Chapter 121: Attention (asking for monthly ticket) Although the fellow Taoists from Xianyuan Temple took away the spirit flag, the evildoers in this place had already been eliminated. Only the remains of the big tree behind them emitted white smoke. The moonlight was bright and clear, and the surroundings were quiet, as if it was also a quiet and peaceful night. "I am a humble Taoist, I am honored." "I am Chongming, I am honored." The two middle-aged Taoist priests from Mount Qiyun saluted Lin Jue, and Taoist Priest Qingxuan and Taoist Priest Jiang Ning beside them followed suit. However, since they already knew each other, there was no need for them to introduce themselves. "Junior Lin Jue." "Junior Qingyao." "There are no juniors, they are all Taoist friends. Taoist friends are merciful." Taoist Priest Chongqing said, "Were the two Taoist friends also invited by the people of Gong Village to exorcise the monster?" "I guess so. Not really. People from Gong Village and Li Village, thirty miles away, came to our Fuqiu Temple and asked us to go down the mountain to eliminate the monsters. We were originally going to Li Village, but we knew that fellow Taoists from Xianyuan Temple were here, so after eliminating the fox group in Li Village, we heard that the tree monsters here were more powerful, so we came here to take a look." Lin Jue said, "We are in the same Yishan Mountain. Although we are two Taoist temples, we are old friends." "I see! I have to thank my fellow Taoists very much!"
The two Taoist priests saluted them again, and Qingxuan Jiangning followed behind them. "No need to thank me." Lin Jue said, "Are you also invited by the villagers to come and exorcise the demon?" "It was these two believers who came to the mountain to invite us here." Taoist Priest Chongqing said, "But they arrived a step later than fellow Taoists." The two middle-aged Taoist priests were older than them, and logically should be considered their seniors. However, when facing Lin Jue and the other two, they seemed to be a head shorter than them, and were very respectful in their words and actions. Lin Jue probably knew the reason—— The talisman sect is the most prosperous in the world nowadays. This prosperity can actually be expressed in another way, that is, it is them and their gods who are enjoying the support and respect of the people all over the world. However, when demons are rampant, the Lingfa sect Taoist temples living in seclusion in the mountains have to go down the mountain together to eliminate the demons, work hard, and take the risk of casualties. You can't get any "merit" if there are casualties. Even if it was True Man Lingqing who came, or even Lord Yili himself, they had to lower their heads when speaking at this time. They are also very particular. Lin Jue didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at the two frightened villagers behind him, and then looked at the corpse on the horse behind him. "This is……" "The tree demon is entrenched in the forest, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. These are the corpses of villagers who came in and out, officials who came to collect pears without knowing it, and two martial artists who were invited to draw their swords to help eliminate the demon. They were killed by the tree demon and hung on the tree. We saw them on the way here and couldn't bear it, so we took them down and brought them back to the village." "I see." Lin Jue's expression froze and he raised his hand to salute. The Taoists from Mount Qiyun also hurriedly returned the greetings. "Masters," the two villagers behind him said anxiously, "What should we do now?" "The tree monster here has been killed by fellow Taoists from Xianyuan Temple and Fuqiu Temple. You can come and go freely from now on. There is no need to worry. You can just go back to the village." The speaker was Taoist Jiang Ning. He did not mention the fact that he had used a Divine Lord Lihuo Talisman, but it seemed as if he was concluding the matter. "That...that..." The two villagers looked at each other, and then one of them said:
"It's late at night now. I'm afraid you Taoist priests must be tired from exorcising demons. Why don't you go to our village first, rest for a night, and have something hot to eat. I'll thank you tomorrow." "That's good, of course!" Taoist Qingxuan saw that they were still afraid and a little worried, so he naturally nodded and agreed, then looked at Lin Jue and the others. "Alright." Lin Jue was busy traveling and fighting, and he felt his stomach was empty. It seemed that all his strength was exhausted, and there was not much magic power left in his body. I need to find a place, eat something good, meditate to recover, and then have some sleep. "Let's go." Lin Juexian took out a small bottle and poured out two small Yuandan pills he had made. He and his junior sister each took one. After they ate them to replenish their magic power, they followed them into the village. Ask the villagers as you walk. "Your Gong Village has such a big pear tree that has become a spirit, and there are so many dead trees that have become monsters scattered in the mountains. You must know about this, right?" "This……" Several villagers looked at each other. "Why should the believers do this? We are monks, not government officials." "To be honest, fellow masters, we do know." One of the villagers said, "That old tree is who knows how many years old. We have heard about it becoming a spirit for a long time. When I was young, I was in poor health and was afraid of dying young, so I worshipped it as my godfather, asking it to protect me. Many people in the village worship it as their godfather. As for the other dead trees, no one knows when they became spirits." The Taoist priests of Qiyun Mountain were shocked when they heard this: "Why didn't they report this to their superiors?" "Please forgive us, sir. Firstly, we dare not offend it easily. Secondly, it has never hurt anyone before. Even if someone occasionally walks into the forest at night and does not come out, we just think that they have been bewitched by other monsters in the mountains, or they fell to death because they did not see clearly when walking." said a villager. "I don't know what happened these few days, it suddenly wanted to kill us, and appeared in our dreams, saying that it was thinking of the love our ancestors had for planting it, and ordered us not to go in or out of the forest, otherwise we would die." Another villager said in fear and helplessness, "But there are forests everywhere outside the village, and now is the time when pears are ripe. If we don't go out, it will not only waste the harvest of the year, but also these pears have to be used as tribute." "Even if the people in our village don't go out, there are still villagers outside the village. They don't know what's going on in the village, so they have to come back. The merchants from the city who come to buy pears and the officials from the court will also come." "So how did you go out to deliver the letter?" "He's a good swimmer. He swam out of the river." "I see." Lin Jue nodded after hearing this. In these days, demons and ghosts are multiplying, and people are living with them in more than just Li Village. There should be many more on this land. Perhaps after this period of time, these stories will be recorded and passed down, either orally or in books. When the next peaceful year comes, many people will come to read them to relieve their boredom, listening to and reading them as strange stories with great interest, and at the same time they will be curious and puzzled as to why there are so many ghosts and monsters in this world. These villagers are also smart and brave. I couldn't walk in the forest, so I thought of diving. No wonder that among the many strange things we have heard of before, in addition to encounters and interactions between humans and goblins and ghosts, there are also battles of wits and courage.
…… There is a memorial archway at the entrance of the village, with stone lions sitting and lying on both sides. The bright moon paves the road, illuminating a scattered horse-head wall. There was the sound of horse hooves at night. There was such a big commotion here, the big trees whipped the ground, the mountains and forests shook together, and then there was a short-lived divine fire all over the mountains. Naturally, the villagers had woken up long ago, but no one dared to go out, and they all hid in their rooms. Until the sound of horse hooves came into the village. There were more villagers knocking on the door and shouting. "If you are still awake, wake up! The Taoist priests from Qiyun Mountain and Yishan Mountain have eliminated the tree monster outside. Our village is safe now. It's peaceful! It's finally peaceful!" "Third aunt! Your husband has been brought back!" "Uncle, your kid..." Villagers opened their doors one after another to check. Some people saw the Taoist priest in the moonlight and heard about the scene of the monster being eliminated. They thought he was a god and bowed down to him, shouting to him incessantly. Someone else saw the corpse on the back of the horse behind him and immediately burst into tears. While shouting, he knelt down to the Taoists and cried to thank them. The Taoist priest kept supporting him, and inevitably felt a little moved. The magic of the battle seems to be most important at this time. Half of the corpses were from the village, and there might be others hanging in the woods. The villagers temporarily placed them in the ancestral hall. Several Taoists originally wanted to stay in the ancestral hall for one night, but the villagers refused, so they cleared out a house of a wealthy family in the village for them to rest. Then, in this sad night, they arranged for a woman to light a fire and cook some hot meals for them. People eat for food. This is the simple idea of the people today. No matter what the problem was, as long as someone came to help, the first thing to show respect and gratitude was a hot meal. The same was true for a death. Several Taoists lit lamps in the house and waited. Lin Jue sat still and just stretched out his hand. The junior sister took a strip of cloth, carefully wrapped it around his palm, and tied it up with a knot. Several Taoist priests from Qiyun Mountain were staring at them. The candlelight was reflected in everyone's eyes. "Where is your Taoist robe?" Taoist Qingxuan lowered his head and looked at the inner garments that Lin Jue was wearing. "It was on my junior sister." Lin Jue said, "She was chopped by a sword when she was killing a fox demon." "I have one." Taoist Qingxuan took out an item from the package beside him.
"Thank you." "Thank you very much, fellow Taoists. But we have already come here, so leave the surrounding matters to us." Taoist Master Jiang Ning said calmly, "Take a rest tonight, and you two fellow Taoists can go back tomorrow morning." "This is best." The villagers quickly brought the food. They were very simple meals. But it was steaming hot indeed. The Taoists were indeed tired and hungry, so they didn't say much, just said a few words of thanks and started eating in silence. After eating, everyone went back to their rooms. The rooms of the wealthy families in the village were very exquisite, with beds and couches, all of which were fine wooden furniture. Lin Jue looked at the bed, but did not sleep on someone else's bed. Instead, he sat down on the couch and then lay down. Seeing him sleeping here, Fuyao also lay down beside him, curled up into a ball, staring at the moonlight outside in a daze. Lin Jue was thinking about what happened earlier tonight when he dealt with the foxes in Li Village. The old fox said that the fox he raised was not an ordinary fox demon. However, foxes have always been known to be smart and cunning, and the old fox is even more so. I don't know how credible his words are. This time when he went down the mountain, he specially chose a place where fox demons were roaming, hoping to find out the origin of his own fox. However, he did not expect that not only did he not find out, he became even more confused. Doesn’t this at least mean that it is not a local fox? Lin Jue thought and thought, and gradually fell asleep. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard the fox calling him. Lin Jue opened his eyes immediately. There was no bright moon in the window, but the dark night outside was still full of moonlight. I didn’t know where the moon had moved to. Only the fox in the house was lying on the window frame, looking down. There were panicked footsteps outside. Lin Jue had not taken off his clothes yet. Confused, he picked up his sword, ran to the window and looked down. Someone came running over, panting. "Bang bang bang!" There was a knock on the rich man’s door. As soon as the knock sounded, a voice came from above. "what happened?" The man was very surprised. He looked up and before he could think about why the Taoist priest was still awake, he immediately shouted in panic: "corpse…… “It’s a corpse! "Bite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud noise. The Taoist jumped down from the window with a sword in hand, followed by the slender fox. The bright moon was on the roof behind them. (End of this chapter)