Chapter 589: Soul Searching
Zhang Xin took our daughter and left. We didn't stay where we were waiting for his reply. Because we don't know when he'll return, and we don't know if they'll be allied with us or continue to be enemies when they appear.
Wushuang and I began to chase after the fat man's group. When it was almost dark, we found a few of them. And they have already met with the old Hades.
The old king asked the fat man, "Where is the soul of the thin man?" Inside the coffin? ”
She opened the coffin, and it was empty.
The old Hades probed inside and pulled out a wisp of remnant soul. The remnant struggled, looking distressed. However, this remnant is not a thin one.
I looked at the fat man suspiciously: "What's the matter?" Are you mistaken? Or did it make people drop their bags? ”
The fat man was a little proud: "You don't understand, this coffin is fake, used to lure the enemy." ”
Then he lifted his shirt. I saw a hideous scar on his stomach, and the scar was sewn with thread. The stitches are sparse and don't look very professional.
The fat man asked for a knife like a little Taoist. It's not wood, it's steel.
Taoist priests don't carry this kind of thing with them, so there is only one possibility. Fat people are specially prepared for stomach injuries.
He took the sharp knife and slit his belly. Then, he reached into the wound with his hand.
It was a bloody scene, and I could smell a strong smell of blood, and at the same time, a large mass of blood flowed down the fat man's right hand.
Stained his pants red.
After a few seconds, he pulled his hand out, clutching a ball of paper inside. This paper ball is clearly the paper man attached to the thin man back then.
Old Hades sighed. said: "It's really hard for you." ”
The fat man smiled and handed over the bloody paper ball.
The old Hades beckoned from afar, and the paper ball flew over, and then, without any flames, the paper ball turned into ashes, and the blood on it also fell with the ashes.
Then, I saw a spot of light in the palm of the old Hades' hand, and there was a faint appearance of a person inside, which was a thin man.
The old Hades looked at it for a while, shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect him to be so seriously injured." ”
The fat man asked, "Can you cure him now?" ”
The old Immortal shook his head: "He lacks too many souls. I'm not sure. ”
The fat man sighed and lost his breath.
Wushuang suddenly asked, "Ancestor, when you checked the book of life and death before, did you find the place where the thin man died before his death?" ”
The old Hades nodded: "Found it." ”
Wushuang said, "Let's go there and look for it." On those Lingzhi, there are the remnants of the thin man's soul, and if you collect those, you may be able to piece together his soul completely. ”
The old Hades shook his head and said, "It's too little. The remnant souls in those Lingzhi are less than one-ten-thousandth of this guy's body. ”
The fat man said, "Let's be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, what effect can it have?" ”
The old Hades finally nodded. She pointed to the mountains to the north and said, "Let's go, that place is not too far from here." ”
The old Hades is not too far away, it is said to us. This journey, we can naturally arrive in the blink of an eye, but it is just a bitter fat man and a Taoist priest.
The little Taoist priests asked, "Master, who is this woman, and why do you obey her?" ”
The fat man didn't hide it at all, and returned directly: "She is the old Hades." ”
In a word, those little Taoist priests were suppressed. Subsequently, they could no longer hear the complaints of these Taoist priests, and they all gritted their teeth and rushed towards the direction designated by the old Hades King with sweat.
The fat man looked at his apprentices with a very complicated mood. He said, "I'm afraid this trip will be very dangerous, so don't go for a few of you." Stay and carry forward the Taoism I have taught you. ”
Those little Taoist priests didn't leave, they said very sincerely: "We haven't learned all yet, and when we finish learning, we will naturally leave." ”
The fat man didn't understand that the apprentices didn't want to escape.
I said helplessly: "If there is danger, you can just hide, don't shoot blindly." Your strength is not enough, you can only die in vain, without any effect. ”
These words were very hurtful, but after the little Taoist priests saw our ability, they did not have the slightest doubt, and they all nodded.
Lao Qi looked at the fat man, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Master, your old man's skills are naturally much better than ours. But compared to these people, it is really too far behind. I think you'd better hide with us, Master, after a while......"
When the fat man heard this, his face turned pale, but he was so fat that he laughed twice and didn't get angry.
I thought to myself, it's really too much fuss that this is a few masters and apprentices, we are just looking for a few souls, what is the danger.
After we had walked for a while, the old Hades said, "It's almost there." ”
It was only then that I paid attention to the environment, this place, the ancient trees towering to the sky, covering the sky and the sun. It's night and I don't feel anything. If it's daytime, you're sure to find this place eerie.
The little Taoist priests wrapped their clothes tightly and muttered, "Is this place a primeval forest?" ”
I was also surprised and said, "I have lived in Zhengzhou for so many years, why haven't I discovered this place?" So many trees that no one has ever mentioned? ”
The old Hades said, "There is no trace of any activity here, so no one should have been here." Perhaps it is because of this that no one mentions it here. ”
I walked all the way, shaking my head all the way. The land of the Central Plains is extremely expensive. Another inch is an inch. The place is not precipitous, there are quite a few small pieces of flat land. Definitely good for farming.
Such a nice place, there is no reason why no one comes.
I gave my opinion. The old king asked, "What do you mean?" ”
I pointed to the forest and said, "I mean, the reason why this place didn't come is because it couldn't come." We'll have to be careful. ”
The old Hades chuckled and said, "This place, no matter how gloomy it is, is it even more dangerous than the underworld?" None of us are mortals. Xu You, you are too worried. ”
I nodded and said, "It's better if I'm overthinking." Let's go. ”
The old Hades walked step by step, thinking about the direction in his heart. At this time, it doesn't matter how fast you go, we have to find exactly where the thin man died thousands of years ago.
I don't know how long Ganoderma lucidum will survive, thousands of years ago passed. I don't know if they're still there. Or it's rotten to slag.
Obviously, I'm not the only one who has this doubt. The old Hades comforted us: "If we can't find the remnant of the thin man, we can at least find some clues." ”
But these words also make people feel uncertain, that village existed thousands of years ago. Even if no one destroys it, the feng shui is exposed to the sun, it should not exist at this time.
We took a dozen or so steps forward. Suddenly, it dawned on me. The canopy overhead is gone. In front of it is an open field.
There are waist-deep weeds here, but there is not a single tree.
I could see the starry sky overhead. By the light of the stars in the sky, you can also see the situation on the earth. This place, like the village of thousands of years ago, is only missing the houses.
The old king turned back to me and asked, "Is this it?" You claim to have been here. ”
I nodded, "I remember this place, but it's a strange place." ”
The old Hades asked, "What is a strange method?" ”
I pointed to the forest behind me: "Look at these towering trees. No one has been here for at least a few thousand years, right? These big trees grow freely and wildly, and a few people who are thick can't hold them. But this place beneath our feet. There is not a single tree. Why is that? ”
The old Hades glared and said, "Why? Do you know? ”
I shook my head: "I don't know, I'm confused right now." Did someone get ahead and cut down all the trees here? ”
It's a frustrating idea, and if someone comes here to cut down a tree, it's probably for the same purpose as us.
But before I could argue my words, the fat man cried out, "Mushrooms, I have mushrooms too." ”
I rejoiced, "What mushrooms?" It's Ganoderma lucidum. Where? Show me. ”
The fat man shouted, "It's right under the grass." ”