After the first lunar month, the weather became warmer, and Yan Shiba's complexion became better and better.
On the night when she confessed to Chengyun, Yan Shiba told Wen Ran that she would be a lovable person in the future, and she really put it into practice.
The first thing Yan Shiba decided to do was to learn to cook. The reason was simple: everyone likes people who are good at cooking.
Wen Ran was very supportive and said that she could teach Yan Shiba. For the former killer leader, if he wanted to live an ordinary life, get a little smoke and smoke, cooking was indeed the most direct way.
However, Yan Shiba almost burned down the kitchen when he followed Wen Ran into the kitchen on the first day. His hands, which had killed countless people, cut himself while chopping vegetables.
Yan Shiba held up the finger that was bandaged by Wen Ran and ran to find Su Liang, "Ghost girl, look, I'm so stupid that I can't even chop vegetables!"
Su Liang was reading an ancient book sent by Mo Yan. When he heard the sound, he raised his head and said, "If you don't want to do it, don't do it."
"Who said I don't want to do it?" Yan Shiba immediately retorted, "I really want to learn it!"
Su Liang closed the book in his hand, looked at Yan Shiba and said sternly, "If you want to be good at cooking, you do need talent, but you just need to learn to cook some homely things. Simply chopping vegetables does not require any talent, as long as you are serious.
, it’s not like you’ve never played with knives. If you think cutting off your fingers is fun, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Yan Shiba frowned, "You think I'm being perfunctory? But I..." She really didn't hear what Ran said because she thought it was too simple. She cut her finger because she put the smooth side of the pumpkin upward and cut it.
Going down, the pumpkin ran away, and the knife came into close contact with her finger. Ordinarily, as long as she corrected her mistake, it would be impossible to cut her hand. And to be honest, the injury to her finger was just a trivial matter to her. Why did she want to show off to Su Liang in the first place?
Where's the injury? Now I feel like I'm sick...
"You're right! I'm going back to find Xiao Ranran! I don't believe it, I can't subdue a kitchen knife!" Yan Shiba's words were gone.
Su Liang picked up the book again, shook his head and smiled. The so-called kitchen killers are often just careless. For example, if you can't tell the difference between salt and sugar, you can't tell the difference the first time and use the wrong one. You should remember how to tell the difference the second time, even if you remember
If you can't help it, you can taste it before putting it in, or else don't do it. As for Yan Shiba, he used to be a bit of a performative personality in front of Su Liang, and he liked to do things to attract attention. Tonight, he came here with his finger up because of his original temperament.
, but it’s much better than before.
Yan Shiba realized that she was still a little impetuous. After being pointed out by Su Liang, Yan Shiba became more serious. Not only did she insist on helping cut two vegetables, she also stewed the soup under Wen Ran's guidance. Although Wen Ran taught her step by step
, but after all, she made it by herself, and it tasted good, which gave her a sense of accomplishment.
When it was time for lunch, Yan Shiba enthusiastically served everyone soup.
"Ghost girl, how are you? I did it!" Yan Shiba was looking forward to Su Liang's comments.
Su Liang nodded after tasting it, "It's very good, almost the same as Wen Ran's."
Zheng'er praised the venue and gave a thumbs up, "Aunt Yan did such a good job in cooking for the first time, that's amazing!"
Yan Shiba almost jumped up with joy, "Haha! I think I can learn a lot of dishes! Whatever you like to eat, I will cook it for you when the time comes!" This is more accomplished than the first time he succeeded in killing someone or defeated someone.
After drinking the soup she made, I really felt that she was a normal person, a normal person with a family.
Su Liang thinks this is a very good thing for Yan Shiba. It does not mean that she has to learn to cook or cook herself. This is just a process that allows her to return to the ground and keep her feet on the ground from her originally crazy life. Cooking
It's not the purpose, what's important is what she felt and gained in the process.
After that, Yan Shiba was very busy every day. She began to learn to experience various things that she had never done before. Not only cooking, but also washing clothes, embroidering, fishing, attending Lin Shuzhi's class with the children, and reading and writing.
, even completing homework.
Except for finding that her handwriting is uglier than the two little guys, and that she can't compose poetry, everything else is very interesting. But not being able to compose poetry is not a big problem, and Yan Shiba has no intention of taking the top exam.
She quickly found her own way of poetry - all kinds of strange limericks came out of her mouth, and Lin Shuzhi shook her head every time she heard them.
Su Liang thought it was pretty good, limericks were also poems, as long as they didn't bias the smart children and Yan Shiba could just be free and happy.
So, it’s mid-February in the blink of an eye.
It's been more than half a month since Mo Yan came to deliver the gift, but Gu Ling and Su Liang still haven't decided who will go to the appointment and plan to wait until the end of the month.
Zhu Zan quickly adapted to life in the Su Mansion. He told Qi Yan that this was the first time he felt that he had a family again after his parents passed away. Everyone in the mansion was so nice, and it was like a real paradise.
Su Liang had been counting the time. When Feng Ming came to Su Mansion with Zhu Zan on the night of Shangyuan Festival, even if he took a long way, it was almost time to return to Xingluo Island.
Su Liang hoped that Feng Ming could successfully pass the test in front of Mo Yan and Sheng Yue and stay on the island safely. However, it would not be a big problem if something unexpected happened. After all, she and Mo Yan were now at the stage of "peace talks", unless Mo Yan
He wanted to tear up the agreement on the meeting on the first day of March, otherwise he would not do anything to make Su Liang unhappy. Judging from the gifts and letters sent before, Mo Yan wanted to get acquainted with Su Liang, although Su Liang did not
I believe he is sincere, but even if he is pretending, he will still pretend.
It is worth mentioning that Su Liang had already informed Min Rou about the execution of the He family on Xingluo Island. Min Rou was not indifferent, but she was just sad. Her mother died, and her father
Still alive, she knew that it was because Su Liang wrote a letter to her grandfather Min Laoshang, so she didn't bother to care about Min Rui. Min Rui is now paralyzed in bed and can't do anything. And Min Rou, who has already made a choice, is already looking forward.
, leaving Xingluo Island and everything on it far behind.
…
Starfall Island.
After the He clan was executed, the elders on the island became more and more low-key, and their descendants no longer had the arrogance they once had.
Under Moyan, Sheng Yue is the person with the highest status on the island. Even the elders who originally disliked him are now more and more polite in front of him, and they don't dare to do anything illegal anymore.
The two old men sent by Mo Yan to deliver gifts to Kasyapa City returned as scheduled and said that the gifts had been delivered to Qiu Jing.
Originally, the food on the island was mainly purchased from the mountain city south of Kasyapa City and other places, but now there is no need. When Mo Yan came out of the mountain last year, he got a large amount of military rations, which was given to Liang Kingdom by the Yan Kingdom. Later, seeing the situation, he refused to leave Mo Yan.
He left without leaving any food or fodder for the Liang army, which was one of the reasons that led to the destruction of the Liang Kingdom.
Nowadays, those grains are piled up in the warehouses of Xingluo Island. As for vegetables and meat, the island has always been self-sufficient. And because of the warm weather all year round, there is never a shortage of these things. Even if it is blocked, survival is not a problem for the time being.
On this day, Sheng Yue came to the forbidden area to play chess with Mo Yan. This was the regular exchange between master and apprentice every day after Sheng Yue returned a year ago.
Sheng Yue was very good at chess and won more times than Mo Yan, but Mo Yan didn't care.
At the end of the game, Sheng Yue won again, "Master accepts the concession."
Mo Yan smiled, "I didn't let you. Ayue, my teacher has said before that even if you don't come to Xingluo Island, you will definitely do great things in other places. If you can have the same intention as my teacher, my teacher
I'm very happy. Last night, my teacher suddenly thought of something."
Sheng Yue placed the chessboard and listened respectfully to Mo Yan's words.
"You have been on the island for more than three years, and my teacher has not allowed you to go into the water. It is really negligent. It is also a pity for talent. After all, many people did not make it out alive." Mo Yan said, "It's just that I always think that God
The person you choose to travel through time and space must be the best among people, and you are undoubtedly the best among people. If others can't do it, it doesn't mean that you can't do it either. Even if Gu Ling tries it later and succeeds, it doesn't mean that you can.
You will definitely be able to pass, after all, you are not a time traveler. Do you want to try it today?"
Mo Yan kept looking at Sheng Yue's expression. After seeing him thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "That's fine. I just listened to Master and I should go down and see if I can find any way."
"Okay. It's very rare for you to have such courage." Mo Yan said, leading Sheng Yue towards the depths of the forbidden area, "I feel that if you want to open the door to time and space, you can't be sincere.
Have fear. I believe you can do this."
The two entered a cave, passed through a long corridor, and walked down for a while. Sheng Yue saw the pool that Mo Yan had guarded for most of his life. Mo Yan said that this is where he came from. At that time
There was no Mo family among the aborigines on the island. It was Mo Yan who got rid of the original people and developed his own power on the island.
As for Shen Qingxue's marriage to Mo Yan, it was because Mo Yan painted a portrait and asked his subordinates to search for someone who looked similar to the woman in the painting. He hoped that his lover would come, although he knew that was just wishful thinking.
fantasy.
Finally, I found someone who looked very similar to the person in the painting, Shen Qingxue. Unfortunately, that person was not Mo Yan's lover in his previous life. Mo Yan married her and had children, but they had no feelings for each other.
.
Back to the present moment, standing by the pool, looking at the layer of white mist above, reflected by the night pearls on the surrounding stone walls, giving people a dreamlike feeling.
"Being a teacher doesn't force you to stay in there for a long time, but if you want to succeed, you have to stay under the water for as long as possible." Mo Yan told Sheng Yue.
Sheng Yue nodded, "I understand." He began to undress and take off his belt.
After taking off his coat, shoes and socks, and neatly folding them next to him, Sheng Yue moved his limbs and took a deep breath, "Master, I'm going."
Mo Yan patted Sheng Yue on the shoulder, "Go ahead. I hope a miracle will happen."
Sheng Yue quickly entered the water and dived down. Mo Yan sat cross-legged on the shore, watching the black shadows and ripples in the water gradually subside. He closed his eyes and silently counted the time in his heart as he had done countless times in the past.
The sound of water sounded again. Mo Yan opened his eyes and saw Sheng Yue's head emerging from the water. He was breathing heavily.
Mo Yan looked a little disappointed, having failed again. Because the result he expected was that no one would come back, let alone a corpse. But in the past, the results he got were either corpses or people floating up, and the latter was very rare. It turned out that
Ying is one of them. Her mother is a time traveler. Mo Yan thinks that maybe this is special, but at that time, Yuan Ying was supposed to be ready to go into the water again, but she was rescued by Gu Ling.
Sheng Yue swam to the shore, and Mo Yan stood up and stretched out his hand to pull him up.
"Master, I am disappointed. I did not encounter a miracle." Sheng Yue looked downcast, picked up the coat he had placed on the ground and put it on himself.
"It's okay." Mo Yan patted Sheng Yue on the shoulder, "You've been in there almost as long as Yuan Ying. What did you see?"
Sheng Yue shook his head, "I didn't see anything except the rocks at the bottom of the pool. I decided to come up before I lost consciousness."
Mo Yan sighed, "Go back first. If you want to try again in the future, just tell me. I think if you infiltrate for a longer time, you might find something."
Sheng Yue nodded, "Yes, Master. I will find opportunities to practice again."
The master and apprentice left the cave, and Sheng Yue resigned and returned to his own residence.
After closing the door, Sheng Yue did not wipe his hair or change clothes. Instead, he sat quietly at the table, closed his eyes, and a bright light appeared in his mind. An imperceptible smile appeared on the corners of his lips, and it disappeared in an instant...
…
Early the next morning, Sheng Yue received a report that Feng Ming was back, and soon Mo Yan also knew about it.
Sheng Yue asked people to take Feng Ming directly to see Mo Yan, and he also went over.
"Why did it take so long to come back? Where are the people who went out with you?" Mo Yan asked coldly, looking at Feng Ming who was kneeling in front of him.
Feng Ming was much thinner than when he left, and his complexion was not very good. He replied respectfully, saying that he and Zhu Zan left together last year and were ordered to go to find out about Sheng Yue. Because there was someone guarding the coast of Kasyapa City, they went around.
After traveling a long way to land, they didn't find out anything about Su Liang's accident. They suspected something had happened to Sheng Yue. The two decided to go to the capital to investigate, but they didn't find any useful information. Zhu Zan felt that something had happened to Sheng Yue.
When the two of them returned to the island, they would definitely be squeezed out by the He family. If they didn't have a good life, they might as well just run away and live a comfortable life, but after much thought, he decided to come back.
"My subordinate and Zhu Zan parted ways years ago, and I don't know where he went. This subordinate went back to the north for the first time in his life. The winter was cold and he contracted a serious illness. There was no one around at the time. He almost thought he was going to see the King of Hell, and he felt dizzy.
After some days, God favored me, and I got better. Before I came back, my subordinate went to the capital again, but still couldn't find out the news about Mr. Sheng, so he came back." Feng Ming said respectfully.
"Why aren't you afraid of being ostracized by the He Wei family when you come back?" Mo Yan was obviously suspicious of Feng Ming.
Feng Ming shook his head, "It's because of Mr. Sheng. I believe that as long as I have talent, I will be seen by my master. Mr. Sheng is a role model for my subordinates. I want to stand out and don't want to be an unknown person. When my master sent my subordinates to
Performing tasks means respecting your subordinates, and your subordinates cannot betray their master's trust."
Mo Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, shifted his gaze, and looked at Sheng Yue who was standing quietly after entering, "What do you think?"
Sheng Yue glanced at Feng Ming and said, "He is a talent."
Mo Yan nodded, "Then leave it to you."
Feng Ming followed Sheng Yue out of the forbidden area and went to Sheng Yue's courtyard.
After entering Sheng Yue's study, Feng Ming stood bowed and said nothing.
Sheng Yue sat down and looked at Feng Ming quietly. After a while, he said, "You are a smart man. Because of this, you will come back alone. There is only one reason. This is what Su Liang meant. She is you