Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 288 The fallen star
The light is shining brightly in the main room.

Ren Yuan replied to the Fifth Dimension: "When we were on the boat, Sister Nan and I discussed that we couldn't go to Dreamland for the time being."

"That's right." Nangong nodded and said, "Once the dream master dies, the dream will lose its support and collapse quickly. Two dream masters have been in trouble in succession, it is hard not to alert the big dream master. The other party will definitely be on high alert. I am worried that the next time I step into the dreamland, I will be chased and intercepted by nightmare beasts."

She laughed at herself and said, "I am also like 'once bitten by a snake, I am afraid of ropes for ten years'."

"It's better to be careful in such strange places." Diwu Wei echoed Nangong and said, "But we still have to do Chen Shuai's job."

“In fact, you don’t have to go to sleep to investigate.” Ren Yuan said softly.

"You mean the one in the well in the Guangzhai Temple?" The Fifth Dimension suddenly realized.

"That's right. I want to visit Guangzhai Temple again to see if I can get something out of her." Ren Yuan nodded and smiled.

"You kid, you're learning how to come back from behind." The Fifth Dimension also laughed and said, "I'm just afraid that someone will just sit there and wait for you to get something."

"What do you mean by afraid? There must be something." Nangong Wuyu said, "There is nothing you two dare not do. The emperor has imprisoned Xiao Yuyao at the bottom of the well, so he must have arranged someone to guard her. Maybe he is still waiting there, waiting for Xiao Hong to come and kill him."

"It would be fun if the two of you butted into each other." She looked at the two problem children helplessly, worrying her to death every day.

"That's not difficult." Although Diwuwei's memory was not very good, he had many clever ideas. He smiled slyly and said, "Who can the emperor arrange to guard it? It must be someone from our Gou Chen Division. I will talk to General Chen later and assign this task to Chongguang Chuang."

He smiled at Ren Yuan and said, "I'll leave the specific deployment to you, so that you can rob the company."

"Good idea." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "But Chongguang Chuang will not be tied up in Guangzhai Temple in the future, right?"

"No." The fifth dimension said calmly: "Xiao Yuyao doesn't have great magical powers, so he won't survive long at the bottom of the well."

"I understand." Ren Yuan thought to himself that it seemed that the emperor had made up his mind to take Xiao Yuyao's life.

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By the time the two guards left, it was already dark.

When Ren Yuan returned to the duty room, he saw Zu An, Yang Zhong, Chen Baxian and others had already prepared the wine and food, waiting for him to start the meal.

"So fast?" Ren Yuan asked with a smile.

"Master, please take your seat." Everyone smiled and invited him to take a seat, and raised their glasses together to congratulate him on his promotion.

"You are not allowed to drink while on duty tonight." Ren Yuan has already gotten into the mood.

"Haha, don't worry, Master. No one on duty came tonight. I'll ask them to celebrate for you tomorrow." Zuan hurriedly gave him a reassurance.

"Okay, thank you all." Ren Yuan drank it all with everyone.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone toasted to Ren Yuan. Zu An, who had the worst alcohol tolerance, held up the wine cup and said with a big tongue: "Ah, Yuan, your promotion speed is really faster than an arrow. How long have you been in the company? You have become my boss, and the head of the building."

"Great, awesome!" He gave a thumbs up and put his arm around Ren Yuan's shoulders.

Ren Yuan smiled and put his arm around Zu An's shoulders and said, "Then you will always be my big brother. I'll need your help in the future!"

"No, no problem! I'll go through fire and water for you." Zu An drunkenly clinked glasses with Ren Yuan and said, "If anyone dares not to listen to you, I'll beat him!"

"You'd better take care of yourself." Everyone started laughing, and the duty room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

But this was in the barracks after all, so they couldn't go too far. After the subordinates toasted, they agreed to go to Qinhuai River to have some fun another day, and then they all said goodbye and left.

Chen Baxian was about to leave, but Ren Yuan stopped him and said, "Let's continue drinking, brothers."
Yang Zhong also stayed and opened another jar of wine. The three of them changed wine bowls and continued drinking.

"Are you okay, brother?" Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian clinked their bowls lightly.

"I'm fine, what could possibly happen?" Chen Baxian said with a smile, "Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink, talk when it's time to laugh."

"No, you're obviously worried." Yang Zhong also looked at him and said, "Your volume is at least half as low tonight."

"My throat isn't feeling well." Chen Baxian pouted and said, "Besides, I can't just take the steady approach."

"Come on, we've been brothers for so many years, and you still don't know me?" Yang Zhong directly pointed out: "I see you are just in a bad mood. Do you feel that you are far behind Yuan?"

"Don't come on, am I that pretentious?" Chen Baxian glared at Ren Yuan and A Yao, and couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw them both looking at him.

"Well, it does feel a bit uncomfortable. We entered the Gou Chen Division together, and served as ghostwriters together. Now the third brother is the leader of the building, and I am still a ghostwriter. Can't you allow me to have a little inferiority complex?"

Yang Zhong deliberately attacked him and said, "Don't forget, your ghostwriter was a favor from the Fifth Guard Lord, otherwise you would still be in a difficult position now."

"Haha, it seems to be true." Chen Baxian scratched his head and laughed, "Now that I think about it, I feel quite lucky. Come on, let's drink..."

"The main reason is that eldest brother's supernatural power and martial arts are in conflict, so he is restricted and unable to display them." Ren Yuan poured Chen Baxian another glass of wine.

"That's right. Who told you to practice inner alchemy? Otherwise, with your ability, you would not be much worse than the third brother." Yang Zhong also agreed: "At least one of Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengze must have been killed by you."

"Oh, don't say it. I regret it so much." Chen Baxian said with a sad face, "But I have endured for such a long time. What can I do? I can't give up all my efforts, right?"

"If it's not possible, then get on board in person. I also need some special training for a while." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice:
"Okay, okay, I've thought about this for a long time. But I was afraid that my elder sister would not agree, so I never dared to mention it." Chen Baxian was overjoyed when he heard this, and looked at A Yao pitifully.

"Why wouldn't I agree? Yuan doesn't like men." A Yao said lightly.

"That's great, thank you, sister. I promise to behave myself and not have any unnecessary physical contact with Yuan." Chen Baxian was overjoyed.

Now he was finally really happy and started drinking with his two brothers.

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At the same time, in Hefei city.

The night was as dark as ink, and the strong wind made the sound of the drums seem particularly desolate.

In the main camp, more than 100,000 Liang troops were ready to follow the commander-in-chief north to capture Shouyang.

Tomorrow is the day for the army to march out, but the central army tent is still brightly lit. Pei Sui sits in front of the sand table in Shouyang City, concentrating on the final deduction based on the latest intelligence.

Suddenly, the tallow lamp in the tent burst into a huge flower.

Pei Sui frowned and continued his deduction. He was totally unaware that a pale and powerful hand emerged from the shadow behind him.

The hand was well-maintained, with slender fingers and neatly trimmed nails. It was obviously a hand that was used for writing, but at this moment it slowly reached towards Pei Sui's back.

It wasn't until his fingertips touched his back that Pei Sui finally noticed something, but when he wanted to use his internal energy to dodge, he found that he could not move.

I could only helplessly feel that hand slowly reaching into my chest and gently crushing my heart...

In the dark night sky, a bright star fell, leaving behind a brilliant trail before disappearing into the horizon.

(End of this chapter)