Chapter 1564: Chapter 796: Storm Presses Upon the City (Part 2)

"Great Song Jinling Demon Suppression Record..."

Kong Shangzhao’s eyes lit up as he carefully extracted it.

Though it is titled Demon Suppression Record, the content is not like that of the Law Enforcement Hall dealing with demons and monsters, but rather cases related to evil skills and esoteric sects, involving court politics and the pugilistic world, with humans as the main focus.

As he looked at these dossiers, Kong Shangzhao’s eyelid twitched.

During the Great Song, the trend of ghost worship among the people grew increasingly rampant, with many instances being truly horrifying.

"In the Yuan You Period, the Qingxi Child Sacrifice, a demon master hid in the depths of the abandoned temple at Qingxi, taking thirty-six boys under ten years old, binding them to a Mystic Iron Pillar, and cutting open the abdomen to extract the yang blood from their hearts..."

"The Taoye Ferry Human Face Drum Case, by Taoye Ferry, a nameless drum shop suddenly appeared. Its drums were neither leather nor wood, but when touched felt warm and alive. When the drum sounded, it was not the usual thump, but like a woman’s gnashing curse and a baby’s cry of tearing silk, causing the listener’s soul to sway, unable to sleep at night..."

Suddenly, Kong Shangzhao’s expression turned excited.

The Jinling rebellion case made a great uproar at the time, and indeed there was a record of it.

After carefully examining it, Kong Shangzhao seemed thoughtful and turned to head outside.

"Sister Long, we might need to visit the government..."

......

On the other side, in the old streets and alleys near the Captain Bureau.

Fatty Lin, wearing a bamboo hat, walked briskly through the slippery streets and alleys.

To avoid being followed, he deliberately took several detours.

It’s no surprise they are cautious, as the Silk Cocoon Sect is bound to have people watching, just before leaving, they caught an old man secretly trailing them. Sadly, he was just a citizen being exploited due to hatred.

This is the strategy of the Silk Cocoon Sect.

Nowadays, Jinling City’s defenses are stringent, and those who practice evil skills inevitably carry traces of Yin Sha Qi. They are captured as soon as they go out during the day and can only move at night. Some ordinary citizens harboring grievances become their eyes and ears.

Arriving outside an old large house, Fatty Lin looked around before taking out a key to open the door and enter.

Being naturally cautious, this courtyard was rented in advance without going through the Lin Family, serving as a hiding place.

After all, the Lin Family’s business in Jinling has been infiltrated by demons, and precautions must be taken.

However, unexpectedly, halfway through, an incident occurred, landing him in jail.

Now, it has come in handy.

In the courtyard, the useless furniture in the main and side rooms had been moved out.

In the cold and damp side room, Sha Lifei was on the square table, preparing gunpowder using the fire thorns method, albeit on a much smaller scale, adding special oils and iron nails to the new gunpowder, awaiting solidification and mixing...

Meanwhile, in the larger main hall, Kuai Dayou was equally busy.

On the enormous Eight Immortals table, a special woodworking box was open, densely packed from large to small with various woodworking tools, Kuai Dayou carefully processed each bamboo slice.

"The items have been acquired."

Fatty Lin entered the door, opened a package, taking out a jar, "What are you using caustic soda for?"

They were all in the know, so Kuai Dayou did not hide anything. He first opened the jar to check the item, then nodded in satisfaction and uncovered the black pottery jar placed under the side table.

Inside, clusters of tightly packed white threads were slowly wriggling.

It was the Divine Silkworm Silk found in Locust Tree Village!

"This stuff is quite strange."

Kuai Dayou frowned and said, "It’s said to be a living thing but neither eats nor drinks, said to be dead but can move, resistant to blades and disregard to water and fire, it’s indeed a fine material."

"On the way here, Brother Sha and I discussed wanting to imitate the ancient military fire crow, combining Puppet Mechanism Technique and new type gunpowder, to create some mechanism explosive fire crows, but the materials were hard to come by."

"Metal wires are too heavy, affecting agility and distance. These Divine Silkworm Silks are perfect, but need caustic soda to calm them down..."

With that, he poured all the caustic soda in, adding cold water.

Sss~

In an instant, white smoke rolled up, and the Divine Silkworm Silk twitched violently.

Kuai Dayou stirred with a wooden stick, observing carefully.

Soon, the Divine Silkworm Silk ceased moving.

Kuai Dayou picked them out with the stick, washed them carefully, and took out a few to hold in his hand.

Boom!

He exerted his arms and used quite a bit of force to tear them apart.

"Not bad!"

Kuai Dayou breathed a sigh of relief, "Last night, the Ghost Theater Troupe’s demons used them to manipulate puppets and took us by surprise. Tonight we’ll let them taste their own medicine!"

With that, he continued his busy work.

The wooden sparrow puppets he needed were evidently many, each piece of phoenix wood and bamboo slice was processed and neatly organized, using sturdy ironwood, mortise and tenon, and gears carved.

Bam bam bam!

With chiseling, wood chips scattered, yet his hands remained as steady as steel.

Fatty Lin watched, took the package, and walked to Sha Lifei’s side.

"Quickly, quickly, give me the items!"

Sha Lifei snatched the package, extracting the small white porcelain jars inside to inspect them.

Fatty Lin hurriedly explained, "Temporary manufacturing is impossible, so I entrusted someone to go to Renxin Workshop in the city and purchased their medicine jars at a high price. These jars prevent loss of potency and are of great quality."

"All right, all right..."

Sha Lifei glanced a few times and nodded in satisfaction. First, he used a wooden wheel drill to drill small holes in the jars, then filled them with gunpowder paste and set up tiny detonation mechanisms, every move was cautious.

Even one jar could flatten the whole house.

Fortunately, Sha Lifei had studied gunpowder early on and was experienced. Moreover, after becoming a cultivator and awakening Body Divine Power, his control over his body was superior, preventing any mishandling due to shaking hands.

Fatty Lin watched for a while and silently exited the room, not disturbing further.

Rumble~

The sky was gloomy, suddenly a dull thunder sounded, followed by sporadic raindrops falling.