Chen's power is not too great, but he deliberately exerts it at a bad angle. Ling Quan screamed in pain, but the perpetrator remained indifferent. Han Zhang wanted to take another step forward, but Chen's slender hand pinched harder, forcing none of them to dare to step forward. Xie Zhe's eyes kept wandering between the two of them and the approaching divine bird, and he was so flustered that it was hard to breathe.
"Is it... related to the hand? I did see your spiritual power had a unique circuit on your right arm before, but I didn't know it had such a use. Is this really the rumored Book of Ten Thousand Ghosts?"
"Let her go!"
Ignoring the threats from several people, Zhen turned around and glanced at the approaching divine bird. As soon as he waved his hand, Nightmare Tengu immediately stepped forward. It first stepped on the cow ghost summoned from the book with its two front feet. The venom of the cow ghost has no effect on it. The Nightmare Tengu pressed it down fiercely, and black liquid gushes out of its mouth and instantly covered Niu Gui's body. Soon, the accumulated black liquid disappeared from high to low, leaving only a dark mark on the ground, as if it had never appeared from the book.
Then, it flew towards the dark-colored divine bird. Even though the bird is fast, there is still some distance to get here. A blue-grey mist slowly flowed out of its eyes, and then it flapped its wings, fanning the spreading mist everywhere. When people look at the sacred bird again, they feel that its color is much darker, which must be because the gray fog is too thick. It then flew low and passed its owner. The strange black flames on its body enveloped both Zhen and Lingyu at the same time. Finally, it rose into the sky, and the evil angel and Lingyu followed it into the sky. Xie Zhe, who rushed forward, failed to grab Ling Huan's ankle and fell instead. Ling Yu tried to struggle, but her whole body was tightly locked by the black flames; she wanted to scream, but the evil angel's other hand covered her mouth.
"Shhh. You will disturb the peaceful dreams of the neighbors."
Ling Huan felt like the hair on his head stood on end. The desperate and helpless cry for help turned into a weak whine, but in the blink of an eye it reached a height where the sound could not reach the place. The full moon disappeared again, and the dense clouds silently erased all traces.
"Ling Hu!"
Hanshang looked up to the sky and gave his final cry, but all he got was the silence of the night sky.
The divine bird might be able to arrive, but it was blinded by the mist left by the Nightmare Dog. The thick gray mist spread and invaded the divine bird's senses. It plunged into the fog, lost its direction, and its five senses became dull. Although it immediately chose to flap its wings crazily to disperse the annoying fog. When it flaps its wings, beautiful brilliance like stardust will fall from its body, but unfortunately no one has time to appreciate it.
Finally, the divine bird descended on this small courtyard, and when it landed, its wings flapped and scattered the pottery ash all over the courtyard. Han Chang immediately covered his eyes, but the dust still got into his fox nose, choking him to the point of tears. Fortunately, the dust dispersed quickly and his vision became clear again. When he opened his eyes again, Lord Ruyue had already walked to the side of the divine bird, but Xie Zhe was still lying on the spot. He stepped forward and helped Xie Che up, only to feel that he was very heavy.
All the strength in Xie Zhe's body was gone. This battle was indeed exhausting, but his current state of mind was not as simple as just fighting. His eyes were dull, and he looked blankly at Han Chang, who was helping him. His eyes were as if he were looking at a stranger. Han Chang didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he wasn't thinking about anything at all.
"...It's really gone."
Xie Zhe said.
Han Chang was stunned for only a moment, and quickly realized what Xie Zhe was talking about. Of course he remembered what they had just said during the day... He never thought that only half a day later, it would come true in such a terrible way.
"Don't think too much, she'll be fine."
"Will you?" Xie Zhe answered quickly, as if he had guessed that Han Chang would give this self-deceptive answer. There was a different kind of hostility in his tone, but it was not towards Han Shang - but none of them knew who this hostility was directed at.
Maybe it's fate.
"She, of course she should leave..." Xie Zhe's voice was trembling, "She should have left long ago. Not now, and it shouldn't be like this. If she had left us earlier, she wouldn't have suffered like this. This kind of thing - it won't even hurt! Miyin won't even... She just came out of Miss Xue's incident, she still - not yet..."
"She hasn't met my sister yet."
Han Chang grasped Xie Zhe's shoulders with a little more force, showing reluctance. She still has a lot of things to do, and she shouldn't be kidnapped by the gangsters like this. Why? Is it because of her hands that brought disaster?
"Stop talking!" He then shouted to Xie Zhe, "It's useless to talk about it now! What has happened cannot be assumed. Why are you feeling sorry for yourself?! Now that things have happened, you still have to think about how to help her and how to deal with it. She was saved! Have you forgotten? She said she would take us to her house as guests, how should we explain to her parents now?! Cheer up!"
He had never spoken to his friends in such a loud voice, let alone used such harsh words. Of course all this shouldn't have happened, but it shouldn't be blamed on Ling Huan always following them. When they were together, they were obviously very happy. How could they get to this point?
Han Chang slowly and slowly continued, "She is not wrong...she is just following us, and we are happy to take her with us. Neither you nor I can just drive her away, you know - all of this It's because...because of us. Yes, it's all our own problems, but it's not yours alone."
This is all because we are too weak.
This is all because we are not strong enough.
This is all because of our indecisiveness.
This is all because we covet the goodness of human nature.
And kindness is never sinful.
White feathers floated down from the sky and fell on the two of them, as soft as snow. Han Chang picked up a piece of soft hair that fell on his arm, which was still glowing with a snow-green glimmer. Only then did he notice that the entire courtyard was shining brightly, even brighter than when it was bathed in the full moon. Raising his head, Lord Ruyue and the huge and beautiful divine bird behind him were watching them quietly.
"It may be able to help you..." Lord Ruyue gently touched the soft wings of the divine bird with one hand, "It must know what the people of the Wuyong family have been doing here over the years."
The two somewhat slumped people stood up straight, with lingering tiredness still on their faces. Although the divine bird is beautiful, it has also helped them solve a lot of troubles. However, they only had pale words of thanks left, and had no time to say anything more. Kisaragi-kun said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help. It would have been better if I had reacted faster. But at that time, my hands were inconvenient..."
After saying this, the two of them noticed that Ruyue-kun's broken arm had returned to its original state, perhaps it was what happened just now. They moved their eyes to the beautiful creature on the side. Did it do that?
Lord Ruyue reluctantly showed a smile: "I only knew the legend of the divine bird that protects Dailuan City before, and I believed it existed. However, this is the first time I have seen it. For some reason, it always gives me a kind and familiar feeling. a feeling of."
The divine bird meekly lowered its neck and closed its eyes gently, as if to salute them. The two were a little at a loss, but they bowed to it. Those white fluffs as light as snow fell on their bodies, making them feel as if they were no longer so tired. Although my heart is still heavy, my body has become much lighter. Where there were previous scars and bruises, they would disappear in the blink of an eye as if they had never been injured. They expected that this magical bird must have its own wonderful medical skills.
"I have to stay here to investigate the formations left by the Wuyong clan that have not been destroyed." Lord Ruyue said, "As for the puppet, I'm afraid I can only collect these dust. I have a friend... who is well-informed. My friend, maybe we can draw some conclusions. But I don’t know where he went.”
There never seems to be anything but bad news. No matter what happens, the current situation is similar. If it is said that there is no way to recover, there is still a glimmer of hope; if it is said that there is no end of the road, but one does not know where to go.
"The sacred bird said that it is going to the south. Maybe there is some news there that can help you find the child."
"……good."
They looked to the south, but it was pitch black. But the sky in the east began to whiten, and the moon's light seemed dimmer. Dawn is coming day after day, and the sun will shine on this land again. The peace and comfort that people long for are always short-lived and eternal. Only the sun, moon and stars rise and set in the east, and they are so far away.
Farther away from Dailuan City, there was a person they would meet in the near future, walking on the street.
Her long gray hair was slightly curly, like a layer of undulating ripples. But her appearance is still young, and logically speaking, her hair should not be so withered and discolored. She also walked so vigorously, not as hobbling as a really elderly person.
After waiting for the sky to be completely filled with white, the morning tea stalls were all set up. It's just that this area is a little deserted. Except for her, the people who often have morning tea here are all regular customers of the store.
Maybe there is another person.
The man was sitting on the table next to her, wearing a big hat, and his identity could not be identified. But this man also had long hair, but it was longer, thicker, and not as healthy in color. She was wearing black clothes, like the mourning clothes from the Eastern Kingdom, and even wore the left lapel. No one at the stall dared to speak to her, not even the waiter dared to approach her. Even when he was sitting down, the Ruo Li was still on his head and had not been taken off, and the man's slender look was holding his hat like a stick. The brim of the hat shields the upper part of her face, but the slightly pointed lower jaw reveals that she must be a woman.
She recognized the woman.
"You are..." She stood up, left the hot morning tea and walked around to the other party's table, "Oh, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
The woman wearing a hat was startled slightly, then slowly raised her head and saw the face of the visitor. She was indeed a little surprised, and so was the other person. Just listen to the other party exclaim:
"Ah, your face...has it reached such a serious stage?"
The woman wearing Ruoli and pressing her left lapel finally spoke: "The last time we met, you seemed to be unable to speak."
"Now I know it." She smiled, "I used the fragments of the wish-fulfilling pearl to make a wish. You should know this thing, right?"
"...You will bear the curse."
"I know." She didn't seem to care, but continued to ask the dull woman, "But if you are like this... isn't it also a curse? The curse of the Demonic Pestle. I heard that you stole the Yin family during a mission The stolen magic weapon."
"Your news is really scary. An expert told me that I should go to find the Tianquan Eye. I should have gone a long time ago, but there are always many tasks in Zuojimen and I can't finish them." The woman lowered her voice, "Already Spring is deep, it’s time to go into the mountains.”
After saying that, she raised her eyes, revealing a small half of her crystal-clear face.
