As soon as I finished speaking, the little Taoist priest danced his mahogany sword a little faster. He was chanting something, but I couldn't hear what it was. After a while, he suddenly shouted: "Tai Shang Laojun
, you all are on duty as immortals, and you are as urgent as the law, please pardon me!"
Having said this, he stabbed the mahogany sword forward suddenly, and the wooden sword was accompanied by a "buzzing" vibration and rapid sound. At the same time, the wick in the soul-inducing lamp swayed, blooming with flickering lights and dark sounds.
The light reflected on the little Taoist priest's face, and he looked full of energy.
Unfortunately, the oil lamp only shook for a while and was soon crushed into the size of a mung bean. Haozi, who was lying on the bed and sleeping, did not wake up.
Wang Jie opened his mouth wide and said, "Little master..." I quickly grabbed Wang Jie's hand, shook my head at him, and signaled that the other person was doing something, so don't interrupt him.
At this time, I heard a soft "Eh" sound from the little Taoist priest's mouth. I looked closely and found that the oil lamp had gone out on its own. Then I breathed a sigh of relief and told Wang Jie that he could talk.
Wang Jie immediately stepped forward and asked the little Taoist priest if the summoning of souls was successful.
The other party shook his head and said with a somewhat frustrated expression, "I see that the layman on the bed is in a state of disrepair. According to common sense, it is not difficult to recall him. Unfortunately, he has tried twice and failed. It seems that this matter should not be resolved."
There is cause and effect.”
I was already convinced that this little Taoist priest was indeed somewhat capable, and my attitude towards him was much more respectful than before, so I stepped forward, bowed again, and told him roughly what had happened.
After listening to this, he touched his chin with his hand and pondered for a while, then said after a while, "Could it be that the wild things in the mountains have become the climate and specialize in absorbing people's souls?"
I nodded immediately. This little Taoist priest's thoughts were the same as mine, which further confirmed that he was not the kind of liar who specializes in defrauding people of their money. So I hurriedly asked, "Since the master can see this, is there any way?"
Can it be solved?"
The little Taoist priest immediately became polite, bared his teeth and said with a shy smile, "You don't have to be formal, lay people. My surname is Chen and my Taoist name is Xuanyi. Just call me by my name."
His smile was very friendly, and he was also very shy, which made me feel good. I said hurriedly, "Okay, Chen Xuanyi, have you thought of a solution?"
Chen Xuan pursed his lips and thought for a while, then nodded to me, "There is only one way, and that is to find the place where he lost the soul, and then follow the clues to bring the remaining soul back. However, there are risks in doing so.
The spirit must be entrenched nearby, and if you want to retrieve the remains of your friend, you will definitely disturb it."
I took a breath and said, "You are right, but this may be the only way to get my friend back to normal."
At this time, Wang Jie quickly interrupted, "Don't just study this downstairs. There are others upstairs. My cousin was also as disappointed as him."
Chen Xuan turned around and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. Since both people lost their souls in the same place, and the symptoms are exactly the same, the thing that wants to harm people comes from that place. We can only capture this monster, and all the trouble will be gone."
nailed it."
Wang Jie hurriedly said yes and urged us to act quickly.
Chen Xuanyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, if you are not a great demon who has cultivated the climate, you will never have the ability to absorb other people's souls. This monster's ability is not trivial. You must bring a few more people up the mountain to capture it."
When he said this, he suddenly turned around, glanced at me, and said with a half-smile, "This layman, I wonder if you would like to accompany me into the mountains to capture this harmful monster?"
His eyes were very clear, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a kind of wisdom that could penetrate people's hearts. I looked at him and felt embarrassed, secretly thinking that this guy has discovered the secret about me? So he said calmly, "Haozi
They are my friends, and I will not shirk them wherever my efforts are needed."
Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, saying that layman Lao would lead the way.
After walking out of the ward, I asked Aunt Zhang to continue guarding, while I led Wang Jie and Chen Xuanyi back to the village on foot.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the village, I received a call from my uncle, asking me why I hadn't gone back. I briefly explained what had happened, and discussed with my uncle whether I could bring some villagers with me and take us there.
A mountain turn?
Rural people are relatively united, and my uncle has watched Haozi since he was a child, so he naturally didn't hesitate much and immediately expressed his desire to find someone for us.
We waited at the head of the village for about half an hour, and my uncle had already brought several villagers out to contact us.
At about eight o'clock that night, we formed a team of about ten people, carried the flashlights and torches into the mountain, and walked for about half an hour. My uncle pointed to a mountain pass in front of us and said, "That's where Zhang Hao fell off the cliff."
place.”
I looked up in response to the call and saw a cliff about ten meters high appearing behind the mountain col. The cliff mouth was covered with a large number of ivy vegetation, almost intertwined into a network, and I secretly thought that I was lucky.
If Haozi hadn't been supported by these vegetation when he fell from above, he would have been shattered on the spot. He was lucky to have saved his life.
After that, we slowly climbed up the back mountain along the stone path at the edge of the mountain col. Not far away, Chen Xuanyi suddenly stopped, turned around and said to the villagers holding torches, "Please put out the fire, everyone."
Yes, the wild animals in the mountains are afraid of fire. If so many people hold torches at the same time, the evil beasts may not come out."
What he said made sense, so we all put out the torches and used flashlights for lighting.
After searching for a few more minutes, Wang Jie suddenly stopped under a big tree and waved to me. I quickly called the young Taoist priest Chen Xuanyi, and walked towards Wang Jie together to ask him if he had found anything.
Wang Jie pointed to the traces of footprints under his feet, "Look at this thing, what does it look like?"
I immediately adjusted the flashlight to the brightest, and then shined it on the ground. At this time, my uncle also brought several villagers over. They saw the scissor-shaped footprints on the ground, and they all exclaimed, "Hey, this is not
Wild boar tracks?"
After hearing this, Chen Xuan and I looked at each other, and something suddenly clicked in our hearts.
If there is any wild animal in the mountains that people interact with the most, it is undoubtedly the wild boar. These animals are strong, wild, and not afraid of people. They dominate the forest and have almost no natural enemies.
Wild boars have no natural enemies and naturally have a long lifespan. Once they live beyond a certain limit and become a climate, they may cause trouble, so the monster that took away Haozi's soul is most likely this guy!
Thinking of this, I immediately winked at Chen Xuanyi, took him aside alone and said, "If it is really a wild boar that has become a spirit, it will be really difficult to deal with. Do you have a way to deal with it?"
Chen Xuanyi said that everything depends on man-made efforts. The most important thing at the moment is to quickly find a way to lure the evil beast out. The wild boar has a violent personality and is very destructive. It is not wise to fight head-on. Traps must be set up to get twice the result with half the effort.
When I heard this, my eyes lit up. I looked back at my uncle and asked him if he could take out the sow at home and help us set up a trap?