The mourning was all over the place, and the face was full of sorrow.

The Taoist walked all the way through the fields, walked into the city, and asked the officials in the city for details, and the officials had some methods, and they were also organizing responses, but they were okay in the face of small disasters, and they were powerless in the face of such a big disaster.

For them, this may be like a flood, like a drought, like a dragon turning over, and the rich officials still have the capital to sigh, but the people at the bottom have always been the most powerless in the face of natural and man-made disasters, so they can only cry and wail and endure silently until they can't make a sound.

It is conceivable that after the locust plague, if there is no government to provide relief, the land will be full of hunger and complaints.

To the north of Yan County, the locust plague is the most serious, and the Taoist people enter the city from the south, pass through the county seat, and then continue to the north, towards the place where the locust plague is most serious.

Horse bells jingle off.

It's afternoon.

The three flower girls shrank in the blanket on the horse's back, swayed with the horse's pace, poked out a head, and looked ahead.

Suddenly, a locust flew in.

"Brush!"

The three-flowered cat stretched out its claws like lightning, grabbed the locust accurately, took it to the front of its eyes, looked up, looked up to find the swallow, but did not find it, so it released its claws and threw it away.

"Smack......

Another locust landed on the Taoist's shoulder.

The swallow suddenly flew from behind him, lightly crossed a curve in the air, flew close to the Taoist, swept over the Taoist's shoulder, and the locust was gone.

The three-flowered cat turned its head and looked in the direction where the swallow had flew.

In those amber-like eyes, the turbid sky covered with wind and sand was reflected, and the locusts in the air were densely packed, and they could be seen clearly from a distance, but they could not be seen from a distance, and the sky was a little darker.

Suddenly, the Taoist stopped.

The jujube red horse responded quickly and immediately stopped.

The horse's bell suddenly froze.

I saw a figure between the fields in front of me, with a rickety figure, holding rags, and fighting insects all over the sky.

In the dim world, he seemed to be tireless.

It's like you're fighting against the whole world.

The Taoist couldn't help but stand on the side of the road and turned his head to look at him.

After a while, he looked left and right, found a path to the past, and walked over.

The red horse was still behind.

There were many locusts in the ground, densely packed, and there were many locusts flying in the air, and the sound of their wings was inciting.

"Buzz ......"

The old man held the cloth and kept patting it.

When I got closer, I found that I was tireless, I was clearly tired and sweaty, panting, and I had no strength to speak again, so I had to repeat the action of slapping.

When a piece of cloth hits an insect, it can really sweep down a piece.

It can be caught with a slap, and it can be trampled to death with a kick.

It's just that this sky full of insects is where he can beat it clean with a piece of cloth alone.

The humming and slapping sound was so noisy that it was not until the horse's bell came close that the old man noticed that he stopped his movements a little, turned his head and crossed his waist to rest, and looked over breathlessly.

I saw that the person who came was a young gentleman, dressed in an old Taoist robe, and followed a red horse, this man and a horse did not walk on the road over there, but ran here.

Take a closer look, the horse is carrying a bag on his back, and there is a three-flowered cat in the bag, and among the locusts in the sky, the Taoist stands on the ridge to look at him, and the three-flowered cat in the bag also pokes out his head and stares at him.

At the same time, a bird flew from the sky, and it also landed on the horse's back, and it seemed to be a swallow, staring at him as well.

There are as many locusts as wind and sand, and this group of people is also very strange.

Seeing this scene, the old man couldn't help but be stunned.

Then he saw the young Taoist ask him aloud: "Old man, how long will you finish fighting this locust in the sky?" ”

The old man was stunned, then shook his head and said:

"So what's the ......?"

"I heard that the government is catching insects in the north, but it is effective?"

"Somewhat......"

The old man said, but he couldn't help but sigh.

Song You roughly understood when he heard this, and asked again: "May I ask my uncle, when did this locust start to appear?" ”

"It's been a while, and when we were in the north, and when the crops in the north were finished, they flew to us."

"I heard that it was a demon rebellion?"

"There are so many insects, either demons or locust gods, otherwise what else could it be?"

"Did you have it in previous years?"

"This worm comes every year, every year, which year can escape its torment? Those of us who farm the land have worked hard for a year, and we are not just picking up what is left. The old man sighed, "It's just that although there were some in previous years, after they are eaten, how much can be left, where is there so much like this year?" This year it's been a disaster, most of the time, it's a hell......"

"I see."

The old man only felt that his back hurt badly, and when he took a little rest, he supported his waist with his hand and accosted him: "Sir, where is this from?" ”

"In Xiayizhou, people travel the world."

"Where are you going?"

"I was going to Changjing, but I heard that there was a demon here, so I came over to take a look."

When the old man heard this, he immediately asked him:

"Sir, you're here to get rid of demons?"

"I have this idea." Song You replied truthfully, "It's just that my skills are limited, and I don't necessarily have much effect." ”

The old man sighed again when he heard this.

"Alas, some time ago, there was also a demon exterminator who made a sword, and he also said that he came to get rid of the demon, that person was fierce, and he could dance out of the wind with a sword flick, and when the wind blew, the insects in the sky fell in pieces, but there were too many insects in the sky, and he was busy for a day, and this ghost insect seemed to be less, and it seemed to be no less, and it was useless."

"Oh? Where is that demon slayer now? ”

"Say it's gone......"

"That's right."

Song You stood on the ridge again, talked with him a few times, and asked him what he planted in the field, how much land he planted, how much he harvested, and how much he was buried, only to hear the peasants' full of hard work and helplessness.

In all dynasties, farmers have always suffered the most.

However, there are still many people who have been away from the farmland for too long, not only do they not know the hardships of the farm, but also say that the valley in the field is self-sufficient.

It's ridiculous.

“……”

Song You shook his head, and finally said to the old man: "Thank you for your answer, and for helping your father-in-law." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and also waved the wind.

All the locusts on the earth were blown up, and the locusts in the sky were carried by the wind, and when they landed again, they were all silent.

Song You said goodbye to him and returned to the road.

The sky was full of locusts.

These locusts have become black and yellow, which is a change that will only occur after living in groups, and at the same time, they will become more excited, act in unison, fly up one by one, and when they are most dense, they almost brutally crash into the bodies of the Taoist and the jujube red horse, and the collision is crackling.

At first, the three-flowered cat showed its head and kept spitting fire to burn to protect its Taoist priest and horse, but there were too many locusts, and when she was tired, it didn't have much effect, and found that although there were many locusts, they were actually no threat to the Taoist priest and the horse, just annoying, so she gave up and retracted her head into the jacket, out of sight and out of mind.

"Alas......"

Looking at the locusts in the sky, even a Taoist couldn't help frowning, quite helpless.

Gwangju and the upper side of the country, Eonju, are both places with a high incidence of locusts, and I heard that there was originally a locust god enshrined here, but that was only a local evil god, not a righteous god. I heard that he had been restless, and every year he had to make some noise to come out and harm the crops, even if he satisfied his appetite, he also used this as a threat to make incense, and at that time the local people did not dare to hunt and kill locusts when they saw them, but only dared to endure silently.

Slowly, the locust god sat up, his appetite became bigger and bigger, and each locust plague became more and more exaggerated.

Later, the state officials who took office were very courageous, upholding the emperor's grace, in the territory of Dayan, even the gods and demons were not allowed to violate the official government and make chaos at will, so they directly pulled out the locust god and beheaded it.

Many years followed.

This time I think it was a natural disaster.

But there are too many locusts......

Song You frowned.

At this moment, the swallow standing on the horse's back quietly looked at him, and his eyes flickered, and finally he mustered up his courage and said to the Taoist:

"Mr. ......"

"Huh?"

"I may ...... Possible...... Can deal with this plague ......"

"Do you have a plan?"

"I don't dare to say a good strategy, it's just that the swallow itself has to eat locusts, and we have the unique ability to turn ten thousand into ten thousand......"

When Song You heard this, he remembered.

An Qingyan does have this ability.

When he was in Yuezhou, this swallow and the cat compared spells with each other, and they showed their ability to change.

It's just that although this little swallow's Taoism is not shallow, and since following him, he has made great progress, but even if he can turn into hundreds or thousands, how can he kill so many locusts?

Song You couldn't figure it out for a while, but he didn't deny it, he only said to him: "Don't be nervous, take your time, the locusts here have become a plague, and they are all over the radius of at least a hundred miles, even I am difficult to deal with, if you really have a way to deal with the disaster, it is to save the people of Li, if you can't save it, it doesn't matter, you can remove some of them, more or less, it's a good thing." ”

"I am lowly in Taoism, so naturally I can't get rid of so many insects, but my ancestors have reached the peak in this area, and they can incarnate thousands of people, and they can use swallows to carry grain, and they can lift the entire official warehouse at one time." After a pause, the swallow's voice calmed down a lot, "After the ancestor ascended to heaven, he left behind his physical body and some feathers, which he gave to us. Thanks to the love of the old ancestor, I and the other elders who have the most credit for searching for good breeds overseas have the most share, and they have shared the feathers on the tips of the three wings, each of which can use the skills of the old ancestor in his heyday......"

"I see."

Song You suddenly realized and couldn't help nodding.

An Qing Yanxian has a thousand-year-old Taoism, whether it is the body of a swallow or this ability, it is just enough to treat insects, if he has the ability, it is not a big problem to treat insects.

The swallow continued to aim at him, was affirmed, and became a little more confident, and said: "If you use the three roots, you will definitely be able to get rid of these insects......"

"Then I have to thank the local people."

"Don't dare, don't dare ......"

Although the swallow speaks in a small voice, it is actually joyful in his heart.

Then he stood still on the horse's back, and with a twist of his head behind him, as if he were tickling or combing his hair, he took out three feathers from his wings.

It looks like it was plucked from itself.

I didn't see any movement from the swallow, only flapping its wings with three feathers and soaring into the sky.

"Peng......

A cloud of smoke suddenly exploded in the sky.

The smoke was black, as thick as ink, but when you look closely, it has a faint blue and metallic sheen, like the black feathers behind a swallow.

Immediately I heard only a chirping and a cry.

It's like countless birds singing in unison.

"...... Uproar"

Countless swallows flapped their wings, flew out of the smoke, and dispersed into the distance, and the sound of the wind stirring their wings easily drowned out the buzzing of locusts in the sky.

Looking at this group of swallows up close, it looks like a dark cloud, until it flies far away and disperses, this dark cloud slowly fades into countless small dots in the sky that fly into the distance, most of them fly to invisible places, and a little lower the altitude nearby, flexibly turn back in the air, hunt locusts, or fall to the ground.

The sky was filled with the sound of birds calling and wings flapping.

This scene lasted for a long time, and I don't know how many swallows were released, and finally stopped.

Song You looked up-

It seems that through time, I saw the picture of An Qing Yanxian using his skills in the year of the catastrophe and coming from the official position of the foreign official to relieve the grain.

The cat also tilted its head high, stunned.

"That's amazing......"

A soft muttering sound came.

(End of chapter)