no puppet

In the morning, in front of the Biyu Mansion, which was filled with broken light, it was as deserted and silent as ever.

It's just that the atmosphere in the courtyard was stiff and condensed, and there were a few more unfamiliar faces for no reason.

One is Li Haishuang who just came down from the mountain, and the other is the second son of the Rong family, Rong Yin.

There was one person left who rushed to Feng Town in a hurry later, with a slightly strange appearance, who looked both familiar and familiar—it was the little nephew who was traveling with Rong Yin this time, Rong Buzhi.

In fact, going back decades, the Cheng family and the Rong family basically did not have much intersection except for the mutual assistance during the war earlier.

What's more, the Rong family later began to pursue wealth and power, and continued to collude with the princes and nobles in Beijing, and gradually climbed a false and prosperous road of no return.

Cheng Jia, on the other hand, has let go of his minions in the long and comfortable life, and his original strength is even worse than before.

And to put it another way, this group of rich children of the Rong family who don't eat the fireworks of the world have lived a long life of gods and gods, and occasionally feel deep contempt and sadness when they get married in the Biyu Mansion, which no one cares about.

What happened to be the same was that Cheng Daofeng's self-confident and stubborn temper naturally expressed extreme contempt for the villainous style of the Rong family later on, and even found it fundamentally unacceptable.

But, after all, he was the one who invited him, and his own responsibilities far outweighed his personal negative emotions. Cheng Daofeng did not give the two guests a cold face. grateful.

Even Cheng Miling followed by and said: "Brother sent out the signal before, but we were all frightened, Fuze Mountain is so far away, if we have to rush there, the day lily might be cold--okay Only when Second Young Master Rong appeared in time did he save the lives of the two senior brothers."

However, it was a coincidence that the stubborn Rong Yin on the opposite side didn't intend to give the family this face at all.

With a grim expression on his face, he said bluntly: "The terrain in Fuze Mountain is dangerous, and it is a place where a lot of vicious monsters breed and gather. An unprecedented war more than [-] years ago was caused by improper defense. Bi Yu Mansion has been in charge of this place for so many years, how can it still let all kinds of accidents occur frequently in the mountain?"

Listening to what he said, it was really too aggressive.There are so many people in the world, probably none of them dare to use such a strong tone, and directly raise it to the old man's bar.

At that time, not to mention the family members, even Rong Buzhi, who has always been rich and powerful, was startled for a while, and hurriedly pulled Rong Yin's sleeves to remind him: "Second Uncle, you should be more careful."

"Mr. Cheng, when I first received your letter, everyone in the Rong Mansion was shocked and terrified by this matter—what kind of powerful monster was it that forced Cheng Daofeng, who was calling the wind and rain in Laifeng Town, to write in a hurry? Send a letter asking for help."

Rong Yin didn't listen to dissuasion at all, and Gu Zi continued to say, "Until this junior went to Fuze Mountain to search carefully and found that your two apprentices were besieged by those stupid puppets in the forest and almost lost their lives."

"And they are not only helpless against the puppet's attack, but also... know nothing about the existence of such low-level monsters."

"So, what do you want to express?"

Cheng Daofeng's face turned cold, and his voice was indescribably cold: "Second Master Rong came all the way from the capital to the remote village of Feng Town, just to grab the puppet and beat me, the so-called 'senior', to his face. A reprimand?"

Rong Yin's expression remained unchanged: "This junior doesn't intend to offend, but I'm just angry at your deception all along."

Rong Buzhi waved his fan beside him, and whispered: "Second Uncle, if you have something to say, don't show your face in other people's territory!"

At this moment, Cheng Miling also went up to pull Cheng Daofeng away, and persuaded: "Father, you are getting old, don't get angry!"

However, Cheng Daofeng had a sullen expression from the beginning to the end, now that he was being scolded for no reason, he became more and more frightened, his veins bulged, and his expression was terrifying.

"Mr. Cheng, why don't you explain to your two apprentices who almost died...why, you still refuse to tell them the truth?"

Rong Yin also had a tough attitude, and said clearly: "Are you afraid? Or is it because of the battle in Laifeng Town many years ago..."

"Shut up!" Cheng Daofeng suddenly changed his face, and almost slapped the table to stand up!

Cheng Miling hurriedly said: "Father! Calm down!"

"What did Master hide from us?"

At the moment when the atmosphere was stagnant, Yin Chun, who had been silent for a long time, took the initiative to ask: "... Regarding monsters like 'puppets', not only me, but even most of the people in the town don't know anything about it. heard."

Cheng Daofeng said angrily, "Yin Chun! You are planning to help outsiders and condemn them as teachers together, aren't you?"

"It's not a condemnation, Master. You may have guessed her identity earlier in the morning, Liu Zhou'er, but you chose to hide the truth from us." Yin Zhen said in a deep voice, "Since she is a real monster, why didn't you tell her so long? Tell me about Daoming? Are you telling me to work with Kang Wenbai to spread all the barriers in those places outside the mountain?"

Kang Wen was trembling with fear, so he couldn't help calling him quietly: "Senior brother, don't turn your elbows outward!"

Yin Chun: "In a matter of life and death, how to divide who is inside and who is outside?"

Cheng Daofeng's expression was even more gloomy and distorted: "Yin Chun, shut up too."

"Mr. Cheng, you are too selfish."

At this moment, Rong Yin gently closed the folding fan in his hand, and suddenly said lightly and inexplicably: "You never want to mention the existence of the puppet because of the war in Fengzhen that year..."

Cheng Daofeng suddenly shouted: "Let's drink!"

"Because back then - your beloved wife, Qu Rongyi, was brutally torn to pieces by puppets, leaving no bones left!" Rong Yin said mercilessly, "So you were like crazy at that time, massacring puppets all over the town and mountains, Once slaughtered all monsters with seals to extinction!"

"Second Master Rong, don't talk about it!" Cheng Miling said sharply, "My father doesn't want to hear this! How many years have passed, and whenever he mentioned something related to his mother, he would..."

"Forget it, let him finish."

Cheng Daofeng's face turned pale, obviously he still couldn't let go of the pain of losing his wife back then.

Because he was afraid of sticking to the shadow of the past, he didn't even want to set up a mourning hall for his former beloved wife, so he let her hastily set up a tomb in the barren mountains and fields that no one cared about.Now that he has been there for more than [-] years, he has never visited the grave once.

Now that the old matter is being brought up again, it is the first time that Cheng Daofeng has such a stubborn temper, suppressing his anger and responding word by word: "The main person who instigated the war behind the scenes was a man named 'Fang Yan' Puppets. If you insist on going back to the origin, all the puppets that exist in this world are made by Fang Yan alone."

"But as you can see, Fang Yan is already dead, and died by my sword." Cheng Daofeng said slowly, "The batch of puppets that he tamed in his hands after that, I also chopped up all the karma seals with my own hands. From Fuze Mountain to Feng Town, I never let anyone go!"

Rong Yin mocked: "So you just think to yourself that the puppets are extinct and don't exist anymore, and there is no need to remind your apprentices and the people in the town...how should we guard against it?"

"As I said, Fang Yan is dead." Cheng Daofeng said, "The group of stupid and stupid monsters under him have also been wiped out--more than 20 years have passed, and there is no such person as Fang Yan in the world. There are traces of puppets to be found, but they just slipped through the net, how can they make a comeback?"

"Even if Fang Yan caused Mrs. Cheng to die without a whole body, you have hatred and resentment in your heart, but this is not the reason for your stubbornness!"

Rong Yin suddenly raised his hand, and brought Li Haishuang, who was shivering in the corner, to the center of the courtyard, and then said: "Do you think the puppet will not make a comeback? I don't think so—this girl is from Mount Fuze, and she was domesticated in the house at the same time. There are more than a dozen puppets of unknown origin. All the puppets rely on absorbing human energy to feed, and it is even impossible to imagine what kind of serious consequences it will be if they are allowed to blend into the town."

Cheng Daofeng's expression was distorted, as if he was obviously resisting the puppet-related topics.But under the pressure of the situation, he had to turn his eyes away, looked at Li Haishuang deeply and said: "Taming puppets... ordinary women, how can they have such extraordinary abilities?"

Yin Chun said, "Whether Master believes it or not, it is an unchangeable fact that such monsters have appeared in the town."

Chengdaofeng said coldly: "Absurd! According to what you said, can Fang Yan from back then be reborn again?"

Yin Chun said, "This is not what my disciple said."

"Mr. Cheng doesn't need to be angry. Where did those puppets come from just now? You can just ask the person in front of you. Why should you hurt the friendship between master and apprentice?"

Rong Yin raised the folding fan in his hand, and pulled Li Haishuang closer: "Please tell me clearly, where do the puppets come from?"

Li Haishuang frowned, and changed color instantly: "That's not some puppet, it's my husband's seal!"

Rong Yin also raised his voice, and said sternly: "No one asked you what their identities are! Ordinary people, taming monsters without authorization as companions - do you know what is the crime?"

Rong Buzhi sneered and added: "Girl, if this matter is left in Ping Dynasty City, you and your puppet husband will all be beheaded - the important thing is that people and monsters have private relations. Granted, no one will treat you as the same kind in the future, even if you are beaten to death in the street, the government will never care."

Li Haishuang said sadly: "Ah Shi is not a monster! He has never done anything harmful to nature, so what right do you have to convict him?"

"He is not guilty, so are we still guilty?" At this moment, Kang Wen couldn't help but rushed out, and asked her angrily, "We deserve to be eaten and wiped clean by him, with no bones left?"

Li Haishuang said: "You are already guilty! A group of ruthless monsters killed my father, shouldn't you pay with your life?"

Kang Wen stared and said, "That's obviously your father..."

"Wait." Rong Yin suddenly stepped forward and interrupted the two of them, "Let's sort out the matter first, and explain the specific cause and effect clearly. In addition to domesticating puppets, this woman's family also has other seals of careers hidden monsters?"

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Probably the first big foreshadowing of this article, a friendly reminder, the truth is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface, and what Rong Yin said is not all right!

The character Cheng Daofeng is very important in the later stage, so there are many doubts about him in the early stage, and it is a super awkward.

Anyway, on the surface, it was because of his wife's death that he didn't want to mention the puppet's past in front of others.

As for what is hidden behind the scenes... maybe only Yin Zhu would question it.

【A little spoiler】

In the setting, the three views of the master and the apprentice are seriously inconsistent, and each has its own opinions. In the view of the master, the demon must die and cannot be merciless, but the apprentice is a very gentle person (this is inherited from his parents). Before killing the demon, he must Will figure out why.

This is also the first time that Yin Chun and Cheng Daofeng have disagreements. From now on, the master-student relationship... well, it will only get worse and worse until it drops to freezing point.