"No, I failed."
The man said it very easily.
But it is difficult to admit one's failure, and what is even more difficult is not to be knocked down by this failure.
Xia Zhichan didn't show any frustration. It was as if he simply played a game with others and lost. He didn't take the failure to heart at all.
"Um……"
Jiang Qin looked at the man who looked the same as before, and just responded secretly, but the bright eyes that were originally full of joy quickly dimmed.
She didn't know why, but Xia Zhichan's failure made her feel very uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than her own failure in practicing Taoism.
The slender eyebrows frowned again.
Xia Zhichan looked at the surging river and didn't know what he was thinking. He really didn't take this failure seriously.
But when he turned around, he saw Jiang Qin who was obviously not in a high mood.
The woman sat next to her, the white moonlight in the sky spread freely, covering her with a translucent gauze.
She was like Chang'e who accidentally lost her jade rabbit. She didn't know what to do, so she could only stay there with a little resentment.
Xia Zhichan didn't like her current appearance. His deepest impression of the woman was the way she kicked him off the boat when they first met.
At that time, being playful and cute was how a woman should show herself.
"Okay, if you keep frowning, you'll turn into an old woman..."
The man turned sideways, stretched out his hand and pinched the woman's cheek.
"Well--"
Xia Zhichan looked at Jiang Qin's surprise and surprise at that moment, and her dim and low eyes suddenly widened.
He stood up with a smile and walked back to the city.
"If you wait any longer, you won't be able to make it in time for dinner."
Jiang Qin blinked hard several times to make sure that he had really been pinched on the cheek by Xia Zhichan just now.
I should have been taken advantage of, but why didn't I feel unhappy at all, but instead felt a little bit indescribably happy?
She put her hands on her hot cheeks and looked at the man's back as he walked further and further away.
"Yo! Jiang Qin, hurry up."
Xia Zhichan was actually a little embarrassed, otherwise he wouldn't have left Jiang Qin and walked to the city gate first. His face was also a little hot.
But after taking several steps, he found that the woman was not following him, so he could only stop and shout to the woman who was still in place.
I hope that Jiang Qin won't see him blush because of the distance.
"coming."
Jiang Qin was shouted and jumped up from the ground like a frightened white rabbit. She watched the man wave to her and could only reply hastily.
The woman hurriedly chased after him and walked side by side with him.
"Xia Zhichan..."
"what?"
"nothing……"
…
In the deep mountains not far from the river, a wretched figure fell into the grass.
"Ah - what's wrong with me?"
Chimei's whole body was stiff, as if every bone in her body was no longer her own, her fingers were twisting in different directions, and her face was twitching constantly.
"ah--"
The grass trembled violently for a few times, and the dry leaves made a swishing sound when they collided with each other, but it didn't take long before it became completely quiet, as quiet as death.
Chimei finally stared at the stars in the sky peeking out from between the dry grass.
He couldn't even speak anymore.
Bloodshot eyes stared at the final sky.
The night sky decorated with stars seems to never change. No matter when you look up, you can see a beautiful scenery.
Red plum.
Master named himself "Plum" because he wanted to be like the plum blossom that Ling Han bloomed alone, and be able to bloom his own beauty no matter how harsh the environment.
But looking back now, I can see what I have done since I started practicing Taoism. Is there anything that has met my master’s expectations? I’m afraid there is nothing.
Plum blossoms are born in the cold winter and do not compete with other flowers for their fragrance.
I didn't do it at all.
I don't know if it was because he kept his eyes open, or if he really regretted it, but the last few tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
If he were to choose again...
Click, click, click!
The body made the sound of something breaking, and Chimei's eyes suddenly widened, as if she wanted to record the last scene in the sky.
Click, click, click...
The arm that had completely withered and the bones were visible was raised, the fingers twisted into chicken claws trembled hard for a few times, and then the palm of the hand pressed hard under the mouth.
Click——
"Death is death..."
The lifeless body actually sat up again, and a strange look appeared in Chimei's eyes that were completely dim.
"Hahahahaha..."
The man smiled and tried hard to break apart and rejoin all the bones in his body. His body couldn't help but make a tooth-piercing sound.
"Really, you won't regret it until you're about to die. It's too late!"
The corpse struggled to stand up, but because the bones in his body were stiff, his current movements were a bit funny.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there is really not a single bit left in this body. The true energy, essence, and essence in the flesh and blood have been completely consumed."
During the duel with Jiang Qin just now, the black Qi that erupted from Chimei's body was still his Qi after all. It was just the last bit of Qi left in his body, plus all the life essence in his flesh and blood, that made him explode. Come out with such fighting power.
The snake demon squeezed most of the vitality and essence in his body, but left him a way to survive. As long as he put on his clothes and found a place to recuperate properly, he could make up for what he had lost.
But now the person or monster inhabiting his body deliberately used evil magic to stimulate all the remaining Qi in Chimei's body, causing him to reach the end of his life.
"Oh, I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."
The dead body took two steps and then fell to the ground with a thud.
The man said helplessly.
"Forget it, having a body to survive is better than having nothing at all..."
With that said, he tried to stand up again, and this time he stood still although he was shaky.
It was late at night, and the cold wind in the mountains and forests was getting stronger.
As a dead body, of course he didn't feel any chill, but he just stayed in place for a long time to adapt, and then walked into the forest step by step.
The grass under the tree shook for a while, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared, and then a figure under the cover of night rushed over.
It was a hungry gray wolf.
In the cold and windy night, it is still trying to find food to fill its stomach. If it does not have enough fat reserves, it may not survive this winter.
When seeing a person coming over, the hungry gray wolf will not consider anything else but will treat the other person as his prey.
Ouch~
There was a wolf howl, and then the body that was walking stiffly was knocked down directly, and then the gray wolf went straight to bite the person's throat.
This is the instinct of predators. Once they catch their prey, they bite the throat first to prevent the prey from escaping.
Click.
But the sharp wolf teeth hit the dry and stiff skin, and no wound was opened. There was only the sound of the wolf teeth hitting the skin.
"Hahaha, there is something to eat..."
The man stretched out his hand to hold down the gray wolf lying on him, and then pulled in his two arms that seemed to be made of iron.
A click was heard, and the gray wolf's spine was directly strangled.
Ouch~
The gray wolf vomited blood and fell to the side, no longer breathing.
The man stood up happily, slashed open the wolf's belly with his sharp nails, then took out the hot internal organs and squatted aside to gnaw on it.
"Well, I can't actually taste it..."
The man who had eaten the wolf's blood threw the remaining food aside, then dragged the dead wolf aside, tore off the fur with his hands, and then dug out a large piece of meat.
"I don't know if wolf meat is delicious, but it's a pity that I can't make a fire."
Click, click, click.
The sound startled all the birds in the forest, and suddenly flocks of birds flew up in the forest at night. They circled for a long time and did not dare to fall down.
…
A few days later.
The morning sun rises slowly, and the warm and bright sunshine shines equally on the earth, awakening every sleeping creature.
More than a month has passed since the strange incident in Jiangcheng. At first, Prince Le ordered not to allow people to bury the dead, but then there was no news after ten days in a row, so Prince Le had no choice but to remove the notice and allow people to carry out funerals.
In this way, when the big fish was also captured by Xia Zhichan and others, the strange things that happened in Jiangcheng seemed to have come to an end.
However, the mastermind behind everything has not been found, and Xia Zhichan and others have completely lost their clues.
Prince Le has also been ill for a long time and has only just been able to manage his affairs recently. However, he often suffers from unbearable headaches and cannot stop taking medicine.
"Is the prince's health okay?"
Xia Zhichan felt a little strange, because he had previously judged that Prince Le was simply frightened. As long as he used some calming and soothing decoction, he would be able to recover quickly, but now it has been so long, why has he not recovered?
"It's okay, he's mostly recovered. Does Master Lingguan have any instructions? If there is anything, I can convey it to the prince."
The butler is very respectful. He has been responsible for receiving everyone these days. Ever since the Linjiang Pavilion big fish cannibalism incident, all the charlatans who came here to offer a reward of a thousand pieces of gold have deserted. After all, no matter how good the gold is, it is not as precious as life.
The only guests in the palace were Master Fu Kong and Jiang Qin. The Taoist Chimei who came with Jiang Qin had not been seen for many days. I wonder if he ran away secretly.
"Oh, I have nothing to do, I just asked."
Xia Zhichan waved his hand. Just when he was about to say something more, he suddenly seemed to feel a strange change in his expression.
Zen Master Fukong, who was sitting beside him, clasped his hands together and turned into a golden light and rushed out of the room.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Qin asked hurriedly.
Xia Zhichan looked solemn at first, then suddenly shook her head and smiled:
"The phantom formation... has been broken."
