This is a village - it once was, but now it has been razed to the ground. It is not difficult to see what kind of power it is, because there is no more scorched earth here, and no ashes are left. Everything seems to have suddenly evaporated,
It disappeared into a place where no one could see it, leaving nothing but darkness in this vast and empty land.
As for why they knew this was a village, of course they heard what other people said. And where did the "other people" come from in such a remote place? This can also be explained: Since some kind of change occurred here, they came here specifically.
There is an endless stream of people coming here, most of them are monks, Taoists, and onmyojis. They all want to know what kind of person or monster it is, and what kind of power it uses to cause this village to be so completely and mercilessly destroyed.
of destruction.
"Ah, speaking of which...this village was half dead before."
This was a female Onmyoji. Xie Zhe looked familiar to her, but couldn't remember it for a long time. He then asked:
"Why do you say that?"
"I also heard from people in nearby places - ah, of course the nearest town is also far away. But after all, they have some contact, otherwise it would be difficult for this small place to be self-sufficient. A long time ago, people there said that this village
People rarely come to exchange things. Even those who do come are not in very good condition. It is difficult to ask them.
Not much to say. After a while, no one came again. Some knowledgeable people said that their village was bewitched by witchcraft and a big demon was causing trouble. Some confident insiders also went to check the situation, but they did not come back after all. Presumably
Either they were bewitched by sorcery together, or they died from it. Anyway, they all became nourishment for monsters."
Han Zhang looked at Xie Zhe on the left, and then at Wenying on the right. The three of them looked at each other, and unanimously pointed the finger of suspicion at the evil angel. At this moment, Han Zhang suddenly made a "pop" sound.
Clap your hands.
"Ah! I remember, we have met before, right?"
The female Onmyoji was stunned for a moment, and looked at them again on the edge of the scorched earth. Wenying had no impression of her at all, and looked back curiously. The Onmyoji's eyes stayed on her for an extra long time, as if checking her memory.
"It seems, I seem to have seen it before." She nodded uncertainly, "Were you... in Wanlong City at that time?"
"Oh, yes..."
Xie Zhe also remembered, but now only Wenying was confused. He and Han Chang still remembered that when they met the Guihai clan, there were many strange people visiting besides them. This female Onmyoji was one of them.
A person with some real talents. She also has an ancestral prescription that can make people incapacitated and even have an effect on some living corpses. At that time, the Guihai family still kept her, and I don’t know why she doesn’t stay now.
Work at Wanlong City.
"Hey, I remember there were...four of you at that time, right?" Her eyes swept over the faces of the three of them again, and finally stopped on Wenying. "This girl, by the looks of her face, was one of you at that time.
What?"
Ask Yingying to understand that this happened before she followed her brother down the mountain. She turned to look at the two people and found that their expressions had undergone subtle changes at the same time. Before the two of them could say anything, the woman who was good at observing words and expressions
The Onmyoji then opened his mouth and said:
"If it's inconvenient, just don't tell me. I don't mean to get to the bottom of it."
"Well, I would like to ask you, didn't you stay there? The Guihai clan is acquainted with the city lord, and they are recruiting talents for him. I thought you were selected."
The female onmyoji scratched her head and said, "That's true. But I stayed for a while and found it boring, so I left. The person in charge of me wanted to ask me directly for the family secret recipe. Isn't this a dream?
I didn’t give it to him. He was afraid
I just wanted to use it to please the city lord directly, but I never wanted to encounter a problem like me. If I didn't succeed, for two months, I kept stumbling and wearing small shoes. There was no need to disgust me so much, I just went away myself.
Lest we get tired of seeing each other."
Xie Zhe frowned slightly. Although this girl was also a person of temperament, it reminded him of the heroic woman who took her daughter into the world. However, he personally disagreed with this way of doing things. Solve problems, solve sufferings, and save the people.
Being in water and fire is the most important thing. Of course, this does not mean that when facing evil people, one should swallow his anger for the sake of the so-called overall situation, but it means that it is the best policy for Xie Zhe to calm down and find a solution to the problem first.
Of course, he won't ask others for this.
Han Chang said: "You have also worked hard during this period..."
"It's okay. I traveled around a lot, saw a lot of the world, got to know a lot of people, and overall I benefited a lot." After that, she glanced at the endless black land, and then continued, "Let's talk about it.
Let’s talk about the things in front of us, the past is in the past. There are also different opinions on why this land became what it is today.”
Xie Zhe couldn't help but ask: "Where are the people living here? Could they--"
"Most of them died, but not from the fire, but from monsters. In the end, some people seemed to have survived, but they were all in a daze. If they hadn't been saved by the nearest town people, they would have died soon.
. But their health is already very poor, and they can’t do heavy work. Who will support the idle people? Now they are wandering around, each one more miserable than the other. It will probably not be long before the residents of this village are truly dead. "
She didn't have much emotion when she said this. It's hard to know whether she has already been sad or is accustomed to it. At least she is not a cold-blooded person by nature. Xie Zhe believes that she is not. Now, although she is driven by interests, she was called
The number of demon hunters' Onmyoji is still huge, but his instinct tells him that this girl is not one of them.
"You just said, the fire..."
"It's obviously the traces of a fire," she pointed forward, seeing scorched earth everywhere she looked. "In fact, it was a fire. What's strange is that I heard that the fire lasted for more than ten days.
It never went out, nor did it spread. The fire started suddenly and disappeared suddenly. It was incredible when it came and went. When the fire finally burned out, nothing was left in the village, not even the evil spirit that was rampant here.
There are no traces of it."
fire……
Xie Zhe looked at Han Zhang and Wenying.
"Can your foxfire do it?"
"Aren't you doubting...who is that?" Han Chang waved his hand, "I really don't think he can do this. Although he has exhausted all his power, it's not like he doesn't have it, but how can he not even have any dregs left?
Although fox fire can have a temperature, it is unpredictable. I am afraid that this is not only not a mortal fire, but also a fox fire, otherwise it would not be possible to burn so completely."
Wenying seemed to have remembered something, and pulled her brother's sleeve and said, "Can Shiranui do it?"
Han Zhang was in trouble. He frowned and looked at the dark, completely dehydrated ground. The ground was criss-crossed with ravines, but even the gaps were seeped with black.
"I've never tried it, but...but that's not it, right?"
"It has been burning for more than ten days. You can't say for sure. Someone may be controlling it nearby, or imposing a time limit." Xie Zhe thought seriously, "But Shiranui's power is unique to you in the world."
"This power can be plundered - could it be possible when we were in the Southern Kingdom?!"
"No, that's not the case, is it?" Han Chang was a little afraid of what his sister said, "It's not like I have gained my strength through lies..."
The female Onmyoji listened for a long time and finally spoke again.
"So the people who fought against Mahulaka in the Southern Kingdom...are actually you?"
Xie Zhe waved his hands repeatedly: "That is just the phantom of the python god, not the real body. Moreover, Lord Shenwu, Lord Shuangyue and Master Baishu were present. It was the concerted efforts of everyone to suppress it... There were also some evil envoys.
The trouble is coming. But just a few of us are completely incapable of dealing with this kind of thing."
"Oh my God, it's really you." The woman seemed not to have heard, "When I saw you, I was thinking that you guys will definitely do something big."
"Uh-uh, thank you..."
Xie Zhe and Han Zhang were both a little embarrassed, but Wenying was very happy.
Xie Zhe cleared his throat and looked back at the place that used to be the village. There was no danger now, so he took a few steps on it. The ground was very hard and there was no water at all. Compared to the terrain next to it,
It was also sinking slightly here. The only thing that could be considered dangerous was probably the ravine whose color was indistinguishable from the ground. But he didn't go too far.
"Who else would do such a thing?"
"Maybe it's a kind-hearted onmyoji," the woman said. "It's not impossible to evacuate the remaining villagers and use fire to purify the evil spirit. Maybe this village is really rotten to the core, and if we don't do this, it will not be saved."
"It's not impossible, but this fire is too extraordinary."
"It must be the demon fire." The female onmyoji said firmly, "Maybe it's the fire of the Tengu."
The three people suddenly became more energetic. They all looked at her, thinking of the same person. Yes, of course it was Shigeyue-kun, and... that person. As far as they know, there are only tengu bloodline people in the world.
Maybe they exist in other places among the people, but they are just not famous or not shown.
"Why do you think it's a tengu?" Xie Zhe asked tentatively.
"I know people like this."
"What kind of person is he?"
"What I met during my adventure was a powerful demon warrior - ah, don't you dare say that now? He was very strong and still had the energy to take care of his children. When I was in trouble
, the Tengu he summoned fell from the sky and burned up the group of monsters that I could not resist. The Tengu had red hair, and its eyes were as golden as the sun, and the whole thing looked like a burning fire, which was extremely majestic."
The three of them looked at each other, and they really couldn't think of such a person. But having said that, the world is so big, of course it's not surprising that there are all kinds of people. They didn't know, they could only say "they have never seen the world" - even though they had already seen it.
Enough.
"Listening to what you said, it's not impossible for him to clean up this place. Maybe he's some powerful character that we don't know about."
"That's right..." The female onmyoji nodded, "I came from that town, so I only know so much. After looking here for a long time, there seems to be nothing worth stopping at. Alas, I thought I could gain something...
…Ah, by the way, you guys
If you want to know more information, you can go to the town and inquire in person. It only takes two days to walk north. I didn't ask in detail. These trivial information are all hearsay. If you inquire carefully, you should be able to know the truth.
There are some clues."
Xie Zhe bowed to her and said sincerely: "Thank you very much."