Chapter 250 Chen Niu Fu The night was very cold and the moonlight was cool. There was only a bonfire along the dozens of miles of mountain road. Two Taoists and a warrior were sitting here, with a fox and a cat waiting, and a horse was nibbling grass leisurely beside them. Facing the moonlight, the sound of chewing grass was very relaxing. The fish and rabbit meat were gradually roasted and fragrant. After being brushed with oil and spices by the junior sister, small bubbles sizzled on the surface of the meat. Lin Jue sat beside him and waited quietly. At this moment, I feel a little regretful—— I traveled light when I came here, and only brought a little spiritual wood for repairing the bean soldiers and a fine carving knife. I didn't bring more, otherwise I could have slowly carved in my spare time on the way back. Now I have to practice other magic. Of all the stubborn souls I met tonight, I wonder how many of them will be willing to stay and help me?

Anyway, I just happened to have the spiritual wood, and all I lacked was the obsession of the residual soul. It would be a pleasant surprise if I could encounter some on the roadside. On the way back, I will pass by the border. I heard from Mr. Luo that there are often wars and frictions on the border. There are several ancient battlefields there. On thunderstorm nights, there will be ghosts howling and wolves howling. Moreover, since ancient times, the border troops and generals of the Central Plains dynasties not only fought against humans, but sometimes also conquered monsters that caused chaos on the trade routes, or resisted the invasion of monsters, and there were often heroic spirits who were unwilling to give up. If it were the heroic souls of ordinary soldiers in the ancient battlefield, I would not be able to attract many residual souls to follow me voluntarily by saying "kill the demons and evil spirits". But if they had already died at the hands of demons, they would naturally have the obsession of exorcising demons out of unwillingness, which just happened to suit me. While I was thinking, the rabbit meat and fish were cooked. The naan bread next to it was also heated. A few people used naan as a bowl, shaved the roasted rabbit and fish meat with spices and fat with a knife, placed them on the bowl, and ate them with the naan. The spices and oils are soaked into the naan, and the aroma of wheat and meat are mixed together, creating a unique flavor. After eating, we rested here. The two Taoists sat cross-legged and breathed, and the warriors actually followed their example and sat cross-legged beside them, closing their eyes and resting their minds. A vigil lantern hung in the tree. I was planning to take a rest for a while and then go look for the monster, but unexpectedly, not long after I sat down, the night watch lamp suddenly ignited, and the fox suddenly turned around and looked into the distance. The three of them opened their eyes at the same time and turned to look. I saw a yellow light flying among the grass and trees, like a firefly. "Hmm? A dream?" Lin Jue had also learned this kind of magic and could vaguely feel it. However, when the firefly flew closer, I looked closely and found that it was indeed a fat flying insect that carried the light spot here. The light spot was a dream, carried by a flying insect. “What a weird method.” Lin Jue knew that this was the Western Regions outside the Great Wall, so he didn't feel too strange. He just stretched out one hand to hold the flying insect in the air, and looked down. He saw that his fox was staring at him intently, and the colorful cat was staring at the light spot intently, as if he wanted to jump up and catch it.

Lin Jue pondered for a moment. "It should be sent by the monsters and gods of this place. Let me see what it is. Please protect me." When the junior sister heard this, she stood up with her sword in hand. The fox and the civet cat also stretched out their ears, alert to their surroundings. The warrior also walked to a nearby place with a knife in hand. Only the Taoist priest sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and pinched the light. Monsters and spirits can only appear in dreams of ordinary people without their knowledge. However, if they appear in dreams of people who have practiced Taoism, it is easy to detect and requires the permission of the person being dreamed of. And if they appear in dreams of people who have practiced Taoism and know the art of dreaming, it is even easier to detect. If the means are not enough, they might as well send it over openly. Although this person's methods are a bit strange, this is basically the principle. After Lin Jue closed his eyes, he fell asleep. In the dream, it was vaguely seen that there was a magnificent palace. There were many maids and guards in the palace, but I couldn't see them clearly. The only thing I could see clearly was a plump and beautiful middle-aged woman in the middle, who was wearing gorgeous clothes and saluted him. "I am the local deity, the ancestor of Qinshan, and I have seen the real person." "He is not a real person, but a Taoist priest. Just call him Taoist priest." Lin Jue thought that this was a method of summoning dreams. "Why did the Grandmaster Qinshan summon me in a dream?" "Before, the Taoist priest and his companions were chasing a monster and passed by here. We saw the Taoist priest fighting with the monster and saw that the monster led the Taoist priest to another evil monster. The Taoist priest and his companions got rid of the evil monster. Therefore, we know that the Taoist priest and his companions are very capable." Qinshan Zuzu said, "So we came to ask the Taoist priest for help." Lin Jue had heard about gods asking for help in dreams before, so he was not surprised. He just asked: "what's up?" "There is a monster here that knows a magic that came from the Central Plains. It can make the birds flying in the sky and the beasts running on the ground obey its words." The spirit named Qinchuan Zuzu spoke in the Central Plains dialect. "This monster harmed many merchants from the Central Plains on the road. Many people prayed to me, hoping that I would kill it, but the monster was very powerful and I didn't have the ability to get rid of it." "Gathering beasts and training birds..." Lin Jue muttered to himself. "Yes, that's the kind of magic." Qin Chuan Zuzu nodded and said with a smile, "I know that many magics have weaknesses, like the fast running magic, which cannot eat horse meat. The fire-hating people in the south all have the fire-hating magic that can spit fire, but they never eat things like snow lotus. The Taoist priest is from the Central Plains, so I would like to ask the Taoist priest, how can I break this magic?" "Break this spell..." Lin Jue frowned and thought, feeling troubled. Many magic spells in the world do have weaknesses. They are either mutually exclusive or have flaws. This is the mystery and interest of magic. Gathering beasts and training birds naturally has its flaws. Lin Jue also learned this magic, so he naturally knew it. Those who practice the method of gathering beasts and taming birds are, in most cases, people with pure and kind hearts. According to the original words of the fourth brother at that time - "Some people who want to practice this method must not eat meat for the rest of their lives; some people who practice this method must not put animals in danger, otherwise they will not be able to perform their magic; some people who practice this method only need to show a minimum of respect for all living things in the world, and they can eat meat; some people who practice this method only need not actively harm the animals they have made friends with, and they can still hunt, fish, kill chickens and stew ducks." Some need to be kind to all birds and beasts, while others only need to be kind to those birds and beasts they have made friends with.

The lowest requirement is to be kind to the birds and animals that you make friends with. In fact, it is a magic that relies heavily on the mind. If the monster doesn't eat meat, it's fine. If it does, all you need to do is catch a bird or animal that it has made friends with, cut off its meat, trick it into eating a bite, and then tell it, and the spell will naturally break. It may even be impossible for it to cast this spell again for the rest of its life. "..." Lin Jue thought so, but still shook his head. This is too vicious and cruel. Even if this monster is unforgivable, it is this monster who is unforgivable, not Lin Jue. How can he tell others such a vicious and cruel method? Then he bowed to the god: "I can't answer that." "Master, don't you know either?" The middle-aged woman couldn't help but reveal a look of regret. "God, don't worry. We have also heard about this monster harming people on the road. It has also harmed my fellow countrymen. We originally wanted to collect the bodies of our fellow countrymen and find the monster to avenge these heroes so that they can rest in peace. We can also get rid of a harm for this trade route. Why don't the gods tell us directly where it is, what abilities it has, and how powerful it is? Then we can go find it and kill it!" "Why is this so embarrassing?" "Why are you embarrassed? We are here to get rid of the monster." "..." The middle-aged woman thought for a moment before saying: "That monster only needs to shout to attract eagles flying in the sky and wild beasts running on the ground. It often stays with a group of wolves, many bears, a group of falcons and a few mountain goats. These animals are more powerful than many monsters that have become spirits. My guards can't deal with them. “Even hundreds of brave warriors in the world are no match for them. "If the Taoist priest really wants to look for it, I can give him a Chenniu Talisman to show him the way." "It sounds like we can handle it." Lin Jue said, and then asked, "What is Chen Niu Fu?" "It is a little ghost left behind by the Han people who lived here many years ago. Its name is Chen Niu. Later, it became my servant. It is good at finding the way. After the Taoist priest gets the Chen Niu talisman, he can shout 'Chen Niu Chen Niu, go find the monster that can drive birds and beasts', and it will show the way to the Taoist priest." "So that's it." "Then I'll go..." "Please wait!" Lin Jue called out to the god. "What else?" "You are the god here. I will help you to eliminate the monsters. Let me ask you a question, have you ever heard of the thousand-year-old snow lotus?" Lin Jue asked. "Thousand-year Snow Lotus?" "Yes." "The snow lotus only lives for seven or eight years, and rarely a thousand years. Only on the Tianshan Mountains, under the care of the gods, can a thousand-year-old snow lotus bloom." The middle-aged woman said, "What I know is that the gods on the southern Tianshan Mountains will plant thousand-year-old snow lotuses, but only one snow lotus blooms every fifty years. At that time, the gods will hold a snow lotus meeting and invite many gods, monsters and people with abilities to participate. But the next meeting will have to wait until seven years later."

"Seven years later..." Lin Jue muttered to himself, "How can I find it?" "If you can get rid of the monster and bring its head or a token to me, I can give you another Chen Niu Talisman. Then you only need to shout 'Chen Niu Chen Niu, go to the Snow Lotus Club' and it will take you to the Tianshan Mountain to find the Tianshan Snow Lotus." "I see……" I'm afraid it's similar to the thousand-day banquet held by the Lord of Hammer Mountain every ten years, and it needs to be exchanged for other good things. seven years... Lin Jue thought so and nodded repeatedly. Suddenly he frowned again. Although this god from outside the Great Wall can speak the Central Plains dialect, he is very bloody and utilitarian, and will often exchange monsters' heads for things. "can." Lin Jue nodded and agreed. "I will have my guards deliver two Chenniu talismans later. One to find the monster, and one to come to my palace." "it is good." The dream soon faded away. Lin Jue opened his eyes. There was still a bonfire burning in front of him, crackling non-stop. The junior sister and Caili, Fox, and Luo Gong stood in three different directions to protect him. "call……" Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief. The two men, the fox and the cat then turned around. "It was the local spirit who came to me in a dream and asked me how to break the monster's spell. I told him that we should help her get rid of the monster. She will ask the guards to send two talismans to help us find the way." "Ah." The three of them sat down by the fire again. Time passes little by little. The junior sister was using a branch to pry the fire. The fox was facing the fire with the flames reflected in its eyes, while the colorful cat had fallen asleep. After a long time, there was a sound of horse hooves. A man and a horse came at night and stopped at the edge of the firelight. He didn't dare to get closer. He just made a few gestures to them, put down something, and left. "Ah……" Lin Jue laughed. The guards of Qinshan Zuzu are not gods like the military officers under the City God of the Central Plains, nor are they divine officials like the soldiers under the military officers, nor are they monsters under the Mountain God of Yishan, but living people.

This place is indeed different from the Central Plains. If it were in the Central Plains, there would be the Nine Heavens God System, the priests would have their own servants, the gods and humans would also follow rules, and there would be boundaries, so there would be a lot of regulations. White shadows jumped back and forth on the mountain road at night, and Fuyao consciously went to bring the things back. They were exactly two triangular talismans. Lin Jue took it and examined it carefully, but did not use it immediately. Instead, he put it away: "With this thing, we don't have to rush to find the monster. Let's rest here for a night and set out again tomorrow morning." "it is good." The three of them used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed and slept on the ground. There's no need to worry that this place might be haunted. (End of this chapter)