Many of the dilapidated houses she saw along the way were small thatched huts that had almost disappeared in the 21st century, and a barren field was enclosed by a fence...... If anyone lives, this must be an ancient village with a pleasant view. 『』

She thought of the man in sunglasses again, and the man in sunglasses said that he wanted her to meet Phantom...... Phantom lived 2,000 years ago, could it be that she is now 2,000 years ago?!

"Ahem!"

Liang Qiuqiu accidentally choked, she put the bowl on the table and wiped her mouth with her arm.

"Phew!"

Her clothes were covered with dust on her arms, and she had to spit it out when it accidentally got into her mouth.

The old woman brought over the remaining little vegetable soup after heating, and she pointed to the basin outside the door: "Girl, wash your face?"

"Okay!"

Liang Qiuqiu picked up the basin after going out, she saw a well in the yard, the old woman followed out, she looked at the well and said with emotion: "Fortunately, this well can still take out clean water, otherwise my old wife will definitely not survive." ”

Liang Qiuqiu stood by the well, threw the wooden bucket down, and carried a large bucket of water up.

She picked it up with her hand and noticed that the water was exceptionally clear.

She poured the water from the bucket into the basin and began to crouch on the ground to wash her face, as well as her hands and bare arms.

The old woman gently handed over a clean cloth, Liang Qiuqiu took it and wiped off the water stains on her face, she said curiously: "Mother-in-law, are you the only one here?"

She poured the water from the basin into the open space in the courtyard and turned into the house, where the old woman sat on a wooden chair and mended her shoes. She raised her head, and a helpless smile appeared on her wrinkled face: "Before, because of the monsters, the people in the village fled for their lives...... I'm old, I can't walk anymore, and ...... I'm still waiting for my three children, who are still outside, maybe one day they'll come back. What if they come back and can't see me, they can't see home!"

Monster......

Liang Qiuqiu ate the vegetable soup in the bowl, and to be honest, there was no taste at all.

Looking at this empty little hut, I'm afraid there is no salt at all...... The old woman usually eats these things by herself, and she has no rice or noodles, so she can only pull some greens from the small vegetable field in the yard and boil some soup.

Liang Qiuqiu was really hungry, even though it was a green vegetable soup that didn't taste salty at all, she also poured it all into her mouth. Fortunately, the vegetable leaves are very badly cooked, and it is better to chew and swallow than to be dirty.

"That'...... Where are your three children going, and when are they coming back?"

At the mention of this question, the old woman was stunned, she looked at the desolate courtyard outside the door, and muttered, "The boss has gone to the capital and gone to do business...... The second child went to the desert, and a few years ago he wrote to me, saying that he became a relative over there...... The third ......"

When it came to the third child, the old man couldn't help but show a smile on his face: "Girl, it's not me boasting, our family's third child is the most promising...... He went to Pingchuan ten years ago, and went to Gushan, and he would send letters home every once in a while, but now there are too many monsters here, and the pigeons can't fly in......"

"Mother-in-law, why don't you go to them?"

"Where can I go with my old arms and legs...... the old woman said and hammered her legs, she is an old person, how can she walk out of this deep mountain and old forest alone? In addition, there is no one in a radius of 100 miles now, she will die in the middle of the road, and her body will only be eaten by birds and beasts.

Liang Qiuqiu drank the last drop of soup in the bowl, and she suddenly thought of a solution: "Otherwise, it's okay, I'll take you out of here - look, mother-in-law, I'm not familiar with life from other places, if I go out by myself, I may not be able to get out for ten days and half a month." Why don't you go with me, and we'll be companions on the way—I promise you that I'll get you safely to your son—but you'll have to choose the one closest to here. ”

The old man's face showed a look of astonishment, she probably didn't expect Liang Qiuqiu to propose such a proposal?

Look at the girl in front of you again, it's not a big ...... How could she have broken into such a dangerous area? Doesn't she know that there are a lot of youkai here?

"Forget it, kid, this place is already dangerous, you take me again...... Neither of us will be able to get out!"

"Dangerous?

"Haven't you heard? Recently, there have been a large number of monsters, and the villages within a radius of 100 miles have become uninhabited! Maybe if you leave this small house, you will encounter monsters, and we will all be eaten by then!"

Speaking of which, isn't it strange that an old woman lives in a cabin by herself, why she hasn't been attacked by monsters? In fact, when Liang Qiuqiu first came here, he found that this room had a gentle and shallow barrier, and although the Tao was not deep enough, ordinary little demons could not see here.

Liang Qiuqiu stood up and looked around slowly, and finally, her gaze fell on the window paper with a hole in it.

"Mother-in-law, is there anyone else painting on your window?"

She pointed to the simple pattern on the window paper, which must have been protecting the old woman.

Looking at the imprint on it, the old woman smiled: "This is not a painting, this is a Taoist priest left, he was the one who took the third child from here back then-"

"Went to Gushan?"

"That's right. ”

"Then, now the third child is also a Taoist priest?"

The old woman shook her head, and a proud look appeared on her face: "The third child of our family is an onmyoji who stands up to the sky and the earth!"

Onmyoji?!

Liang Qiuqiu turned around suddenly, she stared at the old woman tightly, her heart was pounding--could she not be excited to hear such a familiar title in such a strange place!!

"You mean...... He's an Onmyoji?"

"Hmm!"

Liang Qiuqiu took a deep breath, and she suddenly smiled: "Mother-in-law, tell you the truth, in fact, I am also an onmyoji...... It's just that I'm not from Gushan, but a place far away in the Western Regions. As for me, I really want to come here to ask the real Yin and Yang masters, after all, we are assigned there...... Mother-in-law, can you understand what I say?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, she looked at Liang Qiuqiu, and nodded blankly: "Uh, I understand...... Onmyoji ......"

What is the Western Regions, assigned, she doesn't understand this, she doesn't know much about the identity of the Onmyoji, and she can only understand a little bit of the situation from the letter sent back by the third child.

When she digested this information, she looked at Liang Qiuqiu in surprise and said, "Girl, are you also an onmyoji?"

She had only heard of Onmyoji in the letters of the third child and in everyone's rumors, but she had never seen it in reality!

Liang Qiuqiu smiled and nodded: "So, I have to go to Gushan now, but I can't find the way...... Mother-in-law, you can go with me, we can be companions on the road, don't you want to see your son? I may be a little embarrassed to say this, but in fact, my strength is not bad, and it is absolutely no problem to deal with ordinary little monsters, so mother-in-law~~ I will protect you!"

This kind-hearted old woman was the only living person Liang Qiuqiu met in the mountain road that he walked for a day and a night.

If you miss it, you may never meet anything else.

She didn't know anything about this place, and if no one led the way, she might have to make a detour.

She now has a goal - to go to the ancient mountain and find the Onmyoji!

Liang Qiuqiu said this, which really made her heart move, in fact, she really wanted to meet her three children, the eldest and the second were too far away, and Gu Shan ...... After all, it belongs to the same Central Plains region, and it should be possible to get there by carriage for a month.

Liang Qiuqiu hurriedly stepped forward, held her arm, and continued to persuade: "Mother-in-law, there is something I have to tell you, it's really not that I'm scaring you, but ...... This charm was left by the Taoist priest, and it did protect you during this time, but its effect has slowly disappeared, and it will not be long before it will completely lose its effect. ”

The old man looked at the sigil on the window paper, and she sighed: "After all, it was ten years ago, and it is not easy to survive to this day." That's it, I won't refuse, since you say you want to go to Gushan, then I'll take you there - don't dislike me as an old woman. ”

"No, no, mother-in-law, let's pack our things!"

There is nothing in the wilderness, if Liang Qiuqiu wants to find out the overall situation now, he must go to a prosperous place where the flow of people is concentrated.

The old woman began to pack up her things, but she didn't have anything to bring, so she found a few clothes that she had sewn and mended many times, and some silver taels.

It was a few silver tickets hidden under the pillow, all of which were sent back by the third child, and she was not willing to spend them.

I didn't expect it to come in handy this time.

She packed all these things and looked back at Liang Qiuqiu's dress...... This costume looks strange no matter how you look at it, and when you enter the city, don't be taken for a monster!

"Girl, why don't you change your clothes?"

"Uh, I'll listen to you!"

Liang Qiuqiu didn't refuse, she crawled out of the pile of corpses, her clothes were dirty and smelly, and it was difficult for the old woman to dislike her.

Liang Qiuqiu changed into the coarse cloth shirt she had prepared, except for the sleeves that were a little short, everything else was fine. There are a lot of patches, but they're clean!

She tied her hair into a ponytail again and hugged her in a gray-blue cloth towel, which really looked like a country peasant woman.

Liang Qiuqiu's mentality is okay, follow the customs!

She took the old man's burden, it was very light, and it was estimated that there were only a few clothes inside. She grinned and took the old man's arm: "Let's go, mother-in-law, please show the way~~"

So, an old man and a young girl started the road to find the onmyoji......

Why did you come here? Liang Qiuqiu hasn't figured out yet...... However, she thought that since they had all gone back to twenty-two years ago, it was not impossible to go back to two thousand years ago today!