Shucun, in the house of the owner named Shu.
Because his family lived at the end of the village and his master's family lived in the middle, Lin Jue did not go home and went to the house of his master named Shu first.
There is a water tank in the courtyard, a vase in the east and a mirror in the west, but there is a smaller statue of Taihou Liu on the wall. Sitting on an armchair against the wall is a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed as a scholar, with a frightened expression on his face.
There was a woman taking care of him, who also looked haggard.
"The sky and the earth are vast, and the heroic spirits here obey my orders. The spiritual light is like a wash, shining through the eternal darkness. When demons and ghosts come, don't hide your form and avoid the light. In the three realms of Yin and Yang, your form will appear as soon as my curse appears."
Lin Juexian recited the spell in a calm tone, but there was no reaction.
The fox also looked left and right, looking around.
"Has Taihou Liu come to see him these days?" Uncle Shu asked the woman.
"Why didn't you come to him? You come to him every day." The woman sighed, "Just now, an hour ago, he came and clamored for us to offer him an offering. No, he just lit incense.
It's just that he didn't know what was going on at the time, and after arguing for a while, his expression suddenly changed and he ran away again, and then Chengzhi calmed down."
This young man’s name is Shu Chengzhi.
"An hour ago..."
Lin Jue captured this information.
Thinking about it carefully, it was about the time when I and others arrived at the Liu Taihou Temple.
It seems that although the statue in the temple was newly sculpted, Taihou Liu was not in the temple at that time, but was on this person's body, but he probably still heard what he said in front of the statue.
Lin Jueru was thinking about this and walked up to the youngest son of the Shu family: "How do you feel now?"
"Feeling tired and sleepy..."
The youngest son of the Shu family was numb and helpless.
"Then how did it feel when Taihou Liu had sex with you?"
"It's hard to explain. I feel as if someone has squeezed me out. I can still see and hear. I can feel things when I touch them. It hurts when I fall and hit a wall. But I just can't help myself. I can't say anything or do anything.
Everything is not up to you." After finishing speaking, the youngest son of the Shu family looked at him and said, "Brother Lin, help me."
"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of him."
Lin Jue's face didn't look good when he saw him like this.
What kind of god can torment people like this?
What's more, although this young man was not familiar with Lin Jue, he could find some sounds and images related to him when he searched his memory. At this time, he heard him calling himself Brother Lin. Seeing him like this, he naturally felt soft.
"Tell me carefully what you did and what you said when you were in his temple."
"Just like worshiping gods, I offered him incense. I also poured him a glass of home-brewed rice wine that my classmates brought me." The youngest son of the Shu family spoke as if he had no energy. "I just wanted to hear about him."
It turns out that he has also fought in the war. If he can be worshiped as a god, he must have some heroic spirit. I also heard from my classmate, go
There were ghosts everywhere in the year. Some local villagers went to him to worship him, but he didn't appear. So the incense he had originally had was gone. There were overgrown weeds in front of the temple. I felt sorry for him and sighed, "That's it."
If you go down, even the gods will perish." I don't know how it touched him and got me."
"I see."
"What now?"
Several people turned their attention to Lin Jue.
The fox also turned to Lin Jue.
"After all, Taihou Liu is not a human being, and he has received incense for so many years. It would be too troublesome to slowly look for him. Since he comes here every day to act as a demon, I will wait for him here, and I will naturally be nice to him when he comes.
Let’s talk about it, let’s have a fight.” Lin Jue thought for a moment and said, “If he doesn’t come…”
Having said this, he paused and turned to look at the wall of the main room.
"Is this his idol?"
"Yes, yes, it was he who forced us to give the sacrifice, and made us make room for the portraits of our ancestors." The woman wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "If I didn't follow him, Chengzhi would probably be blinded by him.
"
"That's too much!"
Uncle Shu could not help but feel angry.
These children and grandchildren of the Shu family are scholars. They even thought that there was not enough talent in the village, so they spent money to send them to a famous academy outside. They obviously had high hopes. If they were blind, wouldn't it destroy the expectations of generations of people? This thing
He really got a hold of them.
This is worse than directly harming people.
"Just right!"
Lin Jue then walked to the wall with his sword in hand and slowly drew out the long sword:
"I don't know if you heard what I said before: I am Linjue, practicing Taoism at Fuqiu Peak of Yishan Mountain. If you can hear me, come to me quickly and explain the cause of the matter. If not, I will smash your statue and then put it to death.
What happened here will be reported to Qiyun Mountain. No matter where you hide, you will be found and killed."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the sword was thrust out.
"laugh……"
The statue itself is just a small statue. The long sword is piercing through its front door, the width of the sword body covers the entire length of the statue's front door, and the sword tip stops just when it touches the wall.
Lin Jue drew his sword like lightning.
The statue naturally fell from the cupboard, but it was not always attached to the sword.
"I don't know what his temper is. I will stay with you tonight and wait for him to come." Lin Jue said to Shu Chengzhi, "If he doesn't come, just wait a few more days. If he doesn't come, I will go find him."
.”
"good!!"
Shu Chengzhi was very moved.
About a quarter of an hour later, the uncle, aunt, and cousin heard that he was back again, so they all came to Shu's house to see him and exchanged some words here and there. However, Lin Jue did not go home and stayed at Shu's house.
, after dinner, he slept in the room of the youngest son of the Shu family.
It was getting dark outside the house.
Shu Chengzhi was lying on the bed, feeling restless.
Lin Jue was lying on the couch next to him, holding his sword and thinking.
"Second Brother Lin."
"Um?"
"I can't sleep."
"Don't worry, I'm here now. Don't be afraid. You must know that even gods and ghosts often pick on the weak. If you are afraid and confused, you just give them an opportunity." Lin Jue said, "
Didn't you see that the old master smashed his statue, and he didn't dare to go to the old master?"
"I know..."
"He is just asking for something. He is like a robber, not a heinous monster. Otherwise, he would have killed you long ago."
"Um……"
"Let me recite a meditation mantra for you."
After all, he was a boy from the same village. Lin Jue was afraid that his mind, which had been tense for three or four months, would cause problems if it continued to be tense, so he lay on the couch and said:
"The great road is formless, gives birth to the heaven and the earth, the great road is ruthless, and moves the sun and the moon... The Taoist has purity and turbidity, movement and stillness... Taishang Taixing, constantly adapting to changes, drives away evil spirits and charms, protects life and body, has clear wisdom, and peace of mind.
The three souls are eternal, and the soul will never be lost..."
It was no longer cold in late spring, and there was a crooked moon outside the window. The moonlight filtered in through the half-covered window. The Taoist was close to twenty years old, and his voice was calm but clear, just like the moonlight.
The complete meditation mantra is actually not short. Shu Chengzhi was so tired that he fell asleep before finishing the first time.
However, Lin Jue didn't notice and continued to read.
When he practiced for the second time, he heard the even breathing coming from Shu Chengzhi's bed.
Lin Jue was a little older than him and smiled.
He didn't stop, he continued to read.
Speaking of this meditation mantra, it is actually a combination of Taoist scriptures and mantras. Lin Jue is not a Taoist of the Fulu sect and has never practiced this mantra. Naturally, reciting it will have no magical effect. However, it cannot be because it has no magical effect.
Just saying it is completely useless does not make people fall asleep peacefully.
What's more, these scriptures are also the works of saints and sages, and they have their own truth contained in them. It is not a bad thing to read them more and appreciate them more.
I’ve already started reciting it, so I just finished reciting it.
I really don’t know when, my consciousness suddenly dawned.
Lin Jue was suddenly awakened by a feeling of palpitations. His left hand instantly grasped the scabbard of the sword, and his right hand also grasped the hilt.
I just felt a bit chilly outside.
The Taoist sat up from the couch in an instant, opened the door, glanced left and right at the corridor, and then looked down. He saw thick fog outside the door, and he could vaguely see some scattered divine lights, but he couldn't see clearly.
Suddenly I heard someone speaking in a rough voice below:
"Who's up there?"
Lin Jue looked back and saw that Shu Chengzhi was sleeping soundly on the bed, and even his own fox was on the couch, with the place at his feet forming a white blanket and sleeping soundly, and he almost knew it——
At this time, it is neither a dream nor an illusion, and definitely not reality.
But what is there to be afraid of?
"I am Lin Jue, a Taoist from Fuqiu Temple in Yishan Mountain!" Lin Jue replied with his sword.
"You're the one who said you wanted to smash the statues in my temple, that you wanted to crush my bones into ashes, and you stabbed my statues in the Shu family to pieces with a sword?"
"Exactly!" Lin Jue stood in the corridor and said loudly, "Everyone in Shucun is my fellow villager. The boy you harmed was also playing behind me. You harmed him like this for no reason, so naturally you have to
I came to talk to you."
Pause:
"And as a god, even if you haven't received the imperial edict, you have still received the incense from the people for so many years. If what they say is true, then you really don't deserve to be worshiped by the temple anymore!"
The voice heard this but did not defend it, but asked: "Then what do you want?"
"Didn't you hear that?"
"Ah!! OK, OK! You are all going to smash the statues in my temple! Cut off my incense!"
That voice was full of anger, as if it was squeezed out of his throat, making people imagine the image of a strong, bearded man filled with rage.
Then he gritted his teeth and said:
"You're such a bastard! Today I saw you smash my idol with a sword. You must have some martial arts skills. Since you want to stand up for him, do you dare to come downstairs and come with me? You and I will find an open place to compete.
?If I fight here, I am afraid that I will kill all the sleeping family members. I still expect them to continue to give me food, drink and offerings!"
“Just what I wanted!”
Lin Jue held the long sword, turned back, and patted the fox.
The fox raised his head from his paws, opened his eyes, and looked at him sleepily. When he first saw him, his eyes were obviously full of surprise, and then he quickly regained consciousness and became more alert. Looking left and right, he was even more surprised.
"Let's go! Follow me to entertain my guests!"
"Hey!"
When the fox heard this, he didn't hesitate. He immediately jumped off the couch and stretched himself.
The Taoist held the sword and pushed open the door.
Go over the corridor railing and jump down.
The fox followed him.
One person and one fox landed on the ground one after another. This was not outside the house, but at the patio in the courtyard. Behind was the main room, and in front was the door. However, there was only a layer of mist around them, and there was no movement in all the rooms.
No, only the door in front of me was open and the moonlight was faint.
"Do you dare to come out?"
That rough voice shouted outside.
One person and one fox looked at each other and went out directly.
Outside is an alley, also filled with light mist.
The alley and the houses next to it are a bit unreal, half real and half fake, but it is vaguely identifiable as Shucun.
With every step I took, the fog became heavier.
There is also some illusory and mysterious feeling.
There seemed to be no one in the village.
"Come here and fight!"
The sound came from the end of the alley again.
I heard some faint sound of water.
One man and one fox were alert but not afraid. They followed the direction of the sound and walked out of the alley. They saw that the place in front was a little wider. There was a stream about one foot wide and narrow. The stream was running with a narrow stone bridge on it. There was a man standing on the bridge.
A warrior carrying a spear and a sword.
Behind him, there were many houses on the other side of the creek, but now they were all gone.
Looking to the left and right, the village was originally very large. At this time, all the other houses and lanes were gone, and only a layer of white fog could be seen. Only the alley in front of the house of the owner named Shu, who lived alone and had a fox, was the clearest.
Lin Jue's eyes showed a look of thought——
I heard from my brothers and master that most gods have a skill called soul-binding.
According to folklore, people who did bad things were reported to the city god by demons and ghosts, or who went to the gods to cry and complain because of their grievances, and were pulled to confront them by the gods in their dreams. This is this skill.
In addition to righteous gods, some demons, ghosts and evil spirits who have eaten incense can also have this ability.
In fact, it is half dream and half illusion, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and fiction.
Could it be that this is the magical power at this time?
However, Lin Jue has rarely heard of monks from the Lingfa sect being dragged away by gods. However, Lin Jue himself had a suspected experience in the Yili Shenjun Temple in Yi County, and he rarely heard of it among the people.
Lin Jue had heard stories about someone being dragged away to be punished and died in a dream, so Lin Jue was not sure what would happen in reality if he was injured or even died in this dream.
Look at this warrior again.
But he doesn't look like a big man with a beard. He looks like a man with a Chinese character face. He looks to be about thirty years old, tall and strong, and his eyes are full of anger.
"Why did you get involved with Shu Chengzhi?"
"No need to talk too much! Mother-in-law, mother-in-law! Today you and I can use our skills to determine the outcome, right from wrong!"
"It seems that you are indeed somewhat brave and heroic, but you do not have the virtue to match the statue in that temple!"
"What the hell!" Mrs. Liu directly brought the spear in her right hand to the front, and took off the sword from her waist with her left hand. "I see you can use the sword, but here, you can't pull out your sword. Use this one."
!”
"Um?"
Lin Jue was thinking that he was actually going to fight the gods in his dream, and when he felt a bit strange and dreamlike in his heart, when he heard what he said, he immediately took his sword and pulled it out hard.
Sure enough, it couldn't be pulled out.
Lin Jue suddenly felt bad!
So he immediately took another fingerprint and wanted to breathe out the wind.
But there was no movement at all.
"really……"
Can't use magic here?
When I touched it on my body, the bean soldiers and darts were not there either!
Just as I was thinking about it, a long sword flew towards me.
Lin Jue reached out and took it without thinking.
It feels a little different from my own sword in the hand, but the weight is about the same.
Before he had time to think about it, Mrs. Liu exerted force at her feet and flew towards the sea with a spear in hand, staring at him with eyes like a torch.
Lin Jue quickly turned sideways.
"brush!"
The tip of the spear had a bit of cold light, and it was as fast as a poisonous snake, piercing the mist, just in front of his neck, and just stopped here.
Then the gun head changed direction and swept away immediately.
Lin Jue's eyes widened and he quickly bent over.
The force of this spear was so fast and fierce, it was like an arm in Mrs. Liu's hand, and it swept across the side of Lin Jue's face.
Lin Jue almost rolled around and just stood up, but he saw that the spear had been raised above his head by Mrs. Liu at some point. The head of the spear fell as fast as it was raised, and it was aimed at Lin Jue's head and slashed Huashan with force.
The sound of the splitting wind was like crying.
"when!"
Lin Jue held the hilt of the sword with one hand and the scabbard with the other. He raised it above his head, just in time to block the powerful and heavy blow, and he also pulled out the long sword.
Unexpectedly, the gun body turned again, and with a flick of his hands, a gun whip emerged.
"Bang!"
Lin Jue held his sword against his body in a back-sword stance, blocking the whip.
But the force of this spear was huge. Even though it hit the sword, blocking the strongest momentum and sharpness, the remaining force immediately whipped him to the side and took a few steps to the side. He could only feel his body burning.
When he came back to his senses, Mrs. Liu was already standing at his original position.
"A little capable! But not much!"
Mrs. Liu pointed her gun at the ground and looked at him contemptuously.
"I thought you were somewhat heroic, but it turns out you resorted to dirty tricks and sneak attacks, but you are actually a despicable person!"
Lin Jue also looked at him carefully.
The spear is very long, and it should be heavier than a sword to use, but it can be wielded freely in his hand, like wind and lightning. Regardless of Mrs. Liu's character, she must be a really good martial artist.
It would be very difficult for such a martial arts master to defeat him alone, relying only on his martial arts skills.
Not to mention that fighting with swords and guns is inherently disadvantageous.
Lin Jue was thinking and looking at the fox next to him.
As if he was afraid of hiding, the fox didn't know when he got behind Mrs. Liu, and he was one behind the other, sandwiching this person in the middle.
Chapter completed!