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In Lanruo Temple, after Jiang Chen and Yan Chixia peeled and roasted the roe deer, they originally wanted to wait for Ning Caichen to come back before starting, but Ning Caichen didn't come back for a long time, and it was almost past meal time. Jiang Chen I had no choice but to take out some good wine from the watch space and start eating and drinking with Yan Chixia.
The fragrant barbecue was paired with the fine wine that had been brewed for many years. The two sat opposite each other and talked about martial arts. They were having a great time. Before they knew it, it was evening. Seeing that Ning Caichen had not returned yet, Yan Chi Xia couldn't help laughing and said: "Little brother, I think your scholar friend is obsessed with ghosts now. Aren't you worried that he will be eaten alive by the monsters in the mountains?"
"Ha!" Jiang Chen chuckled to himself: "Everyone has his or her own destiny. As the saying goes, it is a blessing, not a curse. Disasters cannot be avoided. Although I am his friend, I am not him after all. How do I know this? Is it a disaster or a blessing for him?" Although he knew that Ning Caichen would definitely encounter Xiaoqian when he went there, and he would also encounter the thousand-year-old tree demon grandma who forced her to marry Xiaoqian. Although it was thrilling, it was not life-threatening. worries. This was the beginning of the relationship between the two, but from the beginning, it was destined to be a fruitless relationship.
"You are quite open-minded." As Yan Chixia spoke, she couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it's a pity that Brother Xiahou will not be able to see away until he dies. Otherwise, with his martial arts, even in this world, Da, there is no place where he can be free and easy, fame and fortune are harmful to people!"
While the two were chatting and laughing, they suddenly saw Ning Caichen walking back from the outside in despair. Seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Brother Ning, why did you lose seven of your three souls after just one day's absence? What's going on? Could it be that Jibaozhai’s account has not been paid back?”
"No." Ning Caichen said with a depressed face, "It's Miss Xiaoqian. Xiaoqian is getting married, and her family insists on forcing her to marry a Montenegrin man she doesn't like." At this point, He seemed to have thought of something, and quickly knelt down in front of Jiang Chen and Yan Chixia, pleading: "Master Zhiqiu, I know that you and Big Beard are both capable people. Can you help me?" Miss Qian, I beg you."
"Xiaoqian?" After hearing this, before Jiang Chen spoke, Yan Chixia couldn't help but sneered: "Married? Apart from the three of us, there is no fourth living person around here? Where did this girl come from? Marry?!"
Ning Caichen was a scholar and did not believe in ghosts and gods. When he heard this, his face was immediately unconvinced and he argued: "Big Beard, don't talk nonsense. Xiaoqian's house is behind Lanruo Temple. I have been there just now." of!"
"You've already been there, so how come you haven't been killed by a female ghost yet?" Yan Chixia was grumpy, and immediately snorted: "Did you know that behind Lanruo Temple is a mass grave!"
"Mass grave?!" Ning Caichen couldn't help but froze on the spot when he heard this.
Yan Chixia snorted coldly, turned around, took two steps, sighed, and said: "Lanruo Temple has been abandoned for many years. Although it is located near the mountain road, because of the mass graves, few people will visit it. Passing here, the groans and shouts you hear at night are actually all lonely ghosts."
"A wandering ghost?" Ning Caichen's face was filled with surprise and uncertainty, but soon he calmed down and forced himself to defend himself: "I don't believe it!"
"Don't believe it?!" Yan Chixia shouted in a deep voice: "In that case, then I will take you to see the ghost!" As she spoke, she grabbed Ning Caichen's arm without any explanation and pulled him towards the back of Lanruo Temple. .
"Wait for me!" Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen hurriedly followed. It was late at night, although the danger outside was uncertain, but he didn't want to stay alone in Lanruo Temple, just in case the thousand-year-old tree demon came to the door. Without Yan Chixia, he might not be able to handle it alone.
The three of them left Lanruo Temple. Ning Caichen walked angrily at the front holding a lantern because he always firmly believed: "There are no monsters there, only Xiaoqian's family."
Yan Chixia followed him with a contemptuous sneer on her face, but because he already knew that the Xiaoqian Ning Caichen met was the most favored female ghost under the thousand-year-old tree demon. In the past few years, , and he didn’t know how many lives he had killed by helping the thousand-year-old tree demon. He also knew that the so-called Xiaoqian’s home was just a mass grave.
In comparison, Jiang Chen, who was walking at the back, seemed much calmer. However, he was also calculating in his heart that this trip would not be too peaceful.
Not long after, the three of them passed through a huge banyan forest. The forest was full of banyan trees with different shapes, blocking out the sky and the sun, and even the moonlight could not penetrate. It looked particularly eerie and strange.
"This is the original body of the old monster. Fortunately, the old monster is not very advanced and cannot completely refine the original body. Otherwise, every banyan tree here will be our enemy!" Yan Chixia couldn't help but sigh, As he spoke, he unconsciously mentioned some of his sword intentions.
Jiang Chen naturally knew that the grandma was a thousand-year-old tree demon. Its body was a large banyan tree. This kind of tree could extend infinitely in all directions. Its pillars, roots and branches were intertwined together, resembling a dense jungle. It was called the "lonely tree". "Wood becomes a forest." However, this monster's body is so huge that it cannot be driven. On the contrary, if this monster can really drive such a large body, then its cultivation level will be extremely powerful. When the time comes, not to mention myself and Yan Chixia combined, even if there are two more people, I'm afraid they will have to kneel down.
But now! Although this tree demon grandma has thousands of years of cultivation, because she cannot control her body, although it is difficult to be eliminated, she is extremely restricted. Not to mention Yan Chixia, even she herself, even if she is not sure of winning, can There is also some confidence in self-preservation.
"Huh? I came out of Xiaoqian's house just now, why can't I find it now?" Ning Caichen looked around among the trees, but couldn't find it. He was very surprised.
"Look." Jiang Chen suddenly said, pointing not far ahead, but saw tombstones slanting here and there among the grass and trees. On the ground, there were even some dead bones directly exposed in the wilderness. You know, this place is clearly a mass grave.
Seeing Ning Caichen walking past in a daze, he looked around under the moonlight and looked at the tombstones and dead bones. He couldn't help but froze on the spot.
Yan Chixia sneered to herself and reached out to push aside a piece of debris: "See for yourself!"
Under the cover of the miscellaneous trees, there was a tombstone hidden, already covered with moss, with the words 'Tomb of my beloved daughter Nie Xiaoqian' engraved on it. When Ning Caichen saw it, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Stunned on the spot, he subconsciously reached out and touched the cold tombstone. He hoped that this was just a dream, so that he would not have to accept this cruel reality.
"So, do you believe it now?" Although she knew it was cruel to break a person's illusion, Yan Chixia had to do it, because if she didn't wake up from this dream, she would have to pay the price with her life.
Ning Caichen murmured to himself: "She is a ghost, so why doesn't she hurt me?"
"Silly boy, not all ghosts can harm people." Jiang Chen walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently, and sighed: "After all, ghosts are transformed after death, and people are divided into good and bad. , ghosts are naturally divided into good ghosts and evil ghosts. Furthermore, even if ghosts harm people, they do not necessarily harm every person. Maybe, you are just the kind of person she does not want to harm. Maybe, there is something in you that can be used. value."
"Really?" Ning Caichen laughed at himself: "So there is still value in me that can be used by others?"
"Only ghosts know this." Yan Chixia said: "In short, ghosts are just like people. They use each other for benefit. Brother Ning, I advise you to wake up early and stop being stubborn. Wait until dawn tomorrow morning. Just get out of here quickly."
"What about you?" Ning Caichen looked at Jiang Chen again: "And Taoist Zhiqiu, won't you leave?"
"Don't leave." Yan Chixia said: "The human world is too complicated and it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong. But when you are with ghosts, it becomes clear and black."
"I'm not leaving either." Jiang Chen said: "I want to stay and help Master Yan eliminate the thousand-year-old demon that has been entrenched here to prevent him from causing harm to the world in the future."
While the three of them were talking, they didn't realize that the atmosphere around them had changed silently. Then, the night wind roared past, rolling up large clouds, covering the bright moon in the sky. Suddenly, the sky and the earth were completely empty. Drowsy... ... ... ... .