Volume 1 Huangquan in December, Chapter 72: An idle character
Lin Shanhai set up a formation in the courtyard, and the swirling smoke came from different corners. Candles were also lit everywhere, illuminating the small space. Special words were engraved on the candles, and each person held them in his hand.
He also held a lamp.
The more thorough the preparations for the ceremony, the better the results of the divination. But they really didn't have time to bathe and change clothes, so they could only use the best available conditions to prepare for the divination.
Shan Hai stood in the center of the formation, untied his yin and yang bun, and let his hair mixed with white silk loose on his shoulders. The rest of the people stood aside, not daring to disturb rashly, for fear of affecting the result.
Just when everyone was focused on the ceremony, someone rushed over from the backyard.
"Mountains and seas!"
It's Aluan's voice.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at the little girl running over. It all happened so suddenly that almost no one associated this girl who ran so fast and came out of nowhere with Dai Luan. She rushed forward.
, broke into the formation, and rushed towards the mountains and seas.
Shan Hai, who had his eyes closed, suddenly turned around with his sword in hand, and the tip of the mahogany sword was aimed at Aluan's eyebrows. She froze there, and only then did others see clearly that it was her - she was back.
"What are you doing?" After a brief moment of astonishment, Aluan shouted, "This girl is the real deal, okay?"
After saying that, she directly stretched out her hand to grasp the blade of the sword and pulled it towards her, not being polite to Shan Hai at all. Shan Hai still didn't speak, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was suspecting. Mu Wan wanted to walk over, but was stopped by Shi
Wu Qi stopped him. He took two steps closer, looked at Aluan carefully, and said to Shan Hai:
"is her."
He heard from Miss Ye that Kari Gondo once turned into him.
Shan Hai slowly opened his eyes. He still didn't say anything - but those eyes were clearly filled with exhaustion. That exhaustion came suddenly, after Shi Wuqi told him those two words, it suddenly burst from his heart.
Spewing out.
Mu Wan finally ran over, knelt down and hugged Dai Luan tightly.
Shi Wuqi didn't say anything, but patted Shan Hai's shoulder. Shan Hai felt that at this time, he should say something like all masters do, or at least imitate Mu Wan and give his lost disciple a hug. But in the end he couldn't do anything.
He didn't do anything, didn't say anything, he just kept sighing, one after another, as if he wanted to express everything in lament.
"I was derelict in my duty." He said suddenly.
Shi Wuqi looked at him: "What? What you said..."
Aluan heard those words. She turned back from Mu Wan's arms and said to him:
"How can I blame you? Ah, don't blame Mr. Ye, I ran away on my own."
At this time, the Ye brothers and sisters standing next to them also came closer. Ye Linxi shook his head and sighed:
"I was really frightened, afraid that your master would scold me to death. But he didn't say anything, which made me feel even worse. Just come back, just come back... From now on, you can walk around the world and repay me.
With my name, I guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing!"
"Who is the eldest in your family?" Ye Zixu muttered beside him.
The two started bickering again. Aluan listened to their nonsense and giggled along with her. She suddenly remembered something and rummaged around for a long time. Everyone looked at her, wondering what she was doing.
"I found it." Ah Luan took out the sachet, "I'll give this back to you. If it weren't for it, I might have fed the bugs."
Mu Wan was shocked. He blankly took the sachet she handed him and looked at it. He found that it was indeed hers and it didn't seem to have been tampered with by anyone. She was surprised and asked her where she found it.
.
"In a patch of grass."
"...Maybe I dropped it when I was chasing the Smiling Man."
"Huh? You met him again!"
"It's a long story... First tell me, how did you come back?"
Shi Wuqi also echoed, everyone wanted to know this question. Ah Luan told the truth that a girl named Zhu Tong sent her back.
"There was a thin thread in her hand. You couldn't see it unless you looked carefully. She just walked along the thread and asked me to hold her hand and not let go. We passed by a strange place - there was a waterfall.
, when we got in, there was no water on us, and soon we reached another place, which was very dark, so she asked me to close my eyes and just follow her. I felt like six spiritual veins, so I asked her if it was, she
She admitted it and showed me a token. Inside the token was a small drawer with a cyan petal inside, which was very beautiful. Miss Zhu Tong said that although she has bad eyesight, her threads can be found anywhere in the world."
"Those petals are from Wa Jin Hua, and Xie Gong Duo also has them." Shi Wuqi said, "What A Luan said is true. Zhu Tong is one of Gao Yuejun's subordinates, and all the intelligence and clues in the world pass through her hands.
Shou Gongduo is responsible for the flow of property in the entire Death Shadow Pavilion; Wu Yin is mainly responsible for medicinal materials and Gu, except for collecting loose money; she has never mentioned it; Jie Yan is proficient in torture and assassination... and even has contacts with Zuo Renmen
.”
"Eh? How do you know better than me?" Ye Zixu, who had been chatting with him before, was very shocked.
"Ah, I got this from my conversation with Gaoyue-kun...I'll talk to you in detail later. Let's take a rest in the room first and listen to what else A-luan has to say."
So they all entered the house, and several people crowded into Shanhai's guest room, which seemed very crowded. As soon as they sat down, Aluan's stomach began to growl. Although she wanted to hear her legendary experience, Miss Ye still volunteered to go
After getting food for her in the kitchen, Ye Linxi went to help her. Miss Qi poured hot water for her. She held it in her hand and told her story honestly. How to find the tree hole on the cliff?
Relying on the sachet to ward off evil spirits and save her life, she heard the conversation between Gao Yuejun and a mysterious person, how she was discovered by Gao Yuejun, and how to deal with it. As she spoke, Shan Hai and the others' expressions became worse and worse.
"You really didn't hear that man's identity?"
"I really don't know... I just know that Satsuki-kun calls him my benefactor."
"It's a benefactor again." Shi Wuqi complained in a low voice.
"The things mentioned in that conversation are very similar to us..." Shan Hai pondered.
Mu Wan took out the sachet and looked at it repeatedly.
"It's really strange. If Gaoyue-kun wanted to recover the price, it was indeed a good time, but she didn't... Then what kind of exchange did you make to get away in the end?"
At this time, Miss Ye came in with two bowls. Behind her, Ye Linxi held a large plate with the same five bowls in it, all of which were steaming. Miss Ye put one portion on Aluan
In front of him, one portion was placed in front of Shi Wuqi, and then one by one he took the bowls from Ye Linxi's big plate and put them on the table. Everyone thanked her.
"Well, at this time, there is no place to buy meat, so you just deal with it..."
She herself felt embarrassed when she looked at the lack of water in the clear soup, but no one minded. A few vegetable leaves and pieces of tofu were the theme of this soup. Aluan blew on the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
He burped loudly.
"How about it?"
"Like... plain white water."
This kid is so honest.
"It's good to have it. I think it's pretty good."
Shi Wuqi laughed along with him. At this time, everyone was holding bowls and drinking more or less. Miss Ye urged Ah Qi to also take a few sips, but Ah Qi sat in front of the table, motionless.
"She's not hungry." Shi Wuqi looked very serious, "She's really not hungry."
"You have to eat something even if you're not hungry. How can you do it on an empty stomach?" Ye Linxi agreed.
"What, what did Aluan say before? How did she convince Gao Yuejun to let her come back?"
It was an obvious change of topic, but it was effective. So, all eyes moved to Aluan.
She scratched her head sheepishly.
"I...I'm sorry, I changed the key. I originally wanted to change the lock, but she didn't change it..."
"Oh, you are truly a master and disciple." Shi Wuqi glanced at the mountains and seas.
"What do you mean? Could it be that mountains and seas..."
Shan Hai frowned.
"Why does she want two?"
"Who knows. Maybe it's because black and white jade from the same source is more valuable? Although she doesn't seem to be short of money."
"She accepted my ring to make it easier for her to find us. Logically speaking, there is no need to accept Aluan's ring."
"Is it possible that you are overthinking it? What if she likes this couple?" Mu Wan comforted him.
"Wu Qi, since you have talked with her, can you tell what she is thinking? There is also the matter of Jinsha Village, which you haven't said yet."
Shan Hai turned to look at him, his tone extremely serious. Shi Wuqi himself had no intention of pushing back. He took a breath, put one hand on the table, and tapped the table with his fingertips.
"Well, I'm thinking about what to say. When I confronted Kari Gondo, I learned that the Shadow Pavilion wanted to study the forbidden art - the art of resurrection from the dead. I thought it was Kari Gondo's personal matter before, but it wasn't
I thought Gaoyue-kun had this intention."
"They dare... but isn't this a forbidden technique? Is there anyone they want to resurrect? But this will not be punished by Yama Demon?"
Mu Wan really couldn't understand why.
"I was confused at first, but I soon understood - the reason why the forbidden technique is forbidden is because it violates the principle of yin and yang and destroys the balance of the six realms. But the forbidden technique itself is correct. In other words,
If they only study those terrible magic spells but do not implement them, Yama will not interfere."
Shan Hai looked solemn: "Do they want to make forbidden arts a family business..."
"I questioned the same thing. They wanted my help, and I didn't say anything nonsense to Kari Kyoudo, and I bit the boss who wanted to see him. Although thinking about it carefully, they must have expected my request. Gaoyue-kun even told him
In exchange for my life experience with Miss Qi, let me assist in their research."
"and you……"
"Of course I refuse," Shi Wuqi interrupted Aluan, "but it's not that I'm afraid of the punishment of Yama. Firstly, I don't have that confidence. Secondly, I have to find out about Miss Qi personally to be trustworthy. With her
How can I believe when Yu Yumingxu opens her mouth? Although I know she has no need to lie to me, but - there is no real feeling, do you understand? Without real feeling, naturally there is no trust."
With that said, Shi Wuqi took out a silver bracelet from his arms and put it on Miss Qi's hand.
"She also gave this to me. She said that if I change my mind, I can come to her at any time. In order to prevent me from rebelling, we have to step up our efforts to help Mr. Liang Yue..."
