"Oh? Don't you understand?" Song Qian smiled and gently lifted Mihuan's chin.
Mi Huan's little face was stained with a blush: "Master... don't do this to the slave family~ The slave family doesn't want to hide it."
Mihuan closed her eyes, a pair of fluffy ears sprouted from her head, and two tails sprouted from her hips. When he opened his eyes again, there was a hint of charm in his eyes.
Song Qian let go of his hand and crossed his legs: "I knew the aura on your body was wrong."
"I have offended the young master, please forgive me." Mihuan knelt down on the bed, respectfully.
"So... can you answer my question?" Song Qian flicked his wrist, and the bracelet swayed up and down.
Mihuan said helplessly: "This is the love token of the Northern Fox Clan. The jade comes from Ganshui County in the north of Dangzhou. Ganshui County is rich in jade and is monopolized by a big local family. The ancestors of the Fox Clan and that big family We made good friends, so a batch of jadeite was traded every month to make jewelry, and this bracelet was a token of love between the first generation head of the family and the first generation clan leader.”
Song Qian nodded after listening to the story, looked at the somewhat innocent fox demon in front of him, and gently stroked her head: "Then you can't possibly want to come to the Flower House to sell yourself as an entertainer, right?"
Mihuan did not expect that the young man in front of her would touch her head. She was a little at a loss for a moment, but she still answered obediently: "The northern fox clan has long since declined, and now only a part of the fox clan remains. There is also a southern branch of the fox clan. It’s still thriving there.”
Song Qian stood up, clapped his hands, and stepped out of the room. Mi Huan did not hold back, she knew that this young man would not have any thoughts about her.
Jing Yu was resisting in his heart, but Ningqu was already pressing down and he couldn't move. Through the thin layer of gauze, Jing Yu could even see the waves inside. Ningqu saw Jing Yu's expression, stopped her movements, and pouted: "Have you been seduced by that woman? Why am I so less attractive to you?"
"No, no, you are too proactive." Jing Yu blushed so much that he could bleed. He turned his head away, not daring to look directly.
Ningqu hugged Jing Yu tightly as if acting coquettishly, but Jing Yu's body was stiff and he didn't know how to place his hands. Ningqu rubbed against his face, as if she was hugging a cat instead of a person. Jing Yu suddenly felt dizzy and fell asleep.
Ningqu found that the man under her was no longer moving, and stood up in a panic. She saw that Jing Yu's eyes were closed, his breathing was steady, and he seemed to have fallen asleep. Ningqu had no choice but to give up. She got into bed, hugged Jing Yu, and slowly fell asleep.
Song Qian opened the door excitedly, only to see the two of them sleeping next to each other, so he had to go back to his guest room to sort out the clues.
Jing Yu came to a space again, which was very similar to the time when he was seriously injured and fell into coma. There were memory fragments of different sizes floating around.
He touched one of them, and his whole body was immediately pulled in by a strong suction force.
When I was young, I was sitting by a lake, looking at the boatman standing in the middle with a small boat, the river fish occasionally jumping out of the water, and inadvertently seeing flower petals dotted on the calm water. Jing Yu didn't realize where he was, he just felt that he was always alone and lonely in his memory.
The memory fragments ended abruptly here, without any useful information.
With a cold sweat all over his body, he sat up vertically. Sunlight was already filtering through the window, and there was still condensation around him. He changed his clothes and tiptoed to Song Qian's guest room. He pushed the door open and walked in. Sure enough, Song Qian was meditating and he didn't sleep.
"Did you get any information last night?" Jing Yu opened the kettle on the coffee table, filled a cup of tea, swallowed it whole, and licked his lips.
Song Qian fiddled with the bracelet: "Ganshui County produces jade. There is a local family that monopolizes the jade industry and has good relations with the Northern Fox Tribe. This is our breakthrough in this incident."
"I think Liufeng Escort Agency doesn't seem to be taking that route. We should act alone." Jing Yu said.
Song Qian shrugged: "It's up to you, it's time to say goodbye."
So Jing Yu immediately found Jiang Xiao and found that he was already eating breakfast downstairs. Jing Yu moved a stool and sat next to Jiang Xiao: "Senior, we may have to say goodbye today. Just think of us as returning to the capital early. I hope you don't take it too seriously."
Jiang Xiao still had half a bun in his mouth, turned his head suddenly, stared at Jing Yu's face, and didn't recover for a long time. He seemed to be very sad, which made Jing Yu a little confused, how could he have such deep feelings even though they had not been together for long.
"That's all, just go. We'll see you again in the future." Jiang Xiao turned his back.
Jing Yu was confused, but since Jiang Xiao was not entangled, he should be more decisive and said directly: "Goodbye Jianghu!"
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Chen Xueyun returned home from school as usual, carrying a few books. After a few months, he was a little slow in reading knowledge, so he wanted to take advantage of this quiet period to make up for it.
Chen Xueyun was enlightened by the knowledge in the vast sea of books. She felt like she was swimming in the ocean of knowledge. As a result, she stayed up all night for several days. When he went out on the street recently, he felt that passers-by looked at him inappropriately. His complexion was very poor, and there were thick dark circles around his eyes. Coupled with his male-female appearance, he looked like a playboy who indulged in excessive sexual activities.
Even the teachers at the academy told him to take a rest and not spend too much energy at night. Chen Xueyun didn't listen. A week of reading late at night made him exhausted and fell asleep. I had to sleep all day and night before I could reply.
Jing Yu and his party were already on their way to Ganshui County. The four of them rode four horses. Under Qiao Xu's pressure, Jing Yu paid a lot of money out of his own pocket for travel expenses. However, Qiao Xu could clearly feel the resentful looks from Jing Yu on the way, and she always responded with a bright smile, which made Jing Yu's heart hurt.
Ganshui County is located to the north of the mountain range. Several people had to take a detour from the foot of the mountain to enter the city, which delayed a lot of time. If you get close to the entire mountain, you can actually vaguely see the potholes and mines on the mountain. This is the lifeblood of the entire Ganshui County.
"Is this the origin of jade?" Qiao Xu asked.
Jing Yu finally found an outlet to vent: "Hey, you, you don't understand. Have you seen those mines? They are full of hardworking people at the bottom. They go out early and come back late every day, making little money all year round."
"I just want to confirm..." Qiao Xu was frightened by Jing Yu's aggressive aura.
This is indeed the feeling when entering the city. It is obviously a county town rich in jade, but from the appearance alone, it looks dilapidated. One of the city gates even collapsed. If it weren't for the human voices that could be heard outside the city gate, the four of them would have thought they were in no man's land.
The layout of Ganshui County is also very strange. It does not revolve around the county government. The mansion in the center belongs to a family, which is the big family that monopolizes the jade industry that Song Qian learned from Mihuan.
Now it was Song Qian who took the lead. He tried to show the bracelet on his wrist to the concierge at the entrance of the mansion. The concierge actually opened the door for several people and even led the way in person, treating him as a guest.
The familiar flattering smile came back, making Jing Yu feel a little nauseous. It seemed that the servants here had this attitude towards distinguished guests. As a modern person, he really couldn't adapt to the etiquette of feudal society.
"All guests must be prominent figures. I will inform the head of the house right now!" The concierge ran into the mansion in a hurry, leaving the four of them messy in the wind.
It doesn't seem like he cares that much... Jing Yu complained in his heart.
It was obvious that this place rarely welcomed guests of this size, and even the concierge was a little rusty. Jing Yu observed the structure of the mansion. Although it belonged to a jadeite family, there were basically no jade-related decorations around, which was completely different from that of the wealthy businessman in Longzhou.
In about a moment, the four of them were invited into the living room and met the mysterious head of the family. At first glance, he doesn't look like a businessman, and he doesn't have that shrewd temperament. Instead, he looks like a simple country man.
Shang Yushan was drinking tea in the courtyard, but the concierge hurriedly ran in. He was so frightened that he thought he was being investigated by the government. He fell off the recliner in shock and grimaced in pain. As a result, the concierge just said that a distinguished guest was visiting, and Shang Yushan scolded him directly.
Song Qian took off the jade bracelet on his wrist and showed it to the head of the Shang family. The latter frowned when he saw the bracelet, as if he realized something. Jing Yu noticed this expression and realized that the head of the family must know something.
"Jade bracelet? How come you have this object?" Shang Yushan asked.
Jing Yu answered bluntly: "I am from Dingming Division in the capital. Someone threw this bracelet into the house. I picked it up and followed the clues all the way to Ganshui County. The Suwen Shang family is a jadeite family in Ganshui County. , I think the bracelet must be related to your family, the Shang family should know that there is a fox clan in the north, right?"
Shang Yushan was smiling, but a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back: "Since you sirs are from Dingming Division, the purpose of this trip must be monsters, but there are no monsters in Shang's family..." His voice became louder and louder. It got smaller and smaller, and in the end I lost my confidence, "Actually, Shang probably knows what this bracelet is about."
"It doesn't matter, we have plenty of time. I hope Master Shang will come soon." Jing Yu made a gesture of invitation.
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Time comes to forty years ago, when Shang Yushan was still a sixteen-year-old boy, in his prime and full of energy.
At that time, the Shang family was at the peak of its career, and jade orders were coming in continuously every day. He had also spent his childhood surrounded by jade.
Shang Yushan knew that the Shang family had been connected with the northern demon clan since ancient times, because he could always see jade bracelets of different colors on the wrists of the adults in the family. He also knew that this bracelet represented the love between men and women from the two tribes, because his mother was from the fox tribe, but... she passed away not long after giving birth to him.
Shang Yushan also thought about a question when he was studying in private school. Will there really be any results when a man and a demon fall in love? The lifespan of a demon starts with thousands of years, but a human only has that moment of youth. If you want to live forever, there is only one way, and that is practice.
It is said that once a person survives the sixth level of heavenly calamity, his lifespan will increase exponentially, generally around two hundred years. In the legendary tenth level and above, one can master the power of heaven and earth, be free in nature, breathe the energy of heaven and earth, and endure for a long time.
Because Shang Yushan was in his youth and had an ignorant longing for love, he spent a lot of time in spiritual practice. The family has money and resources, so training a martial artist is simple and crude. Shang Yushan has since embarked on the path of practicing martial arts.
Ten years passed in a hurry, but Shang Yushan's ending was unsatisfactory. He had not survived the catastrophe, not twice, and he had stopped at the peak of the fifth level in his life. A martial artist takes a huge toll on the body's functions. Rather than saying it is hard work, it is better to regard it as a gamble. If he does not reach the sixth level of heavenly calamity, the average martial artist can live even shorter.
But Shang Yushan still fell in love. On the way to transport jade for his family, he met a woman from the Fox tribe who led the way. Every move she makes touches Shang Yushan's heartstrings, and the occasional glance back can make this inexperienced young man intoxicated.
The two swore under a peach blossom tree in the Fox clan that they would only love each other in this life.
Shang Yushan wore the bracelet that symbolized love as he wished. If everything went according to plan, he could never take off the bracelet for the rest of his life.
Master Shang's eyes turned red as he looked at the bracelet in front of him.
However, this bracelet gave Ningqu a good inspiration, and she decided to make a pair of tokens with Jing Yu in the future. Jing Yu said, didn’t you give me an oil-paper umbrella?
We agreed to visit the Peach Blossom Tree once a year, but who knew that that time would be forever, and Shang Yushan would never see the girl who haunted him in his dreams again.
At that time, the two were still in a passionate relationship, and both looked forward to the future. They even planned what their children would be named in the future. However, changes happened so quickly. The northern fox tribe encountered changes and fled overnight.
Shang Yushan hoped that she could come to Shang's family. He promised her that he would give her a warm home, but she never came. Shang Yushan waited in the four seasons of Dangzhou for five years.
It wasn't until he became the head of the family and began to mobilize his strength to find the girl who had sworn the oath together, that he discovered that her smile had been fixed in that year and would never come again as promised.
A little girl like Qiao Xu was so moved by this experience that she burst into tears. Jing Yu was curious about what the story told by the Shang family had to do with the bracelet, and asked, "Excuse me, Master Shang, your experience doesn't seem to be of much help to us?"
"Because this bracelet has long been extinct, no one can own it after the decline of the Fox clan. And I am the only Shang family member who still retains a token of love. As for the other Shang family members who own this bracelet, they all He is no longer alive." Shang Yushan wiped his tears with a handkerchief.
"Then who would give us this bracelet?" Song Qian pondered.
Jing Yu analyzed the results: "There is only one possibility, the existing Fox Clan. But what does the Fox Clan mean by asking us to find the Shang family? Only the head of the Shang family still has the jade bracelet, but hasn't his wife died long ago? ?"
"I think all the mysteries now point to the Northern Fox Clan. The truth is there. We have to go to the Fox Clan ruins." Song Qian put away the bracelet.
The corners of Shang Yushan's mouth raised slightly: "Shang can recommend someone to you, and he can take you to the Fox Clan ruins." He clapped his hands, and a dull-looking young man with an ordinary appearance walked out of the backyard.
Qiao Xu burst into tears and smiled: "Jing Yu, look, this man and you are a couple. You have dead eyes and he has facial paralysis."
When Song Qian heard Qiao Xu's words, he smiled from ear to ear. Jing Yu gritted his teeth in anger, and his back molars were about to break. This time Ningqu was still on his side, gently caressing Jing Yu's cheek to comfort him.
"You guys... okay, I... am... Ruan Se..." the boy with facial paralysis said intermittently. (To be continued)
