Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 305 Human Skin Flower Bag

Although the look in his eyes was a little strange, he didn't detect any obscene or offensive meaning at the moment. It seemed that he was just admiring him, or... just like the boy said, he looked familiar.

But he hadn't seen him.

Yun Wangmei touched his face curiously, glanced at Qin Xiao secretly, and happened to meet his eyes, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"What are you daydreaming about? Let's go, brother's here to treat us to dinner." Yun Wangchuan was also looking at him, smiling and pulling him forward.

"Oh, oh..." Yun Wangmei came back to his senses in a daze. Before he had time to process the strange movements in his heart, he saw the young man in black retracting his gaze and continuing to move forward as if nothing had happened.

Although this strange feeling did not reappear during the subsequent play and eating, Yun Wangmei always felt a strange feeling stuck in his throat, which was very uncomfortable.

The restaurant that Yun Wangchuan invited them to was their favorite. The food in this restaurant was extremely spicy. Ordinary people would feel like lava flowing through their throats and sweat like rain after taking a bite. Although it was very spicy, there would be no abnormality in the body the next day. The spiciness was pure and refreshing.

Yun Wangchuan would not bring ordinary friends here, but when he invited Qin Xiao to eat spicy food two days ago and saw that Qin Xiao did not show any abnormality, he guessed that the other party also liked spicy food, so he invited him to come.

Of course, Yun Wangchuan also took his time and made it a little lighter according to his usual taste. But even so, Qin Xiao still couldn't stand it.

Qin Xiao supported the table with one hand, his face surprisingly calm. Ignoring his bright red lips, he looked almost the same as usual. But if you look closely, you can find that dense and shiny sweat has already seeped out of his forehead.

Qin Xiao had tried his best to dissolve the burning heat in his body, but it was a drop in the bucket. The peppers used in this store were a kind of fire-type spiritual peppers, and ordinary methods of removing the spiciness were useless, even if he circulated the Qi in his body.

Qin Xiao glanced at the two brothers who were eating happily across from him and decided to give up.

"Won't you try this? It's delicious!"

As soon as Qin Xiao put down his chopsticks, Yun Wangchuan quickly picked up a piece of frog meat for him and looked at him expectantly.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao drank some ice water and put the meat into his mouth. He had to say that the cooking skills of this restaurant were really good. The meat was smooth and tender, and it could slide directly from the mouth into the throat. Unfortunately, it was too spicy. It felt like a piece of burning charcoal when it was put into the mouth. When he swallowed it, the sweat on his forehead finally fell.

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes, seemingly indifferent, but in fact he was stunned by the spiciness. He nodded mechanically and was unable to speak.

If Mo Hanyu annoys him again, he will be invited to dinner.

This thought suddenly came to Qin Xiao's confused mind, and thinking about what that guy did last night, he became more convinced of this idea.

The two brothers on the opposite side were eating very comfortably, and even felt that it was not spicy enough. Yun Wangchuan was excited about eating and liked to order a pot of wine. The wine was even more spicy when it went down his throat, and Qin Xiao refused without thinking.

"I'm only seventeen." Qin Xiao raised his hand to refuse.

Yun Wangchuan didn't force himself, and shared a pot with his brother beside him. However, the two of them had different alcohol tolerances, and Yun Wangchuan felt dizzy after drinking half a pot, and began to giggle.

“I, let me tell you… my little brother is really amazing.” Yun Wangchuan put his arm around Yun Wangmei’s shoulders and said with a big smile, “And he’s really lucky… The sect encountered danger when they went out hunting before, and it was all thanks to him—”

"No, no. It's all coincidence." Yun Wangmei blushed and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Isn't that just luck?" Yun Wangchuan was drunk. He squinted his eyes and looked at Qin Xiao. His words became blunt. "Do you like this fox fur very much?"

Qin Xiao glanced at the fox fur coat he had taken off, regained some consciousness, and said calmly, "I'm just a little curious. It's a little different from what I usually see."

"Of course!" Yun Wangchuan smiled proudly, "This is the skin of a thousand-year-old demon fox. With our qualifications, it would not have been our turn, but my younger brother dealt the last blow to the spent demon beast, so some was given to us."

Yun Wangchuan handed the fox fur to Qin Xiao and said, "Touch it if you want. This fox fur is impervious to water and fire, and it can also protect you from wind and sand. It's really a rare treasure."

"Brother...you are drunk." Yun Wangmei wanted to stop him from continuing.

Qin Xiao touched the fox fur and smiled faintly: "It is indeed a treasure."

"But you mentioned the ten thousand year old demon beast. I see that you seem to be only in the Profound Realm, but you don't have any missing limbs."

“Well, that’s because the elders had already severely injured the demon fox, causing it to go mad…” Yun Wangchuan recalled the scene that day, frowning in confusion, “It must have been a last gasp. At that time, we were not strong enough, so we could only watch from the outside of the hunting circle. That battle was truly earth-shattering.”

"That demon fox was so cruel that he could easily bewitch people's minds and even made the elders kill each other." Yun Wangchuan leaned on Yun Wangmei's shoulder and recalled in a disjointed way, "But he looked quite good... No, it shouldn't be his appearance, it's his transformation."

"You don't know. At first, the demon fox had a handsome appearance that made people drool! But when it showed its true form and was severely injured by the elders and rushed into our sight, for some reason it looked completely different."

Yun Wangchuan guessed: "That should be his true form. After all, he was already at the end of his strength when he rushed in front of us... He turned into a strong and bloated figure and came in front of us."

"It wanted to attack us... Fortunately, it didn't have much strength left. Unfortunately, I was too scared to move. My brother was very capable and stabbed it in the neck with a sword, killing it."

Qin Xiao took a sip of water, his expression remained the same.

"That demon beast is really abominable. It must have committed countless evil deeds when it was alive." Yun Wangchuan said angrily, "Do you know what we found on it? A human skin bag! The skin is still intact! It's really cruel and outrageous!"

Yun Wangchuan sighed and shook his head: "I don't know which poor person was killed... But we buried the human skin in that land, so it can rest in peace."

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and did not make any comments. He stared at the tea quietly, as if he could see a flower in it.

"How do you know it's human skin?"

After a while, Qin Xiao asked.

But Yun Wangchuan was already drowsy. Yun Wangmei glanced at him hesitantly and replied, "Although the human skin has shrunk a lot, the flowers filled in it are too full, and the experienced elders have confirmed it... so we know."

"And... there isn't even a single withered flower in it. It must have taken out the ones that were filled in and put in new ones frequently. It's true... even the dead can't escape its torture." Yun Wangchuan muttered, his eyelashes trembling a little and narrowing his eyes.

Qin Xiao didn't ask any more questions. He quietly finished the tea in the cup and stood up suddenly.

"Want to go for a walk?"

Yun Wangmei was stunned, and the strange feeling from before came back again: "Alright, it's a good opportunity to blow some fresh air on my brother to wake him up."

Yun Wangmei woke Yun Wangchuan up. They walked along the river for a while, and Yun Wangchuan gradually sobered up. He recalled what he had said, feeling a little embarrassed, and wanted to explain. But Qin Xiao didn't say anything. He thought about it over and over again, but didn't think he had said anything wrong, so he just kept silent.

"That demon beast...was there anything unusual when it was dying?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked.

Yun Wangchuan instinctively replied: "No."

Yun Wangmei thought for a while and said hesitantly: "It seems... he said something, but I don't know what it was. His finger seemed to tap my forehead, and he seemed to smile."

"What? It smiled at you? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yun Wangchuan was shocked. "What if it cast some kind of spell on you? And it said something I couldn't understand... Could it be a curse?"

"What is that sentence?" Qin Xiao looked at Yun Wangmei and asked softly.

"Hmm..." Yun Wangmei hesitated for a moment and then learned to say it.

His learning was very immature, and his accent in some places was very strange, but Qin Xiao still understood it.

Yun Wangmei looked at him. The moment he finished retelling, the young man in front of him seemed to have red eyes.

But it only lasted for a moment, which made Yun Wangmei wonder if he had seen it wrong.

"No, Wangmei, you have to listen to me. Let's go back and let the elders check it out, so that there won't be any sequelae!" Yun Wangchuan was anxious, "That monster is very powerful. What if something happens to you——"

"I feel like it's been such a long time..." Yun Wangmei laughed dryly, feeling that it was unnecessary.

But Yun Wangchuan was frightened by this sudden news. After apologizing to Qin Xiao, he dragged Yun Wangmei away in a hurry.

"Wait, wait a minute..." Yun Wangmei looked at Qin Xiao and hesitated before whispering something in Yun Wangchuan's ear. Yun Wangchuan showed some doubts on his face, but he took a few steps back and distanced himself from the two.

"Um... do you know that fox?" Yun Wangmei asked him softly after confirming that Yun Wangchuan could not hear their conversation.

Qin Xiao glanced at him with an indifferent expression: "Why do you say that?"

Because... you look a little strange.

Yun Wangmei didn't say it out loud, but the scene that had caused him nightmares several times emerged in his mind -

The bloodstained burly man faced his counterattack without any anger or ferocity, staring at his face as if he was looking through him. Blood flew all over the sky, and in an instant, he smiled.

It didn't look like the smile of success after a curse was cast; instead, it had a hint of soothing in it, like a smile coaxing a child.

The breath that was trying hard not to swallow finally dissipated.

He watched the man close his eyes, fall to the ground and turn into a giant fox as big as a hill. His fellow disciples seemed to surround him and say something, but he could hear nothing. It was as if a barrier had been erected to separate him from the outside world. Only he and the bloodstained white fox in front of him were left between heaven and earth.

Yun Wangmei responded to the concern of Teacher Chang and his brothers in a daze. When he returned that night, he dreamed of the white fox. It had a fat head, big ears and a protruding belly. It was not pleasing to the eye, but he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

They sat together in the flowery stream by the mountain ravine, the white fox's furry tail swaying as he lay on its body, basking in the warm sunshine together.

Suddenly the scene changed, he took the bloody sword and stabbed it into the fox's throat. The fox's narrow eyebrows turned into two balls of cold green ghost fire, as if facing an ice cave, as if falling into hell.

Waking up from a nightmare, he sat on the bed in sweat, and was dazed for a long time until the weight of his palm brought him back to his senses. He stared blankly at the glowing ball in his hand.

Before the fox died, it tapped his forehead, and blood rolled down his forehead. It seemed that something extra appeared in his soul sea, until he woke up from his dream and accidentally took out this sample.

He didn't know what this was. He heard from the elder who dismembered the fox that he couldn't find any magic core in the body of this ten thousand year old magic fox. He suspected that the fox destroyed itself before dying.

The brothers and elders guessed that the fox's different appearances were due to vanity and arrogance, and the fat appearance at the end was its true appearance. Later, a flower bag made of a whole human skin was found in the fox's nine fluffy tails. It was old and it was impossible to tell what the person looked like in life. It was filled with various flowers, and some petals could even squeeze out water, which showed that they were carefully collected.

He was also at the scene when they buried the human skin. After they covered the soil, he found a bunch of flowers had fallen out. No one paid any attention to it, so he picked it up and kept it.

Later, he looked for ancient books and finally found relevant records in a tattered and torn book.

The demon race described above is very different from the magical beasts they are familiar with. For example, the demon race does not contain magic cores in their bodies. Instead, they have something called demon pills. The common point between the two is that they can both be absorbed by humans and used to improve their cultivation.

The demon pill is a crystal and the most precious thing to the demon clan. It cannot leave the demon's body, otherwise it will cause the demon power to dissipate, the body to become weak, or even death.

He watched it again and again, and finally he was incredibly certain that the fox demon gave him his demon pill before dying.

"... Tell me, why is that?" Yun Wangmei looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes somewhat distracted, asking him, but not seeming to be asking him, "I... think you might know."

"Your words—"

"I haven't told anyone else, not even my brother..." Yun Wangmei's eyes flashed, as if he urgently needed an answer, "So, do you know him?"

Qin Xiao's eyes seemed to fluctuate: "How did you deal with the fox's body?"

Yun Wangmei felt that the answer to this question was very important, but he really couldn't lie: "My brother and I were each given a tail, and the remaining skin and bones... were made into robes and magic weapons, and the flesh and blood were refined into pills..."

"You - sorry." Yun Wangmei himself didn't know why he wanted to apologize, but he just said it anyway.

"No...you shouldn't apologize to me." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, "I don't know either."

"what?"

"I have nothing to do with that fox. I just asked a few more questions out of curiosity because I've never heard of hunting ten thousand year old monsters. I didn't expect you to misunderstand me." Qin Xiao said nonchalantly, "I don't think we need to think too much about it. He may be a dying demon who suddenly showed kindness, or he may be trying to stir up trouble between you."

Qin Xiao made up his mind, raised his head and looked at him, his eyes indifferent: "You also said that the nine-tailed fox was wearing human skin before it died. It must have been a bad thing when it was alive. It's good to be dead."

Yun Wangmei frowned slowly, somewhat displeased with what he said, but unable to find any fault with it.

"Your brother is very worried about you, so you should go back first." Qin Xiao gestured behind him and comforted him, "It's not worth it to be so upset over a fox demon you only met once."

Yun Wangmei didn't say anything else. It was unknown whether he agreed with what he said. His eyes were complicated. Finally, he nodded and walked slowly towards Yun Wangchuan.

Qin Xiao stood there, watching the two of them leave.

Yun Wangmei seemed to sense something and looked back at him. The sun was setting, and the afterglow was shining brightly on the river, casting a dazzling golden color.

In this hazy and shimmering golden gauze, the young man in black was facing the setting sun, his face was buried in the shadows, and even his figure was a little blurry.

Why... do I feel depressed?

Yun Wangmei was thinking.

Obviously, there were people coming and going on the riverside, and besides them, there were many visitors who came to enjoy the scenery and fish. But the young man standing there seemed to be isolated from the world, and he felt a loneliness and sadness that penetrated into his bones for no reason.

After passing each other one time, Yun Wangmei finally lost sight of the young man. He felt empty and even a little panicked, as if leaving like this would mean losing an extremely important opportunity.

An opportunity where the truth is at hand.

The truth, what is that?

He has no answer.

And the young man would not answer him.

Qin Xiao stood there, looking at the sparkling river surface, silent for a moment, then suddenly sat down on the grass bank by the river, with the sloping slope behind him.

Qin Xiao sat quietly, like a sculpture, not showing the slightest interest in the noise from the outside world.

I don’t know how long it took, but the setting sun was as red as blood, casting an ominous and bleak blood shadow over the dusk.

There was the sound of boots stepping on grass buds behind me. After a moment, a figure stood behind me, and the shadow gradually overlapped with the afterglow.

One was standing, the other was sitting, one in front and one behind, and neither of them spoke a word.

He didn't say anything.

He didn't ask anything.

His body suddenly softened and he leaned back, lightly leaning on the two long legs behind him, his head resting on the legs, his eyelids lightly closed, as if he was tired.

Qin Xiao leaned against Mo Hanyu quietly, his eyes as black as black jade looking at the sky. The clouds were like flaming arrows, lighting up the entire sky.

Mo Hanyu said nothing, but slowly placed his hand on his shoulder, as if to comfort him.

Mo Hanyu didn't know why he was sad, so he could only use this method to accompany and comfort his sad heart.

“…Actually, I’m not very sad.”

Qin Xiao was silent for a while, then suddenly said.

Mo Hanyu nodded but still did not move.

"It's his choice."