Chapter 996 The Fox Demon Recommends Himself
In the light of the lamp, their eyes faced each other, and a dim yellow flame floated faintly between their faces.
Ninety-nine slowly narrowed his eyes, unable to see clearly what the emotion was in his eyes. There seemed to be a mist burning in his dark eyes.
After a long time, she smiled faintly and said: "You are saying that Fang Geyu went to Xianling City not to compete with her two brothers for the position of the Lord of Xianling City, but to fight for the emperor's secret treasure 'Reincarnation' Fragments'?"
"Yes."
Although there was a faint smile on Ninety-Nine's face, there was no emotion in his voice.
“It is really in line with her lawless temperament. She dares to steal the emperor’s secret treasure. She really doesn’t know how to write the word death.”
Bailian said: “But she stole it. The secret treasure that came out is fake, and the real fragments of reincarnation are in your body
<. br>When it comes to being bold and not knowing how to write the word "death", she is not as good as you."
Jiujiu lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "Puppets cannot empathize with humans. I don't know what fear is. What is pain, let alone the true meaning of death?
Therefore, I am not afraid of the legendary God of Water, nor am I afraid of violating taboos.
Just because I needed this thing, I got it. It’s that simple. "
Bailian asked: "Did you prepare the imitation of the fragments of reincarnation in Xianling City? "
"Yes. "
Bailian's eyes showed anger: "Did you know that Fang Geyu almost lost his life because of this. ”
Jiujiu's calm and calm face showed a hint of indifference. She tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Is this an issue I should be concerned about?"
She looked at Balian steadily, "What if If you want to continue to use human thoughts and feelings to try to figure me out, you are totally wrong.
Please forgive me for not being able to understand. The blood relationship that you humans value.
Although Fang Geyu is my master’s daughter, I should protect her based on your actions.
But in my eyes, she is. They are just separate individuals, no different from ordinary people or even the stones and weeds on the ground.”
Jiujiu put down the cup in her hand. As the hot mist of tea was blown away by the wind and snow outside the window, the illusory warmth in her eyes also disappeared.
“I have no extra sympathy. As a puppet, I will not be bound by human moral emotions.
So you want to use this matter to make me feel guilty, I I advise you not to waste your efforts
<. br>There is cooperation between you and me. Since I promised you not to take Fang Geyu’s life, I will keep my promise, so you don’t need to do anything extra.”
With a heartless puppet. Discussing this issue is a very stupid question.
Balian didn't know why the moment he saw the reincarnation fragment appear on Jiujiu, he felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart.
Now that I have gradually calmed down, I have realized that my emotions are a bit inexplicable.
But there are some words that I still feel uncomfortable saying.
Bailian lowered his eyes and regained his composure: "Although the fragments of reincarnation are the emperor's secret treasure, they are not medicine. They cannot bring the dead back to life, let alone cure human flesh and white bones.
So back then, she I still can’t understand why he tried so hard to get this fragment of reincarnation and kept saying that he wanted to save two people.”
He raised his eyes and looked at Jiujiu, whose emotions had not changed at all. He was as calm and rigid as a real puppet, and then said:
"Until today I saw this fragment in your body, I Only then did she realize that the person she wanted to save... was not a human being."
Jiujiu lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Humans and puppets. , it’s just the relationship between the user and the user.
If it were you, if the useful old sword in your hand was broken, you would be tempted to repair it.
Back then. , Xiao Wu and I damaged the core in the chaos. Just this broken puppet body attracted countless forces in Shifang City to secretly rob it. "
She smiled low and coldly, raised a palm, and said slowly:
"You can imagine that a palm-sized furnace heart can be dismantled into nineteen parts in the hands of greedy people. Fighting for each other, fighting for it
When I get my whole back. When I was in the heart of the furnace, all I could feel was the smell of blood.
This also proves that the value of 'Yinghuo' cannot be measured by common sense."
Hundred. Lian leaned his back against the car window, "Is that so?"
Jiujiu said: "That's right."
The topic ended here unhappily. Jiujiu opened the door again, his eyes even colder and more distant than when he came.
“After Mu Yunye saw Fang Geyu’s extraordinary power, he would not give up easily.
He is a man of wealth. Although today’s banquet has passed, you We must find a way to stay by Fang Geyu's side as much as possible.
There must be no carelessness. The Shifang bloodline must be cut off from her."
After saying the last words, the wide-open car door drifted into the howling wind and snow, and Ninety-nine disappeared.
The carriage that was originally parked was driving along the city roads normally as before.
The deacon of Qinlou held a whip in his hand, sat in front of the carriage, and drove away.
She turned back and looked at Bai Lian in surprise as he opened the car door, and said, "Mr. Ji? But what are your orders?"
What happened just now seemed like a dream.
There was nothing strange on Bailian's face, and he just nodded lightly in greeting.
"Nothing, I'm tired of Deacon Qin tonight."
Back at the inn, it was late at night, Shuci and Afutu had all gone to bed, and Bai Lian turned off the lights for them. The lights left the inn again.
After burning the incense, Balian appeared in the cold wine shop where he first met Jiujiu.
Shifang City is a city that never sleeps, and wine shops are gathering places for literati and romantic figures.
But tonight, there were no other guests in the small tavern.
Qingxin was kneeling on the ground, obviously having been waiting for a long time.
She knelt on the ground, resting her forehead on the back of her hands, her tone full of deep guilt.
“Young Master, it is the incompetence of my subordinates that actually allowed the puppet army of Shifang City to see through the stronghold and take me under control.
Qingxin not only failed to help Young Master, but instead became Young Master’s Constraints, pure heart... a hundred deaths will never redeem you!”
Balian helped her up and said: "There is no need to talk about incompetence. That woman's strength is unfathomable. Not only you, but also me are her opponents. You don't have to worry about it."
Qing Xin clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves and spoke in a low voice, but she could hear the deep unwillingness and stubbornness in it.
"If I can be stronger, I can be more effective in helping the young master achieve his great cause."
Bailian saw that she was in an abnormal state tonight, so he kept in contact with her on weekdays. Down, she doesn't seem like someone obsessed with strength.
Now it’s starting to get serious.
Balian was worried that she was thinking too much and was trapped in her own mind, so she couldn't help but said warmly:
"Those who are good at wandering will drown, and those who are good at riding will fall. Everyone will do what they want, but it will bring disaster to themselves. You have a clear mind." Xian, there is nothing wrong with being on your own.
Although your cultivation level is not high and your strength is not strong, you can be strong. What you can't do, go straight, and all evil will stop. The value of everyone's existence is different. You don't need to shine brightly, but don't stop shining."
Qingxin looked up at Balian and murmured: "Don't stop shining..."
Balian chuckled lightly and said: "That's all, I wanted to tell you something, but I can't stand the smell of the wine. Let's go for a walk on the street."
The streets are bustling, and the world of mortals is shouting. , the lights are swaying all over Fancheng, the night market is lively, and the shadows of lights are flowing everywhere, reflecting the green tiles and cornices in the city, which is beautiful.
Shifang City is a place of wealth and honor in the world. Even princes, nobles, generals, and immortals’ children can’t help but be confused and confused by the night view of this prosperous age.
Bailian looked at the pair of smart eyes that were moving around exposed under Qingxin's hood, full of surprise and shock.
Originally, she followed him at a very measured distance, and was able to tell him in a low voice and carefully about the current situation in the Demon Alliance in recent days, as well as various important gossips she had gathered.
But as the acrobatics of swallowing knives and spitting fire passed by, some puppet masters manipulated silk threads as thin as mercury with their fingers, and danced with the delicate puppets under their fingers.
Flying pancakes, Fanyun Ramen, grilled pork, five-ring colorful candies, and all kinds of delicacies passed by on a cart.
Qing Xin’s voice reporting from behind became smaller and smaller, and she finally stopped in front of a small vendor, staring blankly at the attractive red candied haws on a stick.
While I was in a daze, a hand with a cold complexion and slender fingers suddenly came over and pulled out one of the candied haws.
“Why do you girls like this kind of sour and sweet stuff?”
Qingxin looked at the handsome young man gently playing with the candied haws under the night lights. His eyes were like paint, his figure was like jade, and his behavior was indescribably pleasing to the eye.
For a while, she couldn't take her eyes away.
She didn't come back to her senses until Balian dangled the candied haws in his hand in front of her eyes.
Qingxin felt a loss of composure, her cheeks were hot, and she suddenly met Bailian's warm and dark gaze, and felt a bottle of wine pouring on her heart, an indescribable taste.
She took the candied haws from Balian's hand with some confusion. She just took a light lick under her lips and stopped eating more.
Qingxin lowered her head and said with a slight smile:
“It’s not that I like it, it’s just that my family was poor when I was a child and lived in the mountains.
Only when the Chinese New Year is coming. , my aunt would take me to the city market when I was going to the market. It was very rare to see Such a rare thing.
At that time, I saw this thing and wanted it in my heart, but I was embarrassed to tell my aunt that I missed this bunch of candied haws at the market every year.
In the end, my grandma noticed my little thoughts.
I never thought that on such a cold day, with snow still falling in the mountains, she would walk two hours on the mountain road with a wooden cane without saying a word to buy me a candied haws.
But before she could get home, her heart attack relapsed on the way, and she fell on the mountain road with a bloody head and almost lost her life.
The candied haws brought to me was also frozen and stuck in the ice and snow, so I couldn’t eat it after all. "
After talking about it, Qingxin's voice was a little hoarse, and her hand holding the candied haws trembled slightly.
She said: "Master, do you know? My grandma was a beauty when she was young. She also learned kung fu and could restrain a tiger with one hand.
But... when people get old, they become useless. Even if you buy a candied haws, it will fall into that shape. ”
From that time on, she developed a character that did not dare to trouble others easily.
What she really wanted was never spoken out.
A child from a poor family like her clearly understands, When she wants something, she must pay an equivalent price.
At that time, she was so small that she could only help her aunt push the wooden ox cart that sold goods. Little head, look at the candied haws on the high shelf from a distance
In fact, she didn't really want the candied haws at that time.
She has empty pockets and does not want to bring trouble to her already poor family because of her willfulness.
With a disgraced face, she simply thought the candied haws on a stick looked good-looking. Once she took a look at it from a distance, she was satisfied and had never had any extravagant thoughts.
Bailian stood beside her, listening quietly to her trivial past, and then watched Qingxin take out a snow-white soft handkerchief and carefully wrap the bunch of candied haws.
She sniffed and chuckled: "I'm not afraid of the young master's jokes. There are some things that I prefer to watch as they are perfectly treasured rather than actually possessing them.
I don’t think I’m going to eat this bunch of candied haws. Can you wrap it up and hide it? "
Bailian said: "That's not necessary, I can help you buy all the candied haws on the shelf. "
Qingxin shook her head and said with a smile: "No need, people who are afraid of poverty will worry about gain and loss in everything they get. Master, just let me be useless for once." ”
She said so, and Balian did not continue to force it.
As a core member of the Demon Alliance, Qingxin will naturally not be short of money and materials.
Naturally, what she worries about is not just a bunch of candied haws.
Bailian could tell that she had a past that was difficult to overcome.
He is not a person who likes to delve into other people's secrets, and the topic is kept to the point.
Qing Xin calmed down and continued to follow Bai Lian's footsteps and wander under the beautiful scenery of the night city.
"Sir, there is one thing that I feel the need to report to you."
"But it doesn't matter."
"In recent days, there has been civil strife in Shifang City. According to the instructions of the young master, Qingzhi has gathered many members of the Demon Alliance, hiding their identities and sneaking into Shifang City to inquire about the news. Listen. The young master summoned him. br>
It’s just that for some reason, members of the Demon Alliance have frequently lost contact. Less than half a month after entering the city, six members have already disappeared for no reason.”
“Is this happening? "Bailian frowned.
After all, some people couldn't help but take action against the Demon Alliance.
It's just that this move was too fast.
The Demon Alliance has always been low-key and has only been established for a few years.
As for the demon clan who joined One Drop of Blood, they acted extremely cautiously due to their sensitive identities.
Even on missions, never act alone, at least two people act together.
So there is rarely any unexplained loss of contact.
Qingxin said: "What happened is very strange. The six members of the Demon Alliance lost contact without any warning.
I am very sure that they are not people who are easily instigated by the enemy. What is even more strange is that the missing The members of the alliance are all banshees.”
“Banshees?”
"Yes, Qingzhi has also arrived in Shifang City today. The member he extradited, the three-tailed demon Hu Ting, volunteered to pursue the matter."
"Self-recommended to pursue the matter?" Bailian turned to look at Qingxin , with a strange expression: "How is she going to investigate?"
Qingxin gave a subtle twist before speaking: "For Tingyan, the most comfortable place to live is in a brothel."
(End of Chapter)