Catalog of Destruction

Walking on a bumpy mountain path, sometimes there are lush woods on both sides, sometimes there is a cliff leaning against the mountain wall on the left, sometimes there are towering mountain walls on the left and right. Looking up, you can only see a narrow patch of sky, sometimes a clear stream. Wandering by. The entire mountain forest is quiet and ethereal, interspersed with the chirping of cicadas and the singing of birds. It is precisely "the noisy forest of cicadas is more quiet, and the mountain of singing birds is more secluded".

Shi Xuan followed behind, twisting and turning on the mountain road. If it weren't for the fact that his soul has become stronger and his memory has greatly increased since he started practicing, he would have been completely lost. Although he has taken some detours, at least he can still return to the original path. It can be done. The Yan Jujian beside him may not have as good a memory as Shi Xuan. Shi Xuan found him taking secret notes at least four times.

Ding Mingde has been studying since he was a child, and his body is not strong. After walking for half an hour, he was almost fainted from exhaustion. If Yan Jujian hadn't been helping him with his kung fu from behind, he would have had to rest countless times along the way.

From the beginning of the journey, the butler walked silently at the front and led the way without saying a word, so that Shi Xuan, who wanted to get something out of him, could not find a chance to speak. The other two people had their own concerns and did not speak. The atmosphere seemed very dull.

The butler looked old and frail, walking tremblingly as if he might collapse at any time, but after half an hour of walking, he was still out of breath and stumbling like he was at the beginning. Judging from his body shape, steps and behavior, he is not a martial arts person, but in Shi Xuan's view, his whole person has a strange aura and a lifeless feeling. If Yan Jujian hadn't been walking beside him and paying close attention to him , Shi Xuan had to adjust his breath and recite a mantra to activate the talisman in his sleeve to open his heavenly eye and take a look.

The four people in this dull atmosphere are now walking in a long and narrow canyon. Not far ahead is the exit of the canyon, and gusts of wind blow from there, bringing a quiet atmosphere.

Finally we arrived. As soon as Shi Xuan walked out of the canyon, he saw a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the middle was a small pool. Opposite the pool was a large house, which looked like it had five entrances. The other two sides of the pool were filled with stars. There are some yards scattered around, and more are wooden houses.

The water in the pool comes from the small waterfall pouring down from the mountain wall on the left. When it falls into the pool, it stirs up countless water droplets, which look ethereal and beautiful under the sunset.

There was a small stream winding out of the pool and flowing into the canyon. Some fertile fields were cultivated on both sides of it and around the pool. Instead of growing food, they planted herbs. At least Shi Xuan could recognize many of them. This is thanks to the teachings of Taoist Xu.

These herbs are very valuable, and even from a cultivation point of view, if there are corresponding prescriptions or elixirs, it will be helpful to Shi Xuan at this stage. It's a pity that Shi Xuan learned some common sense about identifying herbal medicines from Taoist Xu, and the corresponding medicinal prescriptions and elixirs are only the basic ones. There are some high-level elixirs in "Baolu", but those are far from Shi Xuan's. Very far away.

After walking out of the canyon, the butler who had been silent all the way turned around and said hoarsely: "Three distinguished guests, this is our Shuanghu Village", and then pointed to the big house, "That is my master's house, three of us." Distinguished guests, please come with me.”

The three of them nodded in agreement after hearing the words, and then followed the big housekeeper towards the Wang family's house. On the way, they saw farmers and women working in the medicine fields in twos and threes. They were dressed in rags, but their faces looked very satisfied, but their eyes looked... Somewhat sluggish. As for the children playing and playing, they were not seen.

After bypassing the pool, we came to the door of the Wang's house. The butler walked up the steps and knocked on the door twice. The door slowly opened with a creak, and an old man appeared inside, also with white hair and a face full of wrinkles. It looks like it will fall over when the wind blows. Seeing that it was the housekeeper, he said hoarsely: "You are back, take them in quickly."

The butler turned around and motioned for the three of them to follow him. The three of them hurriedly walked a few steps behind the butler and walked into the house.

As soon as Shi Xuan entered the house, he felt a deep and decaying atmosphere. As the door at the back closed, it was more like entering a deep cave.

It's only the end of the twelfth lunar month, when it gets dark late in the summer and the sun sets brightly. But as the butler walked on the corridor in the house, it was quiet and deserted. He didn't meet any maids or servants, and even the sky seemed darker than outside. Shi Xuan's alertness was raised to the highest level.

When they came to a small courtyard, the chief steward said to the three of them: "You two, please stay in this small courtyard. I will ask the maids to come over and clean up later. If you need anything, please tell them. Mr. Ding, please follow me." Go to the east courtyard, there is a place that has been arranged for you. Also, my master has not returned from visiting friends recently, so he may not be able to entertain a few of them."

When Ding Mingde heard that he was going to live alone in another courtyard, he remembered what Yan Jujian had said and was horrified. He signaled to Yan Jujian with his eyes and racked his brains to think of an excuse. Seeing this, Shi Xuan smiled slightly, stepped forward and said to the chief steward: "Brother Yan and I will leave tomorrow, and I don't know when we will see each other again with Brother Mingde. We happen to be staying together tonight, and we can talk by candlelight, please. The housekeeper is accommodating.”

The chief steward looked at Shi Xuan and the others expressionlessly for a while before he said, "That's fine. A maid will come over later. Please excuse me, three distinguished guests."

After the butler left, Ding Mingde came back to his senses. He was so pleasantly surprised that he wanted to thank Shi Xuan, but he didn't know why he should thank him, so he stood aside quietly.

Yan Jujian looked at Shi Xuan with complex eyes, but still didn't say anything to Shi Xuan. But Shi Xuan felt that Yan Jujian was less concerned and wary of him.

Two delicate-looking maids in yellow quickly came over with quilts, bowed slightly to the three of them, and then went into the rooms to start making the beds and cleaning them. These three maids, like everyone else here, have cold expressions on their faces and slightly dull eyes.

Shi Xuan and the other three sat on the stone benches in the courtyard, looking at each other in silence, watching the maid finish cleaning up the room, and then watching the maid deliver dinner.

Shi Xuan planned to visit Shuanghu Village in the dead of night, so he finished his meal quickly, said goodbye to the other two people, saying that he was too tired today and needed to rest early, and hurriedly entered the left wing. The specific arrangement is to rest first, wait until around the second watch, regulate the breath, and then use the talisman and seal to bless yourself, and then explore the Wang's residence first, and then Shuanghu Village.

After entering the room, Shi Xuan lay down to rest. He could vaguely hear Ding Mingde in the yard saying to Yan Jujian in a low voice: "Master Yan, I don't think Brother Ziang is one of them."

"Well, maybe it's the same purpose as a certain family, but for a certain family, he is not alone. Wait until the certain family finds out the situation, and then we can talk to him."

"Then Master Yan, what are you going to do?"

"When everyone is quiet tonight, a certain family will first go to the owner's room to have a look, and then privately invite some stewards, maids, and farmers to inquire."

"But, but, I always feel that the people here are very weird." Ding Mingde was a little frightened.

"Indeed, it is likely that he was controlled and insensitive."

"Could it be, could it be something like a mountain spirit or a mandrill?" Ding Mingde said in a low voice.

"Ha, you are still a scholar, how can you believe in ghosts and ghosts? Huh, even if there are spirits and ghosts, a certain family will not take it seriously." Yan Jujian does not believe in ghosts and ghosts at all. Shi Xuan feels that this is inconsistent with He himself has strong blood, so ghosts dare not approach him.

"Yes, yes." Ding Mingde nodded in agreement.

"Then go back to your room to rest and recuperate for tonight. You should also rest early so that you can get up if anything happens at night." Yan Jujian had the same plan as Shi Xuan.

Waiting for Yan Jujian to return to the room, Ding Mingde whispered softly: "Students just don't talk about ghosts, but it doesn't mean that they don't believe in ghosts. This person doesn't study himself, and he comes to talk to me."

In the dead of night, everything is so quiet that you can't even hear the cries of various insects. Shi Xuan's keen senses felt that something had entered the small courtyard, and he suddenly woke up from his deep rest. He sat up, retracted his hands into his sleeves, and secretly pinched the talisman.

Light footsteps sounded, and they stopped for a moment in the corridor. It seemed that Shi Xuan was awake, and the footsteps sounded again, heading towards Shi Xuan's room. A gust of wind blew and there was a knock on the door. Shi Xuan stood up and asked, "Who is outside the door? Is there anything wrong?" Shi Xuan also heard the sound of Yan Jujian sitting up in another room.

"Young Master Wan'an, the slave family is sent by the master to serve the Young Master." An elegant and soft voice sounded.

The corner of Shi Xuan's mouth twitched. He didn't believe such nonsense. If he arranged for someone to serve him, he would bring it after the meal. Why bother in the dead of night? But Shi Xuan still planned to open the door. He was confident in his heart and planned to see what he wanted to play. tricks.

Use the talisman to open the Heavenly Eye, then slowly open the door, and see a woman in white standing outside the door. She has a picturesque appearance, is charming, and is extremely beautiful. The clothes are made of white gauze, and the skin inside is like winning and showing, extremely tempting. .

Seeing Shi Xuan opening the door, the woman in white bowed her head, then smiled softly, with a pear dimple looming on her right cheek: "My wife, Yan'er, pays homage to the young master. The moon and stars are dim tonight. Young Master, would you like to share this beautiful scenery with my family?"

Since Shi Xuan planned to see what tricks this woman was going to play, he politely stepped aside and invited the woman in. At the same time, he said: "Miss Yan'er, you come with the moon. You are suspected of being a fairy in the moon. I am flattered by you."

Yan'er Pingpingtingting walked slowly to the bedside, then turned around and sat down, smiling calmly: "Master, why don't you come here?" The white gauze on her body slowly fell off, revealing her extremely fair skin, and the chicken head on her chest was faintly exposed. Some of them had gentle expressions on their faces, a slightly sad look on their faces, and no hint of seduction. The comparison between the upper and lower arouses the fire in the man's heart.

Although Shi Xuan admired this picture of beauty in spring, Lingtai Qingming was not a person who could ignore safety for beauty, so he thought to himself that if he went to bed, he would be picking up yang and replenishing yin. Still being sucked in yang energy. Then he said: "It's such a beautiful time, it's time to talk to the beauty about the moon."