Chapter 254 Return to Beijing
A puddle by the roadside quietly reflected the evening light. Some small animals came here to drink water. Suddenly, for some unknown reason, the puddle began to tremble slightly. The small animal was frightened, looked up, and left immediately.
Not long after, with a snap, a horse's hoof crushed the puddle and galloped past.
There was the sound of horse hooves in the mountains at dusk.
Two Taoists and a warrior were galloping on the road, two donkeys carrying sacks were running behind them, and a group of light cavalry were chasing them closely.
The cavalrymen behind him were all riding good horses. Although not as good as Luo Gong's divine horse, they were better than the horses ridden by Lin Jue and Junior Sister. Their riding skills also had an impact, not to mention that the paper donkey ran even slower. Then he saw the cavalrymen behind him slowly approaching, and there were cavalrymen surrounding him from the left and right, and the rumbling sound was getting closer and closer.
Seeing that the pursuers were about to catch up with the three people, and even the cavalrymen on the left and right sides had already started to draw their bows and arrows, the Taoist suddenly turned around and said:
"Fellow Daoist, please go back!"
The sound was not loud, but it echoed among the mountains and plains.
"Xilulu!!"
All the horses neighed and slowed down. The cavalrymen on both sides were about to draw their bowstrings, but were stopped by the sudden shake. Hundreds of cavalrymen stopped quickly, and then turned around and went back.
The cavalrymen hurriedly pulled the reins and the horses raised their front hooves.
When Luo Seng turned around and looked at Lin Jue again, his eyes lit up obviously, as if he found it interesting.
It turns out that magic has such uses.
The three of them galloped non-stop, quickly putting some distance between themselves and the pursuers behind them. But when Luo Seng turned around again, the cavalrymen had regrouped after a brief chaos and caught up with them again.
The cavalry was more careful this time. The horses had experienced this once and knew that this was against the wishes of the people on horseback. They were also beaten wildly, so it would be useless if Lin Jue used this trick again.
It seemed that the two sides were getting closer again.
Lin Jue had no choice but to turn around and vomit.
A gust of east wind blows westward.
The energy from blooming flowers can travel farther than fire, not to mention the people behind him are running towards him from both directions.
"what!!"
Immediately, two riders fell to the ground, screaming in pain.
Then he tripped the two riders behind him.
The fox rode the wind, which was the easiest thing for it, and also blew out yellow smoke behind it.
Some horses stopped suddenly as if frightened, and some cavalrymen fell to the ground, shoveled mud on the grass, and as soon as they got up, they shot arrows at the people around them.
However, they were too scattered to be greatly affected. The other light cavalry just turned their heads to look at them and continued to chase them without stopping at all, as if they were crazy.
There were even arrows flying diagonally and landing not far behind Lin Jue, sticking into the ground with the tails trembling constantly.
"Too much!"
Lin Jue said to the two people beside him.
"We are afraid that we may have killed their spiritual pillar!" Luo Seng was not afraid, but felt at ease. There was laughter in his words, showing his boundless heroism.
"Lord Luo's horse is better, so he went ahead. We had no choice but to waste two Speed Pills."
"can!"
"Brother! Donkey! The things on your back!"
The junior sister shouted, then reached into her arms and took out a bell.
The paper donkey cannot consume the magic pill, so you have to take the things off the donkey's back, put them on the horse's back, and then take the paper donkey back, which will take some time.
This bell is one of the treasures given by Lord Fuchi.
Various magic weapons are like spells, none of them are perfect, but they all have their own uses. Her bell is not very effective against highly skilled monsters, but it is a powerful weapon in this situation.
There is only one drawback -
It means not distinguishing between friend and foe.
Once the bell rings, everyone except the person who rings the bell will be affected, and the impact on the bean soldiers will be even greater, so it is only suitable for single combat.
The younger sister was just about to take a Golden Light Pill and use the fossil method as a double insurance to trap herself in the enemy's formation to buy time for her brother, but she saw that Luo Seng did not ride away immediately, but slowed down instead.
The warrior gradually approached the two donkeys, swung his scabbard to knock away an arrow, bent down and reached out to grab the sack on the back of one of the donkeys, and put it on his horse. He did the same with the goods on the other donkey's back. Soon the backs of the two donkeys were empty.
Upon seeing this, the two brothers and sisters immediately chanted a spell.
The running donkeys shrank quickly and fell into the grass. One of them flew up with the spell and fell into Lin Jue's hand. Then a white shadow flashed, and the fox picked up the other one and returned it to the little junior sister.
"I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Thank you, Fuyao!"
Each of them spoke a sentence and put the paper donkey in their pocket.
I didn't expect this to happen on the way home.
Seeing Luo Seng slowly leaving, the two took out the magic pills and were about to feed them to the horses under them, when suddenly something strange happened in the distance -
It was a gray carpet moving slowly on the hill. It looked slow because it was also very large. But when you heard the trembling sound from that side, you could tell that they were also running wildly.
"Ouch~~"
A huge bear roar resounded through the heavens and earth.
In a trance, Lin Jue thought that the bear demon that had once teamed up with the rat demon to kill him had returned.
But in the hollow of the hill, a huge gray-white brown bear was seen running up with a human figure on its back. A gray blanket behind it also rushed into the hollow of the hill and climbed up from the bottom of the nearby slope.
It is a group of tall and strong northern goats.
The cavalrymen's horses were already uneasy after hearing the bear's roar, and suddenly they saw the giant bear and the figure on its back.
Wuermu stretched his neck and shouted.
Lin Jue didn't understand what he was shouting, but he knew that it was probably the same as what he had said before, "Fellow Taoist, please go back."
However, Wuermu is a mountain spirit himself. He is naturally closer to birds and beasts, and he specializes in this method. Naturally, his attainments are much higher than Lin Jue's. Maybe even Fourth Senior Brother cannot compare to him.
So many horses stopped immediately, and no matter how the cavalry whipped them, they would not move forward but instead retreated.
Some horses even threw off their riders.
"Pounce! Pounce!"
The cavalry was also fierce, shouting at the top of their lungs, and even wanted to dismount to fight, but when they turned around, they saw a group of northern goats rushing in front of them. Northern goats are large in size, and these northern goats are taller than ordinary northern goats. Each of them lowered their heads, with their horns curved like two knives, and rushed towards them.
The torrent looked terrifying.
If he dismounted and fought with bows and arrows and scimitars, he would certainly be able to kill a lot of mountain goats, but he would definitely not survive.
This is undoubtedly a dissuasion.
The cavalry had no choice but to obey their horses and leave.
Lin Jue and the other person only saw an endless stream of mountain goats running past them, drowning them like a tide. Some even jumped past them, and all they could hear were the sounds of wind and rumbling. When the last mountain goat also jumped past them lightly, the rumbling sound quickly faded away and weakened until it disappeared.
The cavalry also disappeared over the horizon.
It seems vague, just now the scene was intense, as if a bloody battle was about to take place, but now it is extremely quiet, with only the sunset glow in the sky, the breeze blowing by, and a mess of footprints on the ground.
The contrast is even more amazing.
The mountain spirit came slowly towards them riding on a giant bear.
"Thank you, Your Excellency. Otherwise, we would have no choice but to run away." Lin Jue dismounted from his horse without feeling embarrassed. He smiled and handed over his wooden stick. "I was just planning to return it to you after I get out of this situation. This way, Your Excellency has saved us some time."
The mountain spirit came over, took the wooden stick, lowered its head and sniffed it, as if it smelled something on the stick.
Then he raised his head and looked at Lin Jue.
"Oh, we went to find the Qinshan Ancestor and ended her life. Now, I don't know if it's the army of the local small country or her followers who are chasing us relentlessly."
Lin Jue couldn't help but smile.
This sounds amazing too -
The mountain spirit was no match for Qinshan Zuzu, but the three of them killed her in just a few moves. Three hundred cavalrymen chased out, and the three of them were unable to deal with them, but these cavalrymen were no match for the mountain spirit.
The same is true for the Qinshan Zuzu: if she is capable, Fuyao can kill her in two or three moves, and if she is incapable, the mountain spirits have been driven away to the Qingshan Mountain, and there are so many followers. It can only be said that her ability is the same as that of the rat demon, not in fighting.
The same is true for magic, monsters, and Taoists. The fighting ability cannot be judged by only one side, and the level of skill cannot be judged solely by whether or not one is good at fighting.
People and the world are complex and multifaceted, and magic is also mysterious and infinite.
"Once things calm down here, I think you can go back to Qin Mountain and practice in peace." Lin Jue said, "We also have to enter the pass and return to our hometown. It will be seven years before we come back here."
The mountain spirit stood beside the giant bear and saluted them.
The giant bear followed his example and bowed its head towards the three men.
Lin Jue and the other two also bowed to him, and the returning Luo monk also clasped his fists towards him, and the fox and the colorful cat followed suit.
"Goodbye, hope to see you again."
"Farewell!"
So that’s how we said goodbye.
As you travel around the world, fate is like this, a chance meeting that disappears like smoke. When fate is there, we get together, and when fate is gone, we separate. There is no need for too many words, everything happens naturally.
Lin Jue reached into his bosom and took out Chen Niu's seal. While it was still light and bright, he checked it out. The man was swaying on the horse's back.
This thing is indeed a magical instrument from the Central Plains, and it also has some of the flavor of early incense and Shintoism.
Draw talismans, stamp them, and use the talismans to control the little ghosts.
Those who hold the Dharma seal do not need to draw talismans.
It is probably true as Mr. Luo said, that it was passed down hundreds of years ago when this land was still within the territory of the Central Plains dynasty.
"Chen Niu, Chen Niu."
In the dim light, the little ghost suddenly appeared.
The little ghost looked around blankly. When he saw Lin Jue and the seal on his hand, he was stunned and even more confused: "My name is Chen Niu..."
"Go to Yumen Pass!"
When the kid heard this, he immediately became interested and pointed to the road ahead: "Go this way!"
"You really know how to get to Yumen Pass!"
"Go this way!"
"Go to the Snow Lotus Club."
"Go this way!"
The kid changed direction.
"You actually found it!" Lin Jue smiled, "Go to Dachang Capital."
"Go this way!"
The little ghost pointed back in the original direction.
"Huh?" Lin Jue was a little surprised. After a moment's thought, he said, "Go to Yishan, Huizhou."
"..."
The little ghost silently put his hand down, his face solemn and a bit confused, staring at him.
"It seems you have been to the capital."
"..."
"Haha! Let's go to Yumen Pass!" Lin Jue said to it, "Just follow me from now on!"
"Go this way!"
The little ghost pointed in a direction and disappeared.
The fox and the cat both stared at the little ghost with twinkling eyes, thinking it was novel and amusing.
Several people followed the guidance of the little ghost and continued to travel eastward for thousands of miles while there was still light in the evening glow. They gradually trotted their horses.
Two days later, they had left the country's borders.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)
