Volume 1, Huangquan December, Chapter 44: Into the Heart
"Liangyue-kun, someone said they met him nearby a few months ago. Well, it's right by the lake. But no one has seen him for many days since he came here, and I don't know if he has left."
Shanhai thanked the washerwoman, raised her head, and looked along the stream towards the lake in the distance.
After descending the mountain all night, they finally found a nearby town. It was dawn, and Ah Luan was so sleepy that he was delirious. Mu Wan also yawned repeatedly. The few of them finally stayed at the inn and rested for most of the day. It was not until the afternoon that Shan Hai and Shi Wu
Abandon it and inquire about Liangyue-kun in this small town.
This stream that flows down from the mountain divides the town into two, blending far into a spacious lake. The clouds in the sky are very white, the sun is no longer dazzling, and the scenery is really beautiful. But no one is in the mood to appreciate it.
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
"Well, it should be. The judge's pen points to this area."
"It's too late. Let's ask again tomorrow."
"Or, I'll go take a look now."
"Farewell" Shi Wuqi stopped him, "I know you are very upset because of Miss Bai, and you want to get busy to suppress your unwillingness. You didn't eat anything before you came out. I was really afraid that you would die suddenly if you went there.
There, we have to retrieve the body the next day."
Taoist Master Lin smiled tiredly and did not answer. After all, Master Bai Skeleton was right, and he could not refute anything.
After Mu Wan and Dai Luan ate, they walked around the town. It felt like it was about the same size as Xuanchuang Town, and there wasn’t anything particularly rare. They just thought it was just for food. The townspeople lived at a very fast pace.
Slow, very comfortable, everyone is amiable, completely different from the world of bandits.
When they returned to the post station, it was almost dark. Mu Wan asked the post officer if they had been back, but he didn't see her as he tied the horse back. So the two of them went back to the house first, and Aluan lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
In a daze, Mu Wan took out a new piece of paper, ground the ink again, and began to write and draw.
2. Liu Hanxuejie Ruyuejun, Aluan’s great master, painter, and pharmacist.
Three, Yayoi Utatsu·Yingyuejun, the demon-binding lock.
Fourth, Qinghe Broken Flower·Maoyue Lord, friend of the Lord of Hundreds of Bones.
Seventh, Xi Shu Wenxiang·Liang Yuejun, Wangui Zhi.
8. Mu Ranyanlai·Ye Yuejun, the case of the God of Wo in Huansha City.
9. The Long Night of Red Mystery·The Lord of the Decaying Moon, the demon, and the smiling wolf.
Eleven, Gu Jia Qianlong·Shuang Yuejun, Jintong Township, Demon Sealing Blade.
Twelve, at the end of the year, Master Ji Yuejun, cut off his finger to play the musical instrument.
Ah Luan got out of bed out of curiosity and lay down at the table to read. This time, Mu Wan specially left a few lines for the missing months. She also noticed that the ink in the line about Lord Xueyue was a bit heavy and the characters were a bit shaky.
There were thick ink marks on the last stroke of "demon", and it always felt like she was grinding her teeth when writing it. She didn't ask any more questions.
"There are still four left." Aluan counted on his fingers.
"Yes. I only know a little about them. Does Aluan know anything else?"
"Well, I don't seem to know."
"I heard that Kanna-kun's weapons were forged by Mizun-kun."
It was Shi Wuqi who said this. He opened the door unceremoniously and walked in with a big show. Mu Wan put the pen down on the table, frowned and shouted;
"Who asked you to come in? Did you knock on the door? Did you enter the girl's room just when you asked?"
"Come on, that sounds like a rare thing to me."
Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Dai Luan quickly interrupted and asked: "Weapons? What weapons?"
Shi Wuqi strolled around leisurely, sat by the bed, held up a fan and explained to her.
"I didn't expect you to be quite interested in weapons."
"Yeah, I really like those, but my parents don't let me touch them. When I was a child, a blacksmith came to my house, and he taught me how to wield a sword when I had nothing to do. But when I grew up, he left.
"
Ah Luan put his elbows on the bed, supported his face, and shook his legs. Shi Wuqi sat on his side and bent over, with one hand on the bed, and said mysteriously to each other:
"Did you know that Fusong Fengdai Shui Wujun in June was also a swordsmith during his lifetime, but he was also a master of swordsmanship. He created his own six-path sword technique, which no one except him could use. He forged magic weapons throughout his life.
Countless, the last six were swords forged with the Six Paths in mind. After forging these, he died and became a wandering man. In October, when Yin and Yang go to the stream, Shen Wujun, there is a pair of scimitars, which are said to be water.
Wujun beat him during his lifetime."
Mu Wan didn't speak. She listened and added a few lines on the paper.
"Yin Yang scimitar?" Dai Luan asked next.
"Yes. Although I have never seen it, I heard from the monsters in my shop that they are a pair of knives that recognize their owner and will never hurt the owner at all. And those two knives cannot be dismantled.
On the blades of the scimitars, there is a black and white magatama embedded in each."
"Black and white jade?"
Dai Luan suddenly raised his head, and his head hit the bridge of Shi Wu Qi's nose. He took a breath of air and straightened up, covering his face, which made Mu Wan sneer. Ah Luan dug out a Bai Qiong of his from the box on the bed.
Pulling his fingers together, he asked: "Is this the case?"
The pain was so painful that he almost burst into tears. Shi Wuqi covered his face with a fan, took it and took a closer look.
"I've never seen it before. But this jade is indeed of good quality. I think it won't be any different from him." He put the jade ring back into her hand and straightened up, "Ah, by the way, I'll let Qi Sui from now on."
Do you mind if you stay here?"
Miss Qi at the door waved her hand, and Aluan was very happy and nodded her head.
“Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay—”
"What's good?"
Ah Luan shut up, but still said hello with her hands.
Mu Wan took a breath, obviously unhappy. But at the same time, he was still a little confused.
"Why do we want her to come and live with us?"
"The Taoist priest is afraid."
"What the hell?"
"I'm just kidding." He put his hand on Miss Qi's shoulder, "I have seen Master Lin's skills. As for the two of you, I don't mean to look down on you, but I still keep someone who can fight by your side. If it's true,
If a human life is lost, my conscience will not be condemned, right?"
"It's amazing, do you still have a conscience?"
And if someone really died, you would be the most suspicious no matter what.
"Tch. I don't care about your attitude towards your benefactor - I'm leaving."
It's not closed yet.
Mu Wan almost wanted to catch up and scold him. He had never resented his wife so much before, so no matter what he thought, it was all his fault.
Miss Qi walked over and closed the door, which made her angry but had no place to vent her anger. She just stared at Miss Qi.
——But what's the use of staring at a corpse. She looked at Miss Qi like this, and her anger slowly subsided. Miss Qi is really a very beautiful person. Even if she has been dead for an unknown period of time, her skin is still better maintained than when she was alive.
The person is still soft and her complexion is very shiny, but there is a lot less blood.
As a monster, Miss Qi must have had boundless monster power in her lifetime to be able to transform into such a perfect human form.
When he turned around, Aluan took out a pile of powder and a pen in his mouth.
"You actually have so much rouge and gouache?"
No wonder your box is so heavy.
"Hey, I'm still a little girl after all. These were all forced on me by my mother before she left."
"I don't know much about this."
Dai Luan took Miss Qi to sit down and happily applied makeup on her face. She had been thinking about practicing with her for a long time, and maybe she didn't dare to do anything to her face directly, so she found one.
The "girl" who is easy to manipulate should be spoiled.
"Are you going to change your career to be an undertaker?" she joked.
"Nonsense, makeup girl can consider it. Do you want to try it? I think my level is pretty good."
"No, no, no, no, I'm kind-hearted, but I'm not used to it."
You put something used to put makeup on dead people in my face to greet me? She thought to herself, but she didn't dare to say it outright and let down her good intentions.
If it's not intentional.
Mu Wan just sat down and thought about it carefully.
"No, since Shi is back, shouldn't your master be back too?"
"That's right." Dai Luan was stunned while holding the makeup pen, "I almost forgot about this."
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I don't know if she did it on purpose or if she was really careless. She dropped the things on her hands and Aluan ran out of the door.
It's not closed yet.
Mu Wan rolled his eyes, turned around and walked over, wanting to see what she had done to Miss Qi's face.
good.
Like a monster.
This inn is quite big, after all, the town is not small. If it were a worse place, you could only sleep in a Datong bunk, and Miss Qi might have to stand all night. She didn't care, but she didn't know if the other brothers would get used to it lying on the ground.
Two rooms away from the opposite door is where Shanhai and the others live. Aluan walked in and saw Shi Wuqi pouring tea, and Shanhai was sitting at the table holding his forehead, looking like he had a headache.
"Why don't you look at me when you come back?" She walked over, "Did you not sleep well? You look so bad."
Dai Luan reached out and touched his forehead. He raised his face with no expression.
"Well, I'm a little tired."
"It's fine if you don't have a fever."
Shi Wuqi put the teapot on the table and shook his head slightly. Aluan saw it and asked him what he was thinking about.
"Nothing, I just think you guys are quite interesting."
"Miss Qi is also very interesting."
"It's just a lifeless puppet. Sometimes the Weeping Corpse House is noisy, but most of the time it's so quiet. When monsters come, they will bring many interesting stories from far away. People are much more boring, to say the least.
To put it bluntly, it's just a complaint from the neighbors, but when it comes down to it, it's more vicious than a monster. You are different."
"Then you must have heard many stories?"
"Yeah. Are you interested?"
"Yes, yes."
"Well, you can lend me your master's Bahuang Mirror to play with."
Before Aluan could speak, Shanhai stretched out his hand to bring the teacup in front of him, and rolled his eyes at him, which must have been intentional.
"Hey, forget it if you don't borrow it. How stingy."
"Do you want to take a photo of Miss Qi's real body? I don't think so. Let's talk about it after meeting Liang Yue-kun. You will always know."
"I think you are just afraid that I won't leave with you if I know the answer. Oh, you miss me so much."
"It's in the bag beside the bed. Aluan goes and gets it for him."
