Tang Shiwen also wants to go up the mountain with us, but I think it would be more appropriate for her to stay and pick up Yang Ji and his party. We don't know when we will go up the mountain and come down, but Yang Ji and them, at most, two hours, can get to Anhe Town.

I told Tang Shiwen to stay in the town and bring Yang Ji and them to my cousin's house for a while. Let them see the wood carving, and then let the old couple talk about their son's experience of pretending to be crazy and stupid, how Zhuang Yan and I drove away evil spirits last night, as detailed as they could.

If it's still early to finish here, we can let Tang Shiwen lead them to the mountain to meet us.

I gave Yang Ji's phone number to Tang Shiwen, and also sent the news that Tang Shiwen was responsible for answering them in Anhe Town, and also sent Tang Shiwen's phone number to him by the way.

Tang Shiwen's cousin is called Cheng Yang, twenty-six years old, tall and mighty, but he has been pretending to be stupid for half a year, and few people on the street recognize him. Moreover, the custom of not chatting with each other in the town is still there, and most of those who recognize him also nod and smile.

The Taoist temple, which can be seen in the town, took us forty minutes to arrive.

On the way, Cheng Yang told us the origin of the Taoist temple.

Two years ago, the Taoist priest came to Anhe Town and began to make friends around the town, and by the way, he sold wood carvings. He threatened that as long as the wood carvings were properly enshrined, the villagers could continue to get good luck.

At first, the villagers didn't believe it, until Sun Er ate the first crab and tasted the sweetness.

This news immediately spread in Anhe Town, and people began to gather in groups of three or five, making an appointment to find a Taoist priest and ask about the precautions for worshiping the gods. The wood carvings of Taoist priests have also risen.

Later, the Taoist priest negotiated with a villager, and the villager tasted the sweetness because of the worship of the gods, and thought that the Taoist priest occupied a small piece of mountain land that his family did not often plant, so he agreed. At first, he just found some dead branches and leaves, built a shed, and went down the mountain every day to sell wood carvings. Because Sun Er bought a lottery ticket and won the lottery, he gradually began to have people visit here.

After the worship of the gods was successful, the lottery could win the lottery, and after it became popular in the town, there was gradually some incense. Most of the time, it is the townspeople who go to the Taoist temple to inquire about worshipping the gods. There are also good men and women who buy cannonballs and incense candles after winning the lottery and go up to repay their wishes.

Pots and pans, diesel rice noodles, and villagers constantly took the initiative to send them to him. Later, there were people who sent wood and bricks, and he almost did not refuse to come, and they all used to build thatched huts. A year ago, the people of the town took the initiative to help him renovate the brick Taoist temple, and since then it has become a Taoist temple for the townspeople to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

Sure enough, it is a very small Taoist temple, like a pavilion for resting, but there are walls on all sides, and there is a mouth on the south side. There is a well not far away, and looking down the hill, there is a simple latrine. The snow-white walls can be seen to be recently renovated, and according to Cheng Yang, this land was built by a wealthy Taoist priest in the town for free. The materials of the Taoist temple were also collected by a few villagers, and some villagers who had no land and no money went out to work and helped the Taoist priest build it. Recently, a few more lottery winners spent money to help him paint it.

In short, the incense of the Taoist temple has become more and more prosperous this year.

The Taoist temple has no name, but everyone unconsciously calls it the god temple, because the gods who are invited back from here are really useful.

We were about ten meters away from the Taoist temple, and Yao spoke.

"There are souls here, two, and the strength is good. Miss Childe be careful! ”

I stopped and looked at Zhuang Yan for a while, Zhuang Yan nodded, full of confidence.

When we came to the entrance, there was no gate, just an open space with a roof, and an offering table was placed on the inside. On the side of the offering table, there was a small door leading to the back, and there was a lock on the door, and the Taoist priest should have gone out.

I stepped up the steps and entered the Taoist temple, and the yin qi of the forest was blowing in my face.

I looked at Cheng Yang, who didn't seem to feel anything, and stood in the temple where there were only enough people to kneel and worship. Zhuang Yan is the same, she doesn't seem to feel anything, just like Cheng Yang.

I shouted at the audience, "Anyone?" ”

There was no reply, I took half a step back, and shouted inside: "Listen to the soul inside, no matter where you come from, I am the Heavenly Master, I advise you to come out immediately, and I will send you to the spiritual realm." If not, I will tear off the roof and let the sun carry you away. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two coughs came from behind him.

"Ahem...... Who is going to demolish my Taoist temple early in the morning? ”

Cheng Yang was the first to retreat to the outside of the view, and Zhuang Yan and I followed out, an old man in a green robe was unloading a bundle of dead branches on his shoulders.

The Taoist priest is about fifty years old, with a shiny and dark beard and a lean body, and at first glance he looks like a Taoist priest who is practicing asceticism. The appearance is also kind, and there is nothing special about it.

"Fellow Daoist, I am a celestial master who exorcises evil spirits, and I heard that there are some evil natures here, so I have come to exorcise evil spirits. Presumably, Daoyou is the Taoist friend who sells gods in the town? ”

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, don't make fun of the old way with this layman, are the gods used for sales?" The Taoist priest patted the dust on his body and said unhurriedly.

"I know that Daoist Qing cultivation is not for wealth, but how can I explain the few capable souls in Guanli? Last night, I went to many people's homes in the town, saw some of your wood carvings, and sent the souls inside to the spirit world. I wonder what you do with these souls? "I don't think there's any need to be dumbfounded, and tell him bluntly that I'm here to deal with you.

"What Daoyou said is very poor, it is true that the wood carving was invited from me, but how do you prove that the soul in the wood carving is arranged by me? Speaking of wood carvings, there are still thirty or fifty in the view, or ...... How many do you take? ”

He denied it to his face, but when I thought about it, it shouldn't be.

Now is not the time to prove anything, and there is no need for him to deny it. Probably, he was looking for an opportunity to enter the view. Inside, there must be something that can make him retreat with his whole body, or turn defeat into victory.

"I'm sorry, I saw that you weren't there, and I wanted to send the soul of Guanli away first. Now that you're back, I can only control you first, and then clean up the soul in the view. I guess you didn't carry the soul you raised! ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, it's just that you won't let me in, and I won't go in. It's just that I don't really know what you mean by soul or something. The Taoist priest was not in a hurry, sorting out the firewood he had just brought back.

On the side of the Taoist temple, there have been a lot of dead branches that he picked up from the mountain, and in the eyes of normal people, he is a Taoist priest who cultivates purely.

On this mountain, there is no electricity or water, not far from the Taoist temple, and he drilled a well himself.

He relied on it like this, and I couldn't do anything about it all of a sudden. Suddenly, I thought of one of my documents, and he wanted to delay the time, so that when there were believers on the mountain, he could take the opportunity to get out.

I took out my police ID, unfolded it and opened it to him, "Okay! Let's be honest, I'm a police officer, and now I suspect you of spreading bad beliefs in Anhe Town, so please help with the investigation and come with us. ”

The Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, stared at the document in my hand and looked at it again and again, smiled and said: "I didn't expect that I still have this hand at a young age, so let's go with you, I'll go get something." ”

As he spoke, he walked to the Taoist temple like an ordinary person.

I put away my papers, how could I let him in like this, and reached out to press his shoulder, "No need, we can provide the daily necessities you need, now, please come with me." ”

I thought that I could take him away first, and as long as I didn't let him enter and contact with the soul in the Taoist temple, I would have a better chance of winning. An uninvited guest like me, a sudden visit, can disrupt his position first, and make a good start for the implementation of my next plan. I don't have any plans for the time being, but getting him out of here is the first step.

Just thinking about it, the Taoist priest retreated slightly, his shoulders sank, and I suddenly felt that my center of gravity shifted forward, and I secretly screamed that it was not good.

The Taoist priest staggered my body, twisted around, and staggered my body as if the two of them were usually staggered. As I threw myself forward, he thrust up on his waist and pushed his hips against mine, and I stumbled to the side.

I'll take it, his borrowing power is much stronger than mine, and he can still be quiet on the surface, so I will suffer a dull loss first.

Zhuang Yan saw that I fell, as if there was no big problem, and she also knew the priority, so she immediately stepped forward to block the path of the Taoist priest back and shouted: "Okay, dare to arrest and attack the police!" ”

I fell to the ground on my side, but fortunately the soil was soft on the mountain, and it was nothing serious except for the fact that I looked a little embarrassed.

I got up and was relieved to see Zhuang Yan stopping the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest patted the Taoist robe on his body again, and said with a smile: "Where do I dare to attack the police, it's because the guy is unstable and unstable on his feet, and he falls, this is ...... You can all count as assaulting the police, and I'm also convinced. ”

In the past, I used to play tricks on others so quietly, but today I didn't watch out for this old Taoist priest, and I fell in love with his way.

I got up and patted the dirt on my body, and said as I patted it: "Give you another chance, obediently follow us down the mountain, or arrest you...... Take your pick! ”

"I didn't break the law, why should I resist being arrested?"

Still stubbornly resisting, when I bent down to pat the dirt on the trouser tube, I unexpectedly threw out my right leg and swept him away.

Unexpectedly, Lao Dao really didn't cover it, and looking at the wind and clouds and denying us, he was actually on guard. Seeing that I was suddenly in trouble, I jumped up more than a meter high and avoided my sweeping legs. There was no idle in the air, his feet swinging back and forth, and he kicked at Zhuang Yan's façade.

I secretly screamed that it was not good, this is a master. Just as he was about to rush to the old way, Cheng Yang's hands were quick, and he looked like he had practiced so many times, stepped forward to stop between Zhuang Yan and the old way, and blocked the Taoist priest's front leg with both hands to kick Zhuang Yan.

But I didn't want Lao Dao to have a calculation, so my front legs were blocked and my back legs didn't stop, and then I kicked forward.

Cheng Yang was just in a hurry to help block, but he never expected that Lao Dao could kick two kicks in the air in a row, and the second kick hit Cheng Yang's heart. Cheng Yang snorted and took two steps on his back legs, covering his heart with his hand, it seemed that the injury was not light.

Zhuang Yan hurriedly supported Cheng Yang, "How are you?" ”

"It's okay, you be careful, this bull-nosed old man is really powerful." Cheng Yang half-bent over, waved his hand and said.

"Be careful, I'll deal with this Taoist priest."

I stepped forward and shook my fist at the face of the old Tao, I knew that he had the same martial arts path as mine, and he should also be from a heavenly master. However, as the saying goes, boxers are afraid of being young, and looking at his appearance at fifty or sixty years old, his actual age will not be less than eighty. Although I don't dare to subdue him, I feel that my physical strength has increased recently, and if he consumes physical strength, I will be sure.

Sure enough, Lao Dao flashed and wanted to use the drag technique to make me fall forward, but he didn't want me to stop my hand in the air, and turned his fist into a palm and slashed horizontally at his neck.

Lao Dao grabbed the air with one hand, his face was panicked, and he jumped backwards to dodge my palm knife.