The prince's personal bodyguard

Bai Xinyin made all the preparations, set up a table, opened the altar, burned incense, and invited the gods.

Just as he raised the talisman paper to the sky and muttered something, he heard a "crack" in the sky. The sky was clear just now, but suddenly a strong wind blew up, followed by rumbling thunder, lightning, and it felt like a heavy rain was about to pour. The thunder was so deafening that it seemed as if it had a grudge against someone.

All over Baiyun Mountain, animals were running wildly and birds were flying around.

The thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox demon who had been practicing in the back mountain was so scared that he ran around: "Oh my goodness, I finally found a place to practice, with outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and nothing happened for nearly a thousand years. What's going on?"

I saw someone performing magic in the sky above Baiyun Temple and thought: I haven’t offended these powerful old Taoist priests. We have been living in peace for many years.

Run to see it quickly, risking your life. If you are too late, you will be struck by lightning. I dodged left and right and came to the temple. Under the ginkgo tree, I saw a young man in white performing a ritual.

"Master, please spare my lives! I have an eighty-year-old mother and a baby to feed at home. Please let us go and we will work like your slaves to repay your kindness!" The thousand-year-old fox fairy kowtowed to Bai Xinyin repeatedly.

"What? I want your life?" Before Bai Xinyin finished the spell, Gader stopped, put away the Five Thunder Talisman, and said to a nine-tailed red fox kneeling on the ground.

The vermilion color on the talisman paper had become a little lighter, probably because some of its magic power had been lost.

The first master and the second master were already dumbfounded. They looked at each other, then at Bai Xinyin, and then at the nine-tailed red fox. They didn't know what was going on. They pinched each other's philtrum before they came to their senses.

"Master, there was thunder rolling in the sky just now. Two thunders have already fallen. If you don't stop, five thunders will come down, and the creatures protected by the mountain god on Baiyun Mountain will be in great trouble!" The nine-tailed fox said with some fear, thinking: If I hadn't run fast, if there was another thunder, I would have become a burnt-tailed fox.

"Well... Well, I'm really sorry, I just wanted to try if the talisman I drew is useful..." Bai Xinyin didn't expect this to happen. The idea that all things have spirits and can coexist peacefully with animals has been instilled in her since she was a child and is deeply rooted. She felt a little embarrassed, but fortunately she was able to stop it in time.

"What? Try it?" The nine-tailed fox almost jumped up. I have been practicing for nearly a thousand years and almost died because of you trying to play, but she didn't dare to jump!

"Since I have disturbed you, I will draw a talisman for you to help you practice, as an apology, okay?" Bai Xinyin knew his mistake and corrected it. After saying that, he made a gesture with his left hand and wrote with his right hand, and it was done.

The little fox was overjoyed at this good news. He thought that he had risked his life to prevent a disaster, and there must be some gods helping him. He kowtowed to express his gratitude and took the talisman paper, thanking them profusely and leaving.

At this time, Master Wu appeared at the gate of the Taoist temple. The talisman that Master Wu drew yesterday was brought to the temple and it played a big role. To express his gratitude, the donor invited him and Master San to have a vegetarian meal today.

"What happened just now? Did you steal the Five Thunder Talisman that I drew to perform a ritual?" Master Wu probably saw someone performing a ritual and asked anxiously.

"Steal your talisman paper?" The second master was now completely disdainful. "The talisman you have can only create a strong wind, a few hums of thunder, and a few drops of drizzle. This is the talisman drawn by A Yin."

"I don't believe it, why don't you try it?" Master Wu disagreed.

"Master, please don't try again. If you try again, we mountain spirits will be in trouble. Master, spare our lives!" The fox hadn't walked far yet, but upon hearing this, he hurried back and knelt down again. Well, my ancestor, I won't leave in such a hurry. If I try again, we will all die.

The fifth master was skeptical, but after looking at the talisman in Bai Xinyin's hand, he found that it was indeed different from what he had drawn. Then he looked at the fox again and dispelled his doubts.

When he was performing a ritual at the foot of the mountain, he encountered a dangerous incident and the fox saved her life.

Everyone had to give up.

"Ayin, what other talismans have you drawn before?"

"I have practiced drawing auspicious talismans, mantra talismans, wealth talismans, abdominal pain talismans... difficult labor talismans, pregnancy-protecting talismans..."

"Forget about the pregnancy-protecting talisman. Master, you don't need it. Give Master a fortune-god talisman. Master, will you try it out for you and see if it works?"

"Also, let Second Master help you test the Peach Blossom Talisman. If I don't go to hell, who will? If you want to cause trouble, then cause trouble to me..."

Bai Xiyin: ...

Fifth Master: ...

Little Fox: You shameless...

That evening, a woman appeared at the gate of the mountain. She said that she was Second Master’s childhood neighbor and insisted on meeting Second Master, otherwise she would commit suicide.

The second master had no choice but to go down and saw his childhood neighbor, Fatty, who was fatter, with pockmarks on her face and buck teeth. She smiled at him foolishly when she saw him. The second master was so scared that he screamed and ran away, and did not dare to return to the Taoist temple until the evening.

Early the next morning, the master was invited by a wealthy family to perform a small ritual. The family was very generous and gave five thousand taels of silver, which made the master very happy. He treated everyone to a vegetarian meal and counted the money for half the night.

All of a sudden, several masters in the temple knew that the talisman drawn by A Yin was effective, and they all came to ask for it. The most shameless one was Master Wu, who wanted to worship A Yin as his master and learn how to draw the Five Thunder Talisman.

Bai Xinyin couldn't get rid of him, so he had to give him two more practice talismans.

For a while, not a single talisman that Bai Xinyin had practiced drawing was left, and even the scraps were picked up. Even toilet paper was not spared, and all the garbage that was thrown out that had anything to do with paper was picked up.

When the master found out, he scolded all the other masters. Even though the master was ranked last, he had the most knowledge, the best martial arts, the strongest Taoism, and the most authoritative words.

Bai Xinyin was able to calm down and continue practicing. The master told her not to try the method without purpose or to fight with others. Bai Xinyin remembered everything.

One night, Bai Xinyin was reading a book at the table with a lamp on. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, and a slim woman appeared on the ground. She was wearing a red rose tights, and a gold silk gauze around her waist, which showed her curves. A blood-red jade hairpin was inserted diagonally in her black hair, and two amber earrings were dangling. Her eyebrows seemed to be smiling, and her mouth seemed to contain red. Every frown and smile was charming and enchanting, and it could captivate people's souls.

The charming woman slowly bowed to Bai Xinyin: "This servant greets the benefactor."

"Who are you?" After practicing here for a period of time, Bai Xinyin became immune to it.

"Don't you remember, benefactor? I am the little fox who interrupted your practice that day. My name is Mei Jiu."

"Oh?" It turned out to be the nine-tailed red fox.

"My benefactor, did you remember to give me a piece of talisman paper to help me cultivate? It would have taken me another hundred years to cultivate into a human form, but with your help, I was able to transform into a human form sooner. I came here today to express my gratitude!"

"Oh, not worth mentioning." So that's it.

"My benefactor is a true god, with spiritual roots from heaven and earth, and was born with cultivation. Meeting you is my good fortune."

"Oh? How did you know?" Bai Xinyin was a little skeptical about this.

"I have been practicing for nearly a thousand years and have seen many people and things. There are many things that cannot be revealed..." Mei Jiu paused. "I came here today to ask for a favor..."

Bai Xinyin smiled and thought that this little fox was really smart. Tell him some information and then say he has something to ask for.

"tell me the story."

"Slave..."

"Can you please stop calling me a slave? I'm not your master. Besides, I don't like hearing that word."

"What should the servant be called?"

"Just call yourself 'I'."

"Okay, I, your servant..."

"It's up to you..." Bai Xinyin was helpless. Let her be, call her whatever she wants, anyway, she'll have to pay for two taels of meat.

"Since I am practicing, I also hope to be among the immortals one day, but to become an immortal, I must go through a tribulation - a thunder tribulation, three heavenly thunders."

Bai Xinyin looked at her. Didn't they split the tree before? Why did you stop her from finishing it? Are you going to split it again today?

Mei Jiu seemed to understand what Bai Xinyin was thinking. She looked at her sincerely, then lowered her head and said, "That day, I was practicing but didn't have a physical body. Oh, it was because I wasn't ready yet. Even now, I have to wait for the opportunity, and I can't go against the will of heaven."

"I have selfish motives," Mei Ji said as she knelt down, "I want to follow my benefactor. With the protection of my benefactor's true god body, I believe he will be able to help me get through this disaster!"

After saying this, he knelt down for a long time and could not get up.