After eliminating the hidden evil spirits that blocked the south road, Li Xuan and Cao Shuda did not take away the remaining ninety people. Instead, they paused for a while to understand how those few people turned into evil spirits. Equip the remaining ninety people with a few rockets to prevent any evil spirits from sneaking out during the subsequent encirclement and suppression.
Li Xuan originally thought that the few people who turned into evil ghosts must have done something special, otherwise how could they be fine when they came, but they turned into this look after only a month?
However, after Cao Shuda asked him personally, he was stunned.
Because there is nothing special about those people. They are just like everyone else. Apart from being on duty, they are eating, drinking, sleeping, and have not even stepped into the mountains.
Later, a small Dutou among the more than ninety people also showed what they ate, which was basically dry food brought from the city, bacon, and some wild vegetables sourced locally.
"Wild vegetables?" Cao Shuda said, "Get them."
Xiao Dutou said "yes", and soon sent people to collect from the surrounding area. After a while, soldiers from the government came with a handful of wild vegetables.
The wild vegetables are long, bright green, and smell of earth. If you smell them carefully, they are fragrant.
Cao Shuda recognized it as a shepherd's purse at a glance. It was very common. He frowned and asked, "Is this the one you eat?"
Xiao Dutou said: "Master Qizhen, this is it."
Cao Shuda clapped his hands again and sent the message to the doctor accompanying the army.
The doctor stepped forward to take the wild vegetable, looked at it, smelled it, shook his head to Cao Shuda and said, "Sir, there is nothing wrong with this dish."
Cao Shuda handed the wild vegetables back, feeling confused and horrified for a moment.
How is this going?
A good person suddenly dies or turns into an evil ghost?
For a moment, he just felt that the summer sun was shining a little brightly on his body.
Li Xuan was standing by and suddenly asked: "Where is the water you drink? Where did it come from?"
Xiao Dutou naturally recognized this Mr. Su, and was rescued by him again. He hurriedly said respectfully: "Mr. Qichen, this is the spring water nearby."
Li Xuandao: "Take me to see it."
That little Dutou said yes again and again.
After a while,
Li Xuan came to the spring.
It is said to be a spring, but it is actually a small river with its source in the mountains.
The river water is clear, with sparkling waves, and fish can be seen playing in it. The green plants on both sides are lush, which makes it impossible to feel at all that "this water is poisonous".
And having said that, if the water source is poisonous and the food is poisonous, it should not poison only a few people.
Li Xuan couldn't figure out what was going on.
After he and Cao Shuda met, he asked everyone not to eat food from outside, and then continued to lead the army to the next place.
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Afterwards, a group of government soldiers went to the other three roads that were blocking the road. They followed the same method and found out the evil ghosts hiding inside and killed them all.
And sure enough, the Luoshi Mountain demon is indeed not omnipotent. Among the other three roads, only the east road has evil spirits, while the northwest two roads are unscathed.
A group of soldiers circled around and returned to the junction of the two southeast roads, which was the mountain pass.
The soldiers of the government take a break for the time being.
After a simple meal, Li Xuan and Cao Shuda sat on the stone in front of the military camp and looked at the mountain together.
Li Xuan already knew the situation of the last time he killed the demons very clearly.
Basically, I went up the mountain and didn't even see the shadow of the demon before things started happening.
People start dying suddenly, without warning, and one person dies in a short while.
Cao Shuda laughed at himself and said, "Sir, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I really don't even know what this monster is."
Li Xuan was also panicked.
How to fight this?
Then I remembered that before the demon passed through, the evil spirit's mouth said it wanted to eat a thousand people every month.
What on earth is this? With such a big appetite, you still can’t go to Fucheng in person?
The moonlight was cold, and Li Xuan turned his head slightly to glance at the soldiers behind him.
Although his reason told him that if so many soldiers fought head-on, they would definitely kill the monster, but his emotions always felt that "these soldiers could give the monster a good meal."
Suddenly, he looked at the magistrate beside him.
Cao Shuda felt something and said, "Sir, give me some advice."
Li Xuan said slowly: "Burn the mountain."
Cao Shuda:? ? ?
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Li Xuan has always been a person who seeks stability.
Since this monster is really difficult to bite, then I won’t bite it.
This monster is afraid of fire and can't leave the mountain, so... just go ahead and set the mountain on fire.
As for the general location of the demon, others can't determine it, so why can't he?
Although burning a mountain may have a great impact and cause great damage, the entire city was almost reduced to the "canteen" of this monster. Compared to an entire city of humans, burning a mountain is nothing.
Compared to forcibly attacking the mountain, encountering various accidents, various attacks, and then killing the enemy or being killed... Young Master Li still prefers to burn the place directly from a distance. "An enemy who cannot move and is afraid of fire."
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The next day, afternoon.
A group of people came to another mountain.
Cao Shuda said strangely: "Sir, are you sure the demon is on this mountain?"
The mountain here is not even the mountain where everyone surrounded and suppressed the demon before, but a mountain behind that mountain, very close to each other, but completely different.
The demon blood of the "distorted monkey" is flowing in Li Xuan's body, and the threat of another demon is clearly coming from the mountains here.
"Burn it." Li Xuandao.
Seeing that he was so sure, Cao Shuda felt even colder in his heart. He never expected that the last time he and others came to Jiao Mo, not only did they not see the demon, but they even got the wrong mountain top where the demon was.
At this time, he took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said resolutely: "Burn!!"
The soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief knowing that they didn't have to go up the mountain. As for burning the mountain, although the mountain was not allowed to burn, since it was the order from the prefect and Mr. Su, they were happy to do it.
In order to restrain the demon, barrels of kerosene were poured along the mountain.
Whizzing!
Several rockets shot out from a distance, igniting the flames.
With the kerosene ignited, the entire mountain was soon bathed in flames.
A group of government soldiers began to evacuate quickly. By the time they evacuated the mountain, there was already a sea of fire behind them.
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The fire burned for seven days, but it did not subside.
On this day, the soldiers were stationed outside as usual, waiting for the flames to subside and preventing evil spirits from escaping.
Suddenly, more than ten horse shadows came from the distance.
The leaders were Cao Wen, Cao Yi, and more than ten guards from the Cao Mansion.
As everyone approached, Cao Yi waved from afar, jumped down like a happy elf, ran to Li Xuan, and shouted with a smile: "Father!"
Then he shouted: "Dad."
Cao Shuda said teasingly: "This child will still kiss you. He no longer recognizes his godfather but not his father."
Cao Yi said: "My godfather is not like you. You are busy every day. Apart from practicing martial arts, my godfather always stays with me."
With that said, she took Li Xuan's hand, shook it gently, and asked, "Godfather, how have you been during this time?"
Li Xuan felt the softness on his palms and imitated the old man's tone and said: "During this period, your father and I have been thinking of ways to kill the monsters. Now we are setting fire to the mountain because we don't want to cause any more damage.
When this happens, I'm afraid I'll have to go back to the mountains and become a wandering cloud and wild crane. "
"ah?"
Cao Yi's beautiful little face showed a look of astonishment, then she shook his arm and said coquettishly, "Father~~~"
Li Xuan was shaken by her and became confused and panicked.
Next to him, Cao Shuda asked directly: "If I want to find Mr. At that time, how can I find him?"
Li Xuandao: "I will come every year. If I leave for a long time, I will let you know."
Cao Yi stopped shaking her arms, a joyful smile appeared on her pretty face, and said, "Does the adoptive father want to come to attend Yi'er's wedding?"
Li Xuan:......
He really couldn't imagine how much distraction he would have if Mr. Su showed up at the wedding of "Li Xuan and Cao Yi."
Cao Shuda said: "Yi'er, sir, you have something important to do! Don't mess around!"
Cao Yi pouted her lips and stood aside with her long legs crossed.
Cao Shuda looked at Cao Wen again and asked, "If you don't stay in the city, what are you doing here?"
Cao Wen stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Father, the people from Zhoucheng are here. I want you to go back to see them immediately."
Cao Shuda was stunned and asked: "At this time?"
Then without waiting for an answer, he asked again: "Who is here?"
Cao Wendao: "I don't know them either, but...two groups of people came. The two groups of people arrived one after the other. They don't seem to be dealing with each other."
Cao Shuda pondered for a moment, then came to Li Xuan, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Su, I should have waited with you, but there are envoys in the state and I have to go."
Li Xuandao: "Just go to the prefect, I will watch from here."
