The Book on the Pillow: The Sea and Moonlight

Luoxia Mountain is said to be a mountain, but it is actually an island raised in the lake.The mountains in the south of the Yangtze River are no better than those in Saibei, and they do not win with majesty, but most of them are ethereal and soft.This Luoxia Mountain is a special case. Half of it is graceful and beautiful, while the other half is like a chiseled knife. The vegetation below the mountainside is continuous and full of greenery. It is even rarer to see the whole picture of the top of the mountain.

There is a folk proverb, "Smoky clouds crown the three Wus, and the moonlight does not go up the mountain." It refers to Luoxia Mountain.Therefore, surrounded by water and inconvenient transportation, very few people come to this lonely mountain.However, since a well-known traveler in the previous dynasty occasionally saw the sunset on the mountain and praised it in his travel notes, this mountain has gained some reputation among literati under the name of sunset.But I don’t know when, accompanied by the magnificent sunset, there are also some inexplicable legends, endless mountain roads, missing woodcutters, strange strange noises, etc., when the moon is in the sky, it seems that everything will happen.Therefore, to the people nearby, Luoxia Mountain is like a mysterious beauty, so bewitching and bewilderingly beautiful, it can be viewed from a distance, but ordinary people dare not explore what lies under the half-covered mask .

Naturally, Donghua and Fengjiu didn't have to use mortal means to come here. Although it was inconvenient to use spells in the mortal world, they had to act in a hurry. Under such circumstances, Donghua did not hesitate to practice a little.

The closer they got to Luoxia Mountain, the more they could feel the billowing breath.Sure enough, it was here, Feng Jiu's heart was half relieved.

Looking down, above the rippling lake water, there is a crescent moon as light as a shadow, and the mountains are dark, with the occasional cuckoo of night owls, which sets off the eerie atmosphere in the empty mountains and fields.There is a little light shining somewhere on the top of the mountain, but this place is covered by a thick obscuration, unless you are close at hand or have the magic power to see through the cover, it is really difficult to find it.

Donghua picked a strange rock near the top of the mountain to drop the cloud head, and the two planned to investigate it in the dark.

There was a noise behind the bushes twenty steps away, and a group of people rustled out.Although the moon was dark and the wind was high, with Donghua and Fengjiu's eyesight, they could see clearly, and there were no more than three people in one party.The person who came heard the movement, and skillfully drew his sword out of its sheath, and the one who walked in the front asked in a low voice, "Who is here?"

This is not a good answer.If you say you are a local, I don’t know if there are farmers and woodcutters on this Luoxia Mountain, and the surroundings are dark and there are no lights, so you don’t seem to be a responsible person; The mountain is dangerous, but what do you want to do to make a living here?Rao, one of them was poisonous and the other clever, and they couldn't find a proper reason for a while, so they fell silent instead of moving.

There was no answer from the other side, and he became alert again, a faint fluorescent light lit up, and another person interjected: "Are you humans or demons?"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, and Donghua looked at the three of them through the dim light, wearing a Hunyuan bun on his head, wearing a plain Taoist uniform, and holding a demon-slaying sword in his hand, just like a Taoist attire.The person who interrupted just now was the last one, but he was the little Taoist priest I met by the lake a few days ago.

"It turned out to be Daoist Mo." Donghua recalled what happened that day, and his tone was a little relaxed.

The leader turned around and asked, "Fifth Junior Brother, do you know each other?"

The little Taoist didn't ask what he had heard, took a few steps forward to take a closer look, and said happily, "So it's you!" He hastily turned his head to explain the confusion to the other two, "Eldest senior brother and third senior brother, this is what I told you about the special immortal. Yuan's son!"

The elder brother at the head was no simpler than him, he held Mo Wen vigilantly to keep him away, and still raised his sword and asked, "My lord, what are you two doing here at this time?" With such a reminder, Mo Wen He was taken aback when he asked, and then he realized something, staring at Donghua and Fengjiu nervously.

Seeing this, Donghua admired the elder brother a little bit. Since they are Taoist priests, some things are obvious, and he doesn't have to try to hide them, so he said without changing his expression: "The purpose of our coming here is to share with everyone. same."

"Are you also here to catch demons?" The little Taoist Mo asked quickly, and when he asked, he realized that he had slipped his tongue. Seeing the dark complexions of the two senior brothers, he added with a dry smile, "You are not cultivators. What kind of demon!"

"Why did I ever say that we are not cultivators?" Donghua said slowly.

"Oh, so that's the case, no wonder you guys refused to follow me back to the mountain gate!" Mo Wen nodded in relief, "I don't know which faction you are from?"

Donghua only said: "It's inconvenient to tell me."

In this mortal world, whether it is Jianghu sect or Xianshan cave, there are indeed some people who are not humane, but some of them belong to the outside world and ignore common affairs, and some of them are strange and evil. Having said that, the two senior brothers on the opposite side still dare not relax at all.

The senior elder brother in charge didn't want to ask too much, so he changed the subject and pointed at Feng Jiu, "I don't know if this is..."

Donghua grabbed Feng Jiu's hand and said, "This is my Taoist companion."

"As expected, you guys are dual cultivators, so I said... ummm..." Mo Wen probably wanted to say that his idea was good that day, and that dual cultivation is still suitable, and the third senior brother beside him covered his words halfway. mouth.

Donghua and Fengjiu pretended not to see the two senior brothers glaring at Mo Wen with a look of hatred for iron and steel, they looked at each other with a smile and thought, how wonderful is the name of the little Taoist, I wonder if the person who named it is also unbearable It disturbs.

The elder brother saw that Donghua and Donghua couldn't find out the depth of the two, and it was useless to entangle, so he cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, it's okay to go together, I just hope that you will work together later!"

He meant it as a warning.Donghua didn't shirk, and replied, "That's natural."

So the group expanded to five.

This place is not far from the top of the mountain, even if the five of them walked cautiously, they arrived at the shining place in just a moment.

This is a natural karst cave, the entrance of the cave is not big, there is a corner a few steps away from the entrance, the jumping flames are reflected on the rock wall of the corner, and there are faint screams and low cries.

At the entrance of the cave, two men with hideous horns were talking around a bonfire.One of them complained in a low voice: "I've been exhausted these two days, how many children are we going to arrest! Your Majesty only listens to that man, and doesn't care about our life or death!"

The other comforted: "Speak less, and be careful not to be punished by the king!"

The first one said: "Punish a ghost, it's not that person who is doing it!"

The two said while paying attention to the movement in the cave, but let Donghua and the others see the appearance clearly.

The figures of those two people are no different from ordinary people, but their heads are huge, their foreheads do not grow hair as usual, but their skin is like horny, their eyebrows protrude, and there are regular hard bumps dotted around their eye sockets, and several ridges run along the top of their heads to their necks. Stretching out, a row of bony spurs protruding from one of the temples of one of them flamboyantly protruded.The two pairs of pupils are particularly bewitching, the black pupils are inlaid with a white border, and the whites of the eyes are yellow with patterns.

"It turned out to be two lizard spirits." Feng Jiu looked at Dong Hua, could this be the man in black that Gun Gun saw?

Don't ask whether those two senior brothers agreed to walk with them, but they were worried about leaving their backs to others, so they let them walk in front.Donghua and Feng Jiuhun didn't care, walking in front or behind did not prevent them from seeing the situation clearly.Seeing that the three of them were still hesitating about how they could bring down the two monsters outside the cave without attracting the attention of the inside, Donghua didn't mind being a pawn to gain trust, so he threw a sleeping trick neatly, and the two lizard spirits disappeared without a trace. He fell silently to the side.

Feng Jiu secretly squeezed Donghua's fingertips, and frowned to remind him to use less power.Donghua smiled back and held her hand, saying it was okay.

The little Taoist Mo Wen widened his eyes and exclaimed: "Young Master, what a skill!" He was overjoyed but also showed a bit of disappointment, probably because he felt that since Donghua was so powerful, the matter of "new junior brother" was hopeless in the end.

Donghua signaled Mo Wen and the three to come forward, but this time they didn't refuse, and walked all the way in along the entrance of the cave.Donghua noticed that when passing by the two lizard spirits, the elder brother who was walking in front secretly made up for them twice. This cautious temperament was a bit like Chong Lin.

Turning around the rock wall that was flickering with flames, there was a huge hollow inside.There is a deep pool in the open space in the center, and there are some little demons on duty scattered around the deep pool.

There is a stone case opposite the entrance across the deep pool, and beside the stone case stands a demon, the most human-like thing I have seen today.He carefully held a pot and looked at it, while a demon beside him was bowing and answering: "My lord, the time has come, but the envoy has not yet arrived, should we act according to plan?"

The king shook his head: "Wait a minute, the envoy won't break the appointment easily, there must be some cares, if we know that we act casually, disaster may come to our door!" He frowned again and said, "Let those children be honest , crying like ghosts and howling like wolves, be careful not to startle the Great Envoy!"

There were seven or eight children tied up in a corner not far from them, most of them trembling and crying hoarsely.There was only one exception at the very end, he lowered his head slightly, while carefully looking at the two demons who were talking, and from the corner of his vision, he glanced at the other little demons from time to time, but secretly made seals in his hands.

Donghua was very relieved when he saw Gun Gun cast a body-protecting formula on a group of children early on; but seeing him boldly throwing the sleeping formula at the talking two monsters, he couldn't help shaking his head at his audacity, not knowing the depth of the other party , What should I do if I rashly make a move to startle the snake!

Sure enough, the two demons didn't take it easy, and when they sensed someone plotting against them, they immediately shouted: "Who! Come out!"

The king looked around vigilantly, and said in a slow tone: "I don't know which friend on the road, I might as well come out and say something!" Seeing that no one showed up, he approached the group of children decisively—since the intention of coming was not good, It must be for these children, as long as these children are kept, no one will be able to do anything to them.What he thought was very clear.

The monster grabbed a child, strangled his neck and threatened: "If he doesn't come out again, I'll kill him!" The child in his hand was crying, but was choked and choked by him, with a rattling sound in his throat.

While shouting, he suddenly tripped over something on the sole of his foot, loosened his hand, and the child fell to the ground, gasping for breath and crying in fright.The monster stood firm and turned around suddenly, a swaying vine and Gun Gun's hand that hadn't been hidden came into his eyes.

"So it's you, you little bastard!" He was so angry that his face was ferocious, and he suddenly spat out a long letter, spreading his five fingers and was about to grab and roll, and the other children were already shaking into a ball in fright.

A soft shout came from the entrance of the cave, and a pink figure wrapped in Qingfeng had already slain in front of him, the sword energy forced the monster king to take two steps back, temporarily letting Gun Gun go, and he and Feng Jiu fought with each other.

Seeing Feng Jiu revealing Xingzang, Donghua appeared, and with a flick of his sleeves, he moved Gun Gun and the children to a safe place.Mo Wenji's two senior brothers also fought with another monster.

Donghua could see clearly that except for the slightly higher cultivation level of the monster king in the cave, everything else was mediocre. Even so, Feng Jiu should be able to deal with it, so he ignored it.He looked up and down holding Rolling Roll, and asked, "Are you guys injured?"

Although Gun Gun was not surprised to see his father and mother coming, he was greatly relieved. He put his arms around Dong Hua and said, "Fortunately, they haven't had time to do anything yet."

Donghua saw that Gun Gun's face turned slightly pale from using the spell, so he squeezed his son's hand and secretly lost some cultivation.Turning around to look at the children, apart from being frightened and only having a few bumps on the skin, there should be no serious problems, so I feel relieved.

On the other side, Feng Jiu's pottery sword is light and elegant, and his moves are dense. Even though he is a tall and powerful monster king, his vitals are always spinning around the tip of the sword. He can't help feeling aggrieved and afraid.He begged for mercy with a mournful face: "Fairy, spare your life, Fairy, spare your life!"

"Excuse me? Tell me, what are you doing with so many children!" Feng Jiu was full of chivalrous spirit at this moment, full of heroism, quite like a chivalrous woman who hates evil and hates evil.

"It was a powerful envoy who asked me to do it, not me!" Holding his breath, he tremblingly watched Tao Zhujian slowly across his chest, "The envoy told me that I want to do it when the moon is full." If I catch seven or seventy-nine 49 children, just throw them into the pool according to the law, if I don’t do it, the little demons on this mountain will die, I really have no choice!”

"There are still 49 more! Huh, speaking is better than singing! It's up to you to wantonly kill other people's lives for your own life!" Blood flowed profusely on his shoulder, and the monster fell to the ground with an ouch.

Hearing this, Donghua took two steps towards the water pool, probed down with his spiritual sense, and there was indeed a pile of bones at the bottom of the water, and there was a magic circle under the bones, which seemed to be used for extracting souls.

"Who is the envoy you are talking about? What does he want the child for?" Donghua asked in a deep voice.

At this time, the monster knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, and he held his wound and dared not speak out: "I don't know! The emissary only gave me a treasure pot to store the soul, and when I caught the child, he cast spells to get the soul , because the last moment is approaching, this time the envoy asked me to wait for him to come, but I missed the time for some reason. I don't know what he wants the child's soul to do, and I don't know who he is..."

Donghua asked: "What does that envoy look like?"

"He wears a mask every time he comes, so he doesn't see his face..." Seeing Donghua's expression was hesitant, he hurriedly added, "Oh, he's not tall, he's thin, his voice, his voice is a bit shrill, and his spells are very strange. Treacherous."

Among the six realms, regardless of monsters, it is a great evil to use childish methods.Although it is contrary to the way of heaven, because of its quick boosting skills, there are always monsters who are willing to risk the disgrace of the world.What kind of envoy is really sinful!

Donghua looked at the monster coldly and said: "Although you are not the mastermind, it is a serious crime to help the evil and harm the innocent, so let's accept this cultivation level!" He brushed his fingers over the altar, and the monster was so painful that his whole body trembled. Passed out.

Seeing that the little monsters around were being dealt with by Mo Wen and the three of them one by one, Donghua thought that it would be better to let the mortals deal with this mortal matter, and knowing that they would have someone from the teacher's sect to pick them up later, he sent the monster and the children away. Also hand it over to them, and let them deal with the aftermath.

At this time, don't ask them to know that the "Bai Di" that the children are talking about is actually the son of Donghua and Fengjiu.

Mo Wen's senior brother and third senior brother saw their methods and body skills, and saw that the two of them looked extraordinary through the light. They must be very human, but they dare not say more.

Little Taoist Mo Wen suddenly realized: "So you are here to find your son! So your surname is Bai! Where is Mr. Bai planning to go?"

Donghua turned a deaf ear to the title "Master Bai".Now that the matter is over, he doesn't plan to stay for a long time, or they should leave the town after returning.

"Xiaobai!" He pulled Trolliao and turned his head to greet Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu was holding the treasure pot for storing souls and looking at it.The texture of this pot is like jade and stone, the body of the pot is dull and dull, but the outer wall is engraved with some strange patterns, not like flowers, birds, landscapes, or ordinary magic circles, there are streamers flashing in the patterns, but it is not very clear .She felt that the pattern was a little familiar, but she didn't dare to try it out, after all, it contained the souls of dozens of children, so it was a big deal.

Hearing Donghua calling her, Feng Jiu came over carefully holding the pot and said, "Why don't we take this pot back, so that we can save the child who unfortunately passed away."

Donghua originally wanted to hand it over to Mo Wen and the others, but after thinking about it again, the Taoism of the mortal world is no better than that of the fairy world, and it is more outstanding to say that the transcendence is naturally done by the immortal, so Feng Jiu also followed Fengjiu's wishes. Let her put it away.

So, it's time to say goodbye.

Mo Wen was very reluctant, especially after seeing Donghua and Feng Jiu's heroic appearance today, first he felt that such a talent really did not miss him, and then he felt that it was a pity that such a talent could not be in the same mountain gate as him, Even if he is not a younger brother or an uncle or uncle, he will recognize it.But there is nothing he can do about it, the Bai Gongzi in front of him is only looking at his wife and children, and there is no one else in his eyes!

Feng Jiu's enthusiasm was high, and he had a great fight with that monster today, and Qingqiu's feeling of little overlord regained a bit.She proudly crossed her waist in the night wind for a while, took out Tao Zhujian and gestured a few times, and said to Donghua and Gungun, "Call me if you see any monsters in the future!"

The father and son looked at me and I looked at you, and silently followed behind the little fox, whose tail was dancing wildly, and walked down the mountain.

After a while, Donghua suddenly said, "Xiaobai, do you know what kind of monster you were fighting just now?"

The little fox turned his head and asked in doubt: "Isn't it a lizard?"

Donghua raised his face and said, "It's a snake."

Gun Gun added in a serious manner: "His tongue is forked."

"There are lizards too!" Feng Jiu insisted with a pale face.

"I've seen his original form!" Donghua said solemnly and beyond doubt.

Feng Jiu felt a chill running down her spine, and she rubbed the goosebumps on her body: "Don't say it, don't say it! I should have kicked him more! No, I shouldn't have touched him. The spell directly destroyed him." Then he turned his head and lost the arrogance he had just now, and dragged Donghua and Gun Gun back under the wind, saying that he wanted to go back and take a bath as soon as possible to get rid of the cold.

The father and son looked at her back and showed similar smiles.

The author has something to say:

"Bai Gongzi", haha ​​o(*￣︶￣*)o