As night fell, the fog cleared most of the woods, and the moonlight shone silently through the leaves, paving the muddy path. The evil spirits avoided the trees, secretly observing the two of them.

Mu Chengye vigilantly guarded the surroundings to avoid any further sneak attacks.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong along the way.

Xie Qian's spirit was completely relaxed, and he was lazy and had no strength. She didn't sleep well last night, and this time she tossed for another day, so tired that she kept yawning.

The condensation lamp in her arms swayed gently with her steps, and she had to take it out and hold it in her hand. The spirit inside glowed with a faint light, flickering slightly in Xie Qian's pupils.

Although these spirits were preserved, the physical bodies were not easy to find. If this continues, these spirits will only be forced to become lonely ghosts.

She thought for a moment, turned her head to look at Mu Chengye, and said casually: "You are a Demon Venerable, you should be able to easily find the review of the soul washing, right?" ”

Mu Chengye seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and frowned slightly: "Our demon clan doesn't have this additional function. ”

"Can't you smell it with your nose, after all, you're a fox." Xie Qian said solemnly, and raised the condensation lamp to his nose, "Foxes are similar to dogs, and their noses must be very effective." ”

Hearing this, Mu Chengye's forehead jumped with green tendons, gritted his teeth and said, "Foxes and dogs are not the same at all!" ”

Xie Qian sighed a little depressedly, looked at the condensing lamp by herself, and said to herself worriedly: "In this way, how should these spirits go home?" ”

This time, in order to save these spirits, Xie Qian was in danger, and he didn't have a talisman to beat the spirits to the soul, which was considered kind. Now that he is actually trying to save him, he is naturally unwilling in his heart.

Seeing that Xie Qian seemed to be very worried, Mu Chengye said angrily: "Sister, what are you thinking about so much?" Didn't you say you didn't want to worry about trouble, so why bother with these spirits that have nothing to do with you? ”

Xie Qian rarely saw Mu Chengye angry with himself, and couldn't help but take two steps back. The coldness of his eyes seemed to emerge from the fox's eyes, and the majesty of the Demon Venerable was undoubtedly revealed. She pouted and pondered the wording before she spoke: "Anyway, these spirits are innocent, so if you can save them, you can save them." ”

Her appearance of "sacrificing herself for others" evoked Mu Chengye's bad memories. He frowned and was silent for a long time, then snorted coldly, shook his hand and walked forward quickly.

Xie Qian was inexplicable, why Mu Chengye suddenly got angry every time. She didn't bother to ask why, she just searched for spells in her own mind.

After losing the Inner Yuan Jindan in her previous life, she was extremely diligent and learned a lot of strange spells. She remembered that the magic of the demon world was ever-changing, and among them was the method of using spirits to find the body. It's just that the use of this spell requires a certain price for the caster, so she hasn't used it since she learned it.

Over time, she forgot how to use it.

Her eyes rolled, and her eyes were fixed on Mu Chengye, who was walking in front. She hurriedly ran over, grabbed Mu Chengye's arrow sleeve, and said with a smile: "Demon Venerable, do you know a spell that can use the spirit to find the physical body?" ”

Mu Chengye turned his head, his indifferent eyes full of irritation. When he met Xie Qian's smile as bright as the sun, the coldness was melted in half.

He clenched his fingers, and his heart throbbed violently. It's been a long time since I've seen a smile like this, and the words of refusal on his lips are swallowing.

Turning his head away from looking at her, Mu Chengye said in an indifferent tone as much as possible: "This spell is more complicated and does a lot of damage to the caster, so it is not recommended to try it." ”

"What's the harm?" Xie Qian asked.

Mu Chengye hesitated slightly, thinking of scaring her, so he said lightly: "It will make the caster's Neiyuan Jindan disappear." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xie Qian really showed a frightened look. In her previous life, she became the "head of the three major evils" after losing the Neiyuan Jindan, and in order to prevent the recurrence of the past, she now protects her Neiyuan Jindan like a treasure.

Mu Chengye seemed to be frightened by her, and he was slightly proud in his heart, and said with melancholy on his face: "It's not good to waste your Neiyuan Jindan for such some spirits, it's better to give up." ”

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, but she didn't speak. Just when Mu Chengye thought she would give up, she suddenly raised her head and said as if she had made up her mind: "That's it, how about I try?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the corners of Mu Chengye's mouth couldn't help twitching.

He stared at Xie Qian with the eyes of a fool, and said helplessly: "You really decided to sacrifice your Neiyuan Jindan for these spirits?" It's like ...... last life.

Mu Chengye opened his mouth and swallowed the latter sentence into his stomach. He didn't want her to know that he had been following her since his last life and causing her pressure.

Seeing that Mu Chengye wanted to speak and stopped, Xie Qian pursed his lips, and only after a while did he ask the doubts he had been having: "Why do you care about me so much?" ”

He didn't answer, looking at her with complicated eyes.

After waiting for a while and not coming up with an answer, Xie Qian simply gave up. She sighed deeply and said slowly: "Just tell me the way, I'll do the rest, don't bother you." ”

Mu Chengye knew that Xie Qian would never give up helping these spirits, so he could only shake his head as if admitting defeat, stretched out his hand and said, "If you believe me, give me the spirit lamp." I don't need you to do this, I'll let the people of the Demon Realm do it. ”

For some reason, hearing his promise, Xie Qian's heart warmed. Although she was not familiar with him, she always felt that she had known him for a long time and trusted him very much.

Without hesitation, she handed him the condensation lamp.

Mu Chengye was stunned for a moment, and then put away the condensation lamp with complicated eyes.

While talking, the two of them had already walked out of the woods, and after briefly talking to Zeng Jiang and the others about the situation in the woods, they went straight back to Xianmen.

She arranged for Zeng Jiang and the other monks to rest first, and she went to the main hall of Hanhai Cangming to ask for Yun Xiaoyao.

Yun Xiaoyao saw that Xie Qian had several scars on her body, and worriedly probed her injuries. Xie Qian casually said that he was well protected by several monks, and there was nothing serious.

Yun Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and asked her if she had investigated anything.

Xie Qian immediately took out the jade pendant of the Qingmen Green Jade Workshop and handed it to him, telling him about Jiuyu becoming a puppet and being manipulated, but temporarily concealing the things that the condensing lamp had found.

After listening to the narration, Yun Xiaoyao pinched his chin and paced around the hall a few times, and said thoughtfully: "In this way, it is really not the Demon Venerable who did it at this time, as you speculated. ”

Xie Qian nodded, with mixed feelings in his heart. In her previous life, she firmly believed that the fairy gate was righteous and the demon clan was evil. Now reborn, everything is turned upside down.

Yun Xiaoyao's worldview was also shattered, and he calmed down for a while before waving his hand tiredly: "Since we have investigated here, we will discuss it tomorrow." Go and rest first, and find some medicine to apply to your wounds. ”

"Thank you, Master." Xie Qian arched his hand.

Slowly exiting the main hall, I saw Mu Chengye in black clothes waiting under a tree. His cuffs were tied with golden ribbons, and the moire on them seemed to shimmer with the moonlight.

This dress is more and more like a demon venerable.

Xie Qian was still sighing, but he had already caught up, looked at her and smiled: "I have found the children's bodies, do you want to go with me to release the spirits to their places?" ”

"So fast?" Xie Qian couldn't help but blurt out. Seeing Mu Chengye's triumphant nod, she agreed to go with her without hesitation.

Mu Chengye casually drew a talisman, and the black clouds gathered at the feet of the two, supporting their bodies and rushing out of the enchantment of the Hanhai Cangming.

At this moment, it was already late at night, and the Qizhou City under his feet had already fallen into a deep sleep. Xie Qian looked at the dark street and vaguely saw the bodies of many children neatly lined up at the door of the Taoist temple.

Mu Chengye smiled and took out the condensation lamp from his arms, and pointed his finger on the petals outside the wick and silently recited a few incantations. Countless spirits poured out of the lamp, flickering light around them.

They seemed grateful that they had saved themselves, and swirled back and forth around them.

Xie Qian stretched out her hand to touch those spirits, and they flew straight over and rubbed against her palms. Icy cold, with a hint of softness, passed through her palm and flew towards the body below.

She turned her head and saw Mu Chengye's knife-like delicate side face flickering slightly in the fireflies, and a certain part of her heart was poked. With a slight pain in her chest, she hurriedly looked away.

The stars twinkled in the sky, but they were not as bright as they were at this time.

Xie Qian laughed, and the light in his eyes seemed to absorb all the spirits,

It was the first time she had felt so happy since she was reborn.

"I didn't expect such a happy thing to happen in life." Xie Qian sighed softly, and actually began to be grateful for the opportunity to let him be reborn.

Mu Chengye listened to it in his ears, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Xie Qian. He gritted his teeth and reached out to try to protect Xie Qian's shoulder, telling her that he would always be by her side.

Just as her fingers were about to touch her shoulder, she turned her head again, squinted her eyes and smiled, "Thank you, it seems that I really misunderstood you in the past." ”

"Ah, nothing."

Mu Chengye, who had always been calm, was a little flustered, and he quickly withdrew his hand. After the Spirit Coefficient flew out of the condensation lamp, he handed the lamp back to Xie Qian.

Xie Qian carefully put it away, and joked casually: "I really didn't expect you to return the condensation lamp, I thought you would find a way to take it away." ”

"You don't think so." Mu Chengye smiled at the corner of his mouth, "You have always believed in me." ”

Xie Qian's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, and the slight pain swept over again. She turned her head to look in the direction the spirit had flown away, her fingers clenched.

The spirit returned to the body, and the two went back to the fairy gate again.

Xie Qian was tired and didn't want to care about anything else, so she said goodbye to Mu Chengye with her spirit, and hurriedly entered the room. She went to bed without taking off her clothes, and soon fell asleep in a daze.

Just as she was sleeping, a foul air rushed in through the window.

She woke up suddenly, and subconsciously flew out of the hairpin. The hairpin nailed something to a pillar not far away, and the evil aura dissipated instantly, as if everything was her hallucination.

She sat in the dark room for a while, making sure that no one had broken in, and she was relieved. She turned over and got out of bed, went to fetch the hairpin, and saw that what was nailed to the hairpin's head was a letter.

She took the letter in confusion, and her face turned pale the moment she saw it. Although it was only a short sentence, it made her fingers tighten.

"Tomorrow, the Taoist temple of Qizhou City will meet each other, and they will not come to destroy the door."