Suddenly, a chill arose in my body.

I didn't expect that Fulin would refuse to let go of Gan Lai so much, and tried his best to put on such a situation to embarrass this scheming child. If it weren't for Ganlai's fear and didn't go back, he was afraid that he would have been disposed of by Fu Lin by the hands of that perverse and violent prostitute.

After all, why is Ganlai's child laborer so jealous of him as a general manager, Fu Lin's real purpose is only to notice that I am dissatisfied with him, and to be anxious to destroy Gan Lai, a person who has been used as a threat and oppression in the building, in case I sue him in front of Aunt Hua in the future, and my position is not guaranteed.

It's just that how can he be ruthless when he attacks a child?

"It's okay, Gan Lai, don't mention today's events to anyone, go back and rest early." I gently brushed Ganlai's messy, damp sideburns, and lowered my voice very softly. "Anyway, the silver ticket has been collected by them, and there has been no handle left, I will make the decision for you in this matter, you can rest assured."

Gan Lai winked at me suspiciously, not knowing what grievances he had suffered. But seeing that I spoke softly and looked calm, and knew that I would not be punished, he gradually eased his nervousness, and bowed to me again and again, and then went downstairs with the barrel, which was almost as high as his upper body.

I didn't sleep well this night, my dreams were full of ever-changing faces, and for a while Duan Ming's sincere tears were in my eyes; For a moment, it was a look of cringe; For a while, Aunt Hua looked at it earnestly; For a moment it was Fu Lin's sly smile......

There is also Wen Zhao, as well as Hou Ye and Xunyue.

After freshening up in the morning, I went downstairs to look for Duan Ming. Who knew that after knocking on the door for a long time, there was still no movement in the room.

I was suspicious, thinking that even if he was lazy and sleepy, he should wake up if I called the door like this. So I simply pushed the door in, but saw that the room was empty, and the beds were neatly folded, but there was still half a person.

"You're here," a warm voice suddenly came from behind him, "Have you eaten?" ”

I turned to look back, and I saw Duan's bright smile shining in the faint morning light that leaked through the half-open screen window. He carried the long sackcloth-wrapped sword behind his back, and his hair was wet and undry, and a drop of water fell through the cloak on the only washed gray garment he had.

"Didn't the little guy bring you hot water for combing, it's so cold in the winter morning, so you just dress a little and go out to wash your hair, don't you have to be cold?"

"It's out of the way, I'm used to it." He scratched his head and smiled and replied briefly, "The clothes were washed last night, and they were not dried in the yard. It's a bit rude for you to see me like this. ”

Duan Ming was not polite, his face was flushed with a peachy plush, as if it was an extremely shameful and rude thing to be disheveled in front of me. He was a little cramped to tidy up the room that was already free of clutter, but he really didn't have a replacement coat to put on, so he had to pull up the cloak again and again, trying to cover the thin dirty clothes inside.

"Are you precious about this sword?" I deliberately diverted the conversation and said, "I have to carry it on my back for a while." ”

"yes, it's precious." He relieved his embarrassment, untied his sword and put it on the table, and said, "It's safe for my own sword to be in the room." It's just this one... You must not remember, it was you who gave me the sword. ”

"I gave it to you?" I almost jumped up from my stool in shock, "When?" ”

"Forty-seven days ago, on the top of Lianyue Mountain in the west of the city." Duan Ming's tone was solemn and dignant, "That day, you said goodbye to me and entrusted me with this sword." I thought it would be difficult to see each other again in this life, but now that the two of you are fine, I can return it to you. ”

"Give me...?" I was a little unacceptable for a while, and then I remembered the treasure that Aunt Hua handed me two days ago, so I took it out of my sleeve and put it on the table and said, "I remember that Aunt Hua said that Wen Ling also entrusted this thing to her more than a month ago. Now I have lost my memory, I don't remember Wen Ling's intentions that day, I think it is a very important treasure, so I put it on my body every day. Look, do you recognize what it is? ”

"Of course I recognize it, this is the token of your Gangfeng Banner Master, the stone python bone!" Duan Ming picked up the bone and held it in his palm, and his excited voice trembled a little. "This is the fossil of the last coccyx of the corpse of the ancient python king, which contains endless wind internal forces. In this world, you are the only one who has cultivated with the sect master for many years, and you can control it with deep internal strength. If it is easily used by others, those who cultivate the wind genus can barely save their lives, otherwise they will be counterattacked! ”

"So wicked...?" I stared at the small bone with some trepidation, "Then what is the use of it, and what was the purpose of me leaving it to Aunt Hua at that time?" ”

"It's so useful! As long as you hold it in the palm of your hand like this and use your internal force to stimulate the spiritual power of the python king, you can detect nearby people who also have internal power. It is said that if it is injected with its own true qi, the stone python bone also has the miraculous effect of detecting poison and detoxifying. ”

Duan Ming put down the stone python bone, and continued with a slightly gloomy expression, "It's just that ordinary people's internal strength is insufficient, and if they rush to inject qi into their bones, they are likely to be sucked out of their true qi and lose all their internal strength." So even after all this time with you, I have never seen you perform such thaumaturgy with it. As for why it was handed over to your aunt... The stone python bone is an ancient artifact, but no one else knows about it except for a few banner masters of the tail sect, and it is useless for people who have no internal strength, so the reason for this is that only you know it at that time. ”

"Then Duan Ming, why did I entrust this sword to you that day?"

"On that day you were ordered by the Master to complete a very important task for him. The sect leader also promised you that after the deed is completed, he will grant you freedom and allow you to leave the Tail Sect. I don't know what kind of mission it is, but I can imagine that it must be extremely dangerous, which is why you will explain it in advance and hand over your beloved sword to me. ”

We all fell silent.

Duan Ming didn't know what kind of orders Wen Ling had received from the Sect Leader of the Tail Sect that day, but I could deduce a thing or two. Although Hou Ye never mentioned it after entering the mansion, Wen Zhao and Xiaoyao at the foot of Lianyue Mountain that day also talked about Wen Ling's intention to sneak into the Hou Mansion that night to steal the treasure. However, it is not known why the treasure was stolen and what treasure was stolen.

Judging from Wen Ling's tragic situation that day and the performance of the people in the Hou Mansion, she did not succeed in stealing the treasure. So why didn't the head of the Tail Sect investigate it afterwards and didn't recall Wen Ling for a long time?

"Duan Ming, these days, has the sect leader summoned me?"

"No, although I have been recuperating in this Taopin Building since I was seriously injured, I have also kept in touch with the Lingguang Mountain General Altar from time to time, and I have not heard that the sect leader has called you and me." Duan Ming said seriously, "But what happened to you that day, how many Jedi dangers I have experienced in the past ten years with you, and I have never seen you suffer such a serious injury!" ”

"What... How do you know I'm hurting? I wondered, "Are you injured too?" Who did it? ”

Duan Ming sighed softly and did not answer my question. He unwrapped the sackcloth on the table and pulled the blade out a few inches. I saw a red glow appear, and an extremely cold light was immediately reflected in the sun. Duan Ming lightly rested his fingers on the blade of the sword, glanced at me with his head raised, and swiped his fingers out—

"-What are you doing!"

Before I could finish speaking, a sharp stinging pain suddenly came from my fingers.

I hurriedly raised my hand to look, but saw a shallow blood mark on the tip of my left ring finger.

I looked at Duan Ming in surprise, but saw that his scratched finger was also the ring finger of his left hand. I was stunned beyond measure, and only looked at the almost identical wounds on our hands.

Duan Ming was surprised when he saw me, but it was just light and light. Putting the blade back into its sheath, he covered it with a wrap, got up and walked to the bedside.