Happy cooperation

Lin Yuan hugged his knees and thought, how dare this damn system control my body? It always tells me to be a good person, but now it wants me to kill people... I have to deal with them first, but how should I show fear?

"Lin Yuan!" Several people broke in through the door and followed the light source to see three corpses and two women sitting on the ground facing each other.

Wanna have a candlelight chat at night?

Yuan Xuanlang jumped over the corpse and ran to Lin Yuan. Seeing that she was covered in blood, he wanted to touch Lin Yuan's head to comfort her, but was knocked down by Yu Luo.

"You are not allowed to touch my sister!" Like a fish protecting its calf.

Lin Yuan was a little surprised. What was going on? Why was Little White Flower so impulsive?

Lin Yuan gently hugged Yu Luo, "Luoluo, I'm fine."

Mu Yunxi asked: "Junior sister, where is the thief?"

Lin Yuan leaned her head on Yu Luo's shoulder and whispered, "Those three people on the ground... they want my heart."

Wu Liangye opened his eyes wide in surprise and spat at the corpse: "Bah, this is not human!"

Yu Luo: "That's right, bad guy!"

Yuan Xuanlang asked in confusion: "How did they die?"

Lin Yuan: "It was a senior who came by with a broken sword and came to help. He has already finished his business and passed away."

Wu Liangye: "Broken Sword! Is that Sword Saint Li Changqing?"

Lin Yuan shook her head. "I don't know. He didn't leave his name, and the room was dark so I couldn't see him clearly. But he said that when doing good things, one should not leave a name."

Wu Liangye: "It's true that good fortune brings blessings to those who are lucky. If I have the chance to meet that senior, it would be a great honor!"

Lin Yuan was very satisfied with him and he fully cooperated with the performance.

"Sister, let's go quickly. This room is so dark and spooky."

Lin Yuan walked out of the hut with Yu Luo's support.

Wu Liangye saw the bloodstains on Lin Yuan's arm and was filled with righteous indignation: "This thief actually hurt my junior sister so much. Judging from their methods, they seem like habitual criminals. They really deserve to die!"

Yuan Xuanlang walked out of the house: "Let's go to the clinic first."

"Yeah." Lin Yuan responded.

Mu Yunxi: "Since there is nothing else to do and it is already late at night, I will take my leave first."

A few people tried to persuade her to stay, and then let her go.

When he arrived at the clinic, Lin Yuan only suffered minor skin injuries and was healed after the doctor bandaged him.

Yuan Xuanlang gave Wu Liangye a look and said, "Liangye, Junior Sister Hairtail Fish, go buy some snacks."

Yu Luo pouted: "No, I want to accompany my sister."

Lin Yuan felt that Yuan Xuanlang had something to say, so she tried her best to persuade Yu Luo to leave.

"Tell me, what do you want to ask, senior brother?" Lin Yuan crossed his legs and said with a smile, looking very expectant.

Yuan Xuanlang said seriously, "You killed those three people, and there was no help from the seniors at all."

Lin Yuan grinned: "Yeah, you are worthy of being my senior brother, you are really smart!"

Yuan Xuanlang smiled helplessly: "Since you killed him, why don't you admit it?"

Lin Yuan was silent for two seconds. "In their eyes, my martial arts skills are poor, so how could I kill three people? Isn't that strange?"

Yuan Xuanlang nodded: "Then can you use your internal energy again?"

"Yeah, I feel weird too—but thank you for acting with me."

"Are you... too into acting?"

Lin Yuan's eyes curved: "Hehe, it feels quite fun, as long as Senior Brother doesn't expose me."

Yuan Xuanlang flipped his hair and said, "Okay, I'm free anyway, so I don't mind playing with you."

Lin Yuan had a strange feeling rising from the bottom of her heart. She was happy, because no one had ever played this kind of game with her.

"However, Senior Brother cannot cooperate with you for free. Junior Sister must make snacks for Senior Brother on the first and fifteenth day of every month, such as shortbread, candied fruits, and flower cakes..."

"Haha, the dignified 'Little Bodhisattva of Mirror Lake' is actually a foodie."

Yuan Xuanlang shrugged helplessly: "There's nothing we can do. Food is the most important thing for the people."

"No problem," she raised her hand: "Then it's a pleasure to work with you?

Yuan Xuanlang was stunned for a second, then high-fived her: "Happy working together!" What kind of strange words were these? But this was enough to win her trust.

"Dong--Zi Zheng--New Year is here!" There was a sound of gongs and drums outside, and someone shouted at the top of his voice.

"I'll sell you fool for a thousand coins, I'll sell you fool for ten thousand coins..." Children were singing nursery rhymes happily in the streets.

At this time, the fireworks whooshed up, and then exploded with a bang, thousands of flowers and meteors flew down, and red and green lights illuminated the inky night sky.

Yuan and Lin left the clinic to watch the brilliant fireworks.

People in the restaurant drank wine together, and children playing around were dragged home by their parents...

Lin Yuan quietly watched the people coming and going, laughing and cursing, and she remembered a sentence: "The long scroll of the market, when gathered together, is fireworks, when pushed open, it is the human world."

I can’t remember where I saw it…

"Lin Yuan" Yuan Xuanlang called her.

Lin Yuan turned her head and looked at him curiously with clear eyes, "Hmm?"

Yuan Xuanlang just stared at her, and after a long moment, he softly said, "Happy New Year."

Lin Yuan raised the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly: "Happy New Year."

Lin Yuan: I was so scared. I thought he was going to say something earth-shattering.

Yuan Xuanlang: "Is this your first New Year's greeting?"

Lin Yuan: "No, the first sentence is for Big Orange."

Ever since the last time it was fed in the woods, the orange cat would run to Letian Temple from time to time to get food and drink. She even gave it a name: Big Orange, so vulgar.

Yuan Xuanlang's face darkened. He never expected that one day he would be jealous of a cat.

He frowned and said, "I'm your senior brother, but I lost to a cat."

"No, good people don't do it, why do you want to compare yourself to a cat?"

Yuan Xuanlang: “…”

At this moment, Yu Luo and Wu Liangye ran over and said in unison, "Welcome the New Year!"

Lin and Yuan responded: "Happy New Year!"

It was getting late, so they decided to go back to the sect to rest.

Arriving at the Letian Hall, there are red walls and green tiles. Passing through the gate is a screen wall and a white wall with no words or paintings. The corners are slightly worn. A clump of ancient vines with tangled roots climbs up several bamboo stems at the bottom of the wall, twisting and turning like a dragon. The sycamore trees in the courtyard are silent.

Lin Yuan walked up the bluestone steps, passed through the small door, pushed open the wooden door of the house, and looked around the house. She actually felt a strange sense of security and familiarity.

This was the best New Year she had ever had.

That night she wrote in her diary as usual:

Celebrating the Seventh Year of the Chinese New Year

Hot pot, temple fair.

The flavor of the New Year is about eating, a ritual. It's a taste bud party that comes only once a year. You can share a year's longing with old friends after a long absence, drink the brewed wine with family and friends, and temporarily put aside the burden of travel. At this moment, your soul can rest and be filled with joy...