Chapter 16: Out of the Courtyard
"Is this curse something that can be unraveled, and why do you say that?"
Dugu Yi, who was in a complicated mood, lay down on the bed as soon as he returned to the room, gently touched the blindfold with his right hand, and naturally thought of the mysterious girl Qin Qin, who suddenly met, handed him exercises and martial arts, and then left suddenly, leaving only a prophecy of 'I will definitely see you again'.
"Huh......" Dugu Yi took a deep breath, his right hand fell on the storage ring again, and murmured: "Although I know that Qin Qin may know something, I don't even have the courage to ask." ”
Thinking of this, Dugu Yi sat up, the corners of his mouth showed a trace of bitterness and self-deprecation, and he secretly said in his heart: "Now I can only follow the path paved by Qin Qin, otherwise Qin Qin will not say anything even if he knows something, and there is no guarantee that he will be able to meet her alive." ”
Dugu Yi knew what he was going to do next, so he no longer felt that the road ahead was bleak, so he felt a lot more relaxed. When I went to eat, I took advantage of Xue'er's inattention to put in the storage ring, and now it has been taken out again.
Lighting the lamp and sitting cross-legged, Dugu Yi began to cultivate according to the fourth mantra, but at the beginning, he found that the Yuan power in his body could not flow through his body at all according to the mantra.
"What's going on?" Dugu Yi shook his head to find the reason in himself, completely forgetting how he could see through his body with the naked eye, and did not suspect that it was a problem with the exercises, because he knew that Qin Qin would not give him a defective exercise, if so, how could he still give away martial arts and other things?
"Yuan power is not enough, Yuan power is not enough...... Dugu Yi muttered, suddenly patted his head, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I'm so stupid! Doesn't the lack of yuan power mean that it hasn't reached the time to break through yet?"
Dugu Yi, who understood it, also gave up cultivating the fourth mantra and continued to practice the third mantra instead. Although the changes were very small, Dugu Yi could still feel that the Yuan Force in his body was growing little by little, and the bruises, redness, and swelling places on his body were slowly dissipating because of the comfort of qi and blood.
At this point, Dugu Yi finally understood that cultivating this exercise was not as good as he thought, and he could cultivate the next one after he finished it, and he had to improve his own realm.
Under the dual effect of increasing Yuan Li and relieving pain, Dugu Yi forgot everything around him, and controlled Yuan Li to swim in his body over and over again according to the third mantra*.
I don't know how long it took, when Dugu Yi stopped, he found that he was not the only one in the room, and Xue'er, who had been with her for a day, was reading the nameless exercises carefully under the candlelight at this time.
"Cher. Dugu Yi screamed softly.
Hearing Dugu Yi's voice, Xue'er moved her gaze. "I talked to my grandfather, so I came late. ”
"When did you come?" Dugu Yi saw that the exercises in Xue'er's hand had already turned several pages, which showed that she had been here for a long time.
"It's been a while. Cher replied briefly.
Dugu Yi stretched out his head from the bed and looked out the window, and said, "It's already so late, so Xue'er should go and rest." ”
"Aren't you going to continue the afternoon?"
"Well, it's late today. Dugu Yi nodded. "Let's continue tomorrow. ”
"Then I'll go first. As she spoke, Xue'er put down the exercises in her hand, got up and walked towards the door.
"That's right. ”
When Xue'er had already crossed the threshold with one foot, Dugu Yi suddenly thought of something.
"I'm going out tomorrow, is Cher going to go with you?"
"No......" Xue'er didn't look back and was about to refuse.
"There's nothing bad about going out and seeing. ”
Xue'er was interrupted by Dugu Yi before she could say a word. "And Xue'er can't live in this courtyard all the time, and she will have to go out of here in the future. ”
"Do you have to go out?" Cher turned around and looked at Dugu Yi with a reluctant expression.
"Otherwise, I'll wait for you...... Cher will not be able to live in the future. ”
Dugu Yi wanted to say something like 'wait until your grandfather dies', but considering Xue'er's current situation, she immediately changed her words.
"I'll think about it and I'll answer you tomorrow. Cher closed the door with these words, and she quickly left herself.
This answer was also expected by Dugu Yi, and the reason why she said it now was because she knew that Xue'er couldn't agree immediately, so she gave her a night to think about it.
"I, such a person, will also think about others. ”
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Vertical day. As soon as he finished using the breakfast, the bowl in his hand was put down, and Dugu Yi asked, "How did Xue'er think about it, do you want to go with me?"
"Hmm!" Cher nodded firmly, despite the uneasiness written on her face.
Hearing that Xue'er was going out with Dugu Yi, he squirted out all the food in his mouth with a 'poof' in the rock that was still eating, and looked at Xue'er in disbelief. "Where are you going? ”
"Go out and buy something. ”
When Dugu Yi answered, Xue'er handed a small handkerchief to Yanzhong and motioned to wipe the porridge juice hanging from her mouth.
Iwanaka took the handkerchief handed by Xue'er, and at the same time threw Dugu Yi a 'good job with you'.
"Isn't that what you're taking me in?" Dugu Yi smiled absently. "And I can't live here for nothing. ”
"What a sight!"
Dugu Yi didn't answer, but secretly said in his heart: Shouldn't you see outside? Being taken in and choosing to stay, no matter how you look at it, is just a transaction.
"Take it!" Iwanaka placed a gold coin on the table and slid in front of Dugu Yi.
"No, I have my own money. Dugu Yi pushed the gold coin back the way it came.
"Is that so!" Iwanaka smiled in surprise, and without further ado, handed the gold coins on the table to Cher. "Buy whatever you like. ”
Cher nodded and took the coin.
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When Dugu Yi and Xue'er came to the pharmacy from the backyard, although it was still a little too early for shopping, the street was already very lively, the shops on both sides of the street were already open, and the roadside was full of stalls.
Xue'er looked at Dugu Yi next to her, and took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind to walk out of the store, but her raised foot never fell.
"It's fine. Dugu Yi said softly, and at the same time reached out and pulled Xue'er and walked out.
By the time Xue'er reacted, she had already gone out of the store and onto the street, approaching Dugu Yi out of timidity and overwhelmed and holding Dugu Yi's hand hard.
Dugu Yi glanced back at Xue'er and led her to the street.
The rock in the store was greatly relieved to see that Xue'er did not flee back and did not resist too much. Then, as if remembering the scene when he wanted to take Xue'er out before, he shook his head with a wry smile.
"Old man, was it Xue'er and that kid who went out just now?" Although Ning An entered the door, his eyes were still only staring at the direction where Dugu Yi and they went.
Iwanaka smiled and nodded to Ning An, and said, "What did he say to Xue'er, or what did he have in him that attracted Xue'er?
"I can't think of anything I would say to Cher like him. Withdrawn, indifferent, and wary of others...... Ning An said this, remembering the vigilant reaction of the two of them when they went to call Dugu Yi for dinner yesterday. "He seems to have a secret that we don't want to find out, and it's a big deal to be a kid. ”
"Secret!" Iwanaka thought of Dugu Yi's right eye, as a healer, he was said to his face that was almost questioning his medical skills, although it was nothing on the surface, but Iwanaka still wanted to see Dugu Yi's right eye with his own eyes, and wanted to know what disease he had.
Looking at the two people on the street, Dugu Yi led Xue'er slowly through the pedestrians, and although Xue'er would look at the roadside stalls from time to time, most of the time she stared at Dugu Yi closely, as if she was afraid of getting lost.
"Cher, how long has it been since you've been out?"
"Five...... Five years. Xue'er's voice was much quieter than at home, and even if she was nearby, Dugu Yi had to get close to hear it.
"I lost my parents when I was six years old. This sentence only sounded in Dugu Yi's heart, although he didn't have much experience in communicating with people, but he still knew that he couldn't reveal the scars of others.
"Where are we going?"
Dugu Yi looked up, and finally stopped at a weapons shop not far away.
"This is it. After discovering the target, Dugu Yi also accelerated his pace.
As soon as he entered the weapons shop, Dugu Yi saw that both walls were covered with all kinds of swords, bows and crossbows, and the middle shelf was also full of guns and sticks and other long-handled weapons, and an old man with gray hair slept on the recliner next to the counter with his eyes closed, and seemed to be asleep! Dugu Yi, who was not good at communicating with people, naturally did not wake up the old man, and looked for it in the orderly pile of weapons.
Entering the store, Xue'er also let go of Dugu Yi.
"What you want, I'll help you find it. ”
"Sword!" Dugu Yi did not hesitate at all. Although he already had a black sword in the storage ring, he really didn't have the courage to take it out now, not because the black sword was not good-looking and afraid of being embarrassed, but because he thought that the sword was given to him by Qin Qin, and it was very strange and precious, so he was worried about being found and snatched away.
The old man on the recliner seemed to be awakened by the brief conversation between the two, slowly rolled over and sat up slowly, his cloudy eyes looked at Dugu Yi, and then said, "The thing I have here is not a toy." ”
"I'm not here to buy toys either. Dugu Yi glared at the old man unceremoniously.
"Haha!" the old man stood up with a smile. "So tell me what the weapon is used for?"
"Kill. ”
"Uh!" the old man was visibly stunned, and after a pause, he continued, "Usually people would say that it is for protection. ”
"That's someone else, my sword has nothing left to protect, and all that's left will be killing. ”
"Your words really make me feel a little sad. The old man turned his gaze to Cher again. "What is she to her, shouldn't your sword exist to protect her?"
Dugu Yi also turned to look at Xue'er.
"You won't need it, I'm just a passerby after all. ”
Hearing Dugu Yi's words, Xue'er's eyes were covered with moisture, and she blurted out: "Brother Yi!"
Dugu Yi was taken aback by Xue'er's sudden name, and looked at Xue'er in a daze, not knowing what to say.
Cher also blushed and lowered her head after screaming.
After the old man looked back and forth between the two of them for a few laps, he finally broke the silence with a voice: "Boy, you are very good, there are already people who like ...... at a young age."
Dugu Yi asked the old man to swallow the unfinished words back into his stomach with an extremely cold look, and then walked to Xue'er and said, "Let's go." ”
Before Xue'er could respond, the old man shouted first, "Boy, wait, I have a sword here that is very suitable for you." ”
"No need. Dugu Yi dropped a sentence without looking back.
The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, and at the same time, an arrow step blocked in front of Dugu Yi and Xue'er. "Let's take a look first, if you don't like it, my old man won't force you to buy it!"
Seeing that the old man's serious expression was no longer as casual as just now, and there was nothing to lose if he wanted to take a look at it again, Dugu Yi finally nodded.
"It's better not to say anything boring anymore. ”
"Yes, yes. The old man nodded again and again, pointed to the door next to the counter, and said, "Come with me to the backyard, I don't have any bad ideas, but the sword is too precious and has always been stored in the backyard." ”
"People who can say this kind of thing have crooked thoughts. Although Dugu Yi said this, he actually led Xue'er into the backyard behind the old man.