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Chapter 248 Who Killed Them? (Two in One)

As the gloomy ghost words sounded, the ghost body of the big ghost gradually solidified.

The entire Songming Valley was filled with ominous yin energy, which made Lu Pianpian feel uncomfortable.

But after all, she has a strong mind, is well-informed, and remains calm and composed.

Under the ancient pine trees, a fairy singer with elegant skirts and flowing black hair shines beautifully under the melting moonlight.

If it weren't for the bloodless pale complexion and the sinister aura, you wouldn't be able to tell it was a ghost.

A ghost can cultivate to such a status. Although it is just a ghost body and no longer human, it can be regarded as resurrected in a sense.

The curtain fairy floated over, looking at Lu Pianpian with her deep eyes, her meaning was unclear.

Lu Pianpian was not afraid and said with a smile: "Since you are free, why don't you leave Shu County immediately?"

"You are so close to Jinguan City, it will be easy for the evil man Luo Jishi to find you."

Mu Xianling said quietly: "You don't know Luo Jishi. If he knew that I escaped from his Feng Shui prison, he would definitely think that I escaped from Shu County."

"It's safest for me to stay here for the time being. After I practice here for a while, I will go to Nanzhao."

Lu Pianpian understood, "You go to Nanzhao and want to join the Ghost Lord? Well, you are a strong member of the Ghost Sect. If you go to Nanzhao Ghost Mother Mountain, you can at least become an elder."

Although Nanzhao is not a big country, it is a magical place.

Nanzhao people respect ghosts and believe in ancestral spirits, and there are many ghosts. Most of the most powerful ghost tribes in the world come from Nanzhao.

The most powerful ghost force in the world is located in Guimu Mountain in Nanzhao. The most powerful demon force in the world, Yaoji Mountain City, is also in Nanzhao.

Of all the countries in the world, Nanzhao is the most lenient towards ghosts and monsters.

It is indeed the safest way for Mu Xianling to go to Nanzhao and go to Guimu Mountain.

If she stays in Yizhou, Luo An will find her sooner or later.

It can be seen that Mu Xianling not only hates Luo An deeply, but is also afraid of him. So much so that after she escaped from trouble, she did not seek revenge, but escaped.

Mu Xianling said: "The things I give you may be very important and precious. Maybe they are worthless and useless."

"Actually, it's just a secret. Now that I'm a ghost, I don't care about that secret anymore."

"Do you know Maple Leaf Village in Ba County?"

Lu Pianpian was startled, "Maple Leaf Village? A secret? You tell me."

Su Chuo was a little excited when he heard this.

They were talking about Maple Leaf Village before, and when they were wondering if Maple Leaf Village had any secrets, Mu Xianling actually mentioned Maple Leaf Village!

Mu Xianling said: "The Mu family also comes from the Luo family, both from Luoyang, the eastern capital. The Luo family takes Luoshui as their surname."

"About two hundred years ago, the great ancestor Luo Gong and a friend named Cai went to Mang Mountain for training and discovered an extremely ancient tomb."

"That ancient tomb is at least 20,000 years old."

"The owner of the tomb is called Canchao, and he was the prince of the ancient Shu Kingdom. Because he failed to seize the throne, he escaped from the ancient Shu Kingdom and came to Luoyang, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty at that time."

It's Gu Shu again, Canshi! Lu Pianpian and Su Chuo were immediately shocked.

But I heard Mu Xianling continue to say: "In order to win over the enemy prince, the Emperor of Zhou married the princess to him. Silkworm Nest settled in Luoyang."

"Later, Silkworm Nest died in Luoyang and was buried in Mang Mountain. These are all written on the epitaph."

"In the coffin of Silkworm Nest, the bones have long since decayed, but there is a jade slip left. That jade slip should be the secret that Silkworm Nest swallowed before his death."

"The jade slip is very small, but it records the secret of the silkworm nest."

Having said this, Mu Xianling stopped.

Lu Pianpian asked: "Is the secret recorded on the jade slip related to Maple Leaf Village?"

"Not bad." Mu Xianling looked strange.

"The jade slips do not mention Maple Leaf Village, or even Ba County. They only say that it is a place where maple leaves are like fire and autumn grass does not turn yellow."

"This place is, of course, today's Maple Leaf Village in Ba County."

"The jade slip says that before he seized the throne, he buried a valuable treasure from the ancient Shu Kingdom there in order to prepare a way out."

"That important treasure is related to some kind of heavenly insect, and it is related to the secret of human race's immortality and immortality."

When Lu Pianpian and Su Chuo heard this, they both fell into deep thought.

The celestial insect mentioned by Mu Xianling should be the celestial insect cocoon?

Since that heavy treasure is related to the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon, it is definitely not the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon, but like the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon, it is also related to the secret of human race's immortality and immortality.

It can be inferred that there is more than one secret to immortality and immortality in the ancient Shu Kingdom.

Among them are cocoons of heavenly insects, valuable treasures buried in silkworm nests, and even other treasures.

How many things must be put together to truly unlock the secret of immortality and immortality?

Could it be that the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon is just the most important treasure among them? Or can it be said that the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon needs the assistance of this treasure to be used?

Lu Pianpian asked: "What kind of treasure is it? Luo An has been in Maple Leaf Village for ten years, hasn't he found it yet?"

Mu Xianling shook his head, "That beast definitely didn't find anything. As for what the important treasure is... Silkworm Nest is unclear, no one knows."

"In fact, the Luo and Cai families were not sure whether there was such a treasure."

"Cultivation of immortality is illusory, and many people don't believe it really exists. Even the ancient gods from ancient times have been annihilated, right?"

"So two hundred years ago, the Luo and Cai families did not come to Yizhou to verify this secret. Luoyang was too far from Ba County."

"But later, the two families were hunted down by their enemies. The family fell into decline, the population was thin, and they became a poor family."

A cold pine breeze blew by, and the voice of Mu Xianling became even more ethereal and eerie.

"When you are poor, you want to change. When the Luo family fell, I remembered the secret of the silkworm nest discovered by Emperor Gaozu, and began to plan to come to Yizhou to find the secret and revive the family business."

"However, after coming to Yizhou, I searched for decades before I found the place where 'the maple leaves are like fire and the autumn grass does not turn yellow'. It is definitely Maple Leaf Village in Ba County."

"When we found it, it was already more than 20 years ago. At that time, Luo An and I were the only ones left in the Luo family who came to Yizhou."

"Luo An later stayed in Maple Leaf Village for a long time, but gained nothing. He once told me that the Cai family also sent people to settle in Maple Leaf Village."

"He didn't gain anything, so he suspected that someone had taken advantage of it, or that there was no treasure in the first place, and he was deceived by the ancient Silkworm Nest."

"How big can Maple Leaf Village be? Luo An has been looking for it for ten years."

"But I think the thing may still be there, but it's very special. It should be something unexpected, and it requires fate and conditions to get it."

The curtain fairy stopped talking and looked up at the cold moon with an extremely desolate expression, like an independent ghost.

"Thank you for the secret." Lu Pianpian said, "If I have time, I will go take a look and try my luck."

Mu Xianling said: "You'd better go and take a look. If Luo An can't find something, you may not be able to find it. If you really find it, it may be a big opportunity."

Lu Pianpian thought for a moment, "Luo An is also my enemy. I want to know, what are his weaknesses and secrets?"

This is a very important question.

Mu Xianling thought for a while and said, "This person joined the Ge Laohui when he was nine years old and has been around the world since he was very young."

"Excellent martial arts qualifications, including poison, feng shui, and military skills. He is good at disguise, low-key and cautious. His personality is tolerant, cold and ruthless, and he is very good at winning over people's hearts. He has almost no weaknesses."

"I have to talk about weaknesses... Well, he seems to hate fire, so he doesn't use fire himself. Maybe this has something to do with the skills he practices, or maybe it has something to do with his personality."

"This person rarely takes action personally. Until now, I don't know what his main magical power is."

Is aversion to fire considered a weakness? Lu Pianpian is not sure.

Mu Xianling suddenly said: "His real shortcoming may be that he is too greedy and only seeks profit. If he didn't have the intention of making alchemy with me, he would have destroyed me, a ghost cultivator, long ago."

Lu Pianpian nodded. Perhaps greed and ambition are Luo An's real shortcomings.

"As for the secret..." Mu Xianling smiled bitterly, "He must have a secret, but only he should know it."

"I have nothing else but this secret to give you."

Lu Pianpian smiled brightly and said, "I like this gift very much! Regardless of whether I get anything from it or not, you have thanked me."

"Let's go! See you soon!"

"Wait!" Mu Xianling reminded, "Liang Yi Shenling is in the hands of Luo An, and no one knows who he will play. If you want to deal with him, you must be careful about this."

"Okay!" Lu Pianpian didn't even look back.

Mu Xianling looked at her back, the ghost body slowly disappeared, turned into a gloomy ghostly aura, and disappeared into the valley.

………

The next morning, Su Chuo and Luo Li met at Huifeng Ferry.

Su Chuo told what happened last night, and Luo Li was greatly surprised.

"Sister-in-law, I grew up in Maple Leaf Village. I didn't think it was strange before. But when you say it like this, the more I think about it, the weirder it becomes."

Luo Li fell into memories.

"Maple Leaf Village is less than twenty miles away and is a relatively closed village. It is surrounded by maple trees and the leaves are as red as fire. Moreover, the autumn grass never withers or turns yellow."

"Nearly all the hundreds of households in the village make a living by farming and weaving, barely making a living. There is no difference. But there is never any haunting there."

"Since ancient times, there have been disasters and diseases in Maple Leaf Village, but there have been no ghosts."

"Do you remember the Baxian City God Xuanqian who wanted to capture me before? He is a ghost and should not dare to enter Maple Leaf Village. Otherwise, I will definitely be captured."

Su Chuo nodded, "Based on this alone, there must be something weird. Ghosts are rampant in the world, where are there no ghosts causing trouble? There have never been ghosts in Maple Leaf Village, which is really unusual."

Luo Li said: "What's more, there really was auspiciousness there."

Su Chuo said: "When we return to Xifan and pass through Ba County this time, we must go to Maple Leaf Village to have a good look. What if we are lucky enough to find something?"

"Okay." Luo Li nodded, "I also want to go back to the village to have a look."

"Now that I think about it, I realize that Luo An's behavior back then was very strange. He liked to visit every house. He seemed to be interested in an ancient coin, a stone lock, and a brick from every house."

"Even the stones on the ground, the trees on the mountains, and the mud in the wells must be examined."

"His habit also influenced my mother. She also likes to look here and there, as if she is looking for something."

"Mu Xianling said that the important treasure is related to heavenly insects and is related to immortality and immortality. Of course Luo An attaches great importance to it."

"But he has lived in the village for ten years and he has never been found. He should be gone."

Luo Li frowned slightly when he said this, "Maybe the ancient man from Canchao is deliberately teasing the later generations."

"Sister-in-law, do you think, who would leave the secret to the thief who dug his own grave? He is from Shu and was buried in a foreign country. Why is he so kind and leaves the secret to the Zhou people?"

Su Chuo said: "This is unlikely. Luo An is so treacherous, there is no way he would have thought of this."



The two of them traveled together, first going to the Nine Python Mountains to gather the monsters that Luo Li had conquered before.

Then, Luo Li left Shu County with hundreds of monsters in a swagger.

The two of them were so impressive that ordinary monks and ghosts on the road would not dare to offend them. Even bandits and water thieves would not dare to rob them.

Luo Li became happy and simply pulled Su Chuo to sit on the back of the flying monster and flew unscrupulously.

The local government sent people to inquire, and Su Chuo reported the identity of the Su family's legitimate daughter. The officials immediately turned off the fire and did not dare to meddle in other matters.

The two women led the large group of monsters and swaggered on the road, with almost no taboos along the way.

Luo Li didn't want to show off. But with so many monsters that were helpful to her brother, of course she wanted to take them back.

The problem is that Luo Li needs to buy a large amount of spiritual food and meat food every few days to feed the monsters.

Spend money like water.

The cost of raising monster beasts is simply a bottomless pit.

Seven days later, they left the confines of Shu County and entered Wushan County.

After another five days, we passed through Wushan County and entered Yajiang County.

Yajiang County is already the territory of the rebels.

On both sides of the Yajiang River, you can see huge armies like clouds and their momentum is overwhelming. You can feel a terrifying fighting spirit from dozens of miles away.

On the east bank of the river are the endless Xia army camps, with no less than one hundred thousand Jiang defense troops.

On the west bank is the more powerful rebel camp. The banner with the word "Chuang" is flying high.

The two women did not dare to get close to the confrontation between the two armies, so they could only avoid it from a distance and cross the river from the lower reaches of the river.

There is Guanyundu there, which is a merchant ship dock where you can cross the river.

Both the government and the rebels tacitly agreed not to cut off Guanyun Ferry in order to maintain normal trade.

If this ferry is closed, it will be of no benefit to both parties.

The two women came to the ferry with a large group of monsters, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Especially ordinary people who have no cultivation level are even more frightened and their faces are earth-colored.

Fortunately, Luo Li has very strict control over the monster beasts and has strict discipline. Although the monster beasts drooled greedily when they looked at the pedestrians, they did not dare to hurt them.

Even the monks at the ferry made changes one after another and did not dare to make any mistakes.

Just kidding. Not to mention the fifth-grade female master wearing a veil, this large group of monsters alone is enough to compete with the fourth-grade master!

Unless they are great monks, who would dare to be rude to them?

However, one of the monks waiting to cross the river looked at Luo Li deeply and curiously.

This monk is a fourth-grade perfect Gu cultivator, and he is also eye-catching.

He is a thin man in white, with a black poisonous snake wrapped around his hand, wearing a Nanzhao feather crown on his head, and his aura is gloomy.

There are not many Nanzhao people in Yizhou, but it is not surprising.

However, it is already rare for a fourth-grade master to travel around the world.

Third-grade masters rarely show up. Generally speaking, fourth-grade masters are walking sideways.

"Li'er." Su Chuo reminded in a low voice, "Pay attention to that Nanzhao master, there's something wrong with the way he looks at you."

Luo Li said: "He is a Gu cultivator, and Gu is also a kind of monster. Is it because of this?"

Little did he know that the Nanzhao Gu cultivator not far away withdrew his gaze and secretly said:

"This woman can actually control monsters. And judging from the fact that her aura is related to Luo Jishi, she seems to be Luo Jishi's daughter?"

This Nanzhao monk is none other than the Nanzhao secret envoy Kun Mi who went to Jinguan City for a secret meeting with Luo'an!

After Ge Laohui cooperated with Luo An to force several guardians to agree to submit to Nanzhao, Kun Mi left Shu County and prepared to return to Nanzhao.

Since he knew Luo An and was quite familiar with Luo An, he could certainly sense that Luo Li and Luo An were related by blood.

Therefore, Kun Mi secretly paid attention to Luo Li and couldn't help but have subtle thoughts.

"Hmm. Luo An is a cunning, treacherous and ambitious person. Will he destroy the bridge across the river and go back on his word against the Great Nanzhao Kingdom in the future?"

"If we take his daughter as a hostage, it will be a way to restrain him once he rebels against Nanzhao."

What Kun Mi didn't know was how could someone like Luo An care about the hostages?

For him to have this idea shows that he doesn't understand Luo An at all.

Kun Mi thought for a moment and decided to secretly follow the two women, looking for opportunities to arrest them.

………

After crossing the Yajiang River, Su Chuo and Luo Li immediately raised the flag of the rebels and headed off in the same arrogant manner.

Yajiang County is the territory of the rebels, and the large group of monsters quickly attracted the attention of the garrisoned rebels.

In a pass city, the two men were finally stopped, and the defenders were prepared as if facing a formidable enemy.

"What are you doing? Why did you lead the monsters to pass the customs!" shouted the guard general of Guancheng.

He relies on city defense and military territory, so he is certainly not afraid of large groups of monsters.

Su Chuo took out the token given by Su Xian, "General, does he recognize this token? We are also rebels!"

When the rebel general saw it, he immediately said with a smile: "It turns out... you two, please pass the customs! I'm sorry!"

Obviously, Su Xian's token is pretty easy to use.

Less than two days after entering the rebel territory, the two women discovered that order and security were even more chaotic than in territory controlled by the imperial court.

Even outside the county seat, there are large-scale murders and robberies.

The number of refugees is even greater!

On the road, I saw killed men and raped women from time to time.

Many bandits in the mountains even used the banner of the rebels and called themselves generals and captains.

A smoky atmosphere.

The Mountain Temple, the Earth Temple, the River Temple, and the City God Temple were all destroyed, and the spiritual officials were also gone.

The spirit officer disappeared completely on the rebel territory.

The two women's good impression of the rebels has also faded a lot.

Perhaps, not long after the invasion army occupied the three counties, they had not had time to stabilize order.

The rebels are only stationed in cities, mines, and fortresses. In many places, the force that maintains order is actually the Ge Laohui!

Where there is a Brother-Lao meeting, the order is much better.

This made the two women feel even more uncomfortable.

However, there are still a large number of people joining the rebel army, and their enthusiasm for joining the army is high. The strength of the rebel army is growing every day.

There are notices posted in many places:

"The intruders are here and they won't pay for their food! Kill all the corrupt officials and powerful men!"

"Heaven is unfair, earth is unfair, and making decisions for the people is trespassing!"

Su Chuo couldn't help but shake his head and sigh after seeing these highly inflammatory notices.

"If the rebels continue like this, even if they occupy Yizhou and take over the Central Plains, I'm afraid they won't be much better."

The two women walked for half a month before leaving the camp's territory and entering Emei County, which was controlled by the army.

Once they entered Emei County, the order became better again. The two women went on their way again in the name of the Su family.

In addition to tens of thousands of Xia troops, Emei County also has tens of thousands of rural warriors trained by Zhuo, the regimental training envoy, and it seems to be relatively stable.

Three days later, we finally arrived in Ba County!

Seeing the familiar county seat, Luo Li couldn't help crying.

I, Luo Li, am back!

But soon, Luo Li's expression turned gloomy.

She looked at the county town in the distance with cold eyes.

"Humph, the Xue family..."

"Li'er, let's leave the Xue family alone." Su Chuo knew what she was thinking, "There are still troops stationed in the county. We are not opponents, so don't enter the city."

Luo Li nodded, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I am sensible."

………

Only half a day later, the two women rushed back to Maple Leaf Village.

In order not to scare the villagers, Luo Li placed the monsters in the nearby Basil Ridge and strictly ordered them not to go down the mountain without permission.

Then he took Lu Pianpian to Maple Leaf Village.

That's right, Su Chuo became Lu Pianpian again at this time.

Dozens of miles away behind the two women, the Nanzhao monk had been following them secretly.

When we returned to Maple Leaf Village, it was already dark.

Luo Li took Lu Pianpian into the village and couldn't help but smile warmly when he saw the brightly lit hometown.

She was born and raised here.

No matter how shameless Luo An is, Maple Leaf Village is always his home.

It was already early winter and the weather was cold. But the grass in Maple Leaf Village was still lush and green, not withered or yellow.

Lu Pianpian took a step into the air, released her consciousness, turned her head and looked behind her, with a playful look on her face.

"Li'er, someone has been sending us off."

Luo Li was startled, "Is it that Nanzhao Gu cultivator?"

Lu Pianpian crossed her arms, "That should be it. Hee."

She nonchalantly pointed to the northeast corner of Maple Leaf Village and said, "The Feng Shui in that place seems a little different. Let's go and take a look."

Luo Li said: "There are many mysterious caves there. The villagers call them Thousand Fox Cave, but in fact there are no foxes."

Lu Pianpian ducked and headed towards Qianhu Cave.

It was at the edge of the village, with maple forests like fire and dense trees. Lu Pianpian's consciousness swept away and she entered a cave sealed by grass.

Luo Li also followed in.

Although she is from this village, she has never been to Qianhu Cave.

Because the cave is very deep and the inside is like a maze, it is difficult for people without cultivation to get out.

Lu Pianpian made twists and turns inside, going deeper and deeper, familiar with the road, and looking like a veteran.

After going several miles deep, the two women suddenly entered a stone cave.

In the cave, there were two corpses.

A man and a woman were both lying face down, with the back of their heads shattered.

It was very much like being attacked from behind by an acquaintance.

Judging from the luster of their bones, they must both be monks, and their cultivation levels are both high.

"He died almost twenty years ago." Lu Pianpian glanced at them and said, "The two of them were probably in their thirties when they died."

"The two of them should have been in the fourth level of cultivation before they were alive. Looking at their bones, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful."

"Tsk, tsk, two dignified fourth-grade masters died here quietly."

"Are these two people Cai Ji's parents?"

Luo Li squatted down, touched a corpse, and felt it carefully.

"They are Cai Ji's parents, they must be! Their purpose of settling in this village must be the same as Luo'an's."

"Both of Cai Ji's parents died when he was only a few years old. There is no body left. I didn't expect to die here."

"Who killed them?"

Lu Pianpian looked at the wounds of the two people and said quietly: "They died from the attack of a martial arts master. It should be a combat skill such as the Heavenly Dragon Claw."

"Haha, is the murderer a martial arts master?"

PS: Guess who killed Cai Ji’s parents? Good night, Crab! Today is a big chapter of 6,000 words.


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