Chapter Twenty-Four: The Truth
Lin Xixue saw Zhou Sheng's anxious appearance, and she really couldn't bear to tell him the truth.
After all, there is still some hope for being taken away by the "immortals", and if I really want to tell the truth, I don't know if this wooden boy can accept it.
Besides, in fact, it may not really be that Hongyanzi was deceived.
After all, most of the slaves in the cave were hungry people who fled the famine, and a steamed bun would be stunned.
These hungry people also have no family background, so naturally no one will track them down, they will not attract attention, and they are safer for Hong Yanzi.
If someone like Zhou Sheng's sister has relatives, or take it away in person, the risk is obviously higher.
Moreover, the so-called rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest, generally speaking, criminals will choose to stay away from their permanent dens to commit crimes, and Hong Yanzi should not choose the location of the crime near his nest.
After thinking about it again, Lin Xixue felt that this kind of thing without conclusive evidence should not be talked about.
She reassured: "There is no time for cultivation, and seven years is indeed a long time for mortals, but for monks, it is only a snap of a finger, so it is not impossible for your sister to practice in retreat after going up the mountain." ”
"However, you saved my life and my senior sister's life, this kindness should be reciprocated, can your sister have a name, if you can really find her in the future, can you have a token to recognize?"
Zhou Sheng thought for a moment, opened a large box in the corner of the wall, and took out a rattle that had peeled off paint from under a pair of old clothes.
"My sister's name is Qiao'er, if you meet her in the future, give her this rattle, and she will understand when she sees it."
Lin Xixue took the rattle and shook it twice, but the drum surface was no longer elastic and could not be shaken.
She solemnly put away the rattle and reminded again: "I need to explain to you first, how vast this Yunzhou is, although you gave me a token, I may not be able to find your sister." ”
"You do your best, don't dare to ask for anything else."
Lin Xixue heard a little more awe in Zhou Sheng's voice, and her words were no longer jumping out word by word, but a little crepe, but not like an ordinary fisherman.
At least, it's like reading some classics.
However, Lin Xixue didn't particularly care, in the troubled times, the soldiers were in chaos, there were starvations on the road, and it also happened from time to time that the merchants and Jinshi's homes were fallen.
So even if you have read some books, it is not surprising that you have come to this fishing village to fish for a living.
"Since I have promised to help you find your sister, I will be more careful when I travel in the future. It's just that my senior sister knows more about the customs of the sect in Yunzhou, so if I want to find your sister, I have to go to find my senior sister first. ”
Lin Xixue took advantage of the topic and directly proposed to ask Zhou Sheng to take him to Bai Qing.
She didn't lie, after all, Bai Qing was a serious disciple of the Immortal Sect, so she naturally knew more about the secrets of the Immortal Cultivation Realm that she didn't know.
Zhou Sheng did not hesitate and agreed.
He rested and packed up, and then took Lin Xixue into a rather remote mountain road.
Walking into the deep mountains, he took out a bottle of medicinal powder and sprinkled it on his body, and handed the rest to Lin Xixue after sprinkling.
"The insect repellent powder, sprinkled on the body, the mosquitoes dare not get close, the insects in the mountains are very poisonous."
Lin Xi hesitated slightly, then sprinkled the medicine powder on her body, she was not afraid of any evil thoughts of Zhou Sheng this time, after all, if he really had evil intentions, there was no need to save himself at all.
Besides, she had a feeling for no reason, that is, even if there was really something wrong with this medicinal powder, with her current physical state, there was a high probability that it would not be affected in any way.
When the two of them crossed the mountain, they saw a temple made of stone, the roof was paved with glazed tiles, and the exterior wall was painted with lime powder.
Come to think of it, this is the so-called Wuzeng Temple.
The gate of the temple was closed, and through the gate, you could smell the bitter smell of herbs coming from inside.
There was a table at the door, on which were paperweights, charcoal, and straw paper.
Zhou Sheng picked up the charcoal and wrote some strange words on the straw paper, then tore the straw paper and swallowed it alive.
It didn't take long for the temple door to open, and an old woman on crutches slowly moved out.
Lin Xixue looked closely, the batik sea-blue headscarf tied the old woman's unsightly hair into a disc, and she didn't know how many teeth were left in her mouth.
The navy blue clothes of batik and the silver jewelry that cover the whole body make it feel heavy when you look at it.
The crutches in his hands are not so much crutches as dry vines, and the whole person is as stiff as a shrimp standing up.
I don't know why, her skin has been completely attached to the bones, and the direction of the blood vessels under the skin and the spaces between the bones can all be seen clearly with the naked eye.
The flesh between the skin and bones seemed to have been swallowed up by something unknown.
She looked Lin Xixue up and down, leaned her cane against the wall, folded her hands in front of her chest, and bowed.
"True."
Xu is toothless, she can't pronounce words very clearly, but there is a bit of respect in her tone.
However, the word "Shangzhen" with respect was particularly harsh in Lin Xixue's ears.
He is now a seventh-grade immortal official personally taught by the monster of Tianzun, and there is only one kind of person who can call himself the truth.
This so-called Great Witch Zhu, like Hong Yanzi, is a person who serves monsters. Even if it's not Tianzun's monster, at least it's the same type of monster.
This kind of monster calculated in advance that Bai Qing would come, and he named her to bring her, there must be a problem.
She turned her head sideways and said to Zhou Sheng behind her: "You have to show me the way, I will discuss some things with Da Wuzhu, and I will go back to the village to find you when the matter is over." ”
The slumped Dawu Zhu also showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and nodded lightly: "Good boy, the matter here has nothing to do with you, go back quickly." ”
Zhou Sheng bowed to each of them and walked down the mountain quickly.
The sound of his footsteps faded away, and only the cool breeze slapped against the bamboo sea.
Lin Xixue took out the magic sword and pulled a sword flower, held the sword with both hands, held it in front of his chest, and put on a posture.
But the great witch Zhu stood still and did not move, as if there was no hostile intention, she lightly tapped her crutches, and said in a deep voice: "Shangzhen, put down the sword, my old bone, if you don't do it, I'm afraid that it won't be long before it will disperse by itself." ”
"What happened to your sister?" Lin Xixue's tone became more and more cold, "Or, what happened to the monster you served her?" ”
"Heavenly, why should you and me be so vain and wrong? I know she's not your senior sister, and you should know exactly what I'm talking about. Da Wu Zhu's voice was still calm and calm, as if he was fearless.
"Answer my question, what did you do to her."
Lin Xixue's black feather coat fluttered, and the jade book was stretched into a jade belt, and there was a black halo behind it.
Bai Qing can't die, at least until she lifts the ban on herself, and until she says what happened after she fell into a hallucination.
Da Wu Zhu smiled, did not speak, raised his crutches, and removed the colored cloth covering the central hall of the temple, revealing countless clay puppets of all sizes in the temple......