The village had just been attacked by bandits, and the village was in a mess, with corpses everywhere. The young men cleaned up the mess and carried away the bodies and the wounded, while the women and the elderly tried their best to treat the wounded.
In a dark corner, there were three young people working and whispering.
"Brother Qiming, what should we do now? Are we still going to join the bandits?"
"Those bandits were beaten to death, and they are no match for the practitioners."
"After all, practitioners are still handsome." The two teenagers babbled to the leader Liu Qiming.
"Do you have the opportunity to practice? It is the easiest way to improve our strength by joining the bandits." Liu Qiming said in a mocking tone, but did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of the two of them, and said: "I have inquired about it a long time ago. There is a reserve over there. Once you pass the training, you will no longer be an ordinary bandit, and your future will be bright."
"Brother Qiming, these bandits are really murderous. I don't want to hang out with them. Let's not go."
"Yes, yes, I don't want anything to happen to the village."
"Hmph, if you want to protect the village, you have to join the bandits, so that your family will be fine. The monk appeared to be helping us today, but in fact he was harming us. Sooner or later, the bandits will come back for revenge, and no one can do it except ourselves. Help us."
When the two of them heard what Liu Qiming said, they suddenly fell silent.
"Damn it, these bandits are really useless. We should kill that old guy." Liu Qiming muttered in a low voice.
"Qiming, what are you talking about? Who do you want to kill?"
"I want you to take care of it!" Liu Qiming felt even more resentful when he saw that it was his uncle's cousin.
Liu Ergou also didn't like his cousin: "I heard clearly, you want the bandits to kill people, you are not the one who attracted the bandits, right? I will tell my father right now."
When Liu Qiming heard this, he became angry and hit Liu Ergou on the nose with his fist. Liu Ergou's friends were nearby. Seeing this, they gathered around him, and Liu Qiming ran away in a panic.
There was a little commotion at the entrance of the village, and nearby villagers rushed to see it. Liu Ergou's father happened to see his son lying on the ground, and quickly stepped forward and asked: "Son, what's wrong? Are there bandits again?" he said. His voice trembled slightly when he said the word "bandit", and he was obviously still frightened by what just happened.
"No, no, dad, it's Qiming...he ran away."
"What? Where did he go? This kid is really worried."
Liu Qiming's two followers stuttered and said: "Qi... Brother Qiming said... he wanted to join the bandits."
Before the middle-aged man could say anything, an old man was so angry that he banged his stick and said, "This beast, the bandits just killed our relatives, and he still wants to join the bandits. What a white-eyed wolf."
This old man was none other than the younger brother of the dead village chief, who had just been elected to take charge of the overall situation. "Hurry up and gather a few people to catch that kid back. Don't let him anger the bandits and get him into trouble."
Bandits were infested nearby, and they didn't know if You Ziji had killed all the bandits. Naturally, they didn't want to go looking for Liu Qiming in the middle of the night. But hearing that this boy might anger the bandits, the villagers were filled with indignation and did not dare to let this boy cause trouble.
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"The bandits still have their lair. They will inevitably take revenge on the villagers here in the future. Let's stay in the village for a few more days." Lao Dao himself had stayed in a bandit's lair. Naturally, he knew that the bandits still had a large number of people, and he felt uneasy.
After hearing what the old Taoist said was reasonable, You Ziji agreed.
The three of them returned to the village together and saw many wounded people here, who were simply bandaged but not treated. The old Taoist priest has been traveling in the world for many years and knows many practical skills. He is proficient in treating diseases and injuries, and is proficient in fortune telling.
The farmer's family did not have extra oil lamps. Fortunately, the sky was clear and the moon was bright, so treatment was not delayed. He was not too tired and directly joined the rescue team of the injured, setting bones, stopping bleeding, and applying medicine. You Ziji learned a lot from the sidelines. With the addition of experienced doctors, the treatment effect has become better and many people's lives have been saved. Both of them were monks, so they were not tired. They worked until midnight and finally ended.
Early the next morning, the two of them had breakfast and had no other chores to do, so they discussed spiritual practice together. Although the old Taoist did not have a high level of cultivation, he knew a lot of common sense about spiritual practice. You Ziji, on the other hand, had his own thoughts on spiritual practice and was quite advanced. . The two have different talents, and rarely can they discuss issues together in practice.
At this time, they were more like each other's teachers. They learned from each other and made up a lot of what they were missing. The chat became more and more speculative, and the old Taoist priest felt that the bottleneck of his realm seemed to be loosened.
"Brother You, let me show you what I am best at." As the old man spoke, he poured a mouthful of bad wine into his mouth.
"As an old man, I'm just a novice when it comes to fighting against others." He stretched out his little finger to compare, then replaced it with his thumb, "But in terms of my ability to escape, even a foundation-building monk can't match me."
"Old man He, you are drunk and bragging again." Xiao Huang mocked at the side. The old Taoist priest looked unhappy. He picked up his big bowl and poured all the wine in it into Xiao Huang. In the belly.
Xiao Huang's little body was swaying, obviously drunk, and soon he fell on the table with his round belly. It didn't dare to speak in front of the villagers just now, but as soon as it started talking, it was knocked unconscious. You Ziji never imagined that a talkative person could be held back for so long. How uncomfortable it was.
"Brother You, take a look."
The old Taoist priest put his palms on the table. Just as he was about to stand up, You Ziji grabbed his arm and stopped him. "The Taoist priest must be drunk. This is all about special skills. It's better not to show it."
"What are you afraid of? I can't trust others, but your character is definitely worth mentioning." The old Taoist priest said carelessly: "I have two ways of escaping, one is to escape from the ground, and the other is to change my body."
"Although this is not a powerful spell, it is not something that ordinary people can learn just by looking at it."
"Let's look at this escape talisman."
After that, the old Taoist priest did not take out a talisman, but used his finger pen to write a rune on the ground, and then wrote the same rune on the other side of the table. The old Taoist priest made a secret After chanting a spell, he pricked his fingertips and dropped a drop of blood on each of the two runes.
The old Taoist priest made the secret in his hand, and saw the runes around him flickering. The old Taoist turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already on the other side of the table. You Ziji watched with interest. He always fought with bare hands. This is my first time coming into contact with talismans.
"So, it's not bad. I've escaped with my life several times just by relying on this skill. Come on, come on, let me show you how to change my body." As he said that, he walked around the yard and found a piece of wood. , after coming back, he found that You Ziji's attention was not on him, and he couldn't help but feel depressed, thinking that this juggling-like spell would never catch You Shaoxia's eyes. However, this mood did not last long. After all, he had no affiliation and was used to being looked down upon by others.
When I got closer and took a closer look, I felt relieved all of a sudden, but it was You Ziji who was looking at his runes on the ground and drawing them stroke by stroke, and they were exactly the same. But the way of talisman is best done in one stroke, so that it can run smoothly and the talisman can be used.
You Ziji described it once, and at this time, he was so blessed that he described it again. He completed it in one go and continued his brushwork. It actually aroused the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and its runes were more perfect than those of the old Taoist. This surprised the old Taoist priest. There is such a genius in this world!
The old Taoist priest went over to take a look and found that the rune's strokes were natural and well-proportioned. It was more powerful than his earth escape talisman. He suddenly felt itchy and said to You Ziji: "Quickly excite it and let me see it." Look at the power of this rune.”
You Ziji said: "Then I will draw another one."
"No, no, just one rune can be used to test the power. You'd better save some energy. Wait a minute and help me write a few runes to try."
Youzi Ji Yiyan inspired the power in the runes, but nothing happened. It seemed that after he drew the runes, he no longer had any contact with them. There was obviously nothing wrong with the runes, but the old Taoist priest was a little confused. He didn't believe in evil, so he tried it himself and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with the runes.
The old Taoist priest was a little confused. He took a few talismans from his arms and handed them to You Ziji, "Brother You, try this."
You Ziji took the talismans in his hand and activated them one by one. Although there was some reaction, You Ziji's ability to control the talismans was really unflattering. He was not good at using any external objects. You Ziji's face turned red and he didn't want to try again. The old Taoist priest was dumbfounded after knowing about You Ziji's physique. Although he was a genius, he was suppressed by the law of heaven. Thinking about this made him feel much more balanced.
The old Taoist took out the yellow paper and cinnabar and asked You Ziji to write some talismans for him to try in case of emergency. Although You Ziji couldn't use the talismans, the talismans he wrote were still fine. It's just that although this earth escape talisman is much stronger than the old Taoist priest's, it is completely different from the one painted on the ground. Without the power of heaven and earth just now, it seems that such top-quality runes still need opportunities.
Just after writing a few notes, a commotion suddenly broke out in the village. The two of them hurriedly went out and saw a large number of villagers gathered at the entrance of the village. It was the team that went out to look for Liu Qiming last night, but they still couldn't catch him after all.
Seeing that no one was found, the villagers felt that a disaster was coming, and You Ziji hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Old man, what happened?"
"Young hero, I don't know, but there is a little beast in my village who has taken refuge with the bandits." The acting village chief replied.
"What?" You Ziji was a little surprised, "Does he know where the bandits are?"
"Of course I know, it's at the Eagle Beak Peak in the southwest."
You Ziji suddenly had an idea, and he said to Hao Laodao: "Taoist Master, it's okay for us to wait here all the time. It's better to take the initiative and annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop."
"Brother You, this is too dangerous. Let's take a long-term approach."
"There are other villages here. We are guarding here, but we can't protect other places. We might as well take the initiative to greet them. Taoist priest, I ask you to guard this place for a little longer."
After that, You Ziji saluted the old Taoist priest, then turned to the village chief and said, "Old man, I will definitely bring back the escaped villagers, please don't worry."
