Chapter 75 Chapter 75 "Mermaid! So big..."
"A mermaid! Such a huge one!" the old man in sackcloth gestured and explained loudly, "She slipped into the cave in the blink of an eye. I didn't dare to follow her."
"Which cave? Take us there." A Quan, a student from the martial arts academy, asked hurriedly.
He was a plain-looking man with a slender build, hardly fitting the stereotype of a martial arts student. If you weren't looking at his rather unattractive face, you might mistake him for a student from the arts department. However, contrary to his appearance, he possessed immense martial arts prowess, earning him a prestigious reputation within the academy.
"I need to unload this pile of cargo." The old man pointed to the pile of cargo on the boat.
Ah Quan quickly turned around and looked at his companions following behind him, "Help me unload."
Li Yian sighed resignedly, rolled up his sleeves, and helped unload the cargo with other companions. He walked to the shore with a bag of cargo weighing over a hundred pounds on each shoulder.
After unloading the goods breathlessly, the old man said, "I still have to ship the goods back."
Li Yian couldn't help but draw his sword, but was held back by Captain A Quan standing beside him. "It might be a wandering immortal. It's better to make some trouble than to miss any chance."
This has happened many times. After helping out with the hard labor, people who claim to have seen a mermaid will feign amnesia, saying, "Eh? That's not right. Maybe I remembered it wrong."
These people were clearly doing their job, using the labor of the Theological Society for free. No wonder Qi Yang was so happy when he received the order to go out.
Li Yian suppressed his displeasure. After he and his companions helped the old man deliver the goods back home, the old man said, "Oh, that cave is right where you helped me unload the goods."
······Why don’t you just say it directly?
"Captain, please take care of that woman. She is so fierce. How can she be so cruel to innocent people?" Frightened by Li Yian's cold eyes, the old man quickly hid behind A Quan.
Ah Quan hurriedly pulled Li Yian away, and only after he had dragged Li Yian far away did he say, "Control your temper. We represent the image of the Theological Society. No matter how angry we are, we can't get angry with ordinary people."
Li Yian wasn't good at communicating, and she was prone to displaying a cold expression, her emotions clearly visible on her face. She was often quick to draw her sword when angry. Although she was the strongest member of the team, An Si didn't allow her to lead the team, instead assigning the more skilled A Quan to manage her.
Li Yian could only swallow his resentment and said coldly, "Let's go and see the mermaid he mentioned."
The novel states that in addition to righteous gods like Feng Yao and You Tian who were formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, there are also some animals, plants, and even humans who have cultivated themselves into immortals, gathering all over the world.
She had seen a fairy who had cultivated from a white crane some time ago, so it wouldn't be surprising if she saw a fish fairy this time. If the white crane represented "wind," then the fish fairy would represent "water."
If we can find the Fish Fairy and cooperate with her to purify the remaining evil in this town, then this town will be able to regain its vitality.
"Nothing unusual was found."
A group of martial arts students searched the cave from top to bottom but found no trace of the mermaid.
A Quan was a little disappointed. He looked back at Li Yian and saw that he had a deadpan expression on his face again. He couldn't help but sigh.
This beautiful woman, with her shabby and unpleasant personality, has caused the city's residents to have a lot of dissatisfaction with the Theological Society these days. I have to go on patrol soon, and I can't let her deadpan face scare the people of the city.
After a pause, A Quan instructed, "Li Yian, go back to the Theological Society and take care of the flowers, plants, and trees."
Li Yian didn't say anything, just nodded lightly and turned to leave.
She wasn't good at dealing with crowds, and she felt uncomfortable being stared at by passersby while patrolling the streets with great fanfare. So when Ah Quan arranged for her to return to the theological society to do odd jobs, she didn't object.
It is early winter now, with cloudy and cold weather. The trees in the suburbs have lost all their leaves, leaving only bare ground. It looks bleak and desolate at first glance.
Li Yian originally wanted to take the suburban road back, but thinking that the weather was getting colder, he saw some heaters on the stalls when he was patrolling the streets just now. He was moved and turned back to the market.
While choosing a heater, she felt a chilling gaze fixed on her. Li Yian tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword, remaining calm. After handing the copper coin to the owner, she quickly picked up the heater and left.
Even as I walked to the outskirts, the cold gaze behind me did not disappear.
She turned around abruptly, quickly drew her sword, and asked coldly, "Who is it?"
But there was no one behind him.
Li Yian looked around with a tense expression and all five senses open. There was no evil or murderous aura, only a faint scent of osmanthus mixed with orchid.
This scent was very familiar, she had only smelled it in the Liberal Arts College. Could it be that a student from the Liberal Arts College was following her?
"Come out!" Li Yi'an shouted coldly.
No one responded.
Li Yian ran towards the source of the fragrance. After running about fifty meters, the scent inexplicably stopped. It was a remote, deserted suburb. She couldn't understand why these inexplicable scents appeared here.
Among the students in the Faculty of Arts, she was not familiar with Mu Yang and the others.
Mu Yang was still lying in the Theological Society with his injuries still not healed.
Li Yian frowned, puzzled, and finally gave up and turned to walk towards the Theological Society.
As Li Yian walked away, a young man emerged from the air. His pale, delicate face, with a teardrop mole beneath his eye, made him appear quite alluring. His expression was gloomy, and his voice was hoarse. "Who did you buy this heater for? Mu Yang?"
The young man clenched his fists tightly and squeezed out the words from his mouth, "Mu Yang, Mu Yang..."
The guest rooms of the Theological Society are located in the backyard, not far from the temple, and are surrounded by a large bamboo forest. Li Yian passed through the bamboo forest and arrived in front of Mu Yang's room. She heard someone talking inside. It was Yuan Han, Mu Yang's former follower, the boy who was very good at scolding people.
She frowned and paused, but ultimately decided not to knock on the door and placed the heater in front of the door.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw Li Xuan standing in the bamboo forest opposite, looking at her.
Li Yian's face froze, and she pretended not to notice his gaze as she turned and walked towards the corridor on the left. Although she had suddenly remembered to buy a heater for Mu Yang, worried that the weather was getting colder and his frail body wouldn't be able to withstand it, but being seen by Li Xuan made it seem as if she was trying to please Mu Yang out of fear of his threat.
Perhaps she was doing this in vain. After all, Mu Yang had so many people who loved him, and the house should have been filled with heaters.
Just as she was daydreaming, she suddenly felt a cold gaze staring at her.
Li Yian turned around suddenly, only to see a piece of clothing flash by at the corner of the corridor.
Exquisite and expensive silk fabric, black and red color combination.
"Mu Yin!" she yelled and hurried after him.
She hadn't seen Mu Yin for several days. It was said that he woke up the day after the festival, returned to the Mu Mansion, and locked himself in his room and refused to come out.
She had too much to do and couldn't find time to see him.
Mu Yin ran very fast and disappeared in an instant. Even Li Yian couldn't keep up with him, as if he could escape underground.
Li Yian chased to the flower forest, turned around and looked around, but could not find any trace of Mu Yin, so he finally had to give up.
But there was always some doubt in his mind, why Mu Yin, who had no martial arts skills, could be as elusive as Li Xuan.
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It was not until Li Yian left that Mu Yin's figure appeared in the air with a gloomy expression.
"It turns out that the heater was bought for Mu Yang."
"No one cares about Cheng Qiu's death, but Mu Yang is just injured, yet everyone is paying attention to him. Why?"
"Even his sister often visited him and bought him a heater."
He and Cheng Qiu seemed to be forgotten like dust in the corner, disappearing with the wind.
The gloomy young man in the flower forest waved his hand fiercely, and a flower tree next to him turned into powder and drifted away in the biting cold wind.
[Mu Yin. You've been lying down for a long time, and there's no one to play chess with me anymore. Perhaps, after the ceremony, that will be the time you wake up.]
[For some reason, my soul seems to be getting weaker and weaker.]
If you wake up in the future, please protect her.
Cheng Qiu is the best person to him in this world. Only Cheng Qiu can always find him in the corners where he is neglected, and only Cheng Qiu will spend time chatting and playing chess with him.
During his coma, he could hear every word Cheng Qiu said to him. He also knew that Cheng Qiu had sucked away all the evil energy in his body at the cost of his life.
He also knew that Cheng Qiu died together with the demon god Youtian in order to save everyone.
Why should Cheng Qiu be forgotten, while Mu Yang, who made a paper substitute for Cheng Qiu and sent Cheng Qiu to his death, is praised on the pedestal?
This theological society made him sick. If it weren't for Cheng Qiu's last words, he would never have come back.
He raised his pale hand, and rich and powerful spiritual energy was beating in his palm.
A cold wind blew, and the figure of the young man in black disappeared.
In the study of the Theological Society, An Si, feeling the huge fluctuation of spiritual energy, suddenly looked up and the divination hexagram fell to the ground.
“This spiritual energy…”
He had never felt such terrifying and majestic spiritual energy in more than a hundred years.
Li Xuan paused while wiping his sword on the tall tree, his eyes, like icy ponds, wavered slightly.
He jumped down, passed the open window, and threw the heater to Mu Yang, who was absent-mindedly listening to Yuan Han in the house.
"I'm going out for a while, call me if you need anything."
"Heating stove?" Mu Yang lowered his head and saw the exquisite object in his hand, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Li Yian just gave it to me." Li Xuan said calmly and disappeared.
Mu Yang wanted to stand up anxiously, his legs were in excruciating pain. He bit his lower lip tightly, held on to the table, and walked towards the door.
Yuan Han stood up hurriedly and wanted to hold Mu Yang back, "Brother Mu Yang..."
But Mu Yang pushed him away, causing him to stumble.
Mu Yang had already put his hands on the door and looked outside, but the house was already empty and the cold wind was blowing up fallen leaves.
Mu Yang's eyes filled with tears. He lowered his head, his long hair covering his red, wet eyes. He felt like a huge rock was blocking his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Why don’t you come in... Since you are giving him something to give him, why don’t you see him?
He had clearly been waiting for her.
"Brother Mu Yang." Yuan Han noticed that Mu Yang was not in the right mood and felt a little uneasy. Mu Yang had been smiling and listening to him so gently just a second ago, but when he heard Li Yian's name, his whole demeanor changed.
"Yuanhan, you go back. I'm tired and need to rest." Mu Yang said in a low voice.
After saying that, without waiting for Yuan Han to react, Mu Yang pushed Yuan Han out of the door and closed it.
"Mu Yang, brother..." Yuan Han wanted to continue knocking on the door, but soon put his hand down in frustration.
He and Mu Yang have been going to and from school together since they were young and have a good relationship. He has seen Mu Yang get hurt and sad because of Li Yian many times.
He also hated Li Yian and deliberately made trouble for her.
But he had experienced a lot this year, being sent out to purify the evil, and had witnessed all kinds of joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the separation of life and death. He knew that he couldn't interfere with other people's lives, and that he wasn't involved in the emotional entanglements, so he didn't know.
Mu Yang has changed a lot, and he has also changed a lot.
"Brother Mu Yang, if you want to see her, then go and see her." Yuan Han said this and turned to leave. He knew that Mu Yang was not a proactive person, nor was he a cheerful person. He always felt that he needed to find a reason for everything he did... But not everything needed a reason.
Mu Yang sat down by the door, holding the heater in his hands. His head was lowered, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
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