Frost Snow Gu Chunchuang

It took a month to fade away.

I don't know if it was the blessing of the mountain god's incense, but the fire that soared into the sky did not spread to the surroundings.

A hundred years later, the Sanjie Mountain after the fire was covered with forests and pines again. After the great prosperity, it went through two dynasties. The mountain temple has long been forgotten by people, and there are no records left.

"It's just..." The Taoist took a sip of tea and paused, "It is rumored later that the evil ghost Jiuxiang is not dead, but he was seriously injured, waiting for the day when he will make a comeback."

Wei Zhenghang thought of the mountain god that he saw in the illusion in the mountains that day, the mountain god with the appearance of a Taoist priest, his face was [-]% similar to Su Gu.

If it is true as recorded in the brochure, he is an evil ghost, then who is the mountain god who looks like a Taoist priest?

Why do mountain gods and evil spirits look the same?

He looked down and saw that the booklet was well preserved. Although the paper was fragile, the handwriting was still clear.

"Why did Jiu Xiang slaughter the people?"

"This..." The blind Taoist thought for a while, "The demons are evil in nature, maybe it's because of their nature?"

"Hahaha." Wei Zhenghang said with a smile, "Does the priest also believe in such nonsense?"

"Don't you believe me?" The Taoist raised his eyebrows.

"I don't believe it." Wei Zhenghang answered simply, "What's the difference between this record and folk tales? I can't tell the reason and the result. The wicked people are written as extremely vicious, and the good people are written as extremely kind. You don’t do this for no reason, do you?”

"Master Wei has a pure heart, so naturally he doesn't believe that there are evil spirits in this world who take pleasure in doing evil."

Wei Zhenghang took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "Evil people don't necessarily want to do evil from the beginning, and good people don't necessarily have no distracting thoughts from the beginning to the end. Human nature and evil nature are complicated, how can someone be born to do evil."

The blind Taoist smiled slightly when he heard it: "My lord said it so well, as if he knew Jiuxiang."

"I don't know Jiuxiang, isn't the Taoist priest more clear?"

The Taoist priest's hand holding the cup suffocated slightly, Wei Zhenghang looked at him and said with a smile: "I only heard about the Demon Subduing Division. I heard that it was disbanded before the two dynasties. There are not many records so far. I didn't expect to meet him here." The old department of the Demon Subduing Division."

He pointed to the booklet: "The paper of this booklet is official silkworm cocoon paper from the Dasheng period, and the ink is also official lacquer ink. Although it is old, it can keep the handwriting clear and not faint."

"It is outrageous to record folk legends in official books. The former magistrate of Jiangzhou City also had the habit of recording folk tales and monsters. He used civilian paper in his letters and never recorded them. So I think, since If it can be recorded in the official register, it must be a special office."

"Can my lord judge that I am the old department of the Demon Subduing Division just by this booklet?" The blind Taoist said with a smile, "This booklet is very old, maybe I got it from somewhere else?"

"Of course not." Wei Zhenghang pushed aside the tea in the cup, and said calmly, "But I think, the person who can put Ah Yue, the little cat demon, by my side, and can join hands with the arsonist who never returns to the building, is by no means Ordinary people."

"Master Daoist, since Subduing Demons is his mission, he must be able to use them, right?" Wei Zhenghang sighed, "It's just that I can't figure out why you want to implicate innocent people and set that fire."

"Oh." The blind Taoist sneered, "My lord, you are the one who picked it up, so why did you become my eyeliner again?"

"The first time I saw Ah Yue was with Taoist Priest, I didn't doubt it at first, but later I found out that this cat is always wandering around the yamen, especially likes to squat on my roof..." Wei Zhenghang shook his head, "Later I Just keep her by your side, she may have a guilty conscience and should cut off contact with you."

"A while ago, I brought her to the temple to borrow bamboo. Normally, I let her go several times. She should be grateful to you, but Ah Yue was very afraid of you that day."

"After that, I sent someone to send invitations to Su Gu, and she slipped out again that night." Wei Zhenghang looked at the cup in his hand, "I guess, that was the last time Ah Yue sent you a message."

The Taoist priest was noncommittal after listening: "I am a Taoist priest, why did you let Ah Yue stare at the adults?"

"I think the Taoist priest is waiting for an opportunity."

Wei Zhenghang took a sip of tea, and the candles in the Buddhist temple were flickering, drawing out the slender shadows of the two, as if two black beasts were tearing apart.

"After Ah Yue sent you a letter, you can let people reveal the news that Zhao Liu is not returning to the building. It's a coincidence. It's not a glorious thing for a guest to visit a brothel. They are naturally unwilling to report the injury to the authorities. But I happened to be investigating the girl with stitches on her face, and there seemed to be some relationship between the two, so Zhao Liu followed her."

"You chose to reveal the news on the day I met Su Gu, so that Su Gu would follow me to the Bugui Building. Sure enough, the Bugui Building was burned down. The girl is fine, and there is nothing valuable in it. I want to come here Fire it up, just for fire's sake."

Looking at the brochure again, the evil ghost Jiuxiang was finally burned to death by the mountain fire, which meant that the fire was aimed at Su Gu.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhenghang couldn't help clenching his fingers.

The expression of the Taoist priest flickered under the candlelight: "My lord said that these are just speculations. I am a Taoist, how can I set fire to the brothel?"

"The fire was set by someone else, but you gave the kindling." Wei Zhenghang sneered, "The girls in the brothel like to go to the Yuelao Temple, hoping to find a good home to take them out of the sea of ​​suffering. I think the Taoist priest is here Among the pilgrims who come and go, I found a connector."

"The fire started very strangely that day. There was no movement at first, and when someone discovered the fire, it was already out of control. I think someone must have arranged the situation in advance."

"There are many oils that are easy to catch fire, and ordinary sesame oil is fine. But it is written in the booklet that it is not the ordinary fire that burns the evil spirits to death, but the incense in the temple." Wei Zhenghang took a breath, and the sandalwood smell was tangy. Come, "I was a little suspicious when I came to Yuelao Temple before. The Taoist priest was blind, but the oil lamps in Yuelao Temple burned two rows more than other temples."

"The fire broke out suddenly that day, and the guards were busy escorting the girl out, so they definitely didn't have time to investigate carefully. Before the lamp oil burned, it was difficult to detect it mixed in the smell of rouge and gouache that didn't return to the building. I only found out the second time I went in. After the fire burned, there was a faint scent of sandalwood." Wei Zhenghang shook his head, "It seems that the Taoist priest provided the lamp oil in the temple, so that the fire can burn so thoroughly."

"I was still wondering at first, the book about the Nine Phases is not long, but you have to wait until after the fire to tell me, why is that?"

"But I figured it out now."

The Taoist finally nodded and sighed deeply.The face, devoid of joy or sorrow, was cast in the shadows like a weathered statue.

"Master Wei's guess is right. This booklet and the identity of the Demon Subduing Master are all deliberately told by Pindao."

Wei Zhenghang looked at him meaningfully, although he knew he couldn't see it: "The Taoist priest should know that the fire can't kill the evil spirit, but it can remind him of the mountain fire back then."

His throat was a little tight, as if he saw the raging wildfire spreading wildly, and Su Gu was trapped in it and burned to death.

But he clearly remembered that Su Gu who was in the fire of Bugui Building was not injured at all, and he was not afraid of fire at all.

The Taoist took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The poor Taoist knows, if you tell the adults this directly, the adults will definitely not believe it, and it is possible to let the evil ghost know first."

"Let me put it off first. It would be good if the fire can reveal his true colors. If not, the adults will surely find out what's wrong. When you hear the story of the mountain fire burning evil spirits, you should believe it."

Wei Zhenghang was silent, and Su Gu had already admitted that he was called Jiuxiang, and the Taoist priest's plan had begun.

The blind Taoist suddenly knelt in front of his eyes, Wei Zhenghang was startled, and the Taoist said seriously: "Master Wei, the Demon Subduing Division has long since disappeared, and now only I, a useless old blind man, is left lingering. That evil ghost will not be eradicated for a day. I have more than a hundred demon descendants in the sky, so I can't rest in peace for a day."

Wei Zhenghang was stunned, the sky outside the house was dim, and Jiangzhou city in July was boring and hot, as if he had lifted the cruel fog in front of him with his own hands.

19. I want to kill you

In the early years of Dasheng's establishment, there were constant evil spirits in the world, and the government set up demon subduing divisions in various places to eradicate evil spirits in the world.

Afterwards, the evil ghost Jiuxiang brought the Shadow Army, and the Demon Subduing Division suffered heavy losses after this battle.Fortunately, after that battle, all the evil spirits were wiped out, and the Demon Subduing Division gradually declined, until it was completely abolished in the 18th year of Dasheng.

Now after two dynasties, seven or eighty years at least, the Demon Subduing Division has long been forgotten by people.It's just that Wei Zhenghang didn't understand why there was no official record of a bureau established by the government.

The blind Taoist priest was originally named Yu Xing, and three generations of his family have worked for the Demon Subduing Division.His grandfather died in the Battle of the Three Realms Mountain. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he had been fascinated by it since he was a child, and he hated evil ghosts deeply.

Yu Xing's father secretly investigated and found clues that Jiu Xiang might be alive.It's just that before he reported it, the Demon Subduing Division was declared abolished.

Yu Xing was only fourteen years old at the time, and he had just joined the Demon Subduing Division for only a few months.On the second day after the order of the abolished commander, Yu Xing was sent to perform a mission. When he returned to the Demon Subduing Division, he found that the entire Demon Subduing Division had been bloodbathed.

The father was cut off in the middle, and the word "black shadow" was written in blood before he died.

Yu Xing instantly thought of the master of the black shadow, the evil ghost Jiuxiang.

He fled from the Demon Subduing Division with great grief. That night the celestial phenomena changed, the blood moon rose into the sky, and the unknown forest who had never returned appeared.

I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, but he failed to escape the attack of the branch, and he was knocked out, his eyes were bloody and bloody, and when he woke up again, he had already been picked up by a passing Taoist priest, with both eyes crippled.

The demon descendant has since disappeared from the world, and in a few days