twin moon

Chapter 39, Scene [-] Unexpected Part [-]

It was late at night, and in the already empty Jiayun Studio, the red-haired girl sitting in the corner yawned big, rested her cheeks with her left hand, and stared at the pair of crescent moons outside the window in a daze.

"Xiaoyue, are you waiting for someone?" Sister Jia poked her head out of the back kitchen with a smile as she was about to close up, and asked slyly.

"No, no, I just feel a little tired." Ning Yue obviously couldn't lift her spirits, turned her head to look at the closed shop door, and whispered to herself, "These two guys are still here today—— Come or not... have they really forgotten?"

The girl was extremely disappointed, and weakly fiddled with a cluster of red hair by her ear with her fingertips.However, just when she was about to give up waiting and go back to the house for bed, she heard a few knocks on the door from outside, she immediately beamed with joy, and jumped up to greet her:

"You two finally came, I thought I was completely forgotten!"

"It's your birthday, how can we forget it? It's just that I wasted a lot of time preparing gifts during the day, but Ziyin has already been waiting outside for a long time."

After speaking, Jiang Yan entered the room first, and piled the gifts in his hands on the ground in front of the girl.

It was a food box full of two full cages.Unfortunately, today he had to go back to the palace to work on a job, and the young man had no time to pick and buy some suitable gifts, so he had to temporarily order some famous snacks in the city with the two gold bahts he had exchanged for a hundred pi.Right now, he rubbed his fingers that were white from being strangled by the rope, fearing that the things he bought would not suit the other party's wishes, he dared not raise his eyes to look at the pair of blue eyes on the opposite side.

However, it turned out that he was overthinking.Seeing the food box in front of her, Ning Yue immediately clapped her hands and cheered:

"Wow - this is the fried preserved meat from Nanxunmen, the sugared ice and snow cold yuanzi from Dongjiaolou, the crispy crystal squid from Panjiafang, and the fried carved flowers with honey from Maxing Street... Xiaojieba is the best! How do you know I want to eat it? These things have been around for a long time? But the snacks in these stores are so precious, I have never been willing to sell them, and where did you get so much money? Could it be——It was specially saved for me, right? "

"I still have some money."

Seeing that Ning Yue liked it, a smile finally appeared on Jiang Yan's face, he deliberately shook his head as if it wasn't worth mentioning, and turned to tease his cheeks with his fingers.However, when he caught a glimpse of Qi Ziyin who was standing beside him taking out a small plum red box from his armband, he couldn't laugh anymore.

I saw the words Huijinlou clearly engraved on the front of the box.After opening it, there was an object in the shape of a water drop lying quietly in the center of the brocade pavement, crystal clear, it was Jiang Yan who tried so hard to buy it the day before yesterday, but was still robbed of his love by others. The pendant called Siren Tears!
"Ziyin, where did you get this thing?!"

Ning Yue's smile suddenly froze on her face as she murmured.Qi Ziyin thought that the other party was worried that the gift he gave was too expensive and would not accept it, so he took another step forward, and handed the box in front of the girl with a blushing face:
"Slightly express my heart, I hope you can accept it. I specially asked a craftsman in the city to wear a chain for it today, how about helping you put it on now?"

However, to everyone's surprise, Ning Yue screamed on the spot: "No, take it away! Get this damn thing away from me!"

She looked like she saw the nightmare that haunted her in the middle of the night come true, and she almost knocked over the box in the hands of the boy in white.

Qi Ziyin was naturally introverted, his face immediately turned pale, he was a little surprised, and looked at the girl who was losing his composure in front of him in confusion, not knowing what he had done wrong, and after a while he asked again: "How can you Don't be angry with me. If you don't like it, I'll go to the store tomorrow and return it..."

Seeing that the other party lowered her head at a loss, the red-haired girl suddenly felt that she was being too rude. After calming down a little, she shook her head guiltily and asked:

"I'm sorry Ziyin, I, I'm not angry with you. But can you tell me first, where did you get this thing from?"

"Hui Jin Lou..." The boy in white faltered out three words.

"Idiot, there are so many beautiful and interesting things in Huijin Tower, why did you choose it?"

As the girl said, she leaned over abnormally and looked around the deserted street outside the shop.It was as if the pendant in Qi Ziyin's hand would attract some monsters lurking in the night.

"Yue'er, wait a minute, isn't this just an ordinary accessory, why do you look like you saw a ghost?"

Jiang Yan was suddenly a little thankful that he was not the one who sent Shanghai Yaolei, so he dragged Ning Yue back into the shop as if possessed by a demon, wanting to ask what happened.

But the red-haired girl just said some incomprehensible words vaguely:
"This thing will never appear in the city for no reason! I can no longer live here, and I can't drag you all down! You must find out the origin of this pendant immediately, otherwise everyone will be in danger!"

"Yue'er, do you have something to hide from us? Is someone trying to harm you?"

Jiang Yan wanted to ask more questions, but Ning Yue rushed out of the house without looking back.

"Oh, well done, why did you three brats start arguing all of a sudden?"

Sister Jia also ran out from the back hall following the sound, and looked at the two teenagers who were looking at each other in the store door with surprise, but immediately reacted and shouted, "What are you two doing standing there? Xiaoyue has already run away It's gone, why don't you two hurry up and chase him back together!?"

"It's still——Let's chase after Yan."

The boy in white was hit and stood there dumbfounded, shaking his head in embarrassment.The black-eyed boy finally couldn't bear it any longer, and stretched out his hand and pushed his shoulder hard from behind:

"Ziyin, don't be stupid! What Yue'er said just now was not aimed at you at all. Now her reaction is so strong, she must have recognized this strange water drop. It is difficult to travel at night, no matter whether the store in Huijinlou is there or not." What kind of manipulation has been done on the pendant, if a person like Yue'er is allowed to run around in the city right now, what should I do in case of danger?"

The words of his companion made Qi Ziyin, who was on the tip of his horn, finally come to his senses.He nodded vigorously, and ran out the door with Jiang Yan one after the other, but he still held the small plum red box tightly in his hand.

Ning Yue, who rushed out the door, ran a long way before her emotions gradually stabilized.She knew that at this time, the shops and shops in Chenchen Street had already closed, but they were still standing in front of the Huijin Building like a demon.At the same time, Qi Ziyin who went out with Jiang Yan in order to find her was the first to catch up with the moonlight, but the black-eyed boy disappeared without a trace.

The boy in white stood by the girl's side, panting and persuading:

"Ning Yue, you should go back with me first, even if the sky falls, Jiang Yan and I will protect you."

"Ziyin, you don't understand. It's not that someone wants to hurt me. The reason why I'm so scared is that the person who brought the pendant will hurt both of you and the whole city!"

The red-haired girl turned her head, but the tears in her eyes couldn't be stopped at all, and they fell straight down.Qi Ziyin looked at the person in front of him whose background was a mystery, and didn't continue to delve into it. He just took out a clean handkerchief from his bosom, gently wiped away the tears on the other person's face, and persuaded softly:
"When I bought Siren's Tears yesterday, the storekeeper in Huijin Building told me that this item had been in the store for many years, but I never met any customers who knew the product. How long have you been in the city with General Yan? I'm sure that The pendant must have nothing to do with your worries."

"Idiot, didn't you deliberately make up a lie to comfort me?"

The girl was still shaking her head, and she couldn't believe her companion's words.Seeing this, the boy in white immediately raised three fingers and said solemnly:
"I, Qi Ziyin, swear to the sky that I will never, never tell you half a lie! This heart can be expressed in the world, and the sun and the moon can learn from it!"

Looking at the other party's face full of sincerity for a long time, Ning Yue finally turned her face away with some embarrassment: "I'm ugly when I cry, don't stare at her face anymore!"

"You look so good when you cry!" Qi Ziyin thought to himself, suddenly felt his heart beating a few times.However, he was afraid that his impulsiveness would upset the girl in front of him again, so he quickly changed the subject before he could finish his sentence, "Let's hurry up and find Jiang Yan, he is clearly in front of me, but why haven't we seen him until now?" come over?"

On the way from Jiayunzhai to Huijinlou, you will pass a narrow alley at the intersection of Zitong Street.Qi Ziyin and Ning Yue finally found Jiang Yan in the alley, but they saw him hunched over, hiding in the shadows beside the road, looking deep into the alley.

"Little stammer, what are you doing staring at this shop that is not closed yet? It was my fault before, so I shouldn't just run out like this. Let's go home quickly, and don't worry Sister Jia."

Ning Yue apologized softly, but seeing that the other party hadn't responded for a long time, she slapped the black-eyed boy on the head vigorously from behind as if playing a prank.Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan suddenly dragged her and Qi Ziyin into the shadow where he was hiding, and whispered to them to keep silent:
"Keep quiet! I see someone in that shop!"

Seeing that her companion's expression was not right, Ning Yue also cooperated and squatted down against the wall.It wasn't until this moment that she saw that the door of the shop that should have been closed long ago was actually wide open.There seemed to be another figure in the house, running back and forth in the flickering firelight.

"Is it probably a thief?" The girl couldn't help but said again, "This kind of thing is not common in the city, why do you care so much about this shop?"

"Of course I care. I pawned Baipi here yesterday." The black-eyed boy said quietly, but his eyes were fixed on the shop door, and he never moved away for a moment.

Ning Yue was startled suddenly, and stared at the other party in surprise: "What are you talking about, how could you pawn the short knife that Uncle You left you? Could it be that you just bought me those snacks—you said Are you stupid!"

Facing the girl who was also anxious, Jiang Yan didn't respond anymore, but clenched his fists, rushed out, and ran straight to the front of the pawn shop: "You two stay here and hide, I'll go in first Look! If it is really a thief, it will be broken if you steal my Baipi!"

He had already traveled a long distance in the blink of an eye, Ning Yue had no choice but to shrink her head and hide back, holding her breath and staring at her companion.

When he got close to the store door, Jiang Yan saw a fat figure leaning against the counter at a glance, it was the fat shopkeeper who had made supercilious glances at him during the day.Right now, his legs are stretched out, he is sitting on the ground motionless, and there is a flat wound several inches long on his neck.In the dim light of the fire, the shopkeeper's clothes and the ground were soaked in dark brown liquid. Someone had cut his throat and died long ago!
On the other side of the shop, another figure swaying in the lights was a man in night clothes.The other party was rummaging through boxes and chests looking for something, never expecting that someone would come here in the middle of the night, as soon as he heard footsteps coming from behind, he immediately stopped what he was doing, and turned his head suddenly as if startled.

The man's face was covered with a black cloth, but he was physically strong, not like an ordinary thief who was stealing chickens and dogs.Jiang Yan felt more and more that something was wrong, and immediately stepped forward to block the other party while drinking, but saw that the man in the store had a fierce look in his eyes, and without a word, he waved his fist in his face to greet him!
The young man was already prepared for this in his heart, he was about to accept the attack, he never thought that the masked man would just feign a shot, but turned around and ran towards the back of the shop, not intending to fight.Jiang Yan was afraid that the other party would run away from the back door, so he followed without hesitation.

The owner of the pawn shop didn't know how much he had collected from the poor and down-to-earth people, but he actually transformed the back hall of the whole shop into a huge warehouse.And right now, there is no candlelight in the warehouse, and any corner in it may become a good cover for the masked man to launch a sneak attack.

The black-eyed boy had no choice but to light a fire, and continued to search carefully in the darkness.But Qi Ziyin, who was supposed to stay outside, followed in at some point: "Don't go in again! Did you hear that there seems to be some strange noise in the room? Be careful!"

It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Yan noticed that there was indeed an indistinct hissing sound in the darkness.The voice sounded like a poisonous snake spitting out a message at first, but after listening to it, it was found that there was no priority, but it was ringing with a constant tone, which was obviously artificial.

He was surprised, but thought that the thief was just playing tricks, and refused to leave easily.But the companion who caught up with him suddenly grabbed his clothes and pulled them out of the shop:
"Dangerous, go away!"

It was too late to talk, and the two of them had just stepped out of the door of the pawn shop when they heard a loud "boom" like thunder coming from behind.In an instant, the privately built roof of the back hall of the pawn shop was blown away by a huge force from the inside out, and a raging fire ignited on the spot!
The black-eyed boy who managed to escape by chance looked at his companion beside him in disbelief: "Ziyin, how did you know there would be danger? What the hell is that thing that exploded in that room?"

"I don't know, I don't know either! Just now I smelled a strange pungent smell in that warehouse, and I had a vague premonition in my heart, so I hurriedly dragged you away... "The white-clothed boy shook his head vigorously, "But one thing is for sure, this trap cannot be set up in a short time. I'm afraid the masked man has already made up his mind, and he doesn't want people to discover his real purpose of killing and stealing." No matter what the other party is doing here, it will never be as simple as ordinary burglary!"

"Could it be that the other party really came here for my Baibi?! I just pawned the knife yesterday, and the masked man came to the door today-this is too coincidental!"

The ominous premonition from before rose again in Jiangyan's heart.But before he finished speaking, another series of violent explosions sounded in the pawnshop.The young man felt a surge of heat coming towards his face along with the gushing air waves, and before he could get up from the ground, the fire in the back hall had already rushed to the front hall of the pawn shop along the roof beams.

The wooden house was instantly engulfed by raging fire.In the flames, only some black citron columns could be vaguely seen twisting and struggling in the gaps of the flames, making creepy grinning noises.The fire intensified, and with the body of the fat shopkeeper, everything in the entire pawn shop was burned, let alone the last trace of clues left.

Panicked neighbors began to rush over when they heard the sound, but they could only keep drawing water from the canal and pouring it on nearby houses to prevent the fire from spreading.Only then did Qi Ziyin react abruptly:
"It's bad, I haven't seen Ning Yue since just now, where is she?!"

The two of them trembled at the same time as if they were electrified, and quickly looked in the direction of the alley.However, in the flames soaring into the sky, Ning Yue, who was supposed to be visible at a glance, disappeared at this time!

　Thank you for your attention to "Twin Moons", and hope that the wheat grown by the little raccoon can meet your appetite.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)