Fate is a wonderful thing. Some people will feel strange even if they have been with him for a long time, but some people, when they meet for a few words, it is like meeting an old friend. Zheng Xin and Gu Lingling are the last one. After hard research on the map, the two decided to go to the most famous Taoist temple here to check in and take a souvenir. This Taoist temple has no specific construction date or official name, and everyone nearby calls it "Jiexu Temple". Jiexu Temple is built on the mountain, with only stone stairs around it, which is far from the food court. You need to pass by a sparsely populated pine forest to reach it.

During the Qingming Festival, it was raining heavily and the cold wind was blowing. After walking in the pine forest for a while, Zheng Xin pulled the collar higher to resist the cool breeze. This pine forest was in the valley, surrounded by running water, and mounds of large and small can be seen everywhere inside.

"Zheng Xin, do you feel... a little cold?" Gu Lingling tightly put his scarf in his pocket.

"It seems... it gets colder and colder as you go?" Although the collar is already so high that it can't be higher, Zheng Xin still feels gloomy behind her and shivering from time to time.

"It seems that there is a strange smell in the pine forest..." Gu Lingling sniffed carefully, his expression gradually became nervous.

Zheng Xin looked around and found that they were now in the center of the pine forest, as if they had unknowingly entered a formation made of mounds: "Ling Ling, look at these mounds, they look a bit like..."

What do you look like?

Gu Lingling also noticed these mounds at this moment. The two looked at each other and the answers were the same - graves. Such graves are common in rural areas or barren mountains. Some people are particular about their families and will erect stone tablets next to the mounds and place stone lions to protect them. Under the new mud and old soil, they may bury ashes, bury coffins, or a straw mat for a lifetime.

Keep walking, or not? I am unwilling to go home and continue to move forward with courage. I have been raising Gu for a thousand days and used Gu for a while. Zheng Xin weighed the pros and cons and planned to secretly use Gu to help herself find a way. She pinched a hand gesture behind her back and quietly released Gu worms, but the Gu worms had only walked less than ten steps and stopped moving. This trip was definitely not the passive slack of Gu worms. Zheng Xin dared to pat her chest to ensure that, because when she looked up and observed, a white shadow floated past the Gu worms and drifted straight to the deeper in the pine forest.

At this time, a strange and gloomy wind suddenly blew in the pine forest, which went east and west. The gust of wind was very cold. It was like being thrown into an ice cave in the wind, and it was so cold that it kept shaking. Zheng Xin was afraid that Gu Lingling beside her would be frightened by the strange wind, so she planned to comfort her. Unexpectedly, as soon as she spoke, Gu Lingling made a gesture first and signaled her not to speak.

The drizzle was drizzling, and all the water on the ground penetrated into the surface, leaving only the wet soil, which emitted a burning smell with the cold wind. The mound was filled with white smoke, and in an instant, he could not see his fingers. When the white smoke completely disappeared, the surrounding scenery was completely renewed. The previous pine forest turned into a willow forest, and the mound disappeared.

Zheng Xin wanted to take back the Gu worm, but the Gu worm seemed to have lost contact with her and had no response. Just when she was about to give up the spell and change to pick up the worm manually, the white shadow just now floated over the Gu worm again. This time it floated very slowly, wandering, as if he was nostalgic for something. When he saw it clearly, he realized that this was a man in a wide robe and big sleeves, with fair skin and half-tied long hair. It was now twelve o'clock, and the sunlight was scattered on the man's snow-white robe, like golden gauze.

Most people are misled by the rumor. They often think that midnight is the weirdest time. In fact, noon is the most fierce time every day. twelve o'clock is the most prosperous time. However, there are two sides of things. The most yin is also the most yang. When the most yin is the most yang, it can connect to ghosts and gods. There are countless ghosts wandering around every moment. It is not unusual to see one or two occasionally.

but--

"This person's behavior... is so strange?" Zheng Xin thought about it and accidentally said what she said.

Gu Lingling didn't think the difference, but was very happy to meet someone like him: "So you can see it too?"

Zheng Xin nodded: "I have been in a special physique since I was a child. Later, I became a master, so I could see things that others could not see." She was worried that Gu Lingling was a kind of slight understanding, so she explained: "This is a Seven Kill Soul Locking Formation. When we walked in, we accidentally triggered the array eye, so we were currently sucked into the array. However, this array has been arranged for a long time and has been blown by wind and rain, so its effectiveness is not as good as before. As long as we have enough time, the array will automatically fail, and we can go out at that time."

The two were still planning to continue chatting, but suddenly they heard the man with wide robe and big sleeves whisper: "There are Qingming Festival and the peaches and plums laugh, and the wild fields and deserted tombs are only sad. Thunder shocks the heavens and earth, dragons and snakes hibernate, and the grass and trees in the suburbs are soft. People beg for sacrifice to my noble concubines and wives, and the scholars are willing to burn to death to the unjust marquis. The wise and foolish know who is, and they have a hill full of eyes."

Zheng Xin wanted to call the hero to spare her life, but she couldn't make any sound. She glanced at Gu Lingling beside her, and was surprised to find that Gu Lingling was like herself at this moment, unable to speak or move, and could only be slaughtered like the fish on the chopping board.

"If you can enter my Seven Killing Soul Locking Formation, it must be the successor of the Gu family of Zheng. Since you are here, let's listen to the story..." Before she finished speaking, her insect slowly used the illusion in the "Evil Bell Secret Technique" under the man's control.

Spring night.

The candles were shining dimly, the incense was gentle, and the ups and downs were floating in the air. At the end of the song, the half-grown boy put down his hand that was slowly slapping: "Brother Jue, why is this song so sad?"

The man playing the piano wearing a blue-bottomed cloud pattern robe walked to the boy and sat on the ground, explaining: "Because this song is about Zhizhitui."

The boy lay lazily on the man's lap, still puzzled: "Jie Zhitui?"

The man nodded gently: "Yes, do Lin'er want to know about Zhizhitui?"

"I don't want to, but--" the boy smiled like a trick, and his wide sleeves brushed across the man's cheek intentionally or unintentionally: "If Brother Jue comes to speak, Lin'er will be willing to listen."

"Okay." The man grabbed the young man's sleeve and said lightly: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin died. After passing Cao, Li Du had to follow him, but died because of stealing Chong'er's capital. Chong'er had no food and could not do it. The son pushed the meat to eat Chong'er, and then he could do it."

The young man pulled out his goose yellow sleeves and took it for granted: "Since that is the case, Duke Wen of Jin will definitely use it. How can he be sad?"
Chapter completed!