I have a long pupil

Chapter 184

Thick fog fills the air, making the village obscure.

The road was washed muddy by the heavy rain. Wang Laogen was wearing a coir raincoat and limped while carrying a hoe, almost slipping into the mud pit several times.

His cloth and straw sandals were covered with thick black mud. When he came to the edge of the field, he put on cowhide gloves and carefully pulled off the spreading poisonous weeds, not daring to touch the poisonous thorns on them.

After spending half a day, the field was finally tidied up.

He has pulled out all the newly grown poisonous weeds, leaving only some taro seedlings with curved vines, ticking in the drizzle.

Wang Laogen wiped the rainwater from his forehead, his eyes full of anticipation.

Even though the village has already said that this special taro was cultivated by the immortal master of Qingfeng Village, he is not afraid of the threat of poisonous weeds, but he still comes to the field every day to be busy.

After the fog disaster came, these terrible poisonous weeds began to spread. Ordinary crops died when they were planted. If they are pulled out today, they will be full of farmland tomorrow morning.

He didn't dare to gamble, and would rather spend more effort every day, because these taro are the hope of the whole family to survive.

After doing this, Wang Laogen hurried home when he saw that the sky was getting dark. When he passed the village, he respectfully offered a stick of incense in front of the roadside shrine.

Inside the shrine is a stone statue of a toad.

This is the big belly man from Qingfeng Village. Wang Laogen saw with his own eyes that a nest of big spiders that ate several people in the village was swallowed by this big belly man.

Near Moyang City, almost every village worships it.

Back in the village, other people who went to work in the farmland have also returned one after another. After eating some porridge made with wild vegetables and brown rice, they all stayed at home and locked the courtyard door.

It's dark, don't go out.

This is the lesson learned by the people after the mist disaster.

Few of those who violated this taboo could come back alive, because no one knew what monsters were hiding in the darkness.

Now, of course, it's a little different.

Under the dim candlelight, the son who had been in elementary school for a few days at home was holding a book and struggling to recite:
"There is a fog in the forest, stay away..."

"Anomalies appear in the livestock at home, and should be reported immediately..."

"New soil appears in old graves, most of which are haunted by corpses..."

"Check the Gu poison, you can see the whites of the eyes..."

Smoking choking cigarettes, Wang Laogen interrupted the question from time to time, frowning tightly, not daring to miss a single word.

He knew that this "Tai Sui Taboo Book" was written by the Tai Sui immortal master's apprentice in Qingfeng Village, and it talked about many ways to identify and avoid evil spirits.

This book does not record the method of cultivation, but if you read and recite it well, you can avoid disasters. Liu Sancai from the village went to Moyang City to do business. On the way, he heard someone calling his name in the forest. He smashed mint leaves according to the method, and fled with a torch , only escaped a catastrophe.

The surrounding people are grateful to Qingfengzhai.

The only thing is that the names of evil things recorded in the "Tai Sui Taboo Book" are not only of various types, but also difficult to pronounce. Few people can remember most of them.

As a result, the common people passed it on and off, and sometimes they couldn't tell what kind of evil they had bumped into, so they would say in unison:
He, he committed the Tai Sui!

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"Master, it's all my fault."

In Qingfeng Village, Tie Yucheng had just finished his homework after being tested, and he said with shame on his face: "This method was taught by Master. I wanted to make Master famous, but who knew it would be like this."

"It's okay, notoriety is also a name."

Zhang Biao laughed dumbfounded and shook his head slightly.

This matter was done by Tie Yucheng and Zheng Yongxiang in private, and he ignored it, who knew that the saying of "death to Tai Sui" spread around Moyang City in a short time.

And as the "Tai Sui Taboo Book" was transported to the Quartet by the Zheng family caravan, this statement will spread to the entire Huaizhou sooner or later.

Seeing that Tie Yucheng was still uneasy, he shook his head and said: "Writing a book and setting up a theory is the Confucian style. We practice and pay more attention to the heart. If we are troubled by rumors, sooner or later we will be taken advantage of by the demons."

"The road of practice is similar to that of walking at night. The Taoist heart is the torch, and the eyes of others are the ghostly lights. The heart is magnanimous, just ignore it."

"Yes, Master."

After teaching his disciples, Zhang Biao left the Tie family.

Outside, due to the rain again, the renovation project was forced to stop. Those carved stone slabs were piled up high, and the surrounding muddy water was flowing. The women and children in the village were busy in the fields in straw raincoats.

Outside the wooden building of the village's deliberation hall, people come and go.

Zhang Biao's heart moved, and he strode in.

In the hall, Wu Tiexiong, Yu Kui, Cui Laodao, Yu Ziqing, Wang Xin and others were all present and discussing around the table.

"Fairy Master."

"Brother Zhang."

Seeing Zhang Biao coming in, everyone hurriedly greeted him.

Zhang Biao frowned slightly, "What happened?"

Cui Laodao stroked his beard and smiled, "Good thing, we won't fight any more."

"Oh?"

Zhang Biao was a little surprised, "Why?"

During this period of time, he spent most of his time cultivating, and only when he went to Tie's house for dinner, he took advantage of his spare time to give advice to his disciples.

On the Yunxiaguan side, since the last war, there have been various small frictions, fighting and stopping, and dawdling.

The strength of Qingfengzhai was all used to promote Langtou konjac, but Zheng Yongxiang sent people to pay attention.

Wu Tiexiong laughed and said, "This morning, City Lord Zheng specially sent someone to inform that the matter over Yunxia Pass has finally come to fruition."

"A few days ago, Daliang sent envoys to see Taoist Master Xuchen, requesting a truce and signing an agreement not to invade Huaizhou..."

"I heard that Yanjiazong also had disciples participating in the battle, and they also sent envoys to ask Taoist Master Xuchen to send troops to attack the beam with them..."

Zhang Biao shook his head when he heard the words: "Could it be that the people of Yanjiazong have lost their minds? They faced the main force of Liang Liang and created ghosts and monsters without people. They have no ability to counterattack. How can Xuandu Guan be fooled?"

"Yes."

Cui Laodao said with a smile: "Of course Xuchen would not agree, but Yanjiazong sent a big gift, asking him to stick to the Huaizhou military stronghold and form a check on Daliang."

"Now that the three parties have formed a deadlock, and no one can move, this truce agreement was made."

Hearing this, Zhang Biao breathed a sigh of relief, "It's fine not to fight, and the people have a chance to survive."

Cui Laodao said with a smile: "Not only that, Xuchen also released the news that Huaizhou will not get involved in any wars from now on, reopen the Lushan City Market, and welcome monks from all over the world to go."

"As long as you don't cause trouble, even Daliang Yuzhen Mansion can go to trade. Lushan City will be developed in the future!"

"Is there still this?"

Zhang Biao frowned, "Behind this matter, it is probably not that simple. This series of actions is clearly planned by someone."

Yu Ziqing was much more relaxed, "Anyway, it's a good thing not to fight, and Qingfengzhai can't stand the toss."

Zhang Biao nodded, and then smiled at Old Taoist Cui: "Old man, the Lushan Assembly was originally under your jurisdiction. If you come with me to Qingfengzhai, the benefits will be gone."

"whispering sound!"

Cui Laodao glanced at him disdainfully, "I'm such a fool, I'm poor. The Lushan Market is too conspicuous today. If I stay, it's normal to lose my job. Maybe I won't even be able to save my life!"

"However, the person in charge of the Lushan Bazaar is an old acquaintance, Xu Chen is tall, that person is much more suitable than this old man."

"Who?"

"Gu Qiu!"

Zhang Biao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, "Sure enough, he is an old fox who can drill holes."

Gu Qiu was originally a master of martial arts, but now he is a sword cultivator of his own mountain gate, but no matter what his status is, he is not considered strong.

The most powerful thing about the other party is the ability to operate.

Taking advantage of the market in Lushan City, this person is probably going to ride the wind.

"Yes."

Cui Laodao shook his head and said, "Gu Chou is extremely cunning, but Lushan Bazaar must be great with him. We are discussing to set up a shop in the market, exchange items, and collect information."

"Alright."

Zhang Biao thought for a while and readily agreed.

It would be much easier for him to set up a shop in the market to collect the materials for the operation, without having to run around by himself.

After explaining something, he returned to the cave, sat cross-legged, carried Zhou Tian, ​​and closed his eyes tightly.

After a while, with the circulation of zhenqi, a layer of red hair grew on the skin, which was ignited by the phoenix fire above the head, turning into black ash and flying away.

Symptoms of erysipelas are really strange.

These red hairs are Huomu erysipelas, which are excreted from the pores and are similar to plant roots.

Nine weeks after Zhou Tian was transported, Zhang Biao opened his eyes and checked with his spiritual vision, and he was relieved to find that the erysipelas had been resolved.

It's no wonder that taking food can quickly improve Taoism, but there are very few sects that focus on it.

Without him, the backlash of erysipelas is too terrifying.

It's okay to blindly blind the precious medicine before, but when the three precious medicines are used together, the erysipelas is even more fierce.

If he didn't have the eyes of spiritual vision and didn't expel the erysipelas to leave a disaster, maybe when he was fighting with others, the erysipelas would backfire and turn into a red-haired bloodthirsty monster.

After doing this, Zhang Biao drank the remaining soup and medicine, and continued to practice and refine. The last touch of fire above his head became more and more blazing, showing signs of turning the emptiness into reality.

Before you know it, night falls.

Zhang Biao checked again after finishing his work, and a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes. During this period of retreat, he can feel that his Taoism has improved a lot, but he still can't get rid of it, and it's difficult to enter the sixth rank.

The precious medicine has also been used up, and the Lushan Market just reopens, and tomorrow we will harvest the refreshing grass and go to exchange it with the Five Immortals Sect.

Thinking of this, Zhang Biao got up again and went to the secret room at the back, where he saw a bronze precious tree with leaves in the shape of human faces. It was the treasured star tree left by the ancestors.

He flicked the treasure tree, then sat cross-legged, his eyelids trembled, and when he opened his eyes, the surroundings were pitch black, and he entered the dream world.

"Jiazuo, Suwei, Tengjian..."

Looking at the starry sky above, Zhang Biao recited silently one by one.

In his spare time, he often used the method of dream divination to search for the remaining clues of Fang Xiangzong's inheritance, but unfortunately found nothing.

After the disciple of the Five Immortals Sect named Liu Santong left Huaizhou, even Xiongbo's information disappeared completely.

Zhang Biao is not discouraged either, Mengzhan is looking for a needle in a haystack.

He already had a plan in his mind, to reach the peak of the Qi refining period as soon as possible, and go to the Daye Imperial Mausoleum to find the inheritance of Xuanyangzong.

And with the improvement of Taoism, Mengzhan can explore a wider area, and at worst, he can always find them when he travels around the world.

And at the same time when Zhang Biao was dreaming, several fast horses came from the direction of Moyang City. Those who rode the horses at night were all travel-stained, wearing bamboo hats, and didn't care about the cold wind and drizzle.

The leader was Ling Chong, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

After sending away the poison-avoiding beads, he returned to the mountain gate and did not participate in the battle of Yunxia Pass, but now he suddenly appeared.

"Brother, is that person really good at shooting?"

A fellow Taoist asked curiously.

Lingchong also hesitated, but he still said: "It will definitely, because our news is very important to him."

After saying that, he led his people to Qingfeng Village immediately.

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Call ~
In the cave, the cool wind blew, and Yue Ying, who was lying beside Zhang Biao, suddenly got up.

"Meow!"

A meow woke Zhang Biao up.

He dared to practice in the cave alone, so he naturally had something to rely on.

Within a hundred miles of Qingfengzhai, any disturbance in the wind and grass can be sensed by Liu Ling, and there will be a guardian moon shadow to warn.

If there are major events in the village, Yu Ziqing can also notify through Liu Ling.

"Someone visiting late at night?"

Zhang Biao frowned, and when he came to the entrance of the cave, the black smoke exploded, turning into a black shadow, and quickly came to the wooden building of the meeting hall.

The candles were flickering inside, and it was Yu Ziqing, Wang Xin and others who were accompanying Xuandu to watch Taoist Lingchong.

Why is he here?

Zhang Biao was curious, but just as he was about to ask, Ling Chong got up and cupped his hands: "Mr. Tai Sui, something important has happened, I am here to inform you."

"Oh? What happened..."

Zhang Biao asked calmly.

Lingchong said in a deep voice: "I came back from the mountain gate and was in charge of planting lingmi. It happened that there was an outbreak of pests in Jianye City, so I stayed there to deal with it."

"I didn't want to bother you sir, but when we wiped out a bug lair..."

"A new heir of Fang Xiangzong has appeared!"

(End of this chapter)