After leaving the inspection office, Ding Yi returned to the martial arts hall and found Bai Wangyun. He told him that he would be out for a few days. Bai Wangyun didn't say anything after hearing this, but reminded him that the outside world was not like Qingfeng County, and he had to be careful about everything. Ding Yi naturally agreed, and then returned to his room and took off his Feiyun clothes, changed into ordinary clothes, and even added a layer of linen inside. It was autumn at this time, and the weather was getting colder. Ordinary warriors were full of blood and qi, so they were not afraid of the cold, but ordinary people had already changed into slightly thicker clothes at this time. Ding Yi dressed like this to better hide his identity as a warrior. Otherwise, with a thin coat, people with discerning eyes would know that Ding Yi was a martial artist. After leaving the martial arts hall, Ding Yi walked south along Dongli Street and arrived at the city gate again in a short while. At this moment, it was the hour of Mao, and the guard on duty was pulling the capstan, slowly opening the heavy city gate. Outside the city gate, a long queue of people had already formed to enter the city. Some of these people were merchants, some were slave owners, but more were refugees who came here to seek refuge. Ding Yi looked at this scene and sighed in his heart. In Qingfeng County, ordinary people became the food of Yin Yang Sha, suffering from desires every day, and used it to satisfy the needs of Yin Yang Palace to worship gods.
But even so, there are still people rushing here from outside, which is enough to show how desperate the area outside Qingfeng County is. Tightening the package on his body, Ding Yi came to the city gate and handed the patrol letter of the Inspection Office to the soldiers guarding the gate. In Qingfeng County, you can come as you want, but you can't leave as you want. You must get a letter from the government before you can leave. Most of the merchants who ventured out had obtained the pass from the prefecture. It can be said that the entire Qingfeng County was like a mouth, swallowing the skin of the people who came, but not spitting out even a bone. Unlike the long queues entering the city, there were very few people leaving the city. After Ding Yi passed the identity verification, he set out on the road to Xiaotan Village. Unlike when he came, Ding Yi was already a martial artist in the refining state at this moment. He could travel dozens of miles a day with his blood surging. If he traveled at night, he could reach Xiaotan Village in one day. However, there were still many people around Qingfeng County. Ding Yi decided to travel at a normal speed first, and took out the quicksand map at the same time, spreading it out from time to time to check. The farther away from Qingfeng County, the more desolate the surroundings became. Ding Yi once again felt the despair of this chaotic world, but this time, his eyes were calm, and he didn't even have any emotional fluctuations. Early the next morning, Ding Yi, who had already put on a leather mask, stood in front of the entrance of Xiaotan Village. He looked at the map again and confirmed that there was nothing unusual before taking a step forward. The transparent film that surrounded Xiaotan Village had disappeared. Ding Yi, who took a step forward, did not notice any obstacles and entered Xiaotan Village. In front of the eyes, the originally neat houses were now partially dilapidated, and the doors of every household were closed. The bleak autumn wind rolled the weeds randomly on the dirt road in the village. "Has the blood sacrifice been completed?" Ding Yi had this thought in his heart, and then continued to walk forward. Soon he came to the door of Old Man Wei's house. At this moment, the house was half burned down. Ding Yi looked inside from the collapsed door and saw only charred soil and collapsed charred wood. A trace of emotion flashed through his eyes. The scene of the life-and-death fight with Qing Yunzi that day came to mind again. Ding Yi did not enter the house, but turned around and continued to walk forward, and pushed open the door of a small house. Inside the house, two shrunken corpses were lying on the floor of the main hall. The corpses all had claw-shaped hands and hideous faces. It can be seen that they must have been in great pain before they died.
Seeing this, Ding Yi seemed to have expected it, and did not stop for too long, but continued to walk to the back. Not long after, Ding Yi arrived at the end of the village. After this journey of investigation, Ding Yi found that there was no one alive in the entire village, and all of them turned into mummies and died in the house. It was obvious that Bai Yunzi had successfully performed a blood sacrifice on the entire Xiaotan Village and left with the statue. Ding Yi took a last look at the lifeless village, and then continued to walk forward along the path behind the village. This road was naturally the road that Ding Yi followed the villagers to go up the mountain to the Taoist temple. At that time, it took them half an hour to reach the Taoist temple. This time, Ding Yi took more than an hour to reach the foot of the mountain where the Taoist temple was located. Taking out the quicksand map, Ding Yi glanced at it slightly, and found that there was no red cross on it, so he continued to walk up the mountain. When he reached the halfway point of the mountain, Ding Yi found that the Taoist temple with red paint on the surface was still standing in the forest. The sparse bird calls sounded from time to time, but it made the forest even more gloomy. Ding Yi walked up the stone steps slowly, and after a cup of tea, he arrived at the door of the Taoist temple. At this moment, the door of the Taoist temple was half-closed. Ding Yi first stood at the door and listened quietly for a while. After finding that there was no movement, he walked in sideways. It was noon at this moment, and the Taoist temple was still as quiet as the last time Ding Yi came. The sun shone on the bare floor tiles in the Taoist temple, but it could not bring any warmth. Ding Yi took out a talisman and put it on the palm of his left hand, and his right hand was on the long handle hanging on his waist. Then he walked lightly towards the backyard of the Taoist temple. In the backyard, the huge Taoist statue still stood in the center, but now the stone statue was covered with cracks and seemed to be about to collapse at any time. But unlike that day, at this moment, a strong fishy smell came from the stone statue, just like the smell of dead fish and shrimp floating by the lake. "It seems that Bai Yunzi has left." A thought flashed through Ding Yi's mind, and then he returned to the courtyard and walked into the Taoist temple that he had not entered last time. After entering the temple, Ding Yi found that the three statues placed in the temple were all faceless, but there was a closed face on each chest. "It is really an evil demon!" Seeing this, Ding Yi snorted and continued to walk deep into the temple. Behind the statue was a long and narrow corridor. Walking along the corridor, Ding Yi came to a small courtyard with open space. There were three side rooms in the courtyard. Ding Yi guessed that this was probably the place where Bai Yunzi and others rested at that time. "I wonder if I can get something with evil spirits." Ding Yi looked at the side rooms in front of him, and a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes. Then he chose the one on the left and pushed the wooden door open with his long hand. After seeing that there was no movement inside, he slowly walked in. After a cup of tea, Ding Yi checked the three side rooms in a row, but did not find anything particularly useful, which made him a little disappointed. But he was not without gain.
Ding Yi was holding a small porcelain bottle in his hand at this moment. The porcelain bottle contained some hair and clothing fragments that he had just collected in the three side rooms. Then, Ding Yi put down the package he had been carrying, spread it out on the ground, and took out a pen and ink. After a while, Ding Yi dipped the pen in ink and wrote the words "Bai Yunzi's traces" on the bottle, and then stared at it quietly. [Currently available for strengthening. The lifespan required for strengthening is 4 months and 15 days. Do you want to strengthen? ]