Exorcism

Mu Xingqiu drank a few gulps of the clear river water, stood up, his stomach growled, and he gently rubbed his abdomen, "I haven't eaten for a long time, I can understand the pain of the demon species in the void. . Mr. Qin, do you want something to eat?”

Mr. Qin was tall, perhaps because his face was too pale, or perhaps because his limbs were too slender, and he did not look very healthy. He stroked his beard a few times, as if he was about to make an extremely important decision, and then said solemnly :"good."

Mu Xingqiu stretched his muscles vigorously, performed a few bone-forging fists, and walked into the depths of the forest against the river. He came back soon, holding a big fish in one hand, "I'm really lucky. There is a deep pool ten miles away. The fish are quite big.”

Mu Xingqiu stood a dozen steps away from Mr. Qin, raised his arms, and put two big fish in the air. The fish were still alive, opening and closing their mouths and twisting their whole bodies, "Don't worry, you'll be here soon." You can enter your new home.”

There were thirteen words in total. Mu Xingqiu waved his hands while speaking. The two fat fish spun quickly, and fish scales, fish intestines and other objects flew out and landed a hundred steps away. After saying the last word, the fat fish became Grilled fish, the whole body is still steaming.

"I should learn more Taoist spells. There are too few natural Tao spells, and I often feel that they are not enough." Mu Xingqiu waved his hand, and a grilled fish automatically flew in front of Mr. Qin, "But there are some things that cannot be solved by magic, such as seasonings. , Spells can only deceive the mind and cannot really satisfy the appetite. Mr. Qin must not like to be deceived. "

"Yes." Mr. Qin raised his arms, shook his large sleeves, exposed his entire palms and wrists, stretched out three fingers each, picked up the fish head and tail, appreciated it for a while, then opened his mouth and chewed slowly, and then The fish bones were spat out to my feet.

Mu Xingqiu ate faster, not even spitting out a few thorns, "You have to take your time, your stomach will not be able to adapt to such fatty food for a while. Zuo Liuying and the others are constantly strengthening this body, that is Forgot to give it some food."

After a while, Mr. Qin finished the whole fish. The bones were still there, and the head and tail were not moved. He turned around and walked to the river, squatted down and washed his hands carefully.

Mu Xingqiu looked at his grease-stained hands and went to wash them. Looking at the reflection on the water, he couldn't help laughing. He finally returned to his original body. Although he was still a little uncomfortable, but how could he see it? They all find it pleasing to the eye.

Mr. Qin stood up and said in a calm teaching voice: "This is Furong Mountain in the Xijie Kingdom. It used to be a place where non-monsters of the Pei family lived. Later, it was destroyed by the demon clan. There have been no humans since more than 20 years ago." Or the monsters moved in, and now it’s a barren mountain.”

"It turns out that this is Xiao Qingtao's hometown. What a coincidence. How did I come here?" Mu Xingqiu also stood up and wiped his wet hands on his body. He was wearing ordinary leather armor on the outside and a layer of linen on the inside. , wearing a straw hat exactly the same as Zuo Liuying.

"This is no coincidence, Fangfang chose this place."

Mu Xingqiu's smile faded, and he turned around in a circle, looking around, "I shocked Fangfang when I used the Frost Soul Sword to absorb the bald man's soul. She must have received the invitation from Xiao Qingtao..."

The Frost Soul Sword was carved on one of Mu Xingqiu's bones. Fangfang's thoughts moved and he was affected unknowingly.

Mu Xingqiu stood in the wind, admiring the scenery and calming his mind. Then he turned around and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it was Mr. Qin. Why did you come to me?"

Mr. Qin looked around and said, "Are you going to talk here?"

"What does Mr. Qin like?"

Mr. Qin thought for a while, "A place with fine wine... and beautiful women."

Xijie Kingdom has never fully recovered from the heavy damage it suffered. It is sparsely populated, with not many villages and towns, and even fewer large cities. Duanliu City is one of them. Although it is not close to Furong Mountain, it is the easiest city for Mu Xingqiu to find.

But he can no longer recognize the current Duanliu City. It is larger than before. The city walls are all newly built, and the old walls have been removed by their roots. The Sunset Lake created by the Pill Breaking Technique has been enclosed in the city. There are many shops and it is more prosperous and lively than twenty years ago.

Xizhao Tower by Xizhao Lake has some of the best wine and beauty in Duanliu City and even the entire north, as well as the best location to view the lake.

There was some gold and silver in Mu Xingqiu's treasure bag. He took it out piece by piece, and with a little magic, he finally arrived at the private room near the lake in the morning.

"The two guests came early, and the rooms after noon have been reserved. No matter how much money you two have, if you want to enjoy the scenery at dusk, you will have to wait until half a month later." The shopkeeper received the reward, Too enthusiastic and seems a bit nagging.

Mr. Qin was extremely picky about the color of wine. He brought in jars of fine wine and waved them back after smelling them. One after another, graceful women walked into the room. They just saluted and before they could even say a word, Mr. Qin snorted them away. dismiss.

The shopkeeper's enthusiasm quickly diminished, "Sir, your friend really... There is nothing that can satisfy him in Duanliu City. If this continues, he will have to work until the evening? Someone has made a reservation for this private room. It's past noon. …”

Mu Xingqiu took out more gold and silver and reignited the shopkeeper's enthusiasm.

An entire hour later, Mr. Qin finally made his choice. Judging from his expression, it was just unsatisfactory.

Three jars of wine were placed on the table. The mud seal was opened but not removed. It was still covering the mouth of the jar. No cups or bowls were needed, and no dishes were ordered. Two "lucky" karaoke girls were serving wine, but they didn't have to do anything. One stood by the window and leaned on the railing to look at the lake, showing off to others, while the other sat on the embroidered pier under the window. They could move however they wanted, but couldn't stand up. Can't sing.

"Everything has its own mode, such as the flowers. It is an elegant thing to look at it from a distance to appreciate it, and to smell it carefully. Or you may wander into the street by mistake, and the fragrance will quietly enter your nose. When you look back, you will not see the flowers. It makes you feel confused. It's like being in a dream, this is the elegance of elegance. The most hateful thing is those who are complacent about plucking flowers, which is no different from thieves showing off their stolen goods. And there are those who collect flowers for medicine, and they are unbearable..."

Mu Xingqiu, who pays for the treat, is a "layman". One of his best friends is a flower farmer, who grows and folds flowers every year.

Mr. Qin went on and on about the true meaning of beauty. The two singers held it in their hands at first, but then they couldn't stand it any longer. For the sake of gold and silver, it was hard to get into trouble, so they could only yawn and look at it in boredom. The ordinary lake water mistook the chatter of strange guests as the buzzing of mosquitoes.

Mu Xingqiu waited silently, neither arguing nor agreeing.

It was past noon, and the shopkeeper came over to take a peek again and again. He just charged too much money and was too embarrassed to turn him away directly.

Mr. Qin finally finished expressing his emotions and got to the point, "I need your protection. After much thought, you are the only suitable candidate."

"So far, I have only stayed with you for one reason: you are Fangfang's father. If you want to be protected, you'd better convince me with a good reason."

Mr. Qin shook his head, as if he felt that this "protector" was not particularly ideal.

"Then let's start from the beginning. Unfortunately, I have forgotten many things. I have lost too many memories in the reincarnations over and over again."

"Reincarnation?"

"Well, I am the only reincarnation in this world."

The two singers at the window showed no interest in the conversation, and even if asked afterwards, they would not be able to recall what they heard.

Mr. Qin has forgotten many things, but the general context is still in his mind.

Going back to more than 130,000 years ago, the demon clan was at its peak, but their number was never large, and at its peak, it did not exceed 100,000. The last demon king concentrated on destroying the sacred tree and the last batch of alien beasts. In order to cultivate a group of high-level slaves, he allowed the third ancestor of Taoism to spread Taoism among the demons. The result was an extremely powerful opponent.

In the final battle - it was a brutal war that today's humans and demons could not imagine, the details of which the Demon King could not remember - the Demon King made a last resort choice when he was about to be completely defeated: concentrate the remaining mana, Sending his soul away.

The way the demons exist is relatively unique. Although they are divided into nearly 100,000 individuals, their emotions and souls are connected together. You are in me, and I am in you. The demon king sends away not only his own soul, but also his soul. Every soul of the demon clan was taken away a little.

The Taoist system won a great victory, but was also seriously damaged and unable to eliminate the last batch of demons, so it took away the bodies of the demons, cast a spell to open up the void, and locked the demons in.

The Third Patriarch planned to wait until the Taoist lineage regained its strength before entering the void to completely eliminate the demon species and avoid future troubles forever.

Contrary to expectations, the Third Patriarch of the Taoist Order quickly went to sweep the void, clearly forcing the demon species to a dead end, but the last remaining one could not be killed, and no matter how powerful the spell was, it had no effect on it. Soon after, this demon species split into thousands of its kind.

The Third Ancestor forcibly took away all the memories of the demon species, and finally found clues from the clues. It turned out that the soul of the demon king was still floating in the world.

For thousands of years, Taoist priests have traveled to every corner of the world, using various methods, and even infusing every main magic weapon with demonic seeds to attract demonic souls to appear, but they have never found any clues.

It is impossible for the demon soul to admit defeat, and it definitely wants to regain the power of the demon seed, but it has never made even the simplest attempt. The third ancestor did not understand why until his death.

The original plan of Demon Soul was indeed to recapture the Demon Seed, but in order to avoid the Taoist pursuit, he cast a spell to send himself into reincarnation, which changed everything.

Reincarnation allows the soul to reside in the fetus, preventing the fetus' own soul from taking shape and occupying this body forever. The price paid for this is that the demon soul loses all memory before the age of fourteen or fifteen, and will slowly awaken after adulthood. Depending on the constitution, this body can live for another twenty or thirty years.

The first few reincarnations did not go well. At that time, the Taoist system had just gained power, humans had not yet been born, the demon clan was under siege, and the demon soul's new body was killed in the melee before he even reached adulthood. Some of his memories, the most important What's more, some emotions are lost at this time.

It wasn't until humans were born, the orthodoxy stabilized, and the whole world prospered again that the demon soul could enter a complete cycle of reincarnation. After awakening, the demon soul suddenly found that it was no longer interested in taking back the demon seed or retaliating against the orthodoxy, and just wanted to stay like this. Reincarnation continues.

"We can't let the devil find me." No matter how nervous he was talking about, Mr. Qin never forgot to smell the aroma of wine and admire the two bored singers. "Strength changes emotions. The mentality of the strong and the weak is completely different." , As long as I combine with the demon species, I will take revenge on Taoism and the entire world. I don’t want to do the flower-folding thing, but once I have the power and opportunity to fold flowers, no one can resist the temptation, including me.”

"You still haven't made it clear why you asked me to protect you." Mu Xingqiu did not want to make any comments on Mr. Qin's statement.

"Because of Fangfang, because of reincarnation." Mr. Qin said.