Not long after the senior brother left, Master Xuanqing took Bu Kong and the evangelist brothers to leave Kongming Mountain and began to travel around the world. The master and apprentice traveled all the way across mountains and rivers, across states and counties, while preaching and practicing medicine to save people.

Many hard-working people suffering from poverty and illness were deeply loved and welcomed by the people along the way. The master and apprentice were also very free and at ease along the way.

On this day, several people entered a small village called Wulukou in the Central Plains. People from the village were meeting at the head of the village. Hundreds of men, women, and children were crowded, and they crowded a simple stage at the head of the village. It was very lively.

There was a wooden stake standing on the stage, and the wooden stake was wrapped with a piece of white cloth. It seemed like a living thing was tied up inside, and it was still struggling. There was a naked man with disheveled hair and ink brushes on his body covered with magic symbols.

The big man was dancing around the wooden pole with his teeth and claws open, and he was mumbling some strange words.

Brothers Bukong and Zhongdao followed their master all the way across the state and county. They saw a lot of things about the world, which was an eye-opener. Today, they saw villagers setting up a stage to sing operas. Naturally, they were very happy and wanted to rush forward to have a closer look.

, Master Xuanqing did not stop the two of them, and allowed them to go. He stood alone outside the crowd, watching the movements on the stage from a distance.

The shirtless man on the stage jumped for a while, then stopped. He yelled and pulled off the white cloth wrapped around the wooden stake, revealing a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. The boy was filthy and unkempt.

, although he was firmly tied to the wooden stake, he kept crying and struggling.

Immediately afterwards, two more junior students walked onto the stage, each holding a bamboo pole in their hands. The shirtless man asked the two junior students to lift the white cloth he had just torn off high with the bamboo poles. Then he took out a flint,

After lighting the fire, the white cloth was set on fire.

"This boy is the son of the fox demon. The old man showed his true colors today." The shirtless man pointed at the little boy tied to the wooden stake and shouted to the audience. Then he picked up a bowl of water and took a few gulps.

Finally, he opened his mouth and sprayed water on the burning white cloth, extinguishing the flame.

A black mark suddenly appeared on the burned white cloth, which obviously looked like a fox. "Wow! Oh!" The crowd in the audience exclaimed, and then someone took the lead in shouting: "Kill him.

!Kill him!" The angry crowd in the audience also shouted.

Amidst the shouts of the crowd, the shirtless man came to the wooden stake with a knife in his hand. After he stood still, he raised the big knife in his hand high. The little boy's cry became more intense, and the emotions of the audience also increased.

It got louder and louder, and the shouts of killing continued.

Seeing that the shirtless man was about to drop his sword, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "Stop!" The voice was so loud that it drowned out the noise of the crowd. The shirtless man was so frightened that he froze on the spot. He turned around and saw that from

An old Taoist walked out of the crowd and walked quickly towards the stage.

The speaker was none other than Taoist Master Xuanqing. He was very angry when he saw that someone dared to kill people indiscriminately in broad daylight, so he stepped forward and shouted to stop him. Bukong and Xuandao heard that it was their master who had spoken, and they hurriedly followed him.

Let's walk towards the stage together.

Taoist priest Xuanqing stepped onto the stage, stepped forward and flicked his long sleeves, snatched the sword from the naked man, threw it on the ground, and said, "Who are you? You dare to slaughter children in public? Aren't you afraid of the king's law?"

When the shirtless man saw the person coming, he had fair hair and a boyish face, a fairy-like spirit, and a majestic air. He had made an extraordinary move just now and did not look like an ordinary person. He did not dare to be negligent. He raised his hands and clasped his fists and replied: "I am a Taoist priest from the Wuming Temple in the back mountain. I was entrusted by the people of this village.

Do this to drive away evil spirits and kill evildoers."

"Nonsense! Is this the monster you're talking about?" Xuan Qing interrupted the shirtless man before he could finish his words. He stepped forward, touched the boy's head with his hand, and said, "Such a young and inexperienced boy.

My child, do you have the heart to do this?"

"But he is indeed the incarnation of a young fox. Didn't he show his true form on the white cloth just now?" the shirtless man argued.

"Since this Taoist priest has the power to reveal the fox possessing the child, then just kill the demon fox. Why bother the child? Monks should be compassionate. Pindao will help now.

You get rid of this scourge." After saying that, Taoist Priest Xuanqing raised his hand and drew the long sleeves of his Taoist robe across the front of the white cloth. In an instant, the fox-shaped mark immediately faded away, gradually faded, and finally disappeared completely.

Already.

When everyone in the audience saw Taoist Master Xuanqing raising his hands and feet, he killed the invisible fox. Looking at the little boy who was still crying just now, he had fallen asleep peacefully. His calm and serene little face was different from that of ordinary children.

No different, everyone immediately cheered for the Taoist priest's righteous deed and applauded loudly.

When the shirtless man saw what Taoist Xuanqing did, he already understood that the man in front of him was an expert. He had obviously seen through his trick and was able to resolve it easily. However, he did not reveal the secret to everyone, which was enough for himself.

To save his face. At that moment, he stepped forward and said, "Thank you, Master, for your advice. I am so stupid and stubborn that I have forgotten Master's forgiveness."

Taoist priest Xuanqing pulled the big man aside and asked in a low voice: "Why did you design to frame this child?"

"To be honest, it was Mr. Du, a wealthy family member in this village, who sent me a request from someone else. He said that this boy was the incarnation of a fox demon and had harmed his son and spoiled his family's feng shui. He paid a lot of money to hire him and asked me to get rid of him.

"

"Then why does Du Yuanwai hate this boy so much?"

"A month ago, the Du family master was frightened by a mountain fox when he came back late from an outing. He stumbled and fell into a pond. Then he contracted an illness and couldn't recover from it. After a long period of treatment, no results were obtained. Later, someone in his family used alchemy to detect

Mr. Du is haunted by a fox demon, and this fox demon is this little boy from this village, so he is entrusted with him."

Taoist priest Xuanqing immediately asked the big man to lead the master and disciples to Du Yuan's wife's house. The big man did not dare to disobey, so he led the three people to Du Yuan's wife's house, a wealthy family in the village.

When they arrived at Du Yuanwai's house, the big man introduced Xuanqing and others to Du Yuanwai. Du Yuanwai had also heard about everything that happened on the village stage and had some respect for the profound Taoist priest in front of him, so he said

Treat each other with courtesy and don't dare to neglect.

Taoist Master Xuanqing first went to Mr. Du's bedside and diagnosed his illness. After taking his pulse, he asked Mr. Du: "Young Master Du was frightened and fell into the pond that night. Did you drink a lot of strong alcohol at that time?"

Too drunk."

"Yes, I was having a drink with friends outside at that time. Unexpectedly, the wine was very powerful, and I drank too much without realizing it." Mr. Du replied.

"At that time, my family was afraid that you would catch cold after falling into the water. Did they immediately make ginger soup for you to drink?" Xuan Qing asked again.

"That's exactly it." Mr. Du and Yuanwai Du were both very surprised. Listening to what the Taoist priest said, it was as if they had seen it with their own eyes, and they were even more impressed.

"Master Du's illness was caused by this," Taoist Master Xuanqing said. "Master Du drank strong alcohol that night, and his internal fire attacked his heart. He was frightened and fell into a pond, causing external dampness to soak his body. When dampness and cold interfere, he will inevitably

It can make people sick due to cold. It is just a common minor illness caused by wind and cold, but if you drink ginger soup to remove the cold immediately afterwards, the ginger soup helps strong alcohol attack the heart, envelops the damp and cold air, and soaks into the five internal organs and six internal organs, which leads to

The young master is seriously ill and cannot be cured."

"Then what should we do?" Du Yuanwai asked hurriedly.

"It doesn't matter. Pindao has a good prescription. If you take it according to this prescription, you will definitely get better within three days." After saying this, Taoist Master Xuanqing asked Bukong to take out a pen and paper, write down a few herbs, and let the two of them go down.

Pick up the medicine and boil it according to the prescription.

Everyone in the Du family was extremely grateful to Taoist Xuanqing, and Du Yuan asked his servants to immediately take out a large sum of money to reward Taoist Xuanqing.

"That's not necessary. I just don't understand something and want to ask for advice." Xuan Qing said.

"Master, please speak." Du Yuanwai replied.

"Even if Mr. Du fell into the pond because he was frightened by the mountain fox, why did he think that the fox demon was causing trouble, and why did he think that the boy was the fox demon?"

"Well, this..." Du Yuanwai hesitated, and after a moment of pause, he continued: "Well, it's still early in the day, so why don't you have dinner at the lower house first? After the sky gets dark, I will

Please come and see the truth, Master."

It was strange to hear Du Yuanwai's words, as if there was something unspeakable. Xuan Qing could not refuse anymore, so he had to agree to have dinner first before talking.
Chapter completed!