Gratitude License

The sturdy crow stepped on the branch and took off. The black figure flitted an arc, gliding from the shade of the tree to the sun, and the feathers on the tip of its wings glowed with a metallic blue light.

The four divided into two groups and surrounded the deserted temple. They didn't find a single guard. Just like what the uncle said, sixteen people disappeared overnight.

Cai Jingan went to the deserted temple to check and found that the seal was still there. If the goal of Zhuoyao was to save people, then their goal had obviously not been achieved.

Cai Si was wearing a camouflage uniform and shuttled nimbly among the trees. When he came back, he said, "It shouldn't be an ambush for us."

She purposely sold some loopholes. If the goal of the small team was to ambush them, they should take the opportunity to launch an attack.

The brothers and sisters of the Cai family discussed with each other with a map, and Chang Jing turned to Xu Liang, elbowed him, "What do you think?"

Xu Liang's eyes followed the crows in the forest erratically, "Report to Master Di, I think this matter is very strange, there must be a conspiracy."

"What conspiracy?"

"Since it's a conspiracy, it's so easy for people to know, but..."

Xu Liang opened his hands and pretended to be a fool. Curiosity forced Chang Jing to look directly at Xu Liang, and the result was another damn panic.

Xu Liang reached out to touch Chang Jing's face, "Are you hot?"

Chang Jing slapped him away, "But what?"

"There's a ghostly look." He said, his eyes continued to float in the air, as if he could catch an invisible line, "Of course, it's not the manga."

This joke is cold enough.

Chang Jing frowned. If there was any evil spirit remaining here, then he should be the first one to find it, but he could only feel the enchantment left by the guards nearby, without any evil spirit.

Chang Jing believed in herself and did not doubt Xu Liang, so she walked away a few steps, found a leeward position, and took out the rune.

It's strange to say that Xu Liang talks nonsense in front of Chang Jing all day long, but when the critical moment comes, Chang Jing still chooses to believe Xu Liang.

He took out a light green rune.

This is a "life talisman", which is rarely used externally.

What is attached to the talisman paper is not spiritual power but demon power, which is mainly used to drive mounts like Qing Qilin. It was also used to renew the life of dying goblins in the past to ask useful news.

Taking it out now is to amplify the existing evil spirit around.

Chang Jing emptied half of the water bottle, rolled up the living talisman and stuffed it into the mouth of the bottle. The lower half of the rune was immersed in the water. As Chang Jing recited the mantra, the colorless and transparent water began to fluctuate and change color.

The bubbles roll from the bottom of the bottle to the surface of the water, and when they break open, gas is released, and more and more gather in the bottle. The attributes of the fairy itself are not obvious, but there are hair-like black fine lines mixed in the fairy aura, which obviously belong to a certain turbid fairy .

Chang Jing looked at Xu Liang, Xu Liang raised his eyebrows, "There's no reason, I just know."

After discussing with the Cai brothers and sisters, Chang Jing decided to divide the army into two groups.

He and Xu Liang traced the whereabouts of the evil spirit, while Cai Si and Cai Jing'an went to check the deserted temple.

Several people have a consensus in their hearts, no matter what strategy the Zhuoyao adopts, what kind of cover-ups they put on, since they have chosen the deserted temple as their target, they will eventually find a way to break the seal and let the Zhuoyao go underground.

Before leaving, Chang Jing said: "Beware of the turbid demon continuing to cheat, you two keep the deserted temple safe."

Cai Jingan smiled softly, while Cai Si rudely slapped Changjing on the back, "Don't worry, you are fine!"

Xu Liang was amused by her accent, Cai Si asked Xu Liang to stay and watch together, Chang Jing didn't explain much, just shook her head and said, "He's coming with me, keep in touch."

Qing Qilin is not as fast as Su Guangjiao, but the advantage is that he is not a real fairy, but a wood carving of Qilin, which is convenient for hiding the evil spirit.

The two rode the green unicorn farther and farther, through the dense forest, up to the top of the mountain and then deep into the valley, using different paths to circle the whole mountain twice.

Chang Jing didn't know how Xu Liang could distinguish the direction of the demonic energy in the complex mountain, but believed in his judgment, "The turbid demon is leading us around in circles, and the target should still be the deserted temple."

"Do you want to go back?"

Chang Jing showed a thoughtful look, "I just asked Cai Si and said everything is normal there, but..." He always had a bad feeling.

The sun is about to rise to the top of the zenith, this is the time of the day when the yang energy is the heaviest, but he has no reason to think that the Zhuoyao will choose this most relaxing time to strike.

"But you are worried about Cai Si." Xu Liang continued.

Chang Jing didn't answer, just said: "Let's go back first."

Xu Liang turned around, pressed his index finger on Chang Jing's lips, and made a gesture of silence. Chang Jing subconsciously stopped Qing Qilin, slowed down his breathing and paid attention to the movement around him.

Xu Liang was looking for something in the air very seriously, his eyes suddenly fell on Chang Jing's face, taking advantage of the moment when he was in a daze, he withdrew his finger and quickly kissed him on the lips.

Chang Jing: "..."

Just as he was about to get angry, a purple hair dumpling suddenly floated in front of his eyes.

The little chicken version Yuezhuo said in a low voice: "There is a situation."

Xu Liang had a serious face, as if he wasn't the one who just sneaked in to take advantage of Chang Jing, "You lead the way, go over and have a look."

The cold stream flows along the steep mountain, looming among the golden, orange and red autumn leaves. From a distance, the stream seems to erase the warm colors of autumn with a rubber, leaving a blank space.

Chang Jing and Xu Liang stared at the stream at the same time. The stream suddenly stopped at two-thirds of the mountain, and turned into the ground in front of a big black boulder like a cornbread, becoming an undercurrent.

But from Chang Jing's point of view, the water flow seemed to disappear out of thin air, without any transition, very blunt.

Yue Zhuo: "There is someone next to that stone."

Xu Liang and Chang Jing could determine the direction of the turbid demon, but they couldn't find the location of the living person. If it wasn't for Yue Zhuo, it would probably take a lot of time.

More than a dozen people were lying around the big wotou. At first glance, their postures were distorted and their expressions were grim. In fact, none of these people were injured, but fell into a coma.

Judging from their expressions, they should be under the illusion.

Chang Jing checked them, moved them into a pile, lay them side by side, and put up protection around them with runes, and dealt with them after the Zhuoyao was dealt with.

Xu Liang held his chin thoughtfully, with a posture of "I found a problem but no one asked me so I just didn't tell it".

Chang Jing still remembered the secret relationship not long ago, and didn't want to take the initiative to talk to Xu Liang, but couldn't bear curiosity, so she finally asked.

Xu Liang had a triumphant smile on his face, "Chang Xiaomao, your elementary school math was taught by an art teacher?"

Chang Jing: "..."

Xu Liang: "Let me ask you, how many people disappeared this time?"

"Sixteen, it's all here."

Xu Liang laughed, and Chang Jing was provoked by his expression, so he took the initiative to count again.

One two three... fifteen, ten...

There is no sixteen? ?

How is it possible, he clearly counted three times.

Xu Liang touched Chang Jing's head sympathetically, "I'll show you, one, two, three..."

He walked while counting, and the last number landed on a half-person-high stone, "Sixteen."

Chang Jing saw a very strange scene. When Xu Liang counted to fifteen, he could still see the stone clearly, but when Xu Liang said sixteen, the stone instantly changed into a human form in his eyes.

Xu Liang: "Some kind of illusion seems to only work on one person."

When Chang Jing thought of counting the stones three times in front of Xu Liang, he had the urge to kill and silence him, especially when Xu Liang kept looking at him with a mentally retarded look, which made him even more irritated.

Xu Liang is like a wild animal, out of animal instinct, he accepts when he sees something good.

He put away his smile before Chang Jing broke out, "Hiding one on purpose, obviously, this is a trap."

Chang Jing: "If you don't tell me, I really can't see that this is a trap."

Xu Liang ignored the provocation. From the moment he found out that there were few people, he had a strange feeling, as if his eyes followed him like a shadow. If he wasn't in the mountains, he must have felt that he had met an idiot.

Crows fluttered across the creek with tiny splashes from their wingtips.

Xu Liang suddenly raised his head and saw a figure submerged in the stream five meters away, fixed in place by some invisible force, and at the same time his body was pulled straight by the force of the water.

Chang Jing looked in the same direction and said loudly, "Save people!"