Chapter 1 A Chinese Ghost Story(1/2)
The moon is halfway up in the sky, and the dark clouds are like a crossing boat.
In the suburbs, jackdaws were seen swarming on the branches, staring at the dilapidated Prajna Temple not far away.
On the beams, there are black shadows hanging like dried bacon. If you look closely, you can see the distorted facial features.
The cry before death could be heard in the flickering candlelight in Li Mo's hand, echoing in the deserted ruined temple.
"Sister, they should have died happily."
Li Mo held an oil lamp and followed Yan Zixia closely, her refreshing body fragrance hitting his face.
There are rumors from the outside world that the monks here specialize in harming passing merchants, killing all the men to light lamps, while the women stay... to help the eminent monks practice.
Later, a fire broke out and the entire temple was burned to the ground.
From then on, in the dead of night, I would often see a woman coming and going from the temple. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, with jade legs spread across her body. She felt indescribably cool and ecstatic.
Some brave ones who stay in temples can even enjoy the benefits of bathhouses.
"It's amazing." Li Mo was just stunned for a moment.
From then on, it was rare to see a practicing monster catcher in the world.
The woman in the painting came to life. Looking at the mark on Yan Zixia's chest, her expression suddenly changed.
In an instant, a gloomy wind swept through the ruined temple.
"Exciting!" Li Mo stood in the distance, eyes wide.
"Luofu Mountain!?"
White shadows flashed suddenly, and the cold wind was like sharp claws breaking through the air, and they were about to open the temple door and escape.
The scholar looked at Bai Xiaoqian fiercely: "If I had known, I might as well have cultivated with my grandma and participate in the path of bliss together."
"Man and ghost follow different paths, are you looking for death!?" Yan Zixia frowned slightly.
The scholar's backhand was a slap in the face.
Even Yan Zixia is only a two-star demon catcher so far.
"Inner breath transforms into energy!" Bai Xiaoqian lost her voice and said.
"I heard that Qi Yu will soon be promoted to a three-star demon hunter."
Monks are different. Once you gather your inner breath, you have entered the path of spiritual practice.
"Those people were not killed by Xiaoqian. Please, let us go."
"This painter is a good artist, quite like the Southern Songhe style of painting..." Yan Zixia walked up to the scroll and lightly traced it with her jade finger like a pen.
"There really is a female ghost."
One breath generates ten energies, and pure Yang can defeat evil spirits.
The scholar looked at Yan Zixia and couldn't help but lick the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, her clothes swelled, as if there was a surge of strength filling her whole body.
Yan Zixia tapped her fingers, and a fire ignited.
Yan Zixia's crown and hat exploded, her green silk hair fluttered, and strands of it were cut off and scattered in the temple.
Yan Zixia circulates her inner breath, filling her whole body, floating like autumn leaves, and her body shape is like a blade, tearing apart the billowing wind.
Yan Zixia's eyes narrowed slightly, and she glanced at Li Mo intentionally or unintentionally, as if she wanted to see some changes in his expression on his face.
A seventeen-year-old three-star demon hunter is rare in the history of Luofu Mountain.
There is a picture scroll hanging there. On the bank of the stream, there are beautiful figures in white clothes, their bodies are wrapped in light gauze, their graceful postures, and the indescribable tenderness between their eyebrows is moving.
Qi Yu was Li Mo's playmate since childhood, and the two grew up together.
Almost at the same moment, Yan Zixia's body was like blue smoke, leaving no trace on the ground, and she stood in front of the white figure.
"Don't ever say that you are a disciple of Luofu Mountain when you go out." Yan Zixia shook her head.
Yan Zixia gave a sweet shout, spread her fingers, her breath surged into her palms, and strangled Bai Xiaoqian's neck.
The scholar laughed wildly and slowly pulled his blood-stained palm away from Yan Zixia's shoulder.
Pfft...
Unlike Yan Zixia, Li Mo, who was adopted by Luofu Mountain when she was still in her infancy, has been a disciple for seventeen years, but has never caught a single demon. She thoroughly explained what it meant to be disgraced to the sect.
"I miss you deeply until I die, and I only want to watch the haze with you..."
"Scholar..."
"Xiaoqian is also a poor person."
"It's grandma who has sucked the essence of these people... Please, let us go... I will take Xiaoqian and leave as soon as daybreak."
"You're right to the point."
If you catch a hundred demons and ghosts, you will be awarded a two-star demon catcher, also known as the Hundred Demon Slayer.
In the Daqian Dynasty, the literary style was at its peak, but martial arts was weak and Taoism was banned.
The scholar curled up and cried until he burst into tears.
"Entering the demon path!?"
Buzz…
Bai Xiaoqian's eyes were filled with tears, and her beautiful face was filled with pity.
Suddenly, the scholar's palm passed through Yan Zixia's shoulder, and the dark air quickly penetrated like an insect.
Once I entered the bathhouse, I felt as deep as the sea and never saw anyone again.
Buzz…
Since inner breath is the method of immortality, it is also the power to subjugate demons.
When Yan Zixia saw this, her beautiful eyebrows couldn't help but frown.
Compared to Li Mo's mediocre appearance, Qi Yu's aura seemed too dazzling.
"Senior sister is really good at joking. You know I'm most afraid of ghosts." Li Mo stood next to Yan Zixia.
"You are with me, do you just want me to help you practice?" Bai Xiaoqian's eyes were filled with tears.
Only if you catch 500 monsters will you be awarded three stars as a monster hunter.
As he spoke, the scholar knelt down in front of Yan Zixia, kowtowing and begging.
Under the dress, a graceful and attractive body appeared in front of the eyes, but it was like smoke condensed, looming.
His face also became ferocious and distorted.
Next to it is a small poem:
The sky is covered with frost over the ten-mile flat lake, and every inch of blue hair is filled with worry about the past. Looking at the moon to protect each other, I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals.
"Senior sister, God has the virtue of a good life." Li Mo nodded and said.
The sudden change occurred, and Yan Zixia suddenly collapsed to the ground, her consciousness gradually blurring.
In this world, there are demons hidden in the mountains, and ghosts and gods are seen everywhere. There are evil spirits that are causing chaos in the world, and there are monks from the immortal sect.
Suddenly, a urgent call sounded.
"The demon hunter? You're just a stupid pig."
Yan Zixia glanced at the dried bacon on the beam, her eyes filled with coldness.
The scholar looked at Bai Xiaoqian, his eyes were full of tenderness, the world was vast, it seemed that she was the only one he could spend the rest of his life with.
"You are so bold and evil, why don't you reveal yourself quickly?"
"Scholar, please let her go, she is just..." Bai Xiaoqian held the scholar's arm and begged.
It is recorded in Taoist books that the inner breath enters the field and turns into seeds, and the true body is refined in the Dantian furnace.
Li Mo and Yan Zixia are disciples of [Luofu Mountain].
The fierce wind swept across like a blade.
The last breath a person takes before dying is the inner breath.
The so-called inner breath is a breath of pure yang energy that is born innately and hidden in the human body.
It's just that ordinary people can only force out their inner breath when they are about to die.
According to the rules of Luofu Mountain, catching ten monsters is considered a one-star monster catcher.
"don't want!"
"You are really nosy."
When Shenzong destroyed the Dharma, he even confiscated the Kung Fu books from all over the world and burned them to the ground.
"Senior sister, this beauty is well painted, but she is too seductive." Li Mo said casually.
To be continued...