Exorcism

There is a house near the gymnasium area owned by the royal family of Xijie King. It is usually uninhabited. Tonight, only Mr. Pan is the only one staying. He opened the door and welcomed the visitors, but did not invite them into the house. "Wait, what are you doing?" Prove that you are Mu Xingqiu from Pangshan? Everything is in chaos, I don’t know who to believe anymore.”

It was dark at night and there were no lights in the yard, but Mu Xingqiu saw the veteran's face clearly, "The soul-changers may take away my body, but they cannot take away my memory. Even if they possess my inner elixir, Nor can I use the unique mental illusion technique in this world."

A two-foot-long bolt of lightning shot out from Mu Xingqiu's sleeve, dark red, like a blood-stained fang of a giant beast.

"That's right." Mr. Pan stepped aside.

Mu Xingqiu didn't move, "Now it's your turn to prove your identity."

"Alas." Mr. Pan spread his arms, his thin and dry body swaying slightly. He is a veteran, but now he doesn't even have the strength to hold a weapon. "I heard that there is a limit to the number of soul exchanges. Do you think someone is willing to do it with me?" Is this a waste of soul exchange? Being weak is my biggest guarantee."

The veteran's reason was impeccable and even more convincing than Mu Xingqiu's mental illusion. Mu Xingqiu smiled and said, "I believe you."

There was a dim oil lamp burning in the side room. It was an ordinary oil lamp without any magic spells. The light flickered uncertainly and gave off a faint smell of wax. Carpets were hung on the windows to block the little light and prevent them from getting out. Let out a little bit.

"Your Highness will have to wait for a while." Pan Sanye poured tea for the guest, and then sat across from him tiredly, "She has to deal with the troubles of the royal family first. The death of the emperor's grandson has caused great trouble. The matter is not over yet, then The ungrateful guys have already started planning to drive all the Xijie people out of the imperial capital."

Mr. Pan leaned over slightly and said, "Do you think the main messenger behind these royal families is the soul-changing Talisman Master?"

"It's possible, but it's useless to only find one person. They can cultivate another one at any time, and they must be found at the same time to pose a fatal threat to them.

Mr. Pan nodded and was silent for a while, "In my early years, I once saw the battle between Taoist priests and monsters from a distance. At that time, I thought, mortals are really weak. What use are we?"

"It's very useful." Mu Xingqiu was vague. Mortals are indeed very useful. It's just not the same as ordinary people imagine.

"I used to think the same way, and I often boasted about how many demon soldiers we intercepted and killed. But the Taoist priests can do these things themselves, but they just leave it to the Xuanfu Army because they find it troublesome. So we are useful, but not necessary."

As life passes away,

The veteran seemed to have fallen into an irresolvable melancholy and doubted everything, especially himself.

Mu Xingqiu looked at the veteran. "When the demon clan invaded Laozu Peak, you were very useful to the disciples of Zhiyongsuo. When you were guarding Duanliu City, you were very useful to us Pangshan Taoist priests. You have always been very useful to Princess Xijie. "

Mr. Pan grinned, "Yes, I was called a general before. That was before you. Well, it was a beautiful memory. It would have been perfect if I had died on the battlefield. But I have to stay with the princess. . Even if I only have the strength to crawl, I will run for her.”

Mu Xingqiu listened quietly, and suddenly realized that this might be the last conversation between him and Sanye Pan. The veterans were dying. This was the natural decline of life, and injuries and fatigue were just inducements. Mu Xingqiu remembered that the veteran was less than seventy years old, many Taoist priests were no different from teenagers at this age, and members of the imperial family were only middle-aged.

The weakness of mortals is fully revealed at this time.

"The princess is lucky to have your allegiance." Mu Xingqiu had never asked a veteran of the Xuanfu Army how he fell in love with the princess.

"I am even luckier." Mr. Pan also has the desire to talk. Those things that have been hidden in his heart for many years are not secrets, but he wants to clear them out to reduce the burden on his body. "I have a sister, many He died years ago, leaving behind a daughter who lives in Baizhang City. I have hardly seen her except when she was two or three years old, but she is still my relative, my only relative. ơɱIt is a pity that she married someone else. She had no support from her husband’s family... She suffered a lot before her death. "

Mr. Pan stopped. It turned out that some memories were deep in the bone marrow and could not be emptied from the body through talking. He ignored the tragic situation of his only relative and continued: "When I returned to Baizhang City after completing my military service, I learned some things from the neighbors. So I killed that bastard's whole family, thirteen men, women, and children. I originally planned to kill only three people, but when I saw the blood, I couldn't hold back, and I didn't even spare the children. . Even if I were to judge the case myself, I would have to say that my crime was extremely unforgivable and I should be beheaded immediately. But I have done a few minor merits on the battlefield, so Baizhang City cannot judge me, so I will be sent to Xijie City."

"I repented in prison, not to avenge a strange niece, but to repent that I had killed an innocent person. I knew that I was bound to die, so this repentance was not to seek forgiveness, but to seek a little peace of mind. That's what I was doing At that time, I believed in the ancient gods.”

Mr. Pan took out a small three-headed statue from his arms. When he was in the Immortal Assembly, he participated in the ancient god ceremony and almost became a puppet of the demon clan. It turned out that he had been a believer for a long time and did not give up after that.

"Taoist priests don't believe in the ancient gods, but I did receive a revelation from the ancient gods. He told me in my dream that unless I get forgiveness from someone, I will fall into the evil path forever. This person must clearly understand my destiny. You must trust my confession unconditionally. I never imagined that this person would be Her Royal Highness. I don’t know how she noticed me. She sent three officers to write down my confession in detail half a month later. , I was released, and Her Royal Highness the Princess trusted me and sent me to the Immortal Collection to act as a liaison between her and Her Highness the Prince, also to avoid the limelight. "

Mr. Pan took a deep breath, his face turned a little red, as if he was excited, but also as if he was having a flashback. He talked too much and was more tired than fighting on the battlefield all day long, but he didn't want to stop, "I owe the princess Your Highness's is not a life, but a trust. You can say that she is accurate in judging people, or you can say that she has good skills in handling people. It doesn't matter to me, because I am the one who is saved in the end. I don't have to harbor endless thoughts. I died with regret and self-blame. I can say to the ancient gods, 'I have completed your revelation, please don't let me fall into the evil path forever.' I don't want to escape the punishment after death. I can endure all the torture. I just want a little relief. hope.”

Mu Xingqiu came to see the princess, but he was unprepared when he heard the emotional expression of a mortal veteran, and was deeply touched, "Did you know? I know a kind of mental illusion that can stimulate the hidden emotions in other people's hearts, and even You can see a person’s most secret memories.”

"I've heard some rumors. To be honest, Taoist priests are really powerful. I can't imagine how powerful they are. I can only marvel." The veteran gently rubbed his belly, as if all his emotions were hidden here, "But you didn't affect my emotions. "

"My spells are imperceptible to mortals."

Mu Xingqiu smiled and shook his head, "Besides, the illusion of mind is not that powerful. I can stir up your regret again, but I can't make you calm. I can see all your memories, but I can't feel your true feelings. Spells are not omnipotent. There are always things that they cannot penetrate and affect. The princess's trust in you, your loyalty to the princess, and the simplest friendships and love cannot be changed by spells. "

"But the spell can kill us all. In this way, nothing will exist." Mr. Pan said with a smile.

"Mortals are very important to the orthodoxy, so mortals will not become extinct, and those things will naturally always exist."

Mr. Pan put away his smile and said, "I am very grateful that you can listen to my story, but I am only suitable for telling stories and listening to stories. What you said is too profound and I can't understand it. Did you say that you used to be a horse herder?" "

"My father and I are both horse herders."

"You look nothing like you now. You are a Taoist priest. Even if you quit Pangshan, you will still be a Taoist priest. The only special thing is that you still care about mortals. In this case - can I give you some advice?"

"Of course, I got what I asked for." Mu Xingqiu hoped to get advice, which he rarely got from high-level Taoist priests.

"If you want to defeat the demon clan that occupies Xijie and Tu Kingdoms, you can't just rely on victory in a few wars. You must block the source of the demon soldiers. When you see the map, you will understand that the main channel for the demon clan is not in Xijie. country, but in Tu country.”

"Um."

"Go ahead with food and fodder before your troops move, but don't put everything in one place. Calculate the distance. Fixed supplies that must arrive every month are more important than supplies that suddenly arrive every now and then."

"Um."

"If you want to hide your plan from the enemy, the best way is to not let the people around you know about it."

"...Hmm." He thought of Zuo Liuying.

"Her Royal Highness is not only a great leader, but also a good woman. She wants to prove to the royal family with evil intentions that she has had private contact with the emperor's grandson and is already the de facto crown prince. Only you can help her. , and only you deserve it.”

"Um?"

Mr. Pan stood up, walked a few steps and opened the door, "It's raining."

The sound of rain was pattering. The rain was not heavy, but like ink, it made the dark night more intense and thorough. Mr. Pan walked into the rain.

Mu Xingqiu came to the door and saw a woman walking in the rain. She didn't hold an umbrella. It was a midsummer night, but her face was as pale as winter.

With wet hair sticking to her face, she said, "Oh, leave me some dignity. Don't let me convince you at this moment. That should be your responsibility."

(End of this volume) (To be continued...)\u003c!--flag00xs--\u003e