He Shiqi ran to the Jade Bridge and saw Lin Tingjun holding a wet black cat in his hand with a puzzled look.
The two of them looked at each other for a while, and He Shiqi asked in confusion: "You big bad guy, what are you doing?" Ever since Lin Tingjun stole his clothes and his house, he began to call Lin Tingjun a big bad guy.
Lin Tingjun stood up calmly, holding the dying black cat in his hand, and looked at He Shiqi as usual: "He is too dirty, wash him." He was dressed in white like a fairy, with a handsome face full of righteousness, and it was obvious that he was not lying.
He Shiqi stared at Lin Tingjun for a while, then he suddenly realized and smiled: "Oh~~~ Give the cat to me, I'll dry it." He Shiqi strode towards Lin Tingjun.
Lin Tingjun pinched Heiyan's back strength, lifted Heiyan in front of him, stared gloomily at his wet, lifeless cat face, and whispered coldly: "If you dare to touch Youyou again, I will drown you!"
Heiyan's tightly closed eyes trembled, and he continued to play dead.
He Shiqi ran to Lin Tingjun, holding a plate full of beef dumplings in one hand and taking the wet Heiyan from Lin Tingjun with the other hand, and coaxing him softly: "Don't be afraid, cat, I'm here to protect you. Stay away from your owner next time. Your master is too scary... And this big bad guy, he's so bad..." He Shiqi said as he carried Heiyan back to the house.
Lin Tingjun stared at it indifferently for a moment, shook off the pool water on his hands, and turned to leave.
The alley outside the Jiumen Gate became bustling today, as Master Yao Guang finally brought people back to repair the walls and the land.
The workers were shocked when they entered the Jiumen yard. What on earth had happened here? A meteor had fallen and hit Jiumen.
"The master is back." Grandpa Coffin came out to greet him first, "It's time for everyone to go on a mission today." Grandpa Coffin reminded carefully.
Lian Youyou came earlier to let everyone get to know her, and now... now that everyone has gotten to know each other more thoroughly, it’s time for everyone to get to work.
"Yes, yes!" Yun Xi also rushed out, "You will lose your skills if you stay at home all the time."
Sanniang glanced at him and smiled disdainfully. Because Yunxi was the laziest person on weekdays, and he was the type who never wanted to work. Most people had this problem.
He was so active today, and he should thank Lian Youyou for coming, which frightened Yun Xi so much that he would rather go out to work than stay at Jiumen and stare at Lian Youyou. If he said something wrong, then they would only have to collect his body when they came back.
Mr. Yao Guang was somewhat surprised by Yun Xi's enthusiasm. He looked at the workers who were busy in the yard and said to them with a smile, "Okay, let's get started today. Come on, everyone, take up your tasks."
Everyone stood up and walked towards Master Yao Guang's study without Master Yao Guang urging them.
Lord Yao Guang looked at Lian Youyou: "Youyou, do you want to come for a visit..." Lord Yao Guang raised his eyebrows repeatedly to hint at Lian Youyou.
Lian Youyou raised her lips and smiled. There was something good to show her, so of course she wanted to see it.
"Sanniang, please keep an eye on things here." Yao Guang instructed Sanniang.
Sanniang leaned against the round table, puffing away smoke and waving her hands lazily. She was the housekeeper of the Nine Gates, in charge of finances, and as the chief steward, she didn't often go on missions.
Sanniang was obviously beautiful and charming, but the workers in the yard seemed not to notice her and were busy repairing the ground and holes in the wall.
Lian Youyou was also curious about the mission mechanism of the Nine Gates. How did the Nine Gates usually receive those special missions? There must be a magic weapon in it. She knew there were many magic weapons with related functions, but she didn't know which one was hidden in the Nine Gates.
Lord Yao Guang was already standing beside the innermost bookshelf in the study. He looked at Lian Youyou and a smug look appeared on his face, the same look as the one on the face of a local rich man who is about to show off his treasure.
He reached out and pulled out a book, and then the bookshelf opened, revealing a dark room that looked no different from the secret room in the local rich man's house.
Everyone rushed in, and Lian Youyou also walked in with her hands behind her back.
After entering, Lian Youyou paused. Everyone was standing around the dark room, and in the center of the spacious dark room, there was a huge golden instrument.
The instrument was in the shape of a lotus, as big as a round table, with eight petals open. A golden statue sat on each petal. Lian Youyou recognized it at once.
"Oh! The Eight-Part Heavenly Secret Instrument is here with you?" Lian Youyou raised her eyes to look at Master Yao Guangda who was standing next to the Heavenly Secret Instrument.
Master Yao Guang was very proud and gave himself a thumbs up: "Not bad."
Fat Buddha, Coffin Master, Yunxi, Yunyao and Little Lettuce stood around. It turned out that Lian Youyou was a connoisseur of good things.
"Miss Youyou, take another look, take another look." Lord Yao Guang was a local tycoon who was showing off his treasure. He had to let Lian Youyou take another good look at it. He pointed at the Tianji Instrument proudly and said, "It's made of pure gold!" Lord Yao Guang emphasized the pure gold, which really showed the local tycoon's rusticity.
Yunxi, Yunyao and others were particularly disgusted by the vulgar smile on their master's face.
But Lian Youyou knew that Yao Guang was just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger and would never suffer any loss.
She bent down and took a closer look at the eight golden statues on the petals. They were the Eight Immortals, lifelike and vivid.
The celestial being Indra sat in the south, the dragons Nagas sat in the east, the Vajra Yakshas sat in the west, the evil gods Asura sat in the north. The god of fragrance and music Gandharva sat in the southeast, and the god of singing Kinnara sat in the southwest. The two of them were subordinates of Indra.
Finally, the golden-winged bird Garuda sits in the northwest, and the great python god Mahoraka sits in the northeast. These are the eight divisions of heavenly dragons, a group of living beings. The sins of all living beings are contained in these eight divisions.
The eight gods are on the golden lotus, guarding the eight directions and protecting the nine gates. The reason why the nine gates are sometimes mysterious is also because of these eight heavenly instruments.
Lian Youyou nodded as she looked at it, "It's well preserved." In the middle of the golden lotus is a seven-hole lotus heart, six of which correspond to the six reincarnations, and the last hole is the ashes. The lotus heart is filled with water, and the petals are not exposed when it enters the lotus heart. A beam of sunlight enters from the skylight above and shines on the center of the lotus heart, reflecting a golden light on the ground.
Lian Youyou grinned, stood up and looked at everyone: "I remember last time... I was with that guy..."
Everyone's faces started to stiffen, it was time for the music to start again.
"Ah!" Lian Youyou recalled, "This is what I used when I ate hot pot with Nuwa and the others, hahaha..."
Immediately, Master Yao Guang's originally cocky expression froze, and the faces of the people around him all turned black. What? Lian Youyou actually used this artifact to eat hot pot? !
When you look at the Eight-Part Celestial Instrument again, it is in the shape of a lotus with water in the middle. The more you look at it, the more it looks like a hot pot. You can’t look at it directly.
"I miss that time so much... When I had nothing to do, I would eat hot pot and drink wine..." Lian Youyou stood beside the Eight Parts Heavenly Secret Instrument with a nostalgic look on her face, "I wonder if the mutton we had last time is still in there..." Lian Youyou said, and really reached out to fish it out. (To be continued)