All that came into view were sauces and ingredients, and the kitchen needed ventilation, so there was little space to hide. Bai Xiaoxiao didn't see any trace of Que Tianwen:

"Brother, where are the others?"

Qi Rong did not answer, but pointed his index finger at the rice washing jar not far away.

Bai Xiaoxiao moved closer. The rice washing jar was about 50 centimeters in diameter and 80 centimeters high. It was quite difficult to fit a man over 1.8 meters tall, but Qi Rong would never lie to her.

She opened the bamboo board that was pressing down the rice washing jar, and with the help of the candlelight, she couldn't see what was in the jar. It was as dark as a basin full of rich ink, but less transparent than ink and more drier.

''this……''

Bai Xiaoxiao was puzzled.

"Ink cocoon." Qi Rong answered her, "A ghost with high cultivation can spin a person's desires into a cocoon, wrapping them up and making them indulge in illusory dreams, unable to extricate themselves. The ghost then absorbs the person's essence and soul through the ink cocoon to improve his cultivation."

"No wonder they say he's dying..."

Bai Xiaoxiao murmured in a low voice, and then suddenly thought of something: "Chu Chu?"

Yes,

She never saw Chuchu from beginning to end. "But... Senior Brother, didn't you say that Chuchu didn't have any karma, and was a 'soul' cultivated by all the spirits of heaven and earth, and was not considered an evil ghost?"

''Yes, that's true.''

Qi Rong nodded: "So I can't understand why she suddenly attacked Que Tianwen. Logically, if she absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon for another hundred years, she will be able to explore the avenue. In this situation, all her efforts will be wasted."

[No... what did this old fellow Que Tianwen do to make the girl so angry? He has lost his mind and doesn't even understand the truth.]

Qi Rong looked at the angry Bai Xiaoxiao and suggested: "Why don't we rescue Junior Brother Que first and then we'll know what's going on."

"That's fine."

Bai Xiaoxiao looked at the jar of "ink" and stepped back a few steps to give Qi Rong some space to work. Qi Rong formed seals with his fingertips, and hundreds of soul auras flowed in from all directions, condensing into writing a large Sanskrit word "break" in the air, and then touched the ink cocoon.

'boom--! '

The ink cocoon exploded, and a person rolled out.

Que Tianwen had no injuries on his body, but his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and his lips were purple. Bai Xiaoxiao half-knelt down and shook him hard, but there was no response.

"Don't bother, Junior Sister. He's lost his mind."

Qi Rong bent down and helped Bai Xiaoxiao up, while brushing off the dust on her skirt.

Bai Xiaoxiao was surprised: "Lost soul?"

Qi Rong nodded: "Yes, three souls and seven spirits, missing two souls and five spirits, now Junior Brother Que is undoubtedly a dull living dead." He paused, "Junior Sister... do you need to continue?"

Bai Xiaoxiao hesitated: "Should be..."

[…No need for that. You just told me to save Que Tianwen. Now the ink cocoon that absorbed his energy and life has been destroyed. His life is safe. My mission is accomplished. As for whether I am dumb or not… Ugh!]

My thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and the familiar feeling of heartache came over me again.

[What's going on? Didn't you complete the mission? ]

Bai Xiaoxiao's hanging hands clenched unconsciously as she endured the pain.

Qi Rong and Hua Yanci both noticed that something was wrong with her, but did not disturb her. Qi Rong even reached out his hand to support her body and give her strength.

"There was a small accident..."

666's annoying voice came: "The host did save Que Tianwen from life crisis, but now his soul is incomplete and his mind is confused. We can't continue our mission at all, so..."

[You still want me to help him find his soul? ]

"Wow! The host is really smart, he can think of this! But you said it, I didn't say anything."

Bai Xiaoxiao:?

The charged Lao Liu is different! (Smile)

Bai Xiaoxiao eased her heartache, raised her eyes and met Qi Rong's slightly worried expression, "I'm fine, Senior Brother." She shook her head twice to stay awake, "Well, Senior Brother... I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"Can you help me find Brother Que's two souls and five spirits?"

She felt a little embarrassed.

''good. ''

Qi Rong agreed readily, as if he had already prepared the answer.

He gathered his fingertips and formed a seal again, and a beam of white light shot out instantly.

''Let's go.''

The frequent use of magic made him feel a little uncomfortable, but Qi Rong endured the fishy and sweet taste that surged in his throat.

He couldn't let his junior sister take risks alone.

We also need to see what the "evil spirit" that controls our junior sister is up to.

……

A dilapidated temple in the suburbs.

The moonlight was cold and fragmented, and the shadows of the trees were as ferocious as evil spirits with bared fangs and claws, crisscrossing each other.

The temple was in a state of disrepair, with leaky roof tiles, crumbling walls, and large patches of moss growing due to the humidity.

Bai Xiaoxiao and Qi Rong found a clean place to sit down. Perhaps because no one had cleaned the place for years, the floating dust penetrated into people's nasal cavities, making them feel very uncomfortable.

Qi Rong kept coughing.

Bai Xiaoxiao performed a dust-removing seal and cleaned the dilapidated temple, praying that her appearance would feel better.

"Third Brother."

Bai Xiaoxiao worriedly tried to comfort him, feeling very guilty.

Qi Rong waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll just take a rest for a while."

The dilapidated temple was silent, with the occasional sound of two or three owl calls.

"Brother, didn't you say you were here to look for Brother Que's two souls and five spirits? But I don't think the yin energy here is strong, and it doesn't look like a place where souls and spirits can gather."

''Yes, so we have to wait.''

Bai Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand what Qi Rong meant by 'wait', but even Hua Yanci, who had been leaning forward, relaxed his limbs and lay lazily in her arms, as if waiting.

Then she waited too.

Not for a while.

There was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away.

Bai Xiaoxiao subconsciously summoned the Jiao Bow and quickly protected Qi Rong and Hua Yanci.

Qi Rong was stunned and seemed a little touched. He pressed down Bai Xiaoxiao's hand holding the Jiao bow and said, "Don't be afraid. It's okay."

The little red fox also stretched out its neck and rubbed her face soothingly.

Bai Xiaoxiao retracted the dragon bow, but her eyes were still fixed on the gate of the dilapidated temple.

The footsteps were getting closer.

In the moonlight, they could see the person coming. He was wearing a gray-white coarse linen shirt and carrying a bamboo basket woven with green bamboo on his back. He looked like a scholar.

He was slightly startled when he stepped into the dilapidated temple, as if he had not expected that there would be people resting in the dilapidated temple. He then folded his hands and bowed slightly: "My surname is Duan, and I am a candidate who wants to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Now that it is getting late, I want to stay overnight in the ancient temple. If I have disturbed you, please forgive me, young man and young lady."

"Nothing."

Qi Rong stood up with the help of Bai Xiaoxiao and said slowly: "My wife and I also wanted to go to Bianjing to visit relatives, but we encountered bandits on the way. Only the two of us managed to escape. Now we come to this ancient temple to take refuge."

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