Chapter two hundred and seventy-first: secret visit
Should we go now? The girls didn't know.
Those old people had already left home. Once the bright singing stopped, they woke up from the illusion one after another. One or two of them were confused and didn't know why they left the house. But it didn't take long before the visions on Shiyue Mountain began to ease.
. The clouds gradually faded into darkness and turned into black again.
It turned white, and the beautiful and strange sky gradually cleared up. Sunlight came in from a sparse part, and a few beams of light hit the Moon Eclipse Mountain. Although the sky was like the original bright color plate washed away by water, it became shallower and brighter.
It is turbid, but people can see that it is getting better and becomes clean again.
"Are they...over?"
Wenying looked in that direction worriedly.
"Since everything is normal now, they will be fine..." Jiao Mo didn't know whether he was comforting her or himself. But soon, she set her sights on the young man. He was not very tall, about the same as Jiao Mo.
, even shorter than Wenying. However, Wenying is considered tall among women, so this standard may be a bit harsh.
"You are...where did you come from?"
Probably because he was slightly wary of these two people, the visitor did not give his name. However, he still answered the second question.
"I think I am from the northern continent like you."
"You are indeed not a local." Wenying looked at him, "And your Mandarin is very standard."
"Ah, I was sent by the imperial court." The young man said with a bitter smile, "It's just that I'm not familiar with the terrain here, and I accidentally got separated from my companions. I was attracted by the weird sky on the mountain, and wanted to find out, so I approached here.
.I happened to catch you singing, so I was unconsciously attracted by the sound, and that’s why I came here.”
After saying that, he looked at Jiao Mo, seeming to show some compliments. Jiao Mo said with a smile:
"I didn't expect that the imperial court would also allow monsters to serve as officials."
"Did you see it?" The young man raised his eyebrows slightly and said with some surprise, "In this case, I won't hide it from you. Yes, the place where I live is not in the South. If I want to integrate into human life well, I can only
Compromise to humans. I am the more similar one among the pretenders, and with good luck, I became a small official."
When answering them, his eyes always glanced towards the smoke unconsciously. Indeed, the black smoke was so conspicuous that it seemed like it would take a long time to disperse. The three of them were silent in embarrassment.
After a while, Wenying looked at Shiyue Mountain, which was motionless, and then looked at the other side of the swamp.
Jiao Mo said to her: "Do you want to go there? I'm afraid it's still some distance away."
"I want to...wait for them."
It is not difficult to understand that the concern for her brother makes Wenying feel uneasy. She can't help but wonder, in the past, Han Sheng fought with terrible things like this in places where she could not see? In her memory, human beings are indeed terrible.
Yes, but the existence of Xiao made her retain an expectation for the outside world. Xiao once told her that there are good people and bad people in the world, all kinds of
The same goes for humans and monsters. Grandma often told stories about things she encountered when she was young. Slowly, she opened up her heart and yearned for the world. The death of her parents brought a lot of trauma to her, but
If she wants to hate, she should let go of both humans and monsters. Now she hates no one, because she knows that only by making herself strong can she have the strength to fight against misfortune.
But how powerful is it to go against fate? Being like your brother is not enough at all. Could it be that... Wenjiu was pursuing such power and therefore went astray?
"Ask Hotaru?"
Seeing that she was dazed, Jiao Mo couldn't help but call her. Wenying immediately came back to her senses and turned to look at her. Needless to say, Jiao Mo knew that her expression must be thinking about her brother. But that person
The young man looked into the distance and suddenly said:
"Could it be that... the Wuyong family is doing something there? We - we are here just for him."
"You, you know Wuyongshi?" The two girls were a little surprised.
"There's nothing strange about this." The young man shrugged and said nonchalantly, "The imperial court has always given special approval to their ships, and their family members are allowed to travel frequently between the two places. They pay taxes very generously.
He also did a lot of things for the court in many places, including... the parts that are not convenient for people to know. As you know, there are always some things that are inconvenient for the court onmyoji to do. At this time, you need to hire people for dirty work like this.
Done."
Jiao Mo was very surprised: "You actually know a lot. You must be in a high position. I'm sorry."
"No, no, I'm just a small local official." The young man smiled and said mysteriously, "It's just that I have more ways to get information and am more flexible."
"Then why are you here this time..." Wenying was a little doubtful. After all, since he is just a sesame official, what ability can the imperial court send him as an envoy here?
The young man rolled his eyes and said slowly: "Well... it's a long story. You must know about Wuyong's succession as head of the family, right? Although they haven't officially held a ceremony, people say that the one named Wuyong
The evil man already has a chance to win. Having said that,
In this way, the family has not yet settled down, and now it is still relying on the old man who is still alive. This is precisely because the different forces within the family are seriously at odds... If the result is finalized, and he is allowed to have the power alone, I am afraid that the entire world will
The situation will be affected."
Jiao Mo thought for a moment and decided to add more words. She pretended to be ignorant and asked: "But didn't you just say that the Wuyong family was at least very loyal to the court, but you and others chased them to the South Kingdom. Could it be that he was loyal to the imperial court?"
Does the imperial court have any different intentions?"
The young man shook his head repeatedly: "How could that be? Rather, he has given more benefits to the court. For the official who can be named, he has stuffed money up and down, or given other benefits. He was
Many wish-fulfilling beads were collected in the southern country
Do you know about the fragments of the wish-fulfilling pearl? I heard that Garuda left something that could make wishes come true, but it was broken by Kanna-kun. He relied on these fragments to establish relationships and get many benefits. But they were all broken.
It’s become scum, use one less one.”
"But when the wish-fulfilling bead makes a wish, it will bring a corresponding curse!" Jiao Mo blurted out, "It was used freely in the hands of Garuda in the past because the glass heart can purify it. Who will bear the curse now?"
Even she doesn't know what kind of curse she will bear. To this day, she still doesn't know what the price of the sound will be. The longer time goes by, the more uneasy she will become.
"Jian is very cunning and cunning," the young man said. "He will never bear the price himself. I'm afraid he has some way to transfer the curse to others... Of course, this is just a rumor and has not been confirmed.
Confirmed.”
"In this case, why would the court doubt him?"
"Hush! Don't dare to talk nonsense..." The young man immediately looked around, as if he was afraid of being overheard. After confirming that there was no one around except the three of them, he continued: "The court did not doubt him.
This is what you said. But, as the saying goes, the tree
Da Zhaofeng, right? Although he is good to the court, he also bribes individual officials, and they are all selected by him and bribed with purpose. Originally, everyone always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing.
But in the end... the emperor was alarmed."
Jiaomo and Wenying both opened their eyes in shock.
"The emperor actually knows how to..."
"Their power is too great. After all, they are not imperial Onmyoji. They are not under the control of the country. If they continue to let them develop, wouldn't they be breeding tigers? What's more, this person Wu Yongzhen is really insidious and cunning, and we have to guard against him.
In the eyes of the court, in addition to being an onmyoji, he is also a businessman. In order to prevent wealthy businessmen from reaching out to the political power..."
"I understand!" Wenying punched the palm of his hand, "The court is afraid that he will do something unseen where he can't see it!"
"That's right. Besides, there are quite a lot of Wuyong clan members in the southern country. It would be even worse to leak the country's secrets. The head of the family has not been finalized yet. Part of the reason is that the court is quietly interfering. But anyway, because there is a lack of substantive evidence.
, In addition, the cabinet's attitude towards this is also very divided. Everyone holds their own opinions. In the end, they still have a wait-and-see attitude towards him and have not invested much manpower and financial resources." The young man touched his chin and suddenly remembered something, "That's right!
You can just listen to this matter, but be sure to..."
"We won't tell anyone, don't worry." Jiao Mo nodded, "That's why they sent you to observe..."
"Well, actually it's not." The young man smiled awkwardly, "Although he didn't take it very seriously, he didn't despise it so much that he only sent a sesame official like me. What they are sending now are some people who collect intelligence... Well, you know
.In fact, I was so idle in a small place and had nothing to do, so I was brought here to see the world through some connections, hahaha..."
Jiao Mo sighed: "You are really brave..."
"After all, I heard that the southern country is still very interesting! There are many rare treasures, and the prices here are very reasonable..."
"You like treasures?"
"Who doesn't like it?" the young man asked, "By the way, I haven't asked the two girls yet what they are doing in such a wild place?"
"us……"
Before they could answer, there was another loud noise, which made their eardrums hurt and made them feel the ground shaking under their feet. This time the sound was smaller than the last time, but in the same direction, the black smoke became stronger.
It was also mixed with red sparks soaring into the sky. Although the sparks cooled down and disappeared after reaching a certain height, which might allow them to see clearly at this distance, the real scene must be very exaggerated. The young man shook his head and said:
"What's the big commotion? Speaking of which, do you want to go take a look?"
"Should we...not go?" As she said that, Wenying looked at Jiaomo. But before she could answer, Wenying added: "But that's a lie...it took away my brother and their friends...
…the main culprit.”
Her voice became lower and lower, and only Jiao Mo could hear it. The young man tilted his head curiously, as if he didn't hear clearly. Jiao Mo nodded slightly and shook his head slightly. She was not sure what the best thing to do was. Shiyue Mountain
The sky above has almost completely cleared up, but there is still no sign of Xie Zhe and the others. They don't want to think about the worst, but waiting here all the time is not an option.
"Why don't we go over and take a look?" Wenying changed her mind completely. She was so fearless and wanted to prove her courage.
"But don't be as impulsive as your brother... Wuyong will never show mercy to monsters."
"No, no way!" She said with a guilty conscience, "We don't need to go deep into the enemy camp, we can just watch from a distance. Maybe it has nothing to do with the Wuyong clan. And when my brother comes back and sees such strange things, he will definitely
I’ll go and take a look!”
"So you are waiting for someone." The young man suddenly realized.
Jiao Mo felt that what she said was reasonable and felt a little shaken in his heart. But it was still too reckless to let it pass like this.
She said to the young man: "You seem to know something about Wuyongshi. I want... could you please give us a way? Don't worry, you don't need to do anything. We are just watching from a distance."