The setting sun renders the endless desert and reflects the almost blood-colored sky. The howling wind whistled and rolled up the dry yellow sand, revealing a narrow path.

Qi Lu, who was about to move forward, stopped, as if blocked by an oncoming wind, and a young woman stood in the sand dunes in front of him.

Qi Lu saw her dressed in white, her thick black hair fluttering in the wind, and couldn't help but ask softly: "Girl, why are you here alone?" ”

The woman with her back to him did not answer, but the wind strangely stopped growling.

"Wow!" The young woman's wrist suddenly shook and untied the white robe that was covering her body. The brilliant sunset glow was also dwarfed in an instant, and such a beautiful, naked female carcass that only the Creator could create suddenly shone in Qi Lu's eyes.

Although this naked/naked delicate body is just a back, it exudes an unusually bewitching beauty, and even the air is constantly spreading because of the charm of mature women.

Qi Lu lowered his eyes, and his grinning expression suddenly stiffened. The blasphemy and pleasure in his eyes vanished as if a veil had been peeled off, and in the blink of an eye, a sharp edge flashed under his eyes, and then turned into a statue-like expressionless face.

No man can be moved when he sees such a naked/naked beauty, and there is only one reason why Qi Lu returned to normal so quickly, and that is that he smelled the demonic aura from the woman.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Lu's hand had already touched the pendant on his neck!

The wind swept the yellow sand in front of the two again, Qi Lu jumped high like an eagle, and the terrifying golden light swept in front of the woman, and the wind "whoosh!" The ground was torn apart by the sword in his hand.

But Qi Lu failed, and at the moment when the tip of the sword was about to cut through her body, Qi Lu was shocked by the sudden force dozens of meters away before stopping.

It is more appropriate to describe it as surprise than surprise, he tried his best to cast the move, but it was easily cracked by the opponent who didn't move, Qi Lu couldn't believe his eyes.

"Haha." The woman let out a silver bell-like laugh.

"Are you laughing at me?" Qi Lu, who was extremely nervous, danced a sword flower, ready to launch a new attack.

"People say that your personality has changed a lot, but today it seems that you are still as sensitive as before."

The entire desert suddenly disappeared, replaced by a tall temple of golden splendor, and Qi Lu found himself in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, surrounded by dozens of colorful statues of gods of different shapes.

Qi Lu looked around and found that these gods were carved lifelikely, and they were all the appearance of the Kunlun gods, but all the statues only had one expression, that is, terrifying and hideous, like evil ghosts.

"Hmph, do you want to pretend to be a ghost to scare me?" Qi Lu couldn't help but be angry.

"Hehe, do I still need to pretend to be a god, because I am a god."

"Are you God?" Qi Lu suddenly remembered that this voice was a little familiar. "Who the hell are you?"

The woman turned around slowly, the golden light of the hall gently slid on her fair and round skin, but Qi Lu turned a blind eye to her seductive carcass/body, and his full attention was focused on her face.

What a familiar face, how many midnight dreams, how many times I want to forget but can never avoid a face.

"Ahh Qi Lu opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the person instantly returned to reality.

"Alas, it failed again." Old Wu sighed faintly and let go of the hands that were pressed on the back shoulders of Qi Lu.

Qi Lu carefully wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth with a tissue, and an indescribable expression appeared on his face.

These days, he and Lao Wu have been looking for ways to recover their mana, but they have all failed, and this time is no exception.

What annoyed him was that this time not only did it not succeed, but it made the most painful memories hidden in his heart surface, which was really a tragic blow.

"It looks like we're going to find a new way." Lao Wu opened his laptop and began to look for new information.

"It's fine." Qi Lu said with a self-comforting nature: "Even if I don't have true qi, I can still deal with ordinary demons and demons." ”

"Monsters like Hu Lei and Demon Leader are not small minions, and I can't subdue them with my strength alone, so I must let you recover as soon as possible."

"It's not a big deal, no, I have one last way."

Lao Wu said with a gloomy face: "It's best not to use that method, I used it once last time when I dealt with Zhou Ji, and if you use it again, you will probably die." ”

Qi Lu thought for a while, and he diverted the topic and said, "I'm very strange, why didn't they kill me with one move?" This is in their best interest. ”

"Hell knows." Lao Wu laughed and said, "Maybe that old woman is worried about the old love and is reluctant to kill you, right?" ”

Qi Lu also laughed when he heard this, and was about to make a joke when he saw someone recklessly break into the office.

The two looked up and saw that it was Ding Xiaolan who came, and Qi Lu couldn't help but say in surprise: "Didn't you take a long vacation to let you practice spells at home with peace of mind, why did you come to the company again?" ”

"Don't talk to me about spells, I'm harassed and can't concentrate on cultivating."

"Huh?" Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "That's someone looking for an opportunity to get close to you, don't scare people away." If it's a handsome guy, don't force yourself and find a chance to marry as soon as possible. ”

"Humph!" Ding Xiaolan heard Qi Lu making fun of her, so angry that she threw her backpack at him, but was easily caught by Qi Lu.

Lao Wu was upset for her, "Which bastard dares to provoke our Xiao Ding, tell me, I'll teach him a lesson." ”

Ding Xiaolan sighed and said, "He's not a handsome guy, but a middle-aged man in his forties. ”

Qi Lu smiled evilly and said, "That's a lewd uncle, why don't we call the police first and let Liu Chenfei deal with this matter." But it's also a good idea to beat him up before calling the police. ”

"Hmm." Lao Wu nodded and responded: "Let's beat it up first, don't be cheap this kid." ”

"Don't call people bastards, and it's illegal to beat people."

"Ah, you're still talking for the bad guys?" Qi Lu felt that Ding Xiaolan was talking strangely today, and couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Let's talk about what happened first." Lao Wu also noticed that Ding Xiaolan was a little nervous.

"After returning from Myanmar, I often went to the mountains and forests behind the village at night to practice spells"

"Huh?!" Qi Lu and Lao Wu both exclaimed in unison.

"I ran to a deserted place in the middle of the night, and casually ran into a man with bad intentions, not to mention robbery, I didn't even take my life into it! How come you don't even have basic safety knowledge! Qi Lu shook his head again and again, really worried about her IQ.

Lao Wu also said: "Xiaoding, you are too bold, girls who walk at night will find someone to accompany you, how can you go out alone late at night." ”

"What are you afraid of!" Ding Xiaolan didn't know how to say anything: "Anyway, I know a little bit about spells now, whoever wants to take advantage of me, I'll give him a little bitterness." ”

Qi Lu couldn't cry or laugh when he said this, so he had to persuade her patiently: "Spells are used to deal with demons and monsters, and they may not be able to subdue bad people, so don't treat yourself as a martial arts master, and you should practice at home with peace of mind in the future, don't walk around." ”

"It's okay, our villagers are simple, and the villagers haven't broken the law for decades."

"That's not good, what if the gangsters are on the run to commit crimes? If something really happens, how can you let me explain to Uncle Chen! ”

Seeing Ding Xiaolan pout, Qi Lu had no choice but to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "You better tell me about being harassed first." ”

"Well, that's actually what it's all about......"

Ding Xiaolan took a breath and began to narrate.

When Ding Xiaolan practiced spells every night, he always saw a middle-aged man walking around sneakily in front of him. At first, she was also a little scared, as Qi Lu said, afraid that this guy was a pervert with ill intentions towards herself.

But after a long time, Ding Xiaolan found that this man was not interested in her, but cared about where he stayed.

It was a cemetery, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, it was an ancient battlefield, after the war, because the victorious side was eager to enter a new place, the corpses of the soldiers who died on the battlefield were hastily buried here, so this ownerless tomb was formed.

"It's kind of interesting." Hearing this, Qi Lu smiled and said, "Could it be that he is a tomb robber, and you have ruined his good deeds, so he came to harass you?" ”

"It's not." Ding Xiaolan shook her head and vetoed Qi Lu's conjecture, she took a sip of water, and continued.

The middle-aged man came to this deserted grave every night, and when he came, he didn't do anything else, but kept going around the grave, squatting down from time to time, as if looking for something.

Ding Xiaolan saw that he was acting strangely, so she kept an eye on it, and took advantage of the moonlit night a few days ago to secretly follow him to see what he was doing.

At this time, Ding Xiaolan realized that this strange man was interested in the grave, and he walked around just to see the condition of each lonely grave, and some of the graves that he thought were more important were specially marked in front of the grave.

He always carries a small hammer in one hand and a black plastic bag in the other.

At first, Ding Xiaolan didn't know what was in the bag, but later found out that when the strange man squatted down, he took out some things from the bag and nailed them to the mud around the grave.

Qi Lu couldn't help asking, "What is the thing nailed to the grave?" ”

"I went to see it during the day, and it was some nails cut from mahogany."

"Mahogany nails?" Qi Lu and Lao Wu looked at each other, and a surprised expression appeared on their faces.

Peach wood can ward off evil spirits, and peach wood nails are used to imprison the actions of ghosts. If someone nails the peach wood in the corners of the tomb, it can effectively suppress the ghost in the tomb and prevent him from coming out of the tomb to make trouble.

Qi Lu groaned and said, "In this way, he is walking with us. Presumably that cemetery is haunted, that's why he came to suppress the ghosts? ”

"No!" Ding Xiaolan once again denied Qi Lu's conjecture, and she continued: "I have been observing for several days in a row, but I have not seen the appearance of lonely souls and wild ghosts, nor have I felt the existence of the slightest yin qi. ”

Qi Lu was silent, although Ding Xiaolan's ability to identify monsters was not strong, but after all, she had been with him for nearly a year, and she could still detect ordinary ghosts. Since there were no ghosts in that cemetery, why did this middle-aged man use a peach wood nail to imprison the ghosts? Could it be that he wanted to prevent it before it happened?

Ding Xiaolan added: "He nails peachwood nails on seven or eight graves every night, and according to this progress, he will be able to nail all the graves with mahogany nails in a week at most." ”

Things are getting more and more unbelievable, a deserted grave, and it is normal for a few ghosts to come out and wander out occasionally. To say that all graves have a ghost hidden inside is almost impossible to happen.

Ding Xiaolan said something even stranger. "Every time the middle-aged man leaves the cemetery, a big bird flies out of the mass grave. I've never seen such a beautiful bird, so beautiful that it shouldn't have been in the place where the dead were buried. ”

Qi Lu asked, "Do you recognize this bird?" ”

"I don't know, it's the first time I've seen it. It resembles a pheasant, but it is a hundred times more beautiful than a pheasant. If I had to describe its appearance, I would only say that it was a small phoenix. ”

"The phoenix is an auspicious bird, and it will never settle in the grave." Qi Lu shook his head and said.

Ding Xiaolan said: "Once, I saw it flying low between the graves, so I pounced on it to catch it. But unexpectedly, it swooped into the air, and the strange bird disappeared like a ghost. ”

"Isn't this bird a ghost?"

"Then I don't know." Ding Xiaolan honestly admitted and said, "So I came to tell you about this matter today, hoping to solve this mystery." ”

Lao Wu spoke leisurely, "No, Xiao Ding, the middle-aged man you said has never been in contact with you from beginning to end, how can you say that people are harassing you?" ”

"He disturbed me to practice spells, isn't that harassment?"

"Girls are really unreasonable!" Lao Wu complained, and the two quarreled over this matter, and Qi Lu had no choice but to persuade him.

"Don't make any noise, it's almost six o'clock, let's go find a restaurant to eat first." After eating, you will take us to meet this colleague, and I would like to see what the hell he is doing. ”

And so it was decided.