Ming Qiao was a pitiable little sprout in the cultivation world, born sickly and without a mother. His father left to seek medicine to cure his illness.
Little Ming Qiao sat on a door stoop, ...
Chapter 44
"Son, Daddy will be back soon after visiting your mother. Be good and don't run around."
Before leaving, Wu Ye put the cub at the door so that he could go find You Qing.
But after putting the cub down, he still asked, "Do you want to join Daddy?"
Now he doesn't want to miss the sight of his son and Qingheng.
Mingqiao shook his little head, unwilling to follow his father.
"Daddy, go find mommy."
Mingqiao waved her little hand and said in a sweet voice: "Qiaoqiao is not here, you can still hug me."
Wu Ye: “…”
Wu Ye's feelings of reluctance and fatherly love were choked back by his son's words.
He raised his hand and pinched the baby's chubby face, saying helplessly and amusedly: "Whether you are here or not, Daddy will hug your mother."
"Well, I'll watch it next time!"
"Okay, if you like to stay here, then stay here and let Duoduo stay with you."
After Wu Ye gave the instructions, he looked at Xiao Yunduo worriedly.
This little cloud can only bring rain, which is not powerful enough.
When he has some free time, he will think about how to upgrade this little cloud.
After leaving Mingqiao behind who repeatedly assured him that he would stay at the Chen family obediently, Wu Ye left to find Qingheng.
As soon as Wu Ye left, Ming Qiao ran to find You Qing.
"elder brother!"
You Qing is easy to find; he is currently having breakfast there.
The food provided by the Chen family was good. Ming Qiao did not cook for himself, but sat next to You Qing and had a full meal.
After he finished eating, he drank the medicine that his mother had prepared and placed in the storage ring.
Although the medicine is bitter, Mingqiao looks good and her face is rosy.
He occasionally had a cough, which he couldn't stop.
You Qing was used to hearing this and didn't think it was a big deal, but Young Master Chen was very nervous: "Little Immortal, did you catch a cold? Is the room too cold, or is the quilt too thin?"
“It’s not cold.”
Ming Qiao was born weak and would cough up blood and faint on the spot. This happened every few days.
After he came back, he didn’t know if it was because more people came to find medicine for him, so he never ran out of medicine, or because he was happier because he had a father and a mother. In short, he felt that his body was much better now than before!
"You don't have to worry about me. I'm sick and I'm not well yet."
Ming Qiao explained the reason for her cough so that Young Master Chen wouldn't worry about it.
He was full and energetic. After being carried down from the stool by You Qing, he asked Young Master Chen: "Is Miss Chen awake? Can you take us to see her?"
The Chen family asked them to stay at home, but Ming Qiao didn't want to do nothing.
There are a lot of good things in his storage ring.
Miss Chen is an ordinary mortal. Maybe she can wake up by using the things he brought.
When Ming Qiao made the request, Young Master Chen's face froze.
"My younger sister has already invited someone to come and see it. Little Immortal, are you feeling bored? We have a lot of interesting things in our house. Why don't I take you to see them?"
"Not spicy, I want to go see Miss Chen."
Although Mingqiao loves playing with toys, he can still remember what to do during this trip.
He wanted to help his brother complete the task, and then go back to Suiyipa with his brother to see his senior brothers.
Ming Qiao asked to see Miss Chen's proposal. Before him, disciples from other sects had mentioned it.
However, they were rejected by the Chen family on the grounds that they were not doctors and that physical contact between men and women was not allowed.
At the moment, Ming Qiao raised her little face and insisted on going to see Miss Chen. Even though they wanted to refuse, they found it difficult to do so.
After a few seconds of brief consideration, Young Master Chen nodded.
"Okay, little immortal, you and your brother... follow me."
"Um!"
Ming Qiao and You Qing held hands and followed Young Master Chen to the depths of the inner courtyard, to Miss Chen's boudoir.
Miss Chen's boudoir is exquisite in every detail.
Not only is it exquisite, it is also very fragrant.
Ming Qiao smelled the fragrance as soon as she entered, and the rich fragrance filled the entire bedroom.
He looked around and found incense burning at the head of the bed and in the four corners of the room.
“It smells so good.”
Ming Qiao sniffed, turned his head and said to You Qing.
Young Master Chen heard his voice and explained, "The incense in the room is for calming the spirit. My little sister likes to burn incense every day."
Ming Qiao nodded, indicating that he understood.
He walked forward and looked at Miss Chen lying on the bed.
Miss Chen was lying quietly on the bed, covered with a quilt. She was not wearing any makeup and her face was peaceful, looking as if she was asleep.
Mingqiao reached out and touched her hand.
Maybe because Ming Qiao was too young, Young Master Chen didn’t think it was an offense when he touched Miss Chen’s hand.
Mingqiao is small, but he can also feel the pulse.
He felt Miss Chen's pulse and found it was weak.
"Brother, did you see anything?"
Young Master Chen said that Miss Chen was attacked by an evil spirit, but Ming Qiao really couldn't tell whether there was any evil spirit in the house.
"It's a bit like the soul-leaving syndrome."
You Qing really saw something, he whispered: "Senior brother taught me the art of summoning spirits, I can give it a try."
"Okay, let's try it."
It's so pitiful that such a young and beautiful Miss Chen lies alone in bed unconscious all day.
Ming Qiao felt that he could call back Miss Chen's soul.
"Brother, do you want to pinch your ears?"
"Hmm? What?"
"To summon the spirits."
Ming Qiao blinked and demonstrated to You Qing: "Open the window, then sit on the bed and pat it."
"And chant a spell!"
Ming Qiao recited a spell that the bedside grandmother had used to help him find the soul. After he finished, he pinched his own ears and said in a serious voice, "Qiao Qiao, go home! Don't be afraid of the spiciness!"
His father had done this process when he was fussing in the middle of the night.
You Qing: “…”
You Qing: “No.”
You Qing realized that this method of summoning spirits was a folk method used on children who were disturbed during sleep.
Miss Chen is not a child, but a young girl.
If she has lost her mind, this method will not work.
"I will use cinnabar to form a formation to summon Miss Chen's soul at midnight."
Young Master Chen could hear clearly the conversation between You Qing and Ming Qiao.
But the strange thing is that Young Master Chen does not agree to summon the spirit.
"My little sister was shocked and fell unconscious, she didn't lose her soul."
"I'm afraid your summoning of spirits will disturb my little sister even more."
Young Master Chen's meaning was very clear. No, it should be said that his whole family had the same meaning.
Wait for Miss Chen to wake up by herself.
"Little Immortal, there's really nothing to see here. How about I take you outside?"
"Our Qingcheng is still very prosperous. There are all kinds of things for sale on the streets outside."
"All your expenses will be borne by our Chen family."
After Young Master Chen rejected their idea of summoning spirits, he took the initiative to show his goodwill and took them out to play.
Mingqiao doesn't really want to go out and play.
He looked at Young Master Chen, and then at You Qing.
After a while, You Qing took over the conversation: "Qiao Qiao, let's go. Let's not reject Master Chen's kindness."
You Qing spoke, Ming Qiao nodded obediently, and followed Young Master Chen out.
Several people left the Chen family's gate and took a sedan chair to the street.
Duoduo coiled in the sky and floated in the direction of the sedan chair. No one could tell that it was escorting its own cub.
Soon, the sedan stopped.
Ming Qiao was walking around the street. Occasionally, he saw something he liked. Before he could even open his mouth, Young Master Chen had already paid for it.
Ming Qiao looked around and saw Young Master Chen shopping, while You Qing chatted with him from time to time.
When they were shopping, they met a nobleman in gorgeous clothes. He was a son of an official, but he was very polite when talking to Master Chen.
The two also mentioned Miss Chen in their conversation.
Young Master Chen said kindly, "My little sister is fine. Thank you for your concern, Brother Fu."
The young man surnamed Fu also smiled and said, "Of course I know she is fine. By the way, I just got a jade ornament. I heard that your uncle likes jade the most. I will send someone to deliver it to you later."
"Also, the palace gave our family some silk and satin, and gave it to your family as well, so that aunt and little sister can make a few more sets of clothes."
"Thank you, Brother Fu."
The two people talked with smiles, and there was nothing unusual to hear.
But when the two men separated and Ming Qiao walked to the government office, he saw the Fu Mansion next to the government office, with a white sign hanging on the plaque.
The white plaque hanging on the wall means there is a funeral in the mansion.
But there was no trace of sadness on Young Master Fu's face just now.
The same goes for Master Chen. Even though his little sister is in a coma, he is not worried at all.
Time passes by little by little.
Mingqiao returned to Chen's house from the street with a lot of confusion.
"elder brother."
The two returned to the room, and without outsiders, they began to talk: "It's so strange, it's weird here."
If he were unconscious, his parents would definitely be very worried.
Maybe daddy will get so anxious that his eyes will turn red again.
Why aren’t Miss Chen’s family members worried when she can’t wake up?
"Wait until night. We will go to summon the spirits at night."
You Qing didn't understand the situation, but he felt that as long as Miss Chen woke up, the mission would be accomplished.
He didn't want to spend too much time here.
He wanted to take Qiao Qiao back to Suiyipai.
"Yeah! Brother, you are really amazing. You can even summon spirits."
"This is not difficult. I will teach you."
"good!"
It is indeed not difficult to summon spirits, not to mention that You Qing brought a lot of guys with him.
The two of them waited until late at night and sneaked out.
They had been to Miss Chen's bedroom during the day, so they knew the route.
Mingqiao had never done anything so sneaky before. It was his first time and he was very nervous.
You Qing held his hand and found that his palms were sweaty.
The two children did not attract any attention.
They specially wore black clothes and walked slowly along the wall.
There are people patrolling the Chen family's home at night.
Ming Qiao narrowly avoided several patrols.
When they finally arrived at Miss Chen's boudoir door after much trouble, Ming Qiao was dumbfounded when he looked up.
“It’s locked.”
Miss Chen's boudoir was locked from the outside.
And they don't have the key!
"You, you are the little fairy, right?"
Just as Ming Qiao looked up, confused by the door lock, a hoarse woman's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
Ming Qiao was so frightened that he almost fell down.
He slowly turned his head and met the face of a beautiful woman.
"During the day, Hui'er pointed at you and told me that you were a little fairy."
The woman's voice was low, but it could not hide her anxiety.
She held Mingqiao's arm and asked anxiously, "Do you have a way to save Ah Zhu? Are you coming here to see Ah Zhu?"
Ah Zhu is Miss Chen's nickname.
Ming Qiao looked at the anxious woman and said hesitantly in his baby voice, "You, you are Madam Chen?"
"Yes, it's me."
Although Mrs. Chen was anxious, she was not so anxious that she lost her mind.
After she confirmed that Ming Qiao was the young immortal from Lintian Sect, she opened the locked door first.
"Come on, come in and talk."
There was no light in the room. After Mrs. Chen pulled them in, she knelt down in front of Ming Qiao.
"Little Immortal, the Chen family wants to kill my daughter."
"They want my daughter Ah Zhu to be married to the dead second young master of the Fu family. The Fu family has power, and my family has money. They want money for the powerful, and power for the rich. They want to bury my daughter just like that."
"Please, save my daughter."
Mrs. Chen's pleading made Ming Qiao a little panicked.
"No, don't kneel."
He took Madam Chen's hand and asked her to stand up: "Don't cry, my brother can summon spirits. We are here to summon Miss Chen's spirit."
Ming Qiao didn't like sentimentality. He stretched out his little hand, and after trying to pull Madam Chen up, he looked at You Qing and asked You Qing to summon the spirit quickly.
You Qing didn't waste any time. He scattered cinnabar on the ground, dipped his fingers in the cinnabar, and began to draw a spirit-summoning formation.
At the center of the soul-summoning formation, there stands an eight-diagram mirror, and in front of the eight-diagram mirror, a dozen pieces of yellow paper are burned.
On the top piece of yellow paper, Miss Chen’s birth date is written.
Afterwards, You Qing's fingers flew into a seal and he closed his eyes and recited silently.
As You Qing silently recited, there seemed to be wind blowing through the room.
Ming Qiao stood beside Mrs. Chen, looking at her brother without blinking.
At this moment, the brother who was calling the spirits with an expressionless face seemed so powerful in the eyes of the child!
I don’t know how much time has passed.
You Qing frowned suddenly, and the next second, sweat broke out on his forehead.
Ming Qiao: “?”
Mingqiao felt something was wrong.
He took two steps forward and was about to ask when You Qing had already opened his eyes.
"Ms. Chen's soul is trapped."
As soon as You Qing finished speaking, he took out the Bagua mirror from the cinnabar array. There was a pointer on the mirror, and at this moment the pointer was shaking violently.
After a few shakes, the pointer suddenly pointed in a direction.
"That direction is where Miss Chen's soul is." You Qing explained.
Ming Qiao: “!”
Ming Qiao's chubby face tightened, and he waved his hand and said in a serious voice, "Brother, let's go!"
Since Miss Chen's soul is outside, they should chase her and bring her back!
You Qing nodded.
The two children looked at Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen didn't say anything, but clasped her hands together and begged them to go and find it.
“Duoduo!”
Ming Qiao called Little Cloud out, patted Little Cloud, and called out to You Qing: "Brother, come on!"
Little Cloud came to work late at night and was quite excited.
It was carrying two children, and it would fly wherever You Qing pointed.
Flying at night, the wind made Mingqiao's little face tremble.
He couldn't stand the blowing anymore and had to cover his face with his hands.
"Duoduo, can the wind be a little quieter?"
Duoduo: "Watch me!"
When Duoduo saw his child riding in a sedan chair during the day, he got an inspiration.
The sedan chair has curtains, it can also have cloud curtains!
In order to prevent the cub's face from being blown by the wind, the little cloud kept holding it in, and finally, it really held out a small cloud barrier, blocking Ming Qiao in front of him like a curtain.
With the cloud curtain, Ming Qiao instantly felt much more comfortable.
He touched Little Cloud and thanked her softly: "Duduo, thank you."
"You're welcome."
The little cloud laughed twice and was in a very happy mood.
The two children were flying in the night, but they didn't know that the place they were flying to was exactly where Qingheng was carrying out his mission.
Qingxiang.
And Qingheng was getting closer and closer to them.
Qingheng is very upset as he has no idea of his child's current situation.
He got some clues about the big demon he was looking for.
The other party was a painted monster with many faces stacked on top of each other, and he had a lot of followers. These monsters gathered together and delayed his progress.
In order to concentrate on finding the monster, Qing Heng deliberately got rid of Wu Ye.
He wanted to get rid of Wu Ye, but Wu Ye couldn't find him.
Wu Ye Ren didn't find him, but he kept sending sound transmission spells to him one after another.
"Qingheng, where are you?"
"Qingheng, I miss you. Please let me take a look."
"Qingheng, you don't want me, and you don't want our son either?"
After listening to Wu Ye's sound transmission technique, Qing Heng forgot about it.
It was all nonsense and he didn't want to listen.
The night was dark, but luckily I had Little Cloud and You Qing to keep me company.
Otherwise, Mingqiao would be a little scared.
Under the guidance of the Bagua Mirror, they finally landed on a piece of wasteland.
Seen from the sky, it is indeed a wasteland.
But after landing, the wasteland suddenly turned into a market.
The market is bustling and bright.
Ming Qiao turned his head to look at the Bagua mirror, but the pointer of the Bagua mirror stopped moving.
"Miss Chen is here."
You said softly, "Qiao Qiao, hold my hand tightly, and we will leave after we find Miss Chen."
"Um!"
The two little ones held hands and walked in the market.
After walking around, they still didn't see Miss Chen.
You Qing thought about it, and after a moment, he had an idea.
It doesn't work to look for people in a low-key way.
We still have to find another way.
You Qing bought some paper and a pen, and drew a picture of Miss Chen. After finishing, he added a line of words and pasted it on the wall where people came and went.
"Looking for relatives, the one in the painting is my sister. Anyone who provides clues will be given 100 spirit stones!"
100 spirit stones is not a small amount.
This number was set by Ming Qiao.
He patted his purse and was very confident in his financial resources!
The two kids spent a lot of money to find their relatives, and their idea was correct, but they were wrong in that they didn't know what kind of market this was.
This is a market where ghosts and monsters gather.
But the monster is cunning by nature.
After the reward was posted, it didn’t take long for someone to come forward and provide clues.
Based on the clues provided by the other party, Ming Qiao and You Qing did see someone who looked like Miss Chen from a distance.
They paid the spirit stones and chased after him, but failed to catch up.
Fortunately, someone else showed them the way.
But showing the way also requires spirit stones.
Ming Qiao's little hands kept searching, but in the end, he couldn't take out a single spirit stone.
At this moment, there was a "person" who had provided the clue first, who was spreading his hands and asking him for money.
"No, no more."
The kid, who had not found the person and had lost his money, looked timidly at the passerby who provided the clue, and turned over his empty purse to show the other person.
"No money? You wrote a reward even though you didn't have any money?"
The other party refused: "I don't care, you have to give me money!"
"If you don't give me money, don't blame me for being rude!"
"I'll go home and get the money."
The kid, who felt he was in the wrong, didn't get angry when he heard the other person's bad tone. Instead, he quietly offered a solution.
But the other party laughed when he heard what he said.
"Want to go home? You're dreaming!"
"Don't talk nonsense to me, you have to give me the money."
A passerby with a bad temper stood in front of them, looking like he would not leave until he got money.
You Qing's eyes darkened and he wanted to take action.
But Ming Qiao held him back and stopped him from getting into conflict with others.
A group of two, one adult and two children, stood on the road, and there was a stalemate.
Finally, the other party provided an idea.
"You owe me a hundred spirit stones, it's impossible not to pay it back. Since you have no money, come and work for me to pay it back!"
Ming Qiao: “…”
Ming Qiao agreed with a sad face: "Okay, we will work for you to pay for the spiritual stones."
The two little ones were taken away and brought to a noodle stall.
"You are good-looking. You can serve me noodles in front. Maybe you can get a tip."
"You, you have such a fierce face, as if I owe you money. Go and light a fire."
The two kids were assigned tasks, and the other party was satisfied only when they saw that they had gotten the job done.
At the same time, Qingheng, who was in the market, also arrived near the noodle stall.
He stood there, his brows slightly furrowed on his cold face.
The reason he frowned was not because the painted monsters were hard to find, or because these little monsters had too many tricks to deceive the eyes.
He frowned because Wu Ye hadn't sent him any message for a while.
"strangeness."
He felt that being so quiet was not Wu Ye's style.
Just as he finished muttering something strange, a handsome face suddenly came up to him.
"Ding ding ding! Surprise!"
Wu Ye suddenly appeared with a bright smile that almost blinded Qingheng's eyes.
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