Qi Xuansu collected his thoughts and began to examine his surroundings.
The evil ghosts were included in the "Xuan Jade of Death" and nothing was left, mainly the snake demons.
The huge corpse of the snake demon lay quietly on the ground, with broken scales and bloody flesh. After a while, a thin layer of white snow fell on it, but it was not as miserable as before.
It is said that monsters have demon pills, but Qi Xuansu has never seen one before. He came to the snake corpse, inspected it carefully, then opened the snake's mouth, and saw a green bead rolling out.
If nothing else, the poisonous gas that was sprayed on Qi Xuansu just now came from this.
The beads were not big, slightly smaller than chickens. Qi Xuansu remembered that the snake demon had brought a box with him when he came, and returned to the house. As expected, the box was still on the table and was not affected by the fight.
Qi Xuansu opened the box, and a puff of smoke blew into his face.
However, Qi Xuansu was already on guard, holding his breath and jumping back at the same time.
After all, the speed of smoke dissipation cannot be compared with that of the wind, and it did not touch Qi Xuansu at all. But if Qi Xuansu was so lustful and lost his guard, he would probably not be able to escape, and his boat would capsize in the gutter and die unjustly.
"There are so many tricks." Qi Xuansu picked up the box and saw that there was a layer of silk inside. Since this box can hold smoke, it must have some magical uses. Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand and pulled out the silk, then put it back again
When he went outside, he wrapped several layers of green beads in silk and put them in his satchel.
After doing this, Qi Xuansu cleared his throat, became angry and shouted: "Come here!"
The sound of this voice can be heard hundreds of miles away, but at least the entire Xiang residence can hear it clearly.
Xiang's house, which had been silent and dark, finally heard voices, and the lights slowly turned on.
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Qingshui Temple is named because it is close to Qingshui Station and belongs to Liangzhou Daofu.
The Taoist government of the Taoist sect can be divided into three levels, that is, state, prefecture, and county. Needless to say, the Taoist government itself corresponds to the state level, and the prefectures and counties below it are both called Taoist temples. The difference is only in size.
People who have been inside the Taoist sect for a long time can easily tell the difference, but outsiders are easily confused as to why this Taoist temple has to obey orders from another Taoist temple.
Qingshui Temple is a small Taoist temple at the county level. Unlike the county magistrate, the Taoist temple does not manage civil affairs. It mainly targets demons who preach and confuse the people and ghosts and demons that harm people. This is one of the reasons why the Taoist sect and the imperial court have coexisted for many years without incident.
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Taoist Zhou is the Taoist deacon of Qingshui Temple. He has great power and is living a pretty good life. Although Liangzhou is located in the northwest and is not as prosperous as Jiangnan, probably because there are fewer people in Liangzhou, the secret society is not very noisy. Carefully
I think so. The demons in the secret society are also human beings and cannot escape human nature. Who doesn't want to go to the prosperous Jiangnan? There are many people there, and it is easier to develop followers. The most important thing is to enjoy it.
Not only are there moths inside Taoist sects, but there are moths inside those secret societies as well. There are many secret society members who take advantage of the opportunity to develop followers, covet enjoyment, ask believers to contribute funds to support themselves, and also seize the wives and daughters of believers.
Weng's life, as for this true king and that god, are just their signs.
Many secret societies, including the Ziguang Society, the Zhiming Sect, and the Lingshan Witch Sect, are also troubled by this problem. The problem of "Tianting" is especially serious. Although it is very powerful and has the largest number of people, its internal corruption is also the most serious.
Even the Qingping Hui, which takes the elite route, still has members like Qi Xuansu who are in the Qingping Hui and are in the Taoist sect, which is evident.
Therefore, Taoist eradication of these secret societies is still very popular.
The heavy snow was falling, and Taoist Zhou was also elegant. He put on his crane cloak, invited a few friends, and cooked wine around the stove in a small pavilion while enjoying the snow.
It corresponds to the famous poem "Ask Liu Nineteenth" by Shi Mo.
Green ants' newly fermented wine is served in a small red clay stove. It's snowing in the evening, so I can drink a glass without any trouble.
Good mood, good mood.
Just when Taoist Zhou was enjoying his drink, someone came over in a hurry, and his mood was immediately disturbed.
Taoist Zhou said displeased: "You are so panicked, what happened?"
The person who reported the news was a Taoist priest in a Taoist temple. He said anxiously: "Deacon, there is a monster! It seems that it even eats people!"
Taoist Zhou was startled, and his drunkenness immediately disappeared without a trace: "Monster?! It's not a monster, it's a monster?"
"It's a monster, it's in Xiangjiabao." The Taoist priest said, "There are still people alive. I saw that Qingluan Guard's test hundred households have brought people there."
"Good fellow, let's set off quickly. Hurry, greet our people and bring everything together. Don't leave anything behind when you start." In his desperation, Taoist Zhou no longer cared about being arty. He no longer had any gentry bearing.
Rather, he looks like a bandit leader preparing to do some business.
The Taoist priest took the order and left.
After a while, Taoist Zhou led a large group of people from the Taoist temple to go out and headed straight to Xiangjiabao.
By the time Taoist Zhou arrived at Xiangjiapu, it was already early noon, and the group went straight to Xiang's house. At this time, there were many people watching the excitement outside Xiang's house, talking a lot, and there were two Qingluan guards with swords standing at the door.
Today, the Qingluan Guard is no longer like the secret service agency of the previous dynasty. Instead, it has replaced the functions of the Six Gates. It arrests thieves, captures monsters, and handles various murder cases. It is also independent of the local government and is different from the punishment and inspection.
Envoy, general judge, county captain.
Seeing the Taoist priests arriving, the crowd of onlookers parted ways.
The Taoist priests and the Qingluan Guards were all acquaintances, and the two Qingluan Guards did not try to block the way. Instead, they took the initiative to greet them. Taoist priest Zhou got off his horse and asked, "Has the Master of the Hundred Households arrived?"
"We're here, we're here, we're waiting for the Taoist priest." A Qingluan guard responded.
Taoist Zhou threw away the reins, straightened his clothes, and then walked into Xiang's house.
The house was in a mess and people were in panic. There were Qingluan Guard warriors along the way, but it saved Taoist Zhou the trouble of asking for directions and just followed the Qingluan Guard.
When we arrived at the place where the incident occurred, we saw a lot of people standing here. But the most eye-catching thing was the huge snake corpse on the ground. Even if there was a layer of white snow, it was still very scary.
At this time, there were three people standing next to the snake corpse. They were not juxtaposed with the others. They were obviously people who spoke with weight.
One of them is an old acquaintance of Taoist Zhou, who is a member of Qingluan Guards' trial household. The other two are both adult men. The older one is dressed as a gentleman, and the younger one is wearing a cloak.
Taoist Zhou came to the trial household and asked softly: "What is the specific situation?"
Shi Baihu said: "I just arrived not long ago."
Taoist Zhou looked at the other two people.
The gentry dressed as a man said: "I am the master of this place."
Xiang Rulin's face turned pale, and he wondered if he was frightened.
The other person was Qi Xuansu. He took out his waist badge and said, "I am a soldier under General Loulan, Wei Wugui."
Taoist Zhou originally wanted to take the waist badge and check it, but he heard Baihu softly say: "I've seen it, it's true."
"It turns out to be a man in black." Taoist Zhou immediately gave up the idea of looking at the badge. As a Taoist, he would never be more discerning than Qingluan Guard, especially when it comes to identifying imperial tokens.
Qi Xuansu repeated what he had said before, how he went to the Huzhou Prince's Mansion in the name of the general, how he passed through this place and the road was blocked by heavy snow, and how he stayed overnight. In the middle of the night, a snake demon turned into a woman and came to harm people, but he was killed by him.
If you find out, you will be killed directly.
Taoist Zhou said in surprise: "Monsters that can transform are at least in the Yuxu stage. Brothers can kill monsters, so I think they are not weak in cultivation."
Qi Xuansu smiled: "Not worth mentioning, he is just a martial artist in the Yuxu stage."
Taoist Zhou was stunned. General Loulan was so impressive. Even an unofficial and unworthy soldier under his command had a cultivation level of Jade Xu. However, he then thought about it. Most of the confidants of important people could not be judged by common sense. As a deacon, he
When a Taoist priest meets the Taoist boy serving beside the master of the palace, shouldn't he be respectful? Even though he is just a rank-and-file soldier, he might not be replaced by a guerrilla. Maybe this person is not from the man in black at all, but from the royal palace.
He had a personal entourage, and now he had an unworthy personal soldier.
Shi Baihu said: "Now that the Taoist priest has arrived, if you don't have any objections, I'm going to start the autopsy."
Taoist Zhou came to his senses and said quickly: "Okay, autopsy."
The subordinates of the trial household took a pair of gloves and put them on their hands. Qingluan guards swept away the snow on the snake corpse and began to examine the corpse.