[Forget Envy] Short Story - The Bell of the Soul

In the cold room, there were vague conversations one after another. Lan Wangji didn't seem to hear it at all. When he walked to the door of the cold room in a daze, he noticed that there was a guest in the cold room. Immediately he settled down, he knew that he had been rude, but when he saw that it was Jiang Cheng who came, his guilt for being rude turned into timidity.

He, Lan Wangji, was afraid of seeing Jiang Wanyin?

Lan Xichen exclaimed in surprise, "Wang Ji?"

Jiang Cheng glanced at Lan Wangji, then his eyes fell on Wei Wuxian, whose face was as pale as a sheet of paper. After a burst of panic, he rushed to Lan Wangji, wanting to grab his collar, and asked sharply: " What's going on here?"

Lan Wangji dodged and took two steps back, deeply afraid that Jiang Cheng would destroy Wei Wuxian by rushing over like this, so he said angrily, "Don't come here!"

Jiang Cheng saw that Lan Wangji was carefully protecting the person in his arms, and he didn't dare to touch him casually, glaring at him furiously: "Lan Wangji! Let me ask you what's going on?"

This is the first time Jiang Cheng saw Wei Wuxian again after he learned that Wei Wuxian had returned from body sculpting. In the past two years, he has been afraid to meet him, fearing that seeing his familiar face would remind him of the painful past. Experience, but this meeting turned out to be the moment when his mind and soul were shattered. How can Jiang Cheng not be shocked or angry?

Lan Xichen was shocked when he saw that Jiang Cheng had taken out the Zidian, "Sect Master Jiang!"

"What are you arguing about? You can hear it from nowhere in Yunshen!" A very majestic voice sounded in time, and Lan Qiren was standing on the road in the bamboo forest, holding a lot of classics in his hands, scanning with stern eyes The people present, and blamed again and again.

Lan Xichen said softly, "Uncle! You came just in time."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, put away the purple electricity, raised his hand as a courtesy, and said, "Mr. Lan! I'm sorry, Jiang was rude!"

Considering that he was the master of a sect, and he was visiting Lan's house, Jiang Cheng had to calm down, but he still gave Lan Wangji a hard look.

And Lan Wangji knelt down heavily, still hugging Wei Wuxian tightly, not wanting to let go, as if someone would snatch him away.

Seeing Lan Wangji's appearance, Lan Qiren scolded fiercely: "Look at you, how decent is this appearance? For this Wei Wuxian, I made myself look like a human being, thinking I was really serious at the beginning. You shouldn’t have promised the late Sect Master Jiang to come to Gusu to study!”

Lan Xichen saw Jiang Cheng's gritted teeth, clenched his fists almost bleeding, and said worriedly, "Uncle..."

Lan Qiren was not a hard-hearted person either, and when he was about to scold him, he sighed and said: "I already know about you, you have kneeled enough, why don't you send it to the dark chamber?"

Hearing this, Lan Wangji's eyes quietly regained their brilliance.

Lan Qiren looked at Lan Xichen and Jiang Cheng and said, "You also follow me to the chamber of death."

Outside the turret where the Lan family specialized in summoning souls, many disciples had already gathered. Some of them were waiting for orders in various places with banners in their hands. When they saw Lan Wangji approaching, they all turned their eyes and looked extremely nervous.

Lan Qiren had earlier responded to Lan Xichen's request to find a way to fix the soul. Although he couldn't bring back the scattered souls, at least he hoped to extend the time, but he didn't expect things to change so fast, so he had to change his strategy. Before going to the cold room, the disciples have been instructed to prepare for the soul keeping ceremony.

What was even more unexpected was that their actions would be so fast and more active than during the drill.

Lan Qiren sternly said: "Seven people are enough for me, you are all here, don't you need to study?"

The Gusulan family is strict and upright, and what they are most afraid of are people who don't follow the rules, but even though Lan Qiren is so defensive against Wei Ying, he wants to engrave a discipline stone on it, and it will last forever.But helplessly, Wei Wuxian's vitality and brilliance deeply moved the younger generation, as warm as the sun appearing in the cold winter!

"Sir! Let us help too."

Lan Wangji saw the few disciples who were on missions with them before, Lan Wangji nodded to express his gratitude to them, then followed Lan Qiren up the stairs of the turret, entered the chamber of the dead, and carefully took Wei Wuxian put it on the magic circle in the center of the dark room, and let go of it reluctantly.

Lan Qiren lit the seven soul-focusing lamps, and then sat down quietly.

After Lan Xichen, who came in last and closed the door, also sat down, Lan Qiren said: "Life and death are determined by the heavens. Even though the Lan family has a habit of guarding the soul, they never do anything against the heavens." , guarding the soul here today, if it is not God's wish, we can only obey God's will..."

The last sentence was obviously for Lan Wangji.

The so-called soul-guarding ceremony is actually just a very common spell of the Lan family. From a few short paragraphs of sacrificial rites, the spiritual power of the world and nature is gathered on the magic circle, which serves as the source of nourishing the soul and restoring the primordial spirit. Right now Wei Wuxian's primordial spirit has disappeared, leaving only a trace of soul veins connected to the body, when it will completely dissipate, it is unknown whether the soul guard ceremony can keep the last soul veins.

Sitting aside, Jiang Cheng said patiently, "Can you explain to me now, what's going on here?"

Lan Qiren was the first to speak up, saying: "I had a brief discussion with Senior Qin before, the gift of Hades would not be overthrown so easily, so his soul did not dissipate, but was taken away by something."

The three of them were stunned, and Lan Wangji repeated, "Soul-captured?"

The theory of seizing souls is not new to the world of comprehension. Among ghosts, there are soul-eating beasts and soul-eating demons. If there is such a different kind of existence, this is a deeper level, an evil and strange thing that even the primordial spirit will take away.

Lan Xichen thought for a while and asked, "Wangji! Have you hunted any soul eaters recently? Is there any vision?"

Lan Wangji shook his head and thought about it carefully. When did he come into contact with the soul-eating thing?All they encountered were monsters and corpses. The most difficult thing to deal with was the magic knife, but the appearance of the magic knife was after the soul was scattered, and it really had nothing to do with it.

Lan Wangji's palms itch, remembering that when Wei Wuxian finally became conscious, what he wrote in his hand was the word bell.

"Ling, uncle, do you have any impression of the word "bell"?"

Hearing this, Lan Qiren began to look through the classics he had collected before, and said: "It should be! It should be!"

Lan Xichen asked, "Does Uncle know the reason?"

Lan Qiren said thoughtfully: "It's been a long time ago. Your father and I also studied in Qishan for a month. Back then, the Qishan Wen Sect possessed many magic weapons, especially the power of the soul-destroying bell. The most astonishing thing is that it is said to be more powerful than Zidian, and no one, living or dead, will be spared by it. The Wen family has always used it as a life-saving talisman, and it always acts as a deterrent to all families."

Jiang Cheng touched the ring on his finger twice and said, "Where is the Duomohun bell now?"

Lan Qiren shook his head: "I remember, after the Sun Shooting Campaign, we counted and recorded all the trophies, but there was no soul-snatching bell. Presumably, it disappeared long before Wen Ruohan became suzerain. Otherwise, with Wen Ruohan's murderous nature, he will definitely use it to kill everyone."

"Then..." Jiang Cheng was also at a loss for words.

Lan Xichen interjected, "Ayao..." He paused, and said, "Sect Master Jin also mentioned to me that some of the magic treasures of the Wen family were stored in the Supervision Office by a branch family. Some of it was taken back, and there were gains after the siege of mass graves.”

When talking about the Wen family branch in Mass Burial Mound, Jiang Cheng's face immediately twitched, he stood up and said coldly, "After talking for a long time, Duopohunling still doesn't know anything about it."

Lan Xichen said, "But at least I know it's within the scope of Gusu!"

The person's soul was captured in Gusu, which is enough to prove that the Soul Soul Bell was in Gusu, and it was during the rain disaster. He looked at Lan Wangji and continued, "Wangji! Let's start with the rescue route of the flood disaster." Look for it, hurry up!"

That's right, the longer the soul leaves the body, the greater the damage it will cause, which will affect the body's functions and spirit, and it is uncertain whether it can return to its place safely. Before this soul vein is also taken away, take the soul Only by finding out the soul bell can we continue to deal with it.

Jiang Cheng said, "Tell me the location, I'll send someone..."

Lan Wangji declined politely, "No need..."

Jiang Cheng stared coldly, "What do you mean?"

Lan Xichen helped Lan Wangji finish his sentence: "What Wangji means is that you don't need to bother Sect Master Jiang, the members of the Lan family will do their best to find the soul-destroying bell. After all, this happened in Gusu , we will not just sit back and do nothing, so Sect Master Jiang, please rest assured."

Lan Xichen tactfully glossed over what Lan Wangji said in his heart, "Wei Wuxian is from the Lan family".

"Okay! Very good! Let me see how capable Master Lan is!"

Lan Wangji didn't respond, he just saluted Lan Qiren and Lan Xichen and left the chamber.

There were more people waiting around the turret than before. Lan Sizhui, who was supposed to be preparing for a mission, after knowing the whole story, ran to Lan Wangji and said, " Hanguang-jun! What happened to Senior Wei?"

Lan Wangji shook his head and said, "Don't say anything, my piano..."

Lan Sizhui said, "Because I thought you would need it, I asked Jing Yi to get it!"

Lan Wangji nodded in praise, and then asked, "Where is Wen Ning?"

Lan Sizhui lowered his volume and said, "Uncle Ning, it should be in the back mountain."

At this time, Lan Jingyi just arrived with Wangji guqin, Lan Wangji grabbed the piano with one hand, and said without looking back, "Sizhui leads the way, Jingyi is on a mission!"

Lan Jingyi said with a look of panic, "What? I'm the only one going?"

Lan Sizhui has led Lan Wangji farther and farther.

"Uncle Ning!"

Hearing Lan Sizhui's call, Wen Ning suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "A Yuan? Young Master Lan?"

The two people that Wen Ning valued were also in Yunshen, so he has always turned the back mountain into his hiding place and silently guarded them. Although Lan Wangji once said to give him a pass, he didn't want to affect other people. So try to stay away from the enchantment of Yunshen's unknown place, stay away from the disciples on night watch, and stay quietly in a certain place.

When Lan Wangji saw Wen Ning, he asked straightforwardly, "Have you seen the Duosoulhunling?"

Wen Ning asked in surprise, "Why does Mr. Lan know about this bell?"

Lan Wangji said, "It's a long story!"

In fact, Wen Ning didn't particularly want to know what to explain, he was just a little surprised, and said: "My sister is in charge of guarding the bell in the Yiling Supervision Office. My sister has never shown it to me. She said it is not necessary, Qian Don't touch it."

"Has the warmth been taken to the mass grave?"

Wen Ning thought for a while, and said, "There should be! Just when we decided to move to Gusu at Mr. Lan's proposal, my sister spent her savings to hire someone..."

Speaking of this, Wen Ning stopped talking, as if someone had tapped his acupoints, Lan Wangji and Lan Sizhui looked at him steadfastly.

"Uncle Ning?"

Wen Ning came back to his senses and said, "I know where the soul-destroying bell is."

Lan Wangji widened his eyes and asked, "Where is it?"

"That temple of righteousness is the temple of righteousness that was used to take shelter from the rain during the flood."

Having said this, Lan Wangji remembered the night when Wei Wuxian suddenly broke his water glass and was absent-minded, just after leaving the Temple of Justice, Lan Wangji knew where the target was, and ran away without looking back. .

Lan Sizhui and Wen Ning followed after half a beat late.

to be continued

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