(The last chapter was locked in a dark room. I will contact you to unblock it after the editor goes to work tomorrow)
The same night, Pei's mansion.
In a hall, Pei Qiuwei sent his mother to her room to rest, then returned slightly tired.
Sitting alone in the big mahogany chair, after waiting for a while, I saw He'er walking back: "Miss..."
Pei Qiuwei rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "How is it? Is Miss Mo back?"
He'er shook his head and said, "No. The servants sent out didn't find anyone either."
Pei Qiuwei let out a deep breath and said, "Then forget it."
He'er asked doubtfully: "Are you really not going to continue searching? Or send out more manpower..."
Pei Qiuwei shook his head and said:
"Since Mr. Li said there is no need to worry, nothing will happen. You should also comfort the Mo family. Also...you have more contact with them. Tell me, is there anything special about Miss Mo recently? "
During these days, most of her thoughts were focused on the disappearance of her father and brother, and she paid very little attention to this sister.
But now it seems that things are not that simple.
He'er recalled what Mochou's maid had said to her and said:
"It's nothing. I have to say that Miss Mo has become much more mature than before after this illness, as if she has grown up. Moreover, she often teases birds and other animals..."
Pei Qiuwei was thoughtful.
Has your character matured? It's normal for your family to grow up while your family is in decline.
But after experiencing what happened to his brother, Pei Qiuwei couldn't help thinking, and felt that it was not that simple.
"Well, it's useless to think about it too much. Let's wait until she comes back tomorrow."
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Dawn breaks.
Ji Ping'an opened the window and looked at the light mist filling the Qinhuai River in the early morning outside the inn.
The sun is gradually rising in the east, the crowing of cocks has become less and less, and there are more and more pedestrians on the street.
People in this era get up earlier, and Ji Pingan has adapted to this schedule.
The slightly cool morning breeze blew from the river, opening his half-open clothes, causing his hair to tremble, and revealing the strawberry marks on his neck...
"There are only tired cows and no plowed fields... The ancients were honest and did not bully me. Who would have thought that a weak and weak girl could play so crazy..."
Ji Pingan complained in his heart, reached out and touched his pocket, and once again regretted that he could not invent cigarettes.
"kindness……"
At this time, a squeaking sound came from behind.
Ji Pingan gathered his thoughts and turned back to the bed. His eyelids twitched when he saw Xu Yuanyun lying lazily on the mattress.
Her thighs were placed outside, her hair was covered with scattered black hair, and her delicate and fair face was less pure and more charming than a mature woman.
"Are you awake?" Ji Ping'an looked at her and asked with a smile.
The scene in front of Xu Yuanyun's eyes became clear, and her eyes met each other. Then she exclaimed, suddenly retracted into the quilt, curled up into a ball, and her face turned red into silk:
"You open the window again!"
Her voice was a little hoarse.
During the second half of last night, I was finally urged to close the window, which also calmed the anger of the guests in other rooms of the inn - disturbing the public.
Ji Ping'an said "yes" and said, "Let's enjoy it."
"..." Xu Yuanyun's fair cheeks turned red as if they were bleeding, and she turned her head sideways with an attitude of ignoring others.
Are you angry?
Ji Ping'an smiled, and suddenly his childlike innocence emerged. He stepped forward and asked, "I can't afford it. How about coming again?"
Xu Yuanyun trembled and shrank in, feeling a little scared:
"I'm hungry, you go buy something to eat."
Tsk... He was a little wild cat last night, why did he become a little rabbit this morning... Ji Ping'an muttered, put away his playful thoughts, put on his clothes and walked out of the inn.
When I walked out the door, I saw the shopkeeper at the counter on the first floor looking tired, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well.
Ji Ping'an said hello and asked which breakfast restaurant nearby had good breakfast.
"Turn left when you go out, and there's the fourth store." The middle-aged shopkeeper said coldly, and then added:
"Young people must know how to be moderate, otherwise when they reach my age..."
Halfway through, he sighed, shook his head and waved his hands: "That's all."
No... Shopkeeper, do you have any sad past? I have wine, you have stories... Ji Pingan muttered and showed a friendly smile:
"Thanks."
After I came back from buying food, I opened the door of the inn again and saw that the room was as tidy as new.
Xu Yuanyun was neatly dressed, sitting at the table looking at her torn skirt and worrying. When she saw him coming in, she glared at him fiercely under her thin eyebrows:
"You did something bad."
Hey, woman, let's beat it up... Ji Ping'an shook his head, but decided not to argue with her.
He walked over and put down the meat buns, soy milk and other food, and then performed a Taoist magic trick, and his clothes returned to their original appearance.
"The spell lasts for at least three hours. I'll buy you a set after eating." Ji Ping'an said.
Xu Yuanyun remained silent, which was regarded as his acquiescence.
Then the two of them suddenly became quiet, no one spoke, and they just sat together eating. Fortunately, they were practitioners and had strong physical strength, otherwise they would not be able to sit up at this time.
The breeze comes slowly and the water waves are calm.
The two were enjoying the rare time between them. When Xu Yuanyun was eating, he raised his eyes to look at him from time to time, feeling a little dazed.
She got what she wanted, but it was also a little unreal. She suddenly said:
"I can't believe it now, this is real. It's more like a dream."
Ji Pingan glanced at her: "If you dream, you will wake up in pain."
"..." Xu Yuanyun was frustrated, and suddenly reached out and hit him with a small fist, pretending to be angry:
"You've become more frivolous now that you've become younger."
No... I've always been like this, but you just saw through my disguise today... Ji Ping'an sighed, and then the two people looked at each other again, and pink bubbles appeared in the atmosphere of the room again...
"cough."
They coughed almost at the same time, and the two pretended as if nothing had happened, and returned to the state of respecting each other as guests.
After all, both of them are actually the kind of characters who will pretend to be gentlemen and beauties during the day, making people look particularly gentle and elegant, but at night they will show off their wolf culture with real swords and guns.
As soon as the sun comes up, he pretends to be a serious person.
…
After finishing breakfast, Ji Pingan took a deep breath, forcibly eliminated those messy thoughts, and said:
"Its daybreak."
"kindness."
"It's time to talk about business."
"good."
Xu Yuanyun put her legs together, sat in a dignified posture, raised her hand to smooth the hair beside her ears, and became serious.
After all, the two of them are not mortal men and women. There is a big soul in the young body, and the love between children is very good, but it is not "business" after all.
When they met last night, the two of them tacitly ignored the real problems, and no one mentioned serious matters, but now it was time to talk.
Ji Ping'an said: "So, you were also on the night when the stars returned..."
Xu Yuanyun said "yes" and without hiding anything, she told how she woke up that day and found out that she had become the "Mochou" girl, and then said:
"Thanks to that illness, I successfully had an excuse to hide my identity. I only found out about the current era by making some insinuations, and then I realized that I was alive again. Then I used this identity to enter the Pei family."
Ji Pingan asked:
"Do you want to know about the situation of the Beast Control Sect? I was invited to Pei's again yesterday, and I took out the Doraemon I picked up from the river, and I unexpectedly learned that it was you who drew it. At that time, I guessed that you might be Go out alone and try to find the agent of the Beast Control Sect."
Xu Yuanyun nodded and said aggrievedly:
"Yes. But more than two hundred years have passed, and the former agents have long since left. I haven't found any of them. I didn't expect to meet you."
Then he started to enjoy himself foolishly again:
"But fortunately they are all gone, otherwise we probably wouldn't be able to see them."
No... I also followed the location of the agent back then and searched for it from place to place. In addition, I asked passers-by. I happened to learn your whereabouts from Mr. Sun who was kicked unconscious by a horse...
Ji Ping'an murmured in his heart, straightened his face, and said seriously:
"Don't laugh, you're talking about serious business!"
"Oh." Xu Yuanyun puffed up his cheeks, suppressed his smile a little unhappily, thought for a while, and said:
"So you are now a Taoist hexagram master? Were you invited here because of Pei's case?"
Ji Pingan nodded and said:
"It is true that I was invited, but even without this incident, I originally planned to get close to the Pei family and use this as a breakthrough to find other reborn people."
He did not explain that his identity as "Muyuan Star Official" was too complicated to describe and involved a series of loopholes...
Although it can be explained that on the day when the stars returned to their positions, he "died" on the observatory for some reason...and was deprived of his body...but this reason is somewhat far-fetched.
Before he understood the situation of the "Reborn One", he still had a firm hand.
Xu Yuanyun didn't think much about it. After all, in her opinion, she had only been reborn not long ago. It was normal for the "Grand Master of the Zhou Dynasty" to assume any identity. As for pretending to be a "Taoist priest", it was an all too familiar operation.
"Other reborns...such as the eldest son of the Pei family?" Xu Yuanyun blinked.
Ji Pingan nodded and said:
"Not only him, but also the Four Holy Sects that were destroyed in the city before, and there are traces of these people behind them. I have been investigating these things."
Xu Yuanyun sighed with emotion: "As expected, there are more than one or two people who have been resurrected."
Ji Ping'an took the opportunity to ask: "What do you remember after you were reborn? How is your condition?"
Xu Yuanyun had no doubt that he was there. Everyone was a reborn person. After meeting each other, asking each other about their situation and making comparisons was a very logical behavior. He immediately said:
"I don't remember much. Apart from the original memories of my previous life, there are also some scattered memories belonging to 'Mochou' himself. All that remains is the idea of becoming stronger and a premonition."
"Premonition?"
"Well, I can't tell. I just feel like a part of my memory has been blocked and cannot be traced back. But I also have a feeling that something will happen in the future, and before that, I need to become as strong as possible, otherwise It may not be possible to cope with it. Other than that... when I close my eyes and meditate, I can feel a vague fragment inside my body, but it seems like a bubble and I can’t see it clearly.”
Ji Ping'an hesitated for a moment, then fumbled for a star fragment from his arms:
"Is this this?"
Xu Yuanyun's eyes lit up and he nodded:
"That's right. Huh? How can you take it out? I can't even take it out."
Therefore, these fragments can only be "separated" after death... Ji Ping'an wrote down this information and said:
"This is not mine. I killed a reborn leader of the Four Saints Church. Oh, he was also my 'old acquaintance'. After he died, he dropped this thing."
Xu Yuanyun picked it up and rubbed it curiously, frowning.
Ji Pingan asked curiously: "What does it feel like?"
Xu Yuanyun shook his head and said:
"I don't feel anything. I just vaguely feel that the fragments in my body are 'active'... but it's not obvious. Maybe it's because we all returned from that meteor shower? Speaking of which, this should be the reason why we are parasitic on mortals. Maybe it’s because the body can skip the ‘opening the mind’ and quickly step into nourishing the qi, or even a higher realm.”
Is this how normal reborn people feel... Sure enough, they are still unable to use these fragments to practice, and no "fusion" phenomenon occurs... It is not surprising.
My operations on the fragments are all based on my accumulation of hundreds of years of studying astrology... And in this world, there are absolutely very few people who can fuse the fragments through star maps and even use them...
Ji Ping'an's mind flashed with lightning.
Xu Yuanyun's answer also solved some key confusions for him:
"The reason why those demonic monks take risks and commit crimes to regain their strength is because of the sense of crisis that they must become stronger."
"Although the 'Great Tribulation' mentioned by the Four Saints is meant to scare the people, it is not fabricated out of thin air, but an explanation of 'what will happen in the future'?"
"But the Cursed Killer has clearly said that once he cannot surpass other reborns, he will become their vassal... and he once said that he will not know more information than me... From these two sentences, it can be deduced that he does I have been in contact with other reborn people and confirmed the 'initial information' we had with each other, so I am so sure... Moreover, someone has told him more information..."
Ji Ping'an's thoughts fluctuated and his eyes gradually narrowed.
Realizing that the secrets of the starry sky may be more complicated than he imagined, and that some of the reborn people may have more information about the "secrets" than others.
The layout was even carried out in advance.
…
"What do you think?"
Xu Yuanyun saw that he was thinking, so he didn't disturb him. After a while, he asked in a low voice.
Ji Ping'an came back to his senses, shook his head and said:
"I still can't figure out the reason behind this. But obviously, no matter what is hidden behind it, improving our strength is indeed what we need to do now."
Xu Yuanyun deeply agreed, her nose wrinkled slightly, and she said:
"Those people in the demonic path can kill indiscriminately and use magic skills to improve, but I don't want to do that, and I don't know those methods. So I think it is better to return to the sect as soon as possible. By then, with the resources of the sect, I can quickly To recover and increase strength is not only through cultivation, but also through relying on power and winning over allies."
Ji Pingan nodded and said:
"You are right. In comparison, people of the righteous path can only rely on this method, otherwise they will definitely be surpassed by those of the demonic path, and the hatred between good and evil in the past will also continue to the present."
Xu Yuanyun said "grace" and said aggrievedly:
"But now, I can't even find anyone from the sect. If I rush through the Pei family or go to worship the mountain without seeing the real person in charge, I may cause trouble."
Ji Ping'an thought for a while and said:
"If this is a problem, I might have a solution."
He can indirectly contact Qi Hongmian by contacting the "Zhao brothers and sisters".
Based on his previous deductions, the return of the reborn will be an involution and "arms race" for the major sects.
Qi Hongmian is not a fool, so he definitely understands the significance of finding the Master as soon as possible and training him - as for the struggle for power, that should be considered after the situation is stabilized.
Therefore, if Xu Yuanyun could return to the Beast Control Sect, it would be the best choice for herself and the sect.
"Can you contact them?" Xu Yuanyun's eyes lit up.
Ji Pingan nodded:
"You can give it a try. In this way, you go back to Pei's family and wait for news, and I will contact the Beast Control Sect. If everything goes well, you should be able to return to the sect soon."
Xu Yuanyun hesitated, and suddenly said foolishly:
"Does that mean I have to separate from you?"
Strong and tender, she has become a "husband" for the first time in her life. She is undoubtedly reluctant to leave at this time, but her reason tells her that such a little daughter's attitude is not advisable.
Ji Ping'an smiled and said:
"It's not too far away. The Beast Control Sect is also in Lanzhou, so it's not difficult to meet."
When Xu Yuanyun thought about it, he felt much better and said, "Aren't you going to go back to the Capital of Gods?"
Ji Ping'an shook his head: "I can't reveal my identity yet."
Xu Yuanyun is a smart girl. After thinking about it for a while, she understood the meaning of these words.
Other reborns can return to their own sects, because the sect's strength can protect them from danger and gain valuable development period.
But Ji Ping'an couldn't do it.
Qin Tian Jian was established too short ago and has too little foundation. Although Qin Tian Jian Zheng, who is apparently the strongest, has the cultivation of observing the sky, it is said that he has been "in seclusion" for many years and has disappeared. Even the Grand Prize has not shown up.
And the identity of "Grand Master of the Zhou Dynasty" attracted too much hatred.
Think about it with your mind, what will happen once all the forces in Kyushu learn that the "National Master" is reborn and returns to the divine capital? Qin Tian Jian will definitely come under pressure from all parties, both covertly and covertly.
No one hopes that the man who once destroyed Kyushu will return again.
The royal family doesn’t want it either!
After waiting for hundreds of years, the imperial master was expected to die, and a mountain was lifted from the imperial power's head. How could there be any reason to invite him back again?
And with the strength accumulated by the Great Zhou Dynasty for many years, there is currently no need to invite the Imperial Master back.
In short, the risk is too great.
Xu Yuanyun frowned and suddenly became worried about his man:
"But if you can't go back, you will definitely be left behind in improving your cultivation."
Ji Ping'an smiled and said: "I have my own way. Do you want to compete to see who can regain his peak strength first?"
Xu Yuanyun snorted charmingly and did not answer, but felt much relieved.
Although she didn't know Ji Ping'an's confidence, a woman in love didn't need brains and found it cumbersome.
After the two of them finished talking about their business, they lingered for a while. Looking at the bright light outside, Xu Yuanyun reluctantly left and returned to the Pei family's house.
When checking out, the innkeeper was quite surprised. Unexpectedly, the two people seemed to be fine after spending the whole night, and he suddenly felt envious:
"It's good to be young."
It wasn't until the waiter came over with a grimace and whispered that the bedding was soaked and stained with blood, that it was useless and needed to be removed and washed... The middle-aged boss cursed angrily for a long time:
"Young people are bastards!"
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After saying goodbye to Xu Yuanyun, Ji Ping'an did not contact the "Zhao brothers and sisters" immediately. Instead, he took a carriage and returned to Laoliu Street.
From a distance, he saw a "Closed" sign hanging on the store, the door was closed, and there were more people lining up at the door, a long queue, which shocked him.
He didn't dare to show up, but used Earth Escape to sneak directly into the courtyard.
In the courtyard.
Huang He, Yu Yu, and Mu Yaoyao were staring at each other, sitting at the stone table in a daze. When they saw a figure emerging from the soil, they instinctively defended themselves. When they saw clearly that it was him, they relaxed. tone.
Huang He said happily: "Master, you are back. You didn't come back last night. We were all worried and didn't go out."
Mu Yaoyao raised her hands loudly, her bangs on her forehead jumping:
"Me too! I even left some food for you!"
It's not easy... But is it really worth being so proud to save a meal... Ji Ping'an complained.
As for the opera saint wearing a pink skirt and a delicate face, she put her hands on her hips, raised her white chin, and snorted coldly:
"It's all good things you did!"
Ji Ping'an was startled and thought, "Do you know all this?" It shouldn't be... the news spreads so fast.
Yu Yu raised his hand angrily and pointed to the door of the shop:
"It attracted so many people again."
Ji Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, inexplicably feeling lucky that he had not been caught for rape, and said curiously:
"I went to practice outside the city last night to avoid causing any noise... What's going on with these people outside the door?"
Huang He smiled bitterly: "It's still related to the Pei family..."
He explained immediately.
It turned out that after Ji Ping'an left the Pei Mansion yesterday, the servants arranged by Pei Qiuwei brought boxes of silks, jade, spices, silver, etc. to the door, in name only to thank him for the previous divination.
In fact, it’s all about selling well.
The three of them were quite happy at first. Although they also applied for "activity funds" from the sect outside the country, they were still happy to have unexpected money.
As a result, this incident was seen by the neighbors. I don’t know what version of the story was spread overnight. Anyway, before dawn, a group of people came to line up, saying they wanted to ask "Li Shenxian" to divine.
"..." Ji Ping'an was silent for a while and felt a headache: "This is an accident."
Yu Yu hummed and said, "It's you who caused the problem anyway. You can solve it yourself."
Ji Ping'an shook his head and said to Huang He:
"It's okay to be ignored all the time. You go out and sit in court and read out the rules for price increase... Well, first increase it tenfold, and then ask you to do the divination on your behalf. These people will just join in the fun. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."
Huang He said "yes" and got up to go to work.
Mu Yaoyao rolled her eyes and ran towards her house:
"I'm going to practice!"
She was worried about Ji Ping'an checking her homework.
When Yu Yu saw that his right arm was gone and that he was not strong enough on his own, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. Suddenly his little nose wrinkled and he said suspiciously:
"Why do you smell weird?"
Ji Ping'an was confused: "Is there any?"
On his way back, he had obviously used magic to clean up everything.
Yu Yu came closer and took a sniff, then shook his head: "I can't tell, it smells a bit weird anyway."
Then he simply shook his head, without thinking much, pinched his nose and said:
"Who knows where you did it? Maybe you didn't take a shower. By the way, why didn't you reply to the message in the group last night?"
Ji Ping'an looked confused: "Group message?"
Yu Yu widened his eyes and said:
"It's the group you joined with Taoist scriptures. Last night Qin Leyou @you in the group, but you didn't reply, so everyone stopped talking."
Ah this... Ji Ping'an was ashamed. Last night he threw his clothes all over the floor, and of course the Taoist scriptures were also thrown on the ground. In addition, Xu Yuanyun's voice was too loud, so he was so immersed in his work that he didn't even notice...
He was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe I am too focused on practicing."
"Really?" Yu Yu looked suspicious and saw Ji Ping'an turning back to his room. The saint muttered:
"Weird..."
…
inside the room.
After closing the door, Ji Ping'an breathed out softly and sat cross-legged to meditate. He did not release Jiang Jiang, but simply took out the Taoist scriptures.
Sure enough, I saw a few brief conversations between the geniuses of the five major sects in the group.
He used the pointing pen to input information:
[I was delayed last night, so I didn’t watch the group. What's the matter? @青乐游】
Tsk... Speaking of which, from the day I arrived in Yuhang, I became a bubble in the group. I haven't paid attention to this period of time, and I still miss it a bit.
He sent out a message, and after a while, the paper vibrated rapidly, and messages emerged one after another:
[Qin Leyou: Huh? Something happened last night? What's up? 】
[Han Qingsong: Did something happen last night? What's up? 】
[Qu Chuchen: Did something happen last night? What's up? 】
[Yu Yu: Interrupting the re-reading, hey hey hey, I know, but I don’t say anything (satisfied)]
[Qin Leyou: Surprised! Ji Ping'an and Yu Yu were having sex last night! 】
[Han Qingsong: Surprised! last night……】
[Zhao Yuanji: Surprised! ...]
In the room, Ji Ping'an looked at the row of messages in the group and was stunned for a moment, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu.
So... did everyone adapt so quickly? It was obvious that he had mastered advanced water group skills such as repeating, interrupting, and coloring in just a few conversations.
But speaking of it, Qin Leyou is indeed a prodigal son of a brothel, so he probably has nothing else in his mind.
[Zhong Tongjun: (angry) There are still female cultivators in the group, can you pay attention? 】
Ji Ping'an was greatly pleased. As expected, the bookish Molin musician was gentle and polite.
[Han Qingsong: Junior Sister Zhong is right, Qin Leyou, please be careful and don’t make the group a mess. But speaking of it...why didn't the Holy Son move? 】
Next second:
[Holy Son: Who in the group calls my name? 】
It tastes right... An image of the back of the head emerged in Ji Ping'an's mind, but just peeking at the screen, why call your name... He had a lot of flaws in his heart, pinched his eyebrows, and forcibly interrupted the irrelevant topic. :
[Ji Ping'an: Speaking of business, what do you want from me? 】
When the group leader spoke, the group of people immediately restrained themselves, fearing that they would be banned. At the same time, they were also quite curious as to why Qin Leyou was so angry late at night last night.
[Qin Leyou: Okay, I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere in the group... Didn't I say last time that the group was established to exchange information? You also said that the dean of our Huaiyuan was once punished by his wife to kneel down for chatting with a female monk... You said that the secret could be exchanged for information? Does this still count? 】
No... you still remember the gossip I said casually... What kind of animals did Huaiyuan teach? How could anyone keep an eye on the dean's private life all day long... Ji Ping'an was speechless, and at the same time he was curious. :
[Ji Pingan: Of course it counts. So, what information are you going to trade for? 】
(End of chapter)
