"ah-"
Sharp screams resounded through the night sky. The Taoist's scalp instantly shrank as he watched the bloody thing fall to the ground. The four monsters in the mist covered their lower bodies and knelt on the ground. Their faces were distorted to the extreme, their teeth bared, and the sounds coming out of their mouths changed into those of horses neighing, dogs barking, snakes growling, and pigs grunting.
At this time, most of the people in the town were awakened. Merchants who were resting in the inn lit torches and rushed to the street despite the store owners' obstruction.
"That thief must not have gotten far!"
“… There’s a figure over there, is it a burglar?!”
There was a noisy sound of human voices, and the next moment, the four demons on the ground saw that the situation was not good, so they raised up evil winds and turned into four streams of green smoke and quickly fled. Only the one tied up with the red rope was left struggling and twisting, and the smoke that turned into smoke was also tightly entangled by the rope and could not get up.
"I saw a Taoist priest!"
"Everyone come here quickly, is this the person?"
The shouting crowd from the inn rushed over with torches, knives and sticks. Sun Yingxian turned around and waved her hands, remembering what happened when she first arrived in Lujia Village, and hurriedly shouted.
"It wasn't me!"
He pointed back at the figure tied up on the ground and said, "It's him. I just saw injustice and came to his aid!"
Mingyue put away the smelly knife, hid it in her sleeve, nodded obediently, blinked her eyes, and spoke in a baby voice to the group of people who didn't quite believe her.
"My dear uncles, it's true. The people on this earth are monsters!"
The merchants and travelers who had gathered around hesitated for a moment, and the people in the town were stunned, looking at each other in hesitation. The Taoist was relieved that he had not been beaten like the time in Lujia Village.
"My fellow villagers, this little boy of mine is pure...really innocent. You will know once you see him."
He proudly turned over the demon-subduing mirror, wrote an edict on it with his fingertips, then straddled his legs to the left and right, let out a light "Ha", and shone the mirror on the tied monster on the ground. A faint yellow beam of light instantly shot out from the bronze mirror and hit the opponent. In an instant, the figure on the ground let out a heart-wrenching cry: "Ahhh--" and rolled on the ground, hissing all over his body and wisps of green smoke rose.
Not far away, there were some bloody strips in a pile of bloodstains.
hiss~~
The people around them gasped and their faces turned pale.
"Why is there smoke..."
“Ouch!”
Many people took a few steps back, but soon the smoke dissipated, revealing a huge gray-white rat on the ground.
…With Mr. Lu not here, I finally show my face again.
The Taoist took away the bronze mirror, walked over a few steps, picked up the huge rat in his hand, and spread out his other hand. The red rope tied to the rat moved and slid into his hand by itself.
"This rope was soaked in black dog blood for several years by this Taoist master, and then refined with magic power. As long as it is a demon, few of them will be able to escape."
He lifted the dead rat spirit above the area illuminated by the fire so that everyone over there could see it clearly. "My fellow villagers, this demon is one of the Five Gods. These Five Gods are nothing but pigs, dogs, horses, snakes, and rats transformed. Look, there are four more 'scorpions' on the ground. Don't be fooled by them..."
Seeing the woman from the room and her husband in the crowd, he swallowed back the words "evil woman" that he was about to say, so as not to cause any problems for the couple in the future.
Just as he was about to say something else, someone from the town shouted, "Don't let this sharp-nosed Taoist go!"
“Hey, hey, hey… what are you doing?!” Sun Yingxian stretched out her hand to call out to the townspeople who were running away, leaving only the merchants in the inn. In less than a moment, the people who ran back to the nearby houses rushed over with carrying poles, wooden sticks, and kitchen knives.
"Kill this thief!" "He killed Wutongshen with his magic!"
"Kidnap him and send him to the authorities."
"Go over there and surround him, don't let him get away!"
The Taoist priest looked at the crowd of people running out and cursed: "Your mother, you don't know how to appreciate kindness. It's rare for me to be kind..."
"What are you standing there for? Let's go!"
Animals are afraid of crowds and fire. Mingyue was obviously frightened by so many people. She shook the corner of Lao Sun's robe and pulled him out. The latter did not dare to stay. He protected Mingyue, pasted two magic talismans, and then hugged the little man. The moment his feet landed on the ground, smoke and dust shot out in all directions. The whole person, like a sharp arrow shot from a bow with a child, whooshed through the townspeople who had not yet gathered around, and disappeared all the way.
Outside the town at night, the bright moon revealed a corner of the floating clouds, illuminating the clear light of the foothills. Four streams of green smoke swayed and flew over the forest below.
When we passed a hill, we could clearly hear the sound of rushing water. Under the cold moonlight, the distant lake reflected the crescent moon hanging high in the sky.
Four flying green smokes landed on the lake beach and transformed into human figures who stumbled a few steps and fell into the shallow water on the shore. Listening to the waves, a human figure among them hummed like a pig and cried towards the other side of the lake.
"Dragon King, you have to make the decision for us!"
“… Now there are only four of us left from the Five Passes, and the youngest was killed by a Taoist priest.”
"Your Majesty, the Taoist priest raised a fox demon in the north and Wutong in the south. I think he came here to find us and hurt us."
The other three cried and talked about how they met the Taoist priest and how the five of them helped the villagers. As a result, a Taoist priest came to the town and killed one of them. The priest also used a fox demon to cut off their genitals.
Amid the miserable wailing, huge bubbles suddenly appeared on the lake surface. The clear moon was reflected on the lake surface. The waves grew bigger and bigger, pushing against the shore and splashing up waves.
At the bottom of the deep lake, a pair of red colors appeared, like a pair of big red lanterns moving underwater. The next moment, there was a loud sound of splashing water, and the waves formed a water column that rushed into the sky. A white water light mixed with a touch of red flew into the sky.
"Hoo-ang-"
A dragon roar rose from the sky, rushed into the clouds, and then fell down, twisting and turning in the moonlight, and instantly disappeared in the direction of the town.
…
To the northwest of the town, there was a rustling sound of footsteps on the grass. Two figures, one big and one small, pushed aside the hanging branches. Seeing that there was no fire coming towards this side, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Sun Yingxian took a deep breath and reached out to pinch Mingyue's face.
"I told you to stop meddling in other people's business, but now you've got me being chased everywhere by a bunch of fools."
"Humph, that's because your cultivation is too low. If it were my master, he would definitely be able to find a way!"
Mingyue rubbed her face, wrinkled her nose and snorted at the Taoist priest, then ignored him and walked to the front, swinging her long sleeves. She would wait until she arrived in Chang'an and see the master, then report the bad Taoist priest.
Bullying me, huh!
'Rustle... rustle...'
The two walked for a while in the forest. The wind gradually grew stronger. Mingyue, who was half human and half demon, had the sensitivity of a wild beast. Her human ears turned into fox ears and trembled. Her nose sniffed the air and her body instantly began to tremble as if she had met a natural enemy. She turned her head tremblingly and looked at the Taoist behind her.
"Bad Taoist priest, we are in trouble."
"What the hell..." Sun Yingxian had just said half of the sentence when she suddenly stopped talking. She felt a strong pressure coming from the sky. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at the gap above the forest.
moment!
A ray of white light flashed across the gap in the forest above, and mixed in the white light was a sturdy long body, white belly scales, and four claws.
The wind pressure caused the forest to rustle and shake, and some trees even broke and fell down, dragging the tree cages with them.
"Just now... just now... gulp~~"
The Taoist covered his bun and swallowed his saliva. His face was pale and covered with cold sweat. Before he could say what it was, a dragon's roar exploded on the hillside in front of him. Wind and waves hit the forest head-on. More than a dozen large trees blocking the way in front of them tilted and separated to the left and right.
"Your mother's... a dragon..."
What appeared in the two people's field of vision was a body more than ten meters long that shone with the luster of water waves, with four legs supporting the ground, and the body sections bulging one by one, with a fish tail at the end swaying gently in the air.
“Hiss~~”
The dragon's low roar squeezed out the bared teeth of the dragon head, and under the spread mane, the huge eyes glowed brightly red, with an aura that Sun Yingxian was familiar with.
"Demon... Monster Star..."
The Taoist was awakened by the wind and waves. He grabbed the hand of the little man beside him, turned around and ran wildly in the other direction. His other hand quickly reached out to his chest and took out a jade pendant carved with two fish. It was given to him by Lu Liangsheng before he left, so that he could communicate with him in case of danger.
His fingertips rubbed the jade beads on Pisces' mouth frantically, and he shouted at the top of his voice.
"Lu Liangsheng, come and save me!!"