Chapter 22: Hunting Demons and Destroying Demons
In a relatively wide open space next to the county office, a platform was erected, two tables were placed against the wall, two middle-aged men dressed in government were sitting in front of the table, and a magic altar was set up outside, in front of the altar, an old Taoist priest with a white beard and white eyebrows, dressed in a cloud robe, sitting cross-legged, pinching the magic in his hand, chanting words in his hands, coupled with a long beard fluttering, quite a bit of the charm of fairy wind and bones.
Around the stage are the soldiers who maintain order, and outside the soldiers are the people, a bit like the execution field in the TV series.
Seeing this posture, Chen Rui felt more and more that this county order was a fool, no, the people in this county government were all fools.
Hearing the news, more and more people came, and after a while, the vacant land and the wine shops and teahouses next to it were crowded, and people were still coming.
Chen Rui was also fortunate to come early, but it was a coincidence that Yun Mengqin was next to him, in addition to the maid who followed her last time, there were two servants behind him, trying to block the crowd and leave some space for her, lest she be taken advantage of.
Yun Mengqin's face showed joy, blessed her, and said hello.
Chen Rui was a little surprised: "What a coincidence, Miss Yun is also there." ”
"Unfortunately, Mengqin came here when she saw Childe here." Yun Mengqin glanced at him resentfully, and said faintly: "Childe is really busy." ”
couldn't stand her eyes, Chen Rui laughed dryly: "It's really a bit busy these days. ”
Yun Mengqin also knew that he was perfunctory, sighed faintly, and didn't say anything.
At this time, the old Taoist on the altar stood up, picked up the peach wood sword on the altar, picked up a yellow rune paper with the tip of the sword, stepped on strange steps, and waved it a few times, but there were some means, and the rune paper on the tip of the sword did not fall with the martial arts of the peach wood sword.
Yun Mengqin's eyes were attracted by the old way, and she looked ahead with interest, and said in surprise: "It turns out that catching ghosts is like this..."
As soon as she finished speaking, before the altar, the old road with strange steps stopped, lit the rune paper at the tip of the sword, stabbed forward, and shouted: "Heaven and Earth Xuanzong, Wan Qi Root; Extensive cultivation of ten thousand tribulations, proving my supernatural powers; …… Servant Thunder; Ghosts and demons are frightened, and spirits are dead; There is a thunderbolt inside, and the god of thunder is incognito; The wisdom of the hole is thorough, and the five Qi are soaring; The golden light appears quickly, covering real people. ”
"Oh, ghosts and demons, Hugh has to be haunted, revealed."
When this rune paper was burned, I saw that it picked up a rune paper again, lit it, and then put a piece of white paper on the lit rune paper and lightly roasted it, and on the white paper, there was a hideous ghost head.
The faces of the people who saw this scene showed a look of horror, and some people even exclaimed, even the county commander and the county official who were sitting on the stage changed their faces, and they were almost shocked and didn't sit down, but fortunately, they had also seen a big scene and didn't lose this person.
Everyone looked at the hideous ghost head on the white paper, and their hearts set off a shocking wave.
can use a blank piece of paper to make ghosts and demons manifest, and the mana is so profound, could it be that this is really an old fairy?
Liu Xianling and Yu Xiancheng glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.
Yun Mengqin couldn't help but let out an exclamation, got into Chen Rui's arms, grabbed his arm tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Ghost, there is a ghost ......"
Wen Xiang Nephrite was in his arms, but Chen Rui was a little helpless, he felt that this girl was deliberate!
He fished her out and said, "There are no ghosts in this world, and the girl should not be afraid. ”
"That's obviously ......"
"It's just a blank sheet of paper, it's very simple."
"What is a blank sheet of paper?"
"Draw on white paper with vinegar, dry it and it will disappear, then bake it on the fire and the painting will show up again."
Hearing this, the fear in Yun Mengqin's eyes dissipated, how can she say that she is a weak girl, how can she not be afraid of these ghosts? It's just that there are resources around you and something to rely on, and you can't waste them.
Not far away, Liu Chenghe looked at the two people who seemed to be "flirting and scolding", his eyes were full of jealousy, and he couldn't wait to rush up and pull them away now and beat the hateful person up, but the crowd made him feel powerless.
The old Taoist priest put the white paper on the table with the hideous ghost head appearing, he looked around, and was very satisfied with the performance of everyone, and said, "This seat has cast a spell and sealed that evil animal on the white paper. ”
"Thank you, old fairy!"
……
Everyone bowed their respects with reverent faces.
Suddenly, Lao Dao sighed and said, "It's a pity that the cultivation of this seat is limited, but there is no mana to subdue other demons......"
When all the people heard this, their faces turned pale.
"Please, old fairy, you must help us!"
"As long as you save us this time, I will go back and set up an immortal card for you, and give you incense and pray for blessings every day."
……
Lao Dao shook his head, and looked at Liu Xian Ling helplessly: "Saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and this seat also wants to eliminate demons and subdue demons and help you relieve the disaster, but this mana is really limited!" ”
Liu Xianling glanced at him deeply, called the official messenger, took out a bag and handed it to him, and asked him to hand it over to Lao Dao.
After Lao Dao took the bag, Liu Xianling said loudly: "I also hope that the old immortal can subdue the demons with all his strength and save the people of Lin'an City from fire and water." ”
Lao Dao checked the weight of the bag, his eyes flashed with joy, and with a wave of his big sleeves, the bag disappeared into his sleeves, cleared his voice, and said: "Since you are so sincere, the old man is fighting for this body of cultivation, and he must also get rid of this demon." ”
He looked around the crowd a few times, picked up another piece of white paper, and said, "This seat wants to cast a spell to catch demons and evil spirits again, who wants to take this blank paper and follow this seat to do the way for the heavens?" ”
With the "ghost" just now, everyone turned pale when they heard the words, and shook their heads vigorously.
Liu Chenghe smiled sinisterly, pointed at Chen Rui and said loudly: "This son looks very evil, it is better to let him help the old immortal." ”
"#¥@#, you are good at warding off evil spirits, your whole family is looking good at warding off evil spirits, and you are blind! It's so handsome, you can't see it! Chen Rui's nose was crooked, and he scolded this bastard thousands of times in his heart.
He took a deep breath and said: "In the lower appearance, he is handsome and chic, and he has always acted in a bright and upright manner, and he is not afraid of the ghosts and demons. But this boy looks so good that even people can scare people back, presumably ghosts and demons don't dare to get close, why don't you let me and this son help the old fairy to do the way for the sky? ”
This man is so shameless! Everyone looked at him with some surprise when they heard this.
Yun Mengqin looked at him in some surprise, Childe was really different, and he was worthy of being the man she fancied.
"That's very good," to Lao Dao, it doesn't matter how many people or who comes, he just wants to use their hands to prove that his magic power is profound, and completely dispel everyone's doubts.
But this man's cheekiness is comparable to what he has!
"You ......" Liu Chenghe pointed at Chen Rui with trembling fingers, he didn't expect this person to be so shameless, he just vaguely scolded him for being ugly, but this person not only boasted shamelessly, but also said that he looked so good that even people could be scared back, which was tantamount to pointing at his nose and scolding him for looking scary.
And what should I do if I am taken up by this ghost? He's not going.
The people around him recognized him and said: "This is Liu Gongzi, Liu County Commander is diligent and loves the people, presumably Liu Gongzi also has the style of a father, and he will definitely help me get rid of the demons and do the ......right thing for the heavens."
"Yes! Yes! Liu Gong loves the people like a son, and Liu Gongzi will not disappoint. ”
……
Liu Chenghe really wants to hit someone, why do you recognize me? He was forced to nod his head in agreement.
"Childe," Yun Mengqin didn't expect Chen Rui to agree directly, and looked at him with some concern.
Chen Rui smiled, squeezed through the crowd, and strode onto the stage.
Liu Chenghe walked up to the stage slowly and reluctantly, Liu Xianling stood up and said with some worry: "Chenghe." ”
Although Liu Chenghe was extremely reluctant, he also figured it out, anyway, he also came up and wanted to die together.
Chong Liu County Ling shook his head and signaled him not to worry.
When they were standing, Lao Dao picked up two pieces of white paper, handed them to them, and said, "You just need to hold this paper like this, and leave the rest to this seat." ”
In front of the altar, Lao Dao did the action he had just done again, but this time he lit the second rune paper and baked it under the white paper held by Chen Rui and Liu Chenghe.
Liu Chenghe was so frightened that he closed his eyes, even if everyone had seen it once, there were still bursts of exclamations around him.
Yun Mengqin's expression tightened, and she grabbed the maid's hand tightly.
Zhang Ning's expression was light, he grew up with Chen Rui, and he only had respect for ghosts and gods.
Seeing that Chen Rui's eyes were clear and his expression was indifferent, Lao Dao was a little surprised: "You're not afraid of these ghosts and demons?" ”
"I don't do bad things in my life, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, I'm right, I'm sitting upright, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Well, that's a good point." Lao Dao laughed and approved twice.
The cycle continued, and in a short time ten goblins were caught. Lao Dao seemed to be "exhausted of mana", panting, his face was pale, he walked to the futon, sat down cross-legged, pinched the law, and said: "Now that all these ghosts and demons have been captured, as long as they are removed, it will be done." ”
Chen Rui took a deep look at this old way, this old way is not simple! Also, if ordinary charlatans don't have the courage to deceive the government.
The people at the bottom asked, "How can we get rid of these evil spirits?"
Lao Dao looked at everyone and said: "These ghosts and demons dare to make trouble in the world, it has violated the rules of heaven, this seat is going to come to a fried ghost this time, in order to warn the ghosts and demons within a radius of a hundred miles, so that they dare not come to Linyang City to make wild troubles." ”
The people of Linyang City were overjoyed when they heard this, and Linyang City will not be troubled by these ghosts and demons in the future, this old fairy is really a good fairy! When I go home, I must set up a longevity card for him.
Next to the altar, the armor has set up the oil pot prepared by the old fairy in advance, and at this moment the fire under the pot is booming, and the oil in the pot is boiling, but the air is filled with a sour smell.
After a while, Lao Dao seemed to have recovered some "mana", his face was ruddy, he walked to the front of the oil pot with steady steps, put his palm in and stirred, shook his head, and said indifferently: "Burn it for a while, this oil is not hot enough......
Liu Xianling and Yu Xiancheng stood up in shock, their faces were wonderful.
Liu Chenghe's face was pale, his eyes were round, he was so frightened by the "ghost" just now that he didn't come back to his senses, and now he was shocked again.
Zhang Ning showed a look of surprise.
Yun Mengqin looked shocked.
The people in front of them were already kneeling on the ground, chanting "Old Immortal ......"
The people who couldn't kneel down behind bowed and saluted reverently, praying for the blessing of the old gods.
Lao Dao waved his hand, and everyone was immediately silenced.
With an unfathomable smile on his face, he crumpled the paper with the "ghost" on it, looked around, and asked, "Does anyone want to try fried ghosts and let out a bad breath?" Just take this monster, put your hand in the oil pan, and fry it for at least three breaths. ”
Everyone shook their heads in horror.
Lao Dao looked at Liu County Order: "Liu County Order, would you like to give it a try?" ”
Liu Xianling flicked his sleeves quite arrogantly, sat down, and kept silent.
He looked at Yu Xiancheng again: "What about Yu Xiancheng?" ”
Yu Xiancheng looked at Liu Xianling, as if he wanted to talk to him.
He looked at Liu Chenghe: "What about this son?" Can you want to vent your evil anger? ”
"#@#@" Liu Chenghe directly shook his face and didn't look at him.
His eyes looked at Chen Rui, stretched out his palm, and the paper ball lay in his palm.
Chen Rui reached out and took the paper ball, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay!" ”
Lao Dao was stunned for a moment, put away the smile on his face, and said seriously: "That's piping hot oil." ”
"It's okay,"
Seeing him walking towards the oil pot, Lao Dao hurriedly grabbed his sleeve: "The hand will be wasted." ”
Chen Rui pulled out his sleeves: "It's okay, I hate these monsters that plague the people." ”
Lao Dao did not give up, and finally persuaded: "Son, think twice." ”
Chen Rui put his hand into the boiling oil pot and groaned: "Comfortable." ”
“……”
The people around looked at this scene in shock, this person is not afraid of being hot? Could it be that he also has mana?
One breath, two breaths, three ...
After five breaths, Chen Rui looked at the old man who opened his mouth: "Is it okay?" ”
The old man nodded indifferently.
Yun Mengqin rushed to the stage at this time and looked at the hand that he had just come out of the oil pot: "Childe, your hand ......"
She just exclaimed to stop her, but it was too late, so she had to push through the crowd and rush up.
Chen Rui shook the hand in front of her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's okay, don't worry." ”
Her eyes were full of incredulity.
Chen Rui didn't explain much to her, walked up to Liu Chenghe and said, "I have blown up a ghost now, should Liu Gongzi also blow up one?" ”
Liu Chenghe looked at his smug face, and the anger in his heart couldn't stop rising, and he snorted coldly: "Blow it up." ”
He took a piece of paper with "ghosts" on it, clutched it in a ball, walked to the oil pan, looked at the tumbling oil pan and thought, "He was fine just now, I should be okay too!"
"Become a river, don't be reckless." Liu Xianling said in a deep voice.
"Father, don't worry." He can't retreat, otherwise he won't have a chance at all, glancing at Yun Mengqin, who is always on Chen Rui, Liu Chenghe's heart is horizontal, and he wants to put his hand into the oil pot.
"Slow," Chen Rui said to stop: "This pot of oil has just fried a ghost, the aura has been exhausted, if it is frying one, I'm afraid it won't have any effect, if the ghost runs away, we will be in Lin'an City." ”
walked up to Lao Dao, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old fairy, do you say yes?" ”
He is not a generous person, since he dares to say that he is ugly, since he wants him to lose face, then he has to pay the price, regardless of whether you are the son of the county commander or who.
Lao Dao saw his meaningful smile and nodded hurriedly: "He's right, you go and change a pot of oil." ”
The armor soldier was still very convinced of the old way, and went directly to change a pot of oil after listening to his instructions.
After a while, the oil pot began to boil and tumble, Chen Rui glanced at it and said, "Liu Gongzi, Qing." ”
Liu Chenghe's body trembled, sweat dripped from his forehead, and he had a feeling that if he really stretched his hand down, his hand would be useless.
He wanted to retreat, but his smug face, her eyes on him all the time, made him unwilling, his heart was horizontal, his eyes were closed, and the hand holding the paper ball slowly stretched down.
"Ah......h
is smart, knowing that staying will only be more embarrassing, Chen Rui looked at his back and smiled.
Liu Xianling's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and it was his son who was ashamed.
Lao Dao winked at Chen Rui, and there was already a pleading look in his eyes.
Chen Rui pouted at his sleeve, and Lao Dao showed a painful look on his face, stretching out four fingers.
Chen Rui shook his head lightly, and gestured with both hands to a ten, indicating that he wanted them all.
"Dream," said the old man silently.
Chen Rui shrugged his shoulders indifferently and turned to face the people.
Seeing that he really wanted to expose his deception, Lao Dao panicked, hurriedly pulled his sleeve, and said softly: "Boy, don't go too far. ”
"The old fairy is actually ......"
"Ahem! Yes, I actually have something to say. Lao Dao hurriedly interrupted him, and squeezed out a voice from between his teeth: "It's all for you!" ”
Count your acquaintances, Chen Rui said with a smile: "Yes, the old immortal has something important to tell you." ”
"I thought about it for a while, it's too troublesome to fry these ghosts, and it's very dangerous, and it is possible to let them run away, so for the sake of safety, these ghosts will be handed over to this seat to take back and dispose of, although it will cost some of the mana of this seat, but for the sake of everyone in Linyang City, this seat is as happy as it is."
"Thank you, old fairy!"
"The old immortal is a living bodhisattva!"
"Old Immortal Benevolence ......"