Chapter 164 Ji Xueruo is missing (additional update for the _stone_ helmsman)
It is already November, and the night gets dark very early.
The luxurious palace courtyard is dotted with several sandalwood lampposts, which are elegantly decorated. On the lampposts, the light of a candle is swaying.
Outside the window eaves, a cool evening breeze suddenly flowed in.
The wind caressed the shell and bead curtain, big beads and small clams collided together, making a tinkling sound.
Ji Xueruo leaned against the head of the bed, holding her knees together, and gently flipped through the book on her lap with her slender fingers. It turned out to be the "Legend of the White Snake".
It was very rare that she did not wear a black skirt today, but chose the white color most commonly worn by fairies, just like the heroine in this book who is covered in white skirts all day long.
In fact, she should have worn white. From the color of the demon pill, we can see that she is different from her younger sister who is a green snake. Her original body is a white snake.
But she still prefers black. In her opinion, white is not suitable for a woman with ambitions in her heart. Most fairies choose white, not because they like it, but because white skirts always make others think that fairies wearing white skirts are elegant, noble, pure and white, but in fact, fairies who are really worthy of this connotation There are very few female fairies.
On the other hand, there are very few female cultivators who wear black skirts, because the color black is deep, reserved, cold and restrained, which always gives people a sense of alienation, but it can well express Ji Xueruo's character and style. Moreover, she has a noble temperament, and there is a sense of arrogance between her eyebrows. Wearing black will naturally make people feel awe.
But wearing a white dress, she was also stunningly beautiful.
The blessing of the white skirt suddenly reduced her aura, and the black hair tied up randomly made her look more gentle and peaceful, just like the well-educated, gentle and gentle character in the book Shu's Bai Suzhen came to life.
Although what she was flipping through with her fingertips was such an extremely fragrant book.
A blush appeared on her pale face, she closed the "Legend of the White Snake" angrily, and said angrily:
"What kind of nonsense emotional drama is this? It is clear that Suzhen and Xu Xiancai They were destined to fall in love, and they even shared so many hardships together. How come they ended up living together with Xiaoqing? Not only did Bai Suzhen get no status in the end, why did she have to help your sister and brother-in-law's children wash and cook? "Hey!"
The more she thought about it, the more angry she became. She wished she could beat her chest:
"This white lady is so weak! She doesn't even fight for her lover when she is taken away, and she just stays by their side. What does it mean to be a slave? A wonderful story with a profound meaning turns into a bad book with this messy ending. Was it really written by one person? "
She didn't know? Yes, this is really not written by one person.
The Shenhan boat cut through the dark sea and sailed quietly towards Zhongyuanzhou. The bright moonlight paved the way for the giant ship.
On the Shenhan Boat, Ji Lingruo also couldn't put it down and read the book "The Legend of White Snake".
This book has been 'polished' by her, with many more blushing and heart-pounding descriptions of boudoirs, which is what made it such a hit. But as the author, Ji Lingruo is most satisfied with the ending she carefully revised.
From the moment she heard this story, Ji Lingruo felt that it was a story tailor-made for her by You Su. She naturally took on the role of Xiao Qing, but she actually discovered that the only one who had an emotional scene with the male protagonist was her sister who was White Snake?
Senior Brother’s thoughts are simply unforgivable!
But You Su is blind, and he doesn’t know whether she is a green snake or a white snake, so I think it’s reasonable. In order not to reveal that she really had a white snake sister, Ji Lingruo chose to remain silent, and then secretly changed her mind behind her senior brother's back.
Although it was not a robbery, Ji Lingruo could not refuse the petition from the elders of the clan to graft her demon elixir to her more talented sister. At that time, she was forced to go to Zhongyuanzhou, a place she was unfamiliar with, and she felt somewhat resentful, so she could only vent her resentment on the white lady in the book.
So she deliberately wrote the white lady in a very contrasting way, a dignified and beautiful woman in the daytime, and a slutty silver girl in bed, just to make readers hate this hypocritical sister who is different from what she looks like.
But it seems... readers like to read this?
Forget it, relying on White Snake to make more money to improve the lives of my senior brother and me is the most important thing.
However, when it came to the final ending, Ji Lingruo still modified it arbitrarily into what she wanted. This sister who likes to ‘rob’ other people’s things also wants to have a taste of what it’s like to be ‘robbed’ of something precious by others!
Hmph! It's best to kneel on the ground and watch through the window paper every day!
However, this version was rejected by the bookstore owner on the grounds that it was too large. Ji Lingruo could only vaguely write that her sister was sleeping with her niece in a side room, while Xu Xian and Xiao Qing seemed to have secretly raised a willow warbler. The constant chirping of warblers kept her awake all night long...
Ji Lingruo reluctantly turned to the last page, as if remembering something, she closed it angrily and forcefully.
What is written in her book is that Xiao Qing snatched Xu Xian from White Snake. How come the reality is that Bai Niang wanted to snatch the man from Xiao Qing?
Now Xiaoqing is really going to become more and more green!
Ji Lingruo raised her eyebrows and gritted her teeth. She just hoped that the person driving the boat would go faster and faster!
She can't wait to cut that evil sister into pieces!
Of course, if she can do it...
Ji Xueruo, who was recuperating in the depths of Yuhuan Pond, had no idea that her sister was rushing to settle accounts with her.
On the contrary, she was still secretly happy that the divine feeling in the illusion would not be returned to the entity. Otherwise, if it were passed to Lingruo, the accumulation of millions of stimulations would probably drive Lingruo crazy. Dropped...
She browsed "The Legend of White Snake" again without finishing it. Even if she read it again, she would still be angry at the ending of the book.
"There are so many people chasing this kind of bad book. I don't think these people are here for the plot at all!"
Ji Xueruo was indignant, secretly hating that this blind man was really wasting his talent. With such a Isn’t it a good idea to write a serious and magnificent book to benefit future generations? He has to add some vulgar sex stuff to these ups and downs. Does he really like to do this kind of sex-entertaining thing?
Ji Xueruo couldn't help but think of You Su's nakedness to win the trust of his two sisters, and Lu Gou's deception of the guard at the Prince's Palace... Could this blind man really have any quirks?
Ji Xueruo couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body. She sighed and looked at the cover of the book with dull eyes for a long time.
Under the three characters "The Legend of White Snake" is the pen name of "Junior Sister is the Best in the World".
She stared at it for a long time, rubbing the word 'Junior Sister' with her pinky fingertips, as if she wanted to wipe these two words away.
She let out a deep sigh again, and even the candlelight dimmed a little to match her lonely mood.
Everything was over. After waking up, she sat on the bed and tried her best not to think about the experiences of the past few days, whether it was the life and death in the cave, or the person hidden in the earth who spanned tens of millions. The fantasy for a quarter of an hour made the figure of the young man unforgettable in her heart.
But she shouldn't be like this... She has already made an agreement with You Su not to see each other again in the future. She will not stand between him and Lingruo, but she will not appear in front of him...
As she said, those illusions were just an illusory dream. In reality, she and You Su only met once and got along with each other for a few days.
What happened in the dream...how can it be counted?
She couldn't take advantage of her sister's absence to steal her brother-in-law. As the leader of the clan and the future empress, the pride in her heart made her not think about the situation of sisters serving the same husband together, or even She never thought that she would fall in love with someone.
There is no doubt that without You Su, she would not have been able to survive until now, and she would not have had the opportunity to fulfill her unfinished ambitions. Like Yuhuanchi, she could agree to many of Yousu's requests, but she could not fall in love with him.
Yes, this cannot be love, it is the emotional dependence that naturally arises in people under crisis. When you calm down after separation, everything will be forgotten like the details in the fantasy.
As a sister and a clan leader, she has a clear understanding. In the dream, she has been willful and indulgent. When she returns to reality, she has to change back to the self-possessed and calm person who puts the snake clan first in everything. The future empress.
This is my mother’s long-cherished wish, and it is also her duty as the eldest sister.
That’s fine...my sister can practice with You Su without any worries, and they will become the most enviable couple of gods and immortals. And she will kill the matricide murderer and bring the snake tribe back to the sacred mountain to fulfill her ambition.
They both have a bright future, but why does she feel... so worried?
She closed her eyes gently, her delicate long eyelashes trembling slightly.
From the maid's mouth, she learned that You Su had woken up, and she didn't know how he was doing now. Has he recovered? I hope he can be as awake as in his dream and not have any unnecessary fantasies...
But there was always a faint expectation deep in her heart, expecting that young man to knock on her door.
Now that I think about it, it seems that this blind man has never been to my Zilan Palace once, right?
Ji Xueruo smiled bitterly, but at this moment, there was no sound from the palace door, but a slight sound came from the terrace connected to the quiet Yuhuan Pond.
A handsome young man showed his figure in front of the window lattice. He seemed a little anxious and lowered his voice and said:
"Xueruo! Come with me! Zangtu's conspiracy is not over yet. It’s over!”
Ji Xueruo’s beautiful eyes widened. This Xueruo voice seemed to have been shouted a thousand times, making her seem to have returned to the days when she and You Su fought side by side in Yuhuan Pond a few days ago.
She likes this period of time, which allows her not to worry about other things.
Ji Xueruo's eyes instantly exuded a charming light. She gently opened the belt of her white dress, revealing a dark outfit inside.
It turns out that she had long been prepared to continue the adventure with You Su.
……
It was already the morning of the second day since Yu Su woke up.
"Miss Ji still hasn't gone out?"
You Su asked Yumeng who insisted on feeding him fish porridge.
“No.”
Yu Meng handed the cool fish porridge to You Su’s mouth, while Yu Lu rubbed the soft meat on You Su’s shoulders and back. Knead it to soothe his muscles and bones that have been immobile for many days.
You Su took the spoon and started eating by himself.
The fish porridge was delicious, but You Su frowned.
It took him two days of rest to basically regain his ability to move. According to the maids, Ji Xueruo only woke up not long before him, but she was able to get out of bed within a day after waking up.
But given her temperament...why would she stay in the room and not go out? And it is said that no one is required to serve?
You Su finished the fish porridge in a few seconds and decided to visit Ji Xueruo.
Yu Mengyu still wanted to go with him, but was persuaded by You Su to stop him.
It is really inappropriate to take twin Shuli to see Miss Ji...
Qinglan Palace and Zilan Palace are very close, but You Su walked away for a long time. It's not that his movements are still inconvenient, but his mood is difficult to calm down.
He didn't know how to face Miss Ji, let alone how to deal with the emotions in his heart.
He was convinced that he had fallen in love with this woman who had exactly the same face as his junior sister, but it was not because of her face.
But is he really qualified to like her? She is junior sister's biological sister, and he is her brother-in-law.
He once confidently thought that he could only hold his junior sister in his heart, but after experiencing thousands of reincarnations, who can not open his heart again?
Although there are strong men with three wives and four concubines in this world, and even some female cultivators have multiple male Taoist partners, but that requires the consent of the Taoist partners...
You Su feels It can be seen that Miss Ji is very proud at heart.
In the illusion, they tacitly kept silent to their junior sister in order to survive, as if they had forgotten this person. But when we return to reality, how could such a powerful woman with extremely high self-esteem and great ambition agree to such a greedy request?
Especially when all of this happened behind the junior sister's back, I'm afraid it would be difficult for the arrogant junior sister to accept this...
You Su was in a state of confusion. He felt that he should not betray his junior sister, but at the same time he felt that he He couldn't let Miss Ji down, so he fell into a tangled confusion. And Yuqing, who was standing outside the Zilan Palace, woke him up in surprise. She bowed and said:
"Young Master You?!"
You Su seemed to be gone. He is the great hero of Yuhuan Pond. Venerable Chengtao has long given an order to treat You Su and Ji Xueruo with higher etiquette than the Venerable, and try his best to meet all their requests.
You Su nodded, "I'm here to visit Miss Ji."
In the past few days, there has been a lot of speculation about the relationship between the two in Chi Nei. Yu Qing smiled knowingly and said:< br>
"Miss Ji is still recuperating, Mr. You should come back later."
"Please inform me that I...I have something urgent to see her."
You Su didn't know what was urgent about him. He only knew that not seeing Miss Ji during this trip would not be enough to soothe his mood.
Even if the meeting is awkward, awkward, or unpleasant, he still has to face it.
Yu Qing was stunned, then smiled and said: "Then Mr. You, go in by yourself, Miss Ji is resting in the bedroom behind the rockery."
"It's that simple? Doesn't she not allow others to enter the palace? ?" You Su wondered if the maid's attitude changed too quickly.
Yu Qing stepped aside to make way, and her smile became stronger: "Miss Ji has told me that if Mr. You insists on seeing you, then let him go."
You Su suddenly realized that Miss Ji was also there. Waiting for me to find her.
After You Su thanked him, he walked into the palace. After walking through the shade of trees and around the rockery, he stood outside the door of Ji Xueruo's bedroom.
Finally made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and gently knocked on the door.
"Ms. Ji, You Su wants to see you."
But there was no reply for a long time. You Su felt strange and shouted several times, but still no one responded.
You Su frowned, said in a low voice that he was offended, and kicked the door open.
He scanned every corner of the room with his consciousness, but could not find a single figure.
Only a black skirt was stacked on top of the document, exuding the woody fragrance that belonged to Ji Xueruo, and on top of the black skirt, there was a letter.
You Su hurriedly put the letter into the Qiankun bag and used his spiritual sense to explore it, but the words on it made his heart feel cold -
"Young Master You, I have left, don't read it. . ”
After hearing the sound of the door being broken, Yu Qing also hurried over.
"What happened, Mr. You?"
For such a big man to disappear like this, You Su was also a little resentful towards Yu Qing and asked in a deep voice:
"Did Miss Ji get the lotus root heart?"
Yu Qing also noticed something strange, shook his head and said: "No."
You Su's heart was beating very fast, they had gone through so much just for Lotus root heart, how could Miss Ji leave first?
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
Yu Qing asked tentatively: "Maybe he went out for a walk..."
You Su's eyes flashed coldly when he heard this, and he suddenly condensed, as if he noticed What, he said slowly:
“Why are you mung bean cakes arranged in such a mess?”
There are several plates of pastries on the coffee table, and each plate has traces of being eaten. Yu Qing sighed lowly, thinking that You Su was deliberately looking for trouble because of the quarrel between You Su and Miss Ji. They can't even enter the palace. When I brought these pastries, they were indeed arranged squarely. You really can't blame us..."
Yu Su ignored her excuse at all and used his spiritual consciousness. Carefully tracing the arrangement of this plate of mung bean cakes, I saw that three of the several pieces of mung bean cakes on the plate had an arrow mark faintly placed on them.
And its direction is actually the clear Yuhuan Pond!
It’s far-fetched to say it’s an arrow. It’s possible to arrange the pastry like this just by picking up a few pieces. But You Su knows very well that Miss Ji is just like her sister! I won’t even touch pastries made from mung beans!
There is no one else in this hall except Ji Xueruo, so it must have been done intentionally by Miss Ji!
"Take me to Venerable Chengtao!"
You Su picked up a piece of mung bean cake and crushed it into pieces.
……
In the main hall of Venerable Chengtao.
“Still unable to find it...”
Venerable Chengtao sighed. As a famous venerable in the five continents, he actually let a monk from the middle realm of Lingtai disappear under his nose. , this is really a loss of points.
Venerable Cuihe also shook his head. They had sent out the whole pool to look for Ji Xueruo, but they had been searching for nearly six hours to no avail.
Even the magnificent underground palace was searched all over, but there was still no trace of Ji Xueruo. She seemed to have disappeared from the world.
You Su squeezed the hilt of Mo Song's sword tightly. After repeated confirmations just now, Zang Tu was already dead. Except for the black water seeping into the earth, its body is nothing more than a giant rotting sandworm.
You Su's brain was racing. Who targeted Ji Xueruo, an outsider?
After much thought, he could only get one answer - little white fish.
But I don’t understand the reason.
The whereabouts of the little white fish are elusive, and it has never appeared again until now. All the lotus seeds had been destroyed centrally, and You Su didn't know how to lure them out again.
The two venerables stood behind You Su, both frowning.
Just at this moment, a servant came up to him. He came to the side of Venerable Chengtao and reported softly:
"Master, the ceremony of Saint Jade Butterfly has been completed. , you can turn it into water."
Venerable Chengtao nodded, "Let's do it..."
"Yes." The servant stepped back.
You Su was immersed in the eagerness to find Ji Xueruo. At this time, he heard an unheard term and felt that it was like gravel on the soles of his shoes:
"Excuse me, venerable sir, turn into water" What does it mean? ”
"Yuhuan Pond is based on water, and water is the most respected thing in Yuhuan Pond. Therefore, in Yuhuan Pond, after a person dies, a water transformation ceremony will be held. To transform water, in fact, it is not really about turning him into water, but to put it in a special In the coffin, all the water from his body is removed. Unlike the outside world that worships the corpse, the bones and flesh of the deceased will be incinerated, and the water stripped from their bodies will be poured back into the Yuhuan Pond. He explained carefully, "Every time I worship the Yuhuan Pond from now on, I am paying homage to all the deceased clan members."
It is both pumping water and cremating, and I am afraid that the dead will not be able to die again.
You Su nodded, having no time to worry about the affairs of the Jade Butterfly Saint, and continued to think about Ji Xueruo's whereabouts.
You Su has just recovered some vitality. Today, he has not eaten or eaten for a long time in order to find Ji Xueruo. Venerable Cuihe couldn't bear it and advised:
"Young Master You, you are the only one in Yudie. Friend. She will turn into water soon. Let’s go and see her off for the last time. You can also go and have something to eat. We will continue to send people to search for Miss Ji’s whereabouts.”
Venerable Chengtao and Of course, Venerable Cuihe had also heard some rumors. If Yudie did not die, they were even considering whether to violate the millennium ancestral precepts and betroth Yudie to You Su.
You Su was stunned, sighed and said hello.
……
Koike Palace, under the stars.
Everyone gathered around the small pool that belonged to the Saint. An extremely mysterious black coffin floated on the water.
You Su stood up slowly. He was the last person to worship the Jade Butterfly Saint. Frankly speaking, his feelings for the saint are quite complicated. This woman is fragile but strong, weak and brave. If she had been born in an era when the Yuhuan Pond was at its peak, she would have been an unparalleled saint...
"Chengtao, do you think the next saint will be a mortal or an immortal?" Venerable Cuihe asked quietly.
"After expelling the evil spirits, the Yuhuan Pond is no longer what it used to be. Maybe even a saint will not be born."
Venerable Chengtao is more pessimistic and wants to rely on this spiritual pond. I don’t know how long it will take for me to return to my previous state.
“Let’s begin.”
After his order, the two elders began to chant spells and cast spells. There was a faint light on the black coffin, which was the formation of extracting water in operation.
You Su raised his head and sighed. His mind was not on the jade butterfly's transformation into water ceremony at all, but on the disappearing Ji Xueruo.
The night was dark. Looking up, You Su's already blurry vision was naturally pitch black.
The formation protecting the Yuhuan Pond is extremely powerful. Master Chengtao made sure that nothing left the Yuhuan Pond in the past few days, not even a flying bird.
You Su had no choice but to outline the structure of the entire Yuhuan Pond in the sea of consciousness, and wanted to think more carefully about where Ji Xueruo would be hidden.
After thinking about it, he discovered an astonishing coincidence -
Across the lake from Xiaochi Palace, it was Zilan Palace!
"Open the coffin!"
(End of this chapter)