A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

He and his junior brother Simu Daoist came out this time to help Ning Caichen to collect the debt.Now that the scholar didn't collect his bills and planned to catch monsters, then their brothers and sisters would naturally help out, there was nothing to say.

According to what Yan Chixia said, the monster here is a locust tree demon, not the dead locust tree that I saw in Sleepy Hollow... It is an orthodox demon that is transformed from a locust tree and absorbs human energy; As far as dealing with goblins, Uncle Jiu has a lot of experience.

Not only that, Ichab's "Mystery Logic Kit" is still lying in his arms, and there is a sentence in it that he thinks is particularly correct-concept against concept.

Since it is a tree demon, it must be afraid of fire; even if ordinary fire can't hurt it or burn it, special fire can definitely do it.

Uncle Jiu's mana is declining, his confidence is not stable, and his four eyes are not good enough; and even if everything is normal, the two of them will not be able to use such advanced methods as Samadhi True Fire.But fortunately, that tavern is connected to three thousand worlds, there must be a world with a more special flame, right?

"Scholar Ning, you are the host and we are the guests. It is easier for you to find the door. There are no other houses within a few miles, and the door of the tavern is in Lanruo Temple!"

He said that he stepped forward and separated the two men who were still hugging each other.It's good to enhance mutual affection... But time is running out, and we must go back before sunrise.

Chapter 38 Do It Yourself

The electronic clock on the bar shows 03:35AM, the quietest time in every world.

However, most of the customers in this pub are nocturnal, even the bar owner himself; Spread out a book and read it carefully.

There are no more convenient things such as the Internet and TV, but in order to meet the needs of the guests when they rest, Max brought back a lot of paper books.

The book Xue Li is reading now is called "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and the descriptions in it always give him a sudden sense of déjà vu, making him wonder if he remembered something again or still lost his memory.

His memory is still like a ball of yarn scratched by a cat. Sometimes some things he thought he would forget will suddenly be remembered, and some things he particularly wants to remember are still forgotten.As for what the difference is... If he can know, is it still called amnesia?

For example, when he was reading the book Max brought, he often couldn't tell whether he hadn't forgotten these plots, or did he regain his memory through reading?

Quite a wonderful feeling.

Uncle Jiu and Shusheng Ning walked in at this moment and came to the bar.

"Boss Xue, we would like to ask you for a favor."

they said.

Xue Li likes to help, so he immediately put down his book and asked the two guests with a smile, "Okay, what do you need my help for?"

Uncle Jiu stroked his beard, organized his words, and said slowly, "...we are going to burn a tree...but to burn it completely, we need a fire that is extremely difficult to extinguish."

"That must not be an ordinary tree." Xue Li said, and then raised her head vigilantly: "You don't want to burn Lisa, do you? I remember you and Ikab told me last time she was' good'?"

"Of course not the tree spirit, but speaking of it, there may not be much difference between them."

Uncle Jiu then explained what happened to Ning Caichen, Lanruo Temple, the locust tree demon, etc. one by one, and finally concluded: "If you want to defeat the locust tree demon, you must have a fiercer fire. My senior brother The two of them are not good at learning, so we can only ask the boss for help, and use flames from other worlds to assist us in casting spells, hoping to control it."

"Uncle Jiu, if you want to talk about something else, I really dare not say that there must be... But when it comes to the special incendiary, I think of the same thing." Xue Li said, turned to the side and shouted: "Max!"

Max, who was sitting well on the table under the window, sighed, put down his glass and walked over here.

"Here we go again." He sat next to Uncle Jiu and complained, "I don't feel like a tavern purchaser, but an arms dealer."

"Don't say that, brother, is there anyone else here who knows more than you? You see, I didn't say what I need, you guessed it yourself, we are connected with each other." Xue Li was extremely perfunctory Persuading him, "...I originally wanted to have a set of Molotov cocktails this time, but it doesn't seem strong enough after thinking about it. You should be able to make... napalm, right?"

Max, who had no choice but to take this tired boss, could only nod: "Yes. The formula is no secret after World War II, and the raw materials are basically used in large quantities in industrial processes... But if several raw materials are purchased together, then So compelling."

Xue Li smiled: "This is not a problem. The night is about to pass, and there must be no changes in Ning Shusheng's world. We have one day to prepare tomorrow. Elder Amelia!"

Amelia on the side of the bar also raised her glass to this side, and listened to the boss's instructions: "Please discuss with Max, elder, and buy raw materials in two worlds separately. If you don't want to go back, go to Selene Do me a favor."

"Okay, but it would be even better if the 'Taoist' came to ask me..."

Amelia smiled.

Uncle Jiu immediately turned to that side, bowed his head and cupped his hands: "Then ask 'Elder' to help me."

"Hey, your serious look is really a headache." Amelia jumped off the bar chair, picked up the hem of her skirt that was dragged to the ground with her steel fingers, and walked towards Max. Wang Wang turned around and said to Uncle Jiu: "Unlike me, your mortal life doesn't seem to have many years left... You will be very tired if you always keep a straight face. Alright Max, where do you start first? Gasoline should not be handled by me..."

Ning Caichen at the side also sighed, and said to the boss: "It's all because I'm just a scholar and I have no strength to restrain a chicken, so I can only ask for your help. It's all thanks to everyone's urgency and kindness. I am really grateful. I don't know how to respond."

"We're just meddling in our own business..." Xue Li said, "When you come back tomorrow night, everything will be ready. I hope I can help you, scholar, have a lover and get married. I wish you, Uncle Jiu, good luck!"

Not to mention whether there is anything obviously wrong with the wording of this blessing, how did the purpose of this matter become "lover will eventually get married"?

Thinking of Nie Xiaoqian's eyes, Ning Caichen blushed a little, and was about to refute, but Uncle Jiu pulled him around.

"I'm not..." He still wanted to be stubborn, but Uncle Jiu just looked at him directly and meaningfully.

"Scholar, Boss Xue has done everything that Boss Xue can do, and the next thing is our business. It is almost dawn, and we can accompany you to collect debts today...but the important thing is that next night, you will take Nie Xiaoqian Come here, let's talk to her."

Ning Shusheng was still ignorant: "Tell me? Talk about what?"

"Always make sure that you are not insane, she is worthy of our rescue!"

As Uncle Jiu said, he dragged him to the door of the tavern and walked out.

Although Ning Caichen had already said that Nie Xiaoqian was kind in nature, but he had only been together for less than one night, and the other party was a female ghost who was used to cheating men. How credible this testimony is still needs to be further explored.

When I came to the tavern before, Si Mu didn't follow me, but I was discussing what to do tonight with the swordsman Yan Chixia.

Since Nie Xiaoqian didn't harm Ning Caichen last night, it at least shows that she still has a way to avoid the tree demon's eyes and ears, so that the old demon can't find the scholar... This is the prerequisite for everyone to be able to have a dialogue with her.

Ning Shusheng finally didn't foolishly go to Guobei County to collect the bill today, but stayed in Lanruo Temple.

When Uncle Jiu also went to Yan Chixia and Xiahou Swordsman to discuss business matters, Taoist Master Simu came to Ning Caichen's room by arranging the talisman array, and asked him furtively, "Hey, scholar, that Nie Xiaoqian is the eldest brother!" what kind?"

"It's almost the same as in that painting." Ning Caichen replied.

"That's normal... I don't know why you care so much about her." Scratching his head, he simply sat down in the clean room and waited for Ning Caichen to explain to him in detail.

Ning Caichen did not refuse, put away the book, thought carefully about where to start, and after a long time, he said slowly: "I am originally from Longquan County, Chuzhou, Zhejiang. My parents died young, and I have been taking care of my relatives. My family. Although my relatives are very kind to me, provide me with food and shelter, and tell me to concentrate on my studies and not work, it’s always not a good feeling to be dependent on others. Party members went on spring outings or participated in literary conferences, recited poems, and so on, so I didn’t have many friends; I came to Beijing to rush for the exam and failed, so no one would think of making a relationship with me.

"Xiaoqian is very beautiful, of course it is easy to attract men's attention and concern... But I want to save her because I see the same thing in her eyes as mine.

"She's as lonely as I was once."

Sitting there, Simu could not help sighing when he heard him say that, and muttered in a low voice: "I knew that a man likes to do two things in his life, and you are no exception. No one in this world has many stories. ? Who hasn’t been alone before... Okay, okay, I won’t talk about it. Also, let me ask you, what do you mean by ‘once’?”

I saw Ning Caichen stood up, bowed respectfully to the four eyes, and said with a smile: "Now I know everyone, and finally feel that this life is not wasted. You two, Mr. Yan, Boss Xue, Mr. Ma ...When you don't know what I'm thinking and why I'm doing this, you immediately decide to help me, even if you put yourself in danger because of it, you don't care at all. It's less of a problem'. Although I, Ning Caichen, am not talented, I want to be your friend, do you know if I have the honor?"

"Does it need to be said... Otherwise, why have we stayed in this ruined temple until now? Remember to buy us a drink after this matter is over. Wait, you scholar, I am afraid you will never want to make money in this life... Forget it .” The four eyes returned the salute, and teased the little scholar again.

Before he was about to go out, he thought of something again, stared at Ning Caichen and said: "Tonight, after you go to the tavern to pick up your things, you can just look at the paintings in front of the window, and when Nie Xiaoqian comes, we will naturally come. "

Ning Caichen nodded, and said solemnly: "She is really a good ghost, you must not hurt her."

"Alright, alright."

Si Mu said impatiently, flicked his long sleeves, opened the door and went downstairs.

The days of Lanruo Temple seem to be very short. It feels like the sun will set and the moon will rise in vain before long.

Xiahou swordsman didn't sleep last night, he found a place in the temple to catch up on sleep during the day, got up in the afternoon, and was currently sharpening his sword in the courtyard.Uncle Jiu avoided Yan Chixia and asked why the swordsman didn't leave. He just sneered and said, "...some people think that my sword is not sharp enough to deal with ghosts and ghosts. I want to see if it's true."

The four eyes in the temple are covered with charms everywhere, but they are all pasted on the broken door panels, window lattices, corners and eaves, and they do not form a formation. He returned to the main hall of Lanruo Temple with a long iron cylinder with a sealed lid, and also called Simu to stick a yellow paper talisman on the lid.

"These two, the smaller one should be placed in Lanruo Temple, and the larger one should be buried in an open place. Daoist Yan, you choose a place. It's best to force the old demon out there directly." Uncle Jiu said .

Yan Chixia just nodded: "Then it depends on my palm thunder."

Ning Caichen also took a deep breath, looked at his room in the backyard through the half-collapsed courtyard wall, and heard the ethereal sound of the piano again.

Chapter 39 Burning Fire

Nie Xiaoqian really came.

When Ning Caichen was still admiring the painting carefully under the light, he heard her sad voice from behind: "Master, why didn't you leave?"

Nie Xiaoqian really just thought that the man in front of her was no different from the others last night, just another tribute to her grandma.She has harmed many people before, even if she couldn't bear it, she has already committed a crime, what difference does it make if there is one more or one less?

But this Ning Shusheng is different, he is different from other people in this world.He will appreciate beauty, but will not be fascinated by beauty; he hopes to make money, but will not accept ill-gotten gains.He has his own way of judging the world in his heart, even if he is ridiculed as stupid by the world, he remains steadfast.Seeing that there are such people in the world can make her yearn for "alive" from the bottom of her heart!

So, knowing that she would be taught a lesson by her grandma when she went back, she let the young scholar go. She only hoped that he would leave Guobei County as soon as possible so that he would not lose his life in vain.

But who knew that this Ning Caichen was still here, and she had no choice but to show up again, hoping that grandma would not find him.

She was anxious, and didn't care about anything else, she stepped forward and said, "Hurry up, if grandma finds out that you are here, you will die!"

But as soon as Shusheng Ning opened his mouth, he uttered words that terrified her: "Xiaoqian, I know you are a ghost. Don't be afraid... I have already found powerful people to help, so don't be afraid of that tree demon. You I just need to answer, are you unwilling? Do you want to stop living this kind of life? "

Want to?She thinks about it every day and every night.

However, this tragic fate has already wiped out all her motivation and hope, so that from the day she died to now, her brows have never been relieved.She can't bear to turn her head away when she is hurting someone, but on the second night, under the pressure of her grandma, she still has to put on a coquettish appearance and come out to confuse the passing men.

Nie Xiaoqian’s nature is not like this, she is kind and loves to treat others kindly, but all around her from birth to death is nothing but filth of one kind or another; when she was controlled by her grandma at the beginning, she has been abused by her grandma in various ways Tortured to the point of despair, in this world where yin and yang are reversed, she can only desperately play the role of a prostitute, and continue to exist like this day by day.

"No...you can't beat her. Grandma has great magic power, and all our ashes are in her hands..."

"You don't have to think about this." Ning Caichen grabbed her hand, "If you want to escape its control, I'll help you do it; if you want to be reborn as a human being, I'll get your ashes back; End it all, and I'll end it!"

"My lord..." Nie Xiaoqian's lips trembled, tears welling up in her eyes: "Why are you being so nice to me?"

Ning Shusheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's just because you are Nie Xiaoqian and I am Ning Caichen."

There was a chuckle of "Pu Chi" from outside the door, and then the four-eyed Taoist priest, Uncle Jiu, and Yan Chixia walked in with blushing faces.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control it for a while." The four-eyed Taoist priest apologized after entering.

Seeing someone else coming, Nie Xiaoqian was about to run away from the window, but Xiahou swordsman snatched it and closed the window.The yellow paper talisman on the window sill gave her a frightening aura, making her afraid to move half a step.

Xiahou swordsman looked her up and down, and said, "No wonder that tree demon chose you, and this stupid scholar also took a fancy to you. You are quite pretty, but it's a pity you shouldn't hurt anyone!"

"Don't scare her, Brother Xiahou." Yan Chixia also stepped forward, and said to Nie Xiaoqian, who was trembling with fear, "You don't have to be afraid, we are all friends of Ning Shusheng. You should have met I, I may have heard that old monster mention me, and I know that I am comparable to it... Now with the help of these friends, I can definitely get rid of it."

Nie Xiaoqian was so blessed that she knelt down on the ground with a plop, and begged in a mournful voice: "Please save me from this sea of ​​suffering!"

"We will retrieve your ashes, choose another place for burial, and find someone to perform deeds to cleanse you of your sins, so that you can reincarnate. But you also need to help... lure that old demon here. "Uncle Jiu said.

As the night darkened, Lanruo Temple became quiet again, and even the fire was extinguished.

Suddenly, the sound of bells came from Ning Caichen's room in the backyard.

The mass grave behind the temple suddenly had a demonic aura, and the bamboo forest behind the temple was blown upside down by the strong wind. The things that several people were waiting for had already arrived!

In the darkness, a huge tongue with barbs and mucus, neither like a plant nor like an animal, quickly attacked Lanruo Temple along the sparse shadows in the bamboo forest.

The closer it is, the more it can feel it, and it can feel the vigorous Yang Qi that can be transmitted through the blue-black stone wall, burning like a small sun!This man, this man can't let go!

And besides... Heh, Xiaoqian is really dishonest, she probably took the opportunity to steal some food, so she also has some yang energy left in her body.But it doesn't matter, forgive her for not daring to eat too much, it's just that seeing such a man with such strong yang energy can't hold it anymore, the real big meal should be enjoyed by grandma, and only grandma is qualified to enjoy it alone.

But in the blink of an eye, there was already the sound of crunching wooden planks being stressed in the backyard of Lanruo Temple, mixed with the sound of crackling and cracking from time to time.The unspeakable stench rushed towards the temple with the dark wind, all the windows were blown open, and the dust mixed with fallen leaves made people's cheeks hurt. It was clear that the extremely evil tree demon had come close.

What an old demon, before you see its shape, you hear its voice first.

I could only hear the whirring wind from all around passing the large and small stone pagodas in front of Lanruo Temple, and gradually converging into innocuous laughter mixed with frenzied roars.

"Hee hee... With such abundant yang energy, I hope to transform into a form!"

In Lanruo Temple, Ning Caichen had already dragged Nie Xiaoqian to the main hall of Lanruo Temple in a panic.As soon as I stepped into the hall, I heard a rumbling sound from the side, the courtyard wall was knocked down, the bonfire left there was overturned, and the unburned firewood was scattered everywhere in front of the hall; Come in, rush left and right, with an unpleasant smell and an uncontrollable chill.In the faint light of the firewood that seemed to be about to burn out, the chilling shape of the giant tongue wrapped in slime could barely be seen.

But at the same time that the giant tongue pursued Ning Caichen, the sticky barb unintentionally rolled an iron cylinder around the tongue.

"gone!"

Uncle Jiu suddenly appeared, pulled Shusheng Ning, and pushed him out of the gate of Lanruo Temple.The four eyes next to him also turned around from behind the tree, holding the Dharma seal in their hands, chanting mantras, and shouting "Hurry up like a law!"

Seeing flames flashing all around Lanruo Temple, the spells that had been placed earlier were activated together, and instantly ignited the things brought by several people from the tavern.

As the talisman fire rose, the jelly-like semi-solid gasoline contained in the iron cylinder burst into flames at the same time, and exploded into a large piece in the main hall of Lanruo Temple, all of which stuck to the giant tongue.

Boss Xue is right, this is indeed a special kind of flame that cannot be shaken off, extinguished, or relieved from pain.

If something like napalm is used by humans on the same kind, "the only relief is to give him a bullet"; in modern culture, the use of this weapon is considered to be outright cruelty and atrocity, against humanity, right and wrong. Humans; but it's really appropriate to use it on a goblin like the dryad grandma who cares about human life.

Earth-shattering screams came from nowhere, even scarier than Lanruo Temple’s long-suffering ghost cries, so that the surrounding insects and beasts were silent, only the clanging and clanking of the temple, and the huge tongue hurting There was a loud noise of bumping around.

It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, that tongue had already burst out of Lanruo Temple, which had turned into a sea of ​​flames, with a flame like a gangrene.The pungent and pungent smell, the fire that will not go out even if you beat it repeatedly, but will only grow stronger, illuminates the dense barbs and reddish-brown carrion on the tongue.

"What kind of fire is this, what kind of fire is this!"

The disgusting voice of the hermaphrodite yelled wildly, burrowed into the ground, and rolled over and over again, almost turning over the entire forest behind Lanruo Temple, tearing and throwing all the bamboos, making a mess all over the place, but obviously it couldn't understand Well, the combustion accelerant contained in the napalm prepared by Max will decompose and release oxygen even under water, and continue the slow burning process, that is to say... the fire cannot be extinguished.

The figure of Xiahou swordsman appeared from the smoke. His sword had already been pasted with a charm made by four eyes, and the branches that the tree demon stretched out to his side were cut into pieces one after another. The fragments caused the old demon to retreat outside the temple, howling miserably.

[39. No. 39]

It wasn't until the tree demon's tongue wrapped in flames escaped into the crooked bamboo forest behind the temple that it shook violently and split from the middle. A bunch of tentacles-like things tore off the scorched flesh on the surface, tearing those The part that was still burning was torn from the body and thrown aside.It's like a snake shedding its skin, except that it loses not only horny skin, but also large pieces of flesh and blood; the stinky blood mixed with the pungent smell of burning oil smoked the surrounding area of ​​Lanruo Temple into a miasma.

Before it could escape, Yan Chixia had already jumped down from a nearby tree, avoiding the thick black smoke rolling upwards, passing through the clump of filth, and chasing after the tongue that had been stripped of most of its flesh and blood.

"Heaven and Earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law!"

The swordsman let out a loud shout, and the thunder in his palm followed the direction in which the tree demon's giant tongue was retreating, forcing it to an open space in the bamboo forest. Finally, it could no longer retreat, and the primordial spirit took the shape of a human.

"Yan Chixia, you... how dare you lie to me! You hurt me with that strange fire!"

The old demon shouted angrily.