Several people followed behind the old woman, and after a moment of silence, Ling Xiao finally asked, "Mother-in-law, why do the people here reject the living so much?"

The old woman didn't answer Ling Xiao but asked, "Why are you here?"

Several people exchanged glances, and Ling Xiao didn't answer the old woman directly, but asked tentatively, "What anecdote happened to my mother-in-law when she came in here?"

The old woman shook her head and said, "The anecdote didn't happen, but it ......"

Ye Tianjin hurriedly asked, "But what's ......?"

The old woman Yaoyao sighed and said: "Hey, there was an epidemic here a few months ago, many young people were infected with the epidemic and died, this epidemic is very contagious, from the initial outbreak to most people infected less than half a month, and those infected with the epidemic will die after two months at most, and now everyone is locked at home and dare not go out for fear of being infected with this epidemic." ”

Helian Qing grasped the details of the old woman's words and asked, "Only young people are infected?"

The old woman nodded and said, "Well~ After the outbreak of the epidemic, everyone found that the infected people were all young people, but the old people in the village were fine. ”

Sang Xue continued: "So the reason why everyone doesn't let us in is because we are afraid that we will spread the epidemic to the young people in the family?"

The old woman did not speak, but continued to walk forward with a few people, and several people looked at each other and always felt that the old woman in front of them was very strange, until the old woman took a few people back to her house, and the old woman beckoned a few people to sit down, and asked, "What is the matter with how many of you are here?"

Ye Tianjin hurriedly asked, "Does my mother-in-law know about Nuwa Stone?"

The old woman asked, "What's that?"

Ye Tianjin explained with dancing hands: "It is the stone used by Nuwa Niangniang to make up for the sky, and there is a stone that can make people very powerful, very powerful." ”

The old woman shook her head and said, "How can there be such a valuable thing in the poor countryside here?" ”

Ling Xiao frowned and said, "Mother-in-law, there have been other strange things happening here recently besides the epidemic. ”

The old woman pondered for a moment and thought, "Since the outbreak of this epidemic, many people have died in this village, and in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic from spreading, the village chief has burned all the people who died due to the epidemic, and those who did not die from the epidemic have also gathered together and burned them alive. This brought the epidemic under control in the entire village. The old woman sobbed as she spoke.

Ye Tianjin asked: "Since it has been controlled, why does no one dare to go out?" ”

The old woman's face became even darker, and she said: "Since the epidemic and so many people have died, the sea in the south has not been peaceful, people used to go out to sea to fish for many years, nothing has happened, but recently, I don't know why, those who go to sea have not returned, but living by the sea has to live on the sea, and the people in the village who do not go to the sea will not be able to survive, and people say that our village is cursed." ”

Ling Xiao and they seemed to understand something, Ye Tianjin said with some understanding: "So that's the case." ”

The old woman said, "This is not over, at first the people who went to sea could not come back, and now even the people in the village always disappear inexplicably. ”

Everyone's faces suddenly became heavy, and Ye Wanqiu said, "This is?"

Ling Xiao said with a straight face: "It should be Nuwa Stone, there are many people who have died of the epidemic here, and there are also those who have been burned alive by the epidemic, and there are a lot of resentful spirits that have been absorbed by Nuwa Stone, and those who go to sea should also be harmed by the resentful spirits after Nuwa Stone absorbed the resentful spirits, and the more people who die, the more resentful spirits there are." ”

Sang Xue was stunned and said, "Then what should we do now, senior brother?"

Ling Xiao said: "Go to the sea!"

The old woman said that since a few people are here, if you don't dislike it, then stay at the old woman's house and have a light meal.

Since she had been on the road for several days day and night, she was indeed a little hungry at this time, Ye Tianjin hurriedly replied: "How does my mother-in-law know that I am hungry now, it is really troublesome for my mother-in-law." ”

Ling Xiao glanced at Ye Tianjin, got up and saluted the old woman, "I'm bothering my mother-in-law." ”

The old woman did not speak but slowly retreated, leaving only Ling Xiao and everyone in the room. Ye Wanqiu frowned slightly, and Helian Qing asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Wanqiu shook her head, although she couldn't maliciously speculate on people, Ye Wanqiu always felt that something was wrong, but she hoped that she was thinking too much.

Ye Tianjin saw that Helian Qing and Ye Wanqiu were courteous again, and rolled his eyes in his heart full of discomfort.

After a while, the old woman served a table of dishes, Ye Wanqiuqiu remembered that the old woman said at that time, the fishing boats that have gone to sea recently have not returned, relying on the sea to eat the sea, looking at the old woman in front of her, and this simple house does not look like a rich person, how could she prepare such a table of rich food for a few strangers who suddenly came, looking at how the table in front of her can get half a month's income for a fisherman, although the old woman is hospitable, Ye Wanqiu still can't help but feel strange, but it is estimated that only Ye Wanqiu thinks so, Ye Tianjin, Sang Xue, Helianqing are already hungry and devoured, and Ling Xiao seems to have the same concerns as Ye Wanqiu, frowning slightly, Su Xin asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "It's okay." With that, he also moved his chopsticks. Seeing Ling Xiao moving his chopsticks, Frangipani picked up the bowl and ate it in small bites.

The old woman watched a few people eat like this, and she didn't move her chopsticks at all, Ye Wanqiu was a little surprised: "Mother-in-law doesn't eat?"

The old woman shook her head and said, "You are guests, and I have already eaten in the kitchen." ”

Everyone couldn't help but be a little strange about the old woman's behavior, how could the host invite guests to eat not on the table, but in the kitchen, which made several people feel a little ashamed and a little uneasy.

After the meal, the old woman said, "It's getting late, it's better to leave early tomorrow morning, it's not safe here at night." ”

At this time, the sky was indeed a little dark, and Ye Tianjin said: "Senior brother, what my mother-in-law said is right, it's so late, let's stay here tonight." It's too dangerous to go to sea at night, and the light on the bottom of the sea must not be good. ”

Sang Xue echoed Ye Tianjin's words and said, "To Senior Brother, Tianjin is right, it's so late today, let's live here!"

Ling Xiao looked at the sky outside and sighed, "Okay!"

Ye Tianjin, Sang Xue couldn't help but be happy when she heard Ling Xiao say this.

Ye Wanqiu helped the old woman clean up the dining table together, and when she went to the kitchen, Ye Wanqiu noticed a locked room in the south, and the old woman seemed to notice Ye Wanqiu's eyes and hurriedly said: "Oh~~ In that room, there are a lot of sundries in it, and they are often not used, so they are locked in that room." ”

Ye Wanqiu frowned, since it was to put sundries, why did she have to lock it, and she didn't have time to think about it before she was called by the old woman.

After everyone was full of wine and food, the old woman arranged a house for a few people, but the old woman's family conditions were limited, and only one room could be made for them, so everyone decided to let all the ladies live in the house, and these men lay on the floor in the courtyard outside the house, or sleep on the tree like Ye Tianjin.

Late at night, Ye Wanqiu saw Su Xin, Sang Xue was already asleep, but she couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and finally she decided to go out for a walk by herself, Ye Wanqiu went out and found that Ye Tianjin had also fallen asleep on the tree, while Helian Qing was sleeping on the ground on the side, one leg was still on the chair on the side, and the sleeping position was very ugly.

Ye Wanqiu couldn't help but shake her head and smile, and went into the house to take a blanket and cover Helian Qing.

"You still haven't slept yet?" Ling Xiao's voice came from behind her, and Ye Wanqiu couldn't help but be stunned.

She stood up and turned to look at Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao's eyes were as clear as a pool of clear water, and the warmth made people feel very comfortable.

Ye Wanqiu said, "Didn't you sleep too?"

Ling Xiao chuckled and said, "Since you can't sleep, let's go out for a walk!"

Ye Wanqiuqiu nodded, the two didn't go far, they just walked for a while in a radius of 100 meters outside the house, this was the first time the two of them got along like this alone, it was inevitable that they were a little restrained, the two walked for a while before Ling Xiao spoke: "Thank you this time, if it weren't for you, I might ......"

Ye Wanqiu shook her head and said: "No, you saved me first, I should have saved you, if something happens to you, I may really be eaten by Penglai's favorite disciples, and there are no bones left." ”

Ling Xiao chuckled and said, "So that's what you thought when you saved me?"

Ye Wanqiu smiled: "Actually...... In addition to these, I don't want you to get hurt either. ”

Ling Xiao smiled silently, and after a while, he said a little seriously: "I heard that going to the Black Domain Snow Mountain this time is extremely dangerous. ”

Ye Wanqiu shook her head, thinking of the underworld, a trace of gloom flashed in her eyes, she shook her head and said slowly: "It's nothing, it's all safe." ”

Ling Xiao saw the gloom in Ye Wanqiu's eyes, and he asked with some hesitation, "What's wrong with you?"

Ye Wanqiu shook her head and said, "It's nothing!" Ye Wanqiu made up her mind for a moment and asked, "Did you really not know me before I lost my memory?"

Ling Xiao looked at Ye Wanqiu and frowned, in fact, he didn't know if Ye Wanqiu was Bai Ling or not, that day all of them obviously saw Bai Ling and the Demon King's Yuan Shen die together, and he had seen Bai Ling's red cloud pattern on her right forehead before.

Ling Xiao said slowly, "Is it important to know who you are?

Ye Wanqiu sighed and shook her head: "I don't know, but suddenly there was a moment when I wanted to know who I was, where I came from, and whether I had any friends before." ”

Ling Xiao looked ahead with a somewhat empty gaze and said, "I don't know, there was indeed someone who looked like you before, but she is no longer there." ”

Ye Wanqiu looked at Ling Xiao with a hint of interest, and Ling Xiao smiled and said, "In order to save the world, I died with the demon king." ”

Ye Wanqiu chuckled: "Then she is so great, I am really lucky to be like her." ”