As Ji Yuan finished speaking, the man in golden armor at the other end of the pond also walked around the pond and slowly came back to Ji Yuan. As he came back, the golden armor on his body gradually dimmed and his body shrank a little. When he arrived at Ji Yuan's side, he had returned to the red-skinned strong man he was before.
Originally Ji Yuan was preparing to go back, but halfway through he turned back and looked at the pond a few more times.
Hu Li was now a little bolder and approached the edge of the pool cautiously. Seeing that Hu Li dared to approach, the big black dog was not willing to be left behind and followed him closer little by little.
"Mr. Ji, what was that monster just now?"
Xiezhi spoke in a very hoarse voice, and most of the time he only spoke to Ji Yuan. Hu Li and the big black dog were relatively far away, so they could only hear vaguely.
"monster?"
Ji Yuan turned his head to look at Hu Li and shook his head slightly.
"It can't be said to be completely wrong, but it is definitely not correct. Legend has it that Qiu Chi was transformed from a dragon that made a big mistake. He usually cultivates in a place where Yin gathers, hoping that he can one day restore his body to that of a dragon. But this one..."
Ji Yuan did not continue speaking. This Qie Chi was now acting in an almost instinctive pattern, its mind was not clear, and no one knew what it had experienced. If the City God of Luping City was accidentally bitten by it and died of the poison, it would be extremely unlucky.
Ji Yuan kept his eyes on the pond. Because of Qiu Chi's departure, the pond began to slowly undergo new changes under his Dharma Eyes.
"Sure enough, this place where spirits and yin gather was originally occupied by this Qiu Chi for cultivation, and it was almost completely absorbed and blocked the spiritual yin energy here. But now that Qiu Chi has been taken away by me, this pond has become a small problem."
"Uh, what's the little problem? Will there be new monsters?"
"That's not the case, but this water is too cold and not good for ordinary people."
Although this pond should have formed some kind of ominous consensus among the people around it and no one would come near it in most cases, Ji Yuan still planned to keep something in reserve.
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan reached into his sleeve with his left hand and took out two coins. Then he took out the wolf-hair brush again, bent down, dipped it in the pool water, and then wrote a few words on both sides of the two coins.
Hu Li on the side was very curious, but did not dare to pry too much and could only glance at it from the side. However, the little paper crane on Ji Yuan's shoulder had no such concerns. It stretched its neck and poked its head out, carefully staring at the movements of the master Ji Yuan's hands.
Soon, Ji Yuan finished writing, and the two copper coins flashed with a brass-colored fluorescence. The next moment, Ji Yuan threw them forward casually.
"Dong~" "Dong~"
The two coins created a small splash and then sank into the water.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
A slight shaking sensation was felt in the pond. The water at the edge of the pond was shaking and splashing continuously. The amplitude was not large but the frequency was high. In the water, the copper coin slowly sank downwards. During this process, a lot of soil and rocks at the bottom of the pond actually converged and collapsed towards the center.
By the time the two coins approached the bottom of the lake, the vibration had subsided, and the two coins overlapped one above the other, but the square holes in the middle were at a right angle. The two diamonds intersected and fell right in the center of the pond. Only a tiny coin hole remained between the pond and the cave below.
As the copper coin fell, the appearance of the entire pond did not change, but in Ji Yuanfa's eyes, the atmosphere was very different.
"That's right, that's all. Maybe I can raise some harmless water spirit creatures in the future."
Muttering to himself, Ji Yuan raised his head and looked around, then spoke softly.
"Come back, everyone."
As soon as the words fell, streaks of ink flew back from all directions. The small characters were still on the way, but the chattering sound was already incessant.
"Master, that snake was so weird!"
"Master, has the snake demon gone into the painting?" "Master, is the snake demon called Qiuchi?"
"How do you write the two words 虬褫?"
"Little paper crane, you haven't come to play with us recently." "The little paper crane can already talk!"
"Master, Master..."
…
Ji Yuan waved his hand.
"Alright, alright, you don't have to go back to the copybook for now, just walk around outside, but you need to be quiet."
"I understand, sir!" "We are very quiet!"
"Yes, we are the quietest." "We promise to be quiet, sir!"
"That's right, I'll get angry with anyone who dares not to be quiet!"
"I'm as anxious as you are." "Me too!" "Count me in!"
"Then who do you think will not be quiet?" "Many words may not be quiet!"
"These bad words must be severely punished!" "Yes!" "I agree!"
.…..
Ji Yuan took a deep breath and smiled helplessly. He wanted to ask the little characters to be quiet, but thinking that they had not been let out for a long time, he did not say much. Anyway, they already knew the limits and would calm down when they saw more people.
…
As night fell, Ji Yuan brought Hu Li and Jin Jia back to the Wei manor, while the little paper cranes flew around the huge manor with the large pieces of small characters around them.
The house where the banquet was held a few days ago was now brightly lit. The foxes that transformed into human forms at night had put on their clothes and set up the tables and chairs, waiting for Ji Yuan and Hu Li to come back with great excitement. They knew that today they would not only go to pay off their debts, but also have a big meal, and there would definitely be meat from the Lu family shop.
However, Ji Yuan and Hu Li did not just go with the same group. There was also a big black dog following them. When the three of them arrived in front of the house, they could already see the reflection of the fox walking around in the house, and could even smell the scent of the fox.
“Woo… Woo…”
The big black dog growled softly. With so many abnormal fox smells, growling was its instinct.
“Woof woof woof… Woof woof woof…”
The fierce roar scared Hu Li next to him so much that he trembled, but at least he did not lose his composure. All the figures in the house were stunned, but they did not immediately shout in panic, and no fox ran away.
"Hahahaha… it must be the sir and the others who came back!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I knew it as soon as I heard the dog barking. It must be Master He!"
"Something delicious is coming?" "Hehehe... I'm drooling!"
"Put the dishes on the table, put them on quickly." "And the chairs!"
"I'll go open the door!"
It turned out that these foxes had been frequently frightened by the little paper cranes imitating the barking of dogs recently. They had developed a certain immunity to the barking of dogs in the Wei's manor. Although they would still be startled at the beginning, they would no longer be so frightened that their souls would leave their bodies and they would only run away in panic.
Ji Yuan was a little surprised by this, so he said to Hu Li and Da Hei Dao.
"In that case, you will introduce Dahei to me later. And you, please stop yelling for now, or the fox inside will be scared."
"Yes, yes!" "Woo..."
At this moment, the flurry of noise in the house ended, and a fox girl who had transformed into a tall woman came forward and opened the door, and Ji Yuan and others also walked up to them.
"Mr. Ji, Grandpa, you guys go back..."
The fox girl's eyes gradually widened as she looked at the big black dog next to Ji Yuan. She was so scared that her hair stood on end and she could only slowly back away. The other foxes also gradually noticed that a huge black dog came in from the door, and it looked extremely ferocious.
"It's okay, it's okay, this dog won't hurt us, no..."
"Ah... Big black dog..."
The fox girl screamed, and a cloud of smoke rose up. Her clothes instantly deflated and fell off, and a frightened fox jumped out from the smoke. There was a series of "ping pong" sounds in the room. The foxes fled and bumped into each other. Some jumped out of the window, some drilled holes, some climbed onto the beams, and some were hit by their companions a few times, so they simply lay down and pretended to be dead.
Ji Yuan was slightly stunned, then the corners of his mouth raised, and he could no longer suppress his smile.
“Hahahahaha… hahahahaha…”
No wonder the little paper crane likes to play like this sometimes, it is indeed interesting, especially the two foxes pretending to be dead, lying on the ground motionless, not breathing, trying their best to appear stiff, it can be said that they are powerful actors.
A misunderstanding is just a misunderstanding after all, and the false alarm soon ended. As more and more wine and meat were placed on the table, the group of greedy foxes and greedy dogs became familiar with each other at a speed that even Ji Yuan was a little surprised.
Ji Yuan came out of the house alone carrying the thousand-dou pot, walked around the area, and finally jumped lightly onto a willow tree by the river. He lay on the branches and looked at the stars in the sky.
There was a lively banquet over there. The foxes inside called the big black dog "Master Dog" so affectionately. The big black dog accepted everyone's toast and drank it. He enjoyed drinking more than water and there was no sign of drunkenness at all.
"The sky is clear at night, and the stars are as bright as frost..."
In Ji Yuan's eyes, what he saw was the projection of starlight on the land of Zu Yue. The light of the Ziwei star was already very dim here, indicating that Zu Yue's fate was about to end.
After pouring some wine into his mouth, Ji Yuan turned his head to the other side of the stream. There were indeed a few agile people approaching in this direction.
"Sure enough, there are still some small incidents tonight..."
Ji Yuan smiled and ignored the black shadows over there. The black shadows lightly jumped over the stream and landed on the shore here, then headed towards the depths of Wei's manor again. No one noticed that there was a person drinking and watching them.
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