In the open space in the corridor of Fuxing Hall, Xia Qiu, Snow Rabbit and Qianqi sat side by side under the plum tree. The weather was fine, so they decided to enjoy their late dinner outside, while Ling Yu entertained them with a dance performance using a jade owl brocade. The melody of the music played by the demon servants is soothing and peaceful, making people feel a kind of inner peace.
The jade owl brocade thrown by Ling Yu can always cleverly bypass the plum blossom trees around them, and sometimes it will bring a breeze around them. During the dance, he transformed into a proud peacock, exuding a noble temperament in his movements.
At this time, two figures, one tall and one short, suddenly walked over from a short distance away. Qianqi raised his hand and greeted them both. It was he who asked the demon servant to invite them over.
"Chuhe, Xiaoxiao!"
The little body has recovered a lot, and she looks very energetic. During the past few days in the royal city, she feels very happy every minute. The same goes for Chu He. It's a blessing for him to be able to continue to be by Xiao Xiao's side. Although his body was once controlled by the Four Divine Judges, and Xiaoxiao was hurt because of it, she and the people in the royal city did not exclude him because of this, and he was determined to do it if he had the opportunity in the future. I want to help Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others.
After Xiaoxiao and Chuhe sat down, Lingyu suddenly stopped dancing. He flew to Xuetu, stretched out a hand to her and said, "Xuetu, I heard that snowwomen are good at something called Lingxiao Feixue. Can you dance a song with me?"
Xia Qiu knew that Lingyu wanted to relax Snow Rabbit in this way. Although from the outside, she always had a smile on her face, that smile was pale and weak. She was always carrying too many worries. . That night, she insisted not to return to Wutong Residence, but stayed in Chenji Palace under the pretext of getting together with Xia Qiu and the others. Regarding her choice, Miao Xueyou naturally understands it. Maybe in the near future, the encounters between their mother and daughter will be more or less awkward.
After hearing Ling Yu's request, Snow Rabbit nodded and responded humbly: "I'm not a good dancer. I only know the dance steps roughly."
Ling Yu continued to encourage her: "It doesn't matter, that kind of dance is rare. We all want to enjoy it!"
Snow Rabbit no longer hesitated. As he came to the open space, the melody played by the demon servants suddenly changed and the rhythm suddenly increased. The air became still as her arms stretched out like flower branches and made her first movement.
Sure enough, there were snowflakes spinning and falling. At first, there were only a few scattered ones, but after a while, the number began to become denser. The white snow under the purple sky takes on the color of cherry blossoms under the moonlight. People can't help but want to reach out and keep them. However, when they come into contact with the warmth of the palm, they melt quickly and disappear without a trace. No trace.
The Snow Rabbit spun in a blur, and the speed became faster and faster. Only this kind of rotation could make her temporarily forget her troubles. She imagined that she was a snowflake that had to keep flying, because if it fell on the ground, it would inevitably be stained and turn into water droplets.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and the two elders, as well as Ouyang Hongye and Wangyue, were discussing the reasons for the existence of secret passages and various possibilities about them until late at night. It was incredible for them to be able to complete such a huge project in the royal city without anyone noticing.
They had to think about who Mrs. Lan was. This person was obviously hidden deeply because they had not heard of her existence in these years. If the true identity of this person can be found, it may be possible to determine whether there are other secret passages in the royal city. Ouyang Xiaoleng was unwilling to turn to Hei Yun for help unless absolutely necessary, but surprisingly, even Ouyang Yong and Lion King Cheng had never heard of this mysterious Mrs. Lan.
"It was probably after the war sixteen years ago that the donkey-faced boss took over that hotel." After Ouyang Xiaoleng finished speaking, he looked at Ouyang Yong.
"Is there anything suspicious about that boss?" Ouyang Yong put forward a hypothesis.
"Otherwise, try to investigate the boss first and make sure what he said is true or false." Lion King Cheng continued.
"Xiao Leng, why did you just say that Hei Yun wanted to join us?" Ouyang Yong was also more concerned about Hei Yun's transformation.
"He helped us as early as in the Songshan Temple of Yin Song." Ouyang Hongye answered on behalf of Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"After all, he was Qingyun's general. Qingyun is very cunning, so we still have to be wary of Hei Yun. We can't suffer the same losses as before." Ouyang Yong still raised his concerns to everyone.
"Yes, I understand." Ouyang Xiaoleng responded.
Early the next morning, just after the first class, a girl with ear-length hair suddenly appeared at the door of Xia Qiu's classroom.
"Ouyang Xiaoleng, someone is looking for you!" A boy in the same class shouted into the classroom with a wicked smile.
Because he and Ouyang Yong and others discussed the secret room until late at night the first day, Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't have much energy when he got up early to go to school. He had been dozing since the first class. When he heard someone looking for him, he felt more and more dazed.
Xia Qiu also found it strange. She couldn't help but cast her eyes through the classroom door to the girl waiting outside. The girl had cat-like eyes, with a sense of mystery. She was pretty sure she had never noticed such a person in the school before, but then she thought maybe it was because she hadn't been to the school much in a long time.
Liu Lingmei walked up to her seat at some point, glanced at the classroom door with her lips pouted, and asked, "Xiao Qiu, do you know that girl?"
"I don't know!" Xia Qiu shook his head and replied.
"Don't you know? She was transferred to Class 3 just a week ago. I heard she had been living abroad before. How did she know Ouyang Xiaoleng?" Liu Lingmei frowned.
Ouyang Xiaoleng quickly returned to the classroom. Judging from his facial expression, there was no obvious change. His eyes were still dull, and after sitting back on the chair, he planned to continue falling asleep.
"Hey, do you know that girl?" Liu Lingmei patted his table and asked.
Ouyang Xiaoleng raised his eyes and replied impatiently: "I don't know."
"Then why did she come to find you?" Liu Lingmei continued to ask.
"It's just a boring person who suddenly appeared out of nowhere..." Before Ouyang Xiaoleng could finish his words, his eyes had already closed.
Although Liu Lingmei wanted to continue questioning, Xia Qiu stopped her and shook her head.
But Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly woke up. After exchanging glances with Xia Qiu, he said, "Oh, by the way, she said her name is Ran Mingzhu."
"Her surname is Ran?" Xia Qiu guessed why Ouyang Xiaoleng was surprised, because people with the surname Ran are rare. Could this girl be related to his mother Ran Susu
"It seems that I have to see her after school." Ouyang Xiaoleng had already made his decision.
"Where did she arrange to meet you?" Xia Qiu asked.
"Yongchuan Forest."
After school, Ouyang Xiaoleng went to Yongchuan Forest alone to keep Ran Susu's appointment, while Xia Qiu stayed at Ouyang's ancient house and waited for him. He came to the big banyan tree not far from the lake and determined that this was the best place to be with her. Unexpectedly, as soon as I stood under the tree, I felt something was wrong.
There was a crisp sound of copper bells in the air. When he looked up, he realized that he had been too careless. The trees above his head were connected by red ropes with bells on them, and there were charms attached to them. He saw that this was an ancient demon-locking formation, but the person who drew the talisman had very deep magic power. For a moment, Ouyang Xiaoleng fell into it and was unable to move.
A short-haired girl still wearing school uniform swayed out from behind a tree and said with a sneer: "Haha, it seems I overestimated you. It turns out that such a simple formation can restrict your movements."
"Tell me what your purpose is?" Ouyang Xiaoleng simply asked without struggling, crossing his hands on his chest.
"Are you willing to listen to my story?" A sly smile suddenly flashed across the girl's cat-like face. She leaned her body close to Ouyang Xiaoleng and said, "Since I was born, they have told me that I actually have a My aunt. As a rare genius in a family of monster hunters, she was supposed to successfully inherit my grandfather's mantle, but instead she got into a lot of trouble, and that trouble was your father. Are all foxes good at using themselves? Appearances can deceive people, but I will believe you just by looking at your face.”
"So... you are mine..." Ouyang Xiaoleng had already guessed the girl's identity.
"If I have to say it, then I should be your sister, but I don't want to have anything to do with you. Ever since my aunt chose to abandon the family and be with that monster, she is no longer a member of the Ran family. "The girl put away her smile and said coldly.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. In that case, why do you have to tell me this." Ouyang Xiaoleng responded nonchalantly. He was actually suppressing his anger in his heart because of this girl's disrespect towards his father.
"Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me. I just want to get some information from you. Of course, I will exchange it for what you need." Ran Mingzhu tilted her head and looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng carefully.
"Similar to a transaction?"
"Yes, it's just a transaction!"
"Let me first ask what the information is about?"
"My father, God bless you. He has been unable to let go after learning the news that my aunt, your mother, passed away. Many years ago, in order to investigate the cause of her death, he returned to China alone, but a month later he returned to China with his family. Contact was lost and never seen again.”
"It seems that I can't help you anymore. Let alone meeting me, I have never even heard that I have such an uncle." Ouyang Xiaoleng was thinking about the secret passage in the royal city. For this sister who suddenly appeared However, he was not interested in what Mingzhu said, so he decided to activate the power of gods and demons in his body to break the formation and leave.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to exchange information with me. What's that girl's name? Yes, Xia Qiu." However, Mingzhu seemed to have no intention of forcing him. She seemed to have a good grasp of his affairs.
"I advise you not to cause trouble with her!" Ouyang Xiaoleng warned her.
"Oh? It seems that you really care about that girl. How did you confuse that human being? Does she know your true identity?" However, there is no trace of recognition of relatives in Mingzhu's eyes. Joy, instead filled with hatred.
"None of this has anything to do with you. I don't want to deal with you, but if you insist on provoking her, you can't blame me!" Ouyang Xiaoleng slightly used his power of gods and demons, and the red rope above his head caused the bell to appear. There was a violent vibration, and then it was disconnected from many places. He said coldly, "Your demon locking formation is enough to deal with ordinary monsters, but it is still a little bit behind to deal with me!"