۩ Volume 1 "The Return"۩ Chapter 15 The Bitter Mandarin Duck
Yue Daring returned to the pavilion after greeting the yin, and when he heard the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but shake his head, gently patted Xiaoqing's shoulder and said: "This brother of mine is the soul of the good, where did the sin come from, besides, he has amnesia, even if he has, he can't remember, how to say it? Besides, I just brought him here to visit, not on a mission, so you don't have to do it routinely." ”
"Oh, I see, forgive the little girl for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, and ask Captain Yue and this son to forgive me. Xiaoqing immediately turned back to a sweet smile when she heard this, and saluted the two of them.
"It's okay, the little young girl is just doing business, what's wrong? I wonder if the girl can give this spring water to the next one and keep it for quenching her thirst on the road?"
"This ...... It's okay, it's just a gift from the little sister to the son. Looking at him, Xiao Qing seemed to hesitate for a moment, the light in his eyes flowed, turning faster and faster until two whirlpools were formed, and after finding that he didn't react, he smiled slightly, took the kettle full of spring water and handed it back.
"Then thank you Miss Xiaoqing, we have to go elsewhere, so we will say goodbye, and we will have a time later. Xiao leisurely took the kettle and hung it on his waist, arched his hand at Xiaoqing, and pulled Yue Daring, who seemed to have something to say, and walked out of the Ecstasy Pavilion.
"Ecstasy soup really doesn't work, doesn't even ecstasy work......" Xiaoqing watched the two go away, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, the shadows in the corner of the pavilion distorted and changed, and an old woman with goosebumps and cranes walking out of it.
"Young Ancestor, is this the person? It doesn't look special. The old woman asked in a low voice.
"We just need to execute according to the plan, we don't need to worry about other things, and don't let anyone know about today's events!" The sweet smile on Xiaoqing's face was long gone, and he said lightly with a deep frown.
"Yes, Young Ancestor, but is it really worth it for you to do this, will the Old Ancestor ...... know it" The old woman looked at Xiaoqing with some concern.
"Needless to say, you also know the current situation in the clan, what can I do if I don't do this?Old Ancestor, if she really cares about us, how can she watch the clansmen ......" Xiaoqing waved her hand to interrupt the old woman, silently staring into the distance, tears rolling in her eyes.
"Alas...... The hard-working child ......" The old woman sighed heavily, the corners of her wrinkled eyes were also a little moist, and she looked at the direction where the two of them left with Xiaoqing and stopped talking.
"Brother Xiao, why didn't you wait for me to finish speaking and leave in a hurry, don't you think something is wrong?" Yue Daring couldn't help but ask after being pulled by Xiao leisurely and didn't go far.
"Well, you also found out? Something is wrong, that Xiaoqing turns her face faster than turning a book, and if she doesn't leave, I'm afraid that she will wait for the next hexagram and ask for this pot of water back, how can this young person be so fickle? I'm afraid there is something wrong here. Xiao Youran pointed to his head in agreement and said.
"Ah, what's the problem? Oh, that's not what I'm talking about!" Yue Daring was a little confused by him, and only shook his head after reacting.
"Then what are you talking about?" Xiao Youran was a little puzzled.
"Let's talk as we go!" Yue boldly pulled a smile that wanted to stop, and the two continued to walk.
"Don't you think what happened before was a little strange? Let's not talk about why you suddenly fell from the lookout platform and fell unconscious, let's just say that although your brother's cultivation is not high, he won't be hit by your small body and faint, right? I always feel that something seems to have happened before I fell unconscious, but I just can't remember it!
Besides, how we got to the Ecstasy Pavilion after that was also a bit weird, and he couldn't tell me when I asked the Yin Cha, but he repeatedly emphasized that he really sent us. And that Xiaoqing also had a problem, I asked myself if I had never seen her, how could she recognize me?
Besides, Mama Meng has been guarding in that pavilion for hundreds of years and hasn't seen her leave, why did she go home today, what family affairs can she have as a lonely old woman?" Yue boldly frowned and told all these doubts.
"Well, it's really a little strange to hear you say that, does Brother Yue have a conclusion about this?" Xiao Youran also began to wonder when he heard this, and asked cautiously.
"Yes!" Yue boldly nodded with a solemn face.
"What's that?" smiled leisurely, and his face became solemn.
"Someone must be yin against us!" Yue Daring's eyes flashed with wisdom.
"Uh-huh, who is the yin of us?" Xiao leisurely agreed.
"It should be someone sent by my creditors!Hmph, they want to scare me, thinking that if I am afraid, they will pay back the money and have their big dreams!" Yue Daring said loudly with disdain on his neck.
"Brother Yue, why do you have such a statement?" smiled leisurely, a little unclear.
"Do you remember that Yin Cha was counting the money in front of us at that time? And that Xiaoqing also handed me a bowl of ecstasy water at that time, so that I must have drunk it and confessed to the debt! Her eyes kept staring at the money bag on my waist, thinking that I couldn't see it? Hehe, these people are playing together, really I am a fledgling sheep?"
Yue boldly shook his head and sneered.
"Oh, I see, but Brother Yue, how did you owe those foreign debts?"
"This ...... It's a shame to say that my brother likes to gamble a few times when he has time, as the saying goes, a small bet is pleasant, but in recent days, he has been unlucky and lost a little miserably, alas, don't mention it. Yue Daring scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Hehe, I don't think you owe a small amount of money, Brother Yue, otherwise people wouldn't have sent someone to design you, listen to the next persuasion, let's gamble less in the future!" Xiao leisurely looked at him and shook his head and smiled.
"Uh...... Brother, don't get me wrong, in fact, brother is not the kind of person who is good at gambling. This is all a side effect of drinking ecstasy soup, not from my own heart. Yue Daring seemed to care about Xiao Youran's opinion of him, and explained busily.
"Ecstasy soup and this, what kind of side effects is that?" Xiao Youran suddenly became interested when he heard it.
"It is privately rumored in the underworld that although this ecstasy soup can make people forget the dust of the past and wash away the lead, but it cannot dissolve the obsession, and can only be suppressed for a short time. If we are still stuck in the underworld, such as our yin, after the suppression time, we may be devoured by obsession, which will affect our heart and change our personality.
Although the prefecture officially denied this statement and strictly prohibited private dissemination, this must not be groundless, and the vast majority of people still believe it. Uchiko also said that I hated gambling and stealing the most when I was in charge of the army during my lifetime, so I think I should have been obsessed with it to lead to this. Yue boldly replied solemnly.
"Oh, obsession with this thing is so difficult, so how can we get rid of it completely?"
"There is no way, only time can slowly fade it until it dissipates between heaven and earth, but the length of time also depends on the severity of the obsession, the light dozens or hundreds of years can be eliminated, the heavy hundreds of thousands of years are possible, and even some particularly heavy tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years can not shake the slightest. Yue boldly sighed.
"Brother Yue knows a lot!" smiled and nodded after listening.
"Wherever you say, it's all hearsay, and I don't dare to ensure the authenticity, but I think it should be eight or nine or ten. Yue Daring was a little embarrassed to be praised.
"Hey, by the way, I heard you say just now that your sister-in-law knew about your past life, were you husband and wife when you were alive?" Xiao Youran suddenly asked curiously.
"Huh~......? This ......" Yue Daring was suddenly a little frightened, and he stammered and couldn't speak.
"If Brother Yue has something unspeakable, I didn't ask, I didn't want to explore the privacy of you and your sister-in-law, just a little curiosity, hehe, let's go to the next place." Xiao Youran saw his constipated expression, and knew that there was probably something hidden in it, so he smiled after a little explanation.
"This ...... My brother was kind to me and my wife, and now he has fellowship with me, alas...... Since you asked, I don't have to hide it from you as a brother, let's talk slowly on the way. Yue Daring seemed to struggle inwardly, but in the end he chose to tell the truth, so he set up the yin wind and smiled leisurely and gradually walked away.
On the way, I heard his story and learned that Yue Daring was framed by someone and died halfway before his death, but Mrs. Yue endured humiliation and kept the family to avoid trouble, until the grievances were rectified, and the family's future affairs were arranged properly before she died. And when Mrs. Yue came to the underworld, Yue Daring had already become a yin cha and was out of the ranks of those who were waiting to be reincarnated.
Mrs. Yue was sent back to her original place of residence in the underworld after the trial, but she always thought of her deceased husband in her heart. So Mrs. Yue trekked through mountains and rivers and went through hardships and dangers to return to the capital to look for her, but the guards found out that she had the opportunity to be reincarnated but did not go, so they wanted to escort her to reincarnation.
At that time, Mrs. Yue also proposed that she would transfer the opportunity to others and spend three times her yin life, but the yin soldiers said that that kind of thing was pure nonsense, and delaying reincarnation was a malicious disruption of the order of the underworld.
Mrs. Yue thought that if she was reincarnated, she would inevitably drink ecstasy soup and forget everything, and there would be no day to reunite with her husband, and if she entered the yin prison, she might have a chance to wait for her husband to meet her, so she resolutely chose to enter the yin prison.
The Yin soldiers had no choice but to send it to the Yin Prison, where Mrs. Yue was pierced by the soul chain through the pipa bone, locked her hands and feet, and nailed the tail of the chain to the soul suppression stone pile with the soul nail with the soul nail.
Although Mrs. Yue suffered a lot, she never gave up looking for her husband, and every time someone passed by, she called to investigate, and after a long time, both the resident jailer and the Yin soldiers who came and went to escort were infected by her true feelings.
There have also been well-wishers who went out or left offspring, she asked around, but according to her name, she couldn't find this person at all, and occasionally there were duplicate names that did not match the image she described, and finally she could only sigh and give up. Although there is no good news coming back, Mrs. Yue still firmly believes that one day she will find her husband to continue her relationship, and often reciting her husband's name to wash her face with tears.
Until one day, a terrible big man inspected the Yin prison and found out about Mrs. Yue's situation, and all the Yin soldiers and jailers also pleaded for her to say good things, the big man did not say anything at the time, but ordered someone to remove the soul chain on her body before leaving the Yin prison.
Although Mrs. Yue is no longer punished, it is inevitable that the yin wind penetrates the body when she is locked in the yin prison, and the yin life is full and the thoughts are sick, she is still physically and mentally exhausted, and she is becoming haggard day by day, and her soul body has begun to slowly dissipate.
In this way, some time passed, and one day the prison guards were suddenly called by the cell boss to give a lecture, and the big man who had been there before appeared in Mrs. Yue's cell. The man took Mrs. Yue out of the cell blindfolded, and did not remove the black cloth until she was outside the door of Yue's mansion and told her that the husband she was looking for was here.
and warned her not to talk about this matter to outsiders, although she helped her change her identity, but she should not go out at will if she has nothing to do, if she is recognized as a fugitive from the prison, she will be arrested and sentenced to death. Mrs. Yue was overjoyed when she heard this, and she was grateful, and immediately made an oath to fulfill her promise, and bowed three times and nine times to thank her for her great kindness, but when she looked up after bowing, the person was already gone.
In this way, the husband and wife were finally reunited, and the prospect seemed beautiful, but the reality was cruel. Yue Daring had already drunk the ecstasy soup, not only could he not remember anything from the past, but even the past things that Mrs. Yue told him would instantly forget after hearing it, and he couldn't even hear his voice when he mentioned his name before his death.
Yue Daring didn't believe it at first, thinking that Mrs. Yue's origin was unknown, and she came here to pretend to be her wife just to hide people's eyes.
Later, I found that Mrs. Yue was sincere to him, fell in love with him, asked for warmth, and cared for him. is not only gentle and considerate but hard-working, but also housekeeping, arranging food, clothing, housing and transportation very properly, and slowly gradually accepting this lady who can't remember.
At this point, it seems that the story has come to an end, and the two should live happily and successfully together, but in fact, a new crisis has just appeared. Because Mrs. Yue's previous punishment in the Yin Prison had already injured the foundation of her soul body, although she had been helped by that big man to renew her Yin lifespan three times, she could not nourish her soul body by naturally absorbing the soul qi from the outer city alone, and she was unwilling to reincarnate or cultivate in order not to drink ecstasy soup, causing her soul body to gradually dissipate, and one day her soul would be scattered.
In order to nourish and stabilize her soul body, Yue Daring has tried his best over the years, but his official position is low, powerless, and powerless, in addition to making a living, the rest is used to buy medicinal materials and other things to nourish the soul body, and he has long been unable to make ends meet, and he is stretched thin. I went to the casino a few times ago and wanted to give it a try, but not only did I lose all the money I spent on medicine, but I also owed a lot of foreign debt.
Until yesterday, the danger of Mrs. Yue's soul was imminent, and when Yue Daring was at a loss, he was fortunate to smile and pass on his Dao method, which could be regarded as a solution to this immediate crisis, but it was still unknown whether he could truly cultivate in the future. This is what happened, Yue Daring didn't hide anything from him, it can be seen that he is not only grateful to Dade, but also has more sincerity and laughter, which is enough to prove that this person attaches great importance to feelings.
"Brother Xiao, my brother has put his life in your hands, don't sell me, haha!" Yue Daring wanted to use a joke to cover up the remaining worries, but he saw it in his eyes leisurely but clearly.
"That big man should be this person, right?" Xiao Youran didn't answer the rhetorical question, and threw the wooden token given by Zhong Kui in his hand at him.
"Huh?!...... This, how do you know?" Yue Daring's face changed suddenly.
"Hehe, it's just a guess, Brother Yue doesn't have to be nervous. Xiao leisurely put away the token and smiled slightly.
"Brother, you know it, forget it, but you must not let others know!" Yue boldly instructed in a depressed manner.
"Brother Yue, rest assured, I can get you to be honest with each other, and I am very grateful, I must keep my mouth shut, and never break my word, otherwise heaven and earth will not be tolerated, and the form and spirit will be destroyed!" Xiao looked at him leisurely, suddenly with a solemn expression, and said solemnly with a fist.
"Brother, don't say unlucky words, what kind of form and god are destroyed, bah blah! How can my brother not believe you, what is not broken, as long as you don't dislike my brother for being a bad person. Yue boldly held his hand and said.