Before the night fell, the army stopped at a plain outside Yizhou City and set up camp, Wang Meng gave orders to the generals, and when it came to Lu Sheng, he choked and his face became darker and darker.

He was born in a reckless manner, so he naturally couldn't get used to these Yu Lin Lang, who claimed to be the son of a good family in the six towns, especially Lu Sheng, the disciple of the former Yulin Left Supervisor Wei Su, was particularly dazzling, so he made it difficult for him many times along the way, either asking him to carry horse grass, or carrying water to build a stove, all of which were rough work.

Lu Sheng didn't say a word from beginning to end, and he did everything with hard work. However, without waiting for Wang Meng to learn a few more times, once he ordered Lu Sheng to do any hard work, the young sect master of the Bang Monk Sect sent someone to invite Lu Sima.

After repeating it several times, Wang Meng could see that the young sect master was clearly protecting the former Yu Linlang. Although he was a left-mounted general, he didn't dare to make a mistake in front of the young sect master. Now that it was only more than two hundred miles away from the Western Regions Protectorate, he didn't want to offend the head snake, so he had to let it go for the time being, and only ordered Lu Sheng and the rest of the sergeants to go down to camp and repair.

When the team was disbanded, Ji Chong squeezed his eyebrows, bent his elbow and bumped Lu Sheng, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, there is a young sect master of Daylight, otherwise this black stone pier will be really difficult to deal with." ”

Lu Sheng said in a low voice: "I have no mouth to hide." ”

Ji Chong shrank his head and went to set up a tent.

However, not waiting for dark, Yizhou Taishou sent an invitation to the camp, saying that there was something important to discuss, in addition to the banquet Wang Meng, and attached a letter, but it was the private seal of the palace Shangshu Yunzizhang, only the old man was in Yizhou, and wanted to see Lu Sheng, please Zuo Qilang will be accommodating.

Wang Meng couldn't, so he had to allow Lu Sheng to leave the camp, but he became more and more angry with these nepotistic sons and daughters in his heart.

Lu Sheng was also confused, Wang Meng was harsh after all, and did not allow the rest of the people to go together, so he had to ride a horse alone and go to Yizhou City first.

Because of its proximity to the Western Regions, the buildings of Yizhou City are quite different from those of the Central Plains, and the stone houses built with huge white stones, regardless of the second or third floors, the roofs are flat and can run horses. Among the pedestrians who come and go on the road, there are also occasional Hu people, whose appearance has high eyebrow bones, deep contours, and huge gold rings hanging on the earlobes.

If it weren't for something on his mind, he would have liked to wander around again and experience some exotic customs.

Lu Sheng asked the city guards, and found the mansion of Sun Xi, the Taishou of Yizhou, according to the address in the letter, and the guards guarding at the door saw this, stepped forward, and asked respectfully: "Is it Lu Sheng Lu Sima?" ”

Lu Sheng hurriedly dismounted, took out the letter with the same name, and after the guard checked it, he hurriedly welcomed Lu Sheng into the mansion, and said in a loud voice: "Lord Sun has been waiting for Lu Sima for many days. ”

Lu Sheng didn't dare to do anything, so he followed the guard through the front yard with a pond and grape trellises, and waited in the guest room next to the study.

But in a moment, a middle-aged man wearing a fragrant robe walked in, he was about forty years old, elegant and square, and said with a smile: "I have heard the name of Sima Lu for a long time, and he is really a young man, a talent." ”

Lu Sheng hurriedly got up and saluted back, seeing his demeanor and appearance, he should be the owner of this Sun Mansion, so he responded: "Lord Sun praises falsely, Lu is ashamed." ”

Sun Xi invited him to sit down, exchanged pleasantries, and took out a letter and a purse, saying that Yun Ye entrusted him with the things he handed over. Only then did Lu Sheng know that Sun Xi was Yun Ye's cousin, and thanks to Yun Ye's tireless work, he found such a roundabout relative to pass on the book on his behalf.

He confessed his guilt, opened the letter and looked at it on the spot, that Yun Ye had really been in the Guozi Prison for a long time, and he had learned the style of a famous man and a gentleman, and the first two pages were full of joy, but they were all about parting thoughts, and caring for Lu Sheng's food, clothing, housing and transportation, which was very long. Lu Sheng was patient, and swept to the end of the third page with ten lines at a glance, only to see Yun Ye mention it lightly, only to say that his cousin's family had encountered some strange things, and asked Lu Sheng to help. In the purse, there was a whole bag of small gold bills, about five or six taels, but the amount of each one was very small, and it would not attract attention when taken out.

Lu Yuan and his wife also prepared such a purse for Lu Sheng, in case of unforeseen needs when they went out, they thought about it very carefully, and it was difficult for Yun Ye to think about it for him. On the other hand, Xie Ying never even showed up to see him off. Those many lingering friendships turned out to be just nice words.

Lu Sheng retracted his chaotic thoughts, and then groaned, now that Xie Ying is not there, if he encounters a monster, he will only have a hanging pot and a string of hanging water spirit beads to rely on, and it is inevitable that he will not have enough confidence. However, he recalled that when he was on Wuwei Island, the hanging pot could kill ghosts and gods, and the weeping water spirit bead could ward off evil spirits and defend himself, so he had a little courage again. He put away the letter and inquired about Sun Xi first: "Lord Sun, with all due respect, Master Yun mentioned in the letter that something strange happened in your mansion...... But I don't know what strange thing is? ”

Sun Xi got up and ordered someone to change the tea, and then sat back, his gentle and jade-like face was covered with gloomy sadness, and he sighed: "If I hadn't been cornered, I wouldn't have dared to ask Lu Sima for help." The matter ...... But it starts nine years ago. ”

Lu Sheng's heart was another old case, while listening to Sun Xi's slow talk, he tasted the sweet and sour apricots, preserved peaches, and raisins on the table with the bitter and sweet kung fu tea.

Nine years ago, Sun Xi's one-year-old young Sun Lian disappeared, and the family was gloomy, so they sent officers and soldiers all over the city to search everywhere without success, so they had to put up a reward for it.

However, under the heavy reward, there was no news, and Mrs. Sun was anxious, and she lost weight day by day.

Seeing that there was little hope, Sun Xi also broke off his thoughts, but suddenly late one night, the husband and wife were worried for a while, and they were half asleep unconsciously, and they heard someone gently tap on the window and asked loudly: "Lord Sun, if you can find Sun Xiaogongzi, but no matter who has a reward?" ”

Sun Xi seemed to be in a desperate situation, and hurriedly responded: "Exactly! Precisely! No matter what your identity, you will be grateful! ”

The man's voice was weird, Sun Xi only thought that he was not from the Central Plains, and he was probably a barbarian enemy, so he was worried that the officers and soldiers of Yizhou would face each other, and added: "No matter who it is, as long as Lian'er can be found, my Yizhou officers and soldiers will never harm him!" ”

The man let out a strange laugh, but said, "Finding Lian Gongzi is just a trivial matter." It's just gold, silver and jewelry, I don't love the beautiful house, I just want to ask Lord Sun for another reward. ”

Sun Xi was overjoyed, where did he have time to think about the weirdness, and hurriedly said: "It's okay to be a hero, as long as I, Sun Xi, can do it, I will never break my word!" ”

The man said: "I don't have a daughter-in-law, and I begged Lord Sun Xi to marry Ling to me." ”

Sun Xi was stunned for a moment, and said dejectedly: "Although what the hero wants is simple, it is just ...... Sun has only one daughter under his knees, but unfortunately he got married half a year ago. ”

The man smiled and said, "It's okay, the eldest is married, and the second is also married." ”

Sun Xi has a total of one daughter and two sons, the eldest daughter is married, and the second Sun Zhao is only nine years old. Fortunately, Mrs. Sun gave birth to her young son Sun Lian a year ago, but she was a sturdy baby, and Sun Xi poured all her heart and soul into this young son.

Now when he heard what the man said, his heart was shaken, but he still said: "The hero misunderstood, the second child in my family is a boy." ”

The man was still smiling outside the window, and said, "I don't restrict men and women, the second son is well-behaved and quiet, and he will marry me." ”

Sun Xi was eager to save his beloved son, and he couldn't take care of it for a while, so he gritted his teeth and responded: "If the hero can save Lian'er, I will grant you what you ask!" ”

The man was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "A word is a certainty!" There was no sound outside the window.

Sun Xi was immediately awakened by the commotion, and hurriedly summoned the servants to ask what was going on, but learned that it was just a white horse in the stable that suddenly broke the reins and escaped from the house.

He was sad and frustrated, and only said that he thought about it day and night, so he had a strange dream.

However, at dusk the next day, the fleeing white horse carried Sun Lian back to the house, and the little young master slept very soundly on the horse's back, and was unharmed.

Sun Xi and his wife were naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly carried Sun Lian back to the room, and rewarded the white horse, and ordered someone to build a stable alone, and serve the white horse as a benefactor.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Sun Xi dreamed that a young man wearing silver armor and white robes, dressed as a military general, and with a majestic posture knelt in front of him, kowtowing while saying in a strange voice: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are above, please bow to your son-in-law!" But I don't know when my father-in-law and mother-in-law will arrange the marriage? ”

As soon as the young man raised his head, on his shoulder, he was actually holding a white horse's head, which shocked Sun Xi's three souls and seven spirits to disperse, so he had to panic and said: "Zhao'er is only nine years old this year...... After the age of eighteen, it is not too late to discuss family affairs. ”

The white horse's head slowly lowered and sighed, "I have to wait nine years...... Anyway, my daughter-in-law is delicate, and it will be for his good to raise her for a while. The son-in-law first thanked his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then held a happy event nine years later. ”

After Sun Xi woke up, cold sweat was dripping, and his face was colorless, but he saw that Mrs. Sun also woke up, and the couple talked, and found that both of them had the same dream, and the couple couldn't sleep at night, and the next day they begged the monk everywhere to ask, and when they came back, they killed the white horse.

The white horse was originally a gift from his grandfather to Sun Zhao, although Sun Zhao was too weak to learn to ride and shoot, but he took great care of the white horse, and even named it Chasing Clouds. After Chaiyun's death, Sun Zhao cried endlessly for several days, refused to even take medicine, and almost died. just cried blindly: "Give me back the chasing clouds!" ”

Sun Xi couldn't, so he had to spend a lot of money to buy a foal, but Sun Zhao didn't look at it, as long as he chased the clouds, his body was getting weaker and weaker.

After a year like this, Sun Zhao was already dying, and even the doctor was helpless, euphemistically hinting that Sun Fu was preparing for the future. However, one day, all the horses in the stables of Sun's mansion suddenly died, and strangely, Sun Zhao gradually began to recover after that day. After a few more months, I was able to get out of bed and walk, and my face, which had always been mournful, finally showed a smile.

Sun Xi was relieved when the knot in his heart was finally untied. Unexpectedly, strange things began to appear in the house from then on, one is that all four-hoofed animals, whether cattle, horses, sheep, donkeys, as soon as they enter the house, their limbs spasm and foam at the mouth, and they are dragged out of the house and immediately turn around, and the house can no longer raise horses from then on; Second, the ingredients such as wheat and flour, vegetables and fruits, eggs and milk in the kitchen are often missing in large numbers, but poultry, meat, and fish have never been stolen, and no matter how much you prevent it, you can't catch the thief; The third is that Sun Zhaogongzi often laughs alone in the room, as if talking to himself, and as if talking to someone he doesn't know, which makes the servants creepy. When asked, Sun Zhaogongzi smiled and said: "It's chasing clouds, chasing clouds is back." ”

Shocked, Sun Xi and his wife once again begged God and Buddha everywhere, and invited Taoist priests and monks to chant scriptures, but it had no effect.

After more than seven years of such a frightened and frightened year, Sun Xi and his wife saw the silver-armored horse-headed monster in their dream again, knelt down respectfully to the two of them, and said respectfully: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and son-in-law have come to marry the bride according to the promise." ”