You are ruthless, really helpless

Chapter 15

Shen Jiyun raised his hand and swung down another sword intent.

But it was still the same as last time, before Han Mang could make a move, he disappeared without a trace in front of the door.

Jiang Li moved closer, wanting to see if it was a problem with the door.

The two doors are made of old walnut wood, with a thick layer of tung oil on the outer layer, and the corners are also wrapped with copper skin.

Taking a closer look now, most of the outer layer of tung oil has fallen off, revealing clear annual ring patterns, and a little bit of greenery emerges from the gaps.

Jiang Li covered it with his hand, as if he could hear a dull and orderly heartbeat coming from the door.

It feels like... dead trees are being revived.

Jiang Li was thoughtful, thinking of the notice pasted on the gate of the city wall, and said in a low voice, "The third rule: please don't destroy the trees, no matter who they are, they should protect the trees."

Everyone who enters Liucheng must abide by the customs of Liucheng.

The door panel is also a kind of tree.

Shen Jiyun lowered his hands and said calmly, "Field."

In the whole world, the only thing that can restrain him is the domain.

In the domain, the master of the domain is like a small heaven, controlling the sun rise and moon set, and the four seasons in this world.

Even the aloof Wangshu Xianjun must abide by the rules when entering other people's domains.

Of course, he didn't have nothing to do with Liucheng's domain.

Shen Jiyun's palm pressed against the sword hanging from his waist.

This sword looks ordinary, and it has been wrapped in a black and simple scabbard.

Once out of the sheath, no matter whether it is the Shenmu or the domain, nothing can resist this unparalleled sword intent.

But... if the domain is broken with a single sword, Liucheng wrapped in the domain will also be affected, and the people inside will only have a dead end.

Right now, there is no need to draw the sword.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiyun let go of his hand.

Jiang Li glanced at the ordinary sword, and said, "The main entrance is not accessible, we can..." He blinked playfully, "Over the wall."

He took a few steps back as he spoke, and then took a run-up and easily jumped onto the high wall beside him.

The slender figure swayed in mid-air, making one unable to bear the worry that it might fall off.

Fortunately, Jiang Li stabilized his figure and shouted at the people below: "Come up quickly—"

Shen Jiyun raised his jaw.

The young man stood with the backlight, the expression on his face was unrecognizable, a layer of golden light fell on his shoulders, and the tips of his hair were dyed with a layer of gold.

He was probably smiling, his brows and eyes were curved, and there were small dimples on the corners of his lips.

Shen Jiyun's gaze paused.

However, it is really indecent to climb over the wall in one fell swoop.

Not to mention his current status, even before he became a fairy, he still abides by the style of a gentleman, and has never done such a sneaky thing.

If he were to be chosen, he must be upright... breaking through the wall.

Seeing that the people below didn't move for a long time, Jiang Li tilted his head puzzledly: "Then I'll go first." He turned around, looked at the high city wall below, a sly smile flashed in his eyes, and his voice sounded A little panicked, "Why is it so high, I can't go down..."

Jiang Li made a gesture to go down.

In mid-air, he glanced back from the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, a white dress came over, and then there was a pulling force on his shoulders, lifting him and jumping off the city wall.

As soon as Jiang Li stood firm on the ground, Shen Jiyun withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, and then said coldly: "Just this time, it's not an example."

The tip of Jiang Li's tongue rolled up and touched the roof of his mouth, barely letting himself laugh out loud.

It looks so unkind and rigid, but in fact it is quite soft-hearted.

interesting.

Just as he was thinking, the person walking in front noticed something and turned sideways.

Jiang Li looked back blankly, showing no flaws.

After staring at each other for a while, it was Shen Jiyun who withdrew his gaze first, and strode forward.

……

He entered the City Lord's Mansion without any risk.

There are three entrances to the City Lord's Mansion. The place where they climbed over the wall was the outer courtyard, and walked in through the vertical flower gate. There are pavilions and pavilions, which are unique.

The courtyard was deep, passing through one wall after another, and finally came to the main courtyard.

The layout of the main courtyard is elegant, with small bridges and flowing water in the courtyard, and strange rocks scattered here and there.

The only thing that doesn't fit is that there are too many willow trees planted here.

The willows are luxuriant and filled all the open spaces, as if they were planted casually, growing in a haphazard manner, looking like a mess.

Jiang Li's eyes stayed on the willow forest for a moment, through the swaying willow branches, the lines on the trunks looked like distorted faces.

All the way here, there is no one in the huge city lord's mansion, it is empty and there is no popularity.

Jiang Li pushed open one of the doors and walked in. The sound of footsteps echoed in the quiet room, which was particularly eerie.

This is the study room of the city lord. On the wall directly opposite the door, there are volumes of books neatly placed, filled with a faint aroma of books.

Jiang Li walked over, brushing the back of the book with his fingers.

This city lord should be a careful person, and each volume is neatly arranged according to the label, without any mistakes or omissions.

Turn around and come to the desk.

Compared with the orderly bookcase, the table is a mess.

The Langhao pen fell on the table, splashing a piece of ink, and the ink spots smudged on the rice paper, covering half of the written words.

Such a scene is like... the city lord was practicing calligraphy, and something happened, but the person suddenly disappeared, leaving only a fragmented scroll in place.

Jiang Li stared at it for a moment, at the same time, Shen Jiyun also came out from other rooms.

"Have you found anyone?" he asked.

Shen Jiyun's expression was slightly concentrated, and he shook his head.

Not to mention the city lord, the entire city lord's mansion is gone.

The city lord is the steward of the Taiwangzong's outer sect, and he is also a Jindan cultivator. Because there is no hope of breaking through, he chooses to manage the vulgar things for the sect in exchange for the life-extending elixir.

A Golden Core cultivator just disappeared without leaving any news, which shows that the things dormant in Liucheng are extraordinary.

Jiang Li thought of those willow trees in the courtyard, maybe these people are not missing, but exist in another form in the world.

After thinking about it, he said, "Let's go out and have a look..."

Shen Jiyun nodded.

Jiang Li left from the desk, sweeping his sleeves, he didn't know what he touched, and heard a "ding dong", and an object fell to the ground.

He bent down to pick it up and found it was a jade tablet.

The jade plaque is only the size of a thumb, and through the light, the lines on it can be clearly seen, which is the continuous Chinese character "卍".

Jiang Li lowered his eyes.

This is the imprint of Tai Wangzong.

Presumably the city lord sensed something was wrong, and wanted to pass the news back to the sect, but encountered an accident before he could crush the jade tablet in time.

In such a situation, there are two possibilities.

One is that the cultivation of the person who attacked the city lord is so unfathomable that there is no chance to react; the other is that the murderer is someone close to the city lord, which makes the city lord defenseless.

But no matter which possibility it is, it seems to make no difference to them.

Jiang Li put away the jade token with his backhand.

There were no clues in the City Lord's Mansion, so the two could only leave first.

When the figures of the two disappeared behind the hanging flower gate, the emerald green willow branches swayed slightly, and a sigh came from it.

Like weeping and complaining, it seems to be mourning and resentful.

……

Compared with the dead and silent City Lord's Mansion, the streets outside are much more lively.

People come and go, laughing and laughing.

It looks ordinary, nothing unusual.

Jiang Li sized up the pedestrians not far away, and was about to go up to ask.

Before he could say what he had thought of, the passer-by opened his mouth first: "Are you foreigners?"

Jiang Li didn't deny it, and smiled slightly: "How do you know?"

The pedestrian said strangely: "I just know."

Jiang Li cupped his hands: "We are indeed foreigners, we just arrived in Liucheng today..."

A passerby interrupted him: "Hurry up and find a place to live, it's going to be dark soon, don't wander around outside when it's dark."

Jiang Li: "Where do you live?"

The pedestrian raised his hand and pointed: "Here——"

Jiang Li looked over.

I saw an inn standing quietly by the side of the street, the door was open, and the inside was dim, like a mouth, swallowing everyone who entered.

Jiang Li swept across the door of the inn, and turned to look for the pedestrian.

But in a blink of an eye, the pedestrian had disappeared.

A gloomy wind blows.

The sky gradually dimmed, and it seemed that it was going to be dark.

Jiang Li thought of the customs of Liucheng written on the notice, and felt that they were unfamiliar with the place, so it was better to follow the warnings of the predecessors first.

He pointed to the inn: "Go in and have a look?"

Shen Jiyun also wanted to know what happened in Liucheng, and he had no objection to this.

Jiang Li entered the inn.

There were tables and chairs on both sides of the hall of the inn, and there were many people sitting on them. When they heard someone coming in, everyone turned their heads in unison and stared straight at it.

Candles dimmed.

A person's face was livid, his eyes were lifeless, like a ghost.

Jiang Li timidly took a step back.

At this moment, Shen Jiyun put his hand on his shoulder, and said calmly, "Don't be afraid."

Jiang Li took advantage of the situation and grabbed Shen Jiyun's arm.

Unlike other monks who are weak and specialize in Yuandan, Jianxiu practices sword all the year round, so he is naturally strong and strong.

Don't look at Shen Jiyun's appearance of floating like a fairy in white clothes. Only after he really gets used to it will he realize that the body underneath is strong and powerful, like a ball of fire.

Jiang Li couldn't help touching two more.

Shen Jiyun froze, unable to tell whether Jiang Li's actions were intentional or unintentional.He looked sharply.

Jiang Li had an innocent face, as if he didn't know what happened.

Shen Jiyun: "..."

Shen Jiyun remained silent, passed through the crowd, and came to the counter.

The shopkeeper was sitting behind the counter, with a mustache and a huge mole on the side of his face.It's supposed to be a shrewd look, but the man looks slightly dull.

"Guest officer, do you want to hit the tip or stay at the hotel?"

Jiang Li: "Stay in a hotel." He paused, "One room is up."

The shopkeeper got stuck for a moment: "Go to the room... five hundred Wen a night."

Jiang Li was about to take out the money when he heard a cold voice: "Wait a minute."

Looking back, Shen Jiyun said: "Two upper rooms."

Jiang Li frowned.

Is this to avoid suspicion?

As soon as the thought flashed by, he had already responded subconsciously.

"I don't want to be alone." Jiang Li grabbed the corner of the white clothes, lowered his eyelids, and his voice became softer and softer, "This place is so weird, I'm afraid..."

He glanced cautiously, as if afraid of being rejected, he quickly lowered his head again.

So Shen Jiyun could only see the misty watery light in those pupils, like the moon washed by water, spotless.

Shen Jiyun changed his words: "One room."

Jiang Li got his wish and went upstairs with a pair of cards.

The upper room is on the third floor.

In the process of going upstairs, the people sitting downstairs raised their heads and followed them with their eyes. They saw everywhere they went, and some people even broke their necks because of this, but they didn't feel it at all.

Until the two entered the room, the line of sight was cut off from the door.

呲——

Jiang Li lit the lamp.

The oil lamp was placed on the table, and the light flickered on and off, and the fire was as bright as beans, making one wonder if it was going to die in the next moment.

With the lamp, the room was a little brighter.

Jiang Li moved closer to the window.

The green willows in front of the window.

It seems that as long as you are in Liucheng, no matter where you are, you can see this towering sacred tree.

However, from another angle, does it mean that Shenmu is also watching everyone in Liucheng?

Thinking about it this way, those willow leaves floating in the air seemed to have turned into pairs of eyes, looking at him coldly.

Jiang Li suddenly felt uncomfortable, and closed the window with his backhand.

Turning around, he was attracted by other things - there was only one bed in the room.

However, the bed is not small, and there is no problem in accommodating two people.

Jiang Li said with a smile: "It seems that we are going to fall asleep tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Jiyun lifted up his clothes and sat on the small slum in front of the window, as if he was going to meditate until dawn.

Jiang Li: "..."

Jiang Li gritted his teeth and could only lie down on the bed by himself.

The nights are long and sleepless.

Jiang Li faced the wall, thinking: Sooner or later, I will take you down.

Shen Jiyun closed his eyes and meditated, when a thought flashed across him, causing ripples.

Was he so close to everyone?

……

Maybe it was because Liu Cheng was weird during the day, or maybe he couldn't sleep with Shen Jiyun, Jiang Li didn't feel sleepy right now.

He leaned against the porcelain pillow and half-closed his eyes.

A ray of moonlight came and fell on the wall, forming a shadow.

From his angle, he could just see the unevenness on the wall, as if someone had carved words on it.

The characters are carved with fingernails, and the handwriting is messy and unclear.

He simply reached out and groped slowly with his fingertips.

"...Don't take her word for it."

"Don't take it at its word!"

"moon."

"moon……"

"The moon saw you."

Jiang Li's movements stopped.

Moonlight... The notice at the gate of Liucheng said that there is no moon in Liucheng.

But the moon is everywhere, why is there no moon in Liucheng?

Unless, the moon is replaced by some kind of existence.

Jiang Li held his breath.

He heard a muffled breathing sound behind him.

The sound is getting clearer.

Until... a cold breath hit his earlobe.

It was waiting for him to turn around.

It was waiting for him to panic.

Jiang Li sneered.

There is no moon in Liucheng.

So as long as he cannot see the moon, it means that the moon does not exist.

So he closed his eyes, picked up the porcelain pillow and threw it behind him.

Unexpectedly, the porcelain pillow smashed through the air, missed it, and fell directly to the ground, making a loud noise.

When the sound fell, Jiang Li wanted to make another move, but someone held down his hand: "Jiang Li!"

Jiang Li heard a familiar voice and slowly opened his eyes.

The one who appeared in front of him was not someone else, but Shen Jiyun.

He looked out the window.

It was pitch black outside the window, with no light and no moon, as if the moonlight that appeared just now was an illusion.

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, with a look of shock on his face: "Why are you..."

Shen Jiyun asked: "What did you see?"

Halfway through his meditation, he noticed something strange about Jiang Li, so he came over to find out.

At first, I thought there was something evil, but when my spiritual sense swept it away, there was no trace of evil in the surrounding area.

Jiang Li bit the corner of his lips: "I don't know, I don't know what it is...I'm so scared..." He choked up, and threw himself into Shen Jiyun's embrace, unable to even speak clearly.

Shen Jiyun froze for a moment, his right hand stopped in the air, after a while, he patted the young man's thin back lightly, and said stiffly: "Don't be afraid."

Jiang Li begged softly: "Don't go..."

The young pear blossom was raining, with a pale complexion, jet-black hair scattered down, and unshed teardrops still hanging on the eyelashes.The action just now was too intense, his collar was ripped open, revealing a piece of white skin.

No one can refuse such a request.

Shen Jiyun adhered to the idea of ​​seeing no evil, and looked away distantly.

His attitude showed that he was avoiding suspicion, but what he said in his mouth was: "...I won't leave."

Only then did Jiang Li dare to close his eyes.

Shen Jiyun lowered his eyes.

The young man was frightened, and did not sleep soundly. From time to time, he would make a panicky murmur, waving his hands, as if trying to grab something.

After repeating this two or three times, Shen Jiyun took the young boy Bai Nen's hand.

His palm was broad and strong, and the young man seemed to be relieved, and he didn't wake up again.

The night was lifted little by little.

Shen Jiyun kept his promise and never left her.

However, he never presumptuously, just sat on the edge of the bed and watched quietly.

Jiang Li's breathing was steady, and he seemed to be asleep.

Thoughts were surging in my heart.

What was that... just now?

Not only did he not see through it, even Shen Jiyun didn't notice it.

God, the moon...

Jiang Li felt a chill down his back, as if he was being watched by something.

—he was seen.