Chapter 107 This is a ghost (16) The drifting ice sea is quiet...

The drifting ice sea floated there quietly, sipping the medicinal vinegar carefully prepared by the wizard.

She obediently swallowed all the foam and the taste of the liquid medicine.

The green color on her face gradually faded. If the poison entered her soul, her seven orifices might burst and her soul would be shattered. Not to mention finding a home, even her soul would not be left.

What a courage... The wizard stared at the ghost intently.

Is this what they call being extremely bold?

He felt that she was usually very cautious and even unwilling to follow him, but now she did something almost ridiculous.

Does she think she is a beauty saving a hero?

He really underestimated her.

"How dare you inhale the poison from him? Do you know the consequences?"

Liu Binghai felt much more comfortable and looked up at the mage.

She has always disliked listening to people who follow the law. The rules are complicated and always sound preachy. They don't trust people or ghosts. It seems that only they are the wise and intelligent people, and they look at other people and things as if they are brainless idiots.

"What are the consequences?" she asked.

I really don’t know…

The master said, "If you can't expel the toxins, your soul will be scattered. Will you not cultivate, enter the Dao, and seek your final destination?"

Liu Binghai thought for a moment, "That might be considered a kind of destination..."

What?

The wizard's eyes widened.

He had seen many souls practicing freely, but none of them was as daring as her.

He was about to start preaching again.

"I know he was poisoned by cypress grass, and there is a medicinal vinegar that can cure it. I thought you might be able to cure it, so I did it." She said nonchalantly.

Huh… “How do you know I can solve it?”

Liu Binghai said calmly, "You've been practicing for so long, but you can't even cure such a small poison. You must be a fake mage."

Mage...

What she said does make some sense.

"This is no small poison. The toxicity of cypress grass is neither small nor large. You..."

"A person's life is a journey of seeking wealth and honor through risk," Liu Binghai interrupted him. "It's the same for ghosts. Otherwise, how could one cultivate? There are risks in cultivating. Otherwise, how many years would it take to emerge from the sleeves of your clothes? I don't have that much patience."

She pursed her lips and said calmly, "If there is danger, then danger is my destiny, and I will accept it."

Anyway, she didn't hurt anyone, so no one can do anything to her.

Her stubbornness came out, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment. The mage choked on her and drank several sips of water. After a while, she said again, "Besides, I knew the poison could be cured, so I was a little bolder. I'll just have to be careful next time."

The wizard looked at her and said nothing more. He continued to prepare the medicinal foam and make the medicinal vinegar.

Even if you are extremely daring, you still have to take this world seriously! He thought as he prepared the medicine foam.

Liu Binghai seemed to have heard it, and after a moment of contemplation, he said to the mage calmly, "Your suggestion is reasonable. I will be more careful in my words and actions in the future. It is better to be safe than sorry."

Seeing her attitude, the mage's anger subsided a little. He worked on the vinegar for a while and said, "Do you know something about poisons?"

Zhang Guizhi was an abacus sleuth during his lifetime, but he had studied medicine and worked as a pharmacist for a period of time. He had a good understanding of herbs and poisons, so he was able to develop a highly toxic drug like snowflake poison to take revenge on the couple.

"I used to be a pharmacist," she said.

The mage nodded, prepared three more bottles of vinegar, and said, "After daybreak, I'll take them to the poisoned man."

When Aza saw the wizard coming, he was lying half-dead on the bed. The icy sea absorbed half of his poison. He felt much refreshed physically, but he was still very tired.

When the wizard entered the main hall and saw the stone, he immediately understood what the man was going to do.

The man was surprised to see him coming. A master is a master. How could he sense that something was wrong on his side so quickly?

"Why are you here?" he said.

The mage smiled and said, "You told me about your story a few days ago, so I came to see you."

Aza nodded, thinking the mage had come to help him, and said, "Are you here to help me resolve an old grudge?"

The mage placed the three bottles of medicinal vinegar in the corner of his bedroom. "I wonder how you've been feeling lately. I made a few bottles of vinegar. If you feel unwell, just drink them in a few days. I came to see you, but I have something else to do later, so I have to leave first."

Aza stared at the pharmacist blankly for a while.

He looked at the bottles of medicinal vinegar and nodded.

"The medicinal vinegar needs to be marinated for a few days, and it will be drinkable after three to five days."

The wizard spoke in a gentle tone, as if coaxing a child, and then left.

Liu Binghai was thinking behind him, why not pickle it for her for a few days as well.

The mage sensed movement behind him and said as he walked, "What if he recovers immediately and jumps up to fight the stone again? Let him stay half-dead for a few days."

The mage walked out of the door and said, "It's not a bad thing that you are willing to practice here. Be careful and don't take any poison. If I die tomorrow, who will save you?"

Liu Binghai said calmly, "I understand."

Aza kept staring at the stone.

Yesterday, he had a very strange dream.

There were a lot of weeds in the dream. The weeds curled up into a ball. The ball looked like a face, with a nose and eyes. Tears flowed down the eyes. It cried and smiled at him. The weeds looked very much like the grass wrapped around the big rock. They pinched themselves into a face and cried and smiled at him desperately.

Could it be that the person he offended was not a stone but a blade of grass?

He jumped up from the bed. He had been to many mountains and seas, climbing high and walking low, going everywhere and exploring everywhere. Could it be that he had stepped on a magical grass?

That was not an unintentional act. The grass on the ground was meant to be stepped on. It was impossible to avoid flowers and plants when traveling day and night. No one could do that. Besides, how could a magical grass be stepped on to death by him?

If he offended these creatures, he would be unable to defend himself and would be powerless to avoid the consequences.

After thinking about it, he felt that someone was deliberately making trouble for him.

Maybe he was poisoned by a stone or waterweed poison.

He didn't speak all day and didn't go to talk to Shi Tou.

That night, he had another dream.

It was the same dream again. In the dream, there was a ball of grass as big as a stone. This time, the grass ball was piled up into a bigger face with a red mole on the temples. This face cried at him, smiled at him, tilted its head to him, and looked at him with very resentful yet innocent eyes.

He asked in his dream, who are you?

The weeds are silent.

A big face looked at him like a ghost.

When he woke up, his heart was pounding and he ran to look at the big rock again.

The big rock was tied up with vines, it was extremely quiet and not aggressive at all.

Aza sat across from it and asked, "Brother Stone, did you appear in my dream? I dreamt of a face covered in weeds. It wanted to talk to me, but couldn't. Do you have something to say but can't find the words?"

There are still many words to say... Liu Binghai is watching from the side.

After his health collapsed this time, his temperament seemed to have changed a little, and he became more hesitant.

Aza touched the big stone.

He stared at the stone for a long, long time.

He decided to treat the stone well.

Respect each other and treat each other like guests.

Don't fight back when you are beaten, and don't respond when you are scolded.

Since it has recognized him, this is his fate.

Regardless of whether there is a master behind it, the master sees that he does not fight back or curse back, so the debt is mostly paid off.

I can't beat him anyway.

Having made up his mind, the Azato people went out and bought a few pieces of jade and placed them at home alongside the big stone.

Moreover, the jade was taken to the temple and examined by a Taoist priest, who confirmed that it was not a ghost.

After arranging it, he lit incense and offered sacrifices to the big stone every day.

Talk to Dashitou from time to time.

"Shitou, I found a few jades to accompany you. They are all beauties. If you need anything, please speak to me."

After saying that, he circled the stone a few times, trying to observe whether there were any changes in the stone.

Zuihua whispered to Liu Binghai, "He's so weird, is he going to become stupid?"

A few days later, Azha drank the medicinal vinegar given to him by the wizard, and his body felt much better. However, he still had frequent dreams, in which he dreamed of that weed-like face, looking at him with unbearable pain.

He didn't know whether Dashitou was uncomfortable living in his house.

When I woke up the next day, I came to chat with Shitou again.

"Brother Shitou," Azha said, "Are you used to living in my house? I often dream of a weed face. I wonder if it's you. If you're not comfortable here and you need anything, please tell me."

Shitou was stunned. Azha sighed, "Why didn't you speak in your dream? I'm sorry. I was afraid we might get into a fight, so I had to tie you up with vines. I didn't tie you up too tightly, though. It shouldn't hurt."

He chatted with Shi Tou in a random manner.

Thinking of the weeds, thinking of my past, looking at the stones, I sighed again.

"Alas, thinking back to all the years I've traveled extensively, I don't know when I've offended you. If you're interested, please let me know."

After saying that, he looked at the yard and muttered, "The flowers are blooming."

Xiao Zhen came from outside the house, brought a fresh flower, put it in a vase and walked to Aza.

Seeing that Aza looked unhappy, she went over and shook his hand.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhen's face was red from the sun. "I heard you say you traveled all over the country. Who did you offend?"

Aza's hand was held by her, and he felt like crying. "No, I was just chatting with Shitou. I have been traveling all over the country over the years and I don't know who I have offended. Even if I did, it was really unintentional."

"You're in the timber business, who could you possibly offend? You said the timber was inexplicably soaked in water, and then there was the well water incident. I once thought it was something in the water that was bothering you."

Xiao Zhen paused and said, "But now, it is a stone like this."

Aza's thoughts returned to the furnace. At that time, the wood was soaked and the well water was smelly. He thought someone was playing a prank on him, and even thought that everything was man-made. He didn't think about water monsters or water demons.

Until that day when the wind was blowing violently and I had unbearable stomach pain.

If this is a kind of witchcraft, what kind of witchcraft could it be?

If it was a man-made witchcraft, who was taking revenge?

No matter where the root lies, what he can face now is just this stone with which he frequently fights.

If it couldn't hear what he said to it, the person who was trying to harm it behind the scenes would definitely hear it.

His hand was held by Xiao Zhen, and he felt warm but also uneasy.

He looked at Xiao Zhen. She was a very beautiful woman. If this had not happened, he would probably pursue her.

"Don't think too much." Xiao Zhen said gently, "I have supplied a lot of tea to the boss in the city. The money I earned is enough to live on for a while. Don't think about anything else for now, just rest assured.

She looked at him with her beautiful eye sockets, which were filled with water-like tenderness and consideration. She held his hand, like a big tree ready to protect him at any time.

Liu Binghai squatted beside and watched all this.

This woman was indeed very beautiful, and she didn't know when this woman would turn into a snake and devour everything in front of her.

The woman took good care of the man every day, pouring water and cooking for him, just like a wife.

That day, she rubbed the man's back and sat upright in front of his bed.

He no longer thought about the truth, and his mind couldn't process it. He sat at the head of the bed, looking at Xiao Zhen, with her hand holding his.

There was an incomparable tenderness in her eyes, with a shimmering light, much like a fish.

She smiled at him, and the corners of her slightly raised mouth revealed a unique feminine charm.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period." Aza said to her with a slightly tired look.

She still held his hand and looked at him quietly for a while.

"I'm willing to follow you." She said sincerely.

She covered him with the quilt and lay on him for a while, her fingers slowly touching his skin. He felt the electric-like tenderness sliding across his chest, and his chest trembled violently several times.

Her fingers rested on his chest, she looked up at him and said, "I'm willing to follow you forever."

Aza's heart grew softer and softer, and she slowly fell asleep on him, with her hair hanging down in front of her forehead, covering her handsome face.

With Xiao Zhen's company, the man felt at ease to rest, and every day he sat opposite the stone and stared at it intently.

More and more dreams broke into his dreams, but he had gotten used to it and still muttered to himself at the stone every day.

After a while, Aza's body had almost recovered.

Stone still didn't wake up.

Finally, many days passed. After staring at the stone for many days, Aza sighed, and the faint sadness in his eyes turned into a helpless greeting.

never mind.

One day, Aza said to Xiao Zhen, "I'm going on a business trip in a few days."

Xiao Zhen was very surprised, "On a business trip?"

Azha nodded and said, "Boss Tong from Xicheng wants me to take on some work. I'm going to take some people into the mountains in a few days."

Xiao Zhen paused for a moment without saying anything, somewhat incredulous, "You are in your current situation, and you want to go out and do business?"

Aza said calmly, "I've almost recovered recently, and the truth of the matter can't be found out. Life must go on. I can't stay idle at home forever."

Xiao Zhen's expression changed rapidly. Her face, which had just been as calm as a lake, suddenly became turbulent. She paused for a moment, her face stern, and said in a very puzzled tone, "But are you okay? You've just gotten a little better, and you're going into the mountains to work on such a big project? What if something happens again?"

After a pause, she said with a sullen face, very unhappy, "I've already said that my money is enough for us to live on for a while. You don't have to worry about money, just focus on taking care of your health."

Her tone was almost unyielding, a stark contrast to her usual tenderness.

Aza said, "I'm a man, how can I keep using your money? Besides, this deal is very expensive, it would be a shame not to go. Don't stop me, don't worry."

He wanted to live a normal life.

Xiao Zhen still looked unhappy, her expression completely changed. She suppressed her temper, as if she couldn't understand the man's behavior at all. His life was at stake, and he had been tortured like this, and he still wanted to go into the mountains?

Doesn't he know that all this might be caused by his business?

Her face darkened and she said angrily, "You're going to die!"

This doesn't sound like an angry remark, but more like a declaration.

Aza smiled and said calmly, "You can hide for a while, but not forever. If anyone wants to mess with me, I won't feel comfortable hiding at home like a turtle for the rest of my life. This one order will be enough for me to live on for two years. I have to keep going. Besides, I'm just dealing in lumber, not killing people or setting fires. Don't scare yourself."

After he made up his mind, he contacted his contacts and prepared to contact Boss Tong to place an order in a few days.

Seeing his determination, Xiao Zhen looked at him for a long time with a stern face and whispered, "You are so determined, I can't stop you. You are too willful."

Aza didn't want to stay at home like a useless person, and he also realized that Shitou would not tell him who was the master behind the scenes.

He comforted Xiao Zhen, "I will be careful. If anything goes wrong, it's my fate, and I'm sorry for you."

After saying that, he went to deal with business matters.

Xiao Zhen might have been angry, so she left Azha's house that day and didn't come back for several days.

Azha returned to his life before the accident, contacted Boss Tong to sign a contract, and contacted the workers to prepare for the process of going into the mountains to collect wood.

Watching him busying around at home alone, Zuihua said to Liu Binghai like a fortune teller, "Do you think that woman will come back?"

Tsk tsk… After saying that, he asked himself and answered, "I guess he probably won't come back. When disaster strikes, everyone flees, right?"

Aza has been preparing things.

But what he prepared was also strange.

In addition to the items prepared for daily business, he also prepared whips, riding boots, incense oils and so on.

There are all kinds of weird things.

This order is very big. If everything goes well, he can save the money and live a peaceful life in the future. He can also change his career and open a teahouse or something.

If things don't go well...

He looked at the moon in the sky. The moon was very cunning, coming and going, appearing and disappearing, as if it had no fixed temper.

He slept soundly for several days to save up his energy for the trip.

Xiao Zhen hadn't come back yet, so he decided to leave first and come back to explain to her when he had the chance.

The day before he left, he sat at the door of his main hall and looked at the moon that appeared and disappeared.

The brothers were all ready to go, just waiting for dawn the next day to go into the mountains to collect wood.

This time, I must take the right path, avoid any conflicts with water, and ignore any irrelevant people.

He didn't smoke, so he just crossed his arms and looked at the jasmine flowers in his yard. The fragrance of the flowers was fresh and refreshing, which made the night even more beautiful.

Suddenly, the summer wind blew.

The apricot tree next to the jasmine flower suddenly began to shake, like a wild beast that had suddenly received an order, and began to swing its body wildly.

Then, its branches began to stir in disorder like countless centipede hands. The violently twisting branches swayed wildly, forming a shape like an angry face.

The face leaned forward along the branches.

Aza slowly stood up and looked at everything calmly.