It's sunny and bright, bright and dark.

It was the third day they had spent on the boat. Occasionally, on a trip to shore, the guys on the boat went to buy some necessities. Then they went to the shore and walked around. They are accustomed to ups and downs in the river, and when they go ashore, they all have the illusion of swaying up and down.

The ship was a cargo ship, carrying people was just a side hustle, and in addition to the four of them, there were quite a few guys. Because it is down the river, there is no need to paddle now, and everyone is relatively leisurely.

It was dark, the river was quiet, and the trembling moon was reflected, shining with sparkling light.

"Legend has it that there is a river that flows against the current."

The boat standing by the boat admiring the moon did not look back to know that someone was approaching him. He said suddenly, and Shanhai was puzzled.

"You mean...... Bury Head River? ”

"Yes. Rumor has it that it is a place where life and death meet. It was full of a leafless flower, red, like fire. ”

"Some want to see it."

Zhou Cai glanced back at him, smiled and said, "I can't come back if I see it." ”

Dai Luan hasn't slept yet. She stepped out of the tent, rubbed her eyes, and came to the side of the boat. The mountains and seas pulled her in a little, afraid that she would accidentally plant it. But the boat stood firmly at the bow of the boat, without the slightest fear.

"Where's Liangqiu?"

"She fell asleep. She's been tired lately. ”

"Well, it's good to be able to fall asleep. Why haven't you rested yet? ”

"I can't sleep......" she rubbed her eyes again, "Shanhai, when will we be able to go ashore?" ”

"I don't know. I think it should be soon. ”

Zhou Bowl turned and took two steps forward, a little further away from the water. He asked with interest:

"As the leader, don't you even know when to get off the boat?"

"Indeed."

Although Shanhai admits it, he always doesn't say a word about more things, which is his style. The map that she couldn't understand was still with Mu Wan, and she always kept it close to her, for fear of losing it again. Zhou Cai saw that he didn't mean to continue, but deliberately asked.

"Someone, or something?"

"Let it be. Maybe it's a person, maybe it's a thing. ”

Dai Luan looked at the mountains and seas, and then at the boat. Their faces were all equally calm, seemingly interested in the topic, but not so interested. She turned to Zhou Vessel and said:

"What about you? Where are you going? If you want to see the scenery of the Central Plains, you can't see anything interesting after walking the waterway for so many days. ”

"Hmm...... You're smart. It doesn't hurt to tell you – but do you like dogs? ”

“…… Dog? Dai Luan immediately thought of Mu Wan's tengu and asked vigilantly, "What's wrong with the dog?" ”

"Not really. I'm going to a ...... It's a place full of 'dogs'. This is what an impermanent person entrusted to me. ”

"Impermanence?" The mountains and seas noticed it.

"Yes. Xishu Wenxiang - a shabby poor scholar. We knew each other hundreds of years ago, while he was still alive. At that time, I was just learning how to shapeshift. Very boring story, not very interesting. ”

Dai Luan's eyes widened, and she didn't feel sleepy.

"Do you know Liangyue-kun?!"

"Isn't that weird? You don't have anything to do with impermanence. Or is it ...... You know him, too? ”

"Well, sort of......" she sputtered. Shanhai didn't interject, he wasn't sure if Zhou Vessel knew about Wan Ghost Zhi, and he was still quietly observing.

"But it has nothing to do with me...... Zhou Cai glanced back at the moon, "Liangyuejun helped me find a piece of feng shui treasure land for the county lord and buried it properly." As a token of my gratitude to him, I agreed to look up something for him. ”

Dai Luan couldn't help muttering: "Why is this guy so idle, leaving everything to others to do......"

"Hahaha, not really, as an impermanent ghost, he is indeed very busy. He asked me to go to a county town to the north. Some rules, over there, are ...... Challenge. A lot of onmyoji and youkai are gathered there, and there is a lot of money flowing......"

"Does it have anything to do with that?" Dai Luan didn't understand, "And the dog I talked about before, what does it matter." ”

Zhou took a light breath.

"How so...... It's messy there. Although it is only a small county town, it is very lively underground. Do you know what kind of cockfighting, dog fighting, and cricket fighting bazaar? It's the same there, there's a very famous 'dog farm'. In fact, it's not the dogs that fight each other, but the monsters. ”

"What ......" Shan Hai had heard of for the first time, "there is such a place?" Are you here to deal with this place for Liang Yuejun? ”

"No, it's not. Everything that exists has its own rationality. There are rules there, and we have no right to interfere. Moreover, if something really big could happen, Yama Demon would have sent someone to solve it a long time ago...... Where am I going to find a man and bring that man to him? ”

Although Shanhai subconsciously wanted to ask "who", he himself did not confess their purpose to Zhou, so it was inconvenient to ask. Dai Luan probably knew this, and she asked another question.

"What the hell is that 'dog farm'?"

"I haven't seen it either. However, according to Xi Shu, it is larger than the ordinary cage where the animals are kept - it is a whole platform, with high walls and iron nets. But it's not so much a platform as a pit. And the people looked in a circle, just as you fight crickets...... It's just that you're beating to the death inside, it's just a monster. Occasionally, there are people. Therefore, the 'net' is more special, it should be that you have recited the scriptures or sprinkled the runic water and laid out the formation, otherwise something would have happened earlier. ”

"That must ...... It's exciting. ”

Dai Luan replied, but her expression did not change. Sometimes Shanhai doesn't understand her very well, I don't know if she was really born indifferent like this, or if she is the same as him, just with a cold face, not used to having more expressions. From this point of view, their master and apprentice are still carved out of this mold.

"I think so. There are many onmyoji who do not seem to you to be in the stream, and in addition to the onmyoji who have come to inquire about the news in the shadows, there are also those who are not liked by orthodox people like you...... Demon hunters, and some demon envoys. They put the monsters they captured and domesticated in it, signed life and death certificates for them, and more people bet. The money there is dirty and usually has to be 'washed' before it can be taken out and used. The county government acquiesced, that place was poor and bad, and it couldn't get rich without some gimmicks. But after all this time, they are still poor...... Probably most of the time, it's pouring money from the left hand to the right hand. ”

"I don't like that...... "I don't like dog fighting, I don't like cricket fighting." When I was a kid, I thought it was funny, but when I grew up, I didn't want to watch them – I always found them painful. ”

"That's good, kid. I don't like it either. ”

Zhou Cai said, patting her head lovingly, and the mountains and seas did not stop her.

"In that place, there are occasionally witchers who catch free monsters and sell them to the 'dog farm', and usually those who can be caught are not strong, and there is no one to protect them, so they all become the playthings of the masters. The regulars inside are like the champions of the martial arts competition, and they will change occasionally. They don't treat people well either—they lynch people who can't pay back their debts, or commit other things, or throw them into a monster pile, or run a game. Those games have to be charged for the game, because human beings are powerless, there is no suspense, and there is only one way to die in front of the monsters who are driven crazy or trained crazy, there is no suspense, and there is no need to gamble. ”

Zhou Ware calmly told the horrific story.

The evening breeze blew onto the boat, and people shivered with cold.

"The occasional brawl is also a way to attract people...... Ah, it is said that there are also people who will challenge the youkai who are the 'champions', but there are very few. ”

"Onmyoji?"

"Sometimes it's an onmyoji, sometimes it's a martial artist. Because humans are allowed to bring something, it makes the fight seem more ...... Balance. But the monsters won't wait for you to set up the formation, so there are many martial artists. People also have to sign a life and death certificate, and youkai can kill, but people can't kill youkai - otherwise the next youkai will not be easy to find, and you will lose a lot of money. ”

"It's really strange that someone would take the initiative to beg for ...... If you get beaten, you have to lose money. ”

"Haha, because if the other party loses its combat effectiveness, there will also be money. You don't have a lot of money, but you'll become famous, and rich people will pay you a lot of money to be a bodyguard, or someone from outside will pay more to buy you and go to other places to fight. As you should know, there are many places where there are overt and covert martial arts tournaments. ”

"Is the person you're looking for mixed in there? Is it to ...... Get him out? After thinking for a while, Shanhai asked.

"I don't know, I don't know anything. It's just that Liang Yuejun is also very calm, maybe he knows that the person's life is still long. ”

"This is so weird!" Dai Luan was a little excited, "Most of the time...... Talent should be on the weak side. But once it is stronger in terms of numbers or other aspects, this kind of thing should be done...... Why is there always one side to be persecuted? ”

"I'm glad you think so. It's also naïve...... But if everyone thinks the same way as you, most youkai are not unreasonable. ”

Power is used to protect, not harm, and both humans and demons should be alike.

Everyone understands the truth, but no one wants to think of it in the face of interests.

"Having said so much...... Interested? Since you said you don't know where to go, why don't you go with me and go to that place and see the world. ”

Shanhai always felt that this was not good for Ah Luan, but although she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, she was also an adult, and she should have her own ideas and opinions. Mu Wan's attitude is probably more casual, you can ask her again tomorrow morning. Without waiting for Dai Luan to answer, she suddenly grabbed her cuffs and said seriously:

"Let's go check it out!"

"Don't you like it?" He asked, "Why do you want to go to see those cruel things?" ”

"There...... There must be a lot of yokai who need help, right? They don't want to be trapped there for the rest of their lives, either to kill each other or to be killed by each other, right? ”

Rin Shanhai sighed.

"You're right. But we were unfamiliar with the place, and we didn't know where to start. What's more, even if you helped this wave, what about next time? Even if you can get out of it, there will be new youkai to be brought along. ”

"How much can be saved."

“…… Zhou Gongzi is right, you are indeed a naïve child. But ......"

But that's probably a good thing, he thought.

Although she is good, she is not stupid and strong, which is very rare. will not let himself die because of his recklessness, and even if he is in danger, he can protect himself, as a little girl, it is indeed amazing.

He was often proud that she was his apprentice, even though he felt he had taught her nothing. But she still learned a lot – on her own. This is also the reason why he is willing to take her on a tour and watch her grow.

What about Dai Luan? Would she be proud to have such a master? Or, because such a master failed to teach her anything, do you secretly blame her?