Chapter 192: Strange Courtyard

"The breath is coming from here."

The Ghost Hand Medicine King was in the cauldron, pointing the way to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked at the closed door, and a flash of surprise flashed in his pupils. There was no breath of living people inside, not even the smell of fireworks. It seems that the Ghost Hand Medicine King's induction is indeed sharp, and he can detect it from such a distance.

This also shows from the side that the Ghost Hand Medicine King has dabbled in blood pills.

This guy is also not a good thing.

"Brother Chen, I have been to this big yard before, but the door was closed, so I didn't go in. I explored it with my spiritual sense, and there was no breath. It must have been uninhabited for at least decades."

Xu Ran saw Ye Chen standing in front of the yard in a daze, and hurriedly said.

Just as the three were talking, a small figure jumped from the corner, humming a little song.

Ye Chen turned around and looked. This was a short girl, a little pretty, but very thin.

She was wearing a shabby, patched white dress, and was happily rushing here.

Ye Chen's pupils shrank. How could there be a little girl in such a strange place?

The little girl looked about seven or eight years old, with pigtails and a rosy face.

When she looked up and saw the three people, her little face was a little surprised.

It seemed that she did not expect that there would be guests visiting her shabby residence.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

The little girl asked weakly, looking timid.

A strange look flashed in Xu Ran's eyes.

There was no need to guess. It was a bit strange that a thin little girl appeared in this dilapidated town.

This town is deserted in all directions, with no one there.

If she was just an ordinary person, how could she survive?

Before he could speak, Ye Chen smiled and said, "We are passing merchants. We accidentally got separated from the caravan. It's getting late. I wonder if we can stay at your house for one night?"

The little girl looked at Ye Chen. He was wearing a white robe. His handsome face looked very gentle, but his figure under the robe was very strong, and he faintly burst out with a sense of strength. At first glance, you can tell that he is an extraordinary person.

"Little sister, we have no choice. There are many monsters in the jungle ahead, and we dare not travel in the dark."

Seeing Ye Chen say this, Xu Jiaqi also had an idea and spoke.

"Okay, okay..."

The little girl was timid, and obviously a little afraid of the three people.

She tiptoed and pushed the door open with effort.

With a creak, the gate of the courtyard opened, and a desolate and rotten smell came over.

There was no smell of fireworks at all, as if it was a courtyard that had been abandoned for decades.

Xu Ran and Xu Jiaqi's pupils contracted violently.

In this kind of place, can normal people live and reside?

"My name is Hu Niu, you can live here, but you must remember not to turn on the lights at night, because my brother doesn't like bright light, once you turn on the lights, he will go crazy."

The little girl said seriously, "You can live in these two rooms, I still have to cook, please clean up by yourselves."

"Hu Niu, is your brother at home too?"

Ye Chen asked with a smile.

"Yes, but my brother has a weird temper. He likes to make pills. He is in the house in front and has not left the house for three years. I have to hurry to cook for him."

Hu Niu pouted, "Every time the school is over, I have to rush back to cook for him."

"Alchemy?"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the room that Hu Niu pointed to.

Indeed, all the smell of rotten meat and the gloomy atmosphere came from this room.

"Well, we won't light the lights."

Ye Chen nodded lightly and agreed.

After Hu Niu left, Xu Jiaqi hesitated for a while and said, "I always feel that this little girl is a little weird. She said she went to the school, but no one has lived nearby for a long time. Where is the school? She also said that her brother was refining the alchemy in the house and hadn't left the house for three years. There must be something weird about it."

"Why don't we go directly to the house and find out."

Xu Ran frowned. Even if it was a little weird, with the strength of the three people, there should be nothing to fear.

"Don't worry, wait until night."

Ye Chen smiled lightly and looked out the window.

Through the dilapidated window lattice, you can see that the sky is gradually getting darker, and a crescent moon hangs in the sky, emitting a faint light.

Under the shining moonlight, the courtyard looks even more weird.

In the middle of the night, Ye Chen stood up, pushed the door and walked out.

"Brother Chen, what are you doing..."

Neither Xu Ran nor Xu Jiaqi rested. When they saw Ye Chen go out, they hurriedly followed behind him.

"Be careful."

Ye Chen said casually and walked towards the largest wing room.

It was the room where Hu Niu had mentioned that his brother was refining the elixir.

Bang!

Ye Chen kicked the door open and saw a huge elixir furnace in the room.

The elixir furnace was very old and covered with blood stains. Because it was too old, the blood stains even turned black.

All the rancid smells came from the elixir furnace.

"Get out."

Ye Chen looked indifferent. "You must have killed a lot of people to refine this blood elixir. You are a Saint Realm master after all. It's not easy for you to be willing to devote yourself to this."

"Hehe..."

A burst of unpleasant laughter sounded, and a tall figure stood up behind the elixir furnace.

He took a step forward and walked in front of the three people.

The moonlight cast on his face, making him look even more weird and gloomy.

The man was pale, dressed like a scholar, with dark purple lips, exuding a weird aura.

He walked a little awkwardly, as if he hadn't moved for too long, and the bones all over his body began to become stiff.

"You are so bold, you dare to disturb me while I am refining the elixir."

The man's voice was low and hoarse, like the sound of a dead person's vocal cords rubbing against each other.

"Your blood elixir should be almost ready, right?"

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows, his expression indifferent, "Hand it over, I will leave you with a whole body!"

The man was startled, and then laughed hoarsely, "Hehe, I thought you were a man who enforced justice, but I didn't expect you to want to rob me, and you came to snatch my blood elixir while it was about to be completed..."

"I only do things that are beneficial to myself."

Ye Chen had no expression on his face. Although the blood pill was made by this man who killed many practitioners, the incident had already happened and could not be reversed.

Besides, those practitioners did not die at his hands. Killing this guy himself would also comfort the souls of those people in heaven.

As for the blood pill, such a treasure must not be let go.

"It just so happens that my blood pill is only one breath away. You three can use it to make pills!"

A vicious blood light suddenly burst out from the man's eyes.

The next moment, he attacked blatantly, and the black air turned into a sinister claw, stabbing Ye Chen fiercely.