Exorcism

The sun rose in the sky, and the huge imperial capital was empty. There was no hustle and bustle in the past. Occasionally, cats and dogs ran across the street. They were also frightened by this strange scene. They put their tails between their legs and pressed against the wall, trying to hide in the shadows. Move forward without daring to make a cry.

The defense system built by tens of thousands of talisman masters and monks in the imperial capital for more than ten years and with a lot of effort has no effect. Some paper talismans are still flying silently in the sky. The talisman patterns that can be seen everywhere seem to be a sign of this grand project. The irony of the plan: The catastrophe has come. They did not issue the slightest warning. Instead, they watched the disaster unfold step by step with the calmness of spectators.

The chief great talisman master Xin Youtao flew over the imperial capital. Under normal circumstances, his appearance would have been met with cheers, especially the children, who would have followed him out of the streets until they could no longer see him. He went home disappointed. Today's silence made him uncomfortable. He felt like a lost dog. Although the sun was bright, he felt that the road ahead was foggy.

Not all residents of Huangjing were unconscious. A few people were still awake. They hid in their homes, blocked the doors and windows, and prayed softly while holding the ancient statues. They had no idea that it was already dawn outside.

Xin Youtao was aware of the existence of these sober people, but did not stop anywhere. He had not yet figured out the truth, but he knew that the answer definitely did not lie with these people.

The palace was even quieter. The magic protection here was the strongest in the entire imperial capital, but it was also ineffective. Xin Youtao bypassed the many "betrayal talismans" and walked down the last section of the road, carefully avoiding the unconscious guards, monks and talisman masters who fell to the ground. There could only be one reason why these people appeared in the inner courtyard: Emperor Ci felt that he had been harmed. threatened.

They were the most elite force of the Holy Talisman Dynasty. They fell without any resistance. Their swords were still in their sheaths, their magic weapons remained on their backs and waists, and not a single talisman was released.

"Arrived so late." A voice complained. Xiao Qingtao walked out from behind a tree and looked at the unconscious people on the ground, frowning tightly. "Could it be him? He really came from Zhibao Country. Out?"

Xin Youtao didn't respond immediately. The last time they met was a month ago. They had a big fight and said some harsh words to each other. Before the emotions of both parties calmed down, something like this happened: "You were here a long time ago." ?" Xin Youtao said reluctantly, feeling very comfortable as soon as he said the words, and his fear was reduced a bit.

"It's not that early." Xiao Qingtao said lightly.

"If it's really Mu Xingqiu - why didn't he come to find us? What's the point of putting the entire imperial capital into a coma?"

"Perhaps he has attracted the enemy, or perhaps the enemy is waiting for him here. In short, this is a battle of tactics, and both sides are using illusions."

"Where are the magicians? Is there any result?"

Xiao Qingtao shook her head to express her ignorance.

The two walked carefully among the unconscious people, asking and answering each other, but their eyes refused to intersect, and they always kept at least twenty steps apart, as if they were separated by magic.

"Why are the two of us okay?" Xin Youtao stopped and looked at Xiao Qingtao for the first time, "All the talisman masters of Longbinhui were attacked and fell down in batches. They seemed very excited before they fell into coma. I was the only one. Not affected."

Xiao Qingtao also stopped, but did not look at Xin Youtao, "The situation in the Five Elements Camp is the same... Long Binhui should be responsible for the current situation."

Xin Youtao's anger suddenly jumped up again, "Why? Because Fu Lu Master made the biggest sacrifice in the Battle of Wangshan, so he must be responsible for the safety of the Imperial Capital at all times?"

Xiao Qingtao turned her back to Xin Youtao and looked at a room in the distance, her tone still unhurried, "Long Bin will be responsible for the security within 200 miles and 50 miles away of the imperial capital. You don't know anything about powerful enemies entering the capital. Shouldn’t you be responsible for this?”

"So what if we issue an early warning? Can the monks block these spells?"

"It's hard to say. There will always be some differences in the results if you are prepared or not."

"Your fish-dragon formation is not omnipotent." Xin Youtao said disdainfully.

Xiao Qingtao summoned a bronze mirror and looked at the house in the distance, "There are still people awake in Yunliu Palace.

"I have to go to Xiyue Palace to find the queen first."

Just as Xin Youtao was about to take off, Xiao Qingtao said: "The Queen is not in Xiyue Palace. You see, the guards outside Yunliu Palace are the tightest. Emperor Ci must be here, and the Queen may be here too."

Xin Youtao still rose into the air, bypassed Xiao Qingtao and went straight to Yunliu Palace.

Xiao Qingtao followed behind, keeping alert.

"Sister...you are really here!" Xin Youtao was shocked. Several people were unconscious in the main room of Yunliu Palace, including Emperor Ci, Queen Xun and Zeng Fu. But they were fine and were sitting side by side on the same chair by the window. on the ground, close together, like a mother and daughter on the run.

"I'm so happy to see you. I hope you're fine." Queen Xun looked tired, but her voice was calm.

"What on earth is going on?" Xin Youtao asked.

"Mu Xingqiu is here, and we launched a coup together, and the result seems to be pretty good." Empress Xun smiled, and then recounted what happened last night as concisely as possible.

"He actually went to see Zeng Fu first instead of the two of us?" Xin Youtao was confused and angry.

"He thought you were possessed by demons. Most of the talisman masters and monks in the imperial capital have been possessed by demons. You two have fought so hard during this period. Even I thought you had lost your original intention. In order to fight against the demon species, Mu Xingqiu We can only find ordinary people like us who don’t know any magic." Queen Xun said.

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao both blushed a little, especially Xin Youtao, who said sarcastically: "Neither did we... Where is Mu Xingqiu now?"

"He said he caught the demon seed, but the fight is not over yet. He seems to have gone to a tavern, I don't know where." Mu Xingqiu left in a hurry, and the words he left behind were all related to the fight. Queen Xun I don’t quite understand.

"I'll go find him right now." Xin Youtao finally felt a stone in his heart, and he even felt happy. When he spoke to Xiao Qingtao, his tone became cheerful, "Will you come with me?"

"The Queen and Zeng Fu need protection..."

"We don't need protection." Zeng Fu stood up and walked in front of the two of them. "Mu Xingqiu said before leaving that someone was secretly protecting the queen. Since you two are fine, you probably have been secretly protected. So, don't stop It’s so bad to let the people who protect you see how bad it is to fight, and everything you say and do is in their eyes.”

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao's faces turned even redder, they each muttered a few words and left.

The two flew side by side to the outside of the palace. After a while of silence, Xin Youtao spoke first: "Is there really someone secretly protecting us? I didn't feel it at all. Long Bin Club..." He wanted to say that Long Bin Club was well protected. But when he saw the unconscious people on the ground, he swallowed back the rest of his words.

"The two of us are not possessed or unconscious. We definitely do not rely on our own strength."

"Have more than half of the talisman masters and monks been possessed by the devil? The fight between us was actually planned by the queen... Sigh, I feel so stupid. I was unaware of such a big thing and was completely kept in the dark."

"I also think you..." Xiao Qingtao's anger suddenly subsided and she sighed, "Both of us are stupid. We have been practicing for so many years in vain. It is not as clear as the queen. I can guess who is our protector." ”

"who?"

"The beast master, Yang Qingyin and the others are the only ones who have been wary of demons. We didn't really believe her story before, so..."

During the Battle of Wangshan, Mu Xingqiu did not show up as promised, and many humans and monsters were suspicious of him. Yang Qingyin, Xiao Hao and others were too few in number and appeared suddenly, and they were all close relatives of Mu Xingqiu. People who say something don't get much trust.

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao were not exempt from this. Even if they believed in Yang Qingyin at first, they gradually began to have doubts under the subtle influence of the Fu Lu Master and the monks.

Yang Qingyin later broke off contact with them and had no contact with them anymore, not even a letter. However, when Zeng Fu mentioned the secret protector, Xiao Qingtao immediately thought of her.

"The beast masters are so powerful that we can't even notice them? Mu Xingqiu has already come out, why haven't they shown up yet?" Xin Youtao looked everywhere, even offering a paper talisman, but found no sign of any protector.

"This shows that the battle is not over yet." Xiao Qingtao rose higher and looked down at the streets of Huangjing. "Look, there are many people lying on the streets over there."

Most of the unconscious people were lying in their houses and courtyards. Occasionally some on the street were soldiers and talisman masters. The street Xiao Qingtao pointed to was quite different. The unconscious people lying on the ground were basically all soldiers. Common people, and lined up in a dense formation, looked very strange.

"I received a report last night that someone was distributing gold in the city. It must be there." Xin Youtao remembered it. If too many strange things hadn't happened later, he wouldn't have ignored the report.

The two of them quickly flew towards the street, and when they were about to reach their destination, Xin Youtao suddenly stopped, stopped Xiao Qingtao, stared into her eyes, and said, "I have been looking for you last night."

Xin Youtao spent too much time searching for Xiao Qingtao's whereabouts in the five monk camps, so he only entered the city after daylight.

"I know." Xiao Qingtao turned her head and smiled, but did not say whether she had also looked for Xin Youtao.

Another stone fell to Xin Youtao's heart. The imperial capital was sleeping, but it was a lucky day for him.

The queue of unconscious people on the street arrived at a tavern, which was very similar to the place that Queen Xun mentioned, but the two of them still didn't notice any signs of magic. Just as they were about to land to check, a series of loud noises were heard in the distance.

There were eleven sounds in total, and eleven hills-like boulders rolled from the sky, and their target was the imperial capital.

"The battle is not over as expected. The demons still have reinforcements." Xin Youtao looked around again, "Where have Mu Xingqiu and the beast masters gone? There is no need to hide their whereabouts now."

"That's witchcraft." Xiao Qingtao looked at the boulders flying from a distance, her expression showing both vigilance and confusion. "Don't worry about where they are hiding. It is our duty to protect the imperial capital."