Chapter 12 Appointments
"Old Wu!" Ding Xiaolan smiled again when she saw someone coming, this nasty drunkard would always appear when she didn't expect it.
Lao Wu's eyes turned to the east, and he said anxiously to Qi Lu: "Quick, the sun is about to shine out from the horizon!" ”
Qi Lu continued to chant the mantra, and Xiao Juan writhed and struggled to get out of control, but as soon as she stopped drinking, her body stopped struggling and remained motionless on the board.
At this time, Ding Xiaolan was surprised to see that Xiao Juan's originally fluttering long hair was stretched straight at this moment, and a black shadow emerged from her body, exuding a faint halo, which was Xiao Juan's soul.
"I'm sorry for the trouble."
Xiao Juan's ghost bowed to everyone, floated straight into the sky, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
The first rays of sunlight in the morning finally shone into the cabin, dispelling all the evil energy in the cabin.
"I almost failed." Qi Lu wiped the cold sweat off his face and let out a long breath.
"Xiaojuan......" Xu Jingqiao burst into tears.
"Don't cry, she's been reincarnated." Lao Wu helped him up.
The frightened Ding Xiaolan only came back to her senses at this time, and she complained loudly to Qi Lu: "After tossing all night, why are you only here now!" ”
"I'm sorry Beauty, I scared you." Qi Lu smiled and said, "But your performance today is really great, it's really beyond my expectations." ”
"You ......" Ding Xiaolan looked at him with a wicked smile on his face, as if she had realized, "Did you expect these strange things to happen to me?" ”
"You know that I am not good at fortune-telling and divination, it was Master Liu who foresaw this situation in advance, and I just took advantage of the situation." Qi Lu stretched and replied unhurriedly.
"Yes." Liu Yifan's voice was a little choked, and at this moment he was picking up his niece's body and carefully brushing away the dirt on her body.
"Xiaojuan, I'm sorry for you......" Xu Jingqiao slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked Xiaojuan's face, and his tears fell again.
Liu Yifan said coldly: "At this time, I knew that I was sad, but I didn't know how to treat her better?" ”
Xu Jingqiao looked ashamed and couldn't make a sound.
Lao Wu stepped forward and said: "Now is not the time to grind, Master Liu hurry up and take Xiaojuan's body back and put it in the ice coffin, otherwise it will be troublesome if your relatives and friends find out." ”
"Thank you Mr. Wu for reminding me." Liu Yifan realized the seriousness of the matter, and he quickly stood up and prepared to send his niece's body back to the mourning shed.
Qi Lu said: "Old Wu, you can go too, give Xiaojuan a ride for me." ”
"Aren't you going?"
"I'm so tired, I need to get some rest." Qi Lu arched his hand and said to Liu Yifan: "Master, please forgive me for not sending Xiaojuan on the last ride." ”
"It's okay, Mr. Qi, you have already helped me a lot, we will get together after the first seven." Most people who walk yin and yang don't take ordinary etiquette too seriously, and Liu Yifan left in a hurry with Lao Wu after speaking.
Qi Lu turned around and saw Xu Jingqiao squatting on the ground like a fool, and couldn't help frowning. "Mr. Xu, aren't you going to send Xiaojuan on her last journey?"
"Ahh Uncle Liu, you wait for me! Xu Jingqiao woke up suddenly and hurriedly followed Liu Yifan.
"This guy, what should I tell him? I wanted to scold him a few words, but I felt that he was a little pitiful. ”
Ding Xiaolan said coldly: "Do you sympathize with him?" How do I think there must be something hateful about the wretched? ”
Qi Lu's lips moved and he didn't say anything more, remembering the situation when Xu Jingqiao and Xiaojuan quarreled that day. In fact, sometimes as long as one party gives in slightly, the emotional contradiction can be dissipated, why does it have to evolve into such a tragic ending today?
Looking at Xu Jingqiao's back, Qi Lu's eyes were a little melancholy, and he suddenly felt a little sad.
"I still have a lot of things I don't understand about the process of your super-Xiaojuan, you have to tell me honestly." Ding Xiaolan's face was full of black lines.
"yes, I really should have made it clear to you." Qi Lu smiled imperceptibly, "You ask, let's talk as we walk." ”
The two of them came out of the painting boat, and seeing that Ding Xiaolan didn't mean to ask each other in a hurry, Qi Lu took the lead and said: "Actually, the light array arranged by Master Liu is just a cover-up, and it can't protect you and Xu Jingqiao. The real secret lies in the circle beneath it, which can imprison the zombies' actions and buy time for our undead to surpass Xiaojuan. ”
"I already know that." Ding Xiaolan asked, "This is your masterpiece, right?" ”
"No, you're wrong, it's a master's handiwork, but I know the power of the circle very well."
"Hmph, you're boasting about yourself in a different way." Ding Xiaolan pursed her lips and asked, "What's the matter with that mysterious figure, that guy who looks exactly like Xu Jingqiao and mysteriously disappeared after being recognized by Xiaojuan?" ”
"That's just a Shikigami used to confuse the undead."
Ding Xiaolan opened her mouth wide and scratched her head a little puzzled: "Shishen? ”
"Yes, do you remember the python that Xu Chunlin turned into in order to scare you when we were in Hailong Village?"
"Of course I do." Ding Xiaolan nodded with palpitations and said, "You were inspired by Xu Chunlin, so you also used the Shishen Technique on Xiao Juan?" ”
"You're looking up to me again, I don't know how to do Japanese spells."
"Could it be that this is another masterpiece of Master Liu Yifan?"
Qi Lu nodded and did not deny it.
"It's always been the demons who use illusions to charm, but I didn't expect you to think of using illusions on ghosts, you are really capable."
"It turned out it didn't work."
Ding Xiaolan laughed and said, "I've been with you for so long, and it's the first time I've seen you stolen the limelight by someone else." ”
Qi Lu said with emotion: "This is indeed the case, I only found out now that I have no head start in front of Nan Xuan, who is like a god. He cleared his throat and explained the ins and outs of this incident to Ding Xiaogang.
It turned out that before going to pay homage to Xiaojuan, Qi Lu had already talked to Liu Yifan on the phone to discuss the plan to overtake Xiaojuan. When Liu Yifan proposed to use the magic of the gods to confuse Xiaojuan's ghost so that she could return to the underworld without worry, Qi Lu immediately agreed to this plan. However, Liu Yifan had a hunch that it would be impossible to succeed with the Divine Technique alone, so he needed Qi Lu's help.
Hearing this, Ding Xiaolan asked curiously, "Why does Master Liu know that the Shikjin he made will definitely fail?" ”
"Because the master calculated that Xu Jingqiao is not a cold-blooded person, he will definitely prevent Shishen from taking Xiaojuan to the underworld."
"Yes, that's what I said." Ding Xiaolan nodded reasonably, "Now that I think about it, this Xu Jingqiao is really pitiful." ”
"And is he hateful?"
"Cut, you're deducting my words again."
"Okay, don't be angry, let's take a taxi back to the hotel." As he spoke, a gentle smile appeared on Qi Lu's lips.
......
After a few days, Qi Lu and the three of them were all touring in Hangzhou, but there was no clue to the strange metaphor.
Early that morning, after breakfast, they began to discuss in their room.
Lao Wu said: "Since there is no clue, let's go back first." ”
Ding Xiaolan said: "Isn't it in vain to go back like this?" ”
"Wow, so dedicated, I think Xiao Ding wants to play in Hangzhou for a few more days."
"Cut, it's not."
The two of them argued word by word, and Qi Lu watched them silently while smoking a cigarette on the side.
At this time, there was a knock at the door.
"It's not time for the waiter to clean the room, who's going to come to us?" Ding Xiaolan was a little surprised.
Qi Lu counted with his fingers, "It's the eighth day, it should be Liu Yifan who came to us." ”
However, after Lao Wu opened the door, Qi Lu realized that he had guessed wrong, and it was not Liu Yifan who came to them, but Xu Jingqiao.
I saw him standing at the door timidly and said, "Hello Mr. Wu, can I come in?" ”
"What's the matter?" Ding Xiaolan opened her apricot eyes and asked, she really didn't have much affection for the man in front of her.
"You have helped me so much, I want to do my best to be a landlord, please have a meal."
"Look at what you said, we are helping Master Liu, not you." Ding Xiaolan implicitly refused.
"I ...... Know. Xu Jingqiao's face flushed. However, I deliberately docked the cruise ship at the pier today and did not do business, just to let you enjoy the beautiful scenery of West Lake, and taste the aquatic products and food here by the way. ”
"Don't go!" Ding Xiaolan refused without even thinking about it.
"Beauty, you can't be rude to guests." Qi Lu spoke leisurely, "Since Mr. Xu is so sincere, let's take it as we please." ”
Lao Wu stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Xiao Xu, do you have any wine?" ”
"Yes, home-brewed osmanthus wine, I don't know if it is in line with your wine path?"
"So what are you waiting for, we'll go to your cruise ship now."
Both of them agreed, and it was useless for Ding Xiaolan to object, so she had to pout and go to Xu Jingqiao with them.
Today's weather seems a little treacherous, when you go out, the wind is still beautiful, and when you get to Xujingqiao to boat on the West Lake, it starts to rain hazy.
Unconsciously, the cruise ship drove to the side of the broken bridge, Qi Lu looked out through the crack in the window, the distant mountains and near the water, with a panoramic view, and couldn't help but say with emotion: "The water of the West Lake has not dried up, and the Leifeng Pagoda has fallen for nearly a hundred years." ”
Ding Xiaolan smiled: "What, do you remember the legend of the White Snake?" ”
"Yes, the broken bridge is where the White Lady and Xu Xian met, this is really a charming legend."
Lao Wu said in a bland tone: "Legends are usually unreliable, not to mention that after the interpretation of generations of literati and scholars, they have long been unrecognizable. ”
Ding Xiaolan's heart moved when she heard this, and she couldn't help but ask curiously: "What kind of story is the real "The Legend of the White Snake"?" ”
"I don't know."
"I don't know." Qi Lu also replied in the same tone.
Ding Xiaolan was slightly stunned, she peeked at Xu Jingqiao, who was stir-frying, and asked a little surprised: "Aren't you immortals, how can you not know?" ”
Lao Wu said lightly: "I was not in Hangzhou at that time. ”
Qi Lu's answer was even more annoying, "Even if you are an immortal, you are not omniscient, and I am not interested in collecting anecdotes from all over the world." ”
"How can you do this!" Ding Xiaolan became angry, and then said without giving up: "Even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you have always heard some rumors about them." ”
"Hah, that's a guess for you." Hearing this question, Qi Lu smiled incomprehensibly.