The sun rises in the east, and the yang and vitality between heaven and earth are also glowing.

Zhao Xiao stood on a mound with a large vat in front of him, filled with water.

I saw him holding a wooden card, his eyes were staring at the red sun rising in the east, his lips were slightly open and closed, chanting scriptures and mantras, condensing yang energy on the Qingxuan pen, and the dark black pen bloomed with a little dazzling fire, but did not burn the pen.

Zhao Xiaocun wanted to be full, but he felt warm all over his body, and his mouth and nose were full of hot breath, but he didn't spit it out in a hurry, but put pen on the wooden card.

The flame of the pen strokes across the surface of the wooden sign, leaving a slender scorched black mark, as if it has been burned.

Zhao Xiao put pen to paper, wrote a talisman of evil control, and then threw it into the vat. The wooden plaque floats on the surface of the water, and the invisible power of evil is dissolved into the water.

Since the birth of the talisman, there has been a way to swallow talisman water to cure diseases and dispel evil spirits, even the warlocks of the rivers and lakes have learned this way.

And if you want to prepare rune water for multiple people, it is not suitable to draw runes one by one on paper. Sorcerers usually write talismans on bamboo and wood, and then throw them into the water, and others only need to take water to drink.

This is not the first time Zhao Xiao has done this, he is familiar with it, so he also takes advantage of the sunrise to refine the yang and qi, and the talisman written in this way, as long as it fits the temperament of the qi, the effect will naturally be improved.

The Great Blessing of Controlling Evil from "The Hidden Text of the Divine Tiger" is different from the Tiger Power Tufeng Mantra that pursues killing and restraint, and it is a spell to protect the body and mind and resist the intrusion of demons and evils.

Zhao Xiao used this spell to ignite the runic water, which was to prepare for the patrol officials of his peers. After all, they were all just ordinary people with no cultivation, and if the demon vine used any evil means, this group of patrols would have no power to resist.

At the same time that the rune water was ignited, Zhao Xiao took off the white ribbon of Zhu Wen tied around his waist, which was his mark as a talisman of the pavilion.

Zhao Xiao looked at the vermilion talisman seal on the white ribbon, clasped his teeth thirty-six times, and blew out the yang and qi that had been refined in his mouth for a long time. Affected by yang energy, the vermilion rune seal actually produced a trace of vitality, and the red light loomed.

"The bird seals the spirit, and the soldiers are hidden in the urn." Lingxiao said to Zhao Xiao: "This ribbon is your magic basket?" ”

"That's right." Zhao Xiao asked in his mind: "Was your magic urn like this at that time?" ”

"Not really." Ling Xiao said: "In ancient times, the immortals gave the talismans to the immortals, which was to transform the people and teach people to learn immortals. If the people of the Gong Sect encounter calamity and evil spirits, they can hold it according to the law and summon the lieutenant generals. And if the people who have not been granted immortality have not been proven, they will be tested for school merit after dissolution, or they may be led by immortals and become immortals. ”

"Well, what if there are people who use the generals to bully others and be full of evil?" Zhao Xiao asked.

Ling Xiao's answer was straightforward: "Then the generals summoned by this generation will be punished on the spot." ”

"Wow, that's a lot stricter than it is now." Zhao Xiao looked at the white silk of Zhu Wen in his hand: "I am not an immortal official in this magic hall, but a group of fire crows, and I have to practice from time to time." I've tried to summon them before, and I almost didn't burn my hair, these guys are like headless flies, and they can't be controlled.

But this time to deal with the demon vine, it's not easy to use, so you have to use it hard. The fire crow was originally formed by the remnants of the flame spirit, and it was barely right to blow and exhale yang qi, hoping that this group of guys would be obedient. ”

"Since it is the remnant of the fire essence, you should use your own true qi as a rope." Lingxiao reminded.

"I see." When Zhao Huang heard this, he had a plan in his heart, retied Zhu Wen's white ribbon, turned to the patrol officials under the mound and said: "I have lit a jar of talisman water, each person comes up to drink a bowl, and you don't have to worry about monsters when you enter the mountain later!" Master Dai also said that as long as he can save his young master, everyone can receive a reward! ”

Hearing this, a group of patrolling officials in soapy clothes and shoes cheered loudly, plus some hunters and woodcutters who went into the mountains to guide the way, they couldn't wait to step forward, each with a bowl of runic water. Zhao Huang himself also filled a bamboo tube of talisman water in case of emergency.

"Wang Miaoshou, do you want to drink a little?" Zhao Xiao saw the short brown Wang Miaoshou holding a stick, squatting in the shade of the tree in a daze.

"Oh, I don't need to." Wang Miaoshou waved his hand.

Zhao Xiao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "That's right, if even you are fascinated by the demon vine, don't count on the rest of us, just obediently use the demon vine as fertilizer." ”

When Wang Miaoshou heard this, he showed an embarrassed smile.

Knowing that his words were inappropriate, Zhao Xiao asked instead: "I heard that Wang Miaoshou has experienced the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, have you ever seen a grass and tree spirit like this on the battlefield?" ”

"I haven't seen this before." Wang Miaoshou lowered his head: "It's good that the little old man can survive, I can't remember those things back then." ”

Zhao Xiao scratched his head, helpless in his heart. The Great War of the Five Kingdoms of Kunlun Continent was caused by the weakness of the Tianxia Dynasty more than 100 years ago, coupled with the soldiers, droughts, locusts, and harsh conquests, which provoked countless popular uprisings. In order to quell the turmoil, the Tianxia court delegated power to various counties and counties, and ordered them to raise soldiers, horses, money and food on their own.

As a result, there is no doubt that the Tianxia Dynasty will fall here. However, Kunlun Continent was not unified because of this, and the heroes competed and annexed each other, and finally five countries were left, each occupying one side.

The five countries have been fighting each other intermittently for a hundred years, and although they have won and lost each other, no one has been able to eat any of them. On the contrary, there were frequent wars, which led to the misery of the five peoples. In the end, the envoys of the five countries gathered in Yangshan, the head of the Xiong State, to discuss the covenant of the army, and demarcate the border, and temporarily stop fighting.

The covenant of the soldiers is only ten years ago, and Zhao Xiao followed his grandfather to escape the war when he was a child, and he also moved several times, and saw many miserable scenes.

"Actually, my father also participated in the Great War of the Five Kingdoms." Zhao Xiao seemed to be recalling something, and Wang Miaoshou looked up at him with a complicated expression.

"Speaking of which, his officer is not small, it seems that he is a flying lieutenant, commanding a fine cavalry that comes and goes like the wind." Zhao Xiao said: "I almost forgot his appearance, the last time I saw him, it seems that he was not even eight years old. ”

Wang Miaoshou asked, "Ling Zun has already donated his life?" ”

Zhao Xiao nodded lightly: "He died in the Mirage Valley, and his body has not been found so far." ”

Wang Miaoshou was shocked when he heard this: "Mirage Valley?!" Is there a place where the elite army of the Bear Country was destroyed? ”

"Yes." Zhao Xiao seemed to tell something that had nothing to do with him, and his tone was flat: "In that battle, my father led the army as a bait and introduced the soldiers and horses of the bear country into the valley to die. The masters of the Chongxuan Pavilion cast a spell to attract a flood, and only then did the army of the Bear Kingdom be crushed. ”

Wang Miaoshou's chest rose and fell and gasped: "Zhao Fu, don't you, don't you have a little resentment?" ”

"Hate? Hate whom? Zhao Xiao asked rhetorically: "Chongxuan Pavilion? Huaxu country? Is there a bear country? Or is it this five-nation war? ”

Wang Miaoshou was speechless, his face turned red, and Zhao Xiao shook his head: "To be honest, I don't know who I hate." ”

"Nope! It shouldn't be this way! Wang Miaoshou shouted abnormally, Zhao Xiao was startled, and the other party seemed to notice that he was acting abnormally, so he quickly retracted: "No, it's okay, I'm ...... It's rude. ”

Wang Miaoshou turned around and walked away in a panic, Zhao Xiao's face thoughtful.

……

Everything was ready, and the 100th person marched towards Lishan, talking and laughing as usual along the way, as if he was going on an outing, rather than going to fight with demons.

When he came to the foot of Lishan again, Zhao Xiao launched the Ying Xuan Lighting Technique, and noticed that the vitality of the forest seemed to be a little weaker, thinking that it was the demon vine swallowing the mountain qi, and the ordinary grass and trees were also affected.

"Zhao Fu, what should I do next?" The catcher stepped forward and asked.

"According to what I said before, a team of ten, keep an eye on the left and right, and I'll take care of the rear." Zhao Xiao said: "If you meet a pack of wolves, don't rush to catch up and kill. The demon is cunning, and may have set a trap in the mountains. If the wolves don't come to besiege us, we'll go straight to the cave and set it on fire. ”

Looking at the head catcher arranging manpower, patrolling the officials carrying sticks and steel forks, as well as more than a dozen rattan cards and a few pairs of bows and arrows, this posture made Zhao Xiao full of confidence.

"When you ancient immortals traveled, was it similar to this meeting? A group of immortal officials and generals are surrounded by officials in front and back, and all kinds of spirit birds and beasts are guarding them? ”

Ling Xiao responded unceremoniously: "You are just a fox and a fake tiger, and you have gained momentum for a while." If you get carried away like this again, I'm afraid there won't be a good end after going up the mountain. ”

"Okay." Zhao Xiao reluctantly admitted, raised his hand and waved his hand to let the patrols go ahead, he followed last, and at the same time quietly performed a golden armor technique on himself, and also drew a qi forbidden charm on the palm of his hand.

As soon as he entered Lishan, Zhao Xiao noticed that something was wrong.

Now it is the height of summer, the scorching heat under the scorching sun is unbearable, even if the forests in the mountains are lush, it is not too cool, but at the moment the mountains are a little cold.

Everyone walked step by step, slowly deeper, the sky was inexplicably dark, a mist filled for no reason, the initial relaxation also turned to tension, the ears heard the low roar of the beast, the sound of dead branches and fallen leaves being trampled became particularly harsh.

"Zhao Fu, what's the situation?" The headcatcher trotted in, and he pressed his hand to the hilt of his knife and asked in a low voice.

"It's a fog barrier caused by a demonic practice." Zhao Xiao squinted and observed: "Don't panic, the fog is harmless." Go and tell the people that if you see anything in the fog, don't take it seriously. If anything pounces, the gun, stick, knife and fork will go straight to the top! ”

Zhao Xiao has seen a lot of classic books and atlases containing mountain spirits and water monsters in the Huaiying Pavilion, and these kinds of spirit monsters are also proficient in magic, but most of them rely on geography and talent, and rely on instinct to make trouble. It is not surprising that the demon vines occupy the Rock Spring Cave and gather mist.

"Look! There's someone ahead! ”

The woodcutter who led the way screamed, and the patrolmen behind panicked. I saw that in the mist and mist, there was a shadow and shadow, and groups of armored soldiers could be faintly seen, with strict formations, guns and halberds like forests, banners covering the sky, and with a big shield painted with a hideous beast face, the military array was like a high wall rolling along the ground.

Some of the officials had never seen such a battle, some were so frightened that their legs went limp, and a few turned around to escape.

"Stand firm for me!"

Zhao Xiao pinched his fingers and pressed them under his chin, and opened his mouth to make a deafening sound, which immediately deterred everyone's floating thoughts, and at the same time secretly scolded these people for being useless.

"It's just an illusion, nothing to be afraid of!"

Zhao Xiao walked to the front row, and the Qing Xuanbi clicked a few times, turning into arrows, and shooting into the military formation in the fog with a few beams of orange and red firelight, easily crushing several armored soldiers. The heat of the fiery arrows also dispersed the mist, and the army soon collapsed.

"See? The demons in the mountains only scare people! Zhao Xiao said loudly.

At this time, everyone was a little relieved, and continued to move forward under the urging of Zhao Xiao.

Having said that, Zhao Xiao was a little uneasy, he came to Wang Miaoshou's side and asked, "Have you found out?" The illusion in the fog just now seems to be the Tianlu Army of Huaxu Kingdom! ”

Wang Miaoshou was a little nervous: "How did Zhao Furen see it?" ”

"I've seen those shields, and they are painted with the face pattern of the Tianlu beast." Zhao Xiao said: "I remember that the "Sanchuan Barnyard Chronicle" said that Tianlu is an ancient divine beast, similar to Pixiu, which can ward off evil spirits and protect mountains. Legend has it that there was once a Tianlu ethnic group that lived and multiplied in the eastern coastal area of Kunlun Continent, and it was also in the territory of Huaxu Kingdom. ”

Wang Miaoshou looked uncertain, Zhao Xiao smiled and said: "It's me who is far away, Wang Miaoshou was in the army, have you seen the army just now?" Although it is only an illusion, the demon vine should be modeled after the scenery of the past. ”

Wang Miaoshou shook his head a little stiffly: "I've never seen it." ”

"Okay." Zhao Huang shrugged his shoulders: "I just think that if Wang Miaoshou is so skilled, if he wears a helmet and armor, holds a halberd in his hand, and stands in such a majestic and majestic military formation, there is nothing wrong with it!" ”

"Zhao Fu is too good at laughing......" Wang Miaoshou shook his head and waved his hand, following the other patrols.

Lishan is not big, even if you walk slowly, it only takes half a day to come to the vicinity of Yanquan Cave, except for the gradually dense fog along the way, there is nothing else unusual, and the wolves do not show up to disturb, let alone find the trace of the young master of the Dai family.

Watching the stream flow down from a high place, Zhao Xiao asked the patrol officials to rest for a while, and prepared a clay pot containing flames, nitrate and fire oil, Zhao Xiao poured himself a mouthful of talisman water to rinse his mouth.

"The Rock Spring Cave is there." Zhao Xiao pointed to the top of the hillside shrouded in dense fog, and at this moment he couldn't see the Yanquan Cave at all, this kind of fog that would not drift away, anyone could see the abnormality.

"Pick a few powerful ones, bring the things that ignite the fire, and go up with me." Zhao Xiao said to the head catcher.

Zhao Xiao said to Wang Miaoshou: "Wait until you go to Yanquan Cave, and ask Wang Miaoshou to restrain the demon vine, and when the thing that ignites the fire is thrown up, I will immediately cast a spell to ignite the fire." After all, the demon vine is still grass and trees, and no matter how powerful it is, it can't withstand the burning of the fire. ”

Wang Miaoshou nodded absentmindedly, and when the head catcher brought the selected people, everyone followed Zhao Huang all the way up.

Cautiously approaching the Yanquan Cave, the fog here was so dense that he couldn't see anything ten steps away, Zhao Xiao was about to warn the people behind him, but he heard the sound of wolf howls in the distance, followed by a flustered and noisy fight.

The moment he turned around, a jujube stick was on Zhao Xiao's chest, and the strength that was enough to pierce his chest and back was borne by the invisible golden armor, but it was still fierce and difficult. Zhao Xiao felt as if he had been hit by a brute bull, and the whole person flew out upside down!

Zhao Xiao rolled among the rubble of the roots, relying on the golden armor technique to protect himself, and was not injured, but he was also knocked into a lot of meat.

At the same time, a series of screams and screams came one after another, and several patrols who followed Zhao Xiao were silent.

"It's ruthless."

Zhao Xiao stood up slowly, patted his chest, stared at the white mist, but his eyes seemed to be completely unhindered, and said coldly:

"I've been wondering all the way, when the hell are you going to do it?"