After I was resurrected from the dead, I turned from an old man to a peerless beauty

In the study—

After Bai Ruolin left, the huge room fell silent.

Bitter cold drizzle and breeze rustle dimly outside the carved window.

Gong Ningzi sat at the table for a long time without saying a word. Under his feet, a piece of Yunlang jade brick that can only be bought for tens of taels of silver was actually buried with an earth dragon. The room should be as warm as spring, but at this moment However, the aura lingering around Gong Ningzi was filled with a sense of coolness.

"Ah."

After a while, he suddenly laughed coldly.

【Suiyun, Chasing the Moon, and Tingfeng, some people have been sent to Yufeng to deal with the matter of the elixir of life. 】

The words that Bai Ruolin blurted out earlier in order to express his sincerity, he pondered for a long time in the bottom of his heart—Bai Ruolin was not mistaken before, the matter of the emperor dispatching people from the three dark ministries to search for the elixir of youth had indeed never happened before. Gong Ningzi, the head of the Anbu.

No... more than that.

Gong Ningzi coughed lightly, then put his palm in front of his eyes, staring at the small piece of dirty blood in his palm, a sharp chill floated in his slender phoenix eyes.

If it was just because he didn't know him, and he tuned out the third part of Follow the Cloud, Chasing the Moon and Listening to the Wind without authorization, someone should let him know even the slightest movement. It was almost at the foot of Yufeng Mountain, but Gong Ningzi still didn't know about it—it could only show that someone had already started to play tricks between him and Anbu.

A cold light flashed across Gong Ningzi's eyes, and he tapped three times on the hard and cold table——

"laugh……"

Immediately there was a very slight flapping of the skirt.

Glancing out of the corner of Gong Ningzi's eyes, he saw a shadow guard in black standing beside him.

"Go and find out who is in charge of those people that the emperor has transferred..." After saying this, his tone paused, revealing a look of hesitation for the first time.

"Then, go and find out the corpse that Bai Ruolin found... and the origin of the person who offered a bounty to buy the corpse in Southern Xinjiang."

The shadow guard quietly disappeared from Gong Ningzi's side.

But only Gong Ningzi knew clearly that her heartbeat still hadn't returned to calm...

If...if Lin Mao's corpse is not real, then he...

Gong Ningzi closed her eyes abruptly, forcing herself not to think about it any further.

After all, that idea is too wild, even the most naive yellow-mouthed children should know that people cannot be resurrected after death, but Gong Ningzi can't restrain the hopeless delusion in his heart no matter what.

Just in case, even just in case...

What if there really is that elixir of life in this world?

As long as he didn't see Lin Mao's corpse with his own eyes, there was always a voice in Gong Ningzi's heart chattering to him, maybe, maybe his kitten was still somewhere in this world...

Gong Ningzi suddenly got up and turned to the bed, turned the mechanism, and carefully took out a long strip wrapped in silk from the hidden compartment at the head of the bed.When he unfolded the layers of silk, what landed in his palm was an inconspicuous iron hairpin.

If Lin Mao was here, he could clearly see that the iron hairpin in Gong Ningzi's hand was exactly the same as the one in his hand, except that Lin Mao's iron hairpin was black and full of rust. However, the iron hairpin in Gong Ningzi's collection is silvery white and bright, like a cast of silver, obviously it has been rubbed and wiped in people's hands all year round.

And looking closely, there is an inscription on the hairpin that is different from Lin Mao's iron hairpin——

"Life should come back, death should be longing..."

Gong Ningzi traced the concave and convex traces on the iron hairpin with her fingertips, and said with a sob in her mouth.

"Cat, I regret it. I really regret it. Whether you live or die this time, until now, I will never let you go away from me...never..."

******

Jiaocheng Laifu Pawnshop——

"You mean, now Gong Ningzi can no longer interfere with Lingkong Temple's affairs?"

Lin Mao listened to what Ye Nian told him, his body flickered slightly, and he blurted out and asked.

That Ye Nian bowed in front of him, looking like he was about to bury his whole head in his neckline.

"I beg you to make amends... Actually, this matter is very complicated, and it can't be said that Mr. Gong can't intervene... It's just... just..."

"I don't want to hear you say that."

As soon as Lin Mao heard Ye Nian's faltering words, he felt an unknown anger in his heart, and said coldly.

"I only know that that person once promised me back then that once the iron hairpin order comes out, I can ask for anything. Now that I have taken the iron hairpin order out, Chizheng Mansion should call Monk Nagaruo to come out to save people !"

As soon as the words fell, Laifu pawn shop and the like suddenly turned into a gust of wind.

"What the young master said is really—"

An extremely immature and crisp child's voice suddenly sounded.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Mao saw Ye Nian's face suddenly became completely bloodless as if it had been photographed into the dough, and he knelt straight on the ground with a "plop".

"I have seen the Lord Ling!"

He kowtowed and screamed.

Accompanied by the sound of his kowtow, Lin Mao raised his head suddenly, only to realize that a figure appeared out of nowhere on the high platform of the pawn shop that was empty before—it was a girl who seemed to be no more than six or seven years old, with long hair and shawl, His complexion was extremely white, and he was wearing a blood-red brocade robe, and the robe was embroidered with two fishes and dragons with exquisite embroidery techniques.

However, it is different from the fish-turning-dragon pattern that you see in ordinary times. The carp and dragon on the girl's body are both ferocious and entangled with each other. , the slender body is tightly entangled with the strange fish, as if to hang it alive.

Such a red robe made the girl with red lips and white teeth look like a monster, and one couldn't help but feel a shudder behind her.

"You are……"

It would be a lie to say that Lin Mao was not surprised, but fortunately, he lived in Wangyou Valley for many years, and his master and other senior brothers were not ordinary people, so that now he saw this weird and unpredictable girl. It was just a surprise in my heart, but on the surface, I still remained calm.

"The concubine is the seventeenth mother who ordered the order of fish and dragons from the government."

The girl jumped off the high platform lightly, and made a bow in front of Lin Mao.

"The young master came here with the order of the iron hairpin, but the seventeenth lady did not come to greet her. It is really a concubine's fault."

She smiled slightly.

Lin Mao didn't say anything.

Although he said that he was a mediocre talent in the martial arts for many years and could not be used for much, after so many years of experience, he has already gained some insight into people.

Not to mention that Ye Nian was incompetent and cowardly by nature, the Seventeenth Mother seemed to have a very low posture in front of Lin Mao, but between her eyes and brows, she never showed any respect for Lin Mao.

Looking at the relationship between Ye Nian and Shi Qi Niang, who are clearly superior and subordinate, but when Ye Nian saw Shi Qi Niang, the master of fish and dragons, coming, he was terrified and frightened. There are also secrets.

Lin Mao never guessed wrong about this.

This seventeen-year-old woman with unpredictable origins just took over the former fish and dragon order master Ye Nian had served for many years, and took control of the entire fish and dragon order - because the previous order master was unknown to others. The whole body's blood was directly drawn, and he died in his own home.

What Ye Nian and other old people never expected was that the seventeenth lady who replaced Lingzhu was not appointed by Gong Ningzi, but appointed by the imperial city.

Naturally, this appointment was not convincing to the public, and as a result, Shi Qi Niang was born with the appearance of a child, but her heart was like a snake and a scorpion. If some people refused to accept her, she declared that she would ignore it if she held the secrets of the government, and would treat those who refused to accept her as cramp and strip her bones. He was tortured to death in public... It just so happened that during that time Gong Ningzi vomited blood and was seriously ill and unable to deal with the affairs of the mansion. In the end, this matter was left alone, and the whole fish and dragon order was killed by Seventeen Niangs. Ye Nian is such a mediocre and cowardly person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

Of course, Lin Mao is completely unaware of all the power struggles in the government, but this did not prevent him from immediately becoming wary of the Seventeen Niang.

However, Seventeen Niang's attitude towards Lin Mao was a bit subtle.

She took the iron hairpin and played with it in her hands. At first, she was a little casual, but fortunately, she touched the imprint of Gong Ningzi in the lotus on the iron hairpin, and her breath became tense. , with a somewhat unpredictable look on his face.

"Well, I heard that the young master wanted to see Master Jiaruo of Lingkong Temple?"

She returned the iron hairpin order to Lin Mao...Probably because she finally had to take Gong Ningzi into consideration, her attitude became much more correct.

When Lin Mao saw her, he felt faintly bored in his heart, and he didn't want to say anything more to her, so he just nodded and said "yes".

Seventeen Niang raised her brows slightly and made a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"To be honest, Master Jia Ruo is a sinful monk from Lingkong Temple. He came down this time to wash away the blood debts of the past life. He has the killing spirit of unjust killing, and it will hurt people if he touches it. It's us who hold the government. We only dare to use the iron chain to bind him, and we don't dare to get too close to him on weekdays, otherwise our lives will be in danger in the future. Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, ordinary people can't get close Master Jia Ruo's—it's for the sake of other people's lives that he is so on guard." Seventeen Niang said slowly, when mentioning Jia Ruo, there was a hint of fear on her face, which was obvious. The previous few words were not fabricated by her.

Lin Mao couldn't help frowning, he looked coldly at Seventeen Niang with a childlike face, and thought that this person would be like Ye Nian, and said bluntly Refused his request to see Jiaruo, but she didn't expect Seventeen Niang to change the subject suddenly, and said again: "However, it is no matter how difficult it is for the young master to hold the iron hairpin order, and he should be the young master if he holds the government office." It's done...Young Master wants to see Master Jia Ruo, Shi Qi Niang has to take Young Master with her no matter what. But..." Shi Qi Niang suddenly blessed her body, her voice lowered, and she said calmly, "Please also, Young Master Forgive Seventeen Niang, Xiao Liwei, the injustice and evil spirit of Master Jia Ruo is unpredictable, killing people invisible, it is really beyond Seventeen Niang's rival. If the young master really wants to meet Master Jia Ruo, the safety of the meeting is very dangerous. Qiniang didn't dare to guarantee..."

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PS a little spoiler.

In fact, Gong Ningzi was indeed Lin Mao's ambiguous object back then.

He was also Lin Mao, the only person besides Senior Brother Chang Qing who almost moved his heart.

However, the two of them separated when they didn't make it clear at all...