Although the boy's soul was very special and ran very fast, Gong Muhua was, to a certain extent, connected to the "mountain god" of this area's mountains and land. It was not too difficult for him to capture the soul of a child in his own territory. This is called specialization.
In the mountain god temple, Ji Yuan and several warriors waited for about a cup of tea, and then they saw a cloud of mist swirling and rising from the floor of the mountain god temple. It was the Banana Leaf Mountain God from before.
Although the other warriors could not see anything else due to their naked eyes, Ji Yuan could see that the Banana Leaf Mountain God was holding a child who was struggling with fear on his face.
The expression of this "mountain god" was obviously not very good when he first appeared, but his expression immediately changed when he faced Ji Yuan.
"Oh, reporting to the Immortal, I have fulfilled my mission and brought back the soul of this child!"
At this moment, the child suddenly saw the situation in the temple. Not only did he see this "monster" reporting to a man in a white robe and a black jade hairpin in his hair, but he also saw Mo Tong and others. The fear in his heart suddenly subsided a lot, and he stopped struggling.
"Well, thank you, Mountain God Gong!"
Ji Yuan bowed to the mountain god, and then said to the child's soul:
"Go, your soul will return to the body. It's not good to stay outside for too long."
Upon hearing this, the mountain god quickly loosened his hand, but of course he still made some preparations, as if he was afraid that the child would escape again.
The child looked at Ji Yuan, and as he was walking towards his physical body, he suddenly remembered who Ji Yuan was and asked in a low voice.
"Are you the great gentleman in the teahouse who was driven away by Mo Tong?"
Ji Yuan smiled.
"He didn't chase me away. I left on my own. Go ahead!"
After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, and the child's soul seemed to be powered by the wind and flew towards the body on the cushion over there, and then pounced into it.
The child who had been unconscious with his eyelids trembling constantly and his brows frowned from time to time, now looked peaceful, as if he was sleeping soundly.
Even though Mo Tong, the two women and several other people could not see the soul of their young master, after hearing the words of the mountain god and Ji Yuan, combined with their young master's reaction, they naturally understood what had happened. They were all excited and kept thanking Ji Yuan and the mountain god Gong Muhua.
"Thank you for your help, Immortal, and thank you, Lord Mountain God, for saving my Young Master of the Mo Family!"
"Thank you, Immortal and Mountain God!"
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Despite all the thanks, Ji Yuan just nodded, waved to the mountain god, and left the temple together, leaving a few people in the temple to check on their young master.
The mountain god followed closely beside him, not daring to leave easily. When he reached the eaves of the temple outside, looking at him like this, Ji Yuan said with a slightly apologetic tone:
"Thanks to the help of Gong Shan Shen this time. Mountain gods are better at finding souls in the mountains. If you do more good deeds today, I believe that more and more villagers will believe in Gong Shan Shen, and he will help you to ascend to the throne soon."
"Immortal's teachings should be remembered, I should remember them!"
Gong Muhua, who looked more like a monster than a mountain god, just nodded repeatedly. However, he did not dare to leave rashly without Ji Yuan's consent. He rarely met people who practiced Taoism, and he did not expect to win the jackpot this time.
Gong Muhua had little experience and did not know what the so-called "binding spirits" was, but that did not mean he could not feel the magic and power of this strange technique.
He had been practicing underground when he suddenly felt that his body was out of control. The magical power that connected to the mountain veins was activated on its own and he was forcibly dragged to the mountain temple. At the same time, a clear message appeared in his mind, telling him that someone was summoning the mountain god.
What kind of magic power is this? What kind of magical power is this? It is completely beyond Gong Muhua's understanding!
At that time, he was extremely afraid, fearing that some immortal master would be displeased with his lewd sacrificial behavior and would kill him with a sword.
Later, when we arrived at the mountain temple, the immortal master really brought a sword, and it was a real immortal sword...
Fortunately, it was finally proved to be a false alarm.
Ji Yuan felt even more guilty when he saw that the mountain god was obviously frightened by him. However, at Gong Muhua's stage, sending him ordinary decrees was of little use.
Moreover, the cultivation of this "mountain god" is quite shallow. If a complete decree is really issued, not only will a lot of Xuanhuang Qi be consumed, it may not be good for its cultivation. After all, this monster is an orthodox mountain and water god, and its foundation is still based on its own cultivation. But it seems inappropriate to just burn incense and worship it.
"God of the Mountain Gong, there is nothing good to be gained from your kindness this time. How about this? As long as you don't slack off in your own cultivation, and can uphold the responsibilities of the God of the Mountain and do more good deeds, I will give you a chance in the future!"
If such a powerful immortal really wanted to deal with me, there would be no need to waste words. Moreover, those who practice the righteous way always value their promises, so Gong Muhua understood that this must be the truth and bowed to express his gratitude repeatedly.
"I will never forget your teachings, and I will do my best to do them!"
But whether it was fate or not was secondary. Now Gong Muhua felt uneasy and wanted to leave quickly.
The chess piece that Ji Yuan was expecting did not appear. Although this monster mountain god responded enthusiastically, he must have really wanted to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible, which made him sigh.
After all, this "mountain god" is too inexperienced and ignorant, and has never encountered the pain of a bottleneck. He does not know how to cherish fate. If it were the old turtle Chun Mujiang, his reaction would definitely be different.
Ji Yuan lost some interest and his tone became dull.
"Well, if there is nothing else, Mountain God Gong can go back to practice. I have nothing to do here."
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
After saying this, the mountain god turned into mist and floated into the rain, then disappeared on the mountain wall.
Ji Yuan turned his head and looked inside the temple. After sending the mountain god away, there was still a captured prisoner in the temple. He turned around and walked back into the temple. The child over there had actually woken up and was chattering to the people around him about how he escaped in the mountains.
When Ji Yuan came in, the temple suddenly became quiet.
Ji Yuan saw Mo Tong and another male warrior holding swords and standing on guard in the direction of the evil demon. Of course, his eyes also fell on the entangled water lines with great curiosity.
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A quarter of an hour later, a group of people sat around the lit iron basin. The fire was naturally started by Ji Yuan.
Since the alchemy furnace was replaced with Samadhi True Fire, although Ji Yuan only knew a little fire control technique, he could ignite a bright flame out of thin air. This certainly couldn't be Samadhi True Fire, at best it could only be considered a "wildfire", but it was enough to ignite a fire with a little firewood.
Since so many things happened tonight, Ji Yuan fortunately waved his hand and took away the moisture on the clothes of the men and women, making everyone dry again.
Now Ji Yuan had been sitting next to the brazier and listening to everyone's stories for a while.
"So, you have been protecting Young Master Mo in Juntian City for quite some time. Is it because you noticed someone sneaking around outside the mansion and coming and going without a trace, and you reported to the police but nothing was found out. Young Master Mo even started to have nightmares frequently. So you chose to leave Juntian City and run back home in an emergency?"
"Exactly!"
Mo Tong quickly replied.
Ji Yuan thought for a moment before continuing to ask.
"Since there was a cultivator who wanted to take Young Master Mo as his disciple, and cast a spell to help Young Master Mo conceal his spiritual aura, and even let Young Master Mo stay in Juntian Mansion and wait for him to come back, then he must have had some expectations about Young Master Mo."
As Ji Yuan was speaking, he saw the child staring at him and listening attentively, so he smiled at him.
"It's possible that your cheap master had already seen through your problem and asked you to hide in Juntian Mansion to hide your reputation. He had something to do and needed to leave temporarily, but he didn't expect that you almost fell into the evil trap."
The little boy named Mo Yu asked curiously.
"Mr. Ji, why did they catch me? Did my master provoke them?"
Hearing Mo Yu's question, Ji Yuan looked at the corpse on the other side. After failing to get any information out of him, he tried using the sword finger. Sure enough, the Xu Zi of the Zuo family absorbed the evil energy and turned into the Xu Hei Zi.
Because the four possessed warriors had very poor character and willpower, and their souls had been contaminated by the devil for so long that they had long since been assimilated into the devil. Once the evil spirits reached them, their souls disappeared, and their bodies immediately lost their vitality as well.
"To be precise, it is 'it', not them. Although the four demons act and think on their own, they are essentially just corrupted by a wisp of demonic energy containing demonic thoughts. The one who thinks is still the soul of that warrior, which can barely be regarded as the incarnation of a demon."
"This is the first time I have seen someone with such a special spiritual charm as Young Master Mo. He even escaped without any training. This is even rarer than animals gaining wisdom. It is not surprising that evil spirits are spying on your body and soul. They may be trying to absorb your soul or occupy your nest. What other purposes do you have? Others don't know."
Ji Yuan didn't know anything about this matter, let alone the others, so there was a brief silence around the brazier.
"Mr. Ji, who is more capable, you or my future master?"
Ji Yuan looked at the child's expectant expression and smiled without any psychological burden.
"I guess your master is more capable..."