Wu Zhong's trick, which is recorded in the book as summoning spirits, is taken from the technique of sprinkling beans into soldiers, and it is very suitable to summon such small animals to help.

The greyhound took a few steps on the ground, sniffing around, and finally determined its direction and ran towards the back hill.

"You go back first. Wu Zhong looked at the direction in which the spirit dog disappeared, frowned slightly, and then said to Xu Tingli beside him.

Xu Tingli wanted to set off with Wu Zhong, but what happened in front of her was obviously beyond her understanding. Hearing Wu Zhong say this, he nodded with a blank look in his eyes: "Okay." ”

Seeing Xu Tingli go back, Wu Zhong took out a wooden sword and ran towards the place where the spirit dog disappeared.

Mount Tai back mountain, has been listed by the management personnel as a forbidden route to climb the mountain, but the more prohibited, the more there will be a phenomenon of breaking the rules, and the news will often report that a certain traveler in the process of climbing the back mountain lost, and finally found not a mentally disordered person, or a corpse. But these dangers still can't resist the enthusiasm of the travelers.

Following the guidance of the spirit dog, Wu Zhong finally stopped in a hidden cave in the back mountain, and the spirit dog stopped at the entrance of the cave, barked twice, and then disappeared. Its mission is over.

With the disappearance of the spirit dog, Wu Zhong's surroundings fell into darkness again, but fortunately, due to cultivation, his vision was not affected by the night.

Wu Zhong stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at this cave that he didn't know how deep it was, and couldn't help but worry in his heart.

As soon as I came here, I could feel the yin qi faintly coming from the cave, as if it were nothing, but it was still clearly visible. There is also a damp smell mixed with it, and there must be water inside.

Wu Zhong walked into the cave, due to the humid air, the original color of the stone could no longer be seen around the cave, presumably the moss that grew in summer covered the stone. As you walk down the cave, the road surface is not as flat as it was at the beginning, and the space around you is getting narrower and narrower, and if you are not careful, you will be hit by stones that are not protruding. There was a lot of gravel underfoot, and it was clear that no one had walked on it for a long time.

After walking for a few minutes, the sound of flowing water loomed, and it seemed that there was a place with a water source. After turning a detour, a not-so-large waterhole appeared in front of him, followed by Xu Ting floating on the water.

"Xu Ting!" Wu Zhong hurriedly shouted, but he didn't see Xu Ting make any moves. Wu Zhong stood at the water's edge and hurriedly pulled Xu Ting out of the water.

Fortunately, it's just a coma, and it's fine. Wu Zhong was relieved when he saw this.

Placing Xu Ting on the gentle ground, Wu Zhong clenched the wooden sword in his hand and looked around, as if looking for something.

"Come out, I see you. Wu Zhong said loudly, in fact, he didn't find anything, but based on the yin qi in the cave, he could determine that there must be something here.

"Hehe, did you see me? Guess where I am?" a voice suddenly came out, it was a female voice.

Wu Zhong looked left and right, but couldn't find out where the voice came from.

"Ah, you're lying. Interesting, hehe. The woman chuckled.

"Pretend to be a ghost, come out!" Wu Zhong was a little angry, pinched the seal with his left hand, and slapped it to the ground hard. I saw a blue light shining, and it instantly spread all over the cave.

"It's a bit of a skill. If you want to see me so much, then I will come out. ”

Wu Zhong looked around, and finally locked his gaze on the water.

Above the water, there were slowly ripples, and at this time, a miserable white hand slowly stretched out of the water, grabbed the stones on the shore and crawled out little by little, and after a short time stood on the shore.

It was clear that this was a water ghost, with pale skin and sunken eyes with black unidentified fluid coming out from time to time. As a result of the drowning, the bare skin was transparent, and the blood vessels under the skin had turned black, like a terrifying net, covering her whole body.

"You're here to save her. The female ghost said slowly.

"That's right. Wu Zhong tightened the wooden sword in his hand.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to do anything. The female ghost said, "It would be nice if I also met someone who came to save me." ”

Wu Zhong stared at the female ghost and did not speak.

"Would you like to hear my story, I'll tell you. The female ghost said.

"I don't want to. Wu Zhong refused.

"Hahaha, I'm going to tell you. The female ghost laughed, and the laughter echoed in the empty cave, becoming more and more harsh, "This girl's soul is in my hands, and you can't leave if you want to." ”

Hearing this, Wu Zhong hurriedly squatted down to check, only to find that Xu Ting in front of him had lost three souls and seven spirits, and her breathing was just a natural reaction of the body. It's like a vegetative state.

"Why did you take her soul?" Wu Zhong's face turned cold.

"Ah, you're angry. Who are you, the one you like?" said the female ghost jokingly.

"Come back. Wu Zhong said.

"Hehe, if you listen to me, I'll give it back to you. The female ghost said lightly.

Wu Zhong was not sure that he would win the other party, and Xu Ting's soul was still missing, so it was better not to anger her first.

"My name is Xia Caiping, I am a local here, and my family lives in Xiayun Village at the foot of the back mountain. One day, several people from the village tricked me into coming here and raped me. When I woke up, it was already dark and there was no one around. I was scared, but I couldn't get out. The female ghost whispered, "I was thirsty, and when I squatted down to drink water, I was dragged down by the water ghosts here, and then I died." became the substitute ghost of the water ghost, and he was trapped here forever. ”

Hearing her description, Wu Zhong couldn't help but feel sympathy.

"When I died, I spent my days wandering in the cave. Because it is a drowning ghost here, the soul can't go too far. I prayed day and night that someone would come and save me. A day passed, a month passed, a year passed, and when my body was eaten clean by maggots, and when my bones were covered with dust, no one came.

"Now, with this girl in my place, I can get out of here, return to the underworld, and be reincarnated. The female ghost laughed happily at this.

"You're hurting someone. Although Wu Zhong was sympathetic, he did not allow the other party to be so harmful.

"I'm also a victim, can you bear that I've been trapped here all the time, knowing that Yang Shou is over?"

With such an accidental death, it is very likely that the soul will not be able to return to the underworld in time, so it has to wander around the corpse all day long, knowing that the yang life is over, and only then will there be a ghost sent to come and cross the soul. And some ghosts don't want to wait so long, so naturally there are substitute ghosts, as long as they find a substitute ghost, they can get out of trouble, and they can be reincarnated again.

"Since you are dead, you can go to the city god, and it will naturally be in your hands. Or maybe the Heavenly Qi Rensheng Emperor who is in charge of the Netherworld here can help you get out of your predicament, why did you choose this method?" Wu Zhong asked rhetorically.

"Do you think I didn't do it? I can't leave all year round, and I can only wait for the Qingming Festival and the Midyear Festival to give my parents dreams. They burned incense everywhere and worshipped the Buddha everywhere, but it was of no use at all. Well, now that someone is coming in my place, I don't have to bother so much anymore. The female ghost said.

"I will never allow you to do that. Wu Zhong said.

"Hehe, with your little bit of Taoism, what can you do to me?" the female ghost laughed.

Wu Zhong stopped talking, there were words in his mouth, his left hand pinched the seal, and the wooden sword in his right hand was erected, and suddenly the wind in the cave was loud, and the water surface was agitated.

Seeing this, the female ghost's face changed suddenly, she didn't expect that a little Taoist priest who had just stepped into cultivation could have such great ability. Seeing that Wu Zhong's momentum had changed greatly, his hands were in the shape of sharp claws, and he grabbed Wu Zhong.

Just as the female ghost was about to succeed, Wu Zhong's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, his mouth burst into drinks, and thunder flashed all over his body, bounced the female ghost away.

The female ghost is frightened, and the thunder and lightning are the nemesis of evil things like her.

Wu Zhong was surrounded by thunder and lightning at this moment, and the wooden sword in his hand was like a divine soldier, and his brilliance flashed: "Say it again, let this girl's soul go, otherwise I will not be polite." ”

The female ghost snorted coldly, did not answer, and suddenly disappeared.

Wu Zhong knew that the female ghost was not far away, but hid nearby and waited for the opportunity.

Wu Zhong silently recited the magic formula, and the wooden sword in his hand suddenly thundered, and then he swept the long sword in all directions, and the power of thunder and lightning suddenly spread all over the cave. But just like just now, it didn't hurt the female ghost.

Looking at the waterhole in front of him, Wu Zhong knew that the female ghost must be hiding in it. Although the power of thunder and lightning is the nemesis of yin and evil things, I don't know how big the inside of the waterhole is, if the interior is vast, his ability will definitely not hurt the female ghost.

And just when he was helpless, two people suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave.

The person who came was a man and a woman, the man was a monk, looking at the face should be about forty years old, wearing a wide yellow robe, holding a bowl in his left hand and a staff in his right hand, with a kind complexion, quite a monk's demeanor. The woman next to him is not very old, and it seems that she is only about the same age as Wu Zhong. The woman was dressed in white, holding a long sword, her face was cold, her hair was flying in the wind, like a fairy, cold and noble, and no one else was allowed to approach.

The two walked into the cave without looking at Wu Zhong, the woman stood at the entrance of the cave, and the monk slowly stepped forward and came to the pool. I saw that he threw the golden bowl in his hand into the pool, and the golden bowl was upside down and floated on the water, but it did not sink. Then the monk struck the golden bowl with his staff, and suddenly the sound of the thick golden bowl resounded through the cave, only to see a golden light, shining down along the pool water, and immediately illuminating the dark pool water.

Seeing this, the monk recited the scriptures, but not much of a voice sounded in everyone's ears, and soon saw a black shadow, which was put into the stomach by the golden bowl. Seeing this, the monk recalled the golden bowl back into his hands.

This scene was shocking in Wu Zhong's eyes. Before today, he had never seen ghosts, nor had he met other fellow practitioners, but today he had encountered all of them.

The monk held the golden bowl in his hand, stepped forward slowly, and stood beside Xu Ting, only to see a figure flying out of the golden bowl and slowly falling on Xu Ting's body and disappearing.

"Although the mana of the Dao Leader is profound, you must not hesitate when encountering such a powerful ghost, once the time is long, this girl's life will be gone. The monk said with a smile.

Wu Zhong hurriedly nodded in thanks. He really has no experience in fighting the enemy, but fortunately, these two people came in a hurry, otherwise it was really possible to harm Xu Ting.

"Thank you, Master, for your help. Wu Zhong said.

"I don't know where the immortal cultivator is?" said the monk.

"My name is Wu Zhong, and I am a nameless Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, and I am not a famous sect. Wu Zhong said, "Master, where are you from?"

"It turned out to be Daochang Wu. The poor monk's law is empty, from Izumo Temple, this time he appeared just passing by, and he was surprised by the fluctuation of mana, so he came to check. Monk Kongwen said softly.

"I'm glad you came, otherwise something would have gone wrong. Wu Zhong was embarrassed, and his first shot almost killed someone.

"Since the two of you are fine, I and Yue whispered to the girl and left. The empty monk said with a smile, and Yue, who was standing on the side, nodded softly.

The two left, and Wu Zhong carried Xu Ting back to the Taoist temple, which was late at night and there was silence outside the Taoist temple.

"How is Xu Ting?" Xu Lili said worriedly as she looked at the unconscious Xu Ting.

Wu Zhong was dressed roughly, and Xu Ting, who didn't look fat, didn't expect it to be so heavy: "It's okay, it's good to wake up." He saw that there was only Xu Lili in this courtyard, and wondered, "What about the two of them?"

Xu Lili said angrily: "I drove you away." ”

Wu Zhong smiled, arranged for Xu Ting to go back to the house.

Lying in bed, the surroundings are still the same, although only a few hours away, but now I feel like a world away. Cultivation is not so important to Wu Zhong, it is only to strengthen his body, although he occasionally fantasizes about when he will become an immortal, but after all, it is too far away. After today's incident, Wu Zhong realized the importance of cultivation somewhat. The world is sinister, not only ghosts, but also other unknown dangers, and the cultivation can be regarded as an increase in one's own ability, which can be regarded as something to rely on.