Chapter 13: Streamer Fireflies
Although they planned to find the traces of Shangguan's family, Xiao Luo and Xue Yun had no more clues for the time being.
Needless to say, Wen Xian didn't have to say that after the incident happened more than a hundred years ago, he had never seen anyone from the Shangguan family, nor had he ever heard from the Shangguan family, and Lu Yan had already said that the friend who had passed on the true essence of the Qingyun Secret to him had left and disappeared, and he had no clues.
Regarding Xue Yu, maybe Xiao Luo's guess is right, after Loucheng "shielded" from the Feng family eight years ago and may be the Shangguan family, Xue Yu may still have contact with the assassin who is suspected of being the Shangguan family.
According to what Xiao Luo and Xue Yun know now, after Xue Yu fell out with the Feng family in Loucheng eight years ago, he left Loucheng alone, and did not return to Mianzhou after purchasing medicinal materials with the rest of the Xue family. And after that, it took three months to return to the Xue family in Mianzhou, where Xue Yu went, but no one knew.
Not in a hurry to leave for a while, staying in Xiangcheng to sort out their few clues, Xiao Luo and Xue Yun stayed in Xiangcheng to rent a small courtyard these days, but it was common to be warm.
Since childhood, Wen Ning has been warned by his family, especially his grandfather, to keep secrets, and after arriving in Xiangcheng, he can see the statue of Yuan Che Zhenjun everywhere and he can't bear to show anything, until some time ago because of his attitude towards Yuan Che, he lost his easy to find little friend, and the young man who had been depressed for a long time couldn't hide it and leaked some anger, but then he also realized that he accidentally and accidentally got into trouble, if it wasn't for Xiao Luo and Xue Yuan......
Wen Ning, who was trained by Wen Xian after that, still couldn't help but be excited because of the acquaintance of Xiao Luo and Xue Yuan, the two big brothers and sisters who helped him. This is the first time he can keep a secret without hiding his emotions in front of people outside his family.
Xue Yun likes Wen Ning very much, and Xiao Luo is also happy to give advice.
Xiao Luo began to travel around Kyushu very early, with a broad vision, Xue Yu was also a descendant of the Xue family before Xue Yu's death, and the things he learned were not ordinary, the two were willing to guide Wen Ning, and Wen Ning was also quite rewarding during this time. Originally, Wen Ning was only grateful to the two of them as "comrades-in-arms", but after receiving the guidance and care of the two, it gradually turned into worship, and after finding that their guidance was also very helpful to his cultivation, he often couldn't help but come to visit with his grandfather Wen Xian's acquiescence. It's just that Wen Ning didn't know if he had been mentioned by Wen Xian, and knew that Xiao Luo and Xue Yuan had something to do, so they only came back once in three or four days.
On this day, Wen Ning didn't come, Xiao Luo took Xue Yu out of the small courtyard and wandered around the market across the street from the Treasure Pavilion.
Xue Yuan, who had been worried about not having the direction of the next clue, also changed his mind after being pulled out by Xiao Luo to see the excitement.
Xue Yun had seen the bazaar many times before, but at that time, most of his mind was on investigating clues and inquiring about the news, but he really didn't relax and shop.
At night, the sky was getting dark, and Xue Yun finally came back to his senses after a day of shopping, thinking of the spirit stones and money he had "wasted", he began to feel a little distressed, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at Xiao Luo, who had been messing around with him for a day. Although Xiao Luo pulled herself out at the beginning, she ...... when she walked around
Xiao Luo walked behind Xue Yuan, pretending not to see Xue Yuan's glances, but he sighed in his heart and sighed with some emotion.
Xue Yun pushed himself too hard, even if he knew that the truth was not easy to investigate, he still couldn't help but feel anxious and depressed when he encountered obstacles and stagnation. Like now, the look she only showed when he secretly took her to the town to hang out and mess around, I hadn't seen it for a long time.
In the streets near the Treasure Pavilion, there are all kinds of shops, and many people simply set up stalls on the streets. There are ordinary people and cultivators, most of them are casual cultivators, selling some gadgets that they get from nearby places or cultivation materials that they don't need in the bustling realm. Many of these monks collected them while walking in the nearby places, and it is also interesting for those who have never been there or seen them.
Xiao Luo accompanied Xue Yun along the street with the lights on and walked back to the small courtyard they rented, looking at Xue Yuan, who was a little weak because he had come back to his senses, he was quickly attracted by the interesting things he hadn't seen around him, and couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth.
As he walked, Xue Yun stopped not far in front of a loose stall, looked at the two small things in a glass bottle on the ground, and was a little stunned: "...... Firefly ......"
Xiao Luo naturally noticed Xue Yuan's changes for the first time, and followed her gaze.
The scattered cultivator sat there and closed his eyes to recuperate, and he didn't look at it, and Xue Yuan looked a little stunned, it was the glass bottle that was put aside, and the two fireflies that were flying in it were still very dazzling even under the bright lights and candles at the entrance of the street at night.
It wasn't just an ordinary firefly, and every time their fluorescent light flickered, it changed smoothly from brilliant green to dark blue, and it was a strange rarity.
"Do you like it?"
Xiao Luo's voice came from Xue Yuan's ears, his eyes were still a little distant, and he reached out to pull the corner of Xiao Luo's clothes: "Xiao Luo, that firefly...... Isn't it special? You can't find it in ordinary places?" If it can be common, there is no reason for it to be put out and sold by a monk, and a layer of glass bottle is specially covered.
When Xue Yu asked Xiao Luo, he saw another girl who was also a monk walking over and pointing to the fireflies in the glass bottle and asked.
It seems to be ...... Too expensive?
Xue Yun secretly pondered after seeing it, it seems that ...... Sure enough, it's not an ordinary firefly.
Xiao Luo really knew the answer, glanced at the glass bottle and said: "That's a streamer firefly, although the fluorescent light is unique, it is not a spirit worm in the end, it is just good-looking." But it is rare in places where only streamer grass grows, and it is not easy to find, so it is only used to see that it is useless and never cheap. That casual cultivation is probably just trying to try his luck, if he can sell it outside, it will be a little more cost-effective than sending it to the Treasure Pavilion to be drawn by someone. ”
After listening to Xiao Luo's explanation, Xue Yun stiffened suddenly, and then his eyes lit up suddenly, and he grabbed Xiao Luo's wrist and looked at him, but he didn't speak.
Xiao Luo quickly understood, and quickly returned to the small courtyard with Xue Yuan.
Xue Yuan, who was relieved when he entered the courtyard, couldn't hold back his words anymore: "That streamer firefly, I once got a pair from my father and put it in the house to play, I didn't think about it before, but I saw it tonight...... Daddy gave me that pair of streamers eight years ago, when he came home alone after a long absence!
Xiao Luo's expression became correct when he heard this: "In the three months after leaving the city, Xue Shibo went to a place where there was a streamer, and this direction ...... Maybe you can find someone from the Shangguan family. ”
Xue Yun naturally thought of this to be so excited, but she really didn't know much about the streamer firefly, and she really thought it wasn't too unusual before, and she didn't think it would be a clue that could be used: "You just said that the streamer firefly is only found in the place where the streamer grass grows, so ...... How much can you grow in the place where the streamer grass is?"
Xiao Luo frowned, and glanced at Xue Yun with a slightly heavy expression: "...... Not much. ”
"What?" Xue Yun felt that Xiao Luo seemed to be a little heavy: "What's the problem?"
Xiao Luo sighed: "Have you noticed what kind of cultivation is that scattered cultivation that just put out the streamer firefly?"
Xue Yun was slightly stunned: "...... I can't see through, it's much taller than me. You ......"
Xiao Luo shook his head: "I am now building the eighth layer of the foundation, and I can't see through him." "So if it weren't for the special magic weapon that Sanxiu had to block the exploration of others, there would only be ...... It is possible to cultivate more than three layers of Xiao Luo.
"You mean...... It is very likely that he is already a monk in the Jindan stage?" Xue Yuan thought carefully and understood what Xiao Luo meant: "So...... Where the streamer grows is dangerous?"
Only this can explain why Xiao Luo suddenly brought up the issue of cultivation.
Xue Yu is a descendant of the Xue family, with extraordinary talent, eight years ago, he was already the ninth layer of Jindan, and he saw that he was about to break through the Great Perfection Period of cultivation to become a Yuan Infant, and he had enough capital to walk in danger alone.
Just now they saw the loose cultivators setting up the stalls, if they were really monks in the Jindan stage, they could explain that they were obviously selling things for spirit stones with some constraints, but they still had a little arrogant attitude.
So, where the streamer grass grows, you can catch the streamer fireflies......
"The place where the most streamer grass grows and the best in Kyushu happens to be ...... It's not too far from Chenzhou. Although Xiao Luo was a little worried, he did not hide it at this time: "To the east of Chenzhou, the junction of Qiaozhou and Cangzhou. ”
Xue Yun looked at Xiao Luo and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Xiao Luo smiled, stretched out his hand and rubbed Xue Yuan's hair: "Blind again?"
“...... I just ......"
"Now that we have the direction, it's time for us to leave Xiangcheng. But...... That place is no more stable than in the town, and we need to make some preparations before leaving Xiangcheng, just in case. ”
“...... Well. Xue Yuan paused before nodding in response, without mentioning any words of dissuasion such as danger.
Seeing that Xue Yun was a little distracted, Xiao Luo raised her eyebrows, rubbed a few more handfuls before she could react, rubbed the broken hair on her forehead and stood it up, before she withdrew her palm as if nothing happened, and said seriously: "The border boundary between Qiaozhou and Cangzhou, relying on Qiaozhou's words...... I was able to find a friend I had met from my travels to get some news. ”
Xiao Luo's friend Xue Yun who she met when she went out to practice had never seen it, but since she could be mentioned by Xiao Luo in such a situation at this time, she also knew that Xiao Luo trusted each other very much. She believed that Xiao Luo had a discerning vision, so she would not refuse at this time.
Xiao Luo glanced at the messy bunch of hair on the top of Xue Yuan's head again, coughed lightly, and said softly: "It's not too early, rest early, don't think too much when you go back, don't rush to come, think about it tomorrow." ”
Xue Yuan, who didn't realize the abnormality at all, nodded obediently.