[Ran^文^Bookstore] Wei Shiqi tapped the boat plank lightly with his toe, and the fishing boat suddenly stopped, like a needle fixing the sea. It remained motionless despite the turbulence of the river. [Bookstore (7764)] When Mr. Wu heard the word "fish demon", he was shocked. He hurriedly took half a step back, only to see a black shadow jumping out of the dark river center, leaping high, opening his bloody mouth, The teeth were like sharp blades, and the fishy stench hit your nostrils. The bite was empty with a "click".
Mr. Wu yelled and fell into the cabin with his body and a fork. If he hadn't taken half a step back in time, this bite would have hit his Tianling Cap.
Qin Zhen stood up and looked at the river. She placed her right hand on the sword pouch and was about to take action when she saw a small and light speedboat coming through the waves under the starlight. Standing on the bow was a graceful woman. Wearing a bamboo hat and black gauze covering his face, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Jiang Xin. The whirlpool rolled, and suddenly it opened, and a strange fish jumped out. It had a head, a body, and a tail, but it had a pair of hands and feet, with a weird and terrifying appearance.
Boss Wu's surprise was nothing trivial. He had been fishing in the river for decades, and he had never seen such a monster before. His bones and tendons were so weak that he couldn't get up. He kept mumbling the words "God, Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun, bless me". Urgent as a rule.
The woman muttered something in her mouth, and with a flick of her finger, a line of black smoke was drawn from the top of the fish demon's head, twisting and changing, condensing and forming for a moment, and then disintegrating the next moment.
Qin Zhen looked back at Wei Shiqi and whispered: "Soul-taking?"
Wei Shiqi nodded slightly, "Don't do anything, let's see how she responds."
The fish demon opened its mouth wide and its eyes bulged. It waved its hands and feet and struggled desperately, but could not get back the wisp of black smoke. The woman recited the curse faster and faster, and after a moment of stalemate, the black smoke suddenly condensed into the shape of a fish demon and flew out from the top of her head. As soon as she was separated from her body, the fish demon fell slumped into the river as if struck by lightning, and its body floated with the waves. It has long lost its vitality.
The woman took out a jade bottle from her arms, put the black smoke into it, and breathed a long sigh of relief. When she looked up, she couldn't help but exclaimed, rubbed her eyes, not sure.
"But... but Master Wei?" she said tremblingly.
Wei Shiqi waved to her, and the woman was overjoyed. She hurriedly drove the boat closer, jumped onto the fishing boat, took off her bamboo hat and bowed her head.
She was not Han. Her facial contours were a bit hard, her eyes were dark and shiny, and her skin was rough. She was not beautiful, but she had a certain heroic spirit. Neither Qin Zhen nor Yu Yao knew her, but they heard Wei Shiqi talking about the soil of the Barbarian Bone Forest. She came to the village and guessed that she was Jin Xiaodie, the daughter of the late patriarch Jin Buhuan.
There were other people around, so there was no time to elaborate. Jin Xiaodie tied the clipper behind the fishing boat. Boss Wu calmed down, knowing that there were very many people in the boat. How could he dare to neglect him? He rowed the oars very fast and arrived there as if he was running away. shore.
Qin Zhen paid the captain the reward she had agreed upon before. Boss Wu felt coy and wiped his hands on his clothes again and again, and finally took it tremblingly.
He watched the four people leave, quietly stuffed the silver into his mouth and bit it, fearing that he would be deceived, and then he felt relieved after confirming that it was real gold and silver.
Jin Xiaodie tied the clipper to Zangke and trotted all the way to catch up with Wei Shiqi, chattering non-stop.
It turns out that monsters invaded the native village that day, and Jin Xiaodie evacuated to Cliff Peak with her women and children. Later, she learned that the clan leader had died, and the village was destroyed by fire and rain falling from the sky. Everyone was homeless and had to embark on a strange road to the west.
It was difficult to describe the hardships, and it was not until several months later that everyone settled down in a valley in the Kunlun Mountains and re-elected the clan leader. During this migration, it was obvious who was more suitable to be the clan leader. Jin Xiaodie watched with cold eyes. No one mentioned her father again. He was completely forgotten.
There is nothing to complain about. Remembering and being sad will not help. People must always look forward. Having a full stomach and living are the most important things.
When the simple village began to take shape, Jin Xiaodie quietly left her tribe and embarked on an unknown journey.
She decided to go to Tieling Town. Jin Buhuan had lived there for a long time and learned the Han language. After returning to Barbarian Bone Forest, he told his daughter many things about Tieling Town. She had been envious and yearned for it since she was a child.
Now, the opportunity came. She had no worries, abandoned her people alone, and decided never to go back.
After asking questions, eating and drinking all the way, we finally arrived at Tieling Town. It was a colorful world, and she was full of expectations and had many beautiful dreams.
However, these dreams eventually faded.
In those first days in Tieling Town, she had a very difficult time. As a native and a woman, she lacked the means to survive and had no other choice but to sell her sex. It was a painful and unavoidable experience. Jin Xiaodie exchanged her body for money and food, forced a smile, survived tenaciously, and worked tirelessly to practice "soul-taking".
She was lacking in both talent and character. After she had achieved some success in "soul-taking", she decisively left Tieling Town and followed the caravan to Tonglu Town, where she started a new life incognito.
In order to fill her stomach, the fish in the river, the beasts in the forest, and the birds in the treetops all become the objects of her "soul-taking" practice. If she succeeds, she will have meat to eat. If she fails, she can only peel the bark of the tree and dig it up. Grassroots.
In this way, Jin Xiaodie's achievements in "soul-catching" advanced by leaps and bounds. A few years later, she had become the leading "hunter" in Tonglu Town. She no longer had to worry about her livelihood, and the targets she hunted had changed from ordinary birds and animals. Turning to the tyrannical monster.
In front of Wei Shiqi, Jin Xiaodie was open and honest, without any concealment or self-pity. She was proud of her decision. If she had not left her clan members behind and headed to Tieling Town alone, then she would never have Today's achievements. The world is fair. If you want to get something, you must pay a price. On the other hand, she is lucky. She paid the price and finally got what she wanted.
Wei Shiqi asked: "So, what are your plans next?"
Jin Xiaodie's eyes lit up, and her heart suddenly felt blessed. She knelt on her knees and said, "The slave family is willing to follow the immortal master, serve the left and right, and never leave."
After staying in the circle of Han people for a long time, she also learned some "elegant language", but her words did not convey the meaning and were a bit nondescript. Wei Shiqi didn't care. He stretched out his hand to help her up and said, "In a few days, you can follow me to Huzigou. I'll ask you to take care of something."
Jin Xiaodie agreed wholeheartedly and was overjoyed.
Wei Shiqi ordered her to clean up first, and ten days later he would meet under the poplar tree by the Ximing River and set off together.
After Jin Xiaodie left, Yu Yao couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "What can she do if she goes to Huzigou?"
"People should make the best use of their talents. Let her help Feng Huang. If she can afford the hardship, there is no harm in teaching her some magic."
Yu Yao flattened her mouth and muttered: "You don't want the many dissatisfied people in Liushi Peak, but you chose a native woman..."
"This is fate, ape dung..." Wei Shiqi laughed a few times, "Hehe", "But having said that, how many people are there on Flowing Stone Peak who can practice the soul-obsessing technique to this extent? I will use her, That’s what I value about her.”
Qin Zhen interrupted: "Is it for smelting 'horcruxes'?"
The words woke up the dreamer, Yu Yao said "ah" and suddenly realized.
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