On the day of Mao, Zong Xiao came to the door of Yu Shu's alchemy shop early.
He was still dressed as yesterday, wearing a black hat, and his face could not be seen clearly.
Yu Shu yawned and walked out of the shop.
Behind her, Li Chang had his shoulders slumped and his eyelids were still fighting crazily.
Zong Xiao looked at them, then turned to look behind them, "Where's that one?"
"He," Yu Shu yawned repeatedly, with a few tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, "he will appear when the time comes."
"Let's go quickly." She couldn't help but urge.
A dark light flashed in Zong Xiao's eyes, and he took out something like a plate from his arms.
Zong Xiao took the thing and threw it into the air, and the plate instantly became bigger.
He jumped up and looked down at Yu Shu and the others, "Come up."
Yu Shu was stunned for a moment, then realized what she was doing. She picked up 037 and jumped up.
Li Cheng also flew up immediately.
Fortunately, Zong Xiao's flying magic weapon was big enough, so the two of them caught up on their sleep on the road.
When Yu Shu woke up again, they were already in the deep mountains and old forests.
The surroundings were deserted, not even birds or animals. A few scattered trees swayed in the wind, making a "swish" sound.
The strange thing is that there are no traces of blood, fighting, or corpses around, but there is a vague smell of blood in the air.
Zong Xiao led the way in front of them.
Yu Shu followed him, her expression becoming more and more alert, and her steps becoming more and more hesitant.
Li Sheng seemed to be frightened by the atmosphere. He pressed closely against Yu Shu, fearing that he would be lost if he didn't pay attention.
"Zong Xiao." Yu Shu called softly, "Where are you taking us?"
Zong Xiao frowned, as if he didn't understand why Yu Shu asked.
He turned to look at Yu Shu, "Aren't you going to kill my master?"
"The front is where my master has been staying recently."
Yu Shu frowned and immediately realized something was wrong, "We're not going to just walk in, are we?"
Zong Xiao paused and asked, "What else?"
Yu Shu was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth, "No way!"
"Are you mistaken? We are here to kill him, not to wish him New Year greetings. Isn't it wrong to be so arrogant!"
The more Yu Shu thought about it, the more she felt that Zong Xiao was very weird.
"Are you trying to trick us?" Yu Shu narrowed her eyes and looked straight at Zong Xiao.
Zong Xiao was stunned by what Yu Shu said, and he blinked, "I didn't!"
He explained, "My master is very smart. Those traps are useless. He can see it at a glance."
"Then how are we going to kill him? Just be tough?!" A hint of disbelief flashed in Yu Shu's eyes.
Yu Shu thought Zong Xiao would at least refute or make excuses.
But Zong Xiao nodded quite honestly.
Yu Shu laughed angrily at his appearance, "What if we die?"
Zong Xiao lowered his eyes, with a somewhat apologetic look on his face, "My master is very strong, and I originally wanted to die together with him."
"But my master is really too strong. Even if I blow myself up, I still can't kill him."
"So I need a helper so the two of us can give it a try."
When Yu Shu heard this, she stopped laughing immediately, and finally understood the reason for Zong Xiao's strange behavior.
Her eyes flashed, "Not only do you have no intention of going back alive, you also want to drag me into the water."
"The high-level magic weapon is also fake?"
Zong Xiao's eyebrows moved slightly, "The high-level magic weapon is real, but you should be dead,"
"If the powerful man from yesterday was here, there might be a chance, but he didn't come today..."
"sorry."
"If you tell me now, aren't you afraid that we will run away?" There was a hint of coldness in Yu Shu's eyes.
Zong Xiao took off the hat on his head, revealing a handsome face. He smiled sadly and looked a little pale.
"We can't run away, my master has discovered us."
As soon as he finished speaking, rustling sounds suddenly came from all around.
Yu Shu's expression immediately became alert. She looked around, but nothing appeared at all, but the sound didn't stop.
There was a tall and thin figure standing there in the distance.
An old and lagging voice sounded.
"Zong Xiao, my good disciple."
"Do you really want to kill the master who not only taught you but also raised you?"
The figure slowly approached, and its face gradually appeared.
The face covered with wrinkles is like a barren land that has been smoothed and cracked by the wind, and the cheeks are deeply sunken, as if the essence has been sucked away by a monster.
His eyes were like a dead battlefield after the flames of war had subsided.
Hengjin looked at Zong Xiao, but there was no trace of Zong Xiao in his eyes. He repeated again, "Zong Xiao, do you really want to kill Master?"
Zong Xiao's face was pale, but his eyes were red, his lips were moving, and a line of tears fell instantly.
"Master, turn back..."
His voice suddenly became louder as he cried, "Master, she can't come back! Wake up, Master!"
"Master's wife, she is already dead..."
"Bastard!! Bastard!!" Hengjin's eyes suddenly widened, and he roared hysterically.
"Your wife just fell asleep. She woke up soon." Hengjin looked dazed and gibbered, "Yes, she woke up soon, very soon."
He muttered and disappeared in an instant.
The next moment, many wooden dolls emerged from the ground.
Suddenly heavy fog arose all around.
Yu Shu frowned, and there was a bit of chill in her eyes. She pried open the scabbard of the sword with her left hand, and pulled out the Qingming Sword with her right hand.
"Li Shan." She called in a low voice.
Li Cheng's whole body tensed up. He pressed against Yu Shu's back and whispered, "I'm okay."
Yu Shu warned, "Be careful."
Zong Xiao raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and took out his nine-jointed stick from behind.
Zong Xiao held both ends of the stick with both hands and pulled hard, and the long stick instantly turned into nine sections.
He said in a deep voice, "Yushu, these are the puppets made by my master. They can learn your tricks, and they are extremely fast and good at drilling through the soil."
The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and the three people and the beast came to a place together, with their backs facing each other.
Yu Shu looked ahead. The thick fog was like a thick quilt, covering all the puppets, leaving no trace exposed.
She exhaled and said, "Tell me something crucial, such as how to solve them as quickly as possible."
Zong Xiao stared forward, "They are puppets, without hearts and without life."
"So just aim at their joints and hit them to make them incapacitated immediately."
As soon as Zong Xiao finished speaking, the rustling voice sounded again.
With a sharp look in his eyes, he shouted, "Here he comes."
A dozen puppets suddenly jumped out of the ground, jumped into the air, and started attacking the three of them.
The three of them moved together.
Yu Shu held the Green Underworld Sword in her hand. With a flip of her wrist, she aimed at the arm joint of the puppet in front of her and whirled it away.
The puppet's half forearm flew out directly and hit 037 on the head.
It hit 037 so hard that stars appeared in his eyes and he felt dizzy for a while.
Yu Shu kept Zong Xiao's words in mind and did not dare to procrastinate for a long time. She only aimed at hitting the arms and legs.
He easily dealt with all the puppets in front of him.
The corners of her lips curled up, thinking that she would be able to win a quick victory soon, but a curse suddenly rang in her ears.
"Mom! What is this?!"
Li Sheng looked at the puppet in front of him and cursed loudly.
Yu Shu subconsciously looked towards Li Shan and saw that the puppet in front of Li Shan had extremely long arms.
It moved cleanly, its arm was like a sword blade, slicing towards Li Shan's arms and legs, each move filled with hatred.
Yu Shu watched for a few breaths, and instantly realized that the puppet in front of Li Sheng was exactly her trick!!
Zong Xiao's voice sounded from the side, "Oh no! These puppets have learned."
The puppet on his side was extremely fast, dodging left and right, causing Zong Xiao to miss several of his moves.
Yu Shu looked at Zong Xiao's figure and turned sideways, just in time to avoid an arm thrown from behind.
She turned around and saw that the puppet in front of her had pierced Yu Shu's chopped off arm into a nine-section stick.
"I'll go!" Yu Shu frowned, "What the hell are you practicing?!"
She tilted her head to avoid the thrown arm, and the hand holding the Qingming Sword suddenly tightened, she raised her right arm and slashed towards the puppet's belly.
Split the puppet directly in half.
Just as Yu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, there was a rustling sound in her ears again.
She couldn't help but cursed, "Damn it."
Then, Yu Shu lowered her body and put her palms on the ground.
"Heaven and earth are natural, Yuanshi Anzhen. Yuedu is the true official, and the land is the only spirit."
"solid!"
The rustling sound was still ringing, but not a single puppet popped out again.
A glimmer of light flashed in Yu Shu's eyes, and she looked at the puppet in front of Li Sheng.
She jumped up suddenly and slashed the Qingming Sword in her hand from top to bottom into the puppet.
With a twist of his wrist, spiritual power was immediately injected into the Qingming Sword.
The next second, many cracks appeared on the puppet's body out of thin air, and white light shot out from the middle of the cracks.
There was a 'bang' sound, and the puppet broke into many pieces of wood.
Yu Shu's toes fell to the ground silently.
She grabbed Li Shan's wrist and said, "Hurry up, my curse contract won't last long."
"Zong Xiao!" Yu Shu looked at Zong Xiao and nodded slightly.
The three of them quickly ran forward and escaped from the wild forest. This chapter has been completed!