It's the beauty that brings disaster. I'm also desperate.

He secretly thought that there was some connection between her and Lu Man.

"Why? Are you happy?"

Just as Sheng Sheng was secretly sighing, perhaps it was because the corners of her lips curled up, which was particularly dazzling in Xiang Yi's eyes.

Peach Garden.

It is the second most important courtyard in the house layout of the Lu Mansion. The first one is naturally where the head of the family lives.

The Lu Mansion was very large, and any woman that Lu Man liked could live in it. But the Peach Garden was always reserved, no matter if it was Cheng Qian, who had followed Lu Man the longest, or the one who was the most favored.

Couldn't even live in!

Xiang Yi and Cheng Qian have always had a secret rivalry, that is, whoever can live in Taoyuan will leave Lu Man on their own... because they both know that Taoyuan is equivalent to Lu Man's heart.

Whoever can live in there will get Lu Man's true love.

But I never thought...

"happy?"

"Perhaps a little."

For Xia Li, being able to avoid losing his purity tonight was a very happy thing.

It's a pity that she just woke up, and after a hundred years, she is not familiar with everything around her and the environment she is in. Most importantly, her fighting power is not enough... Therefore, she has to rely on Lu Man for a while.

Otherwise, I could sneak away now while the other party is away!

——Hmm.

——I hope that what happened just now was a very big and serious military incident, and that Lu Man would not be able to come back for two or three months, so that I can really escape safely.

He prayed silently in his heart, but Xia Li also knew that the possibility was extremely small.

"Humph! You can be happy now, but you won't have the chance to laugh later."

Fang Shengsheng snatched away the Taoyuan that Xiang Yi had always coveted, mainly because of the meaning that Taoyuan symbolized.

This made Xiang Yi, who had been planning for decades and was about to achieve the achievement of "being favored by her husband alone", extremely angry and uneasy. This emotion dispelled some of her complicated feelings and made her hate Fang Shengsheng again.

——No, no, not again!

Xiang Yi realized that there was something wrong with his thinking...

How can I say it again?

Again means that she originally hated him, but because of something, she no longer hated him, and then it could be again... She had been wary and hated him ever since Lu Man treated Fang Shengsheng strangely.

Maybe he was just offended by it and was so angry that he was confused!

Thinking of this.

Xiang Yi calmed himself down and warned Xia Li in a sinister tone.

"Eh?"

"According to convention, you should be quietly making a plan, and then do something bad when Lu Man is not home. This is in line with the logic of the house fight... This is a clear warning, so that the opponent will be on guard, right?"

"Could it be that you may look like a very powerful and charming swordsman, but in fact your brain is not very useful?"

Hearing Xiang Yi's warning, Xia Li was not afraid but instead exclaimed and asked.

Well, the surprise was fake.

She was just bored on the car ride and wanted to tease the other person... Of course, if Xiang Yi wasn't a perfect beauty, she would rather be bored.

"Who are you calling stupid?!"

Provoked by Shengsheng, Xiang Yi flew into a rage.

He slammed the door and shouted angrily.

But she soon realized that she was more angry about the previous sentence.

"How dare you call me a slut..."

Halfway through scolding, Xiang Yi realized that something was wrong. If he said it out loud, he would be scolding himself again.

So he stopped immediately.

At this moment, she really wanted to crush to death the female ghost who was leaning lazily against the wall opposite her, smiling with pursed lips. She was obviously a seventh-grade strength, but she was not afraid of her at all.

She is a second-grade rank!

"Fang Shengsheng, are you looking for death?"

Xiang Yi's tone was as gloomy as a drop of ice rain...

Chapter 21: Losers, Death

"Even if I seek death, would you dare to kill me?"

Xiang Yi had a cold and fierce look on his face, but he couldn't scare Xia Li.

She knew how much Lu Man valued her. Besides the palace guards, there were only the two of them here. If she died, Xiang Yi would be hard to blame. Even if she really couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to take action, she had to avoid suspicion.

It's impossible to start a trouble at this moment.

"Humph!"

really......

Xiang Yi glared at Sheng Sheng fiercely, closed his eyes and ignored him.

Come on, out of sight.

Seeing this, Xia Li smiled and stopped teasing. She lifted a corner of the car curtain and continued to observe the street scene outside. A hundred years have passed since she woke up from the land of Yunyin... Fortunately, Renwang City has changed, but not to the extent of earth-shaking. She can still barely find some traces of the past.

The carriage fell into silence, with only the repetitive clatter of horse hooves.

The carriage gradually drove from the southwest of the city to the central west of the city. After passing the inner city gate, it entered the east district of the city.

The land in the south is open, and there are military buildings such as the Yunyin Land and the Training Ground. Most of the people seen along the way are Yin soldiers from various tribes... The more you go to the central part, the more civilians you will see.

After the service period is completed, the ghost can choose to retire and become a free ghost.

However, before being promoted to the level of Yin General, if one has the strength corresponding to the incoming warriors, he is not completely free. In the event of a large-scale battle, the free ghosts will be urgently recruited to re-enlist.

Free ghost.

The so-called 'common people'.

As the power of ghosts expands, the population increases dramatically. In the past fifty years, wars have gradually decreased, and more and more ghosts have retired and become civilians...

This was the information Xia Li had obtained after spending a hundred years in the pit and piecing together bits and pieces of conversations he had heard from the soldiers who placed the Yin Jade.

The number of ghosts has increased significantly, and many people will die accordingly.

So she had some estimates of the current situation in Xizhou.

The conclusion is...

——Very pessimistic!

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

"Didn't you have enough to eat, you bunch of rubbish!"

The sharp crack of a whip, accompanied by a burst of scolding, reached Xia Li's ears. The girl looked in the direction of the sound and then frowned deeply.

She saw [person].

In this city of Nioh that has long been ruled by ghosts, she saw her own kind for the first time...

Not bad!

similar.

Although she was a ghost, Xia Li still considered herself a human being in her heart. She didn't know why her worldview hadn't been forcibly changed... But that was a good thing.

She was deeply grateful for it!

And at this moment, she should be happy to see a human.

In fact, quite the opposite...

Several strong men were pushing a cart, which was piled with goods. Looking at their faces, which showed that they were struggling, it was clear that the goods were quite heavy.

The strong men were panting and sweating profusely.

I'm so tired.

But if anyone slows down a little, they will be whipped severely by the ghosts behind them. The people around turn a blind eye to this scene, as if it is a trivial matter.

——Slave...?

Seeing this scene, Xia Li's heart gradually sank to the bottom.

It has become common for ghosts to enslave humans. She is shocked and saddened by what this means.

Glancing at the other ghosts on the street...

She found that most of the ghosts were accompanied by two or three humans. Even if they were not whipped or tortured, their expressions showed that they were used to being enslaved.

——Is it Niou Castle, or...?

Xia Li didn't dare to think too deeply about it.

She just felt a chill in her heart, hoping that it was not as she had guessed.

"Why is Fang Shengsheng silent?"

Xia Li was thinking about the current human situation, the general atmosphere in Xizhou, and other serious problems, and he no longer had the heart to tease others. On the contrary, the carriage was too quiet, and Xiang Yi, who had been closing her eyes, couldn't hold back a bit.

She always felt that if she closed her eyes, the hateful and rude Fang Shengsheng would suddenly come over and kiss her...

Perhaps the previous sneak attack left too deep an impression on him.

The quieter the carriage was, the more uneasy Xiang Yi became... She couldn't help but think of those beautiful eyes that were as bright as stars. They were as bright as peach blossoms.

I know it's an illusion, but I can't forget it. My heartbeat quickens for no reason, and my soul is unstable.

Suddenly, I felt my lips become moist...

--Oops!

——Fang Shengsheng kissed me again!

The beautiful ghost suddenly opened his eyes, with an inexplicable feeling hidden in his anger, and was ready to loudly denounce the other party's despicable behavior.

——What?

But in fact, the other person was sitting against the wall of the carriage, lifting the curtain to look at the scenery outside. From her perspective, she could only see a side profile with a focused expression.

Xiang Yi felt very ashamed.

It's so embarrassing...

Fortunately, all this was just a thought and I didn't say it out loud, otherwise I would have been so embarrassed that I would have crawled into the ground.

"Why does Fang Shengsheng look so worried?"

His face flushed and his ears hot, he was busy thinking about his own inner drama.

Xiang Yi finally calmed down.

At this moment, she found that Xia Li was in a very bad mood. He felt a bit like Manman when the Mist Realm was declared at war by the Ghost Realm, and was worried all day long...

"Hey, how many human slaves are there in the Lu Mansion?"

"what!"

Xiang Yi was staring at Xia Li distractedly, but unexpectedly, the other party suddenly turned around and asked a question. She was stunned for a moment before she responded, and in order to hide the embarrassment of staring at the other party, she hurriedly answered.

"Manman is one of the Four Yin Generals. The servants in our mansion are all ghosts, not humans!"

"Is that so?"

The girl narrowed her eyes...

From the other party's words, she clearly felt Xiang Yi's admiration for Lu Man and the lowly status of humans. Because this sentence is exactly the same as "We all spend 648+648+648 on krypton gold, and we won't spend a monthly card."

"No! Why should I answer your questions obediently?"

After saying this, Xiang Yi suddenly came to his senses.

Suddenly he became angry.