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Xiaoxia and Mingyue rushed to the hut behind the four dog guards.He was two or three steps late on purpose, but no matter whether it was Shifang who entered first or the four dog guards later, there were no accidents.

Xiaoxia carefully noticed the traces outside the house. This is the main house of a very ordinary small farmyard. Except that all the surrounding buildings were blown away by the previous turbulent wind, there was nothing strange about it.

Inside the small room, it was exactly as what Shifang had seen before, there was only a young woman who couldn't move, and a young man who could only breathe.Although the man had no limbs, and the skin and muscles on the exposed head and face were completely aging, Xiao Xia could still recognize Zhang Hengliang who was alive and kicking not long ago.

Zhang Hengliang's eyeballs rolled and landed on Mingyue beside Xiaoxia, his lips moved slightly, but he couldn't say anything.Shi Fang half-kneeled beside him, put his hand on his neck and felt his blood, frowned and shook his head: "This...how could this be like this? Daoist Zhang Hengliang's whole body is so exhausted... ...The poor monk can't tell what happened here... It's like being sucked by the magic power of the Demon Cult's "Apex", "Novel", and it seems to be a little different... "

"Eh? There's still a skeleton here?" Shifang found another pile of garbage in the corner. "This is also the collapse of all essence, vitality, and blood, but the method seems to be completely different from what Zhang Xiaodaochang encountered...not being squeezed, but as if he was corrupted and exhausted...Eh? This is...Renren Zhang Is your brother Liu Hongde the Taoist priest?"

Xiao Xia didn't care about the relationship between Zhang Hengliang and what happened to the garbage on the ground, starting from stepping into this room.His attention was on the four dog guards.As soon as he walked in, he felt the eyes of these four people, it was the eyes of a hound looking at its prey.

"Oh, the brothers of the four shadow shirt guards. Have you completed your mission?" Xiao Xiapi smiled at the four dog guards with a half-hearted smile.

"That's right. We've brought the people we should bring, and we've caught the people we should arrest." The dog guard with a strange nose spoke, and he seemed to be the leader of the four.He was working with another dog guard to lift an unconscious young woman from the ground, Xiao Xia could see that with their movements, the woman's limbs and joints were all taken off.Being so careful with a comatose woman, it can be seen that these people are really careful in their actions.

At this time, Luo Yuanquan stood in the middle of the room and looked around, at a loss.Obviously these four people left him after they brought him here.

"Those four brothers, don't you give advice to Master Luo? I think he doesn't quite understand what you want him to do... Hehe, actually I don't quite understand either... Could you please give me some advice? "Xiao Xia continued to smirk haha.However, his hands were caged into his sleeves and he grabbed two talismans.Anyone who can enter the Shadow Shanwei is not an opponent to be underestimated. Even if these four are just dog guards who are good at tracking, Xiao Xia dare not be careless in the slightest.

"What do you four want to do? Do you want to fight?" Mingyue looked at the four of them fiercely.Luo Yuanquan, who was looking east and west, saw this posture and immediately jumped over to block Mingyue, angrily shouting at the four dog guards: "What are you trying to do? You don't want to touch Miss Mingyue with me here!"

"Luo San, stay safe and don't be impatient. Master Wuji's order is for us to bring you to the water patrol. We have already brought you here. We don't know what will happen next. But this Taoist leader is us The next mission. Please don't get in our way."

The dog guard just glanced at Luo Yuanquan lightly.Instead, he cupped his fists at Xiao Xia: "Isn't he the Taoist Master Qingfeng of the Maoshan School? Master Wuji has something important to discuss with you."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Xiao Xia tightened her hand holding the talisman.

"We don't know what it is. Our task is to find your trace, and if possible, bring you to Lord Wuji."

"What if I don't go?"

"We can't force you if you don't go." The dog guard suddenly smiled.

"Oh?" Xiao Xia was a little surprised by this answer.

"We just need to know and report your whereabouts." The dog guard's smile was sly, like an old fox with a dog's nose. "If you were alone, the four of us would still try to force you to go, but now there is that Mingyue girl to help you, and Luo San's family is standing in the way. Our chances of winning are really slim. So we just need to send you Follow me, there will naturally be other Tiger Guards. Even Master Wuji will come to invite you in person."

"It's not that the four of us are arrogant. In such a face-to-face situation, of course there are people in the world who can escape our pursuit. But you are definitely not one of them, Daoist Qingfeng. Of course, the person who can silence us all More, but the same, Daoist Qingfeng, even if you add Miss Mingyue, you will never be able to do it."

"What I mean by saying this is, Daoist Qingfeng, you'd better go with us. From the information we have collected, we can see that you are a very smart person, and you will never do stupid things. If you want to drag it to the point where everyone does it, Whether it hurts you or Miss Mingyue, that's something you don't want to see, isn't it?"

After being silent for a while, Xiao Xia suddenly smiled: "I don't think you should be called dog guards, it's more appropriate to be called fox guards."

The leader of the dog guard smiled faintly: "As long as the task can be completed, it doesn't matter what kind of guard you are."

At this time, Shifang also stood up, and bowed eleven times to the four dog guards: "Amitabha, why should the four shadow shirt guards be at war? I will go to Nangong Wuji to negotiate with Master Qingfeng. Now the situation here is not clear, we still It's good to work together. At least we must first find out the murderer who made Daoist Zhang Hengliang look like this."

"Ah. I made him like that, I was the murderer. Sorry, I forgot to tell you."

All of a sudden, there was a fluttering and soft sound, and then a rattan box rose into the air from the corner of the hut.There was originally a pile of furniture that had been collapsed by the shock, and the rattan box was mixed in it, which was inconspicuous at all.Even the four dog guards didn't notice, until then they suddenly made a sound.

"It's you? It's that bad guy!" Ming Yue was the first to react, and her reaction was quite intense.He grabbed Xiaoxia and pulled him to Shifang's side, and then pulled Shifang again. "Little monk, did you see that, it's the bad guy you let go. You must catch him this time! The three of us will beat him together!"

"Amitabha. It turned out to be this benefactor." Shifang also seemed to recognize the identity of this wisteria box, and he bowed together. "Unexpectedly, after the day's farewell, you, the benefactor, did evil everywhere again. Did you kill this Daoist Zhang Hengliang? The corpse over there... seems to be Daoist Liu Hongde? You also killed it? No wonder I was here There are traces of ghost curses on it."

"It's...that Snake Daoist?" Xiao Xia was also surprised.I never expected that what I met here was this long-lost monster.

"Ah... Ah Yue, the little thief from Shifang is bald. And that stinky Taoist surnamed Xia... I know you are here, are you chasing that old Taoist Liu or the son of Master Zhang? Ah... .It’s okay, it’s okay...I’m so excited. I’m so surprised...I actually forgot what to do..." The rattan box was swaying in the air under the influence of several silk threads Swaying, the sound coming out of it was still so ugly, or it was even worse, sharper and more erratic.Some are incoherent and trembling.It seems too excited.

"Hey, that fat man over there, what is his name, the fat man from Luo's family?" The shriek from the rattan box caught everyone by surprise, and Luo Yuanquan, who was being called, was stunned, not knowing why this weird thing called him .

"Did Nangong Wuji ask those four dogs to bring you here? Did he dig you out from which garbage dump or mass grave? Did he ever say what he wanted you to do here? Also, why did you come here? ...Why did you...why did you just say you wanted to protect Ayue? Do you like Ayue? You...why do you like her? You just said you wanted to protect her? Hahahahahahaha..... "The rattan box swayed from side to side and up and down like crazy in the air, and the sound it made became more and more sharp and unpleasant.What he said was also inexplicable, and almost no one knew what he was talking about.Why did he grab Luo Yuanquan, whom he had never seen before, and ask him nonsense.

Luo Yuanquan stared at the strange box in mid-air with his mouth open, staring blankly. He looked around and wanted to ask someone to ask, but he saw that other people were looking at the box with weird expressions and had no time to pay attention to him. .

"Why...why is this Taoist snake here?" Amidst the harsh laughter of the Taoist snake, Xiao Xia asked Shifang in a low voice.

"How can a poor monk know that?" Shi Fang smiled wryly. "The poor monk's eyesight is really superficial, and I don't know what method this benefactor used. It may be that the rattan box where he hides has some tricks. Even if he faces each other like this, he can't tell the truth at all."

"Then...that Zhang Hengliang was really the one who caused this? Is that corpse over there old Taoist Liu Hongde?"

"The old Taoist Liu Hongde really died under the curse of the ghost. He must have been manipulated by the curse of the ghost to lead Zhang Hengliang here...but Zhang Hengliang's appearance...maybe the poor monk's eyesight is not enough. Can't see..." Shifang's face was heavy, and he carefully looked at the half-empty rattan box.Although he is the one with the highest cultivation here, he dare not be careless in the slightest. He has seen this mysterious person's ghost heart curse under the Tianshan Volcano. At that time, he had the treasure of Buddhism in his body to restrain it, but now the treasure has been returned to the Pure Land Temple , He also has no idea.

"Hey, those four dogs." At this time, the rattan box stopped the four dog guards, and the voice gradually calmed down. "Did Nangong Wuji ask you to bring that fat man to me?"

"It turned out to be Mr. She." The dog guard leader stepped forward and clasped his fist at the rattan box.

"Oh? You know me?" Fujibox's voice was a little surprised. "It seems that they have some status, not ordinary dogs. No wonder Nangong Wuji dared to entrust you with this task. Where is Nangong Wuji now? Was he caught by something? Otherwise, he would have come in person? "

"Master Wuji dragged Reverend Zhang Yuhong in Hongjing City, otherwise Reverend Zhang would not allow us to intervene in this matter. Master Wuji didn't say that he was a gentleman, but only said that someone must go with the water patrol, let us bring Master Luo to In front of the person who was traveling with the water patrol. The water patrol is here, but there is no trace of others leaving around, so I speculated that the person traveling with him must have used some method to hide here, but it turned out to be Mr. She."

"Ah, have the old enemies Nangong Wuji and Zhang Yuhong finally faced each other? It's hard for Nangong Wuji. Naturally, it is impossible for Zhang Yuhong to allow the shadow guard to intervene in the affairs of the earth spirit master. The secrets of Longhushan are controlled by the shadow guard Now, how can Tianshijiao get some peace from now on? Zhang Daoling's foundation that has been passed down for hundreds of years may come to an end here... Hee hee hee hee... But he may not be Zhang Yuhong's opponent. Zhang Yuhong During this period of time, sitting in that small county town in the name of recovering the snake demon has gathered a lot of power of faith and incense. Even if it is not as good as Jingnan, it can be said that it has taken advantage of the geographical advantage... In this way, the four of you come to bring Come back with me, at least Nangong Wuji can protect himself with my help."

"Oh? It would be great to have Mr. She's help." The dog guard in charge looked happy, and looked at Luo Yuanquan who was at a loss. "But Master Wuji wants us to bring Luo San's family over...that's to..."

"It's okay, since he's here, you don't have to worry about what happens next..." The rattan box floated in mid-air and slowly floated towards the four dog guards.

Mingyue over there looked at it but became anxious first: "Oops. This bad guy is going to run away again, and he's still with these annoying people..."

While talking, Mingyue's figure was about to step forward and strike first.But Shifang next to her took her first step, and then Xiaoxia's hand also stopped in front of her.Both of them had solemn faces, and they didn't expect that the Snake Taoist was actually in the same group as Nangong Wuji, and if the four dog guards and the Snake Taoist joined forces.The three of them are not rivals at all in terms of strength.

But at this moment.The few transparent silk threads supporting the rattan box flashed in mid-air, and the heads of the two closest dog guards flew all over the sky like eggs that had been slammed.

The distance between the other two dog guards was a little farther away, almost before the astonishment appeared on their faces, their bodies subconsciously made dodge movements, but the speed of the silk thread was far beyond their movements. It is also far sharper than ordinary swords, but with one blow, the next dog guard was cut in half from the shoulder to the waist, and the flesh, bones and internal organs were splashed everywhere, and he died without even a scream. .

"Mr. She! You..." The only one who survived was the leader of the dog guard.Although one hand was also shattered by the silk thread, it still missed the fatal spot.While flying back, he screamed in disbelief.

The only answer the snake Taoist in the rattan box gave him was a small ball wrapped in thick black mist, which flew out along the transparent silk thread and directly sank into the body of the dog guard in midair. The movements and expressions of the dog guard leader were all different. At the same time, it froze, and fell to the ground and rolled twice, as if it was completely stupid, and did not move at all.

"I don't have any other feelings about the Nangong family. I just admire their way of raising dogs. They are not only capable, but also loyal." The rattan box retracted the silk thread and fell from the air. The soft voice of the Snake Taoist seemed to be very tired sighed. "So sometimes I want to do something more private, and it's really troublesome to say something personal."

Shifang and Xiao Xia were stunned, and Mingyue also stared at the rattan box with big eyes in puzzlement.As for Luo Yuanquan, from the very beginning, it was as if he had plunged headlong into a fantasy world that he could not understand at all. He could only open his mouth and watch the unimaginable scenes in front of him like a fool.

"Okay, now all that's left is Ah Yue, Shifang Thief Bald, a little Taoist priest named Xia... and... and... that fat man, what do they call you? Luo San is the head of the family ? Are you the head of a bandit den in some rural area? Hee hee hee...that's really funny...well, no matter what, the people who stay here are like a family..."

"Hahahaha...a family..." It seemed that even Taoist Snake himself was amused by the word, and Luo Yuanquan hurriedly covered his ears with Ye Xiao's voice. "Ah, yes, from a certain point of view, we are really a family, hahahaha... If there is time, if there is an opportunity, I really want everyone to sit down and have a good chat. I have a lot of I want to talk to you slowly...especially that fat man, I have so many things to say to you, so many things to say to you..."

No one could understand what the Snake Taoist was saying and what he wanted to say.Everyone knows that people who practice ghost heart spells are lunatics, and this one in front of him is a lunatic among lunatics, an extremely dangerous lunatic, everyone is engrossed in it, and has no intention of paying attention to those crazy words.

Suddenly, a roaring sound quickly extended from the sky, followed by a golden sword light.Zhang Yuhong's figure appeared in the sky.With a sweep of his eyes, he had a panoramic view of all the situation below. His gaze first swept over Liu Hongde's withered corpse, and then fell on Zhang Hengliang's body.The horrifying light and blood shot up in his eyes.

"Senior brother Liu... Hengliang..." Zhang Yuhong's voice and his body in midair were trembling slightly, but he still stayed in midair with great self-control and did not move, but asked in a shy voice. : "Master Shifang, Daoist Xia, what's going on? Who did Heng Liang and Senior Brother Liu become like that? Where's the Earth Spirit Master?"

Zhang Yuhong appeared in time, and both Shifang and Xiaoxia breathed a sigh of relief. Shifang quickly replied: "We have just arrived. We have not found any traces of earth spirit masters here. It seems that Taoist Liu Hongde was kidnapped by the benefactor. Master Zhang Hengliang was led here by manipulating the heart spell...Master Liu Hongde died of being drained of blood and vitality by the ghost spell. The murderer was the benefactor of the Taoist Snake hiding in the rattan box. ..”

"Snake Daoist...? Ghost Heart Curse?" Zhang Yuhong locked his eyes on the rattan box, and his fierce murderous aura almost condensed into substance to stab the thing through.

And at the same time Zhang Yuhong appeared.The transparent silk thread on the rattan box was also quickly rolled up, grabbing the half-dead Zhang Hengliang and blocking it in front of the rattan box, and then the voice of the Snake Taoist slowly sounded: "It turns out to be Master Zhang. Since you can get here , Did that kill your brother Nangongji? Or did it stir him up into a rut, and his creation skills got out of control. Leave him to drink blood and eat meat in that Hongjing City?"

"Who are you?" Zhang Yuhong raised his eyebrows, as if a pair of swords had struck each other, there was a bang in the air, the murderous intent in his eyes continued unabated, but his anger calmed down a lot.

"I'm also Nangong Ji's friend, Mr. Zhang, you don't need to be nervous." The voice of the Taoist Snake in the rattan box was also not nervous at all, holding the half-dead Zhang Hengliang in front of him, he seemed very confident that Zhang Yuhong would not dare to mess around. "Actually, this matter was a misunderstanding. I didn't know that the old man was your senior brother, and I didn't know that this kid was actually Zhang Tianshi's son. That's why I made it so difficult for you. I'm really sorry. Why don't we negotiate a deal How about it? Anyway, I still have a sigh of relief for this kid, and you can barely do business when you take it back to Longhu Mountain, why don't you let me go too, how about it?"

Zhang Yuhong took a deep look at the rattan box, but did not speak, and a purple thunder light began to appear around his body.

"Master Zhang, you'd better not act rashly. Although this kid looks a little miserable now, he is not the worst. But I have a way to make him a hundred times worse than dead." A small black mist condensed The ball flew out of the rattan box and slid along the transparent silk thread to the top of Zhang Hengliang's head, between the eyebrows. "I said it was just a misunderstanding, and I don't have too many demands, but I just ask for a way to survive..."

In the next moment, with a flash of thunder, Zhang Yuhong, who was originally in the air, had appeared beside Zhang Hengliang, with one hand pointing like a sword cutting the transparent silk thread binding Zhang Hengliang, and the other hand with the purple thunder He grasped the small black ball between Zhang Hengliang's eyebrows in his hand.

There was a loud bang, like the sound of hundreds of strings being plucked at the same time. The transparent filament was not cut off by Zhang Yuhong's fingers, but was loosened from Zhang Hengliang's body by a violent shock.The black mist ball disappeared in Zhang Yuhong's palm when it was smashed by the purple thunder light.

The snake Taoist's reaction was also extremely fast.When Zhang Yuhong's sword finger exuding golden light cut the silk thread, the rattan box he was living in flew towards the distance under the bounce of several other silk threads. The silk thread cut by Zhang Yuhong did not know whether it was It was so shaken that it fell off, or he threw it away on his own initiative, just like that, falling from the rattan box.

"Kunlun's Xuanjing Tiansi?" Zhang Yuhong frowned, and caught Zhang Hengliang with the hand that crushed the black ball. The light on the sword finger was even brighter, and he pointed at the flying rattan box with a vacant finger. The golden sword light shot away.

This sword light casted extremely fast, and it was shot in front of the rattan box in a blink of an eye, and the rattan box seemed to be too hasty just now, and the remaining silk threads had no time to regain momentum and pop out, and the rattan box was about to be thrown out. The sword light pierced through, but a figure on the ground suddenly flew up and blocked the golden sword light in front of the rattan box.It turned out to be the leader of the dog guard just now, who had been lying on the ground like a clay sculpture and wood carving after being entered by the black ball, until the rattan box flew over him and was about to be pierced by the golden sword light from Zhang Yuhong. Only then did he jump up suddenly and block the sword for the Snake Taoist in the rattan box.

With a soft chirp, the golden sword light completely submerged into the body of the dog guard leader but did not pass through the body. Instead, black smoke evaporated like a branding iron piercing into water. After the black smoke left the body, It also dissipated quickly, and the body of the dog guard leader lost its original shape like burnt incense ash, turning into a ball of mud and falling to the ground with a puff.

No one paid attention to this weird scene at all, just when Zhang Yuhong stabbed the sword casually just now, Shifang and Xiao Xia's faces changed drastically at the same time, and they shouted at Zhang Yuhong: "Master Zhang, be careful! "

From Zhang Yuhong's own perspective, it is invisible.It can only be seen from their spectating positions. Just when Zhang Yuhong caught the falling Zhang Hengliang with one hand, a hand suddenly stretched out from Zhang Hengliang's stomach, and he pointed at Zhang Yuhong with a small golden ball between his fingers. It was spinning rapidly, stirring up a monstrous evil spirit and a faint roar of a tiger.

ps: Happy New Year everyone! (To be continued..)