The bright moonlight reflected on the path, and as far as Meng could see, the road was empty, and the trees on both sides were silent, only a breeze blew, caressing the branches and making them tremble gently.

Meng Yan smiled bitterly, his nerves were too sharp. In the middle of the night, is there anyone who wanders in this wilderness without sleeping? Not to mention that he is still following behind him.

He shook his head, turned around again, and walked off into the distance, continuing his search for the great cause of the Order. However, he didn't know that his instinct was not a delusion. A figure quietly hid behind a tree not far away, seemingly trembling slightly with excitement, and in the bright moonlight, a touch of purple clothes loomed in the shadow of the tree. The man leaned on the trunk of the tree and waited for a moment until Meng Yan left, then he hurriedly walked out and urgently chased in the direction of Meng Yan's advance.

The mysterious girl in the fourth chapter of the prequel

In Chenzhou City, Ouyang Mingzhu sat quietly in his boudoir. She was exhausted from the day, but she couldn't sleep. My father fell ill and collapsed, and the doctor said that he could only hold on for another seven days at most. The list has been posted, and there are only six days left after tonight, will anyone really be able to save my father? Although her mother died young, her father never let her be wronged. In the past, her father took care of all the affairs at home and abroad, but she never realized it. Now that her father is down, she realizes how hard he usually works.

Ouyang Mingzhu's countless thoughts were intertwined, making it difficult for the girl to sleep. She simply sat down, held her cheek with one hand, and was quietly in a daze.

Then the door opened, and a maid walked in, "Miss." Mingzhu stood up and asked, "What's wrong?" Did something happen to my father? The maid hurriedly said: "No, Miss, the master hasn't woken up yet, I'm just here to tell Miss that it's already the fourth shift, you'd better rest early." Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief at this time: "Thank you, but it's okay, I'm not sleepy for the time being, you can sleep first." The maid saluted and went out. Ouyang Mingzhu sat down again, lost in thought. She unconsciously remembered a pair of eyes full of pity. Mingzhu's body trembled slightly, and she said to herself: "Why do you think of him?" She recalled Meng Yan's embarrassed face and the figure of leaving in a hurry, and couldn't help but smile in her heart: "However, he is really a very interesting person." These memories actually made her mood much brighter. She got up and went to bed, surprisingly quickly falling asleep. In her dreams, she has always been staring at her with those gentle and pitying eyes.

Meng Yan didn't know that he had quietly broken into Ouyang Mingzhu's dream. He was desperately searching for the whereabouts of the youkai, and the whole night was in vain. No one seems to be aware of his existence. As the morning sun rose, Meng stood on the hillside and looked down at a large village below. He thought to himself, "It's certainly not a wise move to search blindly like this." Maybe the villagers here will know the whereabouts of the youkai. ”

Cheering up, Meng walked down the hill and came to the village. Encountering a man with a basket on his back, Meng stepped forward and saluted, "Big brother, if you're not busy, can I ask you a few questions?" For a moment, Meng felt as if he had become a country investigator.

The man smiled: "It's okay, just ask if you have any questions." ”

Meng asked rhetorically: "What is the name of this village?" ”

The man replied, "This is the Snake Village. ”

Meng Kang's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Why is it called Pansnake Village?" Is there any particular reason? ”

The man smiled: "You little brother is really curious, Pansnake Village is Pansnake Village, but there is no special reason." I don't even know why I'm called Zhang Daniu now. ”

Meng Yan was a little disappointed, but the man continued: "However, the name of Pansnake Village does have a story. ”

Meng Yan was immediately excited, and asked eagerly, "What is the story?" ”

The man continued: "According to the legend of the old man in the village, there was once a snake demon with boundless power nearby. Therefore, the village was named Pansnake Village. ”

"The basilisk?" Meng was overjoyed, he didn't expect to get the clue so easily. He was very happy to find clues of the same kind.

The man looked at Meng Yan curiously and asked, "What's the joy of having a snake demon?" ”

Meng Yan hurriedly suppressed the excitement in his heart and said cautiously: "I have been interested in all kinds of folk tales and legends since I was a child, so when I heard about the snake demon, I was inevitably a little excited. ”

The man was relieved and said, "I see, the little brother is really an interesting person." Okay, I'm going to the market, so I'm going to leave it at that. ”

Meng Yan hurriedly grabbed the man and said, "Big brother, can you tell me where the snake demon is now?" ”

The man laughed and replied: "Rumors are nothing more than rumors, if there really is any snake demon nearby, how can the people in our village be safe and sound, they have already been devoured by the snake demon." Brother Tai doesn't need to worry too much about these rumors. Seeing Meng Yan's disappointed expression, he added: "If you have a more detailed understanding of the legend of the snake demon, you might as well go to the village chief, he is the elder of our village, and he may know more about this legend." ”

After learning of the village chief's residence, Meng said goodbye to the man, went to the village chief's house, and met the elder.

Meng poured out a legend to the village chief, who listened and smiled: "It's just an old rumor, why do you believe it completely?" But Meng Yan persevered and pleaded, and finally relented the village chief: "Since you are so eager to know the legend of the snake demon, it may not hurt to tell you." It is said that a long time ago, a senior in the village hunted in the mountains of Chenzhou, claiming to have witnessed a snake turning into a human form under the starry sky, and was shocked. He returned to the village and told everyone that the matter of the snake demon was spread all over the world, and everyone was terrified, and they all paid to invite Taoist priests to go to the mountains to catch demons. ”