The main hall of Yuyao Valley was named Li Fengtang. As soon as Ji Yunhe entered the door of the main hall, when she saw Lin Haoqing standing beside the old valley owner, she felt that today was not a good day.
"Valley Master." Ji Yunhe saluted, the old Valley Master Lin Canglan was already in his old age, and his face was full of wrinkles, but the eyes between those wrinkles were still as sharp and intimidating as eagles.
"Cough cough... Yunhe is here." Lin Canglan coughed twice, beckoned, and called Ji Yunhe forward, "What is Yunhe busy with recently?"
Ji Yunhe stepped forward obediently, stood on the right side of Lin Canglan, bowed and replied softly, "I tamed a few little demons and sent them away some time ago, and I have been busy teaching my demon trainers some demon taming skills for the past two days. "
Lin Canglan nodded: "Good boy, do your best for me in Yuyao Valley." He stretched out his old, dry hand, took Ji Yunhe's hand, and patted it, "Thank you for your hard work."
"My subordinates should do their best for Yuyao Valley." Ji Yunhe bowed his head.
Lin Haoqing's eyes turned slightly and swept across Ji Yunhe's face.
Lin Canglan seemed to be very pleased and nodded, and then said in a hoarse voice: "I have collected as many talented people as possible in the Valley of the Demons, and thanks to the grace of Emperor Gaozu, I have been allowed to wait for the demon-controlling lineage to live peacefully in this southwest corner. The princess of Shunde sent a fierce demon, and she wants me to help you to domesticate it. This is the kindness of the emperor, the task is heavy, and you must not miss it."
Ji Yunhe and Lin Haoqing both listened quietly.
Although Ji Yunhe's face was calm, he couldn't help sighing in his heart. It seems that the matter of taming the merman was not something she said she could avoid if she wanted to hide...
"This old man thinks over and over again, I can only feel at ease if these monsters are handled by the two of you." Lin Canglan coughed twice and said, "It just so happens that this old man has been in poor health recently, and I know that destiny is approaching... "
"Valley Lord Hongfu."
"Longevity father."
Ji Yunhe and Lin Haoqing said these words almost at the same time, and they both knelt on the ground and bowed.
Lin Canglan smiled and waved his hand: "This body, the old man knows it himself. It's also time to determine the position of the future valley owner."
As soon as these words came out, the entire Li Fengtang fell silent.
"You are all my children, all of them are excellent. This old man is really hard to choose. Now, let's take this opportunity to compare the two of you." Lin Canglan took out a letter from her arms. Princess Shunde wrote a letter the day before yesterday, she asked us to tame this monster. Princess Shunde has three wishes: first, I wish this monster's mouth to speak, second, I wish this monster's tail to turn into legs, and third, I hope that its heart will never be rebellious. These three points, you The two of you, whoever does it first, will be the next valley owner.”
"My child has an order." Lin Haoqing replied with his fists folded.
But Ji Yunhe did not speak.
Lin Canglan stared at Ji Yunhe: "Yunhe?"
Ji Yunhe raised his head to look at him, and met Lin Canglan's amiable gaze with hidden murderous intent. Ji Yunhe felt a chill in his heart. He could only endure all his emotions and replied, "Yes. Yunhe has the order."
After leaving Li Fengtang, Ji Yunhe walked a little absent-mindedly, until when he was about to part ways with Lin Haoqing, when Lin Haoqing called her name, she suddenly recovered and looked up at Lin Haoqing.
"Yunhe." Lin Haoqing's voice was somewhat polite and alienated, "I hope you will give me some advice in the future."
Ji Yunhe also returned a salute: "Brother, you are very polite." However, after the politeness was over, the two of them didn't say anything.
The flower valley outside Lifengtang is full of flowers all year round. When the spring breeze blows, the petals and the fragrance of flowers are lingering in the valley, which is extremely pleasant. Ji Yunhe looked at Lin Haoqing, and the corners of his mouth moved. In the end, when she spoke, Lin Haoqing just turned around, avoiding her eyes, and turned away coldly.
Ji Yunhe stood there and looked at his retreating back, only to let out a wry smile.
She called him her brother because she had really regarded him as her brother. Even now.
Ji Yunhe turned his head and saw that under the warm spring sun, the flowers in the valley were at their peak. At this moment, the time in Ji Yunhe's mind seemed to be reversed.
She seemed to have seen herself many years ago. She was still a girl who didn't know the world. She liked to dance and make trouble in the flowers, and Lin Haoqing, who was a few years older than her, stood in the distance and looked at her quietly. The eyes are gentle, and the smile is shy.
She always likes to pick a handful of flowers at random, and ask him, "Brother Haoqing, do the flowers look good!"
Lin Haoqing patted her head with a smile, then took out the grass and twigs on her head, put a flower on her ear, and said with a smile, "The flower looks best on my sister's head."
But now, the brother who smiled warmly in his memory only returned the back that had no feelings for her...
Ji Yunhe lowered her head, she knew better than anyone that Lin Haoqing was no wonder why they became like this.
If you want to blame, you can only blame her...
When Ji Yunhe returned to the Qiyun Courtyard, it was already dark. She sat in the house, lit the lamp, and watched the bean-sized candle jump, one or two times. When she counted to the fifth time, the air suddenly flashed. With a demonic energy, a black-haired woman in white clothes and red clothes suddenly appeared in the room.
Ji Yunhe turned on the light, without even looking at the woman, he only asked, "Tell me, Lin Canglan asked me to fight against Lin Haoqing this time, how much does he want me to do?"
The woman's voice was cold: "I want you to go all out."
Ji Yunhe smiled: "I do my best? If I really tame that merman, would Lin Canglan really dare to give me the position of Valley Master?"
"The owner of the valley has his own arrangements. You don't need to ask more." The woman only answered this sentence, raised her hand, and threw a pill in front of Ji Yunhe: "You just need to know that if he finds out that you have never Give it your all, and after a month, you won't have the antidote."
Ji Yunhe took the pill, and out of the corner of his eye saw the woman in white clothes and red robes disappear like a ghost, as if she had come.
Everyone in the Valley of Monster Control, including Lin Haoqing, believed that Lin Canglan loved Ji Yunhe very much, and the old valley owner named her a guardian, and treated her almost the same as Lin Haoqing, and even had a faint intention of letting her replace Lin Haoqing.
However, only Ji Yunhe knew that the old man with all his conspiracies would not be able to hand over the position of the Valley Master of the Southern Demon Valley to an "outsider", even if she was his adopted daughter.
Not to mention, Lin Canglan never regarded her as an adopted daughter, she was just a pawn under the old man's hands, helping the old man do all those dark and shameful deeds...
Ji Yunhe took this month's antidote and let the bitter taste spread in her mouth. The bitter taste could keep her awake and make her think clearly about the predicament she was facing.
She knew that the old man had never planned to give her the position of Valley Master, but now he has held such a fair competition, and she has to go all out. If she loses, Lin Haoqing ascends the throne, and she will definitely be abandoned by Yu Yaogu. Even Qu Xiaoxing and those who have supported her all these years will not be able to please anyone.
And if she wins, it's even worse.
The old man secretly didn't know what kind of recruits he had prepared to deal with her. Moreover, even if there is no trick, just cutting off the antidote that she must take every month is enough for her to suffer.
Desperate before and after...
Ji Yunhe pulled the front of her clothes, her body was already a little hot after taking the medicine. Thinking of her current situation, she felt even more dry. She felt bored in the room for a while, so she stepped out of the room and searched for the spring night. With the coldness, he walked in the Demon Controlling Valley.
While thinking about things, I unconsciously walked outside the dungeon where the merman was being held.
It's not accidental.
There are many dungeons that imprison this merman, and there is only one in the entire Demon Controlling Valley. In the past, few qualified monsters could be imprisoned here, and few people usually came. So Ji Yunhe used to like to walk around here when he was upset, and sometimes even went into the dungeon to stay for a while.
There was no one inside, and it was a rare place where she could feel a trace of safety.
The merman was locked inside, and there were a lot of guards outside the dungeon tonight, but seeing that Ji Yunhe was here, everyone simply bowed and called out "Protection".
Ji Yunhe nodded and asked casually, "Is that monster still safe?"
The guard nodded: "Master Shaogu cleaned him up during the day, and he didn't have the strength to toss at night."
Ji Yunhe nodded: "I'll go take a look."
If she wants to enter, the guards won't stop her. Ji Yunhe walked down the dungeon slowly, and did not deliberately hide her footsteps. She knew that for a monster with such power, no matter how she concealed her whereabouts, she would still be detected.
After getting out of the dungeon, the prison was dead silent, the huge iron bars were covered with spells, the blood of the day had been washed away, and the moonlight cast from the top of the dungeon illuminated the dungeon completely cold.
And the merman with the huge tail was hanged in the dungeon so alone. The long fish tail hangs down and drags to the ground, but the fish scales are still shining due to the moonlight leaking in, vaguely showing its stunning appearance in the past.
Ji Yunhe walked in slowly, but saw that the merman's long silver hair hanging down from his head and waist blocked half of his face, but even so, Ji Yunhe felt that this merman was too beautiful.
Too beautiful.