Exorcism

Mr. Qin took a sip of the wine in the glass. It was as bad as he expected. He didn't even understand why he did this. It was like he had to step over the puddle in front of him even though he could bypass it, and ended up getting his shoes wet. , the soles of my feet are very uncomfortable.

It's his own fault, he thought, and then he realized that he was just a little nervous. As a demon soul, he knew that he should be as stable as a mountain, but it didn't mean that he could do it - just like those seriously ill martial arts masters who knew that they could do it with just one kick. No matter how high I kicked, I couldn't lift my leg at all.

Mu Xingqiu's body was still sleeping under the table, and no one helped him up. Such scenes were common in pubs. Only when the companions who were drinking together became drunk, the waiters in the store would throw them away one by one. go out.

Mr. Qin didn't know how to help him. He just sat there, letting the bitterness and trembling caused by the bad wine spread throughout his body to compete with the tension in his heart. This move actually had some effect, and all possible dangers seemed to be eliminated. Some distance behind.

But this is just an illusion.

The door of the tavern was pushed open, and a strange old man walked in. He immediately attracted everyone's attention. Even the drunken drinkers, as long as they had not fallen down, looked at the door with their sleepy eyes. Grinning stupidly.

The old man wore a bright purple robe and a towering talisman crown on his head. There were two upright animal horns on the top of the crown. He looked taller but the proportions were out of proportion. He held a long white feather in his right hand. , holding a shining golden jar in his left hand, nearly two feet high and one foot wide at its widest point. It looked heavy. If the jar was really made of gold, it would be a treasure.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on this gold pot, and they were secretly weighing its authenticity in their hearts. The guests stopped making fist-fighting noises, and the waiters forgot to come forward to say hello. No one noticed the obvious demon decoration on the old man's body.

The imperial capital was heavily guarded, but he was able to walk into the tavern in the city openly. As long as he took his eyes away from the gold pot for a moment, he would notice that this matter was unusual.

"Those who like to drink are good people." The old man spoke with enthusiasm, as if the people in the store were all his relatives and friends, and everyone was having a family gathering, waiting for his arrival, "Who else likes to drink? ? The monster clan, especially the beast monsters, look how similar you are to the beast monsters.”

"Hey, old man, why are you swearing!" A drinker who was not too drunk became angry, slapped the table and stood up, shaking his body.

"Hey, how can this be a curse? I'm obviously complimenting you." The old man in purple said with a smile, walked up to the drinker and handed the gold pot over, "Say, 'Humans and monsters are as close as one family. ’, you can get something out of it.”

The man was stunned. The gold jar in front of him was so bright that even the tavern was no longer dim. "Human... family" he mumbled vaguely, then stretched his hand to the mouth of the jar.

"Haha, this won't work." The old man shook his head and moved the gold pot away.

"Humans and monsters are as close as one family." The drinker said loudly. Seeing the old man nod, he immediately reached into the jar and grabbed a lot. However, the mouth of the jar was too small. After grabbing something in his hand, he couldn't take it out. He tried hard After waiting for a long time, I had to give up, angrily holding something larger with my fingers, and finally took out the jar.

That was really gold. The drinker took a bite, and his drunkenness disappeared by three points. Another kind of red light appeared on his face, "Humans and demons are as close as one family, humans and demons..."

"The spirit is commendable, but don't be greedy. You only have one chance." The old man was very happy and turned the gold pot to other drinkers.

Everyone rushed forward, shouting "Humans and demons are as close as one family", and then reached into the jar to get a piece of gold. Even the shopkeeper dropped his account book and came to grab a handful, only to find that what he got was really a small piece. Jin Zi, his face turned pale with shock.

The jar seems to have a memory. If anyone wants to fish in troubled waters and catch gold one more time, the mouth of the jar will suddenly become smaller, making it impossible for the palm of the hand to enter.

"Everyone has a chance!" the old man shouted, walked to Mr. Qin's table, put the gold pot on the table, bent down and glanced at Mu Xingqiu under the table, laughed twice, and sat down with Mr. Qin On the other side, he stepped on Mu Xingqiu with both feet.

The customers in the store had no intention of drinking and were all staring at the gold pot. Finally, some smart people came to their senses and understood the meaning of "everyone has a chance". They raised their legs and ran out to greet friends. Others Then suddenly, after a while, the store became empty, and even the shopkeeper and the waiter ran away.

"My name is Mr. Yishi, and I am your admirer." Mr. Yishi's appearance changed again, a little less majestic and a little more kind, "I condensed all the souls into a demon, and after living for thousands of years, I became a demon." You think it’s great, but you’re really a frog in the well. How long have you lived?”

"More than 157,000 years ago." Mr. Qin said.

"Wow, I only have a fraction of your money." Mr. Yishi stared at Mr. Qin with the eyes of everyone coveting the gold pot, looking up and down, "If I take the liberty to invite you..."

"I won't agree to that."

"Let you be the main soul?"

Mr. Qin still shook his head. He was not interested in becoming a demon of souls at all.

"Alas, I would be angry if other souls disagreed, because they actually refused the great opportunity given by Mr. Yishi, but you... alas, I am the one who suffered the loss, and I am also the one who is sad. Alas, alas, I can take a bite Just a small sip, it won’t even bleed... maybe a little bit, just a few drops..."

"My physical body has been destroyed long ago, this is the Dharmakaya."

Yi Shijun sighed again. Only the physical body has the marks of the past, and the Dharma body is useless. "Can we make friends? Chat or something."

"Since we can't even be friends... Taoist priest, come in." Yi Shijun raised his voice.

The door of the tavern was wide open, and the people who came in were not Taoist priests, but a group of ordinary humans. The half-doubtful expressions on their faces turned into eagerness the moment they saw the golden pot.

"Is it true..." Some people wanted to raise questions, but others were already shouting slogans and rushing towards the golden pot.

"Queue up, one by one." Yi Shijun said impatiently, turning to the empty stool on his right hand, "Do you still say I won't succeed? Look, more and more people agree with my point of view."

There was suddenly one more person on the stool, but such a strange scene did not attract anyone's attention. Even if someone took a look, they didn't care. Even if there was an extra tiger in the tavern, they would reach into the pot first and then run for their lives.

Shen Hao smiled at Mr. Qin, "How are you, sir?"

"Not bad."

Neither the teacher nor the former student were excited about the long-awaited reunion. Instead, Yi Shijun smiled again and waved his hand to send the gold pot to another table. "As soon as Mu Xingqiu cast a spell, I found it. None of his magic could escape my eyes. Fortunately, the demons didn't get there first."

Mr. Qin and Shen Hao didn't respond, so Yi Shijun continued, "Let me explain first. I didn't join the Taoist sect. I was just illuminated by the Mirror of Observation. I couldn't escape no matter what. I felt like I was on a thorn in my back and it itched so much. I thought, if that's the case, why should I run away? The Taoists didn't return for me, so what should I be afraid of? I might as well get close to the Mirror of Observation to rub my itch. Haha, this trick is really useful."

Yi Shijun glanced at the two of them, "You don't... If you treat me as a friend, I will remain neutral, not help anyone, nor make trouble. I will just sit here quietly and watch you fight. This is a grand scene that only appears once in a thousand years... no, a hundred thousand years." Shen Hao took out the Observation Mirror and put it on the table. "Sir, you are a soul without a demon, and the demon species is a demon without a soul. When they are separated, they are very weak, but they cannot be killed completely. When the two merge, I am not your opponent." "The Daotong has been looking for me for more than 100,000 years. It must have thought of a way to completely eliminate me and the demon species. Let me think about it... The Observation Mirror can absorb the demon soul and the demon species, and while locking us together, it can also prevent us from merging, and then..." "Then the Daotong will return together and use the nine great treasures to completely kill the demons." Yi Shijun rushed to say that he had been thinking about this for a long time, but Shen Hao refused to say a word. Mr. Qin shook his head, "The Daotong will not come out, and the Observation Mirror will automatically take me and the demon species back to the secluded place of the Daotong." "Then what? Kill you there?" Yi Shijun asked endlessly. Mr. Qin still shook his head, "It's a waste to kill the demons. The Dao needs our strength..."

"I see!" Yi Shijun once again rushed to speak, raised his hand and slapped the table, "The Dao needs to obey the Riman Taoist priest, haha, you are going to suffer, neither alive nor dead, neither alive nor dead, half alive and half dead... How long will it take for the power of the demons to be drained?"

"If the nine great treasures are used together... about a hundred years."

Yi Shijun laughed even louder, causing some people who were grabbing the gold to turn their heads to look at him, "Interesting, interesting, even so, you are unwilling to take the initiative to merge with the demon species? "

"No."

"Haha, you are really the most interesting creature I have ever seen. It's a pity that you don't want to join the soul demon. After hearing what you said, I don't want you either. But you won't sit and wait for death, right? That would be boring, but stupid. You can't be stupid."

"I'm betting on Mu Xingqiu."

"This kid?" Yi Shijun looked under the table sideways, his feet still on Mu Xingqiu, "He may not be as good as me."

"Give him some time."

"Do you think Mu Xingqiu can compete with the entire Taoist sect in the future?"

Mr. Qin nodded.

Yi Shijun laughed and slapped the table again, as if he was drunk, and then turned to Shen Hao, "It doesn't matter if the demon seed can't be found for the time being, the demon soul is here, why didn't the Mirror of Observation absorb him?"

"Because you lied to me." Shen Hao said lightly, without any anger.

"How could I have deceived you?" Yi Shijun admitted the accusation with a smile, "How did I deceive you? Tell me, let me be proud of myself for once." "You found Mu Xingqiu as soon as he cast a spell, because Mu Xingqiu took the initiative to find you and asked you to help." Shen Hao glanced at the crowd who were queuing up to shout slogans and dig out gold. The queue stretched out of the store for an unknown distance. "You aroused the greed of the crowd, making them similar to the possessed, and then hid the demon soul. Mr. Qin sitting here is just the spell left by the demon soul." The possessed often have extreme emotions, and ordinary people will occasionally be emotional. At this time, they do have similarities with the possessed, and can even be used as a signpost to guide the spell. Mu Xingqiu discovered this from the angry strong man. Yi Shijun smiled until his eyes narrowed into two slits, "That's because I'm smart. I prepared the golden jar a long time ago. Otherwise, how could I deceive a Taoist priest? Also, I'm helping Mu Xingqiu, not you or the demon soul, so I didn't lie before." Yi Shijun has been using the golden jar to promote the slogan for a few days. He really wants to do this well, but it just happens to be used to help Mu Xingqiu. "You alone are not enough." Shen Hao glanced at the Mirror of Observation, "The Dragon Demon is also nearby."

"Oh, I'm sorry, we have so many experts to deal with just one of you."

"It doesn't matter. Being able to solve all the problems here at once is just what I want." Shen Hao glanced at the mirror again, "My helpers are here too."