It's almost dawn, the sound of horse hooves on the mountain road.

The duck driver was sleeping soundly in the duck shed. When he suddenly woke up, he saw several Taoists and martial artists standing around the duck shed.

Most of the Taoists were carrying long swords, the short and thin Jianghu people were carrying big swords, and the tall Jianghu people were full of evil spirits. When they opened their eyes, they saw that they were surrounded by donkey legs and horse hooves, which looked like a forest, which was scary.

"hiss!"

The duck driver woke up immediately.

"Don't be afraid, believers. We are just wanderers who have lost their way." Taoist Master Qingxuan spoke first, smiling, "I saw the folks driving ducks here, so I came here to ask, where is this place?"

In the past, this kind of thing was mostly done by Luo Seng. However, although Luo Gong was good at dealing with people, he was too tall, had a charlatanic and evil spirit, and was too intimidating. After all, he was not as approachable as Taoist Priest Qingxuan.

"This is, this is the territory of Jinping County. You, Taoist Masters and heroes, where are you going?"

The duck driver was so frightened that even though he sat up, he huddled in the duck shed and looked at them timidly. He also stumbled and answered.

"......

A little devil in brown clothes suddenly appeared, looked at the duck driver, then turned to look around and nodded seriously.

Remember this, this is Jinping County.

The duck driver was shocked again.

The rest of the people also reacted differently, some were shocked, and some became vigilant, but before they could do anything, the little guy in brown clothes disappeared again.

"Don't be nervous. This is the kid raised by fellow Taoist Lin. He is quite naughty." Taoist Master Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the duck herder again, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. We are just here to ask for directions and we are not hurting anyone."

"You, who are you?"

"Ask passersby."

It was quiet in the mountains in the early morning, and the voices of several people talking were extremely clear. There were only a few snorts of horses, accompanied by a few duck calls from behind.

Lin Jue and Luo Gong listened to their conversation while looking at the duck shed and its surroundings.

Duck driving is an ancient profession.

These people often travel around with a shed. The length and width of the shed are about the same as a small bed. It has an arc top, like a tented boat shed, to protect it from wind and rain.

During the day, the duck driver carries the shed while walking. There will be pots, pans, mats and quilts in the shed. At night, he puts down the shed and sleeps in the shed. Ducks set out when they are young. Wherever they go, weeds, fish, shrimps and insects are everywhere.

The duck driver uses ducks or duck eggs in exchange for food for the ducks. By the time they get home, the little ducks have grown into big ducks. It seems like there is no cost, but it is actually very hard work.

Lin Jue saw the group of grown-up ducks gathered together in a group, huddled behind the duck shed and staring at them.

At the same time, I also saw the pots and pans next to the duck shed.

"You guys, what do you want to ask?"

"I would like to ask how to get to Jinping County." Taoist priest Qingxuan smiled.

"Jinping County? Why don't you just go along this road? There is no other way." The duck driver replied fearfully.

"I heard that there are monsters in Jinping County?"

"Ah? Yes, yes, there is a monster!" The duck driver nodded immediately, with frightened eyes, and described it to them, "I heard that the monster is very powerful. When he entered the county seat, all the officials in the city were eaten by him!"

"So powerful?"

"yes."

"That brother is so unkind!" Wan Xinrong behind him said, "There are such powerful monsters in Jinping County. I heard that we were going to Jinping County, but brother didn't even remind us!"

"this."

The duck driver was temporarily confused by him and became even more panicked.

"I just woke up from sleep, my brain is still muddled, I am timid, and when I woke up, I saw all the gods and masters, I was afraid, and my mouth was stupid.

I don’t know what to say, please forgive me, please forgive me—”

The duck driver said this and wanted to kowtow to him.

Taoist Priest Qingxuan quickly bent down to stop him.

Lin Jue stood nearby, lowered his head and looked at the fox, and whispered to it: "He is thinking about you, fox——."

The fox's ears flicked to get rid of the dirt,

"Believers don't have to be like this! Just a joke! Just a joke! The Taoist friend next to me just saw that the believers were too nervous and scared, and wanted to make you happy, but it had the opposite effect!" Taoist priest Qingxuan said with a smile, "I want to ask Jin Jin now

What's the situation in Ping County? Is the monster still in the city? How many people did it eat? How many subordinates does it have?"

"How do you know this, little one?"

The duck driver changed from sitting in the duck shed to lying in the duck shed, and answered respectfully and fearfully.

"How did the believer know that there were monsters in the city?"

"The villain drove here a few days ago and met a group of people on the roadside. They told the villain and advised him to leave here quickly."

"Why haven't the believers left yet?

"That was just a few days ago. How could the villain move so fast with so many ducks? If he lost these ducks, he would starve to death when he returned. What's the difference between being eaten by monsters?"

"That makes sense." Taoist Master Qingxuan said, "Then the believers didn't encounter any monsters along the way?"

"The villain is chasing ducks. He has to avoid the mountains to avoid encountering monsters and the countryside to avoid eating other people's crops. Maybe because of this, he didn't encounter monsters. I also thought that I had reached Jinping today.

We are on the edge of the county, and we have one day left to go out, so I came to sleep on the roadside, thinking of going out early in the morning."

"So that's it."

Taoist Master Qingxuan always had a gentle look on his face, and finally asked: "Do the believers really know nothing about anything in the city? Didn't those who informed the believers of the danger not warn the believers at all?"

"That was a few days ago. They said that the monster ate all the officials in the city, smashed the Taoist temple in the city, and arrested many people.

He said he wanted to take them back and raise them." The duck driver shivered, "Those monsters should still be in the city at that time, but I don't know now."

"Thank you for your kindness."

"No thanks, no thanks."

"Farewell."

"How many of you are going to Jinping County?"

"We are Taoists from the Star Observation Palace in Beijing. We went to Jinping County to do some things at the order of the temple master." Taoist Master Qingxuan said.

"Then be very careful."

"Thank you."

Taoist Priest Qingxuan straightened up and saluted him.

Several people turned around one after another, either rode donkeys or mounted horses, and left.

The sound of hooves faded away, and the figure quickly disappeared into the forest.

The duck driver was still trembling, as if he had been frightened. He even shook his head for the rest of his life, and then gradually relaxed.

It's normal that there are monsters here, and when he walks here, he has to be careful and careful. It's early in the morning, and it's not even bright yet. If there is such a group of people around him, no one will be afraid.

The duck driver quickly packed up his things and prepared to leave.

After about a while, he came out of the duck shed.

After removing the partition under the duck shed, there was a hole just big enough for a person to stand. He stood in it, lifted up the duck shed, and could walk with the duck shed on his shoulders.

Stretching out his hand, he picked up the whip.

"Shush!"

The duck immediately started walking.

He just looked left and right, then stretched out his left hand and pointed at the ducks.

"Gah——.."

A duck flew out.

This duck is thinner than ordinary ducks, its body is more colorful, and it flies easier, just like a wild duck.

The wild duck fell into the duck shed.

The duck driver carried the duck shed and walked around in a circle, looking around, then lowered his head and whispered to the wild duck: "Go and tell General Wolf quickly that a Taoist is here, claiming to be from the Star Gazing Palace.

In my opinion, there are more fakes than real ones, so please be prepared to deal with them."

"Gah——..——"

The wild duck answered, flapped its wings, and immediately flew into the sky.

But he never thought that a black line flashed in the sky.

It was an arrow that connected the forest and the wild duck in an instant, pierced the wild duck, and fell down.

"hiss!"

The duck driver was immediately shocked.

As if he had sensed something, or maybe it was due to experience, he almost did not hesitate. He threw away the hand holding the burden and threw the duck shed back, while he immediately jumped forward.

The duck shed was closed on three sides, except for the door at the front. He bent down and rushed out through the door.

The next moment "Boom!"

A stream of golden flames surged forward and hit the duck shed, just like a river hitting a boulder. Under the agitation of the flames, it flowed back and forth,

It also engulfed and covered the duck shed from all sides.

The hot temperature could be felt from a distance, like a ladle of boiling water poured on his back.

Thinking that the duck shed itself was made of woven bamboo, with only a thin layer, it had almost no ability to withstand the fierce flames.

It only lasted less than a breath.

In just one breath, the duck driver had already got out of the duck shed, and quickly rolled forward by taking advantage of the duck shed's brief resistance to the flames.

I saw the flames smashing into the duck shed, breaking through the blockade, and continuing to hit the ground, spreading along the ground into flowers. The dark and thin duck driver in front could barely avoid the flames, but he did not stop at all.

He got up and continued running forward.

When the flames dissipated, only the base of the duck coop was left, with the edges still shining scarlet and black smoke emitting from it.

The back is empty.

It was as if the flames came out of thin air.

But if you look closely, you can see that there is a small patch of land on the ground that is not flat, about the size of a bowl, and it seems like something has gotten in from here.

The duck chaser still ran desperately.

Running through a patch of dense thorns, he suddenly saw a gray-black shadow flashing behind the thorns. By the time the duck driver felt something was wrong, it was already too late.

A spear shot through the air and swept through thousands of troops.

All the powerful force hit him.

"Canopy!"

A cloud of dust suddenly spread out from his chest.

The duck driver was immediately knocked out, and while he was still in the air, he was already vomiting blood.

But he kept flying backwards and hit a big tree behind him. Then he stopped, bounced back, and landed on the ground.

"puff--.-

The duck driver vomited another mouthful of blood.

But his vitality was extremely tenacious, and he got up again, ready to run in another direction.

But he never thought that the ground in front of him loosened up, and there was an area about the size of a bowl. Then a white shadow flashed, and what appeared in front of him was a four-tailed white fox that was a little larger than a mountain tiger.

This white fox was so huge that its mouth seemed to be able to bite his entire head in. With just one slap, he easily pinned him to the ground, just like an ordinary fox pressing down a duck.

"The yin and yang of——."

The duck driver opened his mouth and struggled to recite the incantation.

Snap!

A fox's slap interrupted him, and another breath of cold air enveloped him, which immediately seemed to freeze his whole body, making him tremble and speechless.

The fox will also tell you to shut up.

Fuyao stared down at him, thinking this.

Then Luo Gongti walked out of the forest, dragging the tip of his spear on the ground, leaving a mark, and another soldier holding a bow walked out from the other side. The armor was heavy and made a clashing sound.

"Thank you so much, hero!" Fox imitated his Taoist priest, saying this, and shouted in a clear and detailed voice, "Return to Lingdou, and return to the Great Wall!"
Chapter completed!