Shan Hai was beaten by Aluan.
She cried, laughed, jumped and made noises, punched him hard with her fist, and then threw herself into his arms to wipe her nose. There was nothing like a girl should do. Shan Hai didn't have time to guess how his apprentice would look when he saw him, but this scene still surprised him. This girl is usually either arrogant or has a stern face. She can't guess her mood, and she doesn't know who she learned it from.
Who else could I learn from?
Shan Hai came to the cave to look for her alone, while the others were waiting outside. When he and Shui Wujun were alone, Aluan was extremely unrestrained, and the emotions that had been suppressed for several days suddenly burst out. But after she wiped her nose, she felt better immediately. She wiped away her tears, then raised her head and asked him:
"Are you still alive to see me?"
"……no."
"That means I'm pissed off."
"No, I... forget it."
Shui Wujun patted her shoulder from behind: "Wait, I'm still alive."
"Can't the six realms of impermanence also allow us to go to the underworld?"
"Why are you sober at this point?"
It wasn't until Chi Li, Mo Liang and Xiao came over and introduced each other seriously. It took a lot of effort to convince Dai Luan that Shan Hai was alive and well, and so was she.
"so……"
Dai Luan was brewing some question, and everyone else came up with concern, wanting to know what she wanted to ask.
"So...I just...you all saw it?"
"No."
Several people said in unison, except Xiao.
"But I heard it." Mo Liang said.
Dai Luan took a deep breath, and then explained seriously: "Actually, I'm not usually like this."
"I testify that she is not like this usually." Shan Hai agreed.
Since something good did happen, the master and the disciple naturally accepted it happily. Next, Shan Hai explained his past experiences to the other three people, and then asked Yun Waijing - Xiang Xiao for help. He had three questions he wanted to know.
Where is Liangqiu Muwan now?
"Ah...if you're talking about that girl from the Xue Yan Sect, I can't see clearly."
"Can't see clearly?" Dai Luan was puzzled. "If you can see, you can. If you can't see, you can't. Why can't you say you can't see clearly? Is it too far?"
"No, it's not..." Xiao patiently explained to her, "Yun Waijing does know everything in the world, but all this must happen in the human world. If it is in the underworld or outside the human realm, I will There is nothing I can do. As for this chivalrous woman, I can only vaguely make out an outline. She is wearing the uniform of a disciple of the Snow Inkstone Sect, right?"
Shan Hai nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's right. What about other than that? What else did you see, people or scenery?"
"There is no one, nothing. The surroundings are empty and nothingness. Either the scenery is nothingness itself, or... sorry for my incompetence, I really can't see anything."
Mo Liang asked: "Is she in the realm of death and life?"
Xiao didn't speak. He just stayed silent for a while before answering, not sure.
In fact, he didn't need to ask. The master and the apprentice also knew that such a description was probably more dangerous than good. Perhaps she might have been lost in the gap between the six paths and has not been able to escape until now; perhaps she was seriously injured and lost consciousness... No matter which possibility, they saw something ominous. Chili looked at them blankly, not knowing what to say. Her reaction to some things was relatively weak, not because she was really unfeeling, but because she couldn't understand it - she faced a cruel environment when she was too young and grew up in loneliness, with no one else except the companion of a fusangshen. It is still somewhat difficult to fully understand normal human emotions.
But luckily, she met Mo Liang. This is the first time she has "resonated" with someone, and therefore wants to "help" and "protect" someone. Mo Liang was the opposite of her. Apart from his nature, he had seen too many things and experienced too many things, and was able to downplay many things subjectively.
And Akatsuki is a monster. Strictly speaking, none of the three of them can fully empathize with real emotions and anger. Maybe Yun Waijing, as an inhuman thing who has witnessed thousands of years of vicissitudes, understands best.
There is currently no way to save her.
Next question.
Where is Shi Wuqi now?
Xiao stopped talking again.
"What did you see? Anything! It's the Hundred Skeleton Master, the one that all monsters know. There is a woman beside him. She is a corpse, but she obeys him very much."
Dai Luan was a little anxious and gestured with her hands and feet. Her excitement has not yet subsided, and she is also eager to know the whereabouts of her friend whom she has not seen for a long time. Ke Xiao's reaction was no better than before, which made the two of them very anxious.
"This time I...I couldn't see anything." Xiao said helplessly, "It's just that when you called his name, I saw a flash of blood. Yes, a flash."
Chi Li was a little confused: "Is that person dead?"
Xiao sighed softly: "Maybe, not. I am sure I saw that flash of blood. But what exactly was it? He may still be alive, in a place other than the human world. But is he a human being? Or a ghost? Waiting for non-human beings? I’m not sure.”
The others were speechless for a moment. Shan Hai didn't know whether he should feel relieved or even more disappointed. To be precise, he felt slightly panicked. Even if Xiao directly told them that he was dead, this result would make them feel better. It’s not that they really hope that the Hundred Skeleton Masters will usher in some kind of liberation. Their instinctive selfishness makes them more eager for this kind of liberation to be their own - just like what happened with Liangqiu Muwan, there is no affirmative answer, but there is only a glimmer of hope. .
But this is so tiny... so small that it can be ignored, but it is deeply embedded in the flesh of the fingertips. It cannot be pulled out, nor can it be ignored. What's more terrible is that the sting it brings goes straight to the heart, it is painful and itchy but cannot be scratched, and it makes people live in death.
"I don't want to hear such ambiguous answers..." Dai Luan shook her head sadly.
Shan Hai can't do anything, neither does Xiao, and Shui Wujun can't interfere. They were unable to say words of comfort and could only pin their hopes on the third question.
Where is Wan Guizhi now?
"The realm of life and death." Xiao said.
Dai Luan frowned, feeling like she had heard nonsense. She wanted to blame Xiao. Knowing that she had said that he didn't want to get such an ambiguous answer, he just gave an explanation that seemed to be accurate but actually said nothing. It was like he was playing tricks. But if possible, Xiaoya hoped that he was joking. He tried to tell them in layman's terms.
"This is indeed a definite answer. I can be sure that it is in such a place. Moreover, it is protected by a special barrier. After the Wanguishi was lost from Liangyue-kun, I It fell into a long slumber, with no way of knowing where it had gone. Now I can see it—temporarily in a place that belongs to this world. But it also belongs to another world.”
Before Dai Luan started to make trouble, Shui Wujun interrupted first.
"The place Yun Waijing mentioned does exist, and there is even more than one. Naihe Bridge, Sansheng Stone, Zangtou River, Huangquan on this bank, and many other scattered places, all belong to the boundary between life and death. Among them, Zangtou Rivers are the easiest and safest places for humans to travel."
"...But what's the use of knowing this." Dai Luan said frustratedly, "I no longer want to know where Wan Guizhi is, nor do I want to help Liang Yuejun. I want them to come back."
Shuiwujun pondered for a while and asked her: "Did Liangyue-kun promise to fulfill any wish for you? Maybe you can go to Wanguizhi first, and then let him think of a solution after returning it to him. Naturally, I'm busy I will also help you during the mission.”
Shan Hai looked confused: "Where can I find this? According to you, there are too many places to go. And, as Aluan said, the whereabouts of Wan Guizhi have long been... irrelevant. It may be unfair to say this. Too responsible, but we didn’t agree to Mr. Liangyue from the beginning. We only met under the recommendation of Mr. Jiyue..."
"Ah, Jiyue-kun." Xiao suddenly interrupted him, "Jiyue-kun is coming over."
"What?"
"We haven't seen him for a long time." Shanhai thought, "Has he finished his work? Now that he is here, it's..."
"He also brought two apprentices." Xiao added.
apprentice? Shan Hai and Aluan thought about it and they did remember such a thing. The two assassins from Wule City were indeed willing to learn from him and cut off all contact with Zuo Jinmen. How did they find this place, and what's the hurry?
"He always finds us."
Dai Luan said this suddenly, but her tone was very reassuring. Shan Hai did find this strange. In the past, he always thought that Lord Ji Yue could be found. After all, how could there be so many coincidences?
"Yes, because he has the fetal hair that Rin Dao had when he was a child." Akatsuki replied.
"ah……"
Shanhai really didn't expect it. He turned around and took a few steps outside the cave. The skylight is bright, but very dazzling, not as soft as the scene in Yunwaijing. The other people followed him a few steps, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he turned his head and looked at Mo Liang, with a sad and worried look on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" Mo Liang asked politely.
"I...I might be able to help you, but I can't guarantee it."
Chi Li's eyes lit up for a moment, and she took another step forward. She walked toward the mountains and seas, making no secret of her ardent desire.
"You have a solution, don't you? Yes, you are also an Onmyoji, so you must have a solution!"
"No, no, no, don't say that... I'm a little worried." Shanhai smiled bitterly, "I once made a promise easily, but in the end I failed to fulfill my promise, which left a bad shadow for the child, and the ending... didn't end well. No. I don’t want to promise you anything absolutely like this, I just want to say that there is a glimmer of possibility.”
"You say!"
"Jiyue-Jun and I... are old friends. Regarding Mo Liang's matter, maybe we can trouble him, and Ye Yue-Jun intervenes in the investigation. And Shui Wu-Jun, I hope you can take a look at his sword. Xiao Liang, your sword Is it on you?"
Mo Liang shook his head, but turned around and walked towards Xiao. Xiao held Yun Waijing and let him stretch his hand into the mirror as if it were penetrating water - only there were no ripples. Immediately, he took out the bone sword and held it in his hand. He walked towards Shanhai with the sword, looked at him up and down, and handed the sword into his hand.
Shanhai took the bone sword with both hands and held it in front of Shui Wujun.
