Inner Demons

——The overwhelming flames form a wall of fire. Looking up, the direct and heavy black clouds can’t see the blue sky. Looking left and right, it stretches to the horizon beyond the sight, without end. The terrifying heat wave roasted the towering giant tree across several dozen meters. Splashing cold water on it-also across several dozen meters-it becomes extremely hot, transparent superheated steam, which can instantly burn human flesh and blood, and drop pieces from the skeleton.

This terrifying flame is being forced into Changzhi Town. And depending on the speed of advancement… it will come within five days.

Manpower is impossible to fight against such “natural disasters”. According to the experience passed down from generation to generation in this town, even the Turan River is impossible to stop the fire at this time. To survive, there are only two options.

The first one is the relocation of the town. There are wild forests near Changzhi Town. In fact, the town is almost surrounded by forests. However, it is already autumn and winter is about to enter. In five days to relocate, what can be taken away and where can I go? The northern state capitals are not rich, and it is customary for a large number of refugees to gather in the big city in winter to survive those months. However, even in a good harvest year, dozens of unclaimed bones are found outside the cities every year after the beginning of spring. Even more how this year can’t be considered a good harvest.

They have left their homeland and land, and this cold winter will become unusually cruel-they may all die.

So…there is only the second choice.

A circle of clearing was quickly cut out around Changzhi Town. When the monstrous flame is here, it is possible to pass this small town. But this will mean the workload of terrifying—opening around the town, several dozen meters in radius, cutting down hundreds of trees that are about to become fruit… This is an unprecedented and severe challenge.

However, for the sake of the hard-to-leave homeland and at least…there is a place to survive the coming winter temporarily, the people in Changzhi Town chose the latter.

They have to challenge this “natural disaster” caused by a terrifying force that they cannot understand.

So on the first day, they began to cut down the small trees around the town. These small trees—including “small trees” surrounded by one person—are brought down, dragged into the town, used to strengthen houses, or made into various tools. The town has a small population, only hundreds. However, among the hundreds of people, even the wealthiest Yujia, who dominates the timber purchasing power in the town, are all masters of this kind of work.

However, on the same day, the news that Li Yunxin had torn Cheng Kangzi alive and suffered heavy losses has spread to Qing, Ye, Yu, Chen, Ping, Qi, and She in the southwest and northwest. country. Dozens of Sects of Taoism and Sword Sect have mountain gates among these big countries, and this news spreads more widely.

It’s just about Li Yunxin’s whereabouts. It’s still a mystery-they spilled out the discipline, but no one saw the Demon. This seems to be a matter of common sense. Because these countries have such a vast territory, and the number of cultivators is pitifully small compared to this territory. Even if it has a resident in the big cities, it only casts a net in general – and the mesh is too big.

By the 2nd day, the “small trees” around Changzhi Town had been cut down, and people began to deal with the bigger and thicker giant trees. The whole town was mobilized. The young and middle-aged laborers work hard day and night, while the old and weak women and children are responsible for eating and drinking. This small town has never been so united and busy, but the fear of being busy is also lingering.

But there are always outliers in town—a young man and two younger women.

These three people came to Changzhi a few days ago. They lived in Yu’s house, and they were said to have the surname Yu. But the man’s last name is Yu, and the two girls have no last names, only first names. One is called Wusu and the other is called Lili.

These three people became the only idlers in the town. But in fact, the man is the most idle, and the two girls are still busy.

For example, a man named Yu and Yu Meng moved a chair at noon and sat at the door of Yu’s house, watching the people in the town rush back and forth. On the road paved with bluestone slabs, the men chanted chants, carrying the timber with all their faces and walking towards the lumber yard north of the town. Their clothes were torn by vegetation, and their faces were traces of dust, mud and sweat. The hair bun was also disheveled, and even the corners of his mouth were singed.

However, inside the gate of the bluestone brick city, Na Yumeng sat steadily on a wicker chair. Holding a pot of fragrant tea in his right hand, playing with a small dark sword in his left hand. Two girls, one pinched his legs, the other peeled the peanuts and sent them to his mouth…Looking at leisure was disgusting.

There are not many girls in this small town dominated by heavy manual labor. Even if it did, it would have long lost its delicate and lovely appearance due to years of wind and frost and fighting. The 13-14 years old daughter’s house has a dark complexion and a sturdy body, which looks like those rough women of twenty three-four in Weicheng. Therefore, Wusu and Lili made the people in this town shine.

They were born beautiful, with white complexions. Although a pair of small hands is not weak and boneless, it is not comparable to those rough hands full of calluses. The most important thing is…they have a different temperament that the people in this town have never seen before. They are dignified and elegant, and they naturally carry an indescribable sense of nobility when dealing with people, but they do not have the power of the big families in the nearby counties-on the one hand, they make people feel indecent and difficult to get close to, and the other is called People feel…very kind.

——At least, Shaoping thinks so. Sun Shaoping is now alone carrying a thick log and walking to the north of the town. He was caught between the people on both sides, and he could only be seen inside the house through the gap between the wood. But this at least… can be called “just and honourable” to see. If he were walking outside, he would probably “look steadily forward” like a few other young people, only glancing hurriedly and eagerly when he “wiped sweat” and “coughed” too frequently.

But even this time is too short. They quickly passed by the door of Yu’s house. Sun Shaoping walked a few more steps sullenly, feeling that his shoulders were hot and itchy from the rough bark. So suddenly he took a sip on the ground: “That Yu Meng is so lazy to do it. I didn’t move my hands, I only used to call people-two girls are also suffering.”

Said these things at this time, No one should have paid attention to him. Unexpectedly, there was an enthusiastic and widespread response—the original dull and anxious atmosphere eased a little bit, and it seemed that the topic about the two girls gave these guys a brief relief.

Everyone talking at once starts to discuss. But it’s not helping. Some people who have been to the mansion and state laughed and said that Yu Meng saw that he was the expensive Young Master of the big family. This big family is not the kind of big family in the county seat, but at least the wealthy Young Master in the state capital. The maids around such a nobleman are probably much better in terms of food and clothing than Old Yu in the town. In the future, the Young Master will marry Mrs. Zheng. Maybe these two maids who have served since childhood will marry a concubine. Come in.

From then on to death, as long as the family is in good condition…this is still a bitter life. What are their bitter haha?

Shaoping understood in his heart, but he was not convinced, and then muttered angrily. So the man who became a family laughed. Let me first say that for the maids of such a big family, those things are their own affairs-if the Young Master Yu does it by himself, they will cry in panic. Two weak girls, you know they are spoiled by their hands, so Young Master Yu doesn’t need them to do anything, what are they going to do? Was it driven out?

After saying this, I joked about Shaoping again, asking if he had affection for the two maids—the one named Wusu looked at the elder sister, gave birth to a pair of apricot eyes, and looked very dignified. , And probably work steadily. The one called Lili looked like a younger sister, and she had a pair of phoenix eyes. When she was reserved, she was also 30% flattering. It’s just that these two darlings probably look down on you, Shaoping, so don’t just think about it–

Everyone talking at once After talking, a burst of goodwill bursts out. The laughter.

The laughter went through the streets, seeming to make the dark clouds in the distant horizon a little lighter.

But after a while…the laughter suddenly stopped, and everyone was silent.

Because it is “snowing”.

White powder fluttered down from the sky, as if winter snow had arrived ahead of time-people know, this means that the fire wave is getting closer. If they didn’t escape this disaster… Those two Keren would also be ruined.

That fire…It doesn’t matter whether life is expensive or cheap.

“It’s ash.” Yu Meng put the small sword on his lap, raised his hand to catch the ash and looked at it, “There are still three or four days left.”

His current tone and expression are completely different from that foolish Young Master Yu in Weicheng. Even because of his running around these days, his complexion is darker and his figure is thinner. It seemed that his eyes were bigger.

Wusu stopped and raised his hand: “Should we really stay here? I went to watch the fire a few days ago, Young Master. It doesn’t look like a common fire, like a Taoist priest. Come out… Could it be that they are looking for you——”

Yu Meng laughed: “Where can I find me to use this to invigorate the crowd. It’s almost the same for Li Yunxin… But there is no news there recently. . People dare not go to Dongting.”

After a while, Li Li suddenly said: “These people are really stupid. Why do you want to cut down the tree? I heard Lord Third Uncle say before, At this time, put a fire and burn it from inside-that’s it.”

Yu Meng laughed again: “It’s time-sharing. They will definitely use this method, but it won’t work at the moment. The big and small trees were cut and transported away, and the bushes were left on fire. Otherwise, the woods are so dense that the fire has been lit and has not burned out, but the fire wave over there will be bad. It’s gone.”

“Furthermore, the fire is over, but nothing is left. I can barely eat the food left next to me. But what kind of heating is used in winter? The weather is cold and freezing, The roots of the trees under the ground are frozen-there is another snowfall that collapses the house, or the next spring will have to sell some wood for cash… So they are not all for fire prevention at the moment. This Old Yu is also a response Appropriate. In the past, I could be one of our family…”

When I accidentally said this, I stopped and stopped talking. I froze for a while, closed my eyes and leaned back on the wicker chair, lightly sighed: “Wait for Mr. Lu.”

Wu Su and Li Li did not speak, but went silent and distressed. .

It has been half a month since they came here. Her Young Master didn’t say why he came here, only said and the others-his former mentor, one of the most prestigious masters in the martial arts today, “Water Sword” Lu Gongjiao [Note 1].

So this 2nd day also passed-and the Sect Taoist priests among the countries still did not find any clues about Li Yunxin’s journey. It was also at this time that mortals in the world discovered the terrifying fire. The capable state capital began to organize Xiangyong to put out the fire, but soon realized that this flame is extraordinary fire-Li Yunxin fought with Cheng Kangzi, one side released Nine Heavens thunderbolt fire, and the other side released Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. How can mortals extinguish the flames caused by these two forces that are not part of the world?

So the disaster situation could not be concealed, and it was reported to Tianhe.

At this level, you have to alarm the resident Taoists in major cities. The wild forest… almost feeds half of the surrounding population. No matter how dumb officials know, if this reckless forest is burned out, what terrifying consequences will be brought. So the Taoist priests began to use spells to try to extinguish the flames…

but soon after they realized that it was not as easy as they thought.

This is the flame ignited by a real dragon, a real Taoist who specializes in thunder-fire, and fights to the death with all his strength. Where can such fires be easily extinguished by the disciplines of artistic and virtual realms?

So three days later, after the disciplines who were spilled out trying to find the trail of Li Yunxin tried hard, the higher-order Taoists had to participate in this… The action of fire is coming.

So, the manpower that was already in short supply became even more in short supply, and Li Yunxin’s whereabouts became even more a mystery.

So, on the fifth day.

On the night of the fifth day, the sky in Changzhi Town was still dark.

Instead, it has become a terrifying scarlet.

The fire waves can already be seen. The fire waves obscured the sky, like a wall 100 meters high. Fire waves not only bring high temperatures, but also strong winds. The powerful air rushed into the sky, and the streets and houses of Changzhi Town could hear the howling of gods and ghosts. The terrifying hot air dried everything, and even the surface of the Tulan River was covered with misty white mist, as if the entire town had been drawn into another space.

One day ago, they set fire to the shrubs outside the town, and now there is an isolation zone of several dozen meters wide between the town and the wild forest. People gathered on the street, breathing the hot, choking air, holding various water-filled containers in their hands, waiting trembling in fear for the judgment of the flame.

About Xu Shi (19:00 to 21:00), the forest outside the isolation zone was finally lit. The fire wave stood up outside the town-at this time, even if you raised your head, you couldn’t see the top of the fire wave. If it burns to the sky like a, the next moment will collapse. The town is surrounded by flaming peaks-facing the more misty Turan River.

The crackling sound of trees burning is even louder than the firecrackers during the New Year. But the whistling sound of the airflow is louder than the crackling sound-children who are sensible but age not to old start to cry in fright, but the cry of such a sound is extremely weak, just an unremarkable episode.

The burning continued for one hour-the water in the barrel and basin of the townspeople began to warm. But people’s efforts in the previous five days seemed to have finally achieved results, and the flame did not cross the isolation zone. There were unplaned roots in the scorched earth they burned, and those roots began to smoke because of the extreme heat. So in the land outside the town, there seemed to be hundreds of smokers smoking pots underground. But fortunately, it was just green smoke-after this one hour, not at all it burned.

This scene is weird and terrifying, but people are slowly relieved, thinking that this disaster is probably going to escape.

So, another two hours passed. No one dared to sleep with their eyes closed, and they were all on guard-most of the houses in the town were made of wood, and once a fire broke out, they would lose all their efforts.

People started talking slowly and whispers as they watched the night. It seems that loud voices will startle the evil spirits hidden in the flames, and lead to bad luck. They drink water, eat, watch everything around them vigilantly, and watch the terrifying fire waves not far away.

But in general-their tense emotions slowly eased. The next thing to think about… is how to survive this winter. How to find a way out in the spring of the coming year. Maybe you can switch to cultivated land. Once the wild forest is burned, the land will be extremely fertile. Maybe some crops are invited from the neighboring state capital, and they can switch from forest farmers to farmers.

It’s just that this wild forest doesn’t know whose family it belongs to—they have been guarding this forest for so many years. Except for government taxes, it’s true that no one has come to declare ownership. However, the old people in the town said that their forests in Changzhi Town, including the wider forests, are indeed the private property of who.

That’s it, two more hours.

People are getting sleepy and some are drowsy.

But at this moment, someone frowned again.

Sun Shaoping and a few young partners stood guard outside the town. They stood with the water at first, gritted their teeth and endured the scorching heat wave, ready to extinguish the flames. As three hours passed, they also felt tired, so they put down the bucket and sat down. Eat the dry food you bring first, and then occasionally chat to pass the time.

Sun Shaoping cared not only about the fire, but also about the girl in the house in the town—he didn’t know why he didn’t eat well the past few days, and he didn’t know why he could not sleep well. The restlessness, but I really don’t know how to resolve it.

So that night, he stared at the tree next to the isolation zone outside several dozen meters in a daze, and wondered in a daze.

For example, when will the girl leave… He Third Uncle said that in the future, Young Master Yu will accept them as concubine rooms, what about now? At night they…

He feels that he is much better than that Young Master Yu, and he won’t use it. If you marry Miss Su or Lili girl, you must not even ask them to touch Yang Chunshui…

He used to study in the county school for three years. He was literate and not insulted. Let them go…At that time, the family situation was okay…

Staring at the tree like this, thinking in a mess… Then suddenly he straightened up, frowned, and gave a lightly hey.

No one can hear his sigh. But Sun Shaoping then stood up and then walked a few steps forward, and poked his neck to look at the tree he had been staring at for a long time in the distance——

Something was wrong…

[Note 1]: See the Secret of Young Master in Chapter 2 of 100th.

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