The two of them took their swords and baggage with them and trotted all the way, looking for shelter from the rain along the way. Before they could find the abandoned house and ruined temple, heavy rain had already started pouring down.
The two had no choice but to take shelter from the rain under a tree on the side of the road. However, it was early spring and the trees had no branches or leaves and could not block the rain. They could not see anything, so they had no choice but to walk forward in the rain.
"Nanfeng, look." The fat man pointed to the southeastern mountains and forests.
"I told you not to call me by my name." Nanfeng followed the fat man's direction and looked eastward, only to see faint fire coming from the mountains not far from here. Since there is fire, there is also a place to take shelter from the rain.
"Wait." Nanfeng reached out and grabbed the fat man who wanted to change his route. The light of fire also indicated that there were people taking shelter there. If he went there rashly, he might be in danger.
"You're almost soaked. What are you waiting for?" The fat man was eager to go.
Nanfeng thought for a while, then let go and ran towards the fire with the fat man. At this time, he was no longer alone. With the fat man accompanying him, he felt a little more courageous.
The place where the fire came from was only a few hundred steps away from the two of them. Halfway through the run, Nanfeng saw clearly the source of the fire. It was a straw hut built by the river with no walls on all sides. There was a bonfire on the west side of the hut. There is an incense table and a Buddhist altar in the center of the straw shed. Three middle-aged Taoists stood on the south side of the straw shed, looking at the big river flowing from west to east in the south.
The fat man ran in front, and after running far away, Nanfeng did not follow him. He turned around and looked back, "Let's go, why don't you go?"
"Come back." Nanfeng waved to the fat man.
The fat man frowned and clicked his tongue. He looked at the straw shed not far away, then at Nanfeng. He sighed heavily, turned around and ran back, "What's the matter?"
"There is a Dharma platform in the middle of the hut. Those three people are wearing robes. They must be performing rituals." Nanfeng said. Taoists are most afraid of being disturbed by outsiders when performing rituals. Even if the two of them ran over, they would probably be disturbed by the three The Taoist was blasted out.
"What should I do?" The fat man looked at the three Taoists standing on the edge of the hut in confusion. At this time, one of the Taoists heard the sound and turned to look at the two of them, but he did not speak. He glanced at the two and then looked back. To the south facing the river.
Nanfeng didn't answer. Since he was still some distance away from the thatched hut, he couldn't see clearly how many incense sticks were stuck in the incense burner on the altar, but there was misty smoke above the incense burner. It was obvious that there were incense candles burning.
"It's better not to go, let's go." The fat man said. At this time, the heavy rain was falling very fast, accompanied by lightning and thunder. Not long ago, the wind started again. It was really hard for the two of them to stand in the open space and be beaten by the wind and rain.
Nanfeng nodded, turned around and ran eastward. The fat man wiped his face and followed behind with his baggage.
While running, Nanfeng tilted his head and looked at the river to the south. It was a very wide river. It must be a branch of the big river between Wei and Liang. The river must be dozens of feet wide. The rivers on both sides are steep and precipitous. Cliff walls.
After running a hundred steps, several sand willow trees appeared in front of them. Nanfeng ran over first and squatted down under the tree.
The fat man arrived shortly after, squatted next to him, and pointed in the direction of the hut, "Which Taoist sect are those Taoist priests from?"
Nan Feng did not answer. The Taoist robes of the three Qing sects were slightly different, but those three people were not wearing ordinary Taoist robes, but red and blue dragon-patterned robes. The robes of the three sects were all the same, so he It is impossible to tell the sect that the three people belong to, but this is the realm of Yuqing, and the three people who performed the method are likely to belong to the Yuqing Sect.
"What are they going to do?" The fat man pulled out the old cassock from the baggage, fluttered it open and covered himself and Nan Feng.
"There may be a water demon hiding in the river, and the three of them may be trying to slay it." Nanfeng guessed.
"Demonstrate the monster? That's great, wait and see." The fat man was very curious. He had been cooking at Longkong Temple and had little knowledge. He had never seen a monster with his own eyes.
Nan Feng put his hand into his arms and touched the tortoise shell hidden in his arms. The deer skin was not a common thing. It was magically tight and could block water and moisture. It had been hidden in the wild for a year and had not been affected by moisture or rot.
Not long after the two squatted down, a thunder exploded in the distance. When the three Taoists heard the sound, they all raised their heads and looked up. It was unknown what the three people saw in the south wind, but he could not see at night and could only see dark clouds in the sky. Sealed, among the thick black clouds, white electric light flickered.
"Where are the monsters hiding? Why are they looking at the sky?" The fat man was very confused.
Before Nanfeng could answer, a huge sound of water came from the river on the south side of the hut. The sound was like a heavy object falling into the water, and the splashing waves were several feet high.
The three people standing on the edge of the hut heard the sound of water in the river and immediately turned back to the altar. One person took a wooden stick and knocked on the bronze chime on the right side of the altar, and the other picked up the wooden fish on the left side of the altar and struck it quickly. In the middle, a person is shaking a copper bell with his left hand and holding a pen with his right hand. He is writing quickly from the altar. It is obvious that he is writing a spell.
The three people in the hut chanted scriptures and went about their own business. The river on the south side was surging with waves and splashing water. Thunder rolled in the dark clouds above, and white lightning loomed.
"It doesn't seem to be subduing the demon." Nanfeng frowned slightly.
"Are you trying to save yourself?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng shook his head. Both monks and Taoist priests would deliver salvation, but the objects of salvation were usually ghosts and undead, and there were obviously huge living creatures in the river.
While the two were chatting in low voices, a strange cry came from the river. The sound was somewhat similar to the first crow of a rooster, hissing but not making a loud sound.
At the same time as the sound came, a huge black shadow suddenly emerged from the water. After emerging from the water, the black shadow rolled on the surface of the water and took advantage of it, twisting its neck, and rocketed up into the sky.
"Wow, what a big snake!" The fat man said with a trembling voice. The huge black shadow was several feet long, as thick as an arm, with a head the size of a basket, and its whole body was pitch black. It must be a black python that has been practicing for many years.
The giant python soared into the air from the side of the thatched hut. The three people in the hay hut did not try to stop it. Instead, they banged the magical instruments and chanted loudly. The two of them could hear the three people's eager words from a mile away. The sound of vague chanting.
The giant python did not fall back to the water after it rose into the air. Instead, it snaked its body and climbed rapidly, reaching more than ten feet above the ground in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, a dazzling white electric light appeared in the dark clouds. At the same time as the white electric light, there was a shocking loud thunder, "Boom!"
The target of the thunder and lightning was obviously the black giant python that quickly rose into the air. At the same time as the loud noise, the huge white electric light hit the head and neck of the giant python. The giant python that was climbing rapidly in the air was instantly blocked, and it fell rapidly with a mournful cry.
Sensing something unusual in the sky, the Taoist who was beating the wooden fish and the copper chime hurriedly put down his magical tools and stepped out of the hut. Seeing the giant python plummeting down, the two of them stepped on the ground at the same time and rose into the air. They raised their palms in the air and The black giant python was sent several feet south. In this way, the giant python did not fall to the hard ground, but fell into the deep river.
Although the black giant python was severely injured by the thunder, it was not injured or weakened. It screamed again when it entered the water. The scream was one-third angry and seven-point unwilling. The sound it made was the same as before, it was loud but not loud.
"Junior brother, don't be anxious!" One of the Taoists shouted loudly.
"Nanfeng, did you hear that?" The fat man stared in shock.
Nanfeng didn't answer. When the fat man tilted his head to look at him, the black python in the river came out of the water again, snaked its body, took advantage of the wind and rain, and flew into the sky with its head held high.
The Taoist who was ringing the bell in the hut tilted his head and saw that he was writing quickly with his right wrist. After a while, he dropped the talisman pen and grabbed an object on the altar and pressed it quickly. It was obvious that he was writing for it. The talisman is stamped with the seal.
Due to the critical situation, the Taoist who wrote the talisman darted out without even putting down his seal. He bent his knees and stepped on the ground. He suddenly rose up and came first. Several talisman papers in his hand flew out of the air and stuck to the python's body.
Just as the talisman paper was attached to the python's body, there was another thunder in the dark clouds, and white lightning flashed and attacked the python again.
The moment the lightning struck the giant python, golden light appeared all over the giant python. Protected by the golden light, the thunder and lightning did not harm it. The giant python took the opportunity to rise up, and it was likely to break through the dark clouds and fly into the sky.
It was too late, but soon, just as the python was about to enter the dark clouds, thunder and lightning appeared in the dark clouds, and the dazzling lightning hit the middle part of the python's body.
Although the giant python was not dead, it was severely injured and could not move freely. It was writhing and struggling in the air, and was teetering on the verge of collapse.
Seeing the critical situation of the giant python, the other two Taoists stepped on the ground and took off into the air at the same time. After taking off, they shook their bodies and transformed into two four-clawed green dragons. They climbed up to the clouds with their claws. They quickly rose up and reached the giant python, grabbing them separately. From head to tail, breaking clouds see each other off.
With the help of two green dragons, the black giant python was able to break through the dark clouds and rise into the sky.
As soon as it entered the clouds, the black python immediately changed with the wind. It had horns on its head, beards hanging from its jaws, dragon claws on its abdomen, and its body shape skyrocketed. After a while, the snake scales faded away, and the dragon scales regenerated, and the dragon roared from its neck, and the sound shocked the countryside...