Wind gusted as the commotion on the mountain quickly disappeared without a trace. The mountaintop promptly fell into silence.
Everything that transpired earlier seemed like nothing but an incredible illusion.
Darkness hovered over the mountain making the mountain tops dark and brimming with mystery and threat.
Life went on as per normal as though nothing had ever happened.
At Prince Jing’s residence, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she was having the time of her life.
Chu Yunshen was grounded for a month, so he hung out with her at home every single day while Wan Xia came at dawn and carefully took care of everything for Cheng Xiaoxiao.
Cheng Xiaoxiao led an idyllic life without having to lift a finger to do anything.
She spent her time looking at the gorgeous Chu Yunshen, playing with Wan Xia and the baby bird. Things couldn’t get any more relaxing for her.
Since she had mostly recovered,
Cheng Xiaoxiao loved how observant Chu Yunshen was. She leaned against Chu Yunshen like a queen leaning against a chaise armchair as though he were her boy toy. She looked so smug and annoying that even the baby bird could not stand looking at her and went back to its cage voluntarily without casting an eye.Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled the vow she had made earlier and promptly spat three times in regret. Ptooey ptooey ptooey!Oh god! She didn't mean it, she was never going to do it!If she had to serve Chu Yunshen like a maid, she would rather never take human form again.Cheng Xiaoxiao dozed off as she thought about the case and was very laid back. In comparison, Xiaowu was unable to lead such a carefree life.Xiaowu put on some worn-out garments and disguised himself before leaving Prince Jing’s residence.His youthful round face was transformed into a square one. He
The man sounded as though he had just woken up and was startled by Xiaowu’s presence.“Why are you still here?”“I want to hear more about Uncle Gen.” Xiaowu sounded mild. It felt as though he hadn't waited for long.Perhaps the man felt touched by Xiaowu’s gestures, so he told him more about Uncle Gen. “Uncle Gen is a widower without any children. He has been living here on his own for many years.”Xiaowu recalled Uncle Gen’s deserted home and could not help sensing Uncle Gen’s loneliness. “Since Uncle Gen buries the dead for the magistrate’s office, no one wants to be around him. Also, there have been a lot of cases of his workers going missing in the past two years. Everyone thinks he is bad luck and stays as far away as possible from him.”Missing burial workers?Xiaowu quickly caught on to something important.Were there more cases of missing men
“Since everyone is here, let's go.”Uncle Gen did not open the door after he was done talking. Instead, he stood where he was as he scrutinized everyone.The moment his eyes landed on the workers, they felt as though a venomous snake were looking at them and couldn't help trembling.Xiaowu was unafraid of him, but he deliberately acted scared so as not to blow his cover. “Don’t try anything funny!”Now that everyone was looking at Uncle Gen respectfully, he felt happy with the effect of his scrutiny and reminded them kindly, “You know what to do. You take turns pushing the cart every day at work. After you are done burying the things, you have to scatter the medicated powder in the basket.”For some reason, even though people continued talking after they left, they became increasingly quiet on their way there until all that remained was the sound of breathing.Despite Uncle Gen’s age and hunc
Wang Er was very curious about Xiaowu as well. Xiaowu was in a disguise and changed his gestures and voice to match his fake identity, but his airs made him seem out of place. He stood out like a sore thumb among these crude men. “My mother complained about me idling at home and told me to find a job. A beggar living on the same alley as Uncle Gen told me about the opening.”Xiaowu was very good at making up stories and didn't skip a beat as he spoke. Initially, he intended on posing as a family member of Uncle Gen’s missing employee. However, Uncle Gen ended up telling him to come to work before he even got to it. Also, it was an even faster way to learn the truth.Xiaowu was relieved that he did not have that conversation with Uncle Gen. Otherwise, Wang Er, Li Erfa, and the others would have seen through his lies.Xiaowu heaved a sigh of relief as he came up with a new story for his fake identity.Wang
Xiaowu was unfamiliar with the voice. He didn't talk much to the man who was talking to Li Erfa, so he didn't recognize it right away.“What? Can’t I even say my opinion in the middle of nowhere?” retorted Li Erfa in contempt in a much softer tone.The moment he finished his sentence, he resentfully shut his mouth and the others went quiet as well.In an instant, only their breathing could be heard throughout the mountain.Before long, someone broke this silence and changed the subject as they walked out of the unmarked burial site. The atmosphere finally became less tense.Ever since Xiaowu left the place, he had been following nearby. He quickly arrived behind them at the mountain path they took when they first came. They carefully walked up the mountain path one after another.The mountain fog at night made it hard for them to see, making it even dangerous to travel on the mountain.
Most of the rooms had communal beds and were intended for people who made a living doing menial labor. Xiaowu specially changed his disguise and used a human skin mask of a lewd cunning man so that no one could recognize him.After he was done disguising himself, Xiaowu hurried to their residence at Tonghua Street undetected.Tonghua Street was not a flourishing street as its name suggested. Instead, it was a very rundown area.Everyone walked around quickly without lingering.Xiaowu wanted to head over to Wang Er’s place to observe them, but he noticed Wang Er, and the others walking out of the compound and seemed to be heading somewhere.“Wang Er, you have to follow my bet this time. The last time I followed yours, we lost so badly!”Xiaowu hurriedly hid in a corner when he saw them walking out to eavesdrop on their conversation.“Li Erfa, what the hell would you know? Those pe
“Are you really interested in Yu Die?”“That goes without saying. Tell me more. How much does it cost just to listen to Yu Die sing a single song?” Xiaowu deliberately pulled his purse from his chest and waved it in front of the brawny man to make his act more believable. The brawny man swallowed his saliva when he saw Xiaowu’s bulging purse. “That’s cheap. It only costs one tael of silver to listen to her sing.”A tael of silver to listen to her sing? How could that be considered cheap?“What about that guy? Does he spend the night with her or just listen to her sing when he comes?”“That is one odd man. He visits every few days at around this time.” Now that he realized Xiaowu had money, his attitude towards Xiaowu became better and he sounded a little ingratiating as he spoke.“He always pays to spend the night with Yu Die, but leaves after chatting and listening to Yu Die sing a song.”
Xiaowu slumped onto the ground powerlessly as the people kept punching him on his face and head. His attackers kept kicking him around like a sack and he looked miserable!“Don't hit me! Stop hitting me! I will pay you tomorrow!”Xiaowu wailed as he begged the men while he cursed in his heart, “Damn it. They are so slow. Why aren't they helping yet?”Wang Er and the others spoke in hushed tones and Xiaowu could hear them discussing whether or not to help him.“Oh god! Are they going to leave me in the lurch?” Xiaowu came up with a good plan, but he did not count on these evil men to stand by and watch him get beaten to death.Perhaps god heard Xiaowu’s wishes and Wang Er and the others changed their minds and walked over.“Stop! Why are you beating him?”Xiaowu glanced at Wang Er thankfully. He was glad he didn't save Wang Er in vain now that he had finally stepped up to help.Tin
As it turns out, a trick can lose its effectiveness after a while.The lion cat's eyes were blinking painfully, and the corners of his eyes were nearly cramped, but Chu Yunshen still had that impassive look, not even moving his eyebrows.Okay, you're tough! I say you're tough, and not a flabby earwig!The lion cat suddenly froze in his tracks, a mist rising quickly from his heterochromatic eyes.The watery eyes looked like oceans of water, and this transformation managed to scare Chu Yunshen's eyes.Chu Yunshen reached out his hand to hug the lion cat, but was stopped by the helpless expression on the lion cat's stubbornly tilted little face.A light coughing sound ended and the man's somewhat dry voice rang out:"To the Returning Sun Desert, it's windy and sandy out there."It's windy and sandy. - So?Can't you see I've got a cramp in my eye? I'm having a hard time!Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't understand what Chu Yunshen was tal
Yun Shen, what do you think about this matter?The lion cat cheered for Chu Yunshen while frantically questioning him with his eyes.What's he doing here again? You're Chu, why don't you do something?"Why don't I go to the meeting?"Mu Bai, the chatterbox, couldn't help himself, he raised his eyebrows, squinted those peach blossom eyes with interest, and said to the blackbird outside the window:"It's strange though, seeing as how it's been following us for some time now, it didn't make a move on me just now."As he spoke, he suddenly revealed an evil smile to Chu Yunshen: "It's rather like those wild bees and butterflies that chased you back then, following you over and doing nothing, but it's indeed endless."That was more than enough to make the lion cat's eyes light up.She carefully sized up Mu Bai once more, and after realizing that the other party did not look like she was joking, she jerked her head up to look at Chu Yunshen a
The lion cat looked wan and hid in Chu Yunshen's arms reflecting on her flow, not understanding just how outstanding her beauty was to be able to make even a bird so moved.Such a relentless pursuit, I'm afraid that the love is so deep that I can't even let go. Really make people head big, is not only can blame Cheng Xiaoxiao this damn charm.Blame her. Blame her for being overly beautiful.Shaking her head helplessly was just futile, Cheng Xiaoxiao still needed to give some feedback to this kind of 'avid suitor', or else if she went more and more overboard later on and did other excessive things, wouldn't it be an irresponsible behavior for everyone.Said Cheng Xiaoxiao herself was touched, she almost believed that what she had just thought was true.It's not like they don't want to go head-to-head again, at least not right now, and not want to get into any more trouble.Songtao's injuries are still not healed, Cheng Xiaoxiao herself has only jus
Every year the whole capital half of the people will come to the show, it is said that one year even the long-lasting master Chu Hongzhen have come out to see the final field in private clothes.If this token was really useful, then did this group of people intend to let him participate in the Poetry Festival?The more Ren Yanlai thought about it, the more he felt that this was more likely.After all, it wasn't as if he hadn't thought of this method before, and as long as he won the Poetry Conference at the Wangjing Teahouse in one fell swoop, he would surely be a sensation in the capital.When that time comes when everyone in the capital knows about it, he won't need to go around looking for people to line up scrolls everywhere.Only this idea was later dismissed by him, and the reason was also very simple, he did not even have the money to attend the tea house poetry party.The entry fee for the Wangjing Teahouse could not be taken on credit and
Later on, she was able to react a bit more and needed to organize her head, which was why she sized up Chu Yunshen and refused to go over.It wasn't until Chu Yunshen approached her that she smelled that all too familiar grassy fragrance.A person's olfactory memory tends to be more immediate and deeper than other memories.Only in that moment emotions swept over her like a tidal wave, all the memories of Chu Yunshen and all the things she had crossed over surrounded her quickly.Including the voice she heard in the nothingness, she also reacted to the fact that the person was Chu Yunshen.At that moment Cheng Xiaoxiao only thought of getting close to Chu Yunshen immediately, so she couldn't help but reveal her lion cat nature.Carelessness is carelessness.The lion cat that was lying in Chu Yunshen's arms again still felt slightly humiliated, she rubbed her burning face with her paws and was a little embarrassed to look up at Chu Yunshen.
The black bird snapped its head up, tilted its head back to open its beak wide, and gave a hawkish cry to the sky.This time, the eagle's cry was different from the two sounds that Chu Yunshen had just heard, originally, as long as the black bird cried, the lion cat would tremble and then enter into a state of response to the enemy.However, this did not have any effect on Chu Yunshen, he just felt it was a bit jarring to his ears.Now it's different.As soon as the black bird's voice came out, the lion cat was again in the same fried state it was in just now, and Chu Yunshen and the others covered their ears with it.Chu Yunshen couldn't spare his hands as he hugged the lion cat, and his reaction was indeed smaller.He held the lion cat in one hand, while gazing at his breath and pressing the tip of his tongue dead center against his palate. From his tense facial expression, one could tell that he would be in a state where he wouldn't dare to rel
If you ask Cheng Xiaoxia if she's happy eating now, she also thinks it's quite okay.It was just that she always felt that her back was hairy, as if a camera had been installed and someone was always watching her and Chu Yunshen.This time Cheng Xiaoxiao's intuition really didn't go wrong, not only this time, but yesterday's rain her sudden freeze was also not an illusion.The cause of it all was now stretching its wings on that bough, and it hopped and jumped from one branch to the other, looking no different from the little bird that had been squawking.However, nothing is as it seems.If it was really that bland, then Cheng Xiaoxiao wouldn't have reacted so strongly.The bowl of milky paste dwindled, and the lion cat's consciousness drifted away again.The black bird on the boughs of the tree had stopped hopping at some point, and it paid unseeing attention to that direction of the lion cat, with a strange glint in its eyes and a hint of
Songtao did things neatly, plus this was the first time Ren Yanlai had eaten and drunk enough in days and slept well, so this series of actions did not wake him up.Not only that, Ren Yanlai did not even change the sleeping position, only to maintain that side lying position until the dawn descends.As soon as dawn broke outside the broken temple, the light outside brightened up a little.The heavy rain had stopped at some point, and an unknown bird made a twittering sound on the dead tree outside the broken temple, which sounded quite cheerful, but was quickly replaced by a wail, and the original leaping instantly came to an abrupt end.Fixed his eyes to see, is that has been making noise of the bird was a black bird hard peck, scared feathers trembling, fluttering wings hurriedly flew away, the joyful bird call also naturally disappeared.The blackbird cast another oblique glance at the other birds lingering on the boughs of the tree, and wondered how
The danfeng eyes were even darker, and the eyes that looked at Ren Yanlai did not have the same indifference as a moment ago, Chu Yunshen's face was expressionless as he opened his mouth at the right time, "Xiaoxiao, you can't sit for a long time after eating, get up and move around.""Since when did we have this extra rule in our house?"Cheng Xiaoxiao was a bit bewildered, tilting her head to carefully survey Chu Yunshen, until she looked Chu Yunshen to the point of being uncomfortable she didn't withdraw her eyes.Let's just say that Chu Yunshen was out of sorts tonight, earlier she was being gentle with Ren Yanlai and now she was making demands on her.Just now I was allowed to have an extra bowl of soup, but now I'm being so harsh."All the time."When he heard Cheng Xiaoxiao's soft voice say the words 'our family', Chu Yunshen's heart jumped uncontrollably, and his danfeng eyes rose slightly with it.However, he still said those words