51. Night 51: Incident
After Lu Xi returned safely, they were no longer interested in continuing the holiday trip, so they planned to return to Xiecheng after a few days of rest.
This time, the group went back with two people, which became three. The demon tribe had special means to create legal identities for their members, so Xing Ya also went back with them. In this way, they boarded the plane back.
The snake cub, who was flying on a plane for the first time, couldn't help but stare out the window curiously, no matter how hard he tried to suppress his temper, to see the clouds that were usually high above him spread out below him like a carpet.
There was a "click" sound next to his ear, which scared him.
"Here you go." A photo was handed to him. It was a picture of him staring intently at the white clouds outside the window. He and the clouds were in the same frame.
The cub stared at the white fingers holding the photo, and following the fingers upwards, he saw the beautiful face of the girl with a faint smile on her lips.
Lu Xi bought this camera on the road. Of course, a camera that can develop photos is indispensable when traveling. Seeing the cub showing the expression just now, which is rare, I took a picture of it, and this picture was taken.
The cub turned his gaze back to the photo, hesitated for a long moment, took it, and stammered, "Thank you."
Lu Xi smiled again, which made him stunned.
Although he couldn't see the mermaid next to him, he could sense an unusual atmosphere and the cub's gaze on Lu Xi.
"Ms. Lu Xi, I want to change seats."
"Hmm? Why?"
Their current seats were with the snake cub sitting by the window, Lu Xi in the middle, and the mermaid sitting next to Lu Xi. The mermaid couldn't see the scenery, so there was no need to change seats, but Lu Xi didn't dare say this out loud.
"No reason."
Lu Xi couldn't do anything about him. She was tired of the scenery anyway. But when she agreed, the face of the snake cub beside her froze.
After changing seats, Lu Xi went to the bathroom. After her figure disappeared in the aisle, she said, "Don't get close to Miss Lu Xi."
"I... didn't... didn't." Even though the mermaid looked normal and her expression wasn't scary, the cub felt the air around him grow colder.
It's a feeling of oppression, a very strong feeling of oppression.
As he was shaking, the photo in his hand fell to the ground, and then a white hand picked up the photo from the ground.
The cub stared at the photo in front of him and looked cautiously at the mermaid in front of him. Seeing that his eyes were also on the photo, he lowered his eyes to look at the photo in his hand. After a moment, he threw the photo at him.
"Don't throw away the things Miss Lu Xi gave you."
The cub held the photo in his arms, glanced at him cautiously, then lowered his head. He wondered if he had seen it right. The merman's face seemed a little lonely. He was clearly a very scary guy...
"We really don't have to stay in Ancheng?" Lu Xi asked after coming back from the toilet. She was still thinking about the poachers. There was no news yet about the ship that the mermaid ordered the fish to follow.
"Those fish...will they get lost?"
"No, they will follow."
Most of the earth is covered by ocean, and no matter where they go, the fish can cross the ocean to find them.
The plane landed at Xiecheng Airport. I don’t know how Yuanshi knew they were coming back today and actually sent a car to pick them up.
And the one who picked them up was Yuan Mu.
"Is this the cub you were talking about?"
Lu Xi called him and told him about the cub's situation. When the mermaid couldn't awaken, she also went to find him.
So Yuan Mu knew that she had taken in a cub.
"Well, his name is Xing Ya."
The snake cub hid behind Lu Xi, stuck its head out to look at the tall uncle in front of it, and listened to others talking about him without saying a word.
"Why are you here to pick us up?" Lu Xi asked.
Yuan Mu's face changed, and the smile he had forced himself to maintain just now returned to its original state at this moment, and his face became more solemn than ever.
Lu Xi was surprised to see him like this. In her memory, nothing seemed to make him show such an expression.
"Lu Xi." He took a deep breath, clenched his fist and unclenched it, "Lu Xi, listen to me, Yuan Shi, something happened."
His appearance made Lu Xi feel that things were really bad, even though he hadn't spoken yet, "What happened?"
"Yuan Lou passed away."
A loud "boom" exploded in her mind.
"Who did you say...died?"
"The head of the Yuan family."
Lu Xi opened his lips, unable to form a single word. Yuan Lou, who is that? He is the man who controls the entire huge demon clan. How could he die? Isn't he the most powerful demon clan member?
"Isn't today April Fool's Day?"
"This is accurate information, Lu Xi."
Lu Xi took a deep breath. Anyone who heard such news would be scared, but she was already calm enough.
"Let's get in the car." Yuan Mu opened the car door.
The news was so shocking that Lu Xi sat in the car for a long time before she was sure she was not dreaming. "When did it happen?"
"Last night, the news was still blocked."
The incident happened too suddenly, and the reason why Yuan Mu knew the news so quickly was because his grandfather was from Ji Qiuhu's faction.
"But why is it so sudden..."
"Yuan Lou was injured in a confrontation with poachers in his early years. He has never recovered over the years, but few people know about it. We never expected that his injury would worsen so seriously."
So, it was caused by his old injury.
"What about the lady? How is she now?"
"Although the news has been temporarily suppressed, the truth cannot be hidden. The family cannot be without a leader. Some people who know the truth are secretly impatient. However, Madam has made preparations in advance, and no one can touch the Yuan family for the time being."
Lu Xi was not relieved because this was only temporary and no one knew how long it would last. The atmosphere in the car was heavy. Yuan Mu and Lu Xi were both depressed. Xing Ya watched them quietly. Only the mermaid didn't take it to heart. She held Lu Xi's hand and played with her white fingers.
"Should we go to the Yuan family's main residence?"
As a candidate for the head of the family who was being trained by the Yuan family, he should also go there after the head of the family passed away. However, the Yuan family's main home is not in Xiecheng or Ancheng, but in Beicheng, the capital of China.
Yuan Mu shook his head, "Go, but not today."
Many people don’t know that the demons are actually all around them. They are responsible for various jobs, some are in business, some are in politics, and all of this is controlled by a man named "Yuan Lou".
Now that the man is dead, no one is unwilling to covet this piece of fat meat. Some people who have long had second thoughts are starting to get restless.
"I'm taking you to see someone now."
The "person" that Yuan Mu asked Lu Xi to meet was a demon. The moment she saw the other person, Lu Xi couldn't help but look surprised.
"My brother disturbed you the other day."
The demon in front of him was wearing half a mask on his face, had a sharp horn on his forehead, wore a retro robe, and had a sword at his waist. If she wasn't a female, Lu Xi would have thought that Zixi had also come to Ancheng.
"Who are you……"
"I'm Zixi's sister, my name is Lanxi."
They are indeed siblings.
"I am the executioner of Beicheng. Madam cannot come now, so I have been asked by Madam to bring you a few words," she said seriously.
Ji Qiuhu had just lost her husband. Putting aside her current mood, the only thing that could make her remember Lu Xi was probably the story of the mermaid.
Lu Xi looked at her and said, "Go ahead."
"Madam asked me to tell you that the next heir to the Yuan family can only be Yuan Sen, and what follows is the real test."
Lu Xi didn't expect that Ji Qiuhu would dare to let the demon in front of him lead such a thing. It seems that he is a very trustworthy person.
But Yuanlou has fallen. How will Ji Qiuhu respond next? What should he do to allow the mermaid to become the successor of the Yuan family?
And is he really suitable for it now?
Lu Xi didn't know the answer. From the current mermaid, she couldn't see the side of a family head that he should have. He was not mature enough. Lu Xi originally thought that he would have at least a long time to train.
But I never thought there would be such a day.
Ji Qiuhu must have known that her husband wouldn't last much longer, so she was so eager to train an heir.
"Yuan Sen's eyes must be cured no matter what. We will find the best doctors in the world and try every possible method."
"The Yuan family will handle the transfer procedures for Yuan Sen, and the other candidates for the head of the family will also transfer. Everyone will gather in the North City. The storm is coming. I hope you can protect him. Madam will be waiting for you in the North City."
"My strength is very limited." Lu Xi knew that even if she tried her best, it would be difficult for her to do anything at her current level.
"Madam will help you, you just need to stay with him." Zixi looked out the window at the downstairs. The mermaid was leaning against a tree with her arms folded. When he noticed her gaze, he glanced over with his lazy eyes.
Who would have guessed that he was actually blind.
Lu Xi will definitely accompany him, it is her duty.
In a remote coastal town, at dawn, Li Xiaoniu, a 14-year-old school dropout, was out fishing with his father. As soon as he walked onto the beach, he saw a humanoid figure looming on the shore. "Dad, Dad, there is, there is, there is, there is a dead body." His fingers were shaking with fear.
"What corpse? Don't say anything unlucky."
"It's right there. If you don't believe me, just look."
It was still pitch black in the morning and Li Zhuang didn't believe it at all, but Li Xiaoniu looked very confident and shone his flashlight casually.
Wow, it really is a “corpse”.
Li Xiaoniu's lips turned pale. "Then call the police immediately, call the police..."
"Wait." Li Zhuang ran over.
"Dad, where are you going? Don't go over there."
Li Zhuang ran towards the "corpse" and dragged the bloodless corpse ashore under Li Xiaoniu's loud voice with tears in his eyes.
"Dad, don't touch it, this is a dead person."
At this moment, the "dead man" that Li Xiaoniu mentioned moved his head and coughed very weakly, "Cough, cough cough..."
Li Xiaoniu was so scared that he almost fainted on the spot.
"Dad, ghost, ghost—"
"Shut up, don't make a noise." Li Zhuang frowned, picked up the half-sized person on the ground and threw him on his back, "Let's go to the hospital."
"Hospital..." The semi-conscious man heard the word "hospital" and coughed a few times before speaking. "I'm not going to...hospital..."
"Dad, he, he said he doesn't want to go to the hospital."
"If he says he won't go, then why not? Get out of the way."
"No... go... no go..." I heard mumblings coming from my back.
"Damn it, this is such a hassle." Li Zhuang cursed.
Li Zhuang didn't send the drowning man to the hospital, but carried him home. He had been out in society since he was a child, and he liked to learn all kinds of skills and worked in all kinds of jobs. Especially after his wife died, he took care of Li Xiaoniu alone. Li Xiaoniu was very noisy and it was inevitable that he would get injured from bumps and bruises. He specially learned some medical skills to know what medicine to buy according to the symptoms and how to treat external injuries. But when he pulled off the boy's clothes and saw the horrific scars on his body, the man almost kicked the door of his house in. "Damn it, he has no conscience."
"Dad, Dad, what's wrong?"
Li Xiaoniu was too scared to enter the room, so he didn't see the seams on the boy's body. When he heard the sound of kicking the door, his father pulled a quilt over him and said, "Get out and don't get in the way."
"But..." He couldn't help but glance at it twice.
But his father pushed him out and locked the door.
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