A gentleman riding a red dust smile

Zhang Ying ate the elixir that ordinary people would not be able to take in their lifetime, and slept for another night, and the fever subsided the next day.It's just that when I came here, I was frightened and confused, and it was impossible to rely on her to guide the way.Changsun Jue Yujian explored the road, and soon found the nearest town. According to Song Lingshuang's speculation, it should be Yanfang Town.

Although they were in the border of Qianchuan along the way, they were not far from Qingzhou.Yanfang Town is within Qingzhou boundary, and it is only a day's walk from where they are located.A group of people walked with the sword and arrived in less than an hour.

Zhang Ying held Xie Yilan's waist and walked with the sword. She was trembling at first, but soon after getting used to it, she felt novel.In Zhang Ying's eyes, Song Lingshuang and others are the fairy elder brother and the immortal elder sister.

When they arrived at the town, Zhang Ying confirmed that this was indeed Yanfang Town.The town is very small, Zhang Ying naturally knew the way home, but Song Lingshuang and others were worried and sent her all the way to the door.

Zhang Ying knocked on the door, and it was a plainly dressed woman who opened the door.Seeing Zhang Ying, he was taken aback for a moment, then without saying a word, he raised his hand and slapped Zhang Ying hard on the face.

Zhang Ying covered her face, with tears in her eyes, and called out, "Mother."

Changsun Jue frowned, and was about to speak when Song Lingshuang stopped him.Song Lingshuang shook his head lightly, motioning him to read on.

In the next moment, the woman Zhang Ying called A Niang squatted down and hugged her into her arms, and said with tears streaming down her face, "Just come back!"

At this time, a middle-aged man followed by two girls who looked younger than Zhang Ying also heard the sound.Seeing Zhang Ying, the two little girls rushed over, "Sister!" "Sister is back!"

Zhang Ying bent down to accept their embrace, and when she saw the man, she lowered her head timidly.The man scolded a few words, finally touched his daughter's head, and sighed.

Song Lingshuang looked at Zhang Ying, as if he saw himself who got into trouble back then.Parents always punished, but those harshness eventually turned into a distressed sigh.He suddenly turned his face away, and said to Sun Jue beside him, "Let's go."

Changsun Jue glanced at him, but did not speak.

Zhang Ying seemed to say something to the man and the woman, and the couple bowed deeply to Song Lingshuang and his party who were walking away.

Song Lingshuang heard Zhang Ying shout from a distance, "Brother and sister, thank you!" He didn't look back, but just raised his arms above his head and waved his back to them.

At noon, the four of them decided to have lunch in the town before leaving.Under Ai Zixuan's insistence that "everything should not be neglected, especially food", the four of them found the most decent restaurant in the area and ordered some side dishes, planning their journey while eating.While eating, I overheard a few local guests talking about the town.

"Hey, have you heard? The newborn baby is lost again!"

"Did you lose your baby again? Which family is it this time?"

"It belongs to Zhang Dashu's family! And it's a boy!"

"Hey, this big tree has already given birth to three daughters, don't you just want a son? Just lost it after birth?"

"Isn't it! It's still that monster! I heard that his eldest daughter saw it!"

"The monster is coming again?"

"Why do you think this monster steals newborn babies? What does it do when it steals back?"

"What else can monsters do to steal babies? Hey, I'm afraid those dolls are more dangerous than good!"

Song Lingshuang had already filled his stomach three or five times. While drinking tea, he listened to the gossip at the table next to him, and said to himself, "That's not right..."

"What's wrong?" Ai Zixuan asked.

"Let's come all the way, is there any monster or evil spirit around this town?"

Ai Zixuan thought about it, shook his head, then looked at Xie Yilan and Changsun Jue, who also shook their heads.

"So! It's not a monster or an evil spirit, so what is the monster they are talking about? Besides, I have never heard of a monster or an evil spirit stealing a newborn baby." Then he asked the eldest grandson Jue, "Ah Jue , You read a lot, have you ever read about a monster with such a habit?"

Changsun Jue thought for a moment and said, "No."

Song Lingshuang fell silent.After a while, he suddenly blinked at the other three people, turned around and sat down on the table next to him, "Brothers, I want to ask you something..."

Song Lingshuang has a sweet mouth and is easy to get close to people. After a while, she has become one with the men who spoke just now.He came back to his desk again, half an hour later.

He took a sip of tea and said, "Sure enough, things are very strange!"

"Why is it so strange?" Ai Zixuan was always the one who cheered the most at this time.

Song Lingshuang: "I originally thought that Zhang Ying said that he saw the monster disappear suddenly, but it was just that children are not sensible, or maybe the speed of the monster is too fast for ordinary people to understand. But what I heard just now, all the witnesses' testimonies are surprisingly consistent. This monster is always out of thin air. Appears, then disappears suddenly. Have you ever seen such monsters? Even evil spirits need to be attached to people or things, and they won’t appear or disappear instantly, no matter how fast they are, right?” He paused, “After thinking about it, There is only one possibility."

"Teleportation." Xie Yilan took the words.

The forward movement technique is a non-directional array technique, centered on the eye of the array, it can teleport to a known location within a certain range.

"You mean people?" Changsun Jue understood the point.Since it is a technique, the person who performs the technique must be a practitioner.

Song Lingshuang nodded, "This matter may not be as simple as it seems."

Changsun Jue put down the teacup in his hand, turned his head and asked, "Do you want to check?"

Song Lingshuang didn't answer right away, but closed his eyes and began to think.After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Ah Jue, you and Brother Ai will send Miss Yilan to Xiqi first, and I will stay here overnight and catch up with you soon."

Changsun Jue frowned slightly, and obviously didn't like this proposal very much. Just as she was about to speak, Xie Yilan said, "Yilan is not in a hurry to go back to Xiqi. Since we want to find out what's going on, it's good to have more people. If my cousin doesn't object, It's better to stay together for two more nights."

Ai Zixuan would not object, "Okay! If it's a monster, with brother Song and elder grandson around, it's a good thing to kill it casually."

Song Lingshuang was not polite either, and said with a smile, "That's fine." He paused, "After dinner, we'll split up into two groups to inquire."

"Do you have a direction?" Changsun Jue asked.

"The ones who were taken away were all newborns. Just now I briefly asked a few brothers about the situation. Except that the lost dolls were all boys, they have nothing in common. If it is really artificial, what is the basis for the murderer? To choose a target?"

The three were silent.

Changsun Jue was the first to speak, "No matter what conditions the murderer chooses the target, he needs to know the baby's condition, and there are no more than two kinds of people who can definitely get in touch with the baby."

Song Lingshuang: "Not bad. Doctor, and midwife."

Ai Zixuan suddenly realized, "So it is!"

Song Lingshuang continued: "In a small town of this size, no matter whether it is a doctor or a midwife, there is at most one person. In the afternoon, we will split up. Two people will go to the doctor, and the other two will go to the midwife to see if we can find anything. "

Ai Zixuan nodded, "That's the truth! Let me tell you first, I'm going to the doctor!"

Song Lingshuang found it funny and didn't object, "A Jue is good at alchemy and medicine, so brother Ai and A Jue will go to the doctor. Sister Yilan and I will go to the midwife." After finishing speaking, Song Lingshuang whispered to Xie Yilan with a smirk. He said in his ear, "I know that sister Yilan wants to be with A Jue, but I'm a big man, so it's not suitable for me to find a midwife. Please ask sister Yilan to help me."

Xie Yilan froze for a moment, pursed her lips and stopped talking.

After the meal, the four of them split up.The results of Song Lingshuang and Xie Yilan's inquiries in the streets and alleys were also in line with their original expectations. There was only one midwife in the town.After inquiring about their residence, they headed for their destination.

There was a girl walking beside her. Even if this girl was Xie Yilan who was wary of him for no reason, Song Lingshuang couldn't help joking as she walked, "Sister Yilan, I'm sorry. Among the three, the one you don't want to go with me is me, right?" .”

Xie Yilan smiled politely, "Brother Song was joking. Brother Song is humorous and has a clear mind. He should be the best companion in the industry."

In all fairness, Xie Yilan doesn't look bad, she behaves decently, and there is nothing wrong with her except that she is not very friendly to herself.

"I just didn't expect it," Xie Yilan continued, "Brother Song is also good at coaxing children."

Song Lingshuang didn't realize it all at once, and then quickly realized that it was Zhang Ying's matter yesterday.At that time, Xie Yilan looked helpless and even panicked, which was a rare sight to see.He couldn't help laughing, "I'm not coaxing, I'm just telling her the truth!"

He pulled his forehead hair that was blown by the wind behind his ears, and continued, "Think about it, when we grow up, we always like to cry when we are young. Why don't we cry when we grow up? That's because we just cry when we are young. You can get what you want. The older you get, the less you can get by crying. It is never crying that can solve problems, but the people who feel sorry for you. Although a child is small, as long as someone tells him this truth , he will understand." When he said this, he inadvertently looked a little lonely.

However, he suddenly lowered his voice, "I'll tell you a secret, A Jue was also a crybaby when I was a child. It got better later, I educated him like this!" He laughed to himself, and then said, "That makes sense Generally speaking, boys understand it earlier, and girls understand it later. But I think sister Yilan seems to be an exception!"

Xie Yilan smiled slightly, with a slightly lonely expression, "I didn't understand it when I was a child. When I met someone who said the same thing to me, I remembered it."

"I see the same thing! They are all heroes! Hahahaha!" Song Lingshuang laughed while walking, but did not notice the change in Xie Yilan's expression.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the midwife's residence.The midwife's surname is Qian, and she is called Aunt Qian. She is almost 30 years old. She has been delivering babies in this town for more than [-] years since she helped her mother.Song Lingshuang was already likable, able to talk and talk, he guided the general direction, Xie Yilan asked for details, and soon understood.

There was nothing unusual about the three babies who disappeared before and after helplessness, and even the delivery process was very smooth.It's just that Song Lingshuang felt a little strange.Aunt Qian wore a very eye-catching red jade bracelet on her wrist.This bracelet is not extraordinary at first glance, it really doesn't look like something that would appear on such an ordinary woman, and it is by no means something that can be bought casually in such a remote town.

Song Lingshuang secretly gave Xie Yilan a look, and Xie Yilan nodded quietly.Obviously she also noticed the bracelet.

Song Lingshuang smiled, and said to Aunt Qian: "Aunt Qian, thank you. It's getting late, so we won't bother you. I just want to ask you one more thing."

Aunt Qian chatted happily, and didn't feel that there was anything to disturb at all, "Say it!"

"I see that the bracelet in your hand is very delicate. Where did you buy it? Can you borrow it for me? If my sister likes it, I'll buy one too!"

Aunt Qian took off the bracelet with a smile and handed it to Song Lingshuang, "I didn't buy this bracelet. A Taoist priest passed by the town a few years ago and gave it to me, saying that it was destined for me. In our business of delivering babies, we will inevitably encounter some difficult births." What. The Taoist priest said that this bracelet can keep the mother and child safe. I look pretty, so I took it!" Then he said to Xie Yilan: "This young man is good-looking, but he always thinks about the girl in his heart! Lucky girl!"

Xie Yilan smiled politely without explaining.

Song Lingshuang looked at the bracelet and handed it to Xie Yilan, "Sister Yilan, take a look and see if you like it."

Xie Yilan naturally understood, took the bracelet and looked at it carefully.The bracelet is beautiful and simple, and it is a fine jade.After looking at it, she handed the bracelet back to Aunt Qian, and said coquettishly: "Yilan is not worthy of such exquisite jewelry, return it to Aunt Qian quickly, don't break it!" The words were still extremely measured, But there was some girlish shyness in her tone.Song Lingshuang couldn't help being amazed in her heart, this girl is amazing at acting, it's definitely better than her own!

Aunt Qian looked at the two and said with a smile, "This girl is so sensible!"

Song Lingshuang smiled brightly and quickly agreed: "I think so too."

After bidding farewell to Aunt Qian, the two walked back.

Song Lingshuang walked sideways and said, "Thank you sister Yilan for your kind cooperation!"

Xie Yilan resumed her usual slightly alienated tone, and did not respond to Song Lingshuang, saying: "Brother Song, can you see what's wrong with that bracelet?"

Song Lingshuang shook his head, "Although it is high-quality jade, there is nothing special about it."

Xie Yilan frowned slightly, "I didn't see it either."

Song Lingshuang sighed, "It seems that our trip was wasted today. I hope A Jue and the others are luckier than us."

However, people's wishes were not fulfilled, and Changsun Jue and the others were no better than Song Lingshuang and the others.There is only one doctor in Yanfang Town, but there is no gain after asking.Song Lingshuang originally thought that the midwife might be able to find something in common with the missing baby, and the doctor might be able to find clues related to the midwife or family situation, but he didn't expect both ends to come to nothing.

Song Lingshuang said helplessly: "It's getting late, let's settle down first. Since there are no clues, then we don't need to delay. We just continue on our way tomorrow morning."

Changsun Jue said, "I will draw some talisman papers tonight and give them to the midwife tomorrow, so that she can hand them over to the baby's family after delivery and stick them on the baby. If it is really a monster or evil spirit, it can also be used as a deterrent."

The rest nodded in agreement.Other than that, there really isn't much you can do.

The four went to the store, had a simple dinner, and went back to their rooms.

Chang Sun Jue sat at the table, writing the talisman paper stroke by stroke.Suddenly, spiritual power surged in the space around him, and Song Lingshuang suddenly appeared in the space crack.

Changsun Jue: "..."

All the shops in this trip are managed by Ai Zixuan, four people and four bedrooms.Even though she had her own private room, Song Lingshuang never failed to come to Changsun Jue's room.This guy has removed the roof, climbed through the window, and this time teleported!Teleport!The teleportation technique is an extremely high-level talisman. It not only consumes a lot of spiritual power, but also requires the caster to control the spiritual power extremely accurately. .Although Song Lingshuang is very talented in talisman, but in order to avoid everyone's eyes and ears and squeeze a room with Changsun Jue, he teleported!

It's a good thing his room is next door, otherwise he wouldn't have enough spiritual power in the four realms!

In fact, Song Lingshuang wanted to try the teleportation technique because he talked about it today, but he succeeded.He leaned over with a smile and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Writing talisman." Changsun Jue's tone was slightly angry.He really couldn't understand how Song Lingshuang could use such a high-level and dangerous spell as a tool to climb walls.

"Do you want me to help you?"

"No."

Being rejected so simply made Song Lingshuang very embarrassed, dissatisfied and asked: "Why?" After all, his talisman skills are still good.

"Your handwriting is ugly."

Song Lingshuang: "..." Well, I can't refute it.

He was strolling around the room in embarrassment, and happened to see the basin by the bed, rolled his eyes, pretended to wash his face briefly, and shouted: "Ah Jue, I lost my handkerchief, lend me yours, I will wipe my face .”

Changsun Jue didn't stop writing, glanced at him, and said calmly: "There is a face towel on the shelf next to the basin. I haven't used it. You can use it."

Song Lingshuang looked on the shelf, and there really was it!Immediately embarrassed, she said "Oh" and pulled the towel to wipe off the water on her face.

After washing his face, he lay down on the couch as usual.

Changsun Jue seems to have finished writing.He arranged the talisman papers and placed them in the middle of the table, stood up and walked to the bed, looked at Song Lingshuang who was paralyzed on his bed, and said, "Your bed is next door."

Song Lingshuang chuckled, and said rascally: "I just spent a lot of spiritual energy teleporting from the next door, and now I can't go back!"

He suddenly sat up, his expression became serious, "Let's talk about the business first. I was thinking, if the person who stole the baby is really a practitioner, let alone why he did it, every time, every time Judging from the required spiritual power, this person must be above the eighth realm, and the base can't be too far from Yanfang Town."

Changsun Jue sat down by the bed, "I agree. It's just that when we were looking for Yanfang Town, I looked at it from a high place. There are no people around here, and I don't see any other places where we can stay for a long time."

"It's not on the surface, so it's hard to find if you either live in a cave or don't have a fixed base..." Song Lingshuang murmured.

"You still think it was done by practitioners?" Changsun Jue asked.

Song Lingshuang lay down again, sighed and said, "I don't know either! But I just think it's strange!" Then he closed his eyes, "If you don't understand it, don't think about it. Go to bed first. Anyway, I did what I could. Hurry up after delivering the talisman tomorrow!"

Song Lingshuang always fell asleep quickly when she was beside Changsun Jue.Sleeping until midnight, he suddenly felt oppressed by an unusually powerful spiritual force, and the vigilance of a practitioner woke him up immediately.He subconsciously raised his right hand and was about to call out Hongchen, but a silver light was faster than him, and flashed from the side of him to the black shadow in front of him.

Jun Xiao quickly and accurately pierced the black shadow's chest.The black shadow stepped back, while Song Lingshuang stood up and immediately cast a spell of light.The room suddenly became brighter, and a tall man in black instantly tore apart the space and disappeared in front of the two of them.

The two were silent for a while.

Song Lingshuang: "The one just now, couldn't it be the 'monster' who stole the baby?"

Changsun Jue: "Very likely."

Song Lingshuang: "Jun Xiao just now..."

Changsun Jue: "I got stabbed."

He said he was stabbed, so he must have been stabbed.

Another moment of silence.

Song Lingshuang pondered for a while, got out of bed and lit the lamp, sat on the side of the bed and said, "It is obvious that he is coming for me. Why is he coming for me?"

Changsun Jue shook his head: "I don't know."

Song Lingshuang: "Since he came for me, how did he know that I was in your room?"

Changsun Jue fell into silence. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and hurriedly approached Song Lingshuang, and began to pick off his shirt without saying a word.

This sudden move made Song Lingshuang a little confused, "A Jue... what are you doing?"

"Don't move!" Ben woke up in the middle of sleep, and a single shirt was quickly unbuttoned, exposing his chest.

Surrounded by spiritual power at his fingertips, Changsun Jue began to draw a spell on Song Lingshuang's chest.He looked serious, his face was very close to Song Lingshuang, his warm breath hit Song Lingshuang's cheeks and neck, and his cold fingers brushed across Song Lingshuang's chest.

Song Lingshuang's ears suddenly became hot for some reason, and his whole body tensed up.But before he had time to be embarrassed, Changsun Jue had already completed the spell, and a burst of warm spiritual power shot through his body in an instant.He suddenly felt that the back of his right hand was hot, and when he looked down, there was a glowing red streak on the back of his hand.

"Sure enough..." Changsun Jue frowned, "You have been branded."

"Mark?"

Chang Sun Jue nodded.Some runes imprint a mark on a target for easy tracking.That's why the man in black can know exactly where Song Lingshuang is. "Did you touch anything special yesterday?" Changsun Jue asked.

Song Lingshuang thought about it carefully, "Not really, I just saw a somewhat peculiar jade bracelet from Aunt Qian." He suddenly remembered something, "Oh no! That jade bracelet Xie Yilan also saw!"