Xia Houwu came running out of breath at this moment. He was in shock and was in a state of embarrassment. He even had his shirt gone.
"Brother Xiahou, running around without clothes in the middle of the night is indecent and a very shameful thing. If you were in the city, you would be arrested and put in jail." Yan Chixia
He laughed drunkenly.
"There are monsters and naughty ghosts here. I encountered them all just now and almost died in the hands of the monsters." Xia Houwu walked in immediately and said.
Sure enough~!
Li Xiuyuan was shocked. He had guessed that Xia Houwu would encounter monsters before. It seemed that things were really as he imagined.
"Thanks to your horse for saving me just now, otherwise I would have died just now. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, but I will definitely repay you generously in the future." Xia Houwu calmed down and said gratefully to Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan said: "This is just a small effort. I believe any kind person will help."
When Xia Houwu saw that he was so generous, he immediately said with shame on his face: "Not only are you better than me in martial arts, but I also admire your friendship. I regret that I didn't listen to your advice and stay in Lanruo Temple."
"Since the matter has passed, there is no need to mention it again. I came here to kill the monsters here. Brother Xiahou encountered a monster just now. I don't know what the situation was like. Can you tell me about it?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"I feel ashamed to say it. I was deceived by the female ghost and almost lost my life because of my lack of determination and determination..." Although it was difficult for Xia Houwu to talk about what happened before, he still told the truth.
come out.
Yan Chixia next to her burped: "So, not only is there a female ghost here, but there might also be a tree demon?"
"They are in a group. I think there should be other ghosts here." Xiahou Wu said.
"That's just right. Since there is a nest of ghosts, let's catch them all without leaving a single one behind." Yan Chixia stood up, took out the sword and said, "You've had enough wine. Let's go. Scholars, let's get rid of the monsters."
After saying that, he wandered out.
Li Xiuyuan said: "If you go out like this, the ghosts will scare you away. We have been drinking for several hours from before to now. Can we see that there are ghosts appearing? I think the ghosts are afraid of you and have already hid."
"Then I'll find him out." Yan Chixia said, and then disappeared into the night.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and did not stop him. Anyway, it was impossible for Yan Chixia's Taoist Dryad to capture him in a short time.
"I originally wanted to wait and wait for the tree demon to come to my door. Now it seems that I have to change my method and let Yan Chixia drive the tree demon out."
Xia Houwu said next to him: "That ghost almost killed me and formed a deep grudge against me. I will also go look for that monster and I will kill it with one sword."
Stimulated by Yan Chixia, he refused to be outdone, took the sword and wanted to leave.
Li Xiuyuan stopped him: "Brother Xiahou, stay here while Yan Chixia goes to look for monsters. Because he has the means to deal with monsters, monsters are afraid of him. Although you have extraordinary martial arts, you don't have the means to deal with monsters. In this way
If you go there rashly, you will definitely encounter danger."
"The monster isn't that powerful. I cut off a lot of its roots when I killed it. If it was really powerful, I wouldn't be able to escape," Xiahou Wu said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "You can't say that. When the antelope is threatened, it turns around and fights for its life. Even the tiger will retreat. But once the courage of the blood is gone, the antelope will still be eaten by the tiger. I guess the tree demon has set its sights on you.
You are regarded as prey, and I cannot let you go so easily."
"If that's the case, then fight that tree demon to the death. I'm not afraid of death." Xiahou Wu said, still determined to seek revenge on the tree demon.
Obviously, he was arrogant and unconvinced.
"Since Brother Xiahou is determined to deal with the tree demon, I have a method for exorcising demons. I hope it will be helpful to you." Li Xiuyuan said.
"What method?"
"Give me your sword." Li Xiuyuan said.
Xia Houwu immediately handed the sword to Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan took out a sharp sword, lightly cut his finger, and wrote on the sword with his own blood. He wrote a few words: The sky is big and the earth is big, and the truth is the greatest.
"Okay, now this sword has become a sword of truth that can kill demons. If you encounter demons and monsters again and use this sword to reason with them, they will definitely be very afraid."
"This can work..." Xia Houwu said with a strange look.
"Of course, if you can keep your mind steady and not be tempted by ghosts, then there will be very few monsters that can stop you." Li Xiuyuan said.
Xia Houwu nodded and was about to leave.
At this time, a man's voice sounded outside the temple: "Help, help, is there anyone here? Someone come and save me."
"The monster must have appeared. I will kill it to avenge it."
When Xia Houwu heard this voice, his eyes lit up and he rushed out immediately.
"This voice seems familiar."
Li Xiuyuan was a little curious, so he went over to take a look.
At this moment, outside the temple, a scholar was carrying three or four lanterns and running towards Lanruo Temple in a panic. Behind him were three to five wild wolves following closely, howling incessantly, just waiting for the scholar to run out of strength.
Then they swarmed him and shared the food with him.
"Ah~!"
When the scholar came to Lanruo Temple, he stumbled on the steps of the mountain gate and fell to the ground with a cry. All three or four lanterns were immediately extinguished, and the surrounding area suddenly became dim. Only the moonlight in the sky could barely allow him to see.
See the pair of glowing green eyes in the dark night.
"簌猌."
When the hungry wolves behind him saw the opportunity, they immediately swarmed up and prepared to prey on the scholar.
"Who is still wandering around in the wilderness in the middle of the night?"
Just when the hungry wolf was about to pounce, a drunken loud voice rang out, and the door of the temple was kicked open with a bang, and a burly bearded man walked out with a sword in his hand.
"Go away, wolf."
When Yan Chixia saw a hungry wolf trying to eat someone, she immediately pulled out her sword and threw it. As the sword flew out, she directly shot the wolf in front of her, and then she rushed over to kill the other wolves.
Using his martial arts skills to deal with these hungry wolves is as easy as killing chickens and dogs.
However, before they could get closer, the remaining hungry wolves saw that the situation was not good and all fled away.
"Bah, such a timid wolf, I thought it was a dog." Yan Chixia said in an unsatisfied tone when she saw the wild wolf running away.
"What are you doing here, a helpless scholar, so late at night? Leave quickly, this is not the place for you."
After sizing up the scholar and seeing that he was an ordinary person with no hands, Yan Chixia immediately sent him away.
Although his attitude was bad, it was for his own good.
"Wansheng Ning Caichen, thank you so much for this brave man's rescue. I just want to stay in the temple for one night and will never disturb your temple. Please be lenient." Ning Caichen hurriedly bowed.
"I am not the owner of this temple. All the monks in this temple are dead. Now it is an empty temple, a ruined temple. I also stay here, but there are unclean things here. If you don't want to die, please leave immediately.
"Yan Chixia took the sword, turned and left.
He is not a mother-in-law person and does not like to persuade others.
"Yan Chixia has nothing to say to this monster. How could there be someone walking outside in the middle of the night? He must have transformed into a ghost. I will kill him with my sword and reveal his true colors." At this time, Xia Houwu heard the sound and came over.
When he saw Ning Caichen, a scholar, he thought he was a ghost and immediately drew his sword and stabbed Ning Caichen.
"Keng~!"
There was a collision sound, and Yan Chixia blocked the sword.
"Brother Xiahou, can you tell the difference between humans and ghosts? This is an ordinary person. If you kill him, you are killing a good person by mistake." Yan Chixia said.
"What, he is a human?" Xiahou Wu said in surprise.
"Of course he is a human being. He has no demonic or ghostly aura about him. He is nothing if not a human being." Yan Chixia said.
"He is indeed a human being, not a ghost or a monster, but a good friend of mine. His name is Ning Caichen. He is a child student. Well, maybe he is already a scholar."
Li Xiuyuan came over, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw Ning Caichen.
This is too much of a coincidence. All the characters have gathered together, and a good show is just missing.
"Li, Mr. Li."
Ning Caichen was surprised and happy to see Li Xiuyuan: "Master Li, why are you here? Didn't you go back to Guobei County?"
"I came here specifically to kill monsters. Of course I am here. You are here. Aren't you staying in Guo Beicheng? Why are you here?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Ning Caichen said, "Xiaosheng was copying books in Jibaozhai before. This morning, the shopkeeper asked me to come to Guo Beicheng to collect the accounts because he had no servants. It happened that he also had something to tell Mr. Li, so Xiaosheng
That’s why we decided to let it go.”
"What's going on?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
"It's a matter of releasing the list. Because of the plague, the imperial court chose to release the list in Jinling City this time. The list has already been released. Mr. Li probably doesn't know about it yet. Many scholars in the city have gone to Jinling City to read the list.
" Ning Caichen said.
"I see, thank you for coming here to tell me." Li Xiuyuan said gratefully.
Ning Caichen was a little flattered and said: "I just wanted to say a few words in passing. Mr. Li is being polite."
"Since he is not a monster, where did the real monster hide?" Xia Houwu said a little irritably.
Yan Chixia said: "Who knows, the smell of monsters is everywhere here. It must be the lair of monsters. The tree monster will appear sooner or later. Just be patient and wait."
"Waiting like this is not an option. We need a bait to lure the tree demon to appear. This bait must be an ordinary person, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the ghosts." Li Xiuyuan touched his chin and said.
Bait?
What a great idea~!
moment.
Xia Houwu, Yan Chixia, and Li Xiuyuan all looked at Ning Caichen.