Orphan girl reborn: Why are you clinging to me?

Wang Yujin still helped Chen Xinghe terminate the contract.

They left the stone room together and walked out of the tower.

Chen Xinghe carried the still sleeping Luo Yongnan on his back and walked towards the camp of the abandoned school, followed by Lin Luo and Ai Jing.

It was inconvenient for Wang Yujin to show up, so she separated from them and went to find the people she brought.

The camp of the abandoned school was not far away, and they arrived soon. Lin Luo could see Li Muyan sitting there alone by the fire in the camp, watching over it.

"Li Muyan, we are back~" Lin Luo smiled and waved to Li Muyan.

The paint on Ai Jing's face had been washed away. She sighed, cheered up, and waved to Li Muyan with the momentum of a strong woman.

Li Muyan was sitting there alone, thinking about what happened at night. When he was feeling uneasy, his name was suddenly called out. He was shaken up, and he mustered up the courage to turn his head and look in the direction of the sound.

When he saw Lin Luo and other guests approaching, he breathed a sigh of relief and ran over excitedly.

"Lin Luo, you found Sister Ai Jing and the others. That's great. Where did you find them?"

"They were chatting in the woods over there. I walked over and saw it. I chatted with them for a while before coming back." Lin Luo said what he had agreed to say.

Ai Jing also answered: "Yes, we were chatting enthusiastically. If Yongnan hadn't been so sleepy that he fell asleep sitting on the floor, we wouldn't have wanted to come back."

She pointed at Luo Yongnan on Chen Xinghe's back, "Let's take him back to the tent to rest first. It's quite windy outside."

"Brother Yongnan's tent is over there. Brother Xinghe, please give Brother Yongnan to me." Li Muyan said and was about to pick up Luo Yongnan.

Chen Xinghe turned his body sideways and avoided his hand, "No, it's only a few steps away. I'll send him there."

Chen Xinghe carried Luo Yongnan on his back and walked towards the tent. Lin Luo quickly followed behind. It was not until he saw him putting the person into the sleeping bag and leaving the tent directly that he felt relieved.

Chen Xinghe did not go back to his tent to rest, but sat by the fire. When Li Muyan saw someone coming to keep him company during the night, he felt at ease and sat back by the fire, and started chatting with Chen Xinghe.

Ai Jing stood not far away and looked at them twice. Lin Luo walked to her side and said, "Sister Ai Jing, can we have a chat?"

"You come to my tent."

Ai Jing took Lin Luo into her tent, and the two casually sat on the floor mat to rest. They were really tired from running around all night. Lin Luo also fought many times with Chen Xinghe. Now he relaxed and felt a little sleepy.

But she couldn't sleep yet, she still had unanswered questions.

"Sister Ai Jing, can you tell me, what species...is he?"

Ai Jing was stunned for a moment, "It should be obvious, right? He comes from the sea, has a handsome appearance, and loves to sing..."

Lin Luo came close to her ear and whispered uncertainly: "Is he the legendary sea monster?"

Ai Jing's lips curved slightly, acquiescing.

Seeing her confirmation, Lin Luo began to recall the knowledge about the sea monster. Because the master said that the probability of encountering a monster was very low, she didn't read many books about monsters in the library. She only vaguely remembered that the sea monster is a human-headed fish. The body looks like a mermaid.

Ah, Chen Xinghe is actually a mermaid.

She suddenly wanted to see his real body.

"By the way," Lin Luo remembered something again, "He has scales, right? Did your family remove his scales back then?"

Ai Jing's face turned pale, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"

That was a memory she saw secretly but never wanted to recall again.

Just by looking at her reaction, Lin Luo confirmed his suspicion that Chen Xinghe's hatred was well-founded.

"Did you pluck out his scales, put them in a wooden box, and sell them to those who prayed?"

After hearing this, Ai Jing's face turned pale and her lips turned white, "At that time, the weather on the island was getting worse and worse, with frequent heavy rains, and fewer and fewer tourists came to pray, but there were still a few wealthy people coming. Come, they don’t ask for wishes, but ask for blessings from the Dragon God, so my eldest uncle came up with such a damaging trick..."

Lin Luo couldn't help clenching his hands. Chen Xinghe had become a disciple of the Ai family of Xuanmen hundreds of years ago. Even though his old friend was not here, he still wanted to help his former master. He became friends with Ai Jing's grandfather and came here. on an island.

But I didn't expect that the Xuanmen Ai family had long ago changed their appearance and lost their original intention. They used ancestral magic to deceive everyone for money. After discovering Chen Xinghe's identity, they imprisoned and used him, and even used him to sacrifice him. , in order to avoid divine punishment...but they did not escape in the end.

When trees are moved to death, people are moved to life. The Ai family of Xuanmen moved to this island more than a hundred years ago, and they can naturally leave. When the resources on the island cannot meet people's needs for continued survival, Ai Jing's grandfather became a The clan leader should lead his clan members to leave. Why insist on living in a place that is no longer suitable for living?

Lin Luo also asked: "Sister Ai Jing, after the cultivated land on the island became salinized, haven't you ever thought about moving collectively to a more suitable place to live? Isn't that much better than using Taoist magic to deceive people? ?”

"It is said that this proposal was proposed by someone back then, but was vetoed by my grandfather. I said before that it was because my grandfather and his family were unable to leave their homeland and wanted to preserve the legacy left by their ancestors, so they did not want the island residents to leave. In fact, Those are my embellished statements.”

Ai Jing's eyes were deep and she smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Did you know? On the island, our family is a direct descendant of the Ai family, which means one and the same. My grandfather is the clan leader, and he is very skilled in magic and is very respected. Anyone on the island who has big or small issues will come to him, but if he comes to The world outside is different.

Society is developing rapidly, Taoism has withered, and the island's own rules will be replaced by laws and social norms of behavior. Grandpa and uncles have all been to the outside world, and they know very well that once they leave the island, they have special rights will cease to exist. "

Ai Jing took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and continued:

"When I was young, my grandpa always told us that the world outside the island is scary, and the island is the best place in the world. But when we had to leave the island and step into the outside society, I found that it was not like that at all. We got I got a good placement, my mother was given a job, and I grew up smoothly. I sometimes wonder if if we had moved out earlier, we wouldn’t have encountered those horrible things, and wouldn’t my grandfather and uncles have also will die……"

"Your grandpa and the others will feel relieved when they see that you are doing well." Lin Luo comforted softly.

"Maybe," Ai Jing stretched out nonchalantly, "Let bygones be bygones. Since he doesn't want my life, then I'll live well."

"Shh!" Lin Luo made a silent gesture, "Someone is coming outside."

Sure enough, a figure was reflected on the tent, and Bejia's angry voice came:

"Lin Luo, Li Muyan said you are back and you are in the tent. Come out and explain to me why you knocked me unconscious?"