Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 938 Weird Bird Calls

Lin Yi stood where he was, staring at the pebble as if he wanted to stare a hole in it.

Chinese culture has a history of five thousand years, but he did not learn much in his previous life, let alone "array formations". He only vaguely knew from unofficial historical records that this thing was profound and powerful enough to even defeat thousands of troops.

However, since it is profound, it also means that it is difficult to study and improve. Therefore, he has always felt that although the Ji family's tricks are trivial and not worthy of being in the hall of elegance, they are also particularly real because of this - even if they are really geniuses, they can't be proficient in everything, right? But Ji Wuyan seems to be such a person...

The fear of the unknown turned into dread, and for the first time in his life, Lin Yi felt that every step was difficult.

He was not afraid of life or death. For a person like him, death was a relief. But seeing that revenge was about to be taken, how could he bear to fail at this moment?

He stood there, his hands behind his back hanging down at his sides with fists clenched, staring at the strange cobblestone that looked weird no matter how he looked at it. His eyes were gloomy as if he was looking at the girl, and he said, "Ji Wuyan, I know you can hear me, and I know you can see me. You know, with my ability, this formation can only trap me for a moment, and after a moment I will always find the real exit, and your little guard can only fight me to a draw at most. Ji Wuyan, if you want to catch me, you have to fight me to death, but if that happens, you will suffer heavy casualties."

After saying that, he paused, pretending to look ahead calmly. Subconsciously, he even held his breathing, fearing that any detail would reveal his cowardice.

The sound of the piano did not stop, falling on my ears, blending with the call of some bird. The call was very strange, somewhat unfamiliar, yet familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before, but I couldn't tell where - it must be an uncommon bird. Thinking back carefully, it seemed as if I could trace it back to a dream one day, when I woke up from an unusual dream and heard the bird singing outside the window.

There are many trees on the back mountain, and naturally there are many birds. Maybe I heard it at that time... Thinking of this, he withdrew his mind from the sound of the piano, tightened his palms again, and continued to lobby Ji Wuyan towards the cobblestone, "Ji Wuyan, I know you don't want your people to get hurt, and I don't want to hurt them either. Every grievance has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. Your hatred should be imposed on Li Yuqi. Put yourself in his shoes. Li Yuqi asked me to plant a Gu on your sister, so why wouldn't I do it? If I planted it, I would be Li Yuqi's confidant. If I didn't plant it... I would be a stinky rat in the gutter. As for your sister, she would probably still die. What's more, I don't know your sister. To put it bluntly, whether she is dead or alive... It doesn't matter to me. Of course, there is no need for me to take the initiative to harm her, don't you think?"

"Ji Wuyan, if you think what I said makes sense, why don't you show up and meet me now? Even if we can't make peace, we don't have to lose each other here and let others become the fishermen who benefit from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam, right?" He rarely said so many words at once, and his voice became even more hoarse and unpleasant when he said this, and even he felt uncomfortable listening to it. He coughed and swallowed his saliva to moisten his throat.

The pebble remained motionless, and there was no movement anywhere else.

Under the cover of night, he seemed to be the only one there.

He listened attentively. There was no sound in the huge Ji family, no footsteps, no talking, not even breathing... It was too weird. At this point, he knew that his method of persuading Ji Wuyan would probably not work. Since he was in the formation, if he broke it, all these evil spirits would naturally retreat. And to break the formation... he had to find the center of the formation first.

The center of the formation... He looked around, and finally his sight fell on the round pebble in front of him. It didn't look amazing at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was strangely beautiful. Under the pale moonlight, it looked like some kind of fine gem... It was full of light and color, something never heard or seen before. The sound of the piano continued, and the familiar yet unfamiliar bird call seemed to be closer and closer... Lin Yi stood there, staring at the pebble, wondering what kind of bird this call was from? The back mountain is full of trees and birds, but if it was heard in the back mountain, it should be heard often, why did it sound strange at this moment?

If not the back mountain, then where else could it be...After leaving the back mountain, I spent more time hiding in the city and in the underground dark rooms of the East Palace, neither human nor ghost, like a mouse hiding here and there. In such an environment, I couldn't hear the birds singing.

That was even longer ago?
Even longer ago… that is, before he went to the back mountain, he was still in swaddling clothes, light yellow swaddling clothes, which were only for the princes. However, his disabled body could not even go to the court. His appearance, which was so ugly that it frightened everyone and could stop children from crying, was not worthy of living in the palace - what if he frightened His Majesty the Emperor? So he should die.

However, Zhang Dexian's limited compassion suddenly took over. He did not follow the emperor's order to throw the baby into the mountains to be eaten by wild beasts, but threw it into a pigsty at the foot of the mountain... The farmer was very poor, with only a widower who had lost his wife and a skinny piglet with only a few pounds of meat on its body. Although he was afraid and disgusted with this ugly baby who fell from the sky into the pigsty, he also had great expectations - hoping that he could take care of him in his old age and see him to the end.

That place was so poor that even mice could starve to death there, not to mention birds? It was clear that Zhang Dexian's compassion was not much.

Therefore, naturally, such beautiful bird calls had never been heard there.

If there were someone else who was also in the formation at this moment, they would definitely see that Lin Yi was in a very strange state. He was staring at an unremarkable stone in front of him with a ferocious expression that gradually turned into madness. The bright red blood in his palms clenched at his sides dripped onto the ground, seeping into the soil along the gaps between the pebbles and disappearing.

But at this moment, Lin Yi was the only one in the formation. He looked at the pebble that was so beautiful and colorful in his eyes, and was already immersed in the memories that he had never shown to others... Going further, the bird's cry must have been heard earlier, earlier, earlier... Earlier, it was in the towering palace! There were vermilion high walls, glazed tiles that shone brightly under the sun, and the most precious trees and birds in the world...

Yes, at that time he was still a prince! The most noble bloodline of this empire!
When he opened his eyes, he heard the beautiful birdsong and watched the sun shining brightly. Above him were beautiful concubines, smiling and calling him "My son..."

How confident, complacent and proud he was at that time!

Why! Why!
He suddenly fell on his back, screaming and roaring, "Ah-uh!"

The roar, which had contained all his life's anger, suddenly stopped.