Lin Shanhai set up a formation in the courtyard, and the swirling smoke came from different corners. Candles were also lit everywhere, illuminating this small space. Special words were engraved on the candles, and everyone also held a lamp in their hand.
The more thorough the ritual preparation, the more prepared the divination results will be. But they really didn't have time to bathe and change clothes, so they could only prepare for the divination using the best conditions available.
Shan Hai stood in the center of the formation, untied his yin and yang bun, and his hair mixed with white silk was scattered on his shoulders. The rest of the people stood aside, not daring to disturb rashly, for fear of affecting the result.
Just as 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. All this happened so suddenly that almost no one associated this girl who ran so fast and came from nowhere with Dai Luan. She rushed forward, broke into the formation, and ran 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 peach wood 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 reached out and grabbed the sword and pulled it toward 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 Wuqi. He took two steps closer, looked at Aluan carefully, and said to Shan Hai:
"is her."
He heard Miss Ye say that Kari Gondo once turned into him.
Shan Hai slowly opened his eyes. He still didn't say anything - but his eyes were clearly full of exhaustion. That kind of exhaustion suddenly emerged from his heart after Shi Wuqi told him those two words.
Mu Wan finally ran over, knelt down, and hugged Dai Luan tightly.
Shi Wuqi didn't say anything and 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 did nothing, didn't say anything, he just kept sighing, one after another, as if he wanted to express all his words in lament.
"I was derelict in my duty," he said suddenly.
Shi Wuqi looked at him: "What? What you said..."
Aluan heard that sentence. 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 nearby 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. The name guarantees that you will have no worries about food and clothing!"
"Who is the eldest in your family?" Ye Zixu muttered beside him.
The two quarreled again. A Luan listened to their nonsense and giggled. She suddenly remembered something and rummaged through her body 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, and he blankly took the sachet she handed him, looked at it, and found that it was indeed his own, and it seemed that no one had tampered with it. 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 from a strange place - there was a waterfall , when we got in, there was no water on us, and soon we were in another place. It 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. There was a small drawer in the token, and there was a cyan petal inside, which was very beautiful. Miss Zhu Tong said that although her eyesight is bad, 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, these are obtained from the conversation with Gaoyue-kun... I will tell 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 he sat down, Aluan's stomach started growling. Although she really wanted to hear her legendary experience, Miss Ye still volunteered to get food for her in the kitchen, and 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 discover the tree hole on the cliff, how to rely on sachets to ward off evil spirits and save life, how to hear the conversation of a mysterious man named Gao Yuejun, how to be discovered by Gao Yuejun, and how to deal with it. When she said that, Shanhai and the others' expressions became worse and worse.
"You really didn't hear that, what is 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 in the end to get away?"
At this time, Miss Ye came in with two bowls, and Ye Linxi behind her held a large plate with the same five bowls in it, all of which were steaming. Miss Ye placed one portion in front of Aluan and one portion in front of Shi Wuqi. Then she took the bowls from Ye Linxi's big plate one by one 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 looking at the watery soup, but no one minded. A few vegetable leaves and pieces of tofu are the theme of this soup. Aluan held the bowl and blew on it, drank it all in one gulp, and let out a loud burp.
"How about it?"
"Like...plain 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 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?"
Obvious red herring, but 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."
"Are you 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 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 I didn'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 their family business..."
"I questioned the same thing. They wanted my help, but I didn't say a word to Kari Kyoutaku, and I bit the boss who wanted to see him. Although thinking about it carefully, they must have expected my request. Gaoyue-kun even informed 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. Liangyue..."
"cut."
