Soul Eater

Daoist Lou and the others chartered a car, and before they left, they asked Master Hei Wuchang very friendly if he wanted to go to the Taoist temple together.

Hei Wuchang waved his hand, and took a peek at Ruan Yang, who had his back turned to him, "I still have business to do, and I need to go back to the underworld, so I won't go there, another day."

Lou Daochang seemed to be a little regretful, but he also knew that this matter cannot be forced, so he made a bow: "Well, my lord, go slowly."

In the world that ordinary people can't see, the three defected ghosts cried when they were taken away.

Skipping work and provoking his immediate boss, these crimes add up and he knows what is waiting for him after returning to the underworld.

Another brave man simply rushed into the car, hugged Ruan Yang's thigh and cried until he was finally picked up by the unbearable Xiao Siming and thrown out of the window.

Daoist Lou noticed that he suddenly lowered the car window with an irritable expression, he was startled, and asked, "What else is there for Xiao Daoyou?"

Xiao Siming glanced at him calmly, and said indifferently, "Throw away the trash."

Lou Daochang glanced at the murderous look on his face and the bulging veins on his arms, and turned around silently.

Sometimes I always feel that Fellow Daoist Xiao looks terrible.

***

A group of people rushed towards Wuxing Peak with complicated emotions.

As early as the evening of the previous day, the Taoist leaders of the local Taoist Association contacted their fellow Taoists from all over the world to hold an emergency meeting at Wuxing Peak.

No kidding, this meeting should be the most important meeting held by the Taoist sect since the founding of the People's Republic of China. After hearing the news from the clan, these practitioners immediately set off and rushed over. Among them was the Taoist priest who had come from the capital not far away, and everyone had the same dignified expression.

They gathered here to contribute their own strength to resist the coming catastrophe.

It's a pity that today's spiritual energy is thin, and the cultivation base of these practitioners has stagnated for many years. Usually, those little monsters who have just opened their wits can barely handle it. Let them face off against the serious ancient monsters. On the road, it is tantamount to a car with the arms of a mantis, and there is no chance of winning.

Thinking of this, the priests showed a sad face.I heard that the colleagues from the local Daoist Association were not in the temple, but set off early in the morning to deal with the monster Zuo Guardian. They were both relieved and worried, so they waited at the foot of the mountain early, waiting for them to rush to the first place. The colleagues on the front line got off the car, and hurriedly stepped forward to express their condolences: "Dear friends, you have worked hard. No one was injured in this operation against the Yao Zuo Guardian, right?"

"..." The priests who were comforted said that they were not comforted at all.

Ruan Yang and Xiao Siming got out of the car at the end, and as soon as they got out of the car, they found that the priests around them seemed to be staring at them with vague eyes, and even Taoist Lou looked at him a little strangely.

Ruan Yang: "?"

Just as he was wondering, Daoist Lou had already withdrawn his gaze, and replied to the Daoist who asked the question in a difficult tone: "No one was injured, when we went, Guardian Zuo had already... already fallen into the law. "

"Fall into the law?" The Taoist priest Yan from the capital was taken aback when he heard the words, and didn't think too much about it. He just thought that some powerful fellow Taoist subdued Guardian Zuo, and suddenly felt admiration and pride from the heart , the old man murmured tearfully: "There is someone in my Taoist sect who is so skilled, who can subdue the monster clan. This person can definitely be called a Taoist wizard!"

Before Daoist Lou could explain, he wiped away his tears, finally suppressed his excitement, and looked around the surrounding Taoist priests, with a kind smile on his face: " May I ask which Taoist friend? Pindao has been studying Taoism for decades, and he still doesn’t understand many places. Did you bring it back too?"

A group of local priests who just went to the detention center to visit Guardian Zuo: "..."

In the silence, the priests turned their attention to Ruan Yang again, and stopped talking.

Following their line of sight, Daoist Yan naturally noticed this young fellow Taoist who stood out especially among their group of gray-haired old men. Complimenting the other party for his youth and promise, Lou Daochang, the leader, said with a constipated look on his face: "...he is a policeman in this jurisdiction."

He spoke faster and faster, and his expression became more indifferent: "Because of the quarrel with Ruan Daoyou in the market, the left guardian of the Yaozu was subdued by the police who came later, and he is currently detained in this city because he is also involved in a huge fraud case." Detention facility."

The foreign priests present: "...???"

What are you talking about? ?Who subdued Zuo Guardian? ?

In just one sentence, it covered a series of intricate plots. Poor Daoist Yan still pretended to hope for the revival of the Taoist sect in his heart, and he was beaten to pieces by the power of socialism at this moment.

Especially after learning that it was the electric baton carried by the police that actually subdued Guardian Zuo, he looked at Ruan Yang and his eyes were dazed for a while. He is a good senior from the Beijing Daoist Association, who has been in the industry for decades, and he almost died because of a baton. shake your faith.

The atmosphere in Wuxingfeng was depressed for a while, whether it was the priests from other places or the priests of the local Taoist Association, they all fell silent for a moment.

In this silence, Ruan Yang nodded sleepily like a chick pecking at rice. After Mr. Xiao grabbed and rubbed him a few times, he put his cold hands into his warm pocket, and closed them comfortably. Eyes yawned.

Then I remembered to ask: "Where is Master Heiwuchang?"

Xiao Siming put his hands into his pockets, put his fingers through the gaps between his fingers so that the two hands were close together, and pursed his lips: "I'm going back to the underworld with a errand, and I said I'll be here later."

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The location of the meeting was chosen in Daoist Duan's Qiankun Temple, which is also located on the Five Elements Peak.

The inheritance of Qiankun Temple is longer than Lou Daochang's Hanyang Temple. It is said that the ancestor of Qiankun Temple ascended more than 1000 years ago. His golden body is immortal and is still preserved in a museum in H City.

Qiankun Temple can be said to be the Taoist temple that is most shaded by the patriarch. Many practitioners will no longer care about mundane affairs after ascension, but the patriarch of Qiankun Temple is a warm-hearted person. Art, just this concern for future generations is enough to envy others.

Everyone respected Daoist Duan so much, not only because of his good professional ability, but also because of his ability to communicate with heaven and man.

Duan Daochang himself is quite proud of this, they go to the bottom of the mountain to buy the freshest melons and fruits every day, and buy them back to worship the ancestor.

A group of people gathered in Daoist Duan's Qiankun Temple. Most of the Taoist priests present were from well-known Taoist temples in China. They just didn't have time to introduce themselves at the foot of the mountain for some reason. Now everyone chatted and revealed their identities one by one. Taoism is not enough.

But when he heard that Ruan Yang and Xiao Siming had opened some kind of nondescript office, an old Taoist leader immediately blew his beard and stared, and reprimanded him: "Nonsense! It's not a child's play house, this kind of major event that concerns the fate of the entire human race, How can we let two outsiders come in to add to the chaos?"

Adding to the confusion...

Daoist Lou was very ashamed, his mind was full of the scene of Xiao Siming riding on the dragon's head and almost slaying the dragon not long ago, and then the scene of beating the ghost king on Longling Mountain and fleeing...not to mention them I also know people like Hei Wuchang. In short, if this is still called an outsider, those present today don't have to mess around.

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Siming and Ruan Yang, for fear that they would be dissatisfied when they heard these words.

As a result, these two people were standing in front of the incense table, talking quietly for some unknown reason, as if they didn't notice the movement on their side at all.

Daoist Lou breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pulled several other Taoist priests who had seen the ferocity of these two people to explain together: "Ruan Daoyou and Xiao Daoyou are both excellent Taoist disciples, and they have made outstanding contributions to the Taoist sect. He also took part in our fight against cults and upholding morality before.”

After all, several Taoist priests competed to list a few Buddhist rituals that everyone had done together. When the incident of Jintai City Corpse Jiao was mentioned, the old Taoist priest was obviously taken aback: "The corpse dragon was actually subdued by them?!"

"..." Several Taoist priests were silent for a moment, but at the same time, the image of Xiao Siming picking dragon tendons with bare hands in Jintai City emerged in their minds, and they nodded awkwardly.

The corpse Jiao incident was controlled by the shopping mall and relevant departments, and did not attract any attention from the outside world. The general public still thought it was just an ordinary earthquake that happened to hit the shopping mall for activities. Time to get a report on the real situation.

A monster like this that dies but does not rot is supported by a strong resentment. Usually, there are no twenty or thirty Taoist priests who can't take it down. A Taoist priest can subdue a corpse dragon with only five people, which really shocked the Beijing Taoist Association.

There are such powerful colleagues in H City, why have they never heard of it before?

With such young and promising young people, there is still hope for Taoist revival!

Seeing that Ruan Yang and Xiao Siming were so young, the old Taoist began to cherish their talents, and when he thought of his own prejudice just now, he felt a little ashamed.

He wanted to get acquainted with these two "young talents", but as soon as he walked up to them, one of them suddenly said, "... Huh? I forgot to bring my business card today!"

The old Taoist: "...?"

What business card?

The old Taoist paused in his footsteps, for a moment he didn't know whether he should go forward or not.

A somewhat deep voice followed, and it seemed that there was a smile in the voice: "It's okay, it shouldn't be used in this kind of occasion."

Ruan Yang didn't notice the figure of the old Taoist priest. He was annoyed because he didn't bring his business card: "It's useful. There are so many Taoist priests here. Let's get acquainted. If you have any business, you can call us together."

Xiao Siming smiled: "They will not ask outsiders for help if they can solve it by themselves, otherwise many believers will be lost if it spreads."

Ruan Yang thought for a while, then nodded deeply: "It makes sense."

But he still wanted to accept the commission, and wanted to find some edible rations for Xiao Siming.

They are not in the underworld now, and he has no evil spirits for Mr. Xiao to eat.

Thinking about it this way, how pitiful it is for Mr. Xiao to follow him, and still be hungry.

Feeling that the hand holding him tightened suddenly, and a hairy head pushed towards him, Xiao Siming was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to wrap around Ruan Yang's waist, his brows immediately frowned: "Is it uncomfortable?"

"No." Ruan Yang shook his head slightly, his hair brushed against Xiao Siming's chin, he looked up at Xiao Siming, his eyes sparkling, "I want to give you some Yin energy."

He paused, and his tone was a little confused and uncertain: "Is that how you feed it?"

Xiao Siming: "..."

Ruan Yang secretly probed around and looked around. Except for a statue with open eyes not far away and an old Taoist priest standing beside the statue for some reason, the other Taoist priests were busy communicating and discussing, and no one noticed. Little tricks on their side.

His head was raised again, revealing a section of the fair nape of his neck. Xiao Siming lowered his eyelids, his eyes fell on the white jade-like skin, and the familiar Yin energy radiated from under the skin.

At this moment, a strong appetite really churned in his stomach, and he really didn't know whether Ruan Yang was here to feed him or to seduce him.

Ruan Yang pressed in a low voice: "No one saw it, you can take a bite first."

As he said that, Ruan Yang stretched out his hand and made a gesture of "one".

The old Taoist master was going to come up for a chat, but when he heard that they planned to advertise at the Taoist meeting, he was speechless.

On such a serious occasion, they are so childish!

He had a speechless expression, and was about to turn around and leave here, but from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of two heads not far away that seemed to come together suddenly, as if talking in a low voice.

He turned his head suspiciously, and saw the two holding hands, as if they were in a rush to do something, they passed him by quickly.

Looking at the direction, it seems that he went to a quiet room next door.

Everyone is here to discuss countermeasures. What are they going to do in the quiet room? Do they eat? !

"No fish or fish!" The old Taoist shook his Taoist robe, snorted coldly, and turned to Lou Taoist to express his inner anger.

What young talent, that's it?

This Taoist priest, please take a closer look, please don't open the bragging filter so wide!

***

Ten minutes later, Ruan Yang came out of the quiet room, his coat had a few more wrinkles than before he entered.

Xiao Siming stepped out behind him, straightened the wrinkles for him, and asked hoarsely, "Why don't you go in?"

Ruan Yang was staring at the statue of Tianzun who was being enshrined in the hall. Hearing this, he turned his head and pointed to the statue standing behind the smoke, with a confused expression on his face: "The statue enshrined in Taoist Duan's view looks very It looks familiar, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before.”

His mouth was much redder than before, and there was still a gleam of water on his lower lip.

Mr. Xiao filled his stomach, glanced lazily at the statue, and quickly looked away, "Is there any?"

Ruan Yang was still puzzled, he always felt that the statue behind the smoke was menacing, as if glaring at him.

His chin was pinched, Ruan Yang looked up at Mr. Xiao with an innocent expression.

"...Don't look, the statues are all similar in appearance," Xiao Siming pulled his curious gaze back to himself, and rubbed the corner of his mouth with his fingertips, "Go in."

Ruan Yang trusted him very much, and he didn't go into details after hearing the words, and stepped into the hall with his legs raised.

Xiao Siming took a deep look at the vicious statue, and followed Ruan Yang into the hall.

In the hall, the priests still failed to discuss a countermeasure.

The appearance of the left protector reminded everyone that the demon king is about to wake up. It is rumored that there are two left and right protectors under his seat. The left protector has been active in the world for a long time. Will the right protector be far behind?

Maybe, the other party has been observing their whereabouts in the dark.

Their opponent is the great monster who almost flattened the Three Realms in 1000. Naturally, his strength should not be underestimated. Besides, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open. We can't take it lightly just because we subdue a left protector.

Ruan Yang and Xiao Siming sat down at a random place, and listened to the priests vying to express their opinions.

The old Taoist priest who disliked Ruan Yang was notoriously short-tempered: "Why do you have to worry so much? We practitioners are not greedy for life and afraid of death. If the demon king wants to make trouble in the world, we will join forces. Get up, seal him back, and tell him to lock him up for another 1000 years!"

He spoke passionately, but it was a pity that as soon as he finished speaking, someone sighed: "Daoist Liang! You think things are too simple, how can it be so easy to seal the demon king! This matter has to be discussed in the long term."

Liang Daochang raised his thick eyebrows: "I'm almost burning my eyebrows, how can I make a long-term plan?"

The Taoist leader was also not happy: "Then you go, you go, you go, the key is to beat it?!"

Seeing that everyone was about to argue again, Daoist Duan cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Dear friends, please be safe and don't be impatient, we all gather here for the same purpose, to protect the peace of the world, why should you be so anxious to your own people? "

"After the big demon was sealed, the demon clan died down, and the rest of the demon clan retreated to the demon world, and no longer interacted with the outside world. After 1000 years, the spiritual energy of the world has become thinner and thinner. Everyone here must know this spiritual energy. How many years have I not improved my cultivation? The spiritual energy is thin, and it is rare to even see animals with enlightened intelligence in the past few years, let alone supporting the three magic circles that seal the big monster... The sealing magic circle has been supported until now Only when it loosened, it is already at the end of its strength."

The Taoist Yan from the capital had already sorted out his emotions, and when he talked about the Demon King, his expression was very serious: "The situation is really tense, I think the seal should be strengthened first, if the Demon King is still born...then Just like Taoist Liang said, we need to join hands to deal with him. However, I have to remind everyone that there was also the help of the heavens back then. After sacrificing a few great gods, our ancestors were able to seal the big monster. This is dangerous. Second, if we rely solely on the power of the Taoist sect, our chances of winning are not great."

Hearing this, Ruan Yang finally couldn't bear it, and raised his hand to speak: "In this case, if the three realms join forces to fight against the Demon King, wouldn't the odds of winning be great?"

The Taoist priests present all sighed from the bottom of their hearts—this is a question of why not eat minced meat! !

It's easy to say that the three worlds join forces, but do you know how difficult it is to get in touch with the underworld? !

The former Daoist Liang also recognized Ruan Yang at a glance, and he was not too surprised to hear such an "innocent" speech at this moment, so he just snorted softly through his nostrils.

Only an ignorant child can say such arrogant and unknowing words.

Daoist Lou was the first one present to come to his rescue, "Fellow Daoist Ruan, you are right, but the reality is not so simple? You may not know that from ancient times to the present, the heavens are good. How many do we have?" The patriarch is still willing to help us descendants after his ascension, but the underworld has never dealt with our Taoism, and the friendly bridge between the human world and the underworld has never been built, alas!"

Perhaps it was because the room was full of his own people, and Daoist Lou didn't have any scruples, so he just talked a lot, lamenting how cold and untouchable the underworld is.

In the end, he even directly stated that today's meeting was originally intended to show Mr. Heiwuchang, hoping to use Mr. Heiwuchang to connect with the underworld.

Who knew that Mr. Heiwuchang was busy with official duties, so he went back to the underworld after showing his face.

Ruan Yang blinked twice: "It's okay, I'm here."

His well-behaved and caring demeanor made many Taoist priests feel a little bit of comfort in their hearts, thinking that this junior is really caring and lovable; but some Taoist priests expressed disdain for this. Calves are not afraid of tigers, and they have not enough social experience to dare to say such words.

If he knew that what was waiting for them ahead was a near death after the battle with the demon king, would he still be able to say this sentence without changing his face?

The old Taoist master Yan from the Beijing Taoist Association sighed in his heart, and his eyes were kind: "Little friend, with us old men in front, how can we let you juniors go to die, you don't have to comfort us."

Although well-behaved juniors can bring comfort to people, they cannot solve practical problems.Back to reality, the problem is still there, they want to seek help from the underworld but can't find a way, it is really worrying.

So far, the Taoist meeting seems to have become a reflection meeting where the Taoists look at each other and sigh when they are speechless.

The atmosphere was so gloomy, Ruan Yang said slowly: "Just find me."

Daoist Liang finally couldn't bear it any longer. His temper was like a firecracker, and he immediately said angrily, "What's the use of looking for you? Can you negotiate with the underworld!"

Ruan Yang: "Why are you negotiating with the underworld? I, Pluto, I agree to what you said."

Everyone: "......???????"

"Nonsense!" Liang Daochang was so angry that his chest heaved sharply, and he was choked up for a few seconds before he choked out a sentence: "...The more we make up, the more outrageous it is!"

Ruan Yang was a little distressed, but he also knew that it was not easy for the priests to believe his identity, and he had to find a way to prove it with sufficient evidence.

He thought of black impermanence.

"You just said that you want to see Heiwuchang?"

The priests: "..."

Why can't you still conjure a black impermanence?

They couldn't tell exactly what mood they were in at the moment. They clearly knew intellectually that this was impossible, but they also vaguely hoped that what the other party said was true.

Ruan Yang stood up and pondered for a moment, first gave Mr. Xiao a consoling look, then stomped and ran to the open space outside the hall, and stomped his feet on the ground three times.

This is what Heiwuchang taught him. He has no mana right now, and there is no signal base station in the underworld. No matter whether he sends a message or calls, he can't get a timely response, so the most primitive stomping call is better...

Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Ruan Yang straightened up slowly after stamping three times.

As soon as he stood firmly, a gust of wind blew up around him, and a tall black figure appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.

No way... The priests looked dazed and didn't even dare to blink their eyes.

This is the first time Heiwuchang has been actively summoned by Pluto in the past 1000 years. Not only did he respond quickly, but as soon as he appeared, he called out with tears and emotion: "Your Highness!"

Your Highness forgives me = the year-end bonus is expected

Hei Wuchang was about to go up to take the opportunity to show his courtesy, when he heard a large and heavy gasp behind him.

He turned around and met the dozens of human Taoist priests in front of the hall.

"..."

"..."

Hei Wuchang's expression froze for a moment, and he immediately returned to his usual cold and decent appearance outside. With an official smile on his face, he greeted politely: "Why are all the priests gathered here?"

All the priests: "..."

So it’s living in black impermanence! ! ! ! ! !

Then the "His Royal Highness" he called was——

The priests mechanically and numbly turned their heads to look at Ruan Yang.

Ruan Yang still looked natural and harmless: "As I said, I am Pluto."

The priests said: "..."

Dare you say it more casually? ! !