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The spring breeze is blowing on the face without knowing it, and the mountains of flowers are red in February.

Entering Yunzhou on the frontier again, Zhang also finally felt the breath of spring.Although the emerald green in early spring is not obvious, it has already covered the entire mountainous area. The winter jasmine is blooming in the sun everywhere, and unknown red flowers embellish the greenery.

Insects, birdsong, wind laughter, water flow... It's a spring weather.

"Husband...it's so beautiful here."

The little girl cheered and ran on the grass facing the wind.

There was a contented smile on the corner of Zhang Ye's mouth. Just as he was about to catch up, he heard a hoarse crow from the side——

"Gah-wah-wah-"

Zhang Ye frowned and looked, and there was a pitch-black crow standing on a dead tree next to him, and it was staring at Zhang Ye at the moment, making a hoarse and cautious cry.

"Crows moaning early in the morning...not a good omen..."

Zhang Ye flicked his fingers in annoyance, and the crow screamed strangely, flapping its wings and flying into the distance.

Zhang Ye frowned and looked at his right hand with some doubts in his eyes.

"My snapping skills... so bad..."

"Husband... come quickly!"

The little girl's cry came, Zhang also responded and chased after her.

The "crow's funeral" just now was like an insignificant episode, Zhang also forgot it in a blink of an eye, and started playing with the little girl.

After playing around for a while, Zhang Ye took out the dry food from the storage bag until the little girl's stomach growled.

"Husband... I want to eat barbecue..." the little girl blushed and whispered.

Zhang Ye was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Okay! Then you wait here for me, and I'll go gather firewood to make a fire."

The little girl responded, and Zhang Ye looked around and walked towards a forest not far away.

Just two steps away, a small tree with the thickness of an arm in front of Zhang Ye made a "click", and then the upper part of the trunk fell down!Zhang Ye frowned and looked around, but no one else was there.So he looked at the broken tree.

"...There is no external force...how could it be broken suddenly..." Zhang Ye frowned tightly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.
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The little girl was eating delicious barbecue, and looked at Zhang Ye from time to time.

"Husband?"

"Huh? What's the matter?" Zhang also looked at the little girl.

"You've been frowning since just now, is there something bothering you?" The little girl said, her face suddenly turned red, "I... I am your wife after all, what are you unhappy about... tell... ...just tell me..."

The more the little girl spoke, the redder her face became and the lower her voice became.

Zhang Ye was taken aback, and then he chuckled, he didn't care about anything else, he hugged the little girl up, and said: "Originally, I had some concerns, but seeing that my lady is so 'knowledgeable', I don't feel unhappy!"

"You...you...glib!" The little girl snorted coquettishly, turning her face away.

Zhang Ye grinned, and tapped the little girl's cheek with lightning speed, like a superficial touch.

"Yeah... I don't agree..."

The little girl let out an exclamation, and pounded her fists wildly.
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After eating, drinking and frolicking, Zhang Ye carried the little girl on his back again and set out on the road.

The afternoon sun was full of warmth, and the little girl lay on Zhang Ye's back and fell asleep after a while.

Zhang Ye was thinking about the inexplicable breaking of the little tree before, and accidentally stepped on a water inlet.This inlet is only the size of two palms, and you can avoid it with a little attention, but Zhang just stepped in it!
The successive incidents gave Zhang Ye a warning sign. He suddenly looked up at the blue sky and muttered to himself, "Is this God warning me..."

The shoes were completely soaked, and walking was very uncomfortable, but the little girl on her back slept very comfortably, and Zhang couldn't bear to wake her up, so he continued walking.

Nothing bad happened on the road ahead.

Two hours later, the sky was getting dark, and Zhang Ye finally arrived at a town.The town is called Songye Town, adjacent to the Yunhe River, and connected to Wuqian Mountain in the north.

It was already evening, and there were not many people on the road, so Zhang Yexin took the little girl to the inn in the town to stay overnight, and change a pair of shoes by the way.

Just at the entrance of the wine shop near the inn, a middle-aged Taoist priest in sloppy clothes stumbled over. Zhang also wanted to avoid it, but was stopped by the other party.

"Death patterns... hiccup... you who died... your life is not long..." The sloppy Taoist said while talking, pointed to Zhang Ye's nose, smiled, and said, "There is nothing to avoid... There is nothing to hide Tibetan……"

Zhang Ye was startled suddenly, just as he was about to ask something, the sloppy Taoist smiled and walked away.

Looking at the sloppy Taoist's back, Zhang Ye pursed his lips, turned around and entered the inn next to him.

"Hey, welcome, welcome, do you want to go to the top or stay in the store?" The waiter in the shop greeted him with a smile.

"Prepare two...one for the guest room! Then prepare some good dishes and deliver them to the guest room." Zhang Ye said.

"Come on! Please come with me." Xiaoer bowed and led Zhang Ye up to the second floor.

"Guest, this is the only room left."

The waiter stood in front of the innermost room and opened the door with a smile.

Zhang Ye frowned slightly.

As a person from the 21st century, he naturally knows certain rules of staying in a hotel, which naturally includes the rule not to live in a room at the end of the corridor.

It seems... my death is really approaching...

Zhang Ye smiled wryly and strode into the room.

The layout of the room is quite simple, but although the sparrow is small, it has everything that should be there.

Zhang also nodded and didn't say much.

"The little one is going to prepare food. This is the key to the room. Please keep it!" the waiter said, and handed over an antique copper key.

Zhang Ye took it with a smile, and then waited for the shop waiter to go out, then gently put the little girl on the bed, and went to the side window to take off her shoes and socks.

At this moment, a faint cry came from outside the window, and Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, then stopped his hands and listened attentively.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

Zhang Ye turned his head, and with a thought, he slowly opened the window and found that it was completely dark outside.

The crying stopped abruptly, as if it never existed.

"Interesting..." The corner of Zhang Ye's mouth curled up in an inexplicable arc.

"Husband... Where is this place? What are you talking about interesting?" The little girl rubbed her eyes and sat up from the bed.

Zhang also glanced at the little girl, and closed the window smoothly.

"Woooo..."

Zhang Ye ignored it this time. He came to the bed in two steps, sat on the edge of the bed, straightened the little girl's messy hair, and said with a smile: "This is Songye Town, my husband will take you to a big meal."

"Big meal?" The little girl was stunned for a moment, looked around and said, "Is this in the inn?"

Zhang Ye nodded with a smile, and then said without a trace: "The food will be delivered in a while. After eating, my husband will take you out for a walk, so as not to hear the crying all the time."

"Crying?" The little girl was stunned for a moment, "Who is crying?"

Zhang Ye's heart moved, and he suddenly understood what he said, "Oh, it's nothing, it may be the children from other families who are crying."

"Oh..." The little girl nodded, apparently she hadn't woken up yet.

"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock on the door.

Zhang Ye grinned and said, "It should be the waiter from the shop who brought the food."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ye strode over and stretched out his hand to slowly open the door.

There was no one outside the door.

"Husband? Just now... I don't think I heard the knock on the door." The little girl's voice came.

"Hmm... It seems that I heard it wrong..." Zhang Ye's face was already a little ugly.

At this moment, the waiter came over with a tray, and when he saw Zhang Ye, he grinned and said, "Guest, the food you ordered is here."

Zhang Ye took it with a smile, and handed over a piece of silver.

The waiter left happily, but many thoughts arose in Zhang Ye's mind.

"Wow...it smells so good! Husband, what can I eat?"

The little girl's voice interrupted Zhang Ye's thoughts, he closed the door with a smile, and put the tray on the table in the room.

"Four dishes and one soup, it looks pretty good."

Zhang also smiled and filled a bowl of soup for the little girl, and then filled a bowl for himself.

However, after taking a bite, Zhang Ye's face changed slightly.

"Wow, it's delicious!"

The little girl cheered, and finished the soup in a few mouthfuls. Zhang Ye's face froze, and he swallowed the soup with force.

"Do you... think it's delicious?" Zhang also asked tentatively.

"Ok!"

The little girl nodded, then grabbed a piece of pot-packed meat with her chopsticks.

"Wow, it's so crispy, sour...so fragrant!" The little girl started to eat excitedly.

Zhang Ye frowned, and stuffed a piece of pot-packed meat into his mouth.

"Well……"

Zhang Ye's face turned pale in an instant, but seeing the little girl's happy face, he had no choice but to endure the discomfort, chew hard, and finally swallowed as hard as he could.

How should I put it, the pot-packed meat that was supposed to be extremely delicious, in Zhang Ye's mouth, it was like eating a ball of raw meat, and it still smelled like blood!
It was by no means a problem with the food on the table.

I am afraid that the problem is myself.

Zhang couldn't help but start thinking secretly.

Crows report funerals, new wood breaks, feet step on water inlets, high-ranking people warn, ghosts cry, no one opens the door, food tastes bad...

At first it was all kinds of unlucky things, but now it has become a supernatural event... The omen is about to become a reality, it seems that there is not much time left for me!
Looking at the little girl who was eating and drinking, Zhang Ye finally made a decision.

Gently swiping his right hand on his waist, an inconspicuous small paper bag appeared in Zhang Ye's hand. He pretended to pour water for the little girl, and gently sprinkled the white powder in the paper bag into it.

He didn't notice this little move, and the little girl was working hard to cook, so naturally she didn't notice.

"Come on girl, don't just eat, drink some water."

Zhang also handed over the water glass.

"Um..."

The little girl muttered something, but she couldn't make it clear because there was too much stuff in her mouth. Zhang Ye smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "Drink some water, or you'll choke."

The little girl picked up the water glass and took a big sip.

A trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Ye's eyes, but on the surface he smiled and watched the little girl eat and drink.

After about a dozen breaths, the little girl winked her eyes, shook her head, and muttered, "Husband...I'm so sleepy..."

Zhang also smiled, and the sadness in his eyes became more and more obvious, "If you are sleepy, go to sleep."

"Oh……"

The little girl responded, swallowed the last bite of food in her mouth, and then fell asleep on the table.

Zhang Ye looked at her with a smile on his face, but two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Girl, thank you for your company these days. Husband...I'm afraid I can't accompany you anymore..."

As he said that, Zhang Ye took out something from the storage bag at his waist, and muttered while taking it——

"This is 5000 taels of silver. Save a little money and it will be enough for you for the rest of your life... This is the gold silk soft armor I won from the Cangdaomen. It is invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire, and it can protect your life if you wear it... ...This is the sword of the master of Yinjianmen. It is easy to break the gold and hair, and you can use it for self-defense... This is the golden sore medicine, Fuling powder, and hemostatic ointment that your sister Erya prepared for me. In case... this is your favorite pepper, this is really my last stock, you can eat it for a few days if you save some..."

Zhang Ye babbled about the items, the smile on the corner of his mouth didn't decrease at all, only the tears in the corners of his eyes grew more and more.

Looking at the bed full of items, Zhang Ye smiled wryly, and put them away one by one. Finally, he untied the storage bag at his waist and put it in front of the little girl. method.

After doing all this, Zhang Ye smiled with satisfaction.In the end, he gently picked up the little girl, put her on the bed gently, and then took off her shoes and covered her with the quilt. Zhang couldn't help it anymore, turned his head suddenly, gritted his teeth and cried.

"Girl...do you know...I've never been afraid of death. What I'm afraid of is...who will take care of you when I leave? If I had known this earlier...I'd hand you over to Erya..."

After rambling on a lot, Zhang Ye finally wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then looked at the little girl tenderly, and gently kissed her forehead.

"Good night...girl..."

After locking the door, Zhang Ye took a deep look at the little girl on the bed, turned her head and gritted her teeth, jumped out of the window, and her figure silently disappeared into the night...
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It was midnight, and the town was completely silent. Zhang Ye's figure looked lonely and distorted under the moonlight.

Just then, a figure appeared on the other side of the long street.

With the Moon Pass on his back, the figure was extremely dark.

Zhang Ye walked towards the figure silently, and the other party walked towards this side unhurriedly.

"Guwa-guwa-gugu..."

A strange cry sounded suddenly, Zhang Ye frowned, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious.

50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters...

When the two were ten meters apart, the other party finally spoke.

"The cry of the night owl is a sign of great evil. My brother is bathed in the moonlight, but his body is surrounded by black air, and he looks even more haunted by evil spirits. The horizontal death pattern on his nose is like a living thing... The more fierce, the more yin, this time It's the 'ten dead without life' that is hard to see in a thousand years! Brother..."

Zhang Ye walked past him silently without saying a word.

"Alas..." The man sighed, and said: "People always want to seek good luck and avoid bad luck, and follow the will of God. Brother, you know there is danger ahead, why do you still insist on going?"

Zhang Ye smiled, and said: "You said that I am a sign of 'ten deaths and no life', if you don't go, wouldn't it be your miscalculation?"

"Brother, don't make jokes, I don't see any life in you! You must die if you go here..."

"I know."

"you know?"

"Isn't life a preparation for death? I'm already ready."

"...Since that's the case, what you want in your heart is in the southeast."

"Southeast? Yunling Ferry?"

"Time...fate...luck can be changed, feng shui can be distributed, and merit can be applied, only 'fate'...cannot be peeped at, changed, or interfered with..."

The figure of that person disappeared at the end of the long street. Zhang Ye looked up at the moon in the sky and sneered.

"Fate? I'm just a remnant of soul brought here by some strange story with magical power... The 'God' of this world has no control over me!"