The sun was scorching overhead, the ground was cracked, and crows were pecking at the piles of corpses on the roadside.
A carriage stopped by the roadside. The master, servant and three others stood in front of the carriage, looking at the old man in the distance. The old man looked quietly at the bare mountains in front of him, then he slowly bent down and rested his head on the ground.
Ah Lu was surprised: "Miss!"
Xihe stood still, and at that moment she felt a surge of power surging out of Fulu's body and spreading out in all directions.
The divine power caressed the mountains and rivers, flowed through the rivers, and flowed into the withered roots of the seedlings. It spread between heaven and earth, gently caressing every life that was about to wither. A light rain began to fall from the sky.
Ah Lu looked up blankly, and raindrops mixed with mud hit her face, leaving a stain.
She clutched the young lady's arm, her voice trembling: "Little Miss, did you see that? Or am I hallucinating?"
Xihe's eyes were always on Fulu: "You're not mistaken, A'lu, it's raining." He gently pushed her hand away and slowly walked towards Fulu. Behind him, A'lu suddenly burst into tears.
Divine power poured out, and Fulu's face turned pale in an instant. Gradually, the divine power subsided, calmed down, and disappeared.
The rain stopped, he gasped for breath, and suddenly a pair of embroidered shoes appeared in front of him.
He paused and looked up.
The woman stood with her back to the light, and her face could not be seen clearly for a moment.
Fulu subconsciously clenched his fists, pursed his lips, and sat down on the ground powerlessly.
How will she react?
Xihe stared at his increasingly aged face, his completely white hair, and for a moment she couldn't explain what she felt. Did he really not trust her? Was he afraid she'd take the antlers, so he just used them?
Sighing, she held out her hand: "Let's go to the next location."
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The carriage was traveling on the official road, with mountains standing on both sides.
Fu Lu was lying on the soft quilt. He had just drunk a bowl of blood and was still in good spirits.
He withdrew his gaze from the desolate mountains and rivers outside the window and fell on the woman across from him. She propped her head up with her hands, her beautiful eyes slightly closed. Her hands, resting on her legs, were wrapped in several layers of white cloth, and traces of blood seeped out.
His eyes flickered, he looked away, and his lips unconsciously pursed.
The sound of horse hooves clattered by, and when Xihe woke up it was already dark, with dusk all around. There was no village in front and no shop behind, only the pitch-black mountains.
The carriage stopped in a sheltered place, a bonfire was lit, and A'lu worked very skillfully to boil water and heat dry food. The mountain wind was howling. It had been more than a month since they started traveling, and it was almost autumn.
Ten years ago, the mountains were full of fruits in autumn. Now, the mountain breeze is like a wandering big hand, blowing gently.
The coachman wrapped in cotton clothes was standing not far away, the horse was sneezing, and A-Lu had fallen asleep beside the campfire. There were only two dark figures sitting quietly beside the crackling burning firewood, and the firelight illuminated the perfect contours of the woman's face.
"Did Master Ziyang accidentally discover that Wang Tielin had antlers, or was there an attraction between the antlers?"
It would be fine if it was an accidental discovery, but if it was the latter... Xihe had already anticipated that their journey ahead would not be peaceful.
"attract."
"But you need to get close to it."
Fulu frowned slightly. "When True Man Ziyang was capturing the common people as ghosts, he accidentally sensed a trace of his aura from Wang Shan. But Wang Shan was unaware of it."
Xihe nodded, so True Man Zi Yang refined the man into a ghost.
But how did Wang Tielin know?
Judging from his fate, he shouldn't have used the power in his antlers.
Fu Lu said: "Wang Tielin found out. He returned home and found that his wife and children had been murdered. After investigation, he found out that they were at Zi Yu Temple." However, the power disparity was too great. He was no match for Zi Yang at all, and he escaped only after cutting off one of his arms.
After that, he looked for an opportunity to take revenge, but he died in an assassination attempt.
"How far is the next location from here?"
Xihe suddenly said.
Fulu looked up at the night sky twinkling with stars: "Climb over five more mountains."
Xihe recalled the map and looked up suddenly: "Luoyun Peak Luosong Temple?"
Fulu nodded.
Xihe suddenly felt a little bit at a loss. Although Luosong Temple was not as famous as Sanqing Temple and Wuqing Temple, it was also a very powerful sect in the eyes of the world. Except for her, the basic fighting power of their group was zero. If a fight broke out, she would not know who to save.
Xihe held his forehead with his hand, feeling somewhat helpless: "Let's go to sleep first, we still have to travel tomorrow."
The next day, the group headed towards Luoyun Peak, but the mountain road was difficult for the carriage to travel on, so everyone had to abandon the carriage halfway and choose to walk, stopping and starting, crossing mountains and ridges, and was exhausted and out of breath.
"Look, miss!"
A-Lu suddenly pointed to the opposite side.
Xihe wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked over. There was a small village hidden in the mountains.
She immediately said, "Let's go!"
The driver immediately carried the deer on his back and strode forward. A-lu had already run ahead with the bag on his back.
The winding path was narrow and difficult to walk on. The coachman was tall and strong, with a resolute face, but he could still carry Fulu easily. This person was Xihe's new coachman when he was in Wushuang City, but his original identity was the Cheng family's guard stationed in the city, and he was quite skilled in martial arts.
The village was clearly just opposite, but it was already evening when they reached the entrance.
"Who are you?"
A pale and skinny child suddenly jumped out.
The child was wearing a tattered short-sleeved shirt and his pants were tied crookedly at his waist with a rope. He tilted his head, his big eyes full of curiosity.
Ah Lu took a few steps forward and said with a smile: "Little brother, we are just passers-by and would like to stay overnight in your village tonight. Could you please call the adults for us?"
When the child heard this, he immediately ran to the village: "Dad, Mom, someone wants to stay overnight!"
The few of them entered the village. They could see the end of the village at a glance. The thatched houses were tilted and looked like they would fall down in the next second. There were almost no pedestrians on the road. When they almost reached the end of the village, the child ran over, pulling a woman with him: "Mom, that's them!"
The woman was about thirty years old, wearing tattered clothes and had a weather-beaten face.
She was a little reserved, but warmly invited them to her home.
On the way, Xihe asked about the situation in the village.
The woman sighed: "Dead, all dead."
Pushing open the courtyard gate, he invited a few people in. An old woman was sitting in the courtyard. The woman called out "Grandma," went into the house, and brought out a few stools. "Without rain, there's no harvest in the fields. We've all been through this. Please take a seat, guests."
The woman brushed the dust off the child and accused him of being disobedient and playing wildly, which made his clothes dirty.
The child lowered his head and apologized: "Mom, I was wrong." Then after a while he started laughing again, ran to Xihe and the others and asked questions with an innocent expression on his face.
The woman said apologetically, "My child is ignorant. I hope you won't blame me."
Xihe waved his hand and asked her why they were still alive since most of the villagers were gone.
The woman stroked her hair beside her ears, a little shy: "To be honest, young lady, I am the daughter of Mr. Li from the county town a few miles away. Because I met my husband, I..."
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