Late autumn in Lingnan is not as cold as expected, and it is not as dry as it is common in the north, especially in the coastal areas.

Although the night is dark, it is not very cold, and the fresh moisture emitted by the trees makes people feel comfortable.

Chen Mu carried the lantern and walked halfway, which had already dimmed, and added another oil candle to support the completion of this night road.

There was no light in the Tianhou Temple, but there was a small fire in front of the steps, and the night watchman was dazed and swaying, as if he was still in a dream, and was squatting to add firewood to the fire, and was burned by the flames, so he woke up and cursed with laughter in the local dialect, and shivered again when he saw the darkness everywhere, as if there was a wild ghost gasping for breath at the back of his neck.

After the saltwater village was burned down, the big boss lived in the mansion on the land, but those ordinary helpers and girls temporarily lost their jobs.

These people did not have their own rows, and many of them were orphans of the Tan family, and they were also homeless, so they had to live in the Tianhou Temple temporarily.

Tianhou Temple is the patron god of the sea people, the temple of Mazu Niangniang, although it is in disrepair, but the incense is still vigorous, and there is no sign of decay.

It's also strange to say, no matter how old a building is, as long as people live in it, it won't fall out too quickly, but if it is uninhabited, the building will quickly fall into disrepair.

The girls lived in the fine house of the Tianhou Temple, and some teapots and other little minds lived in the slightly inferior tiled houses or the grass houses in the back.

They were afraid that foreigners would retaliate, so every night there were people on duty, just near the door.

Chen Mu approached the fire, and the man was also startled!

Seeing that it was Chen Mu, he patted his chest and gasped for breath, he was also a timid person.

"Why is Young Master Chen here...... Come...... Looking for a girl? ”

When it came to these girls, Chen Mu inevitably remembered the tragic fate of Honggu, but he had already made up his mind to abandon these distracting thoughts and improve his martial arts cultivation as soon as possible, so he immediately shook his head and dispersed these selfish distractions.

"Just come and talk to the Heavenly Master."

As expected earlier, Chen Mu could only find Lu Sheng.

Whether it is He Huyong or Xu Guanxi, they all have their own ghosts, and it is impossible to seek their help.

Although Chen Mu has not yet verified the events of that year, it is already an ironclad fact that he followed Lu Shengwu to cultivate Yin and Yang and participate in the Xuanfa.

Chen Mu was also angry and didn't practice this exercise, but in the end, he couldn't throw it away.

This exercise is evil to say, but in fact, Chen Mu has not seen any substantial changes, and as for the internal force, he can't feel it at all, and he even has to suspect that this is just Lu Shengwu's nonsense.

But after he didn't practice, Chen Mu just felt weak, his hands and feet were sometimes cold, sometimes hot, and his brain was dizzy, as if a black cloud was enveloping his soul, unclear and confused all day long.

Then he began to cultivate again, although he also did not feel any mysterious power, but these symptoms suddenly disappeared, and the whole person was refreshed and comfortable.

Maybe this set of methods is not as mysterious as Lu Shengwu said, but it will not be wrong to practice it as a health preservation kung fu.

Chen Mu also personally experienced how much impact it would have on him after cutting off this exercise, and after thinking about it, he still had to come to Lu Shengwu.

Lu Shengwu is one of the very few people who are willing to help him, although this kind of help is conditional, or even just a transaction, but for Chen Mu, he may not believe in Lu Shengwu, but he is still willing to make a deal with him.

After all, Chen Mu was the young master of the Chen family, and he came to find the old Taoist priest of the Tianhou Palace, the night watchman didn't dare to ask more questions at all, so Chen Mu walked straight in.

I thought that the Tianhou Temple would be disturbed into a miasma, but I didn't expect that after entering, it would still be as usual.

The air was filled with the smell of sandalwood, and occasionally some soot was raised under his feet, and through the patio and the main hall, Chen Mu came to the monk's house behind him.

The lights in Lu Shengwu's room have been extinguished, or there is no light at all, Lu Shengwu is like an old ghost living in the world, he hates light, which Chen Mu has long been used to.

knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time, and after knocking for a while, an alert female voice sounded inside: "Who's outside!" ”

Chen Mu was also surprised when he heard the female voice, and said in his heart that Lu Sheng has no yin and yang decline, even if he has a heart, he is powerless, and he shouldn't let the girl from Saltwater Village stay overnight.

"I'm Chen Youren, and I'm here to find the Heavenly Master."

The girl inside heard Chen Mu's words, so she opened the door with confidence.

Through the light outside, Chen Mu could also see clearly, this girl was only ten years old, her face was ashamed, but there was an inexplicable pity and expectation in her eyes, they all knew about Chen Mu and Honggu, and they also felt pity for Chen Mu.

"This row of rooms is all lived by sisters, and the Heavenly Master moved to the back mountain, saying that there are many women, and the yin qi is also strong, and his body is weak, so he can't stand these ......"

Chen Mu was also stunned, his eyes did not squint, and he said to the girl: "Thank you, excuse me." ”

When the girl saw that Chen Mu was leaving, she also bit her lower lip, and when she saw that Chen Mu was leaving, she plucked up her courage and said, "It's so late at night, Chen Shao might as well ...... Why don't you take a break and go to the Taoist tomorrow......"

Chen Mu was slightly stunned, and when she turned her head to look, the girl's chest rose and fell violently, burying her head deeply, and she was also ashamed of herself.

As a girl in the saltwater village, she has already let go of her shyness, but in the face of Chen Mu, this girl is not thinking about business, but just wanting to comfort Chen Mu for Honggu.

Chen Mu never looks at these girls with discriminatory eyes, there is nothing shameful about this industry, what is shameful is the world that allows these girls to make a living from this.

If you can live a glamorous life, who wants to be so unbearable?

These girls are trapped in the dust, but they can retain the kindness in their hearts, which is enough to be admired.

"No, sister, let's rest early, I'm looking for the Heavenly Master to have an urgent ......"

Chen Mu smiled, the girl knew Chen Mu's kindness, and she didn't feel humiliated by being rejected.

She nodded at Chen Mu and closed the door and went to sleep.

Chen Mu bypassed this row of monks' houses and came to the back mountain.

The back mountain is not high, there is no need to climb the mountain, there is no ladder, a grass house is located on the slope of the mountain, in front of it is a small pool, surrounded by citronella grass, the fish occasionally bubbling, there is a gurgling sound, or suddenly jump out of the water, make a popping sound.

This grass house is like the Meng Po house at the head of the bridge, ghostly, and Chen Mu also frowned.

When he came to the front, he heard a voice from inside.

"Don't come in, wait outside."

Chen Mu didn't know why, but Lu Shengwu was so nervous, it should be that the practice was at a critical juncture, and Chen Mu had no choice but to sit outside the door.

Sitting like this all night, Chen Mu was also idle, first habitually memorized the shirt book silently to deepen his memory, and then sat down cross-legged and began to practice.

I don't know why, tonight's practice was very smooth, and I settled very quickly, and I entered a state of half-dreaming and half-waking up after a while.

Maybe it's too tired these days, or maybe it's too quiet.

Because of Honggu's death, Chen Mu's mood has not been peaceful, it is difficult to settle these days, and he is reluctant to wake up after entering the meditation, and his practice is intermittent.

Tonight was very smooth, as if there was an invisible force pulling him.

However, Chen Mu gradually felt the cold, this kind of cold was not brought by the weather, let alone a sick kind of body cold, as if it was sealed by ice!

Chen Mu wanted to wake up, but it was like his soul was locked by a nightmare, and he couldn't wake up.

He could only follow the sect of Yin and Yang and Xuanfa, and cultivate in a cycle over and over again, and in just a short moment, he felt extremely hungry and thirsty.

It's as if you can see the food and fat in your body turn into heat, and move around your body, maintaining the temperature of your body and resisting the cold.

It's as if the "ice cube" that seals his body is constantly absorbing his heat!

This kind of nightmare is also something Chen Mu has never experienced, there is no substantive existence in the dream, it is all some invisible feelings, but it is so real!

Chen Mu can only keep practicing and keep emitting heat, otherwise he will be frozen to death in a nightmare the next moment!

This state made Chen Mu feel fear, as if he was standing on the edge of a bottomless dark abyss, and he might fall into it at any time!

He couldn't support it for long, he only felt that it was only a moment, and he felt that it was like a long year, anyway, his body energy had been exhausted, and his whole person was weak, and he gradually fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how long it took to sleep, but feeling the warmth of his body again, Chen Mu woke up quietly, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was sleeping at the door of the grass house, and his body was covered with a thin quilt.

Lu Shengwu had already gotten up, and he set up an earthen stove on the edge of the grass house, and what was boiling in the nest was boiling, and all that wafted out was the fresh smell of herbs.

This smell is also familiar to Chen Mu, which he used for medicinal baths.

However, Chen Mu was still in a weak state, but on the other hand, Lu Shengwu was full of red light, full of energy, and radiant, as if dead wood was spring.

Chen Mu often listens to some storytellers telling stories vividly, saying something like a thousand-year-old demon picking yang to supplement yin, could it be that last night, his yang energy was taken away by Lu Shengwu?

According to Lu Shengwu's statement, yin and yang ginseng and mystic method are ultimately yin and yang, and cold and hot complement each other, and Chen Mu's yang method is to make up for Lu Shengwu.

Although this set of rhetoric is not known to be true or false, Chen Mu's experience last night is so real, his body is so weak today that he can't get up, could it be that what Lu Shengwu said is not bad at all, this magic skill is true?

Chen Mu was still puzzled, Lu Shengwu had already lifted the pot of soup, walked to the house, poured it into the wooden barrel, and said to Chen Mu: "Go in and soak." ”

Chen Mu actually had a lot of questions to ask, but seeing that Lu Sheng didn't have such a posture, it was inconvenient to speak again, as usual, except for his clothes, he stepped into the wooden barrel and soaked in the medicinal bath comfortably.

I don't know if it's because of the hot water or the effect of the medicine, Chen Mu only feels that the heating that was lost last night has returned to his body like a wisp, how comfortable it is!