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After Li Fang combed her hair and turned around, she found that Yiyi, who was still saying she was scared, was now asleep on the bed. Wang Wei walked in from outside, turned off the lights, and the two of them slept on Yiyi's left and right.
Everything was quiet and the moonlight was hazy. Li Ping'an squatted on a tree, hiding among the leaves, looking in the direction of Aunt Lin's house.
When the moon passed overhead, a small figure climbed up from the bed with an expressionless face, walked around Wang Wei, got out of bed lightly, opened the door, and walked out of the yard.
Just as he walked out of the door, a blurry black figure suddenly appeared, picked up the expressionless Yi Yi, and ran quickly to the end of the village. Li Pingan waited until the ghost left before jumping down from the tree and following the direction the ghost left.
When they reached the fork in the road, before Li Ping'an could figure out which way to go, a shrill cry was heard. Although the cry was quickly covered, Li Ping'an still recognized it as the voice of the little girl named Yiyi.
The sound came from the road on the left. Li Pingan took a look and saw that this road led into the mountains.
The further up the mountain she went, the colder Li Ping'an felt. It was a cold that came from her bones. She was familiar with it. There might be some big ghost ahead. Li Ping'an touched the sword hanging at her waist.
Following the ghost, Li Ping'an finally stopped in front of a black hole. The moonlight could only illuminate one-third of the area in front of the hole, but the inside of the hole was pitch black, with gusts of cold wind coming from inside.
Li Pingan remembered that one of the pills Jiuqi had given her was one that could help people see clearly at night. She took it out and put one in her mouth. Her face immediately fell in pain, but the effect was excellent. She could only see the general outline before, but now she could see clearly what was inside.
The cave is very deep, the road is rugged, and there are rocks above your head. If you are not careful, you will get a bloody head.
Not long after walking in, Li Ping'an encountered a problem. There were too many forks in the road, and there were three forks in front of her. She didn't know which one to choose. Just as Li Ping'an was struggling, a sound came from behind her. She hurriedly hid aside and hid behind a rock. There was another black shadow, carrying a little boy.
This time, Li Pingan did not fall behind, and followed the shadow step by step. He didn't know how many turns he made, but he finally arrived at the place.
In an open space, there is a huge cage. A group of children are locked in the cage. They are drowsy and none of the children are awake. In the distance, there is a bottomless black pool with an altar in the center. There is also the sound of water dripping on the rocks around it, making a "tapping" sound. Black shadows keep appearing and disappearing.
Suddenly, Li Pingan felt a gust of cold wind blowing behind him. He turned around and saw a dark figure halfway out of the wall. It seemed that he was a little unresponsive. When Li Pingan came to his senses, he took out his sword and stabbed it.
Accompanied by a burst of ghost cries, the dark shadows around stopped and gradually gathered beside Li Ping'an. He killed one with one sword, effortlessly. As expected, the things brought from the world of immortal cultivation were a dimensionality reduction attack. The ghost cries from Li Ping'an's side were too loud, covering up the sound from the cage.
There was a puff of green smoke next to the cage, and a smile flashed in Li Ping'an's eyes. Sure enough, Yiyi was able to move now, and was sticking the talisman hidden in her arms on the foreheads of other children in the cage.
As the smoke rose, the crying of a child also rang out. Li Pingan's smile froze on her face. She had made a mistake. She had not expected that the child would be afraid.
"Stop crying, or the ghosts will come and eat you if you keep crying." Yiyi's voice was soft, but her words pierced their hearts. The older and more sensible children quickly covered their mouths to stop themselves from making any sound. The younger ones couldn't control themselves and tried to cry again, but were covered by others.
Li Ping'an's ears suddenly became much quieter.
After killing for a long time, Li Pingan still didn't find the ghost in charge. All the ghosts were evil and mad, ready to pounce on him.
This isn't right. Shouldn't there be a big ghost laughing there, and then after she has passed through five gates and killed six generals, she rushes forward and uses her sword to force it to reveal the hidden story behind it?
Li Pingan held the sword, looking at the empty cave, feeling a little confused. This was not right. They were all dead. Who would help her to decipher it? Should she rely on these screaming children?
Maybe it will come soon. Li Pingan was on high alert until his hand was gently touched. Li Pingan was startled and looked down. It was Yiyi.
"Why did you get out?" Shouldn't you be locked in a cage?
"Sister, the cage door is not locked." Yiyi looked at Li Pingan with her eyes wide open. "Sister, why are your eyes so bright?"
When Li Ping'an was asked this, he covered his eyes with his hands and said, "Well, um, how should I put it? You will understand when you grow up." He didn't expect that this pill would have side effects.
More and more children came out and came to Li Ping'an. The children who had been able to hold back their tears, now saw that the ghosts had disappeared and there was an adult there, and they could not help crying and burst into tears.
There is no doubt that this was a torture to Li Pingan's ears. She stopped covering her eyes and started covering her ears.
Forget it, no big ghost has come for such a long time, I guess there are no big ghosts here, let’s go.
Li Pingan looked at the group of children around her, picked and chose, and chose the two smallest ones to hold in her arms, and let the two smaller ones hang on her back. There was no other way for the rest, so she could only let the older ones pull the younger ones and follow behind Li Pingan.
But before Li Pingan took two steps, a gust of cold wind came. She quickly put down the children in her arms and on her back, and surrounded the children behind her like an old hen protecting her cubs.
When he looked over, Li Ping'an was surprised. They were four bloody ghosts, maintaining their previous dead look. They should have never hurt anyone, and they looked honest, not like the kind of big ghosts that would laugh "hehehe".
When the four ghosts saw the sword in Li Ping'an's hand, which was shining with runes, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "I beg you, Great Immortal, to save my baby. I beg you, Great Immortal, to save my baby."
This kowtow left Li Pingan completely bewildered. "What treasure?"
"My Bao'er and Bei'er," the younger woman suddenly howled and was about to rush to the altar in the center of the black pool. However, as she approached, wisps of black smoke came out of her body and she wailed in pain. A male ghost of the same age as her pulled her back.
"My family is from Chenjia Village. My name is Chenpizi. My family suffered a disaster some time ago and we all died. My three-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, had their souls abducted and imprisoned on the altar in the center of the black pool. Please, great immortal, save my children."
"You mean, there are child ghosts on the altar in the center of the Black Pool?" This was something Li Ping'an had never thought of. She originally thought that only these children were imprisoned here.
"Yes, Great Immortal, please, please, in the next life, our whole family will serve you like slaves."
Li Pingan waved her hand, "No, no, I'll give it a try." What would she do with cattle and horses in her next life? She didn't plan to ride horses to herd cattle.
He turned around and told the group of quail-like children, "Don't move. Wait for me here obediently."
But when she reached the edge of the pond, Li Ping'an stopped. How could she get across? There was no bridge and she couldn't fly. Could she swim across?
As if he noticed Li Ping'an's hesitation, Chen Pizi lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry."
Then, Li Pingan was carried away, really carried away. Chen Pizi and his wife each grabbed Li Pingan's arms and flew her to the vicinity of the altar. Then, they threw Li Pingan in.
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It was too painful. The moment she entered, Li Pingan felt as if her soul had been electrocuted. She shook her head and supported herself with her hands to stand up. Only then did she see the altar clearly. It was pitch black, with many patterns carved on it, and some words that she couldn't understand. There were eight columns around it. The columns were not high, about to Li Pingan's shoulders. There was a small jar on each column. The patterns on the jar were very strange, like snakes but not like snakes, and they could move around.
In the center of the altar is a lower circular water reservoir. It is not very big, only as big as Li Ping'an's two palms. There is a thin layer of green water in it, which looks a bit sticky and flows.
After a quick look, he realized that the child ghost could only be locked in the jar. Li Pingan stretched out his hand to open the lid of the jar, but before he could get close, a snake-like thing on the jar stretched out its body to attack Li Pingan. If Li Pingan had not dodged quickly, he would have been bitten.
Li Pingan put his hand down and used the sword to pick open the lid of the jar, but he did not expect that the thing was so fierce and bit the sword directly. Even though it was burned by the rune and made a "sizzling" sound, it did not let go. Li Pingan saw that it could not bite the sword, so he simply exerted force and smashed the jar directly.
The snake swam away and disappeared. A circle of light appeared in the jar. After the circle of light dissipated, a small ghost appeared. The face looked like a little boy of four or five years old, but the soul was only the size of a palm. He was confused and wanted to fly away, but seemed to be burned by the barrier. He pouted, but did not cry. He flew back and circled around Li Pingan.
Li Ping'an destroyed all eight jars in one go. Eight child ghosts also floated around him. The better one was as big as her arm, and the smallest one was only half the size of her palm. They were curled up as if they had returned to the fetal stage.
Now the question is, how to get these child ghosts out?
Judging from their current state, I’m afraid they won’t be able to get out of the barrier.
The only option left was to destroy the altar. Although he didn't know what the altar was used for, it looked dishonest. Li Pingan walked to the center of the altar with a sword, staring at the round pool.
He raised the sword and thrust it down. Suddenly, the altar began to shake. Countless snake shadows emerged from all directions and rushed towards Li Ping'an frantically. Countless snakes twisted into a ball and turned into a three-headed snake. It opened its mouth and was about to swallow Li Ping'an.
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