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Is there snow in the sky?
Snowflakes are red, like clouds, filling the sky, drifting across a few pieces of warmth, like drops of blood, scattering a little bit of sadness.
Warmth is the day of having a home.
My mother is gone, my father is gone, and my family is gone.
I haven’t yet understood the taste of sadness, and the fire swept over me, devouring the light and burning everything. The blood is boiling and the chest is bursting. The raging flames are still destroying the limbs and bones, and the bursts of pain are crazy, making people just want to roar and shout. But the stubborn soul was unwilling to be restrained and was eager to get rid of the suffering. A trace of coldness soothed the wounds all over his body. Then the world shook and the darkness gradually disappeared...
I don't know how much time passed, but Yu Ye slowly opened his eyes.
He was lying on a moving cart.
The sky is gray and the snowflakes are messy.
It's snowing again, white snowflakes falling on the face, cold.
It was that slight chill that woke him up from the pain.
Next to the cart, Yu Youcai, Yu Ergou, Yu Quan, Yu Meng and other companions followed behind carrying knives and sticks.
"Yu Ye is awake!"
Yu Ergou shouted.
Yu Youcai glanced back and said rejoicing: "This child is really lucky. Fortunately, he took off all his clothes and proved his innocence, otherwise it would be difficult to escape the day before. But he was talking nonsense on the road, and his face did not look like a human being. It stands to reason that his bones were broken, not That’s how it should be!”
Yu Ergou stretched out his head and asked with a smile: "You have been sleeping for three days, are you hungry?"
Yu Ye blinked his eyes, looking confused.
Have you been asleep for three days?
How to leave Lingjiao Valley?
From the conversation between Yu Shitou and his son, we learned that after he took off his robe, he vomited blood and passed out. Chen Qi still refused to give up and finally aroused the anger of the crowd. Maybe Bai Zhi also felt that she was in the wrong and stopped her senior brother. Yu Youcai was afraid that something might happen again, so he took everyone out of Lingjiao Valley that day.
Dust rises!
It was he who wounded himself and pursued him.
And the Jiao Dan had been swallowed by him in the wild, why didn't he let himself tell the truth? Now that we have left Lingjiao Valley, are we far away from disaster...
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Inside the cave.
A lit torch was inserted into the stone wall.
Under the flickering firelight, a man and a woman stood with their backs facing each other.
The ashes all over the ground, the choking stench, and a few clear sword marks bear witness to everything that has happened here.
Chen Qi said with an unhappy tone: "Junior sister, this is the hiding place of the Qizhou master. After his death, he left behind a spiritual snake and a beast pill. After I killed the spiritual snake, I was afraid that the news would leak out. , was busy destroying corpses and eliminating traces, causing the beast pill to fall into the hands of the wild. If you hadn't come forward to stop him today, that kid wouldn't have been able to escape from the Spiritual Dragon Valley."
Bai Zhi was silent for a moment and then said: "Senior brother injured Yu Ye and forced him to take off his clothes and defend himself. As you can see with your own eyes, there is no Jiao Dan on him. If you take him away, don't talk about Yujia Village and Fengjia Village. My village won’t agree, how do you want me to face my tribe?”
"How should you explain to Master when you see him?"
"When I return to my master's door, I shall apologize!"
"In that case, go back to the mountain!"
"Senior brother, why don't you do it?"
"This... tell Master that I have something to do and will return to the mountain another day!"
"Could it be that there is something hidden besides the beast elixir, otherwise..."
Bai Zhi turned around, and she was the only one left in the cave. Her senior brother Chen Qi has left alone. In addition to her helplessness, she felt a little more confused.
I have a good relationship with my senior brother, why are we quarreling today?
Since he has found the remains of the Qizhou master, why is he in a hurry to burn the body to eliminate traces? Does the beast elixir he mentioned really exist? Apart from the beast elixir, is there anything else to hide? He left in a hurry, why?
No matter what, the legendary demon cultivator and the Qizhou master have finally found their whereabouts. They should report to the master in time...
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Starfield Valley.
Yujia Village Ancestral Hall.
There is a small house in the backyard of the ancestral hall. There is a charcoal pot in the house, and the charcoal fire is burning. On the animal skin mattress on the ground, sleeping Yu Ye lay quietly.
After Yujiacun and his party left Lingjiao Valley, they traveled through wind and snow and rushed back to Yujiacun in Xingyuan Valley in the evening of the fourth day. Seeing that Yu Ye's injury did not improve, Yu Youcai placed him in the ancestral hall. After everyone was busy, they were exhausted, so they went home to rest and discuss matters another day.
Along the way, Yu Ye was sometimes awake, sometimes unconscious, sometimes trembling and twitching, sometimes moaning in agony. Even after returning to Yujiacun, he was still delirious. When the surroundings fell silent, he finally let out a groan.
"ah--"
Bursts of bone-piercing cold and blazing flames constantly hit his internal organs alternately, tearing every inch of his bones and devouring his trembling soul. The unbearable pain made him just want to die to get rid of the endless torture and suffering. . But he couldn't move, he couldn't control his life or death...
"My child, how could it be like this?"
With the crisp sound of the bamboo stick hitting the ground, someone walked into the house.
Yu Ye's teeth chattered and he forced himself to open his eyes.
There was no light in the room, and with the help of the weak charcoal fire light, he could see an old man holding a bamboo stick. He slowly walked closer and said to himself: "Youcai came to me tonight and said that a junior in the village was injured. I thought I would come over tomorrow morning to have a look, but Shitou and his son came to the door again to beg. I had already stopped asking. Among the common things in the village, who made you and I have a predestined relationship. It was the name I gave you back then..."
It was Qiu Bo who lived at the entrance of the village.
At this time, I couldn't see Qiub's expression clearly, but I remembered his appearance. He was no different from the old people in the mountains. He liked to reminisce about the past. He shook his head in a self-deprecating manner, and suddenly said unexpectedly: "Aren't you broken bones and tendons? Why is your energy and blood reversed, a sign of a war between heaven and earth?"
Yu Ye couldn't understand and couldn't answer.
Qiu Bo sat down cross-legged, leaned over and opened the mattress to check Yu Ye's injuries. He grabbed Yu Ye's wrist and said thoughtfully: "Your metacarpal bones, wrist bones, and shoulder blades were injured by external forces. Although the injuries were serious, they did not damage the internal organs. And where did your Dantian Qi come from, and why are you so angry? The blood is reversed, causing heaven and earth to fight, and dragons and tigers to meet? It seems like a poisoning syndrome. Could it be that you have eaten something by mistake? "
I didn't eat it by mistake, but I swallowed the pill!
Yu Ye's breathing became rapid.
Qiu Bo waved his hand to indicate that he should not make a sound. He covered the mattress with ease, then twirled his beard and said in a deep voice: "This child's parents have died, and he has suffered such a disaster. If we save him, there may be a chance of improvement. What a calamity..." He looked hesitant. Uncertainly, after a long moment of silence, he suddenly flicked his sleeves and took out a pill from his arms.
"Open your mouth!"
Before Yu Ye could open his mouth, the pill was forced into his mouth, and then a palm slapped his chest, and another palm pinched his shoulder blade and arm. A warm current instantly reached his belly and body, and the pain that was still tormenting him suddenly receded like a tide.
"The broken bones have been repaired, and there is no risk of external injuries. The elixir still needs to be adjusted, but it may be able to save your life!"
There was a hint of weariness in Qiub's words. He picked up the bamboo stick and muttered: "It's not convenient to recuperate here, so come with me!"
"Um!"
Yu Ye agreed, turned over and climbed up. When he moved his steps, he was surprised again.
Before, he was lying on the ground, unable to move or speak. At this time, he stood up in response to the sound. Although his steps were light and his body was swaying, he was walking without any serious problems. Not only that, the pain in his internal organs, wrists, and shoulders was also relieved by most of it.
Qiu Bo's elixir is indeed magical.
Yu Ye said excitedly: "Qiu Bo..."
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The night is getting darker.
Two figures entered the backyard of the ancestral hall.
The one walking in the front was Yu Baoshan. He yawned one after another and complained: "My father said that there is no one to look after Yu Ye, and I came here to keep vigil because of the trouble!"
Then he followed Yu Ergou, holding an oil lamp in his hand, and said with a smile: "My brother, this is how it should be!"
"Huh, I've been driving a big car all day, and I've been busy from dusk to this time. I'm exhausted."
"I'm sleepy too."
"This winter hunting was completely ruined by Yu Ye. Not to mention offending Miss Bai, Yujiacun and Baijiacun almost turned against each other. If he hadn't been seriously injured, I would have beaten him."
The brothers talked as they walked into the house in the backyard.
"Hey, where is the person?"
The mattress on the ground was still there, but the person lying on it was gone.
"Oh, maybe I got up at night to pee."
"He only had half a life left, how to get around."
"Been eaten by wild animals?"
"Don't dare to talk nonsense."
"Humph, forget about him and go to sleep!"
Yu Baoshan was too lazy to do anything else, so he flicked the charcoal fire to keep it going, then he picked up the mattress and fell to the ground, and soon started to snore.
Yu Ergou put down the oil lamp in his hand and turned around to go out.
It snowed a few days ago, and the front and back of the house are still white. Even though the night is shrouded, the surroundings can still be seen dimly from far and near. In the small courtyard, there was no trace of Yuye at all.
Could it be that his injury improved and he went home alone?
Yu Ergou stretched out his hand to scratch his head and ran out of the courtyard.
He couldn't find him in the wild, so he simply walked around to make sure nothing happened to his good brother.
"Woof woof——"
As soon as I left the yard, I heard the sound of a dog barking.
Whose dog is howling in the middle of the night? Hey, I can’t hear you again.
Yu Ergou was curious and walked over following the sound. Not far from the ancestral hall, I suddenly kicked a soft thing under my feet. He leaned over and looked, and saw a native dog lying on the ground, but it had been broken into two pieces at the waist, and the flowing dirty blood was still steaming.
Oh my god, who killed the dog?
Yu Ergou was shocked.
Twenty or thirty feet away was a snowdrift, and there was a vague silhouette of a person disappearing.
He rubbed his eyes hastily.
You saw that right, another figure crossed the snowdrift, like a big black bird, and flew straight towards the ancestral hall.
Who is that and what are you doing here? Could it be that he is a thief, or is it related to Yu Ye's disappearance?
Yu Ergou was in a hurry to return to the ancestral hall, but his feet slipped and he fell to the ground with a "plop". He hurriedly got up, looked back and forth, turned around and ran towards the village, shouting at the top of his voice: "The ancestral hall is on fire——"
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Behind the village is a forest.
Across the river from the forest are the mountains of Xingyuan Valley.
Winter nights are cold and the rivers freeze.
Walking through the ice, a path winds up. At the end of the trail, the mountain wall towers. Under the mountain wall, there is a cave covered by snow and ice.
Inside the small, dark cave, oil lamps were lit. Under the dim light, two people, old and young, sat.
The old man was Qiu Bo. He nodded slightly, as if he had suddenly realized something, and he was silent for a long time in deep thought.
The youngest one is Yu Ye, leaning against the stone wall, panting.
After Yu Ye took the elixir, his pain seemed to disappear and he became energetic. So on the way here, he told Qiu Bo everything he had experienced. Since Qiu Bo rescued him, he shouldn't hide anything. Unexpectedly, after Qiu Bo heard about the origin of Jiao Dan, he seemed to be a different person.
As for Qiu Bo's changes, Yu Ye had no time to take care of them. After walking on the mountain road for half an hour, coupled with the difficulty of walking through the snow, he was exhausted. Especially when the eccentric Qiub asked him to clean the footprints behind him with a branch, which made him so tired that he almost fell down halfway. He was originally seriously injured, but after all the ordeal, he just collapsed on the ground as soon as he arrived at the cave. The pain that had disappeared for a while was coming back again.
Yu Ye rested for a moment and finally regained his breath. He struggled to sit up straight and said, "Uncle Qiu, your old man's pills are quite miraculous..."
"oh?"
Qiu Bo seemed to wake up from his deep thoughts and said bitterly: "The only Longyang Pill I have is for hanging my life. I felt that my time was running out, so I saved your child.
"Uncle Qiu, please forgive me for not knowing..."
Yu Ye suddenly felt guilty and uneasy.
The pill turned out to be Qiu Bo's life-saving thing, and there was only one left. If I had known this, I would never have dared to accept his kindness.
Qiu Bo shook his head and said: "The reversal of your Qi and blood was caused by magical power, but it is in danger. It is difficult to restrain it without Longyang Pill. In the north of Daze, I have not seen a Taoist for many years. I urgently need you to clarify my doubts. It's reasonable to come to the rescue. It's just..."
He sighed and continued: "I didn't expect that the person who killed you was not trying to silence you, but just to get the Jiao Dan in your belly! The Jiao Dan comes from the deep sea of Qizhou and can be refined to help monks form elixirs. It is truly a rare treasure. It contains poison, how can you withstand it in this mortal body? The Longyang Pill has miraculous effects and can only delay it for a while. If the poison attacks, you will not be able to escape!"
Yu Ye was silent for a moment and whispered: "Qiu Bo, I'm not afraid of death!"
Qiu Bo's words were profound and involved a lot. He could only understand a few words, but it already made him feel discouraged.
Jiaodan is poisonous and has no cure.
Even if you are afraid of death, what's the use? It's a pity that he has only been in this world for only fifteen years. He has to leave in a hurry before leaving the swamp to explore the vast world, which makes him a little unwilling.
Yu Ye pretended to be relaxed and said: "Qiu Bo, the calamity you always mentioned..."
Qiu Bo took out a bottle from his arms and placed it on the ground. He stood up slowly and said, "I can't protect myself, and I can't save you. A few pills to strengthen the body and strengthen the body are better than nothing. As for the calamity..."
He looked down at Yu Ye, a mysterious and weak smile seemed to appear on his face.
"Back then, your mother dreamed of a big snake and was frightened, so she gave birth to you. Your father asked me to predict good or bad luck, and I named you Yuye. The so-called dragon fighting in the wild means great misfortune. Now in the northern land of Daze, The dragon and snake rise again, I don’t know how many people will survive the tribulation and ascend to heaven, and how many people will die in the netherworld. If you don’t die, there may be a day when the truth will be revealed!”
Qiu Bo stretched out his hand to extinguish the oil lamp, then walked out of the cave with his bamboo stick, one step at a time...
