"There must be a second time," the old man said.
Lan Jing walked back and forth with his hands behind his back. "We have no clues at all right now. How can we catch him before his second act of violence?"
"Mr. Li, you are a man of great ability. You must help us by offering some advice."
The old man said, "Do you have any pictures of the victims? If so, let me see them."
Lan Jing handed over the photos.
After carefully observing for a while, the old man returned the photos to Lan Jing.
"The victim is very young."
"Only in her early twenties, indeed very young," Lan Jing said from the side.
Zhao Yan thought of something and walked over, saying, "Brother Lan, has anything like this happened before?"
Lan Jing replied, "I am not a native of Jing City, so I am not familiar with the situation here before."
"However, after this incident, Captain Liu did not mention it to me."
As he spoke, Lan Jing asked Captain Liu.
Captain Liu shook his head. "Nothing like this has ever happened in Jing City. I grew up here."
"Since it's an evil entity and nothing like this has happened before, could it have been sealed away before? Now that the seal is broken, it has come out to harm others."
When Zhao Yan mentioned this possibility, the old man nodded slightly and said, "My disciple might be right. Perhaps it's a sealed evil entity that has suddenly awakened."
"You should investigate this matter more thoroughly. Perhaps you can find some clues."
Lan Jing immediately said, "Alright, we will investigate immediately."
"We will notify you all when we have any news."
Zhao Yan nodded and watched Lan Jing leave Wang Xianzhi's villa with Captain Liu and others.
She handed the prepared talismans to the old man to show him that she hadn't been lazy.
She drew a few more talismans. As soon as she finished, the old man and Wang Xianzhi were no longer in the room.
According to Wu Jiaxin, the two of them had gone out laughing and chatting.
It was obvious that these two old men had gone out to have fun.
The next day, in the morning.
Before Zhao Yan had woken up, there was a knock on the door.
She opened her eyes groggily and opened the door to find Lan Jing and Captain Liu standing at the entrance.
Both of them had large dark circles under their eyes, indicating they hadn't slept all night.
Their faces were filled with excitement. "Miss Zhao, we found something."
Zhao Yan said to wait a moment, washed her face, and then turned back.
She took the booklet that Lan Jing handed her.
The booklet contained a lot of information he had recorded.
"We found three in total. They say these three places were once sites where demon creatures were sealed," Lan Jing said.
After reading it, Zhao Yan handed the booklet back.
"Very good."
"Has my master returned?"
"Mr. Li is downstairs making tea."
Zhao Yan walked downstairs. Wang Xianzhi was sitting with the old man, drinking tea and playing chess.
She glanced at the two of them and saw them chatting and laughing like brothers.
It seemed they had a very enjoyable night.
"Did you tell them?" Zhao Yan asked.
Lan Jing nodded. "We've already told them. Mr. Li asked us to call you. He said that after calling you, we would all go to these three places to check the situation together."
"Then let's not waste any time. Let's go," Zhao Yan said.
"Alright, I've already prepared the car."
Zhao Yan got into the car, and Wang Xianzhi took the old man into his luxury car.
"Dao Xu Cemetery. We found that a demon was once sealed here."
"I heard that this demon was a snake demon, and its abilities were extraordinary."
Zhao Yan got out of the car and walked around the area.
"This claim is false. There are no demons or evil spirits here," Zhao Yan shook her head.
After walking around, she couldn't sense any demonic energy, not even ghostly energy.
This cemetery had been abandoned for who knows how long.
Lan Jing crossed out the first line of the booklet. "Then let's go to the second place."
After another half hour of driving, Zhao Yan got out of the car.
She looked at a barren mountain in front of her.
"This is the second place, Huangshan Ridge."
Zhao Yan followed them inside.
They walked deep into the mountain. Lan Jing checked the information in the booklet and confirmed it was the right place.
"Miss Zhao, Mr. Li, we've arrived. The second place should be here. Please take a look."
Zhao Yan flipped over a small dirt slope and became interested when she saw the soil in front of her.
"Old man, come and see."
After she called out, the old man quickly walked over to her.
He came to her side and looked forward.
The old man grabbed a handful of soil and sniffed it.
Zhao Yan also grabbed some soil and sniffed it. The soil had a fishy smell.
She walked forward to the center, picked up a branch, and used it to dig into the ground.
As she dug deeper, she found that the soil became redder, and the fishy smell became stronger.
"Brother Lan, this is probably the place."
"The Yin Sha Qi here is very heavy. The more you smell this Yin Sha Qi, the more uncomfortable it makes you feel."
Lan Jing imitated her actions, grabbed a handful of soil, and sniffed it.
"It really does have a strong fishy and pungent smell."
The old man clapped his hands and brushed off the soil. "The soil here is very new."
"It's likely been dug up, and the old soil from the surroundings has been covered on top."
"You all step back for now."
Lan Jing and the others quickly retreated.
"Disciple, the peach wood sword."
Zhao Yan threw the peach wood sword to him.
The old man caught the peach wood sword and, with a grunt, thrust it into the soil.
The blade of the peach wood sword sank completely into the yellow mud.
The old man took out a talisman and stuck it onto the hilt of the peach wood sword.
He chanted incantations continuously.
"It's smoking! It's smoking!"
White smoke emerged from beneath the yellow mud. Lan Jing exclaimed in surprise.
The white smoke increased, and the talisman on the peach wood sword buzzed and burned completely.
Zhao Yan understood what the old man intended to do, which was to infuse Yang energy into the ground.
Although the demon entity underground was no longer there, this was once a place where it had been sealed.
Infusing it with strong Yang energy might allow them to sense some clues about the demon.
After the talisman on the peach wood sword burned out, the old man pulled the sword out and threw it to Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan caught it. The blade of the peach wood sword had turned completely black and was covered in insects that had been scorched by the Yang energy.
"How is it, Mr. Li?" Lan Jing asked.
The old man said, "This demon was burned by fire before, which is why human skin was needed to replace its skin."
"Since they chose women in their early twenties, the next victim will also be in her early twenties."
"Lan boy, let me ask you, where do you think the most young and beautiful women are found?"