Minister Xijing was a fat man, walking out of the gloomy palace, bathed in the twilight sun, his face began to sweat after a few steps, and with the help of a small official, he took off his thick jacket as he walked.

"Can souls be exchanged?" he asked.

"You see it. Mu Xingqiu showed him the red bead in his hand, it was an explosion wrapped in the illusion, it had been shrunk to the size of an egg, the color was bright red, as soon as he walked out of the palace, he was blessed with more spells, so as not to burst suddenly, Mu Xingqiu planned to throw it away when he arrived in no man's land, with the mana he exerted, the bead could last at least three days without breaking.

"I saw an official explode in the palace, but I didn't see his soul. "It seems to me that there are many explanations for this, yes, the hapless official said something inexplicable, but...... Alas, his family has been an official for generations, but now only ...... are left Give me a bead, so that he may have something to bury in his house. ”

Mu Xingqiu said solemnly: "The power in the bead has not been released yet, and when it bursts, it can kill the entire palace. ”

The fat minister quickly glanced at Mu Xingqiu and continued to lead the way, "I have heard of the deeds of Taoist priests, it is said that you are much more powerful than Fu Gong Masters and Scattered Cultivators, but there is also a saying that you like to play tricks, to be honest, can you deal with more than two Fu Gong Masters?"

The state has been closed for too long, and the subjects inside have deep suspicions about things that Yiqiē has never seen, and the Longbin Mission, which comes every six months, obviously does not promote much for the Taoist priests.

"It depends on what kind of talisman master it is. Mu Xingqiu had no intention of proving anything, he had just saved the life of the Emperor and the Ministers of the Stopping State in the palace, probably because it was too easy to save it, not only did he not get thanks, but he was considered to be "tricky".

The golem was still standing at the intersection, no one could touch him, and the guards and officials outside the hall had already heard about what was inside, and they all looked at Mu Xingqiu with curiosity.

Minister Seogyong has his own official office. Not far from the palace, the area is not large, divided into two rooms, the interior and the outside, the decoration is all wooden, he sat comfortably in an armchair in the outer room, panting, chatting in his own Chinese with the six or seven subordinates who came to see him, as if deliberately delaying time.

"Most of the affairs of the island are in my hands. Minister Xijing dismissed his subordinates and spoke to Mu Xingqiu in human language instead, "That was still last year. The Ryobin Mission arrived on time, and there was a rune master who had the strange illness you mentioned, and he was escorting a group of new demon slaves to the island. ”

Minister Xijing shifted uneasily in his chair, looking reluctant, "After that, there was indeed a demon slave who became ...... Not quite normal. ”

"How many demon slaves are there on the island?" asked Mu Xingqiu.

"More than 3,100 of them, and we have been precisely controlling the numbers, and the ratio of men, women, and young and old is very appropriate, which is a complicated work. It's very complicated. Ryobin may send a new batch of demon slaves at any time, and once the balance is broken, we will have to work overtime to restore the balance, sometimes it will take a year or two. There are too many accidents, but the balance must be restored. Minister Xijing raised his chubby hand to emphasize what he meant.

"How do you balance?"

Mu Xingqiu's voice was a little stiff, and the fat minister didn't hear it, "First of all, you have to do a lot of calculations and observations." As needed, get rid of some of the old and young, and sometimes reduce the prime of life. Especially those guys who don't have families, they are very disobedient and willing to make trouble, if it weren't for the sake of balance, I would kill one every day!"

Minister Xijing's fat hand slapped on the table, as if there was a demon slave he didn't like standing in front of him, "But the Fire Tree King is always merciful, and often gives these guys wives and allows them to have children, and once they have children, they will become honest." It's a good idea, but it's too slow. ”

Minister Xijing said as he rummaged through the clutter pile on the table, and finally found a sign made of dark wood, "This is a pass token, I will take you to the island to meet the sick demon slave." To put it mildly, I don't think that demon slave would be a talisman master, even if your statement is correct, there is still an obvious contradiction in this: it is understandable to seize the body of a young and promising official, what is the use of taking the body of a demon slave? and it is also a ...... Disobedient demon slaves will be killed sooner or later. ”

"There are often unexpected things in the world. Mu Xingqiu said that his impression of Zhibu Bang is slowly changing, the subjects here are simple, but also cruel, and when it comes to demon slaves, it seems that they are a herd of livestock.

"There is no Stop Bond, it has been more than 100,000 years, Stop Bond has always been like this, the Demon Slave has always remained at about 3,000, the Fire Tree has always been 33,000, and all the new gadgets have been brought by the Fu Master and you interlopers. Minister Xijing was a little indignant, "The things you brought are very bad, and I am surprised that Your Majesty actually trusts you." ”

Minister Xijing selected ten guards to escort him and Mu Xingqiu, criticizing all kinds of "new things" along the way, he had heard the legend that the demon clan was about to return to the world, but he didn't care at all, "This is another change outside, a new dynasty is about to be established, but the state will not be affected, we will plant trees for the whole world, and then get paid from the Longbin Society, the Longbin Association is finished, there will also be the Tiger Binhui, the Leopard Binhui, even if it is the Demon Binhui, what can it be......?"

Mu Xingqiu rarely responded, before finding his relatives in Yelin Town, he didn't plan to have a dispute with the Stopping State again, but was thinking about Minister Xijing's previous words, why should a soul changer who chases power be possessed by a demon slave?

The golem was left in place, Mu Xingqiu cast a few illusions on it, and then rode out of the palace from the west gate with the ministers and guards, and soon arrived at the seaside dock, the ship had already been prepared, and it was transported to the island with people and horses.

Minister Xijing still talked endlessly about the traditions of the state and his way of being an official, but Mu Xingqiu was silently observing, he had been a little puzzled about one thing, so he interrupted the minister, "Where do the people of the state live? ”

Minister Xijing's obesity couldn't hide the sternness on his face at all, and he looked at Mu Xingqiu coldly, and only replied after a while: "Isn't it the front." ”

The Far Desert Peninsula, or Far Desert Island, is right in front of you, and the flames, trees, and houses are all clearly visible.

Most of the island is covered in flames, and there are three layers of relict trees planted on the periphery, and in the state of Stop, they have a simpler name - fire trees. In this way, there is very little open space left, and the outermost layer of fire forest is far from the sea, and it is more than thirty steps closer, it is such a ring area, but it is inhabited by more than half of the people and all the demon slaves of the state of stopping.

"The continent belongs to the Fire Tree King and his cronies. After going ashore, Minister Xijing looked at the other side from afar, as if he had already felt homesick, "Don't let the people get too close to Your Majesty, that will breed their pride and ambition." ”

Mu Xingqiu also looked at the other side. The palace on the high ground was blocked by dense trees, and only a few sharp corners were exposed, but he saw more, and through the illusions left on the golem, he saw something interesting: a large number of guards were trying to move the golem, and more guards and officials were running around, and many strange things were being moved out, like instruments for casting spells.

Mu Xingqiu smiled, and the Fire Tree King was anxious to prop him up to the island. Sure enough, there was another purpose.

"There is a soul changer in the palace, there is one among the demon slaves, and there are four soul changers left who are missing, and the lord has been in the palace for a long time. Have you ever heard of anyone else who has had a strange illness in recent months?"

"Nope. Minister Xijing said categorically, "Come on, let's quickly settle this matter, and then we will conduct a full investigation." ”

Minister Xijing did not go deep into the island. He stayed on the docks, rode his horse, and ordered the soldiers on the island to bring the demon slave. Then he said to Mu Xingqiu: "This demon slave is not honest, and he actually gave himself a name called 'Lei Jing', but their real name will not change because of this, Zhang Asan, simple and clear, is very suitable for his status." ”

"Thunder. Mu Xingqiu whispered, indeed feeling the unusualness of the demon slave from this name.

"Followers of the Old Gods are so weird. ”

Mu Xingqiu suddenly understood that the symbol of the Ancient God Sect was the thunder character composed of four mouths, so this Zhang Asan simply changed his surname to Lei.

"There's also the Ancient God Cult here?"

"It's one of the new things brought by you intruders, and there are still many believers, which is why I haven't cleaned up this Zhang Asan all the time, only one can't get rid of it, I have to uproot the Ancient God Sect, but it has to be calculated, and I can't break the balance......"

The soldiers escorted over a middle-aged man in ragged clothes, the man was not tall, his complexion was dark, thin and lean, the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles, but his eyes were bright, he knelt down to the minister of Xijing according to the rules, but his head refused to be lowered, and his eyes did not dodge.

Minister Xijing sighed, "Zhang Asan, don't think about yourself, but also think about your children, what can you gain by spreading the Ancient God Sect?"

"My name is Thunder. The man's voice was hoarse and low, and his voice seemed to have been injured.

Minister Xijing shook his head and said to Mu Xingqiu, "Is he your so-called soul changer? ”

Lei stared at Mu Xingqiu in shock, and suddenly said: "You are a Taoist priest, you are the legendary Taoist priest who is about to extinguish the ancestral fire and stop the state!"

"That's just an absurd legend, and he's not a Taoist priest. Minister Xijing corrected.

"I used to be a Taoist, but not anymore. "Mu Xingqiu couldn't check this demon slave, because the spell prohibition on the island was even stronger than in the palace, and even the eighth-layer illusion couldn't be cast, but he had a feeling that Lei Zhen was not controlled by any soul, and he was still the original body.

"I used to be a Taoist priest...... What are you doing here?" asked Ray.

"I'm looking for two groups of people, one is a Fu Master and the other is an ordinary mortal, from Yelin Town, have you heard of Yelin Town?"

Lei frowned and pondered, but Minister Xijing was stunned, he didn't like Mu Xingqiu's unexpected question very much, but it didn't matter, he drove his horse back slowly, and the soldiers who had already received the order quietly surrounded him.

"It's a coincidence, I know a guy who talks about Wild Forest every day, and he ...... You don't seem to have won the favor of the Fire Tree King. Lei Jing had already noticed the movement of the soldiers, a total of more than fifty people, holding weapons in their hands, and their eyes were staring at the "former Taoist priest".

Mu Xingqiu took out the bead containing an unfinished explosion and found that it was becoming unstable on the island, "It's hard to please the Fire Tree King, but I'm trying. ”

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