It's another night.

Guobei County.

The faint moonlight sprinkled in the small courtyard, the shadows of the flowers swayed, and the night insects murmured.

Yu'er sat cross-legged on the west side of the courtyard, bathed in the moonlight, her hands pinched lightly on her legs, and between her breaths, the mist was faintly visible.

Ying Ning squatted on one side, her head held high, facing the moon.

Nie Xiaoqian is also cultivating.

After her mother's face-to-face guidance, she realized a lot of experiences, whether it was her state of mind or her own cultivation, she was improving at an astonishing speed.

Of course, motivation is also a big factor.

She wants to succeed in cultivation as soon as possible, so that she can enter the capital to accompany her husband.

After all, the two have just gotten married, if it weren't for special reasons, how could they be willing to separate?

Time passes slowly......

After the third watch.

Suddenly, Ying Ning seemed to sense something, and couldn't help but open her eyes and glance outside the hospital......

Then, Nie Xiaoqian also raised her eyebrows and opened her eyes.

"Yu'er!"

"Huh?"

"Shh......h

Nie Xiaoqian sighed lightly and made a gesture of silence.

Almost at the same time, a wisp of black mist drifted into the courtyard......

"Be careful!"

"Squeak~"

Ying Ning was so fast that she rushed to Nie Xiaoqian's side, and then looked up at the black mist.

In an instant, a black mist spread out, enveloping the entire small courtyard.

A dark shadow also slowly appeared in the fog.

"Miss......"

Although Yu'er has achieved some success in cultivation, her timidity still hasn't changed, and when she saw that the other party was not a ghost or a ghost, she was terrified, and hurriedly leaned over to Miss's side.

At this time, Nie Xiaoqian's expression was extremely solemn.

Although she has not wandered outside, she has awakened the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Clan and obtained a special talent inheritance.

According to her inherited memories, she recognized at a glance that the dark shadow in the courtyard was a special kind of demon: a mirage.

The special thing about this kind of demon is that it is not an animal or a flower or a tree that becomes a essence, but is condensed into essence by all kinds of decaying qi, miasma, corpse qi, resentment, etc. over the years.

Its characteristics are like this mirage, which looks somewhat illusory, like a cloud of smoke.

The mirage has a relatively low intelligence, but it is good at psychic attacks, and is good at creating various illusions to trap enemies, or control opponents.

Many cultivators don't want to encounter mirages, because this thing is very evil, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be hit.

And it's not easy to hurt it, many magic weapons are useless to it, because its body is illusory, like a cloud of mist, it's useless to cut it into eighteen sections, and it can be reorganized in the blink of an eye.

"Don't be afraid, Yu'er, don't forget that you're not an ordinary person anymore."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes!"

The cute Yu'er nodded vigorously, and finally began to overcome her fear in her heart, clenching her fists and secretly cheering for herself.

In fact, with Yu'er's current strength, it is enough to clean up some little demons and ghosts, but she has never fought in actual combat, so she has no bottom in her heart.

"Squeak!"

Ying Ning, who seemed to be soft, looked extremely brave at the moment, and her small body jumped suddenly and slapped it with one paw......

As a result, the claws fluttered across the black shadow, not causing any damage at all.

"Ying Ning is back!"

Nie Xiaoqian snorted and flicked her finger at the same time......

Why did Gu Ming rest assured that he would leave his wife at home?

He knew that Pudu Cihang was treacherous and slippery, his psychology was dark, and he liked to play shady tricks, so how could he be defenseless.

In this courtyard, he spent a lot of effort to arrange, even if Pudu Cihang came in person, once all the mechanisms were triggered, I believe that he could trap the old demon for a while.

In addition, there is also a Buddha seal blessed by the mana of Master Baiyun in the courtyard.

Touching the Buddha seal for a while, the power of the Buddha seal can not only defeat the enemy, but at the same time, Master Bai Yun will also sense it and rush to help in time.

Even if Master Baiyun was not there, Nie Xiaoqian and Yu'er could still leave this courtyard while their opponents were trapped and go to the City God Temple to find Zhu Tao.

Of course, the probability of Pudu Cihang coming forward in person is too small, after all, this old demon has to maintain the image of a monk before the big thing is done, how can he easily expose his true face?

Therefore, Gu Ming believed that his arrangement was enough to protect the safety of his wife and Yu'er.

After all, they are not weak women, plus Ying Ning, as long as the strength of the intruder is not particularly powerful, they may not even be able to solve it with the mechanism.

As Nie Xiaoqian raised her finger, the scene in the courtyard changed suddenly, and there were four big characters rising into the air in the four directions of east, west, south and north: benevolence, one, none, and enemy.

The four characters were shining with golden light, like the rising sun, and the black fog in the courtyard began to dissipate in an instant.

This is just one of the organs.

When he was at home, Gu Ming explained to his wife in detail all the arrangements in the courtyard, and different arrangements have different uses and can deal with different types of intruders.

Moreover, the vast majority of arrangements can be reused several times or even indefinitely.

"Great!"

Seeing that the black fog in the courtyard began to dissipate, Yu'er was pleasantly surprised, and her courage was much stronger.

Instead, the mirage panicked.

For it sensed a tidal wave of power restraining it, enveloping it.

It's a pretty bad feeling!

However, it had no intention of fleeing. Mirages are difficult to tame, but once tamed, they will die and confess to their masters for the rest of their lives.

As long as it is an order given by the master, it will be completed at all costs.

Even if it's death!

It is precisely because of the mirage's characteristics that Pudu Cihang will summon him to complete this mission.

It doesn't matter if it fails, because the mirage can't tell who its master is.

"Yu'er, use the palm wind to disperse it!"

"Oh, good young lady!"

At this time, Yu'er finally forgot her fear and became a little excited.

Since she started cultivating, she finally had the opportunity to practice.

"Whew!"

While responding, he raised his palm and shot three palm shadows in a row.

Unfortunately, the mirage was still very nimble, and its figure disappeared in a flash.

"Watch out for its sneak attack!"

Nie Xiaoqian snorted, her hands were sealed, the void was slashed, and a faint white mist shrouded the surroundings, protecting her, Yu'er and Ying Ning.

Sure enough, as soon as the white mist rose, the mirage flashed behind him......

As a result, it was like diving headlong into the mire, and his actions instantly became sluggish.

"Points!"

Nie Xiaoqian raised her hand again, and the mist instantly split into two clouds, and the mirage demon also split from it, half on the left and right sides.

"Look at the move!"

Yu'er had the posture of a chivalrous woman, and when she made a move, she had to shout, and one after another palm shadows were shot, which directly slapped the mirage's body apart.

Of course, this kind of fragmentation is actually not a harm to the mirage, as long as the offensive stops, it can be reunited and reorganized.

It's just that Nie Xiaoqian knows the characteristics of the mirage, so naturally he won't give it a chance to reorganize its body.

After all, she is a nine-tailed sky fox clan, even if her mother has not instructed her face to face, there are many spells and moves available in her talent inheritance.

"Flying sand and rocks!"

"Boom~"

With the roaring sound, a small sandstorm seemed to roll up in the courtyard, and it tore the mirage's body to shreds.

As soon as some of them approached the golden words in the courtyard, they evaporated out of thin air like water vapor being exposed to the sun.

"Squeak~"

The quick-witted Ying Ning noticed this phenomenon and couldn't help but scream excitedly, and began to wave her claws to slap the smoke that the mirage had turned into wisps of fragments on the edge of the handwriting.

If you don't fall into the well at this time, when will you wait?

Of course, Yu'er was not far behind, palm after palm, very cheerful.

Under the repeated attacks, finally, the black fog in the courtyard dissipated.

Nie Xiaoqian carefully used her divine sense to probe and confirm that there was no more mirage before she retracted her momentum.

"Okay Yu'er, it's okay."

Yu'er was very happy, and said with a smile: "Miss, this guy is too weak, Yu'er hasn't enjoyed it yet." ”

Nie Xiaoqian said with a solemn face: "Yu'er, it's not that this guy is weak, but the layout of the courtyard restrains its strength, so we can solve it so easily." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's still my uncle's methods, hehe!"

"Laugh! You don't wonder why this mirage came to our yard so coincidentally? ”

Yu'er blinked and hesitated, "Miss, you mean to say that this mirage ...... Someone behind it? ”

"Eight or nine are not far from ten, after all, mirages are rare, how can they appear here by such coincidence. I have to inform Gu Lang about this as soon as possible, so that he must be more vigilant......"

Two days later.

Gu Ming received an urgent letter from his wife.

Unfolded it, Gu Ming's face immediately changed...... He almost didn't have to guess, the first thing that came to his mind was that Pudu Cihang had secretly done it.

Although such a result had been expected, the moment it really came, Gu Ming's heart was still very heavy and angry.

He does have confidence in the layout of his home, but he is afraid of everything.

After all, Nie Xiaoqian and Yu'er's current cultivation is not enough to protect themselves.

There is a certain risk of staying at home, but when you receive a message from the capital...... The risk is greater, after all, he is not at home around the clock.

It seems that it is necessary to counter the old demon, and the old demon cannot be allowed to seize the upper hand all the time.

In the evening, Gu Ming changed into ordinary people's clothes and went out of the city in a low-key manner.

When I walked to a place where no one was, I walked directly against the wind, and arrived at the ginkgo forest where Baoqingfang was located in about an hour.

Then, according to the method described by Bao Qing, he entered the hall outside Bao Qing Fang and touched a mechanism in the hall.

Soon after, the stone slab in the middle of the hall slowly flipped over, and Baoqing's figure also appeared.

"Yo, it's only been a few days since you've been gone? Do you miss the White Girl? ”

"Don't talk about these useless things, I have something urgent, and I have to rush back to the capital before dawn."

"Cut, what a no-hearted guy!"

Bao Qing spat out the smoke ring in dissatisfaction.

When Gu Ming stood on the stone slab in the middle, Bao Qing raised his hand, and the slate flipped again...... This is a special mechanism called Qiankun Pour.

If it is violently destroyed, it will never find the entrance.

Because Baoqingfang is actually a large-scale magic weapon, the interior is its own space, and the hall outside is just a cover, even if the hall is completely destroyed, it will not damage the real Baoqingfang.

"White girl, Gu Gongzi sees that you are here!"

As soon as he entered the hall inside, Bao Qing deliberately shouted loudly.

The reason why Bai Suzhen stayed in Baoqingfang was mainly because she wanted to study more about the newly renovated magic weapon, and by the way, she also learned a little bit about the magic weapon from Baoqing.

As soon as she heard Baoqing's shouting, Bai Suzhen walked out of the house.

"White girl, I want to ask you something."

Things are urgent, time is in a hurry, Gu Ming is also lazy and polite, and he gets straight to the point as soon as they meet.

"Childe, but it's okay to say!"

"That's right, that centipede spirit in the middle of the court is about to move, and it actually starts to attack my family......"

Gu Ming concisely talked about the conspiracy of Pudu Cihang.

Hearing this, Bai Suzhen immediately guessed what Gu Ming had entrusted her.

"Childe means to say, let me go to Guobei County to secretly protect your family?"

"That's right! But you don't need to protect it secretly, I wrote a letter here, you take this letter and go to Xiaoqian......"

According to Gu Ming's idea, he wanted Bai Suzhen to temporarily live in his small courtyard for a while.

Bai Suzhen's strength is not bad, coupled with the layout of the courtyard, Gu Ming has no worries, and he can let go of his hands and feet to fight with Pudu Cihang in the capital......