I rely on my body to push the weird world

Chapter 19 The tangled truth

The night is getting darker.

In the thick fog, the depressed and fearful emotions were like a dark mountain, suppressing Li Ji's heart.

It made him a little breathless.

The Yellow Turban strongman at the front was carrying a large white flag and was working hard to clear a path in the thick fog, so much so that the muscles in his arms were knotted from exerting too much force. The white light from the flag pushed away the fog, revealing the originally overgrown road surface, and also made the surrounding fog even whiter.

It’s like being in a thick white fog.

The Yellow Turban strongmen carried a large white flag and led the way. Taoist Xuanxiao, Zhao Xun, and the constable were in the center of the team, and Li Ji was the rear guard.

"What was hidden in the fog just now?"

Li Ji asked cautiously, holding a long iron sword in his hand.

"I don't know!"

Taoist Xuanxiao spoke sincerely.

"I don't know? Then what did you mean by the unspeakable horror hidden in the fog?"

Li Ji frowned and asked.

“It’s because we don’t know that it’s scary.”

Taoist Xuan Xiao's words were filled with fear, and he continued, "Now everyone knows that there are monsters hiding in the foggy area outside the Great Yan official road, but no one knows what kind of monsters they are. All we know is that as the fog rolls and spreads, it will gradually devour the land that people depend on for survival and turn it into a restricted area!"

"Even if they are demons and monsters in our eyes, they dare not take a single step inside!"

Taoist Xuanxiao felt sad.

Obviously, the sudden terror in the thick fog was something he had never expected.

Li Ji was silent.

Zhao Xun and the constable named Yan Xiaoqi also fell silent.

They also knew why Taoist Xuan Xiao would lend them a helping hand in this chaotic situation.

Because there were soldiers guarding the road pass to Wuling County in the north, and Qinghe County was blocked, if it were just Taoist Xuanxiao and Li Ji, even if they escaped from Qinghe County and the thick fog, they would be driven back, and either end up living with monsters and demons, or be swallowed up by the thick fog.

silence.

The atmosphere is solemn.

"When the Taoist priest told me earlier that there might be dangers ahead, were you referring to this thick fog?"

Li Ji spoke again.

"If I knew that the danger was this thick fog, I would never have come to Qinghe County!"

Taoist Xuan Xiao shook his head and smiled bitterly, and continued: "The danger I mentioned to you before was the people of the alien religion!"

Paganism?
Li Ji felt like his head was about to explode.

The ghosts in Qinghe County, the demons born from human desires, and the terror in the vast fog...

These were like a tangled ball of string that could not be cut or untangled, preventing him from seeing the truth at all. Instead, he was filled with doubts that continued to the point of being annoyed.

however.

Li Ji was just about to give up and stop asking questions.

Then Yan Xiaoqi in front of him suddenly exclaimed, "The Alien God Cult? Is that the Alien God Cult that worships the foreign demon as its ancestor, harms the people, and keeps demons and monsters in captivity?"

"Not bad!"

Taoist Xuan Xiao said affirmatively: "Although there are some differences in what this layman said, this is generally how the alien religion acts."

"The news I got is that the Alien Cult is working with the imperial court to create all kinds of weird things in Qinghe County, just to absorb the pure terror and desire of the people and give birth to a great demon or alien god."

"That's why I came here from afar, trying to fish in troubled waters. Who knew that I would be discovered by the alien god that has not yet been cultivated, and all my efforts have been wasted."

As Taoist Xuan Xiao spoke, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Yan Xiaoqi couldn't accept this truth and argued loudly.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!!!"

"How could the imperial court associate with a cult that harms the people? The laws of Dayan already have regulations. No matter who you are, if you kill a cult member, you can be promoted to the third rank!"

Excited words echoed in the thick fog.

Unconsciously, the heavy atmosphere was dispelled. Although it was a bit inappropriate, it made several people relax a little.

"impossible?"

Taoist Xuan Xiao snorted coldly: "How else do you think the Great Yan royal family managed to hold on to the world? Do you rely on warriors like you who can't even deal with ordinary ghosts?"

"伱......"

Yan Xiaoqi was about to say something.

Zhao Xun hurriedly stopped them: "Say less, say less." This confusing and inexplicable quarrel finally came to an end.

however.

at this time.

The yellow-turbaned warrior in front suddenly stopped, turned around, saluted Taoist Xuanxiao, and spoke in a muffled voice.

"God, the road to life has come, my duty has been fulfilled, I am leaving!"

In an instant.

Whether it was the plain white flag or the yellow turban warrior, they were all blown away by the wind, leaving only a moldy soybean in the air.

"Thank you for your hard work! I hope you can return to the embrace of the Supreme Dao Ancestor."

Taoist Xuan Xiao reached out to take the soybeans, threw them directly into his mouth and chewed them, muttering something with a hint of sadness.

The thick fog was blown away by the wind, and a bamboo forest came into view.

The moon is as cold as water.

The bamboo leaves rustled.

A corner of the eaves extended obliquely from the depths of the bamboo forest.

Under my feet is a stone tablet that is mostly buried in the soil. The tablet is covered with moss and fallen leaves, and the word "Temple" can be vaguely seen.

"It's safe. We should be safe, right?"

Zhao Xun asked in shock.

Yan Xiaoqi's sight suddenly changed from white fog to bamboo forest. Coupled with the long journey without any sense of time, he naturally felt dizzy. He squatted on the ground and vomited painfully.

"Safe? Although you managed to escape from the fog without any danger, you will only be truly safe when you reach Wuling County! But... you can go and die now."

Taoist Xuanxiao said.

He suddenly turned around and stretched out his hand towards Zhao Xun.

"Zhao Xun, come quickly!"

The low horn sounded like the loud bang of a Huang Zhong (a large bell), and it brought a terrifying air wave that directly hit Zhao Xun's old body.

The sound waves, the whistling.

Flesh and blood, defeat.

Zhao Xun was horrified to find that he could not move.

Moreover, his body gradually disintegrated, and wisps of black air emerged from his limbs and bones, floating forward.

"what are you doing?"

"What did you do to Captain Zhao?!"

Yan Xiaoqi screamed.

He staggered to his feet and wanted to fight Taoist Xuanxiao to the death.

But just as he stumbled to his feet, his feet went weak and he fell among the thick bamboo leaves and dead branches on the ground.

Li Ji's expression also changed suddenly. He just clenched the black scabbard in his hand and looked at the black air floating out of Zhao Xun's limbs and bones, as if thinking about something.

——It seems that the Zhao Xun who was beaten to death in the alley was the real Zhao Xun!

now.

Zhao Xun's ankles had already collapsed into wisps of black gas, followed by his legs, then his waist, shoulders...it continued to collapse.

It continuously poured into the palm of Taoist Xuan Xiao.

Just three breaths of time.

Zhao Xun's figure has disappeared.

In the palm of Taoist Xuan Xiao's hand, there was a pill that was compressed to the extreme. It was dark and rich in color, and countless sharp sounds lingered.

"Since you knew he was a demon, why did you save him just now?"

Li Ji spoke in confusion.

"Oh? You actually figured it out. I thought you would be like the monk over there and want to fight me to death."

Taoist Xuan Xiao swallowed the pill in one gulp, and a blush appeared on his pale face.

"Demons are born from the distortion of human desires."

"Nature can guide people's hearts and is the best guide in this fog."

"If we hadn't saved him just now, even if we were lucky enough to survive in this fog, it would definitely not be easy to get out."

"More importantly, this demon was created by the alien religion. Once it emerges from the fog, the alien religion's people will naturally sense it. If we don't strangle it in time, it may cause trouble."

(End of this chapter)