[Ancient Sword II] Morning Light Shadow

As soon as the boat goes out to sea, Li Goudan, who has been a lifelong bohemian and fish lover, is in high spirits. Compared with the current level of joy, the state of usually staying on land can hardly be more refined.

Lying on the porthole and watching the colorful deep-sea fish swimming around outside, the crystal window was covered with saliva, the Samoyed dog recalled the situation when he went to sea with the Vikings and vomited nostalgicly Tongue out, suddenly remembered something, black eyes sparkling.

The third prince, who was chatting with A Ruan, suddenly felt a chill rushing from the tailbone to the back of the neck...

He looked back suspiciously, only to find that Li Goudan was squatting behind wagging his tail happily, tilting his head to look at himself carefully.

Ari, who was rolling on A Ruan's skirt, yawned, stood up, and rubbed the white fluff in front of Li Goudan.

After the two animals whispered to each other for a while, Ari turned around and returned to his owner, chirping and meowing for a while, Aruan covered his mouth and laughed.

"Yi Ze Yi Ze do you know?"

Ah Ruan hugged Ah Li and looked at the Taoist Lord in white, "Ah Li said, Li Goudan really wants to bite you~~~"

"..."

Thinking back to when Li Goudan rubbed his leg in Taihua Mountain a few days ago, I was quite touched... Xia Yi suddenly felt that he was so naive at that time.

Knowing from A Ruan that his little friend Yi was being targeted by Li Goudan, Le Wuyi simply didn't know what expression he should use to face such a strange incident.So he had no choice but to drive his horsepower at full speed, and finally reached Congji Abyss before the strike of Zhaocaijinbao.

Entering the cave in the depths of the abyss, they found that there was a water barrier here. A group of people got off the boat and learned from a frozen Pingyi Nanba water that this place was a fishy fish. The female mirage lives in the cave.It is worth noting that this mirage has a luminous treasure, which seems to be the Zhaoming fragment they are looking for.

So everyone decided to go to the mirage spirit to get the pieces of Zhaoming, and then—by the way—to avenge Nanbashui, who was frozen by the mirage spirit who failed to court him.

The appearance of the mirage spirit was really amazing, and at the same time, it also reaped the hostility of the women present.Smelling the smell of seafood, Li Goudan barked happily, flicking his big brush-like tail, as if he would jump up and bite at any moment.

With the presence of Nan Bashui, who is also from the Shui tribe, the illusion was quickly exposed.The mirage essence Yu Lian who revealed her real body is indeed... hard to describe.

What is even more indescribable is that His Highness the Third Prince was able to politely refuse the face-to-face courtship of such a banshee. While the friends were amazed, they all stole glances at the translucent Princess Ligui.

They have reason to believe that Yi Ze was definitely brought down by this aunt Li's unhealthy tendencies!

Li Bao'er turned her face to the other side expressionlessly.

At this time, the mood has not changed at all, probably only Li Goudan who is full of thoughts about eating.

"Tsk tsk, I thought she was such a charming beauty..."

Li Gu'er, who had been irritated by the scene of Le Wuyi and Lala turning their necks for several days, finally found someone to vent her anger on.

"It turned out to be such a look with crooked mouth and slanted eyes... No wonder there are so many male monsters out there who refuse to obey, even if they are blind, they can't see this kind of guy. I understand why there is a water barrier here. Putting on such a thick powder, if it dissolves in water...a face that even makeup can't save, it's ridiculous, it's generous~~~"

For Wen Renyu, who is dressed in a neutral dress, or A Ruan, who is slightly lacking in bust, Yu Lian can still happily mock her. Shen Xi, who is used to seeing beauties, would like to give her a thumbs up... It is natural for the magnificent princess to criticize the mirage spirit.

Lala, who adheres to the principle of saying and acting according to the ghost in her heart, waved the shroud as a matter of course in agreement.

It is said that literati look down on each other, but in fact—the relationship is not good—women also despise each other, and it is very normal to fight at each other, so Wen Renyu and Xia Yi, who originally wanted to resolve it peacefully, could only silently Sigh, and join the fray.

Well, in fact, the two of them have wanted to beat Mirage for a long time. After all, one is said to be a man-in-law, and the other is considered to be forced to stay as the husband of the village... Humans can't bear it.

As for Le Wuyi, who is rustic in the crooked melon and cracked jujube soil—Mirage Speech—and A Ruan who doesn’t even have a chest—also Mirage Speech—I’m sorry, these two have been gearing up for a long time, automatically You don't need to be greeted when you join the battle.

After the gang fight was over, Yu Lian, who was crying, was chased and fled by Li Goudan.After a while, the Samoyed came back triumphantly with a huge mollusk arm in its mouth to ask for praise, but at this time, the others could not care about how to roast the monster.

"Hey, let's go play." Li Bao'er patted the Samoyed on the head, "This thing is not edible, throw it away."

While talking, Xia Yi picked up A Ruan who had fainted after touching the Zhaoming fragments, and hurried back to the Yanjia boat. While Le Wuyi and Wen Renyu hurriedly followed, they did not forget to greet the other three non-human followers. superior.

Li Goudan, who was ignored, whined a few times reluctantly, let go, but took advantage of the time when Li Bao'er was floating towards the Yanjia boat, he quietly picked up his wrists and feet, and swallowed them into his stomach a few times.It's not that it can't be eaten raw, it's just that it tastes better when it's baked...

After searching all over the temple, but no trace of Second Miss Shen was found, Chu Qi finally realized that returning to Liuyue City does not mean being able to see Shen Xi.

"Miss Xi moved to the City Lord's Mansion a few days ago and lived with the City Lord Cangming."

Yun Yu said with a sullen face, "The high priest has ordered that Miss Xi lure the demon into the body, and the high priest has ordered that it is strictly forbidden to spread. It just so happened that the city lord's old illness was recovering, so he invited Miss Xi to stay for a few days..."

From this incoherent description, Chu Qi can easily read the hidden meaning. The matter of Shen Xi being possessed by the heart demon must not be leaked, and at the same time, he must guard against external combustion, so he has time and strength Cang Ming took the initiative to take care of Shen Xi.

... If Mao rashly sneaked into the city lord's mansion, he might be beaten to death by the master, right?

Chu Qi didn't think he was an idiot. Everyone in the city knew the tacit relationship between the high priest and the Cangming City Lord, and he could see it too.

——I insist on sending flowers every day for a hundred years, and even say that I have no intention, even a fool can't be fooled.

At this moment, Chu Qi didn't know that his master, who couldn't even fool a fool, was watching his sister rubbing against Cangming in envy and hatred in the city lord's mansion.

Thinking about it carefully, in the past 100 years, when sending flowers every day, Cang Ming was naked, and the annoying ghost Li Ying was not there this time, and I honestly did nothing...

Shen Ye silently looked away, he felt that he was really a gentleman.

Because he was never aware of Chu Qi's intentions, Shen Ye had no way of knowing. In fact, when he was in the lower realm, his sister had already been hugged by Chu Qi many times.

Therefore, in terms of progress, the high priest who claims to be a gentleman is steadily losing the wind.

Because of Cangming's possession of Jumu, the City Lord's Mansion has been vacant for many years, but Shen Ye has never neglected these aspects of regular maintenance, so after Cangming leaves Jumu and returns to the City Lord's Mansion, he only needs to rearrange the attendants and guards , and then simply clean the house, add some bedding and clothes such as bedding.And these things, Shen Ye has already taken care of them.

"The divine power in Jumu suddenly increased, and then returned to normal..."

Having rubbed Cangming's career line enough, Second Miss Shen finally remembered the business, "Is there anyone in the city who suspects it?"

In the past 140 years, Cang Ming has long been used to being the hands-off shopkeeper, letting Shen Ye take full charge of all affairs in the clan, and she just took over the general manager in a symbolic way... So she also watched the high priest with Shen Xi.

Being stared at by his sister and his boss - only High Priest Ziwei himself thought it was - the object of his crush, Shen Ye felt a little stressed.

"The ethnic groups who have not yet moved are actually preparing for the last batch of evacuation because of their confidential work in the temple and the city lord's mansion." He shook his head, signaling that the two of them need not be nervous, "They know their duty."

After reassuring, the two turned their heads back and continued talking about girls.

So Shen Ye felt even more sad.

Still thinking about finding a way to separate the two girls, Shen Ye stood up suddenly, and left in a hurry.

——The city lord squeezed Miss Shen Er's baby's fat face so that it was rising, and nodded indifferently. The casual attitude made the high priest's internal injuries worse.

"Zhaoming got it?"

This was Shen Ye's first sentence after seeing Chu Qi.

Chu Qi shook his head: "Le Wuyi and his party went out to sea to Congji Abyss, but they haven't returned yet."

From the location of Jizhiyuan, Shen Ye knew it well. After all, in order to choose a suitable new residence, he sent people to do a detailed survey of the eastern and southern seas of Shenzhou, and Congjizhiyuan was naturally included.He estimated the travel time, even if it is the fastest instant travel, it will take three to five days, Chu Qi took time to come back to report, there is no delay in the matter, not to mention that Guangzhou is still keeping an eye on it, so it will not miss Le Wu Let them go back.

"Furthermore, Miss Xi attracted demonic energy into her body. Although she was temporarily suppressed, her subordinates are also very worried..."

Seeing Shen Ye's unwavering expression, Chu Qi knew that he didn't mind his temporary return, so he felt relieved.

"Boldly visit, I hope the master will allow."

Shen Ye quickly looked away.The reason why my sister broke up with Chu Qi was that the root cause was actually her... too guilty.

——I had no idea that Chu Qi had already made an appointment with her sister when she was not there.

"This..." He coughed dryly, "Castle Master Cangming invited Xiaoxi to stay in the City Lord's Mansion for a few days... Don't pry into the City Lord's residence."

Even with a mask covering Chu Qi's face, Shen Ye could feel the deep resentment rushing towards him.

So the high priest decisively withdrew.

Anyway, Chu Qi would not trespass on the City Lord's Mansion, as long as he didn't delay the business, it doesn't matter how much he complains.

Shen Ye thought desperately.

The one who finally helped Chu Qi was Cong Yang who was passing by.

The priest of Tianfu, who aspired to become a god assist, called his friends and the city lord to come out for a walk on the grounds of taking a walk to bask in the sun.

Although the closer to the critical moment, accidents are more likely to occur, but Shen Xi has always been confident, which undoubtedly gave Chu Qi a little more confidence, not to mention that Shen Ye and Cang Ming are both thoughtful people. Even Congyang, although he usually does nothing, never delays his business.

Seeing that Shen Xi was in good spirits, but her face was a little haggard, Chu Qi, who was crouching in the dark, felt relieved.If there is no accident, the last Zhaoming shard is about to be obtained, and Miss Xi will recover soon.

While thinking, he quietly escaped into the shadow of the building.

As soon as he returned to the temple, he looked down and found a human head stuck in the back.

"..."

Chu Qi is only glad that Liuyue City is almost empty now, otherwise, if someone saw someone with a head jumping around in front of Shennong's stone statue, it would not be his master but this guy who would stop the child from crying at night.

What's even more embarrassing is that he and the human head still have the same face.

Having said that, if you take off the mask yourself, and there is such a human head next to it...you can play like this when you want to scare people.

Just thinking about being scary, when I looked up, I saw Priest Tanlang walking towards me.

Feng Ya will be called Dark Gothic style by Shen Xi and Cong Yang. On the one hand, it is because he likes to write and recite dark poems. Necromancer way.

Judging from these two points, Feng Ya's courage should be quite sufficient.

However, the recognized and courageous Priest Tanlang didn't make a sound when he saw the smiling head, and his whole body froze.

Xie Yan vaguely remembered that when he was beheaded by the high priest, this person was there, so... another person who thought he was cheating?

The two people with the same face looked at each other, and at the same time... slipped away.

The author has something to say: Let’s put some small episodes that fit the occasion on Halloween p(#￣▽￣#)o

The inspiration comes from the stalk of the brain hole with Ah Jiu, you can find out what allusions appeared in Xiaofanwai

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The first time I was frightened was in the middle of the night when Xie Yan’s head was cut off. Shen Ye was sleeping in a daze when he suddenly felt something approaching from above. He opened his eyes vigilantly and saw a person’s head hanging from the ceiling upside down. The face is only half an inch...

Shen Ye was so frightened that he couldn't even cry out.

Although after that, Shen Ye knew that the Yanjia man made by the bear boy's apprentice was also very ugly. He played with the self-transformation when he had nothing to do, and he directly transformed into a body-head separation type. I can eat by myself to replenish my spiritual power...but the shock didn't stop.

"Does the high priest know that there is a monster called Flying Man in the lower realm..."

That night, Shen Ye dreamed of Cangming in the wood.

"Look, Ah Ye, without the burden of my body, I can also go to the lower realm to have a look~~~"

Seeing his sweetheart's head leave his neck, float around the wooden frame, and then fly farther and farther until it disappears, Shen Ye couldn't catch his breath and almost choked to death.

Turning around, I saw 11-year-old Xiao Xie Yi rubbing up to him with a smile.

"Master, Master, this is for you, use it to play!"

While speaking, he reached out and took off his head, and handed it to the high priest, the mouth of the head was still opening and closing.

"Master, let's play ball together~"

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Shen Ye suddenly opened his eyes and found himself in the conference hall, only then remembered that today was the ten-day meeting, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's just a dream...

"Hee hee, now only the High Priest is left!"

"You really don't fit in..."

"That's right, everyone is the same, that's what's interesting~"

"Why doesn't the High Priest join us?"

"Yeah, join in!"

Shen Ye took a closer look and her heart stopped beating.

Where the priests usually stand, the heads of familiar people are bouncing up and down, and the cuts below the heads are still dripping with blood...

This time, Shen Ye really woke up with fright.

So the bedtime story about the head can continue.

"Hehe, Xie was looking through the book of ghosts a few days ago, and found that there was a kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West in the ancient Western Regions..."

The sleepy eyes finally closed, and opened quickly again after a while. The Qisha Priest rarely got out of the wheelchair and came to see him in person.

"I can't even remember the last time I saw you discussing matters in person." Shen Ye teased this friend and subordinate with a drawn-out tone.

Hitomi calmly opened the wooden box in her hand: "I heard that there is a custom in the lower world that every year on this evening, candy will be prepared for the children. All the other children in the city will give it, and Xiaoxi is the only one missing."

"...I have never heard of such a custom." The high priest refused to admit that he did not prepare candies for his sister.

"It's okay, I've prepared your share." As he spoke, Tong slightly tilted the wooden box to let Shen Ye see the contents clearly, "You can go to the lower realm later, just take it to Xiaoxi by the way."

Shen Ye stretched his neck and glanced at the wooden box: Another head! ! !

——Why do you all like to have trouble with human heads? !

Hitomi lifted the cover of the human head, and from Shen Ye's perspective, the inside of the cranial cavity was full of small gray insect eggs, some of which were broken, which looked very disgusting.

"A new variety, it can be stir-fried or stewed, grilled is no problem, and it tastes good when eaten raw... Ah Ye?"

The high priest felt dizzy for a while and lay down straight.

When I closed my eyes, it turned out to be another nightmare.

"It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period in the Lower Realm, there was a craftsman who was ordered by the King of Chu to forge swords for him..."

Shen Ye was too lazy to talk to Xie Yan, so he closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.

Hearing that his sister was back early in the morning, Shen Ye excitedly walked to Shen Xi's room after the meeting.

Hearing a dog barking halfway, he turned his head to see that the head of the priest of Tianfu was placed on Li Goudan's body, and he was glaring at the body of a woman with a white dog's head at the moment.

... What the hell is this?

Shen Ye, who was already used to human heads, thought to himself, could it be that the priest of Tianfu and Li Goudan were as stupid as they talked too much, but they really changed their heads to play?

Um, no, that strange story about Lu Pan that Xie Yan said a few days ago seems to be a change of head?

Just when he walked outside, Shen Ye couldn't help but smile knowingly when he heard the laughter inside, and opened the door curtain smoothly.

"Xiaoxi, Yue'er, when were you so happy? Tell me too—"

The laughing voice stopped abruptly.

My sister's soft round bed was replaced by someone with a large pot of the same size, with firewood under it, and the fire was burning brightly, and the water in the pot was boiling and bubbling.

Although I was a little apprehensive about the worm dishes made by my sister, but...don't spoil Xiao Xi's interest.

Shen Ye made up his mind, and Shen Ye put on a smile that he thought was kind, but turned around but did not see Shen Xi and Hua Yue.

So who was speaking just now?

He was about to say something when a few bubbles appeared in the pot, and something gradually floated up.

Shen Ye gasped.

"Brother, brother, why don't you come down to play too~" Shen Xi, who only had one head left, smiled innocently in the boiling water, "It's so cold, how nice it is to take a hot bath!"

"What Miss Xi said is true, the master must be very cold when he comes back from outside?" Chu Qi echoed Shen Xi as always.

Seeing that Shen Ye was motionless, Hua Yue also chimed in: "Why is Ah Ye so silent today?"

The three human heads were half floating and half sinking in the pot, steaming so hot that they couldn't see their expressions clearly.

Shen Ye felt his hands sink, turned his head stiffly, lowered his head, and there was a cracking sound in his neck, like a nail that hadn't been nursed and lubricated for a long time.

I saw holding the wooden box that Tong had sent before, the lid of the human head in the box hadn't been closed yet, red and black Gu worms were crawling in and out.

"The worms look delicious..." Shen Xi sucked her saliva, "Brother, pour it in quickly, otherwise he will be hungry if he doesn't have time to cook..."

Shen Ye shook his hands, and the wooden box and the head fell into the pot.

Wait, who is that "he"?

"Did you forget your brother when you have a lover?" The big white dog ran in from the outside wagging its tail, and said unceremoniously with Congyang's head on his neck.

Shen Xi blinked: "Oh, I haven't told my brother that Xiao Xi has someone he likes!"

"I don't understand why you like that kind of person," Cong Yang rolled his eyes, "You always wear black in the dark, and you can't see your face..."

Always in the dark, dressed in black, unable to see his face... Looking around Liuyue City, Shen Ye only found one guy who fit the above description.

--grind!Poppy!

Gritting his teeth, the High Priest suddenly started up, slapped Xie Yan's head aside, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, put on his chain sword, and went out in a rage.

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The above is the Halloween episode

The next chapter is the zoo episode mentioned earlier, you can skip the children’s papers that only read the text