"Oh, it turns out that Brother Xia, you came from Yuqing. But you may have come earlier. It's just early March. It's not until early summer that the barbarians of Yunzhou will deliver goods from the sea. Now you don't have a chance to come here. Jingnan is not like other places where there are gangs in the Jianghu area, and Tianshi is in charge. We come here first, but there are some joints that need to be pre-treated."

"Hahahaha, it's okay. Even if you come to visit relatives, let's have fun first. My two cousins ​​have been in this Jingnan Mountain. It's good to take them out and see the world this time. Come on, you have to be polite, drink... Waiter, why haven't the fuck we called Pig Head Meat yet?"

In less than an hour, Xiao Xia had already talked with a few people in the lobby of the inn and started to have a relationship. Some of these merchants came to stay in other places, and one was a local who was wandering and drinking. After drinking a few pots of shochu, the topics were more and more. These merchants were running around and liked to ask for information from all sides. The locals in Wuxi were a dilapidated house. They relied on some relatives with the shopkeeper and wanted to come to buy wine. After a few quarrels with the clerk, they were heard by Xiao Xia. Xiao Xia immediately invited him to drink and eat meat. The man was naturally happy to eat for free, so he came over and sat down and started chatting while eating.

As for Shifang and Mingyue, they could only sit aside and listen silently. One was eating fruit boredly, and the other was holding a few chickens and ducks in a daze. They were really two stupid girls who had never seen the world and could not attract anyone's attention at all.

"By the way, Brother Wang, is there anything worth talking about in Jingnan and Wuxi City recently?" Without Xiao Xia's words, the merchants took the initiative to ask for news from the settled residence of the Wang surnamed Wang.

"Of course there is." The king's house was eating wine and meat in his mouth. Feeling the attention of the other people on him, he couldn't help but feel proud. "First of all, two days ago, Tianshi Ye flew back to Longhu Mountain in the air. Have you ever seen that scene with your own eyes? Flying disappears, wind and thunder are accompanied by you, you are really a god! Only the people in my Jingnan land can see such a scene with their own eyes."

"Although I haven't seen this with my own eyes, I have heard of it. Master Zhang Tian commanded the Taoist sect in the world and should have such a godly spirit and the cultivation of heavenly beings." Several merchants nodded repeatedly. "But this is nothing, right? What's the matter with Master Zhang Tian's use of magic power?"

The king of the surname Wang smiled and said, "This is what you guys don't know. You must know that the Heavenly Master travels. There are always no less than hundreds of people who are ceremonial servants, and they will receive incense and kneel down along the way. This is the most talented person in the Taoist sect. But that day, the Heavenly Master suddenly used his magic power to leave his entourage and rushing alone. There must be something urgent."

"What urgent matters will be?"

"This... how can I know? Maybe something is happening on Longhu Mountain? Although my nephew is also a disciple of Longhu Mountain, I haven't heard anything he said..." The king's dilapidated house hesitated, as if he was a little unwilling to say nothing, and he would no longer be paid attention to others. He thought about it, looked around and said mysteriously. "But in my guess... Maybe it was because of some big monster here that Master Zhang rushed back..."

"Monster?" When the merchants heard this, they all laughed with Xiao Xia. "This is the place in Jingnan, at the foot of Longhu Mountain. Where can there be any monsters that can alarm the Heavenly Master? Brother Wang, are you drunk?"

Whether it is animals or plants, as long as you accumulate years to absorb the energy of heaven and earth and bathe in the spiritual light of the sun, moon and stars, you can gradually increase your intelligence. Your ability is great, and you turn from ordinary animals, plants and trees into monsters and elves. Most monsters are quite hostile to people. In addition, there are evil spirits and evil spirits that may be generated from dead people at any time. Therefore, even the three states of the Central Plains, which are the most prosperous and prosperous, cannot be said to be completely free of demons and monsters. This is also the reason why there must be Buddhist temples and Taoisms in all counties. The heroes of the martial arts and pounding bodies will not be unable to deal with those evil spirits and monsters. However, if you have not practiced to the innate realm, it will be difficult to detect the changes in the essence of those animals, and it is also difficult to use them to deal with those tangible and unsubstantiated evil spirits and evil spirits. Whether it is to detect or deal with those demons and monsters, after all, the Taoist magic or Buddhist magic is the most effective.

The most fundamental reason why the Tianshi Sect can have such a status in Jingnan is that Jingnan relies on Longhu Mountain to have its current prosperity. After Zhang Daoling established the sect, he not only helped to set up cities and villages, eliminate miasma, build canals and clear rivers, but the most important thing is to drive out and eliminate countless monsters that originally appeared here, which is why the Jingnan land is prosperous and stable today. Since the Tianshi Sect has flourished, countless Taoist priests in Jingnan have been discovered and eliminated once any monsters have been generated. More than 20 years ago, the big monster that transferred from Yunzhou was only seen for hundreds of years, and it has also turned upside down. Now this person says that there is another big monster in Jingnan, so everyone else will naturally laugh.

The merchants were laughing, and Xiaoxia was also laughing. Shifang, who was sitting behind Xiaoxia, holding the chicken and duck, his eyes lit up. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was worried and swallowed it back. Fortunately, no one noticed him from beginning to end, and he looked stupid, so he wouldn't care much even if he saw it.

The dilapidated man named Wang was flushed and embarrassed. He looked around and looked around. Fortunately, no one paid attention to their table. He quickly lowered his voice and said, "Don't laugh, listen to me, listen to me... Actually, this is just a little guess from me, but this is definitely not a random guess. I have some evidence. And this matter is indeed a bit strange."

Xiao Xia waved his hand at this time and said to several merchants: "Don't make fun of me, guys, please listen to what Brother Wang said."

The Wang family, who was surnamed Wang, thought about it and said, "Actually, this matter started a month ago... A friend I knew suddenly disappeared. The night before we made an appointment to go out of the county town together to do something, but the next day I went to find him but couldn't find anyone. He lived alone. The house looked nothing unusual, and there was still half a bowl of rice on the table. After asking, the neighbors around him said that he had never seen him come out after he went back that night. It would be fine if it was just this matter. But in this month, I heard that there were two sects and this ordinary strange thing, all of which were the people living alone disappeared inexplicably. Such strange things have never happened in my Wuxi City, and Zhang Tianshi hurried back... These few things together, wouldn't there be any monsters?"

"Is this really the case?" Several merchants looked at each other for a while, their faces a little ugly. "Is there really someone in Wuxi City missing for no reason?"

"Of course it's true." The king's surname was a dilapidated man, looked around carefully, and seemed to regret it and dare not say so. "But don't say it at this time. If the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain hear it, if they find me and say that there are monsters on me, I can't afford it."

But the ideas of several merchants did not fall above the monsters, and they just looked at each other and said with a bad expression: "Can't there be any gangster friend who seeks money and kills the population and plans to ask for ransom? Didn't he report to the official? It seems that Wuxi is not very peaceful."

"Of course I reported it. But what are the uses of those official constables? It's fine to check the thieves to maintain the situation on weekdays. I can't find any name when I encounter such strange things. And the missing people have no money at all. Especially my friend is just a bare-stop shop. How could someone rob his wealth?"

"It might be the result of the remnants of the Demon Cult."

Xiao Xia, who had been listening, suddenly spoke in a deep voice. This sentence immediately attracted the attention of several merchants. Two people nodded repeatedly in agreement: "It's right, right. If things are really so strange, it may be the cause of the demons of the Demon Cult. Those demons acted mysteriously and were cruel and easy to kill. I heard that they liked to use human essence, blood and souls to sacrifice magic and evil skills. So, Master Zhang might have noticed it if he rushed back in a hurry."

The king's surname is also stunned when he heard this, and then nodded: "Yes, it may be those demons of the Demon Sect."

Speaking of the Demon Sect, the faces of these businessmen are even more ugly. In fact, ordinary people and ordinary people in the martial arts world do not really know what the Demon Sect is. They only know that it is the culprit that caused the collapse of the previous dynasty. A group of vicious demons who practice martial arts with human flesh and blood, and those who do mysterious things harm others are probably good. Moreover, for business travelers who walk in the martial arts world, compared to bandits and robbers seeking money, monsters only seeking fullness, but they are still acceptable and understandable. Instead, they are not as terrifying as these crazy madmen who cannot be tested.

After drinking a few more drinks, the scared merchants hurriedly got up and left, as if they were going to discuss countermeasures or to ask for details of local cooperative merchants. Xiao Xia continued to chat with the dilapidated house of Wang, and ignored Shifang coughing behind him and felt as if he was half drunk. Xiao Xia asked casually: "By the way, can Brother Wang tell me the details of those who were missing inexplicably?"

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On Longhu Mountain, a golden light broke through the sea of ​​clouds in the sky and flew straight towards him and landed in front of the Taiqing Hall.

Compared with the sound of wind and thunder and grand atmosphere of Zhang Tianshi flying in the air, the golden light undoubtedly became much more low-key. No one came to greet him in the square, and several Taoist priests looked up and saw him and just stood there.

The golden light dissipated, and Zhang Yuhong, a real person who subdued the demons, showed a tired look. It was a thousand miles away from the Divine Wood Forest in the depths of Yunzhou to Longhu Mountain. He was able to come back within two days, and almost had already used his magical power to the extreme. After he stood still, he did not even take a breath, so he quickly walked towards the Heavenly Master Mansion next to the hall. Several Taoist priests along the way bowed to him, and he just nodded to show.

The Taoist boy at the gate of the Tianshi Mansion had already run in to report when he saw him, and Zhang Yuhong could only wait to spread the news on the spot. Even if he was the real person who was given the title of Demon, there must be rules at the gate of the Tianshi Mansion. Fortunately, the Taoist boy ran out not long after, and he followed the Taoist boy in.

In the hall, Master Zhang Tian was dignified and free, and was sitting there waiting with a grand manner. Two Taoist boys who were accompanying him stood quietly behind him holding whisks in their hands, and there were several old Taoists around him. When he saw Zhang Yuhong coming in, Master Zhang nodded and smiled, "Yuhong is finally back, so I feel relieved."

"Yu Hong has seen the Heavenly Master." Zhang Yuhong stepped forward and bowed to salute. "The journey to Yunzhou was unsuccessful, and the Taoists in the Shenmu Forest were not interested in the proposal of the Heavenly Master. Yu Hong was not good at doing things well, so he asked the Heavenly Master to come back."

Master Zhang sighed slightly and shook his head and said, "Those Taoists in Shenmu Forest who are not transformed by ancient times are not your business. It's a pity that Master Tian's kindness is the kindness. It's a hard work to have to travel thousands of miles to Yunzhou. Now that I have something to do, I will be eager to call you back, just because Yu Hong, you are the most capable pillar of my Longhu Mountain."

"The Heavenly Master is absurd. These are all matters within Yu Hong. What is the specific matter of the earth spirit master mentioned on Fu He? Please tell me about it."

Master Zhang waved his hand slightly: "I Master Tian has just returned from Wuyin Mountain. Is this matter still Yuantong?"

The Yuan tunnel man behind Master Zhang walked up and said, "The Earth Spirit Master escaped twenty-five days... This is the case."

An angry look flashed across Zhang Yuhong's face: "The Earth Spirit Master is related to the reputation of my Tianshi Sect and the face of the ancestor. He actually made mistakes on such important matters. Who is neglecting his duties?"

"...It's Senior Brother Liu Hongde." said the Yuan Channel person.

Zhang Yuhong was shocked when he heard this, and his face was full of disbelief: "How could it be Senior Brother Liu Hongde? Senior Brother Liu Hongde went to the Shenmu Forest of Yunzhou with me for more than a month, and is still on the way back... How can this spiritual master get out of here be related to him?"

The Yuantong man replied without any expression on his face: "After the Earth Spirit Master escaped, we carefully investigated all the situations, and found that the biggest reason was that something went wrong when the Earth Spirit Hall was repaired a year ago. Many of the talismans used were incomplete, and they used inferior products as good talismans, which caused the talisman array to be damaged, so the Earth Spirit Master had the opportunity to take advantage of it... The person in charge of the Earth Spirit Palace was Liu Hongde."

After a while of silence, Zhang Yuhong said, "Senior Brother Liu has always been steady in his work, and the Heavenly Master is also clear about it. Otherwise, he would not have been entrusted with important tasks by the Heavenly Master. To go to the Divine Wood Forest with me, the Earth Spirit Master's guardian talisman array is such an important matter, how could he neglect to use the use of the use of the talisman to set up the array?"

"...It may not be negligence, it may also be intentional. After all, the earth spirit master has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and those talismans are very valuable..." The Yuantong people's face was still expressionless, and they recited like an endorsement. "The account book at that time, the confession of the Taoist priest who set up the talisman array had been verified, but it was like this."

"Senior Brother Liu will never do such a thing." Zhang Yuhong's face already had a slight anger, and he clasped his fists at Zhang Tianshi. "Please check this matter clearly."

Master Zhang Tian nodded and sighed: "I also know that Junior Brother Hongde has always been steady in his behavior, and I don't want these things to happen because of him." Seeing that Zhang Yuhong seemed to be talking, Master Zhang Tian waved his hand. "Is there any wrong blame for him? Not to mention it now, the most urgent task is to find the Earth Spirit Master. The Earth Spirit Master is profound and cunning, and letting him be left outside will cause more than one day of life. Moreover, he doesn't know how to follow the Pure Land Zen Temple.

I didn't know the traces of the Earth Spirit Master, and I actually sent the monk from the Ten Directions to my Jingnan land. If he surrendered the Earth Spirit Master, whether he spread the secrets therein, I, Longhu Mountain, will not be able to raise my head in front of the Pure Land Zen Temple from now on. But this matter should not be known to ordinary disciples in the sect, so you must do it alone and control this matter as soon as possible. Whether the Tianshi's teachings can be kept invincible for a thousand-year reputation depends on Yu Hong."

"This..." Zhang Yuhong took a deep breath and bowed in the end. "The decree of the Master of Heaven." (To be continued...)
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