And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 104 A four-legged snake!

And the banshee, who was about to escape into the forest, sensed something happened behind her.

While running away, she turned her head and glanced behind her, only to see a scene that she would never forget in her life.

I saw a dazzling silver sword light coming from a mountain not far away, coming from the dark night, and landed on the hand of the young Taoist priest just now.

The young Taoist priest held it casually, and slashed towards the direction he was running away with a sword.

"The Daoist please forgive me, the little demon is willing to surrender..."

Sensing that a fatal crisis was hanging over her body, the banshee begged for mercy.

But before she finished speaking, a dozen bowl-sized pine and oak trees beside her were cut off by their roots at the same time.

And the banshee also found that she flew up.

She looked down, and found that her body with the broken tail was still on the ground, rushing towards the nearby woods according to the inertia of running away just now.

But physically, there is no head.

"It turned out that it was my head that flew up."

The banshee came to her senses, and after her vision swiveled for a while, her consciousness fell into permanent darkness...

"It's actually a four-legged snake."

After Chen Yuan cut off the banshee's head, he walked to the side of the road with his sword, and looked at the edge of the woods by the moonlight and starlight. After the head rolled to the ground, the four-legged snake body was thrown down by the tree trunk at the same time. , Chen Yuan recognized the monster, he was a little surprised.

"However, this is the first time I have seen such a big four-legged snake."

He turned his head and looked aside again. He had just been thrown by himself on the side of the road. The thickest part was like a teacup, with a four-legged snake tail with a thin tail and a thick head.

"Unfortunately, I forgot to ask her, did she do it herself, or was someone instructed her to do it herself?"

Chen Yuan said to himself.

The main reason is that the banshee's method of "surviving with broken arms" really surprised him.

He also didn't want to capture the banshee alive, so he just got rid of him.

Even just now he used the sword formula in the "Hunyuan Sword Classic", which is the "Fei Teng Milu", which he has never used before, so the power is so powerful.

"Who are you and why are you pretending to be Chen Yuan?"

At this moment, when Chen Yuan turned around, he found that at a distance of two or three zhang away from him, the white mouse Xueniang also ran out at some point.

She stood there upright, looking at Chen Yuan with a vigilant look, not very smart.

Xue Niang was indeed a little confused at this time. When she went out, she clearly saw Chen Yuan still meditating on the bed in the room. She also called Chen Yuan when she was practicing, but Chen Yuan didn't wake up, so she ran in the direction that Rust Sword left Out.

As a result, outside the Taoist temple, she saw another Chen Yuan.

"Could it be that this Chen Yuan is a fake? But it's not right, that Taoist priest's sword has a spirit, Xueniang usually dare not even approach it."

Xueniang thought in her heart.

If this Chen Yuan is a fake, why would Ruo Jian fly out by himself in the middle of the night and would rather be held in the other party's hand?

"Sure enough, it's Yuanshen traveling, and the Taoist priest is really a master of spiritual cultivation!"

Just when Xue Niang was full of guard against Chen Yuan and was puzzled, under the darkness of night, an old Taoist figure came over from the direction of Fu Hu Guan, and exclaimed when she saw Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took a closer look and found that this old Taoist was the master Xu Yun, the master of Fuhu Temple.

"Accidentally disturbed the temple master, don't blame the temple master."

"It's okay."

"There are traces of hands here, could it be that the Taoist priest encountered a monster just now?"

"I went to visit friends late at night, but on the way back, I met a four-legged snake demon, which turned into a young and beautiful woman. It wanted to seduce the poor Taoist, but was beheaded by the poor Taoist."

"The Taoist priest is very capable."

Chen Yuan was talking with Daoist Xuyun.

Especially Daoist Xuyun, when he was talking with Chen Yuan, he saw the messy woods by the roadside and the corpse of the huge four-legged snake next to it that had been broken into several pieces, and a look of shock flashed across his face.

Generally, practitioners who have just entered the realm of cultivating the spirit, not to mention beheading a monster that can transform in the state of the primordial spirit, it is not easy to travel with the primordial spirit.

And the Daoist Qing Ming in front of him, the other party not only went out to visit friends with Yuanshen, but also beheaded a four-legged snake demon on the way back.

It can be seen that the other party has already achieved quite profound attainments in the state of spiritual cultivation, and is definitely not comparable to a practitioner who has just entered the state of spiritual cultivation.

In addition, the fierce sword intent that flew over the head just now is probably the iron sword held by the opponent.

It should also be the saber in the opponent's sword box when he entered the view last night.

"Although this place is not far from Fuhu Temple, it is still two or three miles away. The Taoist priest can use his soul to summon the sword and kill a transformed four-legged snake monster, which is already a bit of a sword fairy."

Old Taoist Xu Yun couldn't help but praise.

From this point of view, the Taoist priest Qing Ming in front of him, with his sword case and saber, should not be just for decoration.

You should also have practiced the sword fairy method, and have extremely high attainments.

"The viewer praises you."

Chen Yuan said humbly.

At this moment, in the boundless night, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the eastern sky, which dispelled the darkness and brought dawn to the world.

And a strong sense of discomfort also hit Chen Yuan's heart.

Chen Yuan's expression changed slightly. He knew it was because most of his current souls were Yin gods instead of Yang gods, so he could only go out at night.

Once exposed to sunlight during the day, the Yuanshen will be severely injured.

"Monastery Lord, it's dawn, please leave this place to the Temple Lord to deal with the aftermath. The poor Taoist spirit is traveling, and he must return to the physical body immediately, so he will leave first."

Chen Yuan begged the master of Fuhu Temple.

"Fellow Daoist, let's go."

Xuyun, the master of Fuhu Temple, also knows the disadvantages of traveling with the soul.

Chen Yuan didn't say anything more, soared straight into the sky, flew into the air, held a rusty sword, and went straight to Fuhuguan.

"When will Chen Yuan be able to fly?"

The white mouse Xueniang who saw this scene next to her was extremely puzzled.

But fortunately, Chen Yuan just had an exchange with the old Taoist priest next to her, and let her know that the one just now was indeed Chen Yuan, but he traveled in the way of Yuanshen and left his physical body.

After Chen Yuan left, only White Mouse Xueniang and Fuhu Guanzhu were left, a mouse monster and an old man looked at each other in dismay.

Xueniang thought of what Chen Yuan said before, this old Taoist is also a practitioner, if she showed her identity as a monster, she might be subdued by the other party.

She didn't dare to speak either. Xue Niang, who was walking upright like a human, gradually stepped on the ground with her forelimbs, and then walked away backwards. She tried her best to pretend to be an ordinary white mouse.

But her huge body like a civet cat, coupled with her anthropomorphic demeanor, is as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark.

Old Daoist Xu Yun saw the identity of the Snow Mistress Demon at a glance.

He looked at Xue Niang, who was carefully pretending to be an ordinary mouse, and wanted to leave secretly, and said with a smile: "Stop pretending, you are the rat demon raised by Daoist Qingming, right?"

"I'm not."

Seeing that her identity was exposed by the old Taoist Xu Yun, White Mouse Xueniang was taken aback, she hurriedly denied it.

Then he turned around immediately, and ran away in the direction Chen Yuan left.

Its speed is unmatched, and it disappears in the blink of an eye.

Old Taoist Xuyun looked at the direction where Xueniang disappeared, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he didn't pursue the identity of Xueniang, but when he turned around and looked at the messy forest beside the road, he felt a little headache again.

More than a dozen trees were chopped off by their roots, and a small piece of forest disappeared immediately. The movement was too loud, and it was really difficult to deal with the aftermath.

"Fortunately, this forest is all owned by Fuhuguan."

Old Daoist Xu Yun felt rejoiced.

……

Chen Yuan was on his way back to Fuhu Temple.

He felt his discomfort intensify as the sky brightened into a new day.

Fortunately, the location where he was just now is very close to the physical body in Fuhu Temple, only two or three miles away.

When the first ray of sunlight appeared and illuminated the world, Chen Yuan had already returned to the small courtyard where he lived and landed in the courtyard.

Yuanshen is an incorporeal body, while Rusty Sword is an entity.

Yuanshen can pass through the wooden door of the wall, but Rusty Sword can't.

So Chen Yuan, who returned to the yard, threw out the rusty sword in his hand, and then the rusty sword pierced the window paper on the window again like a swallow throwing its nest, and flew back into the sword box in the house.

And Chen Yuan Yuanshen also passed through the wall of the house and returned to the body sitting cross-legged on the bed.

After returning to the physical body, Chen Yuan felt like a person who was about to drown. Finally, he climbed up to the bank, escaped from the bottom of the river, and felt as relaxed as breathing fresh air.

Organs such as the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose of the physical body feed back all the information seen, heard, and smelled in the real world.

The darkness in the room gradually faded under the light of the light outside.

After a night of growth in the yard in the early morning, the fragrance of flowers that bloomed in the early morning entered Chen Yuan's nose through the gaps in the doors and windows, giving Chen Yuan a feeling of refreshment.

The sound of chirping birds sounded outside the house, adding some vitality to this ordinary morning.

"A new day has arrived."

Chen Yuan got up, put on his shoes and socks, opened the door, stood under the eaves, and sighed while looking at the vibrant courtyard in front of him.

But he thought of the thrill of the first outing of the Yuanshen just now.

"It seems that the next time the Yuanshen travels, you must not be careless, and you must calculate the time for the Yuanshen to travel."

Chen Yuan secretly said in his heart.

But fortunately, he didn't make any big mistakes in his first Yuanshen outing, it was a rare accumulation of experience.

At this moment, a white mouse the size of a civet cat, poking its head, sneaked along the corner of the wall and came in from the courtyard, just in time for Chen Yuan under the eaves to see it.

"Why, is Xue Niang going to be a thief?"

"Who is going to be a thief, Xueniang is hiding from the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, understand?"

"Chen Yuan, you said before that the old Taoist priest of Fuhu Temple is also a practitioner, so what will happen if he finds out the identity of the Xueniang monster?"

"What can I do, at worst, you will be subdued by him and stay in Fuhu Temple."

"No, Xueniang doesn't want to stay in Fuhuguan. Chen Yuan, when the old Taoist priest wants to deal with Xueniang, you can't do nothing. Xueniang was discovered by the old Taoist priest because of you."

"Let's talk later..."

"How can we talk about this matter later."

Chen Yuan teased Xue Niang, a silly mouse, and found it quite amusing.

……

It didn't take long, after the sun rose in the east.

A Taoist priest came to the door and brought a ready breakfast.

They were all vegetarian rice with porridge and pickles in Taoist temples, and Chen Yuan didn't mind, he ate them with great relish.

It's just that Xue Niang has been with Chen Yuan for a long time, and she was spoiled by her pet, so she was a little reluctant when eating.

After breakfast, Chen Yuan asked Xueniang to feed the little yellow dog.

And he himself brought the sword box, ready to visit his uncle's family.

Now that we're all in Linjiang County, we can't help but pay a visit, right?

After instructing Xueniang and the little yellow dog not to run around, Chen Yuan left Fuhu Temple alone.

The status of the Liu family in Linjiang County, in Linjiang County, is actually similar to that of Li Yuanwai's family who helped Chen Yuan get rid of demons in Pingliang County before.

Chen Yuan's uncle, it is said that after his predecessor's mother got married, he was later admitted to the imperial examinations, which made the entire Liu family benefit and became a rich family in the county.

Dayong Guozuo was 300 years old. At this time, it has entered the end of the dynasty. Although the national power is declining, the entire group of scholars in Dayong is constantly expanding. Juren could not be an official a hundred years ago, but he still has great privileges. .

First, Juren can regard himself as a master, and will hire a group of servants to serve him.And enjoy the privileges of no taxation and no corvee, these privileges will attract some local rich people from the countryside to come and seek refuge.

Second, when people go to the yamen to meet the county magistrate, there is no need to kneel and worship, and they are on the same level as the county magistrate.

Third, in terms of identity, Juren is a very influential squire in the local area, and the county magistrate still needs the help and support of Juren in the management of certain specific affairs.

"In the memory of the original body that has been fused, my uncle went to Pingliang County two or three times when I was a child, and each time I brought gifts in large and small bags, which is very good for the family."

"Even when the family was in trouble, this uncle helped our family several times, but later because this uncle was admitted to Juren, seeing that the Liu family became a big family in the county, and our father was a lonely person, we gradually reduced the relationship with my uncle. In this way, the relationship between the two families has gradually faded."

On the way to Linjiang County, Chen Yuan recalled the situation of his uncle's family in his heart.

But later, after the death of their parents, the two families reconnected a little when their uncle came to attend the funeral.

Otherwise, when Chen Yuan was studying, his brother and sister-in-law would not support him, so he went to his uncle's house in Linjiang County to borrow.

"It doesn't seem very good to come to the door empty-handed. Let's buy some gifts and bring them with us."

Chen Yuan said in his heart.

Unlike Li Yuan's family, which is outside the city, Liu's house is in the county.

However, the Liu family, like Li Yuanwai, owns many manors outside the city, plus a large number of fields.

When passing by the road where the banshee was encountered in the morning, Chen Yuan took a look.

The body of the banshee was found, and it had disappeared.

It should be dealt with by the master of Fuhu Temple.

In addition, the more than a dozen trees that Chen Yuan chopped off with a rusty sword were also cleaned up, so that passers-by could not see the traces of being cut by a sword.

After Chen Yuan glanced at it, he continued on his way.

Soon he arrived at Linjiang County. After entering the city, he wandered around the city, wanting to see if there were any gifts he wanted, so he bought some.

Chen Yuan watched while walking, pastries, tea cakes, jade wares, etc., were all passed by Chen Yuan.

Soon Chen Yuan found what he wanted to give away, and Chen Yuan walked into a shop.

This is a two-story building with a plaque on the door, named "Wenxinzhai", which sells pens, inks, papers and inkstones for reading.

As far as Chen Yuan knew, his uncle, as a scholar who had obtained the honor of "juren", had a hobby of collecting inkstones.

Chen Yuan was going to choose an inkstone as a gift, so that he wouldn't be too embarrassed when he came to visit.

"My little daoist, what do you want?"

As soon as Chen Yuan walked in, an elegantly dressed middle-aged shopkeeper immediately greeted him warmly. He saw that Chen Yuan was wearing a pure black Taoist robe, a pure yang scarf on his head, handsome in appearance, carrying a sword box on his back, and had an air of dust on his body, so he felt The young Taoist priest in front of him has an extraordinary status.

"Is there any inkstone in the shop?"

"Of course there is."

"We have famous inkstones in our shop, including Jiangzhou Chengni inkstone, Sizhou stone inkstone, Helan inkstone, and Yishui inkstone. May I ask which one do you want?"

"Just choose a moderately priced inkstone."

Chen Yuan said to the shopkeeper.

He came to visit this uncle, not to gain influence, so naturally he didn't need to choose an expensive famous inkstone.

In fact, with his uncle's financial resources, is there any expensive famous inkstone in the family?

The reason why he came to visit and bring a gift was mainly to connect with him.

After all, this uncle was very kind to their family before.

People live in the mundane world, how can they really transcend the world and break away from human relationships?

What's more, even if you become an immortal, you may not be able to escape human favor, and even immortals have the theory of cause and effect.

"Did the Taoist priest buy it for his own use, or as a gift?"

"Give a gift."

"For gifts, this duan inkstone priced at [-] bucks is pretty good."

"That's it, let Pindao take care of it."

"Okay, no problem, Xiao Daoist wait a moment."

The shopkeeper of the study recommended a Duan inkstone with a price of [-] bucks.

After Chen Yuan saw it, he felt that the texture of this Duan inkstone was dense, solid, tender, delicate, and warm like jade, with unique and rich stone fine lines, and exquisite plum orchid patterns carved on it.

The price was about the price of fifty bowls of mutton stewed cakes. Chen Yuan felt that the price was reasonable, so he chose this one.

The reason for this is that in this world, nothing related to reading, whether it is the Four Treasures of the Study, or the Collection of Classics and History, is cheap.

After the shopkeeper of the study used a wooden box to pack the inkstone for Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan paid fifty big sons to the shopkeeper of the study.

"Slow down, guest."

Seeing that another deal had been made, the shopkeeper happily sent Chen Yuan out of the study.

After leaving the study, Chen Yuan went straight to Zhang's residence.

The last time he came to Zhang's mansion was when his grandfather died when he was four or five years old.

Chen Yuan went to the east of the city where Zhang's mansion was located, stepping on the bluestone road that was trodden by countless people along the way, he looked at the two sides of the road he walked, row upon row of blue brick houses and in his mind, It has been overlapped with the memory of his predecessor that has been fused.

It has only been more than a dozen years since the last time I came to Jiang County. For the modern society of the previous life, a county seat may have undergone earth-shaking changes.

But for a county in the ancient world, a dozen years is like a drop in the ocean in the long river of time, not worth mentioning at all, and nothing has changed here.

Soon Chen Yuan arrived, in front of a mansion with a vermilion lacquer gate.

In front of the gate, there are two stone statues of the mythical beast Pixiu, which are two feet high and suppress evil spirits.

The door knocker on the vermilion lacquered gate is a lion knocker cast in bronze.

And at the gate of the mansion, there is a golden lacquer plaque with the words "Zhang's Mansion" written on it.

Chen Yuan stood in front of the door and looked at it for a while. After confirming that it was the appearance in his memory, he went to the mansion and knocked on the door with a copper ring.

creak!

Not long after, the vermilion lacquered door opened, and a servant in servant's clothes walked out from inside.

He looked at Chen Yuan and said, "Where did you come from as a Taoist, why did you knock on the door of my house?"

　ps: There is a big chapter of [-] words, make up yesterday's one, if there is no accident, there is another chapter, which should also be [-] words.

　　
　
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