Chapter 25: The Demon Concubine

Spring thunder and drizzle.

I admired the distorted expression on You Ruojun's face with great interest, but in her current state, it seemed that she couldn't even say angry words. Fortunately, the pale sickly face covered up her full of resentment, and the faint breathing just blinded the extreme fluctuations in her heart. I stood beside Meng Yunzhong and looked at her with great concern, she seemed to be looking at me, but her eyes were a little blurred.

"Ruojun, Yinluo is very concerned about your condition, and when I came back this time, I just wanted to work with us to help you find the medicine and let you recover as soon as possible. You have a good rest here, and we will go to the outer house. ”

You Ruojun's mouth opened slightly, but maybe she only had this strength left, and when the words came to her mouth, she could only swallow hard.

"Sister You, don't worry, Yun Zhong and I will definitely find a medicine guide for you. ”

I still looked concerned, but I wasn't concerned about her body or the medicine, but I was curious about how she would react when she noticed that my name for Meng Yunzhong had changed slightly. It's not a big deal, but it's different for her.

She coughed twice with difficulty, and only her pale face was filled with a few traces of blood-red color, which was indeed a little oozing.

Meng Yunzhong's brother-in-law Bo Yi was still dressed in a purple robe, clean and tidy, he stood closest to You Ruojun's bed, his expression was solemn, but it was not difficult to see other meanings in his eyes when he looked at You Ruojun.

Ever since Meng Yunzhong brought me into the house, he had always had this indifferent and melancholy expression, which seemed to be different from what I saw in front of the house that day. Even if he tried to hide it, he couldn't hide the suspicion in his eyes, especially when he looked at me. So I concluded that his faint displeasure might be directed at me.

"Brother, let's go. ”

He seemed to interrupt me on purpose, perhaps because he sensed the pain on You Ruojun's face.

I thought about his precautions against me, and slowly followed Meng Yunzhong out of You Ruojun's door, but I imagined in my heart what kind of expression would be on my face if You Ruojun was fine.

"Dare to ask where this Yinluo girl is?"

Out of the house, Meng Yunzhong and Bo Yi walked side by side, and I was next to Meng Yunzhong, half a step away from him. However, despite the gap between Meng Yunzhong, Boyi's attention never took his attention off me.

"I grew up living with my mother in Santai Mountain, Tongchuan. ”

"Then it's some distance from here, why did the girl end up here?"

"Don't hide it from Brother Boyi, my mother and I have been living in seclusion in the mountains to avoid the enemy, and I don't want to be able to escape in the end...... My mother was killed, I escaped, but I was also seriously injured, and I happened to be near the fairy waterfall all the way, and was rescued by Yun Zhong......"

I calmly responded to his questioning, but this statement was also half-true. At the mention of my mother, I couldn't help but feel a little sad, but it subtracted his suspicions.

"In this way, Miss Yinluo's background is also pitiful. ”

I bowed my head slightly and said no more.

"Big brother, such a sad thing, we don't want Yinluo to mention it again. The pain of life and separation, the impermanence of the world, you and I can both understand, just as a passing cloud. ”

Meng Yunzhong said, tilting his face slightly to my side, as if to comfort me. However, I also heard a trace of melancholy in his tone, perhaps there was also a traumatic wound in his past.

"Then what are Miss Yinluo's plans for the future?"

His question made me speechless for a while, should I tell him that I would always live with Meng Yunzhong in the wooden house on the top of the mountain?

"Yinluo has no place to live, so I put her in a wooden house on the cliff. ”

"Really?" Boyi's suspicion came to light again, and he turned his head to look straight at me.

"If it weren't for Yun Zhong taking me in, I really don't know where to go......" I bowed slightly, but I didn't avoid his gaze.

"It's a very remote place, you're a woman, I'm afraid it's not safe, right?"

"My mother has also asked me to practice martial arts since I was a child, and Yun Zhong has also taught me some sword moves, and I can still protect myself......"

"When Ruojun recovers, I plan to move back to the wooden house. ”

Meng Yunzhong took my words, but I vaguely felt that his words made Bo Yi even more displeased.

"Moving back to the wooden house?" Bo Yi really asked with some dissatisfaction, "This is not good, is it good? Yinluo is a single woman after all, so I am afraid that it will affect her reputation." What's more, it's time for you and Ruojun to start their marriage. ”

Meng Yunzhong frowned, but he still looked helpless.

"Big brother, you know that I only have brother and sister affection for Ruojun......"

"If Ruojun hadn't rescued you, would you and I still be where we are today? Even if it was to repay her kindness, you should take care of her for the rest of your life! What's more, Ruojun is infatuated with you and does not hesitate to waste your youth for you, how can you bear to hurt her?" Bo Yi was obviously a little annoyed.

"That's it, it's not too late for us to find a medicine before we discuss it. ”

I listened to their words, and before I knew it, I had arrived outside the gate of the Yuanwai Mansion.

"Annoyed to report, Meng Jun Villa Boyi came to visit. ”

Boyi knocked on the door and said to the elderly family guarding the door.

"No need, Bo Yi Daxia, please come in quickly, I'll go and invite the master to come over, and a few of you will wait in the side hall for a while. ”

The man very politely welcomed us into the house, and then handed us over to a maid to lead us to the parlor.

This is the first time I have walked through the halls of the hall in the open, and entered this mansion, I was still very careful to probe the flow of breath on my side, around the hall, we followed the maid into a chic courtyard, the plants were luxuriant, the trees had squeaky birdsong, I thought that this place should not be far from the garden of the house, the sound of gurgling water was in my ears, and there was a strong smell of plant cordyceps.

We entered a square hall, which was made of fine rosewood furniture, elegantly furnished, and more like a study except that there were no books. Bo Yi sat down on the chair on the side, and Meng Yunzhong and I sat across from him. Since the previous mention of Meng Yunzhong and You Ruojun's displeasure in their marriage, they have kept a delicate distance and seem to be facing each other.

"A few wait, the master will come in a moment. ”

The maid poured us tea and respectfully withdrew.

I watched the impasse from the sidelines, but I didn't know how to resolve it, and it didn't seem necessary for me to resolve it. In the middle of the night, an old but not old voice came from outside the door.

"Brother Boyi, I've been waiting for a long time!"

Then the owner of the voice walked into the hall, dressed elegantly but not extravagantly, simple but magnificent, with a huge belly, so that people felt a little arrogant, in him not only had the temperament of a businessman, but also an easy-going and somewhat arrogant shelf, without the slightest smell of copper, not annoying. Behind him was the gentle and elegant young master, and today he also changed his outfit, which was not as complicated as when he saw it on the street that day, but it was still carefully matched. For some reason, there was always a very fresh breath on his body from time to time, although it was still mixed with a hint of demonic energy.

When he came in, Bo Yi and Meng Yunzhong both stood up as a sign of politeness. Boyi waved his hands, which was considered a return gift.

"The clerk is polite, but I have been bothered a few times, and I am very ashamed. ”

The Fu clerk had an unpretentious smile on his face, and after returning the salute to Boyi, he reached the chairmanship in the middle of the hall, and the eldest young master sat beside him.

"Where, it's the child who delays the medication. On this day, the old man also told him to hurry over and take a look at Miss Ruojun, for fear that if the illness is delayed, it will be our great sin!"

As he spoke, Fu Yuanwai's gaze moved to Meng Yunzhong and me opposite Boyi, and asked with some confusion:

"Who is this knight?"

"This is to worship the righteous brother, Meng Yunzhong. ”

Fu Yuanwai immediately smiled and nodded again and again:

"Oh!" Fu Yuanwai seemed to suddenly realize, "This is the fiancΓ© of Miss Ruojun, right? Sure enough, he is extraordinary! He is the brother of Brother Bo Yixian, then he is also my brother, and when I look at Brother Meng Xian, I know that he is also a heroic and extraordinary knight! Haha......"

Meng Yunzhong also stood up slightly and saluted in return.

"My brother has an idle temperament and lives in the mountains, so he has not been able to visit his house. ”

"Brother Meng Xian is proud and elegant, and he is in the company of mountains and rivers, he is really proud of the breeze!"

"Where, Yun Zhong has always been not limited to the number of courtesies, and I hope that the staff will forgive me. ”

"And this girl ......"

He then moved his gaze to me, but he didn't mean to be contemptuous or perfunctory.

"This is Miss Yinluo, is ...... Yun Zhong's friend. ”

He smiled at me with a measured smile, and I stood up and saluted him, remembering that mortals have many rules of etiquette, and I had learned some of them many years ago when I had been in the town.

"This girl is also beautiful and refined, since they are all friends, then there is no need to be too polite. ”

I bowed my head slightly, but I was never able to take my eyes away from the eldest young master beside him.

"What's the matter, I don't know if Miss Ruojun's medicine has been found? ”

Suddenly turning the topic to the young master who was silent on the side, I was a little curious. At this time, I realized that this young master Fu was light and elegant between his eyebrows, but he did not smile, think about it, I saw him several times his face was the same expression, even if he sat opposite the guests, he did not deliberately change, but this coldness, and did not make people feel rusty at all, but felt that he was indeed high and dusty, adding a little awe.

At this moment, he nodded slightly to his father, and in response, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Boyi.

"Don't hide it from you, this medicine is a bit strange, and you need to pay attention to chance to get it, and now it's really a bit difficult......"

"Fu Gongzi said that it doesn't matter, if we can help, I will naturally do my best. Boyi gave another salute.

How do you know that this young master Fu looked sideways at his father beside him slightly, but turned his head to me and Meng Yunzhong and said:

"Whether Miss Ruojun's illness can be cured depends on whether this girl and Meng Daxia are willing to help. ”

As soon as the words came out, Bo Yi and Meng Yunzhong's eyes suddenly widened, and they looked at me together, and even I felt a little puzzled. Among the people present, I have nothing to do with this matter, why did I suddenly become the key to saving You Ruojun?

"Me?" I asked, puzzled.

Young Master Fu nodded seriously. Meng Yunzhong was even more confused, although he had always been calm, he also showed a lot of surprise at this time.

"This prescription is owned by the concubine in the family, but it is also an ancestral heirloom, I dare not tell others in vain, I wonder if Meng Daxia and this girl are willing to go to the inner hall to talk?"

"Fu Gongzi...... That's down ......" Bo Yi asked blankly for a moment, at a loss.

"Please wait here with my father for a cup of tea. ”

Although Bo Yi looked puzzled, he couldn't say anything, so he could only watch Meng Yunzhong and I go out of the hall with Master Fu and go around to the small door on the side of the courtyard.

I guessed correctly, next door to this courtyard is the back garden of Yuanwaifu, the pavilion is chic, small but not elegant. The winding path is lined with clusters of rich flowers, and it is full of spring and vitality.

Meng Yunzhong and I followed Master Fu through the back garden, and entered another courtyard through a carefully carved arch. I have been to this courtyard several times, but I have never found anything special, and it is also some distance away from the bedroom of the eldest young master, and the furnishings are simple, with only one bay, is the inner hall he is talking about here? The concubine room mentioned just now, is it possible to live in such a simple wooden house? The mansion outside the Fu courtyard is more or less a large family, and the residence of the young master's concubine should not be so casual. Therefore, the more I go deeper, the more curious I become, this Young Master Fu is really a little unguessable, or rather, this Fu Yuan's foreign mansion may really hide many secrets.

"And here it is. Fu Huanen stopped in front of the wooden house in the middle of the courtyard, turned slightly to me and Meng Yunzhong, and said.

"Wait a minute, and wait for me to let the concubine come out and salute the two. Fu Huanen said, bowed to us again, and walked into the wooden house alone.

The door was lightly closed, and I couldn't see the situation inside the house, but I could feel the slightest demonic energy rushing out of the house.

After a while, Fu Huanen walked out alone, and he walked straight in front of me.

"Please invite this Yinluo girl to the house, and the concubine will explain to the girl in person. ”

Thinking about the demonic aura just now, I can't help but be a little more guarded, but since he said so, I might as well take care of it and see what the people living in this house are. Coupled with the fact that this Young Master Fu doesn't seem to be a villain, I don't think there will be any danger.

I smiled at him and followed his guidance to the hut. Meng Yunzhong suddenly held my hand behind my back, and when I turned my head, I saw that he was worried.

"Why don't I go in with Yinluo?"

Meng Yunzhong said firmly, didn't he also notice something strange, but he was just a mortal, how could he recognize the demonic aura in this house?

"Meng Daxia forgive me, the concubine has always lived in a simple place, and she is very afraid of outsiders, but she is afraid that it is not very convenient. Moreover, this prescription is also quite secretive, and she specified that Miss Yinluo should enter, presumably for her reasons. Meng Daxia, please rest assured. ”

Fu Huanen respectfully explained to Meng Yunzhong, but his body was already slightly between me and him, the more he was like this, the more curious I became, I smiled at Meng Yunzhong to show him that he was reassured, and walked into the wooden house alone.

The room is filled with a faint scent of grass, the furnishings are elegant, and although the room is not large, it is divided into three small and chic parts. On the right side of the door is the study room, with a book table in the center, a small hall in the middle, with only a round table and four wooden chairs, and in the middle of the wooden carving on the right is an arch with a gauze curtain, presumably a bedroom. Through the gauze curtain, a graceful figure looms, naturally, it is also the source of demonic energy.

"Girl, the concubine is polite. ”

The figure had moved out of the curtain, and she bowed to me beside the engraving, and walked to the side of the round table. She was dressed in a lilac light gauze dress, and her soft hair was gently pressed against her body, sometimes blown by the breeze. She simply raised a bun on the top of her head and pinned a hairpin, which was not luxurious. In terms of appearance, she is not very beautiful, but she gives people a very soft impression, she seems to be a weak woman, and no one will doubt her demon identity. It's just that the smell on her body seems familiar.

"Girl, please be seated, no formality. ”

I bowed slightly to her and sat down on a wooden chair. When she saw me seated, she sat down slowly in the chair across from me.

"There is no need to hide between the girl and me, the concubine is indeed of a different race. The girl visited the foreign house several times at night, presumably, it was also to find me, right?"

She was blunt, and I didn't know why, so I just smiled in response.

"I don't know why the girl has been looking for me several times, but from this point of view, I'm afraid it's just for this prescription. Don't hide it from the girl, the medicine required in this prescription is not ...... extraordinary. ”

"Let's just put it bluntly. ”

"This medicine needs to be guided by a bead called a bead. It's just that the spiritual power in this bead must be activated by people, and it is fleeting, but there is a chance once a year. only complained that the concubine's body had very little mana, and it couldn't stimulate the spiritual power in it...... The first few times, it was the concubine's sister who cast spells on her behalf, and it happened that my sister had traveled far away recently, which delayed Miss Ruojun's treatment. The girl has visited many times recently, and the concubine also knows that the girl's spiritual power is very strong, so she wants to ask the girl for help...... At this point, the girl doesn't have to hide her identity, she is also a demon, I hope the girl won't embarrass the concubine......"

She stood up and saluted me again, which made me feel as if she had been in the mortal world for a long time, and these twisted rules made her more and more like the concubine of a large family.

I smiled coldly, You Ruojun's illness actually needed me to rescue, which really made me a little embarrassed. However, even if she speaks eloquently, the cause and effect are impeccable, but I have a vague feeling that there seems to be something in it that I don't know, and if I want to ask what it is, I can't say clearly.

"Now that we've said that, can you tell me what kind of illness Sister You is suffering from, and how can she be cured by such a strange prescription?"

"Girl, this is really embarrassing for a concubine, I promised Miss Ruojun that I would not disclose her illness to others. ”

Her response was as I expected, but just as I was about to give up, she said vaguely:

"But...... I can tell the girl that if a kind of evil art is planted in her body, every other year, it will be corrupted by evil energy. ”

When she said this, my interest was reinvigorated. I heard that demon catchers often have a magic weapon full of pure qi in their bodies, as a demon catcher, how could You Ruojun be easily eroded by evil magic?

"Don't you know Sister You's identity?"

"The concubine knows. However, Miss Ruojun has been treating her as a concubine for many years, and she has not embarrassed the concubine. Moreover, the concubine has always lived in seclusion, has not interacted too much with other mortals, and has never harmed others. ”

"Okay, I'll help her. I wonder where this bead is now?"

"Thank you, girl, for your help. The Lingzhu Xu Xuan is in the forest south of Suining Town, where there is an abandoned temple, and the beads are among them. ”

I nodded, "Then I'll go to the forest tonight to cast a spell." ”

As I turned around, another question arose in my mind, and I asked:

"In that case, why do you need Yun Zhong's assistance?"

Yun Niang smiled and said, "Don't worry, girl, I will never let Meng Daxia go to the forest, the concubine is just asking Meng Daxia to help make the potion." This prescription not only requires this unusual medicine guide, but also requires a person with strong martial arts to integrate his own internal force into the medicine to be effective. Boyi Daxia has spent a lot of internal strength over the years, and I think Meng Daxia is the fiancΓ© of Ruojun girl, and this time, he should do it for him. ”

"This ......" I frowned slightly, but I didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Don't worry, girl, it's just a bit of internal force, and it's not a big deal. ”