The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 381 The Demon of Luck
In the inner courtyard of Pei Mansion, in the back garden where the family members rest.

"It seems that the speed of this news spread is quite fast."

Sitting gracefully by the lyre, Pei Hui, who hadn't shown her face for a long time, was stroking the lyre while humming in a low voice.

"Even an ordinary person like Zou Qiwu knows that Lingyou lives in seclusion in Weishan. Presumably, his former enemies should show up one by one, right?"

Even though there were maids around her, Pei Hui's words were like a breeze blowing in her ears, and they didn't pay any attention at all.

Or to be more precise, apart from a certain special existence, no one else could hear Pei Hui's words at all.

"Yes, my lord, I have already dealt with three batches of heretic practitioners who sneaked into Tanzhou."

Appearing quietly behind Pei Hui, Xuan Jue, who still had a stern face, answered in a low voice.

"In addition, some monsters that were originally sealed by Lingyou in various places in Tanzhou also broke out and appeared in the world one after another."

"It's just that Huiji seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Li Gang of Qin Tianjian."

"Most of the places where Lingyou seals demons are guarded by Ling Tailang, and some of the places where the great demons are sealed have even traces of the presence of 'monster hunters'."

"Once it is confirmed that those monsters have not changed their ways, they will kill them without mercy."

Listening to Xuan Jue's report, Pei Hui showed a sneer or disdainful expression at the corner of her mouth.

"That old man Lingyou has become more merciful as he gets older. Faced with those vicious demons, he didn't kill them all at once, but spent a lot of time trying to seal them into India."

"However, thanks to the old man's kindness, our operation was able to go so smoothly."

The sneer and disdain on her face returned to normal, Pei Hui then turned her head to look at Xuan Jue behind her, and asked softly again.

"How many monsters are willing to join us?"

Faced with Pei Hui's simple question, Xuan Jue suddenly fell silent.

After a long time, until Pei Hui was still staring at him expressionlessly, Xuan Jue sighed indistinctly.

"Most of the monsters sealed by Lingyou have become tigers whose teeth have been pulled out, and their strength and character are not as good as before."

"So even if I lure you with supernatural powers and secret methods, very few are willing to join us."

Hearing this, Pei Hui shook her head regretfully as if she had expected it.

"As expected, even if the old man Lingyou becomes merciful, the monsters that can survive under his hands are not what we need after all."

As Zen master Lingyou is, he never thought of letting tigers eat vegetarian food or let eagles break their wings.

Therefore, most of the monsters who have been sealed by him so far are kind-hearted monsters who don't like to fight.

This kind of monster may have powerful strength, but it lacks the bloodthirsty and brutal monsters of beasts, but it is not the "helper" that Pei Hui and the others need.

"Speaking of which, Monk Huiji has been out of the mountain for half a year, right?"

"How's the situation over there? Have you picked someone you want to assist?"

"After all, if calculated according to the time, even if there is Zhao Guizhen's strong nose to continue the national fortune, the current 'Nine Five Supremes' may not be able to survive this winter."

This time Xuan Jue did not sink, but his expression was not as calm as Pei Hui imagined.

Because just like Zen master Lingyou, his disciple Hui Ji was not a light-hearted lamp, and caused a lot of troubles as soon as he came out of the mountain.

In fact, since the news spread that Zen master Lingyou lived in Tanzhou in seclusion, Xuanjue has only intercepted three batches of heretic monks who came here. A large part of the reason is because of the existence of Huiji.

The speed of its meteoric rise has simply refreshed the cognition of the practice world.

"Hui Ji is indeed worthy of the title of 'Little Sakyamuni'. Both his vision and cultivation are beyond our imagination."

"Before he left Tanzhou, he was involved in the purge of the 'Shence Army'."

"In order to prevent the army from rioting, Huiji reached an agreement with the commander of the 'Shence Army', went deep into the center of the rebellious army, and persuaded the rebellious soldiers with his excellent eloquence."

Slightly raising her brows, Pei Hui obviously didn't expect Hui Ji to make such a big commotion before leaving Tanzhou.

"and then?"

"The 'Shence Army' are all loyal and brave blood soldiers. Presumably this incident is not as simple as it seems on the surface!"

Speaking the questioning sentence in an affirmative tone, Pei Hui knew that the army is the embodiment of a country's national destiny, and Hui Ji must have discovered something tricky if he dared to go deep into the army.

"That's right, after Huiji persuaded those soldiers to surrender, he discovered that it was a locust monster that caused the purge."

"If you really want to count it, it has something to do with your younger brother in this life——Pei Wende."

"When he was killing Fudou in Jingfan Town, he was involved with the old department of the 'Shence Camp'. Those veterans also used the army's powerful crossbows to kill the former Sichen envoy of Tanzhou."

"At that time, it was the locust demon who was hiding behind the scenes to manipulate and guide all of this."

Gently pressing down on the strings, Pei Hui's expression became a little subtle when she heard the word "locust demon".

"The locust demon? I didn't expect that the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty has declined so far?"

"No wonder I said why there are so many strange people recently. They are all hungry people living here?"

Just like the nine-tailed sky fox that symbolizes auspiciousness, the appearance of the locust demon also means a sign of the decline of a dynasty.

Because it is often only in those years when the national fortune is in decline and natural disasters and man-made disasters, those short-lived locusts will give birth to locust monsters that devour luck.

What's more, from a normal logic point of view, locusts mostly originated in the north.

However, in Tanzhou, a land in southern Hunan, locust monsters that imply "disaster" appeared, which can only show that a foreseeable locust disaster has already been conceived.

"Have you found out the origin of that locust demon?"

Hearing Pei Hui's question, Xuan Jue nodded affirmatively.

"That locust monster calls itself 'Yellow Nest', and it is a monster that grew up by devouring the blood and courage of 'Shence Camp'."

"Fortunately, before it grew up, Huiji was the first to discover its whereabouts and severely injured it."

As soon as Xuan Jue said this, a dumb look appeared on Pei Hui's face.

"Fortunately? I didn't expect you to be so naive."

"The locust demon is the 'monster of luck'!"

"Especially the locust demon that was born by devouring the brave soldiers, as long as it can't be killed at once, then it is destined to overthrow this dynasty."

"Right now, there are only small-scale refugees, but in no more than 30 years, a 'disaster of locusts' sweeping the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty will appear."

"I think that monk Huiji also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he chose to stay in Tanzhou?"

"It's a pity that he is only a 'Little Sakyamuni' after all. In the face of such a 'demon of luck', it is his limit to be able to seriously injure him."

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(End of this chapter)