Chapter 23
Jiang Mingyan began to doubt himself.
He looked at the deep purple flowers stretching their branches in the night breeze under the giant tree in front of him, and almost thought he was seeing things.
"...Jinyin Yuanhua?" he hesitated.
"Ah?" Sui Sui was tilting her little head to secretly observe the expression on her brother's face, and at this moment she made a little baby voice with some confusion.
Is my brother happy?
The little fat boy also thought hesitantly.
Jiang Mingyan hugged Sui Sui tightly and looked around vigilantly, but did not see any trace of monsters.
He hesitated again and again, and finally decided not to take the risk.
After stumbling for so long, Jiang Mingyan has given up hope on his luck.
Could it be that he had just killed someone with someone else's knife, and his luck suddenly improved, and he was blessed by God?
If Jiang Mingyan was the only one here, even if there were dangerous places ahead, he would definitely go in to repair his spiritual roots.
However, the soft little cub was still nestled in his arms, with its chubby hands clutching the collar of his shirt on his chest, and its every move was full of dependence and trust.
Next time.
Jiang Mingyan thought, maybe next time.
There are many brocade irises, and he will come across them again.
But there is only one Sui Sui.
Those were his unique and irreplaceable years.
"Let's leave here." Jiang Mingyan comforted Sui Sui softly and was about to walk away.
“Ah!” Seeing that his brother had no intention of going forward to check, but was about to leave, Sui Sui was so anxious that his little voice changed: “No, no!”
"Sui Sui, give it to brother." The little kid murmured softly, looking extremely aggrieved, with his little face drooping.
"Brother, don't you like to turn over?" Sui Sui tilted her cute pink and white face and stared at her brother expectantly.
Jiang Mingyan's body stiffened, and his mind became a little confused.
"Are the brocade iris flowers picked every year?" he asked in surprise.
"Yes," Sui Sui said aggrievedly, "Brother, every day these past few days, I've been going to see the flowers, the purple flowers, the purple flowers in the cave. Don't you like turning them over?"
"There are two big, purple monsters in the cave. They are so powerful. Taotao can't beat them..."
"But, bloody hell, there are purple flowers over there!" Sui Sui stretched out his fat paw and pointed to the east. "Tao Tao waited a long time before bringing them here."
"Brother has the purple flower in the hole, so he doesn't like to turn over the purple flowers Suisui gave him..." Suisui drooped his little face, his thin eyebrows twisted into a ball, and he discussed with his brother in a childish voice: "Brother, I like to turn over, okay?"
Jiang Mingyan gently pinched the little tuft of hair on the little fat boy's head, which seemed to be a little wilted. His heart felt swollen and a little painful, as if it was being grabbed and rubbed by a little fat hand.
So, he surrendered without any resistance and coaxed the little fat boy softly: "How could I not like it? I like it very much."
He looked directly into Sui Sui's wet black eyes and explained earnestly, "Brother didn't dare to take it just now because he was afraid that there might be a monster lurking behind the purple flower, not because he didn't like the purple flower. Now that he knows this is a gift from Sui Sui, brother is not afraid anymore."
The little guy listened to his brother explaining to him seriously in a slightly hoarse voice, and he began to believe it. His chubby little face suddenly brightened up.
But Suisui has a temper and won’t be coaxed into submission easily!
So, the little fellow blinked his bright eyes and asked modestly, "Really?"
Jiang Mingyan suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "Really."
As he said this, he carried Sui Sui towards the giant tree.
It was not until he was only a few steps away from the Jinyin Iris that Jiang Mingyan noticed that the small piece of land around the Jinyin Iris was a yellowish color that did not blend in with the surrounding black soil. However, it was buried under the thick fallen leaves, so Jiang Mingyan did not notice it because he was far away.
He leaned over, wrapped his spiritual power around his fingers, and along the boundary between the yellowish soil and the black soil, gently pulled out the brocade iris whose roots were wrapped in the yellow mud.
It seems that the green-leaved Hypericum simply moved the golden ivy here along with its roots and soil.
A hint of smile flashed across Jiang Mingyan's narrow and deep phoenix eyes.
"When did Suisui ask Taotao to bring this purple flower here?" Jiang Mingyan took out an empty jade box and asked with a smile while putting the Jinyinyuan flowers in it.
"Just now, my brother came out of the cave holding Sui Sui. Tao Tao didn't fight the purple monster anymore, but went to where Xue Xue was and moved the flower!" Sui Sui quickly boasted: "Xue Xue was a long time early, and finally saw a purple flower! Tao Tao also waited for a long time, and the monster next to the flower finally rested, and then she got the flower~"
It’s a pity that he didn’t give the purple flower to his brother until his brother got the flower in the hole.
Damn it, I’m one step late!
The little fat boy thought angrily, and a small flame of unwillingness to admit defeat burned in his dark round eyes.
I will give flowers to my brother next time!
The first one to be delivered!
It turns out it was a gang crime.
I guess it took Hemoclotting Grass a long time to find the matching Iris in the vast and dense Dusk Mountains.
And it was unknown how long Hypericum had been guarding in the dark, until just now it found an opportunity, took the Jinyinyuan flower from the unknown monster, and placed it under the giant tree.
Jiang Mingyan's eyebrows relaxed unconsciously, and his handsome face became even more elegant and handsome.
"Thank you Suisui, and thank you Taotao and Xuexue." He said gently.
"No, no!" The little guy became excited. After holding it in for a long time, his little face puffed up, he finally spit out a few words very loudly.
I can only thank Sui Sui!
Suisui gave all the spirit stones for the entire year to Taotao and Xuexue! He also promised to give them a bite of the green light ball!
So, this is a gift from Suisui to my brother!
"Okay, just thank us Suisui." Jiang Mingyan thought about it for a moment and knew what the little fat boy was worried about.
In an instant, he seemed to be floating in soft clouds, and the smile on the corners of his lips could not be suppressed.
"Sui Sui is so good to brother. Brother likes Sui Sui the most."
Jiang Mingyan looked at the little guy in his arms, whose chest was proudly puffed out and even the little tufts of hair on his head were proudly raised, and he couldn't help but kiss the round little fat baby.
It was not some favor from heaven, but his years and his little stars that were shining on him.
All along, it is the twinkling little stars that lead the way in the night sky.
So he walked out of the quagmire and pushed away the fog, and then a chubby little ball of milk fell from the sky and crashed heavily into his arms.
Thinking of this, Jiang Mingyan's smile deepened.
The atmosphere became increasingly warm. Jiang Mingyan hugged Sui Sui and surprisingly didn't want to move. He just wanted to quietly enjoy the peaceful moment.
Unfortunately, after a while, he heard light footsteps approaching.
Jiang Mingyan frowned. He looked at the lush scenery around him with vines climbing and giant trees standing tall. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly covered the hole in the ground left after removing the Jinyinyuan flowers with thick fallen leaves. He moved his feet to the side and hugged Suisui without moving.
After Suisui waited for his brother to complete a series of actions, he curiously looked towards the deep forest where the sound came from, his big black eyes bright and clear.
So, as soon as Changsun Lianwen pushed aside the branches blocking her way, she met the wet, round eyes that were as smart and beautiful as a human kitten.
Changsun Lianwen was stunned, and her cold expression softened slightly.
She gave Sui Sui a soft, soothing smile before her beautiful, calm eyes turned to Jiang Mingyan. "We just heard the roar of the Guiyue Beast not far away, so we came over to investigate and discovered it was the Guiyue Beast that had been robbed of its Guizi Yuelian. We were about to leave when we noticed some movement in the forest over here, so we ran into you."
"Sui Sui and I live in Quyuan Manor, and we often go into the Dusk Mountains to collect low-grade spiritual plants in exchange for spiritual stones." Jiang Mingyan steadied his chin, tilting his head as he looked across at Sui Sui. He spoke calmly, "Today, we accidentally strayed into the outskirts of the Dusk Mountains. Seeing that it was getting late and the monster beasts were about to become active, we decided to find a place to rest and continue our journey tomorrow."
"The Guiyue Beast is a second-grade demon beast. We always avoid its cave. Today, we heard its particularly angry voice, so we dared not get close."
Changsun Lianwen didn't say whether she believed it or not, but just nodded to show that she understood.
"Ms. Lianwen, are we going back now?"
Seeing that the boy holding the human cub had no intention of speaking again, the old man following closely behind Changsun Lianwen asked.
Although Jiang Mingyan was talking to the girl in yellow just now, his attention was always on the white-haired old man.
The girl in yellow who suddenly appeared was dressed in extraordinary clothes, with an ethereal aura and icy spiritual power emanating from her. Jiang Mingyan could vaguely sense that she was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
To be more specific, he should be a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.
After all, the spiritual power she possesses is about the same as A Niang's.
However, the old man was different.
He was one step behind the girl in yellow. His aura was almost the same as Uncle Chen's. There was no trace of spiritual power at all, as if he was just an ordinary old man.
But Jiang Mingyan knew that those were just appearances.
He had heard the light footsteps of the girl in yellow before, but until now, he could not catch any trace of the old man's footsteps.
Moreover, the moment Jiang Mingyan saw the old man, he felt a chill on his back and a creepy feeling, like a weak rabbit facing its natural enemy, the fear and terror from the bones struck his mind directly.
"Wait a moment." Changsun Lianwen hesitated, but when her eyes fell on the little cub with soft cheeks and round eyes, her expression became firm.
She didn't want to meddle in other people's business. After figuring out where the noise in the forest came from, she should turn around and leave.
However, the young man in front of him was only at the sixth level of Qi training. How could he protect the soft human cub in the night outside the Dusk Mountains?
Now that she has encountered it, she cannot just stand by and watch.
"Come with us," she finally said softly, "Our final destination will pass by Quyuan Manor. You can rest with us for one night outside the Dusk Mountains. We'll take you back tomorrow."
Jiang Mingyan was about to refuse when the leaves behind the girl in yellow began to tremble and a noisy sound was heard.
"Lian Wen——"
"Ms. Changsun——"
"Hey, be quiet, the Dusk Mountains are full of monsters."
"What are you afraid of? We have the Fifth Young Master here."
"you--"
Two men and two women came with a lot of noise. Jiang Mingyan took a step back and looked at the four people who suddenly broke in with calm eyes.
The two women were about the same age as the girl in yellow, and both wore stone-blue dresses.
The taller woman is at the sixth level of Qi training, while the thinner woman is at the seventh level of Qi training.
When they saw the girl in yellow, they didn't bother to talk to the boy next to them. They all called her "Miss" and bowed to her.
The girl in yellow seemed a little uncomfortable, and dodged the greeting sideways, with a look of helplessness between her brows.
But when her gaze shifted to the other two teenagers, she was completely impatient.
"What is the Fifth Young Master going to do?" she asked coldly.
"Don't be angry, Miss Changsun. The Fifth Young Master is worried about you, too." The green-clad youth who had just spoken to the two women in dark blue dresses replied with a chuckle, "You and the Third Elder have been gone for quite some time. The Fifth Young Master was truly worried, so he hurried over."
Unfortunately, his good intentions to ease the atmosphere were in vain.
The young man beside him, dressed in a moon-white robe, looked at Jiang Mingyan beside him with an unpleasant expression, "Lian Wen, who is he? What did you talk to him about?"
"This is my business. What does it have to do with the Fifth Young Master?" Changsun Lianwen's face darkened slightly, her eyes full of impatience.
"Lianwen, how can you say that? I came to Wuzhou with you on purpose, thousands of miles away, without a single complaint." The young man in the moon-white robe had an ugly expression and spoke in an accusing tone.
"Coming to Wuzhou was my own business. I told you from the beginning that you didn't have to come with me," Changsun Lianwen said coldly. "It was you who insisted on coming with me. Why are you blaming me now?"
The two women in dark blue dresses saw the tense atmosphere between their young lady and the fifth young master, and could not help but cast expectant glances at the young man in green.
The young man in green hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dare to offend this bad luck. He avoided the sight of the woman in the stone-blue dress and said nothing.
The young man in the moon-white robe turned pale, but he couldn't say anything to refute.
Finally, it was the white-haired old man who spoke up to break the tense atmosphere: "It's getting late, let's find a place to rest quickly."
The young man in the moon-white robe finally found the steps and nodded repeatedly: "The Third Elder is right, Lian Wen, let's go."
Changsun Lianwen ignored him and looked at Jiang Mingyan and Suisui.
Her gaze met the cub's clear, bright black eyes, and her tone softened: "Do you want to come with us?"
"Lianwen!" The young man in the moon-white robe couldn't help but lower his voice when he saw that Changsun Lianwen not only ignored him, but also turned around and spoke gently to the handsome young man holding a little cub opposite him.
He reminded in a cold voice: "We are going to the Jiang family in Wu'an City. What's the point of bringing two burdens with us?"
Jiang Mingyan's eyes moved slightly as he looked at the group of people in front of him and began to think in his heart.
What is their relationship with the Jiang family?
Just now, the girl in yellow and the white-haired old man went to the cave of the Guiyue Beast. Jiang Ruke and his followers died there. Did they find anything?
"It's just one night." Changsun Lianwen didn't want to bother with the boy in the moon-white robe at all. However, thinking of his identity, she was also afraid that he would vent his anger on the boy holding the cub across from her. She could only suppress her irritation and explain, "The cub is young and adorable. I'm happy to see him, but I'm also worried that the monster beast might hurt him, so I invited him and his brother to stay the night together. We'll naturally separate when we arrive at Quyuan Manor tomorrow."
The young man in the moon-white robe looked a little better.
He looked at Jiang Mingyan and said with disdain, "Did you hear that? Hurry up and pack up and come with us."
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