After the country was demolished again

The next morning, the servants came to look for Mulian, saying that the servants had something important to do and wanted to see her. Mulian knew it must be because of what happened yesterday, but as a person who didn't know, of course she had to put on a good show and take her time. After changing his clothes carefully, he came to the reception room to meet with his retainers.

When she saw the terrified expression in the retainer's composure, she knew that yesterday's goal had been achieved.

The retainer told Mu Lian what happened last night, and said that the gate of his house was surrounded by people early this morning. The rhetoric was consistent, so the retainers were also very disturbed, and they came to Mu Lian to report this matter early in the morning.

Of course, Mu Lian knew how many people saw Ji Guoyuan kill the demon god yesterday. After all, when she released the demon god, there were only a few people on the street. For the foreign merchants buying and selling in the city, even if the vassals wanted to suppress this strange talk, those merchants would definitely not believe it.

"There are so many people who saw the monster and the person who killed it together. Whether it is true or not, we must give people an explanation today."

"There is such a thing..." Mulian maintained a shocked expression after listening to the retainer's words. While thinking about the time to put down a demon god and go out, she pretended to be worried, and after a while, she gave an order to the retainer, "This Let’s suspend the business of the commercial street for a few days. It happens that the damaged place last night also needs to be repaired. Foreign merchants are asked not to come out for business for the time being. If they want to leave, don’t stop them. As for the losses of those merchants... just continue The state will pay for it, and it will be distributed to them according to their daily operating income, and it will be distributed to them for one day if they cannot recover."

The retainer was taken aback by Mulian's order, and immediately asked, "Ma'am, isn't this appropriate?"

"There is nothing inappropriate, human life is the most important thing." Mu Lian's tone was very firm. Seeing her like this, although the retainer looked hesitant, he didn't say anything more. After all, it wasn't his spending money.

"Then I'll let people go home first."

"Also, send someone to find the person who killed the demon. Only by finding him can we know the truth about what happened last night."

"Yes!"

After seeing off the retainers, Mu Lian was going to find Ji Guo Yuan Yi, and told him to hide for the next two days so that no one would find out, but on the way to the backyard, she suddenly heard Yan Sheng call her name, and she raised her hand. After taking a look, I found that Yan Sheng was talking with Ji Guoyuan at the other end of the corridor.

What happened to the brothers?Why are you talking about yourself?Mu Lian helped her forehead, feeling that she was innocently caught between these two people again. Although she felt that they were probably discussing the matter of killing the demon god again, she was afraid that Yan Sheng would hide important things from her. , so this time she listened to the corner with peace of mind.

As Mulian expected, this pair of brothers surnamed Jiguo were indeed talking about the Demon God, but the point of entry caught her a little by surprise. Yansheng continued the topic he and his younger brother had interrupted yesterday because of Mulian's return. After Mu Lian was able to completely control the actions of the Demon God, he revealed the inside story of Heaven's Punishment to him.

"Yuanyi, Mulian is special. I believe you have noticed that her specialness makes this world unable to tolerate her. This is why the punishment of heaven six years ago came to the successor country. Later, our father used the demon god to block her here. out of the land."

"As a price, the demon god swallowed Mulian and I's first child. You have seen the child's appearance now. If you want him to recover, you must kill the demon god, and the punishment of killing the demon god will approach again. Wait until The day when all the demon gods die is the time when Mulian will fight against the power of heaven and earth alone."

"As a husband, I can't help my wife, and as a father, I can't help my son either... Yuanyi, you said you would help me, so I'm asking you to help Mulian when that happens."

From Mulian's perspective, she couldn't see what Yansheng had done, but from his voice, she could hear the man's hatred for her own powerlessness and lamentation of his powerlessness for the existence beyond the world. She sighed in her heart, and Yansheng Sure enough, Sheng has not yet fully come out of the horns, but now he is not so madly obsessed with pursuing the power possessed by Yuanyi, and instead asks him for help, which is considered a good thing.

There is no fairness and justice in this world, just like the cry that has been lingering in Yan Sheng's heart: Why don't the gods give power to those who need it?Not because he wasn't worthy, but simply because he just happened not to be the chosen one, that's all.

After a while, Mu Lian heard Ji Guoyuan reply: "Please rest assured, brother, I will definitely protect the safety of brother and sister-in-law."

It stands to reason that this topic should end after all. Yan Sheng used two conversations to drag Ji Guoyuan into this troubled water. Mu Lian fully accepted their kindness. Anyway, everything is within the controllable range. She And she didn't intend to explain to the two that she had known about it for a long time. Having a little secret in common would help the pair of brothers who had a weird relationship get in touch with each other. At least she was happy to see it happen.

But Mulian didn't expect that Ji Guoyuan hadn't finished speaking yet.

"But brother, you made a mistake. It's not that you didn't help brother and sister-in-law, and you also worked hard for Hyakkimaru's health. I believe brother and sister-in-law must be very aware of the role you played in this process, and Hyakkimaru will definitely understand in the future And respect and love you, they will never say that you are useless."

"You cherish them so much, you should let them know."

For a moment, the air was filled with embarrassment in capital letters. Mu Lian, who was hiding in the corner, was stunned by Ji Guoyuanyi's straightforwardness. In his eyes and affirming his dedication, but when he said it so directly, Yan Sheng, who thought in his heart that he could only say one out of ten sentences, might become angry from embarrassment because his thoughts were exposed.

But there is one thing to say, Ji Guoyuan's speaking level is really normal.

Sure enough, Yan Sheng choked for a while and said in a slightly embarrassed whisper: "...Yuanyi, don't talk nonsense."

"I just don't want my brother to be like me one day."

"what?"

When Mu Lian heard Ji Guoyuan's voice lowered, she could guess what he meant, but it seemed that Yan Sheng didn't know about it, and in order to comfort Yan Sheng, he exposed his wounds to others. He saw that Ji Guoyuan was really kind-hearted, and she couldn't bear to let him recall his tragic past experience again.

But she still didn't go out to stop it in the end, and finally heard more detailed and more distressing and regretful events than what she had said in one sentence.

"I was picked up by Purgatory in Tamba Mountain three years ago. I don't remember what happened before, I just remember that I had to go to my wife, but Purgatory told me that my wife and children are I was killed by a ghost, and the body was buried by the ghost killing team. He found me while searching for ghosts, and I was covered in blood at that time, wandering in the mountains and forests, as if I was looking for something .”

"Purgatory said that I ignored everyone at that time. He heard me calling a person's name all the time, and because there was only one family in the nearby mountains and forests, he speculated that I was the male owner of the family. The dead woman and The unborn fetus in her womb is my wife and child."

"But I don't remember... I don't remember anything... I don't remember where my home is or what I do, I know I have a wife but I don't remember what she looked like or what she was called Even the matter between you and the country, brother, I didn't know that I had relatives still alive before I saw you. When I saw your face, I only vaguely recalled that I There is a brother."

Hearing Ji Guoyuanyi's words made Mulian quite uncomfortable. She remembered the sadness she had seen from Ji Guoyuanyi when she first met Ji Guoyuanyi. She thought it was just because of the loss of his happy family, but Now she understands that this sadness also comes from the happiness he has forgotten, and the saddest thing is that whether he can recall the happy time one day or not, he has lost everything.

Mulian couldn't help but quietly poked her head out from her hiding place. From her angle, she could see the profiles of the two brothers. Yansheng was shocked, while Ji Guoyuan was smiling, but there was nothing wrong with this smile. Happiness was in it, but his whole body was completely surrounded by heavy sadness. Although his emotions didn't fluctuate much, he looked a little shaky.

She thought this might be the first time that Ji Guoyuan had shown such emotion, the pain that was not intense but heavy enough to overwhelm people was very distressing, she remembered what he said to Purgatory Yukiro on the way to find the demon fox In other words, I feel that Yan Zhu who brought Ji Guoyuan back to the Ghost Killing Squad refers to "only Ji Guoyuan himself can tell them" is probably referring to this.

These words made Yansheng speechless for a long time with a shocked expression. After a long silence, he asked incredulously: "Yuanyi, you mean...you don't remember anything? Father and mother, follow the country, yourself family... you really..."

"I don't remember anything." Ji Guoyuan shook his head, his voice was still calm, and every word and every word was trying to comfort Yan Sheng's sensitive heart, "Brother and sister-in-law are a very good person, if you really care She doesn't want to lose her, so tell her clearly how you feel."

"I can no longer find what I lost, but brother, you still have time to grasp the happiness that belongs to you."

As soon as Ji Guoyuan said that, he took out an embroidered sachet from his bosom, and untied the rope on it to reveal a rough piccolo inside. He carefully held the sachet and flute to Yansheng, and whispered to him Said: "I have always been very grateful, brother, that you are still alive. After all, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't even be able to recall why it was kept by my side."