When everyone saw Xuan Qing appear, their faces suddenly showed joy.
"Sorry, the mountain road is difficult to walk at night, so I came back late." Xuan Qing had no expression on his face and just threw the wild boar in his hand on the ground.
Several hunters did not dare to blame him for this, but praised him repeatedly: "It's a good thing you're back, otherwise we would be doomed."
"As expected of Fairy Meng's good disciple! A famous teacher and disciple."
When he heard the words "famous teacher and high disciple", Xuan Qing could not help but frown slightly, and there was a bit of displeasure in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
"It's still early, let's pack up the wild boars and let everyone get some rest before setting off on the road."
"Okay, okay! Let's do this. Xuan Qing, please take a rest first."
A group of hunters hung the wild boar on a tree and began to pack it away.
"Brother Xiaoyi, how can these people do this!"
Not far away, Chai Rong helped Ding Xiaoyi wipe the dirt off his body. Seeing this, she couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
If it weren't for Brother Xiao Yi, I'm afraid a few more of these people would have died, not to mention that the mandrill was seriously injured by Brother Xiao Yi.
Xuan Qing just added a shot afterwards.
Upon hearing this, Ding Xiaoyi patted her shoulder to indicate that she was fine.
Looking sideways at Xuan Qing, he saw Xuan Qing walking to the mandrill's body and taking out a black gourd from his waist.
He aimed at the mandrill's body and shook it. The body suddenly turned into a stream of black water and was put into the gourd.
After finishing, Xuan Qing stood up and walked toward Ding Xiaoyi and the others.
"I'm sorry, I was in a hurry just now and didn't control myself properly. I guess I wasn't hurt."
Xuan Qing's voice was sincere, as if he was apologizing for what happened just now.
What a sentence in a hurry.
Ding Xiaoyi couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He now even suspected that the person he was aiming at with the gun just now seemed to be himself.
All he had to do was move the tip of the gun half an inch further, and I'm afraid he would be doomed now.
Although she didn't know the consequences of her being killed in Po Meng's subconscious, it wouldn't be much better if she thought about it with her toes.
When he thought of this, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "It's okay, I just didn't expect that your marksmanship would be so accurate. If it were just a little bit worse, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand and talk to you now."
Ding Xiaoyi said, staring straight into Xuan Qing's eyes, trying to catch a trace of fluctuation in his eyes.
However, he was still disappointed.
Xuan Qing's eyes were always indifferent, and he didn't seem to mind at all about his words that seemed to be both praise and sarcasm.
He actually accepted it with a calm face: "I have been practicing marksmanship since I was a child. I dare not say that my marksmanship is perfect, but it can be regarded as an invasion. It is not difficult to avoid you."
"Then I should also thank you for not killing me." Ding Xiaoyi joked.
"No, are you people in the Buddha's face? But I think your cultivation is not high. If it is not necessary, it is better not to take risks easily."
After saying that, Xuan Qing turned around and sat on the hay aside, closing his eyes and resting.
"He's gone too far!"
Chai Rong originally had a good impression of Xuan Qing, partly because he was her mother-in-law's lover, and partly because he had watched Xuan Qing grow up.
I just didn't expect him to go so far.
"Forget it, don't be angry, we have to make sure this guy comes back alive."
Ding Xiaoyi signaled Chai Rong not to think too much.
But I felt a little more alert in my heart.
After passing the mandrill incident, everyone was no longer sleepy. They packed up the wild boar, grilled some dried meat, and after a simple meal, they continued on their way as the sky was just getting light.
This time the speed was obviously much faster than before.
On the way, the hunters saw the marks left by Xuan Qing on the road from time to time. They remembered that Xuan Qing had told him to explore the road last night, but they didn't expect that one person would walk such a long distance.
"We're here, ahead is the mass grave in Dongshan!" It was almost noon, and a group of people finally arrived at the so-called mass grave.
At first glance, I saw that it was just a ravine covered with heavy snow.
It doesn't look like anything special.
After just a few steps, a cool breeze blew in, and the wind made a shrill roar in the valley, which made people's scalp numb.
"Xuan Qing, I heard that this place was a battlefield back then, and many people died. It later became a mass grave. Is the evil ghost you mentioned hiding here?"
Orion looked at the valley below, which was completely white and very clean, but his heart felt unspeakably twisted.
"Just go down and take a look and you'll find out!"
Xuan Qing didn't explain much, and then led everyone into the valley.
When the road is slippery in the snow, once you step on it, you often have to pause for a few seconds before you dare to continue climbing.
At this time, an Orion suddenly stepped on the air, tilted his body, fell to the ground, and slid straight down the slope.
This hunter was also experienced and knew that if he fell, he would be disabled or dead. So at the critical moment, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the snow.
"boom!"
Not knowing what the dagger hit, Orion's sliding figure suddenly stopped.
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this.
However, at this moment, the hunter pushed aside the snow and looked under the dagger. His face suddenly became ugly.
I saw a guillotine under the snow.
"Bah, what a bad luck!"
Seeing this, Orion cursed.
Several other hunters saw this and joked: "If it weren't for this, you might be half crippled now."
"Hey, it's not terrible if you fall and become crippled. If you break the lifeblood below, I'm afraid your mother-in-law will also be a widow."
"Hahahaha~~"
Several hunters suddenly laughed.
Chai Rong's face turned red and she couldn't help coughing twice. Only then did the hunters remember that there were women in the group, and they put away their joke with some embarrassment.
I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. I feel that women should stay at home. It is really unpleasant to follow them out.
After everyone joked for a while, the atmosphere was no longer as tense as before.
I found a small breakthrough, and after sliding down one after another, I finally entered the valley.
The valley is actually not big, but after only walking a few steps, you can always see exposed tombstones from under the snow, or broken coffins, and even some bones that are difficult to tell whether they are human or animal.
"Damn, luckily we are here in winter. If it were any other time, people would not be scared to death if they came in!"
A hunter looked at the bones under his feet and couldn't help but cursed.
Just imagine, in the summer, when the trees are covered with shade, this backlit valley will probably be obscured by the surrounding trees.
When the cold wind blows, the shadows of the trees turn into clouds, and all that catches the eye are bones or grave mounds. And if there is a cool breeze blowing.
Just thinking about it made everyone feel like they couldn't bear it.
"This should be the right place!"
Xuan Qing pointed to a grave deep in the valley. It was a solitary grave, and it was made of big stones.
It is obviously not much higher than the other tombs here.
In front of the tomb, there was a large cave that collapsed. There were actually some women's clothes scattered around the cave.
When everyone carefully came up to take a look, they saw many skeletons scattered around the cave, which was very white and scary.
Ding Xiaoyi and Chai Rong were used to this. After looking carefully, they vaguely saw a black coffin underneath.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but there is a plume of black smoke surrounding the coffin, giving people a feeling of evil energy.
Seeing this, Xuan Qing immediately led everyone back.
"This guy was weak during the day, so he hid inside and refused to come out. After I set up a formation to force him out, you will take the opportunity to chop his spiritual body into pieces and make sure his soul is gone."
After Xuan Qing finished speaking, he looked at Ding Xiaoyi: "It's a bit troublesome to set up this formation of mine. Can you two help me?"
"The formation... I don't understand very well."
Chai Rong looked at Ding Xiaoyi. Ding Xiaoyi's heart moved, but his face was blank: "Eh... I don't understand. How about we just burn the inside with a fire and it's over."
"yes!"
Orion patted his head: "This is a good idea."
In the middle of winter, if the branches on the trees are broken off and thrown down, and the fire breaks out, wouldn't it also kill the evil ghost?
Seeing that everyone agreed, Xuan Qing frowned and shook his head: "No, first of all, we don't have enough time. It will take too long to collect enough firewood and wait for the fire to light."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ding Xiaoyi picking up a coffin board from nowhere.
"No need to collect it, isn't it ready-made?"
As he said that, he kicked the coffin down, and immediately saw the coffin board shattering. The person buried here was not a rich person in the first place. The coffin board was also made of a thin layer of wood chips, and the inside was already bitten by insects.
Rotten.
But this is good material for ignition.
Seeing this, Xuan Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a slightly unhappy expression: "Fire alone is not enough. I haven't finished speaking yet."
"This evil ghost was a eunuch during his lifetime. After his death, he deliberately buried himself in this cold place, which is also a mass grave. His spiritual body has already undergone changes. It is difficult to burn and destroy it with fire alone. It must be burned with fire.
The sword and ax must be combined with my spell to break its spiritual body."
After Xuan Qing explained this, everyone suddenly understood.
The hunter who just agreed with Ding Xiaoyi was obviously an expert at blaming others. He glared at Ding Xiaoyi angrily and said, "Don't just give directions blindly because you don't understand. I was almost misled by you. If something goes wrong because of you, you can afford it."
What?"
"Isn't that right? You have to come here to find excitement at such a young age. I really don't know what to say."
"you!!"
Chai Rong stomped her feet angrily when she heard this and was about to argue with them.
Ding Xiaoyi gave her a hand and said with an apologetic smile: "Yes, yes, I am too ignorant. I don't... also want to help."
"Humph, little guy, life has a long way to go, but don't always think about taking shortcuts."
An old Orion taught with earnest words.
Seeing Ding Xiaoyi being slapped in the face by everyone, Xuan Qing couldn't help but reveal a bit of sneer in his eyes: "Okay, don't waste time, let's start quickly."
As he spoke, he turned around and took out three black bone nails, threw them to Ding Xiaoyi, and glanced at him: "Follow me."
"Oh oh oh~~"
Ding Xiaoyi lowered his head and immediately followed Xuan Qing, but no one except Chai Rong noticed the sneer on his face.