From the first moment he accepted the invitation of the owner and stepped into the Jin Mansion, he carefully examined everything in the mansion.
Demonic spirit?
Can't smell it.
There are no unusual changes in the flowers, plants, rocks and trees in the courtyard of the house.
Everyone in the mansion is doing his or her job, and there is no sign of panic or dullness.
As if everything was normal, the information provided by the beggar was just a false alarm.
But there was always a slight uneasiness in Li Changan's heart, so he left the banquet on the pretext of urinating, pretended to be drunk, and wandered around the house. After careful observation, he finally discovered something fishy.
The people in the mansion are too well-behaved.
This rule is not to say that the family law is strict, but that these people's words, actions, and demeanor are too simple and too stereotyped. Although they know the answers when they ask questions and know how to bow and avoid when they meet, they always give people a sense of dullness.
Perhaps in the eyes of ancient people like Bo Ziyu and Zhang Yi, they were wealthy people with harsh rules and tied people up like they were not human beings, but in the eyes of modern people like Li Changan, these people looked like... Programmed in the game
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However, the Taoist priest quietly checked and found that these people were conscious and showed no signs of being manipulated. It was really a contradiction.
That's why Bo Ziyu saw the scene where the Taoist priest stared at the maid who was lighting the fire.
But when the policeman started to laugh, the Taoist priest suddenly remembered an incident from the past.
Those were the days of following cheap masters and eating dirt.
…
There was a wealthy family in a small town called Yongxing.
The young master of this family is a child prodigy who is famous far and wide for his cleverness.
But one day, the young master suddenly became stupid.
He readily agreed to exchange stones for his silver; exchange sheep dung balls for black beans, and he ate them without hesitation; even one day, when the yard at home was being renovated, a door he often passed through was sealed up and turned into a wall, and he also
I didn't know how to change the route, so I ran straight into it.
The family thought he was possessed by evil spirits and invited experts to check on him. Sure enough, half of his soul was missing.
But then, no matter how you try to summon the soul, the soul will never come back.
When Fu Luan raises the ji, the results obtained are also inexplicable and confusing.
Until the money was exhausted, the master and the apprentice, who almost chewed the bark of a tree, went to the door by themselves.
Liu Laodao first ate a lot of meat and drank a lot of wine, then he held his stomach tremblingly, walked around the house, and finally took out an iron nail from the young master's pillow.
It turned out to be just a simple victory technique.
It's just that the caster was quite clever, and she hid the young master's soul in a place no one could have imagined - in the young master's dream.
It turns out that in these stupid days, whether the young master was eating, sleeping, being cheated, or running into walls, he was just dreaming and sleepwalking.
Half of the soul is hidden in dreams, and half of the soul is wandering in the world.
People are half asleep and half awake.
In the eyes of others, you just become stupid.
…
Bo Ziyu scratched his head after hearing this. He couldn't understand the mysterious changes in these battles, so he directly asked the question that concerned him most and was the most fundamental.
"So where is the evil spirit that is causing trouble?"
Li Changan pointed at the maid and the cook.
The maid has filled the stove hole, and the cook is putting the dough mixed with ashes into the cold steamer.
"These half-asleep people seem normal, but in fact they are stupid and unable to cope with changes in the outside world. However, there is a person in this house who has a quick mind and can even have a drink with us."
"The concierge...and the gold officer?"
Bo Ziyu suddenly realized this, but his expression changed drastically and he hurried out.
"Sure! Zhang Yi!"
"Don't panic."
The Taoist priest grabbed him.
“Don’t startle the enemy by making a mistake.”
…………
Bo Ziyu only felt that his hands were no longer hands and his feet were no longer feet.
Standing at the door now, he clearly knew that the friendly person in the room, who was soliciting drinks, was actually a man-eating demon, but in order not to alert the snake, he killed Zhang Yi at the table.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be ignorant, dragging my stiff steps, and took the initiative to get closer to the monster.
At the banquet in the house.
"Jin Yuanwai" also saw the two returning and immediately greeted them warmly:
"You two are finally back, this pot of warm wine is almost getting cold."
"No, it doesn't matter." Bo Ziyu stuttered a little, "The cold wine is soothing to the throat."
"That's good."
"Yuanwai" said, standing up to pour wine for Zhang Yi.
"Save me the trouble of letting my servant warm the wine. If something goes wrong again, wouldn't it disturb my sweet dream?"
He had a vague smile on his face and spoke softly, but when he heard it in Bo Ziyu's ears, it was like a thunder exploded, making his hair stand on end.
Sweet dream?
It was discovered!
Bo Ziyu's eyes were fixed on it, watching the "member" slowly tilting the wine bottle, and looking at the dazed Zhang Yi who seemed to be aware of it, frowning and putting down the wine glass.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to remind him, a sudden and cold feeling suddenly erupted around him.
A glance out of the corner of my eye.
But Li Changan leaned slightly and already had the sword in his hand.
"Wait a minute."
"Yuanwai" suddenly spoke up and pointed to both sides with a smile.
"Taoist, please take a look at them."
The banquet was held indoors, with some servants stationed on both sides.
Now, at some point, the servants all took out their daggers, not pointing them at Li Changan and the other three, but pointing them at their own throats.
"Taoist Master, please be careful."
The "member outsider" grinned, his appearance distorted and changed, and after a while, he turned into the rickety old man the three of them met at the beginning.
Layers of wrinkles piled up on his face, and the originally gentle smile suddenly became cunning and sinister.
He said:
"It's easy to take the old man's life, but it's not worth it to bring down the whole Jin family."
"The plagued monster!"
Veins popped up on Bo Ziyu's neck, but he didn't dare to step forward.
"Demon?" The other person waved his hand humbly, "That's ridiculous, it's just a little charmer."
As it spoke, it clapped its hands, and there was a rush of footsteps outside the door. Not long after, the fire maids, cooks, and other people in the house were all gathered together. Everyone was holding daggers, sharp knives, hairpins, and even broken hairpins in their hands.
Pottery shards and other sharp objects were all aimed at his throat.
I'm afraid that if Li Changan makes any slight move, the whole Jin family will have to be buried with this monster first.
Li Changan glanced around and finally had to press the murderous intention.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Wouldn’t it be even more strange if after all this time and effort, nothing was achieved?
Sure enough, the monster didn't go around in circles anymore.
"Not much, just one life."
"who?"
"My, but..." it changed the topic, "I see that the Taoist priest is so awe-inspiring, it really frightens all of us. Why don't we ask the Taoist priest to kill himself here to put his old heart at ease. I promise to let him go.
Shangxia, from now on leave Xiaoshui and stay away from the mountains and forests..."
Click.
A crackling sound interrupted its words.
However, the wine glass in Zhang Yi's hand shattered, and the crack opened the tiger's mouth, and blood fainted into the wine and stained the clothes.
The monster grinned, took another wine glass, filled it for the ranger, and said slowly:
"Isn't it a good deal to trade one life for a whole family of people?"
"It's worth it for your mother..."
Bo Ziyu finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly.
Li Changan was not as furious as him, but calmly looked at the monster opposite.
He is very curious.
Why are the monsters spawned by the same monster plague so different?
It's just that there are different types. Even their wisdom and personality are obviously different.
The demons and misfortunes are like wild beasts, the tiger aunt acts according to the legend, the ghosts are forbearing, Tai Sui is debauched, and the one in front of him shows cunning and arrogance.
In the conversation, he only talked about Li Changan and didn't care about the other two.
They probably thought that among the three of them, only Li Changan, who possessed special powers, was the real threat. As for the rangers and police officers, they were just ordinary people with better skills and were not a cause for concern.
Therefore, while threatening the Taoist priests with the lives of the whole family in the Jin Mansion, it can also pour wine for the knights in such an understatement.
Of course Zhang Yi also knew this, but when he sat down at the table, he had untied his saber to one side, and now he acted like a bachelor, and he would not refuse any wine brought by the monster.
After seven or eight glasses of wine, his ears seemed to be burning with wine, and he irritably pulled apart his clothes, revealing a hint of coldness in his arms.
Li Changan's eyes flashed and he suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath.
The monster's movements suddenly stagnated, and the blades of the "puppet" around him tightened against his neck.
The skylight outside the door gradually faded, making the interior of the house look gray and hard.
Li Changan opened his mouth and said:
"keep your word."
"Taoist?" Bo Ziyu couldn't believe it, "You're crazy!"
"Monks are compassionate." Li Changan lowered his eyebrows, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
"That's what the monk said!"
"The Taoist priest also said so."
Li Changan ignored him and just stared at the demon, repeating: "Keep your word."
The monster did not expect that the Taoist priest actually agreed, with six points of vigilance, three parts of suspicion and one part of luck:
"certainly."
"good."
Li Changan's face was full of sadness and determination, and he actually raised his sword and wiped it on his own neck.
Bo Ziyu hurriedly came to grab it, but was pushed away by the Taoist priest. The monster's attention was completely attracted. He was holding a wine bottle in his hand, but he forgot to continue pouring wine for Zhang Yi.
So, the ranger swung the empty wine glass, pulled open the scattered skirt of his clothes, and revealed a short blade hidden in his arms.
Then.
With the hand that put down the wine glass, he firmly grasped the handle of the knife.
Clang.
The sword light burst out!
Bo Ziyu, who was still going to grab the sword in the Taoist priest's hand, was suddenly scorched by the cold light, trembled, and then burst out of his throat.
"Huh?"
The ranger had already sheathed his sword and snatched the wine bottle from the frozen monster's hand.
Fill the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp.
Huh~ let out a long breath.
The monster's body swayed immediately, and a line of blood suddenly opened on its neck.
Immediately.
Hot blood spurted and the head rolled to the ground.
Here, Li Changan also put away his sword Shiran, without the "compassionate" attitude he had just shown.
Bo Ziyu still didn't understand that just now Li Changan had just put on a show to attract the monster's attention and give You Xiaer a chance to hit the owl's head.
He blinked.
"...The monster?"
"Maybe he's dead."
"What about the rest?"
What answered him was a series of "plop" sounds as he fell to the ground.
As the monster's body fell to the ground, all the people controlled by it also fell.
The three people hurriedly leaned over to check.
After a while.
The three of them looked at each other with hesitation in their expressions.