I’m a Witch In Dongying

　　 At present, Secretary Fujiwara has applied to cooperate with the transportation departments of several cities in northern Chiba Prefecture to set up checkpoints at various transportation routes to prevent the leader and others from escaping from Chiba.

　　 And my brother Aikawa and I are still searching.

　　 If there is any further information, I will contact you as soon as possible. "

　　 Suzuki Zhuxi said so on the phone.

"……I see."

　　 Although it was a hostile relationship, Bai Shuiqiu also had to admit that these guys from the White Lotus Sect had considered very carefully.

From the underpass in the small building of the manor to the series of routes after escaping from Lantern Mountain, the entire trajectory is almost a straight line, without any hesitation, no matter from which point of view, it is not like a temporary intention. , And it's more like a retreat set a long time ago.

　　 As long as there is an accident similar to this rally, the leader will use this route to leave quickly under the **** of other people.

　　 As for the destination...

　　 is not difficult to guess.

　　 There are nothing more than two possibilities:

　　 The first is to go to an unknown foothold of the White Lotus Sect in Chiba Prefecture, take refuge in the storm, and wait for the limelight outside to pass.

　　Secondly, he left directly from Chiba Prefecture and fled to the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect in Ibaraki Prefecture.

　　 The former is okay, just keep looking for it.

However, in the latter case, because Ibaraki Prefecture is not the site of the Chiba Countermeasures Team, and at the same time, it is the base camp of the White Lotus Sect that has been painstakingly managed for many years. If you want to hunt across the prefectures, you will inevitably encounter a lot of troubles, so if possible, it is still in Chiba. The best choice is to cut off the leader and his party under the territory of Ye County.

　　 "By the way, there is one more thing..."

　　 Suzuki Zhuxi's voice appeared again:

"The Narita Police Station has conducted preliminary investigations through the roster we took out from the three-story building. According to the results so far, the "purification ceremony" of the White Lotus Sect has been started three years ago. It has been carried out more than a dozen times in three years, and each time some people will be selected as sacrifices to the black mud.

　　The names of these people are the part of the roster that is marked in the red circle. You have seen it before. "

　　 "Sacrifice means..."

When 　　 asked this sentence, Bai Shuiqiu's tone was a bit hesitant.

　　 "Well, that's what you think."

　　 Suzuki Zhuxi’s voice also became heavy: "They will throw the ‘heretics’ baptized with ‘Holy Water’ directly into the black pool and let the black mud swallow them... To put it bluntly, they are actually killing people deliberately.

　　 But because most of the girls who were sacrificed came from the families of believers under the Bailianzong, the parents of those girls thought that their daughters had been purified to the extreme, and almost no one would choose to call the police.

　　 Although there have been a few cases, when there is insufficient evidence, they are all handled as missing cases. "

　　 "……"

　　 Japan has a very high rate of solving criminal cases, especially those involving guns, which can reach almost 90%. It is precisely because of this that Japan is able to maintain the number of shootings at a single-digit level each year.

but……

　　 The detection rate of disappearance cases is not flattering.

Many of these disappearance cases were actually deliberate killings, but because of insufficient clues or some smoke bombs, the victim’s body and whereabouts could not be found for a long time, so it cannot be classified as a criminal case and can only be based on the disappearance. deal with.

　　 As for sacrifices led by cults like this, they are not unique to the Bailianzong family.

　　 "The girls who were sacrificed by them...is there anything special about them, such as the date of birth?"

"this……

　　 According to police officer Kurimi, there were indeed two girls who were confirmed to be born on Obon—that is, the fifteenth of July in the lunar calendar, which is called Zhongyuanjie in China. However, the birth dates of other people are not uniform, and no clear pattern has been found yet.

　　 Moreover, the three girls who were rescued from Lantern Mountain by you and Qingluhuo seem to have lost their memories on Lantern Mountain. In this regard... Xiaoqiu, do you have any clues? "

　　 "Ahem, this..."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu hesitated, and said vaguely: "After all, they are all experiencing this kind of thing for the first time. Maybe they were still on the top of Lantern Mountain and saw the true face of Hei Ni. Maybe it was a stress response..."

　　 In fact, the old monster's ability to modify memory is nothing to say.

　　 After all, Suzuki Zhuxi and others thought that the old monster was the "Shiki God" of Tenme Shrine, even if they knew the existence of this ability, they would not do anything to that woman.

but……

　　 Bai Shuiqiu himself knows the truth.

For most ordinary humans, the ability to tamper with the mental system of memory is more daunting than pure strength. Even if Suzuki Zhuxi and Jubei are credible, what attitude will the countermeasure team hold? It's hard to say, based on the principle that more is worse than less, there is no need to disclose this kind of thing.

　　……

　　 "This is probably the case. Regarding the whereabouts of the Bailianzong group...Do you have any clues, Shion-teacher?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu shared the information he had obtained from Suzuki Zhuxi to Shion Shumine.

　　 Anyway, this old monster can be regarded as half his own, and in dealing with the White Lotus Sect, it is no harm to stand on the united front with the countermeasure team and exchange information with each other. And maybe from the old monster's mouth, some key clues can be asked.

　　 "Are you from the White Lotus Sect..."

　　 Jiufeng Shiyuan rubbed his chin, and did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Bai Shuiqiu a little slyly.

　　" By the way, Xiaoqiu, do you have any special intentions to hide my mental abilities from the little girl in the Suzuki family? Shouldn't it, you want to protect me, right?

　　 Sure enough, I did not misunderstand you. As a student, I can worry about the safety of the teacher at any time. I am very pleased. "

"Eh?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu was taken aback for a moment, then grinned, and smiled stiffly: "Um... can I say, I actually want to protect Suzuki Zhuki and the others...

Chapter 393

　　 Bai Shuiqiu does not want the countermeasure team to conflict with the old monster, no matter which side of the two is damaged, it will do harm to her.

　　 And judging from the current situation...

　　 If there is a fight, the countermeasure team is more likely to suffer a loss. As for Jiufeng Shion, even if it is defeated by more than one enemy, it is still easy to show the main body and run away. In the form of blue heron fire, the woman's flying speed is much faster than that of raptors such as eagles and falcons. Unless military fighters are dispatched, it is basically impossible for humans to catch her.

　　 And that kind of scene is also impossible to appear.

　　 After all, the positioning of the countermeasure team is classified into the police sequence, and it does not have the authority to mobilize the army.

　　 If it is really to the point where a group of fighters must be dispatched to solve it, I think it has already alarmed the high-level politicians in Tokyo. It is a very serious incident.

　　 And an event of that level...

　　 has not appeared for at least a few hundred years.

　　 If it is a monster of the level of the three big monsters, if it appears somewhere in Japan...maybe it will attract this kind of treatment.

　　 And the black mud this time, judging from the strength that has been revealed so far, it is still a little bit worse.

　　 "Heh, she really is a little girl who is incomprehensible."

　　 Jiufeng Shion smiled, and when he spoke again, the joke expression on his face had faded somewhat:

　　 "That night, I did see the Bailianzong group once, and I overlooked it by the way when I flew over to meet you with my main body."

"Ok?"

　　 In Bai Shuiqiu's slightly puzzled expression, he heard Jiufeng Shiyuan continue to say:

　　"At that time, the fighting technique on the top of Lantern Mountain was not over. The water created by the rain girl formed a large number of torrents, which poured down from the top of the mountain. Those few believers of the White Lotus Sect were washed down at that time.

　　They were probably on the way, managed to swim out of the water, and then escaped all the way out of Lantern Mountain, and then drove away...

　　 The future itinerary is probably what the little girl from Suzuki's family told you. I haven't paid much attention to it these days, so I don't know it. "

　　The mountain torrent matter, Bai Shuiqiu is impressed.

The few girls who were sacrificed from Lantern Mountain were swept down from the top of the mountain by waves of water, and then swam out of the water by luck. When they leaned against the tree to rest together, she was caught He and Jiufeng Ziyuan saw it, and then came out easily.

　　 As for the others, I don’t know where they were rushed.

　　 Lantern Mountain’s boundary is quite large. The mountain is already covered with dense forests and fog is everywhere. To find out the locations of a few ordinary people from such a place is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

　　 On Saturday night, there were seven or eight monks from the White Lotus Sect who followed the leader up the mountain.

　　 In the end, only four escaped, and the remaining people, I'm afraid they all died on this mountain.

　　 However, the problem now is...

　　 "How did you..."

　　 "Why didn't I remind you at the time, did I?"

　　 Jiufeng Shiyuan smiled: "I originally wanted to do that, but I just thought about it and let it go.

The reason is very simple. With Yunv's method, even if most of her energy is involved in the black mud and she has no time for him to care, but it is a simple matter to kill the leader of the group, but she let the leader go. Leaving from the top of the mountain, what do you think is the reason for this? "

"This……"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu opened his mouth, and stopped talking.

　　 Is it to leave these people to her to solve?

Compared with Shirasui Sana back then, Bai Shuiqiu is still a little weaker in strength. If Yunyi didn’t show up this time, just relying on her and Suzuki Zhuxi and others, if they were against the black mud in the black pool on the top of the mountain. , Is almost the result of delivering food.

　　 Although the rain girl repaired the seal, it was not strong. It was only a matter of time before the black mud broke the seal again. Before that situation, Bai Shuiqiu must have the ability to fight it.

　　Theoretically, with "Ghost Cut" and "Ming Thunder Jade", Bai Shuiqiu can play a few tricks with Hei Ni.

　　 But the prerequisite is that she can control these two artifacts easily.

　　 But for now...

　　 Bai Shuiqiu obviously hasn't reached this level. "Mingleiyu" only tried to use it for the first time when he was in Lantern Mountain. The role of "Ghost Cut" in her hands was only slightly larger than that of Xuezou.

　　 The current White Lotus Sect is the best sharpening stone.

　　 Jiufeng Ziyuan kept looking at Bai Shuiqiu's expression, and only smiled when he noticed the change in her eyes, and said slowly:

　　"Do you want to understand? Actually, I know a little bit about the internal situation of the White Lotus Sect——

I told you last time that the current leader of the White Lotus Sect is a disciple received by the Great Sage of the White Lotus Sect in his early years. This guy is actually quite capable, mainly because he is loyal to the Great Sage of White Lotus, and has won the trust of the latter, so he uses magical powers. 'Granted' him some strength.

　　 ‘Magic power’ or something is what Bai Lianzong boasted about. In fact, the leader may have gained some power from the black mud, such as a ray of demon power derived from the black mud...

　　 This guy is actually not a threat to you. And what really needs attention is another person. "

　　 "You are talking about the guy who used [Confusion]?"

　　 Bai Shuiqiu guessed what Jiufeng Shion was going to say.

　　 "Well, this person has only joined the evil cultivation of the White Lotus Sect in recent years, and his background is not small.

　　 If I am not wrong, he is probably from a fairly old school of spiritual practice. I thought this group of guys would have died in the Edo period. I didn’t expect that there would be a group of fish that slipped through the net...

The so-called "Mind Confusion" is actually a spiritual spell that manipulates the consciousness of other people by means of spells. Although it requires Fulu as a medium to use it, it is because the "Talisman" used by their school is in the same form as other practitioners. It is slightly different, so in theory, a normal living person can be concocted into its own puppet in a relatively short period of time.

　　 You, I am not very worried. After all, your mental power is much stronger than ordinary people. If that guy wants to control you, he will probably steal chickens and lose money.

　　 But the little girl from the Suzuki family, and the kid from the Yanagi family, it's not good to say, if you meet this guy together in the future, be sure to deal with it carefully. "

"I remember."

　　 Bai Shuiqiu nodded solemnly.

　　 Jiufeng Ziyuan paused, as if thinking of something, he suddenly said in a half-joking tone:

　　 "Actually, if you don't mind, you can ask me for help. After all, I am still the "Shiki God" of your shrine. I am the best at dealing with this kind of spiritual spell."

　　 "This...I still don't bother Shion-sensei."

　　 If Shiufeng Shion makes a move, of course, this guy can be easily solved, and even the entire force of the White Lotus Sect in Chiba Prefecture may be uprooted. It may not be very difficult.

　　 But relying too much on the help of this old monster will not do any good for Bai Shuiqiu's own strength improvement.

　　 In order to prepare for the stronger enemies that may be faced in the future, it is better for her to solve the trouble this time...

More importantly, even if Jiufeng Ziyuan had said that she would provide her with help in the Lantern Mountain matter, Bai Shuiqiu did not dare to always trouble this old monster. The favor of a thousand-year-old monster...

　　 Whether this woman wants or not is one thing.

　　 But if you owe too much, and you want to repay it, I’m afraid it’s not that easy...

　　……

　　 That night.

　　 After dinner, the lights in the dojo of Tenme Shrine came on again.

This dojo was used when Bai Shuiqiu was learning archery with her grandmother when she was a child. Later, as she got older, her energy was involved in other things, and her thoughts on archery were reduced a lot, so she was left vacant. After it came down, the last time it was re-opened was when Keiko Kashiro came over as a guest two months ago.