Chapter 187 The little fortune teller is going crazy!
"clang--!"
The scimitar hit the bronze bell hard, making a deafening sound!
Yun Shen used the recoil force to flip in the air and landed steadily on the ground.
"You guys finally came out."
The man in black laughed unpleasantly, his voice extremely harsh. "You little brats from the observatory, you have quite a keen nose. What a pity... Since you're here today, why don't you all stay here and serve as food for my 'new baby'?"
Before he finished speaking, he slammed the big locust tree!
“Buzz!”
The entire locust tree, along with the totem on the ground, suddenly glowed with black light!
Immediately afterwards, the crooked grave mounds around suddenly... moved!
Rotten, stiff hands stretched out from the soil!
One...two...ten...
In the blink of an eye, dozens of puppets that looked exactly like the villager just now crawled out of the grave!
Their empty eye sockets all turned towards Yun Shen and the other two.
Lingzhu and Yunjing's faces instantly lost all color.
"Brother..." Ling Zhu's voice began to tremble, "This...this field trip seems...a little too dangerous!"
The study in the Prince Regent's Palace.
At this moment, Ajiu was curled up on the soft couch in the study, hugging a pillow that was bigger than her head, trying to roll herself into a ball.
After the little girl's ability awakened, it entered an extremely unstable period of outbreak.
Chu Xuanyi explained, "Your Highness, imagine Miss Jiu's consciousness as a newly opened city gate. The gate is open, allowing for a glimpse of the vast expanse of space outside, but... the soldiers defending the city haven't been fully trained, and the walls haven't been built yet. Therefore, whether they're dignitaries or rogues and beggars, whether they're carrying gold, silver, treasures, or garbage and filth, they'll all pour in."
At that time, Xiao Yu only responded with a few words after hearing this metaphor.
"Speak human language."
Chu Xuanyi sighed and changed his words to a more straightforward one.
"Her clairaudience and clairvoyance are now at 'full power without distinction' and cannot be turned off."
The Regent's Palace was one of the power centers of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
There are countless people coming in and out every day.
The guards on duty still had the evil and deathly aura they had picked up during the fight in the mine a few days ago.
Those officials who reported back and forth on military and political affairs had all sorts of thoughts in their minds:
There is resentment towards Prince Yu and his party, worry about the future, calculations about his own future, and even jealousy and oppression of his colleagues.
The kitchen manager who was in charge of purchasing was very proud of himself because he had secretly withheld two taels of silver.
The maid who was cleaning the garden was cursing in her heart out of grievance because she was scolded by the housekeeper.
To ordinary people, these are the most normal human states.
But when it reached Ajiu's "ears", it turned into an endless and terrifying noise storm.
They were omnipresent, even penetrating Xiao Yu's dragon energy barrier that blocked most noises, and persistently drilled into Ajiu's brain.
"ah--!"
Suddenly, Jiu, who had been trying to curl himself up into a ball, could no longer hold back and let out a short and painful scream.
She sat up suddenly, holding her head tightly with both hands, and her small body trembled violently with pain and fear.
"Stop it... stop it! You're so annoying!!" She broke down and cried, tears streaming down her face. "I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear you swearing! I don't want to hear you cry!!"
Xiao Yu, who was reviewing memorials, paused with his pen, and the ink spread out on the rice paper, leaving an ugly spot.
He raised his head, and a trace of heartache suddenly welled up in his deep eyes.
It's like this again.
This has happened no less than ten times in the past two days.
As soon as he immersed himself in his official duties and relaxed his delicate control over his dragon energy, the invisible "noise" would immediately find an opportunity to take advantage.
"Xuan Yi!" he shouted in a deep voice.
"I'm here!" Xuan Yi, who was guarding outside the door, immediately pushed it open and walked in.
"Everyone in the yard must be evacuated! No one is allowed to come within ten feet!"
"yes!"
Xuanyi took the order and left.
Soon, hurried footsteps were heard in the yard.
But this cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
Because what Jiu heard was never real "sound".
"Wow...the flowers...the flowers are crying too..." Jiu was crying breathlessly. She stretched out her trembling fingers and pointed to the pot of orchids in full bloom on the windowsill.
Xiao Yu looked in the direction her finger pointed.
I saw that the thick leaves of the Clivia, which was originally lush and vibrant, had lost their luster at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming wilted and yellow, as if all the vitality had been drained away in an instant.
Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly shrank.
If this continues, this girl will be driven crazy by her own power first!
He stood up suddenly and strode to the couch.
Under Ajiu's tearful gaze, Xiao Yu bent down, stretched out his long arms, and pulled the trembling little body into his arms, letting her sit on his lap.
He gently pressed her little head against his strong chest.
"Close your eyes."
"Listen to my heartbeat."
Ajiu subconsciously did as he said.
She closed her eyes, and her small body was completely enveloped by his familiar scent, which had a hint of ambergris and sunshine.
The noisy, sharp and sticky "sounds" from the outside world seemed to hit an invisible, warm wall and were instantly isolated.
Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
The sound of a strong, powerful, and steady heartbeat reached her ears clearly through his chest.
The voice was like a pair of warm hands, gently soothing the turbulent waves in her mind.
Those steel knives that scraped the bones disappeared.
Those dull drumbeats stopped.
The sharp sounds also quieted down.
It seemed as if the whole world was left with only this reassuring, rhythmic "dong dong" sound.
Xiao Yu felt the little girl in his arms, and the violent trembling gradually subsided.
He lowered his eyes and looked at her tear-stained, still pale face. The irritability in his heart was unknowingly replaced by a strange, sour emotion called "pity".
He raised his other hand and gently covered her head.
A warm, vibrant breath slowly passed through his palm.
Ajiu's breathing gradually became steady and long.
She clutched Xiao Yu's chest with her small hands, and then slowly let go.
She was exhausted.
"Brother Xiong Xiong...they're so noisy in their hearts..."
"That fat uncle is scolding you, saying you are...a cold-blooded tyrant."
"That tall, skinny uncle is afraid that you'll find out the military pay he embezzled."
"And that... that sister who brought me snacks, she was jealous of the other sister because the other sister got more reward money than her..."
With every word she spoke, Xiao Yu's face became darker.
"Don't listen." His hand gently stroked her soft hair, his voice softer than ever before, "Listen to me."
"Hmm..." Jiu responded in a daze.
She nuzzled into his arms again, finding a more comfortable position.
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