I kept leaning on the bed and swaying. Xu Chengcheng brought me a cup of hot water and asked, "Yangsheng, you still feel so uncomfortable! You lost too much in the last battle in the enemy's castle and you still haven't fully recovered." ah!"
"It's nothing, it's just that it's been worn out too much. We used to get whipped together a lot. Now that we're out and about, we don't have much money and can't have whipped, so recovery will naturally be slow."
Li Huhu, who was driving the car, heard what I said and said, "There is a village ahead. Why don't we go have something to eat and let them whip us. Otherwise, Yang Sheng will still be weak!"
"Second Senior Brother, we have traveled so much, it's time to eat something good. It's better to have a whip. If not, then let's eat something else. It's also good to have aphrodisiacs." I took a shot Said with a big yawn.
Xu Chengcheng said: "I have been here before, and I heard that there are many rare herbs here. There is a herb field in a village not far from here. However, it is said that there is a descendant of a monster guarding the herb field. I wonder if there are any tonics to replenish physical strength in that herbal field.”
"It doesn't matter if you have it or not. At worst, I will burn the monster's descendants and steal the medicine. Watch me defeat the monster guarding the medicine field, snatch the herbs, and then occupy the place." Li Huhu said very clearly. Easy, who made his mind so simple!
"Although this medicine field is guarded by monsters, we just robbed it and killed them! We can also consider it as robbery. However, I am very strange. Can monsters coexist peacefully with the villagers? I don't know, we Is it considered robbery to show off one's skills and steal the monster's property?" I asked doubtfully.
Li Huhu teased again: "Are there any good monsters? Junior Brother Yangsheng has begun to sympathize with monsters again. I really doubt whether Yangsheng is a human being? However, monsters don't grow many medicines."
Xu Chengcheng said: "Monsters are not only creatures that are cultivated into climate, but also evil thoughts that are gathered into food. In addition, monsters can also come out of humans and pure monsters. In fact, there are specialized scientific researchers studying monsters. The subject is called Monsterology.”
Even I have no knowledge in these aspects, so when I am interested, I ask Xu Chengcheng to explain it to me.
"Monsters refer to supernatural beings that exist in heaven and earth other than humans and gods, that is, phenomena or things that are temporarily difficult to explain scientifically due to cognitive limitations. To put it more clearly, some creatures have extraordinary abilities, but There are also a large group of resentments that can be said to be a type of monster. As for the study of these supernatural beings, it is called monsterology, which is included in folklore, ethnology, cultural anthropology, linguistic sociology and other disciplines. Although it is not an independently developed knowledge, it is also a systematic theory. Moreover, it is a very interesting theory." Xu Chengcheng roughly explained it, and I understood it a little bit. It was rare for him to show off to me and he started slowly. explain.
"Monsters can refer to weird and abnormal things and phenomena. In ancient times, things that people encountered that made people feel incredible and went beyond common sense were called "monsters". However, in modern times, more and more people have studied and found out these This situation. "Kong Congzi·Zhijie": "If there are monsters in the valley of Zhongshan, it is not the so-called Tianxiang. Monsters can also refer to elves. Do you still remember the fake river god we got rid of in Fenhe River? In fact, it is an elf from Hanoi. With the cultivation of living creatures, he can benefit one party, and of course he can also cause harm to one party. Most of them are elves transformed from vegetation, spiritual animals, etc. Something that is different from or beyond the actual form and living form of animals, plants, etc., and appears in human concepts. The scholar Gan Bao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty pointed out in "Sou Shen Ji" that "Monsters are objects that support essence and Qi. Qi is chaotic in the middle, and things change on the outside. It is related to the five events. Although the news rises and falls, and changes everything, it can be judged as a domain in the war and war. At the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, a document recorded, "Wen Su said: 'Chen Qi' My king, this sword can cut off all evil spirits and ghosts in the world. If ghosts and monsters see this sword, they will be frightened and unable to escape. The king said, "What monsters are there in the palace?" '" Xu Chengcheng introduced it in detail.
After listening to the explanation, I probably understood a little bit, but the sword that King Wu mentioned when he defeated Zhou was a better artifact than my broken sword, so I became more interested.
"I have said too much. Let me tell you that the monster guarding the medicine fields in the village above is the third type. It is the child born between a man and a monster. The child is not a human but a monster. I heard from the locals that one day a man came from the mountains. He met a strange-looking but threatening person, but some people said he was a demon. He came to the mountain and fell in love with a young and beautiful woman, and had sex with her. Not long after, the woman became pregnant. Pregnancy occurred before marriage. , it was very dangerous a few decades ago, so they hid in the mountains and were guarded by that guy who looked like a demon but not a demon but not a human being. The mother and son didn't go down the mountain until the children grew up. The guy who was neither a human nor a demon anymore. It has never appeared, but it is that child, the monster guarding the medicine field. He is more than three meters tall, more than twice the size of an average person, and his voice is as deep as a bell, making people scared when he sees it." Xu Chengcheng said again. .
After listening, I nodded and said, "So, this monster guarding the medicine field has a very strong fighting ability! If it is unwilling to give us the medicine, I'm afraid there will be another fierce battle."
"Don't say that. What you said is wrong. Although the monster is huge. However, it is cowardly and not aggressive by nature. Everyone in the village, old and young, women and children, can bully it. However, this monster is still submissive. In my opinion , as long as we communicate with it properly, it will cooperate and give us the medicine."
Li Huhu was a little confused and said in a dismissive tone: "Hey, we have killed monsters so many times. There are good monsters. I have never seen them. At least the monsters brought by Yamamoto Jun, that is, Those shikigami are all evil. Don't think of the monster in Maemura as a weak and kind creature just because of hearsay. He is a monster and is naturally stronger than humans. Although there are good rumors about it, it does not mean that it is a weak and kind creature. There is no threat to the other party. You must realize the difference between humans and monsters. Did you learn from Tiansheng? Because he has a demon's left hand, you don't want to be human anymore."
The car drove not far and stopped.
Xu Chengcheng and I acted together and walked towards the mountain village. In order to facilitate the healing and recovery in the future, we specially visited the monster.
Li Huhu, this stubborn donkey, can't follow us. If he acts with us again, I'm afraid there will be a quarrel. His value concept is that good and evil are not mutually exclusive, and there is no intersection... To put it bluntly, it is an axis.
Just keep him and give him to Su Fengfeng, a Taoist scientist, for education. As for Geng Biaobiao, just leave him to the two of them to play tricks.
The windy and sunny mountains are really beautiful, with the chirping of birds, and the flowers and plants along the way are really beautiful. Although it has entered winter, this area is in a different situation. It is not desolate at all because of the cold.
"Second Senior Brother, you remembered the road correctly, or we were walking too slowly. It's already been an hour." I said a little unhappy.
"I can't remember it wrong. Think about it, how rare it is for a monster to live in a human village! Of course I will remember it very clearly, and the smell of the medicinal field is very strong and unique. My My nose is so sensitive, I can’t go wrong when I lead the way. Although the mountain road is a bit curved, you may get lost, but anyway, the general direction will be right. Yangsheng, don’t you always think that some people can be bad to the bone? Well, you can make a comparison with a monster like this, right? It's still early, so you'd better walk with me and enjoy the scenery."
I yawned and said, "Really? I hope what you said is true. Then you lead the way and I will follow."
Xu Chengcheng added: "Yang Sheng, it seems that we haven't acted together for a long time. The only one seems to be the last time we went to Thailand to capture Keba. However, we still returned without success."
"In the beginning, you were the only one guarding the master until he passed away. Now, the five of us have gathered together again. Although sometimes we have disagreements, and the battle with evil spirits is also very hard, but brothers work together to achieve the best results. Duanjin. There is really no monster that the five of us can't defeat together!" As he spoke, Xu Chengcheng's face was filled with a smile.
"Master said before he died, the five of us are the strongest among the five elements, and together we are invincible. When fighting the enemy, we were all extremely nervous. Now I am also extremely weak. You, stop talking nonsense. Take me to find that monster quickly and ask for some herbs to recover." I yawned again. I felt very tired after walking on the mountain road for so long. After getting the medicine, I wanted to find a quiet place to have a good sleep. Although the living conditions in the RV were good, it was still too bumpy.
After walking for a while, we suddenly saw a few lean men walking towards us carrying a body.
As they walked they said:
"Three people have died this month. How miserable!"
"Looking at her death, it was not caused by a human being, a beast or the monster in the village."
"Really? Was it done by the monster named Tu Nian in the village?"
"It goes without saying that since the woman who was defiled by the monster returned to our village with her monster son, there has been no peace. No matter what, I will not let them go."
"But... what should we do? If we really need to use force, we might not be able to match that monster!"
Listening to this group of people talking, I became interested, thinking that the earth thought in their mouths must be the monster guarding the medicine field, so I walked up to them, stopped them, and asked: "That one you just talked about Is the one named Tu Nian a monster who is particularly good at cultivating herbs?"
The man walking at the front glanced at me and asked, "Stranger, who are you?"
"I am a Feng Shui Onmyoji who specializes in exorcising demons. If it is really a monster that is harming people, then I will not sit idly by and watch."
However, they were still very unfriendly. Maybe because they saw the sword in my hand, they all instinctively took a few steps back.
Xu Chengcheng walked a few steps forward: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people and will not do anything to you. We are Taoist disciples from the northern province, and we specialize in subduing demons and demons. In addition, we are Taoist disciples. , my junior brother is feeling unwell, and he just happened to come to the monster to get some herbs to recover, so he is looking for a medicinal field here."
The man replied again, "You are looking for herbs. You are right. The monster named Tu Nian has been growing herbs in the fields. However, that monster is a pervert who specially picks women to kill. Some people say that she relies on women. Essence and blood are used to irrigate the herbs.”
At this time, a little man came up again and said to us: "The Tu Nian we are talking about was because its mother called it that, so we called it that. It's just that the people in our village couldn't accept their mother and son. They coaxed the mother and son to live outside our village on a piece of flat land about one kilometer away from the village. Tu Nian, a big monster, reclaimed a large piece of land specifically for growing medicinal herbs. However, in the medicinal field, Herbal medicine is still very effective. I have to say that this monster is very good at growing herbal medicine. Although, we occasionally go to the two of them to ask for some herbal medicine. But after all, Tu Nian is still a monster, and It seems to have become bloodthirsty recently. Once again, I accidentally found it sucking the blood of its mother in the wooden house."
The matter was almost done, I said: "Let's do this, can one of you come out and take me and my senior brother to Tu Nian to see if it is really a murderous demon? Then the two of us I’ll finish it for you, so you don’t have to be afraid anymore, don’t worry, we’ll give you the money.”
As soon as I was offered money, the little man who answered me volunteered and took us to Tu Nian's territory.
It happened that a huge creature wearing gray coarse cloth came out of the wooden house. It walked barefoot. It looked like its big feet must wear at least size 70 shoes. Maybe it was because its feet were too big and it didn't have shoes to wear.
Turning around again, its hateful face caught our eyes.
The mouth is pointed and a bit flat, and the nose is almost invisible, but its eyes are big and round, and they also have the slit-shaped vertical pupils that I fear most. They are clearly snake eyes.
This monster inherited a human body, but retained the head of a snake. It turned out that its biological father was a snake monster with a high level of cultivation.
