sbdcsierra Chapter 987 is here? Do you want to be food? (22)
Chapter 987 is here? Do you want to be food? (22)
The entire courtyard was unusually quiet; apart from the occasional sound of the wind, there was no other noise.
On the old locust tree nearby, withered yellow leaves were gently falling in the breeze. Some swirled in the air and slowly brushed against the blue stone steps; others fell straight onto the stone table.
A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling Xingyu's skirt, which shone like moonlight. She lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze fixed on a few tattered leaves on the stone table. As the wind blew again, the leaves began to tremble, much like Miao Yicheng's mood at that moment.
"Xiao Li, you must not mention what you just said to anyone else. Just let your father know. Especially regarding the matter of the divine beast Lord Luo, you must not divulge even a single word!" Miao Yicheng finally recovered from his astonishment and solemnly instructed him.
Just then, two or three withered yellow leaves drifted down with the wind, passing right in front of Xingyu.
She reached out her hand, and one of the leaves landed precisely on it. She placed it on the stone table, among the other fallen leaves that had already drifted down there.
"Father, don't worry, I understand." Xingyu answered Miao Yicheng obediently, but she knew very well what was going on in her heart.
It's all too late.
The person who was hiding behind the tree has now gone back to report what happened here to Wei Shengwang.
She casually fiddled with the few withered leaves on the table, changing their positions from time to time, as if trying to disrupt the current chaotic situation.
“But Father, the most important thing right now is for my younger brother and sister.” Xingyu said, picking up the two tenderest green leaves and placing them in the corner.
Miao Yicheng looked at the two tender leaves, a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Father, don't worry. With Luo's help, Xiao Tao and Chu Yan's matter will definitely be resolved," Xing Yu comforted him, noticing that his expression had softened, then suddenly added mysteriously, "However..."
Miao Yicheng's brows furrowed again, a hint of tension and anxiety creeping into his expression. "But what?"
Xingyu picked up one of the leaves. The edges of the leaf were curled up, and it was a deep yellowish-brown. The once clear veins stood out stubbornly, like the veins on the back of an old man's hand.
She simply pressed her thumb and forefinger together lightly, without even feeling the slightest resistance, and with a soft, crisp, and decisive "snap," the leaf shattered into three or four pieces in her palm.
With a slight upturn of her red lips, she said softly, "Remove all the dead leaves from the tree, and new ones will grow. The only way to stop the decay is to address the root rot of the tree, in addition to the changing seasons."
Miao Yicheng stared at the broken leaves in her palm, "Xiao Li, you..."
She wouldn't be thinking...
……
The bright moon hung high in the sky, its soft light casting long shadows of two figures riding along the path.
"Master, this is already the fifth village." Shuying reined in her horse, her brows furrowed, and said softly, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility.
At the entrance of the village, on either side stood an old locust tree, its leaves almost all gone. In the dim moonlight, its shadow stretched out, resembling two menacing ghosts.
The village was eerily quiet.
It wasn't the tranquility one would expect in a typical rural village before nightfall. There was no smoke from chimneys, no barking dogs, no children playing, and not even the usual incessant chirping of insects.
A heavy, almost tangible, deathly silence enveloped the place, as if all sound had been swallowed up by the night.
Wei Shengwang stared solemnly at the deserted road before him, darkness seeping out from between the houses.
"Go and have a look."