After Tian Jinkun left, the three of them sat down again, Tian Yi had no appetite, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and sighed to himself.

Chen Shuqing said: "Old man, I think there must be something strange behind this matter, but just based on the two of you speaking verbally, it is not easy for us to draw conclusions." However, the two of us came to this Fengzhou Island precisely because we detected the power of evil monsters on this island and wanted to complete our own mission, and now while Jinkun is not here, please tell us more details, so that we can further sort out our clues and think about how to solve it. ”

Tian Yi nodded and said, "That's it, it's very good." Let's put it this way, I grew up on this Fengzhou Island since I was a child, and when I was twenty years old, I married a woman on the island, and I planned to have children and live a stable life, but my wife had a difficult birth two years later, and adults and children lost their lives together. After that, the villagers said that I was a wife, and no one wanted to marry me again, so I became a lonely person, living on this ferry every day.

Eighteen years ago, one day in the 26th year of Daoguang, when I was crossing the river, I suddenly saw a wooden basin floating on the river, and the cry of a baby came from it. At that time, I had just passed the age of confusion, and the size of the baby seemed to have passed the lactation period, and I thought to myself that this must be a gift from God who saw me lonely and pitiful, and gave me a gift, so he brought him home and pulled a handful of and urine, this is Jinkun. To be honest, although it is a child who was picked up, I have always raised Jinkun as my own son, and I have no second thoughts. ”

Pu Zixuan is particularly sensitive to the relationship between father and son, thinking of the wicked Huang Ping'an, who abandoned his wife and children that day, and then compared with this old man, he couldn't help but feel compassion and sighed: "It turns out that Jinkun is not your own child, but you are still willing to bankrupt your family in order to cure his strange disease, which really makes me admire." My mother died when I was a child, and my father has been missing for many years, if I am that Jinkun, I meet an old man like you, even if I want to take medicine every day, I am willing. ”

Tian Yi sighed: "It's a pity that Jinkun, this child, has also lost his mother's love since he was a child, and his personality is a little perverse. However, he was really cute when he was young, before he was five years old, I couldn't leave him alone at home, so I often carried him to the ferry with him, he didn't make a fuss at all, every time I was tired, he rubbed my shoulder, and said, 'Daddy, it won't hurt if you rub it.' "With Jinkun, I really don't feel hard no matter how tired I am, alas, I don't know what kind of sin I have made, why did it become like this......" After speaking, I couldn't help but feel sad.

Pu Zixuan patted Tian Yi's arm, signaled him to be relieved, and asked, "Jin Kun ran away from home four times, could it be that the problem is here?" ”

Tian Yi nodded and said, "The first three times, he came back safely, but last year, I don't know what unclean things I encountered, so I suffered from this evil." ”

Chen Shuqing asked: "Then do you know what happened that time?" ”

"This is going to start with the history of our Fengzhou Island, do you know why this island is called Fengzhou Island? Because the shape of this island is like a phoenix with wings spread. Although it is an island, it is really not small, and the distance between the two farthest points is also fifteen or sixteen miles. The position we are in now is at the head of this phoenix, all the seventy or eighty islanders either live at the head or on both wings of the phoenix, and no one lives at the tail of the phoenix, because the tail is at least ten miles away from here, and there is a mountain there, called Black Wind Mountain, since the beginning of last year, the government has listed the tail of Fengzhou Island as a forbidden area, and no one is allowed to enter that area. ”

"Why?" Pu Zixuan asked.

"Their reason is that the Black Wind Mountain is a volcano, and they don't know when it will erupt, but the islanders all say that this Leshan County has been a place where the demons are located since ancient times, and some people have seen monsters appear in the Black Wind Mountain, and it must be the nest of the monsters. At the beginning, there were officers and soldiers stationed in that area to prevent people from entering, but since Shi Dakai arrived in the area of the Dadu River last year, the imperial court was busy with war, so it did not have the time to send officers and soldiers to garrison this island. ”

The demonic aura that Pu Zixuan felt was coming from Black Wind Mountain, and he listened more and more attentively.

"My son Jinkun ran away from home because of some trivial matters in August last year, so he went to that area and disappeared for three days. I panicked and organized the islanders to search for it to no avail, but three days later, Jin Kun returned home in good condition, and as soon as he came back, he hugged me and cried, saying that his comrades-in-arms were all killed by monsters in Kunlun Mountain, and he almost couldn't come back to see me. That's when his crazy words began, at first it was just the story of Kunlun Mountain, and then every month that passed, his bizarre memories would add to the flooding of the Dadu River, and then to how their Taiping army fought against the Qing army...... So what does that feel like? It was as if the old memories were constantly disappearing, and new memories were constantly filling his head...... I'm really afraid that one day, he will forget everything and become a different person completely, alas, what is the difference between that and death? ”

After listening to Tian Yi's story, although it is not known what his son Tian Jinkun has experienced in the past few days, the two of them also understand the apparent causes and consequences. Chen Shuqing comforted: "Old man, don't worry too much, according to our years of experience, I think that Jin Kun did hit the evil, or to put it bluntly, he met the monster on the Black Wind Mountain, and was controlled by the monster to remember it, this kind of thing, whether it is taking medicine or preaching, it is useless." ”

Tian Yi asked anxiously: "Then according to the meaning of the two of you, is there any other way to save Jinkun?" ”

Chen Shuqing said: "Although we are not absolutely sure, but once we find that monster, get rid of him or force him to remove his demonic power, I think Jinkun should be able to return to his original state." ”

Tian Yi immediately stood up and asked in surprise, "How can I find that monster?" ”

Pu Zixuan asked rhetorically: "The old man is old and doesn't know how to do magic, so he won't want to catch that monster himself, right?" ”

Tian Yi said: "As I said, there are 20 islanders on the island who have encountered evil spirits, and with their families, it should not be a problem for us to organize 50 or 60 people to go together." ”

Pu Zixuan shook his head: "I can sense the specific location of the monster, there are a lot of them, you have also seen the water monster, it is just a low-level monster, and it can easily deal with more than ten people, you go, even if you are lucky enough to kill a few monsters, I am afraid that it will cost more than twenty lives." ”

When Tian Yi heard this, he knelt directly in front of the two of them, and begged: "Two masters, I know that your magic power is boundless, and the old man begs you to help us and come forward to subdue the demons, if you can save us suffering islanders, the old man is willing to persuade everyone to help the two of you make up a hundred taels of silver as a thank you gift." ”

Looking at the scene of Tian Yi's family, Pu Zixuan's heart had already softened, and he hurriedly leaned over and pulled Tian Yi up: "Hurry up and excuse me, in fact, even if you don't say it, Shuqing and I were going to find that monster, that monster stole the relics of my ancestors, and we came to this Fengzhou Island to retrieve our things." We plan to rest for a day, and tomorrow we will go to the Black Wind Mountain to subdue the demons, please don't mention the matter of thanks. ”

Chen Shuqing also joked: "This guy not only has boundless mana, but also boundless financial resources, he has never been the only one who gives money to others, and I have never seen him receive money from others." Old man, this matter is covered with us. ”

Tian Yi was grateful and said, "Two Living Bodhisattvas, it is a blessing to meet you in this life...... Come on, come on, eat quickly, and if you need anything, just ask. ”

So the three of them continued to drink and eat food, chatting about miscellaneous topics, and before they knew it, Tian Jinkun also returned home in the evening. When the three of them saw that he was depressed, they stopped talking about him. When the moon was dark and the stars were scarce, Tian Yi helped the two make the bed and prepare to go to bed, but this time, the problem came again.

Tian Yi's home only has two bedrooms and two beds, and one bed for him and his son is just enough, but in order to stay with Pu Chen and the others, he and Tian Jinkun temporarily shared the same bed, leaving only one bed.

Along the way, even if Pu Zixuan and Chen Shuqing stayed in the guest house, they were also one person in one room, and there was no situation where men and women did not kiss each other, and the two were immediately embarrassed, so they explained the problem to Tian Yi and hoped to solve it.

Tian Yi was surprised and guilty: "Oh, two, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's really old and inconsiderate, I thought you were husband and wife, so I made this wrong arrangement, I don't want the two to be just companions, since this is the case, please sleep in one bed each, and Jinkun and I will sleep on the ground." ”

Pu Zixuan immediately refused: "We are already here to deeply disturb the two of you, how can we still let you sleep on the ground?" If it's inconvenient, leave this room for the lady, and I'll go outside to find the inn. ”

Tian Yi sighed: "Alas, it's a pity that there are only residents on this Fengzhou Island, and there are no inns. Don't worry about it, we are in good health, and it will not be a problem for two days a day, and please don't shirk it. ”

Chen Shuqing looked at this helpless state on the side, but also freely, and said: "Old man, although Pu Zixuan and I are not husband and wife, but sleeping in the same bed is just for rest, there is really no need to attach too many moral constraints, we can share a bed tonight, and we don't have to cause trouble to anyone." Then Chong Pu Zixuan asked, "It's cheaper for you, you won't mind, right?" ”

Pu Zixuan saw that Chen Shuqing, a big beauty, took the initiative to solve the siege, and he, a man who had been looking for flowers for a long time, could still have any opinions, and even rejoiced at her decision, but he couldn't be too straightforward, so he said: "This arrangement is very reasonable, I don't have any opinions." ”

Seeing this, Tian Yi no longer insisted, and even showed an inadvertent evil smile at the corner of his mouth: "Since the two of you are fine, the old man won't say anything, please rest early, and if you need anything, you can tell at any time." ”