Heaven's Formula

So, should she say no?

Li thought for a while, but couldn't find the answer from her previous experience - after all, humans don't have these characteristics, no matter how long she observes humans, it is impossible for her to encounter similar examples.

The master sometimes strokes her back and tail, but that's only after turning her into a little fox.

Since you can't find a reference answer, just ask yourself?

Li unexpectedly discovered that there was no conflict in his heart.

After all, the tail is not a vital part, unlike the heart and neck, which are weak points that can only be manipulated once caught, so it's not a big deal if you touch it, right?

Thoughts surged in her mind like a tide, and it seemed like a long time had passed in just a few breaths. She finally nodded imperceptibly, and the tail that was half hidden behind her was put out again.

Xia Fan stretched out his hand, and his fingers quickly sank into the fluffy hair—it was not purely soft, and he could still feel the resistance from the roots of the hair when he moved back and forth, and if he continued down a little, he could touch the warm hair cartilage.When he held it in his hand, he could even feel the fox demon's body tense up.

Li was still a little uncomfortable at first, but soon she found that the other party didn't seem to be lying to her.At least at the moment of stroking the tail, the other party's expression was extremely serious, and there was no sense of reluctance.

This guy... really wants to study monsters that much?

That being the case, let him touch it for a while.In the future, I don't have to hide my tail all the time, at least I can hang it freely behind my back when I get home.

For some reason, she suddenly felt that her appetite improved a lot, so she continued to eat.

Xia Fan is completely satisfied. I have to say that the pleasure of stroking a fox demon is hundreds of times stronger than stroking a cat, and even the slightly depressed mood before has recovered.

He can play with this tail for a year.

It's a pity that Li didn't give him this chance.

When she finished dinner, he also ended his biodiversity research.

"It's time for you to start practicing." She put her tail back, "Introducing Qi into the body is the foundation of all alchemists, and you should not relax at any time."

"Okay..." Xia Fan shook his hands with unsatisfied intentions, "I will do as I wish."

"Change the practice method this time."

"It's not an illusion again, is it?"

"No, it's easier than that." Li jumped up and jumped onto the roof beam with ease—and that was also a shadow area where candles couldn't reach. "After your entrainment starts, I will attack you from above. In addition to performing basic training, you must also remain vigilant. If you are hit twenty times, you will sleep on the floor tonight, and I will sleep on the bed."

"Wait, can this be done?" Xia Fan questioned, "Entraining Qi requires concentration, not to mention guarding against attacks. Sometimes I can't hear what others are saying. Your request is too overwhelming."

In comparison, the illusion might hold up better...

"If you want to rely on the five sense organs to perceive, it is almost impossible." Li's voice came from the top of his head, "But don't forget, Qi itself is everywhere, if you can notice their subtle changes, you have a chance Predict the coming of the attack in advance. This is also the reason why alchemists above the guard level are extremely difficult to deal with—their powerful perception ability endows them with extremely high vigilance, and it is difficult for ordinary attacks to pose a threat to them."

"Is there such a technique?"

"That's right, so... get ready!"

As soon as Xia Fan closed his eyes, he was knocked off the chair by a sudden tail sweep, and fell to the ground.

"I haven't felt Qi yet—"

"Getting into the state quickly is also one of the practice items, once!"

Xia Fan had no choice but to speed up and return to the chair.

The room was occupied by slapping and screaming for a while, which could not be subsided for a long time...

Chapter 57 Ambush

……

The bed was finally occupied by the fox demon.

Looking at Xia Fan who was lying on the floor and fell asleep, Li still felt a little emotional.

Judging from the results, he really failed to pass the test. He was hit more than 40 times in an hour. The suffering of wrestling alone was enough for him.

Li was not surprised by this.

From simply sensing qi to perceiving changes in qi, the level of difference can be described as heaven and earth. It requires not only talent, but also daily practice until it becomes an instinct.

To her surprise, Xia Fan had already reacted when she made a surprise attack on No.15.

It was obviously impossible to escape.

However, the moment she came out of the tail, she noticed that the opponent's body tensed up, and her head tilted slightly, avoiding the direction she was slapping.

It's incredible!

I remember that when Master used this to train her, it took her about half a month to catch the subtle tremors around her, as if opening a non-existent eye to the world for the first time.

But the human in front of him took less than a quarter of an hour.

How solid a foundation does it need to be able to comprehend the trick so quickly?

The problem is that she is a fox demon, she is born to be angry, and she has a first-mover advantage in this kind of training.And Xia Fan is just an ordinary human being - he has not even received the education of the aristocratic family.

To be honest, Li Du wondered if he was too restrained, which led him to discover the flaw through other means.

This also made her intensify a bit later.

But even so, Xia Fan's evasive movements became more and more obvious, until the last blow, for the first time, he didn't let his tail knock him off the chair, but only tilted slightly.

When she announced that it was over, he was still addicted and wanted to practice a little longer.

Li Ze refused him without hesitation on the grounds that he had to get rid of the evil tomorrow.

Looking at his sleeping face, the fox demon suddenly felt that he had suffered a disadvantage.

He already knew his past, but he knew very little about his past, except that he had been wandering for many years and had a Sanmen monk master, and he didn't know anything about the rest.

Should she inquire too?

For example, what did he go through to lay such a solid foundation for himself?

Li sighed and fell on his back on the bed.

Apart from "protecting investment", she actually had another reason for coming this time, and that was to ensure that he only focused on dealing with the evil.

She used to ridicule humans for deceiving themselves and others, only seeing benefits, and turning a blind eye to the evil hidden under the evil, but now she finds that she can no longer say the same words as easily as in the past.

Because she is also involved in this interest.

Maybe the difference between a demon and a human...isn't that big.

Li felt a sense of loss involuntarily.

But this loss was quickly suppressed by her.

That's right, the reason she did this was to rescue Master as soon as possible.

As for his own likes and dislikes, honor and disgrace, they have long been put behind him.

……

The next day, there were no new victims in Gaoshan County.

But the source of the spiritual fire will lose its effectiveness after being irradiated by the sun. To really solve the problem, the Yuan ghost must be completely wiped out.

By the evening, Xia Fan and his party had already gathered in the designated mansion.

After a day of preparation, this temporarily requisitioned house has been transformed into an ideal ambush site - all furniture has been removed, leaving no container for the ghosts to hide in; Only evil spirits are allowed to enter, and no escape is allowed until the formation is dispelled.Each of the six people stood in a corner, forming an encircling circle, limiting the range of activities of Yuan Gui to the center of the hall; while Zhang Shenpan was the "chief swordsman", who was responsible for catching Yuan Gui and giving it a fatal blow.

As several bronze candlesticks were lit, there was finally a fire in the mansion, but it was difficult to dispel all the darkness in the house with the light of these ten candles alone.There were still many places around the room that were pitch-black, which made Xia Fan's heart tremble slightly.

Especially when the flames flickered, he always felt as if something would suddenly emerge from the shadows that stretched simultaneously.

Sure enough... It is not an easy task to study evil spirits.

This is not an examination room for a scholar's examination, there will be an invigilator to control the situation and take care of the situation.This is a real operation to eliminate evil spirits. Even if he dies, no one will feel strange.

To say that one of the few things that made him feel at ease was Li who was also hiding in the dark.

Although Xia Fan didn't know when the other party entered this place and where he was hiding now, as long as he thought that there was a fox behind him waiting to support him at any time, he would have more confidence in facing the evil spirits.

"That... May I ask God's Judgment," Wei Wushuang couldn't help asking, probably wanting to ease the tension, "Since Yuan ghosts are not afraid of the sun, why didn't we choose to set up an ambush during the day?"

"There are so many things that don't fear the sun, toads, snakes, night owls, bats... which one can be killed by the sun? Then why do you think they are used to being nocturnal?" Zhang Shenpan fiddled with the things at hand. The ghost trap replied, "The same is true for Yuan ghosts. Not being afraid of the sun doesn't mean that it likes to commit crimes in front of everyone, and then be knocked to pieces by a hoe. Boy, you are indeed the most stupid of these people. "

Wei Wushuang's head immediately drooped.

Unable to bear the predicament of his fellow countrymen, Xia Fan hurriedly said to the rescue, "But we only know the approximate range of the abyss ghost. If we want to lure it here, we must need bait, right?" He looked around, "Now here Nothing, does it really take the bait?"

"Bait?" Zhang Shenpan showed a strange smile, "Why not, the bait has already been hung on the hook."

"what?"

"Evil spirits live on qi. Without qi, they are just a pile of cold and stiff accumulations. Then who has more qi? Ordinary people or alchemists?"

Xia Fan was stunned for a moment before realizing the meaning of the other party's words.

"Considering that too strong qi will deter the target, I have sprinkled spirit fire powder in the room beforehand," Zhang Shenpan grinned. What he likes to appreciate most is the shocked expression of the new alchemist, "For For ordinary people, it is a weakened existence, but for alchemists, it is the best condiment."

——It was they themselves who lured the ghosts to come.

Everyone gasped involuntarily.

"What's so strange about this? The relationship between the hunter and the prey can be reversed at any time - while it is hunting us, it is also being hunted by us. Generally speaking, it is fair." After finishing speaking, he will assemble the wood The utensils were placed in front of him, "Huh... finally it's done."

"That's...a box?" Wang Renzhi asked curiously.

"That's right, it's also a trap for him to have nowhere to hide." Zhang Shenpan pulled out the wooden sword from his waist and sat down cross-legged. "The next thing we have to do is to wait."

Chapter 58 The Hunter and the Prey

The flame danced in front of his eyes, and fell little by little at an extremely slow speed.

Perhaps it is because they know that the Privy Council is here to clean up the troubles, and the clock watch outside has stopped, as if no one dares to take a step here-in fact, let alone the watch clock, from nightfall to this moment, the entire county is silent, even the usual The barking of dogs and the chirping of insects are no longer heard.

How long have they been waiting?

One hour, or three hours?

Xia Fan lost control of time, and the only proof he could feel the passage of time was the half-burned candles on the candlesticks.

Zhang Shenpan, who was sitting in the middle, did not move from the beginning to the end. Looking from the corner, he seemed to have turned into a statue.

This kind of waiting made people anxious, and even made Xia Fan wonder if Yuan Gui would really choose their group in a forest with many prey as God's Judgment said.

At this moment, Xia Fan heard a series of crisp bells.

It was incompatible with this dull and anxious atmosphere, and it also broke the silence of the night in an instant.

The source of the sound appears to be...inside the box!

Almost instantly, Zhang Shenjue opened his eyes suddenly.

He grabbed the wooden sword beside him, and with a slight flick, the lid of the box popped up.Xia Fan, who was guarding the corner, also saw the contents of the box at this moment.

It was a face without a nose, and the most obvious mouth was standing upright, pulling his face into two halves, and on both sides of the mouth were three eyes of different sizes.These eyes have neither eye sockets to accommodate nor eyebrows to embellish, just like meat beads embedded in the skin!

The moment the lid was lifted, two skinny arms stretched out, grabbing the alchemist in front of him at an extremely fast speed!

But Zhang Shen judged faster.

With a pull of his left hand, he pulled a rope, and the other end of it was connected to the box—as if some mechanism had been opened, the original wooden box suddenly fell apart.

The reason why a container is a container is precisely because the bottom and the four walls fit together to form a closed space.However, as the boxes became pieces of wood, this space no longer existed.

The moment the Yuan Gui's body was exposed, its open arms instantly lost their strength and fell limply.

This is the weakness of Yuan Gui!

Once it loses its hiding place, its deadly deterrent power also disappears.

Xia Fan, who witnessed the sudden change, understood why Zhang Shenpan was so calm and composed - he didn't have to wait as hard as they did. There was a bell hidden in the box, and if any foreign object entered, it would trigger the alarm. Just wait until the bell rings before concentrating on it.And before that, he knew the mansion was safe.

Without the cover of the box, Yuan Gui fully revealed its true body. As the survivors said, its body was almost the size of a baby, but that did not include the four slender limbs.Or in other words, apart from the head, it only has limbs left.Both the hands and feet are more than two meters long, and the joints are all bent upwards, like a water strider running in the water.

It panicked and wanted to bypass the alchemist in front of it, but Zhang Shenpan, who had already stood up, obviously didn't intend to give it this chance.

He threw out a talisman, which hit Yuan Gui's head, and the latter froze in place immediately.Then he raised his sword and stabbed straight, penetrated the talisman and continued to move forward, piercing through Yuan Gui without resistance like piercing tofu.

Only two soft "bang, bang" sounds were heard, Yuan Gui's head exploded, and black liquid splashed all over the ground.

So fast, Xia Fan thought.

The opponent's attack process was smooth and smooth, neither the action of pulling out the medicinal materials was seen, nor the sound was used to strengthen the intention of the operation. From the target's appearance to the fall, it only took a few seconds.

The strength of the sixth-rank alchemist should not be underestimated.

"Thank you for your hard work, this mission is over." Zhang Shenpan wiped the wooden sword and put it back on his waist, "Let the county magistrate take care of the aftermath. We will leave for Jinxia tomorrow."

"It turns out that ghosts are nothing more than that... how difficult it is for me to be the leader of the evil spirits." Wang Renzhi walked up to the wreckage of Yuan ghosts and kicked them with disgust, "Tsk, it's really deformed. "