Chapter 34
"They called themselves the Penglai messengers, and they were wearing white cloaks, so their faces could not be seen clearly."
Shen Yuqing leaned back in his chair, playing with his teacup in his hand as he responded to Wuming, "Everyone in the world knows about the Penglai Fairy Island. It's interesting that he calls himself the Penglai Messenger, but he's so secretive."
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. The darkness would magnify a person's emotions. Wuming looked at the shopkeeper's bony fingers. The shopkeeper in front of him gave him a feeling that was more real and casual than usual. It seemed that even if an immortal appeared in front of them now, the shopkeeper would not be moved at all.
“Almost no one in Yanluo Tower knew about the Penglai messenger. Even I only found out about it by chance. What happened afterwards was what I told the shopkeeper last time. Wuchang will remain in that mission forever.” When the word “impermanence” was mentioned, Wuming would sometimes feel dazed. He originally thought that his life was already doomed, but he never expected that the appearance of one person would make everything different.
Wuming's eyes darkened slightly, and he continued, "The host showed me a map. There were several red marks on the map. They were the dark spots of Yanluo Tower, and the host gave me the task of destroying these dark spots."
"I didn't ask the reason. In fact, with my physical condition at that time, I had already prepared for the worst. Everything was meaningless to me, but the appearance of the shopkeeper gave me hope." When Wuming said this, there was a bit of brilliance in his eyes, coupled with his gorgeous appearance, it was like the person in the painting came to life.
"When destroying the dark spot, I found that the martial arts moves of those people were strange, not like the killers trained by Yanluo Tower, until I rushed to the last location marked on the map. This action was not smooth. In the process of fighting with the killer of the dark spot, the parasites in my body became restless for some reason. In the end, I was lucky enough to kill him, but the parasites in my body were about to explode. Just when I set fire to everything, I found a red mark on the killer's arm." Wuming took out a piece of paper from his waist, opened it and handed it to Shen Yuqing.
Looking at the pattern on the white paper, Shen Yuqing thought of the silver-masked man that Shuangbei met. He also had a similar mark on his face. Although there were slight differences between the two marks, it was confirmed that the two men had a common origin.
"I could feel the insects wriggling inside my body, biting at my internal organs bit by bit. It was painful, but it kept me awake. I rushed to a ruined temple in the shortest possible time and planned to take the pill the shopkeeper gave me. But maybe my condition was too bad at the time, and I didn't notice someone following me. When I took out the pill, he snatched it away."
Wuming's tone remained the same, but Shen Yuqing could sense the murderous intent emanating from him.
"I'm sorry, I failed to protect the pills that the shopkeeper gave me." Wuming lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and he looked extremely guilty.
"There's no need to apologize for something like this. I'm glad you came back safely."
Shen Yuqing: Next time you see that guy, beat him up again. Just look at how wronged our friend is.
Shuangbei: Okay.
Gong Lian raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't know why he just felt a chill on his back. He looked at the man lying on the ground like a pile of rotten meat and ordered, "Deal with him."
Wuming knew that Manager Shen would answer like this. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Because of the insects, I could only let that man take the pill away. He seemed to know something about insects. He only did a simple inspection and understood my current condition. Maybe that's why he didn't think I could survive, so he didn't kill me. But I can see that he is very interested in the pill. I guess the reason is that he is curious about why I still need to take the pill even though I am already at the end of my strength, so the effect of this pill aroused his interest."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing carefully recalled Gong Lian in Shuang Bei's memory. It seemed that the other party was capable of doing such a thing. However, since the other party was able to follow Wu Chang all the way, then did he see the process of Wu Chang burning the dark spot? It was also unknown what the relationship between this Gong Lian and those people was. His appearance at this time really made people think too much.
"Did that person see your face clearly?"
Doctors diagnose diseases through observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation. Gong Lian would at least have to take Wuming's pulse to understand Wuming's physical condition. Given his personality, if he noticed that Wuming had changed his appearance, he would definitely check Wuming's original appearance.
Wuming naturally understood what Shen Yuqing meant. He shook his head and said, "He seemed to sense something was wrong, but just as his hand was about to fall on my face, I heard an eagle cry, and the man's face suddenly turned ugly, and then he left directly."
Thinking of what would happen next, Wuming's lips moved. He was hesitating. The man was obviously acquainted with the shopkeeper, but he restrained his emotions in the end. Wuming had always kept these things in his heart, but now the arrival of Luoyan's brother and sister broke all the balance.
Thinking of the white jade bag, he thought that he should let the shopkeeper know about that person.
"When I woke up again, I had been rescued." Wuming took out the white jade bag from his waist and said slowly, "That man had the same white jade bag as this one. I heard the people around him call him Shuangbei. I wonder if the shopkeeper knows him?"
Hearing about Shuang Bei from other people's mouths was a very strange feeling, just like a blank piece of paper, but now it not only has an outline but also has gorgeous colors.
Shen Yuqing's eyes were gentle, he nodded and said: "Yes, it's an old friend."
Wuming looked at Shen Yuqing quietly. He was like a calm lake. Occasionally, a stone would fall into the lake without even causing ripples, and would sink to the bottom of the lake. But now, he just mentioned Shuangbei, and the originally calm lake seemed to have been through a storm.
It seems that Shuangbei must be very important to the shopkeeper, but since the shopkeeper didn't say much, Wuming naturally wouldn't ask more questions.
It was late at night, and the moonlight was bright, pouring down like a gauze. After saying everything that was buried in his heart, Wuming felt a lot more relieved. Looking at the shopkeeper who looked a little tired, he quickly said goodbye and left.
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Shenlu Mountain is a steep mountain. It is said that someone once saw a white deer walking on the clouds on this mountain, so it was called the Divine Deer. Because of the legend of the white deer, Shenlu Mountain attracted many people. However, later bandits occupied the mountain, and all those who came to look for deer became food for the wild wolves on the mountain.
"Young lady, you'd better give up the idea of running away. You're going to marry my eldest brother tomorrow, so you'd better be more sensible and suffer less."
The person who was speaking placed the food on the table, his eyes darting around.
Looking at the woman in red on the bed, Zhao Wushu swallowed his saliva. He had never seen such a beautiful person in his life. It was a pity that she was going to marry his eldest brother tomorrow. Even if he had some evil thoughts, he didn't dare to bully his future sister-in-law.
The woman was wearing a red silk dress, which made her skin look like white jade. A belt of the same color was tied around her waist. Her long hair was tied up with a butterfly hairpin. Her eyebrows were like green mountains. She just sat there with her eyes lowered, looking charming and beautiful, which made people hold their breath unconsciously.
Seeing that the woman remained unmoved, Zhao Wushu was reluctant to look away. He had delivered the food several times, once every hour on average. It was a pity that he had to take it back the same way he delivered it.
"Wait a moment."
The woman's voice sounded like a faint breeze in an empty valley. Zhao Wushu suddenly stopped and turned to look at her.
The other person's gaze seemed particularly intense. The woman trembled in fear. She stretched out her hand and said, "Can you help me untie the rope? My wrist hurts."
Zhao Wushu looked at the other party's outstretched hands. The wrists that were originally covered by the hem of the clothes were exposed. Although the rope was not tied tightly, it left red marks on the woman's fair skin.
"Ahem...Okay."
Since the other party took the initiative to talk and ask to untie the rope, Zhao Wushu naturally nodded in agreement. Seeing that the other party looked so weak, he couldn't escape even without the rope. Moreover, this was the first time that the other party took the initiative to show weakness. It seemed that he understood his situation and decided to accept reality.
Seeing the red marks on the white wrist, Zhao Wushu felt a little distressed, but he only dared to think in his heart that although he could not get the beauty, if he brought good news to his elder brother that the beauty had thought it through, he would surely get a lot of rewards. Thinking of this, the smile on his face was particularly gentle, and he whispered: "Since the young lady has thought it through, you still have to eat this meal, otherwise you will get hungry and you will have to suffer to serve my elder brother tomorrow."
As if frightened by Zhao Wushu's rude words, the woman's cheeks turned red with anger. She sat nervously on the bed and ignored him.
A beauty's little temper will only make people love her more. Zhao Wushu was not angry when he saw that the woman stopped talking. Instead, he chuckled twice and walked out of the room.
"You two must watch carefully. If anything unexpected happens, you know the consequences." There was some mixed meaning in Zhao Wushu's tone. After warning the two guards, he walked towards the village chief's room.
The woman was left alone in the room again. She looked at the red mark on her wrist and chuckled. A small emerald green snake swam down her arm to her wrist and rubbed its owner with its cool head.
The food on the table was carefully arranged. The woman picked up a piece of Ruyi cake and took a bite. From her indifferent expression, there was no sign of fear.
[Name: Qiu Muli
Age: 24
Occupation: Courtesan* Error/Modified to Lute Player
Level: lv.97
Charisma: 96
Skills: Nine-turn Yin-Yang Song, Heavenly Sounds, Ten Thousand Feelings, Thousand Faces, Bone Shrinking Skill, False Voice... [Folded for you]
Status: Healthy, Excited (currently), Confused (mentally)
Title: **Big Brother
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Seeing that the number four character has been activated, Shen Yuqing's biggest worry has finally happened. As expected, he cannot escape the fate of wearing a skirt.
The activation of character number four was due to the check-in of Luoyan and his sister. Combined with the shameless annotations given by the game panel, the two people who had been obsessed with the inn finally decided to check in. Such a memorable event naturally requires the activation of a character to celebrate.
Qiu Muli was walking in the woods with his guqin on his back, but before he had walked for long he heard hurried footsteps.
A group of people holding swords were chasing a woman in a pink dress. After seeing Qiu Mu leave, they were stunned where they were. They didn't come to their senses until they heard their companion swallowing saliva.
So Qiu Muli and the woman in pink silk skirt were captured and taken to Shenlu Mountain.
Qiu Muli lowered his head and trembled, looking frightened, but if someone looked carefully, they could see the madness in his eyes, and the so-called trembling was just because he was trying hard to hold back a smile.