Painter

Chapter 44 44: All things have animism
White hair and black hair are a great hardship in the world. Li Chan was wronged by the woman, but she just frowned, feeling sorry for her, and couldn't get angry.The woman obviously couldn't listen to the explanation, but fortunately Guo Xun strode over and threatened: "Shen Zhasi handles the case, how can you make nonsense! Hurry up!"

Frightened by the authority, the woman broke down from sobbing and her face turned pale.Lian Yi said softly: "Madam, don't worry, there will be justice in this matter."

The woman raised her head as if grasping at straws, and looked at Guo Xun and Li Chan fearfully, but finally she stopped making trouble.After the two demon-hunters dragged her out, Li Chan stepped forward to examine the scholar's body, and Lianyi said from the side: "He really died from a ecstasy, and I have already saved him."

Li Chan covered the scholar with a white cloth, "Master Lianyi can trust me?"

Lian Yi said: "This is Shen Zhasi handling the case, of course I can trust Captain Guo's decision. But if you really practice the sorcerer's magic, you won't be able to escape."

"That's natural." Li Chan nodded, "Guo Duwei, call the troops, and go to Wushan now."

Guo Xun said: "That mage in lotus clothes..."

"Subduing demons and demons is my job."

The bhikkhuni lowered his eyebrows and raised his palms.

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Wushan is in the southern outskirts of Xuandu, on the west side of the official road leading to Yingling County in Longzhou. At the foot of the mountain there are village foot shops and the abandoned Xue's house.The Xue family has learned music skills for generations, and the five dan and seven tunes have been handed down from the family. desolate.

Near dusk, the horseshoe galloped to the foot of Wushan Mountain. The demon hunters who had come earlier had found out the situation of Wushan Mountain, and reported to Guo Xun that Zhao Yanqing once lived in seclusion on the mountainside to study.Li Chan looked at Wu Shan and said, "The monster is cunning. If there are too many people entering the mountain, they will definitely not show up."

Guo Xun knew what Li Chan meant, and wanted him to bring someone to meet him at the foot of the mountain. Just as he was about to agree, Lian Yi said, "Since Master Sandalwood can identify demons, let us enter the mountain first."

Li Chan had made such a plan, but glanced at Lianyi's attire, "Master Lianyi, if the monster sees a practitioner, I'm afraid it won't show up easily."

"Don't worry about that." Lianyi unpacked her bag, took out a thick gauze scarf and put it on, and tied a black bun on the back of the gauze scarf.The Wuman bun is a false bun, so it is not obvious that she has been shaved.The monochromatic unadorned gown was similar to the straight gown. She wrapped the rosary beads around her wrists twice and covered them with the sleeves, so she no longer looked like a nun at all.

All the demon officials were in awe of this cultivator at first, so they didn't dare to look at him.At this time, Lianyi was like a graceful young girl, completely different from the master of the Great Bodhi Temple just now.She smiled at Li Chan: "Can you see the flaw?" Without the nun's attire, her smile was a little less dignified.

Li Chan nodded, "That's no problem."

All the demon officials tied the horses to the foot shop and set up defenses at the foot of the mountain.After half a quarter of an hour, Li Chan and Lian Yi walked up the mountain road.The mountain road is a gentle and upward stone road, and there are occasional stone steps. After staying away from Shenzhasi and the people, Lianyi asked: "I heard that Li Zhaoxuan suffered under the hands of Lord Tan a few days ago?"

The flowers in the mountains in mid-spring are fragrant, and Li Chan looks at her from the side, thinking that the disciples of the Great Bodhi Temple can't get rid of the nature of gossip. "His Royal Highness Zhaoxuan is not familiar with the place, and besides, he only supervised me and Shenzhasi to investigate the case at that time, so what a disadvantage." He walked up the stairs, the dagger at his waist swaying with his steps.

Lianyi said: "I'm afraid Shen Heyi's original intention was to ask Li Zhaoxuan to personally surrender the goddess who turned into a demon. In the end, you took the lead. Can Master Tan tell me what happened to that demon?"

Li Chan walked through a section of stone steps, raised his eyes to look at the green hills, estimated that in another quarter of an hour, he would be able to reach the place where Zhao Yanqing lived in seclusion. Knowing the weakness of the monster of grass and trees, I used a secret method to kill her."

"So that's how it is." Lian Yi paused, "What kind of monster killed the scholar, did Lord Tan have any clues? Is it really a fox?"

"It's not the fox charm. The fox charm is good at seducing people, but it can't seduce souls. The monsters on this mountain are much more powerful than Hu Meizi."

"Master Tan, don't worry, just take me to find the demon, and I will protect you."

Li Chan took a look at Lianyi, "In the four realms of suffering and destruction, I wonder which realm Master Lianyi has reached in his practice?"

"Master Sandalwood actually knows the realm of the Four Noble Truths." Lianyi smiled, "I just entered the realm of concentration not long ago."

Taoism has five realms, while Buddhism has four realms.At the beginning of the Buddhism concentration environment, it corresponds to the Daoist realm.For disciples of the two teachings to practice, they must first read the scriptures before they can practice.The lotus-clothed mage looked like he was only [-] years old, but he had already entered the congregation. He said with emotion: "Master Lianyi must be a leader in the Great Bodhi Temple."

Lianyi shook her head, "Since Lord Tan knows the realm of practice, he must have some understanding of practice. Let me say that I, the Venerable Kongchi of the Great Bodhi Temple, spent 60 years in a difficult situation, and suddenly became a Buddha. It can be seen that Zhongdao does not distinguish between sooner or later. Even Confucianism does not cultivate supernatural powers, there are great Confucianists who have seen the Tao for decades, and once they heard the Tao, they went straight to the realm of knowledge."

Li Chan pondered for a while, then changed the subject and said, "Master Lianyi is a Buddhist, and killing is forbidden in Buddhism. When you meet that evil monster later, what should you do with it?"

"It's best to subdue Duhua, the so-called animism." Lianyi raised her palm, just as a butterfly flew over and landed on her shoulder.

It's a pity that this artistic conception was quickly destroyed by a flying mosquito lying on her face. Her white palm quickly slapped her face without blinking. When she took it away, the blood-drinking flying mosquito turned into a bright red spot on her palm , she smiled at Li Chan: "Except for mosquitoes."

　Note: the sandalwood master is the donor
　　
　
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