Chapter 390

"Fellow villagers, you cannot go!"

A man in official robes among the government soldiers shouted: "That Lady Wang Mu is a yaoguai! Didn't you hear the thunder in the north last night? That was the True Lords and divine soldiers sent by Grandfather Tianweng eliminating yaoguai! Lady Wang Mu calling you to go to Mount Modu at this time, and even calling you to take along other fellow villagers who don't believe in the Longevity Sect, definitely has no good intentions! Once you go, where will you return..."

Before he could finish speaking, a "divine messenger" on the opposite side, wearing white robes and sporting a goatee, was furious. He waved his sleeve, stirring up a gale, with flying sand and rolling stones.

For a moment, people couldn't even open their eyes.

The old man hurriedly bent down, covering his face with his sleeves.

Several government soldiers came up with shields, using all their strength to block in front of him. The fine, flying stones hit the wooden shields with a crackling sound, and hitting people also caused unbearable pain.

"What nonsense are you talking about!!"

"You believe in yaoguai and demons; aren't you afraid that the celestial soldiers will come to your door?"

"Yaoguai? Demons? Hmph! We've all lived to this age! When have the gods in the temples you worship ever given you any benefits? When have they ever manifested or shown their faces? When people in the family fell ill, they believed in Lady Wang Mu and joined the Longevity Sect, and a bowl of talisman water could cure them. Does believing in Tianweng have such ability? From ancient times to the present, has anyone who believed in gods obtained longevity? Old Master Zhang in the city has lived for two hundred years! The imperial court wants to eat our flesh and drink our blood; that official robe of yours, that fat on your body, is all our blood and sweat! Tianweng doesn't care about us, the Longevity Sect gives us porridge to drink, and Lady Wang Mu lets us have longevity, without illness or pain. Who is the god? Who is the yaoguai? Don't you know yet?"

"Then how do you explain Yunmeng County? Your Lady Wang Mu plunged an entire city into the ground! Not a single person in the city survived! They were all eaten clean by her!"

"Shut up! Do not slander Lady Wang Mu!"

"If you want to die, go die yourselves. Why do you have to tie up other fellow villagers and take them to the devil's den?"

"I am too lazy to talk to you anymore! Lady Wang Mu considers that everyone is a fellow villager and does not want to cause more slaughter; that is why I am speaking nicely to you. If you still refuse to move aside, then we can only see if the gods you believe in will send celestial soldiers and generals to save you!"

In an instant, both sides were at daggers drawn.

Strong bows had been drawn, and everyone gripped their weapons tightly.

The general and officials had to look up at the sky from time to time.

Lowering their heads, they sized up the several divine messengers on the opposite side.

An old man in white robes with a goatee, a woman in gorgeous clothes with eyes like a mountain cat, two youths with protruding mouths, and a strong man nearly a zhang tall with huge deer antlers on his head—they all looked like humans but were not humans, wearing human clothes and standing like humans, yet one could still tell at a glance what their true forms were.

These were all yaoguai...

Lady Wang Mu's "divine messengers" had arrived.

Where were the celestial soldiers and generals?

It was said that a Divine Lord had already descended to the mortal realm and was suppressing bandits at Mount Modu last night, causing lightning and thunder, and the heaven and earth to collapse. Now that area had calmed down; why hadn't any celestial soldiers come here yet?

Relying on them, how could they fight against yaoguai?

The general and officials were burning with anxiety.

Suddenly, they heard a cry—

A commoner who had not joined the Longevity Sect or believed in Lady Wang Mu and was tied up to be forcibly taken to Mount Modu struggled, wanting to escape. This cry startled both sides simultaneously.

A taut string would lose control at the slightest disturbance.

The city gate became clamorous all of a sudden.

"Fourth regiment! No one is allowed to retreat!"

"Kill these soldiers!"

"Slaughter these yaoguai! Get promoted and get rich!"

"Lady Wang Mu said! You can obtain longevity and ultimate bliss after death!"

People on both sides shouted, stirring up their respective emotions, seemingly about to collide in the next instant. But the government soldiers were clearly not as fanatical and fearless as those believers of Lady Wang Mu, not to mention that the robes on the several yaoguai on the opposite side were all bulging, as if they were about to transform into their original forms at any moment.

The government soldiers swallowed their saliva, their whole bodies tense.

The general gripped his precious sword tightly, sweat breaking out on his back.

But suddenly, the general and the government soldiers discovered that these rioters and "divine messengers" on the opposite side were all stunned, gradually quieting down, and all looked up, looking behind them.

Especially those "divine messengers."

Having just bulged their clothes and seemingly about to transform into their original forms, the white-robed old man revealed a goat face, the woman extended sharp claws, the youth's head faintly revealed a wolf's snout, and the strong man's figure rapidly expanded—at this moment, they all shrank back, returning to their original human forms, looking up behind them, and even retreating two steps.

The general was stunned for a moment and immediately turned his head.

He saw that on the city wall behind him, the archers had also all turned around, their gazes focused on one spot.

Without knowing when, a huge white fox stood there. Its figure was much larger than a water buffalo, standing lightly and elegantly on the city wall battlements. Its five tails naturally waved behind it, looking both heroic and holy, inviolable under the morning light.

Beside it, standing clearly on the left and right, were two Daoists. Because they were backlit, they couldn't be seen clearly, but it was easier for people to feel awe.

"This..."

Before the general could speak, he saw a white shadow flash.

"Bang!"

The sound came from in front of him.

When the general turned to look, he saw that the huge "divine messenger" with deer antlers had already been pinned to the ground by the fox.

The fox opened its mouth and spat out golden flames.

By the time it lifted its head, half of the "divine messenger's" body had already been burned away, and it hadn't even been able to let out a scream.

"Ah!!"

The other four divine messengers reacted only then, turning and wanting to run.

But they saw a flash of sword light in the sky—

They couldn't see what the sword lights looked like, only feeling as if they were several thin silver threads connecting from the city wall to the "divine messengers" below, instantly passing through the backs of the "divine messengers." After passing through, they brought up a string of blood beads like a pearl necklace, sprinkling them on the ground and raising white smoke.

The sword lights flew back to the city wall and into the Daoist's sleeves.

In an instant, the four "divine messengers" had fallen to the ground.

Above and below the city wall, both enemy and friend, all fell silent for a moment.

Whether government soldiers or rioters, they were all shocked by the huge five-tailed white fox and the sword lights that were like lightning. "Daoist Lin Fangjue of Mount Yishan has come to guard this place and ensure Ziyun County is not invaded by yaoguai and ghosts."

A voice rose, spreading in all directions in the silence.

As soon as the words fell, dozens of armored soldiers descended from the sky, landing with a bang, their armor clashing with a heavy sound, truly like celestial soldiers.

The commoners who believed in Lady Wang Mu had already been shocked. Now, seeing these "celestial soldiers" covered in heavy armor and with their faces painted in bright red oil paint, their previous fervor seemed to be extinguished. They only opened their eyes wide, staring at the two figures on the city wall while bypassing the white fox and retreating backward.

"What are you afraid of! With Lady Wang Mu here, why be afraid? Don't you want to go to Mount Modu and enjoy longevity and ultimate bliss?"

"Yeah..."

"Everyone, don't be afraid!"

"No one can stop me from seeking longevity and ultimate bliss!"

"Don't be afraid!"

"Let's go together! Hack these Daoists and the fox to death!"

"You can obtain longevity and ultimate bliss even after death!"

Read every line carefully, without missing a single word!

These people were truly fanatical and had no intention of retreating.

The general immediately took a bow from the person beside him, aiming at those who were speaking, wanting to shoot them dead.

But just as he aimed at the first one, three or five mouths opened at the same time, the arrowheads swept across, and more people shouted, making it impossible to shoot, and he didn't know who to shoot.

Unless he killed them all.

Just at this moment, the Daoist stepped forward and descended gracefully.

The other Daoist behind him followed immediately.

It turned out to be a male and a female Daoist.

"You all believe in Lady Wang Mu and want to go to Mount Modu. I cannot stop you, nor do I wish to stop you. I just want to give a reminder: that Lady Wang Mu is a spirit creature. At this moment, there is a Husheng Husheng Zhenjun eliminating yaoguai there. If you go to that area, the greatest possibility is that you will only become nourishment for Lady Wang Mu."

The Daoist's expression was calm as he strolled forward.

The female Daoist holding the horsetail whisk and the huge five-tailed white fox followed behind him. Walking like this, they truly looked like immortals descending to the mortal world in legends.

"If you all insist on going, then go ahead. Life and death are up to yourselves. At least I cannot manage it. But these fellow villagers who do not believe in Lady Wang Mu, you cannot forcibly take them with you."

The Daoist took a step forward, and those people retreated a step.

The corpses of the "divine messengers" were still lying there on the ground.

Several commoners who had been tied together with bamboo poles were let out. The female Daoist pointed, and the ropes binding them lit up with a spark, instantly scattering.

A cart was also let out.

The fox lowered its head and looked, golden light flashing in its eyes.

The ropes on the cart were also burned off by golden flames.

The commoners on it also hurriedly stood up.

"Thank you, immortals, for saving us..."

The official behind saw this and hurriedly shouted to open the city gate.

With a heavy creaking sound, the city gate opened.

The hearts of the rioters had already been heavily shocked, and they hadn't reacted at all. This opened city gate, this choice that seemed to have been made for them in a hurry, made them dare not resist anymore for a moment. They couldn't care about Lady Wang Mu's threat to take other commoners to Mount Modu or kill them if they couldn't, only caring about running forward themselves.

Escaping the city gate, to the north was Mount Modu.

Once there, it would be longevity and ultimate bliss.

Thus, the numerous believers turned into a tide, bypassing Lin Jue one after another, leaving only the government soldiers above and below the city wall, and some ordinary commoners who had been tied up in front.

Lin Jue went to untie them.

Numerous commoners saw this and came to help one after another.

"Lin..."

That general and the county official in the city came over to salute, shocked and respectful: "Is it Daoist Lin from the capital?"

"It is indeed me."

Lin Jue said to them:

"This is my Junior Sister, surnamed Liu, Daoist name Fang Yao, and this is my fox, named Fuyao. From today on, the two of us, senior brother and junior sister, will stay here and do our best to protect Ziyun County from being invaded by yaoguai and ghosts."

"Thank you, Daoist Lin! Thank you, Daoist Liu!" The official and the general hurriedly saluted, polite and respectful, "Then these rioters..."

"These people cannot be contained if they stay in the city, and they will become a disaster instead. It is better to let them leave; life and death are determined by fate."

"Makes sense, makes sense..."

The general and officials all breathed a sigh of relief.

As everyone was talking, in a small alley nearby, a down-and-out man wearing coarse cloth clothes and carrying a slight smell of alcohol was standing there, quietly observing this side, his face conflicted and helpless.

How could they come here?

And they even became Daoist Lin and Daoist Liu?

This disrupted his plan.

Just as he was conflicted, he didn't expect that the fox would tilt its head and make eye contact with him.

The fox tilted its head even more severely.

(End of chapter)