Volume 1 Huangquan December, the fifty-third chapter: watery poplar flowers
In the end, Shan Hai shamelessly continued to ask.
"He said that he was homesick and it was time to go back and take care of the children after doing business. Damn it, I'm so angry. Do you think this place is a brothel where you can come and leave whenever you want? I was really angry and went crazy.
. But after calming down and thinking about it, he really treated me well this year and spent a lot of thought and money. Apart from lying to me, he had nothing to do with me. I had no choice but to take a step back and let him go back to reunite with his family——
Otherwise, wouldn’t I become a bad person? But I really couldn’t let go, so I told him that I would like him to spend the last day strolling with me, setting off lanterns together, and walking on the Jiangyuan Bridge together, which would be a good time to get together and relax.”
Jiangyuan Bridge
Several people pondered this word for a long time.
Needless to say, he must have had his own thoughts and suffered retribution from Qiao Ji.
It was too late, and the people in the yamen really couldn't hold on any longer. Several people sent Jian Niang back home, and it was already the fourth watch. They were so sleepy that they yawned again and again, especially Aluan, who could hardly open their eyes. Jian Niang thanked her.
They were a little embarrassed and apologized for their nonsense during the day. Naturally, they didn't mind, but were more concerned about her face. She looked so sad. In the empty home, under the flickering candlelight, her figure looked worse than when they first saw her.
Much thinner.
"Either, or just to keep me company, you guys can stay overnight tonight. When it gets dark, I'll accompany you to the Yamen."
Out of affection, Shanhai wanted to refuse, but Ah Luan was sleeping too soundly on Miss Qi's back. Just as he was hesitating, Shi Wuqi agreed for him.
"Sorry to bother you, I'm sorry for your trouble."
Jian Niang's home is indeed not big, with only two rooms. In addition to Jian Niang's house, the other room was intended to be reserved for her future children. She spread two blankets in the small shop, so Shan Hai and the others could make do with it.
She quickly covered the bed in the empty room with sheets and invited Mu Wan and the others to go in. The space behind the tailor shop was not large, with two walls separating the bun shop's kitchen and the fruit shop's warehouse.
In the middle of the night, Mu Wan opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.
Now that she mentioned the shikigami Han Shui Ji given by her senior brother, those past memories kept flooding in her mind. It was true that she liked senior brother Wu, and she also liked senior sister Yan, and it was absolutely false to hope that they would be together. Although it was
As a demon user, she rarely relies on the power of shikigami. She has liked to do many things by herself since she was a child, and will not give up until she achieves results. As for the tengu, it is part of the blood. Although it has a contract that sounds extremely scary, but
It's also considered her family.
Among the serious Shikigami, in addition to Hansui Princess, there is Shirai Ogi. Han Shui Ji was discovered by her senior brother when he was doing errands outside, but Shirai Di was discovered by her and her senior sister in the Snow Inkstone Valley. Shirai Ogi is also a water-based monster.
, it is better to say to subdue it than to save its life. It ran all the way along the green river bank and insisted on following her. She didn't know what to do, so her senior sister taught her to receive the talisman.
Mu Wan thought about Ying Yuejun again, that annoying little devil. The time she fought with him in the ruined temple, she didn't know who to call out. But maybe she had thought clearly at that time - neither of them
It was appropriate. But she didn't want to summon the Tengu so easily. After a while, Lord Xueyue appeared. Later, when she fought with Shi Wuqi and him in the mountains, she also felt that she was indeed no match.
If I really summon a shikigami, I'm afraid my life will be involved.
After thinking about it, she felt a little thirsty, so she got up and went to the kitchen to find some water.
She hesitated for a moment and didn't bring an umbrella. She walked out and glanced at Miss Qi sitting next to her. She always closed her eyes at night, not knowing whether she was recharging her energy or Shi Wuqi was afraid of scaring them.
The door of the room was half open. Mu Wan glanced at her and saw that she was lying on the bed without covering herself with a quilt.
After walking a few steps to the kitchen, she found someone's shadow inside.
Mu Wan cautiously pressed against the wall, tiptoeing and preparing to approach him.
"It's such a coincidence that you're here to steal something too?"
It's the voice of the Lord of Bones.
"Neuropathy."
Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief, snapped his fingers, and a tiny flame lit up the kitchen between his fingers. The window was closed, but there were still a few annoying flies buzzing around, which was very annoying. Looking carefully, there were still some stains on the chopping board.
The pork bones of the meat were not processed, maybe the scissor girl was just worried and forgot about it. There was also a big saw leaning against the wall, which was probably used by the girl's family to process the bones.
"You're kidding. If you're thirsty, find some water to drink."
"What a coincidence, isn't it?"
She rolled her eyelids. Shi Wuqi picked up the bowl and pointed to the water tank next to him. Mu Wan also took a bowl to fill it with water.
"It's cooler at night. I just don't know if the pork will stink tomorrow." She sighed.
"Are you so sure these are pork bones?"
Shi Wuqi suddenly laughed. Although he didn't make a sound, his expression made Mu Wan feel a little scared. She swallowed some water, frowned, and asked him what he said.
"I'm just kidding, I touched it, but it's not human bones anyway."
"are you crazy!"
No, you actually touched it. This is the most nerve-wracking thing.
Early the next morning, they came to the bridge together. Everyone used this bridge normally, and nothing strange happened. There was no one there yet, only the five of them were here. After getting up in the morning, Mu Wan
Let Jian Niang rest for a while and go directly to the magistrate later. After they fished out the things, they were just in time to deliver them to the Yamen that had just opened.
There was no one there yet, only vendors carrying vegetables. Mu Wan stood by the river and took a deep breath.
She closed her eyes and muttered something in her mouth. A small flow of air emerged around her. The moment she opened her eyes, the umbrella was propped up, and a faint light shone on the umbrella surface. A spell with strange glyphs was gently touched.
The wind brought it down, folded it, and landed on the water. It suddenly melted in and was swallowed by the river. Then, ripples rippled from that point, and a brisk shadow emerged from it.
The human-shaped shikigami has a pair of big pure black eyes, staring straight at you without blinking. She has no hair or scales on her body, but she looks smooth and hard. Her back and hands
There are fins on each elbow, flashing like a rainbow, and there are webs on the hands. What is even more strange is probably the tail of the black fish, swinging powerfully in the water.
Aluan had seen aquatic monsters before, but this was the first time she saw one like this. She ran to the shore and tried to stretch out her hand, but Han Shuiji dug down and then came out from further away, like a flexible fish. She
Where the tail flicked, a piece of broken ice formed and flowed down the river.
"She is timid," Mu Wan said, waving his hand to call her over, "Go to the bottom of the river and fish out all the corpses."
She immediately dived into the water and disappeared. Dai Luan regretted not being able to take a few more glances. Several people were waiting by the river, from standing to squatting, from squatting to sitting. When all the people
They all woke up and walked up and down the street without seeing any bubbles.
"You're such a shikigami, don't run away."
Shi Wuqi was so idle that he was floating in the river. Mu Wan glared at him.
"impossible."
"Okay, okay, I hope the truth comes out soon. I'm tired of waiting, so I have to go to the teahouse behind to have a rest. What can I eat if A-luan doesn't come?"
Shi Wuqi gestured backwards with his thumb, and Aluan nodded immediately, and walked in with Miss Qi. Shanhai didn't say anything, just stared at the water. He rubbed his eyes again and again, and he seemed tired.
.
The ground gradually warmed up, and they wiped their sweat from time to time. Many people saw them, some felt strange, and some went to explain, but no one bothered them rashly. After waiting for a long time, someone suddenly called them from behind:
"Hey, Taoist priest, female hero."
The two of them turned their heads and saw a lean man carrying two loads of water to greet them. Shan Hai immediately recognized him as the single young man who shared the table for dinner before. He was the one who built buildings for wealthy families. He asked them where they were.
What to do? Shan Hai briefly explained the situation, but didn't reveal much. He just said that more than one body was fished out of the river, and there was another worker.
"Oh, what you are talking about is not the workers on our team."
Seeing that his complexion became very bad, Shan Hai asked further.
"Hey, we all know that he loves his mother-in-law very much, how could he abandon her? More than a month ago, he was planning how to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day for her. I remember correctly, he seems to be a tailor, not bad looking, but
He had a little sore on his face. I only saw him once. He brought food to see him, then turned and entered the employer's house. He said sadly that he knew his mother-in-law was very promiscuous, but he didn't have the ability, so he could only
She swallowed her anger. Sometimes when she got angry, she cried so miserably and acted so miserably. But as soon as she gave it up, she immediately lost her tears. He disappeared three years ago, and his mother-in-law said he was talking to someone else.
She ran away. Bah, I don’t believe it. It’s true that she slept with that profiteer.”
"Profiteer?" Mu Wan asked, "Did she get to know the businessman before her man ran away?"
"I can't lie to you. Oops, it's getting late. I have to carry the water quickly. You must check it out."
He muttered and carried the water and left. The two of them looked at each other, frowning, and their moods were very complicated. They didn't know what to say for a while. At this time, Dai Luan hurriedly ran out of the teahouse.
She was panting and talking intermittently. They couldn't hear clearly and asked her to take a break and speak more slowly. Shi Wuqi and Miss Qi also walked over with solemn expressions.
"Master Shi, it was just us"
"Listen to me first. We were at the teahouse and heard some rumors from the waiter. Jian Niang's dead husband, that is, the businessman, mentioned his wife when he was drunk and called her, but it was not
Jian Niang’s name. Someone teased him to ask more, and he said that Jian Niang was not a cheap person either. She wanted to kill her man with her own hands in order to get his money and his people. People didn’t pay attention at the time and just thought he was drunk.
Soon, her man really disappeared, she was the victim, and no one really suspected her."
At this time, bubbles suddenly appeared in the river. They immediately surrounded them.
