I never thought that Ji Chengqing's prediction would also be wrong.

Until he and Wang Rou came to Molu, they didn't meet the martial madman and the middle-aged woman again.

Molu is located next to a mountain beam in the clouds, through which a few miles further up is the peak.

Outside the simple five or six bamboo houses, there are a bunch of medicinal fields, there are the ordinary Tian Qi Angelica, and there are also strange flowers and plants that even Ji Chengche has never heard of.

A clear stream flows in front of the bamboo house, and the schools of fish are clearly visible, and there are many small crabs hiding in the cracks of the stones to peek out.

Ji Chengche and Wang Rou walked through the dense bamboo forest, and the shop was full of the aroma of herbs.

In the medicine field, an old man wearing a hat is leaning over to apply fertilizer. With a wooden spoon in his hand, he carefully poured the fertilizer into the soil around the roots of a phoenix lily.

Behind the old man, Wu Da Hammer and the middle-aged woman knelt motionless on the ridge like a stake, where was there still half a bit of madness and ferocity?

Next to the old man was a middle-aged man with a terrible scar on his face, carrying the wooden barrel step by step, and he did not say a word, as if he was afraid of frightening the herbs in the field.

Ji Chengqing recognized this person, when he visited the ghost master on the East China Sea boat with Wang Rou that day, it was this scarred man who was operating the boat at the stern of the boat, and he was like this now, without saying a word from beginning to end, as if he were like air.

Wang Rou saw that the old man was watering the flowers, and immediately became interested. Ji Chengqing grabbed her hand, shook her head slightly and made a silent gesture.

He knew that the old man must have known about the arrival of himself and Wang Rou, but he didn't want to step forward.

Looking at the old man's focused appearance, Ji Chengche even had an illusion, as if he was completing a great work of art.

After a long time, the old man poured half of the ground, Wang Rou couldn't bear it, and asked Ji Chengche in a low voice: "Can I go closer and take a look, promise not to speak." ”

Ji Chengche nodded and let go of Wang Rou's hand.

Wang Rou approached the old man and squatted down curiously to watch him water the ground.

The old man suddenly looked up and smiled kindly at her.

Without waiting for Wang Rou to say anything, the old man turned around and went to take care of another tiger claw tree.

The sun gradually tilted to the west, and the intense clouds were dyed with a layer of golden-red light, flickering like jewels and lingering among the bamboo forests and mountains.

The old man finally finished pouring the last herb and put the wooden spoon back into the bucket.

Wu Dazhui and the middle-aged woman still knelt on the ground, as if they were afraid of the old man like a tiger and respected like a mountain.

The old man didn't look at the two of them, and said to Wang Rou: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the little goldfish." ”

"Okay!"

Wang Rou had already felt depressed, and couldn't help cheering when she heard the words, and followed the old man to the clear stream.

The old man bent down and washed his hands, then slowly picked up a small golden carp in his palm, handed it to Wang Rou and said, "Do you like it?"

Wang Rou touched it lightly with her fingers and hurriedly shrank back, nodded and shook her head again, and said, "I like it, I like it, but I can't take it with me." Fish will die if they leave the water. ”

"Yes, the fish will die out of the water. The old man sighed with emotion and said, "It's a pity that some people don't understand this simple and simple truth. ”

The middle-aged woman's body shook and begged: "Master, the apprentice knows that he is wrong, please spare me and Senior Brother Wu!"

The old man turned a deaf ear to the middle-aged woman's plea, released the golden carp back into the stream, and the fish swung its tail and disappeared after hiding in the cracks in the rocks at the bottom of the water. The old man took Wang Rou's hand and stood up straight, and said to Ji Chengqing, "I didn't expect you to come to me so soon." ”

Ji Chengche bowed to the old man, and said respectfully: "Meet the ghost master!"

The ghost master smiled and said, "You have already guessed who I am, right?"

Ji Chengche glanced at Wang Rou and replied, "The disciple still can't believe it. ”

The ghost master said, "Let's go, I'll invite you to tea." ”

Ji Chengche hesitated: "These two ......"

The ghost master said disapprerovingly: "They like to kneel, so they kneel." When you are tired of kneeling, get out. ”

Ji Chengche vaguely guessed that there must be a not very pleasant past between the ghost master, Wu Da Hammer, and the middle-aged woman, so that there was a rift. But after all, this is a matter of other people's teachers, and it is not good for me to ask too much as an outsider.

A few people walked into a bamboo house, the knife-faced man boiled water to make tea, and the ghost master pulled Wang Rou to sit down beside him, and said: "I'm ashamed of this girl, I didn't expect her to be fierce by nature, and she really embarked on this road of no return." ”

Wang Rou said blankly: "Who, are you talking about me?"

The ghost master said softly: "No, I'm talking about another girl, she is exactly like you." ”

"Really," Wang Rou said suddenly, "I want to meet, where is she?"

The ghost master replied, "She is hiding, and she may never be seen again." ”

Ji Cheng's eyes were hot, and he pleaded: "Please save her!"

The ghost master didn't speak, turned his head to Wang Rou and said, "Shall we make a game?"

Wang Rou was overjoyed and said, "Okay, I like to play the most!"

The ghost master took out a box of golden needles from his cuff and said, "The game we play is called 'Dragon Palace Treasure Hunt'. I will prick you with a golden needle. You have to be honest and tell me how you feel. After I have stabbed it eighteen, I can guess where the little girl you want to see is hiding. ”

Wang Rou hesitated: "But I'm afraid of pain!"

The ghost master smiled and said, "My needle, maybe sore, maybe a little numb, but it definitely doesn't hurt." ”

"It doesn't hurt. Wang Rou agreed: "Then let's hurry up and play." ”

The ghost master was like a kind grandfather, pinched a golden needle and said, "You have to tell the truth, otherwise I won't be able to guess." ”

"It's so sour!" she exclaimed with a frown as the golden needle pierced into Wang Rou's right shoulder.

"And what about here?" the ghost master asked, plunging the second golden needle into her body.

"Ouch, it's so itchy—" Wang Rouhua shuddered and giggled.

The ghost master was engrossed in observing her reaction, and slowly pierced all eighteen golden needles into Wang Rou's body.

"It's numb here, I want to sleep...... Wang Rou yawned and fell asleep in Ji Cheng's arms.

Ji Cheng looked at the ghost master with expectant eyes, but begged to hear the word "saved" from his mouth.

"Decay...... Powerless. ”

The ghost master's words were like a pour of cold water that made Ji Cheng's whole body cold.

"Ruining a life, living a person - this is the destined result of Ding Lu. ”

The ghost master's deep eyes stared at Ji Chengqing, and said slowly: "Teach her to wake up the dragon fang, I am selfish." This selfishness is you. ”

"Me?" Ji Cheng said in astonishment.

"Don't get me wrong. The ghost master waved his hand and said, "I didn't persecute Wang Rou. In fact, this is the reason why she is willing to worship the old man as a teacher. ”

Ji Chengche lowered his head, looked at Wang Rou who was sleeping, and said, "This girl, why is she so stupid." ”

The ghost master said: "If she is not stupid, how can you live? ”

Ji Chengche took a deep breath, feeling uncomfortable in his chest, as if there were pieces of lead stones constantly superimposed on him.

"Sir, please save Wang Rou, even if Cheng Che goes to the soup and fire, he will never give up!"

The ghost master was silent for a long time, and the man with the scar respectfully presented the newly brewed silver needle green tea.

The ghost master made a gesture of invitation to Ji Chengqing, and he also picked up the teacup and blew it gently.

Ji Chengqing had no intention of using tea, staring at the ghost master without blinking.

"I really want to save her, but I can't say that I have to go to the soup. The ghost master took a sip of tea, lowered his head to look at the floating tea leaves in the cup, and said, "If I tell you, even if I go to the soup and the fire, I may not be able to save her?"

Ji Chengqing's spirits were greatly lifted, and for him, the ambiguous words of the ghost master were tantamount to nectar from heaven. Don't say "not necessarily", even if there is only one in a million hope, it is better than the despair of being powerless now.

He bowed deeply and said, "Please teach me!"

The ghost master sighed and said, "If you go, you will die for life." It is likely that not only could not save Wang Rou, but made her painstaking sacrifice go to waste. ”

The corners of Ji Cheng's lips flashed with a smile and said, "The worst is not to live and die together." ”

A faint smile escaped from the ghost master's thin face, and he said: "It's because the old man cares too much about the gains and losses, but it's not as easy as the young man." The world is impermanent, how can the old decay figure out and control it?, have you ever heard of the 'Heavenly Destiny Red Flame Stone'?"

"It is said to be produced in the eternal land after the North Sea Ice Falls, and even there it is extremely rare, and it is so hot that it is enough to melt gold and stone, and ordinary people have been completely evaporated and vaporized before they have even approached ten zhang. ”

Ji Chengche remembered the relevant descriptions in the ancient books and said: "But except for the ancestors who stepped into the eternal land, no one has ever seen this thing. And according to the scriptures, everything in the Eternal Land is very rational and has incredible properties...... Are you asking me to go to the Eternal Land to retrieve it?"

The ghost master said: "That's not necessary. If you really need to enter the Eternal Land to get it, you don't have to mention it to you. ”

Ji Chengche said in surprise: "Could it be that there is also a Heavenly Destiny Red Flame Stone here?!"

The ghost master said: "Whether there are other places or not, I don't know if I am old." But in Lingshan, there is one!"

"Lingshan?" Ji Chengche was stunned and said, "Mr. is talking about the Holy Land of the Witch Sect?"

The ghost master said hesitantly, "How many spiritual mountains can there be in the world?"

Ji Chengche was surprised in his heart, the witch sect actually had the Heavenly Destiny Chiyan Stone, he had never heard Granny Shang or Tang Xueluo talk about it, and even Tang Yu and the 100,000 witch books he left behind did not have a single word of record.

The ghost master seemed to have guessed his confusion and said, "There is a red flame stone in Lingshan, and even people in the witch sect don't know it. ”

"Why is that?" Ji Cheng wondered.

"The Heavenly Mandate Red Flame Stone, also known as the Immortal Stone, was about a thousand years ago after the end of the First Metaverse War, the then Demon Lord Xuanyuan Chongguang once entered the Eternal Land once, and then retreated with his whole body and brought back a Heavenly Mandate Red Flame Stone. His original intention was to use this object to heal a beloved imperial concubine. Her symptoms were similar to Wang Rou's, but Xuanyuan Chongguang was frustrated to find that the Heavenly Mandate Red Flame Stone could not be taken directly, and had to be refined first. It's a pity that time is running out, and before he succeeds in refining, the imperial concubine runs out of oil and dies. ”

The ghost master took a sip of green tea and replied, "This is a secret of the demon clan, and even your grandmother, Emperor Xuanyuan, doesn't know about it. You should know that the place where this Heavenly Destiny Red Flame Stone is refined is now Lingshan, the golden soup fire pool known as the 'forbidden land in the holy land'!"

(End of chapter)