The demon followed behind Shen Qiji, walking along the stone steps towards the depths of the lake.

As we went deeper, the light became weaker and weaker, and I gradually lost sight of the scenery in the lake.

The demon raised his head and looked at the lake flowing above his head, which had taken on a deep blue color at this moment, and the originally bright sun projected on the surface of the lake had also turned into a blurry and bleak circular light and shadow, gathering and dissipating with the sparkling waves.

"How long are we going to go?" The demon asked.

"It's almost there." Shen Qi said without looking back.

The demon stopped talking, silently following the descendant. Just when she thought she was about to be swallowed by darkness, Shen Qiji took her around a few corners, and a bright and dazzling light came to her face, accompanied by a cool and wet wind, and the scenery in front of her suddenly opened up.

Shen Qiji jumped into the light first, he turned around and stretched out his hand towards the demon, the white light shining on his side face, the outline was clear.

The demon raised his hand to block the dazzling light, and with the other hand, he held Shen Qiji's arm and walked out.

What catches your eye is a beautiful mountain and rural scene.

The demon looked at the scenery in front of him in surprise, the distant mountains were full of daisies, the village courtyards were scattered, and the mountains were longitudinal and horizontal. A clear river runs through the endless fields, through the houses of the villages, and through the verdant bamboo forests behind the villages to the distant mountains.

People come and go through the golden wheat fields, a gust of wind blows, the rice fields are flooded with wheat waves, and the laughter of people is also sent to the ears of the demons.

"This is the Ghost Valley?" The goblin's eyes widened in surprise.

Shen Qiji laughed and said, "What, isn't it like that?" ”

The demon nodded: "It's really not like it, at first I thought the ghost valley was a canyon, and then I thought the ghost valley was in the lake, but now it seems that it is not." ”

"Youkai is half right."

"Oh?"

"The Ghost Valley is indeed in the lake."

"You're saying that all of this we're looking at now is in the lake?" Even though the demon is on the road of cultivating immortals, and is used to seeing bizarre, appalling anecdotes and cows, ghosts, gods and snakes, the statement that the scene in front of her is in the lake is still beyond her cognition.

"Look at the river." Shen Qiji pointed to the river that reached the distant mountains like a jade belt, and continued, "This is the River Styx, and at its end is the Lethe River. ”

"You're saying that after the river crosses this mountain, it reaches Lethe?"

"That's right, this mountain is the remnant vein of the Stygian Mountain, and the Stygian Mountain and the Lethe River are separated from the Yin and Yang Realms." Shen Qiji said patiently, "So, almost every day, you can see human souls flowing down this River Styx, and their destination is Lethe. ”

"Is this how everyone's souls go to Lethe?" The demon asked.

"That's not it, those who can be treated like this are generally very powerful souls, such as the souls of immortal cultivators." Shen Qiji chuckled and continued, "And mortal souls can usually only choose another way, to go to Lethe River on foot. ”

"Unfortunately, many mortals get lost on the road, which is why there are so many lonely ghosts in this world."

"Then why don't they choose the waterway?" The demon wondered.

"It's fast to go downstream, but the waters of the Styx will scorch souls, and only souls strong enough can not be destroyed by the waters of the Styx."

"I see." The demon nodded, "Then the people who live here are all ghost cultivators like you and me?" ”

"That's right, the valley lord once again discovered this place by chance, so he established a valley ghost here." Shen Qi said, "Because it is next to the River Styx, there is plenty of ghost qi here, which is very suitable for ghost cultivators to cultivate here. ”

"So, everyone loves this place?" The demon asked.

"This is nature, and the Ghost Valley is the place where almost every ghost cultivator dreams of cultivating." Shen Qiji was surprised by the demon's question.

"I don't know why, but it seems that there has always been a voice in my heart telling me that Ghost Valley is a terrible place." The demon confessed.

"Maybe you had some misunderstanding here before you lost your memory." Shen Qiji comforted, "Don't worry, with me with you, everything will be fine." ”

"By the way, you said there is a way to cure Pujia, when will we start?" The demon asked suddenly.

Shen Qiji was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "I'll take you back to my place to rest first, and if you want to treat Pujia, you still need the help of the valley master." ”

The demon nodded and said gratefully, "You've bothered you." ”

"You, you're too polite." Shen Qi said, "I am your husband, you and I don't have to see each other like this. ”

This time, the demon didn't say anything more, and followed Shen Qijian through the golden rice fields without saying a word, and came to the entrance of the village.

"Brother Shen, who is this beautiful girl next to you?" A thin and pale man at the entrance of the village stopped the two of them on their way and asked with a smile.

"Brother Li, this is my wife, and I am also a ghost cultivator." Shen Qiji said.

"What about him?" The man surnamed Li glanced at Pu Jia who was wrapped in black mist, "Why do you still have a dead man with you?" ”

The demon frowned, a dark halo appeared in the palm of his hand, and after thinking about the purpose of his trip, it was obviously not appropriate to cause more trouble. The demon clenched his fists a little unwillingly, and finally chose not to do it.

"Brother Li, what are you talking about, he is our friend." Shen Qiji's tone was also a little displeased.

The man surnamed Li snorted coldly and stopped talking, but he didn't get out of the way.

"Brother Li, what are you doing here?" Shen Qiji asked with a strong suppression of the fire temperament in his heart.

"I'm on duty today, the rules of the Ghost Valley, ten years of ghost spirit, I'll let you in." The man surnamed Li sneered, and glanced at the demon on the side, "Or let your wife drink and chat with me, and I can also let you in." ”

"You're dreaming." Shen Qiji rebuked angrily.

"That's ten years of ghostly energy, not one year less." Not to be outdone, the man surnamed Li said, "The rules are set by the valley owner, and if a newcomer enters the valley, the person on duty has the right to ask her for a certain amount of compensation." ”

"I'm just here to save people, and I'll leave after saving them." The demon said.

"You mean, you're not going to join Ghost Valley?" The man surnamed Li asked.

"It's not."

"Of course."

Shen Qiji said no, and the demon said of course.

"Of course, I don't plan to join Ghost Valley." The demon ignored Shen Qiji, who had been shaking his head to block, and said firmly.

"Those who can't cultivate into the ghost valley will only die." The aura of the man surnamed Li changed instantly, and a powerful ghost aura erupted and swept towards the demon.

Not to be outdone, the demon coiled in front of her with two dragons condensed in black mist, and it seemed that as soon as she gave an order, they would immediately tear everything in front of her to pieces.

Although the demon's momentum is not weak, there is no bottom in his heart. Because even she didn't know how these two black dragons were summoned by herself.

The man surnamed Li was a little surprised, looking at the dragon in front of the demon for a while.

Judging from the coercion brought to him by these two dragons, the realm of the woman in front of him was much higher than him.

With such strength, it is as easy as crushing an ant to kill him.

Even if the valley owner said that those who do not enter the ghost valley will be killed. But the valley lord did not designate himself to kill, such a strong man, if he can not offend, do not offend.

Thinking of this, the man surnamed Li didn't care about face, and stepped aside with a smiling face and said: "Li has no eyes, and I almost didn't see that this girl was joking with me, please come in." ”

The demon also breathed a sigh of relief, dispersed the black dragon, and motioned for Shen Qiji to lead the way.

Shen Qiji came back to his senses at this time, and his gaze at the demon also changed slightly.

Entering the village, Shen Qiji sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that in just over a month, I didn't see it, and the demon's Dao method actually benefited again. ”

"Have we only seen each other in a month?" The demon wondered.

Only then did Shen Qiji realize that he had missed his words, and hurriedly explained: "More than a month ago, I looked at you from afar. ”

"Is it just like the Chixia Wangpu back then?" The demon blurted out without thinking.

"Who?"

"Would you believe me if I didn't remember who it was, and just blurted it out?" The demon said with a little confusion and embarrassment.

"Of course I do." Shen Qi said, "Maybe it's because she is a very important person in your heart." ”

"Maybe."

Shen Qiji's residence was a thatched hut with no yard, and the River Styx flowed right in front of his house.

The demon glanced casually, just in time to see a glittering mass passing by under the surface of the river.

Driven by curiosity, she stepped forward. It was discovered that the glowing thing turned out to be a translucent baby held by lotus leaves.

The demon always felt as if she had seen such a baby somewhere, but unfortunately she had no impression at all.

Seeing the demon's puzzled expression, Shen Qiji explained: "When the immortal cultivators break through the realm and enter the fourth realm, they will form souls as babies, which not only contain the power of pure souls, but also contain the immortal cultivators' comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. With the Yuan of Heaven and Earth as the mother, the spirit of all things is a baby, so many immortal cultivators also like to call it the Yuan Baby. ”

The demon left from the banks of the River Styx and followed Shen Qiji back to his house.

Although the thatched hut is poorly furnished, it is very clean, with only a straw mat and a round futon. There is a painting on the wall of the house about a small village.

"This is the village of no return, this is my hometown, and it is also the place where we met." Shen Qiji said with some nostalgia.

"I don't remember here." The demon said directly.

"If you don't dislike it, let Pu Jia lie down here." Shen Qiji spread the straw mat on the ground more smoothly and suggested.

The demon did not refuse his kindness, and put the leaf on the straw mat.

As soon as they settled down, a bright horn sounded outside the house.

"Whew-"

It is the usual yak horn sound in the barbarian land.

"The valley lord is back." Shen Qiji was a little surprised and a little cramped.

"Will he be able to save Pujia when he comes back?" The demon asked.

Shen Qiji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "You wait for me at home, and I will report this matter to the valley master." ”

"Then I'm bothering you." The demon thanked.

"Didn't I say that you don't have to meet me like this."

"I ...... Exert oneself. ”

Bidding farewell to the demon, Shen Qi walked quickly to the largest thatched hut in the depths of the village, he hesitated for a while, took a deep breath, pushed the door and walked in.

"You're back, have you done everything you did?" Yu Yan's eyes were closed, and he sat cross-legged on a futon.

"If you go back to the valley master, it's done." Shen Qiji said respectfully, "The person you are talking about is indeed an errand in the Lin Mansion. ”

"You've done a great job." You Yan didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and said very casually, "I heard Li Xun say, you brought a newcomer to Ghost Valley today?" ”

"I don't dare to hide it, it's the person you mentioned before."

"How did you find her?" Youyan asked unhurriedly.

"The words of the valley lord were met by chance." Shen Qiji hurriedly replied.

"So my luck is pretty good." Yu Yan chuckled lightly and stopped talking.

"Gu Master, can I ask you for one thing?" Shen Qiji hesitated and asked again and again.

"Say it."

"I hope the valley master can spare her life."

"How did you know I was going to kill her?" Youyan asked rhetorically.

"Are you just trying to find her, but not trying to kill her?" Shen Qiji breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm more interested in why you intercede for her than whether or not to kill her?" Youyan opened his eyes suddenly, and a sharp gaze instantly fell on Shen Qiji's body.

Shen Qiji's back stood on end, and cold sweat flowed down uncontrollably.

He stammered a little and said, "Don't dare to deceive the valley master, she ...... She is my wife. ”

"Oh? How come I don't remember you had a wife? ”

At this moment, a black figure emerged from behind Youyan, he leaned into Youyan's ear and whispered a few words, Youyan suddenly realized: "I see." ”

The black figure disappeared again, and Yu Yan looked at Shen Qiji, and said faintly: "If you are in need, I can help you and let her remember that you are her husband." ”

"Really, thank you, Lord Valley." Shen Qiji said in surprise.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, bring her to me first, if she can survive, it's not too late to thank me." Whispering.

"But the valley master, you just promised me that you wouldn't kill her." Shen Qiqi said in a hurry.

"You have to remember that the rules are set by me, not you." Youyan's gaze suddenly became as sharp as a knife, and Shen Qiji almost sat down on the ground directly, and could only wipe his sweat while retreating resignedly.

A few steps away, he suddenly remembered that he had only mentioned the matter of Pujia. He stomped his foot with some remorse, and walked in the direction of home without looking back.

Compared to going back and facing a ghostly rumor, he was more willing to make up a lie on the road to deceive the demon.

In order to make his lie foolproof, he deliberately slowed down his pace, deduced all the questions that the demon might ask, and after feeling that it was foolproof, he finally pushed open the door and walked in.