I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Gu Xiu?"

"What were you given before?"

Nian Chaoxi's question was so abrupt that He Mengyun was stunned for a moment, her heart filled with confusion: "Senior Sister, um... is there a problem?"

"Answer me first, yes or no?" Nian Chaoxi asked.

"This..." He Mengyun hesitated and said after hesitating for a long time:

"Senior Sister, Junior Brother Jiang is a very good person. He...he didn't ask for it. It was...Junior Sister who was willing to give it to him...Senior Sister, please don't blame Junior Brother Jiang, okay..."

"So, everything that Gu Xiu gave you before was indeed given to Jiang Xun?" Nian Chaoxi asked.

"Yes, it is……"

"Is there anything left?"

"This one……"

"Nothing left?" Nian Chaoxi frowned.

"That..." Seeing Nian Chaoxi's brows furrowed, He Mengyun's heart tightened. After hesitating for a long time, he hurriedly explained:

"Sister, I like to clean up the clutter when I have nothing to do. I kept Gu Xiu's things and they were useless to me. I was just about to throw them away, and then my junior brother came over, so I... I'll trouble my junior brother to help me deal with them."

"I know it's wrong to do this. Gu Xiu was once my junior fellow apprentice, but...but this matter really has nothing to do with Junior Brother Jiang..."

obviously.

He Mengyun was thinking that he would come to question him every day, and he might even feel resentful towards his junior brother Jiang Xun if he was not careful, so he made a hasty explanation and took all the responsibility on himself.

It was also difficult for her.

Such a person who usually speaks timidly and is not good at communicating with others can say so much at once.

only……

Nian Chaoxi listened to her explanation, but his brows were still furrowed. "Is there really nothing left?"

“This… doesn’t really count…”

"What do you mean?"

"Gu Xiu gave me a lot of things before, many of which were related to puppets, including the Rain Ghosts from the Falling Rain Valley, and some materials for forging puppets. Some of these materials were made into puppets and are still in the valley..."

He Mengyun explained hastily.

She has been a solitary and taciturn person since childhood.

Later, after he became interested in puppets, he became even less good at interacting with others. Every time Gu Xiu gave him something, he would cater to his tastes. Many of them were puppet-related materials, and some were even complete puppets like Yu Gui.

The art of puppetry is the same as the art of refining weapons.

It requires a large amount of rare materials and treasures to forge. Most of the materials were given by Gu Xiu. Even if He Mengyun gave them to Jiang Xun, it would be impossible for him to give them all away.

Nian Chaoxi understood all this, and did not question it at this moment. He just frowned and fell into deep thought. He Mengyun stood by and did not dare to disturb him.

The sisters fell silent.

"Has Junior Brother Jiang Xun ever given you anything?" Finally, Nian Chaoxi was the first to break the silence.

"Yes, yes!" He Mengyun nodded repeatedly, and then the storage ring flickered, and He Mengyun carefully took out several exquisite wooden carvings:

"These are given to me by my junior brother."

Nian Chaoxi looked carefully and found that the wood carving that He Mengyun took out was similar to the one he gave him. It was obvious that it was carved with great care and was very lifelike.

only……

"Do all of us sisters have wood carvings like this?" Nian Chaoxi asked.

He Mengyun was puzzled, but nodded: "It should be, Junior Sister has quite a lot, and there are also many spiritual beast wood carvings."

Nian Chaoxi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Big Sister, is there any problem?"

"It's okay." Nian Chaoxi shook his head, thought for a moment and asked, "Did you know about Jiang Xun being picked up back then?"

"of course I know."

He Mengyun smiled: "Junior Brother Jiang was brought back by Master after he broke through the Mahayana realm. From what Master said, her successful breakthrough to the Mahayana realm is related to Junior Brother Jiang."

"Do you know Jiang Xun's background?" Nian Chaoxi asked.

He Mengyun shook his head. "I don't know the details, but Master once mentioned that Junior Brother Jiang was born in the void, accompanied by countless strange phenomena and immortal artifacts. Master said he might be an immortal from the upper realm who came down to earth."

Immortals from the upper realm come down to the mortal world.

This kind of statement has actually always been with Jiang Xun, but no one can explain the details. Moreover, his junior brother has a special fate and has a magical artifact accompanying him. The art of heaven's secrets is ineffective against him, and even Nian Chaoxi cannot get any glimpse of it.

only……

In the past, Nian Chaoxi never had any thoughts about these things.

But ever since Jiang Xun went to Wentian Pavilion and came to see him a few days ago, Nian Chaoxi suddenly couldn't help but feel some doubts about his junior brother, whom he had never doubted before.

"Senior Sister, I've heard a saying before..." He Mengyun next to her suddenly stopped talking.

Nian Chaoxi was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"This...you might get angry if I tell you this, Senior Sister."

"What is it?"

"Some people say that the things Gu Xiu gave us back then were all manipulated."

"Methods? What methods?"

"Well..." He Mengyun pursed her lips and continued, "All the misfortunes we encountered might...maybe they were caused by the gift from Gu Xiu..."

"What are you talking about?" Nian Chaoxi was incredulous.

"Everyone says so. They also say that the wood carving given by Junior Brother carries a magical aura that can eliminate those methods and help us avoid disasters."

As soon as these words came out, Nian Chaoxi flew into a rage: "Are you saying that Gu Xiu gave you something with good intentions, but in fact, he was harboring evil intentions to harm you?"

"I……"

"Most of the gifts we received from Gu Xiu were from over 500 years ago. According to you, Gu Xiu wanted to kill all of us as early as 500 years ago when he entered that dangerous area?"

"for this I……"

When the senior sister got angry, He Mengyun was frightened and stammered.

Dare not speak.

"You are not the type of person who would talk nonsense like that. Tell me, who told you these words?" Nian Chaoxi pressed on.

It's a pity that He Mengyun refused to mention it this time and just kept her mouth shut. This Sixth Junior Sister has always been timid and cowardly, but sometimes she can be extremely stubborn when she makes up her mind about something.

The same is true at this moment.

Before, Nian Chaoxi thought that his sixth junior sister’s stubbornness was a good thing, but now, facing her stubbornness, Nian Chaoxi only felt a chill in his heart.

She took a deep breath and asked softly, "Junior sister, when you were in Qingxuan, how did Gu Xiu treat you?"

"Junior Brother Gu Xiu treated me very well back then..."

"Has he ever done anything to wrong you?"

"This one……"

"You've been an introvert since you were little and don't like to communicate with others. Junior Brother Gu has always taken good care of you and even helped you out several times. Even when you wanted to practice puppetry but were forbidden by Master's order, it was Gu Xiu who pleaded for you when you were heartbroken. Have you forgotten?"

"This...this..."

"Although he calls you Senior Sister, he has always treated you as his Junior Sister. He even entrusted us to take good care of you before entering the forbidden area. You are the one he can't let go of the most!"

"Senior sister...I..."

"But you actually suspect him of harboring evil intentions and even believe the rumors. Junior Sister, tell me, don't you feel any pangs of conscience for acting this way?"

Nian Chaoxi was free from anger.

However, these questions filled He Mengyun's eyes with fear and anxiety. She stammered and couldn't say anything, but tears seemed to flow like a floodgate.

Flowing subconsciously.

She wanted to wipe it off, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop it.

Seeing her panic, Nian Chaoxi finally calmed down and smiled sadly:

"When I criticize others, I always yell at them, but I'm not a good person myself..."

"Junior sister, I'm sorry."

After saying this, Nian Chaoxi finally turned around and left.

driven to distraction.

However, when Nian Chaoxi was walking, a voice suddenly came:

"It's useless, Senior Sister."

what?

Nian Chaoxi suddenly turned around and saw his sixth junior sister He Mengyun. Her face was filled with misery and tears were flowing in her eyes, but there was no longer the cowardice and fear in her eyes.

instead.

Bring Qingming!

An unprecedented Qingming Festival!

It was only his eyes that changed, but he seemed to have become another person at this moment. He Mengyun, who had never been sober before, spoke softly at this moment:

"Big Sister, it's useless."

"The will of heaven is always difficult to understand, let alone human nature, which makes us sad when we grow old."

"Everything is in vain."

"No matter how hard you try, this is such a filthy place."

“It will eventually be destroyed!”

"..."