Exorcism

An incident that happened in the demon soldier's stronghold clearly showed that there is no way to reconcile between humans and demons.

Most of the demon soldiers left the stronghold to watch the fight. There were no more than a hundred demon soldiers left in the camp, and they were basically ordinary banshees. At the same time, there were more than a thousand human slaves imprisoned, and only a few at dawn. The slaves were released to clean the camp and saw the dense dark clouds over the valley and the beams of light rising into the sky from a distance.

Humans couldn't tell which side these spells belonged to. It was the panicked demon soldiers who leaked the results of the fight. The news of "Holy Cloud's fiasco" quickly turned into "Demon Cloud's fiasco". The slaves cleaning the camp communicated with each other with their eyes, and at the same time Rebellion began and all imprisoned slaves were freed. A small number of banshee soldiers were caught off guard. Although they killed some slaves, they were eventually outnumbered and all were killed. The sentry towers and caves in the stronghold were also set on fire.

When Mu Xingqiu and others returned, a large stronghold of the demon soldiers in the northeast had been destroyed in a sea of ​​fire. Nearly a thousand human slaves were happily guarding the gate, waiting for the rescuers to take them out of the demon clan's territory. This action not only showed that they were not willing to become slaves of the demon clan, but also posed a difficult problem for the Taoist priests.

Saving human slaves was not included in the plans of all the Taoist priests. They originally planned to take only a few people to leave Xijie Kingdom quickly, gather the power of various Taoist families, regain the lost land in one fell swoop, and then rescue all the humans captured by the demon clan. , I didn’t expect that these burdens would suddenly appear, some of them were women, children, the elderly and weak.

Xin Youtao was the prince of Xijie Kingdom, so he led Ouyang Huan and Deng Xian to appease the slaves. The Taoist priests stopped at a distance to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Suqin from Luanjing Mountain had a premonition that Mu Xingqiu was going to meddle in other people's business. According to her opinion, there was no need to meet these mortals. Comfort would lead to sympathy, and sympathy would lead to responsibility, so she was the first to speak, "We need to leave immediately , there are many reasons, the most important one is that the demon clan is not trustworthy. If the demon cloud user escapes, more demon soldiers will soon be brought. I don’t think you can defeat hundreds of demon masters by yourself. ?”

When asked, Mu Xingqiu shook his head. Of course he didn't have such ability. The Yao Yunshi would never be the strongest of the Yao Clan, and their promise to admit defeat would not be binding on the entire Yao Clan. It would soon be With more and stronger magicians coming, it is not easy for the Taoist priests to escape from danger, let alone leading so many mortals?

"There are no less than 100,000 humans captured by the demon clan. These people are only a handful. The intelligence we have collected is enough. The most important task is to get in touch with various Taoist families as soon as possible and form an army with high-level Taoist priests. When the time comes, Taoism wants to save everyone, not just some people." Zhang Suqin paused, "Please allow me to tell the truth. Now it seems that the Demon Slayer Society is a joke. With only a few hundred low-level Taoist priests, it is not a demon at all. We are from various Taoist traditions and we should explain this matter to the high-level Taoist priests. They can no longer stay out of the matter. It is very important to fight against the demons, but if we want to prepare for the battle to eliminate the demons with peace of mind, we must first eradicate the demons. ”

What Zhang Suqin said was the common idea of ​​​​everyone, and no one raised objections, but she knew that she had not yet convinced Mu Xingqiu. The Taoist priest who had withdrawn from Pangshan was more effective than his long speech at this time. She turned to Feng Dongchen from Wandi Mountain, "What do fellow Taoist Feng think?"

Feng Dongchen has been taciturn since he was rescued, and the coldness and arrogance he had when they first met is gone. "First, there are still ten Taoist priests in the hands of the demon clan. I would rather the demon cloud messenger keeps his word and can send them back." .Second, the catechumen saved me once, and before repaying the favor, I will obey his arrangements."

Mu Xingqiu saved not only Feng Dongchen, but also three female Taoist priests from Luanjing Mountain. Zhang Suqin softened her tone and said, "I very much agree with your move of letting go of the demon soldiers. We are Taoist priests who kill demons." To eliminate demons, you have to be fair and honest. The performance of the demon soldiers also surprised me. Maybe they can show a little tolerance and let these humans go for the time being. "

This can only be Zhang Suqin's wishful thinking. The human slaves killed all the guards in the stronghold. It is impossible for the demon soldiers not to retaliate.

Shen Ji suddenly pointed to the northwest sky and said, "The Taoist priest is back."

The six surviving demon cloud envoys really kept their promise before the fight and released the remaining ten prisoners.

The ten Taoist priests had no magical weapons and relied solely on pure magic power to fly in the air and expel the unclean air. They saw the Taoist priests on the ground from a distance and flew over immediately.

Wandishan Taoist Yang Chun was very excited. As soon as he landed on the ground, he gave a Taoist gift to Feng Dongchen, "Thank you Daoist Feng and Daoist Zhang for your life-saving grace. The demon clan is strong on the outside and weak on the inside. It is a fair fight. How could it be Taoist Xingluo?" opponent?"

Other Taoist priests also saluted Feng Dongchen and Zhang Suqin. They did not know the details of the fight. They just speculated based on normal thinking that it must be the two Xingluo Taoist priests who defeated Yao Yun and forced the Yao clan to release themselves. The others just cooperated.

Zhang Suqin hummed indifferently and turned sideways, refusing to accept the gifts from the Taoist priests. Feng Dongchen pointed at Mu Xingqiu and said, "You all have to thank him. All of us have to thank him. It was he who defeated the seven demon clouds." Yes, we just helped a little bit.”

The Taoist priests who were released were shocked and thought this was incredible.

After a moment of silence, Yashan Taoist priest Liao Huayuan shook his head and blurted out: "Impossible, I saw him being chased by the demon cloud with my own eyes. If it hadn't been for... someone to help, he would have been captured by the demon cloud long ago, and it was just a group of demon clouds." cloud."

When Mu Xingqiu was threatened by Yao Yun before, it was Xin Youtao and Shen Ji who suddenly appeared to block Yao Yun's attack for him. Liao Huayuan escaped at the most critical moment. He didn't know what happened next, but he was very sure that Mu Xingqiu could never be Yaoyun's opponent.

Feng Dongchen gently lowered his lips, "It's your Yashan business to know your kindness and not repay it. We Wandishan won't do it. Yang Chun, from today on, you owe your fellow enquirers a favor. How much do you think about your life?" If you value it, prepare for multiple rewards.”

Yang Chun was also full of doubts, but he believed in his Xingluo Taoist priest, and immediately gave Mu Xingqiu a formal Taoist gift, "Please forgive me, fellow Mu Xingqiu, and Yang Chun will remember today's kindness in his heart."

"You're welcome, fellow Daoist Yang." Mu Xingqiu didn't show much humility. They were all Taoist priests. Repaying kindness is not only a rule of Taoism, but also an inevitable requirement of practice.

Calling a disciple who has withdrawn from the Taoist tradition a "taoist friend", the two people from Wandishan made their attitude clear. The other Taoist priests did not hesitate and expressed their gratitude to Mu Xingqiu one after another. Liao Huayuan was the last one to come over and said, " It's not that I'm suspicious, it's just that... I can't say anything more until I know what happened to fellow Taoist Zhao Zhijin in Yashan."

"Fellow Daoist Zhao is dead." Feng Dongchen said calmly, "The truth must be confirmed by senior Taoist priests from various Taoist traditions, but I don't think his death has anything to do with today's incident. Unless Daoyou Liao owes Daoyou Zhao an update, It’s a big favor, otherwise, you owe the seeker a life-saving grace.”

Once he turned to ordinary low-level Taoist priests, Feng Dongchen's coldness and arrogance were revealed again.

Liao Huayuan lowered his head reluctantly, "My fellow seeker indeed saved my life, and I will never forget it. As long as it does not go against Yashan's interests, I will repay you even through fire and water."

To this half-hearted thanks, Mu Xingqiu also responded with "You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Liao."

The three people who went to appease the slaves came back. Xin Youtao glanced at the ten rescued Taoist priests and nodded cordially. When it was Liao Huayuan's turn, the smile on his face became even brighter, "The world is unpredictable, even Taoist priest Fu Rimang can't guess it. , I really didn’t expect to see Taoist Liao again, no, Taoist Liao probably didn’t expect to see me. Once upon a time, a casual cultivator and I resisted the arrows of demon clouds, and Mu Xingqiucun wanted to remove the unclean air. The Taoist priest turned around and flew away so coolly, but the three of us didn't die, are you surprised? "

Liao Huayuan's face was ashen, but he refused to give in. He raised his head and said: "You three are not Taoist disciples. I have no obligation to risk my life to help you."

As soon as he said these words, all the Taoist priests believed Xin Youtao's accusation. Feng Dongchen snorted and said to Yang Chun: "Each Taoist tradition has its own rules. We can't control other people's affairs, but we can't control Wandishan's rules." Forget, tell me, what would a Wandishan Taoist priest do if a demon harms someone?"

Yang Chun had a good personal relationship with Liao Huayuan, but she could not stand on his side at this time. He said seriously: "Taoist priests do not interfere in mortal affairs, but if they are harmed by monsters, they will sacrifice their lives to save them."

Liao Huayuan's face turned red, but he did not dare to leave alone, so he lowered his head and remained silent.

Xin Youtao's impression of Feng Dongchen immediately changed, and he smiled and saluted him.

Feng Dongchen turned to Zhang Suqin, "I said that I listen to the arrangements of my fellow seekers, but before that, I still have to express my opinion. We have to take away these mortals and cannot leave them to the demons. From the past When it doesn't happen, we can comfort ourselves by saying that it has nothing to do with us, but now that we have encountered it, there is no other excuse. Don't talk about the Taoist army rescuing all the slaves. We all know that the Taoist priests can make a decision. No matter how difficult it is, all the mortals in Xijie Kingdom will be dead by the time they take action."

Zhang Suqin remained silent, but Xin Youtao saluted Feng Dongchen again, this time with a serious look and no hint of laughter, "I thank Taoist Feng on behalf of the thousands of people in Xijie Kingdom. I have already asked them, they would rather die in On the way to escape, they are not willing to stay here and wait for the demon soldiers to come back for revenge, so if the Taoist priests are willing to help, they will be grateful, and if they have no time, they will set off to the east. "

The ten Taoist priests who had just been released did not understand what was going on. Feng Dongchen briefly introduced them and finally said: "Without the escort of Taoist priests, these mortals will definitely die."

A Xingluo Taoist priest from Hongshan said with a slight hesitation: "Even if we escort them, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape this disaster. When the demon cloud envoy let us go, he said that they would apologize to the giant demon king and advised us Escape quickly, because the giant demon king will use all his strength to hunt down the Taoist priests who invade the demon clan's territory."

"Well, no matter what you do, it makes sense. The key lies in how you choose. I will leave my choice to my friends."

Everyone had just been rescued, and no one could ignore the savior's opinion, so they all looked at Mu Xingqiu.

Mu Xingqiu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Fellow Taoist Zhang from Luanjing Mountain is right. The situation about the monster clan must be reported to each Taoist clan as soon as possible. Fellow Taoist Feng from Wandi Mountain is also right. Some things must be done, and It's not just based on the situation. If you can't do it, just go around it. How will Daotong face the demons in the future? So I decided to divide the troops into two groups, one to report the news and the other to escort."

Zhang Suqin pointed out unceremoniously, "Those who stay are tantamount to dying."

Mu Xingqiu shook his head, "I don't want to die, and I don't want to wait for Qi Wushang to send troops to catch up. I want to go alone and attract the main force of the demon soldiers. Maybe I can win a chance for these mortals."