Chapter 123: A Mystery of Origin
Now that there is only one horse left, are the two going to ride together?
Lu Linlang's face was flushed and shy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Tianqi remembered that his ride had been given to Nie Rulong, so he said, "Or?" Linlang, you stay here and wait for me. I'll go check it out and I'll be back. β
Lu Linlang said in a low voice: "Let's go together, it's good to take care of it." β
"Okay, then let's not be too formal. Walk. After speaking, he took the torch that Fang had made and turned over on his horse.
Lu Linlang jumped lightly, sat behind him, and reached out to wrap his waist.
The two ran back and forth.
After running for half a pillar of incense, a gray and black object suddenly burst out from the side of the official road and lay down in the middle of the road, blocking the way of the two.
"Help me!" The woman who turned her head to look at them looked at them in a hoarse voice.
"Woo ......" Li Tianqi retracted the reins and stopped his horse.
"It's her, the butler." Lu Linlang reminded.
Li Tianqi had already dismounted when he heard the woman's hoarse voice, obviously he also recognized the hoarse voice, the woman with fluffy hair and untidy clothes was the housekeeper who was taken away by the impersonating Yang Duwei and his party!
"Are you alright?" Li Tianqi came to her side, stretched out a hand to drag the back of her neck, and helped her to sit on the ground.
Lu Linlang took out the water bag from the snakeskin bag, walked over quickly, squatted down and said, "Drink some water." β
The housekeeper's face was haggard, she was the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, but she encountered so many thrilling things, she saw the water bag, hurriedly grabbed it, and poured several sips before slowly saying: "Save me, there are monsters." β
The butler gasped for a moment, and then said, "I just escaped from the control of those monsters, but I fell into the hands of a young descendant, because it was dark and I only heard his voice, but I didn't see his appearance, thinking that he must also be a monster, otherwise how could I be locked in a dark room." If it weren't for the desperate struggle I broke free from the ropes that bound my hands and feet, I would ...... right now. ...... at the moment"
"Steward Yi, rest assured. We've wiped out all those monsters, and as for the young offspring, we haven't seen it, but rest assured, we're safe here. Lu Linlang said.
"You...... How do you know I'm Steward E? Aren't you also demonized? Steward Yi stared at Lu Linlang suspiciously, her voice trembled a little, and she sat up straight, it seemed that although she had been tortured, her body was hard, and she had recovered some of her spirit after just resting for a while.
Li Tianqi smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, we are not demons." We are human. Specially looking for you. β
"yes." Lu Linlang said: "We are looking for you, we don't want you to be taken away by those monsters who have turned into human form." β
Steward Yi suddenly stared at Li Tianqi's chest, Lu Linlang followed her sunlight and saw Li Tianqi's straw rope necklace with the small pebble exposed, Xu is movement was too big when he flew off the horse.
"Are you Li Tianqi? Young Master of the Apocalypse? "Although Steward Yi knows the year of destiny, he has a good memory.
Young Master of the Apocalypse? There are still people who call themselves that. Li Tianqi's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "You...... How do you ...... Know it's me? β
Steward Yi suddenly burst into tears in his eyes and said, "Sure enough, it's you......" actually sobbed in a low voice.
"Don't, don't cry...... What's going on? Li Tianqi didn't know what to do.
"Yes, Steward Yi, what is there to say." Lu Linlang also comforted softly on the side.
"I recognized it from your weird necklace, how many years, I can't forget it."
"Do you recognize my straw rope necklace?" Li Tianqi picked up the stone again, shook it in front of Steward Yi's eyes, and quickly put it away.
Steward Yi nodded. She wiped away her tears and asked, "By the way, Young Master Apocalypse, how is Miss Wan?" β
Lu Linlang glanced at Li Tianqi, and his eyes revealed a sense of incomprehension.
Li Tianqi looked at Lu Linlang and shook his head, and then asked Steward Yi, "Who is Miss Wan?" β
"Huh? Isn't Miss Wan with you? She's not ......" Steward Yi's eyes flickered, as if she was thinking, she suddenly glanced at Lu Linlang, and asked vigilantly: "Young Master of the Apocalypse, who is this little girl?" β
Li Tianqi said: "Her name is Lu Linlang and she is my friend. β
"Oh. That's right. β
Li Tianqi asked, "Steward Yi, who did you just say that Miss Wan?" β
Steward Yi said, "Wan Xin'er." β
"Oh. That's my mother. Li Tianqi suddenly realized that Wan Xin'er was his mother's name.
"Mother...... Kiss? Oh....... Steward Yi saw Li Tianqi thinking about it, and hurriedly asked, "Is she okay?" β
Li Tianqi thought of his mother, and said sadly: "It was good. But on Chinese New Year's Eve, she was captured by a monster, and I was about to look for her. β
Steward Yi sighed secretly: "Huh? She also encountered a youkai? β
"Alas......" Li Tianqi pondered slightly, and then asked: "By the way, Steward Yi, what happened to you, why did there be a fire the night before yesterday?" β
"It's a long story, maybe this has a lot to do with Miss Wan Yun'er's disappearance."
"Miss Wan Yun'er? Isn't it a kaleido-kae-hΓ©ripori? Li Tianqi asked.
"Yes, that's what the outside world calls her, is it your mother...... That's what you were taught? Her real name is Wan Yun'er, and she and Miss Wan Xin'er are two sisters. She's the older sister, your ...... Mother...... My mother is my sister. β
"That's what she told me when she said goodbye to me."
"She's an old man? Is she as old as me? Young Master of the Apocalypse, although you are the master and I am the servant, I should not say this, but you ......"
"My mother looks like she is in her forties, and her face is full of vicissitudes, and the countryman is not as good as you."
"No way, she is only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and she must be a natural beauty, how can she be like an old woman like me. Young Master Apocalypse, don't make me happy. "Although Steward Yi is in his fifties, he is very well maintained, and he must be pampered in the mansion of Wanhuaxiang, but he is not too old.
"What? Twenty-seven eight? No way, my mother's face is wrinkled. Li Tianqi shook his head and said. He thought that this housekeeper Yi might have a bad memory, he couldn't remember things too long ago, and I didn't know how old his mother was?
The young master laughed. The young master must have heard of Wan Yun'er in Suzhou, right? That's what you call Mrs. Potcherria. Of course, her sister is also beautiful. β
"That's right. But ......" Li Tianqi seemed to think of something, and he asked, "Could it be that the portrait in the study is the two sisters?" β
"Oh? Childe has been to our house? Yes, there is a portrait in the study opposite the door, which is the portrait of them ten years ago. Steward Yi said.
Yes? Is this impossible? This is not a mother's face at all. Isn't he talking about the same person as Steward Yi now? But she recognized herself at a glance. How can this be explained? Li Tianqi was a little messy.
"Okay, okay, I won't argue with the young master, please don't take it to heart. But filial piety comes first. Now that she has become your mother's mother, you must remember your mother's goodness. β
"Well, I'll keep that in mind." Li Tianqi came back to his senses, looked at Steward Yi sincerely, and nodded, "Steward Yi, please continue." β
Steward Yi said: "A few years ago, Miss Wan Yun'er, that is, Mrs. Wan Hua Xiang in your mouth, she gradually changed, her personality became eccentric, and she also became mysterious, not only dismissed many old acquaintances of slaves and servants. Several warehouses were built in the back garden. Sometimes in the middle of the night near the back garden, you will occasionally hear strange screams, which is really frightening. I also asked Miss Yuna about it, but she didn't say anything, just told me to take care of the house, not to let anyone else approach, and even I couldn't enter the back garden. Since the back garden is backed by a huge forest and connected to the waters of Taihu Lake, nothing special has happened, so I thought that maybe there was just a wild beast coming out, so I didn't care. But then, the night before, that scene was terrifying. β
"The night before yesterday, I finally couldn't help it, and when I walked into the back garden, I found that Miss Wan Yun'er was actually ...... Turned into a monster! β
"What! Goblin...... Monster! Hearing this, the hairs on Li Tianqi and Lu Linlang's bodies stood up, they never thought that they would be like this.
"Yes, even I don't believe it, if it weren't for seeing is believing, I'...... Alas......" Steward Yi sighed and continued, "I was so scared that I hurried back to the room, thinking that I had served the two young ladies for many years, and I watched them grow up, but I never thought that the eldest lady was transformed into a monster. His voice trembled, as if he had seen the scene of the night before.
"What about my mother? She ......"
"That's why I just asked the young master, how is Miss Wan Xin'er, I think she can't be a monster too, right?" When he said this, Steward Yi raised his eyes to look at the deep night sky, and recalled the past.
Li Tianqi's mind was in a mess at this time, and he wanted to find his mother, but he didn't expect that his mother's sister was actually a demon, so ...... He didn't dare to think about it, but he had to think about it. And he clearly remembered that his mother was in her forties, but this Steward Yi said that she was very young, that is, twenty-seven or eight, and her mother was completely different from the person in the portrait, which was a bit unrealistic, but this Steward Yi had no reason to deceive herself, what did she want? But what does the mother want? Is she also a demon?
Lu Linlang asked, "And then Mrs. Wan and her son disappeared?" β
Steward Yi said: "Around the end of the day, the family's house caught fire, and everyone was busy fighting the fire, and it was only in the early morning that it was discovered that Miss Wan Yun'er was missing, and her adopted son was also missing. β
Hearing her mention the ten thousand sons, Li Tianqi was a little annoyed: "Yizi? That Wan Gongzi who is a tiger fighter? β
"He wasn't like that before, and I don't know why he became like this." Steward Yi's face was a little pale at this time, sweat was running down her cheeks, and she raised the water bladder and drank several sips.
"Slow down, don't choke." Lu Linlang said carefully.
"Well, you little girl is so sensible." Steward Yi nodded in approval.
Lu Linlang smiled lightly and glanced at Li Tianqi, but found that his eyes were blank at the moment, and he must have been in turmoil. But she didn't know how to help him, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Steward Yi said: "Before the fire, there was a well-dressed boy in Wanfu, who was tall and handsome, and Miss Wan Yun'er also drank a cup of tea with him in the front hall and chatted for a long time. β
Li Tianqi's mind flashed the two cups of tea in the hall when he sneaked into the Wanjia Mansion before, and asked, "Well, I have seen those two teas, and it turns out that there is actually a well-dressed son?" β
Steward Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I also doubt that the fire in the house will have something to do with this person." β
The three of them fell silent for a moment.
"Steward Yi, do you know where this weird straw rope necklace of mine came from?" Li Tianqi suddenly remembered this incident and hurriedly asked, he expected to know the origin of this chain from the old housekeeper for many years.
Steward Yi shook his head and said, "You have worn it on your body when you were young, Xin'er has never mentioned it, I really don't know, but I felt why I put this cheap thing on you at that time." That's a debasement of who you are. I still remember all of this vividly. β
"Oh, I see. My mother said I wore it when I was born, but is it true? Li Tianqi asked.
Steward Yi pondered for a while and said, "In this way, only when you find your mother, you will ask her in person, but I don't know." By the way, I tried to tear it off, but it was like it had taken root, and I couldn't pull it off, and you were still crying. I'm sorry, young master. She recalled the past, and a happy look still appeared on her face.
Steward Yi sighed: "However, not long after, Miss Xin'er suddenly ran away from home with you, and we never saw each other again." β
Steward Yi coughed suddenly, and Li Tianqi hurriedly stuck the torch on the ground, clenched his fists with both hands and gently hammered her back a few times.
"I'm old, I'm old, I'm tired of running around for most of the day." Steward Yi slowly closed his eyes.
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