Chapter 63: The recharged Lao Liu is different
All that came into view were sauces and ingredients. The kitchen needed ventilation, so there was very little space to hide. Bai Xiaoxiao didn't see any trace of Que Tianwen.
"Brother, where are the others?"
Qi Rong did not answer, but pointed his index finger at the rice washing jar not far away.
Bai Xiaoxiao moved closer. The rice washing jar was about 50 centimeters in diameter and 80 centimeters high. It was really difficult to fit a man who was over 1.8 meters tall, but Qi Rong would never lie to her.
She opened the bamboo board that was pressing down the rice washing jar, and with the help of the candlelight, she couldn't see what was in the jar. It was as dark as a basin full of thick ink, but less transparent than ink and more dry.
"this……"
Bai Xiaoxiao was puzzled.
"Ink cocoon," Qi Rong answered her. "A ghost with high cultivation can spin a person's desires into a cocoon, wrapping them up and entangling them, making them indulge in illusory dreams, unable to extricate themselves. The ghost then uses the ink cocoon to absorb the person's essence and yang soul to improve their cultivation."
"No wonder he said he was dying..."
Bai Xiaoxiao murmured in a low voice, then suddenly thought of something: "Chu Chu?"
Yes,
She hadn't seen Chuchu from beginning to end. "But... Senior Brother, didn't you say that Chuchu didn't have any karma, that she was a 'soul' cultivated by all the spirits of heaven and earth, and not an evil ghost?"
"Yes, that's true."
Qi Rong nodded: "So I can't understand why she suddenly attacked Que Tianwen. Logically, if she absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon for another hundred years, she will be able to explore the great Dao. In this situation, all her efforts are bound to be wasted."
[No... What did that old fellow Que Tianwen do to make the girl so angry? He has lost his mind and can no longer understand the truth.]
Qi Rong looked at the angry Bai Xiaoxiao and suggested, "Why don't we rescue Junior Brother Que first and then we'll know for sure."
"Okay."
Bai Xiaoxiao looked at the jar of "ink" and stepped back a few steps to give Qi Rong some space to work. Qi Rong formed seals with his fingertips, and hundreds of soul auras flowed in from all directions, condensing into writing a large Sanskrit word "break" in the air, and then touched the ink cocoon.
"Bang!"
The black cocoon exploded, and a person rolled out.
Que Tianwen was unharmed, but his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and his lips were purple. Bai Xiaoxiao half-knelt down and shook him vigorously, but there was no response.
"Don't bother, little sister. He's lost his mind."
Qi Rong bent down and helped Bai Xiaoxiao up, while brushing off the dust on her skirt.
Bai Xiaoxiao was surprised: "Lost your soul?"
Qi Rong nodded. "Yes, three souls and seven spirits. Missing two souls and five spirits, Junior Brother Que is now no different from a dull living dead." He paused, "Junior Sister... do you need to continue?"
Bai Xiaoxiao hesitated: "Should..."
[…No need for that. They just asked me to rescue Que Tianwen. Now the ink cocoon that absorbed his energy and life has been destroyed. His life is safe. My mission is accomplished. As for whether I'm dumb or not… Ugh!]
My thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and the familiar feeling of heartache came over me again.
[What's going on? Didn't I complete the mission?]
Bai Xiaoxiao unconsciously clenched her hanging hands as she endured the pain.
Qi Rong and Hua Yanci both noticed that something was wrong with her, but they didn't say anything to disturb her. Qi Rong even reached out his hand to support her body and give her strength.
"There was a small accident..."
666's annoying voice came: "The host did save Que Tianwen from life-threatening danger, but now his soul is incomplete and his mind is confused. Our mission cannot continue at all, so..."
[You still want me to help him find his soul? ]
"Wow! The host is so smart, he can even think of this! But you said it, I didn't say anything."
Bai Xiaoxiao:?
A charged Lao Liu is different! (Smile)
Bai Xiaoxiao eased her heartache and raised her eyes to meet Qi Rong's slightly worried expression. "I'm fine, Senior Brother." She shook her head twice to stay awake. "Well, Senior Brother... I want to ask you for a favor."
"Can you help me find Brother Que's two souls and five spirits?"
She felt a little embarrassed.
"good."
Qi Rong agreed readily, as if he had already prepared the answer.
He gathered his fingers and formed seals again, and a beam of white light shot out instantly.
"Let's go."
The frequent use of magic made him feel a little uncomfortable, but Qi Rong endured the fishy and sweet taste that surged in his throat.
He couldn't let his junior sister take risks alone.
We also need to see what the "evil spirit" that controls our junior sister is up to.
…
A dilapidated temple in the suburbs.
The moonlight was cold and cast fragmented light, and the shadows of the trees were as ferocious as evil spirits with bared fangs and claws, crisscrossing each other.
The temple was in a state of disrepair, with leaking roof tiles, crumbling walls, and large patches of moss growing due to the humidity.
Bai Xiaoxiao and Qi Rong found a clean place to sit down. Perhaps because no one had cleaned it for years, the floating dust got into their nasal cavities, making them feel very uncomfortable.
Qi Rong kept coughing.
Bai Xiaoxiao performed a dust-removing seal and cleaned the dilapidated temple, hoping that her appearance would feel better.
"Third Senior Brother."
Bai Xiaoxiao worriedly tried to comfort him, but she also felt guilty in her heart.
Qi Rong waved his hand: "It's okay, I just need to rest for a while."
The dilapidated temple was silent, with only the occasional cry of two or three owls.
"Brother, didn't you say you were here to look for Brother Que's two souls and five spirits? But I don't think the yin energy here is strong. It doesn't seem like a place where souls and spirits can gather."
"Indeed, so we have to wait."
Bai Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand what Qi Rong meant by "wait", but even Hua Yanci, who had been standing upright, relaxed his limbs and lay lazily in her arms, as if waiting.
Then she waited too.
In a short while.
There was a sound of footsteps coming from far away.
Bai Xiaoxiao subconsciously summoned the Jiao Bow and quickly protected Qi Rong and Hua Yanci tightly.
Qi Rong was stunned and seemed a little touched. He pressed down Bai Xiaoxiao's hand holding the Jiao bow and said, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
The little red fox also stretched out its neck and rubbed her face soothingly.
Bai Xiaoxiao retracted the dragon bow, but her eyes were still fixed on the gate of the dilapidated temple.
The footsteps are getting closer.
In the moonlight, they could see the person coming clearly. He was wearing a gray-white coarse linen shirt and carrying a bamboo basket woven from green bamboo on his back. He looked like a scholar.
He was slightly startled as he stepped into the dilapidated temple, as if he had not expected anyone to rest there. He then folded his hands and bowed softly, "My surname is Duan, and I am a candidate planning to go to the capital to take the imperial examination. Now that it is getting late, I thought I would stay the night in this ancient temple. I beg your pardon if I have disturbed you, young master and young lady."
"Nothing."
Qi Rong, using Bai Xiaoxiao's strength to stand up, said slowly, "My wife and I were also planning to go to Bianjing to visit relatives, but unfortunately, we encountered bandits on the way. Only the two of us managed to escape, and now we have come to this ancient temple to seek refuge."
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