"Hey, how long are you going to hold me in front of me?"

Fan Ji squatted silently in front of the two of them, scaring them so much that they quickly separated. Ling Ning hurriedly wiped away the tears on her face, while Qian Meier turned her head away with a blushing face, playing with her little hands unconsciously.

The tip of her hair, but she couldn't help but peek at Ling Ning.

"Really...I can't remember anything clearly in my mind. What happened? I can't remember anything after entering the thick fog...Did you, a brat like you, rescue us?"

Ling Ning regained her composure and said angrily: "Who else can there be besides me?"

Fan Ji looked him up and down and said, "Do you have this ability? Why can't I seem to remember anything? Mei'er, do you still remember what happened?"

Qian Meier and Ling Ning looked at each other and hesitated: "I...I don't remember either, I just remember that we were swallowed by the thick fog..."

"Really?" Fan Ji stared at her eyes suspiciously, as if to judge whether she was telling the truth, "I think you clearly remember it! I don't believe you forgot everything. Damn it, couldn't it be that when I was not around?

Did something secretly happen to you..."

"Hey, hey, hey, please stop talking nonsense, okay!" Ling Ning quickly stopped her "random thoughts."

"I'm not talking nonsense. Then tell me what happened!"

"I won't tell you! Hehehe!" Qianmeier made a face, looking "satisfied".

"You stinky girl, I'd better teach you how to respect senior sister!"

"Come on, come on, I won't be afraid of you! Hee hee!"

Seeing the two women quarreling in front of her, Ling Ning couldn't help but smile, and the haze in her heart also dissipated a lot.

At this time, Qianmei'er seemed to notice something. She took out a shining exquisite jade from her storage ring. She scanned the message from it with her mind and frowned: "It's from Sister Shiqing."

What’s the news…”

They hadn't heard from her for a long time since they said goodbye at the seaside. After hearing this, Ling Ning said happily: "Why did she send the message? Ah, I wonder if that little girl Ping An is okay?"

Qian Meier had a strange look on her face and handed the exquisite jade to him. Ling Ning took it and read the message on it with her spiritual mind. The message only had two words: "Coffin Mountain".

"Coffin Mountain? Where is that place? Why did Shiqing pass these two words here?"

Qian Meier shook her head and took back the exquisite jade, "I'll send her another message. Maybe there are other messages that haven't been sent..."

Fan Ji looked at them with wide eyes. Naturally, she didn't know who Xia Shiqing was, so Qian Meier had to briefly introduce him to her.

Fan Ji said: "It turns out that you are from Xiangzhu Mansion, but it seems that you have a good relationship, which is very rare..."

Fan Ji seemed to have something in her words.

Ling Ning asked in confusion: "What's so rare about this?"

Fan Ji smiled and said: "The relationship between the five major sects in the Fairy Continent is not that good, and is even full of vendettas... Of course, there will be much fewer fights in the Mortal Continent, and it is right for you to have a good relationship... I hope

You can still be this good after you arrive in Fairy Dust Continent, but it’s really difficult..."

Qian Meier said: "We have gone through so much life and death together with Sister Shiqing, and we will definitely continue to be fine!"

Fan Ji rarely objected, and just smiled faintly. She seemed to have thought of something, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, but this fleeting emotion was not captured by Qian and Ling.

Fan Ji took out the map and spread it on the ground: "Okay, now we should carefully plan the next trip."

She pointed at the small city closest to them in the Dongyou Empire and said: "I think we should sneak into the city quietly first to find out the news. I believe that many monks who have not left the Grand Canyon have already arrived. The city must be the busiest now.

when."

Ling Ning looked at the map of Dongyou Empire and suddenly pointed at a mountain range and said: "Here! This is the 'Coffin Mountain'!"

Qianmei'er was excited when she heard it. She looked along and it turned out that the "Coffin Mountain" was not far away from them and they could get there in about two or three days.

Qianmeier guessed: "Sister Shiqing hasn't replied yet, does she mean to ask us to go to Coffin Mountain to meet her?"

Ling Ning tried her best to recall: "But how did she know that we would come to Dongyou? Let me think about it... I remember, the last time we met, she said she was going to Dongyou to find Xin'er..."

Qianmei'er said: "Yes, Xin'er went to Dongyou before her. Sister Shiqing did say that she would meet up with her. Maybe she knew about the birth of the Buddha and knew that we would go to Dongyou too.

message."

Ling Ning said: "Why don't we go to Coffin Mountain to have a look? Shiqing might really be waiting for us there."

Qianmeier cheered: "That's good! I haven't seen Sister Shiqing for a long time, I really miss her!"

After Qian and Ling finished speaking, they both looked at Fan Ji subconsciously. Fan Ji said helplessly: "What do you think I am doing? Since you have already decided, do you still need to ask for my opinion? You really don't know how to treat me as a senior sister.

What..."

Qian and Ling looked at each other and smiled. Qian Meier hugged Fan Ji's shoulders flatteringly and said with a smile: "How could we not listen to Senior Sister's instructions? It's just that we happened to 'pass by' this mountain when we entered the city. We took the opportunity to

Just go for a walk."

Ling Ning also smiled and said: "That's right, both of us are newbies who have never seen much of the world. We asked our senior sister to take us to this 'Coffin Mountain' to gain some knowledge. We didn't know what kind of mountain it was that could have such a lofty peak."

A depressing name."

Fan Ji rolled her eyes at them, and she put her hands on her hips and placed the music of the senior sister: "Okay! In this case, I will make an exception and take you to gain knowledge!"

Qian and Ling both laughed in unison: "Thank you, senior sister!"

The three of them lost their mounts and could only run in the forest. Fortunately, they were still not tired after running for a whole day. In the evening, they lit a bonfire in the forest and prepared to spend the night. At this time, Qianmei'er said with a sad face.

Looking at the exquisite jade in his hand, he said, "It's really strange. Why didn't Sister Shiqing send any more messages all day long? Did something happen to her?"

Ling Ning was surprised: "Huh? Has she really not sent any messages all day?"

Qianmeier nodded and said, "Well, that's why I'm worried..."

Ling Ning said: "It seems that Shi Qing is very likely to run into some trouble... Why don't we rush over there overnight?"

Qian Meier said: "That's fine! Then let's immediately..."

"Wait a minute!" Fan Ji interrupted the conversation between the two, "This is already the territory of the Jiuyou Evil Sect. Recently, there have been strange movements in Jiuyou. Let's not rush at night. If she encounters any emergency, let's rush now.

It may be too late in the past, so it’s better to be more careful.”

Qian and Ling thought about it for a while and realized that what she said made sense. Moreover, with Xia Shiqing's strength, ordinary monks would not be able to defeat her that easily.

After experiencing the strange thick fog, Ling Ning was no longer so confident in his own strength. Maybe his cultivation was indeed the top of the mortal continent, but it didn't mean that he had no opponents and he should be careful.

After Qian Meier sent a few more messages to Xia Shiqing, the three of them closed their eyes and rested, and set off again at dawn the next day. After running fast for a whole day, they finally arrived at a place deep in the mountains before nightfall.

small village.

There is a plaque hanging on the archway at the entrance of this small village, with the three words "Coffin Mountain Village" clearly engraved on it. The mountain it leans on, like a stone monument, covers the whole village blackly. It must be Coffin Mountain.

.

The setting sun was about to set, and the red rays of light reflected this small village, which looked extremely lonely. The whole village was silent, not a single candlelight was seen, and there was not even smoke from the cooking pots. It was like a silent pool of stagnant water.

When the three of them slowly entered the small village, the last ray of the setting sun disappeared, and the whole village instantly fell into deathly darkness. There were only the sounds of various insects and beasts, and no one could be seen.

"What...what is going on? Why is this village empty?" Qianmeier felt something was not right.

"Not only is there no one, there isn't even a dog, a chicken, or a living creature." Fan Ji also frowned.

Ling Ning turned on "Eye Skill·True Sight", and her field of vision suddenly became much clearer. She could see that there was nothing strange about the whole village, except that there were a few wisps of dark and ominous spiritual energy floating above, which seemed to be traces left not long ago.

.

The mountain wind roared past and brought up large pieces of fallen leaves, making a ghostly sound that made people feel terrified.

Ling Ning said: "Since Shiqing left the word 'Coffin Mountain', why is there no trace of her?"

Qian Meier suggested: "I think we should check around first to see if there is anything abnormal."

Fan Ji said: "Let's not separate, lest we encounter enemies and be too late to rescue."

The three of them went deep into the village and saw that every house had its doors wide open. They could see that the yard was filled with coffins, paper figures, candles, wreaths, ink fountains and other objects. It was surprising that every house was like this. If it was said that the old man had prepared it in advance

The quantity of longevity materials is too much.

Qian Meier was startled and couldn't help but lean towards Ling Ning, "Why... why are there such unlucky things in these people's homes? Aren't they afraid?"

Fan Ji smiled and said: "Do you think they are all you? They are just a pile of rotten wood. What's so scary about them?"

Qianmei'er said: "Who said I'm scared? I...I'm just wondering why no one can see...is it...could it be..."

Fan Ji said: "What is it?"

Qianmei'er said: "Did they all turn into zombies and lie in the coffin? Oh, it's so scary!"

Fan Ji laughed and said: "What kind of zombies are you, a monk, afraid of? Hey, even if there are zombies, can they still be our opponents?"

Qianmei'er thought about it, but she still felt horrified when she thought of those zombies with ferocious faces and maybe even maggots, "You... stop talking! Bah, bah, bah, there won't be any zombies!"

Ling Ning reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting: "The village is called 'Coffin Mountain Village'. Perhaps every household in their family relies on funerals as their main income, so they have built so many funeral objects. Look at the ground.

There are a lot of tools and wood on display?"

Qianmei'er said: "Is...is that so? If I had known about this unlucky village, I wouldn't have come..."

This can't be blamed on Qianmei'er's timidity. To suddenly see so many coffin paper figures in this small village in the mountains, but not a single human figure, is really heart-breaking.

They walked into the house and saw no traces of fighting. Even daily utensils, firewood, rice, oil, salt, and gold, silver, and soft goods were all placed in cabinets. It was obvious that the villagers did not leave in a hurry or encountered some enemies, but more like they suddenly appeared out of thin air.

disappear.

Ling Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Is it possible that they are really all lying in the coffin?"
To be continued...