The night is dustless, and the moonlight is like silver.

On the official road east of the county town of Huaide, two horses, one green and one yellow, are galloping in the moonlight.

After entrusting the family letter to Liu Mu, Qi Jingzhi once thought of going to the Yin Division to which Yushan belonged to him to ask for the last time in the name of Meng Fuzi's disciple.

However, he thought about it, Lao Wei Hero I, before he died, was so heroic and free, most of them just took a bath in the yellow spring, and then directly entered the reincarnation, and would not go to Yin Si to be tried at all, so he put out this thought, and only wanted to participate in the birthday of Jiao's aunt and grandmother, so as to complete Lao Wei's dying instructions as soon as possible.

As for the Holy Maiden of the White Immortal Sect, just like Lu Yunzi, she was eaten and wiped clean by the bronze mirror, and the two white-clothed immortal attendants had limited knowledge, but they saved a lot of trouble.

Speaking of which, among the demons killed by Qi Jing along the way, the three fox spirits were too weak to mention, and only the tiger spirits did not attract the bronze mirror to make a move.

From this point, it can also be seen that the background of the White Immortal Sect is far inferior to that of Fuya Temple, and it is impossible to take out similar treasures to protect the spirituality of the saints in the sect.

On the contrary, the Tianyi Sect mentioned by Liu Muzhi seems to be quite extraordinary, and its fundamental scripture "Ji Zhu Sutra" is quite related to the "Secret Method of Riding the Clouds" of the White Immortal Sect, but this sect only revealed its whereabouts more than a hundred years ago because of the Golden Toad Dharma King, but now I don't know where to look for it.

Qi Jingzhi was spinning all kinds of thoughts in his heart, and at the same time, he was extremely skillful on the back of a green horse, as if he was a veteran who had been immersed in riding for many years.

His experience in the dream in the pillow, especially the knife that slashed the giant snake with the human head at the end, laid a solid foundation for the achievement of the angry crane after the dream.

In addition, Qi Jingzhi also unexpectedly gained Lu Qiyun's so-so riding skills, although the skill of shaving his head and shaving his face has not been verified, but most of the skinning skills that he would have been able to do have been greatly improved.

Jiao Yulang said that Qinghong Gongyu's pillow can help people refine their hearts, which is a priceless treasure and can be called a word.

Amid the sound of horses' hooves, Qi Jingzhi seemed to have regained a little of the feeling he had when he rode the snow mantis beast in his dream. It's just that this time there is only Jiao Yulang riding around him, and there is no battlefield in front of him where people shout and neigh, and there is a sea of blood, only a silent and unmanned, seemingly endless official road.

Not far from the north of the official road, a sparkling river flows to the east, and the moon is shining, and the Ming River is reflected together.

According to Xiao Wazi, this river is called Cao River, which is not big among the rivers and lakes of Daqi, but it is not small, and it is less than the upper and more than the lower.

Qi Jingzhi turned his head to look at Jiao Yulang: "It's dark at night, let's stop running for half an hour and continue to rush tomorrow morning."

"Good!"

Jiao Yulang, who was riding a yellow horse, responded, and couldn't help but praise: "My brother is riding a horse for the first time, and he really has good endurance!"

In the eyes of him, a descendant of a military family who has been riding horses since he was a child, Qi Jingzhi's riding skills are not very good, and he can barely use it for the road, but this endurance is even more surprising.

The two of them stopped and walked along the way, and together they stayed on the horse for several hours, even Jiao Yulang himself was already sore, and he didn't want the Qi family's brother to still look vibrant. ….

Qi Jingzhi smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said, "My two legs have long been wooden, but I feel quite happy when I ride a horse, and I don't think it's bitter."

As he spoke, a huge black shadow suddenly rose out of thin air in the center of the official road dozens of zhang away in front of him, and it looked like a big tree with lush leaves.

The huge and low-hanging canopy stretches out on all sides, not only covering the already wide official road, but also extending outward, like a huge Qingluo umbrella cover.

Qi Jingzhi saw it from afar, and his heart was immediately alert, and he immediately pulled the reins, so that the green horse under his crotch slowed down his momentum.

Jiao Yulang also saw it, and said in a low voice while slowing down: "I don't remember that there is such a big tree on this official road, I'm afraid that the person who came is not good!"

Qi Jingzhi nodded, and said in a deep voice, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people!" Let's get around!"

With that, he turned his horse's head and drove the green horse to trot down the official road and slowly walk on the beach of the Cao River.

Jiao Yulang hurried

Keep up, while keeping looking at the big tree that is suddenly blocking the way.

As the two of them got closer, the big tree suddenly disappeared from the official road.

At the same time, the eyes of the two suddenly darkened, and they saw that on the river beach in front of them, a huge tree was slowly stretching its body, and the huge canopy even reached above the river.

At this time, Qi Jingzhi and Jiao Yulang were only more than ten zhang away from the giant tree blocking the road, and it was already seen that this was an old camphor tree that was very old, the body of the tree was yellow-brown, and the bark was cracked like scales.

What is particularly eye-catching is that the trunk of the old camphor tree and even many thick branches are tied with dense red silk and red threads, which is quite festive in the verdant and vigorous.

"It's a camphor tree girl!" Jiao Yulang couldn't help but scream.

Seeing Qi Jingzhi's puzzled face, he immediately explained: "This is the custom of many places in the south of the river, parents are afraid that the children in the family will not be able to support themselves, so they will look for the oldest and strongest camphor tree in ten miles and eight towns, so that the young children will recognize it as their mother, not only worship every year, but also tie the red thread to the 'camphor tree mother, for protection.'"

"Huh? This is the evil god Yin ritual, right? Doesn't the local government care?" Qi Jingzhi said in surprise when he heard this.

"Who doesn't want their children to prosper and all of them grow up?"

Jiao Yulang shook his head: "It is said that this method is quite effective, and even many people who eat yamen meals secretly participate in it, and the government does not want to offend the public, most of them turn a blind eye......

"Oh? Hearing you say this, this camphor tree lady is a good spirit tree?"

Qi Jingzhi looked at Jiao Yulang, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled: "There must be a reason why it stopped us, maybe it wants to be your godmother for this little baby."

Hearing this, Jiao Yulang pursed his mouth and was unhappy: "My family doesn't believe in this kind of thing! If any of the children worships and makes friends with different people, they will be subject to the family law!"

Qi Jingzhi nodded, putting away the smile on his face: "Do you remember what the black donkey spirit said before he died? There is an old camphor tree in the Qinghong Ancestral Hall, and I am afraid that I will be angry and held accountable after the jade pillow is stolen, so I fled overnight."

"Remember, of course! Could it be this?" ….

Jiao Yulang's face showed a sudden look, and he immediately smiled: "Okay! I don't have the courage to stop the black donkey spirit, but I came here to cut the path, is this treating our Yushan Deer brothers as soft persimmons?"

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but glance at the little baby, and shook his head helplessly: "Are you addicted to pretending to be a demon lord?"

He grabbed his mount suddenly, looked up at the old camphor tree not far away, and shouted, "You old man is so ignorant that you dare to block the way of our Lu brothers!" Is it really bad for me to peel the Demon Lord's sword?"

As the words fell, the crown of the old camphor tree suddenly shook violently, making a gurgling sound.

Immediately after, dozens of small figures no more than a foot tall drilled out from the depths of the dense branches and leaves in the canopy.

The little men, all dressed in white, reached out and grabbed the red rope tied to the branches, hanging from the branches like fruits, their little feet fluttering, and their mouths laughing like babies.

At the same time, an old voice came from the tree: "The two little brothers of the Lu family forgive their sins, and the old woman has the courage to show up to block the way, there is a sentence I want to ask, I wonder if the two of them have a jade pillow on them?"

Seeing that the name of the Second Demon Lord of the Lu Clan did not bluff the other party, Jiao Yulang immediately made a small face: "Hmph! How about bringing it? What if you don't bring it?"

"If the two little brothers bring jade pillows, can they give me their love? The old woman is grateful!"

Hearing this, Jiao Yulang immediately sneered: "It's more and more like a hairy thief cutting paths!" To tell you the truth, the jade pillow is on me! This treasure is already in our brother's pocket, and you have come to ask for it with empty mouths and white teeth, and it must be a thick dough!"

Lao Zhangshu's tone was still unhurried: "These red shrimp are the good fruits of the old woman's absorption of the essence of plants, trees, earth and stones, supplemented by incense and fire, and the consumption can regulate the internal organs and nourish the mind."

It paused, and seemed to weigh it before speaking again: "If the two of you are willing to help, the old woman is willing to give ten red shrimp seeds!"

Hearing this, the two people in front of the tree glanced at each other, and their faces showed surprise.

Qi Jingzhi raised his head and carefully looked at the little people named Red Shrimp, and saw that in addition to their short bodies, their eyebrows, eyes, limbs, and laughter were no different from babies, but they seemed to be very silly, they could only laugh, they couldn't understand human speech, and they didn't know that the old camphor tree they relied on was going to give them to outsiders to eat.

Thinking of this, the young man first had three points of displeasure in his heart.

He looked at the old camphor tree coldly, and said in a deep voice, "They look too much like people, our brothers can't talk about it! As for the jade pillow, since it will be sent back to Peng Zeshui Mansion, you won't bother!"

"Since the two of you mentioned Peng Zeshui Mansion, they must know the inside story. The old woman was bluffed by the god-killing ghost dragon with a thought, and she was charged with theft in vain, and she couldn't tell it even if she was covered with mouths!"

"Since the two of you are also going to return the jade pillow to its original owner, why don't you make a good relationship with the old woman? Although Peng Zeshui Mansion is rich and powerful, the thank you gift given may not be stronger than ten red shrimp roe. Even if the two of them don't eat it, they can exchange it with others, and they won't lose anything after all."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's face was silent, but he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart.

He has also seen a lot of spirits recently, this old locust tree's temperament is the most docile among them, whether it is ridiculed by Jiao Yulang or rejected by himself in person, the other party has never shown the slightest anger, which even the predecessors of the mandrill can't do. ….

With this thought in his heart, Qi Jingzhi's tone was also a little softer: "I also know some about your affairs, and when you return the jade pillow, you can tell Peng Zeshui Mansion on your behalf, and please get out of the way and let our brothers pass."

The old camphor tree was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke again, "Twenty!"

Qi Jingzhi shook his head lightly: "It has nothing to do with the number, if you say don't want it, you don't want it!"

Jiao Yulang on the side also echoed: "My brother is the most trustworthy, and if he says it for you, he will never break his promise!"

Hearing this, the old camphor tree stopped talking, and closed his mouth along with the dozens of red shrimps.

These strange little creatures let go of the red rope in their hands one after another, as if the fruit was ripe, and fell down with a flutter, and disappeared as soon as it touched the ground.

At the same time, the body of the old camphor tree visibly swelled to the naked eye, the branches became thicker and thicker, and the already huge canopy stretched out unscrupulously, trying to cover the sky and the moon.

In a blink of an eye, the old camphor tree turned out to be a single wall!

The already soft riverside beach quickly swelled, and countless thick tree roots rushed out of the ground, climbing in all directions like living creatures, and the scalp was numb to see.

The two mortal horses, one green and one yellow, neighed in horror and kept retreating, hastily dodging the hideous roots that spread close to the ground.

Seeing that these tree roots were quickly bypassing by his side, and the thick and dense canopy above his head was pressed down, faintly encircling the two of them, Qi Jingzhi immediately took out the silver candlestick in his hand, and said coldly: "Is it really not negotiable?"

"The old woman never harms anyone, I just want to ask the two of you to stay for a while, and then think about it!"

The old camphor tree said this in a muffled voice and was silent, but the movements of the branches and leaves and roots sped up a little, obviously to besiege the two of them, and he really didn't directly attack the two.

For Lao Zhangshu's words, Qi Jingzhi naturally would not easily believe it, even if what the other party said was true, it would never be possible to put his two lives in the hands of a strange spirit.

Without hesitation, he lit the silver candlestick, raised his hand above his head, and probed the silver flame towards the branches and leaves that almost touched his head.

A verdant leaf was ignited immediately, followed by a whole cluster of leaves, an entire branch, and the seemingly inconspicuous blood flame spread in an instant.

The yellow-brown bark, already cracked like scales, was burned and crackled.

"Ahh

It wasn't until the blood flames had covered a small canopy that the old camphor tree finally reacted, and the huge body of the tree trembled violently, and the screams were endless.

The red shrimp that had just disappeared emerged from all corners of the canopy, standing high and low

On the low branches, all of them looked anxious, and their mouths kept babbling.

"Hurry up and help the old woman put out the fire!"

The old camphor tree's howl became louder and louder, the dense thick roots of the tree beat the ground wildly, and the fiery red canopy, which was already half of the blood flames, danced wildly in the air.

Hearing the order, the red shrimps seemed to finally have a backbone, and they grinned to the maximum, spitting out strings of green or yellow bubbles towards the blood flames.

The cyan bubbles landed on the burning branches, instantly turning into a glowing green glowing sap that seeped into the cracks in the bark that had been burned open, isolating the blood flames.

The yellow bubbles were noticeably heavier, and they all smashed straight into the blood flames that were dancing in the hunt, and then they shattered silently, turning into muddy raindrops like muddy water, temporarily suppressing the momentum of the blood flames.

Seeing this, Qi Jing held the silver candlestick high with one hand and the reins with the other, driving the green horse to circle around the old camphor tree.

Originally, it was such a terrifying scene, but the green horse of the mortal horse must have been frightened when it saw it, but it was illuminated by the blood on its body, and it suddenly calmed down, and its steps could not be calmer.

At this time, the blood light was flourishing in all directions, enclosing a large area of land nearby, and both Jiao Yulang and Lao Zhangshu could clearly see the red flame light on the candlestick in Qi Jingzhi's hand.

So, wherever the young man on horseback with the silver candlestick went, the canopy, branches, and roots of the old camphor tree avoided it, and they did not dare to attack it directly.

Dragon Slayer