The smell in claw seal, some mixture dust tastes, what are more was some type of skeleton rotten long the odor of bring. 爪印上的气味,有些夹杂灰尘味,但更多的是某种尸骸腐烂久了带来的恶臭。 Wei He stands up, looks outward toward claw seal nearby cliff. 魏合站起身,朝着爪印一旁的山崖往外望去。 There is piece of white Nihility Mist. 那里是一片白茫茫虚雾。 „Was True Qi replaced by Nihility Mist thoroughly?” Wei He narrows the eye, tries to see anything from the mist, what a pity anything cannot see clearly. “真气被虚雾彻底代替了么？”魏合眯起眼,试图从雾气中看到什么,可惜什么也看不清。 Considering that he is placing in the crowd now, is not good to jump the cliff directly. Otherwise he wants to jump down the cliff, having a look at the other aspect is what situation. 考虑到他现在正身处人群中,不好直接跳崖。否则他都想跳下山崖,看看另一面是什么情况。 After all after if enters True World comprehensively, the body will then vanish in the reality. 毕竟如果全面进入真界后,身体便会在现实消失。 The look trembles, Wei He withdraws from True World. 眼神一颤,魏合重新退出真界。 The side restores the crowded lively scene again, entire gets on immortal platform, at this time with the lapse of time, the tourist were also getting more and more. 身旁再度恢复人来人往的热闹现场,整个登仙台上,此时随着时间的推移,游客也越来越多了。 The Wei He big body, stands in the crowd, is very obviously conspicuous. 魏合高大的身躯,站在人群里,明显很惹眼。 About him looked, in this time ascending immortal platform, in a corner, some people set up a stall earn living. 他左右看了看,此时的登仙台上,一个角落里,有人摆摊卖艺。 Another side has slightly trades the snack and sweet water. Also some people at the back of the small-scale Buddha Idol Taoism God woodcarving, then start to sell the cargo whoever. 另一侧有小贩卖小吃和甜水。还有人背着小型佛像道教神祇木雕等,逢人便开始推销自己货物。 Wei He looked at the eye to earn living from afar the Combat Challenge that side, what earning living was the gray-haired middle-aged guy. Leads a young girl, is cuping one hand in the other across the chest to speak to the surroundings person. 魏合远远看了眼卖艺演武的那边,卖艺的是个头发花白的中年汉子。带着个年轻女孩,正拱手对着周围人说着话。 Looks from Wei He this direction, everyone in pleasant place, viewer, earns living. 从魏合这个方向望去,入眼之处的所有人,无论是看客,还是卖艺的。 All is skinny like the firewood, the cheeks gets sucked, malnutrition stance. 全是枯瘦如柴,脸颊深陷,营养不良的姿态。 „Well? This mister, but comes Yuewu Mountain to look for missing people?” Suddenly one side young male voice transmits. “咦？这位先生,可是来岳武山寻人？”忽然一旁一年轻男声传来。 Wei He looks tranquilly, actually sees a noble air youth of short becoming dark pupil, is standing in oneself behind, a face temperate happy expression. 魏合平静看去,却是看到一短发黑眸的贵气青年,正站在自己身后,一脸温和笑意。 „How you know that I do look for missing people?” Wei He asked slowly. “你怎么知道我是寻人？”魏合慢慢问。 Flickers, he then sees at present this person, is only ordinary person. 只是一瞬,他便看出眼前此人,只是个普通人。 However this person of young, qi and blood is actually in the surroundings person, is strong. 不过此人年纪不大,气血却是周围人中,较强的。 „Looks at mister build, the height, must not be the native, therefore takes the liberty to ask.” Zhong Ling that the youth have one's interest in an old hobby revived upon seeing somebody else doing. “看先生这体型,身高,应当不是本地人,所以就冒昧问一问。”青年正是见猎心喜的钟凌。 He listened to He Xiaoguang to say before the matter that sees a strong man, then many pays attention. 他之前听了贺晓光说了看到一强壮汉子的事,便一路多加注意。 Has not thought to climb mountains, but also was really found the person who He Xiaoguang said by him. 没想到上山来,还真被他找到了贺晓光说的此人。 Looks from afar, he light/only looks at the stature, then knows that the opposite party is not good-looking but useless goods. 远远望来,他光是看身材,便知道对方绝不是样子货。 Therefore then intends to go forward to become friends with. 于是便有意上前结交。 „You may know here Crow King legend, what's the matter?” Wei He asked the sentence freely spoken. “你可知这里的乌鸦王传说,到底是怎么回事？”魏合顺口问了句。 „ Crow King? This I know, was the Ning City old story. Before has had the people from other place, once in a while, will be missing Yuewu Mountain. “乌鸦王？这个我知道,是宁城这边的老故事了。以前一直有外地人,每隔一段时间,会在岳武山这边失踪。 However because was the person of outside passing by, no one knew the origin, then let it go every so often. Legend that Crow King then spread at that time. ” 不过因为是外地路过之人,没人知道来历,便很多时候不了了之。乌鸦王便是那时候流传出来的传说。” Zhong Ling simple introduced. 钟凌简单介绍道。 „Said, recently also had the news, said that the people from other place start to be missing here again. Also does not know that what's the matter, in the city the person in police station also came out to investigate.” “不过说起来,最近也有消息,说外地人在这里再度开始失踪。也不知道是怎么回事,城里警察局的人也都出来调查了。” „What characteristics does Crow King have?” Wei He knits the brows to ask. “乌鸦王有什么特征么？”魏合皱眉问。 „Eh, this isn't the legend story? Concrete, it is estimated that must go to steadily old person.” Zhong Ling said scruple. “额,这个不就是个传说故事么？具体,估计得去稳稳老人。”钟凌迟疑道。 He associates suddenly, homicide case that for these days had. As if was not so at heart assured. 他忽然联想到,这几天又发生的命案。心里似乎又不那么笃定了。 „Good, many thanks.” Wei He nod expression of gratitude. Turns around to descend the mountain. “好吧,多谢。”魏合点头道谢。转身下山。 Zhong Ling gawked at heart , the opposite party is never so expected that vigorous and resolute. 钟凌心里楞了下,没想到对方这么雷厉风行。 He hurries to turn around to look, discovery that person has actually vanished in the stream of people unexpectedly. 他赶紧转身看去,却发现那人居然已经消失在了人流里。 About him looked, has not discovered that person of trail obstinately. 他左右看了看,愣是没发现那人的踪迹。 Asked again other surroundings people, several people had not seen how Wei He leaves. 再去问周围其他人,几人根本都没看到魏合是怎么离开的。 But, Zhong Ling can only give up. 无奈之下,钟凌只能作罢。 Leads He Xiaoguang and the others, he rapidly toward getting on immortal platform, the direction that the busker is at walks. 带着贺晓光等人,他迅速朝着登仙台上,那卖艺人所在的方向走去。 He Xiaoguang and another personal servant, push together the viewer to him, goes in toward. 贺晓光和另外一个跟班,一起给他挤开看客,往里面进去。 „Excuse me, Hong Changqun Master Hong in?” Zhong Ling enters near, holds the fist in the other hand in a clear tone said. “请问,洪长群洪师傅在么？”钟凌进到边上,抱拳朗声道。 At this time the person of earning living, is in the middle relaxation time gap, on the field, only then -and-a-half big girls, are taking an iron plate, transfers, is wanting the monetary reward. 此时卖艺之人,正好处于中间休息时间间隔,场上只有一个半大女孩,正拿着个铁盆,一路转一圈,在要赏钱。 Zhong Ling put a silver dollar to go in conveniently. A silver dollar, may trade hundred wén, could be said as somewhat heavy in this time. 钟凌随手放了一块银元进去。一块银元,可换一百文钱,在此时可以说是有些重了。 „This miss.” On the Zhong Ling face shows a temperate smile, „may I ask Master Hong Changqun to be possible in?” “这位姑娘。”钟凌脸上露出一个温和笑容,“敢问洪长群师傅可在？” The girl looked up him, referred to the mouth. Then waves the hand. 女孩抬头看了看他,指了指自己嘴巴。然后摇摇手。 The meaning is she cannot speak. 意思是她说不了话。 „This” Zhong Ling has not thought that the opposite party unexpectedly is a mute, will trade a method, seeks inside rest Hong Changqun. “这”钟凌也是没想到对方居然是哑巴,正要换个方法,寻里面休息的洪长群。 Hū 呼 Suddenly gloomy and cold breeze, one has blown from front. 忽然一阵阴冷微风,从前面一下吹过。 The cold wind is icy cold, even if here is the summit, mountain breeze originally is very big, Zhong Ling still whole body goosebumps braved. 冷风冰凉刺骨,就算这里是山顶,山风本就很大,钟凌也一下浑身鸡皮疙瘩都冒了出来。 ! 啊！ At this moment, in the momentary rest tent of earning living, transmits a pitiful yell. 就在这时,卖艺的临时休息帐篷里,传来一声惨叫。 The mute girl is startled, immediately the iron plate in hand falls suddenly, she has turned around then to run toward the tent. 哑巴女孩一怔,随即手里的铁盆陡然滑落,她转过身便朝着帐篷跑去。 Crash-bang! 哗啦！ The tent cotton thread was lifted, inside is standing a middle-aged man, is haggard, the face is wan. 帐篷布帘被掀开,里面站着一个中年男子,面容憔悴,脸无血色。 He is standing in the tents, looked up the eye mute female, the whole person suddenly light knocked down. 他正站在帐篷中间,抬头看了眼哑女,整个人忽地轻飘飘的扑倒在地。 The mute girl eyes open suddenly, this sees male behind appearance. 哑巴女孩双眼猛然睁大,这才看到男子身后的样子。 This man only had the front half of bodies unexpectedly, behind half have vanished do not see. 这男子居然只剩下了前面一半身体,后面一半已经消失不见。 Around like a blade, from top to bottom, he slivers two general. 就像一把刀,从上往下,将他切成前后两片一般。 The bloody water is incarnadine the ground in tent. 血水早已将帐篷里的地面染红。 The mute girl stands in same place, then opens big mouth suddenly. 哑巴女孩怔怔的站在原地,然后猛然张大嘴。 !! 啊！！ Her mouth exudes the grating squeal. 她嘴里发出刺耳至极的尖叫声。 Zhong Ling and the others heard the sound, hurries to follow to lift the cotton thread to clash. When sees the ground corpse, everyone dumbfounded. 钟凌等人听到声音,也赶紧跟着掀开布帘冲进来。看到地上尸体时,所有人都呆住了。 At this moment, on the corpse flutters to wipe the light white smoke imperceptibly. 就在这时,尸体上无形中飘出一抹淡淡白烟。 The white smoke mixes in the mist on the mountain, letting the person is unable to distinguish. 白烟混在山上雾气中,让人无法分辨。 „Comes the person, deceased person!!” “来人啊,死人了！！” The up and down squeal and shout, spread in the summit simultaneously. 此起彼伏的尖叫声和喊声,同时在山顶传开。 In the Zhong Ling belly a tumbling, looks at the ground half piece of corpse, he has almost not spat. 钟凌肚子里一阵翻滚,看着地上的半片尸体,他差点没吐出来。 What he has not noticed is, that white smoke, fluttered in the midair, seems choosing the candidate. 只是他没注意到的是,那一丝白烟,在半空中飘荡了一下,似乎在挑选人选。 Quick, the white smoke then selected in the person on the scene, blood qi most exuberant Zhong Ling. 很快,白烟便选中了在场人中,血气最旺盛的钟凌。 Whiz. 嗖。 A thin sound, the white smoke flies on Zhong Ling suddenly, drills into his body surface skin. 一声细响,白烟骤然飞到钟凌身上,钻入其体表皮肤。 „Walks quickly! Leaves here!!” Zhong Ling associated to just to be blown one share cold wind, the heart was even more anxious. “快走！离开这里！！”钟凌联想到刚刚被吹到身上的一股子阴风,心头越发不安。 He draws in nearby He Xiaoguang, turns around to run. 他拉上一旁的贺晓光两人,转身就跑。 Two people also know fiercely, followed also a lot of time side Zhong Ling, but like at present the so strange matter, is first sight. 两人也知道厉害,跟在钟凌身边也不少时间了,但像眼前这般怪异之事,还是第一次见到。 Around who can a person, from, slivers forcefully two pieces? 有谁能把一个人,从正中间,硬生生切成前后两片？ This needs the big strength, the quick speed, can such a neat incision person. 这需要多大的力量,多快的速度,才能这么整齐的切开一个人。 After all the person will struggle, moreover various skeleton flesh intensities are different. 毕竟人是会挣扎的,而且骨骼血肉各处强度都不一样。 Very easy to slide the operation mouth. 很容易滑开刀口。 Can achieve this murderer, no matter is a person, is not they can provoke. 能做到这点的凶手,不管是是不是人,都绝不是他们能招惹的。 Three people frighten act extremely quickly, runs downward from the summit, soon then did not have the trace. 三人吓得动作极快,从山顶往下跑去,很快便没了踪影。 * * * * * * Counts outside 10 li (0.5 km) from Yuewu Mountain, in an oval mountain valley basin. 距离岳武山数十里外,一处椭圆山谷盆地内。 Various kind of vegetation of cover cover the entire basin, an exquisite fine lake, mounts in a mountain valley corner/horn. 茂密的各类植被覆盖整个盆地,其中还有一小巧精致的湖泊,镶嵌在山谷一角。 At this time the lake shore, in cobblestone in broken bits, a complexion simple-hearted thin and tall female, is wearing the common gray hemp cotton garment, squats is cleaning the right hand in the lakeside. 此时湖泊岸边,细碎的鹅卵石上,一名面色木讷的瘦高女子,正穿着寻常的灰色麻布衣,蹲在湖边清洗着自己右手。 On her entire right arm, stained the thick dark-red blood plasma, at this time when clean, is gradually incarnadine the lake water scrap of shore. 她的整条右臂上,沾满了浓厚的暗红色血浆,此时清洗时,正渐渐将岸边的湖水一小块染红。 „Elder sister, you went out to go hunting” suddenly in the mountain valley, the female voice conveyed baseless. “姐姐,你又出去打猎了”忽然山谷中,有一女子声音凭空传来。 The female voice is partly visible, sometimes sometimes near, cannot distinguish clearly the concrete position. 女声若隐若现,时远时近,分不清具体方位。 Only can from the timbre judge that the opposite party is very young. 只能从音色判断对方很年轻。 „Meets qi and blood to be exuberant with great difficulty, hits to have a sumptuous meal that's all, how, eats the native you not to let, the people from other place can you also block me?” The simple-hearted female acts, stands up water that flung to wave the arms about. “好不容易遇到个气血旺盛的,打打牙祭罢了,怎么,吃本地人你不让,外地人你也要拦我？”木讷女子动作一顿,站起身甩了甩手上的水。 „Does not block, but the elder sister you stared at the younger sister I to prepare for a long time good meat, this may somewhat be excessive.” That sound softly said. “不是拦,可姐姐您盯上了妹妹我预备了许久的上好肉食,这可就有些过分了。”那声音轻柔道。 „Joke, this Ning City is so big, runs into individual at will, is your meat? The Minshan old mother does not have you is so overbearing!” The simple-hearted female disdains to sneer. “笑话,这宁城这么大,随意遇到个人,便都是你的肉食？旻山老母也没你这般霸道！”木讷女子不屑冷笑。 Now world turmoil, each region division of the country among warlords, these warlord chieftains, but not solely under the hand of dependence these soldiers, the back also have different collaborators. 如今天下动乱,各地军阀割据,这些个军阀头目们,可并非单单依靠的手底下那些兵丁,背后同样还有着各种不同的合作者。 If Ning City, then shouts Yun Si Monster famously, occupies the boundary. 如宁城这边,便是有名叫云四的妖魔,占据地界。 „little sister I do not dare to compare oneself to others with the Minshan old mother, but elder sister , if not listen to advice, if in the future has an accident, do not blame the Little Sister not to remind beforehand.” That sound tone changes. “小妹我可不敢与旻山老母自比,不过姐姐若是再不听劝,日后万一出了事,可别怪小妹没事先提醒。”那声音语气微变。 The simple-hearted female sneers, had not said again. 木讷女子冷笑一声,没再多说。 Has an accident? How many domestic animal same human eats, but can also have an accident? 出事？吃几个牲畜一样的人类,还能出什么事？ They move to this stretch of land, already more than 20 years. Regardless how to rebel the slaughter, is not the trifling thing did not have. 她们迁徙到这片大地,也已经二十多年了。无论怎么作乱屠杀,还不是屁事没有。 If is not worried to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, eats the person is too many, causing the population to reduce moves, she has eaten carefree all the way. 若非担心竭泽而渔,一口气吃人太多,导致人口削减搬离,她早就畅快吃个够了。 „My matter, does not need you to manage, how long ago to see you is so cautious? is it possible that traded fleshly body, on the contrary courage getting smaller?” The simple-hearted female taunted. “我的事,不用你管,早些年怎么不见你这般小心翼翼？难不成换了肉身,反倒胆子越来越小了？”木讷女子嘲讽道。 In record that „elder sister ground, the length and breadth, once provided extremely, has had many unable to explain exaggerating records. The especially these people of practicing martial art, a palm can make several tens of thousands of jin (0.5 kg) great strength unexpectedly terrifying qi and blood martial artist. When you prey on, is careful as far as possible” “姐姐这片地面,极其广袤,曾经留下的记录里,一直有着很多无法解释的夸张记录。特别是那些习武之人,居然还有一掌能打出数万斤巨力的恐怖气血武者。你捕食时,还是尽量当心一些” The sound has not said, the simple-hearted female figure leaps, several then change into piercing cold wind, vanishing on the spot. 声音还未说完,木讷女子身形一跃,几下便化为一股刺骨阴风,消失在原地。 Long time, sighed leisurely, reverberated in the mountain valley slowly. 良久,一声悠悠叹息,缓缓在山谷中回荡。 Near the small lake, a light yellow dress attractive young girl, appears slowly, looks direction that the simple-hearted female leaves, brow slightly pressed. 小湖边,一名鹅黄连身裙的漂亮少女,缓缓浮现而出,看着木讷女子离开的方向,眉头微蹙。 She is very clear, such as their Monster so, even some Magic Force, when strongest condition, when they appear the original form main body. 她很清楚,如她们这般的妖魔,就算有些法力,但最强时的状态,还是她们现出原形时的本体。 But their main bodies, still are very even difficult to stroke several tens of thousands of jin (0.5 kg) great strength. 可就算她们的本体,也很难一击打出数万斤的巨力。 That minority innately gifted Monster can achieve. 那只有少数种族天赋异禀的妖魔才能做到。 „So many years, could it be that, are these records, really only the legends?” “这么多年了,难道,那些记录,真的都只是神话传说？” The young girls grab the chest front braid gently, looking at the limpid lake water is somewhat lost. 少女轻轻抓着胸前发辫,望着清澈湖水有些出神。 She recalled previously when getting on immortal platform, seen that two claw seal. 她回想起早先在登仙台时,看到的那两个爪印。 Aura that in that claw seal leaves behind 那爪印中留下的气息 Suddenly cannot help but lost in thought. 一时间不由得出了神。 * * * * * * After several days . 数日后。 Ning City city gate place. 宁城城门处。 Bustling early morning stream of people, as the city gate opens, floods into the street in abundance. 熙熙攘攘的清晨人流,随着城门打开,纷纷涌入街道。 In the stream of people, two puts on one of the dirty Daoist robe old one few, is selecting two baskets of mushroom tenons, the preparation is entering a city to sell out receiving in exchange to wind around. 人流中,两个穿脏兮兮道袍的一老一少,正挑着两筐蘑菇笋子,准备进城卖掉换取盘缠。 „Old man, blows what 30 years ago daily True Blood True Strength, Qi Refining hammers the body, fights with the fists the dying shape. The issue is on your body, hundred jin (0.5 kg) mountain products of selected to be motionless our person to live the reality, first solves the warm and sufficient condition may be good?” “老头子啊,天天吹什么三十年前真血真劲,练气锻身,一拳打死象。问题是就您老那身子骨,连个百把斤的山货都挑不动咱人能不能活得现实点,先把温饱解决了可好？” The young people are selecting mountain products of big burden/shoulder pole, walking with difficulty, full head is the perspiration, follows behind front old Daoist. 年轻人挑着一大担子的山货,步履维艰,满头是汗,跟在前面老道人后头。 Walks, while mouth also in mutter. 一边走,一边嘴里还在碎碎念。 „You do not understand, is these years, the average life span is too short, over 35 do not die, 30 years of enough one generation of were quick death ray. Can remember that time person were too few, otherwise now” “你懂个屁,也就是这些年,人均寿命太短,不超过三十五就死,三十年足足一代人都快死光了。能记得那时候的人太少,否则现在” old daoist also wants to say anything, may think that the present situation, his voice stops suddenly, sighs, no longer said. 老道还想说什么,可想到如今的情况,他话音戛然而止,叹了口气,不再多说。 Nearby young Daoist shakes the head. 一旁的年轻道人摇摇头。 „Said, in this Ning Prefecture city, does not know has what case to be able the subsidy home.” “说起来,这宁州城里,不知道有没有什么案子可以补贴家用。” The taoist priests, through several so-called technique laws that old daoist grasps, they can also depend upon to expel evil spirits occasionally to seize the monster to mix a food to eat. 道士嘛,通过老道掌握的几手所谓的术法,他们偶尔也能依靠驱鬼捉妖来混点饭吃。 Also is this tumultuous times, human life such as worthless, Monster ghost all appear causes trouble, has their humanoid food to eat. 也就是这乱世,人命如草芥,妖魔鬼怪全都冒出来作祟,才有他们这类人的一口饭吃。