In the tea house, the fragrance of tea is filled with warmth. It's already summer and it's hard to get cooler. What's more, it's just past dinner time and people are looking for a place to cool off, so they are pouring into the teahouse one after another. Xie Zhe and the others were sitting here during lunch. They saw a few empty seats when they arrived, but now they have already started waiting for them. The temperature in the room only increases rather than decreases, which makes people feel annoyed.
Xie Zhe and Han Zhang were both in low spirits, but Mrs. Jiaomo didn't seem to have that keen sense of temperature. Wenying, who stayed in the snowy mountains all year round, couldn't bear it the most. She stretched her neck and put it on the table, stretching her forearms so long that they almost touched her brother opposite. This look is very reminiscent of a real fox.
Yes, finally - she followed down the mountain.
Grandma Fox had long wanted her to come to the foot of the mountain and give her a good lecture. Generally, older people don't want their children and grandchildren to be too far away from them, but this old fox is different. She insists that her body is still very strong and she has her own set of ideas. Unlike humans, she believes that only by going out into the world in person can she have a deeper understanding of the world. As a monster, his educational philosophy is naturally more "reckless" than that of humans, and Xie Zhe has nothing to say.
Of course, Han Chang tried to explain to his grandma what happened at the foot of the mountain, but he just didn't dare to tell her about Wen Jiu. The strange thing is that she didn't ask any questions after hearing Han Chang's fooling. Hanshang didn't know if grandma was old and confused, or if she was not confused, or if she was pretending to be confused. She was Wenjiu's biological grandmother, so there was no way she didn't care about her grandson. She really couldn't figure it out, or there were other ways to get the news. Even Asking Ying couldn't tell. She knew that it was dangerous at the foot of the mountain, and she could also understand what Han Shang said about how chaotic the world was now - the rampant plague, the mutated humans and animals, the moving dolls that suddenly appeared out of nowhere... Grandma lived for a long time, Having seen many bizarre things, you should know how dangerous it is right now.
"She is really stupid to persuade me to take you with me."
Han Chang muttered and lightly hit the hand she extended. Jiao Mo said with relief:
"The old man must have her own ideas. At least, she must trust your ability to let you take her."
"Yes. Didn't the old man also negotiate terms with Wenying? As long as she follows you and doesn't run around, she can go down the mountain. Didn't Wenying agree to this?"
Xie Zhe also agreed, but Han Chang's face didn't look much better. Ever since he came down the mountain, he had been wearing this dead face, which seemed boring to him no matter what. There's a reason why he's so serious. The purpose of these people was clear. They wanted to take back the kidnapped Ling Quan from the evil angels. Were they not traveling with their relatives? It's been hundreds of years, and I won't be happy to wait a little longer to ask Yingying. Of course...he also knew in his heart that she must be impatient just to warm the wine.
"Oh, it's so hot... Was there such a big sun in summer in previous years?"
"It's always been this hot. You've been in the cold wind for a long time and you're not used to it," Han Chang said.
"Is there a possibility that the weather is actually hotter than in the past? You have been on this flat ground all year round and can't feel it?" After that, Wenying retracted her arms and raised her face.
Han Chang shook his head and said, "You should be a little less poor."
Jiao Mo said that a calm mind naturally cools down, but not everyone has her strong concentration. Seeing the high temperature restricting their pace and wearing down their will, Jiao Mo sighed helplessly. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip, stretched out her palm and blew gently into it. For some reason, the uneaten tea turned into invisible air currents, flowing into her palms, and then bounced out, turning into a thin stream of white smoke. From the side, it looked like the smoke was coming out of her palm. White smoke filled their vicinity, fading in color until it was no longer visible. But several people clearly felt that the surroundings seemed to become cooler.
"What kind of spell is this?" Wenying pulled Jiaomo's arm curiously, "Sister, please teach me! I want to learn it too."
Jiao Mo started talking to her in detail, and Wen Ying also listened attentively. Xie Zhe shook his head slightly, refilled the cup with tea and sighed softly. Han Chang asked him: "Why, are you worried again?"
"Speaking of which, I had another dream yesterday." Xie Zhe raised the teacup to his lips, "I dreamed about Ling Huan, and there was a girl who looked very much like her, but she was not Ling Huan."
"Is that her sister?"
"That's right... I haven't met her cousin either. She only said that he looked very similar to her, so in the dream, the two people were almost exactly the same. Some people thought that there was a mirror in front of them. I dreamed of them We chatted together, ate together, and went shopping in the flower street together. They didn’t feel like they were reunited, but like sisters who had never been separated.”
Han Chang was silent for a while, staring at the tea cup for a long time. After a long while, he said:
"It was a nice dream."
"But we can't see anyone now." Xie Zhe said sadly, "This is our mistake, we must find her."
There was a sudden "crash" sound on the table, and countless tiny ice crystals sprinkled on the table, jumping around in disorder, and some jumped to the ground. The two people's attention was attracted by Wenying. She was spreading her hands awkwardly, with a ball of crushed ice in her hand.
"Well, I didn't do it well..."
Fortunately, the movement was not too big and no one noticed. And after a while, those ice crystals melted and turned into countless tiny water droplets. It probably won't take long for the water to evaporate completely, and you don't even need to wipe it with a rag.
Jiao Mo shook his head and said: "No, this shows that... you are very powerful. You have to be more careful with your spells. Just like some people are born with strong strength and need to be more careful than ordinary people so as not to be too careful with their spells." Destroy it when something happens."
"is that so?"
"Yes. Maybe your brother is more enlightened."
"Ah...yes. More than ten years ago, when I first got this power, I messed up a lot of things based on my past experience. But the child who peeed like this was not serious or serious. At first, she She is somewhat frail and smaller than other foxes of the same age. What’s more, the color of her coat... is very obvious to natural enemies. Her parents protected her very well and allowed her to grow up safely. In terms of spells, she initially learned very well. She is slow, and even if she learns it, it is difficult to control the strength. Moreover, she gets tired more easily than others."
"I also discovered along the way that this child doesn't eat much," Jiao Mo explained. "The demon power is the same as the human power. The food and spiritual power she consumes must keep up. She has a small appetite, but the demon power is strong. , it’s normal to feel weak earlier.”
"Well, that's it..."
Han Zhang looked at Wenying seriously, she was still thinking about the spell Jiao Mo taught her just now. Han Chang realized that in the days when he lived with his sister, he only saw the surface of many things, but did not ponder the deeper meaning. Did grandma let herself take her with her to let them get to know each other better? He had thought that they had known each other since they were born and there was no need for more trouble. But now it seems that I may be wrong.
"Sorry to disturb you..." A strange woman came to the table, "This girl's hair is really special."
Several people suddenly became alert, especially Han Chang. He knew very well that in the human world, there were very few people with pure white hair. Such people are either old, suffering from some disease, or simply monsters. Wenying's current lively appearance, although she is older, is still young among the fox demons, and she does not look like she is sick at all - although her white body is indeed due to congenital reasons. But no matter what, in order to hide her identity as a monster, Han Chang asked her to cast a spell on herself. This is a kind of deception. In the eyes of ordinary people, her hair is as plain black as ordinary women. Only people or monsters with strong spiritual powers can see her true form. This technique is not new, many monsters use this method to blend in with the crowd. But this strange woman in front of me actually said such words straight to the point. Could it be that she saw some clues?
"Is it...me?" Wenying pointed at herself.
"Yeah."
That woman really doesn't regard herself as an outsider. She sat on the chair between the two rows of people. On her left were Jiao Mo and Wenying, and on her right were Xie Zhe and Han Zhang. To say that she is pretty, with fair and delicate skin, regular facial features, smiling eyebrows, and the right makeup on her face to make her lovable. But Han Sheng can see that there are many beautiful women, and even he himself can turn into a stunning woman, and he doesn't fall for this beauty trap at all - although the other party may not use it.
She was holding a piece of cloth in her hand and put it on her right hand. Xie Zhe glanced at it and saw that it was made of high-quality fabric, and the dark patterns of printing and dyeing were beautiful and elegant. The one she was wearing didn't look cheap either. Seeing Xie Zhe looking at her cloth, she quickly said:
"Don't be offended. As for me, I just went to the market at noon to buy a piece of good material, and I was about to find a tailor to make clothes. But it's too hot now, and I couldn't walk a few steps before I wanted to rest, so I entered I entered this teahouse and queued under the shed at the door for a long time. As soon as I came in and sat down at the table next to you, I heard this young man talking about the dream he had had. When I turned around, I saw this man A beautiful young white-haired girl.”
"Who are you?" Han Chang was not polite to her.
"If I say that I am the six realms of impermanence, would you believe it?"
Her tone really didn't sound like she was joking. Four pairs of eyes all focused on the woman's face, observing her eyes carefully. Han Chang sneered and said angrily:
"Hey, who are you trying to coax? Your eyes don't look like the eyes of the Six Paths of Impermanence. Besides, where is your Huangquan Bell?"
"It's a long story... If I want to prove it to you, it's really difficult. But I want to ask one more question, are the two girls that the young man dreamed about, are their surnames Ye?"
Xie Zhe was stunned and asked, "So what?"
"now it's right."
