[Main story completed]
[One-sentence synopsis: An unwitting female lead of Eldritch horrors vs. Chinese horror folklore, auspicious signs, and xianxia.]
[Not a "big female lead"...
Chapter 85: Situ Hui's Guidance from the Moon God
Li Zhou ignored the people in the car. Although Gong Daopan and other demon hunters had dealt with Shan before, they did not dare to speak to her.
Shan, who was ignored, seemed a little embarrassed.
Gong Daopan couldn't help but wonder, is there something wrong with Shan's eyes? Can't he see the kindness in the city?
Where does one get the courage to put on airs like a wealthy family in front of Dr. Tan?
The huge net made of yellow-green mucus returned to Li Zhou's bib and turned into inconspicuous dark patterns again.
Seeing this, Gong Daolu thought to himself that even if he was a genius doctor, it would take a lot of spiritual energy to control so many evil spirits in one breath.
Is it because her spiritual power is exhausted that the Shan family dares to show off their power?
Gong Daolu's heart was filled with alarm bells, but he didn't know that Li Zhou just ate too much barbecue and had a sore throat. He decided to eat more vegetarian dishes to reduce the heat before trying the stir-fried bullfrog.
In fact, with her appetite, even if there were a few more, she would still be able to finish them in one bite.
The man in the car, whose words fell to the ground and no one picked them up, did not feel embarrassed. He smiled sinisterly and said, "Since you don't want to talk, then just stay."
As he finished speaking, shadows of toads appeared around the crowd.
There are twelve in total, all with three legs, and their backs are covered with densely packed transparent eggs. In the eggs swim big-headed tadpoles, which at first glance appear to have countless eyes.
Just seeing these phantoms, the weak scholar Mei Tang was startled and bent over to vomit violently.
Demon Hunter Yu Miaoluo frowned and said to herself, "When will the Shan family be able to control such evil creatures? It looks like it even contains a trace of Taiyin power."
Gong Daopan looked solemn and drew out the magic sword from his waist: "You are not mistaken."
She stared at the toad shadow in front of her, feeling its cold and lonely power, and was equally incredulous: "Why would Taiyin Xingjun lend them his divine power?"
"Borrow?" The people in the car were very sharp-eyed and could hear the whispers of the two people from such a distance. The voices were extremely arrogant. "The so-called Taiyin Star Lord is nothing more than a servant in a certain hall."
Gong Daopan's expression changed.
Although she is not a believer of Taiyin Star Lord, the Moon God is one of the most ancient gods. Even if he is not their own god, she should still be in awe of him. How can she be so contemptuous?
What made Gong Daopan even more uneasy was that the person in the car had such a frivolous tone, the Taiyin power on the toad shadow had not yet left, and the full moon that should have brought down divine punishment did not appear, as if it had tacitly agreed to these words.
Gong Daopan said in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
"The head of the Shan family," the man in the car said slowly, "his surname is Situ, and his given name is Hui."
Gong Daopan was stunned. Since he was the head of the Shan family, why did he have the surname Situ?
The thought only flashed through her mind for a moment and then disappeared without a trace.
She opened her mouth, a little confused, as if she wanted to say something just now.
Questioning Situ Hui’s identity?
The head of the Shan family is Situ Hui, is there any problem?
Gong Daopan looked at Yu Miaoluo hesitantly, and Yu Miaoluo also looked confused: "Master Daopan... I seem to have forgotten something important... Master Daopan, be careful!"
A toad phantom took advantage of everyone's confusion and suddenly stretched out its bright red tongue, stabbing towards Gong Daopan's chest.
Yu Miaoluo pushed Gong Daopan away. The latter's pupils dilated slightly. He wanted to cut off the toad's tongue with his magic sword, but it was too late. He could only watch as the tongue wrapped around Yu Miaoluo's forearm.
"Miao Luo!" she shouted loudly, with a look of grief on her face. Then she saw a flash of light, cutting the tongue into two pieces.
A shrill scream came from the toad's phantom mouth.
Gong Daopan's emotions were interrupted and he didn't react for a long time.
Yu Miaoluo lifted the limp toad tongue and turned her head to look at Doctor Tan who was standing there without moving.
The scalpel that cured diseases and saved lives was hanging beside her, with a drop of toad blood on the tip of the blade. It seemed a little proud, and also a provocation to Situ Hui.
It has been a thousand years since the lancet was invented, and this is the first time people have seen it used for purposes other than treating diseases.
Yu Miaoluo came back to her senses and clasped her fists towards the female doctor Li Zhou and said, "Thank you, Dr. Tan, for saving me."
Li Zhou was thinking about where to find a refrigerator to store these stir-fried bullfrogs, and forgot to return the gift for a moment.
Yu Miaoluo's face turned serious and she turned to look at the toad that was staring at her hungrily.
This time, even the Moon God has gotten involved. Even if we are talking about the miracle doctor, we have to give it our all.
As a demon hunter, she must not hold back Dr. Tan at this moment.
She was about to draw out her magic sword when she suddenly discovered that the severed tongue of the toad in her hand disappeared into thin air like ice melting into water.
Yu Miaoluo lowered her head in shock, looking at her empty palms, her brows gradually furrowed, as if she was thinking about something.
Although one toad was injured, Situ Hui still sat steadily in the chariot, as if he still had confidence in the toads.
Twelve toad shadows surrounded everyone, at equal intervals, forming a compass shape.
The next moment, the compass began to turn, and the power of Taiyin became its pointer. The murderous intent of heaven and earth was drawn by it, and the compass guided the murderous intent towards everyone.
A sudden feeling of emptiness and coldness swept over everyone in the compass.
If you are targeted by the murderous intent of heaven and earth, you will be doomed.
No wonder Situ Hui dared to say that Taiyin Star Lord was just his servant... This man could even use the Qi of heaven and earth as part of his formation. I wonder how profound his cultivation is.
Witch Lu groaned, closed her eyes full of white cataracts, and spiritual power swelled in her sleeves. In her withered hands, she condensed a long knife that was glowing faintly, and chopped it fiercely at the spinning toad.
Mohist Yin Chan took out a ruler and a square, and numbers with special meanings flew out of them, such as the Pythagorean theorem and the ratio. These numbers carried dazzling power, causing the scholar Mei Tang, who had just raised his head to join the battle, to lower his head and vomit again.
Gong Daopan even gave an order: "Form a formation!"
He then led the demon hunters to form a Yang Soul Formation, intending to use his own Yang energy to counter the Taiyin force in the toad's body.
Although no one knows why Taiyin Star Lord would help the Shan family, although everyone knows that mortals cannot resist divine power, and although every cultivator knows how terrifying the murderous intent of heaven and earth is.
However, none of the demon hunter, Witch Lu, Yin Chan, Mei Tang and others thought of retreating or escaping.
In this world where gods, ghosts, and monsters are everywhere, practitioners have been trying to shake a tree with an ant trying to stop it.
There is nothing I can do, but I will never repent.
Just as everyone was attacking the Toad Compass with an extremely tragic mood, the female doctor Li Zhou, who had to recuperate after dealing with too many evil gods and had no fighting power yet, raised her head.
Got it.
Doesn’t she have a bunch of refrigerators of her own?
Glancing at Chu Shen and the others with silver hair and bloodshot eyes, who were emitting cold air, Li Zhou pinched the upper section of his ring finger with his left hand and recited:
"Om Vasudha, Kotu-ra, Kotu-ra, Suva-sahā."
She uttered a plain and ordinary mantra of the Moon God that all believers of the Moon God would recite. The power of the Moon in the toad compass that guided the murderous intent of heaven and earth easily broke away from the toad and gathered in the palm of the female doctor Li Zhou.
The murderous intent that was surging just now suddenly stagnated.
The twelve rotating toads were also stunned at the same time. They did not react even when hit by the long knife of Lu the witch, the numbers of Yin Chan, and the yang energy of the demon catcher.
These beings of extremely high status were stunned by Li Zhou's casual attack.
Thinking that this was the last battle of their lives and having prepared themselves for the murderous backlash from heaven and earth, Witch Lu, Yin Chan, and the Demon Catcher silently opened their eyes, and the sadness on their faces was replaced by embarrassment.
They are all ready to sacrifice...
Gong Daopan, who had had this experience once, was the first to come to his senses. He turned to look at the nonchalant Doctor Tan.
She actually felt that Doctor Tan had run out of energy and had no fighting power left.
She even wanted to ask Dr. Tan to leave first.
Luckily I didn't have time to shout...
Everyone gradually came back to their senses and followed Gong Daopan to look at the female doctor Li Zhou, revealing admiration. The next moment, they saw that the Taiyin power that fell into the hands of Doctor Tan turned into eyes with thick eyelashes.
The power of Taiyin was contaminated by the divine doctor Tan in an instant.
After a moment of horror, everyone who had seen her cast spells several times suddenly felt a sense of relief.
If it is really normal to talk about the magic skills of the miracle doctor, then that would be the biggest abnormality.
Fortunately, it's still not that normal.
Li Zhou didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he smiled and said, "This is the technique that my junior sister Hu Shansui mainly practices. Although it's not often used, it's just right for this moment."
She caught a glimpse of the understanding expressions on everyone's faces, and nodded with satisfaction. She instructed Chu Shen, who was standing beside her, "Form a formation."
Do we need to form a formation to talk about the miracle doctor?
Everyone's worries were lifted up again. They picked up their weapons and stared at the toad shadow. As expected, this time the evil spirit was really hard to deal with. Even the genius doctor Tan could not...
As soon as this idea came to mind, everyone saw that Chu Shen and other Fangshen believers who had turned into zombies, under the instructions of the divine doctor Tan, stepped on each other's shoulders, held each other's hands, and formed a square box.
As cold air came out of Fang Shen's followers with all their strength, Doctor Tan raised his hand and the kind-hearted people scattered in the city flew back, stretched out their tongues, rolled up the toad's phantom, and threw it into the cold air box with a snap.
The twelve toads were neatly arranged, not one missing.
As the leader, Chu Shen said "grow", and his body grew taller in the wind. In a blink of an eye, he grew to two meters tall. He blocked the last gap in the box by himself, like a door.
Everyone: “…”
Although I already knew that Dr. Tan’s Taoist skills were unique, this time it was too different.
What is the profound meaning of this human box?
Could it be possible to purify the evil spirits by locking them in there?
——As expected of a genius from Yaowang Mountain, he actually has such a magical method to purify evil spirits.
Just as everyone was trying to think and make sense of themselves, Yu Miaoluo, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly got a flash of inspiration, as if she had figured something out, and shouted to the Shan family, "You Shan family," she held the Qingxin Mantra in her hand, so that she could only keep this one thought, "Why is the family head's surname Situ?"
The maids holding the flags with the word "mountain" on them were startled. Then, as if they had been given an idea that they should have had long ago, they all turned their heads to look at the purple-covered chariot being pulled by the stork.
"Master!"
The maids rushed forward and pulled back the curtain, only to see a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes, with his eyes closed, lying in the carriage. It was unknown how long he had been unconscious.
The person who was just talking to everyone and claimed that Taiyin Star Lord was his child servant was not the real head of the Shan family at all.
Everyone's faces tightened again, and they clenched their weapons. Gong Daopan said in a deep voice: "What evildoer is causing trouble here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone subconsciously looked at the female doctor Li Zhou. Needless to say, this miraculous doctor was so skilled.
She must have discovered from the beginning that the head of the Shan family should not be called Situ Hui.
There must be another deeper meaning behind this not being pointed out.
Just when everyone began to ponder the deeper meaning of talking about the miracle doctor, the female doctor Li Zhou, who indeed did not find any problems, finally began her thinking.
Yes, who is this Situ Hui? Why does he pretend to be the head of the Shan family? What’s the benefit of deceiving everyone?
She looked calm on the surface, but her mind was actually full of questions.
In the sky, a corner of the full moon peeked out from the gap in the dark clouds in the east. The moonlight fell on the ground, lengthening the shadows of everyone.
The direction of the shadows is all towards the west.
The moonlight waited for a while, but Li Zhou still didn't respond.
A moment later, an arrow pointing to the west appeared directly above her shadow's head.
Li Zhou, who had been thinking hard, saw this scene and her eyes lit up. Could this be the guidance of the Moon God, asking her to go to the West to find the truth?
Situ Hui was so disrespectful to Taiyin Star God, the Star God must be very unhappy.
Looking up at the full moon and secretly giving a thumbs up, Li Zhou felt that she was becoming more and more clever and could even achieve this kind of silent communication.
The full moon hid behind the clouds again, and Li Zhou vaguely heard a faint sigh, as if the person who sighed was very tired.