Thinking of this, Xiao Yi threw all the several fire-based spells he had learned into the village. Feeling that his spiritual power was insufficient, he took out a spirit stone to replenish his mana. It didn't take long for a sea of fire to ignite in the ruined village. The burning village illuminates half of the sky as bright as day.

Xiao Yi stood at the edge of the village, letting the firelight scorch his face. Although those walking corpses used to be human, they were now monsters to him at the moment when they became walking corpses. And it's a monster that threatens other people's lives all the time.

"Who is it?"

Xiao Yi felt that someone was peeping at the top of the hill not far away, which was not the aura that a cultivator should have. Hearing Xiao Yi's warning, the other party slowly stood up and approached the village step by step.

"Boy, how can it really be you!"

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard someone's voice, and then said with great joy: "Mr. Zhao, why are you? We haven't seen each other for many years, is your body still tough?"

"I drank too much and squinted on the hill for a while. You kid is making such a big fuss in the village, it's hard for me not to wake up!"

This man is Zhao Qianbei, who is a heavy drinker, but Xiao Yi knows that what the other party said is not the truth.

"Mr. Zhao, you noticed that there was something abnormal in this village, so you didn't go into the village to rest, right? Why did you drink too much? I have never seen you drink too much. ”

Xiao Yi said as he greeted him with a smile. There was an extra wine jug in his palm in an instant, and he threw it out when he was still more than ten feet away. The flask flipped a few times in the air and landed firmly in his hand. Zhao Qianbei smiled knowingly, raised his hand and pulled off the cork is a burst of cow drink.

"Good boy, this wine is really good! What did you get? It can't be from the palace again, right? I'll just say that you old Xiao family, all of them are shrewd masters. Look at what is the treasure in the palace, what gold, silver and jewelry, all are mundane things, but this wine is the most precious. What gold and silver jewelry, you throw there for ten thousand years it is still gold and silver jewelry. But this wine is different! the new wine is too hot to drink directly. After a few years of being buried deep in the ground, it has become more and more mellow. But the time and place of this deep burial are exquisite, and if the wine dissipates, there will be a pile of liquid without any value. Therefore, good wine is not as good as gold and silver treasures, and it is worthless if you miss time. ”

As he spoke, he walked up to Xiao Yat and straightened Xiao Yat, who was giving a salute. Zhao Qianbei looked at the burning village, and I sighed: "I have been here once, especially the special ale wine here, although it is not the best, but it also has a unique taste." Now a fire has passed, and there is nothing left. ”

Xiao Yi took the flask and took a sip, and then said slowly: "Mr. here has been here, so why didn't you come to the village before?"

Zhao Qianbei looked ahead, sighed and squatted on the ground. With his elbows on his knees, he muttered with his hands on his cheeks, "Actually, I've been here for three days and three nights." It's just that when I got here, I realized that this place was a little different from what I had seen before. I've come across barren mountains and villages many times, but it's surprisingly quiet. Although I drink a lot, I often sleep in the barren mountains. But to say that there is no sound at all, I don't feel safe. You may be out of curiosity, I have been here for three days and three nights, and I have not seen anything out of the ordinary. ”

Xiao Yi was also interested when he heard this, so he squatted down, handed the wine jug to Zhao Qianbei and said, "Sir, did you mean that for three days and three nights, none of these walking corpses in the village came out to attack you?"

Zhao Qianbei took the wine jug and was about to put it in his mouth, when he heard what Xiao Yi said, he stopped there. He looked at the sea of fire in the distance, and said thoughtfully: "It turns out that in your eyes, they are a group of walking corpses! But this time you're really mistaken, not only are they not walking corpses, they're human. Or rather, in their minds, they are still human. It's just that the most painful thing is that even though they know that they are human beings and do animal-like things. Because their bodies are no longer under their own control. Born as a human being, he can only watch his flesh drink blood and devour his own kind. I guess this should be the sorrow for them to continue to live......"

Zhao Qianbei took a sip of wine, and there were tears in his eyes. Xiao Yat didn't know if he was choked on the drink, or if he felt it. At this time, he had no way to ask, so he could only silently pat Zhao Qianbei's back.

The flames burned silently from midnight until dawn. Finally, at the first rays of sunlight, the flame went out. The two stepped into the village and looked at the scorched earth. Zhao Qianbei said with emotion: "This place is no longer suitable for people to continue to live." Since you are now a cultivator, let's find a way to isolate this place. lest someone else enter by mistake and cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Xiao Yi clenched his fists and said yes, reached out and took out a formation plate from the storage bag, and took out ten small yellow flags. As soon as he had a cup of tea, he arranged all the small flags around the village. The formation activated, and the entire village was enveloped in a thick puff of smoke.

"Sir, I've got it all set up. No one will come here for decades to come. Whenever a mortal comes close to it, they will vomit, and the power of survival will make them withdraw from the array. When I go home and have a headache and brain fever for a few days, I will be fine, and it will not be fatal. ”

Zhao Qianbei nodded when he heard this, and then stepped on the flying boat with Xiao Yi. During the breath, Xiao Yi drove the flying boat into the air, and the two came to the cabin and sat down quietly.

"Why did Sir end up here? Didn't Sir say that he was going to travel the world in other countries after the last separation? Fortunately, I met me today, otherwise I might have been killed by others as ordinary mortals. Xiao Yat said as he placed the drinks and pastries in the storage bag on the table.

"If I hadn't vaguely seen that it was you, I wouldn't have let you find out today. More than 10 years ago, I heard that your ancestral temple had been destroyed, so I hurriedly ended my trip. It's just that when I returned to the capital, I couldn't find you and your family. I am also a deep friend of your uncle, so I have been traveling in China for the past few years. About eight years ago, I heard that people were making pastries here, and there were several of them that I had eaten. So I wondered if the people of your Xiao family were down here. As a result, when I arrived in Rain Wave City, I found that I didn't know the person who made the things. It's just that from the conversation between her and the old shopkeeper, she heard a few words mentioning a son surnamed Xiao. I thought if it wasn't you, it would be your big brother. It's just that when I went back a few years ago, this dim sum shop was occupied by someone else's magpie's nest. So I found a few old friends to secretly protect the thoughtfulness of the couple, and the reason why I didn't make a move was because of your family's affairs, and it was inconvenient for me to interfere. After all, your Xiao family is a big family of the cultivators, and cultivators can't meddle in mortals' affairs, and likewise mortals, they shouldn't stir up the internal contradictions of cultivators. ”

Zhao Qianbei poured a glass of wine and took a sip gently. Looking at Xiao Yi's handsome face in front of him, the stone that had been pressing in his heart was unloaded.

"Sir, I'm too worried. The people who took over my shop before were mortals. You have to act earlier, and the two of them will not be tortured like this. ”

Although Xiao Yi said that he didn't notice the masters hidden around the store, he didn't let those big men take a step beyond the thunder pool for three years, and Xiao Yi was originally very confused.

"What mortals? With the existence of cultivator forces behind them, it is no longer a matter between ordinary mortals. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, the movements in his hands suddenly stopped. Curiously asked: "I have been in contact with those few people in the store, and there is no abnormal behavior, this is clearly an ordinary mortal." ”

"It's not wrong that they are mortals, but what about the forces behind them? I told you a long time ago, the tavern teahouse is the most mixed place in the world. Before I could make a move, I was told that the origin of this group of people was not simple at all. Behind them, there is a powerful force of cultivation. Although these people have not yet colluded with the city lord, there are still some people who have been bewitched by it. These people will not blatantly proclaim their supernatural powers and win people's hearts. But they would let some of their disciples come into contact with them as mortals. ”

After Zhao Qianbei finished speaking, he lay down in the cabin sadly. He kept muttering: "I think that we were happy to have revenge on the rivers and lakes back then, where do we need to take care of so much? Now that we are in contact with more and more things, we have more scruples about doing things." So do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?"

Xiao Yi also lay down next to him, and he remembered the years when he walked on the rivers and lakes in his early years. At that time, he didn't know about the existence of cultivators at all, as if it was a taboo and no one would mention it to him at all.

"When did Mr. know that our Xiao family is from the Xiuzhen family?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qianbei reached out and rubbed his face, looking at the roof of the cabin, and fell into endless memories of the past.

That year, Zhao Qianbei was still an ambitious young man. Several years of tempering in the rivers and lakes have made him famous. While making a lot of friends, he also set up a lot of opponents for himself.

Until one day, Zhao Qianbei met the biggest rival of his career. What he offended was a force with a Xiuzhen family background. He was supposed to fall, but miraculously survived. Because when he was in the most crisis, a friend he had made before came to his aid. Zhao Qianbei has a deeper and deeper relationship with this friend, and this person is Xiao Yi's uncle.

Over the years, Zhao Qianbei's name has become bigger and bigger, but he has become more and more cautious in his actions. So much so that many people remember his thousands of cups of undrunken mass, but they forget that he used to be a sword idiot.

"Sir, why did my uncle make a move in the first place?" Xiao Yi asked curiously.

"How do I know? Your uncle didn't tell me. Anyway, what your Xiao family has done over the years is unexpected. Do you know why your family has such a rule as the eldest son Xiuzhen and the second son Lichu?" Zhao Qianbei lay in the cabin and turned his head to ask Xiao Yi.

"When something happened to my family, I hadn't started cultivating yet. So neither the imperial grandfather nor the uncle ever revealed it to me. To be honest, I've also been a little curious over the years. If you know, sir, you might as well tell us. ”

This has always been something that Xiao Yat has been troubled by. Through his analysis, he knew that he had been cared for by the emperor's grandfather and uncle. It's just that why does the family have such a rule? Doesn't the general royal family want to appoint the eldest son as the crown prince's east palace?

"I didn't know much at first, but once, I had a good time drinking with your uncle. He took advantage of the wine to tell me a secret. In fact, the earliest crown prince was actually your uncle, and your father was just a prince at the time. Later, because your imperial grandfather opened the spiritual root, he chose the path of seclusion and cultivation. It was at this time that your uncle followed the ancestral teachings and accompanied your emperor grandfather to practice in seclusion. In this way, your father rightfully sat on the throne of the emperor. After all, your Xiao family is a Xiuzhen family, if you are blackmailed by other families because of the close faction in the mortal world. Then no matter how detached you are, you will fall into a bloody battle. The bloodlines of each generation follow the ancestors to practice in seclusion, and those who fall into the world to inherit the unification will gradually be replaced by the collateral bloodlines. So once something happened to the royal family, those old monsters of your Xiao family won't be too emotionally entangled. It's like the current Emperor, His Majesty, even though he is also your cousin. But for you, once he is held hostage by the Xiuzhen family, the impact on you is almost nothing. It sounds a little ruthless, but it is indeed the last resort that your ancestors had to choose for the continuation of the Xiuzhen family. ”

Zhao Qianbei's voice became smaller and smaller, and after a while, bursts of snoring sounded in the cabin.

After listening to Zhao Qianbei's narration, Xiao Yi couldn't calm down for a long time. If my father hadn't fallen, I think I should have some younger brothers and sisters. At that time, once the spiritual root of the father is awakened, he will take himself into the ranks of cultivation. But if his father's spiritual root is not awakened, then he will be a mortal emperor for the rest of his life. And then he will repeat this seemingly ruthless but helpless choice.

In the evening, the two came to the compound of the dim sum shop. After greeting everyone, Xiao Yi took Zhao Qianbei to Qin Xi's room.

"It's true that what you told me wasn't a walking corpse. From your description, I'm probably certain that there should have been a dartfish in the annex. The villagers you are talking about should not have died in a few days. Once injured by a dartle, a person with an intact corpse will turn into a zombie. Unless the head is cut off, so that their sanity has no connection with the physical body. Otherwise, the probability of being able to kill them is almost none. After listening to Xiao Yi's story, Qin Xi said seriously.

"So Feng Gu's man may have been killed in the village a few years ago? ”

He had heard the term "drought" since he was a child. At the beginning of the great drought in the world, there were many folk rumors that it was caused by drought. So for the harm caused by drought, Xiao Yat knows better than anyone else.

"I don't know if this marble is still near the village. But the drought, it shouldn't be for no reason. There is a lifeless sect in the Xiuzhen sect, and their usual trick is to drive away zombie droughts. Tonight, I will lay out a formation to suppress the cultivators, so that I can ensure that I have no worries. Mr. Zhao, I will go over with Xiao Yi tomorrow to have a look, and I will leave it to you here. If a worldly mortal comes to make trouble, then the gentleman looks at it and solves it. If the other party is from the Xiuzhen Sect, then please ask Mr. to give them this token. Let's just say that Xiao Yat and I will definitely return within three days. ”

Qin Xi handed a piece of white jade token to Zhao Qianbei. Where is the treasure of this immortal family, Zhao Qianbei can't see it. It's just that this token is transparent in color, and it's not a bargain if it doesn't come to life. The three of them talked for a while, and then went back to their respective homes.

Early the next morning, Ho Kee Dim Sum Shop was open as normal, but there was an old man in the lobby. He poured himself a drink in an inconspicuous corner all day, undisturbed by the flow of passengers. Xiao Yi and Qin Xi rushed to the mountain village before noon with flying swords.

Landing the flying sword, Qin Xi waved her hand to dispel the fog in front of her, and she took Xiao Yi to the center of the village. At this time, although it was a charred and black ruin, Qin Xi still carefully used his divine sense to probe the surroundings of the village.

"The mound to the northwest, there's something wrong there, come with me to take a look. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, he hurriedly accompanied Qin Xi to the mound.

It was an overgrown mound, and no matter how much Xiao Yi looked at it, he didn't find any signs of drought.

"Do you say that the droughts are here? Looking at the water vapor around them, it doesn't look like a drought. ”

Qin Xi didn't answer, just immersed himself and carefully explored the surroundings. It didn't take long for her to find a cave. This cave entrance was blocked by weeds, and if it weren't for Qin Xi to guide the way, Xiao Yat wouldn't have noticed this ordinary cave entrance.

"Eldest sister, isn't this just an ordinary fox, as for being so nervous?" Xiao Yi glanced at the entrance of the cave and said disdainfully.

"What do you know? Although there is no leakage of spiritual power here, the attraction of the surrounding aura is abnormal. Obviously, there is some kind of person or monster in here who is cultivating. If I had to guess, this is the place where there is no life, the most likely place to hide. ”

Qin Xi took out a small green flag and planted it on the ground, and handed another pill to Xiao Yi.

"You eat this, with your cultivation, you can't avoid the other party's miasma now. Wait a minute, if something happens, you save your life first. I'll take care of the rest. ”

Seeing Xiao Yi eat the elixir, Qin Xi waved an extra emerald short sword in his right hand. She pointed at the entrance of the cave with one hand, and the hole that was originally the diameter of a skull instantly became the size of a zhang.

Qin Xi took out a paper crane and whispered a few words, and the paper crane flapped its wings and flew up, and entered the cave between breaths.

"This is a little trick to drive the spirit to investigate, and I will teach you when I have time. Come in with me. Seeing Xiao Yi open his mouth to speak, Qin Xi reminded him. He stepped into the cave without looking back.

The two of them walked a few dozen steps inside, and it was now certain that this was not a fox cave at all. Because no fox would dig such a deep burrow for its own perch.

Qin Xi suddenly stopped, stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, and said softly: "My paper crane has found a magic circle, there is not a cultivator in it, it is some kind of ruin or something." I'll take you in later, and be careful not to touch the mechanism. ”

Xiao Yi hurriedly nodded, and couldn't help but tighten his long sword in his hand.