Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 116

"you are not willing?"

Yuxuzi obviously did not expect that his request would be rejected, and this was before he even said the content of the request.

Li Zhuiyuan answered again very straightforwardly: "Yes, I don't want to."

Yuxuzi showed an expression of incomprehension and asked, "Why? For you, my friends, it's just a piece of cake. Perhaps, my friends, you can listen to what I have to say first."

Li Zhuiyuan pointed at the six college students and asked, "Master, did they listen to you and finish what you said?"

Yuxuzi shook his head slightly, a smile appeared on his face: "Haha, my friend, it seems that you have misunderstood."

"Ok?"

“The formation has been extended now, but you don’t know how dangerous and complicated the situation in this village was before the formation was extended.

I can tell you directly that this monster was wreaking havoc here and killed many villagers. The villagers’ resentment accumulated here, and there were ghost cries and wolves howling every day.

These six young men entered here without permission. If I hadn't stepped in to protect them, they would have died long ago.

look,

Six of them are still alive.”

Yuxuzi clapped his hands.

"vomit!"

"vomit!"

The six college students all knelt down and began to vomit. Mouthfuls of smelly black liquid came out of their mouths, mixed with some small fish.

At this moment, although they were still dazed and confused, they showed more vitality than before.

Li Zhuiyuan asked: "If that's the case, why don't you send the Buddha to the west? Since you saved them, why don't you send them out?"

"Because they can't get out." Yuxuzi sighed, "In fact, my friends, you can't get out either."

"Oh?"

Li Zhuiyuan showed a surprised expression.

"My friend, you may not know that this formation allows entry but not exit."

"Master, are you kidding me? How is this possible?" Li Zhuiyuan pretended to be calm.

Tan Wenbin shouted at the top of his voice: "Yes, how is it possible?"

Yin Meng: "Oh, alarmist!"

Runsheng: “Humph!”

On weekdays, except for necessary social occasions, Li Zhuiyuan seldom reveals his emotions, especially when he is with his friends in private, he will deliberately avoid performing.

From the perspective of Tan Wenbin and the other two, sometimes this is also an advantage, that is, when their brother Xiaoyuan suddenly starts acting and becomes emotional, they can immediately notice it and start cooperating.

Their performance was a bit exaggerated, but there were no flaws.

Because the performance is to cover up certain truths, but they don’t know what the truth is, they are just acting.

Yuxuzi stretched out his hands and pressed down: "Everyone, please be patient. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Whether I am lying to you, can't you just go and see for yourself?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "Okay."

Yuxuzi: "Please."

Li Zhuiyuan turned and left, followed by Runsheng, Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng. But not long after they walked out, Yuxuzi's voice came from behind them again:
"Won't you take them with you, my friends?"

The four of them turned around and saw Yuxuzi pointing at the college students crawling on the ground.

Li Zhuiyuan asked back: "Didn't the Taoist priest say that we couldn't get out? Then why did he ask us if we wanted to take them away?"

Yuxuzi also asked in return: "Young friend, aren't you sure you can get out? Then why don't you take these six young people with you, so as to avoid the trouble of coming back to pick them up?"

"Since we can go out, then coming back in will only take some time. It's not a big deal."

Yuxuzi tapped his forehead and said, "That was my misunderstanding. I thought you guys came here specifically to rescue them."

This is indeed a good excuse, very suitable for getting off the ground.

But this is actually a pitfall.

Li Zhuiyuan knew very early on that the fish outside were not completely controlled by this village, and their memories and perspectives were not shared.

Because the fish on Yin Meng's line were still eating mice to satisfy their appetite. They waited until all the nearby mice had been eaten before they attacked Yin Meng and Zheng Jiayi.

The fish on Binbin's line was even more outrageous. Even when the two sides were fighting, it had the opportunity to kill Zeng Yinyin first, but it was afraid that the ghost husband would get angry and completely stand on Binbin's side, so it missed the opportunity. That fish... it actually wanted to be independent.

But now, Li Zhuiyuan has a new understanding, that is, monsters can obtain information from fish.

Li Zhuiyuan quickly glanced at the small fish on the ground that were just spit out from the college students' mouths and were still tumbling.

In his mind, he quickly reviewed all the conversations between himself and his friends since he entered the village and got close to these college students.

"Master, you really misunderstood. We are not here for them."

"Yes, that's right." Yuxuzi made a gesture of invitation and headed towards the end of the village, "Young friend, please come in. I will be waiting for you to come back here."

After Li Zhuiyuan and the other three left, Yu Xuzi walked up to the six college students, bent down, picked up a small fish from the ground, then opened his mouth and put the fish into his mouth.

While chewing, wisps of sound emanated from the mouth.

If you could get close to the old man's ear at this time, you would be able to hear some conversations.

Yuxuzi nodded thoughtfully, turned his head to look at the big fish floating in the river, and said with a smile:

"I really didn't come here for them, nor for the righteous cause, but for the pursuit of excitement."

After a pause, Yuxuzi opened his mouth, revealing two rows of sharp teeth hidden deep within his lips:

"It seems that the world is really peaceful and prosperous now, otherwise there wouldn't be so many young people who have nothing better to do."

Yuxuzi picked up the rest of the small fish on the ground one by one, but this time he was too lazy to taste and chew them carefully one by one. He just put them into his mouth and swallowed them directly. Soon, he finished eating.

Sticking out his tongue and licking his lips with satisfaction, Yuxuzi walked back to the river, scooped up some river water and began to wash his face.

After washing, I raised my head and looked at my reflection in the river. My face had returned to normal.

"There are four people, but they only follow the lead of the youngest one. That boy must be quite good. He must be hiding his incompetence. I'm afraid he won't be easily fooled."

……

Runsheng walked in front, Yin Meng walked behind, and Tan Wenbin walked beside Li Zhuiyuan.

The boy was thinking as he walked.

He came in with the intention of getting full marks, but after coming in he found out that there were actually additional questions.

The additional questions greatly increase the difficulty, but at the same time, they also provide more known conditions.

All the doubts that had been lingering in my mind were resolved with the help of these known conditions.

When a difficult problem is stripped of its "mystery veil", it is also demystified, because then all you have to do is follow the steps one by one.

As long as you make sure that the steps are carried out steadily, you will be able to get all the points at the lowest cost.

This is a card table. You sit at one end and the monster sits at the other end.

The cards in your hand may not be as good as those in the monster's hand, but you have already seen through the monster's true cards in advance.

Come on, take your time.

The four of them walked through the village, passed the charity cemetery, and finally arrived at the end of the village, which was the place where they came in before.

What Yuxuzi said was actually correct. Under normal circumstances, this formation only allows entry but not exit.

But since Li Zhuiyuan dared to bring his companions in, it meant that he had a way to bring them out again.

When he had initially observed this formation outside, he had commented in his mind on its roughness and imperfections.

It is not difficult to get out. You only need to set up a targeted small deception formation. Unless the formation is specifically targeting a target, other people or objects can smuggle out in this way.

Of course, this is not difficult only for Li Zhuiyuan himself.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "Everyone try to see if you can get out."

The boy gave the order, then sat down, took out some formation flags from his backpack, took out a piece of paper, and began to draw.

Runsheng, Yin Meng and Tan Wenbin looked at each other. In the past, no matter what happened, Brother Xiaoyuan would give a plan and everyone would follow it.

When will you just sit there and let everyone play freely?

The three of them treated it as a new script and began to try to leave.

They tried many methods, but all failed. They could clearly see the stone table and stone tablet in front of them, but they could not get there.

They began to become more and more "anxious", their expressions gradually became "serious", and they even had several quarrels with each other.

Finally, Li Zhuiyuan set up the formation and signaled everyone to pass through it, but still failed.

Li Zhuiyuan silently put away the battle flags and blueprints, put them back into his schoolbag, then turned around and walked back.

The three of them naturally walked back together. During this time, under the instigation of Tan Wenbin, the three of them were still mocking and bickering with each other.

Even though there were no cameras in plain sight, everyone was still acting seriously. After all, who knew if there were any secret cameras?
We returned along the same route and arrived at the riverside at the village entrance again.

Six college students were lying side by side under an old locust tree in the distance, probably still unconscious.

Yuxuzi stood on the stone slab. Even though half of his body was covered with fish scales, his back viewed from a distance still had a sense of artistic conception.

The big fish disappeared, but thick ripples appeared from time to time in the central area of ​​the river, proving that it was still swimming underneath.

As if he heard footsteps, Yuxuzi turned around and looked at Li Zhuiyuan and the other three with a kind smile on his face.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "Master, I was rude earlier."

Yuxuzi: "My friend, please don't say that. When traveling in the martial arts world, you should be careful and cautious. You are able to help the descendants of my three disciples to continue the formation outside, and you dare to take the initiative to walk in here. This courage and responsibility are already precious."

"Master, please teach me how to get out."

Yuxuzi reached out from under the river and took out a stone slab with intricate patterns carved on it.

"I wonder if you have ever learned the formation?"

"I know a little bit."

Yuxuzi was delighted when he heard this, and then asked:
"I wonder if my friend can go to the underworld?"

"Just barely mastered it."

Yuxuzi clapped his hands lightly and said with emotion: "It is God's will. It is truly God's will."

There are good and bad corpse retrievers in the business, with both the upper and lower limits being very exaggerated. Some have the means to preserve their bodies while others are like my great-grandfather, for whom it has become purely a folk culture.

"What does this mean, Taoist priest?"

"God has granted you the opportunity to escape, my friend. God has also granted you the opportunity to destroy this monster!"

"Please tell me in detail, Taoist priest."

"Look at this." Yuxuzi threw the stone to Li Zhuiyuan. Runsheng stepped forward, took the stone and handed it to the young man.

Li Zhuiyuan took a quick glance and found that what was carved on it was similar to the formation formula he had designed for Tan Wenbin, Yin Meng and the others before.

You just need to memorize it and add some basic knowledge of formations, and you can walk between formations and perform some operations like a fool.

"What do you think, little friend?"

“It’s a little difficult, but we can overcome it.”

"It doesn't matter. Just hold it in your hand and watch it as you walk."

"and then?"

Yuxuzi raised his arm and waved it lightly. A stream rushed out from the river surface and extended along the village road all the way to the end of the village.

Li Zhuiyuan pursed his lips. He had indeed not been able to notice the existence of this stream before because it was not in reality.

It is more like a connecting line drawn with special paint, which will only appear under light. Normally, there is no trace at all.

Following this line, Li Zhuiyuan began to observe the ground nearby. The village road was a dirt road and was relatively soft. Following this line, Li Zhuiyuan quickly found several crow's feet.

There must have been a fish that followed the "stream", which was actually following the guidance of this line, and fluttered out on the ground.

I think the fish that the Xue, Zheng and Zeng families in Min'an Town were dealing with were sent out from here in this way.

Although the monster is in Zhengmen Village, it can still affect Min'an Town.

"My friend, follow the guidance of this stream all the way to the end of the village, and you will enter the fog. Then continue walking in the dark, and find a stone table in the fog. Follow the instructions on the stone slab and land on the stone table, then the fog will be opened, and you can leave this place and gain freedom."

The fox's tail is not exposed, but continued to come out.

Li Zhuiyuan saw at a glance that he only needed to follow the direction of this "stream" to get out of the formation.

As for the fog later and what to do in the fog, they are all continued and are purely Yuxuzi's personal opinions.

In fact, you have already left the town, but he can still confuse you and make you mistakenly believe that you have not left, and then continue to act according to his requirements.

Isn’t the stone table in the fog the altar outside?

He wanted me to help destroy the altar so as to destroy the formation.

But if it was so simple, why didn't he arrange for the fish that were sent out to do these things?

Those fish can not only kill people, but also control people as puppets. Logically, they should be able to complete this task.

Unless, for some reason, the fish are unable to do this.

Li Zhuiyuan held the stone slab in his hand and exerted slight force, but the stone slab was very hard and could not leave any marks.

It's something that can be written on paper or even a piece of wood, so why do you have to find a stone to carve it?
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Tan Wenbin and said, "Brother Binbin, you have the deepest attainments in formations. Come and take a look at this stone slab."

As he spoke, Li Zhuiyuan held the stone slab with both hands and threw it towards Tan Wenbin.

Tan Wenbin: I have the deepest attainments in formation?
Of course, I have the deepest attainments in formations.

Tan Wenbin took the slate with both hands, looked it over carefully, and commented:

"Well, it's concise, easy to understand, and simplifies things. Not bad."

"Then let me see it again." Li Zhuiyuan spread out his hands and waved.

Tan Wenbin, who was about to walk over and hand it back, imitated Li Zhuiyuan's previous actions and threw the slate back.

After Li Zhuiyuan caught it with both hands, he pressed his palms and arms against the stone slab and felt it carefully. As expected, he sensed a slight vibration.

There is something hidden inside this stone slab!

"Master, you have only told us how to get us out. Remember you said before that you wanted us to help you completely eliminate this monster?"

"In fact, it's just a matter of convenience." Yuxuzi took out a lamp from his arms. The flame was pure white, and a faint sound similar to the beating of a heart could be heard. "My friend, do you know what this is?"

This is a soul lamp.

"Master, what is this?"

“This is my soul lamp.

In my time, I used my physical body as the foundation of the formation, my soul as the eye of the formation, and my three disciples who had lived here for generations as the continuation of the formation.

With a passion in his heart, he fights demons and defends justice.

But this monster is really powerful.

You have also seen these fish scales on my body.

Over the years, I have been suppressing it, and it has actually been suppressing me as well. We have been implicated with each other for a long time.

This formation has already formed its own structure. My soul has been immersed in it for a long time, and it has become indistinguishable from it. Now it is extremely weak and its vitality is exhausted.

Please take my soul lamp with you when you go out. This lamp cannot be extinguished here. Please turn it off after you go out.

I will take it with me and disappear from this world completely."

"The Taoist priest's determination to sacrifice his life for the cause makes us admire him."

"Actually, I have a little selfish motive here." Yuxuzi reached out and scratched the fish scales on his body, "I also want to be freed as soon as possible."

Then, Yuxuzi bowed to Li Zhuiyuan:
"Please help me, my friend!"

Li Zhuiyuan responded, "I will do my best."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Yuxuzi picked up a lantern on the ground and pointed to the stream in front of him: "In this case, I will personally lead the way for you."

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

"Roar!"

In the middle of the river, a big fish opened its bloody mouth and began to roar angrily, slapping the surface of the river with its tail.

Yuxuzi laughed and said, "You evil beast, are you scared now?"

The big fish was still roaring and twisting, its eyes bloodshot.

"Don't worry, you evil creature. You will soon cease to exist."

Yuxuzi walked forward with a lantern, while Li Zhuiyuan and four others followed behind him, stepping on the "stream".

Not long after walking, Yuxuzi stopped, turned back and pointed at the six unconscious college students under the tree, and warned:

"My friend seems to have forgotten them."

Li Zhuiyuan glanced back and said, "Then forget it. When we go to the underworld later, my companions will have to help me into the mist. They can't move now, so they can't follow me. Forcing them to carry me on their backs would be a burden and could cause trouble."

Yuxuzi sighed and said, "But God is merciful."

Li Zhuiyuan continued, "To fight against evil and defend the Way, sacrifices must be made."

Yuxuzi showed reluctance, but finally nodded: "After all, it is a matter of fate, and it cannot be forced."

After expressing his feelings, Yuxuzi continued to move forward.

When they passed the closed-door room that Li Zhuiyuan had entered earlier, Yuxuzi asked, "Did you go in and take a look, young friend?"

"Didn't you, Taoist priest, arrange for them to bring us in to pay our respects?"

"The Taoist in yellow robe is my senior brother. I came here because I heard that my senior brother brought his disciples to exorcise demons. But when I got here, I found that it was too late.

Over the years, I have often wondered if my brother had waited for me to set out together, and if we had joined forces, would the situation have been different? "

"After all, it's a matter of fate. You can't force it."

"good."

The five continued to move forward.

Yuxuzi spoke again, "My friend, have you ever heard of the Dragon King's family on the river?"

"I heard some things from my elders at home."

"Then do you know about Dragon King Willow?"

"The Dragon King Willow seems to have become lonely."

"Oh?" Yuxuzi was surprised. "It's only been a few years, why do you feel so lonely?"

"I don't know the details, but Dragon King Liu hasn't sent anyone across the river in decades."

"Oh..." Yuxuzi let out a long sigh, as if he had relieved himself of some burden.

"Taoist priest?"

"I just feel sad. I didn't expect that a powerful family like the Dragon King could also fall into decline. My dear friend, do you know that this monster was originally suppressed by a Dragon King of the Liu family?"

"The woman in green robe in the painting, is she the Dragon King of the Liu Family?"

"Exactly."

"But, since the Dragon King of the Liu Family severely injured this monster, he didn't completely deal with it?"

"My friend, you don't know that some monsters and evil spirits are very difficult to kill completely. They can only be suppressed and eliminated. The Dragon King of the Liu family must have come here, but when he saw that I had already set up the formation and opened the town, he thought that everything was settled and he could leave."

"Master, you really did it."

"What a pity! My senior brother admired the Liu family so much back then, but he never got to see the Dragon King until his death. This must be a great regret for my senior brother."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"No exaggeration."

"But you, Taoist priest, are a Taoist."

“But when the Dragon King travels on the river, he doesn’t live on his boat every day.

Even though everyone has different methods, different factions, and different understandings of the Way of Heaven, in the end, we all live together in this world. When you look up, you can still see other people. "

"It seems that not only your senior brother, but also you, the Taoist priest, admire the Dragon King of the Liu Family."

"That's natural."

"Although it is illusory and death is like the extinguishing of a light, I really hope that you can get what you wish for, Taoist Priest."

When Yuxuzi heard this, the fish scales on his body shook slightly.

It was barely detectable, but was captured by Li Zhuiyuan.

The other party was shocked after hearing what I said. Although he tried his best to suppress it, a trace of it still showed.

He admired him, but now, he really didn't want to meet the Dragon King. He didn't even dare to think about it.

The stream runs through the village road and extends to the charity cemetery.

Li Zhuiyuan pointed at the six coffins on the dam of the Yizhuang and asked, "Master, I checked these coffins when I came in earlier. Have those six people ever lived here?"

“Yes, when they first came in, they were frightened by the evil thoughts and ghosts everywhere, so they chose to hide in the coffin for a while. I don’t know what they were thinking.

Later, seeing that they were really tortured, I took action and saved them. At least, they still had a chance of survival and hope. "

Li Zhuiyuan said ashamedly: "I have finally let you down."

Yuxuzi waved his hand and said, "No one is perfect, as long as you have a clear conscience, it is enough. My friend, you helped me to kill this monster, which is a great merit."

Five people walked to the end of the village.

The "creek" meanders all the way and continues to extend.

Yuxuzi stopped, looked at the lantern in his hand, reached out and gently stroked the white flame on it, his eyes filled with reminiscence and remembrance.

Finally, he handed the lantern to Li Zhuiyuan and said, "Thank you, my friend. Take it out and put it out."

Li Zhuiyuan held the slate in both hands and looked at Tan Wenbin.

Tan Wenbin reached out and took it. The moment he touched it, he felt like he was holding another person's still beating heart.

Yuxuzi bowed solemnly to the four people again: "Thank you for your hard work, the righteous path is not alone!"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded to Yuxuzi, while Tan Wenbin, Runsheng and Yin Meng clasped their fists in return.

Then, Yuxuzi stood where he was.

The four of them continued to move forward along the "creek", and when they were about to enter the junction of the formation, Li Zhuiyuan said:

"Follow me."

Tan Wenbin held the lamp in his right hand and grabbed Li Zhuiyuan's shoulder with his left hand.

Yin Meng and Run Sheng at the back also grabbed the shoulders of the people in front of them.

The four of them moved forward step by step. When they were about to enter the formation boundary, a loud shout came from behind:
"Stay!"

Li Zhuiyuan stopped and looked back.

Yuxuzi's face showed pain, he crawled on the ground, his eyes showed struggle, and he stretched out his arms towards me:

"It's deceiving you, stop, don't be fooled!"

Li Zhuiyuan immediately walked back, and Runsheng and the other two followed closely behind him.

Seeing them come back, Yuxuzi showed a relieved expression on his face, but the next moment, black mist rose from his body.

"Ahhh!"

Yuxuzi let out a scream, as if an invisible chain had been wrapped around his neck, pulling him backwards.

"That light is not mine, it belongs to the monster. The monster has controlled me to deceive you. Don't be fooled by the monster!"

After shouting again, in addition to the black mist, flames also rose from Yuxuzi's body, making him look extremely scary.

On Yuxuzi's face, there was kindness at one moment and hatred at another, switching back and forth constantly.

"Leave the lamp behind and leave quickly. I will continue to suppress it. This is my mission. Leave quickly, leave quickly!"

Tan Wenbin looked at the lantern in his hand, then looked at Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother Xiaoyuan, this thing..."

"lost."

"Oh, okay." Tan Wenbin threw the lamp in his hand. The lamp fell to the ground with a "click" and rolled on the ground continuously, but the flame still did not go out.

Li Zhuiyuan said to Runsheng and Yin Meng, "Help the Taoist priest to fight the evil spirits."

Runsheng and Yin Meng rushed over immediately.

Yuxuzi shouted, "Don't worry about me, just leave."

After shouting this, the expression on Yuxuzi's face turned into hatred again.

Runsheng held the Yellow River shovel and slashed directly at Yuxuzi.

The hateful-faced Yuxuzi raised the hand covered with fish scales and grabbed the Yellow River shovel.

"Clang!"

Runsheng was shocked. With his current strength, he could smash even a rock into a crack if he shoveled it down. But the man in front of him grabbed it with just one hand?

Yin Meng held the exorcism whip, slid sideways, and pulled out the whip, wrapping it around Yuxuzi's right leg.

The leg was originally translucent, but when the whip made contact, the area without scales shifted over.

Then he swung his right leg, Yin Meng lost his balance, and had to stand on tiptoes and grab the whip to slide together.

It was not clear before the fight, but when we actually came into contact, we realized that the power of the Hateful-Faced Yuxuzi was truly terrifyingly strong.

Runsheng pulled out the Yellow River shovel, his clothes bulged, and he hit again.

Yuxuzi clenched his fist and smashed it towards the Yellow River.

"boom!"

Yuxuzi stood where he was, motionless, but Runsheng was shocked and took several steps back. But after Runsheng stopped, he gathered his strength again and swung the Yellow River shovel to rush forward again.

Yin Meng took this opportunity to retract the whip with one hand, using the force to pull herself towards Yuxuzi. When the distance was enough, she took out a handful of dust from her pocket with her other hand and sprinkled it forward.

A cloud of gray mist spread out.

This was originally her preparation for Runsheng's next round of offensive, intending to interfere with the opponent's perception.

Unexpectedly, Yuxuzi opened his mouth and took a deep breath, and all the gray mist was sucked into his mouth.

The next moment, Yuxuzi crossed his fish-scale arms in front of his body to block Runsheng's attack, then quickly leaned forward and leaned his shoulders forward.

"boom!"

Runsheng was knocked back again, a hole was burned on his clothes on his chest, and blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth.

Tan Wenbin's eyes widened: "Is this still a human?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "He is no longer a human being."

The boy spoke calmly, and didn't seem surprised at all.

"Then I'll help too!"

Tan Wenbin held the Seven-Star Hook in his left hand and the Luosheng Umbrella in his right hand, shouting as he ran.

One was to hold up the scene, and the other was to remind the two teammates that I was here, so they should be careful and not be accidentally injured or disturbed by me.

Seeing that the Taoist priest was able to repel Runsheng, Tan Wenbin did not run into close combat. Instead, he swung his left hand from a distance, extended the Seven Star Hook, and stabbed towards Yuxuzi.

"Pfft..."

The tip of the Seven-Star Hook pierced into Yuxuzi's chest.

"Fuck me!"

Tan Wenbin shouted in disbelief, he never thought he could be so awesome!
Runsheng and Yin Meng also found it a little difficult to understand.

In the back, Li Zhuiyuan warned, "He changed his expression."

Only then did everyone realize that Yuxuzi's originally hateful face had turned into kindness.

At this time, a question was put in front of the three people: now that their faces have changed, should they still fight?

Soon, this problem was no longer a problem, because Brother Xiaoyuan at the back did not say that he would not fight, which meant... continue fighting!
Tan Wenbin grasped the mechanism at the handle of the Seven-Star Hook with his left hand, and the tip of the hook stretched out two sickles, wrapping around Yuxuzi's chest.

Runsheng tugged at his clothes three times in a row, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and rushed forward again with the shovel in his hand.

The shovel hit Yuxuzi's chest directly, knocking him away.

"Oh my god..." Tan Wenbin had originally caught Yuxuzi, but Runsheng's strength was too great, and after he was pulled away, the Seven-Star Hook also flew out with him, causing Tan Wenbin to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

Runsheng did not stop and continued to follow up.

As soon as the Yuxuzi landed on the ground, Runsheng came again and took another shovel.

"Snapped!"

Yuxuzi was whipped away again with great force.

Runsheng is still chasing closely.

But this time, Yuxuzi landed first, and just as he was about to stand up, Runsheng's shovel came.

Yuxuzi's kind face turned into a hateful face at this moment. He reached out and grabbed the shovel. The flames on his body also followed his arm and burned towards the shovel.

Yin Meng's whip came and exploded in front of Yuxuzi. A green crystal fell off the whip. When it touched the flame on Yuxuzi's body, it bloomed like fireworks, making a crisp "crackling" sound.

Yuxuzi's movements were forced to slow down, and Runsheng raised his foot and kicked Yuxuzi in the chest.

"boom!"

The kick was very powerful, but Yuxuzi managed to hold on and was not kicked away.

Tan Wenbin had already climbed up by now, and after rushing over, he grabbed one end of the Seven-Star Hook, then took out four evil-breaking talismans from his pocket with his left hand, hung them on the small hook at one end of the Seven-Star Hook, and then pushed the hook hard.

The four evil-breaking talismans flowed along the long handle of the Seven-Star Hook to the tip and hit Yuxuzi's chest.

"Crack! Crack!"

Four consecutive explosions were heard, and the fish scales on Yuxuzi's body were blown everywhere.

At this moment, the hatred on Yuxuzi's face turned into kindness.

Runsheng only felt that the huge force that had previously competed with him for the Yellow River shovel had disappeared. He immediately exerted force and lifted Yuxuzi up. Runsheng took advantage of the situation and smashed him down again, and Yuxuzi was smashed heavily to the ground.

Yuxuzi, with a kind face, said: "Thank you... for helping me... to be free..."

Runsheng raised the shovel and continued to hit Yuxuzi.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Yin Meng came over, but she didn't join the attack. Instead, she prepared to spread dust and wait for Yuxuzi to change his face next time so that she could support Runsheng.

Tan Wenbin was busy pushing all the various talisman papers on his body along the Seven-Star Hook. Every time a round was pushed, there would be an explosion from Yuxuzi's body.

But he enjoyed pushing it so much that soon, the stock of talisman paper on Tan Wenbin's body was exhausted.

He wanted to ask his companion to borrow some talisman paper, but seeing that Yin Meng was on high alert and Runsheng was swinging his shovel so hard that it was almost smoking, he was too embarrassed to ask.

Turning back and looking at Li Zhuiyuan, he found that the young man had no intention of participating in the battle from beginning to end.

Tan Wenbin felt something in his heart, stood up and brushed off the dust on his body: I ​​still have to learn from my brother Yuanzi, who is more steady.

Now, every time Runsheng shoveled down, fish scales would fly out of Yuxuzi's body.

The more you smashed it, the more fish scales flew out. Soon, fish scales were everywhere, forming a thick layer.

These fish scales will continue to grow from Yuxuzi's body and then automatically block the damaged area.

Yuxuzi, with a kind face, looked calm, with his fists clenched, as if he was fighting with the one in his heart. As long as the hateful face didn't show up, there would be no danger, and Runsheng could smash as much as he wanted.

Finally, the fish scales stopped growing as fast, and the scales that originally covered half of the body began to shrink in area.

After continuing to smash down, the fish scales on Yuxuzi's body gradually became the size of a palm.

Runsheng grabbed the shovel with both hands and smashed it down again!
"boom!"

The last bit of fish scales completely shattered, and Yuxuzi's body became clean.

"Crack!"

The Yellow River shovel in Runsheng's hand finally couldn't bear the weight and broke into two pieces.

Runsheng staggered back, his muscles cramping all over his body.

The first time I hit someone, I almost lost all my strength by hitting myself.

Even though he had sixteen qi sea points throughout his body storing up energy, he still felt powerless.

There's no way. When fighting with someone, there's always a back and forth, or if one strike fails, you look for another opportunity. But this kind of thing, hitting someone non-stop in front of them, means you're using all your strength every time, with no chance to breathe at all.

There were thick fish scales under my feet, and the soles of my shoes were a little slippery when I stepped on them.

Runsheng couldn't imagine how difficult it would be for him to beat so many fish scales out of Yuxuzi if he always had a hateful face...it could even be said to be almost impossible.

Because he hates Yuxuzi's face, he will resist.

Unless Xiaoyuan also comes to help me.

Runsheng looked back and found that Xiaoyuan was just walking slowly towards him.

When Li Zhuiyuan came over, his shoes kept picking up fish scales, like someone kicking up snow while walking on the road on a snowy day in winter.

Yuxuzi, with a kind face, lay on the ground, raised his hands weakly, and said:

"I never thought that I would have such a clean day."

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Yuxuzi, squatted down, supported Yuxuzi's shoulders with both hands, and said, "Master, you have worked hard."

Yuxuzi looked at Li Zhuiyuan and said, "Fortunately, nothing serious happened. It just controlled me."

"Well, thank you for your timely reminder, Taoist."

"Roar!"

From the village entrance, there was an angry roar of a big fish, filled with a strong sense of unwillingness. Moreover, the roar was getting closer and closer, as if it was coming from that side.

Yuxuzi turned his head and looked over there, with a relieved smile on his face:

"This is my mission and my destiny. You guys go now. I will stay here and suppress it. I will never let it have the chance to wreak havoc on the world again.

The way it taught you to get out was correct. You can leave here by following the 'creek' and the markings on the stone slab, but you cannot take the lamp with you."

"Taoist Priest..."

"Let's go. If you don't leave now, it might come. You have cut off its hope of leaving here. It is angry. I will help you to stop it."

This scene is extremely tragic and touching.

Runsheng, Yin Meng and Tan Wenbin were all touched.

It can be said that any normal person would be moved at this moment.

However, at this time, they would habitually look at Xiaoyuan again.

Until they noticed a slightly playful smile on Xiaoyuan's face.

The three of them felt the same way in their hearts: Damn it, it’s too early to be moved!
"Master, I have memorized everything on the stone tablet. Can I not bring the stone tablet with me?"

"You'd better take it with you. It's safer this way so nothing goes wrong."

"But Taoist Priest, it's too heavy. I don't want to carry it."

"Boom boom boom!"

The vibration in the village is getting closer and closer, and the big fish will appear soon.

The muscles on Yuxuzi's face also began to tremble along with the vibration.

His eyes are gradually becoming gloomy, and his expression is gradually becoming dark.

It's not a hateful face, but it's no longer kind either.

"My friend, what are you talking about?"

"I'm saying..."

The position of Li Zhuiyuan's hands caused his vision to become extremely distorted.

If you observe from a Yin-yang perspective, you can see two balls of intense karmic fire rising from the young man's hands.

The young man's hands had been resting on Yuxuzi's shoulders.

The karmic fire began to spread from the young man's hands to Yuxuzi's entire body.

"what!!!"

Yuxuzi let out a scream.

The last person to enjoy this kind of burning treatment was Granny Yu.

Now, Taoist Master Yuxuzi is also enjoying it.

The difference was that although Grandma Yu had not fully recovered at that time, her bones, flesh and blood were still very hard, which made it difficult for Li Zhuiyuan to hold on to her back and burn her for a long time.

But Taoist Yuxuzi, whose scales had just been beaten off, was like he had voluntarily turned into a peeled egg, white and tender, and was presented to him.

The karmic fire could burn and boil on his body without any hindrance.

Yuxuzi asked painfully: "Why, why, why!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Should I thank you for your appreciation and recognition of me? You actually took the initiative to add another layer of drama. What, did you guess that I would not just walk in so obediently?"

"Of course you wouldn't, you just came here for the sake of excitement, you don't have any reverence for the way of heaven in your heart, and you are suspicious by nature, all of which are manifested by you.

So I know that before, you would not follow my instructions to enter, because you were doubting me. You never really believed in me from the beginning. "

"Master, is there a possibility that what you saw from me was also something I showed you on purpose?"

Yuxuzi's face was extremely ferocious under the burning of the karmic fire: "Why? It's here, how can you still not believe it? How can you still not run?"

During the first round of performances, Yuxuzi felt uneasy, as he thought Li Zhuiyuan would not believe him.

So, he gave himself another round.

In the second round, he acted as an "awakened" Taoist who was fighting a desperate battle with the monster's consciousness.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to sacrifice so many fish scales on his body, in exchange for the current serious damage to his vitality, just to regain trust for himself in the second round.

But trust or not is secondary. The main thing is the anger of the big fish, which brings a serious sense of oppression in reality.

He felt that even if the boy had doubts, he should panic, then choose to believe and leave quickly.

He thought his design was very clever, but the boy was not moved at all, as if he had already seen through his steps.

"Why, why is this happening!"

What is more painful than the burning of karma fire is the extremely strong confusion in the heart.

He believed that there might be truly smart people in this world who could see through all disguises, but the boy's behavior seemed to tell him that the other party could not see through it.

No matter how well you act, no matter how sophisticated your design is, even if it is perfect, to the teenager, it is still as ridiculous as taking off all your clothes and dancing naked.

This is the most difficult thing for him to understand, why, on what basis!

Li Zhuiyuan did not answer him, but continued to release the karma fire.

Clouds of white mist rose up, and with a strong sense of resentment and confusion, Yuxuzi began to become more and more transparent, until he completely dissipated.

Li Zhuiyuan clapped his hands, stood up, closed his eyes, and felt a little dizzy.

Tan Wenbin immediately took out a bottle of Jianlibao from his bag, opened it with a "pop", and handed it over.

Li Zhuiyuan took it and drank it all in one breath.

Runsheng picked up a half-broken Yellow River shovel and smashed it at the brick.

"boom!"

The stone bricks were cracked, and there was a lamp inside, with a black flame.

Yin Meng said, "If we take this slab out, it will be considered as having really escaped. However, the fish that appeared in the three families in Min'an Town were not released by it from here, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It was released from here. The formation here is only aimed at it."

Yin Meng: "Then why didn't it let those fish carry the lamp out?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It may be because those fish can't resist the temptation of this soul lamp. Those fish have their own thoughts and ambitions, and are not completely under control, especially in front of this thing."

They are a group of fish with ideals and ambitions.

Runsheng: "So, it just deliberately lay there without resisting, letting me beat it to my heart's content?"

Tan Wenbin interrupted, "Yes, that's right. Cherish such an opponent. It will be difficult to meet a second one in this life."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The vibration sound is getting closer.

The big fish came ashore from the river and passed through the village. Now its figure can be seen.

It did not flutter up, it swam here. Although it left the water, everywhere it passed was mud.

The "dong dong dong" sound is the vibration of the tail.

Such a big fish does not look that exaggerated when it is in the water, but when it comes completely ashore and stands in front of you, the powerful deterrence and oppression are so strong that you can almost squeeze out the water.

Tan Wenbin threw his Yellow River shovel to Runsheng.

Then, Runsheng stood in front of Li Zhuiyuan holding a shovel.

"Brother Runsheng?"

"Xiao Yuan, I can still fully open my Qi Sea."

Although he is very tired now, he still has some tricks up his sleeve.

"Brother Binbin, there is a blueprint in my schoolbag. Go to the back and plant the battle flag according to the blueprint."

"okay!"

Tan Wenbin immediately ran back with his bag.

This was not the first or second time for him to follow the blueprint to place the flags in formation. With practice, he became very proficient at it, and it was as easy as scratching the surface.

Li Zhuiyuan asked Tan Wenbin to set up the formation for the escape.

The method that Yuxuzi mentioned before can actually get out, but one needs to lead the way himself, because Yin Meng and Runsheng cannot go in secret.

Therefore, from the perspective of efficiency, it would be better to let Tan Wenbin arrange a route that is easy to access.

In this way, he could stay and choose to kill the monster, and he could also lead the team away quickly when the situation was bad.

To be more extreme, you can fight it once and then leave immediately, go outside the formation, recuperate, and then come back to fight it again. Anyway, it can't leave the formation, so you can keep going back and forth to wear it down, and it will eventually die.

Yin Meng took out a can of yellow peaches from her backpack.

However, there were no yellow peaches or sweet water in the can, but a colorful thick substance.

Runsheng glanced at it and asked, "What is this?"

Yin Meng: "I cooked this dish myself, and there's some left over from last time."

As he spoke, Yin Meng smeared the leftovers from the can onto the exorcism whip and reminded:

"It's corrosive. When the fight starts later, be careful."

Last time, the fish that loved to eat mice exploded in front of him, and the liquid that came out of it corroded the entire room into pits.

At first, Yin Meng thought that this kind of fish was inherently corrosive.

Later, after learning about how Tan Wenbin and Runsheng behaved when the fish died, she realized that it was not the fish that was corrosive, but the food she cooked.

"Boom boom boom!"

The big fish came and stopped a few dozen meters away from the group.

Its condition was actually very bad. It could be slightly concealed when it was in the water before, but now that it is fully exposed, you can see that there is a large area of ​​decay all over its body, and fish bones are exposed in some places.

Under one of the thin films, dark red particles can be vaguely seen, shaped like a honeycomb.

Yin Meng pointed over there and asked, "Is that fish roe?"

Runsheng responded: "It should be."

Those little fish, as well as the bigger ones, are hatched from there.

Yin Meng said: "After killing the fish, I want to get some fish roe to cook."

Runsheng: "Don't use the pot in the store."

"Roar!"

The big fish roared again, bringing a gust of fishy wind.

It seems to be expressing a kind of dissatisfaction. It has already come, but you are still talking and laughing.

Runsheng and Yin Meng also stopped smiling, because they knew they had to buy enough time for Binbin who was behind them.

However, when it comes to buying time, Li Zhuiyuan has his own way.

The young man said, "Didn't you just ask why? I can answer you now. Anyway, we have enough time now."

The big fish's eyes fell on Li Zhuiyuan, and its lips moved, making a dull "gurgling" sound.

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head and said, "I don't understand."

The big fish's gills were raised, and no one knew what method it used, but amid the muffled sound, a voice was heard:

"Tell me, how did you discover my disguise?"

Li Zhuiyuan smiled.

Tan Wenbin was setting up the formation in the back, and the other party did not fail to see it.

I am deliberately trying to buy time, but isn't the other party also deliberately cooperating and delaying?

What? Are you trying to use the formation I set up to take the opportunity to leave here?
He felt that the other party had thought very lowly of him before, but after what had just happened, the other party now thought highly of himself.

I set up the formation myself, so I and others can leave. But you are specifically targeted by this formation, so how can you get out?
To make such a stupid mistake and to have such a daydream shows that the other person is really anxious and panicked and has lost his composure.

Seeing that Li Zhuiyuan didn't say anything, the big fish's gills quickly opened and closed: "Speak to me!"

Li Zhuiyuan said, "What's the point of saying this or that? Don't you think it's awkward? Just continue to call yourself "poor Taoist", my Taoist Master Yuxuzi."

The big fish's eyes showed anxiety and doubt, but soon they were filled with resentment:

"What are you saying to me?"

"I say, Taoist Yuxuzi, how long are you going to perform?"

The big fish stopped moving and its gills completely closed.

Li Zhuiyuan continued, "Don't you get tired of acting all the time? Or is it because you rarely see outsiders here, so you can't stop acting?"

The big fish's mouth opened again, this time it opened wider, and a figure appeared inside, it was Yuxuzi.

It's just that there are many parts of Yuxuzi's body with flesh and blood, which are connected to the fish's body. They are originally one. To be more precise, Yuxuzi grew out of the fish's body.

This can also be considered a dead...corpse demon.

But unlike traditional corpse monsters, he is a human corpse outside, and secondly, he is not mainly composed of a human body, but a fish body.

Yuxuzi in the fish's mouth no longer had the appearance of an immortal. His entire body was covered with sticky liquid, making him look like a newly hatched animal.

Yuxuzi asked, "How did you find out?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "What did you discover? Did you discover that the real controller here is not the fish monster, but our Taoist Master Yuxuzi, who is committed to exorcising demons and defending the Way, and who left an inscription outside to praise himself?"

"How did you find out?!"

"I discovered it after I came in. When I walked to the river and saw you, the center of the formation, appear in front of me, I discovered it.

To be honest, when I first observed this formation outside, I felt that it was very crude.

Although it did work, it lacked a very critical link and could only suppress but not polish.

If we just waste time, how long will it take to kill the evil spirit?

I was thinking at the time that I would not only help you repair the formation, but also make some additions and modifications on the original basis, at least to make up for the effect that the formation had been worn out.

But when I saw you, I knew I was wrong.

A person who can set up a formation with a Yin-Yang formation eye must have extremely profound attainments in formations. How could he make such a low-level mistake when setting up a formation to suppress evil spirits?
Unless, you did it on purpose.

You are here on purpose, targeting this monster, only suppressing it, not destroying it, because you have your own purpose. "

Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and looked at the sky. Because he was in the formation, the sky above his head was dark.

"Master Yuxuzi, if I'm not mistaken, you set up this formation to deceive the way of heaven, right?"

Yuxuzi was silent.

"You have your own thoughts about this monster. You want to merge with it, but you are afraid of being punished by heaven, so you deliberately set up this situation to give an explanation to heaven.

In this way, you can accumulate merit and achieve your desired goals without any delay.

To be honest, I have seen a few people who try to deceive the world, but this is the first time I have seen someone who is willing to spend so much money like you.

But what I couldn't understand was that the vitality of this fish was almost exhausted here. Are you so slow in integration? It took so long?

For example, this time, when the sixty-year period is approaching, you send those fish out in an attempt to destroy the descendants of your three disciples who remained in the local area and prevent them from offering sacrifices to the blood bowl.

But Zhengmen Village has been gone for nearly three hundred years. Even if you completed the integration as early as fifty-nine years ago, it would have taken you more than two hundred years.

Really, does it take that long?"

Yuxuzi said, "Since I sealed myself here, it only took me forty years to master this monster in the process of fusion, so that my consciousness overwhelmed its consciousness."

"You succeeded in forty years? Logically, you should have been able to break the seal after the first sixty years. Couldn't you have communicated with the outside world at that time? Your three first-generation disciples should not have died yet, right? Even if they did, their second-generation descendants should still remember you as their master."

This formation lasts for sixty years. As long as the three disciples and their descendants do not make the next round of blood bowl offerings, the formation will cease to operate and will no longer suppress the monster.

In other words, Yuxuzi had twenty years to communicate with the outside world. Even if he could not communicate directly, he could still send out that kind of small fish.

Yuxuzi: "Forty years later, the three rebels are still alive and living nearby. But when I sent a message to them, they thought it was a demon impersonating me, bewitching them."

"You didn't tell those three disciples your true purpose? Oh, that's right. Since you want to do such an evil thing without telling the Heavenly Dao, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Then, since they regard your master as a monster, you, as their master, should not show mercy, right?
This is definitely not the first time a fish like that has been released.”

"The three traitors are somewhat capable. After the fish got out, they solved the problem themselves."

At this time, Li Zhuiyuan thought of the three mountains and the special features of the Xue, Zheng and Zeng families, which were located in three Min'an towns respectively.

"It seems that they not only got rid of the fish you released to harm them, but also used it as a warning and arranged more means for future generations to continue the inheritance of this sixty-year cycle of formations.

Let me guess, was there a long period of time during that time when you couldn't find where those three families were?
It seems that they no longer live here and have moved away a long time ago, but why do their descendants appear with bloody bowls every sixty years and renew your prisoner sentence?"

Yuxuzi was silent.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that he had guessed right.

"Master, this is your fault. You just wanted to put on a show for the Heavenly Dao, and you also thought about your future. Why did you arrange three such outstanding disciples to take on this task?"

Yuxuzi replied: "When I came here, I deliberately brought with me three of my least talented and mediocre disciples."

This time, it was Li Zhuiyuan who remained silent.

Yuxuzi smiled.

His smile contained sadness, helplessness, anger, unwillingness, and a little comfort from being a master.

He had made a mistake. He had brought three of the dumbest disciples with him. He had been thinking that he could easily escape from here.

But unexpectedly, the three dumbest disciples actually achieved great success through accumulation of experience.

Even Li Zhuiyuan found the arrangement of the three ancestral tombs, which were meant to convey dreams to future generations, novel.

The idea of ​​dividing Min'an Town into three and having the three families in different Min'an Towns amazed Li Zhuiyuan and even impressed him.

That is to say, those three have to stay here to seal off the monsters, and their descendants must also take root here to inherit the sealing responsibility. Otherwise, when these three families are at their peak, they will be truly qualified to become famous in the Xuanmen formation circle, and I may also be able to find their formation works in the basement of my great-grandfather's house.

This is really a pity. What's more regrettable is that they could not escape the historical cycle. The family gradually declined, and this closed and secluded family style accelerated this decline.

For example, Xue Liangliang, he had no idea that his ancestors were also members of the Xuanmen.

Otherwise, when I went to the bottom of the river to meet the lady of the Bai family, maybe we could have discussed seniority.

The decline of family inheritance is one aspect, but the new social lifestyle is also a major driving factor.

In the past, except for natural disasters and man-made tragedies, the population mobility rate was very low, and people from generation to generation had been living in one place. But now, every family with the three surnames has someone leaving here to develop and settle in big cities.

No matter how good the rules set by our ancestors are, they cannot stop the tide of the times.

This gave Yuxuzi another chance to break free from the cage, and he almost succeeded.

Li Zhuiyuan said with emotion: "In fact, those three are really your good disciples."

"It was a traitor." Yuxuzi corrected, "At that time, they killed the three fish I sent out. I don't believe that they never doubted whether it was really me, their master, who sent the message."

“Probably it doesn’t matter, because in their eyes, their master is a great hero who sacrificed himself alone to seal the monster. Their master died a heroic and great death a long time ago.

And what are you?"

At this time, Tan Wenbin planted the last flag.

Before Tan Wenbin could send a signal to remind him, the big fish suddenly rose up, trying to pass the blocker and rush towards the newly arranged formation.

Runsheng's Qi Hai opened up instantly, and holding the Yellow River shovel, he cut hard into the belly of the big fish.

"Pfft..."

The belly of the big fish was cut open and the fish eggs spilled out.

Yin Meng swung the whip in his hand, and the whip went along the freshly cut wound and into the fish's belly. A large amount of pus immediately flowed out of the wound.

However, this extremely lethal attack was completely ignored by Yuxuzi. It would rather be injured and reach the new formation as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Tan Wenbin was about to try to stop the chariot with his bare hands.

"Get out of the way, let it go!"

Tan Wenbin immediately followed suit and rolled sideways to avoid the attack.

A big fish fell into the array.

Yuxuzi in the fish's mouth began to activate the formation.

Runsheng was about to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Li Zhuiyuan: "No need."

The formation was activated, and the barrier in front of it began to twist. The big fish began to try desperately to get out, and it seemed that it was about to succeed.

But at this moment, the stone altar outside suddenly cracked, and a skeleton in a yellow Taoist robe stood up from inside.

This is the corpse of Yuxuzi himself.

It walked to the front of the barrier, raised its fist, and punched the big fish that was about to come out, at the "itself" in the big fish's mouth!
"boom!"

The entire formation was roaring.

Yin-Yang Formation Eye: The Yin Formation Eye controls the inside, while the Yang Formation Eye controls the outside.

With one punch, the barrier was restored and the big fish fell to the ground.

The last glimmer of hope was shattered, which meant he would have to wait another sixty years, but the problem was that this monster no longer had any chance of survival for another sixty years.

After maintaining the formation, the yellow-robed skeleton returned to the stone altar and sat down again. The stone altar closed, sealing it off, leaving only the skull like an upside-down bowl exposed on the table.

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell on the "creek" again.

It seems that the "stream" does not lead you to the door, but helps lead you to the river. The fish that were previously sent can only be sent there. If you send them directly out of this door or close to the stone table, the fish sent out by Yuxuzi himself will be killed by Yuxuzi himself.

This Yuxuzi is indeed a great talent in formation. He actually built a temple in the snail shell and made something.

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "Master Yuxuzi, you have been trapped here for so long. Have you ever written a book when you were bored?"

Yuxuzi in the big fish's mouth raised his head and looked at Li Zhuiyuan without saying a word.

Li Zhuiyuan explained: "I usually like to read books."

The other party's attainment in formation may not be the highest, but he has lived a long time, which means he has a lot of time to accumulate knowledge.

Yuxuzi said in a deep voice: "I have carved many stone tablets in that river, but none of them are complete."

"It's okay. A fragment is fine. Reading and completing it at the same time can actually help you understand more deeply."

The "evil book" in my dormitory just came in handy.

Yuxuzi said: "I will help you complete those stone tablets and show them to you. You stay and accompany me for sixty years to entertain me."

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "I read very quickly, it won't take me that long. Besides, do you think you have another sixty years to live?"

Yuxuzi said: "It is true that I don't have a full sixty years left to live. Maybe I only have thirty or forty years left."

Before today, he originally had seventy or eighty years left to live, but his soul was first beaten and then burned, reducing thirty years of his life.

The punch from his own skeleton just now took away another ten years.

Now, there are only thirty or forty years left.

"No, no, no. Thirty or forty years is too long. I don't think you will survive today."

Yuxuzi: "This is what I should have said to you after you rejected my request..."

The next moment, the two of them laughed disdainfully in unison;
Li Zhuiyuan: "Oh, where do you get your confidence from?"

Yuxuzi: "Oh, where do you get your confidence from?"

The big fish raised its body and opened its mouth again. At this time, the body of the big fish began to decay rapidly, while fish scales gradually grew on Yuxuzi's body.

Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "You are already very weak."

Anger flashed in Yuxuzi's eyes.

The boy's words were meant to poke his bubble.

He was like a clown on the stage, performing a play by himself, then stabbing himself three times and asking the audience below: Are you afraid of me?

"But it's enough to bury you with me!"

Li Zhuiyuan took a step forward and began to perform the Liu family etiquette, while saying solemnly:
"The descendant of the Dragon King of Qin and Liu families - Li Zhuiyuan.

I came here today,

I’ll send you on your way.”

Yuxuzi's eyes immediately widened and his body began to tremble. The fear buried deep in his memory was awakening.

He and the senior brother he killed with his own hands,

They are all admirers of the Liu family.

And admiration has a synonym, which is fear.

Although there was a regret in the arrangement of his formation as it lacked a "grind", other aspects were flawless and it could be said to be extremely reliable.

Even when Li Zhuiyuan was watching this formation from outside before, he just felt regretful and didn't see any big problems with this forbidden formation.

Why did Yuxuzi make his "cage" so strong and durable?

This is not only for the Heavenly Dao to see, but also for the Dragon King of the Liu family who may come in the future to see.

This big fish was seriously injured by the Dragon King of the Liu family. According to the Dragon King's family's style of doing things, she would pursue a beginning and an end, so she would most likely follow the traces of the big fish's escape.

The reason why his senior brother wanted to deal with this big fish was that he wanted to take this opportunity to meet the Dragon King.

Therefore, Yuxuzi's first priority in creating this formation was to make sure that the Dragon King could not detect any flaws.

"No, how is it possible? How is it possible? Didn't you say that the Liu family hasn't left the river for decades?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "Before me, it has indeed been decades since the Liu family left the river."

Although Uncle Qin failed, he at least tried to cross the river.

But Aunt Liu never crossed the river. Perhaps Uncle Qin’s failure left a psychological trauma on Liu Yumei, so she was reluctant to let Aunt Liu go out and take the risk of crossing the river.

"No, this is not true. The Dragon Kings of Qin and Liu? Hahahaha, how is this possible? How can you be so bluffing and deceiving? It's ridiculous. Don't you know that the Dragon King families on the river are enemies for generations?"

"Of course I know."

Li Zhuiyuan was too lazy to explain the extraordinary love story between Grandma Liu and Grandpa Qin.

Especially to say these things to someone who is about to completely disappear, isn't it a waste of words?

"Come on, why aren't you talking anymore? Come on, keep making up stories. Why aren't you making up stories anymore?"

Yuxuzi gradually became hysterical, his body began to move out of the fish's mouth, and the big fish behind him gradually lost its breath.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'm too lazy to talk to you about this."

"Too lazy to say? Hahaha, what a joke. If you are too lazy to say these things, then why did you introduce yourself to me and perform the Liu family etiquette just now?"

"Because what I just said was not meant for you, and this courtesy is not meant for you either."

"If not to me, then to whom?"

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "You have already merged with this monster, right?"

"Of course."

"Completely?"

"I am the master of myself!"

"But your soul was completely destroyed before, and you were punched by yourself just now."

"So what? I've told you before, even if I'm the way I am now, I'm more than capable of dragging you along with me to be buried with me!"

The madness in Yuxuzi's eyes gradually faded away. He sensed a hint of crisis. With a vigilant look, he glanced at the young man and the three people beside him one by one.

Li Zhuiyuan reached out his hand and tapped his forehead: "I reminded you so clearly, why haven't you thought of it yet?"

But, it’s not his fault.

He said that he had been in the formation forty years and had merged with the big fish. In other words, he had existed in this state for more than two hundred years. In his cognition, he was the monster and the monster was him, and there was no distinction between the two.

"Master, aren't you curious about why we arrived just in time and ruined the plan you've been waiting for two hundred years before it could succeed?

You really were just a little bit away from extinguishing the bloodline of your three disciples.

It's not that you're unlucky.
But because,

Someone tipped me off.”

Li Zhuiyuan moved his hand away, first pointing at Yuxuzi, then slowly raised it and pointed at the big fish behind Yuxuzi.

What emerged in his mind was the chase scene between Dayu and Yuxuzi when he first arrived at the riverside at the village entrance.

The big fish that failed to catch Yuxuzi, as if to vent its anger, jumped high above the river, drew an arc, and then fell heavily into the water.

This scene was exactly the same as what happened in A'li's dream when he was fishing with a lantern.

Previously, when Yuxuzi asked me why I could see through him, I only answered the question about the formation.

Actually,
There was a more direct question, which he did not mention.

That is,
Although they had clearly "met" each other, Yuxuzi did not recognize him.

Because those who truly know themselves and know their own identity,
There has always been a big fish lurking in the river, with only its eyes showing, observing silently.

"You are unwilling to be enslaved, controlled and used as a tool for others, right?
Since you took the bait yourself,
Then I'll give you a chance for revenge.

You now,
What are you waiting for! "

The big fish behind Yuxuzi, which was originally wilting, suddenly had red light in its eyes, and flames ignited all over its body, instantly burning itself.

It opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and thrust the Yuxuzi in front of it,
Swallow it in one gulp!
(End of this chapter)