Ling Ning also agreed with this point, but was confused.
"She's just an old woman, what's the difference?"
Ling Ning said: "After entering the village, I have been observing secretly with the pupil technique. The mother-in-law is well hidden. I can't feel the fluctuation of spiritual power from her body, but under the pupil technique, her whole body is exuding strong spiritual power. , more restless than the spiritual power of ordinary monks. Moreover, the spiritual power in her body is a mixture of two different spiritual powers, which is very strange..."
Qian Meier said: "You should observe carefully, I just feel that there is a kind of 'evil spirit' in her body, I am sure that she is not human!"
Lingxi was surprised: "Not a human being? What do you mean?"
Qianmeier explained: "Monster, I'm sure she must have transformed into a human. The most likely reason is that she has taken the 'Transformation Grass'."
Lingxi said: "You...why are you so sure?"
Qian and Ling looked at each other. Ling Ning was secretly amused. Qian Meier was a "monster", so she naturally had an innate right to say whether she was a human or a monster. She couldn't tell who could be sure.
Of course, they would not mention her being a "Fox Clan" to outsiders easily. Since the Shangqing Sect incident, Qianmei'er has been covering up her aura. It would be difficult for anyone to discover her true "identity" if they don't really take action.
Obviously, Qianmei'er would not give any special explanation to Lingxi, but just made nonsense: "I am born with an extremely sensitive sense of smell, so that's nothing! Xiaoning, do you agree with my judgment?"
"Of course I agree. I think we are going to explore the old site of Ping An Village tomorrow."
The two women agreed.
Ling Ning added: "However, you have to change into men's clothes tomorrow. You are really eye-catching like this."
Qian and Ling looked at each other and smiled, Qian Meier said: "I brought men's clothes with me, Ling'er, did you bring them?"
Lingxi was obviously the eldest lady traveling alone for the first time, so she had no such considerations. She said slightly apologetically: "Sorry, I didn't bring it."
"It doesn't matter. I'll bring out a few pieces later. If you don't mind, you can wear mine first. We have similar figures. I'll change them a little tonight."
"Thank you Meier!"
"You are welcome!"
Ling Ning was deeply pleased to see that the two women were "in love with each other." "By the way, there is also the drunkard named Wang Laosan. The things he mentioned are also very concerning."
Qian Meier said: "Maybe it was just a drunken blunder?"
Ling Ning said: "It's best to ask them tomorrow. I don't know if Huo Jingyu and the others are going smoothly in their great mission of 'slaying demons and slaying demons'."
At this time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, followed by a muffled thunder! Several people stopped talking and listened. After a few more flashes of lightning, the thunder roared like a giant beast walking in the clouds. After a while, the cold wind mixed with rain poured down the ground.
Ling Ning had a bad premonition in her heart, "I hope the weather will be good tomorrow."
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The three of them woke up early the next morning. Lingxi took out a kettle, basin, towels, dressing table and other items from the ring, and even a bathtub made of white jade! This made Ling Ning on the side dumbfounded, wondering whether this wealthy daughter was here to have fun or to slay demons.
The two women kicked him out and started dressing up.
It had just rained, and the sky was still gloomy. Ling Ning found a small pool and washed his face. The cold rain made him sober.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and just when Ling Ning was impatient and wanted to rush in to "find out", Qian and Ling appeared in the form of handsome young masters.
He didn't have the time to admire the two women's men's clothing, so he quickly urged to investigate the mysterious old woman.
It was almost noon when the three of them arrived at the old site of Ping An Village, and the sky was still gloomy and drizzle started to fall.
Qian and Ling were used to "dining in the open air, rain, snow, wind and frost", but the eldest lady Lingxi didn't adapt and almost took out a paper umbrella. But after the persuasion of the two people, he finally gave up. After all, this was a secret investigation, not an honest visit.
The three of them carefully explored the ruins for a while but found nothing special. At this time, Ling Ning suddenly said: "Look, this is the broken statue of the Goddess of the Sea."
Qian Meier said: "It's true, it seems that the statues enshrined in the village were built later... Huh?"
Seeing the two of them staring at the dilapidated statue, Lingxi couldn't help but ask, "Did you find anything?"
Ling Ning said: "You see, the appearance of this statue is also that of a seventeen-year-old girl, but it lacks one thing compared to the statues enshrined in the village now."
Lingxi suddenly said: "No wings!"
Ling Ning said: "Exactly! Why did the previous statue have no wings, but the new one does? What happened in the middle?"
Qian Meier said: "Didn't the village chief say that there was a tsunami eight years ago that destroyed the village? Is there any connection between them?"
The three of them were all puzzled and could only move forward, but after a while they locked onto a small wooden house in the ruins. It was so dark through the windows that they couldn't see the situation clearly.
Ling Ning used "Eye Skill·True Sight" to explore the situation inside, and found that there was a lot of spiritual energy flowing under the cabin. The cabin was actually built on a small spiritual vein. Although it is not as good as the treasure land of the big sects, it is still a pretty good place to practice.
There was a faint trace of spiritual power emanating from the cabin, as if someone was inside, but it probably wasn't the old woman's "restless" spiritual power.
The three of them cautiously reached the door of the cabin and looked inside through the dirty glass. They found that there seemed to be no one inside, but upon closer inspection they found a person lying faintly on the bed.
Lingxi was about to open the door and go in, but Qianmeier stopped her.
Qian Meier whispered: "Be careful! There is a restriction on the door. You will know it as soon as you touch the master."
Ling Ning whispered: "Can you break the restriction?"
Qianmeier said: "It's possible, but I can't restore it. This kind of restriction requires the caster's own spiritual power, and she can detect it immediately if the spiritual power changes."
Lingxi said: "It's better to just rush in and don't worry about the consequences."
Ling Ning said: "No, we still have to be cautious. After all, the strength of the monster cannot be underestimated. Well... I have a solution!"
He drew out his stone sword and walked around to the back of the cabin, cutting the wall from where the cabinet was placed. The stone sword turned into a "shattering star" and easily cut through the wall panel like cutting tofu. Then he took out the wall panels, moved the cabinets away, and slipped into the cabin.
Qian and Ling both praised him for his intelligence and slipped in one after another.
The three of them came to the bedside and saw a seven or eight-year-old little girl lying on the bed. She was covered with a dirty and torn quilt, which had turned black. The cold wind blew in through the gaps in the doors and windows, and it was biting. There was no sign of a fire in the house. Moreover, the cabin was cold and damp, and the air was filled with stench. I don't know how the child survived in such a harsh environment. down.
This little girl is very delicate, with delicate facial features, but her hair is sparse and her face is sallow and thin due to long-term lack of nutrition.
Qian Meier frowned and said, "There is so much evil spirit in this house! Does this little girl live with the monsters every day?"
Lingxi gently patted the girl's cheek, but after a while, the girl woke up with a "squeak" and saw three strangers standing beside the bed, her eyes widening in fear.
Seeing this, Lingxi quickly said softly: "Don't be afraid, Nannan, we are good people, not bad people!"
Qian Meier also said softly: "Little girl, don't be afraid, we are here to save you. Can you tell sister what your name is?"
Seeing their peaceful faces, the little girl lowered her guard a little and said, "Ahh...ah...ping...ping...an..."
Lingxi said: "You...your name is Ping An, right?"
The little girl nodded.
When the three of them saw this, their hearts sank. They thought there was something wrong with the girl's tongue or throat. After checking her mouth and tongue, they realized that it might not be a physical problem, but that the girl couldn't speak at all! Judging from her intermittent sentences and the villagers' description of the old woman, it is likely that the old woman rarely communicated with her, resulting in the child's limited vocabulary.
Fortunately, she could still understand what they were saying, which was a blessing in misfortune.
Ling Ning checked around and found that the furnishings of this small wooden house were pitifully simple. A dining table with a candle on the table, a cupboard with only a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, a stove, and a bed. There were some books piled beside the bed, some of which were There are various types of medical books, some of which are stories and essays, and some scrolls related to Taoism.
Perhaps the old woman would read to the little girl when she had nothing to do, so that the child could understand human speech and seemed to be able to read.
The little girl named Ping An spoke for a while and her speech became smoother. It seemed that it was just because she didn't speak much that her speech gradually became dull.
Qian Meier said: "Are you living with that mother-in-law? Who is she to you?"
Ping An said: "Well... mother-in-law... just... just... mother-in-law..."
Qian Meier asked again: "Is she good to you?"
Ping An nodded, "Okay..."
Lingxi said: "Why are you lying on the bed? Can you get up?"
Ping An shook his head.
Ling Ning said: "Take off the quilt and check the child's body first."
Qianmei'er opened the quilt and saw that the girl's legs were unusually thin and slender. It was obvious that her muscles had atrophied due to lying flat for a long time.
Lingxi's heart ached, "Poor child! We will take her away no matter what!"
She bent down and was about to pick up the girl, when Ling Ning suddenly said: "Let go!"
Lingxi was startled and quickly put the girl down.
"What's wrong? Why did you ask me to put it down?"
Qian and Ling looked at each other. The former raised the girl's body slightly, and the girl immediately looked uncomfortable.
I saw that the heart position on her back was densely connected to hundreds of blood vessels that were surging like worms. One end was deep into her body, and the other end was deep into the stone bed.
"This...what is this?"
Lingxi was startled and took a step back.
Ling Ning shook his head and used "Eye Technique·True Sight".
Under the eye surgery, the blood vessels at the girl's heart eroded the girl's internal organs as if they were alive, forming large areas of red shadow. There is true energy flowing in the blood vessels, which is being continuously extracted from the girl's body and then transported to the bed. The girl herself is also continuously absorbing true energy from the outside world.
Ling Ning took a breath, "I understand!"
Qian and Ling asked quickly.
Ling Ning first described what he saw, and then concluded: "This child has a rare 'water spirit root' that can transform the aura in the earth's veins into pure water-attribute aura... In other words, some people regard this child as a As a medium, she can obtain a steady stream of water attributes for her own cultivation."
Qianmei'er said angrily: "You actually do such an outrageous thing! It's so irritating! I will never forgive her!"
Lingxi was also trembling slightly with anger, "I will take this child away at any cost! We can't let her stay here!"
As she spoke, she wanted to cut off the blood vessels on the girl's back, but Ling Ning quickly held her back, "No! These blood vessels are connected to her internal organs, especially her heart. If you forcefully cut these blood vessels, I'm afraid the child will die!"
Lingxi said anxiously: "Then... what should we do? Can we just sit back and watch?"
Ling Ning thought for a while and said: "It's a pity that we are not proficient in medicine, otherwise... Yes, I think of someone!"
Qian Meier's eyes also lit up, "I also thought of someone!"
Lingxi said: "What riddles are you playing?"
Ling Ning said: "Let's leave first! Don't leave any traces."
Qian Meier said: "But I'm afraid the child will leak it, so why not erase this memory of hers."
Ling Ning nodded, and he stretched out his palm, but seeing the frightened look in the girl's eyes, he couldn't move his hand.
"I really can't do anything. This child is so pitiful."
Lingxi said: "Forget it, we can't bear it, why don't we just talk to this child nicely and hope she can understand."
Qian Meier said: "Little girl, don't be afraid, we are here to help you! We want to treat you and get you out of this bed. You must not tell your mother-in-law that we have been here. We will secretly cure you. Then give her a surprise, okay?"
Qian Meier said it twice, and the girl named Ping An nodded slightly. I don't know if she really understood.
The three of them restored everything and quietly left the cabin.
Lingxi couldn't hold back the anxiety in her heart, "So, who are you thinking of?"
"Xia Shiqing!" The two said in unison.
