Zhao Xiao was awakened by a scream, he turned over and got up, Lingxiao did not appear, and her voice sounded in his head: "Things have changed." ”

"There's no reason for that." As soon as Zhao Xiao changed into his clothes, someone slammed the door outside the guest room.

"What's going on?" Zhao Xiao opened the door and asked.

The servants of the Dai family were panicked: "Old, old man, he ...... Let's go check it out! ”

"Lead the way!"

Zhao Xiao put the bamboo basket on his back, and followed the servant to the other courtyard with suspicion, and was greeted by a bloody scene.

The body of a servant lay on the stone steps outside the door, his chest and abdomen torn open, his organs thrown everywhere, his throat viscerally wounded, blood flowing all over the ground, and vague bloody footprints stretching to the courtyard wall.

At the other end of the courtyard, Master Dai fainted and collapsed, and the housekeeper and servant pressed him down, hung his chest and back, and did not wake up at all.

"I'll come." Seeing this, Zhao Xiao turned out a small porcelain bottle from the bamboo basket, and after pulling the cork, a burst of purple smoke slowly rose, and Zhao Xiao quickly put the porcelain bottle under the nose of Master Dai and shook it gently.

This soul-returning incense is the most precious thing in Zhao Huang's bamboo basket, not only can it wake up a comatose person, but even if a dying person smells it, he can barely hang his life and explain the aftermath.

Master Dai gasped violently, Zhao Xiao pulled his hand a little painfully, carefully put away the porcelain bottle, and before he could speak, Master Dai wailed:

"My son—"

Zhao Xiao didn't want to waste his efforts, so he asked the butler, "What happened?" Where's your young master? ”

"I don't know, I heard someone shouting, so I rushed over with the master." The housekeeper's face was full of cold sweat, and he felt palpitations at first glance: "Young master, he, he is like an evil one, biting the child servant to death, and then he climbed out of the courtyard wall and ......ran away."

Zhao Xiao gritted his teeth, got up and walked outside the bedroom, bypassed the bloodstains of the corpse in front of the door, and carefully entered it. The situation inside was even more miserable, and a maid fell on the bed, and the blood stained the bedding curtain into a red and black color. The maid was also bitten open by the throat and disemboweled, with a look of fear on her face that was moments of death.

A bold servant glanced inside, and was immediately startled and turned to run away, and the sound of vomiting could be heard in the distance.

"How so?" Zhao Xiao was also full of confusion, and secretly asked Ling Xiao: "The wolf dog spirit that was attached to the young master of the Dai family before has obviously been completely eliminated. The "Divine Tiger Hidden Text" you taught me is very effective against spirits and evil spirits, and it is impossible to regenerate and repeat. ”

"I can only judge by your eyes and ears now. Ordinary miscellaneous spirits can only attach themselves to those who are weak and weak. If it is really a fierce ghost, this young master of the Dai family can't support you to get rid of it, and his vitality can be drained alive. Ling Xiao gave his own judgment: "There is another hidden reason in this matter, unlike an ordinary spirit possessed. ”

"Is it possible that the Dai family has been cursed by the Nightmare Town?" Zhao Xiao asked: "I heard on the road that the Dai family is not very popular with the people inside and outside Chengyang County. ”

Lingxiao replied, "Not impossible. However, ordinary people cast witchcraft charms, and the effect is uncertain, and they often do more to no avail. Like the young master of the Dai family, he was possessed twice in a row, even to the extent of devouring people and sucking blood, which is definitely not an ordinary magic technique. ”

"Is there a powerful person eyeing the Dai family?" Zhao Xiao scratched his head, he was obviously planning to do some work for big families to exorcise evil spirits and settle down in the house, who would have thought that there was still a connection behind it?

"What are you going to do?" Lingxiao's tone was more scrutinizing.

"Look at it." Zhao Xiao simply replied: "If I slip back to the Huaiying Pavilion now, it will not be easy to get in front of the first seat." Find the young master of the Dai family first, and it is estimated that you can find out the mastermind behind it. ”

Walking out of the bedroom, Master Dai was still sitting on the ground, looking as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant, Zhao Xiao said with relief: "Master Dai, since I haven't left yet, this matter will naturally not be ignored." Now that the situation is unknown, I need to find Ling Lang first. If there are no other accidents, please do not report to the police first. ”

Zhao Huang is a talisman of the Huaiying Pavilion, although he does not have a serious rank, but he can also be exempted from forced labor and taxes, after all, the pavilions are all for the national reserve, and the talisman is a public figure. If you go any further, it will be equivalent to an official position.

And if this kind of thing happened to the Dai family, it would be a big loss of face, and if the young master of the Dai family hurt someone outside, it would not be easy for the official face. Master Dai understood the truth, and nodded with difficulty: "Then there is Lao Zhaosheng." ”

Letting the Dai family leave the courtyard, Zhao Xiao took out the Qingxuan pen and swept it lightly in front of his eyes, and the "Yingxuan Zhaojing Technique", which could see the rheological changes of the qi machine, was launched, and he naturally saw the fierce qi all over the garden, mixed with the rest of the qi.

Whoever does something will be angry. Especially in places where killing has taken place, it is often difficult to hide the ferocity. If there is a fortune teller who is good at qi divination, he can calculate the current position of the murderer through the qi sensing machine at this moment, unless the murderer knows how to hide the art of concealment.

However, Zhao Huang did not have a deep study of the study of the Zodiac Theory, and only relied on the magic taught by Lingxiao to gain insight into the qi.

Looking at the wisp of evil qi in the fierce aura, Zhao Xiao raised the pen and drew it to the void, as if peeling off the cocoon to condense the evil qi into the pen. Then take out the white paper and cinnabar, write a chasing charm on the white paper, fold it into a paper crane, and recite the mantra:

"Red Fu chases and hunts for evil spirits. Everything is not right, and it is ordered to be revealed! ”

After reciting the spell, the paper crane naturally took off into the air, circled twice above Zhao Xiao's head, and flew towards the outside of the courtyard wall. Seeing this, Zhao Xiao picked up the bamboo basket on his back, raised his feet to kick the wall, and climbed over the wall vigorously.

……

The scorching sun is in the sky, and the heat is unbearable. Wang Miaoshou carried two buckets of water and came to the edge of the vegetable garden. An old man of his age came with a cane, one of his trousers was empty, and a small knot was tied in one of his trousers.

The old man brought a scoop, scooped up water and sprinkled it in the vegetable field, and at the same time said: "Wang Tou'er, when you went to Dai's house yesterday, those splashes came to steal vegetables again. ”

Wang Miaoshou looked around: "There is no shortage of dishes." ”

"I drove them away." The old man sighed: "In the past two years, my strength has become more and more weak, and in other words, I can break their necks with my bare hands." ”

"Alright! Just like you were back then? Wang Miaoshou quipped: "The first time I went to the battlefield, I urinated directly into the crotch of my pants." Obviously wearing heavy armor, he was hit by the arrows of the barbarians in Jiuli Kingdom, and his skin was not broken, so he immediately cried and called his mother. Later, I was fined thirty lashes by the old general, didn't I carry half of it for you? ”

The old man laughed, and Wang Miaoshou continued: "Don't worry, in a few days, I will be able to settle down for the brothers." ”

"What? Dai Jiaken spit out what he ate in his mouth? ”

Wang Miaoshou pursed his lips and said, "You just wait, don't ask more." ”

"Boss Wang." The old man stopped: "What's wrong with you lately?" There was no one for three days, and the brethren were worried about you. ”

The old man still wanted to speak, but Wang Miaoshou suddenly got up and looked up at Zhao Xiao, who was pinching paper cranes outside the vegetable garden.

"Zhao Fu? Why are you here? ”

Zhao Xiao followed the paper crane and went all the way to the south of the city, and saw Wang Miaoshou halfway, and stopped for a while. Judging from Ying Xuan's Jingjing technique, this old man has a strong vitality and killing blood, thinking of the stick method he used to deal with the young master of the Dai family yesterday, if he gets this person's help, he may be able to save a lot of trouble.

"Wang Miaoshou, can you take the liberty to negotiate?"

Seeing that Zhao Mi didn't mean to come in, Wang Miaoshou put down the bucket, wiped his hands and walked out of the vegetable garden, and asked with a restrained face: "I don't know what Zhao Fu's instructions are?" ”

"I can't tell you about it." Zhao Xiao looked around, under the scorching sun, the heat of the dry yellow earth rose, the light and shadow in the distance twisted, and the scenery was in a trance. A leaky general's temple, several sections of rammed earth courtyard walls, and severed limbs curled up in the corners of the walls, resembling statues, are the real conditions of this land.

"I wonder if Wang Miaoshou saw the young master of the Dai family passing by?"

Hearing this question, Wang Miaoshou was stunned for a moment: "Young Master of the Dai family? Is he awake? ”

Zhao Xiao nodded: "Not only is it awake, but the situation is more serious than yesterday." He killed two servants in his family and fled from Chengyang County. I'm trying to track down the evil qi with magic, but after leaving the city, the evil energy has been destroyed by the sunlight, and the clue is slim, so I would like to ask you if you notice anything wrong. ”

Wang Miaoshou was at a loss: "How can this be? Obviously, Zhao Fuyi had already destroyed the spirit yesterday, and I also checked that there was no external evil on the young master of the Dai family. ”

"I suspect that someone is trying to do something about the Dai family." Zhao Huang asked: "Wang Miao has been guarding Chengyang for a long time, do you know that there are monks who are good at this way?" ”

"This ...... Don't hide it from Zhao Fu, the little old man, I can't talk about the temple keeper too authentic, and the local magicians really don't recognize a few. Like that Mr. Zhu, I saw it for the first time yesterday. Wang Miaoshou was ashamed of his words.

Zhao Xiao nodded slightly, he looked to the south, and there were vague ups and downs of mountains, so he asked, "What does that mountain say?" ”

"That's Alexandria."

Zhao Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Where is Mr. Zhu's cave mansion?" ”

"Yes." Wang Miaoshou said: "Legend has it that a long time ago, there were immortals descending in Lishan, and you can still see colorful lights soaring into the sky at night. ”

"And now, too?" Zhao Xiao suddenly became interested.

I saw Wang Miaoshou shaking his head: "Where is there now?" Outside the city at night, it is dark. ”

"I'm going to go to Lishan to explore, I wonder if I can go with Wang Miaoshou?" Zhao Xiao asked.

Wang Miaoshou showed a look of embarrassment, and he motioned to the vegetable garden in the rear: "Zhao Fu, this ......"

"It's me who is abrupt."

Zhao Mi also understands that most of the rural temples are actually not able to live a prosperous life, and Wang Miaoshou also has to take care of a group of disabled old soldiers, and his life is inevitably poor, and he also needs to carry water and grow vegetables by himself.

Bidding farewell to Wang Miaoshou, Zhao Xiao continued southward. I didn't go far before I heard Ling Xiao suddenly say, "That temple guard has a fierce aura on his body. ”

"What's so strange about that?" Zhao Xiao didn't feel unusual: "He is a veteran who has experienced the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, I have seen a lot of such people, even if he returns to the field and goes home to farm, the fierce aura on his body will not fade away." The battlefield is brutal, and I don't need to say more. ”

"Since ancient times, soldiers have fought fiercely and dangerously, and it is most likely to grow old ghosts and ghosts, and cultivate evil spirits." Ling Xiao reminded: "In my opinion, the war in Kunlun Continent seems to have subsided, but it has not been swept away by the candid Ding Revolution, resulting in the sediment flooding. ”

"You've been sealed for thousands of years, and you've only been messing with me for a few months, and you're able to understand the way of the world today?" Zhao Xiao was a little curious.

Ling Xiao did not hide it: "I am not ignorant and unconscious in the True Yuan Lock, every time I change hands, I can more or less detect the changes in the situation." ”

"Okay." Zhao Xiao said: "But I can't care too much, first go to Lishan to find Mr. Zhu, he may know some information." ”

Lishan is not a majestic and towering mountain and a sacred peak, and it is also ordinary vegetation from a distance, so I don't see much spiritual weather. When Zhao Xiao went to the foot of the mountain, he happened to bump into a woodcutter coming down the mountain, so he stepped forward to talk and explore, and learned the general direction of the rock spring cave.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhu didn't seem to understand the study of the forbidden formation, and there was no other obstacle to going to Yanquan Cave except for the rugged mountain road.

Zhao Huang crossed the mountain beam and saw a small stream, so he knew that the Yanquan Cave was close at hand. At the same time, he noticed that all kinds of qi around him were converging towards a high place.

"Mr. Zhu is spitting and refining qi?" Zhao Xiao was a little surprised: "Mobilize the mountain qi machine, this kung fu is not bad!" ”

"That's not right." Lingxiao warned: "The qi machine has inhalation and non-exhalation, this is not the art of exhalation. ”

Zhao Xiao immediately made a decision, a spell shook out of his sleeve, his hand changed instantly, and he shouted: "Golden armor protects the body from death!" ”

A layer of imperceptible golden light flowed around Zhao Xiao's body, this is the "Golden Armor Technique" passed down by Huaiying Pavilion, after casting the spell, it is like wearing armor on the body, which can resist the sharp blades of swords, and there is no heavy armor to hinder the hands, feet and body method. Zhao Xiao not only mastered this technique, but also wrote a spell early for backup.

Holding the Qingxuan pen in his hand, Zhao Xiao did not dare to be careless, carefully approached the direction of Yanquan Cave along the stream, and then walked hundreds of steps higher, and when he looked up, he saw a terrifying scene.

In a huge cave, there is a strange wood carving. It was a hollowed-out shell left over from the vines strangling the tree, and the miscellaneous branches stretched in all directions, almost humanoid. Mr. Zhu, on the other hand, was trapped in the vines, and countless tendrils pierced into his chest, and then grew from the seven orifices of his head and face, and he could not imagine the tragic situation under his skin.

"Are you...... Who ......?"

Mr. Zhu's body trembled, and his voice was strange and hoarse, and the roots of the seven orifices with dried blood stains shook vividly.

Zhao Xiao didn't bother to reply at all, he had already determined that he was a mountain monster that had become a climate in front of him, and he would only answer it if he was crazy. Although Mr. Zhu was arrogant, he was at least skilled, but he was still killed.

In short, in Zhao Xiao's eyes, this demon vine uses Mr. Zhu as a medium, swallowing the Lishan Qi Machine and nourishing itself, which can almost be regarded as an evil for the disaster.

The two sides confronted each other silently for a while, except for the sound of the murmuring of the stream, and the atmosphere inside and outside the cave was dead.

Sou!

There was a sound of breaking the air, and the demon vine threw out a few vines and attacked. Zhao Huang didn't recite the mantra in his mouth, didn't pinch the trick in his hand, and the Qingxuan pen connected the dots forward, and a few sparks appeared at a glance and rushed towards the demon vine.

Mars was as small as a firefly at first, but it swelled like a fist in an instant, and the heat burned people's faces. The demon vine reacted quickly, and the vine instantly curled into a shield, blocking a few sparks, and blasting the sawdust flying, but it was not enough to shake the foundation.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiao didn't fight with it to the end at all, taking advantage of the demon vine to protect himself, he turned his head and rushed down the mountain, as fast as a smoke.