"From today onwards, you will be cultivating in this cave, just sit on this Purple Cloud Immortal Seat." Luo Dan took out an old yellowed book from his sleeve and handed it to Li Ximu.

Li Ximu stretched out his hand to take it, flipped through it casually, and found that it was all some formulas and other things, and looked at Luo Dan puzzledly: "Master, what is this?" ”

The expression on Luo Dan's face was solemn: "This is the mantra and recipe of this Purple Cloud Immortal, you have pondered it carefully during this time, and I hope you can achieve something after March." ”

"Three months? I'm going to be here for three months? Li Ximu suddenly became excited when he heard this, he escaped this time to find a way to save his mother, and the master now let himself practice in this cave for three months, what should he do about saving his mother!

Luo Dan knew what she was going to say, and directly dispelled her concerns: "You don't have to worry about your mother's affairs, everything is a promising teacher, after March, when you come out of the cave, the teacher will bring your mother to you alive." ”

Master's words were said neatly, and Li Ximu respected Master very much, so she believed what Master said, so she nodded with peace of mind.

Seeing that she was obedient, Luo Dan also nodded and said "You cultivate well", and then walked out of the Water Curtain Cave.

***

The road at the foot of Echo Mountain is the most gloomy path in Chunyang Village, and every night falls, there will be gusts of wind on the path, and the turbid moonlight will fill down like a miasma, floating in the secluded bushes, and occasionally a black crow bird will fly over the bushes, and there will be a long-lasting sound from the depths of the woods.

The people of the village said that in the early years of this road, I don't know how many people died, and the ghosts of those people lost their way in the bushes and could not get out again, and would come out every night to chase after passers-by, and take pleasure in this until they were scared half to death.

Su Jin and Su Xiu, brother and sister, have been walking this road for three years, and every day after dark, they have to pass this road to Lin Bo's house at the foot of the mountain, where they copy books to earn money. After three years of walking, the brother and sister have never encountered any ghosts.

When she first walked this road, her sister Su Xiu was very scared, and every time she set foot on this dark road, Su Xiu had to firmly grasp her brother Su Jin's hand. Su Jin was born bold, and never believed the rumors about ghosts in the village, so he took his sister's hand and walked on the road, turned back to his sister and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." ”

Su Xiu looked at her brother with wide eyes, nodded meekly, and said, "Brother, don't let go." ”

After a long time, Su Xiu herself was not afraid, and when Su Jin took her hand, she broke free first, and said: "I went by myself, and after walking for more than a year, there is nothing to be afraid of." ”

Su Jin knew that his sister was stubborn, smiled at Su Xiu, and said, "If you ask me to pull it in the future, I won't pull it." ”

Su Xiu understands that her brother is just scaring her for a while, since she was a child, her brother has always taken care of herself, and the meaning of this care is above all else, it can be said that Su Xiu is both an elder brother and a father. In the village, the friendship between Su Jin and Su Xiu, the two orphans, is unknown to anyone. If Su Xiu is a flowing river, then Su Jin is the riverbed of this river, carrying endless water and letting it flow happily.

In the past three years, Su Jin and Su Xiu have been walking this path to Lin Bo's house at the bottom of the mountain to copy books. Limber was the person with the largest collection of books in the village, and was withdrawn by nature, living alone when he was old, and rarely interacting with people. Su Jin and Su Xiu were both teenagers and wanted to learn something, Su Jin's first thought was Lin Bo, so he took his sister to Lin Bo's house and begged Lin Bo to give them some books.

That day, Limber sat in front of his bookcase, looked at the brother and sister, and said, "I have these books with me all my life, and if I don't die, these books can't leave me, and if you want to read books, you can come and help me copy them, and I can give you some money." ”

The brother and sister readily agreed to Limber, and this time, the gloomy path of the bush will take three years.

Three years later, on this day, Limber had an accident.

That night, Su Jin and Su Xiu came to Lin Bo's door, knocked on the door, and found that no one in the house responded, the two waited for a long time, Su Jin felt that something was wrong, and took his sister to knock open the door, and found that Lin Bo had fainted in the house, Su Jin shouted to his sister: "Quickly help Lin Bo up!" ”

When Su Xiu helped Lin Bo up, he saw a large piece of blue-black bruises winding on Lin Bo's arm, and he was so frightened that he shouted: "Brother, look, look here, what's wrong with Lin Bo?" ”

Su Jin's gaze fell on Lin Bo's arm, and he was also frightened, those bruises were very deep, like poisonous sores covering Lin Bo's skin. Su Jin had never seen such bruises, and hurriedly said to Su Xiu: "Let's take Lin Bo to Mr. Liang's house, he has excellent medical skills, and he will definitely be able to cure Lin Bo." ”

Su Xiu carried a paper lantern to look at the road in front, Su Jin carried Lin Bo on his back, and when the brother and sister took Lin Bo to Mr. Liang's house in the village, Mr. Liang was about to close the door, and when he saw Su Jin and Su Xiu carrying Lin Bo in, he immediately asked, "What's wrong with Lin Bo?" ”

Su Jin shook his head and glanced at Lin Bo's arm, "Look at his arm." ”

Mr. Liang walked over and took a closer look at Lin Bo's arm, and said to Su Jin and Su Xiu, the two siblings, "You help me carry Lin Bo into the house and let him lie on the bed." ”

Mr. Liang unbuttoned the clothes on Lin Bo's upper body, Su Jin and Su Xiu were shocked, and there was a big blue-black bruise on Lin Bo's chest. Su Jin asked, "How can this be?" Was it someone who injured you? ”

Mr. Liang frowned and said, "It's not an injury, it's more serious than a injury." ”

"What is that?" Su Xiu asked.

"It's corpse poison."

"What corpse poison?" Neither brother nor sister understood.

It is a strong poison produced by the corpse in the process of decay, and once it is infected, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"How could Limber be infected with corpse poison?" Su Jin looked at Mr. Liang suspiciously.

Mr. Liang shook his head, "Generally speaking, only people who have been exposed to corpse poison will be infected, but there is also a second possibility, that is, infection, such as saliva, blood, and sometimes, being bitten by a person with corpse poison will also be infected with corpse poison." In addition, corpse poison also shows a strong latent nature, depending on each person's physical condition, some such bruises appear in a day or two, and some take a month or two, so I can't tell when Limber was infected with corpse poison. I don't see any signs of injury on Lin Bo's body, and Lin Bo has not been able to touch the corpse with corpse poison, it is likely that he has taken something with corpse poison, as for when he took it, it is impossible to tell at all. ”

"What does Mr. Liang mean is that Limber was infected?" Su Jin asked.

Mr. Liang nodded, "That's what I'm worried about, if Lin Bo has been in contact with the corpse, the matter is not too complicated, if it is infected, we must find that person, and the sooner the better, after a long time, there will be a big incident in the village." ”