Chapter 20: The Cat Ghost Family

Shi Qingyi's previous life was a house, the so-called good night is hard and short, and she stayed up all night in front of the computer, but since she came to this world, she has inherited the good habits of Bi Xiuxin, Shi Qingyi will now go to bed early and get up early, as soon as the sky is bright, she has already dressed neatly and started her early morning cultivation.

Pulling out the red silk and holding it with both hands, Shi Qingyi closed her eyes, and began to slowly gather the essence of her body, and her breathing was slowly adjusted, so that her fit with nature continued to improve, slowly, the qi qi around her body began to gradually become clear in Shi Qingyi's mind, although she closed her eyes, but she could feel extremely clear about the flowers and trees around her body, enough, you can start, Shi Qingyi said in her heart, and began to gradually gather the spirit and spirit on the red silk, with the operation of the real questions in the body, The cold murderous aura was charged and restrained, and the murder weapon seemed to gradually merge with Shi Qingyi.

Finally, when it was almost the unity of human and sword, Shi Qingyi moved. "Yan is back!" With a clear shout, Shi Qingyi drew his sword in the air, rolling up a dazzling light, and after a while, the sword light dissipated, and Shi Qingyi also regained her original posture, but the awe-inspiring momentum on her body had disappeared. Still can't do it! Shi Qingyi looked at the red silk in his hand and shook his head secretly, although he had been able to swing three sword lights in an instant, but in terms of the speed of the sword, it was still far behind. The speed of the eagle can reach up to 45 meters / second, although the swallow is slightly inferior, but in terms of flexibility alone, it is stronger, with their existing sword skills, it is enough to cut down insects and bats, but for the swallow, it is still too reluctant. In addition, due to various variables in actual combat, Shi Qingyi estimated that the sword skills he could exert would be reduced. It's still too far away, Shi Qingyi thought to himself, and at the same time exhaled a long breath of turbid breath in his body, calming down and thinking about what shortcomings he still had to make up. Then, her eyes suddenly sharpened, and she turned to look in the direction of the front yard: "Who is there, since you are here, why do you have to hide it." ”

There was a sound of clapping hands, and an old woman walked out from behind the big tree next to the door in the front yard, and the sound of slapping came from her hand: "It's really good, it's been a long time since I've seen such perfect swordsmanship, and the owner who uses it is still a little girl." Dugu looked at the girl in front of him, and his interest in her became even stronger. This made a smile on her face, but Shi Qingyi was full of vigilance when she saw the old woman's expression.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Shi Qingyi asked, I don't know why, although the old man in front of her showed a harmless smile to her, she had a creepy feeling from her heart, and it seemed that the opposite side of her was not an old man, but a hungry tiger, therefore, Shi Qingyi suppressed the panic in his heart, and planned to ask the old man first.

"You're afraid of me, why?" Old lady Dugu did not answer Shi Qingyi's question first, but looked at Shi Qingyi with interest, from Shi Qingyi's face, she could see that Shi Qingyi was afraid of herself, well, she was very sensitive to things in the outside world, and the old woman made a preliminary analysis of Shi Qingyi's psychology. "Because you're terrible, and you have eyes that are perceptive." Shi Qingyi's face put away all the expressions, but she knew that the other party had seen through her, which made her feel very uncomfortable. "You haven't answered my question yet, why are you peeking at me practicing martial arts in the courtyard." Shi Qingyi looked at the old lady Dugu, waiting for the old lady's answer, even if she turned her face immediately the next moment, she was ready to do it, but the next moment, the old lady's words made her furious, "I'm here to find a good daughter-in-law for my good grandson!" Shi Qingyi was about to have a seizure, but saw the eldest grandson Wuji hurrying over, walked closer, and gave a junior salute to the old woman, "Old lady, why are you here, and you don't give a word in advance, so that the late student didn't prepare in advance." Dugu smiled: "I'm old, I don't care about those etiquette or anything for a long time, I just want to come over and see if the righteous sister you said is as you said, um!" I'm satisfied. Hearing the words of the old lady Dugu, the eldest grandson Wuji was suddenly overjoyed, but Shi Qingyi next to her frowned, she finally understood a little what was going on.

It's very simple, the eldest grandson Wuji sold her, and when it comes to the cause and effect, as well as what the old lady said about looking at her grandson's daughter-in-law, the identity of the old lady is also about to come out: the mother of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, and the fourth daughter of Dugu Xin, the former general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Speaking of Dugu Xin, this is another great character, he was born in a famous family in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the young man was handsome, suave, and later Ge Rong rebelled in six towns, and Dugu Xin's family was also coerced in, and later Ge Rong was defeated by Er Zhurong, and Dugu Xin was put into Er Zhurong's account and became a general. After the death of Er Zhurong, the commander of the army was Gao Huan, because of the struggle for power, the contradiction between Gao Huan and Emperor Wei intensified, and Emperor Wei was at a disadvantage, so he left the capital and went to Chang'an to defect to Yuwentai, the general who was in the northwest at that time. Because of this, Dugu Xin cut off contact with his family, and later he married a wife and had children in Chang'an, and later many years after Dugu Xin's death, it was not until the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi that the two Dugu families were in contact. Old Mrs. Dugu is the fourth daughter born to Dugu Xin after settling down in Chang'an.

It is said that his family is good at raising a ghost called "cat ghost" to obtain property or harm people, but among the many legendary stories, the most commendable is that he chose three excellent husbands for his three daughters, the eldest daughter married Yuwentai's eldest son, Emperor Ming of the Northern Zhou Dynasty as his wife, that is, the Empress Jingming of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, her youngest daughter Dugu Jialuo married Yang Jian, and later Yang Jian took the country of Yuwen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and established the Sui Dynasty, The youngest daughter is the famous queen of literature, Dugu Jialuo's daughter Yang Lihua was already the queen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty before, a family of three queens (some far-fetched), how noble, Dugu Xin looks at his son-in-law is really vicious, the husband of the fourth daughter is worse, she married Li Hu, the son of Li Hu, who is also a general of the Zhu Kingdom, and is inferior to her sisters in status, but in Shi Qingyi's view, this fourth daughter can be regarded as the one who is the most Dugu Xin's true inheritance, it is said that the fourth daughter has been in poor health, once saw the sky holding the medicine jar and did not let go, but it is such a person who is not in good health, but he has a long life, her healthy husband is dead, the eldest sister is dead, and even the youngest sister has died, but she is still alive and well in the world, you can see how unusual this noble person is.

The fourth girl has a great temper, and none of her daughters-in-law are not afraid of her, so when she is bedridden due to the recurrence of her old illness, only Li Yuan's wife, Dou will take good care of her in front of her, and therefore, among the daughters-in-law of the Li family, only Dou has the best relationship with her. Therefore, in later generations, Dou's virtuous deeds will be so popularized. As a traverser, of course, Shi Qingyi also has to know some insider stories that contemporary people don't know, for example, later Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui, established the Tang Dynasty, and posthumously crowned his old mother as the ** Queen Mother, this is the real Three Queens, and it also confirms Dugu Xin's superhuman level.

And now this old lady in front of Shi Qingyi is Dugu Xin's fourth daughter, a tricky guy, Shi Qingyi said in her heart, after understanding the identity of the other party, she suddenly felt the trickiness of the matter, this is not a matter of everyone telling jokes in the yard, how is the eldest grandson Wuji tossing, Shi Qingyi just looks at it as a joke, because since the rise of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the idea that the high-ranking lords do not intermarry with commoners has long been ingrained, and Shi Qingyi is not the eldest grandson Wurong, The current identity is an authentic civilian, although Li Yuan and the Dou clan are not the kind of people who support the concept of the scholar clan, but it is not easy for them to break the rules for no reason, Shi Qingyi clearly knows how influential these so-called boring thoughts of the scholar clan are in this world.

It's just that on the journey of life, accidents always appear suddenly, Shi Qingyi didn't expect that the unexpected appearance would come from the old woman in front of her, and to be honest, for this old woman, she is really very afraid, from the first time she met the eyes of this old lady, Shi Qingyi already knew that this old lady has a pair of penetrating eyes, and what Shi Qingyi is afraid of is exactly like this, Shi Qingyi has a lot of secrets, she is crossing, she is actually him, and her parents in this life, None of them could be divulged, so if she could, she hoped to never see the old lady again.

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was still standing respectfully in front of the Dugu clan and talking to the old lady, Shi Qingyi was very angry, it was this guy who was causing trouble, and finally attracted this great god, eldest grandson Wuji, I want you to look good, Shi Qingyi thought viciously in his heart. Shi Qingyi didn't know that the old lady Dugu was also very unhappy with the eldest grandson Wuji at this time, she was here to find her granddaughter-in-law, not to grind with the eldest grandson Wuji, or to send him away quickly, the old lady thought so, and did so, and soon, the eldest grandson Wuji left quickly. But the joy on his face couldn't be hidden, Shi Qingyi pouted when he saw it, there was such a light bulb missing, and now only Shi Qingyi and Old Lady Dugu were left in the small courtyard. Quiet...... Shi Qingyi would never be the first to speak, and the old lady was looking at her with a smile on her face, which made her full of vigilance.

"Your swordsmanship reminds me of a man." The old lady said, "Yue Shan is okay! Seeing Shi Qingyi's surprised expression, Dugu continued with satisfaction: "Although you have made many changes, after all, Yue Shan's sword technique will not be wrong. After all, he is Yuan'er's sworn brother, and his relationship with our family is unusual. Dugu looked at Shi Qingyi: "After that kid lost to Song Que, I heard that he lived in seclusion in Xishu and became neighbors with the Jingzhai Fairy back then. She stopped at this point, and was satisfied to see that Shi Qingyi's face was getting more and more ugly, although the old lady did not continue, but Shi Qingyi knew that the old lady already knew her own details, although her face remained unchanged, but her heart was already beating uncontrollably, and she could barely restrain her body from making any dangerous moves, fortunately, she had not lost her mind, Shi Qingyi knew that although the old woman opposite looked like she was about to do something, But being able to completely hide to the side and peek at her own sword practice, how high will her martial arts be, I'm afraid it is not inferior to the Queen of Yin and the Demon Shuai, thinking of this, Shi Qingyi's heart is a little lighter, since it is not someone else's opponent, then see the move, as soon as her heart relaxes, Shi Qingyi's expression is also displayed, "The old lady is so powerful, just a glance at my swordsmanship has launched so many things, I really admire it!" The old lady just shook her head gently: "If you live as long as I do, then you will be the same as me, and maybe better than me." The old lady said while looking at Shi Qingyi. Shi Qingyi met Dugu's gaze, which seemed to be perceptive to all things, made her very uncomfortable, but Shi Qingyi understood that if she gave in because of fear, then not only would she leave a psychological shadow now, but she would also become a demon in her own state of mind in the future, so no matter what, she couldn't retreat, and the longer she looked at the old lady, the more obvious the smile on the old lady's face became, which made Shi Qingyi look extremely uncomfortable.

"Your mother is a wise and virtuous woman." Dugu said, Shi Qingyi was stunned, of course she understood that the old woman was talking about her mother, not Gao Shuyun, but Bi Xiuxin, just the story of Bi Xiuxin walking in the world back then, Shi Qingyi had never heard Bi Xiuxin say it, and now it was mentioned by the old lady, which couldn't help but arouse Shi Qingyi's desire to listen, but Shi Qingyi also knew that this was a language trap, once this terrible woman kept talking, her thinking would be led by her, so she coldly interrupted the old lady's words: "I'm sorry." I don't want to hear it. ”

Dugu was stunned, then shook his head with a wry smile: "Hey, am I that terrible." Shi Qingyi didn't answer, but there was a clear expression on her face, and the old lady had to change the topic.

"Well, I'm very satisfied with you," she said, glancing at the silent Shi Qingyi, revealing a dark smile that didn't match her age: "If you don't object, then the matter can be decided, and after a while, when Shuyun comes, we can talk about the marriage." After saying this sentence lightly, Shi Qingyi was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, this and this are too amazing! I didn't expect this Dugu clan to be so cheeky, Shi Qingyi was deeply shocked for a while, and then his anger surged: "Old lady, are you taking it for granted, it is the eldest grandson Wurong who has a marriage contract with you, since she has passed away, the marriage contract between the two families has been canceled, besides, if the marriage contract is continued, the eldest grandson family is not without girls, why need an outsider who is not related by blood," the old lady's answer was quite self-defeating: "If it is just a noble woman, the Li family will naturally have many choices. But there are really few people who can be worthy of my grandson. Shi Qingyi looked sarcastic: "That lady thinks that Li Shimin is like the hero in the world." The hero is a sarcastic word, but Mrs. Dugu didn't show any expression when she heard it, and slowly said a sentence that made Shi Qingyi's face change drastically, "Today's saint." "This old woman is so powerful, Shi Qingyi was frightened and admired very much. If it was in Renshou or the early years of the Great Cause, Mrs. Dugu's words were praised to the point that they could no longer be praised, but with the great construction of His Majesty, the abuse of people's power, and the character of great joy was gradually exposed, the people's evaluation of him became lower and lower, especially since the eighth year of the Great Cause, first the people in the world were in turmoil, and then Yang Xuangan rebelled, and the upper-class nobles vaguely smelled a smell of the coming of troubled times. Will it be like the saints of today? "Therefore, a virtuous helper is indispensable." The old lady looked at Shi Qingyi, as if she was smiling, Shi Qingyi looked at her expression, and she couldn't help but wonder when she was angry, how could it be possible to take a fancy to herself, but the old lady did look very serious? Shi Qingyi shook his head, "The Li family has been noble for generations, and I am from a humble background,...... under the gaze of Mrs. Dugu, he finally did not finish speaking. Mrs. Dugu sighed softly and said, "Although my father is a noble child, he also used to be a thief in order to survive!" How can a person's fate be defined by his birth? "At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Ge Rong rebelled, the momentum was huge, the hometown where Dugu Xin lived was also impacted, Dugu Xin was hijacked by the rebels, and had to join the rebel army in order to survive, and later Er Zhurong broke Ge Rong and caught Dugu Xin, fortunately Er Zhurong took a fancy to Dugu Xin's talent, Dugu Xin was not sentenced to death, and only then did he have the prominence of the Dugu family. The old lady talked about this old thing, but Shi Qingyi had no choice but to keep silent.

"I looked at you for a long time and found that you are exactly the person I want, can you be my granddaughter-in-law?" The old lady looked at Shi Qingyi, and there was already a hint of eagerness in her tone, but what disappointed her was that Shi Qingyi was silent for a moment, and then shook her head slowly but firmly, "That's right, emotional matters can't be forced." Dugu said self-deprecatingly, "Then kid, can you often visit the Li family to see me." After so many years, I also want to know about Yue Shan and your mother. Shi Qingyi knew that the old lady was paying attention to saving the country, but in the end she agreed, the reason is very simple, she is the elder of Yue Shan, and she can also be regarded as her own elder, Dugu's request is reasonable and reasonable. Besides, she also wanted to know something about Yue Shan's kiss with her mother more than 20 years ago.

The conversation came to an end, the small courtyard quieted down, and soon after, the eldest grandson Wuji came over with the old servant, respectfully invited the old lady Dugu to the front yard to rest, his mother Gao Shuyun had also gotten up, heard the news of Mrs. Dugu's visit, and also wanted to see this lady who had given her a lot of care. Dugu accepted the invitation and walked towards the door of the courtyard, and when she passed by the trunk of the tree that had covered her figure, she suddenly turned around and smiled at Shi Qingyi, "Hehe, I forgot to say a word, you are very much like your mother, Dou is so beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth." After speaking, walking out of the courtyard, Shi Qingyi was a little surprised, seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji and the old servant were looking at him, turned his body, and entered his own room, Gao Shuyun and Dugu's conversation, she was not interested in listening. In fact, the sudden appearance of Dugu's today made her uneasy, and now she just wants to calm down.