He leaped over the tall wall and dove down. His Dao Essence surged, and flames blossomed. A half-squatting woman in the corner suddenly turned her head in shock.
Jiang Wang forcibly stopped himself. He grabbed the Flame Extinguishing Flower and landed in front of her.
This was because he noticed that this woman didn't have any Dao Essence fluctuations, and her eyes were misty. She didn't look like she was completely awake.
He then looked at the burning paper doll in front of her. That was where the evil feeling came from.
Jiang Wang crushed the paper doll with his palm.
The woman's eyes cleared. She looked at Jiang Wang, who was wearing a cloak and holding a longsword. She said uneasily, "Who are you? Don't come any closer. I'm going to call for help! "
Jiang Wang lifted his cloak and revealed his young face. He frowned and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm …" This woman had a gentle and pleasant face. At this moment, her panicked and helpless expression made her look even more pitiful.
She reached behind her back to grab the paper doll. She was probably trying to hide the evidence.
At the same time, she suddenly thought of something and said stubbornly, "This is my home! Why do you care what I do? "
She only saw a blur in front of her. The cloaked young man in front of her seemed to have moved, but also didn't seem to have moved.
The only difference was … he was holding a burned paper doll in his hand.
"Give it back to me!" she yelled.
Jiang Wang turned the paper doll over and over again for a long time. He was sure that it was indeed a bit evil.
However, what puzzled him was that this paper doll only had two words written on its chest — "Curse".
Apart from that, there was nothing written on it. Even simple curses like falling down or falling into a pit weren't written, let alone the words that corresponded to the ritual.
The word "curse" sounded simple, but in order to put it into practice, it usually had a more specific direction, such as shortening one's lifespan.
The scene before him didn't conform to Jiang Wang's understanding at all.
He couldn't help but ask, "What are you cursing?"
The woman probably saw Jiang Wang's speed and knew that she couldn't resist. She replied indignantly, "It's a curse!"
Jiang Wang: "…"
Jiang Wang realized that he had met a little girl who didn't know anything.
Even if this paper doll could have some effect, it didn't write anything. It would be strange if he could succeed. Unless she was the daughter of an evil god.
"Then let me rephrase my question." Jiang Wang said, "Why did you use this cursed paper doll?"
The woman was silent for a moment, and tears suddenly flowed down her face.
"My cousin … My cousin is about to die." She sobbed, "He's about to be eaten by that monster outside the city."
It was the first time that Jiang Wang had heard the people of You State call the giant tortoise a monster. Most of them respected it as if it was a god. That was because it was the Holy Beast that protected the country.
At the same time, he recalled what Xu Xiangqian, the man in scholarly robes, had said: "Look, those bastards are all wretched and cautious. If you get the worst ranking in the evaluation, you'll be removed from your position and eaten! "
He had been deposed and eaten. At first, he thought that being eaten was just a description of being robbed of power. However, considering the woman in front of him, it was likely that he would really be eaten …
This would have caused Jiang Wang's disgust, but after the fall of Maplewood City, his thoughts changed.
If it weren't for the dereliction of duty and the neglect of the lives of the common people, Maplewood City wouldn't have suffered such a disaster.
Although You State's measures were strict, they might have achieved a miraculous effect. After all, the starting point was for the common people.
"If you don't do well as an official and can't protect the people, you only know how to abuse your power, you deserve to die!" Jiang Wang said.
"Nonsense! My cousin is a good official! "
"How can a good official fail the evaluation?"
"This … I …" The woman choked. She repeatedly said in tears, "No, my cousin is very good. He's very good. He said it had nothing to do with the evaluation. He was framed. No matter what he did, he would still be eaten in the end. "
"Who framed him?"
"I … I don't know."
Jiang Wang didn't want to listen to the woman's explanation for her sweetheart. He didn't think it was true and objective, so he asked, "Where did you get this cursed paper man?"
Tracing the cursed paper man's origin and finding out the hidden cultists was his original goal.
The cultists in the world should be killed.
"It's my wet nurse. Ever since Brother Qing died, her condition has been getting worse and worse. I occasionally bring her home to stay for a few days, but she always refuses to stay. After hearing about my cousin, she said she could help me. As long as I curse them, they will receive retribution … "
Perhaps it was because she had just gotten rid of the cursed paper man's influence, but she said whatever came to her mind and seemed to have a lot to say.
"Who's Brother Qing?" Jiang Wang interrupted her.
"He's my wet nurse's son …"
"Where does your wet nurse live?"
She said the address in a daze, then asked, "Why do you ask?"
"To do good deeds and accumulate merit," Jiang Wang said.
She stared blankly for a moment before pleading to Jiang Wang, "Then help me! Can you please save my cousin? "
"I'm not interested in helping you. I can't help you either. " Jiang Wang refused directly, "Eliminating the cultists who bewitched you is the only good thing I can do for you."
This woman lived in a place like this, so her identity was definitely not simple. There was no way she couldn't get a cultivator to help her. But now, she had been bewitched and could only hide here to burn paper men.
It was obvious how complicated the situation was.
Jiang Wang was unfamiliar with this place and didn't have the power to sweep everything away. Of course, he wouldn't interfere rashly.
Moreover, since dereliction of duty and being eaten by the tortoise beast was part of the political environment of Youguo, he had even less reason to interfere.
The woman just begged, "He's a good person, he's really a good person! Believe me. Help me! "
If it was Ling He … he would definitely try to help her.
Thinking of Ling He, Jiang Wang's heart ached.
He didn't say anything else. He kicked a stone with the tip of his foot and kicked it.
The stone suddenly accelerated and made a shrill sound, directly piercing a hole in the rockery in the yard!
"Who!"
"What's that sound?"
Someone in the yard was alarmed and would probably come over soon to watch this woman and prevent her from doing anything stupid.
Jiang Wang stomped his foot and jumped over the wall, heading straight for the North City.
…
The woman's wet nurse lived in a low-rise commoner's house in the North City District.
This house was easy to find because the family's situation was obviously better than the neighbors.
Jiang Wang pressed his sword with one hand and gently knocked the door open with the tip of his foot.
"Creak ~"
It was noon, but the room was surprisingly dark.
A white-haired old woman was doing something in front of a dressing mirror. Hearing the sound, she slowly turned her head.
Her voice was dry and hoarse. "Mu Qing is dead?"
Mu Qing?
Jiang Wang thought of the woman in the deep courtyard.
The name was elegant, but the person was a little stupid.
"You really are harming her," Jiang Wang said coldly.
"Wah … Hahahahaha …"
The old woman was crying at first, but as she cried and cried, she started laughing.
Her voice was ear-piercing and extremely unpleasant.
"All of you … deserve to die!"
She said fiercely, "I curse you, with my flesh, my hair, my life, my everything, I curse you! I'm willing to go through hell on a mountain of knives and enter hell on a sea of fire. As long as you … suffer the same pain as me! "
Jiang Wang took a step back. Before he made a move, he had already retreated out of the room, all the way to the street.
That was because he felt an evil power suddenly erupt.
Right in front of his eyes, the old woman was covered in a layer of black flames and instantly burned to ashes!
Not even a strand of hair was left.
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