In the inner courtyard of Pei Mansion, in the back garden where the family members rest.
"It seems that the news spreads quite quickly."
Sitting elegantly beside the lyre, Pei Hui, who had not been seen for a long time, was stroking the lyre and humming quietly.
"Even ordinary people like Zou Qiwu know that Lingyou lives in seclusion in Weishan. It must be time for all his former enemies to show up one by one, right?"
There were obviously maids surrounding him, but Pei Hui's words were like a breeze blowing in their ears, not attracting their attention at all.
Or to be more precise, except for a certain special being, no one else here could hear Pei Hui's words at all.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have dealt with three groups of heretic practitioners who sneaked into Tanzhou."
Xuan Jue, who appeared quietly behind Pei Hui, still had a stern look on his face, answered in a low voice.
"In addition, some demons that were originally sealed in various places in Tanzhou by Lingyou also broke out and appeared in the world one after another."
"It's just that Huiji seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Li Gang of Qintian Prison."
"Most of the places where Lingyou seals demons are guarded by Ling Tailang. Some of the places where great demons are sealed even have traces of the presence of 'monster hunters'."
"Once they are sure that those demons have not corrected their evil ways, they will kill them mercilessly."
Listening to Xuan Jue's report, Pei Hui's mouth revealed an expression that was unclear whether it was a sneer or disdain.
"That old man Lingyou has become more and more merciful as he gets older. When faced with those vicious demons, he doesn't just kill them all, but spends a lot of time to seal them to India."
"But we have to thank the old man for his kindness, so our operation was so smooth."
The sneer and disdain on his face returned to calmness, and Pei Hui turned to look at Xuan Jue behind her, and asked softly again.
"How many demons are willing to join us?"
Faced with Pei Hui's simple question, Xuan Jue suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, until Pei Hui still stared at him expressionlessly, Xuan Jue sighed without any trace.
"Most of those monsters sealed by Lingyou have become tigers with their teeth pulled out. Their strength and character are not as good as before."
"So even if I tempt you with magical powers and secret methods, there will only be very few people willing to join us."
Hearing this, Pei Hui shook her head regretfully as if she had expected it.
"As expected, even if the old man Lingyou becomes soft-hearted, the monsters that can survive from him are not what we need after all."
As a person, Zen Master Lingyou never thought of letting tigers become vegetarians or letting eagles fold their wings.
Therefore, most of the monsters that he has been able to seal away to this day are kind-hearted monsters who don't like fighting.
This kind of monster may have great strength, but the monster that lacks the bloodthirst and cruelty of the beast is not the "helper" that Pei Hui and the others need.
"Speaking of which, Monk Huiji has been out of the mountain for half a year, right?"
"How is the situation over there? Have you chosen the person you want to assist?"
"After all, if we calculate based on time, even if Zhao Guizhen has a strong nose to continue the national destiny, the current '95 Supreme' may not survive this winter."
This time Xuan Jue did not sink, but his expression was not as calm as Pei Hui imagined.
Because just like Zen Master Lingyou, his disciple Hui Ji is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he caused a lot of troubles as soon as he came out of the mountain.
In fact, since the news of Zen Master Lingyou's seclusion in Tanzhou spread until now, Xuanjue has only intercepted three groups of heretic monks who came here. A large part of the reason is because of the existence of Huiji.
The speed with which it rose like a meteor simply refreshed the understanding of the spiritual world.
"Huiji is indeed worthy of the name of 'Little Sakyamuni'. His vision and cultivation are beyond our imagination."
"He was involved in the purge of the 'Shen Ce Army' before he even left Tanzhou."
"In order to prevent the army from rioting, Huiji reached an agreement with the commander of the 'Shence Army', went deep into the center of the rebel army, and persuaded the rebellious soldiers with his outstanding eloquence."
Pei Hui raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously not expecting Hui Ji to make such a big fuss before leaving Tanzhou.
"Then what?"
"The 'Shen Ce Army' are all loyal and brave soldiers. I guess this incident is not as simple as it seems!"
Pei Hui said the questioning sentence in an affirmative tone. Pei Hui knew that the army was the embodiment of a country's national destiny. Hui Ji must have discovered something fishy if she dared to go deep into the military formation.
"That's right, after Huiji persuaded the soldiers to surrender, she discovered that the cause of the purge was a locust demon."
"If we really want to do the math, this has something to do with your younger brother in this life - Pei Wende."
"When he was fighting against evil in Jingfan Town, he was involved with the old troops of the Shence Camp. Those retired soldiers also used powerful crossbows in the army to kill Tanzhou's previous envoy Si Chen."
"The one who was behind the scenes controlling and guiding all of this was the locust demon."
Pressing down the strings gently, Pei Hui's expression became a little subtle when she heard the word "locust demon".
"Locust demon? Didn't you expect that the Tang Dynasty's national destiny has declined so much?"
"No wonder I said that there have been so many strange people recently. It turns out they are all hungry people living here?"
Just like the nine-tailed fox that symbolizes auspiciousness, the appearance of the locust demon also signifies the decline of a dynasty.
Because it is often only in those years when a country's fortunes decline sharply and there are natural and man-made disasters that those short-lived locusts will give birth to locust demons that devour luck.
What's more, from a normal logic point of view, locusts mostly originate from the north.
And in Tanzhou, the boundary of southern Hunan, a locust demon, which means "disaster", actually appeared. This can only show that a foreseeable locust plague has been brewing.
"Have you found out the origin of that locust demon?"
Hearing Pei Hui ask this, Xuan Jue nodded affirmatively.
"That locust monster calls itself 'Huang Chao'. It is a monster that grew up by devouring the blood and courage of the 'Shence Camp'."
"Fortunately, Huiji took the lead in discovering its whereabouts before it grew up, and severely damaged it."
As soon as Xuan Jue said this, a dumb look appeared on Pei Hui's face.
"Fortunately? I didn't expect you to be so naive sometimes."
"The locust demon is the 'demon of luck'!"
"Especially the locust demon that swallowed up the warriors Xue Yong and was born. As long as it cannot be killed in one go, it is destined to overthrow this dynasty."
"There are only small-scale refugees now, but within thirty years at most, a 'swarming locust disaster' sweeping across the entire Tang Dynasty will appear."
"I think that Monk Huiji also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he chose to stay in Tanzhou, right?"
"It's a pity that he is just a 'Little Sakyamuni' after all. Facing such 'Demons of Luck', being able to seriously injure them is already his limit."
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