Chapter 5: The Moths Guild (Part II)

Although the scenery of Hua Jiuxi's single-family house is not as good as the school just now, it is also very impressive. Hua Jiuxi did not investigate the history of this place in detail, it is said that it is a murderous house that was blocked by the government, and there were incidents where important people and mistresses were both killed in private meetings here.

But Laxmi didn't see a single spirit here. Although this "family" lives together, they actually sleep separately - the bedroom is one room for Laxmi and the child, and one room for Huajiuxi and the leech.

The advantage of having someone on it is that in addition to having a driver, a maid is specially obtained. Laxmi had a small argument with Hua Jiuxi about this, but eventually compromised. After all, the place is large, and the workload of sweeping and sprinkling is also very large. And when she saw the maid, she immediately had no objections.

As the chariot drove into the courtyard, he saw the maid standing outside the gate. She was tall, almost about the same size as Hua Jiuxi, and a long braid stood prominently against the chest of the white maid's suit.

"Welcome back." The girl named Xiangling said that although she didn't tell everyone her age, Hua Jiuxi felt that she was an old girl and should be one or two years older than herself.

Maybe it's the impression caused by the style of doing things.

"You've worked hard, too." Hua Jiuxi said.

Since the maid wore glasses with thick lenses, Hua Jiuxi couldn't read her expression. This young lady is a little unsmiling, although polite, but always has a strong sense of distance.

But the boy somehow likes her.

"Is the gentleman in a hurry to eat?" Xiang Ling asked them.

"Well, not for now...... It's good to be hungry. In the face of her, Hua Jiuxi always couldn't say a complete sentence. Because it was so embarrassing, Hua Jiuxi had never imagined that he would be associated with terms such as maids. But there was no condescension in the tone of the person in front of her, and words such as "master" and "wife" popped out of her mouth were even more strange.

So Hua Jiuxi begged her to call herself "Little Flower" like others, and Xiang Ling insisted on only calling him "Mr".

"Sir, let me call him by his first name, which makes it seem too intimate and not good." Xiang Ling refused, "Second, if you come to teach outsiders, our family will be too rude." ”

Hua Jiuxi felt that this was said at a high level, so he agreed.

Xiang Ling saw that he had no other tasks, so he accompanied the boy to play games. She didn't make children laugh like other girls. Instead, he played chess with the other party with a clear eye, and Hua Jiuxi was stunned.

Hua Jiuxi had played a few games with her curiously, all of which were defeats, and Xiang Ling never conceded chess. He asked her if she could play other board games - and she replied: "Actually, the best thing is Go and backgammon, and the rest is more or less knowable, and poker is newly learned." ”

Hua Jiuxi naturally didn't want to repeat the failure, but when she saw that the boy was playing with her, she was startled when she saw it, the chess power of the boy was very high, and he was able to come and go with Xiang Ling.

"What kind of monsters are they?" Hua Jiuxi patted his forehead.

The two were basically silent when they played chess, but Hua Jiuxi could see that their lips would move from time to time. Hua Jiuxi was sure that the two were communicating—but what was strange in them, he didn't dare to ask Xiang Ling.

"Defeated, my sister is so powerful." The boy fell on his back on the carpet, and it turned out that he was also losing. But children don't care much about winning or losing.

"Where, the young master is so young—" Xiang Ling said, "even the gentleman can't win against me." ”

Hua Jiuxi complained for a while.

"Then can you win Mom?" The boy asked suddenly.

"I haven't played chess with Madame." "But I know she's a pretty smart person. ”

Laxmi and Xiangling face off, which should be very interesting. Hua Jiuxi thought about it, and suddenly found that his lesson plan was not written, so he asked Xiang Ling to take it.

"Sir, forgot that tomorrow is Saturday?" Xiang Ling reminded him.

"It's me who was confused, but it's good that tomorrow is fine. Then it's better to stay in bed all day. Hua Jiuxi said.

"No, you still have something to do." Xiang Ling pushed the frame and said.

"Why?" Hua Jiuxi sat up from the half-lying state on the sofa immediately.

Xiang Ling took out an invitation-like thing from the gap in his apron and handed it to Hua Jiuxi. Hua Jiuxi saw that there was a big insect sitting on it, and he didn't open it to see the contents.

"Do you know the pattern, sir?" Xiang Ling asked him.

Hua Jiuxi vaguely remembered that this was a sign of a secret society.

"Aha, I knew that you weren't simple, young lady. It's a spy sent from above. Hua Jiuxi immediately stood up and said what suspicions he had existed from the beginning.

"I was sent from above, but I was recommended by your senior brother Worm Tianzi." Xiang Ling rubbed her braids and said that this was the first time she had done this kind of action, "Also, what does 'little sister' mean......"

"Huh? Do you have a relationship with my brother? Hua Jiuxi asked.

"No, but he has a relationship with my father." Xiang Ling said.

Who still dares to use a title like "Father...... Hua Jiuxi became more and more puzzled.

"I see that Mr. doesn't know about this question, it seems that there is some news that only the head of your faction knows." Xiang Ling said.

There is no way to prove this.

"My sister is a princess." The boy was playing with a toy car at the moment, as he said.

Hua Jiuxi had too many questions, and he had to solve them one by one, so he spread his hand and said, "Okay, okay, Xiangling, you must be a monster, but can you tell me which one it is?" ”

Xiang Ling nodded, and removed the pair of glasses with a light movement.

As if a clammy and cold wind swept by, Hua Jiuxi was excited.

What is hidden under Xiangling's glasses is a pair of beautiful green eyes, it turns out that she is a very beautiful person. Hua Jiuxi understood that her restrained outfit actually played a role in suppressing demonic power, no wonder she couldn't find out.

Hua Jiuxi, who was proficient in the art of looking at qi, immediately recognized which creature her demonic power belonged to, and immediately figured out something: "I have seen that when you were talking to the two of you, your mouth was moving, but you couldn't hear a single sound. It doesn't seem to be soundless, it's just that the human ear can't detect it, and this language is—"

"Dragons." Xiang Ling immediately reset his glasses again, "This is the language used by dragons and snakes to communicate with each other, and they make sounds through a special organ at the front of their mouth and nose. Because it is ultrasound, it cannot be heard by humans. ”

"So, you're a dragon too?" Hua Jiuxi said, "Then your status looks quite noble, is your father the Dragon King?" If so, what body of water? He asked two questions in a row, but he didn't expect Xiang Ling to answer.

"Although it's called the Dragon King, it's just a small puddle, so you don't have to worry about it." Xiang Ling's tone has always been so indifferent.

"Oh, okay." Hua Jiuxi opened the invitation card at this time, and only the location of the joint was written on it, and there was not a word about the rest, not even the payment.

"Your senior brother also wrote a letter by hand, asking me to bring it to Mr." Xiang Ling pulled out a white letterhead from the apron again.

Thinking that it was written by the old man, Hua Jiuxi didn't take it and took it. If you take it apart, in addition to the words of the usual discipline of him, it is to talk about the organization that is dealing with this time.

"Moths?" Hua Jiuxi was afraid that he would make a mistake.

"Yes." Xiang Ling nodded.

"I've heard of 'Gollum' and 'Brother', but I've never heard of anything written as 'Moth'." Hua Jiuxi said, "Is there any connection between these clubs? ”

"Yes, but not much." Xiang Ling said, "The history of the Moths Society is much longer. It's been about 700 years......"

"That's not very long, isn't it?" Hua Jiuxi said, of course, this is for monsters.

"The original members of the Moth Society were insects turned into worms by the blood of the fallen soldiers in Diaoyu City during the late Song Dynasty against Mongolia." Xiang Ling's tone suddenly became solemn.

"It's funny that people turn into bugs." Hua Jiuxi regretted a little after saying this, because no matter what, there could be no such a sneering tone.

Fortunately, there was no displeasure on Xiang Ling's face, and he said: "This is not a strange thing, it was also recorded in the earlier history books. "Hug Puzi" said: "King Mu of Zhou marched south, an army was exhausted, the gentleman was an ape and a crane, and the villain was an insect and sand" This is the kind of situation. ”

"Well, it's because I didn't read carefully." Hua Jiuxi secretly sighed that Xiang Ling could recite these sentences casually.

"After the Mongol army swept away the southwest area, and then used the monks and demons from the west to suppress the local monsters, these insects began to fight the enemy twice. Originally, seven people followed the story of the Taoyuan Rebellion in the late Han Dynasty and formed brothers with each other. ”

"I have a question." Hua Jiuxi said, "Monsters are righteous, shouldn't they kill roosters and drink blood like humans?" ”

Xiang Ling was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't know much about this...... It seems to be a direct exchange of body fluids...... In short, the organization has grown on this basis. Initially, only insect monsters were recruited, but later some other races were also recruited. ”

Hua Jiuxi generally understood what kind of organization this was, and asked, "It stands to reason that such a gang has always been on the wrong path with the imperial court——"

"But now the establishment of this imperial court also has his share of credit." "Just like humans, this organization has been fighting against various foreign enemies for seven hundred years, most recently overthrowing the foreign regime that ruled the entire country. Although he himself has many stains, it can be said that he has no loss in the name of righteousness. ”

"So the court can mobilize them?" Hua Jiuxi said.

"It's not a relationship between superiors and subordinates, it's an ally." Xiang Ling felt that the word ally was more appropriate.

"The old man's letter to me was written in a foggy manner, as if he were telling me to go to the pier. This also requires a solemn revision of the book. Hua Jiuxi muttered a few sentences, "Tomorrow is the young lady, will you go with me?" He asked Xiang Ling.

"Don't call me that." Xiang Ling still had that cold tone, "I don't want to." ”

"Okay, Xiang Ling."

"Looks like you're not familiar with that place either—so I'll take you." Xiang Ling said, "Just listen to me for everything on the road." ”

"What about him?" Hua Jiuxi pointed to the blind boy on the side, in this case, there would be no one at home to take care of him.

"Don't forget, this is a transcendent ancient serpent. Hardly anyone in the world has the ability to hurt him. Xiang Ling said with certainty, "Do you know that among the dragons, there has long been a worship of the god of dreams called the blind boy. ”

"Yes, young master—you can take care of yourself." Xiang Ling asked.

The boy was tired of playing with toys and was looking for new fun, and when he heard Xiang Ling ask, he nodded immediately: "Do you want to go out?" I'll wait. ”

Early the next morning, Hua Jiuxi was called by Xiang Ling. Facing Hua Jiuxi, who was exposing most of his body, Xiang Ling didn't seem to have any twists, and only said coldly: "You can pack up." There was the cold air that invaded Huajiuxi's surroundings before, and he couldn't resist it, so he hurriedly got up from the soft bed.

"Xiang Ling doesn't look down on a man like me at all, just like people don't pay attention to insects." Hua Jiuxi thought like this, and he was relieved.

Xiang Ling had already prepared breakfast, fried fish and bread.

It's a very ordinary thing, but the fish is so delicious. Hua Jiuxi said: "I wanted to say before that you seem to be very good at dealing with parallel goods, and you have an innate advantage. ”

Xiang Ling said while wiping the tableware: "Where, it's just a little bit of river fresh." As for the other ingredients, I don't know anything about them. For example, this kind of marine fish is very reluctant to me. ”

"Speaking of which...... We are inland mountainous areas, why are there marine fish? Hua Jiuxi couldn't help asking.

"Every year, the other dragons of the four seas will give my father a large pile of seafood, which will be escorted by the cold dragon. Because there are so many of them, they can only be thrown away. When I came to our mansion this time, I brought some fish and meat on my own. Xiang Ling replied.

"You're so kind." Hua Jiuxi said.

"It's just a very simple and simple thing, and you don't have to take it to heart, sir." Xiang Ling took out an umbrella he often used and was about to go out.

The scene of the maid dressing the master in Hua Jiuxi's dream did not appear for a moment, and he now followed Xiang Ling like a child. Before leaving, he took out a fairy tale book from the bookshelf and showed it to the child.

As for the guarding work of the courtyard, Hua Jiuxi was actually not too worried. Because in addition to the fourfold enchantment he laid, there were also several powerful clones of leeches, which could repel most of the low-level monsters.

"Xiangling, don't you change your clothes?" Hua Jiuxi said to Xiang Ling, who was holding an umbrella in one hand and a big box in the other.

"If you change to other clothes, others will definitely misunderstand the relationship between you and me." Xiang Ling said, "Moreover, as you can see, this dress plays the role of restraining demonic power. ”

As she spoke, she put the umbrella under her arm and pulled off a sleeve.