Chapter 39 The Li Family's Mansion
Xie Lan directly found a place outside the town where no one was, sat down cross-legged, tried his best to run the Qingxuan True Technique, and began to absorb the surrounding aura, Dashi Town was close to the Qingxuan Mountain Range, and the aura was relatively sufficient, but half an hour later, Xie Lan sadly found that most of the aura was absorbed by the Broken Sword Heavenly Punishment, Xie Lan took out the bamboo sword on his waist, and shouted Red Thunder Fu, not to mention the previous red thunderball, even the shadow of a one-star thunderbolt could not be seen, Xie Lan smiled bitterly and untied the Broken Sword Heavenly Punishment on his back, looked at it helplessly and said, Hey, Why are you so ignorant? Even if you don't enter Zhai Yunbang, I can accept absorbing some spiritual power from time to time, but how can I mess around regardless of time and place? What am I going to do tonight if there is a demon? Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info That's a ghost.,Green-faced fangs.,Specializing in eating children.,My mother used to scare me all the time.,I'm a little scared when I think about it.,I don't know if I've grown up so much now.,Ghosts still don't eat it.。
Xie Lan was worried, there was nothing to do, the ghost is a yin thing, and thunder is the most yang and strong thing in the world, as long as there is spiritual power in the body, summoning the thunder ball is a trivial matter, of course, self-protection is more than enough, but what to do now, for a bunch of so-called "magic weapons", it has become the current situation, it is really unlucky. Xie Lan unconsciously walked along the riverbank outside the town, and looked up, the green waves of the large reeds were swaggering towards the river not far away, as if showing off that he also had waves, causing the river to wrinkle layers of depression, and under the embellishment of the distant sunset, some scattered light and shadow swayed indiscriminately, slowly flowing towards the night. Suddenly Xie Lan had an idea, how could I forget that there is this, with a wave of his right hand, a talisman floated away, and a dazzling thunderbolt appeared out of thin air, blasting a stone not far away to smithereens, and even the sorrow in Xie Lan's heart disappeared.
With a clear drink, Xie Lan was in a good mood, looking at the breeze blowing from the river, gently brushing away the last trace of residual heat of the day on the earth, and while opening the curtain of the night, he also cooled the irritability in his heart. Looking around, I found that I didn't know when I had come to the stone bridge outside the town, looking at the solid bridge body composed of bluestone, Xie Lan had a deeper understanding of Li Yuanwai's righteous deeds, and admired this kind outsider, increased some curiosity, glanced at the tea shed by the bridge, felt the emptiness in his stomach, Xie Lan shook his head and smiled, and walked towards the inn.
And in the tea shed, an old man was drinking small tea, and when he heard the movement nearby, he whispered unhappily: "Where did you come from, the wild boy, shouting." Well, this Li Yuan is a good outsider, there must be no problem with rubbing the wine and food, starving the old man, why did he sleep for a day and a night, the wine is warm and mellow, and the stamina is not small, I don't know if that kid still has it? Smacking his lips, looking at the tea in front of him, he was disappointed for no reason, put down the tea bowl, and the old man walked towards the town.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the inn, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you are back, I estimate that the time has come, just ready, you wait a minute, I will bring the meal immediately." ”
Xie Lan smiled and replied, "I'm really a little hungry, little second brother, thank you." ”
"The guest officer is polite."
As soon as Xie Lan found a vacant seat to sit down, Xiao Er had already brought up the meals one after another, and finally brought a small white porcelain wine bottle, "The guest officer uses it slowly, because I need to trouble you tonight, so the wine should not be drunk too much, if you are cold and refreshing, this bottle is enough, and you can bear more if there is anything inconsiderate." ”
"Thank you, the little second brother has a heart." Today's wine and food at a glance know that the shopkeeper is attentive, there are not many dishes, two cold and two hot, two meat and two vegetarian, and the wine is more mellow than the previous champion red and mellow, listening to the talk of the surrounding guests, eating side dishes, drinking small wine, it is really a unique taste in the heart.
After finishing the wine and food, take a break in the room for a while, it is already the second watch, and at this time there is also a sound of footsteps, sure enough, the voice of the shopkeeper sounded outside the door: "Guest officer, the time is up, do you see if we are ready?" ”
Xie Lan walked to the door, looked back at the house that had been restored to tidyness, then opened the door and said, "Let's go." The little two was carrying a big package, and Xie Lan remembered that he had bought a lot of "magic weapons". The two chatted and walked, and after a while, they came to an antique gate.
Walking through the steps of the stone lions and knocking on the beast-faced ring on the vermilion gate, Xie Lan clearly saw the front yard of the Li family's mansion, and glanced at Brother Liu, who was arranged not far away, the two just looked at each other and smiled, and simply hugged their fists and saluted.
Xie Lan took the package from the little second brother, rewarded a piece of loose silver, and walked silently to the square, waiting for Brother Liu's arrangement. At the same time, he also began to look at the surrounding environment, and imagined some differences, not a deep house, but flowers and plants, in addition to the bluestone square of dozens of square feet, as well as the main hall of hospitality in front of him, what he saw was another scene, and the pale yellow slightly cool moonlight, a winding path in the shade of various flowers and plants from time to time, and then disappeared behind the rockery, smelling the fragrance of flowers in the breeze, listening to the sound of the spring in the distance, Xie Lan couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that the owner here was also an elegant person.
In the reverie, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when he came back to his senses, he heard Brother Liu's voice, Xie Lan smiled apologetically, and the man surnamed Liu didn't care at all, and said: "Brother Xie, do you think you want to be closer or farther away from Mrs. Deqing's room?" ”
"Naturally, it's closer, don't hide it from my brother, I have prepared a lot of things, but I want to see what the so-called ghosts are."
The man surnamed Liu was a little surprised, and then praised it greatly, and said: "Thank you so much, Brother Xie, this is the matter, I am scheduled for you to have a drink, the elder brother's surname is Liu Mingyingjie, and you haven't asked Brother Xie for his name?" ”
"Don't dare, one word Lan, Lan who is not shocked, Brother Liu is really as good as his name, he is a real hero."
Liu Yingjie laughed loudly, "It's a good one, it's a hero, I'm a friend of Brother Xie." Then Xie Lan asked Liu Yingjie about the situation of the Li Mansion, and the two walked to the backyard of the Li Mansion while talking.
After Xie Lan understood some basic information, he wanted to ask some other things, at this time a servant ran over and whispered a few words to Liu Yingjie, Liu Yingjie's face showed great joy, and then he hugged his fists and said to Xie Lan: "Brother Xie, I have some things, I will retire first, you go around here, we will see you in the back house of the Liu family that we have just walked through at the third watch, what do you think?" ”
"Brother Liu is busy first, I'll just go around by myself, I'll see you later." Don't pass Liu Yingjie, Xie Lan looked around in the Li family's mansion alone, and found that there was a special taste, the proud cold plum, the elegant and quiet orchid, the perennial green bamboo, the budding daisy, according to the rockery, beside the small bridge and flowing water, looking at the carved fence pavilion, under the background of this hazy moonlight, each bloomed with a different charm, Xie Lan sighed, if it wasn't for the wrong mood of time, he would never live up to such a beautiful day.
The crescent moon overhead showed a misty light in the endless night sky, quietly moving the shadow of the osmanthus tree, and adjusting the time to the third watch, Xie Lan came to the place where Mrs. Hou Zhaiqing lived on time, and saw seven or eight monks and Taoists in front of the door who were busy with something, walked forward, and smiled dumbly, as if they felt that the smile was out of place, and quickly put it away, but they were really uncomfortable in their hearts, those monks and Taoists were wearing strange clothes, some were holding a wooden sword, and some had a lot of yellow paper charms pasted on their bodies, Some of them were holding some strange-shaped utensils, or dust, or wooden fish, or bronze mirrors, and even some yellow liquids, looking at Xie Lan's somewhat ugly appearance, a Taoist priest said kindly: "Don't be afraid, there are many of us, or you will be drenched with some child's urine, and all evil will not invade." ”
There is also this statement, Xie Lan was secretly surprised, remembering that his mother always deceived herself when she was young, saying that if she did something bad, there would be a ghost with a green face and fangs who would come out and eat this kind of bad child, it turned out that ghosts were afraid of children's urine, no wonder when she said that when she came out to pee alone at night when she was a child, her father and mother were very relieved, it turned out to be this reason?
Xie Lan hurriedly dodged and saluted with his fists, "The juniors are guarding outside, I think there are all the seniors here, those monsters and ghosts are not just caught, I'm afraid that the ghosts know very well, and I don't dare to go forward." Besides, if you are so close to your predecessors, it will definitely be safe and tight. ”
"Reasonable, reasonable." Those monks and Taoist priests showed a look of approval on their faces, and they boasted that their children could be taught.
Xie Lan accompanied these monks and Taoists into Mrs. Deqing's room, took a brief look, and found that the layout inside was very simple, the space in the room was not small, divided into two layers, inside and outside, with a bead curtain in the middle, and a huge green screen behind it. The outer room is relatively empty, I think it has been cleaned up in advance, there are only two Eight Immortal Tables and a few chairs, and there are some snacks and tea on the table for these mages to eat, it should be that Brother Liu explained before, so as soon as the monk and Taoist priest entered the room, he sat upright, Xie Lan took a brief look, then exited the room and stood at the door.
The night was as cool as water, as if the crescent moon in the sky also knew that it was haunted, and secretly hid his body behind the clouds, so it was pitch black between the heavens and the earth, Xie Lan held the broken sword in both hands, stood straight, calmed down, felt all kinds of movements around him, and also felt the passage of time minute by minute.
On the other side, Liu Yingjie was full of helplessness in the kitchen, an old man in front of him was sleeping soundly, the snoring sound was particularly loud, it's just that, it's not in a hurry, anyway, this old fairy has come, and it should be able to solve the affairs in the house in a few days, looking at the old man's sleeping appearance, although there are some doubts, but some of the words that the old man just said in his ear are absolutely true, and others can't know, so there is only one explanation, this old man is a fairy-like figure, otherwise how can he drink six jars of spirits, People say that the fairy has a very quirky temper, it seems that it is true, it is normal for people with ability to be arrogant, I don't know what happened to Brother Xie's side, Liu Yingjie instructed: "Carry the old fairy into the guest room, take care of it, and if you wake up, notify me immediately." With that, he walked towards the back house.
When the time was approaching, Xie Lan suddenly felt something, a cold thing shook by the window, and disappeared immediately, Xie Lan wanted to chase after him, but heard Liu Yingjie's voice: "How is it?" Brother Xie, have you found anything? ”
Xie Lan shook his head, "Brother Liu, you go back to rest first, I'll leave it to me here." If you have something, I'll call you again, Brother Liu has been tired these days. ”
"Well, that's bothering you, there is indeed something strange about your body, you must notify me if you have something."
"Don't worry."
Farewell Brother Liu, Xie Lan continued to wait, but it seemed that even the moon had lost interest, and slowly moved towards the resting place, the fourth watch had passed, and what made Xie Lan feel funny was that he clearly felt that the monks and Taoists inside had fallen asleep soundly, and the sleep was extraordinarily sweet.