Chapter 133: The Old Woman Exorcises the Wolf

Xianrenji is close to Jinghu Village, but it does not belong to Pangshan. Merchants do business with Taoist priests. Years of practice have taught them an unbreakable rule: never ask Taoist priests for help at any time. Xianrenji is not under the jurisdiction of immortals. They are citizens of Xijie State and have to report their problems to local officials.

The nearest local officials and garrisons are also a day's journey away. This adult always seems to have endless complicated affairs to deal with. Small things like wolf plagues can't scare him. The death of five civilians may attract some attention, but there must be greater casualties to get help from the Xuanfu Army.

The crowd gathered in the courtyard of the inn. They complained and cried, but they didn't know how to ask the young Taoist priest for help, because the other party only needed one sentence to reject all requests: Pangshan Taoist priests do not interfere in mortal affairs.

The voice gradually weakened, and dozens of people looked expectantly at the old woman in the front. Only she, holding the statue in her hand, had a smile on her face, full of confidence.

Granny Mei walked up to Xiaoqiu and said, "I'm not here to ask you for help."

The crowd behind her was startled, and Xiaoqiu was also surprised, "Granny Mei, you've been in Xianrenji..." He didn't know what to say. He always remembered the scene a few years ago: the old woman was held in the air by angry villagers, chanting curses, and someone blocked her mouth with mud...

"No, I've been wandering outside for the past few years, and I just came to Xianrenji a few days ago." Granny Mei raised the ancient statue in her hand, "It brought me back."

The people in the yard stood in awe, and even the veteran Pan Sanye bowed to the statue.

Xiaoqiu didn't know what to say, "I'm sorry, Pangshan has its own rules..." After all, Xiaoqiu had been in Yangshen Peak for a few years, and he might not understand every rule, but Xin Youtao explained it to him and he understood it: Pangshan refused to help Xianrenji because he didn't want the residents here to feel dependent on it. In the long run, Xianrenji would become a part of Pangshan, which was neither what the Taoists wanted nor the agreement between the Taoist tradition and the Longbin Society.

"I know these rules very well." Granny Mei still smiled. "In fact, I want to drive away the wolves alone, but I just want to invite you to go with me to see it."

The old woman was going to drive away the wolves, and the people in the yard had a little more suspicion in addition to respect, whispering to each other. But no one objected.

Granny Mei's last invitation brought Xiaoqiu a series of troubles, which have not been completely eliminated until now, but Xiaoqiu still nodded in agreement to this invitation, because those troubles were also fate, he could not blame Mei Chuan'an and his mother, but should thank them.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Xiaoqiu decided that he had to help in a critical moment anyway, and couldn't let Granny Mei die in vain.

The residents of Xianrenji had a different view.

In their eyes. This was equivalent to a Pangshan Taoist priest willing to provide help, so cheers broke out, and more and more people ran in and out of the courtyard, shouting "The Taoist priest is going to take action."

Xiaoqiu must correct everyone's view, otherwise. This might bring him trouble again. Before he could speak, Master Pan San had already guessed what he was thinking and shouted in the loud voice of an old soldier: "Everyone listen to me!"

The crowd was quiet.

"This Taoist came to Xianrenji for personal reasons. He must abide by the rules of Pangshan and cannot cast spells outside the mountain. This Grandma Mei is from the Ancient God Cult... She said she can drive away the wolves. Then it will definitely succeed. Everyone bring your equipment and statues and go to drive away the wolves together. Even if you can't help, cheer for Grandma Mei!"

The rumor in Xianrenji finally changed to "Grandma Mei drives away the wolves", but everyone would still whisper, "There is a young Taoist protecting her from behind."

Another wolf-driving team was formed. It was larger than the one yesterday, with 50 or 60 people. More than half of the men in the market went out. There were really no weapons available, and some even held rolling pins. The women stood by the roadside to distribute statues. Many people received more than one.

The statue did not perform miracles yesterday, but it did not affect everyone's faith in it. There are various explanations for the failure: the holding posture is wrong, the heart is not sincere enough, and it failed to communicate with the ancient god...

Walking at the front of the team with Granny Mei, Xiaoqiu felt uneasy. The old woman next to her had a stubborn temperament a few years ago, and now it is even stronger. She seemed to be fighting with the wolves just out of a belief, not because she really has special strength. The crowd was incited and gradually transferred their awe of Taoist Pangshan to Granny Mei and the statue in her hand.

Master Pan San was going to stay in the inn to look after the box of precious talismans and armor. Xiaoqiu asked the old woman directly, "Grandma Mei, how are you going to deal with the wolves later?"

"Use the power you are familiar with." Granny Mei was full of confidence and looked up at Xiaoqiu, "I have always wanted to repay you and that girl for your kindness. I hope I can have the opportunity today."

Xiaoqiu was stunned and did not understand the meaning of this sentence. The most likely thing to happen today was that he would save Granny Mei's life instead of getting a reward.

Granny Mei is short, but she walks very fast, much more agile than she did a few years ago.

The group walked out of Xianrenji and headed south along the main road. After a few miles, they turned into the wilderness in the west. A young man pointed out the direction, "The wolves are at the foot of the mountain. They are very strange and will not leave once they get there."

In addition to protecting Granny Mei, Xiaoqiu was also a little curious whether the one-eyed black wolf leading the group was the demon king Qi Wushang who had degenerated into a beast.

It was late at night, and the torches illuminated the knee-high weeds and sparse trees. Xiaoqiu hadn't walked with so many ordinary people for a long time. In Pangshan, even the disciples of Zhiyong Institute had opened their seven orifices, and their physiques were unique.

Xiaoqiu suddenly felt as if he was walking among a group of children and leading them to fight with another group of children. The gap between Taoist disciples and mortals was probably formed little by little, he thought.

Granny Mei raised the statue in her hand and shouted: "Put out the torches!"

The torches were extinguished one by one, and there was an indescribable majesty in the old woman's voice, which was more convincing than the strongest young man in the market.

Without light, the team's march slowed down. After walking a distance, their eyes gradually adapted to the night and could see the distant mountains. Suddenly, a wolf howl came, and everyone couldn't help but tremble and stopped.

Granny Mei turned around and said: "You stay here."

Everyone was eager for this arrangement and nodded hurriedly.

Granny Mei nodded to Xiaoqiu. The two continued to move forward, and after they were away from the crowd, Xiaoqiu asked: "Granny Mei, did you know I would come to Xianrenji?"

"I heard someone say yesterday that a young Taoist priest came to the inn. I guessed it might be you, but unfortunately I didn't catch up. I would have come to drive away the wolves even if you didn't come today, but I am very happy to meet you, because you and Miss Qin, my son did not die in vain, and I have never forgotten this kindness."

This is a sad and stubborn mother who has not forgotten her son Mei Chuan'an and still wants to clear his name. Xiaoqiu did not respond because he didn't know how to tell her that it was just a low-level illusion spell that had existed for a long time. It belongs to the Department of Mind and has been abandoned for many years, and he didn't want to tell him that the spell might trigger the mysterious "true illusion" phenomenon.

The wolves felt the approach of humans, and the howling sounded one after another. There seemed to be hundreds of them. Xiaoqiu saw the dense wolf eyes like fireflies from a distance, and now he could see the cruelty and hunger in them more clearly.

They didn't rush forward, and Xiaoqiu was very strange.

Granny Mei turned her head and said, "You stop too, I'll go by myself."

I haven't seen her for a few years. The old woman who used to cook and deliver meals to the guesthouse has a more decisive and decisive leadership temperament.

Xiao Qiu stopped. It's not that he was ordered to stop, but he found that Granny Mei's steps were still easy and steady even in the weeds, which was obviously different from ordinary people.

He was a little convinced that this old woman really had the ability to drive away wolves, but he was still prepared. Once in danger, he would still have time to rush up.

Most of the wolves did not move. Nine wolves came out and slowly greeted the bold humans. The leader was indeed a one-eyed black wolf.

But it was not the demon king. After Xiao Qiu condensed the pill, even if he didn't use the heavenly eyes, his vision was far superior to that of ordinary people. He saw clearly that this black wolf was bigger and had a faint demonic aura. In contrast, the black wolf degenerated from the demon king was very ordinary.

What the people at the market said was right. This pack of wolves was quite special. Under the command of the leader, they moved in a well-organized manner, like a well-disciplined army. Nine wolves faced Granny Mei head-on, and more than ten wolves on both wings quietly surrounded her from behind. Xiaoqiu saw this but did not take any measures.

Granny Mei completely ignored the situation on both sides and strode towards the main force of the wolf pack. Her short and fat body looked even shorter in the grass, but the grass was not a hindrance to her at all. Her steps became bigger and bigger, and finally it was almost like a big ball rolling quickly.

When they were 40 or 50 steps apart, the nine wolves acting as the vanguard accelerated their speed and entered the attack state. Xiaoqiu also moved forward slowly. He had to ensure that he could block all the wolves with one blow.

Granny Mei raised the statue high. She held the snake body, revealing three heads of the gods. Facing the beasts that were rushing towards her, she shouted loudly: "The ancient god is here, the beasts retreat, retreat!"

The statue did not work. The one-eyed black wolf running in the front had already jumped up, and Xiaoqiu was ready to save people.

"Chaoluo or Ruomo! Chaoluo or Ruomo!" The old woman chanted the spell in a sharp voice, and a whirlwind suddenly blew on the quiet grass, bringing a deep chill that did not belong to the late spring season.

Granny Mei was not afraid, and kept chanting the spell, pointing the statue in her hand at the one-eyed black wolf.

The black wolf seemed to be hit by some sharp weapon, wailed in the air, fell to the ground, immediately got up, turned around and ran, and the other wolves followed in panic.

The wolves retreated, but the old woman's spell did not stop, and the sound became more and more shrill. Wherever the statue in her hand pointed, there were gusts of cold wind, low grass and trees, and wolves wailing.

Pangshan disciple Mu Xingqiu saw everything clearly, and what surprised him most was not that Granny Mei really cast a spell, but that the spell she chanted was wrong.

The spell she chanted out loud when she was expelled from the village a few years ago was wrong, and it has not been corrected to this day. "Error or Luo weak mo" was pronounced as "诩与 weak mo". As far as Xiaoqiu knows, spells require extremely high accuracy, and even the slightest inaccuracy in pronunciation will not work, let alone the reversal of two words.

But the wrong spell still worked!

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