I can't be a demon.

Chapter 224: When Tang Seng is at Lion Camel Ridge
As the sun sets, lanterns light up the capital.

However, not all places in the capital are bustling. Two streets may be only a few steps apart, but the distance between them is as different as heaven and earth.

[Jinghe Street] A dozen scholars were boating, causing the women along the shore to whisper to each other.

As night falls, there are more and more vendors along the river, and the sounds of hawking are endless.

At the southwest corner of Jinghe Street is the deserted [Fuhou Street].

At night, the doors and windows of Fuhou Street were closed, the candles were extinguished early, and only a few faint sounds of rats could be heard.

Occasionally, a drunk would approach Fuhou Street, only to be blown by the cold wind when he reached the entrance of the street.

The drunkenness immediately dissipated and he left in a hurry.

"Xuan'er, Xuan'er..."

The lady had delicate makeup and her hair was tied up. She anxiously looked towards Fuhou Street and kept calling her child.

She, her servants and her children went to Jinghe Street to enjoy the lanterns.

As a result, when she turned around, the child suddenly disappeared, and the two servants also disappeared inexplicably. She followed the road all the way to the intersection of Fuhou Street.

The lady was not born and raised in the capital, and had only moved here half a year ago.

She knew that Fuhou Street seemed to have some strange rules, such as no one was allowed to stay at night and raw meat was hung in front of the door on the 23rd of every month.

The specific reason is unknown. Could it be that the child accidentally entered Fuhou Street?
"Xuan'er!"

The lady noticed that there were indeed scattered footprints of children on the ground, as well as marks left by the wheels of a passing carriage.

Just as she was about to ask for help from the government, a familiar voice came from Fuhou Street.

"Mother, save me!"

The lady stopped and began to tremble all over.

She could hear the weakness in the voice, and she gritted her teeth and rushed into Fuhou Street, as if she had arrived in the underworld, and the temperature around her dropped sharply.

“Mother! Mother!!”

Although most of Fuhou Street can be walked in a quarter of an hour, the lady felt stuck in it.

After a moment, the child's calling stopped abruptly.

The lady looked around.

She couldn't find Jinghe Street. Darkness had already engulfed the street, and the light of the lantern in her hand became dim.

The lady was horrified, as if she was trapped in a ghost wall.

I was trapped in Fuhou Street.

She didn't care about so many things and just wanted to find her son as soon as possible. She kept repeating his name and sweat soaked the rouge on her face.

Suddenly, the lady noticed a figure flash by out of the corner of her eye.

"Xuan'er, go home with your mother..."

She was overjoyed and chased the figure to the corner of the wall, but when she got closer, she found that the outline of the figure looked like a distorted skeleton.

The lady tremblingly took out the sachet from her bosom.

There is an old talisman inside.

The lady remembered what her official who worked in the Jinwu Guard said.

If you encounter something strange that is difficult to explain, stick the eye-clearing talisman between your eyebrows. It will not only block out the aura of demons, but also allow you to look directly at the demons.

The lady placed the talisman between her eyebrows.

She saw clearly.

The figure was crawling on the ground, looking like a giant rat with its back bent.

The woman was startled and inadvertently made a loud noise. Her figure let out a sharp rat cry and turned into the alley.

"Rat demon!"

The woman turned pale, remembering the rumors that were prevalent in the area.

According to legend, there was an old woman who liked to feed leftovers to mice. Over time, hundreds of mice gathered there.

Generation after generation, the rats shared ordinary grains and cereals, and their intelligence became increasingly clever.

Later, when the old woman died, her body disappeared during her funeral.

In the middle of the night, rats were heard whispering in the wall, talking about the deliciousness of the old woman's flesh and blood. Since then, strange things have happened in Fuhou Street.

"Didn't they say there were no demons in the capital? Why…"

The lady staggered as she ran, ignoring the lantern that had fallen to the ground.

The entire Fuhou Street was in a frenzy, with figures swarming around the lady, forcing her to go deeper into the darkness.

Even as the talisman burned, the evil spirit had inevitably seeped into the body.

The lady came to an almost deserted alley.

The walls were covered with moss, and countless blood-red eyes lit up between the bricks, and countless rats poured out.

The lady began to tremble all over.

She noticed that there were three or four half-human, half-rat demons whispering, as if they were preparing to divide her up, their eyes looking extremely greedy.

“I know the innards are the most tender.”

"Yes, yes, the internal organs are the most tender, leave them for Your Majesty to eat."

"Your Highness works at Qinglin Academy, so you must be very busy on weekdays. I'll leave the internal organs for you to eat. Hehe, your Highness will definitely be happy."

Because of fear in her heart, the lady was completely speechless.

She couldn't help but dry heave, as if a rat had crawled into her internal organs. Who could have imagined that there were so many monsters in the capital.

"What is the prosperous Tang Chang'an? It's a devil's den, it's a devil's den!"

The lady covered her face and cried.

At this moment, the sound of rolling wheels came from far away.

The lady looked back and saw the carriage driving into the alley without stopping, and the wheels crushed fat and sleek rats along the way.

A man in the carriage said, "Xinshan, go into the house first."

"Okay, Master."

Xinshan is the oldest among the warriors. His cultivation has reached perfection in the fifth level of the innate realm and he may be promoted to the sixth level of the Yuandan realm at any time.

Clang. Five of them drew their swords, guarded the carriage and cleared the lowly rat demons around it, while the remaining one calmed the frightened horse and continued on his way.

The rats all looked at the carriage in unison, all with fascinated expressions on their faces.

“What a nice smell! What a nice smell!!”

"Hehe, I've never smelled anything so fragrant!"

"I heard from the Queen that there is a kind of blood-eating food called warriors in the world. It is rare in the world. Eating a bite can extend your life by ten years. It smells so good!!!"

"Wait a minute, let mother-in-law come and take a look first."

The rats no longer moved forward, but simply blocked all the entrances and exits of the alley.

The lady showed hope on her face and quickly followed the carriage deeper into the alley.

"Sir, we have arrived at our destination."

"Oh?" The curtains were pulled aside, and Shen Lian stuck his head out. A dilapidated building came into view, and the doors and windows could no longer be closed.

The corner of Shen Lian's mouth twitched.

As soon as he arrived in the capital, he sent a telepathic message to Ma Wanhu, asking him to provide him with a place to live, but he was arranged to stay in a long-abandoned mansion.

"Ma Wanhu said that the location is secluded and suitable for retreat. It is indeed secluded. Well, the neighbors next door are a group of rat demons who enjoy eating people."

Shen Lian walked out of the carriage, his whole body exuding chaotic energy.

After the trip to the capital in the dream, his cultivation had reached the edge of breaking through the bottleneck, and his spiritual consciousness mobilized all his strength to wash over Yunling Daoying.

After reaching the fourth level of Dao Infant, every step seems to be fraught with difficulties.

Even though Shen Lian has such a strong foundation, he still has to work hard to build it up bit by bit, otherwise it will easily cause the foundation of the Dao Infant to become unstable.

The starling landed on the top of the eaves with a look of disgust on its face. The stench brought by the rats was nauseating.

Since the capital had a large population, there were naturally a large number of birds living on the people. Crows were relatively common and did not attract the attention of others.

"Ah~"

Shen Lian waved his hand, and the starling spread its wings and disappeared into the night.

After Xinshan settled the horses, he said softly, "Sir, the rats are not chasing us anymore, but they have surrounded the courtyard."

"It's okay. It's important for me to stay in seclusion. I will wake up if anything happens."

"How to deal with that woman..."

Xinshan pointed at the noble lady who was kneeling and crying in front of the door.

The lady was a little upset. Even though she was safe for the time being, the sounds of rats everywhere were frightening.

"Don't worry, the capital government will come to rescue you."

Shen Lian had a blank expression on his face, but his sixth sense had already vaguely sensed something was wrong.

When he set foot in the capital, especially after obtaining the letter of recommendation from the old yellow-fanged elephant, he had already been targeted by the forces of various cave dwellings.

He dared to say that there were at least a dozen alchemists paying attention to Fuhou Street, and there were even several Wanhu.

"Well."

Shen Lian closed his eyes and circulated the Great Circulation. The spiritual Dao Infant was absorbing and exhaling energy. Before long, the Dao Infant showed signs of thriving growth.

He frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied.

"Although my progress in cultivation is far ahead of those at the same level, the bottleneck of Dao Infant is obviously a bit weak. The four-transformation Changsheng Pillar is still not enough. I have to continue to integrate martial arts."

Shen Lian did not expose the ghost gourd, and the magic weapon poured wine into his dantian.

Yunling Daoying was digesting the medicinal power like a raging sea, and at the same time, the nearly overflowing hunting mountain roe owl finally accumulated enough experience.

[Hunting Mountain Roe Owl reaches 100.01%, Martial Arts Points +10]

"Not bad."

Shen Lian did not restrain his energy and blood at all, and before he knew it, tens of thousands of rat demons had gathered, and each of them had practiced Taoism for two or three months.

Xinshan and others were not afraid at all.

Shen Lian never concealed his identity from the six people. After all, clues could be seen from his daily practice.

The reason why he deliberately brought warriors with him was mainly to see if there were any merits in martial arts. At the same time, he could verify his own thoughts by teaching them martial arts, and it would not be a burden.

The breakthrough of the bottleneck is nearing completion, and the powerful force penetrates some branch meridians like a hot knife through butter.

time flies.

Shen Lian concentrated on practicing and soon broke through the bottleneck. The strength scattered in various meridians returned to the lower dantian.

[Realm: Dao Infant (Five Realms)]

Shen Lian stretched his limbs lazily, and more and more eyes were secretly watching him.

Obviously they all wanted to meet the seventy-first prince. Also, because Li Huan came from Lu Zu Temple, they all wanted to find out the truth about Lu Zu Temple.

This is the first time that the cave has been unveiled since the imperial court discovered the Lu Zu Temple.

Why are there only a few warriors who are good at horizontal training?
Shen Lian was consolidating his cultivation. There was a clattering sound coming from the alley. Bricks were constantly being lifted up in the corners of the wall, and the stench was getting stronger.

"I have a feeling that Lord Ma is trying to throw some trouble at me. Haha, the court is probably unable to completely deal with the rat infestation."

"Xinshan."

"You go out to fight, but if you are afraid of death, stay in the courtyard."

An old woman slowly crawled out of the cave naked. Her appearance was incongruous and her skin was covered with traces of being gnawed by rats.

"No, Master, since you practice martial arts, how can you be afraid of death!!!"

"Be careful, it's a demon that has been in the Tao for 500 years."

The six people's faces were full of fanaticism.

A few years ago, no one could imagine that they could fight against demons. For warriors, demons were just blood food for their training.

Everything the warriors have now was brought by Zhong Kui.

Even if Shen Lian asked them to die, the six of them would not hesitate at all.

"kill!"

Six people rushed out of the courtyard with swords drawn, and approached the old woman in coordination.

(End of this chapter)