Chapter 122: Thunder method catches monsters

Chen Pingan and his party entered the mountain from north to south. At about the same time, there happened to be another group of people walking from south to north. It was an old Taoist who carried a mahogany sword on his back and a string of silver bells hanging from his waist. His Taoist robes were old and his feet were worn. Straw sandals are not very fairy-like, but are very shabby.

Behind him was a lame young man with a dull expression. In addition to carrying a large package on his back, he also carried a banner that said "Subjugate demons and catch ghosts, eliminate demons and protect the Tao" slanted on his shoulders. It was estimated that the cloth had been washed too many times. It has long turned white, and the eight characters are also light ink. There is also a round-faced girl of seven or eight years old, thin and small, reaching out to support the old Taoist who has always closed his eyes for some reason.

The old Taoist suddenly raised his head, "looking" at the rolling green and black mountains, and said in surprise: "Huh? This mountain is not far from the Jiang Shen Temple on the Xiuhua River, but there is such an obvious There must be a hidden meaning in this. Although the mountains and rivers are bounded by each other, there is something strange here."

After hearing this, the little girl with a flushed face asked worriedly. Said: "Master, what should we do? Last time you failed to catch monsters in Sanzhi Mountain and paid to hire our people. In the end, you were so angry that you didn't even pay for the money. Now we really don't have much copper left, otherwise we will take a detour ?"

The old Taoist snorted: "A detour? If I didn't meet him, that would be fine. That monster was lucky. Now that I have caught him, how can I let him go? The truth! The words "Destroying Demons and Protecting the Way" written on the banner are for outsiders to see..."

The little girl sighed and reminded: "Master, there are no outsiders here."

The old Taoist smiled and said: "Follow me, Master has not recovered from Sanzhi Mountain yet. It is really irritating. There is no credit but hard work. He is not willing to give even half a copper coin. How can there be such a shameless person in the world?" Those who are rich and unkind deserve to have their ancestral graves invaded by mountain ghosts, and their descendants to suffer misfortunes..."

The little girl reminded again: "Master, don't you always say that we cultivators should have a normal mind?"

The old Taoist who was kind-hearted just a moment ago became furious, stretched out his fingers and pinched the round-faced girl’s arm, twisted it hard, and said with a stern look on his face: “Who gave you the courage to teach you a lesson? Master? You dare to go on forever!"

The little girl cried out in pain and quickly begged for mercy: "It hurts, Master, I don't dare anymore..."

The lame young man looked silent. But soon blood seeped out from his ears and nose, but the dull boy remained silent and motionless.

The little girl cried even more sadly, "Master, please let me go, he must have done it unintentionally. I promise Master that within the next three days, I will try to give him an extra pound of spring water!" "

The old Taoist smiled happily and rubbed the little girl's head hard. The little girl's slender body swayed, "It's not a fight, it's a must."

The old Taoist finally said. He took back his hand that was as dry as an old branch and laughed.: "Into the mountains! A horse with no weeds or fat will be a windfall. Not to mention, since you two little bastards are around, although you eat and drink together, Master has become much more at ease in cultivating Taoism. Thinking of this, Master feels I will treat you better in the future, haha."

The little girl helped the blind old man to start climbing.

The lame boy wiped away the blood silently, taking it for granted.

The little girl turned around and smiled secretly, and the boy grinned, indicating that he was fine.

After the three masters and disciples entered the mountain, they spent most of the time wandering around in circles, unable to accurately find the source of the evil spirit. The old Taoist could always feel the subtle evil energy permeating the nearby mountains and grass, but He was never able to get in. The old Taoist knew that the great demon's Taoism must not be weak anymore, otherwise he would not be able to use the blinding formation to block out the sky. However, the old Taoist still refused to give up and let him go every day. The lame boy carrying the flag went to explore the road, while he took the round-faced girl to rest near the mountain road. From time to time he took out a wooden compass, commonly known as the upside-down compass. It is a style commonly used by Taoist monks and Yin-Yang magicians. Surprisingly, the thin vermilion needles on the bottom of Tianchi Lake occasionally shed golden light, revealing the hidden mystery of this disk.

The sky was gloomy, filled with fog, and it might rain at any time. The old Taoist squatted by the roadside, lowered his head and "stared" at the compass, and muttered: "Upside Down, Twenty-Four Mountains" There are mountains of gold and silver. Turning upside down, there are dragons, ponds and tiger's dens in the Twenty-four Mountains.” It seems that we have arrived at Wanping County, where we can have a few drinks.”

The round-faced girl followed the old Taoist’s line of sight and saw a group of people walking slowly, and she opened her eyes wide. As those people got closer and closer, she found that the leader was a young man with straw sandals carrying a basket on his back. He was holding a hatchet and occasionally chopped off the branches beside the narrow path in the mountains to prevent the hooks from piercing his clothes. There were three more people behind him. They are all young, a young lady wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, a sneaky boy, and a young brother with an indifferent expression. The three behind them are all carrying cute little emerald green book boxes.

Finally followed by a white donkey carrying luggage.

The little girl lowered her voice and said: "Master, it doesn't look like a rich family, why don't we just forget it?"

The blind Taoist raised his eyebrows, "Mosquito legs?" It's also meat. You are half a master, but you don't know how much money you have left in your pocket. How much money has your senior brother eaten up with his gluttonous belly? If Master hadn't taken pity on you, do you think this world could tolerate it? How many days will you live..."

The sensible little girl quickly tapped the old Taoist's shoulder, smiled sincerely, and said gratefully: "So my brother and I worked hard for Master, but Master never complained. If you are angry in the future, can you teach me a lesson when my brother is not present? Then my brother will not be angry, and the master will not have to punish him according to the family law."

The old Taoist stood up slowly. The little girl immediately stood aside with her hands tied.

This group of people was Chen Pingan and others who were heading south to Yefu Pass on the Dali border.

Chen Pingan has actually seen the smiling old Taoist and the reserved little girl.

After Chen Ping'an and the others approached, the old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, and said in a slightly awkward Dali Mandarin without surprising: "If I am not mistaken, you will have a long trip." You, you have experienced bloody disasters, but don’t think that surviving a catastrophe will lead to future blessings. In Pindao’s view, you will have a real disaster in the future. Only when this hurdle is passed can you have real blessings. ”

Chen Pingan’s heart sank and he remained silent.

Li Baoping looked at the little girl with a pale face. The latter smiled shyly, and Li Baoping also smiled.

The little girl in the red cotton jacket and the younger girl fell in love with each other immediately.

Li Huai almost blurted out the words on his lips, "Old Taoist, aren't you blind? Why do you look at this and that?" However, the turmoil on the Embroidered River boat was engraved in Li Huai's heart. Cover your mouth immediately and be determined not to cause trouble.

The blind Taoist seemed to be aware of Li Huai's thoughts, and laughed and said: "You don't know something. Our Taoist sect has ten great magical powers, among which there is a saying that 'the mind and eyes are open, the sky and the earth are clear, and sneaky retreats' , I happen to have mastered this magical power, and I don’t dare to boast that I am a proficient person, but I am still relatively good at it. I don’t look at people with my eyes, I only need to watch everyone’s situation with my heart.”

Lin Shou. With an indifferent expression, he said: "I, the Confucian sage, have teachings. When we meet by chance, we will not say anything about strange powers and confusing spirits."

The old Taoist was slightly surprised, and quickly sighed: "That's all, Buddhism does not cross undestined people. , Daomen will not help the deceived people. Go ahead, I hope you will be careful on this journey. If you are really in trouble, you may wish to shout loudly. If you are lucky enough to hear it, you will definitely come back to help. But if you are far away, I will not worry about it. Even if you have the intention, you are powerless."

After saying these words, the blind old Taoist stepped aside to cross the path.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "We will be careful, thank the Taoist priest for reminding us."

The two sides passed each other, and Li Baoping looked at the skinny little girl with a round face, Waving generously, the little girl timidly raised her small hand to her chest and shook it slightly as a silent farewell.

The old Taoist waited until Chen Ping'an and his party disappeared on the mountain road, and muttered: "All the way along, the Dali people are either vulgar warriors or ignorant people. This poor Taoist trick has never worked well. Why are we here today?" It's not working? It's bad luck, everything is going wrong. It seems that this time the demon can't be defeated, the mountain demon must have a strong family, this time..."

The blind old Taoist's eyelids trembled slightly. , stopped talking, patted the head of the little girl next to him who was looking reluctantly towards the mountain road, and said kindly: "Jiu'er, as long as this is successful, Master's thunder method practice will be guaranteed, and there will be no need to worry about money, then Master will be responsible for You brothers and sisters will definitely do better."

The little girl raised her head and said with a smile: "As long as the master doesn't slap the bell often, it will be good!"

The blind old Taoist was noncommittal, raised his head suddenly, and clasped his fingers, his expression not surprised but happy, "The sky has changed, the evil spirit is so strong, it can actually cause changes in the landscape and climate of the place! Well, well, well, I finally lured the snake out of the hole. Xiao Jiu'er, prepare to join the master in exterminating demons and defending the Way!"

The little girl nodded vigorously, but she was not afraid at all when facing the sneaky monsters that everyone in the mountain had changed.

The little girl took out a silver knife that was no more than an inch long, rolled up her sleeve, prepared to put the knife on her arm, and asked: "Master, do you want Fuquan now?"

The old Taoist nodded and said: "Although Master still has some, for the sake of caution, let's take some first so that Master can prepare for emergencies, so as not to be caught off guard by the monster, which will harm you brothers and sisters."

The little girl took a deep breath, used a knife to make a cut on her arm, and immediately blood gushed out. She quickly raised her arm, "Master, it's done."

The blind, experienced, and familiar person He stretched out a finger of his right hand, spread out his left palm, and quickly drew a talisman on the palm of his hand with his fingers. Then he switched the fingers and palms and drew a talisman on the palm of his right hand.

The little girl, whose face became increasingly pale, still asked seriously: "Master, is it enough?"

The old Taoist laughed and said: "That's enough for now, Master, let the other end The big demon that occupies this mountain, taste the feeling of being struck by five thunders!"

About a mile away from the master and apprentice, Chen Ping'an suddenly stopped and raised his hatchet to signal the attention of the three people behind him.

I saw a young man holding a strange flag in the distance. He was as strong as a mountain ape. He jumped out from the depths of the jungle, with his back to Chen Pingan and the others. The young man fell on the mountain road and shook it vigorously. Banzi several times, and then thought about joining the old road along the mountain road that is good for running, but the young man turned around and saw Chen Ping'an and his party on the mountain road. The sweaty young man was a little anxious, thought about it for a while, and changed his mind after gritting his teeth. , continued to flee down the mountain, and chose a detour to retreat.

At the same time, the young man did not forget to make a hurry-up gesture to Chen Pingan and the others.

Li Huai was stunned, "What are you doing?"

Lin Shouyi frowned and said: "There must be evil spirits chasing the young man, I can feel a sinister aura. ."

As expected, a blurry figure wrapped in billowing black smoke stopped for a moment after seeing Chen Pingan and his party, exuding a frightening and sinister atmosphere, but in the end it still chased the man holding the flag. The lame boy left quickly.

Chen Pingan said to Lin Shouyi: "Ask Senior Yin Shen, what did he say?"

After a while, Lin Shouyi replied: "Senior Yin Shen, let us continue. Go forward, don't linger, he will take a proper look, but he also said that he is just escorting us to the Dali border, reminding us that the purpose of this trip is just to travel far away to study, not to be a good person who catches demons and eliminates them, he does not I hope we can take the initiative to cause trouble."

Chen Pingan nodded, "Tell Senior Yin Shen to act according to the situation and help if you can. Also, Lin.Shouyi, you also prepare those three talismans, and then you lead the way. I will be at the end of the team. Aquarius, Li Huai, remember if you really encounter the legendary ghosts, don't be afraid, don't panic, don't imitate...forget it, let's get on our way! ”

Chen Pingan originally wanted to say that he must not imitate Zhu Lu on the stone flat of Qidun Mountain. He was obviously at the peak of the second level of martial arts, but when he encountered the monster white python, he did not even dare to take action.

But thinking of what A Liang said casually, "Those who talk about people's rights and wrongs behind their backs must be right and wrong." Chen Pingan swallowed his words back.

Lin Shouyi looked on. Confidently.

In the stack of talismans collected by the Li family in the small town, three of the lowest-grade yellow paper talismans can now be managed by Lin Shouyi

On a plate. The bead is a water talisman. The last five mountains barrier-breaking talisman is the water talisman.

But Lin Shouyi's real strength is still not three. Zhang didn't know how powerful the talisman was, but himself.

It was the secret thunder method recorded in the "Yunshang Langlang Book"

But of course Lin Shouyi would not do it because of it. If you want to verify the power of this grenade method, you will ask for trouble and put everyone in danger.

The group of people walked quickly. Li Huai raised his hands and wondered: " Is it raining now? Why don't you say hello in advance? ”

The rain was continuous and not heavy, but it made the coldness in the mountains and forests much stronger.

Chen Pingan took out four bamboo hats from his backpack, all of which were purchased in Hongzhu Town. Just for this rush in the wind and rain.

After everyone put on a bamboo hat, they kept walking. Chen Pingan looked back from time to time.

In the distance, the blind old Taoist. Facing the lame boy who was running towards him, he laughed and said, "Well done! A little evil spirit, seeking death! Die for the poor man! "

The old Taoist stepped with his feet and slapped the palm of his hand with a talisman, and then reminded the lame boy: "Get down! ”

The young man jumped forward and rolled in the muddy mountain road.

The golden light shone in the old Taoist palm, and every stroke of the talisman was illuminated by golden light, and there was a faint sound of thunder in the palm of his hand. .

This bright golden light is particularly eye-catching in the windy and rainy wilderness.

The black smoke behind the young man suddenly stopped, just as he was about to flee. He was already hit by the golden light, like a big golden net covering his whole body, making a squeaking sound, and the black shadow wailed, and soon disappeared.

The young man hunched over and ran behind the old man, panting. He thrust the soul-calling flag on the ground, and when he saw the worried look on the little girl's face, he still grinned and shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Hitting the filthy mass with one palm, the old man laughed happily: "How dare a low-life creature born of withered bones show its head in front of a poor man? ! "

There was a wisp of gray that seemed to be pulled into the flag.

The figure rose up in the air, twisted around and waved out with a palm, "Come on, come on, Come, allTurn into immeasurable merit for poor people! ”

A female figure behind the boy and the little girl was blown away by the thunder method from the palm of the old Taoist hand, and soon another ray of gray flew into the banner.

The old Taoist laughed happily. In the cloudy and rainy weather, the blind old man's old face was illuminated by thunder. His aura was overwhelming, and he was indeed capable of slaying demons. "The thunder method of this poor man is so powerful, how can you ghost creatures be able to compete with that ghost?" Is the big demon hiding behind the scenes still letting these minions come to die? Hurry up and capture him, hand over half of your family fortune, maybe he will let you go if he is a compassionate man! "

The art of thunder has always been at the top of all Taoist methods for thousands of years. Once used, it is recognized to be powerful and unstoppable.

It is just the so-called five Lei Zhengfa, except for a few Taoist sects in Aquarius Continent that can truly appreciate its essence, many other inheritances have incomplete systems or can only appear as side sects without divine intention. Therefore, there must be backlash for those who cast the spell. Over the years, the vitality has become exhausted, which has become the source of death and longevity.

So this old man's blindness may not have been born in the woods around the mountain road. , the rapidly moving billowing black smoke gradually decreased, and the disgusting sounds of whimpering, wailing, and low roaring completely returned to calm.

The little girl said softly: "Master, there is something behind you. Many lanterns were hung up. ”

The blind old Taoist turned his head and “looked”, and felt that white paper lanterns appeared out of thin air from the mountain road in the north, and were lit out of thin air, like a fire dragon thousands of feet long, swimming slowly. Walking in the mountains and swamps.

The old Taoist looked solemn, rubbed his palms, and used the female apprentice's blood as a red lacquer talisman.

The old Taoist reached out and pulled out the peach wood from behind. The sword is like facing a powerful enemy.

A woman wearing a bright red wedding dress came slowly, holding an oil paper fan. Her lips were clearly not moved, but a sinister voice sounded from the master and apprentice. In the ears of the three of them, "The Taoist Priest can just continue to draw the talisman. It doesn't matter if he draws it all over his body. I can wait, and then I will invite the three of you to my house as guests, and I will personally wash your faces, cramps, and acupuncture points for you three." Heart. "

The female ghost in red holding a paper fan seemed to be most interested in the little girl with a round face. Her hoarse voice continued to sound. At the same time, she reached out to cover the little white face. , "For example, washing your face, that's it. ”

The next moment, the little girl with a round face was so frightened that she quickly closed her eyes.

It turned out that the female ghost in red raised her hand to cover her face, then gently wiped it down, like The entire face was peeled off and "washed" away, revealing a bloody and terrifying face.