Chapter 1134 - 1131: Illusion Yin Flower
Who exactly is this masked woman? Why does she have a way to subdue the puppet? From her performance just now, her cultivation seems very high. Who on earth is she, Lin Chuan stood there dumbfounded, his mind in a tangle.
Standing idly for a long time, Lin Chuan looked at the motionless puppet, feeling a bit troubled about how to deal with this guy.
After thinking for a while, Lin Chuan called Zhang Wenhui, telling him that the murderer of the two officers had been caught, and that he should come immediately to take him away.
Zhang Wenhui felt his gloomy mood lift as soon as he received Lin Chuan's call, eagerly bringing along two officers, arriving in less than fifteen minutes.
Seeing Zhang Wenhui arrive, Lin Chuan pointed at the motionless puppet and said, "It's this guy, you can take him back with you."
Zhang Wenhui was startled, walked up to the puppet, and reached out to touch the talisman on its forehead. Lin Chuan quickly said, "Don't mess with that talisman."
Upon hearing Lin Chuan's words, Zhang Wenhui hurriedly retracted his hand, looking at Lin Chuan and said, "I didn't expect you to dabble with talismans."
Lin Chuan smiled wryly and said, "I can't handle this guy. It's truly fashioned from a dead person, impossible to kill no matter how you try. It was subdued by a mysterious masked woman."
Zhang Wenhui was stunned, not speaking, as he signaled the two officers to lift the puppet, placing it into the patrol car and leaving.
Lin Chuan did not go with Zhang Wenhui, instead returning to Tang Yumeng's residence.
Tang Yumeng was watching TV alone, and upon seeing Lin Chuan return, she asked about the matter concerning the money.
Lin Chuan frankly explained to Tang Yumeng that he would investigate that sum of money as soon as possible and return it to the treasury.
Tang Yumeng did not dwell on the matter, changing the topic saying, "Lin Chuan, Xiao Ling has been out for so long, why hasn't it come back yet?"
Lin Chuan also found it strange; could the little creature really have gone back to Kunlun Mountain?
"Don't worry, it'll be fine," Lin Chuan said.
Tang Yumeng murmured assent, slumped, and lay in Lin Chuan's arms saying, "Lin Chuan, I don't want to go to the Provincial Committee, I want to stay in Jiangbei City."
Lin Chuan wrapped his arms around Tang Yumeng's soft waist, asking, "Why?"
Tang Yumeng said, "I've been in Jiangbei City for several years and developed feelings for this place. Isn't that reason enough?"
Lin Chuan laughed, "That's enough, more than enough. I respect your decision, but this matter isn't something you or I can control."
Meanwhile, Zhang Wenhui and the two officers took the puppet straight to Director Hu at the city bureau.
Upon hearing Zhang Wenhui say the culprit of the murder of two officers and those heinous crimes was caught, Director Hu returned to the bureau full of excitement. But when Zhang Wenhui explained the situation with the puppet, Director Hu's eyes widened. "I say, Old Zhang, you're a veteran detective. You brought back a corpse; how am I supposed to explain this to the City Committee leaders? Hurry up and get to the bottom of the real culprits."
Zhang Wenhui was taken aback, feeling depressed again. It seemed the case couldn't be thoroughly solved without Lin Chuan.
Three days later, Lin Chuan went with Song Xiaojia to the morgue to find Feng Lingshan.
Feng Lingshan still looked disheveled, inviting Lin Chuan and Song Xiaojia to his place.
Despite Feng Lingshan's grubby appearance, his room was quite nicely tidied.
"Lin Chuan, I called you here today because I want your help," Feng Lingshan said, taking a seat after exchanging pleasantries.
Lin Chuan asked, "What do you need help with?"
Feng Lingshan didn't directly say what he needed help with, instead asking Lin Chuan a question, "Lin Chuan, have you ever heard of the Illusion Yin Flower?"
Lin Chuan shook his head slightly, glancing at Song Xiaojia, who also looked puzzled.
Feng Lingshan explained, "The Illusion Yin Flower, the most yin flower in heaven and earth, grows in cold, dark places."
Song Xiaojia said, "Do you want us to help you find the Illusion Yin Flower?"
Feng Lingshan smiled slightly and said, "You're clever, girl. Yes, I want you to come with me to Double Dragons Mountain."
Double Dragons Mountain is located in the western suburbs of Jiangbei City, about eight kilometers from the city center.
"Is the Illusion Yin Flower really at Double Dragons Mountain?" Song Xiaojia asked.
Feng Lingshan nodded and said, "Yes, I recently visited Double Dragons Mountain and inadvertently found traces of this flower. I wanted to fetch it, but as you both might know, such rare flowers are generally guarded by spirits, and I cannot handle them alone. So I want to ask for your help, Lin Chuan."
Lin Chuan furrowed his brows and asked, "Why call Xiao Jia along?"
Feng Lingshan already knew Song Xiaojia's name, laughing heartily, he said, "Lin Chuan, this girl has ties with this rare flower. You'll understand eventually."
Song Xiaojia said, "I have ties with it? I've never even heard of it; what kind of ties could I have?"
Feng Lingshan mysteriously replied, "Girl, going will prove to be all beneficial and harmless to you."
Lin Chuan and Song Xiaojia set off with a feeling of confusion towards Double Dragons Mountain along with Feng Lingshan. After half an hour of bumpy travel, they arrived at the foot of Double Dragons Mountain.
The reason it's called Double Dragons Mountain relates to a legend.
It's said that this mountain was originally a barren grassy land. One day, two white dragons suddenly flew in and saw the people's life was extremely difficult, and felt compassionate, so they privately caused two heavy rains without permission.
Later, when those above found out about this, they punished the two white dragons. The people named the mountain Double Dragons Mountain in honor of these two white dragons.
Double Dragons Mountain is located in the western suburbs of Jiangbei City, with abundant pine trees, appearing lush and green, attracting many tourists.
At the foot of Double Dragons Mountain, there happened to be a small village. Feng Lingshan asked Lin Chuan to find a household to look after the car, and then the three started along the mountain path heading into the mountain.
After walking for more than an hour, they had already penetrated into the heart of Double Dragons Mountain, the lush mountain forest appeared particularly thriving.
This is the inner part of Double Dragons Mountain, and there are few tourists. It was noon at this moment, Song Xiaojia felt a bit tired from walking, so she asked Feng Lingshan, "We've been walking for so long, why haven't we arrived yet?"
Feng Lingshan said, "Girl, this is just the beginning, another hour or so and we'll be there."
Song Xiaojia was dumbfounded upon hearing this, Lin Chuan quickly said, "Xiaojia, I'll carry you."
Song Xiaojia pouted without protest and climbed onto Lin Chuan's back.
Carrying Song Xiaojia, Lin Chuan secretly employed the Heavenly Heart Skill Sealing Heart Skill, noticeably speeding up.
Feng Lingshan stayed right behind Lin Chuan, not falling behind the slightest.
Lin Chuan noticed Feng Lingshan's leisurely pace and wanted secretly to compete with him, so he increased his speed.
Feng Lingshan seemed to know Lin Chuan was challenging him, and intent on checking Lin Chuan's abilities, he suddenly overtook Lin Chuan lightning-fast.
Lin Chuan chuckled inwardly, thinking this old fellow started competing with him, and further enhanced the Heavenly Heart Skill Sealing Heart Skill, began sprinting with Song Xiaojia on his back.
Song Xiaojia clung to Lin Chuan's back, only sensing the wind whistling past her ears, the shadows of the trees becoming blurry.
Song Xiaojia didn't expect Lin Chuan to be so fast, and somewhat terrifying. In her mind, Lin Chuan was only slightly better than her, but she realized the gap was wide, not in the same league.
Because they accelerated, the journey of over an hour took less than twenty minutes, stopping in front of a mountain path. Feng Lingshan pointed to a deep ravine covered by vegetation below, saying, "Lin Chuan, the Illusion Yin Flower is down there."
Lin Chuan looked at the ravine, frowning slightly, and said, "Xiaojia, wait here. Elder Feng and I will go down."
Below the ravine, the vegetation was lush, you couldn't see anything clearly, Lin Chuan feared it would be dangerous for Song Xiaojia to go down.
Feng Lingshan did not object, also telling Song Xiaojia, "Girl, listen to Lin Chuan and wait here, once we're back you'll have your reward."
Song Xiaojia knew her skills were like a chick compared to the two, so she didn't insist.
Lin Chuan glanced toward Feng Lingshan, moved swiftly, slid down the ravine, Feng Lingshan followed right after.
The ravine was more than twenty meters from the mountain path above. When Lin Chuan slid to the bottom, he sprung up, not landing on the ground but instead grabbing a branch, flipping onto it.
Feng Lingshan was right behind Lin Chuan, not pausing his pace, when almost at the bottom, lightly lifted his breath, tapped his feet, flashed forward.
Lin Chuan hesitated slightly, quickly followed suit.
The two moved about a hundred meters ahead deep in the ravine, Feng Lingshan suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on the front.
Lin Chuan felt a bone-chilling cold upon entering the ravine, which grew heavier as they advanced. Seeing Feng Lingshan halt, he promptly stopped as well, standing beside him.
Ahead was still the dense vegetation, with nothing visible.
The intensifying cold crept through Lin Chuan's body, making him shiver, he quickly employed the Heavenly Heart Skill Sealing Heart Skill, circulating the qi within his Dantian through his meridians to counter the cold.
Noticing Feng Lingshan's tense gaze forward, Lin Chuan curiously asked, "Elder Feng, what are you looking at?"
No sooner had the words been spoken, Feng Lingshan's face changed, before Lin Chuan could react, the vegetation started shaking.
Feng Lingshan exclaimed in shock, "Lin Chuan, be careful."
Before the words fell, something suddenly shot out from the vegetation. Its speed was so fast, it was hard to make out what it was, heading straight for Lin Chuan and Feng Lingshan.
Lin Chuan was startled, not having time to think, channeled energy to both palms, and struck toward the flying object.
Lin Chuan's two strikes were formidable, the approaching object turned out to be more agile than expected, twisted mid-air sharply, and vanished into the vegetation.
"Elder Feng, what was that?" Lin Chuan nervously scanned his surroundings as he asked Feng Lingshan.