In the dead of night, black clouds obscured the sky with a full moon. The streets and alleys are silent, there is no candlelight in all directions, and the night is dark, like a dead city.

Si Ming Xingyun has come to this point, and he urgently looks for that trace of shadow in all directions, but he finds nothing. He walked all the way along the main street, and looked into the distance, and a house in front of him was lit by candlelight, and in the night, it was the only place where the light was—it was the Nuwa Temple.

He was in a hurry to run to the Nuwa Temple, and only then did he get to the front of the temple, only to see a woman in yellow lying in front of the incense case, who had fallen into a coma and did not know her life or death. Si Ming stepped inside, stretched out his hand and turned the woman over, and his eyes were red for a while: "Young frolick!"

Holding Shao Huan in his arms, Si Ming's subordinates touched a wet/wet body, and by the faint candlelight in the temple, they found a large patch of blood on Shao Huan's chest. Yin Hong's blood had dyed her tender yellow clothes bright red, her face was pale, and there was no blood, no matter how he called, there was no response.

"Less, less. ”

Si Ming hugged the woman in his arms tightly, he trembled and went to probe her snort, he was stunned, his heart sank like a stone into the sea, and there was no more life.

"Shao Huan!" Si Ming woke up suddenly, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, he looked around, only to realize that it was a dream.

The pretending to sleep suddenly woke up when he heard the sound of Cha Cha, and Yan Ju, who was standing in the candlelight and checking the yin and yang book, also stopped moving. The two of them looked at each other sideways, both of them were lonely.

"What's wrong?" Cha Cha rubbed her sleepy eyes.

The scene in the dream was too real, and Si Ming had not fully come out of it for a while. Looking around, they are still staying in Xigu County, and the temporary resting place is also the Nuwa Temple, but there is no less frolicking figure, and there is no trace of blood before the incense case. All of them were reminding him that Fang Cai was just a nightmare.

Si Ming stood up, and the little remaining shock was gone, and only indifference remained on his cold face.

"It's a nightmare when you look at it. Yan Juan glanced at him idly, then turned his head and looked at the yin and yang book in his hand again.

Si Ming's remaining patience has been exhausted, plus that dream...... He really couldn't sit still anymore, and was even used to play around.

"Where are you going at night?" Seeing him take a step, he walked outside the temple, and Cha Cha turned over and stood up.

"It's been two days, and there is still no news from Shaoxi, so I really can't spend it here. ”

Yes, it has been two full days since Shao Huan disappeared.

When Yan persuaded him to stay and help investigate the plague in Xigu County, his only condition was to know Shao Huan's whereabouts. And so far, two full days have passed, not only has nothing been learned about Xigu County, but even the traces of Shao Huan are unknown.

That dream just now was too real, and he really couldn't stay here with peace of mind when he didn't know if Shao Huan was safe now, let alone investigate the plague.

"Wait. Yan Ju kept him, the Yin and Yang Book in his palm disappeared out of thin air, and he walked up to Si Ming, "Didn't you promise this official that you would investigate the plague in the mortal world for this official." Now that you are saying that you will go, isn't it not untrustworthy?"

Si Ming turned around, obviously a little annoyed: "At the beginning, Yan Juan also promised Si Ming that he would tell Shao Huan's whereabouts, but now he doesn't say a word, isn't it also untrustworthy?"

Yan Juan smacked his tongue when he was asked, his eyes flickering.

Si Ming knew that he was deliberately concealing it, but he couldn't ask where Shao Huan was for two whole days, so he didn't bother with it anymore. He flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

"Shao Huan will be fine for the time being. ”

Hearing this, Si Ming really stopped.

"Right now, the facts about Xigu County are tricky, why don't you stay for the time being. After the matter is dealt with with by the official, wouldn't it be better for the official to go with you to find that girl!"

These words were not overheard, but Si Ming keenly caught the loophole in his words: "It seems that Yan Juan does know where Shao Huan is now?"

Yan Juzhi missed his mouth, lowered his eyes for a while, and hesitated.

Si Ming turned around, his eyes like a torch.

Cha Cha looked back and forth between the two of them, seeing that the atmosphere was delicate, and he was also worried about Shao Huan's safety, so he said: "Since Yan Juan knows Shao Huan's whereabouts, why don't you tell us." Now that the disaster in Xigu County has happened, and there has been nothing suspicious in the past two days, instead of wasting time here, why not wait for us to find Shaoxi, and then come back to solve the matter with you. At that time, we had no worries, and maybe we would be able to do more with less. ”

Cha Cha's words seem to be playing a round game, but it is not unreasonable.

Si Ming was not a nosy person, and if it weren't for Yan Ju's news of Shao Huan's whereabouts in exchange, he would definitely not agree to stay here and do these other things. It's just that it seems that Yan Juan has no intention of explaining Shaoxi's whereabouts, so it's difficult to do.

"I can help Yan Juan find out the crux of Xigu County together, but only if I find Shao Huan first and make sure she is safe. Si ordered an ultimatum, and his attitude was obvious, and he would not regress.

"This ...... How can this be said!" Yan was so confused that he couldn't tell Shao Huan's whereabouts for a long time.

Si Ming's eyebrows were furrowed, and he was about to have a seizure, when he suddenly noticed something: "Could it be ...... Take away the young hippie, the origin is not small?" Otherwise, why did Yan Ju deliberately conceal it, but it seemed to be ...... Avoid trouble!

Yan Juan raised his eyes suddenly, and the surprise in his eyes was abnormal. Si Ming knew that he had guessed correctly, so he secretly went through all the people who might be related to Shao Xi in his mind.

"Could it be that the god of Qiwu took away Shaoxi?" Cha Cha was a little confused, but denied it to herself, "It's not right." Yesterday you took the time to go to the Wandering Stream, but you didn't find the figure of God and Shaoxi. And it seems like they haven't been back in a while. ”

The one who can make Yan Juzhi hide it must be someone with a great background. If the god of Qiwu took away Shaoxi, Shaoxio would definitely be safe, and Yan Juan would not have to hide it. In this way, if it is not the god of perching on the ground, who would it be?

Cha Cha racked her brains and couldn't come up with a reason, but in the end, she saw that Yan Juan couldn't bear it, and Wu Zi said the result: "Okay, okay, the official told you that it is." ”

"Who is it?" Si Ming and Cha Cha said in unison.

"It's the Demon Lord. ”

"Demon Lord?" Si Ming muttered, slightly suspicious, "What did he do with Shao Huan?"

Don't...... Is it for the shark beads?

Yan Juan shook his head, trying to recall the scene he saw that night: "It is indeed the Demon Lord who took that girl. But looking at the appearance of the demon lord, it seems that he doesn't mean to hurt that girl. On the contrary, he saved her life. ”

The Emperor of the Underworld has long instructed that people in the underworld should not get involved in the affairs of the outside world. If it weren't for the fact that the person who took away Shao Huan was the Demon Lord, he wouldn't have hidden it for so long. But looking at the worried look of the Demon Lord that night, it seems that he didn't mean to hurt that girl, which is a little strange!

Si Ming's heart jumped suddenly when he heard this, and he refused to stay any longer, so he walked out. I only heard Yan Ju behind him ask, "Where are you going?"

"Ten Yin Mountains of the Demon Realm. ”

The last word faded into the night, and Cha Cha hesitated for a moment and chased out.

After a disturbance in the Luchen Hall that day, Shao Huan never saw the Demon Lord again, and the Demon Lord never set foot in the Chengju Hall again. It's just that the treatment is excellent, except that she can't leave Shiyin Mountain, but it has never restricted her freedom of movement.

On this day, Shao Xi has been lying in front of the bookcase for a long time, and there is a rare moment of silence, but I don't know what I am drawing with a pen. I saw that she frowned sometimes, sometimes pondered, sometimes silent, sometimes meditative, but also very serious.

Yu Ling'er walked around the hall freely, and looked at each screen and painting very seriously, which also reminded her of some bits and pieces of the past.

"Shao Huan, you said this ......" She turned around, but saw Shao Huan biting the pen and frowning and thinking deeply, and she was also curious for a while, "You have been sitting here for several hours, what are you doing?"

She walked in front of the bookcase, and her eyes fell on a piece of drawing paper on the case, and she couldn't help frowning secretly. The painting is not a flower, birds, insects, fish, or beautiful mountains and rivers, but a woman, a female ghost with a cloak of hair and teeth and claws.

"What are you painting this?" she recalled that night in Xigu County, Shao Huan was attacked by the female ghost depicted in this painting and almost lost her life. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to be rescued by Ziqi at that time, I am afraid that it would be a small life.

Shao Huan bit the pen and tilted his head, carefully recalling the appearance of the female ghost, and he had already wandered out of the sky.

"The female ghost has a small cinnabar mole in the corner of her eye. Yu Ling'er raised her hand and pointed to the corner of the female ghost's eye in the painting, filling in the loophole for her.

Shao Xianmao suddenly opened, dipped the pen in cinnabar, and lightly touched the corner of the female ghost's left eye, and a cinnabar mole had jumped up. She put down her pen and picked up the paper to take a closer look at it to make sure nothing was missed, and then smiled with satisfaction.

Yu Ling'er was also relieved when she saw her smile, but she didn't know what she meant: "You haven't told me yet, what is your intention in painting this painting?"

"Give Si an order. Shao Huan gently blew the ink that had not dried on his head, and when it was half dry, he folded the drawing paper and put it into Liuyun Brocade.

"I've been gone for a long time, and Si Ming must be worried. Maybe you know that I went to Xigu County, and maybe you have already discovered the strangeness of Xigu County. She got up and stretched, walked to the table and poured a glass of water to moisten her throat, "I think that the plague in Xigu County is probably related to this female ghost." While I still have some memory, I drew the appearance of this female ghost, and when the time comes, I will give Si Ming, and he will check it, and he may be able to find any clues. ”

"How do you know that the one who attacked you that night must be a female ghost?"

"Isn't it?" Shao Huan raised his head and drank all the water in the cup, "This woman is surrounded by dead air, and the yin wind gusts everywhere she passes, looking at that posture, she must be a terrible ghost." ”

She raised her hand and touched her chin, making a contemplative gesture: "That female ghost is ruthless, and she doesn't have a false trick to take people's lives. Although I don't have enough mana, I have cultivated to the age of nine hundred and ninety-nine, even if she sneaks up on me, it makes no sense that I can't even deal with a ghost!"

She was indeed attacked by the female ghost that night, although she fell behind at first, but the spell was also taught by the master himself, and it stands to reason that even if it is not more than enough to deal with a female ghost, it should not be powerless to fight back.

"Could it be that I'm negligent in my practice, and I really can't even deal with a female ghost?" she was shocked.

Yu Ling'er shook her head and expressed her opinion, "The sneak attack on you must be more than just a ghost. ”

"How can you see it? It's not a ghost, what can it be? Mountain spirit monster? But she has no body, just a ghost!"

"It's really unreasonable for a mere spirit to have such an ability, if it's not a demon. Yu Ling'er had no intention of doing that night, but now that she is talking about it, she can't help but feel that there is something suspicious.

"Demon, I don't think so. ”

In the Six Realms, all those who have spiritual wisdom can practice. Those who enter the righteous path will become immortals and Buddhas through practice, and those who enter the evil path will become demons and demons. But no matter which one you want, if you want to cultivate, you have to have a physical body, and if you can't even cultivate a human body, then you are doomed to have no connection with the Great Dao.

Although the female ghost that night was powerful, she had no substance, so she shouldn't be a demon or something. It's just that it's not clear what it is.

It's just that if the tragedy in this valley county is all related to this female ghost, if it is not eliminated as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will cause even greater disasters.

Thinking of this, Shao Xi was a little uncomfortable. She couldn't get out of Shiyin Mountain, so she couldn't tell Si Ming the news she had learned, and she didn't know if Si Ming could discover the existence of this female ghost.

"I'll leave that at that. Shao Huan, you do have a very important thing to do right now. Yu Ling'er suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

Shao Huan raised his head and looked at her suspiciously: "What's the matter?"