Gaojia Town is a town not far from the East China Sea. Most of the people in the town have high surnames, and fewer have foreign surnames.
Because the rain here is abundant and the land is fertile, the crops grown by the people every year yield pretty good harvests.
In addition, it is adjacent to the East China Sea, and fishing in the sea and catching shrimps and crabs during the off-season can also be considered as an extra income. Therefore, Gaojia Town is considered a relatively wealthy town dozens of miles away.
This is also the last stop for Qi Yi and the others. The last child on the list Qi Yuan gave them is in this town.
However, when they arrived here, they found that this supposedly quiet and peaceful town was in a panic, with many people running around in a hurry carrying various things.
"This big brother."
Qi Yi stopped a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties and asked, "May I ask what happened? Why are the villagers so busy?"
"well……"
The men were all dressed in Taoist robes, facing well, and they were followed by either women or children. Except for a burly man with a fierce look on his face, the rest of them didn't look like bad people.
Besides, even if he really wanted to do something evil, he wouldn't bring a group of children out with him.
So he lowered his guard and said, "You don't know something. Recently, a monster appeared in the mountains and asked us to dedicate a young and beautiful woman to it as its wife every year, and then it would protect us."
But we have never had any disasters in the past years, so why do we need it to protect us?
Besides, if any daughter is willing to marry that ugly and cruel monster and become its wife, I am afraid that it will not take long before she is devoured by the monster with all the bones included. Otherwise, she would not ask to be given as a gift to it every year.
So we naturally disagreed, but the monster was extremely ferocious. When he saw that we didn't agree, he started to hurt people, seriously injuring Dalang, the bravest man in our village, Gao Jia.
Today is already the deadline given by the monster. It could break into the town at any time. If Mr. Gao hadn't specially invited some experts who can catch monsters, we would have thought of moving.
Now everyone is helping to prepare the trap, so it is quite busy.
By the way, where are you coming from and why are you bringing so many children?"
While speaking, he glanced at Deng Chanyu and said quickly: "Oh, this girl is so handsome, she can't stay outside, if the monster sees her, she must snatch her away!
You can either leave now to avoid being encountered by the monster, or you can hide in our town. There is a cellar in my house. Although it is narrow, it can also hide this girl."
Qi Yi heard the words and said with a smile: "It's okay, big brother, don't worry, our senior brother and sister also have some skills. If they are ordinary monsters, we won't take them seriously."
"oh?"
The man's eyes lit up and he looked at them again. Seeing that they were young, he didn't quite believe how deep their Taoism would be. He asked tentatively: "The little Taoist priest is also a practitioner. I don't know what kind of people he has dealt with in the past."
monster?"
It's not surprising that he would ask this question. After all, although Qi Yi and the two looked extraordinary in temperament, they were still young, so-called hairless, and weak in work. Besides, they were followed by a large group of children.
In other words, the figure of Suani who was not far behind Qi Yi was more majestic.
However, Suanni looked pale at this time, covered in blood, and looked like he was seriously injured. He didn't look like he was serious.
"What monsters have you dealt with?"
Qi Yi turned around and glanced at Suanni, thinking that I had dealt with Longzi Suanni, who was at the peak of immortality, but there was no need to tell this villager.
He smiled and said: "More people can contribute more. It just so happens that our senior brothers and sisters have other important things to do here, and these children are also tired from walking. Even if we leave now, I'm afraid they won't be able to go far.
We’d better ask brother to take us to the town to have a rest and wait until we deal with that monster before we talk about anything else.”
Hearing this, the man didn't know what Qi Yi and the others were capable of, but as Qi Yi said, multiple people have multiple strengths, not to mention that they are still practitioners. Even if they are younger, they are still stronger than ordinary people like themselves.
Much more.
So he nodded: "In that case, just come with me and I will find a place for you to settle down.
In addition, it is best not to let this girl show up. We need to know that the monster we have to deal with today is not simple. I heard from the old man in the town that it is a wild boar spirit that has been entrenched in the mountains for thousands of years, but it has always been practicing in the mountains.
, and never went down the mountain to cause trouble.
Until recently, my Taoism has greatly increased, and I have transformed into a human form, and then I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I actually want to marry a human woman as my wife.”
Qi Yi smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you for reminding me. As for the safety of my junior sister, I don't have to worry, brother."
Just kidding, he is just a monster in a wilderness. Even if he has practiced for thousands of years and transformed into a human form, he will not be noticed by them. It is a good opportunity to show off his skills and save them from wasting time convincing the child on the list.
family.
The group of people followed the middle-aged man into the town.
There is an open space in the town, and most of the people are making some arrangements under the command of a few people wearing robes or other weird services.
Among them were two Taoist priests, one old and one young, who should be masters and disciples. There was also an old witch wearing a feather crown, colorful robes, and a string of bone necklaces around her neck, and three strong and brave men.
The men, each armed with a strange weapon, looked extremely fierce.
These people are all casual cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world. They know some cultivation methods and a few spells. In addition, they have studied and inherited the methods of subduing monsters. They are quite useful when dealing with ordinary monsters.
Because they were all busy, although some people saw Qi Yi and others, they did not pay too much attention to them. After all, with their eyesight, they could not tell the depth of Qi Yi and others.
The middle-aged man found an obese old man outside the crowd and told him about Qi Yi and the others.
The old man was the most virtuous and respected Master Gao in the town. When he heard this, he frowned and turned around to look at Qi Yi and the others.
In any case, at this critical moment, the sudden arrival of so many people is a variable.
But seeing that they didn't look like bad people and that they were followed by so many children, the old man was also a kind-hearted person. He sighed softly: "Well, the monster may come at any time. It's really inappropriate to let them leave at this time. If they encounter the monster
, wouldn’t it harm them?
Let's take them to my house first, and then we can talk about other things after we get rid of the monsters."
The middle-aged man nodded, turned around and took Qi Yi and the others to a large yard at the back.
At this moment, the courtyard was already crowded with women and children from the town, with a bit of worry on their faces. However, after seeing the few strange people directing the people to do things, a bit of hope rose in their eyes.
.
After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, these people who know magic are not much different from gods. Anyway, they all have power that ordinary people can't hope to achieve. If they want to deal with a monster, there should be no problem, right?
At this time, I was a little surprised to see so many children coming in. They all whispered to each other and discussed the origins of these children in low voices.
Qi Yi glanced at the group of women and children, and there was only one child named Gao Erdan left on the list given by the master. However, there were so many people, and it was impossible for him to recognize who it was at a glance.
However, he was not in a hurry. Anyway, he still had time to observe slowly. It did not mean that all the children on the list given by the master were suitable for practice. Some of them were excluded by them. On the contrary, when passing other places along the way,
A few more good seedlings were discovered and accepted by them.
At this time, Deng Chanyu had been pulled over by several warm-hearted women, who planned to hide her in the house.
After all, a girl as beautiful as a fairy is so rare. If the monster sees her, she will be snatched away.
This made Deng Chanyu dumbfounded. She tried her best to persuade these kind-hearted women to let her go.
After Qi Yi told the children to stay in the yard, he got up and came to the door. He stood there and looked at the simple traps set up by the monks and the villagers, and couldn't help but shake his head.
These things have no problem dealing with those monsters that have recently become wise, or even little monsters that have been practicing for hundreds of years.
But I heard from the middle-aged man before that the person who came this time was a pig demon who had been practicing for thousands of years and had transformed.
Such a powerful pig demon cannot be dealt with by these means alone.
However, he saw that the monks were all confident, and he thought they must have other means, otherwise they would not dare to deal with the pig demon easily.
Moreover, although the villagers can't give them much reward for eliminating monsters, as long as they can kill the monster, they can get some cultivation resources from the monster.
Whether it's the scales and claws on the monster's body that are suitable for refining weapons, or the skin and bones of essence and blood, they are all of great use to them.
Even if you follow the monster energy and find the monster's lair, you might be able to gain something else.
At this time, the traps were almost laid out. One of the strong men carrying a centipede clang looked up and saw Qi Yi shaking his head. His eyes suddenly widened: "Little Taoist priest, could it be that you don't like our methods?"
Can’t do it?”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's attention was immediately attracted, and they all looked at Qi Yi.
Qi Yi smiled faintly and said: "Brother, you are serious in your words, but I didn't mean that."
"Then why are you shaking your head?"
This man was obviously a hot-tempered and rather arrogant man, and his words were somewhat unforgiving.
"Forget it."
The old Taoist priest on the side tried to dissuade him: "We are all here to get rid of the demons, so why harm the harmony."
The words of the old Taoist priest obviously had a lot of weight. Although the man still had a bit of anger on his face, he did not look for trouble anymore. Instead, he went to check the traps to see if they were properly laid out.
After all, they have to deal with a thousand-year-old pig demon, which is quite difficult for them. They don't want to have any accidents, otherwise people will die.
The old Taoist priest turned around and came to Qi Yi and said: "I am a poor Taoist named Fuyunzi, who is practicing on the Fuyun Peak of Qingyun Mountain sixty miles away. I don't know what you call him, and where do you practice?"
Qi Yi bowed his head in return and said, "Pindao is a disciple of the Emei Sword Sect, Qi Miaoyi."
"Emei Sword Sect?"
The old Taoist priest Fuyunzi was a little confused.
However, he is just a small casual cultivator near the East China Sea, and his activity range is only a few hundred miles away. He has not even heard of Mount Emei, and of course he does not know about the newly established Emei Sword Sect.
Qi Yi smiled and said: "Emei is located in the southwest of Kyushu. It is quite far away from here. It is normal that Taoist brother has never heard of it."
"It turns out that Taoist fellow Taoist is not a Qigong practitioner from around here."
Fuyunzi nodded, and then asked casually, "I wonder why you are here?"
He was a little worried that Qi Yi was here to steal business from him.
This time he teamed up with Granny Ghost and the three brothers of the Huo family. Even if he got rid of the pig demon, with so many people sharing it, he wouldn't be able to get much. If Qi Yi was added,
They get even less.
"My junior sister and I were ordered by our master to go down the mountain to do some work. We happened to come across this incident while passing through here. If fellow Taoist disciples need our help, just ask."
Qi Yi saw that the old Taoist priest was a little worried, so he comforted him and told the other party that if they were not invited to take action, they would not take action randomly.
Hearing this, Fuyunzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became more sincere. He said with a smile: "It's just a pig demon that has just transformed. I and the others can still deal with it with confidence.
After this incident, if you have time, you may wish to visit my Fuyun Temple. I have lived here for a long time, but rarely go out. I don’t know what other Taoists have in other places. I would like to ask you to give me some advice.
."
Qi Yi did not accept Fu Yunzi's invitation, but just said: "You're welcome, fellow Taoist, but I have important matters to attend to, so I won't visit you this time. We'll talk about it later if we have a chance."
Although this Fuyunzi has the cultivation of becoming a god, his magic power is mixed and impure. It is obvious that there is no possibility of further progress. Moreover, the gap between him and his Taoism is too great. The two parties are not on the same level at all. Even if they become friends, they will not be able to go any further in the future.
It is also difficult to have any intersections.
Fuyunzi probably heard the implication of Qi Yi's words, so after a few brief conversations, he left and discussed with a few other people how to deal with the pig demon later.
Time passed and the sun gradually rose above the head. Just as everyone was waiting impatiently, Qi Yi suddenly raised his head and glanced into the distance.
Because, he felt a demonic energy approaching quickly.
Moreover, this demonic aura is actually not weak at all.
He frowned slightly and glanced at Fuyunzi and the others. He didn't know what other hidden methods these people had. Can they really deal with this pig demon?
However, the methods of Qi Refiners have always been varied, and they may have some powerful magic weapons in their hands. This is also the reason why many Qi Refiners can still win even when their magic power is not as good as that of monsters.