I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 301 Exorcising Demons in Chang'an
The man in black was still laughing, his body radiating a powerful miasma, and he was about to devour these fools who were oblivious to their own mortality.

"Rumble..."

There was no time to stop them, no time to dodge them.

Bright light shone, and a vast expanse of lightning struck him.

There wasn't even time to leave a last message.

In an instant, it vanished into thin air.

Inside the deserted temple, the miasma suddenly dissipated.

The laughter abruptly stopped, and the wailing of the vengeful ghost abruptly ceased.

The sky is clear and the moon is bright.

The fox-woman clutched the strings of her zither tightly, waiting for the thunder to strike. The mountain spirit dared not raise its head, lying prostrate on the ground, its form ethereal.

After a long time.

The maid, who had been brought here bound and assumed she was doomed, timidly opened her eyes and discovered she was still alive. Realizing what had happened, she finally couldn't hold back her tears any longer and burst into silent, heart-wrenching sobs.

A sound came from beside my ear.

Jiang She spoke gently with a smile, then looked down and asked the cat.

"Have you learned it?"

The cat opened its eyes, which were round and bright.

He looked around, circling the people to see the empty, cleared temples, but he wouldn't look at the river.

The cat's voice was muffled and childish.

"I've learned a little."

"Where exactly?" Jiang She asked in detail.

The cat wouldn't tell.

In a moment of quick thinking, the cat's ears twitched, and it turned its head to look at the weeping maid. It hoped that people would forget about this soon.

Li Bai and a dazed Wu Daozi helped the maid up.

Then the soft sobbing began.

Jiang She didn't ask the cat any more questions. Even if it didn't learn, he could just teach it slowly later.

He walked over.

Looking at the young woman before him, who was sobbing softly, Jiang She softened his tone and sized her up.

Where did you originally live?

"I work at the pharmacy, and I was supposed to be on night duty tonight..."

"I see."

Jiang She glanced around.

The moonlight was bright outside. They were now at the southernmost point. It was his first time in the East Market, and he didn't know where the pharmacy the other person had mentioned was. So he asked politely and gently.

"Could you find your way back to your place?"

The maid nodded, tears still streaming down her face. Her voice choked with emotion, she said, still shaken:
“I know the way. I’ve been working here for four years…”

Jiang She could tell she was quite young, only thirteen or fourteen years old, and probably started working to earn money for her family before she was even ten.

"In that case, I will not escort the young lady back any further."

Seeing that she was young and still in shock, Jiang She offered a few words of comfort.

"Young lady, you have endured this calamity today. Once you have overcome it, you will be reborn. Everything will surely go smoothly. Do not dwell on the worries of the past."

The maid sobbed and thanked her softly.

Having suffered this ordeal, she was trembling with fear. She also referred to the other party as her benefactor.

"May I ask your name, my benefactor?"

"My surname is Jiang."

The maid bowed deeply, memorizing the surname. Knowing that she had encountered a master and a deity tonight, she felt deeply grateful and wiped away her tears, whispering her thanks.

Though the voice was weak, every word was powerful.

"I have no way to repay your great kindness. If you ever need my help in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

These words made Jiang She sigh.

He saved people not out of a desire for them to go through fire and water for him, but tonight was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. He was just explaining thunder magic to the cat, and he hadn't really learned it yet.

Jiang She helped her up.

He thought about it for a moment.

"There is indeed something I need you to do."

The maid wiped away her tears, looked up at the other person, and asked, "What does my benefactor want me to do?"

She knew she was just an ordinary person, working as a helper at He's Pharmacy. Her grandfather didn't value her; he hadn't even taught her to read or write, and usually only had her younger brother help out at the shop to dispense medicine. She didn't have what the other party wanted.

She waited for the other person to speak.

Even if it means going through fire and water, I will not hesitate.

Jiang She looked at her tearful eyes, softened his tone, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to her.

"Go back and get a good night's sleep, and stop crying."

Done.

He turned around and looked at the other people in the temple: the fox woman and the mountain spirit.

“You may leave on your own. Considering that you have not committed any evil, we will not pursue the matter further.”

I took one last look at the empty temple.

Jiang She turned and left.

After he left, the fox spirit and the mountain ghost breathed a sigh of relief and immediately collapsed to the ground. Feeling the lingering power of the temple's thunder magic, they dared not move, the demon and the ghost lying sprawled on the ground, panting.

The mountain ghost asked:
"What kind of magic is that?"

The fox-woman closed her eyes, too afraid to look.

"How should I know... Goodness, just who is this person..."

Fortunately, this man was magnanimous and discerning, and did not eliminate them all.

Behind them, Buddha statues were piled up like a small mountain. Spiders were weaving webs on them, and had almost finished one.

The mountain spirit caught a glimpse of it by chance and was horrified.

"Look at that spider web!"

The fox-woman opened her eyes; she didn't understand yet.

What happened to the spider?

Mountain Spirit: "The thunder was so loud that even you and I were terrified, yet it only killed the evil demon, but didn't even destroy the thin spider web."

The fox-woman was still panting with lingering fear.

I'm glad I didn't do anything wrong, I just played the piano.

Just as she was thinking, she heard a soft voice asking what the note on the pillar said.

The fox-woman squinted and slowly read it to her, word by word.

“All sentient beings…possess the wisdom of the Tathagata.”

"It is only because of delusion and attachment that one cannot obtain it."

……

Once outside the temple, we were far removed from the demons, ghosts, and Buddha statues within.

As dawn broke, the sounds of birdsong drifted from the vicinity.

Li Bai and Wu Daozi, however, were not sleepy at all; in fact, they were quite excited.

"Is this your thunder magic, sir?" Li Bai couldn't help but ask.

Jiang She nodded.

He glanced at the cat again, but the cat ignored him, focusing on its own path, only occasionally glancing up at the nearby commotion.

Wu Daozi murmured.

"Such a wonderful technique exists in the world?"

Sanshui walked on the other side.

Holding the cloth, she recalled the bizarre and grotesque scene. Her curiosity was strong, and she wasn't frightened at all. She had even already thought about how to tell her junior brother when she got back.

Sanshui tilted his head back and asked curiously:

"Didn't that guest say their daughter had been abducted? How come there was a fox spirit in the temple just now?"

"From another household."

On both sides, the lights flowed like water.

Laughter and playful shouts continued to emanate from the stalls, as always.

……

……

Blacksmith shop.

The apprentice was nearly discovered and was quite startled.

Fortunately, the person only glanced at it and left shortly afterward.

He's still squatting in front of the hole in the window, standing there for who knows how long, carefully watching the crowd that suddenly appeared on the street.

They were all dressed in luxurious clothes, creating a colorful and lively scene.

The lights were brilliant and magnificent, reflected in his eyes.

In a daze, the blacksmith apprentice almost thought he heard music and laughter outside.

He watched the singing and dancing in the distance intently. The dancers seemed boneless, their limbs appearing weak, and they could even dance on the roof of a house.

So light it seemed like a celestial being.

The apprentice couldn't help but follow it with his gaze.

He still remembered that during the day, it was the eaves of a distant pharmacy where he had gone to get medicine.

Just as the apprentice was watching the gods and ghosts dance gracefully, he took two steps to the side and, not paying attention, almost tripped over the long pincers piled up at his feet, with a loud thud.

His heart skipped a beat.

I subconsciously turned around to look.

"Snoring...snoring...hiccup...snoring..."

fortunately.

Peng Da pounded an extra ten pounds of iron yesterday and is now fast asleep, snoring loudly, showing no signs of being woken up.

"call……"

The apprentice breathed a sigh of relief.

He carefully avoided the pile of blacksmithing debris, hesitating, until a sudden flash of light illuminated half the sky in the distance, and the faint sound of thunder could be heard.

The apprentice turned his head and glanced at his sleeping companion.

The moon is shining brightly.

A dusty young figure quietly climbed over the wall.

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)