Chapter 6: The Old Man Goes to the Dead
In the thick fog, Wang Miaoshou walked out with a wooden stick obliquely, and walked out with a tiger step, he was ten steps away from Zhao Huang, and the restraint and honesty of the old peasant in the countryside were completely gone, and his body was fierce and blatantly revealing a short brown, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of murderous energy.
"Thankfully, I was prepared." Zhao Xiao said: "When I saw you deal with the young master of the Dai family, I knew that you were a master of guns and sticks. Even without the head of the gun, the stick just now would be enough to pierce the flesh and blood. β
Wang Miaoshou said in a low voice: "When did you see through it?" β
"See through? I didn't see through it, I just doubted it. If you don't do it, I can't prove that you are in collusion with the demon vine. Zhao Xiao looked relaxed: "It's just that Mr. Zhu died too hastily." Just finished cooking the young master of the Dai family here, and was killed by the demon vine the next day, is there such a coincidence? What's more, no matter how arrogant Mr. Zhu is, he still understands that he pursues advantages and avoids disadvantages, and the demon vine occupies the Yanquan Cave, and he can't run away if he can't beat it? β
The corners of Wang Miaoshou's eyes moved slightly, and Zhao Xiao continued: "I was hit by you just now, and I immediately understood that it was you who suddenly attacked Mr. Zhu. He is a poor cultivator, has no means of protection, and has been injured in the dark, so it is not unusual for him to be killed by you with one blow. But I don't quite understand, with your skills, you should have been a brave man in the army back then, why did you collude with spirits and monsters? β
"You still don't understand?" Wang Miaoshou was a little excited, and his words were full of resentment: "How does Hua Xu Guo treat meritorious heroes? The Tianlu army has fought bloodily for decades, and countless young people have become white-haired veterans, what did they get? The old general was wronged and killed himself, and his subordinates were dismantled and divided into various places, and in the end, even the Anjia land and property were occupied by the gentry! β
The more Wang Miaoshou spoke, the more excited he became, and he suddenly tore open the short brown, revealing his scarred chest: "Look at it! What did I do for Huaxuguo? And among my brothers, which one is not crippled? β
"And what do you want?" Zhao Xiao said calmly: "If you want to pay for Yin and An Jiatian, I can discuss it with Master Dai." β
Wang Miaoshou laughed: "Zhao Fu, you are too naΓ―ve, right?" Who do you think you are? A hall student who has learned a few surgical methods, if it weren't for clinging to the gentry and magnates, do you think you can stand here today? β
Zhao Xiao was not angry: "I don't understand, so what's the point of you doing these things now?" With your ability, you can enter the Dai family. β
Wang Miaoshou shook his head slowly: "I'm not that kind of reckless man. β
"You're going to arrange a way back for the other veterans?" Zhao Xiao speculated: "I don't know how you met that demon vine, but you relied on its assistance to let the young master of the Dai family be possessed by a spirit, in order to take the opportunity to blackmail the Dai family?" β
"That's right." Wang Miaoshou admitted unabashedly: "I discussed with it, let it be attached to the General Temple in the future, I will use the identity of the temple keeper to exorcise evil spirits for the young master of the Dai family, and force the old master Dai to worship with land and money, if he does not agree, the young master of the Dai family will never be better." β
"Never better?" Zhao Xiao's eyes rolled: "At the beginning of the Dai family, I had obviously expelled the spirit for him. The next day, there was a sudden demonic change, this is also your means? I can't see it. β
Wang Miaoshou snorted coldly: "That's not my means, the demon vine just gave me a wolf hair, and it was it that made the young master of the Dai family change into a demon." Mr. Zhu said that you are a mediocre person in the pavilion, I checked it for the young master of the Dai family, and took the opportunity to stuff a wolf hair into his mouth, but you were not vigilant at all. β
Zhao Xiao showed a smile of sudden realization: "I see! If it happens, the demon vine can pretend to be a god and nourish and grow with the power of incense, and you, as the temple keeper, can also obtain land to settle other old pawns, and even use this to manipulate the Dai family to make it constantly supportive. Although the method of extorting large families is old-fashioned, it is better to use. Thinking about it this way, if it weren't for the Dai family master sending a letter to Huaiying Pavilion, it is estimated that no one would be able to stop you. β
"It's you who think you're clever enough to take things into your own hands. If you get the bounty and leave early, why not? Wang Miaoshou lifted the jujube stick, which was stained with blood, even if there was no blade, this sturdy old man could kill the enemy with it.
"You're going to kill me?" Zhao Xiao asked.
"Zhao Huang, the talisman of Huaiying Pavilion, in order to extinguish the ominous demon, donated his body to Lishan, and should be worshiped in the general's temple, and will be eaten by incense and blood forever!"
Wang Miaoshou's words were frustrated and powerful, like a general on the battlefield, calling for battle against the enemy.
When Zhao Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but smile. The current situation is clear, the demon vine's practice has caused a dense fog, and the patrol officials below are besieged by wolves, and they may not have suffered heavy casualties, but nine times out of ten they will flee in fear. And the few people who followed to Yanquan Cave were killed by Wang Miaoshou, if even Zhao Huang died here, then everything could only be explained by Wang Miaoshou.
Without waiting for Zhao Huang to speak, Wang Miaoshou's body moved, and the jujube stick was like a poisonous snake coming out of the hole and attacking directly.
Zhao Xiao had already prepared, and raised his left hand: "Fixed!" β
The Qi Forbidden Talisman in his palm flashed, Wang Miaoshou paused, and his whole body seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, sluggish and difficult.
And Zhao Xiao's figure retreated sharply, holding a pen in his right hand, knotting a golden gun mark in his left hand, his hands were combined, and a sharp golden sword shot straight out.
Wang Miaoshou is much more powerful than ordinary wild wolves, even if he is old, his body and bones are still six or seven points strong in the past, and his blood and fierceness are sharpened thoroughly in the fierce battles on the battlefield, and the qi forbidden restraints can only fix him for a short breath.
Seeing the golden arrow shooted, Wang Miaoshou bit the tip of his tongue, broke free from the restraints, and his body was deflected, and the golden arrow comparable to sword qi scraped his cheek, bringing out a touch of blood.
Zhao Xiao didn't wait for the other party to approach, and swept the toe with the green pen in his hand, and his body was as light as a feather in an instant. He used the true qi in his body, jumped up directly, jumped two feet high, and easily dodged Wang Miaoshou's swing and sweep.
Light body and indulgence is usually something that can be done naturally when the qi refining has reached a certain level. Zhao Xiao's current cultivation is still a little lacking, but with the feather step talisman hidden in the boot in advance, it is not difficult to move around.
This feather step talisman was made by Zhao Huang last night, just because he couldn't stand still blindly because he was fighting with the demon vine. And now in the face of such a brave warrior as Wang Miaoshou, the pestle pinching the trick and reciting the spell on the spot is completely self-defeating.
In mid-air, he used his true qi again, as if he was stepping in the air, his body deflected, hid in the thick fog, and then landed accurately next to the corpses of the patrolling. These people were either hit hard in the temples or stabbed in the chest, which shows that ordinary people have no power to fight back in the face of Wang Miaoshou.
Zhao Xiao didn't plan to fight with Wang Miaoshou all the time, he picked up a few bundles of fire-initiating pottery pots, threw his arms hard, and threw them directly towards the demon vines in the Yanquan Cave.
With the blessing of Yingxuan's Jingjing technique, the dense fog did not interfere with Zhao Xiao's vision from the beginning, and even because of the demon vine's manipulation of the mountain qi machine, he could see the location of the demon vine more clearly than others.
Today's demon vine is much more sluggish than yesterday, and it is withered and decayed. It was thought that it was to deal with the hordes of patrol and hunting officials, and it was difficult for wolves alone to resist, so the method of attracting dense fog and creating the illusion of a military formation.
But the more the demon vine does this, the more it consumes its vitality. Originally, he had just taken root in Yanquan Cave, and was disturbed by Zhao Huang like this, and he didn't have time to nourish and grow, but he had to damage his foundation in order to save his life.
The clay pot was smashed and broken, and the flames, nitrate, and oil were poured everywhere, Zhao Xiao noticed that Wang Miaoshou was attacking again, and once again his luck was raised, he jumped high, and directly flicked Zhu Wen's white ribbon in mid-air, and the trick changed, and he recited the mantra:
"Zhu Wu Lingtian, Danxia Hechong, Quickly summon the fire crow!"
I saw Zhu Wen's white ribbon swaying like a living thing, among which the bird seal moved, and dozens of fire crows condensed by the remaining gas of the fire essence came out of the white ribbon, and suddenly the surrounding white fog was red, and the rolling heat wave evaporated the mist.
Zhao Huang endured the scorching heat in his face, blowing a wisp of true qi, as if holding the silk thread of a paper kite, and driving dozens of fire crows to fly in circles. The pen is falsely pointed to the demon vine on the ground.
Wang Miaoshou was shocked to find that the dense fog around him had dissipated, and as soon as he looked up, he saw dozens of fire crows screaming and falling, like a rain of fire falling from the sky, mercilessly smashing on the demon vines.
With a few bangs, a ball of flame exploded in the rock spring cave, and the demon vine let out a terrible scream, and an evil force spread in all directions indiscriminately.
Zhao Xiao drank and subdued the evil talisman water, and still resisted the evil power. But then a hazy phantom shadow hit his head and face, and he only felt that his eyes were dark, and he suddenly lost the perception of his five senses and the touch of his limbs, and he couldn't use the magic technique, and his body fell to the ground.
Dingββ
Fortunately, at this time, the sound of jade bells in Zhao Xiao's brain palace vibrated and resounded, and when the evil spirit invaded the outside of the body, it was killed and destroyed, and it dissipated, and Zhao Huang immediately regained consciousness.
"What's that?" Zhao Xiao knew that it was Lingxiao who cast a spell to save him.
"The demon is dying and fighting back, wanting to take your physical body, and I will kill the murderer with the golden fire bell." Ling Xiao said.
Zhao Xiao was frightened into a cold sweat, he stood up and looked at the demon vine that was burned into a bonfire, along with Mr. Zhu's corpse, burning and crackling, but there was no movement.
"Thank you." Zhao Xiao said to Ling Xiao.
"Needless to say, you still have opponents." Lingxiao reminded.
The screams of the demon vine before his death seemed to have affected Wang Miaoshou, who stood up with a jujube stick, blood flowing from the corners of his eyes and nostrils. All over his face and body were scorched by the explosion, and he was embarrassed.
"You, you ......" Wang Miaoshou's body trembled slightly, gritted his teeth, and couldn't say a word.
"The demon has been ambushed, do you still want to entangle?" Zhao Xiao cast many spells one after another, and he also felt tired at the moment.
"While the fog hasn't cleared, outsiders don't know what's going on, you run." Zhao Xiao sighed: "I don't want to fight with you." β
Wang Miaoshou stared at Zhao Huang and showed a relieved smile: "Run? Where to run? β
Zhao Xiao was speechless for a while, he could see that Wang Miaoshou was already dead. After the end of the war, not only did he not receive rewards and appointments, but he was even scattered all over the country like a distribution, and his land and property were occupied by the gentry when he was old. Wang Miaoshou has long been completely desperate for this world.
He was already a dead man.
"I asked when I entered the mountain." Wang Miaoshou stood up straight: "Don't you have a little resentment?" β
Zhao Xiao didn't answer, Wang Miaoshou laughed a few times, and then choked and coughed, opening his mouth to spit out blood clots. But he didn't care about his situation, and looked at Zhao Huang directly:
"I understand now that you are more desperate than I am, and that you are so desperate that you have no bearing on your father's death...... What a cold and heartless person this must be. β
Zhao Xiao's face was expressionless, and Wang Miao Shouyu laughed spontaneously: "Actually, since you intervened, I didn't feel good. I can also see the ability of this demon vine, and it can't become a climate after all. β
"Then why are you coming along?" Zhao Xiao asked.
Wang Miaoshou held the jujube stick and took a deep breath: "I'm going to die, I feel like I'm really going to die." Squatting in the dark temple of the general, doing nothing, watching that day by day come almost drove me crazy. After fighting for most of my life, I can't stand this kind of life. Die, and die on the battlefield! β
"The battle is over." Zhao Xiao said.
"Really?" Wang Miaoshou asked rhetorically.
Zhao Xiao didn't care about this, and asked about something else: "If you die, what will happen to your comrades?" β
"They're not bad seeds, so they don't need you to take care of them." Wang Miaoshou stood tall and proud, as if his injuries had healed when he said this.
Zhao Xiao had nothing to say, and Wang Miao's code smiled: "But this time, I didn't lose all." β
"What do you mean?" Zhao Xiao's thoughts turned sharply, and he noticed that something was wrong.
"Didn't you notice who was missing?" Wang Miaoshou watched Zhao Xiao gradually frown, and his smile became more and more proud: "That's right, Young Master of the Dai family." Guess where he went? β
"Dai family!" Zhao Xiao scolded secretly, this time it was a miscalculation after all.
Wang Miaoshou said: "You take people up the mountain, and the demon vine will let Young Master Dai go home." Even if you kill the demon vine, the demon transformation of the young master of the Dai family will not subside. β
At this time, the dense fog in the mountain gradually drifted away, and the wolves below the hillside were driven by the demon vines, and they were beaten by the patrols and fled one after another, wailing.
"This is your last chance." Zhao Xiao said to Wang Miaoshou.
"Maybe it's your last chance." Wang Miaoshou put on a good posture, obviously not planning to back down, and chose to fight to the death.
Zhao Xiao squinted his eyes, and immediately raised his hand to wave his pen and recite the mantra:
"Thunder and Thunderβ"
The electric snake climbed the pen, the spell was not finished, Wang Miao stomped under his feet, flew and pounced, and the jujube stick focused on Zhao Xiao's chest.
Zhao Xiao didn't take advantage of the situation to retreat, and the golden armor technique spread a little strength on the stick all over his body, and a few cracks appeared on the ground under his feet.
"βNine Days!"
The Qingxuan pen condensed the electric light, and a thunder arrow shot into the center of Wang Miaoshou's eyebrows, leaving a shallow scorch mark.
Wang Miaoshou's head tilted back slightly, his pupils lost his divine light, and his figure fell.
Zhao Xiao looked at Wang Miaoshou's corpse, pressed his chest and slowly breathed breathing, silent.
After a few moments, the mist in the mountains finally cleared, and the sun shone on the rock spring cave. Under the fire crow's burning, the demon vine turned into a pile of charcoal, and Mr. Zhu's body also turned to ashes.
When the rest of the patrols cowered and caught up, they saw several corpses on the ground and Zhao Huang standing still.
"The monster has been ambushed." Zhao Xiao opened his mouth to reassure everyone's thoughts: "Wang Miaoshou and the rest of the patrols unfortunately donated their lives, you should bury the corpses well and return them to their families." β
"Wang Miaoshou doesn't seem to have any family." Someone said.
"Send it to the General's Temple, and there will naturally be someone there to cook." Zhao Xiao sighed.
"What about the young master of the Dai family? He was not found along the way. β
Zhao Huang said indifferently: "The young master of the Dai family is not in the mountains, I know where he is, and he has his own opinions, so you don't have to follow." β