Chapter 11: A Thought
"Whew! Oh, my God! It bites me! It bites me! In the backyard of the Divisional Division, Tang Ning's screams could be heard from a distance.
"Shh An leisurely covered his mouth, "You will frighten this poor little thing by yelling like this!" ”
"It's pathetic!?" Tang Ning shook his bleeding hand and roared incredibly: "In less than a fragrant time, it has pecked me five times!" The tricks are vicious, and you see blood again and again! Its brutality and bloodlust are on par with yours, and you dare to say that it is a poor little - east - west! ”
"Who called you bad, it's okay to always put your paws in front of its eyes and hang around!" An leisurely grabbed him by the collar and forcibly pressed him to the chair in the corridor and sat down, "Stay away from my little thing, don't bother it!" ”
Su Chen sat quietly on the side and sipped tea leisurely, and he was used to the quarrel between the two.
Tang Ning saw that he couldn't make a noise, so he ran to Su Chen for help: "Do you still have the kung fu to drink tea?" Raising such a dangerous beast in the yard, you don't talk about Bajie! ”
Su Chen smiled slightly, "This bird is still a young chick, and its attack ability is limited. What's more, Xiao An said that he would raise it in his own house, if you are afraid, don't provoke it. ”
"That's it! What Su Chen said still makes sense! An Youran made a big grimace at Tang Ning, "I didn't ask you to help me raise it, don't you enter my house in the future, won't the two be irrelevant?" ”
"Su Chen, you know that you will protect him all day long!" Tang Ning complained dissatisfiedly, "But this thing just can't be raised!" ”
"Why?" An Youran felt annoyed by Tang Ning's insistence, "I said that I would take care of it and promise not to cause trouble to the hospital!" Why are you firmly against it!? ”
"Because ......," Tang Ning wanted to say and stopped.
"Because of what!? You mean! An leisurely couldn't get used to his mother-in-law's appearance, and asked.
"Because this thing is ominous!" Tang Ning said with a frightened face, "Although this bird has a rare coat color, I think it looks like a night owl!" This thing is specially designed to hook souls! Old man Chang: Say that you are not afraid of night owls barking, but you are afraid of night owls laughing, and someone will die when this thing laughs! ”
His expression was vivid, his tone was eerie and terrifying, and he sounded particularly terrifying, An Youran only felt that his sweat pores stood upside down, and he shrank behind Su Chen in fear.
Su Chen's pear vortex appeared, and he turned around and asked softly, "Xiao An, you have heard what Tang Ning said, do you still want to raise this thing?" ”
"This ......" An leisurely looked at the fluffy little thing in his arms, and at this moment it was looking at herself cutely with a pair of big round eyes, it was extremely cute......
"I still have to raise it!" An leisurely hesitated slightly, and replied resolutely. There is no way, who made him born with no immunity to cute little animals?
"You ......," Tang Ning shouted angrily, "the words are so clear, and you still have to be so unrepentant, I really don't know what kind of head you are!?" ”
"Alright!" Su Chen patted Tang Ning on the shoulder and handed over a new cup of tea, "This bird is a snow owl, which is rare in the Central Plains. It is native to Beixiao and Xuanti, and is also enshrined as a holy relic in the local area! ”
"That's good," Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "as long as it's not a night owl, he raises tigers, I don't care!" ”
"Su Chen," An Youran quietly tugged at the corner of his clothes and asked softly, "I remember that the owl is not a night owl?" It's just a different name, but it's actually the same thing......"
Su Chen gently put his finger on An Youran's lips and made a gesture to prohibit speaking. He said with a smile: "It is indeed a thing." However, the same thing will be understood differently in different places. There is no deception in what I have just said, but it is just a matter of looking at the obedient people......"
"What did you think?" An said leisurely and at the right time. Looking back at Tang Ning, he smiled slyly at Su Chen, "Su Chen, it's still your best." We will come up with the best solution without hurting anyone! ”
Su Chen shook his head, "I'm just telling what I know, as for how to do it, the choice is still in the hands of others!" ”
An leisurely touched the little owl's head, "Is this bird really a holy thing?" ”
"Really," Su Chen also reached out and stroked Xiao Xiao's feathers, "At least in my hometown, it is indeed revered as a sacred bird!" ”
"Isn't your hometown in Dong'an-gun, Toyosu? Are snow owls also produced there? An asked curiously.
Su Chen's heart was secretly shocked, but he smiled calmly on the surface, "Yes, but the number is scarce, so it is called the Holy Bird!" ”
"I really want to see it if I have a chance!" An said with anticipation, "I don't know what your hometown is like?" I believe it must be beautiful, and if there are such cute birds, the scenery there will be beautiful and mesmerizing. ”
Su Chen didn't answer, just looked up at the sun, and said to An Youran and Tang Ning at the same time: "It's not too early, there is still some work in the ministry that has not been done, I will go back to the Sizhen Department first." You two have something to say, don't quarrel again, beware of showing others a joke! As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried away.
Leaving the courtyard, Su Chen did not go to the south where Si Zhenbu was located, but instead turned around and came to a remote forest in the palace. After looking around to make sure no one was there, he took out a delicate mouth flute from his sleeve. Strangely, although he seemed to be blowing, he didn't make any sound.
Suddenly, a sharp bird whistle sounded in the sky, and a light gray spear falcon landed on Su Chen's shoulder from the sky, and then a black shadow also bent its knees and appeared in the darkness of the woods.
"Young master!"
"Well," Su Chen didn't look back, but asked in a cold tone that was diametrically opposed to usual, "How are things going?" ”
"That old thief has been buying a lot of antiques and treasures recently, and it is estimated that he will leave soon after he is ready." The dark shadow lowered his voice and replied respectfully.
"Inform the side to keep a close watch, and there must be no slackness!" Su Chen's expression was serious, and there was an indescribable majesty, "The rest of the people are on standby, and there must be no mistakes!" ”
"Subordinate Order." The black shadow bowed to Su Chen and wanted to leave.
"Wait!" Su Chen stroked the wings of the falcon with his fingers, "Do you have a 'sunset' on your body?" ”
"Sunset?" The black shadow seemed to be a little surprised when he heard this, "Who is the young master going to do it to?" ”
Su Chen's eyes were slightly cold, "The boy who may have heard our conversation a few days ago." ”
"Him?" The black shadow recalled slightly, "It's just a minion, why bother the young master?" Subordinate slashed him with a knife! ”
"No!" Su Chen interrupted his proposal, "He is the close attendant of the prince of King Jin, if he is assassinated, it will definitely make the palace strengthen its vigilance!" It's bad for our big things! 'Falling Sunset' is colorless and smellless, and it is not easy to detect this poison, it will only be like a violent death. It's more appropriate that way. ”
"The young master is thoughtful!" After listening to Su Chen's explanation, the black shadow immediately understood, and he took out a celadon locket from his arms and presented it with both hands, "This is the sunset, please don't be careful when the young master uses it." ”
"Got it, you go down!" Su Chen took the porcelain box with one hand and nodded. The spear falcon that stayed on his shoulder also disappeared from Su Chen's sight at the same time as the black shadow as if he understood the order.
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He returned to the Sizhen Department to do his work casually, and it was not until Su Chen returned to his room that he took out the porcelain box containing the sunset from his sleeve cage and put it in his hand.
'Sunset' - Before sunset, life is in danger.
Su Chen was staring at the porcelain box with a frown, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden knock on the door. "Su Chen, are you in the house?" An leisurely voice sounded from outside the door.
"In!" Su Chen woke up in shock, and while opening the door, he put the porcelain box in his hand and hid it in his sleeve cage.
"Great, I found you in one go!" As soon as he opened the door, An Youran's enlarged smile was revealed, "I thought you weren't in the house, where would I go to find you!" ”
"Is there something wrong with me?" Su Chen turned to the side, "Come into the house and talk!" ”
"Not coming in. It's you who come with me! An leisurely grabbed Su Chen's hand, and dragged him up without saying anything.
"Where are you taking me?" Su Chen asked as he ran.
An Youran looked mysterious, "You'll know when you arrive." ”
The two of them trotted all the way, and An leisurely took Su Chen to a rarely visited pond and stopped, "Okay, we're here!" ”
Looking at the darkness everywhere, "What are we doing here?" Su Chen asked strangely.
"Don't worry!" An leisurely grinned, then slapped his palm a few times vigorously, and shouted, "Light it up!" ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw a point of light on the shore not far away, and then it became brighter and brighter, forming a circle. Without waiting for Su Chen to ask, An Youran had already pulled him up and walked to him.
Tang Ning was kneeling on the ground to light the last candle for Shoubao, and when he saw the two of them coming, he straightened up triumphantly and asked An leisurely: "Eighteen, no more, no less, arranged in a circle, how am I doing?" ”
"Not bad! Not bad! An leisurely looked at the neatly arranged candles on the red shou bag, and said praiseworthily: "I've known you for so long, and I did the best thing today!" ”
"This is ......" Su Chen looked at the scene in front of him, not knowing why.
An leisurely glanced at it, and together with Tang Ning, he lifted the huge shou bag from the ground and brought it to Su Chen, "Su Chen, happy birthday!" ”
"My birthday!?" Su Chen was stunned.
"yes!" An leisurely smiled embarrassedly, "At the beginning of the year, we wanted to celebrate your eighteenth birthday, so we secretly went to the Inspector's Department to find out your birthday date." Hope it surprises you! ”
"It's not 'us', it's you, okay!?" Tang Ning glanced at An leisurely, and said angrily: "Su Chen, Bajie is really eccentric!" Months in advance for your birthday! Even before last night's duty, I told him again and again. He also threatened me that if I didn't do this, I would never have peace in the future! Why is my birthday not remembered!? ”
An leisurely watched Tang Ning pretend to be abandoned by others, and coaxed angrily and funny: "When you are eighteen years old, I also have my own plans, and I will tell you now, how can I surprise you then?" ”
"Really!?" Tang Ning suddenly came to his senses, "Then you will give me a bigger surprise than Su Chen this time!" ”
"Okay, got it!" An smiled and nodded, "Su Chen, make a wish in your heart!" Then blow out all the candles in one go! It's best to make a wish on your birthday! ”
Su Chen looked at An Ran's smiling face, there seemed to be a faint flush on his face against the candlelight, and the sincere and warm smile seemed to have a magical power, which made the cold heart feel a trace of warmth.
"Make a wish!" An leisurely looked at the stunned Su Chen and urged again, "You are about to blow out the candles, and you still want to eat longevity buns, I specially asked the kitchen to make your favorite lotus paste walnut filling!" ”
Su Chen smiled at him, closed his eyes obediently, and silently made a wish in his heart. After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his eyes as clear as water and stared at An leisurely and said, "Xiao An, thank you!" ”