Jinxiu wanted to go and see those who often went in and out of the city gates, and naturally no one would stop them.

Shen Yan was advised by Bai Zhi before going down the mountain, and let her obey Jinxiu's arrangement, so there was no reason to stop her. So after Jinxiu brought it up, he took him to the few people who had been determined to enter and exit frequently through the four city gates almost every day.

"This is it. Shen Yan pointed to a family in front of him. "They don't live in one place, but most of them are in the neighborhood. ”

The place she was referring to was an ordinary street, with houses neatly built on both sides of the street, some flowers and plants in front of the doors, but nothing more.

Jinxiu looked ahead, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Go over and have a look." ”

Shen Yan nodded, and followed him towards a nearby house.

The door of the house was open, and when they arrived, they saw an old man coming out of it. After seeing Shen Yan, he took the initiative to say hello: "Girl, are you here again?"

Hearing this, Jinxiu subconsciously looked at Shen Yan, she smiled wryly, and replied, "Not yet." "She's been here a few times before, and in order not to startle her, she made up an excuse that she came here to find a relative. I didn't expect the old man to remember it so clearly, after all, the number of times she came was not very much, and it was not every time she met the old man.

The old man looked at Jinxiu again with a smile, and said with some doubts: "I see that this son's face doesn't look like a native of China." ”

Jinxiu didn't come out today and didn't put on his wide black cloak that covered the whole person, and it was almost impossible to see what kind of black cloak it looked like, but simply wore a crescent white robe, and the silver hair was meticulously combed and neatly knotted into a bun on his head. Because having a pair of sea blue eyes is indeed a bit out of place compared to the people with black hair and black eyes or brown eyes who are common in the Great Fu Empire.

Hearing the old man's question, he also nodded good-natured and said, "What the old man said is right, I am from the sea of clouds and mist in Ge, and I am indeed not from the Great Fu Country." ”

"I only saw that the face of the prince was very different from that of my country, and I thought it was a guest from the red sun, but I never thought that it would be a distinguished guest from the sea of clouds. The old man seemed to have thought of something, and his face was a little yearning. "When I was young, I also went to the Sea of Clouds and Mists for a rumor, but I almost lost my life, but fortunately a female swordsman saved me and saved my life. It's just that the swordsman came and went in a hurry at that time, but he couldn't repay this great kindness...... Since Childe came from the Sea of Clouds, I don't know if you have heard of a female swordsman named Drunken Swordswoman?"

Shen Yan's face was a little puzzled when he heard what he said, but Jinxiu said: "The drunken sword female senior is a guest in my clan, she has always had a good personality, and she is not stingy when she meets someone who needs help, and she doesn't take it to heart when she thinks about it. Don't feel guilty......"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man shook his head and said, "For that swordsman, it may be just a small thing that is not commendable, but for me it is a big thing. Since Childe knows my life-saving benefactor, but I wonder if I can pass on something to her on my behalf?"

Jinxiu asked, "What is it?"

"Let's talk about it first. The old man looked around, and then led them into the door.

It seems that only the old man lives here alone, but it is clean and orderly, so that people can see it much more comfortably.

He poured a bowl of water for both Shen Yan and Jinxiu, and then handed a small package that he took back to the room to Jinxiu: "The contents of this package are a treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family, and I will take it to my benefactor and give it to my benefactor, and by the way, I will also thank her on my behalf." ”

The package was just wrapped in ordinary cloth, and it didn't look expensive from the outside, but whether it was Shen Yan or Jinxiu, they all felt a very special aura from it.

"Uncle, please rest assured, I will personally hand over this thing to the drunken sword female senior. Jinxiu accepted the package, lowered her eyes slightly, and said this, without waiting for the old man to continue to thank him, he asked again: "We are here this time, and there is one more thing we want to ask the old man to explain." ”

The old man stopped what he wanted to say, and asked instead, "I don't know what the prince wants to ask?" ”

"My husband has been in and out of Cthulhu City these days, have you found anything abnormal?"

"Anomalies?"

Jinxiu's words made the old man fall silent for a moment. He touched the somewhat long beard on his chin and thought carefully.

After a long time, he shook his head and said, "It's all the same as usual, nothing abnormal." I peddled some small items between Cthulhu and some neighboring villages and towns to make a living, and I usually went out once every three to five days, but recently I don't know why martial law has started everywhere, and I don't know if the Beiyi Tartars are going to attack again, so I will not be allowed to enter and exit at that time, so I go out every day to think that I can save a few more money. ”

Jinxiu continued to ask: "I don't know where my father-in-law's children are now, how can I let you be alone in this border?"

The old man sighed when he heard this: "I only have one daughter, I married to Shenzhou Lonely Leaf City a few years ago, and I also wanted to take me there to retire, but I couldn't let go of my old wife who died early, so I stayed in Cthulhu." Although this is the border, with General Murong guarding here, it is safe for the Beiyi Tartars to attack...... Even if I was unlucky enough to die, it would be considered to be with my wife. ”

Hearing this, Jinxiu lowered her eyes slightly. After a pause, he asked again, "Does the old man know that you are dead?"

"What?" the old man's face was surprised, and then he laughed haha: "Childe is really good at laughing. How can I be dead, if I am dead, are you not talking to demons now?"

Shen Yan didn't expect Jinxiu to say such a thing, but he felt that he shouldn't be a joke character, so he subconsciously glanced at the old man a few more times. But she didn't see anything different, which was not surprising, she had communicated with the old man many times before, and she didn't find anything unusual about the other party.

When the old man saw that Jinxiu didn't speak, the smile on his face gradually froze, and in the end, there was no expression on his whole face.

Jinxiu asked at this time, "Does the old man remember?"

"I'm ......," the old man's lips twitched, and he didn't say anything for a long time. I froze for a long time as if I wanted to speak, and then I suddenly cried: "I remember." I've ...... It's already dead......"

When he said this, Shen Yan's eyes widened in shock.

"I'm already dead......," the old man repeated, and his eyes, which were no different from those of a living person, gradually became dull, and his ruddy face began to become white.

It was only at this time that Shen Yan discovered that his body was filled with a strong dead air, and it was as if a good normal person had only taken a few breaths, as if he had been a corpse for a long time.

Jinxiu asked a little anxiously, "Uncle, what happened to you before you died?"

The old man has become a little trance-like, and when he heard the words, he said, "I'm already dead...... What happened?...... It happened ....."

He kept thinking about it, and finally suddenly realized: "It happened...... Something strange happened. On that day, I went to Huilong Village with my daily goods as usual...... I was in a hurry on the road, so I found a random place...... And then get lost, see, see......"

"See what?"

"See...... Ahh

The old man's body suddenly ignited with purple flames, and neither Shen Yan nor Jinxiu reacted, he had already turned into ashes.

Jinxiu didn't look at it much, so he said directly: "Lead the way." ”

Shen Yan was about to ask what way to lead, but then reacted, nodded and jumped directly onto the fence and took Jinxiu to the other people's residences.

When they arrived, the same people as the old man, were swallowed up by the purple-red flames that suddenly ignited, and they fell into ashes.

When this incident happened, several people were still talking to others outside, so it caused an uproar in the entire Dongcheng District.

"Young City Lord, what now?"

Standing outside the crowd, Shen Yan saw that Jinxiu didn't plan to step forward, so he also stopped.

Jinxiu looked at the crowd and said, "Let's go back first." ”

Shen Yan could only nod, and then turned around and went to the City Lord's Mansion.

On the way, the two met the patrol soldiers who came after hearing about the accident in Dongcheng District, Shen Yan stopped slightly, but he didn't do much at this time.

When they returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Murong was not here, but Su Qing, who had heard about the spontaneous combustion of the living, waited early on the way for the two to come back.

"Miss Shen, young city lord. The two of you came back in such a hurry, but what did you find outside?"

Shen Yan pursed his lips and said, "I found that there is, but it's ......."

"It's windy outside, and Lord Su is not in good health, why don't you go inside?"

Jinxiu's words made Shen Yan and Su Qing both stunned for a moment, and then the latter smiled slightly: "But it's me who is not good, I just heard about what happened in Dongcheng and came here in a little anxiety for a while." According to what the young city lord said, let's go inside and talk about it. ”

Murong was not here as the master, so this time they did not go to the study, but chose a nearby flower hall to sit down. Su Qing couldn't stop coughing, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that her situation was much more serious than before, but because she insisted, she was helpless.

The maid served tea and retreated, and Shen Yan talked about what she had seen and heard on this trip.

Su Qing covered her lips and coughed a few times when she heard this, and finally suppressed the desire to cough, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "If you say this, those people who suddenly spontaneously combusted are already dead?"

Jinxiu lowered her head slightly and said, "I haven't seen anyone else." However, whether or not they were already dead and still disguised as a living person and continued to live in Cthulhu City, now that they were all killed when the old man was about to tell the cause of death, they also knew some secrets. ”

Su Qing began to cough again, and after coughing, there was a little worry between his eyebrows: "We didn't find this situation before, if we could have found it earlier......"

"If you find it early and find it late, I'm afraid the result will be the same. Jinxiu didn't wait for Su Qing to finish speaking, and said: "Moreover, that old man has the seal of the Stygian Butterfly on his body, which will make the dead completely no different from the living when they don't know that they are dead, and if they are not familiar with them, they will not be able to find out." That's why Miss Shen didn't find out the truth that they were actually dead a long time ago. ”

Shen Yan raised his head slightly: "How did the young city lord find out?"

Jinxiu said: "Because this spell is a secret that I don't pass on in Yunfu Heavenly City. ”

Su Qing asked on the side, "This Shadow Butterfly Seal, can there be other cultivators who will do it?"

Jinxiu shook his head: "This technique requires the person who performs the spell to be able to communicate life and death, and to cover up the death qi and destiny chart of the dead person. Moreover, there is a huge drawback to this technique, which is that as soon as the deceased is reminded, he will gradually remember the fact that he is dead, and then make this technique completely useless, although it is a secret technique that can manipulate life and death, in fact, in the eyes of most people, I am afraid that it is useless to eat like chicken ribs, and it is a pity to abandon it. ”

"I came from the Geyun Sea this time, one because I received a message from the Baizhi Immortal of Guguan Mountain, and the other was to steal the thief of the Butterfly Seal. But I never thought that there would be a clue to the latter so quickly......"

Su Qing was silent when he heard this, and only after a long time did he say again: "Among the young city lords, can the person who casts the seal of the Immortal Butterfly have any connection with the demon clan?"

Jinxiu's hand on the back of the chair unconsciously tapped, and when he heard this, he raised his head and asked, "What does Master Su think?"