Chapter 0459 Monster People
Most of the demon soldiers were stationed outside the city. Mu Xingqiu and others were placed in a house in the city and there was no further news. Pei Zihan, as the commander-in-chief of the demon army, had many things to do and had no time to meet the guests immediately. They could only wait.
Xiao Qingtao was in a difficult mood. She walked out alone. There was no demon soldier blocking her or following her. The bluestone street was cleaned and the road was lined with green trees. The autumn air was getting thicker, but it had almost no effect on these trees. Strangely, the unclean air in the city was thinner than outside the city.
Xiao Qingtao, who had been here, was deeply shocked by the integrity of Baizhang City. If she hadn't seen the demon cloud and the flying demon when she looked up, this would have been a small city that was at peace with the world. It was just too deserted. She didn't see a single figure after walking the entire street.
Xiao Qingtao remembered that the market was nearby, so she walked there. Standing at the entrance of the market, she even vaguely remembered the shops she had passed by that year, but the prosperity had passed, the stalls were nowhere to be seen, the plaques were nowhere to be found, and the doors of each house were hung with a dazzling array of monsters, not for sale, but probably to resist Taoist magic.
But when a Taoist priest came over, these monsters did not react at all. Only when a gust of wind blew, the bones and animal horns knocked on the wooden door and made a crisp sound.
Xiao Qingtao continued to walk forward, and suddenly a living creature rushed across from a door. Xiao Qingtao reacted very quickly, summoned Ruyi with her left hand, and reached out with her right hand to grab the other party's collar.
This was a little boy, who looked only seven or eight years old, with a pair of big black eyes, wearing clean linen clothes, and there was no demon on his body. However, he held a thin bone in his hand, indicating that this was not an ordinary human child, but a little demon.
Xiao Qingtao was very alert, and immediately released her right hand and cast a spell to push the child away a few steps. The demon race has various forms. On the surface, it is a baby, but its true identity may be a big demon of several feet. Any negligence and kindness may kill the Taoist priest.
But this child seems to have no hidden power and has no resistance to magic. After being pushed away, he couldn't stand steadily. He sat on the ground with a flat mouth, as if he wanted to cry, but he didn't dare to cry in front of a strange woman. His expression froze there.
Xiao Qingtao was regretting her overreaction. A tall female demon came out of the courtyard gate. This was indeed a female demon. She was wearing leather armor instead of a cloth skirt. The more obvious evidence was her eagle claw-like right hand. She used her right claw flexibly to pull up the little demon, indicating that this was a natural organ and it was probably her demon pill. ɱ
With the support of his mother, the little demon opened his mouth to reveal two rows of sharp little teeth-this was the most obvious difference between him and humans-then stared at the white and red Ruyi with envy in his eyes, thinking it was much better looking than the bones in his hand.
The female demon vigilantly blocked the little demon behind her, her right claw opened and closed, and she said in a stiff human language: "You are a Taoist priest."
"I am Taoist priest Pangshan."
"You are not welcome here, get out."
Xiao Qingtao was not good at dealing with such situations, and she took a step back involuntarily, forgetting that she was a Taoist priest who could cast spells.
Some demons came out from the gates on both sides, mostly women and children, with some demon features on their bodies, all looking coldly at the foreign female Taoist priest. The big-eyed little demon ran out from behind her mother, threw the thin bone in her hand, and shouted: "Kill the Taoist priest!"
Xiao Qingtao casually sent out a small ice spike, and the thin bone was cut into two pieces in mid-air and bounced back. The female demon stretched out her right claw to grab half of it, but the other half just hit the little demon's forehead, smashing a small wound, and the little demon burst into tears.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Xiao Qingtao apologized hurriedly. She really didn't mean to hurt a little demon, but she had developed a habit after years of practicing the Five Elements. She naturally launched a counterattack when faced with a demon's attack.
The demon demon roared, jumped up, raised her right claw high, and looked desperate.
Xiao Qingtao was afraid of hurting her, so she took two steps back and summoned a copper bell to shake it.
The crisp sound was accompanied by a lot of spells, which was particularly harsh to the demons of all sizes on the street. The demon demon fell to the ground in a panic, hugged her son in her arms with her left hand, covered his ears, and showed a painful look.
The bell didn't last long, and the demons hanging on the doors of every household finally responded, making another chaotic sound, covering the Taoist's bell.
"Kill the Taoist!" A large group of demon demons shouted in unison and rushed towards the Taoist priest. Some little demons also ran after the adults, screaming in childish voices and waving toys such as horns and bones in their hands.
Xiao Qingtao became more and more panicked. These monsters were very ordinary. They could be easily blocked or even killed with the five elements magic. However, this was an ordinary street, not a battlefield. The ones rushing over were not monster soldiers, but a group of women and children. Xiao Qingtao couldn't do it. At the same time, another calm voice told her that the seemingly harmless faces might hide real monsters. Many Taoists died because of their momentary leniency.
The monsters were approaching, and several monsters had been thrown at them. Xiao Qingtao cast a spell to block them, but still didn't know how to deal with them.
A large piece of soil suddenly fell from the sky, and with a bang, a large amount of dust was raised, blocking the attack and sight of the female monsters and the little monsters.
"Fly up." A voice in the air said.
Xiao Qingtao then remembered that she could fly. She had been walking these days, and she actually forgot this ability in her nervousness.
The two flew out of a few streets and landed. This was a secluded alley. The courtyard doors on both sides were open, and there were obviously no residents inside.
Facing this person, Xiao Qingtao was not nervous, only angry, "The commander of the demon army does sound much more powerful than Taoist Pangshan."
"Do you know what Furong Mountain is called now?"
"Ghost Crying Mountain." Pei Zihan remained calm and motioned for his cousin to walk forward with him. After a dozen steps, he added: "This is war."
"To others this is war, to you it is betrayal and ingratitude." Xiao Qingtao suppressed the anger in her heart.
Pei Zihan chuckled softly, "Seven thousand years ago, the Nine Dao Dao Tong and the Sheng Fu Dynasty jointly launched a war against the Kingdom of Sheshen. The enemy was in front of them. Ten thousand non-demon soldiers rushed into the Palace of King Sheshen and captured the half-demon royal sacrifices. The Pei family left the Sheshen Kingdom at that time and settled in Furong Mountain after being rewarded for this. The Pei family did not know these things from the Monster Clan. , but from the history books collected by Pang Shan.”
Pei Zihan stopped and made a serious conclusion: "Feiyao is born to be a rebellious race. We have two kinds of blood flowing in our bodies at the same time, but we cannot get recognition from either side. Only betrayal can reflect the non-yao race." value.”
Pei Zihan's words were specious. Of course, Xiao Qingtao would not be convinced, but she was very surprised. She was surprised at Pei Zihan's calmness. He really didn't take the betrayal seriously, but was full of pride, as if it was a betrayal. A great achievement.
"I really don't recognize you. Are you Pei Zihan?"
"This is the real me. I used to be like you, wearing a mask to carefully figure out human beings' thoughts, hoping to please them. Now I don't need a mask."
Xiao Qingtao sneered, "Don't you have a mask in front of the Giant Demon King?"
Pei Zihan did not answer this question and continued to move forward, "A new era is coming. It is not humans or demons that rule the world, but demons. Non-demon must return to the tribe to ensure their own continuation."
"Furong Mountain has become Ghost Crying Mountain, so why talk about its continuation?"
"Furong Mountain is not the only place where non-demon gathers. There are more than 5,000 non-demon soldiers in this city, as well as their relatives, as you just saw."
"Those...are they demons?" Xiao Qingtao was surprised.
"Well, they are all undergoing demon transformation, hoping to become real demons. Some are more successful, and some have changed very little, but very few non-demon die as a result. The demon transforming pill is more suitable for non-demon."
"You are wrong. Non-monsters rarely die because they do not resist transforming into demons from the bottom of their hearts. Brother Xiaoqiu is an example. After he made up his mind, the reaction of transforming into demons was not that obvious."
Pei Zihan laughed twice and said, "Don't rush to make a judgment yet. The reason why Mu Xingqiu is like this is not really clear yet."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Qingtao asked doubtfully.
Pei Zihan once again refused to answer. The two came to the door of a tall mansion. It might have been an official office in the past. Now, instead of the stone lions guarding the door, there were two real beast monsters. Thick hair protruded from the gaps in the armor and turned outwards. Its fangs are as sharp as daggers.
The two beast monsters saluted Pei Zihan respectfully.
When they first entered the courtyard, a group of magicians were busy stuffing a large number of bone fragments and books into boxes, apparently to be packed away.
"Most of the sorcerers here are non-demon. They are responsible for learning new sorcerers. They are a bit like the forbidden secret department of Taoism." Pei Zihan introduced, and continued walking to the backyard, "They are not Yin Buchen's kind. Yishi Jun is an unprecedented great demon clan, but it is a pity that he is hiding. As for the four new monarchs, only the chaotic memories in their minds are valuable. Now they have almost contributed. It is these demon masters who have made their wild thoughts It became a real witchcraft.”
The backyard was relatively deserted, with only seven or eight human men walking around blankly, as if they had lost consciousness.
At a glance, Xiao Qingtao saw Shen Zhun, the former law enforcer of Pangshan Discipline University. He was wearing the rough clothes of the demon tribe and talking to himself in front of a pillar.
The dark blue robe on Xiao Qingtao shone like a ray of sunshine into the dark cellar. Several men all turned their heads to look at her. They no longer remembered what this blue dress represented, but they had an endless fondness for it.
Shen Zhun was the last one to turn his head, with a smile on his face. The smile became more and more exaggerated, and slowly turned into a ferocious smile. He shouted: "Demon species! Demon species!"
The anger in Xiao Qingtao's heart finally broke out, and she summoned Xingyun Ruyi and pointed it at Pei Zihan, "Look what you did to Taoist Pangshan!"
"New life always grows in the most rotten places. I said, this is war." Pei Zihan remained calm and had no intention of taking action. "Please tell Mu Xingqiu that if he can make Yashan retreat, , these prisoners are his."