The villain has been playing badly for ten years

The wind chimes rang under the eaves, and the sound of rain continued to hit the window frames.

This thunderstorm lasted for a long time and showed no sign of stopping.

There was no telling what time it was here, and the dim candlelight made it even more depressing.

Ning Xiusu paced back and forth in the room. There were some talismans painted on the green walls and bamboo wood floors.

This talisman contains the power of the four symbols, which are blue, red, white and black respectively. It has the spiritual power of the four beasts and guards the four directions, making the ground also coated with a very light red-gold glow.

Watching the comings and goings, it almost formed an inverted barrier, enclosing the entire house, and even the door bolts were restricted from magic.

As his finger approached the bolt, his whole body suddenly shook and he bounced back and forth as if he had been electrocuted.

This kind of formation barrier is obviously different from the one of Shangqing Sect... It seems to weaken the five senses, making it difficult to detect where you are.

I wonder what's going on with Hua Jianbai? Ning Xiusu thought of Hu Xiaoxiao's words again, and became even more anxious.

I have to find a way out quickly...

He wanted to break the confinement of the magic circle, but just as he mobilized the strange energy in his body, the ghost fire in his palm was extinguished in an instant, and the magic circle here fluctuated slightly.

Suddenly, a force came up from his body, like a bone-chilling chill, instantly restraining the Youlian Spirit Fire.

He shook his body and tried a few times, but he was so tired that his vision went dark.

At this moment, someone gently opened the bolt, and with the sound of a bamboo door creaking, the girl walked into the house carrying a food tray.

She had a red scarf wrapped around her head, which made her face look even more tanned.

Suddenly, she glanced at him with pale eyes and shook her head.

"Brother Beijiao, this magic circle is made of the Four Symbols Gengjin. You can't open it. Why bother with this? Why don't you eat something..."

The person who spoke was Xi He. She had changed into a short dress today, looking a little more lively.

Ning Xiusu's tone was always cold as he asked, "Miss Xi, the person who has the final say here is that Yanren, right?"

"Are you asking about Mr. Mo? He's not free right now."

"Oh, just a show of force, huh?"

Xi He's expression and words were a bit bandit-like, and he said with a playful smile:

"Of course not. Mr. Mo asked me to treat you well. When he is done with his work, he will come to see you."

She looked at him with a half-smile before putting the wine and food in the bamboo tray onto the table. The hot steam from cooking and the aroma of food filled the air, making her feel very excited.

Ning Xiusu had never thought that food could be so fragrant, and he couldn't help but look in that direction.

I saw Qingquan cooking a kind of fish with delicious meat, accompanied by wild game, and the soup was clear and mellow.

"This is Chiling mackerel from the deep sea. It's a perfect match with Qiuwei wine from the Beichu Mountains."

As she explained, she poured the fragrant wine from the mutton-fat jade pot into the silver cup, and the aroma of wine immediately filled the air.

Then another dish was brought out, which included chicken from Huaishan, venison from Lingyuan at the foot of Kunqiu Mountain, and pine nuts. They were all very rare ingredients and were carefully cooked into delicacies.

Ning Xiusu felt a little hungry at this moment, but could this be considered a slap in the face followed by a sweet treat?

"Why bother? Playing the game of force first, courtesy later."

"Hey, Sister Youlai said that you are the only hope for our tribe."

Xi He curved her eyes towards him and said with a smile:

"We are kindly advising you to stay here. We are doing this to protect you."

Ning Xiu sneered, "Really? House arrest sounds so nice, shouldn't I say thank you?"

"Brother Bei Jiao, don't forget that the backlash on you is still there."

Her eyebrows curved slightly, and a barely perceptible smile flashed across her face.

"We will all try to help you. After all, mermaids can live for three hundred years. You don't want to live for only seven days, do you?"

She did remind me, but it backfired...

The green-gray aura in Ning Xiusu's palm has not disappeared. Zi Yuxian's life can be saved temporarily, but it will not last long.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xi He thought he had heard it, and suddenly sat down beside him, as if she wanted to have dinner with him.

Ning Xiusu saw that the girl had no intention of leaving, so he didn't bother to care.

At this moment, she was holding a small porcelain bottle in her hand and was playing with it.

There are ink-wash plum blossoms on the small porcelain vase. Under the candlelight, one can seem to see the light water color inside through the semi-transparent vase.

"But why would a man have perfume on him?"

Xi He's voice was filled with a hint of doubt and ridicule.

Ning Xiusu's gaze happened to fall on that thing, and an imperceptible fluctuation flashed across his eyes.

"Brother Beijiao, this isn't yours, is it?"

Her pale eyes turned cunningly.

Ning Xiusu walked over, took it from the ground without warning, and said lightly: "It has nothing to do with you."

"But the brother you're with smells like this."

Xi He held her chin with one hand and tapped the table with the other, saying, "It's strange enough for a grown man to apply perfume, but what's even stranger is that you're holding his perfume in your arms."

Ning Xiusu's expression was emotionless, and he looked at her nonchalantly.

"what you want to say?"

Xi He looked at him carefully, and suddenly laughed softly, her eyes like crystal, full of elegance and spirit.

Although her appearance is ordinary, her eyes are very beautiful.

"I want to say... you look like the person in my grandfather's picture album. People are similar, things are similar. Are the royal bloodlines of the mermaids all similar..."

Ning Xiusu seemed a little bored and had no mood to chat with the girl.

He pulled a chair over and sat at the wooden table. Perhaps he was in a bad mood, so he simply supported his forehead with his hand and closed his eyes as if he was resting.

Seeing that he ignored her, Xi He did not stop talking to herself. Instead, she looked back and looked at the exquisite wood carvings on the ceiling.

"After my grandfather passed away, among the things he left me was a portrait of my benefactor. When he was alive, he often told me about the strange things that happened back then."

Xi He looked into the distance, as if he was thinking of something long ago.

"My Xi family has been practicing medicine for generations. Three hundred years ago, we were trapped in a place of exile. That's when my grandfather happened to meet that benefactor... If it weren't for him, my grandfather and his family would have been trapped to death in that horrible place."

This scene was so familiar. Ning Xiusu seemed to have touched upon something and suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked at Xi He for a while, then asked tentatively.

"What's your grandfather's name?"

"My grandfather's name is Xi An."

Is it just a coincidence...

Xi He narrowed his eyes nonchalantly again, picked up the jade spoon, filled the white porcelain bowl with rice, and pushed it in front of him.

"What's the matter? Brother Bei Jiao, are you so curious about our Xi family?"

Ning Xiusu was too lazy to dwell on other things and responded indifferently.

"Why don't you tell me about it?"

Xi He thought he was interested in listening to the story, so he said, "If you eat well, I will tell you a story here."

Ning Xiusu was indeed very hungry. He took the bowl and chopsticks and put a piece of meat in his mouth.

The fish is delicious, and the venison is tender and crispy, paired with sweet and delicious pine nuts, it is truly a treat for the taste buds.

"Three hundred years ago, my grandfather and many of his clansmen were trapped in a sea of ​​blood and corpses. There were not only many soldiers and monsters, but also a giant snake that specialized in eating sharks."

As soon as Xi He started talking, Ning Xiusu understood.

He lowered his eyes to look at her, "Isn't there anyone in your Xi family called Xi Wuchang?"

"Hey, how do you know this name?"

Xi He's eyes flashed with excitement for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

"My grandfather's surname was Xi, and he had no given name. But when he was young, he gave himself the courtesy name Wuchang, because human affairs are impermanent and have no fixed destiny."

Ning Xiusu secretly took a deep breath and thought, after a trip to three hundred years ago, the Xi family suddenly appeared. Isn't this a butterfly effect...

Xi He was about to continue speaking when suddenly someone stood outside the door.

"He'er, come here."

Hu Xiaoxiao seemed a little unhappy and called out to him.

Xi He's eyes fell on Ning Xiusu, and she was obviously frustrated that she hadn't finished speaking. She stood up and walked out.

There was a heavy rain outside the door, but there was no water stain on the ground when the two walked.

There was the sound of wind and rain in my ears. The rainy season in Nanzhao had not yet arrived, so a rain would not last so long.

Moreover, the candlelight has been extinguished several times, so it is impossible that it is still at night.

Could it be that this formation is related to the Heart Technique...

Ning Xiusu was somewhat suspicious, so he simply closed his eyes to check the room. The formation in the room had not been removed, and the window lattice was pitch black outside, so he could not see anything.

Where... could this be...

Ning Xiusu put down his bowl and chopsticks as if he were completely emotionless. When he raised his eyes, he happened to meet Hu Xiaoxiao's gaze outside the door for a moment. She simply bowed slightly before leaving with Xi He.

After they had finished their delicious meal, another man in black who looked like a Yanren came in to clean up.

These guys are almost the same as those weird people in the Three Flowers Temple, but they are more like soulless puppets. They don't speak and don't respond when asked.

Since he couldn't get out for the time being, Ning Xiusu simply lay down on the couch and took a nap.

I don't know how long it took, but probably because he felt the pain was gone, he took off the gauze on his body. Most of the wound had healed.

But what's strange is that there is still no sign of scales gathering.

Ning Xiusu was just thinking about it when suddenly the floor in the room shook slightly, and the teacup on the table almost rolled to the ground.

What's going on...an earthquake?

The whole room seemed slightly unstable, but quickly returned to normal.

The movement was subtle, but it felt like inertia...

Ning Xiusu subconsciously held onto the edge of the bed and suddenly realized, could it be that he had been on the sea all along?