The Taoist priests returned, silently, without warning, without earth-shattering, without any strange brilliance, like guests who had arrived in the middle of a party, suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and apologized with a smile for their tardiness.

For nearly 20 years, human beings have become accustomed to a world without Taoism, and many people regard Taoist priests as unreliable legends, perhaps exaggerating and beautifying monks.

Shen Xiuming had experienced too many strange things this day, and his mood was close to numbness, and there was nothing that could make him happy and sad, so he stood in place and asked in a daze: "Shen Hao, where is my son?"

"Shen Cunyi is still in Pangshan, and now he is a Taoist priest of Dianxia. Shen Hao's gaze was still staring at a place in the air, and the other eight male and female Taoist priests dispersed, each summoning different magic weapons, flipping their palms, and began to arrange the magic circle.

Shen Xiuming let out a sigh of relief, but for some reason, he was not as happy as he expected, "How could it be now?

Shen Hao shook his head, "There are only nine of us, and we are here to check the situation." ”

"So you're going back?"

"No, we will stay, the entire Dao system will come back in the future, Shen Xiuming, you don't have to worry anymore, the human race is safe, and soon there will be no more demons in this world." ”

Shen Xiuming was still not happy, "It seems that we can also exterminate the demons without the help of the Dao Sect." ”

Shen Hao smiled slightly, and said into the air: "Zuo Daoyou, since the sky has been broken, why haven't you shown up yet?"

The nine-sided bronze mirror floating in the air shone at the same time on a place beside Shen Xiuming, where a figure slowly appeared, also wearing a blue Taoist robe, but wearing a straw hat on his head, covering most of his face.

Shen Xiuming couldn't see this person's appearance clearly. But he couldn't help but feel awe in his heart, gave a formal Taoist salute, and then slowly took a few steps back, feeling that he was not worthy to stand by this person's side.

The mirror light disappeared, but the Taoist priests did not withdraw the magic weapon, Shen Hao's gaze was withdrawn from the air, and he took a step forward, "Zuo Daoyou, don't come unharmed." ”

"The sacred tree has been destroyed. Zuo Liuying raised her head slightly, her appearance did not change at all, and even looked too perfect. If it weren't for a straw hat on his head, he would hardly look like a real person.

The existence of the Divine Tree was originally a secret, but now it has been known to many people, Shen Hao is one of them, "We are not here for the Divine Tree, the duty of the Dao system is to destroy the demon race, completely eliminate it, and never let the demon race resurrect again." ”

"Three hours. Zuo Liuying said.

"Three hours?"

"There are a lot of humans and demons in the state, and Mu Xingqiu is building a safe passage for them. It takes three hours. ”

"He's really alive!" Shen Xiuming waved his fist excitedly, almost flashing to his waist, he believed in the dragon demon, and even more believed in Zuo Liuying.

"Yi Shijun just said. Mu Xingqiu is chasing the demon soul between the dark and bright. "Shen Hao is still calm, he is a real Taoist priest.

"He didn't find a demon soul in the Realm of Darkness. Zuo Liuying stretched out three fingers of his right hand, "Three hours." ”

Shen Hao was still muttering, and another Taoist priest spoke: "There are too many things that can be done in three hours. We can't give Mu Xingqiu this chance, the grandmasters have said......"

Zuo Liuying interrupted the Taoist priest, "There are many descendants of the residents of Yelin Town in the state of stopping. ”

"Huh!?" Shen Xiuming was taken aback. I feel like I don't have enough brains.

"Three hours. "Shen Hao didn't show any special feelings.

Zuo Liuying nodded.

The other Taoist priests didn't squeak again.

"Wait, Zuo Shouza, what does 'descendants of the residents of Yelin Town' mean?" asked Shen Xiuming.

"The time of the stop in the state is different from the outside world, and the earliest residents of Yelin Town have all passed away, leaving many descendants behind. Zuo Liuying paused, "They think they are still residents of Yelin Town. ”

"Of course they still are. Shen Xiuming's mind was in a mess, but he knew that this was a good thing, a great thing, and it was worth celebrating more than the return of the Dao Dynasty, "It takes manpower to rebuild Yelin Town...... How many?"

"Twenty-one thousand four hundred and sixty-seven. ”

"So much. Shen Xiuming couldn't help laughing, turned to Shen Hao and said, "Do you hear that? There are more than 20,000 people, and our Yelin Town is about to become a big town." ”

"More than 20,000 people are not necessarily human. Shen Hao said lightly, not ignoring any of Zuo Liuying's words.

Shen Xiuming turned to Zuo Liuying suspiciously.

"There is not so much hatred in the state of stopping, and the human and demon clans have long been married to each other. ”

Shen Xiuming was stunned, and the residents who gathered in a group not far away were even more shocked, and an old man on crutches said, "How can humans and demons intermarry......? It's not normal. ”

Zuo Liuying didn't want to answer any more questions, turned and walked to the river, where there was a large area of grass that had withered under the influence of semi-magic, and when he walked by, all the dead grass turned to dust, and after a while, small shoots grew from the ashes.

Zuo Liuying came to the river and stared at the reflection in the river like Li Qingzhu.

In the eyes of the residents of Yelin Town, this is also like a madman, maybe even crazier than the previous two.

It was almost dusk, and three hours later it was almost midnight, Shen Xiuming's fiftieth birthday was quite thrilling, although he didn't do anything special, his whole body strength was almost exhausted, but he couldn't rest, he had to stick to his duties, so he first let the residents of the town go back to their homes, leaving only more than ten old people and young people, they couldn't figure out the shape of the moment, except for following Daddy Shen from time to time to make a few noises, nothing could help.

A few children refused to leave, and also stayed, observing the nine Taoist priests and Zuo Liuying from a distance, after comparison, they felt that the Taoist priests were more cordial, so they slowly approached.

The Taoist priests were surrounded by three or five magic weapons, looking more relaxed, and occasionally talking to each other, and the three female Taoist priests beckoned the children over and conjured up some interesting gadgets for them.

Shen Xiuming was glad that there was an acquaintance Shen Hao among the first batch of Taoist priests who came back, and walked over with a group of people to inquire about the news with him.

"Dao Tong has been hiding in ...... all these years Where did you retire?"

Shen Hao smiled and shook his head, some things are still confidential and cannot be revealed, and even if they are said, they are not something that ordinary mortals can understand......

"Do the Taoist priests know what's going on outside?"

Shen Hao still shook his head, and this time he had a few more words of explanation, "We know almost nothing about the outside world. However, the high-level Daoists have been monitoring the Demon Seed Void and the Stopping State, and when these two places are destroyed, it means that the Dao system can also return. ”

The residents of Yelin Town didn't particularly understand the meaning of these words, but when they saw Father Shen nodding, they also nodded.

"Dao Tong is back...... What is the purpose?"

"As before, slay demons and eliminate demons, but this time they must be completely eliminated. ”

"That's a good thing. Shen Xiuming said with a smile, looking at Shen Hao's still young face, he suddenly sighed in his heart, but he didn't mention his feelings. Instead, he said with a little caution: "Dao Tong probably doesn't know the relationship between humans and demon clans over the years...... Something has changed. ”

The Taoist priests looked very kind, Shen Hao was a disciple of Yelin Town, and the other residents slowly grew bolder, and an old man said: "Yes, although there will be wars in the frontier, there are not many, and on the whole, they are peaceful." ”

"That's because the demon clan died more in the Battle of Wangshan, and their strength was greatly damaged. When the demon clan recovers its strength, who knows what it will be like? One young man said that he was still deeply wary of the demon clan.

Shen Hao just smiled and didn't express an opinion. Not particularly interested in what happened during the retreat of the Daotong.

Shen Xiuming glanced at his companions, motioned for them to step aside, and then whispered to Shen Hao, "Dao Tong has been away for too long, there are some rumors that you should be prepared for?"

"What rumors?"

"Some people say – I don't believe it. But there is indeed such a saying - the Taoist system hopes that all mortals will be killed by the demons, and then the Taoist priests will reproduce a group of better humans. ”

The smile on Shen Hao's face was a little more, "Except for slaying demons and destroying demons." The Taoist priest has no other hope, no matter what the world is like, the Taoist system will accept it. ”

Shen Xiuming felt that this answer was very incomprehensible, and there was a perfunctory suspicion, but he admitted that the realm of himself and Shen Hao was too different, so he didn't delve into it, what he really cared about was another thing, "stop those in the state...... Residents, what are you going to do?"

Shen Hao gently grabbed one of Shen Xiuming's arms, and spoke in the tone of an acquaintance for the first time after the reunion, "The task of the Dao system is to slay demons and eliminate demons, and this has never changed, and it will not change in the future." The fate of the inhabitants of the Stopping State is in their own hands, if they have been assimilated by humans, they will stay in Yelin Town, but if they consider themselves to be demons, then they are opposed to humans and Taoism. Shen Xiuming, I know that the world is impermanent, but some things will not change, the Dao Clan will never believe in the Demon Race, and humans should not believe in the Demon Clan. Don't hesitate to fight alongside me. ”

Shen Xiuming laughed awkwardly a few times, "Of course I am fighting side by side with you, I am a human being, and my son is still a Taoist priest." Look, that's Shen Cun's half-brother, and I've always wondered if he has a Dogen......"

Shen Xiuming pointed to a small child, but Shen Hao waved his hand at him, "This matter is not urgent, I hope you can do me a favor." ”

"You say, I'll do it. ”

"Not necessarily when, Mu Xingqiu may speak to you, as soon as I hear his voice, I hope you can immediately raise your right hand and let me see it. ”

Shen Xiuming felt that this request was a bit strange, "Okay...... Right, but is this necessary? Mu Xingqiu must be very happy to meet you. ”

"Just do what I say, you're not just doing me a favor, you're also helping Shen Qian. ”

Shen Xiuming once again had that feeling, the estrangement between him and the Dao Tong did not disappear, but deepened, he still couldn't be sincerely happy about the return of the Dao Tong, even if he thought of his son Shen Cunyi.

Shen Hao patted Shen Xiuming's shoulder and walked towards Zuo Liuying by the river.

At the beginning of the night, every time Shen Hao took more than ten steps, he would leave a bronze mirror in mid-air, and the other eight Taoist priests put away their casual attitude, signaled the children to leave, and then summoned more and more diverse magic weapons.

Shen Xiuming looked at Shen Hao's back, and inexplicably felt a sense of vigilance in his heart.

Zuo Liuying by the river was still looking down at the water, but the reflection that appeared inside was not him.

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