Chapter 456: Not a Dream
Mirage beads are produced from a sea snake called Kui Shui Snake. When it is adult, this snake can have a body of hundreds of feet and sleep in the cold deep sea water for many years. Only when it is advanced, it will wake up and start hunting. The Kui Shui Snake's mouth can spit out mists and cause hallucinations. Even monks with strong souls cannot be spared, either unconscious in fantasy, or exhausted by torture, and eventually become flesh and blood in the Kui Shui Snake's belly.
The inner elixir of Kui Shui Snake is the source of its magical and psychedelic ability. With the meaning of a mirage, it is called the Mirage Pearl. Every step of Kui Shui Snake's progress, the inner elixir will have one more hole, and each additional hole will have a sharp increase in strength. The Mirage Pearl made of nine-hole inner elixir is also called the Mirage King Pearl, which is known as the powerful person and has no one to break.
Chu Taidou sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and broke out of his body, and broke into the Mirror Pearl directly. Although Chu did not care about things like face, it did not mean that he had a tendency to be self-abuse. Now only by winning the second game can he move back to his disadvantages, so that those who look at him with their eyes can understand who is the one who laughs to the end.
Qin Yu sat down with a plain expression. He looked at Chu Taidou with a serious face, and his eyes showed a hint of pity. He didn't know that he had no chance at all. Close his eyes, his divine thoughts approached the mirage beads, and was pulled into it by a suction force. Then Qin Yu felt the warm feeling like the spring breeze, just like when willows sprout, standing on the tree-shaded river bank, facing the cool breeze carrying moisture, his whole body was filled with peace.
In this extremely comfortable state, all the fatigue in the heart will be amplified and released, making people want to close their eyes and have a good sleep.
"Is the divine thought test?" Qin Yu closed his eyes. When he opened it again, the willows in front of him were shaded, and the clear and gentle river water was lying under the river embankment and flowing quietly, leaving behind a series of crisp sounds.
Behind him, there was a hammock tied between two weeping willow trees and the ground was covered with clean and tidy floral cloth. A young woman was half-squatting and placing exquisite dishes. Her clothes were slightly tight on her waist and back, outlining her beautiful figure.
As if he noticed it, the young cultivator raised his hand and put his hair in his temples, turned around and showed a beautiful face, with gentle eyes as water waves, "Honey, you are hungry, the food is arranged, come and eat." This woman was Ning Ling, and she smiled cleverly at this moment, and her eyebrows were picturesque.
Qin Yu paused for a moment, smiled and nodded. He took a few steps and lifted his robe, sat down next to the floral cloth, his eyes swept over and showed his praise, "It's all what I love to eat."
Ning Ling smiled, "I am too hard to study on a fair day, so I should make up for it more. Today I cooked myself and prepared a jar of your favorite wine. My husband should drink a few more glasses today." As he said that, his bare hands slightly raised, revealing a piece of white wrist, which was twice as full for him. The wine was slightly yellow but transparent, and the fragrance was swelling.
Qin Yu's eyes flashed with a dazed look, "It's indeed the wine I like." He picked it up and drank it all, savored it carefully, entered his body along his mouth, and finally turned into a warm current to spread.
"Good wine!" He laughed loudly, reached out to take Ning Ling, which attracted a burst of coquettishness and her cheeks were slightly red.
The beauty is hugging, the wine is in her hands, and the food is in front of her, and enjoy the pleasure.
A kind of slave hiding away from the side was conscientiously blocking the crowds and telling them that their master and his wife were having a banquet and were not suitable to come forward to disturb him. Occasionally, he turned his head and looked at the male and female hostess on the green grass. His eyes showed joy and blessings. The master and his wife finally got together, but now they have finally had their hardships.
After drinking too much, Qin Yu leaned against her soft body, smelled the smell on her body, and felt calm. He closed his eyes and almost fell asleep.
Suddenly, a noise came. Qin Yu opened his eyes and saw a slave panic. He jumped off his horse, rolled a few times, and ran straight toward him, "Head of the Family! Head of the Family! Someone set fire to the house, and the housekeeper stopped them and was beaten to death!"
After tidying up, the group got on the carriage and rushed home quickly. Ning Ling's face turned pale and his eyes were filled with fear.
Qin Yu patted her hand and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll have it all."
The mansion really became a sea of fire, exquisite gardens, buildings, and the bodies on the ground in it were all burned into ashes. The scarlet flame seemed to be stained with too much blood, rolling in the scorching heat, giving off a disgusting smell.
"My husband!" Ning Ling's body trembled, "It's them, they are going to force me back."
The man who set fire did not leave. The leader's robe was covered with blood. He smiled respectfully on his face and bowed: "Miss, it's time for you to go home, don't make things difficult for the servants."
Qin Yu was furious, "Rareless! The emperor's feet are so kind, how can you allow you to set fire and kill people? I have ordered people to report to the officials, and none of you can escape!"
"Report to the official? We are so scared." The man wiped the blood on his face, his eyes full of contempt, "Miss, why did you choose such a waste? We left today. If you really care about him, you might as well leave earlier, otherwise you should know the methods at home."
The group left, and as expected, the yamen runners hiding on the corner of the street looked up at the sky, with expressions of not knowing anything. When these people left completely, they shouted and shouted at each other, looked impatient, asked a few questions, and left a few words to wait for the arrest of the criminal.
The crowd was talking and talking, and the Qin family was guilty of the nobles and was about to be finished.
That night, Qin Yu lost his brocade clothes and jade quilt and stayed in the carriage. Ning Ling kept crying and comforting him until very late.
When they woke up the next day, the slaves began to resign. They were all wealthy people and continued to stay in the Qin family. Not only would they have a dead end, but they would also affect their relatives.
Soon, outside the ruined house, only Qin Yu and Ning Ling were left. Their eyes swept across the embers after the flames were raging, and sadness arose in their hearts.
"Ning Ling, don't leave me, you are the only one I am."
Ning Ling nodded crying.
The group of people who set fire to kill people came several times, but Ning Ling's attitude was strong and even forced to force him to death, so they had no choice but to retreat. The leaves turned yellow and fell down. The autumn wind in the morning was as cold as a sharp blade, which made the person's face hurt.
When Qin Yu got up that day, he heard Ning Ling's suppressed cough in the yard. He was shocked and hurriedly pushed the door and ran out. He saw the smile squeezed out from Ning Ling's face, "Don't worry, husband, I'm fine."
But Ning Ling still had an accident. After a few days of coughing, she suddenly had a high fever at night and was confused. She almost vomited whatever she had eaten and couldn't get in.
Qin Yu panicked and ran out of the dilapidated house with her back and found a doctor who had known each other for many years. He was very skilled in medical skills, and he was very familiar with each other and was worthy of his brothers.
But today, the doctor's brother turned his face and directly turned Qin Yu out, sneeringly telling him that he would not take any treatment without money.
When he begged until dawn, Qin Yu could only carry Ning Ling home and put her on the worn but clean bedding. Looking at her subconscious frowning in her coma, Qin Yu's heart was cut like a knife.
Those people are coming again.
"Qin Yu, you are just a waste who cannot practice cultivation. How can you be worthy of my lady? Now the lady is seriously ill. Let us take it back for treatment!" The black and thin man sneered, waved his hand and rushed over and was about to take Ning Ling away.
Qin Yu was stunned and walked forward a few steps, but in the end he had no courage to stop him.
Ning Ling woke up, pulled out a copper hairpin from her head and pressed against her throat, "Mr., they took me away to be betrothed to others. If my husband doesn't want me, Ning Ling would rather die here!"
Qin Yu rushed over and hugged her, crying bitterly.
The black and thin man stamped his feet in anger, but he didn't dare to force him, so he had no choice but to leave.
The autumn cold is getting heavier, and the room is cold, which is almost no different from the outside world. You can condense white frost in one breath. In the harsh environment, without medicinal materials, Ning Ling's condition is getting worse and worse. She quickly loses weight and is in a coma for most of the time. When she cut her pretty face with a copper hairpin, the Ning family finally stopped coming, as if she had agreed to her self-destruction.
The first snow came unexpectedly. Qin Yu hugged the thin Ning Ling and felt the last trace of her body temperature that quickly dissipated, and everything was silent.
After surviving the autumn, she finally failed to welcome the spring. Ning Ling smiled and closed her eyes when the first snow fell in winter. Qin Yu saw the reluctance, attachment, and a little relief in her face.
There is no greater sorrow than death in the heart. Perhaps it is about Qin Yu at this moment. He hated himself for just a scholar who was powerless and hated that he could not protect his beloved woman. If time could be repeated, he would definitely not let this happen. Unfortunately, it was too late, too late!
The eyes were dark, sad, angry, and unwilling to let Qin Yu's consciousness fall into darkness. After a long time, gentle shouts came from a distance. Qin Yu worked hard for a long time and finally opened his eyes.
A brief moment of confusion, what caught my eye was a familiar face with a very beautiful and beautiful face. Ning Ling cried happily and grabbed his hand, "Honey, you have finally woken up!"
After a while, through Ning Ling's narration, Qin Yu knew everything that happened. During the spring outing that day, he drank too much and fell asleep, which caused him to get infected with the spring cold. His high fever did not subside and he fell asleep for half a month.
Qin Yu closed his eyes and thought with some gratitude that everything he experienced was just a dream? Fortunately, it was just a dream, and Ning Ling was still alive, right in front of him.
At this moment, his body suddenly stiffened, and the palm under his sleeve touched his arm, a trace left after the scalding. It was Ning Ling's serious illness. When he was decocting medicine, he accidentally encountered the trace left by the medicine boiling stove due to mental fatigue.
Touching the scars, Qin Yu's heart became colder. It was not a nightmare, it was true... it was all true...
So is all this in front of you a chance given to him by God when he heard his prayer?
Yes, that must be true!
Lying in the warm brocade quilt, Qin Yu's eyes showed determination. He vowed to protect everything he had and never let anyone hurt him at all. The woman in front of him who would rather die of illness than stay by his side.
At this moment, the maid came in and reported that Doctor Li had arrived.
Ning Ling's eyes lit up, "It's Mr. Li. These days he has come to check his husband's condition every day. If you can wake up, I really want to thank Mr. Li."
Qin Yu was slightly silent, with a smile on his lips, "Is that so? Then please ask Mr. Li to come in."
Soon, Li Langzhong, who was carrying a medicine box with a happy look on his face, entered the inner room with a smile and congratulations first, and expressed his shame to Ning Ling's gratitude. Then he asked to help Qin Yu diagnose the condition. After a moment, he raised his hand and smiled and said, "Brother Qin has a good foundation. Now he has overcome the dangerous difficulties. As long as he has a good rest, he can recover."
"I prescribe a few medications and take them for half a month to speed up the recovery of my body. Although the medicinal materials are a little expensive, it is excellent to replenish the body's vitality."
Qin Yu smiled, "I'm sorry, Brother Li Xian. When I recover from my condition, I will definitely invite you to drink to express my gratitude."
Half a month later, the Qin family's residence held a banquet. Doctor Li came as an appointment and presented a black Polygonum multiflorum as a gift. Qin Yu was approaching the table. The Qin family's wealthy family had natural and fine food and drink. Moreover, for the thank-you banquet today, all kinds of delicacies and fine wine were served, so Doctor Li quickly drank too much.
Qin Yu ordered the maid to take Doctor Li down to rest, but he would not go back tonight and placed it in the mansion.
Late at night, a shrill woman screamed, and the maid who was responsible for serving Dr. Li, fled to the yard in disheveled clothes and cried loudly in front of others.
The government interrogated and finally concluded that Li Langzhong was obsessed with alcohol and tried to insult the Qin family maid. He tattooed his face and sentenced him to exile for three thousand miles.
The prison car passed by the city, Qin Yu sat in a restaurant by the side of the road, standing with the window.
Li, who was lost and in disgrace, seemed to have suddenly noticed something and looked up suddenly. The two of them had eyes in contact, one was full of pain and incredible, while the other was indifferent and cold.
Doctor Li roared angrily, but could only make a "whip" sound, and could not make complete syllables at all. I heard that he was in prison and his tongue was pulled out for refusing to accept his guilt!
Ning Ling looked unbearable and hesitant. Qin Yu turned around and took her into his arms and whispered: "I have a reason to do this, and this person is not worthy of sympathy."
Chapter completed!