Hanging Paintings to Ward Off Evil Spirits

Chapter 225: Hanging Paintings to Ward Off Evil Spirits

A cloud of fire appeared under Long Qilin's feet, and it soared into the sky and rushed out of the valley. Qingyu Sanren sat up, raised his hand and clapped it forward. Suddenly, thunder surged, and countless lightning bolts entangled like a galloping green dragon, striking towards Long Qilin.

Qingyu Sanren suddenly vomited blood, his hand trembled, and the palm lightning deviated, blasting a gap in the mountain in front of Long Qilin.

Qin Mu was shocked. Although these beings in the heavenly realm were injured, the power of their magical powers was still astonishing. If they were hit, they would definitely die horribly.

Lu Wenshu, Pushan Luohan and others stood up shakily, and each of them couldn't help vomiting blood. They couldn't help but feel frightened. They still underestimated the Great Demon God Bear summoned by Qin Mu, and were severely injured by the Great Demon God Bear. If it weren't for Taoist Kuye who interrupted Qin Mu's summoning once, the summoned Great Demon God Bear would be even stronger. I am afraid that even if all of them were tied together, they would not be enough to be killed by this demon god!

"Do you still want to catch up?" Lu Wenshu asked in a low voice.

At this time, Taoist Kuye sat cross-legged, his breath withered, and said with a sad smile: "I can no longer accompany you fellow Taoists to defeat demons and defend the Dao. My life was interrupted by that demon god, and this stinking skin is useless..."

Everyone felt pity.

Taoist Kuye chanted softly: "Life is just a dead leaf, and it will eventually fall into the underworld. Fellow Taoists, you must kill the demon leader. I want to see him on the road to the underworld. I'll go first..." After saying this, he passed away suddenly.

Lu Wenshu burst into tears and bowed, saying, "Brother, take care! We will definitely send this devil to see you!"

Pushan Arhat sighed with regret, put his palms together in greeting, and said solemnly: "In this life, I am just a smelly skin bag. I will give up this skin bag and see the Tathagata. Goodbye, brother."

"Goodbye!" Qingyu Sanren said with tears.

Luo Sanpo said: "That dragon unicorn is very fast, we must catch up as soon as possible, otherwise he will summon a second demon god, which will be terrible!"

Lu Wenshu said murderously: "He doesn't have this chance! There are people stronger than us waiting for him to fall into the trap ahead!"

Having said that, everyone still forced themselves to suppress their injuries, took healing pills, and rushed in the direction Qin Mu left.

Qin Mu took out a bone altar from the back of the dragon unicorn and tried to summon a second demon god. However, the dragon unicorn was a little bumpy when running, and it was easy for the talisman to be unable to match the runes on the demon god statue. If one rune was wrong, the whole effort would be in vain, so he had to give up.

Qin Mu checked and found that he had no injuries at all, and Hu Ling'er was also not injured. The dragon unicorn had thick skin and flesh, and was protected by dragon scales, so it was not injured either. Only the Demon King Dutian was beaten and deformed.

Qin Mu used the Vermillion Bird's Qi to burn his body red, and then corrected the deformed limbs. The Demon King of Dutian was so ashamed and angry that he remained silent. This time, he was despised by the Great Demon God Xiongbi and was trampled under his feet. This was a great shame and humiliation.

Qin Mu analyzed the geography, took out the Yankang geographical map and compared it with the surrounding mountains and rivers. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This place is very close to Daxu. With Long Qilin's speed, it is estimated that he will reach the border of Daxu in half a day. It is impossible to go through Mishui Pass."

They were being chased all the way and their route had deviated from Mishui Pass and was far away from Yanbian Pass.

"The only option now is to take the passage that I left behind when I was teaching smuggling."

Qin Mu thought for a moment. There was a Shenduan Mountain Range between Daxu and Yankang. There were Xuanji crossbows on each mountaintop of the Shenduan Mountain Range. Anyone passing through would be shot to death by the Xuanji crossbow.

The Xuanji Crossbow operates automatically and is said to have been built according to the will passed down from God. Anyone passing through the Shenduan Mountains will be shot to death, regardless of whether they walk through the mountains or fly over the mountains.

The Tianmo Cult once engaged in smuggling. There was a passage in the Shenduan Mountains, passing through the Kujiling Canyon, which could travel between Daxu and Yankang. The two Xuanji crossbows there had been destroyed by the Tianmo Cult, but the innkeeper of Xianglong City said that the road had been abandoned for many years.

The Kujiling Canyon is his only passage into Daxu.

"The pursuers probably don't know about this passage."

Qin Mu cheered up and suddenly laughed, "It's so hard to go home for the New Year. It's like fighting through thousands of troops!"

He followed the villagers to learn their martial arts and inherited their optimism. Although he encountered countless ambushes and kills along the way, he still maintained an optimistic attitude. Infected by his emotions, Long Qilin and Hu Ling'er also relaxed a lot.

The sky gradually darkened and the surroundings became increasingly desolate. After walking for a long while, there was no village in sight.

"Going into the ruins at night is definitely a death-seeking act. We must wait until daytime."

As they got closer and closer to Daxu, they could already see the dark shadow of the majestic Shenduan Mountains, like a high wall blocking the way between heaven and earth.

This Shenduan Mountain Range, which stretches for who knows how many thousands of miles, is extremely difficult to fly over, not to mention being filled with Xuanji crossbows. Even without a Xuanji crossbow, it would be extremely difficult to fly over it.

Qin Mu was just thinking about finding a place to stay when he suddenly saw lights coming from below. It was a village. As night fell, oil lamps were lit in the village.

"Young master, be careful of traps." Hu Ling'er said nervously.

The Demon King Dutian sneered and said, "There is not a single village within a thousand miles, yet one suddenly appears here. There must be something fishy going on."

Qin Mu said: "Fatty Long, keep going, don't pay any attention to it."

Long Qilin continued walking on the fire cloud towards the Shenduan Mountains. After walking for dozens of miles, he saw lights coming from below. There was a border village with dim lights and more than a dozen houses.

The layout of the houses and the location of the light from the oil lamps are almost exactly the same as the small village just now!

"Keep going." Qin Mu's pupils shrank slightly and he said in a deep voice.

Long Qilin continued to move forward, and after walking dozens of miles he saw the village again. The houses, lights, and everything else were exactly the same as the previous two villages, without any changes!

Long Qilin also felt something was wrong, so he ran as fast as he could, running forward for hundreds of miles. On the way, he encountered more than a dozen such villages, and the arrangements were exactly the same!

The Shenduan Mountains ahead seemed to be still so far away. After running for hundreds of miles, they should have reached the foot of the mountain, but the distance between them and the mountain seemed to have never changed!

"This person is very capable, he folded the space."

The Demon King Dutian was completely hopeless and shook his head, saying, "You can't escape, little bastard."

"Let's go into the village!" Qin Mu said viciously.

Long Qilin and Hu Ling'er were startled. Qin Mu was angry and lowered his voice: "I will kill anyone who dares to stop me from going home for the New Year! Enter the village!"

The dragon unicorn landed, shrank its body, and returned to normal. Qin Mu jumped off the dragon unicorn's back, and Hu Ling'er coiled around his neck like a scarf made of fox fur. The Demon King Dutian followed behind him, and his four faces looked around, looking around vigilantly.

Qin Mu walked towards the entrance of the village, only to see that this village was very ordinary. There was a flagpole at the gate and a stone hitching post under the flagpole for dismounting horses. The village was very quiet. A dog was barking at them, baring its teeth, and looked very ferocious.

The fox on Qin Mu's neck quietly opened its eyes, which scared the dog. The wooden door opened, and an old man holding an oil lamp walked out from behind the door. The dog hurriedly came behind the old man, became bolder, and continued to bark at Qin Mu.

Qin Mu's face was gentle, and he greeted him with a greeting, "I am a traveler passing by your precious place. It is dark and there is no place to stay. God has mercy on me and I meet you. Can you please make some concessions and give me a place to rest?"

"You are too polite, Lord Demon."

The old man had narrow eyes and drooped white eyebrows. He said, "The village is very small, and most of the guest rooms are still empty. If you don't mind, please find a room for yourself to stay and rest."

The fox fur on Qin Mu's neck stood up and he trembled.

The Demon King Dutian and Long Qilin were also awed. The old man with white eyebrows did not hide anything at all and directly called Qin Mu the Demon Leader. It was obvious that he had no intention of hiding anything, nor did he bother to hide it.

And the fact that they have been spinning in circles has probably been caused by this old man!

Qin Mu thanked him and asked, "Elder, how many people are there in this village?"

The old man with white eyebrows said, "There is only one person and one dog at the moment, but I have hung lights in every room, and the villagers will come soon. There will be a carnival and it will probably be very noisy, so please don't be disgusted, Demon Lord. We are all coolies, people who work hard and don't know any etiquette. If we have offended you, please forgive us, Demon Lord."

"Sure, sure."

Qin Mu said goodbye to the white-browed old man, came to the center of the village, chose the largest courtyard, and said, "Elder, please go back. We will stay here."

The white-browed old man smiled and said, "Sleep well, Demon Sect Leader."

"Thanks for your kind words."

Qin Mu pushed the door open and walked in. The smile on his face immediately disappeared. He said quickly, "Don't talk. Go into the main room and go to sleep. No one should open their eyes!"

Long Qilin and Hu Ling'er didn't understand what he meant. The Demon King of Dutian said, "This old guy has bad intentions..."

Qin Mu pushed the Demon King Dutian away with his hand, and he couldn't move. Qin Mu opened the door to the main room, threw the Demon King Dutian on the ground, and closed his twelve eyelids.

Long Qilin squeezed in, cracked the door, and the two wooden doors fell to the ground.

Long Qilin was about to speak, but Qin Mu made a gesture to silence him, signaling him to close his eyes. Hu Ling'er slid down from Qin Mu's neck, climbed onto Long Qilin's back and closed her eyes.

Qin Mu opened the Taotie bag, took out a scroll, closed his eyes, and used a nail to hang the painting on the wall facing the door of the main room.

"Cripple Grandpa said that this painting was of the village chief painted by Deaf Grandpa in his early years and it can ward off evil spirits. Let's see if Cripple Grandpa is lying to me."

He lay down, sideways facing the door, with his eyes wide open, motionless.

It was very quiet.

After a while, there were chaotic footsteps outside, and then a familiar voice was heard, which seemed to be Lu Wenshu, saying: "Senior Qingshan lit the lamp in the dark night and summoned us here. Could it be that he found the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Another woman said, "It's a shame to say that we chased and blocked him all the way but failed to kill him. Instead, Taoist Kuye fell into his vicious hands and was killed by the demon he summoned." It sounded like the voice of Qingyu Sanren.

The voice of the white-browed old man came, saying: "The leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect has already fallen asleep in the village."

"Senior Qingshan is really good! I'm going to kill him right now!"

"No hurry, let's wait for other comrades to come, then kill him and celebrate this great victory!"

…

After a while, the footsteps of more than a dozen people were heard. When everyone heard that the Demon Leader was in the village, they couldn't help laughing and talking, and they all felt relieved.

There were sounds of drinking outside again, and the lights were brightly on. It was obvious that these strong men were celebrating.

"Although the ability of the Demon Cult Leader is not high, he has many tricks. He is really difficult to deal with. To be honest, several of us were injured and almost killed by the demon god he summoned."

"We have dealt with this beast today, and it is justice for the world. Come, let us drink this cup together!"

"Brother Feng Qiwu is here? Come quickly to celebrate the Demon-Extermination Conference!"

…

The lights outside were bright, casting mottled shadows on the window frames of Qin Mu's house. The shadows kept swaying. The weather was very cold, and Qin Mu saw Hu Ling'er shivering, so he reached out and covered her belly with his hand.

Hu Ling'er turned around, and Qin Mu quickly stretched out two fingers to cover her eyelids.

Outside, masters from all over the country came to surround Qin Mu. The laughter became louder and louder, and they toasted each other and celebrated. After a long time, the old man with white eyebrows laughed and said, "Everyone, it's getting late. It's time to send the Demon Cult leader on his way."

Hu Ling'er shivered. She heard the gate of the yard being opened with a creaking sound, but she didn't dare to open her eyes.

Lu Wenshu walked into the yard first and said with a smile, "The Demon Cult Leader is actually asleep, and he is sleeping soundly..."

Suddenly, his head slipped off his neck silently, and his body fell to the ground. A great master at the heavenly realm died in such a confused manner.

"There is a master in the yard! Brother Lu has been murdered!"

There was a commotion outside the yard, followed by a loud bang, and strong men broke through the wall of the yard and rushed in. They were surrounded by flames, with the shadow of a god standing behind them, and their momentum was overwhelming!

As soon as they landed on the ground, their heads suddenly slipped off their necks silently, and even the most skilled ones died inexplicably.

It was as if there was an invisible god in the yard wielding an invisible sword, cutting off the head of anyone who dared to enter the yard!