When "Xing Baotou" and his party braved the wind and rain to reach their destination - a steep street with towering walls on both sides.
Another team of government officials has been waiting here for a long time.
The leader looked like a civil servant, but when he talked to "Captain Xing", his tone was quite impolite. After getting a positive reply from "Captain Xing", he just laughed "haha" a few times.
"Clean? I don't think so."
Suddenly he raised his hand.
Several rays of cold light shot out.
It disappeared into a clump of wisteria at the entrance of the alley.
Immediately, the branches were beaten into a mess, and for a while, the broken branches, leaves, and rattan branches fell down, revealing the moss-covered wall. Only then did it become clear that those few cold lights were actually a few feathers, deeply embedded in the wall.
stone bricks.
"Xing Baotou" looked calm, and before he could show off, "Bo Ziyu" next to him got angry.
"What's the meaning?!"
What do you mean? Don’t you just suspect that instead of solving the trouble, they brought it to the door?
Zao Li looked suspiciously at the place where the feathers fell, but unfortunately there was nothing else except the broken vine branches and leaves.
It seems like I'm overthinking it.
So he replied with a smile on his face but not a smile on his face.
"It's not interesting. Please be careful, just in case."
Then he changed the topic without caring.
"Have you brought anything?"
"Bo Ziyu" became angry, but "Xing Baotou" was calmer and stopped him, but he didn't say anything to the officials. He just waved his hand, and the officials took out a box and took out dozens of palm-sized coins.
Each discus has some weird runes engraved on it.
Then, the two teams started working together.
They pried open some floor tiles in the alley, buried the discus, and covered the floor tiles again.
After finishing, "Xing Baotou", "Bo Ziyu" and the soap official slit their wrists again, sprinkled the white blood on the ground, and chanted a vague spell.
at last.
"rise."
But where the discus is buried, a little light shines. If someone with knowledge sees it, they will be surprised.
In a short period of time, these detectives used a method similar to that of a side door to build an exquisite restriction integrating concealment, restraint, and suppression.
"drop."
Zaoli made another secret.
The light slowly faded away.
"Let's go ahead and set up the net. You have to watch this opening carefully."
"Bo Zhiyu" and "Xing Baotou" had a sullen face, and no one paid any attention to him. He was not angry, he just laughed and led the people away.
The two men were left behind to direct the government officials to work for a while, then they dispersed and hid themselves.
In the alley.
Only the dark night and the wind and rain were left.
for a long time.
Alley entrance.
On the wall with scattered vines.
A certain piece of masonry that was cracked by Feather suddenly began to shake and slowly peeled off the wall.
In the small empty cracks in the bricks.
A little man with fingers as long as his fingers appeared.
…………
"The Taoist's method is really unique."
Not far from the street.
In a certain attic.
The Chonglong Jade figurine pulls two leaves and floats them through the window in the wind.
Li Changan raised his hand to catch it, put it back on his face, straightened his position, and smiled at the Dionysian's praise.
Exorcism is indeed wonderful.
But the Taoist's method is just a trick, it can be said that it is overkill and overqualified. Just like the Dionysus said, it is just a "novelty".
Not much to say.
On the contrary, the actions of these Phantom Butterfly minions are worth mentioning.
He stared at the street, tapping his fingers on the scabbard, lost in thought.
picture.
It really looks like.
The same slickness and composure, the same reckless impulsiveness.
Unconsciously.
The Taoist priest gently tapped his hand on the scabbard and already firmly grasped the hilt of the sword.
moment.
He exhaled.
Along the direction of the alley, I cast my sights further into the distance.
It was a low-lying area in the city.
Xiaoshui is a place where it rains a lot and is densely covered with water. Low-lying areas like this often flood.
Of course, the people living here are not wealthy families, so most of the buildings are low thatched houses and shabby little yards, all mixed together.
However, there are many high-rise buildings and compounds around the depression. Coupled with the terrain difference, the difference between the lower part of the middle and the higher part of the surrounding area is even more conspicuous.
In Li Changan's eyes, the depression was like a bag, the street and alley were one of the mouths of the bag, and the depression itself became an excellent place to lay a trap.
What's even more coincidental is that there are a large number of human hands buried in the depression.
The Taoist priest followed "Xing Captou" to this place. When Leng Buding discovered this, he was shocked. He thought he had been tricked by a monster. After a battle of wits and courage with the air, he discovered in embarrassment that...
The ambush was not directed at me.
The God of Dionysus expressed his gratitude and urged Li Changan not to seek death again.
The Taoist priest still decided to stay.
He is very curious.
It can be inferred from various signs that the illusion has fallen into the hands of Huan Die.
So who is this big battle meant to deal with?
Li Changan's eyes crossed the heavy rain curtain and landed on a dimly lit courtyard in the depression.
If the depression is a trap.
So based on the layout, the person or demon in that courtyard is probably the bait.
…………
The night is getting darker.
In a poor man's house, there was still a weak light burning.
The fire was dim and yellow.
A young couple was holding their child and weeping at each other.
"Why are we always so miserable?"
The wife gently shook the baby in her arms, with tears in her eyes and a miserable look on her face.
The husband's eyes were red, but he could only sigh quietly.
There's been some unrest in the city lately.
The county government also issued a curfew for this purpose, strictly ordering the doors and windows to be closed at night, and no entry or exit allowed.
There were rumors in the neighborhood that there was some kind of monster that was going around killing people at night.
The husband didn't care much at first, thinking that no matter whether he was a demon or a bandit, he would never find someone as poor as him. He even complained a little, thinking that the curfew had reduced his work and wages.
Even if you only lose one or two cents a day, if you save it, you can exchange it for some eggs to replenish your wife's health.
But I never expected it.
The headhunter unexpectedly came to his house, which gave the family a bolt from the blue - the monster was targeting his house, and soon he was going to come and take away the hearts of his family.
Although he is married and has children, he is still only in his teens. How can he not be in a mess when such unreasonable disasters are about to hit him.
But he was the head of the family after all, so he had to put on courage and comfort his wife.
"Don't worry."
"The chief has said that he has already arranged his troops and invited experts like Daozhang Feng to help us. He will definitely protect us."
"It's late at night and you're not feeling well. Please go to bed."
Turn out the oil lamp.
The couple fell asleep with their thoughts on their minds.
But not for a while.
The adults were quiet, but the children started to make a fuss.
"Where's the bedwetting?"
"without."
"Maybe I woke up from hunger."
"Well, let's feed him."
"Did you sleep?"
The husband laughed and cursed.
The family is poor, and they are always hungry and full every day. In addition, the wife's body and bones are already weak. Where can she get milk (harmony)?
I remember there was still a small bowl of batter left on the stove.
He got up, held up the oil lamp, took out half the bowl of paste, warmed it a little, and carefully brought it back to the bed.
A lamp as big as a bean doesn't provide much light.
The husband saw his wife's blurred figure and sat up, holding the child to his chest and leaning against the bed.
In the darkness, there was a clear and ear-piercing sucking sound.
Closer.
In the dim light, the wife's clothes were half-undressed, and there was a (harmonious) blush on her sallow cheeks.
She looked at the baby in her arms with a slight smile on her face.
"Look, our children eat so deliciously."
The husband couldn't help but be infected by this smile, and he came closer softly.
"You rest first, let me feed you..."
The words suddenly stuck in the throat, and the pupils suddenly dilated, staring at the infant "child".
His short arms and legs, wrinkled face, and sparse and soft hair all looked like his child's. But that little mouth that could only call "Mom" but not "Dad" turned into a strange person.
The mouthparts are like a leech's enlarged sucker.
It was firmly attached to his wife's skinny chest, accompanied by bursts of sucking sounds, and streams of blood appeared on the face of the "baby".
"Click."
In panic, the pottery bowl dropped from his hand and shattered into pieces.
The movement startled the "baby" sucking blood, and Xishi's ignorant pupils suddenly shrank into needlepoints, glowing with scarlet light, and turned around suddenly.
The husband felt that his heart had been punched hard, and the words stuck in his throat finally turned into a scream. He tripped and fell on his back.
But because of his fall, he discovered that a woman in plain clothes and a red skirt was crouching on the beam of his house. She was wearing a weird ghost mask and jumped down. The red skirt was floating and she had a short hand in her hand.
Jian Tun (Harmony) spit out cold light and floated towards his wife and daughter on the bed like a ghost.
The man fell into a constant state of fear, unable to speak or move, and watched helplessly as the man jumped down.
But my wife...
"Don't kill my daughter."
The wife had obviously lowered her head, but somehow she spotted the ghost-faced man above her through her eyes. She howled and leaned over, facing the sword's edge with her rugged and thin back, protecting the "baby" (
Harmony) under.
pity.
The Ghost-Faced Man's sword did not hesitate at all. He just adjusted the edge of the sword slightly to penetrate the woman and the child in her arms who had turned into a demon.
"Madam! No!"
The husband woke up from the panic and quickly rushed to block the sword.
But the ghost-faced girl's movement seems slow but is actually very fast. Even if he uses both hands and feet, how can he catch up?
But there is something that can catch up.
It was a bird with flame feathers, coming with a sharp cry and lightning.
The ghost-faced woman had no choice but to pause for a moment before swiping her sword to kill the firebird. The hem of her skirt fluttered and flew towards the "baby". She didn't care about the husband who was blocking his wife's body with his eyes closed, and she still struck with the sword.
Stab away.
"How dare you, witch!"
The door suddenly opened, and a round-faced Taoist stood at the door. He waved his sleeves and robes, and countless firebirds came one after another.
The ghost-faced woman had no choice but to turn back and escape.
But the next moment.
The window panel was suddenly smashed, and a cold-eyed swordsman swept over with a ball of snow.
The movement of the ghost-faced girl is truly ghostly, like a mist or a gust of wind. She can always move around in the air when she has nowhere to draw on her strength.
But the house is too small.
Under the combined pressure of Daoguang and Firebird, they quickly ran out of room to dodge, so they simply pulled away, jumped up, and crashed off the roof.
Also at this time.
There were sounds of killing all around.
The entire depression looked like a basin of boiling water.
Countless soldiers armed with swords, guns, hooks and nets swarmed out of every house.
Especially somewhere in the highlands.
More than a hundred Zhang Qiangnu are ready to go.
The man dressed as a military officer next to him suddenly waved his hand.
"put."
Instantly.
Arrows rained down.
…………
"The witch is here!"
Chaotic shouting was accompanied by a flurry of footsteps.
"Open the net quickly."
In an alley somewhere in the depression.
Several snares were randomly thrown in from the other side of the wall.
Standing time.
Then he saw a red figure leap out from the ground, crash into the crowd that came to surround him, and made a slight opening. He didn't dare to stop, and fled in panic before more ambushes came around.
Ghost face, dagger, plain clothes, red skirt, in the whole Xiaoshui, who else can be there besides Yu Mei?
It's just that her current state is really embarrassing. Not only is she covered in blood, there is also a short arrow stuck in her shoulder blade. It was injured by the nu array when she tried to escape over the wall.
Fortunately, although this depression became a trap for her, the complex terrain caused by the chaotic dwellings gave her room to maneuver.
Yu Mei took off the broken ghost face, gritted his teeth and pulled out the short arrow. In addition to the smell of blood, the arrow also had a special herbal smell.
That's right.
The arrow is quenched with poison!
Feeling the weakness and heaviness of his body, and hearing the noise getting closer and closer, Yu Mei knew that his time was running out.
Honestly.
In normal times, she could rely on her own skills and magic to manipulate such a mob at the palm of her hands.
But tonight, there are many "strange people" mixed in these crowds. They can always see through her whereabouts and deception, and lead everyone to round up her.
The injuries on her body were most likely caused by these people, but fortunately, these people seemed to intend to capture her alive, so whenever the situation was desperate, she could still try her best to escape.
But there are not many such opportunities anymore.
At this time, not only did she feel physically weak, but her mind was also gradually becoming dizzy.
She silently moved her finger to a certain wound and pressed hard.
Hiss~
The severe pain allowed my mind to clear up a little.
She remembered that she had ventured onto the roof before, and before she was driven down by arrows, she saw an alley to the south, a steep alleyway with high walls on both sides.
Deployed there, the personnel responsible for the interception seemed to be eager to perform meritorious deeds, and they also participated in the roundup enthusiastically.
In this way, there is an opportunity to take advantage of that alley.
…………
The sound of killing was heard in the distance.
The streets and alleys nearby were so quiet that only the drizzle blew.
In the courtyard behind the high wall next to it.
"Xing Captou" is crawling in the corner, its body almost blending into the shadow, like a spider, patiently waiting for its prey to take the bait.
finally.
The copper bell in my arms made a sudden "ding" sound.
Taken the bait!
Without thinking, he rushed out of the hiding place, took "Bo Ziyu" who also showed his figure and a group of government officials, jumped over the high wall and jumped into the alley.
First glance.
I saw several groups of strange red lights glowing on the bluestone slabs in the alley.
That was the scene when the magic circle was triggered.
The tension in his eyebrows relaxed slightly.
Second glance.
The center of the array was covered with many layers of thick silver floc.
It is a silver mesh spewed out by the mechanism connecting the magic circle. These meshes are extremely tough and difficult to cut even with a good sword.
He couldn't help but smile.
Got it!
But when he opened the silver screen, his face suddenly froze.
What was caught in the net was not an eyebrow, or even a human being, but a large, square box made of bamboo strips.
Bamboo box?
Why is it a bamboo box?!
Just as he was surprised, another sudden and faint sound came from behind him.
"The wind is coming."
Huh~boom~
It was a strong wind rising from the ground.
咻~簌~
This is the chaotic rain that hits like arrows.
Just for a moment.
It was as if the strong wind and rain were forced into this deep alley.
It presses people so hard that they can't straighten their backs, scrapes them so hard they can't hear, and beats them so hard they can't open their eyes.
The noisy shouts of killing just now were all covered up by the sound of the wind; I barely opened my eyes, and all I could see was the falling rain. It was as if the inside and outside of the alley had been isolated into two worlds.
Those dull-looking government officials had long been tossed around, but "Bo Ziyu" and "Xing Baotou" were still standing upright. They were already on high alert and looked at the source of the sound in the alley with ferocious eyes.
.
The visitor has no intention of covering up.
But in the wind and rain, a tall figure strode forward.
He was wearing a long raincoat, and the hat was held low on his head. He could not see his face clearly. He could only see a brown beard under his chin and a pair of cold eyes.
"Who is coming? What do you want?!"
"Xing Baotou" stopped "Bo Ziyu" who was about to make a move and shouted loudly.
The coir raincoat guest didn't answer, but continued to approach with strides.
The long sword unsheathed in his hand clearly told the other party his purpose of coming - it was just a fight on a narrow road.
"Why are you talking nonsense with him? Take it down and ask again!"
"Bo Ziyu" was no longer patient. He suddenly fell to the ground on all fours, and his uniform was torn apart by the sudden expansion of his body. Like a wild beast, he swooped towards the man in raincoat.
"Xing Baotou" also transformed into a fierce image, his head turned into a ferocious bird's head, and streams of mosquito smoke came out of his sharp long beak, but he hesitated to follow up.
He was a little confused, even inexplicably uneasy.
It stands to reason that the entire illusion has been controlled by them.
The only uncontrollable factor - Yu Mei has fallen into a carefully prepared trap.
But who is this uninvited guest in front of us?
soon.
His doubts were easily solved.
It was a flash of green light rising from the opponent's sword, hazy like a dream, but so cold that it chilled his bones.
He recognized this sword light.
He even recognizes the owner of Jianguang.
"Li Xuan..."
Before the exclamation ended, the sword light advanced rapidly.