There was a slight rumble in the dark night sky. The volume was not harsh, but it was enough to wake up sleeping people. A thin beam of light on the ground extended toward the sky, but it was very long and uninterrupted, leading straight to the stars in the sky. It is like a wisp of smoke, gradually weaving into a huge white cloud. In the night, it exudes a dim light. The sound also seemed to come from the sky, but for some reason it was this sound - it was more like large objects colliding one after another from a distant place. But the clouds are supposed to be light and airy, so how could there be such a movement?
Some people woke up from their sleep, opened the door and looked around, or stuck their heads out of the window. More and more people are opening their eyes and wondering what is going on outside. They saw the strange curtain in the sky, and the light sources that kept gathering up. Until those lights and shadows form vague outlines, and the shapes are distinct.
They looked like several people, still moving, and making sounds.
"Kill, kill... I, the disciples of Gu Shu, are missing... They are all buried in the cemetery. Disobedient disciples will be killed... I am the one who tested the poison before..."
"Speak slowly...Do you mean that the disciples who resist will be arrested and tested for medicine? Will they be buried if they die? Is your poison unsolved before, or is it a new one?"
"New, new...the old poison has not been cured, and the new medicine has not fully taken effect...I was able to preserve some consciousness and pretend to be under control. He asked A Ling and I to choose the medicine...saying that one was poison and the other Then nothing will happen. I am, Onmyoji...I recognized the problematic medicine, so I grabbed it and took it..."
"So Aling went home and you stayed?"
"They lied to me... Just after A Ling left, She Ji said that the medicine was also... a Gu technique. It was latent and invisible... Please leave me alone, please, go save her, go save everyone. The poison is hidden in her body, and one day she will..."
The disciples gradually walked out of the door, and they were all surprised by this strange spectacle. But the reason is no longer important - after all, no matter how hard it is to identify the girl without eyes, and her voice is a little hoarse, it is not difficult to identify her clearly. That was the senior sister they spent day and night with. The other two people, whom almost everyone knew, were the Taoist priest and his apprentice who had visited a few days ago.
Is this what really happened? when? Or is it fake, an illusion?
Among the whispers, someone else said that only the Yun Wai Mirror can reflect the appearance of other places in the present world, and only the Yun Wai Mirror can put everything under the clouds.
Others said that there were rumors that the higher-ups had been looking for this legendary mirror. Some people also suspected that this was some kind of illusion. But why do the practitioners do this? What if those scenes were true? More people fell into panic.
And panic is still spreading.
In addition to those discussions, She Ji's subordinates began to take action. It is not difficult to find the origin of the projection, just follow the wisp of smoke-like light beam to find it. This indeed seems to be something Yun Waijing can do, but there is no other similar trick. The holder of this weapon is bound to be in danger, which is equivalent to directly exposing the mirror and exposing one's own position.
Unless they are not afraid.
It was a relatively high terrain. Although the height does not affect the ability of Yun Waijing, they seem to have deliberately chosen it there. The people who came were very aggressive, but it was tantamount to death. They could always see corpses of people who had lost their ability to fight, or corpses of monsters rolling down the slope.
This was not a well-crafted lie, it was just deception and powerful oppression. What She Ji wants is not the people's hearts, so no matter what means Wu Yuangui uses to manage the sect, it has nothing to do with him. He only wants "material", material for testing medicine, or material for human nature, just like all the people who stare blankly at the life and death in the Gu Pond.
All hell breaks loose. There is no need for the thief to go up and die, and all the disciples in the valley will wake up. The sound of the crowd's noisy discussion and the sound of weapons clashing continued, and the birth of "internal strife" was inevitable. The foreshadowing of all this has already been laid, but tonight a fire is lit and the thread is ignited.
The moon and stars move slowly, slowly toward the west. There is still no light in the eastern sky, and the night is still long.
The restlessness gradually escalated into chaos, and people who usually had long-standing grievances had a chance to speak out. There were also people among them who approached Chili and Moliang out of curiosity. They stopped coming down and stood with them. More lights lit up in the valley, from sparse to dense, as if the stars in the sky were shining on the ground. Mo Liang hugged the tengu and looked at the noisy scenery quietly.
"Little sister, can I take a look at that shikigami?" someone said, "It's very painful. We know some medicine, maybe we can help it."
"...It's time to work."
Shan Hai and Dai Luan didn't know what was going on. They just saw an area getting busy from a distance. That was probably where the Xue Yan Sect disciples lived their daily lives. Shan Hai took Dai Luan's hand and ran faster. Something might have happened there, but they were too far away, too remote, and their attention was focused indoors, so they didn't notice anything.
Just be sure nothing happens. Shanhai prayed silently in his heart.
Chi Li and Mo Liang kept asking about the whereabouts of Wu Yuangui and She Ji. If they were not resting, no one would know where they were. The two of them were anxious, but there was nothing they could do. Telling the so-called "truth" to the world is what they can think of doing. But when everyone asked about their identities, Chi Li remained silent. Mo Liang knew that she just didn't think about it, but she didn't know whether to say it or not. He knew that although Chili was afraid that no one would believe her, it was not for the position of leader. She was afraid that no one would believe her, but she was just worried that it would be detrimental to Shan Hai and Mu Wan's efforts. In this case, it would be meaningless for her and Mo Liang to return to Xueyan Valley with Yun Waijing.
Who is all this for?
For the common people, or for yourself?
For the common people and for myself. They clearly know the answer.
"What are you doing?!"
The shouts weren't exactly angry, but they were clearly emotional. The atmosphere here became very chaotic, and the spiritual connection between people was also very unstable. The two of them failed to detect the identity of the visitor at the first time. But it is not difficult to tell from this familiar voice that this is indeed the person they are desperately looking for.
"Ah, Liangqiu——" Mo Liang's voice was slightly higher, but he lowered it again, "That..."
He didn't know whether he should show her what Tengu looked like now. The kind-hearted disciple gave it medicine. Although it couldn't be cured, it seemed to be more stable than before. It shouldn't hurt so much, right? He wasn't sure, but he hoped so.
However, Mu Wan's attention was not on him for the time being. Her hair was messy, her clothes were torn in several places, and her eyes were red and bloodshot. She had obviously experienced a fierce battle. But the battle was not over - the fighting spirit in her was as sharp as new. It was not anger, but something else, without any mercy or compromise, but at the same time full of painful persistence and determination.
"you……"
Chi Li called her hesitantly, not knowing what to say in her first greeting. At this time, other people in the battle also noticed this. The sound of fighting was quieter, but the momentum remained the same.
"What are those?! And—what are you doing?!"
Mu Wan pointed at the clouds in the sky with the tip of her umbrella. There is no longer any picture above, the light has long disappeared, and only a few clouds are slowly dissipating. It seemed like she was in a good position to see some pictures, or at least hear sounds. Chi Li also knew the result. In fact, in addition to letting people know the facts, interfering with Wu Yuangui and her actions is the first priority. When fighting him, Chi Li already knew clearly that Wu Yuangui himself did not have that amazing strength. On the contrary, what she didn't know was Mu Wan. How many kilograms did she weigh? It's hard to say, after all, his senior brother's skills are above average.
Now it is safest to trick them into sight. Better for everyone to see them - everyone.
But still didn't see She Ji. He hadn't appeared since their last meeting, which made them uneasy. Whether he has a darker, unknown conspiracy is still unknown. Furthermore...
"Where is Wu Yuangui?" Mo Liang asked.
Mu Wan spat a mouthful of blood on the ground.
"Who knows! After those strange clouds and sounds appeared, he was frightened. He was even more embarrassed than when I exposed him. I was stunned - I know I shouldn't be stunned, but I heard A Yao's voice. But That bastard didn't take the opportunity to attack me. I ran directly towards this side. I don't know where he is now. I was about to ask you, what happened to those things?! Was it Xiao's fault? Shanhai and Aluan were... ...are you with Xie Huayao? Then, those words..."
Mu Wan's eyes suddenly froze, and she noticed the tengu in Mo Liang's arms. For a moment, she was speechless. All these things were too complicated and too sudden, like a mudslide with several huge boulders falling down on his face. In addition to severe pain, there was only suffocation. She couldn't say anything, and she seemed to have ten thousand words and ten thousand questions to ask. She felt that she had just fallen into a blank state of mind, which was caused by her conversation with Wu Yuangui. But now it's different, this is a kind of chaos, almost a chaos of nothingness.
"It doesn't hurt now...for the time being." Mo Liang handed the dog to her, and she took it stiffly, "The Taoist priest tried his best at that time, but he still didn't have time. We were trying to break through the trap set by She Ji - it was for Save me…I’m sorry.”
Mo Liang probably wanted to explain more, but he couldn't. Mu Wan knew she shouldn't blame him, but she didn't know who to blame. After much deliberation, in the end I can only blame myself for my lack of ability. When she thought of this, she became a little angry.
——Why do you look like this? Why can't I do anything?
"I can't even protect my own shikigami!" She whined loudly, but quickly lowered her voice, "I'm sorry, I definitely don't blame you, and I don't regret letting the Taoist priest take care of it. Absolutely not... I just , I - well. Let’s talk about Yun Waijing first, okay? Are those pictures real? "
"It's true."
This was not said by Mo Liang, nor Chi Li. It's the cloud mirror - it's the dawn itself. When people around him saw him, they couldn't figure out who he was for a while, and no one acted rashly for the time being. But Chili was heartbroken. She knew that once She Ji's people learned that he was Yun Waijing's fusangshen, a fierce battle would be inevitable.
...but so what. she thinks. When she came here, she had no intention of escaping unscathed.
She was just a little sad and tired. But when she thought that Mu Wan was not like this, and Mo Liang, Lin Shanhai, and Dai Luan were not like this, she calmed down a little. Then the fatigue subsided a little, and what was left was only the endless, indescribable melancholy and hesitation like a vast ocean.
Before dawn, something will change forever.
So it's time to say goodbye to the past.
