Taoist is a plush control

The endless karmic fire rises from the ice field, and the wind is fast and violent, unstoppable. It is like a torrent that swallows all living beings and everything, tyrannical and innocent.

The sky was all red, as if an evil spirit had opened its giant eyes in mid-air, and molten magma was flowing on the glacier, melting ice and fire, and the eyes were scarlet.

The sound of the surrounding vegetation collapsing, exploding and cracking could be heard endlessly. No one could escape in time, and no one could escape. The fire was observed by people with their eyes, and then swallowed by the tongue of flames, only in the blink of an eye.This fire seems to be as cruel as a soul, killing and killing, and even its violent smirk can be heard, mixed with countless people screaming in despair...

The little boy fell down on the ground and cried bitterly. Seeing the black smoke rising from the burning wooden house in front of him, the smoke was so pungent that he couldn't stop crying and coughing. The flames gradually spread to his feet and scorched him badly. Incontinently paralyzed on the ground, unable to get up and escape, but helplessly shouted into the burning wooden house,

"Father!!! Mother!!!"

He and his parents escaped originally, they all escaped!But because the infant brother was crying loudly in the house, the mother was reluctant to leave him, and desperately wanted to go back and hug him out, but she didn't want to be blocked by the broken beam just as she turned around.

He tightly pinched the corner of his father's clothes and begged him not to abandon him, but he was still pushed away, and returned to the flames without hesitation, leaving him only one sentence, "Run!"

Don't leave me, why do you leave me...

For that little trash who can only cry...!

The fire was crackling, and there were people running past screaming and running for their lives, and finally fell into the muddy water and screamed until their throats were damaged by the fire. They had no strength to stop, and watched themselves burnt to pieces. A skeleton!The air smelled of burnt charcoal, and even the smell of roasted meat. He climbed a few steps forward in despair, and behind the burning beam, he vaguely saw his parents hugging each other in the fire. figure!

They are still alive! ! !

Who will save them, who will...

The toddler looked around frantically, but everything he saw was too busy to take care of himself, or he had managed to escape from death, how could anyone be willing to risk his life to save someone who had nothing to do with him?

At this moment, a man wearing a black robe and dragging a sword beside him took his sight away.The man's steps were so leisurely, like a god in the karmic fire of purgatory, calm in dealing with things, with a calm demeanor, and even the tongue of fire must be respected.

Without further ado, the young boy rushed up and hugged the man's calf, crying loudly, praying more devoutly than praying to God, begging him to save his parents and younger brother, please...

The man was so tall, in the eyes of the young child, it was like an endless mountain. The night was illuminated by the fire. Under the red light, he watched the man stop, and without saying a word, he raised his hand at random. , palm together.

There was a loud "bang", and the frame of the house, which was barely supporting just now, was blown to pieces from the inside to the outside in an instant!

He didn't even have time to react. This palm crushed not only the house and three lives, but also the heart, soul, reason, hope... and desire to survive of this young child.

"I kill you! I kill you!!!"

The immature but full of bloody and murderous voice shouted from a child who was only four or five years old.The world is in decline, all that is left after being crushed to pieces is hatred, hatred for why the demon fire flared up for no reason, hatred for why I have such a small brother, hatred for why my mother ran back for that incompetent brother, and hatred for why my father abandoned me. He sent himself to die, hating why this person wanted to kill his last hope, why he wanted to take away everything from him...!

He stood up madly covered in mud and beat the man's thigh. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked up at him, but suddenly he was shocked as if he was petrified.

Because what caught his eyes was actually a pair of red-gold rhombic tiger pupils.

Those eyes looked down on him from top to bottom, and reflected his shrinking shadow from the terrifying pupils, as if he was looking at... an ant.

An ant that is only fit to crawl in the mud to survive, a praying mantis that is overwhelmed by its strength, and a poor life that is too weak to be sympathetic to.

He watched the man kick himself away mercilessly, his copper-colored long hair flying all over the sky in the wind and rain, he raised his arms again, and the surrounding fire rose up with his movements like a docile and obedient tame beast, swallowing more, and then The wind gallops farther.

He... set the fire!

I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you! !One day...!

He couldn't speak, and couldn't move his hands, so he repeated it thousands of times in his mind until it was carved into the bone marrow and turned into a demon.

So many years.No matter how I refine my mind, I still can't untie it, I can't get rid of the knot in my heart, I tried my best to stuff it into the dust in my heart, but it still takes root and sprouts in the depths like a poisonous weed.

Even if he couldn't remember the situation of the fire that year, nor the appearance of his parents, he clearly remembered the man's face, those piercing golden pupils, and his long black copper-colored hair.

At the moment, it is buried above the portrait and hangs in front of my eyes.

He said his name was... Lu Wu.

"Mr. Gu, are you alright? Why is your face so pale? Did you exhaust too much effort just now... You should go back and have a rest. It's good that I'm here."

One sentence from Yao Shisan pulled him back from the rotten memories, and he held Song Yuan's shoulders in a trance to stabilize himself. His head was inexplicably dizzy, and it might not have nothing to do with the infusion just now.It took a lot of energy to fight desperately all night, and it is true that there is not enough spare energy to run around all night to treat patients, and I drank a lot of wine, plus the stimulation just now...

Gu Changqing was suddenly tired.

He took a last peek at the portrait, his eyes were misty and elusive, and he took a deep breath and walked out the door.

As soon as Gu Changqing went out, a group of worried people rushed up to ask about the situation in the house. Song Yuanxing tried his best to stop them from crowding and making noise. After a while, he heard that Gu Changqing was out of breath, and said quietly: "General Feng It's all right. Any of you will go to a doctor and bandage the army division. Everyone only cares about your general, and no one notices that he is seriously injured."

----

Three days later, it was as if nothing had happened in this world, the sun was rising and the moon was rising, and it returned to calm.

Feng Hanguang was like a man of iron, he suffered such a deep and severe poison, he only lay on the bed for a day, and then he went to practice martial arts with a strong body and a healthy body.This group of soldiers got up earlier than the chickens, and they started to shout and run around the large loess field of the main town mansion. Fortunately, Gu Changqing is a hardworking person, so he also got up and found a piece of land to practice. Knowing how to use swords, and having exhausted all energy, when the sky turns bright and the sun rises in the east, Fang goes back to the house to adjust his posture and prepare to go out.

After all, he was staying overnight, so he had to say hello to General Feng before leaving.It's just that Feng Hanguang is busy performing military exercises at this time and can't get in the way. He is only wearing a thin shirt on this bitterly cold day. A thin layer of sweat floated on the exposed honey-colored chest, which only made this person more wild and strong, sturdy and fearless.

There was no other way, Gu Changqing could only talk to the little soldier on guard next to him and left.

When he looked for the residence Yiming gave that day, it was an unremarkable two-storey building. As soon as he opened the door and entered, he saw a group of children running away in the yard laughing and shaking the windmill. They all looked like people from the Western Regions. His appearance was probably that of a boy from a theater troupe. The little boy in charge didn't notice someone coming in, and bumped his head on him with a bang.

"Ouch!"

The boy covered his head and groaned, and spoke a bunch of Western Region dialect that he didn't understand.

Anar ran out of the house quickly behind her, grabbed the child's ears and grabbed him away, and reprimanded him:

"Ziya! Can't you see the guests? Where did you learn the etiquette that I taught you!"

Gu Changqing hurriedly said: "It's nothing, Pindao is here today to see you Mistress, I don't know if it's convenient."

Anar shooed away the group of children, bowed politely, and said, "Master Yiming has been waiting for your visit, the Taoist priest will follow me in."

The spices in the house are erratic, all kinds of strange totem bronze wares, the red gauze hanging cloth is graceful, and the temporary residence is simply decorated, revealing a little exotic style urgently.

Gu Changqing was still apprehensively looking at the priestess in gauze on the opposite side. The scented tea on the table was steaming up to the roof, and there was a graceful figure separated by a layer of water mist.

"The calamity in Yizhou that the snake demon said that day is not groundless. The people it talks about..." Yiming raised his veil and sipped a sip of tea, with a solemn expression, he said, "The sky over Yizhou has been a place where demon gates have been sealed since ancient times. Although the Yaomen is a word for demon, it is named after it was sealed by the power of the demon king. What is sealed inside is not a demon, but an ancient ghost, without wisdom. Once it is opened, it will disrupt the three realms and devour the world. The source of the seal is the demon king. Sitting in the town with his own cultivation skills, this is why the demon king ordered to adopt nine sons, and then through the dispute between the nine sons, devouring the rest of his brothers to become the king, his power was regarded as the prehistoric seal. However, in recent years, the power of the seal has weakened. The family is in turmoil, and the ghosts are leaking out, it seems that the old demon king's demon power has reached its limit, and the nine sons are eager to fight for their lives."

"So according to you, if the gate of the demon world cannot be sealed, Yizhou will suffer? But what does this have to do with the recent changes in the demon world?" Gu Changqing shook the teacup in his hand, and a small flower floated on the bright yellow tea. , Thinking deeply, watching will be fascinated.

"The Daoist still couldn't understand. If the gate of the demon world is opened, Yizhou will not be the only one who will suffer, but the heavenly soldiers in the entire three realms will be hard to stop! Let's not talk about this, but the nine sons of this generation of demon kings are a bit special. Pregnant monsters, compared to alienated monsters or monsters who have cultivated for thousands of years after viviparous birth, are not only a little bit stronger. Naturally, the son of the lower demon king is destined to contribute to the cauldron of the first monster to ascend the throne. And it’s nothing more than being named the son of the demon king. Fate taught these big monsters with the power to shake the sky to live for him and die for him. Can you be willing to live as a cauldron." Yiming said with a serious expression.

"Heavenly pregnant monster?" Gu Changqing frowned and pondered, and said, "Does it mean that a monster is nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth? How could the essence of heaven and earth become a monster instead of a god?"

"Not bad." Yi Ming replied. "Who knows what is wrong with yin and yang, but it is said that yin and yang check and balance, and if there is yang, responsibility will inevitably produce yin. If the soul body is born in the yin, it may not be impossible to cause yin to conceive and nourish."

"So according to the witch, if you are in a hurry, the big monster may violate the dark law and turn its edge to the human world. In order to cultivate a sorcery that can compete with the conceived monster in a short period of time, it will not hesitate to sacrifice humans. ?" Gu Changqing's face turned pale, his pupils trembled slightly, and his uneasiness rose to his heart. "That's why the snake demon said that before his death that day, the residents of Yizhou are nothing more than lowly cauldrons?"

Yiming smiled knowingly, seeing that the tea in the teacup in front of Gu Changqing had run out of heat, he got up and opened the wooden chair and leaned over to make tea.The wooden chair made a rough friction sound on the floor, and the atmosphere in the whole room was very dignified. The sound of dragging the chair alone was enough to make one's heart tremble.

"That's right. And when Yizhou comes, I'm afraid there will be two of them at the same time." Yiming sat down and sat down, the sound of the gold ornaments on his body colliding was clear and sweet.Such a serious topic made her speak easily and fearlessly. "Lord Qinyuan, who is the sixth and seventh, has always been close and always walks together. Long before I decided to enter the Central Plains to help, I had already swept through several towns outside the border, and it was not because of the big monster. Wherever we went, there were no survivors, and the city died overnight, so the news could not reach the Central Plains."

"Then you are now in the Central Plains, and now you are telling me this, is there any way for you to stop or kill the big monster?" Gu Changqing took a sip of tea, opened his throat that was dry due to nervousness, and looked sharp.

"The Daoist is really joking. Even if they are both big monsters, the son of the demon king is not an ordinary big monster. He is the supreme one who can only pick nine out of thousands. In their eyes, the god-killing power of beheading a big demon is nothing more than a clown who can't even touch a single hair, so there is no such thing as beheading..." Yiming smiled lightly, and his eyes turned affectionately. ,go on:

"As long as the people of Yizhou can be protected from them, it will be a blessing. The terrible matter will be resolved among themselves."

Tell me to protect tens of millions of people in this city alone?Gu Changqing pondered for a while, how could he accept so many news of imminent danger and life-threatening news?But maybe it's about risking my own life, so I was half-skeptical, raised my eyes and asked:

"But Miko, how did you know this news, and why did you tell me this? Although it is a bit offensive to say this, you are the one who saved my life, but after all, we only met each other once, and I have always been on the same page. You are on guard, I... will inevitably become suspicious, please don't blame me."

Yiming still didn't care about it and looked out of the window, not knowing when a light snow would rise, like the wind blowing, like clouds surging.She turned her gaze back, her eyes were bright, hiding endless glaciers.

"Our small villages and towns in the Western Regions are like this. Depending on the snowy mountains and ice fields, cliffs and swamps, desert wilderness, these big monsters grow and live near the hiding places, and we never serve the gods. It is useless to pray to the gods, they will not be with them The big demon protects us abandoned mortals for the enemy, but respecting the monster is the only way to survive."

Gu Changqing suddenly thought of the portrait of Lu Wu in Yao Shisan's room that day, and it turned out that some people would do the opposite and respect the evil spirits.

But it's all for survival.

God does not harm people, but he may not save people either.

But the demon can choose with his heart, to harm or not to harm.

If you are satisfied with the respect, I will promise you a peaceful life forever.

It's useless, it doesn't go well, and it will cost your life at any time.

It's like serving a tyrannical and foolish king, coaxing, holding, and living with winks all the time.

After all, the demon world is a world where the strong are respected. If you are not as good as a human, you should be enslaved.

Ordinary people are sometimes so weak that they would sacrifice everything and give everything in order to seek shelter from one side, and they don't care whether they are serving ghosts or gods, humans or demons.

Gu Changqing was noncommittal, but continued to ask: "Then what should I do to protect this city under their hands? The ability of the big monster... I don't guarantee that I can give it a go."

"The Taoist priest can call more people. After all, if Yizhou is broken, the monsters may not be satisfied with it. I'm afraid they will take this opportunity to invade the territory of the Central Plains, and the consequences will be disastrous." Yiming spread his hands intentionally or unintentionally. I got a few little snowmen to play with in my hands, flipping and teaching them to dance with their slender limbs, and there is a little cuteness in their clumsiness.

"Don't you still have the Four Great Dharma Gates in the Central Plains?"

The Four Great Dharma Gates refers to the four Dharma Gate Alliance that is famous in the Central Plains for eliminating demons and defending Taoism.There are four sects in total, the Yushan sect with many female disciples, the Shenxiao sect who is good at training thunder, the Taiyi Palace where immortals gather, and the omnipotent Qishan sect that takes money to do things.It can be said to gather all the experts and strangers in the Central Plains, and it can indeed be called the last screen in the Central Plains.

It's just that Qingxuguan has always been a maverick, and has never been associated with other sects.Although the relationship is not bad at all, it is not so good that they can win their trust with a single sentence, and they have to invite all high-ranking monks to come out of the mountain.

Gu Changqing pondered for a while before saying, "Then let me try."

Come if you can, and don't force if you can't. Anyway, who can have the confidence to make up for the incidents that can't be resolved by the Qingxu concept.

Gu Changqing stared at the little snowmen dancing in Yiming's hands. Those snowmen relied on her weak mana to keep them in the room warmed by the charcoal fire, but they did not fade away. Instead, they were crystal clear just right, like little porcelain figurines. dancing.

This kind of sorcery, which seems to be a lot of thought, is actually very simple and easy to do, and it doesn't need any mana, it's almost the level of juggling.Only then did he realize that before Yiming left that day, he told him that he knew how to perform witchcraft because she was... the bride of a demon?

"Witch, don't be offended. I'm really curious about something. You said that you were the bride of a demon... If that's the case, why are you trying to stop the plan of the great demon and tell me these things? Besides, you are a servant of the demon. If you don’t serve the gods, shouldn’t you walk with the demons?”

Gu Changqing always felt that something was wrong, and it was only now that she figured it out, since she said she was the bride of a demon, she must be someone from the demon world, and why did she travel thousands of miles to come to the Central Plains to eliminate demons and help others?

Yiming listened to his words, turned his gaze calmly, and put away the magic in his hands. The little snowmen who were still alive and kicking suddenly lost their support, and turned into a puddle of clear water and gathered them back into the teacup.

"Because I'm just a tribute," she lowered her eyes, perhaps recalling some past events, and the usually calm Zhu Yan showed a bit of embarrassment.

"When I was 16 years old, the big monster in the snow mountain was in trouble, and the melting snow mountain caused the glaciers to flood. Our village was severely flooded. In order to calm the anger of the demon god, the villagers forced me, who had no relatives and no one to rely on, to throw myself into the snow barrier with a wedding dress and red makeup. , as a tribute to Lord Demon God.”

Yiming lowered his brows and eyes, his memory was relieved but still vivid.

"Everyone thought I couldn't survive. Either I was swallowed alive by the demon god, or I was frozen to death in the never-ending blizzard for thousands of years. But I survived. The kindness of the demon god not only spared my life, They also sent me back to the village. Since then, I have also left in my body the demon law bestowed by the demon god, which is enough to protect myself, and it was a blessing in disguise, so I was sought after and respected as the great witch..."

Yiming smiled helplessly, with a lot of sadness and helplessness, helplessness, and the coldness of the world.

"I hate my tribe for being ruthless, but there is nothing wrong with it. After all, who doesn't want to live a good life. But if I was just sacrificed, in exchange for hundreds of people in the tribe who have been doing well for decades, then even if they didn't kidnap me, I would die that day." I walked into the snow barrier with my own feet."

As Yiming continued to speak, Gu Changqing sipped his tea with lowered eyes and listened indifferently.

"Monsters can be divided into good and bad. Although I say this, the Taoist priest will definitely find it ridiculous. But the Lord Demon God spared my life and gave me the power to protect myself. I have never broken my promise to harm my people. I thought, he I must also hope that everyone in the world can live a good life like me, so I can use the power he gave me to protect the world, which can be regarded as... accumulating good deeds for him. After all, although I am just the desert quicksand in his life for thousands of years, It's like a cloud of dust, but I, Yiming, will be his bride for the rest of my life."

Yiming said, when talking about her demon god, her eyes brightened up, as if she was talking about a girl who longed for beauty, a girl with a simple mind but with the world in mind, and her ambition was far away.

"But he's a monster. What's the use of you doing good deeds for him? What does he need those blessings for?" Gu Changqing couldn't help asking seeing her heartfelt expression.

"Master Yaoshen once told me that he aims to ascend to immortality. If he really becomes a god, he will really be worthy of those of us who have worshiped him for generations." Yiming replied without thinking.

Gu Changqing stood up with her chest folded, and took a few steps on the spot.For the sake of her being the savior, coupled with today's events, even though she was a little outrageously ferocious, even if she was making up nonsense stories to confuse people, it didn't seem necessary.On the contrary, if these are things that will happen as she said, it will be a disaster.

But doesn't this mean that the heavy responsibility of protecting the common people will fall on his shoulders?

Although it has been adhering to this belief to eliminate demons and guard the way, the burden may not be too heavy.

Yiming seemed to see his hesitation, got up embarrassingly and said, "My little girl didn't mean to grow up for you. If you feel that you can't bear it, you can pretend that we have never met today, and we have never mentioned this matter." .”

She turned around and stood in front of the window, staring at Luoxue in a daze with a solemn expression.

"It's important not to go against your heart. After all, it's impossible to win this fierce battle without full determination and faith."

***

When Gu Changqing came back from Yiming's place, he was worried and absent-minded all the way. When he stepped into the main town mansion, he didn't pay attention to anyone coming, but bumped into a person who was running out of it.

"oops……!"

The voice is that of a half-grown girl.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I was only thinking about where to go later, I didn't look at the road..."

"Tangtang?" Gu Changqing took half a step back before seeing the girl's face clearly, and exclaimed, "Why are you here?"

The girl rubbed her painful forehead and raised her head in amazement when she heard the sound. The eyebrows that were twitched just now suddenly loosened, showing a smiling face that was both surprised and happy.

"Brother Daochang?! Don't tell me, why are you here?"

Seeing Gao Tangtang's pitiful and lovely face, Gu Changqing suddenly felt a little kind, and couldn't help but smile along with his serious face all these days.

"It's been a while since I've come to Yizhou for business. I've wanted to spare some time to see you, but I've been very busy, so I didn't expect to meet you here. Why, living in Yizhou is considered acclimation?"

Gao Tangtang has been with his father since he was a child, and he has often visited the Qingxu Temple. He is much younger than Gu Changqing, and he doesn't have much contact with him. However, it can be said that he grew up with Gu Qingchi, who is three years older than her. Naturally, his relationship with Gu Changqing is not good. Difference.She was dispatched to Yizhou along with her father, but she was very disappointed by Gu Qingchi, and she was sad for several days.

"Very good, thank you Daoist brother for your concern! Yizhou is actually not much worse than the imperial city, but it is more new to me. This time, I just heard that General Feng was injured. Our family just arrived in Yizhou When I was young, I received a lot of benefits from the general, so I finally sneaked out to visit the general without telling my father... By the way, I was thinking about where to go to have fun!"

"It's not that I miss you, there is someone else who misses you." Gu Changqing sneered, patted her on the top of the head, and said, "I'm just saying hello to that boring boy, Yizhou City is not safe recently, you alone Be careful when you come out, it’s better to bring some guards with you.”

"Father will find out if you bring the guards with you." Gao Tangtang lowered his head a little aggrieved and muttered, "I don't know why he is so unwilling to let me go to see the general, really..."

"Okay, I have someone here, just call a few fellow Taoists to accompany you." After Gu Changqing finished speaking, he casually waved and called a few little Taoist priests in white clothes and swords who followed him, and as if he suddenly thought of something, added sentence:

"Don't come to the general town mansion too often. There are indeed some dangerous things that you can't touch."

Gu Changqing didn't know whether he was talking about the danger of the big men in the town's mansion, the danger of the snake raised by Yao Shisan, or the danger of the relationship between Yao Shisan and General Feng... dangerous.

He didn't want Tangtang to have any other meaning to General Feng because of some love affair.

Then our Qingchi should be wronged to death.

No, why did I suddenly have the idea of ​​being an uncle at this moment?

He quickly dispelled these thoughts, said goodbye casually, and hurried in.As soon as he landed, he hurriedly drafted a letter and handed it to Song Yuan.

"Find someone to hurry up and send him back to Qingxu Temple. Be quick and keep quiet."