My Taoist companion just wants to welcome and refuse

As the night falls, glazed lanterns are automatically hung around the rain as usual, and the heights are scattered, as if the stars are hanging down and can be picked.

The entire bazaar glows with glazed lights, like a bright pearl between the black water and the sky.

During festive seasons, the Luoyu Festival opens the lantern market at night, and the Lantern Festival in Lingzhou is even more spectacular.

Now that the Lantern Festival is around the corner, what the glazed lanterns illuminate is not a dazzling array of beautiful things, but the corpses of disciples of various sects displayed in the center of the square.The expression on the corpse's face was full of joy, anger and sorrow, which was very strange.

A demon energy purification circle formed around the corpse, and the cold halo with complex lines was like breathing, and between light and dark slowly, even the light falling on the corpse became a little colder.

The rain was concentrated, and most of the people who were preparing for the Lantern Festival had not had time to evacuate. A temporary defensive circle was formed around the periphery of the market, but the magic circle was not connected with the big Jindu formation, so it could only be supplied with spirit stones. Aura.

Chang Yao's money is being burned every minute and every second.

"Old Fu, all sects are waiting for you."

Fu Leshan tried his best to move his pained eyes away from the front of the formation, and sighed in his heart, even if the long rumors had a rich background, they couldn't stand such burning, every inch of time is precious, and the matter of the altar must be resolved quickly.

He accelerated the pace of leaving the center of the circle, passed through the disciples of Chang Yao, and came to the center of the square.

Everyone's eyes came together, no matter how calm Fu Leshan was on his face, he still felt that he was losing face.

The Tianhai Banquet came as scheduled, but it was unexpected that Lingzhou was suddenly plagued by monsters. Not to mention the impregnable Jindu formation was broken, they were surrounded by these monsters to the door of the house.All sects are grateful for coming to support, but Changyao has never lost to other sects in dealing with monsters, who knows that the monsters that attacked this time are really weird.

It was only with the help of others that the evil troubles were quelled... It seemed strange and useless.

Moreover, the Tianhai Banquet is coming soon, and each sect has its own thoughts.Being favored by others, always passive.

But at this time, that girl Yu Xie is still not there...

Fu Leshan controlled the strength of stroking his beard to avoid pulling himself bald.

Fu Leshan thanked everyone politely, and explained the reason with a solemn expression.

A few days ago, the Great Formation of Jindu was not completely ineffective. Although there were some high-level demons that slipped through the net, there were not many of them.

Received a reply from Qing Yan to repair the Jindu formation in person, thinking that this state can be maintained until Qing Yan arrives in Jindu.

Unexpectedly, a large-scale outbreak of evil spirits suddenly broke out in Luoyuji today. The strange thing is that the Jindu formation did not issue an early warning.

As for the weirdness, the monsters and monsters that appeared out of thin air had to be left behind, and the illusion that made the disciples enter the barrier without warning is hard to guard against. As long as they don't notice it for a moment, they will be seriously injured or even die.It only takes a few breaths to enter and exit the illusion, and the time in the illusion will stop passing.

The disciples after death were manipulated as if they were suddenly facing the unsuspecting fellow disciples with swords.

Such a sneak attack was caught off guard and lost many people.

Sect Leader Wen had faintly heard the sound of the altar collapsing before, and immediately went to check it out. The last news came that there were no less demons around the altar than Luo Yuji. After that, he lost contact and has not returned until now.

After Fu Leshan finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Qingyan.

Cang Li has a good relationship with the previous generation of Changyao, and the two factions have friendly contacts. Even in this generation, Qingyan has no contact with Wen Yuxie, and Cang Li can be regarded as the most reassuring among all the sects.

Qingyan, as the head disciple of Cangcheng, was the person with the longest seniority present.Fu Leshan looked at the tall and tall person in front of him, with a cool and handsome appearance. It seems that the two are about the same age, but he has the appearance of aging, presumably Qingyan's road to practice will be unimpeded in the future.Feeling complicated for a while, he sighed.

Qing Yan walked slowly and silently beside the magic energy purification circle, the clothes hem was shattered by cold and warm light, dyed into a fine haze, and his eyes fell on the corpses in the magic circle.

"Demonic energy is born of the chaotic and evil things in the world. It cannot exist alone, but can only erode or attach to other things. Generally, those who fall into this way are dying people or spirit beasts who have lost resistance. Demonic energy stimulates ferocity , causing it to become brutal and out of control, to lose self-awareness, until death."

The heart demon illusion that appeared relying on the magic energy can actually appear out of thin air, and whether it is a monster or a disciple who is abnormal after death, the behavior is obviously purposeful.

He paused and thought for a while, "The disciples who behaved abnormally in the formation all died of the illusion of mind demons. I checked them one by one just now. There are signs that the spirit altar has been invaded by demonic energy. This is the reason for the loss of control."

Liu Shi rubbed his chin, seeming to find it interesting: "Generally speaking, demonized monsters and monks are enough to die a few times before the demonic energy invades the altar. It seems that the purpose of killing people in the illusion is to make the demons Qi controls the spirit altar, thereby manipulating the body. But this is silent, how to guard against it?"

Many Chang Yao disciples died because of this, and Fu Leshan also sighed worriedly: "There is no sign of the emergence of the heart demon illusion, and now the big formation is invalid..."

Qingyan: "Step by step, the illusion is born from the devilish energy. Restart the Jindu formation and purify the devilish energy in time, maybe it can stop one or two."

The furrows between Fu Leshan's eyebrows loosened slightly: "I hope so, I hope that the cause of this evil trouble will also be revealed by then."

Liu Shi, who had been leisurely watching a play, suddenly smiled when he heard the words, seemingly casually saying, "It's a coincidence that the last time there was a demonic disaster of this scale was at the Tianhai Banquet five years ago. Could it be that the place where the banquet was held was slightly exposed?" The rich family fortune makes monsters covet it."

There are demons everywhere in Yunzhang, but this time, Changyao, where the venue was held, and Cangcheng last time, both had outbreaks of large-scale demons that were different from usual, and the time almost overlapped with the Tianhai Banquet, which is indeed a bit subtle.

Fu Leshan lowered his eyebrows, smiled kindly on his face, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Excellency is joking, Changyao's small business can't bear this sentence."

The applause resounded without hesitation, and it was Fu Wan who added fuel to the battle and joined the battle: "What Fu Lao said is very true, if monsters are coveted, shouldn't they be the first to go to Nanfeng?"

Cangcheng has been passed down for thousands of years, Changyao's business is prosperous, and his family is naturally rich.However, the battle between Nanfeng Shifang Pavilion and Lingying Mountain a hundred years ago took away all the geniuses and treasures of Lingying Mountain, which is unmatched by any sect.

The unprecedented prosperity of Shifang Pavilion today is due to this.

Liu Zhi glanced at Fu Wan slowly: "I almost forgot that a group of dogs who bit their masters for the purpose of dividing up their flesh would never listen to others mentioning their family background."

Fu Wan leisurely leaned on the handle of the knife by his side: "It's not as good as Shifang Pavilion. Is it particularly delicious to snatch it from the mouth of a beast?"

Fu Leshan saw that the murderous intentions of both sides were getting stronger, so he hurriedly stepped forward and stood between them: "...Shifang Pavilion and Xiaoshan came to help, if the two conflicted because of this, Chang Yao would not be able to take care of them." It's been a week."

Fu Leshan has one head and two big ones, time does not wait for people, Luoyuji is temporarily quiet, but the people have not evacuated yet, now that the demons have retreated to the altar of Jindu, there may be some moths, and there is a possibility of a comeback at any time. The two of you are also amazing, a few words will reveal the secrets of the sect...

Qingyan didn't pay attention to the people coming and going in the center of the square, and his spiritual consciousness walked through the defensive formations set up around the periphery of Luoyuji to prevent omissions.

So I also saw Xia Qi on the periphery of the crowd——

This person was leisurely leaning against the wall in the dark, eating candy and watching the fun with great interest, his eyes were shining with the sparkle of watching a good show, if it wasn't for the candy in his hand, he would probably want to clap his hands and applaud him when he heard the excitement.

The look of watching the fire from the other side is too obvious.

Xu Shi's spiritual sense stayed on the opponent for a while, and Xia Qi caught it keenly, and even released his spiritual sense to touch him, as if giving him a high-five happily.

Qingyan: "..."

My Taoist companion is different.

There was a dispute between sects, Xia Qi felt that the candy in his mouth was extraordinarily sweet, almost comparable to the melon seeds he ate while reading a storybook.

The patriarch who founded the Tianhai Banquet probably never imagined that this banquet would become so interesting one day.

Xia Qi bit the candy and kept listening to the movement in the square.

Fu Leshan was worried that after the crowd entered the altar, monsters would pour out, or other monsters would rush in suddenly, and it would be too late to protect the people of Luo Yuji, and the temporary defense circle would not last long.

And letting the people evacuate by themselves will encounter danger on the way.

But if the troops are divided into two groups, both sides will be stretched.

After thinking twice, he decided to evacuate the people first, and then enter the altar.

Unexpectedly, Liu Shi also sang the opposite tune this time.

Liu Shi: "Nowadays every sect's vitality is weakened. Monsters occupy the eyes of the formation and enter rashly. The danger can be imagined. It's better to withdraw the defensive formation of Luoyuji, and we will lie in ambush here, and use Luoyuji The treasures are used as bait, and when the monsters come out, they can be hunted one by one, and they can also trace the magic energy to find the source."

The carelessness on Xia Qi's face faded away, he frowned slightly, slowly licked the tip of his teeth with the tip of his tongue, and straightened up.

Leaving aside the dangers of the treasures, Luoyuji is the closest human world to Changyao, and the people there have been protected by Changyao for generations, and many of them have business dealings. This proposal obviously displeased Fu Leshan.

He put away his friendly smile, and wrinkles appeared between his brows: "The people in Luoyuji live on treasures, and they will fight to the death to protect them when they are in danger. Once the defensive formation is withdrawn, monsters will come and go without hindrance, and murder will be invisible." , unarmed people are equal to being slaughtered."

Liu Shi has nothing to do with himself, and is very indifferent: "This method does not need to go deep into the dangerous situation, and it can also make the monsters leave the altar. Now that the master is not here, and the Tianhai Banquet has not yet started, the various sects attending the banquet will be compromised. Do you still want to continue to take this responsibility?"

Fu Leshan's face sank, and he gritted his teeth secretly.

Xia Qi stood on the cornice, watching the stalemate in the square.

He understands that time and manpower do not allow both sides to take into account, and the spirit stones that are constantly being consumed in the Luoyuji defensive formation are countdowns.

But... Liu Shi was born in Shifang Pavilion, and grew up in a wealthy family in Shifang Pavilion since he landed. He has little contact with ordinary people, let alone sympathy.Perhaps in his heart, mortals are no different from creatures other than monks, and the death of a few ants is not a sacrifice.

The century-old plague has lasted too long, and casualties are no longer new in troubled times.

But mortals are fragile, and their lifespan is short for a hundred years. When monks and demons are fighting for heaven, the wind from the hem of their clothes can blow down a mayfly.

Sparks splash out, ants scatter in all directions, lucky ones only fall on the body and become incomplete, and the area around the body is a lifetime, unfortunately fall on the relatives, turning into a grave that will always be pressed in the heart, thinking about it is also a lifetime.

There are countless villages and small towns in Yunzhang that have been infested by demons. Even if there are monks guarding day and night, the incomplete and lost will never come back.

It is not easy to intervene in the decisions of other sects, Xia Qi just thought of the small town full of peach blossoms, and suddenly felt that the night wind in early spring was a bit cool.

Fu Leshan hesitated with lowered eyes, and went through Liu Shi's words in his heart.

He wanted to refute, but he also knew that the temporary defensive formation would not last long, and if the Jindu formation was not restarted, not to mention the rain collection, the people of the entire Jindu would be in danger...

He didn't dare to go to Qingyan, but he could feel the other party's eyes on him.The overall situation and the safety of mortals were weighed repeatedly in his heart, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

After hesitating again and again, just about to speak——

"You can't put the cart before the horse."

The peaceful voice of Qingyan sounded, the square was silent for a moment, and everyone looked at him.

Xia Qi was also taken aback, seeing that the man was dressed in a moon-white robe, which was a little brighter than the moonlight.

Fu Leshan suddenly regained consciousness.

That's right, Chang Yao has always put the protection of the people first, how can he consider the safety of the people as a trade-off, and he feels guilty immediately, but the situation is pressing, and he doesn't know what to do.

Liu Shi smiled coldly, and mocked: "Is there any other way, sir?"

Qing Yan just looked at Fu Leshan: "When Cang Chen came, he was ready to fully cooperate with the deployment."

Fu Leshan finally looked at the person in front of him.

Whenever Qing Yan stops at random, he has the demeanor of Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi, which makes people feel awe and peace of mind for no reason.

That's right, the person in front of him is the head of Cangcheng, and behind him is Cangcheng who has a profound background and is strong and upright.

As if being supported on his back, he gritted his teeth and calmed down. After a while, he returned to his usual dignified posture.

"Disciple Chang Yao first quickly searched along the altar and tried to contact the head. Remember not to go deep. After withdrawing, he and Cang Li escorted the people to evacuate. As for the altar..."

Most of the manpower is used to escort the people to leave. Liu Shi is arrogant and can't figure out the wishes of Shifang Pavilion, and the altar is dangerous. It is unreasonable to let other sects go into danger. Changyao always needs someone to go in with Qingyan, the only one who can take on this important task Only him, "I..."

"I'll go to the altar to restart the formation on my own." Qing Yan had already thought about his whereabouts, and he looked at Liu Shi, "If the Shifang Pavilion still has spare capacity, please help martial law around it."

Everyone was stunned, Fu Leshan looked calmly at Shangqingyan, and he suddenly realized that Qingyan was already ready to enter the altar alone, without explaining in advance, it was because of his face and other arrangements.

If he chooses to disregard the safety of the people, presumably the Qing Banquet will not listen to his arrangement.And he was not allowed to enter the altar together, because the outside forces were complicated and someone had to sit in charge.

Fu Leshan was a little ashamed, but he was inexplicably relieved.

If someone said that he went to a dangerous situation alone, he would laugh at the other party's overreaching, but if that person was Qing Yan... no one present would doubt it.

Without saying a word, he saluted Qing Yan slowly, and turned around to make arrangements.

Liu Shi knew that Qingyan arranged the Shifang Pavilion this time because he was afraid that he would turn against him.

Cang Li's attitude towards Shifang Pavilion has always been indifferent, neither an enemy nor a friend, and this acting head is even more difficult to contact.But Qing Yan did not neglect his words in the slightest, and the arrangements had already been made, so he didn't bother to say more.

"Then it depends on how the elder breaks the situation."