It is said that the apricot blossoms spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River, it seems that the spring light especially prefers the south of the Yangtze River, in fact, the twilight of the north of the country is also interesting. It was just one day after the rain in the valley, on both sides of the post road outside Yong'an County, a hundred miles away from the capital, the distant mountains were like daisies, the grass in front of me was new like smoke, and the pink wildflowers covered the entire grassland.

When it is approaching, on the post road, business and passenger cars come and go, and it is a lively time. Yongan County near the city gate has a slope of three or four miles, although the slope is not too steep, but the car is quite troublesome to go up, the passengers need to unload the empty car before the slope can go up, so there are many people on both sides of the slope who rely on picking goods for the passengers. There was bargaining on the roadside from time to time, and some people built a few simple thatched huts again as tea houses, selling some tea, cattle and horse fodder for a living.

"Da Da-" The crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the two horses came slowly from west to east, the two horses did not go too fast, but looking at the strong muscles, slender body, the whole body was pale gold, the gods were extraordinary, and immediately there were two beautiful girls wearing a beautiful woman, the spring breeze was blowing, the horsehair was uneven, and the mountain flowers on both sides were rotten, like a good lady Spring Mountain travel map.

Some of the busy people were fascinated by these two never-before-seen horses, and some people couldn't stop looking at these two lone girls, although they couldn't see their faces clearly, but from the elegant riding posture of the two, it can be seen that the two were born extraordinary, how could such a girl go out alone?

The two girls rode to the front of the steep slope, stopped in front of a tea house opened by an old woman, the two dismounted lightly, and walked into the tea house, the old woman hurriedly stepped forward to greet the guests, "What kind of tea do the two ladies want to drink?" As she spoke, she wiped the tables and chairs in the tea room vigorously with her own sackcloth, for fear that her tables and chairs would stain the two elegant girls.

"The old man is not busy, dare to ask how far is it from the capital?" One of the women in the red shirt asked softly, in a soft and tactful voice.

"The two ladies are going to the capital? This place is about a hundred miles away from the capital, and the two of them are afraid that they will not be able to catch up today, and even if they do, they will have a curfew. The old woman said.

After listening to the old woman's words, the two glanced at each other, and another woman in purple asked, "Then is there a quieter female view here?" "This girl's voice is as clear as jade, and it is also very good.

The old woman was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "We don't have any women here, if the two ladies want to stay overnight, it is better to go to the city inn." ”

Seeing that the old woman's face was embarrassed, the red-shirted girl took out a string of copper coins from her purse, "We are a little tired from walking all the way, and I am tired of Grandma preparing a charcoal stove for us." ”

The old woman saw that this string of copper coins was consistent enough, and hurriedly stuffed it into her arms, "Little lady, wait, I'll get you a charcoal stove." She has opened a tea house for so many years, and many people who are more particular about it do not use the tea utensils in her tea house, only borrow a small stove and charcoal fire, and she quickly prepares a small stove and charcoal fire for the two of them to cook tea, "Lady, do you want water?" I have here spring water from the mountains. ”

"No need." The Sequoia Lady took out a set of unpicked earthenware tea sets from her bag hanging on horseback, propped them up, and poured a gourd of water into the clay pot.

The old woman saw that the two of them only asked for a few pieces of charcoal, so she gave herself so much reward, and she was inevitably a little uneasy, "The two ladies' Marco want to feed some beans?" Do you want some tea? I also have marinated chicken and bacon here. ”

Changning saw that the stone trough behind the tea house was dirty and messy, she smiled and shook her head, "Don't bother the old man, please take care of yourself." ”

These two girls are Changning and He Wanran, they firmly refused the eighteen send-offs of their senior brothers, the two of them went all the way south from Taishangzong, at first they were swordsman, but the hummingbird that Changning used to guide the way seemed to have advanced, and they had been sleeping, the two of them could only walk intuitively, and often walked crookedly, the East China Sea and Western Xinjiang all turned around, and finally there was no way but to summon the Tianma relics to ask for directions all the way to the capital. The two of them had a good ability to discern directions on land, and finally did not continue to go the wrong way.

After the water in the clay pot is boiled, the boiling water is poured on the body of the pot to wake up the pot, and then a pot of spring water is boiled to make tea. Her set of tile tea sets looks inconspicuous, but in fact, it is made of lost Tianqing clear mud. Tianqing Cheng mud can absorb and refine the essence of all things, the tea set made of zuò with Tianqing Cheng mud is the favorite of monks, many monks have a set of tea sets that have been raised for hundreds or even thousands of years, and many tea sets even do not put tea leaves have tea fragrance. This set of tea sets in Changning was given to her by the ancestor of Baocha, and she loved it like a treasure.

"Let's go to the mountains today and rest for the night." He Wanran said that she came all the way, there will always be a lot of ill-intentioned people in the inn, many people see that they are lone women, often knock on the door in the middle of the night with bad intentions, although He Wanran is not afraid of these people, but also was disturbed and annoyed, and then the two chose a quiet Taoist temple to spend the night, and they couldn't find a Taoist temple to sleep in the wilderness.

"Okay, I'll ask you what mountains and forests are here." Changning said that after the spring water boiled, the boiling water was poured into the teapot, and a faint aroma of tea leaves spread, she waited for the teapot to stand for a while, and gave her and He Wanran a cup, and the two of them held the tea bowl to taste tea. Since she has this set of tea sets, in addition to practicing every day, she remembers to raise pots, and she never stops every day, otherwise she will not stay in the tea house.

The old woman saw the two of them drinking tea, so she simply grabbed a handful of melons and fruit pine nuts for the two, "This is my own fried pine nuts, two ladies try them." ”

Changning smiled and took over the dishes, He Wanran took out a handkerchief and picked out the pine nuts and hugged them in the handkerchief, with a slight force of his hand, the pine nut shell had been shattered when he shook off the silk handkerchief, revealing the intact flesh. He Wanran's hand shocked many people, and many people looked away from their flickering eyes. The old woman was taken aback, this little lady in purple has so much strength!

"Old man, is there any beautiful scenery near here?" He Wanran asked.

The old woman asked: "The two little ladies are going to go to the mountains and forests?" ”

"Yes." He Wanran smiled and bowed.

The old woman said: "How can you two little ladies go to that kind of barren mountain and remote land, what if you encounter danger?" ”

He Wanran was about to speak, but heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and the old woman hurriedly pressed the tea bucket that had been covered with linen outside the tea house, for fear that the tea bucket would be shaken over. Changning and He Wanran looked for prestige, only to see a dozen or so horses galloping not far away, led by a few brocade clothes, obviously a disciple of the noble family, the two only glanced at it and didn't care, Changning lowered his head and continued to raise her baby teapot, at this time the tea taste of the tea has been diluted, she washed the tea residue clean, and slowly and gently wiped the teapot with a soft towel.

Those people also stopped at the door of the tea house, and the first two brocade-clothed young men surrounded He Wanran and Changning who stopped at the door in amazement, "Sixth Brother Wei, do you think this is a sweat-sweated BMW?" ”

The young man who was called Sixth Brother Wei looked at the two horses in disbelief, "It does look like a sweat BMW, but why is there a sweat BMW here?" ”

Everyone walked into the tea house, and the old woman stepped forward and asked, "Please among the nobles, how many of you want to drink tea or wine?" A few days ago, the shop pickled a lot of chicken and fish shoots, and there were a lot of snacks. ”

"Oh?" Nawei Liu instructed the people behind him, "You go in with her and pick up some neat food for us to eat, we should consume a lot tonight." ”

The next man responded.

Those teenagers were all excited when they heard the two words at night, "Sixth brother, do you say that there are really female ghosts in Ziyun Temple?" ”

When the old woman heard the three words Ziyunguan, she was so shocked that even the charcoal in her hand fell to the ground, and the faces of the people outside the tea house changed abruptly. Changning and He Wanran glanced up at them curiously, both of them sat on the innermost side, and subconsciously restrained their breath, and everyone didn't notice them.

The old woman was shocked and asked, "The noble man wants to go to the Purple Cloud Temple?" ”

"Old man, you are also a local, come and tell us something about Ziyun Temple, the female ghost in it is really so powerful?" Several teenagers asked with great interest.

"Nobleman, Ziyun Temple can't go! Our humble contemplator said that here and there are already fierce places! Don't get into it! The old woman's face turned pale, she was really worried about these young men, the fierce land had already entered the three Taoist priests, and she had never come out again; Second, these teenagers know at a glance that they are either rich or expensive, and if something happens, they will inevitably affect themselves when they come to their own tea house.

"What will those bull noses do besides cheating people out of incense money?" A teenager said disapprovingly, "They can't do it, it doesn't mean we can't!" The young man snorted and pulled out the sword on his body, "See! This is my family's ancestral sword to ward off evil spirits! ”

Changning and He Wanran looked at each other in surprise, and with the eyesight of the two, they naturally saw that the sword in the young man's hand was a low-level magic weapon, and the sacrifice was perfect, but unfortunately due to the material, he couldn't go further, and the young man said that the ancestral one was also reasonable.

"What is that sword of yours!" The other young man said disdainfully, and also took out a sword, that sword looked much better than the previous magic weapon sword, but unfortunately this is only a talisman, and the spiritual power stored in the sword is almost exhausted, and the decorative meaning is greater than practical.

"Shen Sanbao, didn't you say that you have a cousin who is a monk? Why don't you take out the baby your cousin gave you? As everyone spoke, they suddenly asked a young man in blue.

The little boy in blue looked like he was only about twelve or thirteen years old, the youngest among the crowd, and he said, "I think we should go back, since even the Taoist priest said that it is a fierce place, and we have no cultivation, what if we encounter danger?" "This young man looks like a good woman, he really can be called a spring flower, bright like an autumn moon, the clothes on his body seem simple, but in fact, he is embroidered with embroidery thread of almost the same color, a jade pendant on his head, five or six kinds of ornaments of various colors hanging from his waist, there are copper coins, jade pendants and small copper knives, and five or six strings of beads are hung on his wrists.

He Wanran looked at the young man for a while, and looked at Changning with puzzled eyes, the objects on this young man's body were either magic weapons or talismans, and they were all newly made, and the techniques were also used by Taishangzong, she knew that He'er was very generous to her family, and the magic weapons that she didn't use were sent to the Shen family like flowing water, and she wholeheartedly added family wealth to the Shen family, and this person was surnamed Shen, wouldn't it be her relative?

Changning shook her head, she didn't know this young man, but looking at him like this, it should also be the Shen family?

"If you don't dare, don't go." The crowd said disdainfully.

The young man surnamed Shen blushed and stumbled, "Who is afraid!" I just don't want you to put yourself in danger! ”

"What a danger! You're clearly scared! We have the protection of the five tigers of the Chen family, are we still afraid of a little ghost? One sneered.

Young Shen's eyes were slightly red when he was ridiculed, "Cousin, be careful!" You are not allowed to bully my cousin! The delicate and tender voice sounded, a little girl looking at about ten years old in men's clothes muttered and glared at everyone, and protected the little boy with a very posture.

Everyone seemed to be quite taboo about this girl, and they didn't dare to say anything, but Wei Liu joked: "Is Shen San a cousin in the eyes of Nineteen?" ”

The girl blinked her butterfly-like eyelashes and said tenderly, "The sixth brother is also the elder brother of the nineteenth. ”

Shen San lowered his head and didn't speak, Changning saw his appearance, but he gradually matched one person in his impression, this person can't be Xiao Saburo, right? This person is four years younger than her, according to the generation is her nephew, is the second son of Changning lobby brother, because of the size of the frail and sickly, before the age of six was raised by the eldest aunt, the eldest aunt took care of him remarks, raised more delicate than Sanniang, Changning occasionally went to Pingjiang, and saw that he was either held by the eldest aunt or by the nurse, like a fragile glass doll. Changning doesn't have much contact with him, she is closer to Sanniang, and the two of them have seen each other a lot, they are older again, their appearance has changed, and they can't recognize them for a while.

As everyone spoke, two Foundation Stage monks walked in, "Ladies and gentlemen! The two bowed to the crowd.

Wei Liu welcomed the two of them to sit down very affectionately, and ordered his subordinates to serve food and wine, "Fourth Brother Chen, Fifth Brother, why are you two here?" ”

"Big brother, let's go to Ziyunguan to explore the way first." Chen Si saw the delicacies on the table, and he was not polite, he pulled a chicken leg and chewed it, "Don't worry, don't say that there are only a few female ghosts in Ziyunguan, that is, there is a nest of fox spirits, and we will also catch them to make fox furs for you." ”

"You don't pity the jade too much, the fox spirits are all beauties, where can you be a fox fur!" A young man said with a smile, "If only I could have a fox beauty with red sleeves and fragrance." ”

Chen Si and Chen Wuyi were stunned, and said with laughter: "Yang Langjun said that he laughed, those little fox spirits have sharp-beaked monkey gills, how many beautiful ones can there be?" Besides, can you stand the smell of them? ”

Changning and He Wanran lowered their heads and smiled secretly, when demons transform into shapes, they will initially carry some characteristics of their own race, for example, the smell of monks of certain races is often very strong, and this must be cultivated to gradually rise before it can gradually dissipate, so the countless people in secular novels are very rare in the cultivation world. And most of the fox demons are not beautiful in terms of human aesthetics. Different races, habits and aesthetics are completely different, the beauties of the fox race are not necessarily the beauties of the human race, and the fox people may not necessarily look down on the human race.

When the cultivation is high, it can turn into a beauty, who is not a beauty if the monk who cultivates like it? It's not uncommon. Changning heard that the ancient Heavenly Demon Clan was transformed into beauties that conformed to the aesthetics of the human race, and the Heavenly Fox Clan was second only to the Dragon and Phoenix Clan, and was most sought after by the Dragon Clan.

Those teenagers looked at Chen Si in disbelief, and even Wei Liu asked in disbelief: "Fourth Brother Chen, the fox spirit is really ugly?" ”

"Some fox spirits are gifted and born very beautiful, but most of them are above Jindan, how many Jindan monks can not be beautiful?" Chen Si grinned, "If my fourth brother can form a golden pill, he will also be a beautiful man!" Chen Si has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his appearance is rough, it is hard to imagine that he has become a beautiful man.

Everyone laughed, and Chen Wu said, "A few Lang Jun have read those secular novels, right?" Just read those books, but don't take them seriously. ”

He Wanran asked Changning curiously, "He'er, do you know what scripts they read?" Is there really a fox girl who is willing to add fragrance to ordinary people's red sleeves? "Even if the fox spirit is not good-looking at first, it is also a monster with mana, which one is not the pride of the fox clan, how can he serve ordinary people?

Changning said: "That's a novel, are you still serious?" There are many fox spirits in those books who are dedicated to concubines, young ladies who are willing to elope with them, and dragon kings who appreciate their talents and are willing to lower the dragon girl...... But it's kind of fun to watch. She felt that these novels were written a little excessively, but they were far less excessive than those in later generations. At least in those novels, only those vixens who dare not have an identity background are concubines, and the vixens with a slightly higher status will be wives, and there will be no dragon girls as concubines.

He Wanran chuckled, "Go back and find me a few copies, and I'll take a look at them too." ”

Changning said: "Ah Ying, that Shen Sanlang may be my nephew, let's follow and take a look later." "If it's not inconvenient, Changning really wants to say to those people, don't you like to read novels? How did many of the people in this novel die? It's just like you, and it's okay to die! That little girl is also quite cute, Changning can't bear to let such a cute little doll encounter any danger.

"Okay." He Wanran nodded yes, "Then Chen Si and Chen Wu look like loose cultivators." "Yan Ming and they also claim to be loose cultivators, but looking at their words and deeds, they know that they are disciples of the family even if they are not disciples of the sect, and Chen Si and Chen Wu are scattered cultivators when they look at them. These two people looked at their cultivation as similar to them, but they didn't even notice a single shielding spell from them, and they also carried such a bunch of oil bottles, which made people sweat for them when they saw it, didn't they think they were more suitable for going out? He Wanran looked at the little girl in men's clothes for a while, and felt that this girl was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

Everyone chatted and laughed with Chen Si and Chen Wu, and ate happily, and soon ate almost all the stocks in the tea house, eating more than 20 chickens and half pigs, and the remaining half of the fan was also put into the storage bag by Chen Si and said that it was brought to the three brothers to eat.

The old woman was happy and worried, happy that these people were generous, those rewards were enough for her to live for several years, and the worry was that they didn't listen to persuasion, and they were bent on sending them to death, she barely smiled and sent everyone out, and was about to clean up the mess with a depressed head, but heard someone in her ear ask: "Old man, what's going on with Ziyunguan?" ”

The old woman was stunned as soon as she raised her head, "The two little ladies haven't left yet?" ”

Changning smiled and took out the usual money again and asked, "Old man, tell us, what happened to Ziyunguan?" ”

The old woman sighed, "Anyway, I'm not going to do business today, so I'll tell you." The old woman poured herself a pot of tea, cleaned the tea room briefly, closed the door and chatted with the two.

This Ziyun View is a famous female temple nearby, the old host is highly respected, and has always been respected by everyone, but since the old host feathered ten years ago, several disciples in the view want this presiding position, and the atmosphere in the view has gradually changed, and no longer give free medical treatment to the poor people nearby, and you have to collect incense when you enter the view...... These changes are nothing, and many Taoist temples now charge incense money, and the local people can accept it.

What makes everyone most unacceptable is that this Ziyunguan doesn't know when it started, but it actually received male guests, and even many male guests usually stay overnight, and those female crowns who are dedicated to pure cultivation in the view are also gone, leaving only some fake Taoist aunts who are greased and powdered on the town day and seduce the prodigal children, and finally the female relatives of the serious families in the neighborhood avoid this female temple and dare not go to the incense anymore, for fear of ruining their reputation.

"And then?" Changning asked, these Dao Gu's practices can't turn Ziyunguan into a murderous place, right?

"Then it was three years ago, it rained very much that night, and there was thunder in the sky all night, and when I got up the next day, Ziyunguan was struck into ruins by thunder, and those false Taoist aunts inside were all dead, and people said that God was angry to punish this group of lewd women!" The old woman quenched and said.

"And then it started to be haunted?" He Wanran said.

"Yes, at the beginning, everyone just wanted to clean up the Ziyun Temple, but the people who went to clean up the ruins were injured three or five, and everyone didn't dare to go, so they let the Taoist Temple be empty, and then there were occasional passing merchants to stay overnight, but they all went and didn't return, and no one dared to go to that place." The old woman muttered, "Half a year ago, there were five merchants who did not believe in evil and said that they were going to explore the ghost cave, but none of them came back, so they went to the government to report the case, and the officials went to a dozen or so, and three of them escaped back, and they became madmen, and everyone never dared to go again." ”

"Qin Tianjian doesn't care about this matter?" He Wanran asked, Qin Tian supervises the affairs of the various sects in Middle-earth, there must be ghosts and monsters in the place, and if the local Taoist temple can't solve it, it will be reported to Qin Tianjian, and this place is not far from the capital, why didn't Qin Tianjian respond?

"What will those officials do besides collecting money?" The old woman blurted out, and after speaking, she knew that she was speechless, "Look at my stinky mouth, don't take it to heart the two ladies, the government also went to invite three Taoist priests to come over to do it, but unfortunately they couldn't come back." ”

Thunder belongs to yang, yin soul belongs to yin, it stands to reason that the Taoist temple is really broken by thunder, there should be no ghosts there, and the soul has already been scattered by thunder. The two of them were very curious about what Ziyunguan was, and the duty of coming to Middle-earth this time was also to help Qin Tianjian subdue demons and eliminate demons, and after the two said goodbye to the old woman, they chased in the direction of those people.