The three of them still came to the little inn.

This time, Ouyang Xiu directly and generously occupied a seat in the hall, and instructed the store to pick up the good ones, and specially asked for three jars of wine. When the three of them sat down, Zhong Zhen sat down next to Yue Chen, and from beginning to end, he seemed to have been uneasy about Ouyang Xiu, and he was extremely afraid.

Ouyang Xiu pretended not to know, and ignored the other people in the seat, and said in a deep voice: "After eating, rest well." Tomorrow at dawn, leave here. Oh yes, wait, I'm in a room with my puppy brother. Brother, this time it's cheaper for you, enjoy a room alone, so as not to think I'm snoring loudly. ”

Following Ouyang Xiu for so long, Yue Chen still had some gains, and he also understood the meaning of what he just said. At the same time, he also noticed that the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger of Ouyang Xiu's left hand were gently patting his arm, and in the west-facing corner of this table, three people wearing hats were sitting. What was on the table was not a common sword, but a simple sword.

Zhong Zhen said in a low voice: "I'd better share a room with this brother!"

Ouyang Xiu's eyes widened angrily, but he shook his head again and said, "Forget it, whatever you want! ”

After a while, the wine and food were ready, Zhong Zhen didn't eat the vegetables first, but picked up the wine jar and poured it violently. Yue Chen's eyes were about to pop out. I didn't think that one jar was not enough, and the second jar drank most of it before I felt comfortable. Yue Chen wanted to ask, but Ouyang Xiu preemptively said, "Old Thirteen, don't give people your broken pill to eat indiscriminately in the future, it will kill people." ”

"This ......!" Yue Chen concluded, and after a moment's thought, he said, "How is this possible?"

At this time, the old shopkeeper came over and said, "According to the old man, the elixir that this little brother is taking should be a rare cold elixir, and the spiritual power is too strong and too fierce, which is not something that a person who has cultivated in the Hundred Cultivation Realm can bear." If the old man guessed correctly, the little brother's dantian jade mansion has a faint feeling of condensation, right?"

After drinking a jar and a half of wine, Zhong Zhen's face gradually returned to blood, and when he saw the shopkeeper say this, he just nodded.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's okay! If the little brother really has that kind of cultivation qualification, he can slowly dissolve it with the pure yang qi, and at that time, the cultivation can reach the ninth level of the Hundred Cultivation Realm." The old decay has a word, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Ouyang Xiu said: "If the old man has anything to say, just say it, you're welcome!"

The shopkeeper said: "A few days ago, the small shop lost a few guys. Old decay has always had the idea of making up for the shortage of manpower. Today, when I see this little brother, I feel quite fateful!"

Yue Chen was shocked in his heart, and suddenly recalled what Ouyang Xiu had said last night, and said to himself: "Did Senior Brother Ouyang communicate with this person when he didn't pay attention. Could it be that Senior Brother Ouyang must get rid of Zhong Zhen? But why is that?"

Who would have thought that Zhong Zhen was also very intelligent, and he had already guessed some clues, and said casually: "I think my brother will not leave me alone." As he spoke, Chao Yuechen said, "Big brother, you said yes!"

For some reason, Yue Chen suddenly felt very funny, in front of these three people who were extremely familiar with the world, he was like a blank piece of paper, allowing them to smear it at will. The problem was that Yue Chen didn't know how to answer, he just made a vague "um", but his eyes quietly looked at Ouyang Xiu. But Ouyang Xiu was eating meat and drinking wine in a big bowl, and he didn't take it seriously at all. Yue Chen suddenly brightened up, and said in his heart: "Yes, if I take it too seriously, won't I be exposed?" Then he said: "Eat quickly, otherwise, it will be cold!"

Obviously, Zhong Zhen was really hungry. No one knows how he survived without experiencing it himself. The store added three full tables in a row, and Zhong Zhen was full. But when he was on the third table, Ouyang Xiu went back to the house first. After Zhong Zhen finished eating, he said in a low voice: "Can you help me make a gourd wine?

Yue Chen shook his head and smiled, and after settling with the store, he asked the store to make two gourd wines. Yue Chen expected that his gourd wine would be absolutely fine, but the new big gourd would not be necessarily. After the store put it on the table, he reached out to touch the Ruyi bag, the shopkeeper was quick, picked up the gourd, and said very humbly: "This gourd has not been cleaned, I will replace it with a new one for your guests." ”

"Then there is a Lao shop!" Yue Chen had to take out five Hyun Crystals and said, "Just ask the store to prepare some dry food for us to hurry!"

The shopkeeper nodded, took Hyunjing, and walked quickly to the back hall. Zhong Zhen looked at the back of the store, as if he had been recalling something. Yue Chen was afraid that he would suddenly make some unexpected moves, so he gently pushed his elbow and shook his head lightly. Zhong Zhen came to his senses and nodded slightly.

It is difficult for Yue Chen to know whether there is a problem with the gourd brought by the shopkeeper for the second time, but judging from the speed of the back and forth, there should be no problem. Xin said: "Even if there is a problem, you can't 'again' check it with a silver needle in front of so many people." After Zhong Zhen took the wine gourd, the two went upstairs one after the other and came to the room.

After entering the room, Zhong Zhen obviously relaxed, sat on the chair, opened the gourd and drank a few sips before feeling enjoyable. It's just that for some reason, he suddenly laughed mysteriously and whispered: "You and your senior brother are extremely smart people, and they are not easy to deal with." It's just that I am a person with him, and you are not a person with us, so if there is really trouble, you still have to deal with it much better. I haven't looked at each other for a whole month, and I'm really sleepy, so I won't accompany you for now. Be sure to wake me up at night, and I'll take you somewhere. As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the gourd and lay down on the ground to sleep.

Yue Chen didn't feel sleepy, and after taking a spirit pill, he felt mentally abnormal. So, carefully recall from Yuqingtai to Feituo Canyon, and then to the Zhong family compound last night. One pile at a time, one by one, constantly tumbling and switching in my mind. Until just now, Yue Chen was stunned and said softly: "A month?" Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhong Zhen, who was sleeping soundly, and said in his heart: "Senior Brother Ouyang said, didn't he stay in that corner house for seven days? The shopkeeper said that the Zhong family was 'wiped out', wasn't it eight days ago? If as Zhong Zhen said, the matter lasted for a month or more, then the Zhong family was really just a medicine refiner?"

I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't have a clue at all. There was nothing to do for a while, so he took out rough paper, pen and ink, and began to practice his own talisman technique. Three hours later, more than 100 sheets of coarse paper were stained with juice and ink, forming all kinds of twisted and strange runes. Yue Chen put away the paper and ink, stretched his waist lightly, and wanted to get up and move his muscles. At this time, a person behind him said, "The Dao method you performed this morning is these pieces of paper?"

Yue Chen was taken aback, and when he looked back, it was not Zhong Zhen, who was still lying on the ground sleeping just now, who else could it be. Surprised, he asked, "Why do you always appear silently behind people?" When I was collecting my pen and ink just now, I saw you still lying on the ground! Just a moment to stretch your waist, you can come behind me, and in such a way, it is easier for you to kill me than to pinch an ant to death." ”

Zhong Zhen didn't reply, but continued: "Which 'Seventh Master' in our village used to rely on teaching people to draw talismans to eat. You must know that with such power, I should really ask him to study hard, but unfortunately, so many meals were wasted in vain. After speaking, he suddenly explained: "What you just asked about is the only secret method in my family! My father doesn't even know what the name is, but when I was ten years old, the 'Seventh Master' once told me that it seems to be called the Spirit Snake Escape Light Technique." As he spoke, he returned to his seat.

"Which 'Seventh Master' in your mouth is not dead, is it? The nameless head you identified is someone you know?" Yue Chen said seriously: "If I am sure that you are related to the Demon Sect, I will not kill anyone, but I guarantee that which of my companions will be 100% sure of getting rid of you." Don't regret it!"

Zhong Zhen nodded, suddenly poked his head over, and said a few words in his ear. Yue Chen, who listened, was dumbfounded, and couldn't react for a long time. After a long time, he asked in a deep voice, "Is this true?"

"What I say now, it's a trivial matter, but in the future you will definitely know if what I said is true or false!" Zhong Zhen continued: "It's the end of noon, and after three o'clock in Shen, we'll leave here. But I can't call any of your companions, he's so shrewd, I'm afraid he'll kill me!"

Yue Chen said, "That's why you only slept for three hours?"

"Three hours?" Zhong Zhen shook his head and said, "Not for a moment! I just lie down and rest for a while! I know that as long as I really close my eyes, I will never be able to open them again!" After speaking, he got up and got busy working alone, only to see him take out a lot of black mud-like things, from the front of the door to the bed, and then to the window, the room was covered with this extremely fine black line for most of the circle. Yue Chen saw that he seemed to be finished, and wanted to ask the reason, Zhong Zhen leaned over and whispered: "This is a little trick, not something harmful! Let's leave now!" The two jumped out of the window, and Zhong Zhen threw something into the room, and then pointed to the ground and signaled to jump down.

After leaving the inn, Zhong Zhen led Yue Chen from east to west, shuttling through the streets and alleys. Yue Chen pondered: "Don't say goodbye, when the time comes, I have to explain it to Senior Brother Ouyang again, if you don't do it, you will have to be blackmailed by him." But after thinking about it, "Why should I go with Zhong Zhen?" However, the speed of the two was extremely fast, and when Yue Chen began to come back to his senses, Zhong Zhen pulled lightly and said in a low voice: "When we arrive, we can't show up first, wait until it gets dark, and then go in!"

"Where are you going?" Yue Chen looked at the small village in front of him and couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhong, if you want me to help with something, it's better to say it clearly." Sometimes, I don't think I'm particularly stupid, and I don't like to be taken advantage of inexplicably!"

Zhong Zhen did not answer, but continued to walk forward for a short time, and burrowed into a tree hole. At this point, Yue Chen couldn't find a reason to refuse, and followed in.

"Two people, it's a bit crowded! However, in Luocheng, there is no such safe place anymore!" Zhong Zhen said very relaxedly: "This is three miles away from the head of the village! After dark, we will go to the 'Seventh Master's house." If the old thing hadn't fooled me, it might have left something enough to keep me alive. In addition, he has a book of ghost drawing talismans like yours, I don't know if it's still there, maybe it will be of some use to you. It should be that I borrowed flowers to offer the Buddha to thank you for saving your life. ”

"Who is this 'Seventh Master' and how long has he disappeared?"

Zhong Zhen laughed and said, "It seems that you have not been idle, and you have been thinking about what you have encountered." I think what I said this morning was so perfect that even your companion was suspicious and couldn't pay attention for a moment. At this moment, you still guessed something.

In fact, I can guarantee that no one in the entire Luocheng knows his origin. I've always thought of him as an old liar who eats and drinks. The old man must be at least a little older than my great-grandfather's. In our family, no one knows about the great-grandfather's generation, however, since the grandfather's generation, the 'Seventh Master' has been here. When my grandfather was young, the 'Seventh Master' was already the 'Seventh Master', and in my generation, the 'Seventh Master' was the 'Seventh Master' for a long time. Sometimes, I wonder if this old man really understood the mystery of immortality, as he said.

As for his disappearance, I don't know. The 'Seventh Master' once told me that he would not really leave this place until someone wearing a certain costume appeared, and he would look elsewhere. And who kind of people appeared in Luocheng three months ago, I think, if the old thing didn't deceive people, he should have gone away early. ”

Yue Chen pondered: "The myth of immortality is probably only found in ancient books. For the Terran monks, the Jindan Realm is completely a limit, and if the monks of the Jindan Realm have no external accidents, they can live up to the age of twelve Jiazi, which can be about seven hundred and twenty years old. This length of time, for ordinary people or people with a very shallow foundation in cultivation, even if it is calculated according to seventy ancient times, it can also go through ten generations.

If this mysterious 'Seventh Master' is really a Jindan Realm cultivator, it doesn't seem very strange. Thinking about this, Yue Chen wanted to ask Zhong Zhen a few questions, but when he saw that he was asleep, he had no choice but to give up and wait quietly for the night to come.

The desolate atmosphere in the suburbs of Luocheng couldn't help but make Yue Chen think of his hometown. At this moment, he still didn't quite believe that the kind of killing days that should have been carried out among monks could still land in the homes of ordinary people. Xin said: "How many things is Zhong Zhen hiding? Why does he claim to be a member of the same road as Senior Brother Ouyang?" Suddenly, Yue Chen shuddered, remembered what the two of them said in the morning, and said, "Senior Brother has also experienced that?"

"Don't always think about things absent-mindedly! Like you, sometimes, you really don't know how you die. Yue Chen looked at Zhong Zhen, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, and didn't see him speak, he was indeed talking about himself again. Immediately afterwards, Zhong Zhen said: "'Seventh Master' once said to me, 'Only living people have the right to think'. You'll have to remember that. I think one of your companions you didn't spend too much time with, and you should have noticed some of his behavior. People like us, with every move, think of several, if not dozens, possible consequences that will follow. ”

After laughing at himself, Yue Chen asked, "Since you haven't fallen asleep, why don't you tell me some other things about the 'Seventh Master'." ”

Zhong Zhen opened his eyes, smiled softly, and said, "I know, and I have told you without reservation." Now, we know the same about him, and I don't have much to say. Tonight, we're in a dangerous situation, but I think for now, your actions will be enough to save our lives. ”

"Oh!" Yue Chen frowned and said, "That's why you called me?"

"Well, that's right! However, I'm not sure which of your companions I can get rid of, so I can only take the lead and find what the 'Seventh Master' left me!"

"Why do you have to find something like this? It's important?"

"For me, it's really important, only by finding it, can I find the 'Seventh Master' and worship him as a teacher!" Zhong Zhen said this, a flame gradually rose in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I must cultivate to the supreme supernatural power, and I will never let go of the two of them." So, I've got to find that thing, and you're going to help me, okay?"

At this moment, can Yue Chen say that he won't help? He didn't hesitate, just nodded heavily, and said, "As long as I can, I will definitely help you!"

"With your words, I am relieved. Let's go, go to that haunted house now. ”