The scarlet illusion was pulled out of the once-trance memory and pierced into Li Nanke's mind like nails, accompanied by bursts of pain.
Within the flickering double images, the figure of the one-eyed nun became increasingly clear.
Especially those deep blood-red eyes, ferocious and frightening, seeming to be able to glimpse the secrets hidden deep in the human heart.
In a cave in Dongqi County, he had seen the mysterious one-eyed nun.
At that time I thought it was a red rain hallucination.
But now that he knows more about the world of Red Rain, Li Nanke realizes that the one-eyed nun is not just an illusion, but maybe the same as the White Phoenix.
"What happened to the donor?"
Master Guanxin's warm and mellow voice helped Li Nanke wake up from the vague and confusing memory of hallucinations.
Li Nanke came back to his senses, looked at the portrait and asked: "The person in this painting is..."
"He is the previous abbot of our nunnery," Master Guanxin said.
Appointed abbot?
Li Nanke stared at the female nun in the portrait and asked, "I heard from Little Rabbit that the previous abbot died of illness?"
"That's right."
Master Guanxin sighed, "Senior Sister, her health has never been good and she often suffers from illness. It would be a relief for her to be gone."
Li Nanke nodded and did not ask further questions.
He came to Yunxiang Temple today because of the issue of the White Phoenix maid, and had no time to investigate anything else.
Master Guanxin invited the two of them to sit down and served them sweet tea and cakes.
The pastry is stuffed with jujube and bean filling, and the presentation is quite exquisite. As soon as it was served, it caught Meng Xiaotu's eyes, and the girl's stomach began to actively make room for its owner.
"Girl Rabbit, is your grandma in good health?"
Master Guanxin sat down and asked softly.
Meng Xiaotu pursed her lips and forced a smile: "Thank you, Master, for caring about me. Grandma's health is not as good as before, and she also breathes heavily when walking."
"Oh, time flies so fast. It's been several years in a flash. At that time, I still remember clearly that your grandma braved the snowy weather to go up to the sky ladder in order to pray. She was even better than those young and strong boys."
Master Guanxin looked far away and sighed, "When I leave later, I will give you some Mingxiang fruit, which is good for your health, and give it to Grandma You."
The two exchanged a few words, and the feeling of strangeness that they had not seen each other for several years gradually disappeared. In addition, Meng Xiaotu was quite lively, and the atmosphere quickly became warm.
Of course, the delicacies and pastries on the plate were also delivered to the girl's mouth very familiarly.
While enjoying the delicious food, Meng Xiaotu naturally did not forget about business and asked Master Guanxin: "Master Guanxin, did you take in a crazy woman two years ago? She was the maid of the second lady of Prince Taiping.
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"Is this the reason why you came to Yunxiang Temple?"
Master Guanxin frowned and looked at Li Nanke with gentle eyes.
Li Nanke nodded and apologized: "There is a case involving her, and we would like to inquire about something."
Guanxin Master Taixiao took a sip of tea, shook her head and said calmly: "You are just here for nothing, that girl has gone crazy and can't provide any information. Asking her is a waste of time."
"Please, Master, let us see her."
Li Nanke didn't want to give up.
Master Guanxin raised her hand to flick the wisps of hot tea aroma coming out of the cup, and said in silence for a long time: "If it were anyone else, the poor nun would not let outsiders see her.
The girl's mood was very unstable and she was extremely afraid of strangers. But since she was a rabbit girl, it would be unkind for the poor nun to refuse.
That's all, I'll take you there. But I want to remind you in advance, try not to irritate her if you can, that girl is really pitiful."
"Thank you."
Li Nanke looked grateful.
Under the leadership of Master Guanxin, Li Nanke and Meng Xiaotu came to a simple courtyard in the bamboo forest of Houshan.
A small stream flows quietly in front of the courtyard.
There are some cute little chickens on the open ground looking for food and chirping.
As soon as I stepped into the small courtyard, I saw a petite and thin girl sitting on a small bamboo stool with her back to everyone.
"Quieer."
Guanxin Master Tai called out softly.
The girl didn't seem to hear anything. She was holding a long bamboo stick in her hand and tapping it gently on the ground. She was still counting in her mouth, not knowing what she was counting.
Li Nanke walked up to the girl.
The other person looks young, has a delicate appearance, fair skin, is small and cute.
Judging from her appearance, she is a very pleasant maid.
It's just that her expression looked a little dull. Even when Li Nanke was standing in front of her, she didn't seem to see it. She just tapped the place names with bamboo sticks and kept counting: "Twenty-three...twenty-four...twenty-five..."
"Quieer."
Master Guan Xin knelt down, gently held the girl's hand, and said in a very gentle tone, "Qier, someone is here to see you."
The girl turned her little head, looked at the master steadily, and said: "Do you want to eat... But I'm not hungry... I'm not hungry... I don't want to eat..."
"If you don't want to eat, someone is here to see you."
Master Guanxin pointed at Meng Xiaotu and Li Nanke and said.
The girl named Que'er raised her little face, and a smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth when she saw Meng Xiaotu.
Before Meng Xiaotu could say hello, Miss Queer excitedly stepped forward to hold her hand and said softly: "Are you here to play with me? Great, let's count the stars together. I've already counted...
…Counting to…”
The girl couldn't remember clearly, so she tilted her head and tried to recall.
Master Guanxin sighed helplessly and looked at Li Nanke, "She has always been like this."
Li Nanke frowned.
Judging from the situation of Miss Queer, the other party is really crazy.
It was obvious that he had been hit by something and chose to escape.
If you want the other person to wake up, you may need to deeply stimulate her. But this is undoubtedly very cruel to the girl.
"What to do, you are so smart."
Meng Xiaotu was a very emotional girl. Seeing the good-natured little girl become like this, her nose felt sore and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Li Nanke remained silent, staring at the stream flowing outside the courtyard, lost in thought.
For a long time, he clenched his fists, and after some inner struggle, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Master Guanxin: "Master, we want to be alone with her for a while."
"this……"
Master Guanxin frowned.
Li Nanke said: "I promise you, Master, that we will not harm Miss Que'er."
Master Guanxin still hesitated.
Meng Xiaotu begged: "Master, just believe us, we really won't hurt Miss Que'er." Although she didn't know what her sweetheart was going to do, the girl firmly supported it.
The little rabbit's plea finally worked.
Master Guanxin sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, if anything happens, call someone in time."
"Yeah, we will."
Meng Xiaotu nodded vigorously.
Master Guanxin glanced at Que'er with a worried expression, then turned and left, her figure gradually disappearing from sight.
"Great Smart, what are you going to do?" Meng Xiaotu asked in a low voice.
Li Nanke took out a bottle of Red Rain from his arms and said: "The reason why she went crazy was because she was greatly stimulated by something. And this matter must be related to what we are investigating.
If you force her to recall, it will make Miss Que'er fall deeper into madness, so there is no need to ask.
However, some painful memories cannot be erased. They have always been hidden deep in the heart and are tightly locked. They only appear in dreams."
Hearing this, Meng Xiaotu immediately understood what Li Nanke wanted to do.
Give Miss Que'er some red rain and enter her dream to investigate the truth of that year!
At the same time, solve the opponent's nightmare.
And the elimination of nightmares is also beneficial to Miss Que'er.
I have to say, this method is very bold.
But as a member of the Night Patrol Division, such a method of handling cases is completely illegal and illegal.
If an error occurs, it will be strictly investigated by the superiors.
Li Nanke couldn't control it too much now, so he directly hit the girl Que'er on the back of her neck with his knife, knocking her unconscious.
"let's start."
Li Nanke picked up the unconscious girl and placed her on the bed in the bamboo house.
Seeing this, Meng Xiaotu no longer hesitated, took the red rain from the other party, unscrewed the cork, carefully poured some into the girl's mouth, and let it slide down her throat.
The next step is to wait patiently.
About twenty minutes later, a painful expression appeared on the face of the girl lying on the bed.
Meng Xiaotu moved a chair for Li Nanke to sit next to the bed, while she lay next to the girl. She lightly touched the girl's eyebrows with her fingers to connect her with Li Nanke.
As their heavy eyelids gradually closed, the two of them entered Miss Queer's dream of red rain.
…………
When the darkness fades, everything becomes clear.
The first thing that caught Li Nanke's eyes was a dilapidated Taoist temple. The rotten plaque was drooping and swaying slightly with the wind at dusk.
And this Taoist temple is the one on Phoenix Mountain!
At this moment, the door of the Taoist temple is closed tightly.
Li Nanke and Meng Xiaotu were standing outside the Taoist temple.
The gray sky created a depressing atmosphere, and the surrounding scene was densely foggy.
"What is this place?"
Meng Xiaotu's pretty face was full of doubts.
Li Nanke said: "This Taoist temple is where Bai Fenghuang committed suicide. It seems that something happened here that made Bai Fenghuang go to extremes."
"Could it be that she was really..."
Meng Xiaotu subconsciously covered her mouth, looking shocked.
Li Nanke looked heavy.
Although he tried not to think about the worst, the facts were already in front of him. But he just didn't know who was secretly trying to harm Bai Fenghuang.
"Little girl!"
Meng Xiaotu's eyes lit up and she ran towards the shorter stone platform next to the Taoist temple.
Miss Que'er tried her best to curl up in the gap between two huge rocks, her petite and thin body trembling.
The girl who caught a glimpse of the figure rushing toward her screamed in fright.
But after seeing that it was a beautiful girl, her face showed surprise, and she cried and begged: "Help me, please help me..."
At this time, Miss Que'er was awake.
The cruel nightmare brought her back to her past memories.
"Where is your lady!?"
Li Nanke asked.
"Miss...Miss..." Miss Que'er looked at the closed door of the Taoist temple with fearful eyes, her tone was trembling, "They...they..."
Li Nanke picked up the firecracker and rushed towards the Taoist temple.
Meng Xiaotu, who was afraid that her lover would be harmed, also followed closely and threw out the fist-sized meteor hammers.
With a "boom", the Taoist temple door was smashed open.
But there was no white phoenix inside, only five terrifying nightmare monsters, charging ferociously.
Seeing these five nightmare monsters, Queer screamed in horror.