The villain's daily corpse collection

Wang Wei took the painting and seemed to be examining it carefully, but he didn't really read it.

"Have you been painting here, a local?" she asked casually.

“Ah, I’m not from here, but I’ve been painting here for many years.”

"Have there been any strange things happening here in recent years?"

Liu Yin raised his eyes and looked at Wei silently without saying anything.

"Strange... It seems that there is nothing strange. It has always been peaceful and tranquil here." The painter thought carefully and shook his head.

The painter was packing up his painting tools, but suddenly he lost his grip and spilled the paint, getting bright red all over his hands.

"Oh! What a waste, what a waste!"

The painter took the paint box and tried to get the excess paint on her hands. Liu Yin handed her a handkerchief. She raised her hand to take it, but then she was choked by something and started coughing loudly.

The handkerchief was stained with red paint, and some of it was rubbed onto the face and lips.

The painter wiped it with a handkerchief and thanked him repeatedly.

Liu Yin frowned slightly and said, "No need to return it, you should go home earlier."

The painter nodded and turned to leave. She seemed to remember something and looked at Wang Wei: "If you talk about strange things, something strange did happen a few months ago... If everyone is blamed, is it still strange?"

Wang Wei asked: "What happened?"

"A few months ago, a plague seemed to have broken out in the city, and then somehow, the plague suddenly disappeared. It came and went quickly, and it didn't seem to have much impact on our lives, except that I occasionally felt that my health was not as good as before."

"plague……"

"Yes, it seemed to have fallen from the sky. My memory seems to be a little confused. I almost forgot about the plague just now... Ever since the plague retreated, everyone seems to be a little bit abnormal. It may be my own psychological effect."

The painter said goodbye to the two men in the sunset.

Wang Wei looked again at the direction where the sun was setting, and it was right this time.

Wang Wei thought to himself: "Am I dazzled?"

After watching the painter leave, Wang Wei handed the painting back to Liu Yin. He looked directly at her with some inquiry in his eyes: "Liu Yin, you have been here for many years, you should know better than her."

Liu Yin did not dodge, but met her gaze: "I have lived here for more than a hundred years, so I naturally know more than her. What do you want to ask?"

"You ask even though you already know the answer. You know what I care about most right now."

"I told you I'll give you an explanation in a few days."

"How many days will it take? Why can't it be now? What is there to hide?"

Wang Wei was pressing forward step by step, and Liu Yin subconsciously took a few steps back, and ended up leaning against the trunk of the big tree.

"I believe you are not the kind of person who would abuse my things. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I won't blame you."

"Give me a few more days, and I will sort everything out and bring the painting to you."

"What's in that picture?"

"It's a woman."

"Who?"

"I don't recognize her. That woman has no facial features. To be more precise, she only has a small cherry mouth on her face."

"Where is this woman from?"

"He is wearing the same standard priest uniform, so he must be from heaven."

"There's only a mouth... Where is this painting now?"

The answer is already obvious. The fragment attached to the artifact scroll of this city is her mouth.

"Where did the plague come from? Is it related to the artifact I'm looking for?"

As night fell, fireworks began to be set off in the city again, and the huge sound was like thunder.

"It's too late, let's go back." Liu Yin seemed not to hear her question, so he pulled her and wanted to take her back underground.

Wang Wei frowned as she looked at the fireworks in the sky. Suddenly, a lot of people appeared on the originally empty street, as if they were celebrating some grand scene that she could not see at all.

There's an indescribable weirdness.

"What are you looking at?"

Wang Wei asked a father who was carrying his daughter on his shoulders on the roadside.

"Look, those fireworks are so beautiful!"

When the man spoke, he did not look at Wei, but continued to stare at the sky.

Red and golden flames bloomed in the night sky, then turned into meteors and fell into the darkness, disappearing without a trace.

Was he talking to himself, or answering her?

Wang Wei asked several people along the way, and those people seemed to be manipulated, and their answers were similar.

"People here celebrate every day and go out to the night market to watch fireworks every night. They live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't this a good thing?"

Liu Yin stood behind Wang Wei and did not stop Wang Wei from asking others, but just stood there quietly.

Good news? Wang Wei felt an indescribable sense of falsehood.

Wang Wei looked at the similar expressions on everyone's faces and couldn't really tell the point. Since they were two non-humans, it was really hard to tell the details at this time.

Wang Wei thought: If Huo Feng... and Du Ximiao and the others were here, that would be great.

Suddenly, she smelled a light fragrance, so faint that it was almost inaudible.

Recently she would occasionally smell this scent, and at first she thought it was some kind of soothing incense, but after searching the entire underground palace, she still couldn't find the source of the scent.

Today, while waiting for the painting, she pretended to cooperate with the painter and got close to Liu Yin, but she didn't find a similar smell on her.

Now that she smelled it again here, she felt that this world was even more strange.

But Liu Yin reassured her, saying that this place was different from other places, and that times had changed, so she shouldn't stick to old-fashioned thinking.

Feeling inexplicably disliked, Wang Wei shook her head. She used magic to sense her surroundings, but still had a feeling that nothing was real.

She also hoped that she could gradually let go of the huge stone in her heart, learn to trust others, and trust Liu Yin... But this constant feeling of uneasiness was very much like the time when she was imprisoned in darkness and could not see anything.

"Since we're here, let's stay there for a few more days." Wang Wei expressed his attitude.

"It's chaotic and noisy up there, it's better to be comfortable underground." Liu Yin's attitude was also very firm.

The fireworks were brilliant, illuminating the entire city. Some shadows flashed by in the huge light, very inconspicuous, and passed by them quietly.

What Liu Yin could hide from her was definitely not a trivial matter. Wang Wei thought about it carefully and decided not to let others manipulate her. She had to find a way to solve it herself.

Taking advantage of the crowded street, Wang Wei shook off Liu Yin's hand and hid in the crowd.

"Where are you going? Come back! Stop right there!" Liu Yin chased after him relentlessly.

There are too many people here, and it would be troublesome if we were seen using magic.

Wang Wei had no choice but to use the most primitive method - running as hard as he could, the farther the better, and then make long-term plans.

When Liu Yin saw her running into the crowd, he chased her a few steps symbolically and then stood still.

She made a snake shape with her arms, as if drawing some kind of curse totem in the air. Several passers-by nearby suddenly stopped, and they slowly turned their heads towards Liu Yin, their eyes dark and empty, as if they were not living people.

Those people were seen looking up at the sky, their bones creaking, and then several smaller black-scaled pythons emerged from their mouths. The snakes left the human body and crawled to the ground.

"Find Bo Shangwangwei and bring her back to the underground palace."

The snakes stretched their necks, swayed their bodies, and quickly disappeared into the night.

And those pedestrians still kept looking up at the sky, standing there motionless. Even so, the passers-by next to them did not doubt at all, and still looked at the sky with smiles on their faces.

While running, Wang Wei accidentally bumped into many pedestrians, but they seemed to have no reaction.

The snakes summoned by Liu Yin grew larger and larger. They shuttled smoothly through the dark gaps, ignoring the human obstacles.

On the wall, several black shadows were moving one after another like lightning and the wind, and the giant python was almost swallowing up Wang Wei's figure!

But the next moment, Wang Wei disappeared.

The python leading the pursuit suddenly stopped and began to probe the surrounding crowd to see if there were any hidden people, bumping into countless pedestrians along the way.

I only heard the passerby say happily: "Tonight's fireworks are so beautiful... Tonight's fireworks are so beautiful..."

And so on, the cycle repeats itself, seemingly without end.

It was clearly a horrifying scene of encountering a strange snake, but the people had happy smiles on their faces, which made it seem even more eerie.

Several other pythons also stopped and began to change the direction and method of tracking, following the lead python's example.

There was a lone python wandering at the entrance of an alley. With a "whoosh", the raised head of the snake was chopped off!

Black blood splattered everywhere, but successfully disappeared in the night.

Wang Wei put away his whisk and slowly walked out from the corner.

There are still a few snakes whose whereabouts are unknown.

At this time, she saw Huo Feng walking towards her from not far away, holding a sword in one hand, and his usually gentle face was now full of coldness and seriousness.

Suddenly! A black shadow flashed behind Huo Feng, it was the black python at the head!

Wang Wei approached Huo Feng, intending to help him.

Huo Feng had an indifferent expression, and it seemed that he had no intention of fighting with the beast. Almost in an instant, he used the sword that was already stained with black blood to pierce it straight into the python's seven-inch heart.

The black python roared in pain and began to roll wildly on the spot.

Huo Feng cast a spell with his left hand, summoning vines that climbed everywhere from the underground corners of the wall. Those vines bound the snake tightly, and black blood oozed from the places where it was strangled.

Then, he silently recited the spell, and the vines attacked the black python like thin snakes. The black python's body was cut into pieces by the vines, and it was completely lifeless.

Huo Feng lifted the curse, stopped and turned around. The vines retreated like a surging tide, returning to where they came from, and everything returned to calm.

"Master, Master!"

He looked up in surprise. When did the master appear? How long had she been standing here?

He didn't know if it was because of killing the black python, or because his master was watching him use his abilities... In any case, his heart was beating abnormally fast, and the whistling wind beside his ears could not drown out his pounding heart.

"Why are you here alone? Where are the others?"

Wang was quite serious. This place was strange, and Huo Feng was alone. Could it be...

"They are in the inn, I...I want to go out and look for clues myself. Master, I didn't expect that the snake monster would send its men to hunt you down, but they have all been killed by my disciple."

Since he was seen, there was no need for him to be shy. He also wanted his master to witness his current strength.

"Well done, my apprentice has become so amazing! It seems that the master cannot be by your side all the time, which may affect your performance."

Wang Wei raised his sleeve and wiped the poisonous blood that had accidentally stained Huo Feng's neck.

When Huo Feng heard this, he dropped his sword with a clang, grabbed Wang Wei's hand and clasped his fingers together, and said hastily, "I can't leave Master, and Master can't leave me either."

Wang Wei was pulled into his arms. She supported Huo Feng's shoulder with one hand to stabilize her body and her position.

However, she rarely showed a surprised expression. She put her nose close to him and smelled the fragrance of grass and trees, which was his smell.

The scent penetrates deeply into the nose, gentle and comfortable at first, followed by a clear and long aftertaste.

When the five senses gradually get used to it, the true taste will be revealed.

Huo Feng's breathing was heavy, along with his pulse and heartbeat... Even amid the roar of fireworks, Wang Wei could clearly distinguish the seemingly insignificant sounds.

She looked at him quietly, and tugged slightly on her hand, but saw that he didn't let go.

I pulled harder, but it didn't let go.

The atmosphere seems a little weird. Could it be related to this strange place?

Wang Weiwei raised his head slightly and stared into Huo Feng's eyes, only to see that his pupils were slightly dim, and the things that were previously hidden were now revealed.

Even without the long-lasting fireworks above her head, she could still see clearly what his eyes meant.

The surging eyes stirred up the calm pool in her heart.

She could see it clearly, but she didn't quite understand it.

This emotion that cannot be expressed in a single word is known to God but cannot be fully understood.

God's life is too long, giving rise to some unnecessary and uncontrollable emotions.

Trouble, no need.

However, in order to maintain a stable relationship, so that she can successfully rebuild her body and regain her strength.

——It seems that it is not impossible to go a step further.

"If you don't leave, then don't leave. I'm just kidding."

Wang Wei smiled gently, and then she also held Huo Feng's hand tightly.

"This... isn't funny." Huo Feng lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly.

"So what makes you laugh?"

"Master has always been indulgent towards me, even so——"

Huo Feng answered the question irrelevantly. He lifted their clasped hands and put his other hand around her waist. "Master won't be angry. We don't have to follow the rules of master-disciple etiquette or the hierarchy of seniority. Why?"

He wanted to hear her true thoughts with his own ears.

No matter what the result is, he wants to take a chance. Although the days of separation are not long, they still feel like a year. But he has his friends around him, and he can't abandon them and leave them alone.

So, he always remained silent, thinking about this question to which he could not find the answer.

Now that he's asked, why can't you just give him the answer he wants?

However, Wang Wei hesitated before blurting out the answer.

What are the real thoughts?

She really hadn't thought it through.

"I do not know."

I don't know what her mentality was, but she actually gave an answer that was of no benefit to herself.

The light in Huo Feng's eyes was like a dying firework.

What's wrong with cheating?

"But, I—"

Even the devil can speak incoherently sometimes, so be more direct.

Just give me a kiss.