Chapter 20: Preservation
Ling Zhaowen and Lei He were like puppets that had been pulled off, and when they heard Mu Ying's voice at this time, they followed the order.
But Ling Gu is not a puppet.
The shopkeeper he met yesterday, Ling Gu thought it was a coincidence. But today it didn't, but someone came at him. And depending on the situation, it should be the same group of people. Ling Gu was curious, but if he wanted to investigate this matter, he had no clue. So when he heard Mu Ying say that Qin Qian was already investigating, Ling Gu understood that it was Bai Yu who had discovered the abnormality, and had begun to investigate silently.
Thinking of this, Ling Gu inevitably thought about Bai Yu for a while, and then added a point to Bai Yu's thoughtfulness.
However, Ling Gu was still curious: "What the hell is that?" β
"Brother, don't you know? That's a ghoul. Ling Zhaowen hurriedly answered. However, he seemed to be unintentional, and seemed to be frightened, and kept babbling, "Ghouls are unjust spirits who crawl up from the underworld, and they will take the bodies of the living in order to walk in the daytime and harm people." β
Mu Ying stopped and looked back at Ling Zhaowen: "Who sued you all this?" β
Ling Zhaowen said: "It's spread in the city, I heard it from other people's chats." Even the students in the courtyard knew that everyone had taken advantage of the two days to take a break and want to come out to see what was going on. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to be true. β
Mu Ying's eyes narrowed, and a rare anger appeared on her cute little face: "Oh, everyone knows it? β
Ling Zhaowen nodded, and Lei He also echoed: "And there are still many people missing, the people of the city don't know about this, but I am guarding the city gate, and I have counted the people who often come and go." β
Mu Ying was silent for a moment, then took out a small purse and took out a seed from it. The seed shook twice on her fingertips, and then suddenly unfolded into a small pink flower, which stretched out its petals and turned out to be a butterfly. Mu Ying approached the butterfly, her lips slightly open, as if she was saying something, but Ling Gu didn't hear any sound. The "butterfly" fluttered its wings and stopped at Mu Ying's fingertips for a while, and then as soon as Mu Ying raised her hand, the butterfly flew away.
Ling Gu stared at Mu Ying's small purse: "How many seeds are there in it?" β
Mu Ying smiled and put away her purse: "I'll go back later, I'll take you to Mu's house to play, he has more things there than mine." β
Ling Gu nodded: "Okay." β
They didn't continue the topic anymore, and Ling Zhaowen and Lei He didn't know what to do, so they had to follow them.
The street of the Minsheng Office is relatively secluded, surrounded by houses and other government offices.
The lobby of the Minsheng Office resembles a pawn shop: high counters, vertical fence windows, and a 'palm eye' sitting behind each window. The person who came to do the errand stood in front of the counter and handed over the formalities.
However, with Mu Ying here, their treatment will naturally not be standing in front of the counter. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a graceful maiden, and led them to a small side hall where a low table with futons was placed. There are still calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls of the room, and green plants are arranged, but each room is not big, and it is obviously the 'VIP' room of the people's livelihood office.
As soon as I sat down, two more clever and lovely girls came to Wanting, and after putting down the delicate tea and melon fruits, they retreated.
Ling Gu could be regarded as resting, picked up the melon and fruit and ate it unceremoniously. Mu Ying was full and didn't move, so she called the steward.
After a while, a man in gray walked in, holding a ledger in his hand. As soon as the men came in, they greeted them one by one: "Miss Mu, Ling Gongzi is good." β
As for Lei He and Ling Zhaowen, the man ignored the past.
Ling Gu raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Do you recognize me?" β
The man in gray smiled: "Ling Gongzi forgot? Half a year ago, you passed the main house to your younger brother Ling Zhaowen, and you still went through the procedures with me. β
Ling Gu was slightly surprised-it turned out that half a year ago, the courtyard was still his.
However, Ling Gu doesn't want to hold on to that courtyard now, he knows the situation of the original owner, he is six years older than Ling Zhaowen, but he has been Ling Zhaowen's father and mother since he was a child, and he also saves money and works tirelessly for Ling Zhaowen to go to the Taiyuan to study.
The original owner was kind to Ling Zhaowen, which was the only thought of his seven spirits.
Ling Gu smiled: "I had an accident and forgot a lot of things. Come here today, first, I want to split up; Second, I want to ask if I have anything to store in my livelihood? β
The man in gray nodded: "Yes." I'll bring it to Childe right away. Please also ask Childe and Miss Mu to move first. β
After the man in gray finished speaking, the curvaceous girl from before appeared again, she gave a salute, and took Ling Gu and them to the backyard of the people's livelihood center. It is very elegantly furnished, the living room is facing the garden, the birds are singing, and it is very quiet.
"Please wait a moment." The girl bowed again, and then left.
When waiting for the man in gray to come back, Ling Zhaowen did not give up after all, before he heard Boyan call Ling Gu "madam", and now he looks at the attitude of the people in the people's livelihood. Madame Commander, it must be.
Ling Zhaowen's beast form was sweating, and he was excited. Boyan was not there, and his courage came out again, and at this time he hung up an innocent smile and said, "Brother, you are so majestic." β
How could Ling Gu not be able to see Ling Zhaowen's thoughts, he sneered and said, "The family will be separated soon, don't call me brother in the future." β
Ling Zhaowen's face stiffened, and Lei He habitually wanted to play majestic in front of Ling Gu, but Mu Ying's eyes squinted, and Lei He couldn't say anything.
"Brother......
"Shut up, Ling Zhaowen." Ling Gu saw that Ling Zhaowen was still uninterested, so he pierced the window paper: "You are already twenty years old, you should have grown up a long time ago." You know what I mean, and I don't want to see your clumsy acting skills. What kind of identity I am in the future has nothing to do with your half a dime. Do you understand? β
Ling Zhaowen's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and didn't know what he was thinking. Lei He, who would support him in the past, is now like a stuffy gourd squib next to him, and he only knows how to stand on the pile.
Fortunately, at this time, the man in gray returned, holding a tray with a box on it.
Ling Gu didn't rush to open it, but looked at Ling Zhaowen. Ling Zhaowen glanced at Ling Gu, and quickly put his gaze on the box, changing his previous complicated expression, his eyes revealed a strong desire: "Brother, this is what I beg you to help me keep." β
Ling Gu smiled playfully: "You said, this is a relic that your parents put in your swaddling clothes." What's inside? β
"It's an iron box." Ling Zhaowen replied without hesitation: "Father and mother were originally hunters, and this was found in the lair of a spirit beast they once encountered. These are all told by my brother, and my brother has always helped me keep them, but three years ago, my brother was planted by a wild beast, so he handed over the iron box to me, and I didn't have time in the courtyard, so I asked my brother to help me save it. β
When Ling Zhaowen said, "Seeded by a wild beast", his tone became heavier, and his eyes glanced in Mu Ying's direction. Since Ling Gu is now the "Commander's Wife", if he doesn't know about it, do the people in the Shuai Mansion know about it.
This action can not be described as vicious. But unfortunately, Ling Zhaowen didn't know that the "mad beast" was the commander.
Because of the original owner's bloodline, Ling Gu's last trace of patience with Ling Zhaowen ran out.
"It sounds reasonable, but if you say it is unfounded, what evidence do you have to prove that it is yours?"
Ling Gu smiled slightly, staring at Ling Zhaowen's eyes full of banter. Ling Gu has always advocated the principle of "if people don't offend me, I won't offend others, and if people offend me, I will cut the grass and eradicate the roots", what is tolerance, tolerance, and noble feelings...... These things, long in the present world, were worn out of his dictionary by those human beings.
When Ling Zhaowen heard this, he was so anxious that he revealed his true form: "Brother, this is originally mine." It was my father and mother who left it to meβ"
"Twenty years ago, you were an infant baby." Ling Gu smiled: "So, you know that this is a relic of my father's mother, and I sued you." You said that it was left to you by your father, but it was actually given to me by my father, and then I gave it to you. But now, I don't want to give it to you. β
"Brother, how can you do this?"
"How am I?" Ling Gu smiled: "You are a one-sided word, and I am also a one-sided word." And twenty years ago, you were a baby, but I was six years old, and I naturally knew much better than you did, didn't I? β
Mu Ying nodded on the side: "That's the case, and Ling Zhaowen, don't forget, you were raised by small bones." Your qiΔ is given to you by small bones. β
When Ling Zhaowen heard this, his face immediately turned pale. At this moment, he suddenly realized that if Ling Gu wanted to do something to him, then he had no power to fight back.
Ling Gu was victorious, and beckoned to the man in gray to take the box to him.
Ling Gu opened the box, but saw that there was a slender iron block lying inside.
"That's how it was when Childe deposited back then." The man in gray hurriedly explained, and then said: "I have already divided the household registration for Gongzi, and now Gongzi and Ling Zhaowen are two families, but if there is property related, it needs to be subdivided." β
"No need." Ling Gu smiled with satisfaction, and then took out the iron piece and looked at it: this iron piece was actually a box, tightly fitting like an iron lump, only there was a palm-shaped indenture on the iron sheet on it. This dent enveloped the entire tin box, and it was the mark of holding it with one hand.
Is it a mechanism?
Ling Gu didn't hesitate, and reached out to hold it in the dent.
"Shhh Ling Gu's fingertips hurt, and he quickly let go of his hand, there was a string of blood hanging on his thumb, and there were still two drops left on the iron sheet, which were disappearing from the indentation of the thumb print.
"Click".
The tin box was opened.