It was a camphor tree. The main trunk of the pen is www.biquge.info one person hugging the thickness, and the vigorous is more than ten meters high. Separated by a distance of dozens of meters and in flames, Sun Shaoping could only see its shadowy, slightly thicker branches. But even so, when he was unconsciously in a daze, he still counted the branches of the tree over and over again-

There are nine thick branches. On the nine thick branches, there are twenty-three thinner ones. The branches are topped with leaves – some like steamed buns, others like gourds. Others, like the face and waist of Miss Wusu.

The big camphor tree had been burning in flames for three hours—almost all night. Sun Shaoping also understands wood, and knows that camphor trees are oily and burn slightly faster.

But here's the problem......

His companions noticed his actions. was stunned for a moment, and then got up nervously, thinking that he had discovered the fire: "Shaoping, what's wrong?"

Sun Shaoping frowned, thought for a while, and raised his head without looking back to point to the camphor tree: "Look at that camphor tree." ”

The partners immediately looked there. But all I saw was that the trees were in flames, and the trunks and branches were already black—nothing out of the ordinary. So he asked him again: "What's wrong with Zhangzi?"

Sun Shaoping was silent for a while, and his voice trembled a little: "Three hours ago, I watched it...... There are nine large branches and twenty-three small branches...... And those leaves. Now take a look at it—"

Some of his companions heard him and went to look at the tree, but they were still confused.

But there were already two wise men, and after looking at the camphor tree again, their eyes widened.

Sun Shaoping took a deep breath. Although the air was so hot that he could not breathe, his voice was cold: "It has been burning for three hours, and the leaves are still there...... This fire ...... How long does it have to burn?"

Everyone froze.

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......

It seems to have been messed up outside. Even in the back house of the family, Wusu and Lili could still hear the sad, frightened, and fearful voices of the people in Changzhi Town. The sound even drowned out the wind, so that they could hear what the group was saying for a moment.

- It's some people who came to the Yu family's mansion to question Yu Zhengfang.

Yu Zhengfang is the master of the Yu family in this Changzhi Town, the gentry and the like. The timber trade and the money charter in the town were all in his hands. Although there is also a chief in this town, it is actually Yu Zhengfang who really speaks. This time, to defend Changzhi Town, he was the one who took charge of it.

I just didn't expect it...... This is how things turned out.

"Three hours...... The leaves haven't burned out, young master. "Lili came back from the front, and he didn't seem to know what to say. She stood at the door and held on to the door frame, seeing that Wu Su was untying Yu Meng's clothes and his hair, "Young master, isn't this a barbecue? If this fire burns for a few days, ten days, the temperature is getting higher and higher...... Aren't the people of the town like slate barbecue...... It's getting ripe slowly, and there's no way to escape!"

Wusu helped Yu Meng untie his hair and comb it with a wooden comb. After Lili finished speaking, he turned his head and asked, "What about walking along the river? Isn't there a boat?"

"I went to the river to see it just now!" Lili closed the door and walked to the table and picked up the teapot. The air was getting drier and drier, and it was autumn, but it was as hot as dog days, "I don't know what was strange, the river was not on fire, but it was hotter than the town." You know what...... The fish floated up...... It's ripe! Where can I go on a boat like this? Their little sampan here is not our ship. After carrying people to the waterway, people will be familiar with it within a few feet!"

When she said this, she poured tea from the pot and drank it. After taking a sip, he frowned - the tea was too cold by this time the other day. Now the tea is so warm that it looks like it has just been scalded. She drank a glass of air and couldn't relieve the heat, so she had to unbutton her little dress and sit down.

When Wu Su saw her like this, he looked at her, and then at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng smiled: "It's not good if it's cooked." The fire and temperature are burning all the time, but there are three things that need to be done. One thing is that one accidentally set the house on fire, or that house was roasted on its own. So the town was on fire. ”

"Another one...... It is to burn out the poison of fire. You've all heard of the fact that in the winter, a house was made by a fire to keep warm, and the fire poison burned out, and the whole room was poisoned. Although Changzhi Town is large, this fire is even bigger. It was burned around for a few days...... Toxicity is also terrible. ”

At this point, he stretched out his arms. So Usu changed into his pajamas and helped him to lie down.

Lili was in a hurry: "Young Master, what about the third thing?"

Yu Meng lay down, closed his eyes and thought, "The third thing." I guess...... It's already happening. Do you know who used to live near this Changzhi Town, in this Hulu Mansion?"

Wu Su picked up the fan, wiped the fine sweat on his forehead with a small handkerchief, and then gently fanned Yu Meng: "Where do we know." ”

"Hu Lu Mansion should have been read as 'Huer Hulun'. This is a translation of the vernacular, taking the meaning of 'Hu Ren' and 'all the way' - it is both transliteration and paraphrase, which is regarded as Xinyada. But Huerhulun originally refers to a group of nomadic herders who lived in this generation in the past, and it means 'people on the forest and the black stones'. ”

And this Turan of the Turan River is also the words of the Huerhulun people. Turan, which means black stone. The Turan River is actually the Blackstone River. Yu Meng sighed lowly, "Guess why this river is called the Black Stone River, and you will know why the river is so hot." ”

Wu Su paused slightly for Yu Meng's fanning hand, and then glanced at Lili - the two girls had behaved lightly before this. But now there was a slight fear in their eyes......

They knew what the black stone was.

Once upon a time, when it was autumn and winter, the Yu family was transporting blackstones one by one. There are earth dragons under the Yu family's big house [Note 1] - ordinary people use firewood to warm the earth dragon, but the Yu family uses black stones. The thing was dug out of the ground, and a piece the size of a fingernail was worth a good piece of dry wood. It didn't smell like anything, and it was extremely smooth to the touch—like glass or jade.

When encountering an open flame, it is difficult to ignite, so you have to smolder with firewood first, and burn it for half a day before you can start it. But once it is on fire, a black stone the size of a fingernail can burn all day!

And now this Turan River is the meaning of the Black Rock River......

Lili suddenly jumped up, as if there was something terrible underground. Her little face turned pale, and she pointed to the ground: "Young master, you, you, you mean the river...... Is it all blackstone under here?!Is it the same blackstone mine as gold, silver, and copper?!How do you know?!Young master??"

Yu Meng opened half of her eyes on the bed and looked at her: "Don't be afraid...... It's different from our family. It's true that there are black stones underground, but they are buried deep in the ground...... Stuffy with mud and sand, a few days of hard work is fine. Just saying...... The fire on the ground burned fiercely, and it may burn down the cracks in the ground. Ignited the whole piece of black stone and smoldered underground—"

"Probably the heavens and men will be difficult to extinguish. He seemed to be slowly sleepy, closed his eyes and yawned, "Look at the appearance of the Tulan River, now the black stone in the ground has been set on the ground." You two really can't settle down...... Put me close to the ...... The talisman is kept...... See...... Tomorrow ......"

He yawned as he spoke, and before he could finish his sentence, the man fell asleep first.

Wusu and Lili were stunned for a moment—and then, like two frightened rabbits with extremely light movements, silently pounced on the bedside and brought Yu Meng's close-fitting clothes. I touched the corner of my clothes and found a white silk bag sewn on. Then he tore off the white silk bag and opened it—

Inside, I saw a purple talisman written in gold dust.

The two girls were a little relieved.

Wusu and Lili put the talisman away, then quietly turned off the lights, exited and closed the door.

The hot wind came in - and the cries of the people in the front yard. It seems that Yu Zhengfang has not been able to appease them, and now the trouble is getting worse and worse.

Truly...... How could we not be in a hurry when we found that the fire could burn for days, ten days, or even a month, and that so many people were trapped here and desperate and waiting to die...... It's better to abandon your family and run away, and you can live a few more days, and you don't have to be roasted to death, suffocated, thirsty, or burned to death!

It is precisely because there is a choice that seems to be regrettable in the past...... That sadness and panic erupted more and more violently.

But the panic and sadness are theirs. Wu Su and Lili hugged the purple talisman in their arms, but their minds were much calmer.

This is a talisman left by the old master to the young master when he was alive. It is said to be written by a real person in the Taoist Throne - in a critical time, it can save lives.

Yu's house was destroyed that day, and he didn't take it out at that time, which shows how precious it is. The young master also mentioned this talisman. It is said that once the sacrifice is made, the fire cannot be burned and the water cannot be splashed in, and even in the thunder and fire can come and go freely. It's just that...... It can't save everyone in this town, but only the three of them.

But......

"The young master has changed. Why do you have to come to Changzhi Town, why don't you go...... Don't say either. Usu exhaled softly, took her little sword from her small coat, and held it in her arms.

They have experienced the destruction of their families, and when they get the end of the world, many people will do many terrible things.

Her young master has also changed - he used to be stupid, but they all know that the young master is not really stupid. Later, the Yu family died, and the young master stopped pretending to be stupid - taking them to the north. walked to Changzhi Town to stay, said that he was waiting for his master Lu Gongjiao, and said that he had made an appointment many years ago.

I don't know what to wait for.

Her young master is getting smarter day by day, and he knows more and more things. In their eyes, this was like a miracle shown by the immortals, and they should have been happy...... But I always feel that the young master is getting stranger and stranger.

It's as if one day, it will suddenly leave.

Lili also accompanied his sister and sighed: "Young master, what the hell is he...... Who?!"

Halfway through his words, he let out a low snort and turned his head sharply to look at the wall.

There was a figure on the wall, only half of its head exposed. She seemed to be frightened by her drinking, and hurriedly retracted. Wusu and Lili immediately stood up. Wusu guarded the door, holding the unsheathed sword in his hand and slowly walked down the wall.

This wall is not the wall of Yu's house in their Weicheng - along the way, the walls of many small cities are not as thick and tall as the courtyard walls of Yu's house. Thus the man seems to be able to climb easily...... He took a different breath and poked his head out again.

It turned out to be a teenager.

Lili looked at him for a moment. Because he felt a little familiar, he seemed to be the "child" of the town—although the boy was the same age as her, he could ...... in her eyes It's like a child.

“...... Little sister, it's not good outside!" The young man lay on the wall and held back for a while before he said such a sentence. Then he raised his hand to wipe his face, "It's going to burn...... The fire is not good! You ...... Do you want to run away with me?"

Lili was stunned and turned his head to look at Wusu.

The two little sisters looked at each other for a while, and Lili suddenly laughed softly.

——Sun Shaoping on the wall saw her smile...... For a moment, I felt like the whole world was suddenly cooling. And the sound of fire, the wind, and the voices of people are gone.

Then he saw Lili holding a cute sheathed sword in his hand, pacing with Fengyi's graceful steps. The lake-green skirt swayed like water, revealing two pairs of moon-white embroidered shoes that were fleeting. Then he turned to look at him, "Why do you want to save us? How can you escape?"

Sun Shaoping felt that his heart was hit hard by something warm, hot, and soft. He was stunned for three breaths, and the terrible and sweet throbbing gradually subsided...... He became flustered again. He didn't even dare to look directly into Lili's bright eyes—he had to avoid them and look at the hem of her skirt: "I...... Nor is it ...... Ah, you are a daughter's family...... I must have suffered a lot as a maid again...... Well...... There is a boat by the river, you can escape by boat......"

Lili giggled: "Then what about my young master?"

Sun Shaoping raised his head suddenly, wanting to say, "Who cares about the little white-faced young master of your family." But when the words came to his lips, he hurriedly stopped them, and after a little hesitation, he said, "Your young master...... Take it with you—"

Laughing and departing. While smiling like a silver bell, he turned around and walked to the front of the house: "Okay, little brother—we won't run away." You'd better ask for more blessings. ”

Sun Shaoping's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of his stomach - his chest hurt, as if his breathing would ache faintly. He looked at Lili's back in disappointment, and finally shouted again: "It's really going to die!"

But Lili had ignored him—she sat back down on the stone steps in the doorway, holding her little sword, next to her sister.

Sun Shaoping gritted his teeth and suddenly wanted to jump into the yard. But at this moment, I suddenly heard a high-pitched, high-pitched scream-

It was a woman's voice, piercing through the night sky, the sound of the wind, and the sound of fire, and scratched the tip of Sun Shaoping's heart. He was slightly stunned for a moment before he realized the content of the cry—

"Gone out of the water".

The first house in Changzhi town burned. But it wasn't the house near the fire as feared, but a wooden house in the middle of town.

Desperate people had gathered at home to vent their emotions, and it was a red day, and there was a hot wind howling between the streets and houses, so they didn't notice that the ground was smoking. Green smoke rose from the cracks in the stone pavement and was blown away by the wind.

By this time...... Finally, a house that had been blown extremely dry was set on fire.

Yu Meng's prophecy came true. Earthfire...... Hooked up by wildfires.

This is followed by the second and third adjacent buildings. Once the terrible fears become a reality, the crazy and desperate people settle down – ignoring them and dying soon. Go fight the fire, and maybe live a little longer. So they quickly swarmed out of Yu's house, as if they were grasping some kind of life, to extinguish the three houses that were on fire.

But the misfortune doesn't stop there. Before the fire in those three wooden houses was brought under control, two more large houses burned to the west of town.

Outside the town, there is a sea of fire. At this moment, the town is about to turn into a sea of fire!

Wusu and Lili saw the fire in the town, and immediately got up and entered the house, and Yu Meng woke up. After serving him to get dressed, walk out of the house, and fly up to the wall of Yu's house to look—

This Changzhi Town...... Half of them were already in the flames.

The firelight lit their faces red. So I saw people running towards the Turan River from afar—rushing headlong into it, trying to swim away. But then there were terrible screams. The river hidden in the white mist was already boiling, and in an instant people were blinded, stunned, and scalded to death.

Seeing such a scene, more than a dozen people who had planned to board the boat and go along the river stopped their steps and began to cry in panic like lost dogs.

Lili looked at it carefully—but he didn't see the boy.

Others are still fighting the fire. But it's not for any kind of life, it's like not knowing what to do when you die...... That's all I have to do. The fire spread rapidly, some people were engulfed in flames, others were on fire and running around the streets. This Changzhi Town, four hours ago, was working together to tide over the difficulties. But now...... It's already like a hell of fire.

In the end, the surviving fifty or sixty people crowded to the wall of Yu's house—it seemed that they saw these three people standing at the top of the wall, and they didn't know why, so they ran over. But there is nothing to be done about it. The fire burned more and more on both sides...... The men cowered under the wall in despair and burst into earth-shattering cries.

Wusu and Lili looked at the people under the wall, listened to the cry, and couldn't bear to turn their faces away—Lili saw that the young man was also among them. He seemed to want to cry too, but he looked up at Lili, his cheeks clenched tightly, and he clutched an empty barrel in his hand.

Yu Meng sighed: "Use that talisman." ”

- Three of their masters and servants...... Dozens of people who watched on this wall were burned alive, but there was nothing they could do.

So Usu reached into her arms, and she felt the purple talisman.

However, at this time...... They, as well as the people who were weeping loudly under the wall, suddenly heard the sound of "clanging" iron cables.

Cries, wind, fire, house collapse. Among these huge sounds, the sound of "iron cable impact" should not have been heard. But it's strange that at this moment, that faint but clear voice actually got into everyone's ears......

It sounded.

It was as if a pair of invisible hands were holding everyone's throats, and the residents of Changzhi Town, who were about to die, all closed their voices and looked directly at the bluestone road that had been engulfed in flames in the distance.

So I saw something more terrible than death.

Is that......

“...... Yin Bing borrowed the word...... "An old man with his hair and beard scorched said with great fear and groaning.

In the face of death, the fear of death scorched by flames, they despair, cry, vent. However, at this moment...... In the face of something else—another terrible force that they could never comprehend...... Even the crying and despair were frozen!

There are terrible ghosts who have come out of the blazing flames along the bluestone pavement that has been burned red!

- There are terrible heads. A variety of heads.

Human heads, dog heads, tiger heads, deer heads, and bear heads—the heads of beasts that the inhabitants of Changzhi Town have seen or have never seen—floated in the air, staring at their hollow eyes, retaining the hideous and terrifying appearance before death, and walked over.

These...... It's ghosts. Their heads still look like they, but their bodies are too faint to see. Long, green iron ropes clasped around their necks, strung them together. Again, they are at the same pace. On a night like this, it was a terrible "neatness" that chilled the heart. With each step, the rope rattled.

With each sound of the iron cables, the flames in their path dimmed suddenly—turning into green ghostly fires.

Everywhere you go, sound and light are absorbed. There were also the bodies of the townspeople who had just been burned to death and were lying on their backs. As soon as the procession of ghosts passed, the ghosts of the townsfolk with hideous and terrifying faces stood up. And he was locked up by the ropes that came out of it—and he was pulled into the ranks.

The suffocation brought about by fear grabbed everyone—including Wusu and Lili.

Their eyes widened, they held their breath, and subconsciously wanted to hide behind Yu Meng. However, once this thought was born, I found that I didn't even have the strength to move my feet!

Then...... These people who faced death saw a man in white also come out of the flames.

In his hand was the iron rope that bound hundreds of dead souls—like a shepherd walking through the red or green wilderness, without any expression of compassion, he slowly reaped all the dead souls in his path.

When he saw him, the old man in the crowd widened his eyes again, and with a choke of despair and fear, he struggled to squeeze out a few words that were hoarse and not like human voices—

"Yes...... Bai Yanjun...... ...... old man."

"Let's ...... It's all already ...... He's dead...... ......"

However, after these words, the man in white stopped. So the terrible ghosts also stopped.

The people of Changzhi Town saw the face of Bai Yanjun clearly.

- They never thought about it...... Bai Yanjun actually looked like this.

But that "Yan Jun"—Yan Jun, who was originally expressionless, suddenly smiled after glancing at the wall on their side.

"Yan Jun?"

"I'm not Yan Jun. ”

"I am, the Dragon King of Weishui. ”

[Note 1]: Earth dragon - an ancient way of heating. Reserve a fire path underground, and the fire path has an opening in the ground. When a fire is lit outside, the heat is transmitted into the house through the fire tunnel, which is called a "earth dragon". The principle is the same as that of "ondol".

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