Next to the courtyard of Taizhen Mansion, there is a square called Mulan, lined with rows of rows and rows of various styles of cornices. This place is only eleven feet away from the busy city, but it is cold on weekdays. Because most of the residences are the wives and families of current officials in the government, who are either rich or noble, ordinary people will often choose to take a detour when they encounter this place.
Of course, most of these gentry family members also cherish their feathers very much, and most of them are extra cautious in their actions and words on weekdays. There are also few high-profile ones who will make a big show of it and come in and out frequently. After going back and forth, there is still a sense of leisure and elegance in finding peace in the midst of the hustle and bustle.
However, the alleys today were somehow different from the quietness of the past. Instead, they were filled with traffic all morning, making them look particularly busy.
In this gathering place of carriages and horses, there is a private courtyard. The courtyard is not particularly spacious, but it has ten exquisite views in one step. It has winding paths and corridors, a harmony of light and dark, and is full of all kinds of strange things that have been carefully curated. The magnificent scenery of flowers and stones, especially the three pots of flourishing peonies guarding the center of the courtyard, are either yellow and white with gold, or pink with purple, or white jade and delicate, all of which are extraordinary.
Although the flowers are vying for beauty, there are only a few merchants. At this moment, a young man in a python robe burst into the main room in a hurry, almost walking and running.
This young master was charging all the way, and his status must be noble, so that the servants on all sides did not dare to block him. However, when he reached the step, he suddenly stopped walking and bowed his body in submission, which was obviously deliberate. Slowing down his irritable speech, he called out in a soft voice: "Grandpa!" Although the voice was not loud, it was very clear, precise and skillful.
As soon as the young man in the python robe called out, a short, fat old man wearing a bamboo hat stood up among the flowers and greeted cheerfully: "Axin, you are always so anxious. It seems that you have changed." I have to let your incompetent father supervise you, and you must learn some self-cultivation." There is a hint of pampering in the words.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he made a slight move, and immediately two strong men in black who were accompanying him appeared from the corner. One of them was very quick with his hands and feet, and quickly started to clean up the mess, collecting and cleaning up the gardening tools that the old man had randomly scattered around the yard; the other person quickly brought over a basin of clear water, carefully helping the old man, and slowly Take off the suede leather cover you are wearing on your hand.
The young man still stood there, not daring to move at all. Hearing the old man's words, his back felt cold and cold sweat broke out. He quickly lowered his head and begged for mercy: "Grandpa, please don't, please."
Seeing his children and grandchildren in embarrassment, the fat old man felt happy. He immediately rolled his eyes at his grandchildren and said mockingly: "Look at what scares you. I don't know how to eat people."
The young master named Ashin didn't dare to continue. He immediately became serious and continued to talk about the business: "Grandpa, what happened in the Lin family's house has been sealed. The slaves are very strict. Only Lin Jian's He hasn't left the house for a long time, and now his daughter and son-in-law are taking care of all household affairs."
A strange thing happened in the Lin family's residence in Shangyuan Town. A few days after his daughter's wedding banquet, Lin Jian, the owner of the family, suddenly contracted a serious illness and had been ill for many days. This matter is so abnormal, of course, the Song and Shan families must be the most concerned, especially the old man of the Song family, who has sent many more family spies to try to find out the details.
"Do you still need to inquire about this?" The old man was interrupted from his farm work and walked out of the garden angrily. He picked up the tea handed by the servant and drank it in one gulp. Then he sneered, "Little Lin is a thief, bullshit." I don't believe in any serious illness." In the past few years, he has been focusing on cultivating the third generation of his family. Now it seems that there is still a lot of gap between himself and the second generation. It is sad. Who could have imagined , the old Lin family is not prosperous, and three generations of children can be the head of the family. These brats in my own family only know how to fight cocks and sneak away birds!
"Grandpa, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say." The young man immediately bowed, his body even more stooped. He was obviously frightened by the old man's angry sneer just now, and said, "I have found out a piece of confirmed news. , the Lin family’s son-in-law Ming Feifei is trying to make a deal with the boss behind Mingyue Tower.”
"What's the deal?" Obviously, the news about his grandson was enough for the old man to pay attention.
The young man in the python robe hesitated for a long time, but finally chose to confess honestly: "I don't know yet, but my old sweetheart from Mingyue Tower also overheard a few words inadvertently."
"That's all, you've done a good job, go and have a rest." The little old man sent his grandson away warmly, his face immediately turned cold, and some of him murmured to himself, "Lin Jian, what are you planning?"
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This is a fairly small cave. The rock walls are slippery and wind upward in the shape of a gourd. Further forward, there is a slightly visible light, which transmits yellow-white shadow lines, allowing people to roughly see clearly the winding distribution in this cave.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" At the critical moment just now, Shi Liang was in a dangerous situation. At the last moment, he was pulled out of the waterway by Yueshan, and he escaped the pull of the whirlpool in time.
However, although he was temporarily out of danger, he was already tortured enough. He could only kneel down on the ground in a very embarrassed state, curled up, covered his chest and coughed loudly. It was obvious that he was choked by the unexpected mouthful of bitter water he had just taken, and it was difficult to maintain the vigilance and caution that he should have had at this time.
At the same time, Yaoshan had already transformed into a petite plush beast again, standing beside him.
However, the little thing in front of Shi Liang at this moment had his hair standing on end, and his expression was extremely nervous. It was obvious that he didn't seem to be relaxing at all. His eyes were fixed on the person just a moment ago. It's still a pool full of blue waves, and I'm wary of its strange oscillating waves at this time.
Who would have thought that just a few breaths ago, this underground tunnel was still filled with beautiful clean water. However, in just a few breaths, the tide suddenly receded, and all the water disappeared, leaving only this tunnel now. The completely dry and slightly boring rock wall pits were blown by the hurricane that was still sucking madly into the depths of the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the strong wind suddenly stopped, and the water surged like a surging wave, as if it was forced from the other end into the empty pit by an inexplicable force, and then, naturally, it fell into the waterway. This end suddenly exploded into the sky again, roaring, creating a terrifying and monstrous water crystal wall.
The stormy waves were like a rushing tiger, whipping up an astonishing force that could swallow up everything. It was about to drag Shi Liang into the ditch again, but Yaoshan had already bounced up and turned into a metal barrier, lying across the man. in front of you.
Bang! Water splashed everywhere, and it came with a long and thin rope of red color. However, it happened to be cut off by the metal barrier that was barely formed, and then, it was suddenly shot out of the stone cave by that glance. All the hurricanes that had arisen were absorbed and returned.
Bang! Chiseng was obviously not willing to give up the attack, and before waiting for a moment, he once again forced the raging water to hit him arbitrarily. Fortunately, Shi Liang had already recovered from choking in the water at this time. He jumped up from the ground and took a few steps back. He carefully retreated into the dark cave on the side in front of him and quickly made contact with the turbulent waterway. Chikou opened a small distance.
"Xiaoshan!" The man stood still, looked back and shouted softly, and saw that the metal curtain wall constructed by Yaoshan began to rapidly collapse in the sudden change, and turned into a stream of light, which was about to join Shi Liang again. At the same time, the third wave of water has formed and is coming.
Of course, the man would not sit still and wait for death. He stretched out his hand and turned it into a fist in the direction of the key ball. He was about to catch the key ball that bounced towards him, but a sudden After grasping the shining light, letting the key energy dissipate, it instantly deformed like a tide, growing out a cold blade that fit tightly against the arm.
Shi Liang has been in the army for many years, and is the best at martial arts and fighting. Now that the key energy in his body comes from the same source as Yao Shan, it is natural that the minds are connected and the cooperation is even more tacit. I saw him grab the long sword, turn around and quickly dodge, almost escaping the long red rope that shot out like a swift arrow, and made another dodge, accurately cutting off the long rope that had already stretched to the end. The tail of the red rope was stretched straight, but there was still no time to retreat.
"Whoa!" Of course, the living creature couldn't avoid it. Although it was extremely fast, it was still chopped off by Shi Liang's blade. A small section was cut off from the scarlet head, and it fell to the ground. The broken snake tail, with blue liquid flowing out, was twisting and turning strangely.
The red rope cut off his head, but he did not completely lose control and die. However, under such pain, he retreated as fast as lightning in an instant, hid in the rolling water of the receding pool, and completely disappeared.
"Screech!" It was an extremely sharp and strange roar, gushing out wildly through the hollow cave, followed by a period of earth shaking that could shake the sky!
At the end of the waterway, there seemed to be a terrifying majestic beast. It was in pain and frightened. It was roaring crazily and violently knocking on the rock barrier blocking its path of revenge.
The earth-shaking shaking made Shi Liang kneel down on one knee, feeling a little unsteady. The man could no longer care about anything else. He raised the sword with his backhand and held it against his chest, carefully guarding against attacks that might come back at any time.
However, there were tremors one after another, and the water patterns stirred up waves, but soon there was only a silent calm. Yes, soon there was no more sound.
As time passed, the water in the pool trickled, and everything seemed to be back to what Shi Liang had first seen at the other end of the waterway, as smooth as a mirror lake. The long-awaited attack did not arrive. Naturally, Shi Liang would not sit still and wait for death. He had already cautiously opened the distance between him and the pool of water little by little.
After fully confirming that he would not be completely unable to dodge due to an unknown sneak attack, the man finally took a deep breath and slowly lowered his guard.
Yaoshan and Shi Liang had the same mind, so naturally they noticed Shi Liang's relaxation at the first time. The child's nature was agitated by the huge pressure, and he immediately became a self-destructive person. It was made into a delicate ball, and its diameter slid towards the head of the red rope that was completely soft and lying pale and pale on the ground.
With a slight sweep, the key ball bounced again, turned into a small beast and jumped back quickly. It climbed onto Shi Liang's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Dad, that thing looks like a tongue." Xiao Shan The voice rang in the man's ears, which made Shi Liang even more horrified. He didn't know what kind of terrifying existence it was, and it could actually have such a terrifying and flexible weird slender tongue.
But just as he was about to speak, his ears suddenly moved slightly, and the man's eyes were immediately attracted by the strange noise at the edge of the corner. "Who!" Shi Liang frowned and shouted loudly. Yao Shan immediately made a long blade and was about to shoot out.
"Hero, spare your life!" Behind the jagged mud pile, a short figure rolled out. Who could he be if he wasn't such a wretched old man named Hua?
