Seventy-two Changes of the Evil Spirits

The world is chaotic.

The Wangjiazhuang people don’t care. The Shetou Mountain area is very remote. For the farmers here, the world is good, the imperial grain tax is not rare, the world is bad, and the village can't squeeze more oil and water.

The only thing that Wangjiazhuang people care about is the year.

This year is a good year, with good weather and a good harvest in the fields, but Zhuangzi is still full of sorrow.

Wang Laoliu put a bag of grain on the ox cart and felt very unwilling to touch the bag. He turned to the old patriarch and asked, "Just give the bandits that we have worked so hard to grow the grain?"

The gully furrowed deeper on the old patriarch's face, he sighed long.

"If we don't give it, they will come down to grab it!"

At least it won't die. The old patriarch did not say this sentence.

A few days ago, the bandits on Shetou Mountain sent a thief. It is strange to say that they have to pay taxes to them in the village! If you don't pay, just come down and collect it with a knife!

For the harvest in this field, the emperor’s grain tax was paid once, and the landlord paid the transaction once, and now the bandits have to pay it again. Ten percent went to 90%.

With the little food left in each family, can the children in the village survive the midwinter?

The old patriarch felt bitter in his heart.

It seems that this winter, he and Zhuangzi's old guy will have to enter the mountains.

"It would be great if Taoist Xuanxiao was nearby!" Wang Laoliu said suddenly.

This Taoist Xuanxiao is a new hero from Zaojin. It's best to fight against injustices and wipe out many gangsters and stupid thieves. It is said that even the demons who entangled in the ancient mounds in the deep mountains have killed a lot.

The old patriarch shook his head. There are hundred and ten years old thieves on the Snake Head Mountain. No matter how powerful Taoist Xuanxiao is, what can one person do with one sword?

He was about to open his mouth to rebut, suddenly, a bell rang from the field.

"Jingle Bell."

In the mist between the ridges, a Taoist riding a donkey emerged. A brass bell hung on the neck of the big green donkey, jingling.

The Taoist priest saw Zhuangzi and drove the donkey until the crowd was seven or eight steps away.

"Lao Zhang, I heard that there is a Snake Head Mountain nearby, and there is a'mountain spider' on the mountain. Where should I go?"

When the Taoist asked this, the villagers over there showed a nervous look, and even quietly took out a hatchet and a hunting bow. The old patriarch turned his head and glared at the crowd, and the few eager younger generations died out.

No wonder they are so nervous, probably because this "mountain spider" is not a spider, but a person, to be precise, a bandit leader. Because the knife makes it fast, it seems to have eight arms when waving it, plus it is fierce and cruel, and has a quirk, that is, I love the spider very much. If someone hurts the spider in front of him, no matter who it is, he will have to cut it off. . Therefore, the green forest gave him the nickname "mountain spider".

Of course, this is not necessarily true. The world is chaotic, demons dance in a wild, and the definition between humans and demons is not as clear as in the Chengping era.

The mountain king who levied taxes on Zhuangzi was the "mountain spider." The Taoist priest in front of him was tall and he was carrying a sword on his back. At first glance, he was a good swordsman. It was very likely that he came to Shetou Mountain and fell grass. As for the possibility of trouble hunting bandits, there are hundred and ten years old thieves on Shetou Mountain. What can one person and one sword do?

Besides, this Taoist priest looks really weird. He doesn't even have a hair bun on his head. There is a layer of short hair on his head, only slightly more than that of the monk.

short hair?

Wang Laoliu stared at the short hair for a while, then suddenly exclaimed:

"You...you are the Taoist Xuan Xiao?!"

The Taoist priest leaned over on the big green donkey.

"Do you recognize me?"

………………

The old patriarch recounted the current situation in the village. When it came to difficulties, the daughter-in-laws and women of several families cried secretly, and the men's eyes were red.

Xuan Xiao pondered for a while, then suddenly threw a small object over.

The old patriarch caught it in a hurry, and Xuan Xiao's voice came from his ears.

"Lao Zhang, how do you sell this car to me?"

The old patriarch looked up blankly and opened the palm of his hand. The villagers suddenly made an uproar.

Lying in the palm of the old patriarch's hand was a bead, with a jade-white color, a round shape, and the size of an eyeball. No one can see that, let alone this cart, the whole village can't be worth a fraction of this bead.

"As for that band of bandits..."

When the villagers heard the words, the eyes were still full of the color of the beads, Xuan Xiao smiled indifferently.

"How about selling it to me?"

The old patriarch had been stunned by the round luster of the beads, and did not hear what Xuan Xiao said, only nodded and said yes. But he didn't know that the beads were actually worthless. On the contrary, they were so cheap that you could buy a sack for dozens of dollars.

Li Changan is the only one who can produce this kind of high imitation copycat.

After returning to the ancient world, Li Changan discovered that several months had passed since the time had passed, and that Lao Dao had already left Yulin and was missing. Only a tomb of Li Changan's clothes was left beside the ruined temple.

Li Changan had to bury the bottle of Lai Mao in his grave and set off on the road alone. As for why he bears the name of Xuan Xiao, firstly, Lao Dao buried the Duxie as a relic in the grave, and Li Changan used it smoothly; secondly, there was some noise, so Lao Dao knew that he was still alive.

He looked for the new monster in the Yellow Shell Book, but the Yellow Shell Book didn't provide clues to the monster, so he had to cover his head and rush around, and moved by the wind. Along the way, but there were injustices, they dared to take care of them without any concern. People could be killed, monsters could also be killed, and they also made a name call.

Therefore, some people in this remote village also knew his name.

That being the case, Li Changan should take care of it!

……………

There is a natural cave in Shetou Mountain. If it is changed to a beautiful place, it may be occupied by a monk to make a cave, but at the moment, a group of stupid thieves have made a nest and repaired it several times. ".

There is a banquet in the "Juyi Hall".

Several masters on Shetou Mountain are enjoying their meals at the table. Roasted pigs, stewed chickens, beef and mutton...Although they are all produced in the mountain fields, they are still rich. In addition, there is a disheveled woman leaning on every head of the house, which adds a bit of joy to the banquet.

These women have a strong smile on their faces. Although they are all dressed up as peasant girls, they are all in the upper-middle posture, and they don't know where they were snatched from.

In the middle of the hall, there is a dancing girl dressed in tulle with an enchanting posture. With her waist twisting, she frowns and smiles, as if spring is flowing between her eyebrows.

The chiefs watched with enthusiasm, and they wanted to rush forward, and they rushed on the spot, but after all, no one dared to act, because this woman belonged to the strong man in the top seat, the mountain spider who is the master of the Snake Head Mountain.

In the middle of the hall, the dancer is dancing to a wonderful place, and the tulle on her body is about to fade.

"Master!"

A bluffing sound broke into the warm banquet.

The mountain spider glared at the bad-looking little boss, patted his thigh, and the dancer turned and sat down.

"What are you doing?"

The little boss was stunned, he didn't know whether he was obsessed with his words, or he grinned back and said, "The offerings of Wangjiazhuang under the mountain are here."

The mountain spider waved his hand impatiently. It is delivered as soon as it is delivered, so why report such a small matter.

"It was a Taoist priest who brought things up..."

Oh, this aroused a little interest in the mountain spider.

"...He said he would give the boss a baby."

……………

The little boss led Li Changan into the hall, and then backed out, leaving only Li Changan and a few chieftains and the women around the chieftain in the hall.

As soon as he entered the door, he ran into a few unkind eyes. He looked back, several leaders did not eat food, and women did not molest, so he stared at himself.

Crappy dismissal. Li Changan remained calm, secretly contemptuous in his heart.

But these women, especially the one next to the mountain spider, are more prettier than the other... Huh? Li Changan moved his nose.

"Taoist, you broke my interest!" The mountain spider Dama Jindao sat on the chair and stared at Li Changan in the hall. "Your Raoshi baby had better be a baby, otherwise..."

The mountain spider smiled cruelly and playfully.

"I cut off your baby, made the soup, and rejuvenated me!"

After all, the whole hall was full of laughter.

Li Changan stood leisurely, right when the laughter was a breeze, he just spread his hand forward.

Suddenly.

This full of laughter, like a chicken being pulled by its neck, stopped abruptly. In the hall, everyone stared straight and stared at Li Changan's open palms.

That is a bead.

That's right, it was purchased online with the one given to the old patriarch. The merchant's workmanship was poor and the beads sold were of different sizes. Li Changan gave a bad review. This one is the largest among them.

"Hurry up and close the door for me!"

The air in the hall was quiet for a long time, and the mountain spider jumped up from the chair until Li Changan was about to put it away. The first sentence is to close the door so that the outsiders cannot be seen.

The leader of the last seat hurriedly closed the door.

The mountain spider spoke again: "Give me all the latches and bars!"

Li Changan glanced at it. They were all solid wood with thick thighs, which was probably used to resist foreign enemies, but now they were used to resist his own subordinates.

The leader hurriedly closed the door to Yanshi, and the mountain spider over there couldn't wait to call out, "Bring it to me!"

The leader took the bead again and trot up.

Several leaders couldn't help leaving the table and gathered together. The mountain spider couldn't put it down even more, saying: "Good, good, good!"

In their excitement, Li Changan spoke abruptly.

"I have one more thing to give to you all."

"What more baby!"

Hearing that, the mountain spider suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with greed and eagerness that couldn't be hidden. The first thing I gave was a valuable treasure. Wouldn’t the next thing be... the barren imagination of the mountain spider, I can’t find it anymore. To something more precious.

"I send you all..."

Li Changan stopped here when he spoke. He untied the cloth bag he was carrying, revealing a simple hilt of the sword inside. He looked at the bandit leader who was trapped in a small room and isolated from his subordinates, and smiled freely:

"Send you all to bliss!"