The morning in Zhangzhe Town is not very lively.
There are very few people who get up early. Most people stay up all night and go to bed just before dawn. At this time, they are already soundly asleep. Only people in some special professions will get up early and lazily squat on the side of the road to take a nap.
The morning mist spread down from Zhangzhe Mountain, covering the entire Zhangzhe Town.
The person who was dozing off on the side of the road heard the noise, subconsciously opened his eyes and looked over, then his eyes widened.
I saw the door of the inn diagonally opposite in front opened, and several Taoist nuns surrounded a tall, slender, and beautiful woman and walked out, followed by a handsome man with a fierce look.
This group looks very familiar; they are the fat sheep that stayed overnight in Zhangzhe Town yesterday.
Seeing them walking out of the town calmly, everyone was dumbfounded.
The black-hearted innkeeper didn't even take action against the fat sheep last night, and let them leave the inn smoothly in the early morning? Is it possible
Absolutely impossible!
The only possibility is that the black-hearted shopkeeper has suffered a lot at the hands of this group of people and may have gotten into trouble now.
After watching the group of people disappear in the morning mist, the people who were waiting did not act rashly. Instead, they quickly ran into the inn to search, and found that all the valuable things in the inn were gone, and the basement where the owner used to hide the silver had also been ransacked.
They found the black-hearted shopkeeper and the waiter tied up in the firewood room of the inn.
Things are not going well for these people.
Their faces were pale and they were barely breathing, as if all their energy had been sucked away by ghosts and monsters, leaving only an empty shell. It was questionable whether they could survive.
"What's wrong with you?"
"What happened last night?"
They asked repeatedly, but whether it was the shopkeeper or the waiter, they all looked confused, with hoarse voices in their throats, and were unable to answer their questions.
Everyone was horrified and couldn't figure out what happened last night and why the people in the inn became like this. Could it be that the group of Taoist nuns staying there were actually demons in disguise, and the innkeepers wanted to attack them but failed and were sucked out of their energy instead
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After successfully leaving Zhangzhe Town, the Taoist nuns' tense spirits slowly relaxed.
They didn't look well and looked a little listless.
Gu Jiu asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" She thought to herself that the Peiyuan Pills from Wujie City should have almost recovered their bodies.
The nuns shook their heads, seeming to hesitate to speak.
Mu Xin was a person who could not keep secrets, and finally could not help asking: "Sister Gu, the people in Zhangzhe Town make me feel uncomfortable. Are they all evil people? I heard from Master that the world is dominated by evil people nowadays, and good people don't live long... Why are there so many evil people?"
This question is very naive, but it is also the question that people in the world wonder.
It is obvious that life is already so difficult for human beings, but those people do not fight against the demons. Instead, they harbor evil thoughts, associate with the demons, and persecute their own kind, making the world a chaotic place and the human situation even more difficult.
Gu Jiu didn't answer her question. He reached out and touched her head, smiling and said, "It will end."
"One day, all the disasters in the world will end, and mankind will usher in a peaceful and prosperous era."
Mu Xin looked up at her for a while, her round face showing an innocent and childish smile, "Well, I believe Sister Gu!"
The Taoist nuns felt somewhat moved, yet somewhat bewildered.
Will humanity really usher in peace
Although still confused, the Taoist nuns' mood finally recovered a little.
Gu Jiu said: "Although there are many evil people in this world, there are actually many good people. Evil people do evil but they are not unpunished. For example, the innkeeper and the waiter, they used the power of monsters to attack us, and they will be attacked back and become containers for monsters to absorb essence. Only death awaits them."
The nuns looked at her with shining eyes.
Mu Ying asked, "Miss Gu, is this also why you told us not to worry about them?"
"Yes." Gu Jiu said with a smile, "They used the water of the water monster to deal with us this time, but it was not successful afterwards. The water of the water monster will backfire on them. Now they should all be in a coma and will soon die."
The nuns finally became happy.
They hope that good people will be rewarded and bad people will be punished, and they are very happy knowing that those evil people will not have a good ending.
A group of people were flying with swords, and Gu Jiu was leading the way. She flew so fast and steadily that it was hard to imagine that she had just learned the sword-flying technique not long ago.
In contrast, Qin Huang's flight was full of dangers, as if he might be knocked down by the flying sword at any time.
The nuns realized that they were not flying in the direction of Qingyun Mountain and asked, "Miss Gu, where are we going now?"
"Go to Biyin Lake."
"Looking for that water monster?"
Gu Jiu nodded, facing the light of the rising sun. Her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her facial features were delicate, and she was wearing a flowing dress. She flew away on the sword with the wind, like a fairy from the sky.
Neither the Taoist nuns nor Qin Huang had any objection to Gu Jiu's decision. Instead, they enthusiastically discussed what the water monster in Biyin Lake was.
Biyin Lake is about a hundred miles away from Zhangzhe Mountain.
With the speed of a cultivator flying with a sword, it would only take half a day to arrive.
When they arrived at Biyin Lake, they saw from afar a bustling crowd on the willow-lined embankment by the lake. The crowd was wearing festive clothes and holding a sacrificial ceremony by the lake, attracting nearby residents to watch.
Biyin Lake is backed by Bisha Town, and there are many fishermen living nearby who make a living by fishing. Every autumn and winter, fishermen will come to Biyin Lake to hold sacrificial ceremonies.
For fishermen who make a living by fishing, worshiping gods in autumn and winter is very important.
This sacrificial activity lasts for half a month. Every time this happens, many vendors are attracted to settle down by the Biyin Lake to do business, and there are also many people who come to join in the fun, making this area very lively regardless of day or night.
The Biyin Lake is boundless with rippling blue waves. Although it is late autumn, the shore is still covered with green willows and red flowers, full of vitality.
“It’s so beautiful here.”
Girls all love beauty, and this group of Taoist nuns are no exception. When they see the beautiful scenery, they can't help but stop to appreciate it and feel happy.
Mu Xin looked around curiously and asked, "Big Sister, why is Biyin Lake full of flowers and green willows when other places are covered with dead grass? Is it because there are monsters here?"
Mu Ying said: "Probably."
Where demons reside, the environment will sometimes become abnormal, which is normal like what happened in Biyin Lake.
In order not to attract attention, Gu Jiu and the others jumped off the flying swords from a distance and walked over on foot.
They walked towards the embankment by the lake. Besides the fishermen offering sacrifices to the gods, there were many vendors selling things on the embankment. There were food, drinks, toys and daily necessities, and most of them were traditional folk food.
Seeing someone selling candied haws, Gu Jiu gave a piece of change and bought all the candied haws directly, letting Qin Huang carry them.
The girls each held a candied haws in their hands and ate them with smiles on their faces.
Qin Huang let out a click of the tongue, holding the candied haws in one hand and eating one with the other. Although the sour and sweet taste was not to his taste, he didn't say anything seeing that Gu Jiu and the others were enjoying the meal.
They bought a lot of candied haws. On the way, they met some children drooling at the candied haws. He grabbed a handful and gave them to them with a look of disgust. The children smiled sweetly at him.
"Thank you, uncle."
Qin Huang said angrily: "I'm only 28 years old, call me brother!"
Child: “Thank you, uncle!”
Qin Huang: “…” I was almost pissed off by them!
They walked through the crowd and came to the lakeside where there were fewer pedestrians, overlooking the Biyin Lake.
Mu Xin bit a candied haws, her cheeks puffed up, and asked vaguely: "Sister Gu, where should we go to find the water monster?" The Biyin Lake is so big, and no one knows where the water monster is hiding. It is not easy to find it.
The Taoist nuns also looked confused.
Don’t the people know that there is a water monster in Biyin Lake
They definitely knew this, but they still chose to go into the lake to fish for a living, because Biyin Lake is so large that they might not encounter the water monster. In order to ensure safety, they even chose to hold annual sacrificial activities, which is actually a sacrifice to the water monster, hoping that the water monster will allow them to fish in the lake.
Many monsters like to keep humans as captive food reserves. Who can say that the water monsters in Biyin Lake are not the same
Gu Jiu looked at the lively crowd by the lake and said, "Let's come back to look for him at night. There are too many people now and it's hard to move."
The nuns responded obediently and followed her into the crowd to eat, drink and have fun.
After a while, Qin Huang had more and more things in his hands.
He finally understood what it felt like to go shopping with a woman. Although he was still a single man, he had already experienced the exhaustion of accompanying his "girlfriend" shopping.
Finally, it got dark.
Clusters of torches and red lanterns lit up by the lake, and the crowds of people moved around. After dark, the Biyin Lake was still as lively as during the day.
A crescent moon rises, and the moonlight shines on the lake. The lake water ripples with waves, and the ripples are sparkling, as if covered by a layer of veil. The Biyin Lake in the night is beautiful like a dream.
While the passers-by around were not paying attention, Qin Huang threw all the things the girls bought back to them.
The nuns thanked her with red faces and put them into their sleeves, unable to bear to throw them away.
Gu Jiu stood by the lake, moved his fingers slightly, and a drop of water appeared on his fingertips.
This is the water of the water monster that the little paper people intercepted last night. With this thing, it is easy to find the water monster. You only need to use this drop of water to force the water monster out.
Gu Jiu used his spiritual power to stimulate the drop of water and then bound it tightly.
The water droplets gradually boiled.
At this time, a strange cry was heard in the lake, which sounded like a human but not a human, and like crying but not crying.
Gu Jiu took out the comb spirit Chang Fa, and the comb fell to the ground and turned into a human form. He looked around and said vigilantly: "Master, the monster in the lake is coming."
Gu Jiu said: "When it appears, you force it to the shore."
Chang Fa's heart moved slightly, knowing that she wanted to take this opportunity to test her abilities, and he quickly agreed.
A group of people stared at the situation in the lake, and when they saw ripples appearing on the calm lake surface, they looked slightly happy.
We are not afraid that the water monster will not come out, but we are afraid that the water monster will keep hiding in the lake. It is not easy to find a water monster that is good at water in the huge Biyin Lake.
As the movement of the lake water grew louder and louder, the water began to roll as if it were boiling.
Fortunately, this place is relatively remote, otherwise such a commotion would definitely attract the people who are offering sacrifices to the gods.
Finally, the lake water exploded with a loud bang, splashing everywhere. Chang Fa also took action at this time. His black hair whizzed into the lake and then rolled up something.
With a snap, the thing fell to the shore.
The nuns clenched their swords and quickly surrounded the thing that Chang Fa had dragged ashore. They looked over carefully and were dumbfounded.
Qin Huang blinked his eyes, "Oh, isn't this a koi? I wonder if forwarding this koi will bring good luck."
"What good luck?" the nuns asked puzzledly.
There is no such thing as koi in this world. In their eyes, any animal or plant that has become a spirit is a monster. Monsters have nothing to do with auspiciousness.
The fish that Chang Fa was pulling ashore by the hair was a fat carp, very similar to the colorful carp artificially raised in park lakes in the real world, also known as koi.
However, the fact that koi bring good luck is just a meaning given to them by humans. In a world where demons are rampant, carp that have become spirits are monsters and do not bring good luck.
Qin Huang also understood this and waved his hand, "Nothing, I was just talking nonsense."
The nuns didn't pay any attention and continued to observe the koi on the ground.
Gu Jiu took a look and said, "This fish is quite fat. I suddenly want to eat pickled fish. I'll treat you to pickled fish tomorrow. Boiled fish fillet is also good."
Taoist nuns: “…” Swish, their saliva is about to flow down again.
Qin Huang laughed, "I think tomato fish hotpot is good, fish balls and fish jelly are also good."
"There are also stone pot fish, sweet and sour fish, braised fish with tofu, dry pot spicy fish..."
With each word they mentioned, the nuns couldn't help swallowing their saliva and looked at the fat fish on the ground with even more greed.
On the contrary, the koi that was pulled ashore wanted to escape, but unfortunately it was surrounded by a group of people and had nowhere to escape. It even had to listen to the recipes of the food system that was very unfriendly to fish. It was simply not a human thing to do.
It can only transform into human form in the end.
The human-shaped Koi is a burly man in his thirties.
Qin Huang looked disheartened and muttered, "Such a rough man is definitely not a lucky koi, but a monster. Kill him!"
The big man looked at them warily, "Who are you and why do you have water transformed by my magic power?"
The drop of water was still boiling at Gu Jiu's fingertips, with nowhere to escape. He could clearly feel the connection with the water, but he couldn't take it back.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Who did you give your magic water to? Don't you have any idea?"
Qin Huang echoed, "That's right, you fish monster have harmed so many people, today we are here to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens!"
The Taoist nuns clenched their swords and glared at the fish monster with a common hatred.
Chang Fa only looked at the rough face of the fish monster, and then touched his own handsome face. He was glad that when he transformed, he tried hard to imagine himself as a handsome human man. Otherwise, if he had this rough face, he was afraid that his master would dislike him, right
The fish demon snorted and laughed, "I have given away so much demonic power water, I don't know who I have given it to."
He knew the purpose of these people coming here today, but he was not scared at all. Except for being alert when he was surrounded at first, he soon became fearless.
Qin Huang had a strange intuition.
He took out a green sword, pointed it at the fish monster and said, "Stop talking nonsense with him, just kill him!"
The fish demon's eyes became fierce, he stretched out his hands, and the water in the lake rumbled up like a pouring waterfall, pouring towards the people on the shore, and the flood made people stagger all over the place.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he quickly fled into the lake. As long as he escaped into the lake, he would not be afraid of these people.
Gu Jiu jumped onto the flying sword immediately, and the black belt around his waist flew up and turned into a black whip, which he swung towards the fish monster, tied his neck and pulled him back.
The fish monster fell back to the shore.
He stared at Gu Jiu with his eyes, faint traces of scales appeared on his cheeks, and he opened his mouth and let out a whistle.
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