At this time, the world is quite peaceful, there are travelers coming and going on the pipeline, and it is not strange to see Yi Fan, since the current saint is sick and bedridden, countless Taoist monks have emerged for a while, and there are even more gossips to confuse the public, which has caused the government to suppress it several times, so it has not made a big fuss.

A child sat on Yi Fan's shoulder, plucked his bun from time to time, and had a lot of fun, while the old man on the side smiled and did not stop, the relationship between several people heated up along the way, but he also knew that Yi Fan was not a particular person.

"There's a village ahead, rest there for the night, and leave again tomorrow." ”

Yi Fan saw that there was a village not far away, with several acres of fields outside it, and there were farmers working to deal with straw, so he stepped forward to say hello and explain the reason.

The farmer hesitated and said, "Dao Chief, the village has not been peaceful recently, so you should stay in the market for more than ten miles." ”

"After a few people walked for a day, their stomachs were already empty, they were hungry and thirsty, and it was cold, and they were afraid that it would be dark after walking for more than ten miles. ”

"Hey, I said that you are a person, seeing that you are young, I only explained to you, why don't you know the reason, I am kind enough to persuade you, but you have to go to trouble, it is really unreasonable. ”

The farmer was anxious, looked around cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Recently, there have been demons in the village at night, although it has not hurt anyone, but it is also very scary, if you are not afraid, I will not stop it." ”

"Demons? Poor Dao is a bit of a skill in subduing demons and eliminating demons. ”

Yi Fan smiled and asked the child on his shoulder, "Are you afraid?"

"With the Taoist here, Chong'er is not afraid. ”

The child shook his head, causing the old man to smile bitterly, but said nothing.

Yi Fan patted the child's calf: "Look, even children are not afraid, what are poor people afraid of?"

The farmer looked suspicious, looked at Yi Fan, and felt that he was too young, he didn't have much Taoism, and he was more likely to be a charlatan, a few days ago, the village collected some money and invited a famous mage to catch demons, but he was frightened and ran away overnight.

Anyway, since this man did not believe in evil and let him go, the farmer stomped his foot and said, "Come with me, but I must make it clear beforehand that if something happens to me, I will not be responsible." ”

"That's nature, please rest assured, all the consequences, poor Dao will bear it. ”

Seeing Yi Fan's promise, the farmer no longer hesitated, packed up the farm tools, led the way in front with a hoe, and walked a short distance before someone asked, after listening to the reason, he was a little surprised, there were many travelers who came and went here, but after listening to the words of the villagers, he would rather walk more than ten miles than stop.

But Yi Fan and a few people are good, not only are they not afraid, but they are full of interest, which makes people suspicious.

The village is not big, more than 100 households, close to the mountains and rivers, the houses are scattered, the smoke rises, although it is winter, but there is also a taste.

When he came to a courtyard, the farmer asked a few people to wait outside, and went in himself, followed by an old man after a while.

"Captain, this is the Taoist priest who wants to spend the night in our village, and he can't persuade him, so he has to stay overnight. ”

"Poor Dao has seen the lieutenant, I and a few others are staying here, and I hope to allow permission. ”

The head of the village is the head of a village, who manages the land of a mile, and is appointed by the county to select the elders of high moral standing in the village to serve as the chief of the village, and is generally responsible for collecting grain and handling the basic disputes of the villagers.

Seeing that Yi Fan's etiquette was in place, not like a wild Taoist, a look flashed in the chief's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Since the Taoist chief is willing to spend the night in our village, then he is naturally welcome, and I will ask someone to arrange a room." ”

"Then it's a long time of work. ”

Yi Fan thanks, since the chief no longer talks about demons, then he will not take the initiative to ask, so as not to cause misunderstanding, but it is not good.

Arrange a few people's accommodation, it is a dilapidated old house, some villagers brought bedding and some food, and then left, Yi Fan didn't think much about it, seeing that it was getting late, he told everyone to rest early.

The winter nights are exceptionally cold, the cold wind is blowing outside the window, and in the second half of the night, it is even more frosty, and it is thin in the moonlight, as if it is snowing heavily.

Yi Fan opened his eyes, saw the grandfather and grandson next to him sleeping sweetly, smiled slightly, took out a 'little evil talisman' from his arms, pasted it at the door, and immediately went out.

tightened his robe, spit out a puff of mist, even if he had a cultivator, he felt very cold, stomped his feet, and walked out.

......

Ren You lit the copper oil lamp, the slightest smell of smoke was pungent, frowned slightly, and saw that it was the second half of the night, opened the door and walked out.

It was cold outside, rubbing my hands, hearing someone knocking on the courtyard door, and immediately went to open the door.

I saw a beautiful lady standing outside the courtyard, saw Ren You, and smiled gently: "Come into the house quickly, it's cold outside, it's not good if it's contaminated with wind cold." ”

"The lesson of the embroidery lady is that she will enter the house. ”

The embroidery girl slapped Ren You angrily, expressing her dissatisfaction, and then laughed again.

When I entered the house, I heard an old lady shouting in the inner room: "It's an embroiderer, right?"

The old lady was sleeping lightly, and there was movement outside, so she woke up, and then walked out in a padded jacket.

The embroidered lady hurriedly saluted: "Mother, it's cold at night, you don't have to come out." ”

The old lady pulled the embroidery lady and said with a kind face: "The mother is not afraid of the cold, so that the wronged embroidery lady comes to do housework every night, subsidizes the family, and makes the mother feel guilty." ”

"Mother, what did you say, these are what the embroidery lady should do, you don't have to blame yourself. ”

"Yes, mother, go back and rest, don't suffer the cold. ”

The old lady smiled and nodded Ren You's head with her finger: "You, you, don't know how to hurt your own lady, you should be beaten, you really should be beaten." ”

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound outside, and then a strange cry was heard, which was especially loud in the silent night, and the embroidery girl's face turned pale all of a sudden, and her eyes were frightened.

"It's coming again, and it's going to kill me. ”

The embroidery girl was full of tears, covered her face and cried bitterly, which made Ren You's face red, and she roared: "I fought with it." ”

After speaking, he picked up the hoe in the courtyard and rushed out, so frightened that the embroidery lady and the old lady were speechless for a while, and only screamed.

Open the courtyard door, I saw a tall figure outside, shining silver in the moonlight, take a closer look, but it was a rather large monkey, seeing Ren You come out with a hoe, but scared, frightened a few steps back.

"You wicked, don't get out of here, don't think about hurting my lady, otherwise I'll fight with you. ”

When he came out of the yard and saw this strange beast, Ren You was still angry, but he was already timid in his heart, and he only held a hoe to make a gesture to fight.

Hearing this, the silver-haired beast hesitated, glanced at the embroidery girl in the courtyard, and immediately stepped forward, baring its teeth fiercely, screaming, as if to tell, and looked aggrieved and angry.

Seeing the hideous face of the silver-haired beast, Ren You was so frightened that he stumbled and fell to the ground.

"If you want to kill me, you will kill me, don't hurt my family Ren Lang. ”

When the silver-haired beast saw this, he was about to step forward, but the old lady in the courtyard stepped forward, her face pale, and blocked in front of the embroidery girl: "If you want to kill the embroidery girl, kill the old body first." ”

There was a cry for a while, but it made the silver-haired beast go crazy, took a few steps back, took a few steps forward, and hesitated.