Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 106 Qingyun Temple

Longyuan, Qingyun Temple
Inside the Sanqing Hall, a Taoist priest wearing a green Taoist robe, a rolling cloud wooden crown on his head, and white socks and cloud shoes on his feet was copying scriptures and practicing martial arts.

The wooden door opened, and a young Taoist in his twenties walked in quickly. Looking at the master in front of him who looked sharp and handsome, he asked respectfully,

"Master, there have been several invitations in the past few days to invite you to come down the mountain to attend the Dharma Assembly. My uncle asked me to ask your opinion."

"Guanghe, please reject all the invitations from the natives. We are Ming people, and at this critical moment, we still have to see what the governor thinks."

Taoist Master Deshan put down the scripture he had just copied with ink, looked at his beloved disciple, and spoke slowly.

"Disciple understands, but Longyuan is not far from us. Calculating the time, the messenger who delivered the letter should have arrived long ago."

"I remember there is a lay Buddhist in the temple who is a military officer of the Metropolitan Commandery. If nothing unexpected happens, this lay Buddhist should be the one delivering the letter this time."

"You are talking about Mr. Qin Huai, right? We haven't seen him for several years since the Metropolitan Commandery recalled him to suppress the rebellion."

When Taoist Guanghe heard his master mention this, he also remembered this registered disciple who was quite brave.

Before the old Taoist priest could reply, he heard a loud noise coming from the front yard.

"Oh!"

The heavy bolted gate exploded with a loud bang, and the wooden door and the courtyard wall were knocked down by a pair of tiger claws.

The moonlight poured down onto the ghost tiger's silky black fur, emitting an enchanting glow.

A bloated and tall figure slowly walked out from behind the ghost tiger, and the man and the tiger exuded an imposing aura.

"Who is coming?!"

Guanghe was impatient. He grabbed a sword from the hall and jumped into the yard, shouting at the man in black.

Other Taoists in the Taoist temple who heard the noise also came out of the courtyard with various weapons in hand, and together with the eldest brother Guanghe, they were on high alert.

A sturdy Taoist who looked to be in his thirties or forties came rushing over from the backyard, carrying a large Guandao.

"Which blind bandit dares to rob your Taoist master?"

The Taoist saw the silent man and the tiger trapped between the two dilapidated walls, and then saw the solid wooden gate that was blown to pieces. His pupils couldn't help but shrink.

The tall and bloated black figure suddenly opened his black clothes when he saw that everyone had arrived.

The dense swarms of flying insects that covered the sky and the huge ghost tiger attacked at the same time, and the black storm reached the center of the yard in the blink of an eye.

Everyone in the temple moved in unison, chanting protective spells with one hand and wielding weapons with the other to knock the overly large black bugs to the ground one after another.

Suddenly, the black insect juice splashed everywhere, and a faint strange fragrance gradually began to spread.

"Uncle Master! I'll go deal with that thief, you hold back that vicious tiger!"

"Cang! Cang!"

With the sound of metal clashing, Guang He casually chopped two flying insects to death, kicked his legs, and rushed towards the courtyard gate like an agile leopard cat. The sword in his hand tore through the air and slashed at the uninvited guest with the force of rolling wind and thunder.

The sturdy Taoist priest whom Guang He called his uncle also rushed towards Gui Hu with a large Guan Dao, his eyes full of fighting spirit, unlike the ordinary Taoist priest who was usually pure and unselfish.
The big Guandao was suddenly raised up and chopped down at a high speed, and the fierce sword light pressed towards the ghost tiger's head with tremendous force.

A trace of human-like mockery emerged on the ghost tiger's face. The huge tiger body suddenly stood up straight, and with a slanting slap of its tiger claws, it knocked away the sturdy Taoist's long-accumulated chop.

The sturdy Taoist's body, which was rushing forward, was tilted by the rapidly retreating Guandao, and a tiger claw flashing with cold light appeared on his chest.

Just as the Taoist was about to be ripped open, a half-real, half-virtual, red spirit snake suddenly appeared and grabbed the ghost tiger's sharp claws with evil wind. Regardless of the ghost tiger's claws that could not move an inch, the sturdy Taoist twisted his body and circled the big Guandao with a stronger momentum to wipe towards the huge tiger's head.

The little red snake also relaxed its body, raised its head and sang, jumping from the tiger claws into the blade of the Guandao. The big Guandao suddenly accelerated, the blade turned red, and flames came out.

"die!"

The ghost tiger opened its eyes wide, its pupils shrank, and a foul-smelling wind filled with tiger saliva blew onto the Taoist's face. He lowered his body, and the flaming knife light brushed across his scalp, burning off a lot of his fur.

"Ow~"

The ghost tiger roared, and the tiger roar that was powerful enough to pierce gold and split stone immediately shocked the Taoists who had not practiced enough. The strong Taoist who was the first to bear the brunt of the roar was deafened, and the back of his head seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and he unconsciously loosened his weapon.

The little red snake also wailed and disappeared on the Guandao.

The ghost tiger suddenly pounced forward and knocked the sturdy Taoist to the ground in the blink of an eye, and was about to bite the Taoist's throat with its sharp teeth.

"You evil beast, don't be so arrogant!"

A figure flashing with green light inserted itself into the gap between the two slowly but quickly. Baili Qing suddenly appeared and charged forward, knocking the ghost tiger flying.

"Brother!"

The sturdy Taoist priest came back to his senses and still had a splitting headache, but he still managed to stand up and wanted to continue fighting the enemy.

"Take a rest and protect the younger generation."

Taoist Master Deshan looked at his staggering junior fellow apprentice, waved his hand, and told him to go and help the younger generation who were in danger due to the black bugs.

The ghost tiger that was knocked flying has climbed up again and slowly walked to Taoist Master Deshan, with fear in its eyes.

Taoist Master Deshan was a skilled and courageous man. He kicked out his right leg, pointed his toes, stepped forward, turned around, and his eyebrows brushed against the evil wind raised by the tiger's claws, and he crashed into the ghost tiger's arms.

The green light flashing on his shoulder was like Baili Qing's sharp horns, knocking the ghost tiger away again!
"Awoo~" The tiger's cry was shrill, revealing hidden hatred.

After spitting out a mouthful of black blood, the ghost tiger's red eyes widened angrily, and violent black air poured out from the bloody mouth that had just been knocked open by the Taoist priest, and the whole courtyard began to become extremely cold.

Before the ghost tiger could continue its attack, Taoist Deshan rushed forward again. His fists, flashing with bright blue light, turned into meteorites falling from the sky, instantly submerging the ghost tiger who was still trying hard to gather energy.

Behind Taoist Deshan, Baili Qing, who was three parts empty and seven parts solid, also raised his bull head, his two huge horns shining brightly, and with a kick of his hind hooves, he rushed straight towards the ghost tiger.

Suddenly, Taoist Master Deshan smelled a strange smell, as if it was the strange fragrance coming from the corpses of black insects killed by his disciples.

From the time the first black insect died, in just a dozen breaths, this strange fragrance had spread throughout Qingyun Temple.

Taoist Deshan only felt that the circulation of his qi and blood was temporarily blocked, and the combination of his spirit and body was also forced to interrupt. Baili Qing mooed softly, and unwillingly turned into a green light spot and dissipated in the air.

The fist, which was much weaker than before, hit the tiger's body and obviously could no longer cause any effective damage to the ghost tiger.

"what!"

Senior Brother Guanghe, disturbed by the strange fragrance, cried out in pain, and one of his arms was torn off by the giant black claw and thrown aside.

Seeing that his beloved disciple was about to die at the hands of the man in black, Taoist Deshan was about to go to support him, but the evil tiger, which had condensed into a black ghost shadow, opened its bloodshot eyes and blocked his way.

Looking at the huge ghost shadow approaching step by step and the man in black watching him hungrily, Taoist Deshan's blood and energy remained extremely stagnant.

This is going to be troublesome.

(End of this chapter)