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Strange Stories

Chapter 119: Mountain God Suppresses Li Zu

Chapter 119: Mountain God Suppresses Li Zu (asking for monthly ticket) The moonlight is bright, the river is gurgling, and the floating light is silver. Most of the people in Huizhou live near water. Villages are built beside rivers and roads run along rivers, so they are not difficult to find. Two Taoists followed the fox on a night walk on the river bank. Under the moonlight, the mountains on one side of the river and the plains on the other side were clearly visible. There were trees everywhere, some carefully planted and cared for by people, and some growing wild by the roadside. Most of them were pear trees. The road was bright and dark, with potholes and rocks everywhere, but the one walking in front was a white fox. No matter whether the road was clear or not under the moonlight, the white fox could certainly see it clearly. It was also very smart and increased the amplitude of its movements when jumping over potholes and stepping over stones, so as to inform the two people behind it that there were uneven places on the road. Sometimes when encountering a particularly large pothole, they would stop, look back and then jump over it. After walking about twenty or thirty miles, Fuyao, who was acting as the guide fox, stopped, but did not look back at them. Instead, he turned his head to look into the distance on the right. There was a path leading into a wood. The fox looked back at them again, jumped lightly, jumped onto the path, and continued moving forward. The two looked at each other and followed immediately.

"laugh……" Both swords were unsheathed. Looking around, it is not difficult to see in the moonlight that they are all pear trees, laden with fruits. Lin Jue stopped, reached out and grabbed a branch, leaned in to smell the leaves, then smelled the pears on it. He could only smell the fragrance of the pears. The junior sister looked at him strangely. Lin Jue sniffed again. The junior sister still looked at him strangely. "What's wrong, senior brother?" "It's okay. I just can always smell a hint of death, but these pear trees and pear fruits are good." Lin Jue said as he continued walking forward. "How did you smell it?" "Death energy is very similar to Yin energy. It's night time now, so it's normal for the Yin energy to be stronger. But you can also smell a faint stench, which is death energy. But these pears are fragrant." The junior sister became extremely alert upon hearing this, looked around and sniffed. "Do you smell it?" "No." The little sister answered honestly, "I can only smell the fragrance of pears, and it smells so good." "It's okay." Lin Jue walked while being alert to his surroundings, "Fuyao should have discovered something, we just follow it." "it is good!" At this moment, the fox suddenly stopped and turned its head to stare at the darkness of the woods on the right. "Ah~" The fox gave a soft cry.

At this moment—— The junior sister turned around like lightning and swung her sword. First, with a snap, she cut off a dead branch that was pulled out. Then, her eyes focused, and she swung her wrist. The long sword immediately stirred up a circle of jade light, blocking a few dead leaves. At the same time, a column of fire rushed out from behind. "boom……" The flames outlined a fairy that looked like a human and a tree. It had facial features on its trunk, its body was dry, and the flames were burning, already setting it on fire. There was also a sour and harsh sound like the sound of a wooden chair rocking. The dead tree demon was seen twisting and struggling in the fire, screaming, and its branches whipped the pear tree next to it as it spun, knocking down countless pears in an attempt to put out the fire. Just as he was about to put it out, the junior sister calmly gave him another blow. The whole dead tree was engulfed in flames again. "This tree demon won't survive." Lin Jue could see that its power was much inferior to the pear tree they met on the way, and for some reason it had become a dead tree, making it even more disadvantaged. It had no power to resist their fire magic. "Try not to use fire. The weather is dry and it may cause disasters." "it is good!" "Of course, life is also the most important thing." "Know!" Just at this moment, the fox jumped forward again. "The spell connects heaven and earth, the divine thunder gathers on the tip of the sword, the decree controls yin and yang, and the true fire reflects on the edge of the blade! The three realms and five elements come together to help, making my sword show its magical power!" Lin Jue took out six darts. "go!" The two men sped up and became more vigilant. From time to time, he raised his sword to block the dead branches coming from the woods, and with a flick of his hand, he threw two darts back, piercing into the twisted features of a dead tree in the forest. From time to time, he bent down to avoid the dead leaves that were like blades, stood up and swung his sword to throw it out, reflecting the moonlight and spinning into the trunk of a dead tree. Both the dart and the sword are attached with sword spells. The spell is used to exorcise evil spirits and is very useful against such little monsters with little spiritual power. Once the darts and swords hit or stabbed, a circle of spiritual light would spread out, emitting black smoke, and screams could be heard from the forest. If the people on the trees were hit in the vital points, black blood would flow out of all seven orifices. Then the dart and the sword automatically flew back to the Taoist priest's hand. The junior sister was stunned. Suddenly I heard a sound coming from the front. There were shouts, spells, flames exploding, and sounds of breaking air; all kinds of sounds mixed together. Following the path and climbing over a small slope several people high, I looked down in the moonlight and saw that there was indeed a Taoist priest exorcising a demon, and it was a tree demon.

There was a flat ground below, with four small flags planted far away on it. The small flags were shining brightly, and they were placed at the four corners, like a square field, where the Taoist who was exorcising demons was. Outside the field, there were several circles of ordinary dead tree demons standing motionless, like trees planted randomly, and no one was allowed to enter. Inside, three Taoists were fighting against a big tree, and the fight was very intense. "It's a fellow Taoist from Xianyuan Temple!" "Saw." Lin Jue glanced around—— The flat land below was surrounded by hillsides and seemed to be farmland that had just been harvested in autumn. There were no trees or grass, and it was a natural firebreak. Lin Jue drew his sword and rushed down. The dead trees were motionless at first, as if rooted to the ground, but they seemed to hear the movement behind them and suddenly moved slowly. Turning around and looking back, I saw that there were human faces on all the trees, with dark holes as eyes. As soon as I turned around, I saw a fire dragon rushing towards me. One is in front and the other is behind, both hitting the same place. I can't even handle one, let alone two. As the flames roared, a gap was burned in several layers of dead trees. Out of natural fear of fire, they quickly moved aside, their movements were slow but their expressions were anxious, and they made way for a wider path. "Daoyou! We are here to help you!" "Hey!" The fox jumped lightly and was the first to jump over the fire circle, with an extremely light body. Then, as if it realized something, it adjusted its posture in the air, and its four feet suddenly seemed to be stepping on an invisible wall. "Hey?" The fox climbed up the wall and jumped back. Just as he was about to remind the two of them, he saw Lin Jue reach out and pick it up from the air. Then he held it under his ribs with one hand, raised his arm to cover his eyes with the other hand, and continued to move forward. The two of them pushed aside the flames and rushed into the spiritual flag frame. The fox then fell to the ground. "Woo?" It first looked back at the unclear transparent wall behind it, and the dead tree on fire, and then looked at Lin Jue, feeling like it was just a child. But this was obviously not the time to think about these things, so it immediately looked at the Taoist and the tree demon in front of it. Although the tree was a pear tree, it was nearly as thick as a bathtub, with luxuriant branches and leaves like a giant. Three Taoists were fighting with it below. The pear tree really has too much to do. The Taoist priest was not at ease either. There was even a young Taoist priest who fell in front. Lin Jue went over to check first.

He also knew this young Taoist priest. He was one of a group of young Taoist priests who had listened to Taoist Master Wangjizi's preaching and teachings together with himself and his junior sister. At this time, he was lying at a distance away from the tree monster. It was unknown whether he was moved here by his fellow disciples or teachers after being injured. He was still breathing. But Lin Jue found it very scary—— There were no obvious scars on the little Taoist priest's body, and his clothes were not torn, so it might be a blunt injury. However, the horrifying thing was that many small branches had grown on his body, and pear blossoms bloomed on the branches. The largest branch grew out from his neck. It was about the thickness of a chopstick and as long as a palm. It had several small branches on it, and a pure white pear blossom was blooming on it. There are also sparsely scattered tiny buds on other parts of the neck and exposed arms, with both open pear blossoms and unopened buds on top. The pear blossoms are so beautiful and creepy under the moonlight. Even Lin Jue noticed that the Taoist robe on his back was a little fluffy, and he was afraid that something had grown under his clothes. His vitality was slowly fading away. Lin Jue did not hesitate. He took out a small red bottle, poured out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth. When he stood up, his junior sister had already rushed to the front, fighting the tree demon with the Taoist friends from Xianyuan Temple. The two sides did not have time to say a word, but just used their skills and spells on each other. The middle-aged Taoist priest was on the right, and the two young Taoist priests were in the middle. The junior sister went to the left. Lin Jue naturally went to the left as well. The young Taoist priest Yun Yi held a long sword in his hand, and the sword was emitting golden light. This was a spell that was more advanced than the sword spell. Its name was called "Slay Demons", and it was suitable for killing demons and ghosts. He used this spell as his main attack, chopping at the branches swung by the tree monster, and used his robe sleeves as a shield. This was the "barrier" method he had practiced for a long time in the mountains. He had a good talent for this spell, and he was able to block the branches swung by the tree with just his robe sleeves. The battle was in full swing. Suddenly, there was a roar of flames. Yun Yi glanced and saw that there was another person beside him. He is Taoist fellow Qingyao from Fuqiu Temple. I saw flames coming out from her palms and hitting the tree monster. The bright moonlit night was instantly illuminated by the fire, and all the branches of the tree monster were burning with flames. The momentum is very strong. However, the tree monster was not a dead tree, and its cultivation was high. The spiritual fire had limited effect on it. The tree monster only felt a burning pain. Its facial features on the trunk suddenly wrinkled, and then it turned around and looked in the direction of the flames. Three branches swung together and hit Qingyao. Yun Yi was startled and opened his eyes wide. Although the two of them were not from the same sect, they were classmates in a sense. He naturally understood this Taoist friend and Fuqiu Guan. Although this Taoist friend performed much better than himself in learning to read and write, Yun Yi did not think that he was inferior to her in magic. Fuqiu Guan did not pass down any method of self-defense. If he was picked, wouldn't he die on the spot? The woman bent down with a sword on her back, and immediately dodged the first branch. While bending down, she also twisted her body. After bending down, she took advantage of the momentum of the turn to fly lightly on the spot, kicked the moon and turned around, avoiding the second and third branches. She even tried to turn around and swing her sword, but she failed to hit. "This……" He actually dodged it just by relying on his body skills? Yun Yi couldn't help but be surprised. Then a few more spells were heard, and a cold light flashed in the darkness. At the same time, flames roared out again, and several darts shot out with spiritual light, piercing the flames and pointing at the tree demon's facial features.

The tree demon retracted its branches to protect its vital points. Is that fellow Daoist Lin Jue? Yun Yi had no time to turn his head to look. I only heard a few trembling sounds! When the flames dissipated, four darts were left stuck in the branches, and two of them were stuck in the tree monster's facial features, emitting some spiritual light. The tree demon roared in pain. First, two darts on the face were squeezed out and fell to the ground, and then several darts on the branches were also squeezed out. It's actually of no use? As Yun Yi was thinking about it, he suddenly saw the tree monster tremble. A few black dots fell down. "careful!" Taoist Yun Yi shouted and quickly stepped back. I saw my uncle holding a sword and chanting a spell, then he suddenly exhaled towards the night sky in front of him. "Bang bang bang..." All these black spots exploded. Take another look—— The two senior brothers and sisters were actually well prepared. Daoist Fellow Qingyao waved his left sleeve, and a canopy of flames came out, spreading outward in a semicircle like a wall of fire, crashing into the black smoke with astonishing momentum. Fellow Daoist Lin Jue immediately waved his hand and sent out a strong wind to blow away the remaining black smoke. At the same time, the two of them retreated again and again. Taoist Master Yun Yi was extremely surprised. These two are quite amazing. Then he gritted his teeth again. I can't be weaker than them. Taoist Master Yun Yi was ready to work harder, but he also shouted to the two men, "Stand further away! This monster is very evil, don't get involved in this black smoke!" Lin Jue turned around and realized that, without him noticing, the fellow Taoists from Xianyuan Temple had retreated even further than the two of them. They must have experience. The two of them also quickly retreated. Suddenly I felt some pain and itchiness on my body.

Lin Jue looked down and saw that a small bud had grown on the back of his sword-holding hand. It was very small, but grew very fast. In just two breaths, a thin bud almost as long as a fingernail had grown out, with a flower bud on it. This thing seemed to be sucking my energy and magic power. Under the moonlight and firelight, the flower bud slowly opened, the petals were white and the stamens were tender, it was a small pear blossom. "Snapped……" Lin Jue knocked it away casually. A thin column of blood emerged. Like a small fountain. "What kind of magic?" Lin Jue had a solemn expression. He activated his magic power and used his Yang spiritual power to dispel the evil spirit. He then stretched out his left index finger. Suddenly, a bean-sized flame appeared on his index finger. He pressed the back of his right hand. "laugh……" The blood stopped flowing. The junior sister who came over with the cloth strip was stunned. The young Taoist priest Yun Yi, who was watching from a distance, was also stunned. …… The situation was urgent and the two sides fought again. The two spells of Xianyuan Temple were very powerful. The robe sleeves could block branches from trees, and the golden sword could cut branches as thick as arms. This was under the premise that the two young Taoists were not very skilled. However, they could not touch the fruit thrown by the tree monster or the black smoke it exhaled. If they touched their bodies, they would bloom and their energy and magic power would quickly fade. Young Taoist Yun Yi worked even harder. When the other young Taoist saw this, he worked even harder. Normally, to deal with this kind of monster, Lin Jue would use the spell to control the long sword, and add the sword spell, even if he couldn't damage its trunk, he could still cut off the small branches one by one. However, this tree monster was very skilled, and was able to use its own magic power to remove the magic power attached by the spell control method. Lin Jue couldn't even recall the darts he threw. You can only cut it with a sword and burn it with fire. If the fighting continues like this, I'm afraid it will last until dawn! After realizing this, Lin Jue decisively withdrew and took out the token given by the mountain god. This token is the size of a palm and is very heavy. It is said to have the ability to suppress evil spirits, but Lin Jue carried it with him when he came, and the evil spirits were not affected. I don’t know how to use it either. There is no magic trick or spell. Are you going to throw it out and hit someone? As Lin Jue thought so, he actually gave it a little magic power. He held it in his hand, chanted a spell, and threw it with force, and the token suddenly flew out. It hit the tree demon.

In fact, the tree demon had discovered the token long before it was hit, so it stretched out its branches to block it. But this small token seemed to weigh thousands of pounds at this moment, and the branches were all broken easily. There was no sign of it being able to block the token until it hit the body. There was a loud noise. The whole tree shook a few times. "Ok?" Lin Jue was also surprised. Then the token was seen deeply embedded in the trunk of the tree monster. It was glowing all over, like a red-hot iron, burning the trunk and causing white smoke and a foul smell to continuously come out. The tree monster no longer cared about anything and began to struggle with a squeaking sound. The sour sound was really painful to the ears. Before long, the tree demon could no longer move. Lin Jue couldn't help but be even more surprised. He was not the only one who was surprised. The three Taoists from Xianyuan Temple couldn't help but look over. The young Taoists had listened to Taoism and learned magic with Lin Jue and even had exchanges with him on the seventh day of the seventh month this year. They were immediately surprised at what kind of skill this was and why it was so powerful. The middle-aged Taoist priest saw Lin Jue's movements clearly and was surprised at what kind of magic weapon this was. Even the junior sister and the fox looked over. …… It's the end of the month and the monthly ticket is about to expire. If you have nowhere else to vote, just vote for Jasmine. (End of this chapter)