Exorcism

He slowly remembered a name, Mu Xingqiu. This name was like a lonely boat in the ocean, providing the only place to stand. There seemed to be a piece of land in the distance, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't cross it.

The chai door was pushed open, and an old man walked in, holding a cane in one hand and a bowl of gruel in the other, and placed it on the ground with difficulty, "You haven't remembered who you are yet?"

Mu Xingqiu shook his head. Just a name couldn't explain anything. He vaguely remembered some things, but they were not complete. They were all incredible scenes. One of the scenes flashed frequently: a woman in white suddenly turned into a huge white snake, and in one mouthful Swallowing him, he struggled in the darkness and managed to escape, but a large piece of flesh remained inside.

This memory is very unreliable, because he didn't have any injuries on his body, but his clothes were relatively tattered.

"Is there a woman in white?" Mu Xingqiu asked, his voice slow and dull. He still had poor control over his body.

"Yeah, at first we thought she was a madman, but then she turned into a ball of white light and flew away, and we realized that it was a banshee! It was really dangerous. But it was also strange that she killed the rogue cultivator and saved the Many pregnant women... don't know whether they want to kill you or save you..."

The old man pointed to the porridge bowl on the ground, "Eat it, don't dislike it. After a while, you won't even be able to drink the porridge. I don't know how long the battle ahead will be. It would be great if the demon clan can be completely wiped out. Alas. , In this world, I don’t know whether it’s demons or people.”

Mu Xingqiu bent down to pick up the bowl, and then he realized that there was a rope tied around his waist. He vaguely remembered that he was surrounded by a group of mortals and came to the town. They argued for a long time before a family was willing to take him in. He was afraid that he would hurt others, so he tied the rope. In the woodshed.

This is a clear memory. Mu Xingqiu can recall it with a little effort, but the previous memory still looms in the distant continent.

"It was her, she stole my memory." Mu Xingqiu whispered.

The old man took a step back warily, shook his head, turned around and went out, saying to the old woman guarding the door: "Crazy, completely crazy. If he can do some work, he can stay for a few more days. If not, there are so many people in the town. You can't just leave it at our house.

The old woman couldn't help but nod, and glanced into the woodshed, and met those eyes that seemed to be able to ignite people. She was so frightened that her hands trembled, and she hurriedly closed the door, "Is it tight?"

"Tighten it tight, even a cow can't escape." The old man said impatiently. Hearing the noise on the street, he walked to the door and took a look. He immediately closed the door and said bitterly: "Here we go again. There are not even half a child in the town, why is Yang Chilang here?"

"It can't be..." The old woman looked a little panicked.

The old man stared at her sternly, "You didn't gossip with your neighbor, did you?"

The old woman shook her head vigorously.

"That's okay." The old man was worried. He glanced at the dilapidated courtyard and house and sighed.

There was a loud knock on the door, and as soon as the old man raised the latch, three servants pushed the door in, almost knocking him down.

"Why is the door closed so tightly in broad daylight?" A thirty-year-old official asked angrily. Most of the young people were recruited into the army, but the food and personnel recruitment had to be carried out normally, so various places The yamen left a small number of young adults to continue "serving the country."

"Isn't there some rogue cultivator who robbed the pregnant woman? Yesterday, a banshee in white appeared. We were just in case." The old man showed a flattering smile and bent even lower.

"You two old bones are not given to monsters, so what's the risk?" Tolerance, known as Yang Chierlang, became more aggressive and looked around carelessly, "What's in the woodshed?"

"I found a silly boy yesterday. He was quite strong, but he didn't know anything about it. He couldn't remember anything. If Mr. Yang wants to take him away..."

"Bah, why would I want a fool? Tell the truth, where is your son Luo Xiaoliu'er?"

"Dead, died a few months ago." The old woman said eagerly, for fear that the other party would not believe it, "You have seen the corpse."

Yang Chilang spat heavily on the ground, winked, and the other two servants rushed into the room and started rummaging around.

"Boss Lao Luo, I'm not telling you. Fighting is a good thing. This time is different from before. You will win. If you go to the front line for a while, you can make meritorious deeds. If you are lucky enough to kill a few monsters, you will receive bounty and title. Come, we won't have to worry about it for the rest of our lives. Do you think we are willing to stay in the town and compete with you? The boss is very tight, and there are still a few spots left for the soldiers in our town. We are unlucky and have not been selected to join the army. I have to be deceived by you unscrupulous people."

When the official said something, the old couple nodded and said yes, cursing secretly in their hearts. In order not to join the army, these official servants spent a lot of money on their families, but now they are making sarcastic remarks. They didn't show up when the pregnant woman disappeared a few days ago. , but it jumped out as soon as the thing was over.

The two businessmen came out of the house with disappointed expressions on their faces. Apparently they found no one or anything valuable.

"Either provide people or provide money. You two old fools are living for nothing. It's too shameful." Yang Chilang was very angry and pointed to the woodshed. "Go inside and have a look. Stomp everywhere with your feet. Those who snatch The casual cultivator of the pregnant woman reminded me that unscrupulous people like to dig holes and may hide people underground. I just took a look at Luo Xiaoliuer's body from a distance. Who knows whether it is true or not? "

The old woman's face turned pale, and the old man forced himself to remain calm.

The door opened and Mu Xingqiu walked out. The two servants seemed to have opened the door specially for him.

Mr. and Mrs. Luo were extremely surprised and didn't understand how the "silly boy" broke free from the rope.

Yang Chilang subconsciously held the handle of the knife and looked it over a few times, "You don't look stupid. What's your name?"

"Mu Xingqiu."

"Hey, this name seems familiar...where have you heard it?"

A servant interrupted: "Mu Xingqiu, isn't this the wild Taoist priest who was eliminated by the Taoist Patriarch in the imperial capital a year ago? The one who colluded with demons."

"I remembered, bah, are you entertaining me?" Yang Tou'er pulled out half of the knife. This move can usually solve most problems between mortals.

Mu Xingqiu stared at the blade and seemed to see something flowing.

"Maybe it's the same name, or maybe he heard someone else mention this name, so he remembered it. He's a fool. Boss Yang, don't take his words seriously." The old man stepped forward to persuade.

"Where did the woman in white go?" Mu Xingqiu finally got rid of his chaotic thoughts and came to a clear conclusion: he could retrieve his memory from the woman in white.

"That's the banshee. She has already disappeared. Why are you looking for her?" the old man said in surprise.

"She took something from me, something very important."

"What is it? Is it valuable?" Yang's eyes lit up.

"Priceless treasure." Before the words came out of his mouth, Mu Xingqiu knew that these four words would attract great attention.

Sure enough, the three servants and the old couple all looked at him with doubtful eyes. Mu Xingqiu's clothes were very tattered, but he had a tall and straight figure and a handsome appearance. The confused look on his face had disappeared, and his eyes were calm and resolute, nothing like him. Fool.

That gaze had indescribable power. The longer the five of them stared at him, the more they felt that every word he said was credible.

"Come back to the Yamen with me first. I have to find out who you are." Boss Yang withdrew his saber, and the other two servants immediately came over to push Mu Xingqiu. They were all thinking about the same thing: the unparalleled treasure.

"That banshee seems to be very powerful. None of the casual cultivators are her match." The old man kindly reminded that he also liked "priceless treasures", but he knew very well that this thing was destined to miss him.

"Who said we were going to catch the banshee?" Leader Yang glared, as if he was greatly humiliated. "I want to send him as a soldier to fill a quota for our town."

The official pushed Mu Xingqiu away in a hurry, leaving the old couple heaving a sigh of relief.

"'Sheep eating wolf', this kid's nickname is really right. When he hears 'priceless treasure', he will not even give up his life. Go find the banshee and see if they can come back alive." The old man said one word to Mr. Yang. Don't believe it either.

The old couple walked into the woodshed and saw that the porridge bowl was empty and the rope was lying on the ground intact. The knots at both ends had not been moved. The silly boy seemed to have slipped out of it. The two looked at each other in surprise, and their thoughts quickly turned to the pile of firewood in the corner. After finding that there was no change, they left with peace of mind.

Mu Xingqiu was brought back to the government office. He didn't resist all the way and didn't know how to resist. He felt that there was a strange power flowing through his body. Whenever he wanted to use it, it always flowed through his fingers like water. drip out.

Three officers searched Mu Xingqiu and found no gold or silver. They only found three small leather bags. The bags were very delicate, but there was nothing inside. After careful interrogation, Mu Xingqiu could not remember anything else except his own name and the "priceless treasure".

The servants were completely moved by the "priceless treasure" and gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Yang Chilang said: "The decisive battle ahead is imminent. That banshee dares to run near the imperial capital. She must have a big plan. This fool may have been tricked." Black magic, but the priceless treasure he claims may actually exist."

"Yes, fools don't lie."

"Then let's go find the banshee quickly, don't let others get there first."

The two servants were excited, Yang Chilang hit each of them on the head, "This is a fool, you are even more stupid than him, the banshee can kill even casual cultivators, can we beat her? If you want money, even more." It's terrible. We can't do anything, and we can't keep the money alone. This business can't be done by just the three of us. We have to find help. "

"Yes, the more, the better."

Yang Chilang knocked the official on the head again, "There are too many people, and the priceless treasure is not enough."

The two office workers were confused, covering their heads and looking at Mr. Yang blankly.

"You can't have too few people, otherwise you won't be able to defeat the banshee and your life will be in vain; you can't have too many people, or else no matter how many things you have, it won't be enough, and if the news is leaked, it will cause trouble; you can't go to the Long Binhui, those guys are too greedy. , I can only eat wolves, but they want to swallow lions and tigers, not even the dregs will be left.”

Yang Chilang thought silently for a while, and couldn't think of anyone he knew who could only help without dividing the spoils.

"Use me as bait." Mu Xingqiu said. He desperately wanted to get his memory back. Only in this way could he control the power in his body.