I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 85 Being Targeted (Part )

The moment he heard the warning, Feng Xue's nerves, which had been a little relaxed, immediately tensed up. The hand in his pocket immediately reached for the [Substitute Spell] jade talisman, and with the triggering of the summoning spell, several jade talismans with different marks jumped out of the Hu Tian bag.

The over-the-shoulder perspective rose at this moment, from a height of nearly four meters above the ground, and began to observe the people around him, trying to find a suspicious target. Then, Liu Yunxi's words rang out again:

"Probably to the west."

Feng Xue frowned, but put the hand wearing the ring into his pocket. After all, in this world without mobile phones, raising your hand to your ear can be understood as scratching your head for a short time, but it will be very obvious if it lasts for a long time.

As for causing Liu Yunxi to transform, let alone anything else, the smoke alone is enough to attract the attention of peepers.

Fortunately, Feng Xue had already considered this situation. He lightly tapped the jade talisman with the word "ghost" on it with his fingertips, and with the spiritual contract triggered, his thoughts immediately connected with Mo Ming.

Although the previous injury to her ghost body caused Mo Ming to stay at home even more, she no longer resisted after hearing that Feng Xue's mission did not require her to leave the scroll. Liu Yunxi only needed to whisper in her pocket, and Mo Ming attached to the scroll in her arms would be able to capture it, and pass the words directly to Feng Xue's ears through the connection on the spiritual contract.

After completing these small actions, Feng Xue had already scanned the area with an over-the-shoulder perspective, but he did not find any suspicious people, nor did he see any special auras like ghosts, whether in the west direction pointed out by Liu Yunxi or in other directions.

After a little thought, he simply found a tea stall on the roadside and ordered a few snacks as if he wanted to have a casual morning tea. At the same time, he sent a message through Mo Ming:
"What is the specific situation?"

"I'm not sure. Didn't I tell you before? After I was sealed, in addition to gaining human senses, I also retained my original senses. This is a bit like the sense of smell, but it doesn't come from the nose, but from breathing.

"After you left the guesthouse, I smelled a few strange smells. But at that time, there were many smells around, very mixed, and occasionally there was a particularly strong one, which was not very strange, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But the smell in Bird City was very faint, and suddenly there was a particularly strong one, very obvious, and the details were exactly the same as the previous one, so I think it might have followed all the way from the guesthouse.

"This smell is indescribable to humans, so it's hard for me to describe it. I can only say that it's not pleasant for snakes, but not unpleasant either. They might even want to actively seek it out. There aren't many similar smells around right now, but the one that's particularly noticeable is still there, about six or seven feet to the west."

Liu Yunxi's words were a little confusing after being relayed by Mo Ming, but Feng Xue still roughly understood what she meant. It was probably that her special sense, like the infrared perception of a snake, captured a certain smell.

Feng Xue followed Liu Yunxi's guidance and looked to the west with an over-the-shoulder perspective, but ten meters away were basically rows of storefronts across the street. Although there were not many pedestrians in the morning, there were definitely quite a few. Apart from people like store owners, it was rare to see people standing still and not moving.

"There are so many people around, but Liu Yunxi can only sense one target. Does that mean it might not be human?"

With this thought in mind, Feng Xue changed his mind and changed the activation condition of Guantianshou from "the lifespan of surrounding humans" to "the lifespan of animals other than surrounding humans."

As this thought came to mind, the numbers above the heads of passers-by disappeared instantly, and only the occasional insects flying by, with a lifespan of only one or two digits, remained on the street.

Feng Xue looked to the west again, and finally, a three-digit number appeared in Feng Xue's eyes.

"Oh wow!" Feng Xue reached out and picked up a piece of dessert from the table, took a bite casually, and at the same time tried to bring the over-the-shoulder perspective closer.

But unfortunately, the starting point of his field of vision can only be two meters away from his eyebrows, and his vision is the same as reality. Although he saw a black mass with the number "374" on the ground in a corner, it was difficult for him to see what the mass was because of the pedestrians coming and going and various obstacles.

"Is it some kind of spell that controls small animals to monitor a target? Senior Li? No, if Senior Li had ill intentions, he would have had plenty of opportunities to attack me... There's no need to come and monitor me now."

Despite Feng Xue's feelings, his earlier wariness towards Senior Li resurfaced exponentially. He slowly ate his snack until he finished it, then declined the boss's offer of a treat, paid, and left. "It's taken this long, and most small animals wouldn't be that patient. And with a lifespan of over a year, it's far from the point of death for a wild animal. Is he really a watcher?"

The numbers that could still be seen from the over-the-shoulder perspective made Feng Xue feel confident. He stood up and casually looked around the road like a tourist to see if there was anything of interest, but he slowly approached the alley.

It was only about ten or twenty meters away. When Feng Xue bypassed the cover, the true face of the thing appeared before his eyes.

A gray mouse lying in the corner, even with a few leaves covering its body!

"Goodness! Mouse! Do you like the taste of this?"

This thought flashed through Feng Xue's mind, and Mo Ming immediately conveyed it to Liu Yunxi, followed by Liu Yunxi's crazy trembling.

"Why do you spread everything?"

Mo Ming completely ignored Feng Xue's accusations and even reported Liu Yunxi's complaints back to him.

"I didn't say I like it, I just said I don't hate snakes! I've been fasting on Di Liujiang since I was born, so I don't eat mice!"

"So why would you, a snake, think eating mice is bad?"

Feng Xue complained in his heart, but he also understood that it was probably common sense instilled by human inspiration. He resisted the urge to continue complaining and continued walking towards the guesthouse.

It is inevitable that there are rats in places like guesthouses in this era, but being monitored by rats is interesting.

He would never forget that in this small county town, there was a spirit medium who inherited the family heritage of the Gray Immortal!

only……

"Why was Miss Deng targeting me? Was it because the demonic cultivators were using my old house to cause trouble and I'm now under suspicion? Or is this Miss Deng less than decent and has set her sights on my wealth? Aren't gray immortals said to be good at begging for wealth? They can't always be begged for it that way, right? Speaking of which, the exorcists can indeed be considered unorthodox, just not to the level of demons. Sigh, it's really that the innocent and foolish Miss Lan left a very good impression on me. Ping'an County is really a scourge!"

Many thoughts flashed through Feng Xue's mind, but he didn't really focus all his attention on Miss Deng. After all, mice were the most common small animals in the city, and it was quite common to catch them for investigation. Even now, he could temporarily catch a mouse for short-term monitoring through Mo Ming's possession. He didn't think that what he could do, other Taoist practitioners would be able to do.

After going through all the Xuan Xiu in Lucheng in his mind, Feng Xue decisively gave up on tracking down who was monitoring him, because he found that he didn't need to think so much at all -

It's about time he ran away!
Although his previous work of exorcising evil spirits had made him famous, he also knew deeply that his virtue was not worthy of his position. The higher he was praised now, the more miserable he would be when the backlash came.

However, at this point in time when he was being targeted, running away was not a good idea. Not only would he be easily ambushed, but he would also likely attract attention other than those being monitored.

"I have to find a time when everyone is busy. Oh, and I also need to check the situation at the train station. I don't want to run away when I'm not lucky enough to hit the jackpot. That would be really funny!"

(End of this chapter)