[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

Qinglong Town is facing the sea in the southeast, and it is a place where ships converge.Its name originated from the Three Kingdoms period. According to legend, the Lord of the Eastern Wu built many Qinglong battleships here to defend against Cao Wei, so it was named "Qinglong".Probably because of this reason, there are many shipyards in Qinglong Town, and there are also many outstanding shipbuilders.

Xuan Zhen galloped with the sword to Sanyi Road, and arrived at the west entrance of the town in the evening of the second day.Qinglong Town is considered a rich place. The houses in the town are all white walls and black tiles, and the roads are also paved with green bricks. A river flows through the center of the town, which just divides Qinglong Town into two halves. There is no bridge on the river. Ferry back and forth by boat on the pier.

It's just that it's clearly not yet night, but there are very few pedestrians on the street, and the two of them can count the people they have seen since they entered the town with their fingers.Qinglong Town is a big seaside town with a population of several thousand, no matter what, it will not be so depressed.Xuan Zhen walked all the way, secretly wondered in his heart.

Xiang San also frowned, and said in doubt: "On weekdays, those shops would never close so early, and those whose family members went to sea would lock the courtyard door late at night. Unexpectedly, after walking for more than half a year, the appearance of this place has changed a lot. "

Right now Xuan Zhen was going to stay at the inn for one night, he didn't want Xiang San to drag him to live in his own house after he heard about it, and said: "The immortal came to our town from a long distance, how can I let you live outside? Although my three families are not rich, they still have a few vacant houses, besides, I am the only wife and two children in the family, and if there are immortals, my elder son and younger daughter will learn a lot!"

Xuan Zhen had no choice but to follow him.Xiang San is a craftsman in a shipyard in the town, and his home is in the shipyard.Immediately, the two of them took the ferry from the pier to the outside of the shipyard in the south of the town. Xiang San had been away from home for a long time and was eager to return home. As soon as he jumped off the boat, he walked straight towards the gate of the shipyard without stopping.

Before stepping into the shipyard, there was a loud noise in the distance, as if many people were arguing, and a woman's cry was sandwiched between them.Xuan Zhen and Xiang San exchanged glances, and immediately walked towards the direction of the voice.

The inside of the shipyard is very large, with a lot of timber piled up in the southeast and an unfinished seaboat, and a few rows of low wooden houses built in the northwest area, obviously the residence of the boatmen.The cry came from behind a row of houses.

As soon as Xuan Zhen walked around to the back, he saw a group of big men surrounded by the fence of a wooden house.The woman was blocked and couldn't see her figure, she could only hear her crying hoarsely: "Xiaobao...my son, you should take a look at mother, open your eyes and take a look...my son..."

Xiang San was shaken all over, ignoring Xuan Zhen, and yelled, "Sister Yu, is that Sister Yu? You, why are you crying?" As he spoke, he rushed over.

When those big men heard his cry, they hurriedly turned their heads, with surprise on their faces.One of them came forward, grabbed Xiang San's forearm, and said happily: "Brother San, you are back!"

Xiang San grabbed his shoulder with his backhand and hurriedly asked, "Sister Yu, what's the matter?"

Hearing this question, the man's expression suddenly became gloomy, he sighed sadly, and bowed his head in silence.Xiang San shook him vigorously, and said anxiously, "Why is she crying...Is it, is it..."

The man sighed again, and then said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law Yu...Sister-in-law Yu's little treasure is gone!"

Hearing this, Xiang Sanyi immediately froze on the spot.

Just now when those big men saw Xiang Sangui coming back, they stepped aside a bit, and Xuan Zhen walked over, just in time to take a good look at the scene in front of the house.But I saw a small wooden coffin parked by the fence, and a woman with disheveled hair was kneeling beside the wooden coffin. Although the woman's face was covered, the layer of mourning covering her body was clearly discernible.She was holding a red and white cloth bag in her arms, it seemed that there was a person wrapped in the cloth, Xuan Zhen heard her words, and already guessed that it might be the woman's dead child.

At this moment, Xiang San had recovered, and said with a sullen face and anger: "Damn monster, what grudge does Sister Yu have against it, to bully orphans and widows?"

The man standing next to him sighed and said: "Yeah, sister-in-law Yu's life is already difficult enough without a man, so she pointed at this kid Xiaobao...but if he doesn't pay attention, that kid will be called a monster." I stole it and searched for it for a few nights but couldn't find it. The fisherman saw it on the beach this morning, so he rushed to tell her... Later we pooled up the money to carry the coffin, but Sister-in-Law Yu was holding Xiaobao , I will not let the museum be closed even if I die, and even if several people go up to snatch it, they will not be able to take it down. This love for my son is really..."

The big men beside him also nodded slightly, showing sympathy and intolerance on their faces.

Xuan Zhen carefully observed the dead body of the child in the woman's arms, and saw a lot of blood on the shroud wrapped outside, a small pale hand hanging out from the cloth, fingers curled up, a smear of red appeared between the fingers.He carefully inspected the corpse to see if he could get any clues, but the woman looked crazy, and when a big man approached, she struggled endlessly before touching the white cloth, and even opened her mouth to bite someone. Those big men had known her before. , who dared to use heavy hands to snatch the child, had to retreat.

He changed his mind slightly, put his fingers in his sleeves, quietly pinched the hand formula, and murmured: "The star on the stage, never stops changing. Exorcise evil spirits, protect life and body. Wisdom is clear and peaceful. The three souls are eternal, There is no loss of soul." The wide sleeves were lightly raised, and the index finger was slightly raised, pointing directly at Mrs. Yu.

After reciting this calming mantra, Yu's madness gradually subsided, he looked down at his youngest son, his eyes were still hazy with tears.Xuan Zhen took this opportunity to step forward, and asked in a warm voice: "Sister-in-law, can you let me take a look at this child?"

Yu Shi raised her head slowly, stared blankly at him and said, "It's useless, it can't be saved."

Xiang San hurried over and said to Yu Shi: "I invited this fairy down from Kunlun Mountain, and his spells are very magical! Let him have a look at Xiaobao, maybe he can think of a way to make Xiaobao look good." revenge!"

At this time, Mrs. Yu's mind became much clearer, so she put the child in the coffin and moved aside, but kept wiping away tears with the hem of her clothes.

Xuan Zhen lifted the hem of his robe, knelt on one knee beside the coffin, reached in and gently lifted off the piece of cloth wrapped around the corpse.People around him also gathered around to see how he behaved.

The child had indeed been dead for a long time, because he had been lying on the beach, and his face and body were covered with a lot of gravel.Xuan Zhen saw that his face was pale and there was no wound, but there was clearly a large amount of blood on the white cloth, so he completely lifted the white cloth aside, and he really saw the tattered clothes on the child's belly, soaked in blood. up sepia.He gently pushed the broken clothes away, and there were a few gasps from beside him.

I saw that the body of this little child was cut open by some sharp weapon, a long and narrow cut was made from the chest to the abdomen, and the internal organs could be clearly seen.Seeing the miserable state of the child's death, Mrs. Yu screamed and fainted immediately.

Xuan Zhen hurriedly asked Xiang San to help her into the room, then turned his head and continued to look at the child's wounds.After careful inspection for a long time, he found that the child's chest and abdomen were probably not accidental, because the murderer actually took out the child's liver!Suspicion suddenly arose in his heart, and he suddenly remembered some records he had read in the sect's collection, hastily turned the child's head over slightly, groped through the hair, and found something.

There was also a wound on the back of the child's head, a fingertip-sized hole poked out by a sharp object, because the hair covered it, he didn't notice it at first.I saw that the round wound penetrated into the skull, but not even a little bit of white fluid flowed out. Presumably, the murderer also took out the brains, and the method was really vicious and vicious.

At this time, Xiang San had settled Yu's family well and rushed back.Xuan Zhen then told him everything he had seen, and Xiang San was furious immediately, cursing that harmful monster.Xuan Zhen pondered for a while, and then said: "Brother Xiang, I have some ideas about what kind of monster killed the child, but..."

"Say it, tell it!" Xiang Sanyi hurriedly dragged him to ask, "What the hell is it?"

Xuan Zhen nodded slightly, and said: "I have read some books in the Qionghua School, and the books described the appearance and behavior of many monsters. An ancient book called "Dong Ming Guang Ji" mentioned a monster. Thinking about it now is very similar to what killed these children."

"It's really a monster?" The big men next to him didn't leave, and they were surprised to hear the conversation between the two of them.

The man who spoke to Xiang San just now admired him even more, and said again and again: "As expected of an immortal, we haven't found out what it is after searching for so long, an immortal can know it just by looking at it, it's really amazing, amazing!"

Xuan Zhen shook his head lightly: "It's nothing, just listen to me. The monster mentioned in "Dong Ming Guang Ji" is called Wang Xiang. It is said that it is a monster born in water. It looks like a child, and its body is red and black. He has a pair of red sharp claws, and he likes to eat people's livers and brains. I look at this child's body, the liver is missing in the stomach, and the brain is also missing the serum, which looks like it was killed by an elephant."

"That's right, our Qinglong Town is by the sea, and there is a river running through the town, so why not attract the water demon?" You said humanely.

Xuan Zhen shook his head slightly again, and said in doubt: "It's just that although elephants like to eat people's livers and brains, they never take the initiative to attack strangers. They are usually found in ancient tombs near the water. Why do they go to the town to steal children now?" How about killing him?"

Since he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out even more with that group of big guys in Xiang San Bing.Xuan Zhen lowered his head to look at the child again, feeling sorry for him, took the white cloth and gently wrapped it around him, and stuffed the exposed little hand back, at this moment he felt that there seemed to be something fluffy in the child's hand Things stirred in his palm, he hurriedly took out that little hand again and opened his fingers, unexpectedly found a few feathers in the child's hand.The feathers are long and narrow in shape, the root canal is purple in color, but the fur color is bright vermilion, it looks like it was plucked from some large bird.

Xuan Zhen was even more puzzled, since the child was stolen by the elephant at night, where did he find the time to catch the bird, and it is impossible for the elephant to have such gorgeous feathers.Could it be... there are other monsters who captured the child and killed them?