Last night in Lanmo City was not peaceful.

Although there are willow immortals in the city, where are there few mice in this world?

For some reason, last night all the rats in every house went crazy, jumping up and down, making a noise, and running out of the city, waking up many sleepers.

People only dare to look at it secretly.

Some of the rats ran all the way out of the city, and they didn't know where to go, while some of the rats stopped halfway through the city, and they reacted and hid in the nearby corner wall.

A man who lived on a high ground opened his window to secretly check, and saw a raging fire flowing like water on a mountain outside the city.

There are people who live close to the temple in the city, who are woken up by the movement of rats, open the window to check secretly, and see the gods walking at night, and Lei Gong came into the world, I don't know what to do.

There was a moment of panic in the city.

The next morning, everyone went out to gossip, and they said everything.

Some people say that the rat fairy outside the city is angry, and Lanmo County is about to suffer, and some people say that it is the immortal manifestation, and the demon in the lower realm is removed, and Lanmo County is going to be peaceful.

It wasn't until the afternoon that I heard that there was a Taoist with a chivalrous man and a little girl before dark last night, and the little girl had the ability to blow out the lamp and light the fire, and the Taoist was also extraordinary, and the group went out for a night and didn't know where they went, but they were safe and sound, and they entered the city again in the early morning.

That night, the temple wished to see God in a dream, saying that the rat demon had been removed.

It was a young Taoist who exterminated the rats.

Lan Mo suddenly boiled, and there were many discussions about the Jinhua Niangniang who dreamed of the temple, the rat demon that was eliminated, and the person who was killed.

Some people say that they had already seen that person during the day that day, and his bearing was extraordinary, not like a mortal at all. Some people said that they were asked by the young Taoist about the rat demon outside the city that day, and he also answered carefully, maybe the immortals have their own merits in addition to the rat demon. Some people say that the Taoist went into the city early the next morning and did nothing else, but ate a bowl of noodles at his own noodle stall, and went to the opposite side to buy some scones, and then went out of the city again.

Rumors gradually spread from inside the city to outside the city.

It can be described by the word "crazy".

It is not only introduced to the ears of the old farmers who farm, but also to the ears of the dart masters who go to the rivers and lakes, and to thousands of households, all of whom are relishing and ecstatic, and every household is like the New Year.

The Taoist had already left this place.

……

The little girl rode on the back of the horse, turned her head and stared at the Taoist priest beside her seriously: "What was that last night?" ”

"What's what?"

The Taoist stopped on the side of the road to pick cherries from the cottage.

"Burn the mouse."

"The Law of Fire."

"Did you learn the same method of fire with Sanhua Niangniang?"

"Not much."

"I don't believe it."

"When did I fool Sanhua Niangniang again?"

“……”

The little girl on horseback turned her head to stare at him, with a strange look in her eyes, as if she had doubts, and felt that she should not be suspicious, and after a long time, she said: "How long does it take for Sanhua Niangniang to learn to be so powerful?" ”

"That's not for sure."

"Tell me."

"It's up to chance."

"Look at it."

"Maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years." Song You said while picking cherries, "Maybe a few hundred years." ”

“……”

The little girl only invited the horse to come over, stretched out her little hand, and also picked the cherries on the branches, picked the red ones, and put them into the small pot in the hands of the Taoist.

"Alas......"

Song You couldn't help but sigh.

This is at the foot of Chongbei Mountain in Linxun County.

This village, this early cherry tree that bears just right, inevitably reminds him of the mountain village in Xuzhou, the peach and plum pear blossoms blooming in front of the house and behind the house in the mountain village, and reminds him of the original Nanhua County, the group of naughty children who steal cherries and the old man who guards the cherries - why was there no one living in this village in front of him? How could this cherry have not been guarded, no one had ever counted on it?

But now only the sparrow has come to enjoy himself with him.

"Alas......"

The little girl sighed in his tone, but her voice was soft and thin, milky.

I just don't know what worries the cats have.

"Da Da Da ......"

I heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

A black horse, with shiny hair, and immediately a swordsman in black, carrying a sword on his back, and immediately carrying something.

"Appeal ......"

The horse neighed and stopped.

"Sir."

The swordsman turned over and dismounted, and let the object hang on the horse, it was a strange head: "Shu has found out clearly, it is a mountain demon who is making trouble on this Chongbei Mountain, and Shu has killed it!" ”

"Good work."

The Taoist said while picking cherries.

But the little girl riding on the horse next to her turned her head, her eyes were shining, and she was full of curiosity:

"How did you kill it?"

"This mountain demon is only more powerful than other mountain demons in the art of transformation and bewitchment, but in fact, other places are not much different from other mountain demons." The swordsman said casually, "Most of the time no one has been here for a long time, most of this mountain demon has been used to eating people, hungry and thirsty, Shu has not yet gone to find it, it has taken the lead in finding Shu, changing into the appearance of a passerby, and exhaling to confuse Shu's mind, wanting to deceive Shu." ”

"And then?"

The swordsman only smiled.

What's next?

Determined, not greedy or delusional, how can it be so easy to be deceived? What's more, the sword in his hand has slashed countless demons and ghosts, and when he saw that the demon had his own reaction, he looked at it coldly, turned his head and spit on it, and the sword was already out of the sheath.

But it's inconvenient to take it out and blow it.

At this time, Song You had already finished picking cherries, glanced at the bloody head immediately, and said, "Let's continue walking, passing by Lin Xun County, and informing the local people that the monsters of Chongbei Mountain have been eliminated." ”

"Yes."

The group continued on their way.

It's just that this trip is not like before-

In the past, Song You walked through Yizhou, Xuzhou and Pingzhou, all of which can be regarded as detailed, a state is a few months, and he may have walked through every county, but it is far from being said to have walked through every county. Later, Jingzhou Angzhou went more roughly than Xuzhou Pingzhou, only going to the places with beautiful mountains and rivers, unique folk customs, visiting the masters and immortals, and going to particularly prosperous and poor places, it was inevitable to skip some.

No one can measure every inch of the world in twenty years.

However, now walking in Hezhou, it is not all the way to the north, but starting with Zhijiang and Lanmo, and going through every county of Hezhou next to each other.

The cherries in February and March are sour to eat.

The subsequent elm money, the acacia flowers in April, and the voles and hares, pheasant and bird eggs on the side of the mountain road, and even other larger beasts, were the food that the group often fed their stomachs.

The gods of the Heavenly Palace Thunder Department and the Dou Department are not exhaustive, and most of their strength is used in the confrontation with several big demon kings, and it is inevitable that there will be some omissions in the rear. It's just that these demons who can't be called demon kings, many of them are actually considered big demons in the south, these demons in troubled times, most of them come from troubled times, they come quickly and quickly, and they will inevitably make trouble after they get the Tao, which is far inferior to the demons and ghosts in the south. Many demons, regardless of their depth and ability, are more or less responsible for the people.

The Taoist is very patient and cuts them off one by one.

Unconsciously, Hezhou is full of legends.

Legend has it that there was a young Taoist who brought a short and thin jujube red horse, and a swordsman was his protector. Some said they brought a three-flowered cat, and some said they didn't. Some say that the swordsman is the thunder sword Shu Yifan, and some say that it is just a wicked person in the rivers and lakes who was once influenced by the Taoist.

It is said that everywhere that person goes, the demons who cause chaos or the villains are all removed.

It is said that the swordsman is strong in swordsmanship, and the long sword is like thunder when the sword is unsheathed, and it has the ability to kill demons and ghosts.

Those who are higher in the Tao will be sent out by the Taoists.

No matter how high his demonic skills are, he has not escaped.

It is said that even the jujube red horse is very humane, can find a spring in the barren mountains, and hurry in the starry night, without a rein, but always follows the Taoist.

Even the three-flowered cat doesn't seem to be ordinary......

The further north you go, the fewer mountains and forests there are, and the flatter the terrain becomes.

In the middle of summer in May and June, the water and grass are abundant, and there are more and more wild fruits and vegetables that can be eaten on the road, which is also the fun of the journey.

The swordsman begged for a bow and arrow from a county magistrate, and if the place he walked through was not barren, he often hunted some game. Sanhua Niangniang also often brought some things from the grass and forest to feed the Taoists and swordsmen.

At this time, the cold has subsided, but it is not as hot as in the south, and it is really the most comfortable time here.

The five counties and thirty-nine counties of Hezhou are actually larger than the four counties and forty-eight counties of Pingzhou.

There are big and small counties, there are also differences between rich and poor, and stability and chaos are also different.

There are not many demons in some counties, or they are all small demons, and a group of people can walk through them in only two or three days, plus rest and rest, and walk around, it is only a few days.

In some counties, there are either demons everywhere, or the Tao is strong, or it is troublesome, and it will take some more time, ranging from ten days to half a month.

It's been a long journey.

From early spring to midsummer, and from midsummer to late autumn, across mountains and rivers, how much wind and rain and how much sunny. Seeing the suffering of the people, the demons are sinister, the chivalrous people, and the night of Lei Gong to eliminate the demons, there are corrupt officials who have intensified the people in the chaotic times of demons, and there are also sages who try their best to support the people under their rule even if the world is chaotic.

Among them, the cultivation perception is really indescribable.

And I don't know how many demons have been killed.

In winter, Hezhou is a little more chilly than the south, and the north wind blows, and it is cold to the bone.

The group all wore thicker clothes, that is, three-flower cats, and sometimes they were put on a small hand-made clothes by the Taoists, with gray and black fabrics and hoods, quite a bit of hermit high cat style.

It's just that the cat doesn't know how long this road is at this time, she only knows that following the Taoist priest is almost the same everywhere.

The cat doesn't know how abrasive the cold wind in the north is, anyway, she has long been used to the wind and rain, and there is hair to keep out the cold, so she really feels uncomfortable, so she jumps on the back of her own horse, retracts into the coat, and the wind and rain outside have nothing to do with herself, and she can sleep peacefully, anyway, when she arrives at the local Taoist priest, she will wake himself up, full of security.

Maybe you'll find out later, and that's for later.

At this time, she only curled up in the quilt bag and fell asleep to herself.

The horse walked and swayed, and the blanket also shook gently, like a shaking bed, and shook her many dreams.

I dreamed that I opened my mouth and spat fire to get rid of evil spirits.

I dreamed that my own Taoist priest was waving on the top of the mountain, and suddenly ten thousand thunderbolts descended into the world, illuminating the heavens and the earth, and destroying the demons all over the mountain.

I dreamed that in a small and chaotic town, a large group of people who looked like they were going to starve to death were carrying the grass and fruits they were eating, and they wanted to give them a thousand words of thanks.

I dreamed that they were chasing demons on a rainy night, and their whole bodies were wet, and there was the sound of Dada's horses' hooves.

I dreamed that I was walking on the mountain with two people and two horses, and in front of the horses, I looked so small, and from a distance, I looked like I was walking in the sky. I dreamed that my group was walking by the lake, and in the quiet dusk, I couldn't tell whether the two people, the two horses and the cat were walking on the road or in the lake. I dreamed that my horse was lying at the foot of the snowy mountain, and I was lying on my stomach, and the Taoist priest sat next to me, brushing the hair on my body with his hand, so comfortable that she almost fell asleep.

The sunrise and sunset in the dream, spring goes to autumn, the wind is cloudy and the snow is clear.

It is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

In short, a big mess.

When she woke up in a daze, rubbed her eyes with her little paws in white gloves, got out of the quilt bag, stared at the cold wind and looked up, and a city had appeared in the distance.

The cat turned her head and looked at her Taoist priest:

"Are we coming?"

"It's coming."

"Where is this again?"

"Jingyu County."

Jingyu County, Pu County, Hezhou Governance.

"Jingyu County~"

The cat whispered the words of the Taoist priest, staring ahead with amber eyes, trying to remember it so that the next time she dreamed of it, she would know where it was.

Horse bells jingle.

At dusk, the group walked to the city gate.

After all, Hezhou is governed by heavy soldiers, and there are temples and palaces, which are relatively peaceful, and there are people coming and going at the city gate, but it is not as lively and prosperous as Yidu Pingdu.

Two soldiers stood guard at the gate of the city, checking on the passers-by, and a middle-aged man with a mustache sat still with a bench and hands in his sleeves.

It looks like something is waiting for.

Intermittently glanced up, and when he saw Song You and his party coming, the middle-aged man suddenly stood up, looked at it a few more times, and then trotted up to greet him.

"Mr. Song!"

The middle-aged man with a mustache shouted while running, and when he stopped in front of Song You, he had already bent down and saluted: "I've seen Mr., the villain can be regarded as waiting for you!" ”

"This is ...... under the foot"

"My county guard can wait a long time."

"Oh......"

Song You nodded, not too surprised.

In the past half a year, he has walked in Hezhou, slaying demons and demons, sometimes there is no need to deal with the officials in the city, sometimes it is inevitable to come into contact, plus the villagers and villagers who meet on the road, the people in the rivers and lakes, and even the masters who also have some ability to exorcise evil spirits for the local area, meet more people, and the fame spreads far away, and occasionally there are officials who count the time and greet him at the city gate.

Some of them want to get to know the masters.

Some of them are ruling demons for chaos, the people are miserable, and the officials are anxious and want to get rid of the demons as soon as possible.

In short, the mind is different.

It's just that I heard that the county officials of this Pujun County are quite capable, and the rule is relatively peaceful, and it is quite trouble-free along the way, so I think it should be more peaceful to govern the office.

Second, Song You looked at this middle-aged man, but somehow, he always felt a little familiar.

I saw that after the middle-aged man finished the salute, he followed him and entered the city with him, saying as he walked: "I haven't seen you for a long time, my county guard is thinking about the demeanor of Mr., and I think that Mr. may be going here, so I sent a villain here to greet him a few days ago, and wait for Mr. to drive." ”

"Huh?"

This made Song You puzzled, and turned his head to look at him:

"The county guard has seen it?"

"Naturally."

"I don't know the surname of the county guard?"

"In front of Mr., I don't dare to call you noble, my surname is Liu."

"Liu ......"

"The surname is Liu, the name is high, and the word is Changfeng."

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "I was originally in Renzhi County, Yidu, although I didn't see Mr. much, but when Mr. left Yidu, my county guard also came to see Mr. off." ”

"Ah......h

Ask the surname for the first time, and recall the old face by name.

Song You couldn't help but be in a trance for a while.

(End of chapter)