Re-entering Merlin
At the small square table for four, Yun Jinglu ignored the empty seat and insisted on squeezing in with her, separating her from Lan Zhuochi. How childish.
Lan Zhuochi had an ugly expression on his face, and he kept glancing at her with a dejected look. She pretended not to see it, and gently and considerately picked up food for her brother. Every time she picked up food with her chopsticks, she would add a word of concern.
She just didn't believe that the jealous Lan Zhuochi could hold back and avoid talking to her.
After dinner, Yunqi Que asked, "Brother Lanqu, how is Yueya? Can we go see her?"
"Yueya... isn't doing well. Junior Sister, it's best not to go see her. The flesh on her body is almost completely gone. The flesh on her shin bones, arms, and ribs has already fallen away, and you can see the bones. I'm afraid it will scare you."
"I told A-Lu about my experiences over the past few days. A-Lu said he had encountered similar cases before, so I wanted him to see the details with his own eyes. Is that convenient?"
Judging from Lan Qu's reaction, he should be very moved by her words, but he did not agree immediately and silently observed Lan Zhuochi's reaction.
Most likely, it is because Yun Jinglu is a member of the Demon-Controlling Sect, and the Demon-Controlling Sect and Canghua Mountain have always been in opposition.
Lan Zhuochi said, "I think we can let him try, Lan Qu. What if he can really solve Yueya's dilemma?"
"Yes, please."
Lan Qu immediately stood up and led the way. As he pushed the door open, he said, "Please wait here for a moment. Yueya doesn't want to see anyone, and given her special circumstances, I'll go in and let her get ready."
"That's right, Senior Brother. After all, there are differences between men and women."
"Thank you for your understanding, Junior Sister."
Lan Qu had just pushed the door open when he suddenly pulled it open. "Yueya is gone! She was clearly there when I came out to eat."
"Is there anything unusual in the room?"
"Yes! Come in and take a look."
Yunqi Que entered the room and saw that pieces of Yueya's flesh and skin had fallen from the bed all the way to the window frame. Judging from the number of flesh and skin pieces that had fallen in the room, it was estimated that all the skin on Yueya's body had fallen off.
Yueya must have jumped out of the window. The two outward-facing windows were wide open, and facing the window was the bayberry forest.
Because it was on the first floor, the window was directly connected to the courtyard. Yunqi Que followed the possible route of Yueya's escape and explored all the way there. Sure enough, on the spikes of the courtyard fence in the direction of the bayberry forest, he found a piece of skin with black skin inside.
"All the evidence points to Yueya going to the bayberry forest."
"But how could it be? After Yueya woke up, we resolved the misunderstandings we had about each other for the past ten years. She also said that she would never leave again, that she would always be my wife and that she would always be with me... How could she sneak back again?"
"Brother Lanqu, I wanted to ask you yesterday. You were awake, so why didn't you recognize Yueya the moment you saw her face? You couldn't recognize her voice either, and you relied on the song "Yuanyang Su" that Yueya composed and composed to help you recognize her? Don't you wonder why she changed her appearance and voice?"
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"Because you've already seen that Yueya needs to constantly replace her skin and flesh. Where does the flesh and blood that disappear after the skin is peeled go? It's in Yueya's body, right? The descendants of the deceased killed by Chen Yuefeng have almost all been skinned and sewn up. Why did Yueya kill people, skin and sew up their bones in the bayberry forest last night? She even risked being discovered by the demon hunters, killing only one person and singing opera while doing so, as if she was afraid we wouldn't be discovered. Firstly, she may be replacing the dead flesh with new ones because it is easy to rot. Secondly, while replacing the flesh, perhaps she also wants us to find her. More precisely, she wants you, Lan Qu, to find her."
"Little Junior Sister, you saw it too. The flesh inside Yueya's body is black and bloodless. If it were new flesh, how could it be like this?"
Lan Qu's face was still filled with grief as he continued to argue anxiously, with an expression of absurd shock and disbelief at her words.
Yun Jinglu said, "There's a method in this world called the Blood Cauldron. It involves hollowing out the viscera and flesh of the deceased, who died tragically and unjustly. The viscera and flesh are placed in a porcelain jar made from the bones of a hundred murderous corpses, melted into clay, and then immersed in a larger jar filled with fresh human blood for seven days, until the skin and flesh turn slightly black and stop dripping blood, yet remain elastic. This method is then successful. This method is recorded in the Demon Control Sect's secret techniques, first seen in the "Resentful Woman" scroll a thousand years ago. It describes the method of removing the bones, peeling the skin, and replacing the flesh with the flesh to restore the woman's form. This section is also recorded in the ancient texts of the Maoshan Sect's Heavenly Master, which specializes in catching demons and exorcising evil spirits. And you, Bai Yunru, have been handed down a copy of the ancestor's handwritten notes. It's said that these notes contain many remarkable records from the Heavenly Master's ancient texts. Do you need me to explain this more clearly?"
"Just because you know my name from the first half of my life, Master Yun is trying to accuse me of concealing it on purpose?"
"I didn't want to expose you, but the Yangmeilin demon case must be solved quickly. So, Bai Yunru, will you tell me what you know yourself? Or will my Demon Control Sect intervene in this case? Although it will take some time to learn the truth, you, your young master, and even Canghua Mountain will be implicated in the infamy."
Seeing that he was unmoved, Yun Jinglu smiled and threatened him gently, "You know, what I, Yun Jinglu, am best at is gathering and spreading information."
"mean!"
"I'm despicable? I'm saying, you people from Canghua Mountain, are you all crazy? You're so used to scolding me behind my back, you just open your mouth and do it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed the awkwardness of Yunqique who was hesitant to speak.
"You are not considered a member of Canghua Mountain, and you will never be considered one."
The hidden meaning is concise and to the point.
Everyone present understood what he said, but Lan Zhuochi, who was always jealous in relationships, did not refute him in a sarcastic tone at the first time.
That expression seemed to imply tacit agreement.
Yunqi Que stared at him intently, trying to signal him to speak, but the result was disappointing.
The hurtful words were wrapped up in disappointment and anger. When the words came to her lips, she looked at the face and finally couldn't say them.
Yun Jinglu, who was watching all her emotional changes and little movements out of the corner of his eye, was secretly happy in his heart.
"Bai Yunru, if you won't tell me, then I'll tell you. Six years ago, Canghua Mountain secretly sent demon hunters to Yangmei Village. Thirteen demon hunters, disguised as pilgrims, entered the village in batches. From that point on, the Yangmei Forest, with its center at the center, was sealed off for twelve miles. All villagers were mobilized to guard the area, forbidding outsiders to enter, on the pretext that a celestial master had been summoned to catch a ghost. Three days later, only one demon hunter left the Yangmei Forest alive."
"So? What does it have to do with me? Are you still trying to say that I was the only demon hunter who escaped from Yangmeilin alive six years ago? Six years ago, I had no right to touch demon cases."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished yet. Since then, the Bayberry Forest has been haunted. However, at a haunted shop in Lynx Town, if you spend at least one or two taels of gold on jewelry, you can buy a message from the proprietress. The message is that if you offer a white flower from the age of twenty-eight, you will be able to safely pass through the haunted place."
Yunqi Que asked in doubt, "Offering a white flower of twenty-eight years old can help us safely pass through the dangerous place? I'm afraid you are talking about a sixteen-year-old girl, right?"
"Yes, because of that one sentence, countless innocent girls have died tragically in the Yangmei Forest every day for the past six years, becoming victims of the evil woman's removal of bones, skinning, and replacement of flesh and form. Six years ago, the only demon hunter to leave the Yangmei Forest alive was not you. It was an inner sect disciple named Lan Xu. He returned from his mission and was killed in a demon case less than a year later. But you, Bai Yunru, were a disciple of the Maoshan Sect specially invited by Canghua Mountain for a large sum of money. You entered the Yangmei Forest over a month earlier."
"I can make up stories, too. If you want to throw dirty water on me, you have to provide evidence."
Lan Qu's face was filled with a hint of anger. After he finished speaking, he turned to Yun Qique and continued, "Junior Sister, I won't accompany your brother here to make up stories. Finding Yueya is more important."
He bowed and clasped his fists, making a perfunctory farewell gesture, and then Lan Qu ran anxiously towards the bayberry forest.
The night was dark and his figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Yun Jinglu naturally took Yun Qique's hand and said, "Let's go. Brother will help you solve the demon case."
"Um."
Yunqi Que tilted his head and glanced at Lan Zhuochi.
Lan Zhuochi immediately explained, "I don't know what Yun Jinglu is talking about."
"His cunning father deliberately concealed this, so of course he didn't know. After all, six years ago, the only demon hunter to leave Yangmei Forest alive was named Lan Xu, his father's adopted younger brother. Tsk tsk, a fool who can't even figure out the details of the people around him, and yet... he's still a teacher?"
Yun Jinglu laughed mockingly, then shook the hand holding hers. His expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book, and he said gently, "If you don't chase her, she'll be gone forever."
"Walk!"
"That's too slow."
Yun Jinglu led him as they ran and threw out a demon-summoning talisman. As he made hand gestures and chanted an incantation, a white horse with a long mane suddenly emerged from the paper, stamped the ground with its hooves, and roared to the sky.
"Wow! What a handsome horse!"
"Like it? Here you go."
Yun Jinglu hugged her and, using Qinggong, leaped onto the horse's back. He tightened the reins, squeezed the horse's belly, and the horse's hooves flew, and it galloped away like a gust of wind.
After she could no longer see Lan Zhuochi, she said, "Brother, Master is not what you said. He doesn't know, and perhaps there is a reason for that."
"Qi Que, you may have considered that there might be a reason why he didn't know, but why don't you care? Why don't you ask why I hate him so much? I am the one you are engaged to. You completely believe what I say, but it seems that your heart is no longer solely focused on me."
Yun Jinglu felt depressed and uncomfortable, so he silently tightened the reins again and increased the speed.
Because the horse was running at an abnormally fast speed, the night wind blowing on people's faces made it impossible to open their eyes. Feeling excited and scared, Yun Qique couldn't help but hold Yun Jinglu's hand tightly, leaning back in his arms to seek a sense of security.
After a bumpy ride, Yun Qique arrived outside the bayberry forest. Yun Jinglu carried her off the horse. She suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell. Fortunately, he kept holding her in his arms, so she didn't fall.
Her stomach churned and she vomited acid.
Yun Jinglu gently stroked her back and handed her a handkerchief and a water bag. "Rinse your mouth after you vomit. You'll feel better. I'm sorry, I was inconsiderate and shouldn't have taken you riding on Sisi."
After quickly adjusting to her discomfort and clearing her mouth, she hurriedly asked the question she hadn't had time to ask on horseback, "Alu, why do you hate him so much?"
"Because he is the blood of the enemy who killed my father and mother."
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