My family tree hollow connects to the modern era : Chapter 11

Normally a blurry monster photo that looked like it had a mosaic filter would get quite a few clicks. Now these various high definition photos and even multi angle high definition videos flooded the internet, instantly shooting to the top of trending searches.

“Holy crap what is this thing? Is this AI generated? It’s a bit too real isn’t it?”

“Kind of outrageous. Such a big fish, and so red. What kind of fish is this? Never seen it before.”

“Oh my god this is Fulu Residence, right across from my house. I just heard panicked shouting downstairs and thought something happened.”

“Upstairs you should go check quickly. Is this real or fake?”

“Is this an alien invasion after wastewater dumping? So scary!”

“What happened in the restaurant? Why were so many people washed out by water? Can a restaurant even flood?”

“So terrifying. What exactly is this thing? Can someone explain?”

The Chinese people’s natural love of watching excitement was on full display at this moment. Inside Fulu Residence the giant monster fish thrashed and destroyed things. Many people were washed out of the shop by the water flow. They didn’t flee in panic. After being pulled out of the water by onlooking passersby, they stood there soaking wet and joined in watching the excitement.

Such a big fish, they had never seen one in their entire lives. Anyway there were so many people around, nothing bad could happen. Let’s watch first.

The instant outside noise rang out, the people who had been checking the back kitchen hurriedly ran out. Apart from Jiang Lin, the rest were all ordinary people. Even Team Leader Luo from the police had only cooperated with Jiang Lin on some previous cases and slightly knew some things about cultivators.

Now facing the flooded room, and that monster fish in the middle that seemed to be going crazy wildly swinging its tail and smashing things, they all retreated in panic. The size of this monster fish, it felt like one hit could directly shatter bones.

Only Jiang Lin rushed out at the first moment. He kicked the big fish’s head, grabbed the collar of someone splashing in the water, and threw them out the door.

Lin Xiaoyang, who had regained his senses, also let go of the second floor railing he had been clinging to and jumped down. He took off the red string on his hand. Spiritual light flashed, and the red string instantly extended, wrapping around the big fish’s tail.

But this fish was strangely bizarre. Its strength was unusually great. Although it didn’t break the red string, it dragged Lin Xiaoyang so hard he almost flew out.

Fortunately Jiang Lin was quick eyed and quick handed, pressing the person down in one move.

Bai Zhizhi sat on the second floor railing and didn’t come down. Xian Yu had a large body and great strength. In Qingqiu, ordinary small demons couldn’t even catch Xian Yu with cultivation. But this one had some cultivation but not high. Jiang Lin should be able to handle it.

Jiang Lin indeed could handle it. He sensed this fish was not an ordinary fish. Not only was its appearance and strength unusual, but every time it swung its tail, every time it struck with its head, he could feel spiritual energy fluctuations. So Jiang Lin wanted to capture it alive rather than directly kill it. Killing was easy. Capturing alive was not so easy.

Most of the water had already flowed outside with a splash. Even though there wasn’t much water inside, it didn’t seem to affect the big fish’s performance. It was still agile and fast.

The first floor was already pretty much destroyed. People on the second and third floors hurriedly ran out through the back emergency stairs, afraid this fish would directly smash Fulu Residence into collapse.

Team Leader Luo saw Jiang Lin could handle this fish, and immediately organized personnel to evacuate the crowd. He also contacted superiors to send more police. In case Jiang Lin couldn’t handle it, they would have to shoot the monster fish dead to protect the people’s safety.

The people responsible for evacuation hurriedly checked up and down for anyone left behind. Turning their heads, they saw Bai Zhizhi sitting on the railing watching the excitement below. Their hearts nearly stopped. This was really someone whose curiosity was so great he didn’t even want his life.

Afraid he would fall, Tong Zhou hurriedly ran over and pulled him down. “There’s a safe passage in the back. Leave quickly. It’s dangerous here!”

At this moment the Xian Yu fighting Jiang Lin was enraged. It wildly swung its tail again. The shattered tables and chairs on the ground were whipped into flying in all directions, becoming indiscriminate attack weapons.

A piece of splintered wood flew up. The person who had pulled Bai Zhizhi down from the railing didn’t even think, directly pressing the person’s head and shielding him in his arms. And on his own face appeared a bloody gash. Fresh blood immediately flowed all over his face.

Tong Zhou knew he was injured. The piercing pain and the warmth of blood. But the situation was urgent and he couldn’t worry about that now. He pulled Bai Zhizhi and ran toward the safe passage.

After sending the person outside the restaurant, he directly turned back in wanting to see if anyone was left behind.

Bai Zhizhi was blocked outside the restaurant’s safety line. There were many people watching the excitement, holding phones and constantly filming. Some people blocked the entrance to prevent onlookers from getting too close. Others constantly went in and out, bringing out people who hadn’t come out yet.

And these people were all ordinary people without any cultivation.

Bai Zhizhi looked at the chaotic scene, then saw the blood drops on his sleeve. He somewhat couldn’t understand. Just now was he protected by an ordinary person without any cultivation?

After the people were mostly evacuated, and there were no ordinary bystanders on the second and third floors, Jiang Lin grabbed Lin Xiaoyang’s magical tool Jixiang.

The red string that in Lin Xiaoyang’s hands could only wrap around a tail, in Jiang Lin’s hands separated into countless fine lines with a swish swish swish. Shooting out with Jiang Lin as the center point, it wrapped around the entire fish. The Xian Yu

whose body and tail were both bound wildly swung again.

But Jiang Lin’s spiritual energy was far from what Lin Xiaoyang could compare to. Under the suppression of greater power, the fish’s struggling amplitude became smaller and smaller.

Jiang Lin didn’t dare relax at all. He directly tied the red string into knots, then activated a body fixing talisman to fix the entire fish in place. Only then did he withdraw spiritual energy and look at Lin Xiaoyang. “Did you notify the Management Bureau?”

Lin Xiaoyang said, “I notified them. They’re coming right away!”

Lin Xiaoyang looked up toward the second floor, then cursed, his soul about to fly away. “Brother Jiang! The little fox is gone!”

Jiang Lin said, “He’s outside. He didn’t run. Don’t shout randomly.”

Lin Xiaoyang’s soul returned to his body. He thought the little fox had run off during the chaos just now. He was scared to death.

Team Leader Luo saw Jiang Lin had trapped the monster fish and hurriedly ran over. “What kind of fish is this? How is it so big? Where did it come from?”

Jiang Lin looked around the completely wrecked shop. “This shop should have a hidden room. Later you can thoroughly search it. The fish needs to be taken back to the Management Bureau for examination. We suspect someone ate this fish and contracted a nerve poison. Originally we thought it was ordinary wild fish, and wanted to have you investigate whether this shop sells wild game. Now this matter probably needs to be handed over to the Management Bureau for handling.”

After Jiang Lin finished speaking he looked outside the shop. The shop’s doors and windows had already been destroyed. With wind coming through from all sides, nothing could block the crowd’s watching. The shop’s power had already been cut. Inside was pitch black, but outside was bright. Many people were still holding up phones to take photos. Flashlights went on and off continuously.

Too many people had seen the giant monster fish. Some videos and photos had probably already spread across the entire internet by now. It couldn’t be hidden anymore. It just depended on how the public relations department handled it.

Team Leader Luo had been in this line of work for so long. What strange things hadn’t he seen? But today’s matter he truly hadn’t seen before. Fulu Residence occupied at least several hundred square meters. Such a big shop felt like it couldn’t withstand a few swings of this fish’s tail. You could imagine how big the fish was.

But hearing Jiang Lin say it needed to be handed to the Management Bureau, Team Leader Luo understood in his heart. This wasn’t something ordinary people could handle.

A team member ran over holding a flashlight and said to Team Leader Luo, “Captain, we discovered a hidden compartment. There are some things inside.”

Hearing this, Team Leader Luo hurriedly walked toward the hidden room. Jiang Lin said to Lin Xiaoyang, “You watch the fish. I’ll go take a look.”

The Fulu Residence boss who received the news obviously hadn’t realized the seriousness of the situation yet. He didn’t pack up and flee at the first moment. Instead he came to the shop wanting to see what exactly was going on.

The monster fish inside was under control. To prevent curious citizens from getting close and causing any more accidents, they could only cordon it off.

The boss stepped forward to show his identity. This was his shop. Now that the shop was destroyed like this, they couldn’t still block him outside and not let him in.

But the moment they learned he was the boss, the police guarding the door directly took him away.

Bai Zhizhi, who was in the crowd blocked outside, glanced at the boss being taken away. He was clearly an ordinary person without cultivation. So why did he have the smell of a taotie on him? Strange.

The hidden room in Fulu Residence had a nauseating fishy smell. Not just fishy smell, but also some blood tinged fishy smell. Team Leader Luo stepped through the wreckage frowning as he walked inside. You could tell there had been a giant fish tank here before. That monster fish outside was probably raised in this fish tank.

Only part of the fish tank was exposed. A larger part was in the basement. There was another floor below Fulu Residence, entirely built into a fish tank. No wonder so much water rushed out when the wall was broken just now.

On the wall opposite the fish tank hung some beef and mutton. You could tell this meat was very fresh. The meat color was bright red and the shape was intact, just skinned.

Besides this, the hidden room also had some equipment placed around. They were all simple testing instruments, and a pile of medicines.

Jiang Lin glanced at the things on the table. “They’re all anesthesia type medicines.”

The team member following behind didn’t understand. “They just leave this meat here? Doesn’t the kitchen have freezers?”

Team Leader Luo said, “I’m afraid this meat is all fish food. The shop people use these things to feed the fish.”

The team member hissed lightly. “Could that fish have been fed to grow this big?”

Team Leader Luo didn’t make a sound. He had people protect the scene.

The Management Bureau people arrived very quickly. Anyway the matter couldn’t be hidden anymore, so there was no need to cover up. They directly used a crane to hoist the Xian Yu onto a truck and took it away.

The onlooking crowd exclaimed one by one. For the first time they were watching a real time trending search, and had personally seen such a big fish. They felt they could brag to people about it for a year.

Jiang Lin found Bai Zhizhi in the crowd. He was at a small street stall eating grilled sausage.

Jiang Lin walked toward him. “Didn’t you just finish eating?”

Bai Zhizhi held up a grilled sausage he hadn’t finished. “The boss called me to eat.”

He just stood there without moving. The boss called out asking if he wanted one. He smelled the fragrance and got one. After eating one the taste was okay. Anyway standing and waiting was boring, so he ate a few more.

Looking at the wooden skewers beside him, Jiang Lin took out his phone. “How many did he eat? How much?”

The boss counted. “Twelve sticks. Six yuan each. Seventy two total. Just give seventy.”

After speaking he couldn’t help glancing at Bai Zhizhi. So good looking and so thin, who would have thought he could eat this much. But thanks to him, seeing him eat so deliciously, the people nearby were probably tempted by his appetite, and came one after another to buy quite a few. Today they could close up early and go home.

Jiang Lin paid, then took Bai Zhizhi toward the parking spot. “We’ll head back to the courtyard first. The fish was sent to the Management Bureau for examination. Zhizhi, is there really no cure for someone who ate this fish?”

Bai Zhizhi said, “Not necessarily.”

Lin Xiaoyang, who had already gotten in the car, stuck his head out. “There’s still a cure?”

Bai Zhizhi said, “Cultivators can circulate spiritual energy to expel the Xian Yu poison. Ordinary people eating a little is fine. As long as Xian Yu poison doesn’t accumulate, even eating a little can be expelled. If like Zhou Yan someone ate so much in a short period, the accumulated fish poison has already entered the bones. Either wait for death, or…”

Lin Xiaoyang’s whole body was practically leaning out the car window. “Or what?”

Bai Zhizhi said, “Given Zhou Yan’s state of being not far from death, if he wants to live he needs a marrow cleansing pill. Wash away mortal marrow and enter the path of cultivation, then he can live.”

Lin Xiaoyang said, “A marrow cleansing pill? Zhizhi, have you been picking up novels from the mortal world on the mountain? How could there be such a thing in the world?”

Jiang Lin said, “Where have you seen a marrow cleansing pill?”

Bai Zhizhi said, “In a book.”

He hadn’t seen a marrow cleansing pill with his own eyes, but had read about it in books. It said when sects took in disciples, upon entry they would get one, to help new disciples cultivate and enter the path better and faster.

But demon cultivators didn’t really need this kind of thing. In Qingqiu it seemed no one refined this kind of pill.

Lin Xiaoyang said, “What book? Wait, aren’t you illiterate?”

Bai Zhizhi said, “If I gave you a demon clan book, you wouldn’t be able to read it either.”

Lin Xiaoyang rolled up his sleeve. “Really? I don’t believe it. Bring it and let me see!”

Jiang Lin reached out and pushed Lin Xiaoyang back into the car, stopping his probing. “Stop messing around. It’s getting late. I’ll take Zhizhi back to the courtyard. You go to the Zhou family to handle the aftermath.”

There was no need for Lin Xiaoyang to go explain to the Zhou family, because the monster fish trending search had already climbed to number one most explosive.

Seeing the giant monster fish in the video, the Zhou family members nearly couldn’t catch their breath. It was this fish, bizarrely huge, that had harmed their son into his current state!

It’s just a pity that with the current situation, no matter how much they regretted it, it was already too late.