Chapter 402 Testing The seventh senior brother followed and worked hard. He chose a fan that could create a strong wind. With a gentle fan, the candlelight on the curtains in the hall began to shake violently. Lin Jue remembered that among the treasures given to him by Lord Fu Chi, he got a bamboo tube that could blow out fire and fog. Both fire and fog matched this fan. "It's a pity it's not a folding fan." The junior sister arrived later and had worked hard. She didn't want anything herself, so she just picked a few sharp feathers left by a bird demon that could fly and stab people. "This is for Xiaohua!" After saying that, she handed it to Caili. Caili's eyes opened wide and he was very surprised. "Brother, I..." The third senior brother did not contribute and did not arrive in time, but he still worked hard. He walked forward slowly and glanced at a small gourd, which was only half the size of a palm. However, he still looked away and picked up a bead, the size of a finger, which was left by a snake demon and seemed to be used to collect and nourish souls. "This thing is destined for me!"

The third senior brother took it away. As for what he used it for, no one dared to ask or say. There are a total of nine magical weapons left. Lin Jue, who also did not contribute, walked up, grabbed the small gourd, and threw it to the third brother: "I saw this when I was in heaven. This thing can hold water. It was used by a corpse demon to hold black water. When it was spilled on the ground, white smoke rose. I wonder if you can drink wine with it!" "Hey, thanks, Junior Brother!" The Third Senior Brother immediately smiled happily, "I can drink it! I can drink it! Why can't I drink it? Can't I just put it in the Weishui River and wash it?" "Then the rest belongs to me!" "Take it, take it..." It was rare for Third Senior Brother to be thin-skinned, and it was rare for Lin Jue to be thick-skinned. Anyway, Fourth Brother did the work, so we can share the spoils. Lin Jue glanced at the small sword used by the bird demon and saw that although it was small and not suitable for humans to wield, it could be used as a flying sword. Although it was not as useful as his own flying sword, it was also extremely sharp. Taoist Master Tao was one of the first eccentrics in Juxian Mansion who I met after I came to the capital. He was a righteous man and had often gone out to eliminate monsters before I met him. After that, he also followed me to Jinping County and Baolin. This flying sword was destined to be with him. The man named Lei also went with him to the northwest twice, but his skills were all in magic. He only needed the tiger demon's essence and blood to help him practice, and he usually didn't use any magic tools. Among them, only one protective bone ornament could be worn by him. There is something like a bone tube that can blow out cold air. There is an object like an incense burner that can ignite flames. There are also iron hammers and long swords, bird-beak-like awls, deer antlers that can be swung out to hit people, and whips made of willow twigs. You have to look around to know who to give them to. The world will become more and more chaotic in the future. He will need to make elixirs in the capital for a full thousand days, and it will be difficult for him to be distracted during this period. Not to mention whether there will be any changes in the capital itself, it is hard to say whether the northern and southern armies will break into the capital, and whether Dajiang will perish in those thousand days. Therefore, there must be someone to protect him. Maybe the number of people cannot be too small.

If you want to ask something from others, give to them first. If you want others to open up to you, at least you should not be stingy first. "As expected, the troubled times have arrived. After coming down the mountain, we should go out and travel like Third Brother and Little Brother, so that we can have a chance to make progress." Fourth Brother sat cross-legged on the ground and sighed, "Finding a Taoist temple to live and practice is just a tradition in times of peace. It is a place that the masters of Fuqiu Temple have prepared for their disciples in times of peace." "Brother, you shouldn't say that. The whole point of practicing Taoism is to cultivate freedom, and that depends on one's character." Lin Jue said, "Besides, you brothers are all in different places. In addition to spreading your branches and leaves, you are also ensuring the safety of the people in your area." He paused again: "Besides, since Fourth Senior Brother has come here today, didn't he take the initiative to come down the mountain and walk into this chaotic world? Today is only the first battle of the invasion by the Queen Mother of the East. Why worry about not having the opportunity to make progress?" The fourth brother nodded and said it made sense. Indeed, he was a quiet person. If possible, he just wanted to stay in the mountains, accompanied by rocks and streams, and birds and beasts, all of which were his good friends. In his spare time, he would spread out the four treasures of the study, write half an article or two lines of poetry, and when he was in a good mood, he would sit cross-legged on a rock by the stream and invite the birds and beasts in the mountains to enjoy a piece of bamboo flute music together. It would be even better if he had fellow apprentices to accompany him. This is how he would spend the rest of his life. It doesn’t even matter whether you become an immortal or not. But as the little sister said - In troubled times, where is the pure land? If you want to be free and at ease, you must have a way to protect yourself. Besides, how could he just stand by and watch when his fellow disciples were in trouble? Just like the carefree and easygoing nature of the third senior brother, he would also want to seek ways to achieve success for Fuqiu Temple. Such a lazy and alcoholic person also decided to be more diligent after a few words of advice from the younger junior sister. Isn't he the same? …… That night, a little man drove a carriage to deliver a letter. The little man was about the height of a palm, like the legendary Yao Jiao, and also like the rat spirit encountered in Yi County, but without the tail behind the rat spirit. It was dressed in yellow clothes and a yellow hat, and was driving a yellow carriage at full speed. The horse pulling the carriage was also yellow and about the size of a palm, and it looked quite pleasing. Don't underestimate it - it is a water god. Strictly speaking, it is a spirit in the swamp. It likes to gallop and can travel a thousand miles a day. Lin Jue had heard it before on Fuqiu Peak. Its name is Qingji. Now it is a minor priest under Lord Yili, responsible for delivering letters. Normally, it will respond to requests from Lord Yili and the talisman masters of the southern pantheon to help deliver letters. In the past, when the Qiyun Mountain held a grand ceremony, Xuantian Temple notified all places and asked it to help deliver the letters. The little man was in a hurry. He put down the letter and drove away. There was another letter in the carriage, so he must be on his way to the next trip. Lin Jue opened the letter. A piece of hairpin-flowered small calligraphy with the scent of ink wafting to your face. "How are you, fellow Daoist? "Today, hundreds of monsters suddenly emerged from Mount Modu. They were quite powerful and came to harass Boyu. It took a lot of effort for us and the soldiers guarding the city to repel them. “However, the Queen Mother of the East is a demon king who has achieved enlightenment. She has been dormant for many years. Even if she is surrounded and suppressed by the two True Lords, she can mobilize far more than just these demon soldiers and generals. In addition, although these demons are ferocious, they do not have the will to fight to the death. Therefore, I guess that in addition to Boyu, the three counties of Ziyun, Jiguang and Letian where Taoist Fellow is located should also have been harassed, and this is just her test. "Is anyone injured over there, fellow Daoist? “Hope you reply soon. "If the Taoist friend's letter has been written, you can put it in Qingji's carriage." This letter ends here. Lin Jue looked at the letter, thoughtful. It was exactly as I thought. This was just a test from the Queen Mother of the East to test the strength of the surrounding areas.

The monsters were really powerful. The Taoist priests of Zhenjian Palace and the soldiers defending the city resisted them together, but it took a lot of effort to repel them! And from what I heard later, it seems that these monsters did not suffer many casualties in Boyu County. Instead, they retreated half passively and half actively after probing enough? I'm afraid it's the same in the other two counties? Only in my case, because of the arrival of Fourth Senior Brother and the Mountain-Mountain-Mountain Mirror, none of the more than one hundred monsters could return? Now that I think about it, during the day today, those monsters probably saw that the fourth brother was alone, so they didn't use their full strength. At least many of the monsters' magic weapons had not been used yet. And so many monsters couldn't all surround a small Taoist priest and fight with all their strength. The space didn't allow it. But they didn't expect that this Taoist priest would take out a mirror and make them unable to escape. I wonder what the Queen Mother of the East would think. Is he particularly wary of this party? Or is he testing it again? In short, the moving mirror cannot be used casually. And Master Jiang's last sentence... Lin Jue lowered his head and looked at the table. There was a piece of letter paper with half a page of handwriting on it. It seemed that she expected that others would also write letters for her. Unfortunately, this letter is not finished yet. Lin Jue shook his head. Soon, another letter came from outside the city. It was Mr. Zhang who was skilled in the art of walking. The letter he delivered was from Jiguang County. What was stated in the letter confirmed the speculation of Lin Jue and Taoist Jiang. They were also harassed, but the losses were even greater. This indirectly proved that Jiguang County guarded by Mr. Nan should be the weakest among the counties. While reading the letter, Lin Jue chatted with Mr. Zhang for a while. He first asked about his previous experience of following Nan Gong out of the capital and going to Yunmeng County, where he luckily escaped disaster. He asked them if they had seen any movement from outside the city, and then asked about the situation in Jiguang County. Finally, he made a few agreements and then asked Zhang Gong to go back. …… Just as Lin Jue thought, over the next two months, Queen Mother of the East made several more attempts on Ziyun County, but she was much more cautious and used more tricks. Once, a small group of demon soldiers were sent to attack at night, but they were discovered before they got close. After people came back to report, Lin Jue took Fu Yao and called his three senior brothers, especially him and the third senior brother. They scattered the beans, and more than a hundred soldiers in total fell from the sky and surrounded and killed them directly outside the wilderness. Once, wild weeds grew rapidly inside and outside the city and were about to form straw men. It happened that there were plenty of its nemesis here. Even though the weeds were everywhere, the Taoist did the same. Even after the weeds were burned clean, not many straw men were seen. The most terrifying time was when a stone giant was sent. It was about 10 to 15 feet tall, taller than the city wall of Ziyun County. It strode across the wilderness. The soldiers defending the city were so frightened when they saw it from afar. If it gets close to the city, the walls of Ziyun County will probably be smashed to pieces. However, she never expected that this huge stone giant seemed to be very intelligent. As soon as the junior sister left the city, it instinctively sensed the danger and immediately left at a faster speed than when it came. Another time, the Queen Mother of the East seemed to have learned the details of Zhang Gong's letter from Jiguang County, and sent a monster who was good at changing his appearance to look like Zhang Gong, intending to enter the city. However, the monster's plan was discovered because Lin Jue and Zhang Gong agreed on different secret codes every time. Without waiting for any Taoist priest or strange man from Juxian Mansion to take action, the monster was shot into a hedgehog by the bows and arrows in the hands of the soldiers at the city gate. But it turned out to be a common painted skin ghost. (End of this chapter)