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Hu Tianshun was utterly astonished and still looks incredulous.
Out of love for small animals, Lu Xuan patiently explained to him.
"It's obvious that you were tricked into coming here to die, to be used as bait to attract their attention so they could make their move."
"In order to reunite the five families that have already shown signs of splitting, the life of a stupid fox is obviously worth it. Even if I am fine, you are doomed today."
"How...how could this be..."
Hu Tianshun muttered to himself in a daze.
But I've already begun to believe it.
He was indeed tricked by a weasel spirit.
The weasel spirit said that their shamanic practices had offended a wild Taoist priest from beyond the Great Wall. That wild Taoist priest was very fierce, so none of their families dared to provoke him.
So he sent him here to talk and scare Lu Xuan. Hu Tianshun didn't even understand Lu Xuan's information before he came over.
In hindsight, it turns out that he simply wanted to borrow my life for a short time!
Wasn't I supposed to be the fox?
Why was I fooled?
But soon, Hu Tianshun reacted and looked at Lu Xuan.
"Wait a minute! How do you know all this so clearly?"
Lu Xuan had the air of a profound and unfathomable master.
"You don't really think I'm here to have my fortune told, do you?"
"Isn't that right?" ×2.
Wait, why is it multiplied by two?
Lu Xuan silently glanced at Er Zhuang beside him.
Lu Xuan: “(?_?)”
Erzhuang, why don't you put it more clearly? What do you mean by this?
It's not very interesting...
Hu Tianshun and Erzhuang silently lowered their heads and looked at the box next to Lu Xuan's stall, where several hundred yuan lay quietly.
"Ahem! I'm just taking this opportunity to alleviate the suffering of all living beings."
"Enough said, I'm going to take care of him now."
After collecting the money from the stall, Lu Xuan stood up, carrying Hu Tianshun in his hand, and walked towards the direction from which the sound came.
Hu Tianshun, who was being "lifted up": "..."
"Wait, wait, you're wasting your time!"
Hu Tianshun struggled desperately and shouted at Lu Xuan.
"Since they dared to attack you, they must have had a foolproof plan."
"Huang Xian is skilled at bewitching the mind, and with the addition of witchcraft, he has probably set up a special Qi formation."
As he spoke, Hu Tianshun looked at the stream under the overpass, and a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.
"That's right! This is a branch of the Heilongjiang River. Those yellow immortals alone weren't enough. I'm afraid they also enlisted the help of the Liu family, using the earth's veins and water power to set up this Qi formation together."
"This is a divine arrangement!"
As he spoke, Hu Tianshun, who was being lifted up, scratched his head in a human-like manner.
"Oh right! How did you end up getting involved with the Liu family?"
Lu Xuan pondered for a moment.
"We didn't provoke them!"
Does killing Liu Kunsheng count?
"You actually managed to kill that murderer? You've got some skill!"
Hu Tianshun suddenly understood why that group of people were willing to risk their lives to orchestrate this scheme.
Liu Xian is the most ferocious; this young Taoist priest is indeed extraordinary!
Wait... something's not right!
Hu Tianshun: "..."
After a three-second silence.
Hu Tianshun struggled even harder.
"Let me go! I think I can still talk to them. Don't take me to my death!"
"If all else fails, let's all run for our lives!"
Liu Xian is skilled in battle, and there are abundant waterways outside the pass. If you really provoke Liu Xian, and you fight him in a place with water, wouldn't that be suicide?
If all else fails...
Hu Tianshun made up his mind: at worst, I'll just defect to the other side.
My brothers and sisters from the five families are of one mind and can fight together against the evil Taoist priests from within the pass!
Don't take me with you to your death!
"Stay calm, as I always say..."
Lu Xuan walked slowly toward the end of the overpass.
Though the pace was slow, they approached step by step, as if walking on flat ground.
Even the singing that seemed to be out of sight at the end of the overpass sounded a little flustered.
Hu Tianshun then realized that, with Lu Xuan's steps, the people who had been sitting still on the overpass—the vendors, the people buying food, and the passersby—were slowly disappearing.
Like a dream, it vanished completely after Lu Xuan passed by.
Its other claw made a grasping motion in the air.
It has the flavor of Taoist magic and supernatural powers.
Were all those people and stalls on the overpass fake?
Hu Tianshun was completely bewildered; he hadn't even noticed?
Suddenly, an irrepressible thought popped into my mind.
He realized that he had been tricked by those guys into coming to see Lu Xuan.
But what if Lu Xuan already knew all along, and that everything here was fake?
So... who set up this trap for them?
Thinking of this, Hu Tianshun felt a chill run down his spine.
What happened to me being a fox?
Why are they all more cunning than me?
The illusion behind Lu Xuan shattered layer by layer, and he strode forward.
It wasn't for nothing that I set up a fortune-telling stall here after I came back; this is how I lured these beasts out.
Those who are willing to take the bait are considered to have done so.
Lu Xuan had no desire to waste time dealing with those Japanese; he would simply kill them.
But Lu Xuan found it quite amusing to tease these beasts who pretended to be human every now and then.
Hu Tianshun, who was being held in Lu Xuan's hand: "..."
I don't find it interesting.
This world is terrifying.
If I manage to get back alive this time, I will never leave the mountain again.
Chapter 214: Something seems a little off here.
This script doesn't seem quite right!
At the end of the overpass, under a gray sky, amidst wind and snow.
A group of shamans dressed in robes made of various scraps of cloth and wearing masks made of bone were playing various instruments and singing.
The peculiar soul-calling song emanated from the three large sedan chairs behind them, with their cooperation.
Behind them, a group of strange people stood quietly, carrying a large sedan chair with three or eight bearers.
The leftmost sedan chair was sealed off, so it was impossible to tell what was inside. On the middle and right sedan chairs, a weasel standing upright and a white fox were crouching, respectively.
At this moment, the weasel and the white fox looked at each other in a very human-like manner.
They've been calling for the soul for ages, and by all accounts, they should have summoned it back by now. But why is there still no movement?
Something doesn't feel right.
The white fox turned to the weasel beside him and said, "Old Huang, didn't you say your skills were foolproof?"
As he spoke, he looked to the left at the sedan chair, which was completely sealed off.
"Also, is this kid from the Gao family reliable?"
"Logically, there shouldn't be a problem!"
Huang Laosi looked on with suspicion: "I can disturb people's souls. I learned my Zhuyou technique from an old witch book that was sealed on that mountain."
"With this god we've invited, there shouldn't be any problems!"
"Is it because we don't have enough offerings?"
"Sixth Master, Fourth Master Huang, who are you dealing with? Why are they so troublesome?"
The man at the front gestured for the person next to him to go first, and took off his mask to reveal a face that resembled Gao Lian.