Long Jingtian's gaze looked around for a week, and finally landed on the window that was broken open by wooden sticks. There are a few thorny twigs hanging there, probably the only decoration of the thatched house.

However, it always feels strange to hang these thorny branches in the house, could it be that they have a special purpose?

"These thorny branches are used to ward off evil spirits. Without waiting for Long Jingtian to ask, the old grandmother took the initiative to give the answer. "In our Mochizuki custom, if someone in the family is sick, they will put this kind of branch in front of the window and doorway to drive out the ghosts and evil spirits and let the sick recover. ”

When you hear this, you know that this is the village of the Mochizuki clan, and this is the first time you have heard of these customs. "Grandma, haven't you said why this place is called the Valley of the Poison King?

Nie Yuanfeng couldn't wait.

"Hehe, this is a long, long story, if you have patience, I will tell it to you. "Be patient, be patient!" Nie Yuanfeng and Long Jingtian's heads nodded like rattles.

"I don't know if this story is hundreds of years old, but it has been passed down from generation to generation anyway. "The old man began that old story......

Hundreds of years ago, there were two main ethnic groups living in the area of the Shrine, namely the Mochizuki and the Sun. There was a war between the two peoples over the territory. In this war, the Mochizuki clan was defeated by the Chasei clan, and they were forced to retreat to a desolate area with barren land.

"The war is so cruel, and the Mochizuki clan is so pitiful. Nie Yuanfeng said sympathetically to the old grandmother. The old lady didn't seem to care about this, and he continued in a calm tone: "After that war, the patriarch of our tribe led everyone here, and since then they have lived in isolation. ”

Dayong asked curiously: "Don't you know what has happened outside for so many years?" "It has nothing to do with us what happened outside, there has been no war here for hundreds of years, and the villagers have lived a peaceful life for generations, and we are very happy." ”

The old woman said as she picked up the kettle that was placed on the floor. The pot was not filled with water, but with butter tea. "It's really slacking to sit for so long and forget to pour tea for the guests!"

Nie Yuanfeng's eyes were firmly fixed on the kettle. The pot was dirty, covered in layers of black stuff.

"This kettle hasn't been washed in years. Nie Yuanfeng couldn't help but whisper to himself. Although the pot does not look clean, the butter tea poured out is indeed fragrant.

Long Jingtian was already thirsty, and originally wanted to ask for a glass of water in the house. Now that I saw a bowl of butter tea, I didn't even bother to say thank you and drank it all.

The others also drank it after a polite time, and to be honest, this butter tea is indeed a rare delicacy. Even a person as clean as Nie Yuanfeng couldn't help but be tempted, forgot the teapot covered with dirt, and poured a bowl of butter tea into his stomach.

"By the way, grandma, it seems that after talking for so long, it doesn't seem to be on the topic. Why is this called the Valley of the Poison King?" Nie Yuanfeng had been waiting for this answer.

The silver-haired old man smiled without saying a word, his eyes squinting at them. This expression made Tianjizi feel a kind of weirdness, as if something was about to happen.

"Tianjizi, why is my head so dizzy?" Long Jingtian, who was the first to drink butter tea, covered his head with his hands, and his eyes were black.

"Do you have a cold?"

Tianjizi reached out and touched Long Sedum's head, but there was no sign of fever. yes, our heads are dizzy. ”

Da Yong and Nie Yuanfeng also felt dizzy, the sky was spinning, and they couldn't sit still at all. "Oh no! This butter tea is poisonous. Tianjizi realized that the tea was poisoned at this time, and he looked at the white-haired old man and asked, "Why did you harm us?"

"Hahaha!" Tianjizi only heard the old man's wicked laughter, and his eyes had already become hazy, and he fell to the ground.

I don't know how long it was, but when Tianji opened his eyes, they were already locked in a windowless cabin.

"Tianjizi, where are we? I'm afraid!" Nie Yuanfeng wanted to get close to Tianjizi, only to find that his hands and feet were tied to a pillar.

"Don't be afraid, we must have been poisoned by that white-haired old man and locked up here. "Why did he do this? Does he want to eat our flesh?"

"When is it, you still have the heart to joke. Long Jingtian couldn't laugh, "We have to find a way to escape, otherwise we will die." ”

Tianjizi looked at this room carefully, and could not find anything except a few of them who were tied to the pillars. To escape, you must first untie the rope, but this seems impossible.

The rope is soaked in sesame oil and is unusually strong. Moreover, their hands were tied upside down to the pillar, and there was no possibility of reaching each other at all, and there was zero hope of untying the rope.

"By the way, what about the disciples?" Nie Yuanfeng suddenly found that there were no disciples in the house. "Miserable! The disciples must have been killed by this old witch and eaten meat. ”

Long Jingtian shouted loudly, and he wanted to cry when he thought of the fate of his disciples. "Don't worry, the disciple is not that stupid. Tianjizi said, "They didn't drink poisoned butter tea, and it is estimated that they have fled." ”

"It's so unjustifiable! They didn't save them and fled alone. Long Jingtian immediately began to complain about his disciples.

"Don't worry, if the disciples can get out of the way, they will never abandon us. "It won't be long before they come to our rescue." ”

Hearing this, the others seemed to see hope, and they all waited for the disciple to appear in the next moment to save themselves from the demon cave.

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and the light poured into the dimly lit room. One foot stepped into the threshold, and from the weak, crooked leg it was recognizable as the old man who had poisoned them.

"Are you trying to escape?" Before the man could fully enter, the old man's cold voice entered his ears.

"Nonsense, if you don't want to run, are you waiting here for you to eat us?" Long Jingtian said angrily.

"Hmph!" the old man sneered, "even if I let you go, you won't be able to escape." "If you have the ability, let me go, I don't believe I can't run!"

Long Jingtian deliberately angered the old man and wanted to take the opportunity to escape. But unexpectedly, the old man really walked up to him and untied the rope.

"Haha, you've been tricked. Long Jingtian was excited, and hurriedly went to untie the ropes that bound the others. Surprisingly, the old man stood aside and did not stop him. The others were quickly rescued.

"We're leaving, see if you can stop us

"Long Jingtian didn't want to reach out to hit an old man, if it was a strong man on the other side, he would definitely punch him hard before leaving.

"If you have the ability, you can get out of this room. The old man just said this coldly. Long Jingtian didn't believe in this evil, so he took a step and walked out the door.

One, two, three, four, five, when he had just taken the fifth step, suddenly his eyes went black, like the sky was about to fall. Immediately after, Long Jingtian fell to the ground with a thud.

"I told you you couldn't get out of this room. The old man looked at everyone grimly, "Don't forget, this is the Valley of the Poison King. Tianjizi then remembered that until now, the old man had not told them why this place was called the Valley of the Poison King.

"Old man, can you answer me a few questions? The old man's eyes rolled slightly, "You ask!"

"First question, what kind of medicine did you give us? We passed out on the ground before we could take five steps. Tianjizi wanted to extract some information from this question and see if he could think of a way to crack the poison.

"This is the secret poison of our Mochizuki Clan, the Five Steps of Ecstasy. A person who has taken this poison will immediately faint as soon as the heart beats faster even a little bit. ”

"There really is such a poison in the world!" Nie Yuanfeng couldn't help but say, "Could it be that the records in martial arts are true?"

Tianjizi then asked the second question: "We have no grievances with you in the long days and no enmity in the near future, why did you poison us?"

"Actually, I warned you a long time ago, but you didn't listen to it. The old man said. This sentence made the second monk of Tianji Zizhang puzzled, and he racked his brains and suddenly remembered the thorny branches hanging by the window. He asked tentatively, "Could it have something to do with the branches that are used to ward off evil spirits?"

"You're smart. The old man coughed twice, "I am seriously ill, and those branches to ward off evil spirits are to cure me." ”

"But what does that have to do with us?" Nie Yuanfeng asked. "Of course it does, you were sent by God to treat me. The old man's words were so strange that no one could hear any logic.

"I thought you were smart, but you were all stupid guys. But that's okay, as long as you're both physically strong. ”

Dayong couldn't help it, "Please, you make it clear, we don't have much time to tease you." ”

"Well, you'll see if I finish the previous story......" the old man continued with the mysterious tale of the Mochizuki Clan, who had become more closed off and hostile to outsiders since they had been driven into the Wastelands.

In the Mochizuki tradition, almost everyone developed poisons, which were initially used for hunting, smeared on arrows, and killed if the prey was shot.

Later, these poisons began to be used on people, and were given a vicious curse: if you want to be beautiful, you can poison a handsome person with poison, and his beauty will be transferred to you.

If you want to get rich, then poison a rich man and his wealth will be transferred to you, if you want to be healthy, poison a strong man and his good body will be yours...... This vicious curse continues to this day.