After lunch, we set off.

At this time, although the sun is not shining, it is also bright and lovely, and the sky is high and the clouds are far away, and it is not as solemn as in the morning.

"Sister Ling Ran, aren't you going to the north of the Arowana? How did you get to the southeast? ”

"I want to go home and rebuild the village of Red Maple."

"Just you? Are you kidding! ”

"Let's not talk about whether you can rebuild the village with your own strength, even if you are powerful and built, you are ready to live alone for the rest of your life?"

"Come with me to the White Republic of China, don't worry about the grains, and live a long life, how good!"

"Do you believe that?"

"Don't you believe it? Then you still promised so happily! ”

"If you don't agree, won't you be bored if you don't pester?"

"Sister Ling Ran, what you said is not right, since you have agreed, you can't be untrustworthy."

"Then you keep your promise and leave it at that." I took my leave.

"Nope." He stumbled over, "I told you where you were going I would go." ”

"Why do you always follow me?"

"I just want to find a companion to go through the rivers and lakes together."

"Then you can stay with Jian Xi."

"You want to hurt me! She's not as gentle as you. ”

I looked at him, and he immediately hugged his head and dodged: "Don't hit me!" ”

"Inexplicable."

"No, I've been beaten since I was a child, I'm used to it, hahaha......"

"Sister Ling Ran, let me go with you, I can help you."

I acquiesce.

Gradually, night fell, the stars sparse, and the moonlight dimmed.

"Why don't you have an inn? Why didn't you look around when you were caught? ”

"If there is this black rumbling again, my back will be cold."

I suddenly stopped: "Stop." ”

He exclaimed, "What's wrong? At risk? ”

I said solemnly, "I don't remember I've been here." ”

"It's just lost, it's all the fuss." He seemed to remember something: "Lost! Road? ”

"No, think about it."

I searched my memory hard, but to no avail. I shook my head at him.

"Sister, good sister, it's so dark, there won't be ghosts." He trembled.

"Maybe." I raised an eyebrow.

"Let's go back the way we came."

"Are you scared?"

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

"Then why don't you go ahead of me?"

"I ...... I'm here to help you break off. ”

"Ling, Sister Lingran, go back."

"Let's go."

At this time, the moon is completely obscured by clouds, and it is difficult to see the five fingers when you reach out, and it is difficult to discern the direction when you open your eyes. After walking for a while, I realized that we were not the same way at all!

All around were raised mounds of earth, and a gust of wind blew, which was sad and chilling.

"It's ...... Graveyard bar. ”

"Like."

"Ahh ”

I looked in the direction he was pointing, and the wind blew the leaves, and the branches swayed, faintly, like a ghost seeking his life. But there is no white shadow.

Suddenly, there was a "swish" of leaves above, and something seemed to be running by. I looked up, but it flashed, and I pulled He Yun and said, "There!" This place should not be stayed for a long time, go quickly. ”

Hearing this, he grabbed me with his backhand and ran desperately.

Everywhere, our footsteps echoed, and a swarm of bats were startled and fluttered their wings.

"Shake it off, don't shake it off, don't ......," he asked as he ran.

We ran onto the road, and there was no one.

He sat down and kept wiping his sweat: "I'm scared to death......"

I looked around vigilantly, and suddenly I noticed a building not far ahead, and the windows were faintly shining.

I touched him with my elbow and motioned for him to look over there.

"Hell!" He jumped to his feet.

"It's people."

I heard it and said, "If you think about it, it's about to be the third watch at this moment." It's still lit, so it's an inn. ”

We walked briskly over to it, and it was indeed a small inn.

"Shopkeeper, two upper rooms."

"Okay." The shopkeeper quickly registered the room book, "The two guest officers came by coincidence, I was just about to close the door." ”

"Alright. The two rooms are just opposite, the innermost on the second floor, and the guest officer is resting. ”

"Thank you."

As I went upstairs, I glanced alertly at the door, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Am I suspicious?

The whole inn was quiet, even a little lifeless, and we walked inside with candles. The candle flame flickered, and our shadows kept jumping, like monsters with teeth and claws.

"Take this," I handed the candle to He Yunwei, "take a good rest." ”

"Aren't you afraid?" He said with palpitations.

I smiled and shook my head.

Outside the window, the night was still like ink.

"Once the Soul Comb leaves, you'll be gone."

……

"Water is the guide, comb is the medicine, the soul gathers, and the dead come back to life!"

……

"Ling Ran is good, and Ling Ran is a life...... Go ahead. ”

……

"There's a kid in the water! There's a kid in the water! ”

"Blood book? Her name is ...... Ink, Ling, Ran? ”

"And a mahogany comb."

……

I woke up suddenly!

The cone is piercing, and the cold sweat is dripping.

Dream? Just a dream?

I suddenly looked out the window, and the sun stung my eyes. I couldn't stop my eyes from crying.

That's right, combs! I pulled it out of my bosom and looked at it carefully.

This comb as a whole is not half a foot, the whole body is blood red, gloomy, not at all like the usual mahogany clear red and bright, noble atmosphere.

"Could this be a soul comb?"

"Soul Repair Comb...... And what is it? ”

In my ears, my father's voice suddenly sounded:

"It seems that the older she is, the harder it is for her soul to stabilize."

"yes, she's not like she was a child, she can leave the comb all day."

I closed my eyes, and "Soul Comb", "Soul Unstable", "Blood", "Red Maple Tree", and "Daddy" kept circling in my head, and my head exploded in pain.

"I see." I opened my eyes, "but ......"

I shook my head vigorously, got out of bed to wash, and solemnly inserted the comb into my hair in the mirror.

When I was done, I opened the door and a bloody breath rushed towards me!

Something happened!

I hurried downstairs, but found a few bloody palm prints at the staircase, looking down the stairs, the entire staircase, no place was not stained red with blood, the bottom few steps, silently lying bloody rags, it was the owner's!

"Yun worry, what cloud worry!" I turned around and slammed on He Yunwei's door.

"Who?" Listening to the voice, apparently just woke up. I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Me. Come out soon, there's something going on outside! ”

"Good! I'm going to wear a dress. ”

I knocked on the other doors, but no one answered.

"What's the matter......" As soon as he came out, he was stunned.

I said, "The shopkeeper has been killed." ”

He Yunwu lowered his head and said: "The means are so cruel, it can't be that the enemy has come to the door, right?" ”

"Although we didn't talk much to him last night, we could see that he was a loyal and honest man, and such a person was not easy to make enemies. Do you think it could be robbers? ”

"No, if you rob money, why don't you deal with us together? Look at this mudra, it is obvious that you want to ask us for help. Knowing that there are people in the house, but still leaving evidence? Are bandits so stupid? ”

Something suddenly occurred to us: "Yesterday's White Shadow!" ”

He cautiously ran downstairs: "Look for the clues it left behind, and see what it is." ”

I squatted down on the spot, carefully observing the ground, and suddenly, a bloody paw print the size of a two-finger belly came into view!

"Come and see!"

"Here we go."

"What do you look like?"

"This size, this shape......" he compared with his hand, "like ...... Cat! ”

"Cats? Even if it's a wild raccoon cat, catching a rabbit is already the limit, how can it kill people and eat people? I said, "Besides, tanuki are not white......

"What if...... What about the cat? ”

"There are indeed rumors of goblins eating people and cultivating, but hearing is false......"

"Sister Ling Ran, you are a mortal who can spell, what else is impossible?"

I was silent.

He Yun said sadly: "It's just pity for such a person." ”

"That's not right." I suddenly said, "As the bandits say, why did it let us go?" ”

"Because it's full, after all, it's such a big person."

I was silent again. I always felt that things were not that simple.

Out of the inn, the sun was warm, and the stuffiness in my heart suddenly dissipated.

"Sister Ling Ran, this road is north-south. You say, how to get around? ”

"Head north."

"Okay! Huh? You're not coming home? ”

"My family is dead, so why go back to see things and think about people."

"Oops, you've finally figured it out! Are you going to accompany me to the White Republic of China? He winced his eyebrows.

"I'm also curious if this place is really as you say, carefree."

As I walked, a city appeared in front of me, the city.

He Yunwu smiled helplessly: "Where is this?" You rest for a while, and I'll ask. ”

After a while, he was satisfied.

"Sister Ling Ran, I asked." He said, "We are now in the northeast of the island. But no one knows about the Arowana. ”

"Also, this city is surrounded by forests, and if you want to continue to face north, it is impossible to make a detour."

I nodded, "Let's go into the city." ”

We walked side by side.

"Sister Ling Ran, I've known you for so long, and today it's the first time I've heard you call my name."

I stopped.

"Don't be angry, I just wanted to give you a little advice."

"Look, my name is 'He Yunwei', which means 'what kind of sorrow', and it's unlucky for you to read it without a surname. But if you have a surname, it will show disrespect to me, right? ”

"So, it's better for you to call me Brother He." As he spoke, he patted his chest with a proud expression.

I immediately poured cold water: "Big brother, yes." I don't know which big brother is so afraid of ghosts, and he hides behind his 'sister'. ”

His face changed, and he pointed to the front and deliberately said loudly: "Wow, there are a lot of people there, let's have a good time." ”

Okay, let's follow the topic you diverted from. I followed.

In the crowd, a man read out the notice aloud: "...... The daughter of the family suddenly fell ill, liked to eat flesh and blood, moved very quickly, and was easily irritable and attacked...... Seek the world's medical ...... Thank you for the gold thousand taels. ”

He Yunwu grabbed a person and asked, "Which family's daughter?" ”

"The eldest lady of Qiu Mansion is called Qiu Yiru." The man looked around and said mysteriously, "That notice actually made the matter lightly, in fact, she just pounced on it and bit people directly!" ”

Another person came next to him: "Yes, it's as ruthless as a cat scratching a mouse!" ”

"Eh, don't say it, it's the cat that made her sick."

He Yun said anxiously: "Cat? What cat? ”

"She recently picked up a cat that was all white......"

"How's your temperament?"

"Docile, but not ......"

"How?"

"I heard that Miss Qiu took the cat to play that day, but the cat jumped into the swamp and disappeared."

"And after that, she was so sick?"

The man nodded.

The crowd quickly dispersed, and only me and He Yunwei were left in front of the notice.

We looked at each other and smiled. He triumphantly tore down the notice.

However, when he was halfway torn, he hurriedly posted it back, but he couldn't paste it at all, so he simply jumped aside.

"Sister Ling Ran, let's run, this is death."

"It is incumbent upon us to save lives." I tore it off completely.

"Are you stupid? Cat spirit, kill and suck blood! Yes, you know how to spell, but are you sure you can cure it? I won't stop you if you want to die, but I don't want to die. ”

"I'll have to take a look."

"You see? Look at life again! ”

I tucked the notice in my sleeve and turned to leave.

"Hey, you stick it back!" He caught up.

"Stop!" A crowd surrounded us. "Tear up the notice and come with us. Who tore it? ”

He Yun was worried, rubbing his hands and looking at the ground.

"Who is it?"

I pointed at him without hesitation, opening my mouth slightly without saying a word: "I can't be a fool." ”

He froze in place.

I withdrew my hand: "But I'm the one who heals." ”

"Then come together. Walk! ”

He Yun was worried and wanted to cry without tears: "Sister Ling Ran, you want to harm me again......"