Chapter 125: Asking for Water How did he see it?
After An Ping heard this, he increased the strength in his hands by three points. Chen Moxin's extremely painful voice immediately rang out: "Fox!"
This time he was no longer referring to the name in the third person, but calling it.
An Ping's eyes quickly locked onto a corner in the northwest. He quickly let go of Chen Moxin's hand, and before everyone could surround him, he embraced Chang Xile and disappeared in front of them.
"Hey, where are the people?"
"God damn it, they were just here."
The workers were still scratching their heads, searching for someone. Chen Moxin looked in exasperation at the direction they had disappeared. He rubbed his wrist in pain, sneered, and whispered, "Tsk, when that day comes, I'll see how you'll beg for mercy from me."
At the same time, a young man on the other side of the construction site called out the foreman's name: "Xiao Yang is missing!"
"Go away, go back to work." Engineer Wang pushed the group of workers away and walked towards the young man who had called him. "What's going on?"
"Xiao Yang is missing, and I can't reach him on my phone," the young man said anxiously. "Is he lost?"
"We're making so much noise, any little bastard would be able to find us by following the noise. Are you still worried that Xiao Yang will get lost?" Engineer Wang slapped the young man on the head and snorted. "I'm afraid he's gone to sleep now. I'll show you how I'll deal with him when he comes back."
The young man fell silent after being hit. He just muttered, "Isn't this Changle Mountain so mysterious? It's surrounded by fog from halfway up the mountain. It's like a ghost wall once you enter..."
"Huh?" When Engineer Wang yelled, the young man lowered his head and went back to work.
"Anping, Anping, what are you looking for?" Chang Xile followed Anping as they headed northwest. Her pace was so slow that Anping had to lead her the entire way. Seeing Anping's nervous expression, Chang Xile realized something and asked, "Have you figured out where the fox is? You...it's inconvenient for you to lead me. Why don't you go first?"
Instead, he tightened his grip on her hand and muttered, "No."
When the two of them arrived in front of a cave, Anping stood there in silence for a while before saying, "He ran away."
The cave was pitch black, and a foul smell of blood emanated from the caverns. Chang Xile looked inside and felt a chill run down his spine. "Was that fox staying here just now?"
"Hmm." Anping said solemnly, "He may already have a physical body."
"What?" Chang Xile was surprised.
"Otherwise, he would have nothing to cling to, and it would be difficult for him to move his position," An Ping said.
"But this body may not be the best choice for him. At least it is difficult for him to drive it." An Ping looked at the series of footprints, some deep and some shallow, on the yellow earth and disappeared into the grass, and made a judgment.
"Do you want to follow the footprints and look for it again?" Chang Xile asked.
Anping glanced at the sky and said, "We have to get down the mountain before sunset."
It's about to fog up.
Unexpectedly, on their way down the mountain, they encountered a thick fog. Anping frowned. He knew the route well and wouldn't get lost. But the fog partially obscured their vision, and he kept a vigilant eye on his surroundings, wary of sneak attacks from the fox.
At the end of the fog, a figure emerged faintly. It wasn't quite right to call it a person, because on his head grew a pair of pointed ears.
An Ping protected Chang Xile behind him and raised his hand to prepare for the fight. The man on the other side hurriedly said, "Show mercy!"
Chang Xile was stunned for a moment and called out, "Weiser?"
As the distance got closer, the appearance of the person in front of them was revealed to the two of them. It was indeed Wessel.
"Your ears... weren't like that before?" Chang Xile hesitated.
"My practice is not very thorough, so my ears are sometimes good and sometimes not. That's why I always wear a hood." Wessel smiled.
Anping withdrew his hand, but his eyes were still wary. It was really strange for Wessel to appear here at this time and place.
"This is where I grew up and cultivated myself into an adult. What's so strange about me being here?" Weatherall said, as if he could see Anping's thoughts.
"Xile, why are you still here?" I don't know if it was Chang Xile's illusion, but in the fog, Wessel's expression seemed unnatural.
"Didn't you say before that you would be leaving the mountain city soon?"
"Answer me quickly." Wedel blinked, not giving Chang Xile a chance to speak, and only uttered one word.
"run."
Chang Xile quickly pulled Anping back, barely avoiding Weatherill's claws.
"A weasel's ears aren't this pointed, Weasel." Chang Xile stared at him. "Or should I call you a fox?"
Wessel laughed and sighed, "Well, I told you this body is useless. I'll have to get a new one someday."
"What did you do to Wessel?" Chang Xile asked.
"He's fine. He just gave you a sneaky warning. He's not listening at all." The fox said with a smile, "He's very human-like in this respect. He's cunning."
"I see you seem to have a good relationship. Why don't you stay and keep him company?" The fox didn't give them a chance to answer and immediately attacked the two of them.
The fox's power as a spirit was already immense, but he lacked a body to command it, forcing him to rely on inanimate objects. But now, possessing Wessel's body, he effortlessly unleashed its full strength, engaging Anping in a close battle. However, Anping, concerned about Chang Xile's safety, was temporarily restrained, and soon wounded.
"It seems that we don't have to wait until that day. I can take the lives of both of you today." In comparison, the flattering fox was much more at ease.
Chang Xile tried her best not to disturb Anping, and tried to divert his attention: "Chen Moxin is right. You are planning to kill the whole city on New Year's Eve."
The fox became alert: "How could Chen Moxin know? I clearly..."
Anping took advantage of this opportunity and hit him on the shoulder, forcing the fox to spit out blood.
"No, you're trying to trick me." The fox reacted quickly. Although his lips were stained with blood, the smile on his face widened even more. "I don't know how you knew this, but if that's the case, you have to stay tonight."
After saying that, the fox's movements became more and more fierce, and he did not protect his vital parts at all, fighting with a completely reckless attitude.
An Ping and Chang Xile immediately realized something was wrong. Every wound had actually been inflicted on Weatherall, a body the sycophant didn't care about at all.
When those who don't care about their lives meet those who cherish their lives, Anping gradually falls into a disadvantage.
"Ugh!" The fog became thicker and thicker, and the fox suddenly screamed, and then in the blink of an eye, there was no movement in front of the two of them.
"What's going on?" Chang Xile was stunned and found that the fox had really left.
An Ping looked at his hand and said to her, "I didn't touch him with that palm strike just now."
"You two little brats, why don't you go home obediently? Why are you running here to die?" A voice came from behind the two of them. An Ping immediately tensed up and was held down by Chang Xile.
She said, "I seemed to hear my aunt's voice."
The fog seemed to dissipate consciously, and the woman in Taoist robes in front of him, with her hands on her hips, looking at the two of them, was none other than Tang You!
Anping stopped Chang Xile and gave her a wink.
With the example of Wessel in mind, you can’t trust anyone around you easily in this mountain.
"You cat demon, are you trying to sow discord between us aunt and nephew?" Tang You said this with a smile in her tone, and there was no intention of blaming her.
Another voice called out from behind her: "Master!"
Yang Guisi ran forward breathlessly and asked, "Have you found Xile and the others?"
Tang You nodded at Chang Xile and the others.
Anping carefully felt the breath of the two people in front of him again, then let go of his hand and let Chang Xile approach them.
"Guisi, why are you here?" Chang Xile walked forward, grabbed Tang You, and looked her up and down.
"I heard some noise up there, and I'm worried about Junyi and the others." After climbing up, Yang Guisi told Tang You that Chang Xile was there too. The master counted on his fingers, said, "She's in trouble," and headed northwest.
Chang Xile glanced at Yang Guisi and guessed that she had always known where Tang You was, but had pretended not to know before. Yang Guisi noticed her gaze and smiled sheepishly.
"Okay, we can't stay here for long. Come with me." Tang You shook Chang Xile's hand again and took them to their usual optimistic place.
This time, the gate of Chang Le Guan was empty. There were no children, Yang Junyi and Shunian, to greet them. It was quite unusual.
Only after they entered the house and sat down did Anping put away his protective attitude. Chang Xile recounted the general course of events to Tang You and Yang Guisi.
"Anping, I don't think something is right." Chang Xile recalled the words he had just tricked out of the flatterer, and tried to connect all the clues they had obtained in the past few days.
She had been in such a rush on the way that she had no time to think. Now that she had calmed down, she said, "Little New Year's Eve is the 24th day of the 12th lunar month. They are not only familiar with the disasters on this day, but they can even be said to be looking forward to it."
Tang You was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You said you saw the names of the people in the Book of Life and Death flashing?"
"Yes." Chang Xile nodded.
"Are the flashing frequencies of different names the same? Or are they one after another?" Tang You asked.
Chang Xile had never noticed this before. After careful recollection, she confirmed, "The flashing frequencies of all the names are exactly the same."
Tang You told her: "Then you are working in the wrong direction."
Chang Xile's speculation was correct. The flickering names on the Book of Life and Death indicated that their fates had not yet been fully determined. If a group of people died from the same cause and the same factors affected their fates, then the frequency of their names flickering would also be consistent.
Before she could even think about how Tang You knew so much about the government, Chang Xile quickly realized something was wrong. Previously, she had always believed that the human factor was tied to them. If they could work hard to get everyone in the mountain city to leave, they could save everyone.
"But there are so many people in a city. With their efforts over the days, some may have listened to the advice and left, while others may have stayed in the end. But the flashing frequency of their names is exactly the same, does it mean that their fate is affected by the same thing?" Chang Xile asked.
Tang You nodded in agreement.
But what exactly was it? No one had a clue, and the room fell silent for a moment.
"Master! Master!" A child's cry suddenly came from outside the door. After a few symbolic knocks on the door, Shunian led Junyi in.
Chang Xile hadn't seen these two children for a long time, and waved and greeted them with surprise.
"How reckless! What a disgrace." Tang You glanced at the two of them indifferently, her intimidating presence evident without her anger. The two children immediately stood up straight.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Tang You asked.
Shunian spoke first. He pointed outside the temple gate and said, "An old man came in and asked for a bowl of water."
Tang You stood up immediately.
Chang Leguan has set up many restrictions. Ordinary outsiders should not be able to even see the temple, let alone step into the gate.
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