"There are blood stains on your trousers." Yun Ge pointed over, "I saw it in the old warehouse. There was a layer of faint fingerprints, only half of which were scratch marks. The other half should be on your body. Your top is specially
I changed it, but not the pants. There are still blood stains on the legs of your pants that you pulled off with your hands. I can recognize these."
Shan Hai couldn't help but be a little surprised. When did he recognize it? However, he was indeed a craftsman, and his ability to observe and analyze was far better than ordinary people. Shi Wuqi finally determined that the faint smell of blood came from him.
. Based on a rough judgment, it happened to be blood from half a month ago.
"I have heard for a long time... that a new silversmith has arrived in Cangyi City, his surname is Yun. I guess you are his son. Then you must have the skills he had back then."
"Stop being evasive and answer directly." Shi Wuqi said coldly, "Did you kill the last shopkeeper just to lure Yun Ge out?"
"No, I don't have that skill. How can I know if he is willing to stay here? I just want to beg him to tattoo a crescent moon on it. But he recognized what it was at a glance - something.
Not only did he refuse to do the imitation, he even claimed to report it to the officials. Although I was not afraid of the officials, I was afraid of trouble, so I had to poison him."
No wonder Yun Ge wants to take away the two apprentices...Has he made this idea? They seem to know Cheng You, and they are very familiar with each other. Does this prove that the old master also knew him, and that this murder was committed by an acquaintance, even from the beginning?
It has a clear purpose. It seems that Cheng You's statement may be right. He first approached the old master to find out his level, and then made a test. He never thought that the old man was upright and stubborn, and would accept death and not give him face.
So he lost his life.
"The old man's hands are very strong." Cheng You smiled dryly and touched the collarbone on the right side. That might be the place where he was originally scratched.
"That medicine will hurt..."
Several people looked at the door. Someone came back, but it was not the two apprentices, but Lord Ruyue. She patted the dust on her body, closed the door, then turned around and walked slowly. I don't know how long she listened. Maybe only at the end
A little bit, or maybe right from the beginning.
Cheng You's eyes almost shone. It can't be said that he was rude, but his reaction was indeed abnormal. His whole body trembled, like the instinctive trembling of a person when facing some beast. Although his trembling was a kind of fear, it still brought a sense of fear.
He has a strange admiration, like a son for his father, a minister for a king, a mortal for a saint. Compared with Yun Ge's respect for his father, his strange feelings are even worse.
Mu Wan immediately understood. The person he admired was none other than Liu Hanmei Jian Ru Yuejun.
Poison, paintings, these things are all related to Lord Ruyue's methods, she should have thought of it earlier. Cheng You took a few steps forward happily, his legs were trembling.
"Lord Kisaragi!" He tried his best to maintain his demeanor, unable to conceal the great joy in his heart, "I finally see you!"
"Is that so?"
There was a bit of kindness in the light reply, and a bit... meaningless.
Compared with the relationship between a monarch and his father and his son, her attitude is more like that of an ordinary person towards the kittens and puppies they meet on the street. Finding them cute is not considered liking it, and even if she likes it, it is not considered approval. A fundamentally,
Recognition as an equal.
"Yes! For many years, I have been... It's like you are avoiding me. I can't find you. Sometimes I follow your news, but you are already gone. You must have finished your work.
, I left from the Six Paths Spiritual Veins, and the place where the news comes next is always so far away... I said in my heart that I have to catch up with you..."
"So you need a replica of Huangquan Bell?" Shan Hai was still confused, "As long as the functions are similar, why do you even pursue the same appearance?"
"What do you know!"
This was the first time they saw a "gentleman" like Cheng You being so vicious, and they couldn't help but retreat a little.
Unexpectedly, Lord Ruyue said this: "I am avoiding you."
Hearing this sentence, Cheng You was a little stunned for a moment, with a complicated expression. It couldn't be said whether he was happy or sad. Perhaps he was sad about this and at the same time felt relieved that the person he admired knew his name.
"Don't get me wrong," she continued, "I just don't like immortals. I've always stayed away from people like you."
Shan Hai came to his senses. Sure enough, Cheng You was much older than he looked. Otherwise, how could he appear in front of Yunmai as a young man, threaten or persuade him to build the Huangquan Bell, and then appear as a young man?
At this moment, Yun Ge, Yun Kai's son, appeared in front of them. They didn't look much different, except that Yun Ge's skin was rougher.
"How can I count... No, I'm not." Cheng You shook his head and explained, "I just... long for you so much. I really hope that I can become a leader like you. But human lifespan is really limited, so I have to use it.
Those medicines for beauty and longevity are used to maintain my best appearance. This way, I won’t be too disrespectful when I see you.”
Dai Luan could guess what the second master was thinking: Your appearance is already disrespectful enough. Of course, Lord Ruyue's expression was still so tolerant, so loving, with a hint of gloomy compassion.
"It's not necessary." Lord Ruyue looked at him, but his eyes penetrated him and looked further away, "After so many years, don't you feel bored? Just live like this and kill like this to achieve your goal."
"It's not there yet." He shook his head, "But it's coming soon. It's worth it when I see you."
Lord Ruyue stopped talking and waved his hands gently. The slight smile on his face disappeared, leaving only the original sadness.
"It makes no sense," she said. "It makes no sense."
They didn't know what Lord Ruyue's intention was. Cheng You was a little panicked and didn't know what to say next.
"I……"
"Well. You saw me, what next?"
"Speak from your heart."
"please."
Seeing Kisaragi-kun, I wonder if it was something he didn't expect. Because his performance was beyond normal, and his excitement overshadowed all his preparations in the past. He straightened his collar and confided his feelings quite affectionately and sincerely.
There was no concern at all, as if the people on the side, including Yun Ge, were just air.
"I have collected many of your paintings... from your lifetime. Even though decades or hundreds of years have passed, they are still gorgeous and lifelike. When I saw a picture of a beautiful woman you painted when I was a child, I was fascinated by it at first sight.
.While people were praising this peerless appearance, I was amazed by the painter’s superb skills.
I was impressed by the skill and the powerful spiritual power hidden in the painting. At that time, I secretly swore that I must meet its painter, instead of just superficially admiring the people in the painting. Relying on the elegance of my family, I
Fortunately, I have sufficient conditions for painting. I also learned how to make poison."
"Your family actually agreed to your studies?" Dai Luan asked with a frown.
Cheng You glanced at her sideways, revealing the sharpness that had peeled off the disguise.
"Everyone who gets in my way is dead. With that... drug that kills you on sight."
"You even killed your family!" Mu Wan roared angrily, "Are you still worthy of being a human being?"
"Be a human being?" Cheng You spread his hands, "What's the matter? We can't let future generations know that there is a relative who is 'old and immortal' in the family. This will be very troublesome... and I need money to travel around."
Shan Hai thought of something and said slowly: "So... the family declined very quickly. It was not a big family, but it did produce a few talented painters, and they were all well-known names in the world. But you want to save your life.
Because of his identity and money, he killed all his flesh and blood relatives."
"They saw it themselves - I just put the medicine there."
"This medicine will wear off soon. You keep changing it." Yun Ge said behind him. The blood had already formed a scab.
"I just put them on my forehead."
Cheng You suddenly turned around, and Yun Ge subconsciously looked away from his eyebrows. Of course, he knew that if he had done this, they would have died long ago. Shi Wuqi snorted coldly and said:
"Looking at the injuries on your body, that medicine will make people very manic before death."
"That's right." Lord Ruyue responded, "There is no antidote in a stick of incense. If the black pupils are dilated, they will definitely die. Before death, the victim will be very aggressive, and because he is blind, he will only try to destroy as much as possible.
The people and things around me have lost their rationality.”
"Many relatives are afraid that they were accidentally injured and killed by poisoned people," Shi Wuqi said.
Cheng You disagreed.
"As long as I can see you - as long as I can see you, I will pay any price. You are the six realms of impermanence. I think that as long as I can become the six realms of impermanence, I can work with you, or at least catch up in your footsteps.
.”
"What misunderstanding do you have about the work of Liu Dao Wuchang..." Dai Luan couldn't help but say, "And if you want to pretend to be Wuchang, you should die instead of living for so long."
"laugh……"
Kisaragi-kun suddenly smiled again. They didn't know what she meant, but she quickly explained.
"You. Huangquan Bell is a fake. Is the identity you are pursuing also a fake?"
"It doesn't matter if it's true or false. As long as you can get to the result, the process is necessary and no step is redundant."
"The Six Paths of Impermanence are not evil ghosts seeking life." Lord Ruyue said frankly, "He himself also knows that he will not see that adult or gain this status if he dies. I am just a mortal, and even when I become the Impermanent
Since then, I have never killed anyone."
This is surprising.
Her tone was so calm and convincing that no one would doubt her.
"...I believe you. But, I just want..."
"I don't need anyone to believe in me." Her eyes were cold and indifferent, "I only say what I want to say and do what I should do. I will become the Six Paths of Impermanence as my lifelong ideal... Maybe it's not bad. This is your pursuit.
, I have no right to judge. But if this is your means to pursue your dream, just a means - you would be too blasphemous to this work. But it is interesting to say..."
"...Interesting?" Cheng You looked a little confused, "What is interesting?"
"It's nothing... I'm so tired of this kind of life, and it's ridiculous that someone would work so hard to get it."
There was a moment of silence. Even Cheng You didn't know what to say. Although he knew it, he was prepared not to be ignored. He just had to say what was in his heart. But when something happened
At this moment, he realized that it was not enough, far from enough. The irritability in his heart gradually became clear, and the sound of his heartbeat became extremely noisy.
"Then what else do you have to say?" Lord Ruyue asked him, as if speaking to him for the last time.
"I think there should be no more." His voice no longer sounded like his own.
Yun Ge shook his head from behind, looked at him coldly, and whispered something pitiful.
"No, you haven't finished speaking." Lord Ruyue suddenly walked towards him, making him a little at a loss. "You still have something to do."
