Chapter 256: Weird 【18】
On the fifth day of coming to Yuyang City, Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing followed Hei Ye to Qiulan Valley.
The Qiulan Valley, which was closed on weekdays, opened a passage to the outside world today, and many ghost slayers entered the Qiulan Valley from the passage with invitations.
Hei Ye also took out an exquisite invitation and showed it to the disciples of the Lan family who were guarding the gate, and then took Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing into Qiulan Valley.
To be chosen by the Lan family as a place to escape from the world, the scenery of Qiulan Valley is undoubtedly extremely beautiful.
It's just that no one has the heart to appreciate the roadside scenery, even people with low spiritual senses can feel the dark energy contained in this Qiulan Valley.
Xue Yuanjing's eyes flashed a faint gray fluorescence, glanced at the yin qi floating in the air, and couldn't help but say, "This place is almost like a ghost cave."
Hei Ye was not surprised, and said: "The Lan family has a strange item that can tame ghosts. Almost every Lan family can drive ghosts and has strong strength. Yin qi is conducive to the growth of these ghosts, so the Lan family master also deliberately moved it. Yinjing to Qiulan Valley."
Yuan Jia thought of Lan Baoer and Lan Yu, neither of whom seemed to have driven ghosts, "It should cost a lot to drive ghosts."
Hei Ye nodded and praised: "Master Xue's eyes are like a torch, and he can see the drawbacks behind the Lan family's driving ghosts." Then he said what the drawbacks were, "To drive ghosts, you need to use your own blood to nourish ghosts. Human essence and blood are limited, and the appetite of ghosts is growing day by day, and in the end, it is either reluctant to get rid of the ghosts that cannot be satisfied, or the person who keeps the ghosts is sucked dry."
When Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing heard the Lan family's method of raising ghosts, they immediately thought of the ghost king who collected the blood of living people.
It is not surprising to raise ghosts with their own essence and blood, and it is not necessarily related to the ghost king. But Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing contacted the ghost they tracked and eventually died in the desolate house in Yuyang City... It always felt that there was a mastermind behind everything.
It may not be a coincidence that the ghost was eliminated by the person in charge of the Night Division Branch of Yuyang City. Yuan Jia suspected that he was using a knife to exterminate the ghost and kill the ghost.
Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing looked at each other and said nothing, determined to keep these speculations in their stomachs temporarily.
If the ghost that died in the desolate house in Yuyang City is really silenced, then it proves that the culprit behind the scenes knows that the two of them are eyeing the ghost. Presumably the other party has a channel to know their actions, and it must not be leaked at this time. Halfway through the news.
In particular, the Lan family in Qiulan Valley is the first suspect. They are now in the Lan family's base camp, so of course they have to be more careful.
Along the way, I saw many other ghost slayers who came to participate in Lan Baoer's succession ceremony, as well as many Lan family children.
These Lan family disciples are pale, lack of qi and blood, and their bodies are full of yin, which is obviously the sequelae of raising ghosts.
The person who came to receive the three of them was Lan Yu, who had returned to Lan's house long ago.
"Lord Xue, Lord Hei Ye, Lord Mu Ye, welcome the three of you." Lan Yu greeted them as a direct descendant of the Lan family. She was not as proud as she used to be, but she was polite and very polite.
In terms of power, the Night Watch Division was undoubtedly the most powerful force among the guests who came to attend the Lan Baoer succession ceremony.
Therefore, the seats arranged by the Lan family for Yuan Jia and the others were the most advanced.
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Lan Yu chatted with Yuan Jia and the three of them for a while. A middle-aged man in a brocade suit came over and said to Lan Yu, "The guests of the Night Watch will be entertained by my father. You go to welcome them."
Lan Yu said: "Yes, father."
After Lan Yu left, Uncle Lan smiled at Hei Ye and said in a kind tone: "Hei Ye, it's been a long time. These two are..." He didn't seem to really know Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing.
Hei Ye has dealt with the Lan family quite a few times, and has a good personal relationship with Uncle Lan, with a smile on his rough face, and introduced him: "Second brother Lan, this is Mu Ye and Mu Ye's eldest brother, Master Xue. "
Uncle Lan politely cupped his hands and said, "Lord Mu Ye, Master Xue, look forward to it for a long time!"
Yuan Jia and Xue Yuanjing also said something about Lan Ershu Lishang's contact for a long time.
But Lan Yu didn't seem to tell the second uncle Lan about Yuan Jia's strange identity. The second uncle Lan didn't pay much attention to the young brothers. Support yourself.
Although Hei Ye had a personal relationship with Uncle Lan, and shouted "Second Brother Lan" one by one, but in fact, he did not make a promise to go out. Facing Uncle Lan's wooing, he had a Tie Hanhan expression that he couldn't understand. Not accepting at all.
Uncle Lan saw that he couldn't make a breakthrough here in the dark night, and there were other heavyweight guests coming, so he had to give up temporarily and go to receive other guests.
After Uncle Lan left, Hei Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
Xue Yuanjing lowered his voice and said, "It seems that today's banquet cannot be eaten."
Hei Ye also sighed: "This second Lan child can't see the situation clearly."
Yuan Jia said lightly: "It's not that he can't see the situation clearly. If he really can't see the situation clearly, he won't be trying to win you over now. Obviously, he knows his disadvantages. It's just that he has to do it."
Unless he gives up on this, today will be his last fight.
When Uncle Lan draws people in, he naturally won't let other people hear his voice. He doesn't know what strange item he used. Yuan Jia can only see his lips moving, but he can't hear what he said.
However, Yuan Jia could read lips, and he could read what Uncle Lan was saying only by seeing his lips moving. It's a pity that the person who was talking to Uncle Lan was blocked and could not see his lips.
Uncle Lan's wooing behavior didn't go well. Even if he desperately promised benefits, there were very few people who were tempted.
Because Patriarch Lan's reputation over the past few decades is not so easy to be dismissed, few people dare to lick the hair on the tiger's butt.
Even if there are people with bad intentions, they are all old foxes, and I want to wait until the civil strife in the Lan family is over to see if there is any bargain.
Especially the few ghost slayer families next to the Lan family. They were the masters of the Lan family who were overthrown or killed by the second uncle Lan. Without the super strength of the Lan family, they could not compete for the first place. family location.
Yuan Jia's divine sense swept across the entire banquet hall, and the powerful ghost slayers with the highest spirit sense vaguely felt it. Looking around, Yuan Jia could no longer use his divine sense to scan recklessly.
The ghost removal masters in this world are very buggy, people with high spiritual sense will sense danger, even if their strength is not enough to discover Yuan Jia's consciousness, they will also feel that someone is spying on them. .
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Finally, Lan Baoer's succession ceremony began.
It's just a succession ceremony within a family. It's not particularly grand, but it's still very solemn and cumbersome.
Lan Baoer, who was wearing a dark black dress and looked particularly glamorous, walked out under the leadership of a handsome young man.
After the two stood still, the handsome young man glanced at everyone, and his eyes stopped on Yuan Jia for a while.
As soon as the handsome young man opened his mouth, it was a vicissitudes voice that was completely opposite to his appearance: "Thank you for coming to participate in the succession ceremony of the little girl Lan Baoer. Today, the little girl officially takes over the position of the head of the family from this seat..."
Those guests who had not seen Lan Patriarch's appearance were shocked. It is said that Lan Patriarch, who is in his 50s or 60s, actually looks so young? How is it done? Is there any strange object that can restore youth?
It's true that using strange objects may make people old. Hei Ye is the most typical example. He is actually younger than Uncle Lan, but he looks ten years older than Uncle Lan.
Yuan Jia felt the envy and jealousy in the eyes of Hei Ye looking at the Lan family head next to him, and heard him muttering unwillingly: "This old guy can be my father, how to pretend to be tender?"
In terms of age, Lan family master can be Hei Ye's father, but looking at his appearance, some people believe that Hei Ye is Lan family master's father.
Just when Patriarch Lan announced that he would officially pass the title of Patriarch to Lan Baoer and was about to hold the succession ceremony, Uncle Lan, who couldn't hold back, stood up and said, "Wait!"
Lan Patriarch's cold eyes fell on Uncle Lan, and he said with a warning: "Second brother, do you have any objections?"
Uncle Lan's hand shrouded in the wide sleeves trembled slightly, but he still mustered up his courage to object: "Brother, it's true that Lan Baoer is your only daughter, but the head of the Lan family has always been reserved for the capable ones. After all, Lan Baoer is weak and weak, how can he become the head of the family? How to convince the public? Are you trying to push Bao'er up to become a puppet head?"
It was obviously against his own interests, but Uncle Lan said it as if he was caring about his niece.
A sneer appeared on Lan Patriarch's handsome face, and he said arrogantly, "With this seat here, who would dare to make Bao'er the puppet patriarch? Who would dare to oppose making Bao'er the patriarch?"
Lan Patriarch's eyes swept over the ambitious Lan family members one by one: "Do you dare? Or do you dare? What about you? Who dares? Stand up! Let me see and see!"
All the people who were stared at by Lan Patriarch lowered their heads timidly, and everyone dared to look up at him, let alone stand up to express their opposition.
The only second uncle Lan who stood up felt that Lan Patriarch's eyes fell on him at this time, and he didn't move away for a long time. Just don't let BoA get hurt, I don't mind."
Those who were drawn by Uncle Lan: "..."
Those who know Uncle Lan's ambition: "..."
I'll change my name to Lan Erchen later.
With this little courage, you still want to force the palace to usurp the throne? Afraid to jump out to be funny, right?
Although Uncle Lan's counseling became a joke, no one dared to laugh, because it also brought out the horror of the Lan family leader.
Mingming Lan's second uncle is a powerful ghost master, and his power is comparable to that of a ghost master family other than the Lan family. In the eyes of many outsiders, he is one of the best figures.
But even so, when Uncle Lan faced Patriarch Lan's questioning, he didn't even have the courage to resist, and he didn't even have the courage to expose his ambitions.
Yuan Jia was probably the only person in the audience who dared to stare at Patriarch Lan.
He carefully looked at the handsome Lan Patriarch, and he sensed a strange sense of disobedience from Lan Patriarch.
I always felt that the Lan family should not be like this.
It was as if he was a demon in human skin.