Qizhou

half an hour.He Qizhou gritted his teeth, swung the sword in his hand, and picked the chopped bamboo into the pool one by one.The bamboo poles entered the water and slowly floated on the surface of the water. When all the bamboo poles on the bank were driven off, He Qizhou was already sweating profusely.

not enough.He took a deep breath, jumped, picked the bamboo floating in the middle, and landed steadily.There are large pieces of bamboo poles floating in disorder on the surface of the water, making a mess.He Qizhou looked around quickly, calculating the time in his heart, it took a lot of effort to pick these bamboo knots into the water, if they pushed them to the shore one by one, half an hour would not be enough!

There has been no movement underwater for a long time, and He Qizhou is very anxious.

If it goes on like this, if the monster is really blown out, it's not certain what it will look like.In the countless confrontations in the past hundreds of years, he avoided the catastrophe because he didn't get close to the water's edge, but now... He Qizhou clicked hard, and as if making up his mind, he took out a talisman from his arms Paper.

The whole body of the talisman paper was light yellow, with only a few light red strokes on it, and the drawing didn't quite look like traditional exorcism talisman seals.He held the talisman in one hand, formed seals in the other, and slowly recited the formula.And as he recited, the talisman in his hand actually gave birth to a pair of tiny wings out of thin air.

He Qizhou frowned, opened his eyes, raised his backhand, and slapped the winged talisman straight into the sky, shouting loudly.

The next moment, a bright yellow firework bloomed in the dark night sky.In the deep mountain, something is rustling, gradually sweeping over from the distant mountain.He Qizhou was holding a sword in one hand and a sword in the other. He stared at the water surface, but he dared not stop spelling in his mouth.

Within a few seconds, the rustling sound became louder and denser.To the south of Zhuxi Mountain, a pitch-black shadow suddenly overwhelmed.The shadows hung in the air, clustered in groups, the closer they got, the clearer the sound of flapping their wings.They flew over the top of the head, piercing through the clouds, and the moonlight suddenly penetrated, illuminating the pool surrounded by bamboo forests.

It's a bird!Inspired by the yellow talisman, flocks of birds rushed to the top of the deep pool in unison.They hang in the air, let the moonlight shine on their wings, no matter whether it is a sparrow or a swan, they all linger at this moment, the sound of flapping wings is more orderly than the bamboo noise in the mountains in the past.

"Down!" He Qizhou yelled, Hong Xia waved it, and following the direction he pointed, the birds on his head swarmed down, pushing all the scattered bamboo knots to the edge of the pool, one after another, head to tail. Connected and neatly stacked into a continuous ring.Even smarter birds fetch the aquatic plants floating in the shoal and tie the loose bamboo knots together.

Hongxia’s sword tip overflows with mixed red and white light, just like its name, the light flowing like water, sticking to the cold pool surface, flowing rapidly from the center to the surroundings, the brilliance flows through the bamboo joints, wrapping the bamboo layer by layer, In just a short while, a huge net full of light was born on the pool.

If we could wait until Ci Nian to compile the net, we wouldn't have to spend so much effort.

The birds stood on the bamboo pole, with their big eyes staring motionlessly at He Qizhou who stood in the middle, and at the aura surging out of his sword.

"Huh..." He Qizhou wiped the sweat from his forehead, slowly raised his hand, and ordered, "Peck!"

All of a sudden, there was a loud pecking sound, and the thunderstorm-like noise erupted over Zhuxi Mountain.The sharp beaks of the birds struck hard on the hollow bamboo joints, and the red and white light flow wrapped around the bamboo joints also turned into sharp blades following the beating, piercing into the water one after another, He Qizhou held his breath , Hongxia's sword tip continuously released spiritual power, but the birds seemed to be tireless, and the knocking became faster, louder, and denser.

fifteen.He Qizhou meditated, his eyes fixed on the water.

The seemingly calm surface of the pool is no longer as calm as it was just now.The light pierced the water like a sharp knife, and the toads at the bottom couldn't stand it, and one by one they turned their belly up and came up.Quite a few birds kept moving their beaks, but their eyes unconsciously fixed on the toads in the water.

ten.He Qizhou read silently, but he comforted him: "This time, all the toads in the pond belong to you, so don't be in a hurry."

After hearing this, the big bird who was a little bit lazy at first became more diligent. Its slender and powerful beak actually cut holes out of the hard bamboo joints.Seeing that more and more toads came to the surface, the bottom of the water was brightly reflected by the red light.

one.He Qizhou finally gritted his teeth, clenched Hong Xia in his hand, half-kneeled on his knees, bent his waist, and stabbed the sharp blade heavily into the deep pool.

Almost at the same moment, a huge ball of water exploded from the bottom of the pool, and the water droplets splashed, startling all the birds.The moment the water polo burst, two figures flew out of it.He Qizhou kicked the bamboo pole away, flew up, hugged the somewhat skinny figure, and staggered to the shore.

Without waiting for his next order, the birds also knew that their task had been completed, they jumped up, threw themselves into the pool, and divided them up chirping, and after a while, the pool of unconscious toads was divided up. It was clean, not to mention whole, not even a single piece of meat was left.

He Qizhou didn't have time to think about where the other one who was blown out of the pool flew. He took advantage of the gap between Ze Lao and the pool, and took out a few more talismans from his arms, one for the southeast, one for the north, and one for the north. The talismans landed on the shore Immediately, they formed a connection, forming a shimmering spider web. This web tightly held the water pool, making him unable to return even if he wanted to.

Ci Nian, who was lying in his arms, suddenly trembled, turned over vigorously, and spit out the water stuck in his throat.He Qizhou hurriedly patted his vest, and said eagerly: "Are you all right, are you feeling better..."

Perhaps it was because of practicing in the wooden barrel at the foot of the mountain for a period of time that Ci Nian's condition was much better than before. He was out of breath from coughing, but he became conscious very quickly. The fox wiped his face violently. Holding He Qizhou's hand tremblingly, he stood up and spat hard: "What about people, what about others...I have to..."

But before he finished speaking, he swayed and fell down again. He Qizhou quickly hugged him in his arms and supported his weak body.Even though the moonlight was thin, He Qizhou could still see the white giant clam on his wrist, and his heart sank.He still doesn't know how to fight underwater, but from the color of this giant clam, it can be seen that Ci Nian's spiritual power has been completely exhausted.

"Take a break first." He Qizhou helped the unsteady man up, and slowly moved him aside.

But Ci Nian forced himself to widen his eyes, refusing to rest no matter what: "What about others... people!"

"Your grandfather is here..." On the other side of the shoal, a crawling figure slowly climbed up.The mountain was dim, and his appearance could not be seen clearly at such a distance, but his strange outline could be clearly seen through the moonlight.He Qizhou squinted his eyes, trying to distinguish his appearance.

But this person staggered and rushed to him in the next second.

When the bamboo stick struck, He Qizhou hurriedly drew his sword to fight, and Ci Nian sat paralyzed by the side, really unable to squeeze out any strength.Although He Qizhou was still able to fight, he had consumed [-]% of his spiritual energy in the battle just now. How long he could last, even he himself was not sure.

As he got closer, he saw Zelao's appearance clearly.This toad spirit was wearing at least one piece of tattered clothes just now, but now he has no clothes, most of his body is exposed, his flesh is festered, and his legs and left hand have even turned back into toad webs, leaving only his right hand with five fingers. , still able to hold the weapon tightly.

Ze Lao's eyes were red, and he roared, attacking He Qizhou again and again, even if his movements were clumsy, his strength should not be underestimated.He Qizhou gritted his teeth, and blocked all at once, and there was no room for a counterattack.

"My children and grandchildren and I are doing well in the back mountain! What is hindering you? You have to kill me!" Ze Lao roared, and swung his stick hard, but because of He Qizhou's dodge, it flew into the air.He was not reconciled, he couldn't stop asking "why", he chased after the shadow in front of him, wishing he could tear this stinky Taoist priest into pieces.

"Just because you are a monster that brings disaster to the world." He Qizhou blocked the stick fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "For hundreds of years, you have swallowed nearly a hundred lives in Sichuan, and each of these lives has been recorded. You are festering and fetid, it is the resentment of the people you killed!"

"What does the person who kills me have anything to do with that stinky fox! What does it have to do with you, a stinky Taoist priest!" Zelao was furious, and he beat He Qizhou too hard, the bamboo stick against Jianfeng, two After a stalemate, it became a situation where no one could back down.

He Qizhou's hand holding Hong Xia tightly was numb from the shock, but if he slacked off a little bit, with the strength of the monster in front of him, he might really make his head bleed... The moves of the two became more and more intense. Slower, full of exhaustion can no longer be concealed.He Qizhou glanced at the sky, it was still some time before dawn.

If only I could survive till dawn...

Before he could think of another move, Zelao, who was close at hand, changed his face again.

His eyes swelled up and turned into two round balls, the corner of his mouth was split towards the ears, forming a huge arc, and his face, which was still somewhat human, suddenly became extraordinarily ferocious... He Qizhou immediately thought of it When he found Ci Nian in front of the enchantment, that boy looked like this too.

It's just that a fox is prettier than a toad after all, so it shouldn't be so ugly.

He wanted to abandon the transformed human form and completely return to the toad form, so as to use the last bit of his ability for fighting.He Qizhou was in a bad mood, so he hurriedly tried his best, controlling him with one hand, and hurriedly touched the spell in his arms with the other.Zelao reacted very quickly. When he saw that he was about to take something out of his pocket, he immediately restrained his hand and pressed him hard against the bamboo beside him. From holding the weapon to throwing it away, the two fell into check and balance again.

It's useless to restrain your hands!Zelao's face was still changing, his sticky and forked tongue had crawled out from the corner of his mouth, and he was about to completely change back to his original form... He Qizhou couldn't help feeling a sense of despair.

The enchantment has been broken, and the power of him and Ci Nian has been completely exhausted.There is still an hour until dawn, and this hour is enough time for Ze Lao to raze Zhuxi Village to the ground.Hundreds of years of protection, this green hill, this stream, this small village...maybe will be wiped out today.

"I look down on you people the most..." Ze Lao grinned, and his smile was uglier than crying, "I am a monster, why should I care about people's lives? As a human, have you ever managed the lives of monsters? You have entered Why can't I eat you in Zhuxi Mountain's territory? The so-called law of the jungle preys on the strong, isn't this what people say?"

As soon as he spoke, a stench rushed towards him. He Qizhou felt extremely sick, but he couldn't avoid it.

"If I don't become a spirit today and I'm just a little toad, how can you guarantee that people in this village won't catch me and kill me for medicine?" He said again, "Now that I have the upper hand, you can't sit still Well? Then I will kill you first, then kill that stinky fox, and dissect his alchemy, I see what you can do to me! Hahahaha..."

When he smiled, pus was squeezed out from the ulcer on his face, and the stench became more and more unbearable.The smell was so strong that He Qizhou couldn't even open his eyes, but even so, he still held on to the last bit of strength and held on to the monster.If it can be delayed for a second, it is a second of vitality.

If Ci Nian can recover...

"Smelly Taoist priest, don't waste it, you can't consume mine, I will soon..."

Before Ze Lao could finish his sentence, an arrow cluster suddenly shot out from his wide-open mouth.He Qizhou was taken aback, and followed the arrow that pierced the back of his head, and slowly looked directly behind Zelao.

On the flat tidal flat, a thin figure stands proudly. She holds a bow in one hand and a string in the other. She is trembling all over, but she still maintains the posture of archery.A piece of her forehead was cut, and the blood stains had already solidified. When the moonlight shone, the tears on her face were still shining.But it was such a girl who was so frightened that her face was full of tears, she could use all her strength to draw the bow and arrow, and killed the dying Zelao with one blow.

At the last moment, it changed back to the posture of a toad, like a giant monster, nailed to the bamboo joint by this arrow.

The scourge of Zhuxi Village for hundreds of years was finally completely reduced to ashes in this dark night when the morning light was about to break.

He Qizhou breathed a sigh of relief, he let go of his hand, kicked away the rotten body, staggered to the side of the stone, helped the exhausted Ci Nian, and walked towards Zhufuxue together.In just one night, these three people were like best friends they haven't seen for a long time. When they approached, they all stretched out their hands, fearing that they would not be able to hug each other.

Zhu Fuxue took a deep breath, whimpered, and knelt down on the ground as if her whole body was exhausted, hugged the two people who were walking towards her fiercely, and wailed loudly: "Daoist! Young master! I...I'm so scared! I don't know if the arrow infused with snake venom is useful, I'm afraid that if I shoot it crookedly, I won't be able to kill him, I..."

"It's okay...it's okay." He Qizhou comforted, and finally slowly let go of the boulder hanging in his heart.

The fog in the mountains gradually recedes, and the withered and yellow bamboo leaves slowly return to spring.The sky was blue-gray, with golden spots of light slowly appearing from the east.The mountain behind Zhuxi left the dawn for hundreds of years, and it was just about to return quietly.