Autumn

"This monster has been caught for so long, and the mastermind behind it doesn't seem to be in a hurry."

Meng Yue frowned and glanced at the roe owl in the cage, and asked suspiciously.

"Actually, for the behind-the-scenes, he only needs to get the soul. As for the safety of the roe owl, he doesn't care at all."

"So as long as he continues to have a soul that can be eaten, it means that the roe owl is still free. Otherwise, it has been destroyed. If the roe owl is dead, he can probably send other monsters."

"Not necessarily," Yin Danlu shook his head, expressing his denial, "For now, the roe owl is his only weapon. If the roe owl dies, he will have to find another demon."

"That's not too much trouble."

Lu Li frowned.

"It's not troublesome at all. Since the barriers of Bahuang, Sihai, and Kyushu have been broken, it means that many monsters have come to Kyushu. The monsters in Bahuang are not as intelligent as you think. Unless they are ancient monsters, otherwise Just like roe owls, they can’t do anything except eat. These monsters can easily be controlled by monsters stronger than themselves, anyway, as long as they can satisfy their appetite.”

Yin Danlu paused, then continued.

"Of course, for powerful monsters, it's not impossible to control many low-level monsters at once, but it's very troublesome. Because it's easy to expose yourself, but it's much easier if you only have one. If it doesn't work, just eat it, then this A thread is broken."

"But I still don't understand. If he wants a soul, there are many mass graves outside Qingfeng City. Why do he have to be newly dead, and they must be newlyweds."

"Most of the dead in the mass graves died violently. Too much resentment is not a good thing for cultivation. Even if they didn't die violently, but because the death time was too long and the soul failed to enter reincarnation, most of them were against the world. Nostalgia. Although this kind of soul has no hostility, it will also cause problems in cultivation because of too many emotional entanglements. The newly dead soul is different. Resentment has not yet arisen, and because it has just left the body, I myself They didn't realize that they were dead at all. Once they were swallowed, they would be confused. As for the newlyweds, they probably didn't do it on purpose, but this kind of people are young and energetic. "

"I understand. It's because people's guard is the loosest in the bridal chamber, and it's easier to get it. And if you eat the bride first, you can use the bride's soul to change the human form. Even if the groom's family finds that the groom is only a pile of bones afterwards, they will definitely think that The bride is a monster, nothing else is involved."

"That's right, it achieved its goal and diverted its target very well. I think this roe owl must have eaten a lot of people in other places, but it has not been caught so far. This is a big reason."

"I think it should not have committed crimes in the same place continuously, at least not more than three times in one place, otherwise it will definitely be found."

"Well, it seems that this is also a reason. It's just a coincidence that we were caught this time."

"If it was a newlywed couple before, then it only provided the soul of the bride this time. I think the behind-the-scenes should be alert."

"That's why we need to provide the soul of the groom."

Outside Qingfeng City, Minshan

Minshan Mountain is the junction of Qingfeng City and Jiyue Town. There are many strange rocks and trees, and there are many wild animals in the depths of the mountain.Among the residents of Qingfeng City and Jiyue Town, except for woodcutters and hunters, most of them would not go up the mountain, let alone go deep into the forest.If anyone wants to find a hiding place, Minshan is undoubtedly a good choice.Of course, if you want to live here, you need some courage and ability.Jinyunhe has both, he has been dormant in the depths of Minshan Mountain for three years.

Jin Yunhe found a cave deep in Minshan Mountain. The cave was originally the residence of a grizzly bear, but he occupied it.But the grizzly bear was shot to death by him, and he even unceremoniously peeled the bear skin for a mattress.The wild beasts around seemed to feel the ferocious aura emanating from him. From that day on, there were no wild beasts within a radius of ten miles around the cave.

Right now it was midnight, and the soul of a young girl he had summoned with the soul-inducing incense fifteen days ago was now merging with his body.It's just that under normal circumstances, he should harvest a young man's soul after ten days, but this time it seems to be a bit late.He was thinking about whether someone was interfering with it, but recently too many monsters suddenly appeared in Kyushu, and there were a lot of people with spiritual power, which made it impossible for him to investigate accurately.What's more, he now needs absolute silence to ensure the smooth integration of the current soul, so he can only wait patiently.

It was midnight again, and Jin Yunhe lit a soul-inducing incense.Then he sat cross-legged by the censer and waited for his prey.

There is almost no light in the depths of Minshan Mountain at midnight, and even the moonlight is covered by dense trees.Yueying turned into a blue flame, which melted into the foreheads of Jinse and Yin Danlu respectively.

"I will hide in your spirit. If your spirit dies, I will also be damaged. But I will also protect your spirit from attack."

"Don't worry, we'll be fine."

Yin Danlu took a deep breath and said.

"The aroma has become stronger." Jinse sniffed and said, "It's just as we thought, it really uses the soul-inducing incense."

"Only dead souls can smell the smell of Yinhunxiang." Yin Danlu frowned and said, "Then let's follow the Yinhunxiang and see what it can let us see."

Jin Yunhe, who was meditating, suddenly frowned. He noticed some movement outside the cave.It was indeed very unusual that the soul-inducing incense actually attracted two souls, and these two souls did not seem to be human souls.

"who are you?"

There was a sound of alarm in the cave.Jinse and Yin Danlu didn't answer, they went straight into the cave.There is an enchantment in the cave, which looks as weak as water, but actually contains cleverness.Even Jinse and Yin Danlu couldn't help showing a look of embarrassment.

"This enchantment is definitely not something that ordinary monsters or humans can control."

"It seems that this time it is difficult to deal with."

A cluster of silver-white fox fire ignited in Jinse's hand, but it was swallowed as soon as it touched the barrier, as if thrown into an infinite black shadow.

"Nine Tails, what will happen if your fox fire merges with Bi Fang's red flame?"

"I've never tried this before." Jinse raised her palm, and the silvery white foxfire ignited again. "However, it's not impossible."

Yin Danlu twitched the corner of his mouth, and the moment he opened his palm, a bright red flame illuminated his face, making those scarlet eyes even more alluring.

Jin Yunhe was still sitting cross-legged on the spot, the enchantment had just swallowed a mass of fox fire.It was the fox fire of Qingqiu Nine Tails. Although it was swallowed by the barrier, it was not so easy for the barrier to digest it because of its powerful power.Jin Yunhe frowned, because he didn't understand why Qingqiu Jiuwei appeared here.Just when he was wondering, the enchantment made a huge vibration, followed by a crackling sound.Jin Yunhe jumped up from the ground suddenly, he knew that the barrier was broken.

Jinse and Yin Danlu injected the fused Foxfire and Chiyan into the barrier. It may be that the foxfire that they swallowed just now was too powerful and the barrier had not been fully digested. The second wave of attack easily shook the barrier.As the flame continued to deepen, dense and fine cracks appeared on the barrier, and quickly spread to the entire barrier.After a few slight tearing sounds, the enchantment was shattered into fragments of different sizes with a loud bang.

The cave where Jin Yunhe was located seemed very empty, but in fact it could only hold ten people.Apart from the hole where the barrier is set, there are no other entrances and exits.But because the cave is extremely remote, it is impossible for anyone to find it here.Jinyun Hezheng was suspicious, but caught a glimpse of the soul-inducing incense he lit in the incense burner.

"You don't need to extinguish it." The sudden voice made Jinyun He Miexiang's hand stop in the air, "Your soul-inducing incense tonight attracted us."

"Zhang E Bi Fang?"

Jin Yunhe's face was a little strange, he thought it was Qingqiu Jiuwei who came in at first, but he didn't think it was Zhang'e Bifang.Could it be that something went wrong?

"it's me."

The red flame illuminated the entire cave, and Jinse's smiling face was reflected in a strange way.

"why are you?"

"Don't you want the souls of the newlyweds? You have already got a bride, so naturally I, the groom, will also come."

Yin Danlu laughed.

"Are you the bridegroom?" Jin Yunhe froze for a moment, then widened his eyes, "You're cheating!"

"Not stupid. Dragon son Taotie."

Yin Danlu curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled wickedly.

"Let me just say, that Sky Devourer can be manipulated by ordinary monsters or humans, but the dragon's Taotie is different."

Jin Se suddenly appeared from behind Yin Danlu, Jin Yunhe looked at the two people in front of him, his face darkened, and the murderous intent in his eyes became more and more obvious.

"Why do you meddle in my affairs?"

Jin Yunhe looked at them warily.

"Tsk tsk, shouldn't you give the name of the person you meet for the first time?"

"As the son of the dragon, I am much nobler than you, do you have the right to know my name?"

"If my memory is correct, Taotie should belong to the Jinyun family, and there is an unworthy son in this family, a monster who is addicted to souls."

Yin Danlu narrowed her scarlet eyes and looked at Jin Yunhe with a half-smile.

"When you said that, I remembered it too. His name is Jin Yunhe!"

As soon as the words were finished, a golden light flashed in front of their eyes, Yin Danlu stretched out his hand and pulled Jinse back a few steps.After they stood still, they saw that Jin Yunhe had an extra Longxiao Spear in his hand.The Longxiao Spear was one head taller than Jin Yunhe's. There was a green dragon on the black handle of the spear. The dragon's head was facing upwards. It roared and opened the dragon's mouth. The golden spear head burst out from the dragon's mouth, and the point of the spear was facing them with a cold light.

"You are Yin Danlu? It turns out that you are the young master of Zhang'e's Yin family."

Jin Yunhe's eyes slipped from Yin Danlu to Jinse.

"Qingqiu Bai Jinse."

Jinse smiled and reported her name.

"Both of you are the best in the Eight Wastelands, so why bother with me."

"If it was in the Eight Wastelands, you would naturally not be under our control, and we would not be bothered. But here is Kyushu, and if you kill too many people, it will cause panic in Kyushu. If Kyushu is in chaos, there will be no peace in the Eight Wastelands. "

"When the Kyushu is in chaos, the Eight Desolations can take it into their pockets. What's wrong with that?"

"You forgot that thousands of years ago, it was because the demons of the Eight Desolation broke the balance with human beings that they were sealed and enchanted. Do you want to repeat the same mistakes?"

"We were negligent at that time, but not this time."

Jin Yunhe swept Long Xiao in his hand, and with a flash of golden light, the evil spirit spread rapidly.Yin Danlu swung the red crow to block the evil spirit, but she was still shocked and took a few steps back.

"Who is the mastermind behind you?"

Jin Yunhe's words made Jinse alert. According to him, he devoured his soul not only for cultivation, but also to create panic, so that Bahuang could annex Kyushu.Even if he is the dragon's Taotie, it is impossible to complete such a huge plan alone, there must be someone behind the mastermind.

"You don't deserve to know."

While Yin Danlu swept away the first wave of attack, Jin Yunhe rushed to Jinse's chest with Long Xiao. There was a loud bang, and a group of blue flames surrounded Jinse's body. At the same time, a crystal clear long sword lay across Jinse's chest, blocking Jinyunhe's attack.

"Xingyun?" Jin Yunhe murmured and increased the strength in his hand, but was blocked by a stronger force, "So it's Xingyun."

"I rarely use Nebula, you should feel honored."

Jin Se spoke loudly, the blade of the sword swept across Jin Yunhe's body, and amidst the sound of tearing, Jin Yunhe's front skirt was cut open by the sharp sword energy, and blood oozed from the long and thin wound on his chest.Jin Yunhe had no time to take care of it at all, because Yin Danlu's red crow had already swung in front of his eyes, and he raised his hand to block it with Long Xiao, but was tightly entangled by the long whip.Xing Yun attacked his lower body from the other side, Jin Yunhe jumped up suddenly and kicked Jin Se, but was easily avoided.With Yin Danlu's strength, Long Xiao broke away from Jin Yunhe's control, and followed the trajectory of Chiwu's waving into the rocks not far away.Jinse, who avoided Jin Yunhe's attack, turned sideways and hit Jin Yunhe's left shoulder.Blood gushed out from the wound, and Jin Yunhe held his injured shoulder tightly.

"...two against one, the victory is not martial."

Blood oozed from the corner of Jin Yunhe's mouth, and his face also turned pale.White smoke rose repeatedly from the injured shoulder.

"He is using those souls to heal wounds."

"Not so fast. Those souls have not fully integrated with his power, and it will take at least a few months to heal the wound."

Yin Danlu narrowed her eyes and watched the white smoke gradually increase.

"If you use those souls to heal wounds, you will take those souls for nothing."

"Yin Danlu, I don't need you to cry like a cat and pretend to be merciful." Jin Yunhe opened his left hand, and Long Xiao returned it instantly, "Today was my carelessness, and I won't let you get it so easily next time."

A flash of white light flashed, and Jin Yunhe disappeared into the dark cave.

"Don't you need to chase?"

It was Yueying's voice.

"Don't chase after the poor." Yin Danlu said, "What's more, he is still injured. Chasing him at this time will only make him rise up and resist, and we may not be able to take advantage of it."

"Well, maybe he has accomplices." Jinse put away Nebula, "Let's go back first."

In Wuwei Residence, Lu Li was sitting in the study playing the piano, and on the other side of the study, Meng Yue was guarding the bodies of Jinse, Yin Danlu and Yueying.The candles in the study gradually went out as the sky turned white.

"You are very leisurely."

The sound of the zither stopped suddenly, and Lu Li stood up abruptly. When he brushed against the zither table, he tripped over the foot of the table and staggered and fell into an embrace.

"Jinse!"

Jinse always carried a sachet of vanilla with her. There was a touch of sandalwood in it, and Lu Li knew that he would never forget this smell.

"I am back."

Seeing Lu Li's anxious expression, Jinse felt a little warmth in his chest.

Yueying was the last one to wake up, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Yin Danlu's scarlet eyes.Embarrassed, she wanted to get up, only to find herself lying in his arms.

"This is your bedroom. Seeing that you haven't woken up, I carried you here."

"Sorry, because you have to leave your souls first, the time to return to the physical body will be longer."

Yin Danlu opened his mouth, but stopped talking.He suddenly thought of something and said.

"Lu Li... is still waiting for us in the study."

Yueying's face was still a little hot, but she nodded and followed Yin Danlu out of the room.

"What did you find after following the scent of the soul-inducing incense?"

In the study, Jinse sat leisurely across from Lu Li, strumming the strings every now and then.In order to wait for them to come back, Lu Li was so nervous that he didn't even drink his saliva properly. Now he finally drank the millet porridge Meng Yue brought.

"Dragon Zi Taotie. Although we imagined that the behind-the-scenes of the roe owl should be a character stronger than it and with a certain amount of wisdom. But we didn't expect it to be the Dragon Zi Taotie—the Jinyun family."

Jinse finally stopped what she was doing, and said while sitting upright.

"What's even more surprising is that he is still the soul eater in the Jinyun family—Jinyunhe."

"Dragon Zi Taotie... In other words, he should have fled elsewhere at this moment."

Lu Li thought about it.

"I pierced his left shoulder though, so it looks like he's going to be out of action for a long time."

"Is there any other news then?"

Lu Li felt faintly uneasy, Longzi Taotie had a very high status in the Eight Wildernesses, at least a bit higher than Qingqiu Nine Tails.

"We think there must be another mastermind behind him."

"And the mastermind?"

This time, Lu Li's uneasiness was a little more serious. What kind of character could control Longzi Taotie?

"Jin Yunhe mentioned 'we', which means that he is not fighting alone." Yin Danlu tapped the table with his fingertips anxiously, "If he is the only mastermind, then the Roe Owl's matter seems too simple."

"That's right. Although doing so can cause panic, the effect is very weak. So I deduce that Jin Yunhe is only part of the plan. Perhaps these seemingly weak effects, the fear generated after gathering is the most terrifying."

Jinse followed Yin Danlu's words and continued to analyze.

"However, Jin Yunhe is very difficult to deal with. It is almost impossible to get him to reveal the mastermind. However, there are not many people in the Eight Desolations who can make him surrender."

The question Yin Danlu raised at this time was the most difficult part for them to understand.

"You hurt Jin Yunhe this time, the other party must have been touched." Lu Li picked up the strings and let out a dull voice, "There will be no peace in this Kyushu in the future."

Hearing Lu Li's words, Meng Yue subconsciously looked at the brightened sky outside the window.

Jin Yunhe used the collected spirit to heal part of the wound, but his left hand was still weak.Excessive blood loss made it difficult for him to stand.

"Jin Yunhe, someone can actually hurt you."

The voice was muffled, and the gender and age could not even be discerned.

"Hmph, I'm a little surprised."

Jin Yunhe shook his left hand, the pain remained.

"Since you are injured, let's take care of it first. When you recover, remember the task I entrusted to you."

Jin Yunhe's pale face showed a slightly painful expression, his golden red eyes tried to penetrate the layers of white gauze in front of him, he wanted to know who was standing behind the gauze at this moment.

"You really want to annex Kyushu?"

"You've done that before, haven't you?"

The other party's rhetorical question made Jin Yunhe stunned for a moment, who is this person?Back then, my own plan was carried out secretly. Even in the end, when the eight barrens, four seas and nine states were set up as barriers, no one knew about it, but this person did.

"Okay, since that's the case. I'll help you once, as long as you remember your promise."