Chapter Ninety-Six: Two Demons Together
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The garrison officers have experienced a hundred battles, know how to arrange troops, are familiar with the way of attack and defense, and are even more handy when they arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers under them, but they do not understand the mentality of young people.
He assumed the appearance of an old and dignified elder, trying to scare off the prince and the guests he had brought with him, "This is no ordinary monster. β
As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted the guests, much to the annoyance of the garrison, and even a soldier with a little experience would retreat vigilantly at the slightest hint of his tone, rather than approaching with interest, which made him even more suspicious of the fighting ability of this group of young men.
"Why is it not ordinary?" even Xin Youtao was curious, although he didn't want to leave the castle to kill the monster at all.
"This vampire demon appeared in the forest to the north about three or four years ago, just when the residents of Wild Forest Town disappeared, and we have reason to believe that it is a little demon left behind by the Great Demon King. This little demon is unpredictable, sometimes it turns into a wolf, sometimes it turns into a pig, sometimes it is still a human-headed beast, hiding in the dense forest during the day, and coming out to suck blood at night, beasts, livestock, and humans are not spared. β
"It's just a little demon, why don't you send someone to destroy it?" Xin Youtao asked in a reproachful tone.
The garrison glanced at the prince, and a smile appeared on his unshaven face, "The degree of the vampire demon is very fast, and twenty or thirty soldiers can't stop it, but they are broken by it individually." In the past two years, the big and small ear forts have been busy reinforcing the city walls, and last year they first participated in the war in the land of demons, and then they had to resist the scattered demons in the northwest, so they really couldn't divide more people. Fortunately, this vampire demon is mainly active in the original Yelin Town, and the people don't go over there. β
"Wildwoods. Xiao Qiu was in a gloomy mood, his hometown was actually occupied by a vampire, and he was even more determined to get rid of it.
"You also participated in last year's Dao Demon Battle?" Zhou Ping asked in surprise, in the minds of Pang Shan's disciples, that war was born between the Nine Great Dao Sect and the demons, and had nothing to do with the Xuanfu Army.
The garrison officer smiled, "The northern vassal states have sent a total of 50,000 troops. Thousands of Fu Gong masters in the imperial capital accompanied the expedition, and the official was among them, which can be regarded as a meager contribution to last year's war. By the way, we call this battle the 'Gonghuang Deepavali War'. β
This is a new thing that the disciples of Pang Shan have never heard of, Yang Qingyin asked Xin Youtao, "Do you know all these things?"
Xin Youtao shrugged his shoulders as if to shake his head, but in the end he just exhaled, "I know a little bit, but no one believes me when I say it, so I didn't mention it." β
"Emperor Gong's Demon Slayer War?, your old emperor personally set out to fight?" Yang Qingyin was not very happy. The other party's tone seemed to imply that the Nine Great Dao Sects were deliberately concealing the merits of mortals.
"That's not true, but the battle of the demon slayer during the reign of the Son of Heaven was always rare, and it was only named so for ...... Commemorate. The garrison officer will not be as familiar as the young woman, and Zhengse added: "Of course, the main force of the war is still the Taoist priests of the Nine Great Dao Command, and we are responsible for encircling and forcing the demon army into a trap, and it is hundreds of Taoist priests who attack from the front. I was assigned to the flank, and I didn't see Deepavali in full swing. But hundreds of miles away, I could see the fire, thunder and lightning, and the whole earth was shaking, and I heard that friendly troops thousands of miles away could feel it, but unfortunately in the end, the demon king escaped......"
The self-esteem of the disciples of Pang Shan was restored. In any case, it is still the Dao Tong's military exploits that are the most prominent.
Xiaoqiu listened for a while, and had to open her mouth to remind everyone that the business had not been resolved, "Do we want to get rid of that vampire demon or not?"
The garrison just shook his head. He had seen the world and knew very well that ordinary Daoist disciples could not compare with real Taoist priests, especially His Royal Highness the Prince. "Yelin Town is now far away from people, and the vampire demon entrenched there is not very dangerous, but the man-bear monster often plunders the livestock in the village, and even kills a few children, it is the henchman." β
"Get rid of both. Yang Qingyin made a decision, she was not ignorant of human affairs, she had already guessed the guard's thoughts, raised her right hand, and a fireball suddenly appeared in her palm, spinning fast like a top, and it looked extremely bright and hot in the cold hall.
The garrison officer bowed formally and apologized for his momentary clumsiness, there was actually a real Pangshan Taoist priest among this group of young people, so what was there to worry about?" β
The garrison changed his attitude and walked out of the hall to find the guide who was most familiar with the situation, Yang Qingyin put away the fireball and said to the seven disciples who couldn't spell: "I'm just showing my face, and I still have to do it with a few of you." β
Except for Xiao Qingtao, several disciples all cast blaming glances at Xiao Qiu, and Xin Youtao glared fiercely, "Vampire Demon, you will become a wolf and a pig for a while, can you beat it?"
"I didn't know until I hit it. Seeing that everyone's faces were a little flustered, Xiaoqiu smiled and comforted: "The garrison officer also said that the vampire demon just runs faster, and has no other skills." β
The guide the garrison had found was a young talisman master.
Master Fu was thin and pale, and at first glance he looked like a scholar who had been sitting at a table for a long time, and there was only one round crown on his head, indicating that his status in the Longbin Society was very low.
He got the guidance of the garrison officer, and as soon as he came in, he first saluted Yang Qingyin, "In Xia Liu Ding, it is an honor to meet the Taoist priest of Pangshan." "Then I met His Royal Highness the Prince. Xin Youtao's impression of the guide immediately became very bad.
Early the next morning, Liu Ding was ready, and put on a set of light leather armor painted with talismans, but the round crown on his head refused to be replaced, "This is the Longbin Crown, only by wearing it, can I be regarded as a talisman master." β
At Xin Youtao's strong request, the disciples other than Yang Qingyin all went to the arsenal to select weapons, Liu Ding proposed a lot of Jianyi, and the last few people all took the best talisman sword in Xiaoerbao.
"The sword is three feet and one inch long, two inches and three inches wide, and it is blessed with the Demon Breaking Nine Yang Talisman, which is especially effective against those demons with rough skin and thick flesh, and it also blesses the primary cloud steaming talisman, so it looks very heavy, but it is very light in the hand. However, after this sword is stained with demon blood, the talisman will quickly become invalid......"
"The sword used to slay demons can't be stained with demon blood?" Xiao Qiu waved his long sword, feeling incredible, and the other disciples thought the same as him.
Liu Ding smiled, "This is the case with the talisman directly engraved on the artifact, so there must be a talisman master in the world, and we can restore the power of the talisman on the sword at any time." β
Xin Youtao was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "This is not intentional, there is a high-level talisman that has been in effect for a long time. But it is very rare, how can it be handed over to the whole army to use? In Xiao'er Fort, the Demon Breaking Jiuyang Sword is the best weapon, if it weren't for my face, you wouldn't be able to get it. β
That being said, however, Liu Ding seemed to value the Taoist priest of Pangshan more, and he had always been respectful to Yang Qingyi, and he himself received a short bow and ten arrows, and after leaving the arsenal, the people left the Jinwei horse in the fort and replaced it with an ordinary horse. "The brocade-tailed horse is a spirit animal, and it is easy to arouse the vigilance of demons. β
Except for Xin Youtao, everyone felt that Liu Ding was a trustworthy talisman master, and he was obviously very aware of his responsibilities and arranged everything in an orderly manner.
In the afternoon of the same day, Liu Ding led Pang Shan's disciples to a small village and decided to kill the man-bear monster here first.
There are only about 30 households in the village, guarding a large area of fertile land, bordering the forest more than ten miles to the north. Three months ago, a man-bear monster began to haunt the area, swaggering out of the forest almost every night to rob the village's livestock, even killing two adults and three children.
The villagers had long been looking forward to Xiaoerbao sending troops to eliminate the demons, and they recognized Master Fu. I didn't know much about Pang Shan, and I was surprised to hear that Liu Ding was just a guide, and the demon slayer was eight young men and women. However, he was still very enthusiastic, bringing out rice and fruits and vegetables to entertain the guests, and then hiding to the side to discuss.
Yang Qingyin only cares about teasing children. Without interfering in anything, he completely handed over the task of exterminating demons to the seven disciples.
Guan Shen Yuexian Lao Niang really didn't care, he, a disciple who had been in the Five Elements Sect, had no choice but to stand up and assign tasks according to the knowledge of demon slaying that he had learned, "You go to the east...... No, let's go for two people, you two...... Ah, if you want to go west, you can do it...... Uh, we don't know how to do spells, who can stop the demon head-on? Mu Xingqiu, how are you? Xin Youtao, can you ask for a few talismans...... Alas, the absence of spells is a big loophole......"
The demon elimination methods of the Five Elements Branch are all based on spells and magic weapons, without these two, Guan Shenyue is completely at a loss, has been hesitating, seeing that the sky is going to be dark, everyone still doesn't know what they want to do, Xiaoqiu really can't help it, got up and said: "I mention a Jianyi, the man-bear monster is just a little demon, it shouldn't be difficult to kill, let's divide into two groups, one group stays in the village, and one group guards the edge of the forest to cut off its back road." β
"Good idea, let's do it. Guan Shenyue said immediately, and Xiaoqiu then assigned the staff in detail, and everyone had no objection.
As night fell, the villagers rested early, and the village was silent. Xiaoqiu practiced using the long sword in the abandoned house next to the sheepfold, Xin Youtao occasionally gave a few words, and Liu Ding took turns lying on the window to monitor the situation outside.
The night was deeper, and when it was Xin Youtao's turn to rest, he sat on the dry grass in the corner, rubbed his frozen red hands, and complained softly: "Running so far to kill a little demon, is it really helpful to practice? Alas, she said bluntly, it's not that I can't afford it, let's go to Xijie City, go to Huangjing, and it's more fun to go anywhere than here. β
Xiao Qiu stopped practicing his sword, and the cold kept rushing in through the unobstructed window, but he didn't feel cold at all, "Later, you will attract the attention of the human bear monster." β
"Me?" Xin Youtao's face changed suddenly.
"If you don't take the bait, you will be the attacker. β
Xin Youtao pointed to Liu Ding, who was watching from the window, and said "him" with his mouth.
Xiao Qiu shook his head and refused, Liu Ding is a low-level talisman master, obviously he doesn't have the ability to confront the human-bear monster head-on, and this is a good opportunity to temper his courage, he doesn't want to give it to others.
Liu Ding didn't notice the little trick behind him, and suddenly beckoned to the two without looking backβthe man-bear monster was coming.
Xiaoqiu and Xin Youtao walked lightly to the window, carefully poking their heads out and looking out.
The crops in the last winter were desolate, and the air was half a wheel that clearly illuminated the white earth, and I saw a strange thing walking in the distance, tall and majestic, walking upright, like a human being, but the pace was old, and from time to time it looked up and swayed, as if it was shouting silently.
Disciples who have not yet condensed Dan should not use strong eyesight frequently, but now it is a necessary moment, Xiao Qiu looked at it intently, although he had been prepared, he was still shocked in his heart, it was indeed an upright bear, with short and thick legs, but it had a hairy face that was very similar to that of humans, gritting his teeth, as if full of anger.
Xiaoqiu was just about to retract his gaze, but there was something strange on the ground.
The man-bear monster did not act alone, and at his feet was a small boar, which looked very normal, not like a demon, but had a lone human head on its head.
The human head was long and scattered, and his face was covered with thick bloodstains, like a dark red mask.
The vampire is here, too!
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