Master's Escape Plan

The snow water flowing down from the mountains in the north converges into a long river, flows through several cities, and diverges into a tributary when it reaches Darkwater Town.The underground rocks in Darkwater Town are hard and dark, so the river looks black when it flows through, so the town is named "Darkwater".

It is precisely because there are many rocks and little soil, and the land is barren, it is not suitable for growing crops. For a hundred years, the people of Darkwater Town have made a living by hunting and trading.

Yujian landed smoothly, the disciples put away their swords, Bai Shuang showed Zheng Yizong's token to the guards, and the group was quickly let in.

As the sun sets, vermilion spreads out from the horizon, creating a large area of ​​Danxia, ​​and ultramarine slowly climbs up from the other side, and finally spreads across most of the sky.The earliest stars can already be seen, twinkling among them, the candles overlooking Darkwater Town are lit, the willows are fluttering, and the men with their prey return from the mountain.

When Qin Shu first entered the town, he was keenly aware that something was wrong.

Darkwater Town has been haunted by ghosts for more than three months, and people are panicking. Why did they come and see a picture of the most ordinary and ordinary life?

It wasn't just him, the inner disciples also noticed something was wrong. One of them stopped the aunt who was walking down the street with a basket, and asked politely, "Ma'am, where is the haunting in the town?"

The aunt glanced at him inexplicably, and replied: "Nang is haunted or not? What are you talking about?"

The disciple was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Isn't the town haunted by ghosts?"

"What haunting, I don't know." The aunt bypassed the disciple and continued to walk forward: "Don't hinder me from drinking."

Seeing the aunt walking away with the basket, the disciple felt confused, and stopped a passerby next to him: "Brother, where is the haunted town?"

Hearing this, the thin black man in the fur of a wild animal frowned, "Haunted? Where is the haunted?"

"It's not that Darkwater Town is haunted..."

"Our town is haunted? Hahaha, young man, stop joking. Go out and find out, when has there been a ghost in Darkwater Town in the past hundred years?" The black and thin man seemed to be amused by this disciple.

"Ah? But..."

"As far as the location of our town is concerned, this layout will definitely not be haunted, as the Feng Shui master said." The black and thin man waved his hand: "Okay, okay, young people, let's go, my wife is still waiting for us at home." Woolen cloth."

"Ah...ah?" The disciple was stunned, watching the thin black man in the fur of a wild animal walk away.

what happened?The mission they received was that Darkwater Town was haunted. In Hetang Town, they did find out about Darkwater Town being haunted, but when they actually arrived in Darkwater Town, these townspeople said they had never been haunted?

Whose words are false?

"Could it be that these two people don't know about the haunted rumors?" Another disciple asked, "How about we ask a few more people?"

Others thought it was reasonable, Qin Shu frowned, thinking that it might not be so easy.Sure enough, I asked several people one after another, and they all said they didn't know about the haunting.

"Host, there seems to be something wrong with this mission." Lian Baqi also spoke in his mind.

"I know." Qin Shu replied.

"Besides, Baqi needs to remind, Baqi felt the devilish energy in this town." Baqi said seriously.

"Demon energy?" Qin Shu frowned and asked, "I don't understand."

Baqi explained to him: "Host, you have been in this world for a month. You should know that there are not only mortals, monks, ghosts, but also demon cultivators in this world. Demon cultivators usually practice by absorbing the power of mortals or monks. Hiding in Tibet, everyone shouted and beat them."

【"When I first entered the city, Baqi felt a wave of devilish energy, but it was too weak, so Baqi didn't take it to heart. But if you go in, the host, the more devilish energy Baqi feels."】

"You mean, Darkwater Town is not haunted by ghosts, but by demon energy?"

【"No, the ghost aura is still the strongest, with a little devilish aura mixed in it... It's more like a demon cultivator hiding in the town."】

Hearing this, Qin Shu really felt troubled.

Demonic cultivators are hostile to mortals and monks because of the intolerance of the law of heaven, and their own intrigues, so the number is small, but it is precisely because of these reasons that most demonic cultivators are not so low, and their methods are vicious, making it hard to guard against.

It's fine for him to be alone, as a loose immortal, self-protection is not a problem, but he also brings a group of disciples, these sixteen or seventeen-year-old children have not realized the danger at all.

"Are you sure there is a demon cultivator nearby?" Qin Shu's face became serious.

【"Baqi's feeling can't be wrong."】

Seeing Master's serious face, Bai Shuang subconsciously asked, "Master, but is there a problem in this town?"

Hearing what his apprentice said, Qin Shu came back to his senses.Moxiu has always been the object of concern for the elders of various sects. The disciples have little contact with them, and they don't even have the ability to fight head-on.

"Those passersby's answers are questionable. Let's go out of the city first and make plans tomorrow morning." Qin Shu said to the disciples.

The inner disciples nodded quickly, not because they were afraid of ghosts, but because after nightfall, there was a creepy feeling everywhere in the town.It is clear that every townsman is doing his own thing, those who pass by, those who sell ice food, those who clean up the stalls, and some who cast curious eyes on them, but the ominous atmosphere still lingers in the town, what will happen in the next instant? of.

What Bai Shuang wanted to say, looked at the expressions of the inner disciples, but she still didn't say it.The group turned back and headed for the city gate.Before crossing this small street, someone from the nearby tavern stopped them: "Are those brothers on the street from outside?"

Qin Shu heard the words and looked, and the person who made the sound was an old man sitting inside, with a square face and red nose, and the dark green robe on his body looked very valuable.

"Exactly, what's the matter, old man?" Qin Shu asked.

The old man came out drunk, and under the light of the street lantern, Qin Shu noticed that his robe was dirty, as if it hadn't been washed for a long time.He raised his drooping eyelids, looked carefully at the clothes of the inner disciples, and then slowly said: "Zheng Yizong, it's done, we're saved."

"Old man, what's going on?" Bai Shuang asked.

Seeing that they belonged to Zheng Yizong, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, his drunkenness was not so serious, he looked around, and whispered: "Let's talk in the tavern."

They followed the old man into the tavern and sat in the corner of the lobby.

Bai Shuang's sensitive nose couldn't stand the strong smell of wine in the tavern, and it smelled like bad wine, which made him very uncomfortable, so he straight to the point said to the old man: "Old man, can we talk now?"

Looking around them, the old man asked, "Did you come in today?"

"Yes." Bai Shuang nodded.

"Thank God, it's been a month, and I can finally go out. I was just passing by, but... oh." The old man was quite happy, and said to them, "It's better to send someone to rescue me. I was sitting before In the tavern, seeing you asking those passers-by outside, I guessed that you were from outside, and it turned out to be true."

"Old man, I have just entered the town and I haven't figured out what's going on, can you tell us about it?" Qin Shu asked.

"Ah, I'm so sleepy here, I actually forgot about this." The old man patted his head, "I guess, what those passers-by told you just now must be that Darkwater Town is not haunted, right?"

"Exactly." Qin Shu nodded.

The old man lowered his voice, and said to them: "Of course they don't see ghosts, because this town itself is not normal, it is actually..."

"Oh!"

A loud noise seemed to come from the south side of this street, and there was a faint light of fire.

"The water is gone! The water is gone! Come on!"

Hearing the call, people in the tavern ran out to fight the fire.

As soon as they turned their heads, the old man disappeared.

"Where are people?" A disciple exclaimed, "Tune the tiger away from the mountain?"

"No, there is a problem." Bai Shuang frowned and took a closer look, then took two steps back suddenly: "There is a devilish energy!"

"What? Devil energy!"

"What's going on? Isn't it haunted?"

"Is there a magician in the town?"

The disciples were a little panicked, and they started talking in a hurry.

"No matter what, let's go out of the city first." Qin Shu stopped their discussion, led them out of the tavern, Yu Jian Feitian went straight to the city gate.

Just now the southern end of that street was on fire. For some reason, people rushed to put out the fire and nearly scattered them.

Qin Shu stood on the sword, the more he thought about it, the more something went wrong.

If there are only one or two people who have never heard of hauntings, it can be considered reasonable, but what about five or six people?What about more people?Living in such a small town, it is unheard of for such a big thing to be haunted.

No...no!

Maybe it's not that I haven't heard of it, but that the town hasn't even started to be haunted yet!

Qin Shu suddenly raised his head and looked at the townspeople who were busy fighting the fire.They were wearing jackets and were crowded together, the thin black man in the fur of a wild animal was also among them.It's the turn of spring and summer, and the weather is mild. Do you really need to wear such thick clothes?And the lady who fetched wine from before, carrying an empty basket to fetch wine, no wine jug?

He finally understood what was wrong all the time. The things that represented time in the town were chaotic. People were wearing jackets, but the stalls were selling cold food such as ice water; the old man who stopped them was normal and expensive. His dark green robe was dirty, maybe he didn't want to get himself so dirty... He never expected that he would be stuck here for so long.

What the old man wanted to tell them was actually: "This town itself is an illusion."