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“Oh? Daoist priest, you mean to exorcise demons and subdue monsters?”
Everyone turned to look at the Daoist; some gazes were filled with curiosity, others with surprise. They’d all heard countless stories about demon-slaying, but rarely did one encounter such a person in the flesh.
“We’ll take a look first, and decide then…”
“Cattle Village isn’t far,” the bodyguard said. “About thirty li ahead, you’ll come to a long steep hill. Cross over that, and you’ll be there. There’s a tea stand set up just before the village, and past that is an earthen watchtower, that’s where the family lives. They built a pigpen outside, with a pond beside it. If you set out now, you should reach it in about half a day.”
He paused, then added, “As for the mountain demon Mr. Wang mentioned earlier, the one who makes people carry it across a bridge, you’ll have to go another twenty li past the village. There’s a broken, low bridge with a fast current. That’s the place.”
He then turned to look at the Daoist. “So, will you be going, Daoist Master?”
“I am a traveling Daoist priest,” Song You replied with a polite bow. “I was heading that way already. Having heard of such a strange affair, naturally I must go and see it for myself. Many thanks to you for pointing the...
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