The shop owner lost interest in doing business at this point and invited the two into the inner room.
He closed the door, served tea and snacks, and began to speak:
"The old lady of the Li family in Xicheng was seriously ill, and there was no cure. Their eldest son, Li Feilian, went to Fairy Mountain and actually managed to bring back a fairy peach. But perhaps the fairy peach was too spiritual, and the old lady couldn't bear it, and she passed away on the spot."
"It was too late for the Li family to regret it; all they could do was prepare for the old lady's funeral. On the seventh day, suddenly the weather changed, the coffin lid flew off, and a young woman jumped out! Oh my, the people keeping vigil were so frightened they almost lost their breath. The entire Li family was terrified when they found out, and finally they found some Taoist priests who said that the woman was possessed by a demon and that they needed to perform a ritual to exterminate the monster."
"The girl recognized some people in the Li family and said she was their old lady. The Li family was skeptical and argued about it for a while."
"Recently, rumors have spread that this Taoist priest invited several fellow disciples, claiming that he was going to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits, and to capture the Peach Tree Goddess on that mountain. Isn't that nonsense? The Peach Tree Goddess has been there for who knows how many years, and Pingtung City has enjoyed good weather and abundant harvests every year. She is protecting us! When those Taoist priests saw that there were many people who opposed them, they gave up for a while, but unexpectedly, many more Taoist priests came one after another. It seems that they are determined to go up the mountain."
"If the Peach Fairy Goddess is no longer here, the demons and monsters on the other side of the mountain will be left unchecked and won't come here to cause trouble. This will keep our Pingtung City in turmoil! That eldest son of the Li family has been captured by those Taoist priests because he went to Peach Fairy Mountain once. They are planning to go and deceive the Goddess again! Can you two help to drive them away?"
Ah Jiang was originally sent down the mountain to gain experience, so since he encountered this matter, he decided to take a look.
"How is the old lady of the Li family?"
"I'm still tied up at home!"
A-Jiang didn't say to the shop owner, "Let's go and find out what's going on. If there's anything we can do to help, we'll definitely do it."
After learning the exact location of the Li family's residence, the two bid farewell and left.
The shop owner shook his head with a wry smile and continued to do business.
Four servants and two Taoist priests stood at the entrance of the Li residence, driving away anyone who tried to approach. People were also closely watching the area from the corners of the surrounding tea stalls and restaurants.
“This house is protected by a magic array. You wait outside while I go in and check it out.”
A-Jiang said to Xiao Songjing.
"Okay. I'll wait for you outside."
The Li residence was also heavily guarded, as they were worried about powerful cultivators, so they didn't dare to use their divine sense to investigate.
She summoned a small yellow bird, which flew around and found a large hall full of people.
Several people were huddled together in the room, some standing, some sitting, some leisurely drinking tea, and some arguing intensely.
"Brother Baili, you still have the mind to drink tea? I'm about to die of anxiety!"
The person arguing noticed the displeasure of the person next to them and said...
"Brother Qi, why bother? We all know Brother Zhang's abilities. Even if there are some difficulties on this journey, it will only take a little more time. It's alright."
“Brother Baili is quite confident, but that is a demon that has been around for thousands of years. We are not even enough to fill her teeth.”
"That would mean it had to be alive to escape."
The Taoist priest surnamed Qi pondered for a moment, then said to the short, stout Taoist priest beside him:
"Senior Brother Zhao, will the Water-Sinking Pill you refined before be effective?"
"Junior brother, don't worry. That pill has been tested. Once it's planted, all the plants within a hundred miles will die. This time, Brother Zhang brought so many. Take advantage of the demon's inattention and throw them all over Immortal Peach Mountain. Even if the roots are withered, what can a plant spirit do?"
Everyone turned their attention back to the map, and the short, stout Taoist priest said, "Should we make some more arrangements for She Qingqing, whom Fei Lian mentioned?"
"Well, no matter what her cultivation level is, we shouldn't let it go unchecked. We should send a few more disciples over. If they see her, intercept her. We absolutely cannot let her contact other demons and ruin our plans."
"Okay, I'll give the order right away."
After hearing these words, A Jiang roughly understood that they planned to get rid of a peach demon.
Why don't we go see that old lady Li first?
She was quite concerned about the fact that the old lady of the Li family had become young again.
Her location was the easiest to find. She cast a spell on the guard at the door to freeze him in place, and then she pushed the door open and went inside.
The room was rather old and dark in color, with things scattered about in a mess. A young woman was walking back and forth in the room. When she saw Ah Jiang come in, she stared at her with wide eyes.
The girl looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was very energetic, with a small face, big eyes, delicate features, and flawless skin. She seemed full of vitality.
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