In front of the dresser, the maid pinched the comb and gently brushed Shen Fangli's long silver hair, her confident and lovely smile in the mirror appeared in front of her eyes, today is her sixth birthday, at the birthday banquet, what kind of blessing will her father say? What kind of gift will he give to himself? A small expectation filled her heart, hoping that her father could put down his busy government affairs and not let his expectations be disappointed.

From the mouths of adults, Shen Fangli roughly understood her father's duties, her father Shen Yunzhao, as the patriarch of the Qidao Wai clan, in addition to managing internal affairs, also has to deal with the contradictions between the rest of the Sandao Wai clan, especially in recent years, the Yidao people have tried the research of mana magic beasts, which is a new technology that combines mana weapons with magic beasts to obtain powerful combat power. The patriarch of Dong and Dye also ordered the withdrawal of the ambassador to sever ties with Yi Dao, although his father also took the same approach as them, but because Yi Dao was close to Ji Dao and his strength was above Ji Dao, his father planned to ease relations with Yi Dao in order to obtain financial assistance.

It is not difficult to understand the policy of the island, and it only takes ten bellen to buy a copy of the "Island Newsletter" from the newsstand on the street, which will report in detail the daily events, such as the tragedy that Shen Fangli recently learned of at 129 Halbey Road on West Street, in which all four members of the family in apartment 202 were killed, and the cause of their death is still under investigation, which the police suspect is a homicide.

The island has become more and more unpeaceful recently, Shen Fangli does not want to see a turbulent island, turmoil means that her father has to spend a lot of energy to solve the problems of the people, and the time with her will become less and less, she is afraid of loneliness, this feeling is especially strong after losing her mother, she does not want to lose important people anymore.

Before the dinner came, Shen Fangli asked the maid to dress herself carefully, she chose a pink evening dress, brought a pink bow hairpin, and then stood up and took a turn, feeling like a little princess. Of course, she especially liked the color of her hair, silver, a symbol of prestige. Silver-haired, yellow-skinned, and blue-eyed were the most basic physical characteristics of the Wai people of the Walken Islands, and she had always believed that this beauty was incomparable to that of the Middle-earthers.

After coming out of the boudoir, Shen Fangli saw his father standing in the corridor, he looked at the flowers and plants between the flower beds and fell into thought, Shen Fangli called his father, only to let him turn around, and found that it was his daughter who came, and couldn't help but praise a few words.

"My little princess, you're going to a beauty pageant, but it's just a birthday, can you afford to spend so much time?"

Shen Fangli pursed her lips and smiled proudly: "You can manage it?" I just like it." ”

"Okay...... Yes...... It's up to you, let's go. ”

Shen Yunzhao took Shen Fangli's small hand as he spoke, but at this time, a man dressed in a pale yellow-collared white priest's robe walked up to them, and the man saluted and said, "Patriarch, please follow me to Luoxing Tower, I have something important to discuss with you, it is about the ...... of West Street."

Hearing the word "West Street", Shen Fangli felt her father tremble, it seemed that something bad had really happened, she wanted to keep her father, but Mo Ran was not such a good talker, as the high priest of Qidao, he had the right to supervise the personal behavior of the patriarch.

Shen Fangli wanted to try it, so she said to him: "Uncle Mo, today is my birthday, and my father is finally able to accompany me, see if you can ......"

"I'll go with you. Before Shen Fangli finished speaking, Shen Yunzhao interjected, "Is the matter really getting to a very serious point?"

Mo Ran nodded, so Shen Yun followed him away without looking back, so angry that Shen Fangli stomped his feet.

The Falling Star Building is not far from Shen Yunzhao's mansion, the carriage can arrive within ten minutes, as the tallest building on the island, standing on the top of the building, you can have an unobstructed view of the night sky of the island, usually this is the place where the astrologer studies the astrology, there is a stargazing platform on the top of the falling star building, the astrologers make their own judgments according to the different star changes on the sky, excellent astrologers can be promoted to work in government departments, before becoming the high priest, Mo Ran is also an ordinary astrologer.

Shen Yunzhao followed Mo Ran to the Falling Star Tower, while Mo Ran stood alone in front of the stargazing platform and looked at the starry sky, his eyes stayed on the two stars, the slightly larger one was dark red, and the other smaller one emitted a violent white light.

Seeing that Mo Ran was silent, Shen Yunzhao hurriedly asked if something had happened on West Street again.

Mo Ran turned around, and said with a heavy face: "There have been several deaths of black spot infection on West Street, and the death toll has reached thirty, I am afraid that the news of the recurrence of black spot disease will be exposed." ”

Shen Yunzhao couldn't help but be angry when he heard this: "Idiot! Why didn't the first incident of death due to black spot disease not be reported, and even distorted the facts to conceal the people, what did these people do in the news agency?"

The patriarch was angry, and they did it to avoid unnecessary panic. ”

"Excuses! Did they think about the interests of the people before doing these things, so as not to panic? Jokes, if they don't stop the disease at the beginning of the outbreak, it will only cause more panic when it is full-blown outbreak. Shen Yunzhao thumped his head and tried to calm himself down, "Say, how to clean up the situation now?"

"Patriarch, please come with me. Saying that, Mo Ran asked Shen Yunzhao to stand beside him, pointing to the two stars in the sky, one red and one white, "My lord, please see, that slightly larger star is the guardian star of our Wei clan, Fangxing, and a small bright star suddenly appeared next to Fangxing, the light of this star is extremely bright, even overshadowing the light of Fangxing." There are clouds in astrology: 'The stars are dim, the stars are dazzling, they stand next to each other, and the world is a catastrophe'. ”

"What do you mean?"

"This star is a calamity, and it is precisely because of the influence of this star that the origin of the plague that induces black spot disease was born on the island. ”

"What is the origin of the black spot that you have seen?"

Seeing that Shen Yunzhao was thinking for a while, Mo Ran continued: "Everything in the world has its origin, it is the basic law of everything in the world, the sun rises in the east, the stars shine in the night, the racial strife in the Middle-earth continent has its origin, and humanity and Shinto also have their origin...... A sudden plague must also be caused by the origin, and the patriarch must not avoid the origin, avoiding the law of the guest officer of all things. ”

Shen Yunzhao was impatient by his series of words, and quickly said: "Don't sell it, tell me how to save the people, or who is the origin you are referring to?"

"I can tell the patriarch, but before I do, please forgive me. After Mo Ran saw Shen Yunzhao nodding in agreement, he regained his solemn expression, "The origin of the black spot disease is Shen Fangli, the patriarch's dearest dearest. ”

"How is it possible for my daughter? You are talking nonsense, you are incompetent and unable to find a cure, and you are to blame my daughter, unforgivable!"

"Patriarch, please calm your anger, please listen to me slowly, this matter is indeed related to Ling Zun's daughter. Mo Ran raised his hand to persuade him, and after Shen Yunzhao finally calmed down, he coughed, "Do you remember what happened when your daughter was born?"

Shen Yunzhao nodded and said, "Remember, at that time, a golden staff fell from the sky, I expected it to be a gift from the gods, and named it the Golden Staff, but this is a good omen!"

"No, you're wrong. Mo Ran shook his hand and said, "The year Shen Fangli was born, the white jaw bird flew to the island, causing a huge panic to the residents of the island. ”

"Legend has it that this bird is the divine bird of the stars, and wherever it flies, calamity will come. Shen Yunzhao thumped his head in annoyance, "Could it be that there is something wrong with the policy I made that angered the gods?"

"It's not the patriarch's fault, don't blame yourself. Mo Ran shook his hand, "Although the adults didn't notice the white bird flying to the island, the people noticed it, and four years later, the thing that worried them the most happened - calamity befell the island." ”

Seeing that Shen Yunzhao had not been able to recover from his contemplation, the corners of Mo Ran's mouth showed a subtle smile, because Shen Yunzhao was stepping into the trap he had set step by step, and in order to make Shen Yunzhao trust himself more, he still had to press step by step, so he continued to ask: "Does the patriarch remember when the first case of death due to black spot disease was?"

Shen Yunzhao showed a sad look and said, "Two years ago, my wife was the first victim of black spot disease. ”

"That's right, because Shen Fangli is the origin, the first people to be affected must be the people around them, and then they began to spread to the entire island, if not, why didn't Shen Fangli, who has frequent contact with your wife, be infected with black spot disease?"

Shen Yunzhao was so angry by Mo Ran that he rushed forward and grabbed Mo Ran's clothes and yelled, "I warn you, if you slander my family again, don't blame me for being polite." ”

"But that's the truth!" Mo Ran pulled away Shen Yunzhao's hand with an expressionless face, "Actually, you know in your own heart what to do to calm God's anger. ”

"No...... It can't be done. I will not give my daughter to you. ”

Mo Ran felt that he could have a showdown with Shen Yunzhao, so he said: "The current black spot disease has mutated to be able to spread in the air, if you don't try to control it, the entire island will be in danger, if you don't want to let your daughter be sacrificed as a human sacrifice, if you are angry with the people, there is another way." ”

"What's the solution?"

Mo Ran frowned and said, "Block the entire West Street and kill everyone on the West Street." ”

"This is even more of a bad policy, which is enough to arouse public anger and is absolutely undesirable. ”

"Sacrificing West Street can at least save most of the people on the island, not to mention that the spread of black spot disease is getting worse now. As soon as Mo Ran finished speaking, the sound of falling bricks and tiles suddenly came from the wall outside the Falling Star Building, Shen Yunzhao exclaimed something in surprise, and hurriedly moved towards the place where the sound was made. Although Mo Ran had already realized that someone was eavesdropping on the conversation between them, he should cover for this person at this moment, and then settle accounts with this person after dealing with this matter, so he said to Shen Yunzhao: "The patriarch is too careful, and I haven't heard any movement below. ”

Shen Yunzhao believed Mo Ran's words, sighed and said, "That's all for today, let me think of another solution." ”

Seeing Shen Yunzhao turn around and walk down the stairs, Mo Ran shouted, "In the plan provided below, don't the patriarchs really think about it?"

Shen Yunzhao didn't answer, but Mo Ran's heart was unusually calm, and he didn't go downstairs until he confirmed that Shen Yunzhao had left completely. At this time, a black carriage stopped in front of the street, and when he saw this carriage, his heart became much more steady, so he smiled bitterly and lifted the curtain and sat in the car.

There was another person in the car, it was the hospital director Yu Caiyi, who was wearing a white coat all day, he had just drunk a lot of wine, and now his face was still red, and he was pulling Mo Ran's clothes and talking crazy.

"You're here...... I'm looking for you, and I'm going to tell you the good news: I'm done!"

After saying that, he laughed wildly, and Mo Ran patted him on the shoulder and pretended to comfort: "No, the island is not over yet, as long as you are willing to help me." ”

"Do you want to kill someone?" hehe......" Yu Caiyi pointed at Mo Ran with his finger, "I can't find a cure for black spot disease, all the people on the island will die, we are all finished, and my position as dean is gone." ”

"Don't worry, Shen Yunzhao's position as the patriarch will not last long, and I will keep the island completely under my control. ”

As he spoke, Mo Ran asked the coachman to drive forward, accompanied by the sound of a horse, and the wheels left a dark black mark on the road.