The small insect that glowed with a faint blue light crawled back and forth twice, and then opened its two sharp claws, and trembled demonstratively a few times. (Watch it and watch ♀ the mobile version)

staring at the insect's actions, Bai Xiaoyi was about to be scared to pee. The image of the worm burrowing into his chest and then burning himself into a charred corpse like Zhao Si quickly flashed in his mind.

The atmosphere didn't dare to come out, and the rogue boy just looked at the insects while greeting the Buddhas he knew.

But at this moment, the demon insect that didn't know where it came from suddenly spread its wings and flew up. Before Bai Xiaoyi could react to what was going on, the insect had already swayed and flew away.

It took a long time for the rogue boy to recover from his fright. He hurriedly got up, slapping his clothes as if he was convulsed, and when he was sure that there were no more insects, Bai Xiaoyi was like a deflated ball, leaning against the courtyard wall of Zhao Si's house and gasping for breath.

Not far away, there was Zhao Si's corpse, which had been burned to the bone, and the room that was gradually collapsing in the flames. Looking at everything in front of him, Bai Xiaoyi, who had been swaying around from the ghost gate, laughed a little nervously.

A wisp of breeze drifted by, and Xi Yingzhen, who was dressed in a green shirt, slowly fell into the small courtyard. The old Taoist priest with the peachwood sword on his back looked at the charred corpse on the ground and the house with some regret, and said helplessly

"It's a pity, it's still late......"

The Taoist glanced at the pale apprentice and asked out loud

"Boy, are you alright?"

Some of them shook their heads in disbelief, and Bai Xiaoyi muttered dreamily

"I didn't ...... All right...... The bug...... It's horrible......"

Gently patting his apprentice's shoulder, the old Taoist priest said comfortingly

"It's okay, it's good to get used to this kind of thing. ”

Raising his eyes and looking at the calm Taoist, Bai Xiaoyi asked a little strangely

"Master, how are you doing over there?

Shaking his head slightly, Xi Yingzhen said with a gloomy face

"People didn't die, but half of the barns couldn't keep ......"

Glancing at the sky-high fire in the west of the town, Bai Xiaoyi said with an embarrassed face

"It's planted big here, and after tossing all night, people can't be saved, and the barn is burned down......"

Turning over his hand and taking out a palm-sized wine jar, the Qingyi Taoist said in a flat tone

"Not really, at least, I caught a few bugs......

Bai Xiaoyi, who had just wanted to take over the jar, heard this, and was so frightened that his mother avoided the distance.

Leaning dead against the corner, the scoundrel boy pointed to the jar and said

"Are you crazy, that worm will catch fire and burrow into the flesh!"

Shaking his head helplessly, the old Taoist priest shook the wine jar and said

"Don't worry, there's water in here, and those bugs have already drowned. ”

Looking at the townspeople who gradually gathered from all directions, Xi Yingzhen said in a deep voice

"Compared to these demon insects, it is more difficult for the gang of people in front of them to deal with ......"

The seventh uncle, who was dressed in a coat indiscriminately, rushed over surrounded by several men. He looked at the corpse on the ground with a cold gaze, and asked sharply while leaning on his crutches

"Aren't you the master of demon hunting? Why is this man still dead?

”

The old man's voice fell, but he saw that on the west road, the man named Chunsheng ran over in a hurry, and as he ran, the man shouted

"Uncle Seven! Oh no! Barn...... The barn is on fire!"

The thin old man was almost so angry that he was not beaten by this series of blows, he pointed at Bai Xiaoyi's master and apprentice tremblingly, and scolded sharply

"Charlatans, look at the good things you've done......! Get out of Qingshui tomorrow! You're not welcome here!"

Bai Xiaoyi just wanted to step forward to argue a few words, but was pulled by Xi Yingzhen, and the old Taoist priest whispered in the ear of his apprentice

"Don't be impulsive, wait until tomorrow when they're gone, and we'll make another plan. ”

Letting out a heavy breath of resentment, Bai Xiaoyi honestly returned to his master.

Seeing that the people of Qingshui Town were busy fighting the fire and began to clean up the corpses, the master and apprentice who felt bored had to return to the old locust tree.

Not far away, Al Khan and his party, who were alarmed by the riot, also got out of the tent at this time and looked at Bai Xiaoyi and them with a concerned face.

Seeing the master and apprentice coming over, Al Khan hurriedly greeted him and said

"Two distinguished friends, what happened just now, and why is there thunder and fire?"

Walking over slowly, Xi Yingzhen made a mockery

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, it's just that Poor Dao and my stubborn apprentice have used some spells, and I'm really sorry to disturb you, I'm sorry. ”

Looking up at the chaotic townspeople, Al Khan asked eagerly

"Did you catch the monster, and are we in danger?"

Shaking his head slightly, Xi Yingzhen said softly

"Don't worry, brother, those monsters were driven away by us, and they shouldn't come out to harm people again tonight, so you can rest in peace." Turning his head to look at the fire that was still burning, the old Taoist priest said apologetically, "We still have some things to deal with with the master and apprentice, so we won't bother for now." ”

After saluting each other and saying goodbye, Xi Yingzhen dragged his apprentice and walked back towards the place where they lived.

His eyes were a little reluctant to glance at Liuxin, who was snuggling up with another girl from the Western Regions, and Bai Xiaoyi was dragged back to the room by the master with some helplessness.

Closing the door with his hand, Xi Yingzhen put the wine jar on the table and said

"Stinky boy, let's first study what this demon worm is. ”

With a flick of his hand, he shot out two golden light runes, and the room prepared for their master and apprentice was suddenly illuminated as daylight. Carefully opening the jar, they found that the insects inside had already been drowned.

poured out the three strange insects, and the master and apprentice stared at each other for a long time.

Using chopsticks to flick the giant claws and stomach of the insect, Bai Xiaoyi said puzzled

"I said, Master, doesn't this thing look like a firefly? I think it looks like a tree cow." ”

Shaking his head slightly, the old Taoist priest said with a frown

"No, this demon insect intersecting heavenly cow is more fat. If you look at its wings and claws, I think it's some kind of demonized beetle. ”

Looking at his master puzzled, Bai Xiaoyi asked

"What do you mean?"

Fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and the Tsing Yi Taoist explained in a deep voice

"The so-called demonization means that this thing should be normal, but it only appears under the influence of some demonic qi or monsters

mutation. It's like a spirit that absorbs the essence of heaven and earth and cultivates is a demon, and a person who cultivates evil methods and absorbs demonic energy can only be called a demonized half-demon. ”

The old Taoist priest pinched up a dead strange insect and said

"The bugs are swarmed and will consciously attack specific targets. I think there's someone or something like a mother worm behind them. As long as you find it, you can save the people of Qingshui Town. ”

snorted lightly with disdain, and Bai Xiaoyi muttered with a disgruntled face

"With the virtue of these people, why save them? We are kind enough to come here to help them catch demons, and seeing their unforgiving appearance, it is better to be bitten to death by monsters. ”

Hearing the apprentice's words, Xi Yingzhen scolded in a deep voice

"Nonsense! You say that, are you worthy of your identity as a cultivator?" Respectfully clasping his fist at the sky, the old Taoist priest said with a serious face, "The people in my Dao Sect should take it as their duty to kill demons and eliminate demons, no matter how the people of Qingshui Town treat us, our purpose is to eliminate demons, not for profit." Don't you kid want to be a hero all day long? Then let me ask you, will the real hero be saved if he dies?"

Still with a drooping face, Bai Xiaoyi retorted stubbornly

"However, heroes also do things in black and white, which heroes go back to help a group of wicked people? Besides, there are no good demons? There are good and bad people in people, can't there be good demons and bad demons in demons? Look at Mei'er, although she is a nine-tailed fox, she is very kind. ”

With a long breath, Xi Yingzhen calmed down his anger and said

"Yes, you're right. There are indeed good people among the demons, and we will not kill them when we encounter such demons. But now it's different, this demon worm has already killed eight people, and if it is allowed to do so recklessly, it will have to cause a big disaster. So, whatever method is used, we must get rid of it!"

Lowering his head and pondering for a moment, Bai Xiaoyi said with some uncertainty

"But master, I always feel that this matter is a little strange......"

"What's the matter, tell me about it?"

Looking at the deep eyes of the old Taoist priest in front of him, the rogue young man said boldly

"Master, don't you think the people of this town are weird? They seem to be hiding something, and this matter must have something to do with this demon insect murder incident. Shouldn't we find out what happened first, and then judge whether the demon is good or bad? And do you know, just now when I went to save Zhao Si, a bug ran up to me, and the master thought he was dead, but the bug didn't attack me. I always felt that the people behind the manipulation of these bugs were targeting the people of this town, which was obviously revenge. ”

Looking at the stubborn apprentice in front of him, Xi Yingzhen seemed to have the illusion of seeing himself when he was young. After pondering for a moment, the old Taoist priest said gently

"The investigation of the case should have been done by the government, but looking at the current situation, the people in the town are not going to report to the government. It's okay, what you kid said also has some truth. Then the old Taoist priest, I will accompany you, this stinky boy, to go crazy once, and first find out what happened in this town to provoke that demon. But the ugly words are ahead, that demon has always hurt people's lives, no matter what kind of hardship it has, this killing will always have to be repaid. ”

Nodding heavily, Bai Xiaoyi said excitedly

"Okay, then we'll die tomorrow. I want to see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd by the people in this town!"