If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 776 The Neglected Person

The demon looked extremely terrifying, as if it was made up of many wild beasts from the mountains.

It has the characteristics of many wild animals.

For example, the face of a tiger, the mouth and nose of a lion, the shoulders of a bear, the tail of a snake, the claws of a wolf
The combination of many beast features looks extremely harmonious, but it only makes the demon look even more hideous and terrifying.

"Do you think you are worthy enough to fight to the death with me, the Taoist priest?"

Xiaoyu shouted "Thunder Hands", and both his hands and feet were covered with thunder.

He kicked his feet continuously, and his legs were so fast that only afterimages could be seen, like two Hot Wheels.

In an instant he arrived in front of the three-meter-tall demon god.

Then her lightning fist also left an afterimage, "Huluuleuleuleule~~~"

It wasn't her mouth that was calling out, but the sound of wind and thunder brought by her fists.

"Ah, Taoist Radish is so strong!"

The moment Xiaoyu rushed out, Gou Jiao's feeling of being oppressed and hostile by the world immediately disappeared.

He still couldn't adapt to the gray and black environment around him, but he regained the ability to move freely.

But he didn't run around. He just stared blankly at Xiaoyu pinning the monster to the ground and beating it hard.

The beating lasted for half an incense stick of time, and the monster could only howl miserably.

It also struggles, but all its struggles are in vain.

Gou Jiao gradually felt bored and began to look around, observing the gray world.

Gradually, he found that the surrounding scenery was becoming blurred and out of focus.

They seemed to be surrounded by a thick fog.

The Red-haired Demon, like the long-tongued ghost before, was also blown up and was squeezed into a dark golden ball by Xiaoyu. The surrounding gray and white ruined temple completely disappeared.

Gou Jiao could only see his own and Xiao Yu's figures in the endless dark fog.

"Master, are we having a nightmare?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "This is the underworld. Just now we were dragged into the incense god's domain by the monster, and I destroyed the god's domain. The evil god's belief completely dissipated, the god's domain disappeared, and we landed directly in the underworld."

Gou Jiaozhan asked timidly: "Can we still return to the world of the living?"

"Xiaodao is an expert at catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits. Going back and forth between the Yin and Yang worlds is as easy as pie!"

Xiaoyu stomped her feet, and a bonfire appeared in the thick black fog.

There were shadows around the campfire, as if there was something there.

"Let's go!"

She strode forward, and Gou Jiao hurriedly followed her.

The two people were getting closer and closer to the campfire, and the scenery around the campfire gradually became clearer.

It was a dilapidated temple!

When they stood on the threshold of the ruined temple, the bonfire was clearly visible and the thick black fog around them had completely disappeared.

"We're back?" Gou Jiao seemed to be in a dream. "Returning from the underworld to the living world is so simple?"

"The evil god pulled us into the underworld several times just now. Was it difficult?" Xiaoyu said.

"Several times"

Gou Jiao was stunned for a moment, and looked at her in surprise, "Master, you knew this all along? Are you pretending to be asleep?"

Xiao Yu waved her hand and said, "Don't ask any more questions. Just go back to sleep. No evil spirit will bother you tonight."

"Master, don't you want to sleep?" Gou Jiao asked.

Xiao Yu said, "I caught a ghost and an evil spirit and want to interrogate them."

Gou Jiao was no longer frightened, but showed curiosity. "Master, you can interrogate me. I will just watch from the side."

Xiao Yu hesitated and said, "You are pursuing the way of immortality. Knowing about ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits will do you no good."

After the experiment just now, plus her own calculations, she has basically confirmed two points: First, Gou Jiao himself is indeed special. When he doesn't know the existence of ghosts, ghosts can easily ignore him.

It's not that it is completely invisible. Perhaps the five senses such as eyes and ears can detect the affair, but in the spiritual dimension, the affair cannot be seen and it is easy to ignore it.

Secondly, if you become more aware of ghosts and evil spirits, you may gradually lose your uniqueness and be noticed and harmed by them.

Gou Jiao said: "There has never been an ignorant god. If I knew nothing about ghosts, monsters and demons, it would be of no benefit to the way of the immortals."

"Oh, I hope you won't regret it in the future."

Xiaoyu sat down cross-legged, flipped his right hand, and two balls of Yin Qi appeared in his palm.

Without the suppression of the true energy, the two balls of Yin Qi immediately expanded to the size of a basketball.

There was a figure floating in there, drifting in front of Xiaoyu and Gou Jiao.

"Tell me the truth, where are you all from?"

The red-haired demon screamed, "You thief, you dare to hurt me—"

"Sizzle~~" Thunder flashed and submerged it.

“Ahhhh~~~~” the Red-haired Demon howled.

Xiao Yu shouted, "Hanged ghost, do you want to learn it?"

"Great Immortal, please spare my life. I will obey you in everything."

Xiaoyu repeated the previous question.

The hanged ghost narrated sadly: "My real name is Zhao Ergou, and I am a hunter from Zhaojia Village at the foot of the mountain.

Fifty years ago, I went hunting in the mountains as usual, but I encountered a ferocious tiger in the mountains.

Although I have learned martial arts for several years, I haven't even developed internal strength.

No matter how hard he tried, he was still no match for the fierce tiger.

Just as the tiger was about to bite off the villain's neck, suddenly a loud shout came from the mountain.

The tiger was like a mouse encountering a cat. It was extremely frightened. Not only did it dare not bite the villain again, but it also lay on the ground trembling and kowtowed repeatedly.

The villain bravely climbed up and stabbed it to death with a steel fork.

The little man was in a daze the whole day, as if his courage, which had been broken by fear, had not yet fully healed.

When I returned to the village, I told my neighbors about it. A Taoist woman named Zhang told me that it was the mountain god who showed up and protected me.

I thought it made sense, so the next day I carried a sheep's head, an ox's head and two pots of good ash-free wine to the top of the mountain to worship the mountain god.

Nothing unusual happened that day.

But from then on, every time I went up the mountain to hunt, I would kowtow to the mountain god at the top of the mountain and share half of my food with him.

It’s strange to say. I just felt it was strange at the time, but since then, every time I went into the mountains, I would reap a lot.

Later, the mountain god appeared in my dream, and I realized that it was him who was protecting me.

That autumn, I hunted a strange fox with pure golden fur.

After the fur was brought to the county town, it was immediately taken away by the Li family for a huge sum of money. I heard that it was later presented to His Majesty the Emperor. I used the money to buy a mountain, which is this "Guaizikou Mountain", and built a temple on the mountain to worship the mountain god. I became the temple priest.

The mountain god is very effective. Whether you are praying for children, wealth, or healing, his wishes are always answered.

There is no need for the villain to spread the word, villagers nearby all come to worship the mountain god.

Seven or eight years passed like this, and suddenly the county lieutenant came to the temple with a hundred knights.

I wanted to entertain them, but they kicked me and sent me flying ten feet away. I hit the wall and passed out.

When I woke up, there was no living person in the temple, and there were many corpses on the ground.

They are all officers brought by the county lieutenant. "

Gou Jiao suddenly realized what was going on and shouted, "This is an obscene sacrifice! You built the temple without permission and did not report it to the government. The gods you worship are evil gods.

If the imperial court knew about this, they would definitely send people to smash the statues and demolish the temples.”

He looked terrified, "But you actually dared to resist and kill the officers.

What a bold and ignorant evil god!
At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was still alive, the Great Qin was at its peak, all ghosts and gods dared not disobey, the evil god——"

He calmed himself down, looked at Zhao Ergou, and asked, "When did you start harming people?"

"I did it secretly before, only harming passers-by, once every few years. I started to harm people unscrupulously seven years ago. It seems like something has changed, and I feel much more relaxed and comfortable." Zhao Ergou said.

"As expected!" Gou Jiao sneered, "The emperor passed away, and the world is in chaos. In troubled times, there are many demons and evil spirits."

Xiao Yu glanced at him and said calmly: "Did you say it, or did you say it?"

Gou Jiao smiled awkwardly and said to the evil ghost: "Zhao Ergou, you continue."

Zhao Ergou continued, "I was terrified when I saw so many soldiers being killed. I cried out to the mountain god, but he didn't respond.

I hurriedly ran down the mountain, ready to hide back home.

But just as he walked out of the temple gate, he saw another group of armored soldiers coming down the mountain.

They look more impressive than the officers brought by the county lieutenant."

Gou Jiao could not help but snort coldly, saying: "All ghosts and gods in the world obey the orders of the court. The evil god of Mengshan killed officials and rebelled. How could the ghosts and gods in the underworld sit idly by? They must have informed the prefectures and counties immediately.

If the county lieutenant cannot take down the evil god, the governor will definitely send county troops to reinforce him."

After that, he asked curiously, "The governor has arranged for the county soldiers to come here, so you definitely can't escape, so why are you still here?"

Zhao Ergou said: "Of course I knew I was doomed, so I just hanged myself at the entrance of the temple.

When I woke up again, I found myself hanged.

The temple was in tatters, the statues were smashed, and I was unable to leave the temple grounds.

After a few years, the temple became increasingly desolate. Not only did the villagers not rebuild the statues and the temple, they even dared not approach the temple.

Only travelers and bandits, unaware of the situation, would spend the night in the temple.

I saw them, but I didn't want to pay any attention to them.

Until one day, the mountain god suddenly woke up and asked me to lure the single traveler to hang himself at the door.

I am a hanged man, and no one taught me, but I knew how to find a substitute on my own.

After they were lured and hanged by me and died at the door, their souls and bodies were eaten by the mountain god. "

The hanged ghost started to cry, "Great Immortal, I don't want to hurt anyone. It was the mountain god who forced me to do that. I had no choice!"

Gou Jiao turned to Xiao Yu and said tactfully: "This ghost should not be an unforgivable villain. He has been dead for decades and has never thought of finding a replacement.

It was not until the Human Emperor passed away and the evil god returned that he was forced to commit the crime."

"You'd better remember what you said." Xiao Yu glanced at him, crushed Zhao Ergou into a ball again, opened the lightning cage again, and shouted: "Evil demon, do you know how powerful the Taoist is?"

"I understand, I understand, Grandpa Radish, I am completely convinced. Please put away your magical powers and I will tell you everything." The Red-Haired Demon said weakly.

Xiao Yu revoked the thunder spell and said, "Why did you do evil here? Tell me everything from beginning to end."

"Grandpa Radish, I am innocent! I am the spirit of this mountain, an innate spirit born and raised by nature.

Even the heavens recognize my status as the mountain god.

But the Qin Dynasty was so brutal and tyrannical that they turned me into an evil god, destroyed my temple, and smashed my statue. I am so wronged!" the Red-haired Demon shouted.

"Innate god? How is that possible? You are a monster!" Gou Jiao shouted.

"You ignorant mortal, I don't bother to pay attention to you." The red-haired demon looked at Xiao Yu eagerly, "Grandpa Carrot, you are a great immortal, you must know that I didn't lie, right?"

Xiao Yu asked: "If you are a congenital spirit, why don't you go find the list of the city gods in Hengshan County?"

The red-haired demon hesitated and said, "How do we enter the divine register?"

Xiao Yu sighed, "Why did you kill people when the officers and soldiers came looking for you?"

The Red-haired Demon said, "They want to demolish my temple, smash my statues, and kill me completely. I am furious, so of course I have to fight them!"

"Who told you that they are going to demolish your temple, smash your statues, and completely kill you?" Xiao Yu said.

The Red-haired Demon asked curiously, "They have already done it, who needs to tell them?"

Xiao Yu asked again: "How did you wake up after you were killed? Were you not completely dead at the beginning?"

The red-haired demon said: "I was originally dead, but I was born a mountain god, and the mountains within a radius of ten miles are my true body.

Zhao Ergou kept sacrificing human blood to me, and finally woke me up from death."

"What? Did Zhao Ergou take the initiative to kill people and use living people as sacrifices to worship you?"

Gou Jiao exclaimed, "It was you who asked Zhao Ergou to help you find blood food, don't lie!"

The Red-haired Demon nodded and said, "Yes, I asked Zhao Ergou to help find blood food. I admit it, I didn't lie!

The Qin Dynasty was brutal and even the innate gods were destroyed. Shouldn’t I eat a few Qin people to avenge myself?

How did I help them when I was the mountain god in the temple?
No matter what wish they make, I will try my best to help them realize it.

As a result, they were ungrateful, destroyed my temples, smashed my statues, and completely destroyed me. I just want to eat the Qin people!"

Gou Jiao turned his head and asked in surprise, "Master, did Zhao Ergou lie?"

Xiao Yu tilted her head to glance at him and said, "Gou Sheng, you should take a rest. Xiao Dao will go outside to pray for their souls to be reborn."

Gou Jiao said: "I haven't asked clearly yet!"

"I've basically found out everything." Xiao Yu pinched two pieces of black smoke and went straight to the outside of the ruined temple.

Although Gou Jiao was still standing on tiptoe, looking out at the temple entrance, he could neither see her nor hear her voice.

"Why didn't you absorb the scholar's Yang Qi first? I'm a Taoist priest and I've practiced martial arts. I'm more difficult to deal with than him anyway. You've eaten hundreds of people, don't you have this little experience?"

The Red-haired Demon was horrified, "Master, how do you know if I ate it? I was just sacrificed by Zhao Er and have been eating the sacrifices he offered. I didn't commit so many sins of killing."

Xiao Yu sneered, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will make you completely disappear into ashes!"

The Red-haired Demon didn't dare to quibble anymore, and quickly said, "Of course I know that I should pick on the weak, and I can see that the Taoist priest is not easy to mess with, but I didn't notice that dark-faced scholar at all before."

Xiao Yu asked, "You only saw me, not Gou Sheng?"

The red-haired demon began to feel confused again, "I saw it, but the little god must have been bewildered by the phlegm and is confused."

(End of this chapter)