Yang Guo tightened her grip on the white jade pendant that Qin Feng had stuffed into her hand before Lu Linjie entered. She tapped the tip of the child's nose and smiled."That's right! That way, I can accompany you to fight monsters. Are you happy?"
"However, the human pillar is very painful. When they were alive, they had to endure the corrosion of the devouring aura every month and drink human blood to maintain the balance of yin and yang in their bodies. Moreover, their souls would dissipate after they died.”Wang Xiao frowned.
"Then I'll accompany you until you're 100 years old. After 100 years old, you can reincarnate and my soul will dissipate.”Yang Guo giggled and teased the child.
"No, I can't! Yang Guo, I won't allow it!" Wang Xiao shook his head, staring at Yang Guo with a pair of dark eyes.
"Wang Xiao, I've always wondered, don't you like Yang Guo? Why did she always call her by her name and not her sister?”He Zhiyu asked with a frown. When Hu Mei had reported it to her earlier, she had already found it strange. Lu Linjie's disciple should not be so weak, but in that battle, he was so powerless and was easily captured.
Hearing He Zhiyu's question, Wang Xiao couldn't help but tremble. Just as she was at a loss for words, she was pulled into a warm embrace.
"Aunt He, Pin 'er is just shy. Besides, even if I call him by his name, I'm still his sister! Right, Pin 'er?" Yang Guo shook the child's body, pouting and acting pitiful.
Wang Xiao pursed his lips, looked at Yang Guo, and slowly nodded.
He Zhiyu saw that the two siblings were deeply in love, so she shut her mouth and did not express any more opinions.
"Master! I'll die if I learn so many talismans in a day!”Yang Guo was lying on the table, looking at the stack of books in front of her that was at least ten times the thickness of the Xinhua dictionary.
Wang Xiao was at the side, laughing a little gloatingly." This is just the most basic knowledge. There will be more profound knowledge in the future.”
"Who invented this thing! You're too much of a scammer." Yang Guo pouted and stretched out a finger to poke the thick book.
"Alright, it's already good enough that I have some for you to learn. You don't know how many generations of effort have been put into researching these things.”Qin Feng pushed his wheelchair in and knocked on the table.
"I'm not going to be a Daoist nun. I just need to learn a few moves. There's no need to learn so much.”Yang Guo was still not convinced. Actually, she didn't need to draw talismans, just a few symbols could be used.
Qin Feng glanced at his disciple who wanted to slack off." If you want to be pulled into the research lab and have your stomach cut open, you don't have to learn.”
Yang Guo clicked her tongue and resigned herself to her fate as she opened the book and began memorizing all kinds of "ghost characters".
"Wrong!" "Pa." "Roar ~~"
"Wrong again!" "Pa." "Roar ~~"
For the entire afternoon, a room in the Central Ring Hotel was filled with the sound of palm slaps and all kinds of shouts.
After leaving the examination room, Jian Binfen glanced at his phone. There was no news of that person for the entire day. He wondered if she had eaten on time today. How was her body recovering?
He wanted to make a call, but after thinking about it, he pressed the button. Jian Binfen took off her glasses and pinched her nose bridge tiredly.
In the past, Jian Binfen could see the future of him and Yang Guo very clearly, but recently she was confused. He felt that there was a fork between him and Yang Guo, but he did not know where this fork was. This feeling of having nowhere to exert strength made Jian Binfen feel very tired.
"Meow." A white cat rubbed itself against Jian Binfen's feet.
"Lost?" Jian Binfen squatted down and nodded the white cat's head. His fingers passed through the white cat's body. It was obviously a ghost cat.
Jian Fusheng wasn't afraid. He waved his left hand and a white space appeared in the air. The ghost cat gratefully called out to Jian Binfen a few times, and the group disappeared into the space.
Jian Fusheng stared blankly in the direction of the space closing. He knew that there were some strange things in this world. Ever since he discovered this ability at the age of 10, he had never told anyone about it. Over the years, he had seen the souls of all kinds of animals, but he had never seen the souls of humans. Now that Yang Guo was acting strangely, he couldn't help but suspect this.
Yang Guo, who was almost driven to death by her homework, didn't have the strength to think about Jian Colorful. Right now, her mind was filled with all kinds of talismans, all kinds of ghosts, and all kinds of strange thoughts. Even in his dreams, he was muttering something. She should be glad that her ancestors were all cool. Those who could do it didn't have to do anything. They didn't have to draw talismans and recite a bunch of spells like in movies and dramas.
"I'll start practicing today." Early in the morning, Qin Feng appeared in a wheelchair wearing a black cheongsam and a pair of gold-rimmed monocles. He Zhiyu, who was dressed in a dark green embroidered cheongsam, and Hu Mei, who was dressed like a star and could walk the red carpet at any time, followed behind him.
"Today, you will be going to the Leafworm Cave near Youwan Village. That place was remote, with high mountains and steep roads. Your Auntie He and I can't walk easily. Hu Mei will take you this time."
"Hu Mei?" Yang Guo glanced at Hu Mei, who was wearing a starry lace strapless dress and black pointed high heels. He blinked his eyes to express his suspicion.
Hu Mei laughed coquettishly." Little Guo 'er, although I'm good at seducing men, I haven't fallen behind in my cultivation either.”After saying that, he even blew a kiss at Yang Guo.
Yi, Yang Guo couldn't help but tremble with goosebumps. He looked at Qin Feng with an aggrieved expression. "Master, look at her."
Qin Feng's expression was cold and indifferent. He wasn't moved by Yang Guo's coquettishness at all. However, her cultivation had been pretty good all these years. He could be ranked fifth in the 12-man column. So don't worry."
Yang Guo saw that acting coquettishly was useless, so she immediately put away her expression and prepared her things. Before she left, her sleeve was pulled by a hand.
"Yang Guo. I want to go with you." Wang Xiao carried a small backpack and looked at Yang Guo with the same expression as Yang Guo's coquettish expression.
Yang Guo's face was full of cuteness from the child. She squatted down and pinched the child's nose, shaking her head and saying,"No, this is my first time on a mission. If anything happens in the middle, I won't be able to protect you.”
Wang Xiao grabbed the hand that was playing tricks on his face. His eyes were firm." I want to go.”I want to protect you.
"No!" Yang Guo withdrew her hand, her expression serious.
"If you don't let me go, I'll secretly follow.”Yang Guo was serious, and the child began to play helpless.
Yang Guo had no choice but to look at Hu Mei. Hu Mei shrugged her shoulders to show that she didn't care. In any case, one sheep was released, and two sheep were released.
In the end, the three of them embarked on the path of "slaying demons" together.
Youwan Village was located to the west of Lingwu. It was located at a higher altitude in the southern mountainous area that was full of hills. The villages were separated by mountains and were located in a small basin in the middle. These villages varied in size. The larger ones had hundreds of households, while the smaller ones had less than ten households. Some of the villages had even been emptied, leaving only a few lonely tile-roofed houses and graves.
They couldn't enter Youwan Village when they drove the jeep to the intersection. The roads in the village had not been repaired, and there were potholes everywhere.
"Hu Mei, where are we going now?”Yang Guo got out of the car and looked at the village that was surrounded by mountains not far away. Even in the middle of the day, it was still hidden in the shadows.
"Asking for directions, of course." Hu Mei swept her chestnut-colored waves and entered the village without hesitation.
Yang Guo and Wang Xiao looked at each other, then walked in hand in hand.
The village was even colder than he had imagined. Along the way, other than a few dogs and a few children playing with mud, they didn't see any adults.
"Kid, where are your adults?" Hu Mei smiled at a child who was eating mud like a flower.
The child didn't know how to appreciate beauties. He sniffled and shouted,""Grandma, Grandma, a vixen wants to eat me!”
Hu Mei's lips twitched. She smiled awkwardly at the old man who came out of the house with a broom in his hand and widened his eyes."Auntie, I just want to ask for directions.”
The old man protected her grandson behind her, and said a few words that Yang Guo couldn't understand. He thought that he would return empty-handed. Hu Mei opened her mouth and started talking excitedly.
In the end, when Yang Guo and Wang Xiao were warmly invited into the house by the old man, both of them were still dumbfounded.
Yang Guo glanced at the old man who had entered the kitchen, then sneaked up to Hu Mei and asked,""Sister Hu, what did you say just now?”
Hu Mei, who was called sister, glanced at Yang Guo proudly and smiled: "These villages have different surnames and speak different languages. However, they could basically understand each other. What I said just now was what the Xu Village, which is not far from here, said.”
"Xu Village?" Yang Guo blinked. Was it Xu Xuan's Xu?
"It's almost noon. After we eat at Auntie's house, we'll use the excuse of asking if there's any fun place nearby. We'll set off after we find out the route to the Leafworm Cave.”Hu Mei tidied up her dress, seemingly not hearing Yang Guo's question.
Lunch in the countryside was simple, but the aunt was very enthusiastic. She placed eggs in Wang Xiao, Yang Guo, and her grandson's bowls. The dishes in the bowl were also preserved chicken and duck that would only be served during the new year. They were mixed with chili, ginger, and garlic to make them very fragrant and soft.
The aunt on the table kept talking to Hu Mei. Yang Guo listened to guess that she was complaining about her children not returning home. She was old and couldn't do anything in the field. Hu Mei also had a gentle expression on her face. There was no impatience on her face.
Yang Guo glanced at Hu Mei, who was still shining like a star, but because of the smile on her face, she was a little different. She thought to herself, Hu Mei is indeed worthy of being liked.
After lunch, they set off.
Before the 1980s, lepers could not be completely cured. In the remote mountainous areas, there were even leprous villages. Almost all the villages had been wiped out because of this disease. Back then, people isolated the lepers and threw them into caves when they died. As time passed, it was called the Lethal Cave.
These souls who had been tortured and died of illness were trapped in the cave. They could not get out and could not be reborn. Over time, they became evil spirits. In order to suppress the unwilling souls in the cave, the villagers would often build a temple near the leper cave to suppress them. Now, with the development of society, fewer people came to the temple to burn incense, and the temple was abandoned. The evil spirit in the cave could no longer be suppressed.
The mountain road was very steep, almost at a 60-degree angle. There were waist-high thatch, thorns, and uneven gravel on the road. The trees around the village had been cut down because of the burning of lime a few years ago. Some places were still bare. Yang Guo was afraid that Wang Xiao would fall, so she was already hugging him. She looked at Hu Mei, who was walking in front of her in her stilettos as if she was walking on flat ground, with envy in her eyes.
"Sister Hu, you're amazing! He walked so fast that his feet barely touched the ground.”
Hu Mei turned around and looked at her spotless high heels."My feet didn't touch the ground in the first place!"
Yang Guo was so shocked by Hu Mei's words that she almost fell.
"I merely used a spell to wrap my entire body. I look like I'm walking, but I'm actually floating. Here." Hu Mei's slender fingers tapped lightly, and a faint red light flashed across her body.
"The soul origin of each of us is different. It will take on the colors we like.”
Yang Guo exhaled and calmed down. She asked,"But isn't the soul's origin fixed? Wouldn't using too much magic power consume our soul source?”
Hu Mei put down her hand and smiled coldly." We, Ren Zhu, will never die a good death." I used 50 years of my soul source to exchange for 50 years of my life. Isn't this a very good deal?”Hu Mei's current appearance was a little like Qin Feng's sadness and helplessness when he saw through his fate.
Yang Guo pursed her lips, not knowing how to comfort her. The human pillar was like a consumable. If it died, someone else would replace it. Other than themselves, no one cared about their lives.
Hu Mei looked at Yang Guo's apologetic expression and smiled, saying indifferently,"Don't be envious. You're a beginner, so you can't control energy as well as I can. If you run out of energy now, you'll be crying when you reach the leper cave.”
Hu Mei turned around and continued to lead the two of them forward.
"The Yin Qi in that direction is very strong!" Wang Xiao stretched out his hand to feel the coolness in the air.
Yang Guo stood halfway up the mountain, looking down at the lush valley below. The corner of the temple was covered by towering trees. He knew that they had arrived.
After walking for more than an hour on the mountain road, it was almost three in the afternoon. The valley was in the shade, and it was already a little dark inside. The winding stone path was now covered with moss on both sides.
A small temple was located in the middle of the valley. The pillars of the pavilion in front of him had been stripped of paint. The mottled red and black intertwined, giving people an uncomfortable feeling. The gate of the temple was wide open, and a huge, angry Vajra holding a weapon stared at the person who entered. The incense burner in front of him was already half-tilted on the ground, covered in dust.
"I'll wait for you here. If there's anything wrong inside, send me a signal immediately.”Hu Mei handed two red talismans to them. "This is the Bright Yang Talisman. As long as you activate it, I can immediately feel it.”
Yang Guo and Wang Xiao took the exquisite talismans, nodded, and thanked Hu Mei.
The cave was very big, but it was very dark inside. It was almost impossible to see the road within 10 meters. Yang Guo took out the searchlight she had prepared beforehand and turned it on. Suddenly, a sobbing sound came from the cave. If one listened carefully, it sounded like the echo of the wind blowing through the cave. Yang Guo and Wang Xiao looked at each other and pointed in a direction.
The cave was naturally formed, and there were traces of water erosion inside. Stalactites hung down from the top of the cave, forming all sorts of strange shapes. The water dripped onto the cave rocks, forming bowls of different sizes. Beside the bowls were piles of bones of different sizes.
Yang Guo frowned. The people here had actually thrown a leper who hadn't died into this place alive. But it's strange that the resentment is so heavy.
"Boohoo, boohoo." The crying became more and more obvious, and all kinds of fluorescent lights could be seen around them. Yang Guo shone the searchlight over and found that it was just some sparkling stones.
"Pin 'er, don't you feel that the air in the cave has become thinner?”Yang Guo frowned and asked Wang Xiao behind her.
"I feel very cold, like I'm squeezed in an ice cellar. It seems to be ice everywhere." Wang Xiao touched his face. It was cold.
Yang Guo stopped in her tracks. Golden light swirled in her eyes as she saw a cave full of ghosts. These ghosts stared at them with their black eyes, not moving at all.
"Pin 'er, be careful. Those ghosts are just outside.”Yang Guo formed a seal with her hands, and the golden talisman struck out with her as the center.
"I know." Through the ghost, Wang Xiao's voice could not be heard clearly.
The seal hit the ghost and instantly turned it into ashes. Yang Guo pursed her lips and dodged the ghost's bite. He flicked his wrist and cast a spell on the ghosts, but it only stopped them from moving.
Yang Guo dodged while taking out the communication talisman in her arms," Sister Hu, can these ghosts be ferried?”
Hu Mei, who was in the temple, was stunned when she heard the news. She shook her head firmly." No! They had spent too much time in the cave and had lost their soul origin. There was no other possibility of keeping it except for doing evil.”
"Oh." Yang Guo hung up and attacked again. These ghosts had probably stayed in the cave for a long time, so their minds were a little numb. When they saw people, they had no other means other than pouncing on them and biting them.
Yang Guo didn't waste much strength to destroy it. She sized up Wang Xiao, whose face was pale from exhaustion, and asked,""Pin 'er, are you alright?"
"No." Wang Xiao lowered his head and said in a buzzing voice," Let's go out."”
"Alright." Yang Guo shone a searchlight on the child from behind.
The cave was very quiet. Even the sound of water flowing was gone. Yang Guo narrowed her eyes as she looked at Wang Xiao, who was bowing in front of her without looking back." Wang Xiao, did we go the wrong way?”
The person in front stopped, and the corner of his mouth, which was facing away from Yang Guo, gradually cracked open, revealing a scarlet forked tongue and sharp fangs. He turned his head, revealing a face that looked very much like Wang Xiao's.
"Hiss, you recognized me just like that. You're much smarter than that child." " Wang Xiao " blinked his cat eyes, which had turned into vertical pupils, and stared greedily at Yang Guo.
"What did you do to Pin 'er?" Yang Guo looked at the monster in front of her vigilantly.
"Heh, when that kid saw 'you' killing him, his expression was really playful. He actually wanted to perish together with you.”The monster curled its lips and used Wang Xiao's face to make a sarcastic expression.
"Let me ask you again, where is my brother?”Yang Guo looked at the monster with a cold expression.
"Tsk, such tender meat. Of course, I'll throw it to my child to eat.”The monster looked at Yang Guo with a wicked expression.
"You're courting death!" Yang Guo put her right index finger and middle finger together, and a white-gold hot energy quickly attacked the monster. The monster was caught off guard. It screamed and its lower body quickly turned into a snake's body and crawled out of its clothes. It was actually a monster with a human head and a snake body.
The monster grew rapidly, and its black tail hit the fluorescent stone. The fluorescent stone immediately turned into shiny fragments. The entire cave was shaking.
Hu Mei looked at the shaking statue uneasily and then at the Communication Talisman in her hand. She pursed her lips and decided to wait.
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