When he returned to the Xu Mansion again, it was already dimming, and the servant of the Xu Mansion led him all the way to the courtyard of Ruyi Pavilion. Mr. Xu had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time. When he saw the visitor, he hurriedly stepped forward and said,
"Taoist Master Shen, please rest. The little girl woke up late last night. We have already asked Yi'er. She has not seen any monsters or encountered any strange things. The little girl has been raised in the boudoir since she was a child. She has never traveled far, and her drowsiness has gradually worsened in the past year. My daughter is now awake and has finished dressing up. The Taoist priest might as well go into the house and check her carefully."
"I will make a decision after asking Miss about the specific situation. Thank you, Mr. Xu."
After hearing this, Shen Xichen was a little angry and didn't want to be polite anymore. It was only because Mr. Xu was too self-assertive. Although he defended his daughter's innocence at every turn, even he hadn't confirmed what kind of monster it was, so he was anxious to ask. , and she is full of monsters, trying to scare the snake away. If Miss Xu really has something to do with this monster and deliberately hides it, I am afraid that she is already on guard against me. If she is determined not to reveal it, the monster will even hide its aura, I'm afraid It's even more troublesome. I hope Miss Xu really does what Master Xu said and doesn't know about it.
Entering the house, what you see is not as colorfully decorated as other ladies from rich families, but you can see some interesting little ornaments everywhere.
Miss Xu family was sitting behind a semi-transparent screen at the moment. When she saw someone coming in, she was the first to speak: "The person coming is Taoist Shen."
"Exactly. I'm really sorry for disturbing Miss Xu." Shen Xichen responded politely.
"Taoist priest, it's me who should be sorry. I've just been physically tired and dozed off from time to time in recent days. It was my father who loved his daughter so much that he rushed to see a doctor when she was sick. Now he even bothers the Taoist priest to come here. It's just making a fuss out of a molehill here. There is no sneaking up on you, please don't worry, Taoist Priest, I, Xu Mansion, will definitely prepare a generous gift, Taoist Priest's trip will not be in vain."
Xu Zhiyi deliberately kept his voice steady. He had been thinking about these words for a long time, but he was still quite calm. If he were an ordinary cultivator, he might be able to handle it. Unfortunately, it was Shen Xichen who came here this time.
"Many girls are worried. Since I came here this time, I will not return without success. I have already explored the situation here before. Your situation is not caused by illness. What I can confirm is that the reason why you have been sleeping is because of something." The monster is sucking your vitality for his nourishment. The more he sucks, the weaker you become. But this monster is extremely cautious and has never left any traces before. But this time I have gained a lot. This monster can't hide it. ”
After entering the house, Shen Xichen began to use the spiritual energy around him to explore. Although no traces were found the first time, after injecting spiritual energy into Miss Xu last time, the monster would leave clues as long as it came close to touching the spiritual energy. This aura that didn't belong to Miss Xu was lingering around her now.
The purpose of losing spiritual power is another purpose besides saving Miss Xu. After all, the purpose of transferring this high-quality spiritual power is not to benefit this monster.
"But please rest assured, girl. Although this monster has harmed you a lot by absorbing energy several times, it doesn't seem to have the intention to kill you. I don't feel any malice from the monster, but monsters are the best at deceiving people. Girl, Don’t be careless.”
"If the Taoist Master is not able to deal with my parents, just give me a few protective spells. Why bother pressing this matter so hard? It's not a big deal in the first place."
Xu Xichen's determined look made Xu Zhiyi a little overwhelmed, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Oh? Am I overthinking it? With this tone of the girl, could it be that... she wants to protect this monster? Hahaha, I must be overthinking it, but this monster is right next to you, Miss, staring at you with eager eyes. , don’t you still not believe it or fear it?”
While talking to Shen Xichen, he walked slowly towards the screen. The aura emanating from his body was heading towards the unfamiliar breath behind the screen.
After Xu Zhiyi heard this, he felt a strong intimidation. He was immediately horrified. He blocked the jade pendant behind him and subconsciously said loudly:
"The Taoist Priest doesn't know the whole story. How can we conclude that she is a monster? How can we conclude that my illness is her fault? How can we conclude that she would want to harm me."
He spoke too hastily and was momentarily choked up. Xu Zhiyi lowered his head and coughed. After realizing what he had said, tears welled up in his eyes. He bit his lip and did not dare to make any sound. He still did not calm down. After a moment, he begged. .
"Taoist Priest, no one has ever bewitched me, and no one has ever tried to harm me. I can guarantee that she is innocent. I know that her existence is not allowed in this world, but she is my best friend. I only ask for Taoism. Let her go, let us go, I am willing to pay any price."
Sure enough, she is still a girl, and she can't hide things after a little trial, but she has seen this kind of thing too much. Listening to her tone, there must be some beautiful male demon who has deceived the little lady who is not familiar with the world. He indulges himself in it and is willing to sacrifice everything.
But all the stories end with being deceived by monsters, sucking the energy and losing their souls, without exception.
When he encountered these similar things in the first few years, the young man might have sighed a few words, but now that the story has been repeated so many times, Shen Xichen only felt numb and tired.
"I am not interested in understanding the reason. Miss Xu, you may have been bewitched inadvertently, but you don't know it yet. Even if you are willing, your body cannot hold you back. I have set up a spiritual barrier. This monster can't escape now, and Miss Xu also has my spiritual protection to protect her from being hurt by the monster again. I have promised your Xu family that I will drive away the monster tonight." After saying that, he turned around and walked out without showing any mercy.
"Taoist...Taoist...listen to me, it's not like this..."
After walking out of the house and leaving Ruyi Pavilion, Miss Xu's voice was scattered in the morning sunshine.
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I thought it was some kind of special monster, but in the end it turned out to be cliche. The lady in the boudoir was the easiest to deceive. It was boring and boring. It was a waste of time. It was better to finish it quickly and go back to the mountain to enjoy life.
After Shen Xichen left Ruyi Pavilion, Xu Zhiyi, who fell to the ground, finally couldn't help crying. It was really useless. Now she didn't even have the strength to get up and chase him out to stop him.
Everyone outside the door heard the noise and saw Taoist Shen leaving calmly. Then they rushed into the house and saw Xu Zhiyi lying on the ground crying. They hurriedly helped her to a recliner, covered her with a warm quilt, and served the newly brewed ginseng soup.
Mr. Xu and his wife were about to step forward to ask what was going on, when Xu Zhiyi suddenly waved the ginseng soup on the table to the ground. The small celadon bowl shattered with the sound, and the soup spilled all over the floor.
"Get out, get out...there's no evil here, none!"
Everyone was shocked, astonished that the previously well-behaved and sensible young lady who never spoke loudly would be so vehement and vehement at this moment.
The old couple Xu suppressed their surprise and did not dare to provoke her with words. They could only comfort their daughter while ordering the maid to clean up and leave the house.
After leaving the main room, Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Master, could it be that Yi'er has really been entangled by this evil spirit? Now she doesn't look like her anymore. What should I do?"
"Madam, don't worry. It's good, we have finally found the cause of the disease. Now we can only count on Taoist Shen. The people of Qingfeng Mountain can still be trusted. Let my daughter be quiet now."
Mr. Xu patted his wife's hand to express comfort, but even so, he could not hide the worry in his eyes.
This scene happened to be heard by Shen Xichen who was hiding at the end of the tree. He sat firmly on the branch of the tree, seemingly casual but his eyes were always looking at the direction of the main house of Ruyi Pavilion, and chuckled,
"You really think of me as a great god."
In fact, it could be done on the spot to get rid of this little evil spirit, but he still left a day for Xu Zhiyi. Whether she wanted to say goodbye or discuss with this monster how to deal with him, it didn't matter. He left enough time just to let her At least be mentally prepared.
Because of the barrier blessing and spiritual protection, and being nearby to monitor everything, Shen Xichen had the confidence to prevent the evil spirit from hurting people or escaping.
Speaking of the reasons for doing this, it is actually a habit. A few years ago, there was a similar scene, but because besides the evil spirits at the scene, the bewitched woman was still immersed in the pain of losing her 'lover', and committed suicide after a few days because she could no longer accept it.
This good deed was not accomplished but became karma. From then on, Shen Xichen would rather spend more time to achieve perfection.
Shen Xichen came from Qingfeng Mountain. He was Qingfeng Guan Shen's little disciple since he was a Taoist priest. He had been in Qingfeng Mountain since he was a child. He was brought here by the immortal from outside the world. The immortal only left a sentence: in the future, if you work hard on the road, you will have good fortune. .
Therefore, he has embarked on the road of seeking Taoism and cultivating immortality since he can remember. Xiao Xichen has lived up to the high expectations. He has shown spiritual talents that are different from ordinary people since he was a child. From the age of twelve, whenever someone asks for help from the mountain, Elder Shen will always let Xi Shen Xiashan accumulated blessings, and now at the age of twenty, he is already one of the top figures in the temple.
Although Shen Xichen has always admitted that he does not have the traditional Taoist heart, he also has his own views on the world, because he grew up between the Taoist purity and the secular world since he was a child. Some secular things are not as absolute as the Taoist said. , more willing to believe that everything in this world is not so-called black and white, and even monsters may have emotions that people do not understand.
But after so many years, I have experienced all kinds of things, at least I have never encountered them before. Maybe I really don’t understand enough. This world is really as the Dao says, and evil is evil.
After sending away all the maids and servants, Xu Zhi, who was sitting on the recliner, had an earthy complexion and his eyes were staring blankly out of the window. He didn't know whether he was thinking about something or had given up hope completely.
"Ayi, I'm sorry, you didn't let me come out... Actually, I heard what you just said to Taoist Shen. Is it my fault? It's because I want to see the world, but I don’t know if I rely on your anger to be able to speak. I am hurting you by doing this. I am making you sleepy, making you weak, making you..."
"So what."
Before Ayu could finish speaking, Xu Ruyi interrupted her, held up the jade pendant, and gently rubbed it with her fingertips.
"So what if it was you who caused the harm? I don't necessarily care much about the reason. I know even more that you don't know about this matter. Of course, I don't say this because I am stupid. I was the one who chose you back then. , you see, on the contrary, you have no choice but to go all out, so how can you deliberately get close to me? This is a causal relationship that cannot be changed. If your purpose was just to improve your spiritual power, you could have sucked me away long ago. Clean, hurry up and find the next target. Why spend time to make me happy and stay with me all the time? In fact, it is me who needs your existence all the time, and it should be me who is sorry for you. I also suspected it. I've passed you."
In fact, as early as when Xu Zhiyi began to suffer from narcolepsy, she was already thinking about whether it was caused by Ayu's existence. From then on, she began to observe and test, but all the memories in the past were not false, and Ayu had not He did something to hurt her, but now she is doubting and speculating.
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Zhiyi decided to follow her heart and believe her. It is impossible to guess what will happen now. Even if the result is not satisfactory, so what.
After waiting for a long time, Ayu didn't say anything.
"What's wrong, are you angry? That's why I've always been sorry for you, for not trusting you absolutely."
Xu Zhiyi pretended to be calm and steady her voice. She didn't want Ayu to hear the panic in her tone, because at this moment she really didn't know what to do. After all, she was facing a monk who mastered magic. , strategies, and abilities are beyond what a boudoir woman can handle. Even if she is healthy now, she will never be his opponent.
"Thank you, Ayi..."
Xu Zhiyi heard the trembling in her tone and smiled: "I heard you right, are you crying? Ayu, tell me how you shed tears when you have no body."
"I'm not crying. Don't make fun of me, but I am really sad. No, this word should be called touching, right?"
"Yes, little Ayu, congratulations, you have learned a new word." Xu Zhiyi knew that they were just forcing a smile now.
The girl in Yunai also sighed softly at this time, seeming to have made an important decision.
"Ayi, don't worry, that Taoist priest can't hurt me. Look, I made you so angry for nothing. Things are different now. I'm not easy to mess with now. In fact, I have been practicing secretly, and My strength has improved a lot now. To be honest, I am actually an ancient spiritual jade. Don’t believe it, no one can hurt me. I will beat the shit out of that Taoist priest, and I will be fine. "
Xu Zhiyi listened and just chuckled. Little Lingyu kept telling lies.
"Don't you believe it? Then I have to show it to you."
After saying that, a burst of warm white light emitted around the jade body, and a small palm appeared in the light, gently patting Xu Zhiyi's head. It was the first time Xu Zhiyi touched someone, and he was not used to it. Earth, learn how to comfort her.
Xu Zhiyi felt Ayu's warmth and held back her tears. She couldn't lose Ayu so easily. Even if the mantis was blocking the car and her abilities were very different, she still had to give it a try.
Lingyu was indeed able to transform slightly because she absorbed the power of Xu Zhiyi, but that was all. The transformation just a moment had already consumed most of the spiritual power she had finally obtained. Now she could only make a sound. In order not to Let yourself fall into a deep sleep and then draw strength. The only thing you can do is to talk to Xu Zhiyi.
