Otherworldly Merchant

“Let's go check it out first.” I said, secretly offering an invisible needle, ready to go.

This Taoist sneaked out to steal the jade stone with evil magic, and then he scammed to death to avoid it. From this, it can be seen that nothing is good. I must not take it lightly!

Wu Dachuan hid behind me in horror, looking left and right from time to time, seemed deeply afraid that something would burst out of nowhere.

The rooster went straight inside along Hutong, walked to the innermost wooden door and stopped, shouting straight at the inside.

“This is it.” Wu Dachuan pointed forward: “That was the day he died in front of this door. ”

I walked up, pushed the door, and found the door unlocked from the inside.

“Hmm?” I got confused.

Now that he's dead outside the door and the police have checked the scene, it's only right that the door should be locked from the outside even if it's closed.

Is there anyone else living here?

“Does he have any other relatives in the family?” I turned to Wu Dachuan.

“No.” Wu Dachuan shook his head: “When the police asked me that day, several of his neighbors were also making statements at the scene. I heard that the old man had rented the house and had just moved here for a short time. I had not seen anyone come and go from here except him. I think he must have lived alone. ”

I'm afraid it's not that easy for tenants to sublet out as soon as possible, even if they want to cover their eyes and ears. Besides, the case is still open and the police won't allow it... there shouldn't have been anyone in this house!

I pulled out the ghost knife and carefully plunged it into the door seam, slowly unlocking the bolt.

Once the door opened, the big cock shouted and rushed in.

I followed him with a double knife.

The house was chaotic, with thick dust everywhere, and it didn't look like it had just been available for a few days.

There were many footprints on the ground, but they were all covered in something, apparently left behind by the police who surveyed the scene.

The rooster ran straight into the bedroom, jumped into bed, flashing his wings and wanting to jump to the top of the counter opposite him. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

There's something weird up here!

I moved a chair from the living room, stepped on it, and there was a little box in the dirt on the top of the cabinet.

The box is exquisite, mahogany hollow, gold wire wrapped.

“This is my jade box!” I just picked up the box and Wu Dachuan recognized it at a glance.

The inside of the box is empty, the jade stone originally contained therein does not fly, there are several openings on the outer edge of the box, and the wood chip residue hanging on it can be seen sparsely, it should be caused by breaking through the wooden door of Wu Dachuan family.

Looks like I'm right. The guy must have done something on this jade stone to get the box to fly over himself.

But where's Jade Stone? And where is that guy?

“Ah! Master Zhang, look...” Wu Dachuan suddenly shouted, pale face.

I turned my head and saw that the live, jumping cock had already fallen to the ground, the corners of my mouth trembled slightly, and my claws swayed gently.

Its feathers were shaking all over its body, and something seemed to be creeping under its skin. Immediately afterwards, a centipede drilled his belly and climbed out. One, two...

Between eyes, the big cock became like a centipede nest. Hundreds of centipedes burst out into holes and gathered towards the door.

On the floor in front of the bedroom door, there is a basin-sized vermilion mark with a very bright chicken paw print on it!

“It's a... magic spell! ”

I woke up suddenly: “This box is what he intentionally put here. If anyone finds out his trick and keeps tracking him here, if he steps into this door, he will be poisoned by witchcraft and devoured by centipede! ”

“This potion is extremely powerful, and if the big cock hadn't stopped us, the consequences would have been obvious. ”

When Wu Dachuan listened, he suddenly frightened a cold sweat!

He wiped a cold sweat and trembled. “Well... Master Zhang, what can we do about this? I can't do this. I don't want this jade stone. Let's not keep tracking it, it's better than...”

He took a look at the big cock that crawled down and down the ground full of centipede, swallowed down his saliva and choked the second half back alive.

It was clear to him that even if some centipede invaded him, some suffering would be much stronger than such a tragic death.

“You take off your clothes.” I jumped out of the chair and said urgently.

“Ah?” He thought it was wrong. He looked at me confused.

“Come on, let's see if there's a mark on your chest! ”

Wu Dachuan, listening to me, hastily pulled out his clothes.

Indeed, he had a red centipede printed on his chest skin!

“This... what's going on! I didn't have it yesterday in the shower.” Wu Dachuan's frightened hands were numb, trying to reach out and wipe them off, and he was a little afraid to look at me stunned.

“Yes, it is!” I asked him to put his clothes back on and said, "Looks like the jade stone you got is a magic seal in itself. ”

“The centipede that appeared in your home was just the beginning of a trick, and after the Taoist lit a drop of blood on it, the trick was completely activated. You are the first person to be branded, and whoever is killed by witchcraft, you will have a second one on you, and by the time the nine centipedes are painted, you will be dead. ”

“You're sentenced to death now, it's just a moratorium. It depends on how fast this guy hurts. ”

“In other words, your life is now entirely in his hands. ”

“Well...” Wu Dachuan stunned and fell on his knees: “Master Zhang, you must save me! I, Wu Dachuan, have never done anything wrong, I haven't lived long enough, I don't want to die...”

“You get up first.” I pulled him up from the ground and said seriously: “As a shady trader, I can't abandon this borrowing of shady things, but now I ask you a few questions, you have to answer honestly, this is your life. ”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Wu Dachuan wiped a tear of cold sweat and nodded in a row: “Master Zhang, ask, I promise not to say a word. ”

“Well, the first question, before that, do you know the Taoist or not? ”

“This...” Wu Dachuan looked at me with great surprise, as if something had been seen through me.