The land of the three roads has not received a drop of rain for months, and the woods, which were still green and dense, have become a little dry and yellow in a few moments.

The monsters with high demonic power can still bear it, but the little demons with low demonic power can't stand it anymore. For a while, the outside of the inn was full of monsters digging deep pits, and if the guests did not pay attention to their feet, they would trip over the dry pit and fall down.

Dongqiao □□ his upper body and sweated like rain digging a pit at the back door. There were already several deep pits full of black charcoal around him, and the clear water had a shallow layer of sand, and every time Xiuxiu scooped up a spoonful of water, the sand under would float up, dyeing the rest of the water gray yellow.

"Da-da-da-da-"

"What sound?" Xiuxiu, who was about to wash her face, raised her head and looked curiously into the distance.

A few listless youkai walked around them, and the cracked ground made a small clicking sound beneath their feet, far less loud than the sound she had just heard. They lingered at the back door of the inn, looking longingly at the puddle dug out of the East Bridge.

Higashibashi waved the shovel in his hand with a wooden face, and the gathered monsters took two steps back.

"Strange ......" Xiuxiu muttered for a while, the half-wet hand towel was still dripping with water droplets on her hand, she frowned and brought the hand towel close to her nose, and immediately smelled a faint smell of wine.

The scabbed wound on her face seemed to be stabbing and hurting, Xiuxiu, who had suffered once, looked back sneakily, and saw that no one was looking at her, so she rolled her eyes, and secretly smiled happily, and finally threw away the handkerchief in her hand and refused to wash her face.

I never thought that Tsing Yi happened to come over with the wound medicine, and when I saw Xiuxiu trying to get through the test, I frowned and said: "Don't be lazy, how can you take medicine without washing your face?" ”

"But it hurts to wash." Xiuxiu hurriedly pounced into Tsing Yi and coquettishly said, "Xiuxiu don't wash your face." ”

Tsing Yi lowered his head and sniffed the basin, and as soon as he smelled the wine, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "The well has made the wine brewing well, and even the surrounding water sources have taken up the wine, which is already the cleanest water we can get." ”

Saying that, she looked at Xiuxiu worriedly, and saw that the wounds on Xiuxiu's face had formed a thin scab, even if there was a little wine in the water, it shouldn't hurt to wash it.

However, Xiuxiu's eyes were so pitiful, she looked at Tsing Yi with a face full of unhappiness.

Tsing Yi struggled for a while, and finally said seriously with a straight face: "I'll wash it for you personally, and I promise that it doesn't hurt." ”

Then she promised that if Xiuxiu was obedient, when her face was better, she would make her a lot of snacks to eat.

Xiuxiu got the promise, so she obediently raised her face and endured the green clothes to clean up.

was taking medicine for Xiuxiu, when he saw Su Xi's body floating from the outside.

"What's wrong?" Tsing Yi looked up at Su Xi slightly, Su Xi raised his wrist and pointed to the basin on the side, and then lowered his head with a look of asking for instructions.

Tsing Yi was out of his mind for a while, and then said half-loudly: "It seems that the river outside has also been affected, otherwise the monsters would not have made a special trip to the inn to ask for water." But we don't have much water left, and even if we take it out, we won't be able to satisfy a few guests......"

As she spoke, she looked at the small basin of water and sighed, "Although the water from Dongqiao is a little drunk, it can still be used." But if this continues, I am afraid that in the future, I will not even be able to use the water that has been stained with alcohol. We still need to figure out how to come out. ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to let it rain!" Xiuxiu didn't understand why Tsing Yi was worried, so she reminded innocently, "Let's go and ask Brother San Lang, he is so powerful, there must be a way." ”

"I've already asked." At the mention of Hei Saburo, Tsing Yi felt much more relieved, "He said that he was not good at doing it himself, so now he will go and get someone who can rain." ”

"No wonder I haven't seen him much today." Xiuxiu twisted her head uncomfortably, she felt that the scab on her face was a little itchy, and she couldn't help but want to reach out and scratch it. But with Tsing Yi in front of her, she finally endured it.

"Alright, now you can go play." Sensing Xiuxiu's restless movements, Tsing Yi just thought she couldn't stay, so she put her hand away and let her go very generously.

Xiuxiu immediately ran away.

Tsing Yi circled around the basin twice, thought about it and relented: "Then give each of them a pot of water, there will be no more." ”

Su Xi nodded, moved a wooden barrel and went to Dongqiao to ask for water.

Dongqiao silently filled Su Xi with water, and then raised his sweaty face and said to Tsing Yi: "Little lady, I once heard Ah Lang mention that there is a spring in the West Mountain, and the spring water is very sweet, why don't I go out to get some?" ”

"Xishan can come and go at will?" Tsing Yi was not moved, and immediately vetoed, "Now is an eventful autumn, and mortals such as us are already eye-catching, plus the drought is severe now, and there are water-thirsty monsters everywhere." If you go to Xishan alone, no matter how great your ability is, it is difficult to ensure safety. Besides, since Saburo has already said that he will ask someone to help, he will definitely be able to do it, and we just have to wait for good news. ”

Dongqiao bowed his head tamely in response, and began to dig again.

The water in the basin was poured under the yew tree by Tsing Yi, and the yew that got the water was not disgusted that the water was not clean enough, but swayed the branches and leaves with great joy.

Tsing Yi looked in the direction of the road for a long time, but he still didn't see Hei Saburo.

Xiuxiu put the scarf on top of her head, and squatted at the gate of the inn with both hands on her cheeks to count.

Most of the guests who entered the door walked in front of her with heavy and weak steps, and she counted to more than thirty in boredom, and then one accidentally shook her head, and forgot where she had counted.

She couldn't recall it, and she had to count it all over again.

A pair of dark blue boots suddenly appeared in front of her, and Ren is Xiuxiu didn't move away for a long time.

Xiuxiu raised her head strangely, and when she saw the other party's face clearly, she was happy again.

"Dragon!" She exclaimed cheerfully, "You haven't been here in a long time!" Did you bring me and Sister Tsing Yi anything delicious this time? ”

Lei Teng, who was dressed in a blue shirt, lowered his head slightly, and the dragon scales on his face glittered in the sun. He stared at Xiuxiu's flowery cat face for a long time with a stern expression, and then whispered, "What's the matter with your face?" But has something happened to the inn? ”

He wanted to ask if Tsing Yi was okay, but he couldn't ask. According to Hei Saburo's temperament, even if the inn is upset in the sky, he will only take care of Tsing Yi first, right?

"Nothing!" Facing Lei Teng, who had fought together, Xiuxiu was unexpectedly strong, she waved her hand indifferently and explained, "I had a fight with a super nasty guy two days ago, and my face was scratched by him. ”

A smile flashed in Lei Teng's eyes, but there was still no expression on his face, he leaned over to take a closer look at Xiuxiu's face, and then sighed: "The wound doesn't look shallow, seeing you injured like this, Tsing Yi is afraid that it will be uncomfortable." ”

"Not really." Xiuxiu immediately grabbed Lei Teng's sturdy arm and complained, "Sister Tsing Yi doesn't say it on her face, but she is angry in her heart, she stares at me every day for the past few days to wash her face and rub medicine, and she doesn't allow me to play with mud!" ”

Saying that, she couldn't help but raise her hand and rub her cheek, and continued to mumble: "She still said that she wouldn't let her help work before her face was good, so Xiuxiu is so bored now!" ”

Lei Teng quietly listened to Xiuxiu's chatter and had a good time, and then he spoke: "Tsing Yi is also for your good." Since you're bored, I'll give you something to kill the time. ”

Xiuxiu's eyes lit up when she heard this, she nodded with a smile, and without Lei Teng saying anything, she automatically stretched out her hand and urged: "Okay, good!" Give it to me! ”

Lei Teng raised his hand and pounded it in his sleeve a few times, and then gently put the thing in his hand in Xiuxiu's small palm.

It was four extremely dazzling shell-like stones, each with very similar scaly fine lines. Xiuxiu lifted the stone in front of her eyes in surprise, and through the narrow lines, she saw Lei Teng's usual cold face slightly distorted, as if she was smiling.

However, when she moved the stone, she found that Lei Teng was still the same, and his face did not change in the slightest.

"I've seen that female dolls in the mortal world often play with a few small pockets." Lei Teng said with a little embarrassment, "I think it's all about the same size anyway, and this should be better than those small sandbags and small pockets." You can play with Tsing Yi - with Tsing Yi ......"

As he spoke, he was inexplicably depressed.

Xiuxiu blinked her eyes and looked at the stone in her hand, then at Lei Teng, and finally wondered: "Sister Tsing Yi shouldn't have time to play with me, there is a shortage of water in the inn, and she is busy getting water." ”

"Where's Kurosaburo?" Lei Teng twitched his eyelids and said in a deep voice, "Isn't this kind of problem for him to solve?" ”

"Brother Saburo went out to find someone who could make rain." Xiuxiu threw the stone in her hand and said, "It seems that I went out early in the morning, and I don't know when I will come back." ”

Lei Teng straightened his back and looked at the door silently, not knowing what he was thinking, and a pair of eyes suddenly glowed with joy. His figure flashed, but he flew away towards the sky.

Xiuxiu, who almost blinded the wind, hurriedly pulled off the scarf to cover her face, and it was not until the wind stopped that she was confused and went to find Tsing Yi with a stone.

Tsing Yi used the method of brewing wine to make a jar of clear water, and Xiuxiu almost made her fall into the jar with a pounce.

"Why are you so frizzy?" She hugged the jar tightly in shock, and at the same time did not forget to reprimand Xiuxiu, "I fell this jar of water, see what you take to wash your face?" When you pour it, you still wash your face with wine, see if you cry or not! ”

Xiuxiu squeezed her eyes, hugged Tsing Yi's waist flatteringly, and smiled: "I don't dare anymore, Sister Tsing Yi, don't be angry!" ”

Tsing Yi was entangled by Xiuxiu and couldn't do it, so he had to say helplessly: "Why don't you let go soon?" The contents of your arms are panicking. ”

Xiuxiu stuck out her tongue naughtily when she heard this, and then took out the stone sent by Lei Teng and teased with Tsing Yi: "Look, this is what Long Long sent me to play!" ”

Tsing Yi glanced at it slightly, but he didn't care.

"Little lady." The grizzled Dongqiao suddenly poked his head out of the dirt pit, "Oh no, the water veins at the back door of the inn have dried up." ”

Tsing Yi was shocked, and went out to take a look, and sure enough, as Dongqiao said, there was no water source at the bottom of all the soil pits.

"It's weird." She was surprised, "It's clear that there is still a little water seeping out, why did the water level go down so much in less than an hour?" ”

"It's not that the water level has dropped." Dongqiao stretched out his hand and grabbed the soil at the bottom of the pit, and twisted it in front of Tsing Yi, and the soil fell down one after another like sand lacking water.

"If something is abnormal, there must be a monster." He kicked the pit wall with his foot, and saw that a large piece of soil was peeling off, so he said to Tsing Yi in a firm tone, "Little lady, this drought is already weird, I am afraid that there are some evil gods and beasts in the mortal world and the land of the three paths. If the culprit cannot be found, sooner or later the inn will run out of water. ”

"Do you have a clue?" Tsing Yi looked at Dongqiao Road fixedly, "If there is, just say it." ”

"Although the villain is not talented, he has also learned a lot of skills from Ah Lang and Fang Zhou." Dongqiao replied calmly, "Although I am not 100% sure, I will do my best." ”

Tsing Yi pondered for a moment before he said, "I know that you have always wanted to go to Xishan, and I can't stop you if you want to come." If you want to go, you can go, just remember one thing. ”

Dongqiao immediately lowered his head and said respectfully: "Little lady, just give orders." ”

"Lives matter." Tsing Yi sighed, "Keep the green mountains here, don't be afraid of no firewood." I think Brother thinks the same way. ”

Dongqiao lowered his head, and the expression on his face changed back and forth several times, and finally changed back to his usual honest and loyal appearance. But when he looked up at Tsing Yi again, there was something more in his eyes.

"Dongqiao commands." Santuchuan Inn

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