It is said that there has been a lot of rain in the Lijiang area recently, and the river has flooded, and many boats passing by have been submerged.
Still, people don't care much.After all, birds die for food and people die for wealth. Since Lijiang is the canal leading to the capital, there are still a large number of merchants who are rushing to transport goods.
It is not uncommon to sink two or three ships a year, but recently the number of shipwrecks has increased rapidly. Some people even claimed to have witnessed five or six merchant ships sinking one after another on the calm river.The rumors became more and more ferocious, reaching the point where "a big mouth suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, chewing up a group of merchant ships and swallowing them into their stomachs".
Lin Xishi's saber was broken, and the temporary sword didn't fit her, so she couldn't fly with it.Xi Zhaomu's saber was too small, so she summoned the guqin, and the two of them sat on the guqin and rushed to Lijiang together.
Lin Xishi sat cross-legged, flipped through the quest scroll several times, and guessed: "No matter how you look at it, I think it's the water ghost. It stands to reason that Jin Li should be very good at this kind of quest. Why did he suddenly disappear?"
Xi Zhaomu said: "It is precisely because of this that it is even more worrying. Although Jin Li looks very young, the skill of a thousand-year-old koi body cannot be underestimated."
She said with concentration: "I'm afraid this mission will be more dangerous than good."
Lin Xishi sighed silently, thinking: "If Zhang Kuangda can be pulled over, this mission will be a sure thing."
Before coming, Zhang Kuang asked if he wanted her to go with him, with multiple people taking care of him.But Shizu seemed to take her very seriously, rejected the proposal and let her stay in the Yashan faction.
.
Li Jiang was far away, even if the two of them were hurrying, it still took some effort.
After the two arrived, the normally bustling shore was empty, and no matter if it was a ferry boat or a merchant ship carrying goods, they were taken back.There is not even a ripple on the surface of the river, and the calmness makes people feel creepy.
Lin Xishi jumped off the guqin and landed steadily on the ground.Standing on the empty pier, she said in surprise, "This—is actually Li Jiang?"
Xi Zhaomu put away the guqin and walked over.She looked a little worried, and said: "It is indeed Li Jiang, it seems that this matter has become more and more troublesome."
Lin Xishi said: "What are we going to do now?"
Xi Zhaomu hesitated, and said hesitantly: "Well, Junior Sister Xishi, I wonder if you can check the surface of the river?"
Lin Xishi suddenly remembered that she was a single water spirit root.She patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me!"
Lin Xishi knelt down on one knee by the pier.Xi Zhaomu also silently walked to her side and knelt down, and said softly: "If there is anything wrong, stop immediately, don't be brave."
Lin Xishi nodded, took a deep breath, and began to circulate the spiritual power in her body.
The pier was a little far from the water, so Lin Xishi leaned out with most of his body, stretching his right hand towards the river.
Xi Zhaomu was paying close attention to her movements, seeing that Lin Xishi was leaning too much, he quickly pulled her back a little.
Lin Xishi closed her eyes, her fingertips trembling slightly.
"Tick, answer."
The calmness of the river was suddenly broken, and circle after circle of ripples oscillated with Lin Xishi as the center, spreading outward layer upon layer.
Waves came from all directions, washing the stone bricks of the pier.The surging river water formed a small water column below Lin Xishi, and the water column gradually rose, as if it wanted to touch Lin Xishi's outstretched fingertips.
Lin Xishi suddenly opened his eyes.
The water column scattered with a "crash", and the ripples on the river gradually disappeared, returning to the original strange calm, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Xishi wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. She had just expended a lot of spiritual power to survey the lake water, and she felt a little weak for a while.
Xi Zhaomu quickly patted her on the back, took out a silk cloth to wipe off her sweat.
Seeing that Lin Xishi had calmed down a little, Xi Zhaomu asked nervously, "Did you find anything?"
Lin Xishi shook his head and said: "There are many shipwrecks at the bottom of the lake, but there are no traces of water ghosts, not even the bodies of the people in the sinking ships."
Xi Zhaomu comforted: "Didn't you find anything strange? Thank you for your hard work. Let's go back to town and have a rest."
"Wait!" Lin Xishi said suddenly, "No—the water quality of this river is very strange, not like ordinary river water." She turned around and said, "Let me take a closer look!"
Xi Zhaomu grabbed her and said, "Wait a minute, you've consumed too much spiritual power."
As she spoke, she pulled Lin Xishi's wrist, and a gentle spiritual power slowly entered into Lin Xishi's blood, and traveled around the body, and the originally dry dantian was filled with spiritual power again.
Lin Xishi raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Xi Zhaomu withdrew his hand and said, "Don't try to show off."
Lin Xishi used her spiritual power again, but compared to the last large-scale survey, this time she has a clear goal.
The surface of the river was still calm, but Lin Xishi extracted countless small water droplets that were different from the water quality in the river. Those water droplets were floating in the air, bright red in color, and exuded a faint smell of blood.Countless blood-red beads floated on the surface of the river, and they could be connected into a line, as if pointing a direction for the two of them.
Xi Zhaomu was stunned, staring at the "Blood Bead River" without saying a word.
Lin Xishi explained: "Generally, drowning people seldom bleed. Since I can separate the blood drops from the river, it proves that a person was injured at the source, and the blood flowed all the way from the branch of the Li River."
She continued to add: "However, seeing the huge number of blood drops, there are only two possibilities—"
"That person's blood has been drained, or more than one person was injured."
Xi Zhaomu frowned, and said, "According to the past, it must be the best way to find it along the Blood Bead River, but I'm not at ease."
When she looked at Lin Xi, she said worriedly: "If you encounter any dangerous situation, I'm worried that you will be injured."
Lin Xishi smiled, rolled her eyes, and didn't answer directly: "Senior Sister Chaomu, are you being so nice to everyone?"
Xi Zhaomu was stunned for a moment.
Lin Xishi continued: "Or is it only good for me?"
Xi Zhaomu said: "Of course it's about... um..."
She probably wanted to say "everyone", but the words suddenly stopped strangely.
Lin Xishi sighed to the system: "Tsk tsk tsk, another pure girl, I'm too embarrassed to tease her."
The system has nothing to love: "Okay, okay, everything you said is right. If you want to fall in love, go for it, I don't care."
Xi Zhaomu was still frowning and thinking, but Lin Xishi couldn't stand it anymore, so she suggested to find the source of the blood.
Xi Zhaomu was a little hesitant, but thinking that his master was still anxiously waiting for their reply, he agreed.
Naturally, it was impossible for Lin Xishi to maintain the separation between the blood beads and the river water, so Xi Zhaomu roughly marked the direction and the two set off.
.
The two flew over the river on the guqin, and soon found the source of the blood: a mountain stream flowing into the Li River.
Xi Zhaomu put away the guqin, and the two changed to walking, walking up the stream.
Just two steps away, a small and exquisite spirit bird flew towards the two of them.The whole body of the spirit bird was transparent, condensed with a trace of spiritual power, and glowed with a faint golden color.
Xi Chaomu hastily stretched out his hand, and said, "It's Master's communication spirit bird!"
The glowing bird landed on Xi Zhaomu's fingertips, and it turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated.
Xi Zhaomu explained to Lin Xishi: "The ancestor said that they received a report from Li Gu (the place where the demon cultivators gather), saying that the 'Red Butterfly Twins' Qiyelian and Qiyelian left without saying goodbye. The ancestor asked us Be careful not to face them head-on, and run away as soon as you see the butterfly-shaped mark or the conspicuous red butterfly."
"Red butterfly? A red butterfly?" Lin Xishi asked, "Have we met it before?"
Xi Zhaomu shook his head: "I have no impression."
The two continued to walk for a short distance, and finally found the source of the blood——
a corpse.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The empty and sad expression of the corpse was perfectly preserved.A lot of blood was stained on that sad face, and the long, smooth black hair was scattered around, which even made people feel a little bit beautiful.
It's just that the torso is completely different.
The blood of the corpse has been drained.The parts other than the head were cut into pieces with a sharp weapon and scattered on the river bank.Even the bones were cut into small pieces, and the fragmented limbs dyed the ground under him a shocking bright red.Limbs twisted in unusual directions as if there were no bones.
This is an act of malice, or mocking cruelty.
"Hmm—" Lin Xishi opened her eyes wide in horror, covered her mouth to resist the desire to vomit.
Since leaving the ghost market, she has turned off the mosaic function, mainly because the function blocks too many things, which makes her feel inconvenient.But Lin Xishi fell into deep regret at this time: "System - open!! Mosaic! Quick!"
System: "Okay, okay, start now."
At this time, a pair of slightly cold hands gently covered Lin Xishi's eyes, and Xi Zhaomu's voice sounded beside his ears: "Are you scared? Don't look."
Lin Xishi nodded quickly.
Xi Zhaomu said: "Then go and rest under the nearby tree, it's okay. I'll go and see the corpse."
Lin Xishi looked gratefully at Xi Zhaomu: "Nan Baobao, you are so kind!"
She ran away like flying, and sat down in a big tree at random.The gentle breeze slightly dissipated the smell of blood in the air, and Lin Xishi felt better.
Xi Zhaomu resisted the discomfort and walked to the corpse to observe carefully.
The white robe worn by the corpse was torn to pieces, and was dyed a dazzling red by the blood, mixing with the flesh and blood.The belt on the top of the white robe was scratched and tattered, but the Yashan pass card that should have been tied around the waist was taken off, and it was placed on the side of the head in good condition, without even a trace of blood.
Xi Zhaomu sighed, and whispered the name of the corpse: "Junior Sister Jiangyou..."
It was the female disciple of Moonscar Peak who went on the mission with Jin Li.
Xi Chaomu used the spirit bird to send a text message to the ancestor, notifying the junior sister of her unfortunate death, and then sealed the body in ice, preparing to take it back to the Yashan faction.Worried that Lin Xishi would see it, Xi Zhaomu took out a blanket and spread it on the ice, while she put away the Yashan Token.
Xi Zhaomu lowered his eyes, folded his palms together, and bowed to the dilapidated corpse sealed in the ice.With a sad expression, she tried her best to hold back her tears, and tremblingly said:
"Sorry... I'm late."
.
After tidying up, Xi Zhaomu walked towards the big tree where Lin Xishi was sitting, and the big ice block that was covered with a blanket floated in the air, following behind her.
"Junior sister Xishi? Let's go."
At noon, the sun is just right.
The luxuriant canopy scattered the beams of light into mottled halos, falling on Lin Xishi's cheeks.She closed her eyes, her breathing was steady, her eyelashes were thick and black, and they trembled slightly with the breeze.She first consumed too much spiritual power, and now she fell asleep.
Xi Zhaomu suddenly couldn't bear to wake her up, so he just sat down next to Lin Xishi and looked at the vast sky in silence.
The river bank where the corpse was originally was only left with thick bloodstains. A red butterfly flew over slowly, landed on the bloodstain, and tilted its tentacles.
The author has something to say: finally got stuck, this chapter is a bit scary
small theater:
Xi Zhaomu: Junior Sister is so pretty, she was so beautiful out of nowhere.
Lin Xishi: I really fell asleep!
Corpse Lord: Please don't ignore the miserable love of me, Xiuen:(
A few chapters ago, I seemed to have said that I had collected 100 three times a day (I was shivering looking at the collection of 96 and the empty manuscript box)
Rolling for comments QAQQQQQQ Your comments are the driving force for my updates, I will reply to every one
Still, people don't care much.After all, birds die for food and people die for wealth. Since Lijiang is the canal leading to the capital, there are still a large number of merchants who are rushing to transport goods.
It is not uncommon to sink two or three ships a year, but recently the number of shipwrecks has increased rapidly. Some people even claimed to have witnessed five or six merchant ships sinking one after another on the calm river.The rumors became more and more ferocious, reaching the point where "a big mouth suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, chewing up a group of merchant ships and swallowing them into their stomachs".
Lin Xishi's saber was broken, and the temporary sword didn't fit her, so she couldn't fly with it.Xi Zhaomu's saber was too small, so she summoned the guqin, and the two of them sat on the guqin and rushed to Lijiang together.
Lin Xishi sat cross-legged, flipped through the quest scroll several times, and guessed: "No matter how you look at it, I think it's the water ghost. It stands to reason that Jin Li should be very good at this kind of quest. Why did he suddenly disappear?"
Xi Zhaomu said: "It is precisely because of this that it is even more worrying. Although Jin Li looks very young, the skill of a thousand-year-old koi body cannot be underestimated."
She said with concentration: "I'm afraid this mission will be more dangerous than good."
Lin Xishi sighed silently, thinking: "If Zhang Kuangda can be pulled over, this mission will be a sure thing."
Before coming, Zhang Kuang asked if he wanted her to go with him, with multiple people taking care of him.But Shizu seemed to take her very seriously, rejected the proposal and let her stay in the Yashan faction.
.
Li Jiang was far away, even if the two of them were hurrying, it still took some effort.
After the two arrived, the normally bustling shore was empty, and no matter if it was a ferry boat or a merchant ship carrying goods, they were taken back.There is not even a ripple on the surface of the river, and the calmness makes people feel creepy.
Lin Xishi jumped off the guqin and landed steadily on the ground.Standing on the empty pier, she said in surprise, "This—is actually Li Jiang?"
Xi Zhaomu put away the guqin and walked over.She looked a little worried, and said: "It is indeed Li Jiang, it seems that this matter has become more and more troublesome."
Lin Xishi said: "What are we going to do now?"
Xi Zhaomu hesitated, and said hesitantly: "Well, Junior Sister Xishi, I wonder if you can check the surface of the river?"
Lin Xishi suddenly remembered that she was a single water spirit root.She patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me!"
Lin Xishi knelt down on one knee by the pier.Xi Zhaomu also silently walked to her side and knelt down, and said softly: "If there is anything wrong, stop immediately, don't be brave."
Lin Xishi nodded, took a deep breath, and began to circulate the spiritual power in her body.
The pier was a little far from the water, so Lin Xishi leaned out with most of his body, stretching his right hand towards the river.
Xi Zhaomu was paying close attention to her movements, seeing that Lin Xishi was leaning too much, he quickly pulled her back a little.
Lin Xishi closed her eyes, her fingertips trembling slightly.
"Tick, answer."
The calmness of the river was suddenly broken, and circle after circle of ripples oscillated with Lin Xishi as the center, spreading outward layer upon layer.
Waves came from all directions, washing the stone bricks of the pier.The surging river water formed a small water column below Lin Xishi, and the water column gradually rose, as if it wanted to touch Lin Xishi's outstretched fingertips.
Lin Xishi suddenly opened his eyes.
The water column scattered with a "crash", and the ripples on the river gradually disappeared, returning to the original strange calm, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Xishi wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. She had just expended a lot of spiritual power to survey the lake water, and she felt a little weak for a while.
Xi Zhaomu quickly patted her on the back, took out a silk cloth to wipe off her sweat.
Seeing that Lin Xishi had calmed down a little, Xi Zhaomu asked nervously, "Did you find anything?"
Lin Xishi shook his head and said: "There are many shipwrecks at the bottom of the lake, but there are no traces of water ghosts, not even the bodies of the people in the sinking ships."
Xi Zhaomu comforted: "Didn't you find anything strange? Thank you for your hard work. Let's go back to town and have a rest."
"Wait!" Lin Xishi said suddenly, "No—the water quality of this river is very strange, not like ordinary river water." She turned around and said, "Let me take a closer look!"
Xi Zhaomu grabbed her and said, "Wait a minute, you've consumed too much spiritual power."
As she spoke, she pulled Lin Xishi's wrist, and a gentle spiritual power slowly entered into Lin Xishi's blood, and traveled around the body, and the originally dry dantian was filled with spiritual power again.
Lin Xishi raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Xi Zhaomu withdrew his hand and said, "Don't try to show off."
Lin Xishi used her spiritual power again, but compared to the last large-scale survey, this time she has a clear goal.
The surface of the river was still calm, but Lin Xishi extracted countless small water droplets that were different from the water quality in the river. Those water droplets were floating in the air, bright red in color, and exuded a faint smell of blood.Countless blood-red beads floated on the surface of the river, and they could be connected into a line, as if pointing a direction for the two of them.
Xi Zhaomu was stunned, staring at the "Blood Bead River" without saying a word.
Lin Xishi explained: "Generally, drowning people seldom bleed. Since I can separate the blood drops from the river, it proves that a person was injured at the source, and the blood flowed all the way from the branch of the Li River."
She continued to add: "However, seeing the huge number of blood drops, there are only two possibilities—"
"That person's blood has been drained, or more than one person was injured."
Xi Zhaomu frowned, and said, "According to the past, it must be the best way to find it along the Blood Bead River, but I'm not at ease."
When she looked at Lin Xi, she said worriedly: "If you encounter any dangerous situation, I'm worried that you will be injured."
Lin Xishi smiled, rolled her eyes, and didn't answer directly: "Senior Sister Chaomu, are you being so nice to everyone?"
Xi Zhaomu was stunned for a moment.
Lin Xishi continued: "Or is it only good for me?"
Xi Zhaomu said: "Of course it's about... um..."
She probably wanted to say "everyone", but the words suddenly stopped strangely.
Lin Xishi sighed to the system: "Tsk tsk tsk, another pure girl, I'm too embarrassed to tease her."
The system has nothing to love: "Okay, okay, everything you said is right. If you want to fall in love, go for it, I don't care."
Xi Zhaomu was still frowning and thinking, but Lin Xishi couldn't stand it anymore, so she suggested to find the source of the blood.
Xi Zhaomu was a little hesitant, but thinking that his master was still anxiously waiting for their reply, he agreed.
Naturally, it was impossible for Lin Xishi to maintain the separation between the blood beads and the river water, so Xi Zhaomu roughly marked the direction and the two set off.
.
The two flew over the river on the guqin, and soon found the source of the blood: a mountain stream flowing into the Li River.
Xi Zhaomu put away the guqin, and the two changed to walking, walking up the stream.
Just two steps away, a small and exquisite spirit bird flew towards the two of them.The whole body of the spirit bird was transparent, condensed with a trace of spiritual power, and glowed with a faint golden color.
Xi Chaomu hastily stretched out his hand, and said, "It's Master's communication spirit bird!"
The glowing bird landed on Xi Zhaomu's fingertips, and it turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated.
Xi Zhaomu explained to Lin Xishi: "The ancestor said that they received a report from Li Gu (the place where the demon cultivators gather), saying that the 'Red Butterfly Twins' Qiyelian and Qiyelian left without saying goodbye. The ancestor asked us Be careful not to face them head-on, and run away as soon as you see the butterfly-shaped mark or the conspicuous red butterfly."
"Red butterfly? A red butterfly?" Lin Xishi asked, "Have we met it before?"
Xi Zhaomu shook his head: "I have no impression."
The two continued to walk for a short distance, and finally found the source of the blood——
a corpse.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The empty and sad expression of the corpse was perfectly preserved.A lot of blood was stained on that sad face, and the long, smooth black hair was scattered around, which even made people feel a little bit beautiful.
It's just that the torso is completely different.
The blood of the corpse has been drained.The parts other than the head were cut into pieces with a sharp weapon and scattered on the river bank.Even the bones were cut into small pieces, and the fragmented limbs dyed the ground under him a shocking bright red.Limbs twisted in unusual directions as if there were no bones.
This is an act of malice, or mocking cruelty.
"Hmm—" Lin Xishi opened her eyes wide in horror, covered her mouth to resist the desire to vomit.
Since leaving the ghost market, she has turned off the mosaic function, mainly because the function blocks too many things, which makes her feel inconvenient.But Lin Xishi fell into deep regret at this time: "System - open!! Mosaic! Quick!"
System: "Okay, okay, start now."
At this time, a pair of slightly cold hands gently covered Lin Xishi's eyes, and Xi Zhaomu's voice sounded beside his ears: "Are you scared? Don't look."
Lin Xishi nodded quickly.
Xi Zhaomu said: "Then go and rest under the nearby tree, it's okay. I'll go and see the corpse."
Lin Xishi looked gratefully at Xi Zhaomu: "Nan Baobao, you are so kind!"
She ran away like flying, and sat down in a big tree at random.The gentle breeze slightly dissipated the smell of blood in the air, and Lin Xishi felt better.
Xi Zhaomu resisted the discomfort and walked to the corpse to observe carefully.
The white robe worn by the corpse was torn to pieces, and was dyed a dazzling red by the blood, mixing with the flesh and blood.The belt on the top of the white robe was scratched and tattered, but the Yashan pass card that should have been tied around the waist was taken off, and it was placed on the side of the head in good condition, without even a trace of blood.
Xi Zhaomu sighed, and whispered the name of the corpse: "Junior Sister Jiangyou..."
It was the female disciple of Moonscar Peak who went on the mission with Jin Li.
Xi Chaomu used the spirit bird to send a text message to the ancestor, notifying the junior sister of her unfortunate death, and then sealed the body in ice, preparing to take it back to the Yashan faction.Worried that Lin Xishi would see it, Xi Zhaomu took out a blanket and spread it on the ice, while she put away the Yashan Token.
Xi Zhaomu lowered his eyes, folded his palms together, and bowed to the dilapidated corpse sealed in the ice.With a sad expression, she tried her best to hold back her tears, and tremblingly said:
"Sorry... I'm late."
.
After tidying up, Xi Zhaomu walked towards the big tree where Lin Xishi was sitting, and the big ice block that was covered with a blanket floated in the air, following behind her.
"Junior sister Xishi? Let's go."
At noon, the sun is just right.
The luxuriant canopy scattered the beams of light into mottled halos, falling on Lin Xishi's cheeks.She closed her eyes, her breathing was steady, her eyelashes were thick and black, and they trembled slightly with the breeze.She first consumed too much spiritual power, and now she fell asleep.
Xi Zhaomu suddenly couldn't bear to wake her up, so he just sat down next to Lin Xishi and looked at the vast sky in silence.
The river bank where the corpse was originally was only left with thick bloodstains. A red butterfly flew over slowly, landed on the bloodstain, and tilted its tentacles.
The author has something to say: finally got stuck, this chapter is a bit scary
small theater:
Xi Zhaomu: Junior Sister is so pretty, she was so beautiful out of nowhere.
Lin Xishi: I really fell asleep!
Corpse Lord: Please don't ignore the miserable love of me, Xiuen:(
A few chapters ago, I seemed to have said that I had collected 100 three times a day (I was shivering looking at the collection of 96 and the empty manuscript box)
Rolling for comments QAQQQQQQ Your comments are the driving force for my updates, I will reply to every one
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