Lu Qingwen and I waited outside the community for about half an hour for Xiaoxue to come back, but the result disappointed us. Xiaoxue did not hear any valuable clues. Huang Chaojie and Jie Fanping only talked about their work and life.

, nothing suspicious.

"The two of them have a very good relationship and are about to get married." Xiaoxue concluded.

I originally thought I could find some clues from Huang Chaojie, but I failed again. There was a huge crowd. Where could I find the mysterious Xuanming Sect?

Suddenly I had an idea. Since the people of the Xuanming Sect deal with evil spirits and zombies, no matter where they hide, they are inseparable from corpses and death. Now the corpses are concentrated in crematoriums and morgues of large hospitals. If they

After leaving the mountains and arriving in the city, there must be connections with these places!

I immediately looked at Lu Qingwen: "Can you help me check the funeral parlors in cities within a radius of 500 miles from Changshengguan? There have been many cases of missing bodies in the morgue. In addition, there are supernatural incidents and more frequent disappearances of people.

You should also pay attention to it.”

Lu Qingwen immediately became energetic: "It makes sense. If they want to refine zombies, they must use corpses; if they want to create evil spirits, they must capture some people who were born at a specific time; and it is inevitable that they will have some minor accidents and be seen by others."

Once you hear it, it will become a supernatural event. Brother Zhang, you are so smart!"

I laughed to myself: "Ha, if I were smart, I should have thought of it."

"But you still thought of it earlier than me!" Lu Qingwen did not hide her admiration. "Although this matter is a bit troublesome, it can be investigated through my grandfather's relationship. It may take two or three days. I will do it as soon as possible."

"Okay, let's go back."

After returning to her accommodation, Lu Qingwen immediately called Lu Chengshan. On the one hand, Lu Chengshan retrieved the files. He was in a special department specializing in handling supernatural events, so it was easy to access relevant information. On the other hand, he could speak with the local people.

people, cooperate with Lu Qingwen’s investigation.

Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng left. A few hours later, Lu Chengshan called me and said that the situation in the hospital was more complicated and it would take more time to make detailed inquiries. As for the crematorium, because the nearby cities were all ethnic minorities, it had just been developed a few years ago.

Although there is a crematorium, there is no mandatory cremation, and there is no complete management and information.

Finally, Lu Chengshan said: "I have only found one piece of information that may be useful to you. A year ago, a body waiting to be cremated disappeared from the crematorium in your city. Afterwards, the police could not find the family members of the body. What is even more bizarre is that

Some nearby villagers saw someone who looked like this body passing by that night. In the end, the body was not found, and the body was neither alive nor dead. The police concluded that the person was in a state of suspended animation, and left after waking up, similar to the resurrection of suspended animation.

This incident has happened many times around the world."

I cheered up: "Have you investigated it?"

"No, because no one saw the zombies appearing later, which ruled out the possibility of fake corpses and did not attract enough attention. Now that it is connected with the Xuanming Sect, it feels suspicious... Actually, I don't believe that the Xuanming Sect has moved to the city.

, a mysterious sect like this that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years has many rules and taboos of its own, and avoiding mortals is a rule they must abide by, and it cannot be changed."

"So where do you think they went?"

Lu Chengshan sighed: "As times have progressed, countless ancient sects have become extinct, and they are no exception. The most likely thing is that there are only a few of them left, and most of them were killed by you. So they may not have a leader,

There is no Xuanming Sect anymore. If there are still a few people left, they will just hide and not blatantly go to the city to raise ghosts and refine zombies."

I said "Yeah", Lu Chengshan's words made sense, because raising ghosts and refining zombies must have a strong yin energy, which would not work in crowded places and would be easy to be discovered.

After hanging up the phone, I decided to go to the crematorium to check. The crematorium must be very dark, and dead people are often sent there. If someone from the Xuanming Cult hides in the crematorium and raises one or two zombies, it will not be easy for them to be killed.

people discovered.

There were so many people that it was difficult to move. Originally, I wanted to go alone, but Lin Mei was worried and wanted to go with me. She has certain night vision ability, strong fighting ability, is as light as a swallow, and is brave and careful.

The best assistant, so I agreed after hesitating. It was already evening, Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng would be back soon, and there should be no problem for those left behind.

The crematorium is in the southern suburbs of the city. It is very remote and there is no direct bus. We took a bus to the South Railway Station and then asked a motorcycle to take us there. It was getting dark when the motorcycle driver heard that we were going to the crematorium.

His face looked a little ugly and he didn't want to go. The place was very dirty during the day, let alone at night. Later, I said that I only needed to get to the crematorium and didn't need to go in, so he agreed.

When we arrived near the crematorium, it was already dark. The place was desolate and there were no lights nearby. Just like most crematoriums in China, no one wanted to live nearby. In addition, cremation was not compulsory here, so crematoria

The business is probably not very good. Without a funeral industry chain, it is even more deserted.

The motorcycle driver looked at us strangely before leaving: "Little brothers, are you here for a funeral or looking for someone? There is no one here at night."

"Uh... Actually, we are people who study paranormal events, and we are here to find out if there are any ghosts." I said nonchalantly.

The motorcycle driver shrank his neck and ran away as if running away.

My cell phone rang suddenly, and it was Lu Qingwen's voice. She and Gao Feng had returned to their accommodation. In the afternoon, she asked the police to investigate clues about missing persons. In recent years, there have been many reports of missing people from out of town nearby.

records, but the specific location of the disappearance is unclear. Some may have gone to other places, and some may have been in danger in the mountains and did not come back. In recent years, the number of tourists has increased, the flow of people coming and going is large, and they have not registered at the police station.

There's really no way to tell where he disappeared.

Finally, Lu Qingwen said: "Although there are a lot of missing people, this is not what we are looking for, because raising ghosts requires people who were born at a specific time. It is impossible for people in the Xuanming Sect to know the specific birth times of tourists from all over the country, right?"

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

"Haha, it's not hard, we feel like detectives. By the way, do you want us to support you?"

I hurriedly said: "No need, you can just watch a few of them at the accommodation. Now I have to turn off the phone. I will definitely go back before dawn. I will call you if I don't go back."

"Okay then, I'll wait for your news."

I turned off my phone, and Lin Mei and I walked forward along the road. A few kilometers away was the crematorium building, with only a dim light in the darkness, like a giant beast staring with its mouth open.

There is also a tail raised toward the sky - a blast furnace more than ten meters high.

From such a distance, I could sense a very strong yin aura. In fact, every crematorium has this aura, and ordinary people can feel uncomfortable and cold when they walk in.

The light came from the window of a small house near the gate. The sound of the TV program inside was very loud, and from time to time, the sound of an old man coughing could be heard. He must be an old man who looked after the door. He turned the sound so loud to embolden himself.

Is there only one old man guarding the entire crematorium? It is so secluded that it is suitable for people from the Xuanming Sect to do anything, and it is also convenient for us to investigate.

Entering from the front is the condolence hall and office. Of course, there is no one at this time. It is very empty and eerie. Fortunately, the person who came with me is Lin Mei. Others would have been too scared to go forward. The doors here have been locked.

, Lin Mei and I couldn't get in, so Xiaoxue went in and walked around quickly before coming out, but didn't find anything special.

If there is anything weird, it should be in the morgue or a deeper basement. To view the bodies in the morgue, you must have a key, but I don't know if the old man guarding the door has a key.

Returning to the guard room, Xiaoxue said: "This old man must have been on duty here for a long time. Maybe I can find out something useful by asking him directly."

I was a little hesitant: "Looks like he is a sick old man, can he withstand the torture?"

Xiaoxue said with a smile: "I won't torment him. I'll just turn into a female ghost and scare him. The fact that he dares to stay vigil here proves that he has enough courage and will definitely not be scared to death. Although he can't be scared to death, I asked him

He wouldn’t dare not answer the question, would he?”

Although there is an unspoken rule that spells cannot be cast on ordinary people, it is not too much to pretend to be a ghost and scare people in a place like this, so I reluctantly agreed: "Be careful with the rules."

Lin Mei whispered: "I'm the best at pretending to be a ghost and scaring people. Let me try it."

I remembered the first time I met her at Menggui Village. I was scared to death by her at the time, but now I feel warm in my heart when I think about it, so I didn’t stop her if she wanted to play.

"Okay, I'll let you go first." Xiaoxue actually gave way because she didn't believe Lin Mei could intimidate the people inside.

Lin Mei walked to the door and knocked directly. This method is too common in other places, but it is scary enough here. How can a young woman run to the crematorium alone in the middle of the night? And she is a fairy-like beauty, if not

Ghosts, I don’t even believe in ghosts.

The old man inside was obviously startled and turned down the sound of the TV. Lin Mei continued to knock on the door unhurriedly. After a full minute, an old voice came from inside, speaking in dialect.

"I'm lost." Lin Mei pinched her throat and said grimly.

The old man switched to fairly fluent Chinese: "The road is at your feet, just keep going, there is no road for you here."

"I'm so scared. Please open the door and let me in. I'm a weak woman and I'm not familiar with this place. Just help me." Lin Mei continued to pretend.

The old man hesitated for a moment: "If you are really a human being, just wait outside and I will call the police; if you are not a human being, you should go your own way and don't bother me. I will burn some money for you tomorrow."

As expected, he is a bold guy. If we call the police, we can't continue. Xiaoxue chuckled, turned into a coquettish woman with disheveled hair and a frighteningly pale face, and "squeezed" in through the crack in the door.

Immediately there were screams and the sound of things being beaten, but it was the old man who was hitting Xiaoxue with something to ward off evil spirits. Of course Xiaoxue couldn't hit it because she was a spirit, and she was not afraid of ordinary evil spirits at all. She floated in the air and said viciously: "
Chapter completed!