Changle slammed into Li Daoxuan's arms, like a frightened young beast, raised his little face stained with dirt, and cried like a little flower cat.

"Woooooooooo......oo Master, I thought I'd never see you again......"

At this moment, her nobility and elegance as the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty disappeared, hiding in Li Daoxuan's arms, snot and tears, staining the dusty Falling Moon Fairy Robe.

"Woo...... Master, this can't be a dream, is it......"

Li Daoxuan shook his head and smiled, then bent his fingers and flicked on her smooth forehead, seeing her painful appearance, he smiled: "Pain is not a dream, don't worry, Master is here to save you." ”

Seeing the pear blossoms with rain after she cried, Li Daoxuan sighed lightly and stretched out his sleeves to help her wipe it clean.

Changle obediently raised his little face, and the frightened and frightened heart that was locked in the grave finally slowly settled down.

During this time, she struggled desperately and begged for help in the grave, and even her nails were bleeding, but to no avail, and then she fell asleep from exhaustion, perhaps because she accidentally touched the wound, she was woken up in pain, and she couldn't help but make a sound, which was heard by Li Daoxuan.

Lee Do-hyun also noticed her wounds.

"Hold your hand out."

"Master, I'm fine, just go back and let the Imperial Doctor take a look......"

Changle put his hands behind his back, as if he didn't want his master to see his embarrassed appearance.

Li Daoxuan flicked her again, and said lightly: "Don't obey the teacher's orders? ”

Changle rubbed her head, her mood had stabilized at the moment, and she stretched out her hand a little reluctantly.

I saw that the hands that were originally white and slender were full of dirt and blood marks at the moment, especially the nails, and even blood scabs were born, hiding the blood that had coagulated.

Li Daoxuan saw that there were countless fine scratches on the inside of the coffin board, and he knew how much pain this little girl had endured this time this time.

Li Daoxuan held her hand and ran the Great Five Elements Escape Technique, the five-colored divine light flickered, among which the green mangs were the most dazzling and blazing, mobilizing the surrounding grass and trees and injecting them into Changle's hands.

Changle only felt a coolness in the palm of her hand, the pain quickly weakened, and after a while, her hands became white and tender again, without any scars.

"Master, this is amazing, I want to learn!"

There was a look of adoration in her eyes.

Li Daoxuan said with a smile: "Cultivate well, I will naturally teach you in the future." ”

After a pause, he gradually put away his smile, looked her up and down, and said, "Now that the teacher asks you something, you must answer honestly." ”

Changle was taken aback by his serious look, and quickly put away his smile.

"I ask you, why don't you wear those amulets I gave you before?"

After Li Daoxuan took her as an apprentice, he gave her many talismans, and if Changle could carry it with him, he would not be taken away by ghosts.

Changle lowered his head and said, "Because Sister Yan'er ...... She was afraid of those charms. ”

"Yan'er...... She tied you up here, and you still call her sister? ”

Changle raised his head, a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Master, Sister Yan'er must have her troubles!"

She told her acquaintance with Yan'er.

It turned out that she had once strayed into the cold palace, where she met a delirious madwoman, said to be a concubine who had made a big mistake, and she had sneaked out without a maid by her side.

When the mad woman saw her, he grabbed her by the throat, and just as she was struggling desperately, a sister named Yan'er appeared, stunned the mad woman, and saved her.

Since then, the two have become friends.

The smart Changle soon discovered that something was wrong with Yan'er, she didn't dare to go out at noon, let alone step out of the cold palace, she didn't usually have to eat, and there was no shadow in the moonlight.

Changle guessed that she was a ghost, but instead of being afraid, she became friends with the other party.

Sister Yan'er would tell her about life outside the palace, about the hares in the mountains, about the grasshoppers in the grass, about the ripe persimmons, and about the smoke on her mother's stove.

It was a life she had never experienced before.

Sister Yan'er is only a few years older than her, but she seems to be extraordinarily mature, usually very quiet, but when she mentions her family, she always shows a crescent-like smile.

Most of the time, though, she's staring at a piece of candy.

Later, the Zen Ceremony was about to be held, and Changle got up early in the morning to prepare pastries and wanted to present them to the master, but he didn't want to receive a message from Sister Yan'er, so she asked her to go to the cold palace immediately.

As soon as she got there, she lost consciousness, and when she woke up, she was already lying in the grave.

……

After Li Daoxuan listened to her story, he raised his palm, and a purple talisman floated from behind Changle's back, flowing with a mysterious aura, and it was this talisman that blocked her breath.

Under the eyes of the law, four ancient seals faintly appeared on it.

"Taiping...... Huang Tian......"

Li Daoxuan's heart moved, and he remembered a person, a person who held a nine-section scepter and sued the "Taiping Sutra", which opened the troubled times in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Great sage and good teacher, General Tiangong, Zhang Jiao!

The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious.

Master once said that Zhang Jiao was very good at the art of charms, and after his death, the talismans on his body were taken away by his subordinates, each of which was very precious and had its own wonderful use.

Li Daoxuan guessed that this talisman may have been painted by Zhang Jiao himself, and was taken away by his subordinates, and many years later, it fell into the hands of the old Taoist, perhaps the old Taoist priest was the descendant of the Yellow Turban Army in the past.

This can explain why the old Taoist priest raised little ghosts everywhere and practiced evil arts, but he was never discovered by the imperial court or the righteous monks, and finally died at the hands of the ghosts he raised.

It can also explain why the ghost in the cabinet has been hiding in Meridian Town outside Chang'an City, living under the noses of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng for many years.

"Such a precious talisman, but she left it to you......"

Li Daoxuan thought in his heart, he had asked Wang Bo, and the other party said that Changle's two maids died tragically in the corner outside the palace, as if they were attacked by demons.

A guess came to his mind.

Could it be that Yan'er knew that there would be ghosts attacking Changle, so she notified her to leave in advance, and the reason why she borrowed the talisman from the ghost in the cabinet was because ...... Those ghosts who attacked and killed the maid are still tracking Changle!

Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan looked at the wooden tombstone again.

"The tomb of the beloved daughter Chen Yan."

This simple tomb, which has not been visited for a long time, is the place where Yan'er is buried, and she thinks it is safe, so she puts Changle in her tomb and leaves alone.

Maybe she wanted to lure the pursuers away on her own.

Changle Bingxue was smart, and when he saw Li Daoxuan's expression, he immediately guessed that it was wrong.

"Master, is Sister Yan'er in danger?"

She pinched the corners of Li Daoxuan's clothes, her eyes full of pleading.

Li Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "Let's go and see it first." ”

He glanced at the roaring sky, and the dog immediately ran towards the east, and according to the smell of the candy, Yan'er had stayed here for a moment before leaving towards the east.

……

Night is falling.

The people of Meridian Town have returned to their homes, and although the house is simple, it is full of children's laughter.

Li Daoxuan and Changle stood in front of the window of a house, quietly looking at the faint candle flame inside.

Lu Tian whispered: "Immortal Master, that one named Yan'er has stopped here for a long time. ”

Li Daoxuan nodded, and through the dilapidated window, he saw a middle-aged couple teasing a little boy in the dim candlelight, and the family of three was happy.

The mother peeled off a candy and fed it to the little boy's mouth, and said with a smile: "This candy is sweet, your sister used to like it the most." ”

The little boy was curious: "Do I have a sister?" Where is she? ”

Her husband immediately glared at her.

The mother knew that she was speechless, so she quickly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Xiaohu, what did Mr. teach in the private school today?" ”

The little boy immediately left his sister behind and proudly told his parents that today Mr. praised him, saying that he had a good brain, remembered quickly, and was the material for reading.

The parents suddenly became even more proud.

Changle's eyes were full of tears at some point, and she whispered, "Master, Sister Yan'er...... Didn't you just watch it here for a long time? ”

Li Daoxuan sighed softly.

A picture came to his mind.

Under the moonlight, a little girl of thirteen or fourteen finally returned to the door of her long-lost home, but because there was a tracking monster behind her, she could only watch through the window for a while, and then left silently.

Maybe even if she hadn't been tracked, she wouldn't have walked through the door.

Perhaps she finally understands why her parents go to her grave less and less, and why she can't wait for a candy she likes.

The cheap candle flame was also her dream home.

At this moment, Li Daoxuan suddenly remembered what he had seen and heard in the mass graveyard today, the little ghost who tried to hug his mother, how could it not be another Yan'er?

The candles in the room went out, and soon there was an even sound of sleep.

"Let's go."

Li Daoxuan touched Changle's head and said softly.

Changle raised his little face, his eyes were rosy, and asked, "Sir, in this world, are there many people like Sister Yan'er?" ”

Li Daoxuan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and decided to tell the truth.

"A lot, much more than you can imagine."

Zhenguan was already in ruins in the early years, and with demons causing trouble, things like this are not uncommon.

This is also the reason why Li Daoxuan is willing to help Li Shimin, in addition to helping his own practice, the most important thing is that he also wants to change this status quo.

Let the people of Datang no longer suffer from hunger and cold, and let the children no longer be displaced.

"Master, my father said that he wanted to create a prosperous era, is it that as long as there is a prosperous era, there will be no such thing?"

"Yes, as long as the prosperous era comes, there will be no more such things, at least it will be greatly reduced!"

"Master, can you and your father succeed?"

Li Daoxuan was silent for a moment and said, "Yes, it will." ”

The little girl nodded vigorously, wiped away her tears and said, "Changle must work hard to cultivate, and in the future, he will work with his master and father to create a prosperous world!" ”

"Okay."

In the night, Li Daoxuan held Changle's little hand, and the two shadows, one large and one small, gradually faded away under the bright moonlight.

……

A moment later.

Continuing to track the scent, he led the two of them to the river, and said, "Immortal Master, this is the last place she came to, and after that, she disappeared. ”

After a pause, Roaring Heaven said again: "There is a smell of water ghouls on the shore!" ”

Li Daoxuan raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of surprise.

Water ghouls again!

From the Surabaya River in Xuzhou to the Bashui River in Chang'an, and then to the small river in Ziwu Town, water ghouls have appeared one after another, which is very strange and unusual.

Li Daoxuan stared at the river, his eyebrows had already been opened, and he checked all the bottom of the river, even the depths of the silt, but even if his heavenly eye had penetrated into the ground, he still did not find any shadow of a water ghoul.

This shows that the water ghouls who have appeared here have left along the river.

This is very unconscionable.

Master once told him that water ghouls are monsters that generally do not leave their birthplace easily, and they must know that rivers, lakes and seas hide many monsters, and if they accidentally step into the territory of other monsters, they will inevitably have to fight to the death.

In addition, water ghouls are only interested in blood food, and prefer to eat people, followed by cattle and sheep, and then fish, and they generally do not conflict with ghosts.

But the water ghouls who have always been with ghosts and wells do not violate the river water, but they left their territory and took away or killed Yan'er by the water, all of which indicate a possibility.

That is, behind these water ghouls, there is a leader who controls them!

From Xuzhou to Chang'an, a big game of chess has been quietly laid out, and the person who plays chess behind the scenes should be Moro!

"The chess game has been laid out, Li Daoxuan, where will your chess piece fall?"

Suddenly, Li Daoxuan remembered the last sentence left by the other party when he met Moro on the Lingtai, and couldn't help but sink in his heart.

An old monster like Mo Luo, who has lived for an unknown number of years, has a meticulous layout and deep thoughts, which makes people have to be afraid, and now he only hopes that Master Sanle can quickly tell Mo Luo where he is, and then destroy it together with Niang Niang and the Heavenly Master.

This feeling of being in the dark and in the light is really unpleasant.

"Master, will something happen to Sister Yan'er?"

Changle held Li Daoxuan's hand tightly and said nervously.

Li Daoxuan didn't answer, his brows furrowed slightly, and an ominous premonition inexplicably arose in his heart.

The recent events quickly passed through his mind, and there were indeed some flaws and strangeness in them, such as the multiple appearances of water ghouls, such as why Moro didn't alarm the dragon qi when he destroyed the Sealing Zen Ceremony, and why Yan'er appeared in the palace......

But he couldn't tie the strings together, and it seemed that one of the most important pieces of the puzzle was missing.

If only I could do divination......

Li Daoxuan thought like this, and suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in his heart, and an idea emerged.

He doesn't know how to divination, but ...... Someone will!

Li Daoxuan patted the Three Realms Hun on his waist, released the ghost cupboard, and then knocked lightly on the cabinet door.

"This is where Yan'er disappeared last, I already know who is behind the scenes, if you want to save Yan'er, help me count one thing."

The blood flowed out, which scared Changle a little, but fortunately, the master was by her side, so that she would not be so afraid.

"Okay."

The ghost in the cabinet immediately agreed.

Li Daoxuan didn't directly ask Moro what his overall plan was, so even if this ghost cabinet turned into powder, I am afraid that he would not be able to calculate a single word.

After a moment of thought, he asked a seemingly unrelated question, but in fact it was extremely relevant.

"In the palace, why didn't the dragon qi attack Yan'er?"

(End of chapter)