Exorcism

Duanliu City suddenly became lively. Emperor Ci's army was stationed on the east bank of the Jie River, and a group of Fu Lu masters built a bridge across the river, so that even if the river thawed, it would not affect the flow of traffic. At the same time, groups of soldiers entered the city one after another, searching for available supplies. Their efficiency was much higher than that of Mu Lie. They cut ice, broke walls, dug holes, and turned Duanliu City upside down.

Another group of soldiers opened up a square space on the pier on the west bank of the Jiehe River and east of Duanliu City, and then erected a large number of wooden pillars, like a forest of dead trees with all their branches and leaves. The Patriarch's Tower was wrapped in it and was located on the side. At one point.

Yin Buchen was stationed at the west city gate to prevent anyone from passing through. As a result, he clashed with a group of scouts on the first day. "I know that the west is bigger, but it no longer belongs to the Xijie Kingdom or the Shengfu Dynasty. Now it belongs to the Xijie Kingdom." It belongs to Taoist Qin. Don’t blame me for not reminding you. Taoist Qin is not as easy to talk to as Taoist Master. I am trying to save you, so stay away.”

Emperor Ci had promised Mu Xingqiu that he would not disturb the female Taoist priests in the west of the city, but the dozen or so scouts obviously had other understandings of the order. An officer stepped forward and said, "We will not go near Xizhao Lake, but only in the city." Set up several outposts outside to prevent sneak attacks by monsters.”

Yin Buchen shook his head firmly. He stood in the middle of the city gate, surrounded by a group of monkeys. No matter what the demon master said, they all made a squeaking sound, which was quite powerful.

"Ha, there is really a demon coming, can you stop it? Don't make a fuss, go back and tell your emperor that he doesn't need to worry about the safety of the west, and you don't interfere with my practice."

Yin Buchen began to box properly. This was a set of Taoist boxing techniques originated from the demon clan. Qin Lingshuang passed it on to Yin Buchen and asked him to use this method to strengthen the demon body. When the demon body becomes stronger and clearer, Removed in one fell swoop. Yin Buchen has been practicing for a while, but there is no effect yet, but he does not dare to stop and continues to practice diligently every day. As soon as he practiced boxing, the monkeys imitated him.

Several scouts looked at each other, and at the same time they pulled out their close-fitting daggers. Instead of attacking Yin Buchen, they stuck out their tongues and cut them, and then sprayed blood mist forward. I don't know if they had taken medicine or were blessed by talismans. The blood volume There were so many of them, they were covered in red, filling the entire city gate. The thick smell of blood made even Yin Buchen, who was born in the demon clan, find it unbearable.

The Earth Monkeys already knew the Demon Lord's temper very well, and they swished toward the door. As expected, Yin Buchen stomped his feet and flew out, faster than the Earth Monkeys.

The blood mist persisted for a long time. The scouts drew their swords, held them with both hands, and walked out of the west city gate to protect each other, thus occupying it.

The scouts moved all the way west and did not get close to Xizhao Lake.

This was not the first time that Yin Buchen was frightened. He had seen and even personally performed more cruel magic than this. However, when human soldiers used it on themselves without hesitation, he was still greatly shocked.

He stood outside the city gate, looking at the scouts who were leaving. He thought something was wrong. He turned around and looked at Xizhao Lake. The two portals transformed into bright mirrors were still standing there. Is it okay to tell Taoist Qin about these things? Even when teaching boxing skills, she sent a snowman to demonstrate, and after three times it melted into water, without explaining it or giving him a chance to ask questions. Yin Buchen was afraid of her, a kind of fear that kept him at arm's length. If a disaster came, he would rather please Mu Xingqiu and beg Yi Shijun than say one more word to Qin Lingshuang.

He had a feeling that Taoist Qin didn't care about any living being in the world except Mu Xingqiu.

Yin Buchen led the monkeys into the city and fell in love with these ugly guys. No matter how timid he was or how miserable he behaved in front of powerful enemies, the monkeys didn't care. After the danger passed, they would still follow him honestly. Behind him, he was regarded as the demon lord, and even his cowardice was perfectly imitated.

The streets were filled with soldiers in groups of ten to thirty, using talismans or instruments to break into uninhabited houses and take away all the food and tools they could find. Some items were too big and heavy. They were piled at the door, waiting for the troops to move them.

"These humans are more obedient and capable than ants. How were they trained? It wasn't like this before." Yin Buchen became more and more frightened as he watched, avoiding the soldiers as much as possible.

The soldiers also stared at the half-demon and the earth monkey with vigilance.

At the intersection of an alley, Yin Buchen met Mu Lie. He was wearing a thick leather jacket, completely different from the soldier's attire. He was holding a deflated bag in his hand and looked at the people not far away blankly. A group of soldiers came in and out.

In normal times, Yin Buchen would laugh at Mu Lie mercilessly, but today he was not in such a mood. He stepped forward and asked, "What? These people are searching everywhere, but you are not allowed to get anything?"

"No, they didn't say they wouldn't let me get anything, but...but they always beat me to it, and I didn't have a chance to enter the house."

"Hey, you're a human, not a monster. Why do they treat you like this?"

"An officer came to me and asked me to join the Holy Talisman Army. I didn't agree, maybe because of this."

"Maybe? That's it. The emperor is really small-minded. Why don't you join the Holy Talisman Army? Don't you want to take revenge on Zuo Liuying? Your hope will be greater if you join the army."

Mu Lie's face turned slightly red and he whispered: "Well... I'm not sure I'm fully human."

"What do you mean? Oh, you are a mixed race. Which one is the monster? Father or mother? Let me just say, you look dark and dark, you don't look like a pure human."

Mu Lie's face turned even redder, "My family comes from a place called Zhibu State, where humans and monsters have been intermarried for hundreds of years, so..."

"Understood." Yin Buchen patted Mu Lie sympathetically on the shoulder, "It's a pity that I didn't learn Lao Jun's skills. Otherwise, if I bite you, I will know whether you have demon blood."

Mu Lie got rid of Yin Bushen's hand and said, "No one can bite me."

In front, a group of soldiers were about to transport a thick log two to three feet long out of the yard. As it turned out, the door was too small and they couldn't get it out. A soldier stepped forward, cut his tongue with a dagger and sprayed blood on the wall. Then others smashed it with hammers, and soon a large enough gap was created.

The soldiers acted as if they had not heard anything. They lined up in two lines and walked towards the street carrying the logs. During this period, other soldiers passed by, but they were all doing their own duties and no one came to help.

Yin Buchen stepped aside and felt more and more strange. He stepped forward and grabbed an officer's arm, "I want to ask you something."

The officer walked at the front. He couldn't move, and the soldiers behind him couldn't move either. He was holding the log and standing still. He stared at the half-demon fiercely and said coldly: "Let me go."

"What, are you going to spray blood on me again? This time I won't let you go unless you answer my question." Yin Buchen winked at Mu Lie next to him. Mu Lie was at a loss and confused. On the contrary, the monkeys understood that the demon The Lord's thoughts broke out in a hurry and rushed into the nearby courtyard, searching for frozen food everywhere.

Only then did Mu Lie react and hurriedly ran towards the house that the soldiers had just searched. Yin Buchen shook his head, thinking that there were such simple people in the world, even the monkeys were smarter than him.

The soldiers were trapped by the heavy log and couldn't get away. The officer had an angry look on his face, but one hand was used to hold the log and the other arm was caught, so he could not perform the blood sacrifice.

"Where did you learn the method of blood sacrifice?"

"None of your business," the officer yelled.

"Who says it's none of my business? Blood sacrifice is a sorcery. We, the demon tribe, don't have much left. If you even have to learn this trick, are you going to leave us a way to survive? No, I have to find out."

The officer was anxious and angry, and suddenly recited loudly: "The ancient gods bless me, the Emperor Fu protects me, my flesh and blood is only enjoyed by the gods..."

Yin Buchen was startled again, let go of the officer, and flew into the air. On the ground, the army spurted out a large column of blood. Where the blood fell, the ice and snow melted, and a small hole several feet deep appeared on the bluestone road. .

The officer was shaking, but the soldiers behind him were still treading on the ground. No one had the intention to step forward to help. It seemed that they were waiting for him to fall and continue moving forward.

Mu Lie found nothing. When he walked out of the courtyard, he happened to see this scene. He hurriedly stepped forward to help the officers leave the queue. As expected, the soldiers left with the logs.

"Come and see, what's going on with him?" Mu Lie sent the officer to the wall, asked him to sit down, asked Yin Buchen in the sky for help, and hurriedly took out a few small wooden bottles filled with medicine from his arms. , looked at it, and found that none of it was symptomatic.

"What does it matter to him? If he wants to die, just let him die. I am a pure monster and never save humans." Yin Buchen refused to fall to the ground. Earth monkeys appeared from all directions, standing on the walls and rooms. They all curled their lips and shook their heads, indicating that they would not help.

Mu Lie didn't care so much. He poured out one or two pills from each small wooden bottle and said to the officer: "This is a herbal medicine from my hometown. I don't know if it is easy to use or not. You take it first and I will take you there." See Mu Xingqiu, he knows magic and can definitely save your life."

The officer shook his head and refused to take the medicine. The anger on his face disappeared and a smile appeared on his face, "It's finally over, it's finally over..."

"What's over?" Mu Lie was confused.

"Only the guilty will escape the catastrophe of the Five Elements and endure the pain alive. My sin is about to end."

"I survived without committing any crime." Mu Lie was even more puzzled.

Yin Buchen fell down, bent down and asked, "Who told you this?"

The officer even lost his hatred for the demon clan, "Ci Huang, he said that we are all guilty. It is our sin to be deceived by Kun Chaos. It is also our sin that the world falls and all living beings perish. We must keep fighting. In this process The dead can atone for their sins.”

Yin Buchen was dumbfounded, and after a while he said: "Qi Wushang has never been so able to confuse people's hearts. What else did the emperor say?"

"He said..." Blood welled up from the officer's mouth again, "This world is hopeless. The enemy... Kunchao is too powerful. No one can be his opponent. Even if all the creatures in the world unite, it will not work. But those who insist on fighting will enter the world of the ancient gods after death. Kun Chao is an immortal, so he cannot enter, and even the strongest people in the world cannot enter, because..."

The officer's breathing gradually failed.

Yin Buchen summoned a blood-red pill and stuffed it into the officer's mouth, "It's not that easy to die. Your 'crime' is not over yet."

Yin Buchen felt that he had to remind Tao Zun: lending the Patriarch Tower to Emperor Ci was definitely a wrong idea.