Sorcerer

Xiqu City is located in the southwest of the mainland, close to Quyuan Sea. From the geographical location, this place should have a subtropical marine climate, but Xiqu City has obviously subverted this common sense.Every winter, the cold current blowing from the Quyuan Sea would drag the temperature in Xiqu City from more than ten degrees to several degrees below zero or even more than ten degrees.Because the air in Xiqu City is humid and there is plenty of water, every time the temperature drops, it must be accompanied by a heavy snowfall, covering the mountains and plains with plain silver.

This kind of cold current is intermittent, and the duration of each cold current is not long, as long as three to five days, and as short as two or three days.When the cold current recedes, the temperature will quickly rise to more than ten degrees, and the snow will melt quickly, creating a beautiful scene of bright spring.And when the next cold snap comes, the temperature will drop below zero in an instant.

This weird climate lasts for more than a month from late November to the end of December every year, covering the entire west coast of Quzhen Kingdom.

Ten degrees below zero is of course not comparable to the severe cold in the northeast of the mainland, but what is terrible is that this kind of temperature fluctuation is a kind of devastation to animals, plants, and human beings.The vegetation on the entire west coast of Quzhen Country is quite different from other places. At the end of autumn, these plants with different shapes in summer will change into slender leaves without exception, as if changing from a broad-leaved forest to a coniferous forest in an instant.

The first snowfall in Xiqu City this year was very heavy. From the early morning of November 25th to 26:[-] am on the [-]th, the snow covered people's knees. The entire Xiqu City was completely white at a glance. .

Silver makeup is the unique beauty of Xiqu City. In the mouths of many literati and travelers, this beauty is a gift from God and a visual feast.

However, this snow was a disaster for Wu Maxi at this time.

His injuries were extremely serious, especially at the broken left arm.Originally, he was able to deal with this kind of injury by himself, but the heavy snow covered all the herbs he needed, which made his medical skills a waste of rice.Moreover, he has no money, which means that he has no ability to buy medicinal materials.

Now the broken arm has been straightened and fixed, and hung on the chest with a cloth belt.But without the aid of medicinal materials, God knows what kind of trend the heavily bandaged wound will develop.

Since last night, Wu Maxi could clearly feel the heat in her left forearm, which was a sign of inflammation.There is also some dizziness in the head, which is a sign of fever.This symptom became more and more serious as time passed, and in the morning, his body was so tired that it was difficult to stand still.

Wu Maxi hid under the eaves of a dilapidated room, rubbing a finger-thick stone strip in her hand.

This stone strip was found inside Zhao Tieban's clothes, three stones.

This root stone bar is engraved with four small seal characters of "Xia Ye Ying Yu".From the appearance alone, Wu Maxi couldn't tell what it was, but this was the only gain she got in exchange for 350 gold coins. Although she didn't find any use for it, she still kept it.

He tightened the animal skin wrapped around his body, facing the east, bathing in the long-lost sunshine.

The golden sunlight shone on the snow all over the city, and the light it emitted made people dazzled.This picture is called Xiqu Morning Makeup, and is known as the first of the ten sceneries of Quzhen.However, Wu Maxi has no ability to bear this kind of beauty. All he can do is to find some places facing the sun and leeward as much as possible to save every ounce of heat in his body for himself.

No matter how picturesque the city is, he doesn't want it to be his own grave.

The snow has stopped, and the warm wind will visit the city again soon, and his own vitality will come along with the warm wind.

There are already some morning people on the street, and the beautiful snow and bright sunshine have given people a bright mood.

The famous poet Lu She once said that the people in Xiqu City are wild and unrestrained, and their lives are indulgent and unrestrained, as if they are living the end of the world every day.

The beauty of Xiqu's morning makeup dilutes the doomsday-style indulgence, but gives people a carnival like rebirth in the doomsday.Perhaps the people of Xiqu City, only in such a beautiful morning, the laughter is natural and beautiful, and not as exaggerated and weird as the old owl night.

But there was still disharmony. A drunk man came from the street with a bottle of wine, and walked crookedly towards a broken wall on the side of the street after walking half a street.Wu Maxi thought he was drunk and lost his sense of direction, but it turned out not to be.The drunk man walked to the bottom of the wall, leaned on the wall with one hand, took out the dick with the other hand, and began to pee.

Ten minutes after the drunk left, the door of the Qingque Inn on the street opened, and a beautiful girl came out from inside.She was wearing a white fur coat and a white fur hat. She covered her nose and mouth with her hands. Standing there, she seemed to blend in with the beauty of Xiqu's morning makeup.The snow reflected her face, and there was a touch of pink in the whiteness, which was more beautiful than the snow scene with colorful lights.

Although she was wearing thick fur, her waist line still showed her slender and beautiful figure. When she walked towards the street with small steps, Wu Maxi noticed that her calf in pink leather boots was like a deer Light and agile, and a string of footprints left behind, like lotus blossoms.

She wore a string of bells on her wrist, and she kept jingling all the way.

In the entire southwestern region of the mainland, the style of dressing pays more attention to accessories, especially girls, whose whole body is in disarray, standing against the wind, it is a string of human-shaped wind chimes.This girl only wears a string of bells on her hands, which is relatively simple.

There was a faint smile on her face, but she didn't know why her smile was so beautiful.

She was obviously taken aback when she saw Wu Maxi.Wu Maxi, who was half lying under the eaves of the street, was described as bleak, with a gray complexion, and her whole body was in a mess, with a broken arm hanging on her chest.

The girl hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards Wu Maxi, but her face was already a little red, it could be seen that this was a shy girl.

She knelt down in front of Wumaxi, and there seemed to be a slight tremor in her soft voice, "Are you... injured?"

Wu Maxi didn't answer, she looked at the girl with sour eyes due to fever, without any expression on her face.The girl's hair was lightly golden, and looked transparent under the sun. This subtle beauty caught Wumaxi's weak gaze.

The girl stretched out her beautiful little hand and waved it in front of his eyes, but Wu Maxi's expression remained unchanged, she didn't even blink her eyes, like a stone sculpture.

The girl pursed her lips lightly, and then made several beautiful gestures with her hands on her chest, accompanied by a series of melodious bells.Based on experience, Wu Maxi knew that she was weaving an artistic conception.

Mood weaving has very strict requirements on rhythm, which is an extremely difficult bottleneck for beginners.Therefore, 600 years ago, the sage Zhu Fan proposed to use oral formulas and hand formulas to assist.

This method is very effective and makes it easier for beginners to get started.But in the field of realm cultivation, Wujue weaving realm has always been advocated.The tactic is only an aid when learning the artistic conception for beginners, and the proficient will basically put aside the help of the tactic.

Just like Wu Maxi, who has been using the corpse-removing curse so well for more than ten years that she doesn't need any hand formulas or oral formulas at all.

As soon as the girl pinched the hand, Wu Maxi felt as if something was flowing through her body, just like the water flowing on her body when taking a bath, but the water can only wash away the surface of a person's body, but this thing seems to wash away the body surface. A person's internal organs.

Wu Maxi didn't know what this artistic conception had done to her, so she changed her color slightly and stared into the girl's eyes.

The girl didn't notice the change in Wumaxi's expression, but was a little flustered by the injuries in Wumaxi's body, "Oh, are you hurt so badly?"

Wu Maxi felt relieved, what the girl weaved should be a detection conception.There was still no expression on his face, as if the girl was not referring to him.

After a moment of panic, the girl calmed down, and began to knead the artistic conception again.This time the artistic conception is more complicated, and I have been kneading the hand formula for a long time without finishing it. Judging from the girl's expression, it is obviously difficult for her to weave this artistic conception.

Wu Maxi could see that she had no malice towards her, she just watched her weaving the artistic conception indifferently without interrupting.

The girl finally finished the last change in the hand formula. She pointed at Wumaxi with her finger, and Wumaxi immediately felt refreshed. All the cells in her body seemed to be activated in an instant. The exhaustion was swept away, and all the organs were glowing. vitality.

The girl still had some regrets, and said softly: "It's a pity that I only know how to transmit incense from kapok. If I learn how to burn the lamp, I will definitely be able to heal your injury."

The ever-burning lamp that the girl mentioned is briefly introduced in Lan Ruogu's "Illustrated Artistic Conception".

The outstanding artistic conception like the ever-bright lantern has always been a secret, and ordinary people can't get it at all, and this girl can learn this artistic conception, presumably she is from a famous family.

Wu Maxi was a little envious, even jealous.I have worked hard for 12 years in order to go to the most inconspicuous Yijing Academy, but as of last night, this dream was completely shattered.

The injustice in the world is so profound, like the deepest moat, which cannot be crossed.

"The injury is so serious, why don't you go to the hospital?" The girl asked softly.

Hearing this, Wu Maxi suddenly resisted her kindness.

With such an injury, who wouldn't want to lie in the hospital, but that's only the welfare of the rich.A girl like her who is well-clothed and well-fed can't understand the helplessness of the poor at all. When they are sick or injured, it is the poor's first choice to stay alive.Wu Maxi also knew that she didn't intend to be sarcastic, but her heart still felt as if a needle had been pricked in her heart. She glanced at her, lowered her eyelids and said nothing.

The girl wanted to persuade her again, when she heard a beautiful female voice from the left: "Ruyi, you damn girl, why didn't you call me when you came out?"

Turning his head, he saw a girl in pink trotting towards here, and not far behind her, followed by a handsome young man with a reserved smile, and his reserved footsteps were somewhat following. Can't match the lightness of the girl in front of her.

The girl soon came to Wumaxi.

If the girl named Ruyi was a weak and beautiful narcissus, then the girl who came later is like a delicate and infinite peach blossom.

It's a pity that the two beauties stood less than three feet in front of them, but Wu Maxi didn't even bother to lift her eyes.

The girl grabbed Ruyi's left hand and blamed: "We agreed to go to the Qingwu Tower to see the snow scene together today, why didn't you call me?"

There was some grievance in Ruyi's words, and said: "Sister Weiwei, I called you early in the morning, but you said you want to sleep!"

"Is there?" Weiwei had some doubts on her face, and then she started to mess around, "Oh, I don't care, it's your fault anyway. Hurry up, and you won't be able to see it when the snow melts." After finishing speaking, she pulled Ruyi away to leave.

Ruyi couldn't resist her, followed her for a few steps, then turned her head to Wumaxi and said, "Well..., your injury is very serious, remember to go to the hospital later, otherwise it will be very troublesome Yes." How to address Wu Maxi is a very troublesome thing for her.

Wu Maxi didn't bother to reply, she turned her head to the other side, raised her eyelids, and happened to see the young man standing in the snow, smiling wryly at the backs of the two women.

Wu Maxi withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyelids and sat quietly, not long after she felt someone walking in front of her, Wu Maxi didn't bother to open her eyes, she just used her sense of hearing to detect the movement of that person, until there was a faint "ding" sound.

It was the sound of gold coins, Wumaxi was very familiar with it, he opened his eyes with some doubts, and saw that young man's face was less than two feet away from him, with a kind smile on his face.

The young master put the gold coin in Wumaxi's hand, and said in a gentle and authentic tone, "My friend, you should go to the medical clinic for your injury, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

Wu Maxi was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, the young master had already got up and was about to leave, and he specially left a peaceful smile on Wu Maxi.

You don't need to look at it to know that there should be more than ten gold coins in your hand, which is not a small amount.

Wu Maxi was somewhat resistant to this kind of help, but she just thought about it and did not say no.In any case, these dozen or so gold coins are indeed very important to him now.Without this money, his survival would be very difficult.

It's just that his mood is still very contradictory.

It's not that he has never accepted other people's coins. In addition to the main job of exorcising corpses, he has many side jobs, and begging is one of them.It's just that today's gold coins seem to be a bit different from those obtained from begging.This money is hotter than stolen money.