The three of them chatted happily, laughed from time to time, the atmosphere was very good, the content of the conversation was miscellaneous, the fish bubble eyes talked about women, the scholar talked about interesting things in the literary world, and Yi Fan talked about the fun in the mountains, each with its own taste.

Suddenly, the scholar sighed.

"Engong, I don't know anything about it, please give me advice. ”

Yi Fan was stunned for a moment, saw that his face was wrong, and said with a smile: "Isn't it still worrying about the snake demon?"

"The one who knows me is also kind to the father, and wants me to treat her like a wife, but she treats me like a pig and lets her slaughter, don't demons have feelings?"

"Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. ”

The scholar stopped talking and sighed, his expression a little depressed.

It can't be his first love, right? No wonder he was hurt so deeply, Yi Fan said secretly in his heart.

......

Soon it was winter, the mountains were even more deserted, even the birds did not often chirp, the trees lost a lot of leaves, and the branches looked bare and very cold.

After Yi Fan finished his homework, he drew talismans in the courtyard, picked up a large brush with a barrel as thick as a baby's arm, and dipped it in water to draw talismans on a stone slab.

I saw that his pen moved with his heart, like a walking dragon, and a 'small evil talisman' was printed on the smooth bluestone slab, and the talisman fell into the water and flowed into the pool below, so repeated for an hour, and finally stopped to rest.

He exhaled, put down the big brush, and played another set of punches, and when he stopped, he was already three poles in the day.

These days are not wasted in the mountains, since he does not worry about eating and drinking, he does not plan to go down the mountain, but feels that the mountains are very interesting, and the practice makes him even more happy and addicted to it.

Since he entered the realm of enlightenment, many doubts in the past were quickly realized, and many deficiencies in cultivation were also made up one by one, the only thing that made him feel regret was that even if he had entered the hall in practice, he could only make a maximum of two 'small evil charms' every day, and any more would hurt his body.

So he thought of a way to dig a pool under the old tree in the yard, and set up a bluestone slab in it, and dipped it in water with a big brush to draw symbols, not seeking success or failure.

In less than ten days and a half months, I actually have a deeper understanding of the 'Little Evil Talisman', and the talisman making is more relaxed, and I will not be tired to get rid of it.

After noon, the cabbage in the vegetable field outside the Taoist temple is picked, put into the big water tank, pressed with stones, and made into pickles, which is convenient to preserve, and is very delicious to eat.

Just when Yi Fan was preparing for the evening class, someone came outside, it was the cousin of the scholar who was fishy-eyed, and several people often moved around these days, and they had some friendships.

The scholar's name is Chen Yi, he is open-minded and bold, he is not very old, but he can be a man, and he often asks the servants to send some vegetables, rice, oil and salt into the mountain, which makes Yi Fan less troublesome.

"Brother Chen Yi, who are you?"

Chen Yi was in a hurry, his face was anxious, and he was followed by four or five sturdy men, dressed energetically, looking vigilant, and with sticks in various hands, as if he was on guard.

Are there bandits?

Yi Fan dispelled this thought, because Lanruo Temple has a cloud of pilgrims, and the seasons are endless, and in order to consider safety, Guobei County specially sent dozens of officials to be stationed at the foot of the mountain, and occasionally thieves are disturbing, but it is not enough to let Chen Yi guard like this.

"Brother Yi Fan, come down the mountain with me and save my cousin's life. ”

After inquiry, Yi Fan learned that Yu Bubble Eye had encountered an evil spirit.

Half a month ago, Yu Baoyan often did not return at night, and only returned early in the morning, and was scolded several times by his father, but he did not restrain himself, and became more intensified, often going away for several days without returning.

The Chen family was also worried that something would happen, and they were just about to send someone to arrest him, but who knew that he had come back by himself.

Then he collapsed on the bed, getting thinner and thinner, did not eat or drink, and his life was in danger, which really frightened his relatives and friends.

I don't know if it has anything to do with the woman in the Purple Flower Building, Yi Fan thought to himself.

"Brother Chen Yi, I don't know if anything strange has happened in Guobei County in recent times?"

Chen Yi's face changed, hesitated, and said: "Recently, there have been demons in Guobei County, and many people have disappeared, and even many people in the family have died inexplicably, which makes people panic. ”

Yi Fan was shocked, things were unusual, Guobei County is located on a major transportation route, there are heavy troops stationed, and Lanruo Temple is here, how can any demon dare to do it.

But if people are making trouble, according to common sense, it will not be so big, the people of the entire Guobei County will be panicked, and those old men in the yamen will definitely investigate and deal with it vigorously.

Is it really a demon?

"What about those monks in Lanruo Temple, since they are haunted by demons, as a big local temple, they should go out to deal with it. ”

This is also one of the places where Yi Fan is puzzled, if there is really a demon to make trouble, and it is so big, this is the face of Lanruo Temple.

"Hey, I don't know what's going on, half a month ago, Lanruo Temple suddenly closed the mountain, driving away pilgrims, and it is rumored that someone heard a terrifying sound in the temple. ”

"Lanruo Temple is closed?"

It seems that Lanruo Temple is in big trouble, Yi Fan thought to himself.

Just half a month ago, when he was meditating, he suddenly had a golden light on the horizon, there was a Sanskrit sound coming, and there were huge aura fluctuations, such as mountains and seas, and when he went out to look, he saw the direction of Lanruo Temple, the lights were bright, and the figures were building.

At that time, he thought that Lanruo Temple was holding some grand event, and he didn't have any other ideas, and the next morning at dawn, it was quiet there.

Yi Fan had a strong premonition that a storm was coming, and Lanruo Temple was the center of the storm.

No matter what, it was important to save people, Yi Fan packed up his utensils and followed Chen Yi down the mountain.

Lanruo Temple is in front of the mountain, Yitianguan is behind the mountain, the trail that the group walked, on the way, Yi Fan asked some details again, and he also had a foundation in his heart.

After a few months, Guobei County was much more depressed, and there was no previous prosperity, and the people on the street were in a hurry, showing fear, and they trotted away when they saw strangers.

The shops on both sides of the street are mostly closed, and even the stalls are not very common, occasionally there are open, and there are not many customers, the shops are miscellaneous, and the complexion is not very good-looking, if it is not for some wages, I am afraid that I will run early.

A gust of wind blew, revealing a breath of restlessness.

"Oh no, the shopkeeper of the rouge shop and Xiao Er are dead......"

Suddenly, a frightened scream came from a shop, and the passers-by who were in a hurry scattered in all directions, and those shops that were still holding a fluke began to close one by one.

Committing crimes in the blue sky and daylight, this is the rhythm of something big.

Yi Fan and his entourage did not delay, they went directly to Chen's mansion, and before they entered the door, they saw a middle-aged man with a beautiful beard greet them: "Yi Daochang, you are finally here." ”

"This is my uncle, the patriarch of the Chen family. ”

After saluting each other, Patriarch Chen sent his servants and took Yi Fan into the backyard.

The Chen family is worthy of being a local gentry family, there are more than a dozen servants seen along the way, and there are a lot of courtyards that have been walked through.