In late autumn and late at night, the wind is slightly cool.

Bian Yao turned his back to the fire, closed his eyes and sat quietly. From time to time, the howls of wild boars can be heard in the forest, sometimes far and sometimes near.

Regarding the "soul attraction" mentioned by the night corpse, Bian Yao didn't know what was going on. The key to cultivation lies in exploring and comprehending on your own, and many things are not just taught by teaching.

Bian Yao's heart was like a tide, surging for a long time, and finally tried to put aside distracting thoughts. Only by calming down first can you be able to sense.

After a long time, Bian Yao entered a state of "meditation", and the sound in his ears gradually moved away, and finally disappeared completely.

As the night corpse said, the "soul" has always been hidden in its own body. The "soul" was originally one, but it was later separated in the dream, and the "soul" remained in the dream to become the "spirit", while the "soul" returned to the body. Bian Yao is very familiar with the "spirit", because every time his consciousness enters the dream realm, it is attached to the "spirit". But what kind of "soul" is it? Bian Yao has never seen it at all.

Bian Yao didn't know what state he was in now, let alone how to sense his "soul". His consciousness did not enter the dream, but he couldn't hear any sound in his ears.

Suddenly, a white light flashed.

Bian Yao felt himself floating, he felt as if he had become a fish, and the wonderful feeling of being in the water.

"What's that?" What I saw in front of me, not far away, looked like a translucent round house, and the inside was glowing faintly white, giving me a very tranquil feeling.

"What the hell is this? I can feel a touch of familiarity in it. ”

Bian Yao swam to the round house, kept turning around it, and found that it was a completely enclosed space, and there was no entrance at all. He tried to speak, but after many attempts, he found that he couldn't open his mouth at all.

"Don't be in a hurry, be patient, keep looking, and maybe find a way into this round house. Thinking of what the night corpse had said to him, Bian Yao forcibly suppressed the irritability that gradually sprouted.

I don't know when the fire was extinguished.

In the dark night, Bian Yao meditated there quietly, not moving, and time passed quietly.

When the sky was slightly bright, Bian Yao opened his eyes. He turned his head to look around and found that He Qingyin had woken up and was sitting next to him without saying a word.

"How?" asked the night corpse on the other side suddenly opened his eyes.

Bian Yao knew that he must be asking himself about "soul attraction", so he sighed lightly and replied helplessly: "I don't know, there is a translucent circular space, which is completely closed. I felt like there was something in there, but I couldn't get in, I couldn't find the entrance. ”

"Hehe~ It's not bad, and I successfully entered the 'heart realm'. What you see is actually your own 'heart', and your 'soul' is hidden in your 'heart'. The Night Corpse stood up and said with a smile.

"Then tell me, how can I get into the 'heart atrium'?" Bian Yao also stood up and asked.

"I don't know, the way of 'attracting souls' is different from person to person. Don't worry, 'soul attraction' is not as simple as you think, people who are lucky can succeed once or twice, and there are very few people who can't succeed in 'soul attraction' in their lifetime. In the future, there is time, and this kind of thing cannot be rushed. Let's go, go to the ferry. With that, the Night Corpse took a step towards a wide path not far away.

Bian Yao pursed his lips and did not say anything more. turned around and put the blanket into the space bag, and beckoned He Qingyin to follow.

The three of them walked for nearly two quarters of an hour, turned two corners, and a small village appeared in front of them.

"Shall we enter that village?" asked from a distance when he saw the open gate of the village, so he opened his mouth.

"Yes, the ferry is right there. The Night Corpse replied.

When Bian Yao heard this, he couldn't help but speed up his steps, and came to the gate of the village half a moment later.

By this time it was already getting bright. An old man with white hair was sitting quietly in front of the gate of the village. Seeing someone approaching, the old man only glanced at it a few times, but did not ask anything out loud, and let the three of them enter.

The village is very small, with only a dozen or so families in it. The whole village was surrounded by tall thick wooden stakes, each of which was more than two feet high, and the thinnest was half a waist thick, presumably to prevent the invasion of wild beasts.

After Bian Yao entered the village, he walked on a path paved with blue bricks, and kept looking around. After walking a few steps, I saw two young children playing frolicking, and when I saw a stranger, I was not afraid, and suddenly ran up and ran around them.

"Hehe~ with what you want to eat. The Night Corpse laughed.

Bian Yao smiled after hearing this, thinking it was very funny. So he stopped, took out two handfuls of "Bixiang Fruit" from the space bag, and handed them to the two young children respectively.

Seeing Bian Yao holding six or seven tempting red fruits in his hand, the child showed a cowardly look, and kept reaching out to probe his brain, smirking but embarrassed to take it.

As soon as Bian Yao wanted to open his mouth to persuade the two of them, he saw a woman in plain clothes hurrying in, and shouted urgently: "Are you disobedient again? ”

When the two children heard the woman's voice, their faces showed hesitation, and then they pursed their mouths and turned away.

"Don't go, for you. Bian Yao hurriedly shouted.

At this time, the woman had already walked behind the two children, and said to Bian Yao and the three of them in a loud voice: "The child is not sensible, don't blame." After saying that, an apologetic smile appeared on his face.

Bian Yao held the spirit fruit in both hands, revealing an embarrassed look. When the night corpse next to him saw it, he suddenly said with a smile: "Take it, this kid has a lot to eat." ”

When the woman saw the night corpse speak, her eyes swept towards him, and when she saw the terrifying old face, the woman was secretly shocked in her heart, and she did not dare to refuse. The two children stepped forward to take the "Bixiang Fruit" in Bian Yao's hand, and finally thanked them and led the child away.

"Almost all of the people in the village are ordinary people, and most of the people who come to take the ferry are some low-level cultivators. Some kind-hearted monks would give them a spirit fruit or two to eat when they met the children here. Children are gluttonous masters, and they don't have much defense, and after a long time, they will often entangle strangers and beg for fruit to eat. The night corpse said to Bian Yao with a smile.

In this way, the three of them continued along the green brick path. Not long after walking, a large river more than 100 zhang wide appeared in front of me.

"Wow~ What a big river!" Bian Yao shouted and ran to the ferry, looking at the river with his mouth open and excited, he had never seen such a wide river.

On the shore of the ferry, there are rows of large wooden stakes nailed at intervals, about a dozen of them, which are used to tie the ropes. There were only two small boats moored at the shore entrance, and a middle-aged man and a teenager were busy on the boat.

"Boatman, go to Huangzhou City. The night corpse stepped onto the boat where the middle-aged man was and spoke.

"Okay~ The three guest officers will wait and leave immediately. The simple-looking man replied with a smile after seeing the night corpse, not because of his scary appearance and the slightest abnormality, he was still as enthusiastic as usual.

Bian Yao and He Qingyin also jumped on the boat one after another, and both of them seemed a little excited, chattering and laughing.

"Guanshan River" is the largest river in Huangzhou, passing through most of the state, because of the high mountains and rocks on both sides of the way. In the territory of Xuecheng County, there is a diversion that can reach the northwest of Huangzhou City, after going ashore, passing through a small plain, then over dozens of mountains, and finally through a forest, you can reach the western suburbs of the imperial city.

The boat on which Bian Yao was sitting was five zhang long and about one zhang wide. There are two cabins, one large and one small, the smaller one is the owner's own, and the larger one is for the boat passengers to rest.

The river flows from north to west, and the middle-aged man sits leisurely in the stern of the boat, not at the helm, and lets the boat go downstream.

The night corpse entered the cabin and sat down on the couch with his eyes closed. Bian Yao and He Qingyin sat on the bow of the boat, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the river.

"The water is so clear, and you can see fish. Bian Yao moved to the edge of the boat and stared at the water, then suddenly leaned down and put his hand into the water to paddle.

"You be careful~" He Qingyin shouted in a panic.

"Don't fall into the river, if you are dragged to the bottom of the river by the 'water beast', you will die. The middle-aged man sitting at the stern of the boat heard the movement, and suddenly reminded in a loud voice.

Hearing the shouts of the owner of the boat, Bian Yao got up, entered the cabin and ran to the stern, came to the middle-aged man and sat down, opened his mouth and asked curiously: "What does the 'water beast' in the river look like?"

He Qingyin also followed Bian Yao to the stern of the boat, and sat down next to the hatch, his face looking extremely nervous.

When the man saw them like this, he smiled innocently and said, "Although I have been running this boat for more than ten years, I really haven't seen it myself, I heard that someone has seen it. The 'water beast' was about half a zhang long, the whole body was blue-green, the beast's head was not as big as a man, there were two long whiskers on the top of the head, two rows of teeth were sharp and long, and the big eyes were bulging on both sides of the frightening thing! In fact, I had met the 'water beast' once, but I didn't see its body. Three years ago, a man fell into the water, and at first he was still floating on the surface of the water, and then suddenly he shouted that something was pulling him under the water, and before he could finish speaking, he suddenly sank down, and never came back up. All in all, it's scary. As he spoke, the middle-aged man seemed to remember the picture at that time, and his face changed slightly, revealing a palpitating look.

Bian Yao didn't speak after listening, blinking his eyes and shaking his face to look at the river, looking at how scared he was.

"Don't worry, girl, as long as you don't fall into the river, you'll be fine. The man saw that He Qingyin's face was a little pale, so he smiled and comforted.

He Qingyin let out a soft "um" and did not speak, obviously frightened.

"How long is this boat going to go?" asked Bian Yao, turning his head.

"Soon, in three days you will be able to go ashore. The owner replied with a smile.

Bian Yao laughed after hearing this. I have never been on a boat yet, and I have never seen such a big river. He was happy enough to stay on the boat for a few days.

Bian Yao crawled to He Qingyin's side and said a few words to the girl, making her laugh. The two of them continued to enjoy the scenery along the banks of the river.

The boat floated on the wide river, and the man sat on the boat, and his mood seemed to drift with it.