The villain is ill

Chapter 42

When I returned to Qinyang City, it was still a while before Xu time.

The two guards were still guarding the door. Seeing Chu Mo and the others, one of them smiled and said, "It's still a quarter of an hour before the door closes. You guys came back just in time. Please come in."

After entering the city, Chen Wanrong asked, "What closed the door?"

Chu Mo said: "Close the city gate at Xushi."

"Why didn't I know? I just came out of the city gate, and they didn't tell me." Chen Wanrong asked Chen Qingpeng, "Chen Qingpeng, you came out with me just now, did they tell me?"

Chen Qingpeng shook his head and explained for the guard: "After all, there are so many people coming and going, it's impossible for the guard to remind everyone."

"Okay, good-looking people naturally have privileges." Chen Wanrong muttered softly.

Chen Qingpeng was often with Chen Wanrong, so he naturally knew who she was talking about. He looked sideways at Chu Mo, and couldn't help muttering in his heart. From his point of view, although Chu Mo was fair and clean, his facial features were ordinary. Those eyes are the only ones that can be called good-looking. No matter what, they shouldn't be in Chen Wanrong's eyes.He struggled for a while, and when he saw Chu and Mo walking to the front, he asked his doubts in a low voice, "Junior sister, I'm not a senior brother, I'm boasting, I'm several times better than Brother Shu no matter what I look like, where did you come from?" Think he looks better?"

After asking, Chen Qingpeng realized that Chen Wanrong was looking at him like a fool, she said: "You said you felt it, since you felt it, it is a subjective consciousness, a feeling, you treat it as a woman It’s enough if you have a sixth sense, why are there so many? Also, don’t compare you with Brother Shu, isn’t this a Mai Tai person?”

Chen Qingpeng didn't understand the subjective consciousness, feelings, and sixth sense at all, but this did not prevent him from understanding how much Chen Wanrong disliked him.He understood that even without Chu Mo, Chen Wanrong might not have liked him.

When the two returned to the inn, everyone in the escort team was sitting in the dining hall. Chen San greeted, "Peng'er, why are you drooping your head? Rong'er bullied you again?"

Chen Qingpeng cheered up, forced a smile and said, "No, I'm just thinking about something."

Chen San smiled and said: "What can you hold in your head, it's not Rong'er's idea, don't think about it, hurry up and eat."

Chen Wanrong refused, "Father, what are you talking about? Why did my business break up? Did anyone say that about your daughter?" She looked around, "Brother Shu and the others are back?"

"You, when will Dad be able to rest assured?" Chen San shook his head dotingly, and then replied: "Not yet, why are you looking for him, and want to be bullied by your Uncle Chi?"

"I'm too lazy to talk to you!" Chen Wanrong rolled her eyes, turned around and walked upstairs, and Chen San laughed loudly behind her.

However, after Chu Mo entered the city, he went straight to the remaining wells in the city. There are a total of six wells left in the city, and the rest were completely sealed with sand.

Chu Mo walked to the first well, which was located in the earth temple in the north of the city. Standing, waiting for the daily fetching time.

As soon as Xushi arrived, the guard at the well shouted: "Every family has three ladles of water, and they are not allowed to fetch water for three days. Remember. Let's start now, come in line, and don't jump in line."

The townspeople's mouths were so thirsty that they couldn't stop swallowing when they saw the well water, but no one dared to scoop up an extra drop.

The scoop used to scoop water is only bigger than a large porcelain bowl. Three scoops of water poured into the bucket are not enough to wash rice twice. How can they support a family for a whole day? To buy water, but most of the city residents have lost their harvest, where the income comes from, even if there is a little silver in savings, it will be used up after all these years.

Lack of water, lack of food, always in a state of hunger and thirst, wanting to escape but unable to escape the city, after so many years, it is weird that these people are not possessed.

Chu Mo even thought that if it wasn't for the lead wire Gu's control, these people might have lost their minds and started eating people.

Chu Mo didn't get close to the mouth of the well, but just checked it with his spiritual sense from a distance. The water in the well was abundant, so he turned his head to look at Chi Wushang, "Is there any poison in this well?"

Chi Wushang shook his head, and said: "The lead wire Gu is not easy to detect, you need to look closely."

Glancing at the people queuing up, Chu Mo said, "Then let's go and see other wells first."

The six wells are located in every corner of the city, and there are quite a few city residents queuing in front of each well.

Composing the location of the six wells in his mind, combined with the location of the abandoned wells that were backfilled, Chu Mo frowned. He always felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen similar patterns.

"Remember where the well was in that village outside the city?"

After a while, Chu Mo suddenly realized, "It's the seven-star soul-gathering array."

Chi Wushang nodded in praise and said, "Good eyesight."

Chu Mo was a little embarrassed, "If Master hadn't reminded me, I might not be able to remember it."

"You haven't done much research on formations, and this Soul Gathering Formation is not a decent formation, so it's good to recognize it." Chi Wushang said, he looked up at the sky, "It's going to rain soon."

Chu Mo looked up, and at this time the sun was setting and the clouds in the west were colorful, brightening half of the sky. This was a sign of rain, but it was not a good omen.

He still remembered the description in the records when the seven-star soul-gathering array was activated.

"The sky and the earth collapsed, evil spirits came to the world, demon soul sacrifices, and the Holy Spirit appeared."

During the arrangement of the seven-star soul-gathering formation, it will not rain until the sacrifices are complete. The collapse of the sky and the earth is the description of the heavy rain when the formation was launched.

City Lord's Mansion.

One person stood on the attic with his hands behind his back, looking up at the rosy clouds for a long time, before he said: "Come on, prepare your horses and chariots, and go to Xiling."

A person in the dark replied, "Yes, master."

After standing for a while, the man turned around. He looked young, but his head was full of white hair, which was tied loosely with a blue hair tie. The tail made the originally handsome facial features a little more sinister.

He went back to the room, took out a half-worn blue satin open-sleeved brocade robe from the box, put it on with great care, looked in the mirror again, and touched the scar on his face with some disgust, Then he became happy again, adjusted his sleeves, and murmured: "Will he be happy to see me wearing the clothes he sent?"

"Master, the chariot and horses are ready."

"Understood, you go down first." The man checked again and again to see if there was anything wrong with his body. After thinking about it, he pinned a purse to his waist. The characters embroidered with gold thread were a little unclear, so he was careful not to take care of it, and hurried downstairs when he saw that it was getting late.

Before the sunset had completely set, the black clouds began to condense.

"It is going to rain!"

Inside the inn.

The shopkeeper of the inn was checking the accounts when he suddenly heard a shout, which he took as a joke, "I haven't seen rain in years, and I'm very grateful that I can still buy water tomorrow. It's still raining, are you kidding me?" " Just as I was talking, I heard thunder rolling outside again, and hurriedly stopped the abacus, scrambling and rushed out, looking up at the sky where the black clouds gathered, "God, open your eyes, it's really going to rain !"

In an ordinary house.

The child was lying on the bed and fell asleep, and the wife was sitting beside the bed doing needlework. She seemed to hear someone outside saying "It's going to rain", she shook her head and smiled, not taking it seriously.

The husband was sitting beside the rice vat in a daze, but he suddenly stood up and walked out while muttering something.

The wife got up and asked, "The door is closed so late, where do you want to go?"

But the husband didn't seem to hear it, and he still walked out. The wife stretched out her hand to pull, but he was too strong to pull, so he stumbled and staggered. His eyes were straight and he kept muttering. : "It's going to rain." While walking out.

The wife wanted to chase after her, but saw that the child on the bed also sat up, got out of the bed with bare feet, and walked out chanting the same words. She was so frightened for a while that she forgot to chase.

There are many others performing the same scene.

Countless people walked on the street, their eyes were lost, they couldn't hear the calls of their family members at all, they just raised their heads and looked up at the black clouds over the city devoutly.

The wheels were rolling on the deserted streets. In the spacious carriage, the man straightened his back, and opened the curtains from time to time to take a look, "Why are you so slow? Go faster."

"Yes, master," replied the driver, "we're almost there."

The man touched the purse with his fingers, looked at the dark sky, frowned, pressed his inexplicably flustered heart, and urged: "Hurry up, hurry up."

He always felt that something was going to happen, and if he went late, it might be too late.

"Yes." The outsider answered, and swung the whip heavily.

The torrential rain came as expected, and the walnut-sized raindrops crackled on the roof of the carriage, but it didn't make people feel at ease. The man held his heart that was beating more and more restlessly, and kept comforting himself. It will take effect, there will be no surprises.

Should be thinking more.

"Drive! Call!"

In the rainy night, the galloping carriage suddenly stopped, "Master, the mountain has slipped, and the carriage cannot get on."

The carriage stopped in the west of the city. This is the only mountain in Qinyang City. It is not high, so it is more appropriate to be called a hill. It is also the Xiling in the man's mouth.

Xiling is about 200 meters high, and there is a courtyard at the top, which is the destination of the man's trip.

The man held up the umbrella, stepped out of the carriage, and ordered: "Go."

"Yes, master." The man in black driving the car raised a lantern and led the way with an umbrella.

There was no wind in the air, the rain poured directly on the umbrella, and the water flowed like a stream. The man walked carefully, and when he reached the gate of the other courtyard, only the uppers of his shoes were a little wet.

Seeing that the courtyard door was closed, there was nothing unusual, he felt relieved, took the lantern and said, "Stay here."

The man in black bowed his head and replied, "Of order, Master."

The other courtyard was empty, without the slightest light, the man didn't stop, he walked through several gates with ease, and went deep into the inner courtyard.

Pushing open the last courtyard door, the man hesitated for a moment before continuing to walk in. This is a small courtyard with no one in it, and there is only one room in it. The door is closed at the moment, so he stands under the eaves first. After putting away the umbrella, he wiped off the muddy water on his shoes and wiped his hands before carefully opening the door.