Mu Wan wrote a letter and sent it back. It did not mention whether he would go back. He just asked everyone to pay attention to their health and continue to take good care of their mother. In addition to greetings, the most important point was to clarify Xie Hualing's "gu"
does not exist. She is
The letter said that she hoped that the sect could take her back and let her recuperate in the valley. She must have suffered too much undue accusations and malice these days. They all knew that whether the poison existed or not, such a statement
The trouble has already been planted in people's hearts.
However, Mu Wan also emphasized that she just "hoped" and was not asking them to do this. Because she said that she was still not sure about the weight of lies and truth in Gao Yuejun's words. She only put forward one point of view and what to do specifically.
Let the current youngest female leader and the all-knowing Yun Waijing judge it. After all, if it really exists, they don't know the method of infection, and it is not cost-effective to take advantage of the entire sect - even though Satsuki-kun himself
There is indeed no reason to target Xue Yan Valley.
It's summer now, and the letter must have been sent long ago. I hope A Ling can walk out of the house boldly and embrace this prosperous summer scene with them. There is dark green everywhere, flowers are blooming, and trees are growing vigorously.
All the vibrant faces make people energetic and relaxed.
It would have been better if Mu Wan had not known about Si Yan's death.
In her eyes, the beautiful scenery at the moment was just a painting with thick ink and colors, which was so fake that it was distracting to her eyes.
They passed many cities, but the population became increasingly sparse. The further north they went, the fewer flowers and more trees. The north did not like rain, and only tall trees could sink their roots into the deep soil and absorb the water below.
Flowers and plants that are too shallow will not work. This is a different kind of scenery, but there are too few people and it is too quiet, which makes people feel that they have gone too far and are close to the end of the world.
But not all land is so dry. Cuipingtan is a vast wetland. Due to the topography, it is easy to store water, forming a large area of water. The entire Cuipingtan is almost half the area of Biliyuan, and it also grows
Richer plants, lots of animals
They also thrived here. Passing some towns, Shanhai asked about Cuipingtan. They learned that in the past, the resources there attracted people, and humans established their homes there. But later, a large group of monster birds occupied the place and conquered the people.
Kicked out.
There is a saying that the local Roselle sand is rich in spiritual power, and the monsters drove away humans in order to monopolize it. An old man showed them his collection of Roselle sand. A small handful of bright red sand
It's round, about the size of a soybean, and if you get close you can really smell the aroma of Roselle. But the old man doesn't know what it is. He said that it is also passed down from ancestors. Cuipingtan did not belong to human beings a long time ago.
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Shi Wuqi didn't ask for the price. He knew that the old man wouldn't sell it. Besides, these medicines as big as beans were not enough. According to the prescription given by Lord Ruyue, they had to go through the extraction step, and the useful parts were very few. So they
Still have to go to that place.
"It's a little more accurate," Dai Luan said. "Before, we only talked about monsters. Now at least we know that they are a group of monster birds."
"You said Lord Ye Yue is also heading north." Shanhai recalled, "Could this be related to the bird tribe she rescued back then?"
Mu Wan suddenly remembered something. She groped around on her body and found a white feather. They all remembered that at that time Mu Wan said it was given to her by Long Miao. The last time she saw her take it out, she was still going to death.
Before the human swamp.
"Will he be there?"
"I don't know." Mu Wan said, "But I think it's better to find him. Mr. Shuangyue is in charge of their affairs. I don't know if it has anything to do with that strange dream."
"Maybe it's just an illusion that the Demon-Sealing Blade allowed you to see, and it has nothing to do with this matter."
"How will you know if you don't try it? Shanhai, can you tell the direction?"
All the evidence is scattered, and the information is too incomplete, too confusing, and too disordered. But in the dark, there is an invisible thread that strings all the events together, like a silent hint.
Choosing a suitable time that night, Shanhai arranged candles, drew a formation, and placed the feathers in a bowl of water dripping with blood.
The result was quite reasonable - several people put their big faces above the water basin, staring at the feathers pointing north and talking to each other.
Longmiao, Ye Yuejun, Shuangyue Jun, Tang He... They should all be in the north, or go to the north, in the Cuipingtan area. But no one can tell them what is going on there, and they can only visit it themselves. Fortunately, it is not possible.
How long has it been?
When they actually arrived at Cuipingtan, it was already mid-June, a very hot time. The carriage they rented could only go as far as the outskirts, and the rest of the distance was covered step by step by them dragging their tired bodies. They had lost their weapons before.
The grief was diluted by time, but Mu Wan really needed an umbrella at this time, whether it was Ye Yinlu or not.
The sun is very hot, and the heat wave makes people's faces hurt. The heat in the south is humid and hot, and now it seems very dry, and the skin will turn into dried leaves. Going further down, it is hard for them to believe that there will be a water source like Cuipingtan.
It was not until evening, when the sun set in the west and the temperature dropped, that they felt a slight cool breeze blowing on their faces, taking away the accumulated fatigue.
But Shi Wuqi became extremely nervous.
"There is a very strange smell." He said, "The smell of decay, and a touch of blood...can't you smell it?"
The other three living people shook their heads. They couldn't smell the strange smell, maybe fatigue had weakened their senses. But Shanhai thought that the gust of wind just now had the unique coldness of something ominous. And this shouldn't be a vast plain.
The situation that should exist.
The grass and trees in front of me gradually became a little denser. I pushed aside them and walked forward. I saw a wide grassland in front of me. The setting sun painted them orange-red.
Mu Wan clearly didn't smell Shi Wuqi's breath, but she felt a strong sense of nausea. She turned around and bent down, covering her mouth with one hand and her stomach with the other. There was also a vague smell of rust.
When it entered her nose, she wasn't sure if it was what Shi Wuqi said, but it might be because she always touched the Demon-Sealing Blade, or it might just be a simple metallic smell.
But the nauseating feeling did not subside, as if the smell of blood came from his own body.
The scene in front of her was disturbing. Although it was not similar to the scene that kept flashing in her dream, it had a similar effect, as if the scene in front of her confirmed that the scene in the dream could happen.
Dai Luan originally wanted to step on the grass and feel the too "unique" scenery. But she noticed that Mu Wan was not feeling well, so she turned around to take care of her. Standing on the edge of the weeds at half a person's height, Shi Wu
Qi said to Shanhai:
"There is another abnormal phenomenon, I wonder if you have noticed it."
"No animals."
"Yes, none, at least I didn't see any. During the day, although no animals showed up openly, I could hear the sound of birds flapping their wings in the distance, and rats sneaking among the grass. Now they
They have all disappeared, gone further and deeper into the ground...or have stopped moving."
"Wow, please stop scaring people." Dai Luan turned around and complained.
Shi Wuqi stopped talking. He bent down and picked up a stone. The stone had no edges and corners, but was smooth and flat. He raised his arms and threw it out. The stone rubbed and jumped twice on the warm lawn, and suddenly disappeared.
on the ground.
Dai Luan thought she had seen it wrong and rubbed her eyes. Mu Wan calmed down a little and looked over.
Shi Wuqi picked up another stone. This stone was larger, irregular in shape, but with rounded edges. He smashed the stone out, and it was immediately swallowed up by the "grass", making a strange swallowing sound at the same time.
Dai Luan lowered her voice, for fear of waking something up: "How is this place alive?"
"It's not alive, but it's not grass either." Shanhai frowned, stretched out his arms and stepped back, gesturing for them to walk backwards, "This is a pond, a piece of water."
"Wha, what?"
"It's something like duckweed or algae. In some places, when these green plants are too dense, it's easy for animals with poor eyesight to mistake them for grass and fall into the water. Of course, I don't think this is the main reason for the scarcity of animals here.
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"And these don't look like plants." Dai Luan said, "They are red, like... blood foam."
"Stop talking." Mu Wan raised a hand to stop her, "I'm really going to vomit."
Is this really Cuipingtan? From this point of view, it does look like a place where demons live.
A few people took a few steps back, keeping a distance from the water. The sky slowly darkened, and the "grass" gradually turned black. They seemed to just reflect the color of the environment easily, and were not that scary. Walk around the water
After walking for some distance, they tried to go deeper into the wetland, hoping to find
We went to some houses left by our predecessors to spend the night. However, after walking for a while, we found that there were still houses, but most of them had collapsed, and many of them had even sunk into the soil, and were covered with mushrooms and moss. The wooden building materials were even more
Just like their original appearance - just wood, they were born to decay.
It was going to be completely dark. Shi Wuqi's vision at night had always been good. He saw a huge wooden board in front of him, like a tied raft. But that area was also full of water. Going forward, there was a lot of water in the grass.
The water would cover his feet. Wu Qi told them not to go over, and he accurately found a few dry footholds, quickly stepped over, and jumped onto the raft. He checked and found that this thing was still relatively new, at least it could be used.
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The three of them and Miss Qi were waiting here. A bird fell on the eaves of the dilapidated house behind them. It was an egret. The sound of the bird flapping its wings was frightening, but it finally made people feel how it should be naturally.
……etc?
"What are you doing here?"
Before they could react, a sound suddenly came from the position of the egret. When they looked back, Cang Yu was sitting on the eaves with his legs crossed, looking at them from the side of his neck like a real bird.
"Is it you?" Mu Wan blurted out, "Did you do all this?"
"What did I do?" Cang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and shook his fan, "But you shouldn't be here."
Shan Hai walked forward, looked up at him, and bowed.
"Mr. Cang. We didn't know that this place was your territory. We offended you so much. I hope you'll forgive me."
"You didn't offend me..." He changed his legs and crossed his legs, "But do you know where this place is?"
