After entering the phase moon, the weather becomes more and more muggy. Today's Luoyang South City is still very lively, with merchants coming and going from the south to the north crowding the streets in the square, and the shops on both sides are already overcrowded.

Songqiu Building is located in the southeast corner of Nanshi Cross Street, which is the largest tavern in the entire Nanshi. Because it is located in the center of the workshop, this place can be described as a car like flowing water, and the horse is like a dragon.

It was almost noon, and it was the time when there were the most diners in the store, and the little second brother in the store was shouting and drinking, and at the same time shuttling between the people at the wine table with wine and food, looking so busy.

On the side of a wine table against the wall, two middle-aged men in fancy clothes were feasting, and the tall and thin man was drinking three rounds before suddenly and mysteriously said to the man opposite.

"Third Brother Zhao, have you heard that something strange has happened in the capital recently. ”

The man known as Zhao Sange put down the wine cup in his hand and looked at the tall and thin man with a puzzled expression, "What strange thing?" Zhao has never heard of it, and asked Sun Erlang to talk about it in detail. ”

Sun Erlang squinted his already small eyes, and said with his eyebrows fluttering.

"There was a strange thing in the Xiuyi Workshop in the north of the capital. There is a family surnamed Pei in the workshop, and there is a big black dog that has been raised for nearly ten years. But the day before yesterday, the black dog turned into a goat overnight, and what was even stranger was that the dog's head and body turned into a goat, and the barking was still the same as the dog's barking!

A young monk in a robe was sitting at a neighbor's desk eating, and he overheard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but put down the chopsticks that were picking up the soup cakes. I saw that his thick eyebrows frowned slightly, and he suddenly turned sideways, as if he wanted to hear the content of the conversation between the two people on the other side more clearly.

"Isn't that nonsense that a dog has turned into a sheep? How can there be such a thing in the world?" Zhao Sanlang, who had a fat head and big ears, looked disdainful, and didn't believe what Sun Erlang said on the other side at all.

Seeing that Zhao Sanlang didn't believe it, Sun Erlang was so anxious that he put down the chicken leg in his hand, patted the wine case, and opened his mouth to defend: "Does Zhao Sange think that Sun is talking drunk? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!"

Zhao Sanlang, who was originally questioning, also became a little shaken when he saw his oath: "Sun Erlang actually saw the black dog that turned into a sheep with his own eyes? Could it be that there is really such a strange thing in the world?"

"I just passed by Xiuyi Fang yesterday and saw it with my own eyes, and the surrounding neighbors saw it, so I dared to say that I heard it with Zhao Sange, this matter is true!" Sun Erlang continued to argue.

Before Zhao Sange could continue to speak, the young monk at the next table stood up suddenly, only to see him stride to the case of the two, salute the two with one palm, and then turn to Sun Er and ask: "Please forgive the little monk for disturbing, dare to ask if there is really such a thing as a black dog turning into a sheep in the Xiuyi Workshop that Tan Yue said?"

"This master, may I ask who you are?" Sun Erlang was caught off guard by the sudden monk in front of him, and asked with a blank expression.

I saw this monk clasp his palms together, saluted Sun Er again, and said with a smile: "The little monk is called Daoshan, and he is a monk from Luoyang Taiyuan Temple. Just now I was fasting on the sidelines, and I overheard the strange things Tan Yue said. This thing sounds quite strange, if it is really a demon, the poor monk wants to go to the cultivation workshop to find out. ”

"It turned out to be a senior monk in Taiyuan Temple, and it was rude. ”

Sun Erlang wiped his oily hands, stood up and saluted Dao Shanchang, "What Sun said is true, the incident happened in Pei's house on Zhongnan First Street in Xiuyi Fang. This matter spread in the vicinity of the Xiuyi Workshop, and when the master arrived in the workshop, he only needed a little inquiry to find the family. ”

Hearing this, Daoshan didn't continue to ask, but just opened his mouth to thank him, "Thank you Sun Tanyue for telling me, and the little monk will leave for the cultivation workshop." ”

Immediately, he raised his hand and beckoned to the shopkeeper who was busy in the lobby.

"Shop, checkout. ”

Seeing that this monk was polite and handsome, the shopkeeper also called himself the shopkeeper very politely, without the arrogance of the other guests.

This was a guest he had never met before, so he replied softly: "This master, you ordered a bowl of sunflower soup cakes and a sesame hu cake, a total of three cents." ”

Daoshan took out two copper plates from his arms, clamped them with his slender fingers and put them on the table, did not speak again, and walked out of Songqiu Tower with his legs open.

Zhao Sanlang looked at his distant back, and couldn't help but sigh a little: "What a young monk who doesn't know the depths, just leave! The body is so thin, could it be that he is going to subdue demons? If the cultivation workshop is really a monster, this little monk will also become a monster's meal." ”

Sun Erlang did not agree with Zhao Sanlang's words, although he only had a few words of conversation with the young monk, but when this self-proclaimed Taoist master talked about this matter, his expression was calm and calm, and he did not see the slightest fear, so he retorted to Zhao Sandao:

"That's not necessarily, Taiyuan Temple can be said to be the Taishan Beidou in Luoyang's many Garan, and there are many monks from Tianzhu and Persia in the temple. It is said that foreign monks from the west all know Brahmin mantras. Presumably, this Daoshan Master must also have a peerless education, otherwise he would not have rushed to the Xiuyi Workshop. ”

Third Brother Zhao seemed to have some truth when he heard what he said, so he had no choice but to nod: "What Sun Erlang said is reasonable, maybe this little monk really has some skills." ”

The two immediately stopped discussing him, and just continued to guess and drink.

Here Daoshan left Songqiu Tower, and after leaving Nanshi, he traveled all the way. After he crossed the Luohe Lishe Bridge to the north, he traveled for about half an hour, and then passed through Jingxing and Dunhou Zhufang, and finally arrived in front of the Xiuyi Fang in less than three minutes.

Just as he wanted to continue moving towards the workshop, he suddenly stopped.

"The two knights have followed the poor monk from Songqiu Tower to here, a full distance of more than ten miles, haven't they come out to show up?" Daoshan stood in front of the door, tilted his head slightly and said faintly behind him.

As soon as the words fell, two tall figures flashed out from behind the Lingxing Gate, which were Yuan Yu and Huaihuang.

Dao Shan looked Yuan Yu Huaihuang up and down, it turned out that the figures that had been quietly following him were these two people, and with his own foot strength, there should not be many people who could keep up.

"Yuan Yu Huaihuang, meet the master. The two respectfully saluted Daoshan, and Daoshan silently returned the salute with one palm when he saw this, but frowned and asked the two:

"I don't know why the two Tan Yue have been following the poor monks from Nanshi all the way here?"

Huai Huang saw that the monk looked a little annoyed, so he took a step forward and defended, "Master, please don't blame, the two of us saw the master talking with Zhao Sansun Er in Songqiu Tower, because we were curious about the strange thing of a dog turning into a sheep, so we came with the master." ”

It was originally from the day before yesterday from Beique back to Qianjinli, after a short rest, today Huaihuang fulfilled the promise to take Yuan Yu into the city together. They went to Luoyang South City to find a bow shop and added a new cowhide slingshot to Yuan Yu's sandalwood slingshot.

After the incident, the two had dinner in Songqiu Building, and happened to hear this monk and two men discussing the matter of turning black dogs into sheep in Xiuyi Fang. Because he had promised Luo Changchuan to pay attention to the strange things in Luoyang City in Beique before, as soon as Daoshan left on the front foot, Yuan Yu and Huai Huang followed him on the back foot.

It's just that the two didn't expect that even if they followed a few feet away, this monk could actually spot their figure from the endless crowd, and it seemed that they were indeed some high-ranking monks.

"Curious, isn't Tan Yue afraid of the demon genus?" asked Daoshan coldly looking at Huai Huang Youyou, as if he didn't fully believe their words.

The two people in front of him, one with a knife and the other with a bow, followed his footwork lightly and imperceptibly, and it could be seen that the two of them had some kung fu. But ordinary martial arts are completely useless against demons, which makes Daoshan can't help but doubt the true purpose of the two of them following him.

Hearing Dao Shan's question, Yuan Yu was a little embarrassed how to answer.

Tell him the truth, but if it is not a critical moment, he must not tell Luo Changchuan about entrusting himself and Huaihuang. So he rolled his eyes and said to Daoshan with a smile:

"I've loved rangers since I was a child, and I like to listen to these bizarre things. But I haven't seen it for so many years. Today, I am fortunate to hear about this kind of strange thing in Songqiu Tower, so I naturally want to come over to see the excitement! Master, please rest assured, both of us can work hard. ”

"Those two can do it themselves!"

Seeing that they didn't intend to be honest with each other, Daoshan simply stopped using honorific titles. Annoyed, he turned around and continued walking, ignoring the two behind him.

The two glanced at each other, Huai Huang glanced at Yuan Yu, motioned for him to follow, and the two of them followed Daoshan into the workshop.

After entering the door of Xiuyi Fangfang, Daoshan immediately found an old woman to ask for directions. When the old woman saw Daoshan, she first recited the Buddha's name, and then immediately showed him the way.

The young monk went straight all the way east from the first horizontal street in the south of the fang, and after about a stick of incense, he saw a group of people gathered at the door of a house from a distance.

"It's weird, how can there be such a thing as a dog turning into a sheep? Doesn't it look like a good omen......"

"That is to say, I have lived for decades, and I still see this kind of thing with my own eyes!"

"Did Mr. Pei inform the government? Just send this monster to the Luoyang Mansion and let the government deal with it!"

"Why don't you eat it and see if it's dog meat or mutton!"

A group of people were talking about each other, like sparrows.

Daoshan found a gap and got into the crowd, only to see that the crowd was surrounded by a thing that was not a dog or a sheep, it was lying on the ground and dying, and an old man was sitting next to it.

"Look, there's a big monk here!" I don't know who in the crowd shouted, and everyone's eyes instantly turned from the monster on the ground to Daoshan.

"Nan Wu is not moving, may I ask if this old man is Pei Tanyue?" Daoshan looked at the old man on the ground, and saluted with his hands together.

When the old man saw Dao Shan, he trembled and was about to get up. However, he sat on the ground for too long, and he seemed to be a little powerless. Seeing this, Daoshan hurriedly stretched out his hands to help the old man up.

After the old man stood firmly, he held Daoshan's arm, and his voice was already a little choked.

"Lao Yu is the Pei family, is the little mage here for the old man......'s dog? Thousands of Atuo who saved me, old and lonely, only he has been with me for ten years. If it dies, it won't be interesting for me to live. ”

"Pei Tanyue, the little monk is a monk in the Taiyuan Temple of the Doctrine Workshop, and today I heard that something strange happened in the donor's house in Nanshi, and I came from Henan County. I'm here to find out, donor, please be relieved, wait for the little monk to take a look. ”

"It turned out to be a mage in Taiyuan Temple, so it must be strong!"

"What a man with great spirits, it's a pity to be a monk. ”

There was another cacophony of people around.

I saw Daoshan squatting down and observing the black dog lying on the ground up close.

The upper body of the so-called dog in front of him has changed to crimson. It has four long, coiled horns on its head, a fangs in its mouth, and its forelimbs turned into hooves, resembling a sheep rather than a sheep, and its hind body is still in the form of a dog, which is rather odd.

The monster's eyes were closed, and its mouth was belching like a baby.

Daoshan probed the monster's hoof with his hand, and a fiery touch instantly came from his fingertips, and he withdrew his arm with a "hiss" in pain.

"Sure enough......," he muttered in a low voice, and then shouted loudly to the surroundings, "Neighbors, please disperse quickly, this dog has turned into a monster, and when its other half also changes, it will be the time to endanger human life." Everyone, please go home and don't go out for a while!"

Where have the surrounding neighbors seen this kind of battle, even the senior monks of Taiyuan Temple are so nervous, then this monster must be very terrifying.

After hearing Daoshan's warning, the crowd hurriedly dispersed. After a while, there were only four people left in the originally crowded laneway: Pei Laozhang, Daoshan and Yuan Yu Huaihuang.

"It's not a dog, it's not a sheep, it's a dog. Huai Huang said lightly on the side.

Daoshan suddenly turned around when he heard Huai Huang's words, looked at him in surprise and said, "You even know what this monster is?"

Yuan Yu was confused when he heard it on the side, and asked Huai Huang suspiciously, "What Qianyi?"

Huai Huang walked forward and quietly looked at the monster on the ground, "Qiyi is a kind of fierce beast recorded in ancient books, legend has it that it has the appearance of a sheep, four horns on its head, and an eye under its front armpit. ”

With that, Huaihuang took off the long knife at his waist, crouched down and picked up the monster's right front hoof, and a closed eye was caught under its armpit.

"This thing...... It looks a little scary. Yuan Yu couldn't help but sigh. When he saw the prototype of Qinglu at home that day, he didn't have the creepy feeling he had now.

Daoshan nodded, and then said: "The body is like fire, and I like to eat people." China's "Classic of Mountains and Seas" records that it is Qianyi, and the Tianzhu Buddhist Sutra calls it Azhiluo, and the scriptures say that Qianyi haunts the troubled times. But now that the world is peaceful and the people are happy, how could such a monster suddenly appear in the world?"

"Mage, knight, are you mistaken? Ah Tuo has been raised at home for ten years, and I watched it grow up!" Old Master Pei couldn't help but argue when he heard that the black dog he had raised for many years turned out to be a monster.

"Its lower body is moving!" Yuan Yu glanced at this Qiyi, and found that it was whimpering endlessly, its back half trembling slightly, and the fiery red of its front body was spreading like a backward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Looks like it can't be left in the city anymore!"

Daoshan turned to Uncle Pei, "Master Pei, now that the situation is urgent, the little monk must take this monster out of Luoyang City." Otherwise, it is very dangerous in the city, and it is likely to harm the lives of the donor and the people in the city. ”

"Mage, can you please not hurt Atuo's life, it has been like my family for so many years. Mr. Pei held Daoshan's arm and pleaded sadly.

"This ......" Daoshan heard what Uncle Pei said, and he was speechless for a while.

It is his duty as a monk to slay demons and eliminate demons, and if this black dog completely becomes a monster, it will definitely endanger the village, and he will definitely kill him if necessary.

Seeing that Daoshan was silent, Yuan Yu knew that he couldn't give Pei Laozhang such a guarantee, so he opened his mouth to relieve Daoshan: "Master Daoshan is a monk, and he will definitely not break the killing ring." Yuan Yu is here to assure the old man that I and this Hu Lu chivalrous warrior will accompany the mage to the outside of the city, and Master Daoshan will definitely not harm Ah Tuo's life. ”

"Since there is this chivalrous warrior as a guarantee, the old man is relieved. Uncle Pei said with peace of mind.