Sunlight shone in through the windows, and dust floated in the air.

Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes, subconsciously stretched out his hand to block his eyes, and only sat up after getting used to the light around him and feeling that it was not so dazzling.

The feeling of weakness had not yet completely subsided, perhaps because it was the first time he had slept for so long, and he sat on the edge of the bed in a daze and dozed off for a while, only to be awakened by the sound of a small sound in his ears.

When he looked down, he found that the wooden bed board was gnawed by dense ants, and when he moved it slightly, it would make a "squeak" sound, as if it would collapse at any time.

"This bed has become like this, why are they still using it?"

Lu Xuan rubbed his groggy head, most of his memory was still stuck in that rainy night.

I vaguely remember that I was in a hazy state, and followed Mrs. Shi to the nunnery to rest.

I cheered up and looked out the window, and the sun was already setting.

Lu Xuan put on his shoes and wanted to go out to have a look.

But when he got up and saw the scene in the house, he couldn't help frowning, only to see that the whole house was made of wood, except for the wooden bed, the rest of the objects were basically hollowed out by termites, and because the floor was wet, the corners of the wooden house were moldy, and brown mushrooms grew, exuding a faint smell of rancidity.

Although Lu Xuan was a little surprised in his heart, he didn't think that the master was deliberately making things difficult for him, so he pushed open the rickety wooden door, and what came into his eyes was the muddy road, surrounded by wooden houses, one by one, a bit like a small village.

"Ah, you're awake."

"Shhh

Lu Xuan looked in the direction where the voice came from, and then gasped.

Standing in front of him was a nun, not tall, thin and weak, with very small eyes, as if they had not been opened.

Most of all, she was holding a bug in her hand, a baby-sized white worm, and she was biting on the writhing worm one by one, green juice splattering everywhere.

Along the way, Lu Xuan couldn't see a lot of scenes, although he felt disgusting, he didn't lose his demeanor, and arched his hand: "Below, the disciple of Langyuan Wonderland, Hengyang, has seen Shitai." ”

"I heard the master mention you." The worm was still wriggling in her arms, and after swallowing the meat in her mouth, she continued: "Come with me, I will take you to the master." ”

There was no hint from Yangyan, and Chen Hongsleeve came to the rescue before.

Lu Xuan wasn't worried that these nuns would murder him.

After all, if you want to harm him, during the time when he is asleep, it is the best opportunity, so he strode to follow the nun in front of him.

Passing by the wooden houses around him, Lu Xuan saw the scenes in other houses, which were almost the same as the one he was in, but the insects raised in it were different, and in some rooms, there were nuns sitting cross-legged, beating the wooden fish at a time, which gave people a more or less bizarre and strange feeling.

Walking through the wooden houses, the nun stopped in the deepest wooden house and gently knocked on the door: "Master, he is awake." ”

"Come in."

The nun pushed the wooden door open, and did not go in herself, but made a gesture of invitation to Lu Xuan.

Looking at the dark environment inside, Lu Xuan's brows furrowed slightly.

Fortunately, Chen Hongsleeve lit the candle at the right time.

Lu Xuan saw that the house was full of insects crawling with animal corpses, and the smell was simply incredible.

As if he felt that it was not appropriate to let Lu Xuan in, Chen Hongsleeve blew out the candle again and walked out of the room.

Lu Xuan thought about it, but couldn't help but ask: "Master, the method you said to hide dirt and dirt is not related to these insects?" ”

"Definitely." Chen Hongsleeve shook his head: "Among them, it is difficult to explain, and real people don't need to ask." ”

Lu Xuan has seen a lot of cultivators, and he has also seen them in bizarre cultivation methods, since Chen Hongsleeve is unwilling to say more, he naturally won't ask more, but just said: "Last night's incident, thank you to Mrs. Shi for coming to the rescue, if you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely repay Mrs. Shi's kindness." ”

"You helped the Luo family through the disaster before, which can be regarded as a favor to me." Chen Hongsleeve said lightly: "Last night's incident, we are just a write-off. ”

Talking about the Luo family, Lu Xuan suddenly thought of the crazy Luo family's son, and couldn't help but say: "When I went to the city, I heard that the cities near the city were captured by the rebels, and I don't know when the army will come to the city. ”

Chen Hongsleeve turned the rosary in his hand and sighed slightly: "Real person, do you know why the rebels can be so rampant in a poor country?" ”

Instinctively, Lu Xuan wanted to say that it was because of the harsh taxes of the imperial court, but when he thought of the behavior of these rebels who often slaughtered the city, his face turned pale, and he was shocked: "What does Shitai mean that the rebels have colluded with the family?" ”

Chen Hongsleeve was noncommittal: "Power is like termites that devour people's hearts, once you get infected, you can't get rid of it." “

"Where are the big families willing to give up the power in their hands, even with some wealthy merchant families, in order to protect themselves, they also began to move closer to the rebels, not to hide the real people, the Luo family has repeatedly funded the nearby rebels when Luo Biao was alive. Even if the city is breached, the other party will look at my face, my son will only lose some money, and no one will murder him. ”

Some Chen Hongsleeves didn't explain it, but how could Lu Xuan not guess it.

The reason why the imperial court failed to quell the rebellion again and again.

The most fundamental reason is that this group of rebels is not trying to overthrow the rule, let alone money, all they want is to use the lives of the people in the city to practice evil arts!

Lu Xuan took a deep breath, he was already good at being able to save his life in this world, and he was still qualified to sympathize with others.

After putting this matter aside, Lu Xuan thought for a short time and said slowly: "Mrs. Shi, although I know that it is different and difficult to say, I still have a question that has been bothering me for a long time, and I want to ask Mrs. Shi. ”

Chen Hongsleeve's fingers as he turned his rosary paused: "Real person, please speak." ”

"Master, do you know Dan Xiu?"

"Seizing heaven and earth to create and refining elixir is for Dan cultivation." Chen Hongsleeve said: "This way, the poor nun has heard of it a long time ago. ”

"Dare to ask Mrs. Shi, Taoist priests who take the path of Dan cultivation, in the process of cultivation, do they often hallucinate or something?" Lu Xuan thought for a moment, and felt that his words didn't seem to be accurate, so he changed his words: "It can't be said to be an illusion, it's like another self." ”

"Another self?" Chen Hongsleeve's expression was serious: "Real person, have you encountered a demon?" ”