I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 829: The Case of the Missing Children

A ghost capable of mutually wounding Daoist Yuan Jing is naturally no match for Lu Zheng. It's a pity that the opponent, hearing Yuan Jing address Lu Zheng as 'junior brother', mistakenly thought Lu Zheng could be easily handled.

"Ah!!!"

A miserable scream ensued as the ghost was struck by the Flying Cloud Evil-breaking Curse, severely injuring it and leaving it on the verge of death.

"Do you have any questions for him, senior brother?" Lu Zheng turned and asked Daoist Yuan Jing.

"Of course!" Yuan Jing nodded repeatedly, "He committed multiple crimes under the jurisdiction of Yuhe County, abducting over a dozen boys. The government thought it was human traffickers but didn't know it was a ghost. I've been injured and couldn't find the location of those children. I initially planned to return to find our master."

Lu Zheng turned back, sending scorching Innate Cloud Qi into the ghost, causing it to scream in agony.

"Where are those children?"

"At my Ghost Manor!" The ghost, unable to withstand the pain, answered immediately.

"Where is the Ghost Manor?"

"Chaotic Tomb Ridge, fifty miles east of Yuhe County. True Man, spare my life, and I am willing to serve under you!" The ghost hastily begged for mercy.

Regardless of the Buddhist Path or Daoist methods, there are ways to convert or capture demons and ghosts: the better ones become Incense Guardians, and at the worst, they are directly refined into spells.

Of course, in any case, demons and ghosts would not die immediately.

As for the ghost before him, it clearly wasn't someone with a strong character or firm stance.

Lu Zheng sneered, tapped the gourd, took out a jade token, first sealing the ghost in it. Then he held Yuan Jing's hand, channeling True Qi to help heal his injuries, "Shall we go together?"

Yuan Jing shook his head and said, "Since we know the location, I'll stay. You can hand those children over to the County Government Office of Yuhe County."

Lu Zheng nodded, "Alright, I'll handle it first and then come back to find you and our master."

After bidding farewell to Yuan Jing, Lu Zheng ascended the clouds and directly flew towards Yuhe County, soon reaching Chaotic Burial Hill, fifty miles east of Yuhe County.

Using True Qi in his eyes, he saw that deep within the shady forest to the southwest of the Chaotic Burial Hill, a luxurious Ghost Manor suddenly appeared. Indeed, there were dozens of living human auras within.

Concealing himself, Lu Zheng descended, discovering in the backyard of the manor four or five rooms where more than thirty young boys, aged three to six, were lying. They were under a spell, laying dazedly inside.

Additionally, there were two Little Ghosts nearby, examining which child was extremely hungry before feeding them a thin gruel made of rotten vegetable leaves and stale rice to sustain their lives.

Lu Zheng squinted, a thought crossed his mind, a Golden Palace Heart Sword flashed, causing the ghost sealed in the jade token to be utterly destroyed. Then, with a wave of his hand, several Flying Cloud Evil-breaking Curses shot out, exterminating the five to six Little Ghosts in the manor.

Wrapping the children in Cloud Qi, he infused each one with Innate Cloud Qi to replenish their Primordial Qi, and then sent them all to the County Government Office of Yuhe County.

"Thank you, Immortal Master! Thank you, Immortal Master!"

The County Magistrate of Yuhe County hurriedly expressed gratitude, "I never expected the Temple Master of White Cloud Temple to be so young! No wonder he could cultivate someone like Daoist Yuan Jing!"

Lu Zheng, "..."

...

Returning to Shaotong Mountain, Lu Zheng found Yuan Jing in the backyard of Daoist Ming Zhang, sipping the Red Centipede Three Elements Wine he had brought with a look of enjoyment.

Daoist Ming Zhang saw Lu Zheng and waved at him, "Is everything done?"

Lu Zheng descended the clouds, revealing his figure, "It's done, more than thirty children have all been sent to the County Government Office of Yuhe County."

Daoist Ming Zhang nodded, "That's good."

Lu Zheng frowned and asked, "Why are the ghosts in Yuhe County so rampant? Tonglin County has us, neighboring Dingshan County has Xuanhe Temple and Lanshan Temple. I remember the East Mountain Sect of Yuhe County isn't weak either, right?"

The East Mountain Sect was established single-handedly by a Martial Dao master three hundred years ago. Although they don't partake in the incense offerings, they operate several inns, escort agencies, and carriage businesses in Yuhe County. The sect has some experts and acts as a protective force for the area.

Yuan Jing explained, "When I went, they were also investigating but had limited means and couldn't find traces of the ghost. They thought it was some cunning human trafficker."

Lu Zheng understood, as the ghost had hidden quite well, and without discovering signs of the supernatural, Yuhe County couldn't report to the Anomaly Suppression Bureau.

Yet, Lu Zheng still frowned and asked, "Wasn't the ghost discovered before now?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Didn't you ask?" Daoist Ming Zhang turned to look at the two.

"Did you ask if he just recently settled there? If so, where did he come from? If not, had he never done this before, or just never been discovered? And this time, after capturing so many boys, why hasn't he killed them yet, what exactly was his plan?"

Daoist Ming Zhang's string of questions left Lu Zheng and Yuan Jing looking at each other speechlessly.

Daoist Ming Zhang squinted, his tone faint, "Didn't ask anything?"

Daoist Ming Zhang glanced at Yuan Jing, who couldn't help but shrink his neck, weakly saying, "We asked where the children were... "

Daoist Ming Zhang looked at Lu Zheng, who blinked, "I thought senior brother knew."

Yuan Jing, "..."

It's too obvious that you're passing the buck!

Daoist Ming Zhang immediately turned and glared at Yuan Jing, "How are you being a senior brother!"

Yuan Jing: ???

"But since the ghost is already dead, it's too late to say anything now. The children have been rescued." Daoist Ming Zhang said, "No matter what his intentions were, they're nullified."

Yuan Jing nodded repeatedly, "Indeed."

...

After sitting on Shaotong Mountain for a while, Lu Zheng bade farewell and descended the mountain, arriving at Peach Blossom Plain.

Tu Yuya loved the lively atmosphere and was playing with the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens, accompanied by Shen Ying. Upon seeing Lu Zheng, she immediately came forward.

"Lu Lang, why did you come from the east?"

"Just came down from Shaotong Mountain." Lu Zheng replied, briefly recounting the previous events.

"Eh?"

Xiaocui, listening on the side, suddenly uttered a surprised sound, "I just came from Taohua Temple and heard a couple say that a child from the neighboring house went missing and they've reported it to the officials."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Where?"

"Shanyang Town." Xiaocui answered.

South of the mountains, north of the rivers, there are countless Shanyang Towns in Great Jing. Xiaocui naturally referred to the Shanyang Town in Tonglin County.

Shen Ying looked at Lu Zheng, who nodded, "Since we've come across it, I might as well take a look."

Shen Ying said, "I'll go with Lu Lang."

"Alright!"

It was just a small case of a child's disappearance; the ghost involved only had a Dao Practice of two hundred years. Tu Yuya had no interest, so Lu Zheng and Shen Ying decided not to bring anyone else along. The two rose on clouds and flew straight to Shanyang Town.

Shanyang Town, located between Tonglin County and Dingshan County, was a small town. From above, they quickly spotted the family of the missing child.

"There really is Yin Qi!" Lu Zheng frowned.

Shen Ying looked around, "Only one house?"

"Let's go down and have a look."

The two descended the clouds, without disturbing the family, casually taking a child's toy to perform the Qi Observation Technique.

"It's on the side of Dingshan County."