Chapter 90 Yin Peach Blossom (20) That does resemble him somewhat. ...
Xie Tan was bewildered. He wanted to sort out the situation, but then he looked away to see where he was.
But when he made eye contact with the little girl, the long hair in his pocket was instantly permed.
This is the first time the long hair has reacted since the second observation was burned.
Xie Tan's gaze froze, fixed intently on the little girl before him.
The talisman on his long hair reacted to her; what was it telling him?
The girl looked malnourished, rather thin, with medium-length hair, similar to his, but messier and unkempt.
She was wearing a simple white dress, but her features were very striking.
Even though she's still so small, you can tell she'll grow up to be a beautiful and radiant woman.
She opened her beautiful eyes and looked at him curiously.
For some reason, her eyes gave him a slight sense of familiarity.
She hadn't fully grown yet; even though she was thin, a child's face is still a bit chubby, so her eyes are naturally round like a child's.
But when he makes certain expressions, like the surprise he shows when he first sees him, you can tell it's temporary... well, a little bit off-putting?
I can almost picture those eyes opening up.
That does resemble him somewhat.
Xie Tan's gaze remained fixed on the little girl. After a moment of distraction, he realized he hadn't answered her question yet, so he said, "I'm not the fairy godmother."
Although he didn't know what was going on, from the girl's perspective, he had suddenly appeared there.
The current situation is unknown to him, and he needs to be more cautious.
To avoid frightening her and attracting others with her crying, Xie Tan deliberately lowered his voice and tried to calm her down first.
The little girl was refuted, and she frowned in distress, looking at him as if she was deep in thought.
Seeing that she wasn't shouting, Xie Tan finally looked away for a moment and began to survey his surroundings.
This is an empty room, similar to the central burial chamber we just saw, but not as tall. Could it be another burial chamber?
The walls were made of some kind of slightly luminous stone, and on either side of the entrance stood a tall oil lamp shaped like a goat's horn.
This is the territory of the black goats.
The interior was practically nonexistent; there was a bed, a set of tables and chairs, and a bathroom—that was it. It was almost like a prison.
Judging from the girl's thin appearance, she might really be imprisoned here.
Is she another Xia Wujin?
He sorted out what had happened before he arrived here.
Su He's gust of wind couldn't outrun him; it was intercepted by the [Endless Summer] on the back of the Sun Calendar Stone.
【Xia Wujin】is Xia Yuanchuan and Xia Mianfeng’s aunt. Although she would be in her seventies or eighties if she were still alive, she is a modern person, yet she wears an ancient red wedding dress.
Although this tomb contains her remains, it is not her tomb. Xia Changfeng had mentioned this before. The archaeological team made several incursions and setbacks, but they still made progress. The artifacts have been traced back to the dynasty in which they were created.
This appears to be the tomb of a princess, but coincidentally, according to the inscription in the tomb, this princess was also an abandoned illegitimate child.
The black goat doesn't just pick anyone; people and ghosts have to be compatible, like another kind of "matching birth dates." [Xia Wujin] should have merged with the female ghost in the tomb to become "Observation Seven."
Master Yunsong forced him to drink talisman water while he was asleep and exchanged his birth chart with Xia Wujin's, all so that Observation Seven could entangle him at a crucial moment.
So Observer Seven is on the Cult's side? The Cult helped Observer Seven possess a body, and Observer Seven helped the Cult control this sacrifice.
Knowing that they were all family, Su He didn't rush up to cut the tentacles again. Instead, he went straight for Master Yun Song. His thinking was very simple: it was pointless to waste time with Observation Seven. He should stop the sacrificial ritual first... and kill these troublesome guys first.
Observation Twelve rushed towards Master Yunsong before him, intending to seize control of the ceremony. Xi Rui, chasing after Observation Twelve, arrived near Master Yunsong.
To avoid being accidentally injured, Xi Rui immediately used Lightning to hook Observation Twelve and use it as a shield. They were all on the same side, so surely it could hold Su He back for a bit.
Moreover, the opening was perfectly timed; with this strike, Master Yun Song's head would be...
But Su He didn't stop for a moment. What family? He would cut down even the head of the family without hesitation. He drew the sword from the waist of the Twelve Observers, swung it backhand, and an even more ferocious blade wind swept past them.
Several cultists behind them were first torn in two, their blood splattering out and taking shape in the invisible wind of blades.
Master Yunsong used a pagoda-shaped ritual implement to trap himself and hide, but as soon as he entered, the pagoda shattered, thus protecting him from disaster.
Many of the sword gusts were aimed at Black Goat's own people, so Xi Rui, who used Observation Twelve as a shield, was actually in a worse state than Master Yun Song, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He thought that the black goat was right; the cult did indeed love to learn from them, but not from colleagues, and they learned from them without any family affection.
"What number are you again? So useless... Ah, twelve, I guess, the worst of the worst." Su He mocked, "Only someone as harmless as you would the patriarch dare to keep by his side."
The figure beneath the twelve cloaks had already been twisted and broken by the wind of the blades.
He didn't care about being mocked, but he couldn't stand others disrespecting the head of the family, so he forcefully turned his body back and fiercely retaliated.
In an instant, it turned into an internal conflict among the Black Goats, but Su He didn't let anyone go, so it became a four-way melee, with each of them still spewing insults.
As Su He listened to the cult talk about the sun's return, the restoration of order, and how the Black Goats didn't understand the sun god at all, she scoffed, "Do you even know where the sun god comes from, yet you call him that?"
The believers simply dissected their hearts and lungs, knelt and kowtowed in fervor, and shouted incessantly.
They were all too noisy.
The fog affected Xie Tan to some extent, causing him to secrete more pheromones than usual. This attracted the monsters outside the tomb, who continuously crawled through the passage and joined the cultists.
It's going to be troublesome if he loses control here.
So Xie Tan dismissed the presence of all of them, calmed his mind, and focused only on the adorable system cat in front of him.
The cat seemed to know, meowing as if it were talking to him.
However, his glands were still throbbing.
There's another reason. The presence of the solar calendar stone, which instantly burst into flames after the female ghost teased him, was too strong.
The flames burned off the tentacles, and amidst the female ghost's screams, a dense power enveloped him inch by inch, even more domineering than the female ghost's tentacles, as if it were merging into every part of his being.
He instinctively wanted to escape, but he couldn't budge him at all.
He vaguely thought, "This time Lu Jinzhao didn't arrive in time... That's great, this place is too chaotic and too dangerous."
However, when he looked up, he saw Lu Jinzhao standing at the entrance of the passage. They were too far apart for him to see his expression clearly, and he was not sure if it was just his imagination.
Then Chang Mingai stepped into the tomb chamber before Lu Jinzhao.
The black flames enveloping him grew thicker, eventually turning into black mist that filled the entire space. For a moment, everything seemed to stand still except for him.
All he heard was the sound of the hands turning backward.
Clatter, clatter.
Everything was pitch black before my eyes, and my consciousness sank into darkness.
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself here.
Master Yunsong concluded by saying that this was not a sacrificial ceremony.
Indeed, after the flames inexplicably surged, he felt that the Sunstone was different, but something was still missing.
As soon as Chang Mingai stepped in, the vacancy was filled.
So it was her arrival, coupled with the surge in solar power, that unexpectedly activated another ritual.
Could it be... time?
Xie Tan was somewhat surprised and uncertain for the first time. Reversing time? That would indeed require more power.
"What year is it?" he asked.
The little girl's train of thought was interrupted: "I don't know, I haven't been out for a long time."
Xie Tan was taken aback. Right, she was locked up here in the dark, so how could she know?
Seeing her deep in thought about another problem, he lowered his voice even further: "It's nothing important, any year is fine."
The little girl tilted her head, then suddenly jumped off the bed and ran over.
Xie Tan subconsciously squatted down to maintain the same height.
The little girl said earnestly, "I still think you are the fairy godmother."
Why do you say that?
"Because the dance is about to start, but they've all forgotten about me!" the little girl said angrily.
"Is that so?" Xie Tan didn't understand and didn't know how to respond.
The child's emotions changed quickly. She said cheerfully, "Because I'm useless. They all say I'm the most useless little piece of trash."
Could she really be one of the observers?
Su He called Observation Twelve the most useless, but the young man's voice sounded like a man's, and in Su He's eyes, who wasn't useless?
He recalled the burning hot long hair charm again... Could this be the owner of the coffin? The former homeowner?
Xie Tan became much more serious, looking at her silly grinning face: "Aren't you angry?"
"They can say whatever they want, they even say the black goat is the reincarnation of God on earth, but unfortunately they aren't, so of course I'm not a good-for-nothing either." The little girl put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "I'm awesome."
When she laughed, her spirits soared, and her thin frame and messy hair couldn't hide it.
But her hair got even messier from being tossed around. The girl haphazardly wiped it, and suddenly looked like a cat caught in its own tail.
"Let me tie it up for you. Do you have a rubber band?" Xie Tan asked.
Girl: "Yes, yes, it's... um, I lost it last time I went out."
She became dejected, and Xie Tan found out. She had been forgotten here, and naturally, there were no new hair ties.
He beckoned her closer, then turned her around and took out a black hair tie he no longer used: "Do you prefer it higher or lower?"
"It's tall!" the girl said. "It swings like a little tail, it's fun."
"Okay." Xie Tan gently gathered her hair, careful not to pull it, and moved very slowly, combing her hair with his fingers, his expression focused.
He didn't dare tie it too tightly, lest she feel uncomfortable, and finally tied it into a perfect high ponytail.
It was the first time he had ever braided someone's hair. He looked around and breathed a sigh of relief.
The girl exclaimed repeatedly, "So beautiful! Your hands are so skillful, and your technique is so professional. I love it! I don't want to move at all when I go to sleep."
Xie Tan chuckled: "There are no mirrors here, and you can't see them anyway, so stop praising me."
"Who says I can't see?" The little girl turned around, suddenly stood on tiptoe, and looked very close, staring straight at herself in Xie Tan's eyes. She smiled and said, "You really are beautiful."
Her sudden closeness startled Xie Tan, but fearing that a sudden retreat would cause her to lose her balance and fall to the ground, he refrained from moving.
There were footsteps outside the door, getting closer and closer. Xie Tan managed to look away, pointed outside the door, and asked her who was coming.
The girl whispered, "Take me to see the big mirror."
Seeing that Xie Tan didn't speak, the girl explained, "Well, it's a big black mirror that emits black smoke. Oh dear, don't say anything now, you should hide quickly, it would be terrible if they found out!"
Her room was too empty, with only a bed and a table and chairs. The bed was too low to hide him, so she had to push him to the bathroom.
Xie Tan did not resist. The little girl stood on tiptoe and gripped the doorknob, her little face serious: "I will stop them. They must not come out. This is not a matter of midnight, understand, Fairy Godmother?"
Xie Tan: "..." So why is she still the Fairy Godmother?
Besides, with such a small space, how could anyone possibly hide there?
Little girl: Staring.
The fairy godmother cooperated by pulling the shower curtain closed.
The door was pushed open after two knocks, and the leading man walked in as if no one else was there. He looked around and said, "Why did I hear voices just now?"
The little girl blinked: "Nobody's talking to me. If I don't start talking to myself, I'm going to suffocate... Hey, this is my room, isn't it? You've already trespassed, but what are you doing now?"
"I think I knocked," the leading man said dismissively, and walked inside.
The little girl didn't stop him, but said coldly, "Oh, last time when we went into the 'secret room,' did you knock on the door too? You almost came in with me. When did you become one of my kind?"
The man paused.
Apart from the head of the family, only the human sacrifices could enter the secret chamber; even the clansmen who guarded and escorted them were forbidden from entering.
He was really curious about what it was. Last time, under the pretense of escorting the little girl, he pushed the door open a little to take a peek inside. Although he quickly pulled back, if he were discovered... it wouldn't be as simple as just being punished.
He turned back, his face now amiable: "Just now, the smoke mirror made a strange move. It's probably an extraordinary force guiding us, which is why we're acting so cautiously, all for your safety. I know you've always been well-behaved and sensible."
The girl breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't head towards the restroom again. Her expression softened as she pretended to melt away: "Let's go then."
The leading man took her hand, walked out the door, and made a gesture to those around him.
The girl then noticed a boy, about twelve or thirteen years old, leaning against the door, looking arrogant.
The boy strolled into the house lazily, followed by two members of his tribe, and headed straight for the bathroom.
The girl glared and turned to crawl back into the house, but the leader of the group grabbed her arm tightly.
She looked up, and the man still had a kind expression on his face.
"Don't worry, we won't touch your things. We're responsible for your safety. And you know, even if you're a sacrifice to the Smoke Mirror, you can't bring outsiders into Black Goat. If you violate this rule, according to the family rules, I can execute you..."
"Since I was a sacrifice to God, and God didn't execute me, what right do you have to do so?"
Despite her refusal to back down verbally, the disparity in strength meant she couldn't break free and could only watch helplessly as they pushed open the bathroom door and heard the shower curtain being pulled open.
"How is it, Xiao He?" the leading man asked gently.
The boy jumped out, impatiently picking at his ear: "There's nothing there. Are you getting old and hard of hearing?"
The other two tribesmen also shook their heads, meaning there was no one inside.
The man squinted, still somewhat disbelieving. He let go of the girl and went to see for himself.
The restroom was so small and completely empty.
He looked at the girl who had followed him. The little girl had already composed herself, raised her eyebrows and looked back, as if asking, "How do you say it?"
"It seems no one broke in, which puts my mind at ease. Let's go."
Once he was sure no one was around, he stopped holding her hand and walked away without paying attention to the girl's short legs.
The boy rolled his eyes, nodded to the girl, signaling her to follow, and then went out with two members of his tribe ahead of him.
They were all ahead of her. The girl quietly turned around, and Xie Tan, who had been in the restroom the whole time, slowly walked out and walked beside her.
They looked at each other and blinked together.
They've made up their minds.
Only she can see him.
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