Chapter 15: The Moon
The spiritual cultivator followed Yun Qing to a dilapidated Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple seems to be in disrepair, most of the red paint on the courtyard wall has been removed, the vermilion pillars have also been eaten by insects and ants to show mottled traces, and the handwriting on the plaque with the name of the temple has been blurred.
Yun Qing walked to the door, and the knock on the door was particularly clear at night.
"Who! Knocking on the door in the middle of the night, I didn't let people sleep! ”
A man's grumbling voice came from inside the courtyard.
"Uncle Shi, it's me, Yunqing."
"Yunqing! Wait a minute! ”
Hearing the sound of someone coming, there was a creaking opening of the door in the courtyard, followed by a rush of footsteps.
Footsteps came behind the door, and then the door creaked open.
The door was opened by a middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe, with his hair in a loose bun and slightly gray hair.
As soon as the man saw Yun Qing, he greeted warmly.
"Yunqing, why didn't you come and tell me?"
Then the man noticed the devotional standing silently beside him.
"Huh? Where did this girl come from? ”
"You're a good boy! Don't you know that cultivators need to be pure in heart and have few desires? Bring back a girl in the middle of the night, this ...... What a system! ”
Yun Qing sighed helplessly.
"Uncle Shi! I saved this girl on the way! ”
"What if you save it? And then I made a promise to you? ”
"Uncle Shi, have you read too many novels? What a mess? ”
"Shut up!"
Uncle Shi interrupted Yun Qing's words, and hurriedly pulled the spiritual cultivator into the courtyard.
"Come on, come on, little girl, come in quickly! It's cold outside, don't catch a cold! ”
Then he looked at Yun Qing, who was following behind him with a helpless expression.
"You, hurry up and clean up a room and give the girl a rest. Come on, come on, girl, come with me! ”
So saying, he went into the house first.
Lingxiu hesitated a little and looked at Yun Qing at a loss, but saw Yun Qing nodding.
"Huh? This ......"
"I'll clean up your room first."
Then, Yun Qing leaned over to the spiritual cultivator and whispered.
"Don't worry! Uncle Shi is not a bad person! ”
The spiritual cultivator nodded helplessly.
"Uh...... Oh well......"
Seeing that Lingxiu did not enter the house, Uncle Shi hurriedly came to the door to greet him.
"Girl, come in quickly! Let that kid do the work! ”
"Uh...... Here it comes. ”
The spiritual answered, and went into the house as well.
The interior of the house is quite basic. There was only a bed, a table, and a chair.
There was an oil lamp lit on the table, and next to it was a spread book, the pages of which were many folds, apparently turned over quite a few times.
"Girl, please sit casually!"
"Thank you, senior!"
The spiritual monk walked over to the chair and sat down, while the uncle sat on the edge of the bed.
"You're welcome, girl! Our temple was idle for a while, and now it is a bit dilapidated. Look at the girl's dress is not a small family, don't dislike the shabby here! ”
Seeing this, the spiritual cultivator hurriedly said.
"The seniors laughed, now that the spiritual cultivator is homeless, it is a blessing to have a foothold, how dare you dislike the ruin?"
Uncle Shi smiled appreciatively.
"You girl is very good at talking, very good, Yunqing's vision is still good, like me! Hahaha! ”
Seeing that Uncle Shi seemed to have misunderstood something, Lingxiu hurriedly clarified.
"That...... Did you misunderstand my relationship with Yunqing...... Yunqing and I have just ......."
Before the spiritual cultivation could finish speaking, Uncle Shi interrupted the spiritual cultivation.
"Just engaged, didn't you? It's not a big deal! The greatest advantage of us cultivators is that we are not obsessed, and we can return to the world at any time. Ay! I should have seen that this kid was still obsessed with Hongchen, tsk, next time I will talk to his master, just let him be vulgar! ”
"But we ......"
"Haven't you met your parents yet? Never mind! Just meet Uncle Shi, Uncle Shi is here to vouch for you! Guaranteed that you don't lose! ”
"We're just ....."
"What? Got a good feeling? That's not going to work! You have to be engaged to be sure! A good man must be tied up in time, or he will be snatched away, understand? ”
In his heart, he could understand why Yun Qing was so embarrassed.
Suddenly, Uncle Shi sighed.
"Speaking of which, Yunqing's child is also very hard......"
"Miserable?"
"yes!"
Uncle Shi seemed to be stuck in a memory.
"Yunqing grew up in the temple since he was a child, and his parents abandoned him in front of the Taoist temple when he was still an infant."
"The Lord of the Views saw that he was pitiful and adopted him, and then he worshipped the Lord of the Views as a teacher and practiced the Dao Method."
"Although this kid is studying the Tao very hard and can calm down, I can still feel that his heart is actually very painful."
When he was at the Taoist temple, he rarely communicated with his classmates, and often played the flute alone on the side of the cliff. I tried to understand the anguish in his heart, but he always immediately showed a detached smile and refused to mention the slightest thing on his mind. ”
"I didn't expect that he, who has always rarely spoken to outsiders, was willing to take the risk of being nagged by me to bring you to the Taoist temple to find me."
"Today he was also noticeably more cheerful."
"Girl, I take the liberty of saying it. If you can love each other one day, please take him out of the haze in your heart. ”
"He's a good boy, he shouldn't be in such pain."
The devotional nodded silently.
"I see."
"That's it! Don't talk about him! ”
Uncle Shi changed his expression.
"Hey! Yunqing! Have you packed up? ”
"It's coming, it's coming!"
Yunqing pushed the door and entered the house.
"What's the matter? Just packed up and urging ......"
"Go and take this girl something to eat, and go to bed!" The old man is not as energetic as you young people, so he went to sleep first! ”
With that, Uncle Yunqing left the room by himself.
For a while, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Uh......"
"Uh......"
The two of them were at a loss and looked at each other awkwardly.
Yun Qing was fortunate to speak first.
"Ahem...... My uncle didn't say anything nonsense just now! ”
The spiritual cultivator hurriedly shook his head.
"Hmmm! Not! ”
Gollum———
Hungry in protest.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Let's go! I'll take you to get something to eat. ”
"Good!"
After eating, the two went back to their rooms to rest.
The spiritual cultivator was tossing and turning in bed, his mind full of what was happening in Xie Yi's secret room.
The fishy sweet smell, the child who fell to death, the swaddling clothes with blood, and the lifeless Gu woman.
These things that frighten the spirituality are constantly intertwined in the mind, and the spirituality is unable to sleep.
Devotional is in dire need of someone to talk to at this time.
So the spiritual cultivator gently held the bracelet and called silently in his heart.
"Lady Aeolus...... Are you there? ”
The voice of the Wind God Beast echoed in the spiritual mind.
"Is there something wrong with the girl?"
Hearing the voice of the Wind God Beast, the spiritual cultivator felt a little relieved.
"Uh...... It's okay, I'm just a little worried about you......"
"You don't have to worry about me. Those people only caused my spiritual power to dissipate by turning away your spiritual power, and they couldn't hurt me at all. It's you...... I can feel the fear and sadness in your heart. ”
Hearing the words of the Wind God Beast, the spiritual cultivator couldn't help but sob.
"Anemo-sama ......"
"Ya...... Girl...... Don't cry......"
The Wind God Beast also seemed to be a little flustered, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
"Damn! What did those people do to make your spiritual power not even gather now! ”
"Girl! I can't hear you anymore! Be careful during this time! I'll contact you as soon as you regain your strength......"
The Wind God Beast's voice grew weaker and weaker until it was gone.
The spirituality calls urgently but to no avail.
The devotional sighed, got dressed and walked out of the room.
At this time, a bright moon was hanging in the sky.
"It's beautiful!"
Devotional sighed.
The spiritual cultivator came to the courtyard alone, sat down on a large rock, and raised his head and stared at the bright moon in a daze.
"It's been a long time since I've been so relaxed......
Devotional sighed.
"I don't know if I can find Ling Han and them tomorrow......"
"The affairs of the Immortal Realm...... How do I tell him? ”
"Farewell words...... How do I say it? ”
The spiritual sighed sadly.
"On this good day, if you sigh to the moon, you won't live up to this great situation."
Lingxiu turned around and saw Yun Qing looking at him with a smile.
"Yunqing? What are you doing here? Don't you sleep so late? ”
Yun Qing walked to the side of the spiritual cultivator.
"The moonlight is just right today, and it's a pity not to appreciate the rare moonlight."
"Yun Gongzi is so Yaxing!"
Devotional said jokingly.
"Where, the girl is really good Yaxing."
The spiritual waved his hand.
"What am I so good for! I just can't sleep and come out to bask in the moon. ”
Yun Qing couldn't help but laugh at these words.
"Poof, basking in the moon? That's an interesting statement. ”
"Since you can bask in the sun, it's not too much to bask in the moon!"
Devotional is not to be outdone.
"Haha, not too much, not too much. That's what the girl said. ”
The devotional nodded proudly.
"The children can be taught!"
Yun Qing walked over to Ling Xiu and sat down.
"Today, I made a special trip to Imperial Immortal City."
The spiritual cultivator was shocked when he heard this.
"Huh? Haven't I delayed your great work? ”
Yun Qing nodded.
"Yes, because of you, I'm afraid I won't be able to set foot in the Imperial Immortal City again for the time being."
The spiritual cultivator bowed his head in disappointment.
"I'm sorry...... I didn't expect ......"
"It's okay."
"Those people are so excited to arrest you today...... It shouldn't just be because you're practicing forbidden arts! ”
Yun Qing asked tentatively.
The devotional bowed his head.
"Actually, I don't know."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I did practice the forbidden arts...... It's a fact......"
"But I was also forced to know something I shouldn't know."
"I can't tell what caused them to be so popular, maybe both!"
"What is it that you shouldn't know?"
Lingxiu glanced at Yun Qing and didn't trust him very much.
"It's so important, I don't know if I can tell you ......"
Yun Qing smiled.
"It's okay, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
Lingxiu looked at Yun Qing gratefully.
"Thank you......"
After the two were silent for a moment, Yun Qing opened his mouth.
"Do you know what I'm going to the Immortal Realm today?"
"What's the matter?"
"I'm following up on a human trafficking incident."
"Human trafficking!"
The spiritual cultivator was shocked, and what Xie Yi said couldn't help but appear in his mind.
"Yes."
"In the Taoist temple where the family teacher is located, a believer's baby disappeared, and she came to the temple every day to pray, hoping that the government could help him find the child as soon as possible, but unfortunately the government could not come up with decent clues."
"The believer is getting haggard day by day, but she still drags her sick body to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings, and then goes to the government to inquire about the news."
"Day after day, like this, it soon collapsed completely."
"A month ago, the faithful girl never appeared at the Taoist temple again. Master thought it was strange, so he sent me to the letter girl's house to have a look. ”
"Only then did I know that the believer had been dead for many days."
"How can this be ......"
Yun Qing paused and continued.
"It is said that the believer was still holding her swaddling clothes in her arms before she died, just like she was holding a child."
"Master was touched by the matter of the believer, so he sent me to investigate the matter."
"I heard from a woodcutter that there was a strange smell of a shipment to the Immortal Realm, and I could faintly hear the cry of a child."
"So I followed the trail."
"I came to Yuxian City to inquire about this batch of goods."
"Some people say that the goods were all shipped to Xie Yifu."
The spiritual cultivator listened to Yun Qing's words, but his mind was the situation of the day.
It has something to do with him, but should I tell him?
The spiritual was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"The baby thing...... I might know something. ”
"What!"
Yun Qing was shocked.
"It's a complicated thing......
The spiritual cultivator informed Yun Qing of all the things that Xie Yi had collected from the baby to refine the Gu.
"Shameless! How could there be such a mad man in the world! ”
Yun Qing said angrily.
"I didn't expect you to get out of hell."
"From this point of view, you must also be a very powerful summoner!"
The spiritual cultivator hurriedly denied it.
"No, it's not! I just happened to be lucky. ”
"My mind is all about the Chamber of Secrets right now. As soon as you close your eyes, those images will shake in front of your eyes. ”
"It's no wonder that going through this kind of thing must have been extremely traumatic."
"But it's good that you met me."
Yun Qing looked at the spiritual cultivator with a smile.
"Uh...... What do you mean? ”
Spirituality is a bit confusing.
Yun Qing took out a jade flute from his arms.
This jade flute is translucent throughout, and there is a pattern inlaid with gold wire, which looks very precious.
Yun Qing got up, and as soon as he tiptoed, his body rose into the air and landed lightly on the eaves.
"What are you going to do?"
"This jade flute is also known as requiem, the sound of the flute has the effect of calming the gods, I hope it can dispel the haze in your heart."
After that, Yun Qing put the jade flute to his lips, and the sound of the flute soothed the painful and restless heart of the spiritual cultivator like flowing water.
Thank you.
The spiritual cultivator silently thanked him in his heart.
Under the silver light, the slender young man played the jade flute like a fairy, and the notes of the jade flute echoed in the air, which made people extremely relieved.
This picture is enough to become the most beautiful memory in the spiritual heart.