Not a fairy guest

The group of people walked along the path to the west of Yu County, and finally let the young man act as a guide in front.

It rains the most in early spring, but the mountain road is already difficult to navigate. In addition, the road to Qingnan Village is mostly a narrow path, making it even more muddy and slippery.The miserable old Taoist priest was sweating like rain and stopped every three steps.

Lu Yingchao deliberately slowed down his pace until the end, fearing that the old Taoist priest would stumble and damage the creaking old bones. He carefully considered the clues that the girl had sorted out, although there may be some unclear reasons, such as As for why Miss Song got involved with the Mirror Demon, if it was really what the little girl said, then there seemed to be some kind of deal between the three of them.

Just when the group of people needed to go downhill into the mountains, the old Taoist priest stepped on a moss-covered stone. His footsteps slipped and he almost slipped down the slope. Fortunately, there was someone behind him who grabbed the old Taoist priest. Sleeves, this didn't cause a big disaster.

The old Taoist priest turned around and saw Lu Yingchao, whose legs were covered in mud at the moment, and was quite surprised. He thought that this young Taoist priest who was usually indifferent and indifferent was very attentive, so he hurriedly handed over his hands to express his gratitude.

Yu Nian and Yang Qing heard the noise behind them and hurriedly turned around to help the old Taoist priest get up.

The girl looked at the old Taoist priest's hands which were full of chestnut thorns peeled off by farmers in previous years, and said to Yu Nian: "Take a rest for a while, I will pick out the barbs for my father."

It didn't matter that he was in the rest of the year. Traveling over mountains and ridges had been his strong point since he was a child. He took a job from Taoyuan Tower. This boy from Xishan, Yu County had not only walked through it more than ten times, but at least he was very familiar with every road and house in this area. The boy clicked Nodding, he sat under a tree with more prosperous leaves to cover the drizzle, and said: "Then let's take it slow before proceeding. The old Taoist priest is already old, and it's normal for him to have low physical strength, but I didn't consider this. , my feet are walking a little faster.”

Lu Yingchao sat down on the big rock next to Yu Nian and said calmly: "That's not because of lack of physical strength. It's just that the old man was sucked out a lot of energy by the mirror demon yesterday and was unable to do what he wanted. As for the two of you, little brother Yu has The spirit sword was just for protection, but this girl was strangely tight. She was obviously the first to fall, and should have had the most energy extracted, but she was still alive and well. If it were any other ordinary person who hadn't been lying in bed for ten and a half days Yue can’t regain his strength.”

"Furthermore, I am going to Qingnan Village to visit Brother Zhang. Originally, I was carrying Brother Yu to fly with my sword. The round trip only takes an hour or two, so why do seniors have to travel across mountains and rivers? If it is to strive for merit and remove the mirror demon, Song Yuan will pay a lot of money. As a reward, Mr. Lu is a Taoist and he doesn’t go down the mountain all year round. This yellow and white thing is of little use to me, so..." Lu Yingchao turned to the old Taoist priest who was pulling out the barbs and continued mercilessly.

Yu Nian's face was full of bitterness when he heard this. Looking at Lu Yingchao's serious look, he held his head in frustration.

There was no embarrassment on the old Taoist priest's face. After hearing the first half of Lu Yingchao's words, he felt happy. Before the young Taoist priest could finish speaking, he followed his words and said, "So you don't want even a cent of your hard-earned money? That's not true. We have to bite the bullet, as the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food, and poor people travel everywhere, but these are the things that are most lacking. Not only do I have a miserable girl by my side to support, it is really difficult for me, an old man like me."

Lu Yingchao couldn't laugh or cry. He stopped talking and looked down at the path down the mountain. Thinking of the strange old Taoist priest who claimed to be Sifang Mountain and the missing woman in green clothes, he had already faintly noticed signs of an undercurrent under the mountain. Generally speaking, Sifang Mountain had always been Not involved in the affairs of the world, most of the disciples are the younger generation, like the old Taoist priests who are over fifty years old. In my impression, there are only a few elders sitting in the pavilion, and the "meditation" is highly respected in the sect. ", "principles of caution", it is almost difficult to find in Sifang Mountain like an old Taoist priest. In addition, the old Taoist priest has deliberately concealed Yu Nian many times. This time, he wanted to be alone with the young man, and maybe he could learn something about Feijian. and the secret of the young man's life experience. Of course, if we leave aside the old Taoist priest and talk about the woman in green clothes, it would be even more strange. Not to mention that I have never heard of a disciple who is good at using musical instruments as a weapon among the three sects. Even if I look at the entire world, There are only a few who have such strength. If it were replaced by other disciples with mediocre magic power, they would probably fail.

After the girl had finished picking out all the hangnails, the old Taoist priest stood up, shook his sore and numb arms, and looked at the drizzle of the mountains.

On the way, the young man also took the trouble to talk about interesting anecdotes about Qingnan Village. After walking for another hour, everyone finally stopped at a courtyard surrounded by dead branches.

At this time, the little villager wearing a raincoat was taking care of some leeks in the yard. When he saw a group of people suddenly coming to him, he seemed a little slow and at a loss.

The little village man was limping slightly, and it seemed that the injuries he received from being beaten by Song Yuanwei were not healed. He limped to the front of the courtyard, pulled out the door latch, opened the door and asked with a smile: "Are you guys here?" What's the purpose of coming here this time?"

Yu Nian bowed slightly as a courtesy, stepped forward and said, "You are the Zhang family brother, I am Yu Nian from Taoyuan House in Yu County. You must have seen me. These few behind me are experts from Sifang Mountain. In fact, We just want to ask about Miss Song."

The little village man smiled shyly, hummed slightly, and said, "It's raining outside. If you don't mind, why not go inside and talk in detail."

Hearing the politeness of the little villager in front of them, everyone who stepped into the house seemed a bit reserved. Looking at such a simple little villager in front of them, they didn't know how to speak about it.

The little villager scratched his head in embarrassment, looking at the shabby appearance of his house, which was indeed not suitable for entertaining guests. He turned to the old Taoist priest and asked, "Taoist priest, why are you here? But last time I gave you What’s wrong with the peace charm?”

The old Taoist stomped his feet in morale, blew his beard and glared: "Is there something wrong with the Peace Talisman? It's Miss Song who has the problem!"

The little village man was stunned when he heard this, his eyebrows were full of anxiety, and he stood up and asked the old Taoist priest: "Miss? Miss, what's wrong with her? Did something happen?"

Seeing the little village man's reaction, Lu Yingchao confirmed his suspicion in his heart and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you are really informed, then you should also know that the Miss Song you saw is actually not the original Miss Song." Alright?"

Before the young man from the Zhang family could answer, the old Taoist priest stepped forward and said, "Old Taoist, I have traveled far and wide. In the past, I felt a ray of evil energy in you, so I gave you three pieces of talisman. Now it seems that this ray of evil spirit has appeared on your body." Qi has a lot to do with the strange things happening in the Song family!"

The little village man hesitated and refused to speak.Seeing that the little villager still refused to let go, Yu Nian couldn't help but persuade him: "Brother Zhang, please stop covering up. We went to the Song Mansion the day before yesterday, and Miss Song was wearing the peace charm you asked for. This proves that You two have met recently, so how can you not know the hostility in Miss Song?"

"Are you mistaken? Although the lady usually speaks louder and fiercer, she is very kind at heart, how can she hurt others?" the little villager continued to argue.

The little village man had never thought about this aspect. After all, when the two met, the young lady looked the same as before, but in fact he knew it himself, especially from the gossips of the maids and servants of the Song Dynasty, he secretly knew that there was something wrong. matter.

The young lady's personality during the day is also completely different from before.

Is this still a young lady?
Yang Qing patted the little villager on the shoulder, indicating that he should not be too excited, and said in a seductive manner: "Do you know Miss Song's situation? If you want us to help Miss Song, you must cooperate with us and tell the truth, otherwise if the Mirror Demon lets us If you gain power, your Miss Song will never come back."

The younger brother of the Zhang family was a villager who had never seen much of the world, so he was shocked by the old Taoist priest's words.Hearing Yang Qing's words, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and he quickly told everything he knew.

It turned out that ever since the Zhang family's younger brother was beaten, he had been dissatisfied with his father forcibly filling in the mandarin duck book.

Miss Song and the younger brother of the Zhang family were childhood sweethearts. When Miss Song was young, she accidentally fell into the water, and the younger brother of the Zhang family dived into Xiangyun Lake without saying a word. Later, although the two did not have a private life, they still had feelings for each other. It was clear that Miss Song had a bad temper, and most people would have to walk around when they saw her. In short, no one really treated her. Only the Zhang family brother accompanied her all the way, so she secretly agreed.

Brother Zhang also likes Miss Song, and he also understands that she is just being fierce to deal with those who bully and laugh at her. In fact, she is still very kind at heart.

The two like each other, one doesn't care about family background, the other doesn't care about temperament. This is true love.

It's a pity that God was not kind to her, and members of the Song Dynasty were obstructing her. Miss Song insisted on going her own way, and she didn't know where she got the Qingtian Hongchen Jian that was buried with Qin Huakui. She wanted to fight against her father, which made people panic. Without her, she wouldn't have to marry someone she didn't like.It happened that on this day, she secretly confided her bitterness to the bronze mirror. Unexpectedly, the bronze mirror came to life and even started talking to her.

She was still very scared at first. After all, she had lived in Yu County since she was a child, and she often heard stories about Taoist priests from Sifang Mountain who subdued demons.So she was very wary of the bronze mirror, but in the end, in order to drive away the "young talents" who came to her door, Miss Song still listened to the mirror demon's lies.During the day, she went in and out of the boudoir like a normal person, but at night, she took the initiative to attract the mirror demon, just to scare the servants of the house with various terrifying movements.Whenever a Taoist priest who slays demons comes to her door, she will communicate with the mirror demon, but pretend to be normal to deal with the Taoist priest.

Everyone suddenly realized that Miss Song was possessed by the Mirror Demon not because she was unlucky enough to meet an evil spirit, but because she took the initiative to set herself on fire.But I didn't expect that a woman in green clothes would appear later. Obviously, this woman was the culprit who instigated the mirror demon to harm others.But at the moment, what the Zhang family brother said didn't seem to have much valuable information, and it wouldn't be of much use in finding the Mirror Demon.

Yang Qing didn't find it funny and said: "So you always thought that we were sent by Song Yuanwai, so you kept hesitating and refusing to tell the truth. Now that we can find you, Song Yuanwai will know sooner or later. If we wait, He knows that this is all a scam arranged by you, do you think he can still allow you two to get married?"

The little village man shook his head and said: "This is not a long-term solution. In the eyes of outsiders, she is a daughter of a wealthy family, and I am just a commoner. I don't belong to the right family. No matter what, Song Yuanwai will never agree to take the girl away." The one who married me was just that she told me that she could pretend to be a ghost, which made the young men dare not marry her. I was very worried at the time and didn't really agree with it. After all, it sounds very dangerous to me to bring a demon into my body. , but Miss Song also told me that she once recognized the owner of that bronze mirror with blood. During the day, she was herself, and it was only at night that the mirror demon would get on top and scare people. However, Miss Song was not unprepared. I ordered a pair of soul summoners from Yunyuan Temple, and seeing how confident she looked, I accepted it. And I couldn't help but beg for a peace charm, and secretly went to the Song Mansion to see her. Fortunately, she was safe and sound. I think she was troubled by something. She didn’t mean to harm anyone. The young lady is so kind, she just wants to be with me.”

The old Taoist priest shook his head and sighed: "The little girl is quite courageous. She actually recognized this kind of weapon spirit as her master. No wonder something was wrong when I saw her. Tsk, she even kicked my stall!"

Yang Qing turned to look at the old Taoist priest and asked: "Dad, isn't it common for a weapon spirit to recognize its owner? What's wrong?"

The old Taoist priest raised his head proudly, found a rotten wood chair and sat down, and slowly explained: "Ordinary weapon spirits are fine. Look at the long sword of this fellow Taoist Lu, it is one of them."

Lu Yingchao smiled and said: "Senior's wisdom, this sword has accumulated nearly a hundred years of awe-inspiring righteousness in our Sifangshan Huanjian Academy, and now there is indeed a sword spirit staying here. But even so, Senior Brother Ziming once specifically warned that if you are not strong enough, you must not do it. Acknowledge the owner of the weapon spirit."

The old Taoist priest nodded and said: "It is true that if your cultivation is not enough, you will not be able to control the magic weapon. But considering your sword spirit, this is actually not harmful. Generally speaking, the weapon spirit recognizes the master as the main person. The weapon is a slave, but Miss Song is a mortal body, and the spirit of the weapon has evil intentions, so the master-slave relationship between the two is reversed. However, it is precisely because the mirror demon has evil intentions and wants to seize the body that it has been delayed. Instead of devouring the master, wait until the fifteenth day when the yin and yang are completely out of balance before seizing the body."

The old Taoist priest paused, looked at the little villager, and continued: "By then, your pair of soul-calling lures will no longer be able to awaken the little girl's soul."

And Yu Nian also said at this time: "To be honest with Brother Zhang, in fact, I went to the Song Mansion the night before yesterday to get a feel for the situation. At that time, I saw two women in red in Miss Song's boudoir. Although The appearance is the same, but the temperament is completely different, so it seems that the mirror demon has replaced the real Miss Song during the day."

Brother Zhang, who has always been gentle and honest, turned red in the face and extremely anxious after hearing that Miss Song was in a trap. He didn't know what to do for a moment. He wiped his tears and stamped his feet angrily: "How could this be!"

(End of this chapter)