Ji Yuan looked at the group of people breathing heavily and panicking, and then looked at the child about seven or eight years old, who was pale and unconscious in the arms of one of the women.
In Ji Yuan's eyes, it didn't look like he had simply fainted, but rather he had lost his soul. However, judging from the fact that his eyelids twitched and his brows frowned from time to time, the lost soul should not have been damaged and was still connected to the body.
Although the only time Ji Yuan had seen amnesia was when he was dealing with the perfect female snake in Shanghegou Village, Suiyuan County, and a merchant was so frightened that his soul left his body for a short time, he also thought that the child's current state of amnesia seemed a little special.
'Interesting, it seems like he ran away on his own!'
When Ji Yuan opened his Dharma Eyes, he did not see any signs of convulsions on the child, nor any residual aura of any evil spell. After careful thought, he speculated that his soul had escaped from his body on its own. After all, this child did seem a little special before.
The number of people has been reduced by more than half, and they are in this situation again. I don’t know what kind of attack they have encountered.
If they were being chased by thugs, bandits and vicious villains, Ji Yuan felt that he could intervene, but if it was a matter of worldly grudges and hatreds, it might be more appropriate to just be a spectator.
However, rather than being curious about their experiences, Ji Yuan was more curious about what was so special about this child. Then he thought about what kind of trouble they might cause if they suddenly found him here, so he decided to jump out by himself.
"Cough... cough..."
A slight cough on the two people immediately caused the already nervous people to react in self-defense as a conditioned reflex.
“Swish~” “Swish~” “Swish~”
Three of them immediately drew their swords.
"Who?" "Who's there?"
Ji Yuan moved and waved his hands so that they could see him, but he did not stand up so as not to disturb these frightened birds.
"Ji really can't find peace no matter where he hides. This time it was you who disturbed me. Swords have no eyes, please don't hurt good people!"
"It's you! You're waiting for us here?"
The man named Mo Tong asked in surprise and caution.
Ji Yuan's voice was strong and recognizable, so he was recognized immediately.
Yuan had expected to be asked this question, so he shook his head and smiled.
"Haha, I'm just a passerby. I didn't want to cause misunderstanding so I spoke out to warn you. If you really have bad intentions, wouldn't it be better to act secretly?"
After saying that, Ji Yuan pointed to the brazier beside him and the charcoal in the corner.
"Would you like to light a fire and warm yourself? The autumn rain brings a chill. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Ji Yuan's words were calm, gentle, polite, and well-reasoned, which made the others let down their guard a little.
The sturdy man Mo Tong hesitated for a moment before bowing to Ji Yuan apologetically.
"We misunderstood you, sir. Please forgive us. However, it is not convenient for us to light a fire at the moment. We may have to leave soon."
The men put away their weapons and moved a little further away from the door, walked to the diagonal position behind the mountain god statue opposite Ji Yuan, dragged the remaining two cushions over, and let the boy lie on them.
Two women in tight clothes took care of the boy while the others treated their wounds.
"Young Master wasn't hurt, nor was he hit, so how could he faint? Was he frightened?"
"Sister, don't think too much. The young master is not injured and will wake up eventually!"
"How can I not be anxious? No matter how I call him, he won't wake up. It's useless to pinch his Ren Zhong and transfer his Qi. How can I not be anxious?"
"Hey, be patient, now we can only find a doctor later!"
That was all Mo Tong could say.
A warrior at the side used a piece of cloth torn from his body to help Mo Tong bandage the knife wound on his chest. The latter looked in the direction of Ji Yuan, and then at the gate of the mountain temple.
"The rain tonight helped us a lot. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to get rid of the entanglement so easily. It's a pity that more than a dozen brothers were killed!"
When Mo Tong said this, he deliberately looked at Ji Yuan, wanting to see his reaction, but it seemed that because the shadows were dim, he could not tell whether Ji Yuan was frightened by the dead body.
Ji Yuan's attention was basically on the boy. Looking at the slight twitching of his eyelids, it seemed that his soul was running around at this moment, and should not be too far away from his body.
'It's strange. Since the soul can move and is not far from the body, why doesn't it come back?'
Ji Yuan was also a little puzzled. It was not fun for the soul to wander outside. It was a very dangerous state. Once it could not come back and lost contact with the physical body over time, the physical body would either be really dead or become demented.
'Is there another reason?'
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan thought it would be better to start a conversation and find an opportunity to ask.
"You all should be from the martial arts world, right? Our two encounters are also a matter of fate. Can you tell me what kind of thieves and bandits I encountered? I just heard what you said and I think this child might have contracted the amnesia disease that the elders in my hometown have been talking about!"
"Asomatic disorder?"
The older women among them expressed doubts and looked at Ji Yuan. It was not difficult to understand the cause of this disease from the literal meaning, but it was somewhat unbelievable.
"Yes, people with amnesia are also like this. They can't be awakened no matter what, or they are in a trance all day long and there is no cure."
"so what should I do now?"
Out of concern, Mo Tong asked subconsciously.
"In my hometown, if someone has amnesia, their family members will either go to the place where the patient often goes to call back his soul, or they will go to worship the God of Land. If there is no temple for the God of Land, they will go to worship the God of City, and beg the gods to help find the patient's soul."
What Ji Yuan said were all folk remedies actually used by ordinary people, and they were considered effective, provided that there were no special factors causing the amnesia.
After hearing this, the people over there looked at each other and remained silent for a while.
"Of course, praying to the mountain gods is also useful. The land gods, mountain gods and other mountain and water gods are best at this within their own jurisdiction."
The tone of Ji Yuan's words did not sound like that of a gentleman or an old countryman, but these warriors could not tell the difference.
After hearing this, several people subconsciously looked at the statue in the temple. At night, the statue looked a little eerie and scary.
The heavy rain outside was pouring down, and the mountain temple fell into silence for a moment.
Mo Tong was about to say something when he saw the gentleman in the corner suddenly stand up and gesture to stop him, as if he knew he was about to speak.
Ji Yuan took a breath and sniffed, frowning at this moment, then turned to look at the unconscious boy over there.
"It does look like this is not an ordinary matter, so we have to take care of it!"
Ji Yuan's whisper was barely audible, and the few people didn't know what he was mumbling. Before they could ask, they saw him walk a few steps forward to the altar of the statue, and asked in a calm and upright voice.
"Protect your young master, I'm going to meet the things outside!"
Just as Ji Yuan finished his words, the door of the mountain temple banged open, and was blown open by the wind and rain. The rain blew in and passed by Ji Yuan, but others could not see clearly in the dim night, but people outside could see it clearly.
There were three people outside in the rain, all dressed in martial arts attire, carrying swords and sabers, looking like they were real people. However, Ji Yuan knew that although these three were human beings, they were not pure "people".
"Sir, this matter has nothing to do with you. Hurry back. There are four of them in total, and each of them has extraordinary martial arts skills. We have lost many brothers. Sir, don't do anything stupid!"
Mo Tong and several warriors around him stood up at once and drew their weapons.
What surprised Mo Tong and others was that the three people outside did not rush in immediately. In the dim light, there was a vague sense of vigilance.
"Extremely high martial arts skills? Hehehe..."
Ji Yuan smiled and nodded.
"Yes, for a warrior, his martial arts skills are indeed very high..."
Ji Yuan opened his eyes a little wider, half to test the truth, half with real emotion, and continued:
"I have seen many humans, demons, ghosts, and gods, but this demon is really rare. It uses the bodies of several mortal warriors as shells to seize this child. It's quite interesting!"
These words left the warriors in the mountain temple confused, but they also felt strange about the situation.
"Hehehe... Today is really strange. We actually ran into a cultivator in this poor and barren land. I advise you to stay out of this mess, otherwise we will have to replace him with a cultivator's body!"
Ji Yuan stood in front of the mountain temple. There was no visible power or divine light on his body, but he avoided the rain. The three people outside were also a little confused about his whereabouts.
There are many kinds of demons, there are the demons that grow in the heart, the invisible demons, the demons that cause disasters, and those who deviate from the fundamentals of spiritual practice and fall into the evil demon. The word "possessed by a demon" is described by ordinary people as a crazy obsession, but in fact, most of the real demons are often extremely evil and rarely crazy.
"There are four of you. The remaining one should go after the child's soul, right? And you are here to take his body?"
The warriors in the temple couldn't see it, but in Ji Yuan's eyes, the faces of the three enchanters outside the temple were already emitting black aura. Even though he couldn't see through them, Ji Yuan was still going to give it a try.
"Even if you save the child's body, his soul will be captured by us, and you won't..."
"That may not be the case!"
Ji Yuan interrupted with a smile in a clear voice, it is completely understandable to try new tricks in this situation!
As the command came out of his mouth, his magic power changed as he wished. Ji Yuan gently lifted his right foot and stepped on the ground. It seemed as if a strange ripple was spreading.
"Please come and see the God of Banana Leaf Mountain!"
As if in response to the sound, a gust of wind and mist appeared, swirling and rising from the ground in the temple...
The pupils of the three demons outside shrank drastically in an instant.
"Ku Shen! Run...!"