After watching him leave, Yu Jiuxu smiled with satisfaction and raised his eyes to meet Mu Wenlan's eyes with sudden realization.
The two looked at each other and smiled, then turned to look at Luo Mingxiu who was left aside downstairs.
After the team offering sacrifices to the mountain god had gone away, Yu Jiuxu and Mu Wenlan went downstairs. Luo Mingxiu was tied to a pillar nearby with a rope.
When he saw the two people coming down, he shouted: "Why don't you come down and help? If there are more people, there is no guarantee that those two children will be saved!"
Yu Jiuxu stood aside, chewing on the apple in his hand, and said with a sneer: "You may not die if you wait a little longer."
This kid is too impatient.
Mu Wenlan said nothing, but drew her sword and split the body tied to Luo Mingxiu. Luo Mingxiu, who had regained his freedom, looked angrily: "What do you mean?"
Yu Jiuxu was silent, took another big bite of the apple in his hand, and said, "Senior brother is going to find Senior Sister Qingyao, let us follow him first."
The three of them followed the team all the way out of the town and towards the remote mountains. The further they went, the less crowded they became.
Even halfway through, there was heavy fog, so the crowd was so large that it was hard to lose them.
Until everyone arrived at their destination, they found a simple altar on the top of the mountain, made of only a few stones. In the center was a different-looking stone statue, and a simple square rain shelter was built around the statue.
Seeing several people placing melons and fruits as tributes and lighting incense on the stone statue, the old Taoist waved his hand and paper money flew all over the sky. Then the two children were taken out of the sedan chair. They were only one or two years old babies and were sleeping fast. Just fragrant and sweet.
The three of them hid in the dense bushes and watched quietly. As soon as they saw the two babies being taken out, Luo Mingxiu was about to rush out, but the two of them held them down together.
If they rush out at this juncture, they might even be sacrificed to the mountain god.
After placing the two babies on the smooth stone behind the altar, the group of people bowed vigorously again, stepped forward one by one and burned the paper money, and then left one after another.
The last one to leave was the old Taoist priest. The farther back we went, the thicker the fog became in the mountains. Gradually, it was clearly daytime, but the weather was extremely gloomy, and there was still a faint drifting evil spirit.
It wasn't until all the people who came to worship the mountain god had left that the three of them emerged from the bushes.
Yu Jiuxu stepped forward and checked the babies placed in the two cradles. They were just asleep and there was nothing serious.
"What should we do now?" Luo Mingxiu asked.
Mu Wenlan looked around and obviously noticed something was wrong. The fog was gathering too quickly. Although it was humid in the mountains, the weather was fine when we came out of the inn today and the sun was quite dazzling.
"It's a bit strange," she turned to look at Yu Jiuxu who was squatting on the altar: "How about we get the child away first to avoid any mistakes."
With that said, she and Luo Mingxiu stepped forward to hug the baby. After thinking for a moment, Yu Jiuxu reached out and pressed the cradle.
The two of them were puzzled, but Yu Jiuxu just said: "You go down the mountain first to find your senior brother and senior sister. I'll keep an eye on the child."
She looked around and explained: "In this situation, if you carry your child down the mountain, you will easily become the target of attack. If the opponent's cultivation level is lower than yours, then there is no problem, but what if he is above you? ?”
After listening to Yu Jiuxu's words, the two of them retracted their hands silently. The chance of the other party's cultivation being lower than theirs was not high. Just dealing with evil demon cultivators was enough for them, let alone taking care of this person. An untouchable baby.
Although Yu Jiuxu's words were reasonable, Mu Wenlan was still a little worried after thinking about it: "But does it really matter if you are here alone?"
The enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear. We still don’t know who the other party is. If we are alone, we may be more likely to become the target of attack.
Yu Jiuxu was silent and thought for a moment, thinking about how to dispel Mu Wenlan's worries. She took out the peach jade from her waist and said, "Don't worry, I have the peach jade given by Master, I guarantee it will be fine. Just come back soon."
The two looked at each other, obviously still a little suspicious.
Yu Jiuxu was helpless: "I've said it all, don't worry, go back quickly, don't waste time, the longer you stay here, the more dangerous it will be."
Thinking about it, this seemed to be the case. The two turned around and left. Although Mu Wenlan was worried, she had no choice but to leave. Luo Mingxiu hesitated and finally said, "Be careful." Then he followed Mu Wenlan down the mountain. .
Yu Jiuxu sat on the altar, reached out and patted the tiles above the heads of the four-faced stone statues to protect them from the wind and rain, and glanced at the various tributes on the table. He was so jealous that he was beyond recognition.
I think back when she was a ghost, it was so miserable. If someone could make up a rumor or something like this now and offer it to her, she wouldn't be chased all over the streets every once in a while.
While thinking, she touched the cold tiles, sneered and complained: "Tsk, tsk, I really don't understand, who are you? Look at this tribute, it's too rich. It's better to be a mountain god."
As he spoke, his hands were not honest at all. He reached out and picked up a date and put it into his mouth.
Well, it's quite sweet.
While eating, about to reach for the second one, there was movement from the cradle behind him. Yu Jiuxu was slightly startled and turned around to take a look. It turned out that one of the babies had woken up.
Listening to the baby's moaning voice, after hesitating for a moment, Yu Jiuxu came down from the altar, quietly walked to the cradle, and gently lifted the cloth covering the baby's cheeks.
The two stared at each other for a while, and then the baby suddenly cried "Wow". Yu Jiuxu was so frightened that he quickly backed away a few meters, but accidentally knocked over the stone statue on the altar.
With a crisp "pop", the stone statue fell to the ground and broke into two halves. Yu Jiuxu grinned apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean it. I'll find someone to fix it for you later." ." While stepping forward to check on the little baby.
Not to mention, this guy looks quite energetic despite his small size, and his cry is loud and clear.
But if he cries like this, it can be heard for miles around. Sooner or later, it will attract something that cannot come.
Yu Jiuxu thought about it, how about coaxing her, but she didn't know how to do it.
After staring at the baby and thinking about it for a long time, she reached out to hug her, but as soon as she touched it, she quickly retracted her hand as if she was electrocuted. This baby was so soft and terrifying, as if he had no bones. What if it happened to her? What should I do if it’s broken?
I was staring at the baby in a daze. He was so small, and his mouth opened wide when he cried. His mouth was red, and his teeth had not even grown yet.
If you cry so hard, you must be hungry.
Thinking about it, she picked up the snacks on the table and handed them to the baby. But after thinking about it, she realized again: "You don't seem to be able to eat this, right? Forget it."
While muttering to herself, she had already stuffed the snack in her hand into her mouth, but before she could chew it twice, maybe the child cried too loudly, and the one next to her also started to moan.
Well, one didn't coax him well, and the other woke up again.
What a sin. If I had known earlier, I would have let Luo Mingxiu and the others take him down the mountain.
He was so young and couldn't speak. He only knew how to cry.
She was eating cakes with one hand and rocking the cradle with the other, and said helplessly: "Oh, be good, don't cry. I don't know how to coax, so it's useless for you to cry."
But how could this little baby understand her words? Her cries became louder and louder each time, which made Yu Jiuxu's teeth itch. She helplessly covered her ears.
It's really killing me that she tried to communicate with this little thing who can't speak yet.
When she was in trouble, suddenly a red shadow flashed through the thick fog. Yu Jiuxu was just stunned, and the baby in the cradle suddenly disappeared.
Her heart sank, and when she raised her eyes, she saw not far away, a pink figure holding the baby in place, it turned out to be Wan Chuyue.
