In the morning light, the ship had already anchored again, and Chen An was playing with a pink incense burner in his hand in the cabin.

In fact, when he made a move, he saw that the ghost uncle was already more than lucky. Although Chen An can help him detoxify, he can't cure his vitality destroyed by the toxin.

Ghost Uncle was originally the chief of Nanyi, and in the Great Zhou Weijia Sea, he could naturally only bow down to the court, but he did his best to fight for better treatment for the clansmen and deal with the court. But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there will be disputes, and some people in Nanyi simply sell the ghost uncle for personal gain, regardless of the interests of the clansmen. This is the truth of his imprisonment in the Dark Division for many years.

This time, he was released by Chen An and wanted to return to his hometown to set things right, but who knew that many years had passed, and the world had changed. His family has long been ruined, and only such a little granddaughter is still alive in the world.

In a fit of rage, the ghost uncle broke into the ancestral land and stole the treasure of their Nanyi clan for generations, the god incense burner, and was chased and killed by the clan guards.

After escaping so far, the ghost uncle has run out of oil, and he has no physiology, seeing him like this, Chen An did not show any expression on his face, but there was an indescribable depression in his heart. During the years of training in the dark division, he almost lived in hell, and later became a teacher, but he also killed endlessly, alone. Until the ghost uncle appeared, although this old man who looked like a ghost was his captive, and the two had never been sincere, but after all, they had lived together for three years, and they were ruthless, and Chen An had already regarded him as his own relative in his heart.

Chen An didn't know what customs the Yi people had, so he could only let the ghost uncle go into the ground for peace.

His gaze fell on the sleeping girl on the bed, which was the only concern of the ghost uncle, and it was also his own promise.

And she, like herself, has already died in a broken family, her parents are not there, and Chen An can't help but feel a little more pity when she looks at her under the same illness.

The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, she slowly opened her eyes, and just saw Chen An looking at her, she was startled, and quickly sat up straight, hugging the quilt and leaning against the bulkhead. Seeing Chen An staring at herself, the girl was not shy, but became afraid, it was really his method of pulling out people's hearts last night was too terrifying.

She grew up in southern Xinjiang since she was a child, and of course she is no stranger to the behavior of controlling insects and driving Gu, so she didn't take the insect monster seriously. But she had only heard of this method of digging out people's hearts in some ghost stories, and now she saw it with her own eyes, and she was very frightened.

It is often said that barbarians are wild and cannibalistic flesh and blood, but it is nothing more than the propaganda of the imperial court to scandalize and isolate them. In fact, they are just as scared and emotional as the Zhou people.

Chen An would not believe the propaganda of the imperial court like those foolish men and fools, but the fear on the girl's face was inexplicable. Under empathy, I thought it was because I suddenly saw a living person, and I was not used to it for a while, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Because he himself is a man who is afraid of life. He lived on the streets when he was a child, and he always had a sense of precaution against people, so he was not an acquaintance, he rarely talked to him, and he did not leave a living mouth to carry out tasks. So this has created Chen An's somewhat split personality. Talking and laughing with acquaintances, but talking and talking little when meeting strangers.

Chen An waved his hand at her and said, "Don't be afraid, your grandfather is dead, what are your plans in the future?" Chen An felt that it was better to listen to the girl's opinion first, and it was his duty to take care of the deceased, but if the other party had a place to go, then he didn't have to do much, although he had already promised the ghost uncle, but he still had to respect the girl's intentions.

This sentence was straightforward, but it aroused the girl's sadness, and her eyes were instantly covered with a layer of mist. Chen An didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only sit there and stare dryly.

After a while, the girl seemed to be tired of crying, lowered her head and was silent, Chen An patiently asked again, but the girl still didn't speak. Chen Anxin said, she seemed to have no idea, so she said: "Then you can follow me in the future." After speaking, he began to think about throwing her to the capital or taking her to Haizhou to take up his post, and said casually: "Your name is too difficult to remember, I will call you Ning'er like your grandfather in the future." He was worried about things, and he didn't ask the other party if he wanted to, so he settled the matter.

The girl's name is Wei Ming Qingning, this is what the ghost uncle told him, the ghost uncle's name is Wei Ming Xingdu, he calls himself an old ghost, and Chen An calls him the ghost uncle.

The girl lowered her head and did not agree or object, Chen An took her acquiescence. Immediately brought breakfast, the two of them used it, and he began to organize his bags, in fact, there was nothing to prepare, he was dressed lightly, and everything had to wait until Binxian County to buy it, anyway, it was the funds of the dark division, so there was no need to use it in vain. The main collation is the manuscript of the "Five Poisons Heart Sutra".

After he tidied up, the boat had already stopped on the shore of Yunling County. Chen An took Ning'er off the boat and walked towards the east. Most of this road is mountainous and woodland, and it is inconvenient to ride horses, so you can only walk, so you can only wait until you reach the plains and then find a post station to change horses.

Fortunately, this distance was not too far, and Chen An climbed over a mound and saw Nanfu City towering on the plain in front of him. This is the closest city in Haizhou to southern Xinjiang. After that, there is a plain of Pingchuan, where you can reach Binxian after two days of horseback riding.

"Ning'er, my time limit for taking office is approaching, you take office with me first, and when I stabilize it, I will ask someone to send you back to Beijing. When the task here is understood, I will go back to Beijing to find you, okay? Huh, what's wrong with you?" Ning Er was very well-behaved and didn't say a word along the way, but Chen An turned around at this time and saw her expression scared and her cheeks flushed.

Ning Er didn't speak, her two fingers were stirred together, and she looked panicked.

"Are you uncomfortable?" said this sentence of concern, but it seemed hard, because Chen An rarely cared about others.

Ning Er's face turned even redder, her legs were tangled together, and her body kept shaking. Chen An's mind was smart, and he immediately understood something, pointed to the woods behind him and said embarrassedly: "There seems to be something in the woods over there, I'll go over and take a look." After speaking, without waiting for Ning Er's reaction, he turned around and burrowed into the forest, and disappeared in a few clicks.

Chen An ran a distance before stopping, shaking his head and sighing: This girl too, isn't it just an internal urgency, what is there to say. Immediately, as if he had thought of something, his face changed suddenly. No, she doesn't seem to have heard Ning'er speak, if she doesn't know Da Zhou's official language, why do you know that she has been following her, since yesterday she hasn't even made a sound, quiet and strange.

After a while, Chen An returned to his original place, and Ning Er was already standing there with a relaxed expression. Chen An stepped forward and stared at Ning Er's eyes. Ning Er looked at his expression, and suddenly became afraid, the terrifying picture of her heart under the moon last night hit her heart again, making her cold from her head to her toes, and she unconsciously took two steps back. But he heard Chen An speak: "Ning'er, don't you know how to speak?"

Ning Er was stunned for a moment, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and then she calmed down, biting her lower lip, and looking at Chen An with a resolute look. She grew up with the death of her parents when she was a child, and later learned that she had a grandfather. The rest of the month spent with her grandfather was the most alive in her short life. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and her grandfather finally entrusted her to Chen An, who had been with Chen An for less than a day, but felt that he was the only one she relied on. Although the terrifying image of the moon still makes her tremble when she thinks about it now, the sense of security of staring at his back still makes her want to stop.

She was born speechless and blinded, but she would sympathize and comfort her, and she couldn't shout when she was bullied by despisis. She was very afraid to see pity or contempt in Chen An's eyes.

Chen An smiled bitterly: "Ning'er, since Uncle Ghost entrusted you to me, I already regard you as my own relative, I don't know how to speak, but I can promise you that no matter what you become, I will not give up on you." He didn't know why he said that, maybe Ning'er's eyes were too clean. He rarely cares about other people's lives or deaths, not that he is cold-blooded, but that he was only cared for when he was a child, and when he grows up and wants to care about others, he is already unaccompanied.

Chen An would not say this kind of pathos of wanting to raise but not waiting for his relatives, but he couldn't help but think about it, so the ghost uncle accompanied him for three years, and he already regarded the ghost uncle as his own relative. Otherwise, according to his usual style, how could the ghost uncle leave alive if he knew so many secrets. At that time, he was clear about the small methods prepared by the ghost uncle, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, because although he didn't understand his inner feelings at that time, he knew that it was difficult for him to make a move on the ghost uncle.

By the time he understood this feeling, the ghost uncle was already dead, and he unconsciously transferred this feeling to Ning Er, so he said the above words under impulse.

He really can't express it, but because Ning'er can't speak, he can say what is in his heart. It may be pity, or it may be because of not being so vigilant and open-minded in the face of people who are weaker than yourself.

Seeing that Ning Er's expression softened, Chen An asked tentatively, "Can you understand my words?"

Ning'er nodded.

"What your grandfather taught you?"

Ning Er squinted and smiled, shook her head first, and then nodded again.

Chen An sighed, knowing that she meant that it wasn't all from the Ghost Uncle's Sect. At first, she didn't speak, Chen An thought it was a language barrier or even excessive sadness, so no matter what she said, she didn't react at all, and now it seems that she is just pretending.

"Okay, let's continue on our way, as discussed just now, you go back to the capital first and wait for me, and I will go back to you after I finish the task." ”

This time, Ning Er reacted, but shook her head with a sad expression.

Chen An frowned: "Obedient, this mission may be dangerous, and I may not be able to take care of you." ”

Ning Er stretched out her green fingers and drew a circle into the distance, and when she was about to do something more, Chen An understood what she meant as if she had a heart-to-heart connection, and interrupted her: "If you don't get it right this time, it will sweep the entire Haizhou, although Haizhou is big, it's useless for you to hide anywhere, so I'll go to the capital obediently, so I can rest assured." ”

Ning Er lowered her head in frustration.

Chen An reached out and stroked her head, helped her brush her messy pigtails, and said softly: "Don't worry, when this mission is over, I will take you back to the capital, at that time we will live together in the capital and never be separated again." ”

Ning Er pursed her lips and nodded with difficulty.

Chen An smiled: "Let's hurry." ”

The two figures walked towards Nanfu City one after the other.