The three of them chased the demonic energy all the way out of the city.
Around every city, there are a considerable number of fertile farms scattered around, so that they can support a huge population, and Qingyun City is no exception.
They followed the stone lantern to a farm and were startled when they heard the joyful music coming from inside.
Is this a happy event?
"Senior brother, is this the source of the evil energy?" Yue Yunqiao asked.
Huo Chongxiao looked down at the stone lantern: "Yes, you see the light is brighter than before."
Originally, they didn't find much demonic energy. If they burn it all the way, it will only burn less and less. There is only one reason why it is stronger than before, and that is that the denser demonic energy hidden here has been sensed.
"What should we do?" Bai Mengjin asked "ignorantly".
"Let's go in and take a look." Huo Chongxiao sighed, "There are many people in Zhuangzi. If something happens, it will be a tragedy."
Yue Yunqiao fully supported: "Senior brother is right, we can't just sit idly by and do nothing."
Of course Bai Mengjin has no objection.
So Huo Chongxiao blew on the stone lantern, packed up his things, suppressed his cultivation, and pretended to be a casual cultivator in the countryside.
"Junior sister, do you have the jade talisman with you?" he asked.
Yue Yunqiao responded, took out a jade pendant and shook it: "I'll take it with me!"
Huo Chongxiao thought for a while, took out three copper coins strung together, and handed them to Bai Mengjin: "Miss Bai, I don't know what the situation is here yet. This is an evil-proof thing made by my master. Before I left the village, I had to give it to Bai Mengjin."
Don’t leave me, okay?”
Bai Mengjin took it and felt quite emotional. She was the first person Huo Chongxiao fell in love with in the past, but she didn't expect to enjoy his protection now. It's so unreal.
The three of them finished packing and walked towards the farm.
The people inside quickly discovered them, and an old man came up to him with a few young people: "You three, stay here."
Huo Chongxiao smiled and stepped forward to salute: "I'm polite, father-in-law."
He was upright and polite, and it was easy to win people's favor. But the old man was serious about his words and asked solemnly: "I wonder where the immortal guest came from? What is the purpose of coming here?"
Huo Chongxiao replied: "Our senior brothers and sisters came from Yongzhou and traveled around the world under the orders of our master. By fate, we came to a treasured place. I accidentally missed my accommodation today, so I wanted to stay here for one night."
"This is not appropriate." Before the old man could speak, the young man behind him couldn't wait to refuse. "Xianke saw it. There is a happy event in our village tonight and it is not easy to receive guests. You go ahead and go to other places.
Zhuangzi, go."
Huo Chongxiao looked troubled: "This..."
Bai Mengjin suddenly staggered and looked like he was about to fall.
Huo Chongxiao's thoughts raced in his mind and he blurted out: "My junior sister is sick and I'm afraid she won't be able to walk that far. Please make it easier."
Bai Meng is still young now, with a porcelain complexion, and looks particularly delicate under the dim light.
These people exchanged glances, and finally reluctantly agreed: "Okay, let's vacate a room, and please don't go out casually, so as not to bump into the bride."
Huo Chongxiao said happily: "Thank you very much."
The three of them entered Zhuangzi, took several detours, and were finally placed in a remote courtyard. An old couple lived in that courtyard, and the old man explained a few words to them and left.
The old woman led them into an empty room and said, "This is my son's room. He is not at home, so the cyclists can just spend the night."
Then they brought hot water and food.
After the door was closed, Huo Chongxiao immediately checked to make sure there was nothing abnormal. He placed the formation flag to isolate possible prying eyes and exhaled: "It's okay for now."
Yue Yunqiao praised: "Junior Sister Bai, you are so alert. If you hadn't reacted quickly, we wouldn't have been able to get in."
Bai Mengjin smiled shyly: "Actually, I was hungry and couldn't stand still..."
"No matter what, just come in." Yue Yunqiao turned around and asked, "Brother, what should I do next?"
The joy came intermittently, and they must be relatively far away. The old couple's window faced this side, and they were constantly monitored. Zhuangzi was very hostile to them.
"Let's eat first." Huo Chongxiao looked over and said, "You haven't eaten yet, so you can't go hungry."
There was food in Yue Yunqiao's Qiankun bag, which was still steaming hot when she took it out. She and Bai Mengjin ate this. The old woman brought food to the spirit birds raised by Huo Chongxiao.
The three of them took a short rest, and Huo Chongxiao took out a few puppets and said, "Let's go and visit the wedding."
He blew a breath, and the puppets transformed into three people, sitting or leaning against each other in the room. Then he drew a hole on the wall to create a passage.
Huo Chongxiao took the lead, stepped out of the passage, and then picked up Yue Yunqiao and Bai Mengjin.
He took another paper man with different costumes and gave each of them one. The three of them used their magic to trigger and turned into paper men.
"This is very useful." Bai Mengjin looked like he had never seen the world.
Yue Yunqiao said: "This is puppetry. You can learn it when you get started."
Huo Chongxiao's transformed appearance is that of an ordinary-looking man, Yue Yunqiao's appearance is that of a handsome young man, and Bai Mengjin's transformed appearance is that of a girl wearing a red coat, who looks like a father with a pair of children.
Huo Chongxiao casually broke off a branch and turned it into a gift box. He smiled narrowly and said, "Let's go, daddy will take you to have a drink."
Yue Yunqiao said angrily: "Senior brother, take advantage of us!"
Huo Chongxiao laughed and took the lead towards the sound of music.
Bai Mengjin followed behind, sighing slightly in her heart. It had been so long since Yue Yunqiao's death that she had almost forgotten Huo Chongxiao's happy appearance. In her memory, he was either out hunting demons or in retreat at the martial arts hall. Even when they met, he always had a bitter and hateful look on his face.
deep.
Huo Chongxiao was not involved in the grudge between her and Ning Yanzhi. The two were not on good terms with each other, and later she betrayed her school, so naturally she would not explain anything to him. So they met and started fighting, and they became enemies.
Seeing Huo Chongxiao like this now, she felt a little sympathetic. Will he be very disappointed when they get out of this illusion?
Losing is already a profound pain, but coming back for a short time and losing again will make the pain even deeper, right?
This thought flashed past, and Bai Mengjin chuckled in his heart.
She's really idle, isn't she the one who deserves sympathy the most?
When the three of them arrived at the front, the farmyard was decorated with lights, gongs and drums were playing loudly, and there were twenty or thirty tables of banquets. It was very lively.
Huo Chongxiao took them to the gift reception area and presented them with gift boxes.
The accountant looked at them doubtfully: "The three of them are..."
"Distant relative." Huo Chongxiao said with a simple smile and a thick accent, "We are far away, but we just arrived."
"Really?" the accountant turned to ask, Huo Chongxiao always looked magnanimous.
The cashier didn't ask, but it happened to be an auspicious time, so he had to collect the gift box in a hurry: "There are too many people today, and the reception is not good. Please come over there to watch the ceremony."
"Thank you!" Huo Chongxiao laughed and squeezed into the crowd with his "children".