I rely on tricks to cultivate my longevity

Chapter 24
Seeing Zhou Sheng's anxious appearance, Lin Xixue really couldn't bear to tell him the truth.

After all, there is still some hope for how much was taken away by the "immortal". If I really want to tell the truth, I don't know if this dull boy can accept it.

Besides, in fact, it may not be that Hong Yanzi really deceived him.

After all, most of the slaves in the cave were starving people fleeing famine, and a steamed bun would make them faint.

These hungry people have no family background, so naturally no one will track them down, and they will not attract attention, which is safer for Hong Yanzi.

If someone with relatives like Zhou Sheng's sister is taken away in person, the risk is obviously higher.

Moreover, the so-called rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. Generally speaking, criminals will choose to commit crimes away from their permanent dens. Hong Yanzi should not choose to commit crimes near his old lair.

After thinking about it again and again, Lin Xixue felt that such a thing without conclusive evidence should not be said nonsense.

She comforted her and said, "Practice never lasts. Seven years is indeed a long time for mortals, but it is only a short period of time for monks. So it is not impossible for your sister to practice in seclusion after going up the mountain."

"However, you saved my life and my senior sister's life. This kindness should be repaid. Does your sister have a name? If you really find her in the future, will you have a token of recognition?"

Zhou Sheng thought for a moment, opened a large box in the corner, and took out a rattle with peeling paint from under a pair of old clothes.

"My younger sister's name is Qiao'er. If you meet her in the future, give her this rattle. She will understand it when she sees it."

Lin Xixue took the rattle and shook it twice, but the surface of the drum was no longer elastic and could not be shaken.

She solemnly put away the rattle, and reminded again: "I need to tell you first, this Yunzhou is so vast, although you gave me a token, but I may not be able to find your sister."

"You do your best, don't dare to ask for anything else."

Lin Xixue could hear a little more awe in Zhou Sheng's voice, and he no longer jumped out word by word, but became a little more polite, not like an ordinary fisherman.

At least, like reading some classics.

However, Lin Xixue didn't pay much attention to it. In troubled times, soldiers and horses were in turmoil, people died of hunger on the road, and merchants and Jinshi's homes also happened from time to time.

So even if you have read some books, it is not surprising that you live in this fishing village to fish for a living.

"Since I promised to help you find your sister, I will pay more attention when traveling in the future. It's just that my senior sister knows more about the customs of Yunzhou's sect, so if I want to find your sister, I have to go to my senior sister first."

Lin Xixue took advantage of the problem and directly asked Zhou Sheng to take him to find Bai Qing.

She didn't lie, after all, Bai Qing is a serious disciple of the immortal sect, so she naturally knows more about the secrets of the world of cultivating immortals that she doesn't know.

Zhou Sheng did not hesitate, and agreed without hesitation.

After taking a rest in his luggage, he led Lin Xixue into a rather remote mountain road.

Walking into the deep mountain, he took out a bottle of medicinal powder and sprinkled it on his body, then handed the rest to Lin Xixue.

"Insect repellent powder, if you sprinkle it on your body, mosquitoes will not dare to get close to you. The insects in the mountains are very poisonous."

Lin Xi hesitated a little, and sprinkled the powder on her body. She was not afraid of Zhou Sheng's evil intentions this week, after all, if he really had evil intentions, there was no need to save herself.

Besides, she had an unreasonable feeling that even if there was something wrong with the powder, with her current physical condition, there was a high probability that it would not be affected in any way.

The two climbed over the hill and saw a temple made of stone. The roof was covered with glazed tiles, and the exterior walls were painted with lime powder. In this fishing village deep in the mountains where supplies were scarce, it was indeed quite a luxurious building.

This is the so-called Wu Zeng Temple.

The gate of the temple was closed tightly, and through the gate, one could smell the bitter herbal smell coming from inside.

There was a table by the door, with paperweights, charcoal pencils, and straw paper on the table.

Zhou Sheng picked up the charcoal pen and wrote some weird words on the straw paper, then tore up the straw paper and swallowed it whole.

Not long after, the temple door opened, and an old woman on crutches slowly moved out.

Lin Xixue took a closer look, the batik sea-blue turban tied the old woman's disfigured hair into a disc shape, and she didn't know how many teeth were left in her mouth.

Batik navy blue clothes, with silver ornaments all over the body, it feels heavy when you look at it.

What he leaned on in his hand was not so much a cane, but a dry vine wrapped in pulp, and his whole body was bent like a standing shrimp.

For some unknown reason, her skin was completely attached to the bones, the direction of the blood vessels under the skin, and the gaps between the bones could all be clearly seen with the naked eye.

The flesh and blood between the skin and bones seemed to be swallowed by some unknown thing out of thin air.

She looked Lin Xixue up and down, leaned her crutch against the wall, crossed her hands in front of her chest, and bent over to salute.

"Shangzhen."

Perhaps it was because of toothlessness that she could not speak clearly, but her tone was quite respectful.

However, to Lin Xixue's ears, the respectful word "Shangzhen" seemed particularly harsh.

Now that I am a seventh-rank immortal official personally taught by the monster Tianzun, there is only one kind of person who can call myself Shangzhen.

This so-called great witch Zhu, like Hong Yanzi, is a person who serves monsters.Even if it is not the monster that Tianzun is serving, at least it is the same type of monster.

There must be something wrong with this kind of monster who calculated that Bai Qing would come in advance and even named her to bring her here.

She turned her head and said to Zhou Sheng who was behind her, "Please guide me, I will discuss some things with Dawu Zhu, and I will go back to the village to find you after the matter is over."

The stooped big witch Zhu also showed a smile uglier than crying, and nodded slightly: "My good boy, the things here have nothing to do with you, go back quickly."

Zhou Sheng bowed to the two of them each, and hurried down the mountain.

The sound of his footsteps gradually faded away, only the bleak cool wind beat against the bamboo sea.

Lin Xixue drew out the Dharma sword and held a sword flower, holding the sword with both hands, holding it backwards in front of her chest, and set up a posture.

But the great witch Zhu stood still, as if she had no intention of hostility. She lightly tapped her cane, and said in a deep voice: "Shangzhen, put down the sword, I don't need you to do this old bone, I'm afraid It didn't take long for it to go away on its own."

"What did you do to my senior sister?" Lin Xixue's tone became colder, "Or, what did the monster you serve do to her?"

"Shangzhen, why are you and I so hypocritical? I know she's not your senior sister, and you should know what I'm talking about." The voice of the great witch Zhu was still calm and calm, as if she was confident.

"Answer my question, what did you do to her?"

Lin Xixue's black feathers fluttered, and the jade book clattered into a jade belt, with a black halo floating behind it.

Bai Qing can't die, at least she can't die until she lifts the restraint on herself and tells what happened after she fell into hallucinations.

The great witch Zhu smiled and did not speak. He raised his crutches and removed the colored cloth covering the nave of the temple, revealing countless clay puppets of all sizes in the temple.
　Chapter 2 delivered, asking for recommendations, asking for character refills, asking for monthly tickets, and the most important follow-up!
　　But this seems to have fallen into a logical paradox. I can see that the salvation of this passage is already a follow-up. Those who need to be reminded to follow-up seem to not be able to see this passage. Should I go to Chapter 1 for follow-up reading? (~￣▽￣)～

　　
　
(End of this chapter)