Pawn Crossing the River

On the other side, Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin had no time to watch the battle, even if Master Wan was showing off his power.

They took advantage of this opportunity and ran all the way, completely getting rid of the tracking of the Shrine. At the same time, they also left Anon County and entered Suzuka County.

The destination of Qi Xuansu's trip, Suzuka Mountain, was already close at hand.

As long as he enters Suzuka Mountain and convinces Suzuka Gozen, who has inherited the power of Otake Maru, Qi Xuansu will have completed his mission and can return to the camp to meet with Qingwei Zhenren.

At this moment, Xiao Yin sighed: "I hope Grandpa Wan can bring some delicious food back and keep it for me."

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "The three major yin creatures also like to eat...what do you call delicious?"

Xiao Yin shook his head and said: "No, Grandpa Wan is not picky about food, and he is not afraid of cold or raw food. He can eat anything, even dirt, but the best is blood mud with a strong Yin energy, so Grandpa Wan is the tallest and strongest. Grandpa hasn’t eaten for several years. I remember that grandpa likes to eat ghosts the most. However, grandpa said that in today’s peaceful world, there are not so many ghosts to eat. He has reached this point and does not need to eat anymore. What a lonely ghost."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What if Mr. Yin suffers a serious injury?"

Xiao Yin replied: "There is a very big gap between yin and yang in the cave in the ghost country, just like an abyss. There is abundant yin energy there. It is said that it leads directly to the netherworld. Grandpa only needs to enter it to absorb the yin energy."

Qi Xuansu became a little interested and then asked: "What does Mrs. Bai eat? It can't be that Master Wan eats the meat and she gnaws the bones, right?"

Xiao Yin said: "No, Aunt Bai is the most picky. She would rather eat the relics of Buddhist monks. In the war between Buddhism and Taoism, the Buddhist army was defeated like a mountain. The living people could not escape and could not be taken away on the battlefield. The corpses of many monks were sent to the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven, all of which were advantageous to Aunt Bai. She only started to make rapid progress from this time, and gradually caught up with Grandpa and Grandpa Wan. It was a pity that I was not born at that time, otherwise it would have been divided. A piece of cake.”

Qi Xuansu probably understood that Master Wan is a bit like a martial artist, so he has to eat constantly, mainly with various corpses. Maybe after the end of Fenglinzhou, the Taoist sect will send Master Wan to deal with the corpses to prevent a wave of ghosts and corpses from disturbing the peace. . At their current state, Mrs. Bai and Mr. Yin no longer need to eat anything deliberately. They can only sustain their own consumption by absorbing yin energy, which is a bit similar to fasting.

As for Xiao Yin, this ghost girl, she kind of combines the strengths of the three major evil things, and she can eat everything. It's just that I have been poor in the cave of the ghost country for these years and have nothing to eat. This time I took a chance on a long trip. I couldn't walk when I saw food. I cried and clamored for delicious food. However, Qi Xuansu could also clearly feel that Xiao Yin's breath would change every time he ate, and his growth rate was astonishing. It was comparable to immortals like him and Li Changge who were relegated the day after tomorrow. It was unknown whether they were raised by nature or some kind of creation.

If it is the former, according to Xiao Yin himself, it should be related to "Emperor Liu". If it is the latter, Qi Xuansu suspects that Xiao Yin is the second "Emperor Shitian" secretly cultivated by Taoism.

However, Qi Xuansu prefers the former, because just because Xiao Yin can't walk when he sees food, it really doesn't look like he was carefully nurtured by a Taoist sect. If the Taoist sect wants to cultivate a second "Emperor Shakti", then with the material resources of the Taoist sect, Xiao Yin should fall asleep when he is full, and then eat again when he wakes up. There is no concept of "hungry" at all, it will only be Too full.

The area of ​​Fenglinzhou is far less than that of the Central Plains, and it is divided into sixty-four Lingzhi Kingdoms, so the area of ​​each Lingzhi Kingdom can be imagined, so one county is not big.

Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin ran with all their strength and quickly bypassed Kameyama Castle and arrived at the foot of Suzuka Mountain.

To Qi Xuansu's expectation, there seemed to have been a battle here, and as far as the eye could see, there were ruins.

Originally there was supposed to be a town here, but all the houses have collapsed, leaving only ruins, and some even have only a foundation left.

This is not surprising either. The monsters in Fenglinzhou are very different from the monsters in the Central Plains. The monsters in the Central Plains are either animals transformed into spirits, or plants transformed into spirits, which are "evil beasts". However, a considerable number of the monsters in Fenglinzhou are transformed from humans. Success, so they still retain various human habits, such as cultivating fields, building houses, etc. It is said that the same is true in Dajiangshan, which has almost developed into a city.

As the territory of Otake Maru, Suzuka Mountain once received preferential treatment after Suzuka Imperial Palace and the Horinsu court defeated Otake Maru, and even developed business relations. Merchants brought goods and traded with the monsters of Suzuka Mountain, each getting what they needed. , so it is not surprising that there is a town, but now this town has been completely destroyed, leaving only a ruins and not a single person.

Who did it?

Was it because Ise Jingu was afraid that Suzuka would surrender to the enemy, so it acted preemptively? Or is there something evil attacking Suzuka Mountain?

It couldn't have been the Onmyoji from Tsuchimikado who did it, and that would be a lot of fun.

Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin walked into this town and passed through the relatively complete streets. They did not see a corpse or even many signs of fighting. It seemed that the people here had moved away on their own initiative.

Xiao Yin's nose twitched slightly: "There is no breath of living people, and there is no breath of femininity. It seems to have been abandoned for a long time, which is really strange."

Qi Xuansu took out "Qingyun" and held it in his right hand, while holding up the compass in his left hand. As expected, the compass' pointer began to rotate rapidly again, without any intention of stopping.

Xiao Yin sighed: "There is no time for you to be reliable, this piece of shit."

Qi Xuansu said: "It's not that the compass won't help, it's that this land is too evil. I hope Master Wan will not be affected."

"Instead of worrying about Grandpa Wan, it's better to worry about ourselves." Xiao Yin said.

While talking, the two of them had arrived at the end of the town. There was a shrine here, which was integrated with the cliff behind. In other words, there was originally a cave here, and then someone built the door of the cave to look like a shrine. Viewed from the front. , it is undoubtedly a shrine, but from the side, this shrine is only half.

At this time, the surface of the shrine is covered with talismans. Because they are not talismans from the Central Plains, it is difficult to identify their specific functions. However, looking at the formation, you should know what is sealed in the shrine.

Xiao Yin suggested: "Go in and take a look?"

Qi Xuansu hesitated and said, "Do you know what's in it?"

"I don't know." Xiao Yin shook his head and said, "The reason why I could sense it was a head last time was because the seal was very old and loose, and breath was constantly escaping. But the seal in front of me is relatively new, so it should be It was set up not long ago and is well sealed. I can't tell what's inside. But it's easy to find out what's inside. Just pull off all the ghost symbols and open the door to take a look."

Qi Xuansu frowned: "This place is so weird, if we open the seal rashly..."

Xiao Yin said: "This is Suzuka Mountain. Maybe the Suzuka Gozen you are looking for is sealed inside. If you don't open it and take a look, wouldn't you miss it? Then how can you go back to deliver the mission?"

Qi Xuansu thought for a moment and felt that what Xiao Yin said made sense, so he stepped forward.

The door of the shrine is push-pull. Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand and pulled it. To his surprise, there was no resistance and it opened easily. The seals were in vain.

As expected, there is only half of this shrine. There is only a small area behind the door with wooden flooring, and then there is a deep cave that leads to nowhere.

Xiao Yin poked his head in from the side: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Let's go in and have a look."

Qi Xuansu put away the compass, replaced it with the "Nine Yang Li Fire Cover", and walked into the cave carefully.

Xiao Yin was not afraid at all and followed Qi Xuansu.

Even with the illumination of the "Nine Yang Lihuo Cover", which allows heavenly beings to see at night, Qi Xuansu could not see through the darkness in front of him, and could only see clearly three feet in front of him.

The two walked almost silently, and they could clearly hear the sound of dripping water in the cave, dripping, dripping, like all the time.

The cave is very long, but there are no twists and turns, just keep moving forward.

I don’t know how long I walked, but finally there was a little light ahead.

"Is it the exit?" Xiao Yin said excitedly.

The two quickened their pace, and the light spot grew larger and larger, eventually turning into a hole.

When the two walked out of the cave, they saw a village bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Tranquility, peace.

It looks like a basin surrounded by mountains.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu thought of the ancient "Peach Blossom Spring": "It was very narrow at first, and then people could reach people. After walking for dozens of steps, it suddenly became clear. The land is flat, the houses are neat, there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry and bamboo. There are roads and traffic, Chickens and dogs hear each other.”

Is this the true face of Mount Suzuka?

With this idea in mind, Qi Xuansu walked towards the village. When he came to the entrance of the village, Qi Xuansu did not go in rashly, but took out several wartime military talismans, namely: "Breaking evil", "Breaking evil", "Calming the mind", "Calming the mind" ", and swallowed another "Pure Heart Pill" to ensure that he would not be taken advantage of by illusions, and then cautiously walked into the village.

But the village was surprisingly quiet at this time. Qi Xuansu first entered a courtyard with the door open, and shouted a few times, but no one responded. Qi Xuansu stepped into the house and searched the whole house, but no one was found. There was a hanging hanging in the house. The stove was still boiling water, and a hoe was leaning against the door, as if he was about to go out to the fields.

Qi Xuansu was puzzled. He left the yard and went to the street. Still no one could be seen, let alone a human figure. There was not even a living thing. The doors of every house on the street were open, but no trace of humans or animals. It seemed as if everyone in the village had evaporated at this time.

This was the first time Qi Xuansu saw such a strange sight. A chill suddenly rose in his heart and he wanted to leave the place immediately. However, at this moment, he suddenly found an Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado style walking back and forth not far away. Wander.

His eyes were closed and his brows were furrowed, as if he were sleepwalking. As he walked, his arms and legs were stretched out straight without bending at all, and the distance of each step was exactly the same, as if he was a machine man. It was very strange.