Du Shuo came and disappeared suddenly. There were only messy footprints and a few shocking bloodstains. The open door of the house was empty, and outside the door was a dark night.
It was Hu Sanlang who reacted the quickest. He quickly carried Ah Qing into the house to arrange it properly. He debridement, applied medicine, and bandaged, all in one go. In the end, he stayed beside the bed, took Ah Qing's hand, his small ears drooped, and looked at his injured companion with a worried expression.
He was still the same little boy he used to be, and he had hardly changed from the time Yuan Xianger met at the wall ten years ago.
Yuan Xianger still remembered that when she was young, she was lying on the moss-scarred wall of Dao-po Wu's house, watching with interest Dao-po Wu in the yard performing the Great Dance. The rustling sound rang out, and the pomegranate branches that were pressing against the wall were pushed up, and a little doll made of pink makeup and jade emerged out, with a white and tender face, sparkling eyes, and a pair of fluffy fox ears. head on.
"Huh, human child? Can you see me?"
The young Yuan Xianger blinked, knowing that it was too late to pretend to be invisible.
The two little dolls stared at each other for a while, and they were distracted by the performance of singing and thinking in the yard, and they each went to watch the performance by lying on the wall. While watching, the little fox took out a few roasted chestnuts from his sleeves and ate them. Seeing Yuan Xianger's frequent glances, she thought she was greedy, so she held a split chestnut in her small round hand and handed it forward.
"Well, I'll give you one."
Since then, a pair of fox ears, a timid little rabbit, and sometimes a weasel with an unpleasant odor appeared on the wall where Yuan Xianger was watching the play.
She also received "snacks" such as chestnuts, hazelnuts, mushrooms, carrots and dried mice from time to time.
At that time, these goblins who wandered into the human villages to play were innocent and simple, and they lived a carefree life. I like them very much.
Today, he is still the same little boy, but he has mastered the laws and accidents of human beings, learned to please others and watch words, and learned to take care of his injured companions skillfully and calmly.
Yuan Xianger had long heard that Saburo and the others had encountered siege and massacre, and had to escape from the village and live a life of escape. But until this moment, those superficial stories seem to have suddenly been removed from the misty veil, become clear and true, and the blood is dripping.
The bunny girl who is timid but always likes to sneak a peek at herself, and the little weasel who puts a stinky fart at every turn so that she has to pinch her nose, has it been nailed in the magic circle by a human mage and stripped of its fur, Die in pointless killing.
In the early morning of the second day, in order not to be discovered by the Dongxuan Sect, Yuan Xianger and his party set off early. Get on a carriage and leave Kyoto.
Hu Qing had woken up. She draped the shabby robe over her head and sat silently by the car window.
In the morning light that comes through the window, the head is lowered, and the autumn eyes are sad, like an orchid in the empty mountain that has experienced wind and rain, with a haggard appearance.
"Aqing, what happened?" Yuan Xianger sat beside her.
"It's all my fault, it's me who killed the adults." Hu Qing closed his eyes, and a clear teardrop dripped from the air, "I've been hiding in Kyoto for many years, thinking that no one can see through my true body. Two days ago At the Taishi's birthday banquet, I clearly heard that True Monarch Miaodao was coming, but I always had a fluke in my heart and wanted to hide in a corner and take a look at Lord Dushuo."
"It's just that I was discovered. I can't help but die. Who knows that the lord... He is still as soft-hearted as before, and tried his best to save me." She covered her face with her hands, big drops. Tears flowed from between his fingers, "My lord resisted the bondage of the contract, took me to hide, and refused to pay attention to the master's call. I still don’t know how that human being is going to torture him this time. Why don’t you let me die, I really hate myself.”
Yuan Xiang'er helped her to pull the robe that was about to slip off, but the tattered robe was extremely soft and delicate, with hidden layers of beautiful lines, obviously it was not ordinary.
"Don't be like this, Ah Qing. Du Shuo left his robe to you in the hope of keeping you safe. He sacrificed a lot to save you, and you can't let him down."
Hu Qing stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the collar of the robe, tears falling down drop by drop.
"The first time I saw the adult, he was wearing this feather coat. He pulled out my hunter's trap and smiled and said to me, run away, little guy, I won't care about you next time. But , next time he will take care of me."
Hu Qing's cheeks gently rubbed the soft fabric, recalling the gentle mountain god in the forest. "How beautiful this dress was at that time, with its white lines and brilliance, it was like a god descending from the sky when it was worn on an adult's body."
He is a god, and will always be her god.
The little fox began to like to sneak from home to the mountain temple to play,
There are always many human beings in and out of the temple. They are carrying offerings of incense and candles, kneeling in front of the statue and praying.
Human desires are always inexhaustible, wanting to have a boy, marrying a daughter-in-law, wanting to be named on the Golden List, and wanting no drought next year, all of them come to the Mountain God. They didn't even think about it, how could Lord Shanshen give birth to a child for them, marry a daughter-in-law, and go to the examination room
But those human beings can't see Lord Mountain God, Lord Mountain God always propped his jaw with interest at this time, sitting aside and listening to them. Most of the time I don't pay attention to them, but occasionally I do one or two things for them that are within my ability. Such as the rain and dew to moisten the dry fields. Control the monsters to prevent them from destroying the fields.
Ah Qing often couldn't help stealing some sacrifices sent by humans. Human food is really delicious.
Lord Du Shuo just smiled, pinched the back of her neck, and lifted her up, "You can't eat any more, you'll get fat into a ball if you eat any more."
But Ah Qing will eat it next time.
She began to fall in love with Lord Dushuo. There are too many fairies in the mountains and forests who like adults. There are always all kinds of goblins around adults.
Lord Du Shuo likes the rhythm the most. In order to win his love, Ah Qing infiltrated the human world and learned a good hand of the pipa.
Since then, in the green mountains and bamboo forests, and under the moonlight among the flowers, there are sometimes cold strings and clear horns, the softer the more secluded and the ravines, the aid of Qiongzhi, and the wonderful music is played by the king alone.
At this time, Lord Du Shuo would sit beside her, narrow his eyes slightly, and listen.
"That was the happiest time for me," Hu Qing said to Yuan Xianger, "I always thought that I could play beside adults for a long time, and I would never have a tired day."
After hearing her story, Zhou Deyun sighed and shook his head again and again, "The real Master Miaodao has a great reputation, and is regarded as the first person in the Xuanmen. The real suffering of the people. I think he is far inferior to Mr. Nature."
Yuan Xianger heard him mention his master, thinking that Zhou Deyun had a relationship with his master when he was young, so he asked, "How did Brother Zhou meet my master back then?"
"I still vaguely remember that when I was seriously ill back then, the medicine was ignored, and my life was about to die. My parents were so anxious that they took me around to seek medical treatment. Who would have known that in the middle of the road, I met Mr. Nature and Mrs. Yun wandering around. Passing by. Hearing me crying so hard, my husband poured a bowl of water on the side of the road, recited a talisman, and persuaded my parents to feed me and drink it. I felt much better at that time, and I was able to get up and drink half of it the next day. A bowl of porridge."
"Mr. save the world and save people, and the heart of the Bodhisattva, this should be the model of Xuanmen." Zhou Deyun concluded.
Listening to his words, Yuan Xianger couldn't help but think of when Master lived in Queqiu, whenever anyone asked for his door in difficulty, he would not shirk and help him warmly. He has helped and rescued countless human beings. Not only human beings, but also some little monsters came to ask for help, and he also helped them without discrimination. As a result, more and more little monsters lived in the yard.
In fact, Master is not a human being. He is a demon, but he is willing to treat human beings kindly and treat all beings in the world equally.
Yuan Xianger was sitting in the carriage, looking at the distant mountain scenery outside the car window, thinking back to the broken mountain temple, the old man praying devoutly in the temple, the god who lost his freedom and dignity, and the snow. A man who knocked on the door for help at night against the constraints of the spell. Thinking of the corpses of the demons that were hung behind the horses and skinned by the warlocks of the Dongxuan Sect. Thinking of Master smiling and standing in the yard, helping every human being who is not of his race...
Yuan Xianger was a little restless.
"You want to rescue Dushuo?" Nan He's voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"No, I don't have that ability." Yuan Xianger's mind was in a mess, "but I don't think I can just leave it alone. He disobeyed the order of the national teacher and may be tortured to death."
"You wait here, I'll go to Kyoto to see."
"Xiao Nan, you..." Yuan Xiang'er looked at Nan He, and Nan He was also looking at her. They had the same heart for each other and wanted to do the same thing.
"Let's go together, don't be impulsive, depend on the situation, and do our best."
Inside the Xianle Palace.
The national teacher is above it. Several disciples kneeled in front of him respectfully.
"Master, this is the demon that the disciples exterminated and captured during this trip."
In front of them were several large trays of vermilion lacquer, containing bloody furs and inner alchemy. Several other captured little demons were chained together with iron chains, and shivered on their knees on the ground.
Miao Dao's eyes can't see things, and he doesn't seem to have any interest in choosing carefully. He waved to the eldest disciple Xuan Yun who was standing beside him.
"Pick up some useful things, and burn the useless things."
A female demon who was chained up tried her best to lift her beautiful head, "Since it's useless to you, why are you hunting for nothing? Everyone is a life."
Miao Dao got down from the chair, walked in front of her, reached out and raised her chin, "Fox clan?"
The banshee looked at his blindfolded face, and shivered slightly when she remembered the general legend about this human being.
"Are you afraid?" Miao Dao pinched her face and didn't let go, "It turns out that demons are also afraid."
He threw off his hand in disgust: "I obediently lie down in the circle, be my apostle, let me drive, and I will spare your life."
The female fox lowered her head, her eyes rolled secretly, and when she raised her head again, she was already docile and obedient.
"I am willing to take you as my master, and I just ask you to let me live." Her beautiful body is close to Miaodao's legs, her body is supple, her face is charming, her eyes are timid, and her voice has a seductive charm. , "I listen to the master, and ask the master to have mercy."
The Dongxuan Sect disciples present at the scene listened to such a soft voice, and their hearts were moved, and a strange feeling rose in their hearts. If it wasn't for the presence of the master, some people would have liked to immediately step up and untie the shackles on her body.
"As long as you are obedient, I will naturally not hurt you." The national teacher seemed to be affected by the innate ability of the fox clan, and became gentle and easy to talk. He bent down and approached the beautiful and moving fox demon, as if to untie her shackles .
At the moment when he bent down unsuspectingly, the fox demon suddenly broke free from the chains, the sharp claws flashed coldly, and stabbed into Miao Dao's heart.
"Hahaha, the so-called first person in Xuanmen is just like that. Do you think I was captured by your incompetent apprentices?" Deception, pretending to be captured here, I will kill you and avenge my entire lair companion!"
The fox demon's eyes glowed with green light, fangs were exposed between his lips and teeth, and he licked his tongue excitedly. But her happy expression quickly stiffened, and she found that her hand didn't go into the man's chest at all, but stiffened and lost consciousness. She couldn't even feel the presence of her own palm. At this moment, the numbness of losing control of her body spread from her arms, and her entire body gradually became immobile.
The man in front of him wore a very wide ribbon on his face, and there seemed to be something extremely terrifying hidden behind the ribbon. And that thing was staring at her through a ribbon painted with eerie runes. The fox demon felt that her body was gradually losing consciousness, so she could only watch helplessly as the man on the opposite side slowly raised her arm towards her. The arm was white and thin, and the movement was slow and seemed to have no strength. But those thin fingers pinched on her neck, pinching a little bit, making her unable to breathe in pain.
Miao Dao returned to his bedroom and stood in front of the mural in the room.
He stretched out his finger and pointed at the mural, the hard wall swayed like a water pattern, and a figure fell out of the water pattern. The man was tortured and imprisoned all over his body, crawling on the ground, unable to move, his straight black hair scattered, revealing a blood-red iron chain that penetrated his body.
A dead fox body was slapped in his face.
"Tell me, where is that nine-tailed fox." Miaodao looked down at the people on the ground, "Don't be too stubborn, insisting is just plain pain. You know, I will never let any one go. Nine-tailed fox."