On the other side, at the Banbudu Inn, there was a small courtyard with embroidered tents.

Xu Xian paced back and forth in the corridor outside the door, his face anxious, hesitant, and looking very conflicted.

Soon, the door opened and Xiaoqing, dressed in a green silk dress, walked out of the room.

Xu Xian hurried forward and asked in a low voice: "Miss Xiaoqing, how is Miss Bai now?"

Xiaoqing glanced at him and said unhappily, "What does it have to do with you?"

Xu Xian's expression froze for a moment, then he said seriously: "Miss Xiaoqing, you are wrong!"

"Miss Bai was injured in the battle just now. This is because I was not able to protect her. The injury has dragged on until now, and I didn't notice it. This is because I was not thoughtful. I have a certain responsibility..."

Hearing Xu Xian's words, Xiaoqing looked at him in surprise.

"You are a kind-hearted person, but you are a bit too nice. Don't worry, there is nothing serious wrong with my sister. She just suffered a minor injury near her heart meridian, and her mana was too much. She just needs to rest for a night, and that will be it."

Xu Xian heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, then hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: "Um... can I go in and take a look?"

Xiao Qing was slightly startled, then her eyes widened, looking at Xu Xian in disbelief: "Are you sick? How can a grown man like you enter a woman's bedroom? You are just a scholar, and you don't even know the difference between men and women?"

Xu Xian blushed and said quickly, "Miss Xiaoqing, you misunderstood. I also knew some medical skills before I followed my teacher to learn medicine. As the saying goes, a doctor is like a parent. I just want to treat Miss Bai. I have no bad intentions!"

Xiao Qing rolled her eyes at him and said, "That won't work either. I've already told you that my sister is fine. You should go and get some rest!"

After saying that, Xiaoqing no longer paid attention to Xu Xian, and walked past him on her own, preparing to go to the street to buy some food.

Xu Xian stood in the corridor, looking at the door that was not closed tightly, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed, turned around and left.

Inside the room, Bai Suzhen was leaning against the pillow, half lying on the bed. Her clear eyes looked through the curtains and paper windows at the silhouette of the young man in white in the corridor. She could not help but put her hand on her chest and lightly bit her rosy lower lip.

She had just checked with her spiritual sense, and found that apart from the exhaustion of her magic power, there was actually nothing wrong with her body. The so-called damaged heart meridian was just a lie she made up to deceive Xiaoqing.

But then again, since her heart pulse was intact and she hadn't been poisoned, why... why was her heart beating so fast?

Bai Suzhen lowered her head in a daze and looked at her chest covered by the quilt of her bed.

…

…

After leaving the courtyard where Bai Suzhen and her sister were staying, Xu Xian came to the street which was more than half a step away.

His master Zishan Zhenren hasn't come back yet, so he doesn't know whether he should stay in Banbudu today. Therefore, he didn't go to the counter to book a room and could only wander around in this crowded street.

However, although Xu Xian was walking on the street, his heart remained in the courtyard, and he was always concerned about Bai Suzhen's situation.

"What's wrong with me..."

Xu Xian stopped and stood on the street, staring in a daze at the figures coming and going on the street.

Ever since he met Bai Suzhen, he felt like there was a disease in his heart, and he felt pain every morning and evening.

No matter what he was doing, as long as he thought of Miss Bai's face, Xu Xian's mind became difficult to calm down.

"Is this what Master said about the inner demon..."

Xu Xian lowered his head and covered his chest tightly with his right hand, feeling his violent heartbeat.

Just then, a calm voice suddenly came from the side.

"Amitabha, benefactor, we meet again."

“…”

Xu Xian raised his head in a daze and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a bald monk in a cassock and holding a staff standing on the street, with one hand palmed up in front of his chest, looking at him calmly.

"… is it you?"

The monk said softly, "Amitabha, I am Fahai, nice to meet you, benefactor."

Xu Xian frowned and said, "I know who you are. Tell me what you want from me..."

Fahai took a step forward and said calmly, "I came here to save you, the benefactor."

Xu Xian raised his eyebrows: "Save me?"

Fahai said calmly: "Donor, don't you know that the two women beside you are actually two snake spirits, one blue and one white? Among them, the one surnamed Bai has the highest cultivation level and is a thousand-year-old white snake spirit."

"A monster like this has killed countless people."

"If you don't want to be harmed by the snake demon, please stay away from the two demons as soon as possible. This is the right way..."

Hearing Fahai's calm words, Xu Xian was slightly startled, then shook his head and said: "You monk, what you say is so unreasonable!"

"My master once said that if you haven't investigated anything in this world, you have no right to speak. You don't have any evidence, but you are slandering Miss Bai for killing someone. How can I believe you?"

Fahai narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, you also know the identities of those two demons?"

Xu Xian said calmly, "Of course, from the first moment I saw Miss Bai and Miss Qing, I knew they were not mortals. They were too beautiful and too innocent, yet they traveled alone together and were safe and sound. How could this be something that mortal women could do..."

Fahai frowned and asked in confusion: "Since you knew they were demons, why did you help them?"

Xu Xian was startled and asked in surprise: "Is this also a problem?"

Fahai frowned and said, "Of course, I hope you can help me solve my doubts."

Xu Xian looked him up and down and nodded, saying, "I understand. You are the racist that Master was talking about!" Racist?

Fahai was stunned and began to ponder the meaning of this word.

Xu Xian shook his head and said, "Master Fahai, when it comes to right and wrong, we should judge by the facts, not by the people. Monsters are living creatures that have become spirits, and they also have hearts. They can be divided into good monsters and bad monsters, such as Miss Bai and the River Dragon King..."

Fahai frowned and interrupted, "Donor, please be careful with your words. The Dragon King is a registered deity in the Heavenly Court."

"Are gods necessarily good, and monsters necessarily bad?"

Xu Xian shook his head: "I don't think so. In my eyes, Miss Bai has compassion for all living things and takes risks to bring rain to Luoshui Town. This is good. The Dragon King is selfish and vents his anger on the people of Luoshui Town. No rain has fallen in a year, forcing the people to leave their homes. This is bad."

"Of course, the specific situation is far more complicated than what I said, but I am inexperienced and it is difficult for me to handle it as perfectly as Master. The standard I use to judge whether something is good or bad is as simple as my heart..."

"So, in my mind, at least before I see the evidence, Miss Bai is a good demon."

"I won't leave her, just give up!"

After saying this, Xu Xian turned around and left without any reluctance.

Fahai looked deeply at Xu Xian's back and suddenly said, "Please stay, benefactor!"

Xu Xian stopped, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Fahai behind him in surprise.

Fahai stepped forward and said softly, "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading."

"I have understood what you meant. I had a preconceived notion and therefore joined forces with the Dragon King to deal with you. Now that I have heard your sincere words, I feel deeply ashamed."

"It just so happened that I just passed by the courtyard and heard that Miss Bai was injured. I have a copy of the Heart Sutra of Avalokitesvara, which is the healing bible of our Buddhist sect. As long as you copy it devoutly, Miss Bai will naturally recover as before..."

As he spoke, Fahai took out a scroll of scriptures from his arms and handed it to Xu Xian.

What? This monk is quite nice!

Xu Xian's eyes lit up, and he quickly took it, saying gratefully, "Then I will be honored to accept it!"

"Amitabha……"

Fahai put his hands together, chanted a Buddhist name, then turned around and left leisurely.

Xu Xian looked at the scripture in his hand, thought for a moment, and decided to go back and copy it now.

Xu Xian did as he said. He immediately returned to the yard, came to the side room, took out pen and ink, and began to write furiously.

While he was copying the Heart Sutra of Guanyin, Bai Suzhen, who was sleeping quietly in the next room, suddenly frowned tightly and tossed and turned in bed, as if she had a terrifying nightmare.

"Who... who is chanting the sutra..."

Bai Suzhen closed her eyes, turned back and forth in the room, sweat dripping from her forehead, and muttered to herself.

With Xu Xian's current level of cultivation, he should have been able to easily detect this situation, but unfortunately, out of respect for Bai Suzhen, he sealed his senses after returning to the yard to avoid offending the beauty.

Therefore, Xu Xian had no idea what was happening next door. He was still worried about Bai Suzhen and kept copying the Heart Sutra of Guanyin.

Outside the yard, Fahai sat cross-legged in the alley, looking at the three magical instruments placed in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.

He was indeed not mistaken. This Xu Xian was a man of great passion and nature, and had a natural affinity with Buddhism. The Heart Sutra of Guanyin that he copied was not only extremely lethal to demons, but could also help him break the seal and get a glimpse of the true appearance of the magic weapon.

Soon, the three magic weapons all glowed with a dim golden light.

Fahai's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Amitabha, now that the three Buddhist treasures have appeared, it's time for me to show my skills and slay the demons!"

After saying this, he waved his hand, put on the brocade cassock, grabbed the nine-ring staff, picked up the purple gold bronze bowl, and jumped into the courtyard.

At the same time, Xu Xian finally finished copying the scriptures.

He put down the brush, picked up the scriptures, ran excitedly to Bai Suzhen's room, raised his right hand, and hesitated whether to knock on the door.

At this moment, a 'puff' sound suddenly came from the room.

Xu Xian was startled and did not care about the distinction between men and women. He pushed the door open hastily and saw Bai Suzhen lying half of her body on the bed and the other half hanging on the edge of the bed. Her long black hair fell down like a waterfall and hit the ground.

Looking along Bai Suzhen's long hair and jade hands, I saw a pool of dark red blood scattered on the ground, which was shocking.

"White lady!"

Xu Xian cried out in surprise, and hurriedly ran over anxiously to help Bai Suzhen up.

After helping Bai Suzhen up, Xu Xian discovered that her eyes were still closed and her face was pale, as if she had not yet awakened from her dream.

"What's going on?!"

Xu Xian was filled with shock and anger. He immediately raised his hand and placed it on Bai Suzhen's wrist, passing on a surge of true energy.

At this moment, Xu Xian sensed a prying gaze.

He turned his head suddenly and looked out the window, only to see a familiar face appear there, looking at him calmly.

At the same time, Xu Xian's panicked movement caused the copied scriptures to fall to the ground, where they happened to touch the pool of dark red blood.

Then, the scripture burst into a rich golden light, like the scorching sun at noon, making the pool of demon blood sizzle, and in a moment, it disappeared without a trace.

“…”

Xu Xian glanced at the scriptures on the ground, then looked at Fahai outside the window, and finally realized what was going on, his eyes widened with anger.

"It's you!"