Chapter 16: Mutations

The night was cold, and it was even more cold and gloomy in the winter night, and the team led by the three masters of Qingcheng Mountain, who had been searching for three days, was already exhausted. Now, they searched for three days in the village of Shangzhongxia and Xiatan, but the evil ghost was nowhere to be found.

In Zhongtan Village, it was dark, and the only thing was the little candlelight in the big house, flickering and beating in the empty village. In the hall, under the candlelight, the three old men sat at the table and looked at each other with a sad face, and the group of people around them also looked at the three people silently, and none of them spoke.

"Senior brother in charge, it's not a way to go on like this, do we scatter everyone, with contact signals, and support each other whenever there is a situation, otherwise it is easy to hurt the innocent when we get together and be hurt by the evil ghosts, but we can't do it. An old man with a slightly chubby face and a small stature with a ruddy complexion slapped the table and suggested, he was no longer impatient with the legend of this evil ghost, and he just wanted to catch it as soon as possible so that it could be over.

"What the senior brother said is very true, I don't believe that so many of us can't catch a demon, let's separate, senior brother, let's separate, cast the net, we will definitely be able to catch this evil ghost." A dark-faced, tall man also slapped the table in agreement, he was also extremely unhappy in his heart, and he had been tossing for several days, and they had been impatient by this so-called evil spirit.

"The two junior brothers are a little restless, the matter of the evil ghost has not been solved is also a knot in my heart, for today's plan, only unity can solve this matter, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. An old man with white hair and a silver beard full of charity sighed and said patiently.

"Senior brother, what do you mean? Can you tell me? I hope you can make it clear. I'm suffocating here. The old man with a slightly chubby face was obviously in a hurry, he asked the old man, and the honorifics were gone, and it seemed that he was more familiar.

"I now have two choices for you to choose, one is that everyone will continue to clear the wilderness, search slowly, and the personnel will not be scattered. Wait until we find help. The second is that the personnel cast a net to search, but the question is whether your ability can resist our rescue. to support you. The old man sighed and said, he seemed to have no idea about this evil ghost.

"I still choose to search separately, there is no need to ask others for help in the affairs of our Qingcheng faction. Isn't this a loss of our reputation in the martial arts?" The old man seems to be a person who cherishes his name. Reluctance to look for helpers. As soon as he spoke, everyone talked about it, and they whispered non-stop. For a moment, the whole room was in chaos, and they discussed it separately, completely ignoring the old man's eyes.

The old man looked at the still messy house. His face was pale. He looked at the two old men opposite. The two old men didn't care about it, and it seemed that they were very dissatisfied with the old man's decision to insist on being together, so they didn't restrain their subordinates from expressing their opinions arbitrarily.

When the old man saw such a scene, his heart was sad. He was also a little helpless in such a chaotic situation, he looked at the two old men around him, the two old men looked like they didn't care, he knew in his heart that if this kind of sign continued to develop, his prestige would be swept away, and it would be impossible to say anything in Qingcheng in the future, and the support of the two old men beside him would also become a pair, and at that time the situation would probably be even more out of control. He stood up and slammed his hand down on the table, and with a loud bang the round table turned into powder, and the two sitting old men jumped out of their chairs, waving the powder that was scattered in the air. The two old men looked at the appearance of the senior brother in charge who was not angry, lowered their heads and stopped talking, they also knew that it was actually wrong to force the palace like this, and they were also ashamed in their hearts. The head of Qingcheng is dissatisfied with the two juniors taking the lead in making trouble, and the second is to make a gesture for everyone, the head is not old yet, don't go too far, but this kung fu is rare in the martial arts, and there are few people in the Qingcheng faction who can be so skillful. As soon as the loud noise passed, the dust fell to the ground, and everyone fell silent. looked at the stern face of the head without saying a word, and no one spoke.

"Everyone, be still, be still. The old man now gives everyone a choice, those who agree to stand on my left and those who disagree on the right. "The head of the Qingcheng faction is a well-known big man in the martial arts, a benevolent person who is admired by everyone and praises with a thumbs up, and a representative of the Sanqing faction since Zhang Daoling opened the sect of Taoism, but now he is forced by this evil ghost to the point of betraying his relatives, and his heart is very uncomfortable, so he is naturally a little annoyed, but after all, he is a promising monk, and after he is angry, he has to let everyone choose. After the head Jing Xuan finished speaking for a while, the entire hall immediately became silent, so quiet that even a needle could be heard, and it was indeed a difficult choice sometimes. All of them looked at the three elders, motionless.

"I agree to separate. The old man with a slightly chubby face suddenly stepped to the left, his eyes looked at his disciples, and all the disciples immediately followed the master and stood on the left. The old man with a slightly chubby face looked at the old man with a dark face and said nothing, just looked at him with a pair of eyes.

The dark-faced old man sighed slightly, walked to the old man's side, and was silent, but as soon as he moved, his disciples immediately followed him to Jing Xuan's left. The rest were Jing Xuan's disciples looking at Jing Xuan and motionless.

"Now that everyone has made a choice, let's separate, remember that Jingxin took his disciples to Shangtan Village to search, Jingfeng took his disciples to search in Xiatan Village, and I took my disciples to Zhongtan Village to search, bring contact fireworks, and leave people to guard along the way, and you can't disperse in a group of two, so let's go now." Jing Xuan looked at the disciple who was divided into three parts and said helplessly. As soon as he finished giving the order, the old man with a slightly chubby face took the lead in speaking, he bowed to Jing Xuan, and said respectfully to Jing Xuan: "Senior brother, we are looking forward to you and waiting for your dispatch, I will take people to Xiatan Village first, and leave people on the road to pass on the news, so as to contact us, so as to catch that evil ghost as soon as possible and end this nightmare as soon as possible." There was a hint of apology in his tone, but he was also very happy in his heart, he didn't want to stay up here endlessly, he wanted to prove that the Qingcheng faction without reinforcements could also be on its own, and they could call the shots without the help of others. What kind of demons and monsters, the little ghost Yaksha dares to come to Qingcheng to make trouble, it is a place where there is no place to die.

Jing Xuan waved his hand and said to him: "Be careful on the road, remember that everything is based on the overall situation, and you must not be reckless, and when you encounter the traces of evil ghosts, send a signal first, and let everyone solve it together." Don't act on your own. Jing Xuan said carefully and sadly.

Jing Feng agreed, and set off towards Xiatan Village with his disciples.

Jing Xin watched Jing Feng leave a little excitedly, he also turned around and whispered to Jing Xuan: "Senior brother, then I will go too." ”

Jing Xuan nodded at him, didn't say a word, the meaning was very clear, I knew. Jing Xin looked at the senior brother's somewhat tired and sad expression and didn't know what to say, but he just sighed and took the disciple to Shangtan Village.

Jing Xuan watched the two junior disciples leave one by one, and a feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, is this the last time he will see them? Really not the last time, really not, he secretly prayed in his heart, blessing.

"Master, do you want to rest for a while?" A middle-aged man looked at the master and looked at the departing meditation, Jingfeng's back looked motionless, the eyes on his face were clearly moist, and tears were about to come out.

"It's okay, I'm not tired and I'll watch it again. You go to the village and set it up, and search separately to see if there is any whereabouts of the evil spirit. Jing Xuan commanded, he looked at the direction of the two of them with his hands behind his back and remained motionless, his standing figure seemed to be getting older and older, and the wind blew his hair to cover his face, fluttering.

The middle-aged man looked at the master and agreed, beckoning everyone to arrange, and when he left, he saw that the master was still standing motionless in the middle of the road at the door, looking at the distance of the road, the deep and distant distance was like a black hole swallowing everything, everything. (To be continued......)