The ceremony to worship the God of Xiangyu Mountain was held as scheduled. After getting rid of the inner demons, Ma Xiaoyu was in better condition than before.
Even Ma Lan felt that her cultivation seemed to have reached a new level, which made her look at Yin Xiu strangely.
Because of this festival, the town suddenly became lively, full of jugglers and vendors.
The streets are filled with the aroma of sweets, cream and fried food.
Yin Xiu didn't need help, and he seemed to be in the way, so he was forced to leave the Ma family's queue early and wander on the street.
The reason why Ma Xinyi followed him was purely because others were afraid of her causing trouble.
So Yin Xiu went to the market with her and went back when the festival started.
"Since I subdued the water ghost last time, I feel that my cultivation has improved to a higher level. Junior brother, do you feel this way?"
"Yes."
Yin Xiu responded and asked her again: "Sister, do you want to eat candied haws or ice cream?"
Ma Xinyi did not raise her head, but just stretched out two fingers, "I want both!"
"If you eat too much sweets, be careful of tooth decay." Yin Xiu said.
This time Ma Xinyi raised her head and said seriously: "Only children can get tooth decay. I'm not a child anymore. Why am I afraid of this?"
"Okay, okay."
Yin Xiu took out a few coins from his pocket and handed them to the smiling boss.
"Pick the sweet one. I won't pay if it's sour."
"Candied haws on ice, it should be half sweet and half sour."
Ma Xinyi is very particular, "It's best to have one sweet, one sour, and one neither sweet nor sour in the middle. That's the best."
The boss didn't know they were so particular, so he reluctantly picked the biggest one and handed it over.
Ma Xinyi took the candied haws skewers, took a bite, and nodded with satisfaction.
“Not bad, not bad.”
Then she handed it to Yin Xiu, "You want one too?"
"No, no," Yin Xiu waved her hands repeatedly, "I'm afraid of tooth decay, senior sister."
"Hmph, boring."
Ma Xinyi turned her head and bit off another hawthorn from the top.
The two walked around the street for a while and after filling their stomachs, Yin Xiu and Ma Xinyi were about to go back when they heard a scream.
“@##￥@……”
That was obviously what a local said, and Yin Xiu couldn't understand it at all.
However, Yin Xiu could still read the anxiety on the face of the screaming woman.
"What's wrong with her?" Yin Xiu asked Ma Xinyi.
Ma Xinyi frowned, "She said her child was lost and could not be found."
"Ask the people next to you to help you look for it."
As soon as Yin Xiu finished speaking, a woman's cry came from the other side.
Then there were continuous cries, and the street suddenly fell into mourning. It seemed that everyone was crying and shouting.
The women with children held the children tightly in their arms, with anxious and frightened expressions on their faces.
If only one or two people lose their children, although it is unfortunate and thrilling, there is nothing surprising.
After all, this is a crowded market, and even two adults may get separated.
But it would be very strange if so many mothers who lost their children appeared in a certain moment, and so many children disappeared under their noses.
Yin Xiu was inevitably a little uneasy. She turned around and took a look. Fortunately, Ma Xinyi was still beside her.
Sensing Yin Xiu's gaze, Ma Xinyi immediately reacted: "I told you! I'm not a child, so I won't get lost!"
"I didn't say anything about you."
Yin Xiu quickly denied it, but he still said: "But we have to be careful, it may have just begun."
"Someone dares to commit adultery under my nose!"
Ma Xinyi was already a little angry. Although no one had said it, she always believed that she protected this town.
If someone is causing trouble here, wouldn't it mean that they don't give her face, and that means they don't give the Ma family face? No matter which aspect it is, Ma Xinyi can't bear it.
Of course Yin Xiu knew that Ma Xinyi would not sit idly by, but at this time they had no clue.
Just because kidnapping of children has happened frequently since ancient times.
Generally, there are miraculous stories uploaded on the market, in which a thief pats a child on the shoulder with medicinal powder, and the child follows him away in a blur, which is commonly known as "patting flowers."
There is also a terrifying legend about a certain evil Taoist priest chanting a curse at night and taking away the souls of all the children in the city.
But this was the first time Yin Xiu encountered a group action in broad daylight.
"Open your eyes!"
While Yin Xiu was still thinking, Ma Xinyi had already wiped her eyes with grapefruit leaves.
However, she didn't see anything strange.
Yin Xiu already knew the result. In his opinion, Xuanmen people might not be able to do such a thing. It was neither hidden nor dangerous.
This is more likely to be something done by gangs or gangsters who gather together.
However, if the Taoist or alchemist had not done such a thing, it would have been even more troublesome for Yin Xiu.
Because he is not Liu Banxian, who can find a certain direction through fortune telling.
Their Taoist skills are mostly used to deal with monsters and monsters.
Just when Ma Xinyi was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, she suddenly saw Ma Xiaoyu walking through the crowd, walking in a hurry.
"Sister!"
She screamed, then pulled Yin Xiu and ran forward.
Yin Xiu was looking at the other side at this time and didn't notice Ma Xiaoyu at all. She was just being pulled forward by Ma Xinyi.
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"
Yin Xiu wondered: "Shouldn't she be preparing for the ceremony at the temple in the town at this time? Why did she come here."
"Even if it takes a whole day to prepare, in a long day, sooner or later there will be a moment of leisure, such as eating a rice ball and drinking tea."
Ma Xinyi had no time to explain, "My sister must have noticed something strange, so she took advantage of this time to run out and chase the prisoners."
She was very sure that even though Yin Xiu didn't see Ma Xiaoyu, she could only chase after her at this time.
After all, whether it is Ma Xiaoyu or Ma Xinyi, if one of them is in danger, Yin Xiu cannot ignore it.
So he followed Ma Xinyi forward, passed through the crowd, and chased in the direction where Ma Xiaoyu disappeared as she said.
"Sister, you must have discovered the clues, so you went after those people.
Even though the things she did in the past are not known to everyone, I have to say that it is because of her that our town was saved from those disasters without disaster. ”
Yin Xiu didn't know what Ma Xiaoyu had experienced or done here.
But judging from Ma Xinyi's words, it seems that her position as a female heavenly master was not chosen by birth, but she experienced some twists and dangers.
The two walked out of the town and into the wilderness, Ma Xinyi pointed to a forest and shouted: "Sister."
Yin Xiu missed it again because he was looking in another direction. When he turned around, he only saw Lin Ye moving at a certain moment.
Ma Xiaoyu, did you get into the forest? Without any time to think, he followed the anxious Ma Xinyi and ran into the forest.
Maybe he should catch up with him at a faster speed. After all, Yin Xiu is a master of the synesthesia realm. Although he doesn't have the ability to travel a thousand miles a day, he can still run very fast.
It's just that he was more cautious at this time and only followed Ma Xinyi forward without leaving her side to prevent her from encountering any danger.
After all, compared to Ma Xiaoyu, Ma Xinyi is still a child.
After a while, Ma Xinyi followed the broken branches and footprints in the forest and finally came to a cave.
In front of the cave, there were many messy footprints and drag marks, intertwined and messy.
Apparently someone was anxiously going back and forth here, going in and out.
Yin Xiu and Ma Xinyi looked at each other and knew that they had arrived at a strange place.
Especially when Ma Xinyi picked up a red rattle from the ground.
Malaysia is a place where it often rains, and this drum is still very new. It has neither been stained by rain nor has any mold spots. It must have just been bought at the market.
In this case, the cave in front of me is probably related to the loss of those children.
Yin Xiu lit up a piece of talisman paper, using it as a lighting tool, and then walked in front, while Ma Xinyi followed behind.
As soon as they entered the cave, even though their steps were very light, they still made a soft echo. Maybe the cave was bottomless.
Ma Xinyi was inevitably a little nervous, because she had been taught since she was a child not to enter those caves.
Although she had been naughty and mischievous since she was a child, when the elders and sisters of the Ma family talked about the man-eating monsters in the cave, their expressions did not seem to scare her at all.
So Ma Xinyi put away the excitement of the previous "detective game" and only remained cautious.
When Yin Xiu was walking in front, he had already released the blood butterfly from his sleeve and went to the front to check.
In his field of vision, the scenes ahead were gradually transmitted back.
The winding and deep passages, the wet cave ceiling, the moss on the walls, and the faint light of fire...
Right in front, there were not only those children, but also a few vicious people.
Judging from their costumes, they must be bandits pretending to be circus performers, and several children have been drugged out.
According to common sense, there should be a big man at this time, with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. He looked at the children and laughed mischievously, saying that he could make a lot of money by selling them somewhere. Drink a lot of wine, hug a lot of women.
Then there was another person who looked like a cold-faced killer. He mocked the big man coldly. The two of them usually disliked each other, and now they even got into an argument over one sentence and even had to fight.
Often at this time, according to common sense, there should be an old man who looks like an outsider. He stands up to mediate and uses only one or two sentences to tell the two to give in and not dare to resist his authority.
Then the group of people continued to work together with their own agendas to do even greater evil in the future.
But Yin Xiu didn't let this kind of thing and conversation happen.
He quickly led Ma Xinyi to the group and blocked their way.
"Damn, it's really..."
Before the big man could finish what he said, Ma Xinyi interrupted him.
"We're in a hurry. Let's stop talking about those clichés. How about you kneel down and admit your mistake, and then I'll let you go depending on my mood?"
However, the big man just pointed at Ma Xinyi, turned to the old man and said: "At this age and with this face, what price can it be sold for?"
The old man laughed and said, "Youth is the most valuable thing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ma Xinyi jumped up and kicked the big man.
The big man took action, punched Ma Xinyi's sole, and pushed her back.
Ma Xinyi felt the force and put her hands on the ground. She turned around and dodged the big man's following kick. Then she put a hand on the opponent's shoulder and used the force to kick him.
The big man fell down and fell into pieces.
Ma Xinyi was about to stab him in the back again, but at this moment, the old man took action.
He made an eagle's claw with one hand and grabbed Ma Xinyi.
Ma Xinyi turned around and took action. As soon as she stretched out her hand, the old man grabbed it and pulled her over.
Ma Xinyi said something bad in her heart, and quickly kicked the old man's chin with another hard kick.
As a result, the old man knocked his hand, and Ma Xinyi immediately felt pain in her feet and her center of gravity was off balance.
Then the old man locked his talons on her throat again. Ma Xinyi turned somersaults several times to distance herself, her back covered with cold sweat.
"Go quickly! I'll hold them back!"
Ma Xinyi turned to Yin Xiu and said: "You should go back and find help first. This old man is not something we can deal with. I can feel that he is a master of the seventh level of the entrance!"
"The seventh level of the entrance?"
Yin Xiu has no plans to leave.
"It's the seventh level of the entrance! She's a top master. Even if my sister is here, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort!" Ma Xinyi said worriedly.
Yin Xiu spread her hands, "I think it wouldn't be difficult if your sister was here."
"But she's not here, is she?"
"Since she's not here, it's up to you, senior sister!"
"Rely on me?"
"Yes, use your invincible fists and kicks quickly!"
"Huh?"
Before Ma Xinyi could reply, those people seemed to have no intention of stalling here and rushed forward one by one.
The old man took the lead and used his eagle claws, causing the wind to break.
Ma Xinyi's pupils shrank suddenly and she forced herself forward. Before she stretched out her hand, the eagle's claws almost covered her face.
【It’s over...】
She was still a child after all, so she couldn't help but close her eyes and just stretched out one hand, hoping that this punch would create a miracle.
Because even if she couldn't defeat him, she still had no intention of escaping.
Bang!
The old man's body flew backwards like a rag bag, and blood came out of his mouth.
When he hit the rock wall and finally fell down, all the bones in his body were broken.
When the others saw that the old man was killed in one move, they couldn't help but panic and couldn't react.
Then they saw a demon standing behind Ma Xinyi in the cave.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several people were swatted to death on the rock wall like flies, and their lives were lost when their heads were tilted.
Ma Xinyi was still in the same place at this time, just closing her eyes and maintaining the posture of pumping her fist.
"Sister."
Yin Xiu had already begun to check the conditions of the children at this time. "They were just stunned. Can you wake them up and take them back to the market?"
Ma Xinyi opened her eyes and saw those people falling to the ground. She couldn't help but ask: "What about you? Aren't you going back with us?"
"I'm responsible for cutting off the queen."
Yin Xiu handed Ma Xinyi the talisman used for lighting in her hand, and quietly asked the blood butterfly to fall on her body.
"You guys go back first. I'll go back after I've taken care of everything. Don't worry, senior sister, you've already taken care of those troublesome guys."
As he said that, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister, you did a good job this time."
Ma Xinyi didn't answer, just nodded blankly. (End of chapter)