The horses running on the mountain path neighed loudly. The knight above wiped the sweat from his forehead, took off his water bag and took a sip. His eyes swept over the surrounding barren mountains and wilderness. Except for a dilapidated and half-collapsed mountain temple, there were only patches of forest and wilderness.
Wow-
In the crimson glow of the sunset glow, the hoarse cries of old crows were heard. The knight dismounted and sat on a stone by the roadside to rest. He unbridled the reins and let the horse nibble on some green grass nearby.
"Isn't it said that there are many vendors on this mountain road? Why can't I see any?"
I looked in the direction I came from and at the end of the mountain path. In the rosy glow, both sides were quiet and there was no sound at all.
'Yo.'
The man covered his stomach and frowned, looked around, put down the water bag, grabbed a thick leaf next to him, turned around and ran to the hillside behind him, went into the woods, untied his belt, took off his pants, squatted down and there was a series of explosions.
Puff~~
The man raised his head and relaxed his brows, moaning out a long and comfortable "Ah!". From time to time, he would stretch his neck and look at the road outside the forest to see if the horse was still there, in case it was stolen.
"I feel better now, let's hurry up and get going."
After wiping his butt and throwing away the blade of grass in disgust, the man was just pulling up his trousers and tying his belt when the grass and trees around him suddenly began to shake. As a warrior, his sensitivity was far superior to that of ordinary people. He vaguely heard a rustling sound and turned back suddenly. The whole forest was shaking wildly in the wind, and the fallen leaves on the ground below were turning over, as if something was winding and sliding inside.
—Shh!
Outside the forest, the war horses on the road raised their hooves and neighed in fear.
"who?!"
The man stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword from his waist. With a clang, it emitted a cold light and he held it in his hand. The next moment, the fallen leaves flew away, and several slender roots broke out from the ground, wrapped around the hand holding the sword, and quickly spread along the arm, pulling the other party into the soil.
Only the blade was left falling in mid-air, and it landed on the ground with two thuds.
…
The sun was setting behind the mountain, and the villagers who were making a fuss in the bridal chamber had dispersed from the small courtyard.
Hong Lian looked at the sky outside the window, lit a candle and placed it next to the scholar, gathered her skirt, folded her hands on her knees, and looked at the words on the pages of the book with great energy. The blooming aura made her feel particularly comfortable.
The candle flame flickered. Lu Liangsheng put down his pen and blew on the wet ink. He had almost finished writing today. Hearing a creaking sound behind him, Hong Lian turned her head and asked with a smile, "Is Master Toad awake?"
The scholar turned around and saw Toad Taoist sitting at the small door over there on the bookshelf, with his eyelids drooping and yawning repeatedly.
"This bridal chamber is so noisy that I just barely managed to fall asleep... Woohoo~~"
As he spoke, he stretched again, chuckled, stretched out his hand and hooked his finger outside the window. A line of water rose from the tank, swirled into the window frame, condensed into a water ball and floated in front of the master.
The Taoist Toad was not polite either. He stretched out his webbed feet and scooped up some water to pour on his face. He finally sobered up a little, covered his still swollen belly, stood up, stretched out his webbed feet, jumped a few times on the spot, and twisted his waist to make a "hey hey hey" sound.
"Master."
Lu Liangsheng put away the written calligraphy and turned around to see his master twisting his body with his belly shaking. It was not a surprising scene at first, but he suddenly frowned and sat down again.
"Master... I have a question. You also swallowed half of the demon star, so why is there no sign of recovery?"
Over there, the toad that was shaking his waist paused, his expression was stunned, then he touched his chin thoughtfully and nodded: "Since Liangsheng said that, I just remembered that I also swallowed the demon star into my stomach... Well, maybe I have a special talent."
As he said this, he touched his belly.
"I'm a little hungry again, let's go find something to eat."
Without waiting for Lu Liangsheng to ask further, he spread his flippers and rushed outside. The scholar frowned and stood up. He originally wanted to follow him out, but after taking half a step, he suddenly stopped and looked towards the northeast direction of the village.
"Master Toad is prevaricating again."
Hong Lian said with a smile, and turned her head to see the scholar frowning as he headed out of the courtyard, and whispered, "Sir, what's wrong?"
"The spirit gathering array has been triggered, and there is demonic energy moving outside the array."
Lu Liangsheng put up his sleeves and walked out quickly, looking up at the upstairs. Tonight was the Taoist's wedding night anyway, and it was not a good idea for him to stay in the room, especially now that his spiritual sense could reach several miles away.
Sun Yingxian peeked over there, smiled at him, stretched out her hand to summon the Yuelong Sword, and held it in her hand.
"Ride the sword!"
With this thought, Pu Du Ci Hang let out an excited "Ah~" and turned into a stream of light that rose from the ground and rushed straight into the sky.
As the sun sets, the stars and the moon appear in the night sky.
The moonlight shines through the gaps in the woods, casting a silver glow. Occasionally, the howls of wolves can be heard in the distance, seeming eerie and mysterious. The stream of light from the distant sky arrives in an instant, causing a branch to shake and then falls into the forest.
The rustling sound of footsteps stepped on the fallen leaves.
Lu Liangsheng held the trembling Yuelong behind his back, glanced around, and with his other hand he reached out from his sleeve, raised his finger and wrote the word "show" in the air!
"come out!"
With a wave of his robe sleeve, large golden characters appeared in the written air, which spread silently in all directions of the forest. The air waves made the surrounding grass and trees sway wildly. A huge black shadow fell vertically from a nearby tree and hung in the air halfway down.
Mmm~~~
The black shadow was tied up like a dumpling by countless roots. He twisted and struggled hard, with half of his head slightly exposed. When he saw the scholar walking towards him with a sword in one hand, he shook his head anxiously.
Just as Lu Liangsheng walked over and put down his left foot, the ground not far away exploded, and a long black shadow broke through the mud and rushed towards this side. The man hanging upside down on the tree, shook his head and closed his eyes in despair.
Then, what was heard was a delicate voice: "Old demon!"
The man's eyes, which were tightly closed in despair, suddenly opened. In his slanted vision, under the hazy and gloomy moonlight, the long black shadow turned out to be a woman in a black dress who threw herself into the scholar's arms.
"Old demon, old demon, you just came out? I'm so bored."
The woman who emerged from the soil glared fiercely at the man hanging upside down in the rhizome above her, then turned away from the scholar in front of her and became cute and coquettish again.
Lu Liangsheng touched her head, raised his hand and swung a sword, which cut through the air. The roots hanging upside down in the temple broke all at once, and the man trapped inside was spit out. As he fell, his body was lifted up by magic power and slowly descended to the ground.
"Why are you teasing this brave man?"
The man who fell down was obviously a man of strong blood, with big hands and feet. He was either a coolie or a gangster, so calling him a warrior was a general term.
Qiyou glanced at the tree over there and snorted.
"Who told him to poop in front of my new friends..."
The so-called good friends were the several big trees growing at the place where the man had gone to the toilet before.
Although it was a joke, fortunately no one was hurt. Lu Liangsheng put away Yuelong and was about to go forward to apologize to the man. The man under the tree heard the sound of footsteps on fallen leaves and saw the face of the scholar walking into the moonlight through the gaps in the trees. He hurriedly got up, took half a step forward, and knelt on one knee on the ground.
He raised his hands and said in a loud voice: "Imperial Guard Liang Ping, I pay my respects to the Imperial Master!"
As if afraid that the Imperial Master would not believe him, he took out a token from his bosom, held it above his head with both hands, and presented it to Lu Liangsheng.
"Please ask the Imperial Master to verify the authenticity."