Qiu Ruxuan stared at the past.

The light inside the room was dim, but it was much better than the foggy outside, at least the eyes could see clearly.

Out of the curtain came a woman, dressed in a plain blue cloth dress, with no ornaments on her body, only a wooden hairpin on top of a silver thread.

The woman is old, no longer young, and there are fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but the curvature of her face is beautiful, and her facial features are also very exquisite, especially those eyes, it can be seen that when a woman is young, she must be a beautiful woman.

Even now, even if the woman has gray hair and fine lines at the corners of her eyes, the charm that emanates from the inside out of her body is still fascinating.

If Jun Lan were here and saw such a face, he would definitely think that he had seen what he looked like when he was old.

Because this face is exactly the same as her, there is no difference in body size between the two.

The only difference between the two is that one is in the prime of his life, the other is in his twilight, one is green like a waterfall, and the other is a silver silk snow.

It's a pity that Junlan is not here, and I can't see it.

But in another place, someone stared at Jun Lan's face and said in surprise: "Auntie, why did you become so young?" ”

It's a family.

Almost every household in the city closed their doors and windows, and Junlan and the others knocked on the doors of several houses before knocking on a door.

The little daughter of the master looked up at her, and her little face was full of surprise.

Her mother scolded her not to talk nonsense, but she also stared at Jun Lan curiously, with the same look on her face as her daughter, who was also suspicious and surprised.

The little girl's father was a calm man, and he could see at a glance that the little girl in front of him was not the same person as the person he knew.

It should be two people who are born with similar appearances.

However, it is rare for two people to be similar to each other to such an extent.

The owner of the house sighed in his heart, if he didn't know that the person he knew was not married, he would have thought that the little girl in front of him and the other party were mother and daughter.

君澜将一家三口的反应尽收眼底，她心中一动，脑中忽然窜出一个猜测来。

Looking at the reaction of this family of three, it is obvious that they have mistaken her for another person.

The person they knew might be the mother of the original owner.

It is not for nothing that mothers and daughters share a face.

Thinking of this, Jun Lan hurriedly asked the owner of the house: "Uncle, is there anyone in this city who looks exactly like me?" ”

The uncle of the house owner looked hesitant.

Junlan: "Don't hide it from my uncle, my mother lives in this city. ”

Hearing this, the uncle of the owner of the house said: "There are indeed people in the city who are very similar to the girl, but she is not married, so she should not be the person the girl is looking for." ”

The mother of the original owner was unmarried and pregnant, so if you count it, isn't it unmarried?

Jun Lan asked again: "Then, uncle, can you tell the other party where he lives?" I'd like to go over and see for myself. ”

Before the housekeeper's uncle could speak, his little daughter said quickly: "Aunt Jun doesn't see outsiders." ”

Surname?

Jun Lan frowned, but after thinking about it for a moment, she suddenly realized that the people who lived in this city were basically guilty people, and the mother of the original owner didn't want to disgrace the family, so this person casually used a surname.

As for why the surname "Jun" is used......

The family that adopted the original owner was surnamed Jun, and the original owner's mother should have taken her daughter's surname.

Thinking of this, Jun Lan first thanked the little girl, and then took out a few pieces of snacks from the storage bag as a thank you gift to the little girl.

The little girl had never left this place since she was born, and naturally she had never eaten such a delicious snack, and her hands danced with joy, and both eyes were bent into crescents.

Seeing that the little girl was so happy, the houseowner's uncle's attitude towards Junlan was also a little better.

"Girl, are you really the people sent by the Sect Alliance to save us?"

It's not that he is suspicious, it's really because this place has been abandoned for a hundred years, and they are some guilty people who have been banished, how can the sect alliance care about them anymore?

And sent someone to rescue them, unlikely.

Therefore, when Fang Cai Junlan said that they were people sent by the sect alliance, the houseowner uncle didn't believe it, and he didn't even want to open the door, it was the young man who pulled out his knife and instigated the iron-eating beast to roar a few times, and the houseowner uncle reluctantly opened the door and let the group into the house.

At this time, his attitude towards Junlan softened a little, and it was completely on the few pieces of snacks that Junlan took out.

Junlan could probably guess this, she simply took out all the snacks and dry food in her storage bag, and scavenged half of the dry food that everyone had brought.

At last, the lame table in the room was full of all kinds of delicious food and drink, and it was piled up like a hill.

For the first time, the little girl of the owner's uncle saw so many delicious and delicious foods, and she was so excited that she screamed with excitement, rubbing her little hands to make it difficult to eat which one to eat first.

Even the little girl's mother couldn't hide her excitement on her face, and she said to Jun Lan: "Girl, my child didn't talk nonsense, the sister of the Jun family really doesn't like to see outsiders, especially you people from the sect and family. ”

"If you really want to see her, I can show you the way, but if she refuses to see you when you get there, then I won't be in a rut."

Junlan hurriedly said that it didn't matter, and when the little girl's mother showed her the way, she solemnly thanked her again.

The uncle of the houseowner, who had been silent and didn't say much, spoke at this time.

"Since you have come to save us, then I will tell you what is going on in the city, so that you may have a direction, and when you go out, you will not be blinded and run into a fool without a clue."

When Jun Lan heard this, her heart was overjoyed, the purpose of her knocking on the door was to learn about the situation in the city from the people in the city, even if the owner of the house did not take the initiative to say, she also wanted to ask, and now the owner of the house took the initiative to speak, she was grateful.

So she immediately thanked the other party deeply.

Bai Xuejian and the others also bowed down to thank them, but they embarrassed the owner of the house, and said: "You are here to save us, if you really say thank you, it should be us to thank you." ”

This is the place where evil cults gather, and it is normal for evil spirits to exist in the city.

Before they were exiled here, the people on the sect side also told them that they could make meritorious deeds for their crimes, and the way to make meritorious deeds was to clean up the evil here.

However, the evil spirits here are not the same as the evil spirits outside, they rarely come out, and there are even fewer things that hurt people, so that they have no chance to make meritorious contributions if they want to be guilty.

Evil spirits live in the same city as men, and each of them lives in their own realm, and no one offends anyone.

Let's just say that there is nothing bad about this city except for the fog that will not disperse all year round.

But just over two months ago, an evil cult claiming to be the Ghost King suddenly appeared, leading a group of demons and demons to hurt people everywhere in the city.

This is also the reason why the doors of every house in the city are closed.

The owner of the house said: "We have also worked together to encircle and suppress that ghost king, but the other party is strong, and we are not his opponent at all, let alone encircled and suppressed, we can't even get close." ”

"In order to encircle and suppress that ghost king, hundreds of people have died on our side."

"We had no choice but to hide inside the house, and only when the fog cleared did we dare to open the door and go out."

Junlan: "When does the fog usually lift?" ”

Uncle of the house: "It's hard to say, sometimes it's noon, sometimes it's almost dinner, and the fog will dissipate for a while, and when it's dark, the fog will rise again, and sometimes it won't disperse for days." ”

"But one thing is certain, the Great Ghost King is afraid of the sun, so he can only hide under the thick fog."

The words of the houseowner's uncle seem to be reminding Jun Lan and the others of the time when the ghost king is haunting, but in fact, he is also telling Jun Lan about their weakness of the ghost king.

Knowing the enemy's weakness is equivalent to knowing where the enemy's life is, and this news is crucial.

Jun Lan once again solemnly thanked the owner of the house, and then said goodbye to the family of three and walked into the fog again.

When they entered the city, Jun Lan deliberately glanced at the sun above his head, although there was fog outside the city, but compared to the inside of the city, it was still relatively thin, at least he could vaguely see the direction of the sun.

It was lunchtime in the middle of the day.

The time it took them to enter the city was estimated to be only half an incense plant, that is, it was still ten minutes of noon.

However, the thick fog outside did not dissipate.

And, the further you go to the inner city, the thicker the fog becomes.

With Jun Lan's eyesight, at first she could barely see the situation within ten steps, and after walking a distance inside, she said that ten steps away, even if she was face to face, she could only barely see the silhouette of the other party.

In such a situation, if something suddenly inserts into them, they are afraid that they will not be able to detect it in the first place.

Fortunately, they had all taken the Wind God Pill before entering the city, and these poisonous mist were nothing other than visual disturbances.

At this time, someone proposed: "This fog is so big that it is difficult to see each other's eyebrows and eyes face to face, or we should hold hands and walk, lest something take advantage of the loophole." ”

Before the man's words landed, the back of Jun Lan's hand was covered with a layer of warmth.

The boy straightened up and took her hand, his big palm wrapping around her small palm.

The movements were familiar and natural, as if he had often held her like this before, without the strangeness and restraint of the first meeting.

Junlan: "......"

She raised the hands of the two of them and looked at them, inexplicably having a strange feeling.

Before she could comprehend what this strange feeling was, the young man spoke first, and said to her in a serious manner:

"I think that brother Tai is very right, this is a place where evil gathers, there are more demons and monsters in the city than people, and they are all some elusive things, the fog is so big right now, if those things suddenly come out, or pretend to be one of us, then it will be a big trouble, we hold hands, it is indeed safer."

Junlan: "......"

- Of course, I know that in such a situation where I don't see clearly, it's really easy to be exploited by some things, but isn't it a little inappropriate for you to hold my hand like this, young man?

- Men and women can't kiss you, this son!

As a result, before Junlan could speak, the young man seemed to know what she was going to say, and said:

"Extraordinary times do extraordinary things, Miss Jun, at this time, let's not care about those mundane rituals."

Junlan: "......"

The words are all finished by the teenager alone, what else can she say?

You can only bow your head in agreement.

The corners of the boy's mouth curled, and he made a pleasant arc upward, then reached behind his back and pulled out an object on the ground.

Jun Lan looked at it and saw that it was a slender long knife.

Just now, the young man seemed to have slapped Qiu Ruxuan's face with this knife.

She couldn't help but wonder, "Aren't you a sword cultivator?" ”

It's really strange that Jian Xiu doesn't use a sword, but uses a knife.

She had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but she never had the opportunity to ask it.

The young man was slightly stunned by the question, and then quickly, he smiled and said, "Yes, I am a sword cultivator, but I am a relatively smart person and have a lot of energy, so I am both a sword cultivator and a sword cultivator." ”

Junlan: "......"

It is not for nothing that there are people who cultivate both swords and swords.

But......

It was the first time she had met someone who boasted of her intelligence.

This young man is really different.

Jun Lan smiled, and the young man also curled the corners of his mouth, turned his head sideways to Bai Xue who was standing beside him and said, "White girl." ”

Then he motioned for the other person to look at his hand holding the knife.

He only has two hands, one hand holding Junlan and the other hand holding a knife, so there is no third hand to lead Bai Xuejian.

Seeing this, Bai Xue bypassed him, walked to Jun Lan's side, and took Jun Lan's other hand.

So the formation changed, and it became the one where Junlan was caught in the middle and protected.

Junlan: "......"

She was speechless: "You each hold one of my hands like this, how can I still hold the sword?" ”

Young man: "......"

Shirayuki: "......"

In the end, the hand-in-hand plan was invalidated because it was inconvenient to move.

The young man regretfully let go of Jun Lan's hand, felt for a red silk thread, tied one end to Jun Lan's wrist, and the other end to his own wrist, and then tugged at it, as if to test the strength of the silk thread.

韧度还是不错的，至少没有被扯断。

However, Jun Lan still hit him mercilessly: "It's useless for you to tie it like this, if something really inserts it, the other party only needs to tie the silk thread to his wrist." ”

At present, the fog is thick, and there is no distinction between humans and animals two steps away, and the end of the silk thread is tied to humans and ghosts, and it is impossible to distinguish between them if they are not facing each other.

This is even more dangerous.

As a result, the young man said: "No, no, Miss Jun, don't underestimate this red silk thread, this, but the results of my painstaking research." ”

Junlan: "......"

She lowered her eyes and looked suspiciously at the thin red silk thread that connected the two, looking left and right, and was stunned to see what was different about this silk thread, which was worth the boy's painstaking study.

She frowned: "I'm sorry, I don't understand very well, can you elaborate on it?" ”

"Of course." The young man smiled, and as he spoke, he untied the red silk thread that was tied to his wrist, and then looked at Junlan with a smile.

Junlan: "......"

She hadn't had a question mark yet, and the next moment, she suddenly felt empty in her heart, as if something had been poached.

Jun Lan was stunned, and then in turn, she looked at the young man with wide eyes, and suddenly realized: "I understand, people who are connected by silk threads will establish a connection with each other, if the silk thread on one party's wrist falls off, the other party can immediately feel it." ”

The boy threw her an appreciative look: "Not only that, but it can also be invisible." ”

"Stealth?"

"Yes."

With the young man's "yes", the thin red silk thread in front of Jun Lan's eyes disappeared, but as soon as the young man raised his hand, she could clearly feel the pulling sensation coming from her wrist.

It's really invisible!

There is such a thread that binds everyone together, and I am really not afraid that there will be demons and evil people who will pretend to be them!

Jun Lan said to the young man: "Your silk thread is so good...... By the way, does it have a name? ”

Such an artifact was created by the boy with great painstaking research, and the boy must have given it a name.

Junlan was a little curious.

"Yes, it's called Baishou Tongxin...... Silk. ”

After the young man finished speaking, a pair of eyes like mercury looked at Junlan gently.

The latter stared at him suddenly, looked at him over and over again, and said in surprise for a long time: "You...... It's you! ”

The young man in front of him turned out to be Shi Yue!

At the same time, in the house in the alley, a white-haired woman on crutches walked slowly towards Qiu Ruxuan, and then stopped at a distance of five steps away from him.

"You're new here?" The woman asked.

Unlike her beautiful face, the woman's voice was hoarse and broken, like an old bellows, which would fall apart in the next moment.