95 Chapter 95
◎I got them all back.◎
After finishing a day's construction work, the others went home one after another.
"Master, aren't we going back today?"
Seeing that it was getting late and Qianyang was still meditating under the tree with no intention of leaving, Yang Mao cleaned up the debris in the building and asked while standing at the door.
"I'm not going back." Qianyang opened his eyes, his expression serious. "When it's late at night, follow me and capture the thief on Xiaoqian Mountain."
"Catch a thief? Has our business expanded so widely?" Yang Mao asked in surprise.
Yang Wei walked past him, rolled her eyes rudely, and asked, "Sister, what happened?"
Qian Yang said, "An unknown creature has appeared on the mountain. It often steals other people's property. All surveillance cameras have failed wherever it appears."
"It doesn't sound like it was caused by human factors." Yang Mao said.
"Well, this happened on Xiaoqian Mountain, so I can't just sit back and watch."
Yang Wei asked, "Could it be that in addition to the spiritual creatures that the Qian family cultivates with, there are also foreign things on the mountain?"
Qian Yang said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid that's the case."
"Then we have to catch it."
"Let's wait until it's late at night and there aren't many people in Xiaoqian Mountain before we do it."
"Okay, there's still some time, Yang Wei, let's get back to work."
"good."
Later in the evening, the night was extremely dark.
The faint moonlight shines on the ground, and you can see the road ahead clearly without any lights.
Qianyang looked at Yang Mao and his sister. Sang Chen and Shunyi had gone down the mountain early today, and Qin Shuyi and Cang Cang had also left. There were only three of them left on the mountain.
Yang Mao set up a selfie stick and started a late-night live broadcast.
【Um? ? ? 】
What's going on? Dropping in the middle of the night?
[Great! I just ordered a midnight snack!]
【What happened? 】
[Wow! I just got home from work and finished cleaning up the cows and horses lying on the bed. I felt the gift of fate.]
Yang Mao said: "Hello everyone, there is a special event tonight."
Qianyang walked in front and said without looking back: "Catch the thief."
"That's right. During the time Master has been away from the mountain, an unknown creature has appeared on Xiaoqian Mountain and committed many thefts. Master and I are going to capture it now."
Yang Mao explained to the audience what had happened recently on Xiaoqian Mountain.
[Legend has it that there is a creature that particularly loves jewelry.]
[Oh my god? You're not talking about dragons, are you?]
[Do dragons really exist in this world? ]
[Spiritual creatures and fairies exist, so dragons must exist too, right?]
"But why would you steal children's clothes? You don't really like eating children, do you?"
[Hiss! No way? This is a bit scary.]
Seeing the comments on the barrage, Yang Mao was also very curious.
"Master, they said it might be a dragon? By the way, do creatures like dragons really exist?" Yang Mao asked.
Qianyang led the two of them through the woods, and Yang Wei held a flashlight to illuminate the road under their feet.
Qian Yang said, "Dragons once existed. In other words, the mountains, rivers, landforms, and exotic beasts and treasures recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas all really existed. It's just that the time is too long ago, and the spiritual energy of the human world has declined, so they almost never appear in the world anymore."
"So, it's not a dragon?"
"Of course not."
That's a divine dragon, how could it appear in Xiaoqian Mountain?
It was late at night and the frost was heavy. Yang Mao breathed a sigh of relief.
Qianyang led the two of them through the dark woods for a long time and seemed to be very familiar with the terrain of Xiaoqian Mountain.
I don’t know how long I walked, but I finally arrived at the foot of a cliff.
"Master, there is no road ahead..." Yang Mao said.
"Who said that?"
Qianyang walked to the cliff and fiddled with the weeds for a while. Then, after a loud rumbling sound, a lot of dust and gravel fell from the cliff, and a piece of stone wall as tall as a person actually caved in.
"Is there a mechanism here?"
Qianyang pushed away the thick mountain wall, and a gust of cold wind rushed into the cave. Candles on the wall lit up one after another.
"Let's go."
The cave was illuminated by candlelight. Yang Wei turned off the flashlight and followed Qian Yang in.
As Yang Mao walked into the cave, the cliff wall actually closed tightly by itself.
[This place is perfect for adventure! ]
[The candle lit up on its own when it was blown by the wind! ]
[Oh my god, there is a hidden world inside Xiaoqian Mountain.]
[Aren't you here to catch a thief? What are you doing here?]
[Taking a shortcut? The place where the property was lost must be on the other side of Xiaoqian Mountain.]
【I wonder if something will suddenly appear? 】
The cave is very spacious and does not seem oppressive.
After walking for a distance, a cave appeared. After walking out, the view became wider.
This place looks like a circular tomb chamber, with many stepped holes carved on one side of the wall, filled with spirit tablets.
"Master, this is..." Yang Mao's expression became dazed, and he gradually saw the words on the spirit tablet clearly.
"These are the tablets of the Qian family's successive patriarchs. I moved them here before the heavy rain." Qian Yang looked at the tablets, large and small, lining the wall, then knelt down, "Qian Yang greets all the ancestors."
Yang Mao quickly threw his phone aside and knelt behind Qian Yang, "Disciple Yang Mao, I pay my respects to all the ancestors."
"The ancestral house is being rebuilt and will probably be completed soon. Please rest assured."
Qianyang reported on his experience of being down the mountain for a year and a half.
Since returning to Xiaoqianshan, she hasn't had much chance to come and meet everyone. Today, she happened to bring Yang Mao and his sister here.
"Yang Mao is the first disciple I accepted down the mountain. Although he doesn't have much experience and isn't as talented as others, he's down-to-earth and capable. I have important matters to attend to today. After the ancestral house is rebuilt, I will move you all into the ancestral hall. Farewell."
Qianyang and the other two bowed to the tablet and left in another direction.
Qianyang is quite respectful to his teachers sometimes.
【Hahaha what do you mean by sometimes! 】
[Big Brother has officially returned to his roots.]
After walking in the cave for about ten minutes, a wall appeared in front of us, and the road became a dead end.
Qianyang walked to the wall and pressed it a few times with his fingers. There was some vibration under his feet, the dust fell down, and the wall slowly retreated to both sides.
With a "bang", a shiny object fell at Qianyang's feet.
"What is this?" Qianyang bent down puzzledly and picked up the thing.
She brought the object closer and found that it was a ring inlaid with emerald, which glowed green in the dim candlelight.
"Is this... agate?" Yang Wei asked in surprise.
Qianyang pursed his lips, stepped out of the cave, and looked back. The branches around the cave were full of sparkling jewels.
"I'll go?"
The Yang Mao brothers and sisters who followed out couldn't help but open their eyes wide when they saw this scene.
Yang Mao took a closer look and said to Qian Yang, "These are all genuine goods."
Yang Wei was shocked and asked, "Are these the jewellery that was stolen?"
As the three people walked out of the cave, the mountain wall closed automatically.
Qianyang glanced around and saw that in addition to the jewellery hanging on the branches, there were also some children's clothes mixed in, all hung on the branches, like a nest.
"Yeah." Qianyang nodded.
[What the hell? He stole so much?]
This thief is quite discerning; none of these jewellery pieces are fake.
[I saw my mom's necklace! I laughed my ass off.]
[Here is also my child’s longevity lock. ]
My little shawl was also stolen as children's clothes.
"No? ? So many people got robbed? Why haven't I heard about this before? You guys hid it so well!"
I thought it was a small animal and didn't take it too seriously.
[So many people have suffered in Xiaoqian Mountain, hahaha! ]
Qianyang walked lightly and looked around carefully.
After a while, she frowned and said, "It's not a spiritual object."
"What?"
Qian Yang said: "The one who stole these things should be a person."
The energy of spiritual creatures is different from that of humans, and their aura will be left in places where they live for a long time.
It seems that this person has lived here for some time, but this place is located deep in Xiaoqian Mountain and few people come here.
Who could have stolen so much without anyone noticing? And how did he end up here?
"Turn off the flashlight, stand here and don't move, don't make any noise." Qianyang warned.
The two men didn't understand what she meant, so they did as she said and simply squatted on the ground to lower their bodies.
Qianyang concealed his breath and listened attentively to the movements in the woods.
When the cold wind blew, the leaves rubbed against each other and made a rustling sound. If you listened carefully, you could hear a faint breathing sound mixed in.
Qian Yang turned around, gestured to the two of them to keep quiet, and whispered, "Wait for me here."
The two nodded hurriedly, not daring to move.
This place is located on the other side of Xiaoqian Mountain and is where humans often move around.
Qianyang followed the sound of breathing into the woods, and the breathing sound became clearer and clearer.
Until a small house made of clothes and jewelry appeared on the ground between two adjacent rocks, Qianyang clearly heard the breathing sound coming from inside.
This small room is not very spacious. Judging from its appearance, not even an adult can sit in it.
Qianyang walked gently to the side of the small house, lifted a leaf on the roof, and looked inside in the moonlight. A big snow-white goose was sleeping soundly.
Qianyang: “?”
Why does this thing look more and more familiar?
Looking at its body shape which was different from that of ordinary geese, Qianyang was sure that it was the one he raised at home.
After the Taoist temple began to be rebuilt, Qianyang threw it into Xiaoqian Mountain, letting the small animals urge it to lose weight. As a result, it did not appear for several days. If it was not in Xiaoqian Mountain, Qianyang would have thought that someone had caught it and stewed it.
Qianyang looked next to it and saw a disheveled child hugging it and sleeping soundly.
A cold wind blew in from the fallen leaves. The child frowned, drew his blanket closer to him, and hugged the goose even tighter.
A little kid?
Qianyang was a little surprised.
She looks like she's only two or three years old, so she must be a girl.
How did she appear here? Did she steal all those things?
Qianyang looked at her, his mind moved slightly, and he made a gesture with his right hand and told a fortune.
However, before he could figure out a result, the little girl in her sleep seemed to have sensed something and suddenly opened her eyes. The moment her dark pupils saw Qianyang, they immediately reacted and grabbed a branch and stabbed Qianyang fiercely.
Qianyang's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned his head to avoid her attack, while reaching out to grab the little girl.
The little girl reacted quickly, picked up the goose and rolled backwards, crashing through the house and out of Qianyang's control.
"Goose!"
Big Goose woke up from his dream and subconsciously looked at Qianyang.
Qianyang looked at the two little guys rolling on the ground and stood up.
Only a pair of eyes were bright on the little girl's dirty face. When she looked at Qianyang warily, she looked like an untamed wolf cub.
Noticing Qianyang approaching, she quickly dodged and hid in the woods.
She was so fast that she could steal so many things without being noticed, it would be difficult to follow her with the naked eye.
However, she found that this inexplicable person was like a ghost, and no matter where she hid, she would be discovered immediately.
"come over."
Just as she was dodging, she suddenly heard the other party's light voice.
The big goose in her arms immediately became stiff and suddenly jumped out of her arms!
The little girl was quick to catch the goose that was about to jump out.
"Goose!" The big goose cried out in panic and struggled in her arms.
"Geese, geese!"
The little girl looked at it in confusion. The next moment, a hand appeared behind her without warning, grabbed her clothes, and lifted the goose in her arms into the air.
"This is my territory, I can't allow you to be so presumptuous." Qian Yang said.
The big goose took the opportunity to break free from her hand, flapped its wings and jumped onto Qianyang's arm.
"Goose, goose, goose!"
It feels like he has turned his back on people and is taking advantage of the power of others.
Qian Yang glared at it and said coldly, "I'll settle the score with you later."
"Goose..." The big goose immediately became dejected.
The little girl had her clothes grabbed from the back of her neck, and she gave up struggling like a helpless animal.
After all, this is what happens to small animals when they are grabbed by the scruff of the neck.
Qianyang held the little girl in his right hand and a big goose stood on his left shoulder, and returned to Yang Wei and the others.
"...child?" Yang Mao said in shock.
This little girl moved very quickly and was not an ordinary person. Qianyang was worried that she would run away again, so he signaled the two to move aside, reopened the passage to the cave, and walked in with a few people and a goose.
Returning to the place where the spirit tablets of the Qian family's successive heads were placed, Qian Yang closed the passages on both sides and placed the little girl on the ground.
The little girl took off and quickly rolled to the wall, but all the exits were blocked. She had nowhere to escape and could only look at the three people vigilantly.
Qian Yang glanced at her and said to Yang Mao, "Contact the police officers at the Laotou Street Police Station. They've found the item. Have them come up the mountain to get it themselves."
Yang Mao nodded, "I understand."
"Who are you?" Qianyang asked.
Her divination was interrupted just now. The little girl didn't seem to be an ordinary person, and nothing could be seen with the naked eye.
The little girl pressed her back against the wall, looking at Qianyang silently, her eyes always full of vigilance and hostility.
"Why are you here alone? Where are your parents?" Yang Wei asked in a soft voice.
The little girl still didn't speak.
Qianyang glanced at the big goose, which seemed to have grown a more careful mind and walked silently to the little girl.
The little girl sat down against the wall and held the goose in her arms.
"It's the big goose I raised. If you like it, you have to listen to me, otherwise I will take it away, understand?" Qianyang walked in front of her and squatted down.
Although she was only two or three years old, she knew how to steal things without being discovered, how to disable surveillance, and naturally understood Qianyang's words.
"Why are you here?" Qianyang asked.
The little girl looked at her and hugged the goose tightly. After a few seconds of stalemate, she shook her head.
"Can't speak?"
The little girl didn't respond.
"Put your hand out." Qianyang said.
The little girl pursed her lips, and suddenly a wave of air erupted from her body, causing the candles in the room to flicker.
Seeing this, Qian Yang looked surprised, "You can circulate true qi?"
At the same time, Qianyang suppressed the true energy in her body and couldn't help frowning.
[Real Qi? That thing from martial arts movies.]
[I remember Qianyang's famous saying: If you circulate your true Qi, you can fly over rooftops and walk on walls!]
[Goodness, the instigator turned out to be such a little brat? ]
[He looks only three years old, is he that amazing? ]
[This is a Xuanmen genius! Master Qianyang can finally accept her as his disciple.]
[To be honest, I've been practicing Taoism for over a decade, and this is the first time I've encountered such a young child who can use his true energy so freely.]
This is a good seedling.
Perhaps she didn't expect Qianyang to be able to suppress her so easily, and the little girl looked at her with a hint of scrutiny and fear in her eyes.
"Put your hand out." Qianyang repeated.
The little girl licked her dry lips and stretched out her right hand, which was black and covered with mud and dust, in front of her.
Qianyang held her wrist and explored her body. There was nothing wrong with her body. It was not that she could not speak, but that she did not know how to speak.
Qianyang opened her palm and looked at her horoscope. She had no relatives and was alone.
Although he looks like a small coal ball, he is extremely talented. He suddenly appeared in Xiaoqianshan and seemed to be the 34th generation heir tailor-made for the Qian family.
Isn’t it said that Qianyang has been lucky since he was young?
I was still wondering about the next successor a few days ago, but today a genius came to me.
However, this matter seems a bit too strange.
Not to mention that the spiritual creatures in the mountains did not drive her out, the big goose was also very close to her, which was a bit too unusual.
Qian Yang decided to calculate her fortune again carefully to prevent someone with bad intentions from using her to harm the foundation of the Qian family for thirty-third generations.
Qianyang held her hand, made hand gestures with his right hand to tell fortunes, and closed his eyes.
The more talented one is, the less others can see about him, so Qianyang has to be very careful to find out.
The candlelight flickered in the room, and Yang Mao and his sister stood quietly by, not daring to make any noise to disturb Qian Yang.
Qianyang's expression became more and more solemn, as if he had noticed something. The little girl who had been staying quietly leaned over without warning and bit Qianyang's hand hard.
"shut up!"
Yang Mao took a step forward, pinched the little girl's cheeks, and pushed her upper body back.
Feeling the stinging pain on the back of his hand, Qianyang opened his eyes in shock, "How could it be you..."
At the same time, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the enclosed room, and a spirit tablet on the wall fell down.
Yang Wei immediately stepped forward to pick up the spirit tablet and wiped the dust off it. "Fortunately, it wasn't broken."
"...Whose name is it?" Qianyang's throat was a little dry.
Yang Wei looked down and said, "The 32nd generation head of the Qian family, Qian Jue."
Qian Yang turned his gaze back to the little girl in front of him, looked into her bright eyes, and stroked her messy hair. "From now on, you are my apprentice. Your name is Qian Yu. Do you understand?"
The little girl looked at her blankly and didn't react.
Qianyang bent down, threw the goose to Yang Mao, and then picked up the little girl from the ground.
Qianyang knew since she was a child that her master Qianjue was a very strange guy.
He would do some things that Qianyang could not understand at all, including but not limited to leaving her without saying goodbye when she was five years old before reincarnation. However, he did not leave immediately. He always thought he was very smart and hid in a place where Qianyang could not see him, observing how Qianyang lived alone after he left.
Or maybe he did some childish and unreasonable bullying and provocation to Qianyang, and refused to change even when being chased and beaten by the ancestors.
In fact, for a while after he pretended to leave, Qianyang thought that he didn't like his apprentice.
Qian Jue is a very strange person. He died too early and was the only leader in the Qian family who needed to be reincarnated after his death. Everyone knew that there should be no connection between past and present lives, but this person was so strange that he finally reincarnated and changed his appearance and returned to Xiao Qianshan.
Are you so worried about her, the 33rd generation heir?
It’s okay for him to come back. He used to order Qianyang around and make her do this and that. Now it’s his turn to be his apprentice.
“Master…”
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
"good."
What's going on?
What's that expression on Qianyang's face? Why is she so happy yet speechless?
[She actually has such a rich expression. Is she happy or unhappy? ]
[Oh, the real junior sister is here.]
[Even though she looks like a coal ball now, she just needs to be cleaned up.]
This home is nice, with both elderly and children.
[If you don’t understand, just ask. What is an old man? ? ]
[Master Zhang, hahahaha! This is at least considered a semi-hook, right?]
A temporary accommodation was built next to the Taoist temple, and Qianyang would stay there when he was too lazy to go down the mountain.
When they arrived at the place, she just put Qianyu down, and the child looked at the half-repaired house, his face became a little anxious, and he ran in without looking back.
Qianyang followed her and ran all the way to the house where Qianyang once kept his collection, which has now become an empty lot.
Qianyu was so anxious that she was spinning around on the ground, as if she was looking for something.
Qianyang stood by the wall with his arms folded, looking at her and asked, "Have you been here before?"
Qianyu ignored her and was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
"What are you looking for?"
Qianyu opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no sound came out.
It is estimated that she has lived alone since she was very young and no one communicated with her, so her language function has deteriorated.
Qian Yang patiently said, "What are you looking for? Tell me, and Master will help you find it."
Qianyu opened her mouth with difficulty and uttered a vague syllable, "I..."
"What?"
"I...put it...here..."
"What did you put here?"
"I've found them all..."
Qianyang was stunned for a moment, remembering the collections she thought were lost or damaged. When she returned to the ancestral home again, those things were placed safely in their original places.
She always thought that it was a spiritual creature in the mountains that found it for her.
"It's, right here... a lot... a lot..." Qianyu said intermittently.
"I, I found it."
【Author’s words】
Thank you for your support, mua [star eyes]
Ahhhh everyone should have noticed that this book will be finished in a few days!
I don't think there's much to write about in the sequel, and I guess everyone doesn't really want to see the love story. (Wow, accept the fact that I'm not good at relationships)
Or write some stories about Qianyang and Master’s childhood?
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