Lin Xixue sat on the eaves of the roof, hugged her right knee, pillowed her face on her knee, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.
The conspiracy and the agency's calculations seem to have finally come to an end here.
But she knew very well that everything was far from over.
The whereabouts of the blood shadow condensed with evil spirits and King Cheng are unknown, and there are strange things in the palace; the Feng Shui pattern that even Feng Yuexian cannot understand; and in the imperial mausoleum, there is the possibility of going crazy at any time.
She looked up at the sky, her eyes seeming to go beyond the green sky behind the clouds.
She will not forget that there are monsters like Tianzun and Lei Zu hidden behind the sky, as well as the so-called "Hua Lo Tian" mentioned by Xu Zhiyi.
There are too many threats, too many mysteries.
It's just that she is too tired and needs to rest.
At least now, she wanted to give herself a little space to relax and rest.
So, she slowly closed her eyes. Although there was a hint of sadness between her brows, her breathing became calmer.
But the leisurely mood could not last long. She heard Yanzi call softly: "Mother."
"Um?"
"Mom, I can't change the appearance of that big long worm we just saw. It's so strange!"
"Big Changchong?" Lin Xixue paused, "You mean boiling green?"
"Yes, it's this long worm. Whether it's flying insects, animals, grass, trees, mud or rocks, I can tell how it changes just by looking at it."
"But this long worm is so strange. I can't think of any way to change it. It's not that it can't be similar in appearance, it's just..." Yanzi hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I always feel like something is missing."
After saying that, the swallow turned into a long purple dragon as thick as a forearm, wrapped around Lin Xixue's arm, and said: "Mother, can you help me find out what's wrong?"
Lin Xixue took a closer look and saw that the swallow's transformed dragon whiskers, horns, and scales were all lifelike, making it difficult to distinguish the true from the false.
Only a pair of dragon eyes seemed to have been grafted from other creatures. Instead of showing the dragon's power, it was actually extremely funny, making her laugh out loud.
After all, a pair of dragon eyes had been gouged out of a pair of dragons. Yanzi had never seen it before, so he could only imagine it based on his feelings, so it was difficult to have any charm.
Could it be that Yanzi felt something was wrong because of the longan problem?
But even if Lin Xixue guessed the crux of the problem, it was not something she could solve. After all, she had never seen what a true dragon's eye looked like.
But even so, the swallow's ability to change still frightened her. She didn't expect that she could change a creature like a real dragon so realistically.
After all, the origin of this swallow is also extremely strange. It was the Three Emotions Mask that was influenced by Lei Zusha Lei and swallowed the materials of the Seven Emotions Mask.
Although his origin is unknown, he is surprisingly sincere to himself. He doesn’t know why or what will happen in the future.
But now she has looked away, as long as it can be used for herself for the time being, and we will talk about the future matters later.
After she told Yanzi that the longan had no charm, but she couldn't solve it herself, Yanzi seemed extremely disappointed.
This swallow obviously has the nature of a child. It was the first time since he was born that he encountered something that could not be changed. It was not difficult to understand why Lin Xixue was a little frustrated.
But... Lin Xixue suddenly had an idea and thought of a possibility.
Although Yanzi cannot transform into a real dragon's eye, has no dragon power, and lacks charm, he can still emit some dragon power because of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Fire.
If Yanzi transforms himself into a dragon form, and then releases the dragon's power by himself, I wonder if there will be any changes?
Unfortunately, in the city, there were so many people and it was difficult for her to really test this conjecture.
"Candied haws on a stick, candied haws on a stick -" Just as she was thinking about it, a shout in the distance suddenly attracted her attention.
She looked towards the market entrance not far away, where a stooped old man was holding up a straw pile and hawking in a hoarse voice.
However, the city has just undergone a shocking change. There are only a few people in the city entrance, and naturally not many people are interested in this candied haws.
"Candied haws on a stick..." Lin Xixue whispered to herself, thinking that this thing was Feng Yuexian's favorite, and the father-in-law looked quite pitiful, so she might as well buy all the candied haws.
She asked Yan Zi to hide it, walked up to her father-in-law and said, "Old man, I want all these candied haws." After saying that, she took out the money from her sleeve.
The old man smiled bitterly and took out a candied haws, handed it to Lin Xixue, and said: "Girl, you don't need any money, just take it and eat it."
"No money?" Lin Xixue frowned slightly, suddenly alert, holding her right hand empty, ready to draw out the split light to break the night.
It should be noted that these troubled times are different from modern times. Salt and sugar are rare items. How can it be free of charge? Even for charity, I have never heard of using candied haws.
As if aware of Lin Xixue's frown, the father-in-law hurriedly explained: "Girl, don't get me wrong, sending candied haws of sugar is just an obsession in my heart."
Lin Xixue was noncommittal and did not go to pick up the candied haws. She replied, "Can the old man make it clear?"
"Hehe..." The old man's laughter seemed to be self-deprecating, but also seemed to be crying. "Two days ago, my son passed away. This hawthorn is the result of the hawthorn tree planted by my son and his daughter-in-law."
The fruit of the fall.”
"A few years ago, on the day when my daughter-in-law was diagnosed with a positive pulse, the two of them planted a hawthorn tree in the hospital. A few months later, my daughter-in-law passed away due to dystocia, and the child was suffocated in the womb."
"I have found matchmakers many times and wanted to renew my son's relationship, but he refused every time. He just looked at the hawthorn tree in the yard in a daze. Every time the hawthorns fell, he would make candied haws and give them to the neighbors."
"This kid has a lot of potential. He just became a member of the Yunchui Guards not long ago." At this point, the old man suddenly laughed, "Hey, hey, hey, he suddenly left."
He laughed, wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, and continued in a tone that was difficult to distinguish between sadness and joy: "He was beheaded with a single knife, and not even a whole body was left."
"I asked who the murderer was, and they just said it was someone I could never offend in my life."
"Yes, I'm just a person who's about to be put in a coffin. I can't afford to offend him. I can't afford to offend him. I can't afford to offend him..."
"Hehe, hehehehe, hahaha... Girl, do you think there is really justice in this world?"
Lin Xixue stood there blankly.
Two days ago, Yun Chui defended hundreds of households and was beheaded with a single sword. Wasn't this "perpetrator" the same as himself?
"Girl..." My father-in-law's voice was hoarse to the extreme, and the broken voice seemed to be forced out of the gap in his vocal cords.
"Old man, you said..."
"Girl, look at your clothes. You must have an extraordinary background. Can you help me find out who the murderer of my son is?"
"The old man wants revenge?"
"Revenge... I, a person with half a foot in the coffin, don't dare to think about such a thing. I just want to ask the girl to help find out the real murderer. If I don't know who killed this child, I'm afraid
I won’t die with peace of mind.”
Lin Xixue's lips moved slightly, but she didn't know how to speak.
She asked herself that she was not a coward, but at this moment she really didn't know how to confess to her father-in-law that she had killed his son.
After a long silence, she clenched her fists tightly, bit her lip slightly, and finally said: "Old man, in fact, I killed your son..."