The two walked all the way to the east, slowly walking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The plants in the ghost realm are very special in two ways compared to the outside: one is that they are extremely tall, even an ordinary locust tree is three points taller, and the other is that they are strangely shaped and have many forks, which look like ghosts when they shine on the ground. In addition, there are all kinds of poisons everywhere in the ghost domain, any flower and plant, its appearance is not good, it is also the third-grade poison recorded in the "Poison Codex", if it wasn't for Zhao Xinming's timely identification, the two would have been poisoned to death!

After walking fifty or sixty miles, Zhao Xinming also had a preliminary understanding of the ghost domain. The ghost domain is not as desolate as the outside world rumores, as far as the eye can see, it is either a forest or a grassland, although it is a number of cold days, you can still see the luxuriance in the middle of summer. It can be seen that the land here is much more fertile than the outside, and it is only because there are too many poisons that even the land has become extremely poisonous over the years, and there is even less land suitable for planting, which has formed the impression that the ghost domain is barren.

The two of them walked cautiously all the way forward, and by noon, a wisp of black smoke rose on the horizon in front of them. From afar, the outline of a small village looms. The two of them were overjoyed and hurriedly quickened their pace. After walking for half an hour, the village was clearly visible, about sixty or seventy households, built on the edge of a dirt road. There is a stone plaque erected at the entrance of the village, with the word "Xiahe" written, and two big dogs tied to the side, spitting and hissing on the ground, these two dogs are actually poison!

Seeing the comer, the two big dogs barked wildly. Three or five big men rushed out of the village in an instant, dressed in fur and holding a machete in their hands, looking at Zhao Xinming murderously. These big men were about forty years old, and although they were extremely strong, their faces were dull and faintly dark, their wheezing voices were a little heavy, the green tendons in their hands were bursting out, and the machetes they held on the ground were faintly green, obviously quenched with poison. Zhao Xinming's heart sank, and he quietly blocked in front of Liu Yue.

First, a big man looked up and down, shook the machete in his hand, and asked in a muffled voice: "Who are you, and what do you want to do in our village?"

Zhao Xinming frowned slightly, and arched his hand: "This eldest brother, when the two brothers and sisters passed through here, they didn't expect to encounter a fierce beast. My sister was seriously injured and wanted to rest here for two days, so I asked my eldest brother to make it easier. ”

After speaking, Zhao Xinming took out an ingot of five taels of silver and threw it over. Due to the lack of materials in the ghost realm, the value of gold and silver has decreased, but gold and silver are still common currency, but silver tickets are not used. Dahan took the silver, looked at it carefully, and confirmed that it was correctly placed in his arms. looked at Zhao Xinming and the two again, the two were about eighteen or nineteen years old, the man was handsome and thin, the woman was pale, with a big scar on her face, and she was holding two willow moon short knives in her hands. His clothes were tattered and his spirit was sluggish, so he said, "Okay, you will come in with me." ”

Walking into the village, Zhao Xinming followed Dahan all the way forward. The conditions in the village were very poor, all the houses were full of earthen walls, and there were huge cracks, and the wind whined. The front and back of the house are full of debris, exuding a faint odor, which is terrible. The two frowned slightly, and could only endure it for the time being. After walking a hundred or ten steps, Dahan took Zhao Xinming and the others to a small courtyard and stopped. The small dean is about three or four zhang wide, there are three earthen houses in the front, and there are two huts on the side, the cleaning is relatively clean, and the smell is also a lot lighter, Zhao Xinming nodded secretly.

Dahan opened a hut, and there was nothing but a bed and a bench. The big man said in a sullen voice: "This brother, you have been living there for the past two days, but your silver is only enough for accommodation, and if you want to eat, you need to add additional money." ”

Zhao Xinming secretly sneered, took out ten taels of silver again and threw it over, and said softly: "Of course, please ask the eldest brother to accept these ten taels of silver, please ask the eldest brother to help us change our clothes, just be clean." ”

The big man accepted the silver and grinned: "Hehe, little brother, just wait, I'll do it." ”

After saying that, the big man turned around and walked out. Soon, a woman brought two sets of coarse cloth clothes and some coarse tea and light rice. Although the clothes are shabby, they are very clean and fit well, and the two of them are not particular, so they hurriedly change them. The food is even simpler, two bowls of multigrain rice, black and whirring, I don't know what kind of grain is made, two dishes of vegetarian dishes, a bowl of vegetarian soup, there is no oil and water. Zhao Xinming tried them one by one with a silver needle, and then he shared it with Liu'er.

After eating, Zhao Xinming walked out of the room and walked around the village. Generally speaking, the villages in the ghost domain are no different from the villages outside, but they are much poorer. Perhaps because of the "poor mountains and bad waters", the villagers here are generally more sturdy, burly, murderous and cautious, which makes people look very uncomfortable. Seeing Zhao Xinming, a stranger, these big men were also very vigilant, and they didn't squint until Zhao Xinming walked away.

The villagers mainly make a living by hunting and collecting medicines, so each family has a lot of furs and medicinal herbs to sell. Zhao Xinming walked all the way, saw a lot of highly toxic things recorded in the "Poison Codex", the villagers were unsuspecting to turn over these poisons, their hands were rough, and even a little colorful, perhaps the reason for dealing with these poisons for many years, whether it was adults or children in the village, there was a faint smell on their bodies, their faces were black, dull, and they were clearly a sign of poisoning. It is also for this reason that there are hardly any elderly people over the age of 60 in the village, and even middle-aged people in their 50s are very few. Zhao Xinming looked around, and suddenly his heart softened, and he no longer cared about the greed for money of the big man.

After walking again, Zhao Xinming was about to return, when an old man in his sixties and seventies suddenly walked up, with white hair, carrying a medicine basket on his back, and a cane in his hand, walking slowly step by step. The villagers seemed to be very afraid of the old man, and with a look of fear on their faces, they all stepped aside, and even a few women knelt on the side of the road, and did not stand up until the old man was far away. The old man didn't look at it, and walked over to himself. Walking all the way to Zhao Xinming's side, the old man stopped and raised his head to look at him for a while. The two glanced at each other, Zhao Xinming's face changed, half of the old man's face was ruined, and one eye was also blind, like half a piece of broken paper pasted on the skull, and it was even more terrifying than a dry corpse at a glance!

The old man grinned, revealing his shriveled gums, and asked, "Housheng, are you from outside?"

Zhao Xinming frowned slightly, gave a slight salute, and said, "Exactly, does the old man have orders?"

"Hehe, the old man has only seen anyone from outside for a long time, so he asked. The old man smiled again, and with a gleam in his eyes, he limped over with his cane.

Zhao Xinming was stunned for a while, couldn't help but glance back at the old man, shook his head, and walked back with a puzzled expression. When Liu Yue saw Zhao Xinming walk into the room, her face immediately flushed, and she hurriedly lowered her head.