When Shi Ning heard Fei Yun's words, he was a little stunned for a moment.

"How could it be?"

"Before I went out in the morning, the whitebait was still normal."

Shi Ning remembered clearly. She clearly saw the whitebait being very energetic and swimming around in the fish tank. As she spoke, she quickly walked into the courtyard. The originally clear fish tank was stained red with blood, and the whitebait was all belly-up, and had long since lost its breath.

Shi Ning picked up one of the largest whitebait, and saw that the belly of the fish had been brutally cut open. It was too horrible to look at.

"Someone should have done it on purpose." Fei Yun stood behind Shi Ning and said softly.

Shi Ning sighed silently, "Do you know who it is?"

Fei Yun explained: "When I set up the barrier in your courtyard, I was worried that you would use it improperly and prevent others from entering. So I used the door as the barrier. It depends on whether it is open. If it is open, the barrier is open. If it is

forced in, I can feel it and track it. But your door is open and the barrier is invalid. , you can enter at will. "

"Okay." Shi Ning replied sadly.

Feiyun looked at the dead form of the silverbait and said, "Maybe one of the disciples raised the spiritual beast. The wounds on these silverbait's bodies look like they were caught by wild beasts."

At first, Shi Ning wanted to raise the whitebait so that he could eat it after going down the mountain. To get delicious fish meat, but with the fish farming failed again and again, until the last time he successfully tamed the whitebait. A lot of effort and time went into this tank of whitebait. In her heart, whitebait is more than just a food. Whenever she sees whitebait swimming around in the fish tank, Shi Ning feels a little happy.

But he didn't expect that death would come so suddenly. Shi Ning's heart felt like rain, and the pitter-patter of sorrow kept falling from the sky, blaming himself for not closing the door.

Fei Yun comforted him: "Don't be sad. Dead fish cannot be resurrected."

Shi Ning nodded and chose a place with excellent Feng Shui to bury the whitebait.

Feiyun silently watched Shi Ning finish all this and then said: "Cheer up, we have to go to Kunshan Mountain tomorrow."

"Is the elder coming here today for the trip to Kunshan Mountain tomorrow?"

"Yes, except for Zong In addition to the gift prepared by the sect, the two of you, brother and sister, should also prepare a gift to express your gratitude to Master Lin for your help back then."

When Shi Ning was about to ask what gift to prepare, Fei Yun had already taken out the gift. .

There are two small jars of wine neatly placed in the dark red wooden box.

"This?" "

Is it wine?" Shi Ning asked tentatively.

Fei Yun responded: "Yes, I gave the fine Qianjiu wine to Lin Yue to make it easier for him."

"Did the elder brew it himself?" Shi Ning asked.

"Otherwise, my wine-making skills would be nothing to say." When it comes to wine, Feiyun praised it without hesitation. However, what Fei Yun said is indeed true. This thousand wines are famous in the entire cultivation world. Feiyun only brews a few jars a year, and does not sell it but only gives it away. Some people even go up the mountain just to ask for a glass of wine.

Feiyun handed the wine over and said with a smile: "Don't drink secretly."

Shi Ning let out a sigh and said: "How old am I, how could I do such a thing. The elder is really."

"And you, You're not allowed to drink secretly." Fei Yun nodded Shan Zhi's head and said, "Otherwise there will be big trouble."

Shi Ning didn't take this sentence seriously, but thought Fei Yun was worried so he said a few more words.

"When I go to Kunshan tomorrow, be careful. Your senior brother must have told you about Canghai." Feiyun's face darkened when he mentioned Canghai.

Canghai has always been on good terms with Chengtianmen, but now no one wants to see such a thing happen.

"I will be careful, elder, don't worry."

Fei Yun explained a few more words uneasily, and said: "We don't bully others, and others shouldn't bully us."

"If you can't beat him in a fight, just go to Ling Che. He practices every day. Come in handy."

Shi Ning only met Ling Che once, the last time he came back from Cangshan. Ling Che had a cold face and left after seeing them. It seems that people are thousands of miles away.

Feiyun continued to explain for a long time before leaving.

After the people left, Shi Ning looked at the empty fish tank and had mixed feelings for a moment. When I was lying in bed and thinking wildly, I suddenly heard a cry in the courtyard.

Shi Ning got up from the bed and asked anxiously, "What's wrong, Shan Nai?"

After Shi Ning went out, he saw Shan Nai squatting in a corner next to the fish tank, constantly calling Shi Ning's name.

"Ning!"

"What's the matter, Shan Ning?"

Shi Ning knelt down and looked at where the Shan Ning was. Using the moonlight, he vaguely noticed a small pile of hair next to the fish tank.

"Are you losing hair?" The kaempferia was losing its hair very badly recently. Shi Ning picked it up and looked at it, only to find that the color of the fur was not that of the kaempferia at all.

A bunch of very bright red hairs, and the kaempferol is just a black sesame ball, so it is absolutely impossible to have red hairs.

Recalling Silverbait's wound, Shi Ning suddenly thought that this strand of hair might be the culprit that killed Silverbait.

Shi Ning carefully picked up the strand of hair and decided to find out which spirit beast had done the bad thing after returning from Kunshan.

Just after dawn, Yan Huanming shouted at the door: "Ning Ning, get up."

Shi Ning didn't sleep well all night, either because of Ao Ling or because of the silver fish. And that wisp of red hair of unknown origin.

Looking at the dark circles under Shi Ning's eyes, Yan Huanming asked with concern: "Were you okay if you didn't sleep yesterday?"

Shi Ning yawned and said, "Yes, the whitebait I raised yesterday was attacked by some kind of spiritual beast. Dead."

"Only a strand of red hair was found." As he spoke, he carefully took out the two red hairs and held them up in front of Yan Huanming. "Brother, do you know which spiritual beast has red hair?"

Yan Huanming came closer. He glanced at the bright red hair and said, "There are too many red-haired spiritual beasts in the sect."

"Fire parrots, red foxes, and crested birds are all red."

"We need to find these. But it’s much harder.”

“The red hair I have looks like the hair of an animal, not like a bird.”

Yan Huanming said, “It’s very difficult to find it, and there’s no way to identify it with just one or two red hairs. " What kind of spirit beast is it?"

"Even if we find it, there's nothing we can do if people don't admit it."

"Besides, there are so many people coming and going in the sect, so it's not necessarily the spirit beast in the sect."

Okay." As soon as Shi Ning got a clue, he felt that everything was lost.

"We will discuss this matter when we get back. Let's meet up with Elder Ling Che and go to Cangshan together first." Yan Huanming glanced at the sky and reminded.

"By the way, don't mention the spiritual beasts in front of Elder Lingche later."

Shi Ning hummed in confusion, "Why?"

Yan Huanming whispered: "Years ago, Elder Lingche had a pet, the Xuanwu God Turtle. The relationship between one person and one animal is very good, but fifteen years ago, Xuanwu disappeared mysteriously and there was no trace for a long time. "

"Since then, spiritual beasts have become a worry for Elder Lingche. He never participates in the pact formation meeting and will not organize disciples to go to the Valley of Beasts."

"So no one will mention the spiritual beasts in front of Elder Lingche. "

Shi Ning said in realization, "So that day when we came back from Canghai, Elder Lingche saw Shan Nai and left first."

Yan Huanming nodded and said,

"Yes, I will take it with me on this trip . "Shanpai." Shi Ning suddenly said worriedly.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Shan Nai was a little worried. "Meow~"

Yan Huanming glanced at Shan Nai and said, "Just be good. Although Elder Ling Che didn't want to mention the spiritual beast, he wouldn't do anything about it either. The other disciples are too concerned about their spirit beasts. Besides, it’s normal to take spirit beasts with you when you’re away from home.”

Shi Ning said immediately, “Senior brother, don’t worry.”

While the two were talking, they had already arrived to meet up with Ling Che . The place.

This time the three of them will go there in a carriage, which is wrapped in silver silk and embroidered with the Hundred Flowers totem of Chengtianmen. The two horses at the head are one black and one white, with smooth and powerful bodies.

Shi Ning quietly glanced at Ling Che's frosty face, feeling slightly nervous at the thought of being in the same space with him later.

But fortunately, the carriage is spacious enough, even if it contains three people and one animal, it is more than enough. Ling Che sat in the middle with his eyes closed, Yan Huanming sat on the left, and Shi Ning and Shan Nai sat on the right.

Because of the presence of the iceberg Ling Che, Shi Ning's breathing could be heard in the carriage.

Yan Huanming looked at Shi Ning's reserved look and deliberately wanted to relax the atmosphere, so he said, "Ning Ning, I heard that Elder Feiyun went to see you yesterday and prepared a gift for us to give to Head Lin." "

This. What are you preparing?"

Shi Ning had already put Qianbeizong in the storage ring. When he heard Yan Huanming ask, he raised his hand and looked at his wrist and said, "It's Qianbeizong."

Yan Huanming said, "Lin. The leader is addicted to alcohol, so the gift prepared by Elder Fei is suitable for him."

After talking to Yan Huanming for a few words, Shi Ning became less nervous and gradually relaxed, followed by the soul-inducing bell on his wrist. There was a ring.

Yan Huanming asked curiously: "Did Ning Ning get any new magic weapon?"

Shi Ning took off the soul-inducing bell, handed it over and said: "It was exchanged at Cangyu Pavilion after taming the silverbait last time. Soul-inducing bell."

After hearing the words Soul-inducing Bell, Ling Che, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes and looked at Shi Ning. Suddenly he said: "You actually got it."

Ling Che's voice was as cold as his own.

Yan Huanming asked: "What do you mean by Elder Ling's words? Does this soul-inducing bell have any connection with the elder?"

Ling Che looked at the soul-inducing bell and said: "At the beginning, Shi Mian said that he wanted to establish Cangyu Pavilion, let a few of us The junior brothers and sisters all took out their treasured magic weapons as rewards.

"Your grandfather asked me to hand over this soul-inducing bell by name." Ling Che gritted his teeth when he said the last word.

Ling Che and Shi Ning's grandfather Shi Mian were brothers in the same sect. Regarding Ling Che's words, Shi Ning was speechless for a moment, so he could only say: "Thank you, elder."

Ling Che snorted coldly, "No need to thank me, anyway, you were given to me by grandma."

"After all, it's you again . " Your Shi family really has nothing to lose.

"

At the end of the sentence, Ling Che seemed to be angry and closed his eyes again and ignored the two people in the car.

Shi Ning glanced at Yan Huanming, feeling a little bit right for a moment. Yan Huanming put his index finger on his lips, signaling Shi Ning not to speak.

There was just a moment of silence in the carriage when Ling Che said quietly: "Do you know what the soul-inducing bell is used for? Shi Ning."

Shi Ning said nervously like a student being checked by the teacher: "Invite the soul of the dead, seize the soul." A home for the living."

After saying that, he looked up at Ling Che, feeling uncertain for a moment.

Ling Che snorted again, "What else?"

Shi Ning glanced at Ling Che and continued: "You can draw the surrounding spiritual energy for your own cultivation."

Ling Che's face showed no change and continued to ask: "What else?"

Shi Ning glanced at Yan Huanming with help, and Yan Huanming also shook his head slightly to express his ignorance.

Shi Ning had no choice but to answer honestly: "Disciple, I don't know."

Ling Che glanced at Shi Ning and said, "You don't know yet, why don't you ask?" The implication is, are you still waiting for me to tell you?

After this, Shi Ning finally understood that Ling Che was a complete and arrogant person.

Shi Ning asked obediently: "Elder, please tell me something."

Ling Che took the soul-inducing bell from Shi Ning's hand and asked, "Have you ever used it?"

Shi Ning replied honestly: "Yes, I have. To attract spiritual power."

Ling Che glanced at Shi Ning with disdain, "I didn't ask you about this purpose."

Shi Ning said, "Is it another purpose? I don't know how to use it, so I don't dare to use it . "

Ling Che shook the soul-inducing bell and said, "Most people know that the soul-inducing bell can be used to seize the body and attract the soul."

"It's like a sword, it can be used in your hand . It can also be used to protect oneself."

"The same goes for the soul-inducing bell."

After listening to Ling Che's words, Shi Ning said thoughtfully, "What's the use of the soul-inducing bell?"

"It's to prevent being taken away. ?" Shi Ning said tentatively.

Ling Che reluctantly nodded, "It's not too stupid."

"But more importantly, when the person who seizes the body hears the sound of the soul-inducing bell, the soul will feel uneasy. When the soul is at its weakest, he can kill him with one fell swoop. Drive the soul out of the person's body. "

"It can both take away the body and return it."

Shi Ning suddenly thought of something and asked carefully: "Will all the people who take the body react when they hear this sound. ?"

Ling Che returned the soul-inducing bell to Shi Ning and said, "Of course it's more than that. It also needs to be used with the person's personal belongings or body hair to make it useful."

After hearing this answer, Shi Ning felt relieved. What Ling Che said just now inevitably made her think a lot.

Ling Che didn't say anything more and rested quietly, while Shi Ning carefully looked at the soul-inducing bell in his hand, his thoughts racing.

The carriage traveled very fast. An hour later, Shi Ning and others arrived at Kunshan and quickly jumped off the carriage to take a breath of fresh air.

Standing at the foot of Kunshan Mountain, Shi Ning couldn't help but open his mouth. Even Yan Huanming was amazed: "Kunshan Sect is really rich and wealthy."

If Chengtian Sect is the richest sect in the world, then Kunshan Sect is the richest sect in the world.

Luminous pearls were used as street lamps, and thousand-year-old ice was used as stepping stones. Because it was a special day, the entire mountain was covered with red silk and satin, and fine rubies were used as connections between the silk and satin.

"I heard that if Lin Panxin hadn't decided not to be too ostentatious, Head Lin would probably have plated the top of the mountain with gold." Yan Huanming whispered to Shi Ning.

Shi Ning only had one feeling in her heart, she was too rich, simply too rich.

Just as Shi Ning was sighing crazily, a "golden" man came from a distance.

The clothes on his body are the silkworm clothes that are hard to find and invulnerable. Not only that, they are also hooked again with gold thread. Under the sunlight, the whole person exudes golden light.

"My little girl is getting married. Thanks to Elder Ling for coming here, it's really disappointing to welcome her

from afar." It seems that this person is Lin Yue, the head of Lin. As the distance gets closer, Shi Ning feels that the whole person of head Lin is They all exude the aura of wealth. The shoes are inlaid with two goose egg-like jade stones. The belt is even made of pure gold.

Ling Che seemed to have long been accustomed to Leader Lin's posture and raised his eyes to look at Yan Huanming.

Yan Huanming immediately handed over the gift prepared by Chengtianmen, a concentric lock. In comparison, Chengtianmen's gifts seemed a bit shabby.

Ling Che said calmly: "Please accept these small gifts."

The boy next to Head Lin took the gift with great discernment. Leader Lin smiled and said: "It is already an honor for my little sect to be honored by the Chengtian Sect. Many disciples heard about Elder Lingche's swordsmanship and wanted to admire it."

Shi Ning also quickly presented the gift prepared by Elder Feiyun . Qianbeizong said, "This is a gift that my senior brother and I, together with Elder Feiyun, gave to the headmaster."

Headmaster Lin took the wooden box and said with a hearty smile, "This is Xiaoning, he's grown so big. She's a grown-up girl. She looks exactly like your mother.

"What are you planning to do?" Lin Yue said carefully like an amiable elder.

Shi Ning said embarrassedly: "Actually, Elder Fei prepared it for the two of us."

Upon hearing the word "Fei Yun", Head Lin quickly opened the wooden box, "This old guy still understands me."

"Let's go, let's go , let's go , come in quickly."

As the three of them were walking into the sect, a graceful woman in blue came over with a smile.

"Dad, Elder Ling." This is Lin Panxin.

When Head Lin saw his daughter coming, he smiled kindly and said, "Come on, do you remember Shi Ning? You always talk about your beautiful little sister."

Lin Panxin looked at Shi Ning and said in surprise: " My sister has grown so much, she is even more beautiful."

Shi Ning replied politely, "Thank you, sister. Congratulations on your wedding."

Lin Panxin naturally took Shi Ning's arm and said affectionately, "Uncle Shi." When I brought you to play in Kunshan, you were very attached to me. The elder sister was behind me.

"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years."

Although there is no memory of what Lin Panxin said. Perhaps because of Lin Panxin's inherent sense of intimacy, Shi Ning was no longer so restrained.

"I don't remember a lot of things when I was a child."

Lin Panxin sighed: "Yeah, time flies so fast."

At this time, Lin Panxin saw the wooden box in the hand of Master Lin and said, "Dad, you What do you have in your hand?"

Head Lin opened it and said, "This is Qianbei Niang that your sister gave you."

After hearing the words "Qianbei Niang", Lin Panxin immediately cheered up and said happily as she took the Qianbei Niang. : "Ning Ning, how do you know that I'm the most greedy for this?"

Shi Ning said, "As long as sister likes it."

Head Lin looked at Lin Panxin's childish look and joked, "We are getting married tomorrow. , so childish."

When it came to getting married, a shy look appeared on Lin Panxin's face.

But Shi Ning couldn't help but think of the groom she hadn't seen yet. I was worried for a moment.

The group entered the sect chatting and laughing, but Shi Ning was the only one who was worried. Ling Che likes peace and quiet, so Head Lin arranged a secluded courtyard for them to have a good rest.

Tomorrow is the wedding day, but because Ling Che still had some things to discuss with Head Lin during his trip, he moved it a day earlier.

There are three rooms in the courtyard, the main room belongs to Ling Che, and the other two rooms are occupied by Yan Huanming and Shi Ning respectively.

The room is decorated in the same style as the entire Kunshan sect, and is magnificent.

Shi Ning was lying on the bed. He was a new arrival and couldn't sleep because he couldn't recognize the bed. He turned over and wanted to have a conversation with Shan Nai, but he didn't expect that Shan Nai was already sleeping on the bedside, snoring.

Shi Ning poked Shan Nai's belly, but the soft pile of meat was completely unmoved.

Shi Ning poked Shan Nai's belly and murmured to himself: "Why is there so much meat? Are you a little piggy?"

At this moment, Shan Nai suddenly opened his eyes and turned over and jumped up.

"Did I wake you up?" Shi Ning thought he had woken him up.

Shan Zhi's nose and ear tips moved, and he quickly jumped out of bed and ran outside the house. Shi Ning couldn't stop him, so he had to put on a coat and chase after him.

"Shan Nai, come back, don't run around." Shi Ning shouted anxiously from behind.

But Shan Nai was unmoved at all and ran forward resolutely, only looking back from time to time to signal Shi Ning to follow.

I don't know how long I ran, but Shan Zhi suddenly stopped outside a secluded yard.

Shi Ning looked at the yard in front of him. The scenery was elegant, but very remote.

"Shan Nai, what are you doing here?" Shi Ning looked around and saw no one, only an empty house here.

A gust of wind passed by, making it look even more bleak and deserted.

Shi Ning picked up Shan Nai and was about to leave when Shan Nai suddenly stopped him and said, "I'm not leaving."

"Why? Is there anything special here?" Shi Ning didn't understand. Why did Shan Nai come to this place in the middle of the night? for what.

When Shan Nai was anxious, he became less able to speak, and his tone changed. He just repeated: "Mao."

"Cat? Mao? Spear?" Shi Ning asked, identifying Shan Nai's voice.

"Mao, red."

"Red hair."

Shan Nai said intermittently: "Red hair."

Shi Ning suddenly understood and asked, "You mean you found the owner of that strand of red hair."

Shan Nai said seriously. He said: "Yes."

Shi Ning didn't think about it for a while, and whispered: "But why is the owner of Hongmao here?"

But Shannai insisted: "Hongmao. Hongmao."

Because he was anxious, Shannai He spoke intermittently, "Yinbao."

Shi Ning comforted him: "Okay, okay, don't be in a hurry. I understand what you mean. I'm just a little curious as to why the spirit beast that killed Silverbaby is here."

Shan Nai He broke away from Shi Ning's arms and led Shi Ning to run to the door of the house, squatting at the door and looking at Shi Ning expectantly.

"Go in?" Shi Ning asked.

Shan Nai: "Meow~" This means going in.

The small courtyard in front of him looked uninhabited for a long time, but Shan Nai was so sure that the spirit beast that killed Yinbao was here. Shi Ning decided to step forward and knock on the door, intending to ask what was going on.

After Shi Ning knocked twice, there was no response. "Is there anyone?"

No one answered.

Shi Ning glanced at Shan Nai, who suddenly looked alert and jumped onto the courtyard wall.

Shi Ning followed Shan Nai's movements and saw through the moonlight a fox with bright flaming fur on the low wall. The color was exactly the same as the red fur found on Sui Yuyuan.

The red fox glanced at Shi Ning and then suddenly turned around, trying to jump away, but Shan Zhi bit its tail tightly.

The red fox let out a low roar from its throat. Shi Ning raised his hand and gathered his spiritual power to hit the fox's tail. The fox seemed to have a much higher level of cultivation than Shan Nai. If this continued, only Shan Nai would be injured.

As he raised his hand, the soul-inducing bell on his wrist made bursts of sound. Perhaps because of the heavy blow, the red fox couldn't escape and fell off the low wall. Shan Zhi also fell down, but fortunately Shan Zhi was always restless. After flipping around in the air, he landed smoothly, and then immediately ran to the red fox.

Shi Ning was worried about Shan Nai's safety, shouted Shan Nai's name, and ran towards where Shan Nai and Red Fox were.

The soul-attracting bells made bursts of noise in the air from time to time. After the red fox landed, he wanted to struggle and escape, but I don't know whether it was because he injured his leg or something. He was unable to get up and kept twitching on the ground.

Shi Ning had already walked to the red fox, and the sound of the soul-inducing bell was getting closer and closer. The red fox also became more and more painful, and kept making painful roars.

Shan Nai stared at the red fox steadily, and made a warning sound in his throat.

Shi Ning looked at the painful red fox on the ground, confused for a moment. The attack he just made wouldn't have caused such great power, and Red Fox's reaction was really unpredictable.

As Shi Ning's movements stopped, the soul-inducing bell gradually stopped ringing.

But to be cautious, Shi Ning picked up Shan Nai and pushed him back a few steps, and the soul-inducing bell rang in the air again.

The red fox on the ground seemed to have discovered something and suddenly pounced towards Shi Ning. Fortunately, after Shi Ning passed the Cangshan Piranha incident, he practiced the technique of Flying Fairy from Heaven and easily avoided the red fox's attack. And due to the excessive movement, the soul-inducing bell made a jingling sound again.

When the red fox heard this voice, he fell to the ground again, twitching in pain, as if he had been severely injured. Until he passed out.

Shi Ning didn't expect this to happen. He poked the fire fox and it seemed that he had no breath.

"Dead?" Shi Ning said tremblingly.

Shan Nai affirmed: "Dead."

"What's going on?" Shi Ning had a headache about what happened that night, but he still had to deal with it if he had another headache.

Shi Ning picked up the red fox and knocked on the courtyard door with a heavy heart, intending to explain it to the owner. She really didn't do anything. The fire fox died suddenly.

But there was still no response from the yard. Shi Ning tried to push the door, but it was unlocked.

Shi Ning opened the door and walked in cautiously, "Is there anyone there?"

There was only two sounds from the soul-inducing bell in the air, and then there was no sound.

"Sanji." Shi Ning looked at Shanji, "Do you think there is someone?"

Shi Ning's nose was not as sensitive as Shanji, so he could only hope that Shanji would smell it and see if anyone was there.

Shan Zhi lowered his head and sniffed around on the ground, then kept circling in an open space, signaling to Shi Ning that there was someone here.

Shi Ning stroked his forehead and thought of various corpse-hiding murder cases for a moment. I wanted to run away, but there was still a fainted red fox. Just when Shi Ning was struggling, there was a sudden noise on the ground.

Shi Ning's hair stood on end for a moment, and his throat seemed to be blocked.

The ground kept making rhythmic noises, as if calling for help. Shi Ning hesitated but decided to take a closer look. He squatted down and pushed aside the weeds, and found traces of movement on the floor tiles.

Shi Ning opened it and said in surprise: "Why are you here?"