Chapter 235: Midnight Game
Before the time came, all the lights on the Ziyunju platform had been extinguished. Tonight's Bauhinia Island is quieter than ever, just like the surface of the lake that seems to have no waves, but there are storms and undersurges.
Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xueye sat side by side on the roof of Ziyunju, and the wind blowing from the lake at night was still a little cool, so Ouyang Xueye asked the elk fairy to scald a pot of wine for herself, while Xia Qiu held a teacup that was still steaming in one hand, and even placed a box with all kinds of snacks beside them. But they didn't sleep late at night, and they didn't stay here for the sake of admiring the moon or anything like that, their eyes were glued in the same direction, searching for a possible glimmer of light in the night sky.
Little Pear Bai curled up in a ball on Xia Qiu's knees, sleeping peacefully, and snoring for a while. It was rare that it didn't have to train with Xia Qiu tonight, so it was happier than anyone else, and after a long day of madness with the spirit horses and other animals on the meadow, it was already exhausted.
Xia Qiu rested her bow and arrow on her hand, her free hand stroked Xiao Libai from time to time, and from time to time she couldn't help but touch the bow and arrow.
"Don't be so nervous, isn't it easy for you to shoot a lamp?" Ouyang Xueye raised her head and looked at her and said, then smiled slightly and took a sip of wine.
The reason why they stayed here so late and didn't sleep was because of what Naruko Naruko said during the day. On this night, the operation to find out the inner ghost is a bit like a game, in addition to him and Xia Qiu, Jinshan, Naruko, and Sanssouci Holy Child are also guarding their own pre-arranged locations, and everyone has only one goal, that is, to grab the Kong Ming lantern released by the inner ghost. Ouyang Xueye had already said that the winner would get a jar of good wine that he had saved.
During the day, although Ouyang Xue was not in Ziyunju at night, Xia Qiu's archery practice did not dare to be slack, and after a day of training, she was already tired, so that she unconsciously felt sleepy.
Ouyang Xueye saw her fall asleep with her head down, and gently pulled off the cardigan draped over her shoulders to cover her, wanting to wake her up when Kong Minglan appeared. A person waited for a while, and even he thought that the inner ghost might not be able to send a message to the extraordinary Dao tonight, but he didn't expect the orange light to finally flicker into the night sky.
"Xia Qiu, wake up!" He shook Xia Qiu's shoulder and said.
Xia Qiu opened her eyes suddenly, only to find that she was actually asleep, she looked up, and soon her eyes caught the Kong Ming lantern that had just risen into the sky, so she grabbed her bow and arrow, and said to Xiao Libai on her knee: "Little Libai, it's time for you to appear!" ”
When Xiao Libai heard her voice, her ears moved slightly, and she jumped from her knees to the ground and shook the hair on her body, and suddenly transformed into a huge form.
Xia Qiu flew onto its back, then flew it into the air, and when the Kong Ming lantern reached her range, she shot an arrow at the lamp. Her feathered arrows had a red thread tied to the end, and almost at the same time, two other feathered arrows were running towards the lamp, with yellow and blue threads tied to them.
In the end, it was Xia Qiu's feather arrow that hit the Kong Ming lantern first, and at the same time, she and Xiao Libai had already reached the bottom of the Kong Ming lantern. As it fell, she grabbed the extinguished lamp, and then controlled Libai to fold back to the roof of Ziyunju.
She handed over the Kong Ming lantern she had obtained to Ouyang Xueye for inspection, and when he took a look, he found that inside the lamp wall, it was written in small letters: "A large team took the lead in surrounding Xuanmiao Palace." A few words, there is no doubt that this is definitely a message to the extraordinary Dao, and who this person is, Ouyang Xue Ye already has a number in his heart.
He pondered for a moment, then said to Xia Qiu: "Xia Qiu, good job, it was your arrow that hit this lamp first, and you won this game!" Go back to the house and rest! ”
Xia Qiu was not interested in Ouyang Xueye's wine, and he was really sleepy, so he didn't continue to ask him about the inner ghost. Instead, she let Pear Bai return to her original state, and then flew off the roof with it in her arms, and returned to her room from the platform.
Ouyang Xueye could imagine that the letter he sent was intercepted, that inner ghost must be suffering at the moment, now was the best time to confront him, and by the next morning, he would probably have escaped or thought of a way to deal with them. And the reason why he asked Xia Qiu to rest first was because he thought of the relationship between this inner ghost and her, and he was afraid that she would be embarrassed by this.
He flew to the grassland below the Purple Cloud Residence, turned over and rode onto the back of his spirit horse, Diaoyan, and galloped away in the direction where Naruko lived. Jinshan and the others had already arrived at the door of the ghost house before him, and caught the ghost when he tried to escape, to everyone's surprise, this ghost was really a gluttonous ghost.
The big head joined their action later, because he had helped Xia Qiu in the Soul Separation Realm, and he was Xia Qiu's benefactor, so everyone trusted him extraordinarily. Although he joined the action late, he did not avoid him in everything, and he never thought that he would be an inner ghost who had taken refuge in the Extraordinary Dao.
They escorted him back to his house, where the hall was very messy, and there were a few unreleased Kong Ming lanterns on the ground, as well as the thin iron wire and tissue paper needed to make Kong Ming lanterns, which was conclusive evidence, and he could not deny it. He was pressed into a chair, while Jinshan, Sanssouci Shengtong, and Naruko moved chairs to sit around him to prevent him from escaping, when Ouyang Xueye walked in from outside.
"Lord, you're here! Sure enough, this guy is right! Jinshan got up and said to Ouyang Xueye, then turned to the big head, "Tell me quickly, when were you bought by the Extraordinary Dao." ”
The big head didn't look at them, but looked at the ground, and the expression on his face looked unusually calm, as if he had expected to be caught by them eventually.
After waiting for another long time, seeing that he still didn't speak, the Sanssouci Holy Boy became a little impatient and shouted: "It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking, don't test our patience." ”
He summoned one of his steel forks, and was about to make a move on the big head, but was stopped by Ouyang Xueye.
"You once helped Xia Qiu escape from those monsters in white cloaks, was that also pre-arranged?" Ouyang Xueye's tone was very calm, not at all like she was questioning him.
Hearing Xia Qiu's name, the big head seemed to be touched, raised his head slightly and glanced at Ouyang Xueye, and then lowered his head again.
"It seems that he is determined not to tell us the truth, I don't have the good temper of you, the island master!" Jinshan raised his eyebrows and roared angrily.
"It's not just the truth, he doesn't say anything, okay?" Sanssouci corrected the Holy Child, who was also impatient with the big head.
"I don't know how or under what conditions the Extraordinary Dao bought you, or if you were originally his subordinate, but now that he probably knows about your identity being exposed, even if you don't tell us the truth, it won't do you any good."
The big head hesitated for a while, and finally said to Ouyang Xueye: "Please don't tell Xia Qiu, when I rescued her that day, I was completely sincere, and I didn't mean to deceive her, it's rare that I can make a friend." ”
"You just said that you didn't lie to her, but you didn't tell us why you had to report the cause and effect of the news, and how did she believe you?!" Ouyang Xueye continued to guide him through what he had just said.
After thinking about it, the big head knew that there was no point in hiding it any longer, so he decided to tell Ouyang Xueye and them the reason why he became an inner ghost.
The Extraordinary Dao and the white cloaks who wanted to catch Xia Qiu that day were originally in a group, and this was also known after the big head arrived at the Infinite Heaven Realm. Actually, Datou also has a younger brother named Daifuku, who is also a glutton. Daifuku was supposed to arrive at the port where he could board the soul ship with him, but he didn't expect it to show up for a long time. After Datou arrived on Bauhinia Island, he was also looking around for news of Daifuku, but he never found anything.
A few days ago, when the Extraordinary Daoist Immeasurable Walkers searched Bauhinia Island, they asked them to send a letter to the big head. The letter clearly stated that he would join Ouyang Xueye's side by helping Xia Qiu in the past, and release the news of their actions to him in the form of Kong Ming lanterns when they were ugly every night.
And the reason why the extraordinary way was able to blackmail him was because he sent the copper earrings that Daifuku always wore on his ears with the letter, and threatened that if he didn't do it, Daifuku would be left to suffer forever in the realm of soul separation. He felt that except for Ouyang Xueye and the others, no one else knew that he had helped Xia Qiu, so when he thought about it, he also deduced the unusual relationship between this extraordinary Dao and those white cloaks.
"I don't want to betray my friends, but ...... As soon as I thought that my brother was still suffering in the realm of soul separation, I ...... "Speaking of Daifuku, the big head's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
The big head's words made Ouyang Xueye even more certain of the speculation that the Extraordinary Dao was replaced by others, and he was probably the direct leader of the group of white bats. Thinking of the purple pupil demon who started the spirit battle in Xia Qiu when he was separated from the soul, he felt that nine times out of ten it was that monster who had been swapped with the Extraordinary Dao, so that the war between him and the Extraordinary Dao was even more carefree for him.
He said to the other people around him, "Let's just assume that tonight's incident didn't happen." ”
"What?! Do you mean not to give him any punishment?! Jinshan almost jumped up from the spot in excitement.
"Hmm!" Ouyang Xueye nodded to Jinshan in response, and then turned to Datou, "Datou, I promise you, after we win the extraordinary way, we will definitely find a way to help you rescue your younger brother Dafu!" ”
"Lord Lord......" The big head bounced up from the chair, and the Sanssouci Holy Child thought that he was going to attack them, but he suddenly knelt on the ground and continued, "I know that I have sinned deeply and betrayed the trust of you and other companions. ”
"Can you help me defeat the Extraordinary Dao?" Ouyang Xueye asked while stretching out her hand to help him up.
"Although my ability is limited, I will definitely do my best to help you, so that I can atone for your sins once again!" The big head answered.
Although Jinshan was not very satisfied with Ouyang Xueye's way of handling this matter, he finally accepted it. Naruko didn't say a word from beginning to end, but he stroked his beard and smiled as he walked out of Datou's house with Ouyang Xueye, he felt that Ouyang Xueye's ability to believe in Datou again just showed his strength.
The ghost turmoil has come to an end, and everyone has said goodbye to each other and returned to their respective homes to rest, there are only two days left before the start of the war, and it is also very necessary to recuperate. But this night, some people are destined to lose sleep. Because of the high density of the big head, the extraordinary Dao already knew the general situation of the Seven Colored Moon operation well, so he had to think about the previous plan in the long run.