Chapter 4: Five-Power God
A look of surprise appeared in Li Daoxuan's eyes. It turned out to be a magic!
Although the art of talismans is good, it consumes a lot of yellow paper and cinnabar, and it is easy to fail. How can it be as elegant and convenient as magic?
What kind of wizard is a Taoist priest if he can't cast spells?
Calling the wind and rain, turning beans into soldiers, moving mountains and filling the sea, entering the netherworld and the underworld... these are the ideals of a Taoist priest.
Li Daoxuan was very satisfied with this magic of shrinking the earth. It could fight and escape, and had a strong ability to protect his life, which was very suitable for him.
However, he did not start practicing immediately. Instead, he found a kitchen knife and cut open the bat demon's belly. In the black flesh and blood, he found the mung bean-sized demon pill.
Demon pills are formed by monsters absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. They are extremely precious, and some pharmacies even offer a high price of one hundred taels of gold for one or two demon pills.
However, this thing cannot be taken directly. It needs to be refined into a pill to remove the demonic power.
Li Daoxuan put it away, and then searched the dead rich man Wang's body again, but found only a few taels of silver.
Li Daoxuan was unwilling to give up and ran to the bedroom to search it again. This time he gained a lot. He found thirty taels of silver and two gold ingots, each weighing ten taels. They were golden and very attractive.
Twenty taels of gold is equivalent to two hundred taels of silver. Even though prices were higher in the early years of Zhenguan, it was enough for a family to live a life without worries about food and clothing!
He is worthy of being the landlord of Xiaosha Village!
Li Daoxuan carefully put away the gold and silver, and suddenly felt much more confident. He was not afraid of being wanted by the government. Although this world is also the Tang Dynasty, it is different from the Tang Dynasty in history. There are many demons running rampant.
For people like Wang Caizhu who colluded with demons, it doesn't matter if they die, and the government generally won't interfere.
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Muramasa's family.
The old man was holding his granddaughter. They were both feeling sleepy and were about to fall asleep when there was a knock on the door.
The old village chief was startled and quickly covered his granddaughter's mouth to prevent her from speaking.
The person standing outside the door may not be a living person.
But then a clear voice sounded, which made him feel relieved.
"Master Muramasa, I am Li Daoxuan, the magician who kills demons. I have killed the bat demon. It is cold in the middle of the night and I am hungry. I wonder if you can give me some food?"
The bat demon is dead?
There was a hint of surprise in Laocunzheng's eyes, but more of suspicion.
He asked his granddaughter to continue hiding under the quilt, and he walked to the door. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly opened the door.
Under the moonlight, a huge bat monster stood there, with a green face and fangs, which made people shudder.
The old villager's scalp tingled, fear appeared in his eyes, and he was about to close the door with trembling hands, but the next moment, the terrible bat demon fell to the ground with a bang, revealing a handsome Taoist priest behind him.
Li Daoxuan smiled gently, kicked the bat demon, and said, "Don't be afraid, Muramasa, this guy has been killed by my thunderbolt."
The old villager was shocked to see that the bat demon's body was charred all over and had long been silent.
A small figure rushed out and shouted excitedly: "Brother Taoist, you are not dead!"
When she saw the horrific bat demon's corpse being stepped on by Li Daoxuan, her big eyes were filled with fear and excitement, which finally turned into admiration.
…
After a moment.
The entire Xiaosha Village was alarmed, and countless villagers got up in the middle of the night to see this bat demon that had been causing trouble and committing numerous evil deeds for many years.
Some of the families who were persecuted by the bat demon had tears in their eyes as they used axes to chop the bat demon's corpse.
The bat demon is dead!
Xiaosha Village, which usually falls into deathly silence at night, now becomes lively. People run around cheering and shouting excitedly, just like it is New Year's Day.
Li Daoxuan, on the other hand, was eating his food with big mouthfuls.
The meal was not rich, with only a few steamed cakes and a bowl of porridge with some wild vegetables floating in it. The most luxurious thing was probably the plate of dried mutton that Lao Cunzheng treasured.
This simple old man couldn't bear to let the demon-slayer hero eat such a simple meal , so he took out the dried meat for the New Year from the cellar and gave it all to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan ate with voracious appetite, gobbling up everything in sight like a starving ghost.
In the early years of Zhenguan period, the world had just ended the war, all businesses were depressed, and prices were extremely high. After Li Daoxuan traveled through time, most of the money he earned from killing monsters was used to buy yellow paper and cinnabar, and he rarely had a full meal.
Muramasa's little granddaughter looked at the dried meat on the table and swallowed.
Li Daoxuan grabbed a few pieces and handed them to her. She immediately smiled brightly, her big eyes narrowed into crescents, and she licked the jerky as if it were a treasure, fearing that she would finish it in one chew.
These are the people living in the early years of the Zhenguan period. If this wasn’t the Muramasa family, there might not even be any dried meat.
A piece of jerky is the delicacy that many people dream of.
After Li Daoxuan had eaten his fill, he left one or two taels of silver on the table and prepared to leave quietly.
But the old village chief and some old people in the village came over, followed by many villagers, all looking at Li Daoxuan with awe.
Many people were still discussing in low voices.
"I've seen it a long time ago. Although the young Taoist priest is young, he is obviously a capable person!"
"Huh? I remember you told me before that the old monk looked the most powerful?"
"This Taoist priest is not only very skilled, but also very handsome!"
…
The old villager and those old men came in front of Li Daoxuan and knelt down in front of him. Not only them, but also the villagers behind them knelt down as well.
The little granddaughter slurped on the mutton jerky, blinked blankly, and at the signal of others, she also knelt down towards Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan frowned, and quickly reached out to help the old village chief, saying: "Don't do this, it's our duty as cultivators to exorcise demons. Besides, it's just a small bat demon, you don't have to do this!"
The old village chief did not stand up, but pleaded with Li Daoxuan: "Master Li has great magical powers, please eliminate all evil and help us!"
Li Daoxuan asked in confusion: "Isn't this bat demon dead?"
“Master Li, you don’t know that this bat god… the bat demon is actually the Five Gods from the Rocky Mountain thirty miles away from the village. In the third year of Wude, that is, seven years ago, they suddenly appeared and brought disaster to the village.
We also reported it to the authorities, but the previous county magistrate wanted to demolish the Wutong Temple, and our entire family was killed. After that, no one dared to resist, and the new county magistrate even renovated the Wutong Temple for them!"
The Five Gods refer to five kinds of monsters that have cultivated into spirits and are worshipped by the people. They are usually animals that appear at night. They can cause great harm to the livestock and fields raised by farmers. Therefore, people hate them but have to worship them and pray that they will spare them.
Although Wutong Shen is called a god, he is actually a very evil god and is an evil god that is worshipped as an obscene god.
Li Daoxuan was shocked and asked, "So, you mean, there are four more monsters like this bat monster?"
The old villager shook his head and said, "Fortunately, three years ago, a Taoist priest passed by and took away three of the Five Gods. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, he spared the remaining two and left."
"So besides the bat demon, there is another five-powered god left?"
"That's right, he calls himself the Green Emperor, and he loves to rape people's wives and daughters. Many girls within a radius of dozens of miles, as long as they are good-looking, have been raped by him!"
When Li Daoxuan heard that there was only one left, he was immediately relieved . If there were still four, he would have to escape quickly.
But a thought suddenly popped up in his mind, making him feel a chill down his spine.
Legend has it that the five gods have a unique connection with each other. One of them killed the bat monster. Could it be that the monster who calls himself the Green Emperor knew about it and came for revenge?
Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan suddenly felt as if a thorn was on his back. He looked up at the night sky and felt as if a man-eating beast was hiding in the darkness.
Even the moon seemed to dim a little.
Run! You must run quickly!
Li Daoxuan had a hunch that the monster who called himself the Green Emperor was far more terrifying than this bat monster!
Now only 50% of his magic power has been recovered, and there are not many talismans left. What can he use to subdue the demon?
"Ahem, I suddenly remembered that I have some things to do. I'll take my leave now."
Li Daoxuan took a step forward and wanted to escape from here, but he stopped after taking a few steps.
He turned his head and looked at the villagers who were still kneeling. If he ran away, would the monster who called himself the Green Emperor take his anger out on them?
Muramasa's little granddaughter looked at Grandad with a dim look in his eyes, and then at Li Daoxuan who was about to leave. Her little head couldn't figure out what was going on and why the atmosphere suddenly became so heavy.
She held the half-licked mutton jerky in her hands. Although she was reluctant to give it up, she still said, "Brother Taoist, I... I only licked a little bit. The rest is all yours. Can you help Aung?"
Li Daoxuan stood there in a daze.
She thought Li Daoxuan was disgusted by her licking, so she cried , "Brother Taoist, Aye is not dirty. Aye always rinses her mouth with willow twigs every morning..."
Should I run away or stay?
Li Daoxuan was silent for a long time. Then he sighed softly and finally made a choice.
