The master said not to judge people by their appearance

"Haunted?" Xie Yunlan was taken aback.

Mu Qingyun said: "It is said that they are the ghosts of a troop of cavalry. Every snowy night, they will appear in the Kunlun Mountains. Any living things they encounter will be killed by this troop of ghost cavalry."

Why does this sound very similar to the situation in Yazhou Dreamland?Could it be Targu's master again?Xie Yunlan asked in detail: "What does this cavalry team look like?"

"This... I don't know either." Mu Qingyun said, "Brother, there are vendors in Jeju City who came back from Kunlun, should I call them over and ask?"

"Okay." Xie Yunlan nodded.

He followed Mu Qingyun to the main hall. Xie Yuzhen was a female relative, and Xie Yunlan was her cousin who could visit in the backyard, but it was inconvenient for outsiders, so Shen Fan and the others were waiting in the main hall.

After Mu Qingyun brought Xie Yunlan over, he turned around and ordered someone to find the merchant who had returned from Kunlun Mountain, and Xie Yunlan told Shen Fan about it.

Shen Fan: "Kunlun..."

The souls of the cavalrymen that appeared in the Kunlun Mountains, most people focus on the souls, but Shen Fan read the word "Kunlun" after hearing it.

"What happened to Kunlun?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"Nothing." Shen Fan said.

Xie Yunlan stared at him for a while, and he never got any results from asking Shen Fan what he didn't want to answer, so he didn't ask again, and instead asked: "What do you think this so-called army of dead souls is? There really is such a Do dead souls exist?"

He remembered that Shen Fan said that after death, the three souls will be dispersed, the heavenly soul will return to the heavenly path, the earthly soul will return to the earth veins, and the human soul will return to the eternal ghost. Chaos in the world.The language is hopeful.

In the Dream Realm, Master Yuan Rong is just a phantom formed by the dream master's consciousness, not a real dead soul. What about the dead soul army on Kunlun Mountain?

Shen Fan also didn't know that they didn't have any information other than the rumors that Kunlun Mountain was haunted. He just answered the question "whether such dead souls exist": "It is possible, not all dead souls will Into the order of reincarnation."

"There are many external forces, such as demons and evil methods, which will devour people's souls, and some will refine the souls into puppets for themselves to drive." Shen Fan said, "Some are the obsession left by the soul. , people's obsession can be very strong, even if the main body of the soul has re-entered the reincarnation, their obsession before death still remains, and this remnant will continue to do what the soul owner originally wanted to do until the remnant disappears, or The power supporting this remnant completely disappeared."

"However, the latter is not a dead soul in the true sense, but just a residual phantom, similar to the one in the dream realm." Shen Fan said.

While talking, Mu Qingyun came back, and Yin Wang came with him. Yin Wang cupped his hands at Xie Yunlan and Shen Fan, and said: "Master Hou and Master wait a moment, people have already gone to call, and I will call you soon." Come."

It can be seen that Yin Huang's work is indeed very reliable, and after half a stick of incense, he found the merchant who came back from Kunlun Mountain.

The peddler thought he had committed a crime and was arrested. As soon as he arrived in the hall, he knelt tremblingly and cried, "I am wronged, my lord! The villain does business according to his duty, and has never violated the law!"

"I'm not looking for you to question your guilt." Mu Qingyun said impatiently, "I want to ask you something. Tell me about the ghosts on Kunlun Mountain."

"The haunting..." The vendor was startled, but then realized that he was not trying to catch him, and immediately relaxed a lot. He said, "The villain has indeed heard about the haunting, but he doesn't know much. It's just rumors."

Xie Yunlan said: "Just tell what you know."

The merchant said: "It started about a month ago. On a snowy night, a family of mountain people living on Kunlun Mountain was killed overnight. Even the cattle and sheep raised by the family were slaughtered clean, but the property remained unchanged. , not like what ordinary robbers do."

"The weirdest thing is that there are no footprints left at the place where the crime happened, it's like a ghost that comes and goes without a trace!"

Xie Yunlan said, "You also said it was a snowy night. It's normal for the footprints to be covered by snow after one night."

The merchant was taken aback for a moment, as if this was the case?

"Go on," Xie Yunlan said.

The vendor continued: "This bizarre case has not yet been solved. Within two days, it was another snowy night, and another mountain family was killed. There was still no living thing left in the house, and the dogs raised in front of the yard were not spared. The property remains untouched."

"Then came the third one. The rumors of ghosts gradually began to spread at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. This army of ghosts would haunt the mountain every snowy night, killing all living things. This became more and more widespread. No one dares to go up the mountain because of the trouble, and business is hard to do." The vendor sighed.

Although it seems that the undead army only appears on snowy nights, who knows if they will also appear during the day?No one dared to bet.

"So, no one has seen this army of dead souls with their own eyes?" Xie Yunlan said, "Everyone who saw them died, so how do you know that it is an army, not a single person?"

"This..." the vendor hesitated, "It seems that someone has seen it."

Xie Yunlan asked: "Since I saw it, why didn't I die?"

The peddler wondered: "I just heard it, and I don't know, my lord, but everyone has passed it on like this."

Yin Wang said in a timely manner: "Master Hou, perhaps other witnesses happened to see the army of dead souls, and happened to escape with their lives, so the rumors spread."

Xie Yunlan tapped the table with his fingers, maybe so, he turned to Shen Fan and asked, "What do you think about this?"

Shen Fan said: "There is a possibility of demons causing disaster."

It's only possible, he couldn't give an accurate judgment before seeing this so-called army of dead souls.

The vendor had already told everything he knew, so Mu Qingyun waved the vendor down.

He turned his head to Xie Yunlan again and said, "Brother, no one dares to go up the mountain to collect medicine because of the army of dead souls. I originally wanted to go by myself, but I have official duties in Jeju, and I really can't leave alone as a prefect of a city. Alas... ..."

He clenched his fist heavily, as if annoyed.

"It's okay, Yuzhen's affairs are important, and the court's affairs are also important. It's right for you to stay." Xie Yunlan patted Mu Qingyun's shoulder, "Leave this matter to me."

Mu Qingyun: "Brother is going to Kunlun to collect medicine? There are dead souls haunting it, and it's close to the territory of the Yuanrong people..."

The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles. The north side of the mountains is the territory of Yuan Rong, the south side is the Western Regions, and the east side is facing Daxia. They believe in the God of Kunlun Mountain, and sometimes offer sacrifices here.

Xie Yunlan is a hero of the Great Xia, but to the Yuan Rong people, he is an enemy who is eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood. If he meets Yuan Rong people, he may be in danger.

"It's okay, they may not know my face, and I'll disguise myself as a herbal medicine merchant." Xie Yunlan said.

"Brother, it's too dangerous..." Mu Qingyun wanted to persuade him again.

Xie Yunlan raised his hand to stop it, he was determined, not only to find Xuelian to treat Xie Yuzhen, but also to investigate this so-called army of dead souls.

The whereabouts of the last demon is unknown, maybe this is the clue.

Xie Yunlan has always been a resolute character, he will not hesitate when he decides what to do.

He told his decision, Wang Tai immediately said: "I'll tell the brothers to pack up."

Although he had just arrived in Jeju and had to leave before he had time to rest, Wang Tai was still very active for the sake of the young lady.

"No need." Xie Yunlan said, "You stay here, Shen Fan and I will go on this trip."

"Why?" Wang Tai was puzzled, "There are Yuanrong people in the Kunlun Mountains, so it would be too dangerous for Lord Hou to take the master alone."

"Many people are dangerous." Xie Yunlan said.

He disguised himself as a herbal medicine merchant on this trip to keep a low profile. The more people there are, the easier it is to attract the attention of others, especially since they are all young and strong men. No amount of people will work.

"Go and prepare something for me." Xie Yunlan gave Wang Tai some instructions, and at the same time he began to prepare himself, as if he was about to go on the road soon.

"Brother is leaving today?" Mu Qingyun asked.

"Yeah." Xie Yunlan nodded.

"It's too fast, I haven't had time to entertain my elder brother, and my elder brother just came from Yazhou, and he didn't have time to rest..." Mu Qingyun tried to persuade Xie Yunlan to stay and rest for a few days before leaving.

Xie Yunlan refused: "Yuzhen's illness cannot be delayed, and if I leave now, maybe I can come back before the Chinese New Year."

There is still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year. If this journey goes smoothly, it will indeed be almost caught up. Moreover, Yuzhen's illness, watching her cough day by day, makes Mu Qingyun feel very sad, and can only hope If she can get better soon, he won't persuade her.

After getting things ready, Xie Yunlan took Shen Fan and set off again within two hours of coming to Jeju, and Mu Qingyun took the team that had just greeted him to the gate of the city to see him off.

"Leave the Xuelian matter to me. Don't tell Yuzhen about my going to Kunlun Mountain. Just tell me that I'm going out to deal with some business. In addition, you have to take care of Yuzhen so that she doesn't get tired." Before leaving , Xie Yunlan exhorted Mu Qingyun.

"Don't worry, brother, I will take good care of Yuzhen." Mu Qingyun looked at Xie Yunlan with a complicated expression.

Yin Wang smiled and went forward, handed over a map and said: "Master Hou, this is the map I asked for from the vendor just now, they usually take this road to leave the customs, and the places where they can rest along the way are all marked , Master Hou can refer to it."

Xie Yunlan unfolded the map and took a look. It was indeed very detailed. He knew the way to Kunlun Mountain, but he was not very familiar with it. Now it is much more convenient. He thanked: "Mr. Yin Wang has a heart."

"It would be nice if I could help Lord Hou." Yin smiled wildly and stroked his beard.

It should not be too late, the time is already in the afternoon, Xie Yunlan wanted to come back before the Chinese New Year, so he couldn't delay, he got on the horse, and after Shen Fan sat down, he was about to set off.

Mu Qingyun suddenly stopped him from behind.

"Big brother."

Xie Yunlan turned around.

Yin Wang raised his head at the same moment, staring at Mu Qingyun with those vulture-like eyes.

Mu Qingyun seemed to want to say something, but he looked at Xie Yunlan for a while, and finally only said one sentence: "Be careful on the road."

"Don't worry." Xie Yunlan smiled at him, he didn't stay any longer, and led Shen Fan on the horse, gradually disappearing from Mu Qingyun's sight.Qingyun asked.