The last time I left the mud tower, the words of the Great Witch of Noja were meaningful.

He said that he wanted to find a quiet time to talk to me about the ghost cave, and the implication was that I should go to see him tonight, what time could I have to make it quieter tonight?

The villagers had fallen asleep, and the journey was unhindered, and I soon came to the bottom of the mud tower.

I had struck the tower in two, and by this time the broken door had been cleaned up, leaving an empty doorway, and the bonfire in the tower had been extinguished, except for the faint light of the staircase on the second floor.

The tower is clearly often well repaired and maintained, and the wooden staircase is so interpretive that only the edge of the staircase makes a very slight noise when you step on it.

When I reached the second floor, the Great Witch was sitting at the window, gazing out at the night sky, and beside him was a small table, with one arm on the edge of the table, and the oil lamp was so close to him that the flames were almost sticking to the black cuffs.

Perhaps hearing my footsteps, he sighed into the night sky and asked himself, "What is the outside world like?" ”

After speaking, he slowly turned his head and gave me a light smile: "You're here?" He raised his hand again and pointed to the bench not far from the table.

I nodded, walked over to the Wizard, and sat down slowly, trying not to make too much noise.

The Great Witch handed over a water cup made of bamboo: "There is no one else here, so don't be so careful." ”

I took the glass and found that it was not water, but a black paste.

The Great Witch of Noja said to me: "I heard that you have been poisoned by the black medicine, and I know that the people of the Winter Character Vein are invincible, but I still recommend that you take this antidote." ”

I dipped the tip of my tongue in the black paste in the cup, and as soon as the thing touched the saliva, it melted immediately, and emitted a bitter and sweet taste, which went straight to the internal organs.

"Silver Serpent?"

I placed the cup next to the oil lamp and asked briefly.

Nuo Yan Dawu smiled: "Your sense of taste is even stronger than that of Yu Dong, when he took the antidote, he couldn't tell that it was the taste of silver snake grass." ”

I frowned: "If I'm not mistaken, the raw material of the black medicine should also be silver snake grass." ”

The Great Witch was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "The thing in the cup is black medicine." ”

I smiled helplessly: "You are testing me. ”

The Great Witch reached into his arms and pulled out a small bottle that reflected a silver light: "This is the antidote." Take it, I know you're not afraid of poison, but this thing is also a holy medicine for detoxification, and the people around you should be able to use it. ”

I was not polite, I reached out and took the medicine bottle, and the witch added: "This antidote is actually a kind of poison, one drop can save people, two drops can harm people, and three drops can kill people." ”

I asked the Witch, "This antidote was left by my father, right?" ”

The Witch looked a little stunned: "How do you know? ”

"Guess." I smiled at the Nuo Dawu and said, "Let's talk about the ghost cave, how much commission are you going to give for this case?" ”

Hearing my words, Noja Dawu suddenly frowned: "Do you have to negotiate the price when you first meet, this is not the style of the family." ”

I said, "Anyway, we have to talk sooner or later, so let's open the skylight and talk brightly, which can save some time." ”

The Witch stared at me for a moment, then said, "How do you know I'm in a hurry?" ”

I still smiled, "I know you need to rest early." ”

The Great Witch was stunned again: "Can you see through my thoughts? I remember, the family doesn't seem to have such a heritage, is it, you and Feng Yu, in addition to the family learning, there are other inheritances. ”

"No comment."

Every word I said since I came in seemed to be beyond the imagination of the Wizard Nojah, and he didn't know how to answer my words for a while, and he was stunned.

Seeing that it was difficult to continue the conversation, I could only take the initiative to speak: "I don't have the ability to see through people's hearts, but I know you need to rest now." ”

Although the Great Witch had deliberately darkened the fire in the room, I could still tell that his face was a little abnormally pale, and there were a small amount of sweat beads on his forehead, and his facial muscles were relaxed, and he was obviously weak, and he was now able to sit here and talk to me, relying entirely on his breath to forcibly support himself.

can have such eyesight, thanks to the inheritance of the heart eye given to us by Boss Huang.

The first realm of the heart eye is to see the reason from the surface, to put it bluntly, it is to see the essence through the phenomenon, as long as you have memorized the heart eye formula, it is easy to touch the threshold of this layer of realm. The second level of the realm is insight into people's hearts, not through a person's actions to gain insight into his mental activities, but no matter who he is, as long as he has a little big eyes and sweeps his face, he can know his character, temper, and current mental activities. The highest state of the mind's eye is the insight into all things, and there is no fog in the mortal world.

The latter two realms need to be reached through long-term cultivation and experience, especially the third realm, throughout the ages, only a very small number of people can touch the door, five fingers can be calculated, and these people, most of them are the founders of various religions.

I don't expect to touch the third level in my life, even the second level is enough to choke, forget it, let's be honest, in fact, until now, my cultivation in my heart has not improved much, and I have been hovering in the first level.

But for me, it's enough to be able to read the inside of the table.

Nojan Dawu pondered for a while, and finally spoke: "Brother Niu has already revealed some things to you about the ghost cave, right?" ”

I nodded: "He doesn't know much about the situation in the ghost cave, only about Muji and Xiao Heitian." ”

Nojan Witch: "Actually, I haven't been in a ghost cave either. ”

You haven't been in the ghost cave either, so what did you call me for tonight?

Next, I heard the Great Witch of Noja say: "Including Muji, all the people who have entered the ghost cave are only guarding the surface of the cave, and it is said that the only person who has entered the deep layer since ancient times is Zhige Aru. ”

Zhige Alu, Brother Niu also mentioned this name, and I was also curious, so I interjected and asked: "Who is Zhige Alu?" ”

I interrupted my train of thought, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "He is the ancestor who is revered by all the Yi people, in the mythology of your Han people, there is a story of Hou Yi shooting nine days, and in the mythology of our Yi people, it is Zhige Alu who shot down the six suns in the sky and saved the earth from the scorching sun. ”

I nodded: "Actually, many stories in Han mythology and small ethnic groups have indeed figured it out, such as Pangu and Nuwa. ”

The Great Witch of Nojak did not continue to discuss this issue, but said, "There are also legends related to Zhige Aru in our village...... I also heard from the old Bimo of the previous generation that Zhige Aru once went into the depths of the ghost cave and got rid of the cat spirit entrenched there, but the cat spirit may have offspring. ”

Speaking of this, the Great Witch of Noja suddenly changed his words: "Hundreds of years ago, your people in the industry also entered the ghost cave and built a large tomb there, this allusion only appears in the oral tradition of Bimo in the past dynasties, it is said that they built a tomb in the ghost cave to suppress the evil spirits in the depths of the ghost cave. Ah, the name of the ghost cave was also given by those people. ”

I thought that when it came to this, the next step would be to get to the point, but I didn't expect him to pause and not speak again for a long time.

I had no choice but to ask, "What's in the cave?" ”

Nojan just shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't been in." ”

I said, "Isn't this case related to the ghost cave, I guess there must have been some problems in the ghost cave after the earthquake." ”

Nojan Dawu: "Brother Niu told you about the earthquake?" ”

I nodded, "Some." ”

"It seems that you have a very good appetite for Brother Niu." Nojan smiled and continued, "After the earthquake, the ghost cave collapsed, and since then, Muji has often found evil spirits near the entrance of the cave, ah, in your words, it is a ghost haunt. But they are all ordinary ghosts, and Mu Ji will deal with it himself. However, he always suspected that in the depths of the ghost cave, there was a more powerful evil ghost, an evil ghost that he and I could not deal with, so I contacted Hu Nanqian. ”

Speaking of this, the Great Witch of Nojan paused again, and after a moment continued his words: "I'm worried that the last earthquake shook the tomb in the ghost cave, and what was crushed in the depths of the tomb was not an evil ghost, but a night owl spirit with powerful mana. ”

The last few words were a little vague, so I asked, "What essence?" ”

Nojan Witch: "Night owl spirit." Because there were colorful tigers in the village during this time, I suspect that the thing under the tomb should be the night owl spirit. ”

I asked him, "What exactly is the Colorful Tiger, and what does it have to do with the Night Owl Spirit?" ”

The Great Witch thought for a moment and asked me, "Have you heard of the legend of the Three Suns?" ”

I shook my head.

After saying so many words, Nuoja Dawu looked more and more tired, and he took a few long breaths before responding: "It is the legend of our Yi people, and it is quite difficult to say. In short, the appearance of the colorful tiger must have something to do with the night owl spirit. ”

I was about to open my mouth to ask a question, but the witch waved his hand with difficulty: "I haven't seen the night cat spirit, I don't know what it looks like, but since I heard the story of the three suns when I was a child, I thought it must be the descendant of the cat spirit, and I haven't seen the colorful tiger either, but the myth says that it is a tiger that glows with colorful light all over its body, and the night cat spirit has a deep relationship with it." ”

(End of chapter)