Burning fire

Its daybreak.

It rained heavily last night, and the air in the morning still smelled of mildew and saltiness.

Guo Heng left before Zhao Ting woke up, and Guo Qingxuan entrusted him with the Changsheng Bell and told him: "Before the mountain ghost wakes up, you must keep the soul in the bell, she is very important."

Guo Heng nodded and said that he would try his best.

Ma Boyuan was still unconscious in Lin Juan's small warehouse, and Lin Juan looked at him.Guo Heng said that Ma Boyuan's life was temporarily saved, but whether he can open his eyes depends on chance.

Last night, Zhang Jueming's blood circle affected Guo Xiaotong a lot. She was still struggling with her body, so she changed back to her original shape and lay down in Lin Juan's arms.

Guo Qingxuan stayed up all night, and she didn't intend to feel sleepy at dawn. She was trying her best to think about it—one was unconscious and the other was seriously injured. She couldn't hide it at home, and Aunt Zhao was not blind.

Ma Boyuan is fine, just let Lin Juan pay more attention. Aunt Zhao doesn't know he's there, and she won't go into Lin Juan's small warehouse.Mainly Zhang Jueming.Zhang Jueming's injury was very unfavorable for a while, and it is not suitable to toss in a short period of time.In addition to Zhou Qizun, Zhou Qizun was also injured, with injuries on his face and head, which could be seen with long eyes.

—she had to make up a decent excuse to get over it.

Zhao Ting went out early in the morning to rush to the morning market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. According to the time, she would be back soon.When she finishes preparing breakfast and invites everyone to eat together, they will reveal their secrets.

"What should I do." Guo Qingxuan pressed Nilin on her chest, "Dongyang, we didn't mean to disturb Auntie."

"Qingxuan, come and help me."

Guo Qingxuan was worrying, so Zhao Ting came in through the courtyard gate with a bag.

"Are they all awake?" Zhao Ting asked Guo Qingxuan with a smile.

"No." Guo Qingxuan stepped forward and took what was in Zhao Ting's hand, "Not...not yet."

"That's right, it's only past six o'clock, it's too early." Zhao Ting turned and went into the kitchen.

Guo Qingxuan followed, her heart was up and down, and she said, "Aunt Zhao, Zhou Qizun and Zhang Jueming didn't seem to be feeling well last night. They have a bad stomach, and they might not get up for breakfast in the morning."

Zhao Ting was scouring a small pot of rice, and stopped after hearing this.The faucet was still ringing, and Zhao Ting continued to wash the rice: "Two people have a bad stomach together? It shouldn't be, I make things very clean, what about the others?"

"I, Lin Juan, and Xiaotong are all fine, they probably aren't used to the water here." Guo Qingxuan lowered her eyelids and said.

Zhao Ting thought about it, and glanced at the cupboard beside her: "The two of them didn't come out to eat last night. I asked Lin Juan to deliver the food, but the dishes haven't been brought out yet."

Zhao Ting: "I don't think they are such careless people."

Zhao Ting turned off the faucet, put the rice aside, pulled a towel to wipe her hands, pulled Guo Qingxuan past, saw that Guo Qingxuan had flesh wounds on the fingers on the back of her hand, and frowned: "What happened?"

Zhao Ting stared at Guo Qingxuan for a while, then she suddenly raised her hand and brushed away Guo Qingxuan's hair blocking her forehead.

Guo Qingxuan wanted to hide, but Zhao Ting immediately clicked her tongue: "Don't hide, let me see."

——There is a purple bruise on Guo Qingxuan's left forehead.

"Do you think you can hide it from me like this? When your Aunt Zhao is old and stupid? Or do you think, as Dongyang's mother, I will be afraid of things?" Zhao Ting said distressedly.

Her eyes looked down from Guo Qingxuan's face, and stopped on the reverse scale hanging on her chest: "I have seen this scale before."

Zhao Ting: "Dongyang joined the army and went home three times. There were two times when he came back with this pendant around his neck."

"I looked at the novelty. I had never seen such a beautiful turquoise scale. Looking at the material, it didn't look like shell metal. I couldn't help but ask him."

Zhao Ting: "Dongyang said that it was given to him by Xiaolongnv, and he also said that he would ask Xiaolongnv to be my daughter-in-law."

Zhao Ting: "This kid has been out of shape since he was a child. He has a wild temper. He is the best at talking nonsense to make me happy, but I don't take it seriously."

"But when you come here, I saw you holding Dongyang's ashes, your expression..." Zhao Ting's tears rolled in her eyes, "You can't lie to me...you can't lie to me."

Zhao Ting wiped her eyes, and then asked gently: "You and Dongyang, are you together?"

Guo Qingxuan looked at Zhao Ting, at her thin figure, at the white hair roots protruding from her temples...

Guo Qingxuan suddenly knelt down to Zhao Ting with a "plop": "I'm sorry, Aunt Zhao, I'm sorry. I didn't protect Dongyang well."

"Oh, what are you doing!" Zhao Ting pulled Guo Qingxuan hard, but she didn't pull, "Get up!"

"Dongyang shouldn't die, he shouldn't..." Guo Qingxuan held Zhao Ting's hand tightly.

Zhao Ting was stunned. After a while, she slowly squatted down and faced Guo Qingxuan.Guo Qingxuan was already crying.

It turns out that the so-called "past" of "suffering" is just buried, it has not faded, let alone disappeared, as long as it is dug out, even if only a corner is dug out, it is still so sad.

Zhao Ting: "Why do you say that? What is your background?"

Zhao Ting: "Qingxuan, I know my son, let's not talk about your relationship, no matter what, he will not let you stand in front of him, no matter what happens, he should protect you."

"Good boy, what's wrong with you. Get up quickly." Zhao Ting shook Guo Qingxuan's arm and pulled her up this time. "Tell me the truth, how did Dongyang die?"

Guo Qingxuan gritted her teeth: "He was killed by evil things."

Zhao Ting opened her eyes wide.

She was so surprised that she didn't know what to say for a while.She was silent, let go of Guo Qingxuan's hand, and walked back and forth in the kitchen three times like an unreasonable child. Suddenly, her steps were fast, anxious and hasty, and suddenly her steps were slow, hesitant and panicked.

"There are ghosts and ghosts? Is it true?..." Zhao Ting stopped in front of Guo Qingxuan.

Guo Qingxuan has wiped away her tears: "Aunt Zhao, don't be afraid."

As she spoke, she stretched out a hand, and Zhao Ting saw a blue-green dragon scale grow out on the back of Guo Qingxuan's hand!

"This... this!" Zhao Ting shook her hands, wanting to touch the scales but dared not, she breathed out, her chest hurting, "You are..."

"I was originally a green dragon." Guo Qingxuan made up her mind and said, "Dongyang knew about it a long time ago. I kept it from you because you wouldn't believe it."

Guo Qingxuan: "Aunt Zhao, let me tell you the truth, something happened last night. Ordinary people shouldn't know about it, and shouldn't be involved. We don't want to bother you, but someone was injured and we couldn't find it late at night. A better place to go is to return to your side. I really..."

The dragon scales on the back of Guo Qingxuan's hand receded: "You recognize me and Dongyang..."

Guo Qingxuan: "I don't want to lie to you anymore."

Guo Qingxuan looked down at the back of her hand and whispered, "Among us, only Lin Juan and Zhou Qizun are mortals. But we will never hurt you. If you are afraid, we will leave immediately."

Zhao Ting seems to be still digesting.But this kind of thing suddenly couldn't be digested at all: "I often have to wake up once or twice at night, and I have an accident in Dongyang. I don't know the thunder and the rain."

Zhao Ting spoke quickly: "I went to the morning market to buy vegetables this morning. I heard that it rained heavily last night. The old Ma's house at the bottom of the mountain was struck by lightning and burned down. You asked me before... ...."

Zhao Ting: "This matter... this matter also has something to do with you, doesn't it?"

Guo Qingxuan had already confided everything, so she nodded and admitted: "It's related, I can't tell you the details. But..."

Guo Qingxuan glanced at the door: "Ma Boyuan is here too."

"Ma Boyuan? The little grandson of the old Ma's family? How could he..." Zhao Ting couldn't think enough, and hurriedly asked, "The one you said earlier was Ma Boyuan who was injured?"

"Ma Boyuan was injured, and now he is recuperating in the small warehouse where Lin Juan lives, but I'm not talking about him. Zhang Jueming and Zhou Qizun were also injured." Guo Qingxuan said.

"Ah! Then this, is the injury serious? The two of them..." They are both Lei Dongyang's brothers. Zhao Ting has long regarded them as her own family. up.

"Don't worry, they are fine, they just need you to rest." Guo Qingxuan comforted Zhao Ting, "Don't worry, we will ensure your safety."

"What are you talking about, Auntie is the only one left, will you care about this? No matter what else, you are at my house these two days, helping me bury Dongyang, I know you are all good children."

"People matter! Take me to see them first, and I'll see their injuries!" Zhao Ting was dizzy and wanted to go into the house.

"Hey, Aunt Zhao..." Guo Qingxuan subconsciously stopped Zhao Ting.

In any case, Zhang Jueming's injury was too horrifying, and he didn't know how to recover after a night. His flesh was rotten and his bones were broken. It would be too wrong to scare Zhao Ting again.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Guo Qingxuan's hesitation, Zhao Ting panicked even more. Her heart was beating fast and weak, and her hands were shaking and sweating.

Guo Qingxuan wanted to explain in a tactful way, but before she could say anything, Lin Juan rushed in from the kitchen door: "Sister Xuan!"

"..." Guo Qingxuan became angry when he saw his uncontrollable beating nature, and wanted to give him a spinning top.

"I didn't ask you to guard Ma Boyuan, what are you doing here!" Guo Qingxuan thought for a moment that Ma Boyuan was awake, so she asked again, "Ma Boyuan is awake?"

"This..." Lin Juan closed his mouth, and glanced at Zhao Ting, who was beside Guo Qingxuan with a pale face.

"Aunt Zhao knows everything. It's okay. If you have something to say, just say it." Guo Qingxuan said.

"Ah?" Lin Juan hadn't reacted yet, but Guo Qingxuan asked him to say it, and it probably didn't hinder him. After all, among them, the one who worried Zhao Ting the most was definitely Guo Qingxuan.

"Ma Boyuan hasn't woken up yet." Lin Juan said, "But I was too worried about my lord and Brother Zhou, so I asked Xiaotong to look at Ma Boyuan first, and I went to Brother Zhou to have a look."

Guo Qingxuan became nervous when she heard this, and immediately asked, "What's wrong with Zhou Qizun?"

Guo Heng was reliable. He went to the evil for Zhang Jueming, and fed Zhang Jueming's thousand-year-old gentian. With the blood of the mountain ghost, there would be no problems.

The problem is Zhou Qizun.A mortal body, injured, drenched in the rain, and subjected to such a big stimulus, must have stayed awake and guarded Zhang Jueming all night last night.It would be a miracle if he could still bear it and not get sick.

"Brother Zhou has a fever!" Sure enough.

Lin Juan stretched out his right hand and gestured wildly: "It's burning very badly, it's extremely hot, and my face is so red and purple, the wound must be inflamed!"

Lin Juan couldn't stop talking, "I told him that the injury on his leg was serious and he had to take care of it, but he didn't listen, and his mind was on the adults..."

Guo Qingxuan couldn't be bothered to care about this stupid thing. She turned her face and asked Zhao Ting: "Aunt Zhao, do you have any anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicines at home? We didn't bring these."

"Yes, yes! I'll look for it right away!" Zhao Ting trotted out of the kitchen to find medicine.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll go over and have a look." Guo Qingxuan patted Lin Juan on the shoulder to reassure him.