I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 129 A Few Words to Kill the Bamboo Demon

"I don't know if it's related, but it reminds me of the monster skills described by my predecessors in the audience." Song You paused, "I heard that monsters that turn into spirits from vegetation are the most rare, and some of them are transformed from plants and trees. Spirits have longer lifespans than ordinary spirits, and some have more bizarre abilities."

"Please enlighten me, sir."

"I heard that some plants like to cut and reproduce after they become fine. As long as they are cut from the body, or the plants propagated by themselves, they will be considered part of themselves when they grow up in the future. As long as they are not far away, they have a relationship with the main body The inextricable connection has infinite uses." Song You said, "Sometimes an ancient tree becomes a spirit, and the whole mountain is his descendants, either for his use, or they can be regarded as his. As long as the descendants of the tree demon on the entire mountain cannot be completely cut off, it will be difficult to get rid of it."

"There is such a thing!"

Priest Wang opened his eyes wide.

However, he has worked in the Changjing Town God's Temple for many years, and he has indeed caught many ghosts in Changjing, but he has almost never encountered a monster made of vegetation.

"There are not many plants and trees. They usually live far away in the mountains, or guard the land where they are rooted. They will not easily travel far, let alone come to the city easily. However, Lord Chenghuang and a few military officers are only in charge of the affairs of the city. It's normal to not understand monsters and their means." Song You said while sensing the monster's evil spirit left by the monster's injury, he confirmed his guess, and continued, "Besides, such means, even if it's a monster made of grass and trees , and only a few can comprehend it.”

"So this demon is made from bamboo?"

"pretty close."

"Changjing Mottled Bamboo Forest, could it be all his avatars?"

"It may not be all, maybe only a part, and it may not be a clone, maybe it's just his hiding place." Song You said, "Everything in the world is ever-changing, and I don't know what to do."

"Then how to remove it?"

"I think this monster has been operating in Changjing for many years. I don't know how many bamboo forests of the same kind are related to him. If there is no god who has a special ability, he can use the connection to find all the way, and a divine power will find all the possible hiding places of the monster. To destroy it, we can only use stupid methods." Song You shook his head while talking, "I can't think of other methods in the next moment."

"Stupid way..."

Priest Wang aimed at Lord Chenghuang.

Lord Chenghuang was thoughtful.

The so-called stupid method is to remove all the bamboo forests of the same kind in Changjing, but Song You said it was a stupid method, but in their opinion, it was very clever.

If it wasn't for Mr. to figure it out, they might have to be walked by this monster for many nights, maybe they can slowly discover the pattern from the bamboo forest every time, maybe they can't react all the time, it's possible.

Lord Chenghuang thought about it and said:
"It's just that bamboo has always been tenacious. Even if you cut it down, it's still hard to get rid of it..."

"There is no need to dig out the roots." Song You said, "After the plants become fine, they are no longer the same as ordinary plants. At this moment, even if the bamboo demon lives in the bamboo forest, it is only a temporary sojourn. All you need to do is chop all the bamboos he lives in. Breaking it off is like cutting it in half. Maybe these bamboos will grow again next year, maybe they are still related to the bamboo demon, but the bamboo demon is dead, and these newly grown bamboos are just ordinary bamboos without Taoism. What does it matter?"

Pause:

"If these bamboos were all his avatars, when they were chopped off by Qi Gen, the vitality of the bamboos would be severely injured, and he would not be much better. He was seriously injured before, how could he still withstand such a devastation? Just let People with high martial arts skills or good at catching monsters follow the bamboo cutters, quickly distinguish and get rid of them."

"The little god understands." The Lord City God cupped his hands, "It's just that the bamboo forest in Changjing City is more than a thousand clumps. Yuanwailang, the priest, conveyed to the imperial court that how to choose depends on the calculation and courage of the imperial court."

"It's really a pity to cut down all the bamboo forests of the same kind in Changjing."

"Let the emperor of the world make the decision." Lord Chenghuang cupped his hands again, "Anyway, thank you sir."

"It's easy to do, give a few more priests a few more days, and I must be able to think of this." Song You glanced at the military officers, thought for a while, and added, "There are some books in the world that record miscellaneous goblins. Ghosts and anecdotes, although there are many made up, but it is also very interesting to read, since the adults often deal with ghosts, why don't you go and have a look, maybe someday it will be useful."

"Thank you sir for your pointers..."

"It's getting late at night, I'll take my leave now."

"The little god will send Mr. back."

"Thank you City God..."

Song You did not refuse.

It has been more than a month since I came to Changjing, although I often deal with ghosts outside the city, but recently I have made money, and I often go to the teahouse diagonally opposite to drink tea, and I often hear about this city god.

I don’t know whether it was what I said before that woke him up, or whether being in Changjing gave him the confidence and courage to change, or whether the new path I pushed him to try made him finally feel that a normal god is How to be worshiped and gather incense, taste the sweetness, maybe all three, in short, this city god has been really hardworking during this period of time.

In the past, I often heard rumors about a family in Changjing who was haunted by little demons and ghosts. Usually, I invited a bold and strong man, or a folk gentleman, and it was settled.In recent days, there have been fewer such rumors, but there have been many rumors about priests searching for ghosts at night and being seen by people at night.

Although this will inevitably affect the livelihood of some folk gentlemen, it is a good thing for ordinary people after all.

I heard that the imperial court was also searching for demons and ghosts in the city.

But searching for monsters and catching ghosts, whether it is the forbidden army, Buddhist masters, or the masters raised by the Juxian Mansion, how can it compare to the city gods and gods who are dedicated to their duties?

Gods who do good for the people are worthy of respect.

Song You walked around the city with him and chatted quietly.

He didn't forget to tell him that his cat was often doing mouse catching in Dongcheng recently, and asked the priests to take care of him, so that he would not be caught as an ordinary monster.

……

The next afternoon.

The Taoist and the cat were sitting at the door basking in the sun, when they suddenly saw a few officials coming, and when they arrived at the teahouse diagonally opposite, there was a burst of bustle and bustle, and they didn't know what they were doing.

The Taoist looked at it twice, then lowered his head, and stroked the back hair of the three-coloured cat on his leg:

"I heard that people from the imperial court have been searching for demons and ghosts in the city every night. Mistress Sanhua goes to the east city to catch mice every night. Have you met them?"

"People from the imperial court~"

The three-flowered cat opened its eyes a little, and its voice was so soft, it was like a baby.

"He who walks the streets at night."

"Mistress Sanhua is in the house."

"That's true."

Song You nodded.

It's not that those people only patrol the streets and don't go to people's homes. In fact, many monsters lurking in Changjing are probably in human form, living in rented houses, and even have business in Changjing.It's just that the people who invited Empress Sanhua to catch mice recently were all dignitaries from the East City, and those who hunted them should rarely search their homes unless they noticed something serious.

In addition, Empress Sanhua is not very good, she has never harmed anyone, she has no evil spirit, and she is not eye-catching.

"However, Empress Sanhua has to be more careful. If someone wants to arrest you..." Song You paused, "Empress Sanhua knows how to tell them, right?"

"I don't know..."

"How do you say it?"

"Let's just say that I am the cat of Taoist Fulongguan. I live in Willow Street. I was invited by Taoist priests to help people catch mice."

"Miss Sanhua is really smart..."

Song You continued to stroke the cat's back.

From time to time a cat hair would float up.

In the past month, Mistress Sanhua would occasionally lie down on his body, especially when she was basking in the sun. I have to say that this is really a gift.

Just then, a woman came.

"Are you playing with cats again?"

Song You turned his head and saw that it was the heroine next door, so he smiled: "The heroine came back early today."

The heroine also grinned and said, "Come back and watch the excitement."

"What's the fun?"

"Last night, the thunderbolt on a clear night in the west city said that it split the bamboo forest in a family's courtyard to pieces. The neighbors in the neighborhood were awakened, but his family didn't wake up. Then guess what happened this morning?"

"tell me the story."

"The order from the court this morning said that the monster who caused the chaos in Changjing before was made of a bamboo. At least half of the Xiangfei bamboo in Changjing City is its avatar. It is said that all these Xiangfei bamboos should be cut down. Many civil and military ministers think that It's ridiculous. But the national teacher made a divination, and it was true, and this order was implemented." The female hero laughed, "I don't know how many dignitaries and nobles will feel distressed."

"The imperial court is so bold."

Song You glanced at the teahouse diagonally opposite again...

Yes--

There is also a row of bamboo planted next to the teahouse, which seems to be Xiangfei bamboo, which is the favorite bamboo of Changjing literati.

Bamboo is an elegant thing, but there are monsters living there, so they have to get rid of it. Although Song You has confirmed that the monster is indeed the transformation of bamboo, he also confirmed that the reason why the king's priest can't find him repeatedly is that his own thunder hit him. He will also be escaped by him, roughly by means of a substitute transfer, but if he can't be found after cutting off all the Xiangfei bamboos in Changjing City, I am afraid that he will be laughed at by scholars all over the world for a thousand years.

Two days later.

In a house in Dongcheng.

The white walls and black tiles, the bamboo forest beside the wall, the wind blows, and the rustling of bamboo leaves makes people's hearts calm down.

The owner of the house frowned, a little worried.

Three days ago, the imperial court issued an order that the imperial guards in the city would search vigorously from house to house, even if it was bamboo planted in pots and placed on the attic, as long as it was Xiangfei bamboo, all of them would be chopped down.I heard that most of the Xiangfei bamboos in the entire west city and east city have been cut down, and now it's his turn.

Pity the bamboo in his yard, it has been planted for more than three years, it is really sad to cut it down like this.

It's just that the king's order is hard to break...

At this time, I saw the sunset light was like gold, and it seemed to be plated with a layer of light gold when it shone on the white wall, while the bamboo shadows were all reflected on the wall, and the wind was quiet, which was really elegant.

The master suddenly had a thought, and picked up a brush to draw bamboo shadows.

These bamboos couldn't be kept anymore, just at this time the setting sun cast all the bamboo shadows on the wall, as if it was specially copied for him, I just felt it was God's will, so I used pen and ink to outline the bamboo branches and leaves, and left them on the wall.

Just finished painting, someone knocked on the door.

The servant went to open the door, and several officers and soldiers came in, reported their names and intentions, found the bamboo in the courtyard, checked it several times, and then drew their knives to chop.

Every time the knife is cut, the owner is bleeding.

When the literati festival came up, no matter who gave the order, they only pointed at these officers and soldiers and scolded them angrily, saying that if the monsters were not found, such behavior would surely make future generations ridicule for thousands of years.

But it never occurred to him that the bamboo in the courtyard was already bleeding after cutting halfway.

At first it was bright red blood, just like a human being, but later it became transparent and bubbly juice, and more flowed with every cut, whether it was the officers and soldiers who cut bamboo or the owner who scolded the neighbor angrily, or just The servants watching and dissuading their master were all startled and stared wide-eyed.

After a few more cuts, the juice has flowed all over the ground.

Until a knife went down, there was a sudden bang.

A burst of white smoke exploded out of thin air.

The officers and soldiers hurriedly dispersed, drawing their knives in a panic. Some seemed to see tall monsters in the white smoke, while others saw the black lacquered bamboo, and there was a faint cry of pain.When the white smoke gradually dissipated, the officer outside the house heard the sound and came in to check, drew a knife and stepped into it. For some reason, he saw a charred bamboo branch with knife cuts all over it, and it was not moving.

Everyone was shocked for a moment.

In the next few days, the matter of painting bamboo shadows in Chen Daguan's residence became a good story among the literati in Changjing, and the incident of officers and soldiers chopping up bamboo demons in Chen Daguan's residence was also passed down as a thrilling and strange story by the folks.

……

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(End of this chapter)