In the cold wind of the night, Wang Xiaofang curled up on the bed, draped in a shabby, patched quilt.

"I'm so hungry......"

Wang Xiaofang's stomach is shriveled, she hasn't eaten a bite of food for almost two days, and she is infected with wind and cold, and now she is lying in bed, and her consciousness is blurred.

Wang Xiaofang felt that her whole body was like a fire, and she couldn't lift a finger.

She tried to get up as she wanted to drink water, but her body seemed to be pressed down by a stone, and she couldn't get up at all.

A flash of despair flashed in his eyes, could he just die in bed like this?

Suddenly, a strange voice sounded, "Do you want to drink water?" ”

Wang Xiaofang couldn't help but nodded, and a barely audible sound came out of her mouth.

"And what did you exchange it for me?"

The voice sounded again, with a hint of temptation, "Why don't you use one of your arms." ”

Wang Xiaofang's consciousness was almost blurred at this time, and she didn't know what the other party was talking about, so she just nodded frantically.

Soon, she sensed a cold, moist sound from her mouth, and a stream of liquid ran down her throat and into her stomach.

With a mouthful of water, she barely regained some consciousness, and a red figure could be seen sitting in front of the table, putting down a teacup.

"Thank you, yes, do you have something to eat?"

Wang Xiaofang's mouth was like a gossamer, and her voice was like a mosquito.

"Yes, this time you will exchange your other arm for ......"

The strange figure continued to speak.

Wang Xiaofang didn't know what the other party meant, she just wanted to eat now, so she agreed.

Soon, the red figure came with a bowl of white rice from nowhere, with several slices of fat and vegetables on it.

The other party picked up the fat meat with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, smelling the taste of food, Wang Xiaofang kept opening her mouth and swallowing frantically.

Perhaps it was because he had been hungry for too long, and a bowl of rice was quickly eaten, and the other party asked again, "Do you still need it?" ”

"Yes!"

Wang Xiaofang nodded, her eyes were still a little blurry, but her heart was full of gratitude, she didn't expect that she had met a good person.

Soon, the other party brought a bowl of rice again, and Wang Xiaofang devoured it again.

After eating up a bowl of rice, the other party asked again, Wang Xiaofang nodded again, she still didn't feel full.

Bowl after bowl, until the fifth bowl, Wang Xiaofang felt that she was finally full.

At this time, she felt chills all over her body, and the cold wind outside kept blowing in, and the dilapidated house could not resist at all.

"It's so cold, if only I could make a fire......

Wang Xiaofang spoke softly.

As the words fell, the red-clothed figure stepped forward and raised a pile of firewood on the ground, which burned and made the room warm up immediately.

"Thank you, who are you? When I get better, I will repay you well. ”

Wang Xiaofang tried to see each other clearly, but her vision always seemed to be obscured by a layer of mist.

"No, you've already repaid it."

The voice sounded strangely, at this moment, Wang Xiaofang's vision suddenly became clear, she saw a figure of the other party, with a hint of horror in her eyes, it was not a person at all, but a red dress, forming the appearance of a person.

At the sleeve, there is also a red scissor, which exudes a strange light.

"What a ......"

The strange voice sounded again, and the red scissors were also held by a pair of invisible arms, and slowly stepped forward.

seemed to know the other party's plan, a flash of horror flashed in Wang Xiaofang's eyes, she wanted to scream hard, but she couldn't transmit any sound at all.

The scissors approached and landed on her feet, and Wang Xiaofang saw that the skin of her body was cut inch by inch under the scissors, revealing the bright red flesh underneath.

The indescribable pain spread throughout her body, and she wished that she was in a coma at this time.

No one can watch themselves being cut off of their skin.

As the scissors extended to her forehead, Wang Xiaofang's consciousness completely dissipated.

The next moment, in the underworld, Qi Zixiao suddenly opened his eyes, and the blood red in his eyes slowly dissipated.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his body, there was no change, but he vaguely felt a terrifying pain, not from his body, but from his soul.

"Wang Xiaofang, this is the reason why you are unwilling......"

Qi Zixiao muttered to himself.

In fact, he could tell that even without that weird red dress and scissors, she wouldn't have lived long, and the former just accelerated the process.

The spiritual realm retracted, and Jue Qing stepped forward, looking at Qi Zixiao with a regretful expression, as if he was regretting that he had not succeeded in transforming into a powerful ghost.

"Donor, are you alright?"

Hearing Jueqing's words, Qi Zixiao shook his head, "It's okay, she wants to occupy my consciousness, but unfortunately, it didn't work." ”

"Then the donor got the answer he wanted?"

Jueqing continued to ask.

"I got it, I didn't get it."

Qi Zixiao smiled bitterly, "I know the cause of her death, but I don't see the true face of the murderer......"

He told Jueqing what he saw.

Hearing this strange and penetrating description of the scene, Jueqing's face was solemn, he thought for a moment, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the red scissors should be a spiritual weapon." ”

"Artifact?"

Qi Zixiao was a little puzzled.

"The burial objects of the dead have been nourished by yin qi for many years, and they have become spiritual vessels with special effects."

Jueqing explained, "It seems that someone has taken a fancy to this girl's body, so he used a spirit weapon to peel off her skin. ”

"The point is that I didn't see the murderer."

Qi Zixiao spoke helplessly.

"This is simple, since the murderer has skinned the other party, he will definitely use it and walk in the other party's skin, as long as he finds that the other party appears again, he will definitely be the murderer."

Jueqing said.

Qi Zixiao's eyes lit up, "That's right." ”

He suddenly wanted to get out of here and return to the yang world.

"Okay, after the matter here is dealt with, I should also go, little master Jueqing, if you want to come to me, you can come to Qingxian County, Sanyang County, Qingzhou, my name is Qi Zixiao......"

Qi Zixiao said goodbye to Jueqing and told the other party his name.

At this time, in the village, one by one the dead souls walked out, and they all looked at the two of them with joy when they realized that the things outside were over.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the white lantern in his hand suddenly went out.

Qi Zixiao's face froze, and the traction power in the dark dissipated.

Jueqing looked at him with a gloating expression.

Qi Zixiao's face was gloomy, this was his guide to go back, now that the lantern was extinguished, his soul would always be left here.

In Granny Ma's yard, Lin Shan saw that the two lanterns hanging at the door were extinguished, his face suddenly changed, and he immediately looked at Granny Ma and asked in a cold voice, "Granny Ma, what's going on?" ”

Seeing this, Granny Ma spoke unhurriedly, "It seems that he encountered an accident in the underworld, and the soul-attracting lamp went out, so he can only rely on himself, fortunately, he has left a little back, if he can find the road prepared for him, he can also come back." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the path formed by the white candles outside.

Lin Shan's face was ugly, "Is there no other way?" ”

"You really think that the old woman is the king of Hades in the underworld, and you can come to this underworld if you want, and leave if you want."

Granny Ma opened her mouth coldly.

"Before going down, the old woman had already made it clear to you, but she didn't force you, the road was chosen by yourself, and now if something goes wrong, then you think you're unlucky."

In the distance, Li Shenzhou also saw this scene, his eyes flashed, but he was not nervous, he believed that Qi Zixiao was not so easy to have an accident.

The Netherworld

Qi Zixiao looked at Jueqing, frowned and asked, "Little Master Jueqing, my lantern is extinguished, is there any other way to let the soul return to the yang world?" ”

After all, the other party has gone to the underworld three times, and he knows this place better than himself.

Hearing this, a smile appeared at the corner of Jueqing's mouth, "Yes, of course." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the incomparably wide Yellow Spring in the distance, "That is the hub connecting the underworld and the yang world, as long as you can pass the yellow spring, the Qi donor can return to the yang world." ”

"Of course, if you have cultivated to the Yuan Shen, there are also elder Dharma protectors in the outside world, and you can directly break the yin and yang without going through the Yellow Spring."

Qi Zixiao frowned, "I heard that the Yellow Spring does not float, it will flood everything, even if the land immortals enter the Yellow Spring, it is estimated that they will stay in it forever, how should I spend it?" ”

"With money!"

Jueqing said with a smile.

"There is a saying in the world that money can make ghosts grind, and this sentence is also applicable in the underworld."

"Money, I don't have any money."

Qi Zixiao shook his head.

"It's not that money, it's this thing."

Jueqing stretched out a hand, and in his hand, there was a golden coin engraved with intricate patterns.

"This is the underworld coin, the money of the underworld, a underworld coin, which can allow the Qi Shi Master to return to the yang world smoothly."

Qi Zixiao looked at the coin in his hand, did not take it, but looked at Jueqing, and slowly spoke, "Little Master Jueqing, how can I exchange this coin with you?" ”

When the other party heard this, he laughed and sent the dark coin to him, "Master Qi doesn't have to be polite, when you go back, we will definitely meet again in the future, and at that time, you will return one to the little monk." ”

Hearing this, Qi Zixiao accepted the coin and nodded, "Rest assured, little master Jueqing, I will definitely return this dark coin in the future." ”

As he got his hands on the coin, he felt a cold smell on it.

"Okay, let's send the donor away."

Jueqing said, taking a lantern from a villager and walking slowly outside.

Qi Zixiao also hurriedly followed.

The village behind him gradually blurred, disappearing into the dim world.

After walking for a while, Qi Zixiao heard the sound of flowing water, and on the ground, flowers bloomed all over the other side.

Finally, they came to a wharf, the wharf was empty, it was no longer dusk, they could see everything around them clearly, standing on the wharf, Qi Zixiao saw the boundless water of the Yellow Spring, calm and waveless, only some small boats floating on it.

Farther away, he saw a bridge, ridiculously long, lying across the Yellow Spring, a bridge and a river, reflecting each other.