The tip of the scimitar suddenly touched Liu Shenghan's artery in the blink of an eye. Qi Huan only heard the sharp friction between the blade and the metal ring, and a cold light flashed. After regaining consciousness, Bai Ya no longer concealed the hostility in his eyes.
"Who are you?"
"You can call me Liu Sheng..."
"You are not from the South."
"I'm not."
"What are you doing?" Qi Huan pushed Bai Ya's hand holding the knife away, but he immediately moved it back, "Miss Liu took us out of that deadly forest and treated Ao Yan. Why didn't you recognize that?
Anyway?"
The moment Jun Aoyan raised her head, she fell back. She was dizzy and couldn't bear the trouble anymore. She turned her questioning eyes to Liu Shenghan, but she was just confused, without too much vigilance. She also felt that this
Women will never harm them.
"You always stare at our knives."
"You think everyone wants to take your knife!" Qi Huan scolded, "It's not an ordinary style. Why did you look twice?"
"That look is very different." Bai Ya didn't even look at him, but still stared at Liu Shenghan, "There was no curiosity or greed - it was the look of an insider. You probably know these knives.
.”
Liu Shenghan was still unhurried. She put one arm on the table beside the bed, raised her face, and said calmly:
"Young Master Bai said that I was a witch doctor before, which is true. He said that I am not a local, and his guess is quite accurate. I probably came here from...many years ago. I don't remember the exact year. At that time, I
He was the military doctor on the ship, traveling with several generals. That year, it was Taishi Yue Bai Zhi and Zou Wuchang Shui Wujun who saw us off."
Aoyan suddenly held her hand tightly. Liu Shenghan patted her gently and continued:
"Of course I know that Mo Dao." Liu Shenghan stretched out his finger, put Bai Ya's knife away, and pointed at the horse-cutting knife in his other hand, "After it was sent to the palace,
I have seen it before. Those weapons were very good and were produced under the supervision of Shui Wujun. Later I heard that the longest and most
The heavier weapon was given to General Jun. I chatted with him a little more on the boat and found out that it was now held by his daughter. Others laughed at me and said that this was already known to everyone.
, I just regret that I always sit in the pharmacy and don’t really hear what’s going on outside.”
Bai Ya put down the knife but did not put it away. He still had a serious face and looked at Liu Shenghan's honest face. He then asked:
"Where is Jun Luanjiu now?"
Jun Aoyan remained motionless. She was waiting, waiting for Liu Shenghan to tell a definite answer. She needed hope so much, as if she would be cured if she got good news and could get out of bed the next day. Liu
Shenghan felt her expectation, but smiled bitterly and shook his head apologetically.
"We are separated."
They all heard Jun Aoyan let out a weak sigh, with expected disappointment.
Qi Huan asked: "Have you ever encountered a shipwreck?"
"No... we landed safely. We landed at a different location on the island. We didn't touch Poseidon's territory, and we didn't encounter any violent storms. But not only that dense forest, there are many places in Jiutian Kingdom where there are growths that we have never seen before, and they are incredible.
plants. When we first landed, we
We were all together, but it was not a dock, and we had no one to pick us up. Later, minor accidents happened one after another, and there were fewer and fewer people in our team. It was troublesome to expand on it. In short, the rest of us were either crazy.
Either die or submit to the gods in different places."
"So General Jun is still alive?" Qi Huan asked for Jun Aoyan, with the same excitement in his tone.
"...I'm sorry, I didn't know. I left the team."
Bai Ya said coldly: "You left the team as a military doctor?"
"Please be more tolerant. We have stayed here longer than you have been lost, and the relationship between people does not have to be so rigid. After I came here, I didn't want to leave. There are many things here that attract me. "
"Where is this?" Qi Huan asked.
"The Edge of Xiangji Kingdom."
"Xiangji Kingdom?" Qi Huan scratched his head, "Is it the one from Xiangji Buddha Kingdom?"
"Well, not really." Liu Shenghan bit his knuckles, "I think their name has this meaning, but it is far from the true Buddhist legend. After all, this is the place governed by the God of Fragrance, Xiangyin. The followers of this religion are spread all over the country...well, as far as my hometown is concerned, it is nothing more than three or four big cities connected together."
"Gandharva, the god of incense?"
Bai Ya asked back casually. When he mentioned Xiangji Buddha Kingdom, a person flashed in his mind - Qingyang Chukong Mu Yuejun. According to Shui Wujun, he was the original Six Paths Impermanence and was once a The ascetic monk may know all this very well. But he is probably not here, and they have nowhere to ask.
Liu Shenghan was slightly surprised: "Do you know? That's good, it saves me the time to explain."
Bai Ya didn't want to hear useless stories. Since she knew nothing about Jun Luanjiu's life and death, she simply asked something else, such as what he had always wanted to know.
"Do you know Mizumu-kun?"
"Of course I know you."
"Then you should know about these scimitars."
"That's right. That was the only weapon he used after his death."
"But I've never heard of you."
Liu Shenghan smiled. With his back to the window, his face in the backlight was unpredictable. They had only met not long ago, but there was a lingering sense of mystery surrounding this woman. Like layers of thick shadows, Layers of heavy gauze were being peeled off, but nothing could be done to reveal the whole thing. It only felt like the fog was getting thicker.
"Before and after death, Liu Dao Wu Jian met all kinds of people. Everyone in the world knows them, so they don't remember every Jianghu person they pass by, right? We have only met each other, and we don't have much contact. He doesn’t need to introduce everyone he knows, isn’t that true?”
Bai Ya was about to be convinced, but his doubts could not be dispelled. Her words were exquisite and flawless, without any doubtful flaws. Seeing that he still looked fierce, Qi Huan pulled him back and walked away by himself. Come forward and smooth things over.
"Miss Liu, I'm really sorry, this guy is so suspicious of others... You have to believe that we have no malicious intentions! It's just that he stayed in that crazy forest for too long, and this guy is prone to getting sick..."
"You are the one who is sick."
"Shut up."
Liu Shenghan thought the two of them were interesting, so she laughed out loud. Even her laughter was gloomy. Although it was not scary, it was still cold and cold. When the topic was no longer so dangerous, she started to talk about you. Ao Yan was hurt.
"Who prepared the medicine for Miss Jun all the way?"
"It's me." Qi Huan took a step forward.
"The medicine is good, but it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause..."
"There is no way, our supplies are really limited. But if you have any special method, you can give it a try."
"There is no way." Liu Shenghan said regretfully, "No matter what herbal medicine is, it is the same. It just stops the pain to a certain extent and for how long. If we want to cure it, we must trace it back to the source of her injury."
Qi Huan was a little confused.
"It is true that we were caught by Yaksha. If you don't understand, we really have no choice. Now that we have finally escaped from that place, we don't want to go back. And we... also caused a lot of trouble for the villagers.
disaster……"
Liu Shenghan nodded slightly, but his tone was calm and gentle.
"It's surprising that such a strange place has turned the world upside down for just three of you. They have never been kind to outsiders, because Yasha can't protect the treasure of Poseidon... They feel like everyone wants to covet it. You guys
You can rest assured that not all gods are so exclusive."
When Poseidon's treasure was mentioned, they were stunned for a moment. Liu Shenghan guessed it even after being stunned for a while. But to be honest, it was not difficult to guess anything with her eyes that seemed to see through everything.
"What exactly is that treasure..." Qi Huan asked tentatively, "What is the Poseidon?"
"Since you even know the name of the God of Incense, you must have heard of the term 'Heavenly Man'."
"Yes. I heard that as long as you are recognized by the other seven gods, you will be qualified to be promoted to heaven, enter the heaven, and practice immortality..."
Qi Huan was not sure whether Liu Shenghan believed it. When talking about this, she was neither emotional nor scornful, but just seemed to have nothing to do with her. She just asked lightly: "What do you think is approval? Who is approval?
, there must always be evidence.”
"You mean, like a stamp..."
"But Poseidon doesn't exist at all."
"It doesn't exist?" Bai Ya asked faster than Qi Huan.
"The source of the power of the gods is people's faith... If you don't believe it, it will naturally weaken and dissipate. The sea god didn't even have a form from the beginning. It was just people making up things out of thin air based on the scenes and weather on the sea to sound powerful. Those
Yaksha is also very cunning...I heard that Yaksha got some kind of treasure by accident, so he started telling the villagers what to do."
I see. That makes sense.
"But if Poseidon doesn't exist, how can we prove it?"
"That's why I want treasures."
"Treasure? Seven treasures?"
"Of course. You can call it a treasure, or you can say it is a token... Do you know what is going on between the Xiangji Kingdom and its neighboring countries? The leader of the religion uses the sacred objects of the religion, which are also called treasures, to send blessings. This is considered recognized.
, the recognized people will leave and go to find new gods elsewhere. I have been fortunate enough to see that celebratory ceremony... To be honest, and
There is no spiritual power left that can be proven. I dare not question it. They always have their own explanation. There are also many travelers from the Nine Heavens Kingdom who have come and claimed to have received some kind of recognition. I don’t know how the leader saw it.
, that’s all. But, they also haven’t made any spiritual progress, they just have a mark on their bodies.”
Bai Ya looked at her.
"Don't you have doubts about the God of Fragrance? That's why you don't live in your own country. It turns out you don't want to join in the evil."
"You're right. To be precise, I don't believe in any gods."
Bai Ya turned his face sideways, his expression becoming subtle. He thought for a while and then took back the knife.
Jun Aoyan was still on the bed. She was still in pain, and her body trembled unconsciously. Liu Shenghan immediately patted her, turned around and lit a stick of incense on the table. The incense was light green in color, and soon gave off a refreshing fragrance.
It's soothing.
"Let's talk about Miss Jun's injury... If I guess correctly, Poseidon's token is on you."
"..."
Bai Ya and Qi Huan looked at each other. I don't know how she guessed it. She didn't dare to say no or admit it. But maybe their eye contact before had already written the fact on their faces. After a long while, Qi Huan said hesitantly.
:
"We... don't know how to use it."
"Oh, it's true." Liu Shenghan smiled again, "I was just trying to trick you, but I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
"Wha, what?"
"Because you are very strong." This was a true compliment. "Otherwise, you would not have been able to escape alive from those crazy monsters... So I guess you probably wiped them all out."
"It's not that..."
"But Yaksha cannot be killed all. The Haiyaksha of the Nine Heavens Kingdom was born from the depths of the sea... It is only very slowly that they will think of transforming humans. By the way, I just found out. Miss Jun's injury told me this
mine."
Qi Huan couldn't help but wipe his sweat - Bai Ya was right to be vigilant, he was a ruthless character. But if Ao Yan's injury could really be cured...