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This night, Ye Mu dug a few graves, took a bath, thought about things for a while, and fell asleep for two hours.Although I have been running back and forth for most of the night, my body is in good shape now, and I am still full of energy when I wake up.

He sorted out the current situation last night.Regardless of what role Jiang Wang played in the incident, one thing is certain is that Gu Xingyan is doing some experiments, and it is likely to be related to this epidemic.Gu Xingyan colluded with the demon, and his deeds in the buckwheat field were really suspicious.But based on these alone, it is still too arbitrary to assert that Gu Xingyan is the chief culprit of the epidemic.

Without conclusive evidence, no conclusions can be drawn.

("No matter the means, can you find out the origin of the disease in this city?")

By any means...?Recalling what Jiang Wang said at the time, Ye Mu quickly made a decision.

Let's use a more direct method, and it's almost time for a "showdown".

Ye Mu walked into Baicao Hall.On the map, Gu Xingyan's green light spot just returned to his own residence not long ago after staying in the Summer Palace overnight.Ye Mu didn't go to see Jing An and Wen Zhuang who were still in the Yihe Hall, and went directly to Gu Xingyan.

Standing outside Gu Xingyan's room door again, after waiting for no one to move around, Ye Mu raised his hand and started knocking on the door.

After knocking patiently for a while, the door was opened.Gu Xingyan looked over impatiently, and was taken aback when he saw Ye Mu, and then, as if seeing something unpleasant, subconsciously leaned back slightly, and said disgustedly: "You are doing it again!" What?"

Ye Mu's eyes turned to Gu Xingyan's face, and he took in all his expressions.

Resented, but not alarmed.Aside from the unexplained distance, he didn't dodge the unfriendly gaze, and he didn't have the slightest panic of his secret being discovered, which was completely different from the panic and embarrassment he showed when he heard Dinghunxiang last time.

Counting the time when Gu Xingyan returned to the room, it seems that the other party has not discovered that the box containing the walking corpse has been opened.

Best case.

Ye Mu put one hand on the door frame, blocked Gu Xingyan's way out, looked at him and asked, "You have colluded with the demon, right?" The voice was not too loud, just enough for the two of them to hear clearly.

Gu Xingyan narrowed his eyes for a moment, then slowly relaxed his expression, let go of the hand holding the door, put it into his sleeve, and said slowly: "It's better not to say such words casually. You are deliberately finding fault ?”

Ye Mu knocked lightly on the door frame and said: "Yesterday you were not here, I walked around your room, you should know what is under your bed, right? Are you going to continue to say that you don't know? Traces Has it been cleaned up?"

"You!" Gu Xingyan showed a furious expression, couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at the direction of the bed, then turned his head as if forcibly restrained, stared at Ye Mu fiercely, and said through gritted teeth, "The Palace of Seven Kills is really big. I don’t seem to be polite at all. All the senior brothers saw with their own eyes that I had been busy in the Summer Palace yesterday and did not return to my room. Planting is also unknown."

"I don't need to talk about this kind of scene." Ye Mu said coldly, looking at Gu Xingyan with no emotion in his eyes, "Those experiments you did on the corpses, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they were written by disciples of the poison department. Do you want to make a fuss and let the disciples of Baicaotang come to judge it?"

Gu Xingyan's robe sleeves trembled slightly, as if he was trembling with Ye Mu's anger, but in the end he calmed down, and no longer concealed his gloomy and vicious eyes, looked at Ye Mu, suppressed his voice and said as calmly as possible: "Well, I admit that in order to find a way to suppress the epidemic as soon as possible, I did use some methods that are not advocated by others. But I have to act in a hurry. Even if the matter is known to my colleagues, I will be blamed and punished. I will admit it. But Do you think you can get rid of the crime of spying on the internal affairs of Baicao Hall? As for the accusation that I colluded with demons, I can’t bear the crime of Gu Xingyan. I’m curious, where did you come to such a whimsical conclusion? thoughts?"

"Is it still necessary to ask such a question now?" Ye Mu looked at Gu Xingyan, as if he was staring at a dead person, and even his voice carried a deep killing intent, "You should know, what I said last time It’s not just talking casually. The Hall of Seven Kills suffered heavy casualties, and the disciples were displaced. All of this is a gift from the Lord! Such a incense for stabilizing the soul, it’s really a wonderful poison technique, and the Hall of Seven Kills... is unforgettable.”

Before Gu Xingyan could respond, Ye Mu withdrew his hand, stood up straight, carefully examined Gu Xingyan from head to toe, and said coldly: "Do you think we really won't investigate the events of that day carefully? Are you so confident that no one can find out what you did in it? If it weren't for the reputation of Baicaotang and the relationship between sects, I wouldn't have come here alone. Make sure that the disciples of Baicaotang during that time It took a lot of time to find the whereabouts, but it is not too difficult. It is rare that you see me coming to the door to mention Dinghunxiang, and you are still calm and not acting rashly. It is a pity that this cleverness is used in the wrong place. Do you think I Is that a temptation?" He sneered and said, "If I hadn't kept you, you would still be useful, even in Baicaotang..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a clang, Gu Xingyan saw a cold light flashing in front of his eyes, his ears felt cold, and the sharp cold knife in front of him was already pointing directly at his eyes, the sharp edge faltered, so close that he could smell the faint smell of blood on it.

Ye Mu removed the long knife pointing at Gu Xingyan inch by inch, and then he finished speaking.

"The people that the Palace of Seven Kills wants to kill, even in the ends of the earth, cannot escape the life-threatening sword of the Palace of Seven Kills."

As he said this, his eyes were calm and unwavering.

A strand of hair fell to the ground.

Only then did Gu Xingyan come back to his senses, he stepped back a few steps, shook his body, and finally sat down on the ground without any weakness in his legs.Qiangzi stood there, he took a deep breath, straightened his back, and unexpectedly became calm.

Gone with anxiety, hostility or anything else, Gu Xingyan looked at Ye Mu and said in a low voice, "So it's like this... You've been hiding your emotions pretty well. Since you don't do anything, what do you want from me?"

Ye Mu carefully observed Gu Xingyan's expression, put away his long knife, and said, "You should not just know the rumors about the technique of resurrection of monsters, right?" Although his voice was still calm, there was a hint of urgency uncontrollably.

Gu Xingyan was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to have figured something out, and asked tentatively: "I've already told you everything I know, what else do you want to know?"

"Don't pretend to be stupid." Ye Mu seemed to have lost much patience, and said bluntly, "You have long known about the changes in the Seven Killing Palace, but you still rashly mentioned in front of me the magic technique that not many people know about. I just want to test my real purpose of coming to Baicao Hall? Since you dare to take such a risk, although you underestimated the ability of the Hall of Seven Kills to collect information, you must have something to rely on yourself. You can participate in the attack on the Hall of Seven Killers. In the secret matter, it can be seen that the collusion with the demon is quite deep, do you think I will believe that you have told me everything you know? I want detailed information about the resurrection technique of the demon—all of it.”

Gu Xingyan didn't speak for a while.He looked at Ye Mu, the expression on his face fluctuating.After a while, he said, "How do I know that if I tell you about the resurrection technique, will you turn your back on me later?" His tone was obviously loosened.

"That depends on the value of the information you provide." Ye Mu said lightly, "But I can guarantee that I won't do anything to you within a month. One month is enough to go far, hide your name and change your appearance to have a new identity. Isn't it? If you want to hide in Baicao Hall, you can do whatever you want, but you should know that even if I don't tell you, the Hall of Seven Kills will find you sooner or later. Being lucky will only make you die faster. During this month, I You can also hide things about you from the palace—of course, the premise is that you have not concealed anything."

Gu Xingyan's eyes flickered, he smiled maliciously, and said, "Okay, as long as you answer a few questions for me, I can also consider this deal."

Ye Mu said: "You say."

"You have spent so much time and effort, even putting aside your hatred, is it related to the person you said you wanted to save? There really is such a person, isn't it?" Gu Xingyan said while staring at Ye Mu closely .

"...That's right." Ye Mu was silent for a moment, and said calmly, "It's okay to tell you. Saving him is the main purpose of my trip, but I couldn't find what I wanted in Baicaotang. So as long as you The information provided is true, and it is not a big deal to let you go temporarily."

"That person"... Knowing that the Palace of Seven Kills suffered heavy casualties, Gu Xingyan still focused on "one person", as if he knew that what he wanted to resurrect was only a specific target.Could it be that Jiang Wang said something to him?But even if this is the case, Jiang Wang did not disclose much information to Gu Xingyan, otherwise Gu Xingyan would not even be able to determine what his real purpose was in the first place.

Gu Xingyan seemed a little touched, and sighed: "You are willing to work hard for such an incredible thing in the eyes of others. It is a deep feeling. But I don't know if this person is a man or a woman?" Seeing Ye Mu looking over carefully, he explained Said, "The art of resurrection, there are differences in matters that men and women need to pay attention to. There are many things, and the matters are trivial. After determining the yin and yang, I can share with you."

lie.

Having roughly heard about the resurrection from Jiang Wang, Ye Mu immediately discerned the truth from the falsehood.But these two questions that Gu Xingyan specifically raised are quite interesting, as if he already has an answer in his heart, but it is only necessary to confirm the truth.

He deliberated a little in his mind about whether he should answer male or female, but on the surface Ye Mu gave the answer without pausing for too long.

"male."

"It must be a disciple of the Palace of Seven Kills?"

"good."

Gu Xingyan looked at Ye Mu: "There is something I want to tell you first. The secret technique of demon resurrection is not as gentle as the usual treatment of Baicaotang, and it is not easy to take a few medicines to be effective. And such a heaven-defying method of bringing the dead back to life is also It is absolutely impossible to save a living person who is as intact as before. If that person forgets you, completely becomes a cannibal and murderous monster, or even dies, and treats you as food, how should you deal with yourself? ?”

"...This is not something you need to care about." Ye Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said bluntly.

And in his heart, he has already given the answer to this question.

If such a situation really happened, he would stop him, restrain him, feed him, nurture him, and when it was unthinkable and irreversible...kill him with his own hands.

Take out the bones, bury the dead, and then it's just another round of searching for the resurrection technique.

"Really, then change the question." Gu Xingyan didn't seem to want to know the answer to the question, but when he said the next words, his eyes lit up extraordinarily, and he stared at Ye Mu, lowered his eyes. There was an indistinguishable maliciousness in the voice.

"If it's the best situation, that person is successfully resurrected and remembers everything. Do you think he will be able to survive when he is forced to eat people, when he is hated and despised by the world, and when he has nowhere to go in the crowd?" Resentment? Resentment for turning him into that kind of you without authorization, resentment for you who disturbed his sleep, resentment for...you who only care about your own feelings and selfishness? At that time, how should you deal with yourself? "

Ye Mu was silent for a moment.

He had thought about similar questions.And when he knew Jiang Wang's situation, he had imagined the worst.

He opened his mouth and gave an answer.

"I'll be with him."

"Stay with him, that's all?" Gu Xingyan had a mocking look in his eyes just now, but he heard Ye Mu continue to speak in a calm, almost heartless voice.

"He cannibalizes people, and I cannibalize people with him. He is hated and despised by others, and I am hated and despised together with him. He has no place in the crowd, so I have no place for myself. After all, what has he become? So, I'll be with him."

If you encounter the situation that Gu Xingyan said, with Jiang Wang's character, it is impossible to resent others. Even if you really can't accept such a life, you will only decisively end yourself... But before committing suicide, it is possible to put him Get rid of the culprit first, to prevent him from thinking of any way to disturb his eternal sleep.

Thinking of this, there was a very faint smile in Ye Mu's eyes that was fleeting, too fast to be captured.

But he still didn't want that kind of thing to happen, it was indeed out of selfishness, even if it was against the other party's wishes, he still wanted Jiang Wang to live, just because "he wanted".If Jiang Wang got tired of that kind of life, maybe he would find a way to turn him into the same kind.He was also more or less aware of the cruel side of the other party's character.He doesn't appreciate that kind of ending, and he intends to try his best to prevent things from becoming like that, unless it really comes to a time when he has no choice... Then he can only think about the solution in that situation.

After all, I will be with you.

"It's a perfect answer—it's so perfect...it's even a little hypocritical. I get it. I hope your thoughts will remain unchanged." Gu Xingyan said slowly, and even squeezed out a slightly distorted smile, " Then, I have a better suggestion. As you said, I have indeed dealt with those monsters a lot. I was very interested in this resurrection secret technique at the time, and I tried to learn it. But this There are quite a lot of restrictions on the conditions of the technique, and it has to be performed on the land in the southeast wasteland where monsters have lived for a long time. You know, the research on the disease in Baicaotang is at a critical time these days. I am a disciple of Baicaotang, and I don’t agree with this matter. Maybe you just stand by and watch. If you can wait for a few days and allow me to teach the cure method of the disease to my fellow disciples in detail, I can go with you to the southeast wilderness and help you revive that person."

"No need." Ye Mu flatly rejected the proposal, saying seriously, "I don't trust you, and I don't plan to bet on this resurrection secret right now. You just need to tell me everything you know, I will check the choice myself."

Gu Xingyan paused for a moment, with a sneer on his face, and said: "I don't trust you either. So how about this? You keep it a secret, wait a few days, and after I teach the cure method of the disease to my fellow disciples, I will pass the demon's cure to you." The technique of resurrection will tell you completely. It is only about five or six days, so you should be able to wait."

Before the words fell, a light board popped out.

[For the Mountain Nine Ren] Gu Xingyan entrusts you to help him keep his secret.

[Task Reward] Art of Resurrection (All)

"Deal." Ye Mu replied quickly.

He put away the taskbar, looked away from Gu Xingyan, scanned the room, snorted disdainfully, and said, "'The radical cure'? It has nothing to do with me, but thanks to you being able to say It’s as if this epidemic has nothing to do with you. Do dismemberment experiments on those who died because of you and turned into walking corpses, and still sleep on that bed every night, won’t you really have nightmares?”

"The skill of killing people or the sacrifice of medical science, which one is more noble?" Gu Xingyan asked back with his hands folded, seemingly unaffected by this, "I heard that the commission between you and Jing An has been completed. No matter what I am doing , it shouldn’t affect our deal, right? After all, it’s part of the deal, so you won’t report to Jing An on a whim?”

"I won't do unnecessary things." Ye Mu looked at Gu Xingyan and said with deep meaning, "I hope you won't either."

"Is this considered to be an agreement?" Gu Xingyan said, stretched out his hand to hold the door closed, and issued an order to evict the guest without any politeness, "Then, I should be able to be alone for a while, right? I hope you will try not to show up again these few days In front of me, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that I will misremember some key points in a moment of confusion. Please do."

"Remember my words—don't do unnecessary things." After Ye Mu repeated it for the last time, he took a step back, "Farewell."

After Ye Mu left, Gu Xingyan closed the door, turned around and hurried to the bed, dragged out the box under the bed, and stretched out his hand to open it.

As soon as the lid of the box was lifted, a foul smell came out.Gu Xingyan looked intently and saw the corpse in the box that had decayed so quickly that its original shape could not be seen, so he couldn't help closing the lid of the box with an ugly "bang".

Thinking of the conversation just now, he sneered.

How many days?In a few days, Ye Mu would no longer be a problem.Didn't that ghoul want a new companion?It doesn't hurt to give him a hand!What's more, even I said that no matter what that person becomes, I will be with him.

It's really beautiful, but I don't know if he will be able to say this passage again when he becomes a ghoul.

A pervert, a hypocrite, but a good match.

Putting the matter behind him, Gu Xingyan continued to get busy with his own affairs.

On the other side, Ye Mu turned left and right in the villa, and turned into the back of an unoccupied house within a short distance.

Stopping, he looked at his surroundings.The villa of Baicaotang occupies a huge area, and there are even many hills and lush forests. The courtyard here is leaning against a small hill, and a pavilion can be seen on it. A small road winds past the back of the courtyard, and the road is lined with intersecting woods from time to time. .It is probably some species similar to maple trees. In this season, the leaves of some trees have begun to turn yellow, and the golden and green scenery is quite good.

Behind the house there is a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, and its dense crown stretches obliquely, casting a large area of ​​shade in the scorching sun.There is a stone table and four stone benches under the shade.He walked straight over, picked up a stone bench and sat down, and brought up the mission panel again.

[For the Mountain Nine Ren] Gu Xingyan entrusts you to help him keep his secret.

【Task progress】30/100

[Current Status] You promise not to tell Qishadian about Gu Xingyan, nor tell Baicaotang about his relationship with the epidemic.However, it seems that someone overheard your conversation, if you want to keep it a secret...

Ye Mu originally planned to use the name of the Temple of Seven Kills to scare Gu Xingyan with the matter of Dinghunxiang, and then pretended to be eager to seek the technique of resurrection, pretending to cooperate with Gu Xingyan.While reassuring, shift the focus of the other person's attention, and see if you can find some clues about the epidemic in the conversation.But he didn't expect this false cooperation to draw such an unexpected big pie for him.

A complete resurrection technique.

He is bound to get this thing, before trying to complete this task, he might as well save Gu Xingyan's life.

And therefore, he needed a conversation.

In the rustling wind, there were footsteps.He looked up, and Jiang Wang in black armor came over, raised his hand to take off his mask, looked around, and said, "This place is quiet."

Sit down on the stone bench on the right side of Ye Mu, put one hand casually on the table, and turn sideways to look at Ye Mu.Jiang Wang said, "I really didn't expect that you would propose to cooperate with him."

"Originally I just wanted to test the tone, but it seems that thanks to someone, things went smoothly." Ye Mu said, "You gave me the inspiration—you seem to have something that you didn't tell me?"

"Ha." Jiang Wang laughed and said, "Sure enough, he was discovered."

His fingers tapped the table unconsciously, Jiang Wang looked away, looked at the woodland, thought for a while, turned to Ye Mu and explained:

"You probably understand the matter pretty well. Gu Xingyan has some connections with demons. I came to Baicao Hall for personal revenge. I originally planned to kill him as soon as I found someone. But when I passed by the buckwheat field on the way, because of My sensitivity to demon energy made me notice some interesting things. I wanted to see what he was up to, so I pretended to be a demon and said that I was here to help him, and gained some trust for the time being."

He said with a smile: "Gu Xingyan thought you might do something bad, so let me get rid of you. I lied, stabilized him, and as a disciple of the Palace of Seven Kills, let that Jing girl think I was I came to find you back to the palace, please help me to keep an eye on your whereabouts. During this period of time, Gu Xingyan did not know what he was researching, and I also helped him a little. But these days, seeing the demons of those lands Qi has grown to such an astonishing level, but he can no longer let it go like this, so I made an agreement with you to kill him today."

The smile became brighter, with a vaguely dangerous meaning, Jiang Wang said: "Think about it, when the thing on your mind is about to succeed, but you want to die watching the result that is about to be achieved, the kind of fear and unwillingness. It must be much stronger than usual."

Ye Mu felt a little helpless about Jiang Wang's bad taste.However, at this moment, the task received is destined to conflict with Jiang Wang's expectations.He asked: "Things are generally clear, Jiang Wang, how about our three-day agreement ending here?"

Jiang Wang was a little stunned. He stared at Ye Mu for a moment, confirmed that the other party was serious, then put away his smile and asked, "Are you sure? There is still more than half a day before the appointment, enough to do a lot of things."

"Yes, let's stop here." Ye Mu said apologetically, "Jiang Wang, I want to know what Gu Xingyan has done, and maybe I can detect his purpose to some extent. It is obviously faster to ask you directly than to continue to investigate. .” After a pause, he explained, “I have received a mission.”

"'Mission'...is that wonderful 'system' you mentioned before?" Jiang Wang paused and understood the meaning of this sentence. He looked at Ye Mu questioningly, and after getting a positive answer, he asked in a deep voice. , "What task?"

Ye Mu first briefly explained to Jiang Wang the principle of the mission system, what happened when he completed the mission before, and his guess about the mission reward rules, and finally said: "The mission is to help Gu Xingyan keep a secret, and the reward is... the complete resurrection technique. "

Hearing this word, Jiang Wang's expression changed.He pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "So that's it. In other words, Gu Xingyan can't die before your task is completed. It's just a matter of waiting for a few days. It's okay. I can do whatever you want to know." I'll tell you the truth. But I'm curious about one question," he raised his eyes, looked at Ye Mu inquiringly, and asked, "What's the use of this resurrection technique now?"

Ye Mu blinked, and fell silent abruptly.

Originally, Jiang Wang was only puzzled, so he asked casually, but seeing Ye Mu's reaction aroused his curiosity instead.With his elbows on the table, he leaned over slightly, and said in a gentle, coaxing tone, "Can you tell me?"

Ye Mu hesitated for a moment, looked straight at Jiang Wang, carefully observed his reaction, and said, "I want to give it to those who are good at medical skills, mysterious skills, or immortal skills. Maybe, they can learn from it." Find a way to save it."

He didn't really want to say it. After all, Jiang Wang chose to use this resurrection technique based on his own will, and it seemed that he had completely made up his mind to abandon his previous human position and was gradually adapting to his identity as a demon.When he said this, it was as if he had completely negated Jiang Wang's choice.But since Jiang Wang wanted to know, he answered truthfully.

If Jiang Wang really intends to live as a monster, he can't accept it.But if you find a way to recover, it would be great if you can convince Jiang Wang.Anyway, it's always good to have one more option, isn't it?

Jiang Wang seemed to be stunned for a moment, the smile on his face was a little stiff, and he looked a little silly. ——No, it's pretty cute.Ye Mu corrected this in his heart, and continued to observe Jiang Wang's expression nervously.

After a while, Jiang Wang's expression returned to normal.Little by little, slowly, he shifted his gaze away.Responding in his mouth, he said, "Yes...that's it."

Ye Mu hesitated, but didn't answer.I was a little uncertain about Jiang Wang's attitude.

angry?It's not like that either.

For some reason, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Ye Mu was thinking quickly whether to say a few more words of explanation to make amends, when Jiang Wang turned his head and coughed lightly, and suddenly stood up.

Ye Mu also stood up immediately, subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab Jiang Wang's hand, and was about to speak, but was hugged tightly the next moment.

Jiang Wang hugged Ye Mu tightly, one hand was still held by him, the other arm was wrapped around his back, and his chin rested on his shoulder and neck. He closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "You .”

The voice is faint, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger.

Ye Mu closed his mouth, thought for a while, and finally decided to say: "If what I said makes you uncomfortable, I apologize. If you are angry, don't keep it in your heart, although it's okay to say it..."

"Ah."

Just as he was talking, a low laugh came from his ear, which was barely audible.

At first Ye Mu suspected that he had heard it wrong, but then, he felt Jiang Wang's whole body began to tremble, and uncontrollable laughter rang out, first low and then gradually, and finally , turned into a hearty laugh.

Ye Mu was stunned.How should I put it, Jiang Wang often laughs, but this is the first time he has heard Jiang Wang's cheerful laughter.

Yes, "cheerful", there are inexplicably some words that are not suitable for Jiang Wang.But hearing such a laughter without the slightest shadow, a fool can understand that this person is not angry at all.

Ye Mu raised his hand to give the person who laughed so hard that he started to cough, and waited helplessly for him to finish laughing.

Although I didn't think it was that funny, it was worth it to make Jiang Wang so happy.

The laughter gradually stopped, and the person who had laughed so hard just now became silent again.Just as Ye Mu wanted to check on Jiang Wang's situation, he heard him say it again.

"You."

The voice was low, with complicated emotions.

Then he heard Jiang Wang say: "You said before, you want to help me. Do you know what I did?"

When saying these words, Jiang Wang's voice became flat again, without any ups and downs.

As if he didn't intend to wait for Ye Mu's answer, he continued speaking sentence by sentence.

"The demonic energy of the land has become stronger, do you know what this means?"

"Where the monster stays for a long time, it will be infected with demonic energy, but as time goes by, the land will eventually repair and purify itself. If you leave the southeast wilderness for too long, the monster will become weak and have to return there to rest for a while before recovering. Once the monster masters With this method, they can turn the entire land of China into a place suitable for them to live in. You know that this is a demon who has lived in the extremely harsh environment of the southeast wasteland for generations, coveted the large fertile land outside, and has gone mad with thirst. What do you mean?"

"Gu Xingyan developed this method, and I have already mastered this formula. If I donate it, do you know what I will get from the demons?"

"Ye Mu." He said finally.

"Now, do you know what kind of person I am?"