On the second day, Lu Sheng first visited Wuchen Temple, and sure enough, he learned that there was a Taoist named Zhang Zhixuan who placed an order in the view, and said seven days ago that he had taken over a business and needed to go out for a few days, so there was no news. The wandering Taoist priests do as they please, and the Zhang Zhixuan luggage is very small, and he can travel with a roll, so the Taoist priests also think that he has earned enough money to say goodbye.

Now when they saw Lu Sheng asking, they all showed shocked looks, but they didn't know Zhang Zhixuan's whereabouts at all.

Lu Sheng saw that he couldn't find any clues here, so he took the name of the incense burner, accompanied him with Bailixiao, and went to Xiaolizhuang to stay.

Xiao Li Zhuang's surname is Sun, he is in the prime of life, his figure is thin and thin, but his eyes are very shrewd, he has already been informed by Xie Jin, and now when he sees Lu Sheng taking out Xie Ying's name card again, he is more and more respectful, and he specially vacates the room for the two military masters.

Lu Sheng settled down properly, first knocked on the side, inquired about the location of the collapsed pothole, and went to check with Bailixiao.

The pit is on the edge of the field two miles away from the village, close to the hill, the radius is about three zhang long, Lu Sheng looked inside, but only saw a black and swarthy place, bottomless, and a trace of cold overflowed to the outside of the cave.

He picked up another fist-sized stone and threw it into the cave, and waited for more than ten breaths before he heard the sound of stones falling into the water in the distance.

Bai Lixiao gasped and said: "This pit is more than 100 zhang deep, no wonder it can't be filled." ”

Lu Sheng didn't say a word, walked around the pothole, measured it with his feet, frowned, and said: "When Brother Yun Chang told me about this pothole, he clearly said that it was more than two feet in radius, but now it is a big circle. ”

Baili Xiao said: "Xu is a farmer is clumsy and misjudged. ”

Lu Sheng sighed: "If that's the case, it's okay, I'm afraid that this pit is still collapsing......"

Bai Lixiao's face turned pale suddenly, and he stepped back again and again, a few feet away from the entrance of the cave, and whispered, "Brother Lu......"

Lu Sheng jumped vigorously on the edge of the pit a few times, and was so shocked that Baili Xiao called out to him, "Brother Lu!" Brother Lu! Be careful! ”

Lu Sheng said with a smile: "It's okay, the land here is stable, and there is no danger of collapse, I think it's really the farmer who is wrong." ”

Baili Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still far away from the deep pit, and the two of them asked Zhuang Nong all the way to inquire about the news, asking if there was anything unusual.

Those farmers really said that they were expecting Ai Ai, or talking about him left and right, and some people mentioned that there was an unknown noise at night, maybe it was a wild beast making trouble, but they never mentioned the disappearance of the Taoist priest.

The two finally came to the place where the Taoist priest built the platform, and now there is no trace left, the same as the cultivated land next to the clods of soil, Baili Xiao squatted down, carefully checked, pinched up the soil and sniffed it carefully, then picked a few pieces and handed them to Lu Sheng for inspection: "Brother Lu, this land was stained with blood about two or three days ago...... He walked a few steps along a piece of land, and continued, "The blood trails meandered here, and further on, they were destroyed by the farmers, and they couldn't be found." ”

Lu Sheng looked further, but only saw weeds and mud, bleak and yellow, all of them had been carefully plowed again, and naturally there was no trace of it.

Since they had no gains, the two had to give up and return to the village. Unconsciously, it was already dark, Lu Sheng moved the square table in the guest room to the window, put the incense burner on the table, took out a thumb-sized cone-shaped black incense cake and lit it in the oven. A light green smoke rises slowly, and the room is filled with a cool fragrance, which refreshes people's hearts and spleens and cleanses the lungs when you smell it.

Baili Xiaoqi said: "Brother Lu, when did you learn the elegant preferences of a wealthy family, and you actually burned incense." ”

Lu Sheng coughed, and had to say vaguely: "The New Year's gift from my sister-in-law, I haven't been able to sleep well recently, just to calm my nerves." ”

Lu Sheng has indeed slept lightly in recent days, and he is a little impetuous, and he has looked for a doctor, but he can't find out what is going on, only that he may be worried about everything and depressed.

Baili Xiao saw it in his eyes, so he lightly believed what he said, quietly went to bed, lay down with his clothes, and waited for the strange sound to be together, and then he made a plan.

Lu Sheng stood in front of the window, looking at the slightly open window, the green smoke curled, slowly out of the window, because it was bedtime, there was silence in all directions, and occasionally a few dogs barked and insects chirped, but the whole Zhuangzi became more and more empty and silent.

He didn't realize that he was restless again, but he couldn't find the source, so he had to clench the hilt of his sword, his brows furrowed, and after a long time, he sighed, blew out the candle, and slowly lay down in his clothes.

I don't know how much time passed, there was a sudden sound of "knock knock" three times outside the window, Lu Sheng opened his eyes suddenly, picked up his sword, got up and jumped to the window, hid behind the wall, and looked carefully.

Outside the window is the full moon, the moonlight is as white as silver, illuminating the courtyard with a layer of blue light, faintly there is a figure reflected on the paper window, and raised his hand, not slow, "knock, knock, knock", knocked on the window three times.

Because of the silence in the village, the sound was exceptionally clear and loud, but no one woke up, and even Bailixiao was snoring like thunder, and there was no movement.

Lu Sheng quietly walked to Bai Lixiao's side, pushed and knocked him, pinched him again, grabbed his shoulders and shook him, but he didn't see the slightest sign of his awakening. Lu Sheng's heart sank, and he looked at the incense burner in fear, could it be that the incense burner was burning in the incense, which made Baili Xiao unconscious?

But why was he unaffected in the slightest?

When he was frowning, a hearty young man's voice sounded outside the window: "The distinguished guests in the room are well, and they are ordering the fox to fly and fly and come to greet the distinguished guests." ”

Lu Sheng turned back to the window, pushed open the window and looked out, there was a young man in green clothes standing in the courtyard, the moonlight was draped down, the man was wearing a green scarf on his head, a deep robe with wide sleeves, green on the outside and white on the inside, and a Huang Jue around his waist, quite a legacy of the former Qin. His face is pale, his appearance is soft and handsome, and there is a narrow prismatic red mark on his forehead, which is suspected to be a birthmark, but it does not affect his demeanor and complexion, although he is a few points worse than Xie Ying, he is still a rare beautiful man. With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he clasped his fists with both hands, and gave Lu Sheng a deep squeeze, "Linghu Feiyu dares to ask the distinguished guest?" ”

Lu Sheng was stunned for a while, this young man didn't even know what his surname was, but he knew that he was a distinguished guest, either he recognized the wrong person, or he had ulterior motives.

Lu Sheng said in a deep voice: "Under the surname Xie, a single name is a liter word." Dare to ask Linghu Gongzi, why did he come? ”

Linghu Feiyu smiled gently: "It turned out that Mr. Xie was here, and my host feasted guests, and asked Mr. Xie to go with him, so as not to disappoint the beautiful scenery of tonight." ”

The moon is full like a jade wheel, and the clear light is sprinkled on the top of the mountain, reflecting this ordinary courtyard as clear and quiet as a fairyland, Lu Sheng can't help but be a little curious, which makes Fox Feiyu also have an elegant temperament, which is similar to Xie Ying. Lu Sheng simply said to wait, hung up his sword, put on his big hat, pushed the door and said: "Please let the fox boy lead the way, I don't know who your master is?" ”

Linghu Feiyu led the way for him in front, the wide robe slowly swept the dew on the ground, the cyan fabric was as soft and smooth as flowing water, and said with a smile: "My master's surname is She, respecting the upper and lower faces, is the east of Xiaoli Zhuang Dawang Zhuangren, heroic temperament, the favorite banquet and hospitality, now I can invite Mr. Xie, Peng Shenshi, my master is overjoyed, is looking forward to the arrival of Xie Gongzi." ”

Lu Sheng secretly slandered himself, he casually said his surname Xie, which made the fox say thank you Mr. again and again, but what did he say, he was really polite and hypocritical, but he looked sincere, not like a fake at all, but it was unpredictable.

He knew that if he said too much, he would not ask too much, and after walking for about half an hour, he saw a magnificent mansion standing at the foot of the towering mountain, and a high wall outside, every two feet, there was a green gauze lantern, and the lantern was written with a small black seal of She, which reflected the surrounding lights brightly.

Several small servants in brown robes opened the black door, greeted them with joy and said, "Your guests are here, my master has been waiting for a long time, please come in, please come in!" ”

Linghu Feiyu said: "Your guest's surname is Xie." ”

The little guys then gossiped and said, "Mr. Xie, please come here!" Mr. Xie auspicious! ”

Sent Lu Sheng into the mansion in a cluster.

Lu Sheng was a little uncomfortable, but he was still calm, and walked into the door with everyone, passing through the two courtyards, only to see that the lights were brilliant in front of him, and the glazed sheep's horn palace lamps hung along the corridor, and the five-colored lights were shining brightly, illuminating the courtyard in a thousand shapes, as bright as day.

The sound of silk and bamboo accompanied by the gentle singing came over the rockery, Lu Sheng bypassed the rockery, and saw a wide house in front of him, at this time several doors were open, and strips of colorless light veil hung between the red lacquered columns to block the cold night breeze.

In the light of the lights, countless servants came and went, bringing delicacies and aged wines into the room.

The carved beams and paintings in the room are exquisite and luxurious, and the guests are lined up in more than ten rows, and each person has a black lacquered food table in front of him, kneeling and sitting like a ritual, facing the main seat.

There are two food tables set up in the main seat, the whole body is crystal white, it seems to be carved from a whole piece of mutton fat white jade, the gorgeous peony pattern wrapped around the four legs of the table is decorated with gold leaf inlay, and there is a lady wearing a red dress and gorgeous makeup on the right, and the table on the left is vacant.

The little maid had already hurried to report the news, and the noble lady hurriedly put down the bronze wine bottle in her hand, got up with her skirt to meet her, and said happily while blessing her body: "Mr. Xie is here, making the cold house shine, and the concubine She Qingrong is not welcome, please don't blame Mr!" ”

When Lu Sheng heard the noble lady's gentle and pleasant voice and call him Mr. Xie, he felt that it was becoming more and more unpleasant, but he had to respond hard, and saluted back: "Xie, Xie Sheng is bothering Madame." ”

Hundreds of guests and servants in the room also got up and said, "It turns out that Mr. Xie has arrived, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Welcome, welcome! ”

The noble lady did not shy away from suspicion, took Lu Sheng's arm, led him through the ranks of guests, and invited him to sit at the empty table on the left, which was the most honorable guest under the host.

The servants are all kinds of delicacies in front of Lu Sheng, the meat of the duck slices is delicate and red, the river fish is chopped very finely, piled together and white like clotted fat, the vegetable leaves are green like jade, the pearl balls are boiled with prawns, the roast suckling pig is crispy and tender, and the gold and silver hooves are full of fragrance. Deer liver tiger brain, bear's paw ape tongue, wild boar breast, pheasant heart...... A table was set up with a dazzling array of eyes. Even Jianye's rich family can't put these many rare things.

After the attendant poured wine for the guests, She Qingrong raised the three-legged bronze knight, and Ying Ying smiled: "The concubine respects Mr. Xie." ”

The banquet hall suddenly rose one after another, and the toasts of the guests were disturbed, and each of them said loudly: "...... Sincerely, Mr. ”

Lu Sheng had no choice but to raise the wine and drink it all. Suddenly, everyone began to stagger, pushing cups and changing lamps, so lively.

The liquor is golden yellow, with the aroma of osmanthus flowers, the entrance is smooth and warm, but the taste is slightly bitter and astringent, gushing down from the throat, and suddenly the internal organs are hot and melting, and spread out to the limbs.

After three rounds of drinking, I heard She Qingrong smile happily: "Fortunately, Mr. Xie is here today, and my Dawangzhuang will have a better chance of winning when I recapture Nanjing." ”

An old man wearing a crown of heaven, a crane feather, and three locks of long gray beard hanging from his chest sat in the first row, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "The old man pinched his fingers, this matter should be nine out of ten, congratulations to Mrs. She in advance, congratulations to Mr. Xie." ”

Immediately, the crowd was boiling, and they congratulated She Qingrong and Lu Sheng one after another.

Lu Sheng was at a loss, and he didn't dare to act rashly, holding the wine jue in his hand, like sitting on pins and needles, looking at the table full of delicacies, he had no appetite, and was about to make up his mind to ask one or two, but suddenly heard a rush outside the hall, a waiter trotted in, knelt down in front of She Qingrong, and said in a panic: "Husband...... Madam, that monster has doubled in size, and has eaten all two advance teams, and is now coming towards my Dawangzhuang! ”