Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed into the wall of fire.

I saw those flames curling up in the sky, like the stimulated tentacles of insects, shaking violently. The fire was swayed by an unknown external force and was overwhelmed. Before Mu Wan noticed anything, he was picked up by someone and rushed out of the encirclement. Tengu also took the opportunity to break through the confines of the high temperature.

Mu Wan was put down, and she exclaimed.

"Shi Gongzi?"

Although Shi Wuqi had passed through those flames, there was no trace of burns on his body. On closer inspection, the tongue of fire could not touch him at all, and only a few millimeters of his clothes and skin could not be burned. Eighty percent of his spiritual power was wrapped around his body to prevent direct contact with the fire body. He shook off the fan with one hand—it was also ordinary paper, lightly lit by his aura.

He raised his arm and slapped the fan down with his backhand. Agni was instructed by the wind to go straight to his burning master. But after the flames rushed to him, the spot dispersed, and the monster disappeared.

“…… Well? ”

Neither of them paid attention to his movements.

At this time, Shi Wuqi felt someone poking his head out behind him. The youkai appeared behind him at some point, and suddenly buried its head deep in his shoulder. Startled, he slammed his elbow backwards, only to pounce.

"You...... It smells of youkai. ”

"The thief shouts to catch the thief!" Mu Wan scolded.

"What a compliment."

He turned into fire dust and dissipated in an instant, and reappeared in front of them, only a foot away.

Miss Qi rushed to their side and made a clear gesture to fight. The monster glanced at her thoughtfully.

"Ah, I remember. The Lord of the Hundred Bones will not give up...... Isn't it? ”

"Oh? Do you know me? ”

"Who hasn't heard of Shi Gongzi's name...... Guys who like to deal with monsters, how do they mess with just humans? It's a shame for you. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart! ”

Mu Wan's anger never went down, and Tengu had a fierce face, revealing sharp fangs.

Shi Wuqi stared at his eyes, faintly seeing some clues from them.

"You're ......"

“…… Hum. ”

The surrounding fire suddenly became much smaller, and the monster who resisted the fire looked at them several times, took out the white cigarette stick from its neckline, and muttered to itself for a long time.

"It's a nuisance. Forget it, it's a waste of time......"

With that, he shook his cigarette stick and waved away.

Mu Wan wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Shi Wuqi.

"Isn't that enough? You're no match for him either – at least not yet. ”

Shi Wuqi taught her so much, she was on fire, but it was not easy to attack. At this time, it doesn't make sense to say "even if you don't come, I have a way", she knows it. And Shi Gongzi did save her, there is nothing to say.

The snow and ice created by the tengu poured down from the sky in this area, extinguishing the remaining flames. The vegetation billows with black smoke and looks ghostly in the dim moonlight.

The two of them returned to the house of the lodging lady in silence. Shanhai and Ah Luan have been waiting for a long time. Seeing that they had come back in disgrace, the master and apprentice asked anxiously. Mu Wan stated the cause and effect, mixed with complaints about Shi Wuren, and the nominee's unconvinced defense. It took a long time, and the two of them finally sorted things out.

Shanhai didn't know that before she walked with them, in addition to Yingyue-kun, she had encountered such a terrible monster. He wanted to ask about the monster, but Shi Wuqi interrupted him and asked him while pouring tea:

"Don't talk about that. You went from house to house during the day, and what did you ask? ”

Shanhai frowned slightly and didn't ask any more. He explained the day's events in detail, and Ah Luan added. How many people have disappeared in this mountain village, when did they disappear, their age and occupation, where the bones were buried, the recent abnormalities, and the difficulties of each family......

"However, I was a little strange at first, although the mountain was rich, but I saw that the village was well built, so I guessed that they had some kind of earning income. Although I visited every house today and didn't find anything, I basically concluded...... Everyone in charge is afraid that they will be involved with bandits. Many things came from far away – I even saw the fabrics of Dailuan City. ”

"Maybe it's business," Mu Wan guessed, "this mountain is very long, and many caravans pass through here." ”

Shi Wuqi sneered: "Hmph, what is there to exchange for this poor country?" It's better to grab the money quickly. Moreover, the girl also told me in the morning that the people of the village had indeed done some shady work. Many of the bodies that were killed were thrown into the ravine. ”

Saying this, everyone in this room felt hairy. After a while, they all fell silent again, and with those troubles during the day, everyone felt unhappy. It was late at night, but no one was resting. Shanhai urged Ah Luan a few times, but she was indifferent. Not long after, Shi Wuqi suddenly stood up and walked out the door.

"Where are you going?" Mu Wan asked.

"Guess what."

Hearing this made her angry. It was clearly a kind question, who would have thought that his reply would be no better than the monster's two "What do you have to do with it".

"Don't go to the girl's house during the day, do you?"

"Clever. There is no prize for guessing correctly. ”

After saying that, he really walked out the door.

Shanhai recalled that he had heard the beautiful girl in Mu Wan's retelling, but she had just said a word.

"The girl you said was so beautiful, but she lived in the farthest and most dilapidated hut?" He turned to her and asked.

"Well, she said she was married."

“…… There must be something strange. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

At this time, Dai Luan came up and interjected.

"When we asked about the number of people in the village during the day, they did mention the farthest house. Looks like I almost forgot about it. But there lived an old lady who had long since passed away, and the other villagers ignored her - some of them didn't know she was dead. ”

Shanhai wanted to catch up with Shi Wuqi, but Miss Qi suddenly stood at the door, as if she was sincere in trying to stop them.

He seemed to understand something.

But Mu Wan didn't understand.

She sighed, her face displeased, obviously not wanting to mention it again. She couldn't help but take Ah Luan's hand and urged her to go back to the house to sleep. Ah Luan didn't know where the god was so big, and she didn't want to sleep, she stretched out her hand to the mountains and seas as if asking for help, and he just waved his hand expressionlessly.

"Go to bed early."

Not long after lying in bed, Ah Luan actually fell asleep easily. It seems that he is really sleepy, but he just saw that no one was sleeping, so he just held on.

In comparison, Mu Wan was not so easy. The scenes of the day are vividly interpreted in the mind, over and over again, which makes people very irritated. Is it unwilling to be saved by the guy of the Hundred Skeleton Lord, or is he resentful because he can't easily deal with the demon fire of the red-clothed monster. She couldn't tell, maybe both, so she was even more upset.

When it comes to the head, it's all because of my own lack of ability.

If I can be a little stronger, a little stronger, I won't be able to be tricked by that damn impermanence and can't find the north, and I won't be reduced to the point of being helped by Shi Wu.

Master, maybe I wouldn't have suffered so much.

After a whole hour, Mu Wan was still thinking nonsense, and in a trance she finally felt a little sleepy. At this time, a figure suddenly appeared outside the window - it turned out to be Rin Shanhai. He knocked on the window and immediately disappeared from it. Mu Wan almost thought that she had seen it wrong, and she sat up from the bed alertly, a little unclear.

Besides, Shi Gongzi did come to the small thatched hut during the day.

In the morning, she said to him, "Just call the white girl." At this time, in the middle of the night, the white girl was awake. She cheerfully opened the door and welcomed him in, affectionately taking his arm.

"Shi Gongzi really didn't break his promise, but he came too late, and people were sleepy. Oh, why do you have so much dirt on you, what the hell are you doing? ”

As she spoke, the white girl suddenly let go of him and wrung a clean rag. Shi Wuqi sat on the shabby chair, waved his hand, said it was not tight, and accidentally fell down when he came. But he went on to say:

"Before I came, I went to the ravine you mentioned and took a look, and I did see white bones in the moonlight, which was really terrifying. It seems that you are honest and do not deceive me, and the people in this mountain village are not good. ”

"Not really!" The white girl walked up and diligently patted the dust off his body with a wet rag, "You must make the decision for the little girl." And since there is no news of my man, I have had enough of the bullying, and my family is already surrounded by walls, and the only remaining dowry has been robbed by them. Have pity on me alone, living such a hard life......"

The white girl complained in a low voice. As he spoke, he began to sob. Shi Wuqi hurriedly stood up to coax her, and she suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said pleadingly:

"Otherwise, Shi Gongzi will stay, I am a girl's family, and I can't survive in this mountain......"

"Oh? Yes. ”

Shi Wuqi's face changed suddenly, he simply let go of the white girl's arm with both hands, and shook out the fan.

"I see that your little life is quite moist? Open the meat every three or five times, very comfortable. ”

The white girl's eyes widened, and tears were still rolling. She looked at him with some horror.

"What are you talking about? I have to dig some wild vegetables all day long to satisfy my hunger, and you say ......"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Wuqi's face turned faster than a book, and the previous gentle concern was gone. He unceremoniously pinched the white girl's face, and her fair skin was flushed with red marks.

"I see that the sickle and hoe on your wall do not carry any sludge at all, except for the dust that falls, it is very clean, and it does not look like it is plowing the ground every day. Besides, with this little thing alone, how could you have lived in this poor country for a year and still be so smart? I see the monster that eats people in the mouths of the villagers, it's you......"

Shi Wuqi didn't exert too much force, she struggled to push away, and said pitifully, "What the hell are you talking about......"

"Still pretending to be with me."

There was an extremely faint sound outside, and the white girl suddenly screamed as if frightened, hiding behind Shi Wuqi. He walked out the door and looked left and right, and the white girl followed all the time, one hand carefully tugging at the corner of his clothes.

Immediately after, he instantly grabbed her other hand.

The hand that the white girl was pinched actually stretched out of its extremely long nails, glowing with a terrible cold light in the dim moonlight.