My mind was in chaos. I couldn't figure out what was going on and why those children had lost all their souls. It was even more evil than last time.

A few of them lost their souls last time, but I used the Soul-Restraining Horse to bring them back. I also asked them to burn incense and worship the old locust tree. Logically speaking, nothing should happen again.

Is there something else unresolved here?

I really can't figure it out. It seems that I have to ask Tangkou Lixian's family.

I asked those families to go back and wait first, and I want to discuss with the Tangkou Xian family how to handle this matter.

They seemed reluctant and had no other choice but to leave first.

However, I saw that their expressions seemed to be uneasy about me, maybe because they thought I was incompetent. Some people muttered in a low voice, saying that they gave me things for free and were of no use, so they might as well go to Hedong Li Banshi, who might still be able to do it.

It works.

I remembered what my master once said when he was drunk. He said that people's hearts are like the tide, rising and falling. When you are beneficial to them, they wish to enshrine you as their ancestor. If you don't like it, they will slap you on the beach.

I ignored a few of them. I had to take care of this matter, not for anything else but to gain publicity. I couldn’t lose my reputation as a master!

"Brother Meng, are you there?" As soon as the group left, I couldn't wait to call Chang Xiaomeng in my heart.

The strange thing is that there is no response!

This shouldn't be the case. He said that I don't need to meditate and just call him in my mind. Why is there no response?

"Brother Meng? Are you asleep? Just give me a squeak!"

A cold breath hit my whole body from the Baihui point on the top of my head, and I couldn't help but shiver.

At the same time, a familiar voice sounded in his consciousness, it was Chang Xiaomeng.

"I just went out to check, and things were a bit troublesome. The souls of those children were imprisoned. I don't know what it was, but there were some means to cover up the atmosphere. Even I couldn't find where they were hidden."

Chang Xiaomeng was as crisp and clear as ever, explaining the situation clearly as soon as he opened his mouth.

It turns out that he wasn't around just now and went out to investigate. No wonder he didn't respond no matter how he was called.

"Then what to do?"

I'm in trouble, I've never dealt with this kind of thing before.

"There's nothing I can do about it right now. I'm so yang-y during the day that I can't see anything. I'll go with you tonight at dusk and take a look at the old locust tree in Dongshan. Maybe I can see something."

"Um, is it just the two of us, brother? Can we find a few more people?"

When I think about that old locust tree that grows green leaves and blooms with blood flowers in the middle of winter, my heart skips a beat, it's obviously a demon.

"Are you afraid? Your master is the number one immortal master in the Northeast. Aren't you determined to surpass him? Are you afraid of such a trivial matter?"

Chang Xiaomeng's voice was cold, just like his personality.

"Haha, how could it be possible? I am a member of the Tangkou Xian family, how can I be afraid of this!"

I was brave and courageous, but I was actually quite panicked, but I was afraid that I would take care of this matter, and I would never embarrass the master.

"That's good. Let's meet in the evening. I'm going to practice. You should prepare everything you can use in the evening."

After saying that, Chang Xiaomeng left.

I rummaged through the box and pulled out everything I could use, stuffing it into a small bag, including the Mountain Ghost Sword, the red talisman given by Old Man Su, the evil-breaking talisman that my master taught me to draw, the Five Thunder Talisman...

I remembered what my master told me before he left. In an emergency, the memorial tablet of Grand Master Chang Xian could be brought out. He had seen it and found that the tablet was not simple and might be useful.

I quickly found a piece of red cloth to wrap the memorial tablet of Master Chang Xian, and prepared to carry it at night just in case something unexpected happened. This is my biggest support now.

I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so I improvised and made up my mind to see if there was anything in the formation book that I could use that was simple and easy to use. After all, one more method means more protection.

After rummaging around, there is a formation called "Thunder Pool", which is specially used to imprison evil spirits. I think it looks good.

According to the theory of "Book of Changes", the day belongs to Yang and the night belongs to Yin, and evil spirits can only be active at night. When the ancients were stargazing, they divided the entire night sky into twenty-eight star regions, which were called "twenty-eight constellations", each of which contained a number of stars.

stars, and the method of laying out the "Thunder Pond" is to place 28 copper coins around the evil spirit, artificially defining a fake "twenty-eight constellations". The number of copper coins is as many as Yang, so as to create a step beyond the "Thunder Pond" for the evil spirit.

The illusion of entering the "yang realm".

This formation does no harm to the evil spirit, it can only imprison it. The confinement time depends on the evil spirit's strength and IQ.

Fortunately, before the master left, he left all the treasures he usually used with me. I dug out 28 "Five Emperors' Money" and planned to try it at night.

Time flew by and it was night. Before midnight, I called out Brother Meng and planned to set up the "Thunder Pond" in advance.

The night was quiet, with only a slight wind blowing through the woods, making a rustling sound, like countless mouths whispering.

A waning moon hung in the sky, reflecting on the snow. It was not very bright, but the surrounding scenery could still be seen clearly.

There were a few scattered red dots in the woods, which must be wild cats looking for food at night. Occasionally, there were a few owls howling, which made my hair stand on end and made me walk forward with excitement.

Before reaching the old locust tree, you can smell the sweet scent of locust flowers from a distance.

As we got closer, we could see the dimly lit bunches of Sophora japonica flowers in the dim light of the moon. They seemed to be blooming at the wrong time after all.

Brother Meng got off me, and his figure seemed to be more solid than before. He told me to be careful. He wanted to check nearby, but he felt something was not right.

I quickly took out 28 Five Emperors' coins and set up a "Thunder Pool" formation around the old locust tree according to the positions of the twenty-eight constellations. If there was any evil spirit in the old locust tree, it would be useful when it came out soon.

After finishing these tasks, midnight is almost here.

I was about to call Brother Meng and ask him to come back and see what happens next.

Suddenly I felt a heavy weight on my shoulders, as if a pair of hands were patting me on my shoulders from behind. The cool air was accompanied by my wheezing, and a strong fishy smell sprayed on the back of my neck, which made me shiver.

His legs became weak and he collapsed on the ground.

"Damn it, who the hell are you! You're going to scare me to death at night!"

I was so frightened that I yelled.

For a moment, before I could get up, I suddenly felt a weight on my body and the thing fell on me.

No, I feel like this thing is not human!

I wanted to turn over and get up, but unexpectedly, the thing pressed me hard with amazing strength, making it impossible for me to get up. It opened its big, smelly mouth and came over to bite my neck.

I was so frightened that I didn't care about anything else. I grabbed his neck with both hands to prevent him from coming up and biting me.

It was only during the struggle that I saw clearly, isn't this the old Zhangtou who suffered a cerebral infarction last month? His shroud is still intact and brand new!

The dead man was riding on me and trying to bite me. I was even more frightened. I didn't know where the evil force came from, so I kicked him, kicked him aside, and took the opportunity to get up and run away!

This is so scary!

"Brother Meng! Brother Meng! Save me, Brother Meng. He's a charlatan. Come on!"

I ran in the direction where Brother Meng disappeared and called him!

As soon as I ran into the woods, I was frightened by the scene in front of me. I quickly braked and stopped.

I saw pairs of small lanterns lighting up in the woods in front of me, like the lanterns that every household puts up during the New Year, but there were no other colors, they were all red.

"Ouch..."

"Ouch..."

The howls of wolves rang in my ears, piercing the silent night sky and my young heart...

Sure enough, it was wrong. It turned out that the scattered little red dots I saw on the road just now were not wild cats at all, but wolves!

This pack of wolves came early and late, and they waited until I entered the woods before coming out. This was a calculation that I would definitely enter the woods and ambush them in advance!

Looking at the group of beasts surrounding me in the woods, I didn't dare to turn around and run away, for fear that if I turned around the wolves would pounce on me and tear me to pieces. My small body was not big enough for one of them.

I slowly backed away, and the wolves were not in a hurry. They slowly stepped forward, always staying a few meters away from me. It looked like they were planning to eat me!

I didn't dare to call Brother Meng loudly for fear of angering the wolves, so I could only call him in my heart, thinking about where he went and why he didn't come back. If he didn't come back, I would be dead!

As I was retreating, my back suddenly hit something hard. I thought it was a tree and was about to move away. At this moment, a pair of hands hit me hard on the shoulder.

I shuddered, it was over, the dead body was chasing me!

Unfortunately, I just set up the "Thunder Pond" formation and threw the small package containing the mountain ghost sword, talisman, and the tablet of Master Chang Xian on the ground. I didn't have anything in my hands.

It seems that I am going to die here today. I am only twelve years old. I have not yet married a wife. Those pretty little girls in the class have to cry every day without me by their side!

I didn't have time to think about it. I was now a piece of fish on a chopping block and could only be slaughtered. I watched the wolves approaching step by step, forming an encirclement with the dead body on my back, and tightly wrapping me in a small circle.

I can even see clearly what color the wolves in front of me are, whether they have single eyelids or double eyelids.

The dead body on the back didn't move, it just put its hands on my shoulders. From the corner of my eye, I noticed that those hands quickly grew a layer of black hair, and in the blink of an eye, the hands turned into a pair of wolf claws!
Chapter completed!