Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area

Chapter 94: The Taoist Fights the Demon

"Why don't you report it to the police?" Russell frowned.

Although Dafeng's national strength is gradually declining, it is not something that ordinary evil spirits can provoke.

There are demon-hunting departments in the government offices of prefectures and counties across the country, which are specifically used to deal with matters involving demons and evil spirits.

"It's no use reporting this to the authorities." The shopkeeper, clearly explaining this to a stranger more than once, pointed out the window and said, "The government has organized three demon-eliminating operations, each resulting in heavy casualties. Over time, the story faded."

"This damn dog official didn't even report it!" Li Miaozhen was furious. Such a big thing happened in a county, but there was no news about it in the outside world!

"Who says it's not?" The shopkeeper curled his lips and said with a wry smile, "I heard that the county magistrate will be promoted in six months. I can only hope that the next county magistrate is reliable."

That makes sense.

Russell suddenly realized that the term of office of the county magistrate was about to end, and it was naturally impossible for him to let the scandal spread during the final period of his appointment. The matter had not been resolved until today, and it was possible that his suppression was one of the reasons.

"So we're just going to let the evil spirits wreak havoc now?" Li Miaozhen was puzzled. Since they entered the city, she had observed that the people here were all peaceful and did not seem to be living in dire straits.

"It was the old immortal Qingpingzi of Qingyun Temple on Guoyun Mountain outside the city who intervened," the shopkeeper explained with a beaming expression. "The evil spirits came to an abrupt end one night. Later, a night watchman, skeptical of the evil spirits, was on duty in the middle of the night when he encountered an evil spirit and nearly lost his life. Fortunately, the old immortal intervened to save his life. Only then did we realize that the half-month of peace was due to the old immortal's secret protection."

Qing Pingzi?
Russell pointed to the statue on the table and asked, "Is this the Taoist priest?"

"That's right!" The shopkeeper nodded. "The old immortal told us not to travel after the twilight hour. We followed his orders, and sure enough, there have been no more reports of monsters devouring babies. We are grateful for the old immortal's kindness, so we set up a statue at home and worship it day and night."

Russell and Li Miaozhen exchanged glances without saying anything more. After seeing the shopkeeper off, they returned to their rooms. It was not until late at night that they opened the window and quietly slipped out of Zuiyunju.

"I think there's something wrong with this Qingpingzi." Li Miaozhen said bluntly, "What kind of evil is this? I think this old Taoist is directing and acting it out himself."

"That's my opinion, too." Russell agreed. "According to the shopkeeper, all this happened too coincidentally."

"Then let's go to Guoyun Mountain tonight to find out what's going on?" Li Miaozhen was eager to try, but Russell stopped her: "To catch a thief, you have to seize the stolen goods. What's the point of rushing over now?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Miaozhen looked at Russell. Based on her understanding of him, he must have said this because he had an idea in mind.

"The hermit has his own clever plan." Russell smiled mysteriously.

……

At three quarters past midnight, a charming woman wearing an exquisite silk dress, long black hair like a waterfall, and beautiful jewelry appeared on the streets of Bozhou City.

She held an oil-paper umbrella, swayed her slender waist, and wandered gracefully in the streets and alleys.

"Is this really possible?" Li Miaozhen and Russell whispered in secret.

"Of course I will. I left a trace of blood on Susu's paper figurine, and I guarantee that she will be no different from an ordinary person." Russell said secretly on the other side.

"But I've been gone for nearly half an hour." Su Su interrupted in a low voice.

"It's just right for you to exercise, instead of just eating and sleeping all day long." Russell rejected Susu's request without hesitation.

But I'm a ghost~
Su Su sighed helplessly. Wasn't it just because she said bad things about him in front of the master and he heard it that he had to be so petty?

Another half a quarter of an hour passed, and still no movement. Is everything really alright?
Just when Russell and Li Miaozhen were about to give up, something strange finally happened.

A pair of scarlet and cruel eyes were exposed in the shadows at the bottom of the bridge, which were difficult for ordinary people to notice. He was lurking there, and the moment Susu stepped onto the bridge, he roared and bit her.

Su Su stood there, her legs felt like they were filled with lead, unable to move at all. She could only watch as the other party tore her paper man's body apart with a claw, and then quickly fled as a ghost.

Oh my god! This guy is a fourth-grade one!

Russell and Li Miaozhen looked at each other. No wonder the government office had lost three battles in a row. In such a small county, a fourth-rank official was simply lawless.

"Roar!" The monster, whose attack missed, seemed to realize that it was being fooled. It opened its mouth and spit out a smelly black smoke towards Susu's soul.

The black smoke is filled with strong demonic energy, and any soul that touches it will instantly turn into a resentful ghost that loses consciousness and only knows how to kill.

Li Miaozhen was about to take action immediately, but at this moment, a Taoist sword carrying a tremendous force came down from the air, hitting the monster's head hard and hammering the monster into the bluestone ground.

"Monster! How dare you hurt anyone!"

The Taoist priest with white hair, youthful face and colorful clothes was like a divine soldier descending from the sky. Lightning flashed around his peach wood sword, and he easily burned away the black smoke.

Another fourth rank! ?
Li Miaozhen stood there in a daze.

The person who came was as crystal clear as jade, and his eyes were shining. This was clearly the sign of a genuine fourth-grade Taoist and a Yuanying master.

Russell was also surprised. A fourth-grade person was no small fish or shrimp. It was rare to see such a person in a state capital like Baidi City. There were actually two of them hidden in this small Bozhou City.

"A disciple of the Tianzong?" Qingpingzi was slightly stunned when he saw Li Miaozhen, and then he took it upon himself to protect her behind him: "This monster is also a fourth-grade one. You step back and leave it to me."

After saying that, Qingpingzi looked at the monster that pulled him out of the ground. A piece of black flame was swirling around like a ghost, and a man was standing with a sword, surrounded by clear air. In the small space, black and white were clearly distinguished.

"Not going to help?" Li Miaozhen whispered.

Russell was still hiding in the dark: "Let's take a look first."

Woohoo...

Gusts of cold wind, accompanied by the heavy breathing of the monster, passed through the streets and alleys, and then turned into ghosts and monsters, rolling up grass and dust and rushing towards Qingpingzi.

Qing Pingzi was not in a hurry. He held the sword in one hand and made a seal with the other. The Five Emperors' copper coins on his waist shone with golden light. The talisman [Warning Evils] was activated when it encountered evil. The ghosts in the underworld were illuminated by the golden light and immediately died with painful wails.

While the Five Emperors' Copper Coins were showing their power, Qingpingzi had already completed his accumulation of strength. He lightly drew a line on the peach wood sword, and hundreds of clear and spiritual talismans appeared out of thin air, on which were written authentic Taoist runes of subduing demons and destroying monsters and the Five Thunders Righteous Law.

"Edict!"

With a low shout, Qingpingzi handed over his sword, and talismans shot towards the monster like raindrops. The four-phase elements that exploded layer by layer illuminated the sky. The monster roared and rushed to Qingpingzi under the rain of talismans to fight with him.

He really didn't hold back!
Russell could see clearly that every move and every style of this old Taoist priest and this monster were aimed at killing each other, without any ambiguity.

Could it be that they really guessed wrong?

(End of this chapter)