Section 5 Back Garden

It is almost impossible to enter through the door, but fortunately there is a row of courtyard walls outside the back garden, and there is a row of lattice windows on the courtyard wall, and if you look inside from the lattice of the windows, you can see every grass and tree in the back garden, which is also the only way. They lie outside the courtyard wall and look inside, the back garden is very large, there is a large pool, the pool is full of lotus roots, although the lotus flowers have withered, but the lotus leaves are still green, it is difficult to imagine that in this dry and hot desert there will be lotus flowers.

A small carved bridge sits in the middle of the lotus pond, and the corridors with nine curves and eighteen bends are scattered on both sides. There is a pavilion on the small bridge, and the material of the pavilion is made of fine huanghuali wood. The colorful glazed murals are engraved on each pillar beam, which is particularly beautiful. The pavilion was closed on all sides, but the windows were open, and when you looked through the windows, it was dark and hollow, and it was hard to see what was going on.

Below the bridge was a row of willow trees fluttering in the wind, the leaves of which had turned yellow, but they seemed to be in good spirits, and there was no sign of imminent fall. Longevity flowers bloom all over the back garden, this kind of flower is strange, it has been blooming and falling flowers all year round, tirelessly, very dedicated. So the name of longevity is well deserved. A woman suddenly walked out of the red and yellow longevity flowers, and she hurried towards the pavilion with a plate of delicate fruits, followed by two maidservants, one holding a phoenix crown in her hand, and the other holding a groomed object.

These were obviously the maidservants of the villa, so why did they walk towards the pavilion? Just as everyone was still thinking about it, they suddenly heard a shout: "Get out!" Get out of here! I won't wear it even if I die! It was obviously a woman's voice as well. This woman's voice seemed to be very confident, as if she was their master, but this voice seemed to be very familiar, the pupils of Duan Shuai's eyes were gradually dilating, and he heard this woman's voice, it was Lu Yu.

Si Xue immediately sensed Duan Shuai's psychological changes, because he stepped on her feet, getting heavier and heavier, almost hurting her to death. Si Xue slapped Duan Shuai, and then he came back to his senses, it turned out that Fang had accidentally stepped on Si Xue, because Si Xue's feet were too small, so he didn't feel it at all.

Duan Shuai hurriedly pumped his feet, but the expression on his face told them that he seemed to have found the target person. They climbed up the rock, and came to the courtyard wall of the back garden, but as soon as they came up, they regretted it, the courtyard wall was full of sharp steel knives and iron forks, and they could not stay at all.

Then he jumped down again, and the moment he landed on the ground, a master noticed something. It turned out to be the ghost Hong Ao, who ran over with everyone and happened to meet them. Hong Ao pointed at them and shouted, "What people? Dare to trespass in the back garden! Duan Shuai and the others didn't know how to respond, Si Xue said with a wit: "Report to the adult, the small one is here to send gold to the villa, and I just sent it over, the villa is too big, and I got lost when I found a place to go to the toilet, so I collided with the adult, and returned the king to forgive the sin!" ”

Hong Ao is not an ordinary martial arts master, he noticed at a glance that these people are all based on kung fu, but he didn't know what the other party's skills were for a while, so he said for the time being: "Since this is the case, then leave quickly!" This is not the place for you! Si Xue hurriedly pulled Duan Shuai and was about to go out, but she couldn't pull it.

Looking up, he found that Duan Shuai was already very excited, and he couldn't wait to rush in immediately. Yue Shufan saw that the situation was not good, and he also pulled up Duan Shuai, you know, if you do it here, the guards will continue to come over, and when the time comes, no matter how high your martial arts are, you will be captured. Shufan's strength was much greater, Duan Shuai immediately sobered up, just reluctantly looked at the back garden in the lattice crack, and left gloomily.

When Hong Ao saw that they had gone away, he ordered his men to follow and find out. As expected, they stopped after walking a short distance, as if looking for another way back. The spies hurriedly came back to report, and while Hong Ao instructed the surrounding guards to inform the city lord and the surrounding guards, he led his men and horses towards Duan Shuai and the three of them.

At this time, the handsome people unknowingly broke into a very mysterious place. It was overgrown with weeds, ruins everywhere, and at the end of the yard was a dilapidated house, next to which stood a tombstone, which had obviously been standing for many years. Si Xue hurriedly grabbed the corner of Duan Shuai's clothes and said, "Duan... Brother Duan, I think we'd better go! ”

Duan Shuai also had this intention, and Shufan stopped: "No! They're just outside. Duan Shuai also seemed to hear the sound of hurried footsteps, so he had to dispel that thought. Step by step, they walked towards the dilapidated house at the end of the courtyard, which was in disrepair and tattered, but the grave behind the tombstone was newly added earth, apparently someone had not been there for a long time.

Si Xue whispered the words on the tombstone: "The tomb of the beloved wife Xue Lu." There is also a column of small characters on the right: Xue Li Hanli. Only then did Duan Shuai understand that at this time, Xue Lengfeng's mother, Xue Lihan's wife's tomb. But since it is the tomb of the owner's wife, why was it built in the most dilapidated part of the village?

At this time, Si Xue also asked curiously: "Huh?" Brother Duan, why do you say that the tomb of the owner's wife was built here? Duan Shuai didn't know very well, but at this time, a quirky laugh suddenly came from the broken house: "I... I want to know too. "It's a very mysterious sound, and it can't help but make people feel chills in such an environment.

Si Xue hurriedly hid in the gap between the two men's backs, poking her head out from time to time to look at it. Duan Shuai asked sharply: "We didn't mean to offend, and we hope to forgive the sin, dare to ask Your Excellency?" The voice over there was even more secretive, and the smile was even more desolate, Si Xue didn't dare to look over there anymore, her palms were sweaty, for fear that a monster would come out of the house.

At this time, an elderly man suddenly came out of the house, this person was dressed in gray clothes, hunched at the waist, his limbs were thin, like shriveled wicker, his cheekbones were prominent, and his hair was thin, but Duan Shuai still recognized it, he was Xue Lihan who was the most powerful back then! Duan Shuai immediately raised his vigilance and waited for Xue Lihan's questioning.

Unexpectedly, Xue Lihan ignored them, Duan Shuai took a closer look and found that Xue Lihan's eyes were covered with a thick layer of eyelids, and he seemed to be close to blindness. Xue Lihan walked out slowly, he walked to his wife's grave, stroked every handwriting on the tombstone, and sighed: "It's been thirty years, I finally came back to accompany you, and you will never be lonely anymore." As he spoke, he slowly knelt down and kissed the moss on the tombstone, so affectionate and touching.

For a while, Si Xue was a little moved, feeling that the old man opposite was not as terrible as he imagined, and he actually had the urge to come forward to comfort him. But recalling the murderous appearance of him on Mengshan back then, I can't help but shudder a little. Xue Lihan's kiss became more and more affectionate, and the stone tablet almost broke his entire mouth, and he didn't know how many times he had done such an action.

The shouts outside the courtyard gradually approached, and Duan Shuai and the others had to hide in this dilapidated house, the room was very dark and damp, but it seemed that this was a woman's boudoir, the dresser was spotless, and the clear bronze mirror projected the shadows of the three of them on the wall through the daylight, which was particularly funny. Under the bronze mirror, there are various colors of rouge gouache, which is the only world of a woman, and every grass and tree here is at the mercy of women. And once they leave here, then women will become the object of others to play and squander.

What a sad but yet real question! Xue Lihan didn't stop them from coming in, or maybe he had developed a strong affection for the stone tablet and didn't notice that they had come in. As they entered, the voices of the soldiers faded away, and they breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to go out and find their way to the back garden.

But at this time, he found that a figure was standing steadily at the door, the sun was shining on his back, and his face could not be seen clearly at all, Si Xue was so frightened that he trembled, Duan Shuai looked at it, and found that this was Xue Lihan of Fang Cai. He **** with a mouth full of blood, standing at the door, like a living ghost. Duan Shuai also felt a chill down his spine, and just as they were about to leave quietly, a voice suddenly came.

"I know it's you!" This voice was obviously made by Xue Lihan, and even Si Xue could hear it clearly. Duan Shuai immediately stood firm and asked, "Who?" "You, Duan Shuai! You're here to get the dragon jade. Xue Lihan's voice became loud again, completely devoid of Fang Cai's sadness.

Duan Shuai froze and then said, "Get out of the way." Xue Lihan sighed and said, "After so many years, you are still the same, and your temper has not changed at all. But let me tell you, you can't take the Dragon Hunt Yujue. Duan Shuai asked, "Why?" Xue Lihan laughed and said, "You guys go, you'll know why when you go." It's not too late to come back to me if you know why. So saying, he made a way, and they left the hut with all their doubts.

Before leaving, I didn't feel a chill down my spine, but I felt that the person behind me was smiling evilly at them. Walking out of this small courtyard, there are golden buildings outside, and I went around many times, avoiding I don't know how many guards, and then stopped, it seems that this is really not a solution. Duan Shuai had to take out the Ice Spirit Cold Star Pill in his arms, which Lu Baixiong gave him when they were leaving, and it was said that this pill would glow green when it was close to the Dragon Seeking Jade Jue.

The dead horse was used as a live horse doctor, Duan Shuai took it out and walked slowly along the wall. After walking for another half an hour, I suddenly heard someone muttering: "Our family's wife is really not good to serve, hey, it's hard for us!" "Shhhhh "Ouch, let's talk about it, it won't be heard, besides, it's really hard to serve, I don't want to eat or drink, I'm going to get married today, and I don't even wear a wedding dress, isn't this making it difficult for us!" "You're so stupid, Madame, what's wrong with you, you're demonstrating to the owner." These words reached Duan Shuai's ears, and he immediately understood that these two were servant girls serving Lu Yu.

Thinking of this, he immediately turned around, knocked one of them unconscious with lightning speed, grabbed the other by the neck and asked fiercely, "Say, where is your wife?" The girl who was choked by the neck almost fainted with fright, and squeezed out a few words from the gap in her throat: "After... Back garden. "Quick, take me to the back garden, or I'll kill you!" Duan Shuai frightened.

After finishing speaking, he was about to let go of her, and at the moment when he let go, Yue Shufan came up and grabbed her dumb hole, and put his sword against her neck and said coldly: "Take us away!" The little girl couldn't make a sound, so she had to go forward with her head against her head. After walking for a while, he came to the back garden again, and at this time, the guard in the back garden was a lot lax, Yue Shufan knocked the maid unconscious, and then followed Duan Shuai into the back garden.