[Sword Three] In the days when I was forced to become Wanhua

Su Qian stood in the open field, sat with her eyes closed, and whispered an obscure incantation taught to him by the old man, a mysterious feeling rose from her heart, Su Qian only felt light all over, and when she opened her eyes again, she was Black and white world.

When he looked down, his physical body was still meditating in place, but his soul was already standing on the side of the physical body, and he even saw many invisible things.People are still standing on the ground with their feet on the ground, but they feel that they are light and light, like a wisp of smoke, which will be blown away by a gust of wind at any time.He felt a little cold, but it wasn't the kind of physical coldness, but a kind of emptiness and coldness from the bottom of his heart.

There is a small pond outside the city of Yangzhou, with lotuses planted in the pond, and a small pavilion in the pond, the scenery is very beautiful, Su Qian couldn't help but look a few more times when passing by, but at this time there were two fat babies beside the small pond, Three or four children under the age of ten, and several adult men and women.Everyone wandered by the pond with blank faces.

"If you are in doubt, you might as well go forward and ask a question or two..." The old Taoist also followed Su Qian out of his body, standing beside Su Qian, and said: "If you want to go out in the wild in the future, remember to find a In a safe place, if your body is eaten by some tiger, lion or wild wolf, then you really can only be a lonely ghost."

Su Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "Are they all souls?" He looked around, and the originally empty Yangzhou city was full of people at this time, and the number of people was no less than during the day.

"In recent years, the world has been in chaos." The old Taoist sighed and said, "More and more people are dying. Those who deserve to die... all die. If they die when they shouldn't die, naturally they won't be reincarnated." location, they can't see the way to the underworld..."

"So serious?" Su Qian said, "I have traveled to many places..." He suddenly stopped, and he realized that he came all the way, and it was not a time of peace and prosperity. He also reaped the lives of many people.After a while, he shook his head and said, "Sure enough, it's not a peaceful situation."

"It's best if you think so." The old man was about to say something, when he saw Su Qian walking to the edge of the pool, and asked one of the seven or eight-year-old boys, "Why are you here?"

"I do not know either."

"You don't know why you are here?"

"The water is so cold..."

"where is your house?"

"I don't know...the water is so cold..."

Su Qian asked a few more words, the child didn't know anything, and repeated a few words that the water was so cold.He asked the other children around him, without exception.

The old Taoist watched Su Qian's movements, and after the last child answered the same answer, he said: "These are all untimely ghosts who died in vain, and until they have a chance to reincarnate, they will stay where they died... I was too young when I went there, so I didn't know what was going on..."

Su Qian wanted to say something else, but the old Taoist interrupted: "Go back to your physical body first, this is the first time your soul has left your body, and your physical body will not be able to adapt after a long time."

Su Qian nodded, and really wanted to ask how she should go back. Unexpectedly, it was only this year, when the eyes were dark and then bright, the world had returned to the scene of the quiet river just now, and there was no one by the pond. Frogs croaked.

The old Taoist also opened his eyes not far away from him, and he said, "Why, the old Taoist never lied to you, did he?"

"Well..." Su Qian thought for a while and said, "It's just why the world is black and white?"

"It's not that the world is black and white, but because the soul cannot perceive color."

"I lost a lot of fun." Su Qian sat cross-legged on the grass and rubbed her eyes. She always felt that her eyes hadn't adapted to her soul just now. According to what the old Taoist said, a living person cannot see a soul unless the soul has a certain amount of energy. She has great skill and wants to be seen by others, but Su Qian always feels that she can vaguely see a few shadows at the moment.

"Remember, you have just entered the Tao now, and the time you leave your body must not exceed a cup of tea. Even if you become the Yin-Yang Supreme Master in the future, it must not exceed half an hour-if you do not come back after half an hour, your physical body You will assume that you are dead, and it will be too late to go back when the time comes." The old Taoist told him a lot of precautions in detail, and when he finished speaking, he disappeared like a splash in the long river, leaving only the old Taoist The voice still echoed in the air: "The old way..."

The old Taoist priest's dim blue opera ginseng Big Dipper lamp shook violently, and then flew away in a hurry.

Su Qian didn't care whether the old Taoist priest left or not, she reached out and rubbed her eyes again, seeing things still had double images--unexpectedly, this rubbing made it much clearer, Su Qian looked around, but didn't find anything unusual, Then put your mind at ease.He sat for a long time before he felt the cold feeling subside completely, and then he got on the horse and let Yue Huiyao lead him west according to his will.

Yangzhou has been a bustling and lively place since ancient times. Let’s not talk about the uniqueness of the city. However, when walking outside the city, you will occasionally see some ruins of houses, some with a flower wall left, and some just slightly dilapidated. .Occasionally, Liu Ying flew from nowhere, with a faint yellow light, followed the Kongming Lantern beside Su Qian and flew around a few times before sneaking away.Maybe it took a lot of energy to learn how to get out of the body just now, or maybe it was because she was tired. When passing by an inn, Su Qian still decided to go to an inn and have a good night's sleep.

In fact, it is not appropriate to call it an inn. It is actually an ordinary house, but there are two lanterns hanging outside and a sign saying that it is available for lodging.Su Qian knocked on the door, and soon there was movement inside. The voice sounded like a man, who came to open the door cursing, and then the door opened a small crack, and a man in his forties poked his head out. Looking at Su Qian first, then at his shadow on the ground, he said quite reassuringly, "Housing?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, come in."

"Thank you." Su Qian got the answer. He tossed the rein that was holding Yue Huiyao in his hand, and said to it, "Go find a place to play by yourself. Come and find me tomorrow."

Yu Huiyao snorted, as if agreeing, turned around and ran to the grass at half a person's height, the man was amazed: "This horse is quite spiritual."

"It will naturally become spiritual after a long time." Su Qian replied.

The man led Su Qian inside, and said as he walked, "Aren't you afraid that this horse will be caught? This is a good horse...there is only one house left, sir, don't you think so?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as there is a tile to cover yourself."

"Mr. Lang just finished his night trip? Are you going into Yangzhou City tomorrow?" When the shopkeeper led Su Qian through the lobby, several people were resting in the corner with their swords in their arms. When they saw the shopkeeper and Su Qian coming in, they opened their eyes vigilantly. They glanced at each other and closed their eyes and took a rest when they saw that there was nothing to do. The storekeeper also looked at them when he saw Su Qian, and said in a low voice: "There are some heroes here who don't have a hand, so they just make do in the lobby all night. Lang Junmo I’m afraid. With these heroes here, we feel at peace when we open a shop.”

Su Qian nodded and didn't care.This kind of situation is actually very common. Not everyone in the world can wear white clothes with fluttering sleeves, always have endless money in their sleeve pockets, and always have a peerless sword on their waists. When lodging, choose some small shops, and explain to the shopkeepers that they are willing to take them in for a night. After all, it doesn't cost much, but they can keep them safe overnight.

The shopkeeper led Su Qian to push open the door of the Dizihao room. The inside was actually quite small, with only a bed, a table and a chair. It might not even cover ten square meters. It looked clean and tidy, but It's not bad to be able to sleep in the middle of the night.

Su Qian told her that there was no need to bring food and water, washed up a bit, and then fell asleep.

This night was safe and sound, but the next day he still woke up according to his biological clock. The moment he opened his eyes, he didn't even know why he was here. He lay on the bed for a while before he remembered what night and what night.It was not too early at this time, at least Su Qian had heard the voices outside.

Opened the door and went to the lobby. This kind of B&B usually provides breakfast. Su Qian just sat down in the lobby, and a man dressed as a boy who was around double ten brought a tray, which contained a bowl of porridge and a coarse grain steamed bun. With a plate of pickled cucumbers, Xiaoer wiped the table for Su Qian and said, "Are you a guest in Room [-], Dizi? This is the morning food provided by the small shop. You will pay five Wen in total with the room money. If you still want to eat something, you can tell me, just add some money. The small shop also has dry food and water, if you want to tell the back kitchen, the price is fair, no one will deceive you."

Su Qian noticed that the people who were resting in the lobby yesterday had already left, he shook his head and said, "That's all, go ahead."

"okay!"

On the seat next to him by the window sat a grey-haired old woman. On the table was also a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun. A small dish of stir-fried vegetables is obviously added with heavy oil, and the aroma is very obvious in the lobby.Xiao Er put it on the old woman's table, pushed her towards her and said, "Grandma, Dad took care of you and cooked two dishes for you last night. Don't you always eat white porridge and steamed buns, but also some oily meat!"

The old woman looked at it, moved her throat, and asked, "Fried in meat oil?"

Xiaoer smiled and said: "How can I know that you are only vegetarian today, and dad boiled oil with mushrooms to fry for you. With just this little oil, you boiled a big basket of mushrooms!"

"Waste, I'm an old lady who eats so much." The old lady cursed, and the second coaxed her a few more words before going off to do her own business.

The old woman looked at the opposite position, put a pair of bowls and chopsticks on the opposite side, and said warmly: "Today is your memorial day, my son has not forgotten his roots, and fried a small vegetarian meat for you, you have a taste."

There was no one on the opposite side of her, but she looked at the opposite side very intently, as if someone was sitting there.

"It's been three years in the blink of an eye, you are cruel, just leave."

"Don't go too fast, the old lady is only a few years old, so she came to look for you."

Su Qian listened quietly at the side, only to feel a cold breath slipping through her eyes, and when she looked again, there was a sloppy-looking old man sitting opposite the old woman, who was eating happily with bowls and chopsticks, and he replied: "Come on. !Old woman, you are destined to live to be a hundred years old. The ghost messengers say that you have a rare long life. You can live with peace of mind. I am not in a hurry to reincarnate. Why are you in a hurry!"

"Why hasn't my son improved in this skill? It's not as tasty as one-tenth of yours. Look at this vegetarian meat is very old..."

"Old woman, don't be a vegetarian all the time, eat some meat, this brat of short oil has fried real meat without telling you... I didn't have to eat it before, but I don't want to eat it after I die. Old woman, let me tell you about my meat." That place is very good, and our house is very prosperous, just look at the situation when I go to my house, it will be great!"

"My son is better, I know I like this one."

"You also eat meat..."

The old woman sat aside, as if she had never heard of it, and ate the steamed buns and white porridge bite by bite. The old man was so anxious that he jumped around and circled around the old lady, coaxing him left and right, but finally sat back in his seat helplessly. , sighed and said: "Forget it, I'm dead, you can't hear me..."