Strange Tale

First, the two sisters and the boy were sent back along the way, and finally Si Ren and the others stopped in front of the Lin residence.

"Engong, let's come in and rest for a night before leaving." Lin Sanqing stood at the door and strongly invited.

Si Ren waved his hands again and again, "No, no, I won't bother you casually. You go in quickly, if you haven't come home for two days and one night, your father must be dying of anxiety."

"It's common to go to a friend's house to have fun and not go home for a day or two. The family won't worry about me. Besides, how can this be a nuisance? Compared with benefactor who saved Sanqing's life, I invite you here It's nothing to give up and rest for one night!"

"No, I..."

"Is Engong afraid that the family members will know about Ershen Village? I heard what you told the two younger sisters and the little brother just now. How about this? Although I don't understand why, I promise you that you can be like them: Wait for the other arrested people to come back three days later before telling the truth. I have many friends and I often bring people home. If someone asks about you, I just say they are friends, and no one will doubt you.”

Si Ren showed embarrassment, "I'm really in a hurry to go home."

Lin Sanqing pointed to the moon in the sky, "Look at what time it is now. When benefactor arrives home, most people sleep the most soundly. If there is no urgent matter to save lives, why disturb my family's sleep? Besides, I was still in a coma last night. You've been dead for half a night, but you haven't slept at all, have you? So according to my younger brother, it's better to go to the dormitory and get a good night's sleep. Wait until tomorrow morning, refreshed, and then go back to reunite with your family. I don’t want my little brother to send someone to see you off, so I’ll send you to this door, and I won’t take another step.”

Seeing Lin Sanqing's warm invitation again and again, and his attitude was really sincere, seeing the sky, he thought what he said was not unreasonable, Si Ren hesitated, and agreed to stay for one night before leaving.

Lin Sanqing was overjoyed, fearing that Si Ren would change his mind, he took a few steps up the steps and rushed to smash the door.

Sure enough, the wealthy family has a lot of knowledge, and it seems that Lin Sanqing does not return home all night and often brings friends home. His return and Si Ren's visits did not have any impact on the Lin family.Yawning in his coat, the housekeeper found someone to arrange the room and went back to sleep impatiently.This is exactly what Si Ren wanted.

The Lin Mansion is large and has many places, and a guest room is prepared for each guest.By the time the servants who made the beds had left, Si Bian finally put Huan'er to sleep and sent her back to the room, it was almost past ugly time.Although he was already sore from exhaustion, but he might not be able to sleep if he didn't ask clearly, Si Ren came to Yechang's door.

Si Ren knocked on the door and often shouted "Come in".Si Ren pushed the door open and walked in, and Chang was also sitting at the table drinking tea.

"Are you still asleep?" Si Ren closed the door.

He often pours another cup of tea and puts it on the table, "I'm waiting for you."

"Wait for me?" Si Ren sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Well, guess you will come to ask what I didn't finish talking during the day."

"Okay, then I won't talk nonsense. Why is Duduwan willing to release Tu Shanli's soul? What did Long Jiu promise her?"

"This starts from the night when Xucheng rescued people, when I went to chase monks and Taoist priests, I was caught by Hun Duo."

Si Ren raised his hand as a gesture of invitation, "Anyway, I don't plan to sleep much tonight."

"Do you know that Hunduo asked me to give a message to Dudu's mother?"

"I know, Xiaolin told me about it."

"Well, Hunduo is actually just a name. If you add her surname, her full name should be Hunduo Diwan."

"What did you say?!" Si Ren widened his eyes and frowned, "You mean..."

She often nodded, "That's right, Hunduo Diwan and Dudu Wan are sisters, twin sisters."

Si Ren was too surprised to speak.

"Two thousand years ago, the last tribe of the Diwan family fled to the deep mountains and old forests near Jishui to escape the war. At that time, there were fewer and fewer people in the tribe who were born with magical powers. The old people in the tribe understood: Man and God coexist The era of the era has passed, and the time when human beings dominate the world is approaching, and the continuation of Diwan's bloodline will come to an end. But they are not reconciled, and the patriarch of the tribe is generally held by the witch with the strongest spiritual power, so they start from the lonely ancestors. At the beginning, the witch who is about to become the next patriarch of the Diwan clan will be sent to the mountains at the age of 2000, where she will combine with monsters until she gives birth to a child. So Dudu and Hunduo are actually two half-human, half-demon.”

"Half-demon?" Si Ren couldn't help interrupting Ye Chang.

No wonder Long Jiu said that when he was trapped under the fierce water, Dudu could sense him and communicate with him.It seems likely that this is the reason!

Also often nodded, "Yes, half-demon. The generation of Dudu and Hunduo, they are the strongest, and they are comparable. But Dudu was born an hour earlier than Hunduo, and she is the elder sister. The elders of this tribe After deliberation, it was decided: Send Dudu into the mountains.

"Dudu and Hunduo have a very good relationship. Hunduo said that they once made a vow in front of the mountain god: no matter what happens in the future, they will love each other and never be separated. But just before Dudu was sent to the mountain One day, she disappeared—in fact, she met me and Long Jiu at that time. There was no delay in sending the bride to the monster, so the tribe had no choice but to send Hunduo into the mountains.

"Then I didn't see Hundo go down the mountain for three years, and the tribe sent people into the mountain to look for it. They found that the monster was dead, and Hundo had disappeared. Next to the monster's rotten corpse was Hundo stained with monster's blood. A letter to the tribe. She said that the monster died after being eaten by her. From now on, she is no longer a member of the Diwan tribe, and will curse the name Diwan for generations.

"It is said that at that time, the entire Wan tribe hated and feared Hunduo. No one knew how she killed the huge thousand-year-old monster with the thin body of a teenage girl. Only Dudu and Hunduo Before issuing the order to expel and hunt down Hunduo forever, Duo's mother said: If I had the ability back then, I would have killed that monster."

"Wait!" Si Ren interrupted Ye Chang again, "What kind of monster is it?"

"I don't know, Hunduo didn't tell me, and I dare not ask Dudu."

"Then... the girls that the Di Wan family sent each time are serving the same monster?"

"should be."

Si Ren opened his mouth in surprise, "According to this... wouldn't that monster be the grandfather of Dudu and Hunduo, their father, and the father of their own children in the future?"

"Ah."

Si Ren shook his head slowly in disbelief, and was silent for a moment, "Hmph, what's the point of continuing the bloodline inherited in such a perverted way."

"Ah—" He often sighed, "Sometimes people are willing to do anything for some inexplicable beliefs. So, in the end, the Di Wan family finally accepted the curse of Hun Duo, and was drowned by history and disappeared."

Si Ren nodded and looked at him often, "How do you know these things?"

"Hunduo asked me to give a message to Dudu. I asked her some questions first, and then asked Dudu again. In addition to what I have heard and what Dudu has inadvertently revealed over the years, it is not difficult to outline the general outline of those things. contour."

"Then what did Hunduo ask you to bring to Dudu?"

"She said that after meeting her, she already knew why Dudu left without saying goodbye. As a biological sister, she should be willing to use her spiritual power to see the future for Dudu one last time. She asked me to tell Dudu that they will meet again in 18 years. When they meet, it will be the time when they will settle all grievances. Dudu will get nothing, and everything she wants will be turned into emptiness. Her long life is nothing but a waste of a thousand years in the end."

Dudu Wan said: The witches of the Di Wan clan all have their own special abilities.She can see into other people's scheming intentions and understand other people's thoughts.

Suddenly thinking of what Dudu had said to him, Si Ren was startled again, "So, Hun Duo Wan can predict the future?"

"It's more than that. I asked Dudu, and she said that she hardly said anything when she was fighting with Hunduo."

Si Ren understood, "She can still see the past?"

"Yes."

"But...she and Dudu only met briefly, how could they see such a long time ago?"

"People with extraordinary talents like them always have their own unique ways to use spiritual power, and others will never be able to figure it out."

Si Ren recalled: At that time in Buji Pavilion, Long Jiu told him about Dududiwan, and seemed to know little about the things before they met.

"Long Jiu doesn't know what you said?"

He often nodded, "I don't know."

"Does it have anything to do with Tu Shanli's heart?"

"That day Long Jiu begged Dudu to release Tu Shanli's soul, and Dudu asked him to agree to one thing."

"what's up?"

"If we can't find Yi's last reincarnation in Yancheng, we won't look any further."

"No more searching? What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Disband the army, let go of all the souls of life and death, leave Yancheng, live in seclusion in the mountains, and stop interfering in trivial matters."

Si Ren was even more confused, "She doesn't want to change back to her youthful appearance? I always thought she wanted to find Yi more than Long Jiu."

"Of course she wants to. But I think it was Hundo's words that changed her mind. She didn't want to get nothing after 18 years."

"What does she want? Isn't it rejuvenation?"

"I thought so too, but now it seems we were all wrong."

"Then what exactly does she want?"

I often look at Si Ren, "Can't you think of it? I have thought of it."

Si Ren frowned and thought hard for a while, "Could it be... that she... likes Long Jiu alone?!"

She also often nodded slightly with a confident look, "Why else would she choose to live in seclusion in the mountains with us instead of rejuvenating?"

Si Ren recalled Du Duo's thought that she could only see Long Jiu.I am a mage and I know: some spells will fail once they are tempted.So he was even more sure of what He Yechang had guessed, "Oh—it's no wonder. When I met you alone, I was at the age when I was in love, but because of Long Jiu, I turned into a centenarian. , how can we make such a big sacrifice.”

"Oh—I should have thought of that earlier."

After the two sighed, Si Ren returned to the topic, "Huh? Then what? Long Jiu agreed to Dudu's ridiculous request?"

"accepted."

"how is this possible?"

"There is nothing impossible. Maybe he was impulsive, maybe he thought he could find Yi's reincarnation in Yancheng, maybe he was tired of looking for it himself and didn't want to continue. Anyway, he agreed."

"But that's Long Jiu's wish for thousands of years!"

"That's why I said it was too easy for you to give away that heart. There are too many people in the world who don't deserve to die in disasters. If I knew that you could just grab one and save it, I should have found a chance to steal it and give it to you." Alone."

Si Ren raised his eyes, "You want to steal it for Dudu?"

"Yes. It's good to pay back the guilt that Long Jiu and I owed her."

"You've been together for so long, apart from guilt, is there no love at all?"

He often didn't answer Si Ren's words, "If it's really like what Du Duo said, what will you do?"

Si Ren didn't even think about it, "I'll go with you. I'll go wherever you go. Anyway, for me, Qilin and Huan'er, it's the same everywhere."

He also often sullenly said seriously, "You should think about it before answering."

"Uh... yes. If Dudu likes Long Jiu, how could she let me go with you?"

"So I've told you so much today because I want to ask you something." As she spoke, she often stood up.

Si Ren quickly followed suit and stood up, "Brother is too polite."

"Actually, the last time I left Mojiashan, I told you so much about Long Jiu's past, just to see your reaction. You know, some things are past, and not everyone can accept it. But I will see you on the next road Not only did he not harbor any grudges, but it was even better for Long Jiu."

Si Yan looked at how completely different they were when they talked in private last time, "It turns out... you've been planning to find a chance to tell me about the lonely world?"

"Well, you asked us to go back to Yancheng this morning, and I knew the opportunity had come."

"You don't blame me for driving you away?"

"I said, you didn't just do it just because you were angry."

"So at the foot of Mojia Mountain, you are pretending to be cheerful, talkative and trust me? In fact, you were testing me at that time?"

"It's not pretending, it's just that Chang's temper has not changed for thousands of years, how can it be said to change overnight. But now I believe you are true, so I said I want to ask you something."

"You said."

"Going back this time, if there is no accident, Long Jiu will seal the city and look for Yi's reincarnation. If you really can't find it, I hope you can take him away and let him continue to look for it. You stay alone."

"Why are you so obsessed with letting Long Jiu find Yi?"

"Because only by finding his last life and killing him can everything be truly settled. You will understand then."

"But I'm a 'human' and my time is limited."

"Do your best and ask for nothing."

Si Ren thought about it for a while, "Okay, I agree."

Back in the room, it was almost dawn, and when he lay on the bed, Si Bian was full of words that he often said.In the end, he finally fell asleep, but it seemed that someone came to wake him up for breakfast as soon as he closed his eyes.

Because Lin Sanqing only said that Si Ren and He were often his friends, after breakfast Si Ren and the others were about to leave the Lin residence, only Lin Sanqing brought a few servants out to see the guests off.

Several people bid farewell to each other outside the gate, Lin Sanqing was unwilling to ask again: "I don't know where Engong's house lives, can't I tell my younger brother? Or in the future I want to find Engong to talk about the past, but I don't know which mansion to visit."

Si Ren thought that the Lin family had a lot of power in Dushuo City, and the Si family was not an unknown family. Lin Sanqing would know sooner or later, so he hesitated a little, and then revealed his identity, "My family is the Si family compound in the east of the city. The whole city is My home is the closest to Dushuo Mountain, if you want to go, you are welcome, but don't call me benefactor anymore."

I thought that Lin Sanqing would suddenly realize what he said, so Engong is the young master of the Si family.Unexpectedly, after listening to Si Ren's words, Lin Sanqing frowned first, then turned to look at the servants around him, "Si Family Courtyard? Why haven't I heard of it? Do you have any impression?"

But the most depressing thing is not Lin Sanqing's performance, but the servants around him.After Lin Sanqing asked, they actually shook their heads.

Si Ren was about to describe it in detail, when an older-looking servant behind Lin Sanqing suddenly slapped his forehead, "Oh—I know! That's where the market is now, and there used to be a big house, the master His surname is Si. But..."

Speaking of this, the man stopped and pinched his fingers to calculate, "It should be eight or nine years ago, young master, you may not be very clear about it. I remember hearing that something happened to the Si family, and the whole family died. Then the big courtyard was deserted for two years, and after being taken back by the government, it gradually became a collection..."

"Emperor!"

"Si Ren!"

"Small blade!"

Before the servant could finish speaking, Si Ren suddenly ran away, and Lin Sanqing, Yechang and Qilin shouted behind him.