Chapter 104: The Root of Evil
Out of nowhere, a dog barked, breaking the silence of the night.
And at the moment before the door was pushed open, Luo Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sat on the chair, and found that it was You Daben who had quietly walked in, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
Hearing You Daben's voice, Li Wangchen nodded, smiled away, and said softly: "Brother Daben, you really didn't disappoint me." ”
With a touch of anxiety on his face, You Daben walked in front of the two of them, and hurriedly said, "Now is not the time to speak, I'll take you away first, Miss Luo, offended!"
As he spoke, he raised his arm and wanted to hug Luo Yu first. Luo Yu shook his head slightly, and said gratefully, "Thank you for saving us." However, I won't leave until I find out what happened eighteen years ago, so you go out lest they find out. ”
You Daben's outstretched hands paused in the air, with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes, and he persuaded: "Miss Luo, if you don't leave now, if you enter the Ghost Peak, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to come out again......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw You Wuxin standing outside the door with a magic staff, chanting words in his mouth, and a wisp of black gas floated out of the skeleton on the staff, wrapping around You Daben's body and fixing him in place.
"Ben'er, don't be fooled by this demon girl, she killed hundreds of people in our Baiyu Village, this is a lesson in blood. I must send her to the Devil Peak and hand her over to the Witch God to deal with, so as not to cause another incident!"
You Wuxin walked in with an expressionless face, and his words were righteous and high-sounding.
You Daben was imprisoned by demonic energy, and struggled desperately, but to no avail. His eyes were a little red, he looked at his father, shook his head and said in a trembling voice, "I don't believe that what happened eighteen years ago was caused by Miss Luo. Mother said, the truth of that incident is only known to you and her, why, you refuse to confess to me? Could it be that all this has something to do with you?"
"Nonsense!"
You Wuxin frowned, his face turned cold, he glanced at You Daben coldly, simply lifted the staff and knocked on the back of his head, and said in a deep voice: "Ben'er, in the future, you will inherit the position of the great wizard of your father, and you will understand your father's distress." Get a good night's sleep, wake up tomorrow and everything will be back to normal. ”
You Daben's eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground and fell into a coma.
"Sister Shi, the hour is coming, let's rush to the Powerful Ghost Peak immediately and ask to see the mountain god!"
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The air at night was mixed with a trace of moisture, showing a gloomy gray-white, reflected in the eyes, hidden in the heart, and the chest was tightly blocked, like a rock to make people breathless.
A path up the hill in the middle of the valley, hidden in the weeds in the murky night, twists and turns, like a black ribbon, winding around the abrupt and strange mountains. The mountains are black and clear, sleeping on the earth, and the night opens the mouth of the black hole like a monster, which makes people instinctively fearful.
You Wuxin held the staff, and in the other hand held a torch in front of him to lead the way, and the spring rain that had just fallen during the day made the leaves and grass covered with water droplets, hitting his body, wetting his clothes, cold, and icy.
A lingering spiral sound sounded leisurely from Chen's mouth, as if it had magical power, dominating Li Wangchen's body to follow the rhythm of the spiral sound. Li Wangchen could feel that in his blood, there seemed to be a living thing moving slowly along the meridians.
And his body seems to be controlled by it.
The silver krait snake is an extremely rare Gu worm, and the reason why it is regarded as a treasure by the ancient family of Miao Jiang is not because of its toxicity, nor because of whether it is rare, but because of its own particularity.
The silver krait snake that Chen had previously fostered with his body had been planted by her with blood as an introduction to Li Wuchen and Luo Yu, and he had already died.
But the peculiarity of this creature lies in its blood. As long as the blood has not coagulated, it can complete its evolution by depositing it in the host, and re-transform into a new individual life, so as to achieve the effect of controlling people.
This kind of Gu is not only colorless and tasteless, extremely difficult for people to detect, but also very rare because of its particularity. Moreover, once this kind of Gu is planted in people, it will become more and more difficult to dissolve from the body due to the passage of time.
Therefore, anyone who falls into the Silver Snake Gu will be fatal if it is not resolved in time.
Luo Yu had the help of the Nine Shadows Jade Flute and the Xuanwu Spirit Turtle to force the snake eggs out of his body. Before, the black blood overflowing from the corners of her mouth was actually the snake egg of the silver krait, and it had not been transformed, if it was slowed down for a while, even with the help of the Nine Shadows Jade Flute and the Xuanwu Spirit Tortoise, she might not be able to get rid of it.
At night, the stars are dotted, and the waning moon is faintly visible. The four of them rushed to the location in front of the peak of the Powerful Ghost Peak in the night, and the tall and mysterious altar appeared in front of them, emitting a miserable white architectural color in the night.
You Wuxin stopped, straightened his clothes, and knelt down towards the altar. The staff in his hand, waving in a strange way. As the three skulls on the staff continued to collide and make rhythmic sounds, Zhou Tian's cold air converged on the altar in an instant, and in a short time, a black vortex was formed, standing above everyone, devouring the boundless night.
A black gas floated out from the three skeletons of the staff, shooting straight into the black vortex above his head, You Wusin's eyes froze, and he shouted into the sky: "Lord Witch God, please open the mist array of the Powerful Ghost Peak, and let the villain bring the two of them in." ”
As soon as the words fell, he waved his staff, and the black vortex moved, and in the blink of an eye, it flew to the sky above the Powerful Ghost Peak, and was hit by a light wave rising from the deep forest, and it collapsed. The earth seemed to tremble, and a strong wind suddenly blew from the Ghost Peak, sweeping the dense fog that swept through the mountains and swept towards a place in the deep forest. The Ghost Peak, which had been covered by clouds and moisture all year round, suddenly became clear, and countless tall and dense trees and shrubs moved from both sides, shaking off the leaves of the trees, revealing a damp path that reached the depths of the mountain forest.
Then, in the depths of the Powerful Ghost Peak, an excited and deep voice came: "You are not guilty, you have done a good job, bring them in quickly, the deity can't wait!"
Ah Jiu in Li Wangchen's coat pocket shrugged his ears, raised his head and got out of his coat pocket, two big eyes as blue as sea waves, like apricots, burning with swaying flames, emitting a crystal clear brilliance, and looking forward to it smartly.
"Li Wangchen, I feel it, it's a wisp of ancient remnant soul cultivating here, I don't know what it is. But I'm afraid the strength is not weak, I'll dissolve the Silver Snake Gu for you first, you have to be careful. ”
Ah Jiu's voice sounded in Li Wangchen's head, and immediately, Li Wangchen only felt a light in his pocket, and Ah Jiu turned into a ball of light and burrowed into his body.
A relieved smile appeared at the corner of You Wusin's mouth, and when he stood up from the ground, it could be seen that the expression on his face was very excited, and he took Chen's hand and said happily: "Sister Shi, do you want to be young?"
When Chen heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Without waiting for her to answer, You Daben spoke again: "I will ask the Witch God to give us strength in a while, go, don't let the Witch God wait for a long time!"
You Daben's eyes moved to the exposed natural path of Li Ghost Peak, and he stepped into it first.
Chen glanced back at Luo Yu and Li Wangchen behind him, the expression on his face struggled slightly, and then he continued to blow the spiral sound, controlling Luo Yu and Li Wangchen's bodies, and the four of them lined up in a row and entered the depths of the Ghost Peak along the path in an orderly manner.
Li Wangchen lowered his head and was silent, feeling the changes in his body while walking. In an instant, with an extremely subtle pain coming from the wrist, the blue light flashed, and a worm like a needle and thread fell to the ground. Li Wangchen noticed that his body could move, so he trampled the insect that fell to the ground with one kick. Then he casually followed the back of the line, carefully observing the wind and grass around him.
There is a rotten and damp smell in the Ghost Peak, which is the smell of the mountains and fields being blocked by dense fog all year round, and it smells very bad. On both sides of the path, a deadly miasma lurked, but they were blocked by a mysterious force and could not enter the path.
The four of them continued to go deeper, and they didn't know how long they walked, but the trees around them became taller and more lush, but the vegetation on the ground became sparse. The temperature of the air in front of them dropped a lot, and there was not a single breeze blowing in the forest, but several people felt cold all over, their backs were cold, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
In front is a flat and open area, in the center is a calm lake, the lake water is crystal clear, the waves are not alarming, like a blue brocade emitting a dazzling blue light, falling in the eyes of several people, they feel extremely magical.
The surrounding area is illuminated by the water of this lake, like a huge gem inlaid on the ground, and it is so blue that there is no trace of impurities, which is pleasing to the eye.
The ground occasionally drops a few tree leaves, and other than that, it's empty and nothing. Of course, in such a low temperature and without sunlight penetrating the ground, no weeds and wildflowers will grow.
On the shore of the lake, there is a huge mountain rock, the mountain stone is strange, like a huge beast-shaped body, the whole body is black, and the demonic energy is entangled.
Under the rocks, there is a cave that can be passed by a human figure, and it is pitch black inside.
Except for this relatively spacious area, all around is covered in dense fog.
You Wuxin pulled Chen to his side, knelt on the ground together, prostrate himself in the direction of the entrance of the cave, and said respectfully: "Lord Witch God, people have been brought!"
"Good!"
A black gas burst out of the mouth of the cave, and then, unexpectedly, two figures, a man and a woman, came out.
The man was dressed in a thick animal skin coat and a pair of straw sandals on his feet, and he was not tall or strong, dressed as a woodcutter. His eyes were cloudy, his face was full of beard, his temples were gray, and he looked like he was in his fifties.
The woman was emaciated, with thin, yellow hair, held in strips of cloth and without any ornamentation. Her skin is yellow, her face is vegetable, and she is dull, but looking at the contours on her face, she doesn't think she looks ugly, but it makes people think that when this old woman was young, she must have been a beautiful embryo.
Through her loving eyes, Luo Yu was stunned, her eyes widened, and she looked at these two people with an extremely shocked expression on her face.
Isn't this the real parent you miss in your heart?
She has been looking for her parents for 18 years, and they appeared here safely, how can she not be surprised and surprised.
"Daddy!"
Luo Yu felt that she was not wrong, her emotions collapsed in an instant, she could no longer bear the pain and depression in her heart, her whole body twitched, and a suppressed and low cry seemed to be pulled out from the depths of her soul with difficulty, tears rolled down from her eyes, and a beautiful face was full of tears.
She couldn't even control her body, and wanted to rush into their arms and vent all the pain of the past eighteen years.
Li Wangchen's eyes shrank into a bean, and he couldn't help but beat a little faster as he glanced at the two old men who slowly walked out of the stone cave with a smile on their faces. With his experience in two lives, he always felt that the scene in front of him was a little strange and strange.
At this moment, Ah Jiu's voice sounded in Li Wangchen's head again: "Li Wangchen, tell this girl not to be reckless, they are not human!"
"Girl, they're not your parents!"
Li Wangchen's voice sounded in Luo Yu's ears in time, and her heel, which had just been lifted, hesitated for a moment, and then retreated slightly.
Luo Yu's hot tears were still sliding down his face, but his emotions were pulled back to reality by reason. Yes, her parents died eighteen years ago, how could they be alive here.
You Wuxin and Chen, who were crawling on the ground, couldn't help but raise their heads and knocked on the woodcutter couple, with a strange light in their eyes.
"Yu'er...... Don't you know your mother?"
The old woman's voice was a little sad, she stopped, raised her hand, and looked at Luo Yu with a loving face.
Luo Yu frowned, stopped his tears, shook his head vigorously, and refused sadly: "You are not my mother, my mother died eighteen years ago, you are pretending to be my parents, what is your intention?"
The woodcutter's chin trembled, and he smiled softly: "Yu'er, we are your father!"
Luo Yu was not stupid, how could he be deceived by them, and said in a tough voice: "My father and mother were tied to the altar by the people of Baiyu Village and burned alive. Now that you're alive here, how can I believe it?"
The woodcutter and the old woman looked at each other and sighed faintly.
The old woman moved her steps, took a few steps forward, and said softly, "Yu'er...... Do you have a glowing jade flute in your hand, give it to your mother, and your mother will tell you the truth of the matter!"
"Jade flute?"
Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, his heart suddenly understood, and he said lightly: "I know the jade flute, but it's not on me!"
The old woman's face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"
"Hmph, so you pretended to be my parents to find out the whereabouts of the jade flute from me. If you want to know where it is, tell me the truth right away, or else, you don't think about it!"
Luo Yu looked at the old woman without fear, his eyes were cold.
"Haha, she deserves to be a goddess, she is really smart and clever enough!"
The old woman was amused by Luo Yu's words, turned around, looked at You Wuxin, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and said jokingly: "Then it's up to you to tell the truth about what happened back then!"
You Wuxin was startled, his body trembled, and he asked inexplicably, "Lord Witch God, do you really want to say it?"
"Why, you don't dare to say anything about what you did back then, do you?"
The old woman had a sneer on her face, and she looked at You Wuxin lightly.
"I say I say!"
You Wuxin wiped the sweat overflowing from his forehead with his hand, didn't dare to stand up, turned his head to look at Luo Yu, hesitated for a moment, and still said everything: "The plague eighteen years ago was actually spread by me, in order to have a legitimate reason, to give you to Lord Wushen! Your parents were also ordered by me to be tied to the altar and burned to death, as for the hundreds of villagers who participated in this incident back then, in order to shut their mouths, they all died in the hands of that plague!"
"The plague was spread by you, and the more than 200 people who died under the plague in Whitefish Village all died because of you?
Luo Yu's face turned pale with shock, it was unimaginable that a person could be so bad.
"This ......" You was embarrassed.
"Say!" the old woman stood beside him, condescending, her voice low and murderous, chilling.
You Wuxin didn't dare to come out for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Because, because Lord Wushen promised me, it can give me everything I want!"
"The root of all evil is the greed of the human heart. ”
Li Wangchen let out a long sigh and couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.
Luo Yu's eyes were red, he stared at You Wuxin angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "For your own greed, you didn't hesitate to kill so many villagers in Baiyu Village, and let me carry this black cauldron, you really deserve to die!"