Chapter 61 Threat
Ning Mingmei became drunk, and the system was frightened and worried.
It witnessed Ning Mingmei push open the door of the next room - and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Gui Ruoxue is not here.
Wait, where did Gui Ruoxue go? ?
System quick scan. It found Gui Ruoxue under a osmanthus tree in a nearby courtyard, wearing a mask, with her eyes closed, and playing the air organ.
system:……
How come this guy is drunk too! Are you suffering from artistic disease again?
Soon, the system had no time to care about Gui Ruoxue - because Ning Mingmei went to Lian Chengyue's bed.
Then, it heard a sentence that frightened it: "Huh? No one is on the bed?"
Lian Chengyue's bed was indeed empty, and the messy quilt still retained the residual warmth of the child's body. The system watched Ning Mingmei sit down on the child's bed and said with his eyes closed: "What a pity, it's rare to remember that everyone is drunk and no one is available to take care of him. Come and see if he has taken his medicine..."
"You said, yes, no, yes, huh?"
Aaaaaaah——! !
Ning Mingmei suddenly bent down from the bed, with his head facing under the bed. The scene was very similar to a scene in some horror movies.
The system had no idea how the person hiding under the bed felt, but it itself was scared out of its wits.
Ning Mingmei, how could he be like this when he was drunk? !
Who gets drunk and crazy like in a horror movie?
Sure enough, there was the sound of a child shrinking and waving his arms and legs under the bed. Ning Mingmei reached out to grab it, but failed. He said, "I'll count one, two, three."
…
There was silence under the bed for a while, and then the child crawled out by himself.
The five-year-old child was obviously still very ill, with a pair of hazy eyes. It was probably the survival instinct of the demon fragment that made him roll out of bed from the nightmare, and he crawled under the bed in a half-awake state, huddled there in the sound of Ning Mingmei's approaching breath.
At this moment, he stared at Ning Mingmei with the bluffing eyes of a puppy looking at a bad guy. Ning Mingmei said: "Hey, glaring at me again?"
Child:……
Child: “Woof woof woof!”
Barking angrily again.
Ning Mingmei: “Ahahahaha!”
The man was laughing so hard on the bed. The system looked at him, not knowing how to describe its feelings.
All we can say is that its system has been shaken to the point of being offline.
In a small pavilion, ten disciples were sleeping soundly, a farmhand was having a literary and artistic crazy under a osmanthus tree, the original male protagonist was drunk and still barking like a dog, and the host was laughing like crazy on the bed.
Is there a possibility that it is the one that should leave here immediately?
Ning Mingmei stretched out his hand and showed the child a little bit of his white fingertips: "Come here."
He held the medicine bag in his palm and looked down at the child, not knowing what he was thinking. The child hunched over and looked at him, his eyes fierce and hesitant, without moving a muscle.
The system estimated that Lian Chengyue could not understand what he was saying.
Ning Mingmei suddenly threw the medicine bag up. He caught it with one hand, and his sleeve drew a crescent-shaped arc in the air. Then, he reached out and smashed the medicine bag onto the child.
This happened so suddenly that no one reacted.
Ning Mingmei suddenly said, "You hate me, don't you? You want to kill me, right?"
Child:……
"You followed me to the temple, what do you want to do? Is it a plan or are you unwilling to accept it? Do you want me to see that you also have some kind of power?" Ning Mingmei said, "It's a pity, I was born twenty years earlier than you in this world of immortal cultivation. No matter how fast you run, you can't catch up with me--"
As he said this, he reached out and grabbed the child. At that moment the system screamed, thinking he was going to strangle the child to death.
But Ning Mingmei just scratched his chin.
"Just kidding." He laughed again.
This was the second smile Ning Mingmei showed to Lian Chengyue. His laughter always seemed to happen at such unpredictable moments, very random, unpredictable and moody. The child stared at him blankly again, his eyes rolled around, and then stopped looking at his smile.
"Forget it." Ning Mingmei said.
He pointed his finger at the child's forehead, sealing this bit of memory which was completely insignificant in the eyes of the system.
The beauty in the black and gold coat grabbed the child's clothes, threw him back on the bed, pinched his mouth open, and poured the powder into his mouth.
Afterwards, he left just like when he came, wearing wooden clogs, a black and gold coat, and with his hands folded.
There is a bright moon outside. The system is full of mysteries. It ultimately raises only the most obvious question: "Why did you erase his memory?"
Ning Mingmei: "Because it makes his illness worse, if I don't cure it, will he come back for revenge when he grows up?"
system:……
This is what Ning Mingmei said.
But the system always feels.
That's not the case.
Not for this reason.
But what Ning Mingmei really thinks in his heart can only be known by Ning Mingmei himself, who is now gazing at the boundless moonlight in the world of cultivation.
…
Early the next morning.
When Ning Mingmei woke up, his expressionless face was slightly ferocious: "It hurts."
The familiar hangover headache.
Drinking parties have always been what Ning Mingmei hates the most. After all, Ning Mingmei is well-known for his poor alcohol tolerance.
He packed up and went out. The yard was calm and peaceful. Even Gui Ruoxue, who had been acting like an artistic lunatic in the yard yesterday, crawled back to her room and went to sleep in the second half of the night.
There was only one person standing at the door. Just as Ning Mingmei expected, it turned out to be the deputy city lord's man.
Invite him to your house for a chat.
Ning Mingmei asked the man to wait, and he shouted to Gui Ruoxue's window: "Wig."
…Gui Ruoxue poked her head out after a long while, looking grim: “What wig? You called me?”
Ning Mingmei: "When the other disciples wake up, tell Eleven not to forget what he said yesterday. Remember to go out today, walk around Yedi, and come back to write a report for me."
Gui Ruoxue: "So what is a wig?"
Ning Mingmei played a trick that no one in this world knew about. He got on the deputy city lord's carriage and left alone.
The City Lord's Mansion is in the east of the city, and the Deputy City Lord's Mansion is in the west. Its layout is slightly worse than that of the City Lord's Mansion, but it can also be considered magnificent.
Ning Mingmei first followed the servant who led the way, and then followed the deputy city lord who was waiting in the main hall. Finally, the two of them sat down in the study room for guests.
In the study, not in the main room, it was obvious that the deputy city lord wanted this to be a private conversation.
Ning Mingmei said: "It seems that the deputy city lord did not sleep well last night."
The dark circles under the other person's eyes were almost as dark as those of Lin Heting who stayed up all night to meet a deadline the day before the group meeting.
The deputy city lord smiled bitterly: "I'm sure the Immortal Master should understand what I'm doing."
Ning Mingmei didn't want to talk about his topic: "The style of the deputy city lord's house is not much different from that of the city lord's house."
The deputy city lord explained: "The rules of this house are like this because it was sealed along with the city lord's house four hundred years ago."
The deputy city lord told the whole story. It turned out that General Wang Yefeng, who had come to the king's defense, had five deputy generals under his command, all of whom were brave and good at fighting. Almost all of them are from the same hometown as Ye Feng. Since the beginning of the war, they have left Yedi with Ye Feng, fought on the battlefield, and were as close as brothers. Afterwards, they were awarded titles together, retired from the army, and lived out their lives in Yedi.
The houses of the five deputy generals were also built at that time, together with the house of General Wang.
One king and five generals returned home in glory, with gongs and drums beating everywhere, how glorious it was.
Even though the deputy city lord only mentioned it briefly, Ning Mingmei could feel the celebration, encouragement, and pride of the people of Yedi four hundred years ago.
Ye Feng is a hero in the human world and also a hero in Yedi! Heroes create legends, heroes return triumphantly, heroes shed their blood on the battlefield to fight for peace and glory for the land, heroes return to the land where they were born and raised!
Among the one king and five generals, only Ye Feng got the elixir, but the other five also lived a happy life. Five people passed away, leaving behind only their descendants - these descendants were also raised by Ye Feng.
The deputy city lord is the descendant of one of the deputy generals.
This is a magnificent epic, and even the eyes of the maid who came to serve tea were moistened by it.
Obviously, she was also moved by this glorious history.
But Ning Mingmei only said one sentence: "The general king is always the general king, and the descendants of the deputy general are the deputy city lords. Yedi is really... a good story of 'passing on the torch'. The glorious bloodline is passed down from generation to generation."
The system glanced at Ning Mingmei.
Why is there a hint of sarcasm in these words? And there was no emotion at all.
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Since Ye Feng ran away from the order, it is impossible for me to be moved by him at all."
system:……
What kind of person is he who never forgets even the slightest grudge? It’s better to be clear and ignorant!
The deputy city lord obviously thought that Ning Mingmei was just praising him. When he saw the maid go down, he said, "You are too kind. It is shameless of me to invite you here today... But I have to ask you for help on this matter."
Ning Mingmei: "Oh?"
Deputy City Lord: "Regarding the haunted matter in Yedi, the prince is old and weak, and he is unable to do many things. He always feels that less trouble is worse than more trouble... A few days ago, we had already persuaded the prince, but when the prince saw the arrival of the immortals yesterday, he suddenly changed his mind. But for the safety of the people of Yedi, this matter can no longer be delayed. Therefore, we shamelessly come again to ask the immortals to investigate secretly."
The main part of the drama is here.
Ning Mingmei drank a sip of tea first, and when the deputy city lord could no longer hold back and was about to speak, he asked, "What happened in Yedi?"
The deputy city lord said: "You know, Immortal. Four hundred years ago, there was a war in Yedi. Demons invaded, corpses were everywhere, and even the green rivers were dyed red. More than tens of thousands of lives died in the war. Although after the war, we rebuilt and expanded our Yecheng on the scorched earth. But the evil spirits that entangled this place began to appear from that moment, and have become more and more serious in recent years. Now the people dare not go out at night..."
He was exaggerating. Ning Mingmei asked, "How intense is it?"
The deputy city lord said: "The wind is howling, and every tree and grass looks like an enemy..."
Ning Mingmei: "When did the evil ghosts start to appear? How many people did they kill? What was their method of killing? How often did they kill? How were the bodies distributed? What were the statistics of the age, occupation, and gender of the deceased? Do these charts and curves change over time? Have you ever thought about the factors that affect death?"
Deputy City Lord: ...
Ning Mingmei seemed very disappointed: "You don't even know these? It seems that the deputy city lord is not sincere in asking for help."
He put down his teacup and said, "How about this? Write a report for me first, assessing the impact of the evil spirits, and submit it to me for approval within next week. Remember, there must be detailed citations, written on bamboo slips, not rice paper, and there must be no traces of erasures."
The deputy city lord originally planned to let the matter go, but he didn't expect that although Ning Mingmei's words were strange, every word hit the pain point.
Moreover, Ning Mingmei stood up and was actually about to leave!
The deputy city lord said quickly: "Of course we won't let the immortals make a wasted trip. We will still give the six million that we promised to Qingji Sect."
Ning Mingmei asked: "If the city lord disagrees, can you still come up with the six million?"
Deputy City Lord: “That’s natural.”
Very interesting. It seems that the deputy city lord's private treasury is quite large.
And six million is by no means a small amount. This shows that the evil ghost Yu Ye’s mischief is indeed a very urgent matter for him.
Thinking of the desolate appearance of the people in the deputy city lord's mansion, Ning Mingmei said, "When we cultivators come down the mountain, what we value most is never money or gold. Understanding cause and effect, seeking the way to immortality, seeing the world, and seeing all living things, this is what we should do. For cultivators, the most important thing is sincerity and peace of mind. The deputy city lord's words are really too narrow-minded."
Ning Mingmei stood up and was about to leave again. The deputy city lord kept saying, "Ning Xianzhang! Ning Xianzhang! I'm really sorry. We mortals really don't know what's great. But these are the only things we can offer. I'm really sorry for going back on my word yesterday... Xianzhang, how about seven million?"
It is better to be clear and not look back.
Deputy City Lord: "...7.5 million?"
Ning Mingmei sighed softly, "This money was originally used to fill the sect treasury and repair Qingji Sect. The purpose of repairing Qingji Sect is to allow the world's cultivators to receive the best cultivation guidance in Qingji Sect and help all students in the world to ascend to the great way. Deputy City Lord, what you said makes it sound like this money went into my private treasury, not for the benefit of the people of the world."
The system watching the bargaining: ...
Ning Mingmei, you really deserve a beating!
I'm really sorry for using money to bring shame to the Immortal. The deputy city lord lowered his head. He really couldn't come up with anything more.
Finally, he suddenly gritted his teeth and stood up: "In fact, there is another thing in the mansion... It is my heirloom, passed down four hundred years ago."
He turned and left. Ning Mingmei looked at his back and realized that this was a serious matter.
If it was an ordinary treasure, the deputy city lord could just ask his trusted maid to get it. Why would he have to go there in person?
This only means that this heirloom is extraordinary. Moreover, it is so extraordinary that only the head of the family can keep it and keep it secret from outsiders, so that the family can feel at ease.
"Ning Xian has been waiting for a long time."
The deputy city lord is back. He opened the box in his hand, revealing something inside.
It's a bone token.
Ning Mingmei looked at it, his eyelashes moving slightly - because he was very familiar with the shape of this token.
It is the other half of the bone token that Ning Mingmei now possesses, which is enough to open the Demon King's tomb in the back mountain of Piaomiao Peak!
By combining the two tokens, you can withdraw Ning Mingmei's time deposit in the back mountain. But Ning Mingmei was not in a hurry. He only said: "This token has a strong evil spirit."
Deputy City Lord: "Master Ning, you may not know this, but it is said that this bone token is made of demon bones and can open an ancient treasure somewhere."
Sorry, I actually know this.
Ning Mingmei said: "There has long been a blood feud between Yedi and the demon race. You said that your ancestor, the deputy general, got it four hundred years ago. Where did you get it from?"
The deputy city lord was indeed hesitant when talking about the origin of the token. He only said vaguely: "From a traitor... a prisoner."
Ning Mingmei keenly noticed something.
"That traitor, is he from the human race?" he said, "Is he from Yedi?"
The deputy city lord was even more vague: "Haha, anything can happen during the war years."
The suspicions grew.
Ning Mingmei said: "You are willing to take this out, which shows that this matter of Yedi is really very important to you."
The deputy city lord said: "This is also true for the people of Yedi..."
"It's just that there's one thing I don't understand. Your Majesty went back on his word, not just to make things easier for you, right?" Ning Mingmei suddenly sneered, "Deputy City Lord, I see that you're a junior, so I won't argue with you. But if I don't say anything now and save face for you, it would seem that I'm stupid and can be bullied - I'll give you some face, so you can speak up and tell me what's going on."
The system for auditing: ...
This Ning Mingmei is a greedy and demanding person. He lost six million yesterday, earned back seven hundred and fifty today, and even took the other party's heirloom.
Now he is still aggressive, as if the other party who has to pay money and work hard is the one at a disadvantage.
The deputy city lord turned pale and was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said, "The Immortal is right... Besides being unable to do it, the prince also has..."
Guilt.
Ning Mingmei: "That's interesting. According to what you said before, those who died in Yedi were the enemies of the human world. When the prince was young, he fought on the battlefield for the human world, killing demons and enemies. Now that he is old, he feels guilty towards those invaders?"
What kind of reflectivist is this?
The deputy city lord bit his lip and said, "This matter involves a secret that happened more than four hundred years ago..."
Ning Mingmei: "What secret?"
We will press on step by step and never give the deputy city lord any chance to conceal the transaction details or run away with the order.
Now it seems that there is a lot of water involved in this six million job in Yecheng.
To put it in context, it means that the product with major flaws is being treated as a brand new one, and the product pictures stolen from others on the Internet are used as detailed pictures.
The deputy city lord said: "Four hundred years ago, there was no Ye City in Ye Land. The current Ye City was just a medium-sized town. People lived in the town. Outside the town, there were many small villages scattered on the mountains of Ye Land, and those small villages were also inhabited by people."
"But among those villages, there was once an extremely ancient village. The tribe living in the ancient village is called the Li people. The Li people mastered an extremely ancient secret method..."
Ning Mingmei: "What secret method?"
The deputy city lord uttered those two words: "Witchcraft."
Witchcraft, at the cost of soul or body, in exchange for power, to fight against the demons. Those who master this method and protect their companions are called shamans.
"In the beginning, our ancestors believed that witchcraft was just a rumor, something that belonged to the Third and Fourth Ages."
Ning Mingmei thought of the curse on the General King's arm: "Logically speaking, since you are both fighting against the demon tribe, you should be natural allies with them."
The deputy city lord closed his eyes and remained silent.
Ning Mingmei: "Now, there is only Yecheng in Yedi. There are no other villages."
“…”
"Where did the Li people go? Did they leave Yecheng and go deeper into the mountains?"
The deputy city lord's lips moved, and he finally uttered half a sentence: "This clan has been taken by us..."
The author has something to say:
The reason why Ning Mingmei is called Evil Lihua: I was watching videos on Bilibili and saw someone filming a dozen stray cats squatting on the stairs in front of a university campus library. The comment described it as "a gang of evil stray cats having a meeting."
Most of the stray cats are tabby cats. Ning Mingmei’s black and gold color scheme is similar to that of the tabby cat. He likes to hold meetings and they all come from Chinese university campuses. Therefore, Ning Mingmei's cat is sculpted into an evil tabby cat.
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