Exorcism

Shen Hao has never been so confused. He thinks he is not an indecisive person, but in the recent period, he has no opinion at all. He only feels that everything happening around him is difficult to understand: the new ancestor is suspicious at every turn; the grandmaster goes against his word and first recruits him to oppose A few months have passed for the Patriarch, but nothing has happened. Zuo Liuying is even more elusive, and he has become the spokesperson of the Patriarch.

The Taoism should have been as transparent as crystal and as thick as the earth, but now it is more like a strange peak shrouded in clouds and mist, as high as it is high, but no one can see through it.

What puzzles Shen Hao the most is that the vast majority of Taoist priests are indifferent to this. They are still concentrating on thinking as before, are quite satisfied with the progress of their practice, and are even more grateful to their ancestors. In their eyes, Taoism is about to usher in a new chapter. An unprecedented peak.

Shen Hao couldn't do it, he didn't even have the intention to practice, and his inner alchemy had never been improved.

"Tell me, how much of a blow can Mu Xingqiu withstand?"

Now, he stood opposite Zuo Liuying and was asked to answer an inexplicable question.

"Is he still alive?" Shen Hao suddenly felt relieved. It was during this period of confusion that he missed his former friends especially.

"There is no life or death in the Demon Cave," Zuo Liuying said.

Shen Hao thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Everything in my mind is under your control. Is it necessary to say it out?"

"Memory is not everything a person has. Making decisions on the spur of the moment can reveal his true face. Many people just don't have this opportunity."

Shen Hao didn't think that answering such a question was a last-minute decision. He frowned slightly and said, "Mu Xingqiu is such a person who would rather break than bend. So how much of a blow do you think he can withstand? As long as he doesn't die, he will not succumb to any blow. ”

Zuo Liuying nodded, "I want to assign you a task."

Shen Hao's brows furrowed even more tightly, "I am Taoist Pangshan... Just tell me, I will do it."

"Go and get the heads of Xin Youtao and Pei Shurong."

"What?" Shen Hao was shocked, "What are the two of them guilty of?"

"Their refusal to return to Taoism is their first crime. They will go to Yang Qingyin in Wangshan. The second crime is that these two are enough.

Shen Hao shook his head firmly, "Neither of these two are crimes. Our ancestors never said that people who have been Taoist priests must return to Taoism. Yang Qingyin is not an enemy of Taoism. It is Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao's freedom to defect to her, and... Wasn't it your idea for them to leave the capital?"

"I will not give advice to people like Xin Youtao." Zuo Liuying paused, "Whether to return to the Taoist tradition is a test. Now that the test is over, it is a sin to refuse to return. Wangshan is now the territory of the demon clan , the signs of Yang Qingyin's collusion with the demon clan are very obvious. At dawn tomorrow, Dao Tong and Shengfu Dynasty will announce the list of the five demon kings at the same time. Yang Qingyin calls himself the Spirit King and is among them. So, wait for you to catch up with Xin and Pei. When they were two, they had committed an unpardonable sin.”

Shen Hao looked at Zuo Liuying in disbelief. Even if the Patriarch really wanted to exterminate all sentient beings, he would not be so surprised and surprised. "You...you..." He had many doubts to ask, but finally gave up on them all and shook his head again. More firmly, "If I could deceive you, I would pretend to agree, but I don't have the ability, so I can only refuse."

"You refuse?"

"I refuse this task. I will not kill innocent friends. This is my answer. You can do whatever you want with me, but my decision will not change. Maybe this is the last minute decision you are talking about?"

"You still have a choice: if you bring back the heads of Xin and Pei before nightfall tomorrow, you will be freed from the calamity in your heart and your practice will be smooth sailing from now on. If you cannot bring them back, the Devil's Cave will be your destination."

Shen Hao stepped into the room in two steps, frowning, "Killing comrades, colluding with demons, and causing harm to the world. Which of the three crimes have I committed? Do you want to imprison me in the Demon Cave?"

"From now on, there is a fourth crime in exorcism: violating the will of the ancestor." Zuo Liuying said calmly.

Shen Hao really wanted to rush forward and punch Zuo Liuying hard, but he knew it was useless. He couldn't even touch the corner of Zuo Liuying's clothes, "You are not the Patriarch."

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Shen Hao turned around and walked out of the room. She was no longer the Zuo Liuying he knew, but more like a ruthless possessed person.

Zuo Liuying's right hand was still raised above his head, as if he was grasping something, but his eyes turned to the incense burner in the corner, "Of course, you know what I want to do, but it won't hurt you."

Zuo Liuying retracted his right arm and spread his palm. At first there was nothing in his palm, but slowly a copper gourd appeared in his palm. This was a real demon-drawing cave, not a dharma body floating in mid-air.

"Mu Xingqiu, you are alive and well. I am Zuo Liuying." He said to Tong Gourd.

Mu Xingqiu, who was in the Devil's Cave, heard this sentence from Shen Geng at this moment. He was not surprised at all. In the unprotected land, anything is possible. "If I guessed correctly, "Are you trying to kill Kun Chao to save me?"

"You guessed it right."

"Then let me guess, you have returned to Taoism and joined Kun Chaos, right?"

"That's right."

"When we made the plan together, I was still thinking, what will Zuo Liuying, who has no plans, do? Is it going to be over after one fight with Kun Chaos? I should have thought of it a long time ago."

"It's no use even thinking about it. The choices you and I make are inevitable results. You can only enter and pull out the Demon Cave, and I can only surrender to Kun Chaos."

"Maybe it's the other way around." Mu Xingqiu hadn't thought about it yet and was not in a particularly good mood.

"No, I can't stop the magic of pulling out the magic cave, and you can't win the trust of Kun Chaos."

"That's nonsense!" Mu Xingqiu shouted angrily, "Stop pretending to know everything, Zuo Liuying, the situation in the Devil's Cave is completely different from what you imagined. If you want to find the successor of Nian Xin Ke, you must first experience the separation of body and soul. , and then enter the land of selflessness with the remaining soul, do you understand what this means? "

"It means that you either can't get the magic of telepathy, or you can get it but can't practice it."

Mu Xingqiu laughed. At this moment, he hated Zuo Liuying no less than he hated Shen Geng, and he wanted to rush up and tear the body into pieces. He held it back and sat cross-legged in the air, preparing to enter Cunxiang said, "Actually, it doesn't matter. The whole world belongs to Kun Chaos, so why should I care about Zuo Liuying? If you have any tricks, just use them, I can catch them."

"That's good. Our Lady of Wanzi in Zufengshan, Yang Qingyin in Wangshan, Yishijun in Yelinzhen, the new king of Sheshen Kingdom, and Yuanqi Jing of Nanhai are collectively known as the five demon kings. They are the greatest threats to mankind. Within ten years, they will If they are eliminated one by one, all the followers will be killed, and the leader will be sent to the Demonic Cave, regardless of whether they are Taoist priests or not."

"Yang Qingyin..." Mu Xingqiu only noticed this name.

"Kun Chao personally went to Wangshan to deal with that small group of people. He doesn't like accidents. Mu Dong'er and the Frost Soul Sword are the most likely to cause accidents, so he wants to cut them off first."

"Thank you." Mu Xingqiu said, closing his eyes and thinking, his hatred for Zuo Liuying suddenly disappeared.

Zuo Liuying's magic exited the Demon Cave. Shen Geng knew nothing about it and was still in a state of contemplation.

Zuo Liuying, who stood in the center of the room, sighed softly. Mu Xingqiu was probably the only person who could accurately understand his current situation, "Slaves are half-hearted, subordinates care more about rewards, loyal people always slack off, and only enemies are the best." Helpers who never tire and make every effort not to make mistakes.”

Zuo Liuying himself didn't know who he was talking to. He counted the time silently. In a few days, he would be able to visit Zeng Fu and Qilin as agreed.

When Zuo Liuying cast a spell to enter the Devil's Cave, Shen Hao was flying quickly outside the city. Since Zuo Liuying did not restrict his movements, he had to do something.

Spring has arrived, the snow is half-melted, and the air is mixed with hot and cold smells. Shen Hao has no intention of feeling it, flying faster and faster in the night, and finally catches up with the group of people leaving the imperial capital in the middle of the night.

The team is not big, with less than a hundred people, most of them are Talisman Masters, and there are only a few monks. They have benefited more from the ancestor's spells, so naturally they are reluctant to leave easily.

Xin Youtao thought about it for a long time after visiting Zuo Liuying, and finally he decided to make an exception for the first time: follow his intuition instead of making a complete plan in advance.

His instinct was to stay away from Huangjing and Kunchao, the further away the better. Since he was unprepared, the only people he could take away were Xiao Qingtao and a team of talisman masters who were loyal to him.

Ten flying carriages took them all the way north, preferably directly to Wangshan. If not, Xin Youtao also hoped to stay away from the imperial capital.

The carriage behind the palace issued a warning. Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao flew into the air and saw Shen Hao from a distance. Xin Youtao smiled and ordered the Talisman Master to cancel the warning, "I have already said goodbye to you. I don't even know you are catching up like this." What to say."

Shen Hao flew to Xin Youtao and suddenly felt ashamed, because until then he was still hesitating, and a voice kept reminding him: Zuo Liuying would not joke, and would really put him in the Demon Cave, and it would all be worth it. ?

The moment he saw Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao, Shen Hao finally had a definite answer.

"Don't go to Wangshan, it's too late." Shen Hao said.

"What happened?" Xin Youtao saw that Shen Hao was looking wrong and put away the smile on his face.

"Dao Tong and the Shengfu Dynasty are about to declare you two guilty. Wangshan is too far away and you can't make it. Go to Yelin Town. As far as I know, Dao Tong will not attack there for a long time."

"Guilty? What crime?" Xin Youtao's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's not important. There are no rules in this world now. Go to Yelin Town as fast as you can, stay there, and then..." Shen Hao nodded, turned around and flew away. He didn't know what happened "then", and I don't want to stay too long and let my determination waver again.

"What happened to Shen Hao?" Please ask him to take care of Xunhou."

"Listen to him and go to Yelin Town as soon as possible." Xiao Qingtao felt more nervous.

Shen Hao flew to the imperial capital. He did not want to sit back and die, nor did he want to defect from Taoism just like that. He was still a Taoist priest and had to face Zuo Liuying's trial in his own way.