"Help me, help me......"

In the black fog, faintly, I heard someone calling for help.

"Help me, save me......"

The black fog that permeated my surroundings gradually lifted, and I found myself in the middle of the barren forest. The sky above me was so dark that no clouds could be seen, and the ghostly cries were mixed with the "salsa" of leaves. I walked aimlessly, and with every step I took, there was a creaking sound under my feet.

"Anyone? I'm in so much pain......

A cloudy wind blew through the forest, revealing a glimmer of moonlight in the dark curtain. An even darker hole appeared in the depths of the barren forest. This time I heard it clearly, the shouting was coming from the cave.

"Save me, save me......"

I searched for a voice and stepped into the dark cavern. From time to time, a strange blue light flashed on the stone wall of the cave, and the more I walked inside, the more real the poignant cry for help became.

"Save me, save me, save me!"

Finally I reached the end of the cave. In the blue light of the fire, I saw a man with a disheveled head tied to a stone pillar with his hands tied, his whole body festering beyond shape, and black blood flowed all over the ground. The man struggled in blood, and the cries for help came from his mouth.

"I'm in pain, I'm in pain...... Help me......" His voice was hoarse, sounding in agony.

"Who are you?" I stared at the figure, slowly approaching.

The shouting suddenly stopped. After a brief silence, there was a weak, dazed murmur.

"I-who am I? Who am I?" "My chained hands trembled violently, "Ahhh

The person in front of him twitched, raised his head, and a bloody face appeared in his unkempt hair.

"Help me...... I'm in so much pain, all over my body...... Save ......"

The voice brought a familiar feeling to me. It wasn't until I got to the stone pillar that the bloody hands shook with the rattle of chains.

"Help-me-ah...... Ah-...... Qi"

I shuddered, and the string in my head seemed to break, and a stream of blood rushed up my throat. I was horrified to see that on the face where I could no longer distinguish the facial features, only the eyes showed a glimmer of clarity.

"Qinghe!"

"Ahh

The screams were particularly miserable, and I hurried forward to rescue him from the stone pillar, only to find myself in the air.

"Qinghe!"

"Save me, save me—...... Aqi"

In the faint blue light, only ask his voice but not see his person. My limbs were cold, my scalp felt numb, and the blood in my throat became thicker and thicker.

Was that person Qinghe? He was tortured by Gu medicine to become like this?

From head to toe, I began to tremble differently, trembling. It seemed to be so cold in the cave that even my teeth began to chatter.

"Help me...... Help me......"

The cries for help were terrible, floating in the hole, and all of them burrowed into my ears. But I searched everywhere, but I couldn't see the figure just now.

Qinghe, is that you?

Where exactly are you?

"Giggles, clucks—"

There was a strange laugh from someone in the cave. No, not one person, that's a bunch of people laughing.

"Giggles, clucks—"

At this moment, voices seemed to pour in from all directions, mocking, cursing, crying, and shouting...... It instantly gave me a splitting headache.

"Run, everyone, the monster is coming—"

"Whoever falls for the Gu is a prisoner, should be killed, should be killed!"

"Don't come, ugly, don't come!"

"Kill him, he's a bad spirit! Let's kill him together......"

......

In the blue light, it seemed that there were people in the city, and I felt like I was in a noisy market, but I saw no one else in sight. The resentment and anger in the cave grew heavier and heavier, and I was overwhelmed, and little by little I squatted down holding my head.

Where the hell am I? Where are these sounds coming from?

I'm the only one......

"Giggles, clucks—"

It was that weird laugh again.

The laughter stopped abruptly. The voices in all directions dissipated at once, leaving only the low panting and moaning of a person.

"Help, help, me...... I don't want to die......"

The cries for help are getting closer and clearer. Little by little, I put my hands down, my body still trembling.

A figure appeared in the blue light, and the man still wore chains on his hands, and wore clothes stained red with blood, and his face was unrecognizable.

"Save me, save me......"

He walked up to me step by step, slowly looking up, his unkempt hair covered in dirt. Only those eyes shone with the only glimmer of clarity.

But this time I saw it clearly. That person is Qinghe, really Qinghe!

"Qinghe, Qinghe!"

I called his name and tried to get up, but I found that my body was already frozen, and I couldn't move when I squatted on the ground.

The eyes suddenly dimmed and showed a little confusion, and the screaming stopped, and I knew he was looking at me. The neck on top of the bloody coat suddenly turned, making a strange "creaking" sound.

"Qinghe, what are you going to do!"

Without warning, the "bloody hand" suddenly aimed at his eyes and poked hard.

"Qinghe don't!"

My heart was cold, and my eyes tingled.

With two tarnished eyes on his two fingers, the figure in front of him collapsed with a bang.

"Don't!"

I sat up jerkily and breathed heavily.

There was only a small candlestick lit in the room, emitting a warm yellow glow, but it was by no means the eerie blue light.

With my hands on my cheeks, I noticed that cold sweat and tears were intertwined on my face.

It was all a dream. I'm still in the post station west of Jingshui.

And the person I'm looking for is still missing.

On the wooden table, by the candlestick, there was an empty bowl, and the faint scent of soothing soup still emanated from it.

Through the window paper, it still seemed to be pitch black outside. It was late at night, but I didn't know what time it was.

"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu?"

I don't know if it's because I slept and broke out in a cold sweat, I feel much better, and the true power in my body has recovered a lot.

"Meng Yunsheng, Mr. Shiyou?"

There was still no answer.

The room was so quiet that I could only hear my gasps, and it was so quiet that I fell into that horrible dream.

In the dream, dressed in blood, his face was full of sores, and in the unkempt distraction, only a trace of clarity was revealed in his eyes......

I couldn't help but tremble all over my body.

He was begging me for help.

No, I can't just stay here and do nothing!

I got up and got down, put on my coat and picked up the colorful sword on the head of the bed.

Zheng –

The sword body trembled, emitting a burst of cold blue light.

Kiyowa must be hiding somewhere waiting for me to save him.

In the dream, he became so painful after being poisoned by Gu medicine.

I've got to get him out of here!

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