To the north of Xiqu City is the famous Quqing Mountains, and the Wanhe Peak Group, a branch of the Quqing Mountains, extends directly outside Xiqu City.
The Ten Thousand Gorges Peak Group is also called the Ten Thousand Gorges Hunting Ground, where all kinds of spirit beasts breed, and there are countless natural and earthly treasures distributed in those deep ravines and wild ravines. Therefore, this place has always been hunted by cultivators.
A place of adventure.
Historically, the establishment of Xiqu City was precisely because a large number of Jingxiu gathered here, naturally forming a market town, and the market town naturally developed into a city.
Today, Xiqu City is no longer as prosperous as the national capital Guqian City. All kinds of treasures are gathered and circulated here, and the annual transaction volume is extremely astonishing.
But a very helpless situation is that the court cannot collect a penny in taxes from Xiqu City. All this huge amount of tax money goes into the pockets of Xiqu Tuanlian, and among them, Chi Zun,
The three giants, Purple Nether Eyes and Emperor Ross, shared 70% of it.
Judging from the reputation of Xiqu City, the acting styles of these three realm cultivators are Red Lord arrogant, Purple Nether Eyes low-key, and Emperor Ross calm, but...
"You're a fucking bastard!" Xue Kou, the Eastern Front Marshal of Qu Zhen Kingdom, slapped the table and said. I just received the news that Xiqu City is still losing money, and military expenditures will be cut again this year.
When night falls, the street lights on the streets of Dongshi gradually light up, and the shops along the road also hang up lanterns, making the market look like daylight.
The streets are full of people, enjoying the carnival.
The vendors were shouting, and some street girls standing at the junction of light and darkness also stretched out their fair and soft arms to attract customers.
Wu Ma Xi and his begging corpse were already in place.
The corpse this time was no longer the same one as before. This corpse had both legs intact, but one arm was missing.
There is always no shortage of corpses in Xiqu City, especially after a heavy snowfall.
Wuma Xi himself is still hiding in a dark corner. From here, he can see most of Dongshi Street, but he is in darkness where the lights cannot reach him.
Wu Maxi originally thought that this place should be an absolute blind spot and no one would find him, but he was wrong.
Not long after the opening, I saw a burly Jingxiu, pulling a graceful street girl, and hurriedly got into the darkness. The Jingxiu had obviously discovered Wu Maxi, but at this time, he was in a hurry.
In addition, he was naturally bold and unrestrained, so he didn't bother to take care of it. He pressed the street girl in the corner until she bent over, took off her pants and started... the transaction.
Wuma Xi had never seen such a battle before. After the two people left for a long time, she was still feeling hot all over.
After a long time, the flow of people on the streets of Dongshi began to gradually decrease.
Wu Maxi took a long breath, her mood gradually calmed down, and she looked at this dark corner with a wry smile on her lips.
According to the plan, this place will be my residence tonight and even in the future.
His body was almost in good condition, except for the broken left hand, which still needed time to recuperate. In order to save money and maintain his long-term living habits, he couldn't wait to move out of the basement, returned to the streets, and found such a place to live.
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This place is isolated from the wind on all sides and is covered by a rain eaves. I thought it would be a good place to stay, but looking at the activities those two people did here, this place doesn't seem to be that nice.
The night was getting late, and the noisy Dongshi finally became empty again.
Most of the shops have turned off their lights, and only a few lanterns outside the shops are still on, echoing each other on the empty street, making it look increasingly deserted.
Wu Maxi had already counted and put away today's income, curled up in the corner and looked at the starry sky and the East Market at night.
The scenery in front of you is vague and blurry, just like your own future, making it difficult to see clearly.
Several beast roars came from the northeast direction of the city, which was the direction of the Ten Thousand Valleys Peak Group. The high-pitched and sad sounds seemed to have magic power, making people's heartbeats suddenly skip a beat.
The roar of beasts in the middle of the night is a unique scenery of Xiqu City, and many travel notes about Xiqu City have recorded this. This kind of roar that can make people's hearts stop is made by Miaohu before death. According to "The Beast of Mind"
It is recorded in the Book of Species that the croaking beast is a master-level mind beast, and its roar is its weapon, and such a shrill, high-pitched roar that can make people's hearts stop beating is its last song before death.
There are many literati perverts who enjoy this beast's roar, and some poems have been handed down:
The most tragic sounds of struggle,
Like the strokes of meteors in the night sky.
…
It's just that Wu Maxi couldn't appreciate this cruel beauty at this time, because he felt like a rabbit was dead and a fox was sad.
A battle is taking place among the mountains. The winner is of course Jing Xiu, and the loser is the singing voice like a shooting star. But a few miles away, there is a loser who once had the extravagant hope of becoming Jing Xiu.
listen.
The night is deep and cold.
There was a slight sound of footsteps at the corner of the street, and then a thin black figure was seen walking towards this side with his head slightly lowered.
People in the southwest have always liked to hang various accessories on their bodies, making them jingle when they walk. The lonely Wuma Xi is an exception, and this thin figure is also an exception. Apart from the slight sound of footsteps, there is no sound.
Sound comes out.
The man walked past a street lamp, and the light illuminated his face. He was clear and thin, with tight lips, as if he was filled with anger. As he was about to pass by, he suddenly turned around and faced Wu Ma Xi.
The hidden darkness comes.
The figure walked straight to the corner, looked at Wu Ma Xi briefly, ignored him, took out the penis and started peeing against the corner.
Wu Maxi looked at it blankly, originally thinking that she had found a geomantic treasure, but what the hell was this place? It was simply hiding filth and evil.
After finishing his convenience, the man shuddered, put away his weapon, and looked towards Wuma Xi, just in time to meet Wuma Xi's eyes.
"What are you looking at? Little Yakuza." A voice sounded in the darkness, extremely cold and low.
Wu Maxi's heart tightened, fearing that her gaze would anger him, so she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look again.
Immediately afterwards, a cold chill penetrated from the top of his head, quickly sank into his lower abdomen, and then settled in his lower abdomen without moving.
Wu Maxi was shocked, what is this?
This coldness gave him a feeling of extreme fear, as if his soul would be swallowed by it at any time.
Wu Maxi raised his head and looked at the man, but only saw a black figure leaving. He didn't have the courage to negotiate with the other person, so he could only watch him leave, and then turned around to think about the pain in his lower abdomen.
That ball of yin is cold.
Is this...a witchcraft?
In Tianshu Continent, there is a lot of passion for controlling shapes, and the celestial phenomena are elegant and unrestrained, while witchcraft is famous for its coldness and mystery. According to the legend, the methods of cultivators in the witchcraft realm are mysterious and unpredictable, and killing people is invisible. Even listening to the legend is still surprising. Chills down the spine.
Wu Maxi once took over a business, and the client died under the spell.
When Wu Maxi first uncovered the shroud of the corpse, she was almost startled.
The corpse is laughing.
A very natural smile, as if it suddenly stopped when you were laughing the happiest. This cheerful smile, with a purple face as the background, was particularly scary, as if the devil was summoning you.
Later, after hearing explanations from family members, I found out that this person was in a state of breathing paralysis and had forgotten the function of breathing. During the fun with his children, due to lack of oxygen, his face gradually turned purple, and finally he died of suffocation. However, even if At the last moment before death, he still didn't realize that he was about to die, and still looked happy.
This may be the least painful way to die, but in the process of death, people have no consciousness and no resistance, which can't help but make the listeners' hair stand on end, a death like a sweet dream. Many years later, Wu Maxi thought of it, My scalp still feels numb.
Strictly speaking, the Wuma family also belongs to the witchcraft branch.
The wind disk and the corpse-exorcist curse passed down from the Wuma family's ancestors are out-and-out witchcraft artistic conceptions in terms of spectrum and weaving style. From the perspective of origin, the writings left by the Wuma family's ancestors clearly indicate that this The source of the two artistic conceptions is the famous witchcraft master Cha Yihou in the Starry Night Era.
But other than that, the Wuma family has no intersection with witchcraft. Most of Wuma Xi's impressions of witchcraft come from legends or stories spread in the countryside.
Legends and stories are always miraculous and exaggerated, so Wu Ma Xi couldn't help but worry and be suspicious of what was happening to her. That cold and cold thing was too much like the imaginary witchcraft mood.
Wu Maxi thought about it for a long time but still had no clue. Logically speaking, that person would not kill her, but there were exceptions to everything. According to legend, no cultivator in the witchcraft realm was a normal person, let alone Xiqu, which is known for its chaos and barbarism. city.
Wu Maxi was a little frightened and quickly packed her luggage. She really couldn't stay on the streets of Xiqu City. She felt too insecure. She might as well spend some money to live in the basement.
He packed his luggage and turned into the alley next to him. Not long after walking, he heard shouting from the front of the alley. The sound quickly became clearer. He thought the owner of the sound was coming this way, and he heard It's not slow, but judging from the tone and content of the voice, it's another dispute.
There are too many things going wrong in Xiqu City.
Wuma Xi was afraid to avoid it and quickly shrank into a dark corner next to the alley.
A clear ringing sound came from the distance, tinkling a little urgently.
It was a very familiar bell. Wu Maxi thought for a moment and then remembered that it was the bell of the little girl named Ruyi. It seemed that she was being chased by someone, but she still took the bell with her during her escape. To... attract pursuers?
Not like that. Wu Maxi soon saw the girl's figure. Under the dim light of the street lamp, she still looked so slim and beautiful. Looking at her panic, she didn't choose the way. It didn't look like she was deliberately attracting pursuers. It seemed that she was too nervous to forget. It's time to pick the bell.
The girl staggered as she ran closer and closer, and the sounds of the pursuers behind her became louder and louder. After careful identification, there should be five of them, all of them men.
Lu She once said that the laughter of Xiqucheng Jingxiu was like the night horn of an old owl, which sounded creepy in the silent night. The laughter and shouts of the five people behind came one after another, although the tones were different.
, but the same line is exaggeration and wantonness.
"Little girl, stop here for a moment, brother, I'll buy you some candy. Oh haha..." the voice from behind sang and shouted.
Ruyi's heart jumped into her throat, her steps were messy, and she almost fell to the ground.
Wu Maxi jumped out of the darkness, took Ruyi's left hand, and continued running forward. She pulled the bell from Ruyi's hand and stuffed it into her arms. The tinkling sound of directions suddenly disappeared.
Ruyi's mind went blank at this time. Looking at his figure in the dim light, it seemed that he was familiar, but she couldn't recall it. Her mind was confused, and she followed Wuma Xi inexplicably.
As soon as the ringing disappeared, the pursuers behind noticed it, and a sharp voice shouted, "The ringing is gone, Ding Laosan, stop playing, hurry up, or you will really run away later."
A rough voice rang out, saying: "Don't worry, you can't run away. You're such a tender girl, I won't be able to sleep tonight if you let her go."
"What the hell does it have to do with you? I like that girl. If you dare to touch her, I'll chop you into pieces."
"cao, everyone who meets you has a share. Are you a fucking brother?"
"What does this have to do with brothers? My woman is not a bitch on the streets."
"Shut up!" A cold voice sounded, "These two bastards haven't been caught yet, what the hell are you arguing about?"
The two quarreling voices fell silent immediately, and the five figures quickly passed through the alley and arrived on the main street of Dongshi. Under the dim street lights, a black figure was seen running madly towards the street.
The leader, the middle-aged man with a long beard, waved his hand and said, "Chase." The five of them quickly chased the black figure again.
Wu Maxi and Ruyi were huddled in a dark corner, not even daring to breathe.
In the darkness, Wu Ma Xi felt that the girl beside her was trembling with nervousness, and held her in his arms with both hands. After a long time, the trembling gradually subsided, and her body seemed to begin to relax a little.
Wu Ma Xi let go of his hands, but his hands seemed to be nostalgic and rather reluctant. The two were not more than a foot apart, and in the darkness, the sound of breathing could be heard clearly. Wu Ma Xi smelled the odor in his nose.
The delicate fragrance seems to anesthetize the soul, making people happy both physically and mentally.
"Thank you!" A voice as faint as a gnat sounded, breaking the silence in the darkness, but adding a bit of ambiguity.
Wu Maxi didn't answer, walked out of the corner, turned around and left.
Looking at the street lights in the market, Ruyi finally recognized Wu Maxi and wanted to say something, but she had been introverted since she was a child, so she couldn't speak for a while.
Wu Maxi took a few steps outside, then suddenly stepped back, pulling Ruyi into the darkness.
Ruyi was a little nervous, and was about to ask, but her mouth was already covered by Wu Maxi. When she was about to struggle, she found that she was already hugging him tightly.
Beast!
Ruyi almost shed tears. Just when she was about to fight Wu Maxi, she heard a sound coming from the street. After careful identification, it was those five people who left and returned.
It turned out that I had misunderstood! Ruyi felt that her face was burning, but fortunately it was so dark that she was not afraid of being discovered.
The five people gradually came closer, and their words could be heard clearly.
"It's strange. She is obviously a little beauty, but why is she chased after her and turned into a corpse?"
"Hahaha, Xiao Fengzi, your woman died before she came to the door. Isn't this called a widower?"
"Ding Laosan, shut up. If you hadn't been procrastinating, I would have been in the bridal chamber."
"You can have a wedding now, do you want me to drag your wife over?"
"you……"
"Shut up!" The cold voice began to come out to smooth things over again, "When you go back, take a bath with grapefruit leaves. Today's corpse is the method of the corpse exorcists. You should have heard of the corpse exorcists?"
"Are you talking about the corpse hunter who is unlucky to meet someone?" Xiao Fengzi's tone was a little confused.
"That's right."
"I'm... unlucky!" Xiao Fengzi and Ding Laosan said in unison.
When she heard her identity as a corpse hunter being revealed, Wu Ma Xi suddenly became nervous, then relaxed again, with a sneer on her face, staring at the darkness in front of her, with mocking eyes.
What will she do next? She pushes herself away like a snake and a scorpion, and then looks at herself with contempt and wariness.
It should be like this, it has been like this for more than ten years.
It doesn't matter, isn't this the case for everyone in the world? We've long been used to it.
Wu Maxi kept telling himself that it didn't matter, but there was always nostalgia and expectation in his heart that could not be hidden. In order to cover up these, his sneers and ridicules became more and more obvious.
A pair of weak arms suddenly hugged his waist. Wu Ma Xi's body instantly became stiff, and her face was full of shock.
She...didn't push me away!
As a corpse hunter, this was the first time in more than ten years that I was hugged by a stranger.
Wu Mayi opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say a word. She wanted to hold her, but she raised her hand and gave up. She just stood quietly, enjoying the fragrance, and then gave up.
The night breeze refreshes the soul.
The hug did not last long. After the five people left, Ruyi broke away from Wu Ma Xi's arms. The two stood face to face in the darkness, neither of them speaking. The atmosphere was dizzy and addictive, and time seemed to have stopped.
I don't know how long it took, but several anxious voices came from the street, calling Ruyi's name, and quickly came here.
Ruyi whispered: "My uncle and the others are here."
Wu Ma Xi said "Yeah", turned around and walked out of the darkness, walking towards another alley. She seemed a little reluctant to give up in her heart, but she did not hesitate in her steps.
"Hey!" Ruyi's voice came from behind, "Don't you... see them?"
"No need!" Wu Ma Xi's steps only paused for a moment, then accelerated and disappeared into the darkness of the alley.dd