Xiaoxue had tears in her eyes, finished relaying Dongyue's words, and sobbed at Qi Hufei and Duanmuwei for a while before she intermittently said what she knew:

"Six or seven days ago, there was a mysterious guest in Xueqin Tower, I don't know how to go upstairs, but I heard a sound upstairs before I went up to see. By the time I went up, the man was gone, and there was a broken cup on the ground.

That is Sister Dongyue's most cherished Ru porcelain teacup, how many years have it been collected, I heard that it is a treasure of the old palace, from the southern part of the continent. When I saw the cup shattered, I knew something was wrong.

Sister Dongyue sat there, looking very depressed. I asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say anything, just told me to clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor.

The next day, the man came again. I was worried about Sister Dongyue, so I found an excuse to go up and take a look, and I happened to hear the man losing his temper, saying something like 'people are big people, but they just accompany them for one night, why can't they do it'.

Sister Dongyue was always silent. The man dropped another cup and left in a rage. I realized that the cup was dropped by the guest, not by Sister Dongyue herself. ”

When Xiaoxue said this, Qi Feifei remembered the remaining set of tea sets in the Xueqin Building. Ordinary tea sets are usually four or six cups per lamp, and when he drank tea for the first time, Dongyue took out three cups, naturally because they were exactly three people at the time. And now there are only two glasses left, presumably four cups, but two were dropped.

"When the man came out, he bumped into me. I saw a fierce glint in his eyes, as if I had eaten me. For some reason, I couldn't move at all, and it became difficult to breathe. ”

Of course, Qi Hufei knew that this was the other party's mana oppression, and with such a slight cultivation as Xiaoxue, any cultivator could make her unable to move. But since the other party let her hear the conversation between him and Dongyue, either he didn't care, or he was already ready to kill.

"And then? You go on. "Qi Hufei doesn't want to interrupt Xiaoxue? But seeing her recall the events of that day seemed a little scary? I couldn't even stop my body from trembling, so I had to ask? Encourage her to continue.

Xiaoxue calmed down a little? Say: "I thought I was going to die, and I even had hallucinations? Saw parents I had never met before. Fortunately, Sister Dongyue came out and protected me. I felt suddenly relaxed, as if someone had been dragged out of the water while drowning. I heard Sister Dongyue say to that person? Is this my sister? You can't hurt her. The man just sneered and said that if you agree to my conditions, I will let her go. Sister Dongyue said that it was impossible to die. The man sneered again and said I know you are immortal? I don't know where your foundation is. But what if all the pomegranate trees on the shores of Acacia Lake and the whole city were uprooted? ”

Qi Hufei was shocked when he heard this, and knew that the tragic situation he saw by the lake must have been done by this person. Judging from Xiao Xue's description, Dongyue is not this person's opponent, so this person's strength must be above the fourth grade. Knowing the details of the winter moon, he probably guessed who it was.

However? Who is the so-called "big man" he wants Dongyue to accompany him?

"And then?" This time, Duanmuwei was anxious and couldn't help but ask.

Xiaoxue said, "When the man said this? Two more steps closer, and I felt suffocated again. Sister Dongyue also seems to be a little scared? But she still desperately protected me and plucked a wooden hairpin from her head? It's the one in the box—" She pointed to the box in Qi Feifei's hand? "She put a hairpin against her throat? said that even if he died, it was impossible to agree. The man said, don't think that if you have the key to the Holy Palace in your hand, I really don't dare to kill you. Niangniang's relics, I am determined to get them. When I get the other half of the drawings and find the entrance to the secret realm, if you don't hand over the secret key, I'll use the Soul Searching Dafa. Sister Dongyue was unmoved and didn't say a word. The man was silent for a while, and then walked out of the terrace. ”

Before Qi Feifei could speak, Duanmu Wei was already a little nervous, and asked, "Did he really say such a thing as the key to the Holy Palace and the relics of Niangniang?" ”

Xiaoxue replied, "Yes." I really listened to it at the time, although I wasn't sure which words it was, but when I compared it with what Sister Dongyue said to me afterwards, it must be right. ”

"What did she say?" Duanmuwei asked.

Xiaoxue said: "After the man left, Sister Dongyue called me, put the bracelet and hairpin in the box, and asked me to take the box to the villa to hide, pay attention to the observation these days, if Mr. Qi comes to the villa to find her, give the box to Mr., and say that she has paid this body to Mr., and she will not regret it." If the gentleman does not come, he will throw the box into the acacia lake and let it sink to the bottom of the lake forever. ”

Qi Hufei's heart was gloomy, knowing that something ominous must have happened later, but he didn't understand why Dongyue was here. As long as she makes a phone call or sends a message, Qi Feifei doesn't care. Even Fu Hongsheng said that he would kill him, even if it was the God of Wealth or a greater force, he would not be afraid. I'm afraid there is something unknown about this.

I didn't know what she meant, and asked her why she didn't give the box to her husband herself. She said that she couldn't leave Acacia Lake, a foreign country without roots, and it was difficult to send it. Second, the last wish of the mother was unfulfilled and she should not leave without permission. It was because she said this that I was sure that I had heard the so-called holy palace and Niangniang correctly. After Sister Dongyue finished speaking, she asked me to leave quickly, that person has a repetitive nature, and he will kill me if he can't come back. I was a little scared, so I hid here. This villa was bought by Sister Dongyue in my name, and no one knows, not even Miss Duanmu, so it's safe. But the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and I was so anxious about living here that I wanted to go back and see. The night before yesterday, when I went to Xueqin Building, I found that the door was closed, and I called other waiters to ask only to find out that on the day I left, Sister Dongyue sent them enough money to let them all leave. ”

Xiaoxue sobbed again when she said this.

"In other words, you haven't seen Dongyue's accident, and you don't know where Dongyue is now, do you?" Qi Hufei asked with a glimmer of hope, although he knew in his heart that this hope was very slim.

Xiaoxue said, "Yes. But there's a strange thing, I don't know if it has anything to do with Sister Dongyue......"

"What's the matter?"

"Sister Dongyue loves pomegranate trees very much, and the bracelet she wears on her hand is also refined from pomegranate seeds. Every year when the pomegranate blossoms bloom, she is always happy, and when winter comes, she is a little sad. She said that her name is Dongyue, and she hopes to incarnate the bright moon of winter, even if the weather is cold, she can make this pomegranate tree warmer and brighter, and not be alone in the dark night. ”

Xiaoxue said and looked out the window, as if she wanted to see the moon in the sky.

"When I came back that day, I saw workers cutting down pomegranate trees on the shore of a similar lake, and many people were watching, and some questioned the construction team, saying that many of these pomegranate trees are hundreds of thousands of years old, and they are important cultural relics in Nalan City, so why should they be cut down. The construction team said that the hydrological environment here has changed, and the trees are all dead and must be transplanted. But there were still people arguing with them. I heard a strange thing from the people around me, saying that the pomegranate flowering period had long passed at this time, and even the leaves had almost fallen, but a few days ago, suddenly overnight, several pomegranate trees bloomed, red and bright, and looked like a cloud from afar. But the next day another gust of wind blew all into the lake. Many citizens saw it, and they all said that it was the flower fairy who appeared to be a saint. And the city government came to transplant trees at this time, which inevitably made people a little more speculative. ”

Qi Hufei's heart tightened after hearing this, and he knew that Dongyue must not be coerced, so he finally chose to incarnate into Acacia Lake. And she is so resolute, perhaps because she already has sustenance in this life, and a wisp of her soul has already been planted on Pansiling, and it is growing vigorously with that little seedling.

Duanmuwei was shocked: "I know about the pomegranate flowers in Acacia Lake a few days ago, there are many videos circulating on the Internet, but I didn't expect it to be Dongyue ......" She suddenly felt sad and almost cried, "I am like a sister to her, blame me!" If only I had to come and see her! If I had known about it, I would never have let her ......"

Qi Hufei silently took out his mobile phone, opened the short video website, searched for keywords, and sure enough, several videos of flowers floating on the shore of Acacia Lake popped up.

He clicked on one casually, but saw that the screen was full of red petals floating, and then the camera zoomed out, and he saw the entire Acacia Lake, which was full of flowers, like a rain of flowers. The time should be in the morning, there are not many people by the lake, and the photographer should be here for morning exercises, so there is no such noise as those Internet celebrities who engage in live broadcasts, only sigh softly, and then stop, as if they also know that the sound of talking will destroy this beautiful atmosphere. However, the excessive quietness shows the gloom of the falling flowers.

A moment later, the rain of flowers is gone, and the camera zooms in again, only to see the last petals that can be captured in the near distance fluttering to the surface of the water, slowly sinking. The surface of the lake was calm again, and not a single petal was floating on the water, as if it had just been a dream.

Duanmuwei and Xiaoxue have both watched this video, but when they see it again at this time, they are in a different mood.

Qi Feifei clicked on several videos in a row, found the most beautiful one and saved it, then put away the phone, picked up the pomegranate seed bunch in the box, and felt the breath of life that still remained.

There are one hundred and seven pomegranate seeds, one less than one hundred and eight. There is a green leaf in the middle of the bracelet, which is already slightly yellowish and faintly shows signs of drying.

He knew that these pomegranate seeds were transformed by the spirit of Dongyue, but the one that really had life had been given to him and planted on Pansi Ridge. The rest of these, as the pomegranate trees on the shore of Acacia Lake are uprooted, the vitality of life is slowly disappearing.

He hurriedly put the bracelet into the mirror space that had been empty. Then he picked up the hairpin. As soon as he started it, he felt a different aura.

This is undoubtedly a pomegranate wood, but the breath on it is very different from Dongyue, and it is obviously not taken from Dongyue's natal tree.

Qi Hufei put away the wooden hairpin. Then I looked at the bottom of the box, and there was a thin booklet, which had just been suppressed by pomegranate seed strings and wooden hairpins.

He pulled out the pamphlet. There are no words on the cover, and the title page is opened with the words "Materia Medica", and there is a folded note, on which are written the words "Fei Fei Junqi".

Qi Feifei hesitated for a moment, but still opened the note in front of Duanmuwei and Xiaoxue, only to see that it was written in Juanxiu's small characters:

"No one asks about the flowers that bloom for thousands of years, once you know you, this life is enough. Always think of the side of the king, the ends of the world, never separated. However, if this body is not free, it will be difficult to fulfill its wish. is not a concubine, and since she knows you, she does not want to be tainted by thieves again. Flowers bloom for a thousand days, and there will be a thank you in the end. Scatter this body red, make mud in the acacia lake, and pay with acacia. The pomegranate seeds in the box are the soul of the concubine. Shenmu heart is a relic of Niangniang. Wangjun keeps it safe. There is also a volume of "Materia Medica", which contains the medicinal properties of the world's herbs and trees and the essentials of alchemy, or it is beneficial to you. Death is not afraid, ten years later, the new seedlings are beginning to grow, the pomegranate is red again, I don't know you, I hope you still know me. ”

Qi Hufei's hand holding the note trembled a little after reading it, trying his best to control his emotions. It was the biggest mood swing he had since he came into this world. Heartache, anger, unwillingness, regret...... Many complex emotions came like a flood that burst its banks.

It just so happened that when this happened, he happened to go to the Flaming Mountain. If he had been in Nalan City, maybe Dongyue wouldn't have made such a choice. Unfortunately, when he saw the news of the falling flowers of Acacia Lake, he would inevitably rush over immediately to stop those workers from logging. As long as the pomegranate tree by the lake is kept and the foundation is not destroyed, even if the cultivation is exhausted, the original body of the winter moon is still there, and with a little cultivation, it is still the winter moon.

Now, I can only wait for the small seedling on Pansi Ridge to grow slowly. And although it is where the spirit of the winter moon is, I don't know how many years it will take for her to reopen her mind and transform into a human again! That's why Dongyue left a message saying, I don't know you, I hope you still know me.

Duanmuwei also caught a glimpse of the content on the note, sighed lightly in her heart, and saw Qi Feifei's stiff expression, purple complexion, stiff and trembling hands and feet, knowing that he was uncomfortable, so she grabbed his hand and held it tightly, wanting to comfort him, but finally didn't say anything.

Qi Hufei did not lose his mind. After a while, he immediately regained his composure and asked Duanmu Wei: "What big people are coming to Nalan City these days?" ”

Duanmuwei said: "Except for Ouyang Tianjun, I haven't heard of any special big names coming. ”

"Who is Ouyang Tianjun?"

"It's an envoy sent by Heavenly Court, because there were so many things in Nalan City a while ago, the leaders of the City God Division and the Immortal Shield Bureau have changed, and there are still so many things to deal with, so send an envoy from above to supervise it to ensure a smooth transition." Duanmu Wei shook her head and said, "It can't be the Heavenly Monarch, he is a heavenly immortal, and even my grandfather has gone over to accompany him, so it's impossible to do such a thing!" ”

Qi Hufei frowned.

The person who persecuted Dongyue that Xiaoxue saw in Xueqin Tower should be the God of Wealth of Mahjong, and it stands to reason that the angels sent by Heavenly Court will not have dealings with a gang in the Boundary City, and even if they know each other, they will not do such a thing regardless of their identity at this time.

He didn't believe that it was the dignified Heavenly Monarch who did it, but besides that, what other big shots were there? If other big people came to Nalan City, the Duanmu family would not know about it.

"Has the new waiter of the Aegis Bureau taken office?"

"It is said that his name is Zhang Lu, but the person has not yet arrived. The Immortal Adun Bureau has their own system, and unlike the City God Division, it is normal to have a gap in the middle. But he will never avoid us sneaking in, and if he arrives, we will definitely know. ”

Qi Hufei nodded, looked at Xiaoxue, and asked, "Does Miss Dongyue have anything else to explain?" Or do you have any more details to tell us? ”

Xiaoxue thought for a while, shook her head and said, "It seems that there is no more." ”

Qi Hufei asked again: "Then what are your plans next?" ”

Xiaoxue said: "Oh, Sister Dongyue said when she gave me the box that day, I have been hesitant and sad for the past few days, Mr. Qi didn't mention it, I almost went there." She said that when Mr. Qi came, if Mr. was willing to take him in, he would let me go with him, and the sisters might have a reunion day in the future. But the path of cultivation has its own fate, and it cannot be forced, if Mr. does not accept it, let me sell the villa and go away, find a lover, and enjoy a lifetime of wealth. ”

After speaking, he looked at Qi Hufei, his eyes full of anticipation.

"And what do you think in your own mind?" Qi Jufei asked.

Xiaoxue said: "I was an orphan, but I was taken in by Sister Dongyue, so I had a place to stay." I know that I don't have the qualifications of heaven and man, but I also barely saw the path of cultivation with Sister Dongyue, who said that if I can work diligently, immortality is not hopeless, but her method is different from ordinary people, and she can't guide me, unless there is another Master. Of course, I am willing to follow my husband, first, I can continue to practice, and secondly, if there is really a day of reunion between sisters, how can I just think about going away to enjoy the wealth of the world? ”

Qi Hufei nodded and said, "Okay, then you will go to Pansiling with me in the future, there is something that is most suitable for you to do." But I have other things to do tonight, so I can't take you back. ”

He said and looked at Duanmu Wei, "Xiao Wei, please take Xiao Xue with you first, and let her take shelter with you for a while." When I'm settled, I'll take her to Pansiling. ”