Four hundred and fortieth chapters: good people are hard to do
Early the next morning.
In the bedroom.
Mao Xiaofang, who had dark eyes, blew out the bean lamp, tightened the monster catching bag, and stood up with a gentle tap on his lower back.
After interrogating for a whole night, but still finding nothing, he became more certain that there was something fishy about the matter, and he even had some vague guesses in his heart...
"Dongdongdong."
"Dongdongdong."
While he was deep in thought, a rapid knock on the door suddenly sounded, followed by Xiao Hai's anxious voice: "Master, Master, please come out and take a look."
Mao Xiaofang's eyelids twitched, and he quickly stood up and opened the door. As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw more than a dozen villagers standing together, both men and women, old and young, all with anxious faces.
"Master Mao."
"Master Mao..."
After seeing him come out, everyone immediately swarmed around him.
Mao Xiaofang was used to this kind of scene, and said calmly: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, just tell me, what happened again?"
"Master Mao, we just want to ask, are the ghosts we caught last night still there?" an old man looked closely at Mao Xiaofang and asked with a complicated expression.
"Of course I'm still there." Mao Xiaofang said, "Is there any problem?"
"If those ghosts are still there, it means that Master Lei's ghost-calling spell was not used thoroughly, and he did not summon all the ghosts. As a result, the ghosts attacked us in the middle of the night and took away our family. If those ghosts are not there, Master Mao, below
If so, you don’t need me to say more, right?" the old man said.
Mao Xiaofang's heart thumped, and he hurriedly rushed back to his room, only to find that the table was empty, and the monster-catching bag placed there had disappeared.
He broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, Mao Xiaofang suddenly realized: he had seriously underestimated the intensity and cruelty of this fight.
The opponent's methods are one move after another, and even the timing of each move is just right, without giving him any chance to breathe.
Now that the monster catching bag is gone, it happened that another ghost disaster broke out last night. What's more serious is that Lei Gang insisted on destroying the evil ghosts last night, and it was he who "saved" these ghosts.
So, what should he explain to these folks now?
"What's wrong, junior brother?" At this time, Lei Gang was helped over by Lei Xiu and asked with concern.
Mao Xiaofang shook his head, took a deep breath, turned around and saw Qin Yao, and immediately strode over: "Dao Zhang Qin, I need your help."
Qin Yao nodded and said: "Master Mao, please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."
"Just now, while we were talking, the monster catching bag I left in the room disappeared." Mao Xiaofang whispered: "Can Taoist Qin figure out who did it?"
Qin Yao suddenly understood and subconsciously raised his eyes in the direction of Lei Gang: "It's useless, Master Mao, I don't have enough prestige in Gantian Town. Even if I figure out who did it, if I can't provide definite evidence,
Others won’t believe it either. But the problem is that metaphysics is the most difficult thing to verify.”
Mao Xiaofang's eyes dimmed and he remained silent.
"What's wrong, Master Mao?" the old man asked loudly in the courtyard.
Mao Xiaofang steeled himself and slowly came to the crowd: "To be honest, everyone, the monster catching bag was stolen just now. I guarantee with my life that the ghosts last night must not be the ones in the monster catching bag, because I
I didn't sleep all night last night and kept interrogating them."
The crowd suddenly fell silent, everyone's eyes were different.
At this moment, no one broke out, not even a voice of doubt. It was purely because Mao Xiaofang's previous prestige was still there.
If they didn't have this prestige, these people would have started making trouble long ago.
"Master Mao, we want to believe you. The most important thing is that those missing people can come back." After a long time, the old man whispered.
Mao Xiaofang understood what he meant, took a breath silently, and promised: "I will do my best to find the villagers who were snatched away by the ghosts."
"How many days?" a man in the crowd suddenly asked.
Mao Xiaofang's expression froze and he said: "Three days, I will give you the results in three days!"
Not long after, after finally persuading these victims to leave, everyone in Fuxi Hall stood in the courtyard, speechless for a long time.
"Junior brother, you are responsible for this."
After a long time, Lei Gang said softly: "Think about it, how could those people be still intact after being taken away by ghosts for so long? If all you recover are corpses, the people who have lost their loved ones will definitely not let you go.
Even, I won’t let Fu Xi Tang go!”
"I know it well." Mao Xiaofang nodded and looked up at Qin Yao: "Taoist Qin, please come with me."
"Okay." Qin Yao responded, followed him silently, and strode out of Fuxi Hall.
Lei Gang watched the two people leave with his "mind's eye", and a few waves flashed in his blind eyes...
Soon, in the yellowing green mountains, Mao Xiaofang walked slowly and straight: "Taoist Master Qin, I suspect that all this is the fault of Master...Lei Gang."
Qin Yao: "It's obvious that if you don't fall down, how can he stand up in Fuxi Hall?"
Mao Xiaofang pursed his lips, paused, and bowed deeply to Qin Yao: "Please, Chief Qin, save me!"
Just like he was forced into a dilemma by Lei Gang in the original work, although the plot has undergone earth-shaking changes now, the result is no different.
He seems to be in a dead end now, unable to break out, and can only place his hope on outsiders!
Looking down at Mao Xiaofang who was bowing and saluting, Qin Yao felt a trace of unbearability in his heart, but then he became cruel again.
If he just needed Mao Xiaofang to worship him, then he had reached this level earlier.
If he wanted Mao Xiaofang's admiration and gratitude, then now is the time to do so.
But the problem is, he wants much more than that.
He wants Mao Xiaofang to return to his heart and wants the other party to surrender!
Tiandao Sect is a subordinate organization of Maoshan, Fuxitang is not.
As long as Mao Xiaofang is still the master of Fuxi Hall for a day and does not regard himself as the Tiandao sect, he cannot be considered as a loyal person, let alone surrender!
It's still a little short of success. If he softens his heart at this time, Fu Xitang, headed by Mao Xiaofang, may be grateful to him for a long time in the future, but he will not be able to let him be driven, let alone be given important responsibilities.
Thinking of this, Qin Yao held Mao Xiaofang's elbows with both hands and said warmly: "We are a family, there is no need to be so open to outsiders.
I will go to Huangquan now and borrow the Yin-Yang Scroll from Meng Po to find out the missing villagers.
You don't have to worry too much. If the ghosts want to kill people, they won't kidnap people at all. I guess they are probably looking for a body for themselves to walk in the world.
Or maybe they were instructed by some people to hide the villagers as hostages."
"I think so too." Mao Xiaofang said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Taoist Master Qin."
Qin Yao nodded and said: "But there is one thing. I will be back in three days if I am tired. Before I come back, I can only rely on you to support yourself."
Mao Xiaofang took a deep breath and said: "At worst, we can buy a little more time from the villagers..."
"It's not that simple. It won't be easy in the next few days. You must be careful."
Qin Yao waved his hand and said: "Master Mao, without further delay, I will not go back to Fuxi Hall and go directly to Huangquan."
Mao Xiaofang cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Taoist Master Qin."
Qin Yao smiled slightly, and his body instantly escaped to the ground...
"Junior brother, why are you back by yourself? Where is Taoist Master Qin?"
Half an hour later, when Mao Xiaofang entered the Taoist temple alone, Lei Gang in the pavilion immediately stood up.
"I asked Taoist Master Qin to help me with something. He won't be back until two days later," Mao Xiaofang said.
Lei Gang's heart trembled, and he suddenly felt a sense of urgency.
In his opinion, Mao Xiaofang is still the same as he was more than ten years ago, and the two apprentices he accepted are like useless materials.
In terms of threats, looking at the entire Fuxi Hall, only the mysterious Taoist Qin made him unable to figure it out...
‘No, the nights are long and there are many dreams. Mao Xiaofang must be beaten into dust and driven out of Fuxi Hall before the other party comes back!’ Lei Gang secretly muttered in his heart while his thoughts were turning.
So, something happened again in the evening of the next day. A short man with a skinny build and short cheeks and beard was seen walking as fast as flying. He rushed into Fuxi Hall and shouted: "Master Mao, Master Mao..."
In the lobby, Mao Xiaofang stepped out and asked, "Dachun, what happened again?"
Since Lei Gang came back, strange things happened frequently in the past two days, which made him a little exhausted mentally and physically.
"Master Mao, something happened in Mojiazhuang this time!" Dachun said with a frightened face: "It's terrible, it's too terrible..."
Mao Xiaofang's heart skipped a beat and he said hurriedly: "Take me there now and talk as you go."
After the two left quickly, Lei Gang took Lei Xiu out of the room and asked calmly: "Are you all ready?"
"Everything is ready, Dad." Lei Xiu said.
Lei Gang smiled silently: "Shan, let's go there now."
Shortly after.
Mojiazhuang.
In the lobby.
Song Zilong and Zhou Yuan were investigating the situation. When they saw Mao Xiaofang, they greeted him immediately and said, "Master Mao."
Mao Xiaofang nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of six human-shaped stone sculptures in the hall: "What is this?"
"Six members of the Mo family were found missing this morning, and six humanoid sculptures suddenly appeared in the main hall. We suspected that an evil cultivator had cast a spell and turned the six Mo family members into stone sculptures, so we asked them to
Please come and have a look when I go to Fuxi Hall in the spring." Song Zilong said.
Mao Xiaofang came to the stone carvings, stretched out his hand to feel the stone carvings, nodded and said: "They are indeed human beings."
Hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions.
After all, guessing is one thing, but actually confirming it is another.
"Captain Song, let people set up a cordon. I'll cast a spell to see if I can help them remove their petrification." Mao Xiaofang said.
Song Zilong nodded and immediately ordered Zhou Yuan to make arrangements.
Mao Xiaofang breathed a sigh of relief, rolled up his sleeves, came to a little boy, sat cross-legged on the ground, made a dharma seal with his hands, and gently pushed on the child's back.
In the blink of an eye, bursts of green light emitted from the stone carvings, and green smoke rose from the top.
The onlookers widened their eyes in surprise.
at the same time.
A wasteland outside the town.
Lei Gang stood expressionlessly in front of a altar. He tied the tachyon used by Mao Xiaofang with a yellow talisman to a scarecrow with Mao Xiaofang's three characters written on the back. He immediately inserted the tachyon into the mud in the incense burner and took it out.
He picked up the brush, dipped it in blood, and put a stroke on the scarecrow's eyebrows.
Ranwen
Inside Mojiazhuang.
As Mao Xiaofang continued to exercise, the boy's head gradually returned to normal, and cheers suddenly rang out from the crowd of onlookers.
Mao Xiaofang did not dare to be careless, and used all his strength to activate the magic power in his body to continue to lift the petrified state of the child.
Suddenly, something no one expected happened...
However, Mao Xiaofang's body suddenly twitched, and his palms shifted uncontrollably. The green light in the boy's body seemed to be pulled by some kind of force, flowing along Mao Xiaofang's arms and quickly instilling it into his body.
.
Mao Xiaofang's expression changed slightly, but he did not dare to be distracted at this critical moment, let alone stop, otherwise he would not be able to imagine what would happen to the child in front of him.
After a long time, the child was lifted from the petrified state and fell to the ground with a look of horror on his face.
Mao Xiaofang sat cross-legged and continued to exercise his skills, sealing all the curses in his little finger with great difficulty. As a result, the entire little finger instantly turned dark green.
"Master Mao, are you okay?"
Song Zilong signaled Zhou Yuan to take the child away and looked at Mao Xiaofang with concern.
Mao Xiaofang shook his head, stood up and came to the second child: "I'm fine, don't worry about me..."
In the blink of an eye, as the child was unblocked, Mao Xiaofang's ring finger on his left hand also turned dark green. But he just raised his little finger and ring finger, said nothing, and continued to unblock the child...
The two children cursed two of his fingers, but the curse on the adults was stronger. After rescuing the two old men, his entire left hand turned dark green, and he had to use his right hand to continue rescuing the last middle-aged pair.
couple.
Nearly an hour later, all six people were unblocked, but the corresponding price was - both of Mao Xiaofang's palms turned dark green!
"Master Mao, are you okay?" Seeing Mao Xiaofang sweating profusely, Song Zilong quickly leaned over and tried to help him up.
"Don't touch me!" Mao Xiaofang shouted.
Song Zilong was stunned, and his palms froze in place.
"Junior brother, are you okay here?"
At this time, Lei Xiu supported Lei Gang, who slowly came to Mojiazhuang with a rabbit in his hand.
"Senior brother." Mao Xiaofang narrowed his eyes and said, "Why are you here?"
"I heard about what happened in Mojiazhuang. I thought you were here, so I didn't come over. Instead, I went to track down the mastermind behind the scenes, and finally hunted and killed this cursed rabbit." Lei Gang raised the rabbit in his hand and raised his head.
said the voice.
Mao Xiaofang's expression changed.
He had already suffered a loss once, and he would be really stupid if he couldn't see clearly Lei Gang's face and methods again.
The key point at this time is: since the rabbit that was the source of the curse was killed, and my hands happened to be infected with this curse, how should I explain if petrification occurs again in the town in the future?
He even said...how would the villagers view him after knowing that his hands could petrify others?
Just as he was thinking about this, Lei Xiu suddenly said: "Uncle Master, why are your hands green?"
"Green? Not good!" Lei Gang's face changed drastically, and he said loudly: "Junior brother, it seems that this curse is on you. Hold your breath and focus on your Dantian. I will perform exercises to heal your injuries now!"
Mao Xiaofang is now full of doubts about Lei Gang, how can he agree to let him help him?
If helping others ruins your own cultivation, where can you go to reason?
"No need, senior brother, I'll just go back and adjust it slowly." Mao Xiaofang said.
Lei Gang nodded and said, "Then be careful. If you touch anything at this time, it will be petrified."
Hearing this, the onlookers even subconsciously took a step back.
"I will be careful." Mao Xiaofang nodded.
"Master Mao, you saved six members of the Mo family. This is undoubtedly a great thing, but don't forget about the missing person. It's been a day now. I wonder if there is any progress?" A villager in the crowd suddenly said.
There was silence all around, and all eyes were focused on Mao Xiaofang.
"I am investigating, please wait patiently for a while." Mao Xiaofang responded.
"It's best to have a good result, otherwise you will be a sinner in Gantian Town." The villager said.
"What did you say?" the Mo family man said with wide eyes.
"I'm telling the truth." The villager said, "Originally, Master Lei said that those ghosts were eliminated, but Master Mao insisted on going his own way and left the ghosts behind, which led to such a disaster."
"Fart." The man from the Mo family said: "We should believe Master Mao. The ghosts and monsters that arrested people later were definitely not the ones captured by Master Lei."
"Master Mao has just rescued your family. Of course you believe him, but our family has not been rescued yet." The villager said.
The man from the Mo family was extremely angry, pointing at the door and saying: "Get out of here!"
Listening to the conversation between the two and watching the villagers watching in silence, Mao Xiaofang felt a little cold in his heart.
He originally thought that he was the patron saint of Gantian Town and a respected Taoist priest.
But it wasn't until this moment that he realized that he was overthinking it.
The believers who come here in times of glory are often just grass on the wall. Once he falls into the well, let alone give him a hand, if he doesn't add insult to injury, he already has a good conscience.
In the past, I still didn’t understand it clearly, so I was burdened by the common name!
"Junior brother, let's go." Lei Gang said calmly.
Mao Xiaofang pursed his lips and said, "Senior brother, are you sure this rabbit is the source of the curse?"
"I am sure."
Lei Gang said: "It should be that the rabbit absorbed the curse in a certain cemetery and became like this."
Mao Xiaofang had nothing to say, so he stood up and walked out.
Seeing his green-glow hands, the crowd was like avoiding snakes and scorpions, and they gave way to a highway in the blink of an eye.
the next day.
It's dusk.
In Fuxi Hall, Xiao Hai walked into the lobby softly, looked at the thin figure sitting cross-legged on the futon, and said hesitantly: "Master, something is not right about the wind review since this morning."
"What's wrong?" Mao Xiaofang slowly opened his eyes.
"Everyone said, everyone said..."
"Stop stuttering, what are you talking about!" Mao Xiaofang shouted.
"It is said that you are not as good as my uncle in cultivation, but you are also stubborn and insistent on going your own way, which has harmed innocent villagers. If you can finally find those missing villagers, it will be a good thing, and you will make up for it. If you can't find them in the end..."
"So what?" Mao Xiaofang said.
Xiaohai: "Then you killed the missing villagers..."
Mao Xiaofang was silent for a long time and said quietly: "Does everyone think so?"
"Many people think so about the evil wind blowing from nowhere," Xiaohai said.
Mao Xiaofang was silent for a moment and said in a frustrated tone: "The kindness of the past has been wiped out, and it will fall wherever the wind blows. It's great, it's great."
Little sea:"……"
He didn't understand what was good about it.
A blink of an eye.
The fourth day after the disappearance.
early morning.
Hundreds of villagers crowded into Fuxi Hall. The leading old man looked at Mao Xiaofang walking out of the hall and said in a deep voice: "Taoist Master Mao, where is the explanation you promised us?"