Still weird
The little black crow spread its wings and spun up. Looking up again, it was already a seven-year-old child. Its large, dark eyes flickered, and it spoke crisply, "My young master asked me to bring you some food."
Then he raised his head proudly, as if asking for praise, and suddenly sniffed and looked behind Yan Zhu, "When did this dirty thing appear in your yard?"
Yan Zhu's heart tightened, and she secretly took a deep breath. The Heaven had endowed the Black Crow clan with the gift of foresight, and even the perception of a child could not be ignored. She rolled her eyes slightly, stepped forward and tugged at the little Black Crow's sleeve, forcing a flattering smile, "What's your name?"
It feels like a flattering smile, as if calling the little black crow by its real name when there is nothing to do and when there is something to say.
The little black crow was small, but very cautious: "The young master said, don't talk to strangers when you go out."
She squatted down and said, "Oh, your young master knows me, and this is my home, so I am not a stranger."
The little black crow nodded: "Speak."
"You're so good," Yan Zhu pinched Yan Zhi's chubby cheeks. "Then Yan Zhi, can you tell me what that thing you're talking about looks like?"
The unknown is terrifying. If you knew what was playing tricks on you...
Yan Zhi tilted his head and looked behind her, pouting, then shook his head, "My cultivation is not enough."
Yan Zhu forced a smile, which was uglier than crying, "It's okay."
She saw the child blinking and said proudly, "Are you scared? Now you remember how good my young master is. He can take care of your lonely place, provide you with three meals a day, and protect you! This is the treatment that only your future spouse can have."
Yan Zhu didn't take it seriously: "Spouse?"
He raised his chin and said confidently, "Of course, we Black Crows have three rules that we must not follow: one, we must not go against the will of heaven and harm the innocent; two, we must not spread rumors and make false accusations; and three, we must not abandon our loyal spouse."
Hearing this, Yan Zhu nodded thoughtfully. "I've heard that if one of the Black Crow couple dies, the other will die alone or commit suicide for love. They are loyal to their love until death and have no regrets. I didn't expect you to write it into the clan motto."
"Of course." Yan Zhi looked at her proudly, then shrank back to his original form. "Young Master is very busy today, and I have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."
"Ga—"
Yanzhu waved at the little black dot.
Then, ignoring the strangeness of the place, she opened the food box and laid out the dishes, all of which were her favorites. Suddenly, an idea came to her -
"The food Yanzhi sent came from the Black Crow Clan. Does anyone in their clan know that their young master is with me?"
Wu Jiu came out of the space smelling the scent: "It's quite fragrant, but a little cold."
A mouthful of vinegar fish went well with the rice; there was nothing more delicious than this. Yan Zhu spoke unclearly, "After studying for so long, you still haven't secretly learned Qingxuan's cooking skills? If he leaves the lonely land, we'll be left with nothing."
Wu Jiu groaned and complained, "Master, why don't you learn? My Yarrow Pearl smells delicious food every day, but I also have a companion artifact, but I don't have anything. What a miserable life!"
“…” In that case, let’s just hurt each other.
Yan Zhu picked up a piece of green vegetables with his chopsticks and snorted, "As a fellow companion artifact, you also know that you have nothing. Why don't you look at the Yarrow Bead, which is a perfect plan to avoid danger and seek good fortune?"
Wu Jiu choked and said angrily, "Then let's not look down on each other."
Yan Zhu: "Mother said it well. When you are in harmony with yourself, the world will be wide open, and you can do what you want."
A hundred years have passed since A Niang passed away. Time has passed so quickly that she almost forgot what she looked like, but her words and deeds are still vivid in her mind.
After she finished speaking, she waved her slender fingers slightly and took Wujiu back to the space. She thought that it was time to start the trick, but she didn't expect that until she finished dinner and fell asleep, there was no movement behind her.
But for some reason, her head felt heavy...
I wanted to pretend to be asleep, but I actually fell asleep.
Wujiu in the space opened his eyes wide and stared at the back of his master, sending a message at any time: Normal.
After a while, the clouds covered the moon and a cold wind blew. Wujiu continued to transmit the message: Normal.
Suddenly, the sound of Yanzhu's long and soft snoring was heard in the yard.
"!" Wu Jiu was surprised, "Master, didn't you say you were going to pretend to sleep and go fishing?!"
"Master! Wake up!"
Wujiu immediately appeared and shouted loudly, trying to wake up Yanzhu, but the latter did not move at all. Her eyelashes trembled slightly and her brows were tightly furrowed. She seemed to be struggling but could not wake up.
"Hehehehe——hehe——come——"
A faint and creepy laugh came from the small flower garden next to the kitchen, like a fox or a human, like a howl or a complaint.
"Who's there?"
Wujiu immediately turned the mirror towards the dim flower garden, reflecting the moonlight and a figure flashed by.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open. Wu Jiu looked and saw that the person who came was Qingxuan, whose clothes were fluttering in the wind. He looked a little tired, and the flower garden behind him returned to normal, as if the voice just now was an illusion.
Looking at his master Yanzhu again, he found that his smooth forehead was covered with sweat without him noticing. Wujiu was at a loss and hurried to rescue Qingxuan who was standing beside him.
"It's a nightmare,"
A yarrow bead appeared at his fingertips. He pressed two fingers together to gather his spiritual energy and chanted the incantation: "A dream of a thousand years, a fleeting life, is broken!"
The yarrow bead gradually approached Yanzhu's eyebrows, instantly dispelling the nightmare.
In an instant, Yan Zhu realized that the feeling of being drowned in her sea of consciousness suddenly subsided. She regained control of her body. She suddenly opened her eyes and took a deep breath. "What is that?"
She found a furry cat at her feet, which was a black cat, rubbing against her skirt: "Meow——"
She collected her emotions, then raised her eyes and asked the man, "Did you raise him?"
Qingxuan remained calm and said, "This is my parents' pet. Recently, something happened in the clan, and my parents can't take care of it, so I have to trouble you."
Yanzhu let out an "oh," bent down, and scooped up the little black cat. Perhaps it was Qingxuan's presence, so she boldly stepped toward the dim flowerbed to see what was playing tricks. But she found nothing, and the previous dark and creepy feeling disappeared.
"Meow." There's a monster.
The little black cat jumped down, landed lightly, and then walked around twice with cat steps. Its cat eyes flickered and it meowed twice at the two of them.
Two monsters.
The moon was high above the branches, insects were chirping, Yanzhu yawned, and then heard Qingxuan say, "Go to sleep, I'll go back to the tribe later."
She nodded sleepily, turned around holding the little black cat, and suddenly turned her head to ask, "What's its name?"
After a long while, the man finally managed to utter two difficult words: "Mimi..."
Hearing this, the little black cat meowed in response.
Yanzhu tried to hold back her laughter. It was rare to see Qingxuan's embarrassed expression and shame in his eyes.
Just after midnight, the nightmare came again. However, when she was beginning to fall into it, she was awakened by Mimi's "meow". With her eyes half closed, she vaguely caught a glimpse of a shadow flying past the window. The figure was not big, but had a strange shape.
Yanzhu pushed the door open quickly. She didn't see any ghost, but there was a human figure. She was puzzled, "You didn't sleep?"
Qingxuan coughed and said, "I just heard a cat meowing, I came over to take a look."
Yanzhu: "I saw a shadow."
Qingxuan picked up Mimi, caressed her a little, and nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, it's the Mirror Abyss Ghost. It parasitizes on broken mirrors. Through reflection, it switches its own sea of consciousness with that of the person it parasitizes, thus locking the other person's sea of consciousness in the illusory world within the mirror. During this period, the person it parasitizes loses control of their body, as if trapped in a nightmare."
Yanzhu took the breast from Qingxuan and broke out in a cold sweat: "But I haven't found any broken mirrors around me yet."
Qingxuan's eyes deepened: "So there is another person."
This is also the reason why Mimi meowed twice.
Yan Zhu pondered, "Is it because of Baihua? Someone is avenging her?"
Qingxuan looked into the cool night sky: "Perhaps Baihua is just the beginning. There is someone behind the scenes manipulating all this. They are afraid of your purification ability, so they want to get rid of you."
"Small people have their own easy and peaceful lives. My mother once said that the higher your position, the bigger the responsibility. How could this matter cost me my life?!"
Yan Zhu sighed, looking gloomy, and turned back to the house, "No wonder the Heavenly Monarch said something uneasy seven days ago."
"The Heavenly Monarch has a profound level of cultivation. He is the Lord of the Divine Realm chosen by the Heavenly Secrets Tower from among a hundred people. He possesses an extraordinary perception of the unknown."
Qingxuan, who was standing outside the door, nodded and glanced at Yanzhu's back. "You should have a good rest. I'll be waiting outside. The Jingyuan ghost can't get close, so there won't be any nightmares."
Upon hearing this, Yanzhu put Mimi down, turned around and took two steps, her expression unable to conceal her surprise: "You have been standing outside this whole time?"
Qingxuan coughed unnaturally and said, "No problem."
By the moonlit lamp, Yan Zhu seemed to notice the man's slightly red ears. She turned around, pulled out new bedding and spread it on the floor, looking apologetic: "Then we'll have to make do with it for now."
Qingxuan didn't refuse again.
After about two or three hours, the sky turned pale and birds began to sing.
Yanzhu felt chest tightness and shortness of breath in her dream, thinking it was another nightmare. When she suddenly opened her eyes, she found it was Mimi. Through the quilt, it was standing elegantly on her chest with all four legs together, and meowed at her with a cat's eye.
“…”
Yanzhu reached out and touched her breasts, then turned over and completed the Cleansing Dust Technique. After opening the door, Qingxuan appeared. He had already finished tidying up, even placing buns and porridge on the stone table. In the slightly cool morning, the man looked even more refreshing.
Qingxuan glanced at her and said, "Good morning."
"Good morning, there are buns."
Yanzhu placed Mimi on the stone table and was about to take a bite of the bun when she heard Qingxuan say, "I've sprinkled Scorpio Grass Powder at the door, which demons and ghosts avoid. You stay home and they can't get in. If you need anything, just call me."
Yanzhu was chewing a bun when she noticed the little black crow on the roof. She said, "Okay."
Mimi blinked her cat eyes and meowed at him.
After Qingxuan left, Yanzhu pushed the door open and looked outside. There was a green powder as thick as a baby's arm, Scorpio grass powder.
After closing the door, he took out Wujiu and carefully examined the crow, mirror, and cat. He gave the order: "Qingxuan is not here today, so you guys have to do this job."
The little black crow was angry: "No."
Mimi meowed innocently. It had not yet transformed and could not speak human words, but Yanzhu could read its displeasure from its wide-open cat eyes.
Wu Jiu was used to being exploited, but now his comrades, united against the enemy, gave him great confidence and he began to resist: "Master, how can you do nothing?"
Yan Zhu said thoughtfully, "That's right. Your master should also do something. So, Yanzhi will be responsible for filling the kitchen water tank with water, Mimi will go to weed the flowerbed, Wujiu will clean up the dead leaves in the yard, and as for me, I will clean the house. With four houses, isn't that more than what each of you is responsible for?"
Wujiu, Mimi, and Yanzhi mean yes.
Yan Zhu clapped his hands and smiled, "Then get back to work!"
Then she walked straight to Qingxuan's room and flipped through the book on it. It was a book on formations, and the first page showed the Soul Gathering Formation.
The yard was in chaos, with curses and swearing everywhere. This was simply due to improper control of spiritual power.
For example, if a bucket carrying water in the air falls to the ground, the cat will use its claws to remove the grass and make the flowers bare.
Wu Jiu finally managed to gather the dead leaves together and was about to airlift them out the door, but they ended up scattered on the ground mid-air, right into the clean flowerbed that Mimi had just cleaned...
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