After a night's rest at the ferry, early the next morning, the sails of the large and small ferries were hoisted one after another, and the sailors on board shouted high and low to attract guests.

Mu Congyun picked a stable big boat, paid the fare, and drove the carriage up.

Although the Wuxiang Sea is called the sea, it is actually only a huge lake in the center of the western border, and Dongzhou, Shuzhou, Lingzhou, Yunzhongzhou, and Langzhou are all facing the Wuxiang Sea, so the ships in the west are very prosperous. The big ship sailed with all its might, and the speed was also fast, but it took most of the day to reach the opposite shore.

After entering the territory of Shuzhou, it is close to the poison gate.

Mu Congyun estimated that he would be able to reach the poison gate at night, so he sent a message to Xiao Guanyin in advance.

It's just that at night, they are about to arrive at the poison gate, and they still haven't received a reply from Xiao Guanyin.

"I haven't heard back either." Jin Yi tinkered with his communication jade plate and guessed: "Could it be that the communication jade card is broken?" ”

Mu Congyun shook his head and was silent, but he was actually a little worried in his heart but didn't confide, just looked at Mingyue above his head and said: "It's not polite to visit late at night, let's spend the night outside first, and then visit tomorrow morning." I can also wait for the reply of the little sister by the way. ”

Several people also had the experience of sleeping in the wilderness, Jin Qi and Jiang Ling squeezed on the small couch of the carriage and slept, while Mu Congyun meditated on the wheel and kept vigil by the way.

Shen Qi refused to go into the car to sleep, so he stuck to Mu Congyun's side, leaned on his shoulder little by little, and fell asleep after a while.

Mu Congyun felt his gradually steady and long breath, only then did he open his eyes, took out the communication jade plate and looked at it again, but there was still no movement.

Xiao Guanyin's return to the poison gate this time has exceeded the three-month period, and she has been summoned back in the middle, but since he came back from Nanhuai Town, he has not received any more summons from Xiao Guanyin.

This is somewhat unusual.

Although it is not ruled out that there was an accident and the summons could not be sent to Xiao Guanyin, but everything is not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Mu Congyun pondered for a moment, and took out a puppet bird from the storage bag.

This puppet bird is produced in Lingzhou Yandu, is a kind of communication puppet developed by the public loser, named "Hong Yan", similar to a wild goose, good at concealment, only the size of a copper plate, only need a small spirit stone, can fly for a long time. This puppet bird is specially made by the Xuanling public loser, and it is used for covert communication in times of crisis. As long as the other party has the communication jade plate of Xuanlin on his body, and the spiritual power in the spirit stone is not exhausted, no matter where the person is, Hongyan can deliver the news.

Before going to the poison gate on this trip, Mu Congyun specially brought one in case of emergency.

After leaving a voice, Mu Congyun left a unique secret mark on the puppet bird and released it.

*

Sleeping in the wild overnight, the next morning, after the four of them were fully dressed, they went to visit the poison gate.

The Dongjiang Poison Sect has always had little interaction with various sects, first, its exercises are quite evil and difficult to be accepted by other sects. The second is related to the location of its sect.

The poison gate is located in Wanji Valley, Kaihe Town, Shuzhou, surrounded by high mountains and cliffs, and the poison gate is built at the bottom of the deep valley, and only one chain bridge can enter and exit.

The puppet carriage swayed across the chain bridge and stepped into the boundary of the poison gate in eastern Xinjiang.

Now it is the height of summer, and the forest in the valley is vigorous, and the trees that go straight to the sky are connected in patches, and the canopy of the trees covers the sky and the sun, although it blocks the scorching sun overhead, but it also makes the air suffocate and the heat is difficult to disperse. The heat evaporates into a white mist, which lingers in the mountains and forests.

"It's hot."

Jin Yi in the carriage was so stuffy that he couldn't help but open the curtain of the carriage and fan the wind with his hands.

It wasn't until the carriage sped up through the dense forest that the hot and humid air finally cleared a little. Although it was still hot, I could feel the coolness of the wind.

Mu looked out from the clouds and could already see the buildings not far away.

When the carriage approached, I saw that the mountain gate of the poison gate was decorated with lights, hung with fiery red satin tie flowers, and there were disciples wearing short clothes and shorts, dark skin, and silver ornaments, which looked very lively.

"There is a happy event in the poison gate?" Jin Yi squeezed into the wheel and stretched out his head to look: "I'll go and investigate." ”

Saying that, the person had already jumped out of the carriage and went to the disciples of the Poison Sect with a smile to inquire about the news.

After a while, he turned back and brought another disciple who looked older and calmer: "Senior brother, this is Zhang Qing, the senior brother of the Poison Sect, the head of Baili is going to marry soon, and now everything is busy, Senior Brother Zhang will take us in first." ”

Zhang Qing was wearing a short coat and trousers, about thirty or forty years old, and his face looked very honest and calm. After Jin Yi finished his introduction, he bowed his hand: "Recently, I have been busy preparing for the marriage of the head of the family, and the disciples are busy, and they are not welcomed, so please bear with me." ”

Mu Congyun returned the salute, and after getting out of the carriage, he followed him in.

Sure enough, as Zhang Qing said, Baili Duck is about to marry, and the inside and outside of the poison gate have been sprinkled and swept up, and even the trees in the courtyard are hung with red silk flowers.

Entering the inner door, Mu Congyun and his entourage were led to the main hall where the guests were entertained, but they came out to entertain the guests, but a bewitching and charming woman, wearing a crimson butterfly daffodil gauze skirt, black hair loosely tied in a bun, and a butterfly golden step swayed obliquely. The steps are swaying slightly, the posture is graceful and elegant, and the temperament is not bad, but it makes people ignore the charming appearance.

"This is the lady who is about to pass through the door." Zhang Qing introduced.

"The concubine's surname is Liu, and the head of the family went out early in the morning to do errands and did not return, I don't know which of the few little friends is a senior disciple? What's the matter with finding the boss? If you are not in a hurry, you can take a break in the door, and the head of the door should return in the evening. ”

Mrs. Liu's temperament was unexpectedly gentle, and she kindly served tea and invited a few people to sit down.

Mu Congyun, as a senior brother, naturally had to come forward to reply when he was outside. He waved his hand, lowered his eyes and looked at the ground and said: "Disturb Mrs. Liu, we are Xuanling disciples, this visit is to follow the master's order to pick up the little junior sister Xiao Guanyin to return to the sect, and the second is to ask for something to be in charge of a hundred miles." I didn't expect that it happened to coincide with the marriage of the head of Baili and his wife, and there was a lot of disturbance, and I hoped to forgive my sins. ”

"It turned out to be a little friend of Xuanling, and the head told me. But you are unlucky, two days ago, Xiao Guanyin was sent out by her stepfather to send wedding cards to the ancestors in the door. The ancestors lived in seclusion, and their residences were far away, and it was estimated that it would take two days to return. Why don't you stay inside the door first, and you can drink a glass of sake. ”

Mu Congyun naturally wouldn't refuse, and said politely: "Then I'll bother." ”

Mrs. Liu summoned the maid and instructed, "Lead the guests to the Red Rose Courtyard for placement." ”

*

The Red Rose Courtyard is not big, but it is quietly and elegantly arranged, and there are rose branches on the courtyard wall, and the red roses in full bloom are heavily embellished on the branches, which are so elegant that they are a little inconsistent with everyone's impression of the poison gate.

After the maid left, Jin Yi wandered around curiously, muttering, "I heard that Baili Bird is obsessed with Gu poison techniques, why is he suddenly going to marry?" I didn't hear any wind outside. ”

Jiang Li said casually: "It's not new for an old house to catch fire. ”

Mu Congyun did not participate in the discussion, and was still thinking about Xiao Guanyin: "Little junior sister still hasn't replied to the message." ”

"Didn't Mrs. Liu say that she went to send wedding cards to those ancestors who lived in seclusion? Maybe I was too busy to see the message. Jin Yi said.

Mu Congyun shook his head, and was about to say something, when he saw another team of maids coming in in turn with a meal, and the leading maid blessed her body and said: "Madame said that all the little fairies are tired of traveling in the boat, and they specially let the kitchen prepare a banquet. ”

A column of maids put the food on the table in turn, and the round table was filled with steaming dishes.

After the dish was served, the maid said "slow use" again, and withdrew very politely.

Jin Yi sniffed at the table full of dishes, and said strangely: "This poison door is much more elaborate than I imagined." ”

He also thought that the poison gate must be as lifeless as the name, and poison was rampant everywhere.

Mu Congyun contemplated with his eyebrows, and saw that Jin Yi was about to pick up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the vegetables, so he hurriedly pressed his hand and said in a deep voice: "Don't eat." ”

The three people at the table immediately looked at him suspiciously.

Jiang Li and Jin Yi were puzzled, but Shen Qi moved his eyebrows.

It's smarter than the other two.

In his previous life, he had also come to the Poison Gate, and the Poison Gate at that time was not what it is now.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

"When Shizun fought with Baili Bird, I was also present." Mu Congyun recalled the situation at that time and said slowly: "Baili Bird, this person, is obsessed with Gu poison and regards human life like a mustard, if he can train his little junior sister into a 'human Gu', he is by no means a good person." ”

When she first brought Xiao Guanyin back to Xuanling, she was covered in poison and difficult to approach, she couldn't move or speak, she wouldn't eat when she was hungry, and she wouldn't close her eyes when she was sleepy. is like a "Gu" that is really manipulated by people, and if she loses the control of her master, she will lose her life.

Thirteen years old can already be regarded as a girl, but Xiao Guanyin is as thin as a seven or eight-year-old child.

Shizun said that she was domesticated as a "Gu" by Baili Bird since she was a child, and she had lost her human instinct. Later, she still invited a doctor from the Miaofa Sect to come over, and after half a year of healing, she was finally able to communicate with people.

"We don't know much about the poison gate, although Mrs. Liu looks kind, but the heart of guarding against people is indispensable."

Mu Congyun picked up some of the food on the table at random and buried it in the bonsai to make the illusion that he had eaten, and took out three bottles of Bigu Dan from the storage bag, and one by one person handed out a bottle: "Before the little junior sister comes back, it's better that the water here is not moved." ”

Shen Qi immediately drew inferences, and looked at Mu Congyun with an inviting expression: "Then it's best for the two of us to live in a side room, so that we can take care of anything at any time?" ”

He didn't say that Mu Congyun also wanted to arrange it like this, but Shen Qi couldn't wait to bring it up, which always made him feel that the other party had some small calculation in his heart. He remembered the experience of being held by the other party's hands and feet the night before departure, and suppressed the urge to sigh, and bowed slightly: "Jin Yi and Jiang Li have a room, and Shen Qi lives with me." ”