long night walk

Chapter 997
Between the lights, the four eyes met, and the dim flames floated faintly between the faces of the two.

99 slowly narrowed his eyes, unable to see clearly the emotion in his eyes, there seemed to be a cloud of fog burning in his dark eyes.

After a long time, she smiled faintly and said, "You mean, Fang Geyu went to Xianling City not to compete with her two elder brothers for the position of the city lord of Xianling City, but for the emperor's secret treasure 'Reincarnation Fragments'?"

"Yes."

Although 99 has a faint smile on his face, his voice has no emotional ups and downs.

"It's really in line with her lawless temperament. The Emperor's Secret Treasure dares to steal. It's really dead and I don't know how to write it."

Bai Lian said: "But the secret treasure she stole is fake, and the real reincarnation fragment is on your body.

When it comes to being bold and not knowing how to write dead characters, she is not as good as you. "

99 lowered his head and took a sip of tea, calmly said: "Puppets can't empathize with humans, I don't know what fear is, what pain is, and I don't understand the true meaning of death.

So I am not afraid of the legendary god of water, let alone breaking taboos.

Just because I needed this thing, I took it, it's that simple. "

Bai Lian asked: "Did you prepare the imitation of the reincarnation fragments in Xianling City?"

"Yes."

Anger appeared in Bai Lian's eyes: "You know that Fang Geyu almost gave his life because of this."

99's indifferent and calm face revealed a hint of indifference. She tilted her head in confusion and asked, "Is this something I should care about?"

She looked at Bai Lian fixedly, "If you want to continue to speculate on me with human thoughts and feelings, you are making a big mistake.

Please forgive my inability to understand the blood kinship that you humans value.

Even though Fang Geyu is my master's daughter, with your actions, I should give her some protection.

But in my eyes, she is just an individual, no different from ordinary people or even stones and weeds on the ground. "

99 put down the cup in her hand, and as the hot mist of the tea was blown away by the wind and snow outside the window, the illusory warmth in her eyes also disappeared.

"I don't have extra sympathy, and as a puppet, naturally I won't be bound by human moral emotions.

So you want to use this matter to make me feel guilty, I advise you not to waste your efforts in vain.

There is cooperation between you and me, since I promised you not to take Fang Geyu's life, I will keep my promise, so you don't need to do extra things. "

It's a pretty stupid question to ask a heartless puppet about it.

Bai Lian didn't know why the moment he saw the reincarnation fragment appearing on 99's body, he felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart.

Now that he has gradually calmed down, he also realized that his emotions were a little inexplicable.

But there are some words that are still unspoken.

Bai Li'an lowered his eyes, and his eyes returned to calm: "Samsara fragments, although they are the emperor's secret treasure, are not medicines, they cannot bring the dead back to life, let alone heal the dead.

So back then, I still couldn't understand how she worked so hard to get this reincarnation fragment, and kept saying that she wanted to save two people. "

He raised his eyes and looked at 99 who was calm and rigid like a real puppet without any fluctuations in his emotions, and then said:

"It wasn't until I saw this fragment in your body today that I realized that what she wanted to save...was not a human being."

99 lowered his eyes, fell silent for a moment, and said, "Humans and puppets are just the relationship between the user and the user.

If it were you, if the old sword that is easy to use in your hand is broken, you will be tempted to repair it.

Back then, Xiao Wu and I damaged the core in the turbulent tide. Just this broken puppet body attracted countless forces in Shifang City to snatch it secretly. "

She smiled indifferently, raised a palm, and said slowly:

"As you can imagine, a palm-sized hearth can be dismantled into nineteen parts in the hands of those greedy people, competing with each other and fighting for it.

When I recovered my furnace heart completely, all I could feel was the smell of blood.

This also proves from the side that the value of 'Yinghuo' cannot be estimated by common sense. "

Bai Lian leaned his back against the car window, "Is that so?"

99 said: "Exactly."

The topic ended here, and 99 opened the car door again, his gaze was even colder and distant than when he came.

"After seeing Fang Geyu's extraordinary power, Mu Yunye will definitely not give up easily.

He is a man of the city, even though today's banquet is over, you must find a way to stay by Fang Geyu's side as much as possible.

Don't be careless in the slightest, the blood of the ten directions must be cut off from her body. "

After explaining the last sentence, the wide open car door drifted into the whistling wind and snow, and 99 disappeared.

The horse-drawn carriage that had stopped was driving along the city roads as before.

Deacon Qin Lou held a whip in his hand, sat in front of the carriage, and drove away.

She looked back at Bai Lian who pushed the car door in surprise, and said, "Young Master Ji? But what are your orders?"

All kinds of talents just now are like dreams.

Bai Li'an didn't see anything unusual on his face, he just nodded in greeting.

"Nothing, Deacon Qin is exhausted tonight."

Back at the inn, it was late at night, Shuci and Afutu had all fallen asleep, Bai Lian turned off the lights for them, and left the inn again.

After a stick of incense, Bai Lian appeared in the cold wine shop that 99 met for the first time.

Shifang City is a city that never sleeps, and wine shops are places where literati and poets gather.

But tonight, there were no other guests in the small tavern.

Qing Xin knelt on the ground, obviously waiting for a long time.

She knelt on the ground, resting her forehead on the back of her hands, her tone full of deep guilt.

"My lord, it's my subordinates who are incompetent, and actually asked the puppet army in Shifang City to see through the stronghold and take me under control.

Qingxin not only failed to help the young master, but became a hindrance to the young master, Qingxin... a hundred deaths will not redeem! "

Bai Lian helped her up, and said: "What are you talking about about incompetence? That woman's strength is unfathomable. Don't say it's you, or I'm her opponent. You don't have to worry about it."

Qingxin clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her voice was low, but one could hear the deep unwillingness and stubbornness in it.

"If I can be stronger, I can help the young master achieve great things more effectively."

Bai Lian saw that she was in an abnormal state tonight, and after getting in touch with her on weekdays, she didn't seem like a person who was obsessed with power.

But now it's starting to get into a dead end.

Bai Lian was worried that she would think too much and feel trapped, so she couldn't help saying in a gentle voice:

"A good swimmer drowns, a good rider falls, everyone does what he likes, and turns himself into a disaster. Your heart is like a straight string, and you keep your own side, there is nothing wrong with it.

Although your cultivation base is not high and your strength is not strong, you can do things that those strong people cannot do.

The value and meaning of each person's existence are different. You don't need to be brilliant, but don't stop yourself from shining. "

Qing Xin looked up at Bai Lian in a daze, and murmured: "Don't stop shining..."

Bai Lian chuckled lightly, and said: "Forget it, I wanted to explain something to you, but I can't stand the smell of wine, so let's go for a walk on the street."

The streets are busy, the world is noisy, the lights are flickering all over the city, the night market is lively, and the lights and shadows are flowing everywhere, reflecting the green tiles and cornices in the city, which is beautiful.

Shifang City is a place of wealth and honor in the world, even princes and generals, and the children of immortals entered it, and they couldn't help but be dazzled and confused by the night scene of this prosperous age.

Bai Lian was full of surprise and shock when he looked at Qingxin's eyes that were moving around under the hood.

Originally, she followed behind him with a measured distance, and she was able to whisper to him carefully about the recent situation in the Demon League, as well as various important gossip from her inquiries.

But following the juggling of swallowing knives and spitting fire, some puppet masters manipulated the slender mercury-like silk thread with their ten fingers, and danced the delicate dolls under their fingers.

Feixuanbing, Fanyun Ramen, Roasted Pork, Five Rings and Colorful Candies, all kinds of food carts pass by.

Qingxin's voice of reporting from the rear also became smaller and smaller, and finally stopped in front of a small vendor, staring blankly at the attractive crystal red candied haws on the plant stick.

While he was in a daze, a hand with pale complexion and slender fingers suddenly reached over and pulled out one of the candied haws.

"Why do you girls like this sweet and sour thing?"

Qingxin looked at the handsome young man who was gently playing with candied haws under the lights of the night, his eyes were like lacquer, his body was like jade, and his demeanor was indescribably pleasing to the eye.

For a moment, she couldn't look away.

It wasn't until Bai Lian shook the candied haws in front of her eyes that she came back to her senses.

Qing Xin consciously lost her composure, her cheeks were hot, and when she met Bai Lian's warm and dark eyes suddenly, she felt a pot of wine poured on her heart, an indescribable feeling.

She took the candied haws in Bailian's hand somewhat at a loss, and just licked it lightly under her lips before eating any more.

Qing Xin lowered her head and said with a slight smile:

"It's not that I like it, it's just that my family was poor when I was a child and lived in the mountains.

Only when the Chinese New Year is approaching, my aunt will take me to the city market when I go to the market. It is rare to see such a rare thing.

At that time, I saw that this thing was born strangely, and I wanted it in my heart, but I was embarrassed to tell my aunt that I missed this bunch of candied haws every year when I went to the market.

In the end, it was my grandma who saw my little thoughts.

I didn't expect that on such a cold day, with snow still falling in the mountains, she would walk the mountain road for two hours without saying a word, to buy me a candied haws.

It's just that before she got home, her heart attack relapsed on the way, and she fell on the mountain road until her head was broken and she almost died.

The candied haws I brought me were also frozen and stuck in the ice and snow, and I couldn't eat it after all. "

After speaking, Qingxin's voice was a little hoarse, and the hand holding the candied haws trembled slightly.

She said: "My lord, do you know? My grandma was a beauty when she was young. She also learned kung fu. She can hold a tiger with one hand.

But... when a person gets old, he is useless, even if he buys a candied haws, he can fall like that. "

Since then, she has developed a temperament that does not dare to trouble others easily.

What you really want is never spoken.

A child from a poor family like her clearly understands that when she wants something, she must pay an equivalent price.

At that time, when she was going to the market, she was so small that she could only help her aunt push the wooden oxcart selling goods, raised her small head, and glanced at the candied haws on the high shelves from a distance.

In fact, she didn't really want the bunch of candied haws at that time.

She has empty pockets, and she doesn't want to bring trouble to her already poor family because of her willfulness.

The disheveled girl simply thought that the candied haws looked good, and she was satisfied after seeing the candied haws from a distance, never having any extravagant fantasies.

Bai Lian stood beside her, quietly listening to her trivial past, and then watched Qing Xin take out a snow-white and soft handkerchief, and carefully wrapped the bunch of candied haws.

She sniffed, and said with a light smile: "I'm not afraid of your son's jokes, there are some things that I really have, rather than eating them in my stomach, I prefer to see his beautiful appearance perfectly preserved.

I don’t think I’ll eat this string of candied haws, can you wrap it up and hide it? "

Bai Lian said: "It doesn't have to be like this, I can help you buy all the candied haws on this shelf."

Qing Xin shook her head, said with a smile: "No need, people who are afraid of poverty are always concerned about gains and losses when they get anything, so please let me be worthless for once."

She said so, and Bai Lian did not continue to force her.

As Qingxin is a core member of the Demon League, there will naturally be no shortage of money and materials.

What she worries about is not just a bunch of candied haws.

Bai Lian could see that she had a difficult past.

He is not a person who likes to delve into other people's secrets, and the topic is also endless.

Qing Xin calmed down her emotions, and continued to follow Bai Lian's footsteps to wander under the beautiful scenery of the night city.

"Young master, there is one thing that I think it is necessary to report to you."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Recently, Shifang City has secretly had internal turmoil. According to the Young Master's instructions, Qingzhi has gathered many members of the Demon League to hide their identities and infiltrate into Shifang City to inquire about the news and wait for orders. After hearing the Young Master's call.

It's just that for some reason, the members of the Demon League frequently lost contact. It was less than half a month after entering the city, and six members had disappeared for no reason. "

"Is there such a thing?" Bai Lian frowned.

After all, some people couldn't help but attack the Yaomeng.

It's just that this action was too fast.

The Demon League has always acted in a low-key manner, and it has only been established for a few years.

And the monster clan who joined One Drop of Blood, due to their sensitive identities, acted extremely cautiously.

Even for missions, never act alone, at least two in coordination.

So it is very rare that there will be unreasonable disconnection.

Qingxin said: "It's very strange what happened, the six members of the Demon League lost contact without warning.

I am very sure that they are not the ones who are easily instigated by the enemy, and what is even more strange is that the members who lost contact are all banshees. "

"Banshee?"

"That's right, Qingzhi has also arrived in Shifang City today, and the member he extradited, the three-tailed demon fox Tingyan, offered to investigate this matter."

"Self-recommended investigation?" Bai Lian turned to look at Qingxin with a strange expression: "How does she plan to investigate?"

Qingxin tweaked it subtly, and then said: "For Tingyan, the most comfortable place to get mixed up is the brothel."

(End of this chapter)