Chapter 140

Afterward, it was not going out to fight someone.

After exiting the main gate, although it was the same way of walking out of the small alley and arriving at the stream, they were walking upstream along the small stream.

Lin Jue's pace was fast.

The fox followed easily, looking left and right at the same time.

Compared to the dream, the village in reality was much more complete, and the houses were clearer and more real.

Gradually passing by the uncle and aunt's house, the fox stopped and turned its head to look in that direction, then looked at Lin Jue, but Lin Jue's pace did not stop. Although the fox was puzzled in its heart, it followed along.

After all, who else raised it but him?

"Be more alert." Lin Jue lowered his voice and said to it, "The Three Maidens entrusted a dream to tell me that there might be a demon chasing us, and we might not be able to deal with it."

"?"

The fox did not make a sound, but it was greatly alarmed.

It opened its eyes wide, looking left and right.

"Your five senses are better than mine, not to mention this is at night. Today, I have to rely on you."

"!"

The fox's expression suddenly tightened, and a great sense of mission welled up in its heart. It looked left and right again, and even leaped lightly, actually jumping onto a nearby tree, then huddled its body to hide behind the branches, observing in secret.

"Ying~"

An extremely small sound.

And don't you know, it really saw a huge shadow at the entrance of the village, looming in the moonlight, wandering back and forth, as if keeping watch and waiting.

"There really is one?"

It seems what the Three Maidens said was not false.

Lin Jue's eyes flickered, his pace not stopping.

The fox also jumped down from the tree lightly and silently, taking the initiative to run to the front to lead the way. Every now and then, when it saw a hidden and observant high place, it would jump up to look at the village entrance.

The man and the fox quickly left the village, and borrowing the cover of the night, climbed over the large mountain behind Shu Village.

This large mountain stretched in a line, like a screen, three of which were the Three Maidens.

The man and the fox were very vigilant, but their pace did not stop. Lin Jue even worried that the Three Maidens couldn't confuse it for too long, and knew that the time from now until it discovered them, at most before dawn, was likely the key for him and Fuyao to leave smoothly, so he took a Many Yaoguai-Shen Shen Xing Dan.

Under the effect of the medicinal pill, Lin Jue's body was as light as a swallow, his pace like the wind, easily climbing over this large mountain.

He even climbed over several large mountains until he returned to the official road.

Unknowingly, the horizon had already brightened.

The medicinal effect of the Many Yaoguai-Shen Shen Xing Dan had also passed.

No demon had caught up.

This confirmed from the side that the Three Maidens were indeed wholeheartedly helping him.

"Hu..."

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and summoned the paper donkey.

"Walk faster."

The Daoist carried a long sword on his back, riding on the back of the gray donkey, with a rather miraculous white fox often following by his side, reflecting the morning light that was gradually brightening, walking quickly along the official road.

Lin Jue was not taking the road he usually took, but had changed to another road.

He thought while walking.

The Three Maidens said this demon was much more powerful than that Liu Taihou. Although Liu Taihou wasn't considered powerful, demons much more powerful than him were not common; at the very least, they must be at the level of Ancestor Li, right?

If it really came to find him...

Could it be related to the Corpse Tiger King?

Could the Corpse Tiger King still be hiding in this place? The Yili Shenjun under Emperor Yu Jian's command was too derelict in his duty.

About mid-afternoon, the fox by his side seemed to notice something. Although it was walking in front of Lin Jue, it suddenly stopped, turned its head to look behind, then immediately straightened its body to search. Aiming at a large tree, it bent its legs and jumped, jumping directly to the top of the tree, continuing to look behind.

After confirming, it lowered its head:

"Yingwu!"

The gray donkey's pace did not stop, and the Daoist on its back turned his head.

He saw that on the official road under his feet, there were also some human shadows in front and behind, and beside the official road, a patch of the forest was swaying, and it was rapidly approaching his side.

Lin Jue was immediately vigilant, dismounting and putting away the donkey.

Did it catch up after all?

Calculating carefully, he had taken the Many Yaoguai-Shen Shen Xing Dan and ran for his life. Within the medicinal effect of the Many Yaoguai-Shen Shen Xing Dan, he had walked at least two hundred li, and he had walked almost in a straight line. If changed to mountain roads, it would be at least three hundred li. Plus the time from dawn when he rode the donkey quickly until the afternoon, he estimated he had walked nearly two hundred li. This place should be about five hundred li of official road from Shu Village.

It seems it really came for him.

It also had some ability.

Lin Jue unslung his sword and held it in his hand, took out a small porcelain bottle, held a medicinal pill in his mouth, and watched the movement in the forest get closer and closer, gradually slowing down and stopping.

The official road during the day was relatively lively. A group of merchants was walking together, a messenger was riding a horse, and there was even a carriage that looked like it belonged to the government. Seeing the Daoist's actions, they couldn't help but look in the direction of his gaze with vigilance and confusion.

Some also felt the movement in the forest.

"What's wrong?"

"Why is there movement in the forest?"

"It wouldn't be a big beast, would it!"

"What? A big beast?"

The crowd was panicked and discussing in confusion.

This was a mountain road, and there was a half-zhang high mountain ridge between the forest and the road. The ridge was full of traces dug by hoes, and the person who pushed aside the forest and walked out was a fat, sturdy man.

"It's a person..."

When the crowd saw this, they just breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately their hearts were lifted again.

For a moment, they didn't know whether to run or not.

Seeing this sturdy man, he was afraid he was nine feet tall, his build fat and sturdy, not wearing an upper garment; he was truly tiger-backed and bear-waisted. Yet he was born black and had a lot of hair on his body. As soon as he walked out, he stood at the edge of the forest and the mountain road, standing with his legs apart, his hands hanging down, his legs thick and his arms thick. He first swept a circle of the pedestrians on the official road, then stared straight at Lin Jue, and turned his head to look at the fox on the treetop.

For some reason, as soon as he saw him, Lin Jue felt that what he saw was a bear.

The feelings of the others were about the same.

Lin Jue remembered that when he was traveling earlier, he had encountered a Yili Shenjun temple. If he had known this demon could catch up like this, he should have waited near there. If he couldn't beat it, he would invite the Yili Shenjun; he could most likely invite one.

"Who are you, and why are you chasing me relentlessly?"

Lin Jue gripped his long sword tightly, sizing up this sturdy man. He asked a question first, and then reached out to make a gesture for the others on the official road to leave quickly.

"Yishan Daoist!"

The sturdy man stared straight at him, his voice very dull.

"How did Yishan provoke you?"

"Descendant of the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

The sturdy man turned his head to stare at the fox again.

"Hmm?"

Just as Lin Jue was puzzled, he suddenly heard a voice from the forest:

"I said it long ago, Bear Friend, the matter of my Great King in Yixian was told to Qiyun Dashan by the Yishan Daoist, and the matter of Songyin Temple is also related to these Yishan Daoists. Moreover, the one who swept away the death energy of Dangshan at that time was that Jun Niangniang. That Jun Niangniang's true form is a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, and there is also a fox by his side. It must be him who caused the mischief."

Lin Jue and the other passersby looked in the direction of the sound, and only then discovered that at some point, a human shadow had also stood in the forest one zhang to the left of the black, fat, sturdy man.

It really is a bear? It seems that distinguishing demons really doesn't just rely on magic.

But there was actually another one.

Compared to the black, fat, sturdy man, this figure was only as high as a person's knee; it was a middle-aged man in a gray robe leaning on a staff.

The sturdy man was too conspicuous, so he was ignored.

Only then were the pedestrians on the road greatly alarmed.

"Many Yaoguai!"

"There's a demon!"

"They aren't human! They are demons!"

The merchants squeezed and pushed to run forward, the messenger also hurriedly whipped his horse to run away, and the people in the carriage couldn't help but lift the sedan curtain to look at the scene outside, and then quickly pulled it back.

A tall and strangely looking sturdy man is rare to see, but a middle-aged man who is only as high as a person's knee is definitely not human.

Lin Jue was relatively much calmer, thinking to himself.

Yixian? Those rat demons that stole silver?

"My guess is absolutely not wrong. The one who ruined the Great King's grand plan must be this Daoist, and the one who caused my Great King to be beaten to death by the Yili Shenjun is also this Daoist. Otherwise, those Daoists on Qiyun Dashan rarely cultivate spiritual methods themselves, and even if they exorcise demons, they cannot perceive the difference between death energy and yin energy." That middle-aged rat demon said, "Now, the soldiers and generals under the Many Yaoguai King's command have either been beaten to death by the Celestial Soldiers and Generals, or have betrayed the Many Yaoguai King and fled in all directions. Even the Many Yaoguai King himself does not know where he is. The only one who can avenge the Many Yaoguai King and is willing to avenge the Many Yaoguai King is Bear Friend. It's fine, it's fine, I am still willing to help Friend with all my strength."

After saying this, it looked at its side again:

"Bear Friend, you are one who values affection and righteousness. Others may forget the grace of the Many Yaoguai King's enlightenment, but you must not forget it!"

Not coming for the Silver-Eating Ghost?

Lin Jue listened, as if he breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the sturdy man didn't say a word, just took a step forward and walked down the mountain ridge.

Lin Jue gripped his long sword and also swallowed a medicinal pill in one gulp.

The long sword in his hand gave him great confidence, especially since he had just fought a battle with a martial-skilled Yili Shenjun last night. In his heart, he also felt like a martial artist who dared to fight demons, thinking that as long as this demon was still made of flesh, it couldn't be something that the sword in his hand couldn't cut. However, reason still made him choose a safe method.

Especially looking left and right, the group of passersby just now hadn't gone far, and other passersby were constantly coming from behind.

Lin Jue couldn't help but shout:

"This place is an official road. I'm afraid that fighting will hurt the passing people. Recently, the Divine Lords have been watching closely. That is not good for you or for me. Do you dare to change to another place to fight with me?"

The voice drifted into the ears of the panicked and fleeing passersby along with the mountain breeze, possessing the demeanor of a Daoist.

The fleeing merchants heard these words, and even if they were wholeheartedly trying to escape for their lives, they couldn't help but turn their heads in panic. The messenger on the steed seemed to be touched and also looked back. Even the steady official in the carriage couldn't help but lift the curtain when he heard these words, casting his gaze behind him.

Then he saw the fox on the treetop turn its body and jump down from the tree, its posture light and agile as if drifting and flying. After landing, it ran straight toward where the setting sun was hanging.

One leap out was several zhang.

Snow-white all over, jumping on the branches, and borrowing strength on the grass and forest, it was as light as a mountain spirit.

The Daoist behind took a step out and also followed, as if he were an immortal, chasing the sun.

The wind and the mountain forest moved together, and the setting sun was a piece of golden yellow.

The Daoist and the fox disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the large and small demons also disappeared.

Running in the mountains, his eyes were full of the setting sun, and his ears were full of the sound of the wind.

Occasionally looking back, the forest under his feet was separated. Although he couldn't see clearly because the action was too fast, he could see that there were shadows below rapidly chasing him.

The sun hung lower and lower, the light became yellower and yellower, until the bottom of the sun touched the mountain in the distance. The earth and the mountain forest had already been painted golden red, and he didn't even dare to look directly at the direction of the setting sun. Many times, he was running forward with all his might, and by the way, looking to see if the bear demon had caught up.

Not knowing how far he had run, a voice suddenly came from far behind:

"Bear Friend, don't be deceived by him. This Daoist has run so far, he is not at all wanting to change to another place to fight. If he runs further, he will be at Yishan! If we go to Yishan, both you and I will die. My death is small, but no one avenging the Many Yaoguai King is big!"

This rat demon could actually use sound transmission.

"Roar!"

A roar from behind, and the movement in the mountain forest suddenly increased.

Lin Jue didn't need to look back to feel it. The bear demon behind was accelerating with all its might, chasing toward him. It was truly mountain forest trembling, destroying everything.

Wild beasts are naturally much faster than humans. This thing was also one that had attained the Dao. He didn't know what abilities it had. Even if Lin Jue took the Many Yaoguai-Shen Shen Xing Dan, it was difficult to shake it off.

"Not good!"

Lin Jue turned around immediately while running.

He threw two flying daggers from his hand and recited a spell with his mouth.

"Shu shu!"

The two flying daggers immediately broke through the air.

Borrowing the peripheral vision before turning his head completely back, he could see that below was a huge black bear, standing up afraid it was more than one zhang tall. The flying daggers did shoot in front of it, but while it was running, it just slapped the flying daggers with one palm, and slapped the two flying daggers deeply into the mountain rock. He couldn't even summon them back even if he recited the spell.

No wonder the Three Maidens would say it was much more powerful than that Liu Taihou.

The decision earlier was indeed correct.

How could such a demon be defeated with a sword?

Not to mention there was also a rat demon.

Lin Jue continued to move forward.

Although he lost two flying daggers, at least he made that huge black bear stop from its wild run to do a slapping action, and the distance was pulled apart again.

Just at this time, Lin Jue saw the fox leading the way in front turn its head and look at him.

Then the fox leaped forward, its body drifting downward.

Lin Jue's pace did not stop, stepping on the branches and moving forward.

Suddenly his vision opened up—

He didn't know when he had actually arrived at the top of a small mountain. In front was a steep mountain body. Although not vertical, the slope was also very large, covered with pines and cypresses.

Below was a flat land, and in the distance was another high mountain, the top of the mountain like a hammer.

Lin Jue had long been prepared, stepping on the pine branches and going down. Those pine branches that stretched out and grew flat needles seemed to have become his steps, carrying his body.

The bear demon behind was unaware, rolling down all the way.

Down to the ground, a rich fragrance suddenly blew in the wind, and several petals drifted past his eyes with the wind.

With a plop, it fell to the ground, and the flowers and grass trembled.

It was actually a sea of peony flowers.

The sea of flowers spread boundlessly in the setting sun, the fragrance quietly dispersing.

Lin Jue didn't have time to appreciate it, when he saw a human shadow rush out from the front instantly. It was that black, fat, sturdy man. He plowed a gully in the sea of flowers, blocking his front.

Not good...

It seems it's not easy to run now.

"Is it you who reported to Qiyun Dashan? Ruining my demon country's grand plan, destroying my King's grand blueprint!"

The sturdy man stared straight at him, gnashing his teeth.

It's not me, you were bewitched by that rat demon.

Such a sentence flashed in Lin Jue's mind, but in the end, he couldn't say it. He just smiled, looked at the sturdy man, and slowly pulled out the long sword in his hand.

Now he knew, these two demons, one was the remnant of the Corpse Tiger King, and one was the one who luckily survived among the group of rat demons in Yixian, which could also be considered the remnant of the Corpse Tiger King.

These immortals really don't do things cleanly.

It still has to be eliminated by me...

"The spell connects heaven and earth, divine thunder gathers at the sword tip, the law points to yin and yang, true fire reflects the blade's edge! The Three Realms and Five Elements help together, making my blade reveal divine mystery!"

First was a spell, and a flash of thunder-fire spiritual light suddenly passed over the long sword.

"Where are the birds and beasts in this place? Are there any friends to help me eliminate the demon?"

It was another sentence shouted by the method of gathering beasts and calling birds, added with sound transmission, spreading in all directions, echoing in the mountain sea of flowers.

Immediately, rabbits raised their heads from the sea of flowers, and birds stopping in the distance turned their heads, all looking at Lin Jue. In the distant mountains, there even came long wolf howls, one after another.

However, the next instant—

"Roar!"

The sturdy man in front roared, opened his arms, and his body grew in the wind. In a blink of an eye, he turned into a giant bear more than one zhang tall.

Another earth-shaking roar, the momentum was truly looking down on everything, and even the peonies in front were blown down, petals flying everywhere.

Lin Jue's hair was blown, and his ears were about to go deaf.

Those rabbits and birds were even more stunned.

"Sigh, thank you all, it's better to leave quickly."

Facing the gazes of these rabbits and birds, Lin Jue had no choice but to persuade them like this. Only then did the rabbits kick the ground and leave, and the birds flapped their wings and disappeared into the distant sky.

Only one man and one fox remained, facing such a huge demon, the immense pressure simply rushed toward them.

But today, no matter what, it must be eliminated here.