repent

The moon is dark and the wind is high.Hunting in white, and dignified in black.This big mansion with red bricks and green tiles and a thriving population is now full of ghosts and no one cares about it. A gust of gloomy wind blows by, and the candles on the table flicker again, flickering and flickering, making the young man tremble with fright.

Xiao Xingchen comforted the young man patiently, but Xue Yang squatted on the chair, unruly, and knocked on the table in every possible way.Suddenly, a black shadow floated past the door and window, at an extremely fast speed, and it was fleeting.The young man immediately hugged his head and wailed: "Help! They're here again, they're here again! They're coming to take my life, please help me, please, Daoist, please help me."

The young man's clean face was now sallow and emaciated. The fear of the past half a month made him restless, unkempt, disheveled, and sunken eyes with thick dark circles. Against the candlelight, it is even worse than a ghost

Xiao Xingchen comforted, "Just now it was just a tree shadow, not an evil spirit. Don't be nervous, Mr. Li."

Xue Yang let out a 'tss', with a look of contempt and disdain.Xue Yang didn't want to take care of this night hunt, Huaxue Town is under the jurisdiction of the Gusu Lan Sect, even if someone dies, they shouldn't intervene, but Li Ruoyu happened to meet them who were wandering around.The number one merchant in Huaxue Town is the Li family. A big man knelt in front of the people and burst into tears. It doesn’t matter how much he wants to pay, as long as he can exorcise evil spirits and reduce disasters. According to Xue Yang, this picture requires It was as horrible as it could be.

Xue Yang was tired of hearing him sobbing miserably, and said coldly, "What's the use of crying? Tell me first, why you provoked so many evil spirits?"

Li Ruoyu was frightened by Xue Yang's stern and stern tone, but she really calmed down, and choked up, "Young master, I don't know something, I, I, my mad wife, for the sake of the family property, actually... ...killed my father, my sister, and my husband. Pity me for my ignorance. I have been kept in the dark by her for so long. A month ago, when I persuaded her to surrender, she refused and wanted to kill me. Fortunately, the ancestors Lie Zong bless you, during the dispute, she fell down, injured her head and died, and I escaped death! That's right! And my sister's poor unborn child! It was stillborn too! It's really...the family's misfortune..."

Thinking of the scene that day was still fresh in his memory, Li Ruoyu's hairs stood on end again, and he shivered unceasingly, and quickly rubbed his hands on his chest a few times.He looked helplessly at the Taoist priest in white. After all, Xiao Xingchen looked like a fairy, and he was really reliable.And this black-clothed boy is evil and strange, even if he is an accomplice of the ghosts outside, he will not doubt it.

Xiao Xingchen thought for a moment, and said, "Is this the reason why you recruited evil spirits?"

Li Ruoyu was about to nod, but this time there were several knocks on the door.At this hour, who will walk on the road?Who else will knock?Suddenly, his scalp was numb and his back was sweating. He rushed to Xiao Xingchen's back, grabbed his robe, and shook his head desperately.

Unmoved, Xiao Xingchen pushed him away, and said, "I'll go and have a look, don't be afraid. A Yang, please stay and take care of Mr. Li."

Want him to stay with Xue Yang?It didn't seem to be much better, Li Ruoyu tremblingly said: "Master Dao, then, then you take me with you."

Xiao Xingchen shook his head and said, "It will be fine, Mr. Li, don't worry, I have set up formations all around, even if there are evil spirits, they won't be able to get in for a while, if you don't go and look, how will you eradicate them?"

Xue Yang jumped off the ground, dusted off his clothes, and said, "Master Dao, I will go with you. There are talismans to suppress evil and exorcise demons, so there will be no problems. If the person who knocks on the door is an evil spirit, I can still give the priest a piece of paper." Give me a hand"

Xiao Xingchen looked embarrassed, and saw that Li Ruoyu didn't seem to want to be alone with Xue Yang, so he agreed.

As the saying goes, it’s better to be late than to be late. The one who knocked on the door was none other than the current Patriarch of the Gusu Lan Clan—Zewu Lord Lan Xichen. He was wearing a Guanbai flute hanging from his waist and carrying a Shuoyue wiped his forehead, and his white clothes fluttered in the wind. Wearing the moonlight, he didn't look cold and intimidating, but it made him even more spotless.Standing behind him are two juniors of the Lan family who are also the master's qualifications. One looks gentle and elegant, with an orchid temperament, and the other has a youthful brow and a heroic appearance.

Seeing someone open the door, Lan Xichen was startled for a moment, then nodded and saluted, "This is Xiao Xingchen, Daoist Xiao?"

Xiao Xingchen also returned the gift, "It's the poor."

Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi were dumbfounded, they forgot to salute.After leaving Yicheng, they all thought that Daoist Xiao was dead.And who else could this person in front of them be Qingfeng Mingyue Xiao Xingchen?How can you not be surprised?

However, before the turmoil in their hearts subsided, a young voice came from behind them.The faces of the two of them instantly became gloomy, and they both felt a chill.The famous Xue Yang who did all kinds of evil.

"Daozhang, who is here?"

Mr. Zewu, who was always upright and modest, couldn't help but frowned, showing some doubts, as if he didn't know why someone like Xiao Xingchen would walk with Xue Yang, but out of respect, he still didn't ask further.

Xiao Xingchen also knew that Xue Yang's actions were truly unacceptable to others, so he took a few steps forward slightly, blocking those unfriendly eyes, and said, "It's Mr. Zewu from the Lan clan of Gusu, and the two juniors."

Xue Yang said playfully: "It turns out to be Mr. Zewu, who has been admiring him for a long time."

He meant something, and it's not like he didn't hear those rumors along the way, which spread throughout the cultivation world, even if he blocked his ears and didn't want to know.In the streets and alleys, in the teahouses and restaurants, after dinner, they are all discussing his former and present evil friend——the seemingly infinitely beautiful, but secretly sinister "Lianfangzun" Jin Guangyao.After all, those of them who follow evil ways are notorious, without exception.Of course, this is the opinion of most people.

And now, how should Lianfang Zun's former righteous brother deal with himself?It is said that he is impartial and selfless, punishes the evil and promotes the good, and has no tolerance for the former righteous brother, what about the queen?This is unknown.Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao have been working hand in hand for so long, even if he can't think of everything in detail about how Jin Guangyao treated Lan Xichen, he can still see that Jin Guangyao is really good to Lan Xichen, of course not that kind. Flattery is good.

If Jin Guangyao was standing in front of him at this moment, he would have to laugh at him.Look at you, it's rare that you don't want to harm someone, but you die in the hands of that person in the end, how do you feel?Sovereign Jin, you have failed so badly.

Lan Xichen still responded politely: "Young Master Xue."

Xue Yang sneered and waved his hands, very disdainful: "I am not worthy of the word 'gongzi' in Mr. Zewu's mouth. If you don't want to shout, you don't have to force it."

The truth is such a truth, but it is too much to say it out, Lan Jingyi blushed with anger, and was about to explode on the spot, but fortunately Lan Sizhui stopped him in time, but he still said angrily: "You... Kind of devil, shameless!"

Fortunately, Lan Xichen was present, otherwise Lan Jingyi might have disregarded the family precepts and scolded even worse. Even if Lan Jingyi was like this, Lan Sizhui was not much better. He said flatly, "Master Xue, pay attention to your wording." .”

Seeing that Xie Chong hadn't been caught yet, a group of people lost their positions first, Xiao Xingchen said: "The three of you also came here for Xie Chong?"

Lan Xichen seemed to be in a daze for a moment, Lan Sizhui called him softly several times before he came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "I was rude just now, I came here just for this."

Hearing this, Xue Yang interjected, "Since that's the case, Daoist, why don't we leave the matter to the Lan family, why bother meddling?"

Xiao Xingchen pondered for a moment, and seemed to nod his head. He was also relieved that Mr. Zewu would come forward.Unexpectedly, Li Ruoyu, who had been hiding in the house shivering, with weak legs, rushed out, hugged Xiao Xingchen's thigh, and said with tears streaming down his face, "No, no, Daoist, you can't ignore this matter."

Xue Yang said displeased: "What's wrong, the Patriarch of the Lan family has come to take care of your mess, what are you afraid of? Could it be that you have ghosts in your heart?"

Li Ruoyu was frightened out of his wits, tear stains mottled, Lan Sizhui also seemed unable to bear it, he was hostile to Xue Yang, but he sympathized with Li Ruoyu, helped him up, and said, "Don't panic, Mr. Li, Lord Zewu is here, and he will surely subdue that evil creature."

Lan Xichen said, "Since Mr. Li wants the Taoist priest to stay, why not let the Taoist priest stay."

Xiao Xingchen sighed softly, "That's how it is."

The group followed Li Ruoyu back to the hall.The Li family has silk farms in various parts of Gusu. Their business is booming and they have a lot of money. Mr. Li has a daughter and a son. Two years ago, Miss Li even got married and arranged a wedding. Several months later, it was reported that she was pregnant. It can be said that happy events are coming together, but after all, the moon will be cloudy and sunny, and people will have misfortunes and blessings.How magnificent it was once today, how dilapidated it is now.The courtyard was so deserted that there was not even a servant, the surrounding was silent, and the howling wind was like the shriek of a ghost, making people panic and frightened.

There were six people in the hall, Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi kept Xue Yang on guard, Xiao Xingchen looked around, and Lan Xichen talked to Li Ruoyu while comforting him.

Xue Yang casually sat on the side with Erlang's legs crossed, listened to it for a while, feeling that it was all nonsense, and said, "How about "Questing the Spirit"?" This is indeed the fastest and most efficient way.

Lan Xichen caressed Li Bing, his movements paused as if he was thinking, and he said after a long time, "Is it okay? Mr. Li."

Li Ruoyu stared at the bloodshot eyes, anxiously said: "Is there any danger? Those are all ghosts, can it be done?"

Before Lan Xichen could answer, Xue Yang said, "What's wrong?"

His tone was flat, but uncompromising, threatening, Li Ruoyu choked, and nodded reluctantly.Lan Xichen held onto the cracked ice, and for a while, streams of whistling sounds poured out, like weeping and complaining, lingering around the beam.Sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low-pitched.After a while, a ray of ghosts was indeed attracted.Once the tune is changed, the question and answer is as follows:

Who are you?By whom?

The answer was: Li Xin, the daughter of Li Rutao from the Li family.Killed by Xu Ning'er.

Xu Ning'er was the insane wife that Li Ruoyu was talking about.The testimony is exactly the same as what Li Ruoyu said.Li Ruoyu on the side frequently wiped the cold sweat with his sleeves, as if he couldn't wipe it off no matter how hard he tried, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xue Yang's aggressive attitude made Lan Jingyi frown, and said mockingly, "Otherwise, what else could there be? What else could there be? Not everyone is like some people who treat a gentleman with a villain's heart."

There were only a few people in the room, and it couldn't be more obvious who the words were directed at, Xue Yang smiled contemptuously, noncommittal.

Lan Xichen had already put Li Bing away, and said, "Today is already late, and I will definitely visit again tomorrow."

Xiao Xingchen also cupped his hands and was about to leave, but Lan Xichen stopped the two of them: "Master Xiao, Mr. Xue, please stay. If the two of you don't dislike the humbleness, why don't you stay overnight?"

Xiao Xingchen was afraid that Xue Yang would be inconvenient, so he wanted to refuse, but Xue Yang said, "That's troublesome."

There are small buildings everywhere in the Xianmen family, let alone a famous family like the Gusu Lan family, and it will not take long to arrive at a secluded residence within five miles.It has always been in the style of the Lan family, the small buildings are quiet and quiet, and the spring water is gurgling.

Lan Xichen led the people all the way in, walked through the winding corridor, and came to a house. Xue Yang stopped outside. Anyway, he thought no one would welcome him in.

He leaned against the window lattice, resting his right hand behind his head, and said indifferently: "This matter is not that simple."

Lan Jingyi didn't want to say anything more to him, she just felt that this man and dog couldn't spit out ivory, obviously she was the most black-hearted one, and she was always suspicious of this and that.Lan Sizhui was more thoughtful, restrained his temper and said, "Why did Mr. Xue say such a thing?"

Xue Yang raised his head and his eyes were covered with white silk, but it gave people the illusion that this person was looking at the night sky. He sneered, "Just a little light is enough. This is the territory of the Gusu Lan family. If something happens, I will immediately think of it." Didn’t he ask for help from the Lan family? Doesn’t he understand the truth that distant water can’t save near fire? Just because you Hanguang-jun has always said that you always come out when there is chaos, the Lan family will not stand idly by.”

Lan Xichen was also well aware of his younger brother's character, it was true.Nodding his head, he said, "This is indeed unreasonable. Could it be that Mr. Li has some unspeakable secrets?"

Xue Yang shook his head, clicked his mouth, and said, "Can there be any unspeakable secrets? For example, it is possible that he and his wife joined forces to kill his father, sisters and brothers-in-law. This is all right now, they are all dead, and the one who benefits the most is not Is it him? If this matter is exposed, can you still mess around?"

Hearing his analysis like this, the expressions of several people were unpredictable, and they sighed endlessly.Xiao Xingchen frowned, after all, he didn't agree with this view, there is no evidence at present, so it's hard to jump to conclusions.On the contrary, Lan Jingyi stood up awkwardly, and said with a stiff neck, "Then according to what you said, why did he kill his wife?"

Xue Yang laughed, laughing at his innocence: "It's not that simple. I'm afraid that things will come to light. His wife is the only witness."

Lan Sizhui refused to accept it, and said, "Since there is no personal or physical evidence, why does Mr. Xue slander others so much?"

defamation?Xue Yang chattered and stopped talking.Xiao Xingchen said: "What Ah Yang said is not unreasonable. Let's go to Li's Mansion tomorrow morning."

The former sentence was addressed to Lan Xichen and the others, and the latter sentence was addressed to Xue Yang, with a gentleness in his tone that even Xiao Xingchen himself hadn't noticed.Along the way, he seemed to have gotten used to it, and being nice to Xue Yang seemed to be such a natural and natural thing.

Lan Jingyi didn't believe it!Xue Yang lied to Daoist Xiao so hard!There is simply no reason to condone such a person.He was straightforward, said something, gritted his teeth and said, "Master Dao, don't you hate him for treating you like this?" But as soon as the words came out, he felt that something was wrong, it was too presumptuous, and he quickly apologized: "Yes. The junior made a slip of the tongue."

Lan Sizhui wanted to cover his mouth, and lowered his voice to make him say less.On the other end, Xiao Xingchen said without pause: "I..." Xue Yang's breathing froze after he said a single word, he cared more about this answer than anyone else.

"Don't hate."

Let go, it's not that easy.Xiao Xingchen asked himself this question more than once.Xue Yang killed countless people, causing him to be beyond redemption.hatred!He originally thought that this was an unsolvable question, but when others asked him, he didn't hesitate at all, so he answered it as he wanted.People's hearts are not grass and trees, and my heart is also a rock.So he chose not to hate, and gave Xue Yang a way to live, and let himself have a way to live.

Xue Yang let out a long breath, and the stone on his chest fell to the ground. Various emotions flooded his heart, joy and excitement, which made him indescribable, and even had the urge to shed tears.He swallowed it back sharply, trying to look as good as ever.

Suddenly there was an east wind blowing, and the begonia and pear blossoms fell outside the house, lifted the plain robe, and hit the man's chiseled cheeks, and the starlight in those eyes seemed to turn into a pool of spring water suddenly, like ten miles of frost. There were ripples.

The next day, the group returned to the Li Mansion.The sun is warm and the sky is blue. It is a warm and pleasant weather.But it was out of tune with Li's house, as if the sunlight couldn't reach this side anyway, it was gray and lifeless, even the wind was chilly.

Li Ruoyu's legs were trembling, and he led them around, and when they came to the ancestral hall, everyone stopped, and saw that the huge ancestral hall was covered with white flowers, and there was a black wooden coffin in the center of the hall.

Lan Xichen asked, "This is...?"

Li Ruoyu hesitantly said: "This is my wife's coffin." He lowered his head, and kept looking at those from the Lan family with his peripheral vision, pacing up and down.

Xue Yang walked in first, reached out to touch the coffin, and suddenly exerted force, as if to open the coffin lid.Lan Xichen stopped him and said, "Young Master Xue, I'm afraid this is not appropriate."

As expected, Xue Yang withdrew his strength, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "All right, let's empathize."

Before Li Ruoyu could ask what 'empathy' is, Xiao Xingchen also put his hand on Xue Yang's shoulder, tucking his fingers together, and said decisively, "No! It's too dangerous!"

If it is possessed by a ghost, the consequences will be disastrous.Xiao Xingchen frowned, not wanting him to make any mistakes.Back in Yizhuang, Lan Jingyi and Lan Sizhui also persuaded Wei Wuxian, but if it was Xue Yang instead, they would let him go.

In the stalemate, Xue Yang suddenly fell down. Xiao Xingchen was already beside him, and immediately caught him firmly, his eyes were full of panic, what's going on?It's obvious that empathy hasn't started yet. "A Yang... Xue Yang!"

Xue Yang didn't sleep well last night, but he was a little dizzy, so he staggered a step. Who knew that Xiao Xingchen suddenly stepped forward and hugged him in his arms, and felt his heart beating very fast.Originally, he wanted to lie in this warm embrace for a while longer, but Xiao Xingchen's anxious voice made him unbearable, so he raised his right hand to touch his cheek, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."

Xiao Xingchen slowly helped him up, and said with concern, "Is it really just tired?"

Xue Yang stood firm and said, "Well, but it's not completely like this. This coffin..."

"It's empty, right? Mr. Li."

As soon as the words fell, the four of them looked at the withered and emaciated man in unison.Li Ruoyu covered his face with his hands, and said, "You're talking nonsense! It's clearly inside..."

Interrupting him, Xue Yang rang his hand and said, "Really? Is there a body inside?"

No.After the hand rang, nothing happened.Xue Yang laughed and said, "If there is a corpse inside, why can't I summon it?"

Yes!The person in front of them is also a ghost, and his talent and understanding are no worse than Wei Wuxian.Lan Sizhui couldn't help it anymore, and asked, "What's going on... Where's the... dead body inside?"

Seeing the development of the situation so far, Li Ruoyu sat on the ground slumped, but he, who was trembling at first, changed his face, showing a fierce look, and roared like crazy: "Why does the Lan family want to meddle in my family's business? Do you want to get rid of the evil?"

Lan Jingyi got angry, and said, "What do you mean by that? We came to help you, but we did the wrong thing?"

Li Ruoyu said: "Is it right? Originally..."

Xue Yang said slowly: "Originally, I invited a casual cultivator in the mountains. Except for this ghost, this matter is over, isn't it? It won't make a mess out of control."

Li Ruoyu said bitterly: "Yes! That's right! What are you meddling in my affairs! Now you all go! I don't need you to meddle, let me leave!"

Lan Xichen wanted to help him up, but Li Ruoyu slapped him away.Something came from afar, and upon closer inspection, it was a female corpse.The fine silk she was wearing had faded, her steps were extremely stiff and slow, and she finally walked to Xue Yang's side.

Xue Yang said, "Do you want her to tell it, or you say it yourself?"

It turned out that the sound just now meant that something had been summoned!It's just that Xu Ning'er's body was hidden far away, so it took some time.Li Ruoyu was so frightened that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, and he backed away again and again, yelling: "Don't come here! It's not me! It's not my fault! It's all your fault!"

Xue Yang blew the whistle, and the female corpse stepped forward and grabbed Li Ruoyu, who was about to escape, and said, "Hurry up, I'm impatient!"

Xiao Xingchen also said, "Young Master Li, what's going on?"

Li Ruoyu's face was as pale as death, knowing that there was no power to recover, she immediately lost her strength, and said incoherently: "Why? Why! Is it because I'm a concubine? I'm not as good as a woman? That bitch Li Xin | People! What’s so great about her? Can a woman be the head of the family? Obviously, I’m the only heir to the Li family! Damn old man! He deserves his death! He’d rather give the property to a baby in the womb Give it to me! Li Xin, a bitch｜female｜who can only order me this and that all day long, she is obviously a waste! Do you want to ride on my head? Ning'er said the name, his eyes suddenly lit up , flashed a trace of sternness: "It was agreed that we will live together, why betray me! Why do you turn your back on the shore! What do you turn yourself in to plead guilty? What crime do I have? The two of us did it, and you were the one who started it! Plead guilty You go alone! Why do you drag me into the water! Damn it! Damn it! You all deserve to die! "

crazy.This man is completely insane.Lan Xichen didn't want to look any more, his heart was like being pricked by a needle. The crazy and ferocious face he saw overlapped with Jin Guangyao's crazy and unwilling face that night at the Guanyin Temple, and even he couldn't tell the difference between reality and illusion up.He looked at his hand, then at Shuoyue, and finally his right hand clenched into a fist. After doing something, there is no turning back, and there is no medicine for regret.

Six months.Jin Guangyao's words "but I never thought of harming you" that day was like a nightmare and became his demon.Since he hated him, why did he push him away that day?It's been half a year...he still can't figure it out.

Ayao, what exactly do you want?How To?

Lan Xichen's complexion was very bad, his fair face was covered with a layer of frost, his lips were slightly pale, Lan Sizhui was full of worry, and said, "Zewu-jun, are you alright?"

For the past six months, Lan Xichen has been looking tired. The juniors of the Lan family always feel that their suzerain has changed, but it seems that they have not changed. There is an inexplicable feeling.

Looking at Li Ruoyu who was curled up on the ground, Lan Xichen shook his head, rubbed the center of his brows, and said tiredly, "It's okay, leave this person to the aristocratic family here." Turning around, he said to Xue Xiao, "Then we will Say goodbye first."

The figures of the three of them walked further and further away until they disappeared at the end.Xiao Xingchen said to Xue Yang, "Ah Yang, let's go too."

Xue Yang said softly, "Master Daoist, I'm sleepy, so tired!"

Xiao Xingchen chuckled, knowing that Xue Yang was acting like a baby, he said, "Then I'll carry you?"

Xue Yang said without hesitation, "Okay!"

After carrying it for a while, Xiao Xingchen felt that the person on his back was breathing steadily. He called out but did not answer, as if he had really fallen asleep.He said softly, "I like it."

The voice was very light and soft, as if blown by the wind and dispersed.