Volume 1: Yellow Springs December Chapter 139: The Frost Rises

After Tang He left the Snow Yan Valley, a few grains of snow drifted in the sky.

It stands to reason that it is not yet time, and it will only snow here in the middle of winter in previous years. The snow in the valley is warm, and it will neither feel cold nor melt when it falls on your hands. It wasn't long after he left that the few remaining grains of white on his body began to chill. He looked up, and a few drops of snow fell on his face, chilling.

There isn't much snow under it, and it melts quickly when it touches the skin. But they all hung on the dogs one after another, covering the black hair with a bright white. It shook its fur from side to side, and then flicked the white snowflakes on his black clothes.

Immortal Moon Jun led him directly here, but he disappeared without a trace. He had a talk with She Jiu with a cold face and set a new job. It's just that both sides are empty and unfounded, and there is no black and white words, and it is all two mouths that have the final say. They all know that there has never been a place for "justice" in the documents of this kind of thing, and it is better to say that it is reliable.

Naturally, this also provides ample leeway for backlash and repudiation – exactly what both sides wanted. People die for money, birds die for food, and when you are alive, you naturally have to earn enough money. As for the cost, naturally only you know.

Moreover, it seems that even if there is a "yamen" in a dark area, it may be as useless as the real yamen.

She Jiu did not give him a map. There are countless cases of handing over things like treasure maps to outsiders but being robbed of love by a knife, as a minion of the Shadow Pavilion, Gao Yuejun's henchman, he is not so stupid. Although Tang He was no longer dismissive of this, who would have said for sure at that time—even he himself could not guarantee it.

For the Shadow Pavilion, as long as the mirror is obtained, it doesn't matter if the ghost is surnamed Rin or Tang. Maybe when Gao Yuejun changes his mind and wants to take the Ten Thousand Ghost Ambition into his pocket, it's not impossible.

After all, things are always changing in a hurry.

She Jiu hired him to kill people and extinguish his mouth, and the price was arbitrary, no matter how expensive it was, it was no more expensive than a mountain in Xueyan Valley. Tang He is not a person who opens his mouth widely, in order to maximize the benefits of long-term cooperation, he naturally knows how to open a beautiful and reasonable price. That's an afterword.

"You want to kill the disciple of the head of the sect, don't you ask her senior brother's opinion?" At the time, he said this with a hint of mockery.

"I'm afraid I can't do this."

"Since it's a child who grows up watching the snake demon, I'm afraid that he also has the heart of a snake and scorpion."

"He said it doesn't count."

"Really? Then don't hit the door frame with your eyes. ”

"Well...... Old horses also have times when they miss their front hooves. ”

"It seems that I haven't met Bole who I know."

"If you leave here and talk to me again, that little girl will run to the ends of the earth."

Tengu may not understand people's words, but from this tone there is a complaint from Sheji, who was lying at the feet of his master, suddenly bared his fangs and looked like a demonstration.

"Dogs fight people" She Jiu glanced at in disgust, "My friends and I don't like cats and dogs. ”

"Because you ate a bug leg?" Tang He scoffed. He had heard the joke from the Immortal Moon Monarch.

"I sincerely advise you to be careful with your words...... After all, we've already got the blood recipe of the Tengu clan. ”

"I also sincerely advise you-" Tang He stood up, propped up on the table, condescending and aggressive, "Youkai had better learn to hold their tails in front of the Onmyoji. ”

"Yin and Yang...... Division? ”

She Jiu held his chin fearlessly, and raised a slight frown, unable to tell whether it was confusion or sarcasm.

Before leaving Xueyan Valley, he saw Wu Yuan returning for the first time, and he knew that he was still tender after just one glance. That look is in its prime, and its blood is strong, and it is the time when you want to achieve a career. However, it can be seen that he is not too floating, at least he knows how many catties and taels he has—relying on She Jiu's suppression, he knows very well who Xue Yan Valley can be what it is now.

If he had been a little smarter, he should have known that a monster had impure motives when he took the initiative to approach a child. The entire Jianghu sect that he regarded as a treasure or relied on for survival was just a useful chess piece in the hands of the Shadow Pavilion, and he was held in his hands, step by step according to the wishes of the people behind him.

At present, their minds are the same, but what about the future? If he no longer wants to be led by the nose, will he still be able to take it back?

It's my business—Tang He thought to himself.

and the Immortal Moon King...... He didn't know where he was, what he was going to do, he didn't care. The guy always finds him when he wants to find it. Before, Immortal Moon Jun had taken a hair from his shoulder and melted it into a cigarette stick and burned it. Tang He knew that there was a kind of spell that as long as he took something or object from a person, he could tell the person's location, which should be a truth.

But if you say "the youkai who came to the door"......

He glanced at the tengu beside him.

It's the same way...... Fantastic. It doesn't have a name of its own, but when he mentions the word "Tang Yu", it flutters its ears and raises its head to call twice, as if it can understand.

Probably because it was the first person it ate.

The Tengu clan, who have a contract with humans, are unable to cultivate like other yokai - in the world of natural selection, their ancestors gradually abandoned their thoughts and turned them into instincts in order to continue to live.

Instinct is a terrible thing.

Although it has not been practiced in a step-by-step manner, it has eaten many people over the years - by instinct, by virtue of the acquiescence of the master, who has never hindered or even deliberately guided. On the day it first took on a human form, Tang He remembered that he didn't know how long it had been before he could be scared like that—a little embarrassed to think about.

Although the transformation is very unstable, it only lasts for one cup of tea.

After that, "acquiescence" became "command".

He couldn't stop thinking, even though it was cranky, even though it was meaningless. It's just that...... It's too similar, that face is exactly the same as Tang Yu. He thought he was about to forget what she looked like.

It was dry, and his hair, which was always fluffy due to static electricity, made him not want to touch it. One year, he wanted to pat off the thick snow on its head, but he was beaten hard by electricity. To this day, he remembers how much it hurt, almost like being bitten by a dog. Now he shouldn't be afraid, but he doesn't want to do it anymore.

It's just a dog.

Probably.

Is it a human, a youkai, or something...... Something like a monster?

No one has an answer. Neither did the Lord of the Hundred Remains.

He traveled all the way north with the tengu, sometimes calling him out, sometimes walking alone. Most of the time, there is only silence between them. Everything was too quiet, as it had been at any time of the year. But since it shouted at that name more than a dozen years ago, he couldn't stand the silence anymore.

"Don Owl."

He looked at it, and it stared back.

There are fewer and fewer people with the blood of the tengu - although the blood of their ancestors is flourishing, it is getting thinner, and there are very few people who can awaken the contract. Most of them have become onmyoji, after all, they are talented. He thought, he should have been.

His mother didn't have a chance to teach him much.

As for Mu Wan, he didn't have anything unique to the same clan...... Cordial. Instead, he was more interested in the dog.

Tsukizuki-kun once said, "A dog that has licked human blood is said to be extremely fierce when fighting dogs. ”

"Yes. I've heard that dogs that have eaten the same kind of meat bite to death. ”

"Huh? I think I've heard of it too. Mu Yuejun, the Buddhist disciple who chattered with the gods, said that when everything is eaten from the meat of its own kind, it only has a bitter taste. ”

"Shouldn't you know better than I do?" Tang He rolled his eyes.

"Huh? I don't do anything tasteless. He laughed, "The heat of fire is innate. ”

"Oh,"

"In the north of the country, there is a 'dog farm', you should go and see it."

“…… What dog farm? Isn't it just a place to sell dogs or fight dogs? ”

"That's different."

After listening to the description of the Immortal Moon Monarch, he was indeed a little curious. I don't know if there is a chance to encounter such a trip.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move.

He hadn't been away from Snow Yan Valley for a few days, but he had already come a long way. People who don't have a home don't have to worry about it, and they always go fast.

When he left the inn that day, he knew he was being targeted.

Intuition is a sense. Especially for people with abundant spiritual power, it can almost be said to be a third eye.

The two of them, who practiced martial arts, were a few years younger than themselves.

There was an annoying aura, but he didn't know why.

The two men who followed him didn't deliberately hide their tracks, rather, they deliberately let him know. Tang He could also clearly feel from some traces that these two people had the strength to completely blend in with the environment.

But they were exposed.

At dusk, he came to the edge of the city. There was one horse left in the inn, but there were three people to use.

Through the high head of the horse, he finally saw the true faces of the two.

"The people of the Tang Sect are really pervasive." He scoffed, "I thought you were all going to cover your faces." After all, what he does is a shady livelihood. ”

"The Tang family is a decent family, there is no need for this."

"It's doubtful, but......" he stroked the mane of the horse's neck, "I mean the left side." ”

A man and a woman squinted at each other slightly, but did not speak.

The setting sun casts the last warm colors on the white horse's back, leaving the hair to glow softly. It's cold, but the color makes you feel warm. The mountains in the distance are also covered with a layer of gold, like a thin veil over everything.

It's like a quiet time.

"I don't know how Senior Tang can see it."

The man bowed, in a tone that was consistent and polite. The woman just looked at her coldly, and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"You're too much alike - in action. It's too consistent, like carved out of the same mold, and every move seems to be calculated. Only a partner who has been running in for a long time can be like this. It just so happens that the left gate is in pairs like this. ”

"How do you know that we are the Tang family?"

The woman finally spoke. Her voice was cold and deep, like a frozen wave.

"Just got it."

They get it.

It is a knife at the waist of a man. That knife was forged by the Tang Sect itself. It is a special honor to be able to make your own knife. However, including Tang He's knife, there is no family crest on it, and only insiders can see it.

"We are here to see you on the orders of the hall master Tang Yusheng. In the lower Tang Tianlan, this is my partner, Tang Huailan. ”

"You don't look like it."

Having said that, Tang He only groomed the horses and did not look at them.

They really don't look like it, this may be the pseudonym of Zuo Zhenmen, or it may be Tangmen's, he doesn't care. It's just that they all wear tall and capable ponytails, and their slender bangs are pinned behind their ears, looking well-trained.

"Senior Tang is sharp-eyed. We are not brothers and sisters. ”

"Tang Yusheng...... I haven't heard of this name. It's better to say that I haven't heard of anyone in the Tang Sect except my father. I don't know if I'm a famous and decent family, what's the matter with me being a junior? ”

"Take you home."

Tang Tianlan said this, his eyes were so sincere.