Chapter 43: The Blade Unsheathed
Fang Jiao coughed and said in a deep voice: "Don't scare yourself, if someone really eavesdrops, are you an idiot to be the temple master's guard?"
Everyone shrank their arms and said kindly: "I think the murderer has been hiding in an invisible hiding place, and at ten o'clock in the night, he came out to kill and hurt people." β
The temple master said: "Tonight, the old man will send away a large number of idle people, leaving only a few cronies to guard the summer fast to ensure that nothing goes wrong." β
The crowd was silent. The curse of death lingered like a cloud in the sky, and the panicked crowd was like grasshoppers on the same thin line, grasping at the slightest glimmer of hope and desperately climbing up, only to be afraid that if they were not careful, they would step on the air and fall into the bottomless abyss.
In order to eliminate everyone's suspicions, Elder Utu took Jiang Qi to search everyone's dormitory and what they were carrying. Although there are quite a few people who are dissatisfied, it is really not worth mentioning compared to the danger they face.
Walking to the front of the fairy dormitory, Xuheng ran over and said that he would not let his fiancΓ©e's things be searched. And the Gu Shooting Fairy was even more embarrassed, and her eyes were rolling with tears.
Jiang Qi was angry and wanted to break in, but fortunately, Elder Wutu could see the unspeakable hidden of the female fairy, stopped Jiang Qi, and said: "Gu Shooting Fairy is a female stream, so naturally we can't search the palace." So I asked Miss Hefei to help search, and I waited outside. β
Xu Heng's face eased slightly. He Yu didn't plan to find any clues in the dormitory, but seeing that these two seemed to have something unspeakable, he thought that he had just done something hastily. Gu Shot closed the door of the dormitory and followed behind, wringing her fingers timidly, as if she was extremely nervous.
He Yu comforted her that she was not impatient, and swept around the hall, the furnishings were placed as usual, but she didn't see anything unusual. Unwrapping the brocade bag on the side of the collapse, there was a layer of fine white wool inside, the faint aroma of bluegrass came to the face, and there were some items such as eyebrows and bracelets scattered in the sporadic place, which was also normal, but I don't know why she and Xuheng were so panicked.
Gu Jia stared at He Yan in a cold sweat and said, "Girl, it's no different, right?"
He Yan smiled with relief and said, "Don't be nervous, fairies, it's a trivial matter." As he spoke, he was about to close the brocade bag, when suddenly his fingers touched a hard object, as if it was in the middle of the bag, and it was easy to detect.
He Fei was suspicious, touched the outline of the hard object again, and said, "What is this?"
Gu shot ashamed and wept, and he gently took out the hard object, only to see a small bag of oilcloth, which was tied with three thin threads, and it felt like some herbs.
He Yu frowned, thinking that this Gu Shooting Fairy still had some unspeakable hidden diseases, so he had to bring medicine with him. In contrast, Gu Jie was much more excited, and actually knelt in front of He Yan with tears on his face.
How did He Yan expect her to suddenly perform this big gift, and was about to help her up in surprise, but Gu Jie suppressed her voice and cried: "Miss Heyou, I know that you are the immortal in charge of the bottom of the spiritual confession acupoint, and you have always been upright. It's just that you must not say this thing, otherwise not only will Xu Heng not be able to be a human being in the future, but even I won't know how to live!"
It turned out that the oilcloth bag contained a very effective abortion pill. Gu Shooting Fairy and Xuheng have known each other since childhood, and they are in love, and they have agreed to be good for Qin and Jin, but they don't want to get pregnant before they get married.
Now there are three months left before the wedding date, but my aunt has three months of flesh and blood in the abdomen. If this matter spreads, it will be considered unchaste by the clansmen, and not only will his reputation be infamous for 10,000 years, but his parents will also be laughed at and looked down upon.
So she secretly discussed with Xuheng that this abortion pill was used to send the child away. After they left the family, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, they originally agreed to serve on the first night of the box, not wanting to cause turmoil, but Guo Ya and Shang Yang died one after another, and people were panicked, which delayed the matter.
When she said this, she burst into tears, but she deliberately suppressed her choked voice and speech, for fear that the people guarding outside would hear the slightest.
He Yan heard the cause and effect, and sighed: "If you leave this child, it will be you two who have committed sin. If you send this child away, you will also create iniquity. I'm not going to tell anyone about it, but you two have to think carefully about this herb. If you have any trouble, you can come to me. β
After hearing this, Gu Jie thanked him for his kindness, but said that this kindness will definitely be repaid in the future. He Yu didn't care much, it was a matter of effort, and it involved a life that had never been in the world, so why did he chew his tongue and make it difficult for two young people who were in love?
Hurriedly wiped away the tears with warm water for Gu She, and He Yan opened the door to see Utu and the others still waiting. After such a long delay in the hall, Elder Utu's expression was as usual, but Jiang Qi was obviously suspicious. He Yu prevaricated in a few words, and Elder Utu was convinced, although Jiang Qi's expression was different, he was afraid of He Yan's authority in Shangqing and did not dare to offend easily.
After tossing and turning this afternoon, nothing was found, and everyone just waited for the night to come, and the murderer would make a move. After the dinner, the temple master said, "Elder Utu, now can you tell me about the plan waiting for you?"
Elder Utu smiled with confidence, "As I said before, tonight everyone is waiting in the bright palace of Dongzhai, and I, Shen Hui and Heyu, two immortals with strong immortal skills, will act separately and outflank each other. If the murderer appears, he will inevitably target Xia Zhai, and if he keeps an eye on Dong Zhai, it is equivalent to staring at the murderer. β
Saying that, Shen and the two glanced at each other, and cast a spell to lay a layer of aqua blue enchantment in the inner hall of Xia Zhai, "No outsiders can enter this enchantment, but those inside can enter and exit." Therefore, unless it is a last resort, you must not easily step out of the barrier. β
Yu Yin and the others listened word for word, swearing that even if the sky fell, they would not step out of the enchantment half a step. Utu glanced at the gods left and right, and asked, "Why does it seem that there is one less immortal?"
Xinyue Fox said: "It's the square horn fairy." The immortal seems to be cultivating some kind of internal strength and is not very popular, and he is recuperating in the dormitory, so he didn't come. β
The gods are all cultivators, and knowing that internal strength is not a trivial matter, it is inconvenient for strong people to make it difficult. Wutu pondered for a moment and said: "Lord Temple, I borrowed the two immortals of the palace to guard outside the hall of Lord Fangjiao, if there is the slightest disturbance, please inform me immediately." β
The temple master immediately agreed. As the rainstorm fell intermittently in the night, and the winter fast was as bright as day, everyone sat around, anxiously waiting for that moment to come. Xuheng, Yuyin and others were tired, but they didn't dare to slack off. In the end, the temple owner was very old, and he took a nap by the fireside.
Utu, Hefei and the others were in their respective positions, and when they were in a hurry, there was a strange sound from the bronze mirror on Utu's waist. The bronze mirror was a tool for the communication of the gods of the Qing Dynasty, and he hurriedly took it out to check, but saw that the bronze mirror was pitch black, and he didn't know why.
Shen Qing chuckled, "I'm afraid it's 096 that reminds us that the game has begun." β