novelHire #242 - Bro, I can explain.
#242 - Bro, I can explain.
At night, in the wilderness, the Murong brothers practiced under the moonlight.
As he performed the stance exercises with a nine-shallow-one-deep breathing technique, Ning Qing saw the moonlight entering the Murong brothers' bodies like milk.
In this cold night in the deep mountains and forests, they didn't even light a bonfire to avoid being tracked.
The Murong brothers practiced the 'Jade Sword Stance,' frantically absorbing the moonlight, their faces becoming increasingly rosy.
Until he let out a long sigh and said, "We're safe now."
A look of admiration appeared on Ning Qing's face as she said, "Murong brothers, you're amazing."
Hearing this praise, the Murong brothers felt lightheaded.
However, they soon encountered a rather tricky problem.
They had hidden in the remote mountains where no one ever went, yet they were still found. Where could they go next?
This question weighed on them like a heavy mountain.
The Mingyu Palace was undoubtedly a difficult mountain for them to overcome.
This time, three female disciples were enough to break the Murong brothers' branches. What if they sent someone even more powerful next time?
Like an elder, or even the legendary martial arts myth, the Palace Master?
Although the Murong brothers had newly comprehended 'Listening to Spring Rain in a Small Building All Night,' they had only just begun and couldn't yet reach the next level.
At this moment, the Murong brothers looked south and said, "Let's go there first."
Under the same moon, Duan Yun was also practicing stance exercises.
As he performed the Jade Sword Stance, the silvery moonlight transformed into milky white energy, constantly flowing into Duan Yun's body.
No matter how many times they saw it, Shen Ying and Feng Ling'er found the scene beautiful and enjoyable to watch.
Now that Ziyu had joined them, she was also marveling at it.
Since obtaining two more Primordial Spirit Lotus flowers and comprehending 'A Thousand Fiery Xia Lotus Blossoming in Anger,' Duan Yun felt it necessary to strengthen his fire energy.
Therefore, the yin-nourishing and yang-strengthening Jade Stance became the most convenient method.
For a time, his body, with each breath, frantically absorbed the moonlight, absorbing it fiercely, absorbing it with surging waves!
Pa pa pa...
The sound of firecrackers rang out, and the air was filled with the faint smell of gunpowder.
Since the battle at the Cemetery Mountain, Jade Stone Town had become increasingly lively, and the residents' lives had improved.
Now, the people of Jade Stone Town could afford to set off firecrackers for the New Year.
Some families hung red lanterns and pasted new door gods, creating a festive atmosphere.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there was a small gathering in Jade Stone Town, and Duan Yun and his companions enjoyed the rare New Year atmosphere.
Because in a few days, they would set off for Juxian Manor.
The group ate, drank, and shopped on the street, having a great time.
Many people looked at Duan Yun with envy.
A man walking around with three beauties was something to be envied.
This kind of treatment was usually only enjoyed by the masters in the city.
But what was even more infuriating was that Duan Yun was also very young and handsome.
Some people were secretly cursing and spreading rumors, saying that these were all Duan Yun's stepmothers, and sooner or later they would be caught by Duan Yun's father for messing around, losing all face and possibly causing father and son to become enemies and be kicked out of the house.
But some people became even more excited and envious because of these rumors.
"Why are the stepmothers my dad finds all old hags?"
Duan Yun was busy eating, drinking, and shopping for the New Year. After all, the silver sent by the Six Swords of Huangshan was quite a bit, enough to have a good New Year. He had no idea that he had gained three graceful 'stepmothers' for no reason.
In the afternoon, the four of them returned home, still feeling unsatisfied.
On the way, they couldn't help but talk about the Murong brothers.
Although the Murong brothers were at the bottom of Jade Pearl Manor, they were still part of it. It was a bit of a pity that they weren't around for the New Year.
Moreover, sometimes when they cut ties with the outside world, they claimed to be tenants of Jade Pearl Manor, while the Murong brothers were the owners of the manor.
"It seems that if the Murong brothers aren't accompanying a girl to visit relatives, they've gone back to their mother's house," Shen Ying sighed.
"I don't know if that woman is blind or crazy, to actually fancy someone like the Murong brothers," Feng Ling'er echoed with a sigh.
Shen Ying retorted, "You say that as if you didn't have a good impression of him at first."
"That's because he practiced the Demonic Blade, and I was bewitched! It's disgusting to think about it now. Don't talk about me; judging by the situation, you and Duan Yun might be siblings."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Ziyu followed behind, not saying much, but secretly biting her lip and couldn't help but glance at Duan Yun.
In this situation, her favorable impression of the Murong brothers was declining day by day. Instead, she was really encouraged by that bitch sister and developed some interest in Duan Yun.
No, before clarifying the situation, this would be disloyal to her feelings.
She didn't want to become the kind of woman in her books.
She wrote books to learn from and clarify her heart; she must never become that kind of bad woman!
As a result, a voice echoed in her heart at this moment: "Little bitch, don't deny it, you're tempted."
Hearing this voice, Ziyu's face turned a little red, and she replied, "You're talking nonsense."
At this time, the four of them were walking on the hillside leading to Jade Pearl Manor.
Feng Ling'er couldn't help but say, "I always feel like the houses over there are haunted."
In the Jade Pearl Manor area, there were several abandoned houses, which were eerie.
Apart from Jade Pearl Manor, no one had ever lived in those houses, not even beggars were willing to live there.
Hearing that there were ghosts, Shen Ying immediately became interested and said, "Why do you think there are ghosts over there?"
"Last night, I came back from fishing in the middle of the night, and I always felt that people were moving and talking in those houses. Apart from us, who would be willing to live in the Cemetery Mountain area?" Feng Ling'er said seriously.
Shen Ying blinked her eyes and said, "You went fishing in the middle of the night?"
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep anyway, so I went fishing," Feng Ling'er explained.
"You didn't call me when you went fishing in the middle of the night, and you came back empty-handed," Shen Ying continued to question.
"What do you mean empty-handed? I released the small ones," Feng Ling'er explained guiltily.
Seeing that Shen Ying and the others didn't believe her claim of releasing the small ones, she quickly changed the subject and said, "Is the point whether I caught fish or not? The point is that it's haunted over there!"
At this time, Duan Yun's eyes were locked on the abandoned house, and he said with great interest, "I want to go take a look."
"The ghost hasn't run to our manor, is it necessary?" Ziyu said softly.
She was quite afraid of ghosts.
"This young hero's yang energy is at its peak recently; it would be best to catch a ghost to cool down," Duan Yun said with a determined face.
Yes, he had been practicing the stance exercises too much these days, and his yang energy was quite strong, sometimes with an urge to blast the fire energy out of his body.
Saying that, he didn't care about Shen Ying's and the others' opinions and went straight to the house.
Although it was afternoon, the weather was gloomy, and the Cemetery Mountain area was even more eerie and secluded as usual.
Jade Pearl Manor could be said to be broken enough, but this thing was afraid of comparison.
This house, which was separated from them by a hillside, was even more dilapidated.
The walls, which were previously made of stone bricks, were full of holes and covered with vines that were either growing luxuriantly or had withered.
This kind of place was the easiest to hide poisonous insects, snakes, and ants.
Duan Yun and the others drilled in through a damaged part of the wall, and were greeted by a damp and rotten smell.
The courtyard was filled with dead leaves, almost up to their ankles.
And an old locust tree grew wildly in the courtyard, with thick branches piercing the house full of holes.
From a distance, the main house looked like it was being subjected to a major punishment.
Although Jade Pearl Manor also looked like a haunted house, this thing was afraid of comparison.
Feng Ling'er covered her nose, feeling that Jade Pearl Manor had become a bit more noble compared to the place in front of her.
"What a ghostly place."
The phrase popped into her head, and she couldn't help but shudder.
This was a haunted house!
The shadows and sounds she saw when she came back from fishing now seemed terrifying to think about.
But they were now in this house.
Shen Ying didn't seem to panic much, pointing to a wall and saying, "Look, there are many bloodstains on it, maybe a murder happened."
On the wall were streaks of blood that had long since turned black.
Logically speaking, after so long of wind and sun, the bloodstains should have been blurred, but the blood seemed to have soaked into the wall, making it clearly visible.
At this point, Feng Ling'er and Ziyu felt a little numb and couldn't help but get closer to Duan Yun.
These days, they had been watching Duan Yun practice stance exercises to nourish yin and strengthen yang, and they could also feel that his yang energy was relatively strong.
This house was similar to Jade Pearl Manor, although it was too rotten to look at, it occupied a large area and the rooms were not small.
The broken doors and windows were dark, and each door and window seemed to have a ghost secretly watching you.
Duan Yun's fire energy was quite strong, so he was the most anxious and immediately started searching the house.
In order to improve efficiency, he suggested splitting up.
But Feng Ling'er and Ziyu refused.
Shen Ying helped to search alone.
After searching, they did have some gains, such as that a murder should have happened here, and there were human bones in some rooms.
The human bones were lying on a rotten bed, embracing each other.
Looking at the bones, Ziyu had already imagined the scene of two people having an affair being discovered and hacked to death in bed without anyone cleaning up the bodies.
This was one of the classic plots in her writing.
This house seemed to have a story and was very gloomy, but to Duan Yun's disappointment, they searched inside and out and didn't find any trace of ghosts.
Duan Yun could only say, "It seems that we have to find a time to search in the middle of the night; the ghost should be afraid of seeing people during the day."
Afterwards, everyone returned to Jade Pearl Manor and continued to eat, drink, and have fun for the New Year, and seemed to have stopped paying attention to this matter.
As the time got closer, what they were more concerned about should be the martial arts conference at Juxian Manor.
Since Duan Yun went out last time, he had become more and more confident, with a feeling that his fire energy was too strong.
Obviously, his amazing wisdom had realized something again, waiting to vent this terrible fire energy at Juxian Manor.
At night, Duan Yun still slept in the cellar as usual.
This cellar also had a bit of a warm in winter and cool in summer feel, and living here was a kind of enjoyment for him.
Qingyu still slept silently next to him, looking happy.
But when you looked closely, you would find hesitation and entanglement in her pupils.
That was Ziyu protesting, but most of the night was Qingyu's home field, so she could only protest like this.
"Qingyu, let's go quickly. If the old demon goes crazy, we'll lose our bodies. You're playing with fire!"
"I just like playing with fire."
"Don't you know that Duan old demon's finger skills are very powerful, and you might be better off dead than alive."
"Is it so exciting?" Qingyu's eyes lit up, responding.
"Can't you be so perverted!"
"Is it any of your business?"
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As time went on, there was no news from the Murong brothers, and even when protesting, Ziyu's voice became smaller and smaller, as if she was gradually accepting the dominance of her sister Qingyu.
Forget the Murong brothers who already had someone in their heart, and develop a strong interest in this guy Duan Yun.
Playing with fire is more exciting!
A moth flying into a flame is also a kind of beauty!
Qingyu thought about these things and closed her eyes with a smile.
This time, she secretly ran to sleep here again, and Feng Ling'er and Shen Ying didn't find out, which was really exciting.
Duan Yun was sleeping soundly, and from time to time, piercing sword energy surged from his body, making Qingyu afraid to get too close.
As a result, in the middle of the night, the two opened their eyes together.
Duan Yun glanced at Qingyu, Qingyu glanced at him, but did not continue to pay attention to each other, but focused their eyes on the cave wall next to them.
They were awakened by a vibration.
This was clearly a cellar, but there was a vibration next to it, as if something was drilling in the soil and was about to lean over.
In the middle of the night, the first thing that came to Duan Yun's mind was the scene of Sadako crawling out of the TV.
Wouldn't something unspeakable really crawl out of this soil later?
He didn't find a ghost in the abandoned house during the day, but would he make up for it by being haunted in his own cellar?
The two kept staring at the cave wall, feeling that this possibility was becoming more and more likely.
Because the movement was getting closer and closer.
Was something really going to crawl out of the cave wall?
Qingyu, sleeping here, had imagined many scenes, such as Duan old demon suddenly becoming beastly and grabbing her to do that kind of thing, and as Ziyu said, Duan Yun's fingers were powerful, making her want to die or not to live.
But this kind of terrifying scene had never been thought of.
Suddenly, the soil layer of the wall shook, like a layer of stirred paper.
Not to mention Qingyu, even Duan Yun's scalp was a little numb.
This cellar, which had always been full of security, gave people a terrifying feeling.
In the next instant, the two retreated to the edge of the bed at the same time, as if to snuggle together.
Because a tuft of hair had emerged from the cave wall.
With a whoosh, then, it was a human head.
Duan Yun had already raised his hand, ready to blow his head, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
With another whoosh, the soil slipped, and a hole appeared in the cave wall, from which a climbing person fell.
"Where did this bring me?"
The person with disheveled hair got up.
In the next moment, the person saw Duan Yun and Qingyu on the bed, and the six eyes faced each other, standing still.
The person even trembled as if struck by lightning, swaying.
Duan Yun then knew what was wrong.
How could the appearance and voice of this suddenly emerging ghost be a bit similar to the Murong brothers?
In the next moment, the person's hair turned green and fluttered slightly, and Duan Yun already knew that this was the Murong brothers!
The Murong brothers suddenly came to his cellar?
The Murong brothers, looking disheveled, stared at Qing Yu, who was tightly clinging to Duan Yun on the bed, clearly frightened by him. They rubbed their eyes, and after confirming they weren't mistaken, their faces turned green. They couldn't help but say, with voices on the verge of tears, "Ning Tian, Duan, you old devil..."
Duan Yun immediately reacted, raising both hands to show his innocence, and said, "Brothers, I can explain."