Lord Shuangyue was very sure that the reason why the girl named Miaomiao was dead was because she had seen it with her own eyes.
At that time, she used her umbrella energy to split open the cage to rescue Xue Miyin. She couldn't even speak clearly, her eyes were so hungry that she couldn't clearly see the Tengu behind Lord Shuangyue. She sat there, holding on to the railing with one thin hand, unable to get up no matter how hard Shuangyue Lord pulled. Miyin couldn't even focus his eyes on her face, but he whispered:
"——It hasn't come back yet...it hasn't come back yet..."
"Who? Who is still alive!"
Before Miyin could answer, some animal ran over from a distance. She subconsciously picked up the umbrella, but dropped her guard when she saw that it was just a kitten. The raccoon slave's hair was very long and dirty. It could barely be seen in three colors: black, white and yellow. The white part was as gray as a rag. It seemed to be very familiar with Miyin. It stood in front of her, huffing at Shigeyue Lord and the Tengu behind her, as if to protect its master.
Although the Tengu only blew lightly, it was immediately knocked down by the wind and turned over.
When Sanhua'er gritted her teeth and breathed, something fell out of her mouth and landed on Miyin's hand. She came back to her senses, concentrated a little, and hurriedly scratched the ground twice before picking it up. That is a cat's eye stone. It has been carefully polished by hand and will never appear in such barren mountains and deep valleys.
Xue Miyin held the bead in the palm of her hand and protected it against her chest. She curled up on the edge of the cage and closed her eyes, motionless. The calico cat circled around her, meowing non-stop. Mr. Shuangyue was so frightened that he thought she was dead, and he quickly breathed and breathed a sigh of relief. When she put Miyin on the Tengu's back, she was still holding the bead tightly in her hand and couldn't pull it out. Mr. Shuangyue felt that this Sanhuaer was obviously a domestic cat. There was no village nearby where it could live, and it didn't have the ability to survive here. Maybe... it was raised by Miyin? Could it be that the one she said "didn't come back" was this little guy? Before she could react, the calico cat jumped onto the Tengu's back. Even though it was obviously concerned about the girl, it was still very arrogant.
"I didn't realize until she woke up that she was not talking about the cat, but her friend... But she really had no energy. After seeing her friend's relics, once she relaxed a little, she could no longer cheer up. . It’s not easy to persist until now.”
Shi Wuqi nodded and waited for her to continue.
"That cat suddenly appeared one day. Miyin can't remember clearly whether it was when his companions were still alive or after he was alone. But what is certain is that it always comes at night, so Miyin is alone. I’ve seen it before. This raccoon slave is only half a year old. Do you know? All the Sanhuaer cats we have seen are female cats, but this one is a male.”
"...It's really strange. Only one male three-flowered cat will appear among three thousand cats. And the male three-flowered flower is the most spiritual. It is said that it can attract wealth, ward off evil spirits, and bring good luck. I don't know whether it is true or not. Then Is the three-flowered male a tortoiseshell?"
"Good luck... I guess it counts. The color is not tortoiseshell... it's actually a long-haired native cat with round markings." Lord Shuangyue gestured with his hands, but he couldn't express the reason, "And it Half of its face is black, half is yellow, and the line in the middle is very clear. I remember a long, long time ago, you said that such a cat existed."
"Ah! Yes, I know, there are many butterflies like that. But as for cats, I really don't see many. This is a male, which is really rare."
"Yes. This cat is quite spiritual. I later learned that there is a very inconspicuous spiritual vein in the valley, and it travels through the human village from there. The village is outside the mountains, which is where I temporarily placed her. People in the village said that this raccoon slave is often seen without an owner and eats food from hundreds of families. Occasionally it disappears for three or five days, probably running to the valley to play. The cat is really smart and brings a lot of things for her. Occasionally there are chipmunks or Birds, and most of the time...bugs. She ate them all."
"She has no choice," Shi Wuqi kept sighing, "after all, she can't make a fire."
"The bead was the last thing it picked up. I guess it found Miaomiao. The kid Miyin recovered, and immediately knelt on the ground and begged me to find the girl, even the body. So I went... …”
"All you saw was her body."
"...Yes. One of her arms and legs was eaten by wild beasts. I didn't take a closer look. I thought she was returning to the earth, so I bowed three times and turned around. Before leaving, I Maybe I could take her away, or dig a hole and bury her. But the death was so miserable that I didn’t dare let Miyin see it, not to mention... now I feel that it might be more meaningful if the body is needed by nature."
Shi Wuqi nodded without making any further comments. He couldn't tell whether his own ideas had an impact on her.
"I told her that she cried for a while, and just after she recovered, she cried and fainted again. But after that, she never cried again. In my impression, the second time she cried was not long ago... …Two years ago, Sanhua, who had been following her, died. An old lunatic who played musical instruments fell in love with her cat and said he wanted to buy it to make an instrument called a shamisen. Have you heard of this instrument?"
"Ah, I know. It was originally an instrument called Sanxian in the Central Plains. Later it spread to the east and then back. Originally, the speaker was covered with snake skin, but for some reason it was replaced by cat and dog skin. I don't know where the rumor is that it was used Calico cats have the best leather quality. I guess it just looks good. I’m just talking, I don’t know anything about it. Could it be..."
"Yes... the raccoon slave was only six years old at that time, and he would not die of old age. Miyin definitely refused, but was kidnapped by the old madman due to negligence. After that... I was not with her at the time. After learning about this, the old madman was already dead. The only thing Yayin could take back was the prepared shamisen."
"——!"
"People said that the old madman was possessed. I asked her if it was related to her, but she started arguing with me. That was our first quarrel. Now that I think about it, it was my impulsiveness and poor expression that irritated her. It made her feel that she was not trusted. I am afraid that the cracks have been there since then..."
Shi Wuqi nodded: "Indeed. It would be better if you changed your words or apologized earlier."
"I...sigh. After that, she stopped talking to me about heart-to-heart matters. It was my fault. Not only did I not comfort her, I also immediately questioned her. Over the years, she has always treated me as a very admirable person. I don’t know why, this feeling sometimes makes me feel terrible. Maybe it’s an illusion? I never dare to accept praise and love from others easily, especially a child like her. Although I did have some slight vanity at the beginning, after a long time I almost noticed the abnormality and disappeared. But it was still too late, or I couldn't do anything. Later I did avoid her a little. I knew that I couldn't afford such eager and longing eyes, as if staring at - —Literally speaking, like a god. I did have a suspicion at the time: she was an overly emotional child who was easily out of control, reckless, and did terrible things. Moreover, she was very distrustful of humans. She is very friendly to birds and animals. Sometimes I even think she really understands animals, and they can understand this child."
"I think I know the reason." Shi Wuqi shook his head, "This is closely related to her experience. You always take her to different places - of course it's not your fault, nor her fault. It just makes her unsafe. Feeling. When she was most desperate, a little animal kept her alive, and you saved her at that time. You are both a human and not a human, so you are the best support. You and the raccoon slave are the reason why she insists on her humanity. The last line of defense. After the cat died, it seemed like she also died for a time, and she was extremely disappointed with human nature. In the past, she took the liberty of treating you as something superior. Your temper must be to avoid and indulge at the same time, and you will become How it looks today.”
"It's my fault... But even if I knew everything that would happen now, I'm afraid I didn't know what to do at that time. It's still my fault that I was too weak and didn't have the ability for so long, so that the 'I' in her heart If you fall off the altar, you will be irreversible in the blink of an eye. That one knife was just—"
"I'll say it again, you're both right." Shi Wuqi's forehead touched his clasped hands, and he didn't look relaxed. "Although all of this did happen because of you. You came to me probably not just to ask , how can you take responsibility? What happened to the girl named Miaomiao? The body is resurrected, you want me to check her? "
"This is one. I was afraid that it would be related to the Death Shadow Pavilion, so I didn't dare to ask. She said that Miaomiao was alive and came to her, saying that I refused to save her, so she turned against me. Second, she stabbed That knife of mine... is very special - it should have been given to me by 'Miaomiao'."
"How special?"
"It's the Demon Sealing Blade."
"Demon Sealing Blade?" He immediately raised his eyes to look at the sheath on her other waist, "Isn't it still here with you? Did she pull it out for you or... no, it's impossible, then you will no longer be Lord Shuangyue. ”
"Strictly speaking, it is part of the Demon Sealing Blade!"
"Part of it? Impossible, are you sure?"
"It's absolutely true. I can see it clearly even if it's dark. Even if it only comes out of its sheath once, even if I close my eyes, I'm sure it's it! If you don't believe it, just now -"
After saying that, she was about to draw her sword, but Shi Wuqi suddenly raised his hand to stop her.
"Wait a minute - the last time you drew your sword, you killed a person and destroyed a mountain. I don't want this eclipse..."
They both sat back and each persuaded themselves to calm down. Shi Wuqi really didn't expect that in addition to this twists and turns of the story, his friend would also bring jaw-dropping news. This was by no means a trivial matter. It was a knife that even Fu Songfeng could not restore. Since she was so sure, it was definitely not an imitation. Shi Wuqi stood up and sat back down, feeling like a light on his back.
"...Go find Master Lintian."
