"What's wrong?" Xie Yunting looked in the direction where Tang Ning turned her head, but there was nothing there.
"No, but we'll wait here for a while." Tangning explained, "A friend of Jiang Mianmian is coming over as well."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Wuliang appeared not far away. Tang Ning could hardly recognize that it was Bai Wuliang.
It wasn't just because Bai Wuliang looked younger. His whole temperament was completely different from the Bai Wuliang in Tangning's memory. The young man was wearing a T-shirt with cartoon patterns, a bright yellow baseball cap on his head, and black canvas shoes.
He no longer had mysophobia and was no longer dressed in white from head to toe. When he saw Jiang Mianmian in the crowd, he would unconsciously reveal a special smile that he himself was not aware of.
"Sister Mianmian." That's what he called Jiang Mianmian.
This is a very normal, youthful and ordinary Bai Wuliang.
Jiang Mianmian replied: "Youliang."
Yes, at this time, Bai Wuliang was not called Bai Wuliang. His name was Youliang. Youliang was his original name. Later, the name that sounded a bit unethical was given by himself. It was the name he gave himself after his family was broken up.
The midsummer sun is very harsh, and the light reflected by the mirror is even brighter.
The players intentionally made way for Bai Youliang to be in the mirror alone. When Tang Ning saw Bai Youliang standing in front of the mirror alone, there was no one in the mirror.
This situation is the same as what happened to Xie Yunting and Jikong just now.
What's going on? Why can't the mirror show any trace of Bai Youliang, Xie Yunting and Jikong when they stand alone in front of the mirror
Tang Ning walked towards Bai Youliang. He stood with Bai Youliang and silently recited a spell in his heart. A similar situation occurred again. There was no trace of Bai Youliang beside Tang Ning, which proved that Bai Youliang was indeed a human being and not a ghost.
Except for Tang Ning, no one else could see anything special when looking in the mirror. As for the others, everyone could see their own figure when standing in front of the mirror.
However, Jiang Mianmian obviously noticed something was wrong from the change in Tang Ning's expression. She walked over and asked Tang Ning softly what was going on. Tang Ning told Jiang Mianmian what she had seen.
Jiang Mianmian thought for a while and said, "Let's find a few more people to try."
They asked passing tourists to stand in front of the magic mirror, and asked monks to stand in front of the magic mirror. In the end, Tang Ning was surprised to find that all the NPCs they asked to stand in front of the mirror had the same situation -
A person stands alone in front of the magic mirror, and there is nothing in the mirror.
Standing in front of the mirror with Tang Ning, when Tang Ning finished reciting the spell, there was still nothing in the mirror.
"I see. I understand." Jiang Mianmian said slowly, "The magic mirror has two functions. One is to be able to tell whether it is a human or a ghost, and the other is to distinguish between truth and falsehood. These two functions are not the same."
"Real and fake mean players and NPCs."
"Bai Youliang is an NPC created by the system. The real Bai Wuliang has long been dead. The fact that he is standing with you without revealing his figure shows that he is a human. He is indeed a human in this world, but he is just a person fabricated by the system."
Jiang Mianmian took off her mirror and said calmly, "I should have faced the reality a long time ago. In fact, not only is this mirror broken, but my heart is also in turmoil. I hope it is real. Even if the mirror is fine now and can tell me that it is fake, I can choose to take off the mirror and not face the reality."
"Sister Mianmian." Bai Youliang walked to the side of Jiang Mianmian, "My family wants to hire you to be my tutor."
Jiang Mianmian put the gold-rimmed mirror in Bai Youliang's hand in front of his eyes. Even with Bai Youliang's exclusive mirror, the boy in front of him was not the man in her memory. She showed a somewhat sad smile of relief, "No, I don't have any plans to work part-time."
On the other side, Xie Yunting came to Tangning's side, took her hand, and said softly, "The meal is ready, let's go eat. It's nice to have a vegetarian meal once in a while."
Tang Ning looked at his lover in front of him. He could see that Xie Yunting's deep phoenix eyes were filled with tenderness and love, like a sparkling lake in the sun. The water was very clean, and you could see the bottom even at the highest point.
It is said that eyes are the windows to the soul. Xie Yunting is a very upright, helpful and extremely kind person.
Xiao Hou is a very kind person and is very warm to the people he likes, whether it is towards Tang Ning or his family.
He is also kind to other people. He will greet and chat with everyone on the bus with a smile. He is a talkative child who knows how to express himself.
His handwriting and painting were beautiful. Tang Ning still remembered the works of Xie Yunting in the treasure chest. The brushstrokes were soft, the lines were big and round, and the colors were bright and vivid.
Xie Yunting remained the same after he grew up. Although he looked distant, he was still a kind-hearted person. He loved Tang Ning very much, but when he realized that he had accidentally thrown away the kindness that someone else had given to her, he would immediately apologize.
His relationship with Lin Yun is just ordinary, but he would hand his coat to Lin Yun who is afraid of the cold.
He would get rid of the inner demon that had entered Jikong's body, but when it came to the point, he would rather spend some talismans to trap Jikong than choose the simpler and more efficient copper coin sword that would hurt Jikong's body.
He is a very friendly and excellent person. He is smart, sunny, handsome, gentle and considerate. He has good grades, a good family background, and a high level of Feng Shui attainments. Once he likes someone, he will love that person unexpectedly and innocently. He really fits the public's perception of the image of a prince.
But he is fundamentally different from Tang Ning's prince.
Tang Ning still remembered Lin Yun's surprised and horrified expression when she mentioned her prince. He remembered Jiang Mianmian's words that the prince and others said were not friendly. He also remembered Li Haoyuan's frightened expression when he recalled being questioned by the prince.
To everyone, that being was a monster. It had always been just the prince in Tang Ning's mind, but Tang Ning himself knew very well that it was essentially just a prince in appearance.
"Sorry, I have something else to do. I can't join you for the vegetarian feast." Tangning refused.
"What's the matter? Can I help you?" Xie Yunting asked with concern.
"I want to find a person." Tang Ning said, and then said, "Or I can find a ghost."
He wanted to find the thing that was hiding secretly, pull it in front of the mirror and take a look to see if it would show up in front of the magic mirror. The magic mirror card could only be used for one day. After today, even if the magic mirror was still in his hand tomorrow, Tang Ning would lose the ability to see the image in the mirror without the magic mirror card, and would not be able to judge the truth through the magic mirror.
Therefore, Tang Ning was in a very tense situation. He was not sure whether the person hiding was his prince or not. Perhaps Xie Yunting was his prince, and the reason why he became so gentle and sunny was because of the influence of his family.
"I'm good at finding ghosts." Xie Yunting said without hesitation: "Do you want to find a ghost?"
"The ghost who helped us in our senior year of high school." Tang Ning said.
Xie Yunting frowned and did not agree immediately as he did before. Tang Ning saw Xie Yunting's abnormal state at this moment and he immediately realized that Xie Yunting knew something.
Sure enough, Xie Yunting frowned and asked, "Why are you looking for it?"
"I have something to ask it," Tangning replied. He carefully measured Xie Yunting's expression. Xie Yunting asked seriously, "Do we really have to go find it?"
Tangning nodded.
Xie Yunting said with some embarrassment: "My parents told me not to get close to it, otherwise something bad will happen."
"What's wrong?" Tangning asked.
Xie Yunting shook his head. "I don't know either. Xiaoning, can you please not go?"
"I must go." Tang Ning had to figure out who the real prince was. This was not just about his love life. He had cards to summon the prince, such as the long-haired public card. If he couldn't figure out who the prince was, he wouldn't know who to rely on in the card world.
If Xie Yunting was really a fake prince, Tang Ning believed that the card game would never give him such a golden thigh. The card game would not do business at a loss. If it gave it to the players now, it would only take it back more ruthlessly later.
"Do you know where it is? Can you help me find it?" Tang Ning held Xie Yunting's hand and asked for help.
Xie Yunting looked at Tangning and shook his head firmly, "I promised my parents that I would not go near it."
Xie Yunting really has a way to find that thing!
Tangning wanted to try to act cute like she did in the past, but she rejected this idea immediately because she knew that the previous issues were not matters of principle and Xie Yunting would easily give in to her. But this issue was unusual.
"Then can you give me the location and let me find it myself?" Tang Ning requested.
Xie Yunting's expression was very serious. Once he frowned, his handsome face became sharp and calm. "Xiao Ning, humans and ghosts have different paths. If you really need help, you can tell me about your difficulties and the whole story. Tell my parents, grandparents, and our whole family is willing to help you. Don't take the wrong path and be bewitched by evil spirits."
Xie Yunting was very serious and sincere in communicating with Tang Ning to resolve the issue.
Tangning took a deep breath and said frankly, "I am a player from a card game. I met my prince in this game. He is my lover. Now I need to find him. This is not only related to my love, but also to my life. You or that ghost, one of you could be my prince."
Xie Yunting was puzzled and asked, "Why are you suddenly talking about playing games? Let's put the online games aside for now."
He couldn't understand what Tangning said, because the card game would distort Tangning's words that revealed the nature of the world.
Tangning had anticipated that Xie Yunting would most likely not understand what he was saying. Instead of getting frustrated, he immediately changed his words to something that would not be distorted by the card game: "Do you believe in past lives and present lives?"
Xie Yunting listened quietly.
"I had a lover in my previous life, and we loved each other very much. I want to find him in this life. It's you or that ghost. One of you has a good chance of being my lover." This sentence sounds a bit crazy, and a normal person would only take it as a joke.
But Xie Yunting listened attentively. Even though he didn't believe in past lives, he still tried to understand and believe what Tangning said, "Is it important to you to find your past life lover?"
Tangning and Xie Yunting looked at each other and wanted to convey their true feelings to each other, "It's very important."
"Can I ask what kind of person your lover from your previous life was?" The phoenix eyes stared at Tangning.
"He's...very powerful. All humans and ghosts are afraid of him. He's been a Feng Shui master, a movie star, an emperor, and a god. He's also had his share of downfalls. He has a lot of flaws, like his personality, but I'm fine with him." Tangning whispered, "I'll find him as soon as possible, no matter if he's in a good or bad situation now."
"Can't I stop you from looking for him?" Xie Yunting asked.
Tangning was somewhat speechless. Although from his perspective, he and Xie Yunting had only been together for two and a half days, from Xie Yunting's perspective, they were childhood sweethearts and had known each other for more than ten years. From childhood friends to current lovers, their friendship was deep. It was easy to get angry and disappointed that he would suddenly start looking for ghosts for a lover from his past life that sounded illusory.
Tangning nodded hesitantly.
What Tangning didn't expect was that Xie Yunting smiled gently, "Xiaoning, I feel that what you said is sincere. I can't help you too much in this matter, but I can do my best not to stop you because this is what you have to do."
Tangning was a little surprised and asked, "You're not going to give birth?"
"It's not like I have to give birth. I feel a little frustrated. If I have to give birth, it's me." Xie Yunting smiled helplessly. "The image of a lover in your heart is better than me. When I said you liked me before, you probably thought that I was more in line with the image of a good lover in your heart. I have been standing still for the past few years and I have disappointed you."
No, that's not the reason.
Tangning pursed her lips.
"In fact, everyone is searching throughout their lives, whether it is love, family, friendship, career or anything else. Some people have been running around for half their lives before they find the path they should take, while others are like headless flies wandering around until they die, not knowing what they have been doing all their lives, just going with the flow and being busy."
Xie Yunting's eyes were clear and frank. He said: "I am very lucky. I found what I was looking for when I was young and ignorant, and I have been pursuing them firmly in the past. But in the past two years, I have been a little slack."
Tang Ning was about to say that he thought Xie Yunting was so good, so good that he couldn't believe that this was the prince in his impression. But when he looked at Xie Yunting in front of him, he realized that these words were not said by Tang Ning, but more like what Xie Yunting said himself.
"I still remember when I was little, there was a moral education class. The teacher asked us what kind of person we wanted to be in the future. I wrote on the paper that I wanted to be as good as my parents."
"But now, I don't seem to be as good as they were when they were young. I haven't encountered any setbacks, nor have I been honing myself like they did before. Some time ago, my father arranged a trip for me, but I refused." Xie Yunting said: "I would rather go on a date with you, Xiaoning. I would worry about getting hurt or having an accident, and not having time to accompany you."
"But what I'm really worried about is that I will leave this comfortable, peaceful and happy life." Xie Yunting said: "I have immersed myself in a honey pot and I don't want to go out and see the wind and rain.
"Thank you, Xiao Ning." Xie Yunting took out a talisman and placed it in Tang Ning's hand. "These talismans are enough to keep you safe. I will be going to the north next time. I hope that when we meet next time, I can become the lover in your mind."
Just then, a breeze blew by, blowing the hair on his forehead. Under the bright sunshine, Xie Yunting's eyes were bright and his smile was light.
Tang Ning stared at Xie Yunting in a daze. At that moment, he felt that Xie Yunting really was like a perfect prince, warm and sunny, excellent and brave, kind and strong. He was willing to protect his friends, and his first love was clumsy but sincere. Even if he lost his love, he would not lose control. Instead, he would reflect on himself and improve himself, because love was not everything in his world, he had a wife.
In the beginning of little Xie Yunting's life plan, becoming an outstanding person like his parents was put first. As he grew up, there was no fundamental change. He would pursue his attainments in Feng Shui, be filial to his elders, and also pursue love, but love is not the only thing.
"I believe that next time we meet, you will surprise me with your outstanding performance." Tangning shook hands with Xie Yunting and he also smiled brightly and sincerely.
When Xie Yunting left, the players gathered around him in surprise, "Is Xie Yunting leaving next?" "What's wrong with you?" "Is he your prince?"
"He is a prince," Tangning said softly, "but he is not my prince."
Many teammates couldn't understand, but they all trusted Tangning's judgment. "What are you going to do next?"
"Use the mirror to find my prince." Tang Ning said.
"But the problem now is that the prince has been hiding from you. You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep. As long as he doesn't appear in front of the mirror, you can't use the mirror to judge whether he is real or fake." Jiang Mianmian said.
Tangning remained calm, "I have a plan."
…
The heat from the bathroom dimmed the sliding door. Tang Ning held the dense foam in his palm. He blew into the foam, and the bubbles spread out into the misty air. The fragile and brittle surface of the bubbles flickered with colorful light.
Tang Ning sank his hand into the water and shook it casually twice. He yawned and closed his eyes as if he was tired of playing.
The beautiful woman, with a slightly weary look between her brows, tilted her head slightly, and drops of water dripped from her wet, fan-like eyelashes, and the crystal clear water droplets meandered down her slender neck.
The bubble-filled water surface floated for a few times, and a pair of rosy white feet rose from the water. Tang Ning was born with a good-looking appearance, and even his feet were impeccably perfect. He placed one foot on the edge of the bathtub and swung his toes slowly. Water droplets slid down his skin, which was as smooth as milk, and splashed onto the floor tiles.
It seemed that some kind of unique body fragrance belonging to Tang Ning was absorbed by the water droplets passing by. At the moment the water droplets broke, the scent spread from the warm air. It was faint and could easily be drowned out by the fragrance of the shower gel, making people want to get closer to smell it carefully.
After a while, Tang Ning, who was a little tired of this pose, changed her pose to show off her legs and licked her lips gently.
In ancient times, Jiang Taigong fished and those who were willing to take the bait would do so.
Today, Tang Ning is fishing for a foot-control pervert, and he doesn't believe that guy won't take the bait.
After a while, the comfortable water temperature made Tang Ning, who was pretending to sleep, fall asleep unknowingly. In fact, his mind was very tense. The consumption was not visible on the surface, but the fatigue had been accumulating and waiting for the moment to explode. In addition, Jikong used the Soul Fire in the morning, so Tang Ning was already very tired.
His breathing became steady, and his body language was nothing to lie to. Tang Ning's head tilted so much that one side of his cheek touched his round shoulder.
At this moment, a cold wind blew into the hot bathroom, and ripples on the water surface spread slightly.
Tang Ning's eyelashes trembled in her sleep, and a layer of light red spread on her eyelashes. The blood-like red was diluted by the water droplets and smeared on her face, as if she had applied a layer of too bright rouge on her face.
Tang Ning's lips, which were always light in color, were now stained with blood, as if she was holding a beautiful flower in her mouth.
The water drops dripping from the toes silently turned into a rich blood color, which was cold and ominous.
A terrifying ghost figure was vaguely reflected on the water surface with white foam. The ghost figure was getting closer and clearer.
Tang Ning opened his eyes quickly and raised his head. His pupils were a little dilated, but they quickly focused after he regained consciousness and saw that the heat in the bathroom had almost dissipated.
The water temperature is ice cold.
What happened? How did he fall asleep? Did he sleep for a long time
Tang Ning unconsciously licked his lips, the tip of his tongue sweeping away the light red on them. Bewilderedly, he tried to retract his legs and sit up, but when his eyes fell on his slightly numb legs, Tang Ning's gaze suddenly froze.
He saw a faint red mark on his ankle, which seemed to have been rubbed from somewhere. However, when Tang Ning retracted his foot and took a closer look, he inexplicably felt that the shape of the mark was more like that left by being sucked.
Tang Ning frowned and thought that he had suddenly woken up when he felt something touch his foot.
So... the fish took the bait, then took the bait and ran away
But it's not a big problem. At least now he is sure that the creature that has been following him stealthily is also a foot fetishist. Yes, as long as he knows such a weakness, there will be countless plans to hook it out.
So what's the next plan
Tangning thought hard.
Got it!
Tang Ning snapped his fingers, and a sly smile slowly appeared on his soft face. However, his eyelashes were wet and his lips were red. He did not look like a sure-win prey, but rather an especially delicious prey.