[Comprehensive Ancient Sword] The Yearning Man

Spring City is full of flying flowers, and smoke cages the banks of the river.

Perhaps it was still early, there were not many boats on the river, the sky was blue, the clouds were slanted with white light, the distant mountains were graceful, and the boats were few leaves.Ten miles of willows.

Shen Mushen rested his chin with one hand, propped it up on the white stone table covered with pear blossoms, his eyes were far away, as if he was concentrating on Handai, who was in the mist in the distant mountains.The other hand was pressed on the hilt of the sword, his expression was dull, but his posture was leisurely, as if he was waiting for some friend.

Qing Yaoyao was standing next to her, with an aggrieved expression, but a sincere tone: "Believe me, I'm really not a goblin, look how I look like a goblin."

Shen Mushen still just kept his eyes on the distance, at the end of the misty lake, there seemed to be a cloud slowly approaching.She looked at it for a while, and then answered her slowly: "You can't even believe a fairy, especially a little fairy like you."

Qing Yaoyao was choked by the excitement of the "little goblin" this time, and before she could speak, Shen Mushen still stood up with his sword in his hand, and said expressionlessly, "If you continue to quarrel, I will throw you down to feed the fish."

Qing Yaoyao weighed himself and her force value, and had no choice but to choke back.

It didn't take a while for the cloud to drift closer and closer, until before her eyes, Qing Yaoyao realized that there was no cloud there, and it was clearly a Taoist priest in white who came with a sword.

The Taoist priest in white stopped in front of Qing Yaoyao, looked at her with great interest, and then asked Shen Mushen: "Is this the little goblin you mentioned?" After a pause, she sincerely sighed: "This inner alchemy is indeed very good. Well, no wonder so many people want to arrest her."

The Taoist priest in white was referring to the events of the past few days. At that time, Qing Yaoyao had just come down from the mountain. As soon as he arrived in the town, he met the immortal cultivator head-on. is already dead.

But... Shen Mushen is also a Taoist.

But she never hurt herself, and even saved herself many times.

Qing Yaoyao is indeed very grateful.

Shen Mushen sighed a bit in his voice: "There are good people in this person, and there are good monsters in demons. Besides, seizing the inner alchemy is not done in the right way." After a pause, she continued: "And she doesn't know why, most spells don't work for her. Yes, I was lucky enough to make a side trip."

Qing Yaoyao was puzzled about the "inner alchemy" and half a sentence for a while, and then realized that the so-called inner alchemy is the soul-fixing pearl.Ten years ago, she came from another world, but she only had a ghost.If Master hadn't sealed this spirit bead into her body, it might have disappeared into the world right away.It's just that Master is a fox demon, or a big monster, so the seal is inevitably tainted with a bit of monster aura

...so it is not uncommon to be regarded as a youkai.It's just that I am immune to spells, but it's not just why, it's not known whether it's the Taicai I met or it's related to the Dinghun Orb.

But... thinking about the gap between himself and Shen Mushen, the possibility of the latter should be higher.

The Taoist priest in white spread his hands: "Junior Sister, you are too soft-hearted."

Shen Mushen said expressionlessly: "Soft-hearted?" After a pause, he continued: "Master told me to go down the mountain to practice and catch 81 monsters. Qing Yaoyao is the last one. Her internal alchemy is good, but her magic power is very poor. Almost didn't fight back, easy to catch."

The priest in white: "..."

Qing Yaoyao was stunned, for a long time he didn't realize what expression he should show.

Shen Mushen has already raised his hand to make a seal for her: "This seal can protect you well, but you have to take a pill every day, otherwise." Her voice sank slightly, and after a pause, she calmly said: " Otherwise, there will be twists on the face."

Qing Yaoyao didn't know how to answer, so she could only: "..."

The Taoist priest in white looked at Shen Mushen who was expressionless, and then at Qing Yaoyao who was touching his face with a gloomy face, and held back a smile that was about to overflow, patted her on the head, and said solemnly: "So, little goblin , in order not to become an ugly girl, don’t run around.” After a pause, he turned his head to Shen Mushen and said, “I’ve inquired about that village by the lake, and I heard from the locals that it’s a place where ghosts gather, but there’s a clear place nearby. I didn't show any evil spirit at all. After the things here are over, I'll go there to have a look."

After the three settled down in the inn, Shen Mushen and the priest in white went out again following the clues of the seal.Naturally, Qing Yaoyao didn't follow, and sat alone in the inn for half a day.Now, the sun is approaching dusk, and the lake is a warm golden color.She half leaned on the side of the boat, looking at the ten miles of willow bank, painting the bridge and emerald smoke.

And the person who got off the boat and stood on the painted bridge with his hands behind his back.

His face is no longer young, especially sickly, about 40 years old.With a restrained temperament, eyes as deep and distant as the night sky, and a gentle and quiet smile in his eyebrows and eyes at first glance, he is a person who is easy to get a good impression of.However, upon closer inspection, I felt that those gazes were suppressed and could not see the bottom.

I don't know why, but Qing Yaoyao feels that this person looks very familiar.

The man walked slowly from the painting bridge along the shade of the trees, stepping on the fragmented and mottled sunset, the shades of light and shade on the green robe reflected.

Qing Yaoyao just looked at him like this until he was out of sight and could no longer see him.

The days that followed were so ordinary, and she never saw that person again.It's just a small episode that can't be any smaller.The two senior brothers and sisters didn't treat her badly, they walked freely inside the inn, if she wasn't afraid of not being able to find her way back, and if she wasn't afraid of meeting those cultivators again, she could go outside... as well.

Qing Yaoyao weighed his own cultivation and decided to stay in the inn obediently and not to come out.

Shen Mushen has been going out with the Taoist priest in white to investigate the seal for the past few days, but the Taoist priest in white did not know where he got the news. He heard that there is a vital clue to the seal in Banghu Village not far from the city.I went out to investigate three mornings ago, but I haven't returned yet.Qing Yaoyao could see that the worry between Shen Mushen's brows became more serious day by day.

She didn't quite understand the matter of the seal. She only vaguely knew that it was an ancient monster with a spirit stone that could purify everything sealed inside. It is also unknown whether it breaks through the seal.

But if she didn't understand, she didn't have much fear.Just listen to it as a story.

Qing Yaoyao looked at the dim candles in Shen Mushen's room opposite, and began to count one by one. When she counted to the 230th, the fire in Shen Mushen's room suddenly went out, and she couldn't resist the long-awaited Drowsy, finally closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When she woke up the next day, there was no sign of Shen Mushen in the room.The belongings were also cleaned up.Qing Yaoyao was very surprised, so he went downstairs to ask the shopkeeper, but he didn't think that the other party was even more strange than him: "It's not Miss Shen, you said you want to eat osmanthus cake from Qinglong Town, and asked Miss Shen to buy it for you, and she went out at dawn." After finishing speaking, he took out a celadon vial from the drawer: "Miss Shen also told me that the second girl is not in good health, so I have to watch the girl take this medicine every day."

Qing Yaoyao could only say to Shen Mushen this excuse: "..."

Unexpectedly, she took the medicine for seven days in a row, and it was about to bottom out, but Shen Mushen and the Taoist priest in white still didn't come back, Qing Yaoyao looked worriedly at the little pill left.Thinking about where Shen Mushen would go back, it suddenly occurred to them that they had mentioned that there was a seal in Banghu Village. To prevent accidents, Qing Yaoyao left a letter for Shen Mushen, and planned to go there to try his luck first.

When she mentioned Banghu Village, Qing Yaoyao clearly saw the shopkeeper's hand shaking, almost unable to hold the letter.Showing a look of extreme surprise: "Miss Shen Er doesn't know about that ghost village?"

Qing Yaoyao didn't correct his address, wondering: "ghost village?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, and then said: "A hundred years ago, the bandits ransacked the village clean, and then there was a lot of resentment... No one dares to approach it anymore, and the girl should stay away from it as much as possible, because there are big monsters eating people inside." ah."

Qing Yaoyao seriously corrected: "Many big monsters who are successful in cultivation don't like to eat people. On the contrary, many of them are good monsters."

The dignified atmosphere seemed to be broken a bit, and the shopkeeper couldn't help laughing when he heard Qing Yaoyao's serious tone: "How can the girl be so sure, maybe she has seen it?"

Qing Yaoyao cut off, thought for a while and took out a few silver beans from his bosom: "I have always liked to hear these stories, so the shopkeeper is kind enough to tell me? And I have something to ask the shopkeeper. Where is it, I can avoid it."