Green scales

"Impossible!" Yu Qin shook his head and vetoed.

Liu Shu doesn't like him, there is no doubt about it, but Liu Shu should not be cruel to Xiao Fu. Seriously speaking, Xiao Fu was raised by him and Xia Xinglan together. Apart from Xia Xinglan, Liu Shu is the only person Xiao Fu trusts the most.

"Is something wrong?"

"Your Majesty asked about the dust mirror... probably nothing will go wrong." Hu Jiulang hurriedly lowered his head.

The dust-observing mirror can observe the karma in the world, and there will be almost no mistakes. If this is really what the dust-observing mirror says...

"Is Liu Shu crazy? How could he kill Xiaofu? He knew that Xinglan cared so much about Xiaofu, and even entrusted Xiaofu to him before leaving." Yuqin said to herself, her face full of disbelief.

Hu Jiulang just stood aside quietly, not daring to speak.

"If he kills Xiaofu, Xinglan will definitely not spare him lightly after he finds out about it. What is he doing for?" Yuqin raised her forehead with one hand and frowned.

"Actually..." Hu Jiulang interrupted Yuqin's chaotic mood in a low voice. "The dust-observing mirror can only give a vague answer. When His Majesty asked, the word Liu Shu only appeared on the dust-observing mirror."

Yuqin tilted her head, responded, and signaled Hu Jiulang to continue.

Hu Jiulang thought for a while, and said: "Xiaofu Daoist died in exorcising demons, but if Liu Shu asked him to come to Pei's mansion to exorcise demons, but he accidentally died here, then logically speaking, Xiaofu's death was caused by others." Therefore, it is understandable that his name appears on the dust mirror.”

Yuqin nodded, this is also a possibility, but... why didn't Guanchen mirror directly say that the snake demon killed it, but Liu Shu instead?

"But if Liu Shu is really responsible for this matter, then his only purpose may be Daoist Xia Xinglan." Hu Jiulang changed the subject and said.

"I see, you go first." Yuqin waved his hand, he is in a state of confusion now, why is Liu Shu the murderer?How should he tell Xia Xinglan?If he didn't say anything, how sad Xia Xinglan would be when he finally found out the real culprit.

Hu Jiulang responded, turned and walked to the window, hesitated for a moment and turned around, his lips pursed as if he wanted to say something more, Yu Qin felt something in his heart, and turned his head to look.

Suddenly, Hu Jiulang's eyes changed, and he transformed into a red fox. After a few jumps, he leaped down from the window and fled limping without a trace.

Yuqin was wondering, but the door was pushed open again.

Xia Xinglan looked tired, let out a long breath, and walked in slowly.At this moment, Yuqin's mind was full of Hu Jiulang's words just now, and his heart was in a mess. When he saw Xia Xinglan, he hesitated for a moment.

"What's the matter? Is everything going well?" Yuqin stood up to greet her, Xia Xinglan hummed, and sat at the table, Yuqin raised her hand and poured tea for the two of them.

"The layout of the formation is almost done, but we need bait. We will leave this matter to Pei Yun and the others. If there is no accident at night, Liu Shu will sit with me." Xia Xinglan said after taking a sip of cold tea.

As soon as Yuqinfu heard the word Liu Shu, his heart skipped a beat, he hesitated whether to remind him, but if Situ Ling made a mistake and wronged Liu Shu, wouldn't that mean alienating their brothers?At that time, how will Xia Xinglan view herself?

Yuqin held the teacup around in agitation, and the tea in the cup swayed and spilled on the table, leaving water stains on the table.

"What's the matter? You look preoccupied." Xia Xinglan saw Yuqin's uneasy expression, and said with concern, "Don't be afraid when I'm here. You can follow me at night. I'm worried about leaving you here alone." He raised his hand to shake Yuqin's hand.

Yuqin was startled suddenly by the warm touch on his hand.

"Huh? Oh, good."

Xia Xinglan frowned and stared at Yuqin for a long time, Yuqin raised the corners of her lips and forced a smile.

"What's wrong with you? Has something happened?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy, I didn't sleep well after you left." Yuqin shook her head, that's all, let's just wait and see what happens, whether Liu Shu did it or not, you will know when you catch the snake demon tonight up.

Xia Xinglan only thought that Yuqin was acting like a spoiled child, and when she heard this, she raised her hand and lightly pinched the tip of Yuqin's nose, and said with a smile unconsciously, "If you are so attached to me, what will you do if you leave me in the future?"

Yuqin turned the cup around, drank the tea with her head up, then pulled Xia Xinglan's cuffs and got up to take it to the bed.

"Go to bed now, you are busy at night, you need to recharge your batteries."

Xia Xinglan followed him along with a smile, but when she passed by the window, she paused and sniffed thoughtfully.Yuqin was puzzled and said, "What's wrong?"

Xia Xinglan shook his head, withdrew his hand and walked towards the window.I saw that the cinnabar line that used to surround the window was broken in two at this moment, a few drops of dark red liquid were stained on the window sill, and the talisman paper on the side seemed to be stained by water, and it couldn't be seen.

Xia Xinglan pushed open the window, raised his hand to wipe the dark red liquid, and rubbed it with his fingertips, his expression suddenly tensed.

"Yuqin, a demon has come here."

Yuqin's heart skipped a beat, it's too bad!Forgot to deal with it.

"I... I just woke up not long ago, what's going on?" Yuqin hurriedly put on a frightened look, turned her back to Xia Xinglan and scanned the room, and felt relieved when she saw that there were no other flaws.

Xia Xinglan picked up the broken half of the cinnabar thread and looked at it carefully. "He's injured and shouldn't be able to run far."

"Could it be that snake demon?" Yuqin asked knowingly.

Xia Xinglan shook his head slowly, "No, as expected, the snake demon should be a big monster now, if it appeared in the daytime, Liu Shu and I should have sensed the demonic aura, but he just triggered the cinnabar line, even He was also injured. From this, it can be seen that his morality will not be too deep."

In the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons where there are so many demons, Hu Jiulang is indeed not a great demon, but he still has a hundred years of cultivation. Now he is hurt by the cinnabar thread because the thread was made by Xia Xinglan. slightly negligent...

"Then there are two monsters in this mansion?" Yuqin walked to the window, seeing Xia Xinglan still frowning in thought, she quietly turned her head and glanced out the window, but there was no sign of Hu Jiulang, presumably she had run away.

"I don't know either." Xia Xinglan sighed, then twisted the cinnabar thread into a ball around her fingertips, threw it out, and took off the talisman paper beside her.

"As long as you're fine, otherwise, I'm really going to regret it." Xia Xinglan breathed a sigh of relief, no longer cared about the cinnabar line, closed the window instead, and went forward to hug Yuqin.

There were too many changes in a day, and the mood went up and down several times. Yuqin had never felt so thrilling, so she followed Xia Xinglan to the bed and lay down without saying a word, preparing to sleep more during the day and squat down at night.

After the bed curtain was lowered, it blocked most of the light. Although the bed was dark, the curvature of the side face of the person beside him could still be seen clearly through the faint sunlight.The two had their own concerns for a while, but they just cuddled each other quietly without saying a word.

Yuqin was lying on Xia Xinglan's shoulders, with one hand resting on the other's chest, circling his loose hair with his fingertips, staring at Xia Xinglan's face almost greedily through the dim light.

From Yuqin's point of view, Xia Xinglan's facial features were three-dimensional, with sharp edges and corners, and when he closed his eyes, he was a little more serious and calm than his usual gentle aura.

Yuqin is a monster, even if he doesn't sleep for a few days, it will be fine, but what happened in Pei's house seems to be a cloud over his heart, and he is a little restless for a while.

Yuqin sighed leisurely, quietly propped himself up and moved towards Xia Xinglan.Xia Xinglan breathed steadily, as if she had already fallen asleep, Yuqin lowered her head, their cheeks were very close to the ground, through layers of bed curtains, sunlight squeezed in through the gaps, shining on both of their cheeks. A layer of golden light.

He also couldn't tell why he was so obsessed with Xia Xinglan. After nearly a thousand years of innocence, he fell on a mortal. Well, although this mortal is not an ordinary mortal, he is still a Taoist priest who catches monsters.

Yuqin laughed at herself, living for nearly a thousand years has become a joke.

Just as Yuqin was wandering, a thick and deep voice sounded, with a faint smile: "What are you thinking, squinting."

Yuqin looked up and bumped into Xia Xinglan's warm eyes, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, she coughed lightly, turned over and lay back down again, crossing her hands on her chest very obediently.

Xia Xinglan turned over and took Yuqin into his arms, and said, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Yuqin hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "I can't sleep."

"Don't be afraid, with me here, I won't let anything happen to you." Xia Xinglan comforted her softly, then lowered her head and whispered in Yuqin's ear.

The voice seemed to have magical powers, but his impetuous heart miraculously calmed down, as if it was true as he said, as long as Xia Xinglan was around, everything would be fine.

Yuqin wanted to laugh a little, he should be the one to protect Xia Xinglan in terms of qualifications and skills.

"Have you noticed that the entire Governor's Mansion gives me a very weird feeling?" Xia Xinglan stopped joking, turned sideways instead, propped her head on one hand, and looked serious.

"Oh? Is it?"

Xia Xinglan thought about it: "I think Pei Yun's wife is very strange." Yuqin was slightly startled, could it be that Xia Xinglan could see through Lian Ge's blindfold?

"What's wrong?" Yuqin asked cautiously.

Xia Xinglan became silent, as if thinking about how to explain it, Yuqin was suddenly a little nervous, Lian Ge used to be his subordinate, if Xia Xinglan found out Lian Ge's identity, would she follow him?

Yuqin's heart beat faster and faster, during the short time Xia Xinglan was silent, Yuqin had never been so nervous.

"Forget it, it's nothing, maybe I'm worrying too much." Xia Xinglan shook her head and lay back down again. "Go to sleep, let's get enough energy first."

Yuqin responded, turned sideways and closed her eyes, and her heartbeat gradually stabilized.

After an unknown amount of time, Yuqin suddenly felt a little cold.

Suddenly, a chill swept over the sky and covered the earth. The cold seemed to be a sharp knife, piercing his body mercilessly. In an instant, Yuqin seemed to be on the boundless ice, but his eyelids seemed to be heavy.

There seemed to be countless cold blades gouging his muscles and bones in his body, and he felt as if he was about to turn into ice.

Yuqin wanted to open his mouth, but exhausted all his strength and couldn't make a sound. The fear of losing his voice instantly surrounded him.

Xia Xinglan, where is Xia Xinglan?

Yuqin writhed in pain and huddled tightly. He had never needed the warm and solid body beside him so much.However, within reach is a cold bed.

Xia Xinglan was not there.

Yuqin was instantly surrounded by fear, and crawled to the side recklessly, but the bed between square inches was stretched infinitely at this moment, Yuqin couldn't open her eyes, so she could only lie on the bed and grope forward.

Suddenly, the surrounding lights lit up, and Yuqin was like a beast in prison, panting heavily, wandering helplessly in place.The surroundings were exceptionally quiet, as if he was the only one left in the whole world.

How is this going?Why is this happening?

Suddenly, the sound came again like a tide, and Yuqin heard it clearly, the whimpering of the wind, the rustling of the trees, occasionally mixed with a few birdsong, but with faint echoes, just like being in a valley...

right!Valley, this is not the guest room of Pei Mansion!

Yuqin woke up in an instant, and was about to get up, but it seemed that a mountain was pressing on him firmly, making him unable to move.

The soft bed under his palm instantly turned into cold ground.

Suddenly, a drop of water hit the back of Yuqin's hand, and Yuqin's fingertips moved.

Another drop of water fell on his forehead, and Yuqin raised his head slightly. All of this... There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity. If he remembered correctly, what followed was a heavy rainstorm.

A rainstorm in the valley.

In an instant, the raindrops fell, and the wind suddenly picked up, whizzing through the forest, and the rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other was endless.

The raindrops fell on Yuqin's body again and again, and his face hurt.

In just a few breaths, a torrential downpour came, leaving only the sound of rain in the world.

Yuqin was lying on the ground drenched all over, and as the rain washed away, it seemed that an invisible shackle had been washed away from his body.But it took all the strength out of him, and he could only lie on the spot like a dying person.

Yuqin slowly opened his eyes, everything in the world was dark, only the raindrops that kept falling beat him.The trees are rustling, and the leaves are falling rustlingly.

This is, Lingshan, he is back again.

Yuqin raised his hand with difficulty, his clothes were covered with mud.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, falling on his face, and he could hardly open his eyes in pain.

No need to think about it, he knew that he was in a terrible mess now, rolling in the muddy water, it seemed that he was the only one left in the huge world, waiting for death alone.

A burst of severe pain hit Yuqin's eyes, and her left hand gradually became transparent, and then the surrounding scenery continued to enlarge.

The sky is changing, the beasts in the mountains are wailing, and the wind whizzes by, wrapping cold raindrops and rolling towards a small green snake that is half dead in the muddy water.

The green snake lay motionless in a piece of mud, as if dead.