That afternoon, the rain was pattering, and it was a bit cool, so the four of them were full of confusion and sat under the eaves to watch the rain.
"My grandfather said, let me go to Chang'an City to collect demons." Qiu Yongsi, with a harmless baby face, said: "You can exercise your courage, brothers, I am not good at learning. Take care of my little brother a lot."
Hong Jun said: "I'm not much better, the two of them... uh."
"What's your weapon?" Mo Zhigen asked Artest, "Look at your fan, it should be pretty good."
"My biggest magic weapon hasn't been revealed yet." Artest said with a smile, "It's okay to tell you, my dear friends, it's this piano."
Said that Bi Artai picked up a Barbat piano behind him, Hong Jun has been very fond of magic weapons since he was a child, at first he just met Artai, so it was not easy to ask, but now that he is a little familiar, he touched the piano , asked: "This piano?"
"Yes." Artest nodded and smiled, "This violin was passed down to me by my deceased father. When monsters appear, just take out this violin and point this end towards the enemy..."
Hong Jun said, "Then what song will you play?"
"No." Artest shook his head, "Swing them up and hit them on the head with the piano."
Hongjun: "..."
Artai said sincerely: "This piano is as light as a feather in my hand, but it weighs more than Mount Tai when it is smashed down. Even a dragon can be killed with one blow."
"Stop talking..." Hong Jun rested his forehead with one hand, and pushed Artest's head away.
"Beauty brother." Artest leaned over and looked into Hongjun's eyes. Artest's eyes were indigo blue like the sea, and coupled with his smile, it was simply irresistible.
"What's on your mind, what's sad?" Artest said distressedly, "Why are you always frowning? Such a beautiful life, can I play a piece of music for you?"
Mo Zhigen finally couldn't listen anymore, put his arm around Hongjun's shoulder, and blocked Artest with his arm: "Don't bully him, he doesn't understand anything."
Hong Jun was really upset. Even if he made a few new friends, the heart lamp disappeared, the whereabouts of the flying knife was unknown, and the basket he stabbed was completely unaccountable. He thought of the Exorcist and started to collect demons and then tried to find a way slowly. I didn't expect the future to be foggy.
Hong Jun said: "It's really a bit... troublesome."
"What's the trouble?" Mo Zhigen said, "Tell me, everyone will help you? Is it a monster?"
"Monster?!" Qiu Yongsi immediately sat up straight, and said, "Really? Are there monsters in Chang'an?"
Artest said: "It is my greatest honor to serve you."
Qiu Yongsi was a little scared, and said: "As long as you don't get too close, other help is still possible. Anyway, I have to practice courage... Tell me, what monster?"
"Let me think of a way." Hong Jun was moved and said, "It really doesn't work, I will tell."
"That's right." Mo Zhigen smiled, "It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on the sky and the earth, you can do it." He patted Hongjun on the shoulder as he said.
The rain gradually stopped, and Artest said again: "The good times cannot be wasted, how about we sing a song?"
"Everyone clean up first, let's tidy up a few rooms and come out." Mo Zhigen patted his knees, got up and said, "After all, I will probably sleep here tonight."
"Sleeping in Chang'an Inn." Artest said, "Let's go, my treat?"
"I'd better sleep here." Hong Jun said, "Zhao Zilong sleeps in the inn, the smell of fish is too strong, and I'm afraid it will scare people in case."
He didn't know why, but he liked this place a little bit. He drifted all the way here, and when he saw the tall plane tree in the courtyard, he felt more or less familiar. Mo Zhigen didn't choose a place, so he agreed to live with Hong Jun. Qiu Yong thought about it and followed the two, so Artest had to change his mind and decided to stay in this dilapidated exorcism department.
In the evening, the city of Chang'an was full of red clouds, and it rained for three consecutive days. It was officially autumn in Guanzhong.
Feng Changqing leaned on a stick in his left hand and Li Longji's imperial decree in his right hand, and walked out of the Longwu Army's garrison step by step. Li Jinglong was tall and burly, with a bundle of bedding rolled up under his right arm, he wanted to be sent back by the servants at home, but Feng Changqing insisted and ordered him to walk all the way home from the gate of Longwu Army. Accept the attention ceremony of Chang'an people on the street.
After Li Jinglong received the transfer order, he packed up his bed and wanted to go home. He was completely humiliated. When the people along the street saw him, they couldn't help laughing. This prodigal son was driven out by Long Wujun again.
"Hey, transferred to Datang Exorcism Department." Feng Changqing limped ahead holding the imperial decree, not knowing whether to mock Li Jinglong or himself, and said, "It's really a good job. It will be promoted two ranks in a row!"
Li Jinglong said in a deep voice, "I'm not leaving."
The people on the side of the road pointed and pointed at him, making him feel like a light on his back, Feng Changqing turned around, hit him with a cane, and said angrily: "When you run out of Pingkang, why are you not afraid of being ashamed by parading through the streets?"
Li Jinglong just wanted to slam the bedding on the ground and leave, but filial piety is the foundation of being a person. Li Jinglong's parents died early, and although Feng Changqing was a cousin, he has been supporting him all these years. If you disobeyed your elder brother, you will no longer be able to hold your head up in this life, so you have to endure it.
"Walking the streets, whose face did you lose?" Feng Changqing lamented, "It's my old face that was lost!"
Li Jinglong followed behind Feng Changqing, and said in a deep voice: "Xiang Shi died at the beginning, who knows if his life will be true or not? Sooner or later, the truth will be revealed. You don't believe me, so why bother to call the people present today, carefully Cross-examination? You already know that I have never lied!"
Feng Changqing said: "You want His Majesty to see it? Where is the demon you mentioned?! You want to find that person and go to the court to argue?! You want me to see it?!"
Li Jinglong was trembling with anger, and said in a deep voice at the entrance of the alley: "One day, you will see."
Feng Changqing remained silent, the two walked through a small half of Chang'an, Feng Changqing specially led him through the West Market, and arrived in an alley, Li Jinglong held the bedding in one hand, turned and walked towards the alley. Feng Changqing straightened up and asked, "Where are you going?"
Li Jinglong didn't answer, but walked quickly into the alley, not wanting to go back to Feng Changqing's house, and quarreling all day long. Feng Changqing leaned on crutches and staggered after him. Li Jinglong walked forward in the alley without saying a word.
There was crisp music from the depths of the alley, and some people sang loudly. The setting sun dyed the stone and brick road in the alley red, dragging Li Jinglong's figure on the ground, and the autumn wind blew, showing a sense of bleakness.
"Where are you going?!" Feng Changqing asked.
With a livid face, Li Jinglong went straight forward, walked to the end of the alley, pushed towards the dilapidated door, and the one on the left suddenly fell down earth-shatteringly.
"boom!"
There was a loud bang from the fallen door, revealing the scene inside the courtyard.
The music in the courtyard stopped suddenly, and everyone kept clapping their hands, staring at Li Jinglong together.
In the courtyard of the Exorcism Department—A Tai was playing the Barbat, Hong Jun was beating a small bowl with chopsticks, Qiu Yongsi was beating stones with two bamboo pipes and making a thumping sound, and Mo Zhigen was playing along with the rhythm. bowstring.
Everyone formed a circle, and in the center was a wooden basin half filled with water.
In the wooden basin stood a carp with two hands and two legs. It raised one leg and rested on the edge of the basin, waving its hands back and forth, and was dancing.
As soon as the door fell, the four men stopped in unison, staring at Li Jinglong and Feng Changqing behind him in confusion.
Li Jinglong: "..."
All causes and conditions are born, and everything is involuntary.
Li Jinglong still doesn't know how many strange forces have been driving him in this life, as if everything he has experienced in the past twenty years is for today, so that he accidentally pushed the door in front of him. Door.
A quick glance, origin and extinction, until the moment he looked at that handsome young man, in his eyes, everything in the world has gone away, only the face that he will never forget remains.
If life is just like the first time you see it, then it is only ordinary.
Countless emotions gathered in his heart to form a turbulent wave, carrying the power of the collapse of the sky, and broke down the embankment of his reason in an instant. Thousands of words were reduced to four words:
"Return my innocence!"
With a roar, Li Jinglong drew his sword, his figure turned into a phantom, and shot towards Hongjun!
It was too late to say it, but when Hong Jun saw his drawing his sword, he immediately took a step back and jumped up. The moment his body stopped in the air, the rest of the people came to their senses...
"Be merciful!" Mo Zhigen shouted.
"Friend! Don't make a fuss!" Artest shouted.
Qiu Yongsi shouted: "Don't be afraid!"
However, Li Jinglong's goal is not the carp demon, but to take Hongjun straight with his sword! In the blink of an eye, the three of them suddenly felt a murderous aura, and the secret path was not good. In order to protect Hongjun, Artai shook his fan and Mo Zhigen staggered to block, Qiu Yongsi suddenly drew his sword, and the three of them shot at the same time to stop Li Jinglong, but Li Jinglong Has crossed the front yard and rushed to Hongjun!
"He's a mortal!" Hong Jun shouted, "Don't play hard!"
Hong Jun was quite afraid of the sword in his hand. It was because he took it lightly that night that he was overwhelmed by the five-color divine light. He had rehearsed it countless times in his heart in the past few days. Naturally, he would not make mistakes in the same place again. With a flying knife, he was in the air, and he held the knife with both hands towards the black long sword.
The moment the flying knife hit the rusty iron long sword, the divine soldiers clashed, bursting out a spiritual resonance, Li Jinglong's pupils shrank suddenly, and when he was about to change his move, Hong Jun made four or two moves with a flying knife less than seven inches , locked the blade and turned around!
At that moment, the iron sword was twisted and spun, Li Jinglong's mouth was hot, the hilt of the sword whirled, and he came out!
Mo Zhigen, Artai, and Qiu Yongsi cheered at the same time, and they shot together. Hong Jun turned over and fell to the ground. Before he could see the scene clearly, Li Jinglong was pushed by the shoulders of the three at the same time and flew straight out.
Don't use heavy hands. After all, everyone couldn't stop, so they used heavy hands... Li Jinglong crashed into the front hall, then slammed into the window door, knocked out of the patio with a crash, fell firmly on the patio floor, and passed out .
Hong Jun frowned, his fingers were cut by the sword, and his hands were covered with blood. Others hurriedly stepped forward to check, Mo Zhigen frowned and said, "Is it injured? What kind of hatred does this person have with you?"
The carp demon looked left and right, and aimed his eyes at Feng Changqing outside the door. Feng Changqing opened his mouth and didn't recover for a long time. He kept backing away, and the carp demon shouted: "There is one more, don't let him Ran!"
Artai and Qiu Yongsi immediately turned their heads, Qiu Yongsi rushed forward with a sword in his right hand, Feng Changqing shouted: "Monster, monster... monster!"
Qiu Yongsi stepped on Feng Changqing's chest and pointed his sword at his throat. Artai threw two ropes to the ground and flew towards Feng Changqing, binding his hands and feet tightly.
After an hour of incense burning, Hong Jun wrapped his hands with bandages, and the two brothers Li Jinglong and Feng Changqing were thrown in the corner of the main hall, both unconscious.
"His name is Li Jinglong, and he is a mortal guard. I was chasing a monster outside Chang'an that day..."
Hong Jun explained the story to the three people in the courtyard. When he talked about the heart lamp, the carp demon who was listening coughed. Hong Jun knew that maybe he shouldn't say more, so he paused, skipped this section, and finished the explanation. Afterwards, everyone was surprised.
"It was a misunderstanding." Mo Zhigen said: "This person treats you as a monster, and he strikes so hard, but luckily he was not seriously injured."
Mo Zhigen was about to go forward to untie him, but the carp demon took a roll and knocked on Hong Jun's knee.
"What is this?" Hong Jun asked inexplicably.
The carp demon said: "They fell outside the door."
Qiu Yongsi took it, and after unfolding it, he found that it was an imperial decree. He read: "Under the door, the Holy Son of Heaven is in power today, and auspiciousness is in the world. Di Gong accepted the order of the emperor to set up the Great Tang Exorcism Department. Today, Li Jinglong, the captain of the Longwu Army, is ordered to act as the exorcist. Exorcism... Director of Exorcism Director Chang Chang, Chang Shi..."
The people surrounding the imperial decree raised their heads at the same time, glanced at Li Jinglong who was unconscious in the hall, and lowered their heads at the same time, glanced at the imperial decree. Qiu Yongsi's hand holding the imperial decree couldn't help shaking, and the corners of his mouth twitched.