Chapter 7:

Now that it was decided to have an apostle, Yuan Xianger began to make meticulous preparations.
She has indeed practiced a lot of magic techniques over the years, but the real fighting skills of the exorcism town monsters are still very lacking.
I don’t know if it’s because there was a master who has been here for many years. In the past few years, there have been almost no evil spirits that harm humans in Queqiu Town. The three or two little monsters that occasionally appeared were not Yuan Xiang'er's opponents at all, either became her playing partners, or became the objects of her bullying.
Yuan Xiang'er read many classics and knew that it was a risky thing to sign a master-slave contract with a monster.
For example, she mentioned in the "Deep Mysterious Essentials" in her hand that when the bond is concluded, the demons are likely to resist strongly and require the spellcaster to be overwhelmed by mana. If the spellcaster's skill is not enough to make the monster willing to succumb, then it is possible to backlash itself at a critical juncture, in the slightest injury, or death. Therefore, when most of the high-gong mage contracted apostles, they would rather severely wound the demon first, and then use the formation method to imprison them, in order to be foolproof.
Do you have to fight half-dead first? Yuan Xiang'er closed the scroll and sighed.
She remembered that when the master was at home, she got along very well with the apostles, big and small, such as Steal Fat, Xiqu, etc. It was not at all like using magical coercion to drive demons.
Maybe Master has something different from others.
In the master's study room, although the essentials and secrets of magic techniques of the world's major metaphysical schools have been collected, he did not leave a single word of his own. Yuan Xiang'er still knows her master very well. Although Yu Yao is very determined, he still has the same literary literacy as when he was seven or eight years old. Those obscure texts are pretty good to read, and it is really too reluctant to want him to write a book.
Yuan Xianger put the little things in and out one by one in the hanger and back basket.
Emperor clock, formation, talisman, short knife, emergency medicine, kettle, pastry, snacks... Ah, it seems that there are a lot of unnecessary things mixed in.
She has lived in Queqiu Town at the foot of Sirius Mountain since she was seven years old. The surrounding hills and valleys have been very familiar since she was a child, but not to mention them, even the hunting hunters in the town will only live in the surrounding areas. Mountain and forest activities within a few miles.
The entire Sirius Mountain Range, one hundred thousand mountains, is vast and boundless, and the depth of the dense forest is inaccessible. It is rumored to be the territory of demons and no longer belongs to the world.
This time, Yuan Xianger was a little nervous to enter the depths of the mountains and forests alone.
But after so many years of practice, I have to try it. Don't go too deep, just catch some little monsters made by bobcats and wild dogs and come back to see the nursing home.
The virgin forest is full of towering ancient trees, vines lingering, moss covered the ground, and the scorching sun does not penetrate. Here is a chaotic and dim world.
Yuan Xianger wears a short brown suit that is easy to move, holding a bamboo stick, stepping on thick dead leaves, pulling away the long grass and dead vines, and exploring all the way forward.
The Phantom of Soul, which is very rare in the town on weekdays, is everywhere in this place. Between the branches and leaves, in the shade of the stone moss, rows of small heads popped up from time to time. They looked curiously at Yuan Xiang'er, an alien who broke into the forest.
Yuan Xianger was squatting, using a piece of cake to lure a small rabbit who was hiding behind the big tree not far away.
The little fairy was only one foot tall, with a pair of soft bunny ears hanging behind his head, and two small hands stretched out from the snow-white sleeves, timidly trying to take the cake in Yuan Xianger's hand, but a little scared.
"Don't be afraid, I'll give it to you." Yuan Xianger carefully handed the pancake forward, "Hey, would you like to be my apostle?"
The rabbit spirit heard her talking, bluffed, then jumped back into the grass with a squeak, and disappeared.
"Even the rabbit essence failed." Yuan Xianger sighed in frustration, sat down on a thick tree root, looked at the fragrant dough in his hand, and ate it by herself.
Sure enough, should I bring carrots?
She rummaged through her belongings. In fact, there are many ritual instruments in the storeroom at home, such as the three-clear bell, the jade emperor seal, the canopy ruler, and the gossip mirror, all set up covered in dust. But besides an emperor bell for dispersal and a seven-star dagger for body protection, Yuan Xianger mainly carried the talisman made by him over the years.
Master Yu Yao uses spells and tactics, whether he is suppressing demons or exorcising them, he doesn't like to rely on things outside his body. Yuan Xianger learned from him and also prefers to study the way of spells.
Now she is no longer the little girl she was seven years ago, and pointing to the empty book charm is no longer a problem. If a five thunder talisman was cruelly sacrificed just now, the delicate and delicate rabbit spirit would be burnt to the outside and tender inside. She remembered the timid appearance of the little rabbit, and felt reluctant, and she was funny again. , Such an apostle is placed in the yard, besides being cute, it is probably useless.
Just thinking about it, a yellow-haired monkey swept past her eyes, snatched away the basket beside Yuan Xianger, rushed to the high tree branches, waving triumphantly while laughing at Yuan Xianger.
"Hey hey, I haven't seen a human being here in many years, let me see what I brought to honor your grandfather."
Yuan Xianger was furious, pinched a "twist" decision with one hand, and yelled: "Come down!"
The yellow-haired monkey didn't prevent her from having this hand. For a while, he felt that his body was held up by a certain powerful force, and he could no longer stand on the treetops. Oh, he fell from the branches of the tree.
Yuan Xianger's left hand caught the back basket that had fallen from the air, and her right hand pinched the "well" to trap the falling monkey demon. In her backhand, she sacrificed a yellow thunder symbol. , Suddenly thunder came from the sky.
"Forgive me, Daxian forgive me. I can't split, I can't split." The yellow monkey was very alert. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he quickly raised his hand and grabbed the ground with his head to beg for mercy.
"You... would you like to be my apostle? If you want to, I can spare your life." Yuan Xianger asked him.
"Yes, yes, I can follow Daxian, is there anything I want? I am definitely willing."
The monkey's sub-face when speaking is the same as that of human beings, inexplicably slick and flattering, it looks very funny.
Yuan Xianger put away the five thunder talisman in the air dubiously. He didn't think that the monkey demon was not as incompetent as it showed. As soon as he turned over, he broke free from the shackles of the "well" tactic, and several jumped into the jungle and fled.
He turned back and grinned at Yuan Xianger, showing a fierce look.
Miss Yuan was angry, and chased after her, "It's you. You will be beaten to death first, and then you will become an apostle. It seems that the seniors are not wrong at all."
But after all, the forest is the world of monkeys, let alone a monkey that has become a fine one. Yuan Xianger quickly chased the yellow monkey and had to stop and rest.
The rabbit is too timid, and the monkey is too cunning. What kind of goblin is suitable to catch?
Yuan Xiang'er also knew the reason for her failure. After all, she still lacked actual combat experience, and her heart was not decisive enough, so she could not bear to use the killer move.
The next one you see, no matter what race it is, is seriously injured first, and will be arrested and returned home. She made a decision in her heart.
Deep in the dark dense forest, there was a faint faint sound. Yuan Xiang'er, who was very sensitive to spiritual power, noticed the movement and quietly walked over the branches of the divided bushes.
It was a huge banyan tree with twisted roots and knotted roots, and there was a ball of silver-gray around the thick roots.
Yuan Xiang'er walked there cautiously, a few lights of fireflies flew up in the grass, but the messy hair ball lying in the long grass remained motionless.
Yuan Xiang'er gently turned him over with a branch and found that it was a young wolf who had not yet grown up. He was badly injured, his hind leg was bitten off, and an abdomen was opened. The blood on his body almost covered the original hair. s color. In the jungle, even the battle between wild beasts usually bites the neck of the enemy. Yuan Xiang'er looked at the large and small wounds, and couldn't figure out what caused such a cub to encounter such a group of attacks and torture.
It's a pity that although it flees here desperately, it is estimated that it will not survive in the end. Yuan Xianger plucked the white forelegs of the young wolf with a branch. The forelegs turned over weakly. On the top of the furry were several bulging pads. The blood-stained little hairy paw shook slightly under the flick of the branch.
It turned out to be alive.
Yuan Xianger stretched out his hand and gently touched the little wolf's head, and found that the ears with fine hairs trembled slightly in the palm of her hand, and then trembled again.
Then the young wolf opened its eyes, and almost at the same time as it opened its eyes, it tried to stand up on its front legs.
A pair of eyes lit up among the leaves behind the dark forest, accompanied by the whispering beasts. In the darkness, various little monsters in the jungle gathered. They seemed to be coveting the flesh and blood of the injured young wolf, but perhaps because they were afraid of something, they hesitated to come out.
The young wolf was hurt too badly. It arched its back and made a low throat sound. Its forefoot trembled and tried its best to support the body. In the end, it was unable to continue and collapsed to the ground after a while. The monster in the dark seemed to get excited immediately.
It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, but she believes that as long as she leaves with her, the young wolf will be torn to pieces by the little demon lurking around and swallowed up.
Yuan Xiang'er looked at the wolf demon who kept his eyes open on the ground, feeling a little sad for him. He is still so young, but he can only wait to die here. Of course, the lifespan of monsters is different from that of human beings. Some cubs that look very small may actually have been through hundreds of springs and autumns.
Just leave him alone, take him back, cure him, become an apostle, and keep him in the yard.
Yuan Xianger has the character to act as soon as she thinks of it. She cleared the contents in her back basket, and carefully picked up the injured wolf and put it in. This immature wolf was so thin that she just put it in whole. In her back basket.
The demons in the dark surroundings became agitated and let out a low growl after another.
"Human, this is not something you should care about."
"Do you know what you took away?"
Yuan Xiang'er ignored them and walked out with a big stride. She could perceive that the little fairies hiding in the darkness right now were all little fairies with low spiritual powers. If they didn't leave immediately, in case the big fairies passing by would be attracted, it would be a little troublesome.
A monster that looked like a porcupine couldn't bear it, and jumped out from the hiding place. Two sharp teeth flashed coldly and hit Yuan Xiang'er.
Yuan Xiang'er suddenly turned around, offering a yellow talisman. The rune drawn by cinnabar broke away from the talisman paper in the air and turned into a shining fire phoenix. The fire phoenix let out a clear cry and opened her mouth to spout a large flame front cover. To that huge monster. The pig demon fell from the air, howling in a panic, rolling back and forth on the ground a few times, and fled back to the depths of the dense forest against the tail that was still on fire.
The little fairies immediately dispersed. Yuan Xianger had already taken advantage of the chaos and ran out of the Sirius Mountains. Back to Queqiu Town.