Walking into the gate of the Soul Village for a long time, I took a hard breath, the air here is still the same as before, fresh with a hint of cold and dampness, and the entire Soul Village is still shrouded in fog, it is almost noon, but the sky here is like the evening, dyed with a faint layer of gray.

Not long after entering the gate, there was a shout from Uncle Zhao in an attic not far away: "What can't die!" Half a year, so many books, how can you finish reading them? You're going to delay his future. ”

Then I heard Master's voice again: "Don't shout, I've been yelling for a long time, my ears hurt." ”

After all, I have been separated from Master for more than half a year, and as soon as I heard Master's voice, I became excited, and I didn't care what Master was arguing with Uncle Zhao, so I rushed into the attic in three steps and two steps.

My master was sitting on a chair facing the door, very leisurely crossing Erlang's legs, holding a dry tobacco stick in his hand, while Master Zhao stood not far from him with his waist crossed, glaring at him angrily.

As soon as I saw Master, I couldn't help but laugh and shouted, "Master! ”

Master's attention had been on Uncle Zhao just now, and when he heard me call him, he turned his gaze to me, and when he saw me, Master's face quickly smiled.

He was still staring at me without blinking, as he had always been, so much so that even his smile looked a little strange. But such a weird smile made me feel relieved for no reason.

I noticed that Master's face seemed to be much paler than before, and he looked a little weak.

I couldn't help but be a little worried: "Master, why is your face so bad and your body is not feeling well?" ”

Master waved his hand and smiled at me: "What can I do uncomfortable, I have been in Burma for more than half a year, and I have been hiding under the ground, and I can't see the sun, and I will be white and tender." ”

Just your old skin, only white but not tender, okay?

I thought so in my heart, but I never dared to say it.

At this time, the master suddenly hit me with a cigarette stick: "What expression is this?" I didn't think anything good about it when I saw it! ”

As in the past, no matter what I was thinking, Master seemed to be able to see through it at a glance.

It's been more than half a year, and I especially miss the feeling now.

Uncle Zhao also came over and said to me, "Let your master smoke less, just because of his old lung disease, if he smokes again, he must smoke himself to death, and ah, he can't let him drink alcohol." ”

Before I could speak, the master started to laugh next to me: "Okay, I've been rambling since the morning today, and I've been chattering all morning." Don't you have something to do, hurry up, don't delay. ”

Uncle Zhao gave my master a blank look, but didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

It wasn't until Uncle Zhao walked away that Master asked me, "You went to Baiwu Mountain this time and didn't find Zhao Dekai's piece of Yin Jade, right?" ”

"It's really not," I nodded: "I had close contact with Zhao Dekai twice, but I didn't see that thing." ”

Master also nodded and said, "Well, that's true. It seems that the Funeral Sect is still ahead of us. ”

Liang Houzai also spoke: "Moreover, in order to prevent us from learning the whereabouts of Yin Yu, the Funeral Sect also sealed Zhao Dekai's mouth. ”

My master let out a "hmm" and said, "The Burial Church is making a big fuss about Yin Jade, that's for sure. However, in the past six months or so, several of their branches in China and Myanmar have all been uprooted, and their strength has been greatly reduced, and it is estimated that in the next few years, there will be no movement in the funeral sect. ”

I couldn't help frowning: "But even if they can be quiet for a few years, when they come to a better time, won't they still have to come out to do something?" ”

"But the question is," Master looked at me and said, "Can you find the remnants of the Burial Cult?" They're hiding too deeply, so we'll have to dig slowly. This kind of thing can't be rushed, the people of the funeral sect are even more calm than we imagined, if we can't sit still first, it is easy to step into their trap. Besides, you have more important things to do now, so let's put it in advance. ”

I asked Master, "What's the matter?" ”

Master said, "Look for clues related to Kyushu Ding. The last time you went back to Jisoul Village, the time was too short, and you were in a hurry, and you didn't read many books in the cabinet. It just so happens that now I am also free, and you are also free, so in the next half a year, we will stay in the cabinet honestly and not go anywhere. Also, it's time to tell you something. You should also take up the stall over there. ”

I raised my eyebrows and asked my master again, "What...... What about my studies? ”

When I asked me this, Master also seemed a little embarrassed: "What about your studies...... I talked to your mom just two days ago, and she doesn't have any opinions, it's mainly up to you. ”

When I asked Master what he meant, Master's answer was a little vague: "Anyway, it's a matter of going to university, and it doesn't make a difference if it's a year earlier or a year later." You're still young, and you don't care about the year or two. ”

After speaking, he changed the topic very stiffly: "I made fish today, and you are tired from hurrying, eat a good meal and rest." Tomorrow, Bao Youyou will come to pick up Liu Shangang, and Luo Tai will also pick up Luo Fei to Shandong. Hehe, speaking of which, Luo Fei and Youdao are now alumni of the same school. ”

Xian'er let out a sigh: "I thought that Zhao Dekai's matter was over, and Luo Fei was going back to Shaanxi." Fortunately, there will be someone with me in the future. ”

Before her excitement could fully rise, the master poured a basin of cold water on her head: "You have also stayed in the Soul Village for half a year, you see how long it has been, your soul has become like this." In the past six months, there has been no shortage of dreams, right? You said that you don't have other spells, but you have to use this one to consume the most energy. You've been taking care of it in the spiritual spring recently, don't always want to run around all day long. ”

When the master spoke, I glanced at Xian'er, in fact, I don't need to say it, I also know that Xian'er's soul has become a little weak, this is all to blame me, she had to let her go to those who have been controlled by mad lice eggs to breed dreams, in order to suppress the poison of mad lice eggs, she forcibly overdrew her energy.

When I think about this, I can't help but feel guilty.

But at this time, Xian'er frowned: "Alas, I'm just a little tired, it's not a big deal." But Chai Ye, why do I think that your soul is quite empty now? ”

My master's soul is so weak that I can't feel it, but just looking at his face, it does give people a very weak feeling.

The master glanced at Xian'er and shouted, "Don't change the subject. He got up from his seat again and beckoned us to go to the dining hall to eat.

I always felt that Master was deliberately avoiding this topic related to his soul.

But I didn't know what was going on at the time, and I didn't even think much about it.

Master had already prepared a table of meals, and we ate very awkwardly this night, because at the dinner table, Master either taught me or taught them, and I don't know what was wrong with him, how he suddenly became fond of teaching, although he used to like to preach, but not like this time, he always spoke with an extremely worried expression.

Uncle Zhao had already arranged a dormitory for us, and this was the first time in my life that I had spent the night in the Soul Village.

We slept in an attic next to the ancestral hall, which used to be used as a place to store gold and silver, but now no one keeps these hard currencies in their homes, so the attic has been abandoned for many years. We slept on the first floor, Master slept on the second floor, in the middle of the night, a few of us couldn't sleep, just you and I chatted a word, because the laughter was too loud when we spoke, it woke up Master, of course, there was no less scolding.

Early the next morning, we practiced in the morning under the guidance of the master, and Liu Shangang originally wanted to run three or four laps around the Soul Village, but he didn't expect to be caught by me halfway through to practice Qigong.

Looking at Liu Shangang's bitter and hateful expression when he practiced closed qigong, I actually felt very relieved.

I don't know why, every time my master practiced Liu Shangang, I felt this way.

At noon, Senior Brother Bao came, he didn't stay too long, saying that there was still something urgent, so he asked Liu Shangang to quickly pack up and follow him on the road.

Liu Shangang said goodbye to us reluctantly before leaving, and when I asked him when he would come back, he smiled and said to me: "When you need your brother's help, I will come back when I will come." ”

Then he comforted me and told me not to worry about him, saying that although Lao Bao did not pay him a salary, he was indispensable for eating and drinking. After saying that, he shook his not very long hair vigorously and got into the car in a very chic manner.

But when the car walked along the mountain road for a while, Liu Shangang suddenly rolled out the window and cried loudly, asking us to remember to call him.

Seeing him like that, I couldn't help but shed tears, but when the car went away, I couldn't see Liu Shangang's pear blossom and rainy face, and I couldn't help but want to laugh.

Not long after Liu Shangang left, Luo Tai also came, and we still sent him and Luo Fei to the mountain road.

Compared with Liu Shangang's reluctance, my parting with Luo Fei was much simpler, and she just said to me when she left: "Let's go." And I just said inexplicably, "Stay safe." ”。

In fact, her departure is also a very uncomfortable thing for me, but when facing Liu Shangang, I always have endless words, but in the face of Luo Fei, I can't say anything.

On the contrary, it was Xian'er, who sent Luo Fei a long way when he left, and almost got in the car with Luo Fei and returned to Shandong, but was finally carried back by my master.

Everything seems to have changed to the way it was a few years ago, Liu Shangang and Luo Fei are not by my side, only Master, Liang Houzai and Xian'er accompany me.

And after this parting, I stayed in the Soul Village for more than half a year.

I originally planned to go through the experience of more than half a year, but when I carefully recalled that period of time, I found that some things had to be stated in detail.

During that half a year, although I was not in school, my main task every day was still studying, and my textbooks were the books in the library of Jisoul Village, and Master would usually take me to the cabinet in the morning, and in the afternoon and evening, we would be in the outer cabinet all the time.

Master said before that this time I was stranded in Jisoul Village because I wanted to find clues about Kyushu Ding from the cabinet, but this was not all the content of my life in the past six months, although we did find some very valuable clues.

In the cabinet, we found a few ancient scrolls, which recorded that when Dayu made nine tripods, he had "cast the meteorite in the tripod", and the interpretation of these four words is estimated to be many, but I discussed with the master, the "cast in the tripod" here, should be in the casting of the tripod, the thing called "meteorite" melted into the tripod body, as for this "meteorite", meteorite, meteorite, or something else, we can not explain.

However, we suspect that the "meteorite" mentioned here should be related to Yin Jade.