Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

Chapter 24
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the villagers of Xiaosha Village saw the most memorable scene in their life.

That little gourd can not only fly automatically, but can also absorb water?
At first they thought, how much water can a gourd hold?But gradually they realized that they were wrong.

I saw jets of water pouring into the gourd quickly, and the water in the pool was dropping rapidly, and that small gourd was like a bottomless pit, which would never be full.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped……

Many small fish and shrimp landed on the shore, jumping on the ground.

The Three Realms Gourd can't collect living things, so it automatically ejects them.

The water level is getting lower and lower, the bottom of the pool can already be seen, and there is a faint brown figure running around.

After a few more breaths, the pool water was finally completely sucked up, exposing the thick mud underneath.

A big brown fish more than three meters long opened its mouth, its fins were like jagged teeth, and it was thrashing in the mud.

Li Daoxuan's eyes fixed on its swollen belly, without any hesitation, he urged the fairy gourd.

"Burn me!"

boom!
The gourd of the three realms gushed out hot red flames and landed on the back of the fish, burning it to pieces.

Lee Daoxuan deliberately avoided its abdomen to prevent burning the child.

After a while, the back of the big fish was almost cooked, dying, and lost the ability to resist.

Then under Li Daoxuan's signal, the villagers jumped down one after another, lifted the big fish up, cut open the abdomen, and found Granny Zhang's little grandson.

At this moment, the child's complexion was blue and purple, and his anger was like a gossamer.

Li Daoxuan first used a Liuding Liujia amulet for him to dispel the evil spirit, and then helped him do cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The child's parents, as well as Zhang's mother-in-law were looking at him with pleading eyes, hoping that this magical master could save the child.

Fortunately, the child was fatal. After Li Daoxuan performed a burst of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, he suddenly coughed, spit out a mouthful of pool water, and his face returned to normal.

He opened his eyes in a daze, saw the crying mother next to him, and said, "Mother, I just... seemed to dream that I was swallowed by a big fish..."

At this time, Granny Zhang knelt down towards Li Daoxuan, her face was full of shame, and she said: "Thank you Immortal Master, I, I doubted Immortal Master before, I really deserve to die, I am not even as good as a beast!"

As she spoke, she wanted to slap herself.

Li Daoxuan hurriedly restrained her, and said: "There is no need to do this, I was negligent before and almost delayed your farming, but now that the person has been rescued, you should go back quickly."

Lao Cunzheng came over, holding dozens of copper coins in his hands.

"Master Immortal, although we are peasants, we also know that we need money to subdue demons. We all pooled some money together. Please don't dislike it!"

Li Daoxuan looked at the copper plates and their shameful eyes.

Apparently, these simple villagers feel that it is really a pity to only give this little money, but there is only so much they can scrape together now.

Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, reached out and took out one of these copper plates.

"To subdue a demon in a poor way, the price depends on the mood. I am in a good mood today, and one is enough."

If he was a rich man, he would ask for more without hesitation, but for these villagers who couldn't even eat enough, one copper coin was enough.

At this time, the fish demon with strong vitality finally completely died.

The "Book of Swinging Demons" burst into light, and a line of writing emerged.

"In the early years of Zhenguan, in May, I killed a fish demon in the ancient pool of Longshou Mountain. This monster has been practicing for [-] years, and occasionally feeds on the human race. If you kill it, you will be rewarded-【One year of Taoism】!"

There was a gleam of joy in Li Daoxuan's eyes, and he finally wanted to improve his Taoism!

The next moment, the mana in his body surged like spring water, directly doubling, all limbs and bones were warm, as if even his strength had grown a lot.

However, it didn't take long for him to be happy, and there was a sharp tingling pain in his lower abdomen, as if pierced by a thousand swords, piercing his heart.

Li Daoxuan's face suddenly turned pale.

"Immortal Master? What's wrong with you, Immortal Master?"

The old village is a little worried.

Li Daoxuan let out a long breath, the severe pain just now had faded away, but he had a premonition that the problem had not been resolved.

I'm afraid something went wrong with his cultivation. If this continues, it will become more and more serious!
We must go to Taoist Zhang Qianyang as soon as possible!
With a wave of his sleeve, Li Daoxuan put the body of the fish demon into the gourd of the Three Realms, and said: "It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that there is something urgent to do, so I will take my leave first."

After all, he waved his hand and was about to leave.

Suddenly, he paused, as if he remembered something, and said: "By the way, Mr. Muramasa, there is something I want to ask you for."

"Fairy Master, just give orders!"

"The reason why I was able to eradicate the snake demon this time was thanks to the daughter-in-law of the Niu family in Sanhe Village. Please tell her the news that the snake demon is dead, and tell the villagers in Sanhe Village that she is the hero who eliminates the demon. tarnish her reputation."

Lao Cunzheng immediately said: "This is simple, I will definitely do it!"

Li Daoxuan nodded, took a last look at the villagers in Xiaosha Village, turned around and left, his feet shrank, and he disappeared from everyone's eyes after only a few breaths.

……

At dusk, before the sun set, Li Daoxuan arrived at Xinyang County.

The county town is obviously more lively, and the houses are scattered and orderly. Most of them are wooden structures, and occasionally there are brick houses. They look more dignified, and they are local big families.

Li Daoxuan walked on the street market, the road was smooth and open, although it was not as clean and tidy as later generations, but compared to the muddy path in the countryside, it was much better.

It was dusk now, and there were not many people in the market, and some merchants who set up stalls also began to close their stalls and prepare to go back.

There was a curfew in the Tang Dynasty. If you go out for a walk at night without any reason, you will be punished with twenty lashes.

Of course, if you can't come out in your own house, you can do whatever you want, so it's not like Tang Dynasty people don't have nightlife, as long as the house is big enough, they can do disco, barbecue and so on.

Li Daoxuan stopped in front of a stall owner selling jewelry, and said with a smile: "Brother, can I ask you something?"

The stall owner is a middle-aged man who looks very simple and honest. He smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

"Do you know where the Taoist Temple of Zhenyang is?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing the words "Zhenyang Daoist Temple", the stall owner's complexion changed drastically, his smile restrained, and he glanced up and down at Li Daoxuan.

"What are you doing there?"

"I want to visit a senior."

The stall owner shook his head repeatedly, without looking at Li Daoxuan, and said, "I don't know, you should ask someone else!"

Li Daoxuan was surprised, not knowing why his attitude suddenly changed.

He asked other people, and found that when they heard the words "Zhenyang Daoist Temple", the expressions on their faces changed drastically, and even the way they looked at him was a little strange.

It's like watching the plague god...

Fortunately, after Li Daoxuan's persistent questioning, an aunt selling vegetables finally told him the general location.

In the most remote West Street in Xinyang County, people call it "The Fierce House".

When Li Daoxuan came to this street, he realized why it was called a fierce place. The whole street was covered with talismans and black cloths used to exorcise evil spirits, and each shop enshrined different statues of gods.

All the things sold on this street are things that dead people would use.

Shroud shops, coffin shops, custom epitaphs...

When Li Daoxuan stepped into this street, he seemed to feel that the surrounding temperature had dropped a little.

He walked quickly, and when he reached the end of the evil place, he finally saw a dilapidated Taoist temple.

Pushing open the door, Li Daoxuan gasped.

In the courtyard of the Taoist temple, there was a straw mat and a coffin laid flat like that. On the straw mat was the corpse of a man. There were many stitches on his face, which were obviously stitched up after death.

(End of this chapter)