The yin and cold night wind whistled across the vast grassland on the Yuque hunting ground. The ghost mist that was free from the ground rolled up the whirlpool, and the grass under the ghost mist was churning in the wind. The friction of the blades of grass rustled in the ghostly mist.

The dots of fluorescent mushrooms surrounded by grass flickered with a strange green light in the night, merging with the green ghost fog one after another, and it was impossible to see where those fluorescent mushrooms were at the bottom?

Even the insects that are dormant in the grass can only be heard but not seen.

The mountains in the distance also blurred under the night and ghostly mist. In the night, only a vast silhouette could be faintly seen. The towering rocks and towering ancient trees in the mountains were also obliterated by the night and ghost fog.

The tents are continuous, and the Xiao Shizhu camp surrounded by horses is still calm and quiet.

The news of Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother's emergency situation did not spread immediately, and most of the sergeants did not know it, so that there was not the slightest panic in the camp, and the morale of the army was still stable.

In the big tent of the Chinese army in the middle, the lights shone on the shocked faces of the ghost mother and Yingying. Ying Ying didn't know much about Huang Quan, but the ghost mother knew almost everything about Huang Quan.

This time I went to ask for help, which was different from Xiao Shizhu's previous trip to Yunmengzhou to ask for help, Huangquan was a real land of poor mountains and bad waters. And not only is the environment harsh, but it also gathers the failed creations of the ancient gods.

The failed creations created by these ancient gods in order to satisfy the joy of creation are all extremely vicious creatures, and many of them are creatures that only know how to kill. And Huangquan is far away from the Netherworld, and time has passed, and it is unknown whether the divine soldiers existed back then?

The ghost mother was unwilling to let Xiao Shizhu, for a faint hope, go to a sinister place to take risks.

Between the ghost mother's furrowed brows, a look of worry appeared on her face again. But Xiao Shizhu's face was as firm as ever, he had to go to this Yellow Spring, no matter what, he had to make the Nine Shadows Kingdom strong.

Emperor Xudu is constantly strengthening himself, and he is also using more magic and ghost techniques to strengthen his ghost soldiers, just to destroy Xiao Shizhu and the Nine Shadows Kingdom. And Xiao Shizhu and Jiuyouguo, on the cusp of this storm, must no longer remain the same. Both he and his ghost kingdom are in dire need of foreign aid in order to fight this ancient god to the death.

He had no way back, all the time. As long as the war with the Northern Yin Dynasty is lost, he and his family will not even have a chance to be reincarnated. And his ghost people, how dark the days will be in the future, Xiao Shizhu can also imagine.

He shoulders the expectations and hopes of tens of thousands of ghost people, even if he doesn't save his life, he can't steal his life.

So if there is any opportunity, Xiao Shizhu will not give up. Even if there is little hope, he must seize it. And this trip into the Yellow Springs should be sooner rather than later, let alone hesitate.

"National teacher, stand down, we'll all be fine. A false alarm will make you run in the middle of the night, and it will be hard for you. Seeing that the ghost mother wanted to speak and stopped, and her eyes were already slightly red, she whispered to the national teacher Yingying.

The national teacher Ying Ying also wanted to persuade Xiao Shizhu not to enter the Yellow Spring rashly. But at this time, he also noticed the mood swings of the ghost mother, and knew that the couple needed a time and space to be alone, so they put everything they wanted to say in their hearts for the time being, stood up very familiarly, bowed to Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother, and retreated.

In the huge tent, only Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother were left again.

The ghost mother stared at her smiling husband with red eyes. But there was only anxiety and worry left in my heart, and I couldn't laugh.

"I'm afraid. In an instant, the ghost mother was already shaking slightly, and when her eyes were even redder, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid. After Xiao Shizhu gently took her into his arms, he comforted softly: "My life is hard, I have experienced so many years, don't I also live well? Except for leaving a few scars on my body, there is basically no major problem." But I must go to Yellow Springs, and even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I cannot miss it out of fear. This is my responsibility, my responsibility. ”。

He said it lightly and casually, but in his tone he was full of confidence.

It seems that the yellow spring that has been talked about by the ghost mother is just a place name in his opinion, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

When he finished speaking, the firm look on Xiao Shizhu's face had turned into gentleness. He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears that had been flowing from the corners of the ghost mother's eyes.

The candle flame turned red, and the Buddha in the big tent was covered with a layer of glow.

"Then I'll go with you. After a while, the ghost mother who stopped her tears raised her head, looked at the smile on her husband's face, and said sonorously: "Let Poria supervise the country, let the ghost ministers assist the government, and I will go to Huangquan together." ”。

If Xiao Shizhu insisted on taking risks, she couldn't sit idly by. Since the ghost mother couldn't persuade Xiao Shizhu, she also wanted to be by Xiao Shizhu's side.

Xiao Shizhu was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't want his wife to accompany him on an adventure. Although he didn't think Huangquan was dangerous, it was only on the premise that he was going alone. If he wanted to bring his wife, Xiao Shizhu would not agree.

So he first shook his head from side to side silently, and while rejecting the ghost mother's proposal without thinking, he quickly thought about the rhetoric of leaving the ghost mother behind, and then said categorically: "No, I can't leave both, this is a trip to Huangquan, life and death are uncertain, and the location is not in the underworld, I can't let you follow me on an adventure." Besides, if I both leave, it will not be easy to block the news. Once the news leaks out, the morale of the army and the people in the country will inevitably be unstable, and the ghost soldiers of the Emperor Xudu will also flock to it. You have to stay, and while stabilizing the hearts of the army and the people, let everything continue as usual in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, so that foreign enemies will not dare to act rashly. ”。

The look of determination on his face resurfaced as he spoke, and it never dissipated. Although the ghost mother didn't want him to take risks, she knew at a glance that Xiao Shizhu was determined to enter the yellow spring and seek hope of defeating the Emperor Xudu.

She knew that it was useless for her to say more, and no matter how much she said, she couldn't change her husband's determination, and the anxiety and worry in her heart increased instead of decreasing.

"Also, if I can't come back alive, your assistant Poria will complete our mission, so that all ghosts are equal, and they will no longer be ......oppressed by tyranny and the Northern Yin Dynasty" After thinking about it, Xiao Shizhu talked about it again, and before the last word "forced" could be spoken, the ghost mother had already raised her hand, and her white and delicate palm covered his lips slightly open, blocking what he wanted to say.

Xiao Shizhu was suddenly stunned by this sudden cover of his mouth, and there was a cold flicker on the side of his mouth, which came from the palm of the ghost mother.

And the ghost mother glared at him, and said coquettishly: "You are not allowed to say such unlucky things." You've got to come back alive, come back alive. ”。

The cool night breeze was tightly blocked out of the tent, and it only blew the tent like a hunting sound. Only a small ghostly fog drifted in through the cracks in the tent curtain lifted by the night wind, and spread out in the big tent.

The two ghosts in the tent looked at each other and let go of the ghost mother's hand, Xiao Shizhu bowed slightly, smiled at the ghost mother and promised: "I will definitely come back alive, how can I give up you and my daughters, how can I see you again if I don't come back?"

As always, with ridicule, I said this assurance.

But Xiao Shizhu is an alternative, he really can't believe what he wants to tell you seriously. Often, when he doesn't speak properly, most of them are not credible.

The ghost mother knew his virtue very well, and the anxiety and worry that was dizzy in her heart at the moment also faded a little.

She was confident that what her husband had promised him would do what he said. But after all, it was to go to Huangquan, a strange place full of crises. In order to let her husband come back safely, the ghost mother immediately put away her anxiety and worries, and began to think about who to choose to enter Huangquan with Xiao Shizhu.

According to Taishan Fujun, although the entrance of Huangquan is only one of them, after opening the entrance, three or five ghosts can pass at a time. In this case, it is also okay for Xiao Shizhu to bring three or four guards into Huangquan. And in this way, Xiao Shizhu's ghost life safety can also be guaranteed by another layer.

Thinking of this, the ghost mother snuggled in Xiao Shizhu's arms, leaned her head on her husband's strong chest, and said this suggestion to her husband softly.

There are no other ghosts around, and the ghost mother has also faded away from the dignified and solemn of the past, and instantly became a well-behaved little daughter-in-law.

After finishing speaking one by one, the ghost mother raised her head slightly, stared at her husband from the bottom up, the chin with a sparse short mustache, and said slowly: "Bring a few guards, don't risk it yourself." ”。

"Well, that's what I thought of too. Xiao Shizhu nodded his head, and said to his wife triumphantly as always: "After I woke up, I thought about this problem as soon as I woke up, and if I went, I planned to take Qinyuan with me." ”。

Xiao Shizhu really didn't say it casually, but after careful consideration. Qin Yuan is his brother in distress, and he is also loyal and reliable to him, accompanying him all the way from Xudu to Shuoyue Island, and then to Yuque City in Xuanyan Continent, and he has always been loyal. The key is that Qin Yuan was a divine servant in the past, proficient in some assassination techniques, and a master of reconnaissance.

When Xiao Shizhu was still working as a ghost slave, Qin Yuan was big enough to be calm, and easily bypassed all the posts in the Ghost Mother Palace, quietly sneaked into the palace, and brought him the things that Xiao Shizhu needed.

And I have never missed a single time, and you can't bring too many ghosts when you enter the Yellow Spring, but you can't bring too many unnecessary and incompetent ghosts. It's best to bring a ghost who is resourceful, able to write and martial arts, and has a hundred skills to defend himself. A ghost like Qin Yuan is the most suitable, and Xiao Shizhu will definitely take him into Huangquan. It can not only reconnoiter the unfamiliar environment, but also assassinate the enemies that Xiao Shizhu encountered in the Yellow Spring, so that he was caught off guard.

The lights around the bed flickered, and the dim red glow became even thicker. The requiem incense in the incense burner lingered, covering the dim red with a layer of haze.

"Then I'll recommend you another ghost - the national teacher Yingying. After thinking about it for a while, the ghost mother also felt that it was feasible, and as long as Qin Yuan was recalled from Nanban. At the same time, he said thoughtfully to Xiao Shizhu: "The national teacher's perception is different from his ghost, which is not trivial, and he can predict the danger very well." And her medical skills are far above most ghost doctors in our country, and I can feel more at ease with her by my side. ”。

In the surrounding candlesticks, the flames were set on the blackened wicks.

Xiao Shizhu frowned slightly in the firelight and groaned.

Indeed, it is also a good choice to take the national teacher away, and as the ghost mother said, going to that strange place in Huangquan, Yingying's perception can make a big difference.

Xiao Shizhu thought about it for a while and felt that it was feasible, so he nodded and agreed.

"This seems to be the end of our vacation. Then he took a long breath and said to the ghost mother: "I will go out in a while to announce that I will return to the palace and make a plan to enter the Yellow Spring as soon as possible." ”。