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The moon and stars are sparse in the night sky, the trees in the dense forest are full of shadows, and occasionally there are one or two piercing cries of night owls.

A group of people who took on the task of rescuing Chu Haoman walked in the silent mountains and forests, and the leader was Wang Li Nian, a monk from the Wang family in Taiyuan. With a long sword around his waist and a compass in his hand, he followed the guidance of the compass expressionlessly as he walked with great strides.

The rest of the people followed behind.

Since Chu Haoman may be involved in a highly dangerous strange incident, everyone came as prepared as possible, carrying packages and luggage, and the twin brothers Yu Yong and Yuyuan even carried a A heavy wooden box half the height of a person.

Hey, by the way, have you seen that little lady Wang?

Maybe it was too boring, one of Yu Yong Yuyuan's twins asked, We haven't seen it before. It's quite interesting. Our group saved her fiancé, but she didn't show up. resolved by the housekeeper.

I don't know if I was blinded by crying, it's hard to see people,

It still doesn't matter.

Five surnames and seven looks, there must be some pomp.

A young man named Yan Yan with a half ghost mask on his face said with a sneer, If you eat pork, you don't need to meet the butcher in charge of slaughtering pigs.

arrive.

The leader, Wang Li Nian, didn't seem to hear them talking about the Wang family, and suddenly stopped, took out a map for comparison, This is Qishui'ao

He turned to look at Yu Shusheng, Scholar, have you read the Dingzhou County Chronicles?

Um.

Yu Shusheng nodded, If I remember correctly, Qishui'ao is geographically located between Wangyue Village and Liuchu Village, and has resources such as chestnut trees and peach trees. But now, no one lives there.

Liao Kaifeng frowned: Now?

Yes, probably in the former Sui Dynasty, there was a village named Qishui Village in this area, which was famous for its delicious fish. Later, when the former Sui Dynasty perished, there were endless wars in Hedong Road, and there were rebels and bandits everywhere. Shuicun cut off information from the outside world,

When someone visited later, the entire village had disappeared, and the rivers and lakes that could produce fish were also polluted.

Without the fishery, Qishui'ao is surrounded by mountains on three sides, inconvenient to travel, and no one lives there anymore.

Yu Shusheng said: At that time, there were too many villages in Hedong Road and Qishui Village. I don't know how many villages and towns were slaughtered in the military disaster and disappeared.

Li Ang said quietly: Babies run on the spears, and they dance as a play. The counties and counties they pass through are all bare, and the spring swallows return, nesting in the trees.

Yu Shusheng raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, nodded and said, Very appropriate. The military disaster at the end of the Sui Dynasty was so absurd and cruel.

However, according to Xuegong, the strange mutation is difficult to explain and analyze with common sense, and one cannot take it for granted that the mutation is related to the events in Qishui Village.

He paused, and said a little embarrassedly: Of course, this is my personal opinion. You are more qualified to speak in the face of aliens.

It doesn't matter, any opinion is valuable.

Wang Linian nodded, and said to the others: Scholar Yu has the ability to never forget. Before coming here, he had memorized most of the county annals, folklore, and legends in the Hedong Road area.

I see.

Liao Kaifeng, Yan Yan and the others raised their chins slightly, no wonder Wang Li Nian would bring along a lowly Yu Shusheng.

Being able to memorize local folklore is indeed an ability that can increase the probability of survival.

Wang Linian took out three incense sticks from his pocket, rubbed his finger on the top of one of the incense sticks, and lit it, emitting a faint, strange smell that could not be said to be fragrant or stinky.

Right soul fragrance.

This precious incense stick made of more than ten kinds of special materials can purify the heart and calm the soul, and can also be used to reveal some things that cannot be seen by ordinary naked eyes.

For example, weird.

The smoke from incense sticks curled up and drifted forward, covering the rugged mountain road ahead and lingering around.

Wang Linian inserted three incense sticks into the three grooves of the compass, triggered the windproof charm on the compass, let the incense sticks burn by themselves, then took out the tubular fireworks from his arms, lit them and pointed them towards the sky.

Crack - crack.

Bright fireworks bloomed in the night sky, Wang Li Nian turned his head and said to everyone: I launched communication fireworks, and the people of the Wang family will seal off this mountain area and strictly prohibit anyone from entering until we come out.

These three righteous soul incenses will burn in turn, and last for a total of thirty-six hours.

We need to find and rescue Mr. Chu Lang within thirty-six hours. If you have any objections, you can still withdraw now.

Li Ang looked around at the crowd, no one raised their hands to object - Ji Xingwang came to save his student, while the others received Wang's reward. Take people's money and eliminate disasters for others.

Similarly, no one asked what would happen if Chu Haoman could not be rescued within thirty-six hours—no one is stupid, if they find that something cannot be done, they must go back the same way, wait for more assistance, and will not stay in the In the incident, Chu Haoman was buried with him.

In that case, let's go. Get the communication fireworks ready.

Wang Linian put the compass in the middle of the road and strode into the mist.

The mountain road was filled with dense fog, and the visibility distance decreased sharply. Li Ang, who was walking among the crowd, could only vaguely see the back of Yan Yan's figure in front of him, while the shimmer of Zhenghunxiang behind the road was so weak that it was almost invisible.

The fog is getting thicker.

Ji Xingwang said softly, took out a stack of talismans from his bosom, and clasped them with one finger.

Get closer, anything can happen in the weird mutation.

Wang Li Nian put his hand on the hilt of his waist and said coldly, Yan Yan, read the thread.

Um.

The young man wearing a half ghost mask nodded, flipped his palm, and flung out a soft silk thread tied with many bells.

There are many kinds of mind-power carriers for Nianshi, such as water flow, ice crystals, metal, swords and even fallen leaves and flying flowers.

Mind line is a relatively common and basic type of mind force carrier, and many mind masters will use it as a means of early warning and detection.

As Yan Yan injected thought power into it, the soft silk thread slowly tightened, spiraling around the crowd and extending outward—the bell tied to the silk thread is also a special item, and it will only ring when a strange breath is detected.

Silk threads and bells were exploring the way ahead, and everyone subconsciously slowed down and moved forward slowly.

Did you hear that?

Liao Kaifeng, a burly tattooed man, stopped suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he asked aloud.

Yu Shusheng subconsciously asked, What did you hear?

The sound of the wind, and the sound of crying

In the next moment, the earth was shaking and undulating like sea waves, the wind was blowing, and the thick fog was billowing. Liao Kaifeng's voice suddenly decreased, replaced by a piercing and unhuman cry mixed in the wind.

The line of thoughts released by Yan Yan had no room for resistance, it was directly torn to pieces, and the copper bell tied to it was blown away somewhere.

Ji Xingwang sprinkled a stack of talismans, and as soon as the talisman paper was suspended in the air, it seemed to touch a raging fire, and it ignited spontaneously, not even holding it for half a second.

Mosi's avatar obviously didn't have auditory organs in the strict sense, but it was still invaded by sharp cries, and its whole body was shaken. It had to squat down, put its hands into the ground, and stabilize its figure in the strong wind and earthquake.

The natural disaster lasted for more than a hundred breaths. When the wind gradually weakened and the ground stopped shaking, Li Ang stood up and looked around.

The reading lines, talismans, and other companions are all gone. Looking back, I couldn't see the faint light of Zhenghunxiang.

In front of you, there is only dense forest filled with thick fog.