Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Joining Chapter 87

My head hurts a little.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Having done it this first time, it shouldn't be difficult for you to astral projection in the future.

To strengthen one's spirit, one must frequently leave the body and wander at night.

Nighttime tours strengthen the spirit, followed by daytime tours.

After being tempered by the sun, one can acquire the first skill of the soul: object manipulation.

That's when our strength truly began to grow.

Voices could be heard coming from outside the window.

Luo Qingfeng opened his eyes, got off the bed, and went to open the window.

Tang Wu arrived and was whispering with Nightingale.

Upon seeing him, the captain of the Wind Team showed a look of surprise. He twitched his nose, sniffed the sandalwood incense smoke in the room, and asked curiously, "What kind of cultivation technique are you practicing? Do you need to burn incense and pray to Buddha?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "It's just a trivial skill."

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk about it, Tang Wu didn't ask any further questions, and instead asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Luo Qingfeng glanced at Nightingale beside him and nodded, saying, "I've thought it over, I agree to join. However, can you guarantee that Nightingale won't be punished in any way and will receive all the rewards for this mission?"

Tang Wu nodded and said, "I can guarantee that."

Without further hesitation, Luo Qingfeng said, "Then I have no further questions."

Tang Wu smiled, a rare occurrence, and said, "Welcome to Team Wind! By the way, you can choose a name for yourself within the team, like A-Feng. For safety reasons, when we're on missions, we're not allowed to call each other by our real names, and we always introduce ourselves by our team name."

At this moment, Nightingale said, "Let's call it Wind Maple."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Isn't it a bit of a mouthful?"

The nightingale said, "Shouldn't it be called the Foot of the Wind?"

Luo Qingfeng quickly replied, "Feng Zhifeng is fine. You can just call me A-Feng from now on."

Tang Wu's lips twitched slightly, but she pretended not to understand. She took out two contracts from her sleeve and handed them to him, saying, "Take a look first. Once you've confirmed everything is correct, sign your name and put your fingerprint on them. We'll each have one. After joining the team, you need to abide by the team's rules and serve the team for at least three months. After three months, if you don't like the team, you can apply to leave, and I usually approve it."

Luo Qingfeng took the contract, read it carefully, and seeing that there were no particularly harsh terms, placed it directly on the table, wrote his name on it, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

Tang Wu took it, stamped it with her seal, and signed her name.

"Okay, one for each of you. From now on, you're a member of my Wind Team. Next, you'll need to get to know the other teammates."

Tang Wu accepted one of the contracts, then suddenly put her finger to her lips and whistled outside.

Then, several figures suddenly jumped in from outside the courtyard wall.

Upon closer inspection, Luo Qingfeng realized that there were five people in total.

Four men and one woman, all of whom looked very young, were dressed as guards in the mansion.

The girl with two long braids and an iron whip around her waist stepped forward first, cupping her hands and smiling, "I am Liu Tiantian, from the beginner team of the Human Rank Department of the Southern Academy, with a cultivation level of six stars in the Open Heaven Realm. Junior Brother Feng, you can call me Tiantian, Little Tiantian, or Sister Tiantian, whatever you like."

The girl smiled, revealing two dimples on her face; she did indeed look very sweet.

At this moment, a tall, thin young man came over and bowed, saying, "Yang Jing, a high-ranking member of the Human Rank Team of the Southern Academy, with a cultivation level of eight stars in the Open Heaven Realm and the innate supernatural ability [Follow-the-Wind Ears]."

This person looked stern and unsmiling, but he was actually a high-level cultivator who had awakened a special innate ability.

Then, a handsome young man with unusually large ears, somewhat shyly cupped his hands and said, "My name is Chen Yan, from the beginner team of the Human Rank Department of the Southern Academy. My cultivation level is six stars of the Open Heaven Realm. Junior Brother Feng, you can call me Ayan from now on."

The remaining two young men of medium build and quite similar appearance bowed together and said, "Zhang Nan and Zhang Bei, junior team of the Southern Academy's Human Rank Division, cultivation level six of the Open Heaven Realm, innate divine power [Unity]."

At this moment, Tang Wu explained, "They are twin brothers with the same innate abilities. Their cultivation skills can be combined to create a greater power. When they suffer damage, it can be shared evenly, so some fatal wounds will not be fatal after being shared."

Luo Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, senior brothers and sisters. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Liu Tiantian smiled and said, "Junior Brother Feng hasn't introduced himself yet."

Luo Qingfeng quickly added, "I am Luo Qingfeng, a new disciple of the Human Rank Department of the Northern Academy. I have not yet been assigned to a team, my cultivation level is five stars of the Open Heaven Realm, and I have not yet awakened my innate divine abilities."

Apart from Nightingale, everyone else is at the sixth or eighth level of the Open Heaven Realm, so this team is quite strong.

When he mentioned that he was from the North Campus, no one else showed any unusual expression, clearly indicating that they already knew.

Luo Qingfeng thought to himself: It seems this team is quite tolerant.

The tall, thin young man named Yang Jing spoke up: "Junior Brother Feng, the captain said that you and Junior Sister Aying discovered the body of the maid named Alian. Can you tell us how you found it?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "I saw that maid a few days ago when I left the manor. It should be her spirit. She led me to that small house and then disappeared."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked on in astonishment.

Tang Wu asked, "Can you see the spirits of the dead?"

Liu Tiantian asked in astonishment, "Isn't that like a natural supernatural ability such as the 'Yin-Yang Eyes'?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "It was by chance that we met, and I don't know why."

He then shared his guess: "I heard that the maid named A-Lian liked the orange trees in this courtyard and often came to water them. That day, I happened to eat an orange, and then I saw her. I feel it must be because of the orange. Because I also found an orange in the soil on the body, so I guess she was holding an orange in her hand when she was murdered."

Tang Wu pondered for a moment and said, "I've heard that when some people die suddenly, their spirits are unwilling to leave, so they hide in the things they liked most before they died. If someone accidentally touches that thing, they can see her. I guess that's the reason."

Yang Jing suddenly asked again, "Junior Brother Feng, did that maid say anything?"

Luo Qingfeng recalled carefully and said, "She didn't say anything, just that she was a maid who served the Fourth Madam and often went to the flower garden to pick flowers..."

Yang Jing frowned and pondered, then said, "Since she led you to her body, she must want you to help her find the murderer, but why didn't she give any hints?"

The others also looked thoughtful.

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Weren't any useful clues found on her body?"

Tang Wu shook her head and said, "Not yet. However, we suspect that the murderer of A-Lian is not the same person who killed the servants and maids before. Those people were drained of their life force and died in very obvious ways, which was the work of a demon. But we can't be sure about A-Lian."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Captain, what's the plan next?"

Tang Wu said, "Continue to monitor those suspects. Then, starting tonight, I will disguise myself as a maid in the manor and begin to lure the demon out. If we hear a short and a long whistle, that means we've discovered the demon, and we'll come to help immediately."

Luo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Okay."

Tang Wu glanced at the sky and said, "It's getting late, everyone should disperse. This is the most dangerous time in the manor. Let's all do our duties and return to our posts. A-Feng, you don't have any specific tasks for now, so continue playing your role as a teacher. When the time comes, find an opportunity to get close to the second young lady in the manor, and that girl named Dong Miaomiao, and find out more about them. If there's anything else, I'll have A-Ying inform you."

Luo Qingfeng agreed.

The others waved and immediately climbed over the wall to leave.

Nightingale was the last to leave. After everyone else had gone, she whispered, "Why didn't you ask about the payment?"

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Is the compensation different for everyone?"

Nightingale said, "Of course it's different. The more effort you put in, the greater the reward will be. You discovered the maid's body and killed that demon, so you deserve a reward."

Luo Qingfeng said, "But that all happened before I joined the team."

Nightingale glared at him: "Idiot, couldn't you have mentioned it yourself? If you don't earn money, how will you support your little maid?"

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Wasn't Sister Nightingale helping me raise them?"

Nightingale punched him in the eye.

Luo Qingfeng shrank back and dodged, saying, "Don't be so fierce, or no one will want you in the future."

Upon hearing this, Nightingale became even angrier and climbed in through the window to beat him up.

As the two were chasing each other, the door suddenly opened, and Xiao Tao peeked out, blinked her big eyes at them, and quickly pulled her head back in. Then she closed the door and said from outside, "This servant...this servant continued embroidering...this servant didn't see anything..."

Nightingale blushed, glared at someone fiercely, and quickly jumped out of the window and left.

It was already late at night.

Luo Qingfeng walked to the window, looked outside for a while, then closed the window and called out, "Xiao Tao, time to sleep."

"Oh……"

The maid agreed and immediately peeked in cautiously, as if checking if anyone else was inside.

Luo Qingfeng successfully astraled today and roamed around the room for a while. Now he is feeling somewhat tired and sleepy.

Xiao Tao helped him into bed, then turned off the light, climbed up herself, and quietly fell asleep on his other side.

There was a moment of silence.

Luo Qingfeng took the initiative to say, "She is not a member of the manor. She came here on business and will leave after she finishes her business."

Xiao Tao suddenly asked with some fear, "What about you, young master? Will you leave too?"

Luo Qingfeng was silent for a moment, and before he could answer, the little maid choked up and said, "This servant...this servant doesn't want to be given to someone else...If that's the case, this servant would rather...would rather..."

Luo Qingfeng said softly, "Xiao Tao, come here."

Upon hearing this, the little girl immediately got up, crawled under the covers, and snuggled into his arms like a docile kitten. Her small, soft body curled up, her eyes filled with glistening tears, and she choked out, "Young master, if you don't want me anymore, then I will..."

Then, with tears welling up in her eyes, she said, "Young master, I... I won't eat much. I'll only eat one meal a day, just a little bit. Then I'll go and mend clothes and embroider for others to earn money for you... I won't be a burden to you... Please, just like raising a kitten or a puppy, don't abandon me, okay?"

Looking at her pitiful appearance, Luo Qingfeng couldn't help but stroke her delicate cheek and say, "Don't worry, I won't abandon you. If I want to leave, I will naturally take you with me."

The little girl's cheeks immediately flushed red, and she said shyly but happily, "Thank you... thank you, young master..."

Luo Qingfeng gently pulled her into his arms, tenderly stroking her smooth hair. A complex expression appeared on his face as he murmured softly, "Actually, having a home... is quite nice."

The young girl pressed herself against him, burying her face deeply in his neck, and said softly, "Young master is my family. I will serve you for the rest of my life. Even if you don't want me anymore, I will still cling to you... unless I'm gone..."

As she spoke, the little girl suddenly shrank into the blanket.

Luo Qingfeng said, "Xiao Tao..."

He stiffened, stopped speaking, and looked out the window.

After a while.

The young girl's cheeks burned, her pretty face flushed, and she stammered shyly, "Young...Young Master, what...what did you say?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "No...it's nothing..."

He closed his eyes and suddenly thought of the ethereal feeling he had just experienced when his spirit left his body, and then of the warmth he felt when his soul returned to his body.

So, they were all happy after all.

Outside the window, the night is deep and quiet.

Around midnight, a soft sound suddenly came from the courtyard outside.

Then, barely audible footsteps stopped outside the window.

Is it a demon, or...?

Luo Qingfeng opened his eyes in the darkness, his whole body tense, his hands slowly clenching into fists. Energy surged in his sea of ​​energy, and he suddenly increased his speed, then burst forth!

"laugh!"

He silently took out the Demon-Slaying Blade, gripped the hilt tightly, and trembled a few times as the energy surged forth. His face, which was looking out the window, was also distorted for a few seconds. Then he lay quietly for a moment before quietly getting up and walking step by step toward the window.

The star power gathered in his arm quickly surged into the hilt of the sword.

Within the broken blade, something began to pulsate like a heartbeat.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Luo Qingfeng stopped a foot away from the window, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, his mind highly focused.

"Click..."

Then, the footsteps disappeared again.

He thought to himself: It shouldn't be Sister Nightingale. If it were her, she wouldn't have left without saying a word.

Is it the demon, or one of the other team members?

He walked to the window, gripped the knife hilt with one hand, and slowly pushed the window open with the other.

Outside, the moonlight was cold and the night was silent.

A cool breeze blew by, and he couldn't help but shiver.

He poked his head out of the window and looked down at the ground outside.

The silver moonlight was like frost, and on the thin layer of white powder he had sprinkled, two faint footprints appeared, very small footprints.

His heart skipped a beat.

Those were definitely not the footprints of Nightingale or the other team members.

It looked like a child's footprints!

At this moment, Xiao Tao got up, put on her clothes, and said shyly, "Young master, this servant will go...go get some water..."

Luo Qingfeng sheathed his sword and asked, "Is it convenient for you?"

The little girl nodded shyly.

Luo Qingfeng went over, put on his clothes, and left the room with her.

The little girl drank some tea in the main room, and seemed to want to rinse her mouth first. She glanced at him with a flushed face, but didn't dare to spit it out, and swallowed it again.

Luo Qingfeng opened the door and said, "Go quickly, don't catch a cold."

The little girl quickly lowered her head and ran out.

Luo Qingfeng glanced warily at every corner of the courtyard, and only relaxed after finding nothing amiss.

The young maid walked to the flower bushes in the corner and squatted down.

After a while.

She got up and ran back, hugging her chest with both arms, hopping and skipping, just like a little white rabbit released from its cage.

After she went inside, Luo Qingfeng went out, pretending to go to the restroom. He looked around at the spot where he had sprinkled the powder earlier and then saw a pair of footprints in the courtyard.

The footprint was very small, even smaller than Xiao Tao's.

Xiao Tao is petite with small feet, looking like a child, but the footprints on the ground are even smaller than her own.

This suddenly reminded Luo Qingfeng of someone, someone Tang Wu and the others had long suspected!

This thought immediately sent chills down his spine.

If it really is her, what would she be doing here secretly in the middle of the night?

It couldn't be because of Xiaotao.

Could it be because of him?

Just then, a whistle suddenly came from outside!

There was only one short whistle.

Luo Qingfeng didn't dare leave. He immediately went up to the corridor, took out the Demon Slayer Sword, and stood ready. He turned to the room and said, "Xiao Tao, lock the door and go lie down on the bed."

"Oh……"

The young maidservant immediately obeyed, locking the door and going to bed.

(End of this chapter)