When I arrived at Qingshan Town, it was a little late, the night was foggy, and I could only see a foot or two.

The horse that Shi Yong rode was the old horse of the Wujiaban, and it can be regarded as the hero who followed the Wujiaban to the north and south, probably the horse walked more places, ate more forage, and also had a bit of spirituality, and was still at the entrance of Qingshan Town, so it was reluctant to go further.

The old horse has a big temper, and it is harder to coax than the big black.

Shi Yong pulled the reins a few times, but he couldn't pat it, so he had to come down and take it.

"Ma Zuzong, let's go."

The horse's neck stubbornly twisted, but it refused.

Shi Yong: ......

The big black snorted twice, rushed up and took a bite on the horse's buttocks.

It's not light, it's not heavy, it's just enough to make the horse hurt.

The horse neighed, and the hooves finally stepped out.

Shi Yong glanced at Da Hei, "You are amazing." ”

Da Hei was praised, flicked his tail, and ran in front of the old horse.

Qingshan Town is still the same as when Shi Yong left that day, with water on one side and mountains on both sides, heavy fog in the morning and evening, rainy, and windy on the long street.

The blood at the entrance of the street did not seem to have been washed away, except for the blood that had solidified into a black brown under the eaves, and the air sent by the long wind seemed to be filled with the smell of blood, which made people breathless and couldn't wait to close their pores.

The streets were empty, there was no one.

Like a ghost town.

Walking alone on the long street, flanked by shadowy houses, some with closed doors and some open, revealing the tables and chairs inside. The exterior walls and wooden pillars were littered with slash marks, holes in bows, arrows, knives and guns, and blood stains attached to them. This centuries-old ancient town is like a huge ghost movie shooting site in a dead silence, and it instantly pulls Shi Yong back to that bloody breakthrough night.

After the terrible killing, the town was even more terrible than when it was killed, and in every open gate, there seemed to be a pair of eyes, and there were some unjust souls who had died in vain, so that Shi Yong could not hear the howl of the flying sand trees mixed with the wind or the terrible cries of the people who died miserably.

She understood why the lady who sold tea asked her to return the same way.

It's really not suitable for normal people.

Shi Yong unconsciously walked to the bridge in Qingshan Town.

At the end of the bridge, there is Pei's house.

The bridge was full of fog, Shi Yong led the horse, took the dog, lit a torch, listened to the river flowing under the bridge, and walked slowly over.

But for a few days, no one, Pei's Mansion seemed to be deserted, on the plaque with the word "Pei's Mansion" written at the gate, there was a sharp arrow, the arrow broke into the plaque, one side of the plaque cracked, tilted down, and looked extremely defeated.

The low house next to Pei's house is Pei Sanbo's home,

Shi Yong still remembers that when they came that night, their family was full of noise, many people came to pick them up, and a few children were interspersed with noisy and shouting in the crowd, which caused headaches.

So these people are gone.

Shi Yong didn't know where they went,

It's like going through an illusion.

In this illusion, she and Zhao Yin are like a loving husband and wife.

She is Pei Fu, she is the beginning of Xia.

At the end of the illusion, he was Zhao Yin, he was Shi Yong, and everyone in the illusion was taken back by the magic and disappeared.

If Qingshan Town weren't still there, she would have the illusion of a big dream.

The door was unlocked, and Shi Yong pushed it open.

The creak of silence rattles the eardrums.

"You're back."

Inside the dark door, a voice spoke to her.

Shi Yong was taken aback and raised the torch high, only then did he see the little girl with a pale face in the afterglow.

She's like a ghost!

Motionless, standing in the corner and looking at her, the fire could not shine at all.

If it weren't for Shi Yong's boldness, he would have been scared by her on the spot.

"Spring show. Why are you here? ”

Chunxiu smiled at her, "I've always been here." ”

Shi Yong glanced back, behind him was the surging river, in front of him was the majestic Daqing Mountain, and inside the door was Chunxiu's pale and thin little face. She walked in with a torch and bent down to see the spring show.

Eye to eye, the little girl has lost some weight, her eyes are bigger and brighter, although she is smiling, but in this silent night, in the empty Qingshan Town, it is still very challenging to be brave.

Shi Yong asked repeatedly, "Why are you here?" ”

Chunxiu's answer just now was not on the point, and she was stunned when she heard the words, and said, "My mother-in-law and I stayed." ”

"Mother-in-law?"

Chunxiu nodded, "You come with me." ”

Chunxiu carried an oil lamp, took Shi Yong across the bridge, walked across the long street, turned a three-way street, pointed to the storefront in the dark corner in front of her, and said, "Mother-in-law lives there." ”

Shi Yong lived in Qingshan Town for a few days, and he had no idea that there was a shop here.

The door of the store was closed, Chunxiu went over to knock on the door, called a few mother-in-law, there was a sound of rustling inside, flickering, from far and near, the door creaked open, Shi Yong saw the old man behind the door.

His hair was gray, his back was slumped, and he looked quite old, but his eyes were extremely bright.

She looked at Shi Yong without speaking, and there was almost no expression on her face.

Chunxiu said: "Mother-in-law, this is Mrs. Pei. ”

Hearing Mrs. Pei again, Shi Yong was slightly embarrassed. After all, many people already know that Pei Fu is fake, so she, Mrs. Pei, is naturally also fake.

However, the old woman did not show any expression and got out of the way.

"Come in and sit."

Chunxiu walked in front, and Shi Yong followed into the threshold.

As the lights in the room flickered, her steps froze for a moment.

The store is not very big, except for paper money, incense candles, and shrouds hanging on the wall, there are also paper people. They have girls, children, beauties, and handsome men, and they are all alive in the store, and the store has a door leading to the inside, which is hidden behind the paper figurines.

The door was open, black and hollow, as if there were a pair of eyes looking at the people outside.

Shi Yong's scalp was numb, and he glanced at Chunxiu.

The little girl's face was calm, and she seemed to be used to it.

"Madam, this is Granny Fu. My aunt. ”

Shi Yong smiled slightly, "Mother-in-law lives alone?" ”

Chunxiu nodded: "Hmm." I will also come to accompany my mother-in-law. ”

Shi Yong's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked at the old woman, and the sharpness in her beautiful eyes was magnified under the oil lamp, looking solemn and indifferent.

Granny Fu's white eyebrows sank slightly: "I have a nephew who came to Qingshan Town to see me and stayed for two days. ”

Chunxiu's eyes widened, "Why didn't I see it." ”

Granny Fu glanced at her and said, "Speaking with you, it's still my family." Young people, if you don't like to see people, you can't see them. ”

Granny Fu is a native of Qingshan Town, and her ancestors have been selling funeral supplies such as longevity clothes, incense, candles, paper money, etc. in the town for generations.

It's just that Qingshan Town was already crazy at that time, and she was an old woman who spoke softly, so she could only follow the crowd and say few words to keep her safe.

When Zhao Yin led the crowd away, Chunxiu became a big problem.

A little girl, they can't take it with them. At this time, Granny Fu stood up and said that she was Chunxiu's mother's mother's mother-in-law, and she was willing to take care of Chunxiu, so Zhao Yin entrusted the house in Pei's Mansion and Chunxiu to her.

After hearing this, Shi Yong asked again: "Where are all the people in Qingshan Town, why didn't you leave?" ”

Chunxiu bit her lower lip and looked at Granny Fu without speaking.

The old man pulled the wick crookedly and told her calmly.

"The people in Castle Peak Town are dead. We had nowhere to go and stayed. ”

"All dead?"

Shi Yongda was puzzled.

It is said that Zhao Yin is ruthless and kills people like hemp, but it won't kill the entire Qingshan Town?

"It's long gone." Granny Fu's hands seemed to be idle, and while she was talking, she picked up the paper figure to tie it, and she didn't raise her eyelids when she spoke, and her tone was light: "The people you see in Qingshan Town are either not Qingshan people, or they are no longer people."

Before you came, those who were disobedient had already been killed and replaced by their cultivators. The rest of the people, except for my wife and the old pavilion chief, are all cultivators who have really entered the demons, so how can they be considered people? ”

Thinking of the old pavilion chief, Shi Yong's heart was gloomy for a moment.

"And where did these people go?"

"The government took it away. I don't know what to do with the old woman. ”

Granny Fu shook her head and sighed, and suddenly glanced at Shi Yong.

"Have you eaten? I asked Chunxiu to serve you a bowl of noodles? ”

“……”

It's okay not to mention noodles, but when you mention it, Shi Yong won't be hungry.

Seeing her shake her head, Chunxiu said sensibly: "Madame doesn't like to eat noodles, I'll bring you pastries, which were left for me when Sister Xianyi left, I was reluctant to eat them, so I gave them to Madame." ”

In the evening, Shi Yong and Chunxiu went back to Pei's house to sleep together.

Chunxiu was afraid that she would be afraid, so she took the initiative to sleep on the Luohan couch to accompany her.

Shi Yong couldn't laugh or cry.

Late at night, Shi Yong lay on the familiar bed, listening to the wind whistling outside the house blowing from Daqing Mountain, and it was difficult to sleep.

"Chunxiu."

Chunxiu snorted, and sure enough, she didn't fall asleep.

Shi Yong asked: "Aren't you afraid of staying here alone?" ”

"Don't be afraid."

"Why?"

“……”

Chunxiu was silent.

It was a long time before her voice could be heard in the darkness.

"I love it here."

Why do you like it, Chunxiu didn't say, and Shi Yong didn't ask.

She was even more curious, why was Zhao Yin so relieved?

"Chunxiu, the night we just returned to Pei's Mansion, you put the tongue pressed in the noodle bowl, right?"

Chunxiu didn't speak for a long time.

In the empty room, the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

It took a long time before Chunxiu's weird laughter came.

"Ma'am, you guessed it."