It's dawn, and the red sun rises from the horizon. The vast wilderness was eclipsed by the strong light, and the grass shadows stretched into pitch black. Against the light, there were several shadows approaching Dai Luan. She pulled Shan Hai's clothes and pointed there.
It's Hazuki-kun and her flock of geese.
She grabbed the bow and jumped down, an anxious look written on her face.
"The fight started, over there."
The two Tang family members who had woken up not far away were closing their eyes to rest. When they heard this, they opened their eyes at the same time and tilted their eyes slightly this way. Shi Wuqi pushed aside the mountains and seas and squeezed forward, questioningly saying:
"Who and whom? Where?"
"Tang He...and Long Miao. To the east, but far away."
Suddenly, the two people stood up in an instant, and the lightning-like shadow passed them past them, heading in the direction of the sunrise. Shi Wuqi was shocked, knowing that if he let those two people get there first, he might not be able to get anything, so he immediately chased after her, not even taking Miss Qi with her.
"Why--"
Ye Yuejun sighed briefly and in amazement, then sighed and shouted softly: "I knew..."
"Don't be impatient and speak slowly." Shan Hai asked, "What's the specific situation?"
"I didn't act rashly at that time. I was afraid of alarming the two of them, so I turned around and told you. I should have thought that they didn't have fuel-efficient lamps, and the situation was probably going to be even more chaotic now. But it's still some distance away from here, and I don't know who they are. how's it going."
"Can you please show us the way?"
Shanhai took Mu Wan, Dai Luan and Miss Qi there with him. Those three people ran too fast, their steps were light and far, leaving no traces on the meadow. The sun rises higher and higher. Running forward against the sunlight in midsummer makes people sweat profusely even in the wetlands. They ran for a long time, looking at the vast and quiet grass beach, Shanhai felt a little confused.
"is it here?"
"...originally from here." Ye Yuejun was the same.
There was a collapsed house over there, badly damaged. This kind of destruction is not caused by the erosion of water and plants over time, but by a direct external force that destroys it in a short period of time. Shi Wuqi stood there, still observing nearby. He touched the section with his hand and found that it was very rough and had broken pieces.
"Where are Huailan and the others?" Mu Wan asked.
"I chased him, but I don't know if I caught him or not." Shi Wuqi shook his head, "I thought that in such a quiet place, if there was a fight, it would be very obvious. But it is too vast here, and wind, water, grass, and mud are all... It takes away the sound and makes it difficult to detect any movement.”
Several people walked up to check the situation. Shan Hai obviously noticed that except for this building, there had indeed been fights here. The turf with dense root systems was uncovered, several deep depressions in the ground, blackened plants with burn marks, and sporadic waters split into several pieces. This was a fierce battle. Mu Wan was a little dazed. She turned back and confirmed again:
"Is it really Takimiao?"
She couldn't associate that gentle image with the war situation here, just like she didn't believe that he was the culprit of the Taki Mansion massacre. But now it is indeed reasonable to link these two things together.
"I'm sure." Ye Yuejun sighed, "But there is something... different about him."
"Isn't he controlled by that strange stove?" Mu Wan asked, "That thing is on him, right?"
"It's hard to say. The Gandharva's incense burner is very... strange. Even if it is ordinary incense, it will exert extra power to a great extent, but these powers themselves are accompanied by curses."
"What's the meaning?"
"The price." Shi Wuqi said, "I've heard that if you get the power to realize your wish from it, it means you have to pay the same or higher price in the future. If you have hope, you have to pay the price of despair. This was back then." What the Xiangyin Sect 'promotes'."
"Xiangyin Sect?" Dai Luan couldn't understand again.
"There is no clear conclusion yet on whether it is a serious belief or a cult." Ye Yuejun looked sad. "If it is a cult written on their faces, they will only say nice things and tell you the benefits. Ignorant people believe it and blindly believe it. Listen to them, become a believer, be deprived of the ability to think, and think that you can ascend to heaven by doing evil. However, the "true god" of the Xiangyin religion did exist at that time, and that was the Gandharva. They first let you escape from the illusory fragrance Seeing the mirage tower makes you yearn for it, and then put the good and the bad, the light and the dark, clearly in front of you and let you choose. People who are bewitched will think that they have made the right choice. There is gain as well as sacrifice. Although they all do some shameless things, the believers who are influenced by this level of teachings all take it for granted that there are gains and losses. And the 'true God' will use incense to purify this evil."
"...It's not a crooked way. It's just another way of saying it, taking advantage of people's desire to get something for nothing." Mu Wan shook his head, "But now that this thing is in Long Miao's hands, he... how will he be affected? Could Cang Yu trick him into going back just to take advantage of his half-human identity?"
"I contacted Mr. Shuangyue. He told me that in fact, no monster except Cang Yu wanted him to come back... His tribe also believed that he was a shame among monsters. They agreed with Cang Yu to invite his unbeatable brother back. , just to take advantage of him. Now I don’t know whether the curse can be removed, but judging from the backlash, I am afraid it has happened. The group of monsters just looked on with cold eyes, feeling that a human’s life and death had nothing to do with them, but they advised Cang Yu to stop caring about it. .”
"That's unreasonable!"
"Is Cang Yu really a good person...a good monster?" Dai Luan scratched his head.
"Don't put your human rights and wrongs on my head."
They turned around and stared in one direction. Cang Yu didn't know when he came, but he stood far away and looked at them coldly.
"Where is he?" Shan Hai got to the point. "You have to tell us that we sincerely want to help him."
"You? Help him?" Cang Yu almost laughed, "Even the family I thought was just using him... I don't believe you humans are helping him. In my opinion, you just want the platinum silver incense burner. Bar?"
"Yes. That's right." Shi Wuqi said calmly.
"Don't make trouble!" Mu Wan was anxious, "If you say that, he won't help..."
Dai Luan suddenly pulled her sleeve and lowered her voice and said, "Wait, I think this is also a way..."
"What kind of method is this?!"
"I'm just looking for that incense burner." Shi Wuqi said bluntly, "But how does this conflict with us saving Long Miao?"
Cang Yu's hand waving the fan stiffened for a moment, and she muttered softly: "You..."
"You and us, demons and humans, each have their own agenda." Shi Wuqi continued, "This is the best of both worlds, killing two birds with one stone. If you don't think I'm doing it because I'm greedy for something, then there's no point in talking about it. Indeed, I don’t know how you demon birds got the treasure, it is exactly what I need. You only got it to achieve your goal. When the curse is lifted, we can restore Long Miao to his original state and then take away the incense burner. Isn’t this right? Is it a win-win deal? We can completely abandon your beloved brother, take away the incense burner and leave you to fend for yourself. But we have no grievances and no enmity, and we have a way to be friends, so why should we make enemies for nothing? "
Cang Yu was silent for a while. Shi Wuqi's statement was so reasonable that he couldn't find any flaws for a while. Shanhai nodded silently, having already figured out Shi Wuqi's wishful thinking. It is difficult for humans and monsters to empathize with each other, and Xiaozhi's method of using emotion to move people to reason is simply not common to them. Instead, naked interests are put on the table, with pros and cons as clear as a business deal. This is more convincing to a real monster. Of course, there are other ways besides this. A simpler one - fight, who can force the other to obey, is also a method used by monsters, but it is not applicable to all monsters. What's more, Shi Wuqi also said that they don't want to create right and wrong out of nothing.
Several people looked at Shi Wuqi sideways. Everyone knew that he was a pure businessman, but they didn't know that he could grasp the thoughts of monsters so accurately. Cang Yu was indeed shaken, rolled his eyes, and calculated his score in his mind.
"There is no basis for what you say." He finally said, "You are Onmyoji, how can you prove that you did not regard him as prey and plan to steal things to settle the account? And if you use a knife or a sword, how will it count?"
"...I wonder if I have the honor to do notarization for you?"
Ye Yuejun, who had been watching the changes quietly, spoke. Cang Yu looked at her with contempt.
"You were responsible for guiding Long Miao to 'get on the right track' back then? What skills do you have? Didn't I find the opportunity to take advantage of it?" He looked very disdainful, "It's a shame that you were also a member of the demon bird clan back then. What, Phi? Wear this layer of human skin and start singing this double act?”
"You don't have to trust me - you have every reason to distrust me." Ye Yuejun said honestly, "But Cuiping Beach is the shelter I once found for you. How can you bear to watch ghosts and pings everywhere? Look at the desolate life in this puddle? My people are also among you, and their descendants have the same blood as mine. This is not a fact that I can cover up with an extra set of mortal bones. If you still can't believe me, I can Come to Mr. Shuangyue. With his strength, he may be more convincing in your eyes."
"Stop, stop, stop -" Cang Yu stretched out his hand to signal her to shut up, "Don't bring out that assassin. In terms of cunning, he is more thoughtful than you."
It seems that they also follow the idea that the strong is king... Mu Wan thought to himself. But Long Miao was too kind to them.
Cang Yu then said: "Okay, I believe you. If they break their promise, you have to use Gui Tan to compensate."
"How do you know Gui Tan will-"
"Nonsense!" Dai Luan just started, but was interrupted by him, "She was the one who gave away Garuda's dead body in the first place. I want this thing back, isn't it too much?"
"Okay." Ye Yuejun actually responded.
"Don't you doubt it?" Mu Wan whispered, "How could this be the reason? He must have known that Mo Liang would come. Who told him?"
"Kuchue-kun." Ye Yue-jun said firmly without explaining too much, "But I believe you will not break your promise."
"You don't know how! But Cang... where is Lord Xueyue?!"
Shanhai finally understood.
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