Chapter Twenty-Three: The Right Path
The yard was littered with mud prints, and it was extremely messy.
"It's just a couple of wild beasts sneaking around."
General Zheng couldn't help but say, although the Dragon and Tiger Yamen has been scattered throughout the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but these things are still empty things for most people.
Zhang Shouhan shook his head, he walked into the courtyard, first his eyes narrowed, and he stared at the Cha knife carrying a basket of potatoes for a long time, but he just looked away when he saw Li Zhenfu and this person greeting each other and behaving very familiarly, so he looked away.
He hammered his back, dipped his index finger in the wound of a hairless yellow ape's corpse, and placed his bloodied finger on the torch in shock.
"This is the knife ghost of Linchuan County, divided into male and female, shooting people with poisonous fangs, the middle one is often injured and killed, and there are traces outside the pass for three or four years, and no trace has been caught."
He picked up the soldiers' torches and looked at the corpses on the ground one by one.
"This is the anti-nose demon of Queshan, with a spiky tongue, shaped like flying lightning, Uncle Hu of Soo County hunted and killed one when he was young, but it is much smaller than this."
"People clip paper, they can transform the appearance of beautiful women, and harm people with smoke."
"Mengshan Jing", "Yellow Skin", "Split Plum Blossom Roe Deer"......
The more Zhang Shouhan looked, the more frightened he became, the outside of the gate was not like the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the strange things of demons were endless, and at the moment these corpses, some of them were recorded in the Dragon and Tiger Yamen, and more of them, but there was no record, and the old Taoist priest was just barely able to identify them by virtue of the records of ancient books.
So many wild spirits and wild monsters that are rarely seen in ordinary times have all appeared to attack a small post station, and what is even more jaw-dropping is that they died here.
Zhang Shouhan relied on the spirit of the dragon and tiger to exorcise evil spirits and destroy demons outside the customs for 31 years. The two successive dragon and tiger governors treated each other with courtesy, and they were out-and-out practical fighters in the "Dragon and Tiger Soap Service". With his experience, he already had a bottom in his heart about the "national weapon" in the sword box behind Li Zhenfu, and at this moment, seeing so many rare wild demons buried here, the old Taoist priest understood more and more that the origin and skills of Li Zhenfu and his party were by no means ordinary.
"Old Daoist Zhang."
Li Yan walked over, his expression was like a smile: "I was going to sleep here tonight, but it turned out to be like this, I have always known that the outside of the gate is dangerous, not as good as the inside of the gate, but even the dignified official post station has been ruined like this, I think you are the master of heaven, it is difficult to escape the blame, right?" ”
"The old peasant is ashamed, and he will give an explanation to Zhenfu within ten years."
Li Yan thought secretly in his heart: "If you can delay those outer ways for ten days, I will also enter the pass, and it is best to solve the hundred demons of Wufulou with my mouth." He nodded: "I'm waiting for the good news of the Dao Chief." ”
"Speaking of which...... Cha Xiaodao also came over: "The Taoist chief is a local, and the origin of these monsters must be somewhat understood." What are the five immortals outside this pass, and I hope that the Taoist will solve the puzzles. ”
Li Yan introduced to the local military and political bureaucrats present on behalf of Cha Xiaodao: "This is my subordinate officer, surnamed Cha. ”
Zhang Shouhan knew that it was the person in front of him, who had killed so many fierce monsters, so he immediately gave a salute and then spoke.
"Since the two hundred years of the heavens have been covered with dust, the dragon and tiger qi has been weakening day by day, and strange things in the world have followed, among them, except for a few unknown aliens......" He glanced at Zha Li and the two, in his eyes, these two people were among them.
"Except for strangers, there are nothing more than the right way, and the outer way."
Li Yan smiled when he heard this: "The right way is your Dragon Tiger Mountain."
"Yes, but it's not all, the mountains and rivers have their own Antai Dingding's qi, my Celestial Dynasty calls it the dragon and tiger qi, and the Japanese country calls it the power of ghosts and gods, the sect has the official government canonized the state religion, and the dynasty shares the luck, and the cultivator can use a large amount of dragon and tiger qi to cast spells, all of which are the right way."
"What about the outer way?"
"The dragon and tiger are declining. Natural disasters, man-made disasters, chaotic religions, monsters, weird and numerous, these are all foreign ways, among which there are monsters born with strange organs, elves bred by mountains, rivers, seas and rivers, evil cultivators with unhealthy minds, artifacts and spirits with supernatural powers, wild gods worshiped by incense, etc., it is difficult to count, and the largest number of them is still the flow of monsters, and the five immortals outside the gate are like this. ”
After a pause, Zhang Shouhan said: "There are many monsters outside the gate, among which there are five types of the most rampant, they call themselves five immortals, and the dragon and tiger soap servants call them the five masters, namely Hu, yellow, white, Chang, gray, that is, foxes, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes, mice, among which there are many people with magical powers. ”
"Does the Taoist know Hu San, Chang Tian is in these two names?"
Zhang Shouhan shook his head: "The root system of the five immortals outside the Guanxi is intricate, and I don't know much about it, but the shamans in the Jurchen and Tatar tribes often deal with the people of the five families. ”
Li Yan digested it for a while, and his heart moved, why is Danniang not in the ranks of the outer way?
"Daoist Commander might as well talk more."
Zhang Shouhan did not hide his secrets: "People in the righteous path can be canonized as religious positions, Danding book coupons, holding magic weapons and talismans, etc., to kill demons and eliminate demons." The outer path is based on the length of the cultivation path, and the strength is relatively weak. ”
After a pause, Zhang Shouchen said: "Every five hundred years of Taoism, there is a catastrophe in the outer way, and it can advance by leaps and bounds after passing the catastrophe, but the Taoism here is the year required for the cultivation of ordinary animals, not the longevity of the outer Taoist himself. On the other hand, if the qualifications are dull, but the lifespan is long, 500 years old, you may only have 500 years of Taoism, and you will be defeated by the righteous path, or even lower. ”
Zha Xiaodao whispered to Li Yan: "Five hundred years of Taoism, it is probably equivalent to the peak of the Ten Capitals, and the leading Chang Tian has 1,700 years of Taoism, which is stronger than the ordinary peak of Jiuyao." ”
"Four Thousand Years ......"
Li Yan muttered to himself.
Cha Xiaodao was stunned: "What? ”
"Nothing?"
Li Yan froze: "Dare to ask Dao Chief, will this wild god who receives incense, or the elf bred by mountains and rivers, also have to endure the catastrophe?" ”
"I haven't seen it, but I should need it."
"What if the mountain and river spirits devour the incense gods?"
Zhang Shouhan blinked: "I haven't heard of this." ”
Li Yan didn't speak, his brows tightened a little unconsciously, and he didn't look very happy.
Zhang Shouhan looked at the sky, and then said to Li Yan: "Outside the Guan, it is the most rampant place for wild spirits and wild monsters, if you enter the Guan, this kind of thing will definitely not happen." There are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent a thief. Li Zhenfu might as well set off early, as for the old farmer's promise, even if he gave up his life, he would never break his promise. And in my opinion, these foreign demon immortals tried to loot and pacify, and when they encountered a blow, they would definitely not be able to run far, and they would definitely gain something by sending troops to search at this moment. ”
"There is a ...... of labor"
Before Li Yan finished speaking, he saw layers of soldiers outside, and someone squeezed inside, shouting inside, and the voice: "Li Zhenfu!" Li Zhenfu! ”
Li Yan's gaze passed through the crowd, but it was Sister Yu'er.
"Let her in."
The soldiers let Sister Yu in, but unexpectedly Sister Yu ran out of breath, she looked flustered, and she didn't choose to speak: "Li Zhenfu, it's not good, I, my official is back." ”
Li Zhixian, Zheng Shenjiang and even Zhang Shouhan have different expressions, pretending to be deaf and dumb, their eyebrows are dancing, they are compassionate and compassionate, and they look like all beings.
"......" Li Yan's expression was indescribable, and it took a long time to answer: "Isn't it a good thing that your official is back?" ”
Sister Yu was stupid, anxious and ashamed, and stomped her feet: "I'm back...... Two officials. ”
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