"So he could have broken through the barrier at that time?" Xihe asked.

Xue Gu nodded and explained, "Until the middle of the night, he knocked out all the guards and broke down the prison door, and when we came out of the dungeon, the entire mountain hall was empty, only a few little demons were placed in the courtyard where you lived, and I didn't see the snake demon. ”

"Although I don't know how he knew that the temple was empty at that time, if he had broken through the barrier and escaped earlier, there would have been no such behind." She complained.

Indeed it is.

If you really want to fight, Xihe thinks that the mountain ghost may not lose.

She asked puzzledly, "Lord Mountain Ghost, how did you know that the Snake Mountain would be empty?" ”

The mountain ghost raised his head and looked at the two of them, smiled angrily, and said slowly, "Benjun didn't break through the enchantment because Benjun didn't want to continue to entangle with him, even if Benjun broke through the enchantment with you at that time, it would not be difficult for him to send us into the sixteen-direction quicksand array with his mana, if you want to leave, you should walk cleanly at once." ”

He glanced at Xihe and continued to explain, "And how did Benjun know that Zishi Pan Snake Mountain was empty, it was because you were lonely and unheard of, and you didn't know that a snake needs to molt at least twice in a year, even the snake king is no exception, once in summer and once in winter. ”

"When you were entangled with him in the main hall, Benjun had already noticed that his eyes had changed from black to blue before, and the snake's pupils would only change color when he was about to molt, and the time of molting was when his mana was at its weakest, just like when the phoenix was in nirvana, if there was an accident in the middle, the gods would gather and disperse, and they would never be reincarnated."

He took a sip of the tea in his cup, "So, I guess he will send all his men to guard him last night, and that is the best time for us to leave." ”

"I see." Xi He nodded again and again, and praised with a smile, "Lord Mountain Ghost, you know so much, where did you know these things?" ”

It was already dying, and the mountain ghost lifted up his sleeve robe and got up, strolled upstairs, and followed him like a little follower to ask questions.

Until he stopped at the door, he lifted his eyelids and said to her lightly, "If you see more, you will naturally understand more." ”

After saying a word, he unceremoniously shut her out.

He touched his nose and went back to his room in a gloomy manner.

Early the next morning.

After packing his luggage, he continued to follow the direction of the finger needle until he was separated by a long river on the opposite bank.

"Jiujiang Water Realm." Xihe looked at the stone tablet by the river and said.

"Jiujiang Water Realm?" Xue Gu instantly had the spirit and recalled, "A thousand years ago, when I took the immortal examination, the examiner asked me about the source of the Jiujiang water realm, and the immortal book recorded that the Pangu god used the open axe to split the earth horizontally and divided it into north and south, forming this east-west flowing river, and because the whole river has a total of Mi River, Huailuo River, Qingshui, East River, Luo River, Huaishui, Tan River, Yang River, Hui River, these nine rivers converge, and it has been called Jiujiang Water Realm since then. ”

Xi He continued with her words, "Although I have not participated in the immortal examination, I have also seen the record of the Jiujiang Water Realm in the Immortal Book, and I still remember that this Jiujiang Water Realm is also called the Shen River. ”

"Sinking River?"

"As the name suggests, nothing can float on the water, not even a bird."

"Won't we be able to get by?" Xue Gu suddenly became worried.

Xihe shook his head, and then said, "I heard that there is an unsinkable wood in the world, and only by using this wood as a boat can we cross the Jiujiang water realm. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, we'll go find the unsinkable wood now."

Saying that, Xue Gu wanted to leave, Xihe hurriedly stopped her, for a reason, "But the key is that it is not easy to find the unsinking wood, we are new to the world, it is not easy to follow the finger spirit needle to find the Jiujiang water realm, the world is so big, if we blindly look for it, it will only be a waste of time, and when the time comes, the master will not be able to make friends with Di Jun, in case it is not sunken and everything will be in vain." ”

Xue Gu's eyebrows were twisted together, and she sighed, "Then what do you say now?" ”

Xihe couldn't think of a half-feasible way after thinking about it, and when he was about to ask for help from the mountain ghost who had been silent, the two noticed that the mountain ghost had come to the river at some point.

From her line of sight, he stood alone in a green robe, his figure was as tall as a mountain, his hands were clasped in front of his chest, and the sunlight swept through his side face, polishing his heroic and sharp silhouette extremely gently.

She seemed to be admiring a beautiful painting, and she was reluctant to look away, even her gaze became extremely warm, the curvature of the corners of her mouth deepened, and two small pear vortices loomed.

"What's the fuss?" Xue Gu reached out and shook it in front of her eyes, pulling her back to her senses.

Xihe smiled at her, shook his head, and walked straight to the mountain ghost.

"Lord Mountain Ghost, you must know about this Jiujiang Water Realm, right?"

He looked at the bright smile on her face, his eyes trembled, and her voice inadvertently seeped into his heart, warm.

He curled his lips and nodded in response.

"Then you must know if there is any way to get there, right?"

The mountain ghost did not deny it, looking at the faint ripples of the wind in the sun, his voice was low and gentle, "Have you ever heard of Chiwu? ”

Xue Gu and Xi He looked at each other silently and shook their heads.

"Chiwu was once the spiritual pet of the ghost mother, one of the three ancestors of the creation world, and 100,000 years ago, because he strayed into the Netherworld Ghost Ding, immersed in the Netherworld Venom and went crazy, and became a poisonous beast that harmed the Three Realms, and was later sealed by the ghost mother at the foot of the Endless Mountain."

The mountain ghost walked along the riverside, "It's true that the Jiujiang Water Realm can't even fly a bird, but Chiwu can, if we can collect Chiwu, we can let it take us over." ”

"How is this possible? You yourself said that Chiwu was suppressed because it harmed the Three Realms, and it is impossible for us to release it. Xue Gu felt that he had said a lot of nonsense for a long time.

Xihe walked up to the mountain ghost, next to him, curled his lips, and asked, "Lord Mountain Ghost, since you can come up with this method, then you must be sure to subdue Chiwu, right?" ”

He looked at her expectant smile and pursed his lips.

The mountain ghost unfolded the fan in his hand, "If you really want to cross the river, just do what Benjun says." ”

"That's Chiwu, do you think it's an ordinary spirit pet?"

Xihe took Xue Gu's hand and said, "Xue Gu, Di Jun is limited to three months, if he really recovers Chiwu through this, it will be a good thing, we might as well give it a try." ”

Her peach eyes were lightly raised, and she smiled at him at those gentle purple eyes, "Lord Mountain Ghost, I believe you." ”

He was slightly stunned, believe him?

A gentle breeze blew the broken hair on his forehead and tugged at his heartstrings.

I don't know when this little stone spirit has become different in his eyes.

And she didn't know when she began to trust him and rely on him, as long as she was around, she always felt that everything was not to be afraid.

Restless Mountain is located in the territory of Tongyang City in the southeast of Jiujiang Water Realm, Tongyang City is famous for digging copper, the people are rich, the emperors of the past dynasties are happy, the people in the city live and work in peace and contentment for hundreds of years, attracting outsiders to move inward.

When they walked to the outskirts of Tongyang City, they saw many people dragging their families out of the city.

When he arrived at the city gate, Xihe was attracted by a sharp cry.

She walked over and saw a young woman holding an old woman with gray temples in her arms, and the old woman did not move.

And the woman sat by the wall and wept incessantly.

She stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with you, girl?" ”

"Mother-in-law....my mother-in-law....woo...."

Xihe took a closer look, only to notice that the old woman lying in her arms had black and purple lips, her face was pale, and the tendons and veins on her body were erecting outward, which was clearly visible.

Xue Gu probed the old woman's pulse and shook her head helplessly.

Such a brutal death happened to an elderly man.

Xihe wanted to fight for her, so he asked, "Girl, who did this to your mother-in-law?" ”

She shook her head in despair and said with a crying voice, "No one harmed her, it was my mother-in-law who was unlucky, and after all, she did not escape the poisonous plague in the city." ”

"Plague?" Xue Gu and Xi He were almost in unison.

The teary-eyed woman looked up at the two of them and explained, "The two girls may not know that there was a sudden outbreak of poison in Tongyang City not long ago, and all those who were infected would have a poisonous attack in less than half a day, and the symptoms were exactly the same as those of my mother-in-law. ”

Xihe suddenly realized and muttered, "No wonder I met so many migrants along the way. ”

"My husband also died of the virus yesterday, and today I was thinking of moving away with the people who moved out of the city, but I didn't expect that I would just walk out of the city..."

After entering the city gate, the street that should be lively and lively was a depressed scene, and Xihe came to the side of the billboard, on which only a conspicuous notice was posted.

She carefully read through the notice above, and her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "It seems that the poisonous plague in Tongyang City is not trivial, and even the imperial court can't help it." ”

The mountain ghost didn't care, he stood behind her with his hands on his chest, and suddenly felt her fiery gaze, and understood what she meant.

He raised his eyebrows lightly and said lightly, "Benjun is not a doctor, besides, aren't you in a hurry to find Chiwu?" How can there be time to waste on this. ”

He has never liked to meddle in things, mortals have their own mortal lives, which is determined by heaven and does not need to be saved by him.

"Mountain ghost, you're so powerful, there must be a way, right?" She said.

The mountain ghost pretended not to hear, turned around and walked down the street to himself, and followed him, still not giving up.

At this time, Xue Gu grabbed her sleeve and said, "Xihe, what Du Gongzi said is reasonable, we still need to look for Chiwu." ”

"But..." Before she could finish her words, she was suddenly bumped by someone behind her.

Fortunately, Xue Gu kept pulling her, but the person who hit her side fell to the ground.

His lips were black and purple, his face was pale, and his veins stretched outward from his neck, and he was already out of breath.