Occlusion
Yu He actually...
Qin Lan turned the pages of the letter over and over in disbelief, and finally came to a conclusion:
Yu He actually went to the funeral of the goddess.
However, what was written on it was not the title given to the goddess by the Wu Mi people, but the goddess's original name.
Jian Shiyun.
As expected, Yu He and Jian Shiyun had had a relationship before, but no one knew what kind of relationship they had.
Qin Lan folded the letter again with a complicated expression, looked up at the empty study beside him, and sat down with a sigh.
He actually put the affairs of Cang County on hold to deal with this kind of thing.
Although the epidemic situation is gradually improving, there is no need for too many people to come and deal with this matter, and Yu He has also assigned everyone's duties.
“…”
Qin Lan closed his eyes and pulled out a letter from the desk. The ink that had not yet dried rippled as a few lines of words were written on the letter page.
He had no right to comment on He's choice, but since Jiang Nian wanted to know where they were recently, he could only make some minor changes.
After finishing writing the envelope in his hand, Qin Lan pressed his forehead and looked up to see Ai standing silently outside the study.
Her eyes fell on the envelope in her hand for a moment, then shifted her gaze to his face.
Even if Ai didn't say it, he could know what she was thinking.
Qin Lan waved to Ai and handed her the envelope in his hand: "This is a reply letter to Jiang Nian. Please give it to the mechanical bird."
The crow standing on the eaves seemed to have heard some key words, and flew into the study with a flutter of its wings.
Still thinking about it neglecting to deliver the letter, a letter that was almost a week late, Qin Lan didn't even glance at it and continued to say to Ai: "It should be nothing else. Let's go to the mine after delivering the letter."
"Thinking that Jiang Nian might still need these minerals... we need to transport them out quickly."
—
Pingzhou
In the competition arena, a circle of people were watching the situation in front of them.
When Jiang Nian reached out to take the reward from Shopkeeper Xu's hand, his palm suddenly touched the yellow talisman that came with the reward.
...?
When Jiang Nian met the slightly sinister eyes of Shopkeeper Xu, he immediately understood.
Shopkeeper Xu really thought that he was possessed by a ghost and wanted to use the yellow talisman he got from the village to cure her.
Are you kidding me?
Jiang Nian slowly held the reward in his hand, and then picked up the yellow talisman along with the reward with a normal expression. Under the shocked gaze of Shopkeeper Xu, he blinked as if he didn't know what was going on, and turned to the crowd in front of him.
His gaze fixed on her face, Shopkeeper Xu replayed the faint smile he had just seen in his mind over and over again - was this a provocation to him?!
This little girl is actually fine!
Was it his own fault in judgment, or was there something wrong with the yellow talisman given to him by the master?
Still remembering that he was standing in front of the crowd, Manager Xu turned around slowly, a smile on his face again:
"The insect repellent produced by Liangdu Pharmacy is quite usable. Of course, the insect repellent powder produced by our shop has been updated with a new formula! We have added many valuable ingredients that we have not used before. Choosing insect repellent is like choosing soldiers. Choose materials that are expensive and have good medicinal properties! A gentleman with good taste will know the difference!"
Jiang Nian had no intention of standing there for others to watch the monkey. After receiving the unwilling reward, he returned to the crowd.
Guizhi, who was waiting outside the crowd, hurried forward, took the reward from Jiang Nian's hand, and turned around to spit at Manager Xu.
"I see that Shopkeeper Xu will not miss this opportunity to promote himself in this competition. It's obvious that the young lady is the top grade, but he is still lying and praising his insect repellent powder."
Jiang Nian was somewhat helpless about Guizhi's reaction. He just sighed and smiled lightly: "Don't worry about it. He has just made a compromise this time."
Guizhi barely paused, looking down at the reward in her hand. "It looks pretty from a distance, but up close it's just so-so."
"Miss, I think we don't need to put this reward on the counter when we get back, otherwise Xu will think we are doing him a favor."
Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave this reward to you. You can put it wherever you want."
Guizhi was overjoyed and quickly took the reward in her hand: "Then I have to put it somewhere where Manager Xu can't see it. After all, this is the first time Miss has won an A-level..."
Jiang Nian stopped listening to Guizhi's muttering and put the yellow talisman in his hand into his sleeve.
She had no experience in dealing with such matters, so she decided to leave it to Yuqing and the others.
This method of traveling back to the modern era can only give Lan, who travels through various worlds, one chance to go back. How can these thin yellow talismans send her back?
Jiang Nian closed his eyes tiredly, glanced at the people who were still watching them, the rice, and the insect repellent on the table, raised his hand and waved to Guizhi: "Since there is nothing else here, you might as well go back first."
Guizhi looked back at the rice fields and thought for a moment. She couldn't think of any reason to stay there, so she subconsciously glanced at the crowd.
I didn't see the white fence.
Jiang Nian walked forward a few steps, turned around and saw Guizhi still standing there in a daze, not knowing what she was looking at in the crowd, so he stopped.
"Guizhi?"
"Uh-huh."
Coming back to her senses from the hallucinatory crowd, Guizhi shook her head, shook off the image in her mind, turned around and walked towards Jiang Nian.
"Nothing... Let's go, miss."
Jiang Nian was still thinking about the upcoming school arrangements, so he didn't ask any more questions and left the competition venue with Guizhi.
—
On the other side, Song Chui followed the instructions given by the secret guard and walked towards the wild forest behind the competition.
The traces along the way were not continuous. The 'thief' seemed to have done it on purpose, always leaving a mark in some conspicuous places to guide the pursuers in that direction.
After Xiao Yingzhu handed the matter over to him, Song Chui did not bring many people to pursue this blatant bait.
Although the master had his own ideas and the explanation he gave him was reasonable, there was still a hurdle in Matsukuni's heart that he could not get over.
What was the point of him chasing this 'bait'? He knew it was a trap and wouldn't get any reward or clues. Yet he kept running forward.
Song Chui raised his eyes. In the dense branches and forest, the sunlight shone through the gaps and fell on his eyebrows. It was not dazzling, but had a soft feeling.
The bright circle of light reflected into Songchui's pupils, and the secret guards who had finished their survey surrounded him and landed beside Songchui.
"Matsubuki, we've surveyed the surrounding area, and the pursuers are indeed following the marked areas along the way."
“…”
Songbuki turned around and made a few gestures to the secret guards.
The secret guards understood and left, but Songchui remained standing, his eyes slightly lowered to the mark on the tree in front of him.
It was just a shallow scratch.
If it wasn't for someone who wasn't familiar with the pursuit, they wouldn't have noticed it. But the other party knew that the person pursuing them was proficient in this, so the scratches became particularly obvious.
Why?
Why didn't Meng Jian take this war seriously?
Matsukuni was very confused about Meng Jian's decision to quit the game midway.
It's like an equally matched opponent who, because he is dissatisfied with the conspirators, simply withdraws from the game without saying a word.
It was disrespectful to the plan he had carefully laid out, and it was disrespectful to his master.
What kind of escape is this for no reason?
Matsukuni raised his eyes, but his vision suddenly turned white. The pursuer who had left with the insect repellent turned back. The bright knife light flashed in front of his eyes for a moment, and the cold air rushed towards him.
The opponent's attack was too fast. Matsukune frowned and before he could completely avoid it, half of the hair in his hood was cut off.
"what's on your mind?"
The other party's smiling voice came from under the mask. The next move did not give Song Chui any time to buffer, and he chopped it down straight away. The accompanying wind lifted the hood, and the face hidden in the hood was exposed to the sunlight. The eyebrows and eyes similar to Meng Jian were revealed in Song Chui's eyes.
“?!”
"you..."
How did he end up here? Shouldn't he have followed the signs?
The opponent's knife was pressing hard against Song Chui's movements, and each other's moves were broken down one by one. They were attacking each other's vital points, and if one was not careful, one would be hurt by the opponent's extremely fast moves.
"You think too perfectly."
The other person's eyebrows raised slightly, as if he saw through Song Chui's inner thoughts: "You are still underestimated. Didn't Xiao Yingzhu remind you to be cautious when he gave you this task?"
Although he was alone, he seemed not to be afraid of death. He showed up during the break when the secret guards turned back. His purpose was very obvious. He headed straight for Song Chui's door.
He raised his hand to block the opponent's pressing snow light. The surrounding woods where he could hide and stay had been cut down by both sides. There were too few places where he could use trees to resist the opponent's unstoppable attack. Song Chui's expression became stern and he stopped answering. He took advantage of the moment when the opponent's attack was stuck in the air and turned to rush towards the huge tree behind him that was as tall as the sky.
Seeing Songchui going to circle upwards, Qiu showed a subtle smile in his eyes. He stretched out his hand and threw out the grappling hook. Just before Songchui was about to fall onto the branch, he took the lead and jumped upwards using the force.
He stepped on the place where Songbuki wanted to land, and took advantage of Songbuki's brief distraction to stretch out his right hand, grab Songbuki's arm with force, and then leaned back behind the tree branch. The two of them instantly rushed straight down from the air to the ground.
The feeling of weightlessness came from his back after he paused in the air for a moment. Song Chui's eyes slowly widened. The girl leaning over him looked at him with a smile, and the cold blade was pressed against Song Chui's throat.
"I'm your pursuer, so why don't you guard against me?"
The voice became more solid as it landed on the ground. The fallen leaves that had not been cleaned up for a long time piled together on the ground, forming a thick cushion.
Matsukuni didn't answer, nor did he even make any move to break free from his grip. The moment he fell to the ground, he reached out and grabbed Qiu's neck, with the blade pointing straight at his neck. A bright light flashed through the eyes of both of them, smoke and dust rose on the ground, and the pain receded like a tide the next moment as it spread through his limbs.
They looked into each other's eyes, and the surrounding scenery as well as each other's reflections fell into their eyes. If they had not ignored the fact that both of them were pressing against each other's vital points and were about to pierce each other in the next second, perhaps it could be regarded as a hug between relatives who had not seen each other for many years.
Songchui closed his eyes, but without waiting for Qiu's reaction, he drew out his knife and stood up from the side. When the secret guard rushed over, he blocked the secret guard's view of Qiu on the ground.
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