coobybook Chapter 242 Zhu You
Chapter 242 Zhu You
After finishing the daily account books, Jiang Li basically stayed in Longmen Bookstore.
In addition to his original collection of books, Cui Jue also collected a lot of folk tales and legends, as well as miscellaneous books recording unorthodox teachings from the Cui family's territory, and sent them to Longmen Bookstore.
Jiang Li, along with Qingfeng, Mingyue and three others, buried themselves in these books every day, searching for records about strange arts such as "borrowing life" and "extending life".
Lu Youliang also witnessed her speed in reading.
She picked up a book and flipped through it quickly. If she found any content that interested her, she would mark it with a red pen and throw it to Qingfeng, Mingyue and the other three, asking them to copy it down and organize it into different categories.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the books in front of Qingfeng, Mingyue and the other three had piled up into a small mountain.
Lu Youliang picked up a book and flipped through it, and found that all the content related to supernatural powers had been checked out by her without missing a single one.
He couldn't help but click his tongue, wondering if Marquis Jing'an was born with a pair of piercing eyes?
I heard that Longmen’s account books are basically handled by her alone, and any problems will not escape her eyes!
After reading strange stories and miscellaneous books for several days in a row, Jiang Li finally found useful content from the reading notes compiled by Qingfeng Mingyue and the other three.
The "borrowing life" techniques recorded in the book are varied, such as "Seven Star Lamp Life Extension Technique", "Cat Gu Technique", "Blood Curse Technique"...
The mediums used for performing the magic are even more varied.
The Seven Star Lamp borrows the power of the stars to prolong one's life. Taoists believe that "the Southern Dipper governs life, and the Northern Dipper governs death." When they cast spells, they "walk according to the directions of the Big Dipper," thereby gaining the power of the stars and casting spells.
The "Seven Star Lamp Life-Extending Technique" requires setting up incense, flowers and offerings on a full-moon night. Seven large lamps are distributed on the ground, with forty-nine small lamps outside and a natal lamp inside. It also requires forty-nine people to guard it.
When performing the spell, one must walk in the right steps. If the main lamp does not go out within seven days, one's lifespan will be extended by a century.
Obviously, Nangong Yonghe did not use this method to prolong his life.
"Cat Gu" is "cat ghost", which is a kind of evil magic that uses the ghost of a cat to attach itself to a human body and curse the person to death.
Legend has it that a cat will turn into a "cat ghost" after death, so sorcerers will deliberately kill cats in order to obtain the "cat ghost".
Naturally, Jiang Li, a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, hated this kind of behavior.
There were no cats in the Prince of Wei's mansion, and Jiang Li did not sense any "cat ghost" aura. Raising a cat ghost could kill people, so this could be ruled out.
What she was more concerned about was the "blood curse", which allowed the caster to use blood, hair, and personal items as media to cast a curse on people.
Nangong Yonghe is related to the royal family by blood, so he has a natural advantage in using the "blood curse".
This is a bit difficult. If he uses his own blood to cast the spell, wouldn't it be done without anyone knowing?
At this time, Jiang Li saw the "Zhu You Shu" again.
"The Thirteen Branches of Incantation, which is to explain the cause of the disease, can cure the disease without acupuncture or medicine..."
Jiang Li's eyes lit up and he continued reading. It turned out that this world also had the "Thirteen Departments of Zhuyou" that used talismans to cure diseases. In the previous dynasty, even the Imperial Hospital had thirteen departments, and the Zhuyou department was the thirteenth.
She excitedly went to Longmen Medical Bureau again to find Shen Muchun.
"Brother Shen, do you know the art of incantation?"
Shen Muchun was a little confused as to why she was suddenly interested in this.
"Of course I won't. Incantations were listed as forbidden techniques in the previous dynasty, so Ghost Doctor Valley disciples naturally won't practice this technique."
Jiang Li was very surprised: "Why? Didn't the Imperial Hospital of the previous dynasty have thirteen departments of incantations?"
Shen Muchun said: "In the art of incantation, there is also the art of witchcraft. I heard that someone in the harem of the previous dynasty used this technique to murder the emperor's heir. The emperor was furious and many imperial doctors lost their heads because of it. Since then, the art of incantation has become a forbidden technique."
Jiang Li asked, "Do you have any books on the art of incantation in Ghost Doctor Valley?"
Shen Muchun shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, absolutely not!"
Jiang Li stared at him with a wicked smile on his face: "I don't believe it, Brother Shen, you must have seen it!"
The art of incantation was listed as a forbidden art in the previous dynasty, which is not that long ago. Given the background of Ghost Doctor Valley, how could it not have such a collection of books?
With Shen Muchun's overflowing curiosity, the more he was not allowed to know something, the more he wanted to know it. He would not give up until he got to the bottom of it. How could he resist not watching it?
"Let me see!" Jiang Li pestered him and wouldn't let go.
"No, really not!"
"If you don't show it to me, I'll report you for hiding a banned book!"
Finally, Shen Muchun was so annoyed by her that he had to take her to his clinic and quietly took out a yellowed booklet from the cabinet.
"Give it back to me right away after you've finished reading it! No one else can see it!"
"I know, I know!"
Jiang Li snatched the booklet and ran away.
That night, when Xie Changan returned home, he saw Jiang Li hiding in the tent, holding a yellowed booklet and reading it intently.
"What kind of naughty books are you secretly reading?"
Xie Changan couldn't help but laugh. What was this little girl doing? What kind of book did she need to hide and read secretly?
Jiang Li hit him coquettishly: "If you say this is an improper book, Brother Shen will be angry with you!"
She handed him the book.
Xie Changan took a look and said, "Thirteen branches of incantation? Why are you studying this?"
Jiang Li frowned slightly: "I guess the King of Wei will also attack the royal bloodline. Although I don't know how he will do it, I still want to do my best to save as many as possible."
Although she had no relationship with those royal family members, she couldn't just stand by and watch them die, so she could only do her best.
Xie Changan held her in his arms and said softly, "Don't tire yourself out."
His little slave Lin already has enough things to do, and now he has to find ways to save those members of the royal family. Did he owe the Nangong family something in his previous life?
Jiang Li chuckled and said, "Just consider it as accumulating good karma. When you pass the tribulation in the future, you can be struck less!"
Xie Changan was quite interested: "What is the meaning of transcending tribulation? In your cultivation world, will everyone be struck by lightning?"
Jiang Li laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter: "How is that possible? Only those who are at the Jindan stage and above will experience thunder tribulation when they advance to the next level. For a disciple like me with low cultivation, the thunder tribulation won't even bother to deal with you!"
Xie Changan smiled and said, "Then how did you get here?"
Jiang Li choked, then pounded the bed in anger: "That damn guy, if I have the chance to go back, I will definitely not let him go!"
Xie Changan kissed her and said softly, "Remember to thank him for me for sending you to me."
Jiang Li scratched his head: "What should I do? Should I settle the score with him first, and then thank him?"
Seeing her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled into a ball, Xie Changan couldn't help laughing. He reached out and pulled out the jade hairpin on her head, and her long black hair immediately cascaded down.
"Don't think about others, the night is too short..."
He pulled down the red curtain, covering up the spring scene in the room.
Jiang Li studied the art of incantation for several days and finally figured out a method.
There is a method of "transferring disease" in the art of incantation, which can transfer the disease to animals, plants, or some specific objects, so that the disease can be borne by the patient or even die in his place.
This is similar to the "stand-in puppet" in the world of cultivation.
A substitute puppet, as the name suggests, is a "replacement of one's own body", transferring the magic power directed at the original person to the substitute puppet.
Jiang Li then went to the palace and had a secret meeting with Nangong Qinghe.
"Asking everyone in the royal family to be a substitute doll for you?" Nangong Qinghe was shocked.
"Yes. I suspect that the King of Wei will use blood as a medium to perform evil magic. This method is really hard to guard against."
"The substitute doll can take the place of the person and withstand the attack of magic."
Nangong Qinghe couldn't help but hesitate. He absolutely believed that Jiang Li had no ulterior motives, but this doll needed to be lured with blood and had the person's name and birth date written on it. If this doll was obtained by someone else, wouldn't they be able to take the opportunity to murder them?
"There is no other way. You can only keep the substitute doll safe and don't let anyone else get it."
Jiang Li said, "I'm just suggesting it. It's up to you whether you do it or not."
She also knew that it was simply impossible to convince the royal family to be her substitute dolls.
She might even be suspected of practicing witchcraft.
"Your Majesty and the First Prince have the jade talisman to protect them, so they don't need to be substitute puppets to avoid being used by others."
She couldn't care less about the other royal relatives and could only propose a solution. It was up to them whether they believed it or not.
Sure enough, when Nangong Qinghe summoned the head of the clan affairs office and said that the East Depot had received news that some evil practitioners wanted to harm the royal family, an alchemist suggested that they make substitute dolls for themselves to prevent attacks by evil magic.
"Absurd!" The clan leader of the clan affairs office, Prince Yan, looked incredulous and angrily shouted, "Who would dare to say such a ridiculous thing and confuse the king?"