Chapter 396

Outside Ziyun City, there were almost no people left.

Occasionally someone rode a stone horse and galloped past, making the earth tremble with a boom. Occasionally someone carried a lantern, blowing out stars like a river, burning the weeds on the ground.

Lin Jue and others soon discovered that the straw men encountered in the wilderness before were not specially arranged by Wang Mu, nor were they arranged by the demon soldiers and generals under her, but seemed to be formed by themselves under some kind of magic power—

Even if the straw man was destroyed, as long as the weeds remained, it would form a straw man again within a few days, or even in a day.

If the weeds were burned, they would grow rapidly. After growing, they would wither rapidly, and then they could form a straw man.

In this way, even if these straw men could not be considered powerful, they could only be used as secret guards to shoot some cold arrows, but without effort, they would be generated naturally, which could be considered a powerful supernatural power.

Everyone had to go out of the city every day to burn the weeds.

Otherwise, within a few days, or even a day and night, large areas of mountain forests and farmland outside the city would turn back into Wang Mu's demon kingdom.

These were handed over to Wan Xinrong.

There was a small lake outside the city, which was an important water source for the people in the city. There were a few willow trees by the lake, which had just received the spring breeze and began to sprout new buds. A pavilion had long since faded and become old.

Lin Jue sat in the pavilion listening to the fox preaching.

"... then you do this, and you can turn into a bird!"

"What is this and that?" Lin Jue said helplessly, "I have read quite a few books for you, why do you still speak like this and that."

"It's not like I wanted to read it myself!"

"Anyway, you still read it..."

"Didn't read it in!"

"..."

"You have to look at the birds first! Look more! Look like a fox, look like Little Flower. Little Flower stares at the birds every day!"

"Feel?"

"Feel!"

"Realize?"

"Realize!"

Can't tell who is teaching whom.

Lin Jue also had a headache.

And at this time, a white egret flew over the willow tree.

"Ga..."

The white egret delivered a letter for him.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

Lin Jue stood up, ignored the serious-looking fox, and took out the letter paper.

There were two letters in total.

The first one was sent by Daoist Jiang.

As soon as it was opened, it was a piece of regular script, familiar handwriting, with a bit of classical charm, and the fragrance of ink still remained:

"Are you and Ziyun doing well?

"We arrived in Bo Yu a few days ago. Thanks to your reminder, fellow Daoist, although we encountered straw men and hidden arrows on the road, except for Fellow Daoist Qingxuan who was exploring the way in front and was accidentally slightly injured, there were no other losses.

"When we arrived in Bo Yu, Wang Mu's believers in the city were fighting fiercely with the city guards, intending to break through the city from the inside out and take all the people to Mo Dushan. As I see it, Wang Mu must have suffered losses and consumption in the process of resisting the two True Lords of Baosheng and Baosheng, and needs to use them to replenish.

"We originally intended to leave the ordinary people and let those believers leave and fend for themselves, but the city-guarding general of Bo Yu had quite a spirit and led troops to chase after them.

"I don't know if Ziyun is the same?"

"What choice did you make, fellow Daoist?

"In these few days, have Wang Mu's subordinates invaded?

"Has your Shixiong been found, fellow Daoist?

"..."

Daoist Qingxuan was injured?

Lin Jue thought about it—

Those straw men were hidden in the dark, shooting cold arrows. The power of the arrows was not small, comparable to the strong bows in the army. If the Daoists of the Lingfa sect had protective methods and were informed in advance, perhaps they would not be afraid of them. But if it were ordinary troops or martial artists, or Daoists of the Fulu sect who did not know magic themselves, if they did not notice in advance, they would easily be harmed by them.

Those straw men wouldn't move, wouldn't speak, wouldn't breathe, and were hidden in the weeds and woods like them, so they were also very difficult to notice.

Fortunately, he had reminded them in advance.

Lin Jue continued to look down—

"In these few days, Wang Mu has avoided coming out. The two True Lords under Tianweng have descended to the mortal realm several times. Whether day or night, except for some gains when using celestial phenomena, they have all been turned away. Ziyun County, where you are, fellow Daoist, is closest to Mo Dushan, so I think you can hear the war drums and thunder from that side.

"It is said that the entire Mo Dushan has become Wang Mu's cave demon kingdom. She has taken root and grown here for ten thousand years, and after attaining the Dao, she has also had a thousand years. Relying on the two True Lords alone, it is difficult to break through.

"According to my speculation, perhaps it will not be until after the Awakening of Insects, or even the summer when there is a lot of thunder, that there will be a turning point. If it is autumn and the two True Lords still cannot win, perhaps we will have to wait for next year.

"Before this, Wang Mu will definitely try to nourish herself and will also try to weaken the incense of the gods here.

"I wish you safety, fellow Daoist.

"..."

Lin Jue put it away and looked at the second one.

The second one was sent by Master Nan.

This place is not far from Bo Yu and Ji Guang. It doesn't take much time for Fellow Daoist Bai Lu to deliver letters back and forth if he is careful.

And keeping in touch is very important.

For one thing, Daoist Jiang is a god reincarnated and re-cultivated. Her identity and purpose are very unusual, and the information here is important and reliable. For another, communicating with each other can also let you know the situation in various places. If you encounter a crisis that is difficult to resist, you can also appropriately support it.

Daoist Jiang, Master Nan, and the Yushan Daoists in Le Tian County opposite Ziyun County also keep in touch. As for the method of delivering letters, they each have their own means. Lin Jue read carefully.

At the same time, the fox had left the "teacher" position, ran away from opposite him, ran to the lake to play with Cai Li, without thinking about safety, without any worries.

There are fish in this small lake.

Then I saw the fox jump onto the stone by the lake, open its mouth and spit out a puff of white smoke at the lake water, and the smoke spread out on the lake surface with a whoosh.

"Fish, come!"

"Pu pu pu..."

Immediately, fish jumped out of the water.

Cai Li was quick with its claws, and the fox was quick with its mouth. One stretched out its claws to catch a fish, and the other opened its mouth to bite, also biting a fish.

Lin Jue glanced at them—

He thought they would eat it themselves, but he saw the fox looking up at the sky. When the white egret in the sky glided down from the willow branch with its wings spread, it shook its head and threw the fish in its mouth into the sky.

No errors in the content at a glance!

The white egret opened its mouth and just happened to catch it.

Stopped by the lake, adjusted the position of the fish a few times, raised its head and swallowed it, and Cai Li threw another one from the side.

These two little things can always find something to play with.

Lin Jue withdrew his gaze and took out paper and pen to reply.

Also exempt from greetings, straight to the point:

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. Ziyun is very good, and we are all safe and sound, with no one injured.

"When Xiao Shimei and I arrived in Ziyun, the city was the same as the Bo Yu described by fellow Daoist, but the two sides were still confronting each other and had not fought. The choice I made with fellow Daoist was also the same.

"It is rare that fellow Daoist is concerned. After entering Ziyun City, we soon met my Shixiong.

"In these few days, I have indeed occasionally heard the sound of war drums and thunder in the north. Sometimes I can see the Divine Lord holding weapons descending to the mortal realm, but there has been no invasion by Wang Mu's subordinates. On the contrary, there are some monsters and ghosts hiding in the city. My Xiao Shimei and the extraordinary people of Ju Xian Fu spent a lot of effort to find them. Please also be careful, fellow Daoist.

"In addition, the straw men outside the city are endless and will regenerate after being destroyed. Please also pay attention to this, fellow Daoist. You need to send people to set fire to burn the grass at all times and erase them before the straw men are formed.

"I have recently been learning 'Feather Transformation Technique' from my fox, and I can turn into a bird. At that time, if fellow Daoist encounters trouble there, you can deliver a letter to me.

"I wish you safety, fellow Daoist."

After writing one, he wrote the second one.

When both were finished, the white egret was also fed by the fox and Cai Li, and was grooming its feathers on the tree. The fox and Cai Li were playing and fighting in the air under the willow tree like a lion dance, and there were fish bones and fish scales left by them on the ground.

"Fellow Daoist, rest here for a while before delivering the letter back for me. This letter is not urgent."

Lin Jue put the two letters into the letter bag.

As for the letters sent by Daoist Jiang and Master Nan, they were properly put away by him and he didn't intend to discard them.

Not long after, the white egret left with the letter.

"Do you want to listen to the lecture?"

While the fox and Cai Li were playing and fighting, they didn't forget to turn their heads and ask Lin Jue.

"No need, I'll digest and think about it first."

"Ying!"

The fox continued to pounce on Cai Li.

The two sides jumped and fought, and didn't really touch. Occasionally they touched, but the force was very light. On the contrary, they mostly shook their heads and wagged their tails, bluffing, biting with their mouths in the air, and patting with their claws in the air, having a great time.

Suddenly both stopped and turned their heads to look at the other side of the lake at the same time.

"Go this way!"

A serious voice came.

A Daoist figure appeared on the other side of the lake, with a brown-clothed little ghost floating beside him.

The little ghost stretched out its hand and pointed, pointing to the opposite bank of the lake.

After speaking, it realized that although what it pointed to was the old pavilion on the opposite bank of the lake, it also pointed to the middle of the lake. There was no road to go over here, so it stretched its neck, looked around, and found that there was a road by the lake that could go around, so it turned its hand and pointed to the side:

"Go this way!"

This is a quite handsome Daoist.

Lin Jue stood up immediately and walked towards that side.

The two sides soon walked together.

"Found it!"

Chen Niu shouted and disappeared without a trace.

"Shidi, your little ghost is really easy to use!" Seventh Shixiong said to him with a smile, "Where are Third Shixiong and Little Xiao Shimei?"

"In the city, Xiao Shimei is taking him to understand the 'Great Yin-Yang Method' and learn the divine movement technique," Lin Jue said to him, "Did Shixiong encounter any danger on the way here? Why is Shixiong the only one? Where is Fourth Shixiong?"

"Encountered a few monsters, but they were solved by me exhaling a breath. The wood energy of the monsters here is very heavy, and 'Flowers Bloom in an Instant' just happens to restrain them," Seventh Shixiong paused, "I wasn't with Fourth Shixiong, because I waited for two days in my Daoist temple and didn't wait for him to come. I guess he either didn't come to find me and came directly, or he went back to the temple to borrow the Mountain-Moving Mirror."

"Possible..."

Lin Jue nodded, not worried, just intending to let the fox fly a few more laps in the sky these two days to see if he could find Fourth Shixiong's figure, and took Seventh Shixiong to the city:

"Follow me. If you see Third Shixiong, I think Shixiong will be very surprised. The words Third Shixiong used to tease and ridicule Shixiong in his letter last year, Shixiong might be able to use them to return to him."

Two Daoists walked into the city.

The fox and Cai Li were fixed in place, turning their heads to look at them. Seeing them walk away, they hurriedly ran to catch up.

(End of chapter)