During the trip, Mr. Wu was still a little angry about the "Holy Fire Fox Cult".
Such a cult is harmful to nature and is really hateful.
When the two led their horses and monkeys to a mountain path with few people, they suddenly heard a noise in the surrounding woods. A group of strong men with knives and axes and ferocious expressions came out and surrounded them.
When Wu Hou saw the knives in these people's hands, he was immediately frightened and hid behind Mr. Wu.
When Mr. Wu saw this, he was also a little panicked, hoping that these people would make money but not kill themselves.
The leader of the robbers was a tall man with a beard and a scar on his face.
Seeing that the two people in front of me didn't look like poor people, and they could even raise horses and monkeys, they must be rich, and I was immediately happy.
Mr. Wu asked with some fear:
"A good man, but you want money?"
When the bearded robber heard this, he realized that this was the right thing to do and said loudly:
"Of course I'm asking for money. As long as you hand over your valuable treasures, I will spare your lives."
When Mr. Wu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ye Ming sneer and mock the bearded man with disdain:
"A person who has no ambition and is a robber only seeks wealth without harming his life. He is so hopeless."
Hearing this, the bearded man immediately glared at Ye Ming:
"Do you want to die?"
Ye Ming curled his lips and continued to say mockingly:
"What kind of skill does it take to kill me? Do you know that Mr. Wu next to me has a profound understanding of life and death? If he is really capable, just kill him!"
Mr. Wu on the side heard this and quickly pulled Ye Ming's sleeve, trying to get him to shut up.
But at this time the bearded man was already angry, staring at Mr. Wu and saying:
"You're the only one who's not afraid of death, are you?"
"I......"
Mr. Wu didn't know what to say for a moment. As a literary man, he still had some integrity. It would be too shameful to say such words as fear of death.
"Okay, since you just want to die, grandpa won't be polite. I'll kill you with one knife!"
The bearded man said loudly, the knife in his hand flashed with cold light, and he was about to kill someone.
But Ye Ming laughed again and said:
"You are such a ridiculous robber. Mr. Wu is not afraid of death. Wouldn't it be too easy for you to kill him like this?
If you can, chop him into pieces and chop him into pieces. "
"Master Shanyuan..."
Mr. Wu almost cried when he heard this.
When the bearded man heard what Ye Ming said, he laughed angrily:
"Okay, okay, if you have the guts, then as you wish, brothers, chop this Mr. Wu into a pulp!"
Ye Ming laughed again and said: "How can it be enough to just chop it into minced meat without having to make a meal of dumplings afterwards?"
The bearded man was startled when he heard this:
"It doesn't have to be so cruel."
Ye Ming mocked again:
"No ambition."
Seeing this, the bearded man became even more angry.
At this time, the younger brother beside him said in his ear:
"Brother, these two people don't look normal. I think it's better to be careful."
Hearing this, the bearded man was suddenly aware of the problem. The two people in front of him were too calm and did not look afraid at all.
His mind turned and he immediately said:
"Brothers, tie them up and purify them with holy fire!"
After hearing this, several younger brothers immediately stepped forward and tied the two people up with ropes.
Wu Hou didn't quite understand the situation at first. When he saw Mr. Wu being tied up, he knew something was wrong and immediately bared his teeth and claws at these people.
Then, it was also tied with a rope.
After tying the two of them to a tree respectively, Lu Xiu felt much more at ease and said to them:
"I don't care what weirdness you have, as long as you burn it with the holy fire, you will be purified!"
As he said that, his subordinates had piled firewood at the feet of the two of them, as if they planned to burn them to death.
Seeing this, Ye Ming laughed again and said:
"What a joke. It's too cold to keep warm with just this little firewood. You still want to burn Mr. Wu to death?
Let me tell you, no matter how much firewood you add, don’t even think about doing anything to Mr. Wu! "
Hearing this, the bearded man said viciously, "Just wait."
After saying that, he asked his subordinates to go back and get kerosene.
Seeing this, Mr. Wu said to Ye Ming with some tears in his eyes:
"Master Shanyuan, stop talking, stop talking."
Ye Ming heard this and said to the robbers:
"Did you hear that? Mr. Wu is afraid that his ability will scare you, so he asked me to stop talking."
When Mr. Wu heard this, his face suddenly showed despair. He was really about to be killed.
The kerosene was fetched soon after, and the bearded man was afraid that Mr. Wu was really capable, so he poured all the kerosene into the firewood at his feet.
After they were done, the robbers suddenly stood together, prayed, and chanted:
"The holy fire shines brightly, and the fierce fox lives forever."
Mr. Wu, who was originally a little desperate, suddenly widened his eyes when he heard the sound.
These guys are actually from the Holy Fire Fox Cult?
Only now did I understand that it seemed a little late.
After the robbers prayed, they lit the fire.
Seeing this, Mr. Wu closed his eyes in despair and waited for death.
Then......
I felt nothing, just a little warmth, and no pain at all like being burned by a flame.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that firewood was burning under his feet. He was indeed in a raging fire.
However, all the flames and smoke passed strangely close to the body, and it was really strange that there was no damage at all.
I originally pointed at the holy fire to burn this weird guy to death, but I didn't expect that this guy actually survived the fire unharmed.
Seeing this, the bearded man was greatly surprised and said quickly:
"Add more wood, add more wood!"
It was also the first time for all the boys to see someone who could not be burned to death. They were all frightened and hurriedly added wood to the fire.
The fire continued to burn, and the flames clung to Mr. Wu's body. Even the rope that tied him and the big tree behind him were burned, but he was not injured at all.
Until the flames extinguished and only a pile of coke was left, Mr. Wu was still standing there unharmed.
In fact, after the rope was burned, he could walk out of the fire, but because he was not clear about the situation, he was afraid that the flames would burn him if he moved, so he kept waiting.
When the bearded man and others saw this, they thought that the other party was confident and unafraid of flames.
Seeing that the flames were extinguished and Mr. Wu was still intact, the robbers were shocked. They quickly threw away their swords, axes and weapons, and all knelt on the ground:
"Gods, living gods, I have seen living gods!"
Mr. Wu himself was a little confused and didn't understand why he was not afraid of fire.
Looking at Ye Ming again, I found that this man was sitting leisurely on a stone on one side and watching at some unknown time. He was not tied to another tree at all.
Seeing this, Mr. Wu suddenly remembered that this person said that he had learned some magic from an expert. So, he suddenly became not afraid of fire. Was it because of this person?
No matter what he guessed in his heart, after seeing the bandits kneeling down and begging for mercy, Mr. Wu knew that these guys were members of the "Holy Fire Fox Cult" and wanted to examine them.
"Are you all from that cult?"
Hearing this, the bearded man waved his hands and said:
"Gods, no, we are not, we, just, just...
We just use the money given by the envoy to burn incense for the Fierce Fox Immortal, no, Fierce Fox Demon, and we just recite a few words on weekdays and nothing else. We really don’t count! "
"Messenger? What does the messenger you have seen look like?"
"I don't know. The messenger can fly. Every time he appears, he is wearing a red one-piece robe and floating in the air. You can't tell what he looks like. His voice is also very mysterious. You can't tell the difference between male and female."
The bearded man was afraid that Mr. Wu wouldn't believe it, so he pointed at the younger brother next to him and said,
"It's true, gods, everything the villain said is true. If you don't believe it, just ask them, everyone has seen it!"
The younger brothers also nodded repeatedly, indicating that this was indeed the case.
"Can fly..."
When Mr. Wu heard this, he immediately understood that there might really be something evil in this cult.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
Although he often wrote stories about various gods and monsters, he had never actually seen one.
I suddenly came into contact with reality. If I said I wasn't nervous or scared, that would be a lie.
Subconsciously looking at Ye Ming, I couldn't help but feel relieved when I saw that this person still looked relaxed and indifferent.
Fortunately, I also have someone who knows magic by my side.
I just don’t know if this person is good at learning or not. If he is just a dabbler, wouldn’t he be doomed if he meets a powerful monster?
Out of disgust for the "Holy Fire Fox Cult", Mr. Wu said to the bandits:
"Let's go and have a look at your cottage."
The robbers did not dare to respond and quickly led the way.
Seeing that Wu Monkey was still tied up, Mr. Wu untied his rope and then went up the mountain with the bandits.
Looking back, I saw Ye Ming following behind on a white horse, and I felt calmer.
The robbers' cottage is not far from here, and they will arrive in a short time.
This cottage is actually quite simple, just a few built houses with a chaotic layout.
After arriving here, Lu Xihu took the initiative to take Mr. Wu to the "sacred church" they built to watch.
It was actually a broken wooden house with a shrine in the house and an ugly clay statue of a fox that looked a bit like a dog in the middle.
"Fairy, this is the monster's god, monster statue. If you don't like it, I will smash it right now!"
The bearded man said, about to step forward and beat it to pieces.
But Mr. Wu said:
"Take your time, don't rush."
As he said that, he glanced at Ye Ming behind him and saw him smiling and nodding. Mr. Wu was convinced and said:
"Contact the messenger and tell him that you have something important to report."
Hearing this, the bearded man said with a troubled look on his face:
"God, it's not that we don't want to contact him, but it's him who always contacts us, and we can't contact him."
His younger brother also said the same thing, for fear that Mr. Wu would misunderstand.
"Unable to initiate contact..."
Mr. Wu muttered something to himself and then said,
"How often does the messenger usually come?"
"I'm not sure. Sometimes it comes once every three to five days, and sometimes it doesn't come for ten days and half a month."
The bearded man said, fearing that the gods would think he was useless, he immediately added,
"However, the cult messenger seems to like sweet things very much. Every time he comes, he will ask for honey, icing sugar, etc."
When Mr. Wu heard this, he looked at the bearded man:
"you mean?"
The bearded man had no intention of betraying others and said quickly:
"The villain thinks that he can try to use these things to lure him.
As long as the smell spreads out and he detects it, he will probably come over. "
After thinking about it, Mr. Wu thought it was feasible, but he was not completely sure, so he asked Ye Ming again.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "It's a feasible idea. You can also prepare some traps to catch him."
The method was approved by Ye Ming, and Mr. Wu felt much more confident when he started doing it again.
In order to curry favor with the envoy, these bandits had prepared all kinds of sweets in the village, so they didn't have to go out of their way to find them.
Afterwards, everyone began to set up various traps.
Since the messenger could fly, Mr. Wu chose to decorate it mainly with net bags and the like.
As a professional writer of stories about various gods and monsters, Mr. Wu is very familiar with things that have a restraining effect on gods, ghosts and the like.
Cinnabar, incense ash, black dog blood and other things were specially sprinkled on the arresting net.
Don't worry about whether it's right or not, just use it all.
After finishing the preparations, everyone placed all kinds of sweets on the table in the open space.
In order to attract the messengers, incense was specially lit as a guide.
The bearded robbers and other robbers all stood in front of the table and prayed, chanting the words "The holy fire will shine brightly and the fierce fox will live forever". Those who didn't know it would have thought how pious they were!
Mr. Wu hid in a room with Ye Ming, Ma, Monkey, etc., looking at the situation outside through the cracks in the wooden wall.
There was no movement for the first time, until the sky turned dark, and suddenly I saw a figure flying in the distance.
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