medicine stone without medicine

After the magic circle dissipated, all the peach trees in Taoyuan Village withered, and it was extremely quiet, almost falling into a dead silence.

Yuan Jing and Qin Dongyi were sitting at the stone table in the courtyard of Xu Wang's house, while Chang Ying was playing with the puppet, Yuan Jing glanced at it, and then looked at Qin Dongyi:

"Are you, Wuyan's apprentice?"

Qin Dongyi nodded:

"Yes."

Yuan Jing thought for a while, and suddenly remembered something:

"Are you Qin Dongyi? I remember that Wu Yan always praised me for your good bones. I met you. At that time, you were not as old as that child."

Yuan Jing refers to Chang Ying.

Seeing Qin Dongyi's dazed look, he smiled again:

"You were young at the time, so it's normal not to remember me. It's been hundreds of years since I left. I don't know what Qingyang Mountain is like now?"

Qin Dongyi thought for a moment, and said truthfully:

"The head of Chonghua died 300 years ago in the ruins of the Eastern Desolation. The current head is Wei Changjue, the direct disciple of Elder Zongze. Qingyang Mountain has not changed much, and your natal lamp has not been extinguished. Therefore, the elders have been in the palace for hundreds of years. Looking for you."

Some nostalgia floated in Yuan Jing's eyes, he hesitated for a while, and then asked hesitantly:

"Then, what happened to Jianzhou these days?"

Seeing that Zhou is a demon, only two people in the righteous way know about it, and one of them is Yuan Jing, which is enough to prove the deep friendship between the two of them.

Later, when Zhou disappeared, Yuan Jing left Qingyang Mountain for many years, precisely to find him.

Qin Dongyi told the truth about Jianzhou's death, Yuan Jing couldn't help being surprised.

He subconsciously glanced at the room behind him, and deliberately lowered his voice:

"That child..."

Qin Dongyi pursed his lips and made no expression.

Jian Zhou frowned slightly:

"Back then, I thought...that's all."

Yuan Jing didn't say any more, because before he finished speaking, Lou Hua and Xu Yu walked out of the room.

Xu Wang's eyes were swollen like peaches, and he was carrying a big bag, which contained a few cotton clothes and some dumplings.

A few people helped Xu Wang collect the villagers' bones. Although all the peach trees in Taoyuan Village were withered, the peach forest in the back mountain was still lush.

Therefore, there are dozens of slightly raised small dirt bumps on the open space in the back mountain.

There were too many broken bones in the courtyard, most of them were mixed together, Xu Wang couldn't tell who was who, and finally erected unnamed monuments one by one in front of the small soil bag.

Before leaving, he couldn't afford to kowtow in front of these monuments.

Seeing how sad he was, Chang Ying thought for a while and handed him the puppet in her hand.

Xu Wang looked at the puppet, thanked Chang Ying, and stroked his head.

It was evening when the few people left Taoyuan Village, and the sky was full of fiery red clouds that looked like fire.

Before leaving Taoyuan Village, Qin Dongyi complied with Xu Yu's request and set up a concealment circle here.

Taoyuan Village slowly disappeared from everyone's eyes. Since then, the story that has been covered in dust for hundreds of years has come to an end, and no one will know it again.

Xu Wang led them out of the forest.

On the way, Lou Hua remembered a passage:

"Hua blanket, you said that your village became so weird after two outsiders entered. Can you see what those two people look like?"

Xu Wang shook his head, but he tried hard to recall, and said:

"Those two people were wearing black robes before they entered the village. I couldn't see what they looked like, but I could tell they were a man and a woman. The woman... I don't know if it was my eyesight, but when she turned around, I seemed See her hair is dark green in the sun."

None of the people present had ever seen Xiang Liu, and the ancient books did not record Xiang Liu's characteristics when he turned into a human body, so the only information they could get from it was that he was not a human being.

But one person is not.

"It's Xiangliu."

Ying Long is categorical:

"I've seen the woman's body, green braid, unmistakable."

"One is Xiangliu, so who is the other man? Jiuying?"

Lou Hua asked.

"Maybe, but not necessarily. The two brothers and sisters rarely appear at the same time. Usually, one is in the light and the other is in the dark. Jiuying is very mysterious. I have never seen him before."

"Oh?" Lou Hua unconsciously stroked her hand hidden in her sleeve, as if thinking about something.

The few people were speechless all the way, and when they got out of this mountain forest, the sky was completely covered by night, but at the same time, there were also patches of dark clouds, and the stars were hidden in it, and only a little faintness could be seen through the thinness of the clouds. Light.

After leaving the mountain forest, the outside world was covered with thick fog at some point.

According to the location, Lou Hua remembered that they should have arrived at the wasteland where Qin Dongyi and Qin Dongyi came early yesterday morning, but at this time the wasteland had already been covered by thick fog, making it hard to see clearly.

In order to prevent getting separated, several people could only light up their spiritual light points to identify each other through the thick fog.

Lou Hua was in a white mist, holding onto Qin Dongyi's sleeve.

Qin Dongyi noticed it, but didn't have any objection, so he let him drag him.

After walking for about a stick of incense in the dense fog, they seemed to have stepped over some barrier, and their vision instantly became clear.

But what was in front of him was no longer the wasteland, but a dark city wall.

The city wall carried a dead air, and the color was so thick that it looked like an endless abyss.

In this depressing color, only the plaque hanging crookedly on the city gate is a little different.

Those are two big blood red characters——

Jincheng.

Lou Hua didn't think much, and was about to approach, but someone stopped.

When he heard the voice, he turned his head and glanced, and saw that it was the flowered blanket with yellow hair.

"Jincheng took you to find him, so I'll leave first."

Xu Wang's eyes were light amber, and the pupils were fusiform like cats, which looked a little weird.

He was originally an outsider, so it is not surprising that he proposed to leave at this time.It's just that Yuan Jing is a little worried:

"Brother Xu Wang, do you have any plans for the future?"

Xu Wang shrugged:

"The whole world is my home. I am like this, and the towns of the human race can't accommodate me. I look at finding another mountain forest as a place to live. Maybe I will go to the demon world."

Hearing this, Lou Hua raised his chin at him:

"Hua Blanket, do you want to join me?"

"You bird man, don't call me that, it's so ugly!"

Xu Wang was a little dissatisfied, but still sniffed and asked:

"What do you think?"

Lou Hua curled her lips:

"Go all the way to the southwest and pass through Cangcheng. There is a river at the southwest gate called Ranmo River. Cross the Ranmo River and the opposite side is the boundary of my Dark Fragrance Valley. If you give me my name, someone will take you there. You find a good place. Although you are quite useless, you have a good-looking coat, and it is more than enough to serve me tea and water as a stepping stool."

Lou Hua's frivolous words made Xu Wang angry.

He bared his teeth at the painting, but waved his hand before leaving:

"I'll think it over!"

Xu Yu's figure disappeared into the thick fog, Lou Hua looked at it for a while, then looked at Yuan Jing again:

"Elder Yuanjing, what are your plans?"

Yuan Jing bent his lips and smiled at him:

"Since someone deliberately sealed Jincheng here, it might be dangerous to come to the city. I am still an elder of Qingyang Mountain, how can I see the junior in danger alone?"

"You want to stay?"

Lou Hua was obviously a little disappointed, and then he bent his eyes again, as if he had another bad idea:

"Elder Yuanjing has been trapped in the magic circle for more than 200 years, and he must be unfamiliar with his spells, so let me and my brother come for the dangerous thing, and you are in charge of looking after the child, how about it?"

Qin Dongyi was a little helpless, and just about to say something, he heard Yuan Jing say:

"Alright."

Yuan Jing has lived longer than Lou Hua, and he can see some things clearly, so he naturally knows what this kid is thinking.In addition, what Lou Hua said was not unreasonable, so he went along with him.

But Chang Ying was not happy:

"Why! I want to..."

Lou Hua immediately covered her ears:

"If you don't listen, don't listen, toad chanting sutras!"

As he spoke, he ran quickly to the city gate, and Chang Ying also chased after seeing this.

One big and one small ran to the front, fighting like two children who couldn't grow up.Lou Hua pinched Chang Ying's face with one hand, and was about to laugh a few words, but in the next moment, he heard a dull sound, and he was also stunned, looking where the sound came from.

It was the city gate of Jincheng that made the noise.

As if sensing someone's visit, the heavy dark city gate slowly opened inwards, and as the gap in the city gate widened, the scene inside Jincheng was gradually revealed to everyone.

It is still a white mist, but it is much thinner than the outside world, and the buildings on both sides of the street can still be vaguely seen.

Those houses are dilapidated, collapsed, and like city walls, they are heavy and depressing ink.The streets were also empty, adding to the sense of desolation and eerieness.

Chang Ying didn't know whether she was frightened or cold, she shivered and hid behind Lou Hua.

Lou Hua was also stunned, he didn't move, but looked at Qin Dongyi behind him.

It just so happened that Qin Dongyi came over at this time, he patted Lou Hua's shoulder lightly to comfort him, and then he stepped into the boundary of Jincheng first.

Lou Hua followed, and Chang Ying ran to Yuan Jing, took his hand, and walked in together.

After the four entered, the city gate slowly closed again.

Lou Hua looked back and frowned slightly.

Qin Dongyi noticed it, so he asked one more question:

"what happened?"

Lou Hua withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and didn't speak.

The weather in Jincheng was not too different from the outside world, but it was dark and cold at night.

Several people were walking in the mist, Qin Dongyi used spiritual flow to investigate, but found no living things around.

There was a log across the road, which looked like a beam or something.When Lou Hua passed by, he touched his fingertips and looked at his fingertips. The originally white fingertips had turned black.

He sniffed it with the tip of his nose, and confirmed that it was the residue left by the smoke.

The four of them walked around the main street of Jincheng, but in the end they didn't find any trace of Yinglong's soul.

At this time, it was already late, and the surroundings were completely dark and submerged in the night, making it even more unreal.Seeing this, a few people gave up on continuing to investigate, but found a nearby inn that was still in good condition and looked like an inn, planning to stay for one night first, and then talk about other things after dawn.

Jincheng was empty, and the inn naturally had no owner, and the doors of the rooms were all wide open.

Chang Ying is young and needs to live with an elder in case of accidents. Naturally, Yuan Jing will be the elder. Fortunately, Yuan Jing likes children, so she readily accepts.

As for Lou Hua, it is natural that he must stick with Qin Dongyi.

Jincheng is rich and well-versed in architecture. The inn alone is five stories high.

The room they chose was on the fifth floor. Unlike other buildings that were almost completely destroyed, this inn was still well preserved, except that the bedding on the bed was somewhat unsightly.Therefore, Lou Hua took out two quilts from his storage ring full of sundries, and generously shared one for Yuan Jing and the others.

He simply made the bed, then sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the scene in the room.

The color inside the room was also pitch black like the outside, so he was very conspicuous inside in his white clothes.

Lou Hua sat for a while, then stood up, walked to the wall and took a closer look.

He raised his hand to touch it again, rubbed his fingertips again, put it under his nose and sniffed lightly.

The smell of burning, and a faint smell of blood.

When Jincheng was first massacred and then burned, Lou Hua seemed to be able to guess why the buildings in Jincheng were all oppressive black.

It was the product of human blood splashed layer by layer, coagulated and dried, and smoked by black smoke.

There are many people in Jincheng, rich and prosperous, and I wonder how many people will die in those years.

Lou Hua took a piece of handkerchief from the storage ring, wiped his fingers expressionlessly, and looked at the wall in front of him in a daze.

After a while, the door was pushed open with a "squeak", and Qin Dongyi, who hadn't been seen since just now, appeared at the door. He walked in, went to Lou Hua, and handed him something.

Lou Hua was stunned for a moment, subconsciously raised her hand to catch it, and in the next moment, a small object fell from her palm.

Lou Hua glanced at it, it was a candy wrapped in kraft paper.

He rolled his eyes with a smile and asked:

"For me?"

Qin Dong saw his appearance, and unconsciously curled the corners of his lips slightly, but he quickly hid him again, and he still had a cold and serious appearance.

He looked away, only said:

"Well, eat some candy, I hope you feel better."