Li Chuan studied this picture in the book several times, trying to analyze its structure or find out its meaning, but he got no results except being dizzy.
But now the pages opened. The mist was washed clean by the clear spring, and the meaning of the pattern was directly revealed. The golden light rushed around in his mind, and finally settled down along the rhythm of the ripples. All the surges in the world are contained in this pattern.
When Li Chuan looked at the puddle of water again, the layers of ripples were just three intertwined undulating ripples in his eyes. When he was about to take a closer look, his eyes suddenly darkened.
The spring sunset has completely set.
Li Chuan put the "Pattern Sutra" back into his clothes and said, "That is a pattern, consisting of three kinds of ripples." He tried his best to explain the meaning of the ripples with the knowledge he had just learned.
Wen Guying was obviously relieved, "It seems that this is indeed the place."
Then, Wen Guying took Li Chuan back to the ground and met Jin Rong. When they met Jin Rong, they saw him fighting with a young monk wearing a blue robe.
Jin Rong actually didn't use any weapons or magic weapons. He just used his fists to hit people. There seemed to be light on the fists, and his fighting style was very powerful. When Li Chuan and Wen Guying arrived, he happened to punch the monk unconscious. When he saw them approaching, he took two steps to the side, straightened his robes, took out his fan, opened it, and fanned himself a few times.
It turns out that the fan is not a magic weapon.
Jin Rong explained: "After I came out, I saw him sneaking aside, so I went up and asked him what he was going to do. He hesitated and didn't say anything, and suddenly called me. I had to knock him unconscious. .”
"Is it related to Xialin Village?" Wen Guying gently flicked his sleeves towards the man.
The man woke up and found that his body could not move.
Li Chuan walked over and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The man asked, "Who are you?"
At this time, Wen Guying recognized the pattern on the Taoist robe and said, "Are you from the Lingchuan sect? Why are you here?"
The man saw Wen Guying's sword, recognized the huge ruby, and said, "Are you Senior Brother Wen from the Si Shen Palace?"
After seeing Wen Guying nod, the man said: "I am Mu Ling, a Fengzi disciple of the Lingchuan sect. I have been favored by Senior Brother Guan. After learning about him, I was determined to clear his grievances, so I came here. I When I saw government officials patrolling Xialin Village and placing restrictions, I wanted to wait until late at night before trying to find a way to go up the mountain."
He then said happily: "It turns out that it's the ban you set up, Senior Brother Wen. No wonder I can't break it. With you here, Senior Brother Guan will definitely be saved."
For a long time, he didn't hear Wen Guying's response, so he realized something was wrong and said, "Senior Brother Wen?"
Wen Guying said: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, you can go back." He flicked his hand again, and Mu Ling was free.
Mu Ling asked: "Then can I go see Senior Brother Guan?"
Wen Guying refused: "The case is still under investigation. It's not too late to see you again when the results come out." Then he added: "I happen to be short of someone here. You can help me go to the Sishen Palace tomorrow to go to the library. Find me some books."
It is not appropriate to spread the word about the strange ghost for the time being. He must be kept away to avoid any complications.
Mu Ling agreed repeatedly.
His face was still swollen, so he set off immediately.
After Mu Ling left, Wen Guying also said goodbye to Li Chuan and Jin Rong and said, "I'll borrow a few things and come back. See you in three days."
Then, he also flew away with a whoosh.
So Li Chuan, Jin Rong and the two demons returned to Xiushan County to have a rest.
I closed my eyes, probably because I was too tired and couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning.
"Second brother, third brother, are you asleep?"
no respond.
So he sat up and lit a candle. Then he saw Gong Er and Pang San nestled in the pot, sleeping soundly.
He took out the "Classic of Patterns" and turned to the page with the word "Yong" and started reading again.
I gained something in my heart.
The patterns in the book are not pictures, but the manifestation of a certain thing or a certain pattern.
After reading for a while and recalling what I saw today in my mind, I finally felt a little sleepy and fell asleep again.
As soon as he woke up the next day, someone came looking for him. When he opened the door, it turned out to be Liu Canjun.
Liu Canjun said: "I checked many case files yesterday and found a few that may be useful. Do you want to take a look?"
"Okay." Li Chuan agreed immediately.
Liu Canjun added: "Should we ask those two strange ghosts again?"
Li Chuan was at a loss.
Liu Canjun said: "I know they are all ghosts, but as long as they are willing to talk, I think they can always find some clues from them, right?"
"That's right," Li Chuan agreed, and said, "Then let's go find Brother Jin together?"
Liu Canjun said: "I just talked to Mr. Jin. He said he wanted to visit several villages around Xialin Village and asked me to look for you."
Li Chuan could only agree and said, "Okay, Brother Liu, please wait for a moment. I'll pack up and go with you."
Liu Canjun went to the lobby to wait for Li Chuan.
Li Chuan closed the door, took a sip of cold tea, and after feeling a little more awake, he gave his father a few words and left.
Along the way, Liu Canjun was talking about his findings: "I found that people in Xialin Village had more interactions with the outside world a hundred years ago, and there were still people who were promoted and became officials. And they rarely married outside. , because there are too few records, currently only Pan’s mother is known to have married outside the country in recent years.”
"Where does Pan's husband's family come from?"
"She is from Yi County, a wealthy family, and Pan's mother is the second wife. After her husband died, she and her children were kicked out by the original wife's son, and they have been following the caravan everywhere since then," Liu Canjun said.
After arriving at the Yamen, Li Chuan looked at the case files compiled by Liu Canjun and felt that Xialin Village was indeed full of weirdness, but he couldn't figure out what the weirdness was.
At this time, Liu Canjun asked Li Chuan and their actions yesterday.
Li Chuan replied: "We have found a lot of clues, but they have not been connected yet. Chief Wen is going to borrow the magic weapon. After borrowing it, we may be able to figure it out."
He told Liu Canjun about the clues he found. Liu Canjun thought for a long time and put forward several ideas, but none of them could withstand scrutiny. So they decided to talk to Pan Ma Guanzhongqiu.
So after lunch, we found an empty room and interrogated Pan Ma and Guan Zhongqiu.
After Li Chuan rationalized his thoughts, he started to ask.
"In what year did you meet?"
"The eleventh year of Tianfu." Pan's mother answered.
"How old were you then?"
"Seventeen."
"When did he extract your soul?"
"I don't remember the soul-extraction thing. Two years after we met, he said he had found a way for me to become an immortal. I was very happy at the time, but he left the next day."
"Were you twenty by then?"
"There are still three months to go."
"Does Xialin Village pay special attention to the twentieth birthday?"
"No."
"Think carefully," Guan Zhongqiu, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly said, "How did your parents arrange for you on your twentieth birthday."
"What else can I do with a bowl of plain noodles? We ordinary people work day and night and are hungry from time to time. It's good to think of cooking a bowl of plain noodles. Unlike you monks, who are so fancy and fancy..." Pan's mother He yelled back.
"I asked you to think about the clues that turned you into a White Walker. What are you thinking about?"
"Aren't you also a White Walker? Why don't you think of clues?"
"I think I was sneaked in by the White Walkers when I was attacked by Xiaohu and the others," Guan Zhongqiu actually started to think seriously, "The time Elder Wei mentioned was around that time. At that time, I was on the verge of death." Death, I may have been in a coma for more than ten days...but the damage to my soul has not changed..."
Near death.
Li Chuan captured this keyword.
"It's your turn." After Guan Zhongqiu finished speaking, he began to urge Pan's mother again.
"Really not. You left suddenly at that time. I was so sad that I lay in bed for a month before I had the strength to get out of bed and work. Many people in the village knew about you. When you left, all kinds of unpleasant words were spread to my parents. In my ears, they are worried all day long, but they still remember my birthday and specially made a bowl of plain noodles for me..."
Li Chuan and Liu Canjun looked at each other and understood the reason why Pan's mother married far away.
Guan Zhongqiu once again stopped Pan’s mother from nagging and said, “Think about it more, what else happened that day?”
Pan's mother seemed not to hear what he said, and poured out her bitterness to herself, "But three years later, after we finally got married, you showed up again, just snatched me away, and you were so nice to me. Yue, let me cooperate in doing this and that, and then throw me back when it’s over, the marriage will be so dirty.”
"You are a White Walker now, what's the point of saying this?" Guan Zhongqiu said with a gloomy face.
"You are also a White Walker, you don't care what I say."
"My ancestors have lived here in Xialin Village for generations, and I have never heard of any strange ghosts. I can't say that it is because of you, a strange ghost, that you have brought such disaster to the village." Pan's mother obviously thought a lot. She turned to Li Chuan and Liu Joining the army, "Two adults, I am a strange ghost. I would not regret death. I just ask that you treat them equally and don't let him go."
She may have accepted her fate as a White Walker, or she may have regarded this as a crime that was forced upon her head.
What she wants is to die together with Laguan and Zhongqiu.
After becoming a White Walker, did the hatred still continue?
Li Chuan said: "Okay, but you have to answer the questions later."
"My lord, please ask me a question."
Liu Canjun first asked some questions, such as who else in Xialin Village was married outside and making a living outside.
Pan's mother answered them one by one, but she hadn't been back to Xialin Village for decades, so she didn't know much.
After Liu Canjun finished asking, Li Chuan started to ask.
"Are there any specialties in Xialin Village?"
"Are there any particularly delicious wild fruits?"
"..."
Every time Pan's mother said no, Guan Zhongqiu would interrupt and ask her to think about it carefully, and listed some possible problems from memory.
The two strange ghosts hated each other and even told them about the daily life, customs, local recipes and festival customs of Xialin Village.
(End of chapter)
