It was still early on this day, and after seeing off the young man, Shopkeeper Cai turned around and closed the store. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info didn't pay attention to the complaints of some old customers, he brought a jar of wine from the store, carried two packets of dried fish, and a strip of cured meat, probably because he felt that there was not enough of it, he opened a wooden cabinet again, solemnly grabbed two handfuls of broad beans in it, and put them in a cloth pocket.

When the things were ready, he informed Ayu, and then left the tavern and headed for the blacksmith shop at the west end.

When he came to the blacksmith shop, a bearded man was wielding a hammer, pounding a piece of metal hard, the red-hot stove reflected his cheeks red, he glanced at the shopkeeper Cai, and did not speak, until the things in his hands gradually took shape, he dipped the metal strips into the sink, and after the things cooled down, he looked at them a few more times before putting them aside for later use.

"The time hasn't come yet, why did you come so early this year. He glanced at the things in Cai's shopkeeper's hand and frowned slightly.

Every year on July 15, the shopkeeper Cai in the east will come to the west to find him for a drink, this habit has been maintained for a long time, but this year is obviously much earlier.

Cai's real name is Cai Yulei, and he is known as Shencha, and the two of them are the earliest residents of Moyan Town, and the two of them have lived here for many years as early as when the others were not born. Because they have the same temperament and have nothing to talk about, the relationship between the two people is naturally extraordinary.

However, Cai Yulei has always been punctual, and this kind of behavior that was suddenly more than a month ahead of schedule was probably unprecedented in the past.

"I'm not sure, so I want to ask you for a drink. Placing the jar on the table, he made it and opened the things he had brought.

Shencha didn't speak, sat opposite him, reached out and picked up a broad bean, put it in his mouth and chewed it silently.

Cai Yulei lowered his head, peeled off the yellow mud of the wine jar, and then opened the package, revealing the aroma of wine that penetrated his spleen and stomach, he held the wine jar and poured two bowls of wine, and pushed one of them in front of Shencha.

Shencha picked up the wine bowl expressionlessly, glanced at him, and then drank it all.

"Recently, my heart has been a little unsteady, and I almost can't sleep at night......" Cai Yulei said slightly while pouring wine, "Even when I am usually in the tavern, I am a little in a trance. ”

"It's no surprise that you do that every year. Shencha continued to drink and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Today is different...... Cai Yulei stiffened his face, full of seriousness..."I always feel that something will happen." ”

The drink came to his lips, but he paused slightly..."Is it because of the two new arrivals?" Shencha took a sip, put down the wine bowl, and looked at him quietly.

"No outsiders have been to Demon Yan Town for hundreds of years, who would want to come to such a poor and remote place?" Cai Yulei shook his head and said with some self-deprecation.

Shencha hesitated slightly and asked, "You're worried, they're here for that thing?"

"Maybe......" he smiled, with a bitter emotion on his face..."After all, the stakes are high, if those two really came for it, the entire Demon Yama Town would inevitably be destroyed, and the protection that had been held for hundreds of years would also be wiped out." ”

"If they're really coming for it......" Kamicha narrowed her eyes, murderous.."Then kill them." ”

"I can't beat ......" Cai Yulei spread his hands..."I've seen those two guys, one is very difficult, and the other is ...... Have no bottom. ”

Shencha was slightly silent, took care of himself and got a bowl of wine, waved his hand and drank it all.

"Demon Yan Town, how long have we stayed, if you calculate it carefully, it should be more than five hundred years, this place was still uninhabited at the beginning......" Cai Yulei squinted his eyes, looked outside and smiled slightly and said: "I still remember at the time, there is a peach tree outside your blacksmith shop, which was planted by Ah Kang himself, but the Nine Shadows Yellow Spring is not suitable for the growth of peach trees, and in the end, within half a year, the peach tree died after all." I vaguely remember what he bragged about with me, he said that this peach tree is a seedling of Kunxu, the essence of heaven and earth, but if this peach tree is really a thing of Kunxu, how could it wither and die so quickly. ”

He had a smile on his face, and the corners of his eyes were wrinkled.."When he bragged back then, I was the most disgusted one, and there were a lot of cynicisms, but after that......" he sipped and smiled dryly.."I want to hear it, but I can't hear it." ”

"The descendants of Akang's generation, only Aqi is left. Swallowing the contents of his mouth, Shencha took another sip of wine.

"That kid doesn't have a bad heart, maybe he is negligent in discipline, so he likes to do some cheating and tricky things. Cai Yulei narrowed his eyes slightly.."Originally, I planned to let him come to the tavern to work and beat him well, but I didn't expect that he would run to the Lechuan River and play the drama of waiting for the rabbit. ”

"He had been to me earlier...... But I drove him away. Shencha put down the wine bowl and looked at him.."For so many years, if you hadn't watched him in secret, with his troublesome nature, I'm afraid he would have been eaten by the wandering ghosts." ”

"Speaking of wandering ghosts, it's not very peaceful in the east lately......" Cai Yulei paused, sat down and said slowly.."There are several villages over there that are filthy, and it is said that it is a guy with a green face and fangs and wings on his back. ”

"Wings on your back?" Shencha frowned.

"It's ......not impossible," Cai Yulei pursed his lips and said, "Back then, it escaped from your hands and never appeared in the Demon Yama, so it must have suffered a lot of injuries, and now if it makes a comeback, it will inevitably be even more troublesome than it was at the beginning." ”

"I'd like to see that goblin in the east...... It's a five-eyed green brake. Shencha glanced at the outside lightly.."Those grievances back then still have to be settled after all." ”

"I'll go out tomorrow......" Cai Yulei thought for a while and continued: "There are not many things in the town, I have to go to Lingzuka to buy some back, I will go to the east to check the details of the ghost, to see if it is the five-eyed green temple, if it is really it, it is necessary to make plans early." ”

"East, I'll go......" Shencha said as she sat there.

"There are still people watching in the town, those two guys are unknown, so it's better to keep one person. Cai Yulei shook his head and said, "And the fifteenth day of July is approaching, I don't worry about it, so during this time, you have to keep an eye on Demon Yan Town, if you find any abnormalities, we can also be prepared." ”

Shencha listened, thought for a moment, nodded, he didn't insist on such a senseless thing.

After that, the two continued to drink until after the evening, when Cai Yulei left......

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When darkness covered the sky, the sky gradually had two more crescent moons, and the silver light poured down slightly, slightly illuminating the entire heaven and earth.

The minotaur known as Ah Niu walked over, looked at the figure on the bank of the Lechuan River, and stopped, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

Not long ago, it was the invincible king of the mountain on Niutou Mountain, but on a dark and windy night, the young man in front of him ruined Niutou Mountain and the direction of its previous life.

It's as if a boiling pot is sprinkled with a handful of salt, and life has changed a little bit in an instant, whether it is bitter or salty, it can't go back to what it used to be.

This has something to do with what it sees along the way, and some of the things it encounters.

Because in the past, when it was in Niutou Mountain, it never knew that there were so many creatures in this world, and there were countless times stronger than it, whether it was the figure on the bank of the Lechuan River, or the cow ghosts and snakes encountered along the way, it gave birth to a strange emotion.

"Where have you been standing for so long, do you want me to invite you over personally?"

The figure had already spotted it, and it hesitated slightly, but walked straight over.

On the edge of the Lethe River, where a huge rock lay horizontally, the man sat on it, patted it lightly, Ah Niu hesitated, glanced at him, but still sat down slightly.

"Give. ”

It threw over a small jar slightly, and Ah Niu took it.

It knew that this was something called wine, and when it first arrived in Demon Yama Town, it had secretly tasted some, and at first it was a little unaccustomed to drinking, but after drinking it two more times, it found that this kind of thing still had some wonders, especially after drinking a few sips before going to bed, and the whole body became slightly refreshed.

"Ah Niu, do you know why this river is called the Lechuan River?" the man sat there and suddenly asked.

"I don't know. It replied so simply that it didn't even think about it.

"I don't know. The man smiled and looked at the misty river, "But maybe it has something to do with someone." ”

"Alone?" Niu blinked, staring at him blankly.."Who is it?"

"Lethe, Lethe, who knows. The man stood up, picked up a pot of wine, took a slight sip and said, "A chaotic world, relationships, naturally, are also chaotic. ”

"Perhaps...... I guess I have something to do with a woman. "Ah Niu ghost sent a word to the gods.

The man looked at it and wondered, "Why, it has something to do with a woman?"

"I ......" Ah Niu opened his mouth, sat where he thought for a long time, and the memory in his mind came out little by little, as if he had heard something a long time ago......... I've heard of women crying by the Lethe River?"

"Lethe River...... Woman crying?" The man pursed his thin lips, looked at the river with dark eyes, and stared at the other side for a long time. ”

Ah Niu listened to it and was a little happy, because the things in his memory did not deceive him, and it was true that someone had heard this kind of voice, probably ...... It was a long time ago, but the memory is a little blurry.

The man didn't mention it, but stood there looking into the distance, as if thinking about something.

Ah Niu didn't dare to disturb him, so he had to sit there and drink slightly, but after a while, he heard some movement from the upper reaches of the riverbank.

The man obviously found something, looked over, and frowned slightly.

"Go see?"

He walked over there, and Ah Niu immediately followed, walking a distance of about seventy or eighty zhang, and the thin fog could no longer block the scene ahead.

It was a young man in his twenties, with his hands in his sleeves, crouching on the bank and looking at the Lethe River, he would occasionally stand up sharply, and then walk back and forth by the river, and his mouth would say something in his mouth.

When the man and Ah Niu walked over, the man was obviously startled, but when he saw the appearance of the two clearly, he showed a sudden realization......... Why, you're also here for the flowers on the other side?" he looked a little vigilant, sniffled, and stood not far from the two of them, shivering with cold.

The man has seen him, this person's name is Ah Qi, but he is from the town of Moyan, he picked up some petals of the flowers on the other side before, and got a lot of food from Cai Yulei, driven by this kind of self-interest, he came to the bank of the Lechuan River again, and started the drama of waiting for the rabbit, but there are not many flowers on the other side of the lower reaches of the Lethe River, even if he stands by the river day and night, he may not be able to glimpse the true face of the flowers on the other side.

"Your name is Ah Qi, right? The man looked at him and smiled slightly.

"How do you know my name?" Ah Qi looked more vigilant, and even involuntarily took two steps back.

The man looked at him and smiled, but didn't explain anything, and didn't pay any attention to him.

Ah Qi pursed his lips slightly, glanced at the two of them with slanted eyes, and then trotted all the way and ran in the direction of the upstream, but he didn't run a few steps, but a blood-red flower suddenly appeared on the surface of the misty river.

The flowers were scarlet-colored, shaped like silver plates, without green leaves, and their rhizomes went deep into the river, floating slightly on the yellow-brown Lethe River.

"Flower —— on the Other Side"

Ah Qi's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about Ah Niu and the man, so he chased the flower directly along the riverbank, but the flower was in the middle of the riverbank, and with the infamous reputation of the Lechuan River, no one dared to cross the Lechuan River and pick the flower on the other side in the river.

The flower never stopped all the way, and flowed still downward, not touching the shore along the way, Ah Qi flicked his sleeves angrily, and could only watch the flower on the other side slip away in front of his eyes, and disappeared into the misty Lechuan River.

Ah Qi gritted his teeth and threw a punch into the air...

Turned his head to look at the man, but found where the man was standing with a stunned expression, like a dreamy murmur, slowly echoing on the bank of the Lechuan River.."There are flowers but no leaves, leaves are born without flowers, life and life, flowers and leaves are wrong...... It turns out that the flower on the other side is ...... Manju Sawa ......"

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