"The cat demon appears——"
Following a panicked shout, gongs and drums sounded like a shower in the streets.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Following the sound of gongs and drums, dozens of Zaoyi policemen from the county government rushed over with swords and guns, followed by a dozen crossbowmen specially invited by the county magistrate from the military camp.
"kill!"
The catcher in the front row holds a tooth shield half as tall as a man, on which is a ferocious portrait of the ancient god General Fang Bi, who exorcises ghosts and evil spirits. These two brothers were famous generals during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. They fought in all directions and killed countless people. Therefore, later generations painted their portraits to ward off evil spirits and avoid evil.
"kill!"
The catcher in the middle holds a sharp knife and wears a red scarf on his head. Several lines are drawn on his face with cinnabar mixed with rooster blood. He looks indescribably powerful and domineering.
"kill!"
In the back row, there are strong men holding red tassel spears. They are all shirtless, with all the muscles and veins bulging on their bodies. Each one has a red official seal pattern under the back of his neck, which contains four strange small seal characters. The "Qingtian County Seal" was created.
This place is Qingtian County.
Moreover, this place has been plagued by goblins for three whole months. I only know that it is a cat demon, but I don’t know anything else. In addition, Qingtian County is already poor, and the previous county magistrate resigned hastily, suddenly becoming a situation where no one cares or asks.
It was the people in this county who collected some money and invited monks and Taoists to catch the monster twice. The monk performed a ritual ceremony and claimed that the demon had been killed. He took the silver and ran away, never to be found again. The Taoist priest was quite a Taoist practitioner, but unfortunately he died tragically at the hands of the goblin after two battles.
The common people had no choice but to close their doors and windows at night, and every household did not even dare to light the lights. This situation lasted for half a month, until the new county magistrate took office and began to catch monsters.
It seems that the county magistrate is quite brave. He actually dared to set a trap and arranged for all the officials in the government office to ambush in advance and wait for the goblin to take the bait.
Today, it happened that the leprechaun took the bait.
"Meow--"
There was a shrill meow, and a black shadow ran over from the other side of the street. The shadow was as big as a buffalo, moving quickly through the almost-dark streets.
"fire."
The new county magistrate, who looked very young, did not panic at all when faced with the evil spirit. He just tightened his grip on the ancestral sword in his hand, opened his eyes as wide as possible, and caught the traces of the cat monster.
It wasn't until he saw that the cat demon was almost reaching the place where the trap was set that he shouted loudly:
"fire!"
As soon as the order was given, countless people suddenly stood up on the walls on both sides of the street. They were all carefully selected strong men in the county. They were holding two huge special torches, and the bright and hot flames flickered and danced there. Shining.
Hi!
With a shout, the strong men threw out the torches in their hands, but not in the direction of the cat demon, but behind the cat demon.
Numerous torches piled up behind the cat demon, turning into a wall of fire composed of soaring fireworks. This can be regarded as directly cutting off the cat demon's escape route.
The brightening fire also illuminated the appearance of the cat demon that had been causing trouble in Qingtian County for three months.
A pure black cat demon that was really bigger and stronger than a cow. There were no vertical and horizontal patterns on its body, and there was no word "king" on its head. Plus, the roar was just like a cat's meow.
It was obvious to all that this was a black cat that had become a spirit.
"Meow-"
The big mouth full of sharp teeth opened, and a disgusting smell came.
The almost condensed black cyclone swirled and impacted on the front row of dental shields. The sound of stabbing reached my ears, and there were signs of corrosion on the edge of the dental shield made of fine iron.
The soldiers in the last two rows were even more shaken by the evil wind, and some of the weak ones even felt a fishy smell gushing out from under their mouths.
The young county magistrate was also a little uncomfortable. His figure swayed a little, and he quickly stood still. It's not because of his great martial arts skills, but because of something hidden in the fish bag on his waist.
The object emitted a jade-like color through the fish bag, and the three-inch light actually dispersed all the black demonic wind. The demonic wind was not allowed to enter within three feet.
That is the county seal of Qingtian County.
It was carved by the Heavenly Master from Dongshan white jade when Da Qi was founded. According to legend, each of these seals contains a spell carved with the essence and blood of the Great Qi Tianshi. This seal alone can make ordinary sneaks inaccessible.
"Hey! You bold evil spirit, I must get rid of you today."
The county magistrate simply threw down his sword and took out the Qingtian County Seal from the fish bag at his waist.
The county seal is carved from white jade, its entire body exudes gleaming light, and an unknown jade beast is engraved in a squatting position. It has a precious jade on its head and a mane on its neck. It sits quietly on a round platform with its eyes closed.
The county magistrate held up the county seal with both hands, bit the tip of his tongue so hard, and then sprayed a mouthful of blood from the tip of his tongue onto the jade beast. This is a secret technique passed down orally among officials. It is said that the mysterious power contained in the county seal can be evoked by using pure Yang's tongue blood.
Stained with blood, the light emitted by the county seal was even brighter. The county magistrate raised his hands above his head, and there was blood between his lips and teeth:
"Please help me, Heavenly Master, to kill this monster!"
As soon as he said this, the jade beast on Fang County's seal slowly opened his eyes.
The cat demon realized something was wrong. As soon as he exerted force on his strong hind legs, his whole body jumped forward. Several shield-wielding government officials in front of him were knocked to the ground. Seeing this, the people behind him quickly waved their swords and guns to greet the cat demon.
But it was useless. The originally extremely sharp sword and gun couldn't even pierce the cat demon's fur.
"Protect your lord!"
Knowing that it was useless and risking death, the government officials rushed forward one after another.
The sound of bowstrings sounds, and the unique armor-piercing arrows in the army are a terrifying presence on the battlefield. They can penetrate armor within a hundred steps.
But now, the archer is only about fifty steps away from the cat demon.
The armor-piercing arrows made a tearing sound as they penetrated directly into the cat demon's fur. Unfortunately, the arrow had just penetrated, and the long arrow body behind it had not penetrated at all. The cat demon only shook its body vigorously a few times, and the arrow feathers that had finally penetrated fell off.
This beast has such hard fur!
All the government officials fell down, and when the archers saw this, they also put down their bows and arrows, and raised their wide Mo Dao to chop them with one blow.
Don't underestimate the archers. These archers in the military camp who can shoot three-stone bows are all tall and strong men with amazing arm strength. If they were in a military formation, they could use the Mo Dao in their hands to cut the enemy's cavalry in half, including both men and horses.
Bang! The Kuandao Mo Dao hit the cat demon's forehead, and bright sparks burst out.
At this moment, there was a deafening roar.
The cat demon seemed to have been subjected to a body-holding spell, and was stunned in place. Even though all the sharp claws on its limbs popped out and cut the ground easily, it couldn't take another step forward no matter how hard it struggled.
The jade beast opened his eyes, and his pupils stained red by the county magistrate's blood stared at the cat demon not far away for an instant. The sharp teeth exposed between the lips collided with each other, making a frightening crunching sound.
The county seal automatically floated directly above the cat demon without wind.
Then in the blink of an eye, the county seal, which was no bigger than the palm of your hand, turned into the size of a millstone, and the jade beast squatting on it became even more lifelike.
The county seal fell downwards, and the invisible pressure first made a square mark on the ground.
"Come here, follow me to slay the monster!"
The county magistrate picked up the family heirloom sword beside him, took the first two steps to reach the cat demon, and then raised his sword and stabbed it hard.
The sharp sword blade actually easily cut through the cat demon's fur this time, which was originally a bit harder than iron. With a bang, the skin and flesh opened, and blood mixed with bursts of black demonic energy spread out.
Seeing this, the government officials who could barely get up on the side gritted their teeth and pushed themselves up, picked up the knives on the ground, and staggered over to help.
The wide Mo Dao, the sharp sword, and the bright waist knife can bring a gust of fishy wind every time it is raised and lowered.
The square seals formed an invisible and solid prison cell, which could be accessed by the swords and guns of the county magistrate and government officials, but could not allow the cat demon to struggle for even a moment.
The black demon mist rose up and came into contact with the white jade seal, making a squeaking sound.
The cat demon's roar became smaller and smaller, and after about an hour, it was completely silent.
The county magistrate and the government officials were all sweating profusely from exhaustion. When they saw the cat demon lying motionless on the ground, as if it had lost its breath, they put down the sword in their hands and planned to take a rest.
But what they didn't see was that small cracks had appeared in the corners of the Fang County Seal floating above, and the ferocious jade beast at the top that was originally glaring angrily gradually closed its eyes.
"Sir...what should I do with this beast?"
The leader of Class 3 and Room 6 came over, clasped his fists and asked for the next instructions.
"Wait until daybreak and ask the people to prepare more firewood and kerosene. We will burn this evil spirit."
The county magistrate's hands were shaking from exhaustion, but he still spoke out his next plan very clearly. He simply sat down on the ground. Seeing this, the yamen servant on the side also staggered and sat on the ground.
Looking up to the east, there was a faint trace of white fish belly rising from the horizon.
It's going to be dawn soon.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Click, click, click, and with a few crisp sounds, the county seal that was originally the size of a millstone was actually covered with cracks, and the jade beast squatting on top finally closed its eyes completely.
"No, we can't wait until daybreak. Quickly, quickly, go find wood and kerosene, and light a fire to kill it immediately."
The county magistrate shouted loudly, and several government officials around him quickly went to the houses of the people nearby to look for things to start the fire.
But it was still too late.
With the last crisp sound, the Fang County Seal swayed back to the size of a palm, converged all the light, became much dimmer, and then fell straight down.
Below are layers of black mist emitted by the cat demon.
With a bang, the county seal was whipped far away by its tail.
Meow--
A black shadow jumped out of the black fog, it was the black cat.
It was also seriously injured, with countless wounds all over its body, but it still exerted force on its hind legs and ran to the west like an arrow off its string.
"Sir, the evil spirit has escaped! We..."
The magistrate struggled to stand up, but it was as if his strength had been drained from his whole body, and he was so sore that he couldn't use any strength. He looked around and found that all the government soldiers were in the same situation.
It was probably caused by inhaling too much demonic energy.
"Forget it, I'm afraid that evil spirit won't dare to cause trouble again. Tell your brothers to take a good rest."
"Yes, sir."
…
In the woods far away from the county seat in the west, a huge black cat demon was lying deep in the grass. The many wounds on his body that were originally slashed by swords gradually healed under the influence of the black demonic energy.
At this moment, a gentle humming sound suddenly came:
"I am so free and at ease. I neither practice Zen nor worship immortals. I invite the moon to drink a few cups and hold the sun and dreams in my arms..."
On the mountain path, a strangely dressed man walked.
This man wears a golden crown that reaches the sky and wears a black and white robe. The left sleeve is black and the right sleeve is white. A delicate jadeite jade hangs around his waist.
There was also a crimson wine gourd in his right hand. The cork was opened, and the alluring aroma of wine wafted out from it.
"The world doesn't know who I am. They only say that the gods have come down to earth again..."
"Hey, why is there a little black cat here? Come on, let me see."
The man in strange clothes came over smelling of alcohol. He looked up and down at the seriously injured black cat demon with drunken eyes.
Roar!
The cat demon reluctantly opened its mouth and let out a feeble roar, apparently trying to scare away the strange person in front of it.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it."
Instead of being scared away, the man seemed to understand something and nodded seriously. Then he stretched out his left hand and gently stroked the black cat's head three times:
"Girl, you are suffering."
Meow.
The black cat actually lowered his head and whimpered a few times, as if crying aggrievedly, and a few tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
