Nocturnal

At dawn, the sky was slightly brighter.

The storm that had been raging all night finally stopped, and the streets were full of fallen leaves, mixed with packaging bags and other garbage, and piled up in a mess on the side of the street.Rainwater is still accumulated in the low-lying places, and the city's sewer system is facing a difficult test, like an old cow with a heavy load, working hard.

Qin Mochi walked out of the side door of Zhao's house while dripping water. Behind him, several staff members in uniform were making detailed statistics on the damage caused by the battle last night.Rong Xin was impatient to deal with a bunch of troublesome humans, so he went back to rest after reporting the work situation.Qin Mochi just found out that besides being a landowner at Badaoling Farm, he also has a high-end apartment in the urban area--the big monster who has been in the world for hundreds of years, has saved some money anyway.

Xia Zhifei ran back from his seat to look at Qin Mochi, and seeing that he was fine, he went back to his work.Qin Mochi was just a reserve soldier, without a clear division of labor, and he was so exhausted that he simply came out and found a place to sit for a while, waiting for the big troops to finish their work.

The crossbow in his palm, or it should be called Tianji crossbow, is like a heavy weapon that consumes a lot of money. After shooting an arrow, most of the real essence in Qin Mochi's inner mansion is empty. After a while, I felt extremely tired from inside to outside, and I almost couldn't keep my eyes open. I found a chair in the temporary residence of Yu Qing and the others, and leaned against the table without wiping the rain from my hair. Fell asleep.

In his dream, Qin Mochi saw the small courtyard in the mountain where peach trees were planted, the trees were full of peach blossoms like mist and rosy clouds, A Li and his young self were sitting next to each other under the flower trees.This time, he saw Ali's face clearly.She has a delicate oval face, with natural facial features, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes are still a bit girlish.Especially those round amber eyes, with indescribable agility between glances, as if they could speak.

Qin Mochi shouted silently in his dream: "Mother..."

The child in the dream seemed to follow his mouth, and called out in a childlike voice, "Mother, I heard you talking about cultivation to Uncle Zhu. What is cultivation?"

A Li looked at him, with a little melancholy in her eyes, "Cultivation, it's a very hard job, and it's very tiring... What do you ask this for?"

The young self raised her face innocently, her unfocused eyes turned towards Ali, and there was a hint of worry in her expression, "Does Mo Mo want to practice?"

A Li was amused by him, and touched his chubby face, "Of course not, my Momo is a personal baby, and in the future she will live in a crowded place, walk on the street, and go to work openly. Marrying a wife and having children, um, and earning money to buy a house, where is the time to practice.”

What she said was too complicated, and the young Qin Mochi was confused, "Do you have to do so many things when you grow up?"

"Yeah, although there are many things, it's very interesting." A Li said with a smile: "When you build a big house, I will be the old lady at home, you have to be filial to me."

The young Qin Mochi nodded firmly.

Ali had a smile on her face, but tears flowed from her eyes. The sadness was suppressed by her, and her blind son didn't notice it at all.

The scenery in the field of vision is pushed away, and it becomes a quiet bamboo forest outside the small courtyard and a slanting stone path between the forests.

Qin Mochi suddenly realized that this was not his memory, but just like before, he was reading someone else's memory, Li Yedu's memory.Everything he saw was what Li Yedu had seen before.

Qin Mochi opened his eyes, and he saw Li Yedu sitting next to him, carefully wiping the scratches on Qin Mochi's arm with a cotton swab dipped in disinfectant in his hand.Probably sensing from his reaction that he had woken up, Li Yedu raised his head and showed a very shallow smile, "Are you awake? Are you tired?"

There were wounds on Li Yedu's neck and arms, and his body was covered in blood and muddy water. He looked like a soldier who had just come down from the battlefield, and his clothes were almost torn into rags.

Qin Mochi reached out and touched the wound on his cheek lightly, feeling like he was cut by the air current, "What's the matter? You were sent to that ambush point?"

Li Yedu shook his head, with a hint of frustration in his expression, "I couldn't make it over here."

"What do you mean?" Qin Mochi felt that there was something in his words, "Brother Qu arranged for you to go to another mission?"

Li Yedu was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I was trapped on the road."

If it was during the day, Qin Mochi would have thought he was talking about a traffic jam, or something similar, but it was midnight when he acted. Even in the busiest city, traffic jams in the middle of the night were unlikely to happen.Then there is another situation: someone did it on purpose.

Qin Mochi immediately thought of the faint scent of peach blossoms in the air when the talisman exploded.

Li Yedu saw the subtle change in his expression, and smiled wryly, "Did you guess it?"

"It's just a guess," Qin Mochi patted him on the shoulder, "At any rate, we're half a yamen's tolerance now, and we need evidence to draw conclusions."

Li Yedu remained silent.

Qin Mochi was a little depressed by his reaction, "If... I said if, it's really him... What does he want to do? There must be a reason, right?"

"I don't know." Li Yedu threw the used cotton into the trash can, frowning, with some kind of anger and unwillingness to be betrayed in his dejected expression, "He didn't say anything.'

Qin Mochi looked at him sympathetically, "What are you going to do now?"

Li Yedu sighed, "No matter what you do, you have to find him first." He looked at Qin Mochi's widened eyes, and said with a wry smile, "That's right, he disappeared, I don't know where he went. Captain Qu has arranged for someone to look for it."

Qin Mochi really didn't know what to say now.If Na Kun was innocent, it would be too much of a coincidence.The fragrance of peach blossoms, the special timing of this night, the intercepted Li Yedu...

Qin Mochi pressed his finger lightly on the tip of Li Yedu's furrowed brow, "It seems that you don't know enough about your senior brother."

Li Yedu held his hand.

Qin Mochi suddenly thought of his little back in the dream when he was young. He seemed to observe himself from various angles.What's especially funny is that he remembers his face very clearly - the corners of the small courtyard in the mountain have been blurred, and Ali's face is not very clear, only his little face with baby fat, what? All the time it seems to be shining.

Qin Mochi suddenly realized that he seemed to have discovered a secret.

Li Yedu gently rubbed his hand, the expression on his face became much gentler, "What are you thinking?"

Qin Mochi came back to his senses, "If Brother Qu can't find Nakun, what are you going to do?"

Li Yedu pondered for a while, "Besides the business he opened in Linhai City, there are many places he can go... However, there is one place where I guess he is likely to go."

Qin Mochi was surprised, "Are you going to find him?"

Li Yedu nodded.

Qin Mochi recalled the gorgeous peach blossom in his dream, and his heart was slightly in a trance, "I also guessed where you were talking about." He looked at Li Yedu, "If you really want to go, I will go with you."

Li Yedu looked at him for a moment, and a smile slowly appeared on his face, "Okay."

Regarding the matter of finding Nakun, Qu Zhi was actually not very concerned at the beginning. It was only his unilateral statement to prevent Li Yedu from carrying out the mission. After all, there was no direct evidence to link with Nakun.Moreover, Na Kun's performance has always been very regular, and he has never done anything illegal. Whether it is a human race or a monster race, he has a network of relationships that cannot be underestimated, and he often uses this advantage to fight against the law. Other demon clans provide free help.It can be said that in the circle of Linhai City, Na Kun, a loose cultivator, has a very good reputation.

Even the reason why he blocked Li Yedu from carrying out the mission, Qu Zhi could find out ready-made reasons for him: he was worried about the safety of his junior brother, although his actions were a little ill-considered, but it was justifiable, and everything was justified.But Li Yedu insisted on asking him to look for Na Kun's whereabouts, and Qu Zhi also suspected that there was something else hidden in it, and judging from the situation at night, Na Kun seemed to know something inside, so he arranged for Xu Rui Take charge of this.I didn't expect this investigation to find out something.

On the outskirts of the city, at the abandoned Pier No. [-], there is a deserted grass beach far and near.

A few years ago, this place was also prosperous. Later, because of a leakage accident of chemical raw materials, the nearby residents moved out one after another.After the completion of the new pier, the place was completely desolate.Because it is close to the sea, the pier and nearby houses have been severely corroded by the sea wind, the walls are mottled, and most of the houses have no doors and windows.

Wearing a pair of sunglasses, Xu Rui walked at the front of the line, and introduced to the colleagues behind him, "I didn't expect such a place before. I have checked all the warehouses of the stores under the boss's name, and there is nothing wrong with it." Harvest. Later, an old employee inadvertently said that Nakun had a warehouse here 20 years ago. At that time, it was quite lively and there were many boats. Many businessmen like Nakun rented warehouses near the pier. So I just wanted to come over and have a look... I never thought that a monk like him would be so careless in deceiving people."

Qu Zhi didn't say a word, he was transferred to the operation team of Linhai City's "Special Affairs Division" for only a few years, and he didn't have much dealings with Na Kun, he only knew that there was such a person.But he was quite satisfied with Li Yedu. When Qin Mochi had an accident, Qu Zhi didn't have time to express it. Li Yedu readily agreed to join. What a loyal person.How could there be such a deceitful senior brother?

Li Yedu and Qin Mochi didn't know what to say. The second senior brother they knew was not the same person as Na Kun who was involved in a series of incidents recently.

Before the abandoned warehouse, there were already police officers guarding them. When they saw them coming, they first checked their IDs, and then opened the door to let them in.

The exterior of the warehouse is very dilapidated, but the inside is tidy, and the air is also clean and refreshing under the blessing of the formation, and there is no unpleasant smell at all.The warehouse is divided into two rooms, inside and outside. There are only a few old-fashioned cabinets in the large warehouse in the outermost room. I don't know if they are stored here or they are no longer there.Inside is a ten-square-meter office, a set of desks and chairs, a wooden wardrobe, and a camp bed.

Zhao Qing fell asleep on this bed.

Qu Zhi roughly checked the situation in the small office, then led the others back out, leaving Ding Mao and Yu Qing to do a preliminary check on the comatose client.

"No trauma," Ding Mao signed his name on the inspection report, and introduced it to his colleagues in a completely business-like tone. "Nor has she been violated, and the cause of her coma cannot be seen from the outside."

Qu Zhi glanced at the report written by Yu Qing, and nodded to Jiang Shuyao beside him.Jiang Shuyao was good at spells. Seeing that the initial inspection had been completed, he took out the prepared spells and shook them over Zhao Qing.The talisman burned up, and a faint blue light enveloped Zhao Qing, and after a while, the color dimmed.

Qu Zhi frowned.

Qin Mochi stood at the door, looking confused.Li Yedu quietly gave him a popular science, "This man tried to wake her up with a spell, but it didn't work. The soul shouldn't."

Qin Mochi also saw that it didn't work, but he didn't understand what to do and it didn't work.

Qu Zhi went out to make a phone call, and when he came back, his face was a bit ugly, and when he passed by Qin Mochi, he gave him a stare, which made him puzzled.

Soon Rong Xin rushed over, and as soon as he entered the door and saw the sleeping beauty, his eyes lit up like light bulbs.

Qu Zhi snorted unhappily, "Master Rong, let's check it out and see what's going on?"

Rong Xin walked over and pressed Zhao Qing's forehead, then stretched his hands like a magic stick and gestured above her for a while, and said happily: "There is no problem with the body, but the soul is gone."

Qu Zhi had already guessed this result before, but hearing Rong Xin say this, his mood was still quite complicated, "What's going on?"

Rong Xin pointed to her head, "That person connected the soul of this woman with Tianqingcao with a secret technique—no matter how you check Tianqingcao, what you find is the soul of this woman, understand?"

Qu Zhi's face was dark, "It's hopeless?" When Tian Qingcao told Qin Mochi that the man took Zhao Qing's soul and put it into its body, it turned out to be a lie.What the Zhao family's magic weapon sensed was Zhao Qing.Before, Qu Zhi felt that this person was too risky, but now it seems that he is completely prepared.As for Zhao Qing's life... What is the life of a mortal compared to a magic weapon?

Rong Xin rubbed his chin and thought for a while, "If Tianqingcao is not dead, the soul can be recalled, so please be more troublesome. If Tianqingcao is dead, the soul will be scattered, and this woman will be finished. I can't sense the breath of her soul ...It should be gone." He looked at the layout in the hut, "But it's best not to move her for the time being, there is a formation blessing here, once she is moved, I am afraid that the body will not be able to survive." As he said, he looked at Qu Zhi, eyes burning brightly, "You also promised me before... you won't go back on your word, will you?"

Qu Zhi looked at Qin Mochi who looked confused, his eyes were a little complicated.