Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 119 Water Demon
In August, a rabbit wearing a green vest ran into the yard.

"Master, there are people outside, saying that they are high-ranking officials from the capital."

The little white rabbit was responsible for delivering messages, and at Tian Buli's request, he used the title of "Master" together with the others.

Tian Buli stood up and walked outside, "I'll go take a look."

The little white rabbit followed quickly behind, and the other three rabbits were playing in the middle yard.

As soon as Tian Buli walked into the courtyard, he saw Li Hezhen coming over.

"Master! Lord Qi is here. Bai Lian is not in a position to see guests. Lord Qi is drinking tea in the hall and is waiting for you to come over."

Tian Buli nodded.

Bai Lian was not the hostess and was pregnant, so it was not appropriate for her to meet Qi Dao Zong before Tian Buli.

There are not many restrictions on women going out in the folk, as long as they are accompanied by someone. Usually they go out in the city, and nothing will happen.

However, there are many rules in the homes of the powerful and wealthy, and one must understand how to entertain guests. There are generally recognized rules for what to do, and if you violate them, it means you don't understand the rules.

Tian Buli walked towards the living room and soon saw Qi Daozon.

Qi Dao Zong saw Tian Buli coming in, stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Master, how are you?"

"Please take a seat, Lord Qi. You must have good news to come here." Tian Buli also entertained him politely.

There was some difference in their identities before. After Tian Buli was recognized by Yu Leizi and went to Yanxia Mountain to formally become his disciple, he was considered to have left the hierarchy of the court system.

Just be polite, you are not anyone's subject.

The Taoists do not believe in the idea spread by monks that one will enjoy happiness or suffer misfortune in the next life.

People who practice Taoism believe in this life, not the afterlife. Longevity is the ultimate goal, not serving as dogs for the court.

Qi Daozon had seen many Taoists and monks, and he himself was very well-mannered. He was not like the children of the powerful and wealthy who could not stand seeing anyone treating them like a human being in front of them.

Most people would actually feel unhappy when they see that someone who was polite to them before suddenly becomes less polite.

Qi Daozon did not expect Tian Buli to make such rapid progress. He also got two guarantees from Tian Buli. He and his wife were both generous people, so they naturally did not mind these things.

"I won't be polite with you." Qi Dao Zong said seriously: "I heard that you think there will be disaster on the day of the birth of the child, so you have invited many martial arts masters to deal with it recently."

Tian Buli nodded, "That's right."

Qi Daozong heard Tian Buli's affirmation and quickly asked with concern: "Why don't you ask the master for help? Those mortals, how can they deal with your disaster!"

Tian Buli was not in a good position to explain the matter of Fuyuan, so he roughly said, "This matter is my calamity, and it won't be much greater than my own strength. I think inviting some masters over should be enough."

"But for the sake of my wife and children, I still reported it to Magistrate Chen, and he promised to come and help me that day."

After hearing what Tian Buli said, Qi Dao Zong felt that it was not a particularly troublesome matter and should not be the kind of disaster that would affect the entire area.

Tian Buli looked at Qi Dao Zong and said nothing, and continued, "Mr. Chen said that I was the only one who said it, but the Taoist priests in Qi Tian Mansion and several nearby Taoist temples did not warn him, so it should not be a big deal. However, to be safe, Mr. Chen will still invite several Taoist priests to come and take a look that day."

Qi Dao Zong said, "That should be the case. Ordinary Taoists rarely have such a clear and accurate premonition. You are a disciple of Yanxia Mountain. Since you are sure that something happened that day, we naturally believe you."

"It just so happens that I have been in the mansion for a long time and have nothing to do. This time I came to see what the exact time is on that day. Then I will come to help and see what the disaster that the Taoist priest has foreseen is."

Tian Buli took a look at his own attributes at this time and found that although he had invited many masters, his good fortune still had not come.

At present, the fortune is still being consumed and there is only a little left.

At this time, Tian Buli began to have doubts.

Was it the blessing given by Hu Yuwei when he passed the imperial examination, or was it the blessing given when he became his disciple?

There are only two points of good fortune. Are the two points two attributes, or two events of corresponding quantities?

Qi Daozon saw that Tian Buli was deep in thought and silent, so he also waited quietly, not in a hurry for the moment.

After two or three minutes, Tian Buli said, "I was diagnosed with pregnancy in late February. If we take into account the period before, it should be around the end of October or the beginning of November."

After Tian Buli finished speaking, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart. A feeling of horror spread throughout his body, and all the hairs on his body stood up.

Qi Dao Zong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come over around November."

Tian Buli looked at his attributes and was horrified to find that his fortune had dropped to 0!

"No!" Tian Buli stood up suddenly.

Qi Daozong looked at Tian Buli in surprise and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Tian Buli paced back and forth in the small living room, constantly looking at the attribute panel.

It’s not November, it’s not the end of October… it’s…

Tian Buli suddenly remembered that the last time he went to Xiajiazhuang, Xia Bayuan said that three months later would be September.

The day we went there should have been in July, but Xia Bayuan liked to prepare early for things, so he said September.

Tian Buli quickly looked at Qi Dao Zong with a serious gaze.

Qi Dao Zong asked in confusion: "What happened to the Taoist priest?"

Tian Buli walked to the side and asked, "Excuse me, Master Qi, how many months do ordinary monks' children last in pregnancy?"

"It should be about the same as ordinary people." Qi Daozong explained gently: "I have never heard of any difficulties here. It should be ten months."

Tian Buli thought about it carefully and said quickly: "I have a feeling it won't happen after October, it should be in the last few days of September."

Qi Dao Zong saw that it was one month earlier, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will come over during those days. I usually have some boring official duties in the prefecture city, and it is a good thing to come and lend a hand to the Taoist priest."

"Thank you!" Tian Buli thanked him quickly.

Qi Daozong stood up and said, "I came here to ask you in person if you really have a premonition. I can only believe one or two points of what the officials say. Most of them are exaggerations and concealments."

"Seeing that you are so serious, I will definitely come when the time comes, Taoist priest, don't worry."

Tian Buli thanked him again and took Qi Daozon for a walk to see some boring mountain scenery and ordinary buildings.

Qi Daozon did not stay long. After chatting for a few words, he rode back with his guards.

After Qi Daozon left, Tian Buli prepared some weapons for emergency use and wrote letters to Guanjiazhuang, Xia Bayuan and others.

Please invite those masters to come and stay for a few days in mid-September. During the period, they will be provided with good food and drink, and all food and clothing will be provided. They just need to bring some fighting equipment.

Tian Buli himself also practiced Yanxia Gong, ate more, drank more, and exercised more to reserve strength and internal energy, improve his Taoism and prepare for hardships.

Nothing happened at Guanjiazhuang. After receiving the letter, the owner of the manor saw that Tian Buli was sincere in his words, so he brought more than ten people from the manor to help as soon as September began.

It was just the beginning of September. When Tian Buli heard that Master Guan was bringing people over, he quickly went out to greet them.

"Master Guan!"

Master Guan got off his horse, walked forward and said with a smile: "After receiving the letter from the Taoist priest, I arranged things early. As soon as September came, I brought the masters of the manor and a few useless disciples and sons here. I have to provide them with good wine and good food for the next few days!"

"Of course!" Tian Buli said with a smile, "I am very grateful to all of you for coming from afar to help. Please come in and rest. I have already prepared a clean room for you. I have also bought more than a dozen cattle and sheep from nearby, and prepared various quilts, washbasins and other utensils. In short, everything is ready!"

Guan Manor Master smiled and said, "You are too polite, Taoist priest. We are just ordinary warriors. We are very grateful that you let us stay in the courtyard. Fine wine and delicious food are just a joke. Simple tea and light meals will be enough."

Tian Buli said directly: "Don't worry, whether it's simple meals or delicacies, whatever I eat, you guys will eat too. You guys are willing to share my hardships, so how can I be stingy with those useless silver and property!"

Tian Buli personally invited the people from Guanjiazhuang to come into the courtyard to rest. The Tian family had a large house, and they had arranged for some servants to live in the Hu family first to make room for these capable people, so there was naturally enough space.

Not only was there a place to stay, but there was also a place for practicing martial arts, and a place for bathing was built for the group of men.

This time, Guanjiazhuang not only brought Li Lingfeng and Dong Congyun whom they had met before, but also several masters and disciples of the Guan family, as well as the Guan brothers who had come to pay New Year's greetings before.

After all, it was a dangerous matter, so when inviting everyone to sit down and eat, Tian Buli asked someone to bring out a box of silver.

Master Guan and several masters looked at the silver in the opened box, and then looked at Tian Buli.

Guan Zhuangzhu said: "What do you mean, Taoist priest?"

Tian Buli stood up and said, "I have not accumulated much since I became famous two years ago. These are the dowry and support from my wife's family. Now I am alone and weak. I am very grateful that you have rushed here as soon as I received a letter from me. I will share this money with you."

Li Lingfeng said directly: "We came to help because the Taoist priest is loyal and righteous. He is willing to work hard for his wife's affairs and ask us warriors for help, not for the money."

Dong Congyun said, "Since these are your wife's dowry, I can't accept them. Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. No matter if it is a demon or a monster that comes that day, I will definitely help you get rid of him!"

Guan Manor Master also nodded and said, "We all understand the Taoist's intentions. Seeing the Taoist come to greet us personally, and preparing clean clothes and a place to sleep for us, and treating us with good wine and food, this is enough."

Tian Buli bowed with both hands and said solemnly: "You are too polite. This time I am not inviting you to come over to eat meat and drink wine. I am dealing with a problem that I cannot solve by myself, and I may even lose my life."

"I know you all value friendship over profit, but if I lose my life in such a dangerous situation, I have a wife and children, and so do you. This is just a small gift, please accept it!"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this time. My wife and children are my life, and your lives are also my life. If you leave or retreat, I will not blame you."

"If you can't do anything at the critical moment, you don't have to waste your lives. Save as many people as you can."

"If someone loses his life to protect my wife and children this time, I swear to heaven that I will never let them down. From now on, I will take good care of the old and young in my family! I will not be stingy with gold, silver, or jewelry!"

When Master Guan and the others heard what Tian Buli said, and at Tian Buli's strong request, they all took some.

The next step was to wait. In addition to practicing on his own, Tian Buli also sparred with several masters to improve his martial arts.

He has a very strong physique and his talent is already terrifying. In addition, he has been working hard recently, so naturally he can master anything he learns.

By mid-September, Tian Buli and the people from Guanjiazhuang were recuperating quietly. Apart from warming up, they did not practice any techniques that would waste their internal energy, so as to avoid being caught off guard.

On September 17, Xia Bayuan heard that people from Guanjiazhuang had arrived, so he brought a few bodyguards with him to stay and wait.

Everyone thought that it would happen on the day Bai Lian gave birth, even Tian Buli thought so, and thought it might be a premature birth.

On September 20th, everyone came back from taking a walk or sightseeing outside to have dinner as usual.

Guan Qing said, "It looks like it's going to rain tonight. It's already late autumn, and if it rains, it will probably snow."

Li Lingfeng and Guan Qing had a good relationship. They looked at the oil lamps lit in the windows and kitchen lights of the nearby homes.

He didn't talk much, so Guan Qing just talked casually and didn't expect him to reply.

As the two were walking back, a rabbit came running towards them at a high speed.

Guan Qing and Li Lingfeng knew this rabbit. He was a Taoist boy raised by Tian Buli.

"Go back quickly! Go back quickly! The master asked you to go back!"

The little gray rabbit quickly shouted, "Go back quickly!"

Before Guan Qing could say anything, Li Lingfeng quickly stepped forward, leaving a shadow behind like the wind.

At the same time, the servants in the Tian family's house quickly struck the gong.

"Every household should be careful and stay dressed and don't sleep!"

The servants beat the gong and shouted, reminding everyone to get ready early.

When Li Lingfeng returned to the mansion, a group of people were standing in the yard with weapons in their hands, even Tian Buli was holding a knife.

When Master Guan saw Li Lingfeng coming back, he looked around and said, "Master, we are almost here. What is the reason this time?"

Tian Buli was in a state of unrest. He looked at the sky, which was covered with dark clouds and a strong wind suddenly blew.

"I feel like it happened tonight, but I still can't figure out what it is. I hope everyone will be careful tonight. I and a few experts will guard the main hall, my wife will rest in the inner room, and the rest of you will hide in various rooms and come out together after we take action!"

Xia Bayuan said nervously: "I'm afraid we can't count on the county and the state. This time it must be a demon!"

Xia Yelin was frightened by the dark clouds and strong winds in the sky, his heart beating violently, "How could there be a demon here? Did it come down from the mountain?" Li Lingfeng quickly said, "I just went to the back of the mountain to check, it doesn't look like there are any demons living there. Even if it is a demon in the mountain, it can cause such a strange phenomenon in the world, so it's probably not an ordinary demon."

Tian Buli frowned and breathed in the gloomy air.

"This is not the work of demons, it's just an ordinary thunderstorm!"

Hearing Tian Buli's affirmative words, Guan Manor Master breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. The Taoist priest is a disciple of Yanxia Mountain. He knows more about calling the wind and rain than we do. Don't scare yourselves."

At this time, Dong Congyun suddenly said: "I went to a restaurant in the city to have a drink these days and talked with a few friends. I heard from a few friends that a grandfather and grandson died in Yanshui Lake a few months ago, and then there was peace for two or three months."

Xia Bayuan frowned, "It's not uncommon for people to drown in water. And this place is dozens of miles away from Yanshui Lake."

Dong Congyun nodded, "That's right."

Tian Buli stretched out his hand and felt the raindrops falling on his palm.

"This rain will not be light." Tian Buli said seriously, "I'm afraid there will be a big flood coming down from the mountain. I'll go to the river behind the house and light a lantern!"

Dong Congyun said quickly, "I just spoke hastily. Let me watch over it. The Taoist priest is talking to the lady in the room. She must be scared now."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "My wife and I are also martial artists. People in the martial arts world are not particular about trivial matters. I have a sharp mind, so I can go to the riverside and take precautions early."

Li Lingfeng said at this time: "Master, can we two brothers go to the back of the house to look after it? This house is big and small at the same time. It will only take a few moments for us."

Seeing that he insisted, Tian Buli nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you two heroes! There should still be some time now, it should be after the rainstorm. Let's go back and have a glass of wine, eat something to warm up, and I'll have people distribute raincoats to everyone."

Master Guan also felt that he would not be able to get things done if he got nervous, so he quickly asked his ordinary thugs to go back to the house to eat something and drink some wine to build up their courage.

Several experts also ate something to restore their strength, and then waited patiently.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. The whole village was quiet, but the lights were on.

The Hu family had already fled to the county town for refuge. This matter had nothing to do with them, and Tian Buli didn't want to be distracted by protecting too many people.

The heavy rain lasted from six o'clock to twelve o'clock.

Everyone waited anxiously, but nothing appeared.

Just as some people were gradually becoming sleepy, Tian Buli stood up with a knife in his hand.

Xia Yelin, who was sleeping on a chair, was quickly pushed by Xia Bayuan and woke up quickly.

Guan Manor Master stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tian Buli looked at the Bunny who had also stood up, "Take your wife to take shelter underground, and the rest of you get ready."

Xia Bayuan quickly asked: "Did it appear?"

"It's almost there." Tian Buli walked over with a long knife in his hand, "Don't make any noise, call back the two masters behind the house first."

Master Guan quickly took out his flute and blew it.

A few seconds later, two masters quickly jumped into the yard.

"come yet?"

Tian Buli said: "Behind the house, we will ambush on the roof and be careful to hide our presence."

Tian Buli quickly jumped onto the roof, and the other masters followed suit. They carefully followed Tian Buli and the others and jumped to the vegetable garden behind the house and lay down.

The water in the river is still flowing rapidly. Because of today's heavy rain, the river water has risen to the vicinity of the vegetable fields and flooded the thatched toilets on the shore.

The moonlight cast silver shadows on the lake.

Xia Bayuan looked carefully and soon saw a black shadow appear in the flowing silver moonlight.

Everyone held their breath and carefully lay down to hide their bodies.

Xia Yelin's hands and feet were shaking, and the shaking caused the tiles under him to make a faint sound.

Fortunately, there were constant sounds of insects chirping by the river and dogs barking in the kennel behind the house.

Not long after, a dark shadow slowly approached the shore from the river.

The first thing that came out was a dark head that looked like a fish head, with a pair of glowing eyes as big as lanterns that were particularly terrifying under the moonlight.

The huge head pressed down there, and after a few breaths it began to shrink.

Gradually, a black shadow monster that looked like a drunkard began to get up with difficulty and staggered towards the kennel.

The barking house dog tried to escape, but just as it got outside, it suddenly froze in place and was stabbed to death on the ground by something like a long snake.

After the barking of the dog stopped, the monster began to walk towards the yard.

The closed gate of the courtyard was broken into two pieces with a slight touch from it.

The sound of the door being broken startled the livestock in the yard, and all of them made uneasy noises.

The monster ignored the other pigs and dogs and walked straight towards the woman in labor.

Li Lingfeng looked at Tian Buli, and Tian Buli shook his head.

Everyone stayed where they were and waited for the monster to walk through the two gates and enter the spacious martial arts courtyard. Then Tian Buli ran out suddenly.

"on!"

Tian Buli did not wait for the other masters to come forward. He quickly jumped over two roofs with his knife and slashed at the black shadow on the ground from above.

The black shadow suddenly turned around and looked at Tian Buli with a pair of oily green eyes.

Tian Buli had used Thunder Qi to paralyze his entire body beforehand, and one cycle of operation was just enough to remove the numbness brought by Thunder Qi.

When he was frightened by the monster's icy evil aura, he felt a warm current running through his body. This was because he had figured out a way to restrain himself from the monster's previous experience of Fuyuan breaking the immobilization spell.

Without any hesitation, the big knife in his hand, covered with the cold knife of thunder, chopped directly at the monster's head.

吭~
The big knife seemed to have hit a stone, and the monster didn't feel any pain. However, it angrily opened its huge mouth full of sharp teeth, and shot a long tongue towards Tian Buli's head!

Tian Buli quickly kicked the monster in front of his body, tilted his body and fell to the ground. After landing, he quickly rolled over to avoid the monster's tongue.

It turned out that the monster's tongue was like a whip, and it created a crack where Tian Buli had just landed!
Seeing that Tian Buli had dodged, the monster ignored him and continued to walk towards the house.

At this time, Xia Bayuan, Master Guan, Li Lingfeng, and Dong Congyun were in front, behind, and on both sides. The rest of the experts also quickly ran out of the house, looking at the monster in the yard vigilantly.

The helpers held up torches, and many of them jumped onto the houses on both sides.

Then with the light of the fire and the moon, everyone could see the appearance of the monster clearly.

It is a monster that looks like a human, a frog and a fish. Its eyes are as big as fists, its nose is like a rat's mouth, but it has a fish mouth underneath. Its hair is close to its waist like a woman's, and there are four worm-like whiskers on its gills.

There is no clothing on his body, but his skin is wrinkled like armor.

"Cold wind pierces the bones!"

"Falling into the clouds!"

Li Lingfeng used both palms to release his internal energy, and the cold wind was biting.

Dong Congyun jumped up and used all his internal strength to strike down fiercely!
At this moment, it is not a martial arts competition, but a battle to slay demons and monsters. No one will show mercy, and the most powerful killing move will be used from the beginning.

Xia Bayuan's martial arts were at the greatest disadvantage, so he used an iron spear, which he rarely used, and directly stabbed the monster's body with Lei Bayuan's domineering power.

The monster had no neck, its head was connected to its body, and its body was fat and strong.

Master Guan used a broadsword, which left an afterimage as it chopped towards the monster's back.

Boom!
The monster's body seemed to be invulnerable to swords and guns, and no weapons from the front or back could penetrate it.

The internal strength of Dong Congyun and Li Lingfeng only made the monster roar violently.

The monster's cry sounded like a woman's or a baby's, making everyone's scalp tingle.

Tian Buli had already escaped from danger and had been gathering his internal strength nearby. When the monster roared, Tian Buli hit the monster with a palm.

An invisible air entered the monster's mouth as it roared.

The monster was caught off guard and ate a cloud of water mine gas. At this moment, there was no taste in its mouth, only the taste of blood. A lot of black blood was dripping on the ground.

Tian Buli did not hold back either. After consuming most of his internal energy and becoming weak, he quickly shouted, "Tie it up! Set it on fire!"

Everything that needed to be prepared had been prepared in the past few months, and the people on the roof quickly threw down the rope that was sent up from the other yard.

At first, I didn’t think of a water monster, but the means of catching people has always been fishing nets.

Whether it's a demon or a strong man, as long as it's a one-on-one fight, ropes and fishing nets can come in handy.

There was no force nearby that dared to attack Tian Buli, so the possibility of multiple people committing the crime was ruled out from the beginning. They just thought it was a revenge-seeking or crazy demon or monster.

The iron net fell from the sky. The monster was extremely powerful. Its two pale hands, which looked like women's hands, seemed to be skin wrapped around bones, but it could tear the fishing net apart with just a little force.

The four experts moved quickly and together they caught the fallen fishing net and wound it up.

The monster was soon covered with a one-meter-thick fishing net.

Tian Buli had recovered some strength and knew that this monster was no ordinary creature.

Monsters are just like humans. Their strength comes in waves. After each effort, they will be weak for a while, usually just between breaths.

Sure enough, the monster began to struggle hard. The fishing net on its body was as tight as a silk thread, and the monster's arms were constantly expanding the fishing net.

The prepared fishing net was too small, so Xia Bayuan and others held the fishing net with one hand and used weapons or internal force to fight the monster with the other hand.

But the monster's body was wrapped in a fishing net, and its head was as hard as a rock and invulnerable to swords and guns. After fighting for a minute, both sides only became more anxious and angry.

Tian Buli quickly shouted to Dong Congyun: "Let me do it!"

Dong Congyun loosened his position when Tian Buli approached and quickly jumped onto the roof.

The master from Guanjiazhuang nearby quickly handed over a longbow.

Dong Congyun recovered his strength while waiting for the opportunity, but he had no hope in his heart. This monster was invulnerable to swords and guns, and it was difficult to hurt it with bows and arrows.

Tian Buli was holding the taut fishing net and shouted, "Hold on a little longer. I'll count to one, two, three, and we'll jump backwards together! Jump backwards while holding the fishing net! Let go once you've jumped up!"

"Okay!" The three masters could hardly hold on any longer. This monster was extremely strong and encountering it alone would mean death.

Tian Buli quickly calmed down and turned around with everyone else, constantly pulling the rope net towards the monster, which was standing unsteadily and unable to exert any strength.

"one!"

"two!"

"three!"

The four of them grabbed the fishing net and jumped back at the same time, pulling the monster up with them.

When the monster's body has not returned to its original form, its weight is not high. This monster is already considered heavy, weighing about three or four hundred pounds in human form.

When the monster's body left the ground, Tian Buli quickly put one hand in front of him, grabbed the fishing net with the other hand and chanted a spell.

"Separate the mind from the world, untie the shackles, forget the shackles, and float in the world!"

Tian Buli kept chanting the levitation spell, not only did he stay in mid-air, but even the monster in the fishing net was suspended in the air.

(End of this chapter)