Chapter 2 Vampire Peony
The old man of the garden scratched the stubble on his cheeks. "In addition, I don't know who said that I stayed in my garden at night, and I saw the flower fairy descending to earth, so that there were even more young gentlemen who came here. If you want me to say, it's all a rumor, why haven't I met any of them in a long time? That's when the strange thing began, first the luminous white in my garden changed its species. Oh, glow-in-the-dark white is white peony. And the pink ones have all turned red. It hurts my heart. You must know that although red is beautiful, there are top varieties of each color, and I have lost a lot of money!
Later, people came to me one after another to look for them, and they all said that their brothers and friends were gone. But all over the garden, there was no trace of those people at all. I don't know how to do immortals, can I still make them all gone? Then there was a tongue-chewing man who said that I have a monster in this garden, and they eat strong men. The old man was angry and wanted to cut down all these strange peonies, but no matter how I cut them, the ones that were cut off the next day would grow well, which was simply weird. I also asked the Taoist priest to come and see, and the Taoist priest proposed to burn it with fire, but the flower burned, and the Taoist priest somehow suddenly went crazy and jumped into the fire. Later, several blood bubbles poured out of the ground and extinguished the fire. After a few more days, the burned peonies grew on their own. ”
Master Cheng answered: "In order to prevent innocent people from approaching this garden again, our Dali Temple patrols the surroundings day and night. But from time to time, our people will disappear inexplicably, and we don't know whether we are dead or alive. No, I heard that you have always been good at solving strange cases, so I asked you to see if there was any solution. ”
Di Renjie couldn't help frowning after hearing this. After listening to the gardener's description, most of them can conclude that there is a monster at work. It's a pity that although I have kung fu, I am not a warlock in the end, so I am afraid it will be difficult to solve this matter. Although he thought so in his heart, in order not to cause panic to the people, he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Don't worry, uncle." I don't know if it was the work of the wicked. However, this land may be polluted, and I am afraid that it will not be used in the future. Well...... Where else can the old man go? ”
The old gardener looked around distressedly, and finally stomped his feet and said, "There is another garden in the west of the city that has long asked me to come over to teach the craft, and I have never been willing to come here. Looks like God wants me to leave, alas. Di Renjie hurriedly gave Mr. Cheng a look, and Mr. Cheng hurriedly said: "Dali Temple will naturally give you some land fees, don't worry." However, please report your address to us when you move, so that we can verify it with you. ”
Hearing that there was compensation, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, everything is arranged by the two officials."
The old man was about to leave, but Di Renjie suddenly pressed his shoulder, "Have any suspicious characters come in the past two days?" The old man patted his forehead, "Look at my memory, why did I forget it." Just before the two officials came, a man, a woman, and three people came into the garden. ”
Di Renjie's eyes lit up, "But the man in green, the woman in white and the orchid in red?" The old man nodded hurriedly, "Exactly!" ”
Di Renjie nodded at Lord Cheng, and he watched the old man pack up his bed and leave the garden. Di Renjie took off a palm-sized deerskin wallet from his waist and spread it flat on the ground, revealing a neatly arranged two-inch-long silver needle. He found a piece of soil under a peony flower and inserted it with a silver needle. After pulling it out, it was wiped on a white handkerchief, and it turned out to be a faint blood stain. Another leaf vein was punctured, and the bright red blood slowly dripped to the ground, overflowing with a fishy smell peculiar to blood.
Blame. It's so weird!
Master Cheng returned and said to Di Renjie: "It's getting dark, why don't we continue tomorrow?" ”
The sky was dark, but not because of the hour, but because of the clouds that were accumulating. Di Renjie expected that there would be monsters appearing tonight, but he didn't want Lord Cheng to come to his death, so he was ready to come alone, thinking that it would not be too dangerous to come with his superb martial arts.
Back at Dali Temple, where he was temporarily staying, Di Renjie left Master Cheng on the grounds of fatigue and sleepiness, and then went to the armory workshop to ask for a sharp sword. He was benevolent by nature and did not like to see killing and bloodshed, so he never carried a sharp blade on his body. But his intuition told him that there must be a fierce battle to be fought tonight, and he must treat demons like Yuan Tiangang at the beginning.
In the middle of the night, he sneaked out of Dali Temple and went straight to the peony garden. As soon as I arrived at the door, the smell of blood came out. He was afraid that the smell would be poisonous, so he covered his mouth and nose with a cloth. When he was about to enter again, he suddenly heard a voice, and he was startled and froze in place.
It was the voice of a young woman, sweet and delicate. She said: "Have you ever heard the story of Qiu Xian's encounter with the peony fairy? Maybe we'll really meet the peony fairy today! ”
The voice was exactly the same as the one he remembered. It's like he'd heard "Are you here to save me?" a few years ago. ”
"If you're going to see the excitement, get out of here!"
"Anyway, thank you for saving your life, let's leave it at that."
"Aren't you afraid of seeing the dead?"
"Tang Ying. My name is Tang Ying......"
Suddenly, there was a ringing in his ears, and he took two steps back and leaned against the bamboo fence of a flower bed. Although his steps were steady, the hand holding the sword trembled, and his heart churned. Could it be that there really be such a similar voice in the world, or is what he has been waiting for so much to come true?
The wind suddenly rose, and the woman's voice seemed to be blown away by the wind, and it never sounded again. Di Renjie calmed down and secretly bit the tip of his tongue. He had heard that there were some demonic spells that liked to tempt the most vulnerable part of people's hearts to force them to be captured. Biting the tip of his tongue would have helped him stay awake a little.
The smell of blood in the peony flower bed was even more pervasive, and the tall peony flowers swayed from side to side like dancing queens with twisted waists. He wiped his eyes and watched in disbelief as each blooming flower spewed fluorescent red dust.
Sure enough, there are monsters, could it be that the woman who spoke just now is a flower demon? His heart sank, and the five fingers that clenched the handle of the sword gathered again, but he did not pull out the sword.
Because, no matter what kind of demon it is, he wants to see it again with his own eyes with sporadic hopes.
He bent his waist and slowly moved towards the place where the woman had made a sound. At a corner, I saw a white skirt on the ground! Almost subconsciously holding his breath, he squatted down with the flower bed on his back, despised himself for not being calm enough in his heart, and uncontrollable excitement on the other side.
I heard the familiar voice sound again, and it seemed to murmur thoughtfully, "Blood...... So much blood......"
Di Renjie remembered the Soul Returning Incense dispute a few years ago, and couldn't help but quickly realize the possibility of resurrecting from the dead, or being reborn as a monster. If...... If Tang Ying is reborn as a demon, can he do it?
Suddenly, the female voice made a "huh" sound. Di Renjie realized that he was likely exposed, and immediately decided that he must not let the monster escape, so he bounced up, and a flying pounce pressed the woman in white under him.