The group walked along the path to the west of Yu County, and finally let the boy be the guide in front.

In early spring, the drizzle is misty, but the mountain road is already difficult to walk, and the road to Qingnan Village is mostly a sheep intestine path, which is even more muddy and slippery. This bitter old Taoist sweat rained down, three steps and one stop.

Lu Yingchao deliberately slowed down his pace to the end, for fear that the old Taoist priest would stumble and damage this creaking old bone, and he carefully considered the clues that the girl had sorted out, although there may be some unclear principles, such as why Miss Song was involved with the mirror demon, if it was really as the little girl said, it seemed that some kind of transaction had been formed between the three of them.

Just when the group needed to go downhill towards the mountain, the old Taoist priest stepped on a stone full of moss, and his feet slipped at the moment, almost sliding down the slope with his head, but fortunately, someone behind him grabbed the sleeve of the old Taoist priest, which did not cause a big disaster.

The old Taoist priest looked back and saw Lu Yingchao, who was full of muddy legs at the moment, and was quite surprised, thinking that this young Taoist priest, who was usually as light as water, was very careful, and hurriedly bowed his hand to show his gratitude.

Yu Nian and Yang Qing heard the movement behind them, and hurriedly turned around to help the old Taoist priest get up.

The girl looked at the old Taoist priest's hands full of chestnut thorns peeled off by farmers in previous years, and said to Yu Nian: "Rest for a while, I'll pick out the barbs for Daddy." ”

It doesn't matter for more than a year, going over the mountains and mountains since he was a child is his strength, slipping from Taoyuan Building, this Yuxian Xishan boy does not say that he has walked more than a dozen times, at least which road in this area is also very familiar, the young man nodded, sat under a tree with more abundant leaves to cover the falling drizzle, and said: "Then slow down and go again, the old Taoist is also old, and it is normal for physical strength to be poor, but I didn't consider this, and the pace is faster." ”

Lu Yingchao sat on the big stone beside Yu Nian, and said flatly: "It's not that the physical strength is not good, it's just that the old-timers were absorbed by the mirror demon yesterday and were unable to do it, as for the two of you, it's just that the little brother Yu has a spirit sword to protect himself, this girl is strangely tight, it is clear that she was the first to fall down at that time, and she should have been extracted the most essence, but she is still alive and vigorous, if you change to other ordinary people, you can't recover if you don't lie in bed for ten days and half a month." ”

"And this went to Qingnan Village to visit the little brother of the Zhang family, originally I flew with the little brother Yu Yu's sword, but it was only an hour or two back and forth, why should the predecessors trek through mountains and rivers, if it is to compete for merit, except for the mirror demon, Song Yuan will be rewarded with a lot of money, Lu is a cultivator, and he does not go down the mountain all year round, this yellow and white thing is of little use to me, so I ......." Lu Yingchao turned his head again and continued mercilessly to the old Taoist priest who was pulling out the barb.

Yu Nian's face was full of bitterness when he heard this, and he looked at Lu Yingchao's serious face, hugging his head and feeling annoyed.

The old Taoist priest didn't have any embarrassment on his face, and after listening to Lu Yingchao's first half of the sentence, he was overjoyed, and without waiting for the young Taoist priest to finish, he followed his words and said, "So you don't want any of your hard-earned money?" It's not that you have to be hard-headed, the so-called people die for money, birds die for food, and the poor road travels around, but the most lacking of these coils, this is not a hard-working girl to raise, and it is really difficult for me to be an old bone. ”

Lu Yingchao couldn't cry or laugh, stopped talking and looked down at the path under the mountain, thinking of this strange old Taoist priest who claimed to be Sifang Mountain and the blue-clothed woman who disappeared without a trace, he was already faintly aware of the signs of the turbulent undercurrent under the mountain, generally speaking, Sifang Mountain has never been involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, most of the disciples are mainly young generations, like the old Taoist priest who is over half a hundred years old, and he only exists in the impression of a few elders sitting in the pavilion, and the door highly respects the principle of "meditation" and "seriousness". It is almost impossible to find an old Taoist priest who has gone back his way in the Sifang Mountains, and this old Taoist priest has deliberately covered up the rest of the year many times, this time I wanted to be alone with the young man, maybe I could learn some of the secrets of the flying sword and the young man's life experience, of course, and then put aside the old Taoist priest to talk about the woman in blue clothes, it would be even more strange, not to mention that I have never heard of a disciple who is good at using musical instruments as a tool in the three sects, even if you look at the entire rivers and lakes, there are very few people who can have such strength, if you change to other disciples with more mediocre mana, I am afraid that you will have to return with a feather.

When the girl had finished picking all the barbs, the old Taoist priest stood up, shook his outstretched arms, and looked at the drizzling mountains.

On the way, the young man also tirelessly talked about the interesting anecdotes of Qingnan Village on the road, and after walking for another hour, everyone finally stopped at a withered branch courtyard.

At this time, the little villager in a lily coat happened to be taking care of some leeks in the yard, and when he saw a group of people suddenly coming to him, he seemed a little sluggish and overwhelmed.

The little villager was slightly lame, and it seemed that the injuries he had been beaten by Song Yuanwai were not good, but he limped to the courtyard, pulled out the latch, opened the door and asked with a smile: "What are you doing here this time?" ”

Yu Nian bowed slightly, expressed his courtesy, took a step forward and said: "You are the little brother of the Zhang family, I am Yu Nian of Taoyuan Building in Yu County, I think you should have seen me, these people behind me are the masters of Sifang Mountain, in fact, we just want to ask about Miss Song." ”

The little villager smiled shyly, hummed softly, and said, "It's raining outside, if you don't dislike it, it's better to go into the house and talk about it in detail." ”

Hearing that the little villager in front of him was so polite, the people who stepped into the house seemed a little restrained, looking at such a simple little villager in front of them, but they didn't know how to say this.

The little villager scratched his head a little embarrassedly, looking at the cold strength of his house, it was indeed not suitable for hospitality, and then looked at the old Taoist priest and asked, "Daoist, why are you here too?" But what's wrong with the peace charm given last time? ”

The old Taoist stomped his feet angrily, blew his beard and glared: "Is there a problem with the peace charm, is there a problem with Miss Song!" ”

The little villager was stunned when he heard this, his eyebrows and eyes were full of anxiety, and he stood up and asked the old Taoist priest, "Miss?" Miss, what's wrong with her? Is something wrong? ”

Lu Yingchao saw the little villager's reaction like this, and confirmed his conjecture in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that if you really know, then you should also know that the Miss Song you saw is actually not the original Miss Song, right?" ”

Before the little brother of the Zhang family could answer, the old Taoist priest stepped forward and said: "Old Taoist, I have traveled all over the world, and I once felt a wisp of demonic energy on you in the past, so I gave you three paper talismans, so now it seems that this wisp of demonic energy has a lot to do with the strange things of the Song family!" ”

The little village man was hesitant and refused to speak.

Seeing that the little villager still refused to let go, Yu Nian couldn't help but persuade: "Brother Zhang, don't cover it up anymore, we went to the Song Mansion the day before yesterday, and Miss Song was wearing the peace charm you begged for, which proves that the two of you met recently, so can you not know the anger on Miss Song?" ”

"You can't be mistaken! Although the young lady usually speaks louder and fiercer, she is very kind in her heart, how can she hurt people? The little villager continued to argue.

The little villager has never thought about this, after all, when the two met, the young lady looked the same as before, but in fact, he himself knew it, especially from the gossip of the maid of the Song Mansion.

Miss's personality in the day is also the same as before.

Is this still a young lady?

Yang Qing patted the little villager on the shoulder, signaling him not to be too excited, and said step by step: "Do you know Miss Song's situation?" If you want us to help Miss Song, you have to cooperate with us to tell the truth, otherwise once you let that mirror demon gain power, your Miss Song will never come back. ”

The little brother of the Zhang family was originally a villager, and he had never seen much of the world, so he was taken aback by the words of the old Taoist priest. Hearing Yang Qing's words, it was like grasping a life-saving straw, and he hurriedly said everything he knew.

It turned out that since the little brother of the Zhang family was beaten, he was originally dissatisfied with his father's forced filling in the mandarin duck spectrum.

And Miss Song and the little brother of the Zhang family have no guesses, when Miss Song accidentally fell into the water when she was a child, or the little brother of the Zhang family didn't say a word, and drilled down to Xiangyun Lake, although the two did not make a private lifelong decision, but each other's minds are clear, Miss Song's temper is not good, and most people have to walk around when they see her, in short, no one is sincere, only the little brother of the Zhang family comes all the way, and she secretly agrees.

The little brother of the Zhang family also likes Miss Song, and he also understands in his heart that she is just trying to deal with those who bully and mock her, but in fact, she is still very kind in her heart.

The two like each other, one doesn't fancy the family background, and the other doesn't fancy the temperament, which can be regarded as true love.

It's a pity that God is not beautiful, Song Yuanwai obstructed her, and Miss Song insisted on going her own way, and she didn't know where she got the Qingtian Hongchenjian that was buried with Qin Huakui back then, so she wanted to confront her father, and the people who were originally making trouble were afraid of her, so she didn't have to marry someone she didn't like. It just so happened that on this day, she secretly poured out her bitterness in front of the bronze mirror, but she didn't expect the bronze mirror to come back to life and talk to her.

Originally, she was still very scared, after all, she had lived in Yu County since she was a child, and she often heard the story of the Taoist priest of Sifang Mountain who subdued demons. So she was still very wary of the bronze mirror, but in the end, in order to drive away the "young talents" who came to the door, Miss Song still listened to the lie of the mirror demon. She went in and out of the boudoir as a normal person during the day, and at night, she took the initiative to guide the mirror demon to her upper body, just for all kinds of terrifying movements to intimidate the people in the house. And whenever the Taoist priest who slays the demon comes to the door, she will communicate with the mirror demon, but pretend to be normal to deal with the Taoist priest.

Everyone suddenly realized that this Miss Song was possessed by the mirror demon, not because she was unlucky enough to meet an evil spirit, but because she took the initiative to set herself on fire. It's just that I didn't expect that a woman in blue clothes would emerge later, obviously, this woman is the culprit who instigated the mirror demon to harm people. However, at the moment, what the little brother of the Zhang family said does not seem to have too valuable information, and it does not play a big role in finding the mirror demon.

Yang Qing was amused when she heard it, and said: "So you always thought that we were sent by Song Yuanwai and refused to tell the truth, since we can find you, then Song Yuanwai will know sooner or later, if he knows that all this is a scam arranged by you, do you think he can still allow the two of you to tie the knot?" ”

The little villager shook his head and said: "This is not a long-term plan, in the eyes of outsiders, she is a rich daughter, I am just a cloth dress, the door is not right, no matter what, Song Yuanwai he will never agree to marry Miss to me, but she told me that you can pretend to be a ghost, so that those sons and buddies dare not marry her, I was very worried at the time, and I didn't agree with this matter, after all, it is very dangerous for me to listen to the demon, but Miss Song told me that she had confessed to the Lord with the bronze mirror dripping blood, and it was herself in the daytime, At night, the mirror demon will be attracted to scare people, but the young lady is not defenseless, and specially asked for a pair of spirits from Yunyuan Temple to attract her, seeing her confident appearance, I will follow. And I didn't worry about it, so I went to ask for a peace charm, and secretly went to the Song Mansion to see her, fortunately, she was safe and sound, I think she was entangled in something, she had no intention of harming people, Miss is so kind, she just wants to be with me. ”

The old Taoist priest shook his head and sighed: "The little girl is quite bold, and she actually recognizes the master with this kind of instrument spirit, no wonder something was wrong when she saw her at that time, tsk, and kicked my stall!" ”

Yang Qing turned his head to look at the old Taoist priest and asked, "Dad, isn't it an ordinary thing for the machine spirit to recognize the master?" What's wrong? ”

The old Taoist priest raised his head proudly, found a rotten wooden chair to sit down, and slowly explained: "Ordinary instrument spirits are fine, and you see that this Lu Daoyou's long sword is also one of them. ”

Lu Yingchao said with a smile: "Senior, this sword has been precipitated in my Sifang Mountain Huanjian Courtyard for nearly a hundred years, and now there is indeed a sword spirit lodged here." But even so, Senior Brother Ziming had specially warned that if the cultivation is not enough, you must not recognize the Lord with the machine spirit. ”

The old Taoist priest nodded and said: "If you don't cultivate enough, you will indeed be unable to control the magic weapon, but in terms of your sword spirit, in fact, this is harmless, usually speaking, the instrument spirit recognizes the master mainly by people, and the instrument is subordinate, but Miss Song is a mortal fetus in the flesh, and the instrument spirit is not right, and the master-slave relationship between the two is reversed, but it is precisely because the mirror demon moved his crooked mind to take away that he did not devour the master for a long time, but waited until the fifteenth, when the yin and yang were completely out of balance. ”

The old Taoist priest paused, looked at the little villager, and continued: "At that time, your pair of soul conjuring guides will no longer be able to awaken the soul of that little girl. ”

And Yu Nian also said at this time: "Don't hide it from Brother Zhang, in fact, I went to the Song Mansion the night before yesterday to find out the situation." At that time, I saw two women in red in Miss Song's boudoir. Although the appearance is the same, the temperament is completely different, so it seems that the mirror demon replaced the real Miss Song during the day. ”

Brother Zhang, who has always been mild-tempered and honest, heard that Miss Song was now in a trap, his face was flushed, and he was very anxious, and he didn't know what to do for a while, only to see him wipe his tears and stomp his feet and say angrily: "How can this be! ”