The strange story of Huai'an Inn

Zhu Yi stared blankly at the shopkeeper, shook his head for a while, and said, "No, no, no one controls me, I'm here to protect our inn!"

Zhu Helan remained silent, staring at him coldly with angry eyes.

Zhu Yi continued, "Since he came to our inn, how many incidents have happened? And...and he is a monster at all!"

Zhu Helan laughed angrily, "Monster? Who in our inn is not a monster?"

"But we are all human! No matter how we are infected by filth, we are still human at the root! He was not human from the very beginning!"

Zhu Helan said, "He is not human...how did you know that?"

"At the time when Huang Yi Ji was in trouble... I was the closest to him, and I saw it with my own eyes! When he was distorted, I saw him in a different way for a moment. At that time, I was not sure what I saw, but ...I was terrified! I could feel that he didn't belong to our world! That's why I took a leave of absence and went back to my hometown..."

"That time, he gave his life to save you, so the filth got out of control and became seriously deformed."

"I know...I know I owe him my life. But Master, he is too dangerous! Maybe... maybe he was sent by Tiangu!"

"So who do you think you've been delivering messages to?"

"It's the Daluo faction. When I returned to my hometown, there were two alchemists of the Daluo faction in the village who were helping the neighbors to exorcise evil spirits and avoid evil. They said that as long as I often report to them the movements of you and the sixth brother, we can protect our inn. People are safe."

"And you believed it?"

"What they said is very reasonable! They also said that they can get rid of the filth on my body. Since they gave me to drink the spell, I have never been sick again, and my parents treat me better than before!"

Zhu Helan was very sure that Zhu Yi's consciousness had been invaded, and he was a very sensible child in the past, so he would never be deceived so easily.

"Master, he is different from us! He will bring death and doom! He doesn't belong here!"

death and doom...

This doesn't seem like something Zhu Yi would say at all.

Zhu Helan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, red threads had already spread in the whites of his eyes, and the irises bloomed layer by layer like petals.His long hair bloomed in the air like a spirit, and instantly turned into red tentacles flying all over the sky. The strange light shrouded the shopkeeper's face, making the face that belonged to a human appear strange and spooky in a moment.

Zhu Yi had never seen Zhu Helan's deformed appearance.Except for Master Liao, I have never seen anyone in the inn.

The boy yelled in fear, turned around and was about to run.But in the next instant, countless silk ribbons exuding a fishy and sweet smell wrapped him up layer by layer, lifting him up in the air.Zhu Yi screamed and struggled, waking up everyone in the other room.Xiao Shun and others rushed to the door of the house, staring dumbfounded at the room filled with red tentacles and Zhu Yi struggling in the tentacles.

"Zhu Yi!!!" Xiao Shun was about to rush forward to grab Zhu Yi's hand and drag him out, but Master Liao stopped him.He said to Jiulang and Fuzi at the same time, "Don't move anyone, let the boss handle it by himself."

Zhu Yi screamed in pain, some golden threads faintly appeared under his skin, entangled Zhu Yi's whole body like a dense net.A sharp red tentacle pierced Zhu Yi's back, quickly and deftly cutting a golden thread.All the other knots scattered and disappeared as if they were being spun.

Zhu Helan cut off the curse talisman that Zhu Yi ate to suppress the filth. As he expected, this talisman was exactly the same as the one that the real Wusheng in the South China Sea forced him to eat.

The spell was implanted into the consciousness of Wusheng Daoist by the great witch Tiangu, so it can be concluded that Zhu Yi is indeed under the control of Sangya.Sangya knew that the inn was protected by the locust tree, and he couldn't sneak in through ordinary methods, so he used the right time and place to find the best target to attack, a target that no one would doubt.

According to the information collected by Baixiaomen, the Witch Gu is not very easy to download, and it may take several times to take effect. Therefore, the number of people whose minds are directly controlled by Mulberry Crow is very limited, and it is even more difficult to get close to the royal family.Perhaps it was because of this limitation that the crow came up with another way to infect more people's spirits—that is, the insanity that appeared later.

Zhu Yi was deceived in his hometown, most likely because he had been tricked by eating food served by relatives whom he would not suspect for many times.Afterwards, when Chongliu and himself went back to the inn to stay behind closed doors, Zhu Yi delivered three meals a day.At that time, Liu'er was distracted by Mr. Gou Chen's death, and he didn't notice any problems with his diet.

After all, Sang Ya is a cautious person, knowing that it is not easy to succeed in attacking Zhu Helan, and the rest are unnecessary, so he only targeted Chong Liu.

Liu'er had obviously guessed these things in the past few days, so he asked him to pay attention to Zhu Yi in the letter he left.

Although the spell to suppress the filth was removed, the risk of a small filth explosion on Zhu Yi's body was cut off.But Zhu Yi's mental control over him cannot be easily lifted, and Zhu Helan has no time left.He stabbed a needle of venom into the back of Zhu Yi's neck, forcing him into a coma.

"Master Liao, please take care of him these few days." The red tentacles quickly faded away, and Zhu Helan returned to his original appearance.

Xiao Shun and others rushed over to check Zhu Yi's condition, and they were relieved when they saw that he was just lethargic.But the three young men were obviously frightened by the incomplete appearance of the shopkeeper, and raised their eyes to stare at him tremblingly.

Master Liao said, "The three of you don't just stand still, tidy up a guest room, lock the doors and windows, and settle Zhu Yi in first. I'll come over later."

Xiaoshun Fuzi and Jiulang didn't know what to do, so they had to follow Master Liao's instructions.Master Liao looked at Zhu Helan, "This journey... I'm afraid it will be more or less auspicious, are you really going? What if something happens to you, what about the locust tree?"

"Xiaohuai is about to grow up. Even without me, there won't be much problem. If I can't come back, there are four children in this inn, and I will entrust them to you."

Master Liao frowned, his eyes were calm and he didn't make a sound for a long time.Finally took a sip of tea and sighed, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the inn and wait for you and that brat Chong Liu to come back."

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Chong Liu and Chong Wu stop and go, even though they are taking shortcuts most of the time, their speed is not fast.

Just because Chong Liu's spirit was eroded more and more by the sound of drums, he had to stop and rest after walking for a long time.

At this moment, if calculated according to the length of the shortcut, they are only half a day away from Fushang City.But Chong Liu had a severe headache, and at the end he became dizzy and fell to the ground.Chong Wu still picked him up and took him out from the shortcut.

At this moment, they were not far from the main road, and the closer they got to the South China Sea, the temperature became warmer, but the cold night wind still made the drowsy Chong Liu shiver.Chong Wu pondered for a moment irritably, and decided to take him to the main road, to see if he could find a more comfortable place to stay.

It was also their luck that there was a post house on the side of the road, lit with bright red lamps, like a small island in the vast night mist.Chongwu has seen many inns and posthouses in Chongliu's memory. Although he has never been there in person, he is quite confident that he can handle communication with humans.He took a few deep breaths and stepped into the lobby with the weight on his back.

There are quite a few tourists who rest here for dinner and overnight. The lobby is bustling with activity, and the aroma of steaming food evaporates under the beams and forms a cloud of mist.A waiter came up to greet him, "Are you two guests?"

Chong Wu was stunned for a while, searching for memories in his mind, and then he cleared his throat and replied, "We want a small room."

"Okay! What's your last name?"

surname?

Chong Wu thought for a while, then tentatively said, "It doesn't matter."

The waiter was still looking at him eagerly, as if waiting for him to continue to say his full name, so Chong Wu added two more words, "Chong... Wu."

The waiter checked in quickly, "Ten dollars a night, dinner not included. Do you want hot water?"

hot water?What do you want hot water for?

Chong Wu said uncertainly, "Yes?"

"Okay!" The waiter's eyes fell on Chong Liu who was lying on his back, "This is your brother? Is he all right? Do you want to call the doctor?"

Chong Wu is not very familiar with the concept of a doctor, and Chong Liu doesn't have much relevant information in his memory.It seems to be... used when humans are unwell?

But neither of them are human.

"No. But we'll eat."

"Then shall dinner be delivered to your house?"

"it is good."

Chong Wu carried Chong Liu into the house, and threw him on a bed like unloading.Chong Liu snorted, but did not open his eyes.

Chong Wu closed the door and was quite satisfied with his performance.Even though it was the first time he saw the outside world, no one could tell that he was not human.

"Little five..."

Chong Wu was stunned for a while before realizing that it was Chong Liu on the bed who was calling him.

"Little five?"

Chong Liu looked at him dazedly, "Where is this?"

Chong Wudao, "Inn."

Chong Liu sat up with his body propped up, pulling his hair with his hands, unable to see his expression clearly.Chong Wu hesitated for a moment, then sat on the bed, "What's wrong with your head?"

"A wizard is attacking me."

Chong Wu frowned, "Now?"

"Hmm... non-stop day and night, sometimes it's a little lighter, sometimes it's more serious. I can't sleep..." Chong Liu raised his tired eyes as if they were about to close at any time, "At first it was just the sound of drums, Now... I can still hear another kind of drumming, irregular, like it's messing with my brain, one by one."

Chongwu realized that if he attacked Chongliu now, Chongliu might not be able to crush him like last time.

However, he frowned and asked, "Where is that great witch? Is there a way to stop him?"

Chong Liu smiled dryly twice, and met Chong Wu's focused eyes, "I will find a way, you don't have to worry."

"...I'm not worried. If you die, I can become you."

Chong Liu looked at him quietly, without the slightest expression of anger, "Why do you want to become me?"

"..."

"Chong Wu, the world is huge, there are many places to go, to see, and many kinds of life to choose from." Chong Liu paused and sighed, "I'm sorry."

Chong Wu was stunned, "I'm sorry for what?"

"I'm sorry... Master didn't take you away. If I knew... I would definitely not have kept you, and all the other brothers, in that place for so long. Now, I'm afraid I don't have enough time to teach you what I know you."

Chong Wu stared blankly at Chong Liu, feeling that what he said seemed to be something he had been expecting for a long time.But when he really heard it, he just felt empty.

Chong Liu grabbed his own baggage and took out the Bai Xiaosheng wooden box inside.He took out a few notes that he had accumulated over the years and pushed them in front of Chong Wu, "These are all the information I have collected, some are useful and some are useless. Keep it, you may need it in the future. Some of the information You may have seen it in my memory, but memory is inaccurate after all, and there are many omissions. The things in this box belong to every Bai Xiaosheng, and they were passed down to me by Master , and give it to you as well."

Chongwu looked at the things pushed in front of him, and asked blankly, "Why do you give these to me? You don't need them yourself?"

"I'm afraid I don't need the place I'm going to." Chong Liu twitched his lips.

"...Are you going to drive me away?"

"It's not to drive you away." Chongliu sighed, "It's just that the place I'm going to, I'm afraid I will never return. You don't need to follow me. There are a lot of silver tickets in this wooden box, enough for you to live for a while The sky is big and the earth is big, you can go anywhere, but you have to promise me one thing."

"……What's up?"

"We must never eat people again." Chong Liu fixedly stared at him, as if he could see into his soul.

For the past two days, Chong Liu has forced him to eat something called 'Hubing' in his luggage, which is hard and not tasty at all.But Chong Liu gave him another kind of food, which was crispy and crispy, and had a strange, warm and sweet aroma. He simply didn't know that food could be so delicious.

"It's called Disu." Chong Liu told him at the time, "Human food is delicious. You have to get used to it."

Chong Wu looked at Chong Liu and nodded.

He understood that if he wanted to survive among humans and continued to eat humans, he would be killed sooner or later.Just like in the underground before, if he hadn't been unable to control his appetite, he wouldn't have been exposed by that human named Zhu Helan.

Chong Liu was relieved when he realized that Chong Wu was telling the truth.He gently held Chong Wu's wrist, and said, "In the future, you must be cautious when you are out. This world is very big, and there are good people and bad people. If you don't know where to go, take my box to Huai'an Inn .I left them a letter and they'll take you in. Anyway, don't hurt anyone, you know?"

Chong Wu lowered his head and didn't make a sound.

Another burst of crazy drums piercing deep into the brain hit, Chong Liu gasped and leaned back on the head of the bed.He said softly, "When I'm asleep, you can go. Chongwu, I'm glad I have a brother."

After saying this, he closed his eyes and fell into a coma again.And Chongwu held Chongliu's box in his hands, and looked at Chongliu's sleeping face quietly through the moonlight shining in from the window.

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After a night, the sunlight came in through the window and fell lightly on Chong Liu's face.He stumbled out of the half-dream and half-awake state, but saw a figure swaying beside him.

Chong Liu opened his eyes slightly, "Xiao Wu?"

The figure turned around, Chong Liu was stunned.

However, Chong Wu's face has changed slightly, his eyes are a little more slender than before, his cheekbones are slightly higher than before, and the shape of his lips has also changed slightly.The face that was originally very similar to him is still similar to him at this moment, but there are already differences that can be discerned by the naked eye.

Chong Wu's human body was obviously not as thorough as Chong Liu's solidification, he adjusted his human form to distinguish himself from Chong Liu.

What does this mean?He no longer wants to replace Chong Liu?He completely separated himself from Chong Liu, and no longer be his shadow?

Chong Liu didn't know that Chong Wu had frozen this face at first, but when he saw Chong Liu in the dungeon back then, he had the heart to replace it, and then he adjusted himself to Chong Liu's appearance.Now, it's just a return to the way it was.

"Why didn't you leave?" Chong Liu was astonished.

Chong Wu smiled slightly, with a hint of arrogance in his smile, "With your current appearance, you can barely walk, and you still have to fight that wizard? Without me, you can't even reach Fushang City."