Envy

Wuyang sinks to the west, and the morning glow fades away.After night fell, the evening wind blew through the grass in the cemetery, and there were rustling sounds all around.The slender grass stretches the veins.Meng Tou felt that this place that made the world turn pale was not that scary.

The ethereal spirit of all things seems to be silent in the Dongtan River.I heard from the brothers who came here with my uncle last time that there were no living creatures in the river.There are no fish, shrimp or aquatic plants.There are only large rocks at the bottom.

The moon rose to the highest point in the night sky, and suddenly there was a small whining sound from the grass not far away.

Fragmented green light like fireflies sprouted from the bottom of the long grass by the river and floated up.At the same time, tens of millions of green dots floated and accumulated, slowly condensing into a clear outline.The green light quickly scattered, covering the mountains and plains.

Meng Tou unconsciously held his breath.

These wild spirits are alive, somewhat different from the ghosts he saw in the Infernal Prison.The Infernal Hell is damp and dark, and the ghosts inside cannot see the moonlight, and they are a little hysterical.And the wild spirits in front of them are walking in the mountains like living people, and two or three gather together, as if they are talking.

On the hillside there is a very small wild spirit, probably a very young girl when she died, sitting on a rock, dangling her legs, braiding her long hair.

Uncle Nishizawa's voice came from above his head: "Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid. Master often said that before fighting a tough battle, the first thing to do is to overcome the fear in your heart." Meng Tou held his chin, "I just think it's really not easy for people to survive."

"You may not know what it means for Senior Brother Xu Chang to choose you. You shoulder the same mission as him. But now, he just entrusts this matter to you." Uncle Xi Ze drew out his sword and pinched it He said Yujian Jue, "Meng Tou, look around with me."

Meng Tou stood up from the top of the wall and flew with Uncle Xi Ze Yujian.They circled around a few times.There are so many ghosts that there is hardly a place to stay from the bushes in the west to the waterways in the east.Even the banks of the Yongtan River are occupied by wild spirits.

Meng Tou was a little strange. Near the top of the highest hillside in the northeast, there was a whole vacancy.The wild spirits were a little further away, as if they were deliberately avoiding this place.He said, "Master, I want to go there and have a look."

Caesar noticed it too.The two flew with their swords to the side of the hillside near the Yongtan River. There was an extremely abrupt spot on the slope, which was filled with a huge rock.Meng Tou jumped onto another protruding rock, stood still, and performed the formula with condensed energy.With a flash of sword light, the rock on the slope was easily broken.Pieces of gravel and soil rustled down together.Meng Tou stabbed the sword a few more times with the scabbard back, and a cave appeared on the hillside that could accommodate one person.

He carried a flint with him, pulled a handful of dry grass from the slope, lit it, and threw it into the cave.The darkness inside was dispelled.This is really a sealed cave.There are gravels everywhere in the cave.The inside was quite open, but after he entered, he had to walk on his back.Walking to the deepest point, he saw a bronze box under the cave wall.

He immediately took it out to show Master Caesar.

The uncle was waiting for him outside the cave, and when he saw him coming out with the box, he took it in surprise.Caesar opened the bronze box, which contained a black wooden box, and finally took out a cold object.He looked at it by the moonlight: "This is a Ziying wood Buddha bead."

He couldn't look carefully, so he leaned close to the bright place at the entrance of the cave and rubbed it carefully: "Each bead face is engraved with a Buddha statue. This should be used to guard the Dongtan River. Only Jingtang Mountain has Ziying wood. Forever The people of Night City have really tried their best to suppress the wild spirits."

He put the beads into the two boxes one by one and asked Meng Tou to put them back.

Meng Tou complied.

On the way back, Master Nishizawa wrote casually: "You have also seen the terrain. Before tomorrow evening, you will write the strategy of eliminating spirits on the scroll and give it to me."

Meng Tou didn't dare to object, and said "yes".

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The City Lord's Mansion is covered with red lanterns.In the courtyard, there were groups of Shen Gui's disciples playing pitching pots.At this time, after the dinner party, the hall was still very noisy.Mu Su's disciples gathered around to play dice, even betting big and small.There was a booing sound.They were so focused that they didn't notice that Meng Tou and Uncle Xi Ze had returned.

Li Xingfeng, who was drinking tea near the door, coughed a few times and raised his voice: "Master, you are back."

In an instant, all the disciples panicked and packed the gambling equipment on the table indiscriminately.A few people acted as cover and shouted at Master Nishizawa: "Uncle Master, you are back, you have worked so hard." Unfortunately, a dice fell down and jumped on the ground several times, just rolling to Master Nishizawa. Uncle's feet.

Everyone fell silent.The hall was so quiet that the rustling of the branches could be heard from the wind blowing outside.

Uncle Nishizawa was so angry that his face turned green, and he trembled all over: "You guys are so outrageous, go back to your room and reflect on yourself. Look at you, you don't look like Mu Mi's disciples at all!"

Some brothers tilted their heads and curled their lips, looking indifferent.

"Throw away all those messy things to me! Next time I see you again, you will go to Sanxing Juguan to confine you for a month when you return to Musu."

When everyone heard what Uncle Nishizawa said, they all went out in silence.Meng Tou didn't see Xue Ye and the others among his seniors, so he grabbed Li Xingfeng and asked, "Where are the others?"

Li Xingfeng carefully looked at his master's face, and said in a low voice, "It's in the side hall. They are also there for dinner tonight. Miss Miao is not feeling well, so they are all accompanying her. I saw nothing wrong with me, so I came out."

Meng Tou patted him on the back: "Okay. Then you go back first, and I will be back later."

After everyone dispersed, Uncle Xi Ze followed him back to his room. Before leaving, he said, "Meng Tou, if you can't hand in a decent strategy paper by tomorrow evening, you also go to the Three Awakening House to wake up."

Nope.He really didn't like that cold place, it was not much different from a prisoner's dungeon.

Annoyed, he walked towards the side hall, intending to see Yan Miao.He saw Jiang Yi on the corridor at the door, sitting on the railing.He looked inside, hey, there were quite a lot of people, his three brothers and Zhao Ce were inside, City Lord Xia was also there, and there was a man who looked like a doctor sitting beside Yan Miao.

Yan Miao was lying on the table with her head resting in her arms, looking very weak.

Meng Tou turned around and asked Jiang Yi, "What's wrong with Yan Miao?"

Jiang Yi looked up at him: "There are a lot of spicy dishes at the dinner party today. Yan Miao ate some, and just now he was drinking with Xue Ye again, and now he has a stomachache."

Meng Tou was taken aback, but he didn't turn the corner: "Didn't I just eat some spicy food and drink a few glasses of wine? She isn't so delicate. I'll take a look."

After he walked in, he heard the old doctor say: "Remember not to eat spicy, cold food or drink alcohol these days. Clothes should not be too thin."

Yan Miao was almost wilted, clutching her stomach and laying motionless, only uttering a soft nasal sound "um".The maid brought a cup of brown sugar ginger tea: "Miss, a cup of tea won't hurt so much."

Yan Miao raised her eyebrows and drank the tea.Then he got down again.Meng Tou saw that her face was pale.