Strange Tale

The footsteps were getting closer, Si Ren held his breath and looked over carefully.

It was Long Jiu, and he was the only one.Without any lighting, he walked smoothly in the bottomless darkness.

Passing by Si Ren, Long Jiu didn't seem to notice his existence.Si Ren hurriedly followed quietly.

Just now, the time was short and the light was limited, and Si Ren was nervous, so he couldn't see how deep the dungeon was. Following Long Jiuyi, he realized that the narrow path under his feet was really not short.And there are cells along the way on both sides, and each cell is still full.

Although Long Jiu seemed to turn a blind eye, Si Ren felt that he should be able to see the scene in the prison.

Why is this so?Long Jiu is a monster, and generally monsters will stay away from ghosts. One is that they feel that they have demons and disdain to associate with things that are no longer in the world, and the other is that if they get too close to lonely ghosts, they might offend the ghosts After all, he is a person from Heaven and Earth, so he got into a lot of trouble.The witchcraft of catching ghosts and souls usually requires talented human witches to master through learning, so Si Ren believes that it is impossible for Long Jiu to lock them here.But he is clearly used to everything around him at this moment, which is really weird.Besides, why are so many souls imprisoned?Does the underworld care?

Si Renzheng was puzzled, but Long Jiu stopped suddenly, as if there was no way out.

Sure enough, he reached out and touched a wooden board on the wall, and after knocking a few times according to a certain rhythm, the wall opened.

Long Jiu dodges in, and Si Ren follows behind.

A long, dimly lit corridor seemed endless, and the air smelled of herbs.Si Ren carefully followed Long Jiu for a while in silence, and Long Jiu stopped in front of a door.

Dangdang──Long Jiu tapped lightly twice and then asked tentatively, "Grandma Dudu?"

Si Ren couldn't stop being surprised and delighted: Isn't it? !This is the room of Dudu Wan? !It should be the witch Jin Ji mentioned, God help me, I found it so easily!But... why does she live in such a place?Could it be...

There was no answer in the room, and the door creaked open.There was no one behind the door, so Long Jiu took off his boots before entering.Si Ren followed behind and looked around, the style and layout of this room was very similar to what he saw in Long Jiu's dream.Wooden frames and wooden windows, no tables and chairs, only short plans and seats, making it difficult to tell which dynasty or generation it is in.

Pass through the outer hall and go to the inner room to bypass a jade screen.Si Ren looked at the exquisitely crafted screen, which obviously had passed through many years, and couldn't help secretly amazed: How much is this thing worth? !Even if I collected all the goblins in Yancheng, the money I got wouldn't be worth a fraction, would it? !

"I heard that you came back yesterday, why did you come? Sit down."

From behind the screen came an old and hoarse voice that was basically indistinguishable from male to female.

Si Ren no longer wasted energy on the screen, and hastily walked around to Long Jiu's side to look in the direction of the sound.As a result, Si Ren was so frightened that he almost broke his concealment technique.What he saw was none other than that person who looked neither like a human nor a ghost in the enchantment at the lower reaches of the Cuiyu River that day.She looks like an old witch now, her appearance has hardly changed, she is still skinny and hideous, her gray skin is clinging to her bones, her silver hair spreads all over her body, her eyes are wrinkled and only white. The only difference is that her eyes don't blink like they did that day.

Maybe it’s because you’re not practicing the Fa?Si Ren thought.

"Well, I went out for some business yesterday. It was too late when I came back. I think you should be asleep, so I didn't come to disturb you." Long Jiu sat on the ground with his head slightly lowered, and replied word by word. million words.

Is Long Jiu afraid of her?Si Ren felt that Long Jiu's attitude was extraordinarily humble, which was quite different from his usual impression.

Dudu suddenly raised his head, "You brought dirty things in."

Si Ren trembled and almost broke the spell again.

Long Jiu touched his head and picked out a small beetle from his hair, "Oh, it probably got into my hair when I passed the garden."

Just in case Dudu waved his sleeves, the window next to him would be the same as the door that Si Ren and Long Jiu passed through when they came in, and it would open with a creak, and the little beetle seemed to understand everything, fluttering its wings and flying away along the window.

Dudu turned around and closed the window again.

It turned out that she could see.Si Ren put his hand on his chest and exhaled again and again: It was a false alarm.

"I heard that Jin Ji hurt you?" Du Du asked Long Jiu.

"Yes."

"So she got those monsters to trap me so she can deal with you?"

"Well, it seems so. Have we nothing to lose?"

"Fortunately, there are no injuries, and there are a few souls scattered."

"That's good."

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Si Ren's heart sank: living soul.This old hag really knows how to give birth to witchcraft!So...the corpses buried by Father Martin and the souls in the dungeon outside are all caused by her.But what about Long Jiu?The relationship between these two people must be extraordinary.It can also be heard from their conversation that Long Jiu understands everything.Doesn't he know?This is to be condemned by the gods and will never be restored!

In addition, "Diwan" is the surname of Wuzhu, a northern ethnic group that has been exterminated for nearly a thousand years.When Jin Ji just said the name, Si Ren thought it was someone pretending to be a descendant of the Wan family, but now looking at the face in front of him and the thousand-year-old monster sitting next to him, Si Ren really is I dare not say whether Dudu Wan is a half-human, half-ghost who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

Dudu asked Long Jiu why he was hurt by Jin Ji.Long Jiu took out the divine dagger and put it in front of her, "I don't know where that woman found this."

Dudu's complexion suddenly changed, "You...you were injured by a god's dagger?!"

"Well. It's all right."

"All right? Didn't hurt the flesh?"

"I'm hurt, Jin Ji stabbed the dysprosium dagger into my chest."

"Ah──" Dudu raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose and took a deep breath, "Then you...are you okay?!"

"Well, a little mage saved me."

"Little mage? Where did the mage come from?"

"I don't know. Anyway, he is very young, in his twenties. He opened a fortune-telling shop in Yancheng, but I guess he came here later."

"Could he be..."

"No. I've tried."

"Really? Then bring it to me when you have time."

Long Jiu smiled strangely, "There will be a chance."

Dudu's words were interrupted extremely quickly by Long Jiu, who could hear Si Ren's teeth itch: she would die if she finished speaking? !Just a little bit.It was the same in the ruined temple at that time. I couldn't explain clearly. Who do you think I am?

"How is your place? Did you find it?" This time it was Long Jiu who asked Dudu.

Dudu shook his head, "No. It's very strange. At that time, the method clearly showed that it was in Yancheng. But I have tried all directions in the past two days, but I can't find it."

Long Jiu frowned and thought for a while, "Could it be a mistake? Not in Yancheng."

"impossible."

"Then why can't I find it? This has never happened before."

Dudu stretched out his fingers with long gray and white nails, which were like dead branches, and counted, "There are still three days until the full moon. Let's see then."

"Alright." After a promise, Long Jiu suddenly stood up and walked towards a corner cabinet in the corner, "If I'm not mistaken, today is Grandma's birthday."

Du Du smiled, and the wrinkles on his face became tighter, "Ah Jiu is filial, I didn't save you in vain back then."

Long Jiu dug out a jade bowl from the cabinet and sat back to the original place, "It should be."

As he spoke, Long Jiu stretched out his arm and rolled up a sleeve.Before Si Ren could react, he had already cut a short but deep cut on his arm with his nails, which didn't look very sharp.

Si Ren's eyes widened, Long Jiu pointed the wound at the jade bowl, and the blood that flowed from his body soon filled the bowl.Long Jiu retracted his arm and stretched out his tongue to lick the wound, and the wound healed.

Long Jiu put a bowl full of blood in front of Dudu, "I wish grandma a blessing like the East China Sea and Shoubi Nanshan."

Du Du stretched out the "dead branch" and pinched Long Jiu's white and tender face, "Your grandma can live longer than Nanshan."

After speaking, Dudu picked up the bowl and drank the blood in the bowl in one gulp.Si Ren almost vomited out yesterday's dinner.

He put down the bowl and wiped the corners of his mouth alone, took a deep breath and closed his eyes.Long Jiu sat aside and didn't speak.

Dudu's eyes opened again, and Si Ren was dumbfounded again: Dudu Wan's figure changed, suddenly she turned into a beautiful girl for a moment.Skin as white as snow, lips as petals, dark eyes, black hair flowing like a waterfall...

But only for a moment, like a flash in the pan, Dudu changed back to a terrifying appearance in the blink of an eye.

Long Jiu watched her change expressionlessly, Si Ren couldn't guess Long Jiu's feelings, probably he was used to it.

Seeing that Dudu returned to normal, Long Jiu stood up, "It's nothing, I'll go back first."

Dudu nodded, his voice was a little more tired, "Well, go do your work, I want to rest too."

Following Long Jiu out of Dudu Wan's room and then out of the dungeon, Si Ren hesitated whether to continue following him.After all, the invisibility spell has a time limit, which is why he didn't secretly stay behind to find what Jin Ji wanted him to find.

After passing through the small building assigned to Si Ren, Long Jiu stopped.Looking up at the window on the second floor, he turned around and walked inside.

Is this to see if I am running around?Si Ren was a little nervous.

After entering the room, Long Jiu strode straight to the second floor.Si Ren tried several times but failed to squeeze in front of Long Jiu from the not-so-spacious stairs.

When he came to the second floor, he could already see the door of Si Ren's room, so Si Ren couldn't get in ahead of time.

Standing outside the door, Long Jiu raised his hand.

"Looking for me?"

As soon as Long Jiu turned his head, at the corner of the stairs, Si Ren was walking up step by step, holding onto the handrail of the stairs.

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