Exorcism

The skinny and black old man dragged his dirty little grandson and guarded two piles of self-made straw hats. He hoped to sell the goods quickly and hoped that no one would see him. He regretted breaking into this strange place with many towers. His mind went blank and he completely forgot how he got there step by step.

Mu Xingqiu saw his grandfather and grandson when he came. He took a special look at them on the way back. Not a single straw hat was sold. They were piled up on the street like two small towers. They came to the wrong place. Here is the talisman In a place where teachers gather, ordinary residents are either rich or noble, and no one needs a shabby straw hat. What's more, the old man is hiding behind the pile of straw hats, and pedestrians passing by in a hurry can't see him at all. He can stay here for so long without being attacked. The expulsion can be considered a miracle.

These were not the two most miserable people in the capital at this moment, but they left an impression on Mu Xingqiu's heart. He had already walked over, turned around and came back, "How much does one cost?"

"Huh? A straw hat...a copper plate...one..." the old man replied in a panic, looking up at the young man who asked the price, and holding his grandson's hand tightly.

Mu Xingqiu opened the treasure bag at his waist and took out a small piece of silver. This was what Xin Youtao distributed to everyone many years ago when a group of disciples from Zhiyong Institute led by my mother went to practice killing monsters. Past events I still remember clearly that there were only half of the people at that time. Several people were missing when the monsters invaded, and most likely they had died at the hands of the monster soldiers.

"Is that enough? I want all these straw hats."

The old man and the child stared blankly at the shiny white thing, saying nothing for a long time.

Mu Xingqiu had no choice but to use the mental illusion to let a thin black hand take the money, "Don't stop in the Imperial Capital, buy something to eat, and go home immediately. Don't come to the Imperial Capital again in the next few days."

The illusion aroused a feeling of urgency in the old man's heart. He wanted to go home, and go home immediately. No water to drink, no food to eat, and the little grandson stopped looking at the toys he wanted to buy. He just wants to go home.

The old man picked up his grandson and ran for his life, not even needing a carrying pole.

In this way, Mu Xingqiu returned to Pangshan Gym with two piles of straw hats. He put one on his head and stood at the gate, like a woodcutter who had just walked out of the mountains.

Everyone was waiting for him to come back in the yard and saw him like this. Everyone was stunned. The bald man flew over and grinned, "Haha, Brother Xiaoqiu is going to let his horse go again."

Bald Man still remembers that this was the image of Xiaoqiu in Yelin Town. Shen Hao also remembered it and laughed dumbly, "This... you don't need to be like this if you are not a Taoist priest, right?"

Yang Qingyin and Xiao Qingtao looked at each other, both disapproving of Mu Xingqiu's change.

Yang Qingyin said: "Is this your 'General's Crown'? Do everyone who joins the Demon Slayer Club have to wear one?"

Mu Xingqiu smiled and shook his head, "I happened to see someone selling it, and I didn't expect it to be quite comfortable to wear. By the way. Xin Youtao will be here tomorrow."

"The Xin Youtao we know?" Shen Hao asked.

"Well, it seems that his soul has not been discarded."

Xiao Qingtao let out a long breath and muttered something in a low voice, and her expression immediately turned as cold as ice. She had not yet forgiven Xin Youtao for leaving without saying goodbye. At that time, his soul was intact and everything he did was true to his intentions.

"Who does Huangsun represent? Shengfu Dynasty or Longbinhui? Have you got his support?" Shen Hao continued to ask.

"Representing both at the same time, we talked for a while and he was willing to help me build an army. But there is a condition. I must recruit five hundred Taoist priests first."

"Five hundred? There are not so many Taoist priests in the entire imperial capital. He is clearly trying to deal with you." Shen Hao and the others' original goal was to attract 800 low-level Taoist priests to join the Demon Slayer Association, but Mu Xingqiu withdrew from Pangshan after. He felt that there were many difficulties, and he was afraid that he would not be able to recruit even a hundred people.

"So I hope everyone will go back to Daotong, consider their own decisions, and persuade others."

Yang Qingyin has decided to quit Pangshan, but she is not optimistic about the prospects of the Demon Slayer Society at all. "I have been away from the Taoist tradition for at least three years and will follow you to fight. Do you know what this means? It is similar to Guan Zaisi crossing the cliff. It is a waste of time." , you still have to risk your life, and after finally returning to the Taoist tradition, you will not get any rewards, and you will probably fall behind your Taoist friends who are also concentrating on elixirs. Mu Xingqiu, besides straw hats and rhetoric, you have to find something better. Just some convincing reasons.”

Mu Xingqiu was about to speak when the bald man next to him suddenly said: "Brother Xiaoqiu, Chief Shen wants to see you.

Mu Xingqiu hummed, left the two piles of straw hats at the door, and walked to the backyard.

The bald man asked Yang Qingyin in a low voice: "I want to leave Pangshan with Brother Xiaoqiu. From now on, I can no longer serve as a sound transmitter for them. What should I say so that the leader will not be too sad?"

Shen Jixian will not be sad. Although his room is very simple and has no superfluous things, it is brightly lit and you can't feel any darkness when you walk in from outside. It is completely different from Zuo Liuying's room.

Shen Jixian pointed to a futon in front of him and motioned for Mu Xingqiu to sit down. Like everyone else, Shen Jixian stared at the straw hat on Mu Xingqiu's head, "I saw someone wearing this kind of thing in Jinghu Village."

"I used to wear a straw hat when grazing horses in Yelin Town. It was knitted by my father. It's different from this one. It's better without it. It will be tattered after just one day of wearing it."

"At least we are starting to understand each other. I will meet with him frequently in the future to discuss some details."

"You guessed that there are six or seven people who have mastered the soul-changing talisman, which shocked them."

Although Mu Xingqiu is no longer a Pangshan Taoist priest, the record of his conversation with Fu Meng was immediately given to the senior Taoist priest by Long Binhui. When Mu Xingqiu was walking on the road, Shen Jixian already knew the entire conversation.

"This is the beginning of understanding each other."

"You have to be careful. For a small organization that deliberately keeps secrets, understanding each other is a dangerous thing. Now you will be a huge threat to Long Bin."

Mu Xingqiu smiled, and suddenly remembered that it was not polite to talk while wearing a straw hat. He had been a Taoist priest for so long that he almost forgot the rules of mortals, so he took off his straw hat and put it next to him, "They are afraid that I will leak the secret, or are they afraid?" Did I take their lives?"

"There are seven of them. Not only did you know the number, but you also roughly guessed their soul-changing trajectories, so you are now one of the few people who can catch them all. Long Binhui and Daotong have known each other for tens of thousands of years. You still have your heart. Doubts, and you've only met once. They just feel terrible."

The soul-changers of Longbinhui have become accustomed to the gaze of high-ranking Taoist priests, and regard this gaze as sunshine and no need to be alert. But suddenly, when a pair of unfamiliar eyes stare at them, they will certainly feel uncomfortable.

"At least we save the process of testing each other. I hope I can make them let down their guard in the future."

"There will be a coup in the capital tonight. What are you going to do?" Shen Jixian changed the subject. He had already given the necessary reminders, and all other matters depended on Mu Xingqiu himself.

Mu Xingqiu learned about the coup from Master Pan, so he speculated that the leaders of the Longbin Society did not have the energy to deal with another Taoist priest. This was the most important reason why he was confident in rescuing Xin Youtao, "I bought some straw hats, Do nothing else."

Sending his grandfather and grandson away to avoid the upcoming military chaos was Mu Xingqiu's only intervention. He really didn't plan to do anything else.

"Qu Xungui and his family are the 'treacherous ministers' carefully cultivated by Long Binhui over the years. This great talisman master has lived up to expectations. He has tried every means to seize all power and wealth, and has greatly angered the court and outside. Through this Coup. If the Shengfu Dynasty can continue for a while, the resentment of mortals will be greatly reduced. Long Binhui really understands mortals better. If it were Taoism, it would never be able to think of such a complicated and effective method. "

Mu Xingqiu didn't want to comment on this. He had known that Qu Xungui would be the victim and had no sympathy in his heart.

This was just a casual chat, Shen Jixian said with a straight face, "I have been entrusted by seventeen Taoist priests to learn more about your plan."

No matter how confident you were before. After hearing this, Mu Xingqiu felt much more relaxed. The high Taoist priest was considering his plan, which was no small achievement.

"What do you want to know, Sir?" Mu Xingqiu's tone also became more formal.

"You want every Taoist family - of course, except Lookout Mountain - to give you one-tenth of the supplies, including magic weapons, elixirs, books, mounts, etc."

"This army composed of Taoist priests must have the ability to fight for a long time, and it must minimize casualties. When we were in Duanliu City, a dozen Taoist priests would need hundreds of various magical weapons. Ordinary low-level Taoist priests would not be able to obtain them at ordinary times. Looking at these things, they have at most three or four magical weapons, which are not enough to fight against the demon clan. "

"You also hope that each Taoist family will transfer one tenth of the annual offerings from Longbinhui to you."

"It only takes three years. After three years, I will figure out a way myself."

"In this way, you are equivalent to establishing another Taoist lineage in addition to the Nine Dao Taoist orthodoxy. You say you are withdrawing from it, but in fact it is parasitism."

"It is precisely because the Nine Dao Traditions are becoming more and more similar to each other that a completely different direction is needed. We are just a group of low-level Taoist priests. No matter how many magical weapons we possess, we cannot threaten any Dao Tradition. Moreover, my Taoist Tradition ' is unstable. Except for myself, every Taoist priest who has experienced the tempering of war will eventually return to his own Taoism. They will become stronger, more confident, and more assertive, just like they have been for 130,000 years. The first batch of Taoist priests in the past may be able to solve the deteriorating situation of the Nine Dao Tradition. I hope that some of them can become Fu Rimang Taoist priests."

Shen Jixian felt that he should show a little dissatisfaction with the word "deteriorating", but he just smiled and said, "There is little hope. You took away the real materials from the Taoist tradition, w. took away the most precious young disciples, and gave them to senior The Taoist’s is only a slim hope.”

"But it is a hope after all, and it is a hope that high-level Taoist priests cannot provide. For a hope that no one knows, the founder closed the Lookout Mountain. For his hope, Zuo Liuying almost opened the void passage and released a large number of demon species. Every family Every high-level Taoist priest in Taoism is working hard for a certain hope. Since the hopes cannot be unified, why not add another one?"

"Your plan is too simple and full of loopholes. Your hope is illusory and has no possibility of realization." Shen Jixian made this judgment on behalf of the senior Taoist priests. Then he thought for a while, "Note that the Taoist priests have not made the final decision yet." decision, but you can reveal the entire plan to ordinary Taoist priests and attract them to quit the Taoist order and join the Demon Slayer Club."

"Thanks."

"But Taoism has a condition."

"Please say."

"You can't stop any Taoist family from finding and seizing Qin Lingshuang's soul. It doesn't belong to you."

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