Mr.
Ji and Mai Tang came back in the middle of the night.
The village was extremely quiet.
They passed by on horseback, and the sound of horse hooves was particularly obvious.
In the house, Ye Lu was not sleeping, and was waiting for them.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Ye Lu immediately stood up and walked to the door.
In the yard, Mai Tang and Mr.
Ji walked in one after another.
"But I'm back.
I thought the city gate was closed and you had to come out tomorrow morning."
Looking at Mai Tang, she was riding back and forth, seemingly unaffected.
"The gates of Zhicheng will be closed at the end of the year.
If it's later, we'll have to wait until tomorrow."
Fortunately, they were holding on to the time.
Entering the house, Mr.
Ji also walked in and went straight to Shen Tuyi.
Ye Lu glanced at Mr.
Ji, and then whispered: "Did you see anyone special in Zhicheng?"
"You're really right, we did bump into each other."
Mai Tang raised his head and bumped into each other.
"Who" is the emperor or someone else?
"Five Kings."
Mai Tang had never seen Five Kings before, and only learned from Mr.
Ji that that person was Five Kings.
"Sure enough, it's him."
Ye Lu smiled, these five kings are so obviously dragon-like now, and they don't know when they can really sit on the dragon chair.
"Well, as expected, we are brothers with the Lord Shentu City.
We have many similarities."
Mai Tang said seriously as he recalled the appearance of the five kings.
"Are you sure they look alike?"
They just don't look alike.
"You want to say that Lord Shentu is good-looking?"
Mai Tang knew what she was thinking.
Laughing, Ye Lu shook his head, "Chengchengcheng, I won't say it anymore.
It's not just a day or two since you have a defective aesthetic."
He raised his hand to hit her, but Mai Tang didn't like it.
Her aesthetics were quite normal.
"Why did the Five Kings appear in Zhicheng?
Zhicheng is the most wheat-producing place in the entire Qi State.
This grain production area is very important."
Ye Lu felt that something was unusual.
"In the struggle for power, no step should be underestimated."
Mai Tang would not believe it if he said that he was just here for a walk without any purpose.
"That's right."
Nodding, that's it.
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Over there, Mr.
Ji was reporting something to Shen Tuyi in a low voice.
Ye Lu took a look and wondered what Shen Tuyi would do.
At this time, it actually doesn't matter if you get closer to the Five Kings.
After all, Ye Lu is very sure that the Five Kings are the real dragons.
However, because of his status as the Lone Star of Heavenly Evil, he is not close to his own family.
Although he seems to be invulnerable, he also has concerns in his heart.
If he is enthusiastic, others may not be enthusiastic, and they may even dodge.
He has probably experienced this kind of thing many times before, and finally he became like this, cold-blooded and ruthless.
Lowering her eyes slightly, Ye Lu pondered for a moment.
She still couldn't say more now.
After all, Shen Tuyi's mood was the most important thing.
After a while, Mr.
Ji left, and Mai Tang also started to fetch water to wash up.
Ye Lu slowly walked up to Shen Tuyi and looked at him as he was deep in thought.
He curled his red lips and said, "What are you thinking about?"
After coming back to his senses, Shen Tuyi looked at her, his eyes as deep as a bottomless abyss.
"I'm wondering if I should go see the Five Kings."
Last time they teamed up to push the prince down, the Five Kings got the information he provided and did not doubt him.
And today Ye Lu also said that the Five Kings are real dragons.
If he sits on the dragon throne in the future, there will naturally be no barrier between him and him.
"Then what's the result?"
Sitting down in front of him, Ye Lu looked at him with a smile, like a piece of honey.
"It's better not to see him for now."
The result has come out.
I don’t understand “why”.
This happened accidentally.
Why not?
"I don't want to take the initiative."
That's the reason.
Nodding slowly, Ye Lu raised her hand and patted his strong shoulder, "It's up to you.
Any decision you make is carefully considered and has a certain reason."
She supported it.
With her thin lips slightly pursed, Shen Tuyi suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Sitting on his lap, Ye Lu glanced at the door and said, "Maitang will come in soon, are you sure you want to continue?"
His hand slid down her lower back and slid onto her butt.
With a slight exertion, Ye Lu immediately narrowed his eyes.
"Shen Tuyi, I can sue you for harassment."
He actually touched her butt.
With a calm expression on his face, Shen Tuyi seemed to have done nothing and slowly took his hand away without any shame.
Rolling his eyelids, Ye Lu stood up, and at this moment, Mai Tang came in from outside carrying a basin.
"Get some rest."
Shen Tuyi stood up and left, aboveboard.
Watching him walk away, Ye Lu shook his head repeatedly.
Compared with him, he was still at a disadvantage.
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After a good night's sleep, everything was peaceful with the insects chirping and the frogs chirping outside.
Those dangers are also far away, as if they never existed.
The next day, when the sun rose, the people in the room were still sleeping, but the people in the yard came out in large numbers and surrounded the person who suddenly appeared.
Not hostile, just surprised when he came.
Ye Lu was woken up and sat up in a daze, his whole mind drifting away.
"Xiaolu, someone is coming outside."
Mai Tang sat on the bed, not yet putting on his clothes.
"Who" arranged his hair, Ye Lu tried his best to open his eyes.
"Old man Xu."
Mai Tang had a look of surprise on his face.
"Why are you here so quickly?"
This old man is so fast.
I just talked about him yesterday, and he came early this morning.
"Quick, what you said last night seems to be correct."
After getting out of bed, Mai Tang handed her the clothes and said.
"It's amazing, this old man is so elusive."
Dressing quickly, Ye Lu was also very anxious about this matter.
After getting dressed, Ye Lu walked out of the room.
Sure enough, in the yard, old man Xu in rags was standing there.
But Shen Tuyi was fully dressed and was talking to old man Xu.
Walking over, Ye Lu's eyes were surprised, "Old man Xu, you came here on a cloud."
The speed was too fast.
Looking at her, Old Man Xu still looked the same, with a smell of ointment exuding from his body.
Like this, the body exudes a plaster smell.
"I'm in Zhicheng."
Because it was close, I came quickly.
"No wonder, this mountain road is also very far.
You have to rely on your feet and walk all night."
Seeing that there was still dew on his body, he must have been on the road that night.
"Lest you dig the grave, I'd better come here quickly."
The wrinkles on Old Man Xu's face made it difficult for him to make any expression, but his words were still full of ridicule.
"Look what you said, I knew that the bones in the grave were all turned into soil, why would I dig it up?"
Ye Lu was speechless, she was not stupid.
"I forgot that you have made progress."
Old man Xu looked at her, as if just by looking at her, he knew how good she was now.
"What you said makes me not feel safe at all.
Lord City Lord, protect me."
Moving to Shen Tuyi's side, Ye Lu avoided Old Man Xu's sight attack.
Looking down at her, the evil aura in Shen Tuyi's brows seemed to have dissipated a lot.
"Mr.
Xu came here overnight, you have to seize the opportunity."
If he suddenly disappears again, there is no telling when he will be found.
"Look, even the Lord of Shentu City respects you very much now.
Don't disappear suddenly in the future.
It's hard to find you.
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Let's eat first if you're hungry."
Looking at old man Xu, Ye Lu wanted to buy him some clothes.
Change it up.
"Okay."
Unexpectedly, the old man Xu agreed immediately.
Ye Lu laughed out loud, wondering why she had never found this old man so interesting before.
Having breakfast together, Ye Lu sat next to the old man Xu, smelling the smell of the plaster on his body, and his nose seemed to have been damaged by the smoke.
"The smell of this dog-skin plaster on your body lingers everywhere.
Did you come here two days ago?
I smelled it as soon as I entered the yard."
Ye Lu said while eating.
"Well, I came over."
Old Man Xu admitted that he did come over.
"Who is the person in the grave?"
Ye Lu was very curious about this.
"My brother."
He answered truthfully, but the more understated it was, the more unsimple it seemed.
Blinking, Ye Lu nodded slowly, he was indeed his relative.
After breakfast, old man Xu called Ye Lu over and said, "You and I will go for a walk in the mountains."
Looking at him, Ye Lu nodded slowly, "Okay, but am I the only one?"
It seemed that he didn't plan to bring anyone else with him.
"Yeah."
It was Ye Lu alone.
"Okay."
She agreed, then turned and walked towards Shen Tuyi.
After learning that, Shen Tuyi did not stop her.
He glanced at the old man Xu.
He looked down at her and whispered: "Ask everything clearly.
The opportunity is hard to come by."
"I know, that's probably what he meant when he called me alone."
If he could know everything, Ye Lu would have no regrets.
"Go, I will send someone to wait for you on the mountain."
Even though the old man Xu was there, Shen Tuyi still felt uneasy.
After the explanation, Ye Lu left the farm with Old Man Xu.
He had a lame leg and it was not very convenient for him to walk.
Ye Lu slowed down and walked towards the mountain step by step with Old Man Xu.
"Everyone in our profession has some flaws.
For example, my grandfather was born blind.
But are your legs born with it?"
Ye Lu said as he walked up the mountain in line with the speed of old man Xu.
"It's not natural.
There has been something wrong with this leg since the spiritual orifice was opened."
Old man Xu did not hide it.
"What problem is really incurable, or is it something you don't want to cure?"
If it can really be cured, his ability will probably be somewhat compromised.
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"No need for treatment.
Whatever God gives you, you will always take back."
As he said that, he stopped and picked up the lame trousers.
Looking over, Ye Lu couldn't help but frown.
What he saw was a calf covered with a layer of gray-brown scales.
There was indeed plaster on it, but it obviously didn't work.
"Does it hurt?"
Looking at it, Ye Lu couldn't help but feel a little unbearable.
Not only did it look scary, it must have been very uncomfortable.
"It will hurt on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month."
Old man Xu put down his trousers and said in a relaxed tone.
"It turns out that you also feel uncomfortable on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month."
It seems that the only one with this function is Yi Zhu.
Old man Xu didn't answer, but his expression darkened for no reason.
Continuing to walk up the mountain, Old Man Xu felt uncomfortable with his leg, but he didn't seem to be out of breath or losing strength.
He's in good health, but there's something wrong with that leg.
"How old was your brother when he died?"
Ye Lu suddenly asked as he was about to reach the top of the mountain.
"Nineteen years old."
Old man Xu replied, his tone a bit heavy.
Ye Lu was surprised.
He didn't expect that his brother only lived to be nineteen years old.
This is why people with nine lives actually died in their best years.
What do they mean by nine lives?
"Only nineteen years old."
How ironic.
"If he had no accident, he might still be alive now."
Old man Xu said silently as he walked slowly.
"What accident?"
I don't know what terrible thing happened to him.
"There was a man who gave his nine lives in exchange for the safety and prosperity of his children and grandchildren."
In one sentence, the old man Xu felt a lot of hidden hatred.
Stopping, Ye Lu clenched his hand, "Nine lives have been taken away."
It's so cruel.
Looking at her, Old Man Xu's old face looked infinitely sad, "This person is Yi Meng."
"Shenchu Yimeng" turned out to be him.
Turning around and continuing to walk up the mountain, Old Man Xu's slightly stooped back looked very strong.
"You must have met Yi Zhu.
On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, he is no different from a normal person.
This was obtained with my brother's nine lives.
However, what Yi Meng did was extremely sinister, so his The descendants were born with disabilities.
For example, Yi Zhu was born without an arm.
At that time, the man pretended to be Yi Zhu, and when he gave his name, I knew he was fake.
Ye Lu was also quite timid.
A person with nine lives can not only give , not only can people live longer, but can also be used in this way.
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However, Yi Meng was actually cruel and sinister, taking away nine lives and using them to bless his descendants.
Na Yi Zhu actually dared to talk about good fortune.
Their family was indeed very good at good fortune.
They had done harm and were disabled from generation to generation.
"No wonder Yizhu is not surprised at all when he sees me.
I, a nine-life person, is just a tool in his eyes."
This also explains why he is not surprised by her.
"Qing Ji is also confused.
I asked him to tattoo the soul-fixing talisman for you, but he not only used the wrong material, but also missed one side of the tattoo."
When talking about Qing Ji, old man Xu hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.
"The tattoo is wrong."
Ye Lu raised his voice and was speechless.
"However, this may also be God's will.
The appearance of the Nine-Ming Man is unreasonable.
It is also said that the Nine-Ming Man is born to make wedding clothes for others, but I don't believe it."
Old man Xu limped, but every word But they all mean fighting against the sky.
Ye Lu looked at him and suddenly realized that this old man was very stubborn.
"I think I also borrowed your brother's help."
Because his brother was a man of nine lives and died young, that's why he helped her.
"I will personally tattoo the runes on you later to protect your remaining life.
No one can take it away."
In one sentence, he said it very sonorously and forcefully, although he still had the same tone.
"Okay."
Ye Lu raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but think of Ye Xun.
The old man Xu looked somewhat similar to Ye Xun.
After reaching the top of the mountain, we began to descend again, heading straight to the place where the tomb was.
Ye Lu didn't know how he was going to tattoo her, but she did trust him.
Finally walking to the tomb, Old Man Xu looked at the tomb for a while, and then said: "You, start digging."
"Dig up."
Wasn't it because he came all night that he was worried that she would dig a grave?
"Dig."
One word means digging.
"Okay, where to dig?"
Nod, just dig.
"Here."
He stretched out his hand and pointed.
Old man Xu was pointing to the side with his back to the top of the mountain and the bottom of the grave.
Turning around, Ye Lu broke off a thicker branch and started digging.
Old man Xu stood there and watched, quite satisfied with Ye Lu's execution.
A hole was dug out with the branch, and the hole was facing downwards.
It was estimated that it had entered the bottom of the grave.
I continued to dig out the soil.
Unexpectedly, the soil brought out by the branches after a while was sticky, and it was pure black in color, like black paste.
"How could this happen?"
Ye Lu was puzzled as he looked at the black mud on the top of the branch.
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"The bones of the Nine Lives are like this.
Even after hundreds of years, they are still like this."
After rotting, they did not turn into a handful of loess, but instead merged with the surrounding soil.
Frowning slightly, Ye Lu didn't expect this.
"The runes on your body should be tattooed with this soil.
I gave some to Qingji, but he lost them.
He thought it would be the same with ordinary paint, but the runes were just superficial and easy to crack.
"Old man Xu said as he took out a broken bag from his arms and poured it out, and two needles fell into his hand.
Nodding slowly, Ye Lu finally understood why the runes on her back were cracked, so that was it.
Yi Zhu used the Five Elements and used metal, wood, fire and earth in Prince Zhong’s tomb.
Finally, it was in the water that Ying Yan lived, so he succeeded.
He stretched the branch into the hole again, soaked in more paste-like mud, stood up, and Ye Lu came over.
Looking at the long needle in his hand, Ye Lu took a deep breath and said, "Let's get started."
Even though it hurt, she could bear it.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ye Lu unbuttoned her clothes and exposed her left shoulder.
The runes on her back were still there, and because of the good paint, they were still very clear.
Old man Xu also sat down lamely, picked up a long needle, dipped it in the muddy soil, and tattooed the rune again.
Because there was previous paint, the needle had to penetrate deeper.
When the first needle went in, Ye Lu's face turned pale.
It was so painful.
The hand on the knee was clenched into a fist, and as the second needle went in, the nails dug into the flesh.
"It will not only pierce your flesh, but also pierce your bones."
The needle sank in for a long time until the tip of the needle encountered an obstacle, and then it was considered successful when it was stabbed hard.
After a few injections, Ye Lu was covered in cold sweat, but he didn't make a sound.
The sun was rising in the sky.
In the quiet mountain forest, Ye Lu's whole body was wet with sweat, and his face was as pale as paper.
Old Man Xu's needles were precise and ruthless, and each needle could hit the bone.
Ye Lu felt that half of his body no longer belonged to him.
Finally, after tattooing all the original runes, Old Man Xu changed his position and began to tattoo from the top of the original runes towards his shoulder.
It turns out that this rune was supposed to cover the entire shoulder, but the Qingji pattern was wrong and a rune was missing.
"This Qingji killed me.
Not only did I not save my life, I also suffered an extra sin."
Biting his lip, Ye Lu complained with uneven breath.
This Qingji probably only thought about how to keep herself young forever, but it hurt her.
"He is born stupid, and he relies on his face to get around."
Although he is his apprentice, old man Xu is not polite in his words.
"I really envy him for his eternal youth."
She groaned, sweat dripping down her forehead.
"Everyone has his own strengths.
If he works hard in this area, he will naturally achieve success."
These words are like a compliment.
"Even though you say you are disgusted, you are actually very proud, right?"
In any case, Qingji is the master of the Royal Taoist Temple, and not everyone can take this position.
"I am the only disciple.
If I am not proud, there is nothing else I can do."
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Old Man Xu admitted this.
Ye Lu pulled her lips and wanted to laugh, but it hurt so much that she couldn't laugh.
Losing strength gradually, Ye Lu grabbed his skirt to resist the biting pain.
The rune crossed her shoulder and began to pierce her collarbone.
She was covered in cold sweat, but old man Xu didn't blink.
He continued to inject the needle without blinking.
Glancing at Old Man Xu, Ye Lu gritted his teeth and said, "When you worked out a way to save the lives of people with nine lives, but the person you wanted to protect has been dead for a long time, have you ever blamed yourself?"
If it were her, she would be extremely resentful. .
"My brother is a very kind man.
When he was born, everyone said that he was a boy from heaven who came down to earth.
Since he was a child, he has been loved by his family and has never encountered any setbacks.
Until he was fifteen years old.
Years ago, he suddenly disappeared.
At that time, my father was very anxious and searched everywhere, but he never found him.
He spent all his money to look for him and searched almost all the cities in Qi, but he couldn't find him.
There was no trace.
Two years later, my father passed away, and I didn’t see him even before he died.
My mother also stayed up all night vomiting blood, and finally waited for him to come back. " Speaking of this, Old Man Xu was slow to give the injection. reduce.
Ye Lu gritted his teeth and listened to him.
"I have been attracted by a scholar in the city since I was a child, so I have been following him around.
During the years when my brother disappeared, I returned home and have been helping to search for him.
However, I was not as good as the people and was of no use at all.
Four years later, One day, he suddenly appeared at the door of the house.
He was so emaciated that only a handful of bones were left in his body.
When my mother saw that he was so tortured, she couldn't bear the blow and died.
I buried her hastily, so I followed his advice and took him away.
After arriving in the city, he died within half a month.
His feet were dark and his soul was gone. " As soon as these words came out, Ye Lu opened his eyes wide and his soul dissipated.
This was crueler than any other way of death.
The pain in her body seemed to be unimportant.
She never expected that a person with nine lives like her would die like this.
"It is a good calculation to exchange the souls of the nine-life people for the eternal comfort of the Yi family.
However, God has an eye and has made the descendants of the Yi family disabled for generations.
Old man Xu, even so, you are still very unhappy.
Are you willing to do this?
You have been running around all year round, probably because you want to avenge your brother."
Ye Lu understood very well.
If it were her, she would not forget this hatred.
"Last injection, hold on."
Without answering her, Old Man Xu took the last injection.
Pain came over, and Ye Lu immediately bit his lips, and his eyesight turned black.
After pulling out the long needle, Old Man Xu looked at it and was satisfied.
Sweating like rain, Ye Lu lowered his head and gasped, "Thank you."
Old Man Xu didn't say anything, he just put away the long needle.
"Don't leave for the next few days.
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Eat some delicious food and change your clothes.
Even if you don't change, you still have to wash them.
I don't know how to thank you, but this will work."
After saying that, he didn't listen. to old man Xu's answer.
He looked up, but Old Man Xu was gone.
He looked around in a blink of an eye.
In the shadow of the trees on the right, Old Man Xu's limping figure slowly left.
He was actually gone.
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