Chapter 20: The Spring Breeze Does Not Recognize What Enters the Silk Curtains (Five)

  That black shadow made a "hiss" sound, pulling my foot down, and I suddenly sat on the ground. There was a stone beside me, and I didn't have time to think much, so I grabbed it in my hand and threw it at the black shadow. Unexpectedly, the black shadow was like a layer of fog, and the stone went straight through it, rolling out very far after passing through the black shadow.

  What is this thing? Could it be a demon from the Demon Realm sent out to wreak havoc with its cunning and guile?

  "Hiss……" A flash of silver light, and the black shadow turned into a wisp of smoke, disappearing from sight. I quickly turned my head to look back, and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth standing in the moonlight, wearing a silver-gray satin long shirt, tall and slender, holding a bow and arrow that seemed to emit a glow even in the dark night.

  That young man hastily ran over, reached out to pull me up, and said very seriously: "It's not safe these days, so don't go out at night."

  "This young man's voice was very clean, the moonlight shone on his face, but saw that his facial features were very handsome, and there was a faint scent of incense on his body. He could shoot and kill monsters, definitely not an ordinary person. I hurriedly paid my respects and said: 'Thank you, young master, for saving my life! I don't know who you are...'"

  "Miss Mei?" The young man finally saw me clearly and was taken aback for a moment: "What, is it Miss Mei?"

  I looked at the young man with suspicion, and indeed I didn't know him very well. Why did he recognize me? I had to say: "I am Meicai, can it be that you don't recognize me?"

  That young master smiled faintly, and seemed somewhat desolate: "It's been many days since we last met, yet Miss Mei seems to have forgotten me. I am Li Qitang."

  Li Kaitang? The name sounds familiar, and it wasn't until after a while that I remembered he was the sole heir of the famous Li family in the western suburbs of Beijing. I met him briefly at a temple fair with my grandfather a few years ago, but we never spoke. They say this young master is exceptionally talented, and indeed, he has a remarkable memory - even a fleeting encounter with a little servant girl like me left an impression on him.

  My maternal grandfather told me that he was articulate at the age of four or five, and by eight or nine years old, he was already good at painting. He came from a prominent family with three generations of officials, and his uncle was Governor Liu. His father had resigned from office a few years ago to focus on studying Taoism and cultivating immortality. So this prodigy is the next heir in their family. It's said that one of their ancestors was an immortal who had ascended to heaven, and generation after generation, they have been devoted to both official careers and spiritual cultivation, making them very famous throughout the capital city.

  I hastily bowed and said: "Mei Cai didn't know it was Master Li, I apologize for the disrespect! Master Li's skills are indeed impressive, worthy of admiration. If not for your help, I'm afraid Mei Cai would have been swallowed by that dark shadow." Legend of the Mysterious Street of Purple Jade Hairpin:.

  "That shadow monster..." Li Qietang furrowed his brow: "Can Miss Mei see it?"

  I was taken aback, remembering what Longjing Gongzi had said, and replied: "Yes, it was a coincidence, I ate a piece of the thousand-year-old flesh of Jin Lao Tai Sui..." Remembering the rotten human head's flesh, my stomach still felt a bit queasy.

  "Ah, I see," Li Qiting listened and smiled with a hint of relief: "That's great, I was worried that Mei would get entangled in the troubles of the three realms again and not be able to live a peaceful life. I didn't dare to go see Mei, fearing that I might disturb her. Now that Mei has become the Dragon God's messenger again...". Li Qiting suddenly paused, his pale face flushing slightly as he changed his words: "It's so late, I'll send Mei back home."

  This remark is quite strange, as if I had known it before, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that I seem to have lost a piece of memory, empty and elusive.

  All sounds ceased, and in some small alleys there were occasional faint rustling noises. Although I relied on that rotten flesh to gain courage that ordinary people didn't have, it made me feel extremely uncomfortable, as if countless eyes were staring at us, making my scalp tingle.

  Li Kaitang hastily said: "Some small demons and ghosts, relying on eating the residual smoke and fire of people's daily lives to survive, do not harm people, Miss Mei can rest assured."

  I nodded hastily and asked: "Excuse me, young master Li, what was that black shadow just now? It seemed to have no physical form."