Chapter 6: Gifts
"Brother, why don't you stay for a few more days, and then you can go down the mountain after my sister's birthday, and then the two of you can go through the rivers and lakes together, and you can help each other."
Wu Shi seemed to like Yan Ye, an elder brother with a foreign surname, and after realizing that he had a strong ability to punish evil spirits and eliminate spirits, he immediately came up with the idea of letting Wu Ye use his reputation to build momentum.
"Birthday?"
"That's right, my sister's seventeenth birthday will be in three days."
"She'er, your brother of the Yan family is here to pick up Shibo home, how can you have time to explore the rivers and lakes." Wu Xie poked Wu She's head, and explained to Yan Ye very embarrassed: "She'er is still young, don't listen to his nonsense." ”
"Three days from now is really your birthday?" Shaking his head indifferently, Yan Ye's attention was all on this issue.
"yes, yes."
The witch demon rubbed his hands together and laughed softly.
In fact, since the death of her mother, her birthday has rarely been mentioned, although Wu Ming will always try her best to prepare gifts for her, but never thought of sending them in person, but after Wu Shi is sensible, she often secretly comes to the back mountain to play with her without telling the ladies in the Chunguang Building, which is why she is willing to support Wu Shi as the heir of the patriarch.
"Give."
"Ah, this."
"Take it." Stuffing the purple jade in his hand into Wu Xie's arms, Yan Ye explained with a smile: "I have a younger sister, she asks me to use the purple jade to carve the phantom array for her every birthday, this is just what I use to practice, I can't find a more thoughtful gift left and right, so don't dislike it." ”
"Disliked? How so. The witch shook his head repeatedly.
The purple jade in his hand faintly revealed a warmth, the dragon and phoenix lines on the surface were lifelike, and the formation hidden in it was also very clear, obviously carved by Yan Ye with his heart.
Slowly clenching his fists and squeezing the gift, Wu Xie suddenly felt that his eyes were a little sour, and quickly raised his head, pretending to care about the sky, and said with a smile: "The sun is on the head." ”
"Looks like it's time for me to go back."
"In such a hurry?" Seeing Yan Ye turn around, the witch evil also turned around.
"Something happened at home recently, I have to watch my uncle, let him go home honestly, if there is no accident, I will also come out to experience in half a year, I hope to meet again."
"Okay, I'll see you soon."
Yan Ye clenched his fists, and the witch demon returned with the same etiquette.
She could feel that Yan Ye had helplessness hidden under her smile when she mentioned her home, so she didn't ask too much, just looked at this sudden appearance, just a few sides, and left the warm family brother left, she was inexplicably a little lost.
She stood in a daze for a long time, until Wu Shi pulled her sleeve hard, and Wu Xie came back to his senses, rubbed his head and smiled: "Does your mother know the news that you came to Houshan?" ”
"It was my father who went to Chunguang Building to pass the word, and my mother happened to be next to me to supervise my schoolwork, so ...... She knew it all. Wu Shi lowered his head, and the more he spoke, the quieter he became, looking like he blamed himself.
"It's okay, if I asked my father to pass it on, Erniang would know better."
"However, my mother didn't let me get close to my sister." Wu Shi seemed to be in a hurry.
Wu Xie stretched out his hand and took his hand, and pulled him along the path on the right to the hut he had built, and did not forget to comfort him on the way: "This time, Erniang still agreed to let you come to the back mountain alone, didn't you?" ”
"That's because my mother thinks I can get benefits from my sister." Wu Shi is ashamed of his mother, and the ladies in the entire Chunguang Building are afraid that they are all sure, his mother wants his mother to be precious to her son, and she successfully ascended to the position of the head mother of the Wu clan.
"Shi'er thinks Erniang is wrong?"
"Mother kisses her in everything, she always thinks only about her own good, let her take care of the family's affairs, there will definitely be chaos."
"Who told you this?" Wu Xie was amused by Wu She's vigorous appearance, walked to the front of the hut, and saw that Ah Da was waiting early, so he patted Wu She's head and motioned for him to come over.
finally teased Wu Xie, because of the appearance of Ah Da, seeing that Wu Xie put on an arrogant posture of a big lady again, Wu Shi pursed his mouth, reluctantly walked towards Ah Da, took advantage of Ah Da's inattention, stepped on it fiercely, and then put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and made it clear that he would never admit that he had done a jerk.
Seeing his behavior, Wu Xie raised his eyebrows, and was even more sure that his precious brother was a manufacturable material.
"The patriarch led the thirteenth lady to worship the ancestors, according to etiquette, tomorrow you have to lead the younger brothers and sisters to visit this new lady, this time, will you go?"
"It's just that the old man picked one of the thousands of flowers, I didn't go to the front, this time I really want to go, Chunguanglou is afraid that it will not be peaceful." Wu Xie shook his head, he really didn't have a good impression of this new stepmother.
Expecting that the witch would say this, Ah Da was not surprised at all, and continued to introduce what happened in Qianshan in a formulaic manner: "When I came here just now, the ladies from the Chunguang Building came to me and asked me if you want to see the other younger brothers and sisters. ”
"What are they?"
"The patriarch has always respected your opinions, if you let the patriarch announce before you go down the mountain, let the eldest young master be the heir, the status of the second lady will naturally be higher than theirs."
"If the old man really listens to me, Chunguang Building won't be overcrowded." Wu Xie waved his hand, very helpless to this group of stepmothers who only wanted to rely on their children to make some benefits: "She'er is the eldest son, it is natural to be the heir, even if the old man is a jerk, he will not mess with the rules of the clan." ”
"The ladies don't have a chance to know the rules of the clan, they only know that whoever can make the patriarch happy will get benefits, and you are just a means for them to please the patriarch." Ah Da has been with Wu Ming for many years, and he has seen through the ladies in the Chunguang Building, they all have their own good things, the building is like a cage made of gold, even if the cage is not locked, they are willing to be canaries in captivity.
Even if they fought over their heads in the cage, they didn't want to come out.
"Forget it, I'll go down the mountain in a few days." Being used as a bargaining chip to amuse Wu Ming, this feels uncomfortable for Wu Xie, no matter how she thinks about it, but right now, she has more important things to deal with: "I called you over today, it's a private matter." ”
"Private?" Ah Da scratched his head, and he didn't know how to deal with himself for a while.
He and Wu Xie have been practicing martial arts together since they were children, but his talent for cultivating Xuandao techniques is above that of Wu Xie, and Wu Ming specially named him to be a personal guard two years ago, so that it is convenient to teach nearby.
So when he faced the witch evil, he would still habitually call her "little evil child".
In the past, when the witch demon wanted to ask him to do something, he always used the tone of command, but now he looked like a request, and he couldn't do it without panic.
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that my mother gave me two swords before she died, and I want you to hold it for Shi'er first, and then give it to him when he goes down the mountain at the age of eighteen."
"It will take four years for Shi'er to go down the mountain, and the little evil child must have come back a long time ago, wouldn't it be better for you to give the sword yourself?"
Seeing the witch demon walking into the house, Ah Da instinctively led the witch to follow, but before entering the house, he was blocked by the returning witch demon at the door.
Neatly took out the two long swords in the wooden box, one hung on his waist, and the other was handed to Ah Da: "This sword is called the destruction of the world, it is said that it is the sword of the old man when he was wandering the rivers and lakes, and when he married my mother, he wanted to fill the dowry, and this is in my mother's hand." ”
"Little evil, you don't know, do you?"
"Know what?" The witch didn't understand why Ah Da trembled with excitement when he knew the name of the sword.
"The reason why the Eight Great Families have an extraordinary status in the Xuan Dao is not only because the disciples of the family have a remarkable ability to punish evil spirits, but also because they hold the Xuan Dao Supreme Treasure in their hands."
"I know this, the emperor family has the Xuanguang Treasure Mirror, the Mo family has the Changming Fire, the Wei family has blood jade, the Yan family has the inheritance ghost talisman, the Mu family has the soul bell, the Yin family has the sword of the afterlife, and the Qin family's old house has the wordless heavenly book." These are all the knowledge that the disciples of the family have learned since childhood, and the elders of the clan have also specially found people to tell them how to use those treasures and their special effects.
"What about the Witches?"
Just now, the witch cult talked about the treasures of other families, but only the witch clan did not mention it.
"By the way, what is the treasure of our people?" The witch demon was asked, the elders of the clan had not taught her this, and they had not even mentioned it to her.
"I know, I know." Wu She, who finally found an opportunity, raised his hand high: "My mother told me that the treasure of the Wu clan is my sister's sword, slashing souls." ”
"My saber?" Wu Xie subconsciously clenched the long sword hanging from his waist, and never thought that the sword he had held since he was a child turned out to be the treasure of the Wu clan: "No, this sword is my mother's saber, when she gave me a birthday gift, the old man also said that this sword was a dowry made by my grandfather for my mother." ”
"Madame's dowry is unique, and the reason why you need to build another good sword is because the patriarch gave a dowry to the destruction of the treasure of our clan, and the long sword slashes the soul, but it is the same as the treasure of the world."
"Yes, yes? I thought the witch treasure was lost. The witch hooked his lips, revealing a faint smile, and as soon as his hand was loosened, the long sword known as the treasure of the witch clan was about to come into close contact with the earth.
"Little evil, you can take it easy, if you break it, how to explain it to your clansmen."
"It's said that it's a treasure, it's definitely okay to fall casually, Miss Ben is much better at destroying the world than killing souls." You know, she didn't know the status of soul slaying before, she only thought it was a handy weapon, and for convenience, she also used this thing to give her mother a kind fruit, and shaved Wu Ming's beard!
"Those who don't know are not guilty, you didn't know before, but now you know that you should cherish it." Not to mention anything else, Ah Da is really old-fashioned for all things related to the Wu Clan, which is a headache for the Wu Demon.
"I will naturally cherish my sword, but you have already caught it when you destroy the world, so you should take good care of Shi'er, and return it to him when Shi'er is eighteen years old."
"This is not appropriate, the destruction of the world is the treasure of our clan, naturally it can only be held by the patriarch or heir, I am not qualified."
"Shit qualifications!"