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Chapter 94: Homesick Ghost Girl
渐渐的，斑驳稀疏的光线，透过树木的枝叶照射进来，让林子显得格外地诡异，顾云兰不禁扭头打探，林子里弥漫着飘忽不定的迷雾，却出奇地安静，偶尔的几声猫头鹰的叫声，让人觉得阴森可怖。
Gradually, the spots of lights piercing through the leaves and branches became more visible. It made the forest look extremely odd, Gu Yunlan couldn’t help but twist around her head for a look. The forest was filled with lazily drifting fog. It was silent except for the occasional call of an owl, giving a person an eerie feeling.
风似乎在高高的树顶上椅着，发出一阵阵庞然缓慢的沙沙声，宛如移动着沙漠般的树海，连带着地上斑驳的月光，都在跟随着闪动，诡异而又恐怖。
The wind seemed to be sitting upon the tall treetops, causing loud bouts of rustling sounds. To their surprise and fright, the endless sea of trees and its moonlight speckled upon the ground were all moving along with the wind.
一阵冷风吹过，顾云兰只觉得鸡皮疙瘩起来了，似乎有什么东西在她耳后根吹着冷气，她慢慢的转过头去看，漆黑一片，除了树叶摇曳声，别无他物！
Gu Yunlan felt goosebumps rise on her skin as a cold wind blew past. It felt as if there’s something blowing cold wind at her ears. She slowly turned her head for a look, but only saw darkness. Aside from the rustling of swaying leaves, there was nothing else!
等她回过头，又感觉有什么东西贴在她的后背，冰凉的，她顿时头皮发麻，不自在的伸手朝后一挥，却挥了一个空。
But once she turned her head back around, she once again felt as if something was at her back. The icy cold feeling made her scalp feel numb. She reached her hand back to wave about, but felt nothing but empty air.
轩辕应背着她，全身又是极阳，哪怕真有什么阴物，也不敢碰他，更别说出现在他面前了，感觉到顾云兰的异样，轻声问道，“怎么了？”
Seeing Xuanyuan Ying’s back, she could tell his body was full of yang energy. Even if there was some Yin creature, it wouldn’t dare touch him let alone appear before him. As if feeling Gu Yunlan’s strangeness, he asked lightly, “What is it?”
顾云兰心头有些发颤，她连忙双手抱住轩辕应的脖子，心里暗道，“轩辕，你有没有觉得有些不对劲？”
Gu Yunlan’s heart trembled slightly. She immediately used her two arms to hug Xuanyuan Ying’s neck. She said uneasily, “Xuanyuan, do you feel like there’s something not right?”
“是有些不对劲，怕么？”轩辕应柔声在她脑海里问道。
“There is something not right, you’re afraid?” Xuanyuan Ying’s gentle voice asked through the mind.
“怕！”顾云兰的声音有些颤抖，她总觉得她身后有人，可是去看时却没有人。
“Afraid!” Gu Yunlan’s voice held a slight tremor. She constantly felt as if someone was behind her, but saw nothing when she turned to look.
轩辕应轻轻放下她，一把揽住她的腰身，把她带入了怀里，无奈的传音道，“说带你飞回去，你要走路！走路又走不稳，背你，你又害怕，你这样看不到那东西的！”
Xuanyuan Ying let her down gently. In one move he held her waist and brought her into his embrace. He said helplessly, “I said I’d fly you back, yet you insisted on walking! Walking is unsteady for you on my back, and you’re afraid as well. You won’t be able to see that thing like this!”
“我……”顾云兰语穷，就是，自己真是会找麻烦，居然选择走路，冷不说，还被下个半死。
“I…” Gu Yunlan didn’t know what to say. Really, she’s too good at making trouble. She chose to walk back of all things, and not even mentioning the cold, she was scared half to death.
“笨蛋有我能！只要有我在，任何的邪物，只要靠近，本尊就灭了它！”轩辕应紧了紧手，把她往怀里带了带，似乎有些享受暖香入怀。
“Idiot, I’m here! With me here, the most a demonic creature can do is get close otherwise this Senior will erase them!” Xuanyuan Ying strengthened his grip, bringing her closer into him. It felt as if enjoying the scent in his arms.
“轩辕，你说真有那种东西么？”顾云兰把头埋到了他的胸前，心里暗问。
“Xuanyuan, do those things really exist?” Gu Yunlan asked gloomily, her head buried at his chest.
“怕什么？” 轩辕应手一挥，一团黑雾围绕在两人周身，他嘴角轻轻勾起，带着顾云兰往前走，“走吧！这就不怕了吧？我们要回去赶着守夜！快午夜了！”
“What is there to be afraid of?” A cloud of black fog surrounded the two with a wave of Xuanyuan Ying’s hand. The corners of his mouth hooked up slightly as he led Gu Yunlan forward, “Let’s go now! You won’t be afraid now, right? We need to hurry back for the vigil! Hurry up, it’s late!”
顾云兰双眼一黑，视线被黑雾挡住了，虽然眼睛看不见，但是，她却安心了许多，颈后的凉气消失了，她从他胸前抬起头，拍了拍胸脯，连僵尸白骨精都不怕，她居然怕鬼？不，她怕这气氛。
Gu Yunlan’s vision blackened as it was completely blocked out by the black fog. Although she couldn’t see anything, she did feel a lot more at peace. The cold feeling behind her neck had disappeared. She lifted her head from before his chest and patted her own chest. She’s not afraid of jiangshi and white bone spirits, what’s there to fear about ghosts? No, it was the presence she feared.
见她情绪恢复平静，轩辕应停住脚，手一挥，黑雾瞬间散去，他瞅了眼面前顾云兰，嘱咐道， “把羽力调到眼睛上，你就可以看到那些东西了！”
Seeing her calm down again, Xuanyuan Ying stopped to wave his hands, dispersing the black fog instantly. He glanced at Gu Yunlan in front of him, instructing, “Cover your eyes with Yu Force and you’d be able to see that thing!”
顾云兰深吸一口气，离开轩辕应的面前，往左走两步，把羽力调到眼睛上，连忙四处张望，果然她看到了和以前不一样的东西，漆黑的夜里，她居然看到了树叶泛着绿色的光芒，难道那就是树叶的生机。
Gu Yunlan took in a sharp breath. She went a few steps away from Xuanyuan and covered her eyes with Yu Force. Immediately she found something different from before as she looked about her surroundings. In the dark of the night, she could see a green glow coming from the tree leaves. She guessed it may be the tree’s essence.
一股冷风再次出现在她的脖子后面，她心里发颤，不行！她要看看是什么该死的东西，这么吓她！
A gust of cold wind once again blew at the back of her neck. Her heart trembled again, no way! She’s got to see what damn creature is scaring her so much!
冷风还在，顾云兰心里打鼓，眼睛瞪的圆圆的，默数着，一二三，她嗖的一下转过头。
The cold wind was still there. Gu Yunlan was shivering in her heart, her eyes staring widely. She counted silently, one, two, three. She turned around in one move.
“啊！”尖叫声冲破树林，只冲向天空，随后便是飞鸟扑腾的声音。
“Ah!” A sharp scream ripped through the forest, filling the open skies. The sound of a flock of birds soaring away followed.
“怎么了？”轩辕应转身诧异的看着怀里的顾云兰，顺着她的目光看了过去，眉头深皱。
“What is it?” Xuanyuan Ying turned to look at Gu Yunlan in surprise. She had run into his arms. He followed her gaze to look over, his eyebrows deeply creased.
只见地上瘫坐着一团白色，似乎是被顾云兰给吓到，畏成了一团。
Something white sat on the ground paralyzed, as if it was frightened by Gu Yunlan and curled up into a ball.
顾云兰惊魂未定的看着地上瘫坐的东西，她颤抖着手，指着地上的一团白色问道，“你是什么东西？是人是鬼？大过年的吓唬人不厚道啊！”
Gu Yunlan stared with fright at the thing sitting paralyzed on the ground. Her trembling hands pointed at the white ball asking, “What are you? A person or ghost? It’s not right to scare people during New Years!”
那白色抖了一下，依旧不敢动一下，轩辕应眉头深皱，冷冷的道，“不说可以，反正也是邪物，本尊不见意灭了你！”
The white thing shivered a bit but still didn’t dare move. Xuanyuan Ying’s brows creased deeply, saying coldy, “Not saying is fine too. Since you’re a demonic creature, this Senior doesn’t mind erasing you!”
“别！”那白色的东西猛的出声，抬起头看着两人。
“Don’t!” That white thing immediately blurted out, lifting it’s head to look at the two.
人？顾云兰惊讶的捂住嘴，她蹲下身，好奇的看着他，就着暗暗的光线，对方脸色苍白，看不出丑美，不过却也五官清秀，眸子扑闪的有那么几分害怕的看着两人，“你是人？”
Human? Gu Yunlan covered her mouth in astonishment. She squatted down to look at him curiously. In the dim lighting, its face was too pale. She couldn’t tell how it looked, yet it still had some beautiful features. Its pupils flashed as it looked at the two of them with fear, “You are human?”
那人摇摇头。
That person shook its head.
“不是人？”顾云兰纳闷了，不过看到他害怕的眼神，她转身拉了拉轩辕应，“你怕他？”
“Not human?” Gu Yunlan was stumped. But seeing the fear in his eyes, she turned to pull on Xuanyuan Ying, “You’re scared of him?”
那人抿抿嘴，糯糯的点头。
That person pursed its lips, and nodded its head stiffly,
“那你说说，你是什么？为什么吓我？”顾云兰嘴角一勾，邪笑的伸开一双手，做出恐吓的模样，“否则，我让他吃了你！”
“Then tell me, what are you? Why did you try to scare me?” The corners of Gu Yunlan’s mouth twitched, stretching out her arms in a scare gesture with an evil smile, “Otherwise, I will let him eat you!”
“我……我，是，鬼魂……”声音很小，似乎是久不说话，有些结巴。
“I… I, am, a ghost…” It stammered. Its voice was very small, as if it hadn’t talked in a long time.
“吓！”顾云兰突兀的站起身，鬼？不会吧！走路都能遇到鬼！她越来越觉得自己的体质是很大的问题了。
“Tsk!” Gu Yunlan promptly rose to her feet, ghost? No way! No way can they meet ghosts just by walking by! She had an increasing feeling that her physique is a huge problem.
“一个鬼都能把你吓成这样！要是不喜欢，我灭了它！”轩辕应一把扶住她，有些恨铁不成钢，都修炼了，还怕这些东西，一个小法术就能灭了它。
“A single ghost can scare you this much! If you want, I’ll erase it!” Xuanyuan Ying supported her with a hand, feeling like he’s hating iron for not becoming steel. She’s cultivated yet is still afraid of this thing. A single, small move can destroy it.
原本就被顾云兰的动作吓到的鬼，谁知在听到轩辕应的话直接吓的整个鬼，畏成了一团。
The ghost was already frightened by Gu Yunlan, but after hearing what Xuanyuan Ying said, it shrunk back into a ball.
顾云兰尴尬一笑，慢慢推开他，蹲了下来，轻声道，“你也别害怕，只要你说出跟着我的理由，我就不灭了你！”
Gu Yunlan smiled embarrassedly. She pushed him aside and squatted down to say gently, “Don’t be scared. As long as you tell me why you were following me, I won’t kill you!”
听到顾云兰的话，似乎又没感觉到她的敌意，那鬼慢慢抬起头，“我，……我怕他，可是你身上舒服，我想跟着你回家！”
It seemed to have picked up on her bad intention, as it slowly lifted its head at her words, “I… I’m afraid of him, but touching you is so comfortable. I want to follow you home!”
顾云兰眉一挑，咦？她不是把修为和体质藏起来了么？怎么还能招这些阴物。
Gu Yunlan raised her brows, yi? Didn’t she hide away her cultivation and her physique? Yet she can still attract Yin creatures.
似乎是知道顾云兰的想法，轩辕应慢慢蹲下身，“也许是你的气质！”
As if understanding Gu Yunlan’s thoughts, Xuanyuan Ying slowly squatted down, “Perhaps it’s your disposition!”
那鬼看到轩辕应蹲了下来，有几分畏惧的后退了几下，在听到轩辕应的话，它立刻停住动作拼命的点头。
Seeing Xuanyuan Ying coming closer, it took a few steps back in fear then instantly froze and nodded fervently when it heard Xuanyuan Ying.
顾云兰有些好奇的问道，“那，你叫什么？回家？怎么回家？鬼有家么？”
Gu Yunlan asked curiously, “Then, what are you called? Return home? Return home how? Do ghosts have a home?”
在鬼结结巴巴和不通顺的语句中，两人总算搞明白了，这鬼是女的，叫田乐瑶，家住顾城周围的田家村，经常喜欢去田里打猪草，不怎么的就被抓到了一个汹屋，里面关押了许许多多的小姐妹。
From the ghost’s stammers, the two somewhat understood the ghist. This ghost is a female called Tian Leyao. Its home was in the Tian Family’s village at the outskirts of the Gu City, and often liked to go to the farm fields to harvest hogweed. Somehow she got kidnapped into an evil room where many other girls were trapped.
后来被一具白骨吸干了血，谁知死后那白骨也不放过她们的魂魄，都聚集了起来，说是要炼魂，她怕，就找机会逃到了顾城这座山，山上阴气十足，适合她待在这里。
She got her blood sucked dry by a skeleton but even after death the skeleton didn’t let go of their soul. It gathered them up saying it wanted to refine their souls. She was frightened and found the chance to escape to a mountain in Gu City. The Yin energy on the mountain was very abundant, suitable for her suitable to stay.
“然后，你就遇到了我们？”顾云兰眉一挑问道。
“Then afterwards, you came across us?” Gu Yunlan asked with raised brows.
田乐瑶连忙点头，有些畏惧的看着两人，“我感觉到你身上很舒适，所以我想跟在你身上回家看看。”
Tian Leyao hurriedly nodded her head, still looking at the two of them with fear, “I thought you felt very comfortable so I wanted to follow you home for a look.”
“那你为什么不去投胎？回家干嘛？”顾云兰有些不解。
“Why didn’t you go reincarnate? Why go back home?” Gu Yunlan didn’t quite understand.
“她有执念所以投不了胎，只有除去执念才能去投胎！”轩辕应冷冷的道。
“She can’t reincarnate because she still has regrets. Only after resolving those regrets can she reincarnate!” Xuanyuan Ying said coldly.
“我……呜呜……”田乐瑶忽然失声痛哭了起来，她抽泣着，“我出来打猪草，娘亲他们还不知道呢！我想回去跟他们报平安再去投胎，可是，我又怕遇到白骨。而且都这么久了，我怕他们会担心！”
“I… wu wu…” Tian Leyao suddenly cried out in despair, her tears dripping, ”I came out to harvest hogweed. Mother and them don’t know what happened to me! I want to go back to let them know I’m ok before reincarnating, but I’m scared of meeting that skeleton again. It’s such a long time, too. I’m afraid they will worry!”
“谁知刚好遇到我们，你怕他？”顾云兰指了指身边的男人问道。
“It’s fate that you met us. You’re scared of him?” Gu Yunlan pointed at the man next to her asking.
“怕！他身上有很强的烧灼感！”田乐瑶胆怯的点点头。
“Yes! He has a really strong burning aura to him!” Tian Leyao nodded her head anxiously.
顾云兰点点头，轩辕是旱魃，旱魃又是传说中的旱神，火气十足呢！鬼物当然不敢靠近，想到她刚才说的话，顾云兰连忙问道，“你说有具白骨吸干你的血？”
Gu Yunlan nodded. Xuanyuan is a drought demon. Drought demons are those drought gods from the tales, definitely full of fire energy! Of course ghostly creatures don’t dare come close. Thinking about what she said just now, Gu Yunlan immediately asked, “You said that skeleton sucked your blood?”
白骨在顾城只有一具，那就是白琳珑，难道她还潜伏在顾城？
Gu City only has one skeleton, and that is Bai Linlong. Is she still hidden within Gu City.
“那你逃出来的地方还记得么？”轩辕应眉头深皱，问道。
“Then do you still remember where you escaped from?” Xuanyuan Ying wrinkled his brows deeply, asking.
田乐瑶畏惧的看着他，摇摇头，“不记得，当时我害怕，和几个被吃掉的姐妹鬼魂，趁她关门转身的片刻逃了出来，可以她们都被再次抓了去，只有我一个人……”
Tian Leyao looked at him fearfully, shaking her head, “I don’t remember. I was so scared back then. With a few other sisters who had also been eaten, I took the chance when she had her back turned to close the door to run. But they were all captured again. Only I….”
她的声音很低，有几分哭泣的声音。
Her voice became very low with a few sobs.
“对了！”许久，田乐瑶抬起头，道，“我没有逃很远，绕着巷子飘了十几圈，就逃到了这里。”
“Right!’ Tian Leyao lifted her head after a period of silence, saying, “I didn’ run too far, merely floating through ten-some alleyways before running here.”
顾云兰两人对视一眼，他们知道答案了，白琳珑还在顾城！也许她藏在某个巷子里疗伤，他们现在只要找到她灭了她，就除掉了一个心腹大患，就可以专心对付将臣了！
Gu Yunlan and Xuanyuan Ying looked at on another. The two knew for sure now; Bai Linlong is still in Gu City! Perhaps she’s hiding away in some alleyway to heal her wounds. They only need to find and exterminate her now. By eliminating this huge pain, they can face Jiang Chen with more certainty!
田乐瑶依旧是坐在地上，她害怕的看着两人，他们知道了想要的会不会灭了她？她不怕死，可是，她想告诉娘亲他们，她……
Tian Leyao still sat on the ground, looking fearfully at the two. Will they erase her now that they got the information they wanted? She’s not afraid of death, but she wanted to tell her mother and them, she…
许久，轩辕应慢慢站起身，低头看着顾云兰，“走吧！时间不早了！”
Xuanyuan Ying then slowly stood up, looking down at Gu Yunlan, “Let’s go then! It’s getting late!”
“你们可不可以送我回去？”田乐瑶虽然松了口气，却是一脸希翼的看着顾云兰，她真的想回家。
“Can you send me back?” Although Tian Leyao was glad to be alive, she still looked towards Gu Yunlan hopefully. She really wanted to go home.
顾云兰眸子转了转，指了指站起身有些不耐烦的轩辕应，“其实呢！送你回去，也不是不可，可是他可能会不同意……”
Gu Yunlan’s pupils flitted about, then pointed at the somewhat irritated Xuanyuan Ying, “To be honest! Sending you home isn’t impossible. But he may not agree…”
田乐瑶一顿，神情有些萎靡，忽然她响起一件事，“我记得我逃出来那天晚上是午夜，隔壁院子里有哭声，那天的灯，很亮＼多！”
Tian Leyao froze, her gaze dimmed slightly. She suddenly yelled, “I remember when I escaped it was midnight when I escaped. There was a crying sound from next door. The lanterns that day were really plentiful and bright!”
顾云兰一愣，午夜，隔壁院子有哭声，灯很亮，很多！为什么她会不自主的响起安姣娜呢？她抬头看向了轩辕应。
Gu Yunlan stopped. Mifnight, crying sound from next door, lanterns were very bright, very plentiful! How come she suddenly thought of An Jiaona? She lifted her head to look towards Xuanyuan Ying.
“杨家附近？”轩辕应问话，很明显，他也怀疑了。
“Near the Yang Family?” Xuanyuan Ying asked. Clearly he too suspected that.
顾云兰点点头又摇摇头，“灯会的第二天，我们在杨家附近有看到罗兰，当时罗兰说，她家后院就是在那里，难道？”
Gu Yunlan nodded yet shook her head, “The second day of the lantern festival, we met Luolan near the Yang Family home. At that time Luolan said her home’s back courtyard was right there. Could it be…?”
“白琳珑还潜伏在紫家！”轩辕应接住了她的话头，他深深的看了她一眼，有些意味不明。
“Bai Linlong is still hiding in the Zi Household!” Xuanyuan Ying finished her sentence. He gave her a deep look, one that is not entirely decipherable.
顾云兰的心底更是复杂，轩辕应的意思，她知道，只是白琳珑在紫家？是罗兰的意思，还是罗兰根本不知道白琳珑潜伏在那里，她越来越看不透紫罗兰了，她心底有个知觉，也许罗兰知道些什么……
Gu Yunlan felt rather complicated. She knew what Xuanyuan Ying meant, but Bai Linlong being at Zi Household? Perhaps she didn’t know at all that Bai Linlong was hiding there. She found herself being able to see through Zi Luolan less and less now, she had a feeling that perhaps Luolan knows something…
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