"I don't know if it's related yet, but this reminds me of the monster skills of the ancestors I saw in the view." Song You paused, "I heard that the demons that turn into plants and trees are the most rare, and some of the spirits turned into plants and trees have a longer lifespan than ordinary spirits, and some have more bizarre abilities. ”

"Please sir."

"I heard that some plants and trees are fine, they like to take cuttings everywhere to reproduce, as long as it is cut out of the body, or the plants propagated by themselves, they will grow into a part of themselves in the future, as long as they are not far away, they are inextricably linked with the body, and the magic is endless." Song You said, "Sometimes an ancient tree becomes a fine, and the entire mountain is his children and grandchildren, either for his use, or it can simply be regarded as his doppelganger, as long as the children and grandchildren of the entire mountain tree demon cannot be completely cut down, it is difficult to get rid of it." ”

"There is such a thing!"

Priest Wang's eyes widened.

However, he has worked in the God's Temple in Changjing City for many years, and he has indeed caught a lot of demons and ghosts in Changjing, but if you want to say that the monsters made of plants and trees have really not been encountered.

"There are not many plants and trees, usually living far away in the mountains, or guarding the place where they take root, they will not travel far easily, let alone come to the city easily, and Lord Chenghuang and several military attaches only take care of the affairs of the city, and it is normal that they do not understand this kind of monster and its methods." Song You said as he sensed the demonic aura left over from the monster's injury, and he had already confirmed his guess, while continuing, "Besides, this kind of method, even if it is a monster made of grass and trees, only a few can comprehend it. ”

"So this demon is a bamboo essence?"

"Eight or nine is not far from ten."

"Changjing Spotted Bamboo Forest, isn't it all his clone?"

"Not necessarily all, maybe only a part, not necessarily a clone, maybe just his hiding place." Song You said, "There are thousands of laws in the world, and they are ever-changing, and I don't know what to do. ”

"How do you get rid of that?"

"I think this demon has been operating in Changjing for many years, I don't know how many similar bamboo forests are related to him, if it weren't for any immortal who has special skills, can find it all the way according to the connection, and a divine power will destroy all the possible hiding places of the monster, it can only be done with stupid methods." Song You shook his head, "I can't think of any other way in the next moment." ”

"Stupid way ......"

Priest Wang aimed at Lord Chenghuang.

Lord Chenghuang was thoughtful.

The so-called stupid method is to remove all the bamboo forests of Changjing and the same kind, but Song Lobby said that it was a stupid method, but to them, it was already very ingenious.

If it weren't for Mr. Cracking, they would probably have to be walked by this monster for many nights, maybe they could slowly find the pattern from the bamboo forest every time, maybe they couldn't react all the time, it was possible.

Lord Chenghuang pondered and said:

"It's just that bamboo has always been tenacious, and even if you cut it down, it's hard to get rid of it completely......"

"There's no need to dig the roots." Song You said, "After the grass and trees become fine, they are no longer the same as ordinary plants and trees, even if the bamboo demon lives in the bamboo forest at this moment, it is only a temporary residence, just cut off all the bamboos he lives in, it seems to cut it in half, maybe these bamboos will grow again next year, maybe it is still related to the bamboo demon, but the bamboo demon is dead, these newly grown bamboos are just ordinary bamboos without Taoism, what does it matter?" ”

For a moment's notice:

"If these bamboos are his doppelgangers, when they were cut down by Qi Gen, the vitality of the bamboo was greatly damaged, presumably he would not be much better, and he was seriously injured before, how could he withstand such destruction? Just let the person who is strong in martial arts or good at catching demons follow the person who cuts the bamboo, and quickly distinguish and remove it. ”

"The little god understands." Lord Chenghuang arched his hand, "It's just that the bamboo forest in Changjing City is not only a thing in the world, but also a beloved thing of literati and scholars, but it is not something that a small god can decide, so I have to ask the staff of the Ministry of Rites to convey to the court that how to choose depends on the consideration and courage of the court." ”

"It's a pity to cut down all the similar bamboo forests in Changjing."

"Let the emperor of the world make a decision." Lord Chenghuang bowed his hand again, "Anyway, thank you, sir. ”

"With a lot of effort, give a few more days to the priests, I guess I can also think of this." Song You glanced at several military attachés, thought for a while, and added, "There are some books in the world, which record miscellaneous goblins, ghosts and strange things, although there are many nonsense things, but it is also very interesting to read, and several adults often deal with demons and ghosts, so it is better to go and have a look, maybe they will be used one day." ”

"Thank you, sir...... for your advice."

"It's getting late at night, so I'll take my leave."

"The little god sends Mr. back."

"Thank you for ......"

Song You didn't refuse.

It's been more than a month since I came to Changjing, and although I often deal with demons and ghosts outside the city, I've made money recently, and I often go to the teahouse diagonally opposite to drink tea, and I often hear about this city god.

I don't know if it was his previous words that woke him up, or whether his presence in Changjing gave him the confidence and courage to change, or the new path he pushed him to try made him finally feel how normal gods are worshipped and sucked incense, and tasted the sweetness, maybe all three, in short, this city god has been really diligent during this period of time.

In the past, I often heard rumors about which family in Changjing City was making trouble with little demons and ghosts, and I usually invited a bold strong man or a folk gentleman, and it was settled. In recent days, there have been fewer such rumors, but there have been more rumors of priests searching for ghosts at night and being seen at night.

Although this is bound to affect the livelihood of some folk gentlemen, it is a good thing for ordinary people after all.

I heard that the imperial court also searched for demons and ghosts in the city.

But this kind of thing is to search for demons and catch ghosts, whether it is the forbidden army, the master of Buddhism, or the master raised by the Juxian Mansion, where can it compare to the city god who specializes in his duties?

Only God who works for the good of the people deserves respect.

Song You walked around the city with him and chatted quietly.

Don't forget to tell him that his cat has been doing a rat hunt in Dongcheng recently, and asked a few priests to take care of it, don't catch it as an ordinary monster.

……

The next afternoon.

The Taoist and the cat were sitting at the door basking in the sun, and suddenly saw several officials coming, and when they arrived at the teahouse diagonally opposite, there was a bustling jingle and ding, and they didn't know what they were doing.

The Taoist glanced at it twice, then lowered his head and stroked the back hair of the three-flowered cat on his legs:

"I heard that recently, there are people from the imperial court searching for demons and ghosts in the city every night, and Sanhua Niangniang goes to Dongcheng every night to hunt rats, have you met them?"

"People of the Imperial Court~"

The three-flowered cat opened its eyes a slit, and its voice was so small and small, and the milk voice was milky.

"It's people who walk the streets at night."

"Sanhua Niangniang is in the house."

"That's right."

Song You nodded.

It's not that those people only patrol the streets and don't go to people's homes, in fact, many of the monsters hiding in Changjing are probably in human form, renting a house, and even have a regular business in Changjing. It's just that the people who recently invited Sanhua Niangniang to go to catch rats are all dignitaries and dignitaries in Dongcheng, and those who search for them should rarely go to these people's homes to search unless they notice a big difference.

In addition, Sanhua Niangniang's Taoism is not high, and she has not harmed anyone, has no evil spirit, and is not inconspicuous.

"But Sanhua Niangniang also has to be careful, if you encounter someone who wants to arrest you......" Song You paused here, "Sanhua Niangniang knows how to tell them, right?" ”

"I don't know......"

"How?"

"Let's just say that I am the cat of the Taoist priest of Fulongguan, who lives in Willow Street, and was invited by the Taoist priest to help people catch rats."

"Sanhua Niangniang is really smart......"

Song You continued to stroke the cat's back.

From time to time, a cat hair will float up.

In the past month, occasionally Sanhua Niangniang will lie on his body, especially when basking in the sun, I have to say, this is really a gift.

Just then, a woman approached.

"Playing with cats again?"

Song You turned his head and saw that it was the woman next door, and he smiled: "The woman came back early today." ”

The woman also grinned: "Come back and see the excitement." ”

"What's the excitement?"

"Last night, there was a thunderbolt in Xicheng on a sunny night, saying that it was a bamboo forest in the courtyard of a house, and the neighbors were awakened, but his house did not wake up, and then guess what happened this morning?"

"Tell me about it."

"This morning, the order from the court up and down, saying that the monster who had made trouble in Changjing before was made of bamboo, and at least half of the Xiangfei bamboo in Changjing City was its doppelganger, saying that it would cut down all these Xiangfei bamboos. Many ministers of civil and military affairs found it ridiculous. However, the national teacher made a hexagram, and it was true, and this order was implemented. The woman laughed, "I don't know how many dignitaries and nobles are distressed." ”

"The court is so bold."

Song You glanced at the teahouse diagonally opposite......

yes -

There is also a row of bamboos planted next to the teahouse, which seems to be Xiangfei bamboo, which is the favorite bamboo of the literati and scholars in Changjing.

Although Song You has confirmed that the goblin is indeed the bamboo incarnation, and also confirmed that the reason why the king can't find him repeatedly, his own heavenly thunder will also be escaped by him, which is roughly the means of transfer by the substitute, but if he cuts all the Xiangfei bamboo in Changjing City, he can't find him, I'm afraid that he will be laughed and scolded by the people of the world for a thousand years.

Two days later.

In a house in the east city.

The white walls and tiles, the bamboo forest next to the wall, the wind blows, and the bamboo leaves rustle, which calms people's hearts.

The owner of the house frowned, a little sad.

Three days ago, the court ordered that the forbidden officers in the city should be vigorous and resolute, and they would search from house to house, even if it was bamboo planted in a basin and placed in the attic, as long as it was Xiangfei bamboo, all of them were cut down. I heard that most of the Xiangfei bamboos in the entire Xicheng and Dongcheng have been cut down, and now it is his turn.

Pity him for the bamboo in this courtyard, which has been planted for more than three years, and it is really reluctant to cut it down like this.

It's just that the king's command cannot be disobeyed......

At this time, I saw that the sunset sun was like gold, and it seemed to be plated with a layer of pale gold on the white wall, and the bamboo shadows were all reflected on the wall, and the wind was quiet, which was really elegant and quiet.

The master suddenly thought of it, and drew a bamboo shadow.

These bamboos can not be kept, just at this time the sunset will cast all the bamboo shadows on the wall, as if deliberately copied for him, only to feel that it is the will of heaven, so he used pen and ink to outline the bamboo branches and leaves, and left them on the wall.

Just finished painting, there was a knock on the door.

The servant went to open the door, and several officers and soldiers walked in, reported their names and intentions, found the bamboo in the courtyard, checked it several times, and then drew their knives and cut it.

Every time the knife goes down, the owner is dripping blood.

When the literati came up, no matter who gave the order, they only pointed at these officers and soldiers and angrily reprimanded, saying that if they couldn't find the monsters, such an act would definitely cause future generations to laugh for a thousand years.

But he never expected that only halfway through the cut, the bamboo in the courtyard of the house was already bleeding.

At first, it was bright red blood, like a human, but then it became a bubble of juice with transparent bouts, and each time it was slashed, it flowed more, whether it was the officers and soldiers who cut the bamboo, the owner of the house who was angrily reprimanding beside them, or the servants who only watched and dissuaded their masters, they were all frightened and widened.

A few more slashes, and the juice was already flowing all over the ground.

Until a knife went down, suddenly there was a sound of canopy.

A puff of white smoke exploded out of thin air.

The officers and soldiers hurriedly dispersed, drawing their knives in a panic, some people seemed to see tall demons in the white smoke, and others saw black bamboos, and there were faint cries and wails. When the white smoke gradually cleared, the officers outside the house heard the sound and came in to check, drew their knives and stepped into it, but for some reason, they saw a bamboo branch that had been burned black, and its body was full of knife edges, and it was no longer moving.

Everyone was shocked for a while.

In the following days, the incident of drawing bamboo shadows in the courtyard of Chen Daguan was cited as a good story among the literati of Changjing, and the incident of officers and soldiers cutting out the bamboo demon in the courtyard of Chen Daguan was also rumored to be a thrilling and strange talk among the people.

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