I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"We should go now, hurry up."

"Yes, it's not easy to come to Zhaoping Village. I've heard of this place many times and can't wait to look around."

"You two have lived in Zhaoping Village for generations. Do you know if there are any special places in Zhaoping Village? Take us for a walk, even if it's a little dangerous."

"Yes, yes, I mainly want to broaden my horizons!"

Because of the rules and restrictions for the arrival of outsiders, Xiang Xuanxuan and her group showed off their acting skills and asked Gu Xiu and Qin Ziyi to take them around the village.

at this point.

Whether it was Gu Xiu who wanted to obtain information, or Qin Ziyi who wanted to observe Xiang Xuanxuan's situation, there was no reason to refuse.

Immediately, a group of seven people began to circle around Zhaoping Village.

After all, it is a village with more than 500 people, plus the surrounding mountains. Zhaoping Village is not big, but not small either. It is a place that feels quite unique in various ways.

While on the road.

Gu Xiu had a better understanding of their situation.

Xiang Xuanxuan's group should be a self-formed team, and two of them should be from the same force as Xiang Xuanxuan.

The two men claimed to be Xiang Xuanxuan's eldest cousin and second cousin respectively.

The other two were about the same strength as Xiang Xuanxuan and the others, but they were not in the same faction. One of them, holding a long sword, regarded himself as Xiang Xuanxuan's cousin, while the other one, who looked like a weak scholar, regarded himself as a cousin's friend.

but.

Although they come from two different forces, they should have a good relationship with each other, unlike ordinary cultivators who are wary of each other.

In fact, there are many people who choose to form a team like them.

After all, without using cultivation, Zhaoping Village is not really small for mortals. It would be extremely difficult to recover it within a limited time by fighting alone.

Gu Xiu also tried to get some information out of him.

Although we don't know what forces are behind each of them, we can infer from just a few words that not everyone can enter Zhaoping Village, but they have to go through a competition before entering.

Because this is Zhaoping Village, there are only fifty spots available at a time.

When they leave, each of them can choose to take two people away from the secret realm of Zhaoping Village, which means that they will take away one hundred people from Zhaoping Village.

Gu Xiu even used the excuse of inquiring about the situation in Zhongshan Mansion in order to gather more information.

Just a pity.

Although these people had no defenses against Gu Xiu, a native, they were very secretive when it came to the situation outside. They only said that there were many good things outside and never mentioned anything else.

Gu Xiu was not in a hurry at all, and just took this group of strangers to several places.

Not surprisingly.

“These places are so ordinary.”

"Nothing special."

"Is there any place that is more secluded and special?"

Everyone shook their heads.

They were not very satisfied with the places Gu Xiu took them to.

Because the place Gu Xiu took them to, apart from more spiritual medicines and forging materials, really didn't have any other secrets, which made everyone a little disappointed.

The stranger who claimed to be Xiang Xuanxuan's cousin couldn't help but speak up. "Before I came here, I heard that you had a strange place called Hanshuitan. I don't know where it is. Can you take us there to see it?"

obviously.

They actually did not come here without any preparation. After all, it can only be opened once every fifteen years. Some of them may not even be here for the first time. It is not impossible to search one area at a time using the method of elimination.

"Hanshuitan?" Qin Ziyi couldn't help but look froze when she heard the place name.

"What's wrong, Miss Qin?" the frail, scholar-like cultivator asked curiously, "What kind of place is Cold Water Pond? Why do you look so scared?"

"That...that is...the place where the dead are placed." Qin Ziyi said.

It is said that there cannot be any death in Zhaoping Village, so every fifteen years the village is closed, and the elderly in the village who feel they cannot live for more than fifteen years will choose to leave Zhaoping Village and go to Zhongshan Prefecture.

But life is full of surprises.

Although Zhaoping Village is rich in resources and has plenty of magical medicines, and common diseases that can take the lives of ordinary people are not common in Zhaoping Village, there are always various accidents every year that may take lives.

And these people who died early.

After death, the body cannot be buried, but will be sent to the cold water pond to be preserved by the cold water in the pond. Even if a corpse is kept in the pond for fifteen years, it will not rot or be damaged.

"There's actually such a magical place. Come on, take us there to see it!"

"Yes, that cold water pond is so powerful."

"Maybe we can find the source of the cold water pond. If we make a big discovery, that would be much more interesting!"

After hearing Qin Ziyi's words, a group of people immediately clamored to go.

Qin Ziyi was very hesitant: "There...there are dead people there...actually...actually there is nothing special. Otherwise...or maybe we should not go there."

As a young lady who has never had to worry about food and clothing since childhood, Qin Moran was extremely reluctant to go to a place like Hanshuitan where the dead were kept.

But it's a pity.

Her refusal had little effect.

Xiang Xuanxuan and others insisted on going, and even when they saw that Qin Ziyi was unwilling to leave, they planned to leave Qin Ziyi behind and take Sui Yu'an with them. Qin Ziyi was anxious. She wanted to stay with Xiang Xuanxuan all the time. Even though she was afraid, she was unwilling to part ways, so she had to lead everyone there.

On the way, Xiang Xuanxuan found Gu Xiu:

"Sui Yu'an, I asked around last night. The villagers said you used to be a fool, but disappeared in the miasma for a long time before returning. As a result, you became smart. Is that true?"

The others also looked at Gu Xiu, and so did Qin Ziyi.

"It should... be true."

Gu Xiu, on the other hand, looked dull and scratched the back of his head. “Actually, I’m not that smart anymore. People say I’m just not as dumb as before.”

His silly smile made several outsiders sneer.

They will not attack anyone here.

But it is impossible to really treat these uncultivated country bumpkins as one of our own kind.

When everyone faced the villagers of Zhaoping Village, even if they were smiling and friendly, they actually had a sense of superiority and arrogance ingrained in their bones.

Gu Xiu saw their smiles and smiled even harder.

"Tell me, what happened to you in that miasma?" Xiang Xuanxuan was still unwilling to let go: "That miasma is extremely poisonous. You were able to survive in it, so you must have had some kind of adventure, right?"

This question had been asked before, and Gu Xiu already had a strategy to deal with it.

He only said that he did not enter the miasma, but wandered around, and finally fell into a pit in a daze. Later, since he had nothing to eat, he ate a lot of things in a mess, and finally found his way back in a daze.

"Bai Ma Gou? Is that Bai Ma Gou?"

The "cousin" next to him who missed Xiang Xuanxuan's heart immediately brightened up and asked, "I heard that there's a Baimagou in your Zhaoping Village. It's extremely hidden, but it's full of all kinds of magical medicines?"

Gu Xiu blinked his eyes: "Maybe... maybe."

As soon as these words came out.

Xiang Xuanxuan and her group of five looked at each other immediately.

"Sure enough, the previous intelligence was correct. Baimagou is also a place of opportunity here!"

"Let's go to Hanshuitan first. If we don't find anything, we'll head straight to Baimagou!"

"Correct!"

"This silly boy must have gone to that place and consumed some natural treasures, which is why he is like this. Maybe there is a great opportunity hidden in it!"

The light in the eyes of several people became more and more intense.

Although Gu Xiu couldn't hear their spiritual communication, he could probably guess it, and couldn't help but blink again.

"Sui Yu'an, these foreigners are more noble than you think. You must remember not to deceive them." Qin Ziyi said to Gu Xiu at this moment:

"Don't try to be clever in front of us."

"otherwise……"

She didn't say anything else, but her cold expression, condescending demeanor, and the word "we" in her mouth already explained her attitude towards the bumpkin in front of her.

That's right.

Yesterday, in order to trick Gu Xiu into giving birth to a child, Qin Ziyi was very polite and often blushed. But when she saw Gu Xiu today, she was too lazy to say a word to him, as if she was certain of one thing from the bottom of her heart.

Gu Xiu and she are like an ant and the sky!

Gu Xiu could probably guess what she was thinking, so he just smiled and didn't refute anything.

"right here!"

"Go further in and you'll reach the Cold Water Pond."

"When someone passes away in our Zhaoping Village, they are all sent here."

Not long after, everyone stopped in front of a cave. It was pitch black inside the cave, and a chilling cold air blew past their faces, making everyone shiver in unison.

"The yin energy in here is extremely heavy, it is the resentment of those who died unjustly."

"I don't know if it's the terrain or some other reason, but this place can't be fully explored by divine sense. There are many places that are blocked from divine sense exploration."

"It seems there is something strange here!"

Xiang Xuanxuan and her group's eyes suddenly lit up. They were quite powerful in cultivation, and what they feared most was not that this place was mediocre and had nothing special about it, but that the more special it was, the more likely it was that there was a treasure hidden here.

Immediately.

A group of seven people entered the cave and walked inside.

The cave is very spacious.

Several people walked forward in a row of three. Xiang Xuanxuan, the fearless person, was at the front, and her two "cousins" were on both sides.

The other two were at the back, with Qin Ziyi in the middle.

But no one paid any attention to Gu Xiu.

He also had some free time, so he simply followed behind and observed the surrounding situation on his own.

Although this cave is very cold, it is not dangerous.

After a cup of tea, several people could hear the sound of water.

Accompanied by the sound of water.

There is also a bone-chilling cold.

After passing through a corridor, they came to a large chamber and finally saw the cold water pool that had held countless people from Zhaoping Village who had died unjustly.

The water in the pond is clear, and a cold air is rising from it.

A spring formed on one side of the rock wall, where water continuously flowed out from the rock wall below. At the eastern corner of the pond, several chains were nailed to a nearby boulder, with another section sunk into the water. Dozens of coffins could be vaguely seen within.

This place is truly unique.

but……

After searching around, everyone found nothing.

"It seems that this place really has no secrets."

Some people sighed and looked disappointed.

"Indeed, every year when the village was opened, there must have been people coming here. So many people didn't find anything, so it's normal that we can't find any clues."

"What should we do, should we go to the next place?"

Several people spoke one after another.

They all looked at Xiang Xuanxuan.

Xiang Xuanxuan also frowned. She asked everyone to explore the area carefully again and even jumped into the cold water pool to search for a while. Unfortunately, she found nothing in the end.

but.

Just when she was about to suggest leaving.

"Do you think this pond looks like something?" Gu Xiu pointed at the pond and said in confusion.

like what?

Everyone was confused and looked at the pond, all puzzled:

"It looks like just an ordinary pool of water. What's the problem?"

"It's just a round pool of water."

"It's not even round enough, what can it be?"

Seeing everyone's answer like this, Gu Xiu felt helpless and simply said, "Come over here and take a look."

Everyone is puzzled.

But they still came to Gu Xiu one by one, and after a careful look for a while, someone really saw something:

"Like a...turtle?"

"That's true. The entire pond looks like a turtle, even down to the four legs, head, and tail."

"Doesn't that one next to it look like a snake?"

"But what does that say?"

Everyone was puzzled again. Even though the shape of the pool was unique, it didn't seem to be anything special.

Gu Xiu was helpless.

He is just a mortal and certainly cannot see too much. It is impossible for him to point his finger at these people and call them idiots.

Fortunately.

At the critical moment, Xiang Xuanxuan was still relatively reliable.

The discussion of the crowd obviously gave her inspiration. She suddenly widened her eyes and jumped onto the largest boulder. Although she did not fly up directly in a hurry, her speed was extremely fast. Fortunately, Qin Ziyi did not notice it.

She stood on the boulder, her eyes scanning the surroundings once again, and she muttered to herself:

"Kan is as dark as the abyss of ink, Kun is as thick as gold..."

"The spirit turtle carries the sky, the black snake swims the earth, the two complement each other, and the transformation is endless..."

"This is……"

"This is the Xuanwu Tuotian Formation!"

"This place is a large formation!!!"

After these words were spoken, Gu Xiu's expression remained dull, but a glimmer of teachable light flashed in his eyes.

This generation of monks can still be saved.

but……

Just as Gu Xiu's eyes flickered, his empty hand hidden in his sleeve suddenly sank.

It was as if something was stuffed into his hands out of thin air.

Gu Xiu was at a loss.

He quietly raised his hand and took a look, only to see a warm round bead in his hand, which emitted warmth and could drive away the coldness in his body.

And then, a cry of surprise came:

"what?"

"Where are my warm sun beads?"

"Have you seen my Warm Sun Pearl?"