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The old man nodded and explained slowly: "The young master is still young, so maybe he doesn't know the funeral customs, but whenever an elderly person is dying, and the children and juniors in the family confirm that the old man is about to pass away, they will prepare for the funeral in advance. As for the funeral, it is natural Shrouds and coffins. Our old couple had no children. At that time, I found out that she...she was not well, so I asked people to find a doctor to see the doctor. Who knew that the doctor hadn't been found yet, but there was a coffin maker who heard about it. Come."

"At first I thought it was very unlucky for this person to come uninvited, so I kicked him out of the house, but he was not annoyed when I kicked him out of the door, but he told me that he had been making coffins for many years and had seen many people doing funerals. Houses, those houses are very dead, but my house is not surrounded by death, presumably because the sick person is not at the end of his life, he said that he might have a way to save my old lady's life."

As soon as Ji Qinglin heard it, he knew that the so-called carpenter was talking nonsense without a word of truth, so he couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

The old man didn't notice his movements, and continued: "Listening to what he said, I think I can't find a doctor anywhere now, so why not let him try and invite him into the house."

Ji Qinglin thought to himself, since the man wanted to perform the technique of sealing the soul and stabbing the death point with pine needles, he would definitely not be in front of the old man, so he asked: "Did he say that he wants to do the trick and not be disturbed, so that you Waiting outside?"

The old man seemed surprised that Ji Qinglin would know the process, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yeah, I really didn't expect that it only took him half an hour after he went in, and he really rescued my old lady!"

Speaking of this, the old man's eyes lit up, and the gratitude in those eyes was beyond words.

Ji Qinglin sighed secretly, and glanced at the old woman on the couch again. He was just looking at it casually, but suddenly caught a glimpse of her hands lying beside her.

There was a ball of gauze on each of the two hands, which tightly wrapped the hands, but the shape of the hands looked a little distorted from the outside, and there seemed to be faint blood stains on the tiger's mouth.

Ji Qinglin couldn't help wondering: "What is her hand?"

Following his gaze, the old man looked down and sighed: "Oh, this is caused by the carpenter's method, it seems to be...a sacrifice."

"Sacrifice?"

Ji Qinglin blinked inexplicably, he only knew that pine needles were needed to seal the dead point in the technique of sealing the soul, but he didn't know that there was such a sacrifice.

The old man didn't hide it either, and patiently relayed what the carpenter said at that time to Ji Qinglin.

Said it was a sacrifice, but in fact the carpenter cut off the old woman's two thumbs.

When the old woman woke up, the old man was so excited that he didn't even notice the difference in the old woman's hands. It was the carpenter who took the initiative to tell him that if he wanted to bring the dying man back from the gate of hell, he had to leave some flesh and blood to sacrifice to the underworld. Otherwise, the "bottom" would not let people go.

Compared with death, the loss of two thumbs is really nothing, so the old man not only did not blame him, but also bowed to the carpenter again and again, thanking Dade.

Ji Qinglin felt very helpless when he heard the old man recount the carpenter's nonsensical and nonsensical words. Most people in the world don't know the relationship between the soul and the body. To explain this matter of life and death, many legends have been fabricated by the people, among which the most widely accepted The most famous thing is that "there is heaven above, and there is hell below". These legends have been compiled with nose and eyes, and the content has become more and more rich as they have been passed down from generation to generation. It seems to be true. No wonder the old man believes so deeply.

Ji Qinglin knew from the old man's mouth that he might not be able to know the reason why the man who performed the spell cut off the old woman's thumb, so he stopped dwelling on this topic and asked instead: "That carpenter, do you still remember his appearance? "

The old man thought for a while, then frowned and recalled slowly: "The age is probably slightly younger than me, and his appearance is nothing special. I just remember that he was tightly wrapped up, as if he was afraid of the cold."

Ji Qinglin tentatively asked, "Wearing a black robe?"

The old man was stunned: "Do you know him?"

After finishing speaking, he suddenly stood up from the side of the couch, grabbed Ji Qinglin's arm in surprise and said, "Young master, do you know where he is? He is very skilled in medicine, and he will definitely save my old lady again!"

Looking at the old man's shining eyes, Ji Qinglin felt a little cold in his heart: If you knew what the "savior" you invited home did to your wife, I'm afraid you would regret it so much.

It's just such a cruel fact that Ji Qing couldn't bear to tell the whole story when he was dying.

He patted the old man's withered hands, and comforted him: "Old man, I don't know him. I know the reason for your wife's illness, but I can't cure her in a short time, or in other words, I'm not sure I can. Heal her. Now we are going to Qinan to search for a medicinal material, if we can find it, I will send it to you immediately, before that, you must not listen to other people's words easily, okay?"

The technique of sealing the soul caused the soul to rot and tear apart with the body. Now they can only hope that the dragon blood produced by the dragon blood tree can temporarily suppress the decay of the body, but after all, this is a temporary solution, not the root cause. Promise of.

He also thought about pulling out the pine needles directly to reincarnate the soul of the old woman, but to the old man, pulling out the pine needles meant that the old woman was "completely dead", which was probably not the result he wanted to see.

The old man's eyes dimmed, but at this moment, Ji Qinglin was like the last life-saving straw. Even though he was uneasy, he could only rely on him. Thinking of this, the old man nodded slowly and said softly After saying "thank you", he sat back on the side of the couch and held the old woman's hands tightly.

Ji Qinglin took a deep look at them, turned around and walked out the door.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Ji Qinglin suddenly felt a glimmer of light below him, he quickly lowered his head to look, and saw the jade pendant on his waist flashed brightly just like that day when he was underground in Lingfang Garden.

Ji Qinglin was startled, but when he took a closer look, Yupei had returned to normal.

Walking outside the gate of the courtyard, the doctor saw him coming out, quickly stood up from the ground, and asked anxiously, "Can I go?"

Ji Qinglin knew it was useless to keep him, and he didn't have the heart to deal with him at this moment, so he nodded casually.

The doctor seemed to be pardoned, he walked around Xie Wuyi in two steps and ran away, as if he was afraid that if he slowed down a little bit, he would be caught again.

Seeing his solemn expression, Xie Wuyi asked, "How?"

Ji Qinglin said: "It's the art of sealing the soul."

Xie Wuyi nodded, opened the curtain and said, "Get in the car first, we'll talk on the way."

After the two got into the carriage, the carriage set off again, Ji Qinglin immediately said: "It's true that the technique of sealing the soul, but the person who performed the technique not only sealed the dead point with pine needles, but also cut off the two thumbs of that mother-in-law."

Xie Wuyi was slightly taken aback: "Thumb?"

Ji Qinglin nodded, but his opinion remained unchanged, as if he had no idea about it, so he had to describe everything he saw and heard after entering the room in detail.

After finishing speaking, he took off the jade pendant from his waist, and said: "Also, when I went out of the house just now, it flashed again."

Xie Wuyi glanced at the jade pendant, made some calculations in his mind, frowned slightly and said, "It's not yet January."

Ji Qinglin nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I find it strange."

On that day in Lingfang Garden, Ji Qinglin once asked Xie Wuyi why the jade pendant was flashing. Xie Wuyi explained at that time that although he didn't know the reason for it flashing, he knew that it usually flashed once every month.

When Ji Qinglin heard what he said at the time, he didn't take it seriously, but since the day of Lingfang Garden, it is far less than a month, and the jade pendant flashed again, which is a bit strange.

Reminiscent of the two situations, Ji Qinglin said: "The jade pendant flashed twice, and there are people with sealed souls around, do you think there is a connection between the two?"

Xie Wuyi thought for a while, and said, "You mean, it's the soul-sealing technique that makes it shine?"

Ji Qinglin frowned in thought, and said after a while: "I'm not sure, after all, there were only two times, maybe it's just a coincidence, I don't know."

He thought for a while, then asked again: "Before this, was it flashing at intervals of one month?"

Xie Wuyi recalled it seriously, and then said firmly: "Yes."

Seeing that he was so sure, Ji Qinglin was a little surprised: "Why are you so sure?"

Xie Wuyi said: "Every first day of every month, I will report on my work in the valley, and the jade pendant will flash around the first day of the month."

"Report?" Ji Qinglin was very curious about this, "How does Four Seasons Valley report? Just like the previous court?"

Xie Wuyi thought for a while, but didn't seem to know how to describe it, so he said, "It can be understood in this way."

"Tsk," Ji Qinglin said with emotion, "then your status is no worse than that in the palace."

After finishing speaking, he straightened his clothes and sat up straight, waved his big hand and said, "Silver Gong... No, Yanque! Hurry up and hand over all of Yu Xinglu's recent income, and don't keep it private!"

Xie Wuyi looked at him fixedly, seemed to find it funny, but also a little helpless, pursed his lips and shook his head with a light smile.

Ji Qinglin also smiled along with him, and suddenly remembered that Shijiu and Yinluo, who are disciples of Four Seasons Valley, are always in the capital, while Four Seasons Valley is far away on the coast of the South China Sea, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Huh? This report is once a month, and the journey Isn’t the far one always on the way back and forth?”

Xie Wuyi shook his head lightly, and explained: "Those who are near return to the valley, and those who are far pass on the book."

Ji Qinglin let out a long "oh", no wonder he didn't notice that Yinluo often disappeared before, if she had to leave for several days every month, he wouldn't have been unaware.

After pursing his lips and thinking about it, Ji Qinglin really couldn't draw any conclusions from this "flash of the month". It just so happened that the breeze blew by at this time, lifting the curtain on the car window, and Ji Qinglin's eyes were instantly attracted by the scenery outside the window past.

In the distance, a large area of ​​terraced fields cover the hills layer by layer, and the green and yellow gradually change, which is very eye-catching.The nearby field ridges are criss-crossed like a net, and some crops that Ji Qinglin can't name grow in the farmland, swaying gently in the breeze, with waves like water waves.If you sniff carefully, you can still smell a faint fragrance.

Ji Qinglin took a few deep breaths, only to find that the fragrance was very pleasant and refreshing, and his body relaxed a little, and asked casually, "When can we get to Qidi?"

Xie Wuyi followed him to look out the window, and replied, "This place is already in the land of Qi."

Ji Qinglin was taken aback when he heard the words, then looked out of the window, and confirmed in disbelief: "It's already in the land of Qi?"

Xie Wuyi nodded slightly, Ji Qinglin seemed in disbelief at all, frowned and looked out the window and said, "No way? Where are those miasma and dense forests?"

Ji Qinglin still clearly remembers that in Zhong Zangchan's memory, starting from the border of Qi Country, there are endless dense forests and miasma swamps, full of hidden poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, anyone who steps into it, but if he makes a mistake, he will die worries.

However, the countryside in front of me is quiet and peaceful. There is even smoke rising from the thatched huts at the foot of the mountain in the distance. How can it be half as dangerous as it was back then?

Xie Wuyi saw his doubts, and followed his gaze to the place where the smoke rose, and said slowly: "Before Daluan attacked Baihe, he wrote a document to announce to the world, saying that Baihe had made a contribution to him. It hurts Hai Dongqing and the heir of Daluan."

Ji Qinglin was startled for a moment, and soon found this passage in Zhong Zangchan's memory, but he was puzzled: "Isn't that just an excuse Da Luan made to attack Bai He?"

Xie Wuyi shook his head slightly: "Not entirely."

Ji Qinglin tilted his head slightly, slightly puzzled.

Xie Wuyi continued: "Although this matter was just an introduction used by Daluan to attack Baihe, it was not completely aimless. The pair of Haidongqing did injure the emperor's heir in Daluan Palace, and the one who was injured His heir is the Daluan Crown Prince Yun He."

Ji Qinglin listened carefully, but somehow felt a little weird, they were clearly talking about the miasma of Qidi just now, why did the topic suddenly turn to this secret of Daluan?

Xie Wuyi saw his doubts, smiled lightly, and said softly: "Don't worry, the question you just asked is related to this prince."