Chapter Seventy-Four: Luoyang Oiran

Lin Xi and the four of them walked on the road for a few days and arrived at Luoyang City. That Luoyang City has been prosperous since ancient times, it is the place where the emperor pointed out the country, and the peony flowers bloom all over the city in April every year, which is magnificent and gorgeous, and it is the place of the god capital. Later generations have a poem: "Only the peony is true to the country, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom." ”

At this time, it was the beginning of spring, and the climate was much milder. The road is bustling with pedestrians and noisy. Lin Xi and Jiang Qingyan entered Luoyang City, and they had nowhere to go, and they were about to go to the inn to rest. Suddenly, a crowd of people rushed to one place.

Mo Pian said: "Where are they going to see what is lively?" Grabbed a pedestrian and asked, "Is there anything lively to see?" The man said: "The Oiran of the Immortal Building is here, everyone wants to see it!" Mo Pian said: "What is the Oiran? What is there to see?"

The man said, "Oiran is a human being, not a flower." Mo Lian said, "Then why is it called Oiran?" The man didn't want to explain to Mo Lian, waved her hand away, and walked in the direction of the crowd.

Yun Youyou said: "Oiran is a prostitute. Mo said pitifully: "Prostitute?" Yun Youyou said: "That's it...... It's ......" but I don't know how to explain it.

Mo Pian said: "Let's go and see!" rushed to follow in the flow of people, and Lin Xi and the three of them hurriedly followed. I heard the sound of gongs in the distance, and the crowd split into two sides to make way for a large road. In the middle, there is a band of blowers, followed by maiko, courtesans, and geisha around a large sedan chair. The team is huge, there are many people coming, there are those who play the piano, and those who play the flute and pipe are also all together, and the light is shining in the dust, and it is very gorgeous.

The procession approached slowly, and everyone watched with wide eyes. Mo Lian jumped up to look, but was blocked by the crowd, and he couldn't see it, and said angrily: "Later, I'll make a stealth trick to see what that Oiran looks like, the pomp is so big." ”

Yun Youyou said: "It's nothing more than a good-looking prostitute, what's so good-looking." When the others heard this, they glared at her. Yun Youyou had Jiang Qingyan by his side, he was not afraid, he puffed out his cheeks and blew, making a grimace.

The team suddenly stopped in the middle, and a little girl on the sedan chair walked down and said softly: "Miss Yuan came here from the Immortal Building at the invitation of the governor of Luoyang City, why didn't anyone come to greet her?" It was only when the people of the city were enthusiastic and greeted each other that the official lagged behind. Behind him, two officials came over panting and said, "My lord." ”

The little girl said, "Look at your hospitality, quickly prepare a place for the young lady to rest." This girl is only seven or eight years old, and her voice is immature, but even the local officials are submissive to what she says. The officer called the official messenger to disperse the crowd and lead the way. Take it to the famous Peony Tower in Luoyang City to rest. The oiran did not get out of the sedan chair, but the maid carried the sedan chair upstairs, and no one was allowed to follow it except for the women who came from the procession.

The parents took care of the front and back, and I was afraid that the beautiful woman inside was not the slightest dissatisfied. Then he called the shopkeeper and shouted, "What about the fruit you have prepared?"

Lin Xi and the others followed into the peony building and pretended to rest on the side of the window. When the parent saw four people sitting by the window, he frowned and scolded, "Miscellaneous Niangpi, who let you in? Suddenly, I heard the little girl upstairs say, "Hey, Liu Dakuo!"

When the parent officer heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw the little girl next to the Oiran leaning on the railing of the building to look down, and hurriedly asked respectfully, "Little fairy, I don't know what the goddess commands?"

The little girl smiled and said, "Liu Dakuo, is your name Liu Dakuo?" The parents responded: "Yes, yes." I am Liu Dakuo. The little girl said: "Liu Dakuo's name is really ugly. ”

Liu Dakuo said: "It's really hard to hear, it's all taken by the parents, what can I do!" The little girl walked down the stairs, and Liu Dakuo hurriedly greeted her. The little girl said: "The name is ugly, but it is appropriate, your mouth is quite wide, you can pretend anything, and you can hold at least a thousand taels of silver, no! Liu Dakuo was teased and laughed by such a little girl, but he didn't get angry at all, and said with a smile on his face: "The little fairy said that she was laughing." ”

The little girl snorted and said, "I'm not laughing. Hey, listen, Miss said, tonight there will be a peony banquet in this peony building, and the banquet will be held for the heavenly martial arts. ”

Liu Dakuo said: "Yes, yes, I already knew." The little girl whispered: "You have to pay attention to the outside, the young lady said that it is very chaotic outside, and it will be bad if something happens." "In fact, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had already been proclaimed emperor and had the capital of Chang'an. And the storm is everywhere, and the forces of all parties have also rebelled against Sui and proclaimed themselves kings, and the world is a chaotic phenomenon. However, the city of Luoyang is very stable, not as good as the rebellion.

Liu Dakuo said: "This official knows. What else does the goddess have to say?" The little girl said: "Tonight, the Peony Building will invite people from all over the world to come, as the saying goes, the Quartet table drinks the Quartet people, you can't drive people away." Liu Dakuo responded: "Yes, yes." ”

The little girl said: "Okay, there's nothing else, you go first." Liu Dakuo was about to turn around and leave, but the little girl smiled again: "Wait, this is the young lady's reward for you." Stuffed a golden hairpin into Liu Dakuo's big mouth and chuckled: "Your mouth is really wide." ”

Liu Dakuo was made to cry and laugh, and said with a golden hairpin: "Thank you for the gift from the goddess." The little girl said, "Okay, you go first." "Upstairs.

Lin Xi said: "This magistrate takes an Oiran very seriously, and is willing to let a servant girl play tricks." Jiang Qingyan said: "Greedy people." Lin Xi said: "How do you know that he is a greedy person?"

Jiang Qingyan said: "Just look at his face." Yun Youyou said: "Master, are you still doing this? Then what do you think I am?" Jiang Qingyan shook his head and said, "Don't look at it." ”

Yun Youyou snorted and said, "Don't you look at it or don't you dare to say it?" Jiang Qingyan smiled silently, turned her face sideways, picked up a cup of tea and sipped it gently. Yun Youyou exhaled in his ear: "Husband, I can see that you don't dare to look at me." ”

Jiang Qingyan said: "Why don't I dare to look at you?" Yun Youyou said: "Because...... If I don't say it, you'll be even more scared if I say it. Husband, do you say that Oiran is good-looking?" Jiang Qingyan said: "I haven't seen that Oiran so how do I know?"

Yun Youyou was overjoyed in his heart, and said secretly: "If I call you husband, you dare to respond, hehe!" said: "Husband, let's see what that Oiran looks like tonight." ”

Jiang Qingyan let out a "hmm" and lowered her head to drink tea. Although his face was indifferent, Yun Youyou's left sentence and right sentence husband also made his heart ripple, and his fingers trembled slightly. There is also a faint excitement and joy in his heart, but he has been cultivating in the mountains all the year round, and his face can be absorbed into nothing, so as not to show it.

The Oiran had already told Liu Dakuo that he wanted to entertain talented and beautiful women, Liu Dakuo didn't dare to drive people anymore, and the crowd downstairs was dense that night, from the outside to the inside, crowded everywhere. Liu Dakuo called the official messenger to stop the people, so as not to squeeze through the Peony Tower.

The little girl walked down from the upstairs, and said coquettishly: "Hey, Da Kuo, Miss said, this peony building is a little smaller, you have to go to Biqing Pond in the back, and call everyone to Biqing Pond!" Liu Dakuo said: "Yes, I'll go and order." He also informed the talented and beautiful people who came, and they went to Biqing Pond together.

Lin Xi and the others had dinner, they had nothing to do, and they were also very curious about the Oiran's actions, so they went with them.

The Biqing Pond is built next to the lake a garden room, connected in all directions, the first floor in the middle of the water spring to generate a pool, is the Biqing Pond. Looking from afar, the lanterns of the Ten Thousand Pavilion are all put, there are Mu Dan flowers lining next to it, although the season has not arrived, the flowers have not grown, but it is also gorgeous and gorgeous. The curtain was rolled down in the middle pavilion, and the Oiran inside could not be seen. The left and right sides were already full of people, and the noise and noise were all looking to the middle.

Lin Xi and the others found a pavilion in the distance and sat down, raising a glass and drinking. Jiang Qingyan said: "There are not only talented and beautiful people here, but also many masters. Lin Xi said: "Master, could it be that this Oiran is also here?" Jiang Qingyan shook his head. Seeing that the singing and dancing in the pavilion on the opposite side were lined up, and the vocal music was played, both talented and civilians gathered together, anxiously enjoying the singing and dancing music, waiting for the Oiran to come out.

At this time, he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Lin Gongzi, is it you?" Lin Xi heard familiarity, turned around, and saw three Taoists walking in front of him, slightly stunned, and said, "Nie Master, why are you here?" Those three people are Nie Liang, Zhang Lieyan, and Bai Yunshi's brothers.

Nie Liang hugged his fists and said, "Gongzi Jiang is also there." Jiang Qingyan said: "Master Nie, please take a seat." Nie nodded and sat down next to the two junior disciples.

Lin Xi said: "Didn't Master Nie say that he wanted to go back to the mountain? Why are you here? It's not to see this Oiran?" Nie Liang shook his head and said, "Naturally not." On the way back to the mountain, I encountered a strange thing, and I tracked it all the way to get here. Lin Xi said: "Strange thing, what strange thing?"

Nie Liang Zhengse said: "We passed by an adult's house on the way and saw that the family had a funeral. Mo Lian smiled: "What's so strange about this? Maybe some old man in that family died. ”

Zhang Lieyan said: "It's not strange that someone died, but it was the daughter of that family who died, and her age was just right." Mo Pian said: "It is possible to die of illness." ”

Nie Liang shook his head and said, "The one who died was a young lady, only sixteen years old. After death, the skin and flesh are withered, and the whole body is bloodless. It's like a skeleton, it was sucked dry of its essence and died!"

Lin Xi said movingly: "Sucked the essence blood dry?" Nie Liang said: "Exactly! There is no flesh and blood in the whole body, only a layer of skin is left to wrap the bones." At that time, the family only said that it was a demon and did not dare to raise their voices. When we passed by, we saw that there was a strange thing in the house, and we went in to find out, and saw that the woman's death was very strange, and then we thought of a sect. ”

Lin Xi said: "What sect did you think of?" Nie Liang said: "The cult is all day." Lin Xi blurted out: "All-day teaching?" In his heart, he had already speculated a little about the identity of the night bat and Wang Xian'er.

Nie Liang nodded, took a sip of a cup of tea, and said, "If the poor Dao guess is right, that woman died of the Flower Shifting Divine Skill of the All-Heaven Sect!"

Lin Xi had also heard the words "Flower Shifting Divine Skill" and asked, "What is Flower Shifting Divine Skill?" Nie Liang stared coldly at the tea in the cup and said, "Flower Shifting Divine Skill is an internal skill that the whole heavenly sect cultivates...... Hey, the so-called magic is actually just a technique of collecting yin and supplementing yang. However, after being recreated by the first leader of the All-Heaven Sect, it is no longer as good as picking yin and supplementing yang, and it is even more evil and weird. The All-Heaven Sect has existed for a long time, and it has been more than a hundred years, and recently I have heard that the All-Heaven Sect is moving around with the intention of causing chaos. This kind of magic of my own way has long been lost, but now it is in the world. ”

Zhang Lieyan said: "That Flower Shifting Skill is indeed evil, if a cultivator of Demon Skill can suck up all the essence and blood of that person's body and turn it into his own use. ”

Mo Pian said: "What is Jiao/Huan?" Zhang Lieyan was stunned, but it was not easy to explain, and continued: "There is a clear hierarchy in that sect, and the superiors can have sex/have fun with the subordinates, absorb part of the essence and blood internal force of the subordinates, and turn it into their own body. So the all-day sect members sucked each other up, pushing layer by layer, and the masters were rising. When a person starts to join a cult, he will inevitably have no martial arts at all, so he will practice the skill of shifting flowers and trick his relatives and friends into making friends with him...... Or use medicine to strengthen it, gradually suck up the essence and blood to increase itself, and finally the martial arts rise to an extremely high level. ”

Jiang Qingyan said: "There is actually this magic skill!" Bai Yun said: "This is indeed a magic skill, and if it is a magic skill, it must be harmful." I heard that this magic skill will occur once every seven days, and if you don't have fun with people when you do not have fun with people, you will be burned to death. At that time, an elder of the All-Heaven Sect repented and fled from the All-Heaven Sect, but he failed to absorb the essence blood in time and died seven days later. When the head saw the woman's death that day, he knew that she had been killed by the all-day sect master who had sucked up the essence blood. ”

Nie Liang said: "I expected that person would still make trouble, so I checked several families with daughters in the town and ambushed them day and night. Finally, when the person made trouble again, and at the beginning of the fight with that person, he felt that the martial arts were extremely high, and after twenty or so swords, the person revealed his true martial arts, and only then did he know that the person was the He Tianwolf who taught the four great Dharma kings of the whole day, "The wolf walked to the moon and died, and the mountain vine held the dragon's teeth". Hehe, that He Tianwolf's martial arts are high, and he is cunning by nature, and he has absconded all the way, and we can't see that person again when we chase him here. But He Tian Wolf was forced by us, and he will definitely not be able to suck the essence blood for a few days, and if he does it in two days, he will definitely be in chaos again!"

Lin Xi thought of a sentence for a moment, and said casually: "The black bat hides at night, and Tianmingjun picks flowers." "It was said by Xue Xingtian, the thief of Tongtian.

Nie Liang was stunned for a moment, and said, "These are the other two Dharma Kings of the All-Heaven Sect, and Lin Gongzi also knows it?" Lin Xi said: "Not only have I seen it, but I also met the black bat that night." Nie Liang changed color and said: "Night Bat! I heard that this person is the third Dharma King in the All-Heaven Sect, and his martial arts and light skills are the best in the world. How did you meet him?"

Lin Xi slowly talked about the events of that day, and when he said that the night bat had been killed by Jiang Qingyan, Nie Liang, Zhang Lieyan, and Bai Yun all showed doubts on their faces, but knowing that Lin Xi would not lie to him, he sighed again, and admired Jiang Qingyan for three points.

Nie Liang said: "In the All-Heaven Sect, except for the mysterious sect master, the four Dharma Kings are the masters. The night bat is dead, and if he gets rid of He Tian Wolf again, he will cut off a pair of arms of the Heavenly Sect. ”

Mo Lian said: "The wolf died in the moon, and the mountain vine held the dragon's teeth. The black bat hides at night, and Tianmingjun picks flowers. In addition to the Night Bat and He Tianwolf, who are the other two Dharma Kings?"

Zhang Lieyan said: "Shan Teng holding the dragon's tooth is the old monster of the vine dragon, it is said that he cultivates the internal power of yin and cold, and he needs to have fun with people every day, so he has harmed the most women." That day, Mingjun picked flowers ......" sighed and said: "But I don't know who it is, I only know that this Dharma King's name is Jun Zuihua, but I have never heard of his martial arts." ”

Nie Liang looked at the secluded pavilion moon that was gradually reaching the west in the distance, and said, "There are three major evils in this world, two evils and one demon. The two evil little missionaries are demagogic and make people willing to send them to death; the all-day cult is to suck people's essence and blood to increase their cultivation and kill people for fun; and the demon cult is good at intriguing people in the night realm, which makes people change in an instant. Although the small missionary was broken and scattered by the Kunlun Mountains, there were always remnants. I can't let go of He Tianwolf this time!"