Inuyasha's journey to immortality

"Oh? Does this young mage also want to help us expel evil spirits? That would be great."

The old steward nodded.

He couldn't have said it better, but in his heart he didn't take Li Xia and the other two mages, one old and one young, into consideration.

In the past two years, especially in the past few months, evil spirits have often haunted the castle at night. Many wandering mages and witches came here in admiration, hoping to completely eradicate the evil ghost from the city.

But those mages and witches would "leave without saying goodbye" every time after "repelling" the evil ghosts.

They entertained us with delicious food and drinks the first night, but they disappeared early the next morning.

Then, the ferocious ghost that was defeated by the wizard and the witches will appear again at this time and make a comeback.

Over time, the wizards and witches were gradually regarded by the people in the castle as little experts in "cheating food and drinking".

But the benevolent city lord and the kind-hearted princess both said that they should be kind to the mage and the witch, and it would be okay to give them a meal or two. Anyway, their castle can support the thousands of people in the city, and they don't care if they occasionally have a few extra sets of dishes.

Fortunately, the dozens of attacks by evil spirits at night rarely cause casualties to ordinary people.

That evil spirit usually only does damage, not much killing.

This is also the main reason why the castle has not been ruined so far.

"Three of you, this is what happened..."

After telling the story about the origin of the evil ghost, the old steward drank tea worriedly while paying attention to the time. The three of them roughly understood the current situation, and one old man and one young man started making various arrangements seriously.

Li Xia, on the other hand, fell into deep thought.

He resisted the urge to take action directly, intending to confirm the situation in the city before taking any action. At this time, he is still not sure whether the current situation is different from the situation faced by the protagonist group in the original timeline.

To put it simply, did the female ghost pretend to be the princess of this castle like Li Daitao did in the original timeline?

If the princess had been killed and the female ghost had taken her place, that would be okay.

Ah, bah, bah, no, no, he didn't mean that.

He means…

Um…

If a princess or something is robbed, it's a good time.

Because once the princess is killed, according to the nature of the female ghost, the source of mana that has been seized from the wizards and witches through various means and methods in the past two years will most likely be stored in the princess by the female ghost as in the original plot. among the corpses. The female ghost will even arrange for the city lord controlled by her to guard the princess's body, and the princess's body is clearly placed in the city lord's room.

In this case, things are naturally extremely simple.

Just take away those mana, force the female ghost to show up, and then get rid of them in one fell swoop, you can get rid of it once and for all.

The question is, what if the princess hasn't been killed yet?

The fact that the princess has not been killed yet means that she is not yet a vessel for storing mana.

And where exactly does the female ghost store the source of the practitioners' magic power? Only the female ghost herself understands.

Once the snake is alerted, the female ghost will definitely be the first to swallow up the mana and run away.

By then, his trip would have been in vain.

"It's troublesome."

Li Xia sighed secretly.

The advantage of foresight has been somewhat discounted this time.

But fortunately, at least it was certain that the female ghost was cat-catting somewhere in this castle.

As long as the female ghost is here, those mana sources cannot escape no matter what.

After calming down, he turned to look at the two mages, one old and one young, who were very interested. Suddenly he thought of something, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

…

"Then, please be careful next time..."

The old steward said with a serious face.

He did everything that needed to be explained.

If there is an evil ghost tonight, as long as these three mages can repel it, then this meal will not be in vain. It doesn't matter if the three of them leave without saying goodbye. In fact, it's better to leave without saying goodbye, so as not to ask them for the reward for getting rid of the evil ghost later. At that time, it will be difficult for both parties to do so.

"Please rest assured, Chief, we will do our best."

The three of them nodded.

At this moment, demonic clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, forming a huge funnel-shaped vortex.

The guards observing the movement around the castle in the front yard immediately issued a warning:

"There is an evil spirit..."

"The evil spirit has appeared."

For a moment, half the castle was noisy.

Everywhere was the noise of people running around and young men bowing and setting arrows.

The light from the torches swayed in patches, illuminating the sky above.

When the two mages, one old and one young, heard this, they stood up suddenly, and immediately accompanied the old steward, and hurried to the front yard where many young and strong guards gathered.

Li Xia also followed.

He wanted to see how strong the master and apprentice pair in front were.

If the combat power is too low, I'm afraid he won't even be qualified to act as a bait.

In mid-air in the front yard, a car-sized devil's head emerged from the funnel-shaped demon cloud, and then swooped down, as if it wanted to prey on ordinary people in the city.

"Huh, evildoers, don't let them be so rampant."

The old mage snorted coldly and was about to take action.

It was not only to prove himself to the ordinary people in the castle, but also to show off his skills to Li Xia, a colleague.

However, his apprentice persuaded his mentor:

"Master, you're just a brat, why do you keep taking action? Just leave it to your disciple."

When he said this, he glanced at Li Xia, who was a few years younger than him, without leaving any trace.

The whole person was full of fighting spirit.

The old mage thought for a while and then nodded:

"Okay, I'll leave it to you to practice."

He did not smell strong demonic energy or evil energy from the ghost that jumped down from above. However, his apprentice was very talented and not weak in moral practice. The only difference was some training.

It's a good practice to deal with this kind of brat.

Anyway, he was still there, so he would definitely not let his disciples have any accidents.

"Look at me."

The 18 or 19-year-old young mage said that how could he miss this best part of showing off?

He immediately showed off his rosary beads and set up a white barrier of light to protect the people around him. Then he waved his staff and fired out a mana lightning as thick as his thumb.

"Hit."

A young and strong guard spoke out in high spirits.

It was surprising to them that the young mage could have such a method.

After all, many middle-aged mages and witches in the past could not do what the young mages did.

"My magic wand is very powerful. How can a mere brat...

Um?

How can it be?

The kid's injuries were healed instantly? "

The young mage's expression changed and he was surprised.

Not believing in evil, he once again used the staff and weapon in his hand to activate a bolt of magic lightning: "Watch the move."

As expected, this bolt of lightning hit the ghost head whose demonic aura was weak.

But surprisingly, after the ghost head was torn apart by lightning, it recovered in the second blink of an eye. It was as if the injuries just now were all an illusion.

"impossible!"

The young man was horrified.

When the old mage saw this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

When his disciple "missed" for the third time and his mentality was a bit explosive, he said calmly and calmly:

"Don't panic!

First, distinguish whether it is true or false.

Chi'er, don't you think it's just an illusion created by monsters? "

As soon as the old mage said these words, the young mage suddenly understood.

Yes.

The evil ghost's injuries seem to be able to heal quickly, but in fact they are simply the result of illusions. Because of this, of course, they can recover in the blink of an eye.

Was he actually being tricked around by a phantom?

The very ashamed and angry young mage wiped out several evil-exorcism talismans from his arms, and then threw them at the evil ghost with only a huge head:

"Let me go!"

The talisman was blessed by the mage's mana, and a different kind of lightning arc burst out.

These lightning arcs hit the evil ghost's head, causing it to let out a shrill scream, and then quickly defeated it into a mass of black-red evil energy and scattered stars in the sky and earth.

"Successful."

Everyone rejoiced.

The old mage nodded.

The young mage breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, he didn't make a big fool of himself.

Especially in front of peers.

At this time, behind the crowd, a beautiful figure looked deeply at the old mage and the young mage, and then quietly disappeared.

In the corner, Li Xia glanced faintly in the direction where the beautiful figure left, and frowned slightly:

"There is no demonic aura at all?!"

That fleeting figure is the young princess of this city.

And it is very likely that it has been replaced by a female ghost.

Because this woman is really too quiet, too calm, and too composed.

But here comes the problem:

Ordinary monsters or ghosts, even Naraku who is trying his best to contain his aura, can hardly hide his evil and demonic aura when he is so close to three mages who are not weak in cultivation! It’s hard to hide the truth!

However, this woman did it.

He really doesn't have the energy that a ghost should have.

"No wonder Inuyasha, who had a very sensitive nose in the original timeline, couldn't smell anything wrong with this female ghost even at a very close distance. This hiding ability is not easy."

…

The night is getting darker.

Peace returns to the castle.

The candlelight in the room where Li Xia was was extinguished early.

On the other hand, the room where the master and apprentice were located was brightly lit.

While the two were still discussing some details of what had just happened, an old woman knocked on the door.

"Two Master Mages, Miss has something important to discuss with you..."

"Huh? It's so late. Is it convenient for the princess?"

The old mage frowned and asked:

"Besides, is there anything we have to talk about at night?"

"It's about the city lord."

The old woman spoke hesitantly.

"City Lord?"

The old mage thought for a while, and finally decided to go over and have a look.

So far, he has indeed not seen the city lord, which is also very strange.

Next to him, the young mage's eyes flickered and he was thinking wildly.

He felt that maybe his previous performance was good and attracted the princess's attention. As for him, he is still very young and can return to secular life for a while. It will not be too late to continue practicing with the master after he has children.

I have to say that the young mage's guess was quite accurate.

The "princess" was indeed very interested in their master and apprentice.

The old woman led the way, and the three of them soon arrived at a large wooden house.

"Please, I won't go in. This is not a place for servants like us to enter."

In the house, in addition to the young princess who has been waiting for a long time, there is also an entrance to a passage deep underground.

When the princess saw the two eminent monks, she immediately bowed and bowed, and then explained the origin of Guitou City in detail; and hoped that the two of them could go deep into the underground Guitou Tomb with her to get rid of the evil ghost's body.

"Kitozuka?"

The old mage's expression became serious.

When the young mage looked at the pure and charming 14 or 15-year-old princess, his mouth felt a little dry.

But he tried very hard to hide his feelings.

"Yes, it is here underground and has been worshiped by our lineage. Now, the ghost is showing signs of awakening, and it summons all the evil ghosts in the outside world. Please follow me."

The girl held up a candle and signaled to lead the way.

The old monk hesitated, undecided whether to go down or not.

"Master, let's go in and have a look."

The young mage expressed positively.

The old mage sighed.

The three of them walked for a long time, but still couldn't find the bottom.

"What a deep tunnel."

"Almost there."

Not long after, under the candlelight, in front of the three people, the stone steps disappeared and were replaced by a large pit.

When the master and apprentice saw the situation in the pit...

The old mage trembled all over and took a deep breath.

The young mage's legs went weak, and he almost staggered and couldn't stand still. Then because of the shock, his mouth became really dry.

"This, this, this..."

I saw that the big pit was full of bones.

And they are not the skeletons of ordinary people, but the skeletons of mages and witches carrying various scriptures, magical instruments, rosary beads, magic pestles, kagura bells and other items.

Each white bone head inside represents a practitioner with a strong cultivation level.

"These are the final fate of the monks and witches who came to destroy ghosts!" The princess, holding a candle, calmly admired the large pit full of bones.

"Hiss...how could that happen?"

"Those are all consecrated magic weapons..."

Even the old mage with advanced cultivation level was sweating on his forehead at this time.

The young mage was even more unbearable, and the clothes on his back were already wet with cold sweat.

The princess, on the other hand, had a calm expression on her face, and then she exhaled like a blue breath and came closer:

"I heard that the ghosts here loved to eat humans with magical powers, and wanted to take their power as their own!"

"So, you brought us masters and disciples here because..."

"Yes!

It's to swallow the mana of the two master mages! "

A bright smile appeared on the princess's lips.

But under the candlelight, it looked unusually eerie.

"伱...you are..."

The old mage was frightened and wanted to launch an attack, but suddenly found that his body could not move. This frightened him even more.

The young mage, who was also unable to move, felt his intestines turn green at this moment.

He shouldn't have encouraged the always cautious master to step into a trap just to win the princess' favor.

"I only found out now that it's too late."

The princess's smile remained the same, becoming more pure and lovely:

"Stop struggling. If not one more monk or witch dies here, the evil will get a little worse. Ninety-two people have been tricked into here and eaten by me. The evil is so heavy that it is almost invisible. Your teacher If you take more than one or two puffs, your body will lose its freedom, right?"

Sure enough, the old mage with good cultivation felt that it was extremely difficult to even move his fingers.

And the longer we stay here, this dilemma will only get worse.

This place is like a swamp designed to trap mages and witches.

"Master, I don't want to die, I'm still so young..."

The young mage couldn't help but shed tears of sorrow.

…

the other side.

The Lord's room.

Li Xia knocked the puppet city lord to the ground with a slap, took out the storage gourd, and unceremoniously took away the ninety-two mana hidden in the body of the real princess.

"It's time to save people."