"On February 2, the dragon raises its head..."
Even in the first month of the year, Xia Zhichan and the two did not stop. The originally strong horses became thinner.
I have been on the road until today, February 2nd.
Nan Er sat on the horse a little bored. He held a slightly green grass blade in his mouth and looked at the surrounding roads.
Xia Zhichan walked in front, holding the newly bought map in her hand, constantly looking at the rough road marks on it, and the markings on the map that she didn't know were true or false.
He frowned, and the map in his hand looked like it was scribbled by a child. The roads in some places were simply wrong.
But there is no way, maps have always been very precious things. This is because they are in the hinterland of Daqi, so they can buy such half-true and half-false maps. If you were in the northern war zone, anyone who dared to buy or sell maps would be jailed.
After watching for a long time, Xia Zhichan didn't know where the two of them had arrived now, so she could only walk slowly along the path in front of her.
"We passed by Luling City before, why didn't we go into the city instead of taking a detour?"
Nan Er glanced at his close friend in front of him who was walking with his head down, and asked casually as he had nothing to say. Although Xia Zhichan knows the "Tianchen Luo" passed down by the Bai family in Luling, this does not mean that the other party has anything to do with the Bai family.
"I have been to Luling City..."
Xia Zhichan looked at the map, then looked up at the scenery in front of her, judging where she was based on the terrain, and answered Nan Er's question casually.
"But I've never been there! The Bai family in Luling is a famous family in the world. Even if you don't compete with them, it's still a worthwhile trip just to see the Bai family's sword moves..."
Nan Er knew that Xia Zhichan's wanderings were not without purpose. Although he didn't know what he was looking for, it must be something very important.
"There is nothing I'm looking for in Luling City. Besides, the Bai family's sword skills are average. If you want to see it, I can dance for you."
Xia Zhichan put away the map, and he finally saw the fork in the road marked on the map. One road was going up the mountain, and the other was going down.
He adjusted the reins in his hands and let the horse go downhill obediently.
"The Bai family's sword skills are average? If you say this in Luling City, you will probably be beaten to death."
Nan Er rolled his eyes. He looked at the road up the mountain and felt a little happy. As long as he and Xia Zhichan go up to the mountains to stay overnight, there is a high probability that they will encounter monsters. If they stay in a mountain town or village, the chance will be even smaller.
He was not afraid of encountering ghosts, but because monsters and monsters traveled at night, he often had a sleepless night and was mentally tortured.
"How long do we have to look for?"
Xia Zhichan didn't answer because he didn't know the answer either.
But now he has obtained six of the eight fragments of the golden and jade human head, one in the black cat's belly, one left by the Bone Lady after her death, one given by Zhao Jiashi, one given by the dragon corpse, and one in the mouth of the white-haired zombie. , and finally it was a piece that I already had in my hand.
Only the last two pieces are left to make the difference.
"White-haired zombie..."
Xia Zhichan let the horse run, but muttered to herself, this fragment of the white-haired zombie in the ruined temple was too strange, in other words, it was too simple.
The monsters I met before, like the Bone Lady or the Black Cat, had already refined the fragments into their bodies, and they could only be taken out using special methods.
But the white-haired zombie in the temple was different. Although he was biting the fragment of the golden jade human head in his mouth, he did not absorb much of the evil energy in the fragment, as if he had just obtained it.
"It feels like someone is plotting against me."
Xia Zhichan shook his sleeves, and there were six fragments hidden inside, which would be a great temptation for those with evil intentions or other monsters.
I remember that when I met the dragon corpse before, the other party once said that he had seen other people looking for the fragments of the golden and jade human head. Although he didn't know the origin of the other party, but since he was looking for the golden and jade human head, he would run into Xia Zhichan sooner or later. .
I hope that the other party is also collecting golden and jade human heads out of good intentions, in order to prevent them from causing harm to the world. Rather than using the evil golden head to do some terrible things.
"Xia Zhichan, hey! Wait a moment."
Xia Zhichan tightened the reins in her hands, and looked back at Nan Er, who was calling her. The latter urged the horse to take two steps and came to his side.
"What are you going to do? I can tell you, if we delay any longer, we may have to sleep in the wild again."
"I...I'm going to take a break, I can't hold it in any longer."
Nan Er turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to Xia Zhichan, and then rushed into the forest nearby without looking back.
Xia Zhichan could only shake her head helplessly, then turned over and dismounted to take a rest. After riding for a long time, the saddle and thighs rub and squeeze each other, and part of the blood is blocked, making people feel numb and itchy.
…
Nan Er didn't know whether he had drunk too much or simply wanted to find an excuse to get off his horse and take a rest. Anyway, he got into the forest in a hurry.
He walked several steps in a row, found a tall and tall tree, untied his belt under the shadow of the tree, and prepared to release the water.
As the saying goes, if you don't raise your head when you pee, there will be thatched houses everywhere.
Be careful not to look around when you are draining water. If someone sees you, they will think you are playing hooligan, but Nan Er has this bad habit.
Perhaps it was because the empty forest gave him an uncomfortable feeling, so he could only keep scanning his surroundings, fearing that he would encounter tigers and wild wolves in the forest at the most inconvenient time.
"Woooooooo..."
Nan Eryi shivered and almost washed his hands.
He wasn't trembling because he was done, but he was frightened when he suddenly heard a whimper that shouldn't appear in the forest.
"Woooooooo..."
The sound was very close, but Nan Er looked around but couldn't see anyone. He quickly solved his inner worries, then tied his belt, wiped his hands, and tightened the handle of the knife at his waist.
"No way, you can see ghosts just by peeing?"
Nan Er looked back at the direction he came from. He might have been too anxious when he walked into the forest and jogged all the way in, so now when he looked back he couldn't see Xia Zhichan standing by the road.
"I can't count on him anymore, I have to rely on myself for everything."
Nan Er took a deep breath and slowly took the knife out of the sheath.
Buzz…
The knife trembled and made a slight sound, which was particularly obvious in the silent and deserted mountain forest around it. This knife has been following Nan Er for too long. After experiencing various things, it has undergone qualitative changes. The knife is no longer a dead thing, but a living spirit.
So every time Nan Er takes out his sword, it will automatically make a chirp.
"Woooooooo..."
The whimpering was still there, and seemed very close. Nan Er looked around, frowned, and then walked very lightly.
His figure started from the marked tree and circled in a semicircle, and then he saw the figure in white who was whimpering.
"Hey you……"
Before Nan Er could say a word, the other party took the first step.
The man in white stepped on a few rocks, leaning against the big tree. He put a thin strip of cloth on a thick branch and tied a knot at the bottom.
Needless to say, this looks like he is ready to hang himself.
The man stood on the stone, holding the tight knot of the cloth with both hands, sobbing and bursting into tears. He was obviously an adult man with sound limbs, but he cried like a child.
As soon as the other party saw Nan Er, he was so frightened that he hung the cloth strip on his hand around his neck, kicked off his feet and hung himself on the branch of the tree.
"Woo..."
Now I don’t know whether it was a whimper or a sound of pain caused by the discomfort of hanging.
In short, the man in white was shaking his hands and feet randomly while making an incomprehensible whine.
"Why are you so stubborn? People can't be resurrected after death. Why is a good grown man seeking death and living..."
Nan Er looked at the struggling man and shook the long knife in his hand.
Following the roar of the wind, the tree branch above the man in white made a violent snapping sound, and then he saw the man in white squatting on the ground.
The fallen branch hit him on the head, causing him to cover his head with one hand and hold his buttocks with the other, while he couldn't stop wailing.
"I'm really unlucky. Oh, it really hurts me. Why did you step on the horse to save me? You might as well just let me die. Death will be the end of the world."
"you……"
Nan Er frowned, how could this man be accused of himself, the savior, after being rescued? It was really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and he didn't recognize a good heart.
He took a step forward, and the man in white who was still squatting on the ground and screaming in pain quickly took several steps back, his back pressed against the tree trunk.
"Uh, this bandit hero mountain king, I just said the wrong thing, don't mind, don't mind."
The man in white's attitude changed so much that Nan Er was a little confused. He seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. He couldn't be a lunatic.
Nan Er was confused when he suddenly saw the long knife in his hand, and then suddenly realized that the other party thought he was a bandit who was robbing him, so he quickly sheathed the knife.
"My dear friend, please don't get me wrong. I'm not doing that kind of business. I just heard whimpering occasionally, so I came here to take a look."
"oh……"
The man in white just focused on seeing the shining long knife. It was not until Nan Er put away the knife that he had time to observe him. After looking up and down, he found that Nan Er did not look like a mountain bandit, but more like a knight who traveled around the world. A lot of stability.
"This young hero, thank you very much for your help. I live in Mulberry Town. My surname is Bai. I am a second-year student at home. Please call me Bai Erlang."
Bai Erlang announced his name. He first touched the top of his head and found that there was a big swelling, and then rubbed his neck which was red from being strangled.
"Why are you seeking death?"
"Whoever wants to seek death, I am..."
Bai Erlang glanced at Nan Er and continued a little embarrassedly:
"You suddenly appeared with a knife in your hand. I was startled, and I slipped and hung up."
