Exorcism

Staying where you are is Zuo Liuying's only instruction. He saved the lives of more than two thousand humans and demons, but he disappeared. For three days, he did not show up to anyone or give anyone a message. came the voice, and just left, not knowing when he would come back, with no interest in receiving gratitude.

The survivors camped in the valley. Taoist priests, spirit demons, and major tribes lined up in sequence. Although there was no wall in the middle, there was a barrier that was more difficult to cross.

Xin Youtao stood in the Taoist camp and looked at the nearby spirit demon camp. He didn't understand why Yang Qingyin still lived there, and he didn't understand why Xiao Qingtao went to accompany Yang Qingyin every day instead of staying with him. They had just become friends. .

The demon statue stands in the spirit demon camp. Its heart has stopped beating, but it is still a symbol of the power of the spirit king. Therefore, the spirit demon and all major tribes are loyal to Yang Qingyin. No matter how questionable these loyalties are, he is indeed the strongest in this valley. Great cohesion.

Xin Youtao sighed, turned around and walked back. There were very few of his talismans and magic weapons belonging to the Taoist priests, so the camp was not decorated much. Compared with other camps, it looked small and shabby. At this time, most people were standing on a Outside the tent door, they were talking quietly about something.

The ten demon-invading Taoist priests failed to escape the Taoist siege. Three of them had no bones left, and the other seven were roughly intact. Mu Xingqiu made an incredible attempt. He used the method of re-annihilation on these seven corpses, hoping to See if it's too late to return their souls to their bodies.

The souls within seven days after death are still living souls, but these seven corpses have not woken up after being subjected to the ritual. Other Taoist priests gather outside the tent where the corpses are stored every day, waiting for news and discussing their future fate.

Mu Xingqiu also cast a spell on the corpse of a demon clan that had just died, but the corpse was broken into pieces. The method of re-annihilation seemed to only work on Taoist priests with inner elixirs. The seven corpses did not break into pieces, giving the demon-invading Taoist priests A little hope.

Is it better to die forever as a demon-invading Taoist priest, or to continue life in a state of immortality? This is the issue that everyone debates the most. Xin Youtao's scalp feels numb just thinking about it. Fortunately, he and Xiao Qingtao don't have to choose between the two. They still have many years of life to enjoy.

Gan Zhiwei, who had already made his choice, walked out of the tent and shook his head, "They haven't woken up yet. Just wait."

The crowd did not disperse and continued to wait outside, leaving Gan Zhiwei behind. The demon-invading Taoist priests regarded the Gan brothers as their own again and asked countless questions every day. They wanted to know in detail all aspects of the method of re-annihilation. , some people even implicitly asked whether the two brothers needed to excrete - after all, this is one of the evidences that a person is truly alive.

Xin Youtao didn't want to hear this kind of thing, so he left, walked around in a small circle, and suddenly heard a shout of surprise not far away, "It worked! It finally worked!" Meng Xu, a Taoist priest from the Department of Alchemy, came from an igloo. He ran out, "We have created a rejuvenating elixir!"

This is indeed a happy event. Xin Youtao, Xiao Qingtao and others can finally get rid of the influence of sorcery. He smiled, but there was no real excitement in his heart. Other Taoist priests happened to hear the news and came over, so he did not have to congratulate Meng Xu. .

Xin Youtao finally walked into Mu Xingqiu's tent, feeling that there were some things he could only say to him.

"Has the elixir been made?" Mu Xingqiu was sitting on the bed, holding the Frost Soul Sword in both hands and checking carefully. Bald Man and Xiao Hao were not there. They had gone to an unknown camp with fleas.

"Well, it's done." Xin Youtao decided to speak directly, "Something is not right, very wrong."

"What are you thinking about again?" Mu Xingqiu put the Frost Soul Sword on his knees and asked with a smile.

"I'm not familiar with Zuo Liuying, and I have almost no contact with other Taoist priests. I believe they are all a group of far-sighted people, but - after I said it, you won't laugh at me, right?"

"Of course not." Mu Xingqiu put away his smile.

"I have always been taught the truth that conspiracies are carried out in secret. Therefore, as long as there is any sign of anyone going behind your back, there must be a problem."

"Is this true only for the imperial court? Ordinary people don't have so many conspiracies.

"I originally thought that Daotong would be cleaner than the court. In fact -" Xin Youtao smiled bitterly, "That's just because low-level Taoist priests are not qualified to participate in the conspiracy, just like ordinary people are always simpler than the royal nobles. In Daotong, I am a common person. , but I can see that the high-level Taoist priests hide deeper, but their methods are not much different from the royal family. "

Mu Xingqiu thought about it seriously this time, "Do you think Zuo Liuying and the Taoist priests are plotting secretly?"

"To be precise, this is not a conspiracy. They are deciding our fate, and not only are we not qualified to speak, we don't even have the right to know."

"Maybe their decision will be beneficial to us."

"Absolutely impossible." Xin Youtao categorically denied, "Good things are always revealed before they are formed, because everyone wants to tell you in advance, but bad things are always hidden until it is irreversible. They will all jump out in front of you. Planning in the dark is never good."

Xin Youtao had been thinking about it for several days, and had also imagined good things. When Xiao Qingtao went to see Yang Qingyin and he had a lot of time to think carefully, he overturned all previous predictions and came up with the simplest and most likely conclusion.

"Dao Tong has important things to hide from us. When we were in Xijie Kingdom, Dao Tong could have asked the demon-invading Taoist priests to commit suicide, or take them home to seize elixirs to destroy their minds. But they didn't do that, and instead agreed to allow the demon-invading Taoist priests to go with you. Then he was accused of turning into a demon. As for Zuo Liuying, he never made it clear that the Zhushen Taoist priest was a Zhushen Taoist priest. No matter how big their differences were, they still stood. We are at the same height, and we are being stepped on.”

"Actually, I've been thinking about whether I should leave for Ice City now. It's at least safer there." Mu Xingqiu couldn't possibly not have doubts in his heart. He also felt that there were too many secrets about the Taoist Priests, and they were so overwhelming. disturbed.

Xin Youtao's eyes lit up. Although he acted very determined, in fact he really hoped to get recognition from Mu Xingqiu, "That's right, why do we have to wait here? No matter what Zuo Liuying is doing, why don't you go to Bingcheng to find us? Same?"

Xin Youtao frowned, "Yang Qingyin has her own choice, and no one can stop it. To be honest, what is the situation between you and Yang Qingyin...?"

Mu Xingqiu lowered his head and glanced at the Frost Soul Sword in his lap, "Do you still remember her and I standing still on the shoulders of the demon?"

"Remember."

"The spell casting had ended by then, and both of us were involved in Fangfang's spell."

"Qin Lingshuang?" Xin Youtao was surprised. Although he had long known that Qin Lingshuang's soul was something special, it was still very strange to hear that a long-dead person was "casting a spell".

"Does she want to take revenge on Yang Qingyin?" Xin Youtao asked cautiously, thinking that if she died and saw Xiao Qingtao with another man, she would definitely have the urge to take revenge.

Mu Xingqiu shook his head. These things should have been hidden in his heart, but he had never developed a strong Taoist heart and the willingness of ordinary people to talk. Xin Youtao was the only suitable listener here, "Fangfang hopes that I Getting to know Yang Qingyin.”

"Ah?" It's not right to be humiliated..."

Mu Xingqiu shook his head again and said with a smile: "Don't make random guesses. Yang Qingyin said that she has already passed the tribulation and does not need to form a relationship, but Fangfang insists that she has not passed the tribulation at all, so Yang Qingyin needs to think about it."

Xin Youtao thought for a while, "If you and Yang Qingyin get married, will you never be separated from each other, or will you just go through the catastrophe?"

"In order to survive the tribulation," Mu Xingqiu said firmly, "I must improve my inner elixir. If Yang Qingyin's previous tribulation was fake, then she is also in danger."

False tribulations rarely occur, and usually they mean becoming possessed by a demon.

Xin Youtao suddenly realized, "No wonder Xiao Qingtao stays by Yang Qingyin's side every day just to help her figure out whether she will survive the disaster, right?"

"Probably, so you understand, I can't leave her here."

Xin Youtao frowned and thought for a long time, "Why do I think Fangfang's message was Zuo Liuying's trick? Didn't he retrieve the memory through you and Yang Qingyin? Maybe this is the reason..."

Xin Youtao was suddenly speechless, and his face turned red all of a sudden, as if he had been poisoned. Mu Xingqiu jumped up, put away the Frost Soul Sword, and at the same time, he arrived in front of Xin Youtao.

"I'm fine." Xin Youtao looked embarrassed, "Zuo Liuying spoke to me."

"He's back? What did he say to you?"

"He said he would tell us the truth as long as we didn't regret it."

"Of course I don't regret it."

Xin Youtao listened attentively for a while, and his face showed complete shock, "This... how is this possible? Zuo Liuying said that the entire Taoist order should be hidden and wait until enough power is accumulated before counterattacking. What kind of strategy is this? Demon Clan Only a few shadows appeared."

Xin Youtao guessed that nothing good was going to happen, but after hearing the truth, he still couldn't bear it. He looked at Mu Xingqiu in fear, "Will the entire world, including the Holy Talisman Dynasty and the twelve vassal kingdoms, be left to the demons? And all humans... Oh my god."

Xin Youtao felt that he could no longer stand, so he reached out and pressed Mu Xingqiu's shoulder, "My sister still has so many ambitions, but they all have no meaning."

Mu Xingqiu was not as good at analyzing the conspiracy as Xin Youtao, but he was much more tolerant of bad news. He stretched out his hand to support Xin Youtao, "If Dao Tong wanted to hide, why did he kill us? Why did he withdraw his troops at the last moment? "

Xin Youtao was receiving Zuo Liuying's message. There was more content this time. He nodded while listening, and said "Oh my god" from time to time. His face became paler and paler. When Zuo Liuying finally finished speaking, Xin Youtao couldn't bear it anymore. Stopped, bent over and vomited.