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The two continued on their way.

Xie Changming is really tall now, with a wide field of vision, and he can see Sheng Liuyu on the side without turning his head.

The little Changming bird had just rested for a while, and was still very tired, but he didn't want to look like a chubby little man, preferring to walk with his brows frowning.

It really is a squeamish little thing.

Sheng Liuyu doesn't remember what happened when she was a child, it may be that she was wandering outside when she was young, and something went wrong when she got back.Besides, at that time, although the little bald hair couldn't transform into a human form, and he couldn't use spells well, he was a complete little waste, but he was alive and kicking, with sharp ears and eyes, and no demonic entanglement.

Xie Changming was [-] to [-]% sure in his heart, but there were too few evidences, and there was only one factual evidence. The others were all his feelings, so he couldn't be completely sure. He had to wait until he got out of the Ghost Forest, and then investigate Sheng Liuyu's past experience.

But to be precise, Xie Changming only raised little bald hair in the first life. He was indeed the owner of the bird at that time, and it can't be counted now.

In this life, the little Changming bird has never been raised by Xie Changming, the fruits given out are threats and lures, and homework is a trade.Moreover, Sheng Liuyu is a divine bird, very rich, and doesn't need to be raised by anyone.Even after he went down the mountain and became the temporary owner, he didn't take it well.After taking the bird out for a day, he entered the Ghost Forest, and the bird was too tired to lift his feet and had to go on his way.

In terms of emotion and reason, Xie Changming is not the owner of the little Changming bird.

Xie Changming doesn't care about these things. For him, if he has raised a bird for more than ten years and eaten his fruit for more than ten years, no matter how many lives he reincarnates, his bird is his bird.

But at this time, after all, there is no name and no place, and it doesn't make sense logically. The identity of the breeder cannot be recognized, and Xie Changming wants to mend the dead bird's cage.

After a while, Xie Changming asked, "Do you want to recite it?"

But today Xie Changming teased the bird too many times and did too many wrong things, he has already lost the trust of the little Changming bird.

Sheng Liuyu seemed to believe that Xie Changming had malicious intentions, and looked at him warily.

Xie Changming said softly, "I see you are too tired."

Sheng Liuyu refused of course, "I don't ride a horse."

Unless it is the kind of carrying Sheng Liuyu on the shoulders, it will slowly slide off the back and become a horseback riding.

Xie Changming: "..."

He has already forgotten that he is not a person at this time, but a half-man, half-horse ghost.

also.

At least he has been frightened by a horse, and his reluctance to approach the horse is also a proof.

Xie Changming thought calmly.

At this time, it is in the stage of luring birds into cages, so don't act too hastily.

They walked forward for a while, and suddenly there was a light in the thick fog in the distance. It was not a dark green light from a grieving ghost, but a bright and warm firelight.

The firelight gradually moved towards them.

Xie Changming stopped, held Sheng Liuyu's wrist, and pressed it lightly: "Someone, change back."

Sheng Liuyu was unmoved.

Xie Changming sighed, thinking that the little Changming bird is a cub that only eats soft and not hard, so he said gently: "Be obedient."

The little Changming bird pursed his lips, Xie Changming's side was empty, and his shoulders were heavy.

At the same time, the illusion disappeared, and Xie Changming made up a trick full of loopholes.

In less than a moment, the flames also moved to Xie Changming's eyes.

The man was about 40 to [-] years old, holding an old lantern in his hand, not tall, handsome, pale complexion, wearing a silk dress, half new and not old, with a few holes in it.

It seems that it is a living person.

The man said: "Brother Tai seems to be a cultivator too, why not see him with his true face."

Xie Changming's deception was not very clever, and was immediately seen through.

Hearing the words, Xie Changming quickly removed the blindfold, and said: "Brother is here, why don't you also come here to investigate the strange situation in the forest of resentful ghosts?"

The man nodded and introduced: "My surname is Li, and my name is Wu. Where do fellow Taoists come from?"

Xie Changming said that his surname is Xie, and he is from Lulin Academy. This time he went down the mountain for training, and happened to come to the Forest of Resentment Ghosts.

The two introduced each other, they were both living people and cultivators of Daoism, in the forest full of resentful ghosts, it was like meeting old friends in a foreign land, and they immediately walked together.

Li Wu said: "I just looked over from a distance, there seems to be two people here, brother Xie, one tall and one short, why did they get closer, but there is only one?"

Xie Changming said "oh".

Although he saw the flames from a distance, he didn't see Li Wu.The mist in the secular world can't cover the eyes of those who practice Taoism, but the forest of resentful ghosts is different. The fog inside is dead fog, which is difficult for living people to see through.

He said again: "The forest of resentful ghosts is eerie and terrifying. There are many resentful ghosts in it. My cultivation level is not high. When I came in, I bumped into a ghost. It took a lot of effort to escape. Thinking that the next journey may be even more difficult, So he cast a blindfold to confuse the resentful ghost. After that, he never met the resentful ghost again along the way."

These words were well-founded, so that the man could not find any loopholes.

The man's expression was subtle, he was stuck for a long time, before he said: "Actually, this grieving ghost doesn't see things with eyes, and fellow Taoist Xie is probably lucky."

Xie Changming acted like a fledgling idiot, surprised and said: "Is that so? I don't know. Fellow Daoist saw two people because I also raised a bird. Since I used a blindfold method, I simply pretended to be two ghosts." Walk together and be brave. If you encounter other powerful ghosts on the road, you can also scare them away."

Li Wu: "..."

Xie Changming wanted to stop here, but thought that Sheng Liuyu liked to be praised very much, so he said: "It's a very cute bird, even if it's a little shy, but it's okay to show fellow Taoists a look."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and saw that the one standing on his shoulder was not the chubby man, but a falcon with a sharp beak, short neck and thick legs, and it looked fierce and wanted to eat its master.

This is one thousand and eight thousand miles away from being cute.

At this time, the two small eyes were full of surprise, as if to say: Hello, you can deceive people.At the same time, there may be doubts about Xie Changming's promise in the past.

Such a deceitful idiot, wouldn't he lie to him?

Li Wu seemed to have understood that this Fellow Daoist Xie was different from ordinary people, but he said kindly: "Fellow Daoist's pet is naturally very cute in the eyes of Fellow Daoist."

Xie Changming was pecked. Unlike before, this time it was a sharp beak. It hurt a little, but it didn't break the skin. He just smiled: "It's just a little bit naughty."

After asking about blindfolds, he asked the bird again, and it was Xie Changming's turn to ask the other party.

He asked: "I just entered the Ghost Forest tonight, when did fellow Daoist Li come in?"

Li Wu said: "It's been a few days."

Xie Changming continued to ask: "Did the fellow Taoist discover something? Are there no other living people in this ghost forest?"

Li Wu thought for a moment before he came back to his senses: "They are all ghosts and wandering spirits, and there are no living people."

The people in Wutou Town said that the living people were only cast in a few days ago.However, the Grudge Forest is so big, it's very possible that you haven't encountered it.

Li Wu glanced at Xie Changming, and said again: "I have been here for a few days, and I have some clues. This forest of resentful ghosts is full of dangers. Daoist Xie is young, and I am a little older, and my cultivation level is slightly higher. If fellow daoists do not If you don't like it, you can explore with me the strange things about this ghost forest."

When he said this, he was very easy-going, like a good-tempered and generous senior who wants to lead the younger generation to take an easier path.

Xie Changming also trusted him very much, and immediately said: "This way, it couldn't be better. Please trouble fellow Taoist."

Li Wu waved his hand and moved the lantern to Xie Changming's side.

With Li Wu leading the way, even if he didn't use illusions along the way, he would no longer encounter ghosts, just like Xie Changming's luck was really good.

Walking through the forest overgrown with dead trees, the dense fog became deeper and deeper, almost so heavy that water dripped out, soaking all the clothes.

Li Wu stopped suddenly, and Xie Changming followed suit.

He looked into the depths of the Grudge Forest, his gaze seemed to be able to see through the thick fog. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "It's the end of Mao Shi, and I'm afraid I'm tired after walking all night. If you don’t drive, why don’t you rest for a while and discuss a countermeasure before leaving.”

So, the two chopped some dead wood, lit a fire on the spot, and sat on both sides of the fire.

Xie Changming had to move his arms when he sat down, his shoulders were no longer stable, and the bird couldn't stand upright.

Xie Changming took Sheng Liuyu off his shoulder and put it on the palm of his left hand.

Fortunately, although Sheng Liuyu has turned into a frightening falcon, he also knows that his stature should not be too large, and he can hold it with one hand.

Then, Xie Changming took Bigu Dan from the mustard seeds, ate one by himself, and handed the bottle to Li Wu.

Li Wu was stunned, and didn't answer, but said: "I don't know if you have eaten, I'm tired of eating Bigu pill these days, and I can't swallow it."

It can be seen from this that this Fellow Daoist Li Wu is a person who seeks to enjoy himself.Most people in the cultivation world have been eating Bigu pills for many years, and they are not unable to swallow them.

Xie Changming said: "There are some fruits and pine nuts."

Li Wu was overjoyed.

The falcon on the palm stared at it like a tiger, looking like protecting food.

Xie Changming held down the bird first, then took out the fruit, picked a few good ones, and handed them to Li Wu.

Sheng Liuyu will eat the rest.

Sheng Liuyu is a divine bird, a rich bird, how could he bear such grievances, eating the leftover fruit of others, immediately flew into a rage, and pecked Xie Changming with a very sharp beak, slightly scratched the skin, but did not bleed.

Xie Changming held the bird's wings, forced him to see where the skin was broken, and said solemnly: "Don't peck."

Bird refused to admit his mistake.

Xie Changming stepped back: "Even if you want to peck, peck through your clothes."

The main reason is that he was worried that he would really bleed, and then he would really burn up.

He sighed: "Aren't you trying to protect me? Why did you peck yourself first?"

Niao Li was speechless and kept silent, nestling in Xie Changming's arms and pretending to be dead.

Li Wu wolfed down a few fruits, and suddenly realized: "Could it be the bird food that fellow Taoists love?"

He muttered to himself again: "But shouldn't falcons eat meat?"

Seeing that he had finished eating the fruit, Xie Changming casually said, "He is a little different."

Li Wu frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and said again: "That's right, I have never seen this kind of falcon raised by fellow Taoist, it seems that all the fierce parts of falcons have grown together, but they are so big .It's really strange."

Across the jumping flames, Xie Changming lowered his eyes halfway, looking at his shadow indifferently.

People who practice Taoism don't need a lot of sleep, and this place is a dangerous forest of resentful ghosts, and it is even more impossible to fall asleep and meditate. When they were bored, the two began to discuss Taoism.

Li Wu threw the fruit core into the fire and said: "The origin of this forest of resentful ghosts is that Yunzhou and Yizhou are in constant war, with countless casualties and piles of bones, and the resentment cannot be dissipated. Otherwise, there is no such harmful person in this world. place?"

Xie Changming looked at the jumping flames, the fruit core seemed to be still stained with juice, and it didn't burn, he just said: "Where there are people, there will be competition, and if there is competition, there will be power. The more power you get, the more you want." , there will be war again. Some people will have war, it is inevitable."

Li Wu did not agree with his point of view, and argued: "There is no such thing in the cultivation world. Everyone performs their own duties, and even the position of head is evaded and humbled by each other, and they do not rob each other. It can be seen that people in the cultivation world really want They are higher than ordinary people. And we should also take care of ordinary people."

"Really?"

Xie Changming asked back, and said calmly: "Do you know the demon world, fellow Taoist? The demons cannot become immortals, so for the position of 33 Motian master, blood flowed like a river, and the spirit and soul were all wiped out."

Hearing this, Li Wu pondered for a long time: "You mean, people in the realm of comprehension have a more worthy ideal to pursue, which is to ascend to immortality, so they restrained their desires?"

Xie Changming said: "Friends of Taoism know for themselves. Ordinary people have the way of life of ordinary people, and monks have the way of monks. That's all. There is no distinction between high and low."

On this matter, Li Wu probably couldn't argue with Xie Changming, although he didn't agree with it, he didn't open his mouth anymore.

Sheng Liuyu was still a cub, and had no interest in their boring discussions.I didn't sleep yesterday, and I was very tired from the journey. Now there is a warm fire, and I am shaking my head and drowsy.

Xie Changming hugged him in his arms and pressed him to his chest, protecting him thoughtfully.

Li Wu said: "Although that is the case, if the princes and princes in the world can take a step back, they can exchange the lives of thousands of people with one person's choice. What's not worth it?"

When he said this, there was inextricable distress in his tone, as if he wanted to persuade himself, and also seemed to be convincing Xie Changming.

Xie Changming lowered his eyes and looked at Li Wu's swaying shadow indifferently: "I will not die for someone who has nothing to do with me. But if someone or something I care about is going to take him to kill someone else, Not to mention 10 people, even if it is a million people, I will kill others first."

Li Wu was silent, and then said: "Xie Daoyou's way is different from mine."

Xie Changming glanced at the little Changming Bird in his arms, and said calmly: "Everyone has his own way. I have always been like this."

Sparks exploded suddenly, and Li Wu woke up like a dream: "Fellow Daoist seems to be very different from just now. Could it be that when we first met, we were just pretending to be false with me?"

Xie Changming finally looked up at him.

The blazing flames reflected on Li Wu's cheeks, his face was pale with blue gray.A pitch-black fly landed on his eyelid, and its flapping thin wings covered most of his eyeballs.

Li Wu didn't know anything about it.

This time, Xie Changming would not make the mistake of last time, and set up an enchantment around Sheng Liuyu in advance, so that nothing would disturb him.

He picked up the firewood, and suddenly asked: "How long has the body you used been dead?"

The expression on Li Wu's face froze suddenly, he seemed to want to say something, and made a joke to fool him.

But Xie Changming didn't give him this chance.

He said slowly: "Fellow Daoist, do you still remember when you died?"

Li Wu's expression gradually calmed down, and he smiled wryly, "When did you find out?"

Xie Changming looked at him: "At first, the first time I saw you."

Li Wu appeared strangely.A living person suddenly appeared in the forest of resentful ghosts, dressed as a businessman, with dead eyes and dead fire, so he could see through the thick fog and burn the fruit pits.

Xie Changming didn't want to use force with him, but in fact it was unnecessary, and continued: "As you said, meeting is fate, fellow Taoist might as well tell me the truth."

Li Wu nodded.

It is true that he has been dead for a long time, but he practiced the skills related to the soul in his lifetime. After death, the soul remains intact and can be possessed by magic, so he has been wandering in the forest of resentful ghosts.As time went on, he had forgotten his name, life experience, and experience. He only remembered that his surname seemed to be Li, and he took the name Li Wu.The one he is possessing now is the unlucky businessman thrown in a few days ago. He was killed by the grieving ghost on the way, leaving an empty body, which was taken by Li Wu.Maybe it's not too long since he died, and Li Wu knew that the corpse still retains a subtle feeling, so he asked for something to eat.

He died for too long, stayed in the ghost forest for too long, and forgot everything, so he wanted to taste the food.

Xie Changming asked, "Then where do you want to take me?"

Li Wu said: "Blood sacrificial pool."

Xie Changming didn't look at him, but asked, "What is that?"

Li Wu said: "The Wraith Ghost Forest is surrounded by a huge formation, which will actively absorb the surrounding Wraith Ghosts so that they cannot escape, and then go outside to harm people. The Blood Sacrifice Pool is the eye of the Wraith Ghost Forest. Now, due to the There are too many ghosts, the resentment is soaring, the blood sacrifice pool is almost unable to hold on."

Xie Changming was able to guess the general idea, and said in an affirmative tone: "So the blood sacrifice pool must be strengthened again, with human flesh, flesh and soul."

Li Wu nodded slowly.

Xie Changming laughed, human flesh and blood is really a good thing, no matter what formations can be used.But in fact, he has finished reading the books about formations in Sizhou, and there are not many formations that use human flesh and blood as sacrifices. Even the demons have only one formation that uses human flesh and blood to build a passage to the world of the demon world. The picture is convenient, just change it a little bit, and use something else as a sacrifice.

The key to cultivating the Tao is to follow the sky, and all things regard humans as the primates. How can the way of heaven allow the righteous way to use humans as sacrifices?

Such a formation was impossible from the beginning.

But since Li Wu said it, he also listened to it.

Li Wu is also a monk, and he came here to investigate the strangeness of the ghost forest.After entering, because of his advanced cultivation base and the cultivation of spells related to souls, he broke into the Blood Sacrifice Pool all the way.There, a Taoist priest appeared, and the two fought, and both lost.The Taoist told Li Wu that he was the real forest guardian of the Grudge Forest, and because he accommodated too many Grudges, the Grudge Forest is now in danger.And he has found a way to restore it, which is to change the formation center of the Wraith Ghost Forest into a blood sacrifice pool, and put in human flesh, flesh and souls to strengthen the capacity of the Wraith Ghost Forest.In this way, only a few mortals will be killed, but tens of thousands of lives can be saved.

If it is a cultivator, one person can be worth hundreds of mortal bodies.

And the Taoist priest also said that if it was not for the sake of all beings in the world, why would he do such a thing and violate the Taoist heart, and he would not be able to become a fairy again in this life.

Li Wu didn't know whether to believe it or not, and while hesitating, he was pushed down the blood sacrifice pool by the Taoist priest, and the flesh and blood turned into a part of the blood sacrifice pool, but his soul escaped, but he didn't become a grieving ghost.

This is also in line with what the Taoist said.In the Forest of Resentful Ghosts, those who die for the sake of sentient beings will not turn into resentful ghosts after death.

Afterwards, the more sacrifices were put in, the quieter the ghosts in the ghost forest seemed to be.

Everything was as the Taoist said, and Li Wu slowly lost some of his soul, and he believed in the Taoist even more.

He saw countless mortals being thrown into the ghost forest, killed by the ghost, and then thrown into the blood sacrifice pool, but he didn't stop him.As for why Xie Changming was approached, it was because he was a cultivator, and he was afraid that Xie Changming would escape, and one cultivator could be worth thousands of people.

The Taoist priest hadn't had time to throw the last corpse into the blood sacrifice pool, so he put on the human skin.

If Xie Changming went to the Blood Sacrifice Pool, many mortals would be saved from dying.

But he really wanted to kill with his own hands, but he couldn't bear it, so he stopped here and said he wanted to rest.

But Xie Changming said: "You didn't become a grieving ghost because you didn't have hatred. But if you didn't see those grieving ghosts that mortals turned into, it's probably because they have no spiritual power and can only be imprisoned in the blood sacrifice pool."

Li Wu stood up and said coldly, "I don't believe it."

Xie Changming didn't seem to have any sympathy or pity for the deceived Li Wu, he just said: "There is no formation in this world that requires the sacrifice of living people."

Li Wu still repeated: "I don't believe it."

He doesn't believe it.

If it was fake, he killed a lot of people.

This thing has to be true.

Blood and tears flowed from the corners of Li Wu's eyes, very thick, it seemed that it wasn't just blood, but also melted carrion.

Xie Changming just watched without stopping.

Then, slowly, Li Wu's whole body melted, dripping blood all over the ground, and doused the fire.

And he didn't know where his spirit flew to.

Xie Changming got up with Sheng Liuyu in his arms, and walked far away, until he could no longer smell the slightest smell of blood, and then woke up the little Changming bird.

The little Changming bird just woke up, a little dazed, and gave a "chirp".

He himself was taken aback by the rough voice, and was completely awake.

Xie Changming didn't dislike it: "Li Wu is gone, you can change back."

Sheng Liuyu couldn't wait to get rid of the falcon's appearance.

It just started to become like this, probably to scare Xie Changming, since I can’t see it anyway, I just pretend I don’t know it, but I finally realized how scary I am now, and I really don’t want to keep this appearance anymore.

Xie Changming told him what happened just now, omitting the last paragraph.

Sheng Liuyu frowned slightly, a little anxious: "Why don't you catch him and ask where the Blood Sacrifice Pool is?"

Xie Changming said, "Don't worry."

The fruit that Sheng Liuyu was not allowed to eat was planted with evil flies, which attached themselves to Li Wu's spirit.