Chapter 139: Dream Fighting Spirits (asking for monthly tickets) Shu Village is located in the Shu family. Because his family lived at the end of the village and the main family lived in the middle, Lin Jue did not go home but went to the house of the main family surnamed Shu first. There is a water tank in the patio, a vase on the east side and a mirror on the west side. On the wall, there is a smaller statue of Liu Taihou. On an armchair against the wall sits a boy of about sixteen or seventeen, dressed as a scholar, with a look of fear and a wooden expression on his face. Beside him is a woman who is taking care of him and also looks haggard. "The world is vast, the heroes here listen to my command. The spiritual light is like a wash, illuminating the eternal darkness. The demons and ghosts are coming, do not hide from the light. In the three realms of yin and yang, my curse will appear on you." Lin Juexian recited the spell in a calm tone, but there was no response. The fox also looked left and right, looking around. "Has Lord Liu come to see him these days?" Uncle Shu asked the woman. "Why didn't you come to see him? He comes to see him every day." The woman sighed, "Just now, an hour ago, he came to nag us to offer him sacrifices. Look, we just lit the incense. But I don't know what happened to him at that time. After nagging for a while, his expression suddenly changed and he ran away again. Then Chengzhi calmed down." The boy's name is Shu Chengzhi.
"An hour ago..." Lin Jue captured this information. Thinking about it carefully, it was about the time when he and others arrived at the Liu Taihou Temple. It seems that although the statue in the temple was newly sculpted, Liu Taihou was not in the temple at that time, but was on this man's body. However, it is very likely that he still heard what he said in front of the statue. Lin Jue thought so and walked to the youngest son of the Shu family: "How do you feel now?" "I feel tired and sleepy..." The youngest son of the Shu family was numb and helpless. "So what did it feel like when Liu Taihou possessed you?" "It's hard to explain. I feel as if someone has squeezed me out. I can still see and hear, and I can still feel things when I touch them. I feel pain when I fall and hit the wall, but I just can't control myself. I can't control what I say or do." The youngest son of the Shu family looked at him and said, "Second Brother Lin, save me." "Don't worry, I'm not afraid of him." Seeing him like this, Lin Jue's face turned unhappy. What kind of god could torture people like this? Moreover, although this young man was not familiar with Lin Jue, he could still remember some sounds and images related to him when he searched his memory. Now he heard him calling himself Second Brother Lin, and seeing him like this, he naturally softened his heart. "Tell me in detail what you did and said when you were in his temple." "It was just like worshipping a god normally. I lit incense for him and poured him a glass of homemade rice wine that my classmate brought me." The youngest son of the Shu family spoke as if he had no strength left. "I just thought about the rumor that he had fought in the war, and he must have some heroic spirit to be worshipped as a god. I also heard from my classmates that last year there were demons everywhere, and some villagers went to worship him, but he didn't show his spirit. So his already small number of incense offerings disappeared, and weeds grew in front of the temple. I felt sorry for him, and sighed, "If this continues, all gods will die." I don't know how he was touched and became obsessed with me." "I see." "What should we do now?" Several people turned their eyes to Lin Jue. The fox also turned to Lin Jue. "After all, this Liu Taihou is not a human being, and he has been worshipped for so many years. It would be too much trouble to slowly look for him. Since he comes here to make trouble every day, I will wait for him here. When he comes, I will naturally have a good talk with him and fight him." Lin Jue thought for a while and said, "If he doesn't come..."
Having said that, he paused and turned to look at the wall of the main room. “Is this his idol?” "Yes, yes, he forced us to offer it, and made us vacate the portraits of our ancestors." The woman wiped her tears with a handkerchief. "If we didn't obey him, Chengzhi would have been blinded by him." "Too deceiving!" Uncle Shu couldn't help but feel angry. The Shu family's children and grandchildren are scholars. They even think that there are not enough talents in the village, so they spend money to send them to famous academies outside. Obviously, they have high hopes for them. If they are blind, wouldn't it ruin the hopes of several generations? This thing really has a hold on them. This is worse than directly harming people. "Just right!" Lin Jue walked to the wall with his sword in hand and slowly drew out his long sword: "I don't know if you heard what I said before: I am Lin Jue, practicing Taoism at Fuqiu Peak in Yishan Mountain. If you can hear me, please come to me and explain the matter clearly. If not, I will smash your statue and report the matter here to Qiyun Mountain. No matter where you hide, I will find you and kill you." As soon as he finished speaking, he thrust out his sword. "laugh……" The statue itself was a small statue, and the long sword was piercing its face. The width of the sword covered the entire length of the statue's face, and the tip of the sword stopped just when it touched the wall. Lin Jue drew his sword with lightning speed. The statue naturally fell off the cupboard, but it did not remain stuck on the sword. "I don't know what kind of personality he has. I will stay with you tonight and wait for him to come." Lin Jue said to Shu Chengzhi, "If he doesn't come, I will wait a few more days. If he still doesn't come, I will go find him." "it is good!!" Shu Chengzhi was deeply moved. About a quarter of an hour later, his uncle, aunt and cousin heard that he was back, so they all came to the Shu's house to see him. They talked to each other for a while, but Lin Jue did not go home. He stayed at the Shu's house and slept in the room of the Shu's youngest son after dinner. It gradually got dark outside. Shu Chengzhi lay on the bed, feeling uneasy. Lin Jue lay on the couch beside him, holding his sword and thinking. "Second Brother Lin." "Ok?" "I can not sleep." "Don't worry, I'm here now. Don't be afraid either. You should know that even gods and ghosts often pick on the weak. If you are afraid and upset, it will give them an opportunity to take advantage of you." Lin Jue said, "Didn't you see that the old master smashed his statue, and he didn't dare to go to the old master?" "I know..." "He just wanted something, just like a robber, not an unforgivable demon. Otherwise, he would have killed you long ago."
"Um……" "Let me recite a meditation mantra for you." After all, he was a fellow villager. Lin Jue was afraid that his mind had been tense for three or four months, and if it continued to be tense, something might go wrong. So he lay on the couch and began to recite: "The Great Dao is invisible, giving birth to the heavens and the earth. The Great Dao is ruthless, moving the sun and the moon... The Dao has both clear and turbid, both moving and still... The Supreme Star is always responsive, exorcises evil spirits and binds demons, protects life and body, has clear wisdom, a peaceful mind, three souls forever, and a spirit that never loses..." It was no longer cold in late spring. There was a crescent moon outside the window, and moonlight poured in through the half-open window. The Taoist was about twenty years old, and his voice was calm but clear, just like the moonlight. The complete meditation mantra is actually quite long, but Shu Chengzhi was so tired that he fell asleep before he even finished listening to it the first time. Lin Jue, however, didn't notice and continued reading. When he practiced for the second time, he heard Shu Chengzhi's even breathing coming from his bed. Lin Jue, who was a little older than him, smiled. He didn't stop, but continued to recite. Speaking of this meditation mantra, it is actually a combination of Taoist scriptures and mantras. Lin Jue is not a Taoist of the talisman school, and has never practiced this mantra, so it naturally has no magical effect when he recites it. However, it cannot be said that it is completely useless just because it has no magical effect. It still makes people fall asleep in peace. Moreover, these scriptures are the works of saints and sages, and they contain truth. It is not a bad thing to read them more often and appreciate them more. I've already started reading it, so I might as well finish it. I really don't know when I became conscious. Lin Jue was suddenly awakened by a palpitation. His left hand instantly grasped the scabbard and his right hand also grasped the hilt. I just felt a slight chill outside. The Taoist priest instantly sat up from the couch, opened the door, first glanced left and right at the corridor, then looked down, only to see thick fog outside the door, and vaguely see some mottled divine light, but it was not clear. Suddenly, I heard someone talking in a heavy voice: "Who's up there?" Lin Jue looked back and saw Shu Chengzhi sleeping soundly on the bed. Even his own fox was sleeping soundly on the couch, curled up on a white blanket at his feet. He almost knew what was going on. This is either a dream or an illusion, it is definitely not real. But what is there to be afraid of? "I am Lin Jue, a Taoist from Fuqiu Temple in Yishan!" Lin Jue answered, holding a sword. "You said you would smash my temple statues, grind me to dust, and smash my statues in the Shu family with a sword?" "That's right!" Lin Jue said loudly while standing in the corridor, "The people of Shu Village are all my fellow villagers. The kid you harmed used to play behind me. You harmed him like this for no reason, so naturally I have to come to you to talk to you." Pause: "As a deity, even if you haven't been conferred an imperial title by the imperial court, you have at least been worshipped by the people for so many years. If what they say is true, then you really don't deserve to be worshipped in the temple anymore!" The voice heard it but did not defend itself. Instead, it asked, "What do you want to do?" "Didn't you hear it?" "Ah! Fine, fine! You are all going to smash the statues in my temple! Cut off my incense!" The voice on the other side was filled with anger, as if it was squeezed out from his throat, making people imagine the image of a bearded man with uncontrollable anger. Then he gritted his teeth and said: "You Taoist! Today I saw you smash my idol with one sword, so I guess you have some martial arts skills. Since you want to stand up for him, do you dare to come downstairs and follow me? Let's find an open place to fight? If we fight here, I'm afraid we'll kill all the sleeping family members. I still expect them to continue to feed and provide me with food and drink!"
"Exactly what I want!" Lin Jue held the sword, turned back and patted the fox. The fox raised its head from its claws, opened its eyes, and looked at him sleepily. There was obvious surprise in its eyes when it first saw him, but it quickly regained its clarity and looked around, becoming even more surprised. "Come on! Follow me to entertain the guests!" "Hey!" Upon hearing this, the fox did not say anything more. He immediately jumped off the couch and stretched. The Taoist pushed the door open and walked out holding a sword. Cross the corridor railing and jump down. The fox followed him. A man and a fox fell to the ground one after the other. This was not outside the house, but in the courtyard. Behind them was the main hall, and in front of them was the main door. However, there was only a layer of mist around them. There was no movement in any room. Only the main door in front was open, and the moonlight was faint. "Do you dare to come out?" The gruff voice was shouting outside. The man and the fox looked at each other and walked out. There was an alley outside, also filled with a light mist. The alley and the houses next to it seemed somewhat unreal, as if they were real and yet they could vaguely tell that it was Shu Village. With every step I took, the fog grew thicker. There is also some unreal and mysterious feeling. There seemed to be no one in the village. "Come over here and fight!" The sound came from the other end of the alley again. I could faintly hear some water sounds. The man and the fox were alert but not afraid. They followed the direction of the sound and walked out of the alley. They saw that the place in front of them was a little wider, with a small stream about ten feet wide. The stream was flowing, and there was a narrow stone bridge across it. On the bridge stood a warrior carrying a spear and a long sword. Behind him, there were many houses on the other side of the stream, but now they were all gone. Looking left and right, the village was originally very large, but now all the houses and lanes were gone, and only a layer of white fog could be seen. Only the lane in front of the Shu family's house, where one man and one fox lived, was the clearest. Lin Jue's eyes showed a thoughtful look—— I've heard from my fellow brothers and master that most spirits have a special ability called the ability to capture souls and control spirits. According to folk legend, if someone did something bad, he would be reported to the city god by ghosts. Or if someone ran to the gods to cry and complain because of a grievance, he would be dragged to the gods for prosecution in a dream. This is the ability. In addition to the righteous gods, some demons and evil gods who have eaten incense also have this ability.
In fact, it is half dream and half illusion, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Could it be that this is the magical power at this moment? However, Lin Jue seldom heard of monks of the Lingfa school being dragged away by spirits. Instead, Lin Jue himself had had a suspected experience in the Yili Temple in Yi County. He also seldom heard of folk rumors about someone being dragged away to be punished or die in a dream. Therefore, Lin Jue was not sure what would happen in reality if he was injured or even died in this dream. Look at this warrior again. But he was not a bearded man, but a square-faced man, about thirty years old, tall and strong, with anger in his eyes. "Why are you pestering Shu Chengzhi?" "Why bother talking so much! Today, you and I can just use our skills to decide who is right and who is wrong!" "It seems that you really have some heroic spirit, but you are not worthy of the statue in that temple!" "What the hell do you have to do with it!" Liu Tai directly took the spear in his right hand to the front, and took the long sword from his waist with his left hand, "It seems that you can use the sword, but here, your sword can't be pulled out, use mine!" "Ok?" Lin Jue was thinking that he was actually going to fight with gods in his dream, and felt a little bit dreamy in his heart. When he heard him say that, he immediately took his sword and pulled hard. It really couldn't be pulled out. Lin Jue suddenly felt bad! So he immediately made another pinch of his finger, trying to call for the wind. But there was no movement at all. "really……" Can't use magic in this place? He touched his body, and found that the bean soldiers and darts were gone! Just as he was thinking about it, a long sword flew over. Lin Jue took it without thinking. The feel of it is slightly different from my own sword, but the weight is about the same. Before he had time to think about it, Liu Tai exerted force on his feet, flew out to the sea with a spear in hand, staring at him with sharp eyes. Lin Jue quickly dodged to the side. "brush!" The tip of the gun had a hint of cold light, and as fast as a poisonous snake, it pierced through the mist and just passed in front of his neck, and just stopped there. Then the gun changed direction and swept across. Lin Jue's eyes widened and he quickly bent sideways. The spear was so powerful and swift that it was as easy as an arm in Liu Tai's hand, sweeping past Lin Jue's face. Lin Jue almost rolled over and just stood up, but he saw that Liu Tai had raised the spear above his head without him knowing when. The spear head was raised quickly and fell quickly, and it was a powerful blow to Lin Jue's head.
The sound of the splitting wind was like crying. "when!" Lin Jue held the hilt of the sword in one hand and the scabbard in the other, raised it above his head, just enough to block the powerful blow, and drew out his sword. Unexpectedly, the gun body turned again, and a shake of his hands turned into a gun whip. "Oh!" Lin Jue used the sword-carrying stance and pressed the sword against his body to block the whip. But the force of the spear was enormous. Although it hit the sword, blocking the fastest momentum and sharpness, the remaining force immediately knocked him to the side several steps, and he felt a burning sensation on his body. When he came to his senses, Mrs. Liu was already standing in his original position. "Some skills! But not much!" Mrs. Liu pointed the gun at the ground and looked at him with contempt. "I thought you were a hero, but it turns out you used despicable tactics and launched sneak attacks. You are a despicable villain!" Lin Jue also looked at him carefully. The spear is very long, and should be heavier than a sword to use, but in his hand he wields it freely, as fast as the wind and lightning. Regardless of Liu Tai's character, he must be a real martial artist. It would be difficult for me to defeat this kind of martial arts master alone relying on martial arts. Not to mention that swords and guns are already at a disadvantage in combat. Lin Jue thought while looking at the fox next to him. The fox seemed to be afraid and avoided Liu Tai. It came behind him without him knowing. It was one in front and one behind him, trapping him in the middle. (End of this chapter)
