Chapter 123 First Release "You mean, there really is...
Chen Mian couldn't bear it any longer, and even his voice changed.
The suppressed emotions of the past few days and the caution of hiding the secrets for years finally erupted at this moment. The anxiety that surged like a flood almost crushed Chen Mian.
Chen Mian stared at Lord Song closely, afraid of missing any change in his expression, and also afraid that Lord Song would find it difficult to accept the theory of monsters and would not agree to what he was about to say next.
"If I die, please take care of my wife and children, Master Song."
Song Linsheng's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his heart was shaken.
Everything around him seemed to be moving away from him, making him feel as if he was in an endless wilderness.
He clearly heard what Chen Mian said, but the voice surrounded him and enveloped him. He wanted to speak but no sound came out.
"Sir Song, Sir Song?" Chen Mian couldn't help but call out when he saw that Sir Song didn't answer.
Lord Song's silence made him extremely distressed.
If this were a game of chess, he couldn't make a wrong move.
However, it was Chen Mian's calls that finally brought Song Linsheng back to his senses.
"Are you saying that there really are goblins and ghosts in this world?" Song Linsheng did not answer, but asked Chen Mian instead.
"Sir Song..." Chen Mian didn't dare to answer. Sir Song's question really made Chen Mian unsure of his attitude.
If Lord Song didn't believe him, and just thought he was confused by the high fever...
He didn't dare to joke about the safety of his wife and children.
As if he could see through people's hearts, Song Linsheng reacted almost immediately after asking that question.
"Don't worry, your wife and children will be fine." Song Linsheng's tone was firm, as if he had an innate power of persuasion. "You will be fine too."
Song Linsheng patted the back of Chen Mian's hand, signaling him to relax.
Chen Mian's heart finally settled down after getting Lord Song's guarantee.
He no longer hesitated and answered Song Linsheng directly, saying, "Yes, the idea of goblins and ghosts has always existed."
"But most people haven't seen it in person, so they just think of it as idle talk in a rare book of strange stories."
Chen Mian shook his head. If he hadn't met his wife, he would probably be one of the majority.
People in the world are most afraid of unknown things, afraid of being out of control, and afraid of being difficult to tame. Therefore, they always describe the other side of the world they have never seen as completely disordered and terrifying.
It was his wife who made him know the difference between demons and spirits, and the difference between ghosts and monsters, and made him see another side of this world besides humans.
"Is Zhibai Niangzi... the gardenia you encountered in the mountains?" Song Linsheng asked, connecting what Chen Mian had said before and after.
"Yes, my wife is that mountain gardenia." Chen Mian's smile grew, and he seemed to have forgotten the pain in his body. "That's why I said that when I met her in her daughter's form, it wasn't the first time we met."
He thought that he had seen "Zhibai" a long time ago.
——When she was still a flower.
After receiving Chen Mian's affirmative answer, Song Linsheng was silent for a moment.
There was no such thing as the astonishment that Chen Mian had imagined, where he would slam the table and scold him for talking nonsense, or ask some doctor to check his brain.
Lord Song just frowned, seemed to quickly accept the fact, and agreed to his request.
Although Chen Mian felt that things were going a bit too smoothly, he didn't think much about it.
After all, for him, the people he cared about most and the things he was most worried about were all well taken care of.
Lord Song and Madam Wen are both people who can be trusted.
In fact, Song Linsheng, who was sitting quietly on the side, was far from being as calm as he looked.
Song Linsheng was like a thousand-year-old cold pond, with no ripples on the surface, but hidden beneath the surface were reefs of various shapes and surging undercurrents.
After learning that Lady Zhibai was a flower demon, Song Linsheng's mind almost immediately came to another thing...
The government office, the prefect's villa.
"I..." Wen Yu hesitated, and finally gave in. "I promise you."
"Thank you very much." Zhibai's lips curled up slightly, revealing the first cheerful smile in a long time. "Thank you very much, Wenyu."
As he spoke, Zhibai retracted his hand.
Now that she had given birth, her body did not feel any lighter, and was still as clumsy as an ordinary person, and the magic power in her qi sea had not increased at all.
Wen Yu is so smart, how could she not see it?
I just didn't say it out loud to make her sad.
"Wenyu, can you take me to the dungeon?" Zhibai teased the child in Wenyu's arms, and saw her giggle. "I want to take my daughter to see her father."
Wen Yu remained silent, not knowing how to answer.
When Zhibai had the attack just now, Song Linsheng placed them here and then went to the dungeon to look for Chen Mian. However, he was gone for quite some time. Even though Zhibai had been giving birth for a while, Song Linsheng still hadn't brought her back.
A vague sense of unease rose in Wen Yu's heart.
Could something have happened to Chen Mian?
"Okay, I'll take you there." Wen Yu agreed.
Wen Yu helped Zhibai up and wrapped him in three layers of clothes.
Now Zhibai is weak and will fall down at the slightest touch of wind, so she must be fully prepared.
After finally getting out of the house, Wen Yu was in trouble.
She looked at the little child in her arms, not knowing what to do.
"Do you really want to take the child with you?" Wen Yu tightened the swaddling clothes to confirm that this was indeed an ordinary human being.
Since it is not a monster, it probably cannot withstand the cold?
Now that the moon is dark, the wind is strong, and the dew is heavy, she really doesn't dare to take the child out like this.
"No problem, I'll do it." Zhibai took the child and said with a smile, "Where can it be so precious?"
Zhibai knew Wenyu's worries. She had never taken care of a child before, so she was naturally very careful.
Ke Zhibai has been in the human world for many years. Although she had no children before, she has helped the neighbors take care of many children. Now she can hold her own child with ease.
Wen Yu nodded, and seeing that Zhibai looked very skilled, she did not try to dissuade him any further.
When the two of them reached the courtyard, they discovered that Lord Mu had been guarding it the entire time.
The dark blue robe he was wearing was stained with moisture and no longer fluttered like before. The ribbon in his hair hung down behind him, and when the night wind blew occasionally, the ribbon swayed slightly, making his posture even more upright.
Just now, after listening to the maids' congratulations in the house, the two of them went to rest. The courtyard returned to peace, and they thought that Lord Mu had also left.
But I didn't expect to be standing here and being blown by the night wind.
Perhaps it was inconvenient for her to enter the delivery room, but she was also worried about leaving, so she stayed there.
Wen Yu felt embarrassed. She should have come out to discuss things with Lord Mu earlier. It would have been better if she was here alone, so Lord Mu wouldn't have to endure the cold night.
"Lord Mu..." Wen Yu grabbed the corner of his clothes and called out.
Just as she was hesitating about how to apologize to Master Mu, Master Mu spoke first: "Madam Wen, Madam Chen, where are you going?"
Mu Tong nodded in greeting and asked with concern.
Wen Yu paused, looked at Zhibai who was able to sit and walk beside him, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Can a mortal woman walk immediately after giving birth?
Wen Yu wasn't sure if Zhibai looked too "lively" and that was what worried Lord Mu.
"I, I'll take Lady Zhibai to pick up Chen Mian." Wen Yu answered honestly, "Although Lady Zhibai is a little weak, she still wants to go and pick up Chen Mian herself."
Wen Yu was afraid that Lord Mu would become suspicious, so she hurriedly added something, but she felt that the more she talked, the more confusing it became, so she took the initiative to change the subject.
"Master Mu, would you like to go with us?"
But as soon as he said it, Wen Yu regretted it.
Go together? Wouldn't it be easier to expose the problem if we go together? What if Zhibai asks Master Mu to notice something wrong later?
"No, I still have things to do." Mu Tong smiled and replied, "You two ladies, please go ahead."
Fortunately, Lord Mu was delayed by something, and Wen Yu felt relieved. He took Zhibai and said goodbye to Lord Mu.
Wen Yu just turned around and walked a few steps, but he always felt something was wrong.
She paused and looked back—
Not far away, Lord Mu turned and left towards another courtyard gate.
Ribbons fluttered in his hair and his clothes rose and fell in layers.
A tall figure walked in the moonlight, his robe of blue contrasting with the moon's shadow, as if the moon in the sky was split into two, one half in the sky and the other half underground.
But……
Wen Yu frowned. In the past, Lord Mu always acted together with her and Song Linsheng. What was the important matter today that he had to go alone?
Moreover, at this moment, Wen Yu looked up at the sky. The moonlight was bright and the stars were sparse.
It's already late at night.
Although they couldn't get out of the Jiangyang government office, it was still inconvenient for her and Zhibai to walk around the government office at this time.
Lord Mu has been in the government office for a long time and must be more familiar with the situation everywhere than she and Zhibai. Why would he refuse to go with them?
"What's wrong?" Zhibai's voice rang out.
Wen Yu turned around, suppressed the doubts in her mind and stopped thinking about it.
"It's nothing, let's go." Wen Yu stepped out of the courtyard. Her clothes fluttered as she raised her legs, but her mind calmed down.
She must have been overthinking it. Lord Mu must be on the side of Song Linsheng and her.
"Well, watch your step." Zhibai followed closely with the child in his arms.
The wax in the lanterns in the yard burned out and the flames gradually died down, but fortunately, dawn had already begun to break in the sky without anyone noticing.
Various lights and shadows mixed together, weaving a grayish color before our eyes.
Wen Yu blinked, and it seemed as if a black light flashed by, so fast that she couldn't see clearly.
"Zhibai, just now..." Wen Yu raised her hand and wiped her face. Could it be that she hadn't slept all night and her eyes were blurry?
"Someone is here..." Zhi Bai frowned and unconsciously tightened the swaddling clothes in his hands.
Before Wen Yu could ask in detail, he saw a ray of silver-white light following closely behind, chasing the black light towards a corner of the government office.
Wen Yu looked carefully this time and found that it was indeed a silver-white light.
That direction... Wen Yu looked in that direction -
It's a dungeon.
Although Wen Yu had only been to the cell once with Song Linsheng, she had already memorized the direction and route by heart, so there was no mistake. The black and white lights went straight to the dungeon.
Why would a fellow Taoist want to go to the government office dungeon...
"Not good!" Wen Yu regained consciousness, horrified. "Song Linsheng and Chen Mian are still in the dungeon!"
"What?" Zhibai's heart tightened, but he was still a little out of the situation.
"Those two are indistinguishable from good and evil, and their origins are unclear. They're heading towards the dungeon!"
Wen Yu started walking away, "Song Linsheng and Chen Mian are still in the dungeon!"
It took her only three or two steps before she realized that there was no one around, so she didn't have to worry about anything.
Wen Yu waved two fingers, and a green light flew out from her fingertips. After circling around her body for a few times, it carried her straight up and chased forward.
"I'll go stop them first. Zhibai, take care of yourself and the child!"
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