"Dead!" Zhang Liwei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He kicked him casually and the rat demon's corpse turned into coke and shattered to pieces on the ground: "It can't be dead anymore!"
"That's good." Zhao Shu felt exhausted and exhausted. He couldn't straighten his back just by sitting.
This time, Zhao Shu tried his best, showing off his best skills in rituals and rituals, summoning a group of soldiers and horses from the altar that he had just conquered, and used thunder and arrows to attack the temple and punish evil spirits.
After the three thunderous arrows were cast, Zhao Shu almost had his eyes blackened and fell off the altar. Thinking of his careful planning, this rat demon's death was not an unjust death.
The other monks of the Jiangzhen Hall were responsible for cleaning up the altar items. Zhao Shu waved to Zhang Yanshou and motioned for him to bring over his bamboo basket.
"What does Zhao Xianchang want?" Zhang Yanshou saw Zhao Mian pulling at the bamboo basket in a daze like a hungover person, but his hands and feet were not in control and he couldn't pick up anything.
"Water..." Zhao Shu's mouth was dry and his five internal organs were burning. In order to activate the clouds in the sky to accumulate thunder, the five treasures of true energy in his body were almost withered.
Zhang Yanshou quickly rummaged through the bamboo basket, took out a bamboo tube and handed it to Zhao Shu. The other person raised his head and drank hard. After a while, some color returned to his pale face.
"Fortunately, I prepared this worry-relieving and qi-replenishing water." Zhao Shu gasped for breath, and his sleepiness subsided a little. Then he took out a few pill powders from the bamboo basket and drank them with water. He sat down and adjusted his breath to refine the power of the medicine.
After a while, Lieutenant Li ran over quickly. He saw Zhao Shu sitting cross-legged and adjusting his breath, but he did not dare to say anything to disturb him.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Shu asked with his eyes closed.
"I found this in the corpse of the rat demon." Lieutenant Li took out an orange-red ball the size of a thumb, as crystal clear as jade.
Zhao Shu opened his eyes and took a look, then raised his hand to take it: "This is the inner elixir of a monster... You can still retain the demon elixir despite being hit by three thunderbolt arrows from me. It really shouldn't be underestimated."
Zhang Yanshou asked curiously: "Is this rat demon very powerful?"
Lieutenant Li secretly kicked him: "How are you talking?"
Zhao Shu didn't mind, and sighed softly: "I am not humble. If I were to fight this rat demon face to face, I would probably have to rely on magic weapons to protect myself, and then take the opportunity to escape. I can't hope to kill it in one fell swoop."
"So powerful?" Lieutenant Li was a little confused. In his opinion, Zhao Shu's spell ability should be better than that of his second brother.
When they returned to Zhang Village, with the secret assistance of their second brother, they destroyed the shrine of True Lord Xu Ri. A few mouse demons that appeared occasionally were swarmed by the village heroes and stabbed to death. Why now, it seems,
The ability of this rat demon seems to be very extraordinary?
Zhao Miao was twisting the ruby-like demon elixir, and the monks from the Jiangzhen Pavilion also came over, and he simply said: "This rat demon has pretended to be a god of the Xian family, and has been worshiped by incense for many years, and its soul is strong. Just like this demon elixir, it has been polished
He is harmonious, combined with his strong body and hard to be hurt by swords. Not to mention that he also has a group of little demons under his command, who can also control the rats and act as eyes and ears.
Let's put it this way, don't think of it as a mountain monster. It might be more appropriate to think of these rat monsters as bandits occupying the top of the mountain. In order to deal with them, I spent a lot of time and effort."
Lieutenant Li couldn't help but ask: "Zhao Xianchang, how did you do it? Can you tell us?"
Zhao Shu glanced at the captain here and saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance. Everyone looked along his line of sight and saw hundreds of soldiers and horses arrayed outside Xinglong County. For a moment, arrows were flying randomly and fire was everywhere.
The rat demon, which was also an extremely fat giant rat, fell into a thicket of sharp blades one after another.
"Where to start..." Zhao Shu carefully thought about his words and revealed to everyone his plans these days.
In fact, when he learned that the rat demon's lair was located in Xinglong County, Zhao Shui had already vaguely judged that the rat demon was probably colluding with local mortals.
After all, monsters are not human, and not everyone is like Jiang Ru and his family of fox monsters who can accompany the immortal family. Monsters come and go in the mortal world, and once their traces are exposed, they will not be tolerated by the world, so it is best to choose mortals to walk for yourself
work.
Whether you are pretending to be a ghost or a god, or using money and silk to lure you, if you have mortals to help cover you, you can naturally avoid a lot of trouble. If you just rely on the wildness of the mountains and forests to run rampant, you will only attract monks and masters to come and kill the monsters.
Lao Sanqian knew how to use the name Zhenjun Xuri in a remote countryside like Qiaozhang Village, and he would have similar methods when he went to Xinglong County.
Therefore, when Zhao Shu learned that the rat demon's lair was related to the Qianjin Immortal Temple, he immediately began to make plans. Killing three thousand men was not enough. He wanted to uproot the rat-infested demon atmosphere in this place and cleanse the world in one fell swoop!
It just so happened that the Xinglong County Magistrate actually thought that he was here to ask for a bribe, and he took out official silver from the treasury, so Zhao Shui ended the matter of raising money and food.
That night, Zhao Shu asked He Dangguan to summon singers and dancers to the post house. In fact, he himself used the gold and water deformation method early, leaving a clone in the post house to create a merrymaking atmosphere in order to paralyze the locals.
The county magistrate, and possible evil spies.
Zhao Shu himself used the masking illusion to leave the post house early and began to investigate the specific situation inside and outside Xinglong County.
"Wait a minute, the one who held the banquet that night was just the immortal's clone?" Lieutenant asked in surprise.
Zhao Shu couldn't help but smile smugly: "How? You didn't see it, did you?"
While saying this, he also took out a paper figure from the bamboo basket and hit it in the open space in front of him. The paper figure quivered like an insect's wings and transformed into Zhao Mi in the blink of an eye.
Originally, the metal-water deformation method required the use of a magic mirror to condense the clone, but Zhao Shu improved on this by drawing the air into a talisman and writing it on the paper figure. When necessary, the paper figure's clone could be robbed in its place.
The paper man's clone doesn't have much ability, and it can't even perform the magic of extracting Qi and condensing evil, but it is better at describing the facial features, the tone and expression are consistent with the original body, and it is made from the transformation of Zhao Shui's own true Qi. If it is not profound,
Cultivation, or extraordinary eyesight, makes it difficult to see through the essence of the clone.
"Okay, the art of fractal change should not be preached everywhere." When Zhao Shui was in high spirits, Lingxiao secretly reminded: "It was originally a conspiracy method you used to plot against others, and there is no need to explain it clearly."
Zhao Shu almost couldn't control his display of thoughts again. He coughed twice and removed his clone, and then said: "Where did you talk about just now? Oh, it was after I left the post house..."
Zhao Shu was distracted by many things that night. First, he secretly investigated the government office. The paper crane sent out at that time spied on the Xinglong County Magistrate and the guardian of the temple talking privately, so Zhao Shu focused on the treasury.
However, the door of the treasury was closed and it was difficult to sneak in. Zhao Shu did not waste too much time again, so he concentrated on preparing ways to deal with the rat demon.
Gu Yi
With the help of Lu Tan soldiers and horses, Zhao Shu basically found out the exit of the rat demon's lair. However, Zhao Shu considered that the leader of the rat demon might have been practicing for a long time and had high magic power. Just blocking the visible exit of the lair would not be enough.
There's no guarantee of catching it.
For this reason, Zhao Ming must lure Lao Sanqian to show up, and the Qianjin Immortal Shrine is the best place to start.
Lao Sanqian pretended to be a god, and his soul was nourished by the power of incense. He must be attached to the altar of the temple. Considering that the lair is likely to be under the temple, it is best to use powerful magic to kill him in one breath.
The shrines, lairs, and rat demons were all destroyed.
After thinking about it, the method of thunder and arrows is the most appropriate method. If thunder and fire can be lowered in public to destroy the temple and punish evil spirits, then even if the rat demon escapes by chance, it can completely destroy the god Qianjin Daxian in the minds of the local people.
, cut off the rat demon’s incense and faith, and offered blood food as an offering.
To this end, Zhao Shu must set up a mandala, perform rituals, and rain down thunder to kill evil. Similarly, Zhao Shu must first lead out Lao Sanqian. As long as the rat demon's energy appears, Zhao Shu's body will be able to see the exact direction and let the heavens know the direction.
The thunder struck.
So after Zhao Shu's clone went to the shrine, he repeatedly spoke and made things difficult, in order to do everything possible to force Lao Sanqian to show up and take action, and at the same time to prevent the rat demon from noticing that Zhao Shu was opening an altar outside the city to perform magic to mobilize the energy of heaven and earth.
The final result is obvious to all. Lao Sanqian was beaten by three thunderous arrows one after another. In the end, his soul was scattered, his body and soul were destroyed, and only one demon pill was left, which fell into Zhao Shu's hands.
In addition, Zhao Shui also sent a letter to mobilize 800 elite soldiers of the Wu Kui Army. However, unlike what the county magistrate knew, these soldiers were not to go to the countryside to recruit soldiers and eradicate the rebels, but to kill those rats who escaped from the city.
group, try to kill the rest of the little monsters as much as possible, and also take the opportunity to experience some actual combat and verify the military tactics for dealing with evil spirits.
"Three thousand labors are so great, so why did you..." Li Wei hesitated.
Zhao Miao smiled and said: "I also asked you at the beginning why the rat demon didn't take revenge when you smashed the temple. Now think about it, maybe Qiaozhang Village really has some kind of immortal family to protect it, which scared those rat demons.
Don’t dare to make trouble anymore.”
Lieutenant kept silent, and Zhao Shu suddenly realized that he had to avoid Qiaozhang Village at the expense of Sanqian. It could only be because Chiyundu was a greater threat. Instead of pretending to be a ghost in the countryside, he would provoke Chiyundu to punish the evil and attack the temple.
, it is better to go to a densely populated county. This place is more prosperous and rich, has more rats, and is also suitable for the labor force of Sanqian.
The only thing Zhao Shu didn't expect was that the Xinglong County magistrate dared to claim that the Immortal Qian Jin was the righteous god of the Huaxu Kingdom, and was somewhat related to the Chongxuan Pavilion. He thought that such a lowly monster would have nothing to do with the city gods such as Hengbi Gong.
When compared with each other, Zhao Shu was a little angry and thought the three thunderbolts were not powerful enough.
"Okay, pack your things." Zhao Shu stood up and said, "I asked He Dangguan to seize the county magistrate and control the government office. Now the city is probably in chaos. There are still a lot of aftermath matters for me to deal with."
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Looking at Zhao Shu and his party walking down the mountain back to the city, Brother Yu lurked in the distance without showing up, almost blending into the dust and mud of the earth.
After Zhao Shu walked away, Brother Yu withdrew his spell and quietly came to the place where Lao Sanqian was finally killed. The charred corpse of the rat demon had long been smashed and buried, leaving only the cobwebs on the ground that were struck by lightning.
mark.
"I am afraid that only the three elders in Chiyun City can display such evil-killing power." Second brother Yu leaned over to watch, and secretly marveled: "Can rituals and rituals have such extraordinary efficaciousness? I have never heard of it before!"
Just as the second brother was about to dig up the corpse of the rat demon and examine it carefully, he suddenly felt a cold and murderous intention approaching. He rolled on the spot, the soil wrapped around his body, and turned into a pottery figurine. He moved along the ground and retreated seven or eight feet away.
And where he had just gained a foothold, three black sword shadows intertwined silently. If he had not been able to avoid them, he would have been seriously injured.
"Who is coming?" Brother Yu took a stance, but the person who secretly attacked did not show up. He shouted in a low voice, turned the copper rings in his hands, and the earthy light shined outwards, Wutu prohibition was emitted, and countless dust and gravel were flying in the air.
Slightly obstructed among the shadows of treetops.
Brother Yu's hand was like leaving traces on the snow, making it impossible for the hidden person to hide, and the dust flew by, revealing the outline of the human figure.
"Come down!"
Brother Yu fiddled with his hands and used heavy pressure to drag the hidden person to the ground. But the other person paused in mid-air, sending out a large black ink cloud, and then dozens of sword shadows like ink lines came, dividing the gold and breaking the stone!
After blocking the first wave of attacks, Brother Yu was shocked to realize that the other party was good at fighting. He thought that this person might be like him, secretly following Zhao Shu, and his background might be unusual.
With this in mind, Yu Er Ge did not want to reveal his identity and had no intention of continuing the fight. The earthen shell covering his body threw himself outwards, blocking several sword shadows, and then took advantage of the situation to use the earth escape technique, and in the blink of an eye he escaped without a trace.
After the fighting subsided, Mo Yun gathered around, revealing the slender Jing Shi. She looked at the direction where her second brother Yu was escaping with cold eyes, frowning and saying nothing. Then she turned around and disappeared into the shadows.
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"Zhao Changshi, the rat group escaped from the city in three groups. According to the pre-arrangement, I am in position to ambush and successfully intercept and kill most of them."
In the Xinglong County government office, a Wu Kui military lieutenant came to report: "Among them, sixty-three humanoid rat demons were killed, and the rest were countless large rats. Some of the rats escaped separately and could not be pursued."
Zhao Shu nodded and said: "Those are ordinary rats. They were driven by demons and magic. After they escaped, there is nothing to worry about. Where is the corpse of the rat demon?"
The school captain replied: "In order to prevent the evil odor of the epidemic, the corpses of rat demons are piled up in empty areas outside the city. Please tell me how to deal with them!"
As a new army, the Wu Kui Army is not only for fighting against the enemy. The training exercises include various strategies to deal with non-human monsters. The lieutenant colonel of the army cannot only learn martial arts. Even if he is not a monk in the palace, he must at least know the magic, ghosts and gods.
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"Okay." Zhao Miao thought for a moment: "I will gather the people in the city and announce in public that the rat demon is pretending to be a ghost and god, and burn the rat demon's body to set the record straight! Later I will write a notice and have several copies copied.
Post them all over the city."
"Got the order!" the captain was ordered to retire.
"Deacon Zhao, the county magistrate has woken up." He Dangguan came over and said.
"Didn't I tell you not to do anything harsh?" Zhao Shu shook his head and smiled.
He Dangguan said with a bitter face: "Deacon Zhao has wronged us by what he said. The county magistrate was taken and sneaked back to the government office. When he saw the soldiers rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, he was so frightened that he fainted on the spot."
"Before, at the shrine, you pretended to write a letter of impeachment, but you turned out to be such a weakling?" When Zhao Shu came to the prison, he saw the county magistrate rushing towards him, kowtowing repeatedly, and wailing.
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"Marquis Zhenming! Your Majesty was deceived by that monster and did something wrong in a moment of confusion. Please ask Marquis Zhenming to save your Majesty!"
Zhao Shu sneered: "What? Now that you know you were wrong? Are you still blaming the monster? Do you think you can escape punishment if you die without any evidence?"