Chapter 100: From the Beginning
Four years ago. Qiantang Lin's.
"The ancestral hall is on fire!
"Where's the water, fetch water!"
"The head of the house is here!"
In the midst of the chaos of footsteps and noise, the beautiful woman with the snake-headed staff stumbled over, she pushed away all the people in front of her, if it weren't for the disciple next to her, she almost threw herself directly into the fire: "...... Ancestral Hall! Not good!" Ying Zhao almost shouted, and was about to rush into the fire as soon as she struggled, only to hear a bang, the burning beams fell to her, and the woman paused, her expression was rare panic and vulnerability: "Don't ...... The tablet of the tenth generation head of the Lin family...... Nope!"
"The head of the family can't!" The two disciples hugged her tightly: "The head of the family! The ancestral hall is a foregone conclusion, and the head of the family must not lose his life!"
"Ah Wu entrusted the Lin clan to me, but I could only watch the Lin clan disintegrate step by step...... Now I won't even let go of the ancestral hall!Xia Pingya! I-"
Click. Click. The sound of burning wood was endless, but in the noise and crackling, several people close to the ancestral hall heard the small but determined footsteps. In the firelight, a dark figure walked out slowly, holding a box in his hand. Although Ying Zhao couldn't see it, she obviously also felt the strange aura that suddenly appeared, until the man in black walked up to her and handed over the box with both hands: "It's too late, only the ashes of one of the ** seniors were rescued." β
Ying Zhao's hand trembled and caught the blackened box, and two lines of bloody tears flowed from his closed eyes, dripping on the wooden box, as if a needle was piercing the heart of the disciple next to him. The usually tough beautiful woman, regardless of whether there was other eyeliner or not, regardless of whether she was weak or crying, hugged the urn tightly and knelt on the ground, sobbing in a low voice. For a while, there was silence in the courtyard, and even the disciples who were fighting the fire stopped their hands, and tears were faintly visible in their eyes.
Those of them left behind are all the old family masters and ** who have been brought up since childhood or have been favored, and they naturally see the last resort and difficulties of Yingzhao, and only they are qualified to speak about how much she has paid for the Lin family. But now, everyone lost their voices, put down everything in their hands, and bowed deeply to the ancestral shrine in the fire.
"Master of the Ying family, mourn. The man in black said lightly and patted Yingzhao's shoulder. His voice was very young, and Ying Zhao was sure that he had never heard or known this person: "Who is Your Excellency, who is you to appear here at this time?"
"I am Mr. Taihei, who lives and dies, and I am here on the orders of my master. The life and death platform received the news early in the morning, saying that the Xia family would make a move on the Lin family, but I didn't expect it to be a step too late......" As he spoke, he sighed softly, quite regretful. When Ying Zhao heard this unfamiliar name, his eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Life and Death Stage, why has the old body never heard of ......?"
"My master came from overseas to establish the door of life and death, and it has only been more than a month, and it is normal for the head of the Ying family not to know. The man in black said with a flip of his wrist, and there was an extra plum blossom-shaped iron piece in his hand, and if you look closely, it is actually made of two extremely thin iron sheets: "This is a plum blossom letter, and what the master wants to say to the head of the Ying family is in the letter." The head of the family must be very curious to know why the master, an outsider, knows everything about the land, and if one day you are willing to join the life and death platform, you will understand. β
The black clothes flew up, and the man was on tiptoe, light as an eagle, and quickly disappeared into the night sky, and Ying Zhao's hand still maintained a posture of grasping the air, not paying attention to a piece of eagle feathers falling from her hand. The woman's heart was in a mess, and she used her invisible eyes to look at the sky-high fire of the ancestral hall, and let out a sigh: "Have you caught the arsonist?"
"Yes, bring that little brute up!" The disciple on the side said sharply, and after a while, a young man with half of his face burned black was escorted over: "Kneel! The Lin family raised you so big, you actually worked hard for the Xia family!"
"So what!" The young man struggled for a moment, his eyes full of resentment: "Since the death of the head of the family, the Lin family is not as good as a day by day, and how many brothers and sisters have left! Mrs. is a woman, she is not rigid when she should be tough, and she bites and does not let go when she should not be hard! You are working against the Xia family to protect your so-called reputation, what about us! We are now in the Xianmen, and it is not as good as a dog when we go out! Are you worthy of the Lin family master!"
"Full of nonsenseβ"
"Stop. Ying Zhao stopped the disciple, and his voice trembled a little: "He's right, I'm sorry Ah Wu." β
I only think about protecting the Lin family, but it always backfires. They deceived me and no one, and I didn't fight back when I wanted to calm things down, and when they found out that I was a good bully, I realized how wrong I was.
It's a good thing to be tough, it's just that I'm not as strong as others, and I'm not as tough as others......
"I was too selfish to listen to your thoughts. However, as long as I am here, Lin will be there. If you want to leave, you can leave, and if you are willing to stay, I thank you here. The man held the urn in one hand and bowed deeply to the crowd, and the rest of the disciples were shocked by Yingzhao's words, and some wanted to step forward, while others stepped back, drawing a line that was not very clear for a moment.
The woman walked up to the young man, leaned down, and stroked his cheek: "Child......" Her closed eyes moved, as if she could see him, and stroked the gray and black marks on his face with her hand: "You just wanted to burn yourself to death...... Your dedication to the Lin family has always been no less than mine, but unfortunately I can't see it...... Sorry to disappoint you. β
"Family master, don't say that! Without you, now that the Lin clan has been annexed by the Xia clan, you have already done a lot!"
"Not enough. Ying Zhao shook her head, her smile was a little bitter, only to hear a soft click, the plum blossom letter in her hand spun, Ying Zhao put the iron piece to her ear, the subtle sound was only a sentence to her ears: If Madame is willing, the door of the platform of life and death will always be open to you.
The voice was indistinguishable from the male and female, but it was inexplicably convincing.
"In the past, I always wanted to protect the Lin clan and protect the Lin clan, but I didn't realize at all, I didn't have an ally. Now the Lin family can no longer fight alone...... So Xia Pingya's intention, to be the Xia family's dog, I would rather believe in today's strangers!"
The rooster crowed, and Jun Luo slowly opened his eyes from the meditation, and saw the man leaning on the table, bowing his head thoughtfully. Seeing that Jun Luo woke up, the eagle pheasant wiped his face: "Master, you are awake, where have you been these days?"
"It's a long story. Jun Luo said, and the eagle pheasant didn't ask again, because he knew that this person would definitely not make a long story short. The woman walked to the window and glanced at the blooming peach blossom trees, with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "I haven't been back for a long time." β
What are you doing when you come back? Wait for Ying Zhao to jump out of the grave and chase you for revenge? The eagle pheasant said secretly in his heart, his eyes touched the scarlet cloud, but his heart was also much heavier. At that time, it was Qing Chi's hand to kill Yingzhao, but Yingzhao died in front of his eyes. At that time, the remaining children of the Lin family already had a lot of trust in the life and death platform, so they designed the death of Ying Zhao, of course, Jun Luo did not blame Xia Pingya, she let Ying Zhao die at the hands of the evil demon. The children of the Lin family did not suspect it, and they sadly buried this tough woman, under this peach blossom tree, and let her sleep with her husband.
Although he doesn't have so much affection for humans, the scene of Ying Zhao's death in front of him has been unforgettable for many years. With such an unwilling look, maybe it will be the same when he dies.
"So master, you called me over to accompany you to be nostalgic?"
Jun Luo raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and said lightly: "What you think is really beautiful." Wuyong, everything is going well with them in Yongzhou?"
"If it doesn't go well, you'll know before I do. The pheasant shrugged.
"......" The woman was speechless for a moment, and then hooked her lips and smiled, full of amorous feelings: "Eagle pheasant, I see that you are becoming more and more useless, it seems that we have a mouth to taste what it tastes like to be able to taste a thousand years of eagle meat?"
The man shuddered, hurriedly hugged himself, and retreated three feet away: "Don't don't, it's easy to say anything if you don't pluck your hair! Wuyong masters seem to be very troublesome in their calculations, frankly speaking, I think the possibility of success is very low, that old bamboo has been cultivated into a demon king, and it won't be so brainless." β
"How is it calculated?"
He asked Wuxian to disguise herself as the reincarnation of that nun, and then let her fake her death again because of the Xia people...... It's not me saying, master, this time this plan is very substandard!"
The woman bowed slightly, but she seemed to be thinking about something; the eagle pheasant was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that her complaint would be affirmed by Jun Luo, and she saw that the man turned around: "Let's go, now go back to Bijia Mountain, and then I will go back to Jianzhuang to show my face and go to Yongzhou." β
"Ahhhh
Night. Yongzhou.
"Ahh......h It's just that this night, he seems to smell something different.
It's a demon!
That aura only appeared for a moment, but it was extremely strong, Yu Tianhe immediately caught it, he pushed open the window suddenly, his eyes searched the crowd, and suddenly his pupils shrank: "That, that's not ......"
Innocent girl?
"Ye Gongzi, where are you going to take me?" Sanbai frowned slightly, and tried to break free of the man's hand, but to no avail. Ye Panruo smiled slightly, and deliberately grasped it tighter, I don't know what day it is tonight, there are a lot of people in this alley, and the two of them are not scattered by the flow of people thanks to holding hands.
It's just that there is no emotion in this hand-holding, only the unpredictable thoughts of the two parties.
"Ye Gongzi!" Three hundred stopped, and there was some hesitation between his eyebrows: "I can't leave Yihong Pavilion for too long, and it will be over if I am discovered by Mother Luo." She withdrew the hand that was held tightly by Ye Panruo, and her attitude was extremely resolute, and the person did not stop her, just looked at her quietly, and suddenly smiled: "Miss Mingzhu, I can take you away, you don't have to go back." β
The night sky suddenly exploded with a muffled thunder, and then the raindrops fell, and the three hundred looked at the people in front of them in surprise, and suddenly didn't know what to say. It wasn't until the chill suddenly hit her spine that she realized that she had been hit, and her hands and feet suddenly lost strength, and she subconsciously wanted to grab something, but she only grabbed the dark green placket-
"I know, you're not her. Ye Panruo said lightly, brushed the broken hair in front of the three hundred foreheads, and muttered, "But I still don't want to let you go." β