Exorcism Department Headquarters, Star Observation Deck.
"He's awake." Sishou Luochuan said calmly.
Shangguan Jin was silent for a long time.
She knew that the Chief Secretary was talking about Gu Xu - he had penetrated the secret of Taoyuan Town and was about to wake up from the dream and see the reality.
"Gu Xu...he is really amazing." She sighed sincerely.
Shangguan Jin appreciates beauties, but he appreciates smart people even more.
It is really easy for a young man like Gu Xu, who is handsome and smart, to win her admiration.
Luochuan said no more.
He only felt that Gu Xu's appearance at this time gradually overlapped with the figure of an old friend in his memory.
He was a little nostalgic, a little happy, and a little sentimental.
Now the long night is approaching.
I don’t know if everything is well with that old friend.
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The fantasy in the pot, Taoyuan Town.
"What is that sound?" Ma Qin asked alertly.
"Perhaps... we will be able to see the true form of Taoyuan Town soon." Gu Xu said with a smile.
"Ontology? What do you mean? Is this town still alive?"
Before he finished speaking, a rich and evil spirit rose from Taoyuan Town. Black fog.
Then the scenery around the two people quickly distorted, like melting paraffin or a rotating kaleidoscope.
Ma Qin felt dazzled.
There was a vague "buzzing" sound in his ears, which made his head hurt.
After a few minutes, the surrounding environment finally stopped changing.
Ma Qin was surprised to find that the bustling and noisy Jiangnan town with people coming and going had disappeared.
At this moment, they were on a desolate hillside.
The sky is overcast and gray.
The cool breeze rustled.
A few badly weathered tombstones stood among the dry weeds, with scattered bones.
A gloomy and lonely scene.
There is only one peach tree, standing gracefully in the center of the hillside.
The trees are full of delicate red flowers, and thousands of red branches are blooming in spring.
It is incompatible with this desolate background.
Under the peach tree, dormant was a monster about the size of a leopard.
It is black and gray all over, with a body like a horse, a trunk like an elephant, a face like a lion, a forehead like a rhinoceros, a tail like a cow, and legs like a tiger.
Its eyes were slightly opened, but they still looked a little confused.
"What kind of ghost is this?" Ma Qin pointed at the monster and asked Gu Xu in a low voice beside him.
At this time, Ma Qin had already regarded Gu Xu as a humanoid library - when he encountered something he didn't understand, he could just ask Gu Xu directly, which was much easier than using his own brain to think.
Gu Xu’sThe corners of the mouth are slightly raised.
Before this, there were still numerous speculations in his mind.
The moment he saw this black and gray monster, it suddenly dawned on him - he completely understood the origin and whereabouts of "Taoyuan Town".
I heard him reply without thinking: "This is a dream-eating tapir, an 'evil spirit'-level ghost. This monster feeds on the negative spiritual power of human beings and can devour people's nightmares and make them These swallowed dreams reappear in the world.
“I guess that the Taoyuan Town we were in just now was a nightmare created by this dream-eating tapir.
“In dreams, both the lack of details and the cycle of time are undoubtedly very reasonable.
“This dream-eating tapir will trap outsiders in In the nightmare, let them feel the pain and despair in time reincarnation again and again, thereby absorbing their negative spiritual power and using it to strengthen themselves and continuously expand the scope of the nightmare.
"This is the reason why Taoyuan Town has continued to expand in area and population in history.
"If my guess is not wrong, I just need to find a way to kill this dream-eater. Tapir, our assessment has been successfully passed. "
But Ma Qin's focus fell entirely on the word "evil spirit".
"But, Gu Xiandi, an 'evil spirit' level ghost , it’s not something that the two of us can deal with casually! Ma Qin said with some uneasiness, "We have a first-level monk and a second-level monk. Together, I'm afraid it's not enough for this dream-eating tapir to fill the gap between his teeth!" "
"Brother Ma, don't panic," Gu Xu said in a relaxed tone, "Look, there is a peach tree next to this dream-eating tapir, right? ”
Ma Qin nodded.
He always felt that Gu Xu had been looking at him with caring eyes when he spoke.
Only heard Gu Xu Xu went on to explain:
“In Feng Shui, peach trees are the essence of the five elements, which can control hundreds of ghosts, isolate evil spirits, ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters. Because of this, the sword cultivators of the Exorcism Department often choose to use peach wood swords as weapons.
"The peach tree in front of us, if nothing else, should have been planted here by a certain spiritual master to suppress this dream-eating tapir. With this peach tree here, this The Dream-Eating Tapir should not be able to exert its full power. We may still be able to fight."
"I hope you didn't lie to me..." Ma Qin muttered in a low voice.
At the same time, he clenched the "Goose Wing Knife" in his hand and took a few steps forward, preparing to fight to the death with the Dream-Eating Tapir.
"Wait!" At this moment, Gu Xu suddenly stopped him, "I have a better way to deal with it."
"What way?" Ma Qin turned around with some confusion.
"Brother Ma, you are a second-level monk, and your true energy is much richer than mine," Gu Xu said, "I want to borrow your true energy to draw a more powerful one." 'Tai Shang NorthExtremely demon-suppressing and ghost-killing talisman’. "
"Zhen Yuan... can I still borrow it? "Ma Qin was surprised.
"It's very simple," Gu Xu smiled faintly, "Have you ever heard of the 'Spell to Invite the Gods'? ”
“Of course! "Ma Qin still understands this bit of common sense.
"Invitation to the Gods", as the name suggests, is to ask a certain deity above the nine heavens to give you powerful power by reciting a specific incantation.
"As long as you replace the name of the deity in the 'Inviting God Curse' with your name, Brother Ma, I can borrow your true energy. "Gu Xu continued to explain.
Hearing this, Ma Qin was stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"This...this, this, this Not so good! "He said hesitantly.
In the eyes of the natives of the wilderness like Ma Qin, the gods above the nine heavens have a very lofty status. It is said that it is those gods who teach the method of cultivation. Giving the human race of Dahuang the ability to compete with ghosts.
He felt that it was a disrespectful act for Gu Xu to tamper with the "God-Inviting Curse" at will.
"There's nothing wrong with it," Gu Xu said, "In my opinion, no matter what method it is, as long as it can eliminate ghosts and monsters, it is a good method. I believe that the superior gods are magnanimous and will never care about such a small offense with us insignificant ants. "
Ma Qin sighed, and finally nodded in agreement with Gu Xu's idea.
So, Gu Xu closed his eyes and began to recite the mantra softly: "Please Qingzhou Master Ma, the mighty spirit appears and displays its magical powers. Travel around the world with a sword in your hand, and walk like clouds with five thunders on your feet. The real body is the evil ghost in the world, and the evil spirits are crushed and will not stop. All the mountain spirits and ghosts have surrendered, and all the young people have quickly taken refuge. I follow the order of Supreme Emperor Haotian and burn incense to invite you to the altar. The divine soldiers are as urgent as the law! ”
It’s so embarrassing! It’s so embarrassing!
Hearing this “God-Inviting Curse” adapted by Gu Xu, Ma Qin wanted to find a hole and crawl into it immediately.< /p>
He couldn't imagine what his acquaintances, especially those in Qingzhou Prefecture, would think of him after hearing this incantation and the title "Master Qingzhou Ma". < /p>
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Notes:
(1) “The trees are full of delicate red flowers, and thousands of branches are blooming in spring. "——"Peach Blossom" by Wu Rong of the Tang Dynasty