Lu Liangsheng sat horizontally on the donkey's back, his whole body trembling slightly. Drops of blood flowed from the tip of his pen onto his waving robe sleeves, dyeing them into bright red flowers.
Can’t stop yet…
... can't let them see...
This gang of bandits... almost took Taigong's life...
...rob our things...
The wandering pen tip gradually outlined the unfinished painting on the scroll with a thin mist, and the green light became more real. In the mist, it slowly swam above the cliffs surrounding the valley.
Under the eaves of the wooden building of the mountain village below, the Taoist priest had an unnatural expression on his face. He held the bronze mirror, his hands shaking nervously, and kept looking around. Even though Liu Erlong and his group were indeed fierce bandits, the things outside circling the valley were definitely not ordinary things.
Listening to the sound of rocks falling around him, he tremblingly asked the Taoist priest in front of him, "Little Taoist priest... what was that just now?"
"Long...Long...Bugs..."
“A worm?!! Such a big one…” Liu Erlong screamed in fright.
The Taoist priest was not sure either, and answered hesitantly, "Maybe... not..."
His eyes were still on the man and donkey in the mist over the gate. He felt a little tingling on his scalp. If he had learned the technique of observing qi taught by his master, he would not be so passive.
I don't know how high the cultivation level of the figure over there is. What if the huge monster on the mountain is his pet... That's right, a Rakshasa ghost is this person's...
The Taoist priest's Adam's apple rolled, he swallowed and looked at the figure riding a donkey over there.
"… I am Sun Yingxian. I was a little abrupt just now… I didn't know that the master was so close."
"Master..."
Liu Erlong carefully looked at the Taoist priest, then at the figure sitting on the donkey in the mist, swallowed his saliva, and whispered, "Little Taoist priest, is that really a master?"
Seeing the Taoist nod, he quickly turned his gaze and looked at the three leaders beside him, "Damn it... How did you offend him?"
When the three of them shook their heads together, the mist swayed, and Lu Liangsheng's voice was heard in the wind.
"I don't deserve to be called an expert. You just need to release the evil spirit and leave."
"Sir, you are a great master. You can control evil spirits for your own benefit. But shouldn't a cultivator slay demons and exorcise evil spirits? How can you associate with ghosts..." Sun Yingxian suppressed her pounding heart and asked quietly, "... Of course, you don't have to answer."
Are you trying to test my strength
My teacher once said in "Strategy": In terms of momentum, the fierceness is like a knife, and the killing power is ahead...
Lu Liangsheng thought about it, and gently stroked the scroll with his robe sleeve. He waved the brush in his hand fiercely on the painting. Mist rolled in the valley, and his voice suddenly rose from his mouth, "I just want to ask you to let it go or not!"
With a neutral tone, as he returned to the ** mountain, a huge green shadow broke through the fog, and a head comparable to that of a wooden building broke through the fog, hanging several feet away from the wooden building, with its snake mouth opened.
-hiss!!
The wind is blowing with a fishy smell and green scales and fangs.
The extinguished lanterns were swaying and squeaking on both sides of the hall door. Liu Erlong and several bandits could only hold on to the door frame to avoid falling down, but their hair was blown into disarray.
Looking at the open mouth of the snake and its fangs that were almost as big as a human, he was so scared that he closed his eyes and screamed while holding the door frame.
"Master Sun, please think of a solution!" "It's coming, it's coming soon..." "Help!"
Sun Yingxian in front was also feeling uncomfortable. He waved his robe sleeves to cover his face, spread his feet to steady his body, and let down his sleeves. He looked at the figure over there, and beads of sweat the size of beans ran down his forehead and cheeks.
Before he could speak, Lu Liangsheng stopped writing, reached out and stroked the old donkey's neck, speaking in a low voice.
"The Taoist priest said before that people who practice cultivation should not associate with ghosts, but should slay demons and monsters. Then let me ask you, what is the purpose of practicing cultivation for a lifetime?"
The purpose of Lu Liangsheng's questioning him was naturally not just to intimidate him, but also to raise some questions about cultivation. The other party was the second cultivator he had ever met, so it would not hurt to talk to him.
The Taoist looked at him and said, "Of course it is to practice and attain enlightenment... Don't you agree, sir?"
Lu Liangsheng coughed twice and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "It seems that the way that the Taoist priest has proved is to kill all the demons and monsters."
The Taoist was stunned. He had been taught by his master since he was young, and his research was mostly about Taoism. He was caught just after he came out of the mountains when he was young. The questions he was asked at this time were a bit difficult for him.
I had no choice but to follow what the other person said and continue.
"Demons and ghosts that do evil must naturally be eliminated."
Hearing his answer, Lu Liangsheng laughed and said, "If you do evil, it will be eliminated naturally, but if you do evil, who will eliminate it?"
"Of course it's the government."
“What if the government covers up the case or fails to investigate clearly?”
"this… "
Lu Liangsheng shook his head and waved the brush in his hand. The snake head hanging in front of the village building slowly retreated into the fog, and he saw that the snake had been led into the ditch.
He continued, "You and I are born as human beings. When we talk about cultivation, isn't it about cultivating humanity and virtue? The Chinese character for human is upright and dignified. If we cultivators cannot act in a just manner, but only play around in the world and look coldly at the tragedies of the world, then what we have cultivated is nothing more than a heart of stone and a body of stone."
"The evil demons and ghosts must be eliminated, and the evil people must also be eliminated. This is the practice that you and I should have. This is the way that the practitioners of our generation will not be cut off in the future. This is what is called defending the Dao."
Over there, Sun Yingxian was completely at a standstill. He made a long speech. If it were said to an ordinary person, he would just dismiss it with a "sour Confucian". However, the man's cultivation level was unknown, and there was a giant snake wrapped around his head. Although he didn't understand what he said, he still felt that he seemed very powerful.
He glanced at the female ghost wrapped in yellow silk in his hand and asked, "Sir, what you said is profound and has enlightened me. However, this female ghost has killed more than 30 people..."
Lu Liangsheng slowed down the infusion of magic power into the scroll, and the paper gradually showed signs of being torn. He couldn't help but speak faster and interrupted the Taoist.
"Excuse me, Taoist priest, how many lives have these bandits killed? As I said before, the government cannot control the matter, so we should stick to our conscience and do the right thing in the world. What's wrong with that?!"
At this moment, he briefly told the Taoist the origin of the female ghost and why she killed these bandits. When he heard that Chen Yaoke was killed by Lu Liangsheng with a small magic, he shouted, "Good!"
But then he fell silent, sighed, and said slowly: "The human heart is sometimes even more evil than a demon..."
This time, the look in his eyes when he looked at Huang Chou had changed a lot, and of course he was also in awe of Lu Liangsheng over there. He put away the bronze mirror and bowed.
"Yingxian thanks you for your teachings, and I will leave now."
Liu Erlong and his gang of bandits were fed up and rushed forward: "Little Taoist, you can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
"roll!"
The Taoist kicked Liu Erlong to the ground, then touched the yellow silk with his fingertips and retracted it. He suddenly lowered his body to the ground and fled.
"Hey, Taoist Priest!" "Come back—"
Several bandits were still shouting when a gust of cold wind suddenly blew over them, knocking them to the ground. Liu Erlong sat on the ground, backing away with his feet, and yelled in fear: "Don't come over, don't come over..."
In the field of vision, a sinister and strange figure was floating in the air, with deep red eyes.
"Now let's see who can save you!"
The negative energy swept over like an overwhelming force, and the bandits were directly pulled into the stronghold. The door of the hall slammed shut, and a long sound of twisting and breaking bones was heard.
"ah!"
"ah-"
A shrill scream was heard, and Lu Liangsheng also withdrew the illusion. Blood spurted out of his mouth and nose, spilling on the donkey's back, and he staggered and fell off the donkey's back.
At a certain moment, the wind blew by, and in his slightly slanted eyes, a figure floated over and hugged him in mid-air.
"Lu Lang, I will take you back."
While his consciousness was blurred, he could hear Hong Lian's voice.