Guanqingzhai

But things went wrong on the second day, Xuan Mingzi suddenly disappeared.

Why did Xuan Mingzi suddenly disappear? It started when Hu Yue went to the Taoist temple where he stayed to find him. The Taoist who swept the floor in the morning said that Xuan Ming had not returned for many days.Because he is a wandering Taoist priest, no one will pay much attention even if he hasn't come back for many days, but no one has touched the things in his house, and it is not easy for other Taoist priests to occupy the house.

Hu Yue could only go back and search for other clues, thinking while crossing her arms.Now there is no trace of Xuan Mingzi, which means that Xuan Mingzi has not returned to his residence since he entered the Baisha Inn, so Xuan Mingzi asked Hu Yue for a drink yesterday, and deliberately told Hu Yue about it. Deep meaning, and even Chu Jue got the note afterwards, which shows that Xuan Mingzi did not tell the truth, at least he didn't tell the whole story.Then there is no one to inquire about the Baisha Inn.

But since someone has already obtained the treasure, why is there no news at all?This is also a big doubt.However, Xuan Mingzi specifically told him that he disappeared without a trace after that, and it is not known whether it has anything to do with the fact that the news did not leak.

Hu Yue sighed, looked up at the sun, thinking that time was running out, so he had to go to meet Chu Jue first, and right after he made up his mind, a group of pedestrians suddenly appeared on the road, they were very well dressed, But when Hu Yue walked past them, it felt like a cart of ice was being dragged past her.They came abruptly, with no footsteps at all.

Hu Yue stopped, and those people rushed forward as if they didn't see Hu Yue. Those people didn't look at their eyes when they walked, but looked at their feet.Even the one who leads the way is like this.

Hu Yue wanted to stop them, but suddenly a hand was placed on his shoulder, Hu Yue only felt that someone was pulling her back, and when she looked back, it was none other than Xuan Mingzi who had only returned for many days.

Xuan Mingzi said, "Don't make a sound, let them go."

Hu Yue said: "I found you, where have you been these days?"

Xuan Mingzi's face looked haggard, with blackness under his eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse, he said, "I can't go back, I'll be like them when I go back."

Hu Yue raised his body and said, "What did you provoke?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "Hey, it's useless to talk too much, I can only count on you now, so you must not have any accidents, otherwise when the three of you go on the road together, you won't be lonely."

Hu Yue raised her eyebrows and said: "So you admit that you told Chu Jue about this again? What is your plan? A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. If you have something to hide, I really don't want to get involved anymore And you dragged Chu Jue into the water with you."

Xuan Mingzi was silent for a moment, and he said: "It was your friend who came to find me. And the condition he offered was to tell him the reason of the matter, and then he would save my life. I think this offer is very generous, and I cannot refuse it." .”

Hu Yue laughed heartily, he lowered his head and touched his chin and said, "Then Chu Jue should know about this. Tomorrow is C Day, as long as you avoid tonight, you will have a chance?"

Xuan Mingzi smiled guiltyly: "That's right, but the words are simple, so far no one has been able to avoid them." He opened his sleeves, and Hu Yue was surprised to see a human-like face on his arm. The pimple, that face seemed to be smiling, Xuan Mingzi drew a spell on his arm, but the face was still twisting like a living thing.

Hu Yue took a step back and said vigilantly, "Your face...how did you provoke such a sorcery?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "You also think it is a drop from a human face, right? In fact, it is not a drop from a human face. I brought this thing back from the Baisha Inn. As long as you take the things there, everyone who comes out will have this After that, you will be controlled by this human face, and in the end you will follow the team as if you were insane, no matter how advanced you are, there will be no exceptions."

Hu Yue said: "But the Baisha Inn burned down many years ago, so is the original inn rebuilt? Besides, you will not be the only one who goes in and out. If something evil really happens, the city will be full of storms. But At this time, no one else was alarmed, and you were the only one who got caught, so if you were me, would you be suspicious?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "Do you think that the piece of paper I gave you is to test the puzzle-guessing ability of your Lord Marquis? Back then, I already knew your ability in the mystery of the crow, so naturally I wouldn't do anything redundant. This question is not mine. It was a test, but it was brought out by the inn. Everyone who left the inn would take such a note with them. At the beginning, I didn’t care too much, but now I think it’s a reminder. The things in it are too serious. It's so complicated that I can't tell for a while, but time is tight, and I can't think about it anymore, so I can only give it a try, but it doesn't matter whether the old store is reopened or the original site is newly built. I am indeed in I found treasures there, and some of the people who went with me revealed that I found good things there. If it wasn’t for this reason, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”

Hu Yue still bowed his head and said nothing, Xuan Mingzi anxiously clutched his arm, he said uncomfortablely: "One night, just this night, let me be with you under the old friendship."

Hu Yue said, "Oh? Why?"

Xuan Mingzi said with a long face: "Don't take advantage of the fire, old fox. Don't forget that I am the only person who has been to Baisha Station. Although I was also tricked, I am still there. Don't you think this is the best reason? ?”

Hu Yue opened the fan, he said with a smile: "I don't need to intervene, I don't think it's too late to do so now."

Xuan Mingzi said with a dark face, "Hu Yue, don't go too far."

Hu Yue bared her teeth and said with a smile: "Since brother Xuan wants to save his life, shouldn't the things we got at the Baisha Station be a gift of thanks?"

Xuan Mingzi twitched the corners of his eyes, seeing Hu Yue's friendly smile, he gritted his teeth and said, "I traded my life for the things."

Hu Yue tilted her head and spread her hands, "That's why I use it to save my life."

Xuan Mingzi said, "If you don't help me, I'll go to Chu Jue."

Hu Yue laughed, shook her head and said, "Brother Xuan Ming, brother Xuan Ming, do you think I'm a fox, and Chu Jue is a tiger who has grown up to seek skin from a tiger? Do you think you feel at ease dealing with me, or are you comfortable dealing with him? "

Xuan Mingzi gritted his teeth, and took out a piece of ancient jade from his bosom, it was a piece of huang, the whole body was pure white, like snow, but there was a little bit of blue in the center, the beauty of the color was no less than that of any jade in the world. The beautiful ancient jade bi, the whole piece of jade is as if made by nature, integrated into one body, and gathers spiritual energy.

Hu Yue looked at Huang in Xuan Mingzi's hand, and said, "Fuyang Huang, hehe, good thing. This treasure can store a lot of Yang Qi. It can help people return to life at critical times."

Xuan Mingzi said: "If something happens to me, you have to return this thing to me. This is my life-saving talisman."

Hu Yue glanced at Xuan Mingzi who was extremely reluctant to let go of this thing. He smiled and hid the jade in his arms and said, "You are welcome, please be polite. Who knows that you Xuan Mingzi has supernatural powers. Naturally, if Chu Jue and I If something happened before you, it is naturally not your turn to bear it."

Xuan Mingzi snorted coldly and followed Hu Yue back.He said: "I'm depending on you these days, when will we meet Chu Jue?"

Hu Yue closed her fan and said, "Bing day, Yin time."

Xuan Mingzi struggled and continued to ask: "What about the time before?"

Hu Yue pointed to Lu Hui and said, "Hui Guan Qing Zhai."

Xuan Mingzi said, "Is there any protection?"

Hu Yue pointed to herself again and said, "I will protect you personally."

Xuan Mingzi twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Then I'm going to be a friend, I hope you don't have the idea that you will never die as a fellow Taoist, so you don't have to die as a poor Taoist."

Hu Yue smiled again, and said with a smile like a spring breeze: "How could it be? Do I look like that kind of person?"

Xuan Mingzi seemed to have lost his temper, slumped his shoulders, and followed behind Hu Yue. He held his arms and said, "But, old fox... don't you want to know where I heard about the White Sand Inn?"

Hu Yue said, "You might as well talk about it."

Xuan Mingzi lowered his head and thought carefully: "I know that this inn is entirely due to a coincidence, but the cause of the coincidence lies with you."

Hu Yue stopped and said, "It's me again?"

Xuan Mingzi was taken aback by his question, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Hu Yue shook her head and said: "No, I just remembered something suddenly, forget it. Why do you continue to talk about me?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "Because that person said that he wanted to invite the Lord of Guanqingzhai to have a drink. I thought...you may be busy, so I will go and see for you first. Hey, I thought I borrowed yours." Guang, I didn't expect you to bring me down."

Hu Yue said: "Flies don't bite seamless eggs, my friend, I can only say that you are greedy, and you can't blame cause and effect."

Xuan Mingzi slumped his shoulders and said, "Then you give me back Fuyang Huang, which I bought with my life."

Hu Yue decisively ignored his words, and said instead: "Anyway, they will come to you. Then we just sit on the sidelines and wait for them to come to the door. Natural clues will come."

Xuan Mingzi's face was livid, he looked at Hu Yue and said, "Are you using me as bait?"

Hu Yue said: "They will come to you whether you use it or not, why not face it calmly."

Xuan Mingzi wrinkled his face and said, "If I die, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go."

Hu Yue shrank her neck, as if she was really scared.He touched his neck and said, "When is the pain in your hand the most severe?"

Xuan Mingzi clutched his arm and said: "According to my calculations, every midnight, my arm will start to ache sharply. This time is very difficult."

Hu Yue said: "Zishi...but the time shown in the note is Yinshi, that is to say, the agreed time is after your illness, Fellow Daoist."

Xuan Mingzi said, "What does this mean?"

Hu Yue walked around and said: "Didn't you say before that no one can survive to the end, that is to say, no matter what, they will be controlled by the human face attached to their body in the end, so the previous batch of people will be cleaned up." The following Yinshi is a new batch. That's why no one reveals the secret, anyone is the first batch of guests for Baisha Inn."

Xuan Mingzi is also a smart person, he immediately went on to say: "You mean, they can only accept one group of people at a time. And I am the one who repeats?"

Hu Yue shook her head and said, "Brother Daoist, if you are lucky, you may be able to become a repeater. But..."

Hu Yue said: "How do they select people?"

Xuan Mingzi said: "I have no idea about this either."

Hu Yue shook his head, and he said: "It's still vague and ambiguous, and now we can only wait until the appointed time to become the next batch of people to enter the Baisha Inn. As for Brother Dao, you should work harder!"

Xuan Mingzi covered his arm, he gritted his teeth and looked at Hu Yue, but there was nothing he could do, he could only trust the person in front of him now.

But Hu Yue was not so relaxed, he not only felt the cold air emanating from Xuan Mingzi's body, but Xuan Mingzi himself didn't notice it at all, there was a kind of breath flowing out from his body continuously.Even the surrounding trees curled up because of the breath from him.

Although Hu Yue was very calm when talking to Xuan Mingzi, but that breath seemed to have a paralyzing effect on all living things.This numb feeling is very uncomfortable, like a puddle of wet and cold water around you.But the strange face on his arm showed a weird smile after the two of them finished talking, but neither Hu Yue nor Hu Yue knew about it.

After Hu Yue brought Xuan Mingzi into the Guanqing Zhai, he locked the door. He let Xuan Mingzi sit on the bed, and Xuan Mingzi then sat cross-legged, adjusted his breathing, and closed his eyes.Although Xuan Mingzi is also a capable person, but Naihe's arm was hit, and the cold gathered on his body, he began to be unbearable, and his lips began to turn purple.It is all suppressed by the cultivation base of the whole body.

Hu Yue sighed and said, "Don't say I'm stingy." After speaking, he took out a small box from the wooden box, and then took out an incense burner.After lighting, the air is filled with a soothing aroma.

Hu Yue sat by the window, nodding her fingers, thinking about the weirdness in this matter.Time passed extremely quickly, and it was already night in a blink of an eye. During this period, neither of them had eaten anything, and they didn't feel any sense of hunger.It is all maintained by this incense, and the most depressing thing is that in the dark article, Hu Yue can still feel that there is something outside the house.But because of the incense in the house, I dare not break in.

Not long after, the sound of the watchman's beating came from outside the house, and Hu Yue looked at Xuan Mingzi who had already entered meditation, and then he got up and walked out of the house slowly.

Unexpectedly, there was a row of people standing outside the room. These people were staring at their feet. All of them had human facial tumors similar to those on Xuan Mingzi's arms. The most frightening thing was that their The eyes are very strange, they all reveal a kind of satisfied smile, this kind of smile looks extremely bewitching on these people.

A group of people surrounded the house, as if they didn't see Hu Yue, or they couldn't perceive the outside world at all.But it was able to maintain a consistent action.

Hu Yue vaguely found that there were far more than these people here, and there were other people's aura hidden in the darkness.And the weirdest thing was that there was a strong wind at this time, and the weather was suddenly as cold as the twelfth lunar month in midwinter.

Hu Yue flicked the dead leaves on his shoulders, and the corners of his mouth curled up, as if he went to the boat workshop in the past.He walked past those people with weird expressions and walked directly to the door.

And those weird people were like puppets, they didn't stop them.Hu Yue didn't stop, he walked out the door, a piece of paper was blown outside, Hu Yue stopped it casually, on the paper it was written: My dear brother, stop, this matter is different from the past, don't go into it again.

Hu Yue snorted, and was about to leave when another gust of wind suddenly blew another piece of paper: Brother Yu, don't you believe in Brother Yu?

Hu Yue still walked out, followed by another piece of paper: Is it worth taking such a risk for a Taoist priest?

Hu Yue finally stopped, and said to the surroundings: "Since Brother Chu misses me so much, why don't you help me?"

A piece of paper flew by: I will definitely be led by the nose by you, my dear brother.I've done a lot of stupid things like this.

Hu Yue shook her head and said, "Brother Chu wants to see me involved and ignore it? Brother Chu is willing?"

There was a sigh in the distance, and then a man walked out, dressed in moon-white clothes, the moonlight shone on his body like a halo, he walked slowly towards Hu Yue, the man said: "Will you? Reluctant? Of course you can only come if you don’t want to. My virtuous brother eats me to death.”

Hu Yue smiled heartily, his eyes turned into crescent moons, and he said: "It's easy to talk, easy to talk." After finishing speaking, he was about to leave.

But Chu Jue turned the jade ruler in his hand, stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "But I have a reason to stop you in this matter."

Hu Yue squinted at Chu Jue, and Chu Jue said, "I'm afraid there will be disaster if my brother intervenes in this matter."

Hu Yue said: "Why does everyone say that I have a disaster? Is this a kind reminder or a curse on me?"

It was rare for Chu Jue to show a serious expression. He frowned and said, "Listen to me."

Hu Yue looked at him, shook her head and said, "I've made an agreement with the people inside. After this matter is completed, all the benefits will belong to me. Brother Chu, please seek wealth and wealth."

Seeing him like this, Chu Jue closed his eyes and said, "There is nothing you want there."

Hu Yue looked up at Chu Jue, he finally stopped laughing and said, "Do you know what I'm looking for?"