Qixuan

Yan Heng pointed down, "Under the bridge."

Ji Chen licked the sugar residue on his lips and said, "It's really haunted!" He finished the apple candy in his hand in two or three mouthfuls, and leaned down from the bridge railing to look down.

Yan Heng stretched out his hand to support Ji Chen's waist and said, "Be careful."

The water of the Miyue River reflected the bright moon in the sky, and the dense moisture spread over the surface. A little girl in a pink dress was sitting next to the pier, wiping her tears and making gurgling sounds from her mouth.

It didn't take a moment for the little girl's hand to wipe her tears to turn bright red, and blood rushed out of her eyes.

The little girl raised her head and met Ji Chen's eyes, a smile appeared on her mournful face, and the bloodstains on her face looked extremely terrifying, Ji Chen straightened up immediately, and he grabbed Yan Heng's hand He took a few steps back in horror.

Yan Heng asked: "What's wrong?"

The corner of Ji Chen's mouth twitched a few times, "It's really a ghost, and it's still a ghost that hasn't been fully refined. We may not be able to fight, so..."

A burst of sharp crying rushed up from the bottom of the bridge, interrupting what Ji Chen hadn't finished speaking.The little girl slowly climbed up from the bottom of the bridge. She lifted her foot and took a few steps towards Ji Chen, leaving a few wet footprints on the bluestone slab.

Ji Chen subconsciously pulled Yan Heng behind him, took out a few charms from his arms, turned his head and said to Yan Heng: "If this little girl goes crazy later, I tell you to run, you run immediately, don't hesitate, I have a way of getting out."

Ji Chen swallowed his saliva. Although it was not the first time he encountered such a troublesome unrefined soul, it was the first time he was so close. The last time was because he had spent a lot of time watching his second uncle. Destroying the unrefined weapon spirit, his second uncle also recuperated for many years.

Yan Heng shook Ji Chen's hand back, signaling him to be at ease.

The little girl sniffed and said, "It smells so good, brother, can I eat you? If I eat you, I can go back and save my mother."

Ji Chen tentatively asked: "Your mother? Where is your mother?"

The little girl shook her head, and replied in a crisp voice: "I don't know, but I can find my mother, brother, you let me eat, okay?"

Ji Chen shook his head, "No, no, my brother's rough skin and thick flesh are not as delicious as your thin skin and tender flesh."

The little girl lowered her head, tilted her head and said, "How can I eat myself? My brother won't let me eat it, so I will eat it myself! Anyway, I must go back to save my mother!" After finishing speaking, the little girl raised her head and smiled. Midi walked over to Ji Chen.

Without looking back, Ji Chen pushed Yan Heng and said, "Run!"

Ji Chen threw the talisman in his hand, and the four blasting talismans exploded in the air. He pulled out a long whip from the ring. This was something that Dongfang Feiyuan forced on him. He didn't expect to use it so soon. .

A faint blue sword light slid past Ji Chen's side, the lingering wind of the sword startled Ji Chen, he blinked his eyes and looked at the real essence colliding with the ghost energy - the realm of distraction , a strong true energy rushed to his face.

Ji Chen smiled helplessly, how could he forget, this person is a genius disciple of Qixuan Mountain, a cultivator who entered the distraction stage at the age of 25, a disciple of the mighty Xuan Qingzi, the master of the Tianji Gate, during the Tribulation Stage, Still the hell envoy of the demon world, Ji Chen scratched his head, thinking: How can he escape alone?In terms of ability, the little beauty is one hundred and eight thousand times stronger than him.

Ji Chen threw out the long whip, making sure that it could wrap around the little girl's waist accurately, so as to buy Yan Heng some time.

The little girl made a sharp sound, after all, it was a ghost cultivator's thing. When the long whip wrapped around the little girl's waist, some barbs immediately grew out, and they dug firmly into the little girl's flesh.

The little girl looked viciously at the long whip wrapped around her waist, more and more blood flowed from her eyes, she made claws like a mad dog and rushed towards Yan Heng who was closest to her, with the momentum of breaking the boat.

Ji Chen was in a hurry, and wanted to use a long whip to widen the distance between Yan Heng and the little girl, but it seemed a step too late, the little girl had already grabbed Yan Heng's shoulder.

"Yan Heng!" Ji Chen threw away the long whip, took out the umbrella from the ring and rushed over.

Ji Chen's heart twitched fiercely, according to the current state of that little girl, it is estimated that one of Yan Heng's arms could be torn off.

The six shining talismans formed a cage, trapping the little girl tightly.

Ji Chen heaved a sigh of relief, there was no broken arm or blood as he imagined, he rushed forward to check Yan Heng's shoulder.

Apart from some damage to Yan Heng's clothes, there was no wound on his whole body.

Ji Chen helped him gather his clothes and said: "It's fine, it's just that the clothes are torn, and there are new ones. You really scared me to death just now."

Yan Heng said: "It's nothing, don't let me go first next time."

Ji Chen nodded and reflected: "I know, I know, I didn't think carefully this time, because I care too much about you, so I always want to give you the best, if you get hurt, I will be very sad of."

Yan Heng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ji Chen to confide his heart to him at this moment, he stretched out his hand to smooth the hair next to Ji Chen's ear, "Actually, I am the same as you."

Ji Chen took out a cloak from the ring and put it on Yan Heng's body. He thought for a while and said, "Some things have to be said, otherwise it's not fair to anyone."

Ji Chen paused, looked up into Yan Heng's eyes and continued: "I like you very much, ten years ago."

Yan Heng bent the corner of his mouth, and said helplessly: "So you were so sleepy that day that you didn't hear anything."

Ji Chen was stunned for a moment, he only had a vague impression of that day's memory, this point may be thinner than a strand of hair, after Yan Heng's mention, Ji Chen felt that he had missed a big thing, he hurriedly asked : "What did you say that day?!"

Yan Heng smiled and said, "Huh? I forgot."

Ji Chen stared at Yan Heng with a playful smile for a while, then he shook his head and said, "What, do you want to consider being my Taoist companion? It's not a loss." Before Yan Heng could answer, Ji Chen put the bell on his waist After untying it, he shook it and said, "Do you know this girl?"

The bell trembled slightly, and a middle-aged man's voice came out from inside, "I have a little impression, it should be a little beggar in a ruined temple in the north of the city. Her mother seems to be a widow. I also saw it when I passed by. The little girl has beautiful eyes. It's beautiful, it left a deep impression on me, it turned out to be like this, Qin Yanming really did something wrong!"

Ji Chen asked in surprise, "Beggar?" He instantly understood that what kind of utensils need different souls, for example, for those who need to forge utensils with a dead wood picture, four men and four women are needed.

Ji Chen only knew that nine souls were needed for the materials needed for the swords of the gods, so there was a lot of rumors in Beiyan City about the magic cultivator's killing and refining weapons. This incident pointed to Gongsun Yuebai, because there were nine souls in her cauldron , corresponding to the nine people who died strangely in Beiyan City.

Qin Yanming also killed people to refine weapons, but the fire did not extend to him, and there was not even a slight initial sign. At first, Ji Chen was only skeptical about Qin Yanming's weapon refining. It was incomprehensible, and it was not confirmed until after seeing the refining cauldron in the Qin family's backyard.

So where did Qin Yanming's souls come from?

Then there are only beggars left, the most humble and low-level people, no one will care about disappearance or existence, and at most give a little impression.

Ji Chen nodded, then turned to Yan Heng and said, "Little beauty, are you interested in visiting the ruined temple in the north of the city?"

Yan Heng nodded, took out a Qiao Linglong from the ring and took the little girl in.

Ji Chen has always felt that something like Qiao Linglong is good-looking but useless. The hollow, palm-sized silver ball is easy to break through inside and out. He glanced at Qiao Linglong, thought for a moment and said: "Can this soul also Put it in?"

Ji Chen himself is not good at purifying souls, if he gets busy with something and forgets, he doesn't know how long the soul in the bell will be imprisoned.

Yan Heng nodded in agreement, took out a new Qiao Linglong and put the giant hand in it.

Ji Chen waited for Yan Heng to put away Qiao Linglong, and the two walked towards the north of the city together.

The ruined temple in the north of the city was originally an earth temple, and it has been left unused since it was abandoned. Later, it provided a place for the homeless to shelter from the wind and rain.

Looking at the dilapidated temple, Ji Chen sneered, "Isn't this the old house of that bald donkey like Ruochen, who later abandoned it and ran up the mountain?"

Yan Heng explained: "It turned out to be an earth temple, not a temple."

Ji Chen glanced at the dilapidated ruined temple, wondering if going in at this time would disturb others, just as he thought of this, a small stone hit his forehead, and Ji Chen's head was thrown back.

Yan Heng reached out and pulled Ji Chen to his side.

Ji Chen touched his forehead, his fingers were stained with blood, before he realized what happened, he heard someone shouting: "Someone is here!"

The people in the ruined temple rushed out upon hearing the sound, holding torches and sticks in their hands, staring at the two uninvited guests.

A teenage boy jumped down from a tree, holding a simple slingshot in his hand.

Ji Chen couldn't help admiring the young man's accuracy in his heart.

The beggar in the lead raised the wooden stick in his hand boldly, "Who are you going to arrest this time? Isn't it enough that you have arrested so many people?"

Ji Chen smiled bitterly: "Is there some misunderstanding in it, we are not here to arrest people."

A middle-aged man spat: "What nonsense are you talking about? What are people like you doing in this ruined temple without sleeping well in the middle of the night?"

Ji Chen said: "We're just here to ask some questions, don't be nervous. Your... is a young man playing with a slingshot, with such good accuracy, wouldn't it be an instant to kill the two of us?"

The beggars looked at each other and relaxed their vigilance a bit. One of them frightened Ji Chen with a wooden stick, and tremblingly said: "What do you want to ask? Get out of here!"

Ji Chen said: "Is there a lady and a pretty girl here who were taken away?"

The beggar frightened Ji Chen with a wooden stick and said, "Yes... so what?"

Ji Chen wanted to ask something else, but the beggars collectively shouted: "You are done asking now, get out, you are not welcome here! Get out!"

"Yes! Get out!"

Ji Chen felt that there was nothing more to ask, these people were very scared, so sensitive and suspicious that they didn't trust any outsiders at all, and it would be futile to hold on any longer, so he left the ruined temple with Yan Heng.

Along the way, seeing that Ji Chen was not in high spirits, Yan Heng thought he was still thinking about what happened just now, so he stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Ji Chen's shoulder, and rubbed it comfortingly.

Ji Chen laughed and said: "I'm fine, and it's not the first time I've run into a wall, so it's nothing."

Yan Heng: "I know, but there is a guest behind me who has been with me for a long time, this kind of hospitality is not friendly."

Ji Chen asked in surprise, "Huh?"

Yan Heng smiled and said, "Come out."

The boy with the slingshot fell down from the tree. He was wearing a thin cotton padded jacket. Although there were many patches on it, the clothes were clean and tidy.

The boy wiped the ashes from his face and said, "Can you feel my breath?"

Yan Heng smiled and said, "You didn't deliberately hide your aura, it's not difficult to detect it."

The boy said: "Tell you something you want to know."

Ji Chen said: "Tell me about it."

The young man thought for a while and said: "The mother and daughter you mentioned were arrested half a year ago, and I don't know much about the previous things, because I haven't been here for a long time. I remember that three people came here , the person in charge is dressed like a rich man, and I heard the other two call him "Don't be a housekeeper."

Ji Chen laughed and said, "You actually overheard their conversation, you're quite courageous."

The young man said with a cold face: "I heard it by accident from the tree, they didn't mean to avoid me, just like I asked why you can feel my breath, he replied that it was because I didn't To hide my aura, I was thinking at the time that if this is the case, could that housekeeper Mo also be able to?"

The three of them fell silent for a moment.

It stands to reason that Butler Mo should be very cautious in his actions and not let outsiders know any information that is not good for him. Could it be that he is so big that he doesn't care about anything, or does he have other plans?

Yan Heng took the lead to break the silence, "Actually, your aura is very weak, and the aura around here is relatively simple, so it is easy to catch it. Have you practiced some techniques to conceal your aura?"

The young man stared at Yan Heng for a while, then shook his head.

Ji Chen asked: "Why isn't it because he is an ordinary person that he feels his aura is weak?"

Ye Feng is usually doing this kind of perceiving aura, because he is better at it, Ji Chen has gradually become numb to the aura around him, and now he just feels that the aura around him is the same, except for the very strong one. He usually can't feel the hostility and familiar smell of the rest.

Yan Heng smiled and said: "It's not like this. Everyone's breath is different. The breath of ordinary people is the easiest to perceive. With my current cultivation base in the distraction period, it can make me feel If the breath is weak, if it is not for practicing some kind of technique to hide the breath, or the cultivation base is higher than mine, the breath of ordinary people is the weakest when they are dying."

Ji Chen was stunned for a moment, and he looked at the boy carefully.

The young man has an extremely handsome face, probably because he is growing taller. His limbs are slender, and he looks skinny. His almond eyes have the clarity unique to young people. He just doesn't like to laugh very much, and is always cold. with a face.

Ji Chen shook his head and said, "He doesn't look like a dying person at all. He hasn't asked your name for so long. Are you from Beizhou?"

The young man thought for a while and said, "I only know that my name is Langyue and that I came to Beiyan City half a year ago. I don't know the rest."

Ji Chen continued to ask, "Do you have any family?"

Lang Yue said: "The people in the temple are my family, they treat me very well."

Ji Chen said thoughtfully: "Is that so."

Yan Heng put his purse into Lang Yue's hands and said, "Go back, don't make your family wait. Today is New Year's Eve, and the apple candy on the street is delicious."

Lang Yue looked at the purse in her hand, pushed it into Yan Heng's hand and said, "I can't take your things."

Ji Chen said impatiently: "Here, just take it, and treat it as lucky money for the children in the temple. You can go to the street to buy something to keep out the cold, or eat."

Langyue pinched the fabric of the purse, thanked her, turned around and disappeared into the night.

Ji Chen stretched comfortably, and said as he walked: "Little beauty, I would like to trouble you to tell your uncle what happened today, that Butler Mo should be the butler of the Qin family. I really don't know why Qin Yanming would Please come down the mountain, isn't this a thief calling for a thief?"

Yan Heng said: "I don't know what Duke Qin is planning."

Ji Chen added: "I have sneaked in before, and that place is relatively hidden. I don't know if they have moved. It would be best if they could find Qin Yanming himself. Let's see what happened to him. After all, not everyone wants to use it. Withered wood is in spring, and the picture is forged."

Ji Chen lowered his head and looked at the shadow of the whirling tree. In this way, the matter in Beiyan City will be almost settled. He will almost go his separate ways with Yan Heng. The meeting this time was accidental. When is the next meeting?

Ji Chen seemed to have thought of something, looked back at Yan Heng excitedly, and asked, "Is your Qixuan Mountain trial about to start again? Can I also participate, and by the way, you can also participate in the Qixuan Mountain trial?" Know something about my mother."

Yan Heng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Really?!" His eyes seemed to be full of broken stars, shining brightly.

Ji Chen smiled and said, "Of course it's true. When have I lied to you? But it's late now, and I'm going back to Sister Bai's house."

Yan Heng stretched out his hand to pull Ji Chen, pulled him into his arms and said, "It's cold at night, sleep well, and pay attention to your body." After finishing speaking, he gently kissed Ji Chen's temples.

Ji Chen patted Yan Heng on the back with a smile and said, "You really don't want to be my Taoist companion?"

Yan Heng sighed silently, "I thought we were already, who knew that you wouldn't remember anything when you were sleepy."

Ji Chen grinned and said: "Who will memorize things in their minds when they are sleepy, but it's okay, I'm awake now, and I remember it now."

Yan Heng let go of Ji Chen and said, "Go back, Miss Bai and Ye Feng may have to wait impatiently."

Ji Chen even wrapped Yan Heng's arms in his arms, teasingly said: "Shouldn't Taoist couples live together? Why, we have to sleep in separate rooms, or is it that the little beauty also wants to wear wedding clothes and pray to heaven and earth?" ? Want a justifiable name?"

Yan Heng said softly: "There must be a ceremony, then you can go back with me, now I can only see my uncle first, and then go to see my master later."

Ji Chen let go of his hand with a big laugh, and counted with his fingers: "I have a cloth shop in Suhuai, and I can make custom clothes from there. My father should not be busy recently, so I can take you to see him when I have time." , but also to send invitations and so on. If the little beauty finds it troublesome, we can keep it simple, using heaven and earth as a matchmaker, and the sun and the moon as evidence. As for the betrothal gift, I will try my best to get you whatever you want."

Ji Chen looked at Yan Heng with a smile, that kind of joy stained even the brows.

"Wait, wait, I have something for you." After finishing speaking, Ji Chen took out the blood silk and two small copper bells from the ring, and took two hairs of himself and Yan Heng and braided them with the blood silk. Together, he tied the bell to both ends of the blood silk.

Ji Chen took out a small tripod from the ring, and put the blood silk into it. A gleaming white light shone in his hand, and the small tripod floated in mid-air.

Ji Chen said: "Didn't you want to see how to refine a weapon? This is the first time I use real energy to refine it. I don't know if it can be done."

But within the time of a stick of incense, there was a crisp sound of bells in the small cauldron.

Ji Chen withdrew his true essence, looked into the small cauldron and said with a smile, "It's done."

He tied a section of blood silk to the little finger of Yan Heng's left hand, "It is said that Yuelao's red thread is tied to the little finger, and Huang Quan is not made with demon energy, so it should not cause any harm to your body."

He tied the other end to his little finger, so the two were tied together.

Ji Chen smiled and said: "This is part of the betrothal gift, the rest is left to be filled." After speaking, he shook his hand, and Huang Quan disappeared in front of the two of them.

Yan Heng looked at the little finger with no trace and said with a smile: "Is it possible that I will know where you are in the future?"

Ji Chen said: "That's right! Tianya Haijiao, Huangquan Biluo, you are all my people, of course you have to be firmly tied to me."

"Now I'm going back to sleep. Sleep time passes the fastest. Tomorrow will come soon, and then I can see my little beauty again." After speaking, Ji Chen walked to Bai Xue's house, and by the way Thinking about how to persuade Bai Xue and Ye Feng.

Yan Heng looked at the place where Ji Chen disappeared, and raised his hand to look at his fingers, where there was still a little warmth from the other party, he lowered his head and kissed carefully, extremely devout.

An emotion called joy welled up from Yan Heng's heart, like drums beating around the heart, every beat coincided with the beat of the drum, just hearing the double beats, already felt dizzy.

"Having hair." Yan Heng murmured.

A burst of black mist enveloped Yan Heng, and the Hell Envoy disappeared in place together with the black mist.

When Yue Lan helped Yan Heng pack up his books before, he found a piece of paper sandwiched in the book, on which was written "Heaven and Earth are matchmakers, Jiangshan is employment, and the sun and moon are witnesses. If you want, I will accompany you to roam the world."

At that time, Yue Lan thought that her junior brother had a girl he liked, but after getting the denial, the matter would be settled.