Zhangjiacun is located in the north of Yangqiu County, more than 20 miles away from the county seat. If you go on foot, you may have to get there after dark. Fortunately, Li Mu has learned the rock jumping technique, and with the magic walking talisman given to him by Li Qing, he can only reach it after dark.
In two quarters of an hour, we arrived at Zhangjiacun.
If Li Mu can cultivate to the realm of supernatural power or creation, he will be able to soar into the clouds and control the wind and travel thousands of miles in a day by practicing the Tao of the three realms.
And it is not difficult to cultivate Taoism to the extreme, stretch the golden light, shrink the ground to an inch, and travel to ten continents and three islands in one day.
However, these are too far away for Li Mu. He is very satisfied with his current abilities. Although he cannot fly on clouds, he can still fly over walls and fly over walls, and leap several feet away and near, which is barely enough for a hero.
When Li Mu and Li Qing arrived in Zhangjia Village, several villagers at the entrance of the village hurriedly came forward and asked, "Are the two official servants here to catch the evil spirit?"
"Whether it's a monster or not, you can only tell if you look at it." Li Mu said, "Where is the accident? Take us to see it."
Led by several villagers, the two came to a house on the edge of the village.
Several dead chickens were lying in the yard, the blood in their bodies had been sucked dry, and there were obvious animal teeth marks on their necks.
If it is just a dead chicken, it may have been bitten by a weasel or a fox, but if all the blood in the body has been sucked dry, it is usually caused by evil spirits. It is for this reason that the Yamen will send practitioners to deal with it.
Li Qing asked: "Has there been a similar situation before?"
A villager quickly said: "Two sheep were killed in my house a few days ago. The government also sent people here and said they would investigate, but there was no news after that..."
Chickens and sheep are completely different in size. Monsters such as vampire bats or weasels generally do not choose large livestock due to their size. Only some ferocious beasts or living corpses will attack large livestock such as cattle and sheep...
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If it is the latter, the difficulty of this case will be different.
Li Mu squatted next to the dead chicken and observed carefully. At a certain moment, his eyes suddenly lit up. He stretched out his hand and took out a yellow hair from the neck of the chicken.
Li Mu stood up and said, "Boss, look at this."
Li Qing glanced at the hair in his hand and said, "It is a monster that has not yet transformed."
It was impossible to tell what kind of monster it was based on this hair alone. Li Qing took out a fairy guide talisman, put the monster hair and the talisman together, and folded them into a paper crane. She gently lifted the paper crane into the air.
As soon as it was thrown, the paper crane flapped its wings and flew towards the outside of the village.
Li Mu had once seen Han Zhe use the magic of immortals to guide the way, but the flying speed of Han Zhe's paper crane was far inferior to that of Li Qing's. Han Zhe's crane was so slow that the waiting people were anxious. Now this one,
Li Mu needs to speed up to keep up with it.
Although there might be a powerful monster waiting in front of him, Li Mu was not afraid at all.
If he was alone, maybe he would immediately go back to the Yamen to shake people. After all, after the battle with the lizard spirit, Li Mu recognized himself. He may have a few skills to deal with ghosts, but to deal with monsters, unless he just
They stood there and let him chop, otherwise, a demon that had not yet transformed into the embryonic realm would keep him busy for a while.
Li Mu followed Li Qing and asked, "Boss, what kind of monster is this?"
Li Qing followed the paper crane closely and said, "You can't tell just by looking at that hair. Maybe it's a yellow-skinned spirit, maybe it's a fox demon, or maybe it's a civet cat. We'll know what it is in a moment."
The paper crane flew out of Zhangjiacun and sped along the mountain path. Fortunately, Li Mu had learned the skill of leaping over rocks with a light body, so he was not left behind.
At a certain moment, the paper crane circled in the air and stopped moving forward.
Li Mu looked around and found chicken feathers scattered on the open space not far ahead.
Farther away, a bonfire was burning.
Beside the bonfire, a weasel half as tall as a man stood there with its legs propped up like a human being. Each of its front paws held a stick with two chickens on it. Under the heat of the flames, it glowed yellow.
grease……
Li Mu thought it was ridiculous. He actually saw a weasel roasting chicken, and it smelled pretty good...
The weasel was concentrating on roasting the chicken when he noticed movement coming from behind. When he looked back, he found two figures suddenly appeared behind him. He was so frightened that his hands shook and he almost threw the roasted chicken into the fire.
It threw the roast chicken into the grass, then jumped to the side, stared at Li Mu and Li Qing warily, and asked: "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Seeing a weasel standing there uttering human words, Li Mu always had a strange feeling. He finally got used to it. He looked at the weasel and asked: "It was you who stole the chickens of the villagers in Zhangjia Village and sucked the blood of the poultry to practice medicine."
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"You are official servants!"
The weasel saw clearly the uniforms they were wearing, and a look of fear appeared on his face. He didn't even bother to pick up the roast chicken in the grass. His body turned into an afterimage, and he immediately fled into the grass without a trace.
This is the difficulty of monsters. Even if they have not transformed, the body-shaped monsters are much faster than ordinary beasts. If they want to escape, it will be difficult for practitioners to catch up.
Just now, Li Mu had a chance to strike him with a thunderbolt, but since Li Qing was here, it was difficult to explain after he used the thunder method. Secondly, it is not easy for monsters to practice. It took decades for this weasel to cultivate the current Taoism.
There is no need to beat a few chickens until they are physically and mentally destroyed...
At this time, Li Qing looked around and said, "There is still evil spirit."
The paper crane hung in the air, turned around a few times, then changed direction and flew towards the cliff not far away.
There were overgrown weeds on the edge of the cliff. After Li Mu walked in, he found a cave hidden under the weeds.
The cave was only half a person high, and it was dark inside. He didn't know what was inside. Li Mu was about to push away the grass, but Li Qing suddenly pushed him away.
"careful!"
The moment Li Mu was pushed away, a black shadow flashed past him. The weasel just now left and came back. Its body had swelled a full circle compared to before. It stood there with its legs spread apart, blocking the entrance of the cave.
, two front paws stretched out, and the sharp nails gave off a faint cold light.
Li Mu drew out the Bai Yijian and stood side by side with Li Qing.
Although monsters in the Embryo Realm do not yet have magical powers, their bodies are extremely agile, and they pose a greater threat to humans than beasts with low intelligence.
Although this weasel is small in size, it is essentially a monster, not a beast. The ordinary tigers, leopards and jackals in the mountains are not its enemies.
The weasel looked at them, gritted his teeth and said: "Humans, get out of here!"
Li Mudao: "It's just a matter of a few chickens. Just go back to the county office honestly, make amends, and compensate the villagers for their losses. It's not easy for you to practice, so why resist?"
The weasel snorted coldly: "You cunning humans are not here for our souls. If we follow you, we will only die!"
After it finished speaking, it pounced forward again.
The direction it flew toward was Li Qing, and Li Mu obviously hadn't paid attention to it yet.
Clang!
The demon's sharp claws collided with the Qinghong Sword, making a sound of gold and iron, and sparks flying everywhere. Li Qing still stood on the same spot, but the weasel's body flew out and hit the mountain wall, with blood spurting out of its mouth.
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Seeing the weasel defeated in one move, Li Mu looked surprised.
It stands to reason that the behavior of a monster in the Fetus Realm should be similar to that of Li Qing, and there would definitely not be such a scene of collapse in one blow.
Li Mu was startled, looked at Li Qing, and asked: "Boss, have you reached the God Gathering Realm?"
Li Qing nodded and did not deny it, but the weasel's mung bean eyes already showed despair. It struggled twice and did not get up. It leaned against the mountain wall weakly, but still guarded the entrance of the cave.
At this time, the sound of rustling came from the cave under the cliff.
A gray shadow climbed out of the cave. Li Mu took a closer look and realized that it was another weasel.
The hair on this weasel was dull, and a pair of small eyes showed sadness and despair. It crawled out of the cave with difficulty, leaned on the first weasel, closed its eyes, and became motionless...
When the weasel crawled out of the hole, the first weasel suddenly gained strength, struggled to get up, bit its front paw, and brought the wound to the mouth of the second weasel.
After a while, her body became even weaker, and she knelt on the ground and begged: "I caught those chickens. If you want to kill them, just kill me. It's none of her business..."
Li Mu put away his sword and asked, "Who said they wanted to kill you?"
The weasel raised his head and looked at him blankly, "You won't kill me?"
"Why should I kill you?"
"Aren't you going to take my soul?"
"Did I say I wanted to take your soul?"
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If this weasel hadn't insisted on resisting and was willing to go back with them honestly, how could it have suffered these injuries? Li Mu glanced at it and asked: "Is it for it that you sucked the blood of poultry?"
The weasel crawled back to the entrance of the cave and wailed: "She was injured by a practitioner and her foundation was destroyed. I just stole some chickens to replenish her vitality. I have never harmed anyone..."
This weasel can be regarded as a kind and righteous human being. As the primate of all things, a human being would kill his fiancée, a yellow-haired beast, for the sake of his future, but he could give up many years of moral conduct and life for his companions. This alone,
It was enough to impress Li Mu.
Li Mu walked to the entrance of the cave and said, "Let me take a look."
When the weasel saw this, his eyes changed, but he didn't make any move.
If the humans in front of us really wanted to kill them, they could have done it just now, without waiting until now.
When he first helped Lin Wan recover her remnant soul, Li Mu discovered the benefits of Buddhist magic. Although monsters and ghosts are different in nature, Buddhist magic has no attributes. Since it can save ghosts, it must also be able to save demons.
Li Mu thought for a moment, stretched out his hands, and silently recited the first few lines of the Heart Sutra, and a golden light gradually appeared on his hands.
He wrapped the weasel in golden light, and soon it opened its eyes again.
Li Mu clapped his hands and when he stood up, he found Li Qing looking at him with surprise.
Li Mu lowered his head and looked at his hands, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said: "Boss, please listen to my explanation!"
