boom-
The flames lit up the sky, and the heat waves hit the cold white air, turning into water stains that fell on a messy forest. Mixed with the flames that shot up into the sky, a long shadow twisted and turned, flying out with flames, with a series of loud crackling sounds, smashing a piece of forest in half, rolling on the ground and then jumping up, rolling several times in the air.
"Hoo-ah~~"
As it rolled over, it let out a shrill roar, and with a terrified vision, it rolled over and saw a half-light blue figure standing in the burning fire. In the bright moonlight, it dragged its charred long body and twisted its body, rubbing its scales against each other as it quickly rushed away into the distance and disappeared into the night.
The strange sight in the sky made the townspeople, who were still holding sticks and kitchen knives, stand in the street in amazement, or search for the two Taoists, one big and one small. They only came to their senses when they heard the sound of a dragon and a winding and twisting black shadow disappearing into the night. Then, there was an uproar.
"Just now, was that the Dragon King of Jinhu?"
"Lord Dragon has appeared!"
"But... Lord Dragon screamed so miserably just now..."
"What on earth is going on over there? Who dares to go over and take a look?"
"You go if you want."
"Everyone, are you still chasing those two Taoists?"
“… I think it’s better to forget it.”
Almost the entire town was woken up by what happened at night. The merchants and travelers passing by first saw a monster, and now there was a dragon. They dared not sleep any more, so they packed their bags overnight and left with the goods in a hurry. Who knew what would come out next? If the government officials came early the next morning and questioned them, it would delay them for quite a while.
For a moment, the resting teams and travelers carried their belongings and hurried away in groups of three or four under the moonlight.
…
Crash!
It started raining in the woods where the fire was burning.
The white mist turned into water drops when it encountered the heat and fell from the sky, soaking the flaming leaves bit by bit, and choking green smoke rose up. Not far away, a pile of messy broken wood and rocks moved, and two muddy faces emerged.
"Lao Sun, Mingyue, please leave here quickly."
On the Pisces jade pendant floating in the air, half of Lu Liangsheng's figure spoke these words to the two of them. The jade beads that maintained the magic light shattered with a "crack". The shadow of the scholar floating above flashed and disappeared in an instant. The surrounding flames also gradually faded away, and the dark, cold moonlight enveloped the forest again.
The Taoist brushed off the dirt on his body, pulled Mingyue out, looked at the mess around him, and swallowed his saliva: "Is the power of the great scholar Lu's spiritual realm so great?"
"That's Bifang's calamity!" The little man remembered that the master had told him about the strange beasts in the mountains and seas. After that, he thought of the situation and quickly pulled the Taoist's dirty robe. "Bad Taoist, stop sighing and leave quickly. If the evil dragon notices that you have left, it might chase you!"
Thinking of the dragon, the Taoist came back to his senses from the shock. "Let's go, let's go!" he said several times and quickly left with Mingyue beside him. Without the power of the evil dragon, the two, big and small, quickly climbed up a hillside and saw the road leading to the north. They felt relieved.
The two looked at each other, put on their usual playful smiles, and rushed towards the road below.
Behind him, on the east side of the town, over several mountains, the moonlight was quietly shining on the rippling lake surface, which suddenly exploded with a bang. A twisting and wandering long shadow dived into the water, startling the four monsters waiting on the shore and making them sit down in the water. After a moment, a hoarse and weak voice sounded from the bottom of the water.
"You four..."
Hearing the voice of the Golden Lake Dragon King, the four demons quickly stood up and nodded, "Your Majesty, we are here."
However, the voice in the water continued with the following words: "You four, get out!!!"
The sound waves created splashes in the water, raising huge waves that knocked the four monsters over and pushed them ashore. Under the swaying lake surface, the long winding shadows were almost half charred, and the flames seemed to have seeped into their flesh and were still burning.
"Who is that person... I will kill him!!"
Deep at the bottom of the lake, the dragon's eyes turned scarlet again as it felt the burning pain piercing its bones. It rolled and surged wildly in the water, roaring in shock and anger, causing huge winds and waves on the entire lake, smashing the docks and boats along the lake into pieces.
In the night sky, the broken law line crossed a distance of thousands of miles. Far away in the Wanshou Temple in Chang'an, the figure standing in front of the window opened his eyes, and the vertical light between his eyebrows was retracted under the skin. Hong Lian, who was supporting her chin and watching the light, felt that the scholar's soul had returned to his body.
"Sir, what's going on? Is there anything wrong with Taoist Sun?"
In front of the desk, Lu Liangsheng mobilized his magic power to calm his soul, took off the Qilin cloak on his body and handed it to Hong Lian, then sat down at the round table and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it.
"It's all right now. I don't know how I offended an old dragon. It should be from the lake near Suliu. I wanted to talk to it in person to see if I could resolve the situation. But when I got there, I sensed the aura of a demon star on the old dragon, so I could only hastily attack it and repel it."
Lu Liangsheng twisted the cup in his hand. Although he didn't know the whole story, he could infer why the old dragon was so violent based on what he knew about the demon star. "… I think one of the demon star fragments that fell into the lake that day was found by the old dragon without knowing the truth."
Listening to the master's light snoring, the scholar put down his teacup and collected his thoughts. His soul traveled thousands of miles away and hit the opponent once, which was already extremely risky. He didn't dare to use it a second time. To find out the whole story, he had to wait until the Taoist brought Mingyue to Chang'an. As for the evil star on the old dragon, he could only take time to go over there and take a look.
"However, to be able to become a dragon, his Taoism must not be too low. He has taken advantage of the other party before. If he fights with this old dragon in the martial arts world, he will probably suffer..."
His fingertips tapped rhythmically on the table as he calculated. Lu Liangsheng turned his head to look at Hong Lian who was standing beside him. The woman was stunned for a moment and reached out to touch her cheek: "Sir, what's on my face?"
At this time, Lu Liangsheng smiled, and the corners of his mouth also curled up into a smile, and he said: "It's okay, you go back to the painting and rest first, I'm going to sleep too."
Seeing that the young master was unwilling to say more, Hong Lian touched her face suspiciously, bowed to the scholar, and went into the painting, saying in a deep and ethereal voice: "Young master, go to bed early."
"Um."
Lu Liangsheng stood up and walked to the desk. He twisted his index finger with his thumb, and the candlelight in the lampshade went out. The room became dark in an instant, and then he took off his clothes and lay down on the couch.
Let’s continue with the solution I just thought of.
'… That old dragon has reached this state, and if he wants to continue to practice or maintain his Taoism, he can only rely on incense. It just so happens that I have the power to demolish temples and build temples. I will demolish his temple first and cut off his incense!'
'After the demon star aura is removed from the old dragon and he regains consciousness, I will explain the incident with the Taoist priest... But for now, I have to finish the orphan's business first...'
The soul flew thousands of miles away, and not only did it consume a lot of energy, but the whole person also felt a little tired. Thinking about the matter of entering the temple for orphans in the past few days, he felt quite a headache.
I thought about what I had to do until I could no longer think. My slightly opened eyes closed drowsily and I fell into a deep sleep in a daze.