Qinghua Town Series

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

The weeds and branches rolled to the bottom, and the flying leaves fell like rain, covering Qin Can's body, almost burying him under the ground.

Qin Can felt that his bones were hurting all over his body, and his face and hands were rubbed by branches several times. He hurriedly swept away the leaves covering his body, and moved his hands to the side, and there happened to be a branch that could be used for strength .

Qin Can pulled the branch and was about to stand up, but he didn't know whether he was pulling too hard or the branch was not caught, but he was pulled down, and Qin Can fell back before he could stand up.

His whole body was in pain, but Qin Can angrily threw the branch on the ground beside him, and saw it instantly.

It is clear that it is not a branch at all, but a part of a human arm that has been turned into bones and connected to the palm.

Qin Can yelled "Wow", and backed away involuntarily in fright. After standing still, he looked at the white bone on the ground, and Qin Can felt a chill run down his back.

The things I heard about the depths of Yunlong Mountain all came to my mind.

——In the deep place called "Xuan Chi Valley", people who have been there have suffered from strange diseases...

——The people who went in there never came out again, even after they managed to get out, they also became unconscious. It didn't take long for the skin on their bodies to fester and fall off in pieces. There was no cure, and the whole body People are in great pain. After the skin on their bodies is rotten, they start to vomit black water. The black water they spit out is foul-smelling, mixed with rotten internal organs...

——In order to prevent the spread of this strange disease, the people in the village left the infected people in the mountains to fend for themselves. For a long time at night, they could hear miserable screams and their fingers scratching hard on the trees The "rustling" sound of tearing bark echoed in the mountains...

The more Qin Can thought about it, the more horrified he became. He always felt that there were eyes staring at him behind him, as if those monsters were hiding in the darkness of the bushes, staring at him with staring eyes...

Qin Can grasped the bushes on the slope and wanted to climb up, but the mud was soft and there were many fallen leaves, so he slid down again after climbing twice, and the feeling of being watched became more and more intense.

When he was about to try again, something lightly tapped on his shoulder, Qin Can gasped suddenly, his whole body froze, but there was no movement behind him.

Qin Can thought it might be an illusion... He stretched out his hand to grab a branch, but the feeling came back again.

"Cen Xi...is that you, Cen Xi?"

Qin Can didn't dare to move, and there was still no movement behind him.

"Cen Xi, don't joke with me."

No one answered him, and he was the only one around.

Qin Can didn't dare to turn around to look. Once he didn't move, the surroundings seemed to be so quiet that even the breath stopped flowing, but there seemed to be something hidden in this quietness, lying motionless, waiting for the moment when he turned around. ...

Qin Can maintained that posture, standing there for a long time, feeling numb from the soles of his feet, Qin Can took a deep breath, squeezed his hands, and then turned around suddenly!

In an instant, all kinds of terrifying conjectures jumped into my mind... But, there was nothing in front of my eyes.

Qin Can let out a long breath, but at the same time, after something rustled on the top of his head twice, it fell from above with broken grass and leaves, hanging in front of Qin Can's eyes, shaking up and down .

Qin Can froze in place this time, unable to even make a sound.

The one that fell from above and was entangled by something before it fell completely and hung in mid-air turned out to be a human skeleton, hanging in a distorted posture in front of Qin Can.

The head with almost all the rotten flesh is a skeleton, with black eye sockets and a half-open mouth, as if it is giggling at someone.It has been here for a long time, and the clothes on the bones have turned into strips of cloth.

Qin Can stared blankly at the corpse for a moment, then pushed it away with his hands, stood up and ran with his mouth covered, but was caught by something within two steps, Qin Can lowered his head and found another corpse, Lying face up on the ground, with one arm across his chest and the other outstretched, his finger bones just hooked onto Qin Can's clothes.

Qin Can kicked the bones away in disgust and fear, but when he calmed down, he found that there were more than a dozen bones around here. They seemed to have died here at the same time, and the degree of decay was similar. Strange, scattered around, like a mass grave.

Qin Can moved a step to the side, kicked something and made a "click" sound, Qin Can looked down, it turned out to be a rusty long knife, bent down to pick it up, and then used the knife in his hand Knife, to push away the branches and leaves covering the ground, or the vines entangled with those bones.

Qin Can found that these people seemed to be carrying knives, about a dozen of them.

"Wu Wei clearly knew the dangers in the depths of the mountain forest, but he had no other way. If the officers and soldiers were brought into the village, the casualties in the village would be even greater, so they took the birth plan and went straight into the depths of Yunlong Mountain... "

"After more than ten days, only Wu Wei walked out of the forest in ragged clothes, only Wu Wei, who was emaciated, and all the brothers who went in with him disappeared without a trace, even the birth date..."

"Could it be..." Qin Can looked sideways at the bones.

Could it be that these people were the ones who hid in the depths of Yunlong Mountain together with Wu Wei to avoid being chased by officers and soldiers?

Although I know that these people who have been turned into bones may be those people from Heiyun Jiulongzhai who have never come out after entering the mountain... But why do they all die here?

Seeing that some of the bones were incomplete, I don't know if they were bitten by wild beasts in the mountains after death, or there was a fight before death...

correct!

A light flashed in Qin Can's mind.

Since the brook at the foot of Yunlong Mountain washed down some of the gold, silver and jade wares in the birth plan from time to time, and if these people were really those people back then, then the lost birth plan should be nearby, and there should be a mountain stream flowing outside.

Qin Can closed his eyes and calmed down to listen. The sound of the wind blowing through the treetops was rustling around him, and then the sound of rushing water was mixed with it, which was barely audible.

Qin Can opened his eyes, and walked away from the bushes to the place where there was the sound of water.

Just when his figure was gradually covered by the bushes, a pair of human feet wearing shoes appeared where he was standing, stepped on the finger bones of one of the corpses, and the broken bones made a small "" There was a "click" sound, and at the same time, a strangely shaped leaf fell down, lying quietly among the fallen leaves on the ground, emitting a faint white light unbelievably.

Not long after Qin Can walked, the sound of the water gradually became clearer, and the woods in front of him seemed very bright, with golden sunlight dancing among the trees.

Qin Can quickened his pace and walked there, feeling that his eyes were getting brighter and brighter, just like when he crawled out of the tunnel in Yunniang's room that day, as if the surroundings were immersed in darkness, and only the light in front could shine. is the way out.

Just when he walked out of the woods and completely reached the light, the light shone to the point of dazzling, almost instantly, Qin Can felt that the white light seemed to invade his mind, erasing all the pictures in his mind, he quickly closed his eyes. closed eyes...

When I opened my eyes again, I felt very cold, and the surroundings were also dark. The hard and uneven body under my body was a bit uncomfortable. I touched the side with my hand and touched the weeds.

Qin Can didn't know why he was lying on the ground, with little fireflies flying around, and through the shady scenes, he saw many stars embedded in it like gems.

"How come?" Qin Can suddenly sat up.

It was still early in the morning when I entered the mountain, why did it get dark after a while?

And this is not where I was before.

"Woo..."

Qin Can supported his head in some pain. He only remembered that he walked to a very bright place, but he couldn't recall what happened after that.

"How is this going……?"

Qin Can's voice fell, and he stood there in a daze, then his footsteps were unsteady and he almost had to crawl, crawling to the side of the person lying on the ground not far from him.

"Cen Xi...Cen Xi!" He recognized the clothes on the man and threw himself on him, "Cen Xi, what's wrong with you? Cen Xi?"

He didn't respond, and the hand he touched was also cold and stiff. Qin Can was stunned, and stretched out his trembling fingers towards Cen Xi's nose, and then retracted his fingers suddenly as if he was burned by fire.

"Cen Xi!"

The shrill sound pierced the night sky, startling several birds perched on the trees.

Qin Can hugged Cen Xi, the corners of his mouth twitched, "No, you'll be fine, I'll take you back to see a doctor right away."

Just as he picked Cen Xi up and took two steps, he tripped over something and fell down. Qin Can turned his head tremblingly to see what tripped him up, his eyes widened involuntarily, his mouth half-opened, his face It was full of shock and fear, almost like it was about to collapse.

It was Yan San who tripped Qin Can. He was covered in blood. From his chest to his abdomen, there were three gashes that seemed to be torn apart by the claws of some ferocious beast. The entire abdomen was a bloody mess.

Qin Can stood there in a daze, and he didn't know whether it was panic and anxiety in his chest, or he was jumping in shock and fear. It was about to break through the chest and jump out.

It wasn't until Yan San heard a soft hum of pain that Qin Can's blank mind regained a glimmer of consciousness.

Is he still alive?

Crawling up to Yan San's side with both hands and feet, he found that he was still breathing weakly, but with such a serious injury, if medical treatment is not given in time, it is estimated that he will die soon.

How to do?How to do?

Qin Can panicked for a moment, then took off his clothes, put aside the nausea caused by the slippery and sticky touch of his hands, and stuffed Yan San's exposed intestines back.Sensing Yan San's body twitching, probably because of severe pain, Qin Can couldn't control it anymore, and tied up Yan San's abdomen with his own clothes.

After finishing all this, Qin Can sat there blankly.

What's next?Where are you now?How can we take these two out?

And what the hell happened?How could they do this?Ah Yi?By the way, where is Ah Yi?

A lot of doubts filled his mind, giving Qin Can a headache.

"Is anyone there?" Qin Can raised his head and shouted vigorously, but the only response to him was the shrill cry of birds and the howling of wolves in the distance.

"Is there anyone? Boss Yu! Boss Wan! Who will save us?" The voice of the last sentence was almost heart-piercing.

Desperation and the dead air of the gradual passing of life enveloped him, Qin Can slumped his shoulders, his eyes fell on the ground in front of him in a daze, and he turned his head slowly after a long while, so stiff that he seemed to be able to hear the "click" of the neck bones rattle.

He crawled to Cen Xi's side and held his hand, "Cen Xi, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you to come here with me...I'm sorry..."

The bushes around him trembled for a while, Qin Can looked there vigilantly, touched Yan San's green calf knife with the other hand, and held it in his hand.

The bushes trembled again, and a black figure loomed behind. Qin Can became nervous, let go of Cen Xi's hand, and slowly stood up.

Yan San's knife was very heavy, and he had to use both hands to lift it up. Just as the bushes in front of him were pushed away, Qin Can opened his eyes wide, and raised the knife with both hands to chop at something coming out of the bushes. .

"Brother Qin?!"

The surroundings suddenly lit up, and the dancing light of the torches dazzled people.

"It's Young Master Cen!"

"There is still the third master here! What's wrong with you, the third master?"

The sturdy Boss Yu pinched the long knife that Qin Can slashed with one finger, with a look of surprise on his face.

Qin Can saw the person coming, the tension and fear on his face turned into surprise and disbelief, and then he became a little excited, his lips trembled, and then his hands trembled.

"Brother Qin, what's wrong with you?"

Qin Can's hands were shaking so much that he could hardly hold the knife, and the facial features on his face were twisted weirdly. After hearing Boss Yu's question, his hands trembled even more. Throwing the knife to the ground, he held his head in his hands as if he couldn't control his emotions and shouted "Ahhhhhh", as if he wanted to vent all the things he had experienced before that were beyond what he could bear...

A group of people stopped their movements and looked at him. The desperate roar seemed to tear a gap in the silent Mo Ye...

"Brother Qin, you cannot be resurrected after death. Boss Yu promises you that he will definitely go to the people from Mount Wuxi to seek an explanation for you."

"Who told you that Cen Xi is dead?!" Qin Can jumped up suddenly, "Look at him, he is fine, and there is no injury on his body. He just fell asleep! He fell asleep!"

Cen Xi changed into clean clothes and lay there peacefully, as if he had just fallen asleep as Qin Can said, but if you look closely, you will find that he is not breathing at all, and his chest is not heaving.

Since Qin Can came back, he sat by the bed and watched over Cen Xi, neither eating nor drinking. After sitting for a day and a night, stubble appeared on his chin, making him look extremely haggard.

But no matter who said it, he didn't believe that Cen Xi was dead, he just stubbornly insisted on the idea that "he just fell asleep and will wake up soon", and even refused to let anyone approach Cen Xi who was on the bed.

And Yan San's situation is not very good, although there are many precious medicinal materials in the cottage, but his injuries are too serious, those medicinal materials can only hang his breath, and I'm afraid they won't last for a few days.

No one knew what happened in the mountains, especially even a martial arts expert like Yan San was injured like this. For a while, everyone was rumoring that they must have encountered the gatekeeper beast of the mountain god of Yunlong Mountain.

Qin Can didn't believe that such a thing existed, and he couldn't accept Cen Xi's death. The two of them played together since they were young, and they were like brothers. He was dragged by himself to Qinghua Town to accompany him to take up the post, but he hadn't arrived yet. This happened in Qinghua Town...

"It's all my fault... If I hadn't insisted on him coming here, he wouldn't have been unable to wake up like this... It's all my fault..."

Qin Can blamed himself and kept bumping his head against the railing of the bed. The sound of "dong dong" was very forceful.

Boss Yu couldn't stand it anymore, and pulled him away. Qin Can didn't struggle, and after being pulled away, he returned to his previous bewildered expression, and sat there blankly.

Boss Yu is a vulgar person, and he does that kind of ruthless business. He doesn't have much ink in his stomach, so he can't say anything to comfort others. At this moment, some subordinates are outside the door to report back.

"Master, Mr. Zhang Shu has already invited you."

When Boss Yu heard this, he immediately looked awe-inspiring, turned around and was about to leave, then turned to Qin Can and said, "Brother Qin, why don't you come and take a look together, this Mr. Zhang Shu is a famous god on Yunlong Mountain." Humans, like gods, are omnipotent in heaven and earth, maybe he has a way to save brother Cen."

Qin Can raised his head, but he didn't really believe it. After all, he was also a little prince. What strange things hadn't been seen before?There is nothing magical about the things that the national teacher has been talking about all day long.

"Brother Qin, don't believe it. You really have to see Mr. Zhang Shu's ability to believe it with your own eyes. Don't you want to... save Brother Cen?"

After saying this, Qin Can's eyes lit up suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to grab Boss Yu's arm, "You mean he can save Cen Xi?"

Boss Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Qin Can held on tighter, and jumped up, "Where is he, take me to see him!"

Boss Yu ordered his subordinates to move Cen Xi's body to Yan San's room.

Qin Can clasped his hands and looked very excited. He walked ahead quickly by himself, stopping from time to time, impatiently urging Boss Yu and the person carrying Cen Xi behind him, to match the depressed look in the room just now. Bi, it's like a different person.

But when he walked to the door of Yan San's room, he stopped in his tracks, then looked at the people in the room, frowning slightly, with suspicion on his face.

When he heard what Boss Yu said, Qin Can really thought that the other party was a fairy-like figure, but when he saw the people standing in the room, he felt that he was being cheated.

The person in the room is not so much a half-immortal as a beggar.

I don't know how old this person is, but it looks like the skin on his face is wrinkled together, one eye is missing, the mouth is crooked, messy gray and white hair, and the suit on his body looks like it has several pieces. The fabrics are put together, but the greasy and black felt cloak whose color can no longer be discerned is all dirty, looking like a beggar living in that kind of ruined temple.

You should be more authentic when you lie, right?At least like the national teacher, one must fast and bathe before offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, and asking the gods. Only by doing all the tricks of deception and doing them as if they are real can they bluff people.

At first glance, Qin Can identified this person as a liar.

It is located in a remote place, and there have been disasters year after year. The people could not seek the protection of the imperial court, so they had to transfer their spirits to gods, gods and ghosts. It's just a novelty that you can't see to deceive the ignorant.

At such a critical moment of life and death, you still come out to bluff and deceive...

Qin Can clenched his fists.

He wanted to save Cen Xi wholeheartedly. At first he thought that someone like a genius doctor who could recover his life had really come, but after seeing this person in front of him, his heart sank to the bottom, and then a surge of anger rose in his chest, and he turned his head Boss Xiang Yu and the others asked him in a questioning tone, "Is this the fairy you mentioned?"

Boss Yu and Lao Er Wan nodded.

Qin Can was just about to swear and tell them that he was cheated. Unexpectedly, the two of them went straight over and saluted the person respectfully. It's the same as someone with a big and powerful background.

Qin Can was about to step forward to dismantle this magic stick, but he didn't expect the other party to bow to him, "Don't worry, my lord, I'll see the situation of the two of you first."

Qin Can was stunned. Even if someone told him that he was in Heiyun Jiulong Village, but this person had never seen him, how could he know his identity at a glance?

Mr. Zhang Shu asked someone to remove the door panel, and then moved Yan San and Cen Xi up, with their heads facing south and their feet facing north. Walking over, a candle was set between their feet, and one above their heads.

All the people were driven to the door, watching Mr. Zhang Shu fiddling inside, they didn't dare to make a sound.

Strange to say, this Mr. Zhang Shu put down the candle and did not light it with a torch, and the candle ignited by itself. What is even more strange is that after the candle under Yan San's feet was lit, the flame jumped up and jumped up. After two jumps, it went out with a "boo", leaving only a wisp of green smoke curling up, and the candle above his head was lit, and the flame shrank to the size of a bean, faintly, as if it was about to go out at any time.

The candles under Cen Xi's feet and above his head were burning well, but the flames turned out to be green.

"This is the heart fire of a person. Once the heart fire is extinguished, his life will decline..." Mr. Zhang Shu said in a low and hoarse voice, "The life of the third master will not be long." Then he turned to Cen Xi, "Yanghuo died for his body , Yin fire is the soul extinguished, the body of this person is not dead, but the original soul has been lost... There is no way to return to heaven."

When Qin Can heard it, there seemed to be thunder roaring in his ears, and his body shook unsteadily, leaning against the door.

There was still a glimmer of hope, but now even this last glimmer of hope has been shattered.

Cen Xi is really dead...

never coming back...

Do not!

Qin Can shook his head, Cen Xi is not dead yet...

"Hurry up and save Cen Xi..."

Qin Can murmured softly, Boss Yu didn't notice his words at first, and didn't look at him until he repeated them again.

"Cen Xi is not dead! Hurry up and save him!"

Qin Can suddenly lost control, grabbed Mr. Zhang Shu emotionally, and shouted at him, "Hurry up and save him, I know you can do it! Isn't it... isn't it?!"

After seeing Mr. Zhang Shu shaking his head helplessly, the muscles on Qin Can's face twitched, and then he dragged Zhang Shu to Cen Xi's side, "Look at him, he's not dead at all! He's not injured either. He just fell asleep, why are you all refusing to save him?! Why?!"

Mr. Zhang Shu said in a low voice, "My lord, this little brother is indeed... dead and cannot be brought back to life..."

"Didn't you say that his physical body is still alive?"

"But the soul is dead..."

Qin Can froze for a moment, and stood there stiffly.

The soul is dead...

Repeating the words of Mr. Zhang Shu in his mind, then lowered his head and stared at him blankly, Qin Can's chest heaved and heaved, and there was a sound like a bellows twitching from his throat, as if he was struggling to breathe.

The voices of other people's voices seemed to be isolated from the world, and the boss Yu and the second Wan Lao were anxiously asking Mr. Zhang Shu how to cure Yan San.

Mr. Zhang Shu told them that Yan San was seriously injured, his internal organs had lost their functions, and there was no way to save him. Even if he used methods to forcibly retain his soul, it would only increase his pain for no reason.

Boss Yu asked anxiously: "Then I'll find a living person, dig out his heart, liver, spleen and lungs and replace it with the third child, is that okay?"

Mr. Zhang Shu laughed "hehehe", his voice sounded a bit scary, "It's understandable that Boss Yu is eager to save his brother, but how do you know that the person you found, his heart, liver, spleen and lungs are the same as the body of your third master?" Mutual growth instead of mutual restraint? Moreover, there is only this thread left in the soul of the third master, so I can't bear that kind of toss."

Boss Yu was in a hurry, a sturdy and straightforward man who seemed to have nothing to shake him, with a pleading expression on his face, "Mr. Zhang Shu, is there any other way, as long as you can save the third child, you let me We can do anything!"

Wan Laoer also anxiously echoed, "Yes, as long as we can save Lao San, we will promise you whatever you want!"

Mr. Zhang Shu slightly put away the creepy smile on his face, and turned to Cen Xi, "There is no way, but it can only be regarded as a trial, and I am not sure whether it will be successful or not."

"What method?" Boss Yu and Second Wan asked at the same time.

"This person died because he lost his soul, but his body can still be used again. The third master is the opposite, because his body is about to die... If the soul of the third master is transferred to this person's body, There might be a chance of survival.”

Qin Can froze for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, "No way!"

He was the first to object, and protected Cen Xi's body behind him.

"No one wants to touch Cen Xi!" Qin Can hadn't slept all day and all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and he stared fiercely at the people in front of him.

Boss Yu saw him rejecting him so forcefully, but he didn't show his arrogance, "Brother Cen was involved in an investigation for Heiyun Jiulongzhai... so, let's go find someone who just passed away right now." People."

"Leader, take my body. It doesn't matter if I have a strong body, let's give it to the third master!"

"Let me do it!"

"Are you a bear like you who should be assigned to the third head? At this time, I should come!"

Some of the subordinates standing aside said so.

This group of people relied on Heiyun Jiulongzhai to survive natural and man-made disasters such as famine, waterlogging and other natural and man-made disasters. As for the bloody men, they should know how to repay their kindness. They sacrificed their lives to be loyal to them, so when they heard that Yan San wanted to have a living body to transfer his soul, regardless of the consequences, those people expressed their willingness to sacrifice their bodies.

But Mr. Zhang Shu shook his head, "No, this method must be performed by people who have lost their souls, otherwise two souls cannot coexist in the same body, and when the fire of life is in full swing, the souls cannot be removed and exchanged... ..."

Boss Yu and Second Wan looked at each other, and then at Qin Can together.

Qin Can's expression was tense and his whole body was on guard. Before Boss Yu and the others could speak, he shook his head first.

"Did you guys team up and collude?! Why can he be saved from such a serious injury, but Cen Xi can't do anything?" Qin Can threw himself in front of Mr. Zhang Shu, clutching his lapel tightly with both hands, almost Lifting Zhang Shu from the ground, "Why didn't you save Cen Xi?"

"Brother Qin, don't do this."

Boss Yu stretched out his hand to pull him, but was swung away by Qin Can, then stared at him and gritted his teeth, "Did you guys plan to do this from the beginning? Tell me that he can save Cen Xi, but It's all a lie, you actually want Cen Xi's body, right?"

Seeing him like this, Yan San's subordinates raised their sabers "Shua, Shua", "Qin, hand over Cen Xi's body!"

"Impossible!" Qin Can looked at these people in front of him with red eyes, "Today, whoever wants to touch Cen Xi, let him go through me!"

Bang!The long knives reflected a row of cold lights that pierced the eyes.

"Stop it all!"

Boss Yu let out a lion's roar full of anger, which completely shocked the scene that was almost out of control, "You all stand back, no one is allowed to come here without my permission."

"Yes!" Those subordinates took orders, put away their long knives and left one after another.

Then Boss Yu said to Mr. Zhang Shu, "Mr. Please stay in the cottage for a while, the third child must be rescued, but..." glanced at Qin Can.

Mr. Zhang Shu seemed to understand, and nodded, "You Heiyun Jiulongzhai usually take good care of my old bones. From this point of view, I will definitely save people if I can."

Boss Yu was very grateful, and with his eyes signaled to Boss Wan to take Mr. Zhang Shu out of here first.

So there were only the two of them left in the room.

Boss Yu was about to say something, but Qin Can snatched the candlestick on the side table first, and pointed the sharp end at Cen Xi.

"Don't try to get Cen Xi's idea, even if I destroy his body, I won't let you use that method."

Boss Yu opened his mouth, then sighed, "Then you should stay here. If there is anything wrong with the third child, call someone." After finishing speaking, he walked out.

Qin Can's hand holding the candlestick fell down weakly, and the candlestick fell to the ground with a "click" sound.Qin Can turned to Cen Xi, staring at the turquoise flame above his head in a daze, it took him a while to recover, his face was tired, but his tone was firm, "Cen Xi, don't worry, I won't let them touch you even if I die Every penny."