Yi Fan didn't hide it, and told him in detail about what he encountered half a month ago, and said: "This matter is set to be related to the female ghost, as for the grandmother she said, if the expectation is good, it is the tree demon who is distracted." ”

"It's just that what makes me wonder is that the tree demon was distracted, was injured by Yan Chixia's predecessors, and didn't have more than ten years of recuperation, so why did he appear again, there must be something strange in it, and he had to guard against it. ”

Zhao Daochang's face was shocked, he didn't expect Lanruo Temple to be broken, and for such a reason, although there were various rumors before, but when he heard what Yi Fan said, he still felt incredible.

"Then such a demon, but you want to help the tree demon body get out of trouble?"

Zhao Daochang thought for a while and said: "In Buddhism, relics are holy things, and they can only be condensed after the death of a monk with great merit, and they have great divine power, and the only weakness is that they are taboo to be defiled, once they are polluted, they will lose their original power, and human blood, especially the blood of the heart, has such an effect. ”

Yi Fan's face changed, and he said: "The seniors guessed, it is very likely to happen, without further ado, let's go down the mountain as soon as possible and find the missing people, so as not to be succeeded by it." ”

Two years ago, the first battle of Lanruo Temple was vivid, several high-ranking monks were willing to burn their bodies, brewing relics to suppress the body of the tree demon, and Yan Chixia's soul escaped into the underworld, and they were all distracted by it.

Once his body is freed, this radius of a hundred miles will definitely turn into hell on earth, and with his current strength, it is not enough to suppress the dryad again, so he can only prevent this from happening.

Yi Fan packed up his belongings, instructed the disgusted ghosts to guard the Taoist temple, and pasted the 'small evil talisman' around the Taoist temple, as long as they don't go out, ordinary demons and monsters dare not enter.

Everything was ready, a few people went down the mountain, all the way quickly, to the outside of Guobei County, it was already dark, Zhao Daochang led Yi Fan to a courtyard, outside there were four or five men with swords to guard.

Seeing Daochang Zhao, a man stepped forward to greet him respectfully, then opened the courtyard door and let them in.

Seeing Yi Fan's doubts, Zhao Daochang smiled and said: "Let Xiaoyou laugh, the world is not safe now, there are too many bandits, although we have the Tao to be around, but it is not enough to ensure safety, so I invited some martial artists to escort it, which is also a helpless move." ”

Yi Fan expressed his understanding that not everyone is like him, with systematic help, and his martial arts can easily reach heights that others can't reach for more than ten years or even decades.

Although Zhao Daochang has a certain spell, once he encounters many bandits, he is powerless to parry, and his life will still be in danger.

This is also the helplessness of having no background strength, Zhao Daochang belongs to casual cultivation, and he does not have enough background to cultivate a special protector, so he can only hire outsiders.

Entering the courtyard, it was brightly lit, and there were a few people sitting in the main hall, and when they saw Yi Fan and the two coming in, they hurriedly got up.

"This must be the famous Yi Fan Yi Dao Chang in Guobei County, right? Sure enough, he is a young talent, and he envy us and others. ”

The person who spoke was also an old man, but he was wearing brocade clothes, not like a cultivator, but like a rich gentleman, Yi Fan didn't dare to hold it up, and he also returned the courtesy.

After some introduction, Yi Fan knew that this old man was the host of the Luoxian Temple on the outskirts of the city, his name was Xing Ren, and he was also slightly famous in Guobei County.

He knew that such monks who coveted glory and wealth were either casual cultivators, or their strength could not be improved, and they used their remaining energy and time to enjoy themselves.

And this Fallen Immortal Daoist is both.

Several others, there is a monk, who is also an acquaintance, two years ago in the Yamen of Guobei County, Nai Zhenfa Temple monk Yuanlin, the two greeted each other.

"Master Yuanlin, why didn't the two masters Yuanzhen and Yuanxing come?"

"Dissatisfied with the Taoist friends, Senior Brother Yuanzhen as early as a year ago, in order to stop the riots from committing murder, was seriously injured and has passed away, and Senior Brother Yuanxing has also traveled far away and has not returned, leaving a poor monk to guard the town law temple. ”

Yi Fan sighed, this is also why the cultivators are not far away from intervening in mortal matters, the monk Yuanzhen is kind, but the chaotic people do not appreciate it, and as a result, it is really not worth it to trap their own lives in it.

There is no one who can't figure it out.

A few people spoke politely, and a servant brought tea, and Zhao Daochang did not hide it, and told him and Yi Fan's guesses, and then said: "Without further ado, everyone organizes people and acts separately, and we must find the missing people as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Yes, I have lived in the mountains for a long time, and I have suppressed demons from time to time, but there is no trace of the living, I think it must be hidden somewhere, everyone looks carefully, and they will definitely find something. ”

Yi Fan put down the teacup and continued: "Fellow Daoists, remember, don't act without authorization, that female ghost is not weak, and there are other helpers, as long as we find clues, when the time comes, we will act together and completely eliminate its lair." ”

He didn't say anything yet, and concealed the specific strength of the tree demon, although it was just a distraction, it was not something that a few people present could deal with, except for Zhao Daochang's slightly higher strength, the others would at most deal with the little demon and the little ghost.

This is also to avoid the fear of these people and fleeing from the battle.

The soldiers were divided into two ways, Yi Fan and Zhao Daochang went to the south of the city together, which was the main place where the people disappeared, and there must be some clues, while Monk Yuanlin took a few other people to the outside of the city and went to investigate in several surrounding villages.

The men agreed on a good time for the servants to prepare the meal, and after eating a meal, they went out while it was dark.

The night is not peaceful, there are idlers wandering from time to time, and there are sneaky stalkers, but after seeing Yi Fan and Zhao Daochang, the two Taoist priests dressed up, they felt that there was no oil and water to fish, and most of them cursed, and then left.

The south of the city belongs to the slums, where there are three religions and nine streams, there are everyone, and there are countless beggars, Yi Fan and his party entered this boundary, and they were targeted by countless people, some curious, and even more ill-intentioned.

Yi Fanyi is tall and bold, and his face does not change, while Zhao Daochang has rich experience and is not afraid, but there are several strong men, and his nerves are tense, for fear that a group of bandits will pop out of a corner.

"There was a family in front of them, a family of five, only orphans and widows remained, and two men, one old and one young, disappeared, and they lost their pillars all at once, and they washed their faces with tears all day long. ”

Zhao Daochang led Yi Fan inside, turned a few corners, and walked into the muddy alley, and suddenly a few men with swords came out in front, and then looked behind, and there were also four or five people around.

One of the several strong men stepped forward and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, these two Taoist masters don't have any oil and water on them, and they are here this time to investigate the recent case of missing people. ”

"The yamen is unreliable, it's rare to have a mage with compassion in his heart, investigate this matter, you heroes won't get in the way, right?"

The man who was blocking the road in front walked out, glanced at Yi Fan and the others, and said with a cruel smile: "Bah, really when the uncle is blind? Just these two skinny goods, I let one hand, and I may not be able to beat me, and you still want to investigate the case? Brothers, catch them, collect the money, if you resist, you will kill and scrape the meat and sell it to the restaurant to earn more wine money." ”

After saying that, he took the lead and rushed up.

Several strong men's faces changed, they glanced at each other, and decisively rushed back together, regardless of Yi Fan and the two, and soon fought together.

Zhao Daochang tugged at his beard, his face was a little pale, but he also remained calm, and took out a gong from his sleeve, which shimmered with a faint green light in the moonlight.

Yi Fan looked at it, a little surprised, this gong, the aura is brewing, it must be a magic weapon, no wonder he is not very afraid, sure enough, he heard Zhao Daochang say: "Little friend, please stabilize your mind, don't be hurt by my 'frightened gong'." ”

As he spoke, he was about to knock it down, but was stopped by Yi Fan and said, "A few bandits, you don't need to use magic weapons, just leave it to me to deal with." ”

As soon as the words fell, the figure moved out, and only a few screams were heard, and I saw several men fall to the ground, convulsed a few times, and there was no sound, and the few people who were fighting behind were also very frightened, looked at each other, and then stopped fighting, turned around and ran.