Strange Tale

Seeing that there is no one else around, Long Jiu asked Si Ren, "How did you tell Mr. Hao?"

"I didn't say that the golden silkworm Gu was bought by Huan'er's parents. I lied to him that someone else married the golden silkworm and they picked it up. Just when their daughter died tragically, the husband and wife had resentment towards the Hao family, so the poisonous Gu flew away by itself. The Hao family. Because they only met Hao Chengye and those two servants, only those three people got the Gu."

"He didn't ask where Huan'er's parents are?"

"I asked, and I said they wanted to commit suicide, and they have already left Yancheng after being rescued by me."

"Will he let it go?"

"Master Hao said that he was wrong at the beginning of this matter. He shouldn't have only cared about his grandson but completely ignored the pain of losing his daughter. He should come to the door to explain clearly and apologize. And he admitted that if the ring Er is a child of a rich family, so he probably won't just let his son come forward to send some money and then ignore it. Huan'er's parents are suspicious and resentful, which is also reasonable, but they didn't expect the golden silkworm Gu to be so powerful. So now If they left and couldn't catch anyone, even though he was unwilling to do so, since it was not the intention of the husband and wife to harm others, he would have to blame the person who married the golden silkworm. Hmm... ...Anyway, that's the general idea, what Master Hao means is that as long as he doesn't see them again, he doesn't want to pursue this matter any more."

After Si Ren finished speaking, Long Jiu frowned, "Master Hao is reasonable. It's a pity...the truth is not as he knows. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't just let it go."

"So, I was right not to tell him the truth."

"You still think you are reasonable? I really don't understand. What are you doing for? Huan'er's parents have already hanged themselves and wanted to kill themselves. Why do you have to get them away? If they are willing to plead guilty, don't you?" Even better, then the members of the Hao family will not die in vain, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"The best of both worlds? This kind of thing can't be called the best of both worlds, right?"

"you know what I mean."

"Well, having said that, have you ever thought about it: Even if Huan'er's parents died, would Hao Chengye and those two people survive? Would Master Hao feel better? And if it wasn't for me, they would Already dead. Now that they have recovered their lives and know the truth, if they can do more good deeds for the guilt in their hearts, what's wrong with it?"

"But... now that they have no children, and they know that they have killed someone by mistake, they may regret it for the rest of their lives. In addition, people who have raised poisonous Gu will not die well. From a certain point of view, you don't think you should Is it more cruel for people who have already wished for death to live hard? Do you think they have any meaning in living?"

"As long as you are alive, there will always be happiness. I believe these two people have more meaning in keeping them alive than letting them die."

Long Jiu felt that it was useless to say anything more, "Have you always been like this?"

Si Ren was stunned for a moment, "Why is it always like this?"

"There is no distinction between black and white, and those who can't be killed will be spared."

"Maybe others think that right and wrong are indiscriminate, but in my case, whether it's a human or a monster, I will try my best to be merciful if I can't kill them all."

"What if it's a heinous person?"

"That depends on what's going on."

"What if one dies in order to keep the other alive?"

"There's always a way to get the best of both worlds."

Long Jiu had no choice but to smile, "It's a pity that you don't become a monk."

Si Ren's expression turned serious, "Actually... Master asked me to do this."

"Master?"

"Well, he said that I killed too much in my previous life, and I couldn't become a Buddha if I couldn't enter the Tao. In this life, I will become a mage. The purpose is not to kill demons and demons, but to save people."

"The crime of killing is too heavy? Shouldn't that be sent to hell or reincarnated into the animal realm?"

"This... I don't know very well. Let's not talk about that, can you promise me not to chase Huan'er's parents anymore?"

Long Jiu raised his lips, "Do you know that I can still find them?"

"It's someone you've met. We're at Huan'er's house right now. You can get the things they've used. It's not too difficult for you to find them."

"Then why were you dragging me so hard just now?"

"I want to speak to you alone about my concerns."

Long Jiu thought for a while, "Although I still insist on my own opinion, as I said, I don't want to get involved too much in the entanglement between you 'people', and besides, I have other things to worry about. So, this matter I don't care anymore."

Si Ren nodded happily, "Okay, that's the deal."

"But..." Long Jiu opened his mouth again.

Si Ren frowned, "But what?"

"At that time, I said in the General's Mansion that after three days, no matter if I have anything to do, I will send you out of Yancheng. You leave as soon as possible. If you don't want to leave, I can find someone to 'send' you off."

"why?!"

At first, Long Jiu was thinking about Si Ren, but now he felt that having Si Ren in Yancheng might hinder what he wanted to do in the future.But the truth cannot be told, Long Jiu had to deal with it casually.

"No reason, let you go and go."

Si Ren hesitated for a moment, and didn't continue to ask, "It's nothing, let's go back now, it's getting late, and I'm often afraid that I won't be able to deal with those two brats."

On the way back, the two of them didn't speak or use spells, they just walked slowly side by side silently.It was evening, and the setting sun elongated their shadows, shining warmly on their backs.This is the second time walking with Long Jiu like this, there is nothing to rush to do, it seems that you don't have to think so much for the time being, Si Ren feels good, it's just that the road is longer.

When we arrived at Buji Pavilion, it was just getting dark.As soon as Si Ren and Long Jiu got outside the door, they heard a sputtering sound coming from inside, followed by a voice that seemed to be unbearable, "Can you two be honest for a while?!"

"Uncle, come and play with us!" It was Huan'er.

"I told you not to call me uncle! Why do you call me brother when you call them brother?!"

"Because you are the uncle." This time it was Qilin.

……

Si Ren took back the hand that was on the door.He took Long Jiu aside, "I want to be clean and clean, do you think Rang Ye often helps me deal with it for a while?"

"It's fine. But where do you want to go to be clean?"

Si Ren rolled his eyes, "Um... well? Do you want to drink?"

"Drinking? Can you drink without eating meat?"

"I don't eat meat because I'm afraid of breaking the spell. Last time you guessed wrong."

"why?"

"I don't remember. It seems that I haven't eaten since I was a child. Do you want to drink?"

"Want to drink. And I think of a good place."

Si Ren chuckled, "I think of one too."

"Then let's go separately and see if we are talking about the same place."

"it is good."

Long Jiu turned around to leave, Si Ren grabbed him, "Let's see who arrives first. If you arrive first, I will leave Yancheng tomorrow with Xiaolin and Huan'er, and I don't need your people to 'send' it. If I Come first, then I will be wherever I want in the future, you can no longer interfere with my going or staying with the help of a large number of people."

Long Jiu suppressed a smile, "Then you are destined to lose?"

Si Ren smiled and let go of his hand, "Then try."

Long Jiu disappeared in a blink of an eye, Si Ren looked at his hands and smiled.

When Long Jiu rushed to the wine cellar and walked down, Si Ren had already lit candles and was waiting for him.

"You...how is it possible?! How did you do it?" Long Jiu's eyes widened in surprise.

Si Ren was not without complacency, "I won't tell you how I did it, but you have to remember what we just said."

Long Jiu sighed: Sure enough, he is destined to escape?If something happens in the future and you have to kill you, don't blame me, you are the one who refused to leave...

"Stop sighing, come here quickly. I just opened a jar and tasted some, it's really good wine." Si Ren hurriedly took out two jars of wine and beckoned Long Jiu over, not noticing his gloomy expression for a moment expression.

Sitting on the bed and holding a jar of wine each, Si Ren and Long Jiu thought of Jin Ji at the same time.

"People didn't dare to come to this place before, and so many goblins died last time, and now even half of the ghosts can't be seen." Long Jiu started to talk.

"Yeah, it has completely turned into a murderous place."

"It's really a good place where people won't disturb you."

Long Jiu picked up the jar and took a sip, "Let's talk about something else."

Si Ren also took a sip, "Okay, why don't you tell me about you."

"my business?"

"Well, to be precise...it's about you and Long Chen."

Long Jiu didn't expect him to speak so directly. The hand that was about to pick up the jar stopped in the air. After a pause, he suddenly smiled, "Isn't that fair? What about you? Why don't you talk about your business first? When I was young it was..."

"Me?" Si Ren didn't care much, "I really have nothing to say. As you can see, I was a fool before the age of 14."

"Then why are you not stupid? You have become so scheming."

"Scheming? Hehe, when I was 14 years old, I met Master one day on the mountain, and suddenly I became enlightened and forgot all the past. Then Master didn't let me tell my family about him. I had no choice but to find an opportunity to sneak out to meet him. Later, I learned more and more things, and gradually learned a lot of spells, but my father and brothers hated me more and more, saying that I was not the original Si Ren, and that I was Something possessed me. My father even locked me at home and asked someone to exorcise me from evil spirits. I practiced it for almost seven days and seven nights. At that time, if my mother didn’t feel sorry for me and forced my father to let me out with her life, maybe I would I was tossed to death. That year, I couldn’t stay at home any longer, so I took Xiaolin away from Dushuo City and started wandering around. In the blink of an eye, I haven’t been home for eight years. During this period, I only I have written letters with my mother and master, and my father seems to have completely treated me as if he had never given birth to my son, and never wrote me a word."

After Si Ren finished speaking in one breath, he picked up the jar and drank a few sips, then wiped his mouth and leaned against the wall.

Long Jiu waited for a long time, seeing that he didn't seem to intend to continue, "You said you couldn't stay at home and left by yourself?"

"Ah."

"Then what happened to the hallucination after you fell in the mist?"

"Nightmare, of course it's like that, maybe I dreamed something."

"Is it."

"Well, don't talk about me, there is really nothing to say. Come on, tell me about yourself."

"Okay." Long Jiu withdrew his gaze from looking into the distance, "Is it about me and Long Chen? It's weird to say this for the first time. It's been too long. If it wasn't for you, I would almost think that I and Long Chen In fact, he is alone. However, don’t have too much hope, I can tell you, but the things I can tell you are limited, and you may not be able to understand all of them.”

"It's okay, you try to talk, and I try to listen."