Chapter 17: The Paper Lantern (Tail)

Xie Hanzhou to the right side, with a flick of his wrist, the blade of the sword has been slashed obliquely to the position of the head, holding the sword and striking the sword to kill, calmly responding to the attack on the left and right sides of the head at the same time, with a unique temperament and awe-inspiring killing intent.

Sang Ling took out a handkerchief to wipe her face clean, looked at the demeanor of the person in the sky, and couldn't help but admire, this kind of demeanor and appearance really deserves to be the first rookie.

Xie Hanzhou has been injured since the day of the formation, and his meridians, and strength are not as good as before, even if he is full of strength, it is only sixty percent of his previous ability.

But as long as there is no nightmare entanglement, even if he is injured, these ordinary demons are not his opponents.

The head was shocked by Xie Hanzhou's sudden burst of strength, and when he saw that he couldn't resist it, he was about to flee to the outside of the village, but the way was blocked by the sword light that Xie Hanzhou had already driven, and he couldn't escape.

Sang Ling glanced at the heads in the air who were fleeing in embarrassment and were being killed by Xie Hanzhou, and her eyes were slightly cold.

I have been acting for so long to cooperate, and I am still injured, but waste is waste, but the mud can't support the wall, and this little thing can't be done!

This time, I can't hurt people with a knife, and I don't know if I can have a chance to cut Xie Hanzhou's strength before I go to the ghost market.

Suddenly, a bright light exploded in front of him.

Xie Hanzhou's eyes were cold, and a scorching sword light burst from the tip of the Moon Frost Sword, like a force covering the sky and the sun, and suddenly reached the front of his head, burning into a wall of ice.

The head seemed to be terrified of the wall, and its messy hair exploded, and it stood upside down, terrified to the extreme.

The heads hurriedly took a few steps back, and were forced by the killing intent on the tip of the other sword, almost dissipating into a cloud of black smoke, and gathering again not far away.

At the last moment, another sword light -

Maybe it can't be called sword light, it's just a dazzling white light just taken from the platform!

Like a surging ice ball shot out in an instant, the core is a cold aura, and the outer layer is wrapped in surging spiritual fire, and under the gorgeous appearance is a huge lethality.

The head let the sword light "boom" to the ground, letting out a hoarse wail, and in the end of the scream, the smell of several men's roaring and shouting and despair could be vaguely heard.

Several heads were approached by Xie Hanzhou, and a few swords and brushes cut through the black hair, and each threw a handful of spiritual fire, and even the useless paper lantern that had fallen to the ground was also burned into ashes.

The head was gone, and the paper lantern was gone, and the night of fear and danger was about to pass.

It's getting dawn.

Sang Ling's palm is spread flat and horizontal on her eyebrows, as an umbrella to shade the sun, overlooking the sky, only to see a touch of glow to penetrate the darkness and illuminate the world.

The breeze came, and the foul-smelling ash on the ground was blown away by a wind, and there was no trace, and the earth fell clean.

A footstep sounded, standing behind him.

Sang Ling felt the other party's unrestrained demon-destroying momentum, and stabbed straight at the back like a sword that killed the enemy in ice, but he didn't realize it, and when he saw him still silent for a long time, he turned around and smiled helplessly:

"These yin ghost things are really despicable, they actually want to devour the flesh and blood of the immortal monarch, become a human again, and continue to harm the world! Fortunately, the immortal monarch was not chaotic, and he shot in time, with one enemy and five, all of them were eradicated, and they were beaten hahaha. ”

"Hmm."

Xie Hanzhou didn't have the slightest smug look on his face, and looked around.

There was no light last night, he didn't see the original appearance of the village, he only felt that the evil spirit was very heavy, and today the sun came out, but he also took in the tragic situation of the village in his eyes.

The black fog cleared and the sunlight dispersed.

In the distance, the village was overgrown with weeds, ruins and broken walls, and there were no people for many years, but you could still clearly see the traces of knives and axes and chisels on it, and blood splattered all over the ground.

Nearby, the thatch that was more than one person deep in the courtyard was cut by the sword qi, and seven or eight white bones lay on the bare soil skin, the bones were hideous, and the death was uneasy.

Sang Ling was surprised:

"How come there are so many bones here? The clothes are earthy and look fresh, it should be recent. But these people? ”

"Outlander, a stranger as gullible as you are, who was deliberately led here."

Xie Hanzhou glanced at Sang Ling lightly before he said.

Sang Ling: "......"

Pointing to Sang and scolding Huai, this man with a small belly and chicken intestines!

Pretending not to hear, he turned his head and moved to the young man who was lying, and when he saw that the mountain spirit was still angry, he kicked him with his toes.

"The bad guys are dead, aren't you awake?"

The teenager did not move.

Sang Ling lifted some spiritual energy, sent it into the young man's body, helped him repair his injuries, and then picked it up and moved it to the tall dead tree in the village.

"I'll put you with the original body, I hope it can have some effect."

The dead tree is about ten meters high, the bark is scorched black, and it has long been split by the thunder, but you can also vaguely see the appearance of the once pavilion canopy from the thick branches.

There are a few old red ribbons at the bottom of the dead tree, fluttering in the wind, Sang Ling curiously approached and picked up a ribbon to look closely, only the word "peace" is written on it.

"Peace, ......"

Sang Ling, who had already seen the ending, didn't know why her heart was heavy, as if she had been pressed by a heavy object in a small position, sour and sour.

She thought, a careless and cold-minded puppet would probably hurt him too.

The dead trees are towering, overlooking the deserted village, and after so many years, I don't know how the teenager can bear it.

Xie Hanzhou stood in place with his hands in his hands, ignoring Sang Ling's movements, and walked around with his sword to check around.

After a cup of tea, Xie Hanzhou returned to the dead tree, exhaled slowly, shook his head and said:

"This village has been slaughtered in the past, and the villagers are very resentful, but they have been resolved and guided, and there are not a large number of souls entrenched, and the yin qi of the remaining outsiders is not to be feared, so it is not known by the nearby sects."

Sang Ling saw him come back, leaned over, and said with half emotion and half regret:

"Just now, those heads used to be bandits, pretending to be strangers to approach the village, and the peach blossom demonized adults and told the villagers, but the villagers didn't believe him as a monster, so they turned around and let the bandits go. Later, the robbers ransacked and killed the whole village, raped, killed, and plundered, and the peach blossom demon killed the bandits and made them into human head paper lanterns to atone for their sins. Although everything the Peach Blossom Demon did was to eliminate harm for the people, the Heavenly Dao still sent down heavenly thunder and split the Peach Blossom Demon like this. ”

Xie Hanzhou nodded, he was not surprised by this process.

Sang Ling looked at his breezy appearance, and suddenly became a little angry, and said with itchy teeth:

"He is a mountain spirit, in the eyes of mortals and monks, he is a demon, and these heads are evil! The villagers didn't want to believe him back then, and now the outsiders don't want to believe him! He came over yesterday and knocked on the door in the middle of the night, probably to protect and remind me not to be deceived and persecuted by the head, and let me leave this place. ”

Sang Ling snorted at the place where the bones were buried, and said disdainfully:

"These people are in the mouth of the head, knowing the identity of the peach blossom demon and not wanting to believe him, they will naturally be eaten by the head! Hmph, before they die, they will definitely regret vomiting blood! ”

Xie Hanzhou interrupted lightly:

"The dead are great, don't speak falsely."

Sang Ling was still a little angry, her teeth creaked on purpose, and she approached Xie Hanzhou's side and made him noisy.

Xie Hanzhou listened to the creaking sound in his ears, and saw her strange appearance, the corners of her mouth faintly curled, but she turned her back and didn't let her see it.

Sang Ling thought that Xie Hanzhou was annoyed by herself, and she was even happier.

One person hid, one person chased, high-spirited, and the picture was beautiful.

Suddenly, the young man staggered to his feet, his figure was black and thin, and his clothes were full of blood stains in front of him, but he still straightened his back, his eyes were very bright, and he bowed down and thanked him for a week:

"Thank you Immortal Master and Sister for eliminating the harm in my Taoyuan Township, my mana is low now, and I can only barely maintain my human form, and I wanted to completely eliminate and eradicate these wicked people before, but I couldn't."

Sang Ling stopped grinding her teeth, turned her head to look at him, and felt a pang in her heart.

There was only one breath left just now, and now this clear and clear appearance, I'm afraid......

It's a return to the light.

Looking at each other, Xie Hanzhou nodded slightly, obviously he thought the same.

On the face, Xie Hanzhou only returned a salute, and stretched out his hand to help the young man up:

"No thanks, these things are a disaster, and I have a responsibility to eradicate them."

Sang Ling, who was standing next to her, also nodded in agreement and comforted:

"You've done enough."

The young man was silent for a moment, his eyes were desolate:

"I have been worshiped by the peach blossom villagers day and night, and I have received their incense, and I will protect them! All mortals ask for is food and clothing for three meals a day, and the days are smooth and peaceful. And I, I can't even protect them! These bed bugs! If it weren't for these bed bugs, how could Taoyuan Township become like this! ”

The young man in front of him has long become a handful of dry bones, and the appearance that could still be seen is now rubbed on his face indiscriminately, making people unbearable to look at it closely.

Sang Ling looked away a little uncomfortably, and comforted:

"You received incense, but you also blessed them and shared your spiritual power. I have heard that the wind and rain here are smooth, the people in the village live a long and healthy life, and there are no natural or man-made disasters. Who can believe this if it weren't for your work. You've done enough, Peach Blossom Demon. ”

The boy shook his head with a wry smile:

"I have been a peach tree in the mountains since I was a child, and if it weren't for the villagers transplanting me into the village, watering and talking to me day and night, I wouldn't have opened my spiritual wisdom and embarked on the path of cultivation. They gave me a lot, and I couldn't pay it back. And, though the robbers deserve to die, if I hadn't been tyrannical in my rage and made them into human skin lanterns, they would not have become demons, entrenched in the village, and later harmed so many people. ”

"This is not up to you, it's in providence, it's man-made calamity, it's in people's hearts. You are just a little mountain spirit, how can the strife between mortals involve you, you should have escaped from the world in the first place, let them fight among mortals, people's hearts are insufficient, the world changes, where can you prevent interference. ”

The young man frowned when he heard this:

"But their kindness to me ......"

Sang Ling interrupted:

"The villagers dug you up, and if it weren't for them, you wouldn't be involved in this cause and effect. How good it is to stay on the mountain alone, how good it is to cultivate to become an immortal, where can you end up like this. ”

The young man was a little confused, he always felt that something was wrong, but he just couldn't think of anything wrong, and finally stopped thinking when he saw himself spit out another mouthful of blood and his demonic power was gone.

He smiled, stared at the rising sun, bathed in the morning light, and returned to the bright and scorching appearance of the year:

"I'm going to dissipate, sister, thank you for giving me a breath of aura just now, allowing me to live a little longer. I can say goodbye and goodbye. ”

"And sister, I don't like fire, and I don't like mushrooms, next time, don't tease me next time."

The young man smiled faintly at Sang Ling, and after a moment of words, he turned into a wisp of green smoke in front of the dead tree and disappeared with the wind, never to be seen again.