Chapter 309 A courtyard full of demons
The noise caused by Nuo Fairy did not continue to ferment.
The attitude of the plague department is very subtle.
On the one hand, they are indeed exploring the identity of the behemoth in the Nuo Immortal Dojo, but on the other hand, they are hindered by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
In addition, the Chief God of the Plague Department has not expressed his position, making the situation slightly stalemate.
There is a saying that the birth of the Taoist disciple, which was unprecedented in ancient times, attracted Nuo immortals to rush to preach the Taoism. The fourth Nuo immortal had the same reason before.
But without verification, more monks felt that Xiaoleiyin Temple had done something.
As time passes.
Some strange faces appear everywhere in the outer gate of the Ministry of Plague, especially in the market of Night Khan Taoist Temple. People have even died from time to time in recent days.
Business in the market couldn't help but become sluggish.
In a sense, it also indicates that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's plan for Lu Zuguan is approaching, and the two forces are fighting overtly and covertly.
Three days later.
A crowd surrounded the entrance and exit of Night Sweat Market.
The faint smell of blood filled the air, and a corpse swayed in the wind.
Gao Qiu mingled in the crowd, his expression full of fear.
The death state of the corpse was extremely strange.
The blood seems to have drained away before death, making the muscles slightly shriveled. At the same time, the skin on the abdomen is extremely stretched and wrinkled.
It's like... there was something hiding in the stomach of the corpse.
Gao Qiu recognized the identity of the deceased at a glance.
In fact, the two of them had a conversation not long ago. The deceased’s Taoist name was [Shan Mu], and he was a senior eighth-level monk in the Taoist temple.
Gao Qiu had occasional conversations with Taoist Shanmu because he occasionally came to buy spiritual materials.
He clearly remembered that Taoist Shanmu and Senior Brother Tianwen participated in the Nuo Immortal preaching, but now he died inexplicably in the market.
Immediately, Taoist disciples came to dispose of the body.
Because Night Khan Taoist Temple did not have direct jurisdiction over the market, most of the corpses would be burned to ashes.
“It should be the third person.”
Gao Qiu suppressed his fear, lowered his head and left the bustling crowd.
"Someone is deliberately confusing the situation. They don't want others to find out about Senior Brother Tianwen. The recent deaths are all senior brothers who have experienced the Nuo Immortal Dojo."
He couldn't help but his heart was beating fast. After all, although he It has not been discussed externally, but I also witnessed Shen Lian entering the Nuo Immortal Dojo with my own eyes.
“We can’t stay in the market any longer. Uncle He is a little abnormal.”
“Let’s go back to the Taoist Temple as soon as the commission for the weapon refinement shop is over this month.”
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Gao Qiu swallowed and quickened his pace towards Yunshan Weapon Refining Shop.
After staying away from the corpse, his mood calmed down.
"Gao Qiu."
Gao Qiu was stunned when he heard a familiar voice calling him from behind.
After coming back to his senses, he turned around and saw a figure standing in the shadows outside the store, his hair soaked with sweat and his face covered in oil stains.
"Senior Brother Lin, you... came to the market early?"
"Gao Qiu, the magic power in my body has stagnated. Can you take me back to the Taoist Temple? Otherwise, I might go crazy."< br>
"Okay..."
As soon as Gao Qiu agreed, his eyes fell on the abdomen that Senior Brother Lin was holding.
Even if Senior Brother Lin bends down and bends his knees, he can still see that his belly is abnormally large and is squirming like a living thing, which makes his hair stand on end.
"Senior Brother, you..."
"Quick! Come and help me!!!"
Senior Brother Lin roared and reached out to grab Gao Qiu.
Gao Qiu broke out in cold sweat, and quickly took a few steps back to avoid the other party. He could vaguely hear Senior Brother Lin muttering to himself between his heavy breathing.
“The physical body can no longer hold on, and it must be replaced as soon as possible.”
Gao Qiu's pupils shrank, and he turned around and ran away without hesitation. Senior Brother Lin did not chase him, and his figure hid in the shadows next to the shop again.
He ran into Yunshan Weapon Refining Shop in a panic.
As soon as he returned to the store, He Yunshan was the only one standing behind the counter, staring at the wall and seeming to be muttering something.
"Uncle He, I will be in seclusion for a while after today..."
Before he finished speaking, Gao Qiu noticed that He Yunshan, who had his back turned to him, was a little abnormal, and there was something strange in his throat. It makes a weird noise.
Click.
That was the sound of a joint falling off.
"Gao Qiu, I already know what happened in the market."
"Uncle Master."
He Yunshan's neck twisted 180 degrees, Zhang In the upper and lower jaws that were opened to the extreme, there was a red-robed monk sitting cross-legged and motionless.
"Help me go to the old alchemy cauldron and bring some words to nephew Tianwen."
Gao Qiu's hair stood on end, and his teeth were chattering. The real He Yunshan had obviously become a puppet, and had been talking to him all the time. What a monster it is to live together under the same roof!
Could it be that the thing that is parasitic in Senior Brother Lin’s belly is also...
The red-robed monk seemed to know what Gao Qiu was thinking in his heart, and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with me, who let Tianwen My nephew is too much of an eyesore.”
“Please remind him that the [Shi Monk] of Ksitigarbha Sect is already targeting him.”
The red-robed monk licked his lips and glanced at Gao Qiu greedily, "Yes, the wet monk is something hidden in other people's stomachs."
"The wet monk..."
Gao Qiu He stood there at a loss, and then just listened to the red-robed monk talking to himself.
"Come on, now that you have pronounced Shi Monk's name, he has already set his sights on you. There is still a way to survive if you get to the old alchemy cauldron early."
Gao Qiu doesn't know about Hongpao. What the monk said was true or false, but fear had already filled his mind.
His face turned pale, and he left the weapon refining shop in a state of embarrassment. He could instinctively sense that there were eyes peering at him, following him like a shadow.
Senior Brother Lin’s body died on the roadside, in the same manner as the previous person. Gao Qiu realized that the so-called wet monk had crawled out of the body, probably changed into another body, and was getting closer to him in the dark.
Buzz buzz.
A few flies were flying, disturbing Gao Qiu's thoughts.
He ran along the mountain road to the back of the mountain. The surroundings became more and more remote. The cold and damp wind blew against his bones, and his mana consumption continued to increase.
Gao Qiu looked back and saw a large number of flies gathering in the grass beside the mountain road.
You can vaguely see a twisted figure crawling with limbs side by side, not in a hurry, like a ferocious beast determined to eat its prey.
"Is the wet monk a demon? Or the Little Leiyin Temple."
"But why are there demons in the Taoist temple? Is it possible that the Plague Department has become a lair of demons?"
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Gao Qiu looked regretful, and could feel that whether the red-robed monk or the wet monk, the target was Brother Tianwen from the old Alchemy Cauldron Room.
The rumors about Daozi are true. I really shouldn’t cause trouble to others.
“With Senior Brother Tianwen’s qualifications, maybe the elder intends to let him hide in the old alchemy cauldron...”
Gao Qiu looked at the old alchemy cauldron room close at hand and stopped with regret. , and also understood the importance of Daozi to the plague department.
Just when he was about to make some noise, a fly landed on top of his head.
An inexplicable aura surged into his veins.
Gao Qiu lost strength and fell to his knees, looking up and noticing the whole figure.
At this sight, he was so frightened that he almost went crazy.
The loose corpse fell among the grass and trees, with countless flies emerging from the mouth and nose, and the belly of the corpse immediately became extremely shriveled.
The flies gathered together and turned into a deformed monk.
The monk held the head of a fly, his hands and feet had strange insect characteristics, and lay on the neck of the corpse to suck blood.
“It’s too late to change the skin.”
“Monk Baolai asked you to lead the way, so I’ll just take your appearance.”
Gao Qiu closed his eyes in despair, It seems that the red-robed monk's dharma name should be [Baolai], and the message was just to lead the wet monk to the old alchemy cauldron.
Shi Monk looks disgusting, but the light of the Buddha leaks out.
Immediately afterwards.
Shi Monk's flesh and bones squirmed and changed constantly under the influence of Buddha's light. Soon they were eighty-nine points similar to Gao Qiu.
Gao Qiu's soul swept away, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.
It feels like Shi Monk is like another version of himself that is exactly the same from beginning to end, with almost no flaws and the same soul and aura.
The Buddha's light has also converged to the extreme.
The wet monk grabbed Gao Qiu, whose flesh rotted and gradually turned into a fly-headed monster.
The identities of the two are reversed.
“The [Shi Dao] of Ksitigarbha’s lineage is good at the art of change. No matter whether he listens carefully or not, he should not notice anything strange.”
Shi Monk nodded with satisfaction, After carefully checking the disguise, he walked towards the entrance and exit of the old alchemy room.
Just arrived in front of the door.
"You are the weapon refiner's apprentice at Yunshan's weapon refinement shop? Why do you come here alone?"
Gao Qiu opened his eyes, and at some point Shen Lian appeared beside him, with some soil stuck to his robe, and he was very interested. Look at yourself.
His heart jumped to his throat and he realized that Shi Monk was pretending to be close to Shen Lian.
Gao Qiu desperately tried to use body language to hint, but in the end he could only make a buzzing sound, and his open mouth was full of sharp teeth.
"Senior Brother Tianwen, Uncle He called me here. He has something to tell you. The [Shi Monk] of Ksitigarbha Buddhism has intervened in the Wen Department."
"Shi Monk?"
Shi Monk pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead, "There seems to be... a saying about wet eggs transforming into fetuses."
Shen Lian recalled it.
Buddhism believes that all living beings are reincarnated and cannot escape the transformation into a wet egg. This shows that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Taoist inheritance should also involve the four lives.
【With these four lives, why are they four? The so-called moisture birth, egg birth, viviparous birth, and metamorphosis birth. 】
The so-called dampness refers to all kinds of insects that dwell in carrion and filth.
Oviparous is the genus of birds, snakes and fish.
Viviparity is the formation of the mother's womb.
Evil ghosts are divided into metamorphoses.
Shen Lian took a look and found that although the strange fly in the wet monk's hand was ugly, it did have the appearance of a Buddha. It was an evil thing created by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
"Senior Brother Tianwen, you see it's getting late, can I stay for the night?"
Shen Lian patted Shi Monk on the shoulder and quietly used his Wisdom Eyes.
His smile did not change, and he stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
"Of course. After all, you and I know each other well, and I happen to have something to chat with you."
Gao Qiu couldn't help but be stunned.
He and Shen Lian only met once, and they didn't even exchange a few words.
"Senior Brother Tianwen, I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you so much. Can you give me some advice on practice so that you don't have to be stuck in the six realms?"
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Shi Monk said polite words while his eyes kept scanning the old alchemy cauldron room.
The two walked in tandem, as if they were old friends they hadn’t seen for a long time.
Shi Monk tentatively said: "Brother Tianwen, I heard that there was a crazy uncle in the old Alchemy Cauldron Room. I wonder if he is still there now?"
"He has long been missing."
Shen Lian said playfully: "When the brothers in the Taoist temple passed by the old alchemy cauldron, they even felt that there were ghosts in the courtyard."
Shi Monk frowned slightly, but quickly dismissed it. meaning.
"Obviously I am overly worried. There is a Nuo Immortal in charge of the plague department, and there is no room for monsters..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a little girl flashing past in the corner from the corner of his eye, but the soul didn't notice the clue. Is it just an illusion?
(End of this chapter)