Chapter 25: She's Gone (2)
"Hey, aren't there goblins in your village?"
"Hey, don't mention it, the demon masters nearby, I don't know where they have gone. ”
"Hey, I heard that there is a master who can catch demons in the county, why don't you go and take a look?"
"That's great, I'm going to go and ask him."
looked at the man who left in a hurry, and then there was a burst of laughter, "Zhang Laosan, you are enough to damage!" The gang of "native old hats" in Lingnan are already pitiful enough, and you are still playing like this.
The man named Zhang Laosan sneered and said, "The fortune teller is too arrogant, I haven't said anything, I'm going to drive me away, we can't beat him, but the gang of "old hats" in Lingnan are very violent."
Then he touched the wound on his face again, and said angrily, I don't know where the "crossing the river dragon" came from, taking advantage of the absence of the Xiliang Demon Master, he came here to make waves.
At this time, someone said, "That's it, that's it, we can't get any money, it's just that he doesn't know how powerful the "old hats" in Lingnan are, and if they cheat money and cheat them, it is estimated that they will die a miserable death!
There is a place called "Cheongju Yuxian" in "Xiliangcheng", and not long ago, there was a "fortune teller" here.
Just looking at the age of this fortune teller, he is only in his twenties.
But what is shocking is that the business scope marked on the hexagram stall, the tone is so big that it makes people smack, only to see the eye-catching mark in black and white,
"Divination", "Face", "Word Measurement", "Healing and Exorcising Evil Spirits", "Subduing Demons and Eliminating Demons"!
Originally, there was nothing strange about this, but Xiliang is different from other places, and the person in charge of "subduing demons and catching monsters" here is a profession called "Demon Master".
They are no different from Taoist priests, of course, this refers to "cultivation." ”
They are not proficient in "magic", but they have a lot of research on how to make "formations".
This is different from the Taoist way of arranging the array, which requires the objects of the magic weapon, and then arranges them according to the direction of the five elements, which is cumbersome and complicated.
The formation of the "demon masters" is to use a special secret method to permanently arrange the "magic circle" in a special, disc box, the largest circumference is about one foot, and the smallest is more than ten inches.
You need to inject spiritual power when you use it, so that you can launch it instantly, and you can make the enemy defenseless and retreat in the battlefield, and you can also enter the battle to kill the enemy, which is extremely powerful!
Even the most "prestigious" "Zhuxian Great Array" is from the hands of the "Xiliang Demon Master".
The length of time the circle is opened, and the power is also closely related to the strength of the caster himself.
The title of "Demon Master" is also a folk name, "meaning demon slayer, and their real name is "Array Mage".
"The dual cultivation of law and martial arts and the study of the formation are extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming cultivations."
Moreover, most of the immortal cultivators in Xiliang only started to get started in their teens, and then from "refining qi", "building a foundation", "opening light", "fetal breath", and then to "Bigu", many people have reached this point, and they have reached the "year of the sixtieth year".
Those who can subdue demons and eliminate demons alone, they can't do it without thirty or fifty years of cultivation.
Therefore, the people of the county scoffed at this "weak crown" young man in his twenties, and the fortune tellers were all "ordinary people" who were proficient in "art".
And those who really have some skills will not come out to set up stalls to mess around, so they all regard him as a liar in the rivers and lakes.
Of course, the fortune teller is also a bit "Taoist", and since he came, he has beaten away several waves of idle people who came to ridicule and make trouble.
Since then, there have been no troublemakers on this busy street.
At this time, on the small stool next to the hexagram stall, a young girl said with weak hands on her cheeks, "It's been a few days, why is there no one?"
The fortune teller next to him smiled bitterly and said, "I said Miss, let's have enough fun, right?"
"In the past few days, I have inquired a lot about this Xiliang City from the old man who sells kites next to me.
Then he frowned and said, "I didn't expect that even the Xiliang immortal cultivators thousands of miles away were attracted to the "Incense Burner Peak" by the "Dao Fruit".
The girl next to her let out a sleepy "um", and then turned her head to look at the pedestrians on the street.
These two people are that, Chu Xuanji, who was mistaken for a charlatan, and Linglong, a Linglong girl who has lived in the mountains for a long time, has to experience life in the world.
And Chu Xuanji, who couldn't resist the exquisiteness, simply used this way to inquire about the situation in the city.
After a while, the delicate girl who had fallen asleep smashed her lips and said in a daze, "Then let's go,"
Chu Xuanji, who was meditating with his eyes closed, also slowly opened his eyes, and there was a purple glimmer in his eyes, which flashed away.
Then he breathed a long sigh of relief, and said happily, "Great, the Heavenly Dao Prohibition on the Golden Pill has been broken a few points." ”
Just as the two were about to pack up their things and leave, a dark-skinned, dusty middle-aged man walked in front of the hexagram stall.
I saw that he hesitated for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Sir, can you catch demons?"
When the Linglong girl saw that there was business coming to the door, the whole person instantly became energetic, and she was busy and enthusiastically admitted, "Yes, yes, yes, and I don't charge money."
At this time, Chu Xuanji "looked up and down" at the middle-aged man, and saw that the other party was dressed as a country farmer, and there was a trace of nervousness and caution on his dark and rough face.
It seems that it is not like the idlers who came to ridicule themselves in the past, seeing this, he smiled and said, "The guest can sit down and speak slowly, and after the middle-aged man sat down solemnly, he told the story from beginning to end.
After a while, Chu Xuanji smiled and nodded, "This matter is easy to do, since this is the case, then let's leave immediately, solve it as soon as possible, and let the village return to peace as soon as possible."
The middle-aged man, seeing that although the other party was not very old, his tone and demeanor revealed a maturity that did not match his age, just like an elder.
So I thought, maybe, maybe it's really a master of the world, maybe it's a good look.
But when he saw the man drop a talisman on the ground, a carriage immediately appeared in a puff of smoke, which strengthened his thoughts.
This is the master you invited? The village chief frowned, and circled around Chu Xuanji a few times with a look of disbelief,
Then he persuaded Chu Xuanji and explained, "Young man, I advise you not to be reckless for those few taels of silver, and if you lose your life again, it's not worth it."
Before Chu Xuanji could speak, the Linglong girl immediately said unhappily, "Hey, don't you look down on people, besides, we didn't say that we wanted to accept your silver," and then rolled her eyes,
The middle-aged man also hurriedly echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, this master has said, no silver, no silver,"
When the village chief heard that the other party was not here for the silver, he asked suspiciously, "Oh, then what are you for?"
Chu Xuanji chuckled and said, "In order to relieve the suffering of the people,"
When the other villagers heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and they looked at each other and thought to themselves, "There are still demon masters in this world who are not rewarded?"
The village chief was immediately surprised, "With this heart of relieving the common people, of course, it makes the little old man admire!"
Then he wanted to say and stopped, "It's just...... That monster's "invulnerability" is extraordinary......
Before he finished speaking, he saw the young man in front of him, and with a stroke of the void, a three-foot Qingfeng sword wrapped with "purple thunder and lightning" jumped in his palm...
It was another night when the moon was sparse, the grass "rustled" with a gust of wind blowing, and a few bushes of "red and white" wildflowers also swayed slightly with the breeze.
If it weren't for that "terrible" wail, what a peaceful and peaceful scene it would have been.
"It's so noisy!" It's annoying! Can't you just go faster?"
Chu Xuanji didn't pay attention to Linglong's complaint at the moment, but when she passed by a wild apple tree, she lightly picked a green apple, put it to her nose and sniffed it,
He smiled and glanced at the delicate girl next to him who rolled her eyes at herself, "How rude it is to come to the door empty-handed" and threw the apple in his hand into the distance.
The howling sound that spread all over the mountains immediately stopped abruptly, and on a hillside not far ahead, a blue-faced fanged monster with round eyes, claws clutching its throat, and its mouth kept emitting a "ho, ho" sound, and two short legs kept tossing back and forth.
"Yo" practiced this?"
When the monster heard someone approaching, a hint of horror immediately appeared on its hideous face.
The delicate girl crossed her arms, raised her eyebrows lightly, and said, "Isn't this a 'ghost-faced blue bat'?"
Chu Xuanji was stunned for a moment and said, "Acquaintance?"
Linglong lowered her arm and said, "I've seen one, but it's not the same as this one, you see it, it's a bit like a human, like a hybrid." ”
When Chu Xuanji heard this, he frowned and said, "Oh?
The Linglong girl hurriedly said again, "Don't make up your mind so quickly, I'm just guessing." ”
Chu Xuanji shook his head, and couldn't help but point out with a smile, "This is the Qingyan ghost", although it is more scary, but its nature is still relatively gentle, and it will not take the initiative to be evil to others.
"Also, they prefer children, but children are afraid of them. ”
"Do you remember that when you first entered Linzhou City, the mask you wore was made according to its image? ”
Linglong couldn't help but blush when she heard this, so she took a sip and said angrily, "I know if I didn't say it earlier!
At this moment, the monster rolled its eyes and put its claws into its mouth, and in a few moments, pulled out a green apple.
Seeing this, Chu Xuanji pursed her lips, "However, there is one thing, you are right, this is born from human pregnancy."
Then in a flash, he stepped on the monster with one foot, "Don't be in a hurry to leave, I haven't heard your story yet,"
I saw that the monster tilted its head, and in that frost-like voice, it paused and said, "She, she's gone."