Shi Yun Ⅱ Sings Crickets Last Night

The spirit stone lamps at the four corners of the carriage wobbled, and the wheels left straight ruts on the thin snow.

"Boss Xuan, it's almost Chinese New Year, you really don't want to go back to Yucheng with us?" Yue Ran was sorting out the account books, while chewing the crispy seaweed, and handed it to the little girl who picked it up from Nanwan Town. took a slice.

"No." Xuan Zifeng took out a celadon box from the small medicine box that Ju Qingping gave him, took the dark green ointment inside and applied it on the scar on his cheek.

With pieces of seaweed on the corner of the girl's mouth, she asked curiously, "Boss Xuan, why did you smear mud on your face?"

Due to the improved food and continuous feeding, her face became rounder and cuter than before, and her big flickering eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"It's not mud, it's medicine for healing." Xuan Zifeng replied.

The girl let out a long "Oh", "Is it the medicine for removing scars? The face is the most important thing for a girl, and it must be well protected, otherwise this life will be ruined."

"Destroy a loquat!" Xuan Zifeng finished applying the medicine, and also took a piece of seaweed, "Compared with money and strength, what is face? Let me ask you, does the local tyrant spirit master want to eat what he wants? There are all beauties here?"

The girl nodded.

"Is he rich and powerful or has a face?"

"Money has power," the girl replied.

Xuan Zifeng laughed through his nose, "Then what do you say is important?"

"……money."

"There are also spiritual power and knowledge!" Xuan Zifeng rolled up the ledger and tapped the girl's head lightly, "If all you can rely on is your face, then you will be someone to play with in your life. Zhou Yuan, you can give me Look farther and farther.”

The girl held her head and said thoughtfully: "Zhou Yuan understands."

This girl is called "Pandi" by her parents at home, and "Xue Nu" by Yagong Yamao, which is not a proper name.Xuan Zifeng and Yueran selected a dozen names according to her birth date, and let her choose by herself, and finally settled on "Zhouyuan".

Naturally, there is Xuan Zifeng's laziness and selfishness in it.

Among the dozen or so names, there were quite a few alternatives that his elder sister Cai had screened out when she was selecting characters. Anyway, none of them had anything to do with Fenghuaxueyue.

"Look at Yueran, and ask her what would happen if she had no money." Xuan Zifeng took an apple from the fruit plate and bit off half of it with a "click".

Zhou Yuan turned to look at Yue Ran.

"Boss Xie Xuan supports me, otherwise I would have been sold to old man Liu who had a stroke as a concubine and served a night pot." Yue Ran looked at this side with her chin in her hands, and smiled maliciously, "But Boss Xuan, since the face is not important , why are you still applying medicine so frequently?"

"..."

Xuan Zifeng couldn't answer for a while.

After thinking for a moment, Xuan Zifeng looked out the car window, "Money is not everything. Face is also very important."

Seeing Xuan Zifeng deflated, Zhou Yuan and Yue Ran couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at! When we get to Baoyu City, I'll throw you in front of the gate of Xiangyu Pavilion and let the teacher of Shenmu School take care of you." Xuan Zifeng picked up the bamboo hat and put it on his head, ignoring the two of them.

After dealing with the Lingtian Gate's transaction, the thunderstorm in Lingtian has subsided, and everyone in Gonglian took Zhouyuan back to Baoyu City together.

Before leaving, Xuan Zifeng threatened Yayin in order to provide double insurance for the sources of Lingtianmen.Although Li Qi has promised him to pay attention to the Five Poison Patterns, there is no guarantee that Li Qi is not the inner ghost.With Yayin, the news from Lingtianmen will not be too one-sided.

There have been several thin snowfalls in Baoyu City, and the outskirts of the city are completely white.

Yue Ran opened the car window, looked at the outskirts of the city where the woods were obviously less, and asked: "Why the suburbs... have become so bald?"

"On the same day as Lingtian Gate, there was also a thunderstorm in Baoyu City." Xuan Zifeng had already inquired about the news in the Lingfeng Hall along the way, "There was a fire in the woods, and a fire tornado came. The city The chimneys of the Dong Ling Tool Factory were all blown up. It is said that this is the biggest one in the past ten years."

"You said that our Baoyu City is considered a very good treasure land. Why have there been more and more disasters in recent years... I don't know if there is any good way for Xiangyu Pavilion." Yue Ran murmured.

——How is Xiangyu Pavilion?Xuan Zifeng felt a little worried.

The news in Baoyu City spread quickly, but the situation of Xiangyu Pavilion has always been kept secret.Xuan Zifeng has no way of knowing whether the thunderstorm from the spirit sky has affected the inside of the Xiangyu Pavilion.

——Master, how is it going?

Zhou Yuan gently pulled the corner of Xuan Zifeng's clothes, pulling him out of his thoughts.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Zifeng asked.

A pair of small, watery eyes dodged slightly, and Zhou Yuan tentatively said in a low voice: "When I get to the Shenmu School, what kind of work do I have to do? Can I learn it in advance, so as not to cause trouble for others, or to be less scolded..."

——?

Zhou Yuan muttered: "Boss Xuan, you are the best person, can you say hello to Zhou Yuan, and don't let Zhou Yuan go to the station inside the machine?"

Xuan Zifeng was dumbfounded by her words, "No, where are you going?"

"Didn't you send me to Xiangyu Pavilion, let me start to work and earn money?" Zhou Yuan's face was more confused than Xuan Zifeng's.

"...So, you think I'm going to sell you off as a young man?"

Zhou Yuan took it for granted, "Otherwise?"

No wonder Xuan Zifeng didn't react for a while.

Back then, on the first day they were apprentices, Song Yun said that no child labor was accepted in Baoyu City, and the facts were exactly as Song Yun said.Xuan Zifeng has been doing business with spiritual tool factories and spiritual stone mines in and around Baoyu City for many years, and he has never seen any factory dare to employ workers under the age of 15.

Xuan Zifeng almost forgot.According to the statistics of Lefengtang, "death due to disability due to factory machinery" in Darong is a very high proportion of deaths among children from poor families.

While the exquisite spirit stone lamps light up thousands of households, the strong light during the production process blinds many children without armor.The huge assembly line, while mechanically producing standard products, how many children who were working in the steel spirit stones had their hands and feet crushed, it is also innumerable.

Baoyu City, Xiangyu Pavilion, Shenmu School.

The water here is mixed with honey. After staying for a long time, I can't get used to the bitter water outside.

Baoyu City is approaching, and you can see the familiar city gate when you open the curtain of the car.

Xuan Zifeng smiled helplessly, he motioned Zhou Yuan to look forward, and said lightly: "I brought you here so that you can learn to read, control spirits, and climb trees with other youngsters. We haven't arrived at the spirit tool factory yet. Working age."

"But when I grow up, I won't be able to get into the machine anymore. How can I work?" Zhou Yuan was not welcomed at home, and later he was raised as a skinny horse. Changed hands, that's why I was so careful.

"Then you have to grow up faster." Xuan Zifeng raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, then put his hand on Zhou Yuan's head and rubbed it, "If you grow taller, stronger, and smarter, you won't be affected." People bully you, and you don’t need to get into the machine.”

Children's little brains are still ignorant, although they already have their own unique ideas and preferences, but they have not yet formed.One day, this little person will grow taller, grow up, and do many amazing things that others can't think of.

——It seems that I can somewhat understand the mood of Master.Xuan Zifeng thought silently.

The carriage stopped slowly and waited at the end of the queue for the verification of the pass documents for entering the city.

Xuan Zifeng jumped off the carriage, ready to leave.

"Boss Xuan, you really don't plan to go to the city?" Yue Ran poked her head out of the carriage.

The black gauze hat was put down by Xuan Zifeng, he waved his hands and said: "No, we will have a long time in the future, and we will have a period later."

The north wind in winter rolled up Xuan Zifeng's pitch-black bamboo hat and cloak, making him a black speck wandering in the clear sky.

Stand alone and walk alone.

It is only said that the rich family has no place to return to before, and they are no longer the young people they used to be.

"But... Boss Xuan, if you're not here, how can Zhou Yuan go to Xiangyu Pavilion?"

A floating black speck suddenly stopped and stopped in place.

Yue Ran continued: "No one in the congregation knows how to get to the boundary of Xiangyu Pavilion. If you don't come, none of us can complete the operation of 'throwing Zhouyuan in front of Xiangyu Pavilion'!"

"..."

The north wind had no choice but to blow the cloak like a black whirlwind again, so that a wandering face-slapper could float back.

Xuan Zifeng took off the bamboo hat and put it on Yueran's head, and then took off the cloak and put it on her body.

"Give me your passbook." Xuan Zifeng stretched out his hand.

Yue Ran was still a little confused, "What are you going to do?"

As soon as the words fell, the fairy man in front of him used the transformation technique to change into Yue Ran's appearance.

"Wear my clothes and go to the next town to find an inn to stay. I will replace you at night." Xuan Zifeng took Yue Ran's pass and threw her a bag of Ling Jue.

The conditions in the villages and towns are not good, only cash is accepted, and Lingshi cards cannot be swiped.

"What? Farewell, Boss Xuan! I've been exhausted for a month, and I just want to go back to Wuweilou and sleep on a fragrant and soft bed to reward myself! This is the only extravagant hope in my life, you ...Hey! You still kicked me out of the car! Wait, wait! Where did you come from, a black-hearted boss, a shameless profiteer!"

Watching the carriage enter the city gate, Yue Ran could only sit on the side of the road with her hips on her hips and curse a few more words to relieve her hatred, and then wrapped herself in a thick fleece cloak and walked to the surrounding villages and towns.

"It's really quite a lot. He still has a little conscience, not to the point of losing his conscience." Yue Ran counted the Lingjue notes in her purse, raised her hand and curled her lips.

Suddenly, Yue Ran stopped.

"My words, why does it sound like a chicken that has just received a customer?"

Yue Ran angrily threw the purse on the ground, planning to squat down and pat the dirt to pick it up later.

On the carriage, Zhou Yuan turned his head to look at the black hat and black coat going away, and then turned his head to look at "Yue Ran" in the carriage.

"Boss Xuan..."

"Call me sister." Xuan Zifeng even changed his voice.

Zhou Yuan was very clever, "Oh, I see. Sister Yueran."

That night, classmate Liu Zhiliu, who came back from get out of class at Guanwen Academy, picked up a beautiful little girl in Wuwei Building.

This walking glutinous rice dumpling was neatly dressed and behaved in a gentle manner, and what he was doing was actually eating Bawang's meal.

Liu Zhiliu knelt down and looked at her tenderly, "Little sister, where are your parents?"

"Sell me and die."

The eight-character porcelain was so solid that it almost knocked Liu Zhiliu so that he stumbled.

Liu Zhiliu stabilized his figure and asked softly, "What about the person who bought you?"

"He's dead too, he was struck to death in Nanwan Town by a thunderstorm from Lingtian."

I really don't know whether it is more appropriate to say that this girl is pitiful, or that the lonely star of Tiansha is more appropriate.

"Nanwan Town...it's near Lingtianmen, how did you come here?" Liu Zhiliu began to doubt the authenticity of the little girl's words.

The little girl picked up a piece of "Huozhi Necklace" gracefully, put it in her mouth, and covered the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, "A kind sister sent me here."

Baoyucheng's children's welfare is doing very well, but it's not like going all the way from Nanwan Town to abandon children, right?

Liu Zhiliu looked around, and after making sure that no one was staring at the little girl, he said, "You said it was the 'good-hearted' sister who sent you here, right...why did she send you here?"

At this moment, a certain waiter who was going down the stairs slipped, and the leftover food in the tray was thrown up, and the soup, water, and porcelain bowls and plates drew a perfect parabola.

The little girl put down her chopsticks unhurriedly, and gracefully extended her left hand towards the stairs.

The perfect parabola is fixed in mid-air.

"because this."

The little girl looked back slightly, the faint smile on her face was the "mystery" she had learned from Xuan Zifeng.

It was Zhou Yuan.

Suddenly, "cracking, clanging, clanging"!

Residual food and tableware fell from the air and hit the steps of the stairs, making half of the clothes of the service staff in the store the color of golden crab pot and the other half the color of sour soup fat beef.

"..."

The air is not only quiet, but also filled with the aroma of crabs and fat cows.

Psychic power needs to be practiced in order to be able to control it flexibly. Apart from being inspired by Zhou Yuan's potential in a hurry, the time to learn to control spirits is only a month, and mistakes are inevitable.

The little girl carved in pink and jade petrified for a moment, then silently withdrew her small claws and eyes, put a handkerchief on the corner of her lips and coughed a few times.

"Cough cough, I have little talent and learning, forgive me, forgive me." Zhou Yuan jumped off the chair, "Little brother, I'm here to be a trainee student. I wonder if Shenmu School will accept it?"

Liu Zhiliu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Little sister, you have to be 12 years old to be a trainee student. Are you... your age this year?"

"The little girl is twenty-four years old."

Good guy, only eight years old.

Then, Zhou Yuan sighed, "Hey! It seems that this trainee disciple can't do it, so he can only go directly to the infant department of Shenmu School."

Liu Zhiliu squatted on the ground and covered her face, really confused by this cute and thunderous little girl.

"Okay, big brother will take you to Shenmu School. My brother's name is Liu Zhiliu, how about you?" Liu Zhiliu stretched out his hand to Zhouyuan.

"Zhouyuan, 'Riding the wind and waves, the small and lonely boat is far away' is for Zhouyuan."

Zhou Yuan didn't hold Liu Zhiliu's hand, and said very reservedly: "My kind sister also told me not to go with strangers. Unless it's the owner of Wuweilou, or someone with snow hair and red pupils, I knew he was a good brother."

Liu Zhiliu let out a "puchi" laugh.

With such a detailed description, that "kind sister" must recognize Mr. Songyun.It is estimated that the person who knows the information of Xiangyu Pavilion and Shenmu School so well is not a stranger, but probably a senior who has traveled abroad after graduation.

Liu Zhiliu had no choice but to withdraw his hand, and was going to ask the people in the store to help watch her, and went to find Mr. Songyun by himself.

Before leaving, Liu Zhiliu smiled helplessly and asked, "Who is that kind sister of yours?"

"For buyers."

It's not really a lie.Xuan Zifeng asked her not to reveal too much information, and not to tell lies.Zhou Yuan was very clever, and he didn't lie a single word throughout the whole process, but the key information was all hidden.

Not long after, the figure of the old taro appeared in Wuweilou.Zhou Yuan obediently followed him away.

The whole body of the pigeon on the five-flavored building beam trembled slightly, and the sensation on his body was broken due to the strong heart palpitations of the caster.

"Yueran" who walked out of the city looked up at the moon on the top of the tree, and changed back to Xuan Zifeng's appearance.He sighed heavily, and the white mist overflowed from his lips and dissipated in the air.

——I didn’t see Master’s real body.

It's not that the real body can't see the complexion and demeanor, Xuan Zifeng is very concerned, but he really doesn't know how Song Yun's body is now.

Regarding the information about the Spring Festival, Xuan Zifeng would be fine if he didn't check it, but after checking it, he would feel bad.

The sacrifices of the spring festival don't live long, two or three years is already enough.If it weren't for the hanging of Jubao Zhenling Pill, Songyun people would have disappeared long ago.

In addition to the source and vitality being taken away and all provided to the priest as the beneficiary, the highly poisonous magic vine lines in the body are still mutilating the spirit and body of the sacrifice.

The pain of the magic vine growing in the victim's body is no less than the gnawing of parasites.When it endangers the spirit, it can make people have splitting headaches every day, tinnitus, and nightmares every night.Song Yun's psychic ability "spiritual illusion" is also good at creating illusions, if the spirit is abnormal, it is very easy to eat back his body.

From this point of view, Song Yun may really write books without sleeping.

It's not that I don't want to sleep, but that I can't sleep and dare not sleep.It's just because if I'm not extremely tired, I can't even dream, and I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the long night.

In addition, the faded hair, skin, and blood pupils are highly sensitive to light, and if they are not exposed to the sun, they will be sunburned if they are not careful.

It was only then that Xuan Zifeng understood why Song Yun didn't often appear in the sunlight, and always stayed at his desk indoors.

"Master..."

With a long sigh, Xuan Zifeng walked towards the villages and towns around Baoyu City through the night.The black-hearted boss is going to exchange Yueran back, let her have a big meal before Wuweilou closes, and go back to sleep in her own fragrant and soft bed.

There was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Xuan Zifeng thumped in his heart, and quickened his pace to push open the courtyard door of the farmhouse.

The courtyard was in a mess, and the bloodstains in the house dragged from outside to inside.

"Yue Ran? Yue Ran!"

The bed was full of bright red, Yue Ran's body was twisted, her pupils had dilated, and she stared blankly at the door.