhong from the north, Cai Ziliang and Liangdou from the west, Zhang Zigui from the south, and Chen Guixian from the east. Urgently dispatch the ghost soldiers and generals to come to Yangzhou to search for people. Receive the order quickly and follow it quickly. The order of the Maoshan Patriarch!"

After the incantation, he stabbed the yellow talisman with the copper coin sword in his hand. The handkerchief fell down, and the sound of copper bells rang out in the house. The bead curtain was blown left and right, and the candles on the table flickered dimly.

Five blurry white mists rose up and circled around the handkerchief.

In a corner, Yao Nianchun's ghost appeared faintly. He looked at the five white mists in the room with some surprise.

“Is this the Five Ghosts?”

"That's right, can you see what they look like?" Li Daoxuan asked.

"I can't see it clearly, only a blurry figure." Yao Nianchun answered honestly, "You called them out just to help you find someone?"

"Yes and no." Li Daoxuan replied, "The Five Ghosts can only roughly know the direction, and they still need some other things."

"This is truly a mysterious method." Yao Nianchun sighed, "I never saw these when I was alive. I didn't expect to see so many after I die."

"If you are willing to become a ghost cultivator, I will naturally have ways to teach you."

"Forget it, forget it. Don't try to persuade me." After saying that, Yao Nianchun left. Li Daoxuan glanced at the place where Yao Nianchun disappeared, feeling a little regretful.

This time the consolation failed again. It seems that this ghost is determined to go to the underworld.

He put away the thought and looked at the five ghosts on the ground again. The handkerchief was now floating along with the movements of the five ghosts.

The next moment, the five ghosts turned into smoke and flew out, soon disappearing into the night.

Li Daoxuan sat quietly on the bed, meditating with his eyes closed.

Gong Youwei lay in his arms, curled up and rested.

Only the night is silent and the frogs and insects are chirping.

Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked outside.

Just then, a gust of cold wind came, and the five ghosts transformed again, crawling on the ground, and slowly dropped something.

Li Daoxuan gently put Gong Youwei aside, then stood up and picked up the things that the five ghosts brought.

It is a statue of a joyful Buddha, which appears deep red under the candlelight. On the statue are two people, in a crouching position, engaging in sexual intercourse.

"Happy Buddha?" Li Daoxuan held the Buddha statue and looked at it carefully. He felt that it was finely crafted, with every detail visible and lifelike.

Judging from the workmanship, this Happy Buddha statue must not be cheap.

It feels slightly cool in the hand and heavy, and must be made of top-grade jade.

He took the Laughing Buddha in his hand and looked at the five ghosts. He saw that they were swaying their bodies and did not leave, as if they were looking for something with Li Daoxuan.

"I understand." Li Daoxuan responded, then lit three incense sticks, walked around the five ghosts, and stuck the incense sticks into the ground.

The incense burned out quickly and turned into ashes.

At this point, the five ghosts stood up and leaped, then turned into smoke and dissipated.

The gesture just now was the five ghosts asking for favors. After all, Li Daoxuan asked the five ghosts to do something, so the five ghosts must ask for something.

If an ordinary person wants to send out the five ghosts, he has to cut off his soul to feed the ghosts. However, Li Daoxuan is a Taoist priest who has been ordained, and he burns incense to inform the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth. This incense is extraordinary, and the five ghosts are naturally very happy.

Therefore, if ordinary people do not obtain the true method, they must never do anything to exorcise ghosts without authorization. When the retribution comes back to bite them, they will not even be able to cry.

After feeding the five ghosts, Li Daoxuan pinched the statue of Happy Buddha.

He first walked to the door and locked it, then closed the windows one by one, leaving only one window ajar with an imperceptible gap, and finally walked to the altar again to take out a paper man.

He cut his finger with a knife, squeezed out a few drops of blood, and then placed the paper man flat in front of the Happy Buddha statue, sat cross-legged on the ground and chanted a mantra.

"I obey the law of heaven, and you help me. Lend me the shackles and pins, but the shackles and pins are not right for ghosts and gods. Hurry and obey the order!"

Chant it three times and point your finger at the paper man.

Then there was the sound of wind, and the paper figures flew up into the sky.

The next moment, Li Daoxuan's spiritual consciousness entered the paper man, and without wind, it flew through the gap and out of the window, moving along the night wind, slowly drifting across most of Yangzhou City.

This is the Nuo altar possession method, which is also considered one of the Maoshan magic. It can attach the spirit to the paper figure and take it to various places.

Although this kind of magic is magical, it also has drawbacks. If the Dan Qi is insufficient and the magic power is insufficient, the paper man will not last long.

The last time, Li Daoxuan used this method to travel far to Young Master Wang’s residence and injured him with the lightning magic.

Even though we don’t have the support of the altar when we use it today, we can still explore the mysteries.

The consciousness is deposited on the paper figure and floats down.

This is a prosperous place, with singing and dancing in the streets. Just by standing on the roof, you can hear the music coming from afar.

The lights are bright and the people are bustling, as if it is a prosperous world.

There was a constant stream of women coming and going, and of high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

This is the brothel in Yangzhou, which is also a well-known place in Yangzhou.

Li Daoxuan controlled the paper man to float on the eaves and walked towards the low tiled house in the backyard.

Walk through the streets and alleys and you will reach the depths.

This is a large courtyard with high walls, and there are shadows swaying around, as if someone is keeping watch.

But Li Daoxuan was just a paper man at this time, so no one could find him.

He landed in the yard and walked towards the white traces in his eyes.

That is the trace left by the five ghosts, and it is also where Xue Yurong is.

In the backyard, there were strong men guarding it, all of them were bald.

Faintly one could hear a woman sobbing in the courtyard, as well as the faint wailing and gasping.

The sound of men cursing and laughing, accompanied by the crackling of whips, made people shudder.

Compared with the evil of ghosts and demons, Li Daoxuan hates this turbidity in the human world even more.

Walking along the corner, various sounds were heard constantly.

It was like training an animal, the men were scolding the women.

"Bitch, I'll tell you not to obey!"

"You must practice well. When you succeed, you will be rich and prosperous."

Li Daoxuan looked through a crack in the window and saw several naked men abusing a young girl. She looked so miserable that he couldn't bear to watch it.

Don't alert the enemy.

Retracting his gaze, Li Daoxuan continued to walk along the white fog and soon reached the end of the fog, where there was a locked door.

I crawled in through the crack in the door and saw what was going on inside the house.

It was a cold and desolate place, with a dozen women chained up in a mess.

Looking around, everyone had disheveled hair, tattered clothes, and looked listless.

Li Daoxuan took a rough look and found that these women were no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. Even with their hair disheveled, it was not difficult to find that these women were well-dressed and did not look like ordinary farm girls.

It was obvious that this person was captured specifically and locked in the room and not allowed to go out.

There were bloodstains on their hands and feet, and many girls slept in chains.

"What a bunch of beasts." Li Daoxuan cursed inwardly. Looking at the situation, he naturally understood that these people were all captured girls. It seemed that this group of bald heads specifically picked girls from decent families and brought them here to tease them.

Li Daoxuan felt that such evil deeds were intolerable.

But he only has paper figures now, and there are many people guarding outside. If he acts impulsively, it will easily alert the enemy. He needs to wait and see the situation.

Searching among the girls, he soon found the purpose of his visit.

In the corner of the room, Xue Yurong, looking disheveled, was curled up in the corner.

Li Daoxuan walked over, jumped on top of her, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Xue Yurong."

(End of this chapter)