20demayo Chapter 32 Spirit Nourishing Pill
Chapter 32 Spirit Nourishing Pill
The Eastern Garrison Command's Thousand-Household Office had been swamped with work since the afternoon.
Hundreds of Imperial Guards were mobilized, including captains, strongmen, and guards, to search for clues about the murderers and cultists, working tirelessly through the night.
Chang Yuan heard about this from Gao Su the next day.
He asked curiously, "The entire garrison has been mobilized, why didn't I receive any orders?"
Gao Su thought for a moment and replied, "Captain, we are the Imperial Guards."
"The elite guards are only responsible for combat; orders to move will only be given after the investigation is complete."
Chang Yuan nodded: "I see. Are you sure you're not excluding us?"
Gao Su said, "It's not just our squad that hasn't received orders; the other four centurions' cavalry are also on standby."
To be honest, Chang Yuan was somewhat uneasy when he found out that the case had caused such a big commotion.
When I committed the murder the night before last, my mind was clouded by evil thoughts, and I didn't even think to ask about Master Zhang's family background.
Not only did he not ask, but just as the other person was about to speak, he used the butt of his revolver to knock out the other person's teeth, missing the opportunity to immediately know the seriousness of the situation.
The Zhang family of Jiangling wields immense influence, and not only will the Embroidered Uniform Guard go all out in their investigation, but they will also certainly mobilize special superhumans.
There are countless extraordinary abilities, and Chang Yuan had no idea whether he would be exposed.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't let Master Zhang off the hook.
They will just be more careful in handling the traces.
Therefore, Chang Yuan genuinely wanted to participate in the investigation, to be informed of its progress and intelligence in a timely manner, and also to mislead the investigation or destroy evidence.
Chang Yuan quickly put the matter out of his mind.
He has done everything he can to counter surveillance; physical investigative methods cannot find him.
Moreover, Gongfang Town had just experienced a false divine descent, and the aura of the evil god had spread to Zhangde Prefecture, leaving behind chaotic supernatural information.
If even this method can uncover traces of Chang Yuan, the sheer power of the extraordinary individuals investigated is simply unimaginable.
If this is discovered, Chang Yuan might as well just admit it.
He remembered that the emperor and the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters did not require murderers to be killed, but rather captured alive if possible, and then persuaded to surrender and become members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
He was originally a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so there was no need to persuade him to surrender.
At worst, my future promotions will be limited, my life will be monitored, and I'll have to sacrifice some of my personal privacy.
Because Master Zhang is suspected of colluding with a cult, Chang Yuan's loyalty remains credible and will not even affect the future of his younger siblings.
It's no big deal!
Chang Yuan guessed correctly; the investigations conducted against him by the Eastern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Provincial Governor's Office had failed.
The extraordinary individuals transferred from the capital tried for three days but couldn't find any trace of him.
The Northern Garrison Command did not stop its pursuit of officials. Every day, many officials in Zhangde Prefecture were arrested and imprisoned, and there were also criminal officials transferred from various counties.
The officials whose crimes were most serious were put in shackles and sent on a train to the imperial prison in the capital.
The Eastern Garrison also reaped some rewards.
The spies dug up the land in Gongfang Town and unearthed a total of 662 corpses. Among them, 108 were identified by the Taoist priests of the Daolu Division as having the Four Yin Fate.
These are the key consumables for Blood Spirit Descent!
It was neither the descent ceremony of the Jade Statue of Creation nor the grand sacrificial ceremony of the Sun and Moon Holy Sect, but rather a seemingly unrelated ceremony of the Blood Spirit Sect.
This indicates that several cults are working together to cause trouble, and the evil gods or spirits behind them have also reached a tacit agreement.
The Jade Statue of Creation and the Sun and Moon Holy Sect joined forces to encourage workshop owners to amplify their desires, cruelly exploit workers for their own benefit, accumulate resentment in the workshop town, and repel the dragon energy of the Ming Dynasty.
They also collected suitable living people and buried them alive in the workshop town to set up a barrier to guide the gods to descend.
As long as the total number of corpses of the young workers reaches one thousand, all the conditions for the Blood Spirit Avatar to descend will be met.
Only the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in his personal presence and as the supreme ruler, could mobilize the dragon's energy to suppress the divine descent.
However, the current Emperor Jinghe of the Ming Dynasty is nearly sixty years old, and his body simply cannot withstand a long journey, let alone control the dragon energy to suppress the evil god.
When the commander of the Imperial Guard saw the report, he was almost scared out of his wits.
Henan Province was the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. Centered on Gongfang Town in Zhangde Prefecture, the area affected by the divine descent had a total population of over 60 million.
If the Blood Spirit were to swallow so many lives and flesh, it could fly straight up into the sky.
No wonder Blood Spirit dared to take the risk.
Of course, this god, born from a blood sacrifice in South America, is indeed not very bright. As long as the benefits are great enough, he will even jump into a trap that is obviously set up.
Having uncovered the core connections, the Embroidered Uniform Guard followed the clues and quickly investigated the cult connections in Henan and Hebei provinces.
The clearing operation has begun.
All five special police squads in Henan Province were mobilized to launch a strong attack on the strongholds of three cults.
Before the operation, a clerk from the Southern Garrison personally went to the Thousand Household Office to replace the weapons and equipment of all the participants.
This includes new types of metal-filled ammunition, new lever-action rifles, and new revolvers.
According to tests conducted by the Southern Garrison Command, the number of personnel remains the same after the equipment change, but the firepower density can increase by more than five times.
Moreover, the archers and spearmen will also change their uniforms, further enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The Jinyiwei commander also gave Chang Yuan a special meeting and awarded him new bullets and a revolver as a reward.
The magistrate took out a jade box, gently opened it, and showed it to Chang Yuan. Inside the jade box was a golden pill.
Chang Yuan's breath caught in his throat, and he asked incredulously, "The... the Spirit-Nourishing Pill?"
The magistrate smiled and nodded: "The Spirit-Nourishing Pill."
The incomparably precious Spirit Nourishing Pill is a masterpiece of Taoist alchemy.
Taking the Spirit Nourishing Pill will not produce any immediate effects, but it can greatly enhance the potential of extraordinary individuals, steadily increasing their extraordinary abilities over the next few years.
Only the Ming Dynasty imperial family, which concentrated the world's resources, controlled most of the Taoist sects, and all the alchemists, could refine such a precious elixir.
There was no need for him to act; Chang Yuan's eyes sparkled with surprise.
Excited heart, trembling hands.
He swallowed the pill the moment he received it.
It wasn't that he was greedy, but rather that the Spirit Nourishing Pill had an extremely short shelf life; from the time it was made until it became ineffective, there was only a short quarter of an hour.
Even if this elixir is placed in a specially made jade box, its effects can only be preserved for nine days. Once it is taken out, the effects will only last for a few seconds.
It would be a waste not to eat it.
After consuming the pill, Chang Yuan was surprised to find that his spiritual energy points immediately increased by 1, reaching 181 points, and the continuous fluctuation of the number indicated that it would continue to increase.
His surprise reached its peak. He bowed sincerely to the official in charge and asked earnestly, "Sir, my merits do not deserve such a great reward. May I ask which official spoke up for me?"
The fortune teller nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, indeed insightful!"
"To tell you the truth, it was a centurion from the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who suggested to the Commander-in-Chief that this extra reward be given to you."
Chang Yuan looked completely bewildered: "A hundred, a hundred households?"
"Can a centurion speak with the Commander-in-Chief?"
The clerk raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Yes, of course!"
"This centurion's surname is Lu, and he is only 18 years old this year."
The 18-year-old centurion, whose surname was Lu, could only be from the Lu family of Pinghu.