The "floating corpse" that Longmiao and Kapok salvaged from the river didn't even have a drop of water on its body.
It took some effort to fish it up. Kapok's hands turned into long and strong branches, and she tried hard to reach into the river to intercept it. But she was too light, and after holding the "floating corpse", she was almost carried into the river by the water.
Suddenly, she let go of her hand, but Long Miao pulled her back. Finally, he flew to the river and picked up the thing.
"So you can fly?" Kapok looked at him in disbelief.
"Only recently..."
"But why are there bodies floating down the river?"
"I don't know. I heard when I was a child that this kind of thing only happened in war-torn times. The corpses of soldiers and civilians were piled up, sometimes completely blocking the mouth of the river. The corpses were soaked and the stench filled the sky, and the plague began to spread.
.”
"Yeah, it's really scary. I've never heard of it." Kapok stretched out his finger and poked the man's face. "There is no evil spirit on this corpse. It should be a human. Was it moving just now?"
"...are you moving?"
The two of them don’t know why they want to do such a thing. Maybe if such an unexpected corpse appears in a wide and flat field of vision on a yellow-red river, you will also have the urge to salvage it?
No? Okay.
The "corpse" was indeed moving, and Kapok was not talking nonsense. There was a faint rise and fall in her chest, but there was no blood on her body. The water did not soak into her clothes, and neither did her hair. It was held up like a layer of oil film, but it did not penetrate at all.
.The mouth and nose are pointing upward. Maybe it fell down due to bad luck, and now it is a real corpse.
They brought the "body" back to the hut and laid it flat on the bed. To be honest, the clothes were much cleaner than the dusty bed boards. This was a woman, and neither of them had ever seen her.
Kapok crossed his little hands and placed them on her chest. Long Miao asked: "Are you going to try to drain the water?"
"It should be like this, right?" She said, trying to apply pressure one by one. "In my memory, I have friends who saved drowning humans like this."
Kapok's strength was not very strong. Although she was far stronger than a human child, she didn't know how hard she should use for fear of breaking her ribs. Long Miao had never seen anyone do this, but he had heard of it. So he pressed his hand on it.
Kapok's hand pressed harder and more regularly. He didn't know if this was the right thing to do. He could only say that everything happened as it happened.
The person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.
First there was a violent cough. The two people quickly let go of their hands. She sat up and coughed violently. A large stream of red liquid splashed out. It was not clear whether it was from the nasal cavity or the mouth. She immediately covered her mouth and nose with her hands.
. It seems that she still choked on some water - even though the color can easily make people think of blood. When she coughed, she made a sound similar to vomiting, and her stomach must be very uncomfortable. There was not much liquid, but the cough made her feel uncomfortable.
After a while, some solid material came out of her mouth.
Yes, it's solid, even light.
Kapok stretched out his hand and picked up a piece of that thing. It turned out to be several lotus petals. They were not sticky and were not contaminated with mucus in the human body. They were still clean.
She took a long time to calm down, but her breathing was always rapid. And because she was breathing too fast, her head was dizzy, and everything she saw was flashing in black and white, as if someone had strangled her neck hard and then suddenly let go.
Same. An inexplicable nausea made her tears well up, and they just hung in her eyes without wiping them away.
"Please be patient, there is still some water here." Long Miao poured the remaining water in the bucket back into the cup and handed it to her.
She didn't want to drink, she just stared blankly ahead.
"Where did you come from?" Kapok asked.
She shook her head.
"Then, what's your name?" Long Miao asked.
She was silent for a while and let out a light sigh.
"...Liangqiu Muwan."
The voice was a little hoarse, and it sounded like he hadn't spoken for a long time.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she groped around herself hurriedly, as if she was looking for something. Under the wide hem of her clothes, a thin umbrella tube hung on her waist, and she touched an umbrella. Finally, she relaxed
She breathed a sigh of relief. In this situation, it is reasonable to say that the umbrella is easy to lose, but she has to say that she was really lucky. The umbrella handle was stuck on the rope between the umbrella tube and waist, and she couldn't untie it by herself for a long time.
Get it off.
Mu Wan gave up and took a long breath, seeming to feel a little more relaxed.
"Where is this...?"
Her voice was better than before. But the other two people couldn't answer this question. After all, they didn't know where this place was, including Kapok, who had lived there for a long time.
"It's hard for me to say." Kapok spread his hands, "It's up to you, do you want to think about it carefully, have you forgotten anything? It's what happened before you fell into the river, and there were other people."
Long Miao then explained that the water in that kind of river seemed to make people forget some things.
Mu Wan frowned, pursed her lips, and looked a little fierce in her eyes. None of them dared to speak at this time, but they just felt a little baffled. But she took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.
"I probably haven't forgotten anything. Thank you for reminding me...I remember all the important things and important people."
Long Miao breathed a sigh of relief for her: "That's good."
"What time is it now?"
"It's late in the twelfth lunar month."
"Is it late?"
How many days have passed outside?
Mu Wan stood up, but suddenly stumbled. Her legs had not been used for too long and she could not stand firmly. She walked out of the door, and the other two followed. Facing the desolate and desolate scene, she
At a loss.
"How can I... go to a place with people? A place with a lot of people, a town or something, or a village."
"Walking all the way along the east side, I heard that there was a village. But I don't know the name. Besides, this was hundreds of years ago, and I'm not sure if the village is still there. Hey, why don't you stay a little longer?
"
Kapok looked at her with sparkling eyes. Long Miao could understand that look, as if she was pestering her to talk about what she had experienced. But judging from Mu Wan's expression, she didn't want to spend any more time here.
, she has other things to do.
"How far is it? If I leave now, how long will it take to get there?"
"Are you kidding?" Kapok blinked, "The area where I can move is about two hundred miles. Even if I can go to the edge, the surroundings will still look like this. There are no trees and no birds.
, there is only dry air and cracked land. It almost never rains here, and the water flows from far away. Even if you walk for a day and a night, you still can't reach the village. What's more, the village may have been demolished long ago.
.”
Mu Wan raised her head and looked at the pale sky. She suddenly raised her hand and whistled, as if calling for something. Long Miao and Kapok also raised their heads and looked around at the nearby sky, but saw nothing.
.
After a while, a black spot suddenly appeared in the sky. The black spot grew bigger and bigger, like a thick drop of ink on the white paper. Soon, the ink mark had a simple outline. It flapped its wings,
With a ferocious face and a strange roar, the huge monster fell to the ground.
Long Miao took two steps back, stretched out a finger, and asked.
"You, you can summon the Tengu? Do you have this kind of blood?"
After not seeing her old friend for a long time, she hugged the tengu's furry body and felt a little relieved from the touch. She couldn't summon monsters in Qinglian Town, which made her lose a lot of security. But fortunately, this was only temporary.
.But when she heard Long Miao's question, she felt a little confused.
"Indeed. But why are you so surprised? I know that there are not many people like this, but it is not..."
"……nothing."
"If you have it, you have it. If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you - don't stifle problems for you."
Long Miao frowned. He didn't expect this woman to be quite fierce. But he wasn't too afraid. He just frowned and said:
"No. To put it bluntly, when I was down and out, I was hunted down by an Onmyoji. He also knew the Tengu technique."
"W-what? Who?"
Mu Wan suddenly let go of Tengu and turned to look at him. Long Miao felt that she was a little sensitive, but there was no protection in her eyes. Instead, she did not hide a certain kind of disgust. This was probably the only useful thing Long Miao gave him.
Things - Observe words and colors.
"A black onmyoji. He has the aura of tengu in him, but you don't have it in you. You haven't summoned it for a long time?"
"...Yes. That Onmyoji, could it be..." Mu Wan looked him up and down, "Are you a half-demon?"
"Yes...but I also have a name. You can call me Long Miao."
"You still have that name?"
This is the fourth person's voice.
Mu Wan pulled out the umbrella almost instinctively, but the knot had not been untied and was stuck there. The Tengu grinned behind her for a long time, but it had not yet attacked. They looked over and saw a young man in white standing gracefully, holding a
The white and fluffy feather fan looks like a dandelion in the wilderness.
Long Miao's tone is a little complicated.
"Cangyu?"
"Call me brother."
Kapok looked at him and then at Long Miao.
"Is this the troublesome brother you were talking about? Why don't you two look alike?"
"It's not a kiss."
Long Miao didn't look good, and neither did Mu Wan. She still remembered how this man led them into such a dangerous situation in Wule City. Although objectively he didn't do anything wrong, Yan Muxue's body
, it was he who took away what they asked She Ji to steal. Mu Wan still remembers it.
"Why do you say that? We were born and raised by the same father, so why can't we be considered relatives?"
"He only gives birth to children but does not support them. When did you come here?"
Kapok suddenly said something, he had been standing at the door a long time ago.
"...Then why didn't you tell us?"
"Eh? Do you want to say something?"
"..."
Long Miao has discovered that ordinary people's logic cannot be applied to Kapok. He and Mu Wan no longer care about her, focusing on Cang Yu. Cang Yu waved his hands repeatedly and explained:
"I'm not here to cause trouble for you, girl." Cang Yu waved his hands repeatedly, "Rather, I didn't expect you to appear in such a desolate place. I came to persuade my good brother to come with me.
It has nothing to do with you, so don’t worry.”
Mu Wan turned around and glanced at Long Miao, then looked at him again.
"Then why don't you ask him if he is willing to go with you."
"Don't meddle in other people's housework."
"He doesn't want to leave with you!"
Kapok tugged on Long Miao's clothes and pulled him backwards. The Tengu lowered his body and let out a threatening whine. Cang Yu looked disgusted. When he saw the dog, he seemed to have seen something.
Dirty things are disgusting and look down upon.
Many animals don't like dogs because they are too loyal to humans.
Cang Yu straightened his clothes, looked at Long Miao behind Mu Wan, and then at Kapok. Then, he said to Long Miao leisurely:
