The bright red rays of light passed through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting spots of light; the mountain breeze blew past this side, bringing another sound.
"Don't do it!"
At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, the wind blew over here, a fox ran over, and in the blink of an eye turned into a beautiful woman.
"mother."
Mingyue called out obediently, but she quietly hid the small gourd behind her, "Mom, why are you here?"
The woman came over and touched her son's head without saying a word. She looked at two foxes on the ground whose fur was burnt black.
"My two sisters, how are you?"
Green smoke was still rising from their hair. Monsters were most afraid of thunder. The red and white foxes' magic powers were disrupted by the lightning and they couldn't even use sleight of hand.
Maintaining the appearance of a fox, he struggled to stand up from the ground.
"It turned out to be Yanzhi, haha... It seems that you have good vision. You first joined the Black Mountain Old Demon. Your cultivation level has increased, and even the important task of guarding the mountain gate has been entrusted to you."
The red fox's tone was not as sour as the white fox's. His tone was slightly weaker: "Sister, we are here to see the Black Mountain Demon on behalf of the tree demon grandmother. Please let her know."
“There is no Montenegrin here…”
Over there, Yanzhi stopped talking halfway, looked outside the mountain, and at the mountain village bathed in the sunset. She frowned slightly. What if this was Mr. Lu's alias outside
Otherwise, why would these sisters deliberately come to Qixia Mountain
After thinking about it, she nodded to her son and signaled Mingyue to untie the magic circle and take them to see Mr. Lu. Anyway, besides Mr. Lu, there were also Taoist Sun, Master Toad, and Mr. Lu's three disciples. Leaving these two sister monsters alone would not cause any trouble.
"But the master is in seclusion... I don't know if he will meet them."
Mingyue waved her hand helplessly, and the copper bell on her wrist rang crisply. The green spiritual energy around her dissipated. Yanzhi hugged her son and said with a smile: "Since you are here, you must inform Mr. Lu. This is your duty."
When Lao Lu and Ming Yue were escorting the two foxes down the mountain, a swift figure flew over the eaves and walls outside the magic circle that had dissipated. Acres of gradually yellowing fields unfolded in sight, and the farmers who were busy harvesting crops and digging canals looked up one after another.
"Who is that man?" "What a rough beard."
"Looks like he's a Taoist as well." "Could he be here to look for Liangsheng?"
"That's probably the case. Didn't you see that the prince of the Sui Dynasty came here twice..."
Seeing Yan Chixia running past almost like a shadow, the farmers were able to keep up with him. However, they were used to seeing monsters, cultivators, and high-ranking officials over the years, so they were not surprised. They packed up their farm tools, called their children who were playing in the fields, and went home for dinner.
"Friend Lu!"
At the entrance of the village, Yan Chixia rushed into the village, withdrew his magic, and not knowing where Lu Liangsheng lived in the village, he filled himself with magic power and shouted at the top of his voice as he walked.
"Hey, hey, why are you yelling? The sow at Dazhu's house next door is giving birth. If you scared her away and she doesn't come out, who does she belong to?"
Not far from here, behind a fortune-telling stall, an old man with gray hair and lifeless eyes was staring at the sunset, with his legs crossed and standing on tiptoe.
"You are a cultivator, why are you so impatient? Judging from your ups and downs in popularity, I guess you must have encountered difficulties and traveled a long way to come here to seek help?"
The old man flared his nostrils and sniffed.
"Yes, there is still demonic aura. I'm afraid what we encountered is a man-eating monster."
Yan Chixia was somewhat surprised and suspicious. There was a faint trace of cultivation coming from the other party. For a moment, he had the illusion of returning to nature. The old man might be Lu Liangsheng's uncle.
"I would like to ask this former..."
"Big Brother!"
As he opened his mouth, a voice came from the other side of the drying dam. A young man of about sixteen or seventeen came over with a green sword hanging upside down and chewing fruit.
"Are you telling fortunes again? Hey, your face looks unfamiliar, are you from outside?"
Big Brother
Yan Chixia looked at the old man who turned away, then looked at the young man in front of him and raised his hands hesitantly.
"Is this Lujia Village in Qixia Mountain? I'm here to find..."
With a snap, the young man took a bite of the fruit and waved his sword-holding hand casually.
"No need to look for him. My master is in seclusion and will not see any visitors for the time being."
Yan Chixia had come all the way south just to eradicate the thousand-year-old monster in Lanruo Temple. At this point, he couldn't give up, not to mention that there were several lives waiting to be saved. If he delayed any further, by the time he got a reply, there would probably be only bones left.
"I have an old relationship with Daoist Lu. Please tell him that Yan Chixia from Qin is here to visit!"
"Yan Chixia? I think my master mentioned him before."
The young man was Li Sui'an. He stopped biting half a piece of fruit and threw it to the old man at the stall over there. He looked up and down at the bearded man in front of him, but rubbed his smooth chin with some embarrassment.
"My master has been in seclusion for a year and rarely sees outsiders. However, every morning when the sun rises, he goes to the Honglian Temple outside. Why don't you go there and wait until tomorrow morning? Since you are already here, there is no need to rush for one or two days, right? You can also appreciate the scenery of our Qixia Mountain. The spiritual energy here is also very helpful for cultivation."
Faced with the young man who was very good at speaking, Yan Chixia was caught by the other party and scolded before he could finish half of his sentence. It was obvious that the other party was trying to shirk responsibility.
Behind me, at the entrance of the village, the sound of tinkling bells came from the distance. An old donkey was driving two foxes with burnt fur. Mingyue was swinging a small gourd next to them, greeting the surrounding villagers.
Ding ding ding…
As the sound of the bells got closer, Yan Chixia sensed two familiar evil spirits. He turned back suddenly, his eyes sweeping over the little man and the old donkey, and then to the two foxes staggering on the ground.
"So it was you two little demons who followed me all the way. Do you want to kill me?!"
With a slap on the wooden box, a small sword flew out. The next second, a green long sword came across the sky, and with a bang, the sound of metal exploding, the small sword flew into the sky and fell.
Yan Chixia stretched out his hand and the sword flew back into the wooden box. He tilted his head and the young man next to him also made the gesture of sheathing his sword.
He couldn't help but frown and lower his voice.
"What do you mean?"
"No fighting in Lujia Village." Li Sui'an hugged the green sword to his chest and smiled brightly: "My master said so."
Over there, the two demons who were nearly killed by a sword, stared at the bearded man with bared teeth. Naturally, they recognized that the other party was the man who was in Lanruo Temple half a month ago.
"Evil Taoist, when we meet the Black Mountain Old Demon, you will suffer the consequences!"
Black Mountain Demon
What's happening?!
Now it was everyone's turn to be stunned. They looked back and forth between the bearded man and the two fox demons.
…
The glow of the sunset illuminated the outline of the mountains and reflected on the earth, forming a continuous shadow. On the hillside of Qixia Mountain, a coiled toad opened its mouth wide, yawned, inhaled a cloud of mist, smacked its lips, and lazily climbed to the rock over there where the glow of the sunset was still shining, and continued to doze off.
In the distance, rare faded red rope trees extend upwards, and the Qixia Mountain Grottoes are closed with huge rocks. The dim lights illuminate the inside, and the shadows of people are printed on the cave walls.
The lights flickered, and Lu Liangsheng, who was writing at his desk, flicked his fingertips. The candlelight became brighter, and the tip of his pen left ink marks on the paper.
Write the word "humanity".