Chapter 100: The Secret of Poetry
Black smoke rose from the fish's body, and the corrosive effect of the spicy liquid on its body was so strong that it was far more damaging than the spell had caused it, it was like pouring a large mouthful of sulfuric acid directly into its stomach.
"Carlos, Kardashian, Buddha asked!" The fish was still gurgling, but soon it had no strength to roar, and collapsed in pain.
"How did you do that...... You can even get rid of it in sewage! The steel rat looked at the dying and struggling fish with a look of incredulity.
"Whew...... Don't mention it, the most foolish thing to do. But thank you, Brother Mouse! Ding Lingxiu replied weakly.
At this moment, Ding Lingxiu was really exhausted.
Ding Lingxiu slowly draped his clothes on his body, except for the Hundred Ghost Diagram, all the things in his clothes were already wet, and there was no longer a single spell that could be used. What bothered him even more was that Ding Lingxiu had put the bottle of cuckoo blood in his trouser pocket before, and when he asked the steel rat to take out the black rot snake on his body for himself, his pants had already been taken off and thrown into the tunnel.
Now that the tunnel is completely filled with sewage, the pants have long been gone, and even if you can swim freely in it, it is basically impossible to retrieve your pants in a place where visibility is almost zero.
"It's so hateful, hey......" Ding Lingxiu couldn't help but sigh.
"What's wrong? This has already caught him, why are you still unhappy? The steel rat asked with a smile.
"The cuckoo blood and my dagger are all in my pants, and now I don't know where they have been washed by the water." Ding Lingxiu muttered and replied.
Looking at the fish that was constantly rolling on the ground, it was obvious that it was within reach, but he could only watch with his eyes open, and there was no way to seal it, there was really nothing in this world that could make a demon hunter more distressed than the current situation.
At this time, the fish had also been greatly injured, and had basically given up any struggle, and lay on the ground limply, painfully opening its mouth of blood that could no longer see its original shape.
The teeth inside the giant mouth were all rotten black, and black smoke was still emitting from it, making the fish like a chimney constantly spewing black ash, and even the six small holes in the belly were emitting black smoke one by one.
"Young master...... This guy seems to be about to hang up, and if you don't think of a way, you'll really be in vain this time. The steel rat looked at the fish that was about to lose its demonic spirit, and reminded Ding Lingxiu.
Ding Lingxiu frowned, and his eyes stopped on the fish, this doesn't need to be said by the steel rat, Ding Lingxiu is naturally clearer than it. The demon body of the fish has been corroded, and it may be wiped out at any time, and in this kind of place, let alone finding a cuckoo, even finding a chicken is something that cannot be accomplished.
Time passed minute by minute, and Ding Lingxiu was no longer allowed to think more, the figure of the fish began to gradually become broken, and the demon body was close to the edge of shattering, and in less than five minutes, the fish would turn into a pile of dry bones, and the demonic aura of the fish would be dissipated.
Ding Lingxiu took out the e-cigarette from his clothes and smoked it, at a loss.
Fortunately, I bought such an e-cigarette that would not be soaked in water at that time, otherwise at such a boring moment, if I didn't get another one, Ding Lingxiu would probably be suffocated to death by tobacco addiction.
The demon form of the fish has become weak, and the speed of black smoke evapoling is getting faster and faster, as if it is on fire, and the fish has even stopped struggling, and its whole body is paralyzed like mud, motionless.
Ding Lingxiu took a big breath of smoke, but he couldn't think of any way to save it in his head, and at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came to his ears:
"Hey, young man, are you looking for these things?"
Ding Lingxiu was thrilled when he heard this voice, and turned his head to follow the voice, it turned out to be the old fortune teller!
How did he get here? Could it be that he came straight through the sewer?
Ding Lingxiu took a closer look, and sure enough, on the sewage canal opposite, this fortune-telling old man was holding the golden leaf with one hand and his pants with the other, and was slowly walking towards him.
"Pants! This...... How do you find it? Ding Lingxiu was so overjoyed that he couldn't even believe his eyes, because even if this old man could tread water, his pants had already been washed away by the sewage, how could he possibly find them in the sewage?
"Hehe, it's a secret." The old man smiled mysteriously and threw his pants to Ding Lingxiu.
Ding Lingxiu took the dirty pants, touched the upper pocket, and found that his military dagger and the bottle containing the cuckoo's blood were indeed still on it, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Time was pressing, and Ding Lingxiu had no time to take care of anything else, so he quickly stained the cuckoo's blood on his hand and began to seal the fish.
The cuckoo's blood flowed into the center of the fish's demonic energy, and two demonic qi appeared on the fish's body at the same time, one of which was black and the other was ice blue.
These demonic qi continued to condense, and finally gathered together and were deeply sealed in the body of the fish.
The picture of a hundred ghosts turned to the page of the fish, and the demon summoning spell of the fish slowly appeared on it:
"What's wrong with glaciers? If you are obsessed with this, you are crazy! ”
Ding Lingxiu recited the spell of summoning demons, and the fish turned into black and white two intertwined rays of light, which merged into the Hundred Ghost Diagram together, and a cold air suddenly enveloped Ding Lingxiu before the Fish was about to enter the Hundred Ghost Diagram.
Ding Lingxiu's body immediately condensed a layer of hoarfrost because of this cold air, and the temperature around him became extremely low, Ding Lingxiu, who was not wearing any clothes, was so cold that his teeth began to tremble, and he shook his pants that had been frozen and frozen, and put them in without hesitation.
This battle really made Ding Lingxiu suffer, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to get Ding Qinyu's whereabouts from this old man's mouth, Ding Lingxiu would definitely not be so unprepared, and act rashly without knowing about his opponent.
This kind of situation of rashly starting a battle without knowing the strength and intelligence of the other party is simply a taboo for the demon hunter.
When the steel rat saw that he had completed the task, he returned to the Hundred Ghost Diagram, and Ding Lingxiu was already exhausted, so he simply sat on the ground.
"Whew...... Call...... I've caught it, and if you want to dispose of it, I can give it to you. But you can tell me the whereabouts of the person I'm trying to find now, right? Ding Lingxiu gasped for breath and looked at the fortune teller helplessly.
The old fortune teller put away the leaves, smiled and replied:
"Hehe, this is natural, but although you have already helped me submit this demon, I don't plan to get it, I asked you to help me catch this demon, in fact, there is a more important reason."
"What is the reason?" Ding Lingxiu asked angrily.
"Hehe, you'll naturally find out about this later."
"Don't mess with me, I don't care what your purpose is, since you don't want to get it, then I'll temporarily store it in my Hundred Ghost Diagram, say, you quickly tell me the whereabouts of the person I'm looking for!" Ding Lingxiu had completely lost patience with this old man.
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you always in such a hurry, your current appearance is really not suitable for listening to such a confidential thing, let's go up first, I will naturally sue you when I get to my house."
Ding Lingxiu reluctantly put on his pants and stood up weakly.
"Do you have a way to get out now?" Ding Lingxiu asked.
"Of course there is, if you want me to catch ghosts, I can't leave you here, right?" The old man spoke as if he were very principled.
"Cut, your character is not even good!" Ding Lingxiu took a deep breath of cigarette and spewed a large puff of thick smoke from his mouth.
The aroma of smoke made Ding Lingxiu's already chaotic brain a little clearer, but the sourness in his stomach and the nausea in his brain were like imprints, and they couldn't subside for a long time.
In this battle, Ding Lingxiu was really covered in bruises, although the attack on Ding Lingxiu by the fish itself was minimal, but the bite wounds of those black rot snakes and bloodsucking insects in the sewer made Ding Lingxiu unbearable pain.
"Uncle, do you have a cigarette, give one!" Ding Lingxiu asked weakly.
"I don't smoke!" The old man smiled and looked at Ding Lingxiu, who was full of fatigue, stopped, suddenly thought of something again, and continued, "Although I don't smoke, I do have one!" ”
Ding Lingxiu was almost excited to cry, and grabbed the fortune teller's hand:
"Uncle, thank you!"
Ding Lingxiu almost didn't have much hope when he asked this question, because he had been in contact with the old man for so long, and Ding Lingxiu also knew that this old guy probably didn't smoke, but he still instinctively asked this question.
And the result actually made Ding Lingxiu overjoyed, and now at this time, a cigarette is simply a treasure for Ding Lingxiu.
"Uncle, you are really my own uncle, your image in my heart has been completely subverted now, I was too prejudiced against you before! China's good teammates, you are the only one! Ding Lingxiu began to stretch out his hand to the old man as he spoke.
The old man smiled, looked at Ding Lingxiu, took out a cigarette from his clothes, handed it to him, and said:
"This cigarette is no ordinary cigarette, and it's for you."
"Oh? That's wonderful, great kindness, toothless and unforgettable. Ding Lingxiu said, and couldn't wait to take the cigarette.
Ding Lingxiu turned on the lighter, fortunately, the lighter can still be used, otherwise if Ding Lingxiu looks at this cigarette but can't swallow the clouds and smoke freely, the feeling will be hundreds of times more uncomfortable than the pain all over his body now.
"Bang-"
The lighter made a crisp sound in the sewer, the cigarette was slowly lit, and Ding Lingxiu took a sharp breath, but was suddenly stunned.
The taste of this cigarette is amazing!
It's just wonderful!
This cigarette was no ordinary cigarette, as the old man had said. The taste of this first sip alone simply made Ding Lingxiu fascinated. With such a warm and fragrant aroma and such a mellow and smooth taste, it is like a jade plate reverberating between the lips and teeth, how can this be the feeling of a cigarette? It was like a gluttonous feast, and Ding Lingxiu felt the pleasure of reverberating his whole body just by taking the first sip.
Ding Lingxiu looked at the cigarette in his hand carefully, the cigarette holder is completely different from the cigarette holder of ordinary cigarettes, its cigarette holder is actually pink, the boundary between the cigarette holder and the cigarette body, wrapped in a golden circle of light, at the bottom of the cigarette body, there is also a small text faintly engraved:
"Tatsumi"
This word may not be recognized by others, but Ding Lingxiu is really familiar with it, isn't this word one of the gossip? Why does this word appear on a cigarette, does it mean that this cigarette is still a spiritual weapon?
Ding Lingxiu felt wonderful, but his mouth had already begun to suck involuntarily. Take a puff of your cigarette, and this time, the feeling of exuberance becomes even stronger, almost like being in a paradise. All over his body, exhaustion, pain, nausea, and soreness were all swept away, and Ding Lingxiu's whole body seemed to have gained unprecedented comfort and comfort.
The cigarette soon filled Ding Lingxiu's surroundings, immersed in these smokes, Ding Lingxiu really experienced the feeling of a cigarette, this feeling is simply indescribable, even when Ding Lingxiu smoked and smoked before, he had never experienced such a pleasant feeling.
Ding Lingxiu gradually became intoxicated in this illusory smoke, and his consciousness became blurred, as if he had come to a fairyland that he had never set foot in. However, it was indeed a lonely pale, empty, misty, as if countless white mist were in it, and within the white mist, there seemed to be a faint movement of living beings looming.
Ding Lingxiu was lying in this quiet white mist, and suddenly heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears, this voice was gentle and soothing, but it made Ding Lingxiu shocked, woke up from his intoxication, struggled to get up, wanted to get out of his hazy situation, but it was like a nightmare, and he couldn't get out of it at all, and the voice continued:
Devotional...... Devotional ......"
This call seemed to come from a long distance, and this distance felt unreachable, but this voice really lingered in Ding Lingxiu's ears.
This voice, Ding Lingxiu is really familiar, isn't this the voice of Ding Qinyu that he is looking for day and night? How many times has this voice appeared in my dreams, and how many times has it echoed in countless lonely nights......
It's so clear at this time......
Ding Lingxiu had a splitting headache, this painful feeling invaded his whole body again, Ding Lingxiu seemed to feel that a certain memory in his brain suddenly disappeared, and this memory had an indelible relationship with the Ding Qinyu he was looking for, however, at this time, he couldn't think of this memory, as if it was blocked.
Devotional...... Devotional ...... Don't come to me...... I've always been there for you......"
This voice gradually became ethereal, and gradually cried, like a lonely soul wandering the world, like a complaint, but full of reluctance and love, this voice makes people sour, but it makes people feel extremely warm.
It's Ding Qinyu, it's Yu'er, Yu'er, where are you?
Wait for me, I'm going to look for you, I'm going to find you, you're going to wait for me!!
Why don't you let me go to you, I must find you, no matter where you are, whether you are dead or alive, I will never give up!
Ding Lingxiu struggled to answer, but his body didn't listen to him at all, not to mention that he didn't know anything about his situation. Ding Lingxiu even forgot why he fell into the empty white illusion, and even forgot what happened before, at this moment, he didn't know whether he was in a dream or in reality, he only knew one concept:
This is Yu'er's voice, she is calling to me.
However, he was stuck in his throat and could not make any sound.
The ethereal sound disappeared into the white illusion, Ding Lingxiu felt that his eyelids became extremely heavy, and the headache suddenly disappeared, and he fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long I slept this night, and I don't know how long it was.
Ding Lingxiu only knew that he had reunited with Yu'er in this dreamlike situation.
When I woke up, the sun was very harsh, and it was already the second day.
Ding Lingxiu found himself lying in a hotel, the room was filled with a very familiar aroma, and a purple phantom flashed through the window.
"Yu'er...... Yu'er ......"
Ding Lingxiu cried out urgently, as if he was frightened.
The voice that had been suppressed in his chest for a long time was finally able to shout out of his mouth, however, there was no shadow of Ding Qinyu in this empty hotel, and even the old fortune teller did not know where to go.
Ding Lingxiu was surprised to find that all the wounds on his body had healed, not even a single scar, and the mud on his clothes. The thing was gone, and there was nothing missing on the body, as if nothing had happened.
Is this a dream? No way?
Ding Lingxiu felt very incredible, and hurriedly took out the Hundred Ghost Diagram to confirm, but on the Hundred Ghost Diagram, the stick figure of the fish appeared vividly on its page, obviously Ding Lingxiu was not dreaming, he met the fortune teller, and the process of subduing the fish was all real.
So what's going on? Have I been asleep for a long time? The clothes were also washed by this old man? No way?
When Ding Lingxiu felt that the second monk was confused, he suddenly found that a note was pressed under the water cup of the hotel, and the cigarette butt of the strange cigarette he had smoked before was also left on the table. This mysterious old man would finally leave such an old-fashioned way to say goodbye, Ding Lingxiu couldn't help but feel a little speechless.
Dante Lingxiu picked up the note anyway and looked at it carefully, and the words on the note were strange, or it was more appropriate to say that it was a little obscure:
"The dragon and phoenix are far away, what do you want for the smoke and waves? Leave gossip and hide your heart, and drive the crane to be free. will drink a thousand wines, and the demonic heart will be reshaped and decayed. There will be a period and a day later, and the flowers in the garden will be over! ”
What does that mean?
Ding Lingxiu didn't understand the meaning of this note left by the fortune teller at all, and even had a feeling that he had been deceived, but why did this old man lie to himself, it was completely unnecessary? Although he suffered a lot in the sewers, in the end, he at least subdued the demon-level demon of the demon Yuyu and filled the gap of his water system demon, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
And the reason why he was able to escape from the fish mouth may be very likely to be expected by this old man, maybe he already knew this result, so he forced himself to eat so many spicy things in the hot pot restaurant.
So why did he leave this note without saying goodbye?
And what does this poem mean?
Could it be that Yu'er's whereabouts are hidden in this poem?
Just as he was feeling strange, Ding Lingxiu suddenly noticed that a circle of red words appeared around the word "Xun" on the cigarette butt on the table:
Jade incense burns in the quiet night.
What does this mean? Why is this cigarette butt so literary?
Ding Lingxiu instantly felt that his head was bigger, and his head was full of question marks, puzzled. But in any case, there may be clues about Ding Qinyu here, so Ding Lingxiu still picked up this note and cigarette butts. R1058