Folk custom: At the beginning of the wedding, the bride takes off her painted skin

Chapter 129 Second Tide and First Quarter Moon [Two in one, key content]

"Second tide? First quarter moon? What is this?"

Fang Jie has never heard of this name either.

Zhou Xu frowned and said, "The second tide... came so fast?"

Bai Jun lowered his head slightly, did not speak, and did not react at all.

Zhu Ye also noticed Li Daoxuan's expression, so he led everyone to the pavilion and sat down, and then said:

"When the five turbidities just came into the world and the evil spirits revived for the first time, it was called the first tide."

"After this first tide, our world has entered a 'new moon'."

After Fang Jie heard this, he immediately turned to look at Li Daoxuan.

"Brother Li, this moon is really weird!"

The two of them had discussed this moon several times before when they were together.

Because they discovered that half a month had passed, and the moon in the sky had always been crescent without any change.

"So, the evil spirits are about to have their second resurgence now?"

Li Daoxuan's eyes were firm and stern.

"Ah."

There was a trace of bitterness in Zhu Ye's eyes, "The witch envoy from the Divine Witch City said that they have detected signs that the second tide is coming."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the second tide arrives and the moon phase changes to a first quarter moon. Then the world will be in a state of purgatory."

Zhou Xu also murmured: "After the first tide, ordinary people will become the food of many evil spirits. When the second tide comes, even the eighth- and ninth-rate grain eaters will be the same."

"The eighth-rate grain eater too?"

Fang Jie seemed a little unbelievable, "According to the speed of this tide, we are still among the group who are promoted quickly."

"If we are like this, won't others die faster?"

"This troubled world... simply doesn't give us any fucking way to survive!"

Fang Jie's defense was somewhat broken and his words were excited.

"This is how the world works. If you can't change the world, you can only adapt to it."

Zhou Xu looked at him with calm eyes, and then looked up to the sky.

"If you have the ability, just be like them and live high in the sky. All the rules of the world will not be able to affect you."

When Li Daoxuan heard this, he subconsciously raised his head.

Become them...

The rules of the secular world do not come to them. They watch the people and grain-eaters in the secular world change one after another like watching a monkey show.

In order to preserve their own incense, they would even protect a group of people.

Let them be used as fire, and then release them after this era of chaos has passed, so that they can continue to thrive in the ruins of this world.

When Li Daoxuan thought of this, he had a feeling for no reason.

How is this different from raising pigs? !

In fact, who can be sure that this era of chaos will not be caused by the nine supreme cow ghosts and snake gods?

"There are still some. Prepare the foundation in advance. When the tide comes, swallowing the foundation during that time will not be affected by the backlash."

Zhou Xu said softly.

When Zhu Ye on the side heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Xu in disbelief.

This matter...he also knows.

And it is still a core secret that only the heads of the aristocratic families know, but how does Zhou Xu know about it in front of him?
Since Zhu Ye had decided to defect to Li Daoxuan, he had already figured out everyone in Li Daoxuan's team.

He knew that Zhou Xu, like Li Daoxuan, came from Puliu Town.

But how does a person from a small town know these secrets?

"Doesn't that mean that when the tide comes, anyone with a little bit of strength can be directly promoted to a certain rank?"

A glimmer of hope finally burned in Fang Jie's eyes.

"As long as you can prepare the foundation before the tide comes, that's true."

"What about the two sequences?"

When Li Daoxuan heard this, he couldn't help but look at him in surprise... When did this guy become so greedy?
No one paid attention to Fang Jie's greedy words, so he could only smile awkwardly.

"Did the wizard say when the second tide will arrive?"

Speaking of the witch, Li Daoxuan thought of his cheap dad again.

If I remember correctly, Li Peishan just followed the wizard and he doesn't know what he is doing now.

Are you still alive?

"No... the witch envoy learned about the incident in our witch city and said he wanted to see you before leaving." Zhu Ye said a little softly.

"Oh? See me?"

Li Daoxuan was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go."

As soon as he got up, Fang Jie and Zhou Xu naturally hurried to follow him.

Zhu Ye led the way, and after tea time, they were in the Zhu family's living room.

Li Daoxuan saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe and a hood behind him.

He has an ordinary face, without any special features, the kind of appearance that would be lost if thrown into a crowd.

On the way here, Zhu Ye had also introduced the sorcerer's situation to Li Daoxuan.

His name is Chi Hu, and he is also the lowest bronze medal witch among the witches of Shenwu City.

But even the lowest-level bronze shaman must be a seventh-rate grain eater. For example, this Chi Hu is a seventh-rate [barber].

Chi Hu, who had been drinking tea without a sip, heard the movement at the door and immediately stood up and greeted him with a warm smile.

"You are City Lord Li, right? You are really young and promising."

Chi Hu can certainly not be a fool if he can be released as a messenger.

He had long known something about Li Daoxuan from Zhu Ye's mouth. A man who could kill a group of sixth-rate grain eaters with his seventh-rate sequence and become the lord of Wu City... How could it be so easy?
Therefore, even though they are both seventh-rate grain eaters and are the witch envoys of the Divine Witch City, Chi Hu does not have the slightest bit of arrogance.

On the contrary, it was a little bit flattering.

This made Li Daoxuan a little surprised.

But when someone came over with a smiling face, Li Daoxuan naturally wouldn't embarrass the other person. He immediately laughed, stepped forward and took Chi Hu's arm.

"It turns out it's Brother Chi. He's like thunder. Now that I'm meeting him, I realize that it's better to meet him than to be famous."

Zhu Ye, who was walking behind Li Daoxuan, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Daoxuan's posture.

He was afraid that someone would take the initiative to cause trouble, but it seemed better now. Although City Lord Li looked reckless, he was actually careful.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong. I just heard from Lao Zhu that there has been a slight change in Hand Witch City, so I wanted to come and meet you, Daoxuan brother."

"It doesn't matter. If I hadn't been very busy recently, I would have wanted to go to Shenwu City to visit Brother Chi."

Li Daoxuan said something that he didn't even believe.

Chi Hu also laughed after hearing this.

Both of them are acting, and both of them know that the other is acting.

So at this time, the best thing is not to expose it.

"There's one more thing, I'm afraid Lao Zhu has told you, that is, about this second tide, now there is some inference in Shenwu City."

"So the next step is that we at Divine Witch City will probably summon you, the rulers of each city, to meet with you first."

"Originally, we were going to invite four people, but now it's much more convenient. I just call Xuan and you alone."

Li Daoxuanpi said with a smile: "This is no problem. Our Hand Witch City will definitely obey the arrangements of the Divine Witch City."

"I wonder if the time and place for this meeting have been confirmed?"

Chi Hu slowly shook his head, "Not yet. We are just informing you to prepare in advance. Once the specific time, place and location are determined, we will notify you separately."

"Okay, then we will wait for the news from Shenwu City."

"Ah."

After another polite and formal conversation, Chi Hu stood up with a smile and said, "The news has been spread and people have met, so I won't disturb you Daoxuan anymore."

"Brother Chi, what are you talking about? Why don't you have a meal before leaving?"

"No, no, I have to rush back to the Divine Witch City to recover."

As he spoke, Li Daoxuan accompanied him all the way to the door of the living room.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Zhu Ye followed Li Daoxuan, half a step behind, "I'll see off the wizard."

"Well, let's go."

When Zhu Ye left, he weighed the purse on his waist again, signaling that he would still give gifts.

Li Daoxuan said nothing. He believed that Zhu Ye could handle these matters well and handle them more appropriately than him.

Not long after, Zhu Ye, who had given him away, also returned to the living room.

He didn't say how much incense was spent on the gift, but dismissed the maid and talked about the business, "I just asked a few more questions, and Chi Hu said that the second wave of tides will arrive in a month at the latest."

"At that time, there will be more evil spirits, and the strength of the existing evil spirits will also be greatly improved under the influence of the tide."

Li Daoxuan glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Ye, you and Fang Jie will sort out all the properties of the four original families of yours and convert them into incense and merit."

"Ignore the distance for now, we have to improve our strength first."

I call him Zhu Ye because he is familiar with me, and I call him Fang Jie because I trust him.

"Yes, City Lord."

"Alright Brother Li."

The two left one after another, leaving only Zhou Xu and Bai Jun in the house.

At this point, Zhou Xu rubbed his brows tiredly and said, "I'm in such a hurry. I thought I could sleep well for a few days after the Red Lantern Square incident is over."

"I'm different. I just want to hold my master and sleep for a few days."

Bai Jun said and already hugged Li Daoxuan's arm.

He didn't turn away and said: "Okay, after we finish cleaning up the harvest of these four people, and then go to the fields to buy some things, I will give you a few days off to rest."

Zhou Xu heard the meaning of Li Daoxuan's words, put away the expression on his face, and asked: "What about you?"

Li Dao

"I will go to the wild to find Funzhuo then, so I won't take you with me."

Zhou Xu frowned and said, "That's not what I meant. Things in the team are naturally everyone's business... We will go with you."

Li Daoxuan shook his head.

"No, it's more convenient for me to come and go by myself."

"When I really need you, I will call you."

As he spoke, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you think it would be better to wait until I have the domain before solving the Ghost Inn matter, or go directly?"

Asking Fang Jie about this matter has no hope.

So it's the same whether he's there or not.

"Before I answer your question, can I ask you a question first..." Zhou Xu said thoughtfully.

"ask."

"How do I feel? You seem to be very confident that you can find a field for you to devour. Who do you want to find?"

"Hmm...what do you think of the Shadow-Shaking River River Mother?"

"you……"

Zhou Xu didn't seem to believe it. He looked at Li Daoxuan's expression again and found that he didn't seem to be joking. Then he said:
"Why don't you get some sleep first? This is starting to talk nonsense."

The corners of Li Daoxuan's mouth twitched.

He naturally knows how powerful the Shadow Shadow River Hemu is. After all, even the Ghost Inn was plotted by her, and the other party also came from the middle-class world.

But the problem is, the stronger the evil spirit is, the stronger the domain it controls, right?
We are all ready to take the field, so we have to choose a better one.

Li Daoxuan blinked, "I know there are evil spirits in the field, she is the only one."

Zhou Xu still shook his head, "Before you own the domain, I don't recommend you to provoke her, otherwise we will most likely be gone and never come back."

"She is only temporarily sealed, right? When will she wake up?"

"The second tide...she will most likely break through the seal and wake up."

Bai Jun, who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted.

Li Daoxuan and Zhou Xu also looked at her. She smiled bitterly and said, "I'm worried now whether she will wake up during the second tide."

Bai Jun said and pointed at himself.

"When the second tide comes, Fang Jie and I each have a coffin nail, which should be of some use."

Li Daoxuan also felt heavy pressure as he said it. It was really a leak in the house and it rained all night.

The situation, which had been slightly better at first, became even more stressful once the second tide came.

"It should work. Your coffin nails came from her coffin. If you apply it to her now, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Zhou Xu also made a judgment after thinking about it.

"Then it's back to the original question."

Should I go to the ghost inn after mastering the domain, or should I solve the ghost inn and then look for the domain.

Bai Jun thought: "There is only about a month before the second tide arrives."

"Master, if you want to master the domain in such a short period of time, and you also have to deal with the ghost in the ghost inn... I think it's a bit difficult."

"I have the same idea." Zhou Xu said, already picking up the pastries on the table and starting to taste them carefully.

Li Daoxuan is not an indecisive person.

"Then let's see first. We must complete the second step before the second tide arrives - mastering a body filled with troubles."

"As for the ghost in the ghost inn... we have to deal with it before the second tide arrives. When the first quarter moon arrives, our team's strength will be further enhanced with the key to the ghost inn."

"Ah."

Bai Jun and Zhou Xu both nodded, indicating that it was meaningless.

"By the way, Master, the foundations of these four sixth-rate grain eaters..."

The four foundations were all preserved by Bai Jun in special jade boxes.

As for where this jade box that can preserve basic vitality came from... it was also a coincidence that the first sixth-rate grain-eater Guyu she killed had this thing among her shroud ghosts.

As for this jade box, Li Daoxuan had also seen it from the fallen ghost decorator.

The price was 1 merit per piece. At that time I could only look at it, but I couldn’t afford it, but now I don’t have this problem anymore.

If you don’t have it yourself, the enemy will give it to you.

This jade box is called "Mermaid Bone Box" and its only purpose is to store the foundation.

Keep the roots active.

These four foundations are one [Watchman], one [Time Demon] and two [Matchmakers].

"We'll see if Tian Cai has any other foundations for sale then. As for us, if the price is right, they will be sold. It's still early for us to keep them for our own use."

After being promoted to the seventh-level [Stealer], Li Daoxuan has not taken a single step.

In order to be promoted to the sixth level [Time Demon], in addition to taking three foundations, you also need etiquette of the same sequence.

Now Li Daoxuan controls Shouwu City.

In terms of etiquette, there is naturally no shortage.

Among the four major families, there are still some etiquette for being promoted to the sixth level of grain eaters.

For the next day, Li Daoxuan, Zhou Xu and Bai Jun were all resting, but they suffered a lot.

He followed Zhu Ye and kept running among these families.

At the same time, the news that the Zhu family was the only one left among the four families in Shouwu City spread wildly in Shouwu City.

Those who were not well informed thought that the Zhu family was going to take over Wu City.

The grain eater who was a little better informed knew that behind the Zhu family, there was City Lord Li... Li Daoxuan!

As soon as this news came out, those idle grain eaters in the Sorcerer City were filled with regret.

If they had known this, they would have licked their faces and defected to Li Daoxuan no matter what.

But now it's too late.

The next day.

Li Daoxuan, who had rested all night, was in good spirits again. Fang Jie, who was sitting in front of him, had a tired face, but his eyes betrayed his state.

He always rubs his hands from time to time, as if his palms are always sweating.

At the same time, they also asked several times, "Why can't Master Bai and Sister Zhou come over?"

"How long has this been going on? It's so procrastinating at such a critical time."

Li Daoxuan put down the water glass in his hand expressionlessly and said in a calm tone: "How many times have I told you to stay calm? This is not a big deal. It depends on how anxious you are."

"Hey, Brother Li, you just don't know how big our hammer business is!"

Fang Jie sneered unceremoniously.

At the same time, he crossed his arms across his chest and raised his head slightly, feeling as proud as he wanted.

"Oh? Then tell me, how big a gain it is?"

Li Daoxuan was also curious about how big the gains from gathering the four families were.

Fang Jie hummed a few times, stretched out his hand to shake his sleeves, and made a "68" gesture.

Li Daoxuan just wanted to look away, but he thought of something.

Fang Jie smiled.

"Goodness!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but move closer to Li Daoxuan, lowered his voice, and exclaimed: "This is a great merit, Brother Li!"

One piece of merit is equivalent to 1 pieces of incense and 100 pieces of incense ash.

So these 68 merits are equivalent to how many pieces of incense ash?

The more Li Daoxuan thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and then he slapped his thigh.

Fang Jie beside him suddenly took a breath of pain and said, "Damn it, Brother Li, you were patting my leg!"

Li Daoxuan looked down and said, "Oh, I wonder why I didn't feel any pain."

Fang Jie was in pain and jumped on one foot a few times before he recovered. Of course, this was also because Li Daoxuan didn't use any force.

If he really exerts force, his leg will be useless here.

"Has it been counted?"

At the door, before Zhou Xu showed up, the voice came in, obviously with a hint of expectation and curiosity.

Fang Jie then rubbed his legs and sat down. When Zhou and Xu showed up, he said the number again.

In the end, they both just smiled a little.

Fang Jie looked at Li Daoxuan speechlessly, the meaning was self-evident... We are the only two who have never seen the world.

"These are all things that can be mobilized, right?"

"Have you left enough things to maintain the operation of Hand Witch City?"

After everyone arrived, Li Daoxuan began to ask.

When it came to business, Fang Jie stopped joking and nodded: "I've kept them all. The Zhu family still has a pile of materials and filth and merit incense worth about twenty pieces."

"What we have in hand are all the remaining merits on the basis of being able to maintain the operation of Hand Witch City."

"Of course, most of them are still filth and materials. You need to find a fallen ghost decorator to clean them up and exchange them for success."

"It's all okay."

Li Daoxuan stood up and said, "Where are all the things? Let's go!"

"Underground."

Fang Jie led the way and led the three people to the door of a dark room in Zhu's mansion. The person guarding here was Zhu Youcai.

When he saw Li Daoxuan and others arriving, he hurriedly stood up and said, "I have met the city lord."

"Ah."

Li Daoxuan nodded, and Zhu Youcai withdrew naturally.

"Let's go."

As soon as Fang Jie opened the door to the dark room, Li Daoxuan and others smelled a smell mixed with fishy stench and rotting corpses.

It went straight to the head, forcing Li Daoxuan to almost retreat.

Fang Jie became more and more excited, "Brother Li, can you smell it? This is the smell of merit!"

"I smell it." Li Daoxuan glanced at him, "I'm afraid you're crazy. After this is over, you have to have a good sleep before talking."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the secret passage leading to the underground.

Vaguely, you can hear a little "rustling" sound in your ears, which is the sound of material squirming.

Walking further down, you come to a spacious dark room. There are redwood boxes on the ground here, and two long cloths like seals are cross-taped on the boxes.

"This thing is... a shroud ghost?"

Li Daoxuan bent down and picked up a long piece of cloth, pinched it and recognized it.

"Yes, I also heard what Zhu Ye said, and then I realized that the shroud ghost can be used in this way. As long as it is sealed here, it can also slow down the recovery speed of the materials inside. Of course, it has something to do with the mahogany. This mahogany can also be regarded as filth. ”

As Fang Jie explained, he led several people to a long table in the corner.

He wiped his hands happily and said, "These are the things I have checked out, which are of relatively high value and can be used by all of us."

Li Daoxuan glanced over and found that there were three pieces of second-organ vultures on the long table, a first-organ vulture that looked like a suit, and seven improved red candles.

Two fine stones of about one or two weight.

One plant seems to be almost bald.

Two palm-sized puppets that seem to be able to move.

Five bloody pieces of paper money.

In addition, Li Daoxuan actually saw a mermaid bone box here for storing foundations.

Originally, in his opinion, the mermaid bone box was simply unaffordable, but in the eyes of this sixth-rate grain eater, it was indeed something that everyone could afford.

But it's normal to think about it. It's not an easy thing for sixth-level grain eaters to kill each other. Moreover, after killing each other, they have probably been seriously injured. At this time, they still want to eat each other's foundation... It's obviously not the same thing. What a good thing.

Therefore, this mermaid bone box that can maintain basic activity becomes particularly precious.

"There's basically nothing left among the Gu family's shroud ghosts. We didn't take too much from the Zhu family."

"So basically we took things from the Zheng family and the Chen family."

As Fang Jie spoke, he reached out and took off a purse from his waist.

This purse was lent to him by Li Daoxuan. It was also transformed by the poor man Li Daoxuan had banned before. It was a purse that could hold endless incense.

But it cannot be used to show merit.

"A total of 32 pieces of incense worth merit are all here."

"The remaining 36 merits were roughly calculated by Zhu Ye and me based on the value of these materials."

Li Daoxuan took it and glanced at it, then his eyes fell back on the things on the long table.

"Come, let's see what you can use. After dividing these, we will call the fallen ghost decorator over."

(End of this chapter)