Chapter 37
In a tea shop in the suburbs of Mingjing.
Guan Qing took the tea handed to him by Hongli, drank it over his mouth, and took a sip. The slightly bitter taste turned into a sweet taste, and his fatigue was relieved.
After finishing her cup of tea, she saw that Hongli hadn't touched the tea, so she said to Hongli, "Master, we have been chasing that crazy ghost for a month and have made no progress. Where is the opportunity you mentioned? I don't know."
Hongli looked at her with a smile, and then picked up the teacup, but just put it under his nose to smell the tea fragrance, without further explanation.
"Yijin, be more patient." Hongli turned to look at the sky outside the teahouse and said, "The sun is a bit strong today. Why don't we go back and rest?"
"But……"
"Everything in the world has its cause and effect. Don't rush things." She opened her eyes and looked at Guan Qing. There seemed to be ripples in her golden pupils, which would stir people's minds and make them feel uneasy.
Guan Qing didn't want to stare at Hongli for too long, so he lowered his head and said no more.
After paying for the tea, the master and disciple followed Youjie to their residence. Guan Qing refused Gu Luoyan's offer to arrange a place for them, and she and Hongli stayed in an inn not far from the Yunshang Escort Agency.
The journey back to the suburbs was not short, and her careless master suddenly decided to go to the temple fair in autumn.
So Guan Qing calculated the time while accompanying Hongli into the main street of the temple fair.
Temple fairs in autumn are held to celebrate the good harvest of the previous year and to wish for prosperity in the coming year.
Although it was already dusk, the temple fair was still packed with visitors, just as crowded as during the day.
Various colorful lights are lit up, accompanied by the hard shouting of vendors around, attracting people to stop everywhere.
Guessing lantern riddles, releasing river lanterns, and even lovers pairing up to attend the temple fair.
Hongli walked leisurely, looking at steamed cakes here and playing with animal masks there. She was in high spirits and Guan Qing couldn't bear to disturb her.
The master finally came out of the mountains and practiced hard for so long, it would be great to see the sights of the world. Guan Qing thought so, and just took care of the aftermath and paid for the red carp.
Before I knew it, I had been strolling around the temple fair for an hour. As the time of Xu approached, the highlight of the Qiulai Temple Fair began to be unveiled.
A few cannon shots rang out, followed by a long arc across the sky, which exploded into brilliant fireworks in an instant.
Fireworks of various colors shot into the sky, and most of the pedestrians at the temple fair stopped to look up, with smiles of surprise or joy on their faces.
The children covered their ears, looking up at the sky out of fear but also curiosity. Even Guan Qing was shocked by the prosperous scene at that time.
Guan Qing didn't expect the person coming towards her to collide with her, and her right shoulder was bounced off, which woke her up.
She hurried to look at the person coming towards her.
The cool skin contrasting with the winter-like eyebrows and eyes made Guan Qing's breath stop.
The woman also looked over, and there was almost no rainbow light in her light-colored eyes.
Guan Qing saw the woman's eyes widen, but without staying for long, she returned to normal, nodded and wanted to leave.
For some reason, she reached out and grabbed the woman.
The woman looked over in confusion.
Look at Guan Qing holding her hand, look at Guan Qing's stunned expression.
Guan Qing let go and only then saluted the woman. His voice was drowned out by the fireworks, leaving only sporadic sounds.
However, the woman understood what she said as her lips opened and closed.
Guan Qing said, "I feel like I'm familiar with the young lady. I wonder if we've met before?"
The woman looked at her, and a momentary look of surprise appeared on her face.
Guan Qing read it, stepped forward, and asked, "You know me too, right? Miss, could you tell me your name?"
The woman didn't say anything, but her pale eyes looked at her. Soon, a sense of familiarity arose from nowhere and turned into fragmented memories in her mind.
Guan Qing was stunned for a moment, and some fragments were taking shape.
She saw the woman blow a breath at her.
Phosphorus powder like flashes fluttered in front of Guan Qing's eyes, followed by a sudden feeling of sleepiness and dizziness.
Guan Qing shook his head violently, trying to shake off the tiredness, but found that it was of no use.
More memories are like threads, stretching out along with this troubled perception.
The soft moonlight blows through the branches, leaving traces of the night.
In an instant, it was as if he was back there again. Surrounded by towering walls, Guan Qing used his wolf hair brush, stained with the blood of the beast's heart, to draw talismans and spells, which eventually became a well-ordered formation, awaiting the arrival of the new moon.
When the wind blows the branches it is like the moonlight being blown.
A silver-white light enveloped them gently, and a man stood in front of the gate of the courtyard where the spell was cast.
Guan Qing noticed her, looked over, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
She stopped her wolf-hair brush, turned to face her, and saluted: "Greetings, Master Miaoyin."
The blurry face in my memory finally overlapped with this moment and became clear.
Exhausted by his limbs being dragged down, Guan Qing forced his eyelids open, and a name jumped into his eyes.
Guan Qing spoke up, trying to call out to the woman who had already walked several feet away:
"You are, Dou Shiqiu."
The figure that was about to walk away stopped and quickly turned to face Guan Qing.
Guan Qing heard a sigh.
There was a slight rustling sound.
Silver moths fell from her robes and took flight, and a cloud of shining moths gathered in the sky.
It's raining again.
The powder dripped down just like it did then, covering the entire temple fair area.
In the distance, Hongli, who had been fiddling with a lantern, stopped and looked towards Guan Qing with golden eyes.
She smiled and murmured, "The time has come."
The first time she saw Gu Luoyan, she had already caught a glimpse of it - the Ziwei luck that represented her wishes.
When the Ziwei star descends into the world, everything will be accomplished.
Whatever Ziwei Star thinks of will come true.
Whether it is the person who casts the spell or someone who is looking for an opportunity.
As long as Gu Luoyan wants it, everything will pave the way for her, be attracted to her, and be realized because of her.
The people around them soon fell asleep in the rain, and the surroundings were dead silent again.
Hongli lowered her head and continued to look at the lanterns. She raised a finger and the transparent little fish flew into the air.
In a breath, the red carp seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze.
From the perspective of other things, she disappeared from where she was.
The red carp hid all its aura.
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Under the influence of the spell, Guan Qing fell down. The last thing she saw was Dou Shiqiu walking towards her, but she could do nothing.
Extreme fatigue came over her, she could no longer hold on and closed her eyes.
Is this the devil? Guan Qing thought unwillingly, but there was nothing he could do.
Until a transparent fish appeared from the ripples in the air and melted into Guan Qing's palm.
She woke up in an instant, her eyes wide open.
The distress that swept over my heart never stopped.
Dou Shiqiu stopped.
She saw Guan Qing slowly stand up from the ground.
There was a moment of surprise, but soon, that light surprise was lost in the calmer storm.
The wind roared, condensed into a blade, and slashed towards where Guan Qing was!
Guan Qing leaped up and tumbled, then, as he descended, he formed a spell with both hands. The yellow paper at his waist flew up, transforming into a fireball that attacked Dou Shiqiu.
Without the influence of the powder, Guan Qing was finally able to use her fists and feet.
More talismans flew up, and as Guan Qing chanted the intricate spells, the incantations on the yellow paper seemed to take shape.
Chains burning with flames were thrown towards Dou Shiqiu. Wherever the chains touched the ground, holes were dug out and cracks appeared on the ground.
An iron shackle pierced Dou Shiqiu's body, but before Guan Qing could show his joy, he saw the woman's body completely melted.
She turned into a pool of water, which flowed into the cracks in the ground. The next moment, tens of thousands of moths lifted the ground and flew out from underground.
The burning shackles were corroded, and the talisman paper in the air was annihilated by the fluttering wings of the moth.
Countless pale moths flew towards Guan Qing, corroding everything wherever they passed.
Guan Qing quickly flipped his index finger and formed a seal. The ground where he stood began to emit golden light.
"Boom!" As Guan Qing put his hands together, four talismans flew up close to his body, forming an explosion with Guan Qing as the center.
Bang!
Some of the silver moths that flew over were swallowed by the waves of fire, and their charred and mutilated bodies fell down.
Guan Qing cast another spell, trying to create another explosion.
But in the blink of an eye, there was a breath at the back of her neck. A moth broke through the flame and flew close to her. Before the cold sweat fell, Dou Shiqiu's hair brushed against Guan Qing's face from behind.
Guan Qing heard a voice: "Master, farewell forever."
A hand penetrated her body from back to front and pulled out a still beating, bloody heart.
Guan Qing saw the pale five fingers exerting force, and the next moment they crushed the heart into pieces.
The hand passed through the body again and reached back. Guan Qing spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down.
"It's over." Dou Shiqiu whispered as he looked at the still twitching body in front of him, shook his blood-stained hands, and was about to leave.
The wings on her back spread out, and she took flight, and the rain of phosphorus powder became heavier.
The wind surged with her hands, washing away the blood spots on the ground.
Dou Shiqiu has done this kind of thing too many times.
She didn't stop and flew into the cloud of silver moths.
Suddenly, a light red rope flew from a distance and brushed her shoulder for a moment.
Dou Shiqiu blinked, confused and wanted to turn around to see where the red rope floated to.
The next second, half of her body was cut off along with the wings on her back!
His mind froze for a moment, and before he could even figure out why, Dou Shiqiu plummeted to the ground.
The half of the body that was minced into countless pieces of flesh was oozing white blood.
Dou Shiqiu's eyes were suddenly filled with unspeakable fear.
The restrained and hidden aura was revealed.
There was a person walking slowly towards me from a distance.
She held a lantern in her hand.
The terrifying aura made every remaining piece of Dou Shiqiu's flesh and blood tremble.
Run! Run!
This belief could only arise in her heart instinctively.
One step, two steps, three steps.
In just three steps, the sky that was covered by silver moths appeared.
It's raining again.
But this time it was a rain of moth corpses.
Some of the moth corpses fell on Dou Shiqiu, which made her even more terrified.
Dou Shiqiu endured the pain and turned his body into water again, trying to dive underground.
The woman simply smiled and raised her hand, and the water droplets that had sunk into the ground condensed and turned into the remaining body of Dou Shiqiu.
Dou Shiqiu was controlled in the air. She looked down and her eyes met with the woman's.
A pair of golden eyes reflected her.
That's the dragon's eye!
The red rope extended from the woman's wrist again, weaving into a net, about to trap herself.
Dou Shiqiu screamed. The piercing sound reached the ears of the people on the ground, and the red rope stopped for a moment.
Dou Shiqiu's body turned into foam, turned into wind, and escaped through the gaps in the red rope.
Only a pair of silver moth wings remained.
The red rope was tightened, completely sealing the pair of wings.
It was taken back and fell into the palm of the red carp.
A moment of surprise flashed across her face, then turned into a gentle smile.
Only then did she turn and walk towards the body on the ground.
With every step she took, many small fish swam out of her body, following the air and swimming towards the passers-by around her who were still sleeping.
The people who were kissed by the fish woke up, started shouting, started lighting lamps, and started eating the uneaten candies.
The hole not far away that was pushed open by the moth was filled with gold thread, and in the blink of an eye, it was restored to its original state.
The temple fair continued, and people seemed to ignore this place and what happened tonight.
As the atmosphere became increasingly lively, Hongli walked up to the corpse.
She looked at the hollow hole in Guan Qing's chest with a troubled expression.
I couldn't help but murmur, "As expected of a great demon, he could actually injure my puppet so miserably."
Hongli squatted down and pointed the lantern towards the wound on Guan Qing's chest.
The blood had not yet coagulated, and the flame in the lamp was dancing, illuminating the bark-like texture of the bloody mouth.
She pointed her finger at the blood cave, and saw countless small fish shining with golden light tumbling out.
The golden pupils stood up and turned into animal pupils.
The corpse that was still wearing a human face the moment before completely turned into a puppet with the movement of those small fishes the next moment.
"What should I use to make your heart this time?" Hongli said to himself.
As she lowered her head to think, she happened to catch a glimpse of the lantern in her hand, and she understood in an instant.
In autumn, the fireworks at the temple fair are set off again, brilliant and festive, lighting up the long night of Mingjing.
Along with the loud noise of fireworks rising into the sky, the pair of silver wings were lowered by Hongli and planted on the puppet man's heart.
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