There was a bit of indignation hidden in these words, Yan Ting knew that Su Ye had a strong temperament, and he was secretly annoyed that he was trapped in a low level, so he neither responded to this nor avoided it, but just spread his hands.

Sheng Xuan said resentfully: "Then let me tell you the news we heard?" ”

Seeing the two of them nodding, he continued: "The fact that Cang Yu was taken in Wu Yuecheng is most likely true, and it did not recognize the master. Sheng Xuanyan paused after speaking: "The ancient sword has existed for a long time, and it basically contains spirituality, and the fact that it has not recognized the master means that the current sword bearer is not the master it is waiting for." ”

"So, anyone can go and grab it." Su Ye said with a round of hands.

"The matter...... Extremely weird. Yan Tingshen muttered in a low voice: "Xuan complains that you say this news is true?" Could it be that the people who seek swords are all fools who are willing to show their reputations? Whatever he thought was wrong, he finally had to say, "No matter what, we have to be careful." ”

"Hmm." Joan also nodded: "Without further ado." We immediately set off for Wu Yuecheng. ”

"Now?" Su Ye smacked her tongue, only to hear her accentuated tone: "Yes, now." ”

"Now that we have heard the exact news, it is just a waste of time to continue to wait and see." Qiong Yi's voice was as clear as a mountain spring, but now he was a little chilled, "All the sword snatchers want to take the lead, we naturally can't lag behind, in case Cang Yu is snatched by someone of unknown origin, isn't it a bamboo basket to draw water?" ”

"Besides." She said: "In order to prevent innocent people from being injured, Sheng Jun and I have dispatched people to guard the platform here, they can't get to Wu Yuecheng before dark, we have to go first." In a small city like Wu Yue, the city gate will be closed for curfew at night, and although entering the city at night seems to us to be hidden, it is extremely conspicuous to those in the city who are lurking in the shadows. It is better to enter the city now and mix in the streets to avoid the situation where the enemy is dark and I am clear. ”

Yan Tingshen asked: "Dispatched people to guard the platform?" Didn't you say that the people of the Five Clans would not interfere in this matter? ”

"Whoever grabs a sword will not intervene." Sheng Xuan replied resentfully: "Be prepared." They were only told to evacuate the people and do their duty to protect the world. ”

The two of them nodded in response, "Cheng." He began to hide his sword, packed his luggage, and prepared to set off.

Su Ye saw that Yan Ting was deep in thought and silent, and patted him on the shoulder twice: "Brother Yan, don't worry too much, if you think too much, you will be entangled." ”

Yan Tingshen smiled: "Yes, let's take one step at a time." ”

*

On the way straight to Wu Yue, the four of them saw a lot of people going out of the city, all of them were men, women and children with their families, looking hurried, probably leaving home for refuge. At this evening, the city gate was about to be closed as twilight fell, and Qiong Yi and the others just caught up with the last group of people to enter the city, and entered Wu Yuecheng in the sparse flow of people.

The city gate is dilapidated, the buildings at the entrance of the city are sparse, and it is indeed a remote place.

In order not to attract attention, they specially changed their disguises and parted ways, even so, Joan was still pulled and asked: "Hey, ugly woman, I heard that the people in this city have fled in a hurry in recent days, why did you still come in?" A tall middle-aged man asked her loudly, this person's appearance is completely opposite to the word kind eyebrows, eyes like copper bells, eyebrows like ink, a scar crawling on the forehead, very eye-catching.

Joan also pretended to be deaf and dumb, and opened her mouth and said slowly: "Huh? ……”

The man repeated again, and she noticed that this person was a cultivator, presumably also a sword snatcher, and said without raising her head: "Take the child out of the city, the car is late, so I have to go out of the city again tomorrow." After saying that, walking side by side with Sheng Xuan, the two walked towards the street building not far away, and from time to time there were a few coughs and conversations: "I said to leave early...... Mistimed! What should I do if I make my family wait......"

"It's okay to get out of the city tomorrow......"

Su Ye and Yan Tingshen dressed as a farmer went to different roads with them, Qiong also observed an empty house on the street, the door was open, the owner of the house estimated that he had already fled out of the city, she motioned Sheng Xuanshen to go there, and after the two entered the house about half a pillar of incense, Su Ye and Yan Tingshen entered the house to meet.

The light in the room became dimer and darker, Qiong also took off her headscarf to wipe off the old disguise on her face, and asked Su Ye, who was holding the compass in her arms, "It's not too suspicious, is it?" ”

"No, there were still people on the street when we entered the house, and they should have thought that we were ordinary residents." Su Ye held the compass of the Soul Finder obtained from the Ghost City, he held the compass in both hands to urge the true qi, thinking about the appearance of the middle-aged man just now, the pointer of the compass began to shift, pointing directly in the direction of the center of the city.

"The man with the scar who just dragged you straight to the city." Su Ye said, "His breath is extraordinary, and the two axes behind him have a strong aura, and he has seen blood." ”

Joan also asked, "Straight to the city?" Does he know the position of the person named Zhang Yan? ”

"Some people are well-versed in divination and can determine general directions." Yan Ting responded deeply, "Or 'machine viewing', 'spiritism' or something like that." ”

Unfortunately, none of the four of them knew how to do this, and the streets gradually became less and less crowded, and the rumors that so many people and horses entering the city did not move at all at this time, and they had to wait in this hut without moving.

It was getting darker and darker, and the street outside the house was pitch black, too quiet, and strangely quiet.

Sheng Xuanyan looked left and right in the room, he wanted to make a simple bow, but there were no materials, so he had to bring the chopsticks in the kitchen and put it in his pocket, and left a piece of broken silver in the cupboard.

There was no light in the house, it was already dark with no fingers visible, and there was no night light through the window, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps on the dead street, "let's go", "let's go". The sound was not loud, from far to near, but it was extremely clear to the ears of their cultivators, and the steps were walking in the middle of the street little by little, like the random footsteps of a child.

Everyone in the city is at risk, why are there children walking on the street late at night?

"Let's go."

"Whoa—"

Along with the sound of the footsteps that came slowly, there were also nursery rhymes and laughter, "Hee-hee-......"

"Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee......"

"The East House lights up and the West House is bright...... There is no light in the Westinghouse, but there is a light ......"

"An inch of light in front of the lamp is like a cover...... Hate the lampstand for not taking care of itself......"

"There is no one in front of the lamp...... It's really more real to look behind the lamp and before ......"

"Slow people are very far away...... Beware of the ghosts behind ......"

"Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee......"

The sound of unhurried footsteps acts as the beat of the ballad, the laughter is bleak and eerie, and after a nursery rhyme is sung, there is a knock on the door outside the street. Qiong Yili stood in place and didn't dare to come out, her body stiffened, her heart was beating suddenly, and her hair stood on end with fright, she never imagined that such a haunted thing would happen in Wu Yuecheng!

Sheng Xuan complained that her face had changed drastically, so he hugged her and comforted: "Don't be afraid, it's not knocking on our door." ”

And in the next moment, the wooden door three steps away trembled violently, and there was a heavy and heavy knock on the door, "Knock! "Boom!" It is simply impossible for a child to knock out the force.

Qiong also closed her eyes, her mouth was covered by her own hands, Sheng Xuan resented that she blocked her vision with her shoulders, Su Ye and Yan Tingshen also bowed their bodies and raised their hands to press the sword, ready to go, the sound of the door knocking outside the house became heavier and heavier, and suddenly fell into a dead silence after the heavy sound reached its peak.

There was no sound at all.

They held their breath and confronted the thing outside the door for a full ten breaths, Sheng Xuan could feel that Qiong was trying his best to restrain himself, but his hands trembled like chaff.

Finally, the things outside the door seemed to leave, and nursery rhymes and knocks rang out one after another.

Qiong Yi took a deep breath, and finally let go of Sheng Xuan's hand tremblingly, he patted her on the back and smoothed her breath, Su Ye saw that her face turned pale with fright, and he also comforted in a low voice: "Most likely someone is deliberately pretending to be a ghost, don't be afraid." ”

Joan nodded, unable to speak.

Nursery rhymes and knocks on the door are too similar to her childhood experience of encountering ghosts, and they suddenly make her return to the painful memories of the past.

Yan Tingshen also comforted her a few words, now that they are in the Lonely City Bureau, the four of them cannot have accidents, let alone lose her combat power: "Qiong Yi, can you still afford a sword?" ”

Qiong also lowered her head and shrank a few steps, and nodded reluctantly under Yan Tingshen's gaze.

"Let her take a break." Sheng Xuanyan held her hand tightly and said.

Joan also told herself over and over again in her heart to calm down and steady her breathing, but she couldn't help but be afraid, as if she was afraid that the evil spirit was carved into her bones and became instinct. The great fear of strange things envelops her reason, which is not just a simple fear of ghosts, she is even afraid that she will have emotions such as "fear", afraid that she will fall into "fear" and cannot extricate herself, afraid of the timid and helpless "self".

Just like then.

"I'm afraid. It's okay, I'm here. Sheng Xuanyan put her trembling hand on her heart, "If you can't be 'not afraid', then be afraid." I'm always there. ”

"Qiong Yi, I don't have anything good to say about Sheng Xuan's character, but he will definitely be able to protect you in the matter of getting rid of ghosts." Su Ye said with relief.

Yan Tingshen also said: "Well, don't force yourself. ”

Seeing that they were all around her and saying soothing words, Joan also squeezed out a very wry smile at the corner of her mouth: "...... Well. ”

The sound of nursery rhymes on the street became farther and farther away, presumably the strange thing had gone, and the four of them only heard a thunderous shout coming from the roof in the distance: "Ah! Who dares to scare your grandfather and me! Appear! ”

"Someone can't sit still." Yan Tingshen said: "Wait a little longer." ”

"Hee-he Watch and hit! ”

After the sound of the blades clashing between the hands, I only heard the strong man reprimand: "Are you also the one who came to grab the sword?" ”

In response, a female voice was sweet, with a northern tail: "No, I'm here to do my sweetheart a favor!" You see this scared casually, won't it scare you out! ”

"Refining the Ghost Child! Are you a member of the Demon Sect?! ”

The girl stuck out her tongue and snorted, "I won't tell you!" I'm leaving! ”

"Don't want to go!" There was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the streets, and a group of people hurriedly rushed to surround the girl, and she said helplessly: "Really! Then he raised his hand and pointed to the strong man on the house: "You should go around him, do you understand?" I don't grab the sword with you, he robs you with you! If you kill me, you will also lose your soldiers, and he will reap the benefits of the fisherman, is that what Middle-earth says? ”

"Yo? So lively? Another strange man's voice: "Wu Yu, you have brought so many brothers here, and you have been looking in the city for three days, and you still haven't found that Zhang Yan?" ”

"Ren Pingshan! It's you again! What are you trying to do with so many people blocking me?! ”

"Hahaha, what to do? Of course, I want to clean up my opponents. ”

"Are you crazy? Zhang Yan didn't find it, what good is it for you to take your brother to fight with me at this time? ”

The girl pointed to the sky and exclaimed, "Look, it's Zhang Yan!" ”

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The ballads in this chapter are from the children's song collection "Acting Children's Language", with slight changes."