Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Sad Past
But Hu Qingyun's next words made Qi Lu's heart even heavier.
At this time, Yun'er found out that she was pregnant. At this moment, the Semitic clan exploded, and the old patriarch had to convene a general meeting of the whole clan overnight to discuss countermeasures. ”
Qi Lu was silent with a smoke ring, this is indeed a headache.
There are too many similar legends in ancient Chinese mythology. Agarwood split Huashan to rescue the trapped mother, Xu Shilin was named as the champion and returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors and save his mother Bai Suzhen's family reunion
These legends all have a happy ending, but the reality is cruel, gods, demons and humans belong to different races, and the offspring they give birth to will rarely survive in the world. Even if they survive, their children are inherently inhuman-like freaks because they have the genes of both parents. In the process of their growth, because of their unusual appearance, they were often bullied by their clansmen, and some even lived in the shadows all their lives.
This is not the most terrifying, what really worries the gods and demons is that a very small number of mixed-race children will inherit all the good genes of their parents after birth. They have both the mana of gods and demons and the advantages of humans.
But this kind of hybrid is not a good thing for the gods and demons, because they have a terrifying characteristic, that is, these descendants are born with a combination of shemale or human god personalities, and they are people with multiple personalities. Once you can't control your emotions, it will be followed by a violent side, which will inevitably kill innocents, and even be so serious that a city will bleed.
Therefore, since the beginning of heaven and earth, although the gods and demons have fought endlessly, they have formed a rare tacit understanding in the attitude of this matter, that is, interracial marriage is never allowed. If a member of his clan violated the ban, severe punishment awaited him, and a cruel policy of killing their descendants rather than letting them go.
Only those ancient descendants of the gods and demons, who have wandered in the prosperity of the red dust and no longer step into the path of cultivation, and because they have lived with humans for a long time, their body structure has gradually become similar to that of humans, and they will no longer cause harm to the Three Realms, so the gods and demons allow them to intermarry with humans.
Qi Lu returned to reality from meditation, and he asked softly, "What happened to that child?" ”
"The Semitic assembly passed a resolution ordering the senior sister to abort the child, and if the senior sister insisted on giving birth to him, she would also be executed on the spot. What saddened me even more was that the patriarch had sent me to convey this ruthless order. Speaking of this, Hu Qingyun smiled bitterly.
The fox clan's decision had long been expected by Qi Lu, but he still couldn't help clenching his fists.
Hu Qingyun said again: "Senior sister is very stubborn and doesn't listen to dissuasion at all, and she is determined to give birth to this child." Because the senior sister is a fox immortal, the clan is invincible, and the patriarch is helpless against her disobedience. On the one hand, he had to send people to Qingqiu to report the matter to King Qianyehua, and on the other hand, he gathered the masters of the whole clan and prepared to forcibly kill the senior sister on the day she gave birth to the child. ”
"Ahh Qi Lu exclaimed: "Your fox clan had a bloody battle because of this? ”
"That's not true, Senior Sister is a person who understands righteousness." Hu Qingyun sighed: "I remember that it was a snowy night, Yun'er gave birth to a baby boy, he looked very normal, and his appearance was no different from a human baby. Looking at the many masters who were ambushed outside the house, Yun'er finally made a painful choice, which was to go to the river and drown her son in the water. ”
Qi Lu had to admit that this was a perfect ending, but he felt that his heart was blocked, and the Semitic forced a mother to kill her son, how cruel it was!
"The next day, Yun'er left the city, and no one knew where she went, not even me. I knew she hated me for not trying to stop it at the clan meeting. Hu Qingyun couldn't say any more, and a painful expression appeared on his face.
Although Hu Qingyun's story is finished, Qi Lu's mood is still depressed. In this tragic event, maybe everyone did nothing wrong, but why can't there be a better choice?
Both of them were silently smoking, and in the smoke were two pairs of melancholy eyes.
It was pouring rain outside the window, Hu Qingyun spit out a cigarette, and said in a hoarse voice: "After that incident, my mind was in a big mess, and I could no longer meditate on my cultivation, so I simply gave up my cultivation. Until one day"
Qi Lu interjected: "Until you find out that Hu Lingyun is back again?" ”
"Yes." Hu Qingyun nodded and said, "Three months ago, I received a secret report from an undercover agent, saying that my senior sister appeared in this city. Excited, I went to follow her trail and found that she had opened an antique shop in the city, and bought some of her own embroidered paintings. ”
Hearing this, Qi Lu frowned, and hurriedly asked Hu Qingyun: "Why did you buy these paintings?" ”
"Senior sister is a person who doesn't like to show her face, but now she is uncharacteristically opening a store to make a living, and she must have encountered financial difficulties. As a junior brother, I was supposed to help her get out of the predicament, but I was afraid to see her, and she was still haunted by the past, so I wanted to find someone to go shopping for me. Hu Ning's cultivation time is very short, the demonic aura on his body is not heavy, and he is very good at disguising himself, so he is the right person in my heart. ”
"So Junin bought paintings on your orders?"
Hu Qingyun nodded.
"Hu Lingyun is already a fox fairy, how can she be short of money?" As a member of the Protoss, the art of change is naturally not a problem, so why work hard to make money like a small trader? The doubts in Qi Lu's heart deepened little by little.
"Because of her love affair with a human being, Senior Sister was convicted in the sky, and King Qianyehua sealed most of her mana as punishment, including the thirty-six Tiangang changes."
"I see." Qi Lu finally knew the reason, and he asked, "What does Hu Lingyun need money for?" ”
"I don't know, I haven't asked my senior sister, and I don't dare to ask."
Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, took out his mobile phone and flipped out the photos of the embroidery paintings taken by Lao Wu, pointed to the leaf at the bottom of the picture that concealed the secret of the divine book and asked, "Mr. Hu, do you know the meaning of this pattern?" ”
"Yes." Hu Qingyun said without concealment: "This is a divine book, and the words written in the leaves are the names of our ancestors. ”
"How do you recognize that?" Qi Lu thought to himself, you are a demon, you also know the words of the Protoss?
"Senior sister taught me to read divine books before."
Qi Lu asked: "Why does Hu Lingyun write the name of the girl in every painting?" ”
Yun'er has admired her ancestors since she was a child, and the tablet she usually worships is also a female lady. The name of the ancestor is embroidered on each painting to express her respect. ”
Qi Lu extinguished his cigarette, he thought that there would be a big secret hidden in it, but now he realized that his conjecture was extremely unreliable.
"So," Qi Lu brought his words back to the point, "why are you so confident that the murderer will not kill you, and what does it have to do with the secret meeting you said?" ”
"Actually, I already told you the answer in the conversation just now." Hu Qingyun said: "The secret meeting is the whole clan meeting that decides the fate of the senior sister's child. ”
"Are you saying that the elders killed by the murderer were all people at the meeting who were in favor of executing Hu Lingyun's unborn child?" Qi Lu suddenly understood his hint.
"Yes, you know I'm not going to approve of this resolution."
"Could it be that Hu Lingyun is the murderer?" Qi Lu was suddenly shocked.
"No!" Hu Qingyun shook his head categorically and said, "I know my senior sister's character too well, she is the kind of fox fairy who is unwilling to step on an ant even if she is bullied." ”
Yes, the fox fairy who can get the weight of the Thousand Nights must be a kind person and will never go on a killing spree, but who will be the murderer? When Qi Lu cast his puzzled eyes on Hu Qingyun, he saw him say a little sadly: "After the disappearance of the senior sister, there was a rumor in the clan, saying that the senior sister drowned was just a human baby, and the real son had already been entrusted by her to others for adoption, and when he grew up, he would come back to seek revenge from the Semitic clan." ”
Qi Lu understood the meaning of Hu Qingyun's words, there is love and hate in this world, and since Pangu opened the world, they have existed as eternal as light and shadow.
Perhaps the child was already dead, and the murderer was just an impostor to complete his shady deeds; Perhaps, as the rumors say, the child has grown up, and he is watching those who wanted to kill him in the shadows, ready to launch a crazy revenge.
Whatever the case may be, Qi Lu only hopes that he can stop it and stop letting innocent people bleed.
"By the way, Mr. Qi, I also ask you for a favor." Hu Qingyun made a request to Qi Lu.
"Please, I'll do what I can."
"You know I don't have freedom here, so please help me get a message."
It's that simple! Qi Lu laughed and said, "Actually, Mr. Hu, if you want to go out, no one here can stop you, so why should I be a microphone?" ”
"You think the hospital is a cage for me, right? In fact, what is the difference between inside and outside the hospital? I could get sick at any time, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to control myself and hurt others. ”
"Well, who do you want me to speak to?"
"Please tell Hu Ning that you don't need to buy paintings for me anymore. I've figured it out in the past few days, there are some things you have to face, and running away is not the solution. I will definitely go to see my sister after I am discharged from the hospital, right to her"
Qi Lu's head sounded with a "bang", and he said to Hu Qingyun sadly: "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this." ”
"Why?" Hu Qingyun's face showed surprise.
"Because Junín is dead."
"Dead, this can't be!" Hu Qingyun stood up and grabbed Qi Lu's collar and said, "Tell me how he died and who killed him!" ”
"Mr. Hu, please calm down!" Qi Lu whispered comfort, his eyes didn't dare to look directly.
It took a long time for Hu Qingyun to come back to his senses, he sat at the head of the bed in a daze, and said weakly: "Please tell me, what is going on?" ”
Qi Lu intermittently told Hu Qingyun about the experience of that day, and after listening to it, Hu Qingyun looked at the drizzle outside the window with a blank gaze, without any expression on his face.
"There's one more thing I want to tell you, too." Qi Lu said: "But I hope Mr. Hu will not be excited and can control his emotions." ”
"Say it, I'll listen." Hu Qingyun rolled his eyelids and looked out the window again.
Qi Lu hesitated, and finally decided to tell Hu Qingyun the news of Hu Yu's death.
Hu Qingyun didn't make a sound for a long time after listening to it, and his face was as white as snow, like a dead face.
"Mr. Hu, are you okay?" Qi Lu saw that he didn't move for a long time, so he stepped forward to test his reaction.
"Ahh Hu Qingyun suddenly let out a scream, which was so piercing that it didn't look like a human voice at all, but like a dying beast wailing.
Qi Lu saw that his eyes were blood-red and his expression was abnormal, and he immediately knew that something was wrong, and before he could check his physical condition, he was strangled by Hu Qingyun's big hands.
Hu Qingyun pinched him vigorously while babbling words that no one could understand, accompanied by a few sinister laughs from time to time.
"Oh no, he's sick again!" Qi Lu regretted very much that he didn't listen to Dr. Ke's instructions, and stimulated Hu Qingyun again and again.
While Qi Lu was struggling, Dr. Ke also heard the noise in the ward, and he quickly opened the door and rushed into the room with the nurses.
Several nurses cooperated to pull Qi Lu away from Hu Qingyun, and then grabbed his limbs and pressed him down on the bed. Dr. Ke took advantage of Hu Qingyun's lack of time to resist and forcibly injected him with a sedative.
The effect of the medicine soon set in, and Hu Qingyun closed his heavy eyes and fell asleep.
How did he get out of the hospital, Qi Lu didn't know, he stood at the corner of the street and took out a cigarette case and wanted to smoke, but found that the cigarette had already run out.
In a frustrated mood, he crumpled up the empty cigarette case and threw it into the garbage can, and walked forward silently alone. From time to time, a taxi poked his head out and asked him if he would take the car, and Qi Lu shook his head blankly.
At this moment, he just wanted to be alone, feeling an indescribable discomfort in his heart, how he hoped that the rumor Hu Qingyun said was true, that child was still living in an ordinary corner of the world, without being disturbed by anyone.