Li Huaiyun always looked normal and calm. Just when he thought that all this was almost over, he didn't want the pain to make him worse than death again at the last moment.
There were bursts of severe pain in his head, and sweat poured out of his forehead like rain. He breathed heavily, and his voice was trembling, "Isn't it okay yet? Isn't this last step too long?"
"I can hardly bear it anymore!"
Mu Yuan hurriedly consoled him, "Hold on for a while longer. After you die, you can't give up all your efforts. The last step will take a while to ensure success."
Li Huaiyun pushed his fists against each other, and the veins on his forehead swelled. He endured the pain and said slowly, "Okay! Please continue!"
Mu Yuan raised his hand, and the blue and transparent flame wrapped around his arm had gradually become smaller. The top of the scroll was now dim, and it seemed that all the energy had been exhausted.
After waiting for a moment, golden light flashed continuously on the entire surface of the scroll. After that, water droplets were sprayed out from the upper sheets, which shone with golden light under the light.
Mu Yuan gasped for air. The soul-gathering method just now consumed too much energy, which was enough for her to rest for many days.
"You can open your eyes!"
Li Huaiyun slowly opened his eyes. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the golden scroll on the table. "Is this the end?"
"Yes what's the matter?"
He looked around for a moment, "Where's the Narcissus? I didn't see anything!"
"What I said is that this gathering of souls is over!" Mu Yuan said helplessly, "I didn't say that Narcissus would definitely appear."
"Then there seems to be nothing wrong with me. Did I fail?"
"If it fails, the scroll will still be gray!"
"Oh!" Li Huaiyun lowered his gaze, "What's going on now?"
Mu Yuan dragged her tired body and explained, "The soul gathering went smoothly, and your body was able to hold it without losing a soul. This is a blessing."
"As for Narcissus, as long as she can simply survive it, everything will be fine."
Li Huaiyun asked hurriedly, "How long do I have to wait? The reason why I came to you in such a hurry this time is to ask Narcissus to help me."
"Make the best use of everything, you are such a frugal person!"
"Don't be so weird, Mu Yuan. If it's not an emergency, I don't want to be like this. Besides, I brought her out of the river underground. Isn't it too much to let her do something?"
"That's true, but the other party is a ghost and has nothing to do with me."
"That's right! So I don't have anything else to ask for. Just tell me when Narcissus will be able to successfully gather souls!"
Mu Yuan looked at the scroll on the table that was glowing with golden light, "It depends on you. Fortunately, your spirit is strong enough, and you can quickly bring them back together."
"Then now we can only wait quietly, right?"
"Yes!"
After a while, the golden light in their eyes became clearer and brighter.
Mu Yuan leaned down and looked at the scroll in disbelief. This was it, was it too fast? Is it my imagination?
"Is this a success? I think the scroll is getting brighter."
"It was successful! However, it is generally not possible to gather souls so quickly, unless your soul is so powerful that it exceeds your own realm."
At this time, every word recorded in the scroll began to gradually return to gold. Then, a talisman appeared above the scroll, and the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became chaotic.
A large amount of air flow was stirred up around the talisman, forming a whirlpool. In the middle, a green thing, like a fire of life, kept growing.
In an instant, a woman wearing a red cheongsam with slits reaching her thighs was thrown out from the middle.
Narcissus seemed to be thrown out of the water. His whole body was covered with water stains and he was floating in the air wet.
She looked around with surprise. She saw Li Huaiyun first, and then Mu Yuan, "What's wrong with me?"
Mu Yuan folded her arms in front of her chest and smiled at Li Huaiyun, with the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "You used your own ghost soul to carry the Yang Fire to rescue this heartless man, have you forgotten?"
A heartless man? This is a great injustice to me!
Li Huaiyun immediately said, "Don't listen to this princess, I'm not a heartless person."
"That's right!" Narcissus floated directly to Li Huaiyun, hid behind him, and pointed at Mu Yuan, "Master is not a heartless person! You are talking nonsense! He...!"
Li Huaiyun immediately raised his hand to stop Narcissus from continuing, "Don't use this attitude to talk to the benefactor who calls you back."
"You should thank her now"
"Then she even made a foreshadowing...!"
"Whatever she says is for me and has nothing to do with you. All you have to do is thank me!"
Now that Li Huaiyun had spoken, there was no reason for her not to listen. She immediately became very respectful and saluted Mu Yuan to thank him.
"Princess, I hope you will forgive her for any offense she just made! I also want to thank you for your help. Without you, Narcissus would not have been able to succeed so quickly."
Mu Yuan waved her hand, "Okay! You're welcome. Just remember my request."
"That's natural!"
Li Huaiyun picked up the scroll on the table and said, "Quick! Get in quickly. I'll need your help later."
"What's going on! Master, you're in such a hurry!"
"I'll tell you later!"
Narcissus returned to the scroll, and Li Huaiyun rolled up the scroll and put it back at his waist.
"Thank you princess!" Li Huaiyun was about to turn around and leave when he was stopped by Mu Yuan.
She asked bluntly, "Hey! Are you really not interested in me?"
"Princess! I am interested in every woman, but it depends on the situation. After all, your identity is not only a princess, but also the helmsman of the Demon Slayer Division and Sikyong's apprentice. How can I have anything wrong with you? I think so!"
"So, I just want to be a friend!" Li Huaiyun was actually quite envious of the princess's appearance and figure. However, there was a huge identity gap. If he wanted to be friends with her, he would have to be at least a prince from another country, and that would still be easy.
Otherwise, once he becomes the prince-in-law, he will be trapped in the palace and can only bear the burden of the princess every day. This will not be suffocating!
We have traveled to this era. If I don’t have three wives and four concubines, how can I be worthy of all the hardships I have endured along the way?
"Then what if I don't become a princess!"
Li Huaiyun's face suddenly looked panicked. Could this woman be severing the father-daughter relationship with the emperor for me? Then I don't want to be hated by the emperor. If not, he will have to find a reason to punish me.
"Princess, stop joking with me! Don't talk about this matter casually!"
"I'm not kidding you!" Mu Yuan looked serious, completely unlike his indifferent look just now, "I'm just waiting for your attitude."
"What's wrong with me? The princess still cares about me so much."
"I don't think it's that good there!" Mu Yuan said, "But I can't stand it, I just like it."
Li Huaiyong clapped his hands vigorously, "Okay, I quite like the princess's temper, but to be honest, if I had been allowed to live in the palace..."
"Of course I won't live in the palace. I just need to be the boss. You can figure out the rest by yourself."
Is there such a good thing? Li Huaiyun was a little unconvinced. He looked at Mu Yuan and wondered if this woman was just a delaying tactic. When things were done, he would have to listen to her in everything.
"You don't believe it?" Mu Yuan asked. She could see the look on Li Huaiyun's face, and he didn't seem to believe what she said.
"Of course I believe it, but we have to take a long-term approach to this matter! After all, you are the princess of the Zhou Dynasty, and you are not such a child. In addition, I have a case on hand and I have to meet my elders. This is the only way. .”
"When the case is over, let's find a time to discuss it."
"No problem at all."
"Thank you for your understanding, princess." Li Huaiyun clasped his fists and saluted. He agreed not because he was afraid of anything, but also from a long-term perspective. After all, she is a princess. After getting along for a while, she felt pretty good. If she could agree to his requests , if you marry someone and become a big man, you will definitely be able to control the scene.
This can be regarded as a political marriage, although this marriage seems to have nothing.
He just took a few steps and turned around, "By the way! Princess, my good brother, A Tian is in Qianji Pavilion, how is it?"
Mu Yuan responded, "It's good. I practice very hard and will soon be able to participate in making spiritual weapons. However, this person...!"
"Mu Yuan, it's okay, if you have any bad opinions, you can tell me."
"There's nothing wrong with that. There are just women who come to him from time to time. However, with that appearance and attitude, your brother seems to be in a weak position. I'm afraid you need to have more confidence. I'm afraid that his woman will be miserable."
Li Huaiyun is worried that no one understands him! Now this woman actually happens to be on his side, which is really rare.
"I think so too, but it's a pity that I can't persuade him. Maybe he can only understand the truth next time when he sits alone on the street corner in despair. If you lick a dog until the end, you will have nothing left."
"Brilliant! This is the final destination!" Mu Yuan also agreed with his view.
"However, he needs money very much now. In the past, he and I worked on cases together, which were always small cases with not much money. Finally, he encountered a big case, and the risk was too high! I can't say anything. After all, look at me You know, if it weren’t for Narcissus, I’d probably still be lying in bed with a vegetative state.”
"Vegetative state?"
"Uh! It's just the ability to move, just like wood."
"The description is quite apt!"
Li Huaiyun sighed softly, "Anyway, I hope that he will be successful in the future!"
Mu Yuan shook her head, "If someone can be manipulated like this, I'm afraid he won't be so smooth and lucky in the future. Maybe you should help him and find a way to stop that woman from harming him!"
"It's not convenient for me to interfere."
"If it's not convenient, then just destroy that woman!"
Li Huaiyun frowned, thinking that this woman could be so cruel. Where is the girl help girl she promised? "Isn't that too cruel?"
"If you don't find out the dirt on this woman, then just wait until your brother is played on by applause!"
"Yes! Think about it!"
He raised his hand to say hello, then left Qianji Pavilion, went to Tiehua Pavilion, met Liu Pingzhong, and told him that the plan was feasible!
"Now we will send people to monitor Cai Dashi, and then we will go to the brothel to arrange everything. Once there is a situation, all plans will be implemented immediately."
"Um!"
Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong received Sikyong's instructions and took everyone from the Demon Slayer Division to the brothel where Cai Dashi often went.
With the documents from the Ministry of Punishment and the emperor's edict brought by Li Huaiyun himself, the entire brothel was quite easy to control.
Everything went according to the designated plan, as usual. Only when Cai Dashi arrived, the entire brothel would have a different look.
Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong stood on the roof of a restaurant near the brothel, staring at the brothel.
It was almost dusk, and there were layers of vast dark clouds in the sky, all the way to the other side of the mountain, where the sky was slowly getting darker.
"Is there anything else missing from this plan?"
Li Huaiyun rubbed his fingers gently, "It should be gone! Is there any news about the person who is monitoring Cai Dashi?"
"What a pity! No!"
"Looks like we have to keep waiting!"
Liu Pingzhong said with slight concern, "You have just recovered from a serious illness, so don't work so hard. Go home and rest more!"
"Whenever something happens, I will send someone to notify you immediately!"
Li Huaiyun pondered for a moment, "That's fine! Anyway, I have something to go back to, and I'll be here when the time comes."
"OK!"
Li Huaiyun left the roof and ran towards the house. He took this opportunity to write down the Qingsang Neijing written down from the palace on paper.
He climbed over the wall and went directly to the place where he lived. Then, he lit the oil lamp and began to record the contents of the Qingsang Neijing in his mind.
Until the early morning of the next day, he couldn't remember some of the contents clearly, so he skipped it and only wrote down what he remembered.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Li Huaiyun stopped the brush in his hand, "Who!"
"Little brat, when were you in the house?"
As soon as he heard the voice, he knew it was Hong Yun. He hurriedly shouted to come in, and then put away the papers on the table.
"Auntie, it's so late, why are you here?"
