The monk holding a soul-calling banner, carrying a three-foot wooden sword on his back, wearing a green crown in soap robes, and covering his face with brocade silk stood in the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village. He looked at the empty altar and the mountain of memorial tablets, calculating in his hands.

non-stop.

"Senior Brother Song, there aren't even any dogs in the village, let alone people."

"I have searched the village in front of and behind it, and there are no traces of fighting. It seems to have been abandoned for a long time."

Not long after, two Taoist boys who also wore "faceless clothes", covered their faces, wore linen clothes and straw sandals, one held a golden bell, the other had a silver bell tied to his wrist, and their hair was tied into a bun, walked in and reported.

"It shouldn't be..."

Senior Brother Song paused the flag, and with a bang, he drove the flagpole into the ground a few feet deep and stopped it. Then he took out a roster from his arms and flipped it open with his fingers.

The two Taoist boys looked at each other, tied the silver bell and said, "Senior brother, we visited all the villages in ten miles and visited forty-eight villages, but we didn't pick up a single junior brother. Maybe there is no one with whom we are destined nearby."

The one holding the golden bell also nodded, "Senior brother, if you are worried about not being able to deliver missions to the master, why not let's go to Changsi City to try our luck. There are so many refugees from the north, just buy a few and bring them back to the mountain to deliver missions."

Senior Brother Song shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, no, no, it's okay, but since the mountain master specifically ordered me, there must be someone in this village!"

The two Taoist boys were also helpless,

"Senior brother, even the silver bells and golden bells can't summon anyone... On the bright side, maybe they have moved to Lou Guan City?"

"Yes, yes, it's not unusual for a village in such a deserted mountain to be wiped out overnight by a passing demon."

Senior Brother Song turned his head and glared at them,

"You lazy thing! What nonsense are you talking about! If you don't want to move, just stay here! As long as you don't leave the Dharma Banner Dojo, you'll be fine. I'll go out and look for you for three days. If you don't come back for three days, you can just go back to Mozhu Mountain."

"yes……"

Seeing that the senior brother was determined and walked out of the village in three or two steps. No shadow could be seen. The two boys had no choice but to stay in the ancestral hall for the time being. The Jinzhong boy couldn't help but complain.

"This guy surnamed Song is really troublesome. I've been looking for him for a month now. He's come and gone in the rain and wind, but I'm exhausted. Didn't Senior Brother Qian do a good job? Why did he replace him with someone else to lead the disciples?"

"

Seeing that his senior brother was not there, Yinling Boy also sat down on the altar and complained.

"You know, my family and I asked, and they said that Song Dayou was in the first class at Tianyu Mountain. He was with Xiang Zhenjun, Lin Zhenjun, and the others, and now he is the famous Martial God Zhenjun in the same class.

He is still stuck in the golden elixir realm. He recently returned from the front line of Yushan. He may have been unable to keep up with the progress of his colleagues because of his lack of skills. He was injured by Nangong Demon and came back to cultivate.

Huh, just as the mountain master ordered, the giant broke Yudu and has been in seclusion for fifty years. Will he go out of seclusion to give orders to a mage who is stuck in the golden elixir realm? Such a trivial matter of recruiting disciples? He is really bragging."

"What should we do? He refuses to turn around. Are we going to keep wasting our lives in this wilderness? Now the evil spirit is filling the air outside the mountains, and the spiritual energy is exhausted, which is simply delaying our practice! The master said! Time is money!"

"Oh, bear with me. In fact, this is fine. We can't find anyone outside with the surname Song. It just so happens that we can sell the quota for entering the mountain to the bank. I heard that the price for donating an outer disciple is on the market.

I have twenty thousand taels of empty money."

"What, what! Twenty thousand taels for a disciple! The man named Qian only gave me five hundred! Mad! Although my family is not short of this small amount of money, we can't fool around like this! Do you look down on me?"

"Tch, five hundred taels of your mouth is not enough, so just be satisfied. Forty-nine people will be accepted in one term. Now there are still people from the north coming to compete for seats. They have to follow the rules to find the right ones first, and they have to take care of Lou Guancheng.

Tianyushan, the senior of Moshan Bingjie, how can he earn so many 20,000 taels."

"Oh, speaking of this, I heard them say that because there are too many apprentices, the giant came out of seclusion this time and broke through the realm of enlightenment. He wants to return the position of mountain master to the old mountain master, go to Nanhai to build a branch, and teach him the latest knowledge

The completed Taisha swordsmanship is known as the Nanhai Sword Palace, and by the way, the entire Nanhai was incorporated into the sect. Is it true?"

"I've heard about it too, but there's no such thing. Why?

We have to wait until the remnants of Nangong in Yushan are destroyed first."

"That's not a matter of a blink of an eye. Even Nangong Fairy Queen was captured by the mountain master with one move, let alone those brats? I know they were specially left by the giant to be trained by my disciples, okay!

Oops, needless to say, giants, when the two old mountain masters also recover their skills, by then I, Mozhu Mountain, will have three Dao Lords, hundreds of transformed gods, and thousands of true monarchs! The land spans Xun, Nanhai, and the well-deserved South

The largest sect! Even the Taoist sect in the north dare not underestimate it! Hehe, the tuition fee is 20,000 taels, I think it is too little!"

"...What nonsense are you talking about? That's not what you're talking about. Where did you get hundreds of transformed gods?"

"Not all of them from Moshan can transform into gods?"

"That one is called Zuntian Demon God. He might have been drunk with it. What kind of god can he be..."

"The punches are all the same! Alas, it's a pity that I can't practice Moshan Fist. I hope that the Taisha swordsmanship deduced by the giant this time will be easier to practice. Then I can go to the Nanhai Sword Palace

I’m practicing.”

"Come on, you have a sword?"

"Hey, although I don't have a sword in my family, I do have money."

The two boys were talking nonsense while cleaning the house, sweeping away the dust and cobwebs, drawing spells and spells around the hall, and setting up formations. Of course, the most important thing was to repair the eaves while the sky was still bright.

The doors and windows were repaired so that no light could leak out. Finally, I took out the small alchemy furnace I had with me, baked the elixirs, and baked out the bursts of Taoist breath. Then I meditated in the dojo, whistling the dry food to regulate the breath, and quietly waited for Senior Brother Song.

turn around.

In this way, there were clouds in the sky on the first night and there was silence. On the second night there was rain and everything was peaceful. On the third night, the empty moon shone brightly in the sky and there were more people in the village.

The moonlight was so bright. The two boys were not newcomers to Taoism. They had been given advice by their elders at home. Naturally, they did not dare to enter meditation at this time. When they heard people coming and going in the village outside, and chickens and dogs hearing each other, they

Secretly lying at the door and looking out through the crack of the door, I saw shadows disappearing and appearing, gathering and dispersing under the moonlight, like swaying lamp shadows shining on the purple curtain.

"What kind of method is this..."

"Who knows, don't tell them off, and everyone will be in peace and sleep."

However, when they turned their heads, the children were stunned because a statue of Dharma suddenly appeared on the shrine that had been empty for the past three days!

The Dharma statue is hidden in the darkness, and only its outline can be barely seen, but the disciples of Mozhushan who have some knowledge will naturally recognize this appearance.

"Old Mother Black Lotus!"

As soon as the words came out, everything fell silent for an instant. The two boys couldn't help but hold their breath, and secretly turned their heads to look outside the door.

All I saw was darkness outside the door.

It's not because the moonlight suddenly disappeared.

It was because the shadows of the whole village had gathered and were standing at the door looking in.

"...What should we do now? Why don't we call someone?"

The two boys quickly jumped under the flags, holding golden bells and silver bells, and each pinched out a silk talisman in their hands.

"If you tell them off, order yours!"

"...But, can I order it now? I only have one Kun Talisman to save my life..."

"Nonsense! I only have one!"

"Then, why don't we wait for senior brother? Maybe there is no need..."

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang bang bang!"

The door of the ancestral hall suddenly roared! It was slapped loudly by the "people" outside the house! The dust on the beams fell on the children's faces, as if there was some violent beast outside the house, banging angrily.

The door wants to rush in!

"Senior brother! Senior brother! Help, senior brother!"

"Point the symbols, point the symbols! Help! Brother, help!"

The two boys frantically rang the bells to call people, while the doors, windows, and even the floor tiles and rubble around the ancestral hall were shaking and shaking! It was as if it was about to collapse in a major earthquake!

"upbraid----!"

"Crack!" "Boom!!"

Then suddenly there was an angry shout outside the house! Thunder flashed

Lightning! Thunder exploded! Dazzling blue light almost splashed into the ancestral hall through the cracks in the rubble at the window edge!

But just this time, the almost falling apart ruined ancestral hall fell silent instantly. The Taoist boys held their breaths and waited for a while, then saw a figure walking to the door. Then he made Song Dayou's voice.

"Are you okay?"

"Senior Brother Song!"

"No, it's okay!"

"Stay inside and wait until dawn before opening the door."

Then the figure disappeared, and the two children waited restlessly for half the night. It was not until the morning light shone in through the crack in the door that they realized that the black lotus statue on the shrine had disappeared at some point.

The two looked at each other, carefully looked through the crack in the door, and then opened the door to take a look.

Senior Brother Song was standing guard at the entrance of the village, breathing in the morning light, surrounded by thunder and mirage.

There is a five or six-year-old boy next to him, squatting on the ground with his knees in his arms. In fact, he has quite handsome features, but he is very skinny and severely malnourished. His hair is so long that it covers his face. He is wrapped in a big and dirty clothes.

The black robe was as caked as the tattered carpet. He looked as if he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and he looked a little stupid.

Smelling his scent, the two Taoist boys hid far away and saluted.

"Thank you Brother Jie for coming to the rescue..."

Song Dayou opened his eyes, nodded, and gave a general introduction,

"I paid my respects to the moon and went to see you. This is the village of Luo Jiaozong. In order to avoid the disaster of war, the villagers hid in the land of vacuum. I didn't know what happened. They couldn't return to their human form in an instant. Only this child was spared. I
To be continued...