The slanting raindrops soaked the notice on the fence.

Yu Zhen held the umbrella between his shoulders and neck, looking straight ahead, the pencil in his hand not stopping at all.

Since I was not sure which information was valuable and which was useless, and staying there for a long time would easily arouse suspicion, I simply wrote down all the information on the bulletin board and analyzed it together with Zhao Qianwu and Yu Ke when I returned to the inn.

However, until he closed the note, Yu Zhen did not receive any notification from Torch about the progress of exploring the background of the event.

Obviously, the information just recorded was not particularly critical, which made her a little disappointed.

Turning around to look for Yan Jing, I was surprised to find that he had walked to the county government gate not far away. He was holding the cakes he bought on the street earlier and chatting with the police stationed at the county government gate.

After a while, he turned back, followed by an official carrying a snack box.

"The information on the bulletin board is not enough to promote the progress of exploring the background of the incident. I think we should next explore the Sandu Buddha, which can protect against evil spirits. It can play this role in Jingjiang Town. If it is not false propaganda, it must be involved. to other forces.”

The current situation in Jingjiang Town is still chaotic and confusing in Yu Zhen's eyes. If they want to complete the second task, they must seize the key clues of this incident.

"So I discussed it with the official in front of the county government office and asked him to take us into the government office to clean the document room. If nothing else happens, there should be the information we want in it. At least we can know when the documents in Jingjiang Town came out. What a god!"

While Yu Zhen was recording the information, Yan Jing was not idle either. He raised his right hand and swung his five fingers dexterously. A few strands of shadow could be vaguely seen swaying on his fingertips. The official who followed him also made a gesture to invite him in. gesture.

A skill acquired from Perot, Shadow Manipulation Puppet!

This ability seems to be just a small skill in the Boiling Mask, but it is actually very valued by Yan Jing, and can produce miraculous effects if used well.

Such as now.

Regardless of the situation of the county government officials in Jingjiang Town, as long as the government office operates normally, various files and documents will inevitably be left behind. If you want to understand the situation in the town, this is undoubtedly the fastest way.

Although Yu Zhen didn't know how Yan Jing did it, he still seized the opportunity without hesitation.

With officials leading the way, the rest is much simpler.

Walking into the government office through the main entrance, it was almost noon, and most of the people in the government office were having their meals. Occasionally, they met a few servants or officials wandering around. The three of them didn't even need to retreat. When anyone asked, they said it was the order of the magistrate. , let them go and sort out the files.

No one would go to the magistrate for confirmation on such a trivial matter.

In fact, they lost interest when they heard the words "dossier room".

In their opinion, there is nothing worth paying attention to in the county government's file room. Usually, it is just assigned an old clerk to look after it, and no one goes there at all.

"Arrived, right here."

Walking to the door of a side room on the east side of the county government office, the official came forward to knock on the door, turned around and said to Yan Jing.

crunch

The door opened, and standing inside was an old man with gray hair on his temples who looked to be over fifty. He held a pair of chopsticks in his hands and looked at the three people standing outside the door in confusion.

When he learned that the county magistrate had sent two people to sort out the files, although he was confused as to why two strangers were invited to come, he didn't say anything more and just made way for Yan Jing and Yu Zhen to come in.

What happens next is much simpler.

Yan Jing released the control of the official as soon as he left, and changed his target to Lao Shuzuo. As for the former, it would take at least half an hour to recover from the control effect of the shadow puppet.

Enough for them to find what they want.

"We need to check the relevant information about the earthly immortals, evil spirits and Sandu Buddha in the town, and help us sort out such files."

After closing the door, the skill quietly took effect. Yan Jing glanced at the neatly arranged bookshelves in the room and gave instructions.

With the help of the old secretary who had managed this place for many years, all the files they wanted were quickly sorted out and placed on the desk nearby.

Light an oil lamp.

Yu Zhen quickly got into the mood and started reading. Yan Jing assisted from the side, while the old secretary continued to have lunch.

The room became quiet for a moment.

As time went by, the rain outside the window not only failed to stop, but also tended to expand.

The wind and rain were blowing outside, but even at noon, it was Hunan inside the house, and the light and shadow reflected by the oil lamp swayed on the wall.

The sound of Lao Shuzuo playing with the dishes and chopsticks soon stopped. He must have finished lunch. Yan Jing was leaning against the wall, facing the door of the room, with the Shuofeng Sword placed beside him.

Looking at the various strange events that occurred in Jingjiang Town described in the files, Yu Zhen started writing down the notes while thinking about the information that might be hidden in these events...

Pictures of extremely weird things flashed through her mind.

The pencil suddenly stopped while writing and the lead broke.

Yu Zhen straightened up, raised his hand and pressed it against the wall against which the table was leaning, his face suddenly turned pale.

Somehow, she felt uneasy. As an Ember Apostle who had gone through many life and death dilemmas in a single incident and struggled to survive until now, her will was undoubtedly strong enough.

However, just now, some indescribable feeling of fear suddenly penetrated her body.

Some strange sounds flooded into her ears mixed with the sound of wind and rain.

"Is there something wrong?"

Noticing Yu Zhen's unusual behavior, Yan Jing put down the file and raised his hand to hold the hilt of Shuofeng's sword.

"Did you hear any sound? It came from inside the wall... like some kind of harsh whisper."

Subconsciously stroking his forehead, Yu Zhen was also surprised by his emotional changes and explained intermittently.

"Inside the wall?"

Yan Jing asked himself that his hearing was not bad. Yu Zhen's sudden inquiry made him a little surprised. He did not hear any strange sounds.

"I didn't hear it. Do you have some kind of hearing aid?"

"No, I just...no, this state is not normal!"

His gaze swept across the darkness in the house. In Yu Zhen's eyes, something seemed to be entrenched in the dark corners. The swaying tree shadows outside the door also turned into monsters in a trance. After a brief silence, suddenly

Raising his hands to form a seal in front of him, he muttered in his mouth,

"Om Panzer Saduo Hum..."

As the obscure syllables sounded, Yan Jing felt refreshed and felt particularly clear.

What kind of magic is this?

Yan Jing saw Yu Zhen take action for the first time, and he was surprised but also curious about her abilities.

But at this time, Yu Zhen had no intention of explaining, and suddenly reminded,

"Look at your status bar. Are there any unusual changes?"

"Abnormal changes?"

Yan Jing was stunned for half a second, then quickly opened his personal panel.

Just as Yu Zhen said, an abnormal state called [Intelligent Erosion] appeared in his status bar at some point, followed by a data, 97%!

"Our mental state is being disturbed by some external force. Intellectual erosion, my data has dropped below 95%, and I am having hallucinations towards the dark side of the surrounding scene."

Yu Zhen, who has already noticed the danger of this negative state, has a solemn expression.

"My seal cannot dispel this negative state. I can feel it affecting my sanity and judgment of the surrounding environment."

Leaving her seat, Yu Zhen's eyes scanned the entire room, trying to find the place that caused their mental state problems. However, before she could find anything, Yan Jing jumped out first.

With the Shuofeng Sword unsheathed, Yan Jing rushed towards the old clerk on the side of the room, jumped up on the table, kicked away the dishes that had not been put away, and pointed the tip of the sword directly at the latter's left eye.

Just now, Yan Jing noticed that the Ying Cao puppet suddenly failed and Old Shuzuo got rid of control!

However, just when Yan Jing thought that Old Shu Zuo was a master of concealment, this guy faced the sharp sword tip so close at hand, but his face still had that calm and even dazed expression, completely oblivious to the approaching threat.

reaction.

There is only one explanation.

He is being controlled by another force!

"Be careful, there are other beings watching nearby."

Yan Jing sensed the surroundings but found nothing. Just as he was about to step forward to check the old secretary's body, he heard Yu Zhen reminding him from behind,

"Don't come closer, his face is distorting...something weird is entering his body!"

His eyes turned to the old secretary again.

What Yan Jing saw was still just a withered face full of wrinkles.

The next second, the old clerk's facial features collapsed like a melted candle, and then under the control of a strange energy that came from nowhere, a strange face that looked like a mouse was pieced together, with a brown tint on his lips.

Yellow sharp teeth poked out.

creak

A ferocious momentum rose.

The decrepit Shu Zuo a few minutes ago was now extremely agile. His head swung sideways to avoid the Shuofeng Sword, and his mouth full of disgusting black and yellow fangs bit Yan Jing's sword-holding wrist.

Bang!

A punch hit Shu Zuo's temple, and the entire table broke and collapsed in an instant.

This punch, which is enough to kill an ordinary person instantly, does not seem to have much effect on this monster. Even though the area where it was hit is covered in blood and flesh, it is still struggling crazily, trying to get rid of the right foot that is as heavy as a mountain on its back.

After easily subduing the monster, Yan Jing raised his eyes and looked at Yu Zhen, who had warned him before.

"How did you see him mutate?"

You must know that Lu Wu's Golden Eyes can still detect abnormal changes in the surroundings even when his spiritual vision skill is on cooldown, but Yan Jing didn't notice anything strange just now.

"I think it's because of intellectual erosion. This negative state makes me extremely sensitive to some horrific scenes. What's even more troublesome is that when you are fighting it, the invasion of intellectual erosion suddenly intensifies, and weird or evil presences are present all the time.

It’s no longer affecting us.”

Yu Zhen, who was already aware of the problem, opened his mouth to explain. Halfway through his words, he saw Yan Jing suddenly looking around, the expression on his face gradually becoming weird, and he couldn't help but add,

"It seems you have experienced it."

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Chapter completed!