The "floating corpse" that Takimiao and Kapok salvaged from the river did not have a drop of water on their bodies.

It took a bit of work to get it up. The handicraft of the kapok turned into a long, sturdy branch, and tried to reach into the river to intercept it. But she was too light, and after holding the "floating corpse", she was almost carried into the river by the water power in connection with herself, she let go of her hand sharply, and it was still Takimiao who pulled her back. Finally, he flew to the surface of the river and scooped up the thing.

"So you can fly?" Kapok looked at him incredulously.

"It's only recently ......"

"But why are there corpses down the river?"

"I don't know. When I was a child, I heard that this kind of thing only happened in times of war. The corpses of soldiers and civilians were piled up, sometimes completely blocking the estuary. The corpses were soaked and stenched, and the plague began to spread. ”

"Ah, it's scary, I've never heard of it." Kapok stretched out his finger and poked the man's face, "There is no demonic energy on this corpse, it should be a human." Was it moving just now? ”

“…… Are you moving? ”

The two of them didn't know why they were doing such a thing. Maybe on a yellow-red river, with such an abrupt corpse in a wide and flat field of vision, you will also have the urge to salvage it?

Didn't you? All right.

The "corpse" was indeed moving, and Kapok did not talk nonsense. There was a slight heaval in his chest, but there was no blood on his body. The water didn't soak through her clothes, nor did her hair, it just held it up like an oil film, but it didn't penetrate at all. The mouth and nose are upward, maybe unlucky, and now it's a real corpse.

They took the "corpse" back to the hut and laid it flat on the bed. Truth be told, the clothes were much cleaner than the dusty bed boards. It was a woman, and neither of them had ever seen her.

Kapok crossed her little hands and placed them on her chest, and Takimiao asked, "Are you going to try draining water?" ”

"That's right?" As she spoke, she tried to press it up again and again, "I remember a friend who saved a drowning human like this. ”

Kapok's strength is not great, although it is far superior to that of a human child, but she does not know what force to use, for fear of crushing her ribs. Takimiao hadn't seen anyone do that, but he had heard of it. So he pressed his hand on Kapok's hand, pressing harder and more regularly. He didn't know if it was the right thing to do, he could only say, everything was as it was.

The person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.

First there was a violent cough. The two men hurriedly let go of their hands, and she sat up, coughing violently. A large stream of red liquid splattered out, and she couldn't tell if it was her nose or mouth, and she immediately covered her mouth and nose with her hands. Apparently she was choking on some water, even though the color was easily reminiscent of blood. When she coughed, she made a sound similar to vomiting, and her stomach must have been very upset. There wasn't much liquid, but after coughing for a long time, she spit out some solids in her mouth.

That's right, solid, even fluttery.

Kapok reached out and picked up a piece of it. It turned out to be a few lotus petals. They are not viscous, they do not contaminate the mucus in the human body, and they are still clean.

It took her a long time to rest, but her breathing was still rapid. And because she was breathing too fast, her brain was dizzy, and everything was shining with black and white, as if she had been strangled by someone and suddenly let go. An inexplicable feeling of nausea made her tears welled up, and she didn't wipe it when she hung it in her eyes.

"Hold on, there's still some water here." Takimiao poured the only remaining water from the bucket back into the cup and handed it to her.

She didn't want to drink, she just stared blankly and looked ahead.

"Where are you from?" Kapok asked.

She shook her head.

"So, what's your name?" Takimiao asked.

She was silent for a moment, then let out a fluttering sigh.

“…… Liang Qiu Muwan. ”

This voice is a little hoarse, and I haven't spoken for a long time when I hear it.

Her eyes lit up suddenly, and she fumbled around herself, as if she was looking for something. Under the wide hem of her clothes, a thin umbrella barrel hung from her waist, and she felt for one. Finally, she breathed a sigh of relief. In this case, it stands to reason that the umbrella is easy to lose, but I have to say that she is really lucky. The handle of the umbrella was put on the rope between the barrel and the waist, and it was stuck, and she couldn't get it off for a long time.

Mu Wan gave up and took a long breath, as if he felt a little more relaxed.

"Where is this ......?"

Her voice was a little better than it had been before. But the other two couldn't answer this question, after all, they didn't know what this place was, including the long-lived kapok.

"It's hard for me to say." Kapok stretched out his hand, "It's you, do you want to think about it, have you forgotten something?" It's before I fell into the river, and there were people or something. ”

Takimiao then explained that the water of the river seemed to make people forget something.

Mu Wan frowned, pursed his lips, his eyes looked a little fierce, this time they didn't dare to speak, they just felt a little inexplicable. But she tried to take a deep breath, and soon calmed down.

"I haven't forgotten anything, thanks for the reminder...... I remember important things and important people. ”

Takimiao breathed a sigh of relief for her: "That's fine." ”

"What time is it?"

"It's the end of the month."

"It's late?"

It's been so many days outside.

Mu Wan stood up, but suddenly stumbled. Her legs hadn't been used for too long, and she couldn't stand steadily. She walked out the door, followed by the other two. Faced with that barren and depressed scene, she was at a loss.

"How can I ...... Go where there are people? A lot of people's places, towns and villages. ”

"Walking all the way down the east side, I heard that there was a village. But I don't know the name. Moreover, this was hundreds of years ago, and I'm not sure if the village is still there. Hey, won't you stay a little longer? ”

Kapok looked at her with a sparkle in his eyes. Takimiao could understand that look, as if she was pestering herself to tell what she had experienced. But judging from Mu Wan's expression, she didn't want to continue to spend here, she had other things to do.

"How far? I'm leaving now, how long will it take to get there? ”

"You're kidding, right?" Kapok blinked, "The place where I can move is about two hundred miles away. Even if I could walk to the very edge, it would still look like this. No trees, no birds, just dry air and cracked earth. It also almost never rains, and the water comes from far, far away. Even if you walk for a day and a night, you won't be able to reach that village. What's more, maybe the village has been demolished long ago. ”

Mu Wan raised his head and looked at the pale sky. She suddenly raised her hand and whistled, as if calling for something. Taki Miao and Kapok also raised their heads and looked left and right at the nearby sky, but they didn't see anything.

After a while, a black dot suddenly appeared in the sky. The black dots grew bigger and bigger, like a thick drop of ink on white paper. Soon, the ink mark had a simple outline. It flapped its wings and looked hideous, and with a strange roar, the huge youkai fell to the ground.

Takimiao took two steps back, stretched out a finger, and questioned the general.

"Y-Can you summon a tengu? Do you have this bloodline? ”

After not seeing her old friend for a long time, she hugged Tengu's furry body and got a hint of peace of mind from the touch. She couldn't summon youkai in Qinglian Town, which made her lose a lot of security. Fortunately, this is only temporary. But hearing Takimiao's questioning, she felt a little puzzled.

"Yes, indeed. But why are you so surprised? I know that there are not many such people, but they are not so ......"

“…… It's nothing. ”

"Yes is yes, say what you want. I don't want to say that I won't force you - don't give you a problem. ”

Takimiao frowned, she didn't expect this woman to be quite fierce. But he wasn't too afraid, just tightened his eyebrows and said:

"Nope. It's embarrassing to say, when I was down, I was chased and killed by such an onmyoji. He also knows how to use tengu. ”

"W-What? Who? ”

Mu Wan suddenly let go of the tengu and turned to look at him. Takimiao felt that she was a little sensitive, but there was no meaning in her eyes to cover up, but she did not hide a certain disgust at all. This is probably the only useful thing that Taki Fu gave him - to observe words and looks.

"A black onmyoji. He has the breath of a tengu in him, but you don't. You haven't called it out in a long time? ”

“…… Right. That onmyoji, isn't it ......" Mu Wan looked him up and down, "You are a half-demon?" ”

"Yes...... But I also have a name. You can call me Takimiao. ”

"Do you still have that name?"

This is the voice of the fourth person.

Mu Wan drew the umbrella almost instinctively, but the knot had not yet been untied, and it was stuck there. Tengu bared his teeth behind her back for a long time, but he hadn't attacked yet. They looked over and saw a man in white standing tall with a white velvet feather fan in his hand, like a dandelion in the wasteland.

Takimiao's tone was a little complicated.

"Cangyu?"

"Call brother."

Kapok looked at him, and then at Takimiao.

"This is the troublesome brother you are talking about? Why don't you look like each other? ”

"It's not a kiss."

Takimiao's face is not good-looking, and neither is Mu Wan. She remembered how this man had led them into such a dangerous situation when they were in Paradise City. Although objectively he didn't do anything wrong, Yan Muxue's body was the one he took away and let She Jiu steal. Mu Wan remembers it to the present.

"What do you say? We were born and raised by a father, so why aren't we relatives? ”

"He is an old man, but he does not feed him. When exactly did you get here? ”

Kapok suddenly said, he had been standing at the door a long time ago.

“…… Then why don't you tell us? ”

"Huh? What to say? ”

“……”

Takimiao has discovered that the logic of ordinary people cannot be applied to Kapok. He and Mu Wan no longer cared about her, and stared at Cang Yu intently. Cang Yu waved his hand again and again and explained:

"I'm not here to find you, girl." Cang Yu waved his hand again and again, "Well, I didn't expect you to appear in such a desolate place." I'm here to persuade my good brother to come with me, it has nothing to do with you, don't worry. ”

Mu Wan glanced back at Lu Miao, and then looked at him.

"Then why don't you ask him if he wants to go with you."

"You don't mind other people's housework."

"He doesn't want to go with you!"

Kapok tugged at Takimiao's clothes and dragged him backwards. The tengu on the side lowered his body even more, and let out a threatening whine from his mouth. Cangyu showed a look of disgust, and when he saw the dog, it was like seeing something filthy, and he felt disgusted and looked down upon.

A lot of animals don't like dogs, they are too loyal to humans.

Cangyu tidied up the hem of his clothes, looked at Takimiao behind Mu Wan, and then looked at Kapok. Then, he said unhurriedly to Takimiao:

"Frost Moon is looking for you."