"Found it in Chang'an City?" Li He couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

At this time, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was full of powerful people. Not only was the headquarters of Tianshitang located here, Chen Xuanzang's master Tathagata also transformed into a fat monk and hung out at the market entrance all day long. Even the Jade Emperor transformed into a "Jade Sun Heaven".

"Come here for a private visit incognito.

In this case, let alone the locust demon, even if the three demon gods come over, they will definitely be cool.

So the demon transformed from Li Jiancheng's dead soul is really so bold that he dares to come to Chang'an to cause trouble?

"Yes, I was discovered by a Celestial Master named Chen Xuanzang in Chang'an City." Miss Duan said, "About three days ago, Master Chen Xuanzang, a fat monk who had not even been certified as a Celestial Master, was found guilty of stealing.

Eating goose legs and getting eaten by Cai Shikou

The aunt chased and beat him, but in a panic, she ran into an old house and hid for a day and night before coming out. Afterwards, Chen Xuanzang found the residual evil spirit on his body. After careful screening, he finally found traces of the locust demon in the old house.

"

At this point, she paused and then said: "This time Chen Xuanzang was not reckless, but pretended not to notice, exited first, then ran to Tianshitang to call for help, and surrounded the entire old house with a dragnet!"

Hearing this, the expression on Li He's face was a little confused.

What Miss Duan said about "stealing goose legs" was obviously a plot that appeared in the original work. When Li He heard it, the classic "I don't have goose legs in my heart, so there is no harm in eating them."

But you obviously want to eat, but you say you don’t want to eat, it’s just a little bit different.”

Immediately, he was slapped on the back of the head by the market lady, causing his wig to fall off.

In this scene in the original work, Tathagata deliberately found an opportunity to guide Chen Xuanzang and wanted him to go to Sun Wukong to catch the pig demon. But now, it is obviously Tathagata who is guiding Chen Xuanzang to discover the locust demon.

It's all fake that he hid in the old house for a day and a night and was found by Chen Xuanzang because of the evil spirit.

It was obvious that he was looking for an opportunity to gild his disciples.

"After you surrounded me, did anyone go in to slay the demon?" Li He asked.

"No, that house is a bit special. It is the private residence of the former crown prince Li Jiancheng. Although it has been abandoned, it is still a very sensitive place. Except for Mr. Kong Kong who is clamoring to enter and exorcise the demon, no one else dares to enter now." Duan

said the lady.

As soon as these words came out, Li He's face immediately frowned.

After Li Jiancheng's death, the locust demon that was transformed by his lingering resentment showed up in his private residence. Was it really exposed accidentally, or was it deliberately exposed?

If it was intentional, what were they planning?

Was Tathagata involved?

In addition, although everyone has always known the identity of the locust demon, they have tacitly understood it and will not say it openly. But this time, it has appeared in Chang'an, so can the identity be hidden?

Once exposed, how will Li Shimin and Li Yuan react?

He is very curious.

Yes, curious, not worried.

To him, the situation in the court was actually not a big deal at all: why were there so many people in Tianshitang surrounding the house and they didn't dare to go in to slay the demons, but Prince Kong Kong was clamoring to go in?

It’s not that Mr. Kong Kong has no brains and doesn’t know the pros and cons, it’s that he is strong and doesn’t care!

Wu Xing Quan was afraid of getting involved in court disputes, and Tian Canjiao didn't dare to stab Lou Zi easily because he loved fame and wealth. But Master Kong Kong had no desires and only liked to show off, and his strength was at a level of his own, so he was not afraid of falling into it and being unable to extricate himself.

In the same way, Li He is the same.

He has even met the Jade Emperor who paid a private visit incognito. Why does he still care about Li Jiancheng?

I don't have to listen to any orders from Li Yuan. After all, Li Shimin is the emperor. As for Li Shimin, if the merits of annihilating Li Jiancheng are high, I will listen to Li Shimin.

It doesn't matter.

Anyway, Li Shimin was just the king he chose to cooperate with, not his master.

"Let's go and have a look." Li He said, leading Miss Duan to the private residence of former Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, which was surrounded by people.

The princes all live in the East Palace and generally do not have private residences, but Li Jiancheng's is special. It was a small manor built by Li Jiancheng when his family was an official in the Sui Dynasty before he was a prince and before Li Yuan became emperor.

Used for fun.

Later, the family left Beijing and abandoned it for some time. After Li Yuan ascended the throne, it was revived.

It is not only used for fun, but also for handling official business and discussing matters with followers that are not suitable for discussion elsewhere. It is regarded as Li Jiancheng's second residence.

He even said that because the prince's position was unstable, the East Palace made him feel insecure. This was his real home.

None of the crown princes in the East Palace were as favored as the concubines who lived in this private residence before.

But similarly, after the Xuanwumen Incident, this was one of the places where the most massacres occurred in Chang'an City. Many of Li Jiancheng's favorite concubines, as well as his sons and daughters, died here.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, this place was basically a taboo place that no one dared to touch.

It is located on the edge of the busy city, but it is desolate and dilapidated. Even beggars and homeless people dare not enter!

At this time, a large group of people gathered around the desolate house. Not only the surrounding area, but also the sky was covered with Kongming lanterns painted with talismans, arranged in an orderly formation to prevent the locust demon from escaping.

The same goes for the underground. Special cinnabar and mercury were poured into it, and special suppressive copper coins were placed to prevent the locust demon from escaping.

It's hard to describe the dragnet that has been set. It should be said that even gods can't escape.

You know, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, who are also in charge of Tianshitang, don't have any scruples. As the heroes of the Xuanwu Sect incident, these two people dared to kill Li Jiancheng even when he was alive. How could they be afraid of one of them dying?

"Master, you are finally here." After Yuchi Gong saw Li He, he immediately came up to him with a smile.

In fact, according to his character, he had long wanted to break into the demon slaying army, but because Li He was not around, he was unsure and did not dare to act rashly - it was very difficult for the headless general who was also one of the "Four Demon Kings" before.

He is not afraid of getting involved in anything, but he doesn't want the locust demon to get involved.

Next to him, Qin Qiong did the same. After seeing Li He, he asked directly: "How confident is the national master in getting rid of demons?"

"With Pindao here, it's nothing to worry about, just a demon king." Li He hugged the fly whisk and said with a smile: "It's just that this place involves some common things in the world of mortals, and Pindao is not good at handling it. I wonder what you two think?

"

By saying this, he was actually delaying time. In fact, he had already activated his magic power and started to explore the locust demon's heels.

This heel does not refer to status, but to merits and demerits during life.

As a demon transformed from the soul of Li Jiancheng, killing it with a knife is not the best result: based on what it did during the drought, the demon body must be destroyed, and the crime is unforgivable.

However, there is a difference between simply destroying the demon body and losing its soul.

Taoist priests subjugate demons and eliminate demons. Killing is not the purpose, but eliminating the "demon" is the key point. If Li Jiancheng was originally kind-hearted, but only turned into a demon and caused disaster because of his tragic death, that can be transformed, and he does not have to be exterminated.

On the other hand, if you have done many evil things during life and after death, you must be beaten to death.

Leaving a sliver of hope for reincarnation will only lead to failure to eradicate evil, which will lead to loss of merit.

"Since it is a worldly matter, what does the Taoist priest think about it? It's just about eliminating demons." Qin Qiong said.

His meaning was very obvious, which was to pretend he didn't know anything and just get rid of the demon.

There is no identity in life, the locust demon is the locust demon, just kill it.

"That's right, it's just to get rid of demons." Li He smiled and stepped into the house.

Seeing this, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Kong Gongzi Tian Canjiao and others all followed him. Chen Xuanzang also followed. Not only that, the fat monk who was eating meat buns at the market entrance in the distance, as well as Tianshitang

The Jade Emperor, who was practicing Tai Chi at the headquarters, turned his attention here.

Everyone is curious about what magical power Li He will use to deal with the locust demon.

Contrary to Li He's expectation, there were no overwhelming locusts in the house, nor the dilapidation and clutter of the demon's lair. There were only flowers and plants that were carefully cared for, and a white-robed scholar who was quietly sweeping fallen leaves in the courtyard.

Chuchen, calm, not like a demon at all, but more like a god.

"Be careful, this is the illusion of a demon. His true body is hidden where we can't see it," Miss Duan said.

However, when she tried to find a way to break the illusion, she found that there was no flaw at all.

It is even more impossible to find the true identity of the locust demon.

"There is a kind of illusion that uses false illusions to transform real things. The two are combined into one, and there seems to be no flaw on the surface." Li He shook his head and said: "There is only one flaw in this kind of illusion, and that is that the falseness is ultimately false.

It is used to deceive, as long as you can find out the difference between the illusion and reality, you can break the illusion."

The highest state of lies is when truth contains lies, and the same goes for illusions.

Use real flowers, real grass, and real fallen leaves to cover up the only unreality, so that the fake can be confused with the real, making it impossible for people to see through.

"Not bad, there are some sensible people in your Tianshi Hall." The white-robed scholar smiled slightly and said, "But have you ever thought that our entire three realms of heaven, earth, and man have already been shrouded in this illusion, and some

Some things are real, but some things are not real.”

"What do you mean?" Li He asked.

"You can only comprehend it yourself. You can't say everything, otherwise 'it' will know." The white-robed scholar said, opening his mouth and suddenly a huge locust head appeared, biting Li He.

Li He immediately pulled out the Xianyun Sword and stabbed it, but it only pierced the teeth but failed to hurt the vital parts.

This is the first time that the Xianyun Sword fails to work.

The strength of the locust demon is too strong, it is close to the Xuanxian, and it can no longer be pierced by the sharpness of the Xianyun Sword without using the "Tianyan Escape Sword".

In fact, at this time, as long as Li He used all his strength to attack, the locust demon, which was not yet at the Xuanxian level, could be suppressed with a backhand.

But what the locust demon said before made him feel unusual.
To be continued...