Chapter 420: Searching for Traces
Ye Tian definitely didn't expect that the Netherworld Old Ghost and Xu Wenmao could follow Hong Sheng's breath and finally find that village.
Not only that, but the old ghost of the Netherworld also verified the horror of the Bone Eater Spirit Ant through the severed limbs of the Bone Eater Spirit Ant that he ignored on the ground, the body shell is comparable to gold and iron, and the thin claws are as sharp as blades, which is an extremely terrifying spirit worm.
If Ye Tian knew at that time that this little clue would eventually expose the hole card of the Bone Eroding Spirit Ant in his hand, he was afraid that he would definitely clean up the ground carefully at that time, and would never leave any traces.
"Hong Sheng died here, his breath was completely cut off after arriving here, and we can only find that person by ourselves for the rest of the time. The old ghost waved his hand and put away the dark green flag, and said quietly.
"Netherworld King, the territory of Yan Kingdom is vast, how can we find it?" Xu Wenmao couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, the current Wuri Sect led the Cangyue army in the north to fight with the Yan Kingdom on the border.
The two sides have now become a deep hatred, and at this time, it is not easy to find someone to come out in the territory of Yan Kingdom?
Not to mention whether this person can be found, Xu Wenmao even felt that as long as he appeared in front of the monks of Yan Kingdom, he was afraid that he would be attacked by a group.
This is not a needle in a haystack.
It's about finding a needle in the midst of storms and waves.
"How do you find it, is there still an old man to teach you?" The ghostly old ghost glanced at Xu Wenmao coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Do you remember who reached the ears of the sect master with the Weeping Blood Golden Bell and the Phantom Fairy Sound?"
"Xiyu Six Demons!" Xu Wenmao's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood.
"Yes, the six demons of Xiyu have always done all kinds of evil, but at this moment, they would rather spread the news of the Weeping Blood Golden Bell, presumably they already know the news of killing Hong Sheng's person, otherwise, such a good opportunity, why don't they go and snatch the Weeping Blood Golden Bell themselves, but choose to borrow a knife to kill people. The old ghost said.
"Yes, why do you want to say it?" Xu Wenmao was slightly stunned, still puzzled, the six demons of Xiyu did this, and they simply pushed the fat that came to their mouths to others in vain.
"It's the old man asking you!" said the ghostly old ghost in a fierce voice.
"Netherworld King, my subordinates can't guess...... I'm afraid that there are other people who know about the existence of the Weeping Blood Golden Bell?" Xu Wenmao was in a hurry, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he immediately spoke.
In this way, it makes sense. The ghost's eyes narrowed slightly, and he let out a terrible laugh.
Xu Wenmao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
"Let's go, let's go find some villages that were destroyed overnight, maybe we can find information related to the Six Demons of Xiyu there, and maybe we can find out who killed Hong Sheng as soon as possible. The old ghost said grimly, pulling a piece of parchment out of his storage bag.
I saw that a map was outlined with a simple line, on which in addition to the names of some large cities, the surrounding mountains were only replaced by wavy lines, and the red marked points on it were scattered villages around the city.
According to the map, the nearest village is eighty miles to the southeast.
The ghostly old ghost carefully compared it again, and then put away the map and hurried to the southeast.
Xu Wenmao followed behind the ghostly old ghost and didn't say a word.
The remnant sun is like blood, reflecting the red sky, and there is much less stuffiness in the air.
The two walked for more than 70 miles in one breath, and a wide official road suddenly appeared in front of them, and several carriages ran side by side, which was more than enough.
Perhaps it was a cooler day in the afternoon, and there were many traces of pedestrians walking on the official road.
The ghostly old ghost looked east along the official road, and saw that at the end of the field of vision, a group of people were walking in the shade of trees on both sides of the official road, their pace was not fast, but it did not stop for a moment.
"Xu Wenmao, you go to them first to inquire, and if there is any news, report it to the old man quickly. The old ghost knew that his appearance was not suitable for seeing people, so he hid his body in his dark robe and walked under the shade of the tree on the outside of the official road.
"The subordinates will go right away. Xu Wenmao said with his fists clenched.
"Remember, don't frighten these mortals, lest they hide something. The old ghost of the Netherworld asked again.
It didn't take long for Xu Wenmao to meet with the oncoming group. When I looked at it from a distance, I didn't think that there were many people on the other side, but now when I got closer, I found that there were more than 20 people walking towards me, including old and young, as well as women and children and middle-aged laborers.
At the forefront was an old man with a gray beard, whose body was still very strong, and who had walked for several miles without a red face or panting, and whose body was better than that of those women.
"Old man, where are you going?" asked Xu Wenmao softly with a rare kind smile.
The children in the crowd hid behind the two women, each staring at a pair of dark eyes, secretly looking at Xu Wenmao's full beard.
"It's better to take one step at a time than to stay in the village and wait for death. The old man smiled wryly.
As soon as the words fell, several women in coarse cloth clothes, as if they remembered something, hugged their children and cried, as if there was something unspeakable, so that they had to move their families.
"Xiao Li Village was in ruins overnight. One of the middle-aged men was trembling, his eyes full of fear.
"No, I heard that everyone died, and that there were immortals later, but they didn't say anything, and left in a hurry. One woman sobbed and cried.
"Our Zhangzhuang is fifty miles southwest of Xiaoli Village, so a little distance is nothing to the immortals, maybe the next village to disappear is Zhangzhuang, so we plan to go to relatives in other places and go farther. The middle-aged man comforted the weeping child, and then sighed.
"This friend, the little old man advises you to go back quickly, so as not to lose your life in the past. The old man also persuaded.
"Old man, do you ever know how the people of Xiaoli Village died?" The smile on Xu Wenmao's face was more sincere, but with his beard, it always made people feel weird.
"I don't know, I don't know. The old man waved his hand again and again, shook his head and said.
"Big brother, you better go back quickly, it's really not where you should go. The previous middle-aged man persuaded him with kind words.
"Grandpa, grandpa, didn't the dog in the east of the village say that there is a female ghost...... "One of the boys suddenly shouted.
"Shut up!" the old man slapped the boy in the face with his backhand, leaving a deep red mark on his five fingers.
"There's a female ghost?"
Xu Wenmao heard a clue from the boy's mouth, and his eyes flickered.
"Don't listen to this kid. The old man immediately denied it, but his eyes were a little evasive.
Then, the old man bypassed Xu Wenmao, shook his head and sighed and continued to hurry.
The crying of the child and the woman came to an abrupt end.
At this time, their faces turned pale in an instant, and several young and middle-aged people did not speak, like frightened birds, almost fleeing from Xu Wenmao as fast as possible.
Faced with a strong life-and-death crisis, everyone ran away without saying a word.
The youngest two children, who were no more than three or four years old, staggered when they ran, their calves were weak, and they fell to the ground, crying profusely.
Immediately afterwards, the old man who walked in front suddenly saw a bearded man, and the other party was carrying a child who was silent and had tears on his face.
"Old man, I still haven't asked clearly, what is that female ghost?" Xu Wenmao's voice fell coldly.
"You!"
The old man looked at his grandson, who was already dead, in shock, and immediately thought of something, and immediately looked back.
I saw his son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter, all standing motionless at the moment. A black, dull rope circled them around their necks and then tied them all together, and even their expressions were forever frozen in horror.
"Damn you!"
When the old man saw that all his family members were dead, his eyes were red, and he trembled and couldn't speak.
"Since the old man didn't want to answer, I had no choice but to do it. Xu Wenmaopi said with a smile, and at the same moment, the black and lightless rope suddenly burst into a dark blue flame.
The moment the faint blue flame appeared, the bodies of those bound by the black rope turned into smoke and dust in an instant.
The old man was stunned for a long time, and his face couldn't help but burst into tears.
In his cognition, this is clearly an immortal method, but the immortals of those sects, shouldn't they care about the lives of ordinary people, why do some immortals do this to their own family?
After a while, the black and lightless rope fell into Xu Wenmao's hand, and at the same time, the dark blue flame on it flashed, and he saw the child Xu Wenmao was holding disappeared without leaving a trace.
"Kill me too!" the old man trembled, his body was already half cold, and he closed his eyes at the moment, just begging for death.
"What is that female ghost?" asked Xu Wenmao.
"It's just a rumor that came from nowhere, the children are just afraid to say that, and you will take their lives because of this, and the little old man will fight with you!" the old man shouted bitterly, and suddenly grabbed Xu Wenmao's neck with his hand.
"Hmph, in vain!"
Xu Wenmao smiled coldly, and the black rope in his hand instantly wrapped around his neck through the old man's hand, directly hanging it in the air.
"Tell the old man, are there any other villages around Xiaoli Village that have been destroyed?" The ghostly old ghost hiding in the shade of the official road quietly appeared.
"Little Lao'er even if he knows, he won't tell you!" The old man looked hideous and glared at the two of them.
"Then you will die!" said the old ghost gloomily.
The next moment, I saw that the banner in the hand of the old ghost suddenly spewed out a stream of dark green smoke, which directly penetrated into the old man's mouth and nose, and then the old man's body quickly withered and withered, and finally turned into a white ghost and was pulled into the banner by the smoke, and suddenly the flag flashed with dark green light.
"It's a good grudge. The ghostly old ghost beckoned to collect the flag, and as soon as he pinched the spell, he saw a skeleton very similar to the old man's face appear on the green flag.
The old ghost of the Netherworld said something in his mouth, and then he saw his brows furrowed together, and his face showed a difficult color.
"It's probably the same as he said, there are no female ghosts, it seems that we need to go to Xiaoli Village in person, maybe we can find some clues there. The ghostly old ghost sighed lightly, took out the parchment map from the storage bag, and determined the location of Xiao Li Village.