The master said not to judge people by their appearance

Xuanwuhou Mansion.

"You mean...those are demons?" Xie Yunlan frowned and looked at Shen Fan with a dubious tone.

"Master Hou, isn't this obvious!" Wang Tai poured a basin of water in the courtyard, took off his shirt, and while scrubbing the blood on his body, he shouted into the house, "Look at the claw marks on my body, it's a wolf or a tiger! Can't make any traces like this!"

Xie Yunlan glanced at it, it was indeed so, but his brows frowned even tighter, because what Shen Fan and Wang Tai said was too bizarre, before tonight, or even shortened to an hour before, he would not believe it at all. .

But he saw with his own eyes, the beast-like and human-like black shadow pounced on Shen Fan, and the raging fire that burned it to ashes in an instant, this is indeed something that cannot be explained by common sense.

But it is not so easy to reverse the concept he has believed in for more than 20 years.

"Where do these monsters come from?" He stared at Shen Fan's expression when he asked, as if he wanted to find out the loopholes in the other party's words or traces of lying.

"I've already told you." Shen Fan's tone was flat, as if he was not angry at Xie Yunlan's previous perfunctory and deception, "These monsters are demon souls from the underworld, the ones in the longevity tablet, and the ones in your sister's stomach .”

Xie Yunlan's expression changed slightly: "The thing in Yuzhen's stomach is the same as that monster just now?"

Shen Fan nodded: "If I'm right, those monsters should have just been born, and that female corpse is the mother that gave birth to them. The demon souls parasitize in the mother's body and rely on the nutrients provided by the mother to obtain a physical body. I came out naked and devoured my mother's body so that no traces would be left, but we happened to run into it tonight."

"Where is that corpse now?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"I know!" Wang Tai raised his hand, "It should still be in that alley."

"Take a few people with you and bring the corpse back." Xie Yunlan pondered for a moment, then warned, "Be gentle, don't let others find out."

"Leave it to me!" Wang Tai treated the wound on his body briefly, changed into clean clothes, and ordered a few people to go out together.

Only Shen Fan and Xie Yunlan were left in the room for a while, Xie Yunlan didn't speak, he was recalling from the beginning what Shen Fan had told him about the inner demon and the ghost monster, before it was just nonsense, but now he has to translate it word by word Thinking about it.

Shen Fan didn't say anything, he drank his tea quietly, and suddenly frowned slightly, as if feeling a little uncomfortable.

Xie Yunlan noticed it immediately, stepped forward and asked, "Are you injured?"

Wang Tai's injury was visible at a glance, he was in a state of distress, and Shen Fan's white clothes were spotless, so Xie Yunlan thought that the other party was not injured at all.

Shen Fan was indeed not injured, he shook his head and said, "I'm hungry."

Xie Yunlan: "..."

In the middle of the night, there was nothing to eat in the kitchen, so Xie Yunlan asked Qing Yu to bring up some of Shen Fan's favorite snacks. The taste of these snacks was approved by Shen Fan, but this time he didn't move, and he didn't know if it was on purpose. , Said: "Tired of eating."

Xie Yunlan: "..."

Veins twitched on his forehead, regardless of whether what Shen Fan said was true or not, his ability to irritate people was definitely genuine.

Well, now is not the time to be angry with him.Xie Yunlan suddenly remembered something, and ordered Qing Yu: "Go and get the package on my horse's back."

Qing Yu came back soon, carrying a bag of things wrapped in oil paper, like some snacks.Under Xie Yunlan's signal, he put the dim sum on a plate and brought it in front of Shen Fan. Shen Fan glanced at it and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a chestnut flour cake." Qing Yu knew it, and he introduced: "It looks like it's made by Wufangzhai. The chestnut flour cake in this store is the best in Beijing. The supply exceeds the demand every day. It's too late. If you can’t buy it anymore, Master, you have to taste it.”

"Chestnut flour cake?" Shen Fan glanced at Xie Yunlan, picked up a piece of chestnut flour cake and tasted it.

Qing Yu: "What do you think, Master?"

"It's not tasty." Shen Fan said truthfully.

Xie Yunlan frowned, took a deep breath, and endured the attack.

Qing Yu smiled apologetically and said, "The chestnut flour cake tastes best when it's fresh out of the oven, but now it's been left for a long time and it's already cold, master, why don't you let it go?"

"Okay." Shen Fan said it was not tasty, but ate another piece.

While talking, Wei Chengzhi, who was called up in the middle of the night, came. He didn't quite understand the situation, he only knew that Xie Yunlan was looking for him urgently, and immediately asked, "Master, what happened?"

Xie Yunlan briefly described what happened tonight, Wei Chengzhi glanced at Shen Fan who was eating pastry, his expression was surprised and suspicious, he wanted to say something, but there were footsteps rushing outside the courtyard, so he didn't speak for a while .

It was Wang Tai who came back. He was supposed to bring the corpse back, but at this moment he was empty-handed. He complained: "Master Hou, it is also strange. The corpse is clearly in the alleyway, and the monster is chasing us all the way." The body parts were thrown all the way, and it is reasonable to say that they were scattered all over the place, but we just passed by and couldn't find anything!"

"Can't find anything?" Xie Yunlan confirmed, "What about blood stains?"

"It's all gone!" Wang Tai said, "It's as clean as if someone cleaned it!"

Xie Yunlan's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Shen Fan: "Who could it be?"

Shen Fan thought for a while and said, "It should be the subordinate of the heart demon."

Xie Yunlan: "A human? Or a demon?"

"It's all possible, but the possibility of monsters is higher." Shen Fan said, "There are more than the three monsters that appeared in the capital hidden tonight. You can check the women who have disappeared in the city recently, whether they are pregnant, and whether they have been there. In the Temple of Longevity, they are probably the same as the female corpse tonight, they are containers for the birth of demon fetuses. Since the birth of the Changsheng Temple, a number of monsters have been born from their mothers and hidden in the capital. If we hadn't been caught by us, the three monsters tonight After eating all the corpses, they will probably go to meet them again, and continue to lie dormant without making a sound, until the day when the time is right."

In the middle of the night, Xie Yunlan was temporarily unable to verify what Shen Fan said, so he believed it and asked, "Where are the other monsters hidden? Is it the concept of longevity? Is Li Henian a person possessed by a demon?"

"It's very possible." Shen Fan said.

"What exactly is a heart demon?" Xie Yunlan had never delved into this question, but now he had to figure it out one by one.

"A monster is the aggregate of all dark, filthy, and evil forces in the world." Shen Fan replied, "The heart demon is a kind of demon, and it is the weakest demon."

"The weakest?" Xie Yunlan was taken aback.

Shen Fan nodded: "A powerful monster has the power to move mountains and fill seas and earth-shaking, but the heart demon is too weak to hurt anyone, it doesn't even have a body or shape, and the sun and flames will make it fear and retreat. For many years, it can only Hiding in the gloom of eternal darkness."

"Does that mean that the inner demon is easy to deal with?" Wang Tai's face showed joy. He thought this inner demon was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so weak.

"No." Shen Fan denied, "It is precisely because of this weakness that it penetrates everywhere."

"When people are born, they will be bestowed with a soul fire. This kind of soul flame can protect them from evil spirits, but everyone has desires. These desires are the gaps where the demons invade, and the soul fire cannot protect them. Dark soul, when you are completely controlled by the demon, your body is its body, and your strength is its power." Shen Fan said, "It can be infinitely weak, but it can also be infinitely strong .”

"All this in Beijing was done by a person possessed by a demon. The demon itself does not even have the power to kill a single ant, but now it can create thousands of demon fetuses. After all these demon fetuses are born, they will die Become an invincible army and sweep away all obstacles for it."

"These monsters are difficult to deal with?" Xie Yunlan's tone was still skeptical. He didn't fight the monsters head-on, but shot an arrow in the eyes of the monsters. Presumably these monsters are not invulnerable. Moreover, the monster seemed to be very afraid of fire, and burned to ashes when it touched the candle flame.

"Extremely difficult to deal with!" Wang Tai rolled up his sleeves and showed Xie Yunlan's scars, "You know my strength, Lord Hou, that monster's strength is stronger than mine, and its minions are stronger than fine steel blades." Sharp, if it weren't for the protection of the master's candle, I would not be able to defeat the monster even in a one-on-one fight, even if I am like this, ordinary soldiers might not be able to deal with one of ten!"

"Aren't monsters afraid of fire? Can't they be burned with fire?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"Master, have you forgotten?" Wang Tai reminded, "Earlier at the princess's mansion, there was an evil scene, and the jars made by the real Lingbao were all lifted by the evil spirits, and the candles lit were all extinguished. These monsters I'm not afraid of Fanhuo at all, I'm just afraid of the one in the Master's hand...what is it called Huo?"

"Soul Fire." Shen Fan said.

Wang Tai: "Yes, Soul Fire!"

"Soul fire?" Xie Yunlan said sharply, "Didn't you say that soul fire is the flame of the soul, and everyone has it? Why can't other people's soul fire be seen, but yours can appear in front of others? Other people's soul fire can't scare away monsters , but yours can turn it into ashes?"

"Yes, master, why is your soul fire so powerful?" Wang Tai also asked.

"Because..." Shen Fan spread out his empty palm, and the flame that had burned away the demons appeared again. Xie Yunlan was closer this time, and he could see clearly that Shen Fan did not have any mechanism on his body, and the soul fire did not rely on it. Any support silently burned in his palm.

Shen Fan said: "My soul fire is different from yours."

Xie Yunlan: "What's the difference?"

Shen Fan: "I have two soul fires."

"Two?" Xie Yunlan said in surprise, "You said that the soul fire reflects the strength of human vitality, which is closely related to the life and death of people. Why do you have two? What's the difference between these two?"

"One of them is the same as yours, and the other..." Shen Fan looked at the candle in his hand, "This is the brightest soul fire in the world, and it is also stronger than any other soul fire. The power of demons shines in the world."

Xie Yunlan: "Where did you get it?"

Shen Fan: "This is a gift from God, I was born with it."

"Heavenly gift? Why did you give it to you alone?" Xie Yunlan squinted his eyes, which became sharp and compelling in an instant, "Shen Fan, who are you?"

"He is a person who is destined by heaven." Shen Fan met his gaze, his tone was still flat, "The demons in the heart are causing troubles in the world, and I am here for this reason."

Xie Yunlan stared at him for a moment, seeing that Shen Fan didn't dodge or evade, he didn't seem to be lying, the sharpness in his eyes was slightly restrained, and he murmured: "This matter is of great importance, what evidence do you have to prove what you said? "

"I have no evidence." Shen Fan said, the female corpse disappeared, and the monster was burned to ashes again, but...

"Your sister has it in her stomach." Shen Fan said in a flat to almost cold tone, "The demon fetus in her body will grow in the shortest seven days, and in the latest ten days, and when it breaks out, you will see evidence."

Xie Yunlan's expression changed instantly.

Wang Tai asked anxiously: "Master, is there any way to get rid of the demon fetus in Miss's belly?"

"Yes." Shen Fan said, "It only needs someone who can use soul fire to kill the demon soul, and then take medicine to fall into an unformed demon fetus."

"Great!" Wang Taixi said, the person who can use Soul Fire is Shen Fan.

Xie Yunlan still had hesitation in his expression. He was hesitating whether he should listen to Shen Fan's words and abort the fetus in Xie Yuzhen's stomach. Didn't he kill his nephew with his own hands?

He still hadn't made a decision on whether to let Shen Fan do it, but Shen Fan said first: "I can't."

Wang Tai was startled: "Why?"

Xie Yunlan also looked at Shen Fan.

Shen Fan glanced at Xie Yunlan lightly, and said, "I'm a liar."