The clouds seemed to be a little thinner, and the moon peeked out half of its face through a little gap. The already pitiful silver glow shines through the bare but dense branches, and when it falls to the ground, it forms an eerie pattern like Picasso's work.

Three miles, fifteen hundred meters, it really is not very far, but the rugged mountain road undoubtedly greatly slows down the speed of travel! As I walked forward, the shadows of the trees around me swayed like demons, and even the bravest people could not be unaware.

"Poof!" Just when I was suspicious, a white shadow suddenly flashed more than ten meters in front of me and fell into the middle of the road from top to bottom. Startled by the sudden turn of events, I staggered to the ground, my left foot twisting slightly. When I looked closely, it turned out to be a white owl standing there, looking at me vigilantly with two large green eyes, and under its claws a fat mountain mouse squeaked and struggled in vain. Probably determining my irrelevance to it, the owl flew away with its prey flapping its wings.

"Oh dam, why did you forget to bring a lantern!" I sat on the road and cursed fiercely while rubbing my feet and neck, but then I thought that I would make another lantern in this dark night, and the image seemed to be somewhat similar to Ning Caichen in "A Chinese Ghost Story", and I was not so nervous in my heart. After about 10 minutes, my left foot gradually moved and I got up and continued to walk forward.

At 11:45, the agreed place finally arrived! It was a small abandoned mountain temple, so small that there was only one house in the main hall and the monastic house, and the thatch on the roof was scattered and the pillars under the eaves were crooked, so that I seriously questioned its safety.

Passing through the courtyard gate that had fallen to the ground, and entering the wall that had collapsed in many places, I came to this "dilapidated house", and my hand touched the mottled door in front of me, and I hesitated again. "Jump into the river and close your eyes!" I finally made up my mind.

"Whew!" When the door was opened, I slammed into the room, but it was empty, and there was no one inside. I can't imagine the dilapidated scene from the outside, but the inside of the house is very clean. Although the walls were a little pale with fading, there was not the slightest trace of dust or cobwebs, and the floor was devoid of any dirt and grease that is common with age, and the texture of the wood was clearly recognizable. There was no one in the room, not even a piece of furniture, except for a small oil lamp in the middle of the floor.

I walked over and sat down on the edge of the oil lamp, which was probably its only purpose. The house was well sealed, so the lights were quite stable, and I was bored for a while, and anyway, there was still some time before midnight, so I pulled my finger to the light shadow on the wall and made a small animal shape.

Time passed minute by minute, and twelve o'clock in the middle of the night finally arrived! The conceivable person did not appear. "Maybe they don't have a watch, maybe the time is not accurate!" I'm not in too much of a hurry, there aren't many people who have a watch in this era.

After another half an hour, no one showed up...... "Anyway, 'they' are women, and women seem to have to be a little more rubbing in the past!" "I consoled myself with this, no matter what, I was asking for something.

10 minutes passed...... Another 15 minutes passed...... Then 20 minutes passed...... In the blink of an eye, it was two o'clock in the morning, and my anger could no longer be suppressed, and all my caution was thrown out of the clouds. "There must be a limit to the test of sincerity, and if I don't come out, I'll really go!" I yelled at the empty room.

"Boom, boom, boom...... In the end, I can't help it, the level of identity is really inversely proportional to patience! After the silver bell-like smile, a pleasant female voice sounded, and there was an indescribable softness in it. I couldn't tell her age correctly from the voice, it wasn't very loud, and the most amazing thing was that her voice actually came from under where I was sitting. "I've heard for a long time that Lord Cheng of the Star Soldiers Department is unpredictable, but it's just like this when I see it today?"

"I know I'm not a beautiful man, you've been looking at me like this for fear of annoying you!" I moved away a bit, tapped my fingers on the floor and listened again. "Besides, you can still look at me somewhat, and it's even more annoying for me to compete with this lamp!"

"The adults are really funny and humorous, no wonder Xiaoying is so infatuated with you?" The voice sounded again, only this time in a different place, to the corner of the room on my upper right. "Oh, by the way! Don't waste your efforts, you won't be able to see me if it weren't for my own will! ”

"Have you seen a warbler?" I instinctively asked when she mentioned the name of the warbler, and immediately realized how silly it was.

"Gurgle, cluck, cluck......" Sure enough, the laughter couldn't be suppressed again, and the meaning of ridicule was obvious. It is worthy of Lord Cheng of the Star Soldier Department, and it is really extraordinary! If I hadn't seen the warbler, how was this meeting arranged? ”

"Aren't you all-powerful ninjas? Why do you still have to use such an ordinary method as meeting, isn't there any novel means like 'thousands of miles of voice'? "I was arguing with strong words in my mouth, but my heart was becoming more and more stable. Such a talkative person wouldn't give me any problems, but I just haven't touched her veins yet. "If all you do is hide your head and tail, then I'll go back, so as not to waste each other's 'precious' time!"

"Adults seem to be stingy! In that case, why did you give the Mochizuki family such generous conditions? "The voice is still pleasant, but the tone seems to be a little cooler." …… You must know that they are just the defeated subordinates of our 'Mirage Thousand Nights', not to mention that the Mochizuki family is now just a lost dog that has just gained a chance to breathe, even if all the Koga ninjas have been reintegrated? If it weren't for the trouble, the whole Koga would have ceased to exist a long time ago! Hum! ”

"Anyway, the Mochizuki family has gathered 2,000 people to help me this time, but so far I have only seen you alone in the Mirage Thousand Nights! You know, I'm a merchant, so what are you going to bargain with me? "This time I was reassured. Although it is not known that this woman is in the Mirage Clan, it is clear that her experience and experience are extremely poor. A few sentences made me try out the depths, it is a high-minded and arrogant personality, especially the last "hum! It's just a little woman who is making "little sex". (The warbler was like this in previous years, but it's been much better lately!) "Oh! I was wrong, I didn't see you and me alone! In order to deepen the effect, I chased it again.

"If we were so easy to see, wouldn't we be like those incompetents?" I don't know what the reason is, she suddenly calmed down, and began to hide her wit in her sentences. "Lord Zhuxing was able to come in danger, and he waited for more than an hour, just to see me? If that's all you have to offer, I'm going to have a lot less to say about you! ”

"Since I'm here, I must be here for something, but it seems that there is a ...... between your ability and the rumors" I was amazed at her sudden change, it seems that the situation is not always in my hands, in that case, it is better to talk about things earlier. …… That's it, can you do it? I told what had happened, and I waited quietly for the other party's answer.

A full minute, complete silence.

"If not, please don't force it, just because I haven't been here today!" Judging by my personality, I continued to talk the opposite.

"What kind of difficult thing is this, if you can't do it, is it worthy of being called a 'Mirage Thousand Nights' who is above the ninja genre?" Sure enough, she didn't resist my temptation.

"Not kidding, right?" I continued to tempt with half-truths. "Your medicine can't affect my army, I'm going to fight as soon as I get out of the Deer Lost Valley!"

"Medication? What kind of ability is medicine! "It seems that she has been insulted by something, and her voice is a little hurried." Tell you that we will use the 'Calming Technique', which is in the same category as the 'Voice Control Technique' I use now......" I don't know why her voice suddenly stopped here.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? I looked over to the place where her voice had last been heard.

"Nothing! I just don't know why we have to help you! It sounded like a complete bargain, but there was a little flustering in her voice.

"What conditions you want, just say ...... Come and hear it! I finally changed my voice and controlled my eager voice in time.

"Conditions? We're not the same as those people at Mochizuki! There was a haughty tone in his voice at this time. As long as you are the 'true master' of our lives, we will obey your orders unconditionally! Otherwise...... Hum! ”

"The Lord of Destiny!" I feel very sensitive to this term.

"'The Lord of Destiny' doesn't have to be the 'Lord of the World'......" The voice obviously didn't want me to misunderstand her. The 'Lord of Destiny' is the one who deserves to be followed faithfully, and his own factors are more than external conditions! ”

"How do you decide?" I had to ask, knowing that I didn't have time to wait.

The question was obviously not easy to answer, and the voice was silent for a long time. "So be it! This time, we'll help you solve the problem first, and then we'll send someone to inspect you. If you can make us satisfied, we will officially join you! She made a compromise proposal.

"What if I don't pass the exam?" It's been a habit for me to think about defeat before I think about winning.

"You know that, too! Mysteries are a crucial factor in the longevity of our Mirage...... "Her words seemed to explain to me as well as to herself. "So we had to 'cut off' some of our ties with the outside world!"

"How do you 'cut off'? Do you want my life? "I don't know if I'm going to make such a big bet.

"Not really!" This time she was quick to answer. "It's just that you have to kill the warbler, you can't find ...... without her"

"Fart !!" I sprang up all at once, and my face must have turned red. "What kind of investigation is this, fuck off! ……”

"Lord Stars, don't be angry, we'll get ready and let you know as soon as possible!" I don't know how long I had been cursing when that voice sounded again. "You passed the first test, and the lord who doesn't cherish his subordinates can't be trusted at all! Oh...... Especially women! ”

"In that case, I'll go first!" I turned and walked towards the door, only to feel the blood still rushing fiercely.

"May I ask you a question?"

"Say it!" I stopped.

"No matter how I probe, you don't know ninjutsu at all, and your martial arts are also extremely bad!" The voice asked curiously, "How did you find out I was here?" ”

"It's just a heart-to-heart!" I smiled. "If only I wouldn't have left the house as soon as it was cleaned, especially if I was about to meet a 'guest'!"

"How can you be sure that all of this is true? As far as I know, you've seen the magic of illusion! ”

"I sat down and touched it with my hand, and the hem of my pants was not dusty!"

"You're such an interesting person! You've been complaining about not seeing anyone since you just now, do you want to see them now? Her voice suddenly became cheerful. I can consider fulfilling this wish! ”

"If you think about it, forget it!" I said it deliberately.

"Why?" She was obviously surprised by my answer.

"There's a reason why you don't come out to meet people! I still have a long night to go, and I don't want to be scared by anything! I couldn't help but stab her again.