Chapter 9: The Circle

On the afternoon of the third day.

The maid Xiaowu came to the West Wing and informed Liu Leer and the two of them that Baishi Zhenren was ready to treat Liu Shi.

Under Xiao Wu's guidance, Liu Leer led Liu Shi through the corridors, through the four courtyards, and out of a circular arch, before finally coming to the backyard of Yufu.

The original courtyard corridor with twists and turns had already amazed Liu Leer, but when she saw the small lake covered with green lotus leaves in the backyard, she finally had a real understanding of the vastness of Yufu.

It is said that it is a small lake, but it is only compared to the big rivers that Liu Leer has seen in the past, in fact, this lake has a radius of three or four hundred zhang, and the pond in the ordinary rich family's house is different from the clouds and mud.

"Miss Le'er, that is the place where Baishi Zhenren alchemy and Qing cultivate. Xiao Wu raised her hand and pointed to a small island in the middle of the lake.

Liu Leer followed the direction of Xiao Wu's finger and saw a nine-curved stone bridge erected by white marble, shuttling through the lotus leaves of the field and connecting to the island.

The island is not large, but it is densely wooded and covered with clouds and mist, which makes it difficult to see.

As soon as he thought that when he arrived on the island, his "Brother Shi" would hopefully be cured, and his little face could not hide his excitement, and his mind fluctuated.

"The place where real people cultivate is not something that we subordinates can go to. Miss Le'er, let's go over on your own. Xiao Wu saw that Liu Le'er was a little distracted, and said with a grin.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaowu. Liu Le'er came back to her senses and hurriedly thanked.

Liu Leer's sweet "sister" made Xiao Wu very useful, waved her hand happily, turned around and stepped on broken steps and left.

The girl looked at the misty island in the center of the lake, held on to the railing of the stone bridge with one hand, and was not in a hurry to get on the bridge, but for some reason, a thought suddenly popped up in her heart:

"If Brother Shi's illness is cured, will he leave Le'er?"

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little troubled and lost, but when she looked at the unusually familiar face of the tall young man again, she suddenly felt relieved again.

"Brother Shi, let's go. ”

The girl stepped onto the stone bridge first, and led Liu Shi towards the island.

Walking through the Biye stone bridge, the closer she got, Liu Leer couldn't help but feel a little nervous, Liu Shi was calm, and from time to time he was attracted by the koi fish that emerged under the lotus leaves, looking left and right.

When she came to the edge of the island, Liu Leer felt that the smoke on the island was not as thick as watching from a distance, and there were not many birds chirping around, which was particularly elegant and quiet.

At the end of the stone bridge, a bluestone paved path winds its way to the depths of the island.

Liu Leer and the two walked all the way along the path, without any fork in the road, and went straight to a quaint Taoist temple with white walls and black tiles.

Shiraishi Zhenren was standing in front of the door of the Taoist temple and waiting, and when he saw that the two of them just said "come in" with expressionless faces, he turned around and walked in the direction of the apse of the Taoist temple.

The two followed the old road through the three major halls and came to the backyard of the Taoist temple, where there was a huge rockery.

Shiraishi walked to a certain mountain wall, raised his hand and pressed on it, and a heavy stone door slowly opened, revealing a one-person-high hole.

After the two followed Lao Dao into the cave, the heavy stone door behind them slowly closed.

The cave was dug by hand, and the space inside was not very large, only slightly larger than the space of the west wing where they lived, and there were a few lamps on each of the four walls, and I don't know what kind of lamp oil was burned, and there was no smoke.

An octagonal pattern is carved in the center of the ground, which resembles a gossip but is distinctly different.

The notches in the pattern were extremely deep, and there were not only some strange patterns of birds and beasts in them, but also some strange lines, and she vaguely felt that she had seen them before, and it seemed to be some kind of ancient seal rune.

And on each corner of the octagon, there is also a dark red pennant, on which are also painted with some strange lines in gold lines.

"Still stunned for something, let him sit in the center of the circle. Baishi Zhenren glanced at Liu Le'er, who was looking at the magic circle, and said coldly.

"Yes"

Liu Le'er hurriedly retracted his gaze and led the tall young man to sit down in the ring pattern in the center of the circle.

"Brother Shi, you will definitely get better, Le'er is here to accompany you. Liu Le'er stared at Liu Shi's eyes and said seriously, and then reluctantly walked out of the magic circle, standing aside against the stone wall, looking at Lao Dao nervously.

"Now you just stay where you are, don't make a noise to disturb the old way to cast spells, and don't move half a step, understand?" Shiraishi Zhenren solemnly commanded.

Liu Le'er hurriedly nodded heavily.

Only then did Shiraishi Zhenren step forward, first with one hand upright, and then walked around the circle, silently chanting an obscure incantation in his mouth.

As his chanting sounded, on the eight small triangular flags around the circle, golden threads lit up with golden light at the same time, spreading from all around, covering Liu Shi's body.

Liu Shi was looking around, and at the moment when the golden light covered his body, his body shook suddenly, like an electric shock, and he sat up straight.

Seeing this, Liu Leer's heart also jumped, both a little worried and a little expectant.

I saw that the golden light around Liu Shi's body was circulating, and it vaguely began to condense into strange gold patterns, and at the same time, there seemed to be a little bit of golden light in his eyes, which looked even weird.

Listening to the chanting in Shiraishi's mouth, he suddenly stopped, and the gesture of pinching the magic suddenly changed, and he clasped his fingers and shouted:

"Town"

The golden light that was still swimming around Liu Shi's side suddenly condensed, like a layer of gold paper, wrapping him.

Through the golden light, he could still see Liu Shi's face, his brows furrowed, and he looked a little pained.

The sound of "Zizi" is great!

The eight small flags around the formation were followed by a burst of red light, and black-gray mist flowed out of them, converging towards the center of the circle.

Seeing this on the side, Liu Le'er's face changed slightly, and for some reason, the moment this black and gray mist appeared, it made him instinctively feel extremely uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Liu Shi snorted, and his facial muscles twitched.

"Ahh

Liu Le'er couldn't help but exclaim, but immediately the pale jade hand covered the apricot mouth.

"Shut up, if you interfere with the old way's spell casting, can you afford the consequences?" Shiraishi Zhenren still clasped his fingers and scolded sharply.

Liu Leer's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to say anything more, but the panic in her eyes did not subside at all.

I saw that the mist was like a living thing, intertwined into tentacles, writhing and climbing up, and swallowed the willow stone directly.

Then Lao Dao pinched the trick with one hand, and a gloomy incantation sounded.

The black-gray fog then became more and more and more intense.

The tall young man in the mist first showed a puzzled expression, then his eyelids drooped, he slowly closed his eyes, and fell asleep standing upright.

Seeing this, Lao Dao showed a hint of joy on his face, and the law in his hand suddenly changed, and when he opened his mouth again, he actually spewed out a ball of essence blood and turned into a little bit of blood, directly submerged into the black and gray mist.

Suddenly, thick blood came out of the mist, and blood-colored runes appeared wildly.

"Not right"

Seeing the present, Liu Le'er's face changed even a little, and her intuition strongly told her that the situation in front of her was wrong, but because of the previous warning, the girl hesitated a little.

But at this moment, with a low cry from the old way.

The temperature of the black-gray mist dropped suddenly, and it turned into a huge black ice cube in a little bit of crystalline light, freezing the tall young man in it.

"Stop, what are you doing?" Liu Le'er finally affirmed the "malice" of this Yu Shi Zhenren, and immediately let out a loud cry with a red face, and then stepped towards the magic circle without caring about any other step, and the light in his hand flashed, and a rattle the size of a palm appeared in his hand, about to break the ice cube to save people.