The Yuelong Sword was nailed to the tree trunk, the whole forest was shaking, and the magic light illuminated the thick fog and splashed away.
"ah… "
“~~Roar!”
The human-shaped mist formed by resentment and violence screamed miserably, and when it tried to escape, it was torn apart by the light of magic and sword energy, or was directly nailed to the tree trunk.
"Hmph! A group of evil spirits, gathered together like demons and monsters, go!"
The voice of Zhongzheng's words resounded in the temple. As soon as the word "open" came out of his mouth, the Dharma followed his words and actions. The trees and dead branches in the forest crackled and fell down one after another. The spreading light of the Dharma pierced through the white mist and rushed into the night sky.
Flocks of birds flew out of the forest, crying in fear.
For a moment, the residents of the town, those taking a nap under the eaves, or the outlaws who were escorted by the escort, all looked towards the foothills in the north. The light of Dharma was as brilliant as an arc in the sky, and the shrill screams of ghosts, accompanied by gusts of cold wind, made people feel their scalps tingling.
The chickens and dogs dared not bark, and the townspeople who had left their houses and were holding swords swallowed their saliva, and it took them a while to come to their senses.
"There really are ghosts in the mountains over there..." "Oh, I said the person who died yesterday was killed by a demon or ghost."
"There must be a master performing a ritual in the mountains!"
"Master, I saw six people sneaking in at night. They must have been eaten by ghosts."
"I'm afraid not. When we were drinking, I saw six of them. They seemed to be targeting a fellow traveler who was leading a donkey."
"… I know, I know. That person came to stay at my inn and later asked for directions. He was going to Shangyong. I guess he should be resting at Lanruo Temple now."
"Hey, there's a woman in a black dress following that man, with her hands tied. Could it be that the woman is a monster, and that's why she did that?"
"… It makes sense when you put it that way. After all, who would tie up such a beautiful girl? It must be a demon."
"Hurry up and inform Ergou's family that his revenge has been taken!"
…
Amid the sound of fragmented conversation, the light above the mountains and forests gradually faded.
The thick fog dissipated, quickly retreating into the ground. The wildly shaking branches stopped and hung down quietly again.
"Return to the sheath!"
The Yuelong Sword that was stuck in the tree trunk was pulled out with a swish, and flew to the temple gate. The six people at the door were so scared that they squatted down again. The magic sword rushed in and accurately put it back into the scabbard.
With his peripheral vision lowered, he glanced ahead and saw the man in the straw raincoat lowering his hands. The leaves on the raincoat clung together as he moved.
call-
The six men squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands and breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't have to die this time. After a while, their Adam's apples rolled, they looked at each other, and very slowly moved their hands and feet back.
“… Thank you for saving me, Master. We will not disturb your rest.”
After saying that, he retreated to the stone steps outside the door, stood up and ran two steps. The fire in the temple flickered, and Lu Liangsheng spoke to the backs of the people who were running away.
"return!"
The six men stopped instantly, turned around and knelt on the ground.
Someone immediately cried out: "Master, please spare us, we are blind and don't recognize the great man..."
Beside him, the big man with a curly beard hit him quickly and took over the conversation.
"Master, we six are just passing through. Really just passing through." "Yes, yes, we were going to the town at the foot of the mountain to buy some things, and we got lost in the mountains."
"Master, just take a rest..."
Suddenly, they saw a figure walking towards the bookshelf where the swords were inserted. They hurriedly threw away their swords, took out their silver coins, put them on the ground, and then lay down with their hands and heads touching the ground.
"Master, please accept this gift."
The bearded man raised his head slightly and whispered, "This is all we have."
Over there, the firelight reflected Lu Liangsheng walking past the bookshelf. He glanced at the kneeling people and didn't want to reveal anything, so he took out some silver coins from the bookshelf.
"You have just experienced the demons and monsters in the mountains, and you also know about the death of people in the town below."
As he said that, he walked towards the six people and raised his hand. The six people were pulled up by the magical power. While they were practicing the magical spells of the master, they stood there at a loss, looking tremblingly at the master in the straw raincoat opposite them.
After a moment, Lu Liangsheng handed the silver change to the bearded man in the lead.
"… This dilapidated temple was originally built to suppress the evil spirits below, but unfortunately it was abandoned for some unknown reason. Without the support of the formation, the evil spirits spread wantonly, giving birth to ghosts and evil creatures in the mountains. Fortunately, they have no intelligence now, otherwise the town below the mountain would not be safe either."
After hearing the reason, the six people calmed down a lot. The bearded man looked at the silver coins in his hand and roughly guessed what was going to be done.
He clasped his fists and said, "Sir, we are really blind and don't know what a great man can be. Please give us your instructions!"
"Go down the mountain and buy me some brushes, ink, and a few blank scrolls. After buying them, come back up the mountain at dawn to avoid encountering evil spirits halfway."
Lu Liangsheng spoke in a calm tone, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the big man's arm, drawing a black mark.
"This color will disappear when you come to the mountain. If you don't come, your whole body will be ulcerated in half a day."
After saying that, he waved to them.
"Let's get down the mountain quickly."
The bearded man looked at the black line on his arm, his face covered in cold sweat, and nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, please wait a moment, Master. We will go down the mountain right away to buy some brushes, ink and painting scrolls."
He turned around and kicked his companion on the butt, yelling, "Hurry up and leave! If you delay this matter, I will chop you to pieces!"
"Master, please take a rest in the temple first, and I will come later!!"
The six men ran a few steps, turned around, bowed and said something, then they dragged their weapons and ran into the woods, heading down the mountain.
The footsteps disappeared, and Lu Liangsheng walked down the stone steps, picked up his master who was lying with his arms and legs crossed not far away, and put him on his shoulders.
"Master, are you still angry?"
Hum~
The toad snorted coldly, hugged its webbed feet and turned its face away.
"Master still thinks that it is best to eliminate the evil!"
He walked inside and sat down with his disciple. The toad slid down his arm from his shoulder and sat cross-legged beside the fire, cursing a few words. Thinking of the spell his disciple had cast on his arm, he finally felt much better.
"I didn't expect Liangsheng to be on guard against others. I think that's the way it should be. It's best to set a time for him to come back!"
Lu Liangsheng turned the bottom of the pot over, dipped his fingertips on it, and wiped the water on the fair face of the tree demon who tilted his head to watch the master and disciple talking.
"That's not some kind of spell. I'm trying to scare them. Otherwise, how could they bring the things I want up here?"
At the side, the tree demon in black skirt touched the black color at the bottom of the pot, rubbed it on her face and hands, and smiled as she wanted to smear it on the Taoist Toad. The Toad glanced at her and turned away.
"I thought Nan Chen would improve after this incident, but he is still too soft-hearted."
Hearing the word "Nan Chen", Lu Liangsheng just smiled slightly on his face reflected by the firelight, leaned against the remaining wall, picked up the book and continued to flip through it.
…
In the small town at the foot of the mountain, lanterns were swaying in the wind. Many people gathered on the streets and at the entrance of the town, telling those who came out late what they had seen or guessed.
"The man leading the donkey must be a master." "Let's go, light up the torches, why don't we go up the mountain and take a look?"
"Yes, maybe if we help the master to exorcise the demon, the master will look upon us with a higher regard and teach us some advanced martial arts or Taoist magic..."
Most of the people coming and going in the town were businessmen and people from the martial arts world. When they saw the rumored magic and Taoism, they could not suppress their excitement and curiosity, so they gathered dozens of people and clamored for them. Before they could take their weapons and go up the mountain, they saw a group of people coming out from the muddy road in the forest in a hurry in the distance.
Seeing a group of people here, he shouted at the top of his voice:
"Get out of the way!" "Quickly bring me a pen and ink!"
"In Lanruo Temple, there is an immortal who suppresses the evil spirits!!"
When the news spread, the crowd outside was suddenly in an uproar. Those who had originally made such speculations became even more excited and rushed over to grab the six people who were walking towards the town.
"How old are you? Have you seen the immortal method?"
“Get out of the way!”
The bearded man opened the man's hand, but when asked about the situation on the mountain, he couldn't help but straighten his chest. He glanced at the people who were looking over, waved his arm with black lines drawn on it, and spoke in a loud voice.
"Master, is that something you just saw casually? Let me tell you, the six of us were almost killed by a demon...what was it?"
When he talked about what happened, he couldn't help but exaggerate his description, and his voice was so loud that people from a distance could hear it.
"… The sword shone with divine light, and flew into the fog in a flash. Then the demons and monsters showed their true forms. Another divine light flashed, and the sword of the master was so powerful that the trees in the forest fell down one after another, and the demons and monsters were scared to death and screamed. It was really not the moves of the people in the martial arts world. That was called a master…"
This description, together with the strange phenomenon on the mountain before and the shrill screams that were not like those of humans, made the gang of martial artists and the townspeople present stunned and speechless. Finally, after hearing the origin of the evil spirit and the reasons why people kept dying in the town, they hurried home to find brushes and inkstones to give to the six people.
Some even brought a big black dog from home.
"Take this with you. I heard that black dog blood can ward off evil spirits!"
After a busy period, the sky in the east was already turning pale. The six people took a large pile of study treasures, dragged the whimpering black dog, and hurried up the forest.
He ran towards Lanruo Temple shouting and screaming.
soon.
The morning light breaks through the clouds and shines across the mountainside.
The figure leaning against the wall heard the shouts of six people coming from afar. Lu Liangsheng opened his eyes and looked sideways towards the temple gate. The morning light fell on his face, a golden color.