lost soul

The sun was high and the weather was a bit hot. Pei Ci's palms were cool, but he couldn't suppress Duan Baopu's physique like a little sun. The hands they held together began to sweat non-stop, already profusely sweaty.

There was no reason for Duan Baopu to continue holding Pei Ci, he let go of his hand calmly, and lifted his foot to lead the way.

Pei Ci withdrew his hand, and soon the temperature dropped, and his hand became a cooling air conditioner again.

The winding mountain road extends to the bottom of the valley, with cliffs on the left and cliffs on the right. Fortunately, the road is as wide as five people abreast, so it is easy to walk.

The two of them went down the mountain road and entered the valley.

There is another road paved with bluestone slabs going straight forward, with small stones in the gaps.There are wooden fences on both sides of the road, and there are various trees planted on both sides. Some trees with strange postures are fully utilized, and lanterns are hung on them, which should be used for lighting at night.

Duan Baopu smelled the fragrance of flowers, couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "Now I have some shadows on the flowers."

Pei Ci recalled what happened in Huazhen, and said with empathy: "It's really a bit taboo. Once surrounded by flowers, ten years will be afraid of smelling the fragrance."

Duan Baopu clasped his hands and jokingly said, "Big brother of literature, never forget to quote from others."

"Be low-key and low-key." Pei Ci didn't forget Pei Ju's advice, he took out his mobile phone, clicked on the camera app, and got together to frame the scene.Thinking that I should get permission from the villagers before taking pictures, so as not to cause trouble to them, I put my phone back in my pocket, thinking that it would not be too late to take pictures after finishing the work.

After walking along the road, several houses appeared in front of us. At the front there was a tree, a person and a stone tablet. The tree gave people shelter, and people wiped the stone tablet, forming a scene of its own.

Pei Ci approached and saw that this person was not that person, it was a dummy carved out of stone, the same height as an ordinary adult man, with well-proportioned features and proportionate body, and the whole body was painted, especially its eyes. The eyeballs in the outline are almost as if they were stripped from the human body.

The dummy looks very realistic from a close distance, and even more so from a distance.

Pei Ci sincerely sighed: "This technology is really powerful."

Duan Baopu introduced: "Suren Village is famous for 'creating human beings'. The people they create can live a lifetime like living people. Speaking of which, I even lent them a body, and I will tell you about it later."

Pei Ci nodded and looked at the dummy's fingertips. On the stone tablet were the three characters "Suren Village" written in traditional vermilion.

"It's amazing." Pei Ci was shocked at the gate of Suren Village, and he was looking forward to something in the village that would open his eyes.

"Little Taoist priest, let's go!" Pei Ci couldn't hold back his excitement, and dragged Duan Baopu into the village.

Duan Baopu was very interested in seeing Pei Ci, and he was also a little happy.The hand was held by Pei Ci again, he had taken the initiative to pull it several times before, but now Pei Ci took him without thinking.

Duan Baopu was a little nervous, but more fortunate.

Although he devoted himself to cultivation for the previous 16 years, and he was not sober during the two years of cultivating the soul of love, it does not mean that Duan Baopu is a Taoist priest who does not understand the seven emotions and six desires. On the contrary, he knows a lot.It's just that he didn't meet the right person, and he was always wrong, so he didn't bother to be emotional.

however……

Duan Baopu's eyes stayed on Pei Ci for a moment, and the corners of his mouth raised to look back.

However, today is not the past, and when you meet the right person, you should work hard to chase after him.

When the two entered the village, Pei Ci continued to walk forward without feeling anything, but Duan Baopu's smile disappeared, he stopped and stood where he was, his heart sank like water, and he felt the surroundings.

Duan Baopu didn't move, Pei Ci was naturally held back, he turned his head and saw Duan Baopu's serious face, knowing that something bad was about to happen, he stood quietly waiting for him to explain the reason.

Suddenly Duan Baopu withdrew his perception, his eyes tightened, his right hand pulled past Pei Ci forcefully, his left hand took him into his arms, and he scolded: "The wind is coming."

As soon as the words fell, the air around Duan Baopu fluctuated, and a wind swept up the ground, raising a barrier in front of them.

Where Pei Ci was standing before, there were more than a dozen arrows whistling and shaking, which were swept into it by the wind and crushed into powder.

Nestled in Duan Baopu's arms, Pei Ci sighed when he saw the menacing arrow that was killing people, "How much hatred?"

"There are a lot of people on the other side, so it's a good idea to go." After Duan Baopu finished speaking, he pasted the lightness talisman on his legs, then bent down and hooked his right hand under Pei Ci's legs, hugging his princess.

Duan Baopu touched the ground, the spell on his leg glowed with golden light, he jumped up into the air, and landed on the roof beside him.

"I can't make you too proud." Duan Baopu said, thinking of the Five Elements Jue in his heart, the original wind swelled up, and a spark flashed in the center.The wind began to twist, spit out balls of fire and flew out, colliding with more dense flying arrows.

Duan Baopu chuckled lightly: "It's a whirlwind, I don't know which one is better than Hejian?"

After speaking, he asked himself and answered: "Of course it is me."

Not interested in watching the battle, Duan Baopu had already moved away from the entrance of the village in a few moments, and carried Pei Ci to a place in the west of the village.

Although there was a reason, Duan Baopu, who was hugged by the princess, was still a little guilty, so he let go of Pei Ci.

Not every man can accept being hugged by another man, let alone a princess.

Duan Baopu glanced sideways at Pei Ci secretly, but met Pei Ci's eyes.

Pei Ci seemed to have seen through everything Duan Baopu was thinking, his eyes moved slightly, as if a clear pool was being blown by a breeze, he smiled and said, "Did I experience the lightness skills in the film and television drama just now? It feels good."

Pei Ci didn't pursue it, Duan Baopu said with a sigh of relief: "Strictly speaking, it's not light work. I only use talismans to lighten my body and steps, and with some knowledge in martial arts, I can compete with lightness like a swallow." no big difference."

"That's amazing, but why would someone attack us?" Pei Ci rubbed his chin to think, and continued to ask, "Is it because of me?"

Duan Baopu was also puzzled by the situation in the village, but he was sure that it had nothing to do with Pei Ci, and those who secretly attacked clearly wanted to kill anyone they saw.

Seeing people... want to kill them?

Duan Baopu thought of a possibility, but thought it was nonsense, but he said it anyway: "I guess the one who attacked us might be a dummy in the village."

Pei Ci raised his eyebrows and guessed, "Dummy? Could it be something like a defense system?"

"Maybe." Duan Baopu breathed out, suppressing the strong uneasiness in his heart, "If this is the case, there should be someone watching, and he won't let the dummy kill him, unless..."

"Unless, the dummy is out of control?" Pei Ci took the words in astonishment.

"Yes, you guessed it right, Suren Village is already dominated by dummies."

A word came from the forest behind Pei Ci, Duan Baopu hurriedly stepped in front of Pei Ci and protected him behind him.

Duan Baopu asked: "What do you mean by that? Who are you?"

The man in the forest replied patiently: "The first question is the literal meaning. The second question, I don't know if I am a human or a dummy?"

The bushes are parted, and a person, or thing, emerges from the shadows.

His limbs were stiff, and he walked unnaturally. Except for his face, he was almost the same as the dummy seen at the entrance of the village.