Volume 1 Chapter 153 The Old Turtle on the Top Floor
"Isn't that a mandrill?"
If Gaoliang is still a little prosperous, then Leizhou is not at all here, surrounded by miasma forests and old mountains, and the town is barren and withered, not that there is no grass, on the contrary, there are half-human-high weeds everywhere, and even the streets in the city are the same, very bleak.
Between the dilapidated houses, there are mixed with grass huts and cowsheds, Ah Man almost stepped on cow dung several times, pedestrians and people are very scarce, and occasionally see few words, everyone is very obscure; There are also ragged lonely widows begging on the side of the road, and so far several times they have encountered, Xie Lingyun will give ten taels of alms, enough to accommodate him.
In addition, there is a surprising atmosphere that there are demons and monsters swaggering through the streets, and the people do not think they are angry, or that no one is nosy.
At this time, they saw a monster that looked like a black-haired mandrill passing by, and they couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but the owner of the monster, a middle-aged male witch in a strange costume, had a cold look in his eyes, and it was full of coveting for the four stunning girls.
"What?" Seeing this, the ghostly and faint demon laughed, and the charm on his face was even more charming, but suddenly more than a dozen female ghosts came out, and He Juan, who had just joined, was also refining his courage, they were all as cold as frost, and the cold intertwined with the murderous aura of the ghost was terrifying, and the demon retracted his gaze and left without speaking.
The cold face disappeared, and Yu Qi whispered: "Lord, the people here are unreasonable, only talk about strength and weakness, you seem to be just a weak scholar, with four beautiful girls like this, if we are not fierce, that guy will definitely have some crooked ideas." ”
"Well, you're doing the right thing. Xie Lingyun nodded, of course he understood the usefulness of shock.
The two sisters smiled happily because they were recognized, and Yu Qi continued: "It's used to being barbaric here, and it's okay for monsters to go on the street like this, as long as they don't make trouble, no one in the government will care. "There are also some decent mountain gates in Leizhou, but they don't have any skills, and they have been suppressed by the evil sects." ”
"Then how should we look for people?" Xie Lingyun asked humbly, he originally wanted to inquire about the news in places such as the decent mountain gate and the inn, but now there are two land snakes, obviously it is better to ask them.
You Miao naturally came up and grabbed his left arm, gently leaned on him, and said with a crisp smile: "Lord, you can ask the right person, in order to find you, we will know some well-informed people everywhere we go, Lord, let's take you there." Youqi held the other side, and as he walked, he gently introduced the customs and customs here.
"Okay, then you lead the way. Xie Lingyun responded, and was attracted by what Yu Qi said, the beauty of the two girls made people feel like a spring breeze, and they didn't feel bad for a while.
"Then you can lead the way...... "Ah Man, who was lagging behind, pursed his lips and muttered a repeat, very depressed
She couldn't help kicking a pile of weeds on the side of the road, but she didn't expect that there was a soft cow dung in it, and she didn't want to make a fool of herself, so she didn't scream, but she trembled with anger......
Chun'er glanced back at her, and she was also sulking, it's not that you refuse to cooperate, which round will get the two of them......
Although the two women are unhappy, but the secluded, the most miserable really made meritorious contributions, they led to find a evil ruffian named Lai Pi Wu, and got some important information, according to Lai Pi Wu said that there is indeed a young Taoist priest with a Jiangnan accent in Leizhou recently, I don't know if Lu Dao is still there, and I can't be sure if it's the second senior brother Xuanye.
But he gave a key clue, the Taoist priest was probably very poor, and he couldn't even afford to live in an inn, and usually lived in the "ghost building" in the west of the city.
The so-called ghost building is an ancient building, a long time ago it was the courtyard of a large family, and then the family moved to the Central Plains, and the garden was abandoned.
After a long time, the bricks of the courtyard wall have been stolen, the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, and the remaining ancient buildings have long been crumbling, and they have been haunted for many years, so no people dare to steal wood, and there are some poor tourists who occasionally live in them, but because of the haunting and disturbing the people, the government is ready to demolish it.
Bidding farewell to Lai Piwu, everyone immediately went to the ghost building in the west of the city, and when they reached the front of the low broken wall, they saw a desolation, and the original place became secluded, and the wild grass grew as tall as a man, and when someone came, it startled a group of ravens, and weasels and other wild beasts that were looking for food all ran away.
The wooden ancient building in the courtyard is five stories high, with warped eaves and corners, red pillars and green tiles, the shape is very elegant, but it is very dilapidated, full of cobwebs, the rotten wood of the windows is swaying, and the whole building has a feeling that it will collapse at any time.
"Is there anyone?" Xie Lingyun shouted a few times towards the ancient building, but did not receive the slightest response.
The five of them cautiously entered the building, and searched it one by one, but there was no one living in it at the moment, and it was very empty, except for some forage, not even a single rag could be found; At the same time, it was very messy, with some debris and garbage all over the ground, as well as several dark pools of blood stains and other terrifying scenes.
After a circle, no trace of Xuanye was found, and when he came out of the courtyard again, Xie Lingyun was scratching his head, and at this time, the Miao sisters on the side of the ancient building suddenly shouted: "Lord, come and have a look." ”
"Did you find anything?" Xie Lingyun, Ah Man, and Chun'er all ran away suddenly, and they were all taken aback, only to see a dirt pit vacant on the ground at the bottom of the building, and an old and big turtle was stuffed in the pit, half of its body was in the foundation, and half of its body was stretched out, its tortoise shell was cracked by the ancient building, and there was a depression on its back, and it was deep in the ground, so it naturally couldn't move.
But it doesn't seem painful, it seems to be...... It is on top of this ancient building
Its skin was very rough, it had been created by years of exposure to the sun and rain, and its eyes were old and wooden, and it seemed to be very aura. ”
"Ah" Everyone was shocked, in fact, they had already thought that this was an old turtle spirit.
Just looking at the face, I couldn't see what the old turtle looked like, and its voice was so deep that it was difficult to distinguish emotions: "The old turtle is not an ordinary person, so he won't be so scared." ”
"Hello sir. Xie Lingyun arched his hand at it, squatted down, and asked, "Why are you pressed here?" Do you want us to pull it out for you?"
"Don't, as soon as you pull me out, this ancient building is about to fall, and you can't let it fall. The old turtle's eyes rolled and looked at the women behind him, "Why does it smell of cow dung?"
Ah Man raised his eyebrows and asked coldly, "Why can't you pull it out? What are you pursuing?"
"It's not a big road. The old turtle seemed to sigh and said, "It's an agreement, I once promised, stand on this building, and wait for the man to come back." ”
Of course, the five of them couldn't understand it, and they were worried about the whereabouts of the second senior brother, so Xie Lingyun asked first: "Old man, we are here to find someone, have you ever seen a young Taoist priest?" At that moment, he described Xuanye's body and appearance.
"Oh, is it a Jiangnan accent?" said the old turtle, Xie Lingyun was overjoyed, and quickly nodded: "Yes, he is my second senior brother." ”
The old turtle thought and said, "Then I saw it, many days ago, ten days, or a month ago? Anyway, since one day, he came back from injury, half of his body was bloody, and then he packed his things and hurried away, and a group of people chased him over and searched the circle and left, and the old turtle has not seen him again." ”
"What?" Xie Lingyun's eyes were about to split, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom, those blood stains were left by the second senior brother?
Chun'er's face was also full of anxiety, Ah Man pursed his lips, and he was silent and silent.
Xie Lingyun hurriedly asked, "Old man, what do you know, what do you remember about my second senior brother?"