Mr. Liu didn't really want to ask about the name of the Taoist in front of him or where he practiced.
I just want to find out the details of this Taoist through answering questions. If he is a truly virtuous Taoist, he must be able to easily tell the Taoist name and master. If he hesitates, he can also use the phrase "mountain Taoist, there is no master".
That would be very suspicious.
Mr. Liu has also come into contact with some Taoists.
As you know, the most famous Taoists in this world are the Taoist priests of Laoshan Mountain, the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain, and the eminent monks of Daxiangguo Temple.
When he heard that Li Xiuyuan claimed to be a Taoist from the Immortal Mountain in Changshou Town, Mr. Liu did not doubt it, nor did he completely believe it.
"It turns out it's Taoist Master Teng Yunzi. I'm so polite to you, Liu Sheng." Mr. Liu bowed his hands in great respect and smiled, "Just now I heard from the guard that Taoist Master Teng Yunzi came here to subjugate demons in the fog? Are there really demons and monsters here?
?”
After saying that, he secretly looked at the soles of Li Xiuyuan's feet.
When I saw that the boots on his feet were as new as ever and made of fine fabrics, and had not been stained with mud along the way, I immediately felt a shiver in my heart.
How could a strongman or a bandit have such a pair of boots? How could he walk without mud?
Unless it is true as this Taoist said, he flew here, not walked.
Only the immortals descended from heaven will not touch the mud.
Looking at the Taoist robe again, Mr. Liu's eyes narrowed even more, but he saw that under the sun, the dust rising nearby could not get close to the Taoist robe, as if it was isolated by a layer of breeze, and the dust could not touch it, and it was faint.
There is also a floating light, which would definitely be a rare treasure if placed at night.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I have indeed come here specifically to investigate this evil spirit, but I can't tell whether it is a monster or not. It should be noted that there are good people and evil people in the world, and in the future, there will be good monsters and evil monsters. You cannot rely on a single evil spirit.
That’s why I came to check it out in person.”
"Then according to Taoist Master, where is this monster hiding?" Mr. Liu asked politely.
Li Xiuyuan pointed to the inn and said, "It's right inside. You can't go wrong."
Mr. Liu was startled and said, "Does the Taoist priest have a way to slay demons?"
"If I don't have the ability to subjugate demons, why would I come here on purpose? It's just because the guards blocked me. I can't argue with them, so I just hope that the noble people here will be accommodating." Li Xiuyuan said.
Mr. Liu pondered for a moment. Regardless of whether it was true or not, the story about the monsters traveling together did make people feel uneasy. Moreover, the Taoist himself could not see any clues. Although he did not have the posture of an expert, there were signs of an immortal. Could it be this?
A Taoist has successfully practiced and rejuvenated his youth? That’s why
Looking so young?
"It won't matter if you just subdue the demons. If there is a monster, I won't be able to bear the trouble. If this Taoist is really capable, let him catch the monster. If there is any deception, it's just a matter of time.
It's impossible for a fake Taoist to cause any trouble, but
I can offend a real immortal because of my excessive caution."
This is the thought.
Mr. Liu smiled and gave a salute and said: "Taoist Master has great virtues and cares about the common people. Today I came here to get rid of demons. It is a good thing to do good and accumulate virtue. The servants just didn't understand the rules and offended the Taoist priest. I am here to apologize to the Taoist Master."
Apologize. Since the Taoist priest suspects that this inn is a monster, I would like to ask the Taoist priest to follow me in.
Take an inner look.”
"This will help you." Li Xiuyuan said.
He didn't rely on his magic skills to do anything random. Sometimes things that can be done with words don't necessarily have to be done with magic.
If Mr. Liu could politely invite me in with just a few words, why bother using spells to confuse people and act like a sneaky villain?
This is not something shady.
"To be honest with you, Taoist priest, my master came to the capital this time on the order of the emperor. He has an extraordinary status. I would like to ask the Taoist priest to just catch the demons. I don't need to worry about other things. If the Taoist priest can get rid of the demons, I will do it."
I must express my gratitude to the Taoist Master." Mr. Liu reminded me after entering the inn.
"Pindao is not a meddlesome person, so don't worry, sir," Li Xiuyuan said.
Then a light flashed in his eyes, and he first caught a glimpse of a purple aura shrouding the room on the second floor of the inn. He must have been the master that Mr. Liu mentioned, a relative of the emperor.
His eyes moved to the back kitchen of the inn.
The demonic energy came from there, but it was slightly deflected.
Mr. Liu took a look and couldn't help but meet those eyes.
Seeing the golden light shining in his eyes, like the Buddha in the temple, and like the gods above the nine heavens, majestic and inviolable, I was immediately startled, trembling all over, and almost knelt down.
It’s so magical.
Li Xiuyuan blinked, then retracted the spell and said with a smile: "I made a mistake. This evil spirit did not come from inside the inn, but from the stables outside the inn. The difference is only a wall."
Due to the distance, Pindao thought that the evil spirit was inside, so there was so much trouble. Pindao went outside.
Let’s meet that monster.”
After saying that, he turned around and left without any hesitation.
He was not interested in any royal relatives, he was just interested in the familiar evil spirit.
Seeing Li Xiuyuan turn around and leave without any intention of staying, Mr. Liu woke up and hurriedly followed him: "Taoist Master, please go slowly. I'll lead the way for you."
"Why bother Mr. Liu with such trivial matters?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Don't bother me, don't bother me. The Taoist priest is a master of Taoism and should be treated with courtesy." Mr. Liu said hurriedly.
Realizing that this person was most likely a true god, how could he dare to treat him so casually?
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said nothing. He just left the inn and went to the stables.
His eyes swept over the horses one by one, and finally landed on a maroon horse. This horse was just an ordinary horse, not a monster. The monster aura didn't come from the horse.
It came from a skin bag on the horse.
"It's really easy for me to find."
He walked over, took off the skin bag, and when he opened it, he saw a black fox covered in blood lying inside.
This fox was larger than ordinary foxes, as big as a wild dog. It was originally a foreign object, but unfortunately it was injured and was already dying.
"I really didn't expect that when the disaster comes and I am about to die, I will meet you again." The black fox opened his eyelids with difficulty and spat out a few human words: "Really, the disaster started from you, and it is also caused by you.
Knot."
"Monster, it's really a monster." Mr. Liu next to him was frightened. He pointed at the fox in the skin tremblingly. He turned pale with fright and fell to the ground.
Li Xiuyuan ignored Mr. Liu, but frowned and said: "I said that I felt a familiar evil spirit when I was on the road. I didn't expect it to be you, the thousand-year-old fox spirit Hu Hei. I haven't seen you for a long time. Today
It seems that you are about to fall into reincarnation."
The blood-stained black fox in front of me is none other than the third sister, Qing'e's distant relative, Hu Hei.
That day, in order to fight for the living land in Qinggu Valley, he used a strategy to almost kill off Hu Han's family. He was a cunning and ruthless old fox.
However, Li Xiuyuan has not seen him since that day. Unexpectedly, the meeting today would be the last time.
Hu Hei struggled and poked his head out of the skin, hung there and looked at him listlessly and said: "Yes, my thousands of years of practice have been wiped out in one day, but I don't regret it. I have ended up like today."
It's not because of you, but because I have committed countless crimes. Today there are
I have long expected this retribution."
"Oh, you don't blame me? Then you must have done some evil things that I don't know about. Since you are about to die, don't you want to talk about it?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The black fox head showed a strange smile: "The chaos in the Marquis Mansion in Jinling City was caused by me using magic to transform into Li Liangjin, and went to the military camp to deceive the general. The reason why Li Liangjin rebelled was also caused by my magic.
Nanshan Weng claimed that he had the spirit of an emperor and deliberately deceived
The old demon of Black Mountain, Hua Gu of the White Lotus Sect, and Wang Ze of the Maitreya Sect were all contacted by me when he started the rebellion. Only with their help could Li Liangjin really believe that the rebellion could succeed. Only in this way could he wait until the rebellion was wiped out.
I will be implicated in Kyushu for rebelling, even though I have
I can no longer see that day, but I can already imagine the outcome."
"The heads of all the nine Li, Liang, and Jin tribes, young and old, are rolling with blood flowing like rivers."
Speaking of this, Hu Hei's eyes showed a bit of excitement.
"No wonder, I have always suspected that ghosts and gods were behind the fire. I thought it was Dongyue Shenjun who was secretly instigating it. It seems that he was just taking advantage of the situation. I didn't expect that the real culprit was you, the fox." Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed, and his expression changed.
It sank.
"Why do you do this? Aren't you protected by Li Liangjin?"
Hu Heidao gritted his teeth and said: "What kind of protection? This Li Liangjin is cold-hearted, cruel and has no sense of gratitude. I sent two fox girls to serve him, let him enjoy the beauty of the world, and cast spells to help him many times, but
But because he was afraid that the old man would bring trouble to him, he actually set the old man on fire.
My husband’s family, including everyone, was burned to death outside Jinling City.”
"It's a pity that although Li Liangjin is ruthless, he did not kill me. Since I am alive, how can I not avenge this family? I will never become an immortal anyway. If I don't avenge this kind of revenge, my thousand-year life will be ruined."
What’s the point of practicing?”
While speaking, blood spurted out of his mouth because he was a little excited.
"I should have been angry when I heard what you said. I should have killed you immediately before, but you are going to die now. I will not be angry because of a dying fox." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
He knew that the rebellion of King Li Liangjin of the Nine Mountains was not entirely Hu Hei's responsibility. There were also many ghosts and spirits' calculations involved, and the turmoil was caused by the motives of all parties.
"Your inner cultivation is much better than before, but you have become difficult again." Hu Hei said.
Li Xiuyuan has a saying: "It is my enemies who have made me grow. In order to change this world, I naturally have to become more difficult than anyone else."
"That's right." Hu Hei said.
"I'm very curious, how did your thousands of years of Taoism end up in this situation? Even if you were to die, you should have died under the thunder and lightning of Thunder God. Why did you fall into the hands of a group of mortals under the Taoist's spells?" Li Xiuyuan said.
.
"The sins are heavy and the disasters are inevitable. When I encountered a group of people, I lost a duel and was injured. When I was flying to the north, I was rushed down by a burst of purple energy and fell on the road. One might have been shot by an arrow and was regarded as a human being.
The ordinary fox was hunted." Hu Hei said calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Same with trivial things.
His wish has been fulfilled, and he has long been prepared to accept the result of death and Taoism dissolution at any time.
For him, it's just a matter of arriving one day earlier or arriving one day later.
"That's it." Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything.
For Hu Hei, perhaps he valued his tribe more than anything else in his heart. He didn't die from many disasters, he died from his own obsession.
Because I couldn't let go of my hatred and obsession, I got to this point step by step.
"Although you and I have had grudges and fought before, but you are going to die, do you have anything to say? Maybe I can build you a tomb?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"I understand your kindness. I have sinned deeply and will have to repay my sins in the next life. After my death, let others skin, tan, chop and cook my body. This way, my sins in the next life will be lighter. If I get a
Coffin, enjoying a tomb, I'm afraid I'll have to suffer another lifetime
It’s painful.” Hu Hei said.
"Also, I hope your concept can be completed"
Before he could finish speaking, the black fox closed its eyes and completely lost its breath.
The thousand-year-old demon died in such a miserable way.
Li Xiuyuan looked at Hu Hei's cold body. Although his face was calm, he was filled with emotion in his heart. Maybe to him and to this world, he was an evil monster, but to his tribe and those foxes,
, but he is a respected patriarch.
He used Li Liangjin to exterminate Hu Han's family just to fight for a piece of territory so that he could survive and reproduce. From the perspective of a fox spirit, he was not wrong.
He felt resentful because a whole family of people were burned to death, so he gave up the opportunity to become an immortal and seek revenge. He knew clearly that he would die when the disaster came, but he still had no hesitation.
People have feelings, don’t foxes have feelings?
Perhaps Hu Hei's last words came from the bottom of his heart. He really hoped that Li Xiuyuan would change this world, because he had also tasted the pain and hardship of this world.
"Tao, Taoist Priest, is this a fox spirit? Is it, is it dead?" After a while, when the fox spirit didn't speak, Mr. Liu pretended to be brave and asked secretly.
The vixen's words just now startled him even more.
The rebellion of the Nine Mountain Kings that shocked the government and the public was actually caused by this fox spirit.
There really was a ghost fox behind this incident who was adding fuel to the flames, and it was not just what unofficial historians say.
As a scholar, he was still greatly shocked after seeing this. If Li Xiuyuan hadn't been here, he would have turned around and ran away.