Chapter 136 Training 14
The group went to find the Taoist priest first.
The Taoist priest lived in the east of the village. He recognized Jiang Yuelu and the others as soon as he entered the door. In a sense, they were half colleagues, so their attitude was very friendly.
He admitted it readily.
He had indeed received a request for help from the youngest son of the Li family, and he also thought of a solution for him.
"But what I mean is that it's enough to tell a story to scare Niu Bingzhen. People like him who speak without restraint often hear people say that you will suffer retribution. Isn't retribution coming?"
The Taoist scratched his head and said, "But I didn't expect that he believed it so strongly that he still can't get over it."
Jiang Yuelu: "In other words, your original intention was not to make him crazy?"
"No, no, no, how could that be? We are all from the same village, and we'll see each other every day. The youngest son of the Li family is spoiled, and he can't stand it after suffering a little loss. But in order to save face, he caused chaos in other people's homes... This is unacceptable."
"I'm having a headache now because of what's happened. Fortunately you guys are here."
The Taoist priest bowed to them and said, "How about it, Taoist masters, do you have any clues now?"
Tong Mian was surprised and asked, "You are a Taoist priest after all, and you have been staying in the village all the time, but you haven't found out anything?"
"Hey, hey. I'm not as good as you Taoist priests. I usually just do some work like installing stoves and fortune-telling for each household. I haven't even learned the five elements and eight trigrams thoroughly..."
The Taoist smiled shyly: "But it is enough for this village."
Jiang Yuelu smiled and said, "I am also a half-baked wizard, and I share the same pain as you. However, it is precisely because I did not learn well that I dare not use it too much, for fear of harming others and myself."
The Taoist priest understood what he meant and said hurriedly, "Master, I have never used these to deceive anyone! Master, telling lies will ruin your job and bring you retribution!"
Jiang Yuelu smiled and said, "I'm just talking, don't take it to heart."
From his position he could see a group of ghosts waiting in the yard at the back. Li Zhaodi was very inconspicuous among them. She stood with her head down, and no expression could be seen on her face.
Before leaving, Tong Mian asked the Taoist priest, "Has anyone else come to you to ask questions?"
"No, I just woke up and saw you..."
When he came out of the yard, Tong Mian had a satisfied look on his face and said happily, "We got this clue first again."
Thinking that other students were probably still wandering around the village like headless flies, Tong Mian felt very proud and couldn't wait to go back to his uncle with his achievements to ask for a reward.
He was still smiling when he turned around and asked Jiang Yuelu who was walking behind him: "Is there anything wrong in his yard?"
Jiang Yuelu: "Hmm. I don't think so."
"Why are you still walking around and taking a look without me?" Tong Mian muttered softly.
Because Xia Yi was around, he didn't even dare to complain about Jiang Yuelu loudly.
"Only a careful search can reveal complete clues. Just because there are no clues now doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. Besides, we have only visited the first location."
Jiang Yuelu said patiently: "Let's compare it with clues from other places later. Maybe we will find something surprising."
Then they came to Li Zhaodi's restaurant.
Li Zhaodi's younger brother was very surprised at their visit.
He didn't seem to expect that the dinner party would be known to others. He hesitated and couldn't speak clearly, his eyes kept glancing at the door, "No, no, I didn't have dinner with him."
"You can ask other people and you'll know. My relationship with him has been strained for a long time. How could we sit down and have a meal together like friends? Haha..."
His awkward laugh went unheeded.
Jiang Yuelu went straight upstairs, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it. Which table did you eat at that day? Take us there."
"Are you deaf or blind, or am I not understanding you? I've already said I've never eaten it... Hey, listen to me!"
The youngest son of the Li family chased up the stairs in great annoyance. Just as he was about to pounce on Jiang Yuelu, he was swept away by a huge force and hit the wall with a loud "bang".
It happened so fast that Tong Mian was stunned, and even Leng Wenhan blinked.
“Ouch, ouch…”
"My butt, my waist, my ankles..."
All of a sudden he felt pain all over his body. He had never experienced such pain before. He rolled on the ground and cried, "Mom, Dad, someone is bullying me! Come quickly! It hurts so much!"
He called for a long time, but no one came to him.
While rolling around, he stole a glance and saw someone squatting in front of him. When he looked up, it was Jiang Yuelu who had returned.
At this moment, he was smiling slightly.
"There is also a saying that goes, there are always people who are better than you. Not everyone will tolerate you like your parents, and not everyone is so weak that they can't fight back."
"Bang--!"
“…Ah…Ah…”
The punch left him with a black panda eye, and his throat was so dry that he couldn't even cry.
This was the first time Li Zhaodi saw her bully brother in such a miserable state.
Seeing his nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong revealed, and not daring to say a word under the high pressure of the iron fist, she wiped away her tears and went to lead the way in shame. Her chest felt like boiling magma surging with pleasure, and she couldn't help but want to laugh out loud until she cried with laughter.
The son of the Li family led the way with his body bent, wishing he could shrink into a shrimp and stay away from Jiang Yuelu.
The sound was as low as a mosquito's buzz.
"Here, this way."
Tong Mian followed Jiang Yuelu and clapped his hands three times in a row, "...That's awesome, you beat me up right away."
Jiang Yuelu: “You’re welcome.”
He knew from a young age that in this real world, resources are the most scarce things.
Tears, food, and even words spoken by people are all very precious resources. So he would not shed tears for unworthy people, nor would he waste a grain of rice, nor would he waste his breath on meaningless people and things.
He punches very quickly and asks questions even more efficiently.
They soon arrived at the place where the two had dinner that night, sitting by the window on the second floor. While investigating the scene, they also conducted routine questioning of the youngest son of the Li family.
He poured it out like beans.
In less than twenty minutes, the group came out of the hotel.
Tong Mian asked: "How is it? Are there any corresponding clues here?"
Jiang Yuelu still said: "Well, probably."
"What do you mean by probably..."
Tong Mian was given a cold look by Leng Wenhan, and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay. I know. There is another location, right... I want to see who made us run back and forth!"
The group soon arrived at the Niu family.
Unlike the Taoist priests and the Li family, the Niu family’s threshold was almost trampled down by this group of wizards.
"We are here to treat your son's illness." If you heard this for the first time, you would not dare to neglect it and would be very happy. But if there were 30 waves... I'm afraid you would get the expression you have now -
Jiang Yuelu stood at the door, looking at the exhausted Niu family, and answered questions fluently like a robot.
"He lives in the second locked house in the backyard. Go straight along this road and turn the corner. You will find him when you see the third crooked tree. If you want to ask someone else, please queue up here..."
Jiang Yuelu was startled. "Queue?"
"Yes, you have so many people, but the Niu family only has three or four mouths to ask. One person has to finish asking questions before the next one comes." The other party pointed to the next yard, "Look, they are all lined up there."
Jiang Yuelu took a look. Wow, the queue has reached the door.
"Let's not ask any more questions and go straight to Niu Bingzhen."
"That's great, we still have one less person to answer."
The other party wished that every group of people were as easy to deal with as them. Anyway, the silent Niu Bing was really well behaved and much more pleasing to the eye than before, so not many people were worried.
Except for his biological parents, other relatives and friends actually don't want the original Niu Bingzhen to come back. Most of them have suffered from Niu Bingzhen's "dog mouth can't spit out ivory" attack.
On the way to find the victim, Tong Mian felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that no one has found any clues about the Taoist priest and the dinner yet, so they are still in the lead for the time being.
You didn't expect that there would be so many students coming to ask questions from the Niu family. If one or two of them accidentally found out about Aunt Zhao and Li Jiaer's dinner date, their leading position would be in jeopardy...
Jiang Yuelu disagreed, "Why do you care so much about your cultivation results?"
Tong Mian glanced at Leng Wenhan and said with some resentment: "If my uncle was Vice Dean Leng, he wouldn't restrict me from going to Ghost City."
Jiang Yuelu looked over and asked: "Did your uncle restrict you?"
Tong Mian hummed.
No wonder, Tong Mian had been sneaking along with the stern ship in the first place. Even if he told his uncle many times, "I now have a brand new way of fighting, my strong uncle," Vice Dean Tong did not dare to take the risk of sending him to the ghost city.
Jiang Yuelu: "So the tail ship is the last time we will cooperate..."
Tong Mian patted his shoulder and said, "You feel bad, right? Hey, brother, Brother Lu, I feel bad too. Why is my uncle like this? I told him everything..."
"This is really good news." Jiang Yuelu finished speaking.
Tong Mian: “…”
He remained in the posture of patting shoulders for a long time before stumbling over, "Why are you all like this? Aren't we good teammates?"
Jiang Yuelu couldn't help laughing and stopped teasing him.
"By the way, have you heard the news? When is the next time we go to the ghost city?"
Leng Wenhan and Tong Mian both shook their heads.
"Hey, hey." Tong Mian whispered, "Maybe he has it, why don't you ask?"
he……
Jiang Yuelu looked at the air not far away.
It was transparent there, but there was a faint red mark, like a bulging bubble directly drawn in the air, refracting beautiful light.
He knew that Xia Yi was there.
After entering the village, he disappeared, as if he didn't like so many people and ghosts following him. But he didn't leave, always staying where Jiang Yuelu could see him when she turned around.
Jiang Yuelu shook her head. "He doesn't seem to know either."
Tong Mian: "I always thought it was strange. Why would a ghost king like him work with us? Aren't we on the path of overthrowing the Lord of the Capital? We are the opposite of them."
"Well..." Jiang Yuelu was about to speak, but she had already reached the door, "Let's talk about it later."
This time, the conversation with Niu Bing was not very smooth, and he was not very cooperative.
Firstly, it’s the same reason as before, there are too many witchcraft students coming to Niu Bingzhen.
From the initial "extreme expectation" to the current "lifeless eyes", many people came to ask him questions along the way, and his answers were all the same, and he was already tired of answering.
Secondly, Niu Bingzhen’s current condition was not suitable for conversation.
He sealed his mouth and answered questions intermittently. How could Jiang Yuelu, who values efficiency so much, let him go? After a muffled sound, Niu Bingzhen obediently confessed everything that happened before and after the dinner.
Tong Mian leaned back in his chair, holding his hands behind his head, "It's pretty much the same as what they said."
"……wrong."
Tong Mian put his hand down and said hesitantly, "According to what they said, the Taoist priest just suggested that Li Jiaer scare him, and Li Jiaer did it. Niu Bingzhen also said that the other party just told a story at the dinner... and then he started talking nonsense and making shocking remarks. So here comes the question."
"Where's the rabbit?"
"How about a big monster like me?"
Jiang Yuelu put down the hand that was pressing on her forehead and said, "Okay, I understand everything."
“…”
"What do you know?"
Jiang Yuelu answered irrelevantly, "Let's go back to the original intersection and call those ghosts over. Tell them the problem has been solved and I'll give them a reward."
Before Tong Mian could say something else, Leng Wenhan pulled him away.
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The fork in the road at Niu Shou Village.
The ghost formation was almost the same as before, with the ghost couple still smiling happily at the head. If there was any difference, it was that the previously inconspicuous Li Zhaodi was now standing at the front.
No matter what, she is the great contributor to the wizard's training this time.
She looked at Jiang Yuelu expectantly, "Master Wizard, is there any result?"
"Um."
Jiang Yuelu agreed, "We went to the village and asked the Taoist priest, your brother, and Niu Bingzhen. They said there were no black beasts or rabbits."
Li Zhaodi was not surprised. "But if you check carefully, you will know that they are lying."
"As a Taoist priest, you aided the tyrant in his evil deeds. Not only did you use your skills to harm others, but you also lied to the masters. This is a much more serious crime."
Tong Mian was about to speak, but was stopped by Jiang Yuelu. He smiled and said to Li Zhaodi: "Yes, I did find the strange talisman in the Taoist's yard, and I also found the ashes of the burnt talisman paper in the window of the hotel."
"I also found traces of the spell on Niu Bingzhen's body. Although they are very faint, we can still detect and reveal them with the magic tools of our trace science."
Tong Mian suddenly realized, "So, you were doing these things at that time..."
Li Zhaodi's expression was relieved. "I know you will find out that you are different from the fake Taoist priests who can only tell fortunes. Now, is it time to punish you?"
"Wait a moment."
Jiang Yuelu looked at her, "I'm curious. How do you know we are not ordinary Taoists?"
Li Zhaodi was stunned: "Because..."
"Because you heard it from the Taoist priest, right?"
Li Zhaodi opened her mouth as if she wanted to explain, but Jiang Yuelu's next words blocked her throat.
"Ordinary people don't know that the sorcerer will come, but the Taoist priest may not know. Even if he is a half-baked one, he can calculate through deduction that Niu Shou Village will have a big change in the future."
"Would a Taoist priest choose to live in a village where evil spirits lurk?"
He glanced at the ghost couple, and the two ghosts bent even lower.
"He knew that the two ghosts would not cause any trouble, and he also knew that a master would come to deal with them. When we arrived at the Taoist's house, he didn't look surprised at all, and he didn't look like he had just woken up."
"Moreover, I found some evidence in his house that proves that he is capable of calculating the situation and fortune."
Jiang Yuelu looked at the silent Li Zhaodi, "You must have heard his mumbling, he said that a large number of wizards will come later, their duty is to exorcise evil spirits and correct wrongs, they can tame evil ghosts, and punish people who have done wrong."
"And you feel that the opportunity has come."
Jiang Yuelu took out the tattered remains of the talisman and said, "Unfortunately, even after being processed, these talismans still look new. They don't look like they were used at the dinner a few weeks ago."
"You put it in the Taoist priest's house, on the wall of the restaurant, and also used it on Niu Bingzhen."
"You placed these burned talismans on the road we had to pass because you hoped that we would find out that the Taoist priest was not only a liar, but also encouraged ordinary people to harm others. As for your brother, his motives were bad and he was not innocent. You hoped that they would be punished."
"As long as your brother is punished, it is equivalent to punishing your parents in disguise."
Jiang Yuelu said: "Li Zhaodi, you still hate them very much."
After a long while, the half-blind girl finally spoke: "Why can't I hate them?"
"With one interpretation of the hexagram that I don't know whether it's true or not, they will avoid me like snakes and scorpions."
"At first I felt wronged and complained to the Taoist priest about what he said. But later I realized that even without his words, I would still be treated unfairly, and that unlucky hexagram only gave them a reason to be unscrupulously partial."
"I'm destined to be unlucky, so there's no need to be too nice to me, right?"
"I ate little when I was young, was malnourished, and had poor health."
"She got married early and had a difficult childbirth, and then died so easily."
"I originally thought I could turn into a fierce ghost to avenge them, but I had too much resentment and not enough violence, so I became a light and frail ghost. I couldn't even guard my own grave, and another evil ghost bit off half of my eye... So I thought, let it be."
"I don't know when it will disappear. Before that, I will take vengeance on them severely."
"Although this kind of cruelty... still seems light, but I will go anyway. I must take revenge on them!"
Li Zhaodi gritted her teeth and repeated the words of revenge on them several times, looking like she was in a mad state.
"At a time like this, a few useful talismans fell from the sky. Isn't this the guidance of fate? They were originally meant for my brother, but I didn't expect you to come. And I just didn't want to let that stinky Taoist priest go, so..."
The powerful resentment made her frail body tremble, and she looked like a flashing phantom.
In order to prevent herself from dissipating prematurely, she suppressed her anger, closed her eyes and took a moment to calm down, slowly regaining her composure.
"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say."
"But I still want to ask, how did you find it? Don't say you found the talisman, I don't believe it. With that alone, you can't find it on me."
Jiang Yuelu: "It's not a talisman, but it's also related to a talisman."
"Everyone present and the ghosts know what a talisman is. If a wizard uses it against you, you would want to avoid it, so how could you touch it with your own hands? If you touch it, you will be reduced to ashes."
Li Zhaodi was stunned and looked down at her sleeves.
Under her long sleeves, there were scars caused by corrosion. Those were the marks she got when she held the talisman paper like a hot potato and refused to let go and threw it to the Taoist priest and her family.
She was very happy at that time. A kind of carefree happiness.
I don’t know how Jiang Yuelu saw it, she thought she had covered it up well.
She moved her lips. "Just... these?"
"No." Jiang Yuelu shook her head. "The main reason is that I don't believe in the existence of the evil beast. I started to doubt it when you mentioned it. Well, this is a creature that only exists in myths and legends. It shouldn't exist in this era."
"As for being infected by eating a rabbit... that's a bit illogical."
"Thinking back on what you said, it was too detailed. It was like I was listening to them talking at the dinner party, not missing a single word. And when you mentioned the rabbit... it was as if you were rushed and added it in a hurry."
Tong Mian, who believed everything, touched his chin uncomfortably.
"Maybe this is the advantage of being half-baked. I always doubt whether something is true. Sometimes I even think that witchcraft and talismans are fake." Jiang Yuelu said these treasonous words with a smile.
Li Zhaodi: "Isn't it illogical to blackmail the beast?"
"Yes. Look, the talisman you held summoned the God of Strife and Strife, who is also the God of War in the history of witchcraft. It is said that he has a very bad temper, which has affected Niu Bingzhen to a certain extent. Those words he said were said in a state of extreme mania and anger."
Tong Mian exclaimed, "So it's not a lie?"
Jiang Yuelu: "Isn't it too difficult to influence people to keep saying one thing and thinking another?"
Leng Wenhan nodded, "The spell can only be widespread, not concentrated."
Jiang Yuelu said, "If you shout, 'Lord God, help me, let this person lie all the time, even when he wants to tell the truth,' the God might give you a cold look and say that your request is too detailed! Does he understand this person? Can he tell which of his words are true and which are false?"
"But if you say, let this person's temper explode! Then the gods might just wave their hands and come."
This is the larger scope and the smaller scope.
It won’t work if the restrictions are too rigid, as it will be impossible to focus on a small point for special use.
The gods are so far away and communication is difficult, so just express your needs in the simplest terms and don’t make it too difficult for the gods - so said the "Kao Shen".
"It's just as you said. This spell can only make the person who sticks it on become irritable and hysterical. Why does Niu Bing really behave like a double-talking beast?"
Tong Mian still didn’t understand.
Jiang Yuelu explained: "Have you forgotten that he also listened to a story at the dinner table?"
"I remember. The Taoist priests wanted to scare him with this story, but how can a person be scared so easily?"
"Normally, I wouldn't be scared, but when there are unexplained changes in my body, I would become suspicious and start to overthink things."
Jiang Yuelu: "After angering Aunt Zhao, Niu Bingzhen defined his change as the work of a blackmailing beast, but in fact, he just couldn't control his temper."
It's like an angry version of Niu Bingzhen running wild everywhere.
"But we can't tell how many of his words are true and how many are false. Only he knows which words have been suppressed in his heart for a long time. When people are angry, they are just as likely to speak their true feelings as when they are drunk."
Jiang Yuelu sighed: "From this perspective, our cultivation is indeed inseparable from the false beast that says one thing but means another."
Tong Mian looked at the tattered talisman over and over again, "...The power of the God of War now belongs to the Mo family. But there is no one from his family in our class. Could it be... Mo Zhixian?"
He immediately shook his head.
"No, no. He would never do such a thing. It goes against the rules he abides by."
"Who else could it be?" Tong Mian thought about it, his eyes drifting, and he thought of an unexpected but reasonable candidate, "It's the Wu family!"
"The Wu family?"
Tong Mian explained to Jiang Yuelu, "The Wu family was the first wizard family to worship the God of War. Later, they married the Mo family, who were responsible for pleasing the gods. However, with Wu Yeming's rebellion, the Wu family's divine power was divided among the Mo family..."
Jiang Yuelu hummed, "I know all this."
"You know? This is an old story, and it's not recorded in the official history books issued by the academy. How do you know?"
"I heard something before..." He waved his hand, "It's not important, just continue."
Tong Mian: "Oh ok, that's where I was just now... The Wu family's god was taken away by the Mo family, right?"
"But the two families have been married for many years, and the relationship between them is complicated. It is not something that can be settled simply by dividing it. The head of the Mo family is not willing to take away the existing divine power of the Wu family, and thinks that it is too cruel."
"We can't ignore the opposition within the tribe. So we can only turn a blind eye. And I don't know if the God of Dispute is willing to respond to the call of the Wu family out of guilt or nostalgia..."
"I have said so much just to say that the Wu family can still use divine power to draw this talisman."
Jiang Yuelu understood.
There is a Wu family living on Niu Shou Mountain.
"Why did your friend use the identity of Guitou Xiaowu?" Tong Mian asked quietly, "Did Guitou Xiaowu also come to Niu Shou Mountain?"
"I'll ask about these later, don't worry about them for now."
Jiang Yuelu looked at Li Zhaodi again. She had a tired look on her face. She was listening to their conversation but not paying attention. Her mind was drifting to who knows where.
"Finally here." She said lazily, "What are you going to do with me?"
Jiang Yuelu: "This is up to the college to decide. We are only responsible for finding the person."
Li Zhaodi nodded, "Yes, I understand."
Looking at the pale and weak female ghost, he turned around and asked an irrelevant question: "Tong Mian, will there be any reward for being the first to complete the training?"
"In addition to the points reward, I can also satisfy one of your personal requests."
Tong Mian worked hard for this request, and then he could have a good talk with his uncle.
"Then I'll use it now." Jiang Yuelu looked up and asked Li Zhaodi, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes, Miss Li? I won't call you by your name because you don't seem to like it."
Miss Li was stunned. "My wish?"
She really didn't expect that the wizard didn't punish her, but said he would fulfill a wish for her.
She hesitated and said, "I haven't thought of...any wishes yet."
"It's okay. I'm right here. You can take your time to think about it. Just tell me before the training period is over."
…
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Jiang Yuelu and his group had some free time. They were like students who had finished their exams early and were enjoying a long vacation amid the envious looks of others.
Occasionally someone would come to inquire about what was going on, but Tong Mian would always block them off.
"Actually, I wanted to sell the answer for a good price." He complained, "But Mo Zhixian is here, so I have no place to use my money-making skills."
Mo Zhixian became completely invisible, but he was everywhere.
When Jiang Yuelu accidentally went out of the range of Niu Shou Mountain while taking a walk, he reminded her with a note, "Deduct one point."
Leng Wenhan rarely said two sentences to him. The first sentence asked where Guitou Xiaowu was, and the second sentence was that he wanted to let him down from the tree.
When Jiang Yuelu accompanied her to the mountain to look for him, they found that Wu's Xiaowu, who was hung on the tree by Xia Yi, had disappeared. They didn't know whether he ran away by himself or was let down by Mo Zhixian. This became an unsolved mystery.
As for Jiang Yuelu himself, he took advantage of the time to catch up on the basics, practiced using the scale, and got used to his first weapon.
Occasionally, I would think of Xia Yi when I’m not too busy.
This weird friend.
He left when Jiang Yuelu finished his training, saying that he had to deal with something and would be back soon. After disappearing for a few seconds, Xia Yi reappeared and handed a green fire lamp to him.
"It will keep you safe."
Jiang Yuelu sat on the top of Niu Shou Mountain, looking at the small fire lamp on the stone. It was now used as a night light by him, lighting up the sky for him alone.
In fact, Xia Yi didn't need to do this.
He is practicing with everyone in the academy, so no accidents will happen.
But Xia Yi was very persistent in this matter. He seemed to be determined to leave a pair of eyes and a drop of blood beside Jiang Yuelu so that he could watch him carefully. Even if he couldn't see him, he could still find him.
Jiang Yuelu sighed and looked up at the myriad stars above her head, which were shining on her quietly.
"Why are you sighing?"
Jiang Yuelu turned around and looked at the big red-eyed ghost that slowly walked out of the invisible air and sat next to her, "Hey, you're back?"
Xia Yi answered irrelevantly, "Your training is about to end."
"Yes, I will go back to the academy early tomorrow morning." Jiang Yuelu suddenly remembered, "By the way, the girl surnamed Li hasn't told me her wish yet."
Xia Yi: "I brought the person here."
He nodded, and the half-blind Li Zhaodi came out and bowed to Jiang Yuelu, "Master Wizard, I've thought about it and decided to keep this wish."
Jiang Yuelu nodded, "This is your right. But why?"
"I have done what I wanted to do, and now I don't want to reincarnate. If there is any trouble, it is that my strength is too weak." Li Zhaodi glanced at Xia Yi, "But Lord Ghost King has helped me solve this problem."
Jiang Yuelu was extremely surprised. He didn't expect Xia Yi to help a little ghost.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Xia Yi looked more solid and reliable. "She can serve me in the future. As long as she calls me by my name, no one will dare to bully her."
Jiang Yuelu smiled, "Can ghosts also be worshipped, just like gods?"
"You can, if you want."
"That's not necessary. How can a friend offer sacrifices to a friend?" Jiang Yuelu looked at Li Zhaodi with a smile, "Since you have made a decision, keep it and talk about it when you think of it."
She nodded and added: "Besides that, I also want to offer you sacrifices."
"Worship me? But I'm just a wizard."
She hesitated, "But you said yesterday that those believers came again... I heard everything you said."
He made a few casual complaints before entering the shrine yesterday... Jiang Yuelu was embarrassed, he thought the place he chose was hidden enough.
He was extremely helpless. “But I am just a half-baked god with weak divine power. No, I am not even a god. Those believers did not sincerely worship me. They were just forced to do so at the time.”
Li Zhaodi insisted, "Then you now have your first sincere believer."
Jiang Yuelu was helpless. "Okay, but let me make it clear first. I don't think I can provide you with much divine power. I can't guarantee safety by just calling your name like him... I can't do that."
"It's okay." She bowed again, "I have already dealt with my affairs, so I won't bother you anymore."
The woman disappeared on the spot like a water pipe. Perhaps the oath he had just sworn took effect, and a faint connection was established between him and this female ghost. Like those believers, although they were thousands of miles apart and could not be seen or touched, he could still feel where they were.
Only then did Jiang Yuelu realize that only he and Xia Yi were left.
The stars shine in the night sky, a river of lights flows on the ground, and the sound of insects can be heard from the mountains behind.
"I don't know where the Suzaku is flying in the night sky." He said this subconsciously.
Xia Yi pointed in a direction, "Over there."
“It’s so bright.”
They looked at the sky together for a long time, and the same Milky Way was frozen in two different pairs of eyes.
"Thank you very much this time." Jiang Yuelu turned around and thanked you sincerely, "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't have found the clues so quickly, and it wouldn't have been so easy to complete the practice."
Xia Yi: "I said, I will make you number one, no matter where you are."
Jiang Yuelu sighed, "You are really good to your friends."
"no."
Xia Yi shook his head and looked at the long river of lights flowing at the foot of the mountain, his red eyes shining slightly, "I am not even one ten-thousandth as good to you as you are to me."
Jiang Yuelu looked at him quietly, and he looked down the mountain.
"The ghost city you are going to next time is owned by a man called Cycas."
"He has been gone for many years, but his ghost city is still running smoothly and orderly. This is because he created a game competition before he left."
It was the first time that Jiang Yuelu heard of a game competition in Ghost City. "What are you competing in?"
"Make money. Dead people's money."
How to make money? Are they going to open a shop in Ghost City? Jiang Yuelu's imagination ran wild and she couldn't help but sniff.
It seems that he hasn't recovered from his cold yet.
Xia Yi stood up and said, "It's too cold, let's go back first."
After saying that, he took him in his arms and used a trick to shorten the distance. Soon they arrived at a nicely decorated hotel room. The bed was very clean, which was much more comfortable than the camping in Niu Shou Mountain.
Jiang Yuelu noticed that there was only one bed in the room.
"Are you leaving later?"
Xia Yi nodded. "It's not convenient for me to go to Ghost City with you. I will show up when you get there. You will recognize me then, so don't worry."
Jiang Yuelu felt that there was nothing to worry about and he could be self-reliant.
"So what should I do tomorrow?"
"I'll take you back."
Xia Yi swallowed the green fire lamp he was holding and lay down normally, occupying half of the bed. Jiang Yuelu was very confused and calculated in his mind, "So you have to rush back tomorrow?"
Xia Yi looked at him speechlessly, "What are you talking about? I'm not leaving tonight."
Are you not leaving?
Then where do you sleep?
Jiang Yuelu swallowed the two questions. He didn't pay for the room and travel expenses, so he had no right to say this to the people who paid.
Finally, he lay down, carefully occupying the other half of the bed, feeling the distant memory uncomfortably. It seemed that he had only slept with others when he was in the orphanage.
He was very uncomfortable sleeping on the big bunk bed at that time, so he never liked being too close to others. Later, when he had his own room in the Yan family, he no longer had similar troubles.
He was thinking about all sorts of things, and suddenly a question occurred to him.
"Did we sleep like this before?"
Xia Yi hummed from a distance.
Then this friend... is much closer than he thought. Jiang Yuelu decided to re-examine this friend who suddenly appeared. He searched his mind for his past interactions with Xia Yi, wondering if he had been too indifferent to him in the past. He should be more careful in the future...
Just as I was thinking about it, a hand suddenly came around my waist.
He suddenly curled up, "You, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing?" Xia Yi said unhappily, "We used to sleep like this. Only the closest friends can sleep together like this. You taught me this."
Friends wouldn’t sleep in each other’s arms like this!
Jiang Yuelu’s brain was about to explode.
What did he teach Xia Yi back then?
In his confused mind, he could still accurately relate to some things. It seemed that there was an explanation for why Xia Yi was disgusted by his frivolous words, why he always had a covetous desire to possess him, and why he took it for granted that he was his own property and controlled him...
But Jiang Yuelu herself couldn't tell the difference.
What kind of friends are they?
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