When Mu Wan and Dai Luan arrived at Xuancheng Town, it was getting dark. Mu Wan originally thought that Aluan would not dare to ride a horse alone, but she said nothing and spontaneously jumped on her master's horse and drove it freely, which made her relieved. They didn't talk about anything on the way. Mu Wan told her about the whereabouts of her master and how to meet the Hundred Skeleton Master. Dai Luan thought for a long time and didn't express her position. She just told the story Ji Yuejun told her. After that, they became quiet.
The absence of mountains and seas makes people feel uneasy.
Xuanchuang Town is indeed a town. Although it is not as vast as the city, it is much more lively than the Dead Village. At night, the streets are lit with colorful lights, and vendors set up stalls to earn money. They ate something casually and didn't feel like shopping, so they found the big inn that Shan Hai mentioned.
Before entering, I heard the waiters muttering that there was a man who had been sitting in the corner all day. Before Mu Wan could turn around, he didn't expect to see Shan Hai as soon as he entered the lobby. The two men ran over quickly.
When they saw Shan Hai, their expressions were not good. He was in a bad mood, a little haggard, and his eyes were green, and it looked like he had not rested well. He raised his tired eyes and looked at them. He wanted to stand up, but immediately sat back down and took a breath of cold air.
He frowned and hit his lower back with his backhand. Aluan didn't ask any questions, but quickly ran up to rub his shoulders.
"You still...well, don't look good."
"It's so cold that my bones are brittle..." He sighed, "I don't feel it when I sleep, but I feel pain all over my body when I wake up."
"So, have you seen anyone? What should I say?"
"I went there, and the wall was still a wall, very thick."
"Is it really a lie?"
"That's not the case. I think I'm afraid that my yang energy is too strong. If it doesn't work, I'll take a day off, put on the black jade ring tomorrow night to go to the yang energy and lie down overnight. I'm afraid of losing the ring, so I'll put it in Aluan I forgot about this in my medicine cabinet. It’s been missing all over the place lately.”
Mu Wan poured a cup of cold tea and sighed.
"I think it's better to forget it. Let's take a day off today, and we'll go see it with you during the day tomorrow."
"It's also a way."
He needed rest so much.
He said so, but it was just dawn and the mountains and seas opened their eyes early. He always couldn't get a good night's sleep when he was pretending. Mu Wan was about the same, only Aluan slept soundly. No matter how many things happen, for a girl like her who is inexperienced in the world, she will always be rejected by her dreams.
She is not yet old enough to suffer the hardships of adulthood. In other words, she was protected too well - Shan Hai often thought this.
It was not that he was reluctant to let her go out, but mainly because he was afraid that Dailuan City Lord would hang him up and beat him if he found out.
After having a quick bite to eat, they packed up and set off. On the way, I called intermittently and heard about the Weeping Corpse House. It was indeed true, but everyone said that no one had tried it. This reassuring pill feels like it's stuck in the throat, unable to go up or come down, making one's throat itchy and psychologically scratchy.
When they were almost there, Shanhai pointed at the blue-white wall in front of them. The wall is really clean and I don't want people to disturb it all the time. Maybe people are tired of trying it and don’t want to come again, or maybe someone is doing frequent maintenance here.
Mu Wan knew that he was not good enough and could not see anything special. But this wall is indeed strange. Let alone a door, there is not even a window.
"This..." Aluan opened his mouth.
"Do you think something is wrong too?" she asked her.
"This place is so gloomy... I don't like it."
"Then you have to find a way to get in."
Shanhai walked forward, put his hand on the wall, then turned the back of his hand and tapped it a few times, and heard the sound of a thick ordinary wall.
He turned his head and suddenly found Mu Wan holding an umbrella open as if holding a battering ram.
"……what are you doing?"
"I think it's faster this way."
I don't think you have anything to talk about.
When the words came to her lips, he hurriedly stopped her. If he didn't find a gentle way to enter, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that they would be treated gently by the owner of the corpse house. If the corpses could not be saved, they would be collected.
The sun was shining brightly, making people dizzy. Staying in the Dead Village for too long almost made them forget that this is the temperature that summer should have. Mu Wan and Dai Luan stood far away holding an umbrella, and Shan Hai walked around the yard several times, making them dizzy.
"Any clues?" Mu Wan asked him.
Shanhai wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked towards them, and took the kettle from Aluan's hand.
"It's not that there is no way. I took a look and found that this formation is not complicated, it is just to prevent people from entering accidentally. It is not difficult to break this barrier. But when I tried to test it again, I found that the owner of the formation, His spiritual power is never inferior to mine."
Dai Luan blinked.
"So it can be broken?"
"Let me try."
He returned the kettle to Aluan. The kettle was much lighter. She and Mu Wan decided to go to a lake not far away to refill some water and let Shanhai test it first. If it didn't work, they would think of other ways.
The water level here is much higher than that in Dead Village, and it looks like summer. The sky is blue and blue, and the clouds are soft and lumpy. Mu Wan stood by the lake holding an umbrella for her, waiting for her to finish filling the water.
"Look, there are fish there." Aluan pointed to the water area in front of him.
"Where is it? Ah, there's really... more than one. There's one over there too, over there with the bubbles."
"I saw it, and there was a red one..."
The red fish arched its back on the water and quickly sank. The bright red color made her eyes dizzy for a moment, making her feel vaguely irritable. Maybe it's because the water reflects the light too brightly, or maybe it's too hot.
There is no way, summer is as hot as fire.
The very faint sound of branches being broken fell into my ears.
"Go back quickly!"
Mu Wan suddenly closed his umbrella and pulled Dai Luan up with one hand. She was a little strange, and while running after her, she asked:
"What happened suddenly?"
She had no time to explain, because she could see from a distance that besides the mountains and sea, there was another woman's back beside the wall.
He just focused on reciting the mantra without realizing it.
"Rinshan——"
She was halfway through shouting when Shanhai was about to turn around. But just as he turned his face slightly, the woman suddenly raised her leg and swept her ankle hard towards Shan Hai's neck. He really didn't react and was kicked so hard by the woman that he fell to the ground.
A Luan was stunned.
But she was just stunned for a second, and suddenly she grabbed the sword in her hand and almost rushed forward. Mu Wan quickly grabbed her by the collar and threw her from the side behind him. He was prepared to deal with the woman.
She is very strange.
The woman had her hair tied up and was dressed in a smart outfit, which did not match the delicate skin and tender flesh she looked like. Her face was clean, her facial features were exquisite, her mouth was half-smiling, and her pair of bright copper-colored eyes stared at them intently, as bright as weapons polished on the battlefield.
She was surprised because she didn't blink at all.
Just now, Mu Wan could guarantee that she would find traces of people immediately, but until the woman stepped on the branch, she didn't notice that there was another person nearby.
The only explanation can only prove that the woman in front of him is not human.
What's more, how could a frail-looking little girl - similar to her own age - be able to attack an adult man so quickly and powerfully in an instant. She is too thin and does not have such qualities compared to a martial arts practitioner like herself. Internal strength is not impossible, but from her body, Mu Wan only felt that the faint evil aura was more representative.
"Who are you?" she asked loudly.
She still maintained the strange curve at the corner of her mouth and remained silent, which was annoying.
Mu Wan judged that it was most likely the guards of the Weeping Corpse House. Shanhai was about to break the formation, which alerted her.
"Are you Mr. Shi's subordinate? If that's the case, you should call him out."
She still didn't speak, walking sideways with her, slowly circling. Her steps were very light, leaving only very shallow footprints on the dusty ground. Not far away are the injured mountains and seas, and I don’t know the extent of the injury or whether it is serious.
When she glanced down, her opponent suddenly attacked, and Mu Wan skillfully raised her umbrella to block the strike. She clearly felt that this kind of speed and strength was not something ordinary women, or ordinary humans, could achieve with at least ten years of martial arts skills. Mu Wan pulled Dai Luan to jump backwards, opened the umbrella, and distanced himself from the woman.
After taking two more steps back, Mu Wan's back was pressed against the courtyard wall. She secretly thought in her mind that brute force was not enough, but what kind of magic should be used to deal with her...
"Click."
There is such a sound.
After an unknown amount of time, Shan Hai slowly opened his eyes.
The surroundings are very cool, a gentle breeze blows occasionally, and the sun doesn't shine on my eyes. It doesn't feel like being outdoors. He sat up suddenly and found that he was in an unknown hall. There were dark brown glossy, expensive wooden tables and chairs everywhere. There is a faint astringency in the air, not unpleasant, a bit like Chinese medicine, but not at all.
It's like a sea breeze.
"Shanhai wakes up!" Dai Luan shouted.
Lin Shanhai looked over and saw her sitting at the table with Mu Wan. There were several cups of steaming tea on the table, as well as piles of melon seed husks that she had arranged neatly.
Mu Wan glanced at him, nodded, and stuffed another melon seed into his mouth.
"Click."
Before Shan Hai could ask where he was or what was going on, he saw a girl walking in with a tray filled with delicate and cute snacks. She still smiled faintly and put the dessert plate on the table. In addition, there is an exquisite small porcelain bottle placed on the plate.
"Miss Qi?"
Shan Hai said this, but she didn't look at him. She just bowed slightly to Mu Wan and the others and stood aside.
"So you know each other?"
"No, it's just...forget it, this is..."
Before he finished speaking, someone's hand suddenly stretched out from behind the couch where he was resting and tapped on his right shoulder. Shanhai Zhengjing felt very worried, so he clamped it with his backhand, and a spell flashed from the fingers of his left hand. The man's hand speed was even faster, and in an instant the talisman was taken away by his other hand. Shanhai turned his head and gritted his teeth in sudden pain. The visitor held a charm between his fingers, put both hands on his shoulders, and spoke in a gentle voice:
"Take it easy, Master Rin - take it easy."
