In the barren mountains and ridges, a few night fox calls occasionally sounded in the darkness in the distance.
In the lit inn, there was still the smell of corpses lingering from the outside, and then he was taken out by magic and isolated from the outside.
The swaying firelight crackled and bounced with sparks, illuminating Chen Yuan's face. He broke off a dead branch and threw it into the fire, telling him about his visit to Feihe and Sun Zhengde in Liangya Mountain.
"...They were not in Liangya Mountain, but they took on an errand to move the ancestral tomb of a wealthy family in Ling County. Who knew they would encounter something terrible... Haha..."
Chen Yuan sighed and told Fei Zhan and the Qin family's father and son's story one by one, which made everyone sigh. The eunuch raised his orchid finger, slapped his leg, and took a deep breath.
"Hmph, he killed his father and also killed his wife. This father and son are completely unscrupulous. If his family becomes an official one day, our family will take good care of them."
Compared with the indignation of ordinary people, the Taoist priests of Tianshi Mansion were more concerned about how the zombies appeared. Ming Hui saw that Chen Yuan stopped talking and quickly continued to ask:
"Then where did these zombies come from?"
"The father and son of the Qin family collected many corpses underground. You have also seen at least ten to twenty thousand corpses. The old man of the Qin family got the corpse refining technique from nowhere. He turned these corpses into zombies and gave birth to ghost fetuses.
, when I went down that day and saw this scene, not only me, but also Taoist Master Feihe broke out in a cold sweat."
Chen Yuan was right. It was not that he was afraid, but that so many corpses had been turned into zombies. Not to mention the strange scene, at first glance, they were full of corpses, hanging naked like bacon.
Ordinary people would probably fall ill that night after seeing it, and those who are timid would be frightened to death on the spot.
"...The old man of the Qin family didn't know that he had learned the art of refining corpses, and he still had this thing in his hand, a copper talisman, which could actually make the refined zombies gather together."
When Chen Yuan said this, he spread the bronze talisman he got from the female corpse's mouth in his hand and showed it to the Taoist priest present. Ming Hui frowned and took the bronze talisman in his hand and looked at it carefully, "It's a bit like...
What do you think about the Yin Weapon Talisman?"
He passed the bronze talisman to other Taoist priests, and then asked: "So, the Qin family is dead, and Taoist friend followed him here alone?"
"Well, Taoist Feihe stayed behind to deal with the follow-up matters. After all, he had to explain to the government. Sun Zhengde followed behind with an ox cart, and I don't know if he lost it. However, the father and son were bitten to death by Fei Zheng... You guys
What I don’t know is that Fei Zhan is the elder brother of the old man from the Qin family."
When Chen Yuan said this, the eunuch in the distance clapped his thigh, raised his thumbs, and praised: "Good death!"
On the side, Ming Hui nodded: "Karma and retribution, the father and son deserved this fate."
The wind blew through the woods outside, causing a rustling sound. In the deserted inn, the group of people gathered around the campfire were quiet for a while. The Taoist priests who were looking at the bronze talisman suddenly raised their faces.
"Although this object looks like a Yin soldier talisman, if you look carefully, you can see that several changes have been made, and the magic circle on it has been re-sculpted." The Taoist priest put the bronze talisman under his nose and smelled it: "The body of the talisman has been buried for many years.
The energy must have been accumulated in corpse oil for many years, and has a similar ability to the Yin Weapon Talisman, so it can gather corpses."
Listening to the other party's explanation, Chen Yuan couldn't help but nodded. She was indeed very professional and analyzed the reason in just a few clicks.
"You Taoist priests are still awesome, Yuan admires them."
"Brother, you are chasing me. When will the fat Taoist master arrive? I miss the master so much, can you stay with us for a few days? Qiaoer also wants to play more with the master."
Qiaoer moved her buttocks and sat next to Chen Yuan, quietly holding his sleeves with her little hands and begging. Chen Yuan looked at her, opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. Ming Hui on the other side saw his expression and kissed the girl.
Voice: "Qiao'er, don't disturb fellow Taoist."
"He is my eldest brother. The eldest brother is the best, so he won't be angry with me." The girl was not afraid of these senior brothers who were decades older than her. Instead, she put her arm around Chen Yuan. After all, it was the time when she lost her parents.
, she almost regards Chen Yuan as her closest and dearest person.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to see your master this time..."
The girl who still wanted to speak was stunned. Chen Yuan looked at the fire and remembered the master's indifference on that rainy night. He felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he still smiled.
"Is your master crazy? He knew who he was and left."
"gone?"
Not only Qiao'er looked at Chen Yuan in surprise, but the Taoist priests around him, including Ming Hui, stood up from the ground in shock. The officials who were sitting around seven or eight steps away, and the eunuch named Wang who didn't know why, all stood up after him.
What happened.
The identity of the crazy old man is not a secret among the senior brothers in Tianshi Mansion. When Chen Yuan said this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
Not only is it as simple as the Sixth Generation Patriarch, but it may also be related to underground demons.
Ming Hui asked quickly, his tone a little anxious.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, your master...do you know where he went?"
"I don't know, although his realm is low in the Golden Core realm, in terms of methods and knowledge, he is probably much higher than those in the Golden Core realm... After all, he was the Great Perfection of Divine Transformation back then..."
Ming Hui fell silent and didn't know what to say next. He could only quickly report the matter to Tianshi Mansion and send a large number of manpower to track down the whereabouts of the crazy old man.
Thinking about the worst, what he fears most is that the sixth-generation patriarch who once transformed into the Great Perfection of Gods will revive the demons in the devil's cave. Then there really will be no five years for everyone to prepare.
At the moment, the Heavenly Master's injuries are only half healed. By then, I'm afraid he won't be a match for the demon, not to mention there's a crazy old man and the red-robed old man who escaped.
There was a soft rustle in the forest, and all the Taoist priests were thinking about their own thoughts around the campfire. The eunuch over there didn't know why, so he could only look at the scene blankly.
In the silence, Qiao'er gently pulled Chen Yuan's sleeve: "Brother, don't worry about Master, he is so powerful, he will be fine for sure. He has such a good relationship with your master and apprentice, he should not do anything to make you
Sad things."
"Then thank you Qiaoer for your good words."
Chen Yuan rubbed the girl's head. The latter didn't seem to like this and quickly dodged the outstretched hand, but did not distance herself. She crossed her legs and let Chen Yuan tell her a story.
"Telling stories... Brother hasn't prepared any stories lately... Hmm..." Chen Yuan thought of the monster monkey that appeared twice recently, and said, "Then I will tell you a monkey story."
"I don't listen to monkeys, they are too naughty."
"This monkey is different. It's very powerful. It attaches great importance to love and justice. It even beat up the gods in the sky..." As Chen Yuan talked about how powerful the monkey was, the girl's curiosity was immediately aroused. Even the Taoist priests around her started to express their curiosity.
Officials and a group of people also gradually listened.
"I'm going to tell you an episode of "The True and False Monkey King", but that starts with three dozen white-bone spirits..."
The warm yellow bonfire reflected the shadows of everyone, and the porridge was boiling on the stove next door. In the silence, Chen Yuan's words slowly spread.
"...The Monkey King was so angry that he left his master, but for some reason he suddenly came back, snatched the customs clearance document and a suitcase, and beat the Tang Monk with a stick..."
The night was quiet, and the stories told slowly were occasionally echoed by the howling of wolves in the night outside, making the atmosphere tense.
Far away in the night.
Hezhou.
Among the undulating mountains, under the silvery gray of the clear moon, a figure crossed the night sky, leaping on the lush leaves. Soon, where it landed, the barren mountains and strange rocks gave off a mysterious and terrifying atmosphere.
The lowered figure stepped on the rocks on the ground, and the dead leaves walked forward. There was a burning fire over there, shining out from the thatched hut. There were two figures in Taoist robes. When they suddenly heard the movement, they got up and walked out.
door.
"who?!"
The two of them walked to the middle to block the road, but the approaching figures ignored them and just raised their sleeves to knock the two Taoist priests back to their thatched cottage.
"Since you are Taoist priests from the Tianshi Mansion, I will save you from death and get out of here!"
The collapsed thatched cottage was ignited by the stove. In the rising firelight, what the two Taoist priests saw was an old man in purple and gold dark flower robes. His gray beard and hair were neatly trimmed, and he was looking at him with fierce eyes.
With just one glance, the two of them felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, with chills crawling directly from the soles of their feet to their scalps. They watched helplessly as each other walked straight towards the grotto with the talisman seal.
"I don't even know how to use the talisman anymore. I don't know how I became the current Heavenly Master!"
Raising his hand and touching it, the densely covered talismans and spell paper instantly ignited into flames. The closed stone door seemed to sense the arrival of the old man and slowly opened inwards.
The old man just walked in.
The moment the stone door was closed again, the two Taoist priests stood there in shock. They were not at a low level and had the perfect foundation-building skills. However, they only raised their hands for a moment in front of the other party and were beaten into a state of embarrassment.
"Let's go down the mountain to send a message. Something big has happened!"
The two of them no longer hesitated, cast spells to remove the speed talisman, turned around and rushed to the foot of the mountain.