Bai Che couldn't help laughing, and finally cleared his throat seriously: "This money is not spent, and it is easy to do things when a familiar person enters the mountain." ”

Fang Ling was still a little uneasy, Bai Xiu thought for a while and said: "That boss shouldn't be lying, there were many shallow blood scabs on the young man's feet just now, which were traces of thorns and hooks, the roads in and around the village were flat, if he hadn't entered the deep mountains, he would never have been like this." ”

Fang Ling was still quite convinced of him, nodded and didn't delve into this issue anymore.

After the group had lunch, the young man walked out with a glass wine bottle and handed it to Fang Ling: "This is a mosquito repellent potion, you can wipe it." ”

Fang Ling opened the bottle cap and sniffed, a faint smell of herbs wafted out, and he couldn't help but smile: "It smells pretty good." ”

She drained the potion and returned to the room with a few people to repack the necessary things and distribute them.

Seeing that they were in order, Pine Needle buried his head in the small inn.

Bai Che sighed: "At a young age, he has a big temper, and he seems to have some ability." ”

Everyone followed him and walked to the back mountain, the wine brewing mountain road is a bit steep, but the road is smooth bluestone slabs, but it is not difficult to walk.

In an hour, they went up to the halfway slope of the mountain, and the terrain in the mountain gradually slowed down, and soon the front suddenly opened up, and Lao Lin said that it was really a dense chestnut forest.

At this time, it was almost autumn, and the chestnut tree was full of fruits, and at first glance, it was very fluffy and very cute.

The pine needles did not speak, shook off the woven bag in his hand, and bent down to pick up the chestnut that had fallen to the ground.

Fang Ling couldn't say anything, so he asked him tentatively: "Little brother, can we go to Zhaoyue Cave before dark?" If not, it is inconvenient to walk at night, do you want to hurry first now?"

Pine Needle stopped, looked up at her, and finally spoke: "I can't get there, if I rush overnight, I will have to tomorrow morning." ”

Seeing that he lowered his head and picked up the chestnut again, Fang Ling was a little speechless, Bai Che's mind was lively, and he hurriedly beckoned to the others: "Come on, come on, let's pick it up together, if there is no game on the road, this thing can still satisfy your hunger." ”

Everyone laughed and looked for it, and in a short time the small woven bag of pine needles was full, and he carried it on his back, and without saying a word, he turned his head and walked towards the other side of the chestnut forest.

Bai Liang couldn't hold his breath for a long time: "He still doesn't want money, let's say that he is also his employer, don't bring such an unkind one!"

Fang Ling smiled awkwardly, but comforted him: "Forget it, we don't know like children." ”

Passing through the chestnut forest, the terrain becomes steep again, and the stone road winds and turns, and it doesn't take long to reach the end.

The pine needle pointed to a dirt road less than a person wide not far away: "There is only one way into the mountain, and it is okay at first, but there are stone mountains behind, so you can only turn over it with your bare hands." ”

He was right, the mud road was less than 500 meters long, and the woods on both sides were gradually replaced by shrubs, and even shrubs were rare further on, except for clumps of dwarf bamboos growing in the crevices of the high and low, cascading stones.

The pine needles were very flexible, not to mention carrying a big bag of things on his back, a few two or three meters of stone rock, and he climbed up with one hand.

The rest of the people are not said to be cultivators, as strong adults, naturally they can't lose to him, although the terrain of this road is complicated,

They also took less than two hours.

After turning over the stone forest, the terrain became gentle again, there were fewer dwarf bamboos, and there were more tall trees.

"There's the sound of water!" someone suddenly shouted, "Is there a sake brewing well ahead?"

When they turned around a dense forest in front of them, they saw a clearing in front of them, and a small stream zigzagged through the clearing, flowing slowly down the hill at one end, and a spring with four people hugging each other at the other.

"Hey, it's really a bit of wine......" Smelling the aroma of wine from afar, Bai Che was quite curious, walked to the spring and took a handful of water, only took a sip, he gave a thumbs up, "Sweet and fragrant, it's really strange!"

The others were also eager to try, and Fang Jin simply said, "Everyone is tired of walking, just rest here for a while." ”

Fang Ling nodded, and the four disciples dispersed in a hurry, in groups of three or five, gathered by the spring to rest.

Fang Xin also walked to the side curiously, made half a pot with his own kettle, and tasted two sips by himself first, and the spring water was extremely sweet.

She handed the kettle to Bai Xiu, and when she saw that he had really taken the kettle and took a sip, she was a little embarrassed, deliberately changed the topic, looked at the pine needles and praised: "No wonder Jiuzhujing Village is so famous, this spring water is really delicious." ”

But in the face of such praise, pine needles were obviously accustomed to it, and he showed a look of confusion: "There is more agar jade liquid in the world, and this is not the best thing to drink......

Bai Xiu returned the kettle to Fang Xin and took over his words: "Is there any more mellow water in the world than this?"

Pine Needle glanced up at him, stopped talking again, turned his head and looked intently at the surface of the spring, Fang Xin secretly stuck out his tongue, and whispered, "He's a little afraid of you." ”

Bai Xiu didn't think so, because as soon as his gaze was removed from the other party, the vague gaze of the pine needle would stick to him.

Pine Needle was watching him, even when he and the others had just entered the little inn. It's never going to be scared.

This kind of gaze, Bai Xiu is actually very familiar, not scrutinizing, just full of curiosity and temptation, before his eyes have recovered, the people he meets look at him like this.

But now it doesn't make sense, he, like anyone here, has nothing unique, and the temptation in the child's eyes is even more curious, faintly indicating a possibility that he actually knows himself, but he has not seen himself.

It's just that the pine needles are just half-grown children, and I'm afraid they have never been out of Fucheng, so what will they have to do with it?

There is no doubt that Bai Xiu thought of Wen Lang, she was only two years older than Pine Needle, and she seemed to be just an ordinary little girl in Siyantan Village, but she had another identity.

So, does this kid also have such a background?

His parents or grandparents or something else had actually dealt with his father twenty years ago, even if he and Wen Lang played very different roles and were not on his father's side.

Of course, everything doesn't have to be too complicated, he just needs to ask pine needles to know, compared to a teenager, not necessarily good at lying.

Thinking like this, Bai Xiu beckoned to the pine needle: "I have something I want to consult you, let's go over there to talk." ”

He pointed to the grass behind the spring, and walked over first, he knew that the young man must follow, and the pine needles really did not disappoint him, and the two went straight to a far enough place before Bai Xiu stopped.

Pine Needle said unceremoniously: "What are you looking for me?"

Bai Xiu looked at him gently, and asked softly, "Why do you keep looking at me, do you have anything to say to me?"

"Don't look for me if it's okay, it's a waste of time. Pine Needle's expression froze visibly, and he turned to look back at him with his neck strained, and said a few words of complaint.

Bai Xiu was not shocked when he heard it, and hurriedly pulled him, and was about to speak, but he felt as if he had been burned by the charcoal star, and suddenly broke free.

This was somewhat unexpected by Bai Xiu, the fear that the young man showed just now was not just fear, but it was not the hatred he had guessed, but disgust.

"Don't touch me!" the pine needles screamed, took a few steps back in a panic, and immediately pulled out the short knife from his waist to defend himself, and looked at him in great horror.

Suddenly, his gaze glanced at the hypocritical and ethereal air behind Bai Xiu, and when he looked at Bai Xiu again, a strange smile appeared on his face: "You are a devil without a soul, go to hell!"

Bai Xiu was startled for no reason, and was just about to get closer, but unexpectedly, he suddenly reversed the short knife and stabbed into his chest without hesitation.

Blood splattered, and the pain was so severe that the whole face of the pine needles twisted, but a grotesque grin came out of his mouth, and his eyes widened at him until he was silent again.

With such a change, it was easy for Bai Xiu to come back to his senses, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps gradually, it was Fang Ling and a few people running over, and before he turned his head, Fang Xin's exclamation had already come: "Bai Xiu, he, he ......"

Bai Xiu silently closed the eyes of the pine needles, turned his head to look at everyone, extremely helpless, but in the eyes of others, he said without three hundred taels of silver: "He committed suicide." ”

"It's okay just now, how can you commit suicide, I think you're murderous......"

Bai Liang was about to ask, but was interrupted by Fang Ling: "Don't talk about this, let's bury him first, so as not to arouse the suspicion of others, the impact is not good, if it spreads to the village, it will be even more troublesome."

By the way, when I go back later, I will say that this kid has run away, and I will say the same to the outside world, and no one will investigate it deeply. ”

The others, who had no better opinion, agreed to her proposal, and in a short time dug a large hole in the woods.

After burying the corpse of the pine needle, they found some blades of grass as a disguise, until they could not see any traces at a glance.

After cleaning up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and it was still Fang Ling who took the lead in speaking: "This matter, let's treat it as if it didn't happen, and don't take it to heart, after all, he committed suicide." ”

Her last sentence was obviously to Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu nodded reluctantly, he could clearly feel that the gazes of several people looking at him had changed.

This kind of suspicion is by no means something that can be manipulated by phantom arrays and illusions, but from the day Fang Xuanqian killed Bai Yu, her death planted the seeds of doubt in the hearts of all who knew him.

He didn't know how long he would bear this charge, of course, he couldn't blame others, it was he who chose not to debunk Fang Xuanxi.

Now he was thinking more about another question - why did pine needles kill themselves, and what did he find to say this?

That's right, one thing Bai Xiu can be sure of is that Pine Needle's suicide was definitely a temporary intention, and his disgust for him was also sudden, after all, Pine Needle's gaze at him before couldn't deceive people.

He thought about it for a long time, and suddenly remembered something not long ago.

Yes, even Cen Cui seemed to have been watching him before jumping off the building, and this also made her, who could have survived, suddenly have a heart for life and death, and ended her life in a hurry.

What exactly are they looking at?

While pondering, they had already walked back to the spring, and Fang Jin and An Yun noticed at a glance that they were missing one person, and sure enough, they asked, "What about the child?"

Fang Ling's expression was a little unnatural, she shook her head pretending to complain: "Don't mention it, the child's heart is just unreliable, he said that his task has been completed, so he ran down the mountain." ”

Fang Jin didn't care too much, just a little worried: "Then let's continue to move forward?" An Yun and I just went to take a look, the road ahead is only a short section, and then there is the real hinterland of Phoenix Mountain." ”

This had already been expected by Fang Ling, and she was a little unimpressed: "Zhaoyue Cave is directly north of Jiuzhujing Village, we use the north arrow to point in the direction, even if we don't know the road, so many of us can open up one." ”

As soon as she said this, Fang Jin didn't want to say anything, and nodded at An Yun, who was about to instruct the four disciples to pack up their things, when one of them suddenly sighed: "Did you hear any sound?"