The time for a grand gathering of hundreds of scholars in Jinlintai is coming in a blink of an eye.
Most of the immortal mansions of major aristocratic families are built in places with beautiful mountains and clear waters, but the Jinlin Terrace of the Lanling Jin Sect is located in the most prosperous part of Lanling City. If you want to visit the stage, the main road is a two-mile long sloping chariot road, which is only open to large occasions such as banquets and symposiums. According to the rules of the Lanling Jin family, speeding is not allowed on this road. Both sides of the chariot road are painted with colorful reliefs, all of which are the life stories of successive heads of the Jin family and celebrities. During this period, a disciple of the Lanling Jin family who drove the car will explain the details. two.
Among them, Jin Guangyao, the head of the family of this generation, occupies the four most eye-catching paintings, namely "Passing Secrets", "Ambush", "Sworship" and "Enwei". The content is naturally about Jin Guangyao's undercover Qishan Wen family delivering information during the Sun Shooting Campaign, the assassination of Wen Ruohan, the head of the Wen family, the story of the friendship between the three deities, and the four scenes of Jin Guangyao's implementation of the Immortal Governor's order after he ascended the throne. The painter is very capable of grasping the charm of human beings. At first glance, it looks nothing special. However, if you look closely, you can find that even when Jin Guangyao's portrait on the screen wall was assassinated from behind and his face was stained with blood, he still had curved eyebrows and three-dimensional expression. Her gentleness and gentle smile make your scalp tingle slightly.
Next to Jin Guangyao is Jin Zixuan's mural. Usually, in order to emphasize absolute authority, the head of the family would deliberately reduce the number of murals painted by famous people, or use a less skilled painter to avoid being overwhelmed. Everyone tacitly understood this behavior. However, Jin Zixuan also owns four pieces, and is actually on an equal footing with Jin Guangyao, the head of the family. The handsome man in the painting was full of energy and arrogance. Wei Wuxian got out of the car and stopped in front of him, looking at it for a while. Lan Wangji also stopped and waited for him quietly.
A disciple not far away said: "Gusu Lan Sect, please enter here."
Lan Wangji said, "Let's go."
Wei Wuxian said nothing and walked with him.
As soon as we arrived at Jinlin Terrace, we saw a wide square paved with fine bricks, full of pedestrians coming and going. The Lanling Jin Sect may have been expanded and renovated many times over the years, and the extravagance was even worse than what Wei Wuxian had seen back then. In the distance of the square, nine Ruyi steps hold up a white marble Xumizuo, and a double-eaves mountaintop Han palace looks down majestically, with Venus and snow waves gathering into a sea of flowers.
The Venus Snow Wave is the flower emblem on the Lanling Jin family crest. It is a white peony of excellent quality. The flowers are wonderful, and so is the name. The petals have two layers, the outer layer is large petals, layer upon layer, like snow waves, and the inner layer is small petals, slender and beautiful, with strands of golden stamens, like the bright stars of Venus. One flower is unparalleled in its beauty, and thousands of flowers are blooming together. Such a magnificent scene, how can words be enough to praise it?
There are several avenues in front of the square, and families are constantly entering the square, in an orderly and orderly manner: "Family Moling Su, please enter here."
"Qinghe Nie, please enter here."
"Yunmeng Jiang, please enter here."
As soon as Jiang Cheng showed up, he released two sharp daggers, walked over and said calmly: "Jun Zewu, Lord Hanguang."
Lan Xichen also nodded and said, "Sect Master Jiang."
Both of them were absent-minded and made a few perfunctory remarks. Jiang Cheng said, "I have never seen Mr. Hanguang at Jinlintai's symposium in the past. Why are you interested in coming this time?"
Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji didn't say anything. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng didn't really mean to ask this question. He turned his gaze to Wei Wuxian and spoke as if he could shoot out a flying sword and crucify him at any moment. He said: "Didn't the two of them never bring anyone with them when they visited foreign countries in the past? What happened this time? Is it unprecedented? Who is this famous person? Can you introduce me to Jiang?"
At this time, a smiling voice said: "Second brother, why didn't you tell me in advance that Wangji was coming too?"
The owner of Jinlin Terrace, Lianfangzun Jin Guangyao, personally welcomed him out.
Lan Xichen smiled back at him, Lan Wangji nodded and bowed to him, and Wei Wuxian carefully patted the immortal governor who commanded hundreds of families.
Jin Guangyao has a very advantageous face. The complexion is fair, with a little cinnabar between the eyebrows. His eyes are clear in black and white, flexible but not frivolous. His face is very clean and smart, one part handsome and one part alert. There is always a slight smile on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows. At first glance, he is a clever and obedient person. Such a face is definitely enough to please women, but it will not make men feel disgusted or wary; older people will find him cute, and younger people will find him amiable - even if they don't like him, they won't dislike him, so Said "it's very advantageous". Although he is a bit small, he has a calm demeanor. He wears a soft gauze hat and a Lanling Jin family dress. On the chest of the round-neck robe is a blooming Venus and Xuelang family emblem, and nine rings. Wearing Liuhe boots, he pressed his right hand so heavily on the sword at his waist that he exerted an inviolable power.
Jin Ling came out with Jin Guangyao. He still didn't dare to see Jiang Cheng alone. He hid behind Jin Guangyao and hummed: "Uncle."
Jiang Cheng said sternly: "You still know how to call me uncle!"
Jin Ling hurriedly tugged at the back of Jin Guangyao's clothes. Jin Guangyao seemed to be born to resolve conflicts, and said: "Oh, Sect Master Jiang, Aling has known that he was wrong for a long time. These days, he is afraid that you will punish him. If you don't eat, the child is naughty. You love him the most, so don't argue with him."
Jin Ling said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, my uncle testifies, I have had a bad appetite these days!"
Jiang Cheng said, "Have a bad appetite? You look so good, I'm afraid you haven't skipped a few meals!"
Jin Ling was about to speak, but when he caught a glimpse of Wei Wuxian behind Lan Wang's body, he was instantly stunned and blurted out: "Why are you here?!"
Wei Wuxian said, "Come and have some food."
Jin Ling was slightly stunned: "How dare you come! I'm not a policeman..." Jin Guangyao rubbed Jin Ling's head, rubbed him behind him, and said with a smile: "Okay, you're a guest when you come, Jin Lin. Farewell I don't dare to say more, the food must be enough." He said to Lan Xichen: "Second brother, you guys sit down first, I'll go over there and take a look. By the way, I'll ask someone to make arrangements for Wangji."
Lan Xichen nodded and said, "It doesn't have to be too troublesome."
Jin Guangyao said: "How can this be trouble? Why should the second brother be so restrained when he comes to my place? Really."
As long as he has met someone once, Jin Guangyao can remember the person's appearance, name, age and title. Even if he sees someone after many years, he can immediately and accurately call them out and greet them warmly. If he has met him more than twice, he will remember all the likes and dislikes of the other person, down to the smallest detail, and he will do what he likes and avoid what he dislikes. This time, because Lan Wangji suddenly came to Jinlin Terrace, Jin Guangyao did not prepare a table specifically for him, but now he immediately went to buy one.
After entering the Douyan Hall, you walked along the bright red soft carpet. On both sides of the sandalwood tables were beautiful maids wearing emerald rings. They all smiled generously and decently, with full chests and waists that were too full to hold. Even their bodies are similar, they look beautiful and harmonious. When Wei Wuxian saw a beautiful woman, he couldn't help but look at her twice. After he sat down, he gave her a smile and said, "Thank you very much."
Unexpectedly, the woman seemed to be frightened and glanced at him, but then fluttered her eyes to avoid him. Wei Wuxian felt a little strange at first, but then he understood. He glanced around and found that there were more than just one weird look. Almost half of the Lanling Jin Sect disciples looked at him with something fishy.
He forgot for a moment that this was Jinlin Terrace, where Mo Xuanyu harassed his fellow disciples and was kicked out. Who would have thought that he would dare to come back so brazenly and shamelessly, and even get a high-class banquet with the Lan family's jade from Gusu...
Wei Wuxian moved closer to Lan Wangji who was standing aside, and whispered, "Hanguang-Jun, Hanguang-Jun."
Lan Wangji said, "What's the matter?"
Wei Wuxian said: "You can't leave me. There should be many people here who know Mo Xuanyu, otherwise if anyone wants to catch up with me later, I will have no choice but to continue talking nonsense and pretending to be crazy. What if then? Don't be offended if I lose your face."
Lan Wangji glanced at him and said quietly: "As long as you don't take the initiative to provoke others."
At this time, Jin Guangyao walked into the hall with a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes. Although this woman behaves dignifiedly, her expression has a sense of innocence, and her beautiful appearance is also slightly childish. It was Jin Guangyao's wife, Qin Su, the mistress of Jin Lintai.
For many years, these two people have been representatives of loving couples among hundreds of Taoist families. They raise eyebrows and respect each other as guests. As we all know, Qin Su was born in the Leling Qin family, a subsidiary family of the Lanling Jin family, and the head of the Leling Qin family, Qin Cangye, was an old subordinate who had followed Jin Guangshan for many years. Although Jin Guangyao is the son of Jin Guangshan, due to his mother's background, the two were originally somewhat incompatible. But during the Sun Shooting Campaign, Qin Su was rescued by Jin Guangyao, fell in love with him, never left him, and insisted on marrying him, and finally a good relationship was achieved. And Jin Guangyao did not let her down. Although he held the important position of Immortal Governor, his style was completely different from that of his father. He never took concubines, let alone had any affairs with any other women. This made many sect masters and wives Really envious. At this moment, Wei Wuxian saw Jin Guangyao holding his wife's hand all the way, his expression and behavior were very gentle and considerate, and he seemed to be worried that she might accidentally touch the jade steps while walking, which was true.
After the two of them took their seats, the banquet officially began. Sitting below them was Jin Ling, who held his head high and his chest high. He glanced at Wei Wuxian and glared at him. Wei Wuxian was used to being watched, and he acted as if nothing had happened the whole time. He drank and ate while drinking, and listened to the praises in the Douyan Hall. The situation was great.
It was already evening after the banquet, and the symposium officially began on the second day. Everyone left Douyan Hall in twos and threes, and the disciples guided the family heads and famous cultivators. Because Lan Xichen looked a little worried, Jin Guangyao seemed to want to ask him what was going on. However, as soon as he came over and said "Second brother", someone rushed over and said heartbreakingly: "Third brother" !!!"
Jin Guangyao was almost knocked backwards by him. He held his hat with one hand and said, "What's wrong with Huaisang? Do you have something to say?"
For such an unbecoming head of the family, naturally only Qinghe Nie didn't know anything about it. And it is even more disrespectful to be drunk and not know what to ask. Nie Huaisang's face turned red and he held on to him, saying, "Third brother!! What should I do! Can you help me again? I promise this is the last time!!!"
Jin Guangyao said: "Didn't I find a few people to help you solve the problem last time?"
Nie Huaisang cried loudly: "The matter last time has been solved, but there is something new this time! Third brother, what should I do! I don't want to live anymore!"
Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly for a while, Jin Guangyao could only say: "Ahsu, you go back first. Huaisang came over and we found a place to sit and said, don't worry..."
He helped Nie Huaisang walk out. On the way, Lan Xichen went over to see what was going on, but was grabbed by Nie Huaisang who was drunk. Qin Su saluted Lan Wangji and said, "Hanguang-Jun, it seems that you haven't been to Lanling for many years to attend a symposium. I apologize for any inappropriate reception this time."
Her voice is soft and soft, and she is truly a beauty that makes people feel affectionate. Lan Wangji nodded in return. Qin Su's eyes fell on Wei Wuxian again, hesitating for a moment, then whispered: "Then I'll excuse you." Then he and the maid left together.
Wei Wuxian wondered: "Everyone on the Jinlin stage looks at me so strangely. What did Mo Xuanyu do? Show his love in public? What's so great about this? People from the Lanling Jin clan are really Uninformed."
Lan Wangji listened to his nonsense and shook his head. Wei WuXian said, "I'm going to find someone to find out. HanGuangJun, help me keep an eye on Jiang Cheng. It's best if he doesn't come to me. If he comes, help me block him."
Lan Wangji said: "Don't go far."
Wei WuXian said, "Okay. I'll see you in the room tonight when we're far away."
He searched inside and outside Douyan Hall, but he didn't see the person he was looking for, which made him feel strange. After leaving Lan Wangji, he searched all the way. When he passed a pavilion, a man suddenly appeared from the rockery in the flower garden beside him and said, "Hey!"
Wei Wuxian thought to himself: Ha! found it. He turned around and said quietly: "What are you doing? It's so rude. We were very affectionate when we were separated last time. But we are so heartless this time. I'm sad."
Jin Ling had goosebumps all over his body and said, "Shut up! Who is making out with you! Didn't I warn you a long time ago not to pester our family anymore? Why are you back again!"
Wei WuXian said: "Conscience of heaven and earth, I have always followed Lord Hanguang, and I almost asked him to tie me up with a rope. Which of your eyes saw me pestering your family members? I pestered your uncle. ? It's obviously him who is pestering me, okay?"
Jin Ling was furious: "Go away! My uncle is doubting you! Stop talking nonsense, don't think that I don't know that you are still evil and want to be right..."
At this time, several shouts came from all directions, and seven or eight young men wearing Lanling Jin family robes suddenly jumped out of the garden. Jin Ling stopped talking.
The seven or eight people slowly approached them. The leader was a young man who was about the same age as Jin Ling but had a stronger build. He said, "I thought I was wrong, but it turns out it's really him."
Wei Wuxian pointed at himself: "Me?"
The young man said: "Who else could it be if it wasn't you! Mo Xuanyu, you actually have the nerve to come back?"
Jin Ling frowned and said, "Jin Chan, what are you doing here? You have nothing to do here."
Wei Wuxian thought to himself, "Oh, it's probably one of the kids from Jin Ling's generation." And it seemed like they were a group of kids who didn't have a hard time dealing with Jin Ling.
Jin Chan said: "If it's not my business, then it's your business? You don't care what I want to do."
As he said this, three or four young men came up, as if they were going to hold Wei Wuxian down. Jin Ling made a mistake and stood in front of Wei Wuxian, saying, "Don't mess around!"
Jin Chan said: "What do you mean by messing around? What's wrong with me teaching a disciple of our family who doesn't know how to behave?"
Jin Ling snorted: "Wake up! He has been kicked out a long time ago! He is not our disciple at all."
Jin Chan said: "So what?"
This "so what" sentence was so righteous that Wei Wuxian was dumbfounded. Jin Ling said: "How is it? Have you forgotten who he came with today? Do you want to teach him a lesson? Do you dare to ask Hanguang-Jun first?"
As soon as "Hanguang Jun" came out, all the young people looked frightened. Even if Lan Wangji was not present, no one would dare to shout that I am not afraid of Hanguang-Jun. After holding it in for a while, Jin Chan said, "Hey, Jin Ling, didn't you hate him before? Why did you suddenly change your face today?"
Jin Ling said: "Where do you come from with all this nonsense? Does it have anything to do with you whether I hate him or not?"
Jin Chan said: "This man shamelessly entangles Lian Fangzun, how can you still speak to him?"
Wei Wuxian felt as if he had been struck by a bolt of thunder.
Who to pester? Lianfangzun? Who is Lianfangzun? Jin Guangyao?
I never expected that the person Mo Xuanyu harassed and entangled was none other than Lianfangzun Jin Guangyao? !
He hadn't calmed down yet, but Jin Chan and Jin Ling were exchanging a few words, but they were about to start fighting for some reason. The two sides originally disliked each other, but now they are looking for each other. Jin Ling said: "I'll fight if I want. Are we afraid of you?"
A young man said: "Come on! In any case, he will only call a dog to help!"
Jin Ling was about to blow the whistle, but after hearing this sentence, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "If I don't call the fairy, I can still beat you down with my bare hands!!!"
Although he shouted with great energy, after all, it was difficult for his two fists to defeat the four hands, and he was unable to fight with his strength. He seemed to be losing ground, and soon he was forced in front of Wei Wuxian. Seeing that he was still standing there, Jin Ling said angrily: "Why are you still standing there?!"
Wei Wuxian suddenly grabbed his hand, and before Jin Ling had time to call out, he felt an irresistible force coming from his wrist, and his whole body fell to his knees involuntarily. He was so angry that he shouted: "Do you want to die!!!"
He suddenly took action and knocked down Jin Ling who was protecting him. Jin Chan and others were stunned for a moment. Wei Wuxian asked, "Are you ready?"
Jin Ling was also stunned: "What?"
Wei Wuxian turned his hand again and said, "Have you learned it?"
Jin Ling felt a numb pain spread from his wrist to his whole body, and he screamed again, but the extremely fast and small movement he just made appeared in front of his eyes. Wei Wuxian said, "Let's do it again, keep an eye on it."
By chance, a young man rushed up. Wei Wuxian put one hand behind his back and quickly grabbed his wrist with the other hand, and in an instant he threw the young man to the ground. This time Jin Ling could see clearly, and the dull pain on his wrist also told him which acupuncture point should be injected into with spiritual power. He jumped up and said energetically: "Got it!"
The situation was reversed in an instant, and soon the garden was filled with shouts and angry voices of teenagers. Finally, Jin Chan shouted: "Jin Ling, just wait for me!"
The seven or eight young men fled in defeat, cursing all the way. Jin Ling laughed wildly behind them. When he had almost finished laughing, Wei Wuxian said, "So happy, winning for the first time?"
Jin Ling said: "Bah! I have always won when fighting alone, but this Jin Chan always finds a lot of people to help him, which is so shameless."
Wei Wuxian was about to say, you can also find a lot of people to help you. Fighting doesn't have to be fought alone. Sometimes it's about who has the most people, but then he thought about it. Jin Ling went out alone several times. , there are no family members of the same age to follow, I am afraid there is no one to help, so I stopped again.
Jin Ling said: "Hey, how did you do this?"
Wei Wuxian threw the responsibility to Lan Wangji without any shame, saying, "Hanguang-Jun taught me this."
Jin Ling had no doubt about this. Anyway, he saw Lan Wangji's forehead wiper tied on Wei Wuxian's hand with his own eyes. He just muttered: "He still taught you this?"
Wei WuXian said, "Teach me. But this is just a little trick. It's your first time to use it and they haven't seen it before, so it works well. If you use it more often, it will be cracked, and it won't be so simple next time. How about it, do you want it? Want to learn more tricks from me?"
Jin Ling glanced at him and couldn't help but said, "Why are you like this? My uncle always tries to persuade me, but you actually encourage me."
Wei WuXian said, "I advise you? What should I advise you? Don't fight and get along well with others?"
Jin Ling said: "Absolutely."
Wei WuXian said, "Don't listen to him. Let me tell you, when you grow up, you will find that there are more people you want to beat, but you have to force yourself to get along well with them, so while you are still young, you will want to Just hit whoever you want. If you don't fight with people vigorously for a few times at your age, your life will be incomplete."
Jin Ling's face seemed to look a little yearning, but he still said disdainfully: "What nonsense are you talking about? My little uncle is doing it for my own good." After saying that, he suddenly remembered that Mo Xuanyu used to treat Jin Guangyao like a god. I would never dare to say anything wrong about Jin Guangyao, but now I say "don't listen to him", does it mean that I really don't have any bad thoughts about Jin Guangyao?
Wei Wuxian looked at him, made a close guess, and said cheerfully, "It seems I can't hide it from you anymore. That's right, I've already moved on."
Jin Ling: "..."
Wei Wuxian said with emotion: "During the time I left, I thought about it seriously for a long time, and finally realized that Lian Fangzun is not my type, nor is it suitable for me."
Jin Ling took two steps back.
Wei Wuxian said, "I couldn't see my own heart clearly before, but after meeting Hanguang-Jun, I was sure." He took a deep breath and said, "I can't live without him anymore. I don't want to Anyone other than Hanguang-Jun... Wait, why are you running away? I haven't finished talking yet! Jin Ling, Jin Ling!"
Jin Ling turned around and ran away. Wei Wuxian shouted several times behind him without even turning his head. He was elated and thought to himself that now Jin Ling would no longer suspect that he had any ulterior motives towards Jin Guangyao. Unexpectedly, when he looked back, he saw that under the moon, his clothes were as white as frost and the man was as snow. Less than three feet behind him, Lan Wangji was looking at him with a calm expression.
Wei Wuxian: "…"
If it had been the time when he had just come back, he would have dared to say those words in front of Lan Wangji, which was ten times more embarrassing than the previous one. However, now, being stared at by Lan Wangji like this, he actually developed some feelings for the first time. I have never had a subtle sense of shame in my life.
Wei Wuxian quickly suppressed these rare feelings of shame, walked over and said calmly: "Hanguang-Jun, you are here! Did you know that Mo Xuanyu was kicked off Jinlin Terrace because he pestered Jin Guangyao? Yes, no wonder you look at me with such indescribable expressions!"
Lan Wangji didn't say anything, turned around and walked side by side with him. Wei WuXian said: "Neither you nor Lord Zewu know about this matter, and you don't even recognize Mo Xuanyu. It seems that the Lanling Jin Sect's matter was hidden from beginning to end. That's it. It makes sense, after all, Mo Xuanyu has the blood of the sect master. Jin Guangshanru doesn't want this son, and will not take him back. If he is simply harassing his fellow disciples, he should at most give him a lesson and not be kicked out. But if The one who is harassing is Jin Guangyao, but that's different. This is not only Lian Fangzun, but also Mo Xuanyu's half-brother. It's really..." It's really a complete scandal, and it must be cut off. Of course, Lian Fangzun cannot be used to cut him off, so he can only drive Mo Xuanyu away.
Wei Wuxian recalled that when they met in the square before, Jin Guangyao was completely nonchalant, talking and laughing happily, as if he didn't recognize Mo Xuanyu at all, and thought to himself that this person is really powerful. Jin Ling couldn't hide his attitude. The reason why he was particularly disgusted with Mo Xuanyu was not only because he hated Duanxiu, but probably also because Mo Xuanyu was harassing his uncle.
Thinking of Jin Ling, Wei Wuxian sighed silently, and Lan Wangji said, "What's wrong?"
Wei WuXian said: "HanGuangJun, have you noticed that every time Jin Ling goes out to hunt at night, he always goes alone. Don't tell me that Jiang Cheng follows him, not counting his uncle. He is already a teenager. Surprisingly, there is no one of the same age around him who is shouting and cheering. We used to..." Lan Wangji raised his eyebrows slightly. Seeing this, Wei Wuxian changed his words: "Okay, it's me, I used to. I used to be able to not like this."
Lan Wangji said quietly: "That's you. Not everyone is like you."
Wei WuXian said: "But children all like to be lively and crowded. Hanguang-Jun, do you think this child Jin Ling is particularly unsociable and has no friends in the family? Yunmengjiang Not to mention, I don't think any of the juniors of the Lanling Jin clan can play with him, and they even had a fight just now. Doesn't Jin Guangyao have a son or daughter of about the same age who is close to him?"
Lan Wangji said: "Jin Guangyao once had a son who was harmed by others and died in infancy."
Wei WuXian wondered: "That is the young master of Jinlintai, how can he harm others?"
Lan Wangji said: "Observation tower."
Wei Wuxian said, "How to say it."
It turns out that when Jin Guangyao originally built the observatory, there were many opponents, and he also offended some families. One of the opponents was unable to win the argument, but he turned evil and killed the only son of Jin Guangyao and his wife Qin Su. This son has a docile temperament, and the couple has always loved him very much. In anger, Jin Guangyao uprooted the family to avenge his son. But Qin Su was too sad and couldn't do anything from then on.
After a moment of silence, he said: "Jin Ling has such a temper. He offends people when he opens his mouth and pokes the nest with his hands. Your Jingyi was right when she said he was the eldest. If you and I hadn't protected him several times before, where would he be now? There is still life. Jiang Cheng is not a person who can teach children at all, and as for Jin Guangyao..."
Thinking about why they came to Jinlin Terrace this time, Wei Wuxian felt a headache again and pressed his temples. Over there, Lan Wangji kept looking at him quietly, saying nothing to comfort him, but always listening and answering all questions. Wei Wuxian said, "Let's not mention it anymore, let's go back to the room first."
The two returned to the guest house arranged for them by the Lanling Jin family. The room was extremely spacious and luxurious. There was also a set of exquisite and warm white porcelain wine cups on the table. Wei Wuxian sat aside and admired a few of them until late at night. Only then did other actions begin.
He rummaged through boxes and cabinets, dug out a stack of white paper and a pair of scissors, and cut out a piece of paper in twos and twos. This paper figure is only one finger long as an adult, with a round head and unusually wide sleeves, like the wings of a butterfly. Wei Wuxian took another pen from the table, drew a few pictures, threw the pen away, picked up the wine cup, took a sip, and lay down on the couch. The paper figure suddenly shuddered and shook, and its two large sleeves flew up like wings with its light body, landing gracefully on Lan Wangji's shoulders.
Lan Wangji turned his head to look at his shoulder. The paper figure suddenly jumped on his cheek and climbed up, all the way to his forehead. He pulled and pulled it as if he couldn't put it down. Lan Wangji let the paper figure twist on his forehead for a long time, then stretched out his hand to take it off. Seeing this, the paper man quickly slid down and bumped his head on his lips intentionally or unintentionally.
Lan Wangji paused for a moment, then finally pinched it with two fingers and said, "Don't make trouble."
The paper man rolled up his body softly and wrapped it around his slender fingers.
Lan Wangji said: "Be careful when you go here."
The paper man nodded, flapped his wings, flattened himself to the ground, crawled through the crack in the door, and sneaked out of the guest house.
The Jinlin Tower is heavily guarded, and a living person cannot enter or exit freely. Fortunately, Wei Wuxian once studied a magic technique: paper-cutting and incarnation.
This kind of technique is easy to use, but it has many restrictions. Not only does it have a strict time limit, but also the paper man must be returned to its original position after being sent out, without any damage. If it is torn apart or damaged in any way on the way, the soul will also suffer the same damage. It can range from losing consciousness for a year and a half to life-long dementia, so extreme caution is required.
Wei Wuxian attached himself to the paper figure, sometimes sticking to the hem of a monk's clothes, sometimes flattening his body and passing through the crack of the door, sometimes spreading his sleeves, disguised as a piece of waste paper or a butterfly flying in the night sky, looking down. Suddenly, in mid-air, he faintly heard crying coming from below. When he lowered his head, he saw that below was Jin Guangyao's villa, Blooming Garden.
Wei Wuxian flew under the eaves and saw three people sitting in the living room. Nie Huaisang was holding Lan Xichen in one hand and Jin Guangyao in the other. He was so drunk that he didn't know what he was crying about. Behind the living room is a study room. Wei Wuxian went in and took a look while there was no one in the study room. The table was covered with drawings annotated with ink pens, and four scenes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter were hung on the wall. Wei Wuxian had no intention of taking a closer look, but after glancing at them, he couldn't help but admire the artist's skill. The writing and coloring are all gentle, but it is an open world. There is a clear scenery on the paper, but it seems like there are thousands of mountains and rivers. Wei Wuxian thought to himself that such a handwriting was comparable to that of Lan Xichen. He couldn't help but take a second look. Unexpectedly, he discovered that the author of the four scenes was actually Lan Xichen.
Flying out of the Blooming Garden, Wei Wuxian saw a broad Five Ridges Hall from a distance. The roof of the hall is covered with golden glazed tiles, and there are thirty-two golden pillars outside the hall, which are magnificent. There should be one of the most heavily guarded places in the entire Jinlin Tower, Fangfei Hall, the dormitory hall of the Lanling Jin clan heads.
In addition to the monks wearing Venus Snow Wave robes, Wei Wuxian could also feel that there were dense formations on the ground and in the sky of Fangfei Hall. He flew to the base of the Venus Snow Wave Pillar, rested for a moment, and after a while of exerting all his strength, he slipped in through the crack in the door.
Compared with the Blooming Garden, the Fangfei Hall is a typical Jinlintai building, with carved beams and painted pillars, and is magnificent. In the bedroom, layers of gauze curtains hang down to the floor, and the auspicious animal incense burner on the incense table gently blows out blue smoke, giving the luxury a sense of lazy and sweet decadence.
Jin Guangyao met with Lan Xichen and Nie Huaisang in the Blooming Garden. There was no one in Fangfei Hall, which was convenient for him to inspect carefully. The paper man flew around Fangfei Hall, searching for suspicious places. Suddenly, he saw an agate paper weight on the table, with a letter pressed under the paper weight.
This letter has been opened. No one's name is written on the envelope, and there is no coat of arms. But judging from the thickness, it is obviously not an empty envelope. He fluttered his sleeves and dropped to the table, wanting to see what was in the letter, but he grabbed the edge of the envelope and dragged it out, and it didn't move for a while.
The paper figure walked around the agate paperweight several times, pushing, kicking, and jumping, but it remained motionless. Unable to do so, I had to give up temporarily and check if there was anything else suspicious. At this moment, a side door in the dormitory was pushed open a crack.
Wei Wuxian quickly got off the table and leaned against the corner of the table without moving.
The person who came in was Qin Su. It turned out that it was not that there was no one in Fangfei Hall, but Qin Su was silent inside just now.
The hostess of Jinlintai appeared in Fangfei Hall. This is a normal thing. However, this moment looked extremely abnormal. Because her face was white and bloodless, and she was shaky, as if she had just suffered a heavy blow, woke up from a coma, and could be comatose again at any time.
Wei WuXian thought to himself, "What's going on? She was clearly looking very good in the banquet hall just now."
Qin Su leaned against the door and was in a daze for a long time. Then he slowly walked towards the table while holding on to the wall. He looked at the letter covered with agate paper and stretched out his hand as if to pick it up, but in the end he retracted it. Under the light, you could clearly see that her lips were constantly trembling, and her originally dignified and beautiful face was almost distorted.
Suddenly, she screamed, grabbed the letter and threw it to the ground, while her other hand convulsively grasped the clothes on her chest. Wei Wuxian's eyes lit up, but he resisted the urge to fly out immediately. If only Qin Su found out, he could handle it, but if Qin Su yelled and summoned others, if this piece of paper was even slightly damaged, his soul would also be affected.
Suddenly, a voice suddenly sounded in the dormitory: "Asu, what are you doing?"
Qin Su turned around suddenly and saw a familiar figure standing a few steps behind her. The familiar face was smiling at her as usual.
She immediately threw herself to the ground and grabbed the letter. Wei Wuxian could only cling to the corner of the table, watching helplessly as the letter slipped out of his sight. Jin Guangyao seemed to take a step closer and said, "What is that in your hand?"
His tone was gentle and approachable, as if he really didn't notice anything strange. He didn't see the strange letter in Qin Su's hand, nor did he see Qin Su's twisted face. He was just asking for some extra food and clothing. Little things that don't matter. Qin Su held the letter in his hand and did not answer. Jin Guangyao said again: "You don't look right, what's wrong?"
His voice was extremely concerned. Qin Su raised the letter and said tremblingly: "...I met someone."
Jin Guangyao asked: "Who is it?"
Qin Su seemed as if he hadn't heard anything and said, "This man told me something and gave me this letter."
Jin Guangyao laughed dumbly and said, "Who are you meeting? Do you just believe what the other person says?"
Qin Su said: "He will not lie to me. He will never lie to me."
Wei WuXian thought to himself, "Who is that person?" Although he heard "him," he didn't know whether he was a man or a woman.
Qin Su said: "Is what is written on this true?"
Jin Guangyao said: "Ahsu, if you don't show me the letter, how will I know what's written on it?"
Qin Su handed him the letter: "Okay, look at it!"
In order to read the letter clearly, Jin Guangyao took another step forward. He scanned the letter in Qin Su's hand at a glance, without any change in his expression, not even a trace of shadow could be seen. And Qin Su almost screamed: "Speak, speak! Come on, this is not true! It's all lies!"
Jin Guangyao said with a firm tone: "This is not true, it is all lies. Nonsense and deceptive words."
Qin Su burst into tears: "You lied to me! You still want to lie to me now, I don't believe it!"
Jin Guangyao sighed and said, "Ah Su, you asked me to say that. I really said that, and you don't believe it. It's really embarrassing."
Qin Su threw the letter at him and covered his face: "Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! You - you are really... you are really terrible! How could you... how could you?! "
She couldn't speak anymore, covered her face and stepped aside, holding on to the pillar, and suddenly vomited.
She was vomiting heart-breakingly, as if she wanted to spit out her internal organs. Seeing this violent reaction, Wei Wuxian stared at it and thought to himself: "I'm afraid she was vomiting in the room just now. What on earth was written in that letter? Jin Guangyao killed people and cut their bodies into pieces? But Jin Guangyao killed people in the Sun Shooting Campaign Countless, everyone knows, and her father has a lot of lives on his hands. Could it be Mo Xuanyu's fault? No, Jin Guangyao has nothing to do with Mo Xuanyu. Maybe Mo Xuanyu, the illegitimate son, was kicked out of Jin Lin He was the one who planned the stage. In any case, the reaction would never have been so violent, making me sick to the point of vomiting." Although he was not familiar with Qin Su, he had met her several times since they both came from aristocratic families. Qin Su was the apple of Qin Cangye's eye. He was a simple man, but he was pampered and well-educated. He had never behaved in such a heartbreaking and crazy manner. There was something wrong with him.
Jin Guangyao listened to the sound of her vomiting, silently squatted down, picked up a few pieces of paper scattered on the ground, and flicked a light on the nine lotus lamps nearby, letting them slowly burn.
Watching the ashes fall to the ground bit by bit, he said with a hint of sadness: "Ah Su, you and I have been husband and wife for many years, and we have always been singing in harmony and treating each other like guests. As a husband, I treat you very well. You are like this, really. Breaks my heart."
Qin Su could no longer vomit, so he lay on the ground and sobbed: "You treat me well... You treat me well... but I... would rather never know you! No wonder you have... since... since... Never again... If you do something like this, you might as well just kill me!"
Jin Guangyao said: "Asu, didn't we live a good life before you knew about this? Today you found out that you vomited and felt unwell. This shows that this is actually nothing and will not cause you anything at all. The substantive impact is just a matter of inner mischief."
Qin Su shook his head and said with a gray face: "... Tell the truth. Ah Song... How did Ah Song die?"
Who is Asong?
Jin Guangyao said in shock: "A Song? Why are you asking me that? Didn't you know it a long time ago? A Song was killed by someone, and I have eliminated the people who killed him to avenge him. You Why are you mentioning him suddenly?"
Qin Su said: "I know. But now I suspect that everything I knew before is all false."
Jin Guangyao showed a tired look on his face and said: "Asu, what are you thinking about? Ah Song is my son, what do you think I will do? You would rather believe a person who hides his origins and a letter from an unknown origin. , and you don't want to believe me?"
Qin Su pulled his hair in collapse and said sharply: "It's just because he is your son that he is scary! What did I think you would do? You can even do this kind of thing, what else do you dare not do? Do it?! You still want me to believe you now! Oh my God!"
Jin Guangyao said: "Stop thinking nonsense. Tell me, who did you meet today? Who gave you this letter?"
Qin Su grabbed her hair and said, "You...what do you want?"
Jin Guangyao said: "If that person can tell you, he can tell others. If he can write the first letter, he can write the second, third, and countless letters. What are you going to do? Let this matter be exposed to others. Do you want to expose them? Ah Su, I beg you, please tell me, for whatever reason, where are these people in the letter now? Who is the person who asked you to come back and read this letter? "
who is it? Wei Wuxian also wanted to hear who Qin Su was. A person who can get close to Mrs. Immortal Governor and gain her trust, a person who reveals some of Jin Guangyao's ulterior secrets. What is written in the letter must not be simple evil things such as murder and arson. It could make Qin Su feel nauseous or frightened to the point of vomiting after seeing it, and it was so difficult to speak that even if there were only two of them present, they still only dared to question him intermittently and dared not speak openly. But it would be stupid if Qin Su really told the truth who the messenger was. Because once he speaks out, Jin Guangyao will not only deal with that person, but he will also use any means to silence Qin Su.
Fortunately, although Qin Su has been naive and ignorant of the world since he was young, and even a little stupid, he no longer trusts Jin Guangyao. She stared blankly at Jin Guangyao, who was sitting at the table, the Immortal Governor above all the people, and her husband. At this moment, under the candlelight, he still had a picturesque look on his face and a calm expression. He stood up, as if he wanted to reach out to help her. Qin Su suddenly opened his hand and couldn't help but fell to the ground and retched violently again.
Jin Guangyao's eyebrows twitched and he said, "Am I really so disgusting?"
Qin Su said: "You are not a human being... you are a madman!"
Jin Guangyao's eyes looked at her, filled with a kind of sad tenderness. He said: "Ah Su, I really had no other way to go. I originally planned to hide this from you for the rest of my life and not let you know about it. Now I have been completely ruined by the person who told you. What do you think? I'm dirty, it's okay to think I'm disgusting, but if this gets out, you are my wife, what will others say and think of you?"
Qin Su held his head and said: "Stop talking, don't say anymore, don't remind me again!!! I really wish I had never known you and had nothing to do with you! Why did you approach me in the first place?!"
After a moment of silence, Jin Guangyao said, "I know you won't believe anything I say now, but I meant it back then."
Qin Su whimpered: "...You are still talking sweet words!"
Jin Guangyao said: "I am telling the truth. I always remember that you never said anything about my origin or my mother. I am grateful to you all my life, and I also want to respect you, pity you, and love you. But you have to know that if others don't harm Asong, Asong must die. He can only die. If he is allowed to continue to grow up, you and I..."
When it came to his son, Qin Su couldn't bear it. He raised his hand and slapped him, saying: "Then who caused all this?! What can't you do for this position?!"
Jin Guangyao did not dodge or dodge, and received a slap from her. A bright red palm print immediately appeared on his fair cheek.
He closed his eyes, and after a moment, he said, "Asu, are you really unwilling to tell me?"
Qin Su shook his head and said: "...I tell you, so that you can kill people and silence them again?"
Jin Guangyao said: "What are you talking about? It seems that you are sick and confused. Your father-in-law has gone out to travel and cultivate. During this time, I will send you there to share the happiness of family with your father-in-law. Let's deal with it quickly. Let's finish this matter, there are still many guests outside, and there will be a chat meeting tomorrow."
At this point, he was still thinking about the guests outside and the meeting tomorrow!
He said that he wanted to send Qin Su to recuperate, but he ignored Qin Su's push and refused to hit her, and helped her up. He didn't know what kind of hands or feet were used. Qin Su went limp in an instant, so he calmly and calmly lifted her up. The wife was half-carried and half-dragged into the layers of gauze. The paper man crawled out from under the table and followed in. Jin Guangyao was seen placing his hand on a huge floor-to-ceiling bronze mirror. After a moment, his fingers actually penetrated the mirror, as if penetrating the water. Qin Su's eyes were wide open and still crying. She watched her husband drag her into the mirror, but she couldn't speak or cry out. Wei Wuxian knew in his heart that only Jin Guangyao could open this mirror. The opportunity had to be missed and it would never come back. He made a rough estimate of the time and jumped in suddenly.
Behind the bronze mirror is a secret room. After Jin Guangyao entered, the lamps on the wall spontaneously ignited, and the faint light illuminated the multi-treasure grids of different shapes on the four walls. There were books, scrolls, gems, and weapons in the grids. There are also several torture instruments, including dark iron rings, sharp barbs, and silver hooks. They are strange in shape, but just looking at the style makes them look strange. Wei Wuxian knew in his heart that this was probably Jin Guangyao's handiwork.
Wen Ruohan, the head of the Wen family in Qishan, is cruel, moody, and extremely bloodthirsty. He sometimes takes pleasure in torturing criminals. Jin Guangyao was always able to make various, cruel and interesting torture instruments just because he liked him. Only then did he fall under Wen Ruohan's eye, and gradually climbed higher and higher until he became a confidant.
Any fairy family will have two or three treasure rooms. Therefore, it is not unusual for there to be such a secret room in Fangfei Palace.
In addition to a desk in the secret room, there is also a dark, cold rectangular iron table on which people can lie down. There seemed to be some solidified black marks on the table. Wei WuXian thought to himself, "It's perfect to kill and dismember the body on this iron table."
Jin Guangyao gently helped Qin Su lie down on the iron table. Qin Su's face was ashen. Jin Guangyao straightened her slightly messy hair and said, "Don't be afraid. It's inconvenient for you to be like this." Walking around, there are so many people these days, just take a rest. As long as you tell me who that person is, you can come back. If you are willing to say it, just nod. I have not sealed all the meridians in your body. Nod. You can still do it."
Qin Su's eyes turned to her husband, who was still so gentle and considerate, full of fear, pain and despair.
At this moment, Wei Wuxian suddenly discovered that a cubicle was blocked by a curtain. The curtain was painted with blood-red ferocious incantations, an extremely domineering and powerful sealing pattern.
A piece of paper was pressed against the wall and slowly moved up. Half an inch, half an inch, moving very slowly. On the other end, Jin Guangyao was still pleading with Qin Su in a gentle voice. Suddenly, as if he noticed something, he turned back warily.
Apart from him and Qin Su, there was no third person in the secret room. Jin Guangyao stood up, looked around carefully, and found nothing strange before walking back.
Naturally, he didn't know that when he turned back, Wei Wuxian had already crawled to a shelf of books. As soon as he saw Jin Guangyao's neck moving slightly, he quickly inserted his thin piece of paper into it, flattened it into a book like a bookmark, and kept his eyes close to the papers of the two manuscripts before and after. Fortunately, although Jin Guangyao was unusually alert, he was not alert enough to look through the book to see if there was anyone hidden in it.
Suddenly, Wei Wuxian felt that the words he saw seemed so familiar. After looking at it hard for a long time, I cursed in my heart: How can I not be familiar with it? This is his handwriting!
Jiang Fengmian's evaluation of his handwriting was "sloppy and frivolous, but with graceful bones". This is definitely his handwriting. Wei Wuxian took a closer look and roughly made out the words "...different from seizing one's body...", "...revenge...", "...forced contract..." and some other damaged and blurred parts, and finally finally It was certain that the book he inserted himself into was his own manuscript. The content recorded in the manuscript is an article about the forbidden art of sacrifice that he wrote after collecting and organizing information from all over the place and adding his own inferences.
At the beginning, he wrote many manuscripts like this, and he wrote them casually and threw them away in the hole where he slept in the Yiling mass grave. Some of these manuscripts were destroyed by the flames of war during the siege, and some, like his sword, were treated as trophies and collected by others.
He originally wondered where Mo Xuanyu learned the forbidden technique, but now he has the answer.
Since it was a fragment of a forbidden magic manuscript, Wei Wuxian never believed that Jin Guangyao would let others see such a thing casually. It seems that even if Jin Guangyao and Mo Xuanyu didn't have that kind of relationship, they were definitely not bad.
Just as he was thinking about it, Jin Guangyao's voice came: "Ah Su, my time is up and I have to host the scene. I'll see you later."
Wei Wuxian had already twisted bit by bit out of the stack of manuscripts he had written, and then quickly inserted them back in after hearing the sound. This time, what he saw was not a manuscript, but two... house deeds and land deeds?
Wei Wuxian found it very strange. Is there anything special about property like house deeds and land deeds that deserves to be kept together with the manuscripts of the Yiling Patriarch? However, looking at it, it turned out that these were indeed two house deeds and land deeds with nothing special about them. They were regular and had no agency codes. The paper was yellowed and there were ink stains. But he didn't think Jin Guangyao had put it in casually, so he wrote down the address, Yunping City in Yunmeng, thinking that if there was a chance in the future, he might be able to detect something there.
After not hearing any sound from outside for a while, Wei Wuxian continued to climb up against the wall, and finally climbed into the cell blocked by the sealing curtain. But before he could see clearly what was in the grid, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Jin Guangyao walked over and lifted the curtain.
For a moment, Wei Wuxian thought he was exposed. However, when the faint firelight penetrated from outside the curtain, he found that he was shrouded in shadow. There was a round thing in front of him, which just blocked him.
Jin Guangyao stood still, seeming to be looking at the things in the grid.
After a while, he asked: "Were you looking at me just now?"
Of course, there will be no response. After a moment of silence, Jin Guangyao lowered the curtain.
Wei Wuxian posted this thing silently. Cold and hard, it seems to be a helmet. He turned to the front, and as expected, saw a pale face. The sealer wanted to make this head unable to see, hear, or speak. Therefore, the pale skin of this face was covered with dense incantations, and its eyes, mouth, and ears were firmly sealed.
Wei Wuxian said silently in his heart: "I have admired you for a long time, Lord Chifeng."