Stars fall and locust trees grow

Here, Mingyuejian's disciples were already ready, and they set off immediately.

Before leaving, Gu Chuanlin specially left a sect jade slip for Gu Huaiyi. As long as they were crushed when they were in danger, he would rush back as quickly as possible.

Zeng Muhan also emphasized a few words to Gu Huaiyi, asking him to remain calm and not act rashly when encountering things.

This was the first time that Gu Huaiyi was entrusted with such an important task, so he naturally agreed to all the requests very carefully.

After Mingyuejian's disciples left, the Yuhe Tower, which was bustling with people yesterday, was suddenly left with only Li Chi, Wei Li, Gu Huaiyi and Liu Jing.

Although those men in black robes might be here for the holy weapon, Li Chi still didn't dare to be careless.

Given my current poor physical condition, I would be the one to die the fastest if I encountered danger.

It’s not easy to live in this life, so you have to survive when you need to.

So, after seeing off Gu Chuanlin and others, Li Chi pulled Wei Li and the other two into his room.

"For safety reasons, the four of us should stay in one room until Gu Chuanlin and the others come back."

Gu Huaiyi rolled his eyes but did not refuse.

Although he didn't like Li Chi, now that the junior master and the eldest brother were not around, as the one with the highest cultivation level among the four, he naturally had to take on the responsibility of protecting everyone. Moreover, if they stayed together, they could take care of each other in time if something happened, so why not do it?

So, the four of them each took a cushion and sat around the small table.

Li Chi thought that he had nothing to do at the moment and could just contact Zhu Weiqing, so he took out the old jade balance from his ring.

However, since it was his first time using it, he was a little confused.

"How do I use this thing?! How do I contact Miss Qingqing?!"

Gu Huaiyi rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay any attention to him at all.

Wei Li stretched out his fat hand, raised his eyebrows and said: "Ten spirit stones! I promise to teach you until you learn it!"

Li Chi: "..."

Fortunately, Liu Jing was a normal person. He scratched his head, chuckled twice and said, "Let me teach Master Li!"

Since it was the Yuheng used by Zhu Weiqing, her spiritual thoughts would naturally be left on it.

However, Yuheng is not like Tianxuan Bi. It can neither be used to store information nor communicate with others. To put it bluntly, it is just a simple tool for transmitting sound and messages.

Zhu Weiqing was deeply moved after receiving Li Chi's message.

"The Sect Master has already sent Senior Sister Jiang Ying to look for Senior Brother Fu. I am only a mortal disciple and have no right to go with him. Even if I go, I will only cause trouble to my senior brothers and sisters."

"However, I will definitely work hard to practice and strive to break through the mortal realm and enter the inner gate as soon as possible, so that I can become someone who can fight alongside Senior Brother Fu... If Senior Brother Fu unfortunately dies this time, as long as I, Zhu Weiqing, am alive, I will avenge him in my lifetime."

Li Chi was greatly shocked.

I didn't expect that Zhu Weiqing, a woman, was not only very rational, but also broad-minded and ambitious. I immediately liked this friend even more.

After finishing the voice transmission, Li Chi planned to hug Maoqiu and take a nap on the couch.

Gu Huaiyi and Liu Jing began to meditate in tacit understanding, while Wei Li stood in front of the small window and admired the scenery.

When Li Chi woke up, it was exactly noon.

My stomach is growling.

Fortunately, Gu Chuanlin had already prepared some spiritual food and placed it at Wei Li's place, and Li Chi wolfed it down with his mouth wide open.

In the afternoon, Gu Huaiyi and Liu Jing continued their meditation, leaving Li Chi and Wei Li staring at each other.

Li Chi had nothing to do but play with the ball of fur.

After finally making it through dinner, Li Chi was so bored that he could no longer bear it, so he stood up and said, "Gu Chuanlin and Senior Brother Zeng won't be back until at least noon tomorrow. We can't just sit here and do nothing. Why don't I tell you some ghost stories?"

Liu Jing was very excited, Wei Li nodded in agreement, only Gu Huaiyi looked disapproving.

"Why are you so boring!"

Li Chi had a lewd expression. "Hey, Junior Brother, are you too timid to listen?"

Gu Huaiyi said angrily: "You are talking nonsense!"

"I think you're just scared!"

"I don't!"

"Since you are not afraid, I will start talking."

Li Chi turned off the glass lamp left by Gu Chuanlin and lit a candle on the small table. The room instantly became dim. His face flickered in the flickering candlelight and his voice was very low.

"On a night of thunder and lightning, Li Laosan was standing under the eaves of an inn to avoid the rain. The rain slid down his hair and fell on his neck, causing him to feel numb and itchy."

"He unconsciously stretched out his hand and wiped it twice, but the tingling sensation did not subside at all. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and there were several thunders nearby, he did not dare to go on. After hesitating for a moment, he pushed open the door of the inn behind him."

"The name of this inn is very strange, it's called Yin Yang Tower. When I pushed the door open, I felt a chill blowing in my face, which made me feel very uncomfortable. Perhaps because of the heavy rain, the inn was very deserted. There were only two waiters, one black and one white, sitting at the counter."

"Li Laosan directly requested the cheapest room. After he dried off the rain on his body and wrung out his clothes to hang on the clothesline, he just opened the quilt and prepared to go to sleep when he saw an ancient and worn-out wooden box hidden under the quilt with a copper lock on it."

"Li Laosan thought that this must be a treasure that the previous customer had accidentally left behind, so he was greedy and wanted to open the box and take the treasure inside for himself. Coincidentally, he was a locksmith and was very good at picking locks. It only took him a short while to successfully pry open the copper lock."

"After unlocking the box, Li Laosan was very excited. Just as he was about to open the box to take a peek, he felt an itch on the back of his neck, as if something had just floated past..."

"Li Laosan turned around suddenly and saw that the clothes he had hung on the clothesline in the distance had appeared on the ground behind him. He thought it was a bit strange, but he didn't think much about it, so he picked up the wet clothes and hung them back."

"When he returned to the bed, Li Laosan suddenly heard a dripping sound coming from the room. He followed the sound and found that it was his clothes that were dripping, leaving a large puddle of water on the ground."

"Li Laosan was a little puzzled. He had clearly wrung out most of the water from his clothes just now, so how could so much water still drip out? So he lowered his head to look at the puddle of water. Who would have thought that this sight would almost scare him to death!"

Having said that, Li Chi secretly glanced at Gu Huaiyi who was sitting opposite him.

He clenched his fists, had a dazed look in his eyes, and looked very nervous.

Li Chi couldn't help but want to laugh: This kid's courage is much smaller than his temper...

Li Chi quickly straightened his expression and continued in a low voice: "Only then did Li Laosan realize that the stain on the ground was not water at all, but a pool of blood. Moreover, the clothes he hung on the clothes rack had turned red!"

"He was so scared that he knelt on the ground, but in the blink of an eye, the dripping sound disappeared, the water stains on the ground disappeared, and his clothes returned to their original state."

"Li Laosan rubbed his eyes and realized that everything that had just happened was just an illusion. So he immediately ran back to the bed and opened the box. As a result... he saw a human head lying in the box, and that head... was himself!"

As he spoke of this, a gust of wind blew in from the window and immediately extinguished the candle.

Then came the screams of Gu Huaiyi and the wails of Li Chi, who was accidentally injured by him, in the darkness.