Urban Night Returner

"Curse?" After all, Shen Gu was a monk halfway through. Although he had learned a lot from Dongfang Chen, he still knew little about things other than ghosts.

Zhong Lecen frowned tightly: "That's my guess too. Zuo Mu really lived too long. These hundreds of years are enough for him to learn a lot. Besides, things like Taoism are always lost in the passage of time. The Taoism we are learning now is certainly not available hundreds of years ago, but there are also hundreds of years ago that we have not learned, so it is even more difficult to figure out. Moreover, Zuo Mu, he gave up in order to marry Suqin. This family followed the law to join the army, but he is actually quite talented. You can see the fortune-raising formation he set up in the Jinyu Building. It’s nothing to say that the four-spirit fortune-raising and transfer formation is nothing. There are quite a few people here, but he used thorns to make the eyes, and he used the Xiao family's own flesh and blood, which not only blocked the fortune from leaking out, but also raised himself, which is not easy. It's not about ability. , but to talk about this idea. If you tell the method, there should be people who can perform it, but before him, no one has figured out this method, and this is where he is so powerful. There is also the one in the backyard of the Xiao family's old house Shi Mo, he can't undo the curse on Xiao Shiqi's body, but he can think of buying a substitute with his fortune, his mind is so flexible, I'm afraid that even the members of several big families may not be able to think of it."

Shen Gu rubbed his hair: "I think you are also very smart. Even Zhang Shengyi said that he would use wax to sacrifice the Nian beast, and he has such a veteran qualification that he can't think of it."

Zhong Lecen blushed slightly, and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm talking about Zuo Mu. You just said that there was no trace of ghost on that plate, so I thought it might be a curse, just like Xiao Shiqi once encountered. Cursing is completely different from being haunted by ghosts. Ghosts may have restrictions, but curses and Gu are pervasive. In particular, both ghosts and Gu have a source, but curses may sometimes be just a sentence, It’s just impossible to find out.”

Shen Gu pondered for a moment: "But the sign Papa Bing Bing took is not ghostly..."

"But there are ghost shapes on it."

"That counts?"

"of course."

"Then, I remember that the red dot with the word 'Dou' on that plate is getting redder and brighter like the mole on Bingbing's eyebrows, but the red color on this plate has faded, is there anything strange here? "

"I thought, maybe because that plate is for soul arrest, and this plate is for death, that's why I said curse."

It is still difficult for Shen Gu to have a clear concept of curses, and Zhong Lecen is also in a dilemma: "This is indeed difficult to explain, and our Zhong family is good at exorcising ghosts, and we don't do much research on curses. I also see it myself. I know from some miscellaneous books. Cursing is a crooked way, the more deviant it is, the harder it is to find the law. But the so-called curse is a kind of resentment, so if we suspect Zheng Li, we must check Zheng Li and Wu What kind of grievances do the family have?"

"Resentment?" Shen Gu recalled what Little Heizi said, "Even if there is, there should be only kindness."

"If there is only en, then it really has nothing to do with Zheng Li."

Shen Gu recalled Zheng Liying's face reflected on the glass, and shook his head: "It's not right, no matter how I think about it, I'll check it out."

"Well, you have to hurry up, though. If nothing comes out, we'll just have to wait and see if there's a fourth person involved."

"Will it work if you destroy the plate?"

"If it's really a curse, it won't work if you destroy it. As long as there is a piece of porcelain, the curse will still be there. This thing must be treated with the right medicine, just like being bitten by a snake. You have to know what kind of snake bites to know what kind to use. serum."

Although this is what he said, Shen Gu checked Zheng Li, and only found out that his father died while performing a mission, and his mother had a bad relationship with his father. When it was over, he threw his son to his in-laws and remarried himself.Wu Shi was Zheng Li's father's immediate boss at the time, and he often helped Zheng's family after hearing about this.But Zheng Li's grandparents passed away half a year later because they couldn't bear the blow, so Wu Shi simply took Zheng Li into his home and asked him to call him godfather instead.However, this matter was not announced to the outside world, so although Xiao Heizi knew that the Wu family had such an adopted child, he was not familiar with the situation.

Although the situation has not progressed, the lives of the Wu family's second son and grandson are temporarily suspended with medication, so Shen Gu and Zhong Lecen still go to drink Yu Yue's child's full moon wine on time.You know, there is Dongfang Chen's eye problem here.

Of course, the full moon wine is placed in the shark's territory.Early in the morning, Shen Gu, Zhong Lecen and Xiao Heizi rented a small boat to paddle out to sea.When they first boarded the boat, the weather was still clear, but within 100 meters of rowing, there was heavy fog ahead.

"Come to pick us up." Zhong Lecen narrowed his eyes and looked at the fog in front of him.The fog was like a wall, rushing towards them straight up and down, "Go into the fog."

Mist silently took the boat into his arms.Surrounded by a vast expanse of whiteness, Shen Gu suddenly swung his oars upside down: "Stop, stop, hit!" Before he finished speaking, a big ship suddenly appeared in front of him, appearing so silently that Shen Gu didn't have the slightest preparation, In the end the boat crashed.There was a slight crisp sound, and Zhong Lecen said: "It's over, I smashed the decoration on the boat."

Shen Gu and Xiao Heizi looked up.The side of the ship is two people high, and the place that can be seen is full of pure white shells, as if the whole ship is made of shells.Only where they were hit by their boat, the shell was broken a little bit, revealing a little bit of the hull inside, but the texture couldn't be seen.Shen Gu was about to pick it up again to take a good look, when a soft ladder hung down in front of them silently, the rope was probably made of twisted seaweed, and the rungs were coral branches.Xiao Heizi stared straight at something that would only appear in a fairy tale: "This, this, this is--" He didn't go to Haishi last time, so now he has no immunity at all, but Zhong Lecen is still very calm: "Go up, This is the boat that the sharks came to pick us up." Unlike the boat that Yu Yue and the others took last time, this one is smaller.

Xiao Heizi climbed onto the boat as if in a dream. The deck was also made of seashells. There were green and pink mother-of-pearl patterns inlaid in the middle of the white shells. Standing at the bow of the boat, Yu Ling saw them coming up, her cold face unexpectedly Also smiled a little.

Xiao Heizi looked at the boat in circles, suspecting that he was dreaming.Yu Ling didn't stop him, but waved to the bow of the boat: "Let's go."

There was a loud noise from the bow of the boat, and Xiao Heizi involuntarily raised his head to look at it. His eyes widened again, because the boat was pulled by a group of seals with smooth fur and slippery fur, and they would jump out of the water from time to time. , like having fun.Little Heizi pressed his head and whispered, "Brother Zhong, I'm actually dreaming, right?"

Zhong Lecen suppressed a smile and said, "No. Shall I pinch you?"

"No need." Xiao Heizi hugged his arm immediately, "But why don't they use the engine? If they use the engine, I'll be more accepting."

"If I'm not mistaken, the mermen's gathering place should be a place similar to Bermuda. Any metal and electronic products will fail there."

"Ah—but how long would we have to go then? There can't be anything like that near the sea."

"Well—I guess we took a shortcut."

"What is a shortcut?" Shen Gu was also surprised.

"It's like the kind of space crack, connect this point with that point..."

"Wormhole?" Little Heizi's eyeballs were about to fall out.

"No." Zhong Lecen pondered how to explain, "The human world and the mermaid world are roughly the distance between the underworld and the underworld."

Little Heizi scratched his head.He still can't understand the concept of the underworld, but Shen Gu understood it immediately, "It's like you used the talisman to take us to the gate of hell?"

"That's right." Yu Ling quietly walked beside them, "Seals are mysterious creatures, only they and dolphins can pass through the sea."

Shen Gu thought that this sea road was probably the same thing as the ghost road, so they were surrounded by thick fog, because there was nothing else on this road.Just like now, he could clearly hear the water sound of the seals advancing with all their strength, but he couldn't feel the slightest flow of air.

But this time was very short, and Shen Gu felt that after about half an hour, the sound of the seals splashing into the water was obviously quieter, and the fog in front of them gradually faded. Yu Ling smiled slightly and made a gesture to them: "Welcome!" To the Sea of ​​Sharks."

Sea of ​​sharks... Shen Gu, Zhong Lecen and Xiao Heizi stayed there for a few minutes.The boat has entered a harbor, but this harbor is not made of lime cement, but a natural coral reef.The highest point protruding out of the water is no more than ten centimeters, and it still maintains the beautiful luster in the sea.The surrounding water is turquoise, really turquoise, and extremely clear. From the bow of the boat, you can see all kinds of fish swimming in the water.On this side of the coral reef was a row of boats, all decorated with shells and corals of various colors, some of which had already been equipped with dolphins or seals, and were obviously going to sail immediately.But what shocked them the most was that on the other side of the coral reef, there were sharks chasing and playing in the turquoise water.The golden-red sun slanted down on the sea level, Shen Gu counted the time secretly, and felt that he had only walked for half an hour, and the sun would never fall to this position.Either the time in the sea passes faster than he feels, or the time in the shark sea is different from that on land.But this time is the most beautiful, the sun shines on the calm sea, green like polished jade, the sun shines on the bright tails of the mermaids, golden, silver, pearl, blue, green, Pink……

Xiao Heizi rubbed his eyes vigorously, finally convinced that he was not dreaming.Yu Ling looked at them and smiled slightly: "Please get off the boat, the elders are waiting."

Little Heizi stepped onto the coral reef, and couldn't help whispering, "Brother Shen, Brother Zhong, is this true?"

Shen Gu was calm on the surface, but his heart was churning violently.Knowing that Yu Yue and Yu Ling are mermaids doesn't mean he won't be surprised when he sees this sea of ​​mermaids: "It's true. Please don't say a few words, don't throw embarrassment here."

Yu Ling leads the way.There is a city at the end of the coral reef, but the foundation of this city is still in the sea. Xiao Heizi murmured, "Compared to this, Venice is nothing."

Yu Ling laughed.With the sound of water at his feet, a mermaid came out of the water, grabbed the coral reef and asked, "Sister Ling, are these the elders' guests?"

The three of Shen Gu looked down together. It was a young mermaid with short dark green hair and ears that were slightly parted like a small fan. There were three cheek clefts behind the ears.This should be a boy with a tanned upper body, but a blue-green tail on the lower body.Yu Ling smiled: "Yes."

The little shark slapped its tail, turned over and jumped to sit on the coral reef, looking at Shen Gu and the three of them curiously: "What are they wearing on their feet?"

Yu Ling's expression twitched slightly: "It's shoes. How did you listen to it in class?"

The little shark was even more strange: "Shouldn't the shoes have a thin high heel? I saw you wear them."

Yu Ling turned her head away: "Hurry up and go back, the class is like this, I want to tell your father!"

The little shark pouts, turns over and jumps into the water, plunges down and disappears.Yu Ling smiled awkwardly: "This kid is not serious in class, I'm laughing at you."

Both Shen Gu and Zhong Lecen suppressed their laughter, only Xiao Heizi laughed a couple of times in a disrespectful manner, and was swallowed back by Shen Gu's kick.

Merman cities are very different from human beings. They are basically bungalows, without even a second floor, and half of them are submerged in water, and there are no gates. In fact, they are similar to caves, but the buildings and decoration materials are all shells, corals and pearls. , at first glance, it is really a piece of jewels.Zhong Lecen couldn't help asking: "Do sharks also live on land?"

"Of course it's more comfortable to live in the sea. These are for production on land. Now it's not like before, you can't just go to land to find someone to spend the night to give birth, so we built these houses ourselves. However, some of the same race are affected by humans. I prefer to live on land, and the utilization rate of these houses is much higher now than before.”

As Yu Ling said, she led Shen Gu and the others to the water's edge: "Get on the boat."

This is another small boat, in the style of a canoe, pulled by a group of colorful butterfly fish, traveling along the waterway between the houses towards the city, and finally entered a house.The house is like a big pool, surrounded by bluestone pillars, and there are some huge shells on the water surface, almost every shell has a mermaid sitting, there are men and women, but fortunately they are wearing clothes, although the style is almost the same. A large piece of cloth was wrapped casually, but it was still a piece of clothing.Fish tails of different colors stick out from the hem of the clothes.Almost everyone wears pearls or mother-of-pearl decorations, especially the female mermen, who also wear coral or pearls on their wet long hair, and some even have huge mother-of-pearl on their tails, Add a layer of luster to the already shiny scales.

Yu Ling stood up from the boat and saluted the sharks in the room: "Elder, the guests have arrived."

The three of Shen Gu also stood up quickly, and the male merman sitting in the largest shell smiled and bowed his body. His brown hair was already mixed with a lot of silver threads, and his gentle actions carried a natural majesty: " Welcome distinguished guests, come, please sit down." Following his words, several large shell seats floated over from the water.When they got close to Shen Gu, they could see clearly that these shells were supported by some big turtles, and they were very stable to sit on, and they fit the curves of the human body, and the owner was very considerate, the tails of the mermaids were all submerged in the water Yes, but the seats arranged for them are relatively high, so that the feet of the three of them can leave the water after sitting down.

The three of Shen Gu sat down, and the big tortoises moved forward automatically with their shells on their backs. The elder smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Xiaoyue was able to give birth to the baby smoothly. Please come and see the baby today. By the way, let us do our best to be a landlord.”

Shen Gu hastily said a few polite words.Zhong Lecen couldn't wait any longer.The elder smiled and clapped his hands, a piece of shell floated out from behind the stone pillar, Yu Yue sat inside, with a smaller piece of shell on his lap, and a small thing lay inside the shell.

"Is this the child?" Zhong Lecen exclaimed, stretched out his hand to touch it, but retracted halfway.

I really don't dare to move!Inside the shell is clear sea water. A little mermaid is lying in the shell and sleeping soundly. It is smaller than ordinary human children. The lower body is immersed in the water, and its light golden tail flutters from time to time; Pillowed on a roll of seaweed, the soft and thin fetal hair covered the small head, the jet-black hair set off the red face, and the skin was so delicate that it seemed to ooze water when touched.

Little Heizi opened his mouth wide: "...that's so good--" Shen Gu pinched him in time, and stuffed the last half of the word "play" in his mouth.This is someone else's child, do you treat it as a toy?

Yu Yue smiled: "Thank you all, otherwise this child might not be born yet."

"It should, it should." Zhong Lecen hurriedly took out the button and tied it with a red thread, "This is our gift for the child."

When Yu Yue received it, her eyes suddenly became moist: "This is Zhou Zhi's stuff."

"Yes." Zhong Lecen said awkwardly, "We don't have anything to give away, this is something from Zhou Zhi, so that the child can feel the breath of father."

Yu Yue gently hung the button around the child's neck.The little guy moved a bit, maybe he sensed that it belonged to his father, his little hand unconsciously grabbed the button, rubbed it against his face, and fell asleep again.Yu Yue looked down at the baby. After a long time, a pearl fell on the baby's face, rolled into the shell, and immediately melted...

After seeing the children, the elder shark announced the opening of the banquet.The big tortoises gathered together with their shells on their backs, and other smaller tortoises swam in outside the house with their shells on their plates. The plates were filled with all kinds of seafood, but they were all raw.

Shen Gu didn't feel anything.When they were training for survival in the wild, they ate a lot of raw food.Survival in the wild is actually throwing people directly into the wild, each with a dagger and [-] grams of salt, and nothing else. If the whole process is infrared-proof, then you don’t even have to think about starting a fire, just eat raw!Not to mention, if you choose survival training on an island, what else can you eat besides raw fish, raw shrimp, and raw shellfish?And in Shen Gu's opinion, if it's really fresh seafood, it doesn't taste bad when eaten raw. Doesn't Japan want to eat sashimi on purpose?The sashimi they ate, no matter how fresh it was, was not as fresh as the ones brought by the sharks, right?

Shen Gu ate happily, and Zhong Lecen was a little dumbfounded. Except for fruits and vegetables, he never ate raw food. Even if it was fresh, there was still some bloodshot fish and shrimps that were still moving, he would not dare to put his mouth down. ah.After thinking about it, he coughed dryly: "Elder--"

"Mr. Zhong, please tell me." The elder was very kind, "Is it because you are not used to eating these things?"

"No, no, no." Zhong Lecen quickly shook his hands, "I was thinking, uh, there is something, can I trouble the elder?"

"Mr. Zhong has helped us. If you have anything to say, just say it. If we can help, we will do our best."

"Then I would be very grateful to the elders. The thing is, a friend of ours has a cloudy eye and needs Kongqing and Beizi. I think--"

"Oh--" the elder smiled, "So that's how it is. We have shellfish, and Mr. Zhong can provide them immediately if he needs them. But Kongqing is a land thing. Although there is a copper mountain near the Yurenhai, I have The family rarely set foot in it, and I don't know if there is any Kongqing in it."

"Tongshan?" Xiao Heizi was already overjoyed when he heard about Beizi just now, but now he heard the word Tongshan, and his spirits lifted even more, "Where is it? Can you point us to the direction?"

The elder nodded: "It's not difficult to point out the direction, and you can send a boat to send a few people there, but my family members can't follow. Because the seawater near the copper mountain contains poisonous copper, my family members are not allowed to enter."

He said that he could send a boat to send him off, and the three of Shen Gu were overjoyed, especially Xiao Heizi, who felt like he had a thorn in his buttocks, he couldn't rest, and wished he could jump up and look for that copper mountain immediately.The elder is a person who is well versed in the world, and he can guess most of it from his appearance.In addition, it was a matter of etiquette to invite them to drink the full moon wine. Since the guests were in a hurry, of course the host would not force them to stay. After saying a few more words, he ordered the banquet to be withdrawn and prepare the boat for the guests.The boat was prepared over there, and a few big turtles swam over here with shell plates on them. The three of Shen Gu felt dazzled for a while when they swam close. The big shells were full of pearls and gems, and there were some gold coins. , were probably salvaged from human sunken ships, some were eroded by sea water, and some were still brand new. These gold coins alone must weigh several kilograms, not to mention those gemstones and pearls that are at least the size of a fingertip. .The elder smiled slightly: "There is nothing to thank you all, just a small gift, please accept it."

Little Heizi's eyeballs almost fell out--Bo Li?Is this still called Bo Li?This is almost worth a human bribe, right?

"This, this ceremony is too heavy, and we actually didn't do anything..." Shen Gu also felt that this thing couldn't reach out, "We are already very grateful that the elder can help us find Beizi and point out the direction of Tongshan."

The elder smiled and waved, the last turtle came up, and the elder picked up a flat glass bottle from the shell: "This is the shell."

The glass bottle is the size of a fist, light blue, filled with water, and there are three shellfish in the water. On the snow-white base, there are bright red patterns, only the size of a finger belly, but the color is extremely bright. Know that it is not ordinary clams.Shen Gu thanked repeatedly, and carefully put away the glazed bottle.The elder waved to the big turtles: "Put the gifts on the boat and send some distinguished guests to Tongshan."