The Calm Before the Storm (Part II)
"I thought I could fool me."
Luo Ning touched his bare forehead and said, "I deliberately told you that I had a 'son', but in the end, you still guessed the truth by the priest. ”
"Isn't that a very obvious lie? If it is true that you have a 'son', as you say. So why haven't you shown any concern after so many years away from your home? This doesn't make sense, and it's not in line with your own settings. Father An glanced at the unspeakable tax collector with a smile, then turned his gaze back to Ronin and said, "You know, I have never seen a father who would completely ignore his blood relatives, especially when he saw that there was not a single living person in the village. Normal people will take the initiative to go to their own homes to confirm the situation, instead of following us to continue chasing the ethereal bloodstains. ”
"When I saw Sister Nan's body, I could already guess what was going on in the village. So, I had to confirm her life and death, which was crucial, both out of family affection and personal duty. Luo Ning said solemnly.
"I've deduced the general content, but I still have a doubt, who is the masked guy who died before? When you call him a tax collector, it doesn't look like you're acting. Father Ann made a gesture of please, leaning forward slightly.
"My lord, the tax collector of another village, I would not have saluted him if I had known in advance that it was him." Luo Ning said contemptuously: "He has always had a bad attitude towards my daughter. ”
"I see." Father Ann nodded in realization, then tilted his head at the tax collector, who had been silent, and asked, "Well, it's all up to you." Can you tell us your daughter's name? ”
The tax officer, who was originally silent, said his name before Luo Ning.
"Call me Wan Jie, this is the surname given by the master mother, and it is also my only glory."
"Lord... My mother's surname is indeed more authoritative than that of my Luo family. Luo Ning complained with a wry smile, but in exchange for Wan Jie's dissatisfaction.
"Sorry, please forgive me for interrupting. I'd like to ask if you know what's going on here, especially if you... Wan Jie, as the body of the three pillars, and the local tax officer and manager, you should know the details. ”
In fact, the eldest guy is not very interested in Luo Ning and his daughter's children's relationship, and he doesn't want to continue to immerse himself in their private topics in the future. So when Father An forcibly shifted the topic to the more useful 'information', Yu Siqi, who was still wandering around the room, suddenly became energetic. He was glad that he could finally take his attention off the pile of tentacles and suction cups cut out of Wan Jie's body in the trash can, after all, staring at the diseased organ that didn't seem to be completely dead for a long time was really not a good pastime.
"What's the use of talking to you now, it's been so many years." Wan Jie glanced at her fingers, then clenched her fists and said, "Well, since Luo Ning has interceded for you repeatedly." And for the sake of you saving me, I'll tell you what I know. This place was actually destroyed many years ago by a terrible man, and what you see now is nothing more than the result of the villains forcibly polluting the cup of heaven with the help of the power of the deformed beast. ”
"What do you mean?" Father An's thoughtful speech was stopped by Wan Jie: "Haven't I expressed it clearly enough? Well, let's put it more bluntly. I don't know if your purpose is the same as that of the villain, but you're in a great place. In this world that shouldn't exist, Luo Ning and I, as well as the other tainted Three-Pillar Bodies, were all summoned by the Heavenly Cup. ”
"The Cup of Heaven, what is it? Xiaojie, are you sure that what you said is true? Luo Ning eagerly took his daughter's hand, wanting to get an answer, and the latter reluctantly nodded and said, "The island we are on now is the cup of heaven, and it is rumored that this cup is a birthday gift that the master mother got by chance, and has been locked in the treasure house by her." Now it is clear that someone stole it and used it for something incorrect. ”
"Is it 'incorrect' to reunite your father and daughter?" William said disapprovingly.
"What are you? A dares to teach me a lesson? Wan Jie looked at William with a proud expression and said, "Don't think that if I am polite to you, I think you can talk to me casually." No matter how much I failed, I didn't fall into a field where a single bird could blame me at will. ”
"Put away your arrogance, I think you've heard of a person's name, 'Huang Zunyi', right?" William did not show the slightest hint of timidity, but said in a very loud voice: "I have worked with him, but after he took my body, I vowed to crush all his intrigues in the cradle. ”
"Huang Zunyi? When I was summoned, a voice did echo in my head, telling me to obey him. It's a pity that our three-pillar body has only recognized one master from beginning to end, and that is the master mother. So, for this guy, although I can't completely conclude that he is a villain, most of these things are caused by him. In this way, you still have a bit of a role. After all, since you've worked with him, you're bound to recognize him at the first time? ”
Wan Jie's expression softened a lot, but in order to keep her so-called 'majesty', she still used a more 'fierce' tone to talk to William.
"Of course, it's not that difficult." William himself knew very well that this was the compromise given by the other party, so going down the stairs was the best 'way'.
"Then may I ask, as the body of the Three Pillars, do you have any good plans now?" Gong Chen obviously didn't like someone to put up a shelf in front of him, Yu Siqi could see that he obviously said this on purpose. You know, among so many ways to talk to it, Gong Chen's choice may be regarded as the second type.
Yes, Wan Jie, who was stimulated by Gong Chen's 'yin and yang weird' tone, turned around with disdain on her face and said, "I don't need you to worry about this, I have already discussed it with Luo Ning." When I'm back enough to walk, we'll get out of here. ”
"So that's what you've been talking about!" Father Ann clapped his hands and said, "But is this really appropriate?" ”
"It should be fine, even if the two pillars are dead, as long as we set off at dawn and find the light source before sunset." Luo Ning pulled out a map that had been altered many times from his body and showed it to everyone, "I've been correcting these routes recently, and I'm almost done." As long as you follow these marked places, there will be no shortage of supplies and light sources. ”
"Luo Ning, you don't have to tell anyone everything. I remember mentioning it! Wan Jie was obviously very 'dissatisfied' with Luo Ning for sharing the secret between them without permission.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I really shouldn't have shown it to you. Forget what I just said, okay? Luo Ning panicked and stuffed the map back into his ribs, and then went into a daze.
Although Luo Ning had already collected the map in a very short time, Yu Siqi still wrote down some of the contents. Of course, without mentioning whether Father Ann, who 'never forgets', memorized everything on the map. Let's talk about Gong Chen, this guy is very funny and brought the small blackboard in the corner, put it in a place where everyone can see it, and took out the chalk and drew it.
In a short time, a blackboard map was completely reproduced in everyone's eyes.
Luo Ning looked at the map that had been copied by Gong Chen, and then glanced at Wan Jie, who was sulking, and lowered his head helplessly. Father Ann smiled slightly at what had happened, and then began to study the map with all his attention. Gong Chen, who had nothing to do, found a safe, put it on the ground, and sat down, feeling very relaxed. After Yu Siqi realized that he had nothing to do, he leaned against the door and enjoyed a moment of 'peace'.
None of them expected that under the night when they couldn't see their fingers, a group of ill-intentioned black shadows were stretching out their 'claws' towards the 'defenseless' distribution box.