Chapter 35: Tiger-Head Shoes Step into the Infant's Funeral Hall (Part 1) A single man and a single woman, together...

Their knots were unraveled. The embroiderers embraced each other, seemingly having endless things to say. Seeing this, Li Zhixing raised his chin towards Ye Qingzhan and Wen Gu, then looked up at the second floor and said, "Come upstairs, let's sort it out."

Ye Qingzhan glanced at Wen Gu. Even if the exiled immortal didn't say anything, she still had many questions to ask.

Wen Gu nodded slightly to Li Zhixing.

The three of them left the ghost group, went upstairs, and entered the room reserved for them by Hu Sanniang.

Ye Qingzhan closed the door and began by asking, "Exiled Immortal, who exactly is that 'Dr. Fox'? Why is he so evil? He even deceived Mo Zhi's wisdom." She took a few steps forward and continued, "By the way, what is 'wisdom'?" "

I'm afraid I haven't explained it clearly enough, so I've recorded everything Peach Blossom Fairy told me in the Snow Book. You can judge for yourself after listening." Li Zhixing then pulled out the Snow Book from his bosom and repeated Peach Blossom Fairy's words verbatim:

"This Taoist fox suddenly appeared a few years ago, wandering the mortal world, misleading the masses with his foxy words. He deceived not only mortals, but also worldly-minded demons. Luo Fengjun was one of them."

The immortal in the book seemed to sigh, and slowly said, "Alas, she didn't have to die so early. If she hadn't met him after she transformed into a human, Xiao Luo could have enjoyed a few more days of freedom in the mortal world. The Taoist wanted Xiao Luo's demon essence and pursued her all the way to the hunter's home, but then gave up for some unknown reason." "

These are what Xiao Luo told me before she died," Taohuaxian continued, "Xiao Luo said that after she gave birth to her daughter, she was afraid that the Taoist priest would hurt her daughter, so she wanted to find the Taoist priest and fight to the death. After tracking him down, she found that he seemed to be looking for someone in the human world. Or perhaps, he wanted something from them."

Ye Qingzhan thought of "wisdom".

"Xiao Luo said that she concealed her breath and followed the Taoist priest to a small border town. The Taoist priest was good at refining elixirs and deceived the officials who were obsessed with seeking immortality and medicine, and forced an opera singer."

After a pause, Taohuaxian continued, "Fortunately, the opera singer was rescued by a local family. But before the reason was found out, Xiao Luo's body could not hold on and she returned to Yuyuan Island."

For a long time, no more words came out of the book.

Following Taohuaxian's words, Ye Qingzhan thought of a name - Zhao Wenchao, a talented opera actor whose reputation spread all over the country.

His experience was exactly the same as the person Luo Fengjun had found.

Does Zhao Wenchao also have the so-called wisdom?

Before he could verify it, a voice from the book rang out again: "Xiao Luo's demon essence is the purest among all the demons. If you can obtain it, it will surely help you improve your cultivation."

Helping you improve your cultivation... Did the fox man want to become an immortal?

Ye Qingzhan asked, "He steals people's wisdom roots to improve his cultivation and reach the sky in one step?"

Li Zhixing folded his arms and nodded, "It seems so at the moment."

Wen Gu, standing beside him, looked thoughtful.

Some voices came from the Snow Book again. Peach Blossom Fairy said, "After Xiao Luo gave birth to a daughter, her body was not as good as before. After returning to Yuyuan Island, she could only barely maintain her true body, and she passed away a few years later. I followed her instructions and went to the human world to see her daughter. I also wanted to meet the fox Taoist. I found him at the foot of a mountain called Jade Butterfly Peak. He was dragging a person with him." "

Judging from his figure, he is a man. His appearance and so on were too far away for me to see clearly. I was afraid of being discovered if I got too close, so I could only follow him from a distance, invisible and invisible. I watched him drag the person into the cave and put him on the ground. There were many scriptures engraved in the cave. The Taoist took a look at the murals and placed his finger on the forehead of the person on the ground, as if leading something out from inside." "

I have lived for tens of thousands of years, so I naturally recognize the scriptures in the murals. They are the words of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, but it is difficult to distinguish the specific content because the fox man changed some of it. I can only watch him take things from the mortal's eyebrows, but because of my identity as a god, I can't intervene. Without the consent of the heaven, I can't stay in the human world for long, so I hurried to the East China Sea to find out."

Yudie Peak, Dragon Palace, scriptures... Ye Qingzhan thought, why is it getting more and more off topic? The Peach Blossom Fairy continued,

"The Dragon King hemmed and hawed, saying that a few years ago, a young man came to the Dragon Palace and caused unrest throughout the four seas. The oldest secret scroll was lost during that turmoil."

Hearing this, Li Zhixing pursed his lips and said, "Are there chickens and dogs in the sea? They say it was a young man causing trouble. I think it was most likely the Dragon King's sons who started it."

He didn't say this to the Peach Blossom Fairy. The immortals had heard about the temperaments of the East China Sea's Dragon Princes and understood them without explanation. But since the two young ghosts before him didn't know, he still had to gossip about them.

Ye Qingzhan, sensing the hidden meaning in the exiled fairy's slightly disdainful words, uttered an "Oh," but she felt the complexity of the situation had almost forgotten her original mission at the Ghost Gate. Wen Gu,

beside him, frowned slightly.

...The East China Sea Dragon Palace—the evil in his heart stirred, a familiar feeling returning.

The Peach Blossom Fairy seemed to be drunk, and her words began to become unclear: "The Dragon King said that the Taoist's method is mostly to seize the wisdom of mortals."

"Wisdom, this immortal can't explain exactly what it is. In mortal terms, it is natural talent, which is divided into several types, such as destruction, persistence, kindness... The Dragon King said how many kinds there are exactly, he doesn't know, because he couldn't read the secret scroll carelessly. If you really want to find out, find that young man, or that fox Taoist, and ask. This immortal is the owner of the Demon Island. Even if you find them, I can't interfere in human affairs. Well, this immortal is drunk, I want to..."

Before he finished speaking, there was no sound in the book.

Li Zhixing closed the book and said, "That drunkard has fallen asleep hugging his peach tree again. He's the most unreliable, ten-thousand-year-old immortal in heaven and on earth!"

After hearing the Peach Blossom Fairy's words, Ye Qingzhan first looked at Wen Gu, then at the Exiled Immortal, and asked what had been pent up in his heart: "Exiled Immortal, is Dr. Fox trying to become the smartest and most talented person in the world?"

According to the Peach Blossom Fairy, wisdom is a person's natural endowment, and talents vary. If he could combine all of these, he'd be exceptional in every way, wouldn't he be the most perfect person in the world?

Li Zhixing pondered for a moment and said, "He wants pure demon essence to enhance his cultivation, and he also wants to steal the wisdom of mortals. This suggests he's aiming for extraordinary accomplishments and ultimately immortality. Celestial immortals are often highly accomplished in some capacity in their previous lives, or have done many good deeds for the mortal world. However, the latter is much more difficult than the former, as it requires a life of pure kindness and loyalty, never betraying others in the slightest. "

There are very few people like this in the world." Li Zhixing sighed, and continued, "If that Taoist wants to become an immortal through unorthodox methods, it is indeed a shortcut to steal people's wisdom."

Ye Qingzhan nodded.

Wen Gu's expression did not change, but something strange happened in his heart.

Several people stopped talking and thought secretly.

Tap-tap-

someone knocked on the door. Ye Qingzhan looked over when he heard the sound. Qinghuai leaned forward. "You are back," Qinghuai walked towards them with a piece of paper in his hand, "Look, this is written by the owner of Jinfan." As he said, he handed it to Ye Qingzhan.

Wen Gu approached her and lowered his head to look. Li Zhixing also wanted to go over to take a look, but seeing that the young man was close to the little girl, he stood still, glanced at him from a distance, and waited for the little girl to relay it. He didn't want to be intimidated by the young man's eyes again.

As the others looked at the letter, Qinghuai explained, "Master Jinfan said that she was subjected to... extreme torture in prison." His voice was filled with anger and pity, and Qinghuai forced himself to continue. "She fainted after the torture, and when she woke up, Xie Zhiyan, who was in the same cell, was gone. She learned from the chatter of the yamen runners that he had been taken away by Lord Jin."

Ye Qingzhan raised his head and listened as he continued, "Lord Jin and that fox fairy were in cahoots. I think Xie Zhiyan's abduction must be related to him."

After handing the paper to the exiled fairy for a look, Ye Qingzhan said, "The Peach Blossom Fairy said that in the cave on Jade Butterfly Peak, the fox Taoist took something from a person's forehead. Could this person be the missing Xie Zhiyan?" "

Most likely," Li Zhixing handed the letter paper to Qinghuai and said, "I really want to explore the cave, but unfortunately I have important matters to attend to. As a banished immortal, I can't run to the human world at will."

Wen Gu stood quietly for a long time, and after reading the paper, he suddenly asked: "Is there anything so special about Xie Zhiyan?"

Qinghuai snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "What's so special about him? He's just a pretty boy."

Wen Gu asked the point. If Xie Zhiyan was like Chu Mozhi, both were people with wisdom, then the person in the cave must be him.

Ye Qingzhan glanced at Wen Gu, then at Qinghuai, and said silently in her heart: You two look alike, and

you are both pretty boys... Her inner thoughts were spoken out openly by the exiled immortal: "Boy, please explain it nicely. When you two were shadow people, you were almost exactly the same. What's the difference between scolding him and scolding yourself?"

Qinghuai still turned his face away and said dissatisfiedly: "He is thick-skinned." After speaking, Qinghuai felt a chill on his back. He turned around and took a look. Several pairs of resentful eyes were staring at him in unison.

"Are you the bastard sent by the heaven to interfere with the official business of this immortal?" Li Zhixing asked with his arms folded.

"Have you forgotten the knot in the heart of the Jinfan troupe leader?" Ye Qingzhan asked, hitting the snake at its most vulnerable point.

"You, deserve a beating." Wen Gu came to the conclusion.

Under the pressure of the three people, Qinghuai finally began to speak in a nice way: "Okay, okay, for the sake of the owner of Jinfan, I will speak in a nice way - after my memory recovered, I remembered Hua Niang once said that Xie Zhiyan had a kind of stubbornness that didn't care about anything. People in Chiyao County scolded him for being the descendant of a general, but hanging out with actors. It was really a young lady getting married - the first time I heard of such a thing. He seemed not to hear these gossips, and only said something..." Qinghuai scratched his head and thought for a moment, and said, "It seems to be,'Fortunately, there are happy things in the world, why should I care about worldly reputation.'"

"Listen, you are so pretentious, are you showing off how much you read?" Qinghuai said with a sneer.

"Yes, pretentious..." Ye Qingzhan heard it. This descendant of a military general looked like a scholar, and he also had a scholar's heart, with a kind of daring and obsessive style.

If the source of his love for opera was because of Zhao Jinfan, then he really loved it because he later ignored his status and persisted in singing opera.

"But, he...he can sing quite well." Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Qinghuai still said frankly, "Hua Niang said that he is quite talented in learning opera."

At this point, the three people in the room understood.

Ye Qingzhan said: "The person in the cave should be Xie Zhiyan in all likelihood. Yudie Peak is close to Fenghua County and Sui'an County. If the fox Taoist transfers Xie Zhiyan to the mountain, it won't take much effort." After a pause, she continued, "Exiled Immortal, if the deaths of Qinghuai and Chu Mozhi were caused by Dr. Fox, is there a possibility that the deaths of the three ghost guests in the Ghost Gate are also related to Dr. Fox?"

Li Zhixing nodded, then shook his head and sighed: "If this is true, then the world will be in chaos. Chu Mozhi became stupid after losing his wisdom, and the purpose of the Taoist taking his wisdom is still unknown. It is really a sin of the heaven to let him become an immortal in this way. If he doesn't want to become an immortal, he wants to use this secret to... The disaster that seeks to bring disaster to the human world will be a catastrophe for the mortal world."

Qinghuai saw the worry on the faces of several people, gritted his teeth and said: "If he harms the leader of Jinfan, I will tear him into pieces when I see him again."

Li Zhixing yawned, walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said: "Don't say this if you are dead, go back and look after Zhao Jinfan."

Qinghuai: "..."

He turned and said to the two young men behind him, "Let's talk about this for today. Our main task is to send the ghost guest through the adventure safely. While there is no ghost guest to generate a new illusion, you two should go to bed early and get enough energy to fight the illusion again. "

The boys and girls standing in the same place had different shades of red on their faces.

Ye Qingzhan secretly glanced at the young man beside him and said embarrassedly, "There are differences between men and women."

Li Zhixing comforted him, "If this kid doesn't stay with you, he will be the most dangerous existence for the ghost guests. For the safety of our distinguished guests, please bear with yourself." As he spoke, his eyes looked at the bracelet on Ye Qingzhan's wrist, "Don't worry, with this red jade camellia silver bracelet, he won't dare to do anything wrong."

The bracelet flashed red light. Ye Qingzhan lowered his eyes, touched it with his hand, and said, "No... Wen Gu will definitely not do anything to me."

Li Zhixing glanced at Wen Gu and said, "Look, the girl trusts you so much, you should not let her down, right? Can I trust her safety to you?"

He had previously felt that it was not appropriate to let a single man and a single woman stay in the same room. But this was the only way. If Ye Qingzhan was not by his side, the evil spirit in Wen Gu might control the boy's mind and do something.

What's more, he also wanted to take this opportunity to confirm whether the two had known each other before.

Wen Guju glanced at the exiled immortal, then lowered his eyes to glance at Ye Qingzhan beside him, and the slight redness on his ears lingered.

"A single man and a single woman, staying in the same room..." Before Qinghuai could finish his words, he was dragged out by Li Zhixing, yawning.

"The two of them staying together is good for you, for me, and for both of them. Didn't the black fog see that they will prepare to eat ghosts when they see the opportunity, and they love ghosts like you who are full of resentment the most."

Qinghuai was pulled and walked backwards, confused: "Why do I remember that Yinsha is most interested in Qingzhan?"

"You remembered it wrong..."

Bang -

with the sound of the door closing, only two people were left in the room.

Ye Qingzhan glanced at Wen Gu, then looked around until she saw a bed and a small couch near the door. She whispered, "Would you like to sleep on the bed or the couch?"

Wen Gu walked over to the couch, his neck reddening. He didn't dare turn around, saying, "You'll sleep on the bed."

His tone was unyielding, and Ye Qingzhan replied, "Okay." She retreated to the bedside, handed him a blanket, and quickly climbed onto the bed, nestling under it, covering half her face. She glanced at the young man still standing by the couch and said, "I'm going to sleep first. You should get some rest too."

With that, she closed her eyes, a little nervous, thinking back to the exiled immortal's words: that the bracelet on her wrist would protect her. Then she remembered that in Mo Zhi's dream, it was indeed the red tea silver bracelet that had saved her and Wen Gu.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingzhan rubbed the bracelet in her quilt. Before she could think about it, she fell into a deep sleep.

The room was silent, the dim candlelight flickering.

Wen Gu, standing behind the door, gently sat down on the couch, his gaze fixed on the wooden bed not far away, and he responded imperceptibly.

At the same time, a voice rang from his heart—

"Don't you want to be free?"

This voice was a culmination of countless evil spirits. With every word, Wen Gu's heart shrank, and pain spread throughout his internal organs.

"Let us devour her, and you will be free."

"You don't have much time left."

"Have you forgotten what you asked for..."

The Yinsha didn't often talk to him, but now they repeatedly warned and pressured him. It seemed that they were really afraid - his body was getting worse and worse, and he was no longer fit to be the cauldron to accommodate them.

If he couldn't find a suitable new parasite, he would explode and die, his soul would be scattered, and they would also dissipate with his death.

Ye Qingzhan had a heart as clear as a mirror and a nature as kind as water, making her the perfect choice for the new cauldron. When they first met, he was determined to trick her into sacrificing him, but now...

Wen Gu covered his heart with one hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the other. He looked at the person sleeping peacefully on the bed and took a few steps forward.

Ye Qingzhan on the bed suddenly shouted, jumped up from the bed, looked towards the door with red eyes and trembling eyes.

Wen Gu's eyes met her shrinking eyes, and the sudden pain in his heart was even more intense than when he was attacked by the Yinsha.

Seeing him approaching, Ye Qingzhan clutched the quilt tightly and stepped back.

The candlelight was dim and fell into the eyes of the young man.

The pain in her heart disappeared in an instant, and her eyebrows were stained with restlessness. Wen Gu walked to the bedside, his eyes were red, and he grabbed Ye Qingzhan's ankles. His heavy eyes locked on her, staring at her, and asked: "Are

you afraid of me?"

Her ankles were controlled by the cold hands of the person beside the bed. Ye Qingzhan's heartbeat was disorderly. She wanted to say something, but heard a childish laughter coming from under the bed.

"Hehe."

Wen Gu also heard it and looked in the direction of the sound.

A bloodless little hand grabbed the edge of the bed. Then, a pale-faced child slid out from under the bed with his back against the ground.

The ghost child lay on the ground, grinning, showing his white teeth, and smiled at the two of them.

"Hehe."