Located at the foot of Moji Mountain, 800 miles away from Xuanyang City, the Miluo River is a small canal, quiet and deep, and only a small village called Fengmiao Village is located in it.

Two years ago, it was the only way for the villagers to travel north, but with the rise of the river demon, countless villagers were in distress and gradually became sparsely populated.

Nowadays, the mountain road to the south of Moji Mountain has been completely renovated, and it is even more barren, and only the villagers of Fengmiao Village and those who support their families by crossing the river will occasionally hang out here.

Along the way, Lu Shen explained the ins and outs of the matter to Canghai Anemone, Canghai Anemone was shocked when he heard it, far away from the shore, and he was afraid that he would be caught by the river demon by accident.

The two of them came to this deep village built by the river.

Lu Shen stood on the covered bridge in front of the village, the river was flowing slowly under his feet, it was still noon, but the doors of the houses in the village were closed, which looked particularly strange and gloomy.

Lu Shen turned his eyes, there were still a few boatmen scattered next to the small ferry in the distance, after all, it was a livelihood to eat, even if it was life-threatening, but in order to support the family, he still had to work with fear, but how could there be a business, all of them had a bored and lazy look on their faces.

Canghai Anemone said nervously: "Is that river demon at the bottom of the river?"

Lu Shen said: "Some cultivators have tried to look at the demon mirror, but they have not found the slightest trace at the bottom of the river. ”

Canghai Anemone whispered, "Then what should we do?"

"I'm in charge of finding it. ”

Lu Shen said calmly: "You are responsible for killing it." ”

Canghai Anemone suddenly took a deep breath, and became a little nervous inexplicably.

After half a ring, she said uncertainly, "Can't you just beat that monster to death?"

"Yes. ”

Lu Shen said calmly: "Then return the sword to me." ”

Canghaianem's face froze, and he snorted heavily.

Two outsiders with good temperament came to Fengmiao Village, and the villagers were both scrutinizing and curious.

Although the other party claimed that he was a cultivator sent by Yangcheng Qi County Shou to subdue demons, after all, there were rumors of river demons, and no one dared to step forward and take the initiative to talk.

Canghai Anemone tried his best to make no progress, and in the end, Lu Shen just threw a gold ingot in his hand, which attracted countless villagers to ask for warmth and care.

The two finally lived in the backyard of a villager's house selected by Lu Shen, cleaned up the house, and Canghai Anemone still sat sullenly on the side.

Lu Shen sat on the bench and said: "Money, power, and women are the great truths for secular people, and the only thing that can make them accept it calmly is money." ”

Canghai Anemone sneered: "You think everyone is as selfish as you?"

Lu Shen didn't speak.

Canghai Anemone felt that the words seemed to be a little serious, and he was a little reluctant to go, so he hesitated and said, "What are we staying here for?"

Lu Shen didn't answer this question, and suddenly asked another question, "At the ferry, you said that my Tao is not the Tao in your heart, so what is the Tao in your heart?"

Canghai Anemone was stunned, didn't know what to say for a while, and finally held back four words, "Good and evil are rewarded!"

"On the path of cultivation, there is only profit, not good and evil. ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said, "And do you really think that the good and evil in the world are clearly distinguished?"

Canghai Anemone felt that it was wrong, but he didn't know how to refute it, so he could only say angrily: "Anyway, I can't talk about you, but you are wrong, you are wrong!"

Lu Shen smiled again: "Then if the evil person you think is in front of you, can you slash him with a sword?"

Canghai Anemone thought for a moment and said categorically: "Of course! That's what I practice swords for." ”

Lu Shen nodded and stood up.

Canghai Anemone wondered: "What are you doing?"

Lu Shen said: "Look for monsters." ”

In the next few days, Canghai Anemone followed Lu Shen around the village, and over time, the river demon was not found, but became familiar with everyone in the village.

The two of them were taken in by a shrewd middle-aged woman, a boatman named Ah Niu from the small ferry.

The appearance is honest and strong, and he is very enthusiastic about the two, and from time to time he brings a few grass carp caught from the river to make a tooth sacrifice, which is very luxurious in the village that is not wealthy.

Even Canghai Anemone has a good impression of this enthusiastic man.

Ah Niu also has a five or six-year-old child, Lu Shen has seen it, Canghai Anemone has seen it, and it is a child who looks innocent.

A family of three, although it is inevitable to stumble and look forward to it on weekdays, but it can be regarded as happy.

Lu Shen didn't have the slightest sense of urgency all day long, walked around the small village, walked around the Miluo River, and then chatted with the boatman at the small ferry, leisurely.

Canghai sometimes thinks that he is simply too tired, so he wants to come here to rest for a few days.

However, she was not infected by this emotion, and practiced the two flying swords wholeheartedly in the courtyard all day long.

She thought in her heart that if she really found the river demon, she must use the most powerful and chic trick in her life, she must impress that guy, and it is best to stare out her eyes.

Syllable.

The courtyard door was suddenly slowly opened, and Lu Shen walked in.

"Going out for a walk?" Lu Shen said for the first time in days.

Canghai Anemone was a little surprised, and teased: "Yo, a person also knows that it is boring?"

Lu Shen didn't speak, and directly turned his head and walked out.

Canghai Anemone snorted, but ran up after him.

The two walked in the village, and the villagers at the head and end of the village all came over, smiling and flattering, and kept asking if they had found any traces of the river demon.

A few lazy men in the village squatted aside, looking at this scene with a good look on their faces.

There weren't many cultivators who came in the past, but they weren't few, so who didn't go back in the end?

Practitioners?

Lu Shen turned a blind eye to these disdainful glances and made his way to the humble ferry outside the village.

The boatman Ah Niu was eating rough dry food, the woman looked at it with a gentle smile, and the child was playing beside him.

This scene is indescribably warm and harmonious.

Ah Niu grinned when he saw the two coming, and asked, "Why is the little brother interested in coming here today?"

Lu Shen walked to the edge of the ferry and looked at the quiet turquoise river.

I don't know how many innocent lives are buried here in this river.

He said calmly: "Come and have a look, and then talk casually." ”

Canghai Anemone walked over to the young child and rubbed his head.

"Okay. ”

Ah Niu smiled and said: "I am familiar with this matter within a radius of a hundred miles, but that river demon is really difficult for me." ”

Lu Shen squatted aside casually, stroked the clear river water with his right hand, and said, "I probably figured this thing out." ”

Canghaian's eyes widened.

The man also said with a look of surprise: "Really, those immortals who came here in the past have never said this. ”

"yes, it's not that difficult. ”

Lu Shen said lightly: "They just looked in the wrong direction, that person was not a goblin in the first place, just a person." ”

Canghai Anemone interjected: "People?"

Lu Shen squinted his eyes and said, "Yes, a person who accidentally eats the demon pill, and then he can't control the demon qi in his body, and finally loses his mind." ”

Canghai Anemone was surprised: "Demon Pill?"

"The demon pill should come from the water, so it is naturally the one closest to the river. ”

Lu Shen turned his head to look at the man beside him and asked, "What do you think?"

The honest man named Ah Niu did not change his face, and said sincerely: "Little brother, although my Ah Niu is not a smart person, I also understand the meaning of your words, but you really misunderstood me." ”

Lu Shen said, "Oh?"

Ah Niu patted his chest and said seriously: "My Ah Niu is a native of the mountains, I have never eaten any so-called demon pills, and some people have doubted me before, but I can sit upright, so I can live to this day unharmed." Think about it, if I really have a problem, the people in the past can't see it?"

The words were categorical, without the slightest hesitation, and unusually sincere.

Lu Shen's expression was indifferent, his face was not full of oil and salt, and he said: "Poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, relying on your heart, if you want to practice, it is also a good choice." ”

The woman, who had been listening to it silently, couldn't stand still, took a big step forward, and sneered: "Immortal Master, what you said, there is no evidence at all, could it be that the river demon has not found it, so you want to take the blame for my family's Ah Niu? ”

Ah Niu's face was not very good-looking, and he snorted coldly: "If you suspect that I have eaten any messy demon pills, you can test it." ”

Canghai Anemone kept staring at the figure of the middle-aged man, and didn't notice anything unusual, so he couldn't help frowning.

Lu Shen stood up and smiled, "Who said that you were the one who ate the demon pill?"

An understatement not only made the faces of the two couples white, but also thundered on the ground in the ears of Canghai Anemone.

She suddenly looked down at the child who had been standing behind his parents, his head bowed, unable to see his expression.

"When my father caught a demon pill in the river, he thought it was a treasure, and was finally eaten by his son. ”

Lu Shen looked at the sky and said slowly: "Then my son became a man-eating monster, but in order to protect him, his parents could only help hide it, and sometimes even help him to abuse him." It's a story of frustration. ”

Lu Shen was heartbroken, and then said: "But do you know that your son has died a long time ago." Only one demon left in this skin was a resurrected demon. ”

Lu Shen looked down at the child who couldn't see his face clearly, and said with a smile: "If it weren't for seeing that they are of some use to you, wouldn't you have eaten them a long time ago?"

Ah Niu no longer had the previous composure, and trembled all over: "Nonsense!"

The woman hugged the child behind her tightly and did not speak, but burst into tears.

Lu Shen turned his head to look at the young woman who had been watching silently, and said, "Do it." ”

Canghai anemone struggling.

Flutter.

The woman's crying suddenly stopped.

A palm came out of the woman's breast.

"It's noisy. ”

The child, whose face was full of indifference, slowly withdrew his hand, grabbed the woman's head and threw it away, and the latter's body fell directly into the river.

He withdrew his bloodied right hand and licked it lightly with his tongue, and the usual clear and innocent pupils disappeared completely, replaced by a crazy and cruel face.

"If you seek death, I will fulfill you. ”