Chapter 231: The Past is Blurred
It was rare to see Chaolu so strict, Mu Honglian hurriedly dismissed the beautiful men in the harem who were performing the show, and the hall immediately quieted down, and there was not even a maid left who served tea and poured water.
"If there's anything we brother and sister can do to help, just say it." Mu Honglian put away her smile and sat down opposite Chaolu.
Chaolu sighed a little heavily, and told them that he was looking for the red-eyed golden crow.
Who knew that as soon as she finished saying this, the Mu family brothers and sisters invariably showed a look of astonishment, obviously knowing more or less the inside story, Chao Lu was overjoyed, and looked at them intently and blurted out - "Do you know anything?" That's great! β
"Actually, I just have a vague impression......" Mu Honglian pinched the wine glass in one hand and leaned against her lips for a long time without drinking, her face showed an expression that seemed to be recalling the past, but after muttering for a long time, she really couldn't remember anything, so she had to frown and turn to Mu Qingyan on the side, "Brother, do you remember?" β
Compared to Mu Honglian's thoughtfulness, Mu Qingyan's expression was completely different and dignified, he was sitting on the main seat, his narrow and deep eyes were shining with a sparkling cold light like snake eyes, "Miss Chaolu, for the sake of past friendships, I would like to advise you, let's give up looking for the red-eyed golden crow!" β
"Brother?"
"Why?!"
Chaolu and Mu Honglian, who were shocked by this sentence, asked in unison, while Shu Mo, who was in the shape of a child, was a little farther away from the wine case, sitting cross-legged on the cushion with his eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking, as if he was deaf to the conversation here, and seemed to know everything in his heart.
Mu Qingyan's hand on the table moved slightly in the shape of a fist, obviously hesitating about something, but he could only continue to finish saying this halfway, raised his head again to look at Chaolu and his sister who also looked puzzled, and sighed: "You don't know anything, that red-eyed golden crow...... It is the sacred bird of Shinrikyo religion. β
Shinrikyo?!
Chao Lu was in his heart, why did he have anything to do with those guys again? Although there were many questions, it was not easy for Mu Qingyan to decide to talk about these things, so she didn't want to interrupt the other party.
"In fact, many years ago, the Poison Dragon Village was not as retreated to the remote southern Xinjiang as it is now, regardless of the affairs of the rivers and lakes," Mu Qingyan supported the side of his face with one hand, and his tall and burly figure looked a little curled up because of this lazy sitting posture, "When the previous generation was in charge, my Poison Dragon Village was also in the Central Plains Martial Arts for a while, if it weren't for the incident twenty years ago......"
Twenty years ago, it was this point in time......
Mu Qingyan exhaled a little helplessly, and continued to speak: "At that time, I was not very old, and Sister Lian was just babbling, but I still remember very clearly that my father was high-spirited and was an important figure in the rivers and lakes at that time...... It is completely different from today's scene of decline and decline, twenty years ago, the Central Plains martial arts were able to produce many people, and the masters were like clouds, even the Shinrikyo Sect, which had been entrenched outside the customs for many years and had a force, did not dare to offend the Central Plains martial arts factions as fearlessly as today. β
Hearing this, Chaolu suddenly realized why since she traveled through the past two years, the Central Plains martial arts has always been in a turbulent situation, and a small boss can turn him upside down, so it turns out that it has been decayed?
"Originally, the martial arts factions of the Central Plains and the Truth Sect did not interfere with each other, but later, I don't know why, friction began to occur between the two sides, until it turned into a large-scale conflict......" Mu Qingyan's eyes quickly dimmed, but soon regained his clarity, "In the end, the masters of several major sects in the Central Plains fought a battle with the Truth Sect Leader Helian Wuxian and his subordinates on the cliff of Broken Soul Mountain," Mu Qingyan paused for a few seconds here, "That battle lasted for three days and three nights, and Helian Wuyan's whereabouts have been unknown since then, And the masters of the Central Plains factions who went to participate in the war also suffered heavy losses, and my father Mu Dongli was one of the survivors. β
"What?" Asaro's eyes widened in surprise.
Mu Honglian also looked at her brother in a daze, and muttered in disbelief for a while: "But, isn't he already ......?"
"Sister Lian, you didn't remember much at the time, and no one told you about these things later," Mu Qingyan turned his head and looked at the red lotus beside him calmly, and his expression that originally had a hint of gloom gradually softened, "After my father came back from Broken Soul Mountain, his meridians were damaged, but he ordered the village to be moved to this extreme southern place with a strong breath, and made a heavy oath that future generations would never ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes again, and announced his withdrawal from the Central Plains Martial Arts ......"
Speaking of this, Mu Qingyan turned to Chaolu again, "No one knows what happened in the battle of Broken Soul Mountain, and I also heard my father say it when I was young, and there is a master in the Shinrikyo who domesticates that red-eyed golden crow...... Miss Chaolu, although I don't know if those people in the Demon Cult are as brave as my father described, it will not be easy for you to take the Red-Eyed Golden Crow from them. β
So that's it!
Knowing these past events, Chaolu's already heavy heart became more and more depressed, and he remembered the inexplicable words said by the wise man in the Xuanji Palace that day, twenty years ago, twenty years ago...... No one except Jun Wuye knew that he had picked up the bones of Helian Wuxian, although Yi Qiqi seemed to have no connection, but after careful scrutiny, he found that the spearhead pointed to twenty years ago - what choice should he make if he knew these things by chance?
After being confused, she gritted her teeth again and looked at Mu Qingyan with a determined expression-"I know that you are kind to persuade me to give up, but I have to find that red-eyed golden crow to cure Chenyao no matter what!" So...... If you know more clues, please let me know as much as you can, please! β
"Chaolu ......" Mu Honglian looked back and forth at the two of them without knowing who to help, and finally walked around a few steps and walked to Chaolu's side and stood side by side with her- "Brother, Chaolu is my good sister, even if it is your godsister, we must help with this!" After speaking, he arrogantly tightened the whip sheath on his waist, "If you don't agree, I will accompany Chaolu to the main altar of the Truth Cult and snatch that red-eyed golden crow directly!" β
I didn't expect Mu Honglian to be so righteous, Chao Lu turned her head in surprise and looked at this proud girl of heaven who was a hundred times more domineering than herself, and she didn't know how to express this indescribable gratitude.
"You two...... Ay! β
Mu Qingyan stretched out his finger anxiously and annoyedly for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay, come with me." β
Hearing these words, which were like retreating, Chaolu couldn't help but be secretly happy, took Mu Honglian with one hand and Shu Mo with the other, and happily followed Mu Qingyan to the backyard.
"This is my father's study when he was alive." Mu Qingyan opened the dusty door lock and pushed the door open.
The moment you step inside, the broken cobwebs fall along with the dust, and the whole room is dark, and the windows are also covered by heavy curtains, so that the sunlight from the outside cannot penetrate at all.
It wasn't until Mu Qingyan walked over and lifted the curtain that Chaolu saw the layout of the study - although it was covered with a lot of dust, it can be seen from the famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the four walls that the former master Mu Dongli should be a rather elegant person, there is a pear marble bookcase in the center of the room, and there are books and notebooks neatly placed on the table, and the treasure inkstone and pen holder are also placed in different categories, and the tall bookshelves that rise from the ground are not far away, and the number of books placed in them is dazzling.
"Feel free to look at it." Mu Qingyan turned around and made a gesture of please.
After getting permission, Chaolu walked straight to the bookcase, hoping to find more clues.
But after rummaging around the table, he couldn't find anything except calligraphy and paintings, so he had to turn to the bookshelves behind him, which was even more laborious-"Hey, can't you two help me?" As soon as I looked up, I saw the Mu brothers and sisters standing at the door like no one else, eating melon seeds!
"That's not going to work."
Mu Qingyan turned his face sternly, "We promised my father that we would never participate in anything in the Central Plains Martial Arts, if you want to find the red-eyed golden crow of the Shinrikyo Sect, then do it yourself." β
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Well, since I can't count on you, then ...... A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he moved his gaze to Shu Mo, who was standing not far away, "Long Long, can you come and help me?" β
Hearing her shout, the paralyzed pseudo-Zhengtai turned around slowly, swept away his cold eyes, and Chaolu instantly felt a chill - think about it! If you get close to this guy, you're going to freeze into a popsicle......
Who knew that at this moment, she didn't pay attention to the potted bamboo that had withered next to the bookshelf, and with a "bang", the entire porcelain flower pot fell to the ground and cracked into pieces, and the Mu brothers and sisters hurriedly threw the melon seeds and ran into the house.
"ThisβThis is ......" Seeing a corner of white cloth peeking out of the dirt, Chaolu bent down and pulled it out without thinking about it.
When I opened it, I found that the white cloth buried deep in the soil was actually the same material as the cloth fragment entrusted to him by Qigong before he died, and the words were written in the same font on it......
Obviously, the brothers and sisters of the Mu family don't know the secret buried in the potted plants in this study, and when they saw Chaolu unfolding the cloth, they all curiously gathered around to see, "Ling Yuxue Yi obtained the ......" The text on the broken cloth is not coherent with the previous one, but observing the font is clearly the handwriting of the same person, it seems that this cloth is indeed a complete letter before it is broken.
"Who's Yukiki?" Instead, Mu Honglian blurted out something that Chaolu also wanted to know.
Mu Qingyan frowned and racked his brains for a long time, and then his eyes lit up - "Cangzhou Yuxue Yi, that is the first beauty in the Central Plains who moved the world twenty years ago!" β
Cangzhou?!
Also surnamed Yu ...... Could it be that it is a relative of that kid from the wind strings? And what is the first beauty in the Central Plains, this is also too shocking! But combined with the fragment of cloth from before, is there any relationship between this snow suit and Helian Wuxian? The most important thing is how could the piece of cloth with their names written on them appear in Mu Dongli's study......
I always feel that the whole thing is getting more and more confusing.