Start as a Temple Spirit

When the militiamen saw the meeting room, which had been converted into a temple, they had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. With excitement, they knelt down and worshipped, and burned incense devoutly.

In the Taoist temple, Heizi, who was squatting on the ground, squinting his eyes and inhaling and exhaling the incense and wish power, seemed to feel something. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the surging incense and wish power, his pair of black eyes rolling around.

The next second, it turned into black light, passed through the invisible barrier of the dojo, and appeared on the shoulder of the scholar statue in the Forgotten Temple, scaring the local militia who had just burned incense.

"Swish, swish, swish" everyone looked at Heizi who suddenly appeared, their eyes full of surprise, confusion and vigilance.

"Hmm." Yi Jin, who was presiding over the incense offering ceremony, looked at Hei Zi and asked tentatively, "Did the master give it up?"

Heizi tilted his head, thought about it, and then shook his head.

"Why don't you practice well instead of coming out to scare people?" Yi Jin said unhappily.

Heizi tilted his head for a moment and made a "ga ga" sound, which made everyone look confused.

It had no choice but to stretch out its wings condensed from black air and point them at the pilgrims and the statue of the god.

"What do you mean?" Yi Jin subconsciously looked at Yishui who was full of anger.

Yishui thought about it and guessed, "Someone is burning incense without piety?"

Yijin looked at Heizi, who just shook his head.

"Insufficient power from incense and vows?" Yishui looked at Heizi and expressed his guess, and the latter shook his head again.

Yishui scratched his head. There was no way to communicate because he didn’t understand bird language.

"The incense and prayer power have increased, so you came out to take a look?" Yibao guessed.

Heizi's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, then he turned into black light and crashed into the wall behind the statue, disappearing without a trace. Communicating with the two-legged beasts was too taxing, so he should practice more.

"Well, continue to burn incense." Yi Jin cleared his throat and said loudly.

The militiamen who came to burn incense nodded in unison, their attitude becoming even more pious. They were almost certain in their hearts that the temple spirit had been born.

Yibao was grabbed by Yihuo and dragged out of the temple. Yishui and Yishi followed. It was obvious that they wanted to ask Heizi what was going on.

The sun was shining brightly as more than a dozen wooden boats slowly docked at a simple wooden pier. Warriors in leather armor jumped onto the pier and used ropes to secure the boats.

If you look closely, you can see dark red blood on the warriors' leather armor.

As the soldiers helped the wounded off the boat, it was certain that the fleet had experienced a battle.

Seeing this, the farmers who were working dropped their tools and ran to the dock.

The hurried footsteps drowned out the sound of water pouring from the cart in the creek.

There are no less than ten waterwheels standing in the turbulent river.

To be honest, the wisdom of the ancients has left many unsolved mysteries even on this technologically advanced blue planet.

As the wounded disembarked, the smell of blood wafted in the air. Fortunately, there were only wounded soldiers and no dead bodies.

After handing the wounded over to the villagers who had come rushing over, the militiamen ran towards the distant village. They were going to report the situation, drive ox carts to pick up the wounded, and transport goods.

Cattle are an important productive force in every village and a valuable asset, so they are usually raised on pastures outside the village and looked after by dedicated personnel.

"Great Elder, were we attacked?" An old man looked at the old scholar and asked respectfully.

This old scholar is the legacy of the great elder of the Forgotten Township.

Yifeng's image is very much like a teacher, but due to his practice, he is full of energy and spirit. He is in his early sixties, but looks to be in his early fifties. He is a handsome and elegant old man.

"Yeah," Yifeng nodded and said in a friendly manner, "When we were resting on the way, we encountered a group of bandits who attacked us. Fortunately, none of us died in the battle."

"Oh, it's really hard to calm down." The old man said with a sigh.

Being attacked by bandits is a common occurrence in the Shiwanda Mountains, so as long as no one dies, it is just a small matter.

But what the villagers didn't know was that Yifeng was worried at this time because they were being targeted.

The bandits who have suffered losses will not admit defeat easily. If they can admit defeat easily, they are not the bandits who burn, kill and loot.

What’s even more terrible is that the place where they were attacked was not far from the Forgotten Township, which means that the Forgotten Township had been targeted by bandits at some point in time.

This attack on the fleet was just a prelude and a test.

Thinking of this, Yifeng looked fiercely at the boat in the river. He had to move the boat back to the village.

When Yihuo, who was on duty at the village gate, learned from the breathless militia that the fleet had been attacked, he was furious and ran straight to the pasture below the village, where there were more than a dozen horses.

The pasture is on the left side of the village. Due to the terrain, villages in the Shiwan Mountains rarely raise horses.

The reason why Forgotten Village has horses is because the patriarch used to be a cavalryman and men love riding horses.

There were not many wounded in the caravan, only about a dozen people, and most of them were wounded by arrows.

In fact, the bandits' attack was a tentative one. They used arrows to clear the way, and after being strongly counterattacked by the caravan, they escaped.

The wounded received timely treatment and no one was killed.

In the courtyard in front of the Forgotten Temple, Yifeng told the story of the caravan being attacked, as well as his own speculations.

"Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. We have to send people to find the bandits and investigate the enemy's situation." Yi Jin murmured.

"Difficult." Wangmu shook his head. It was not easy to find the bandits hiding and waiting for an opportunity in the vast mountains and forests.

"It would be nice if there was an empty sentry." Yifeng knocked on the table and said.

"Shua, shua, shua" Yi Jin and others heard the words and looked towards the Forgotten Temple.

"What's wrong?" Yifeng saw this, looked at the Forgotten Temple which looked normal, and asked in confusion.

As soon as he asked the question, he thought of something and said hurriedly: "Master Temple Spirit, you can't show up for a long time, so as not to attract the attention of demons and monsters. Moreover, Master Temple Spirit is limited by the distance and cannot search effectively."

"No, no, no, it's not the temple spirit, it's Heizi." Yishui shook his head and said.

"Heizi?" Yifeng asked.

Yi Jin solved the problem and told Heizi's origin.

After hearing this, Yifeng was surprised and said thoughtfully, "It's true that Heizi can understand human speech, but he probably can't count. Even if we find the bandits, we can only determine their location. We need to investigate, and we can mobilize Heizi."

"You'll know if you try it." Before Yihuo finished speaking, he ran to the Forgotten Temple in a hurry and called out to Heizi in front of the altar. However, there was no response until Yifeng and the others entered the temple.

"Burst the incense and call." Yifeng said as he picked up the incense.

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they burned incense devoutly and called upon Heizi.

This trick really worked. Heizi appeared on the shoulder of the statue and looked at everyone with a pair of black eyes.

Just now, when it was practicing in the Taoist temple, inhaling incense and exhaling vows, it suddenly heard a voice calling it from the dark, so it came out to take a look.

"Heizi, I need your help with something." Yijin said kindly.

Kuroko tilted his head as usual, then nodded.

"This is what happened." Yi Jin slowly told the story of the banditry, and finally said, "We want you to find the location of the bandit group, do you understand?"